The Straits Times, 18 June 2009

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    19 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MICA(P) 191/11/2008 THURSDAY, JUNE 18 2009 S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Export decline slows
      47 1 SINGAPORE exports for May have posted the smallest year-on-year decline since September last year, contracting 12.1 per cent. The performance was better than expected and was also an improvement over April's figures, raising hopes that the recession seems to be easing. MONEY PAGE 820
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      Lock icon PAS deputy chided
      59 1 IN A rare public outburst, Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat (left), the revered spiritual leader of Malaysia's Islamist party, PAS, has rebuked its deputy president (bottom left) for continuing to favour unity talks with arch-rival Umno. The move was a clear indication of the deep split in
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      Lock icon Alerts for major roads
      33 1 AN EXPRESSWAY monitoring system which alerts motorists to traffic conditions through electronic signboards will be extended to 10 major road corridors. Work will begin next year. HOME PAGE BI
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      Lock icon COE prices up again
      38 1 COE prices across all categories shot up in the latest round of bidding yesterday, bringing them to levels even higher than last September, when the economic downturn first kicked in. PRIME PAGE A 7
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    • Article
      Lock icon 'Buy China' order
      54 1 CHINA has issued an order for its stimulus projects to use only Chinese products or services. The move, meant to silence criticism that some domestic companies have been shut out of the lucrative projects, could strain China's ties with its major trading partners, such as the US.
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    Lock icon Violinist gets to play on rare instrument
    155 1 SINGAPOREAN violinist Tang Tee Khoon, 25, will soon make her bow with a classic instrument a $648,000 Guadagnini violin. It is on loan to her for two years from the National Arts Council. The violin was made in the 18th century by J.
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    Lock icon US unveils sweeping new financial rules
    567 1  -  Bhagyashree Garekar Fed gets strong oversight powers; new agency to protect consumers I By US CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama yesterday laid out the most sweeping overhaul of US financial regulations since the Great Depression to prevent a repeat of last year's market meltdown
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    Lock icon SAFEGUARDS FOR...
    191 1 THE CONSUMER A new US Consumer Financial Protection Agency to set standards for simplicity and transparency in mortgages, credit cards and other kinds of consumer debt. It can: Insist that firms offer loans with straightforward terms and uniform disclosure. Alternative loans would be subject to greater scrutiny. Ban
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        Lock icon When computers and access are universal
        70 2 WE SAY Many more low-income families will benefit when the Neu PC Plus programme raises the eligible household income cap and offers more subsidies, including for broadband access. The Infocomm Development Authority's likely accomplishment of universal computer use and network access will pay off
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      • Article
        Lock icon When will they learn?
        30 2 COLUMNS Misunderstandings about home prices and unlearnt lessons from the housing bubble will lead again to speculative dislocations, says Robert J. Shiller. REVIEW PAGE A 22
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        Lock icon Living life, loving the arts
        26 2 To Yong Shu Hoong, the challenge for artists is to strike a balance between profundity and accessibility. LIFE! PAGE C 4
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        Lock icon Let them switch jobs too
        26 2 OUR READER SAYS Foreign workers should be allowed to job-hop, especially if they're exploited, argues Stephanie Chok. FORUM PAGE A 25
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      Lock icon Malaria: Why is action so slow in coming?
      877 2  -  Salma Khalik Delay in notifying the mosquito-busters can result in more cases By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT DOCTORS are required by law, on pain of a fine and/or a jail term, to alert the Ministry of Health (MOH) within 24 hours of diagnosing a
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      Lock icon Flu-stricken man denies socialising
      958 3  -  Judith Tan JUDITH TAN STORM OVER HINI PATIENT German says he acted responsibly when he found out he had fever I By A MINOR storm has broken out over a Singapore-based German researcher who caught the HINI virus after a trip to Philadelphia. On Tuesday, the
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      Lock icon New campus coming up for UWC
      758 4  -  Leow Si Wan Slump fails to dampen demand for places in international schools I By DEMAND for private education in top international schools remains strong despite the economic slump. A few schools have waiting lists up to four years long, and a steady flow
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      Lock icon Jet Li buys $20m bungalow in Bukit Timah
      680 7  -  Joyce Teo Actor's new Binjai Rise home was once owned by FJ Benjamin founder I By MARTIAL arts movie star Jet Li and his wife, former actress Nina Li Chi, have bought a sprawling bungalow in Bukit Timah for $19.8 million. The
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      Lock icon COE prices show double-digit gains
      431 7  -  Nicholas Yong I By CERTIFICATE of entitlement (COE) prices are up across the board, bringing the premiums to above last September's levels when the economic crisis hit. Spurred by the combination of fewer COEs and a jump in new car sales, COE premiums for cars
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      Lock icon Space-saving Newater Changi plant
      313 8  -  VICTORIA VAUGHAN "WASTE not" might just as well be the motto for Singapore's latest water reclamation plant in Changi. To save space, the Republic's fifth Newater factory, due to be completed next year, is being built on top of the Changi Water Reclamation Plant's (CWRP) underground
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      Lock icon Buy-China order raises concerns
      873 8  -  Grace Ng AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing says its aim is to end discrimination against local companies I By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: The Chinese government has issued a "Buy China" directive to ensure local companies benefit the most from its economic stimulus measures, but its move
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      Lock icon PAS No. 2 told: Quit or stop unity talks
      799 9  -  Hazlin Hassan Spiritual leader rebukes deputy president publicly for Umno-friendly stance I By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: A deep split within the Islamist Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) over unity talks with Umno burst dramatically into the open yesterday after the party's
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      117 9 Jforean Ginseng Seminar Dinnerk Discover The nutritional value of Korean ginseng The myths about ginseng How to prepare traditional Korean ginseng chicken soup The different kinds of ginseng on display Date: 25th June 2009 (Thursday) Time: Seminar 2pm~ 4 pm Dinner 5:30 pm 8:00 pm Venue: Pan Pacific Hotel (7
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  • WORLD
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      765 10  -  Peh Shing Huei VOLVO CHINA Economic crisis great chance for Chinese firms to buy marquee makes I By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF BEIJING: It started with Hummer. Volvo could be next. Opel, Buick and Jeep are targeted too. In the not too distant future, the famous vehicle brands
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      Lock icon Beemers hit speed bump
      252 10  -  PEH SHING HUEI BEIJING: While Chinese consumers lust after a foreign car, they are not too pleased when government officials are seen in one. Recent news that BMW has been added to the Chinese government's purchase list of "official cars" has incurred the ire of not
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        Lock icon Yudhoyono's in-law convicted of graft
        468 11  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Ruling likely to boost President's standing ahead of the polls I By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: A former central bank deputy governor who is President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's relative by marriage was yesterday convicted of corruption and sentenced to 4Vz years in jail. The
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        Lock icon Parang-wielding robbers hit 6 businesses in 1 hour
        227 11 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK SUBANG JAVA: Seven parang-wield-ing robbers terrorised several businesses in Puchong near Petaling Jaya in an hour-long robbery spree beginning at 5.30 am on Tuesday. They made off with about RM9,000 (553,700), seven cellphones, some jewellery and a school
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        Lock icon Probe yields no proof of breach of election law
        361 11  -  Salim Osman I By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Indonesian police have stopped the investigation into an alleged breach of the election law by incumbent presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his campaign team after finding no evidence of campaign violations. "As there
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        Lock icon The greening of developing states
        551 12  -  Alastair Mclndoe Global pact will likely see emerging economies get help in cutting carbon emissions I By PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA: There is growing support for a strong package of measures to help developing countries in Asia and elsewhere cut carbon emissions under a planned international
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        Lock icon US feeling global warming effects
        141 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS THE harmful effects of global warming are being felt "here and now and in your backyard", a groundbreaking US government report on climate change released on Tuesday warns. Here are key points in the 200-page paper: Areas of the United States
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        Lock icon Allies urge N. Korea to return to talks
        722 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Russia and China also express serious concern over rising tensions on Korean peninsula MOSCOW: Russia and China North Korea's closest allies yesterday expressed serious concern about the tension on the Korean peninsula and urged Pyongyang to return
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        Lock icon China fires top official for key industrial zone
        453 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Accused of graft, Tianjin official a potential political star is expelled from party BEIJING: The top Communist Party official responsible for a key industrial zone in northern China has been fired and expelled from the party over graft allegations,
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        Lock icon KL to act on US claims of human trafficking
        242 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia's government pledged yesterday to address claims by the United States that it has not done enough to combat forced labour exploitation, but urged Washington not to make "unfair" accusations. The US State Department's annual Trafficking In Persons
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        Lock icon Day off for foreign maids in Malaysia
        159 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign maids working in Malaysia will soon get one day off a week as part of a bid to improve working conditions for domestic helpers from overseas, according to a minister. Human Resources Minister S. Subramaniam told
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        Lock icon Worldwide rallies
        128 18 Hundreds of people rallied at Iran's embassies in European, Asian and Gulf states this week in support of defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. Protesters in Kuala Lumpur (above), Paris, London, Kuwait and at the UN in Geneva (top) demanded that the authorities in Iran "stop snooting people"
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        Lock icon IRAN: THE MEDIA BATTLE
        613 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS US asks Twitter to delay fixing site to help protesters NEW YORK: The United States government took the unusual step of asking Twitter to delay a planned maintenance shutdown, because of its use as a communications tool by Iranians following their disputed
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        Lock icon Foreign 'mouthpiece of rioters' told to shut up
        547 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS TEHERAN: Iran tightened its grip on the media yesterday, accusing some foreign outlets of being the "mouthpiece of rioters" and warning websites about their reports on the disputed presidential election. The elite Revolutionary Guards told those writing online
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      • INBRIEF
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          Lock icon Petition to free dissidents
          125 19 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: A global petition signed by nearly 680,000 people urges United Nations Secretary-General Ban Xi Moon to make the release of more than 2,100 political prisoners in Myanmar, including pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a "personal priority". The prisoners are being
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          Lock icon Taiwan joins WTO pact
          160 19 REUTERS GENEVA: Taiwan has joined the World Trade Organisation's government procurement agreement, allowing its companies to bid for government contracts from other members, a WTO spokesman has said. In particular, membership of the agreement means Taiwanese firms will be able to bid for US government contracts,
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          Lock icon Cricket attack: Man held
          141 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS ISLAMABAD: Pakistani police say they have made their first arrest in the attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team in the eastern city of Lahore in March. Lahore police chief Pervez Rathore said yesterday that the suspect was a member of a banned militant organisation,
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          Lock icon I will, 400 tell millionairess
          91 19 SEOUL: Almost 400 South Koreans have applied to marry a millionairess who advertised for a soulmate but only eight "serious-minded" applicants will make the final cut, a matchmaking agency said yesterday. The 49-year-old woman, said to be worth 20 billion won (Ss23 million), has been
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        Lock icon Teen sees red over 'star treatment'
        182 19 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRUSSELS: A Belgian teenager plans to sue a tattoo parlour that she said covered half her face with stars while she was asleep. The teen told police that she emerged from the parlour with 56 stars over one side of her
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        Lock icon Britain aims to be world's 'digital capital'
        479 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Brown outlines plans for significant leap in cutting-edge infrastructure LONDON: Britain has declared a goal to become the world's "digital capital" by building cutting-edge broadband, telecoms and media infrastructure to cement its role as a "global economic powerhouse". Prime Minister Gordon
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  • REVIEW & FORUM
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      Lock icon When computers and access are universal
      420 21 LIKE Microsoft setting out to put "a computer on every desk and in every home" (running Microsoft software, of course), the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) and industry sponsors have helped 27,000 low-income families come of digital age under the Neu PC Plus programme since
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      Lock icon When, oh when, will people learn?
      896 21  -  Robert J. Shiller PROJECT SYNDICATE THE HOUSING BUBBLE I By THERE is a lot of misunderstanding about home prices. Many people all over the world seem to have thought that since we are running out of land in a rapidly growing world economy, the
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      Lock icon Tech power staring at barrel of the gun
      913 21  -  Thomas L. Friedman NEW YORK TIMES I By WATCHING events unfolding in Teheran raises three intriguing questions for me: Is Facebook to Iran's Moderate Revolution what the mosque was to Iran's Islamic Revolution? Is Twitter to Iranian moderates what muezzins were to
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        Lock icon Taking stock for future purposes'
        909 22  -  Joceline Tan THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK MM LEE'S TRIP TO MALAYSIA I By SOME billed the landmark visit of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew to Malaysia as "a trip down memory lane". It was anything but that. For a start, Singapore's Minister Mentor is not the
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        Lock icon Malaysian media puts visit under scrutiny
        774 22 MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's visit to Kuala Lumpur and five Malaysian states was accompanied by a slew of reports and comments in the mainstream and online media. The tour ended on Monday, but the analyses and interpretations have not stopped. While the mainstream
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        Lock icon A native son does his village proud
        867 22  -  By John Mcßeth ON THE ROAD Our senior writer travels through Java to take the pulse of the electorate ahead of Indonesia's presidential election SENIOR WRITER PACITAN (East Java): Some advice for tourists: Don't bother venturing off the beaten track to visit Pacitan,
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        Lock icon No double standard, says Lim Hwee Hua
        443 23  -  Lim Hwee Hua (Mrs) WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT I REFER to Ms Netina Tan's letter, "Conflicting signals" (June 6). She said my comment on quotas "reflects the Government's double standard on ethnic and gender representation in Parliament", and that I have suggested that, "unlike
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        Lock icon Tale of two services: Singapore Airlines and PUB
        365 23  -  Dr Jimmy Beng I FLEW on Singapore Airlines (SIA) with my extended family, including two young grandchildren, to Perth in January, paying premium airfares as it was the festive season. On the forward journey, we were placed in the rear seats although
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        134 23  -  Xavier Lim I REFER to Monday's letter by Ms Karen Wilkinson, "Pregnant but SIA has no room for empathy". While we are sympathetic to Ms Wilkinson's situation, there are a limited number of bulkhead seats on each flight, and priority for these seats is given to
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        395 23  -  Julie Sim (Ms) MS CATHERINE Leong suggested we "confine HINI suspect cases to one hospital" (Tuesday), to avoid exposing sick children and pregnant women at XX Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) to Influenza A (H1N1) cases. There are merits in putting all infected
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          74 24 "Opt for official wear that reflects the Singapore climate." MR TEO LIAN HONG: "The current hot spell may persuade employers and the Government to consider replacing the Western suit as formal attire and opt for official wear that reflects the Singapore climate. Perhaps the civil service and the
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          77 24 "The rank is not clearly visible and makes regular servicemen look like privately hired soldiers." MR NAMANITHI SEENIVASA: "The current uniform with its digitally enhanced camouflage that the regular serviceman wears is impressive. What irks me is the absurd way the rank is worn, like a necktie.
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          137 24 "The Malaysians face the same traffic challenges, yet have improved their end." MR JOHN NG: "I refer to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) reply yesterday ('Why Causeway clearance can't be a breeze like Changi'). While it may be hard to keep traffic smooth-flowing during peak periods
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          129 24 "Checkpoint a mess." MR MOHAN ABRAHAM: "The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) should demonstrate a desire to improve the situation ('Why Causeway clearance can't be a breeze like Changi', yesterday). The entire checkpoint area for the flow of cars is a mess. It was inefficiently designed with
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          101 24 "Parents should ensure that they do not play with the produce." MR BENNIE CHEOK: "At the Fair Price supermarket in Jurong East over the weekend, I saw a mother blithely allowing her two young sons to rummage through items in the refrigerator. Before they moved on, the boys
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        432 24  -  Stephanie Chok (Ms) EXPLOITED FOREIGN WORKERS I REFER to Tuesday's article, "Quit a job, fly home...then return to a higher paid one", which describes foreign workers from China embroiled in wage disputes as "job-hoppers". First, the article neglects the underlying push factors workers cite when leaving
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      594 26  -  Nicholas Yong From next year, Emas will monitor, handle congestion and other incidents I By HUNDREDS of cameras will be installed on 10 major road corridors over the next four years in a bid to improve traffic flow. The Expressway
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      654 27  -  Zakir Hussain Proportion doubles to 35% over decade up to last year, study shows I By POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT IT'S official: More older Singaporean men whom Cupid missed are seeking marital bliss by marrying non-Singaporean women. Compared to 1998, when only 18 per cent of
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      702 28  -  Jessica Jaganathan Non-doctors may not grasp medical issues, they say I By ONLY a medical practitioner should be in charge of looking into complaints against doctors, said nearly 800 doctors polled by the Singapore Medical Association (SMA). They want the Ministry of Health
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      852 30  - Moving, working, living very quietly Jermyn Chow Stealth of Republic's latest sub is mirrored in lives of crew on board I By KARLSKRONA (Sweden): Stealth is a submarine's biggest asset. It has to see and strike the enemy from below the waves, while unseen. It is this imperative that shapes
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        502 32  -  Chua Hian Hou Small, nimble firms offering niche services can gain; Govt will also provide incentives I By SMALL, nimble companies that can create niche services will stand to gain the most from the playing field of Singapore's upcoming next-generation broadband network. The
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        371 32  -  SERENE LUO THE World Cyber Games (WCG) will return to Singapore this year. The Singapore and Asian championships of this gaming equivalent of the Olympics will be held at Suntec City's Convention Centre Hall 404 on the weekend of July 3 to 5, the organisers
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      450 34  -  Nicholas Yong MRT station sited outside school to be called Tan Kah Kee I By HWA Chong Institution (HCI) and its students past and present have welcomed a decision to name an MRT station to be sited outside the school after their founder, the
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      234 34 MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has written a condolence letter to Madam Lim Liang Geok, the widow of former People's Action Party (PAP) MP Sia Kah Hui, who died on Sunday at the age of 86. "I am sad to learn that your husband
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      389 35  -  Khushwant Singh She lied, forged letter about benefits of fund to get him to invest I By TO GET a client to put his money in unit trusts, a relationship manager with United Overseas Bank (UOB) lied about the dividend payments. And what
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      403 35  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN NTU STUDENT'S DEATH FALL I By THE family of the university undergraduate who allegedly stabbed his professor and then fell to his death yesterday asked the Coroner's Court to postpone the second leg of the inquiry into the death. The father and
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      245 35 THE Government will be making a payout of GST Credits and Senior Citizens' Bonus on July 1. It will be the second payment this year, four months after the March 1 payout. The Finance Ministry said 97 per cent of Singaporeans have
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      92 35 A BUS carrying 27 passengers, 17 of them Singaporeans, travelling down from Genting Highlands collided with two cars and flipped onto its side. The coach was 15 minutes into its journey to Singapore. Most of the passengers had minor injuries although two, including a 13-year-old Singaporean
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      556 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG Draw with S.Korea dents their World Cup chances South Korea 1 Iran 1 SEOUL: Iran's chances of playing in football's World Cup next year were in jeopardy after they conceded a late equaliser to draw 1-1 with South Korea in their final group
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      145 36 SPORTING identical crew-cuts, North Korea's footballers became the first of the Asian Youth Games' foreign teams to arrive in Singapore last night. Said Cho Won Choi, manager of the 17-strong squad, shortly after they landed at Changi Airport: "The boys are very excited but also very
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      168 36 Preliminary stage Saturday Group A: Philippines v Taiwan (Meridian Junior College, spm) Group B: South Korea v Pakistan (3pm), China v Myanmar (spm) both at Temasek Polytechnic Group C: North Korea v Thailand (Victoria JC, spm) Group D: Saudi Arabia v Laos (Jurong JC, spm) Monday
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      406 37 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Next season's EPL will see 38 rounds crammed into 34 weekends LONDON: Alex Ferguson and Rafael Benitez must wait until October to have another tilt at each other in the English Premier League. The fixtures for the 2009-10 season, announced yesterday, saw champions Manchester
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      113 37 Meetings among the "Big Four" Aug 29 Manchester United v Arsenal Jan 30 Arsenal v Manchester United Oct 3 Chelsea v Liverpool Oct 24 Liverpool v Manchester United Nov 7 Chelsea v Manchester United Nov 28 Arsenal v Chelsea Dec 12 Liverpool v Arsenal Feb 6 Chelsea
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      260 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS Spain 1 IraqO BLOEMFONTEIN (South Africa): Spain earned their record-tying Mth straight win and a spot in the Confederations Cup semi-finals by beating Iraq 1-0 yesterday. David Villa latched on to Joan Capdevila's low cross, slipped between two defenders and beat Iraq goalkeeper Mohammed Kassid
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      145 37 Manchester United have reportedly denied making a bid for Franck Ribery, 26 and a target for Chelsea, Manchester City, Barcelona and Real Madrid. The club have a long-term decision to not sign any player over 26 years old. Last summer, United bought Dimitar Berbatov, 27, from Tottenham, and
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        67 37 COLORADO SPRINGS: US Olympic champion Tyler Hamilton received an eight-year ban from cycling on Tuesday, all but ending his drug-tainted career after he admitted taking a steroid. The penalty handed down by the US Anti-Doping Agency came two months after Hamilton, 38, a winner at the
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        63 37 NYON (Switzerland): Chelsea striker Didier Drogba was yesterday banned from European football competitions for six matches, two of which are suspended, while full-back Jose Bosingwa was handed a four-game ban, with one match suspended. European football body Uefa's decision follows the angry scenes that marred Chelsea's
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        44 37 LONDON: Defending champion Rafael Nadal was named top seed at the Wimbledon tennis tournament yesterday, ahead of five-time winner Roger Federer. Dinara Safina heads the women's seedings. The tournament begins on Monday and the draw takes place tomorrow. REUTERS
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      656 37  -  Neil Humphreys LIGHTERSIDE By TWO weeks between columns is a lifetime in the football world. Just a fortnight ago, Cristiano Ronaldo was a petulant Manchester United superstar. Now he's a petulant Real Madrid superstar. Kaka loved AC Milan forever. Now he loves Real Madrid.
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      676 38 ASSOCIATED PRESS And with rain forecast, US Open field is in for trying week FARMINGDALE (New York): Tiger Woods began his final practice round of the US Open by hitting a five-wood for his second shot on a par-four, which is rare for someone with his power. Stranger
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        69 38 It played at 7,214 yards for the 2002 US Open, and only Tiger Woods broke par, finishing three under. So, naturally, United States Golf Association (USGA) officials decided to lengthen the course. There are now seven par-fours of 458 yards or more. At 525 yards, No. 7 will play
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        42 38 Rain, which has been forecast for this week, is a major concern. Sloppy conditions would help the players hold long iron shots into greens. But it would make the course play longer and could transform the rough from devilish to satanic.
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        81 38 Previously, "fair" and "US Open" went as well together as "vegan" and "Big Mac". But, since 2006, when the USGA's Mike Davis became the US Open's set-up czar, the number of player complaints have tumbled. Among his calling cards: driveable parfours (though not at Bethpage), graduated rough (so players
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        84 38 LOS ANGELES TIMES Bethpage's infamous welcome mat a sign that reads "The Black Course is an Extremely Difficult Course Which We Recommend Only For Highly Skilled Golfers" faced the practice green on Monday. Now it is visible from the first tee, providing a reminder of what lurks ahead. "If
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      557 39 THE TIMES, LONDON Tennis hit by betting suspicions, bookies void wagers on men's match LONDON: With only a few days to go before the start of the Wimbledon Championships, men's tennis has been embroiled in fresh gambling revelations. Several bookmakers have voided bets on a grass-court
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      352 39 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NOTTINGHAM (England): South Africa are confident they can handle Umar Gul's reverse swing when they meet Pakistan in cricket's Twenty2o World Cup semi-fi-nal today. Gul is the main reason the enigmatic Pakistanis have progressed so far in the tournament after a stuttering
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      336 39  -  Jonathan Wong Australia 2 New Zealand 0 I By NEW Zealand booked the last semi-final berth in the Men's Junior Hockey World Cup despite losing 0-2 to Australia at the Sengkang Hockey Stadium yesterday. The Black Sticks wasted numerous changes but their profligacy
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      776 39  -  Rohit Brijnath I By SOME sporting numbers a nation can't forget, they're chiselled into the memory, history reduced to a digital code. The year 1966 is England's sacred football number, 16 is cricketing shorthand for Australians for the record Test matches they won
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      267 39 Today Cricket ICC World T2O, S-final 1: South Africa v Pakistan (Live, ChllO, tomorrow, 12.20 am and 2.10 am). Football Euro U-21: Germany v Finland (tomorrow, 12.10 am), Spain v England (tomorrow, 2.40 am) Live, Ch27. Golf Live from US Open (Live, Ch26, 1.15pm). US Open: Rd
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      87 39 Cricket ICC World Twenty2o Super Eights in Nottingham: Group E: South Africa 130-5 in 20 overs (G. Smith 26, AB de Villiers 63: Jadeja 1-9, Rama 1-6). India 118-8 in 20 overs (R. Sharma 29, Y. Singh 25: Steyn 2-25, Botha 3-16). South Africa won by 12 runs. Football
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      256 36 A* WOODS FANCIED Long course and forecast of rain make Woods favourite for US Open. 813 KIWIS IN SEMI-FINALS New Zealand are the last team into the Junior Hockey World Cup semis. 814 fO WHAT'S ONLINE V) MOST VIEWED, m'= 9 MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Real
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      178 40 MDM HAN GUAT KIM Age: 72 passed away peacefully on 17 June 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Father: Han Guan, deceased) Mother: Lim Kim Eng Sons: Daughters-in-law: Grandchildren: Steven Foo Check Fock Sharlene Wang Rui Sharmaine Foo Jin En Shanice Foo Jin Xin Danny Foo Check
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      36 40 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to our Director of Nursing, A/Prof Lim Swee Hia on the demise of her beloved Father-in-law Mr Wong Loe Tin From: The Management and Staff of National Heart Centre Singapore
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      57 40 SRI MADURAIVEERAN THUNAI 2ND ANNIVERSARY ATHMA SANTHI POOIA VIGNESVEERAN 21/08/86-11/06/07 From Our Loving Memory May Your Soul Rest In Peace |The prayers will be held I on Fri, 19 June 2009, i 7pm at Sri Siva Durga I Temple No. 8 Potong Pasir Aye 2 Contact: Vishnuveeran (8191 4500) l
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      28 40 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the late ASH'ARI BIN MOHAMAD JIZAN Departed on 15 June 2009 From: The Commissioner Staff of Immigration Checkpoints Authority
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      44 40 We, The Family Of The Late Mdm TAN LUAN ENG Departed on 13 June 2009 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement.
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      71 40 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory of Steven Chua Mui Huat Departed 18/6/07 His smiling way and pleasant face Are a pleasure to recall; He had a kind word for each died beloved by all. Some day we hope to meet him, Some day, we know not when, To clasp his
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      50 40 10TH ANNIVERSARY GEORGE A. FOX Departed 18/6/99 Ten years just flew by so quickly, Although time will heal most pain It definitely will not erase our love fond memories of you. Sadly missed by your Loving wife: Molly Children: Alfred Alexander Daughters-in-law: Serene Sherlin Grandchildren: Edward Victoria all loved ones.
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      115 40 Dear Kok Liang, Staring at our group photo at Pantai Aceh, we saw a brilliant young man with exceptional architectural appreciation, but with Einstein's morning hair do that was your talented look! Remembering and sharing our countless fun during our school days camping, volleyball, camp-fire, hiking, spitting dinner etc. that
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      29 40 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of our late Management Committee MICHAEL ANG SWEE TECK Departed on 15 June 2009 From: A SINGAPORE MERCANTILE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD
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      26 40 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of YEE WENG KAY Departed: 18 June 2008 Sadly missed and always remembered by: Wife, sons, daughters-in-law, daughters, sons-in-law and granddaughters.
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      135 40 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 TAN ELSIE, ANGELINA Age: 77 Was called home to be with the Lord on 16 June 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Husband: Stephen Cheong Kee Seng Sons:
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      35 40 YEE KOON SENG AGE: 92 passed away peacefully on 16/6/2009 Loving Husband, Respected Father and Doting Grandfather Dearly missed but never forgotten by loved ones. Cremation at Mandai Crematorium Hall 3 at 7.30pm on 18/6/2009.
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      520 41  -  BULLS AND BEARS Drop due to lack of news overseas to back 'green shoots' theory I BY Yang Huiwen THE local market continued to beat a retreat yesterday from its recent peak, slumping for a fifth straight day in the absence of fresh positive
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          28 41 Yesterday's close: 9,840.85 (+87.97) Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.9 per cent on bargain hunting after two days of losses. Shares related to green technology gained.
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          27 41 Yesterday's close: 1,070.90 (-3.22) Malaysian shares closed down 0.3 per cent due to a lack of buying interest. Gainers outnumbered losers 368 to 313.
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          29 41 Yesterday's close: 18,084.60 (-80.90) Hong Kong shares fell but the main index bounced off early lows led by a late rally in Chinese bank stocks.
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          28 41 Yesterday's close: 1,391.17 (-7.98) Seoul shares fell 0.57 per cent with losses by banks weighing on the index, but key blue chips including Samsung Electronics outperformed.
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          27 41 Yesterday's close: 2,810.12 (+34.10) Chinese shares closed 1.23 per cent higher as bargain hunters bought up property and banking stocks late in the session.
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          23 41 Yesterday's close: 14,522.84 (-435.07) Indian shares fell 2.91 per cent as investors turned cautious on fresh concerns about the global economy.
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          31 41 Sydney S&P ASX 200 Yesterday's close: 3,904.1 (-58.4) Australian shares fell 1.5 per cent as worries about the pace of the global economic recovery overtook relief that the recession had bottomed.
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          30 41 Yesterday's close: 586.14 (-10.40) Thai stocks dropped 1.74 per cent in line with other regional markets on concerns about a slow global economic recovery. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS
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          104 41 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY June 17 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.1490 1.1830 Can dollar 1.2820 1.2970 Euro 2.0120 2.0350 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4118 0.4128 NZ dollar 0.9140 0.9340 Sterling pound 2.3810 2.4090 US dollar 1.4530 1.4700 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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      457 42  -  Maria Almenoar Orders made although the industry faces billions in losses this year I By LE BOURGET (France): Despite predictions that the biennial Paris Air Show would be shadowed by the doom and gloom of the industry, pockets of rosy
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      365 42  -  Lee Su Shyan I By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR TROUBLED consumer electronics maker TT International has asked for a suspension of trading in its shares. This is meant to halt any possible downward spiral in the price before TT seeks the go-ahead for a restructuring scheme from
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      292 42 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG LONDON: British Airways, which reported a record annual loss last month, said on Tuesday that it has asked its staff to work for free as part of its battle for "survival" in tough market conditions. The appeal to
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      697 43  -  Goh Eng Yeow Results show good corporate governance being practised here I By A NEW survey has contradicted the perception in some quarters that independent directors do little to hold management to account. It found these directors are now busier than ever, and are
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      175 43 THE survey was conducted between December last year and April. Here are the key findings: Contrary to perception, most executive directors and non-executive directors hold only one or two additional directorships at most. Most companies have identified risk management as an important area for training
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      415 43  -  Michelle Tay I By THE entrepreneurial spirit in Singapore is alive and well. A recent survey of eight Asia-Pacific markets found that, despite the global economic downturn, people here are the most willing to swop a stable job for a stab at setting up shop.
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      341 43  -  Yang Huiwen I By SINGAPORE architect-businessman Albert Hong has received royal recognition for his contribution to fostering business links between Britain and Singapore. Dr Hong, 73, has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth 11, said a
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      809 44  -  William Pesek BLOOMBERG COMMENTARY Foiled smuggling raises serious questions about the US monetary supply I By IT IS a plot better suited for a John le Carre novel. Two Japanese men were detained in Italy after allegedly attempting to take US$l34
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      332 44 THE Straits Times (ST) has emerged as the most popular newspaper in Singapore in the eyes of advertisers and their clients in a recent survey conducted by Marketing magazine. Marketers were asked to name the newspaper in Singapore with the best advertising platform. The
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      488 44 REUTERS WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has earned a better grade for managing the US financial crisis than he did six months ago in the eyes of analysts surveyed by Reuters, a poll shows. Economists gave Mr Bernanke an
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      699 45  -  Alvin Foo May's modest recovery leads some analysts to predict Dec expansion I By SINGAPORE exports for May have posted the smallest year-on-year decline since September last year, in the latest sign that the recession seems to be easing. The modest improvement in this vital
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      504 45  -  Francis Chan I By SINGAPORE firms are being urged to consider business opportunities in Russia, where multibilliondollar deals are on offer despite the economic crisis. These projects, according to trade agency International Enterprise (IE) Singapore, include Russia's infrastructure development needs, which are estimated
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      95 45 jW) WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ AND YOUR SAY WWW.StraitstimeS.COm over April and shrinking less than MOST-READ ONLINE expected on a year-on-year basis. Foreigners eye Singapore homes A 40 per cent jump in pharmaceutical again. and improved export figures to 'Optimism in property market will most major markets helped increase not
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        776 47  -  Adeline chia and tara tan Artsgoers give the thumbs up to this year's Singapore Arts Festival for being more accessible This was the year the Singapore Arts Festival turned a corner. Dogged by criticisms that the programme was too avant garde and by lacklustre ticket sales last
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        990 48 Life! arts journalists Adeline Chia and Tara Tan pick the best and the worst in this year's Singapore Arts Festival: BEST PERFORMER Who: Juan Carlos Zegal (right) in Sin Sangre (Compania Teatrocinema) Why: The artistic director of the Chilean drama company showed who was boss in
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        503 48 Life! interviewed three regular artsgoers before the Singapore Arts Festival started and asked what shows they were going to watch. Now that the festival has ended, Life! gets their verdict on the shows. LEE CHOR LIN 46, director of the National Museum of Singapore Number of shows
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        125 49 'Comparing Tony Chan to a eunuch was an insult to all men as he was more like a male concubine to the 6th-century Empress Wu Zetian' Kung Van Sum, brother of the late billionaire Nina Wang, on fengshui master Chan (right), who claims Wang left her
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        925 49  -  yong shu hoong Not if we remember to live life and appreciate art that touches the heart and soul culture vulture A published author told me about a recent creative writing workshop that he had conducted for a group of junior college students. Apparently, some participants
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          98 49 The National Arts Council is holding a new competition for budding choreographers. Called Sprouts, it is co-presented with local dance group Frontier Danceland and is open for submissions until July 23. Sixteen works will be shortlisted by Aug 19 and the competition will culminate in a showcase
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          126 49 Film and video installation artist Ho Tzu Nyen (right), 32, will give a talk about the making of his first feature film, Here, which premiered at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival recently. The film, about a middle-aged man dealing with reality, was screened in the Directors'
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          146 49 PHOTO: Local theatre company Cake Theatrical Productions is staging a work in collaboration with Malaysian arts collective Five Arts Centre in Kuala Lumpur from today to Sunday. Titled Cuckoo Birds, the play is written by Cake's artistic director Natalie Hennedige and has violence as its central
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        530 50  -  Adeline chia Guadagnini violin now on loan to Tang Tee Khoon under instrument loan scheme arts reporter Singaporean violinist Tang Tee Khoon, 25, is the new recipient of a rare Guadagnini violin under the National Arts Council's (NAC) instrument loan scheme. Other promising musicians who wish
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        313 50 Agence France-Presse The Hague About 120 original letters by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh will be exhibited, alongside the works he was writing about, for three months from October, at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. "The combination of more than 340 works... including paintings,
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      501 51  -  tara tan Using only body language and quick costume changes, Chinese opera group hopes to reach out to more people arts reporter A different breed of Chinese opera will be staged at Victoria Theatre next week. There will be no dialogue or speech and the actors will
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      467 51  -  Tara Tan Choreographer Elysa Wendi, 33, is more accustomed to body language rather than text. But her latest work, Bird Call, will handle text written by local playwright Ng Yi-sheng. This is the first time the artist is working with words for a piece which will
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      772 53 BBC News Sacha Baron Cohen plays Eurotrash fashionista Bruno with such gay abandon he's got Austrians all worked up Vienna One Austrian headline described Bruno as "Provocation at the highest level". The advent of Sacha Baron Cohen's latest creation, Bruno, a gay Eurotrash fashionista who
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      257 53 Agence France-Presse Los Ancles Actor Alec Baldwin (right) has revealed that he considered suicide after an infamous voice-mail rant in which he described his daughter as a "rude, thoughtless, little pig" became public two years ago. The Oscar-nominat-ed star of The Departed and hit television
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        202 55 Los Angeles Actor Scan Perm is said to be stopping work, possibly for as long as a year to focus on his family. The two-time Os-car-winning actor cited personal reasons for suddenly quitting two high-profile films: MGM's The Three Stooges and Universal and Imagines
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          31 55 Actress Mia Farrow's brother Patrick Farrow, 66, was found dead in his art gallery in Vermont, United States, on Monday. Police said the sculptor's death was suspicious.
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          31 55 Pop star Rain has settled the lawsuit over his cancelled concert in Honolulu in 2007. An agreement has been reached to settle the case and avoid an appeal.
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          50 55 Pop star Lady Gaga will perform a concert at Fort Canning Park on Aug 12. Pre-sale tickets at $75 go on sale through Sistic from next Wednesday. Subsequent tickets are priced at $85 and $95. Call Sistic on 6348-5555 or go to www. sistic.com. sg
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        151 55 Hong Kong Actress Michele Reis, who turns 39 on Saturday, appears to have another memorable birthday present from her admirer, Hong Kong tycoon Joseph Lav, Apple Daily reported. A new shopping centre at Tsimshatsui owned by Mr Lav's Chinese Estates Holdings was named The ONE, at
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        243 55 Shanghai Hong Kong film-maker Peter Chan unveiled his huge, HK$5O-million (559.4-million) set a recreation of 1905 downtown Hong Kong for his upcoming film, Bodyguards And Assassins, on Tuesday. At a press viewing outside Shanghai were stars of the HK$lBO-million film, such as Donnie
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      48 80 3 i in f .^B_ Marathon ivr s women 8 mKri More women are running for sport and vl( |p IK exercise, but do they risk injury? dm '.yifc;-' 2: pages 12-14 fey m m In partnership With Parkway Health™ East Shore Hospital Gleneagles Hospital Mount Elizabeth Hospital
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      368 81 A Straits Times report on Monday revealed this stinker: wilfully or unthinkingly, some people use the recycling bins that the National Environment Agency and private companies have placed all over Singapore, to dispose of all sorts of garbage. They are, in fact, meant only
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        74 81 Snoring Solutions: Learn more about snoring problems in adults and children and how to tackle them. Pacific Sleep Centre, Level 20 Paragon. 1 to spm. Free. To register, call 6510-1977. Stuttering: Public forum to address the causes, detection and treatment of stuttering in children. Singapore General Hospital,
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        49 81 HIV/Aids: An informative session on the prevalence of HIV, its mode of transmission and the legal issues related to the disease. 9 Bishan Place, 06-05 Junction 8 Office Tower. 2 to 3pm. Fee: $2. To register, call 6250-1012. For women over 40 only. ST FILE PHOTO
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        49 81 Preventing Falls: Talk in Mandarin on how the body controls balance, the consequence of poor balance and the type of exercises you can do to reduce the risk of falling. 9 Bishan Place, 08-02 Junction 8 Shopping Centre. 3.30 to 4.45pm. Free. To register, call 6259-0802.
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      792 83  -  Dr Ang Peng Tiam I In my waiting room, I often hear patients comparing their cancer markers with one another. "Wah, my cancer marker is so much higher than yours," some would lament. This comparison among patients is inappropriate. Some patients may have a small cancer with
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      273 85 Reuters Health news in small doses HIGH HEART DISEASE COMPOUNDS IN FAT KIDS Obese children as young as seven have worrying levels of compounds linked to heart disease and heart attacks, United States researchers reported last Thursday. They found that obese youngsters had up to 10 times the normal
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      203 85 Health a You Exhibition 2009 is jointly organised by The Straits Times Mind Your Body and Lohas, the health sector of Lianhe Zaobao and presented by Nestle Singapore. The event will be held at Exhibition Hall 401-403, Suntec Singapore, on July 11
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      399 86 Reuters Experts say that climate change will be the biggest health threat of the 21st century Tree-munching beetles, malaria-carrying mosquitoes and deer ticks that spread Lyme disease are three living signs that climate change is likely to exact a heavy toll on human health. These
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      518 87  -  POON CHIAN HUI Diet and lifestyle modifications are best for promoting heart health, say experts, reports Vital as the heart is, many of us do not shower it with enough care. One out of every three deaths in Singapore is caused by heart disease or stroke,
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      599 88  -  JAGANATHAN A hormone-releasing intrauterine contraceptive device has been found to be a viable alternative to hysterectomy for women with heavy menstrual bleeding. JESSICA reports in Beijing For women with heavy menstrual bleeding, there is a non-surgical alternative to having a hysterectomy (removal of the womb).
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      917 89  -  June Cheong Cover Story In pursuit of good health, an increasing number of women are putting on their running shoes and hitting the tarmac. However, experts warn that running carries some risk of injury More women here are going the distance literally. They are turning up in
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      607 89 In spite of the obvious benefits women derive from running and other high-impact sports, they can also face some health hazards like the following: Runner's knee, or patellofemoral pain syndrome CAUSE: Dr Low Wye Mun, a sports physician at The Clinic@Cuppage, said that compared to a man,
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      621 90  -  JUNE CHEONG Breast cancer survivors and dragonboat team members, Paddlers In The Pink, say they lead healthy lives to keep cancer recurrence at bay reports On water, they row. On land, they run for their lives, one might say. The six women, all breast
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      359 91 Los Angeles Times Put your arguments to bed before you turn in and you could get a good night's sleep How well or poorly you sleep can depend on your relationship with your spouse or on how well you perform academically, researchers working
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      704 92  -  Gary Hayden Ii^HHHIi^HSd "There is nothing the busy man is less busied with than living; there is nothing that is harder to learn." Roman philosopher Seneca In my last column, I shared some insights from the Roman philosopher Seneca's essay, On The Shortness Of Life. In particular,
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      414 93 Reuters Forgoing breakfast is the wrong way to go ifyou are trying to lose weight, says a new study You have heard this many times before: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. A new study underlines this belief yet again. It says that
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      649 94  -  POON CHIAN HUI Survivor When technopreneur Grace Cheng's biopsy results on a lump in her neck revealed she had thyroid cancer, her perfect world turned upside down, reports Ms Grace Cheng's world turned upside down in January when she found out that she had
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      585 94 Thyroid cancer refers to tumours that sprout in the thyroid gland, a butterfly-shaped structure that sits at the base of the neck. In Singapore, about eight in 100,000 people get thyroid cancer a year. There are four types papillary, follicular, medullary and
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      229 94 The New York Times The claim: Do not mix blood thinners and cranberry juice. The facts: Most people know that cranberry juice can help lower the risk of urinary infections. However in 2003, doctors found what appeared to be a less beneficial side effect. A handful of
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      525 95  -  Dr Law Ngai Moh COUGHING TILL I VOMIT Ql am a non-smoker but I have had a persistent cough since last year. I cough quite badly, especially at night when I go to bed. My throat feels so itchy I feel like I am choking. I cough
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      179 95  -  Dr Luke Tan QI am 18 years old. For the past two years, I have been experiencing great pressure on ace, especially around the sinuses. It starts from the bridge of my nose and slowly spreads to the cheeks, eyebrows and sides of my temples. It
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      590 97  -  SYLVIA TAN Jackfruit chutney tastes great piled on bread like the Italian appetiser, bruschetta, says It is jackfruit season at my house and it is a time of anxiety. Those who have fruit trees in their garden will know that while it is lovely to have ripe
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      29 97 ST PHOTO: NURIAUNG Jackfruit chutney (above) keeps well, thanks to the vinegar in it, and teams beautifully with a fried fish, making a simple yet satisfying meal.
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