The Straits Times, 5 August 2009

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    20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5 2009 S|Si A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon SMEs: Where to get help
      70 1 There is a bewildering array of government assistance schemes to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) today, but which ones are really worth applying for? Starting this week, our SME Spotlight pages feature four of the best government schemes that every boss should know about
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      Lock icon S'pore is key to Citigroup
      51 1 SINGAPORE is going to play a pivotal role in the Asian growth of battered United States-based bank Citigroup as it emerges from the shadow of the global downturn, said Mr Vikram Pandit, who was visiting Singapore for the first time as Citigroup CEO. MONEY PAGE
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      Lock icon Bill Clinton meets Kim
      51 1 NORTH Korea welcomed former United States president Bill Clinton as he arrived on a surprise top-level mission to free two jailed American journalists. Mr Clinton, who landed in Pyongyang in an unmarked jet, later met North Korean leader Kirn Jong II in the capital. WORLD PAGE
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      Lock icon KL goes big on east coast
      54 1 MALAYSIA yesterday launched a new special economic zone within its eastern development corridor on the east coast of the peninsula. Touted to be Asia's biggest, the zone aims to create more than 220,000 jobs and attract RM9O billion (Ss37 billion) worth of investments by
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      Lock icon Motor claims still up
      41 1 INSURANCE claims from motorists involved in accidents climbed in the first half of the year. But the increase was by just 7.7 per cent compared to the 27.5 per cent spike for last year. HOME PAGE Bl
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    Lock icon PILOT DIES IN LANDING CRASH
    56 1 PHOTO: Rescue workers surround a Bangkok Airways ATR-72 twin turboprop passenger plane which skidded off a runway and crashed into a disused control tower on the Thai tourist island of Koh Samui yesterday, killing the pilot. The co-pilot and six other people were severely iniured.
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    Lock icon Special unit to beef up transport security
    572 1  -  Kimberly Spykerman A stronger force of up to 400 policemen will patrol train and bus network By EXPECT to see more policemen on board trains and at bus interchanges from Aug 15, when a new police department takes on the job of securing
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    Lock icon Seagate to axe 2,000, close plant
    584 1  -  Chua Hian Hou By< HARD disk maker Seagate will close its Ang Mo Kio plant at the end of next year, a move that will cost 2,000 workers their jobs. In an statement yesterday, the American company said it would "relocate its hard disk
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      78 1 8 *****r*****7' CALL 6388-3838 TO SUBSCRIBE OR GO TO www.sphsubscription.com.sg terchange "The guard was unsure about security procedure." MS PONG CHAN HONG: "At the Serangoon Interchange one morning, I witnessed a female security guard's futile bid to check a man's heavy backpack. He ignored her order to have his backpack
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        Lock icon Great Eastern sees value in more than money
        67 2 WE SAY The refund made to investment customers on a no-prejudice basis is the right thing to do, more so as it spares Great Eastern any embarrassing questions that may arise when its clients discover how badly gutted their investments have been.
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        Lock icon New paradigms
        32 2 COLUMNS The role of the military in Asia has expanded in response to new threats and new paradigms over the past 40 years, says Barry Desker. REVIEW PAGE A 22
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        Lock icon Peril of perfection
        29 2 Why aren't Singaporeans happy, as various indices have indicated? Is our pursuit of success and perfection in the way, asks Radha Basu. REVIEW PAGE A 23
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        Lock icon Exploiting loopholes
        32 2 OUR READERS SAY Despite best efforts and intentions, self-regulation will not work if rogue businesses are out to exploit the loopholes, says Case's Yeo Guat Kwang. FORUM PAGE A 24
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        40 2 www.straitstimes.com Joanne Lee feels silly about HINI worries during her Koh Samui trip last week in the wake of yesterday's crash. Goh Eng Yeow writes about how the bears are capitulating with the current regional stock market rally.
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      Lock icon Triathletes, prepare for the swim or you're sunk
      1032 2  -  Carl Skadian The swim leg is the most dangerous and the sea a big challenge By I NEWS EDITOR MY TRAINING and preparation, I thought, were just what the coaches ordered. Years ago, in preparation for my first triathlon, I ran as
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      Lock icon PM's concern: Young, educated women not having babies
      836 3  -  Goh Chin Lian Education has given them a bigger role but has changed aspirations By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT "I was speaking to one young man recently and saying that well, you ought to pay more attention if you are cultivating a young
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      Lock icon Aussie police foil suicide terror plot
      831 4 Somali group has killed aid workers AL-SHABAAB is an Al-Qaeda-inspired hardline militant group in war-torn Somalia. Its name means "youth" in Arabic. AIMS: To overthrow the Horn of Africa nation's current government and establish an Islamic state. ACTS: It has claimed responsibility for several
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      Lock icon Look out for side effects with Tamiflu
      951 5  -  Judith Tan No need to panic says HSA. Benefits of taking the drug outweigh risks By Six who reacted badly to drug Chinese man, 45 Date of onset of symptoms: Sept 23, 2005 Took Tamiflu (75mg). He was also prescribed alprazolam (Xanax®) for
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      Lock icon ANZ to buy Royal Bank of Scotland's Asian assets
      586 6  -  Gabriel Chen Aussie bank's USsssom deal will make it a stronger regional player By PRIVATE BANKING STAYS "It's hard to tell who will stay or go on the retail end. But our clients are very different from (retail's) clients, so it's
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      Lock icon Plane skids, then ploughs into old control tower after landing
      634 6 "The heavy damage was at the front of the plane where the pilot was. It looks like he suffered from the impact." Police Major-Colonel Sayan Sartsri BANGKOK: The chief pilot of a Thai plane was killed yesterday when it skidded
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      54 4 terchange "The guard was unsure about security procedure." MS PONG CHAN HONG: "At the Serangoon Interchange one morning, I witnessed a female security guard's futile bid to check a man's heavy backpack. He ignored her order to have his backpack checked and carried on walking towards the escalator leading to
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      Lock icon S'pore flexes its muscles in science and technology
      1324 8  -  Robin Chan THE ST INTERVIEW Competition between countries will be over talent, says A*Star chief By AS SINGAPORE unveiled its gleaming new $560 million Fusionopolis research and development complex at one-north last October, a very different scenario was unfolding in the United
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      Lock icon Soldier, scholar, science czar
      288 8 MR LIM Chuan Poh has been the chairman of A*Star since April 2007. He was appointed deputy chairman in November 2006, and has been a board member of its Biomedical Research Council since January 2004. He has been on the board of the National Research Foundation
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      Lock icon On bond-breakers, law-breakers, creativity
      1093 8 Your predecessor Mr Philip Yeo had very strong views on scholars who broke their bonds. What is your stand on this? A lot depends on circumstance. The important thing is to really talk to the individual. Once your approach is to look for fit, you'll reduce
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      Lock icon Surprise visit by Bill Clinton to North Korea
      820 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE EASING OF HOSTILITIES? "With Kim Jong IL.his word has been, may still be, law. And so it is actually possible to sit down and have a significant conversation that could change the current trajectory of US-North Korean relations."
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        Lock icon Chinese plague town empties out
        546 12 Residents flee town as a third person dies of the disease BEIJING: Many people have fled a remote Chinese town that was sealed off after an outbreak of pneumonic plague last week, reports said yesterday, as a third person died of the deadly disease. A
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        49 12 Women at the launch of the "Five Million Women Campaign", which aims to encourage Afghan women to vote, in Kabul yesterday. More than 1,000 women from around the country were invited to the event. Afghanistan's presidential polls will be held on Aug 20. PHOTO: REUTERS
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        Lock icon Stanley Ho has brain surgery
        383 12 HONG KONG: Casino mogul Stanley Ho, the father of Macau's fabled gambling industry, is in a satisfactory condition after undergoing brain surgery in Hong Kong, his office and media reports said yesterday. Shares in his flagship gaming firm traded lower. The 87-year-old was taken to
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        Lock icon Family forced to blame me: Uighur leader
        229 12 SYDNEY: Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer yesterday rejected Chinese reports that her own children blamed her for inciting deadly unrest, as she arrived in Australia for a visit which has drawn strong protests from Beijing. The exiled US-based political activist touched down in Sydney
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        Lock icon KL launches special economic zone
        566 13  -  Hazlin Hassan Touted as Asia's biggest, it is set to draw $37b in investments by 2020 By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia yesterday launched its first special economic zone (SEZ) on the east coast of the peninsula, as part of efforts to stimulate a sluggish
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        Lock icon Malaysia bans sugar export by land
        461 13 PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian government is banning the export of sugar by land to curb smuggling activities of subsidised sugar into neighbouring countries. "It doesn't matter even if you are carrying a lkg packet of sugar. It is not allowed," Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism
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        Lock icon Man dies in Indonesian passenger train collision
        199 13 JAKARTA: One person was killed and 60 others were injured when two passenger trains collided in Indonesia yesterday. The accident occurred in Bogor, West Java, when an express train bound for Jakarta slammed into an economy-class train that had inexplicably stopped on the
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        Lock icon Indian police 'need overhaul'
        166 13 NEW DELHI: India's police discriminate against people on the basis of caste and financial status and regard themselves as above the law, undermining its democratic ideals, a leading human rights group said yesterday. The New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a report that Indian police
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        Lock icon A taste of what's to come
        41 14 A wave splashing over a Chinese boy as he stands on a seaside bridge near Zhuhai city in China's Guangdong province. A tropical storm is approaching southern China, causing rain and strong winds, photo: xinhua
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        Lock icon Fresh trouble brews in Pakatan
        534 14  -  Hazlin Hassan Latest bickering between PAS and DAP over beer ban By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Yet another squabble has broken out between Malaysia's opposition coalition partners, this time over the sale of alcohol in Selangor. Fundamentalist Parti Islam SeMalaysia has attacked its partner Democratic
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        Lock icon Not seeing eye to eye
        157 14 THE opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) alliance, comprising the multi-racial Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), the Chinese-based Democratic Action Party (DAP) and the conservative Malay-based Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), has been grappling with a number of issues since its formation. The DAP in Kedah pulled out of
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        Lock icon ISA protest: Opposition leaders to be questioned
        396 14 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's top opposition leaders will be called in for questioning over a massive weekend protest against internal security laws that saw 589 people arrested, police said yesterday. In the biggest demonstration in Malaysia for nearly two years, police used tear gas
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        Lock icon Public trust in China at a new low
        741 15  -  Sim Chi Yin Prostitutes seen as more trustworthy than officials in state-run poll By CHINA CORRESPONDENT Farmers seen as most trustworthy Top five trustworthy occupations: Farmers (17.3% of votes) Religious workers (9.7%) Sex workers (8.9%) Soldiers (8.7%) Students (7.9%) Top five least
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        Lock icon Commandos storm Korean car factory in bid to evict striking workers
        444 15 SEOUL: South Korean police commandos yesterday stormed a car factory occupied by hundreds of unionists amid fears that the prolonged standoff is pushing the automaker towards liquidation. Some 100 commandos braved a hail of fire-bombs, metal parts and burning
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        Lock icon Japan's opposition vows to stand up to US if voted to power
        392 15 TOKYO: Japan's main opposition party said that if it comes to power in this month's elections, it will confront the United States on key military and diplomatic issues and work on deepening ties with China. Mr Katsuya Okada,
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        Lock icon Boy beaten to death at rehab camp for Internet addiction
        265 15 BEIJING: A teenager was allegedly beaten to death by trainers at a rehabilitation camp in southern China where his parents had sent him to cure his Internet addiction, reports said yesterday. The four supervisors who allegedly beat Deng Senshan, 16,
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        Lock icon Peace talks set to resume as ceasefire holds in Mindanao
        501 16  -  Alastair McIndoe Displaced people in MILF heartland to return home By PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA: A badly holed peace process in the southern Philippines is finally under repair, a year after a homeland deal for Muslims fell apart, triggering renewed fighting
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        Lock icon Man in Suu Kyi's case 'hospitalised'
        322 16 YANGON: An American on trial for secretly entering the house of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been hospitalised after suffering seizures, hospital sources said yesterday. Mr John Yettaw, 53, was admitted to Yangon's main hospital on Monday, but his condition is improving,
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        Lock icon Ties that bind siblings
        70 16 Indian children tying "rakhi" sacred threads on each other's wrist on the eve of the Hindu festiva' Raksha Bandhan in a school in Amritsar. The annual festival, which celebrates love between siblings of opposite sex, is marked by the simple ceremony of the sister tying a
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        Lock icon Abbas won't rule out armed struggle
        745 17 Palestinian party's chequered past Fatah was founded in the late 1950s by Mr Yasser Arafat and a small group of Palestinian nationalists committed to an armed guerilla struggle for Palestine's liberation from Israel. Its name in Arabic translates to "conquest". Following Israel's 1982 invasion
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        Lock icon Not a whimper out of Big Bang project
        599 18 Giant accelerator yet to collide any particles after 15 years and $13 billion NEW YORK: After 15 years and US$9 billion (Ssl3 billion), the biggest, most expensive physics machine in the world is riddled with thousands of bad electrical connections. Many of
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        Lock icon About Cern's accelerator
        175 18 The Large Hadron Collider was built to accelerate protons to energies of seven trillion electron volts and smash them together in an attempt to create forces and particles that existed shortly after the Big Bang. At full strength, the energy stored in its superconducting magnets would equal
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        Lock icon How to win her heart? Be willing to do chores
        342 18 LONDON: A new study has ranked British men as the third most likely to win women's hearts since they are more willing to help out with housework, the Daily Telegraph reported. In the study, which examined relationships in 13 countries,
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        Lock icon First Saudi-born maids start work
        213 18 JEDDAH: The first group of Saudi maids has begun work under a government scheme, according to reports from Saudi Arabia. Until now, the job, which many Saudis regard as demeaning, had been mostly restricted to Asian women. In 2007, the Saudi Ministry of Labour permitted
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        134 19 ISLAMABAD: Islamist militants from groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Taleban are suspected of being behind the mob violence that killed eight Christians in central Pakistan over the weekend, a senior government official said yesterday. Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, an outlawed pro-Taleban Sunni Muslim sectarian group, and
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        Lock icon No Facebook for Marines
        113 19 WASHINGTON: The United States Marine Corps is banning its troops from going onto Facebook, MySpace and other social network sites, citing a possible security risk. The corps issued an order on Monday saying the ban is effective immediately on its computer network. It said the Internet
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        Lock icon Star's hubby arrested
        123 19 TOKYO: Japanese pop singer-actress Noriko Sakai, who has enjoyed popularity in Taiwan and China, has gone missing after her surfer husband was arrested on a drug possession charge, her agent said yesterday. The 38-year-old celebrity has not been seen and has not responded to repeated phone calls
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        Lock icon Georgia warns of war
        127 19 TBILISI (Georgia): Georgia warned of the risk of a new war with Russia yesterday as Moscow raised the battle-readiness of its forces ahead of the first anniversary of their war over the rebel South Ossetia region. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili called on the United States and
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        Lock icon Drug firm chief targeted
        114 19 BASEL (Switzerland): Drugmaker Novartis says animal rights militants have stolen the ashes of its chief executive officer's mother and set fire to his hunting lodge. Swiss authorities say they do not know who was behind the arson at CEO Daniel Vasella's lodge in Bach, Austria, on
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        Lock icon Villagers fight demolition
        146 19 PENANG: Hundreds of Malaysian villagers from an ethnic Indian enclave earmarked for development faced down a demolition team yesterday. The people of Kampung Buah Pala, a century-old village, formed a human shield to prevent the demolition of their homes as a team tried to move in with
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        Lock icon Valley of the dolls
        38 19 Tourists (left) and children (above) have a great time among the giant-size nesting dolls in Manzhouli, a border city in northern China. Known as Matryoshka, they are very popular in the region. PHOTOS: XINHUA
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      107 10 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COin military leaders will free democracy MOST-READ ONLINE leader Aung San Suu Kyi soon. I pray for Nabbed for bragging about sex. the day that Myanmar can become a Short kimono draws flak. democratic country." HK bosses prefer China grads: Study.
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      54 15 terchange "The guard was unsure about security procedure." MS PONG CHAN HONG: "At the Serangoon Interchange one morning, I witnessed a female security guard's futile bid to check a man's heavy backpack. He ignored her order to have his backpack checked and carried on walking towards the escalator leading to
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      417 21 GREAT Eastern Life is doing the decent thing in refunding customers the cost of insurance policies linked to financial products that have lost much of their value. The company will pay $250 million to 18,000 GreatLink Choice policyholders who had invested $594
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      Lock icon The confidence game
      919 21  -  Kenneth Rogoff LESSONS FROM THE ECONOMIC CRISIS By So what is the game plan now? There is talk of regulating the financial sector, but governments are afraid to shake confidence. There is recognition that the housing bubble collapse has to be absorbed, but no stomach for acknowledging
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      800 21  -  Barry Desker THINK-TANK By OVER the next week, I will be hosting senior military officers from around the globe gathering in Singapore to discuss issues on the AsiaPacific security agenda. This has set me thinking of the changes in the way that we
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        1036 22  -  Radha Basu S'PORE'S UNREMARKABLE HAPPINESS INDEX By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT A RECENT article in this newspaper on how Singapore was placed an unremarkable 49th out of 140 countries in a "happiness index" has unleashed much soul-searching. One reader wrote to The Straits Times' Forum Online
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        Lock icon Fair showing, but weak spots remain
        849 22  -  Bruce Gale ARROYO'S ECONOMIC RECORD By SENIOR WRITER With the focus increasingly on the upcoming presidential elections, few ambitious politicians are likely to be interested in helping an unpopular President push through Congress the sort of reforms that could really make a difference. PHILIPPINE
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        729 22  -  Chia Yong Yong CHARITIES GOVERNANCE By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES CHARITIES in Singapore have been asked to climb an Everest. Since April 1, a governance evaluation checklist has been posted on www.charities.gov.sg, to help Institutions of a Public Character (IPCs) and charities disclose
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        397 23 CASE ACCREDITATION WE REFER to the Forum Online letter, "Explain auditing process for granting CaseTrust accreditation" (July 24). The accreditation system is based on the principle of voluntary industry self-regulation. This allows industries to grow while providing a mechanism to protect consumers against unfriendly business
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        Lock icon HDB spaces: No subletting rule observed in the breach
        433 23 In Clementi alone "Now, there are at least eight illegal mobile phone retailers operating out of yellow boxes in Clementi Central." THE Housing Board's reply, "HDB shop corridor area cannot be sublet" (July 21), stated that HDB corridor areas should not
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        229 23 I RECEIVED a booklet from the Health Promotion Board (HPB) titled, Frequently Asked Questions On Influenza A (HINI-2009). The booklet rightly points out that anti-viral medications like Tamiflu and Relenza come with possible side effects. However, it does not elaborate on
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        481 23 Interchange "The guard was unsure about security procedure." MS PONG CHAN HONG: "At the Serangoon Interchange one morning, I witnessed a female security guard's futile bid to check a man's heavy backpack. He ignored her order to have his backpack checked and carried on walking towards the escalator leading
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      403 23 More letters on <& www.straitstimes.com 1 MS KUANG ZIBING: Breastfeeding facilities fantastic in most places but not at MCYS 2 MR TAN SHAO KEN: Charge more for a pack for younger smokers 3 MR PAUL CHAN: Cabs are not a better green alternative to private cars. 4 MR DAVID LAI:
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      Lock icon Motorists' insurance claims still on the rise
      657 24  -  Christopher Tan By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT Increase is small; premiums, however, could still hit $lb INSURANCE claims from motorists involved in accidents continued to climb in the first half of this year despite beefed-up efforts to rein them in. But the 7.7 per cent
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      Lock icon Fancy a CCTV for your car?
      238 24  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN A HOME-GROWN company has what it says is a possible solution to fraudulent claims an affordable, easy-to-use, windscreen-mounted video camera. ViG Services is marketing the China-made digital videocam as a weapon in the war on exaggerated motor insurance claims. The firm's business
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      Lock icon Cleaner sues Esplanade and employer for her fall
      660 25  -  Khushwant Singh Accident while cleaning theatre impaired her mobility permanently By Theatre patron died after fall in 2006 NINE months after Madam Norliah Ismail's fall, a patron at a performance in the Esplanade tumbled down another flight of stairs in the building.
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      258 25  -  Elena Chong Chia Yan Min By GLUTINOUS rice cake was found to be the cause of an 88-year-old woman's death here in May. State Coroner Victor Yeo recorded a verdict of misadventure after Madam Tay Ah Chu choked on a piece of Japanese
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      Lock icon Woman jailed for harassing debtors
      267 25  -  A WOMAN who helped her boyfriend harass debtors at their homes over a four-month period last year was jailed for 13 months yesterday. Khoo Siew Peng, 27 and unemployed, pleaded guilty to three charges of scribbling graffiti on walls and splashing green paint on a
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        117 25 A FORMER policeman was charged yesterday with receiving bribes in the form of entertainment and hostesses from a man for helping him in police-related matters. Tan Chee Kwong, 34, then a staff sergeant, is accused of twice accepting companionship with a nightclub hostess in 2006
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        108 25 A FORMER senior investigation officer with the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) appeared in court yesterday to face computer misuse and corruption charges. Gordon Tan Hock Lye, 33, is alleged to have modified data in the ministry's computer system by changing the renewal period of two
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        114 25 TWO jobless men were charged in court yesterday with pulling off an armed robbery and causing hurt to their victim. See Cheng Liat and Peh Her Yiam, both 48, are alleged to have held up Mr Ham Siew Hgoung, 29, at knife-point at the
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        87 25 A 22-YEAR-OLD woman was preyed upon by a pair of snatch thieves in Geylang Lorong 36 at around 12.30am on Monday. She was walking along the road when one of the men approached her, grabbed her bag and then fled to his accomplice, who
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      498 26  -  Amelia Tan FAKE DEGREE SCHOOL FIASCO Only current students will get placements in new schools By^ SOME of the 200 students of a bogus business school who thought they had found transfers to new schools will not be attending classes after all.
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      73 26 PUMP prices are up again, the second time in eight days. Petrol rates were raised by five to seven cents a litre yesterday, bringing prices close to pre-crisis levels in October last year. At $1,767 a litre before discount, 92-octane petrol is now 21.6 per cent
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      442 27  -  Kor Kian Beng Saving habit will help prepare them for tough times when pay is low, says Lim Boon Heng By THE economic downturn holds two lessons for workers, said Mr Lim Boon Heng, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office. One, save money
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      270 27  -  Goh Chin Lian By SINGAPORE'S Minister of Foreign Affairs George Yeo yesterday signed the condolence book for the late Mrs Corazon Aquino, former president of the Philippines. Mr Yeo signed the book at the residence of Philippine Ambassador Minda C. Cruz in Victoria Park
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      592 28  -  Association members, community bodies to get discounts and subsidies By Tessa Wong YOUR next neighbourhood get-together may have you whizzing around on rollercoasters and watching a circus show at the upcoming Resorts World Sentosa (RWS). A one-year partnership, inked yesterday, between the People's Association
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      Lock icon Narrow escape for S'pore woman stabbed in Genting
      421 28 AFTER a lucky streak at the gaming tables in Genting Highlands, things went badly south for a Singaporean who was stabbed in the back outside her hotel room. Madam Teng Soon Moey, 56, was rushed to a Kuala Lumpur hospital with a
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      379 28  -  Amresh Gunasingham By RECENT tensions around the South China Sea have shown the need for countries to engage in dialogue and address disputes within international legal frameworks, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday. In this regard, a code of conduct being
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      390 28  -  Teh Joo Lin By GUIDELINES defining the nuts and bolts for a national standard in hotel security are being drawn up, so hotels can benchmark their security measures against them. They cover, among other things, access, electronic surveillance and the quality of security
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        430 29  -  Melissa Tan WOMEN IN POLITICS By WOMEN in Singapore have set a faster pace than their regional counterparts in gaining a place in the political process, said the World Bank's director of gender and development. Ms Mayra Buvinic told the Apec Women Leaders Network
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        412 29  -  Alvin Foo WOMEN IN THE BOARDROOM Companies benefit from better gender mix, say speakers at Apec meeting By THERE is a growing realisation in the business world that women have a special quality and a role to play in the boardroom, noted
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        Lock icon Four exceptional female leaders in Apec
        277 29 PROFESSOR Chan Heng Chee highlighted these four women in her keynote address: CHILEAN PRESIDENT MICHELLE BACHELET She was elected Chile's first woman President in 2006. Why? "It was reported that President Bachelet has made a point of trying to maintain a home life as
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      608 30  -  Eisen Teo Little Red Dot's Savings Passport gives pupils lessons on finance By LEARNING THE VALUE OF MONEY "It's all too common to hear parents lament that young people these days don't know the value of money. The Passport is a fun way
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      465 30  -  Theresa Tan By NO QUICK FIX "We are dealing with human lives and time is critical when it comes to helping them with their problems. You can't expect a quick fix, especially when helping families with multiple problems." Social worker Samuel Ng
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      102 24 Mm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm cooperation in shaping our multi-MOST-READ ONLINE religious society that are needed." Maid who stole jumped to her death. Singaporean woman stabbed in BLOGGED ABOUT Malaysia. Proud to call Singapore home Man on trial for sex abuse. because... Says Eric: "I
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      54 30 terchange "The guard was unsure about security procedure." MS PONG CHAN HONG: "At the Serangoon Interchange one morning, I witnessed a female security guard's futile bid to check a man's heavy backpack. He ignored her order to have his backpack checked and carried on walking towards the escalator leading to
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORT.
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      Lock icon BID TO HOST MR ASIA
      845 31  -  Leonard Lim Christopher Ong S'pore hopes to stage regional bodybuilding meets in Sept next year By By SINCE he was 12, Max Lin has been doing static exercises like push-ups just to look good and impress his friends. So it was a natural progression for
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      Lock icon Triathlete pushing hard for Asiad return
      433 31  -  Lin Xinyi By AFTER becoming the first South-east Asia Games men's triathlon gold medallist in 2005, Cheng Jing Hean set his sights on competing at the Asian Games. But a tough decision to focus on his studies saw the 2006 quadrennial Games in Doha
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      539 32 Arsenal to play three strikers in new tactical approach to the season Arsenal 4-3-3: Middle and front trio Attack: Robin van Persie, Eduardo or Salomon Kalou to helm the front line, with Andrei Arshavin on the left and Theo Walcott on the right. Midfield: Alex Song
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      Lock icon Ronaldo's legs worth $220 million
      304 32 MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo's legs are worth more than him. Real Madrid have insured the footballer's legs for £90 million (Ss2l9 million), after he picked up a knock in pre-season. He suffered a minor knee injury after Juventus fullback Zdenek Grygera delivered a vicious kick in
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      363 32  -  Christopher Ong By THE world's best female squash players are in town this week for the CIMB Singapore Women's Squash Masters 2009. But, next year, squash fans could witness a double-header, after Singapore Squash Rackets Association (SSRA) president Desmond Hill confirmed plans to introduce
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      514 32 Transfer talk Real Madrid have threatened to walk away from talks to sign Xabi Alonso if Liverpool do not drop their £30 million (5572.4 million) asking price. Bernabeu president Florentino Perez has sanctioned an offer of just £23 million. Madrid have lined up Standard Liege's Steven
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      133 32 MOSCOW: Russian football fans have been told to drink whiskey on their trip to Wales for next month's World Cup qualifier to ward off the HINI swine flu virus. "We urge our fans to drink a lot of Welsh whiskey as a form of disinfection,"
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      430 33 LONDON: Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting tried to put the boot into England by saying the fitness of their star all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was "going downhill pretty quickly" after his side managed to draw the third Ashes Test on Monday. Flintoff bowled England to
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      698 33  -  Jeanette Wang Singapore's top amateur Choo is finally making a mark in US college golf By i Choo's good run Aug 2 Brunei Open* (Asian Tour event), Bandar Seri Begawan Top amateur (four-under 280), tied-37th out of 150 players July 12 Salcon Negeri Masters Invitational*,
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    • SPORTSWORLD
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        47 33 SENGKANG Punggol held high-flying Gombak United to a 0-0 draw in an S-League football match at the Hougang Stadium last night. Gombak remain third on 40 points, nine behind leaders Singapore Armed Forces FC, who have played a game fewer.
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        52 33 PLYMOUTH: The head of Formula One's Brawn GP team could be banned from driving, after being accused of breaking the 113kmh speed limit on a public road. Police accuse Ross Brawn of driving his Mercedes at 161kmh on a road in south-west England.
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        43 33 LOS ANGELES: Maria Sharapova got off to a flying start at the LA Championships on Monday, beating Slovakia's Jarmila Groth 6-0, 6-4 in the first round despite losing her way at times in the second set. REUTERS
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        Lock icon Purse slashed 20% in European golf event
        70 33 LONDON: The European Tour was dealt a serious financial blow when it emerged that the prize money will be cut at their new season-ending spectacular, The Race to Dubai. The purse for the November tournament, originally billed to have the richest purse in
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        62 33 NEW DELHI: India's cricket chiefs have received a request from the country's cash-starved football body to fund the national team. The affluent Board of Control for Cricket in India could shell out a US$2 million grant to prepare the national football team for the
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      366 33 "Briatore would threaten me, telling me if I didn't get a good result, he had another driver ready to put in my place." NELSON PIQUET JR (above) LONDON: Nelson Piquet Jr delivered a furious parting shot at Renault boss Flavio Briatore, after learning he was being
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      Lock icon Dubai ruler cops 6-month riding ban
      131 33 LAUSANNE (Switzerland): The International Equestrian Federation has banned its president's husband from riding in endurance races for six months after his horse twice failed doping tests. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (above, with his wife Princess Haya of Jordan), the ruler of Dubai,
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      305 31 0 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Real no threat: Ferguson Schumi to race again? Man United set sights on Silva. MOST COMMENTED Schumi to race again? Says chancmi: "The young upstarts of Formula One racing will humble Schumi if he makes a comeback.
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      54 31 terchange "The guard was unsure about security procedure." MS PONG CHAN HONG: "At the Serangoon Interchange one morning, I witnessed a female security guard's futile bid to check a man's heavy backpack. He ignored her order to have his backpack checked and carried on walking towards the escalator leading to
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      655 32 "Atthe end of tie day as a broodmare there is no better place for her than in jf^tff \i Australia. I thoughtthat even without her ftfe- doing this'triple crown'series we would have sent her down to Australia to try tf\ wr^*k and win a fewfillies and mares races. "The plan
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      115 33 Football &P S-League: Balestier v SAFFC (Toa Payoh, <3f 7.45pm). -^j Squash CIMB Singapore Women's j^dk Masters (Kallang Centre, MS& 7 P m I Tomorrow Football S-League: Tampines v Home (Tampines, 7.45pm). Golf WGC Bridgestone Invitational: Day 1 (Live, Ch26, Friday, 2.15am). Squash CIMB Singapore Women's Masters (Kallang Centre, 7pm).
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      119 34 I am the resurrection and the life; He who believes in Me will live even when he dies." John 11:25 CHAN TUCK KEE Age 81 was called home to be with the Lord on 3 August 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Wong Yoke Cheng Son: Chan Kok Ying Daughters:
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      162 34 "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of rhe Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in who I trust." Psalms 91:1 2 TAN CHENG LEONG ALLAN Age: 81 was called Home to
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      121 34 "I am the Resurrection and the Life. He who believes in me will live even though he dies." John 11:25 JULIAN JOSEPH DE SOUZA Age: 75 was called home to be with the Lord on 3 Aug 09 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Josephine Marie Branson Daughters: Son-in-law: Jennifer Ben
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      71 34 a His Life Earnest, His Actions Kind; E| A Willing Hand, An Active Mind. Anxious To Please, Loath To Offend, A Loving Father A Faithful Friend. Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of David Wong Kong Wei Born: October 17, 1943 Departed: August 5, 2008 At Rest at Mandai Columbarium Blk
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      136 34 ij'J "For me to live is Christ, to die is gain." m jtf Phil 1:21 V{ MDM CHEW YONG Age: 74 Was called home to be with the Lord on 3 August 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Husband: Ong Kim Hong Son: Daughter-in-law: Ong Poon Kin
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      111 34 MRS CHEN LAI PING Age: 81 years old passed away peacefully on 3 August 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Capt Douglas Chen ChanYuk Lun Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chen Tik Lung Chan Tik Lung Bo ey Chee Kiew Chan Dik Wan Quek Tze Kiang Chan Dick Sing
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      52 34 f nf With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The Family Of The Late CALVIN LEE WEE SING Class of '03 (AXP 2) Departed 02.08.2009 From: The alumni, students, staff and faculty at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business CHICAGO BOOTH 1 The University of Chicago liooth School
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      73 34 Tan Thiam Soon, Frederick Age 53 passed away peacefully on 4 August 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Tan Cheh, Belinda Daughter: Tan Chun Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Tan Yam Soon (deceased) HanGeokLeng Tan Khim Soon (deceased) Koh Choon Tho And all relatives Wake is held at Blk 426 Ang Mo Kb
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      90 34 rAthma Shantl Pooja p We, the family of the late SUBRAMANYAM S/O SINNIAH Departed on 24 Jul 2009 wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to our relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement. Special Thanks to: Doctor staff of Ward 51
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      36 34 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late CALVIN LEE WEE SING CEO, Deutsche Telekom Asia Pte Ltd Departed on 2 August 2009 From The Management Staff Of PTC System (S) Pte Ltd
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      38 35 With Deepest Sympathy And Heartfelt Condolences To Our Director MS LILLIAN LEE on the demise of her beloved brother MR CALVIN LEE WEE SING on 2 August 2009 From The Management Staff of Singapore Rolling Shutters Pte Ltd
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      66 35 GOPALA THEVAR RAMAUN6AM Age: 86 passed away peacefully on 4 August 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: V. Lakshmi Daughters: Sons-in-law: Anjilai Devi Ranjit Singh Kaliani Vasagee Hithayatulla Khan(tfeceaseco Shanti Tamilselvam And all Grandchildren, Relatives and Friends Wake is held at Blk 409 Hougang Ave 10 #02-1048. Tel: *****421/*****562. Cortege
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      89 35 ATHMA SHANTI POOJA The family of the late NAGAPAN SWiASA (Ex-ComfortTaxi Driver) Departed 23 July 2009 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, prayers, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement Karumathi Prayers will be held on
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      56 35 THAIAI THEVASAM Ist Anniversary MDM G. SANGARAMAL (Wife of late N. Pasupathy) Departed 18 July 2008 Deeply missed lovingly remembered by Sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters- in- law, grandchildren, great grandchild, relatives friends. Prayers will be held at Sivan Temple N0.24 Geylang East Ave.2 on 6th Aug 2009 at 7.30pm. Please
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      36 35 ENA TAI TEO ENG LUAN passed away in Melbourne on 8 July 2009. Dearly missed by family and friends. Memorial service will be held on Sat, 8 Aug 2009, 10am at Orchard Rd Presbyterian Church. I
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      142 35 A loving husband, a doting father, a true friend and more.... You will always be remembered by those whose lives are touched by y0u.... SEE SIN WAH, JAVERT Age: 45 Passed away peacefully on 4 August 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Gina Lim Ching Daughter:
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      117 35 w Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: "Many daughters have done well, but you excel them all." Proverbs 31:28-29 TAN LEE CHOO Age: 59 went into the loving embrace of our Lord Jesus on 4 August 2009 leaving behind loved ones.
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      54 36 terchange "The guard was unsure about security procedure." MS PONG CHAN HONG: "At the Serangoon Interchange one morning, I witnessed a female security guard's futile bid to check a man's heavy backpack. He ignored her order to have his backpack checked and carried on walking towards the escalator leading to
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        520 36  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS BEARS Investors react to news of Seagate layoffs and money flowing to HK By THE stock market paused to take a breather yesterday, following three days of spectacular gains that saw share prices return to levels not seen for
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        407 36  -  Yang Huiwen By 1 SEMBCORP Marine has exceeded market expectations by posting a 7.6 per cent hike in net profits to $138.1 million for the second quarter. The oil rig maker made the improved profit on the back of an 8 per
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          115 36 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 2.63 billion shares worth $2.17 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 194 Losers: 377 Unchanged: 692 STRAITS TIMES INDEX Mid Cap 596.93 T -6.28 Basic materials 301.16 T -11.93 Utilities 433.06 T -3.69 Small Cap 520.20 T -8.53 Industrials 569.94 T -2.23 Financials 663.96 T -9.13 All Share
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          203 36 Yesterday's close: 10,375.01 (+22.54) Japanese shares rose 0.2 per cent after Wall Street also soared to a 2009 record in response to encouraging corporate and economic reports. Yesterday's close: 1,179.88 (+8.57) Malaysian shares closed up 0.7 per cent, led by buying interest in plantation and finance stocks following gains
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          401 36 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 293.6 DBXT FTChina25 10USS 3076 108.9 Creative Tech 697 107.0 IMH 3060 85.9 Lyxor EmergingMkts 1 884 50.1 ISH 1700 43.0 Lyxor MS India 10USS 1318 38.7 OCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 .9930 30.0 OCBCCap 5.1%NCPS 100 .9620 22.0 BSembawang 436 16.0 Haw Par
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          183 36 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume CENTS Vol Golden Agri FrasersComm R Genting SP ChinaAniH Cosco Corp NOL UniFiber Ban Joo Goldtron CapitaLand China Hongxing CSC Hldgs InnoTek FrasersComm Sine Hides 40 6 81.5 18 130 172 6 7 1 375 20 21 31 17
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          105 36 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Aug 4 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.1980 1.2330 Can dollar 1.3350 1.3510 Euro 2.0520 2.0740 Malaysian rineeit* 0.4100 0.4109 NZ dollar 0.9500 0.9700 Sterling pound 2.4130 2.4400 US dollar 1.4250 1.4410 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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          365 36 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 449.8 251.4 1100 167 299 1651.6 443 91 57.9 3304 1800 2536 1092 251.1 214 855 887 1566 201 293 457 412 281 2018 627 170 5606 CapitaLand 93.5 5417 CapitaMall 405 5611 CityDev
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          612 36 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 127 87.5 255 122 68.5 138 143.9 150 397.9 50 127 206 93.5 240 678 217 291 161 141 337.9 540 220 63.5 206 81 74 89 33.5 238 122 110 232 105
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        713 37  -  Francis Chan It has boosted balance sheet and is a strong global franchise: Pandit By CITIGROUP has bolstered its balance sheet and is well-armed to take on the challenges ahead as the global economy improves, said chief executive Vikram Pandit, who was in Singapore
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        219 37 NEW YORK: United States Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (right) blasted top US regulators in an expletive-laden tirade amid frustration over President Barack Obama's faltering plan to overhaul financial regulation, the Wall Street Journal reported. Mr Geithner told regulators that "enough is enough",
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        458 37  -  Joyce Teo By THE now-familiar story of the global downturn hitting corporate profits continued yesterday with defence manufacturer ST Engineering reporting a 9 per cent fall in second-quarter earnings. Net profit came in at $108.7 million, due to lower contributions from its aerospace and
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        316 37 COAL producer Straits Asia Resources yesterday reported a 43 per cent drop in second quarter net profit to US$2l.4 million (Ss3l million), hurt by several non-cash items. The mainboard-listed group attributed the profit fall to expense incurred on the costs of warrants amounting to US$l4.3
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        355 38 NEW YORK: The American International Group (AIG) has found another executive willing to come out of retirement to take on the thankless task of leading the troubled insurer that was brought to the brink of financial collapse before being rescued through multibillion-dollar bailouts from
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        176 38 NEW YORK: Bank of America (BoA), pressured to overhaul management and reduce risk, has set up a five-way competition to find a replacement for Mr Kenneth Lewis as chief executive. The bank on Monday shuffled senior management and paid US$33 million (Ss47
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      364 38 WASHINGTON: Americans opened their wallets and pocketbooks a bit more in June, increasing their spending for the second straight month while saving less, even as incomes fell sharply. Consumer spending is closely watched because it accounts for about 70 per cent of total economic
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      617 38 Swiss giant sees big loss while London-based bank posts 10% profit increase ZURICH: There were mixed results from two banking giants yesterday. Standard Chartered has announced plans to raise US$l.7 billion (552.4 billion) to capitalise on the economic downturn, but Swiss bank ÜBS
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      130 38 STANDARD Chartered's new share sale looks set to dilute Temasek Holding's stake in the bank, Dow Jones Newswire reported yesterday. Stanchart's Asia Chief Executive Jaspal Bindra told reporters at a press conference in Hong Kong yesterday that Temasek can't subscribe to its planned US$l.7 billion
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        832 39  -  Smita Krishnaswamy Small- and medium-sized enterprises enjoy a wide range of Government assistance schemes. For the next four weeks, SME Spotlight will feature the four best programmes that have helped firms access new markets, enhance capabilities and weather the downturn. IE Singapore helps firms exploit opportunities
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        808 40  -  Francis Chan Alliances under iPartners scheme making inroads in diverse Gulf markets By JUMPSTART "One of the big differences in this partnership with Crimson Logic is that we can leverage on their market access, track record and their people on the ground...
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        350 40  -  Smita Krishnaswamy By SINGAPORE companies can look forward to tapping lucrative markets in Saudi Arabia once the Republic's Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is in place. The GCC, which was Singapore's seventh largest trading partner in
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      433 41  -  Michelle Tay System will provide clearer picture of borrower's profile using bank, non-bank data By BANKS and financial institutions will soon have a new tool at their fingertips to help them assess the risks of lending money to individuals. A credit rating
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      319 41 DBS Group is to offer cross-border yuan settlement services to business customers in Hong Kong and Singapore and is applying to do so in China. The move will see DBS become the second Singapore bank to offer such services after OCBC Bank. It
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      322 41  -  Charissa Yong By POSB is launching funds that let investors buy into two local exchange traded funds (ETFs). ETFs are investment vehicles that can be bought and sold like a share. They diversify risk by buying a basket of stocks on an exchange, instead of
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      554 42  -  Robin Chan Employment grows for first time in 19 months, but job losses still loom By POSITIVE SIGNS "It appears that the manufacturing economy has bottomed out...and is now heading towards a possible recovery." Ms Janice Ong, executive director at the Singapore Institute of
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      355 42 LONDON: Oil prices fell yesterday after a dramatic rally overnight on expectations of higher demand for crude oil, traders said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in September, fell by US$l.OB to U5570.50 a barrel. Oil prices had shot higher on
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      780 43  -  Francis Chan By CEO sees it as testbed for new concepts PART OF GLOBAL STRATEGY "We have always viewed Singapore as an integral part of not just our strategy for Asia, but our broader global strategy." Mr Vikram Pandit, visiting Singapore for the
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        1617 45  -  John lui Animation studio Pixar is all grown up and flying high with its 10th movie, Up, following a record nine consecutive hits film correspondent Animation company Pixar's 10th movie, Up, is out tomorrow. It marks a milestone for this remarkable studio in more ways than
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        774 46 ffiffifflanimation UP (PG) 102 minutes/Opens tomorrow/***** The story: Carl Fredricksen (Edward Asner) is your prototypical grumpy retiree. Forced to vacate his beloved home, he chooses instead to fly away literally. He hitches his house to an oversized bundle of balloons and takes off for Paradise Falls,
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        725 47  -  ong soh chin Good-versus-evil conflict faced by Lee Byung Hun's character makes him the heart of the action movie in Tokyo 'Very early on, someone brought up his work. And I just fell in love with this guy. He's a movie star. He projects so
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        658 47  -  Ong Soh Chin Actor Channing Tatum (left) has the kind of strapping lantern-jawed looks that destine one for a career in modelling or the movies. He has done both, having offered his six-pack physique to campaigns for Abercrombie Fitch and Armani. In his relatively short
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        589 47  -  ong soh chin G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA (PG) 118 minutes/Opens tomorrow/***** The story: A unit of elite forces called G.I. Joe must stop the evil Cobra Organisation from destroying the world. At stake is a cache of military warheads made of "nanomites", microscopic
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        597 48  -  dave chua The life of the young Mongol conqueror goes epic with bloody battles and great cinematography MONGOL (NCI6) 126 minutes/Now showing/***** The story: The first in a trilogy of films about the life of Genghis Khan (Tadanobu Asano) chronicles his early years. The nine-year-old Temujin
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        201 48 Opens: Nov 19 Newly released movie stills show that The Fantastic Mr. Fox should be special and not just for its gorgeous looks. The movie, based on British author Roald Dahl's f children's novel, is directed and co-written by the i reigning king of quirk, Wes Anderson
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        622 49  -  deepika shetty Love Aaj Kal mixes two stories from different time periods, which makes things confusing LOVE AAJ KAL (PG) 128 minutes/Now showing/***** The story: Love Aaj Kal (Love Now Then) is about London-based Jai (Saif Ali Khan) who just cannot understand the meaning of love. His girlfriend
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        351 49  -  jocelyn lee The late Malaysian film-maker Yasmin Ahmad's Singapore project is going ahead. Producer Caroline Kwauk has stepped in to help make Go, Thaddeus!. The movie is based on the real story of young Singaporean triathlete Thaddeus Cheong (left), who died after finishing
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      407 50  -  jocelyn lee Taiwanese comedienne Lotus Wang is glad her days of doing stunts on variety shows are over 'I had to prepare different stunts to perform on many variety shows and do things that I didn't dare to do' Lotus Wang (left) on her tough
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      754 51  -  cara van miriah The American singer will be one of many hot acts for the Fl Rocks fest American R&B superstar Beyonce will be a headlining performer in a new music festival to be held at the same time as the 2009 Formula One (Fl) SingTel Singapore
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      379 51 New York Naomi Sims (below), whose appearance as the first black model on the cover of Ladies' Home Journal in November 1968 was a consummate moment of the "Black is Beautiful" movement, died of cancer last Saturday in New Jersey. She was 61. She is sometimes
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        458 53 Los Angeles Times Associated Press Los Angeles Michael Jackson's mother was awarded permanent custody of his three children on Monday, putting an end to one of the court battles that have been brewing since the pop star's death in June. Los Angeles Superior Court judge Mitchell
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        186 53 MICHAEL DOUGLAS' SON ARRESTED Cameron Douglas, the son of Oscarwinning actor Michael Douglas (both right), has been arrested on drug charges, reports said on Monday. The New York Post said the 30-year-old was arrested last week at a hotel in Manhattan for possession of about 227g of crystal methamphetamine
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        276 53 Seoul Three members of the Korean pop group TVXQ said on Monday that their legal action against their agency did not signal the break-up of the boyband. Micky, Xiah and Hero said that they, along with members Max and U-Know, would keep a promise
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      1077 61 Landed Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for landed properties 4 from District 10 between February and July 2009, jt^Jj^s^iafcfc Street Name/ Project name I Type Price Sq Ft Transaction Street Name/ Project name I Type Price Sq Ft Transaction Street Name/
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      3844 64 Properties PK DllB2l NEWTON/ Ph Dll 821 NEWTON/ ffh Dll 821 NEWTON/ PK Dll 821 NEWTON/ PK DllB 21 NEWTON/ PK DllB 21 NEWTON/ PK Dl2-14 BALESTIER/ Wfti Dl5-16 EAST COAST PK Dl5-16 EAST COAST PK Dl5-16 EAST COAST ■jU BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI UU BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI UU BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI UU BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI UU BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI UU
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      4257 66 Properties WKf\ HOUGANG llfet PASIR RIS/CHANGI Ph SENGKANG lIK TOA PAYOH MK YISHUN Mh NORTH IRV CENTRAL IRV CENTRAL IRV CENTRAL |R\ EAST IjJjJ HDBAPTS FOR SALE \j& HDBAPTS FOR SALE |p/ HDBAPTS FOR SALE \jjj HDBAPTS FOR SALE }g/f HDBAPTS FOR SALE IjpJ HOUSES FOR RENT |j|f HOUSES FOR
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      5202 67 Properties Pftv DOl-08 fft\ DOl-08 fft\ DOl-08 PftvDol-08 Pfcv DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Pfcv DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Pfcv DO9-10 ORCHARD/ PiS DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Pfcv DO9-10 ORCHARD/ Pftv DO9-10 ORCHARD/ UH CITY a SOUTH-WEST |u2J CITY a SOUTH-WEST |u2J CITY a SOUTH-WEST |j§j CITY a SOUTH-WEST |j|l TANGLIN/HOLLAND |j|l TANGLIN/HOLLAND |j|l TANGLIN/HOLLAND UU TANGLIN/HOLLAND
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      5389 68 Properties PIK DllB2l NEWTON PIK Dll 821 NEWTON Pl\ Dll 821 NEWTON Pftk Dl2-14 BALESTIER/ W9\ Dl5-16 EAST COAST W9\ Dl5-16 EAST COAST Pfcv Dl9-2O PIS D22-24WEST W/l\ ROOMS FOR RENT llh ROOMS FOR RENT |i|l BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI UM BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI mjjti BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI UM MACPHERSON/GEYLANG |j|? PTEAPTS FOR RENT |j|? PTEAPTS FOR
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      4696 69 Properties Wff\ NORTH/NORTH-EAST Hh SOUTH IffS EAST Wff\ WEST RK FACTORY SPACE RK FACTORY SPACE Wti FACTORY SPACE Wti FACTORY SPACE Wti FACTORY SPACE Wti FACTORY SPACE lH? HDBAPTS FOR RENT |||f HDBAPTS FOR RENT HDBAPTS FOR RENT ||j||/ HDBAPTS FOR RENT ||JFfORRENT ||JFfORRENT jjj? FOR SALE jjj? FOR SALE
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      3657 70 Properties HK OFFICE SPACE HK OFFICE SPACE Wh OFFICE SPACE HK OFFICE SPACE HK OFFICE SPACE HK OFFICE SPACE HK OFFICE SPACE HK OFFICE SPACE HK OFFICE SPACE HK OFFICE SPACE |fjj? FOR RENT HI/ FOR RENT |f|/ FOR RENT |fjj? FOR RENT |f|7 FOR RENT |f|7 FOR RENT |fjj?
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          546 97  -  Tan Chong Yaw By Dr Li Haizhou, 45, Bag-of-sounds Claim to fame: He put Singapore on the world map with his "voice biometrics" technology that is able to match a voice sample against a database of voices, like the way fingerprints are identified HIS TECHNOLOGY to match
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          547 98  -  Tham Yuen-C By Michael Tan, 37, Tangent Software Claim to fame: Created popular iPhone applications, Upcoming Events and plan.pack.go, the latter of which is one of the top 25 travel applications in the Apple App Store THERE are not many opportunities for Michael Tan's friends to forget
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        868 99 When it comes to IT security, there are some tough questions that firms should ask themselves. BILLY TEO reports How can I get free updates on security threats? IDC research manager Judy Wu says small and medium-sized businesses can get cyber security threat updates
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        571 100 Box office hit Up marks Pixar's first foray into 3-D, but the animation mechanics remain the same. SHERWIN LOH traces one scene from start to finish ALL in, 20,622 multi-coloured balloons were created to lift the house and 10,297 were used in most shots to keep
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        1105 101 The future is bright for software developers, says a man who has founded and sold several profitable software companies. GRACE CHNG reports SOFTWARE developers are increasingly in demand because they create fresh applications and services that can be sold for higher profit, according to serial IT entrepreneur
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        617 101 ASK a developer what the toughest yet most satisfying part about creating software is and the same answer often comes up: solving a bug in the code. That, says 23-year-old developer Hong Jia Jun, is one of the unique experiences of creating the building
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        575 102 J We currently see demand outstripping m m supply by two to three times. Without this new facility, we would have run out of space at our first data centre in Ayer Rajah within the next 60 to 90 days. Steve Smith (right), president and chief
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        539 103  -  Tan Chong Yaw By REMEMBER Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark in the movie Iron Man? When designing his suit of armour in the laboratory, he could view a computer model of the armour from any angle, move it around and even put his arm into
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        654 104  -  Sherwin Loh Ghostbusters: The Video Game By Cheat sheet Stay alive While you interact with the original team of four, the game ensures that there are only between two and four characters fighting ghosts at any one time on each level. When you are hit, you
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        473 105  -  Oo Gin Lee Overlord 2 By POWER corrupts. Absolute power is a whole lot of fun. The twist on the old adage absolute power corrupts absolutely is just one of the wacky quotes from Gnarl, your prime minister in a kingdom of minions where you are
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        471 104  -  Stephanie Gwee By Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince NOVELS in the Harry Potter fiction series might be one of the most exciting of our time. The same cannot be said for its re-enactments in other forms movie and game alike. The games are more often than
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        359 106  -  John Tan By SanDisk Ultra Backup USB Flash Drive From $50 (8GB) to $360 (64G8), from authorised dealers such as Challenger Superstore and South Asia Computer. For full retailers' list, check: www.vector-magnetics.com/dealers.html MAKING the easy easier is what SanDisk aims to do with its latest flash
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        481 106  -  Sherwin Loh By! Nokia NB6 $808 (without operator plan), from authorised dealers NOKIA'S first 8-megapixel camera phone has hit the market but what should have been cause for excitement has instead brought about mixed feelings. Software and looks wise, the NB6 is no great departure from
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        401 107 AiptekT2o USB Projector $499, contact iKnow on 6841-1066 TINY was the first word that came to mind when I took this USB projector out of its box. If normal projectors are elephants, then the Aiptek T2O would be a mouse. Smaller than my wallet is how compact
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        840 108  -  John Tan In part four of a 10-part series, JOHN TAN shows you how to turn mundane sceneries into postcard-perfect landscapes is a freelance writer This popular Kuta beach is most spectacular when bathed in the orange glow of the setting sun. I used
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        1068 109  -  Jan Yam Want to know what's wrong with your PC? E-mail us at stdled@sph.com.sg Locked out I have an old PC at home running Microsoft Windows XP Professional but I have forgotten my Windows password. What can I do to bypass it or reset the password to get
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        809 110 Raymond Neoh is always on the lookout for the next big thing in gaming technology. TAN CHONG YAW reports This country is equally at home with Western and Eastern cultures. This exposure shows in the creativity of Singaporeans. Raymond, on why he chose Singapore as his base
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