The Straits Times, 6 August 2009

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    20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 2009 S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Charity conman
      38 1 A YOUNG man invented a fictitious charity network to con the public of money. Rajendren Rajamani also duped a charity, and used his parents' identities without their knowing. He will be sentenced today. PRIME PAGE A3
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      Lock icon Haze hits unhealthy level
      54 1 MALAYSIA was yesterday hit with the worst haze levels recorded this year, as smoke from forest fires in Indonesia caused unhealthy levels of pollution in six areas. Singapore was also affected, causing its pollution index to hit the moderate range for the first time since February.
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      Lock icon Economic reality check
      62 1 NEWS this week that 2,000 workers at hard-disk maker Seagate would lose their jobs by the end of next year is a stark reminder that Singaporeans cannot afford to be prematurely optimistic about an economic recovery. Manpower Minister Gan Kirn Yong noted that there were economic challenges
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      Lock icon Zippy broadband roll-out
      50 1 RESIDENTS of an HDB estate in Cantonment Close will be the first to be wired up for Singapore's next generation high-speed broadband network. Yesterday, a second flat in the estate was hooked up, marking the start of a large-scale roll-out of the new technology. HOME PAGE B5
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      Lock icon Banks bouncing back
      46 1 UNITED Overseas Bank posted better-than-expected numbers and added an upbeat forecast for good measure. Meanwhile, Standard Chartered Bank Singapore shrugged off the recession during the first half of the year, recording a 36 per cent rise in pre-tax operating profits. MONEY PAGE 816
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    Lock icon Freed journalists fly home from N. Korea
    679 1 Tearful reunion with families as they thank Clinton and US officials for securing their release LOS ANGELES: Two American journalists freed by North Korea after months of detention returned home to a tearful family reunion last night accompanied by former president Bill Clinton,
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    Lock icon More girls under age 14 having sex
    628 1  -  Leow Si Wan By IT IS a sign of the times: More girls aged below 14 are having sex. The police have now tabbed this as a worrying crime issue, and are trying to keep a lid on the problem. Crime statistics issued
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        Lock icon Now, to talk about Pyongyang's bomb
        102 2 WE SAY North Korea's gesture of freeing two American female reporters held for illegal entry gives it an edge in its off-stage diplomatic tussle with the United States. But it also provides the US with an entree to deal directly with a troublesome state,
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        Lock icon Spurious copyright claims
        31 2 COLUMNS The Copyright Act should be amended so publishers cannot claim copyright over material in the public domain, says Andy Ho. REVIEW PAGE A 25 1 11 1
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        Lock icon Watching the world go by
        26 2 Travel is a good excuse to do nothing, says Stephanie Yap, who enjoys being a happy wanderer. LIFE! PAGE C 6
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        Lock icon Transparency needed
        25 2 OUR READER SAYS Larry Haverkamp wants to know where orphaned money goes since Singapore insurers disclose nothing about them. FORUM PAGE A 27
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      40 2 IN YESTERDAY'S article "POSB to launch ETF-based funds", we stated that the initial sales charge of POSB's MyHome Fund is 0.3 per cent. It should be 3 per cent. We are sorry for the error.
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      Lock icon What's a UK degree worth?
      933 2  -  Jonathan Eyal True test is the market: how many graduates find suitable-level jobs By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU As Britain's teenagers eagerly await their A-level results this month, a parliamentary committee has warned that some of the universities these youngsters hope to attend may not
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      Lock icon Charity crook swindled the public of $120,000
      915 3  -  Theresa Tan Carolyn Quek Conman created fake groups and beneficiaries, pleads for court's mercy By Who he cheated HIS PARENTS Rajendren Rajamani (right) used his parents' Sing Pass and password to 2 log onto the website of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority
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      Lock icon Two jailed for gay sex with teen
      542 4  -  Elena Chong They took up offers from 15-year-old who pimped himself online By COURTS CORRESPONDENT AT THE age of nine, he was already a veteran on social networking websites. By the time he was 12, he was a regular on an online chatroom
      WONG KWAI CHOW  -  542 words
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      Lock icon Thick haze shrouds Malaysia
      501 5 Worst levels this year in six areas; PSI also rises in Singapore KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia was yesterday hit with the worst haze levels recorded this year, as smoke from forest fires in Indonesia caused unhealthy levels of pollution in six areas. Singapore was affected too, as
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; NEW STRAITS TIMES PRESS  -  501 words
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      Lock icon Critics take aim at 'two for the price of one' diplomacy
      868 6  -  Chua Chin Hon Analysts see no lasting impact from Clinton trip unless serious talks begin By US BUREAU CHIEF WASHINGTON: When he was running for the White House in 1992, candidate Bill Clinton famously said that he and his
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      Lock icon 4-month drive to free duo
      470 6 WASHINGTON: The secret trip to reclusive North Korea capped a delicate, four-month effort designed to free two jailed US reporters while limiting a publicity bonanza for Pyongyang. Top US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, described the intense diplomatic drive to win the freedom of
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      Lock icon 'Victims in nuclear stand-off'
      343 6 WASHINGTON: Chinese-American Laura Ling, 32, and Korean-American Euna Lee, 36, have been portrayed by their families and supporters as innocent victims caught up in an international nuclear stand-off. Ms Ling, who was born in California, is vice-president of the Vanguard Journalism unit of California-based Current TV
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS  -  343 words
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      Lock icon Concerns South may be left out
      476 6 SEOUL: Former US president Bill Clinton's surprise visit to Pyongyang could herald direct North Korea-US talks, and South Korea's government risks being left in the cold, newspapers and analysts here said yesterday. Chosun Ilbo, South Korea's best-sell-ing daily, said the visit heralds the start
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      Lock icon Worker who lost fingers wins suit
      506 8  -  K.C. VIJAYAN Sub-contractor liable but not his direct employer, whose costs it will pay By LAW CORRESPONDENT A CHINA worker who lost three fingers at work was offered $88,200 in Workmen's Compensation, but he said no thanks, and jointly sued his employer and another
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      Lock icon 200,000 bid Aquino farewell
      377 8  -  ALASTAIR MCINDOE MANILA: With applause and flowing tears, around 200,000 mourners braved the rain-drenched streets of Manila yesterday for the funeral procession of much-loved former president Corazon Aquino. After five days of public services to honour Mrs Aquino, who died on Saturday at age 76 after
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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      Lock icon Australia terror plot: Four more charged
      675 10 Security arrangements at military bases now under review MELBOURNE: Australia yesterday charged four more men with planning a suicide assault on a Sydney army barracks, prompting an angry outburst from one of them as details emerged of the alleged plot. Wissam Mahmoud Fattal, 33,
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        Lock icon India, China resume border talks
        874 11  -  Ravi Velloor Effort underlines Indian PM's desire to resolve issues with neighbours By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF Asian giants... IN CONTENTION: India says China illegally occupies 38,000 sq km of its territory in Jammu and Kashmir state. China claims 90,000 sq km in the east,
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        Lock icon China parents hoping genes yield geniuses
        579 12 Many signing kids up for DNA test that claims to identify innate talent CHONGQING: Masses of one-child parents in China are taking up a new tool in their quest to groom their children into the next Yao Ming, the basketball superstar, or Hu Jintao,
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        Lock icon Buses taken off roads to halt spread of plague
        401 12 BEIJING: Public buses have been ordered off the roads of a remote Chinese town to control the possible spread of deadly pneumonic plague that has killed three people and which seemed set to claim a fourth victim. One patient hospitalised with
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        Lock icon Over 200 sets of twins in village
        234 15 KODINJI (India): Walk around Kodinji village in northern Kerala and you would be forgiven for thinking you have double vision as this community is known as "twin village". The remote village is home to more than 204 sets of twins, but doctors are
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        Lock icon Visitors' names not recorded
        599 15  -  Elizabeth Looi Guards testify on first day of inquest into opposition aide's death at XL anti-graft agency By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT SHAH ALAM: A closely watched inquest into the mysterious death of an opposition aide started yesterday, with security guards saying that they did not record the
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        Lock icon Khmer Rouge trial: Westerner 'burned alive'
        396 15 PHNOM PENH: A former security guard at the Khmer Rouge's most notorious prison told a tribunal yesterday he watched as a Western prisoner was burned alive. But the head of the prison the first senior Khmer Rouge figure to face trial in the United
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        Lock icon Plane crash 'due to wind shear'
        482 16 Airport at Koh Samui reopens day after disaster that killed pilot BANGKOK: Initial reports suggest a sudden gust of wind may have caused a passenger plane to skid and crash as it landed on a Thai tourist island, killing its pilot and injuring dozens,
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        Lock icon US strike killed Taleban leader's wife
        271 16 PESHAWAR: A United States drone destroyed a house belonging to the father-in-law of Pakistan's wanted Taleban chief Baitullah Mehsud, killing his second wife and two other militants yesterday, security officials said. Suspected US attacks and Pakistani air strikes have increasingly pounded strongholds of Mehsud.
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        Lock icon Sri Lanka begins resettling refugees
        163 16 VAVUNIYA (Sri Lanka): Sri Lanka yesterday allowed 1,100 people displaced during the recently ended ethnic conflict with the Tamil Tigers to return home, in the first phase of a relocation plan. At a ceremony, senior presidential adviser Basil Rajapakse presented food packs to the group
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        Lock icon Gunman opens fire in US health club, 4 die
        438 17 BRIDGEVILLE (Pennsylvania): A man who sprayed bullets into a fitness class filled with women, killing three and then himself, apparently kept a webpage in which he wrote about years of rejection by women and an earlier plan for violence at the
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        Lock icon Rivals boycott swearing in of president
        542 17 IRAN'S TURMOIL Police break up opposition protests as Ahmadinejad is sworn in for second term TEHERAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in for a second term yesterday, vowing more defiance of the West at a ceremony boycotted by his rivals, as riot police
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        Lock icon Packaging clouds smokers' thinking
        526 19 STUDY ON TOBACCO INDUSTRY Adults base risk and tar levels on design and wording WASHINGTON: Something as simple as the colour of a cigarette packet can dupe smokers into thinking the cigarettes inside are less dangerous to their health, a study has shown. Researchers at the
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        Lock icon Russian subs off US coast cause stir
        466 20 Rare mission in international waters could spell a more aggressive military WASHINGTON: A pair of nuclear-pow-ered Russian attack submarines have been patrolling in international waters off the eastern seaboard of the United States in recent days. The rare mission has raised concerns inside
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        Lock icon Obama shares birthday spotlight
        270 20 WASHINGTON: On his 48th birthday, US President Barack Obama turned the spotlight on a reporter also celebrating her special day and who started covering the White House beat in the year he was born. Mr Obama on Tuesday sang Happy Birthday and presented Ms Helen Thomas,
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    • world in brief
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        Lock icon Tough language task
        144 22 BEIJING: A city in south-west China has set its civil servants the tongue-twisting task of learning five foreign languages to boost ties with its South-east Asian neighbours. A Communist Party official in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province which borders Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, announced the tough new
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        Lock icon Over 1,000 H1N1 deaths
        77 22 GENEVA: The death toll in the Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic has passed the 1,000 mark, with 1,154 deaths since the outbreak was uncovered in April, data published yesterday by the World Health Organisation (WHO) showed. The flu has now reached 168 countries and territories, the WHO
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        Lock icon Be green – pee in shower
        106 22 Be green pee in shower RIO DE JANEIRO: New television advertisements are encouraging Brazilians to save water by urinating in the shower. Brazilian environmental group SOS Mata Atlantica said the campaign uses humour to persuade people to flush toilets less often. The advertisement features cartoon drawings of people from all
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        Lock icon List to protect children
        89 22 UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to name and shame countries and insurgent groups engaged in conflicts that lead to children being killed, maimed and raped. The council resolution will expand a UN list that in March identified more than 60 governments and
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        Lock icon Ammonia leak at plant
        100 22 BEIJING: More than 200 people fell ill yesterday in an ammonia gas leak at a pharmaceutical plant in northern China, state media reported. The leak occurred when a tanker truck was unloading 30 tonnes of liquid ammonia at the Chifeng Pharmaceutical Group plant in Chifeng city,
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        Lock icon Chen sues judges
        99 22 TAIPEI: Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian yesterday began legal action against three judges hearing his corruption case for allegedly abusing their powers to prolong his detention. Judges Tsai Shou-hsun, Wu Ding-ya and Hsu Chien-hui violated the law and abused their powers to detain the defendant, Chen's office
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        Lock icon 3 jailed over tech export
        109 22 LOS ANGELES: Three Beijing men have been sent to federal prison for shipping or trying to ship restricted technology from Los Angeles to China. The US attorney's office said on Tuesday that William Tsu was sentenced this week to more than three years' jail for
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        Lock icon Buzz about beekeeping
        51 22 LONDON: The British government hopes city-dwellers will take up beekeeping to combat the insect's declining numbers. Conservation agency Natural England is backing a new plastic urban beehive which it hopes will help convince urbanites that honeybees are hot. It also wants city-dwellers to grow insect-friendly plants. ASSOCIATED
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        Lock icon ISA rally 'hurt business'
        86 22 KUALA LUMPUR: Three organisations representing hawkers and petty traders who suffered losses due to the anti-ISA demonstrations last week are bent on claiming about RMIO million (Ss4.l million) in compensation from the Abolish ISA Movement, which organised the rally. Each of the three is claiming at
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        Lock icon Pregnancy Portraits a hit in Japan
        211 22 PHOTO: TOKYO: Three years ago, a poster of a nude and heavily pregnant Britney Spears meant for Tokyo's subways sparked concern in Japan because it was considered "too stimulating" for young commuters. But today, an increasing number of women who have just one child
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      450 23 TOO much obligatory coyness surrounds North Korea's release yesterday of two American female journalists detained for illegal entry, and the high-level intercession by the United States in the shape of an ex-president. For reasons of tactical shading, the US government wanted it on record
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      1071 23 WOMEN'S ACHIEVEMENTS Ambassador Chan Heng Chee delivered the keynote address at the 14th Apec Women Leaders Network meeting. This is an edited excerpt of her address. APEC is made up of 21 member economies. The women in these economies should feel lucky to be born
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      769 23  -  Andy Ho COPYRIGHT ACT By SENIOR WRITER I RECENTLY got a "Personal Size Giant Print" King James version of the Bible. A lawyer friend pointed out that it was strange that the publisher, Zondervan, should claim copyright to this work. An author holds the
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        1396 24  -  Leslie Koh THE BUILDING OF A 3G SAF By This was where ops-tech integration came into play. It aimed to incorporate the operational element into the technical side and vice-versa at the earliest stage of design or purchase. Operators got the ball rolling, detailing their
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        236 24 DEEP in the bowels of stealth frigate RSS Formidable lies the Combat Information Centre. This is the "brain" of the fighting ship: It is where sailors track enemy planes and ships, and commanders decide which missile or gun to shoot them down with. Somewhere amid
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        228 24 WHEN the Republic of Singapore Air Force wanted to get some new flight simulators, it took a few DSTA engineers to take pilots back down to the ground. "We wanted the best," flight test centre pilot Teo Soo Yeow recalls of the Air Force's lofty
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        253 24 THE Leopard is a juggernaut among juggernauts. With a 120 mm gun, top speed of 70kmh and multi-layered armour plating, it wields immense power and punch befitting Singapore's first main battle tank. But since being shipped from Germany, where they were designed and made, the
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        372 25 I REFER to Ms Chin Hwee Chin's Forum Online letter on Monday, "Provide better protection for pregnant women in workforce". Ms Chin did not say if she falls into a category of people expressly excluded from receiving maternity leave benefits by the Employment Act
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        391 25 I REFER to last Friday's Forum Online letter, "Cruel of owner to abandon defenceless puppy", and thank Ms Miriam Jayasuriya for highlighting this issue of pet abandonment. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) takes in around 80 lost
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        366 25 TRANSPARENCY IN INSURANCE THE report last Friday, "Insurance funds need more transparency", is a good start. But there is more. We have invested more than $60,000 per household in whole life and endowment policies. The money goes into a huge policyholders' fund at each life insurance company. We
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        281 25 WHILE I applaud Great Eastern (GE) Life's offer to return investors their money for one of its financial products ("GE offers to return $250 m", last Saturday), my recent experience with GE was not so positive. I bought an insurance/investment product sold by GE in
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        439 25 Maids and pools "Is the image of the condo more important than the basic rights of a fellow human being?" MR 808 ARMSTRONG: "I was appalled to read in last Saturday's Special Report, 'The trouble in condos', that some condominium residents are adamantly against maids using the condo pool.
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      292 25 jj**\ More letters on \I www.straitstimes.com 1 MR HENRY NG: Update law to deal with errant condo residents 2 MR LEE KIT CHONG: Ban cycling along busy roads 3 PLUMBERS' WORRY: Deregulation lowers standards 4 MR MICHAEL SIM: Death sad, but sports participation must carry on 5 MR KENNY TAN:
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      909 27  -  Kor Kian Beng Challenges still lie ahead despite signs of economic recovery: Gan Kirn Yong By A job at last, thanks to WDA AN ENGINEER, Mr Ang Hock Hoe, was "lost, confused and wandering in the streets" after he was laid off in
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      877 28  -  Alvin Foo Melissa Tan APEC WOMEN LEADERS NETWORK MEETING Many of them hold informal jobs and layoffs go unnoticed by govts By The proposals THE 10 policy recommendations which will be proposed to the Apec leaders: Strengthen capacity-building programmes, including education and
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      667 28  -  Shefali Rekhi By ASSISTANT FOREIGN EDITOR SINGAPORE'S Ambassador to the United States has applauded President Barack Obama's greater emphasis on ties with South-east Asia, and said she hopes trade-boosting measures will soon be high on his agenda. Visits by senior
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      237 28  -  Chia Yan Min By AT LEAST 1.8 million children are exploited in the global sex trade each year, according to the International Labour Organisation. In a bid to raise awareness and funds to combat the issue, health and beauty retailer The Body Shop has
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      464 29  -  Tessa Wong But organisers say there are signs of demand revving up By About 76 per cent of the corporate hospitality tickets have been sold so far, according to Singapore GP. It is also banking on overseas interests to fill the seats, with regional
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      331 29  -  Serene Luo By PHOTO: THIS National Day, Orchard Road may be a hive of activity both in the real and virtual worlds. Twinity's maker, a virtual world developer, is launching an online realisation of Singapore's iconic shopping strip on Aug 9, where users
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      396 30  -  Selina Lum By AN AUSTRALIAN mining firm, which pulled out of a multimillion-dollar deal with a local company following last year's Sichuan earthquake, appeared in the High Court yesterday. Norwest Holdings is suing Australiabased Newport Mining after it walked away from buying
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      319 30  -  CAROLYN QUEK IN A moment of anger, a full-time police national serviceman pointed a submachine gun at his colleague last September and fired a bullet, hitting the man in the groin. He also pointed the gun at someone else earlier in the day.
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      510 31  -  Chua Hian Hou Cantonment Close residents first to be linked to high-speed fibre-optic broadband network By A HOUSING Board flat in Cantonment Close was hooked up to Singapore's upcoming high-speed fi-bre-optic broadband network yesterday, marking the start of a large-scale roll-out of the
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      369 31  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN CHEAP NO MORE "The days of the $39,999 Korean car are over." Mr Glenn Tan, chief executive of Subaru distributor Motorlmage. Rising car COEs have pushed car prices up by about $10,000 CERTIFICATES of Entitlement (COE) premiums ended higher across all but
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      473 32  -  Chia Yan Min Positive attitude propels trio to pursue passions and life goals By DESPITE being wheelchair-bound from cerebral palsy, Mr Adrian Tan, 22, worked to support himself during his polytechnic days. And he did well enough to get a place in the
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      306 32  -  Victoria Vaughan By AMID the din of development on Sentosa, there is a new respite for nature lovers. The island's Nature Discovery gallery, the 11th attraction at Imbiah Lookout, was opened by Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday. The free learning space
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      271 32  -  AMRESH GUNASINGHAM IN AN effort to develop tomorrow's ambassadors for the environment, more youth here are getting up close and personal with nature. Since January, 299 students from 23 primary and secondary schools have embarked on a wide range of projects both at school and
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      107 27 fhj WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COin them over to maids or childcare centres MOST-READ ONLINE to bring up." Granny, 88, choked on mochi. www.stomp.com.sg MOST COMMENTED ASK LIBBY What Singaporean women want. Question of the day: Is it an offence Says renchieh: "One issue is that
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      670 30 Kk Jointly offered by Temasek Polytechnic (TP) and Lufthansa Technical Training (LTT) Singapore, the stm j^ programme enables trainees to gain knowledge in selected relevant modules of the EASA/SAR Part-66 gk Category A 1 curriculum. Upon successful completion of the relevant modules, trainees are able to sit for jgj the
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORT.
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      580 33 "The first idea was to keep him, and the second one was to find the best price." RAFAEL BENITEZ, on letting Xabi Alonso leave Liverpool Real say Alonso is final buy; Reds use the money to buy Aquilani MADRID: Xabi Alonso is set to train with his new
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      580 34 He doesn't see them as major EPL rivals; picks Chelsea as main threat LONDON: Alex Ferguson insists Liverpool will struggle to pose a significant threat to Manchester United's bid for a record fourth consecutive English Premier League (EPL) football title. He spent much of last season
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      516 34 Transfer talk Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has agreed on a new three-year deal with the London club worth more than £100,000 (*****,600) a week, the Sun has reported. Arsenal have abandoned the chase for Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh. Out-of-favour Stoke midfielder Seyi Olofinjana is in
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      284 34 PORTSMOUTH: Portsmouth's pre-season training camp in Portugal has been rocked by a bust-up between players David Nugent and Marc Wilson at the club's hotel in Guimaraes. The pair came to blows after Portsmouth's 0-4 friendly loss to Benfica, and were sent home by
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      273 34  -  Leonard Lim By IT STARTED as a way to wear out three hyperactive kids, but Singapore sport will forever be indebted to Tan Lee Choo for sending her children for swim lessons. Tan, 59, died on Tuesday evening from a brain tumour. She is
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      51 34 IRELAND'S Madeline Perry (in blue) yesterday knocked out Pamela Chua, Singapore's sole representative in the main draw of the CIMB Singapore Women's Squash Masters. The world no. 8 despatched 137th-ranked Chua 11-2, 11-1, 11-2 in only 17 minutes in the first-round match at Kallang. ST PHOTO: AZIZ
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      54 34 "The measures we've taken won't end the violence in the stadiums, but they will relieve the insecurity caused by the low-lifes at some games." RAMON JESURUN, Colombia football league president, who has ordered visiting fans not to wear their team shirts, carry banners or club flags in an attempt to
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      253 34 Football Uefa Champions League 3rd qualifying rd, 2nd leg: Maccabi Haifa (Isr) 4 FK Aktobe (Kaz) 3 (Maccabi win 4-3 on aggregate), Sivasspor (Tur) 3 Anderlecht (Ned) 1 (Anderlecht win 6-3), Dinamo Zagreb (Cro) 1 Salzburg (Aut) 2 (Salzburg win 3-2), Panathanaikos (Gre) 3 Sparta Prague (Cze) 0 (Panathanaikos
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      631 35  -  Jeanette Wang Singapore's No. 1 Lam relishes playing in his first US PGA Tour event By "I think this week will be a good gauge of how far I am from being where I want to be." LAM CHIH BING, who aims to shoot even par
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      291 35 LONDON: Michael Schumacher's return to Formula One has been complicated by an on-going neck injury. The seven-time world champion was roped in by Ferrari as a replacement for the injured Felipe Massa. But his return is contingent on his passing a medical test, reported
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        70 35 SINGAPORE'S Under-18 team kicked off their Asean Football Federation U-19 Championship campaign yesterday by drawing 1-1 with Australia in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Australia's Eli Babalj scored in the 20th minute with a header before Khairul Nizam equalised in the 65th minute. Singapore were
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        56 35 NATIONAL striker Aleksandar Duric scored twice as the Singapore Armed Forces FC beat Balestier Khalsa 3-0 in an S-League football match at Toa Payoh Stadium last night. He scored just before half-time and Kenji Arai made it 2-0 moments later. Duric then converted
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      343 35 LEEDS: England coach Andy Flower insisted that the shock call-up of South Africaborn batsman Jonathan Trott to the squad for the fourth Ashes Test, starting tomorrow at Headingley, was not another slight on native players. Last year, the selectors were widely criticised for picking Australia-born Nottinghamshire
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      341 33 ""'3 1 !< 5 NO. 1 MISSING Man United have to start the season without Edwin van der Sar. B8 O WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Real no threat: Ferguson. Ipswich's Robson tribute. "He could not say no". MOST COMMENTED Ipswich's Robson tribute.
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      117 34 S.League Tampines Home United Thu, 06/08/09 7.45pm S.League Combak Super Reds Fri, 07/08/09 7.30pm International Football Stoke City Valladolid Sat, 08/08/09 2.00 am UE Europe, E League Champ and German League matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. L /f\ /gl Draw No. 2455/2009
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      162 34 Today Football S-League: Tampines v Home (Tampines, 7.45pm). Golf WGC-Bridgestone Invitational: Day 1 (Live, Ch26, tomorrow, 2.15 am). Squash CIMB Singapore Women's Masters (Kallang Centre, 7pm). Tomorrow Cricket Ashes 4th Test, day 1: England v Australia (Live, ChllO, 5.58pm and 8.30pm). Football S-League: Gombak v Super Reds (Jalan Besar, 7.30pm.
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      115 35 HARRY HO HOI HAN (HE TIAN) passed away peacefully on 5 August 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Vanessa Loh Li Yoon Daughter: HoYiShi Brothers: Brothers-in-law: Ho Pooi Kuak Loh Ge Sor HoPooiHong Loh Sim Chi Ho Pooi Kean Loh Kee Chieu Ho Pooi Foo Loh
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      110 35 Parish Priests of Blessed Sacrament Church and family members of the late Fr. Albertus Johannes Renckens would like to thank all those who helped and supported us during our recent bereavement. In particular, we thank Doctors, nurses and staff of Singapore General Hospital as well as parishioners who took special
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      104 36 LIM KIAN GIN Age: 71 passed away peacefully on 5 August 2009, leaving behind loved ones Wife: Go Kirn Duan Son: Daughter-in-law: Albert H.K. Lim Helen Tressia Daughters: Sons-in-law: Lim Hwa Cheng Ben Chien Boon Keong Lim Hua Guek Joyce Samuel Chia Keng Chong Lim Hui Ru Grandsons: Granddaughters: Brandon
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      48 36 With (Deepest Sympathy (hCeartfeCt Condolences to our director Albert H. K. Lim on the demise of his beCovedfather LIM KIAN GIN Departed on 5 August 2009 From: Board of Directors, Management and Staff of BRIGHT ALLIANCE SDN BHD (Malaysia) NCFS SDN BHD (Malaysia) SHARP HOLDINGS LIMITED (China Taiwan)
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      226 36 "Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalms 23-6 WEEAHCHOO Age: 88 was called home to be with the Lord on 5 August 2009, leaving behind loved ones Husband: Ong Tian Sang (deceased)
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      46 36 With Deepest Sympathy lieartjeit Condolences to our Directors Albert H. K. Lim Lim Hwa Cheng Lim Hua Guek Joyce on the demise of their hefovedfather LIM KIAN GIN Departed on 5 August 2009 From: The Management and Staff of IB Lohmun Leather Products Pte Ltd 4
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      175 36 p "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 TAN BOON LI TAN BOON LEE Age: 81 Was called home to be with the Lord on 4 August 2009 Dearly missed and
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      35 37 With Deepest Sympathy And Heartfelt Condolences To Our Founder Consultant MR HARRY ELIAS on the demise of his beloved son JEREMY DAN ELIAS on 4 August 2009 From Partners, Lawyers Staff of Harry Elias Partnership
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      34 37 12th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of 'AWCHEEYEEN Departed: 6 August 1997 Gone from our lives one so dear, But in our hearts forever near. Sadly missed I always remembered by Mummy, Daddy Brother Aunty
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      52 37 Thalai Thevasam Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of RAJALAKSHMI Departed on 19 Jul 2008 Always cherished fondly remembered by family. Evening prayers will be held on 08 Aug 2009 J (Sat) at 7.30pm at Sri Manmatha Karuneshvarar Temple, 226 Kallang Road. Tel: 9661 2174 (Nalini) Please treat this as a
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      36 37 2nd ANNIVERSARY Professor Philip Motha Departed on 6th August 2007 From Staff and Members of Philip Motha Property Management Pte Ltd http://www.pnilipmotha.com No. 1 YukTong Aye, #01-01 Chun Tin Court. S *****6 Tel: *****342 Fax: *****711
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      54 37 sth Anniversary In Loving Memory of Dr. George Lien Ying Chow Called home to be with the Lord on 6 August 2004 I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust." Psalm 91:2 Deeply missed and always remembered by his
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      82 37 OM NAMA SHIVAYAH SUPPAMALVADIVELU Age: 79 passed away peacefully on 23 July 2009 in Chennai, India. Dearest mother, We miss you so much The love you gave us Spoke beautifully of you Karumathi prayers will be held on 6 Aug 2009 (Thurs) night at Blk 407 HougangAve 10 #08-1110. Athma
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      54 37 2nd ANNIVERSARY I IN LOVING MEMORY OF f MDMPUAHAHPOO who left us peacefully on 29 July 2007 We are forever thankful for your love, upbringing and guidance. You will always be in our hearts! Dearly missed and forever remembered by children, children-in-law, grandchildren, grandchildren-in-law, 4 %k_ great grandchildren and loved
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      111 35 Acceptance of Obituaries News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North Mondays Saturdays 8.30 am to 9.45pm Sundays Public Holidays: 12.30pm to 9.45pm Only death announcements can be accepted after office hours." To help us process your announcement quickly, please bring along the following: Original Death Certificate Identity Card of person placing
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      38 36 Memory wanders as shadows rail sack to the days of happiness, Daus beuond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep. I
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        486 38  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS Singapore shares close 1.58% lower, extending Tuesday's decline By ASIAN stock markets were in the red yesterday as investors doubted whether equities would be able to continue their incredible bull run for much longer. Even a better-than-expected United States housing
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        396 38  -  Christopher Tan By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT JARDINE Cycle Carriage (Jardine C&C) shares soared to an all-time high of $25.20 this week, just days before interim results that are expected to show lower earnings. The tightly held company, best known for its motor dealerships here but
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          108 38 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 2.43 billion shares worth $1.88 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 189 Losers: 327 Unchanged:74B Mid Cap 588.13 T -8.80 Basic materials 297.55 T -3.61 Utilities 423.18 T -9.88 Small Cap 516.95 T -3.25 Industrials 568.89 T -1.05 Financials 651.00 T -12.96 All Share 638.16 T -9.84 Consumer
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          212 38 Yesterday's close: 10,252.53 (-122.48) Japan's Nikkei average shed 1.2 per cent as investors took a breather after it hit a 10-month high the day before. Yesterday's close: 1,179.49 (-0.39) Malaysian shares fell slightly on mild profit-taking in heavyweight stocks. Declining stocks outpaced advancers by 351 to 315. Yesterday's close:
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        16 38 For ajull list of SGXstocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: AUG 5,2009
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        404 38 GLD10US$ 9456 131.9 OCBCCap 5.1%NCPS 100 .9720 100.0 IMH 3102 60.2 SembMar 336 18.0 DBXT HSTaiwan 10US$ 1397 12.9 Creative Tech 708 11.0 DCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 ...9220 10.0 DCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 ...9940 10.0 STXP0 100 1400 10.0 OOB 5.05%NCPS 100 ***** 10.0 SembCorp I ml
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        105 38 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): SS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Aug 5 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.1980 1.2330 Can dollar 1.3290 1.3440 Euro 2.0530 2.0760 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4095 0.4104 NZ dollar 0.9560 0.9760 Sterling pound 2.4130 2.4390 US dollar 1.4250 1.4410 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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        378 38 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R■VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET M CAI P/E $MII 449.8 251.4 1100 167 280 1641.2 443 91 57.4 3304 1800 2536 1092 251.1 214 855 887 1566 296 201 293 457 405 281
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        629 38 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R■VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET M CAP P/E $MIL 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
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      371 39  -  Yang Huiwen New scheme also takes long-term approach in search for new talent By THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) yesterday announced the official launch of a recruitment programme to search out fresh and recent graduates keen to build a career with the
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      346 39  - Boustead to build Charles Keith HQ Joyce Teo By A UNIT of Boustead Singapore has landed a $15 million contract to design and build a headquarters for homegrown shoe retailer Charles Keith Holdings. The building at the Paya Lebar iPark will be within walking distance of the existing Charles Keith
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      177 39 CORPORATE customers of United Overseas Bank (UOB) in Singapore and Malaysia can now open accounts in Chinese yuan and settle cross-border trades in the currency as well. Corporate customers in Hong Kong will be next. UOB joins OCBC and DBS Group Holdings in offering similar cross-border
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      678 40 But experts say setback last month likely to be just a temporary blip NEW YORK: Shrinking business activity, fewer new orders and lower employment sapped some modest momentum from the US services sector last month, although economists said the setback was likely a
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      240 40 NEW YORK: Pension managers and mutual fund houses have been among the biggest buyers of US stocks in recent weeks, underscoring the growing belief that the recession is over, according to an analysis by Thomson Reuters. Between July 14 and July 21,
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      621 40 NEW YORK: The US Securities and Exchange Commission is trying to crack down on stock trading techniques that regulators worry are giving sophisticated financiers, armed with light-ning-fast computers, an edge that everyday investors cannot match. SEC chairman Mary Schapiro said on Tuesday that
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      263 40 ECONOMIC data from China's provinces are raising fresh questions about the accuracy of statistics in the world's most populous nation, the Financial Times reported. China's gross domestic product (GDP) figures are among the world's most closely watched since they can move markets or
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        516 41  -  Chua Hian Hou By HIGHER service revenues, reduced costs and smaller taxes helped deliver a 21 per cent improvement in second-quarter net profits to $77.8 million at Singapore's second-biggest telecommunications player, Star Hub. Despite a challenging economic backdrop, revenues were ahead
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        320 41  -  Charissa Yong By INDONESIAN company Seroja Investments is to gain a Singapore listing through a reverse takeover of now-defunct construction giant L&M Group. Such takeovers are commonly used by companies to gain a stock exchange listing without resorting to an initial
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        613 41  -  Goh Eng Yeow $91m gain is small but marks 65% rise over third-quarter earnings By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT THE rush back to the markets by investors has allowed the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to finally turn the corner on its falling profitability. Net profit for
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      752 42  -  Lee Su Shyan Disciplined approach to crisis helps bank fare better than expected By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR COMMENDABLE "We have delivered a decent set of results in a profoundly challenging environment. Looking ahead, we are certainly more upbeat about prospects as global sentiments improve." UOB's
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      234 42 CITIGROUP economists have dramatically improved their forecast for the Singapore economy. They now predict the country's gross domestic product (GDP) for the full year will decline by 2.7 per cent rather than their earlier forecast of minus 5 per cent. This improves on the
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      404 42  -  Francis Chan By STANDARD Chartered Bank Singapore shrugged off the recession during the first half of the year, recording a 36 per cent rise in pre-tax operating profits to US$43O million (Ss6l7 million). The upturn in earnings at the British bank's local unit
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      354 42  -  Gabriel Chen By ANZ bank will not bother targeting heartlanders here but focus its energies on affluent customers with assets of at least $100,000. Mr Alex Thursby, ANZ's chief executive for Asia-Pacific, Europe and America, told a briefing yesterday that it did not have the
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        1782 46  -  adeline chia arts reporter New National Arts Council chief Benson Puah (below) has been in his job barely a week, but already, members of the arts community are speaking up about what they hope he will do during his tenure. Life! asked 21 artists, dancers, musicians
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        1037 48  -  Stephanie yap Going on a holiday is an excuse for me to do nothing but watch the world go by culture vulture 'Abs are for people with no friends. I y A I don't do the ab thing. I had them W A WtiiffliTSi mk once, actually,
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        564 48 ONE WOMAN'S JOURNEY Public relations consultant Leona Lo (above) will act out her life story in the Ah Kua Show, which opens at The Substation tonight. "Ah Kua" is a derogatory term for a transsexual or transvestite. The one-woman play, which tells of Lo's journey from being a
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      713 49  -  deepika shetty A new exhibition shows Singapore's air-conditioned people coping with the recession THE AIR CONDITIONED RECESSION: A SINGAPORE SURVEY Where: Valentine Willie Fine Art, 39 Keppel Road, 02-04 Tanjong Pagar Distripark When: Till Aug 30,11 am to 7pm (Tue to Sat) and 11am 3pm (Sun), closed
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      342 49 Los Angeles A writer plans to sue Twilight author Stephenie Meyer, accusing her of plagiarism by lifting passages from an obscure book she penned called The Nocturne and using them in vampire romance Breaking Dawn, an attorney said on Tuesday. Mr J. Craig Williams, who
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      525 49 'Multi-column pillars are an ancient invention which celebrate the best of Indian music skills and sculpting wizardry. It is an alchemy of two very different art forms' Dr R. Theyvendran, 64, president of the Singapore Ceylonese Temple Association, on the pillar (right) which emits sounds from
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      802 50  -  tara tan But arts groups say they won't be affected much as there is little sponsorship anyway arts reporter 'It's good the arts is not too closely associated with cigarettes. But if tobacco companies have the money to sponsor the arts and want to give,
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      451 50 New York More than 1,000 people lined up for several hours in New York City on Tuesday for the chance to be an extra in the Sex And The City movie sequel. The first film met with lukewarm reviews during its United States release in
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        760 52  -  jocelyn lee Singaporean dance instructor Yutaki Ong did not make it into the top three shortlist for the wild card challenge for One Million Star 5 last June. But that did not stop him from making an impression with his energetic singing and dancing. So much
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        342 52 Los Angeles Paula Abdul has decided to quit American Idol, ending weeks of speculation about her future as a judge on the popular singing contest. Making her announcement on her Twitter feed on Tuesday, she said that "with sadness in my heart", she had decided
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        214 52 New York Pop stars Beyonce and Lady Gaga on Tuesday each earned nine nominations for next month's MTV Video Music Awards, more than any other artist, while Britney Spears continued her musical comeback with seven nods. All three will compete for the honour of
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        239 52 Los Angeles Melrose Place, the 1990s television soap opera that became an international pop culture phenomenon, returns in September with a new cast of characters but still promising to be "the most scandalous address in Hollywood". A decade after ending its seven-year run on United
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        246 52 LEDGER HARPOONED WHALING INDUSTRY An animated music video directed by the late actor Heath Ledger debuted on the Web on Tuesday. It is an attack on the whaling industry set to the song King Rat by alternative rock band Modest Mouse. The six-minute video cartoon uses irony to make
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      28 81 THE .STRAITS TIMES 00 I q I O I M fV^^ *h* In)-- 1 In partnership With 'Sr^P Parkway Health East Shore Hospital Gleneagles Hospital Mount Elizabeth Hospital
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        591 82  -  June Cheong Reporter junec@sph.com.sg Ever since the first plastic surgery procedure in 1827, a debate has ensued between those who say we should be happy with what nature has endowed us and those who say there is nothing wrong with
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      472 86 Adults who ate fish nearly every day were 20. less likely to get dementia The usual C drug treatments prevent new scar tissue and relieve pain but they can cause side effects like acne, unwanted hair growth and hot flushes. Health news in small doses A FISH A DAY
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      496 91  -  NG JING YNG Oxygen-free radicals are believed to be responsible for age-related skin growths which appear as unsightly spots or dark patches on the skin. Fortunately, most are benign. reports There are the lucky ones who do not look their age as they grow older. The rest
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      379 91 Seborrhoeic keratoses What it is: Brownish, rough bumps found on any part of the skin. They look as if they are stuck onto the skin. They can cause itching. Cause: Unknown. However, they occur more commonly in sun-exposed areas or in those with a family history
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      1246 92  -  JUNE CHEONG A mix of biological and environmental factors can turn a casual gamer into an addict. reports The majority of gaming addicts here are males between 12*29 If a person is trapped in an unhappy relationship or suffers from school or work stress, gaming may
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      351 93  -  NG JING YNG Most people regard their homes as a safe haven but are unaware their sanctuaries also house millions of germs. NG JING YNG reports. Even before the Influenza A (H1N1) virus hit Singapore earlier this year, people were already scrambling to protect themselves from being infected.
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        762 96 MYB speaks to health professionals in this weekly column Associate Professor Colin Song, 53, head 6t senior consultant of plastic, reconstruction 6t aesthetic surgery at Singapore General Hospital, tells NG JING YNG he has to think like an engineer to solve medical problems I decided to specialise
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        469 97  -  POON CHIAN HUI Regent Hotel chef Giovanni Speciale suggests a tasty, versatile Italian salmon dish that is easy to whip up. POON CHIAN HUI reports Mr Giovanni Speciale, 37, is a full-time hotel chef who wakes up at 5.30 am to practise taiji, a Chinese martial art, for
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        262 97 Roasted salmon with pesto, haricot beans and arugula salad i (Serves six) Ingredients For salmon i I.skg salmon fillet 50ml olive oil 1 sprig fresh thyme Salt and pepper to taste I Method In a baking tray, drizzle the salmon fillet (or trout if you prefer) with olive oil,
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      311 82 contents 4 DOC TALK 14 MARKS OF AGE Supervising Editor Sumiko Tan Editor 5 COCKY TEENS DON'T READ WELL 16 BEHIND THE GAMING HIGH Gloria Chandy photopa9e 6 CAPSULES 18 DANGER ZONES Alphonsus Chern Design fl >~\r\ jasterNgm 8 COPING 20 ASK THE EXPERTS Writers June Cheong M 4h XS
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      370 91 Congratulations to NUH LASIK Centre for being the first centre to acquire Er"mac9ut^ the new generation 500 kHz of speed, safety efficiency VisuMax Femtosecond Laser system, AnthpliflQ PYtPflHc bringing state-of-the-art technology to Singapore Ml lUIGIIUO GAIGI lUd M the limits of UVA I < UVB protection «f Jr IT^^V Protect
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