The Straits Times, 26 August 2009

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    19 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26 2009 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Pump prices up again
      51 1 PETROL prices went up again yesterday, the third hike in the last four weeks. Yesterday's increase of five cents across the board pushed the price of the highest-grade petrols to $2, a level not seen since before the global economic crisis hit last year. PRIME PAGE
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      Lock icon Bernake for a 2nd term
      51 1 RESIDENT Barack na yesterday said he was pointing Federal Reserve i chairman Ben i Bernanke I American I interrupted I his vacation 1 to make the announcement, saying that Mr Bernanke, 55, was the ideal man to help lead the economic rebound. PRIME PAGE A
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      Lock icon Still filthy, a year later
      64 1 LITTLE has changed in the waters off Pasir Ris a year after it was identified as the dirtiest beach in Singapore. Relatively high levels of faecal matter are still present in the sea there, and an advisory against swimming is still in force. The National
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      Lock icon COE deposit halved
      48 1 MOTOR dealers are rejoicing after the Land Transport Authority yesterday announced that it was halving the $10,000 deposit COE bidders need to fork out for each car and truck bid. Traders say the move which is temporary will bring them substantial savings. HOME PAGE B2
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      Lock icon Tibet needs development
      39 1 DEVELOPMENT in Tibet is necessary but how it is done, and how quickly, are key to managing its social impact, Foreign Minister George Yeo said yesterday, wrapping up a five-day visit to Tibet. WORLD PAGE Al6
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    76 1 PHOTO: South Korea's first rocket blasted off into space yesterday, following an aborted launch last week. But not all went well. The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1, or Naro-1, which lifted off from the space centre on Oenaro Island, about 465 km south of Seoul, failed to put a scientific satellite
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    Lock icon Tourism decline slows
    534 1  -  Lim Wei Chean By SIGNS of a global economic recovery, coupled with rate cuts at hotels and cheaper fares, seem to have slowed the steep decline in the number of tourists coming to Singapore. July's visitor arrivals, though 4.5 per cent fewer than in the same period
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    Lock icon Temasek tweaks its charter
    707 1  -  Ignatius Low Alvin Foo A more accurate reflection of objectives, relationship with Govt By TEMASEK Holdings updated its seven-year-old constitution yesterday, unveiling a revised charter that it says more accurately reflects its investment objectives and relationship with the Singapore Government. Instead of simply holding and managing
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      32 1 Cutting W Michael Jackson's bmS||M ™jT I costs ast hours KrnjiTnl Of lDrintinCT \nt i Ik Star's death ruled a homicide IN DIGITAL LIFE Jf* PRIME, PAGE A3 J Qjjjgjgj Jg ggJ^J
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        Lock icon Is Japan really poised for change?
        107 2 WE SAY All poll indications show that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is heading for a devastating defeat in Sunday's parliamentary election. The people's loss of confidence in a party that has been in unbroken control of the country's destiny since 1955 would
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        Lock icon Honesty comes first
        32 2 COLUMNS In life, judging character is more important than judging a person's IQ, says Lee Wei Ling. And of all the attributes, honesty is paramount. REVIEW PAGE A 23
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        Lock icon Affordability of homes
        35 2 OUR READERS SAY Ng Kok Lim disputes views that rising incomes have made home prices more affordable, as Ec Teck Siew offers ways to restructure the property sector. FORUM PAGE A 25
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        19 2 www.straitstimes.com Goh Eng Yeow on the SGX's proposal to custodise the shares of listed firms' controlling shareholders.
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      59 2 IN MONDAY'S report "Factory cluster, aviation centre to rise at Seletar", we reported industry feedback which questioned the need for Eurocopter and Rolls-Royce to be given runway access plots at the future Seletar Aerospace park. JTC Corp has clarified that Rolls-Royce does not have runway
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      Lock icon Lets plug beyond-85 health insurance gap
      896 2  -  Salma Khalik If this older age group is covered, we will have a system that cares for all By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT OLDER people who have felt marginalised in recent years as the Government focused on trying to raise birth rates, can take heart from
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      431 2 UU Exploring Career Opportunities Q^^/^Q Call working with a number of employers who are looking for staff to fill their Singapore medical group vacancies. For a start, we are organizing Industry Previews for you to find out more brings you about the vacancies, the nature of work and requirements from
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      Lock icon MJ's death a homicide
      501 3 Tests show powerful anaesthetic and sedatives killed him LOS ANGELES: Pop star Michael Jackson's death has been ruled a homicide caused by a mix of drugs meant to treat insomnia, a law enforcement official has said. Forensic tests found that the powerful anaesthetic propofol combined with
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      Lock icon DEATH ROAD
      128 3 Michael Jackson's long and sleepless night on June 25 1.30 am: lOmg tablet of Valium, a sedative 2am: 2mg of the sedative lorazepam (brand name Ativan) given intravenously 3am: 2mg of the sedative midazolam (brand name Versed) given intravenously sam: 2mg of lorazepam given intravenously 7.30 am: 2mg
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      Lock icon Price of higher grade petrol hits $2 a litre
      362 3  -  Christopher Tan By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT ANOTHER round of pump price increases has pushed the cost of the highest grades of petrol to $2 a level last seen just before the global recession hit last year. Yesterday's increase, by five cents a
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      Lock icon Obama picks Bernanke for a second term
      564 4 President's decision intended to reassure financial markets OAK BLUFFS (Massachusetts): Praising him as the man who shepherded the United States past the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, President Barack Obama yesterday announced plans to keep Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke in
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      Lock icon US govt warns of ballooning deficits
      489 4 WASHINGTON: The United States government faces exploding deficits and mounting debt over the next decade, White House officials predicted yesterday in a fiscal assessment far bleaker than what the Obama administration had estimated just a few months ago. Figures released by the White House
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      Lock icon China's Wang calls on leaders
      131 6 CHINA'S Vice-Premier Wang Qishan yesterday called on President S R Nathan (above) and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew (left). He called on both leaders at the Istana, meeting President Nathan around noon and MM Lee in the late afternoon. Mr Wang is leading a delegation
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      Lock icon H1N1 flu claims 13th victim in Singapore
      107 6 AN 80-YEAR-OLD Chinese man died at the National University Hospital on Monday, bringing the number of Influenza A (H1N1) related deaths here to 13. The Health Ministry (MOH) said he had a history of chronic lung disease, heart disease and congestive heart failure.
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      Lock icon South Korean satellite fails to orbit properly
      678 7 Seoul aims to build a rocket on its own by 2018 and send a probe to monitor the moon by 2025. It also wants to develop a commercial service to launch satellites. Despite setback, attempt is a half success: President GOHEUNG (South Korea):
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      Lock icon North invites US envoy for nuclear talks
      441 7 SEOUL: North Korea has invited top envoys of US President Barack Obama to visit the communist nation in what would be the first nuclear negotiations between the two countries under his presidency, South Korean media reports said yesterday. Mr Stephen Bosworth, US special
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      Lock icon Hotel blasts: Son of preacher arrested
      543 8  -  Lynn Lee He had a role in funding of Jakarta attacks, say police By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: The 29-year-old son of a hardline preacher and alleged Jemaah Islamiah (JI) leader was yesterday arrested in connection with last month's bombings at two luxury hotels in
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      Lock icon Pahang puts caning on hold
      541 9  -  Carolyn Hong Sentence seen as too harsh, says XL minister By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: An Islamic court yesterday suspended indefinitely the caning of a Muslim woman found guilty of drinking beer, as senior government officials spoke up against the harsh punishment that has
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      Lock icon Divestment now just an option
      761 10  -  Ignatius Low Alvin Foo It's one of many approaches to increase value and make sustainable returns, says Dhana By TEMASEK Holdings said yesterday that it no longer sees the divestment of its stakes in Temasek-linked companies (TLCs) as one of its core functions. Divestment is
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      Lock icon No regret in going more transparent
      567 10  -  Ignatius Low By MONEY EDITOR TEMASEK Holdings may have received more flak from the public since becoming more transparent about its performance and operations, but it does not regret the move. "We have no regrets because we are looking at this over the long
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    • A refinement of Temasek's relationship with the Government and its stance on portfolio companies
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        Lock icon CHARTER 2002
        195 11 Temasek Charter (2002) Temasek Holdings holds and manages the Singapore Government's investments in companies, for the long-term benefit of Singapore. By nurturing successful and vibrant international businesses from its stable of companies, Temasek will help to broaden and deepen Singapore's economic base. Temasek will work with its companies
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        Lock icon CHARTER 2009
        322 11 ON TEMASEK BEING SEEN AS A SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND (SWF) WITH TIES TO THE GOVERNMENT "For us, it is very straightforward. We will only go where we are welcome and where there are opportunities. Where we are not welcome, we go somewhere else. We are not so fazed
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      1394 12  -  Sandra Davie THE ST INTERVIEW If bankers are paid well, why not teachers, asks education academic, who wants govts to review salaries By SENIOR WRITER Influential in US academic circles PROFESSOR Linda DarlingHammond, 57, is Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education at Stanford University, where she has launched
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      632 12 What should we change in education to prepare youngsters for the future? We have to move away from the factory model in education. This means the notion that one could organise all of the facts needed into a set body of knowledge and divide it up neatly into 10
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      Lock icon LAVISH LIFESTYLES OF CHINA'S NEW ARISTOCRATS
      790 14  -  Lin Zhaowei IT From luxury homes, branded goods to fine art and travel By In Beijing: Houses: Ziyu Shanzhuang villa, 24 million yuan (Sss million) Downtown apartment, 3.5 million yuan Courtyard house in Houhai, 14 million yuan Home furnishing: Li Keran landscape scroll, 4.3
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        Lock icon Hu meets Uighurs on visit after July 5 riots
        387 15 BEIJING: Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the restive region of Xinjiang this week for the first time since the July 5 riots, urging officials to maintain stability, state television reported yesterday. The report about Mr Hu's four-day visit to the north-western
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        Lock icon DPJ's fiscal plans criticised
        432 15 Opposition won't have funds to carry out pledges, says Japanese Finance Minister TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano, with his party facing likely defeat in an election less than a week away, sought to lure voters back with a warning yesterday that a big opposition win
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        Lock icon Balancing progress and culture key for Tibet
        1052 16  -  Sim Chi Yin That is how it can manage the social impact: George Yeo By CHINA CORRESPONDENT Excerpts from an interview with the minister Tibet's role in China-India ties: "Tibet is also an important issue between India and China. And the encounter of
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        Lock icon PAS gets to keep seat in decisive victory
        549 17  -  Carolyn Hong Its candidate wins more than 65% of votes in by-election for Permatang Pasir state seat By IVIALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: The opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) won a decisive victory in a by-election in Penang yesterday, an indication that
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        Lock icon Man stuck in Thai asylum for 15 years
        229 17 RANTAU PANJANG: A sudden loss of memory 15 years ago left Malaysian Wee Choo Tai stuck in a Thai mental institution. Even his family back home had given up hope of finding him, and they took out his death certificate 10 years
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        Lock icon Ex-chieftain's $1.2m house
        85 17 Seen here in the town of Klang, Selangor, is the RM3 million (Ssl.2 million) house of a disgruntled former Selangor Umno chieftain who claimed his application to joir. an opposition party was approved last week. Pictures of the house have been published in Malaysian Chinese language newspapers
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        Lock icon Leader of Philippine terror group nabbed
        247 18 MANILA: Police arrested the head of a group of Islamist militants behind a deadly 2005 bombing in the Philippines capital who had also plotted attacks against US targets. Dino Amor Pareja, head of the Rajah Solaiman Movement, a group of Christians who had converted
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        Lock icon Militants turn up dead in Swat Valley
        607 18 NEW FEAR "Previously we were afraid of the Taleban. Now, we're afraid of the army." A resident of Mingora Human rights watchdog suspects security forces behind revenge killings MINGORA (Pakistan): Nearly three months after Pakistan retook the Swat Valley from the Taleban, bloodied
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        Lock icon Thai govt invokes internal security law
        678 19  -  Nirmal Ghosh It will give the military power to maintain order at Sunday's rally By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT The petition presents Thailand's ruling elites with a delicate problem. Pardoning Thaksin seems out of the question, yet turning it down especially without due process would mean
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        Lock icon Car bomb targets govt officials in south Thailand
        336 19 NARATHIWAT: More than 40 people were hurt when a powerful car bomb ripped through a restaurant packed with government officials in Narathiwat, one of Thailand's troubled Muslim-majority southern provinces yesterday. It was the biggest bomb attack in the south since twin blasts
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        Lock icon Bomber fiasco puts Brown in a tight spot
        832 20  -  Jonathan Eyal British PM faces public's ire and an unhappy Obama administration By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU LONDON: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is facing a growing public outcry over the circumstances which led to the early release of Abdel Basset al-Megrahi,
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        Lock icon Dutch court to rule if girl can sail solo around world
        154 20 THE HAGUE: Dutch social workers have taken legal action to stop a 13-year-old girl from pursuing her dream of becoming the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. Child protection agents want to have Laura Dekker declared
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        Lock icon Avid multitaskers do badly in multitasking: US study
        138 20 WASHINGTON: The people who multitask the most are the ones who are worst at it. That is the surprising finding of Stanford University researchers, who found multitaskers are more easily distracted and less able to ignore irrelevant information than people who do
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        395 21 Inquiry follows release of report saying terror suspects were tortured and threatened WASHINGTON: Attorney-General Eric Holder has named a veteran federal prosecutor to examine the abuse of prisoners held by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), after the Justice Department released a long-secret report
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        Lock icon FDA probes diet pill 'link' to liver woes
        468 22 US regulators assessing 32 reports; Singapore monitoring situation LOS ANGELES: The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that regulators are assessing at least 32 reports of liver problems between 1999 and last year in patients taking the weight-loss drug
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          Lock icon Anwar evasive on meet
          124 22 BUKIT MERTAJAM: Opposition chief Anwar Ibrahim appeared evasive when asked yesterday if he had met Prime Minister Najib Razak recently. He said there was a meeting but it was not "recently" and it was not on personal matters. "Who said that?" Datuk Seri Anwar said when
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          Lock icon Baitullah Mehsud dead
          91 22 DERA ISMAIL KHAN (Pakistan): Two commanders of the Pakistani Taleban acknowledged yesterday that the militants' top leader, Baitullah Mehsud, was killed by a US missile strike. It was the first time that the militants acknowledged Mehsud's death, first reported shortly after the Central Intelligence Agency strike on
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          Lock icon Rescuers contract H1N1
          132 22 TAIPEI: The Taiwanese authorities yesterday scrambled to disinfect villages that were flooded after Typhoon Morakot hit the island, as four soldiers helping with the cleanup were confirmed to have contracted the Influenza A (H1N1) flu. The soldiers developed fevers and nausea after working in villages in Pingtung
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          Lock icon Graft-buster's trial nears
          82 22 JAKARTA: In a clear sign that his trial will begin soon, murder suspect Antasari Azhar, the suspended chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission, was officially handed over to prosecutors yesterday. Antasari is a suspect in the murder of Nasrudin Zulkarnaen, a prominent businessman who was allegedly involved
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          Lock icon Karzai gains early lead
          124 22 KABUL: Incumbent Hamid Karzai narrowly led the race for the Afghan presidency with just 2 per cent more votes than his closest rival, the election commission announced yesterday in the first partial results. The partial results amounted to about 10 per cent of the total ballots
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          74 22 Two children standing in a giant porcelain jar, which is 1.36 m tall and weighs over 1,500 kg, in Jingdezhen, China's porcelain capital, in Jiangxi province on Monday. It took local porcelain artisan master Xv Sijin over a year to finish the jar, which
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      476 23 ELECTION week polls in Japan are forecasting defeat for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of such a scale the long-time incumbents will be reduced to a shell opposition party. Preferences show that the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) will dominate the Lower House election
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      1049 23  -  Lee Wei Ling THINK-TANK By WE ARE taught knowledge in school and university. How much knowledge we have acquired and how well we use it are fairly accurately reflected in examination results. But in life, judging another person's character can often be more important than
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      700 23  -  Stephen Vines SPORE V HONG KONG By NO RIGHT-THINKING person develops a habit of saying nice things about the Singapore government. But when it comes to making the best of limited urban resources, the Singapore government leaves the Hong Kong government trailing to an embarrassing
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        840 24  -  Anthony Paul CLIMATE CHANGE By SENIOR WRITER AS A teenager in the Carteret Islands, a south-west Pacific atoll in the eastern Papua New Guinea (PNG) archipelago, Ms Ursula Rakova walked to her school and church along a road on Han Island, the centre of a
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        654 24  -  Leslie Lopez PORT KLANG SCANDAL By SENIOR REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT A DEEPENING financial scandal at a multibillion- dollar port development project is offering a behind-the-scenes look into the close ties between business and politics in Malaysia. The mudslinging between senior politicians in the ruling coalition over
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        741 24  -  Bruce Gale BY SENIOR WRITER ASIA'S economies may be about to lead the world out of recession, but not the South Pacific. Indeed, while the popular image ofthe South Pacific is of idyllic islands, the reality is very different. A recent report submitted to the Australian
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          321 25 I REFER to last Saturday's report, "Homes more affordable as incomes rise". It is meaningless to compare the current property boom with the peak of 1996 and then conclude that things are better now compared to then. This is akin to comparing the current sub-prime
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          349 25 RECENT reports suggest that property prices are now about 19 times the average annual household income. Can an average Singapore household afford even the low- to mid-end private condominium with the current going rates of $800 to $1,200 per sq ft? Based on a typical household size
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        148 25 A FRIEND wrote to the National Environment Agency (NEA) to seek action to clear Toh Guan Road East of abandoned and broken-down bicycles chained to lamp posts, trees, and bus shelters. There were literally hundreds of such abandoned bicycles all over the area, especially outside
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        181 25 WE REFER to Mr Arli Salim's letter last Saturday, "Put a stop to hidden charges at hospitals", regarding his mother- in-laws hospital charges at Changi General Hospital for a kidney stone operation. She had two concurrent surgical procedures to remove her
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        298 25 WE ARE heartened by last Thursday's article, "Higher sports safety standards at PA", which reported Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Community Development, Youth and Sports) Teo Ser Luck's remarks in Parliament. Mr Teo told Parliament that there were martial arts groups which operate independently of national
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      411 25 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 TRANSITLINK REPLIES: Where we draw the line for student concession fares 2 MS SERENE TAN: First-class help from bus staff 3 MS LEUNG KA MAN: Hobbled by a standoff with cab company and Land Transport Authority's taxi stand ruling 4 MADAM JERENE KOH: Cyclists posing
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      596 27  -  Amresh Gunasingham Levels of bacteria found in human faeces exceed WHO guidelines By A YEAR after signs went up at Pasir Ris beach warning swimmers against taking a dip in the waters there, little has changed. Levels of bacteria found in human faeces
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      591 28  -  Christopher Tan 1 emporary step will help motor traders free up funds to ride out slump By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT IN A move that will help the motor trade during its current slump, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced yesterday that it is
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      481 28  -  Wendy Hui By TWO traffic accidents involving motorcycles that happened within an hour of each other left three men aged 21 or younger dead yesterday. In the first accident in Jurong at around 12.45 am, the motorcyclist died and his pillion was injured;
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      504 30  -  Judith Tan By SEVERELY mentally disturbed patients at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) now spend far less time strapped to their beds or in strait jackets. They also spend less time 21 days, down from the previous 27 in the hospital's
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      573 30  -  April Chong 5 polyclinic nurses now qualified to carry out some duties of doctors, freeing latter to treat more complicated cases By What these nurses can and cannot do ADVANCED practice nurses (APNs) are registered nurses who hold master's degrees in nursing
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      487 31  -  Selina Lum Judge rejects Bangladeshi's claim that he had been framed by the victim By THE MAN behind the rape of a maid last year was jailed yesterday for 18 years and ordered to be caned the maximum of 24 strokes. Robiul
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      300 31  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH A BUSINESSMAN serving home detention in 2007 for evading customs duty on alcohol imports went on to commit 150 similar offences. For failing to learn his lesson, Situan Singh, 55, will now have to serve two years in jail. District Judge May
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      364 33  -  Nicholas Yong Users will earn loyalty points when paying for rides and purchases By SOME 600,000 members of the People's Association (PA) will soon be able to use their membership cards to pay for public transport rides and purchases and rack up loyalty points
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      131 33 COMPANIES, baulking at the fact that 5 to 11 per cent of their revenue goes into paying for printers, paper and ink, are wising up. They are instead reaping cost savings from leasing printers instead of buying them. Some are cutting printing costs by nearly
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      382 34  -  Amresh Gunasingham Singapore firm gets cash boost to produce flexible plastic film for gadgets By IN THE not too distant future, gadgets such as mobile phones and flat screen television sets could be built lighter, less brittle and take up less space. The
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      292 34  -  CHIA YAN MIN MOST gamers are content to just shoot for ever-higher scores, but avid gamer Toh Fu-Er, 20, is making game design her career. Now studying for a degree in the field of real-time interactive stimulation, at the Digipen Institute of Technology's
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      216 34 SINGAPORE and Indonesia held productive talks on their shared maritime border, said a joint statement from the Singapore and Indonesian governments yesterday. The two delegations discussed the operational issues of a treaty, signed in March, to demarcate the western segment of the maritime boundary.
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      257 34 INVEST in a high-tech start-up company in Singapore, and a large chunk of the money could come from a $50 million government kitty. The National Research Foundation (NRF) yesterday launched a scheme that invites local and foreign entrepreneurs to invest in early-stage start-ups. It co-funds
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      472 35  -  Serene Luo National Library's new service lets users access digitised copies of this newspaper By WHEN freelance tour guide Diana Chua needed information on Bukit Brown cemetery along Lornie Road to spice up her tour of the place, reference books offered only cut-and-dried facts.
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      118 27 WA WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com YOUR SAY MOST-READ ONLINE In the near future, electronic gadgets Botak Jones to become Singaporean. like mobile phones and LED display Sing Tel ad wrongly listed. screens could be made flexible; that is, Husband, son sue bus driver. folded into
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      847 36  -  Richard Jolly Without him to launch quick counter-attacks, Gerrard-Torres lack bite By I ASTON Villa appeared ideal opponents. Beaten at home by Wigan Athletic, beaten away by Rapid Vienna, beaten 0-5 at Anfield less than five months before. Would they be beaten before the Premier League game had
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      429 36 LONDON: Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez will step up his interest in Real Madrid winger Arjen Robben, after finding out that Manchester United's Alex Ferguson also wants the former Chelsea star. But the question remains whether Benitez has the £18 million (Ss43 million) Robben will cost,
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      222 36 LONDON: West Ham have been hit by more tragedy, after it emerged that 20-year-old midfielder Jack Collison's father was killed on Sunday. lan Collison, 46, crashed his motorcycle while on his way to Upton Park to watch his son play against Tottenham in a
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      592 37 Ferdinand eyes derby return RIO Ferdinand has set his sights on making his return from injury in the Manchester derby in three weeks' time. The defender, who has missed the first three games of United's Premier League title defence with a thigh strain,
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      Lock icon Lescott aside, City still looking to spend
      378 37 LONDON: Manchester City are not done spending even after securing Jolean Lescott from Everton for £24 million (SssB million). The defender's arrival has taken City's summer spending to about £118 million, putting them beyond the English-record figure of £111 million spent by Chelsea
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      391 37 LONDON: Arsene Wenger has warned his Arsenal stars not to let complacency hand Celtic a European lifeline in today's Champions League play-off second leg. The Gunners have one foot in the lucrative Champions League group stages after cruising to a 2-0 victory
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      Lock icon Urawa coach slammed for 'cheat' remark
      307 37 "I cannot believe it. He is not qualified to be a manager. He should be expelled." MOTOAKI INUKAI, Japanese FA president, on Urawa Reds manager Volker Finke TOKYO: J-League Urawa Reds manager Volker Finke has been slammed by Japan's football chief after chiding one
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        Lock icon Rovers close gap on leaders SAFFC
        49 37 SEIJI Kaneko scored a 75th-minute winner at Geylang United to keep Tampines Rovers' fading S-League title hopes alive. The second-placed football team won 1-0 to cut the gap with leaders Singapore Armed Forces FC (55 points) to eight points with eight games left.
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        Lock icon Campbell joins Notts County in dual role
        71 37 LONDON: Former England player Sol Campbell has turned down offers from the Premier League and abroad to join Sven-Goran Eriksson, who is director of football at Fourth Division Notts County, as player-coach. Aston Villa and Ajax both launched bids for the 34-year-old centre-back,
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        Lock icon Modric denies United are keen on him
        82 37 LONDON: Tottenham playmaker Luka Modric has distanced himself from suggestions he is a potential target for Manchester United. "I don't know anything about the United link," the Croatia football international told Sportske Novosti. "I read about it in the newspapers, and one paper
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        Lock icon Berlusconi disagrees with coach's strategy
        115 37 MILAN: AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi has risked undermining new coach Leonardo before the derby with Inter, by saying he prefers a different formation to the one used by the Brazilian. Milan won 2-1 at Siena last Saturday in their Serie A opener with the
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      687 38  -  Christopher Ong Seven gymnasts move from floor to pool and are in YOG diving squad By HEAD OVER HEELS "I like diving but I have done gymnastics for four years, so it's difficult to choose between the two." KELLY TSENG, who is torn between her two loves
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        54 38 BERLIN: Germany's football federation has opened an investigation into Stuttgart goalkeeper Jens Lehmann and Borussia Dortmund defender Neven Subotic. Television footage from Saturday's 1-1 draw suggested that Lehmann deliberately elbowed Subotic in the back of the head, and that the defender then hit back and caught
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        75 38 SINGAPORE'S Terence Choo leads the Byte CII World Championship after two days of racing in Ontario, Canada. The annual competition sailed off last Saturday and will end tomorrow. A total of 39 sailors from various countries are competing, with Singaporeans also in second and third spots. Asian
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        89 38 NEW DELHI: India's Sports Ministry has rejected the idea of extending sports-linked Customs duty exemptions. The move would have made it cheaper to import equipment being used for the construction of a Formula One (Fl) racetrack. India is keen to join the Fl
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      242 38 NEW HAVEN (Connecticut): Top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova needed three sets on Monday to overcome China's Zheng Jie 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4 in the first round of the Pilot Pen tennis tournament, the final warm-up before the US Open. The French Open champion, who received a wild-card entry
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      Lock icon SSC sports industry chief quits
      374 38  -  Leonard Lim By THE man who played a major role in promoting the country as a regional training hub has tendered his resignation with the Singapore Sports Council, three weeks after being redesignated. Wayde Clews, the SSC's chief (Industry Development), will serve his last day
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      Lock icon BUTTON TO BE AGGRESSIVE
      641 39 "Something must have gone wrong in his own mind. He must find the solution within himself and I think he will." NIKI LAUDA, former triple world champion, on Jenson Button, who admitted he was not able to get the most out a strong car at the
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      Lock icon Chappell bats for Ponting amid calls for Warne
      362 39 LONDON: Former Australia cricket captain lan Chappell has come out in support of current skipper Ricky Ponting despite the Ashes series loss in England. But former Test batsman Dean Jones and others believe leg-spin great Shane Warne, widely regarded as one of
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      413 39 JOHANNESBURG: Thousands of people sang and danced at the airport yesterday in support of Caster Semenya on her return to South Africa from Berlin, as local athletics officials slammed the decision to test the newly crowned 800 m world champion's gender. The 18-year-old, with her gold
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      214 39 VERONA (New York): Notah Begay 111 could not have scripted it any better. With more than 3,000 awestruck fans watching his every move, Tiger Woods captured the second annual Notah Begay 111 Foundation golf challenge on Monday. He surged past Colombian Camilo Villegas in
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      360 39 SUGAR GROVE (Illinois): A roar went up and thousands of fans immediately headed to the next hole, a wave of red washing through the trees at Rich Harvest Farms. It is a commonplace scene when Tiger Woods is playing. This rock-star treatment, though, was for
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      109 39 TAMPERE (Finland): Germany's Linda Bresonik (right) reacting after opening the scoring during the first round of the Women's Euro 2009 football tournament against Norway on Monday. The defending champions crushed their rivals 4-0. The opening match on Sunday saw the Netherlands beat Ukraine 2-0
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      183 39 Football English Premier League Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 3. English League Cup Norwich City 1 Sunderland 4. Uefa Women's Euro 2009 In Finland. Group B: Germany 4 Norway 0, France 3 Iceland 1. Tennis ATP/WTA Pilot Pen Tournament In New Haven, Connecticut (Selected) Men: 2nd rd: Sam Querrey (USA)
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      387 36 fi= WHAT'S ONLINE in MOST VIEWED, me=9 MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Aston Villa defeat Liverpool. Local kegler to strike out in US. MOST COMMENTED Bolt set to be a legend. Says analytic: "Analysts and sports scientists believe Bolt could have done 9.54sec in Beijing if he
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      92 37 jtoui ijlamiii Cupcakes* Jtake Jk flighty _^fouier? i"' *"y__n_ii---i -__^wrPlfe For contest details, log on to mypaper.sg 00/f't »i/ss /IM/C Hub's 2nd Anniversary party on 5 September! Witness the amazing construction of Singapore's Largest Cupcake Tower. m_^ A host of exciting activities irresistible offers await everyone! si? Tickle your tastebuds
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      724 38 I M [CV Vi F A\ _l M__ 1 L^l o.^ I_? I JE'v^^' J Jl* A* latest win, the fifth leg of his mammoth WjAAAA MmA rT t J^' seven-win haul on August 2, said he HC*r <--PM *^«^_____Bk-T»J__;t .'AT'A mr* il T' nat never 'Jeen caught in a
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      142 39 Today Football Singapore Cup q-finals, Ist leg: Phnom Penh Crown v Bangkok Glass (Jalan Besar, 7.45pm). Uefa Champions League play-offs, 2nd leg: Vfß Stuttgart v Timisoara (Live, mio TV Ch63), Fiorentina v Sporting Lisbon (Live, mio TV Ch62), Arsenal v Celtic (Live, mio TV Ch6l), Olympiakos v Sheriff (Live, http://singtelfootballfrenzy.com),
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      183 40 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all >>;, La the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house ll of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 jj Age: 89 Left on 24 August 2009 to where there will be no more death or mourning or crying or
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      59 40 We, the family of the late p JOSEPH WONG FOOK KEE Departed on 20/08/09 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Rev Father Eugene Chong members of the Ministry of Wake of Church of St Bernadette, relatives, friends, colleagues and all others who have helped in one way
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      52 40 In Loving Memory Of 26 Oct 1946 to 26 Aug 2004 Our Mother, our friend so dear, Throughout your life, you 're always near; A tender smile to guide our ways, You're the sunshine to light our days. Spouse: Kenny Children: Adeline Ben, Beverly, Benjie Xiaoqi Grandkids: Vicky, Nic Nic
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      108 40 OM NAMO BAGAVATHE SHANTANANDAYA ..'iUffiSßfcv The family of the late RAGAVAN MADHAVI AMMA (Wife of late Balakrishnan Menon) Departed on 17 August 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Sister: Parukutty Nambiar (Muthu) Daughters: Sons-in-law: Vijayalakshmi Menon Padmavathi R. Ponnampalam Vilasini R. Thiagarajan Girija Raveendran Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ravindran
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      78 40 "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me besides the still waters, He restores my soul." Psalm 23:1-3 SYLVIA EGERTON MIRANDA was called home to be with the Lord recently in Perth. Dearly missed and fondly
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      63 40 Grace Chan Choon Yeow Called home to the Lord on 26 Aug 2007 Without you, a part of us has passed away We missed hearing the call ofyour voice We missed the fragrance ofyour food Thankyoufor loving and raising us We keep your love forever in our hearts Dearly missed
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      41 40 w In Loving Memory of MARIAPPEN MUNIAMMAH Departed 18.11.95 Departed 26.8.94 Gone from our lives one so dear, But in our hearts forever near. Dearly Missed And Always Remembered By Anand Pereira, Shanthi, Nivetha, Arnesh Kumar L And All Loved Ones.
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      122 40 Memorial Service "Remember that as long as Heaven and Earth last, not the least point nor the smallest detail of the Law will be done away with not until the end of all things." Matthew 5:18 DOMINIC LIM SOO HOWE 16 June 1926 to 26 Aug 2008 In remembrance of
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      52 40 f 15TH ANNIVERSARY C IN LOVING MEMORY OF DR. LEUNG YUE LAI Departed on 26 August 1994 Gone from our lives one so dear, but in our hearts forever near. Always remembered by brothers: Yue Hong, Yue Tak Stephen, j sisters: Ching Ham, Siew Ham, Sien Ham, yi. nephews and
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      29 40 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the late CHARLIE YUEN SIEW KWAN Departed on 23 Aug 2009 From: Exco and Members of GIFTS ASSOCIATION (SINGAPORE) GIFTS
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      17 40 16th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of MAGDELENELOKE YOKE HENG Departed 26/8/1993 Always remembered by nil loved ones
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      20 40 In Loving Memory Of LOY CHEE LAN Departed 26 Aug 2006 Fondly remembered by husband, children, grandchildren and loved ones.
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      124 40 ■m m For God so loved the world that He gave His only son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16) CHEN KHIN ONN MICHAEL Age: 86 was called home to be with the Lord on 24.8.2009 (Mon) leaving behind loved ones. Beloved
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      26 40 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences To The Family of The Late sc IRSYAD BIN GIMAN Departed 25 Aug 2009 From Commander Staff of Traffic Police Department
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      29 40 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences To The Family of The Late sc IRSYAD BIN GIMAN Departed 25 Aug 2009 From Commissioner and All Ranks of the Singapore Police Force
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      49 40 First Anniversary In Loving Memory of ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR 001 BAN LEONG Departed date: 26 August 2008 Not just today but every day, We remember the times we shared. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by Friends and colleagues from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore
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      102 40 Ist Anniversary In loving memory of 001 BAN LEONG Departed on 26 August 2008 have discovered a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain. Pierre de Fermat You departed like a beam ot a lightless star. In such a hurry, you could not
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      113 40 Athma Shanti Pooja The family of the late K. M. RAJAGAM Departed 12 Aug 2009 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends and colleagues for their condolences, assistance, attendance, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special Thanks to Doctors and nurses of NUH ward
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      73 40 f SUBHASH Jeramie Thinesh Passed away peacefully on 13 Aug 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. Much loved son of Subhash and Jean Heng and loving brother of Johnathan Prakash Subhash. Tharlk Y°u t0 hls manY uncles. aunts. cousins and friends for their love and support at this time, iU c our
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES MONEY.
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      712 48  -  Joyce Teo Chairman is upbeat but expresses uncertainty over high-end segment B\ SINGAPORE'S property market looks set for recovery, although the ride ahead is not likely to be smooth, according to the chairman of property developer Wing Tai Holdings. Mr Cheng Wai
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      511 41  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS Chinese Premier's caution over recovery causes early jitters but Asian markets recover By ASIAN bourses swung wildly yesterday as investors scrambled for cover in the face of renewed jitters on the volatile Shanghai market. What spooked investors
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      433 41 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's largest lender Malayan Banking (Maybank) reported yesterday that net profit for the full year to June 30 plunged to RM692 million (Ss2B3 million) from RM2.9 billion, mainly due to writedowns on acquisitions. Excluding the writedowns, it would have made a
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        100 41 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 3.64 billion shares worth $1.91 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 358 Losers: 213 Unchanged: 793 Mid Cap 596.51 T -0.62 Basic materials 323.67 T -0.44 Utilities 487.11 T -7.20 Small Cap 542.59 7.93 Industrials 557.88 0.23 Financials 655.12 2.53 All Share 643.46 1.61 Consumer goods 721.28 T
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        186 41 Yesterday's close: 10,497.36 (-83.69) Tokyo stocks drifted lower on profit-taking, with investors finding few reasons to buy actively before Japan's Aug 30 election. Yesterday's close: 1,171.09 (-3.4) Malaysian shares closed down 0.3 per cent, in line with weaker regional markets. Technology stocks were the hardest hit. Yesterday's close: 20,435.24
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        397 41 Creative Tech 654 88.0 15. )BXTMSAsExJp10US$ 2470 77.8 2. JOB 5.05%NCPS 100 ***** 44.0 0. )BXT S&P Short 10US$ 6008 40.4 0. (eppel Corp 792 19.0 2. iilllian 95.5 19.0 24. !IA 1298 18.0 1. iamba 29 15.0 107. Fhai Prime Fd 576 14.4 1. IBS Grp
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        400 41 \ug 25 CENTS (ep Corp.ES.0908 788 20.0 2.6 )BS BNP eCW*****7 95 14.0 17.3 4oble3rpMBLeCW*****2 53 9.5 21.8 JOB MBL eCW*****2 70.5 9.5 15.6 )BS MBL eCW*****2 79 7.5 10.5 J0B.ES.0908 1676 6.0 0.4 <obleGrpMBLeCW*****3....35.5 5.0 16.4 >C Global W*****0 85 5.0 6.3 )BSBNPeCW*****8 83 4.5 5.7
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        185 41 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume cents Vol iapphire 2 Renting SP 99 JMG Global R 4 iolden Agri 49 ILH Grp 4.5 !ino-Env 13.5 ADR 1 Ibterra 5.5 Ihina Hongxing 21.5 'StarCruises 27 lafflesEdu 55 jovena 12 fongnam 32 Jan Joo 10 5 ianJoo
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        105 41 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Aug 25 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.1980 1.2340 Can dollar 1.3320 1.3480 Euro 2.0510 2.0750 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4094 0.4102 NZ dollar 0.9800 1.0020 Sterling pound 2.3550 2.3830 US dollar 1.4350 1.4520 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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        357 41 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 415 244.9 167 230 1574 439 56.5 3216 2536 1032 220.4 222 818 887 1566 291 201 420 291 427 390 366 1936 696 170 5606 CapitaLand 93.5 5417 CapitaMall 405 5611 CityDev 97
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        612 41 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 127 87.5 236 110 64.5 133 130.9 r." 338.2 41 132 108 120 240 662 217 299 191 126 534 220 56 198 73.5 73.5 90.5 33.5 238 120 90.5 252 ■■I 105
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        659 43  -  Francis Chan By SMEs enjoy a wide range of government assistance schemes. In the last part of our four-part weekly special on the best programmes, we take a look at how Spring Singapore helps smaller firms here gain a competitive advantage through
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        223 43 FIRMS can find out more about the Technology Innovation Programme (TIP) online at www. spring .gov. sg/tip They can also call the Enterprise One hotline on 6898-1800, or send an e-mail to enterpriseone@spring.gov.sg Eligibility criteria for TIP support The company must: Be registered or incorporated
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        615 44  -  Francis Chan TIP funding helps two firms realise goal of producing own products By COMPREHENSIVE HELP "We gave FIRC our requirements and it developed the formula. But the TIP grant also covers a lot of other parts of the process such as development
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      482 45 Economy boosted but scheme was plagued by red tape and glitches WASHINGTON: The US$3 billion (554.3 billion) cash-for-clunkers programme in the United States closed for consumers on Monday after packing an economic punch. The programme also ended with a nightmare of red
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      352 45 NEW YORK: There was good news on the economic front for the United States. Latest data showed that prices of single-family homes in the US rose for the second consecutive month in June, exceeding expectations and adding to evidence that the three-year housing
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      456 45 WASHINGTON/FRANKFURT: General Motors (GM) is considering a plan to raise funding to keep Opel, as an alternative to selling the unit to Magna International, sources with knowledge of the deliberations said on Monday. The development comes against a backdrop of escalating labour tensions and political
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      534 46  -  Francis Chan Fisca aims to educate retail investors and monitor financial instruments By A NEW consumer body that aims to help educate retail investors and keep close tabs on financial institutions was launched yesterday. Formed by former NTUC Income chief executive Tan Kin
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      566 47  -  Smita Krishnaswamy June's index marks first jump in Singapore's score since late 2007 By Top 10 most optimistic countries 1. Indonesia (left) 2. India 3. Philippines 4. Brazil 5. Australia 6. China 7. United Arab Emirates 8. Canada 9. New Zealand 10.
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      320 47  -  Christopher Tan By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT FORMER journalist and public relations executive Ramesh Divyanathan has become the first Singaporean to head a BMW subsidiary. Mr Divyanathan, 42, was appointed president director of BMW Indonesia a fully owned unit of the Bavarian carmaker this week.
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      392 48 Uja^S TECHNOLOGICAL SB \52&/ UNIVERSITY Nanyang Business School mmm i —i 'il ItE' iiiliSi Mill ~n Am '1" "iH Hill ~83 I r stT":* f* r--n*f nirnnalfi cm r fV^ffi cl I A i iiJluMSaaiHiiMi.jjjJl At The Cutting-Edge Of Asian Executive Education Mmm* (Berkeley-Nanyang Advanced Management Programme mmm^^^m^^mm^^\ m^^ 14
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      103 48 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm and then conclude that things are better MOST-READ ONLINE now compared to then." Second term for Bernanke. Europe, Asia looking up. YOUR SAY Temasek an active investor. BFederal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is set to be nominated for a SNAP
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      371 49 Zhang Ziyi has a A a fll*^ ,^P" Ipill%l reputation for being a grya n driven and ambitious V MmT^ f actress. But in k A A M V person, she is girly I and even child-like, fy sucking on a lollipop while wearing a V _J cocktail dress. v_
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      33 49 Jamie Oliver Big things Changes at in S'pore^, from small Substation^ Chef to r*^-, movie Search for 0k open two S^J| Sci-fi film new artistic I A^mm Hi. r&-- Mm\ \Wrn- ymW {mW
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES Life!
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      1291 50  -  foong woei wan In person, the actress is unlike the feisty characters she plays and coos and acts like your gal pal Zhang Ziyi prances to this interview, wrapped in a dramatic, silvery cocktail dress and sucking on a lollipop. "It gives me energy," coos the Chinese
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      460 51  -  magdalen ng British chef Jamie Oliver's casual Italian restaurant chain will open in Singapore by the end of next year 'Singapore has a dearth of internationally branded restaurants, but it has a huge market' Mr Edward Pinshow, president of Tranic Franchising, which is bringing Jamie's Italian
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      258 51 Los Angeles An American widow has sold her husband's burial crypt, located directly on top of film legend Marilyn Monroe's final resting place, for US$4.6 million (556.6 million) on Monday through online auctioneer eßay. Mrs Elsie Poncher said she was selling the crypt in
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        491 53  -  ong sor fern Sam Rockwell outdoes himself with his one-man show in director Duncan Jones' small but promising debut BWBW science fiction MOON (PG) 97 minutes/Opens tomorrow/-***** The story: Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is an astronaut miner working solo on the dark side of the moon. His three-year
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        476 53  -  John lui BCTffl comedy YEAR ONE (NCI6) 96 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: Two Stone Age men, Zed (Jack Black) and Oh (Michael Cera), are chased from their village for being terrible at their tribe's two principal activities: hunting and gathering. Eventually, they set off on
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        130 53 I^\3K *^c DUZZ n *^c move world I Avatar Opens: Dec 17 Fox has just released new photos of Avatar and everything about this 3-D sci-fi epic is big. The budget is a hefty US$237 million (Ss34l million), making it one of the most expensive movies ever made.
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        160 54  -  Dave Chua EBB horror THE FINAL DESTINATION (M 18) 83 minutes/Opens tomorrow/***** After Nick O'Bannon (Bobby Campo) receives a premonition of a horrifying accident at a race track, he manages to save his friends and some other people from death. However, the survivors start dying in freak accidents.
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        642 54  -  ong sor fern Tailored biopic fails to tie up loose ends and show how Chanel turned from seamstress into mogul IffißWdrama COCO BEFORE CHANEL (NC-16) 105 minutes/Opens tomorrow/***-** The story: As a child, Gabrielle Chanel (Audrey Tautou) and her sister, Adrienne (Marie Gillain), are abandoned in
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        405 55  -  dave chua This musically credible and pleasant comedy about high-school life moves to its own groove ffWEfflteen comedy BANDSLAM (PG) 111 minutes/Opens tomorrow/***** The story: Music-loving geek Will (Gaelan Connell) moves into a new high school in New Jersey after his mother Karen (Lisa Kudrow) finds a job
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        469 55  -  deepika shetty Iffiffß action KAMINEY (NC-16) 135 minutes/Now showing/***** The story: Shahid Kapoor plays both twins in Kaminey, which means scoundrels. Charlie is a small-time gangster who has a lisp. His brother, Guddu, works for a group promoting Aids awareness and has a stammer. Despite their
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      712 56  -  tara tan Call for candidates tuned in to the arts scene as the current two artistic directors plan to quit arts reporter LET'S WALK SOME MORE Where: The Substation When: Saturday, 3.30pm Admission: Free. To register, e-mail emily@substation.org with your name, contact number, occupation and why
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        166 58 Hong Kong This time, he did not hide. Pop star Andy Lav was photographed with Malaysian Carol Chu at the tomb of her father on Monday, the seventh day of his death. He appeared with about five of her siblings for prayers at the cemetery near
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        215 58 Singapore director Glen Goei's upcoming movie, The Blue Mansion, will have its world premiere in an Asian film section of this year's Pusan International Film Festival, one of Asia's top film festivals. The Window On Asian Cinema section of the festival showcases new and
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        189 58 JESSICA BIEL IS MOST DANGEROUS Jessica Biel, 27, is the most dangerous celebrity on the Internet. Security technology company McAfee Inc said searches for the actress are more likely to lead to online threats such as spyware and viruses than searches for any other celebrity. Following Biel in the
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        673 107 Moderation software mitigates the impact of vicious comments online without banning trolls outright. CLIVE THOMPSON reports "OBAMA sucks." When United States President Barack Obama relaunched Whitehouse.gov in January, a cry of protest resounded from his supporters. Obama had promised to take the democratised, wikified mojo of his
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        461 107 MYSPACE continued its evolution from teen hangout to entertainment destination with last week's planned acquisition of iLike, one of the premiere music recommendation services and the most popular music application on rival social network Facebook. The deal, estimated to be worth about US$l9 million
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        224 108 SHERWIN LOH was in Anaheim, California, to check out BlizzCon, the annual fan fair for World Of Warcraft, Diablo and Star Craft EVERYBODY loves gongfu fighting, especially Blizzard, the folks behind the upcoming PC game, Diablo 111. Last week, during the opening of its annual
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        735 109 The joy of m m playing an alternate reality game is not in doing it yourself. It is in becoming a neuron in a much bigger intelligence. People often do not solve puzzles on their own any more. They solve them in online collaborative groups.
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        614 110 The switch to digital colour grading technology is making it easier for film-makers to achieve the perfect look. SHERWIN LOH reports THE glory of digital colour grading technology on film has no greater example than Baz Luhrmann's recent World War II epic, Australia. The 2008 film,
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        626 111 They must be interactive, able to create a critical mass and well, fun to play, says leading games publisher lAHGames THE game distribution industry in Asia has evolved dramatically over the last 20 years. In the past, computer gaming was simply seen as a
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        683 112 London's Royal Opera House is giving virtually anyone a chance to help write an opera IT PROBABLY will not be Madame Butterfly but it should be fun. In an effort to get more people involved in opera, which sometimes suffers from an elitist, highbrow reputation,
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        418 112 HAVE a gripe about Microsoft Office? A couple of guys at Microsoft Corporation want to hear it directly. Make Office Better is an unofficial project launched by an Office product planner and a Windows software tester at Microsoft. Individuals submit ideas to www.makeofficebetter.com and also
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          697 113 Cheat sheet The thief is actually a better fighter than the knight if used correctly because she can kill enemies from a distance. Upgrade her skills to shoot flaming or double arrows and watch those skeletons drop dead. However, unlike the knight, she cannot block incoming arrows
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          232 114 For those who prefer simpler gameplay, SHERWIN LOH rounds up three arcade games now found on Xbox Live Shadow Complex IN THIS side-scroller, players take on the role of flashlighttoting Jason Fleming, who is on the trail of his missing girlfriend. She had stumbled upon a
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          187 114 RATING 9/10 THERE are two games I wish developers would one day resurrect. The first is Sega's Revenge Of Shinobi and my wish came true with this one. Crafted by Lucas Arts, Monkey Island was and still is one of the best point-and-click
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          213 114 Sam Max Save The World 1600 Microsoft points Adventure genre WHOEVER thinks rabbits are cuddly and cute furry creatures has yet to meet Max. One-half of the Freelance Police, the wise-talking rabbit, together with his canine partner Sam, solve crimes that the police cannot be bothered with and chase down
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          375 115 Aiptek Pocket Cinema VlO $699, from Besta Showroom or PA Mart at Funan DigitaLife Mall SHAPED like a big mobile phone, the VlO is a pocket projector that employs LCoS (liquid crystal over silicon) projection technology powered by a white LED (light emitting diode) lamp. Its VGA resolution
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          399 116 Samsung W8550 digital camera $649 with an BGB memory card, available in black or grey from authorised dealers THE Samsung W8550 digital camera's claim to fame is that its zoom can open up to a wider angle than other ultra-zoom compact shooters. At the widest focal length,
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          422 117 Final say An AIO PC that has enough horsepower for entertainment. Sony VAIO VGC-LN2SG $3299, from authorised dealers WHILE the current slew of cheap all-in-one (AIO) PCs hard drive and screen-in-one devices make a good space-saving alternative to the usual desktop
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          554 118 Asus UX3O $1,898, from Sim Lim Square, Funan and major superstores including Harvey Norman and Courts WHEN you see a tagline like "Stunningly Slim and Sophisticated Grace" on Asus' latest laptop, you are reminded of the Taiwanese electronics firm's rather quirky marketing messages (its motherboards are described as
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        857 119 In part seven of a 10-part intermediate digital photography series, JOHN TAN shows how you can have fun shooting your own pets and animals in the farm or at the zoo ANIMALS are great subjects that make interesting photos (see photo 1). However, before you head out for
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        874 120 The blue screen of death is the bane of Windows users. CHESTER CHEN suggests some ways to chase the blues away DREAD fills Microsoft Windows users when their computer screens suddenly turn blue. Called the blue screen of death (BSOD), it is the operating system
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        418 121  -  Julian Wong By an IT lecturer PHOTOS COURTESY OF MX WONG If you need to access your Gmail account on-the-go, check out rn.gmail.com (above). Its fuss-free interface is more data-economical and quicker to load than its long-winded big brother at www.gmail.com (top). EVER
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        528 122 Want to know what's wrong with your PC? E-mail us at stdled@sph.com.sg USB ports do not work I have four USB ports but three are not working. On the fourth port, I use a wireless Huawei modem which I bought from Ml. Recently, I tripped over the power
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        865 123 If you m m have many people looking at a particular area from different perspectives, they will make sure that the data is accurate. Ed Parsons, on how having many contributors to Google Maps makes the maps more accurate In tuture, digital maps will be customised,
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