The Straits Times, 31 August 2009

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    20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 MONDAY, AUGUST 31 2009 S|sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon CashCard thief strikes
      39 1 SEVERAL cars in a multi-storey carpark in Telok Blangah Crescent were damaged Dy a uasnCard thief who smashed windscreens and windows to get to the cards in the early hours of yesterday morning. HOME PAGE Bl
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    • Article
      Lock icon Productivity boost
      61 1 UNION officials will fan out across the island to work with companies on how to be "better, faster and cheaper". The drive is part of NTUC's new focus on teaming up with firms to battle Singapore's declining productivity. Labour chief Lim Swee Say will launch the drive today,
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      Lock icon S-chips shunned
      53 1 MORE Chinese companies listed here could exit the local bourse, say analysts. A handful have already delisted in recent months due to a lack of liquidity and poor share price performance. Investors have also shunned these stocks after the emergence of corporate debacles at some of these companies.
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      Lock icon 'Bridges' in trouble
      46 1 Malaysia's prime minister, Najib Razak, in his first Merdeka Day message since assuming office in April, spoke about fraying race relations in the country. He warned that the "bridges" painstakingly built by Malaysia's founding fathers were in danger of breaking. PRIME PAGE A6
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      Lock icon India loses space probe
      65 1 India's first moon mission, launched amid much fanfare last year, came to an abrupt end after controllers lost contact with the country's first unmanned space probe. The loss of the orbiter is a setback for India's plans in space and comes less than a week after
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    Lock icon Landslide victory for DPJ
    748 1  -  Kwan Weng Kin LDP voted out after nearly 50 continuous years in power in Japan By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TIME FOR CHANGE "It's too long for a single party to dominate national politics." Pensioner Toshihiro Nakamura Projected tally Democratic Party of Japan: 305 Liberal Democratic Party: 116
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    Lock icon 11 Circle Line Stations to open in 2010
    768 1  -  Zakir Hussain Yeo Ghim Lay By ON PLANNING BUS ROUTES "Our aim here is to benefit as many commuters as possible, while maintaining the overall financial viability of the bus system." Transport Minister Raymond Lim on the introduction of regular consultation sessions
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        101 2 WE SAY The Speak Good English Movement should find youths online at once the best and the worst audience to target in its campaign this year. The best, because more and more young Singaporeans are into weblogs and the likes of Twitter, Facebook
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        Lock icon Not fully attuned yet
        20 2 COLUMNS Multiracial Singapore still needs to work towards mutual understanding, says Tessa Wong. HOME PAGE B8
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        Lock icon Tighten up terms, banks
        25 2 Lenders should consider raising down payments to prevent a sub-prime style nightmare in Singapore, says Goh Eng Yeow. MONEY PAGE B16
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        Lock icon Making flats affordable
        22 2 OUR READER SAYS The Housing Development Board explains how it keeps flats affordable for Singapore households. FORUM PAGE A18
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        17 2 www.straitstimes.com Radha Basu looks at why people get hooked and how they can be helped.
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      Lock icon Troubled teens ask for help if they don't have to speak
      941 2  -  Serene Goh Helplines may reach more youth via SMS or platforms like Facebook By ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR THE writing is on that proverbial wall: The Speak Good English Movement (SGEM) is switching to silent mode. Organisers of the national
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      93 3  -  Ashleigh Sim It's that golden time of the day when things start to wind down, people head home, and friends and family start getting together. Straits Times photographers show their take on that moment in the Prime pages every Monday entitled 6.39pm. By PHOTOJOURNALIST Mr Tan Ban San,
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      Lock icon 'Faster, better, cheaper' drive begins
      618 3  -  Jermyn Chow Manufacturers are first target of NTUC team-up to push up productivity By THE labour movement will launch a drive today aimed at getting companies to improve the productivity of each and every worker at all levels. It will involve union officials visiting companies
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      Lock icon Bukit Panjang interchange may move near new MRT
      406 4  -  Yeo Ghim Lay Zakir Hussain By BUKIT Panjang residents were given reason to hope yesterday that their existing bus interchange could be moved closer to an upcoming MRT station. They were told that the authorities were considering the suggestion put up by
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      Lock icon Sales hit new high at Natas fair
      804 5  -  Jessica Jaganathan Pent-up demand, rallying economy, low airfares, drive more to book year-end trips By MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME "We are happy, considering it's been quite a challenging year so far. There were a lot of cancellations because of HINI. But now,
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      Lock icon Najib warns of 'shaky bridges'
      597 6  -  Carolyn Hong Merdeka Eve call for harmony follows anti-temple protest By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF FAULT LINES TARGETED "These groups exploit the fault lines that exist in a multi-ethnic society, whether they be political, religious or social divisions, to fufil their own narrow agenda." Malaysian Prime
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      Lock icon India loses contact with lunar orbiter
      533 6  -  Ravi Velloor By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF NEW DELHI: India's unmanned space probe has been lost in space, the second Asian country to suffer a setback in orbit in a week. The Indian mission was lost midway through its planned two-year orbit. "Radio contact
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      Lock icon S'porean on trial again for Sydney murders
      988 7  -  K. C. Vijayan Tiwary to testify this time over flatmates' deaths By LAW CORRESPONDENT Why Appeal Court ordered a re-trial TWO issues blood and lies were central to both the conviction and subsequent order of a re-trial for Ram Puneet Tiwary. The New
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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      Lock icon Changes in store under Hatoyama
      837 8  -  Kwan Weng Kin JAPAN ELECTIONS Slated to be next PM, he will adopt top-down style of policy-making By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT VOTERS SAY... "I think we should give them (the DPJ) a shot. If it doesn't work out, we can re-elect the LDP again in four
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      Lock icon 'Look more towards Asia, and less to US'
      569 8 TOKYO: Mr Yukio Hatoyama, Japan's incoming prime minister, believes his country should shift its foreign policy and look less to the United States and more towards Asia. A centre-left leader who has promised to shake up domestic politics after more than half
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        633 9  -  Kwan Weng Kin Party clearly blames PM for election loss, but its reform policies angered voters too By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT VOTERS SAY... "This is an election to say goodbye to the LDP. It's nonsense to see four prime ministers in four years without asking for the people's opinion."
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        Lock icon Untested DPJ has its work cut out
        801 10  -  Kwan Weng Kin NEWS ANALYSIS Economy to be top priority; diplomacy and security also vital By I JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO: Frustrated Japanese voters yesterday endorsed a new party to run the country, but it is not quite the time yet for them to
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        Lock icon Junta puts squeeze on rebels
        630 11  -  Nirmal Ghosh NEWS ANALYSIS 2010 polls, Sri Lankan experience prompt Myanmar regime to target restive north By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: The latest bout of fighting in northern Myanmar breaking a longstanding ceasefire is the result of a new hawkishness on the part of the military
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        Lock icon Myanmar troops 'humiliated' rebel militia
        416 11 NANSAN (China): Groups of men who said they had been fighting Myanmar government troops in fierce battles along China's southern border streamed into China yesterday, saying they had abandoned the battle after being "humiliated". Latest reports said the fighting had subsided and Xinhua news agency,
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        Lock icon US accuses Pakistan of altering arms
        620 12 'Modified US-made' missiles pose threat to India; Pakistan says it developed weapons itself WASHINGTON: The United States has accused Pakistan of illegally modifying American-made missiles to expand its capability to strike land targets posing a potential threat to India, said senior administration and congressional
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        Lock icon Taipei hoping Dalai Lama will steer clear of politics
        401 12 TAIPEI: The Dalai Lama, a Tibetan spiritual leader reviled by China as a separatist, arrived yesterday night in Taiwan for a hasty visit to comfort victims of a typhoon, testing the island's improving ties with Beijing. China opposes the Dalai Lama's
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        Lock icon Twitter's reach growing in Malaysia
        922 13  -  Carolyn Hong First adopted by politicians, practice of sending tweets is now catching on among firms By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF ON THE SOCIAL NETWORKING BANDWAGON "Hi all. Spend some time chatting with me this coming Tuesday around noon." Deputy Minister for International Trade and Industry
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    • World international
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        Lock icon California wildfire rages
        460 14 Blaze triples in size in hot weather; 4,000 homes evacuated so far LOS ANGELES: A wildfire in the mountains above Los Angeles has surged in every direction, going in a single day from a modest threat to a danger to some 10,000 homes. The blaze nearly tripled
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        Lock icon Wildfires send Aussies fleeing
        248 14 SYDNEY: Wildfires razed one home and threatened dozens more in Australia yesterday as the firestorms that claimed 173 lives earlier this year returned to drought-parched terrain, emergency services said. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) reported two major fires, the largest at Dolphin Point,
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        Lock icon A1-Qaeda names bomber in Saudi royal attack
        276 14 DUBAI: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) yesterday identified in an Internet statement the suicide bomber who tried to assassinate Saudi Arabia's Deputy Interior Minister last week. The statement posted on jihadist forums said Abdullah Hassan Taleh Asiri, who blew himself up last
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        Lock icon Letting school kids choose what they read
        568 15 Some US schools try to boost love of reading by not assigning texts JONESBORO (Georgia): Last year, for the first time in 15 years, teacher Lorrie McNeill turned over all the decisions about which books to read to the students in her seventh-
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        Lock icon 10 years after historic vote
        178 15 DILI: Timor Leste yesterday celebrated the 10th anniversary of the United Na-tions-backed vote that ended a bloody 24-year occupation by Indonesian forces and ushered in the birth of Asia's youngest nation. Thousands attended a ceremony in Dili as President Jose Ramos-Horta paid tribute to those
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          138 15 CANBERRA: Australia's government will follow up its historic apology to Aborigines last year for past injustices with a similar apology to child immigrants and Australian-born children who suffered in state care during the last century, a Cabinet minister said yesterday. The apology was announced on the
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          Lock icon Malaysia's clueless youth
          103 15 KUALA LUMPUR A national survey has shown that half of young Malaysians between the ages of 13 and 24 do not know how babies are born and an equal number do not know what the male and female reproductive organs are. The National Population and Family Development
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          Lock icon Shoe-hurler to be freed
          66 15 BAGHDAD: An Iraqi journalist imprisoned for hurling his shoes at former US president George W. Bush will be released next month after his one-year sentence was reduced for good behaviour, his lawyer has said. Muntazer Al-Zaidi has been in custody since the Dec 14 outburst, which
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          Lock icon Seoul to track ex-convicts
          51 15 SEOUL: The South Korean government said yesterday that it plans to introduce electronic tracking anklets for former convicts involved in murder and armed robbery, reported the Yonhap news agency. The justice ministry said the plan will be forwarded to Parliament for approval this year, said the
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          Lock icon 7 killed in US: Man held
          79 15 BRUNSWICK (Georgia): Police say they have arrested the man who called to report seven people slain and two others critically injured in a Georgia mobile home, but he has not been charged over the US killings. Glynn County police chief Matt Doering said yesterday
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon All that Twitters is not good English
      419 16 THE Speak Good English Movement should find youths online at once the best and the worst audience to target in its campaign this year. The best, because weblogs, brief-message services such as Twitter and networking sites like Facebook and Friendster are fast making
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      Lock icon War's over, but what about peace?
      1048 16  -  Lakhdar Brahimi Edward Mortimer POST-CONFLICT SRI LANKA By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IT HAS been three months since Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse declared the country "liberated" from Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels after a 26-year war. He said he wanted to
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      Lock icon Curing the rot within the state
      717 16  -  Jamie F. Metzl C. Christine Fair POLITICS IN AFGHANISTAN By Afghanistan is a sovereign state and its government has the authority to do what it wants. But the international community is not obliged to finance official corruption. Internally generated reform is the only reform
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        Lock icon Tackling high costs and methane threat
        926 17  -  Michael Richardson PACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES DEVELOPED and developing countries continue to haggle over the terms of a new pact to limit global warming gases. With only 15 full negotiating days scheduled before a climate change summit convenes in
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        Lock icon Just click to update, or else...
        730 17  -  Gail Collins By THERE was a time when people in search of a full and meaningful life were advised to start off each morning by telling themselves: "Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better." Now, we get up and hear: "Updates
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        Lock icon A boost for Asian peace and security
        651 17  -  Robert Karniol By DEFENCE WRITER THE John D. and Catherine T. Mac Arthur Foundation is investing a significant chunk of change to help foster peace and security in the Asia-Pacif-ic region, with US$6B million (Ss9B million) allocated over the next seven years to
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        Lock icon Shared footpaths: Why no update?
        136 18 IT HAS been almost two years since Tampines Town Council carried out a trial allowing cycling on footpaths. However, there has been hardly any update on the trial or whether some positive outcomes have come about for such a practice to be adopted islandwide. Despite
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        Lock icon How HDB keeps it affordable
        479 18 WE REFER to the letters, "High HDB prices: Squeezed even harder" and "Two shortcomings: Public housing too correlated to private market, and HDB has not regulated supply" (both Aug 22); and "Flat hunting: Why was cash over valuation ever introduced?" (Aug 20). Cash over valuation:
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        403 18 I REFER to last Wednesday's letter, "PA's inclusiveness opens up more choices". It has been the policy of the People's Association (PA) to work closely with the Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF), the national sports association recognised by the Singapore Sports Council and
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        Lock icon Thank you, teachers – drivers of change
        139 18 Thank you, teachers drivers of change I REFER to last Thursday's report, "Teachers' new motto: Lead. Care. Inspire". The journey from Thinking Schools, Learning Nation (1997); to Teach Less, Learn More (2005); and now a vision for the teaching service, has indeed covered a compelling and holistic educational development from
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        127 18 Tourist awed by bus driver's service I AM a tourist who boarded SBS service 63 in Aljunied Road around 7.30 am last Wednesday. I thought the bus would not stop as it was full, but it did. Then an elderly visually handicapped woman boarded the bus. No one in
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      197 18 More letters on v*"^ www.straitstimes.com 1 MISS LEE YUE LIN: Fines for illegal ferrying of workers too low to have any effect 2 MR LOH CHING TIAM: Draw up guidelines to determine cash over valuation for resale flats 3 CHANGI AIRPORT REPLIES: Touting by cabbies won't be allowed steps in
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES HOME.
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      Lock icon Thieves smash into 7 cars in HDB carpark
      582 19  -  Jermyn Chow Windscreens, windows broken as valuables and Cash Cards are stolen By SEVERAL car owners in Telok Blangah Crescent woke up yesterday morning to find the rear windscreens and side windows of their vehicles smashed, and CashCards and other valuables missing.
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      Lock icon All quiet now in 'transit point' prison
      1052 20  -  Teh Joo Lin Closed on Aug 16, 44-year-old jail was once a busy 'reception area' for suspects By IF THERE was a term to describe the Queenstown Remand Prison (QRP), it would be a "reception area". Alternatively, a "transit point". Or even a
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      Lock icon Green tie-ups benefit schools and firms
      509 21  -  Grace Chua Students, teachers get funding for learning projects while companies gain public exposure By EARLY INFLUENCE "We want to nurture an interest in and concern for the environment among Singaporean youths to realise a sustainable future." Mr Ichio Iwai, deputy general manager of
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      Lock icon Lift robber caught minutes after early-morning holdup
      422 21  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN TAKING NO CHANCES "Now I'll make sure that somebody waits for me downstairs when I come back late." Ms Roselind Tan A LIFT robber was nabbed minutes after he pounced on his victim, despite it happening in the early hours of
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      Lock icon New kits to prevent crime evidence being tainted
      465 22  -  Carolyn Quek By BLOOD, DNA and corrosive materials are just some of the evidence left at crime scenes. But the wrong containers to hold the materials can muddy the trail that leads to an arrest. But such instances will now be less
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      512 22  -  Khushwant Singh His recent record of regulatory violations shows a cavalier attitude towards the law: Judges By A FORMER lawyer, who lost his licence to practise following a criminal conviction, failed in his bid to be reinstated when he was found to have
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      608 23  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN Young Malay families who cannot make ends meet are a growing concern By A DIFFICULT TASK "The greatest challenge for Malay-Muslim organisations is to make sure that the assistance that they give is a means to an end, rather than an end
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      442 23  -  Liaw Wy-Cin By THE Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) and welfare group Lions Befrienders are trying to raise money for BO,OOOkg of rice enough to fill the entire living room of a three-room flat. The beneficiaries? About 4,000 needy
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      592 24  -  Tan Weizhen Home-grown start-up helps gamers trade virtual currencies online By The popularity of online games has made "gold farming", the sale of game currencies for real cash, a lucrative trade. Gold farming websites make up a black market which has boomed in recent years.
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      264 24  -  LIAW WY-CIN IN THE end, he went exactly the way he had always wanted. Long-time grassroots leader Wong Kum Hoong died in his sleep at home last Friday, shortly after noon, and just after treating his last patient. He died of hypertensive heart disease, said his
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      450 24  -  Kimberly Spykerman By ELDERLY residents at Nee Soon South are getting a leg-up with Khatib MRT station now fully equipped with barri-er-free access facilities. Work began in January this year on two new ramps, a covered shelter connecting the 20-year-old station to
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      237 24 SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong will visit Libya this week to represent Singapore at the country's national day celebrations. Mr Goh will be in Tripoli from today to Wednesday, said the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) yesterday. The celebrations, which will be attended by
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        268 25 Double deal From now till Oct 6, motorists who spend $50 at Shell will get a $2 Cold Storage voucher. Those who shop at Cold Storage are entitled to a $2 Shell fuel voucher and a $2 Shell car wash voucher with every $30 purchase. Bliss drink Nestl6 Bliss
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        582 25  -  KAREN TENG The fallout from the bogus degree mill has not adversely affected the accredited private schools even though prospective students are more cautious now BY ACCREDITED private schools with affiliations to renowned foreign universities have seen more students coming to them after The Straits Times'
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        233 25  -  Karen Teng SUPERMARKET chain NTUC FairPrice has received a Food Safety Excellence award from the AgriFood and Veterinary Authority (AVA) for maintaining high standards at its fresh food distribution centre in the past five years. The facility is a central holding place for the
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        232 25  -  Karen Teng FASCINATED by the photos in The Sunday Times recently which showed some of the world's legendary athletes in action? Canon Singapore says you can also capture such memorable images with the right tools. One of the photos show China's diving champion Fu Mingxia
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        236 25  -  Karen Teng NOW you can enjoy 12 different pasta meals, including speciality dishes, at Pizza Hut under its new Pasta Perfetto selection. The Barilla brand of pasta is cooked with fresh ingredients in distinctive tomato-based or creamy sauces. Prices start from $5.90. The new dishes include
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        197 25  -  Karen Teng UNDETERRED by the uncertain economic climate, Swiss watch maker Tissot has opened a new boutique at Orchard Central, making it the second concept store it has in Singapore. Its latest outlet was officially opened recently by the company's vice-president of sales, Dr Ulrich
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        469 26  -  Tessa Wong SOAPBOX By IT MIGHT be a Garden of Eden here, as our Prime Minister recently dubbed Singapore's harmonious state in his National Day Rally speech. But while it has been years since fierce conflict along
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        535 26  -  Jennani Durai Go ahead, speak freely but correct one another when lines are crossed By DURING a taxi ride recently, I was talking to the driver about an armed robbery. The robber was still at large, I told him, at which point the chatty cabby asked:
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        983 26 MY LIFE Amendments to the Maintenance of Parents Act could compel recalcitrant children to provide for their parents. Do youths need such a law to get them to do their filial duty? Youthlnkers give their take. Remember their love ON A recent outing with my
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      205 19 Speedpost is putting together an international exhibition from start to finish within days. To demonstrate our speedy delivery worldwide, we'll be holding an interactive exhibition in Singapore this weekend, featuring photos taken with cameras sent by Speedpost EMS around the world. Today, 30 cameras are on their way, and are
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORT.
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      656 27 Wenger slams team for self-destructing when in control against United Inconsistent refereeing WHEN Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher lunged at Andrey Arshavin (above), making no contact with the ball, referee Mike Dean refused to award what was a clear-cut penalty. But when Robin van Persic committed a similar
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      136 27 LONDON: As if losing to Manchester United was not bad enough, Arsenal will have to contend with more speculation over the future of captain and playmaker Cesc Fabregas, reported The Mirror. "It is no secret that we love this player," declared Barcelona president Joan Laporta
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      272 27 MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo eased some of the pressure of being the world's most expensive footballer by starting his Real Madrid career with a goal and a win. The latest crop of Galacticos beat Deportivo La Coruna 3-2 on Saturday in the Primera Liga season opener.
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      803 28 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX Belgian GP Results 1 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari lhr 23min 50.9955ec. 2 Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Force India +0.9395ec. 3 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull +3.875. 4 Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber +9.966. 5 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber +11.276. 6 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin)
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      197 28 Yesterday Portsmouth 0 Manchester City 1 Everton 2 Wigan Athletic 1 Aston Villa v Fulham Late kick-off P W D L F APts 1 Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 3 Manchester United 4 4 0 0 10 2 12 4 4 0 0 11 4 12 4 3 0
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      317 28 Portsmouth 0 Manchester City 1 LONDON: Manchester City extended their 100 per cent start to the Premier League season yesterday, as Emmanuel Adebayor clinched a 1-0 win at Portsmouth. Mark Hughes' expensively-assembled side delivered another repayment on their manager's £125 million (***** million) spending
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      167 28 Everton 2 Wigan Athletic 1 LONDON: Leighton Baines scored a stop-page-time penalty against former club Wigan to earn Everton their first win of the Premier League season. The left-back smashed home after substitute Jo was brought down by Emmerson Boyce. It was no
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        77 28 LONDON: Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will be without Luka Modric for six weeks after the Croatia midfielder fractured his right fibula in Saturday's 2-1 win over Birmingham. "It's like my whole world has crumbled," said the playmaker, who is set to miss Spurs'
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        97 28 LONDON: John Terry, 28, has agreed to sign a lucrative new contract that will make him the best-paid player at Chelsea. The England captain will earn close to £39 million (Ss9l million) over five years in a deal that is worth £150,000 a week.
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      376 28 ROME: Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho rubbed salt into AC Milan's wounds on Saturday after claiming his side could have played even better in the 4-0 Serie A derby demolition. Thiago Motta, Diego Milito, Maicon and Dejan Stankovic scored for the Italian champions while Milan,
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      612 29  - Vaulter Yang makes Games and history Lin Xinyi By Factfile Name: Rachel Yang Age: 27 Height: 1.57 m Her national record: 3.75 m Personal best: 3.80 m achieved in April at the Singapore Athletic Association's 4th All Comers Meet. However, that result was unratified as it was achieved in a
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      48 29 NEW YORK: David Beckham celebrating his first goal since rejoining the Los Angeles Galaxy last month, to give them a 1-0 win over Chivas USA in Major League Soccer on Saturday. The England midfielder scored in the 80th minute. ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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      334 29 Cricket Second Test In Colombo, sth day: Sri Lanka 416 and 311-5 dec (K. Sangakkara 109; D. Vettori 2-62). New Zealand 234 and 397 (Vettori 140; R. Herath 5-139). Sri Lanka win by 96 runs and series 2-0. Cycling Tour of Spain First stage 4.Bkm individual time triaj in
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      479 29  -  Terrence Voon Golf, cue sports among those asking SNOC to reconsider Games slots By Seeking nod Cue sports: Glenn Yeo (men's billiards doubles), Amy Hoe and Charlene Chai (women's 8-Ball and 9-Ball singles) Golf: Kok Jo Ec, Melissa Loh, Stephanie Loi (women's team) Muay thai: Men's
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      844 30 U.S. OPEN In-form Roddick is the biggest threat to Swiss' bid for 6th straight title NEW YORK: The last man not named Roger Federer to win the US Open tennis tournament is Andy Roddick. If the next man to win the Open is named
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      123 30 NEW YORK: Watch what you tweet. That is the message the tennis authorities are delivering as the US Open starts today, warning players about the perils of sending out too much private information that might be turned into tip-offs for gamblers. Signs are being posted in
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      437 30 JERSEY CITY (New Jersey): Tiger Woods was surprised that players were allowed to use some forward tees at Liberty National in The Barclays golf tournament on Saturday. "Where the tees are, they are playing the ladies' tees most of the day," the world No. 1 said,
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        51 30 THE Singapore (Junior) dragon boat team marked their debut at the World Dragonboat Racing Championships with a bang by clinching the World Junior Dragonboat title. The Aug 26-30 event in Prague saw the Republic's 49-strong team haul in four golds, three silvers and a
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        37 30 GEYLANG United beat Home United 2-1 in the first leg of their Singapore Cup football quarter-final at the Bedok Stadium last night. A 64th-minute penalty by Baihakki Khaizan decided the tie.
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        54 30 BAD weather forced all three matches on the second day of the ICC World Cricket League Division Six tournament to be abandoned yesterday. Guernsey will face Bahrain today at Kallang, Botswana will play Singapore at the Indian Association and Malaysia will take on
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      186 27 7 v■* Tfl WIN AT SPA Kimi Raikkonen picks up his first win of Fl season at the Belgian GP. 810 IN FORM Emmanuel Adebayor on target again as Man City beat Portsmouth. 810 POLE POSITION Rachel Yang will be Spores Ist woman pole vaulter at SEA Games. 81l 0
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      135 28 h s h HUB Singapore Cup SamutSakhon Brunei DPMM Mon, 31/08/09 7.45pm Singapore Cup Tampines Albirex Tue, 01/09/09 7.45pm E League Champ and Spanish League matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. L J» I J* J Draw No. 2462/2009 MLJLJ Draw Today! Monday,
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      565 29 Lightweights fight out the Committee's Prize finish with the verdict going to Super Gold (Alan Ng) over Waipapa (Joao Moreira). PUNTERS were dealt a knockout of 7.5 kg from that run. embarking on a preparation aimed at blow when Super Gold scored The pull in the weights was decisive winning
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      254 29 "I was very nervous, ICC World Cricket League Div 6: texr fhp f jrcf tiITIP ill Botswana v Singapore (Indian lUI "'c "IM UllltJ Association), Bahrain v Guernsey |J|y life. (SCA, Kallang), Malaysia v Norway (sec, Padang) 9.30 am. Sprinter Usain Bolt, who Cycling launched Real Madrid's Tour of Spain:
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  • OBITUARIES
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      94 31 In Remembrance of PK Lee For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. 2 Corinthians 4:6 Called home to be with the Lord
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      95 31 "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want." Psalm 23:1 TANG HON KEI, CALVIN Age: 51 was called home to be with the Lord on 30 August 09 leaving behind loved ones. Wife:TengSokWah Son: Tang Jun Hui, Marcus Daughter: Tang Ya Xuan, Alissa IWake is held at Blk 38
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      92 31 Athma Shanti Pooja The family of the late SAMYKANNU LAKSHMY Departed on 17 August 09 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Karumathi prayers will be held on 31 August 2009
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      85 31 DR WONG KUM HOONG Age: 78 passed away peacefully on 28 August 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Doreen Tay Sons: Daughter-in-law: Russel Wong Judy Millar Brenton Wong (Gerald Wong, deceased) Daughter: Dr Cheryl Wong Grandson: Granddaughter: Lucas Sverdlen Ariana Sverdlen Body is resting at 84
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      127 31 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want... and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 ANNAGOHAHLEK Age: 82 was called home to be with the Lord on 29 August 2009 leaving behind loved ones. Children: Spouses: Sim Kwang Teck, William Alice
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      143 31 LEE SEOK KIM Age: 84 passed away peacefully on 29 August 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Our beloved mother and most doting grandmother and great-grandmother. A woman of great strength and character your smile and words of wisdom will always be in our hearts and minds.
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      95 31 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences To The family of the late DR WONG KUM HOONG Dr Wong had been our family doctor for more than four decades and we have such fond memories of a caring, brilliant and wonderful doctor. His thirst for medical knowledge was extra-ordinary and very greatly
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      75 31 PATTU W/O GUNDAN Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 30.8.2009. Sadly missed by Sons: Daughters-in-law: G. Arjunan Chendrika G. Subarathinam, Steven Rukumani G. Sahadevan, Vachi Jayamany G. Selluraji J. Letchimi G. Mani Sundra Dcvi G. Krishanan G. Ponnusamy Vasanthi Daughter: Son-in-law: G. Kiliama Poobalan Grandchildren, great-grandchildren, relatives and friends. Body
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      71 31 LOYGETHON Age: 68 passed away peacefully on 30 August 2009. He will be dearly missed by family, relatives, friends and colleagues. Wife: Lee Fang Guan Daughters: Son-in-law: Loy Ying Tieng Hoa Soo Peng Loy Ying Hao Grandsons: Reyes Hoa, Rian Hoa Body is resting at Blk 640, Punggol Drive (Multi-Purpose
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      120 31 "Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints." Psalm 116:15 1 TAN CHIN HIANG ALBERT has peacefully gone home to be with the LORD on 29 Aug 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Chong Nyet Yuong Sons: Tan En Chua Thomas
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      108 31 CHIAM HENG LEE, RICKEY Age: 51 passed away peacefully on 30 August 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Patricia Poon Soo Gim Mother: Ho Lee Peng Daughter: Heather Chiam Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Charlie Chiam Heng Kirn Alice Khoo Mitch Chiam Heng Young Grace Chiam Oscar Chiam Heng
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      32 31 r 21st Anniversary J In Loving Memory THOMAS ROBERT GLASS Departed 31st August 1988 Although, many years have passed, You will forever remain in our hearts J From Your Loving Family L
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      60 31 ROBERT ARTHUR RAJASINGHE Age: 76 passed away peacefully on 29/08/2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Jean Rogers Sons: Derek Jeffrey Daughters: Carol, Jennifer, Pamela, Fiona Sharon Grandchildren, Great-grandchildren and their relatives. Body is resting at Blk 260,TampinesSt21. Tel: 9154 4614 Cortege will leave on 02/09/2009 (Wed)
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      62 31 JANAKI D/O KRISHNAN NAIR (Old Naval Base) Age: 70 passed away peacefully on 30/08/09. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Vellayan Muniandy Sons, daughters, daughters-in -law, sons-in-law, grandchildren, great grandchildren, relatives and friends. Body is resting at Blk 556 #01-43 Woodlands Dr 53 Tel: 6894 5850. Cortege
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      44 31 In Remembrance Alice Tan Siew Hua August 31,2002 I Time passes but memories never Of those happy times spent together, To recall cherish ever treasure And in our hearts Ike on forever. Ie Mm Roy Roger Pat Ira Ryan Rachel Rina With Fond Memories
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      23 31 In Loving Memory O DANIEL TAY Departed 31st Aug 07 Gone from our liven one so dear. forever near Remembered by m I
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      138 31 J^r Simplicity Casket 7^--J* Because love never dies. H^imWlT^iffJjill^lTl^.l.lJ HH jWJr*SSI~- It kfls been said tkat love Wows not its own deptk until tke kour 01 HBSV'HM'WIVVVYTI'^iH^BH S jHOBm mJB separation. But tnere are ways to kola on to tne precious memory 01 HiiMMJIhMMHpJII tne one you've lost, a significant
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      281 32 AllianzGl Choice Equity Fund Invest with peace of mind regardless of market conditions* Please note that the AllianzGl Choice Equity Fund is not a capital protected fund. The Fund aims to provide investors with enhanced returns over Singapore money market rates and with potential income distribution. This material is prepared
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        517 32  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS It has been a fairly decent month for traders, but 'turbulent' Sept looms By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT UNLESS Shanghai displays signs of more destabilisation, local blue chips may well end on a high note for the month of August,
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        431 32  -  Lee Su Shyan By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR BUSINESSMAN Oei Hong Leong has raised nearly $8 million from his sale of shares in United Envirotech and Novena Holdings last week. Through his investment vehicle Oei Hong Leong Foundation, he sold 16.6 million units
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          99 32 ..Aug 28 CHNG YR 2009 CLOSE FR Aug 27 S$ LOW S$ HIGH IS$ 1.4416 +0.15 1.5579 1.4308 iuro 2.0678 -0.44 2.0732 1.9150 2.3449 -0.34 2.4366 2.0356 1$ 1.2086 -0.56 1.2171 0.9453 'en* 1.5423 -0.05 1.7278 1.4831 tupiah* 0.***** -0.02 0.***** 0.***** Aug 28 CHNG YR 2009
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          202 32 CENTS /o DBXT Nifty 10US$ DBXT DJE50 10USS DBXTMSEurope 10US$ DBXT FTVietnam 1OUSS DBXTMSKorea10US$ GLD 10US$ OCBCCap 5.1%NCPS 100 Lyxor MS India 10US$ UOB 9700 4164 4042 5413 4111 9338 9946 1290 1704 550.3 384.6 341.4 315.5 243.5 126.8 98.0 83.6 78 0 4.1 6.9 6.2 4.2
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          208 32 CENTS /o U0B.ES.0908 CityDev.ES.QgO8 Wilmar.ES.0908 SIA@ES.0908 Kep Corp.ES.0908 SC Global W*****0 DBS BNP eCW*****7 DBS DB eCW*****4A DBS.ES.0908 1702 1038 643 1326 785 86 95 70 1292 94.0 44.0 43.0 40.0 33.0 18.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 5.8 4.4 7.2 3.1 4.4 26.5 17.3 25 0 1.1 Week's
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      280 34  -  Charissa Yong By SINGAPORE and China's Zhejiang province should learn from each other's strengths as they forge closer cooperation, said Singapore's Minister of State for Trade and Industry Lee Vi Shyan. He was speaking last Thursday at a seminar organised by the Singapore
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      1071 34  -  Goh Eng Yeow CAI JIN Banks should tighten lending terms to head off possible mortgage defaults By IN JANUARY, as the global financial storm lashed Singapore shores, fears took hold that large numbers of cashstrapped home owners might default on their monthly mortgage
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        96 34 DAVID EAW KOK HIN: Resigning as group chief operating officer cum group chief financial officer of Multistar Holdings with effect from Nov 25. The firm said Mr Eaw's departure is due to differences in management styles, which resulted in his inability to work effectively with
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        70 34 LEE BOON KENG: Appointed as chief investment strategist Singapore at ÜBS Wealth Management. It is a newly created position, underlining the firm's continued commitment to Singapore and the region. Mr Lee will be advising clients on investment strategies and supporting direct client interaction. Prior
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        59 34 GARY SU THIAM HUAT: Resigned as chief financial officer and company secretary of Dragon Group International. Mr Su has been with the firm for 6V2 years, and is leaving to pursue other career opportunities. YEO SEE CHYE: Appointed as acting chief financial officer of
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        60 34 SRINIVAS SIRIPURAPU: Appointed as managing director, head of South-east Asia and South Asia, as well as market manager, South Asian community at Barclays Wealth. He officially joins in November, and will bring with him a team of nine. He was most recently the managing
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        545 35 NEWS ANALYSIS Every lm extra iPhones sold should be equal to 18 US cents (26 Spore cents) to 20 US cents of earnings per share, said analysts. NEW YORK: Apple's deal to sell the iPhone in China is
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      27 35 Modifying economic stimulus CEOs speak up on which elements of the government's 520.5 billion economic stimulus package should be retained, and which should be modified or removed
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        343 38 London Songwriter and guitarist Noel Gallagher (right) announced last Friday he had quit Oasis, saying he could no longer work with his brother Liam, the rock band's singer. "It's with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight," he wrote in
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        463 38  -  jocelyn lee American actor Alessandro Nivola spent a month learning French, so he could play the love of Coco Chanel's life in the French movie, Coco Before Chanel. The 37-year-old says that his highschool French did not prepare him for the role and even with
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        976 39  -  adeline chia L Shane Mardjuki Cross-dressing actor Shane Mardjuki dreams of being a wrestler and a house-husband THE EXTRAORDINARY V CONFERENCE R(18) Where: Zirca (Block 3C Clarke Quay) When: Friday to Sept 13, Bpm, no shows on Mondays and Tuesdays Admission: $48 (inclusive of
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        548 43  -  s.y. lee The band's ageless spirit after a decade captures the hearts of thousands MAYDAY DNA WORLD TOUR, SINGAPORE 2009 Singapore Indoor Stadium Last Friday The concert should have come with a health advisory: "Those with a weak heart should stay clear." It is not
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        566 43  -  eddino abdul hadi Sfflconcert AIMEE MANN LIVE! Esplanade Concert Hall Last Saturday Halfway through singer-songwriter Aimee Mann's first performance in Singapore, a fan in the audience proposed to her. "Maybe you should get to know me better first," she responded deadpan. "I'm a hard person to
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        326 44  -  chang tou liang 'WBWconcert TRANSCENDENT LOVE Melvin Tan Vocal Recital Esplanade Recital Studio Saturday Tenor recitals in Singapore are infrequent events, and one centred wholly on English art song is a rarity. Englandtrained tenor Melvin Tan, who will be joining Flanders Opera (Belgium), gave
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        268 44  -  chang tou liang rTWBW concert AMANDA LOW VIOLIN RECITAL Young Musicians Society Auditorium Friday When one has already won prizes in the national music competition as well as performed concertos with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra at the age of 16, it would be tempting to
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      703 41  -  John lui Crew used commando-style tactics to film documentary of 23,000 dolphins being speared en masse in Taiji, Japan E co-documentaries are rarely so riveting as The Cove. The audience sees a crack team of experts sneaking into highly secret places to plant high-tech hidden
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        741 46 Hong Kong Andy Lav has got hitched. So has Miriam Yeung. And so has Leon Lai. The secret Las Vegas marriages of two Heavenly Kings and a pop princess have come to light in one weekend, after the death of the father of Lav's
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