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July 4, 2009 Saturday

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Straits Times Headlines

Jobs outlook remains gloomy

'Mas Selamat linked' trio held by KL

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Is property rally sustainable?

View Points

Resale flats: 3 groups of ready buyers

Swimmer Ting Wen brings gold tally to four

No more travel advisories

Crowds parted to let him through

Hygiene priority for pregnant woman

Spread looks unstoppable, warns WHO chief

Six water polo players infected

Research shows why virus is acting more like local blazes

Work begins on Bt Timah MRT line

Drink-and-eat MRT riders on the rise

Company fined $500K for cable damage

Obama means business in Russia

Teaching women to manage money

Breaking News

Errant bosses feel the heat

Fined for chopping down tree

Angling for a catch

Canada reports 4 more deaths

No alternative to talks

No winning return for Armstrong

Serena wins Wimbledon **

Loving and attentive father

NEW YORK - WHEN Rabbi Shmuley Boteach brought his children to play with Michael Jackson's kids at Neverland Ranch some eight years ago, the rabbi's youngsters naturally made a beeline for the fabulous rides - the Ferris wheel, the roller coaster, the bumper cars.

But when Jackson's own kids asked to go on the rides, he gently reminded them of the family rules, according to Boteach: The rides were only for birthdays or special occasions.

Turkmen 'Eiffel Tower' planned

ASHGABAT - TURKMENISTAN is planning to build the reclusive gas-rich state's answer to the Eiffel Tower or the Statue of Liberty, the chief architect of the capital Ashgabat said on Saturday.

Child star's new home

MUMBAI - ONE of the child actors from the Oscar-winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' has moved from his Mumbai shantytown shack into a new home, the trust set up to manage his interests said on Saturday.

'Azharuddin Ismail's family moved into their new home last evening (Friday). We gave the keys to them,' said Nirja Matoo, from the Jai Ho Trust, established by the movie's British director Danny Boyle and producer Christian Colson.

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