The Straits Times, 4 March 2007, Afternoon Edition

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    22 1 thesundaytimes MARCH 4, 2007 84 pages in three parts MICA(P) 199/12/2006 mm on ggmW Qmw A Singapore Press Holdings publication Ovy Cents
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    Lock icon More HDB owners can rent out flats
    495 1  -  Tan Hui Yee TOP OF THE NEWS TAPPING that HDB home for 3ash is going to be easier. Rules on subletting HDB flats tiave been relaxed further to allow even those who have lived in them for just five years to rent them
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      Lock icon Indonesia says there's no granite export ban: Mah
      554 3  -  Peh Shing Huei Govt will take action to ensure that projects are not disrupted INDONESIA has informed Singapore that there is no export ban on granite, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan disclosed yesterday. However, the Government is watching the situation closely
      CHEW SENG KIM  -  554 words
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      Lock icon Housewives aren't low-wage workers: Swee Say
      181 3  -  Melissa Sim HOUSEWIVES are not lowwage workers, they are the core pillar of the family, said labour chief Lim Swee Say. Speaking at the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) International Women's Day seminar yesterday, Mr Lim made reference to the ongoing Budget debate where
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      Lock icon Baby, look how you've grown!
      1284 4 SINGAPORE'S SMALLEST SURVIVOR Last Tuesday, the world's most premature baby to have survived was discharged from a South Florida hospital after almost four months there. Amillia Sonja Taylor spent just 22 weeks in her mother's womb before she was delivered on Oct 24 last year.
      LIM YONG; LEE HUI CHIEH  -  1,284 words
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      Lock icon Feisty little fighter
      494 4 Lee Hui Chieh WHEN strangers see Siti Aishah Khalid, now three, with her younger sister, 18-month-old Siti Amyrah, they always ask their parents: "Twins afe?" Siti Aishah, Singapore's most premature baby to have survived, is still small for her age. At 80cm and 10kg, she is just
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    • BUDGET DEVATE 2007
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          Lock icon Flats to be kept affordable
          51 6 Even as Singapore's population goes up, the price of a Housing Board flat will be kept affordable, pledged National Development Minister Mali Bow Tan. This commitment to home ownership will remain a key priority of the Government, he said, in response to MPs' concerns. PAGE
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          Lock icon A booming arts scene
          54 6 The number of arts groups, performances and exhibitions, and Singaporeans attending these events, have shot up in some cases doubling between 1999 and last year. But more can be done to make the scene flourish, including getting the private sector involved and promoting Singapore talent here
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          Lock icon Broadening broadband's reach
          55 6 About three-quarters of Singapore homes will have broadband access this year, thanks to lower prices and faster connection speeds brought about by new services in the last year. In the near future, there will be even wider and faster access as telecommunications companies work towards building a
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          Lock icon Dawson's green
          54 6 Sky gardens and recreational amenities high up in the building are just some of the many lush facilities Housing Board flat-dwellers can enjoy when the "Housing in Park" concept takes off. This massive rejuvenation of housing estates will be launched in three to four years, starting at Dawson
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          Lock icon Boost for neighbourhood shops
          46 6 Malls, watch out. Neighbourhood shops in the heartlands are getting another makeover to help them compete against suburban malls. Under the Revitalisation of Shops Scheme, small retailers can get funds to upgrade their areas and conduct promotional activities, among others. PAGE 7
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          Lock icon MHA to outsource more jobs
          51 6 The Home Affairs Ministry is outsourcing more non-core operations such as enforcement of illegal parking and is thinking of doing the same for emergency ambulance services. Outsourcing will enable it to keep a sharp focus on security, said Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng. PAGE
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        Lock icon Blossoming number of shows paints a lively arts scene
        482 6  -  Lynn Lee MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS Growing vibrancy with more people taking time out for th arts; Govt to pump in more money to develop sector THE arts scene has become a lot more vibrant in the last
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        Lock icon NUS undergrads make their mark in global design competition
        232 6 TWO years ago, two National University of Singapore (NUS) undergraduates envisioned a waterless washing machine that can wash soiled garments and dry-clean expensive ones. Their design of a household appliance of the future won Mr Gabriel Tan (above, left), 24, and
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      • BUDGET SHORTS
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          Lock icon $100m in funds for libraries
          69 6 ABOUT $100 million will be pumped into libraries here, to better feed Singaporeans hungry for knowledge. The money will go to building up digital content, improving library services and supporting lifelong learning, said Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lee Boon Yang. The aim
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          Lock icon Arts School costs more than expected
          139 6 THE Singapore Arts School, set to open its doors next January, will cost the Government more than the estimated $100 million, due to a rise in construction costs. Dr Lee said the building in Kirk Terrace, Bras Basah, should be ready by 2009. This
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          Lock icon Promoting local works and artists
          139 6 ARTISTS who received help from the Government are in turn helping to grow the arts scene here. Seven out of 10 who received music and dance scholarships in the 1990s are helping to groom the next generation of performers. Dr Lee gave this figure in
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          Lock icon Stamping S'pore brand abroad
          101 6 MICA S continuing efforts to promote local talent abroad have borne fruit. Some artists secured contracts with a host of others gaining overseas recognition. Chamber musicians Tang Quartet and the Singapore Chinese Orchestra, introduced to a London audience during the Singapore Season series in 2005, were
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          Lock icon Republic wants to rejoin Unesco
          128 6  -  Lynn Lee SINGAPORE is looking to rejoin the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) as a member in the near future, said Dr Lee. Singapore left the agency in 1985, along with the United States and Britain, because of its bloated organisation and
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        Lock icon Prices falling, so 3 in 4 homes may be on broadband by year-end
        501 7  -  Alfred Siew MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS ABOUT three in four homes could be hooked up to broadband Internet access by the year-end because of falling prices over the past 12 months. Second Minister for
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        Lock icon Local SMEs have fair share of govt infocomm projects
        140 7 LOCAL small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) are getting a fair share of the pie when it comes to government infocomm projects, said Second Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, yesterday. He was replying to Mr Zaqy Mohamad
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        Lock icon HDB flats will stay affordable: Mah
        485 7  -  Li Xueying MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Commitment to support home ownership remains key priority of Govt HOUSING Board flats will continue to be affordable even as Singapore's population increases, assured Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan. He made it clear yesterday that this
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        Lock icon Makeover scheme to help small shops
        539 7  -  Ken Kwek NEIGHBOURHOOD shops are getting another makeover to help them compete better against suburban malls. Minister of State for National Development Grace Fu yesterday announced the Revitalisation of Shops Scheme (ROS). It will offer small retailers a variety of assistance measures, as long
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        Lock icon Discovering who we are, being cool about it
        690 7 SPEECH OF THE DAY Mr Chan Soo Sen (Joo Chiat) is not an MP one associates readily with the word "cool" but he displayed it in abundance yesterday when he delivered this succinct yet spirited speech on how Singapore needs to be
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        Lock icon Coming first to Queenstown: 'Housing in a park'
        411 8  -  Li Xueying MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Construction of new HDB estate at Dawson area expected to begin in 3 to 4 years OPEN your windows to sky gardens in the next block. And imagine streams in gardens along void decks. These are
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        Lock icon Outsourcing helps ministry focus on core security roles
        415 8  -  Keith Lin MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS THE Home Affairs Ministry is outsourcing its non-core activities to focus on keeping Singapore safe and secure. Such plans are underway, said Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng, citing the enforcement of
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        Lock icon Balancing accused person's rights against public interest
        343 8 AN ACCUSED person's rights must be balanced by the need to protect public interest, said Senior Minister of State (Home Affairs and Law) Ho Peng Kee. This allows police officers to conduct investigations freely and effectively. Associate Professor Ho was responding on Friday
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        Lock icon Allow time transfers to do justice to under-debated issues
        880 8  -  Chua Lee Hoong FROM THE GALLERY BACK in May 2000, I wrote a column urging Parliament to speed up its Budget debate processes. "When almost all other businesses today operate on Internet time...it is an anachronism to be proceeding at the
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      Lock icon 'Ah Huay' MP on her Hokkien humour
      936 9  -  Peh Shing Huei NEARLY a week after uttering the Hokkien word for defecation, Member of Parliament Lee Bee Wah is finding it hard to live it down. "People are still talking about it," she said in mock exasperation on Friday. "They forgot all
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      Lock icon FORT KNOX for valuables
      853 10  -  Sarah Ng WHY SINGAPORE 'It is the Switzerland of Asia, with political stability and neutrality, good finance and legal services and a clean government that supports the arts.' MR ALAIN VANDENBORRE, president of Singapore Free Port, shown here in an artist's impression $20m ultra-secret building near
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      Lock icon These old folk know not their birth dates
      636 11  -  Sarah Ng THEY all have birthdays, they just don't know when they are. There are 68 of them, all elderly people receiving home nursing service from Touch Home Care, whose identity cards record only the year they were born. Many of them
      LAU FOOK KONG; LIM SIN THAI  -  636 words
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      Lock icon Shatec's CEO quits after just six months
      498 11  -  Marcel Lee Pereira Hospitality school head's resignation shocks industry as he had bold expansion plans at home and abroad FOR the second time in a little over six months, the Shatec hotel and hospitality training college is on the prowl for a new
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      Lock icon Ready, Set, Shave!
      92 12 CLOSE to 2,000 men shaved their way into the Guinness Book of World Records and raised $25,000 for The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund yesterday. The feat was achieved at the launch of Gillette's latest shaver, Gillette Fusion, at Suntec City's Fountain of Wealth. It broke
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      Lock icon Muis to manage mosques, CDC-style
      459 12  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi ndianah@sph.com .sg Muis officers deployed to manage mosque clusters at grassroots level, instead of from headquarters MOSQUES will soon be run more like community development councils, in an effort to bring the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) closer to mosques and
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      Lock icon Malay drug abusers nabbed down 90% from 1994
      224 12  -  Jocelyn Lee THE number of Malay drug abusers arrested has fallen from about 3,200 in 1994 to fewer than 350 last year. This is a decrease of close to 90 per cent, said Mr Wong Kan Seng, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister
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      Lock icon Genting pulling out of deal with Stanley Ho
      659 13  -  Leslie Lopez Move comes after Singapore warns that award of casino licence is not a sure thing SOUTH-EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA'S Genting group has taken the first step to remove uncertainties in its stake in the Sentosa integrated resort by
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      Lock icon Guess what Blair was up to in this photo
      317 13  -  LONDON AFP AN OLD photograph of Mr Tony Blair as a long-haired student in the mid-1970s has caused a stir over his less-than-prime ministerial hand gesture. Taken when he was a student at Oxford University, it showed the future British leader
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      Lock icon Top US Army official sacked over shabby veteran care
      499 14 Reuters, AP, New York Times Bush administration faces outrage over poor treatment of wounded at top military hospital WASHINGTON THE United States Army's top civilian official has been sacked as the Bush administration scrambled to respond to growing outrage over the
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      Lock icon Battling injuries – and neglect and red tape too
      333 14 Battling injuries and neglect and red tape too Washington Post PHOTO: BEHIND the door of United States Army Specialist Jeremy Duncan's room, part of the wall is torn and hangs in the air, weighted down with black mould. When the wounded combat engineer stands in his shower and looks up,
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      Lock icon Libya 'got nothing for giving up N-arms'
      356 14 Reuters, AFP LONDON LIBYA'S leader Muammar Gaddafi has complained that Western countries have failed to properly compensate his nation for scrapping its nuclear arms programme and as a result countries such as Iran and North Korea would not follow his lead. Speaking on
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      Lock icon Stay put despite rising turmoil
      818 15 Bloomberg, AFP Thaksin to Surayud: Deposed Thai prime minister says he wants his embattled replacement to be successful LONDON IN AN unusual twist to Thai politics, ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and a senior Thai Rak Thai party member are urging embattled General Surayud Chulanont
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      Lock icon BBC, YouTube in video tie-up
      450 16  -  SAN FRANCISCO Financial Times, A The deal allows You Tube to show licensed clips while BBC can reach a broader online audience YOUTUBE has reached its most extensive alliance with a traditional media organisation to date, as it launched two "channels" carrying short clips from
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      Lock icon Landslides kill 40 in eastern Indonesia
      186 16 AP, AFP JAKARTA LANDSLIDES triggered by days of heavy rain killed at least 40 people in eastern Indonesia yesterday, and at least 29 others were believed to be buried under the mud, officials said. Roads made inaccessible by the three-day deluge were complicating rescue
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      Lock icon Sand ban stays 'till border disputes resolved'
      596 17  -  Salim Osman Even if exports resume, Jakarta wants to renegotiate prices and control mining, says Maritime Affairs Minister INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA INDONESIA'S Maritime Affairs Minister has said the ban on sand exports to Singapore will not be lifted till the Republic settles their
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      688 18  -  JERUSALEM BBC NEWS STAR-CROSSED LOVERS IN WEST BANK She's Jewish, he's Muslim and they're treated as outcasts in Israel and Palestine SHE is a 26-year-old Jewish Israeli. Her name is Jasmine Avissar. He is a 27-year-old Palestinian Muslim, Osama Zaatar. Jasmine and Osama's tale is a love
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        83 18 AP SEOUL South Korea expressed strong regret yesterday after Japan's Premier disavowed his country's responsibility for having used Asian women as sex slaves for Japanese troops in World War 11. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's remarks were "aimed at glossing over the historical truth and our
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        70 18 AFP NEW DELHI Nearly 40 per cent of married women in India endure physical or sexual abuse, a state survey reported yesterday, but social groups and police say the figure reflects just the tip of the iceberg. India's latest National Family Health Survey said 37.2 per
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        Lock icon Politician under probe
        69 18 The Star/Asia News Network KUALA LUMPUR A high-ranking politician is alleged to have accepted at least RMS million (552.2 million) to assist in the release of three men from police custody. The allegations surfaced on at least two websites a few months ago and are now the
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      Lock icon FUNERAL CIRCUS
      762 19  -  NASSAU AP, Reuters, AFP THE ANNA NICOLE Feuding guests, jeering spectators and a pink theme at final send-off (Bahamas) THE guests of honour were feuding. Spectators booed and cheered behind steel barricades. Anna Nicole's Smith's funeral was part soap opera, part circus perhaps a fitting combination for a
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        36 20 "Such volatilities are not uncommon when markets are going up. We think generally for Asia ex-Japan, fundamentals remain sound and valuations are either at reasonable or attractive levels." MS MAHCHING CHENG, Fundsupermart research manager
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        38 20 "The medium-term picture is still positive as long as the global economy and corporate earnings continue to grow at a healthy rate and keep pace with valuations." MRVASU MENON, OCBC Bank's vice-president of group wealth management
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        58 20 "Nevertheless, we think equity markets can still offer attractive opportunities in select growth industries, such as banking and finance, infrastructure and real estate," MR PHILLIP YEO, DBS Asset Management senior research manager, who remains optimistic about the region's overall economic fundamentals, although he thinks equity market returns
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        42 20 "For risk-averse investors, holding cash and investing in money market funds are also great strategies." MR JAMES CHUA of Phillip Capital Management, who suggests a "wait and see" approach while parking cash in money market funds as the best strategy
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        36 20 "As part of our Asian portfolio strategy, we have been trimming our holdings in Chinese stocks which have become too expensive. The correction presents to us a good buying opportunity." FIRST STATE INVESTMENTS
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      1483 20  -  Lorna Tan Don't lose heart, say many experts, who are still bullish about Asian (excluding Japanese) equities over the medium term FINANCE CORRESPONDENT WHAT goes up must come down. And global bourses, including Singapore's, are no exception as this week's dramatic events showed
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      386 20  -  Mark Mobius Two cents'worth Investment expert FOR most individuals who are able to invest part of their assets in the stock market, the most realistic approach is to devise a programme tailormade for the investor's personal circumstances. This should aim for
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      351 20 Agence France-Presse wallstreet NEW YORK INVESTORS are girding for more turbulence after a grim week on Wall Street and other global markets, as analysts debate whether the slide was a normal "correction" or the start of a broader downturn. The Dow
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      1032 22  -  Lorna Tan ME MY MON Michael Tan's six-figure investment in stocks has been yielding returns of 60% to 70% PROPERTY agent Michael Tan, 36, was crowned the top mon-ey-spinner for last year at Singapore's largest property agency, PropNex. However, his personal fortune
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        367 23 "I AM a very fuss-free person so I decided to choose furniture that is easy to clean and maintain. Instead of the usual fabric or leather sofas in the living room, I opted for custom-made wooden benches as they do not become damaged or
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        637 23  -  Fiona Chan PROPERTY Such strata-landed projects gain popularity as buyers zoom in on perks of shared facilities, basement parking By PROPERTY REPORTER LOOKING for the prestige of a landed home with the conveniences of condominium facilities? Cluster housing may be just the thing
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      748 24  -  Ang Hao Yao YOUR PERSONAL ADVISER: CAREER Q AM 31 years old, a diploma holder and have been working as a junior civil servant for the past six years. My initial aim when I started out was to become financially independent one
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      401 24  -  Lie Chin Chin YOUR PERSONAL ADVISER: FINANCE Q IN AUGUST 2005, my wife, my daughter and I bought a 99-year leasehold condo which should receive the temporary occupation permit (TOP) by next year. The private property is held
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      92 23 Stomp PiCK PHOTO: STOMP/LENA CHIA Secretary Lena Chia, 36, sent Stomp a picture of her home recently. She tells Jocelyn Lee why she chose to have custom-made wooden benches instead of a sofa in the living room of her four-room Bedok flat. Do you have a favourite space in your
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        63 25 Former Thai finance minister POLITICAL bombshells continued to rock Thailand's government last week as its Deputy Premier and Finance Minister resigned. Mr Pridiyathorn's decision in December to impose capital controls had rattled the stock market. Later plans to curb the use of nominee companies had also drawn criticism.
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        65 25 American film director AFTER years of snubbing groundbreaking directors like Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick and Orson Welles, Hollywood finally got its act together last Sunday. It gave the Oscar for best director to Martin Scorsese at the 79th Annual Academy Awards. It was his eighth nomination. He earned
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        93 25 Former US Federal Reserve chairman DESPITE having stepped down from his powerful post, Mr Greenspan showed the influence he continues to wield over the global economy. Early last week, he said a recession was possible in the United States this year. A few days later, US stocks took
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        114 25 Dead kidney donor TWO years ago, when her husband needed a new kidney, Madam Narindar Kaur gave her left one to him. But within six hours of the operation, the 33-year-old had difficulty breathing and died at the National University Hospital. On Monday, State Coroner Tan Boon Heng
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        85 25 Chelsea and England captain THE rock in Chelsea's defence was knocked out cold during the League Cup final in Cardiff last Sunday after he was kicked in the head. The 26-year-old swallowed his tongue and was not breathing. He lay motionless on the field for six minutes while
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      1070 25  -  Vince Chong Rumours of triad links continue to plague Macau casino billionaire despite lack of evidence HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT MENTION Stanley Ho and a vague image of the man emerges. The clear picture is this: Macau's casino magnate, a colourful figure who, at 85,
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      338 26 IT IS becoming routine that long-held health beliefs, some of them bearing the cachet of scientific principles, get discredited and even reversed in later research. Last week was a bad one for health nuts. Those who toss back vitamins by the fistful have been told some supplements
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      295 26 ILLUSTRATION This is the only naked man who will ever be in my bedroom.' SONGWRITER MELISSA ETHERIDGE, clutching her Oscar trophy for Best Original Song, I Need To Wake Up 'It's a case where he has clearly not taken any wilful steps in violation of
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      1216 26  -  Janadas Devan On Words I OFTEN receive e-mail from English teachers. An unusual number write about the difficulties they are having interesting their students in literature. Judging from the e-mail, our children are exceedingly lucky that they have teachers who are not only aware
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      1285 27  -  Kwan Weng Kin Not very much, it would seem. Even as foreign workers keep the economy humming, they are still subject to discrimination JAPAN CORRESPONDENT IN TOKYO DISPATCHES FOR THE past few years, my neighbourhood convenience store has been staffed by Chinese
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      1950 28  - Winning hearts and minds in Beirut with billboards Sam Dagher Opposing groups use savvy advertising to drive home their points in a divided Lebanon FOR THE STRAITS TIMES BEIRUT ON A RECENT sunny winter day, motorists driving along one of Beirut's most congested roads were bombarded in quick succession with
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      1189 29  -  Rob Hughes Wrong sporting values like violence being exported out of England through television HEART OF FOOTBALL THE VIOLENCE [►THE CASUALTIES THE Mad March Hares are among us. Over the past seven days, we have had the brawl at the League Cup final between Arsenal
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      96 29 THAILAND shocked the footballing world when they walked out during the Asean Football Championship final first leg against Singapore last month. The incident was sparked off by Malaysian referee C. Ravichandran awarding an 82nd-minute penalty to hosts Singapore when the score was at 1-1. Television replays
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      902 30  -  Marc Lim EPL leaders score late goal at luckless Liverpool to go 12 points ahead of Chelsea END the title race now. End all debate of whether Manchester United can be caught. The Red Devils will be the Premiership champions. Yesterday's 1-0 away
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      305 30  -  LIVERPOOL AFP ALEX Ferguson admitted that Manchester United got lucky in the Premiership title race yesterday, after his 10 men snatched a dramatic 1-0 win at Liverpool. United were under pressure for long spells of the second half at Anfield. They were
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      486 31 A 2-1 win over Reading takes them to within one point of third place LONDON ARSENAL moved to within one point of third-placed Liverpool with a 2-1 win over Reading in the English Premier League yesterday. It was a deserved but, at the
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      226 31 AFP LONDON STRUGGLING West Ham on Friday vowed to fight charges that they breached the Premiership rules by signing Argentina stars Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano last year. The charges, which relate to the part-ownership of the Argentinians by an investment company,
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      693 32  -  Tay Cheng Khoon S-LEAGUE KICK-OFF: HOME UNITED v KOREAN SUPER REDS (BISHAN, 7.45PM) THIS newspaper has tagged it The Battle of Bishan. For that's how we see today's S-League season opener between Home United and Korean Super Reds. To us, it's more
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      1426 32  -  Leonard Lim Jeanette Wang Young national midfielder set on giving his side a winning S-League start WHEN Shahril Ishak decided to move from the Young Lions to Home United this season, the midfielder had only one thought. To be part of a champion-ship-winning squad.
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      550 33  -  LOS ANGELES LAT, AP Loss to unfancied Kings is Los Angeles' sixth in last seven home games APART from struggling against losing teams, the Los Angeles Lakers have, in recent weeks, been troubled by their inability to win home games. Friday night saw a little
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      117 33 Bloomberg THE Los Angeles Lakers forward Vladimir Radmanovic has been slapped with a US$5OO,OOO (*****,000) fine for breaching team rules. The amount about 10 per cent of his salary is one of the largest imposed by an NBA team. Radmanovic, 26, was punished for
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      314 33  -  CAPE TOWN Reuters AUSTRALIAN umpire Darrell Hair's infamous clash with Pakistan's captain Inzamam-ul Hag last year has led to a significant change in cricket's rules. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to take away the right to terminate matches from umpires,
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      393 33 BASKETBALL NBA: Milwaukee 94 Toronto 81, Washington 93 Atlanta 92, Philadelphia 117 Memphis 112 (OT), New York 106 Golden State 97, Miami 85 Detroit 82, San Antonio 98 Orlando 74, Utah 109 Minnesota 83, Chicago 104 New Orleans 93, Houston 108 Denver 97, Phoenix 115 Indiana 90, Sacramento 116
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      326 33 Text and pictures by Lim Sin Thai Urn Yao Xiang, 24, Undergraduate Height: 1.7 m Weight: 76 kg Exercise regimen: I enjoy a wide variety of sports. I was a breaststroke swimmer and later a national fin swimmer.
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      192 33 TV times GOLF Johnnie Walker Classic: Final day (Live, Ch22, 2pm). Honda Classic: Final day (Live, Ch2l, tomorrow, 4am). SOCCER English Premier League: Bolton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers (Live, Ch23, 9.30pm), West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur (Live, Ch23,11.55pm). Italian Serie A: Lazio v Sampdoria (Live, Ch24, 9.55pm). Scottish League:
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      114 34 LIM AH SOON Age: 77 Passed away peacefully on 2 March 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Lee Choon See Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lim Yew Seng Goh Siok Choo Patricia Lim Yew Chye Alvin Loo Suet Ying Irene Daughters: Sons-in-law: Lim Daisy Charles Lewis Velge Lim Lay
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      118 34 TAY ENG GUAN Age: 86 passed away peacefully on 2 Mar 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Pang Leng Neo (deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Tay Bah Chye Tan Cheng Hua Daughters: Sons-in-law: Tay Kim Heok Tan Heng Huat Tay Annie Chong Kam Seng. Jimmy Adopted Son Tan Choon Chye. Andy Grandsons:
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      97 34 TOLOSEE D/O KRISHNASAMY Age: 89 passed away peacefully on 03.03.07. Dearly missed and fondly remembered hy loved ones. (Husband: Moses Joshua, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Asma Muthu Veeranuia (Mala Davindran Rajeshwari Daniel Daniel Jane loshua Joshua (M.G. Steve Selvam) Daughters: Sons-in-law: Tawamani Jeganathan (Jeganathan, deceased) Paranjoty Dannum I\;ter (Dannuni Peter, deceased)
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      97 34 WU YONG PENG Age: 57 passed away peacefully on 2 March 2007 leaving behind loved ones. Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Ng Yin Hee Koh Chye Lee Ng Yin Boon Lim Puey Choo, Karen Sister: Brother-in-law: Wu Choy Peng Vijaykumar Shah Nieces: Nephews: Ng Ziling. Sarah Ng Kor Min, Bryan Ng Wan-E, Cheryl
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      110 34 ["Even if I go through the deepest darkness, will not be afraid. Lord, for you are with me. Your Shepherd's rod and staff protect me." Psalm 23:4 YEO JOON WEE Age: 80 Was called home to be with the Lord on 2 March 2007. Dearly missed and always remembered by
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      138 34 Wr "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 STEPHEN SEE HEE SIOK Age: 71 I Was called home to be with the Lord on 3 March 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Leow Niew
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      135 34 LORE HOONG ONN, DANNY Age: 50 passed away peacefully on 2 March 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Lee Kum Mui Doreen Daughter: I okc Yi )ia Flcanor (Father: l.oke I lock Yuen, deceased) {Mother: Chek Koh Bong, deceased) Brothers: Sisters-In-law: lokclloongKhucn, Bernard lee Hwee Huay,
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      117 34 "I Imp? fought the good fight. I luitv finished the run'. I hmv kept ihefaiih. 2Tlmoihy 4:7 PETER LEE KOKYEOW Age:8l was called home lo be with Ihe Lord on 3 March 2007 leaving behind loved ones. IWifc: Anna Png. deceased) Sons: Daughter-in-law: Bert Angela Tang Vincent Daughters: Son-in-law: lane
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      18 34 17 xl GOH PONG LIM Departed 04.03.91 'Our thoughts are always with you' Deeply missed n^ by Family
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      48 34 In Loving Memory Of i CHOO KIM KOON Departed 4 March 1992 tn our home he is fondfy remembered Sweet memories ding to his name. Those who loved him in life sincerely. St/ 11 love him in death just the same. Dearly remembered by Wife, Children, Children-in-Uw Grandchildren.
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      60 34 OMSAIRAM 1 st Anniversary SUBBWIMAH D/OAPPLASAMY (Wife of the late S. Letchimanan) Departed 14.02.06 In our home slie is fondly renu-irllwred, Suvel memories cling to her name; Those who loivd her in life siiueii'ly. Still law her in death jitit the same. Prayers will be held today at 1 lam
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      100 34 The family of the late TAN ENG WAN Departed on 25 February 2007 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, business associates and colleagues for their attendance, condolences, prayers, donations, wreaths, scrolls and kind assistance during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to: Mdm Halimah Yacob (MP),
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      83 34 CHAI LE WAI Age: 42 passed away peacefully on 2 March 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Father-in-law: Mother-in-law: Moh Chuang Shen Chua Niap Sing Father Mother: Chai Cher Leong Lee Ah Moy Husband: Moh Swee Chieh Sons: Daughters: Moh Heng Leong Joe Moh Heng Yee Jun
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      72 34 P. KRISHANAVENY Age: 67 passed away peacefully on 03/03/2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: K. Mookken. deceased) Sons: Daughler?i-in-law: M. Saravanan (Bala) Devaki M. Sclvam VI. Chandran S. Dcvi Daughter Son-in-law: M. Sumathi JeevaG Grandsons: Granddaughters: S. Vinodh C. Neshantni I. Ash win j. Rekha Body
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      59 34 In Everlasting Memory Of My Father I J JOHN FRANCIS PEREIRA Born 3/12/1914 Departed 4/3/1979 Dear Loving Ttitlier, Twenty-Eight txing Years Have Passed Away Hat In My Heart You Life Foreivr. Lunch will be served to the residents of Mother Teresa's Home Deeply Always Remembered By: Your Loving Wife, lane
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      50 34 silUk BIN SENIN (SYED MUHAMMAD HAM LEY) Hougang Piinggol MAH.C, PUB Tender. Hougang Zone 3 PC Age: 75 pasted away peacefully on I March 2007 Leafing hehinct. Wives: Jnmil.ih Bte dadi Ituhiah Bte Idrus Son:Shuaidik Daughters: Shuaidah, Shuainah, Shuaijah Son-in-law: Mohd Knsman Grandsons: Mohd Hyqel, Mohd Haziqdanival Tel: *****291 (Ruby)
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      73 34 AL-FATIHAH ALIAHYARIIAMAII KHATIJAH BTE ABDULLAH (Tan Goek Neo, Alice) Age 67 pasted awiiv iK'act'fully on 22 February 2007. IX'iirly missed and fondly remembered b\ loved >i it-s DAUGHTERS: Norjan Bte Md Rajab Habibah Bte Md Rajah A/l/ah Bte Md Rajah sow Md Shariff Bin Md Rajab Md Ishak Bin Md
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      72 34 SIVAKUMAR S/0 VARUDA RAJU (CHELLAIYYA) Age: 55 passed away peacefully on 19 February 2007. Dearly missed and forever cherished by Wife: Vaillamah Daughter Man Mekalai Sons: Nathan Haghu Son-in-law: Kamaesh Daughter-in-law: Nethiya Grandchildren: Saravunan Mini Liliya Sharavln relatives and friends. Karumathi prayers will be held on 5 March 2007 (Monday),
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      75 34 Athma Miami Pooja KARUN'AMIIY S/O S DAKSHNAMOORTHY (KARU) Departed: 17 Feb 07 Athma Shanti Pooja tin 5 Mar (Mon). 7.30pm at Sri Manmatha Kanineshwarar Temple, 226 Kallang Rd. Tel: 6291 4109 The famiK wishes to express nur heart fell thank*. appreciation (o Mr 1* Sivaraman f rruslcv of Sri Kiishnan
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      66 34 DORAISAMY PONNUKANNU Age: 86 passed away peacefully on 3 Mar 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife:|anaki Sons: Manoharan (Thiru. deceased) Daughters: PathmavathJ I'hilagavathi I )eviga JayagowTi Daughters-in-law: Rosie Anbarasi Sons-in-law: Ashnk Sukumar Durairaja Kahirdas Perumal Gunalen Grandchildren Body Is resting al Blk 177AngMoKioAve4, #02-913. Tel: *****754
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      997 35  -  Loh Wei Loong Universal remotes aren't just for lazy people but also for gadget buffs who don't like the clutter IN THE movie, Click, Adam Sandier used a universal remote control to change his life. In real life though, gadget lovers simply want a universal remote which can
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        142 35  -  NEW TOYS ON THE BLOCK Yeong Ah Seng Why it is hot: There are three portable photo printers in the market. One is from Canon (Selphy ESI) and one is from Epson (PM2SO). HP's A 616 is the third. It shares some features
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        136 35 Why it is hot: In-car iPod kits are becoming popular as more people use the iPod as their primary music source. But choosing playlist and songs can be distracting, even dangerous, for the driver. Harmon Kardon's Drive+Play simplifies this task. A backlit display similar
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        118 35 Why it is hot: An 8.1-megapix-el camera with 5x optical zoom, 3-inch LCD screen, face-detection technology, high ISO of up to 6,400, plus HD output which enables pictures to be viewed in full 1920x1080 resolution on an HD TV this is one high-po-wered compact digital
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      836 36  -  Nur Amira Abdul Karim Local food aficionados are whetting appetites in cyberspace with makan reviews and recipes IF FOOD is a Singaporean's first love, then local food blogs are the equivalent of love sonnets written by inspired devotees of gastronomical pleasures. Indeed, Singapore's insatiable love affair
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        62 36 AN OBESE 26-year-old man in China died after a marathon online gaming session over the Chinese New Year. The 150 kg man collapsed after spending "almost all" of the seven-day holiday playing online games, the China Daily reported. China has seen an alarming rise
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        83 36 BITTORRENT, the website once seen as a hub for piracy of Hollywood films, has been relaunched as a legal download service with the cooperation of major American movie studios. Bit Torrent, whose video-sharing software was once used by film pirates worldwide, will now
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        64 36 A NEW Internet firm backed by Netscape Communications co-founder Marc Andreessen has launched a free service that enables people to create their own social-networking websites, reported AFP. The service at Ning.com is free, but the company reserves the right to post ads on people's websites.
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        55 36 VICTORIA, Australia's second most populous state, has banned You Tube from its government schools. The action was taken after a gang of male students videotaped their assault on a 17-year-old girl on the outskirts of Melbourne. The assault was uploaded on the video-sharing site
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      498 36  -  Sherwin Loh Wii is top game console in US SALES figures for non-PC game items this year have been tabulated and the Nintendo Wii is currently the most popular game console in the United States. In January, 435,503 units were sold. The Play Station 2 (PS2) was in
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      165 36 MGSM7S96 Before Professor Sandra Burke began teaching Strategic Marketing Management at MGSM, she devised strategics and developed brands for i world leading organisations such as Procter Gamble and Pepsi Co. So now, just like the majority of her colleagues at MGSM, she not only provides her MBA students with highly
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      956 37  -  Jocelyn Lee STarBLog are our nttie emperors growing up to be monsters? DAWN YANG: Kids today grow up in a much more affluent and secure world. With one or two kids becoming the norm in families, all attention and hopes are focused on them, leading them to emerge selfish,
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      398 37 TWO entries in particular on Nokia Singapore Seen generated a lot of interest among Singaporeans. A couple smooching away publicly in the train all the way from Raffles to Changi Airport got a Mr Mohamed so riled up that he took pictures of them in their amorous
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      416 37 MAKEOVER Magic, the first contest in Stamp's new reality video feature, released its fourth and last episode last Wednesday. The concluding episode features the three participants meeting their loved ones for the first time with their remade looks. Participants Clarissa Wong, Jolyn Chua and Kelvin
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      590 38 Old assessment books are in such great demand that students even pay a premium for them. Jessica Lim and Chuah Vii Wen report. INSECURITY over examinations is causing panic-hoarding of 10-year-series (TVS) assessment books no matter that they are outdated. Bookstores islandwide have been told not to sell
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        67 38 Just heard a rockin' CD? Read a really good book or comic? Or are you hooked on a fabulous new computer game? Share it with everyone. Here's how: In 200 words or less, tell us why your CD, book or computer game pick is worth checking out.
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        214 38 Notes From An Even Smaller Island (Singapore through a young Brit's eyes) by Neil Humphreys Marshall Cavendish Editions Neil Humphreys writes an ever humorous weekly columnist at freesheet Today Weekend with Neil Humphreys. Ten years ago, he came to Singapore from Dagenham in search of a better place
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      706 38 Not sure what is good English and what is not? Write to The Sunday Times and we will get your queries answered. This is a weekly series in support of the Speak Good English Movement. y -rNl V<. '■Vi.-f. ..'.;>-,__'! DIRECT translations can be lots of fun if you're bilingual.
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      991 39 THE E-MAIL INTERVIEW: PLAYWRIGHT ALFIAN SA'AT IT'S tough being Alfian Sa'at's friend you never know when he might pull the disappearing act on you. When the playwright, poet and writer is in the mood, as he calls it, he has been known
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        319 39  -  Kirn See Teo I READ with great interest the article, "New-for-old swops may feature more in collective sales" (The Sunday Times, Feb 25). While many people focus on the issues of the owners and developers, few pay attention to the agents. These days, the agents are
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        219 39  -  Jonathan Koh Ngiap Hian IT IS heartening to see what Dove is doing with its Campaign for Real Beauty and its Self-Esteem Fund. Investing part of its profits in a social cause is the way to go for corporations. Advertisements and educational programmes aimed at
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        159 39  -  Chiang Bak Hoi I REFER to the report, 'No fines please' for pedestrians using phone" (The Sunday Times, Feb 25). Talking on a mobile phone while crossing the road does not really pose a danger to the user or others. But sending or reading SMS
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        241 39  -  S. Satish Appoo WE REFER to the letter, "Why disallow pets at eateries?" (The Sunday Times, Feb 25). We would like to thank Mr Anthony Lee for the valuable feedback. The Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations currently prohibit live animals or birds in licensed
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        168 39  -  Dileen Ec Feng Hui (Miss) I REFER to the letter, "Grading system ignores the best" (The Sunday Times, Feb 18), by Miss Jamie Pang Ru Xue. She believes that the grade point average (GPA) method of grading does not give due recognition to students who do extremely
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        105 39  -  Carol Chia Weiying (Miss) I WAS at the Golden Village cineplex in Vivo City recently to catch a film, but my movie experience was marred by two students sitting next to me. I could not make out which school they came from, as it was dark
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        1647 42  -  Ong Sor Fern The Departed's Oscar triumph will lead to more Hollywood interest in Asian films- but not on Asian terms FILM CORRESPONDENT WRITER-DIRECTOR Alan Mak made a startling confession on the line from Hong Kong: "I didn't like The Departed. I didn't like the ending." He
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          92 42 JAPANESE ORIGINAL (1998): A woman gets a cursed videotape, plays it and learns that there is a very scary vengeful spirit inside that is going to climb out of the TV set to kill her unless she breaks the curse. HOLLYWOOD REMAKE (2002): Stars Naomi Watts and quite
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          80 42 JAPANESE ORIGINAL (2003): Everybody who enters a haunted house in Tokyo gets visited by a crawling ghost and her child spook. HOLLYWOOD REMAKE (2004): Titled The Grudge and starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. The good thing about this version is that it remained set in Japan. Lost in the translation
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          99 42 JAPANESE ORIGINAL (2002): A mother and her young daughter relocate to an empty, rundown apartment block where their ceiling leaks water, and the elevator, corridor, basically the whole place, is haunted by a little girl spook. HOLLYWOOD REMAKE (2005): The Japanese version, directed by Hideo Nakata, of the
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          77 42  -  TAY YEK KEAK KOREAN ORIGINAL (2000): A man and a woman exchange letters via a magical mailbox in front of a lake house, despite the fact that they live a few years apart. HOLLWOOD REMAKE (2006): Named The Lake House and starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. The
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        1048 44  -  Foong Woei Wan When former China actress Chen Xiaxu became a nun, she left behind a multi-million-dollar business and a palatial Beijing home FORMER China actress Chen Xiaoxu has always been good at walking away from things. In the 1980s, she won overnight national fame for
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        287 45 Lifestyle looks at other celebrities who have taken vows to become nuns or monks WONG YUEN SAN (below) The Hong Kong TV gongfu hero gave up fame to become a monk in 1989, though he had a wife and two sons. Now 58,
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        1277 46  -  Mak Mun San More Russian professionals are calling Singapore home and making music in their respective fields here, while students and tourist arrivals from Russia have increased, too AFTER he obtained his PhD in mechanical engineering from the Southern Methodist University in the United States
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        496 46  -  Mak Mun San EVEN though he speaks in, to use a very Singapore term, "broken English", it is very easy to talk to Alexander Souptel, the concertmaster of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. The Russian-born violinist's enthusiasm and warmth is irrepressible, his cheery
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        729 47  -  Teo Cheng Wee DESPERATE housewives make enthusiastic tour guides. Just ask the trio of Ms Irina Dynina, Ms Olga Milovanova and Ms Olga Shakina, who have discovered an enjoyable sideline taking increasing numbers of Russian tourists around Singapore. All three moved here in the last few years,
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        106 47 ST GRAPHICS The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was formed in 1922. It was dissolved in 1991 transforming itself from a socialist to capitalist economy and its 15 former republics became independent nations. Eleven of them Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and
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        531 47  -  Mak Mun San PROFESSOR Boris Lukiyanchuk (right) may have been in Singapore since 1999, but the laser scientist from Moscow remains happily cocooned in his own world. He visits hawker centres probably just once a year. He admits to not having many local friends, but
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        156 48 By: Italian artist Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) Remember actress Ursula Andress rising from the sea in the 1962 James Bond movie, Dr No? The scene is said to have been inspired by this classical painting of the Roman goddess of love, Venus, emerging from the sea.
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        1171 48  -  June Cheong PHOTO: So when is a nude a piece of art, and when is it lewd? Six experts also share their take on seven classic works SOOBIN Art Gallery in Hill Street has been seeing a steady stream of visitors since an exhibition opened
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        159 49 By: French artist Edouard Manet (1832-1883) The oil painting, inspired by Venus Of Urbino (see below), created an uproar when it was first exhibited at the 1865 Paris Salon, a prestigious art event. Many condemned it as "immoral" and "vulgar" for its stark depiction of a woman's body.
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        138 49 By: China artist Pan Yuliang (1895-1977) The controversial painter, who was a prostitute before she was saved by a customs official when she was 21, broke social norms in conservative China with her paintings. She left for France to continue her work. Chan: "In every piece
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        132 49 By: Italian sculptor and painter Michelangelo (1475-1564) Widely considered to be one of his masterpieces, this statue took four years to complete and depicts the Biblical King David just as he decides to fight Goliath. It represents strength and anger, and reflects the political climate at the time,
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        158 49 By: Singapore artist Cheong Soo Pieng (1917-1983) The work set a personal record for the artist when it sold for $51,750 by auction house Christie's in the late *****. He is part of a pioneer group of Singapore artists who created the Nanyang style of painting, fusing the
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        116 49 By: Venetian painter Titian (1485-1576) This Renaissance work pays tribute to Giorgione's 1510 painting The Sleeping Venus. Titian strips the nude of classical trappings and charges it with sensuality. Ong: "Titian was a master of nude works. There's a story here. A girl is saying her
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        863 50  -  Frankie Chee Motocross is racing ahead in a big way here, and even TV talents are swopping their mikes for bikes TWENTY-four-year-old Daren Tan might have won the singing talent contest Project SuperStar, but he may well end up eating dirt on March 17 in Orchard Road.
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        261 51 Stress not only affects someone emotionally, but it can trigger off physical symptoms as well. The exact reason stress causes these symptoms is not always clear, but what is known is that it affects different people to different extents Here are some ways that stress can manifest itself,
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        869 51  -  Teo Cheng Wee Medication or changing your lifestyle can help you cope CALL it a bloody stressful job. When Mr Chotisak Asapaviriya quit his post as president of Airports of Thailand last month, he told the press that the stress of his job had gotten so
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        501 51 AP SOME people call them floaters. Eye doctors call them "vitreous opacities". Patient Emily Flynn called hers "fuzzball" and flew halfway round the world to have them removed. After more than 100 pinpoint zaps from a laser beam in a half-hour visit to a Virginia office
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        898 52  -  Frankie Chee Michelle Peluso was robbed in Paris when she helped a man in a wheelchair CONMEN will do just about anything to cheat travellers of their valuables. Just ask Michelle Peluso, who once found out that it didn't pay to help someone in a wheelchair.
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      817 53  -  AYN CHIA Fun On A Budget Japan From colourful blooms and fresh seafood in Hokkaido to neon lights and bargain outlets in Osaka, there is so much to drool over in Japan By Northern Japan NEVER mind the cold or the fact that it is the
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        843 54  -  Cheong Suk-Wai How much Hollywood hype and political pitching must there be before we play our part to save Earth? AND how was Chinese New Year for you, dear reader? I spent it in Sungai Petani, Kedah, where you would have found my sister
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        1007 54  -  Mathew Pereira A FRIEND who had been working in Shanghai for the past 10 years groaned when he was given the opportunity to take up a post back home in Singapore. Initially, I was surprised at his reaction, but later realised there were understandable
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        823 54  -  Tay Yek Keak I DON'T know if you noticed but lately losing has been in the air. I, for instance, have lost money together with a lot of people I don't know due to that stock-market crash which originated, like the Great Wall, in China. Man,
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        57 55 Calling budding artists! Is your child aged 12 and below a budding Picasso? Send his artwork to stlife@sph.com.sg in high-resolution (300 dpi) format. Please include his name, age and school, as well as your contact details. Please also attach a photograph of the artist. 'DRAWING OF THE WEEK
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        305 55 MAN DAtT) Refers to men who hang out together, especially in settings other than masculine venues and activities linked to drinking or sports. Usage: "Matt McConaughey and Lance Armstrong stirred up talk after they were seen on man dates that included wine-shopping and jogging." THINGS TO Q DO
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        193 55 'Bebe is really adorable, never failing to greet me every day. She becomes very jealous when we pamper another dog' Lim Hong Peng, 49, on his 272-year-old Chinese shar-pei, Bebe (right) 'Every time I call her name, Floppity leaps into the air and shakes her ears' -Amanda Lee
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          601 64  -  Stephanie Yap BOOK OF THE MONTH A Pakistani man living in the United States is forced to choose his allegiances after 9/11 in this masterful novel by Mohsin Hamid PICKING up The Reluctant Fundamentalist would make you feel intellectual and savvy for several reasons. This
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          248 64  -  Lee Sze Yong ENGLISH teacher and funeral director Bruce Bechdel died in 1980 at the age of 44, after a truck knocked him down. The authorities said it was a traffic accident but his daughter Alison the author of this book believed otherwise. Sounds like a murder mystery,
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            278 64  -  Loh Keng Fatt By Mark Gimenez Sphere/Hardcover/ 503 pages/$29.80 (without GST)/ Major bookstores later this month ■Hrictrtr WHEN a child is abducted in the United States, the awful truth is that he or she is not likely to be found alive after the first three hours of the
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            269 64  -  Stephanie Yap By Conn Iggulden HarperCollins/ Paperback/ 458 pages/ $26.25 (with GST)/ Books Kinokuniya BRITISH writer Conn Iggulden has already battled his way to the top of international bestseller lists with Emperor, his four-book series about Julius Caesar. In Wolf Of The Plains, the first in
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            273 64  -  Stephanie Yap By Martin Langfield Michael Joseph/ Paperback/ 429 pages/$30.50 (without GST)/ Major bookstores I REALLY wanted to like this book, if only because it is a detailed, almost obsessive tour of the cityscape of Manhattan (below), a personal passion for this reviewer. Indeed, architecture buffs will
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            272 64  -  Stephanie Yap By R.N. Morris Faber and Faber/ Paperback/ 293 pages/$28.95 (without GST)/ Major bookstores later this month A GREAT novel spawns any number of unofficial sequels; and Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime And Punishment has definitely had its share. This time, British writer R.N. Morris does the honours,
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          247 65  -  Adeline Chia IF MINDS HAD TOES By Lucy Eyre Bloomsbury/ Hardcover/ 281 pages/ $33.55 (with GST)/ Books Kinokuniya IN A brainy afterlife club rather unimaginatively called the World of Ideas dead philosophers mope around, fall in love and squabble. That is the premise of Lucy Eyre's debut pop
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          284 65  -  Stephanie Yap THE BLACK BOOK OF SECRETS By F.E. Higgins Macmillan Children's Books/Hardcover/ 320 pages/$22.50 (without GST)/ Major bookstores THIS is one children's book that gets straight to the gory bits. Ludlow Fitch is a pickpocket who, at the start of the book, is struggling against his parents as
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          280 65  -  Yong Shu Hoong THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS By Chris Gardner Amistad/Paperback/ 302 pages/ $26.25 (with GST)/ Books Kinokuniya IF YOU have seen the Hollywood adaptation of this book, you'll probably have actor Will Smith (below) in mind as the personification of author Chris Gardner. So it is a good
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          277 65  -  Stephanie Yap In this monthly column, we round up new books written in Singapore REFLECTIONS By Ng Fook Kah Ng Fook Kah/Paperback/ 100 pages/$lO (without GST)/Kampong Kapor Methodist Church. To buy, call 6293-7997 or e-mail mailbox@kkmc.org.sg THIS slim memoir is a riveting document about life in Singapore during the
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        295 66  -  Melissa Pang Drink up. Water's good for you and you can also store it in style. Keep these jugs within easy reach so drinking the recommended eight glasses a day will be a breeze INSPECTORSADGET XZQT GLASSWARE The cap on this bottle cleverly doubles up as a drinking glass.
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        897 68  -  Wong Ah Yoke Le Bistrpt has moved to the Singapore Indoor Stadium and its ambience is now more stylish. But diners can still turn up in bermudas EATS LE BISTROT has moved. The French bistro, which opened in Joo Chiat Road two years ago, has been at the
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        1019 69  -  June Cheong After devoted Peranakan cook Irene Yeo died of breast cancer, her two daughters, Elaine and Karen, fulfilled her wish to publish a cookbook of her recipes TALKING about food can make sisters Elaine and Karen Yeo cry, because it reminds them of their late mother.
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