The Straits Times, 9 December 2007

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  • 19 1 theSundaytimes DECEMBER 9, 2007 120 pages in four parts MICA(P) 199/12/2006 ttV A Singapore Press Holdings publication O\J Cents
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  • 525 1 Bernama, The Star/Asia News Network, AP TOP OF THE NEWS LANGKAWI TOP Malaysian leaders have stepped up pressure on Hindraf, the controversial Hindu activist group, with Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak declaring it "extremist" and adding that it had "exceeded the limits" and
    Bernama, The Star/Asia News Network, AP  -  525 words
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    • 1485 2  -  Mavis Toh Shuli Sudderuddin China workers may be cheaper to hire, but their lack of English is putting off some customers STEP into the toy department of Isetan Scotts and chances are you will be served by Zhang Jia Le from
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    • 525 3  -  Shuli Sudderuddin LAST week's Sunday Times article "Has Singapore gone to the dogs?" elicited a strong response from dog owners and other members of the public. As of yesterday, there were more than 300 comments on The Straits Times website's
      DESMOND LIM  -  525 words
    • 297 4 MS SERENA Johnson and Ms Jill Train wanted to stand out, and stand out they did. In fluffy pink angel wings, pink bikinis and pink skirts, the bank employees dazzled at ZoukOut 2007, Zouk's seventh annual dusk-till-dawn dance music festival last night. Said
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    • 369 4 Some con men pose as law enforcers, others as kidnappers, and ask people to transfer money GULLIBLE Singaporeans were conned of over $300,000 in telephone scams over the past four months. Police said 29 victims were duped by people claiming to be police
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    • 575 6  -  Jessica Cheam New allocation system for select state-owned homes expected to cut long waiting lists RENTERS who have long hankered after that state-owned black-and-white colonial bungalow but are put off by the long waiting list can now bid for their dream
      COURTESY OF SINGAPORE LAND AUTHORITY  -  575 words
    • 126 6 The SLA manages more than 2,300 residential state properties and has a 91 per cent occupancy rate. Range of properties: Flat/Apartment 1,090 units; rental from $400-$3,800 Terrace 340 units; rental from $600-$3,333 Semi-detached 390 units; rental from $800-$ l 1,500 Bungalow 540 units; rental
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    • 219 6 A PACKET drink was the clue which led to the arrest of a 14-year-old female snatch thief yesterday. The victim, a 68-year-old Chinese woman was on her way home after shopping when she was robbed. She got into the lift of Block
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    • 521 8  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Mr Christmas Tree's handiwork can be found in eight malls this year, including four large trees CHRISTMAS shoppers may not have heard of Edward Tang but they would know the Christmas trees that he has created in the top malls
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    • 229 8 ENJOY bumper returns this Christmas with a 10D/8N package for two to Istanbul! This is just one of the prizes that readers stand to win when they vote for their favourite Christmas tree in The Sunday Times' Vote for the Most
      DANNY YEO FOR THE STRAITS TIMES  -  229 words
    • 519 8  -  Mavis Toh HELPING maids plan escape routes out of abusive employers' homes is part of Ms Elizabeth Tan's job. For maids working under hawk-eyed employers, the best times to make a run are when they are taking out the trash or
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    • 893 9 Photo by Wee Khim for "Women Make A Difference" of which Kheng is a member. www.womenmakeadifference.org a Life, U great! feature by Great Eastern An original stage musical about teens, for teens and by teens, It'sMyLife! is about passion, self-discovery and character building. It is also about
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    • 454 9 With effect from 1 January 2008, the Ministry of Manpower will require employers to purchase medical insurance for all foreign workers, including domestic maids. This is to ensure that the foreign workers' medical expenses are adequately covered in the event they are hospitalised. The withdrawal of healthcare
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      133 9 Photo Zajdowicz www.sxc.hu We know who you are the frenzied traveller who is still packing the suitcase (toothbrush included) and exchanging the foreign currency! Notwithstanding, don't forget your travel insurance. Whether travelling for business or leisure, always take with you TRAVELSmarf, a comprehensive travel insurance plan that covers
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    • 126 10 The Sunday Times staked out Geylang's lorongs 14 and 16 over several days to capture the illegal gambling activities. The images here form a composite picture of what goes on in a 12-hour day of the open-air gambling den. 7 13 \/f A broken door doubles as
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    • 1497 10 Punters, den operators disappear when lawmen arrive but re-appear in minutes when they leave WHEN the sun goes down, punters gather in an alley behind a row of Geylang shophouses between Lorong 14 and 16. Shielded by these shophouses on the main road and tall
      ST GRAPHICS; : STRAITS TIMES PICTURE DESK  -  1,497 words
    • 102 12 COMEDIAN AND ACTOR Mark Lee took on a different role as he conducted a museum tour of The Big Picture Show for 15 taxi drivers and their families at the Singapore Art Museum yesterday. This special Taxi Drivers' Open House is part of
      TERENCE TAN  -  102 words
    • 456 12  -  Mavis Toh Workshop stresses need for parents to talk to children about sex as figures are a concern THE number of youngsters with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has almost tripled in the last five years. In the first nine months of
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    • 112 12 Seize "teachable moments" When a love scene appears on TV or a pregnant woman walks by, talk about why people fall in love and how babies come about. Get the terms right Use the correct terms and do not "baby talk" so young people won't be turned
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    • 808 13 Reuters, AFP 2002 MISSING, PRESUMED DEAD JULY 2006 PHOTOGRAPHED IN PANAMA DEC 1,2007 TURNED UP AT LONDON POLICE STATION DEC 5,2007 ARRESTED BY POLICE ON SUSPICION OF FRAUD She tells of secret passageway between family home and adjoining house LONDON JOHN Darwin
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    • 714 14  -  Arlina Arshad 'Water reached chest level on Thursday and Friday, but went down to ankle level this morning. But look, it has started to rain again.' MR SAIDET HASAN, who warned yesterday of more rains. He is in charge of a
      CHEW SENG KIM  -  714 words
    • 544 15 AFP US defence chief accuses Teheran of developing ballistic missiles, training militias and backing terrorists MANAMA (Bahrain) US DEFENCE Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday that Iran's foreign policy was a threat to the US, the Middle East and all
      AFP  -  544 words
    • 286 15 AP MINGORA (Pakistan) THE army has driven militants from all the towns in a scenic northern valley, a general said yesterday, killing 290 followers of a pro-Taleban cleric in an operation that has fed into Pakistan's political crisis. Militants seized tracts of
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    • 441 16 Reuters, AP MYANMAR CRACKDOWN UN rights envoy says bodies were cremated to cover up the number killed in clashes BOSTON MYANMAR'S crackdown on democracy protests in September left at least 31 people dead, three times the official count, with up to 4,000 arrested
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    • 163 16 SOME points raised by UN rights envoy Paulo Sergio Pinheiro in his report on the crackdown: At least 31 people were killed, three times the official count. There were at least 74 cases of "enforced disappearance", where the authorities were either unable or
      REUTERS  -  163 words
    • 270 16  -  Salim Osman INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA SOME radical Islamic groups in Indonesia are eager to join forces with their counterparts in southern Thailand, and this may worsen the situation in the Muslim south, a terrorism expert has warned. Ms Sidney Jones said
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    • 607 17  -  Douglas Tseng Lee Ang's erotic spy thriller wins 8 awards, including Best Director THE highly acclaimed Lust, Caution galloped away with eight Golden Horse awards last night, including the top ones for Best Feature Film and Best Director. The Lee Ang-directed erotic espionage
      PHOTO: AFP; PHOTO: REUTERS; PHOTO: AP  -  607 words
    • 636 18  - Villains Victims Arti Mulchand BALI Global climate game of Developing countries praised for trying; developed nations under fire for 'obstructing' THE ongoing climate talks in Bali have turned into a game of villains and victims. On the one side are developing countries, many of whom came to the table with
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    • 143 18 Reuters ALL nations must do more to fight climate change, with rich nations making deep cuts in greenhouse gases to avoid the worst impacts, said a draft proposal presented at the United Nations talks yesterday. Developing nations should at least curb rising emissions as part
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    • 327 18 AFP, AP, Reuters MALLIPO BEACH (South Korea) HUNDREDS of soldiers, police and residents used buckets to remove thick crude oil from one of South Korea's best-known beaches as waves of dark sea water crashed ashore yesterday. Mallipo, about 150 km south-west of
      AFP, AP, Reuters; PHOTO: AP  -  327 words
    • 600 20 AP 'I've been a piece of (expletive) my entire life it seems this is my only option...Just think tho I'm gonna be (expletive) famous.' -ROBERT HAWKINS, who killed eight people and himself at a shopping centre in Omaha, Nebraska, on Wednesday Troubled teen apologised to family
      AP; AFP  -  600 words
    • 209 20 AFP SYDNEY AUSTRALIAN police have arrested a man for allegedly posting an Internet threat to shoot shoppers in a US mall just days after an American teenager killed eight people in Nebraska. The 20-year-old man was arrested late on Friday near the
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    • 452 21 WHO fears China's latest case may mean it's now easier for virus to pass from person to person BEIJING THE father of a Chinese man who died of the HSNI bird flu virus has been similarly infected, raising the possibility of
      REUTERS; AP, AFP, Reuters  -  452 words
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 95 2 INDEX IffißS asia Malaysia floods claim 5 lives Five youngsters drowned in floods in Kelantan and Johor yesterday as officials warned of more heavy rain over the next few days 14 Beach Road next hot spot? 26 Weather to buy or sell 32 More woes for McLaren ...40 Make money
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    • 634 21 Bangkok Jakarta London Busan San Francisco Kuala Lumpur Los Angeles Christchurch Shanghai Phuket Manila Kunming Vienna Sydney Zurich Mecca Singapore Today: Partly cloudy, Business showers with thunder in Woodlands Jurong Central District Changi early afternoon over storms storms storms storms storms many areas. Outlook: Showers with /*aT\ Air Quality Sunrise
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    • 678 22  -  Grace Ng Money marriage In the first of a four-part series on money matters in the family, The Sunday Times looks at three common approaches Singaporean couples take in handling finances in a marriage. SHOULD you kiss and tell all your money secrets when you
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    • 294 22 In theory IN THE extreme case, both partners have only joint savings and spending accounts. They even merge their credit card bills, with one spouse holding supplementary cards in order to be transparent about how he/she spends his/her money during the month. Both husband and wife
      MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN  -  294 words
    • 423 22 In theory IN THE extreme form of this model, the two partners hold separate accounts and keep their salaries and expenditure a secret from each other. They split household expenses, such as mortgage repayments and the kids' education, equally. One way to do this is
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    • 387 22 In theory IN A typical model for a hybrid approach, a husband and wife hold some joint accounts while also keeping their own separate savings accounts. They usually disclose their salaries to each other but may not consult one another on personal savings
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    • 375 22  -  Peter Tan A successful business requires a sound business model BUSINESSMAN MANY people want to run their own businesses, but few succeed. If you have such ambitions, what you need to do is find a business model that will enhance your chances of success. Disruptive changes First and
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    • 279 22 Reuters US stocks flat as oil prices drop and job data show resilience NEW YORK US STOCKS ended little changed on Friday as a sharp drop in oil prices and signs of resiliency in the job market offset worries that tighter credit is hurting consumer spending. A drop of
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    • NEW-GENERATION ASSETS
      • 1078 23  -  Joyce Teo In the third instalment of a four-part weekly series featuring alternative investment options, The Sunday Times looks at how art can turn out to be the best investment ever, even though few collectors buy with price growth in mind. IT'S a rare find when
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    • 509 24 Missing overseas how can beneficiary file claim? YOUR PERSONAL ADVISER: FINANCE Q WOULD like to find out more about life insurance protection, especially in the case of overseas travelling. If I am abroad and have an accident that causes me to go missing, based on Singapore law, how many years
      REUTERS  -  509 words
    • 623 24 Q lAM a 22-year-old physiotherapist and I have worked in an established organisation for almost two years. However, I have always had a flair and passion for finance. Lately, I have been investing in funds and stocks. I enjoy monitoring
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    • 380 25 ACE "OUR flat has three bedrooms, a balcony and a small study area which we converted into our dining room. We moved into our 1,200 sq ft apartment two years ago but it still looks as good as new. When we were renovating, we
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    • PROPERTY
      • 835 26  -  Jessica Cheam District, set for a snazzy makeover, boasts a good mix of shophouses and strata-titled commercial and residential units on the market for the average investor FORGET the Central Business District. Property investors priced out of prime zones but still hunting
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    • 1053 28  -  Lorna Tan ME MY MONEY Now Asia founder, whose food business has proved most successful, also invests in stocks and property FINANCE CORRESPONDENT LIFE can present plenty of challenges but few people have dealt with ones so traumatic as those Mr
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    • 371 28 *As published in Forbes Global 2000. Credit-linked to 6 industry-leading global corporations: AIG Boeing Electricite de France HSBC Procter Gamble Wal-Mart Stores Other important information The Base Prospectus dated 30 March 2006 (as amended and supplemented by the Supplementary Base Prospectus dated 27 April 2007 and the Second Supplementary Base
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      444 29 Kwong Kok Hing Former Asean scholar He flew in from Malaysia to start a new term in prison for pushing his former girlfriend onto the path of an oncoming MRT train. His one-year sentence had been increased to three years after the prosecution's appeal succeeded last month. The
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    • 1576 29 With its 7.9 per cent growth last year, it has been called a developed country growing at developing-nation rates. Bryan Lee explains this anomaly. IT IS almost a given that in the global rankings for economic growth, poor countries typically fill
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    • 630 30 LAWYERS exposed touting for briefs are rare. Rarer still would be lawyers getting suspended for paying money under the table to have deals steered to them. A judgment last week by the Court of Three Judges, which found three practitioners in breach, was clear-cut where
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      1324 30  -  Ong Hwee Hwee ST PHOTO: Entrepreneurship is in high gear in Taiwan, aka "Boss Island", where there is one company for every 20 Taiwanese and where anyone particularly the younger, highly educated set is ready to do business anywhere, any time TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT IN TAIPEI DISPATCHES "People
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    • 467 32  -  Michael Corocran Michael Corocran writes for the Austin American-Statesman. New York Times AUSTIN (Texas) HAVE any three words been so devalued by overuse as "legend", "genius" and "icon"? These days, those words get tossed around like peanuts at a ballpark. Legendary status used
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    • 808 32 Washington Post Research shows that the stock market goes up on sunny days and dips on gloomy ones FORGET about buying low and selling high. If you are worried about the recent volatility in the stock market, perhaps you should let the weather
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    • 24th SEA GAMES
      • 858 33  -  Marc Lim GRAPHICS: ST PHOTO: Like true champions, Tay rises to the occasion in the men's 100 m free and Teo in the women's 100 m breaststroke SPORTS CORRESPONDENT KORAT PART of what defines a champion is how he or she rises to the occasion when it
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      • 789 34  -  Marc Lim Attention to detail and team work help Spore to close win over Vietnam for women's team title SPORTS CORRESPONDENT KORAT THE record book will state that the women's artistic gymnastics team title of the 2007 South-east Asia Games was one of
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      • 454 34  -  Leonard Lim KORAT SUCH was their dominance that even before they mounted the podium to receive Gold No 3 yesterday, Singapore's paddlers had confirmed a fourth. Li Jiawei and Wang Yuegu will battle Sun Beibei and Yu Mengyu for the SEA Games women's
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      • 725 35  -  Terrence Voon He comes from behind to claim Singapore's first singles gold in bowling BANGKOK \S KIDS, most athletes go to sleep ireaming of distant days, when ;hey will hold their nerve in front af a watching world, and win gold 'or the
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      • 230 35  -  Leonard Lim SINGAPORE'S sporting youngsters have done well at this year's South-east Asia Games so far. And, said Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan, it is an indication that the Republic's investment in youth is paying off. He was speaking on
        SINGAPORE SPORTS COUNCIL  -  230 words
      • 1032 35 GOLD: 16 Bowling Men: Shaun Ng (singles). Gymnastics (artistic) Women's team. Shooting Men: Gai Bin (10m air pistol), Jonathan Koh (10m air rifle), Mohamad Zain Amat (trap), Choo Choon Seng (double trap), 10m air rifle team, trap team, double trap team. Women: Jasmine Ser (10m air rifle). Swimming
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      • 742 36  -  By Leonard Lim Casmir's header forces 1-1 draw that takes Spore into first semis In Korat REDEMPTION in sport can be found with a perfectly-timed flick of the dreadlocks. Just ask Agu Casmir, whose accurate header yesterday instantly transformed him from villain to hero. The
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      • updates
        • 70 36 SAIFON Piawong won the women's duathlon gold in 2hr 14min 19sec, nine minutes faster than fellow Thai Sontiya Saiwaeo. The bronze went to Analiza Dysangco of the Philippines, while Singapore's Jeanette Wang was seventh in 2:47:06. In the men's event, two-time Asian champion Ryan Mendoza of
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        • 108 36 THE Philippine athletes' usual US$3OO (*****) allowance for the SEA Games, regardless of the number of competition days, is now just US$3O a day. The slash comes despite what officials said was an assurance from President Gloria Arroyo during a recent courtesy call that the old allowances would
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        • 69 36 Bernama IT SEEMS that the women volunteers have a dress theme each day of the Games. On Thursday, they were dressed in yellow to celebrate King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 80th birthday. On Friday, they wore blue as a mark of respect for Queen Sirikit. Yesterday, it was a
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      • 510 36  -  Marc Lim SPORTS CORRESPONDENT KORAT EVERY coach will tell you: winning is a habit. And, as proof, they could point to Singapore's astonishingly consistent water polo team. Twenty-times in 21 South-east Asia Games since 1965, the water polo team
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      • 683 37 AP, Bernama Six firsts from dancers and rowers make up for lone athletics gold KORAT ATHLETICS kingpins Thailand had just one winner on the track yesterday, as Vietnam and the Philippines clinched seven of the 11 golds between them. But their plans for SEA
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        1029 37 ATHLETICS Men: 3,000 m Steeplechase: 1 Rene Herrera (Phi) Bmin 54.215 ec 2 Patikarn Pechsricha (Tha) 9:02.48 3 Tran Van Thang (Vie) 9:04.74. 800 m: 1 Nguyen Dinh Cuong (Vie) 1:51.16 2 Midel Digue (Phi) 1:52.72 3 Mohamed Jironi Ridzuan (Mas) 1:53.30. 4 x 400 m relay: 1 Malaysia
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    • 583 38  -  Wang Meng Meng Chelsea labour against Sunderland, while Man Utd romp past Derby WHEN Andriy Shevchenko signed for big money last season, he certainly did not envisage himself needing to score to save his Chelsea career. But it had come down to this for the 2004 European
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    • 256 38 AFP BIRMINGHAM (England) SULLEY Muntari scored two stunners to fire Portsmouth to their sixth straight Premier League away victory 3-1 at Aston Villa yesterday. The Ghanaian midfielder had netted only twice since his summer move from Italian club Udinese, but he made up
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    • 913 39  -  Rob Hughes Adebayor now wears the crown as the Gunners' top goalscorer HEART OF FOOTBALL ARE Arsenal the Premier League's great pretenders? They try to tell us they are too young. They say they are a team in transition, yet they occupy top spot in
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    • 516 40 AFP, Reuters FlA's technical department has 'good reason' to meet McLaren on car's validity for next season LONDON LEWIS Hamilton's hopes of winning a Formula One drivers' title with McLaren next year have been dealt a major setback. The International Automobile Federation's World Motor
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      • 63 40 AFP CHINESE centre Yao Ming scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to spark the Houston Rockets to a 96-89 win over the New Jersey Nets in their National Basketball Association game. The Rockets led from start to finish in New Jersey on Friday,
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      • 83 40 Reuters ASIA extended their commanding lead over the Internationals to seven points on Day Two of the Lexus Cup golf matchplay event in Perth yesterday. The defending champions have one hand on the trophy after taking the score to 9V2 2V2, a day
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      • 75 40 AP YUVRAJ Singh and Sourav Ganguly slammed aggressive centuries to rescue India from a top-order slump yesterday in the third and final cricket Test match against Pakistan. Yuvraj hammered a ca-reer-best 169 and Ganguly posted an unbeaten 125. That bolstered India to 365 for five
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      • 52 40 Reuters WES Brown could leave English soccer club Manchester United, after rejecting a new contract. The defender's existing deal expires at the end of the season. He has failed to agree terms on an extended contract with the Premier League champions, and will not receive
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      • 62 40 AP FIFA's expanded system for monitoring sports betting has yielded no evidence of match-fixing in the first phase of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. Soccer's world governing body said that the independent company it set up in Zurich called Early Warning System found
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    • 558 40 BADMINTON Cheers Age-group (doubles) C'ships, Finals: Boys U11: Wu Song Jian/Kenneth Seah bt Li Zheng Xi/ Eng Chin An 21-18 21-17. U-13: Ho Hum Kit/Julian Chee bt Qj Xue Qjan/Miracle Josua Zeng 21-11 21-12. U-15: Chay Jun Yang/Jamie Wong bt Chay Sai Kin/Alton Chew 22-24 21-18 21-18. U-17: Christian
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    • 161 38 Playing Today Middlesbrough v Arsenal (Live on ch27.9.25pm) Boro goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer could play despite a broken thumb. Julio Area (knee) and Robert Huth (ankle) may return, but Hossam Ahmed Mido (groin) is out until the New Year. Arsenal are without midfield trio Francesc Fabregas (hamstring), Mathieu Flamini (thigh) and
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      158 40 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever!" Psalm 23:6 LAU YEOW CHEONG Age: 86 was called home to be with the Lord on 8 December 2007 dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved
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      119 40 WONG CHIAM MOY Age: 79 Passed away peacefully on 7 Dec 2007 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Cheong Choon Lim (Deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Cheong Tong Seng, Henry Cheong Kirn Chye, Philip Ivy Loh Cheong Kirn Seng Chan Lay Lay Cheong Hock Seng (deceased) Cheong Hock Soon, Andy Carina Chia Daughters:
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      280 40 f "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, 1 for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me." Psalm 23:4 CHOONGYANGNEO Age: 83 called home to be with the Lord on 8 December 2007. Dearly missed
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    • 37 40 CRICKET: Ford Ranger Cup: New South Wales v South Australia (Live, Chi 10, 8.13 am). Pakistan Tour of India: 3rd Test, day 2 (Live, ChlO9, 11am). West Indies Tour of Zimbabwe: sth ODI (Live, Chi 10, 3.28pm).
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    1247 41 With Deepest Sympathy And Heartfelt Condolence to Karthikeyan Krishnamurthy, General Secretary UWPI on the Demise of his late Father-ln-Law KRISHNA IYER Departed on 25 November 2007 From Management and Staff of: Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore (Pte) Ltd The Polyolefin Company (Singapore) Pte Ltd Chevron Phillips Singapore Chemicals (Pte) Ltd
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    • 726 42  -  Tham Yuen-C Facebook is not just for making friends; it's for making money as well, to the delight of advertisers and application developers HIS friends had been bugging him to join Facebook, describing the pokes and all manner of virtual gifts that could be thrown
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    • 443 42 AP YOKOHAMA MASKED and demure, she speaks from the tiny screen of a cellphone like a thumb-size fairy forever trapped inside. "Welcome home," she says softly to the viewer. "Speak to me about anything." The minuscule video is among the works on
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      631 44  -  Debbie Yong ONLINE SHOPPING SPREES Students stretch shopping dollar by buying in bulk from overseas websites and sharing shipping costs TIRED of trawling through shopping malls only to end up buying the same outfit as everyone else, teenage girls are turning to overseas websites for their shopping fix.
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    • 776 45  -  Tan Dawn Wei expat eye MOHAMED Essakali often gets mistaken for a Spaniard or Egyptian here, but the Moroccan says if you go to his country, you will notice that no two faces are alike. "Morocco is such a melting pot of different
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      • 189 45  -  Wong Po Yee (Ms) WITH the rising cost of living, perhaps the Government could help by reviewing the parking charges in Housing Board estates. My siblings and I try to spend more time with our ageing parents by going home for dinner as often as our
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      • 385 45  -  Murali Sharma I REFER to the letter, "Mum's action smacks of abuse" (The Sunday Times, Dec 2). While Mrs Susan Carpenter's courage in intervening in the incident, which involved the mother disciplining her children, was admirable, one cannot assume that the mother was abusing
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      • 392 45  -  Chia Lai Peng (Ms) I CAME back from work one day to find a resignation note from my foreign domestic worker (FDW). In the note, she admitted that she had made a mistake in her childcare duties that morning, and was too ashamed to
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      • 135 45  -  Jason Leong Hin Chee RECENTLY, a study was conducted in the United States on some popular baby bottle brands, to test whether bisphenol A, a chemical used to make clear plastic, was released into the liquids the bottles contained. According to the Environment California Research
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      • 183 45  -  See Kiok Beng I REFER to your article, "Sell my sea-view flat? Not even for $1 million" (The Sunday Times, Dec 2). PropNex chief executive Mohamed Ismail was quoted as saying: "At the end of the day, an HDB flat is an HDB flat. You can
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        737 48  -  Sandra Leong The price of white truffles is at an all-time high, but wellheeled Singaporeans still oav for them CALL it a kerfuffle over a truffle. Earlier this month, Macau billionaire Stanley Ho shelled out a record U*****,000 (*****,500) at a charity auction for a white truffle, outbidding
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      • 294 48 WHITE truffles are considered to be far superior to the more common but also prized black winter truffles because the latter have a longer season and can be farmed. The white fungi, like the ones being held by II Lido restaurateur Beppe De
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      • 1081 50  -  Mak Mun San The noise made by karung guni men is too loud for some HDB residents but it seems there is no one they can go to about it LOUD karung guni men causing a racket with horns as they visit housing estates to collect unwanted
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      • 1139 51  -  Wong Kirn Hoh New Asian Heroes, an eight-part series on Asians who lead inspiring lives, kicks off with Peter Loh, who's determined to be financially independent despite being paralysed LIFE has a very cruel sense of irony sometimes. On Sept 11, 1994, Peter Loh, then 22,
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      • 1429 52  -  Leong Su-lin Beauty pageant contestants in Singapore are given very little support, unlike their foreign counterparts THEY rule the World and the Universe Miss China and Miss Japan that is, who have been crowned Miss World and Miss Universe respectively this year. In a double triumph
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      • 481 52 ST PHOTOS: Make-up: CHERYL ZHANG Yl (mobile phone: 9756-7860) from The Make Up Room MISS SINGAPORE UNIVERSE, 2007 JESSICA TAN, 25 WHEN Jessica Tan was a little girl, she would fantasise about representing Singapore at the Miss Universe pageant. The statuesque beauty queens made
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      • 582 52 MISS SINGAPORE WORLD 2007 ROSHNI SOIN, 21 SHE was crowned Miss Singapore World in August. But after the fuss of that evening faded away, all Roshni Soin, 21, encountered was silence. Instead of becoming an instant celebrity, the 1.75m-tall beauty could still
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      • 608 53  -  Tan Vi Hui Backpacking hostels here do not welcome locals as they may be up to no good YOU step into a cosy setting where a few people are relaxing on sofas in front of a television set, and others are surfing the Internet at computer terminals.
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      • 881 54 NYT NEW YORK When Ms Jena Slosberg gave birth last March, she endured a labour that lasted 17 hours. But her discomfort was ultimately worth it, quite apart from the arrival of her daughter Marin. In the recovery room, her husband
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      • 224 55 From silver-hued plants to fantasy characters, these are the highlights at HortPark Prototype Glasshouses six glasshouses serve as research stations for he upcoming Gardens at Marina South where faere will be two cool conservatories. Fantasy Garden Based on the story The Wizard Of Oz, the
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      • 343 55  -  4 Tay Suan Chiang There will be more than 8,000 shrubs in its Car Park Garden one of 20 themed areas alone DRIVE in and even those with not-so-green fingers will know that they are in a green oasis called HortPark. This 23ha "superpark"
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        1121 56  -  Foong Woei Wan At least eight films are focusing on the Rape of Nanking to mark the 70th anniversary of the event IN WINTRY Nanjing in 1937, as the Japanese Imperial Army ravished the then Chinese capital, a German Nazi expatriate became an unlikely hero. John Rabe, an
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      • 773 57 IHT Perfectionists are at risk of having mental problems, US studies show PERFECTIONISM, it seems, leads to imperfection. Several recent American studies which focus on perfectionists found that such purists, who panic or blow a fuse when things don't turn out just so, are often at risk for
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        751 58 Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) experts answer your queries in this fortnightly column. Remember, you should not self-medicate. Always consult a practitioner. Send your questions to stlife@sph.com.sg SINSEH SAYS Gerard Yeo I AM a 14-year-old boy who suffers from asthma and my condition is worsening as I grow older.
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        767 59  -  Frankie Chee Starbucks managing director Amn Bhardwaj likes Cathay Pacific's service because staff always greet him by name YOU don't want to be just an anonymous passenger on the plane. That's why Mr Arun Bhardwaj takes his hat off to the crew at Cathay Pacific. The 39-year-old loves
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      • 931 60  -  Cheong Suk-Wai Impulse buys I have known. But I've since learnt it is better to assert one's sense of self, rather than just one's sense of style I HAVE drawn up my Christmas pressie wish list, and checked twice to see that I have
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      • 899 60  -  Margo McCutcheon A PAL of mine called from Bangkok the other day to tell me that Henry, a dear friend of ours, had just died. Only 61, he was struck down by a stroke after feeling dizzy over lunch. Now that I'm 50, there's a
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      • 813 60  -  Joel Stein ONE of the problems with living in a city as liberal as Los Angeles is that sometimes people will put on world music during dinner parties. Another is that you wind up having to listen to a lot of conspiracy theories.
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      • 195 61 I.YGREC: SINGAPORE WRITERS FESTIVAL 2QQ7 CROSSINGS Friends and fellow writers Madeleine Lee and Eleanor Wong co-wrote y grec, a book of poems, last year based on a trip they took to Greece. Now, Cake Theatrical Productions will present this work of literature combining poetry and
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      • 291 61 1. LORD OF THE FLIES Adapted from William Golding's allegorical novel of the same name, this play, which stars Robin Goh (right) and Michael Corbidge, is about a group of schoolboys stranded on a tropical island. Directed by Samantha Scott-Blackwell. Esplanade Theatre Studio, Nearest
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        87 61  -  Ashley Tan 11, Raffles Girls Primary 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
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        106 61 'Witty loves to pose and take pictures like this one' Suan Yip Ling, 18, on her 472-year-old male cat, Witty Pretty pets Please send your favourite high-resolution picture (300 dpi) of your pet to stlife@sph.com.sg. Include your full name, age and contact number, as well as a short
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        1156 70  -  Lee Sze Yong Wonder Woman writer and former hairdresser Gail Simone takes pride in conquering the boys club that is the comic book industry HER vivid auburn hair catches your eye immediately. Comic book writer Gail Simone's shoulder-length mop frames a cherubic face. As the photographer tidies her
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        271 70  -  Boon Chan READER: Jesseca Liv, 28, MediaCorp actress. The Malaysian was raised by her mother in Langkawi and has a younger sister. She came to Singapore to develop her career after being talent-spotted by an executive producer. Her breakthrough role was as Vietnamese bride Ruan Mian Mian in the
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      • 587 71  -  Adeline Chia Daren Shiau wins writing competition with his subdued take on Animal Instinct A DELAYED flight helped lawyer and writer Daren Shiau (right) win the third Life-Style-Elephant Coral writing competition. While waiting in an airport lounge in Frankfurt, he dashed out the winning work on a piece
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      • 292 71 1. We are looking for unpublished poems written by Singaporeans, permanent residents and foreigners aged 16 and above. Employees of Elephant Coral and Singapore Press Holdings are not eligible. 2. The foodie theme of the competition is The Spice Of Life. Contestants
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      • 498 71  -  Daren Shiau By IT IS just like him to choose the eve of his birthday to say it. My grandfather tells me with a relaxed smile that he is about to die. No, the doctor didn't say anything, he explains. In fact, "he proclaimed I'm as fit as a
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      • 876 72  -  Huang Lijie Once-sleepy Cluny Court is shaping up to be a new gourmet enclave CLUNY Court might not ring a bell now, but this once sleepy row of four-storey conservation shophouses along Bukit Timah Road looks set to be a new gourmet haunt. Sitting at the junction of
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      • 392 72  -  Jenny Tan WINECLUB Wolf Blass Grey Label Shiraz 2004, $80 WHEN I first started drinking wine, the issue I always had with mega wine companies and their massive portfolio of wines was: Where do I start? Each wine brand has developed its own way of guiding wine
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        74 72 WHAT is your favourite Wolf Blass wine? Tell us in 50 to 100 words and the three best letters win a bottle of Wolf Blass Grey Label Shiraz 2004, worth $80. E-mail your entries with your name, NRIC, address and contact details to stlife@sph.com.sg. Indicate LIFEI/WOLF in your header.
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      • 355 72  -  Huang Lijie PLAYING with frogs' legs was on the agenda when top Australian chef Tony Bilson zipped into town last month to train and work with the chefs of Prive. The fine-dining eatery by restaurateur Michel Lv opens on Keppel Island, near Harbour Front Walk, on
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        712 73  - GOBBLE-DE-GOOD Huang Lijie Senses Patisserie 6 Raffles Boulevard, Marina Mandarin Tel: 6845-1111 Open: 10.30 am to 10.30pm, daily Price: $88 for a skg turkey Dressed in a balsamic sauce, this Italian-style turkey is easy on the jaw. The marinade has a mild tanginess that makes the turkey skin super tasty.
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        257 73 Carousel 25 Scotts Road, Royal Plaza on Scotts Tel: 6589-7799 Open: 6.30 am to 11pm, Mondays to Thursdays and Sundays, 6.30 to 3am, Fridays and Saturdays Price: $82 for an approximately skg turkey This juicy turkey, served with a chestnut stuffing, comes with delectable roasted vegetables, including
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      • 746 74  -  Wong Ah Yoke The quality of food is inconsistent but Suburbia makes up for it with its unique location EATS IF YOU look at how well places like Dempsey Hill and Rochester Park are doing, you would think that restaurants just need an interesting location and a
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      • 518 74  -  Chris Tan ASK THE FOODIE QHow can I make turkey taste moist and flavourful? I have tried roasting but never seem to achieve the desired result. The best turkey I've had was a honeyed turkey leg in Disneyland. I want to make the best turkey to surprise
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      • 291 74 QHow do I measure liquids and dry ingredients accurately? Some Chinese recipes tell you to measure in bowls. Is there an idiot-proof guideline? Irene Phan A Every ingredient has a unique density, so an array of identical volumes of different ingredients will all have different weights. For example,
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        70 74 GOT a burning food question? Send it in and you could win this Boston 70-piece Cutlery Set from WMF worth $1,209. Writer and food consultant Chris Tan will pick the best question each month for the prize, which is sponsored by WMF Singapore. E-mail your food-related question to stlife@sph.com.sg
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      • 822 75 DBS Credit Cards bring you dining delights that offer plenty of options to choose from INSTEAD of slaving over the kitchen stove, head out to one of the hotels or restaurants in town. With a smorgasbord of lunch and dinner set menus, you can sit back
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      • 286 75 La Fondue Four-course Fondue Gastronomic Combination at $120 (U.P. $140). All combination dinners are designed for two persons (till Dec 31). 25, Dempsey Road (behind Samy's Curry), Tel: 6474-0604 Wiener Kaffeehaus 15% off a la carte orders, coffee bean sets and mannerwafer gift sets. Advance reservation of
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      • 857 76  -  Huang Lijie But chef Philippe Egalon can't get used to shrimp paste MOST 14-year-olds would rather spend their summer nights partying instead of turning out loaves of bread in a bakery for the next day. Philippe Egalon, however, gamely took on this summer job
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      • 472 76  -  CHEERS Jeremy Oliver IN THIS fortnightly column, wine commentator Jeremy Oliver sheds light on the world of wine. He is the author of the best-selling Australian Wine Annual and runs his website www.onwine.com.au Will wines from two different Chateaux on the same plot of land
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