The Straits Times, 24 December 2007

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    24 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 56 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 MONDAY, DECEMBER 24 2007 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Boom year for hotels in Singapore
    508 1  -  Lim Wei Chean By THE full rooms at the inns, from Geylang to Marina Bay, have been keeping hoteliers very busy and tyThe year has been marked by the setting and breaking of record after record, and the numbers attest to their "it has
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    Lock icon Thaksin-backed party wins Thai elections
    693 1  -  Nirmal Ghosh But political atmosphere remains tense and results are in flux By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok THE People Power Party (PPP) which is linked closely to ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday emerged as the largest single party in Thailand's post-coup election and staked
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Race politics at its most delicate and raw
      961 1  -  Carolyn Hong By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur IT WAS still early in the morning when the usually quiet Kampung Baru came alive with more than 50 policemen setting up a roadblock on Dec 16. They maintained a visible presence next
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      322 2 SECTION ONE HOME Pr' me 2-4 Online shopping takes off f?f a. Vn 10 Shoppers in Singapore are World 10-13 increasingly warming to the idea of Review 14-15 shopping online because of the FYI 16 variety and good deals available. SECTION TWO PAGE HI Home Hl-H7 Forum H8 Companies with
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon THE GREAT SINGAPORE SPRINT
      88 3 Hordes of shoppers dashed across Orchard Road despite the heavy traffic yesterday. As the Christmas shopping frenzy reaches a feverish pitch, pedestrians have been risking life and limb for the sake of convenience. The Straits Times observed more than 2,000 people jaywalking across the stretch in
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      Lock icon Gene tests help doctors give best breast cancer treatment
      566 3  -  Salma Khalik Tests will identify which patients won't respond to some targeted therapy By Health Correspondent THE cancer patient's case was fairly typical: Surgery to remove the breast tumour, followed by chemotherapy. But oncologist Wong Nan Soon of the National Cancer
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      Lock icon New weapon against malaria?
      218 3 London A TINY bit of sea cucumber could be a big new weapon against malaria, according to a new study. Scientists from the United States, Japan and Britain have genetically engineered a mosquito to release a sea cucumber protein into its gut that can kill the
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      Lock icon Different types of tumours
      210 3 NOT all breast cancers are the same. Doctors have known this for a long time, but until recently, they could not use this knowledge to help the more than 1,000 women diagnosed with the disease in Singapore each year. But recent advances in gene typing have
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      Lock icon Foreign workers to help keep Jalan Kayu safe
      552 4  -  Liaw Wy-Cin 38 roped in to join neighbourhood patrols to act as mentors to peers By ONE friendly neighbourhood patrol, in Jalan Kayu, has taken on a new group of recruits: Foreign workers living in the area. About 40 of them will
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      Lock icon HK airport hit by crime wave
      426 4 Hong Kong HONG KONG police are urging travellers at the Chek Lap Kok airport to guard their belongings closely as thefts at the air terminal have nearly doubled in a year. Police said such thefts are now a major concern, Hong Kong's Sunday Morning
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Thai voters' hopes – stability, security, growth
      948 5  - Thai voters' hopes stability, security, growth Nirmal Ghosh ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Many hope polls will mark a return to democracy for the country By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok FROM the restive south to the impoverished north-east, Thais yesterday turned out in large numbers nationwide to vote, hopeful of
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      Lock icon 'No reason' for military to stage a coup
      254 5 XINHUA, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Bangkok CHALIT Phukphasuk, one of last year's military coup leaders, said yesterday that he would not stage a coup if the People Power Party (PPP) wins the Thai elections. Air Chief Marshal Chalit, chairman of the acting Council for
      XINHUA, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AFP  -  254 words
    • CHINA/EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Tokyo move to pay all hepatitis patients after all
        598 6  -  Kwan Weng Kin Govt to pass law paying damages to all sufferers, in bid to revive support By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo IN A dramatic about-turn, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda yesterday announced that the ruling coalition would draft a Bill to
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        Lock icon How the disease was contracted
        59 6 AS MANY as 10,000 Japanese are believed to have contracted hepatitis C after being given the blood product fibrinogen, which was widely used to stop bleeding mostly during surgery or after childbirth in Japanese hospitals until 1988. Some 200 patients had filed suits against the
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        Lock icon Japan drops ex-PM's security plan
        149 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo JAPAN'S government will drop a plan to create its version of the US National Security Council an agenda championed by former prime minister Shinzo Abe to increase his office's authority, reports said yesterday. Before his abrupt resignation in September, Mr Abe had
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        Lock icon BUILDING TRUST, ARMY-STYLE
        121 6 Indian and Chinese soldiers participating in the first joint anti-terrorism exercise conducted in south-western China's Yunnan province. The two armies each dispatched about 100 ground troops for the exercise codenamed "Hand-in-Hand 2007", which will end on Thursday. Relations between New Delhi and Beijing deteriorated in 1959 after
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        Lock icon Beijing to tighten laws on sale of state firms
        263 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing CHINESE lawmakers yesterday began debate on a legal measure to prevent stateowned assets from being sold too cheaply. China is moving to tighten rules involving the sale of its state-owned companies amid criticism that it has been selling
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        Lock icon China may raise income tax cut-off point
        276 6 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing CHINA may raise the individual income tax threshold to 2,000 yuan (Ss39o) a month, state media said, as it tries to ease the burden for those with low income and boost domestic consumption. Separately, it will also subsidise its
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        Lock icon Pro-democracy hunger strike in Hong Kong
        301 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Hong Kong SOME 50 democrats kicked off a week-long hunger strike yesterday, demanding that China promises full democracy for Hong Kong by 2012, as Beijing opened discussions about political reform in the city. The National People's Congress Standing Committee went into its
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Taiwanese parties take cue from S. Korean polls
        418 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS Their candidates, inspired by Lee Myung Bak's win, begin campaign Taipei TAIWANESE candidates kicked off a campaign for next month's legislative elections yesterday, with both ruling and opposition parties studying the style of last week's presidential polls in South Korea.
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        Lock icon Bury Chiang in China, says family
        227 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Taipei THE family of Taiwan's late president Chiang Kai-shek wants his body to be removed from a mausoleum in Taiwan and to be buried in China, a relative said yesterday. Ms Fang Chih-yi made the comments while paying her respects at Chiang
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    • INDIA /SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Modi's BJP wins 4th term in Gujarat polls
        707 8  -  P. JAYARAM Congress party increases its share of seats but fails to make an impact By India Correspondent In New Delhi THE pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been returned to power for a fourth term with an emphatic victory in the
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        Lock icon More arrests in Pakistan mosque attack
        283 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Peshawar TWO Afghan refugees are being questioned in the Pakistan mosque suicide attack that killed 56 people last Friday. Security officials yesterday said the two men, one a student at an Islamic school, were being held together with "several" other
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      • WORLD QUICKLY
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          Lock icon TERROR ALERT IN S-E ASIA
          137 8 XINHUA, ASSOCIATED PRESS JAKARTA: The Indonesian capital is increasing its security profile in anticipation of militant attacks ahead of Christmas, police said. The police will deploy 15,000 personnel in churches and other public places during the celebrations, Jakarta Police Chief Adang Firman told reporters on
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          Lock icon LIAONING GETS NEW HEAD
          61 8 XINHUA SHENYANG: Mr Chen Zhenggao was appointed vice- and acting governor of north-east China's Liaoning province on Saturday, according to the provincial legislative body. Mr Chen, 55, was previously party secretary of the Shenyang municipal committee of the Chinese Communist Party. The provincial legislature also approved
          XINHUA  -  61 words
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          Lock icon 22 DIE IN MYANMAR BOAT SINKING
          106 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK: At least 22 people from Myanmar, including four boys and seven women, have drowned after a boat capsized off a small island near the maritime border with Thailand. The bodies were discovered floating at sea on Saturday off Thailand's Ranong province,
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          Lock icon UK LOSES PUBLIC DATA AGAIN
          134 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Personal information about patients in Britain's free health-care system has been lost, the Department of Health acknowledged yesterday the third loss of data about the public by a government service this year. The Department of Health did not specify how many patients'
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          Lock icon RARE STATUES OF DEITY MISSING
          127 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DHAKA: Two rare statues of a major Hindu deity have disappeared from Bangladesh's main airport as they were about to be shipped to Paris for a museum exhibition. The artefacts two ancient statues of the Hindu god Vishnu were in a packed carton
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Jakarta faces a very wet Christmas
        507 9  -  Salim Osman High tide and heavy rains make severe flooding a real possibility By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta [T WILL be a water-logged Christmas for Jakarta. Parts of the Indonesian :apital have been inundated in the past few days, and the weatherman warns things
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        Lock icon Rural Kelantan road link to KL off limits to motorists after landslide
        353 9 Gua Musang (Kelantan) A RURAL road in Kelantan linking the town of Gua Musang to Kuala Lumpur was closed after a landslide caused by the rains swept the road away, stranding thousands of holidaying motorists, local media reported
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        Lock icon MIC will respond to criticism: Samy Vellu
        275 9 BERNAMA Penang THE Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) will adopt a new approach in handling criticism that it is not doing enough for Indians in the country. Party president S. Samy Vellu said that the MIC will no longer keep quiet but will respond
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      26 5 Victory for BJP's Modi The pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Chief Minister Narendra Modi, wins a fourth term in the Gujarat state elections. PAGE 8
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Internal barriers down, external barriers up
      935 10  -  ONATHAN EYAL EXTENSION OF E.U. BORDER-FREE ZONE Historic move to free entry to bloc members may be a security nightmare By J Straits Times Europe Bureau In London EUROPE has just celebrated a remarkable achievement: the abolition of all border controls between the wealthier
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      Lock icon Hillary ropes in her girls to woo female vote
      385 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Manchester (New Hampshire) FLANKED by her mother and daughter, Democratic front runner Hillary Clinton sought to shore up votes among women in the tightening US presidential race. Standing in the lobby of a Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
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      Lock icon Wave of arrests foils haj attacks
      414 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE 28 men arrested for plotting attacks on holy sites, say Saudis Riyadh SAUDI Arabian police have arrested 28 men for plotting terror attacks on holy sites inside Mecca and Medina during the Muslim haj, which concluded last week. The
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      Lock icon Snow storm causes fatal accidents in central US
      163 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Washington A SNOW storm packing strong winds caused flight delays and closed highways across the central United States, leaving at least five dead in road accidents, US media reported yesterday. The National Weather Service warned that travel conditions had deteriorated
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      Lock icon Turkish jets pound rebels in Iraq again
      351 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Istanbul (Turkey) IN A third cross-border offensive in less than a week, Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, the Turkish military has said. "Turkish Air Force warplanes struck important targets of PKK/Kongra-Gel terror group in northern Iraq
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      Lock icon Porsche, Volkswagen – running in same family?
      688 12 Porsche, Volkswagen running in same family? NEW YORK TIMES Porsche chief set to unite two carmakers linked to his grandfather Stuttgart (Germany) WOLFGANG Porsche still chafes at the memory of being told, as a seven-year-old, that he could not attend the 75th birthday party of Ferdinand Porsche, his grandfather and
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      Lock icon BMW 'to lay off thousands of workers'
      164 12 NEW YORK TIMES THE German luxury carmaker BMW, facing rising costs and resurgent competition from rivals like Mercedes-Benz, plans to dismiss several thousand workers. The cuts, most of which will occur in Germany, are part of a sweeping campaign to restore profits at
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      Lock icon Blair converts to Roman Catholicism
      269 12 WASHINGTON POST, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London FORMER prime minister Tony Blair has left the Church of England, becoming the first Briton to have served as premier to convert to Roman Catholicism. The long-anticipated switch to the religion of his wife and four children was made at
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      Lock icon Parents to sue insurer after teen's death from cancer
      327 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS Los Angeles TEENAGER Nataline Sarkisyan spent three years battling leukaemia. Her parents spent two weeks fighting her insurance company for a liver transplant they thought would keep her alive. They eventually won, but it was too late. Nataline, 17,
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Akihito slams media for misinterpretation
        220 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS JAPAN'S Emperor Akihito, who celebrated his 74th birthday yesterday, criticised media reports for misinterpreting his comments about a private trip made by the Crown Prince and Princess. During a press briefing ahead of his birthday, the Emperor recalled media reports which
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        Lock icon Putin flexes his judo muscles in DVD
        124 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS HE IS better known for political manoeuvres, but soon anyone with a DVD player will be able to check out Russian President Vladimir Putin's moves in another area of expertise: judo. Mr Putin, a black belt, said on Friday that he
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        Lock icon Queen Elizabeth's message on YouTube
        156 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE QUEEN Elizabeth II will use You Tube to send out her 50th televised annual Christmas message through a special royal channel. The festive broadcast will appear at around 1500 GMT on Dec 25. "She has always been aware of reaching more
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      26 10 Uniting mass with class Wolfgang Porsche, chairman of the elite sports car manufacturer, is buying over Volkswagen to keep the firm in the family. PAGE 12
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  • SINGAPORE AND THE WORLD THIS WEEK
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      Lock icon Fukuda visiting China for talks to boost relations
      299 13  -  TRACY QUEK WORLD WHAT IT IS JAPANESE Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda will pay his first visit to China since taking office in September, in a bid to strengthen ties and iron out differences, including disputes over natural gas and borders. Mr Fukuda's
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      Lock icon Beijing to decide on democracy for Hong Kong
      236 13 REUTERS, XINHUA PHOTO: WHAT IT IS CHINA'S parliament is set to decide this week whether to allow greater democracy in Hong Kong. The decision is expected after Christmas, but few are expecting a surprise. Earlier this month, Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald
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      Lock icon Hindraf protesters to be sentenced
      204 13  -  CHOWKUM HOR WHAT IT IS ON THURSDAY, a Malaysian High Court will sentence 26 Indians who last week pleaded guilty to mischief and taking part in an illegal assembly on Nov 25. The ethnic Indians were part of the thousands who took part in a
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      Lock icon Catch Sharapova's exhibition match
      159 13  -  TERRENCEVOON SINGAPORE WHAT IT IS TENNIS star Maria Sharapova makes her Singapore debut on Sunday, in an exhibition match against fellow Russian Anna Chakvetadze at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The 2006 US Open champion last appeared in this part of the world two years ago, when
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      Lock icon Fresh postings for 65 school principals
      125 13  -  LIAWWY-CIN WHAT IT IS SIXTY-FIVE school principals will be receiving their new appointments at a ceremony on Friday. Thirty-six of them are new principals while the other 29 are principals taking up appointments in other schools. WHY IT MATTERS The principal, as head of
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      Lock icon MONDAY
      24 13 MOSCOW: The newly elected State Duma, or Lower House of Parliament, will hold its first session. VATICAN: Pope Benedict celebrates Christmas midnight mass.
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      29 13 DUBAI: Trial resumes of the third United Arab Emirates national accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a French teenage boy. The other two were sentenced on Dec 12.
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      9 13 BANGKOK/COLOMBO: Third anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami.
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      31 13 KENYA: Presidential and parliamentary elections. KHARTOUM: The former southern rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement will rejoin the government, formally ending the crisis which threatened to tear Africa's largest country apart.
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      29 13 ANKARA: President Abdullah Gul chairs National Security Council meeting. SALE (Morocco): Long-delayed "Ansar el Mehdi" trial of 50 terror suspects charged with plotting to topple the monarchy resumes.
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      26 13 CAIRO: French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits Egypt. ADELAIDE: The only Guantanamo Bay inmate convicted of terrorism offences, Australian David Hicks, will be released from jail.
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      26 13 TAIPEI: Taiwan's high court to deliver verdict in the second trial of Mr Ma Ying-jeou, who is being charged with embezzlement of special allowance funds.
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  • REVIEW
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      Lock icon Fighting the flab early
      424 14 THE World Health Organisation rates Singaporeans' state of health as "very good". But there are two groups of people who should be doing better: overweight children at risk of getting heart disease in adulthood and the less educated with health-dam-aging habits. They need lifestyle adjustments. Nearly
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      793 14  -  G. Pascal AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT By Zachary FORGET MIT. Hello, Tsing Hua University. For Ms Clothilde Tingiri, a hot young programmer at Rwanda's top software company, dreams of Beijing, not Cambridge, animate her ambitions. Desperate for more education, she plans to attend graduate school for
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      821 14  -  Dma Zaman »THE SEARCH FOR A BETTER LIFE By WHAT a December. In the first week itself, there were a few heartbreaks: divorces, a break-up, a family friend suffering a stroke and then my sister and her family leaving Malaysia for a better future
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      1316 15  -  Robert Karniol MILITARY By Defence Writer THAILAND'S junta-appointed National Legislative Assembly (NLA) approved a military reform Bill in the lead-up to its disbanding before yesterday's national elections. But the long-delayed initiative falls short of expectations. "The new legislation includes small but interesting changes.
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      997 15  -  HOLGER By Standertskjold »THE GLOBALISATION RACE THERE are obvious reasons why one might assume that Europe is lagging in the globalisation race. But I would like to set the record straight. The well-known facts about the emerging economies of China, India and South-east
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      27 14 Stumbling effort Thailand's long-delayed military reform Bill is a half-hearted initiative that falls well short of expectations. PAGE 15 ■UNCHUNES s- -X SANfA AT HIS f\ FATTEST:
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      612 17  -  Teh Joo Lin Man punched in beer session, dies after his head hits parked car By DUCK rice seller CM. Hong was nursing a mug of cold beer outside his stall at closing time on Saturday night. A group at the far corner of the Yishun Avenue 5
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      598 18  -  Tessa Wong DANGEROUS NOTION "As long as you're alert and capable of running fast, it's fine." MR LIN, 19, a sales assistant, on jaywalking GETTING AWAY WITH NUMBERS "It's okay if we cross in a big group. How can one policeman catch all
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      271 18 MULTICOLOURED bins that have sprouted along the Orchard Road belt have a green message: See us, use us. You can even vote for your favourite bin and bag a prize. Provided by the National Environment Agency, the 88 dustbins from Lucky Plaza
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      157 18 MRT and LRT trains and selected SBS Transit and SMRT buses will be operating beyond midnight on Christmas Eve today and on New Year's Eve. SMRT Buses will be extending its operating hours to match the last MRT train timings on these two days. Notices will be
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      571 19  -  Irene Tham More inclined to shop on the Web, with budget exceeding that for brick-and-mortar stores By CHOPPERS in Singapore are not only :hronging the streets for holiday gifts, :hey are also trawling the Web with an jnline budget that exceeds what they slan
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      160 19 A LORRY driver was trapped behind the wheel of his vehicle after it turned turtle on Marina Boulevard yesterday morning. The 30-year-old was extricated by firefighters from the Singapore Civil Defence Force, which received a call about the accident at about 10.15 am, a
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      37 19 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be on overseas leave from today to Jan 6 next year. During his absence, Deputy Prime Minister S. Jayakumar will be the Acting Prime Minister.
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      152 19 q What has Fair Price done to help Singaporeans cope with the rising cost of living? I The supermarket chain is giving a 5 per I cent discount on more than 500 of its I house-brand products, valid until end- February next year. Q What products does the discount cover?
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  • CORPORATE DO-GOODERS
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      1025 20 This year's booming economy has resulted in more firms giving back to social causes under a banner called "corporate social responsibility', targeting especially youth. But are they just using it as a public-relations gimmick? Jessica Lim, Malini Nathan and Tessa Wong report BUSINESSES want to present themselves
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      548 20 FILE PHOTO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM) What: IBM Exploring Interests in Technology and Engineering Camp, a three-day camp. Who it's for: Girls aged 12 to 14. Aim: To inspire girls to take on careers in science and engineering. The students get to dabble in
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      480 21 ►>THE ARTS CALL it a happy joint venture. When it comes to the arts, both corporate and arts companies are going beyond a silent partnership, with corporations donating time and effort to performances. Meanwhile, arts practitioners are stepping up their outreach programmes too. In
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      700 21 ENVIRONMENT SAVING the earth is the politically correct, socially responsible thing to do especially for businesses aiming to enhance their public standing. On the one hand, going green is cause dv jour in an age where consumers want to reuse, reduce and recycle. But
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      631 21 EDUCATION CORPORATE social responsibility in education translates into grants, scholarships and in-house training, which has risen in recent times. About 20 companies reported new education initiatives launched in the last two years under CSR banners, especially directed at youth. Typically, sponsors include larger IT,
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  • THE New Market
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      397 22  -  AHMAD OSMAN LG Electronics combines aesthetics with technology to produce winners By, LG ELECTRONICS is focusing on stylish designs for trendy fash-ion-conscious consumers looking for products that reflect their personalities and styles. "They want the latest designs combined with innovative technology," says LG Electronics Singapore's managing
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      375 22 Skin treat Pamper your skin and rejuvenate your senses with beneficial extracts of lavender, apricot and ginger used in the new Ginvera SPA Shower range. The Ginvera Relaxing Lavender SPA Shower Scrub is enriched with lavender and chamomile essences to calm senses, soothe and moisturise your skin. Ginvera Whitening
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      264 22  -  LYN CHAN By\ Japanese gourmet food that makes your heart go pitter-patter can now be found at the basement of Great World City. Kokoro, which means "heart", is a new concept boutique featuring creme de la creme brands from Japan previously not sold in Singapore. "In
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      Lock icon Goodbye...for now
      266 22  -  Lyn Chan SINGAPORE'S first and highest revolving restaurant. Top of the M, will bid adieu on Dec 31 but will make a comeback after the hotel undergoes partial refurbishments later next year. Chatterbox, home of the Mandarin Chicken Rice, will reside at the top of Meritus Mandarin, with
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      179 22  -  Lyn Chan French beauty brand Lancaster has launched a new line of skin care with a difference. "Differently" nutri-dermo skin uses a totally new approach that pairs cosmetic excellence with technologies inspired by the best practices in nutrition and dermatology to enhance your skin. A
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  • YOUTHiNK
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      Lock icon 'I think I've fallen out of love with shopping'
      502 23  -  Tessa Wong SOAP BOX Is mindless consumerism all there is to being a Singaporean? I hope not By 'TIS not the season to be thrifty, and these past few weekends, I have been joining my fellow Singaporeans in the annual ritual
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      742 23 MY SPACE In the last of our five-part series featuring Youthlnk's best writers and their views on Singapore, Sanjiv Nanwani sizes up the Government THIS year was a commendable start for the "new" Singapore Government. Backed by a strong mandate, it
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      430 23 MY LIFE Just good fun IT IS an exaggeration to argue that parties should be banned because they might encourage promiscuous behaviour. That is akin to arguing that cars should be banned because they promote reckless driving. If I wanted intellectual stimulation, I'd visit a
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      492 23  -  Goh Wen Zhong I LETTERS HOME By TODAY marks the fifth consecutive Christmas Eve I have spent away from home. However, this sounds worse in print than it actually is. The wonderful thing about spending Christmas abroad as a
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      28 23 Have your say Have something to say about articles in Youthlnk? Thinking of contributing a story? Please e-mail to styouth@sph.com.sg with your full name, age and contact number.
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  • FORUM
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      Lock icon Gifted scheme: Has it achieved the set goals?
      362 24  -  George Lira Heng Chye THE Gifted Education Programme (GEP) was introduced by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in 1984. It sees the participation of the top 1 per cent of each Primary 4 cohort (about 500 pupils) every year. Special teaching and
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      421 24  -  Fun Chee Heng AFTER reading the news reports on the recent PrimaDeli food poisoning scare and the enforcement action taken by the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA), one cannot help but wonder how hygiene standards are maintained at hawker centres, coffee shops, foodcourts
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      196 24 FOR some time now, I have been living with inconsiderate drivers who choose to park and obstruct the passage to my house along Sunbird Road. I have complained to the Traffic Police but have not seen the presence of any traffic patrol or
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      337 24  -  Syu Ying Kwok »TRANSPORT NEEDS THE recent fare hike has forced commuters to pay more for taxis and still the cab companies have not been able to meet the peak-hour demand in key areas of the city. The solution is not to increase
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      188 24  -  Shaun Mathew With populations concentrated in the western, northern and eastern parts of the country, would transport planners be looking into running express MRT trains that bypass certain stations during peak hours? This is practised in New York with great success, shortening travel
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        62 24  -  John See Toh Soon Mun MY DAD, who is 80, got losi on his way home recently. Mi Singh, a Coral Secondary School teacher, and a younf man named Wenjie and his friend took care of him foi about an hour before I
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        107 24  -  Loh Kin Wai A TREE branch fell on my car bonnet and dented it on Dec 9 while I was driving out to Braddell Road from the Central Expressway towards the city. I called 999 to report the incident. Within an hour, a
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        67 24  -  Mohd Nor Azahari I WAS stung on my left eyelid by a bee early in the morning on Dec 11 while riding along the Pan-Island Expressway. A Land Transport Authority officer (riding vehicle LTA 27) stopped by to offer help. He pulled out
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        57 24  -  TanKengAnn MY SON left his school bag in a cab on Nov 22, while travelling to Grace Methodist Church in Telok Blangah Road. When he went to school at Ngee Ann Polytechnic two days later, he learnt that the Comfort cabbj had returned the bag.
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        51 24  -  C/71/a Guan Kiat MY WIFE and I would like to thank the staff of the Jacob Ballas Children's Garden Donna, Kai Hoon, Mr Hassan and Mrs Koh Neok Chein for the enriching workshops they conducted. Their dedication, thoughtfulness and passion made them a great
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      30 24 Letters to Forum Editor Please include your full name, address and a telephone contact number. For women, indicate Miss, Mrs, Mdm or Ms. Send your letters via e-mail to stforum@sph.com.sg
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      95 24 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. The joy of grandparenting You can't find non-disposable chopsticks at this NTUC foodcourt Disgusting to see rinsing of mop done near doughnut mix Charge student prices for school-going children at cinemas Shock for woman at
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Ronaldo strikes Everton down
      695 25  -  Richard Jolly SOCCER Winger's sharp opening goal and cool penalty finish give United 2-1 win over doughty rivals By SOMETIMES, it is more painful to be proved right than wrong. The Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta, having said Cristiano Ronaldo possesses the potential to become the greatest
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      463 25 London ENGLAND international Micah Richards has become the latest Premier League footballer to get his name splashed in the tabloid sheets. A video which shows the Manchester City defender and an unidentified friend, who also plays in the Premier League, having sex with
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      279 25 London WAYNE Rooney's June wedding may be off, after his antics at Manchester United's Christmas party. His fiancee, Coleen McLoughlin, was furious when she read that the striker had asked two girls if they had ever had a threesome at last Monday's bash, where
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      138 25 Irsenal 18 13 4 ***** 43 /Ian United 18 13 3 2 32 9 42 Ihelsea 17 10 4 3 2410 34 flan City 18 10 4 4 25 20 34 .iverpool 17 9 6 ***** 33 iverton 18 9 3 ***** 30 >ortsmouth 18 8 6 ***** 30
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      Lock icon Inter prove they are Italy's best by beating Milan
      281 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Milan IN A battle between the world's best and Italy's best, it was the domestic champions Inter who beat AC Milan 2-1 at the San Siro yesterday. It was a Serie A match that had been eagerly anticipated since
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      142 25 Inter Milan 1713 4 0 37 9 43 US Roma 1710 6 ***** 36 luventus 1710 5 2 3515 35 Udinese 17 8 5 422 21 29 Fiorentina 17 7 7 3 2616 28 Palermo 17 6 7 425 27 25 Napoli 17 6 5 6 25 22 23
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      Lock icon Reds' win overshadowed by talk of crisis
      682 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOCCER British media filled with news that club's owners have financing problems London LIVERPOOL fans, who enjoyed Saturday's 4-1 Premier League win over Portsmouth, woke up to a different sort of headlines yesterday. The Sunday tabloids were filled with talk of
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      Lock icon Crouch likely to escape sanction
      198 26 LIVERPOOL striker Peter Crouch will almost certainly escape any disciplinary action by the Football Association for remarks that have been dubbed "potentially racist". He accused foreign players of diving and feigning injury after being sent off for a two-footed lunge on Chelsea's Mikel John Obi
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      Lock icon Arsenal set to overhaul Real as richest club
      612 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London NOT many would have thought it possible a few months ago, when Thierry Henry quit for Barcelona and billionaires from Russia and the United States were plotting a hostile takeover of Arsenal. But the Gunners are now ready to
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      Lock icon Keane left fuming by late winner
      396 26 London FURIOUS after a late winner was ruled out against Aston Villa two weeks ago, Sunderland manager Roy Keane must have been at breaking point after another contentious decision cost his side a point in Saturday's 1-2 loss to Reading. In the second minute
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      Lock icon Carlos tips Becks to lead England
      479 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London DAVID Beckham's former Real Madrid teammate, Roberto Carlos, believes new England coach Fabio Capello will name the midfielder as the national captain. The veteran Brazilian, who played under Capello in both his spells at Real, insists the Italian was not to
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      Lock icon Paradise lost for McLaren
      774 27  -  Steve Slater By INSTEAD of celebrating success with one of the best car and driver packages in recent motor racing history, Ron Dennis and his McLaren team will look back on the 2007 Formula One season as one of the biggest failures in the company's history.
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      Lock icon Paradise found for Ferrari
      60 27 PHOTOS: AP, AFP A TEAM IN DISARRAY: Ego clashes between Alonso (top, left) and Hamilton created problems in the McLaren ranks and the team yielded ground after a bright start. Ferrari, on the other hand, relied on the unity between Raikkonen (above right) and Massa and
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      Lock icon Ng takes over as TMCC's chairman
      306 27 »GOLF TANAH Merah Country Club (TMCC) has a new man at the helm veteran banker Ng Kee Choc. The 62-year-old fills the void left by TMCC's founding chairman Sim Kee Boon, who died last month at the age of 78. Ng, who takes over
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      Lock icon Italian duo banned for betting on matches
      248 27 ASSOCIATED PRESS »TENNIS Rome THE Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) suspended Italians Potito Starace and Daniele Bracciali on Saturday for making bets some as little as five euros (S$10) on tennis matches involving other players. The Italian tennis federation denounced the penalties by
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        550 27 Melbourne: Kimi Raikkonen's first Ferrari win Raikkonen came, saw and conquered in his first race for Ferrari. He blasted his way to pole in qualifying, he stormed to victory and he set the fastest lap. Afterwards, he said he was "too busy" to talk to Michael Schumacher on the phone.
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      634 28 ASSOCIATED PRESS BASKETBALL His 20-foot winner at the buzzer lifts Miami to 104-102 victory over the Jazz Miami DWYANE Wade was in the moment, even as his mind drifted back three years. "Same spot," he said. "Same shot." Same result. His 20-foot shot bounced off
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      Lock icon Rain saves England from defeat in final Test
      278 28 REUTERS CRICKET Galle (Sri Lanka) ENGLAND captain Michael Vaughan said his team needed to put in more work after they were outplayed by Sri Lanka, who won the three-match Test series 1-0 on Saturday. He urged his players to learn from the
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      Lock icon Jones 'used several different drugs'
      280 28 ASSOCIATED PRESS ATHLETICS New York MARION Jones used several different performance-enhanc-ing drugs over a substantial period of time, according to a detailed doping calendar that was among pages of court documents released on Friday. The sprint star's alleged doping regimen was part of a ledger
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        72 28 LONDON: Everton captain Phil Neville believes it is only a matter of time before a footballer is assaulted by a supporter. He told the BBC: "In tennis, a fan ran onto the court and stabbed Monica Seles and I think it is only a matter of
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        58 28 NEW YORK: Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant has revealed that he would approve a trade to National Basketball Association rivals New York, Chicago, Dalas or Phoenix, according to reports in Mewsday and the New York Post. But he added that whatever happens is ultimately up to Lakers
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        49 28 ASSOCIATED PRESS BUENOS AIRES: Boca Juniors coach Miguel Angel Russo resigned on Thursday, days after the South American soccer giants lost to AC Milan in the Club World Cup final. He reportedly rejected a demand by Boca team chief Pedro Pompilio to fire his two assistants.
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      196 28 BASKETBALL NBA: Indiana 93 Washington 85, New Jersey 100 Golden State 95, Miami 104 Utah 102, Philadelphia 99 Memphis 97, New Orleans 110 Minnesota 76, Houston 116 Chicago 98, Milwaukee 103 Charlotte 99, San Antonio 99 LA Clippers 90, Phoenix 122 Toronto 103. CRICKET Third Test in Galle, Sri
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  • OBITUARIES
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      156 28 am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die." (John 11:25-26) WOOMWEEJOO Age: 71 passed away peacefully on 22 December 2007 Wife: Wang Kue Yak Sons: Daughters-in-law: Woon Hin Juan Edwin
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      58 28 James Khoo Cheok Chuan Age: 82 passed away peacefully in Chiang Mai, Thailand on Saturday, 1 December 2007. Wife: Khoo Lai Hong Iris (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Khoo Ka Soo Derek Kanda Lumluek Nai Khoo Teck Soo David Toh Judy Daughter: Son-in-law: Khoo Ai Hsien Angelia Yeo Marcus Grandchildren: Khoo Han
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      44 28 In Loving Memory Of INSU CHIA Departed: 24 Dec 2005 Gone from our lives one so dear, But in our hearts forever near. Dearly missed fondly remembered by: Asha Kaur, Gina Lee, Jennifer Loh, Lynda Khalil, Magdalene Chen, Peggy Kuah, Usha Nair. 3 R3
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      21 28 IN LOVING MEMORY OF NG ENG TUAN CHIANG AH ANN Departed: 24.12.2006 Departed: 14.10.1992 Always remembered by family and loved ones.
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      227 29 MRS LOY CHAM KIM TECK Age: 81 passed away peacefully on 22 Dec '07. Thank you for your love and care, kindness and cheer. We will miss your humour and all the fun and laughter you brought to our lives. We love you and release you home to Jesus. Husband:
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      109 29 LIM CHER TONG Age: 89 passed away peacefully on 22 December 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Tan Ah Leh Godson: God-daughter-in-law: Tan Guan Chua Lim Lay Hong Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lim Yong Meng Lim Poh Hong Lim Yong Siah Kwok Lai Kuen Lim Yong Kiang Wong
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      40 29 The Family of the Late ERIC CHOON TIAN POH Departed on 12 December 2007 Wishes to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to all relatives, friends, business associates colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths donations during their recent bereavement.
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      57 29 1 st ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory of TEO HONG CHOON Departed 24 December 2006 He had a smile, a pleasant way, A helping hand to all he knew, He was kind, generous and true, On earth he nobly did his best. Dearly missed and always remembered by wife, Zu-en, Zu-er,
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      118 29 am the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever betieves in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die." (John 11:25-26) CHEE KAH HOE JOHN Age: 88 was called home to be with the Lord on 23 Dec 2007 leaving behind loved ones.
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      55 29 20th Annversary THE LEGENDARY DR. M. G. RAMACHANDRAN 17.1.1917 24.12.1987 Twenty long years have passed but your presence is still fresh in our hearts. From allyour diehard fans around the world. One and Only MGR Mrs Ganesan Rajeswari MGR Singam (Veera) MGR Habib MGR Sundram MG Mogan Mohd Rizal N.
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      64 29 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of SELLOM LEELA VEERAPPAN Departed 24/12/2006 We cannot forget you, Our loved one so dear. Although a year has passed, You are still living with us. Always missed by Beloved Husband, Son, Daughters, Mother, Brother, Sisters, In-Laws, Nieces, Nephews, Friends Loved Ones. Prayers Will Be
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      87 29 JOHN PAUL S/O R LETCHIMY Age: 86 I passed away peacefully on 22 December 2007. I Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Mdm Thangam Children: Spouses: Gowri Letchumi Spencer Edwards Yogaraja Jayanthi Khunaraja Premavaty Kalanethee Alex Pletzer Kribaraja Premah Vasakee Grandchildren, relatives and friends. Wake is held
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      127 29 r "H B "The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live I in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:1,6 DAVID HO SEEWUI Age: 60 was called
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      123 29 VELU RAMAI AMMAL Age: 74 passed away peacefully on 23 December 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Wife of late Singaram Murugiah Pillay) Sons: Daughters-in-law: M. Jegatheesan S. Thiruchelvi M. Jaganathan Kiyomi Nishi M. Jayaraman S. Malar Daughters: Sons-in-law: M. Chandra Kumari K. Gopalakrishnan M. Indrani N.
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      111 29 Ist ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of TAY SUAN SUSAN (MRS SUSAN LOH) Dame of Magistral Grace Singapore Association of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta. Departed on 24 December 2006 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by Husband: Alphonsus Loh Sons: Daughters-in-law:
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      32 29 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of LOH SEOW KIT Departed 24 December 2005 Gone from our lives one so dear, But in our hearts forever near. Always remembered by all loved ones
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      43 29 In loving memory of Sylvester Ang Wei Yew Called home to the Lord on 24 December 2004 Time does not bring us apart but binds the memory of you closer to our hearts. Missing you more each day by family and loved ones.
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      26 29 o 7th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of HO KEOW MOH Departed 24 Dec 00 Forever loved, cherished and remembered by family and loved ones o o
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      126 29 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of My Beloved Husband/ Our Papa/ Our Thatha THAMPOO PANJACHARAM Departed: 24.12.2006 Deeply missed and always remembered by family and loved ones. The years we've shared have been full of joy The memories we've made will go on and on. We haven't stopped missing you
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      37 28 TV times TODAY AMERICAN FOOTBALL: College Bowl Game, Hawaii Bowl: Boise State v East Carolina (Live, Ch23, 9am). NFL: Washington v Minnesota (Live, ChlO7, 9.15 am). TOMORROW AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL: Denver v San Diego (Live, ChlO7, 9am).
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      82 30 Where S$ stands 5ec 21 CHNG YR 2007 5LOSE FR Dec 19 S$ LOW S$ HIGH JS$ 1.4574 +0.25 1.5479 1.4363 iuro 2.0943 +0.33 2.1639 1.9913 2.8900 +1.80 3.1194 2.9158 1$ 1.2628 -0.30 1.3555 1.1741 ren* 1.2871 +0.32 1.3821 1.2285 iupiah* 0.***** +0.20 0.***** 0.***** iaht* 4.3259 +0.36 4.5700
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      496 30  -  Goh Eng Yeow TAKING STOCK Foreign funds set to return before year ends on improved upside By Markets Correspondent WALL Street's rousing finish last Friday has provided the backdrop for the Singapore bourse to finish trading on a high note this week. Given the
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      8313 30 Unit Trusts Funds UNIT TRUST ABN AMRO Asset Mgt (Spore) Star Europe Eqty!** 1.007/ Star Europe Bond 1 196/ Star Europe Bal 1217/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 1 623/ Star Asia Bond 1259/ Star Asia Balanced 1.056/ Star Global Technology Fund!** 0.232/ MultlStFd 0 936/ Star Asia Bond(USD) 0 864/
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      696 31  -  Goh Eng Yeow COMMENTARY Domestic investors could be hurt as problems in Europe, US spread to Asia By Markets Correspondent PLENTY of column space and TV time have been devoted to the global credit crunch, but if
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        90 31 OCBC Securities Research has pared down its fair value for Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing from $1.13 to $1.04, after the wafer foundry reiterated a disappointing outlook for the fourth quarter. "Things are unlikely to improve much in the first quarter of next year, which is seasonally
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        78 31 CIMB-GK Research says profit margins at contract manufacturer Adampak may be squeezed by a strengthening Singapore dollar, and has cut its call from outperform to neutral. "A stronger Singdollar would increase Adampak's op- crating costs such as manpower and utilities, even though the group
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        49 31 DBS Vickers believes that marine group Swiber Holdings has fulfilled the stringent conditions laid down in the contract given to it by Brunei Shell. This should assure other oil majors about Swiber's ability to deliver on big contracts. DBS VICKERS, Dec 21 Rating: BUY
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      259 31 PHOTOS: IN THE U.S. Even institutions whose sub-prime debts were initially manageable have been side-swiped by new problem debts surfacing. Take Morgan Stanley (above): It has just taken a US$9.4 billion (5513.7 billion) hit over highlyrated mortgages that were used to fund a big bet against sub-prime home
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      192 31 BLOOMBERG NEWS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington THE United States Federal Reserve will conduct emergency auctions of loans "as long as necessary" every two weeks as part of a global attempt by central bankers to restore faith in the money markets. The Fed lent out US$2O
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      335 31  -  Alvin Foo WARRANT WATCH By VOLATILE market sentiment in Hong Kong is drawing traders into fresh positions on covered warrants issued on the Hang Seng Index. After hitting a recent intra-day low of 26,093 points last Tuesday, the Hang Seng rebounded and
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        99 31 LEONG WAI LENG: Appointed chairman of OCBC Bank in China. Ms Leong, 41, will be responsible for setting and executing the bank's growth strategy in China from its Shanghai base. She takes over from Mr Soon Tit Koon, OCBC's chief financial officer, who has held the
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        89 31 CHRISTOPHER LIM: Appointed vice-president of information technology (IT) operations for Deutsche Telekom unit T-Systems covering the Asia South region. Mr Lim (right), 39, took over responsibility for leading T-Systems' information and communication technology growth in the region a month ago. He joined the company in
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        37 31 PHILIP MAX: Appointed chief financial officer (CFO) of Chasen Holdings last week. Mr Mak, 47, was previously finance director ai Kemin Industries Asia. He had earlier held the same post at Beyonics Technology.
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        91 31 JASON KENNEDY: Appointed senior vice-president for finance at Cambridge Industrial Trust (CIT). Mr Kennedy, 34, will report to chief executive Ang Poh Seong. He is responsible for financial performance and for ensuring that key performance indicators are achieved for the effective management of CIT. Prior
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        47 31 LEUNG YUEN WING: Appointed as chief financial officer (CFO) of mining and logistics firm Abterra last week. Prior to joining the company, Mr Leung, 40, was the financial controller and company secretary at Merchants. He was previously an audit manager at Price waterhouseCoopers.
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      498 32  -  Kua Zhen Yang Widespread use of electronic gizmos makes paper organisers less trendy as aifts By THE once übiquitous corporate diary is fast disappearing, as companies and hotels ditch these dated year-end gifts for trendy gadgets befitting the tech-savvy executive. With people increasingly keeping their
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      270 32 BLOOMBERG NEWS OVERSEAS VENTURES Beijing CHINA will support international investment by its companies next year as part of efforts to expand channels for such outbound ventures, said Mr Wei Benhua, the deputy director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. The country will
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      490 32 HOUSING FEVER By Nicholas Fang SINGAPORE'S booming housing market is the world's hottest this year, with local home prices recording the fastest increase. Residential property prices in the Republic surged 24.3 per cent, after adjustments for inflation, ahead of other bullish markets
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      420 31 digit-el life J Barring further deterioration in the US sub-prime mortgage problem, analysts are predicting that residential properties prices and rental rates for commercial properties in Singapore will continue to strengthen in 2008 as the domestic economy is still robust. Investors who are optimistic about this sector may consider Capitaland
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      152 32 -Te> -Ml Thillip ?ulu?&s Clients Phillip Futures would like to express our sincere appreciation for the confidence you have shown in our business, and for the contributions you have made to our success. From all of us at Phillip Futures, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy Trading
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      28 32 Growing impact Although the signs are not evident yet, the global credit crunch caused by the US sub-prime crisis could affect Asia and Singapore as well. PAGE Hl5
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      214 33 Reach out for a experience Challenge what you know about gravity at Underwater World Singapore. Introducing the MAGIC-T (Mystic Anti-Gravity Interactive Concept Tank), an all-new interactive exhibit to bring you even closer to our lovely aquatic animals. Entice, feed and feel your favourite underwater dwellers through the openings in the
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      95 33 PEOPLE «m HIGH NOTE -^\rt SWEET AND SOUR TOGOFTHETOWN Mindee Ong takes the lead Patty Hou Festive flairs in Shanghai Blues "^w^ 1 is over Jay Chou and flops page 2 v. pages pagelO ■to V 4* 'l Aft* \L.Mlfl£^. 1 1^ Ik Jrfi Ik W% K^ im m m
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        702 34  -  Hong Xinyi With the success of 881 and a lead role in an upcoming stage musical, Mindee Ong islooking forward to more challenges ARTS REPORTER THE year has passed in a whirlwind of getai glitter for actress Mindee Ong. In March, she started filming Royston Tan's
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        304 34  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi MUSIC REPORTER MOSAIC Festival will be back next March with a kaleidoscopic line-up befitting its moniker. Tickets to the fourth annual music festival by the Esplanade, which has won acclaim from critics and music fans alike, go on sale from Jan 10. Kicking off
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        332 34  -  Frankie Chee MORE than 100 people will have their dream come true this Saturday when they get up close and personal with their idol, tennis star Maria Sharapova. The attractive 20-year-old will be the star of the Maria Sharapova Celebrity Night at Zouk's Velvet Underground. She
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        315 34  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi LIVING up to their name, home-grown band The Lilac Saints are doing their bit for charity this festive season. The veteran indie band have written and recorded Give Me Love On Xmas Day, a Christmas single selling for $10. All proceeds from
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        817 35  -  Yeo Qianhua Genie Chuo may look like one of those doe-eyed Taiwanese starlets, but she is refreshingly boisterous in person ACTRESS Genie Chuo suffered for her art in her latest role in the television series Rolling Love. An eye infection resulted when she was not allowed to blink
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          1692 36 Radio 100.3's Wong Woon Hong has a reputation for being arrogant, but the motormouth deejay is also one of the most hardworking in the business DO NOT mess with deejay Wong Woon Hong. Better known as Huang Wenhong, the programme and promotions director of Mandarin station
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          147 36 I'm the youngest child and I was spoilt rotten. If I'm sick, the whole family has to stay at home with me' On his childhood That I'm gay. People thought that (my ex-girlfriend) was a smoke screen' On the weirdest rumour about himself There really isn't anyone who makes
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        1120 37  -  LAT-WP More TV stars with meaty roles are set to hit big-screen success HOLLYWOOD Casting director Jane Jenkins remembers Patrick Dempsey in his pre-McDreamy doldrums. So did a lot of other people in Hollywood. For no apparent reason, Jenkins said: "We had to fight with everyone to
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        719 37  -  Samuel Lee > concert A JAZZY CHRISTMAS Jeremy Monteiro, Tuck Patti and Paul Ponnudorai Esplanade Concert Hall Last Saturday YOU'VE really got to hand it to Singapore's King of Swing for keeping this annual do which is into its fifth year very much alive
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        474 37  -  Emily Lek SWEET Relationship turned out to be a bittersweet experience for sweetie-pie Taiwanese presenter Patty Hou. Her acting debut in the idol drama, which began on cable channel E City (Channel 56) on Saturday, was effective therapy, she admits in a media teleconference
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        118 38 This has been like having a fly buzzing in your bathroom for seven years and now it has been swatted' The Sopranos creator David Chase, after a jury ruled against a writer who claimed he helped Chase develop the mob drama There was an image of me as this
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        923 38  -  Jeremy Au Yong ...all I want for Christmas is the ability to read minds, particularly women's minds straighttalk DEAR Santa, I can explain. Over the past 15 years or so, I may have inadvertently said that I do not believe you exist maybe two
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        372 38 AP, Reuters LONDON Borat is dead. British actor-comedian Sacha Baron Cohen says the time has come to shed forever his persona as the boorish, oversexed TV journalist from Kazakhstan. In a rare interview as himself, Cohen told Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper last Friday he found it painful to
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        856 39  -  Tay Yek Keak The few clues in Book Of Secrets may leave me clueless but, trust me, it's lots of fun starsi igripes AT SOME point in my life, I must go out and try to find some treasure. I'm not talking about walking to
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        264 42  -  Noelle Loh tog of the town Hollywood's stars got into the Christmas mood early, turning up on the red carpet in jewelled tones of red and green. Life! susses out the best and the worst of these Yuletide styles 'HOTOS: CHRISTMAS GRUNGE: Supermodel Kristy Hume looks dressed nore
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