The Straits Times, 14 January 2008

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 74 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 MONDAY, JANUARY 14 2008 •V A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon Prices of CNY goodies to go up
    610 1  -  Lin Xinyi Rising cost of fuel, raw materials to blame for 10-20% rise, say shops By BE PREPARED to spend 10 per cent to 20 per cent more on foodstuffs this Chinese New Year. Suppliers, manufacturers and retailers have told The Straits Times
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    Lock icon $3.68m raised in 2007 for ST Pocket Money Fund
    93 1 Needy schoolchildren will get more support now that a record amount has been raised for The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund. The amount surpassed the target of $3.6 million. Fund chairman Peter Khoo said a National Council of Social Service
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    Lock icon NUS president to leave at the end of this year
    624 1  -  Sandra Da vie By Education Correspondent THE man who propelled the National University of Singapore (NUS) to the top ranks of the world university league tables is leaving. Yesterday, NUS president Shih Choon Fong was named founding president of the
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon High price to pay for cost controls in Malaysia
      938 1  -  Carolyn Hong By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur MANY Malaysians like to buy in bulk, but the scenes in supermarkets recently were nothing less than surreal. Anxious customers were seen pushing trolleys filled with nothing else but bottles of cooking
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      336 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Joint naval action curbs piracy "Sla o-lZ Piracy in the Malacca Strait, once World 13-16 regarded as a piracy hot spot, has Review 17-19 plunged since joint naval action by FYI 30 Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia SECTION TWO started in 2005. Home Hl-H7 PAGE m
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon MM Lee flies to Jakarta to visit Suharto in hospital
      856 3  -  AZHAR GHANI He is sad to see ex-leader's life ending without the honours he deserves By Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta SINGAPORE Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew yesterday paid tribute to his old friend, former Indonesian president Suharto, after a
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      Lock icon Young or old, they are all helping Pocket Money Fund
      439 3  -  Lin Xinyi By THEY may be only starting Primary 1, but pupils at Beacon Primary School dug from their own pockets to do their bit for less fortunate students. On the first day of the school year, the sev-en-year-old pupils
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      Lock icon Crocodile tears to Crocodile cheers
      695 4  -  Tracy Quek Singapore company wins 14-year court battle with Lacoste to legally use its logo in China By China Correspondent In Beijing AFTER years of worry that it might have to pull out of China because of disputes over its logo (top right), Singapore apparel
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      Lock icon Battle of the reptiles
      231 4  -  TRACY QUEK SINGAPORE apparel company Crocodile and French sportswear maker Lacoste have been going at it over their crocodile logos since the *****, when Lacoste entered the Asian market. Although Lacoste, established in 1933, is the older label, 60-year-old Crocodile began its foray into Asia earlier
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      Lock icon Battle of the 2000s
      240 4 G2OOO, a long-established fashion dealer in Hong Kong, has found it difficult to beat China brand 2000's legal charge that G2OOO has infringed its trademark. Last week, G2OOO, which was launched in Hong Kong in 1985, was ordered by a court in eastern China's Hangzhou to
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      41 4 Views from the top CEOs speak out on what needs to be done in the key areas identified by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong healthcare, land transport and education PUBLIC ASKS: CAN MEANS TESTING NOT BE SO MEAN? HEALTH MINISTER SAYS...
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Thousands rally in HK for direct elections by 2012
      747 6  -  VINCE CHONG Protesters reject Beijing's 2017 timetable for universal suffrage By Hong Kong Correspondent THOUSANDS hit the streets of Hong Kong yesterday in the largest protest yet against Beijing's recent announcement that the city's first direct election would come in 2017
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon DPP still in the game despite huge setback
        643 8 Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party suffered a serious setback in legislative elections over the weekend, but it remains a strong contender in March's presidential poll, The Straits Times' Taiwan Correspondent Ong Hwee Hwee reports. Taipei IS IT all over for Taiwan's ruling Democratic
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        Lock icon KMT: Fears that victory could backfire
        366 8  -  ONG HWEE HWEE Taipei A MOOD of caution prevails at Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang's (KMT) camp, despite its decisive two-thirds majority in Saturday's legislative elections. The KMT, careful not to overly display its jubilation, even urged supporters not to pop champagne or set off
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        Lock icon China chooses its own Taiwan reps
        175 8 REUTERS, XINHUA Beijing CHINA has chosen 13 people of its own to represent the island of Taiwan, over which Beijing claims sovereignty, state media said, on the same day the Taiwanese went to the polls tc elect a new parliament. The 13 were chosen
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Indian PM arrives in China to forge closer ties
        598 9  -  Sim Chi Yin Talks to focus on trade, border and nuclear issues By China Correspondent In Beijing INDIAN Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in China yesterday for a threeday official visit, with both Asian giants eager to boost economic cooperation and
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        Lock icon Japan's homes sitting on a goldmine
        268 9 Tsukuba (Japan) JAPAN has the biggest "urban mine" in the world as a tremendous amount of gold, silver and other recyclable rare metals lies in its home appliances, according to a research institute. Japan, which has few natural resources, owns about 6,800 tonnes of
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        Lock icon Cops break up Shanghai 'maglev' protest
        241 9 REUTERS Shanghai POLICE broke up a demonstration against a planned extension of Shanghai's high-speed "maglev" train line yesterday, pushing and dragging dozens of protesters off one of the city's most crowded shopping streets. Officers cordoned off part of Nanjing Road as they tried to
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Former Bangladesh PM to face graft charges
        535 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Court rejects plea to dismiss case against Sheikh Hasina Dhaka A BANGLADESH court yesterday rejected a defence plea to dismiss graft charges against ex-premier Sheikh Hasina Wajed, accepting police testimony in the case as credible. A metropolitan sessions judge in
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        Lock icon Fire guts Kolkata market
        167 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS Kolkata A HUGE fire that has gutted much of a central market in Kolkata raged for a second day yesterday, destroying the livelihoods of some 7,000 peoEle and sparking fears it could ring down a 13-storey building. The fire, which began early on Saturday,
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        Lock icon Dozens of militants killed in Pakistan clash
        436 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG NEWS Islamabad MILITANTS have attempted to attack a Pakistani military base close to the Afghan border, sparking fighting that killed between 40 and 50 insurgents. Meanwhile, pro-government tribesmen shot to death two Uzbek extremists, officials said yesterday. The clashes were
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      • WORLD QUICKLY
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          Lock icon CHINA DEFENCE MINISTER ON TOUR
          78 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: Chinese Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan departed yesterday for visits to Brunei, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, state media reported. The official Xinhua news agency said General Cao was due to meet his counterparts in those countries, but gave no other details of his
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          Lock icon GERAKAN DEFERS INTERNAL POLLS
          98 10 BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Gerakan has postponed its internal elections to next year to enable it to focus on preparations for the imminent general election, acting president Koh Tsu Koon said. Gerakan rules Penang island and is a member of the 14-party governing Barisan Nasional coalition.
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          Lock icon IRAQ PASSES RECONCILIATION BILL
          123 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BAGHDAD: In a major boost for reconciliation in deeply divided Iraq, Shi'ite and Sunni MPs unanimously passed a law on Saturday allowing ex-officials of Saddam Hussein's Baath party to return to public life. The vote was swiftly welcomed by Washington, which has long been
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          Lock icon U.S. COMMANDER VISITS CHINA
          125 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: The top commander of the US Pacific Fleet arrived in Beijing yesterday to meet Chinese officials, state media said, in talks that come after a heated row over US naval visits to Hong Kong. The four-day visit of Admiral Timothy Keating, commander-in-chief of
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          Lock icon SEOUL ENDS SATELLITE MISSION
          119 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESS SEOUL: South Korea has decided to terminate the eight-year mission of its first multi-purpose satellite, which controllers have lost contact with since Dec 30, the space agency said yesterday. Arirang 1, launched in December 1999 to map Earth, will have its mission formally ended
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          Lock icon TORNADO HITS PHILIPPINE VILLAGES
          119 10 XINHUA MANILA: A tornado ripped through two villages in Mindoro Oriental province in the central Philippines, damaging at least 50 houses, local TV network GMA News reported yesterday. No casualties have been reported after the tornado passed through Cawayan and Sagana villages in Bongabong town, where
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        Lock icon Myanmar calls for vigilance after three bomb blasts
        499 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS Latest attack in Yangon comes after two killed in earlier explosions Yangon THE Myanmar government called for public vigilance after a third bomb blast in three days. One woman was injured at an explosion at a railway station in Myanmar's
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        Lock icon 3 PPP candidates win again in Thai by-election
        450 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, XINHUA Bangkok THREE People Power Party (PPP) candidates, whose victories in the Dec 23 general election were nullified by the authorities, have won again in a by-election held yesterday in a constituency in north-eastern province Nakhon Ratchasima. The by-election was
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        Lock icon KL to spend $33m on CCTV cameras for high crime areas
        306 10 BERNAMA Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA will install dozens of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in crimeprone areas including Johor, Penang and the federal territories at a cost of RM7S million (Ss33 million). The Cabinet approved the special allocation two weeks ago,
        BERNAMA  -  306 words
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        Lock icon HARVEST FROM THE SEA
        62 10 Seaweed cultivators bringing in their crop at an island village near Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines. The seaweed, which is PHOTO: grown in many coastal villages throughout the country, will be processed to make a substance called carrageenan. Carrageenan is used in food and beauty
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        Lock icon Bogus medium cheats two women
        179 10 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Kuala Lumpur A CON man and his female accomplice fleeced two womer of RM17,300 (557,600) and the man even had sex witt one of the them, the womer claimed yesterday. The two victims have yel to tell their husbands aboul what
        THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  179 words
    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon My son taped judge-fixing video, claims businessman
        541 11 Both he and his son are ready to testify that it was Datuk Lingam in the clip Kuala Lumpur A BUSINESSMAN has caused a stir in Malaysia by claiming it was his son who recorded the video clip that allegedly caught top lawyer
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        Lock icon 'Girl in sports bag' murder case: Man nabbed
        310 11 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Kuala Lumpur POLICE arrested a man on Saturday evening in connection with the kidnapping and murder of an eight-year-old girl in September, even as a massive manhunt for a missing five-year old girl continues. The arrest was made
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Race issue rears its ugly head in Democratic fight
      725 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, WASHINGTON POST, NEW YORK TIMES Black Americans put off by perceived slights to Obama and civil rights movement Washington THE explosive issue of race spilled out last week in the increasingly close-quarters battle between Mrs Hillary Clinton and Mr
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      Lock icon Close fight in Michigan
      211 12 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REPUBLICAN White House hopefuls John McCain and Mitt Romney are in a very close race in Michigan, just hours before state voters decide their pick for the party's US presidential nomination. The Detroit News/WXYZ Action News statewide survey on Saturday showed Mr McCain,
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      Lock icon Sarkozy to sign civilian nuclear accord with UAE
      516 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Deal hints to Iran that such rewards are for those who comply with UN Riyadh PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy will sign a nuclear cooperation accord with the United Arab Emirates during his visit to the Middle East, the French
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      Lock icon Question marks remain over Britain's nuclear plan
      401 13  -  Jonathan Eyal By ST Europe Bureau In London THE British government has unveiled a massive programme to build up to 10 nuclear power stations by the end of the next decade. The initiative, which still has to be approved by the British Parliament,
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    • Article
      Lock icon Indonesian maid beheaded in Saudi Arabia
      217 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Riyadh AN INDONESIAN housemaid was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of killing her female employer, the Interior Ministry said. Yanti Sukardi was executed in the south-western province of Assir on Saturday after she was found guilty of
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Abdullah's latest family member
        138 14 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK MALAYSIANS got to see their Prime Minister's new grandson for the first time on Saturday. Jibreil Ali Jamaluddin, who was born on Sept 13 last year, made his public debut in his grandfather's arms at the Prime Minister's Office family day. His
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        Lock icon Two Aussies kayak from Australia to New Zealand
        83 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TWO Sydney adventurers became the first to kayak from Australia to New Zealand yesterday, surviving rough seas and dwindling food supplies during 62 days at sea. Mr James Castrission, 25, and Mr Justin Jones, 24, stepped onto Ngamotu Beach on
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      Lock icon US scientists give new life to dead heart
      335 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Ground-breaking technique could help provide donor organs for millions Paris IN EXPERIMENTS that would make Dr Frankenstein jealous, US scientists have coaxed recycled hearts taken from animal cadavers into beating in the laboratory after reseeding them with live cells, according
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE AND THE WORLD THIS WEEK
      198 15 Jan 14-20 MONDAY BEIJING: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh holds talks with his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao as the two Asian giants seek to improve ties. TEHERAN: Iran's supply of natural gas to Turkey, halted last week, is expected to resume. TUESDAY RIYADH: US
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      Lock icon 5 Hindu activists to face ISA board
      258 15  -  CHOWKUM HOR WORLD WHAT IT IS FIVE Hindu activists in Malaysia held without trial will face the Internal Security Act (ISA) advisory board today. A three-member board chaired by a judge will recommend to the Malaysian King whether to release or continue detaining
      THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  258 words
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      Lock icon Republican candidates battle it out in Michigan
      195 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WHAT IT IS REPUBLICAN presidential contenders face a tight primary in Michigan tomorrow. Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, who won the lowa caucus, Mr John McCain who won New Hampshire and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney are in the three-way race.
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      Lock icon Chinese defence chief in Jakarta for talks on ties
      190 15  -  SALIM OSMAN WHAT IT IS CHINESE Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan is making a six-day visit to Jakarta this week, during which the two nations will discuss ways to forge bilateral defence ties. An agreement on this was signed last year. Mr
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      Lock icon Hearing starts on judge-fixing video clip
      150 15  -  CHOWKUMHOR WHAT IT IS A ROYAL commission will begin hearing today on the video clip showing a prominent lawyer brokering the appointment of senior judges. To be held in an open court, 16 unnamed witnesses have been subpoenaed to testify. Among them are believed
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      Lock icon Murdoch U wants S'pore campus
      179 15  -  NATALIE SOH SINGAPORE WHAT IT IS AUSTRALIA'S Murdoch University holds a briefing today to discuss its intentions to set up its new centre in Singapore. One of Australia's leading universities, Murdoch offers nearly 180 courses for students within the country. WHY IT MATTERS Many will
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      Lock icon SGX to announce 2007 results
      96 15  -  YANG HUIWEN WHAT IT IS SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) will announce its first-half results for the six months ended Dec 31, 2007 tomorrow. WHY IT MATTERS The performance of the bourse operator will shed some light on the general health of the local market. As SGX
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      Lock icon Global health-care conference kicks off
      166 15  -  NATALIE SOH WHAT IT IS THE Second International Conference of the Asia Pacific Society for Health-care Quality kicks off at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront hotel here on Thursday. WHY IT MATTERS Hundreds of the leading doctors, health-care professionals, and CEOs from the world over are
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      26 12 French-Arab atomic deal President Sarkozy will sign an accord that can help the United Arab Emirates build a nuclear reactor for civilian energy needs. PAGE 14
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  • REVIEW
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      Lock icon Only way out in Sri Lanka
      404 16 THE Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam score little more than public relations points with their declaration that they would maintain a discredited ceasefire which the Sri Lankan government has said it will formally abandon this week. The outlook is grim. Both sides have missed
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      Lock icon A monster in the making?
      1381 16  -  Chua Mvi Hoong HDB'S DESIGN, BUILD AND SELL SCHEME By Senior Writer THE push by the Housing Board to get private-sector developers to build and sell HDB flats was always a bold but risky move. When it was first announced in March 2005 in Parliament,
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      Lock icon Solutions to tax evasion prove elusive
      817 16  -  Carla Marchese By In Alessandria (Italy) TAX evasion is a global scourge. The "black" economy has, by some estimates, reached 10 per cent of GDP in advanced countries and can top 70 per cent in developing countries. And it is getting worse. Tax evasion
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      Lock icon China + India = Chindia, a strategic partnership
      1147 17  - China India Chindia, a strategic partnership C. Raja Mohan By For The Straits Times IN THEIR talks this week in Beijing, the visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese President Hu Jintao hope to unveil a new phase in bilateral relations. After the unreal idealism of the *****, war
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      1165 18  -  John Mcßeth REMEMBERING SIR EDMUND HILLARY By Senior Writer IN A world of flawed and immodest heroes, Sir Edmund Hillary the first conqueror of Mt Everest and an icon for a generation of New Zealanders was truly someone to admire. His death of a heart
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      30 16 Quintessential Kiwi Sir Edmund Hillary epitomised the self-effacing, quintessential Kiwi and was a source of national pride unlike any other. PAGE 19 PUNCHLINES POCKET I I AAOiviey fuisjd REC'P $3.6,8
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      773 20  -  Salma Khali k MEANS TESTING AT HOSPITALS Relatively high income cut-off so those in need of subsidy will not be deprived By Health Correspondent MEANS testing at hospitals will neither be mean nor demeaning, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan promised
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      509 21  -  K.C. VIJAYAN Malacca Strait clean-up the result of a joint effort By Law Correspondent THOSE of Captain Hook's ilk did not stand a chance not with the mighty guns of three navies pointing at them. Thanks to the joint naval action
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      232 21  -  SHEFALI SRINIVAS DRIVERS of the 420 or so green vehicles here that can run on both compressed natural gas (CNG) and petrol can breathe a sigh of relief. The breakdown at Singapore's sole CNG refuelling station has been fixed after almost two weeks. During
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      362 21  -  Maria Almenoar By A DEADLY blast in a Bukit Merah neighbourhood, believed to have been caused by a gas leak, has left 80-year-old Chan Soo Ngan wheelchair-bound. It has also given her a phobia about cooking. She spent a month in hospital recovering
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      150 22 For the next 10 days, Little India will play host to festivities to mark Pongal It is a traditional harvest festival, but in a non-farming country like Singapore, Pongal marks the start of the auspicious month of Thai, a time when Tamil Indians give thanks
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      242 22  -  MARIA ALMENOAR CHALLENGE TO MALAY SMOKERS THE Health Promotion Board (HPB) and the MalayMuslim community group Clubilya have again put out a challenge to Malay smokers quit smoking, or abstain for a month at least. Cabaran Muharam (cabaran means
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      363 22  -  Melissa Sim Sembawang GRC to collect household data like ages, to aid police, SCDF in emergencies By SEMBAWANG GRC grassroots leaders will be collecting some basic data from households in their constituency for use in emergencies. The information, to be collected over
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      718 23  -  Shobana Kesava They offer ideas on how night paddling can be made safer By DRAGON boat enthusiasts are hoping to convince the authorities that night paddling is safe and will help the sport grow here. They met officials of the Singapore Dragon Boat
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      381 23  -  SHOBANA KESAVA These are some ideas that dragon boat teams have for making night paddling safe enough to get the go-ahead from national water agency PUB. They hope to submit ideas such as these to the PUB in a month. Make reflective life vests and better
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      241 23  -  SHOBANA KESAVA COME Feb 23, three months to the day the dragon boat tragedy happened in Cambodia, corporate dragon boat teams will hold a relay. Their aim: to raise funds and public awareness about the safety of the sport. The three-hour boat relay, called
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      449 24  -  Liaw Wy-Cin Joint research with Auckland Uni to study role of genes in these diseases By THE traditional confinement diet Chinese mothers follow in the first month after childbirth might hold a key to lowering their babies' risk of diabetes
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      151 24 Actress Farm Wong's face graces bus stop advertisements for the New Moon brand of abalone, but it appears some members of the public are more captivated by the crescent moon wind vanes perched atop the ad posters. The New Moon abalone ads (right)
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      83 23 LAST WEEK HOME A jjffl lal§ bBSSB I say the things I want to say to people who matter now. I try to keep in touch with friends and family, not because I want them to look after me. But your relationships with your friends and loved ones will determine
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      426 25  -  LYN CHAN Prime property development in Sentosa and Marina Bay sets new benchmark By\ finance director of Keppel Corporation. He adds: "We are playing our part to enhance Singapore's live-work-play environment and contribute to the Government's Tourism 2015 vision to transform this precinct into a world-class
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      213 25  -  Lyn Chan MORE flights are now available between Colombo and Singapore. Mihin Lanka, an airline from Sri Lanka, is the fourth carrier to operate flight services between Colombo and Singapore. The other three are Singapore Airlines, Sri Lankan Airlines and Emirates. This brings the
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      232 25  -  LIM YANN LING By\ AMERICAN EXPRESS (Amex) begins the New Year on a high note. It is the first credit card company in Singapore to tap on Zap Code, bringing the new technology into the business and allowing Amex users to access Selects dining and retail promotions via
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      289 25  -  Lyn Chan MASSAGE has been given a whole new meaning by Clarins. The French skin and body care expert recently launched Le Massage to meet the growing demand of customers for massages that aid mental and physical well-being. After much research, Clarins has come up with
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        113 25 Shanghai surprise Usher in the Lunar New Year at White Sands and discover a treasure trove of festive surprises. Shoppers have a shot at the Lucky Dip and Grand Draw with prizes worth more than $30,000 up for grabs, including a trip to Shanghai and a SK Jewellery
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        107 25 This Chinese New Year, delight in exquisite Chinese dishes such as Roasted Golden Suckling Pig, Steamed Live Pacific Mouse Garoupa and Braised Noodles with Fresh Scallop in XO sauce at Orchard Hotel's Hua Ting Restaurant. Round off the meal with an advance order of the specially created
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        101 25 Renowned Taiwanese songstress Fong Fei Fei will be in Singapore to share her rich repertoire of evergreen hits from 81 albums and more than 120 movie theme tracks. The year 2008 is special as she celebrates her 40th year in the music scene, so take this opportunity
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        57 25 Cooking easy Thanks to Courts, make your own cookies and goodies with greater ease in the comfort of your home. Whip up festive cakes with the Baby Belling 20L Electric Oven ($449) and the Kenwood Cake Mixer (UP: $738, Now: $588) or prepare a sumptuous meal with
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      485 26  -  Tessa Wong > SOAPBOX When even universityeducated types voice irrational sentiments, it's cause for concern By IT WAS not hard to nod last week at Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's remarks about not seeing a gracious society in Singapore anytime soon. As
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      470 26  -  Jessica Lim By DESPITE the United States presidential race dominating headlines and air-time here, there are Singapore students who think Bill is Hillary Clinton's father. The Straits Times polled 60 students aged between 15 and 26 for their take
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      229 26  -  TESSA WONG PLASTIC is not fantastic, and a new youth-for-youth online campaign called [minus]plastic hopes to spread that message with the help of local celebrities. Television presenter Eunice Olsen, ex-Singapore Idol contestant Paul Twohill and 98.7 FM DJ Rosalyn Lee pledged to reduce their
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      756 26 MY LIFE Seven out of 10 jobs that go unfilled are in the service sector. Why do Singaporeans shun these tasks? Long hours, low pay, rude customers I CAN'T visualise Singaporeans being in the service sector we just don't smile enough. The
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      305 26 to >ou think ijx^t OBAhAVWLLBE ihiMKSo,,, US, RSE9DENT? <i/u The quiz and the results HERE is what we got when 4) How are Hillary Clinton we asked 60 students: and Bill Clinton related? Siblings 7 1) Is Barack Obama a man Husband and wife -40 or a woman? Ex-wife 3
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      491 27  -  Michael Chee Wei Liang MOST of the arguments concerning means testing have dwelt on cost issues. While not unimportant, perhaps the debate should catalyse a broader rethink on how we conceive the health-care system. Firstly, to all the bargain hunters out there:
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      405 27  -  Muhammad Rostam Umar I REFER to the letter, "Cabbies seek solution to tourist guide test woes" by Mr Ong Cheap Guan (ST, Jan 2). The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) takes a serious view of the standards of tourist guides in Singapore, and
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      120 27  -  Muthalagu Meyyappan AFTER reading the report, "New benches for MRT stations" (ST, Dec 29), I would like to suggest that the authorities install benches at the Woodlands Checkpoint coach bay. Coach passengers often have to wait for their drivers. But there are no seats
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      186 27  -  Leow Chen Hai WITH the recent news on improving our health-care system, I would like to highlight an issue that is seldom raised, an issue regarding subsidies for prosthetic limbs in Singapore. In other developed nations, amputees are given prosthetic limbs based on their activity
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      191 27  -  Redzwan Hafidz Abdul Razak AS WE commemorated 40 years of interchangeable currency with Brunei last year, many would expect retailers from both sides to be aware that both currencies are on par and acceptable in the other country. However, during a visit to
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      185 27  -  Teo Wai Mng I WOULD like to highlight the danger facing motorists using the stretch of road along East Coast Parkway (ECP) service road from the Seafood Centre to the last carpark before the Fort Road exit. Every morning, I use this
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      194 27  -  Kuek Chor Ling (Ms) I REFER to the letter by Mr Peter Wee Teik Hui (ST, Jan 1) in which he observed that there was "leap-frog-ging" of bus service 980. Our checks showed that on the night of Dec 21, there was heavy
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        114 27  -  Herbie Leung ON JAN 2, I booked a taxi (SHA 7755J) to take me from Casafina in Bedok to Changi Airport Terminal 2 at 7.15 am. Later, after going through the airport's immigration and check-in procedures, I received a call from taxi driver Wai
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        104 27  -  Nicholas Wee Tien Tsi RECENTLY, I lost my wallet at Suntec City Mall, but got it back unexpectedly the same night thanks to a good Samaritan. Kudos to Marcus, car owner of SCM 6772 L, who found my wallet and took the trouble
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        94 27  -  Tan Pei Ling (Miss) LAST month, I received a call from a Bengawan Solo employee at its Compass Point branch, checking to see if I was the owner of a wallet which a member of its staff had found. It was then that I realised
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        91 27  -  Peter Lin I WISH to commend SBS bus captain Teo Kirn Heng of service 79 for finding and returning my cellphone, which I had carelessly left behind on its seat recently before alighting. I discovered the loss later in the afternoon, but less than
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        85 27  -  Shelby Doshi (Ms) I WISH to commend the driver of taxi SHC 298Y, which we boarded at Funan Centre last Tuesday at 8.20pm, going towards Chai Chee and Bedok North. The driver was very professional and polite, asking us which our preferred route was.
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      62 27 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. Better ways than means testing to manage health-care costs Impatient drivers cause accidents at traffic junctions Daughter too young for library story-telling session Violent film clip shown on public bus TV show too negative on
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      905 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOCCER Ronaldo scores first treble for United as Newcastle are bashed 6-0 at Old Trafford London CRISTIANO Ronaldo insisted Manchester United's return to the top of the English Premier League was far more significant than his first hat-trick for the club in Saturday's
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      413 28 London AFTER rejecting an offer from Newcastle that would have increased his salary six-fold, Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp saw his side beaten 0-2 by Sunderland. Kieran Richardson, a youth team player at West Ham when Redknapp was manager of the London club, scored twice
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      155 28 NEWCASTLE owner Mike Ashley, after being snubbed by Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp, will approach Kevin Keegan, with former striker Alan Shearer set to be offered a role, reported The Daily Mail. Keegan, who is 57 next month, had a five-year spell at the club in the
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      901 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London NICOLAS Anelka has vowed that Chelsea will be his final club because they are so big that there is no need to move anywhere else. The £15 million (Ss43 million) striker made his Blues debut in Saturday's 2-0 Premier League
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      184 28 ASSOCIATED PRESS Sao Paulo (Brazil) WORLD Player of the Year Kaka has been asked by Brazilian authorities to explain his links to the leaders of an evangelical church who have pleaded guilty to smuggling money. A local judge wants to know what connections
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      624 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOCCER American owners look for way out, and Dubai group is close to making £500 m offer London THERE is little doubt now that Rafael Benitez will be sacked at the end of the English Premier League season. Saturday's 1-1 draw against
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      242 29 London JERMAINE Pennant earns millions as a Liverpool player, but his father, Gary, makes his living selling drugs, according to The News of the World. The British tabloid secretly filmed the senior Pennant running his cocaine and heroin business in his council flat in
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      Lock icon Wenger slams team for thinking Birmingham are easy meat
      478 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London THE normally calm Arsene Wenger has damned his Arsenal stars after Saturday's poor 1-1 draw with struggling Birmingham allowed Manchester United to knock them off the top of the English Premier League. A lucky first-half penalty saw Emmanuel
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      359 29 London DAVID Beckham is desperate to have a daughter. But his pop singer wife Victoria is worried that another pregnancy will make her fat. And that has set off a string of rows between football's celebrity couple, according to The People. The former
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      244 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London SVEN-GORAN Eriksson has threatened to sell under-per-forming players after yet another away defeat this time a 0-1 loss at Everton on Saturday. But one player who could be leaving will do so without his blessings Micah Richards. The England defender, who
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      213 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME VETERAN forward Alessandro del Piero won and converted a last-minute penalty to earn Juventus a 1-1 draw with Catania in Sicily on Saturday. The result in their first match, following the three-week winter break, moved Juventus up to second place
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      214 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Madrid EIDUR Gudjohnsen, teenager Bojan Krkic and two late goals from Samuel Eto'o gave Barcelona an emphatic 4-0 win over Murcia on Saturday. The Catalans' biggest win of the season gave coach Frank Rijkaard the perfect opportunity to hit back at his critics. The Dutchman
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      155 29 P W D L F A Pts Inter Milan 1814 4 0 40 11 46 AS Roma 1811 6 135 19 39 Juventus 1810 6 2 36 16 36 Udinese 18 9 5 4 23 21 32 Fiorentina 18 8 7 328 17 31 Palermo 18 6 7 5
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      148 29 teal Madrid ....1814 2 2 39 14 44 iarcelona 1912 4 3 38 13 40 ispanyol 1810 6 2 29 19 36 [.Madrid 1810 4 4 34 19 34 fillarreal 1810 2 6 30 27 32 Santander ..18 8 5 ***** 29 falencia 18 8 3 7 22
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      480 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »TENNIS Swiss has recovered from stomach bug and is vying to win 13th Slam crown Melbourne TO HIS rivals' dismay, Roger Federer has given himself the all-clear from a virus that had raised hopes for a change in the order at the
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      401 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS ROGER FEDERER (No 1) How does one not pick him? The Swiss was vulnerable last year, losing nine matches his most since 2003. And then there is the stomach virus that kept him from playing the Kooyong Classic, which he uses to warm up for the
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      788 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS Melbourne WORLD No 1 Justine Henin enters the Australian Open high on confidence and in the form of her life, but must fend off a strong field of challengers to claim her seventh Grand Slam. Among
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      574 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS »GOLF Honolulu K.J. CHOI had a special audience on Saturday at the Sony Open, when 11 friends from his hometown in South Korea flew in to watch him play. He made it worth the trip for them with another strong performance to extend his
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      470 31  -  CHRISTOPHER ONG KENNETH Lai, 20, hopes Singapore's bid for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010 succeeds. The former Pioneer Junior College hockey player feels it will give much-needed recognition to local sportsmen, noting: "It's kind of sad that we don't know most of the athletes,
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      Lock icon From China to US to S'pore
      547 31  -  Terrence Voon BASKETBALL Beijing Aoshen, who play in American league, are now based here By THEIR roster includes an NBA-bound player and members of China's Olympic squad. But, despite having been in Singapore for six weeks, Chinese basketball side Beijing Aoshen have barely made
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      317 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington NOT only did the Washington Wizards finally beat a team with a winning record, but they also beat the team with the best record. Their reward? Not much of one. They have got to try to do the same thing again today.
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      453 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CRICKET Perth LEGENDARY former India captain Sunil Gavaskar yesterday called for the ban on Harbhajan Singh to be revoked immediately, saying the match referee's decision was not based on fact, but emotion. Indian bowler Harbhajan was suspended by South African referee Mike
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      62 31 SLINGERS BEAT HAWKS THE Singapore Slingers have moved off the foot of Australia's National Basketball League (NBL), after beating the Wollongong Hawks 113-102 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium yesterday. Mike Helms had 28 points for the hosts, who led 47-43 at half-time. It was only the team's fifth
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      195 31 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL play-offs: New England 31 Jacksonville 20, Green Bay 42 Seattle 20. BASKETBALL NBA: Detroit 103 Charlotte 100 (OT), Washington 85 Boston 78, San Antonio 105 Minnesota 88, Utah 119 Orlando 115, Phoenix 122 Milwaukee 114, Indiana 111 Sacramento 105, Dallas9s LAClippers 94. CRICKET Third Test between
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      39 29 Serie A Yesterday Atalanta 1 AS Roma 2 Cagliari 0 Udinese 1 Lazio 1 Genoa 2 Parma 1 Fiorentina 2 Sampdoria 3 Palermo 0 Siena 2 Inter Milan 3 Torino 1 Livorno 2 AC Milan v Napoli Late kick-off
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      741 30 HORSE RACING Track: Yielding Race 7 Class 3 Premier Div 1600 m 8 ROYAL GENERAL, App H S Gill 1. Race 1 Class 5 (1) 1000 m sThundershock,AppLouHo 2. 12 WHYWHY WEST, App M Ftah 1. 1 Mighty Chic, I Azhar 3. 3 BrasiLApp H S Gill 2. 10 Pandora,
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      302 30 ARE YOU GAME ENOUGH? Why compete for a general Master's degree when you can specialize in Sport Management and be part of our new Sports Industry. With many new sports initiatives and developments such as, F1 racing, new Motor GP circuit, Brand-new 55,000 capacity National Stadium, Indoor Arena Swimming Complex
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    119 32 MDM LEONG MUI (Ex-Lions Club Committee) Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 13 January 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Chan Sou Poh Daughters: Sons-in-law: Dr Chan Heng Chun Loong Kwan Woo Michael Dr Chan Heng Meng Dr Chi Teck Bong Alex Chan Heng Sun Wee
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    67 32 OM NAMA SHIVAYA RAMALINGAM KARUTHARAJ (ex PSA) Age: 78 passed away peacefully on 13 January 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Wives: (Yasothaiw/o Karutharaj, deceased) Karutharaj Sons: Maguraj (Gopu) (PSA) Mutharnil Selvam (Anbu) Daughter-in-law: Vierammal (Saras) Grandchildren: IK. Thenesh Kumar IK. Sumathi Relatives friends Cortege leaving Blk 348 #08-163 Rang Ching
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    32 32 In Emulating Memory Of SHAWN MICHELLE FEDRIC I Departed 14.01.95 Dearly missed and I forever cherished by I Parents: Anto &Annama Sister: SherinAnn I Brother In Law: Sara Loved ones. Ss«*a*c Itefts*
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    52 32 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of WILLIAM LOO Departed on 14 January 2007 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, Ihave kept the faith" 11 Timonthy4:7 Sadly missed always remembered by Joseph Mok Hooi Ling Mok Ronald Ku Iris Ku Eddie Kwek Yvonne Kwek lan Lo
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    26 32 10TH ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of MARTIN TAY CHEE BIN Departed: 14 Jan 1998 Dearly missed always remembered by wife, children grandchildren and all loved ones
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    46 32 3rd Anniversary M SELVARAJU @MRAJAN Departed: 17.12.2004 Sadly missed always remembered by Wife: T. Magasuvari Son: Chelvasegaran Daughter: S. Alagumeena Prayers will be held on 14 lan 08 (Mon) morning at Blk 5098, #13-93 Wellington Circle 6853-5597/ 9365-6640 Plesase treat this as a personal invitation.
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    78 32 "You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You." Isaiah 26:3 IST ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of WILLIAM LOO WEE CHEONG Departed on 14 Jan 2007 Cherished husband, adoring father You left without saying goodbye. But we thank God for the love we
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    113 32 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 NELLIE LYE LEE SENG Age: 48 was called home to be with the Lord on 13/01/2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones.
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    136 32 JXGYIP Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 13 January 2008. Dearly missed fondly remembered by loved ones. (Wife: Ho Kum Moon, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ng Peng Kuay Philip Tham Sow Lan Helen Ng Peng Kee Richard Low Juat Eng Elsie Ng Peng Yam Alan Tan Gek Kuan Daughter: Son-in-law: Ng
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    69 32 lstThevasam In Loving Memory of SELVARAJOO S/O VETIYAN Departed 26/12/2006. Mother: Poochiammal Wife: Paraseethy (Banu) Sons: Kumarasamy(Siva) Ravisanker (Ravi) Daughter: Veesalatchi (Meena) Son-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren and relatives. Prayer will be held on 14/01/08 (Mon), 10.00 am at Blk 391 #16-428, Bukitßatok West Avenue 5. Temple prayer will be held on
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    66 32 Thalai Thevasam Ist Anniversary Asogan s/o Letchumanan Departed on 26 Dec 2006 Sadly missed and always remembered by Loving Wife: Kamala Mother: E. Thanapakiam, Son: Sashi Kumar Daughters: Indra Logeswari Brothers, Sisters and Loved ones. Prayers will be held today, 14 Jan 08, at 7:30 pm at Sri Arasakesari Sivan
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    59 32 RAJAKRISHNA SINNIAH Age: 48 passed away peacefully on 12 lan 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Saraswathy Sons: Daughter: Vagiswaran Radha Tinesh Ganeshan Body is resting at Blk 712, Clementi West Street 2, #11-173 Tel: 6779-2440. Cortege will leave on 14 lan 2008 (Monday) at 4.30pm
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    157 32 "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still waters". Ps 23:1,2 TAN MUI KHENG Age: 80 passed away peacefully to be with the Lord on 13/1/08 leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Goh Chai Chew,
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    82 32 WONG KAM FONG ANNE Age: 82 passed away peacefully on 13 Jan 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Daughter: Son-in-law: Susan Ang Steven Chew Son: Benson Ang Granddaughters: Michelle Chew and Melissa Chew and all relatives and friends. Wake is held at Blk 37 Sin Ming Drive, Casket Fair Price, Parlour
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    134 32 CHIN FONG CHIOU Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 12 January 2008. Dearly missed fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: David Ng Shin Chong, deceased) ions: Daughters-in-law: )aniel Ng Nai Siew Julia LimWah Choo tichard Ng Lai Teck (Nora Linda Kwenty, deceased) )aughter: Son-in-law: Jg Oy Lin Noraini ite Abdullah
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      488 34  -  Alvin Foo TAKING STOCK Current decline in Spore presents buying opportunity, say some brokers By ASIAN stock markets look set to run into more turbulence this week after Wall Street's sharp plunge last Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average's 246-point dive on fears that
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        86 35 DBS Vickers has raised its call on SembCorp Marine (SembMarine) from a "hold" to a "buy", with a $5.15 price target, after its reservations about the stock were addressed following a recent conference. "The sector trends are positive, and we believe SembMarine
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      497 36  -  John Zarocostas Republic will outpace most other regional economies, United Nations report predicts By In Geneva For the Straits Times SPURRED by a shift to more high value-added manufacturing and exports, Singapore's resilient economy will grow by 7.2 per cent this year, outpacing many other
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      420 36 NEW YORK TIMES New York UPSCALE jeweller Tiffany Co said last Friday that the number of purchases at its American stores dropped during the holiday shopping season, signalling that a pullback in United States consumer spending is percolating up to high-end merchants. The slowdown
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      473 38  -  Yang Huiwen Cheap credit, strong participation by private equity players drive buying spree By FUELLED by landmark deals and cheap credit, 2007 turned out to be a banner year for Singapore's mergers-and-acquisitions (M&A) scene. The M&A frenzy saw the value of deals
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      339 38  -  Nicholas Fang By PORT operator PSA International turned in another strong year of growth in 2007, on the back of booming global trade and strong performances at its string of overseas port projects. Singapore-based PSA announced last Friday that it had turned in
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      239 38 SINGAPORE'S popular Harry's chain of pubs and restaurants is trying for a listing on the Singapore Exchange's Catalist board. Harry's International, which runs the Republic's biggest pub chain with over 30 outlets, including the famed Boat Quay pub favoured by
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      382 38  -  Alvin Foo WARRANT WATCH By A RECENT dip in Hong Kong stocks is drawing traders into fresh positions on covered warrants issued on the Hang Seng Index. Last Friday, the Hang Seng fell another 363.85 points to end at 26,867.01.
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      655 39 REUTERS Comments come ahead of crucial vote by Swiss bank's shareholders Zurich THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), which is investing 11 billion Swiss francs (5514.3 billion) in ÜBS, says it does not want to influence the running of
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        210 43 1 bombed a lot when I first started doing stand-up comedy in a pub called Laughs in 1991 with Kumar. We were the two "pa bey si" (Hokkien for very thickskinned) people' On the perils of performing live The joy of having my own space did not mean anything
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        233 45 HONG KONG TVB actress Ada Choi married Chinese gongfu actor Zhang Jin last Saturday in a simple church ceremony at the Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary. The two met while shooting a TV serial in China in 2003 but had largely kept their romance under
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        229 46  -  Deepika Shetty TAKE a two-hour trip down memory lane with Sinaran Hati Klasik (Ray Of Hope) on Suria channel on Friday at 8.30pm. The mega charity event aims to raise funds for the underprivileged in the Malay Muslim community. Proceeds will go to the Tabung
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        165 46 AFP PARIS The man who created "haute coiffure", elevating hairdressing among the elite of the fashion world, has died aged 85, his family announced last Saturday in Le Figaro's society pages. Alexandre de Paris (above), whose salons at chic addresses in downtown Paris continue to draw
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        146 46 AFP LOS ANGELES Reality TV star Nicole Richie (left) and pop singer Christina Aguilera gave birth to babies roughly an hour 1 apart at the same Los Angeles hospital, reports said. Richie, 26, daughter of soul singer Lionel Richie, and rock star partner Joel Madden welcomed
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        350 47 LAT-WP LOS ANGELES NBC's efforts to salvage its Golden Globes exclusive fell apart last Friday when the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) said it would let all media outlets carry live coverage of the news conference announcing the winners. The Golden Globes event takes place
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      128 87 SUDOKU Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively 152 3 I 9__A_ A_B_s_ 9_ 1_ 6___B__4 L 8_ 7_ 4lB__7_ _7L_3_ I 3 111 9 I HOW to play |7|i|9|i|slBT4|2^ Sudoku is a puzzle craze that Roce/ioTTi 7
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