The Straits Times, 15 May 2008

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 118 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 THURSDAY, MAY 15 2008 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Help arrives in Wenchuan
    898 1  -  Chua Chin Hon Rescuers travel on foot, carrying food, medical aid and equipment By China Bureau Chief On The Road To Wenchuan (Sichuan) SOME went in by assault boat, others by helicopter. The elite ones took the risky move of parachuting straight into a debris-filled disaster
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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  • PRIME
    • SICHUAN QUAKE
      • Road to Wenchuan
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          Lock icon THE BIG RESCUE
          128 3 CHUACHIN HON PHOTO: PHOTO PHOTO PHOTO THE LONG MARCH: The journey to Wenchuan is a long and difficult one, particularly after the quake destroyed the main road to the south-western Chinese county. Soldiers and police had to cross this waterlogged bridge en route to Wenzhou city yesterday,
          CHUACHIN HON; REUTERS  -  128 words
      • The survivors
        • It's a miracle!
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            Lock icon Girl survives earthquake, thanks to dead parents
            284 4 XINHUA, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beichuan A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl trapped for more than 40 hours under the bodies of her parents was pulled to safety yesterday morning in Beichuan county, one of the worst-hit areas. Rescuers found Song Xinyi (right) on Tuesday morning, but were
            XINHUA, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS; AFP  -  284 words
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            Lock icon Mum-to-be pulled to safety
            146 4 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS DUJIANGYAN TO CHEERS from tired rescuers and a watching crowd, a very pregnant Zhang Xiaoyan was pulled to safety yesterday after 50 hours under rubble. Minutes later, her mother was taken to safety too, providing rare good news in this shattered city. "It
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        • Article
          Lock icon Flaws in school buildings worldwide make them death traps
          465 4 NEW YORK TIMES New York THE enormous loss of life in collapsed schools around quake-stricken Sichuan province could have been significantly reduced by using known methods for designing or retrofitting structures in earthquake zones, according to several experts on global hazards.
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      • Questions over quake
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          Lock icon Did early warning signs go undetected?
          729 6  -  Caryn Yeo Kwan Weng Kin Despite online buzz about 'omens', experts say there is no reliable way to predict a quake By AS CHINA grapples with the impact of its worst earthquake in 30 years, many are asking why there had been no warning
          REUTERS  -  729 words
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          Lock icon 'Super-senses' alert animals to impending disasters
          358 6  -  Chang Ai-Lien TORN APART BY GRIEF By Sdence Correspondent FROM frogs to pet dogs, animals have super-senses capable of surpassing even the most sensitive dis-aster-monitoring devices. But how they do this is little understood. Stories abound of animals sensing and fleeing catastrophic events ranging
          REUTERS  -  358 words
      • China's response
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          Lock icon China's swift and open rescue efforts win praise
          623 8  -  Peh Shing Huei Beijing appears to have drawn lessons from its handling of past crises By CHINA in crisis is showing a calm, competent and compassionate side that seems to be impressing the world. Three months before the public relations engine is
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          Lock icon President Nathan sends condolences to President Hu
          170 8  -  SR Nathan SINGAPORE President S R Nathan sent a condolence letter to his Chinese counterpart yesterday. Here is the text of the letter: Dear President Hu Jintao, It is with much sadness that I am sending you this message on behalf of the
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          Lock icon Investors betting on firms that could win rebuilding contracts
          393 8  -  Goh Eng Yeow By INVESTORS have started buying up stocks that are likely to win extra business in the massive reconstruction effort that is expected to follow the deadly Sichuan earthquake. Shares of steel, aluminium and build-ing-materials firms listed in Shanghai
          AP; REUTERS  -  393 words
      • Singapore's efforts
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          Lock icon Chinese nationals desperate for news from families at home
          317 10  -  April Chong By ST PHOTO: HER eyes red from days of crying, Chinese national Amy Wang charged into the Hometown Restaurant in Chinatown yesterday, asking: "Do you have any news on the earthquake?" The 25-year-old had heard that the restaurant on
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          Lock icon Govt gives US$2OO,OOO for earthquake victims
          287 10  -  He Zongying April Chong Several firms and help groups are pledging donations and raising funds By THE Singapore Government has made a US$2OO,OOO (*****,000) contribution to help Sichuan province. Several companies with a presence in and around the earthquake zone have also pledged substantial
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        • Article
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          195 10 Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Singapore A special account to receive contributions in cash or by telegraphic transfers and Giro has been opened. Details are as follows: Beneficiary's name: Sichuan Earthquake Relief Fund-Chinese Embassy Beneficiary's bank: Bank of China Singapore Branch Account number:
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          Lock icon Businesses in Sichuan suspend operations
          263 10  -  Yang Huiwen By BUSINESS has virtually come to a standstill for some Singapore firms operating in Sichuan province. Curry puff maker Old Chang Kee has temporarily stopped operations at its office and two outlets in Chengdu after suffering damage in the earthquake. Chief executive William
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon S'pore 'will help N. Korea in trade'
      732 11  -  Sim Chi Yin Republic not big player in N-E Asian politics but can still help, says George Yeo By China Correspondent In Dandong (Liaoning) SINGAPORE will help North Korea in economic matters where it can, although the Republic is neither a big player
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      65 11 "The country reminds one of China under Mao Zedong, everywhere, posters of Kirn II Song and Kirn Jong 11, an almost cultic regard for the national leaders...But China has since moved on, and I believe one day, North Korea will move on, because the rest of the world
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      72 11 "I had read all these reports and caricatures and all my guard was up and I psyched myself for a surrealistic experience but it turned out not to be so. They were warm once we got to know them better, especially after a few glasses of ginseng wine,
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      Lock icon N. Korea 'looks better than China in 1980s'
      282 11  -  SIM CHI YIN THE North Korea that Foreign Minister George Yeo saw on his first visit there was somewhat different from the picture of mass poverty often portrayed in news reports. Given rare access to both city and rural areas, Mr Yeo
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
      • JAIPUR BLASTS
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          Lock icon Hindus and Muslims alike offer help
          590 12  -  Ravi Velloor PHOTOS They turn up at the city's main hospital to donate blood and medicine; death toll rises to 63 By India Bureau Chief In New Delhi HINDUS and Muslims flocked to Jaipur's main hospital with offers of blood, medicine and other forms
          AFP  -  590 words
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          Lock icon Young and old-all are victims
          426 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Jaipur A SHOCK of thick black hair was all that peeped out from under a white sheet that covered a small body at a morgue in Jaipur. The body on the stretcher belonged to 10-year-old Kanha Mahar, who had gone to a temple
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          Lock icon Desert state's tourist draw
          263 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE historic Indian city of Jaipur usually draws millions of domestic and foreign tourists but is reeling after a series of blasts tore through crowded markets, killing at least 63 people. The capital of the desert state of Rajasthan, Jaipur stands out in India
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          Lock icon SERIAL BLASTS
          271 13 Terror in Jaipur At least 63 people were killed and twice that number wounded in what police said was a coordinated terror attack in the tourist city of Jaipur in the western state of Rajasthan. Scale of attack Eight bombs, built into bicycles, were left in crowded areas
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
      • MYANMAR CYCLONE
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          Lock icon UN chief calls meeting to speed up aid efforts
          664 15  -  Nirmal Ghosh Asean countries and key donors will discuss concrete measures, says Ban By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok A FRUSTRATED United Nations chief said yesterday that he was meeting key donors and Myanmar's neighbours to weigh options for speeding up aid
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          Lock icon CHILDREN OF THE STORM
          447 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Bangkok CHILDREN have been among the biggest victims of the cyclone in Myanmar. At least 40 per cent of those killed in the deadly storm were children and the thousands more who lost their parents face the prospect of further trauma. Orphans
          ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AFP; AP; REUTERS  -  447 words
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          Lock icon AID FROM S'PORE ARRIVES
          47 16 PHOTO: Singapore's Ambassador to Myanmar Robert Chua yesterday handing over to the Myanmar authorities the first tranche of a Ssloo,ooo humanitarian assistance package contributed by the Khoo Teck Puat Foundation. This will be followed by subsequent tranches over the next few days. MFA
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          Lock icon George Yeo: Asean will do its best to help Myanmar
          627 16 Asean foreign ministers will meet on Monday to discuss recovery efforts Dandong (Liaoning) FOREIGN Affairs Minister George Yeo believes that Myanmar will tell fellow Asean members how they can help it recover from Cyclone Nargis when the grouping's foreign ministers
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        • Article
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          194 16 Cash donations Singapore Red Cross Society Address: Singapore Red Cross Society 15, Penang Lane, Singapore *****6. Cheques to be made payable to Singapore Red Cross Society. Write your name, organisation, mailing address, contact numbers, and "For survivors of Myanmar cyclone" on the back. Mercy Relief Hotlines: 1900-112-1010
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          Lock icon Viet papers blast govt for arrests over graft expose
          560 17  -  ROGER MITTON Perception of party rift reinforced by state-owned papers' criticism By In Hanoi VIETNAM'S major newspapers have criticised the arrests of two journalists and two internal security officers who exposed a major government scandal. That the state-owned papers, all edited
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        • WORLD QUICKLY
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            Lock icon FIRST HFMD DEATH IN BEIJING
            100 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: China's capital yesterday reported its first death from the hand, foot and mouth disease virus which has sickened more than 24,000 children across the country since late March. The child died on Sunday while on the way to a hospital, bringing the
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            Lock icon 17 ACCUSED OF SUBVERSION
            95 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: Seventeen Muslim hardliners who declared an Islamic State of Indonesia will face charges of subversion which is punishable by up to 15 years' jail. Arrested earlier this month in three locations near Bandung, West Java province, they were senior leaders of the self-proclaimed
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            Lock icon NO RELEASE FOR INDIAN ACTIVISTS
            93 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's highest court yesterday refused to release five ethnic Indian activists being held indefinitely under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for mounting an anti-discrimina-tion rally. Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail said the three Federal Court judges led by chief judge Alauddin Mohamad
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            Lock icon U.S. REVISES N. KOREA'S STOCKPILE
            129 17 WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON: US intelligence analysts have prepared a fresh estimate of the size of North Korea's stockpile of plutonium larger than previous assessments which will be compared to the records turned over by North Korea last week. North Korean officials have said about 30kg
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            Lock icon DALAI LAMA WON'T MEET MERKEL
            103 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANKFURT: The Dalai Lama will not meet Chancellor Angela Merkel, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and President Horst Koehler during his five-day visit to Germany. He had met Dr Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin last September, which sent German-Chi-nese relations into a chill
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Najib tells Parliament: I have no links to murder
        508 19  -  Carolyn Hong He denies graft rumours too, says opposition is out to slander him By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S Deputy Premier Najib Razak yesterday denied in Parliament accusations of corruption, and alleged links to the murder of a
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        Lock icon Lingam video author 'has more recordings'
        316 19 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Kuala Lumpur THE VK Lingam video clip shown to the Royal Commission of Inquiry contains only about 20 per cent to 30 per cent of what was recorded at the prominent lawyer's house in December 2001. Mr Loh Gwo Burne,
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        Lock icon Minister defends Maybank's string of acquisitions
        325 19 REUTERS Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian government yesterday rejected opposition criticism against a flurry of acquisitions by top lender Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), saying it was necessary to catch up with neighbouring Singapore. Second Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop told Parliament that Malaysian banks must
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        Lock icon VESSEL OF MALAY HISTORY
        80 19 PHOTO: Mr Wan Ahmad Arshad admiring a pitcher shaped like the four-legged legendary bird mahawangsa. The owner of Pusaka Moyang Gallery in Seremban, claims that it belongs to the Malay prehistoric era. Found buried in the forests of Pahang, the pitcher does not resemble artifacts commonly
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Hillary pushes on against all odds
      762 20  -  Bhagyashree Garekar Spurred by victory in West Virginia, she vows to fight on until everyone's voice is heard By US Correspondent In Charleston (West Virginia) IF THE race is over, somebody forgot to tell Senator Hillary Clinton and her supporters. After a thumping win
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      Lock icon Racial divide
      196 20  -  BHAGYASHREE GAREKAR IN A state like West Virginia, which is mostly white and rural, the Obama-Hillary divide is a ticking time bomb for the Democratic Party. In 2000 and 2004, the state voted for President George W. Bush. This November, they could vote for presumptive Republican nominee John
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      Lock icon Gaza rocket hits Israeli mall during Bush's visit
      226 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Ashkelon (Israel) A ROCKET fired from Gaza exploded in a shopping centre in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on Wednesday, wounding at least 14 people just as Israel's leader was discussing the violence with visiting US President
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      Lock icon Austrian man hacks family to death with axe
      462 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO: He kills wife, daughter, parents and father-in-law to spare them shame of financial ruin Vienna AN AUSTRIAN man has confessed to hacking his wife, daughter, parents and father-in-law to death with an axe, leaving a bloody trail
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS; AP  -  462 words
    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon 'Spam King' and partner told to pay MySpace $320m
        238 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO: A NOTORIOUS "Spam King" and his partner now owe MySpace about US$23O million (Ss32o million) in damages after a court awarded the popular online hangout what is believed to be the largest anti-spam judgment ever. A Los Angeles
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        Lock icon Ex-German chancellor Kohl remarries
        171 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AILING former German chancellor Helmut Kohl has married his long-term partner in hospital, where he has been staying since suffering a fall at the end of February. Mr Kohl, 78, who oversaw the reunification of Germany in 1990, married Ms Maike Richter last Thursday
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    • Article
      Lock icon Gordon Brown to be reality TV star?
      561 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK TIMES, REUTERS To help ratings, British PM has unveiled help schemes and may even star in 'Junior PM' show London BRITAIN'S beleaguered Prime Minister Gordon Brown is pondering a proposal to appear on a reality television show. Bruised at
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  • REVIEW
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      Lock icon Pakistan limps again
      428 23 THE recovery in Pakistan is much too fragile to allow a dispute over the reinstatement of judges to disrupt the workings of an elected government. The withdrawal of Mr Nawaz Sharifs Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) from the coalition arrangement on Monday does not remove the Pakistan People's
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      Lock icon Why tripartism works in Singapore
      944 23  -  Halimah Yacob By For The Straits Times TRIPARTISM has no legal basis. Yet, despite this lack, tripartism has thrived and worked well in Singapore. It has delivered results for all the three parties the Government, unions and employers and is a distinct comparative advantage for
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      Lock icon Fond farewell for old warriors
      1287 23  -  David Boey NAVY'S RETIREMENT OF MISSILE GUNBOATS By For The Straits Times THOUGH the navy's missile gunboats (MGBs) have protected the seas off Singapore for more than 33 years, it's a safe bet that many Singaporeans will not recognise the warships. Tuesday's retirement ceremony for
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      616 24  -  Rodolfo C. Severino »ASEAN RESPONSE TO CYCLONE NARGIS By For The Straits Times ON MONDAY, May 19, Singapore will host a special Asean foreign ministers' meeting to discuss the situation in Myanmar following the devastation that Cyclone Nargis wrought earlier this month. Foreign Minister George
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      798 24  -  John R. Bradley SAUDI SUCCESSION By Senior Writer A RECENT week-long, unscheduled stay in a Geneva hospital by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince has refocused attention on his health. He had cut short a holiday in Morocco, and a contingent of his fellow senior princes had rushed
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      860 25  -  Andy Ho »IDOL CONTESTS AND FUNDING FOR FAITH-BASED VWOs By Senior Writer Those who support or tolerate funding argue that government should treat religious and secular organisations alike. To deny faith-based VWOs funding unless they morph into secular ones is to be biased in favour
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      496 28  - From garden to creek to harbour all in just 2km Liaw Wy-Cin Alexandra Road garden trail 830 m Mature trees retained Shrubs to be planted Footpaths and cycling paths Rest points Bukit Chermin harbour view walk 330 m Connects Labrador Park and the waterfront promenade at Reflections at Keppel Bay
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      413 29  -  Irene Tham Plans include a one-stop personalised gateway to e-government services By SINGAPORE will spend over $1 billion this year on technology to improve services in the public sector. A large chunk of the $1.14 billion budget, or $250 million,
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      206 29 IF YOU are heading to Malaysia via the Tuas or Woodlands checkpoints from tomorrow, be warned: Expect traffic jams. With Vesak Day falling next Monday, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said yesterday that heavy traffic is expected on the way out of Singapore from
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      70 29 DEPUTY Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng visited Kuala Lumpur on a two-day trip that ended yesterday. He was on a working visit. During the trip, he met his Malaysian counterpart in the home affairs ministry, Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar.
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      365 30 NTU graduate Teo Ser Luck, the Senior Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) and Ministry of Transport, is all praise for his alma mater. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in accountancy in 1992, and says: "Not only has NTU given
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      181 30 "It is the human factor that makes my NTU stint an integral part of me the residential experience, the friendships forged not just among peers but also with the faculty." MR LOH Chee Kong's passion for journalism has led him to his present position as a
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      181 30 "I had plenty of opportunities at NTU to explore my interests and to develop personally, on top of acquiring the necessary academic knowledge." MS NICOLE Ec Pey Miin graduated from NTU with an honours degree in Biological Sciences in 2006 and joined the Singapore Tourism Board's (STB) Management
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      201 30 "The most distinctive trait of an NTU education is its holistic approach to developing undergraduates who are complete, not only in terms of academic and intellectual excellence, but also their personal development." ARMED with a degree in electrical and electronics engineering from NTU, Ms Merry Riana
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      205 30 "With the Technopreneurship and Innovation Programme experience as a springboard, I am now about to launch my own biotechnology firm, making it my second business venture." MR HARRY Foo Chuan Yao, 37, returned to his alma mater in 2005, after being awarded a Technopreneurship and Innovation Programme (TIP)
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      115 30  -  NTU's second campus, NTU@ one-north, was officially opened in May last year. It is home to the NTU Alumni Clubhouse, the Centre for Continuing Education and the Confucius Institute. Our alumni are key stakeholders of the university and through the efforts of the Alumni Affairs Office, are engaged
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      604 32  -  Clarissa Oon Customer service officer is one of nine civil servants to receive Distinguished Star Service Award By WHEN Ms Usharani Murugiayan greets passengers, they are often scowling at her. The reason: They have either lost their luggage or missed a connecting flight. But before
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      740 33  -  Jermyn Chow IN THE AIR... By THE purr of Formula 1 powerboats and roar of Singapore's Black Knights, together with crowd-pleasers like the parachuting Red Lions, will send pulses racing as the nation celebrates its 43 rd birthday. The 27,000 lucky people who
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      150 33  -  THE man at the helm of this year's birthday bash is Chief Guards Officer Colonel Tung Yui Fai. The 44-year-old, who is in charge of Headquarters Guards, will lead about 20 military bodies, over 30 external agencies and around 3,000 participants taking part in this
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      163 33 TICKETS for the two shows the preview on Aug 2 and the actual event on Aug 9 will be up for grabs, starting tomorrow. But there is no need to rush to the box office. Tickets will be given out through an electronic ballot. Hopefuls can
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      531 35  -  Melissa Sim Workers hired on employment pass but given downgraded salaries and duties By CHINA-BORN chef Li Fei came to Singapore in January this year with a contract in hand promising him $2,501 a month to cook in an East Coast restaurant. When
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      244 35  -  MELISSA SIM FROM next month, a shophouse in Lavender Street will become a home away from home for male foreign workers without a job or a roof over their heads. Run by the Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (Home), a welfare group for foreign workers,
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      575 37  -  Elena Chong ELENA CHONG $2,000 fine for entrepreneur whose mongrel bit hotel gardener's thigh By Court Correspondent A MAN whose dog bit a hotel gardener was fined $2,000 yesterday. Entrepreneur Gary Yeo Eng Cher, 43, was also ordered to pay compensation and transport costs totalling $100 to Mr
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      71 37 A trailer flipped on its side yesterday afternoon while negotiating a sharp bend at the Clementi Avenue 6 sliproad entrance to the PanIsland Expressway. No other vehicle was involved in the accident, which happened at about 1.30pm. The driver of the trailer, who is in his late
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      313 37  -  ELENA CHONG A MYANMAR national who lied about his sexual activities before donating blood was later found to be HIV-positive. For lying in the donor health-assessment questionnaire and declaration, Thu Ra, 47, was sentenced to eight months' jail yesterday. While he
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      521 38  -  Hong Xinyi But LTA says tighter control system would be impractical and affect efficiency By STIFF penalties will kick in on July 1 for commuters who try to skip paying bus fares. But the change is not likely to deter all fare
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        114 38 A CYCLIST in his mid-50s died on Monday night, about 18 hours after he and his pillion rider, a woman in her mid-5 os, were involved in a pre-dawn collision with a taxi along Outram Road. The taxi was on the right lane of
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        72 38 A MAN lost two laptop computers worth about $3,000 after his flat in Bukit Batok Street 31 was broken into on Monday. He returned from work at 7pm to find a window and grille along the common corridor open and a laptop gone
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        133 38 A STATION inspector who saw his girlfriend driven home by another man last September suspected she was two-timing him. Zulkifle Othman, 37, then with the Bedok Police Division, trailed the Hyundai and noted its registration number. He then returned to his office at the Geylang
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      123 38 With prices of petrol, household items and almost everything else going up, what can you do with $2.80? Well, Madam Vicky Quek, 43, got her tresses trimmed for that price. The housewife also took her 17-month-old son Amos and 22-year-old maid Siti Fathonah (right)
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      337 41  -  Jennifer Chan (Ms) EMPLOYERS like me worry when we read reports of employers being saddled with their maids' huge medical bills. The Ministry of Manpower seems to have overlooked the rights and interests of employers. Let me share two personal experiences. About a
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      164 41  -  Julia Ng (Ms) ENTRY TEST IN ENGLISH I REFER to the letter, "Maid entry test should not be only in English", by Mrs Nadarajah Maheswari on Monday. The entry test was introduced in 2005 as part of a package of measures by the
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      206 41  -  Samuel Tang I HIRED a maid for my ailing father who, doctors told me, required constant care. My father is conversant only in Mandarin, so we found one who could speak the language and came highly recommended. However, despite all the
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      176 41  -  Tai Yin Yee (Ms) I AM looking for a maid to look after my baby as I will be returning to work when my maternity leave ends soon. My husband and I are apprehensive as we have not hired a live-in maid before.
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      236 41  -  Carol Lim (Miss) NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING FRONTLINE STAFF I REFER to the letter, "It's Singapore, serve us in English first, please", by Miss Ellouisa Chen (May 3). I am shocked that she thinks that just because this is Singapore, she should be greeted in
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      346 41  -  Dr Richard Martorano I HAVE finally had enough of bad experiences with service by foreign workers from China. I have been a resident of Singapore for almost 18 years and have never seen service here as bad as it has been for
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      277 41  -  Holger Standertskjold I WRITE to clarify some points made in last Tuesday's article, "Feel-good 'green' policies misguided", regarding the European local-food campaign. The labelling mentioned in the article is a marketing initiative by private firms. It is not the result of a
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      133 41  -  MRJAGGI R. KUMAR "Sales staff in France and Germany do not all converse with their foreign customers in English as well, but in French or German." MR TIM MOU HUI, who said: "In Japan, many service staff speak in Japanese. Yet, visitors have nothing but
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      139 41  -  MR TAN CHEK TECK "I am surprised that the Government is not concerned about their inability to communicate in English." MS SHARON TAN, who added: "Singapore is being overwhelmed by workers in the frontline who can speak only Mandarin from small clothing stores to major department
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      31 41  -  MR STEVEN NG "English is not our national language and should, in no way, be assumed to be a language that everyone in the country is competent in."
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      23 41  -  MISS SITI ZARINAH ABDUL RAHMAN "As Singapore's first language is English, shouldn't it be reinforced, especially in the service industry?"
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      136 41  -  MISS LOW FANG YIN "Nearly everyone who walked in, including the non-Chinese, were greeted in Mandarin." MS ELLOUISA CHEN, whose letter on May 3 sparked some 13,500 hits online and more than 500 postings and letters. Many agreed with her while just as many felt she was
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      43 41 For more readers' views, log on to straitstimes. com. Access to letters online is free. »JUNTA, NOT CYCLONE: Myanmar's problem UNGRACIOUS: Griping over China-bound delays »OOPS, DID IT AGAIN: Survivor finale snafu LESS, NOT MORE: Anti-genetically modified food view CRAMPED?: Lau Pa Sat
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      662 42  -  Leonard Lim Gao Ning and Tao Li did not set out to be elite athletes, let alone Singapore's Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year SPORTS AWARDS By ONE came to Singapore to be a sparring partner, the other with the sole aim of studying English. Neither paddler Gao
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      85 42 THE big winners for this year's Singapore Sports Awards: Sportsman of the Year: Gao Ning (table tennis) Sportswoman of the Year: Tao Li (swimming) Coach of the Year: Raddy Avramovic (above, football) Team of the Year (team sports): National men's football team Team of the Year (events): National women's
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      66 42 In the men's coxed eights rowing final at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Canada beat Romania by less than 30cm one of the closest rowing finals in Olympic history. Another close contest at the same Olympiad was the women's 100 m sprint. Jamaican Merlene Ottey finished only six-hundredths of
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      397 42 ASSOCIATED PRESS Bordeaux (France) TENNIS twin brothers from Thailand have gained a well-deserved measure of fame. The Olympic hopefuls pulled a fellow-player's family out of a hotel fire in Bordeaux on Monday morning. Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana, who are 16th in the
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      538 42 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo A JAPANESE fabric maker says it has the secret to making the world's fastest swimsuit as the country races against time to catch Speedo's high-tech, record-breaking LZR Racer suit. Japan's Olympic swimmers, obliged to wear their own country's products, have
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        104 42 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NAIROBI: After losing its reputation as unbeatable in long-distance running to neighbouring Ethiopia, Kenya is getting tough on its athletes. Its athletics board has ordered 119 men and women to go to the western town of Eldoret for training or forget about the
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        96 42 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson's impressive collection of titles could end with an Olympic gold medal if Sebastian Coe has his way. The two-time Olympic 1,500 metres champion, who is chairman of the 2012 organising committee, would like to see Ferguson take charge
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        71 42 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Chinese police detained three men in the host city for touting Games tickets at huge mark-ups on the Internet. One 50-yuan ticket (S$10) was offered for 1,500 yuan 30 times its face value. Three suspects were caught on Tuesday, and police seized
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        1094 43 ASSOCIATED PRESS LIMELETTE (BELGIUM) JUSTINE Henin retired from tennis with immediate effect yesterday, a shock ending to a career in which she won seven Grand Slam singles titles. The 25-year-qld Belgian, the first woman to quit the sport while ranked No 1,
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        1041 43 ASSOCIATED PRESS ANNIKA SORENSTAM First woman golfer to earn more than US$22 million, has 10 Majors and 72 tournament wins Clifton (New Jersey) THERE were no tears, no deep breaths and, Annika Sorenstam insisted, no regrets. For a decade starting in the mid-*****,
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        226 43 BORN on June 1, 1982 in Liege, Belgium. Turned professional in 1999 and won 41 singles titles, including seven Grand Slams, during her career. 2001 Became first Belgian to reach a singles final at Wimbledon, where she was beaten by Venus Williams. 2003 Became the first Belgian to
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        201 43 BORN on Oct 9, 1970 in Stockholm. Started playing golf at age 12. Has 72 wins on the United States LPGA Tour. 1 992 Won world amateur title. 1993 Joined USLPGA Tour. 1995 Won first Major, the US Open. 1996 Retained US Open title by posting four sub-par
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      551 44 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BASKETBALL Champions Spurs on the brink of elimination after Game Five loss New Orleans DAVID West battled through a pinched nerve in his back for the game of his life and, as a result, the San Antonio Spurs are on the brink of a
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      267 44 ASSOCIATED PRESS THE Detroit Pistons missed 64 per cent of their shots and had a rookie filling in for an All-Star at point guard. It did not matter. They still set a National Basketball Association play-off record with just three turnovers and made just enough
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      293 44 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BADMINTON Jakarta CHAMPIONS China swept into the semi-finals of the Thomas Cup yesterday, putting aside concern for victims of the devastating earthquake back home. But their women suffered a major scare in the Über Cup. The Chinese men crushed Thailand 3-0 and next face
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      164 44  -  JOEL KHOO »POLO GERARDO Mazzini, a former member of Argentina's national polo team, is among several professionals who will feature in the Cartier International Polo Tournament this week. The tournament takes place at the Singapore Polo Club from today to Sunday. Mazzini will represent Team
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      347 44 MOTOR RACING London LEWIS Hamilton has not won a Formula One title yet, but the 23-year-old has overtaken David Beckham as Britain's highest-paid sportsman. In addition to his £75 million (Ss2oo million) basic salary from McLaren over the next five years, Hamilton is
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      475 44  -  Steve Slater »IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT By FERRARI'S four successive victories, including Felipe Massa's win at Sunday's Turkish race, demonstrate their significant advantage on the fast, flowing tracks which have hosted the most recent grands prix. However, past form for the next two Formula One
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      405 44 BADMINTON Thomas Cup Finals in Jakarta, q-fi-nals: Malaysia 3 Japan 0, China 3 Thailand 0, South Korea 3 Denmark 2, Indonesia 3 England 0. Uber Cup: Indonesia 3 Hong Kong 0, Germany 3 Denmark 0, South Korea 3 Malaysia 1, China 3 Netherlands 2. BASEBALL MLB: Baltimore 5 Boston
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      410 45  -  Wang Meng Meng »SOCCER By AS THE Lions embark on their World Cup campaign, they welcome new foreign talent Qiu Li into their ranks. The China-born striker received Singapore citizenship under the Foreign Sports Talent (FST) scheme yesterday. He joined the national team
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      406 45 Drogba makes clear his wish to join Milan, blasts Blues for letting title slip London DIDIER Drogba is intent on burning his bridges at Chelsea as he plots a dream move to AC Milan. While insisting he will be fit to face Manchester United in the Champions League
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      220 45 London OLIVIER Kapo, a midfielder with relegated Birmingham, stunned one of the club's youth players by giving him a car for polishing his boots. The trainee, James McPike, had asked Kapo for his boots as souvenirs after Birmingham's final Premier
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      259 45 BLOOMBERG NEWS LONDON FORGET the Brazilian street kids juggling soccer balls with their bare feet. The sport's next big star may be a mathematician. Chelsea and Manchester United are among the Premier League teams recruiting professors and computer wizards to crunch statistics, find the best players
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      101 45 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard has warned the club's warring American owners to allow manager Rafael Benitez to spend big money or "fall away" in the title race next season. "I am desperate for the title," he said. "Other teams are going to strengthen and
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      488 45  -  Neil Humphreys »NOTES FROM THE LIGHTER SIDE By KEVIN Keegan has shaken the foundations of the English Premier League. If his white, spiky hair wasn't shocking enough, he dropped a veritable bombshell in the season's final week. The EPL was a dull, predictable four-team
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      24 42 Goodbye, Chelsea? Didier Drogba makes clear his wish to join AC Milan, blasts Chelsea for losing Premier League title to Manchester United. PAGE Hl9
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      149 44 TV times BADMINTON: Über Cup: S-final 1 (Live, Ch22, 2pm). S-final 2 (Live, Ch2l, 7pm). BASEBALL: MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers v Milwaukee Brewers (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, lam). CRICKET: NPower Test Series, Ist Test, day 1: England v New Zealand (Live, Chi 10, 5.58pm). IPL Delhi v Hyderabad (Live, Chill, 10.20pm).
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      216 45 LIM KOK SENG Age: 86 Passed away peacefully on 13 May 2008. Leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Neo Kah Chua (deceased) Sons: In-laws: Lim Ah Em (deceased) Lee Siew Thye Lim Ah Tee Quek You Mvi Lim Ching Hock Lim Ec Choo Daughters: In-laws: Lim Ah Hee Neo Ah Chwee
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      31 45 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences TO THE FAMILY OF THE LATE Bob Teo Departed on 9 May 2008 From: The Management Staff of Dynea Singapore Pte Ltd OIJ fl G 6
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      135 45 Our deepest condolences and prayers to the family of THE LATE CHOO HWEE LIM Conductor, NUS Choir 1980-85 Thank you for the music, Mr Choo Stephanie Chee Chong Kirn Seng Cheng Shin Joo Michael Ho Sarah Cheong Ernest Koh Sandie Lee Edmund Leong Lim Chyn Tan Kien Teong Ruth Rajasingam
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      130 46 Bhog 'Meeting with the humble devotees, sing the Praises of the Lord. The pains of millions of incarnations shall be eradicated.' Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Page 720 The Family of the Late MR SHER SINGH DHALIWAL Village Dhuankhe Nishan i Who passed away peacefully on sth May 2008 Would
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      62 46 Hgra Hara Om Siva Siva Om RANJITHAM VELLAICHAMY Age: 65 Departed on 13-5-08 (Husband: S Vellachamy.deceased) Sorts:V Sittarsan V Subbiah(Raja) Daughters: Kuruwammal Premarani Sons-in-law: (P S Raja, deceased) N Subramaniam Daughters-in-law: Leelavathi Hema ...all Grandchildren, Relatives Friends. Dearest Mother is resting at BLK 301, #06-58 JURONGEASTST32 Tel: *****402/ *****640 Cortege
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      109 46 "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 HENG AIK MING, WINSTON Age: 30 was called home to be with the Lord on 14 May 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Father: Heng
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      58 46 JUNE KWEK AI LING Passed away peacefully on 13 th May 2008 Dearly missed by Beloved Husband Simon Leong Kai Chong Parents, parents-in-law, siblings, nieces, nephews and loved ones. Wake is held at 6, Jalan Lye Kwee, S(*****7) Cortege will leave on 17th May 2008 (Saturday) at 12 noon for
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      55 46 The family of the late CHIAMENG HIONG Departed 10 May 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues, special thanks to Dr Benjamin Chuah ofNUH.DrAllyn Hum, Lim Lay Choo, Dr Jason Omadevi Koh of HCA Hospice Care for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and
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      127 46 "The Lord is my rock, and fortress and my deliverer." 2 Sam 22:2 Hill ANTHONY TEW AH BA (AH HENG) Age: 68 was called home to be with the Lord on 14 May 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Phua Ah Moey Son: Daughter-in-law: LTC Andrew Teo Bernadette Goh Daughter:
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      21 46 4th Anniversary I In Loving Memory Of LIAN SEX BIN Departed: 15 May 2004 Dearly missed cherished by Wife, Children Grandchildren
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      136 46 "I am the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die." John 11:25-26 JACKIE TAN KIOH BOON Age: 79 passed away peacefully on 14 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones.
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      102 46 "Our citizenship is in heaven." Philippians 3:20 a REV DR JOHN SAM STEPHEN Departed on 13 April 2008 We as a family, sincerely thank all Pastors, friends, relatives and church members for your love, support and concern shown towards us in the 'Home-Going' of our Rev Dr John Sam Stephen.
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      58 46 Balakrishnan S/O Vengedasalam Age: 58 passed away peacefully on 13 May 2008 Leaving Behind: Wife: Salthri Daughter: Christina Son: Jason Vikneswaran Son-in-law: Andrew Grandchildren: Samantha, Scan Ebenezer Friends Relatives Wake is held at Blk 501 Hougang Aye 8 (void deck) on Thurs, 15 May Cortege will leave for Mandai Crematorium
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      39 46 JUNE KWEK AI LING Passed away peacefully on 13th May 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Uncles Aunties Alan Family Julie Family Soon Eng Family Alvin Family Patricia Family Jeremy Harold Family Cousins, nieces and nephews
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      69 46 Monica Theseira Age: 44 passed away peacefully on 13 May 2008 Dearly missed by Jeremy, Elissa, Mervyn, Violet, Philip, Lynn, Janet, Charm Wake at Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, 50 Ophir Road (Apparition Room) Nightly prayers at Bpm. Parlour closes at 1 lpm. Funeral mass on Sat 17 May
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      86 46 LEONGPOWONN Age: 76 passed away peacefully on 13 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Teo Kiew Lian Son: Leong Jer Yuan Daughters: Sons-in-law: Leong Huey Shan Scow Kok Kuen Leong Huey Miin Leong Huey Bin Darren Tan Siok Chye Grandson: Granddaughters: Scow Kit Hint Claudia
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      46 46 In Loving Memory of our Friend HENRY TAN Departed 15.5.2005 Its been 3 years since you left, But memories of you are still fresh. Dearly missed by friends all. Your smile kind actions we recall. Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes at 6pm today. m Eg
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      57 46 We, the family of the late TAN AH LYE Departed on 11/05/2008 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and priests for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement. Son: Daughter-in-law: Lum Kok Wah Yeo Peh Hong Grandson:
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      32 46 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the Late PAUL LIM LIP SENG Departed on 12 May 2008 From: Chairman NCC Council, C ommandant Staff of HQ National Cadet Corps
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      123 46 Pall Singh S/O Hari Singh Rode Age: 72 Passed away peacefully on 14 May 2008 leaving behind Beloved Wife: Charno KaurD/OAcha Singh alias Jagir Kaur Rode Sons: Daughters-in-law: Karnail Singh Sawarn Kaur Gurbachan Singh Jaswant Kaur Daughters: Sons-in-law: Tarsim Kaur Balbir Singh Gurjit Kaur Gurcharan Singh Khosa Rani Amerjeet Singh
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      139 46 BAY SEOH Age: 95 passed away peacefully on 14 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife:ChiaAhChoo Sons: Daughters-in-law: Bay Huat Tiah Bee Choo Bay Teow Tan Sioh Kirn Bay Yeow Tan Poh Kuan Daughters: Sons-in-law: Bay Hwee, Jenny Yip Wai Hong Bay Soon Poh Cher Seng
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      76 46 JIMMY CHENG JIU WEE Age: 65 passed away peacefully on 14 May 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Helen Chow Suay Ying Sons: Christopher Cheng Hsing Hsin Bruce Cheng Hsing Lin Daughter-in-law: Shirvin Tan Tian Wen And all relatives and friends. Body is resting at The
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      65 46 LOW QUEE KENG (PAULINE NEOH) was called home to be with the Lord on 14 May 2008. Dearly missed and forever cherished by loved ones. Resting at the Jade Room, Level 3, Singapore Casket, 131 Lavender St. Prayer session on Thursday, 15 May 2008 at Bpm. Cortege leaves on Friday,
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        7451 47 TRANSACTION DATE: MAY 14, 2008 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E SMIL 28 5 11C 3C 24 5 42 141 195 15 24 18 61 17 5 15 43 5 126 34 5 16 144 19 4 1C 52 5 2C 65 48 5
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        1415 47 52-WEEK IEL HIGH LOW CODE SMIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL ORDAV ■OOO HIGH NET LOW MCAP P/E 30 41.; 31 16.; 38 70.; 22.; 44.; li.; 44.; 78.; i;.; i; 16.; 17.1 9C 43 19.; 88 21 2.3 1 41.2 19.3 21 li.; 21.; 4;.; 14.;
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        53 47 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE 0R'000 HIGH LOW P/E $MI 620C 100C 1120C 1250C 398.3 116 6065 Diamonds 5200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** 6170 SPDRS 288 6009 STI ETF US200cd US620C US100C .US1120C US1250C 329 +1 5
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      567 48 NEW YORK TIMES US lawmakers also exert pressure on Saudi Arabia to increase output Washington GROPING for a quick response to rising petrol prices, the United States Congress has voted overwhelmingly to order the Bush administration to stop depositing oil in a national reserve.
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      307 48 BLOOMBERG NEWS Washington PRICES paid by American consumers rose less than forecast last month, reflecting declining costs for furniture and hotel stays that outweighed the biggest jump in food prices in 18 years. The United States consumer price index (CPI) grew by
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      277 48 REUTERS New York JPMORGAN Chase may cut as many as 4,000 of its own employees worldwide, as it prepares to take in staff from Bear Steams, according to people familiar with the situation. In addition to roughly 2,000
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      255 48 REUTERS New York WELCOME to the "clawback", bankers. In the wake of the sub-prime credit debacle, bank executives may be asked to give back compensation money if results are not met. According to a report from Johnson Associates compensation consultants, Wall Street's
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      34 48 Yesterday's close: 14,118.55 (+164.82 points) Japanese shares closed up 1.18 per cent despite worries about the outlook for the United States economy and the impact of an earthquake in China. AFP
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      37 48 Yesterday's close: 25,533.48 (-19.29 points) Hong Kong stocks closed down 0.08 per cent, after a strong finish in Shanghai helped the local bourse recoup almost all its losses posted in the morning. AFP
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      37 48 Yesterday's close: 3,657.43 (+210.37 points) China's key index rose 2.73 per cent, bouncing from the previous day's loss, as fears eased over the long-term effects of China's devastating earthquake on growth and inflation. REUTERS
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      30 48 Yesterday's close: 5,872.7 (+6O points) Australian shares closed up 1 per cent, supported by solid gains from heavyweight mining companies amid talk of increased Chinese investment. AFP
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      30 48 Yesterday's close: 1,287.74 (+1.2 points) Malaysian shares closed 0.1 percent higher after a fresh spike in oil prices overnight rekindled buying in energy-related and plantation stocks. AFP
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      26 48 Yesterday's close: 16,978.35 (+225.49 points) Indian shares gained 1.35 per cent, led by software firms, as the rupee weakened against the US dollar. AFP
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      32 48 Yesterday's close: 2,449.34 (+30.44 points) Indonesian shares closed 1.3 per cent higher on follow-through buying in resources-based stocks, with the strong cement and car sales data boosting sentiment. AFP
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      29 48 Yesterday's close: 848.94 (+9.66 points) Thai stocks closed 1.15 per cent higher, as investors bought energy stocks amid easing concerns about the kingdom's domestic politics. AFP
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      114 48 YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 3,198.51 May 14 Stock Name Close Change CapitaLand 6.620 -0.060 CapitaMall 3.570 +0.100 CityDev 11.700 Cosco Corp 3.410 +0.030 DBS Grp 20.020 -0.140 F&N 4.930 -0.050 Gentlntl 0.575 -0.005 HKLand 4.990 +0.030 JSH 18.420 +0.120 JardineC&C 17.100 +0.040 KeppelCorp 11.120 +0.040 Keppel Land 5.700
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      50 48 Golden Agri 45,331,000 ArianeCorp 41,785,000 Synear 28,913,000 SingTel 28,861,000 Gentlntl 27,667,000 DBS MBL eCW*****5 27,663,000 China Hongxing 27,385,000 Oceanus 24,805,000 Mercator 23,641,000 DBS DB eCW*****3 22,762,000 Sapphire 21,280,000 Memstar 21,204,000 CoscoCorpDBeCW*****9 19,756,000 CoscoCorpMEReCW*****8 19,200,000 ChinaNTown 17,672,000 ChinaAElec 17,261,000 CapitalanMBLeCW*****3 15,371,000 FirstRes 14,493,000 Yangzijiang 14,472,000 ComfortDelGro 13,838,000 May 14
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      135 48 May 14 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2880 1.3040 Can dollar 1.3630 1.3790 Euro 2.1160 2.1400 Malaysian ringgit* ..0.4232 0.4242 NZ dollar 1.0410 1.0650 Sterling pound 2.6610 2.6920 US dollar 1.3680 1.3840 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO 100 UNITS
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      1517 48 Bonds, Loans Warrants TRANSACTION DATE: MAY 14,2008 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE '000 135 5 8756 AsiaticW*****2 7 5 -0 5 4 315 35 2878 AztechW*****0 4 -0 5 12 22 5 3 5 3666 CapitalanBNPeCW080G09 9 -0 5 26 10 3 5 3802 CapitalanBNPeCW*****4 8 -0 5 5C
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      548 49  -  Grace Ng PHOTOS: US recession is less of a threat as the European Union is this region's largest trading partner By THE United States economy may be heading south, but Asia should be more concerned about global consumer prices heading north. That was the
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      195 49 SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) is partnering Yellow Pages Singapore to promote Zap Code a digital marketing platform launched by SPH's unit, SPH New Media. Come September, 1.4 million households and businesses in Singapore will receive their new edition of Yellow
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      411 50  -  JOYCE TEO Firm notches $165 m in profits but sees weaker times ahead By DESPITE the subdued residential property market, Singapore developer City Developments (CDL) still notched up a 31 per cent growth in first-quarter net profit to $164.97 million. It has held
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      369 50  -  Chua Hian Hou By THE fight against software piracy notched up a win last year as the percentage of computers in Singapore running illegal software fell from 39 per cent to 37 per cent. Financial losses racked up by the software industry as
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      63 50 >> SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT Market 2007 2006 New Zealand 22 22 Japan 23 25 Australia 28 29 Taiwan 40 41_ South Korea 43 45 Hong Kong Malaysia Philippines 51 53 59 60 69 71 India 69 71 Thailand 78 80 China 82 82 Indonesia 84 85 Pakistan 84 86 Vietnam 85
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      263 50  -  Alvin Foo By THERE is good news for local small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs), with the launch of two International Enterprise (IE) Singapore initiatives yesterday that will help businesses expand overseas. The first is a $20 million scheme to support a broad range
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      583 51  -  Karamjit Kaur It has invited offers for 49% stake in UK carrier which it bought in late 1999 By Aviation Correspondent SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) is satisfied with the performance of low-cost carrier Tiger Airways but not so pleased with Sir Richard
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      435 51  -  Fiona Chan By HIGHER sales of utility services gave a boost to Sembcorp Industries' first-quarter revenue this year but its net profit took a minor hit. The conglomerate posted a 17 per cent growth in turnover to $2.2 billion for the
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      249 51  -  ALVIN FOO UIC CHAIRMAN RAISES INDIRECT STAKE UNITED Industrial Corporation (UIC) chairman Wee Cho Yaw has raised his deemed stake in the property development and investment firm again. In the most recent transactions, he increased his stake by a total of 2.088 million shares via two trades on
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      337 51  -  Joyce Teo By NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL) has navigated its way to a spectacular firstquarter net profit of US$l2l million (*****.6 million) nearly treble its bottom line a year earlier. The sparkling performance for the three months ended April 4 was mainly due
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      421 92  -  TEE HUN CHING Editor hunching@sph.com.sg I was chatting with my hairstylist at the salon the other day when she asked me for my favourite skincare products. Happy to share my tried-and-tested beauty arsenal that caters to my parched, sensitive skin, I rattled off some names: Avene High Protection
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      196 94 A model pal of mine recently lamented how models often get undeserved flak. Everyone thinks that they get paid by the truckload for doing close to nothing, she titters. But there are some bad seeds, I cried. Like models whc show up at shoots iv puffy-eyed and bleary-faced from
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      134 94 CELEBRATION OF BEAUTY: Beauty distributor Luxasia celebrates its 22nd anniversary with a marquee outside Tangs, selling brands like Burberry, Calvin Klein and Yves Saint Laurent. Spend $200 and receive a four-piece gift set. Spend $220 on fragrances and receive a $20 voucher. Till May 22. MID-SEASON SALE: Enjoy up
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        226 94 Mother's Day came two days early for two Mums last Friday. Housewives Hew May Leng, 37, and Irene Liew, 52, each walked away with gifts worth over $3,500, thanks to Radio 91.3. The English-language station, which is managed by SPH Unionworks, organised a Mother's Day contest called The
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        171 94 DHOTO: German-owned skincare company Nivea has boosted its star power. MediaCorp artiste Jesseca Liv (above), 29, is the brand's latest ambassador for the new Sparkling White whitening range under its Visage, or face care, line. She is the fourth home-grown personality engaged by Nivea. Jade Seah, 25,
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        203 94 It's not time yet for Zouk's popular, quarterly Flea Easy flea market but the Jiak Kirn Street nightspot will be hosting an equally hip if not hipper bazaar on Sunday. Catch American celebrity deejay Steve Aoki big brother of model Devon and nightlife photographer Mark Hunter
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        547 94 I have a slightly rounded face and C_V my hair curls around my shoulders. How do I avoid looking fat in photos? A Don't wear your hair pulled back as this makes your face look even bigger. You want hairstyles that frame the face instead. Go for straight
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        36 94 ST PHOTO: What: Chrome paperweight, $49, from Molecule, 02-33 A Great World City This table ornament makes the perfect jewellery holder. Just slip on rings and loop necklaces around its shiny fingers. DESMOND FOO
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        209 94  -  Yeo Qianhua These two head-turners were spotted at the finals of Are You Men's Health Enough? contest at Zouk on May 9 Elle Foong, 2l, undergraduate What are you wearing? My dress is from The Heeren and cost below $50. My gold sash is from Yves Saint Laurent
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      164 95 Keep the scorching sun at bay with this cheery umbrella that will also lift your spirits. $90, from Lacoste, 01-163 Suntec City Not only will you cop this season's colour bloc trend, but these colourful wallets also ensure you don't miss them in your bag. Nappa leather
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      163 95 The hours and minutes are displayed through the nose and eye on the skull of this funky timepiece. $360, from Marc by Marc Jacobs, 02-09 Ngee Ann City Stub it out in style. These fashionable ashtrays are also good for paper clips or candy when you've kicked
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      271 96  -  Donna Karan The safari style is comfy yet snazzy. YEO QIANHUA tracks it down for you Catwalk inspiration: Why you would want the look: Just when you're tired of high fashion's over-luxe and too-glamorous threads, right out of the African safari comes this understated look which allows you
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      818 97 ooking good is not just about what you wear, but how you wear it. Take a leaf from Usher's style book. Last month, the hip-hop star made what seemed like a gym singlet look like a million bucks at MTV's Total Request Live Show at the MTV
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      950 98  -  CLARA CHOW in Kuala Lumpur Luxury suit-maker Canali opened its regiona flagship store in Kuala Lumpur last week. Urban speaks to a descendant of this 74-year-old Italian brand The next time you find yourself admiring the effortlessly classic tailoring worn by an actor in a Hollywood movie, it
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      215 98 There's a Hollywood actor to fit every mould, clad in a variety of Canali suits. The Harrassed Hotshot: George Clooney in Michael Clayton (2007) Dreamy Clooney (right) channels a gone-to-seed lawyer in dark blue or black corporate suits. The film's costume designer Sarah Edwards rejected Armani
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      2091 99 Skin doctors here are launching their own product lines, competing with international doctor brands. NADIA SHAH finds out more orget face peels and Botox jabs. A non-surgery beauty boost to spruce up the skin is catching on here doc in a pot. At least six doctors
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      1507 100 Home-grown boutiques have started wearing their hearts on their virtual sleeves with blogs that give customers a behind-the-scenes look at their businesses. KAREN TEE reports on their cyber marketing SWIRL Just like its boutique Swirl, the Swirl Girls blog is girly, fun and chockful of vintage-inspired style. The
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      1249 101 Four designers from around the region wowed fash ion istas here with their designs recently. NOELLE LOH and KAREN TEE find out why they are the faces to watch Listen up, fashionistas. If you are on the prowl for fashion gems from an as yet undiscovered designer, look
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      891 102  -  CLARA CHOW He may look like a rocker but Thomas Sabo has revinvented grandma's miniature trinkets and given them a hip look Charm bracelets have enjoyed something of a renaissance in recent years, dangling from the delicate wrists of many fashionable young things. Once the domain of dowdy
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      1010 103 If you're struggling to find clothes your size in stores, try Ms Read. YEO QlANHUA speaks to the woman behind the plus-size clothing line Big news for fashion followers here who are on the large side: A retail queen has thrown her weight behind your cause. Businesswoman
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      999 104 The New York Times Is the dress dead? Some fashion insiders think so, but others skirt the issue and say it's not time yet Anyone who pays attention to fashion may want to know that those in charge of deciding these things have pronounced doom on the dress.
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      181 105  -  TAN HSUEH YUN ow much do I love this yogurt? Well, enough that I waited a good long time before writing about it. I wanted to get my fill first. Just about every version in Fage's Total Greek Yogurt range is good. There's a full-fat version, one
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      172 105 "Come, try, try," the promoter at Isetan supermarket said, when I happened by. Before I knew it, I had two little plastic cups in my hand, with different versions of a Japanese brand of liqueur in them. I'm a sucker for anything flavoured with the Japanese citrus called
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      129 105 As if trying to keep up with the different flavours of Glico Pocky and Pretz wasn't enough, there are now Giant versions. I must admit I bought them for novelty value, but they turned out to be unexpectedly good. The green tea version is thicker than a pencil
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      157 105 This was a chance find, made when I was poking around the deli section at Mezza9, after devouring some Pierre Herme desserts at the recent World Gourmet Summit. And what a find it was too. This deep, ruby red relish is so delicious that I've almost finished
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        371 107 It's hard to believe that jockey Soo Khoon Beng was once nervous about riding horses because he was afraid he might fall off. "You can't wear a safety belt when you're riding a horse. If you fall off, that's it. Nothing can protect you," he says. Soo,
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        359 107 1 Nike water bottle My children bought this for me. At least that's what they said. I think it may have come free with another Nike water bottle that they bought. But they were very sweet to give it to me. 2 Shoe brush and
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      176 93 CELEBRATION OF BEAUTY TANGS Beauty Hall celebrates the amazing journey that the fragrance industry has taken in Singapore. JOIN US in a celebration of beauty as international fragrance brands seduce you with their scents. Celebration of Beauty marquee, TANGS Orchard, Level 1 Till 22 May 2008 (Thu) ATTRACTIVE REWARDS Spend
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