The Straits Times, 24 October 2008

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    18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 115/12/2007 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 2008 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Full fares in travel ads
      63 1 TRAVEL advertisements will no longer have hidden charges when new rules by the Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore kick in next month. Travel agents and airlines will now have to state the full fares, including additional charges such as airport taxes and fuel surcharges which
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    • Article
      Lock icon Recycling's a chute away
      66 1 RESIDENTS in an HDB block in Choa Chu Kang now have two rubbish chutes on every floor one of which is to collect items for recycling. The pilot project in Block 297 C to make it more convenient for HDB residents to recycle is getting good
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      Lock icon Inflation rises to 6.7%
      36 1 SINGAPORE'S inflation increased more than expected last month to reach a three-month high of 6.7 per cent. It was fuelled by rising food and housing costs and electricity tariffs. MONEY PAGE 837
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      Lock icon Jailed over fund scandal
      35 1 A SINGAPOREAN man linked to US$3O million (Ss4s million) in missing diplomatic funds belonging to Taiwan's government was sentenced to two years and four months in jail yesterday. ASIA PAGE Al7
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      Lock icon Japan-India defence deal
      34 1 JAPAN and India agreed to expand defence cooperation during a visit by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Tokyo. Japan has similar deals with only the US and Australia. WORLD PAGE Al7
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    Lock icon S'pore and China sign free trade pact
    709 1  -  Chua Chin Hon Beijing's first deal with Asian country expectec to give Singapore firms and exports a bis boosi By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF BEIJING: Singapore's businesses and exports are set to become more competitive in the booming Chinese market from next year as
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    140 1 History: Negotiations began in August 2006 and wrapped up about two years later after eight rounds of talks. The pact will come into force on Jan 1 next year. Significance: This is the first free trade agreement (FTA) between China and an Asian country. Benefits ZERO-TARIFFS: 85
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    Lock icon DBS begins compensation process
    690 1  -  Francis Chan Grace Ng Fiona Chan By l&( DBS BANK said yesterday it has started the process of compensating some customers facing losses from investment products linked to collapsed United States investment bank Lehman Brothers. The compensation process was likely to be completed by the end
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        Lock icon Clients' money: Lawyers make the right choice
        42 2 WE SAY Cases of lawyers absconding with clients' money have been so bad the profession had little choice but to accept a proposal that law firms no longer hold client accounts. REVIEW PAGE A3O COLUMNS
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        Lock icon Hope and fear for Obama
        39 2 COLUMNS Only against a background of hope for his potential and fear for his safety can one appreciate the irresponsibility of the McCain-Palin attack on Barack Obama, says Timothy Garton Ash. REVIEW PAGE A3O
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        Lock icon A question of identity
        26 2 As it stands, you are Chinese, Malay, Indian or Other, says Zakir Hussain. But reality is more complex. INSIGHT PAGE A 35
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        Lock icon LTA planning at fault
        30 2 OUR READER SAYS The transport authority must take the blame for failing to match vehicle and road growth rates, says Simon Sia. FORUM PAGE A 37
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      Lock icon Lehman saga shows need for consumer body
      997 2  -  Chua Mvi Now is a good time for investors to start ball rolling on such a body By HOONG SENIOR WRITER SOME people think the Government should have regulated the whole financial sector better and prevented the sale of products like the Lehman-linked
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      Lock icon Fares from $0? Ads with hidden costs get the chop
      833 3  -  Karamjit Kaur Full airline fares with add-ons must be stated clearly from Nov 1 I By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT WHAT you see is what you pay. From Nov 1, advertisement tag-lines such as "Fares from $0" or "15,000 seats going for
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      55 2 ifj] ONLINE BLOGS www.straitsti mes.com KWAN WENG KIN looks at the Japanese Prime Minister Tao Aso's active and elusive night life. 1 NIRMAL GHOSH profiles JL the animated Thai general Seh Daeng who wants to ■pi drop snakes on protesters. "^■jTl THERESA TAN talks to fl foreign brides from Vietnam
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      8 2 /^ll\ Financial Consumers' take 1 Watchdog Search 2008
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      Lock icon Local banks hit hard by falling share prices
      646 4  -  Gabriel Chen DBS hits five-year low with UOB and OCBC also falling ahead of third-quarter results I By SHARES of Singapore's three banks slumped yesterday on concerns that their earnings will drop sharply in an economic downturn. Sentiments were also not helped
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      Lock icon Key steps financial institutions will take
      394 6 THE process of compensating investors of Minibonds and DBS High Notes started yesterday, following assurances from DBS, Hong Leong Finance and Maybank that they will review all cases, and also fast track compensation for "vulnerable customers". Grace Ng outlines some key steps that the
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      Lock icon Bank clarifies mis-sold guidelines
      338 6  -  Grace Ng By DBS BANK has further clarified the standards that it is using to determine if its High Notes were mis-sold to customers. The bank will consider a product mis-sold if it does not match a customer's risk tolerance and if it is not suitable
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      Lock icon We're victims too,
      1482 10  -  Carolyn Quek say relationship managers They face abusive clients and now find it hard to make sales By Ang Yiying ONE 24-year-old personal banker can pin-point exactly when the sky fell on her: It was the day after investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed. "My phone has been
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      Lock icon What is mis-selling?
      528 12  -  Lorna Tan It can mean giving customers the wrong advice, failing to help them diversify or not disclosing the risks I By FINANCE CORRESPONDENT IT IS not the most elegant English language phrase, but it is difficult to ignore the term "mis-selling" these days, even if its
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    • INBRIEF
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        Lock icon US employees face job losses
        120 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS EMPLOYERS are moving to aggressively cut jobs and reduce costs in the face of the United States' economic crisis, preparing for what many fear will be a long and painful recession. The labour market has been weak all year, with a slow drip
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        Lock icon 'Go to hell' book a hit
        102 12 BLOOMBERG BANKS can go to hell, says bestseller Vaffanbanka!, an Italian book about coping with the country's oft-ridiculed banking industry that is luring thousands of readers as investors struggle to deal with the global financial crisis. The title can be loosely translated as "Go
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        Lock icon GM may seek deeper cuts
        69 12 BLOOMBERG GENERAL Motors (GM) may initiate a new round of cost cuts because a planned US$l5 billion (5522.6 billion) in asset sales and savings will not be enough to maintain its liquidity amid deteriorating sales, people familiar with the matter said. The deliberations come as
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        Lock icon Pension agency 'lost US$3.1b'
        107 12 REUTERS THE US government agency that insures private-sector pension plans lost US$3.l billion (554.66 billion) in the stock market over the first 11 months of the federal fiscal year, possibly endangering worker pensions, the chairman of a congressional committee said on Wednesday. The Pension Benefit Guaranty
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        Lock icon Greenspan sees more layoffs
        102 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS FORMER Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress yesterday that he is "shocked" at the breakdown in US credit markets, and that he sees more layoffs and a jump in unemployment ahead. Mr Greenspan said the current global financial crisis is a "once-in-a-century credit
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      Lock icon Foreigners first to be laid off in Japan
      588 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO: JAPAN: Brazilian Stenio Sameshima came to Japan last year with plans to make a bundle of money at the country's humming car factories. Instead, he is spending a lot of time in line at employment agencies. The 28-year-old is
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      Lock icon AIG to freeze ex-chiefs US$19m
      406 13 Group will also withhold USs6oom due to other execs NEW YORK: AIG is to freeze about US$l9 million (5528.5 million) in compensation payments to Mr Martin Sullivan (left), the former chief executive of the stricken insurance group, the Financial Times (FT) reported yesterday. Mr Andrew
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      Lock icon FURORE OVER US$150K PALIN MAKEOVER
      564 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS Some put off by hockey mum's costly wardrobe; while others defend her NEW YORK: Who knew looking like a hockey mum was this darned expensive? Certainly not Ms Wanda Routier, a proud hockey mum in Hewitt, Wisconsin, who spends her time in sweatpants,
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    • world regional
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        Lock icon Thaksin verdict brings no relief
        792 15  -  Nirmal Ghosh Somchai still under pressure to quit as closure for crisis fails to materialise I By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: As Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat flew to Beijing yesterday for the Asia-Europe Meeting (Asem) summit, he tried his best to give the impression of
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        Lock icon Clappers give protesters a helping hand
        312 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK: You can use it to cajole a child, cheer on a rock band or even to overthrow a government. The latest must-have among Thailand's protest set is a plastic, hand-shaped clapper. The clack-clack-clack of the multi-col-oured hands has resonated throughout Bangkok
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        Lock icon New venue for Asean summit?
        112 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THAILAND may move a key summit of South-east Asian nations away from the capital amid ongoing political unrest, a foreign ministry official said yesterday. Asean is due to meet in Bangkok from Dec 14 to 18, but alternative provinces are being considered following
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        Lock icon Hu to make state visit to S'pore
        522 16  -  Peh Shing Huei Trip to be made when Chinese leader visits Republic for Apec meet in 2009 I By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: Chinese President Hu Jintao will pay a state visit to Singapore next year, after accepting an invitation from Prime Minister Lee
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        Lock icon S'pore eyes 'food zone' as next project
        266 16  -  PEH SHING HUEI BEIJING: After an industrial park and an eco-city, Singapore and China's next big project could be a "food zone" in north-eastern Jilin province, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. In the first project of its kind, the zone could
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        Lock icon Umno polls still set for March: Abdullah
        123 16 BERNAMA BEIJING: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi said Umno's elections would be held in March as had been decided by the party's Supreme Council. His comments clashed with those of his deputy, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who had said that Umno chiefs would
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        Lock icon India and Japan ink security pact
        504 17  -  P. Jayaram Agreement likely to upset China, despite the nations' reassurances I By INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: India and Japan have signed a security cooperation pact, in a move that could raise eyebrows in China, which is already uneasy about the recent In-do-US nuclear
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        Lock icon Beijing official to visit Taiwan despite scuffle
        267 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI: China's top envoy to Taiwan may visit the island on Nov 3, officials said yesterday, just days after activists shoved his deputy to the ground in a potential set-back to delicate relations. Taiwan's top officials in charge of China affairs
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        Lock icon Taiwan 'money for ties' scandal: Jail for S'porean
        251 17  -  Ho Ai Li I By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT A SINGAPOREAN involved in a bizarre Taiwan diplomatic scandal was yesterday sentenced to two years and four months' jail for using forged papers and lies to confound officials tracking disappeared government funds. Wu Shih-tsai was
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        Lock icon We're running out of options: Anwar
        591 19 Opposition leader says it's getting harder to unseat govt KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who has missed deadlines to have lawmakers defect to the opposition and conduct a confidence vote against the Prime Minister, said he is running out of options to unseat
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        Lock icon Malaysia's north in for more stormy weather
        294 21 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK GEORGETOWN: Stormy weather wreaked havoc in parts of Penang, causing a landslide in Paya Terubong and rough seas along Pantai Bersih in Butterworth. At Tingkat Paya Terubong 2, tonnes of earth came crashing down a hill onto the grounds
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        Lock icon KL to cut back on foreign workers
        568 21 Move comes amid fear Malaysians overseas might lose their jobs KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia wants to reduce the number of foreign workers by 400,000 people annually between this year and 2010, said Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak. He also said that, between January and
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        Lock icon S. Koreans open up on 'silent illness'
        473 22  -  Lee Tee Jong Stars' suicides put focus on depression; 1.2 m sufferers but half don't seek help I By SOUTH KOREA CORRESPONDENT SEOUL: A spate of suicides involving South Korean stars has cast the spotlight on depression, a largely silent illness in this
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        Lock icon 'Tis the season for money politics
        989 20  -  Carolyn Hong Talk of vote buying rife as Umno gears up for its internal elections By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF TO CITY folk, RM2OO (SsB4) to RM3OO sounds paltry, but that could be a month's income to a rural odd-job worker. And, according to some
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        Lock icon 'Hot-button' issue in France
        166 23 REUTERS PARIS: If the buttons in some lifts around Europe appear to be glowing more brightly than usual, it could be because they came from a nuclear submarine. A French company said it had inadvertently supplied slightly radioactive steel parts around Europe, prompting lift-mak-er Otis to
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        Lock icon Britain to allow animal-human embryo research
        541 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Bill passed despite opposition from religious, pro-life groups LONDON: The British government has approved new laws allowing scientists to create animal-hu-man embryos for medical research, in the biggest shake-up of embryology laws in two decades. Despite opposition from religious and
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        Lock icon Bodysnatchers get up to 58 years' jail
        284 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA: Three men who conspired to plunder corpses and sell the sometimes diseased body parts were sentenced to prison on Wednesday. The victims' family members slammed it as a gruesome, greedy scheme that violated the basic principles of trust and human
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        Lock icon Pay gap widens in richest nations
        482 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS US cities are most unequal in income, Asia most equal PARIS: The gap between the rich and the poor is getting bigger in the world's richest countries particularly the United States as top earners' incomes soar while others' stagnate. Two reports released
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        Lock icon How key countries fare
        172 24 REUTERS SOME key findings of the OECD survey: US: With the highest inequality level and poverty rate in the OECD after Mexico and Turkey, the US has seen income inequality rise rapidly, continuing a long-term trend that dates back to the *****. Britain: Since 2000, income
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        Lock icon I deserve $81m for lost pants: Ex-judge
        292 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: A former administrative law judge, who unsuccessfully sued a dry cleaner for US$54 million (SsBl million) over a pair of lost trousers, tried to convince an appeals panel on Wednesday that he deserved the money because he was a fraud
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        Lock icon Rivals flash White House credentials
        725 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, WASHINGTON POST Obama plays up foreign policy chops, McCain focuses on national security LEESBURG (Virginia): Mr Barack Obama, flanked by top military officials, played up his foreign policy chops on Wednesday as his struggling rival, Mr John McCain, sought to change the main
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        Lock icon Candidates' views defy easy labels
        372 25 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON: Mr John McCain has said his world view was formed in the Hanoi Hilton, the jail where he spent 5V2 years as a prisoner of war. Mr Barack Obama has written that his views began to take shape in the back
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        Lock icon Minority voters: Where they stand
        494 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, NEW YORK TIMES ASIANS Minority Asians may be the biggest group of undecided voters in the upcoming US presidential and congressional elections and will play a key role in the outcome of the ballot, officials say. With the current economic troubles their top
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        Lock icon Early voting sparks complaints
        677 26  -  Bhagyashree Garekar Voters have to put up with long queues and technical glitches I By US CORRESPONDENT GAINESVILLE (Florida): Early voting in the US presidential election is under way and the complaints are pouring in. The front page of the Orlando Sentinel, a prominent local daily,
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        Lock icon Race all square?
        305 26 WASHINGTON: A day after three national surveys gave Mr Barack Obama a double-digit lead over his rival John McCain, a newly released Associated Press-GfK poll showed the two presidential candidates running nearly in a dead heat among likely voters. The AP poll, taken over five days, following
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        Lock icon Hindraf petition: 12 held
        133 27 ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police arrested 12 ethnic Indian activists and family members, including a seven-year-old girl, when they tried to present a petition yesterday at the Prime Minister's office calling for the release of detainees held without trial under the Internal Security Act. The
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        Lock icon KL-Jakarta territory row
        115 27 BERNAMA JAKARTA: Indonesia's House of Representatives yesterday protested against territorial incursions allegedly committed by Malaysia's armed forces, particularly off East Kalimantan's coast, known here as Ambalat, saying it was against the Asean Charter. The protest came a day after Indonesia's National Defence Forces commander General Djoko Santoso
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        Lock icon China debates food safety
        125 27 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: China's Parliament began debating a Bill yesterday aimed at improving food safety, as the government said more than 3,600 babies made sick in the country's tainted milk scandal remained in hospital. The draft law before the National People's Congress aims to prevent any
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        Lock icon 'Whopping lie' slammed
        88 27 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: North Korea yesterday denied as a "whopping lie" Japanese news reports that Pyongyang recently instructed its overseas missions to be on standby for an important announcement. The reports sparked speculation that the announcement could be related to the health of North Korean leader Kirn
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        Lock icon Activist Hu Jia honoured
        150 27 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE STRASBOURG: The European Parliament yesterday awarded a prestigious rights prize to jailed Chinese dissident Hu Jia despite pressure from Beijing not to do so. In a letter, China had warned that giving the Sakharov Prize to the civil rights campaigner could damage ties with
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        Lock icon Tee-off before temple talks
        99 27 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SIEM REAP: Cambodia's Defence Minister teed off with Thai military officials yesterday in a spot of golf diplomacy ahead of talks aimed at resolving a fierce territorial dispute. A meeting of mid-level officials in Cambodia's north-west tourist hub Siem Reap was meant to pave
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        Lock icon Faster than a speeding bullet
        154 27 IT WILL be faster than a speeding bullet: a pencil-shaped car powered by a jet engine and a rocket, roaring across a desert at more than 1,609kmh. If all goes as planned, the 12m-long Bloodhound SSC will break the land speed record by the largest-ever
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        Lock icon Improve health with mozzie bite
        160 27 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SLICEOFLIFE WASHINGTON: One day, human beings will not be so quick to swat a pesky mosquito. Researcher Hiroyuki Matsuoka at Jichi Medical University in Japan has come up with a novel proposal to turn mosquitoes into vaccine-loaded "flying syringes". For thinking out of
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      425 29 EVERYONE should join Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong in applauding the Law Society's agreeing that lawyers should discontinue the practice of holding clients' money. In a speech made at a recent Law Society event, CJ Chan pointed to the overriding public interest that needed
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      1038 29  -  Timothy Garton Ash U.S. ELECTIONS I By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES WHERE were you when Obama was shot? That's a line we pray we will never have to say; a line that I have hesitated even to write, as if its mere inscription could
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      761 29  - It's not the economy it's the ugliness Kathleen Parker By AT THIS juncture, I wouldn't want to bet even a sub-prime mortgage on this presidential election. As perhaps never before, multiple hidden factors could alter the outcome. Judging by polls, it would seem that Senator Barack Obama will be the
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        1183 30 THE PRESIDENT AND SINGAPORE'S RESERVES How do the President's custodial powers over the reserves work in practice? Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong explained in Parliament on Tuesday. This is an edited version of part of his speech. WOULD we need to go to the President to spend
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        819 31  -  Nirmal Ghosh I By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT MS TRI Mumpuni Iskandar, an agricultural engineer and director of the Ibeka Foundation in Indonesia, is campaigning to replace diesel power generation with renewable energy among her country's most remote communities. She has developed micro hydel energy for
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        671 32  -  Theresa W. Devasahayam GENDER IMBALANCE I By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE prospect of a woman becoming United States president dimmed when Senator Hillary Clinton was defeated by rival Barack Obama for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. But the selection of Governor Sarah Palm as
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        556 32  -  Maximilian Png I By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES MRS Sarah Palm is from Wasilla, a town in Alaska with a population of 9,800. Ms Malalai Kakar was from Kandahar, a city in Afghanistan with a population of 450,000. Both are (were) determined, educated women and
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        278 33 MONOCLE'S editor-in-chief offers five suggestions for Singapore's urban planners: A shopping street to challenge Orchard Road A second hub would keep the retail scene "interesting and dynamic". Singapore could take its cue from central Tokyo, which is about three times larger and has many shopping
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        1481 33  -  Clarissa Oon To be a global talent magnet, tolerance and 'everyday wonders' are vital, says urban design commentator Tyler Brule By CANADIAN media whiz Tyler Brule, a self-described "huge risk-taker", knows a thing or two about going out on a limb for
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        83 33 LIVEABLE CITIES Monocle's criteria: Good flight connections and airport Low crime rate Strong public services such as education and health care Ample sunshine and bearable average annual temperature Excellent communications and connectivity Tolerance of different races and lifestyles Attractive architecture Quality, affordable public transport and taxis Strong local
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        56 33 2008 rankings 1. Copenhagen (above) 2. Munich 3. Tokyo 4. Zurich 5. Helsinki 6. Vienna 7. Stockholm 8. Vancouver 9. Melbourne 10. Paris 11. Sydney 12. Honolulu 13. Madrid 14. Berlin 15. Barcelona 16. Montreal 17. Fukuoka 18. Amsterdam 19. Minneapolis 20. Kyoto 21. Hamburg 22. Singapore*
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        45 33 2007 rankings 1. Munich 2. Copenhagen 3. Zurich 4. Tokyo 5. Vienna 6. Helsinki 7. Sydney 8. Stockholm 9. Honolulu 10. Madrid 11. Melbourne 12. Montreal 13. Barcelona 14. Kyoto 15. Vancouver 16. Auckland 17. Singapore* 18. Hamburg 19. Paris 20. Geneva
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        1154 34  -  Zakir Hussain POST-65ERS Why not allow people in Singapore to belong to more than one race? By ONE needs only to look around the region to see how race remains a very real faultline. Singapore's recent history is not exempt: The discovery of the
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        210 35  -  Tay Wi Keng I READ with interest recent articles on the Lehman Brothers structured products. While I sympathise with investors who have incurred losses, demands for compensation by the banks selling these products are unreasonable. Singapore banks should follow the example of Hong Kong
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        203 35  -  Van Fook Wei THE National Environment Agency awards certain electrical products "green ticks" for energy saving. Likewise, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) should assess the risk of every structured product submitted for approval for sale to the public. It should be compulsory
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        390 35  -  Tong Jee Cheng (Ms) FINANCIAL CRISIS WITH the high deposit rate in Singapore, banks know of the potential "goldmine" out there to buy into their investment products. Not only DBS, but even its POSB subsidiary was pretty aggressive in promoting financial products. POSB has
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        409 35  -  Jean-Michel Bardin THE golden parachutes must not overshadow the bonuses of traders in the financial markets. Each year, traders can make more than all the life savings some retirees have lost. One of them, aged 35, told me recently he had already amassed enough
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        246 35  -  Tavence Kang BOUQUET FINANCE Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam's proposal to review the rules on spending the country's reserves is timely and welcome. With the spotlight on the DBS debacle and looming recession, both real and immediate concerns, this longterm issue may not get the same
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        388 36 Vulnerable Singaporeans "They desperately need help now." MR OH KIM CHONG: "I applaud the Government's move, reported on Wednesday, to protect vulnerable Singaporeans from the fallout of the economic crisis ('Help for S'poreans to cope with downturn'). Like their counterparts elsewhere, Singaporeans will be hit hard by the worldwide
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        414 36  -  Simon Sia CONGESTION AND VEHICLE POPULATION INCREASE I REFER to Tuesday's comments by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on last Saturday's article, "More cars on the roads COE system not working to plan". The LTA has hit the nail on the head in stating
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        174 36  -  Chiang Bak Hoi I REFER to Sunday's report, "Newton touts are still in business". Touting at Newton Circus Food Centre is a perennial problem which is unlikely to go away. If we want to patronise the stalls there, we must be prepared to be
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        112 36  -  Chan Soo Sen I REFER to Wednesday's report, "Fancy setting, worthless degrees". I was invited to the ceremony through one of my grassroots leaders who was a graduand. I checked the website of a West Coast University, an institution based in Los Angeles accredited for health-care
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      62 36 h] WHAT'S ONLINE MORE LETTERS BaaaV www.straitstimes.com ONLINE FORUM WORTHLESS DEGREES: Education hub status must be protected RESPECT PRESCHOOL TEACHERS: They lay foundations of learning in a child's life NO TO LONG HAIR: Male TV personalities should have neat haircuts YES TO MORE SEX EDUCATION: Says woman in early 20s
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      110 38 The Recyclable Intermediate Chute Holding (RICH) system was developed by SembEnviro and tested during a pilot project at Block 297 C Choa Chu Kang Avenue 2. The hopper for recyclables such as paper, bottles and cans is installed on every floor next to
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      660 38  -  Judith Tan Household participation in HDB pilot scheme hit 93% in July last year IBL Scow Kai Lun HOUSEWIFE H. K. Chua, 38, used to drive 10 minutes to a nearby primary school to throw her recyclables into a bin provided. But since a chute just
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      420 39  -  Melissa Sim 18 file protest against en bloc sale, alleging it was done in bad faith I By l& Scow Kai Lun AT LEAST 18 shop owners in Katong Mall have filed objections to a $219 million collective sale of the East Coast
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      390 39  -  SEOW KAI LUN THE battle surrounding the collective sale of Katong Mall has left the complex's stable of enrichment, tuition and music centres in a state of limbo, business owners told The Straits Times. While the mall has been sold for $219 million, several minority owners
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      774 40  -  Goh Chin Lian With less work at hand, workers can be sent to upgrade their skills to meet challenges ahead I By Kor Kian Beng "BUCK UP" are two words that bosses might be tempted to use more readily on employees during a
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      547 40  -  Kor Kian Beng I By JURONG GRC resident Sri S. Vadivel Rounder is withdrawing his application for the High Court to order a by-election in his constituency, following the death of his counsel J.B. Jeyaretnam. He filed a notice with the High Court
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      397 42  -  Theresa Tan Matchmaking firm offers 50% cut as business is hit by financial crisis I By AT LEAST one marriage agency is charging half-price to matchmake Singapore men with Vietnamese brides. Mr Mark Lin of Vietnam Brides International Matchmaker took out advertisements in the Chinese
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      474 44  -  Christopher Tan ComfortDelGro to review charge in view of economic climate By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT CAB commuters may have something to cheer about soon, as the 30-cent fuel surcharge introduced in July may be lifted. ComfortDelGro, Singapore's largest taxi operator, which initiated the
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      306 44  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN OIL companies yesterday cut pump prices again, sending all petrol rates below $2 a litre for the first time in three years. The reduction the 10th consecutive cut since July was initiated by Shell and followed swiftly
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      172 44 SURGEONS undergoing training are about to get hands-on experience even before they operate on live patients. At the $5.5 million Khoo Teck Puat Advanced Surgery Training Centre, they will practise on virtual simulators using three-dimensional visualisation software and robotic arms. The centre built with
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      596 46  -  Sherwin Loh Visitors can try out more than 30 titles as Microsoft aims to trump console rivals I By MICROSOFT opens a three-day roadshow at the Marina Square atrium today to introduce upcoming game titles for its Xbox 360 console. The XOB roadshow
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      628 49  -  April Chong They are ill-equipped to care for elderly ill I By PANADOL is about the only weapon a nursing home has in its arsenal of medicines to ease pain. Controlled drugs like morphine are rarely used, as they have to be prescribed by doctors,
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      73 49 PALLIATIVE medicine is about improving the quality of life of patients with terminal illnesses such as end-stage cancer and advanced organ failure. It involves managing pain as well as the social, emotional and spiritual needs of the patients and their relatives. Palliative care is often given together
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      174 49  -  SUJIN THOMAS A LORRY driver who rammed into a motorcycle, fatally injuring one rider and hurting two others, was fined $10,000 and banned from driving for five years yesterday. Chung Chun Wing was going at lOOkmh along the Bukit Timah Expressway lOkmh over
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      445 50 Part of their annual pay is linked to growth rate of gross domestic product SENIOR civil servants can expect their annual pay package to shrink next year, because a significant portion of it is tied to how well the economy is doing. The inevitable
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      76 50 Part of The Concourse at Beach Road is being demolished to make way for a new development called The Concourse Skyline. The 360-unit residential tower is designed by Sydney-based architect Philip Cox. The new 99-year leasehold property is currently open for previews to Duyers.
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      551 50  -  Zakir Hussain I By FINANCE Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam had this advice for insurers last night: Go back to basics. That is, stick to your core business, have boards and senior management that take risks seriously and, above all, maintain the trust
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      405 51  -  Tessa Wong Possible drop in corporate donations, charitable work for firms hit by financial crisis I By THE global economic crisis could force companies to cut back on charitable work and donations, a leading volunteer organisation said yesterday. "It will be tempting for many corporations
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      307 51  -  Melissa Sim By THE Singapore Association for the Deaf (SADeaf) and its affiliates, the Singapore School for the Deaf (SSD) and the Mountbatten Vocational School (MVS), now have joint premises in Mountbatten Road. The new location will allow the three groups to share
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      392 52 Greenery Awards laud use of plants in building designs RUNNING up the centre of the posh, 36-storey Newton Suites is a wall covered in Trumpet vine which, at 100 m, is the tallest in Singapore. The Newton Road condominium, where units fetch over
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      133 52 FROM a boutique hotel to a building to entice financial marketing firms, to a condominium to a shopping centre, the first the Singapore Institute of Architects-NParks skyrise Greenery Awards demonstrate gardens in the sky can be featured anywhere. PHOTO: PHOTO: PHOTO: PHOTO: Newton Suites features a
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      466 54  -  Carolyn Quek Group behind Lexean accused of failing to pay wages and bills I By A MAGAZINE publisher that burst onto the scene almost two years ago, promising to rival some of the biggest names in the industry, has found itself embroiled in multiple legal
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      225 54 TWO foreigners were charged in a district court yesterday with cheating a pair of women of about $20,000, in what prosecutors said were phoney kidnappings. The men, Chinese national Fan Jilin, 22, and Lin Shih-tien, 39, who is Taiwanese, allegedly called the two women
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      338 56 NATURE SOCIETY (SINGAPORE) You can spend this weekend spotting birds at the Nature Society's annual bird race. In its 25th year, the race will start at Sungei Buloh and end at Dairy Farm. See how many you can track of Singapore's most common birds, as listed in
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      606 62  -  Lin Xinyi What Liv gets: $4,500. What he turned down: $6,300. By A MONTHLY salary of $6,300. That was the offer that was put on the table for the man who helped deliver Singapore's first Olympic medal in 48 years. National table tennis coach Liv Guodong yesterday
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      446 63 Atletico Madrid 1 Liverpool 1 MADRID: It was a night of regret for Liverpool in the Champions League. After taking an early lead against Atletico Madrid, they wasted chances to extend it and conceded a late equaliser after a defensive mix-up. Worse could come.
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      237 63 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS MILAN: Anorthosis Famagusta, the surprise team of football's Champions League so far, restricted Inter Milan to a 1-0 win on Wednesday, at the San Siro, no less. The Cypriot newcomers are still in a position to qualify for
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      733 63  -  Martin Samuel THE TIMES, LONDON By LONDON: An opinion that Michel Platini, the Uefa president, did not offer on his recent trip to Liverpool: "If you bring people from America and there is no one from Paris at the club, where is Paris?
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        63 64 SOUTH Korean golfers Jang Jeong, Lee Scon Hwa and Park In Bee have confirmed their participation in next month's Lexus Cup. They will represent Team Asia against Team International at the Nov 28-30 Ryder Cup-style event in Singapore. Jang and Lee will be making
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        53 64 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Dubai's Zabeel Investments has pulled out of a deal to buy English second-division football side Charlton. "The debate around foreign ownership of football clubs and the worsening economic climate in the UK contributed to the decision to pull out," a
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        65 64 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Newcastle football club defender Habib Beye (above) has won his appeal against a red card in the Manchester City match and is available for tomorrow's English Premier League game against Sunderland. He was sent off in the 2-2 draw on Monday for
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      989 64 THE TIMES, LONDON Football's bad boy sees the light after jail and vows to redeem himself LONDON: Joey Barton has been accused of many things and has been found guilty of some but dishonesty is one charge that would never stick. The most contentious English footballer
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      322 64 MILAN: The backlash against David Beckham's loan move to AC Milan has begun. LA Galaxy, his American team, say they know nothing about his plans. Added coach Bruce Arena: "I don't see how the move benefits the Galaxy." Over in Italy, Inter
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      315 64 ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL: Manchester United's Park Ji Sung's status as the top Asian football star in Europe could be under threat from his two young countrymen who appear ready to make an impact. Dubbed South Korea's Two Dragons, they are Xi Sung Yong, 19, and Lee
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      493 64 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: David Ginola has watched with disappointment as Tottenham Hotspur, one of his former clubs, endured the worst start to a season in their history. Eight games into the campaign, they have yet to record a victory, lie bottom of the Premier
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      641 65  -  Terrence Voon To prepare for life after sport, shuttler applies for management course I By STUDIES, instead of sport, are set to come first for one of Singapore's top badminton players. Ronald Susilo has applied for a full-time management course with SIM University (UniSIM), and is
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      364 65  -  ZUREENA HABIB BY SINGAPORE triathlete Mok Ying Ren won the South-east Asia Games gold in dramatic fashion last year. He will try to make a similar impression at the inaugural Asian Beach Games in Bali on Sunday. The 20-year-old, who will leave for
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      373 66 ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY: The dominance of the Indian pace bowlers has forced the Australian think-tank to redraw their reverse swing strategy for the remaining two cricket Tests in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India's Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan managed to reverse swing as early as in the 10th
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      297 66 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK: Tiger Woods has been carrying the Buick logo on his golf bag and appearing in ads for the carmaker since 1999. But that may end after next year. Buick's parent company General Motors has seen its shares drop more than 74 per
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      545 66 REUTERS ST PETERSBURG (Florida): US baseball team Philadelphia Phillies' base-runner Shane Victorino (right) is tagged out at the home plate by Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro. The visiting Phillies beat the Rays 3-2 in the opening game of the best-of-seven World Series on
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      420 67 Hamilton snaps back at Alonso, saying it's a case of sour grapes LONDON: Ferrari legend Michael Schumacher admits he has been impressed with Lewis Hamilton since the Briton's debut at the start of 2007. The seven-time world champion believes the McLaren driver, who stands on
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      175 67 ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA: Former heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield, facing the possibility of jail time in a child-support case, reached a settlement after he agreed to a US$lOO,OOO (*****,000) college fund for his 10-year-old son on Wednesday. He also consented to pay private school tuition
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      272 67 I I CHUN AH SEAM Age: 85 passed away peacefully on 23rd October 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: (Ng Tian See, deceased) Brother: Chng Yong Par Sister-in-law: Ng Ah Lek Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ng Kirn Cheok, Peter Cheong Mcc Lan Ng Kirn Teck Tan Ang Bouy Ng Kirn Poh, Francis
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      188 67 "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me will live, even through he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." John 11:25-26 ■Lfli CATHERINE SEAH KIOW ENG Age: 78 was called home to be with the Lord on 23 October 2008. Sadly missed
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      139 67 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 HO MEE KUIEN Age: 79 was called home to be with the Lord on 22 October 2008, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Wong Meng Chan, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Wong Foo Kiong
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      258 67 'My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour; because he has looked upon the humiliation of his servant. The Almighty has worked marvels for me, Holy is his name.' Luke 1:46-49 KATHERINE TEO SEOK CHOO Age: 83 was called home to be
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      35 67 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Mdm Foo Chit Yang, Justina the family of the late KEONG POH GUAN, CHRIS From: Chairman, President Members of the EXCO The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Singapore (CIMS)
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      39 67 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Director Mr. Martin Chew and family on the demise of their beloved father CHEW SOON HENG JOSEPH on 22/10/2008 From: The Management Staff of DAYPOWER ASIA PTE LTD FXEM-ELEKTRO INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD
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      173 67 The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want... and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23 NEO AH HEOK Age: 82 Was called home to be with the Lord on 22 October 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Tan Beng Kee (deceased)
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      124 67 JIJ^ 1" "**s> j^p am the Resurrection and the Life. 4 If anyone believes in me even though he dies he will live." John 11:25 STEPHEN HENG Age: 77 was called home to be with the Lord on 22 October 2008 leaving behind: Wife: Bernadette Yap Sons: Daughter-in-law: Peter Heng
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      150 67 "I live now not with my own life but with the life o, Christ who lives in me." Gal 2:2(. JOSEPH CHEW SOON HENG Age: 76 was called home to be with the Lord on 22 Oct 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by Wife: Lee Soo Kirn Sons: Daughters-in-law:
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      54 68 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The family of our late Managing Director KWEE SIOE HONG Departed on 23 Oct 2008 From: The Board of Directors, Management and Staff of SINDEV ENTERPRISES PTE LTD SINDEV HOLDINGS PTE LTD SINDEV REALTY PTE LTD PAN BINCHANG PTE LTD PENTA PASIFIK SDN
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      175 68 "I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth." Job 19:25 Our Deepest sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to the families of our Advisor REV HENRY KHOO HIN YANG (Honorary Prison Chaplain) on his demise on 21 October 2008 From Pastors, Friends, Ex-inmates
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      33 68 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late REV HENRY KHOO HIN YANG who passed away peacefully on 21 October 2008. From: Director and Staff of SINGAPORE PRISON SERVICE y
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      138 68 GOH AH SENG Age 96 Passed away on 23 October 2008. Dearly and sadly missed by: Husband Chang Chew Wee (deceased) Sons Daughter-in-law Chung Swee Kirn Ang Ah Eng Chang Swee Siang (deceased) Daughters: Son-in-law Violet Chang Siew Ai (deceased) Doreen Chang Swee Keng Ronnie Yeow Joo Seng Catherine Chang
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      142 68 TANN BOON KIAT Age: 74 Departed on 23rd Oct 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Judy Loh Kwai Heng Daughter: Spouse: Tann Lay Kah Tinica Wong Kum Seng Vincent Granddaughters: Wong SynYee Wong Sze Yee Brothers: Spouse: (Tann Boon Teck, deceased) Cheong Ai Ling Irene (Tann
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      44 68 We, The Family of the Late ANG WAN 810 Departed peacefully on 19th October 2008 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement.
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      56 68 f IN LOVING MEMORY 1 of LIU-LEONG CHOI PENG Departed October 24, 1994 '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 We will always love you. Husband: Chee Ming Sons: Brian Daryl
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      37 68 Memory wanders as shadows fell Saclc to the days or happiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Or her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep.
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      549 71  -  Joyce Teo 3rd-quarter revenue up 24%; higher sales from all units except property I By KEPPEL Corp has delivered some cheer amid the gloom by reporting a 10.2 per cent climb in net profit to $272.86 million for the third quarter. Revenue was
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      173 71 OCBC BANK has appointed two new non-executive directors to its board with effect from Nov 1. They are Mrs Fang Ai Lian, chairman of OCBC's insurance subsidiary Great Eastern Holdings, and Mr Colm McCarthy, a retired veteran banker formerly with Bank of America. Mrs Fang,
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      296 72  -  Francis Chan I By QIOPTIQ Singapore, the local unit of a global optical equipment company, has unveiled a new $40 million manufacturing plant in Tractor Road in Jurong. The 200,000 sq ft factory was officially opened yesterday by Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. Qioptiq, which
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      611 72  -  Jessica Cheam Industry legend Linda Locke is honoured for 30 years of commitment to the sector By SHE comes with a couple of affectionate nicknames the "godmother" of the advertising scene is one, as is the "dragon lady", but colleagues rose together last night to
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      546 73  -  Elizabeth Wilmot It hits a 3-month high as housing costs and food prices soar I By SINGAPORE'S inflation rate came in higher than expected last month, up 6.7 per cent from September last year, to reach a three-month high. Inflation, tracked through the consumer price index
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      390 73  -  Grace Ng I By THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) has reportedly agreed to invest up to As7oo million (Ss7o2 million) in an Australian property company. GlC's real estate arm said that it has invested in GPT, and sees this partnership
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      350 73 GRACE NG EVEN the bread-and-butter business of mail delivery could suffer a hit in the fallout from the current economic and financial turbulence. One way to mitigate this would be for postal operators across the region to work together to stay competitive, a meeting
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      691 74  -  Yang Huiwen Strong greenback eroding gold's appeal as an alternative investment I By INVESTORS are fleeing commodities, including recent red-hot favourite gold, as global inflation eases and the United States dollar gains ground. Gold, popular as a hedge against inflation, has lost much
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        609 69  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS Stocks succumb to fears over corporate earnings, severity of downturn I By CONCERNS over corporate earnings and uncertainty about the severity of a global recession drove the local market to its third day in the red, closing at its
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          32 69 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 8,460.98 (-213.71) Japanese shares closed down 2.46 per cent but finished well off their lows of the day on hopes of a Wall Street rebound.
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          26 69 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 13,760.49 (-506.11) Hong Kong share prices closed 3.6 per cent down, following concerns over a negative corporate outlook.
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          31 69 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday s close: 1,875.56 (-20.26) Chinese shares closed down 1.07 per cent, led lower by ban shares as part of global selloffs amid mounting recession fears.
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          25 69 Sydney S&P ASX 200 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 3,974.4 (-181.7) Australian share prices closed 4.4 per cent lower on recession fears and disappointing company results.
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          24 69 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 891.32 (-12.96) Malaysian stocks closed 1.43 per cent lower amid investors' fears over a looming worldwide recession.
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          24 69 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 1,049.71 (-84.88) South Korean share prices closed 7.4 per cent lower on growing fears about the global economy.
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          24 69 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 9,771.7 (-398.2) Indian shares fell 3.92 per cent on growing global recession fears and a weak earnings outlook.
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          22 69 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Wednesday's close: 465.24 (-13.55) Thai financial markets were closed for a public holiday yesterday. They reopen today.
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            97 69 (0) Oct 23 Portek HKLand HL Fin Asia Pac Brew Sinopipe ST Engg DairyFarm CityDev Broadway Kinergy Brothers SouthernPkg Vanlord DesignStudio Eu Van Sang GuocoLand Ltd Total Access China Haida Epure GuthrieGTS CENTS 71 246 222 1018 20 223 434 656 59 14 19.5 9.5 88 20 35
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            116 69 (0) Oct 23 CENTS DCBCCap3.93%Pref10 7900 -620.0 -7.3 GLD 10US$ 7182 -507.5 -4.5 JMH 1850 -201.2 -6.8 OCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 ...9040 -130.0 -1.4 OCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 ...8180 -120.0 -1.4 UOB 5.05%NCPS 100 9000 -110.0 -1.2 OCBCCap 5.1%NCPS 100 .8820 -80.0 -0.9 Jardine CSC 1020 -74.0 -6.8
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            89 69 Oct 23 Sinopipe Southern Pkg Kinergy Ionics Zhonghui China Haida Portek Auston Reyphon Brothers Hoe Leong Artivision ChinaACorp Dniontech China Bearing IPCOIntl IntRoller Linair Hiyoshi DesignStudio CENTS 20 100.0 9.5 72.7 14 55.6 1.5 50.0 3 50.0 8.5 41.7 71 34.0 2 33.3 2 33.3 19.5 30.0 12
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            92 69 Oct 23 CENTS Keda Com Hartawan KSH ITE Elec Centillion StarPharm FrivenCo ThaiVillage Shining China VongS KPIas KLW Hldgs Novena Sun East Ultra Tech Asia Food&Prop Informatics Lankom Wanxiang Willas-Array 6.5 -59.4 -9.5 7.5 -46.4 -6.5 13.5 -41.3 -9.5 3 -40.0 -2.0 1 -33.3 -0.5 3 -33.3 -1.5
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            108 69 (0) Oct 23 CENTS STI 3300BNPePW*****0 156 STI 2450 DBePW*****1 139 STI 2250 DBePW*****2 105 STI2500BNPePW*****7 152 U0BMBLePW*****4 79.5 CapitalandD BePW***** 42.5 STI2350BNPePW*****0 124 SGX BNP ePW*****6 52.5 STI 2050 DBePW*****2 76 STI 1950 DBePW*****2 62.5 DBS RB ePW*****8 81 STI 2050BNPePW*****9 ...51.5 STI 2200BNPePW*****6 68 SingTel RBePW*****3
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            113 69 (0) Oct 23 CENTS U0BMBUCW*****0 122 -27.0 -18.1 UOB BNP eCW*****6 47 -23.0 -32.9 DBS MBL iCW*****3 108 -21.0 -16.3 OCBC Bk MBLiCW*****0 28 -11.5 -29.1 DBS DB eCW*****9 10 -11.0 -52.4 DBS MBL iCW*****0 39 -10.5 -21.2 SingTel BNPeCW*****3 18.5 -8.0 -30.2 STI 1900 DBeCW*****2 26.5 -7.0
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            105 69 Oct 23 CENTS STI 2500BNPeCW*****0 1.5 50.0 0.5 CapitalaBNPeCW*****8 10.5 31.3 2.5 CapitalandDBePW***** 42.5 28.8 9.5 Union Steel W*****4 3 20.0 0.5 STI 2250 DBePW*****2 105 14.8 13.5 UOB MBL ePW*****4 79.5 14.4 10.0 SGX BNP ePW*****6 52.5 14.1 6.5 STI 3300BNPePW*****0 156 13.0 18.0 CapitalandDBeCW***** 18 12.5
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            119 69 Oct 23 C DBS DB eCW*****9 KepCorp MBUCW*****3 DBS HBL eCW*****3 SingTel BNPeCW*****3 UOB BNP eCW*****6 SingTelMBLiCW*****0 SingTel DBeCWD9D42D SingTel BNPeCWD9D423... STI 23DD DBeCW*****2 Tat Hong Wl ***** OCBC Bk MBLiCW*****0. DBS DB eCW*****6 SingTelM B Li CW0907 03 STI 2350BNPeCW*****0 SingTelMBLeCWD9D4D2 DBS MBL eCWD9D5D4 STI 24DDBNPeCWD9D129 DBS
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          176 69 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume cents Vol (obleGrp 57.5 -7.5 -11.5 Solden Agri 18.5 0.0 0.0 SingTel 228 -19.0 -7.7 ;osco Corp 72.5 2.0 2.8 ;hina Hongxing 17 -0.5 -2.9 :zra 44 -5.0 -10.2 !io-Treat 3.5 0.0 0.0 taell 3 0.0 0.0 UisGroup 11
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          105 69 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Oct 23 2008 Buying Selling Aust dollar 0.9900 1.0470 Can dollar 1.1870 1.2010 Euro 1.9110 1.9330 Malaysian rineeit* 0.4205 0.4213 NZ dollar 0.8770 0.8960 Sterling pound 2.4210 2.4490 US dollar 1.4920 1.5090 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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          371 69 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 382 810 2280 610 72.5 123 525 3580 2260 I-.,, 855 925 353.3 1990 1620 I-., 482 394 .1. 480 414 322 2220 572 404 228 5606 CapitaLand 153 5417 CapitaMall 618 5611 CityDev
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          618 69 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 179 272 216 256 274 438 115 145 280 207 194 365 388 195 118 595 398 I" 456 372 317 204 580 87 222 256 ll« 130 123.5 37.5 383.7 137 170
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        609 70  -  Robin Chan Energy firm disputes claims by analyst who branded it 'a sell' I By ENERGY firm Ezra Holdings has hit back at a Citigroup analyst report that branded the firm "a sell" and "high risk". Ezra told the Singapore Exchange yesterday
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        353 70 LAD magazine Maxim will cease publication, while photography title PhotoVideoi will be incorporated into a sister publication, said SPH Magazines yesterday. Falling circulation and "borderline" profitability are behind Maxim's closure, said SPH Magazines chief executive Loh Yew Seng. He said the readership and advertising
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        375 70  -  Joyce Teo I By UNITHOLDERS in Capital Commercial Trust (CCT), which owns extensive office space here, got a bumper return in the third quarter beating a forecast mainly due to higher gross rental income. Another factor: The real estate investment trust (Reit) started to register income
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        314 70  -  ROBIN CHAN MERCATOR Singapore, an India-owned shipping line, has continued its strong run of growth despite the global downturn. Its net profit soared to U5524.9 million (5537.6 million) for the second quarter, up 94.4 per cent on the $12.8 million for the same period last year.
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      105 74 P| WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm crying to the Government when they MOST-READ ONLINE (have) gambled and lost." B Asian stocks tumble. B Singapore dollar falls to a year-low. BLOGGED ABOUT B Humpty Dumpty's great fall. Says MOST COMMENTED nanipooh: "We will learn a lesson only
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      561 76  -  huang lijie The newly revamped online guide in Asia One nudges out popular sites such as Makansutra Barely five months after it was launched, SoShiok.com has become the most popular food website in Singapore. It ranked first in the Food and Beverage (lifestyle and reference)
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      324 76 Associated Press London Annie Leibovitz revisited a tense moment last year with Queen Elizabeth II as the celebrity photographer showcased a new exhibit of her work in London on Wednesday. The British queen rebuked Leibovitz when the photographer suggested the monarch consider removing her crown during
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      97 76 Los Angeles X-Files star David Duchovny (right) sued British newspaper the Daily Mail on Wednesday over a story suggesting he cheated on his wife, Tea Leoni, with tennis instructor Edit Pakay. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Su- perior Court, alleges defamation and invasion of privacy.
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      102 80 'All my life I'd been trained to react... My instinct was, if someone talks about you, you see them, you fight. But Moby? Really? I was going to fight Moby? And I was going to fight a puppet? In hindsight, I should have handled it differently' Rapper Eminem
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      820 80  -  frankie chee For Katryna Tan, it is a flurry of activity and preparation just nights before the Harp Festiva night out At just 1.6 m in height, pint-sized Katryna Tan is dwarfed by the 1.85 m classical harp she plays, but her music moves
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        676 77  - As he likes it with a twist Rebecca lynne tan David Oyelowo was all set to be a lawyer but gave it up to pursue his passion in acting British actor David Oyelowo, who stars as the male lead Orlando in director Kenneth Branagh's screen adaptation of As You Like
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      2657 128 w MARS BUY IT'SELL IT* FIND IT ANNULMENTS Aim DISCHARGES OF BANKRUPTCY ACT 1"^ BANKRUPTCY ORDERS (CHAPTER 20) Mlllli JURONG TOWN COUNCIL Pgg RKHAM.TQA PAYOH TOWN COUNCIL UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) WIIIf FRtI (TVA PAYOH OFFICE) TAKE NOTICE THAT: »JJ Mdll MJM=M i^jj £^25AL»°ng2 Sh#ol-134 Singapore *****5 Notice
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      2178 129 Notices ■U^vSawflLraMy^^fl THE TOWN councils for the towns of: EAST COAST (EC) TAMPINES (TM) JALAN BESAR (JB) WEST COAST (WC) HOLLAND-BUKIT PANJANG (HBP) TANJONG PAGAR (TP) SEMBAWANG (SB) PASIR RIS-PUNGGOL (PR-PG) Type Address Floor Area Tenancy Service Charge I (sqm) (per month) E^|^^n^E^|^|*V Eating 22 Woodlands Link 893 3 years
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    642 134 Should hiring m3n3£6rS TSIV Ofl Of IQ^HOTS i- i o intUITIOn WnGPI SGIGCTIfIg 3 CanUlCiatG? ON THE one hand, intuition particularly for women is often more logical than you think. Because women tend to excel at reading body language, you often pick up non-verbal
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      1074 134 REC RU IT fSr\ The Hospital Authority is a statutory body established Increasing revenue requires channel partners1 commitment and proven g*jk flB 1 8 m. ft m m and financed by the Hong Kong Government to operate channel management techniques. Learn how to successfully manage \ll/ hospital and provide an
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      19 135 India s answer to the little black dress BEAUTY BRANDS STARS SWEAR BY FANN WONG'S WEDDING UPDATE
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      436 136  -  TEE HUN CHINC Editor hunching@sph.eom.sg Two Urban writers returned from their respective interviews not long ago with nuggets to share. "She looked tired. Her skin didn't look that great," one said of a former model. The other described the laugh lines of a fading regional starlet
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      575 138 FASHFLASH Hong Xinyi, Eve Yap Karen Tee BLINC THINGS Jewellery and silverware label Tiffany Co has spruced up its store at NgeeAnn City (01-05, 02-05) with upgrades like two private sales salons and Makore wood and stainless steel framed showcases that echo the decor a its
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      285 138 Every time I saunter past the construction site at Orchard Turn, I am reminded of how eagerly this shopping-crazed nation is looking forward to the soon-to-be-open lon Orchard. Are you panting with excitement too, my dears? There is at least one person, though, who isn't too excited about the
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      534 139 Have a problem with the way you look? Don't sweat it. E-mail your queries to Hong Xinyi at sturban@sph.com.sg s~^. How do I maintain white polyurethane handbags? Mine tend to turn yellowish after some time despite being kept in dust bags. APia Chew, who owns vintage boutique Dustbunny
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      66 139 advancedstyle.blogspot.com From spunky old ladies in chic suits to elderly gentlemen in smart, old-school fedoras, this showcase for senior citizens proves that looking good is not a prerogative of the young. In fact, our favourite pictures on this site show excellent Golden Girls chic: quirky colour combinations
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      285 139  -  Karen Tee These two head-turners were spotted at The Hour Glass' •Carl F. Bucherer Trail Blazer Award 2008 atjing Restaurant, One Fulferton, on OcM7 Desiree Yong, 24, air stewardess What are you wearing? My dress from Chaos cost $89 and my Louis Vuitton handbag w? c C 1
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      795 140 The New York Times More men are using Botox to look younger and stay competitive ive years ago, when a fourth horizontal line appeared on the forehead of Cody E. Lee, he knew he had his family's wrinkle gene. Both his mother and maternal grandfather had
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      164 140 From a medical perspective, there are only slight differences in the way Botox affects the typical man and woman. The procedure works the same way in both, eliminating or reducing wrinkles by temporarily paralysing and atrophying the facial muscles that cause them. Men often have thicker
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      508 141  -  Karen Tee At last, instructions in English so you will know how to dabble with those intriguing Japanese and Korean beauty products. KAREN TEE tries out some quirky beauty aids from Stardust, a new specialty cosmetics store by John Little BEAU^BOX 1 Sana Maiko-han Makeup Base, $26.90 The
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      138 142 Claim to fame: Since 1 967, this American skincare company's products and treatments have been a secret weapon for those in-the-know. Its specialities span from teen acne to ageing skin. Over the years, the Mario Badescu line has been featured in a slew of magazines including Vogue, Elle,
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      156 142 Claim to fame: London-based skin and body care brand Rodial is known for its beauty aids which it touts as "glamorous alternatives to plastic surgery". Products include Glamotox ($265), a day cream with muscle-freezing properties that is an alternative to a Botox jab, and a multi-purpose Glam Balm ($1
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      136 142  -  KAREN TEE Urban checks out five beauty brands that stars swear by Nothing adds more to a beauty brand's cachet than glowing testimonials from celebrities. Take, for example, New York-based skincare brand Mario Badescu, which is known to eschew traditional advertising and takes pride in word-of-mouth
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      194 142 Claim to fame: Dermona is a line of herbal skincare products based on traditional Korean medicine. Created in 1980, it is based on a 500-year-old Korean manuscript called Donguibogam, which means Encyclopaedia of Oriental Medicines and Practices. As they are herb-based, Dermona's products are said to be gentler on
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      180 142 Claim to fame: Since it began in 1 997, this Texas-based cosmeceutical company has been a leader in harnessing the power of antioxidants in its skincare products. Antioxidants are molecules that neutralise free radicals, which are the molecules in the environment that damage the skin's cells. SkinCeuticals now has
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      186 142 Claim to fame: Talika came about during World War II in 1948 when a French surgeon developed an anti-bacterial cream made of plant extracts like witch hazel and St John's Wort to treat wounded soldiers. She was surprised to discover the cream stimulated eyelash growth when applied to wounds
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      914 143 Hong Kong star Vivian Chow's secret to beauty is simplicity, as HONG XINYI finds out Almost every write-up of Vivian Chow from the last few years mentions this fact: The Hong Kong singer-actress, who turns 41 next month, looks almost as youthful as she did when she
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      852 144 Actress Farm Wong tells KAREN TEE she is leaving all the planning for her wedding to husband-to-be Christopher Lee and good pal David Gan rustrated Farm Wong fans who have been waiting for her to name her wedding day will have to hang on a little longer. The
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      1134 145  -  HONG XINYI Deepavali is not the only time you can wear a sari, as it is a timeless piece of garment Women who celebrate Deepavali have probably been busy stocking up on new saris for the Indian festival of lights, which falls on Monday. Fashion followers from New
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      357 145 The sari may be a familiar sight but here are some interesting facts about it you may not have known. Although different regions used to have saris of different lengths, a sari nowadays usually refers to a strip of cloth that is about 6m long. The main section,
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      189 146 CONTINENTAL DEPARTMENT STORE 165 Dunlop Street, tel: 6294-8559 Saris here come in trendy fabrics like chiffon and crepe silk. Price: $45 to $1,800 HANIFFA TEXTILES 104-120 Dunlop Street, tel: 6333-4749, 6338-0193; 60 and 62 Serangoon Road, tel: 6299-3709 Diamante beading, embossed fabrics, handwoven saris you can find almost
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      245 146 Pile on the bangles and other accessories with your sari BANGLES These are often sold in sets of more than 20 for each arm at specialised stores, and each set includes thicker, more elaborate bracelets as well as thinner and simpler ones. Many stores will also help you
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      332 146 The versatile sari is a hot pick for pop vixens, Bollywood icons and politicians PERFECT MATCH Seen here at a film premiere earlier this year, Bollywood's reigning power couple dressed to match. Actress Aishwarya Rai complements her husband, actor Abhishek Bachchan, perfectly with her sheer black sari
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      871 147 The once-staid Marks Spencer is spicing up its clothes, as KAREN TEE finds out" When super stylist Patricia Field of Sex And The City (SATC) fame announced she would be designing a collection for Marks Spencer, there were surprised gasps. Field, 66, is the American behind
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      281 148  -  MICHELLE TAY Asian designers are making waves in the American fashion scene with many sweeping awards Style hurricane warning: Eastern winds are sweeping through the American design scene. Although Vivienne Tarn and Vera Wang have long defined modern chinoiserie and inimitable elegance respectively, a new generation of
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      556 148 Age: 41 Heritage: Originally from San Francisco. Youngest of three children born to Chinese-American parents in the garment import business. Style: Pretty, girly fabrics backed by clean, crisp silhouettes. Career: Graduated from Parsons The New School For Design in New York in 1990 and spent 12 years working
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      418 148 Age: 31 Heritage: Born in northern Thailand but moved to the United States with his family at 11, and grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. Style: Timelessly feminine designs which are romantic and sensual yet modern and innovative. Career: Graduated from Boston University in 1 997 with a business
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        149 149 Now designs for: His own label Peter Som Age: 36 Heritage: Americanborn Chinese from San Francisco. Architect parents instilled in him the ideal of purity of form, function and composition that have become his hallmarks. Style: Known as "the next Michael Kors". His following includes celebs like Scarlett
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        155 149 Now designs for: His own label 3.1 Phillip Lim Age: 35 Heritage: Born in Thailand to Chinese parents who went briefly to Cambodia when he was an infant then fled the civil war. The Lims wound up in southern California, where his mother was a seamstress and dad,
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        145 149 Now designs for: Her own label Doo.Ri Age: 35 Heritage: Born in South Korea and moved to the United States with her family at age four, settling in Ramsey, New Jersey, where her parents ran a dry-cleaning business. Style: Best known for her flattering jerseys that drape, gather
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        177 149 Now designs for: His own label Alexander Wang Age: 24 Heritage: Of Chinese descent, born and raised in San Francisco; now lives in New York. Describes his "everyday uniform" as "a baggy T-shirt, Cheap Monday skinny jeans and sneakers". Style: Inspired by what models wear off the runway.
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      786 150 The global downturn will not dim sales at this year's JewelFest, say organisers. NOELLE LOH reports The economy may face doom and gloom but this year's Singapore JewelFest (SJF), which opens today, is set to add some much needed sparkle. First, there is the vast inpouring of
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      605 151  -  PRADEEP PAUL Stretching is important but if you don't do it right, it may do more harm than good f you are reading this column, you are into fitness. And, if you are into fitness, you will know how important it is to stretch before and after
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      205 152  -  POSH NOSH picked up a couple of pretty boys at the supermarket last week. We headed back to my place and I ate them: Masahiro, Tetsuo and Ryuichi. Relax. I haven't become a cannibal. What I had was not live hunks but tofu in creative Japanese cover-boy
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      110 152 My colleague messaged me the other day gushing with girlish enthusiasm. She had tried a snow ice at a mall and said: "It's really nice!" Less icy than sorbet and much fluffier than ice kachang, this dessert is like ice cream minus the cream in a good way.
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      113 152 Usually, American carrot cake goes down as well as, er, American football with most Singaporeans. Come on, we grew up with savoury carrot cake and real football. This American dessert from Calendar's was a hit at the office though. It was moist and soft and I got
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      111 152 These Hwaseong grapes might just bring out the child in you. Not so much fruit as chewy jellies with seeds, they are South Korea's answer to Japan's wine-like Kyoho grapes. Although the Korean grapes are less juicy than the Japanese ones, they more than make up for it
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      474 153  -  Nadia Shah THEBAGPAGE, Some may envy Karim Rashid for his jet-setting ways but it's a life the renowned product designer, who has done projects in 36 countries, can do without. He spent two-thirds of last year 243 nights, to be exact in hotels. "Sometimes, I wake up not
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      473 136 Win! tU--10 Ahava totes ]pH worth $100 each. fe Each tote includes HK^ Pure Mineral Mud, Pure Bath Salts, Mineral Body Lotion and Gentle Body Exfoliator. Simply answer this question: Ahava products are powered by the proprietary Mineral Skin Osmoter, which uses balanced levels of magnesium, calcium and potassium for
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