The Straits Times, 24 December 2008

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    18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 191/11/2008 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24 2008 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Traffic jams at 2nd Link
      61 1 A COMBINATION of end-of-year travel and the opening of the new Causeway checkpoint has meant an increase in waiting time and traffic jams at the Second Link in Tuas. This is despite the fact that the tolls are higher at the Second Link and it
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    • Article
      Lock icon Jennie Chua's mission
      53 1 FOR the Community Chest and its chairman Jennie Chua, it will be a taxing time trying to meet the fundraising target of $52 million. But she has a suggestion. If the 200,000 individuals who contribute regularly give $5 extra a month, ComChest would raise another $12 million.
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      Lock icon PAS comments a ploy?
      55 1 MALAYSIA'S opposition alliance is grappling with the issue of implementing Islamic laws in the country after a top PAS official broached the subject again. But there is more than meets the eye as the issue is being resurrected just before a crucial by-election in the Kuala
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      Lock icon Obama fit for office
      60 1 PHOTOGRAPHS showing a trim and muscled US President-elect Barack Obama in swimming trunks have appeared on a website. Mr Obama and his family are on a private holiday in Hawaii. Pictures of his wife Michelle and their daughters have also been put up but have drawn
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      Lock icon Help people donate
      64 1 TAX experts want next month's Budget to give stronger incentives to encourage people to keep giving to charity amid tougher economic times. One way is for the Government to expand the benefits already built into the system such as the key double-tax provision, which allows people to
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    Lock icon FLYER DRAMA
    583 1  -  Esther Tan Carolyn Quek 173 rescued after being stranded in capsules for several hours I By SOME 173 people were stuck mid-air in the capsules of the Singapore Flyer yesterday, when the world's largest observation wheel ground to a halt because of a technical fault. The wheel stopped
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        Lock icon No time to pull back on free trade
        54 2 WE SAY Tough times have prompted several countries to protect local companies by raising duties. The United States is not immune to such moves. US President-elect Barack Obama should check the growing tendency by leading the world to conclude the Doha trade
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        Lock icon Party still holds the gun
        33 2 COLUMNS China's military now one of the world's three most powerful forces still answers to the ruling Communist Party, not the state, says Ching Cheong. REVIEW PAGE Al4
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        Lock icon A tenuous stability
        28 2 Vietnam's economic downturn is amplifying a rift between the ruling party's younger generation of reformers and the older hardliners, says Bruce Gale. REVIEW PAGE Al5
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        Lock icon MAS needs to take over
        36 2 OUR READER SAYS Reader Leong Kok Ho appeals to the Monetary Authority of Singapore to consider taking over the handling of complaints by investors holding Lehman-linked products. FORUM PAGE Al6 www.straitstimes.com
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      Lock icon 3-D glasses, surcharges, and the economics of it all
      805 2  -  John Lui Can't cinemas absorb the cost instead of relying on a govt grant? By FILM CORRESPONDENT SURCHARGES. They are price increases for cowardly merchants. "No, the price hasn't gone up, we've only added a surcharge." To add insult to injury,
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  • prime news
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      Lock icon China signals it will build aircraft carrier
      567 3  -  Peh Shing Huei Clearest indication so far is coupled with reassurance to world I By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: China yesterday gave its clearest indication yet that it would build its first aircraft carrier, a move certain to spark concern in the United States,
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      Lock icon From China to Taiwan – with love
      520 3  - From China to Taiwan with love Ho Ai Li I By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI: Caretakers from Sichuan packed their favourite bamboo and apple snacks, hundreds of security officers ensured their safe passage and a jumbo jet sent them on their way. Last evening, two VIPs (Very Important Pandas) from China,
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      Lock icon Back to Sec 3 all for the love of dance
      883 4  -  Jane Ng Chia Poh Hian rejects a place in RJC to go to the School of the Arts I By HER friends have told her that she's crazy but Chia Poh Hian is turning down a place at Raffles Junior
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    • Article
      Lock icon Gifted children to get one-to-one arts coaching
      283 4  -  JANE NG AFTER gruelling rounds of interviews and auditions, the School of the Arts has accepted 152 students for Secondary 1 next year. Preparing for its second year of operation, the school received over 600 applications for Secondary 1. The school has also
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      Lock icon Biomed R&D spending robust despite economic downturn
      672 4  -  Liaw Wy-Cin I By SINGAPORE'S biomedical sector saw a 78 per cent jump in research spending excluding capital costs last year, and even higher amounts are expected to be pumped into R&D this year and the next. Despite belt-tightening in other sectors, analysts
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      Lock icon THE RACE TO SINGAPORE
      73 6 The 35-year-old Volvo Ocean Race reached a milestone when the eight boats left Kochi on Dec 13. It was the first time the fleet were on their way to Singapore. And when Telefonica Blue crossed the finish line on Monday night, with Puma, Ericsson 3 and
      LIN XINYI; LIMYONG; SHAHRIYAYAHAYA  -  73 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Inflation falls to 11-month low
      724 6  -  Robin Chan Housing and food costs up but transport and communication help to moderate November's CPI I By INFLATION in Singapore, which was running at record highs earlier this year, has eased for a second straight month. One key factor was lower global crude oil
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      56 5 CELEBRATING MARKS 5(3 V^^ J__ I J QUALITYYEARS IN i^\ I I SINGAPORE V J I N N^ y I 1958-2008 now on The Centrepoint Wheelock Place Paragon Raffles City s°/o5 °/o r o e lbatl °j|=J Plaza Singapura Parkway Parade Vivo City Great World City oyou~^ 'm The card
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  • primem people
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      Lock icon ON THE SELFLESS UNSUNG
      44 7 "I help to raise money. But people who give of their time to feed, clean, wash, counsel and hold the hands of people in homes are more selfless. You don't even know them they are the unsung, I am sung."
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      Lock icon ON RAISING FUNDS
      50 7 "There's a saying that friends cannot refuse you. So whether it's a foundation or an individual on the street, I approach them as a friend. And if they say 'no' now, it does not mean 'no' next time, two years from now. You cannot take things personally."
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      Lock icon ON THE KINDNESS OF TYCOONS
      54 7 "I once called up Dr Lee Seng Gee of the Lee Foundation and told him I was going to dance to raise money for charity. He said: 'Jennie, I know the work of the ComChest and I will give, and you don't have to dance.'
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      Lock icon $5 extra from 200,000 can add up to a lot
      1367 7  -  Wong Kim Hoh ST INTERVIEW A taxing time for Jennie Chua and the ComChest, which aims to raise $52m I By I SENIOR WRITER NOTHING pleases Ms Jennie Chua more than being asked if she is "still" the chairman of
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      Lock icon Giving during past downturns
      425 7 1 Asian financial crisis in 1997 It was the only time in the ComChest's 25-year history that it failed to meet its goal, raising just $35 million of its targeted $39 million. "The crisis hit us from out of the blue, and there was no precedent
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      Lock icon Two grandmas inspired her
      325 7 AS A teenager, Ms Jennie Chua used to spend one day of the week serving food and entertaining old folk at Wesley Methodist Church in Fort Canning. She has a soft spot for the elderly, and credits her two grandmothers with inspiring her to do charity
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  • WORLD.
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      Lock icon Rebirth of the Chinese armada
      762 8  -  Peh Shing Huei NEWS ANALYSIS An aircraft carrier will signal China's rise as a world military power I By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: When China acquired two Soviet aircraft carriers the Kiev and the Minsk in the *****, it raised eyebrows in the United States and
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      Lock icon Aircraft carriers: Quick facts
      324 8 SOURCES: JANE'S INFORMATION GROUP, GLOBALSECURITY.ORG, NORTHROP GRUMMAN, CBS NEWS WHAT IS IT THE United States has twice as many aircraft carriers as the rest of the world combined and its carriers are substantially larger than almost all the other nations. And the US has already embarked
      SOURCES: JANE'S INFORMATION GROUP, GLOBALSECURITY.ORG, NORTHROP GRUMMAN, CBS NEWS; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  324 words
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      Lock icon Chinese court rejects lawsuit from victims of Sichuan quake
      322 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: A court in south-western China has rejected a lawsuit filed by parents seeking compensation for the deaths of their children when classrooms crumbled during a devastating earthquake in May, one of the parents said yesterday. The court's move
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    • regional
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        Lock icon PAS remarks a 'ploy for unity'
        593 9  -  Reme Ahmad Leader's push for Islamic laws meant to unite warring factions, say insiders I By ASSISTANT FOREIGN EDITOR WHEN a top Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) official said he would push for the implementation of Islamic criminal laws if the opposition came to power,
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        Lock icon A light wrap for Christmas
        46 9 The house of Filipino businessman Domingo Dalisay, in Mandaluyong City east of the Philippine capital Manila, is wrapped in Christmas lights. The Dalisay family started the tradition of decorating the house with thousands of Christmas lights in 1996. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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        Lock icon Beijing dismisses call to free dissident
        202 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: China has dismissed a call by more than 150 prominent international writers and academics to release Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, laid out in a letter sent to President Hu Jintao. "China firmly opposes any foreign interference in its internal
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        Lock icon China's poor eligible for aid triple to 43m
        410 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK BEIJING: The number of Chinese eligible for special poor relief has tripled to more than 43 million after the government raised the official poverty line in October, state media reported yesterday. Before the new benchmark kicked
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  410 words
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        Lock icon Festive season with less liquor and food
        832 10  -  Lynn Lee MEMO FROM JAKARTA Tighter food controls, crackdown on illegal booze imports to blame I By LAST month, culinary expert and columnist Bondan Winarno bumped into a gaggle of Japanese women at the Jakarta airport. Fresh from a trip to Singapore, they
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        Lock icon A life for a life
        59 10 A relative of a murdered taxi driver shooting two men convicted of the crime in Bara, the main town in Pakistan's Khyber region yesterday. About 500 Pakistani tribesmen watched the public execution after the men pleaded guilty and were sentenced to death by a self-styled
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        Lock icon S'porean in babies case freed, but must stay for probe
        324 10  -  Alastair Mclndoe By PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA: Philippine prosecutors ordered the release yesterday of Singaporean Irene Low Ai Lian, who has been in custody since Dec 15, pending further investigation into a complaint that she and 12 others, all Filipinos, operated
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        Lock icon Abhisit plans regional body to tackle unrest in south
        497 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS BANGKOK: Thailand's new prime minister outlined an "urgent" policy to tackle five years of unrest in the Muslim deep south, including the creation of an administrative body for the region. Premier Abhisit Vejjajiva also assigned Mr Suthep Thaugsuban,
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        Lock icon Mumbai attacks: India's options are limited
        484 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG NEW DELHI: India's refusal to rule out a military response to the Mumbai attacks is a diplomatic strategy that hides the limited options open to the government, analysts say. Under intense domestic pressure to take decisive and forceful action over the
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        Lock icon Here's proof that Obama is fit for duty
        395 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONOLULU: Paparazzi snaps of a shirtless and toned United States President-elect Barack Obama with his family on holiday in Hawaii sparked envy, anger and a torrent of bad puns yesterday after they were posted on the Web. "Fit for Office...Buff
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        Lock icon EU in talks to take in terror detainees
        487 11 WASHINGTON POST, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Europeans reviewing Guantanamo issue in gesture to Obama BERLIN: European countries have begun intensive discussions on whether to resettle detainees from the United States military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as a significant overture to the incoming Obama
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        Lock icon Ireland acts against hostile beggars
        700 12 WASHINGTON POST They face jail or fine; begging now more visible in Europe's cities DUBLIN: Mr Jason Bissett, 30, sat on a busy pedestrian bridge that arches over the River Liffey, a hood pulled tight around his head and his hand out. "Can you spare
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        Lock icon Arabs gave US leaders most lavish presents
        291 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS, WASHINGTON POST ARAB monarchs led world leaders in lavishing gifts on American leaders last year, especially Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, according to an annual inventory by the US State Department. The gifts go to the National Archives or charitable organisations.
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    • in brief
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        Lock icon US warns of dangerous diet pills
        432 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG FDA lists 30 types with unlisted ingredients; none sold in S'pore but they are available online WASHINGTON: The United States government has warned prospective dieters to avoid close to 30 weight-loss products that contain unlisted and possibly dangerous ingredients. The pills
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      • Article
        Lock icon Hackers: up to 7 years' jail
        76 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Hackers in China could face up to seven years in jail. Those who provide intruders with software or tools for stealing data or illegally manipulating computers would face similar penalties, the China Daily reported yesterday, citing the proposed amendments to the
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      • Article
        Lock icon Emperor turns 75
        83 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: Japan's Emperor Akihito greeted well-wishers on his 75th birthday yesterday, assuring the nation that his health is improving. The emperor, who has had surgery and treatment for cancer, is still recovering from an irregular pulse and bleeding from his stomach symptoms doctors have attributed
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        Lock icon Published letter was fake
        90 13 REUTERS NEW YORK: The New York Times has identified as fake a letter it published on Monday that denounced Ms Caroline Kennedy's bid to become a senator. The letter, attributed to Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe, said Ms Kennedy's bid was "surprising and not very democratic, to
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      • Article
        Lock icon Killer perfume fear allayed
        78 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DUBAI: Abu Dhabi police and Qatar's Health Ministry sought to play down consumer fears that a killer perfume was on the loose after a rumour was spread by text message to mobile phones. The official WAM news agency on Monday quoted police chief Colonel
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      • Article
        Lock icon Maid forced to be prostitute
        77 13 BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR: An Indian national was jailed eight years for forcing a 33-year-old woman who had been promised a maid's job into prostitution. Punitha Raja, 32, became the first person to be convicted in Malaysia under Section 13 of the Anti-Trafficking In Persons Act
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        Lock icon Fine gold for an emperor
        84 13 This solid 24-carat coin from the 7th century was among 264 coins found by archaeologists at a dig in Jerusalem's Old City. The coins all bear the likeness of the Byzantine emperor Heraclius, who reigned from AD6IO to 641. The discovery was made during excavations
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      • SLICEOFLIFE
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          Lock icon Itching for justice
          109 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HELSINKI: Police in Finland believe they have caught a car thief, thanks to a mosquito found in the stolen car. Last June, a car was stolen in Lapua some 380km north of Helsinki. It was soon found about 25km from where it was stolen. "A
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      98 8 wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm repeat of the old administration's MOST-READ ONLINE mistakes." China's Internet porn star detained. 800 protest forced leave in Taiwan. YOUR SAY Malaysian nude protest called off. China has confirmed its interest in having an aircraft carrier another MOST COMMENTED sign
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      639 11 I Early I Christmas I For Our Lucky I Ijdf -lOy Policyholders I v :'J'' k. »/'^H j^P^ Great Eastern's Group CEO, Mr Ng Keng Hooi (right) and Managing Director (Singapore), Mr Tan Hak Leh (left) with grand prize winner Mdm Tan and her daughter, Ms Janet Teo. Great EaStGm
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  • REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon No time to have second thoughts about free trade
      429 14 OVER the past half century, the one thing most responsible for pulling people out of poverty and for building national wealth around the world has been recognition of the idea of comparative advantage. Every economy has its strengths, as well as
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      Lock icon An army that serves the party
      924 14  -  Ching Cheong 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHINA'S OPENING I By SENIOR WRITER HONG KONG: In tandem with its rapid economic growth, the past 30 years have allowed China to modernise and transform its military into one of the three most powerful forces in the world.
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      Lock icon Obama will have to make trade a major priority
      788 14  -  Deborah Kay Elms I By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES COMMON wisdom suggests that incoming US President-elect Barack Obama is not an enthusiastic supporter of global free trade. One of his early choices to serve as the US Trade Representative, Mr Xavier
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      Lock icon Right to die – or licence to kill?
      1192 15  - Right to die or licence to kill? Jennifer Yeo Madan Mohan EUTHANASIA I* I THE basis of jurisprudence relating to the human body is premised on the belief that human life is inviolable and has intrinsic value. Thus, the right to life is fundamental, and the process of ending one's
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      Lock icon Changing fortunes, concrete action
      921 15  -  K. Kesavapany THINK-TANK I By WHAT a difference half a year can make to the lives of nations! At the beginning of 2008, Singapore was in the midst of good times. It was well-posi-tioned to catch the economic upswing in Asia as the centre of global
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      Lock icon A tenuous stability
      681 15  -  Bruce Gale VIETNAMESE POLITICS I By SENIOR WRITER U^^"^k NE thing I can guarantee you political staI bility". This bold promise to foreign businessmen by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in August last year is sounding increasingly hollow these days. The recent economic downturn has intensified
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      Lock icon MYPOINT
      382 16 Cheap nuclear energy "Does it include the cost of disposal, high security requirement, regular inspection for safety as well as non-proliferation and recovery?" MR DEEPAK WAIKAR: "I refer to Monday's article, 'Asia weighs nuclear power option'. The article gives the nuclear energy cost as 1.76 US cents (2.55 Singapore
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      Lock icon Why MAS should handle complaints
      227 16  -  Leong Kok Ho FAILED LEHMAN-LINKED PRODUCTS I REFER to the article last Thursday, "Leh-man-linked investors to get news in Jan", which reported that almost 5,000 formal complaints had been filed and that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) was satisfied that all 10 institutions involved
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      Lock icon A smile makes a world of difference
      304 16  -  Christopher Teo A FEW years after the Sept 11 attack on the Twin Towers in New York, I was visiting the United States and had to go through many inconveniences at Immigration checkpoints and Customs clearance. These included physical checks of all check-in
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      Lock icon Ban smoking while driving
      131 16  -  Poh Soon Leong To PROTECT non-smokers from sec-ond-hand smoke, the National Environment Agency (NEA) will extend the current smoking ban to include lift lobbies, exercise areas and playgrounds from next month. This is a right move. Perhaps, the NEA should extend the ban to prohibit motorists
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      Lock icon In all fairness, protect employers too
      201 16  -  Loke Kok Wai I AM an employer of a foreign maid. The agreement signed between the employer and maid and the agreement signed between the employer and the agency provide protection for the maid and the employment agency. However, who protects the employer? For
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      Lock icon SBS acts against errant bus captains
      149 16  -  Tammy Tan (Ms) PLEASE refer to last Thursday's letter, "Bus interchange not disabled-friendly", by Ms Safiyah Ghazali. We are very sorry for the distress and inconvenience caused to Ms Safiyah's elder sister when she was unable to board Service 72, a wheelchair accessible bus
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      Lock icon Danger lurks at South Buona Vista Road
      224 16  -  Dr William Julius Pantin I AM an American expat living near Pasir Panjang Village. Over the course of the year, I have driven along South Buona Vista Road (from Pasir Panjang Road to Science Park I) every morning. It is a very dangerous
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      491 16 Local varsities "They lack the Asian identity." MR KHOO LIH-HAN: "Our three local universities are unique in themselves and provide excellent education and research work. However, they all lack the Asian flavour or identity. How do our universities differ from those in the United States or Britain? Many of
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      39 16 f*l WHAT'S ONLINE 9=9 MORE LETTERS www.straitstimes.com ONLINE FORUM GAYS: They are not the only face of human rights CANINES: In defence of small dogs OFF WITH IT: Irritating TV ad AUTO-PROBLEM: SingTel replies PRIMA DONNA?: Or merely English-challenged?
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  • HOME
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      Lock icon Causeway jam? No, it's Tuas
      651 17  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN Commuters stuck in queues for hours as Second Link sees a surge in traffic I By WHEN Mrs Lisa Jafri headed for Kuala Lumpur last Saturday morning, she used the Second Link at Tuas, thinking that traffic there would be smoother than at
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      791 18  -  Carolyn Quek, Yeo Sam Jo Diana Othman 10 passengers were lowered out of the capsules by rope By I ONE woman cried while she was being lowered down by a rope from a capsule about eight storeys high. Another kept her eyes tightly shut until her feet
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      362 18  - Wedding plan dashed lucidly Esther Tan I By NEWLY-WEDS Eric Ong and Ong Pei Ling had planned a romantic wedding in the sky on the Singapore Flyer yesterday, but their plan was wrecked before they could begin. A technical glitch about half an hour before the couple and their entourage
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      61 19 Rescuers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force and a team hired by the Singapore Flyer were called in when the wheel stopped, with 173 people stuck in 21 of the 28 capsules. Singapore Flyer fact box Height 165m Diameter 150m No. of capsules 28 Duration of 30mins one
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      450 19  -  Serene Luo I By THERE are several other giant observation wheels around the world, though none taller than the Singapore Flyer, making last night's rescue operation a very dramatic one. At 165m in height, the world's tallest wheel was designed to be a
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      197 19 Past incidents here and abroad There had been three previous incidents at the Singapore Flyer since it started operations in February, where the wheel had to be stopped due to technical faults. But each time, the shutdown did not last for more than an hour. In one of the latest
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        215 20  -  JESSICA LIM AFRAID that the alternative to pre-Christmas discounts is silence at the tills, the owner of a neighbourhood shoe shop is offering festive discounts for the first time. Shoes at his two stores in Pasir Ris and Yishun are now selling at 50 per
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        175 20  -  JESSICA LIM EVEN traditional medicine outlets are hoping to pull in customers with store-wide discounts. At Yit Chien Medical Company, a small store in Yishun, owner Ong Kwai Fatt has been holding a sale for about a month, the first time in 10 years
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        214 20  -  JESSICA LIM FESTIVE discounts are the order of the day for The Point Optical, which has 11 outlets across the island. The chain has slashed prices by up to 50 per cent. A pair of high-index Mona Lisa brand of spectacles has been reduced to
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      735 20  -  Tessa Wong Jessica Lim More shops are slashing prices in a bid to woo recession-weary shoppers By l& 'TIS the season to be jolly for shoppers. Stores, from the ritzy boutiques of Orchard to the mom-and-pop shops of the heartland, are offering their biggest pre-Christmas sales
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      471 20  -  Nicholas Yong I By A PROMOTION to attract non-travel-lers to shop at Terminal 3 has not taken off, say retailers at the airport's newest and largest terminal. More than eight weeks into the promotion launched by the Civil Aviation Authority of
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      928 21  -  Kor Kian Beng Party says move is to provide greater help to husband who is recovering from a stroke I By THE wife of veteran opposition leader and Potong Pasir MP Chiam See Tong was voted into the central executive committee (CEC) of the
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      86 22 Leaping into air, dancers Yang Wei Cheang (left), 18, and Allison Menon, 20 turned the normally sleepy Tyrwhitt Road in Jalan Besar into a modern stage with their dance yesterday. The performance is part of Celebrate Christmas in Singapore, which is being held in the heartland.
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      491 22  -  K.C. VIJAYAN No non-parole period for S'pore woman, who can be released after 73 of 8-year sentence I By LAW CORRESPONDENT A NEW Zealand judge has acknowledged the hardship of being locked up in a foreign country and reduced a Singaporean prisoner's
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      232 22  -  ELENA CHONG A MAN was jailed yesterday for stealing the handbags of prostitutes after having sex with them in open-air carparks. Yew Kin Wah, 39, who is unemployed, admitted to driving off with the handbags after two encounters earlier this year. He also picked up the
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        73 22 A MAN in his mid 20s died two weeks after he was flung from his motorcycle. He was travelling along Jurong West Street 41 on the night of Dec 12 when he lost control of the bike and was thrown off. He suffered head injuries and
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        55 22 A PRIVATE school at Block 231, Bain Street, Bras Basah Complex, lost equipment worth $4,000 after it was broken into. An employee in her early 30s locked the premises and left last Saturday. But when she returned on Monday, she found the front doors ajar, with four
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        80 22 A RUBBISH truck driver who caused the death of a Malaysian motorcyclist through his negligence was fined $10,000 and banned from driving for four years yesterday. Sim Kian Chun, 56, who pleaded guilty, failed to give way to Mr Moganakumar Gopal, 20, when making a right turn
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      444 22  -  K.C. VIJAYAN ONE-FIFTH of Asia's fastest-growing law firms are based in Singapore, according to a survey by a leading legal journal. The firms, which include KhattarWong Partnership, Stamford Law Corporation and Rajah Tann, were picked for increasing both their headcount as well
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      608 23  -  Jermyn Chow It's a symbol of their status as commanders in training: Eng Hen I By A NEW rank has been created for soldiers who train to become specialists in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). The new "specialist cadet" rank which represents half of
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      104 23 TOO many candy canes can be bad for the teeth. Eye candy, though, is a different story. In today's Digital Life, we speak to IT's headturners about their take on trends and gadgets. From head honchos to marketing mavericks, these people prove that beauty does reside
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      104 17 fhj WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COin diesel, which is made directly from MOST-READ ONLINE crude oil. Why then have the PTC's Man fined over fiancee's death. operating costs not dropped when the crude oil price has fallen so sharply?" MOST COMMENTED Government will try to keep
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      503 21 >As we celebrate our 40th Anniversary in Singapore, Daikin would like to give you a// the presents with purchase of selected* Daikin or McQuay Aircon Systems I v Grand Praw M (KLV4OX3OOA) Monthly Draw 1 (10 Winners) 10 Nov 2008 9 Dec 2008 16 Dec 2008 Monthly Draw 3 (10
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      324 22 Magic takes centre stage at the Science Centre during this holiday season. A spectacular magic show has been lined up to thrill and entertain the whole family. Experience some hands-on magical action and create your very own illusions at our magic exhibition. Keep your eyes peeled for more extraordinary PP^^Sl3
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      29 23 When those Christmas lights could spell danger READ ALL ABOUT IT IN MIND YOUR BODY TOMORROW AnXmastree 'fe/| from recycled hospital items SGH nurses bring special joy to patients
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      728 24  -  Lin Xinyi Hugs and kisses as crew are greeted by loved ones at Sentosa Cove I By WITH the Telefonica Blue theme song entitled Around the World playing in the background, the third-leg winners of the Volvo Ocean Race made their way to Sentosa Cove and into
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      216 24  -  JONATHAN WONG ERICSSON Singapore and Sony Ericsson jointly donated $20,000 to the Singapore Sports School Sailing Academy at a ceremony at Sentosa Cove last night. Presented by Ann Emilson, Ericsson Singapore's president and country manager, and Hirokazu Ishizuka, corporate vice-president and head of Asia Pacific, Sony
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        65 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS LEEDS: Former English football champions Leeds United could face legal action after appointing Simon Grayson as manager yesterday despite his still being employed by Blackpool. Blackpool rejected Leeds' request to open discussions with Grayson on Monday and refused to let him leave
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        70 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS NAPIER (New Zealand): Chris Gayle made 197 as the West Indies set New Zealand 312 to win the second cricket Test yesterday. But the home side faltered in a promising run chase and the match and series ended in a draw. Gayle's
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        77 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS LAUSANNE: Norwegian rider Tony Andre Hansen was stripped of his bronze medal in team jumping on Monday after his horse tested positive for a banned drug at the Beijing Olympics. He was disqualified by the International Equestrian Federation and banned from the sport
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        65 25 REUTERS NEW YORK: Kobe Bryant scored 36 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 105-96 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday in a game that marked the first National Basketball Association meeting between brothers Pau (above, left) and Marc Gasol.
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        81 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWCASTLE: Newcastle striker Michael Owen says he will not decide his future with the English football club until the end of the season when his contract runs out. He will not seek a move during next month's transfer window and will
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        95 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Britain's "three blondes in a boat" have confirmed that they will not race again together, after the Yngling class boat in which they won gold at the Beijing Olympics was removed from the sailing programme for the 2012 London Games. The International Sailing
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      448 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger revealed yesterday that Gunners captain Cesc Fabregas will be out of action for four months, after the Spaniard suffered a partial rupture of his medial knee ligament in Sunday's draw with Liverpool. The midfielder
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      833 25 REUTERS, BLOOMBERG Chelsea the latest side to squander their chance to lead the table Everton 0 Chelsea 0 LIVERPOOL: If the Premier League is so coveted, how come no one seems to want it? That certainly seems the case after Chelsea, given the opportunity to topple
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      273 25 THE TIMES, LONDON, ASSOCIATED PRESS LIVERPOOL: Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari refused to talk after a match that Chelsea came close to losing after John Terry's first-half sending-off. A club official revealed that Scolari had chosen to stay quiet for fear of getting into
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      579 26 ASSOCIATED PRESS Dhoni's men rank behind Australia after their series win over England MOHALI (India): India clinched the two-Test cricket series 1-0 against England yesterday, after Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh batted the tourists out of the contest on the last day of the second
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      640 26 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: It appears the Formula One team Honda have more than a few interested buyers. Flamboyant Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya is pitched against Mexican billionaire and one of the world's richest men Carlos Slim, among others, in trying to buy
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      441 26  -  Daniel Wong I By SINGAPORE driver Melvin Choo has had what he calls his best year in his professional racing career. He was the first Singaporean to compete in the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) when he joined the season halfway in
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      131 26 ASSOCIATED PRESS EAST RUTHERFORD (New Jersey): New Jersey Nets forward Yi Jianlian may have got the better of his fellow China international Yao Ming (left) here, but Yao and his Houston Rockets overwhelmed Yi and the Nets 114-91 in their National Basketball
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      70 26 "Very few have built any kind of career, you can count them on the fingers of one hand." John Foot, the author of a book on Italian soccer, "Winning at All Costs", and a professor in the Italian department at University College London. He was talking about why there are
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      126 26 Basketball NBA: Orlando 113 Golden State 81, Houston 114 New Jersey 91, LA Lakers 105 Memphis 96, San Antonio 101 Sacramento 85, Denver 97 Portland 89, Toronto 97 LA Clippers 75. Cricket Second Test: Fifth and final day in Mohali, India: India 453 and 251-7 dec (overnight 134-4: G.
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      225 24 M *Y v 1 TAKEOVER BID Tycoons Vijay Mallya and Carlos Slim join the race to buy Honda Fl team. 810 M TRAIL-BLAZER CHOO Singaporean Melvin Choo is third overall in the Aston Martin Asia Cup. 810 0 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES
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      29 24 ft INDIA CONTINUE M m VICTORY MARCH 'HHL y§ I Second Testw'*'l England 1 fi^t^il enc's 'n c'raw *ne^ w'n ft 111 I second series in a row. 810
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      97 25 SPORTS BET ING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER ASEAN 8 I Thailand Vietnam I Wed, 24/12/08 B.oopm I ASEAN 8 1 Thailand Vietnam Wed, 24/12/08 B.oopm I r\ /I Draw No. 2391/2008 //V/ V Thursday, 25 December 2008 -.-$1,500,000* *>V Group 1 Prize lor Draw No. 2390/2008 Group 1 Prize: $678,707
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      84 26 Today Football AFF Suzuki Cup final, Ist leg: Thailand v Vietnam (Live, Ch24, 7.57pm). Tomorrow Basketball NBA: Boston Celtics v Los Angeles Lakers (Live, Ch24, Friday, 6am). Friday Football Dutch C'ship: Feyenoord v NAC (Live, Ch1126, 9.30pm). English Premier League: Stoke City v Manchester United (Live, Ch27 Ch3o4, 8.40pm), Chelsea
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      198 27 Safely Home lam home in heaven, dear ones. Oh, so happy and so bright! There is a perfect joy and beauty in the everlasting light. All the pain and grief is over, Every restless tossing passed; lam now at peace forever, Safely home in heaven at last. GRETA H. HARYANTO
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      131 28 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 TANYUTOOI Age: 84 was called home to be with the Lord on 23 December 2008, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Gui Soo Teck, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Gui Heng Huat, Ronnie Khoo
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      28 28 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the Late CHAN SIEW KHIN Departed on 20 December 2008 From Management and Staff of TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL
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      73 28 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of TAY SUAN SUSAN (MRS SUSAN LOH) Dame of Magistral Grace Singapore Association of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta. Departed on 24 December 2006 In our hearts your memory lingers, Sweetly tender, fond and true,
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      67 28 Thalai Thevasam In Loving Memory of PREAYSAMY KRISHNAN Departed 05 Jan 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by, Wife: Sarojanie (Saro), Sons, Daughters, Sons-in-law, Daughters-in-law, Grandchildren and all loved ones. Special Prayers will be held on 25-12-2008: Morning 9.00am at Blk 222 #02-703, Lor 8, Toa Payoh. Evening, 7.30pm at
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      148 28 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 CHUA THIAM JOO Age: 73 was called home to be with the Lord on 23 December 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Tang Poh
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      33 28 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of LOH SEOW KIT Departed 24 December 2005 I Gone from our lives one so dear, But in our hearts forever near. Always remembered by your loved ones
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      84 28 r ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AMALADASS MANGALAM DEPARTED ON 13 DECEMBER 2008 "The good strife I have striven, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept" 1 Timothy6:l2 The family of the late Amaladass express their heartfelt gratitude to his beloved friends, the Golf Section Committee and Members of the Singapore
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      51 28 2nd ANNIVERSARY p In Loving Memory Of TEO HONG CHOON Departed 24 December 2006 My Heart is sore As time goes by I miss you more, Your loving smile, your gentle face, No one can fill your vacant place. Always remembered by Wife, Zu-En, Zu-Er, Zu-Ee, Parents, In-Laws, Brothers and
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      74 28 Soh Chye Eng Nancy Age: 56 Passed away peacefully on 22 December 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Poh Tiong Khian Son: Daughter-in-law: Poh Seng Yeow Lim Hui Cheng Josephine Daughter: Poh Siok Hoon Julia Grandsons: Poh Hong Bin Poh Jun Jie all relatives and friends
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      118 28 "Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 NG KIM BUAN, MATTHEW Age: 60 Was called home to be with the Lord on 22 December 2008 Dearly missed and always remembered by
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      65 28 MANGALESWARI D/O VELUPPILLAI Age: 78 Passed away peacefully on 23-12-08 Sadly missed by family all loved ones. (Husband: Sangarapillai Ponnampalam, deceased) Children: Spouses: Puvanambigai m Thirugnanasambhandan Kamalambigai Jeyandran Lingam Grandchildren: Janahan, Sharanya, Dhaneshan, Mira Esan all Relatives In-laws. Dearest Mother is nesting at BLKI2 TOH Yl DRIVE, #11-391 S(*****2) Te1:*****078,
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      79 28 THE LEGENDARY DR. M. G. RAMACHANDRAN 17.01.1917 24.12.1987 His helping hand was always first To render any aid he could; His voice was always raised in praise, His words were wise and good. His memory is as dear today, As in the hour he passed away. One and Only MGR
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      64 28 In Loving Memory Of NIRMAL SINGH BAL Everything in this Universe appears and disappears through His Will; When He so wills, He merges everything in His Ownself, (says) (Guru) Nanak. Sukhmani Sahib Astpadi 23 Ist Barsi Path Da Bhog will be held on 27 Dec (Sat) at Sri Guru Singh
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      101 28 ATHMA SHANTHI POOJA NAVARATHNAM S/O KANAGASABAI (RATHNAM) Passed away peacefully on 11-12-08 Sadly missed by family all loved ones. The family of the late wishes to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to all Relatives Friends for their prayers, visits, support, condolences, contributions wreaths during their recent bereavement. SPECIAL THANKS to:
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      54 28 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory of My Beloved Husband/ Our Papa/ Our Thatha IHAMPOO PANJACHARAM Departed 24-12-2006 The memories we've made will go on and on. You lit up our lives, our hopes and our dreams. You will live on in our hearts forever. Deeply missed and always remembered by
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      52 28 P We, the family of the late MOHAMED YUSOFF BIN MOHAMED YUNOS wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind attendance, assistance, condolences and donations during our recent bereavement. Special thanks to Doctors Nurses ofTanTockSeng Hospital, Ward 128. From: Muhd Yusman family
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      44 28 In loving memory of Sylvester Ang Wei Yew Called home to the Lord on 24 December 2004 Love is not lost and memories are found, kept dearly inside our hearts, where death does not keep us apart. Always remembered by family and loved ones.
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      25 28 o o otti Anniversary In Loving Memory Of HOKEOWMOH Departed 24 Dec 00 Forever loved, cherished and remembered by family and loved ones o o
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      531 29  -  Alvin Foo BULLS AND BEARS China's modest rate cut disappoints investors. STI drop caps 3-day retreat I By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT A MODEST interest rate cut by the Chinese government and a lack of external impetus sent Asian markets slumping for a third straight session
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      350 29  -  Yang Huiwen I By UNITED Food Holdings has temporarily suspended its meat operations which include processed meat products as well as fresh, chilled and frozen pork due to "losses suffered by these divisions". Certain "recurring and uncontrollable factors" have contributed to the losses, the China-based
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        20 29 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 632.78 million shares worth $540.41 million UP DOWN Gainers: 112 Losers: 285 Unchanged: 898
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        92 29 Mid Cap 351.87 T -8.50 Basic materials 207.52 T -7.66 Utilities 283.16 T -5.73 Small Cap 290.35 -5.79 Industrials 346.94 T -4.52 Financials 419.03 T -4.42 All Share 414.06 T -6.07 Consumer goods 345.57 T -11.30 Technology 360.49 T -2.60 Fledgling 385.90 -1.39 Health care 382.55 T
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        23 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Monday's close: 8,723.78 (+135.26) The Japanese financial markets were closed for a public holiday yesterday. They reopen today.
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        19 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 871.16 (-2.27) Malaysian shares closed 0.3 per cent lower amid lacklustre trade.
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        29 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 14,220.79 (-401.60) Hong Kong shares closed 2.8 per cent lower as China stocks reacted to a smaller-than-expected rate cut by Beijing.
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        24 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 1,144.31 (-35.30) South Korean shares closed three per cent lower on concerns about the economy and company earnings.
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        26 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 1,897.23 (-90.53) Chinese shares closed down 4.55 per cent on a smaller-than-expected interest rate cut by the central bank.
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        28 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 9,686.75 (-241.6) Indian shares fell 2.43 per cent on weak Asian markets and ahead of Wednesday's expiry of the monthly futures contract.
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        23 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 3,531.4 (-26.0) Australian shares closed down 0.7 per cent as resources stocks slipped into negative territory.
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        26 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 440.40 (+6.32) Thai shares closed 1.46 per cent higher as investors bought back big-cap shares for the year's end.
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          107 29 (0) Dec 23 CENTS DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 9500 UOB 5.05%NCPS 100 9010 OCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 ...8110 UOB 1240 Creative Tech 417 HKLand 259 TTL Hldgs 12.5 NatCool 19.5 Kim Eng Hldgs 103 IHH 1850 Total Access 82 SH Summit 17.5 Brothers 12 CapitaLand 290 CapitaMall
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          109 29 (0) Dec 23 CENTS Lyxor China H 10USS LyxorMS India 10US$ Lyxor India Nifty 10 Jardine CSC SI A SIA200 IS MSCI India 100 STXP0 100 DBS Grp Venture Corp Lyxor Korea 10USS CityDev GLD10US$ Lyxor Asia 10USS DUE Wilmar Haw Par Corp DairyFarm MOIL Spore Land 1003
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          98 29 Dec 23 CENTS KXD Digital Adv Integrated Dynamic AEH Anwell Eagle Brand Jade Tech HTLIntl China Dairy Informatics Linair Stratech ABR Hldgs Craft Print Fuxing Avaplas Equation Sunshine Unified Comm VHI Intnl 0.5 -50.0 6 -33.3 7.5 -31.8 1.5 -25.0 1.5 -25.0 1.5 -25.0 1.5 -25.0 9.5 -24.0
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          114 29 lop Rises (0) Dec 23 CENTS JOB DB ePW*****8 67.5 8.0 13.4 >TI 2250 DBePW*****2 104 7.0 7.2 >GX BNP ePW*****6 48 4.0 9.1 !TI 2050BNPePW*****9 ...43.5 4.0 10.1 >TI 2200BNPePW*****6 ...62.5 4.0 6.8 )BS DB ePW*****2 72.5 3.5 5.1 !TI 1950 DBePW*****2 50.5 3.5 7.4 >TI 2000BNPePW*****0
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          104 29 Dec 23 CENTS >TI 2050 DBePW*****2 69 -23.0 -25.0 JOB DB eCW*****7 36 -13.5 -27.3 )BS HBL iCW*****3 31 -9.0 -22.5 J0BMBUCW*****0 1.5 -8.5 -85.0 !TI 1500BNPeCW*****6 ...38.5 -7.0 -15.4 !TI 1650 DBeCW*****2 48 -7.0 -12.7 lityDev RB ePW*****3 81.5 -6.0 -6.9 ;apitalanBNPeCW***** 8 -5.5 -40.7 ;apitalanBNPeCW***** 18
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        180 29 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume CENTS Vol ;hina Hongxing Solden Agri (XD Digital iinotel Tech rflidas JtraitsAsia Sent Intl ;osco Corp 1oble Grp SingTel SapitaLand [pure IBS Grp Iceanus IBS DB eCW*****7 19 0.0 0.0 22.5 -0.5 -2.2 0.5 -0.5 -50.0 14 0.5 3.7
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        104 29 runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Dec 23 2008 Buying Selling Aust dollar 0.9830 1.0150 Can dollar 1.1840 1.1980 Euro 2.0170 2.0400 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4169 0.4180 NZ dollar 0.8260 0.8450 Sterling pound 2.1410 2.1660 US dollar 1.4440 1.4600 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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        355 29 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 718 375 1438 610 2120 590 123 512 3580 2236 l-l" 739 416 270 319 1746 1370 467 464 384 473 414 316 2170 572 228 5606 CapitaLand 138 5417 CapitaMall 513 5611 CityDev
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        624 29 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 151 272 210 256 244 438 98 98 238 215 199 190 365 332 97.5 567 398 765 408 372 317 190 580 87 222 256 98.5 130 113.4 36.5 357.2 124 152
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      590 30  -  Gabriel Chen But small shareholders indicate they will take up new rights offer to avoid stake dilution I By SHARES of DBS Group Holdings yesterday stumbled for a second day after the company said it will sell new shares to existing
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      344 30  -  Elizabeth Wilmot I By CAPITALAND deputy chairman Hsuan Owyang is retiring from the property firm he helped turn into the biggest developer in Asia. Mr Owyang, 80, will be succeeded on Jan 1 by former banking chief Peter Seah, who is also on CapitaLand's board as
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      274 30  -  Elizabeth Wilmot I By THE sinking world economy has hammered Hong Kong-based telecommunications products trader Global Tech (Holdings) with full year losses ballooning to HK5171.4 million (Ss32 million) after the HK549.5 million of red ink last year. Sales of its telecommunications products
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      132 30 Engineering- ,fc^ I^-3^ Best in Engineering Studies in Singapore-Edupoll 88l I '^fi 2008/09 citations for PEO V A lIH A—- \^."e Hm MmM BM Ail r>• m. Mw&M Ul ft m v Ist Singapore Private Institution to offer Bachelor '■PKBT Illi^P V^b j J of Engineering in 1998 J^ JIsHK
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      1286 31  -  Francis Chan Young owners of Funky Chefs win over clients with good food, passion I By FUNKY Chefs owners Melvyn Lee and Anthony Yeoh are about as different as fire and ice, but when the ingredients come together, they can whip up some real
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      399 31 It's the time of the year to make merry, and three bosses of local companies show that despite all the talk and fears of gloom and doom, the party must still go on BUILDING TEAMWORK "We have a Christmas party every year in
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      605 32 NEW YORK TIMES Car sales falling in every region globally; Toyota's forecast latest grim sign NEW YORK: A surprisingly grim forecast from Toyota Motor on Monday that it will lose money this fiscal year on its vehicle business for the first time in
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      560 32 PLUNGING sales and tighter financing of car loans are hurting carmakers from Detroit to Stockholm as the global economy hits the brakes. In Japan Toyota said on Monday that it expected to post its first operating loss in 71 years, swinging to a loss of
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      323 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHICAGO: With a massive government bailout secured, United States automakers are focused on a far bigger threat than empty coffers: empty showrooms and spooked consumers. The US auto industry dodged al-most-certain collapse last week when the government extended US$l3.4 billion (5519.3 billion) in
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        Lock icon GIC RE acquires $1.9b in assets
        122 32 GIC Real Estate (RE), the real estate investment arm of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), announced yesterday that it had acquired all of ProLogis' property fund interests in Japan and China operations for US$l.3 billion (Ssl.9 billion). "The acquisition consolidates control over
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        90 32 KEPPEL Offshore Marine's (Keppel O&M's) wholly-owned unit, Keppel AmFels, said yesterday it had delivered a newbuild jack-up rig to international offshore drilling company Atwood Oceanics Pacific. The rig christened the Atwood Aurora has been awarded a contract to operate in offshore Egypt for two years.
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        110 32 SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) Cargo released a statement yesterday saying it would dispute allegations that it and several other airlines had engaged in price-fixing cartel conduct. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleged that SIA Cargo had arrangements with other international air cargo carriers to fix
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        75 32 CHINA Great Land Holdings has issued a profit warning for the financial year ended Dec 31, saying "operating conditions have turned more challenging than previously expected". A slowdown in the Hainan construction market in the second half of the year had been particularly damaging for
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        91 32 MAINBOARD-LISTED Midas Holdings has announced that its wholly-owned unit, Jilin Midas Aluminium Industries, has entered into an assets transfer agreement with Liaoyuan Jiali Light Alloys. The agreement entails the acquisition of land, buildings, ancillary facilities, machinery and equipment from Liaoyuan Jiali for 168 million yuan (Ss3s
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      645 33 NEW YORK TIMES FIGHTING THE FINANCIAL TURMOIL Savings from reduced spending on subsidies for fuel will fund programme JAKARTA: The Asian financial crisis laid waste to Indonesia a decade ago. Its overextended banking system collapsed, spurring high unemployment, severe rioting and, eventually, the fall of the
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      242 33 BLOOMBERG NEWS BANGKOK: Thailand's new government may increase spending by 80 per cent to spur economic growth, its Finance Minister said. An additional spending plan approved last month may be boosted to as much as 180 billion baht (557.5 billion) for the year ending
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      526 33 REUTERS HONG KONG: Movie mogul Run Run Shaw plans to buy out his listed unit, Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong), for HK$l.33 billion (***** million) after failing to sell his stake in the firm, propelling the stock by as much as 58 per cent higher yesterday.
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      1088 34  -  Lee Su Shyan Experts suggest a three-year period for tax benefits, making tax savings equal despite income I By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR TAX experts want next month's Budget to provide better incentives to encourage people to keep giving to charity amid tougher economic times.
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      169 34 NOT all non-cash donations qualify for tax deductions. But the following examples do: Shares: These must be listed on the Singapore Exchange or in unit trusts ready to be listed here. The value will be based on the market price of the same type of shares
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      524 34 REUTERS WASHINGTON: Data coming out of the United States and Britain yesterday painted a bleak picture of a fast-braking global economy. The US and British economies contracted in the third quarter, while home sales in the US continued to weaken. Sales of
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      120 34 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com most commented MOST-READ ONLINE Promise and a warning to United 19,000 to lose jobs in South Korea. States carmakers. Says satryanik: "Detroit's Big Three automakers may BLOGGED ABOUT still face bankruptcy despite the bailout The call to cash. Says PK
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      49 35 Can director Baz Luhrmann sell Australia, his three-hour epic starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman (both left). BOON CHAN goes Down Under to find out and ONG SOR FERN says the movie is old-fashioned escapism. C2&3 DESIGN: SALLY LAM PHOTOS: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX, CATHAY and UIP
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        1895 36  -  boon chan It's grand and lengthy, but Australia actually started on a personal level for director Baz Luhrmann media correspondent The biggest movie opening this week is, well, big. Clocking in at nearly three hours, Australia, starring Nicole Kidman as an English aristocrat who inherits a ranch and
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        403 37  -  John lui film correspondent Ip Man, a Hong Kong gongfu flick, beat Hollywood blockbuster Twilight to the No. 1 spot on the Singapore box-office charts over the weekend. Directed by Hong Kong veteran Wilson Yip, the biopic, which is loosely based on the life story
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        398 38  -  dave chua Comic-book legend Frank Miller's film adaptation of the masked hero is dull and lifeless review action THE SPIRIT (PG) 102 minutes/Opens tomorrow/***** The story: The Spirit (Gabriel Macht) is a mysterious masked hero who protects Central City. When he learns that arch-nemesis The Octopus (Samuel L.
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        403 38 fantasy adventure BEDTIME STORIES (PG) 100 minutes/Opens tomorrow/***** The story: Hotel handyman Skeeter Bronson (Adam Sandier) has to come up with the winning theme for a proposed new project so that he, instead of the brown-nosing manager Kendall (Guy Pearce), can run the place. At the
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        270 38  -  Jasmine Teo Trailer Park All the buzz in the movie world Eleven years after his death, the true story of the life of Notorious 8.1.G, gangsta rap icon of the *****, will be told on film. NOTORIOUS Opens April 30, 2009 Directed by: George Tillman Jr In a
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        334 38  -  John Lui 'WEWdramedv NOTHING LIKE THE HOLIDAYS (PG) 99 minutes/Opens tomorrow/***** Why is it that when one ethnic group's A-list actors are brought together in a Hollywood movie, the result is inevitably a B-grade product? For example, Jet Li and Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) and
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        498 39  -  frankie chee To drum up business, motorists need not pay at these carparks in town The idea of free parking may seem impossible in land-scarce Singapore, but it can be had if you know where to look. Clarke Quay is one. The riverside attraction has done
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        96 39 It's belt-tightening time, and you can save some moolah if you know where to park in and around town. Clarke Quay Between noon and 3pm on Mondays to Fridays, except public holidays Cold Storage Jelita Shopping Centre First hour daily from 8.30am to 10pm Plaza
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        505 39 Bloomberg, Reuters Madonna's (below) Sticky Sweet world tour sold more than US$2BO million (Ss4o6 million) in tickets, making it the highest-grossing tour for a solo artist, according to concert promoter Live Nation Inc. The 50-year-old singer, who played 58 shows in the United States,
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        121 40 'I guess God just wanted to prepare me for this role' Rapper Diddy (right) on how his past legal problems helped with his role on TV show CSI: Miami The wealth side of it hasn't hit me yet because I have no need for money in
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        662 40 Marriage, Marley them Forget dreamy courtships. Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson get real as newly-weds in Marley Me Los Angeles In their new film Marley Me, Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson pick up where most couples in romantic comedies end at the start of a happily-ever-after marriage. The movie, which
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      604 41 Washington Post Pooping dolls and flushing toilet bowls by toymaker Mattel are selling like hotcakes in the US Washington So long, Betsy Wetsy. Baby dolls just got a whole lot more real. Put her on her little pink plastic toilet. Press the purple bracelet on Baby
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        287 44 Los Angeles Michael Jackson (right) is well, said a spokesman about rumours that the pop star needs a lung transplant. A statement, attributed to Jackson's "official and sole spokesman, Dr Tohme Tohme" and issued in Los Angeles on Monday, denied as "total fabrication" a recent
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        225 44 Associated Press New York Business tumbled last week for the Broadway revival of Speed-The-Plow, now without Jeremy Piven. The actor abruptly quit the show after saying he was suffering from mercury poisoning. The David Mamet comedy grossed U*****,559 (*****,000), down nearly $160,000 from the previous week,
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        152 44 CHOW'S KATO ROLE UP IN THE AIR Stephen Chow (right) said he may not star as Kato in a forthcoming Hollywood adaptation of The Green Hornet. After quitting as director of the move, claiming he wants to work with actor Jack Black on a superhero comedy, he said over
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        360 44 Hong Kong A former TVB actor's career in Hong Kong may at last be resurrected, thanks to the Joe Nieh-Vivian Chow media saga playing out in tabloids. Actor Canti Lau Sek Ming, who was forced to quit Hong Kong in the 1990s to work in
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      69 60 from the DL team 1 Tham Yuen-C, 2 Yu Sheng Sin, 3 Lee Yee Hwa, 4 Oo Gin Lee, 5 June Cheong, 6 Tay Chern Hui, 7 Stephanie Gwee, 8 Grace Cling, 9 Eve Yap, 10 June Green, 11 Sherwin Loh, 12 Tong Ming Chien, 13 Mak Mun
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      388 60 Oo Gin Lee More originality in video games: There are just too many video games which stick to the tried and tested and end up as sequels, like Red Alert 3, Unreal Tournament 3 and Gears Of War 2. I wish for more games with originality like
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        711 61  -  Tan Chong Yaw AN INTEL survey last month has found that many women would forego sex rather than give up their Internet access. The findings of the interactive survey of 2,000 adults released last Monday found that 46 per cent of the women surveyed
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        257 61  -  Stephanie Gwee How to rotate I I your PC It was not long ago when we wondered why anyone would want a video camera function in a cellphone. Since the release of compact phones with high-quality built-in video functions, however, many of us have found ourselves
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        106 62 Beauty of the night Night Effect Emporio Armani Samsung mobile $668 (without contract), from authorised dealers DISHING up a sexy helping of stainless steel and glass, the Night Effect seals the deal as being one of the hottest handsets in the market. It has grey matter too. For
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        124 62 Totally addicted to bass Logitech Ultimate Ears Super.Fi 5 $269, from authorised dealers SOME music aficionados lust after sadistic audio output: music so loud yet crystal clear that they can point out every change in guitar strum. Logitech's latest Ultimate Ears offering dares such folks to give in
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        107 62 Spit it out Konica Minolta bizhub 40P printer Price unavailable, from authorised dealers MOST printers that can spit out printouts at lightning speeds are usually hulky obese things that take up a huge amount of space in the office. Not this printer. This gizmo serves out 43 pages
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        74 62 Bump up your processing speeds AMD Athlon™ X2 7000 series processors For product information, visit: amd.com/us-en/Processors/Productlnf ormation/0,,30_118,00.html AMD has taken the wraps off its Athlon X2 7000 series processors, which are touted to be energy-efficient dual-core CPUs designed for value-conscious PC consumers. The new series features AMD Balanced
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        96 62 Do it in a snap OpenSolaris 2008.11 Download OpenSolaris Visit http://sun.com for more information SUN Microsystems has just announced the immediate availability of OpenSolaris 2008.11 Download OpenSolaris in a bid to allow users to improve their data centre efficiency and reduce environmental impact. New features include the Test
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        85 62 Sun Fire x64 servers Pricing starts at $3,759.08. For more information on Sun's x64 servers and Sun Blade systems, visit www.sun.com/amd MORE goodies from Sun Microsystems. It has announced an enhanced line of Sun Fire x64 servers and Sun Blade systems that deliver up to 35 per
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        369 62  -  Oo Gin Lee HP Touchsmart IQBIB $3,299 When it comes to buying gadgets, I go for hardware, specs and power. The Wife, she prefers ease of use and aesthetics. So when buying tech stuff for her, there is always a conundrum do I push my geek view or
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          269 64 Olivier de Rotalier, 34 Managing director Übisoft Singapore Playing games is serious business for Olivier. As head of the first South-east Asian studio of Übisoft, Europe's largest game developer and publisher of games like Prince Of Persia, he spends his day catching up on
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          235 64 Conine Lam, 30 Assistant marketing manager Canon Singapore All that talk about megapixels, camera sensor size and imaging processors does not faze Corrine. She lives and breathes image quality issues in her work daily, can tell you in a snap that a good camera
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          172 64 Doing it all and all at the same time too Yeo Ai Ling, 35 Asean marketing manager Lenovo Think of Ai Ling's corporate self as an octopus: At any given moment of her work day, she's "multi-tasking like crazy". Ai Ling, who has been in the tech communications field for
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          189 64 Melvin Yuan, 31 Director of digital strategies at Waggener Edstrom Worldwide As a director of digital strategies at a PR agency, Melvin's job lets him stay in touch with an industry close to his heart. "For all the virtues of technology and
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          215 65 Gladys Gan, 28 Marketing manager Challenger Technologies She likes being in the fast-paced IT industry, and though just IV2 years in the sector, Gladys knows what turns geeks on. After all, it is her job to come up with the gadget deals and promotions
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          267 65 Lionel Lim, 52 President of Asia-Pacific Sun Microsystems As an industry veteran of 29 years, Lionel is as adept at coming up with complex business solutions as he is explaining his company's technologies to those who are not so tech savvy. The thing that keeps
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          221 65 Sheylara, Shen Qiaoyun, 25 Xbox Xpert and new media artiste Pink overwhelms you on her blog at sheylara.com, but Sheylara is no damsel in distress. When Shen Qiaoyun (her real name) is not blogging, acting or modelling, she kicks butts as an Xbox ambassador in
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          286 65 Haresh Khoobchandani, 38 Senior director of business marketing organisation Microsoft Singapore The fact that tech has woven itself seamlessly into peoples' everyday lives excites Haresh. He is especially inspired by how it aids the disabled, recalling one incident where he saw a man who
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        441 66 If you still have not bought that gift for mum, dad or gramps, STEPHANIE GWEE suggests gadgets that won't break your budget USB Aroma Fan $19.95, from Action City For the aunt who feels all hot and bothered even when the air-conditioning is blazing
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        987 68 This year's Digital Life dream PC, the fifth that we have built since 2003, will crunch almost any game or task that you throw at it and spit out the remains. ALFRED SIEW puts together the fastest and meanest components to build this dream PC Dell
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        830 69  -  Yap Hui Bin, From controlling the destinies of your heartland neighbours to rocking to the tunes of Hokkien and Malay ballads such games, if they were to exist, are certain to captivate both locals and foreianers PARDON me but the tourism folks
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        557 70 To stay competitive, Adobe has jumped on the Net-storage bandwagon, as GRACE CHNG discovers at the company's headquarters in San Jose THE BBC likes to Flash. As a result, viewing time on the British broadcaster's website jumped from 5 to 25 minutes, said Adobe's senior
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        455 70 RUNNING a company that has 18,000 Windows PCs and Macintosh computers and 9,500 servers is mind boggling. Users have to be supported round the clock while systems must be up and running, said Adobe Systems' chief information officer Gerri M artin- Flicking er. An added challenge: 57
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        423 71 Reuters Much of your vital data can easily be accessed by hooking up to the huge memory of the Net, with cloud computing for mobile devices CHANCES are, the mobile phone tucked in your pocket, the lightweight laptop in your backpack or the
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          550 72  -  Yap Hui Bin, Midnight Club: Los Angeles PIMP your ride and race through glamorous Hollywood at breakneck speed. True to the spirit of street racing, Midnight Club: Los Angeles (MCLA) places you in an environment with complete freedom to take on races or cruise around while terrorising
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          304 72 Find it tough to shake off the competition and win races? These tips will give you that extra edge in Midnight Club: Los Angeles. Ride on your rivals' tail to soak up their slipstream. This will fill your slipstream turbo meter which can be activated for a short burst
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          64 72 1. Ru Yan Olivia Ong 2. Womanizer Britney Spears 3. Hot N Cold Katy Perry 4 4. I Don't Care Fall Out Boy 5. I'm Yours (Album Version) Jason Mraz 6. So What PINk 7. I Like To Move It Will.i.am 8. Viva La Vida
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          622 73  -  Sherwin Loh Guitar Hero World Tour KnHnf^k $299 Music m (genre) W Xbox, PS3, W^^^ Wii (platform) THIS review is about a month late and there is good reason for it but more on that later. At this point, suffice it to say that
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          584 73  -  Sherwin Loh THE idea seems simple enough one set of instruments that is compatible with both games, be it Rock Band 2 (RB 2) or Guitar Hero World Tour (GHWT). However, in Singapore, this is not the case. This is because RB 2 is not
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          487 74  -  Tan Chong Yaw Canon PowerShot GlO $869, from authorised dealers THINK James Bond, the Daniel Craig version. Brutal. Merciless. Now channel that to the Canon PowerShot GlO. There is no mistaking the GlO's serious intent. Swathed in matte black the colour of all pro-grade DSLRs the GlO
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          382 74  -  Mike Lee, Sony Cyber-shot T5OO and T7OO $699 (T500) and $599 (T700), from authorised Sony retailers THE Cyber-shot T5OO and T7OO are two slim shooters from Sony's stylish Cyber-shot T series. Both offer a resolution of 10.1 megapixels, 3.5-inch wide touchscreens and Carl Zeiss lenses. The
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          416 74  -  Oo Gin Lee iHome iP99 $269, from Apple resellers and Challenger Superstores IT IS both a clock and a dock. The iHome iP99 looks and works like a high-end radio clock, decked out in a smooth black finish, with big buttons and two huge wheels which you
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          423 75  -  Melvin Seah, Holux GPSmile 61 $499, from authorised dealers THE cynic in me has always wondered if Singaporeans really need GPS systems to find their way around this tiny little island. When I was testing the new Holux GPSmile 61 last month, two incidents cast aside
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          420 75  -  Sherwin Loh Nokia NB5 $928 (without operator plan), from authorised retailers SOMEWHERE along the way, Nokia finally decided that less is more. Its latest NB5 is proof of it. Specs-wise 5-megapixel camera, Carl Zeiss lens, flash and Wi-Fi it is the equivalent of the N95 BGB. Yet, it
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          391 75 3M MPro 110 micro projector $540, from EpiCentre@Orchard IT TOOK my breath away with its small size. Shaped like a candy bar, the MPro 110 weighs just 150g and fits nicely in the palm of my hand. For road warriors, this handheld, battery-operated device is
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        643 76 With a little practice, you will be using photo editor Picasa 3 like a pro. JOHN TAN shows you how to get started PICASA is a free image organiser-cum-editor from Google. It runs on Windows or Linux and allows easy, one-click tweaks to your images. Clear instructions
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        668 77 Want to know what's wrong with your PC? E-mail us at stdled@sph.com.sg Shared printer woes I bought a manual USB Printer switch box and attached the two sets of wires printer USB to printer switch hub and from the switch hub to my two desktop PCs. However, when
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        65 77 TOP SEARCHES of the week (Dec 15 21) Google 1 Bernard Madoff 2 Abhisit Vejjajiva 3 Singapore v Vietnam Yahoo! 1 Jeanette Aw 2 Dong zhi (The Winter Solstice Festival, traditionally celebrated by the Chinese with a family reunion and the eating of glutinous rice balls) 3 Faraliza Tan (Miss
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        822 78 TAN CHONG YAW finds out how a mother of two became a top Google coder in Singapore BLOOMA Mohan John, 29, is the creator of a three-month-old program that saves libraries time when converting large batches of their existing research documents already in digital form into a
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      139 60 Menu Features Hey, good-looking 6 9 DL's dream PC 12-13 Business Adobe reaches for the clouds 16 Reviews Midnight Club: Los Angeles 18 Canon Power Shot GlO 20 Editorial Julie Kee> Yu Sheng Sin, Mak Mun San Supervising editor Copy editor Sumiko Tan Eve Yap Editor Cover credits Grace Chng
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