The Straits Times, 11 January 2009

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    Lock icon Executive retraining gets boost
    560 1  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Govt plans to launch more programmes to train professionals for a mid-career switch Training must hit the mark "PMETs are slightly different from rank and file. The more important thing is to make sure that the training is relevant to the industry needs because
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    Lock icon Khaw mum about Tang's organ donor
    463 1  -  Jamie Ee Wen Wei Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan says he is glad that former C.K. Tang boss Tang Wee Sung has a new kidney and wishes him well. He did not, however, confirm if Mr Tang, 56, had received the kidney of triad
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      82 1 OBAMA TO OVERHAUL US govt's USs7oob £A rescue plan PAGE 4 satyaml m chairman charged in court lIMEPAGES ERICSSON 4 extends lead in Volvo Ocean Race TO i CANE or not to cane a child? )MEPAGE6 Why did she take $800,000 to lavish on her married m Jk HOME M
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      81 1 i He shot dead a man point-blank but before ne was nan g ec triad leader Tan Chor jin s^. decided to save lives. He donated his two kidneys, liver and %4 |L his remaining cornea. 'Ailing retail millionaire Tang Wee Sung is -t IF now recovering in hospital. It
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      Lock icon Harvesting organs from death row donors
      875 2  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi NO COERCION Prisoners on death row are not forced to donate their organs. Neither is the idea put to them by prison officers. It is understood that those who request to donate their organs do so of their own initiative. The
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      Lock icon One-Eyed Dragon wanted to help others
      1264 2  -  Debbie Yong He requested that his organs be donated rather than go to waste, brother says He took a life in cold blood but in his final moments, former triad leader Tan Chor Jin wanted to help save lives. A few days prior to
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      Lock icon Donor 'designated kidney expressly' for Tang
      733 3  -  Teo Wan Gek Ex-CK Tang boss in stable condition; he knows who donor was, spokesman says Shortly before he received a new kidney last Friday, Mr Tang Wee Sung and his family became aware of the identity of the donor, said a family spokesman
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      Lock icon US housing crisis: Help from bailout fund
      617 4 Obama administration unveils plans to stem record foreclosures on homes Washington President-elect Barack Obama and a key Democratic lawmaker have revealed plans to overhaul the government's US$7OO billion (Ssl trillion) financial rescue fund as a way to aid struggling home owners and speed
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      Lock icon Obama hopes to create 4 million jobs by 2010
      688 4 SEAGATE TO CUT MORE JOBS Seagate Technology, the world's biggest maker of hard-disk drives, plans to cut jobs and re-organise the company as it copes with the slumping economy, chief executive officer William Watkins said. "We are going to announce another
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      Lock icon Morgan Stanley, Citi in brokerage merger deal?
      304 4 New York Morgan Stanley may pay Citigroup as much as US$3 billion (554.35 billion) for control of a venture that would combine their brokerage units and overtake Bank of America Corp as the largest financial adviser to individuals, a person with knowledge of
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      Lock icon Ex-Treasury chief Rubin quits Citi
      199 4 New York Mr Robert Rubin, the former Treasury secretary who advised Citigroup as it lost US$2O billion (5529.7 billion) in the subprime mortgage crisis, has quit his position as a senior counsellor and will not stand for re-election to the board. Mr Rubin, 70, intends
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      Lock icon HK investors get more protection
      337 5 Hong Kong -The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has told banks to implement seven new consumer protection measures related to the sale of investment products, after receiving thousands of complaints following the collapse of Lehman Brothers last year. In a statement dated on Friday, the
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      Lock icon Satyam boss sent to prison
      668 5 Court order follows his arrest on charges linked to huge corporate scandal; his brother, a Satyam executive, also jailed penaing trial Hyderabad The disgraced chairman of India's Satyam Computer Services was sent to prison yesterday, a day after he was arrested on charges relating to
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    • [ special report: caning children ]
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        Lock icon To cane or not to cane...
        1337 6  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Many parents here still use the cane, but is it a good way to punish Rids? Experts weigh in Explain first, then do it in a calm manner "Caning can be used as a short, sharp stop to dangerous behaviour. However, the
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        Lock icon Discussion is key in this family
        398 6  -  Estelle Low Against caning "We'll discuss to see whose opinion is the best. There's no such thing as authority in our family." MS JASLYN ONC, on disagreements at home For caning "The children are too smart. We have to really show them who's the
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        Lock icon Firm believers in the rod
        382 6  -  Teo Wan Gek The first time Mrs Lynn Lee caned her daughter was when the girl was two. Faith had refused to wear her seatbelt when in the car despite repeated warnings. Mrs Lee told her daughter that she would cane her when they got
        CAROLINE CHIA  -  382 words
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      Lock icon Targets missed as visitor arrivals fall
      540 8  -  Lim Wei Chean New Spore tourism chief sees another tough year ahead as downturn lingers In Hanoi Missing: 700,000 tourists. The result was that Singapore's tourism industry failed to meet its targets for last year the first time since annual goals were set in
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      Lock icon Safer bank products back in favour
      972 8  -  Gabriel Chen SPARE CHANGE AS A FORM OF SAVINGS This is how OCBC Bank's Smart Change works. Suppose you charge $14.20 to your credit card. This amount is rounded up to the next dollar $15. The "spare change" of 80 cents can be channelled
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      Lock icon McDonald's, Starbucks refute 'boycott' SMS
      549 9  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi Companies say they don't support Israel's attack on Gaza as text message claims A phone text message making its rounds among Singaporeans has been calling for the boycott of McDonald's fast-food outlets and the Starbucks coffee chain, claiming the two American companies
      CAROLINE CHIA  -  549 words
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      Lock icon Programme helps youth cope with mental illness
      288 9  -  Huang Huifen Two years ago, Ms Stefanie Cheang was prone to sudden outbursts of anger, and she refused to go to school. Her concerned parents took her to see a psychiatrist, who diagnosed her as suffering from schizophrenia. Yesterday, the 21-year-old shared the
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      Lock icon No rise in prices of most CNY goodies
      802 10  -  Jamie Ee Wen Wei Prices comparable to last year's, but higher raw material costs drive up bak kwa price Here is bullish news for those shopping for affordable goodies to usher in the Chinese Year of the Ox on Jan 26. Unlike
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      Lock icon Two S'poreans die in Johor crash
      210 10  -  Jamie Ee Wen Wei Two Singaporeans were killed and another was injured when the car they were in collided with a bus along the Johor Baru-Mersing Road in Malaysia yesterday. The driver, Mr Lim Tow Kwan, 53, died on the spot while back-seat passenger
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      Lock icon Fresh call for new gadgets to cope with ageing
      464 11  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi Govt appeal for projects comes at first consumer fair for the elderly More devices for elderly Singaporeans are needed and the Government is calling for inventors to step forward. Approved projects will be given seed money to design
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      Lock icon Easier workouts for the elderly
      222 11 When 58-year-old Jimmie Lee visited the gym to exercise, he often found the equipment not suitable for him. The weight machine looked overwhelming, and the digital readings on the treadmills were often too small. Realising there were many others like him, the businessman decided two
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      Lock icon Study whatever catches your fancy
      204 11 No other local educational institution seems more keen on promoting life-long learning than SIM University (UniSIM). Since January last year, the private university has been offering 150 courses under its General Studies programme for senior citizens. The courses range from languages to finance and fine
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      Lock icon Seniors prefer slower-paced tours
      184 11 Tour groups are known for their jam-packed itineraries. So when JP International Travel entered the competitive market IV2 years ago, it decided to focus on an often-neglected group of people the elderly. It offers tours which are slow-er-paced and punctuated by frequent toilet breaks. Tour coaches
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      Lock icon Starting anew-and succeeding
      393 12  -  Debbie Yong Retrenchment is not the end of the road. For some, it may be the start of self-discovery and a better future. Last Sunday, we reported now former Chatterbox chef Steven Low went on to start his own successful food stall after retrenchment. Several readers wrote
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      Lock icon Scoring a home run
      306 12  -  Debbie Yong Her retrenchment became an opportunity in a crisis. Today, Ms Susan Tong estimates that she earns at least five times what she made in her previous job. She was a corporate sales account manager at a large American multinational corporation when she was retrenched
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      Lock icon Motivated by his hobby
      314 12  -  Debbie Yong In November last year, barely five months after Mr Thum Cheng Cheong moved into his new semi-detached home in Kembangan, he found himself retrenched. He was the head of the legal and credit administration department in the Singapore branch of a European bank, and
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      Lock icon Medical tourism hit by global downturn
      704 12  -  Wong Mei Ling The health-care industry in Singapore was not in the pink of health business-wise last year. Figures for the number of medical tourists for last year are not available yet, but industry professionals forecast a 10 per cent drop because of the
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    • [ sunday people ]
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        Lock icon Turned on by a vinyl kind of love
        292 13  -  Loh Keng Fatt If the old way of life shown in recent hit TV series The Little Nyonya has put you in a retro mood, you are not alone. Mr Kevin Pang, 38, has loved turntables and vinyl records since his schooldays,
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        Lock icon Drug addict touched by an angel
        282 13  -  Zureena Habib He was an inveterate drug addict trying to clean up his act. She was the angel who saved him. Their true love story won them the inaugural Singapore Couple 2009 title last Saturday, in one of the highlights of a wedding and
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        Lock icon The face of Fortune
        264 13  -  Loh Keng Fatt Prosperity may be in shorter supply this year but Mr Robert Fong is trying his best to lift our spirits. Just as he has done in the past eight years, he is once again donning robes to portray the Chinese God of Fortune
        CAROLINE CHIA  -  264 words
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      Lock icon He promised to leave lover twice but didn't
      1323 14  -  Kimberly Spykerman Estranged wife thought relationship was over, says she never saw gifts lover bought for him ABOUT THE CASE Administrative officer Frances Leong Kit Jin (right), 30, was jailed 5V2 years last Thursday for taking more than $800,000 from her employer,
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      Lock icon Meet Ah Meng's namesake-Ah Meng Junior
      74 14 Famous zoo icon Ah Meng may have died in February last year, but her name lives on. A female orangutan, which was born on Dec 12, has been given the name Ah Meng Junior. Her mother (left) is Anita, who herself was cared for
      BJORN OLESEN FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES  -  74 words
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      Lock icon Learn the Chinese way to wellness
      227 14  -  Jamie Ee Wen Wei About 500 people yesterday attended the launch of Yang Sheng The Chinese Way To Wellness a series of workshops and seminars on Eastern philosophies of wellness at the National Library that will be held every Saturday till the end of
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      523 10 What Food Is 'In'? Wtidt C3II I brinQ intO SinOSpOr©? The types of food and amounts that can be brought into Singapore from approved sources without -i_i_-i_ x_ian import permit from AVA are indicated in the table below. Travellers should note that these Many travellers may wish to bring home
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      20 14 islalslhdklSlliShmi HELP FOR THE PALESTINIANS Muis and Mercy Relief set up special relief fund to help the victims in Gaza
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      Lock icon 2 ships freed, one more to go
      609 15 Somali pirates release supertanker and cargo ship; nears ransom deal for vessel carrying tanks Teheran Somali pirates have indicated that they may soon release a Ukrainian ship loaded with tanks a day after letting go of two other vessels. Iran's biggest shipping firm
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      Lock icon Imam death ruling to test Thai govt
      542 16  -  Nirmal Ghosh His torture leading to death in custody puts heat on Democrats to deliver justice in south Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok The death of an imam while in army custody last year will present Thailand's new government with its first test of
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      Lock icon Tintin still as popular as ever 80 years on
      363 16 Brussels Cartoon legend Tintin, a rare reporter to rise to world fame having barely written an article, celebrated his 80th birthday yesterday and is as popular as ever. The immortal boy reporter the most-loved figure in car-toon-mad Belgium's history first appeared
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      Lock icon Asterix to outlive its creator
      205 16 Paris Asterix, the pint-sized Gallic warrior and comic book hero, is to outlive his creator under a deal with the 81-year-old illustrator Albert Uderzo. The deal was announced by his publisher on Friday. Mr Uderzo, who has single-hand-edly created the Asterix books since the death
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      Lock icon Winnie-The-Pooh's coming back
      228 16 London The world's favourite "silly old bear" returns more than 80 years after the honey-loving creature first appeared. Publishers in Britain and the US said on Friday they will publish a new book of Win-nie-The-Pooh adventures on Octs. Return To The Hundred Acre Wood is the first
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      Lock icon Thailand ramps up security for by-elections
      313 16 Bangkok Thailand raised security yesterday for its largest by-elec-tions, which will test support for the kingdom's new Premier Abhisit Vejjajiva. The authorities banned alcohol and deployed extra police officers in the 22 provinces voting today, when 29 lawmakers will be elected following a December
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon US requests permission from S'pore judge to seize $4.4m
        153 17 Washington The United States has moved to seize Singapore-based funds allegedly linked to a wide-ranging conspiracy to bribe Bangladeshi officials over projects involving German and Chinese companies. The Justice Department asked a judge last Thursday for permission to seize almost US$3
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        Lock icon Blagojevich vows to fight impeachment charges
        95 17 Chicago The corruption-tainted governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, has vowed to fight impeachment on charges that he abused his power and tried to auction off US President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat for personal gain. A defiant Blagojevich insisted again that he had committed no
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        Lock icon No more ban, Malaysian govt departments can now spend
        158 17 Seremban Malaysia's Finance Ministry has ended its austerity drive and has given the goahead to government departments and agencies to spend. It has lifted a ban on buying new vehicles by government departments and agencies which was part of austerity measures
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        Lock icon Guangdong officials who gambled away $4.7m face jail
        118 17 Beijing Officials in China's freewheeling southern province of Guangdong gambled away more than 22 million yuan (554.7 million) in public funds, and some of the biggest money-losers are going to prison for it, state media reported yesterday. Anti-corruption agents have investigated 53
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      Lock icon Israel warns attack on Gaza will be intensified
      463 17 It drops leaflets urging Palestinians not to help Hamas; hopes for peace centre on Egypt's plan Gaza City Israeli forces yesterday dropped leaflets warning of an escalation in attacks, as they continued to pound targets in the Gaza Strip. "The IDF (Israeli
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      Lock icon Obama's delicate balancing act
      821 18 OBAMA'S PICKS Retired Admiral Dennis Blair, 61, Director of National Intelligence nominee Admiral Blair led anti-terrorism efforts in South-east Asia after the Sept 11 attacks as chief of US Pacific Command, the highest-ranking US officer in the Asia-Pacific region. He also served on the White House
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      Lock icon First woman to head US intelligence panel
      398 18 Washington There is a new, yet familiar, face of female political power in Washington. California Senator Dianne Feinstein, 75, is the incoming chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee the first woman to hold the job. A veteran of many skirmishes on Capitol Hill,
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      Lock icon Obama glad to have mum-in-law moving in
      301 18 Washington Over the years, several presidents have been forced to ponder the delicate (and sometimes unpleasant) question of whether to move the in-laws into the White House. Ulysses Grant shared space with his father-in-law, who grumbled and squabbled with other relatives, historians say.
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      Lock icon Science takes back seat to Bush's ideology
      590 18  -  Bhagyashree Garekar President George W. Bush's years in the White House have been tumultuous. In the last of a three-part series, The Sunday Times examines how his faith and beliefs have shaped public discourse and policies. US Correspondent In Washington Under the most
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      Lock icon WAR OF THE KHANS Bollywood trio's rivalry heats up
      754 19  -  P.Jayaram Heart-throbs trade barbs to drum up publicity for their films India Correspondent In New Delhi The war of words between Bollywood's reigning Khans Shah Rukh, Aamir and Salman is escalating as younger actors have started snapping at the heels of
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      Lock icon Hamid all for Causeway walk
      330 19 Kota Tinggi, Johor Pedestrians should not be barred from walking to and from the new Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) complex at the Causeway, Malaysian Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar has said. He said a dedicated walkway should be prepared for pedestrians between
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      Lock icon 3 stores robbed in 1 minute
      310 19 Johor Baru More than a dozen robbers stormed into a supermarket and two cellphone shops in a Johor suburb and escaped with RM30,000 (S$ 12,5 75) in cash and mobile phones within a minute. Brandishing parangs, they arrived on motorcycles and broke up into
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      Lock icon Afghan cuts out sister's unborn child
      182 19 Kabul A 14-year-old Afghan rape victim told the doctor that her brother took her to a cowshed, where he and their mother held her down as he cut out her five-month foetus with a razor blade, then stitched up the wound with string. The
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      Lock icon S. Korean Net pundit pleads not guilty
      405 20 He denies spreading false financial info; says he was trying to help those hit by crisis Seoul South Korea's arrested popular Internet financial pundit pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of spreading false information online. The 31-year-old, identified only as Park but better
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      Lock icon Game over for TV, movies and music?
      242 20 Las Vegas Video games are poised to "eclipse" all other forms of entertainment as they are the only ones in the field prospering while the rest are in decline, according to games studio boss Mike Griffith. Making the bold call on Friday during
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      1441 21  -  Michelle Tay For those with the means and holding power, this may be the time to pick up depressed assets amid the market upheaval, say investment experts A recession fuels fear, particularly the fear of losing your investments, even your entire life savings. Just
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        1504 22  -  Lorna Tan Dentist-musician Wilson Goh parlays his love for music into an investment that hums Finance Correspondent Music to his ears "The investment in these antique instruments started from the love of the art and also as a player, but it has become an
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        944 23  -  Joyce Teo It's a tenants' market but all is not lost for landlords. Here's what they can do Property Correspondent The private homes leasing market is softening as the financial turmoil continues to wreak havoc. Residential rents are falling and there has been a
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        288 23 MY SPACE Motivational speaker and youth counsellor Glenn Lim, 38, tells Debbie Yong how he created a study space for himself and his wife. Glenn Lim, 38 Lives in a 75-sq-m three-room HDB flat in Holland Village Shares unit with his wife Suelynn, 35, a
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        1052 24  -  Goh Eng Yeow Markets Correspondent It is said that while history never repeats itself exactly, it often rhymes. With this admonition in mind, I spent some time recently reading up on the credit crisis columns I had written last year to get
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      192 25  - FINANCIAL QUOTIENT] Joyce Teo Where do you see this? J In property brochures or advertisements. What does it mean? j Rental yield is the annual rental return from a property, or the amount of rent the property earns over a year. It is expressed as a percentage of the purchase
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      438 25 YOUR PERSONAL ADVISER: FINANCE S~\ I invested $200,000 in a V,^ business venture which promised a 90 per cent profit after a year of investment. The distributor had told me that it was safe. However, she did not fulfil her promise and I
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      1086 26  -  Nelson Hernandez There are no gender-based brains "One of the major problems we face is that there are a whole lot of things that claim to be 'brain-based education^ that are nonsense. One of them is the belief that boys and girls have totally
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      1159 26  -  Kwan Weng Kin Independent-minded Crown Prince, fate of imperial line add to Akihito's worries Japan Correspondent Japan's Emperor Akihito, who just marked the 20th anniversary of his reign last Wednesday, heads an imperial clan that is distinguished by the complete absence of the sort of
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      1342 27  -  Shefali Rekhi Hate crimes on the rise as out-of-work locals resent foreigners for taking away jobs Assistant Foreign Editor FOREIGN WORKERS WORLDWIDE Of the nearly 200 million migrant workers worldwide, it is estimated that nearly one-third live in Europe. Here is a snapshot
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      1144 27  -  Nur Hakim Low BOOK REVIEW Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, And The Global Crisis Of American Capitalism By Kevin Phillips Viking (2008) Last year was the year that Average Joe learnt to wrestle in glazed bafflement with terms such as SIVs (structured
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      333 28 EDITORIAL The deadly New Year's Day fire at a Bangkok nightclub should be a timely reminder to Singapore operators of entertainment clubs and shopping malls to check that the fire safety features and operating systems on their premises are in order. If upgrades and adjustments are
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      167 28 BLOGOSPHERE Keeping seniors at work Older people should continue to work, if they are productive and useful. But we have to recognise that they are less energetic, slower and more likely to fall sick. They cannot be expected to work as productively as younger people. Older people should be allowed
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      216 28 QUOTES OF THE WEEK "About three, four years I ago, I found out I was j diabetic. I tried to stop j smoking but I couldn't. I Then I discovered j Facebook and my I addiction was I transferred." LVIN TAN, founder of the theatre group, The Necessary Stage j
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        227 28 Last Sunday's article, "Love knows no boundaries", reminds me of the sad story of a former colleague, S, in Madras (now Chennai). S' father was head of a Madras hospital, and had extensive property in India. S' brother was a captain in the Indian army before
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        463 28 I disagree with some of the opinions expressed in last Sunday's article, "Tough times may be best time to get new car". While your paper may be proven right for predicting "a slash rather than a trim" to this year's supply of certificates of
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        168 28 Last Sunday's article by Dr Lee Wei Ling, "My house is shabby, but it is comfortable", struck a chord with me and, I believe, with many other Singaporeans as well. I used to be under the impression that Dr Lee was a
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        147 28 I refer to last Sunday's article, "Sick foreign workers have it tough". It saddens me that many foreign workers here are treated so shabbily. Many Singaporeans have parents or grandparents who came to this country as labourers. This should remind us to show
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        439 28 We wish to address some misconceptions that the letter from the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware), "Education key to tackling problem of underage sex" (Dec 21, 2008), may have caused. Condom failure is due more to user failure
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        93 28 I refer to last Sunday's full-page advertisement placed by the Ministry of Manpower, "The Employment Act You", in which it was indicated that salaries must be paid at least once a month. The ad, however, did not indicate what would happen
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      349 29  - EX-LIBRIS Chui Suet Fen Extracted by of the National Library Board Each week, we publish an excerpt from a book that is topical or of general interest. 1,000 Days In Shanghai: The Story Of Volkswagen The First Chinese-German Car Factory By Martin Posth John Wiley Sons (Asia), 2008 During the
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      1145 29  -  Hong Xinyi OVERWROUGHT PLOT, ONE-NOTE ACTING Perhaps it tapped the potential of a neglected area of our heritage? Or maybe we liked it because it was open to mockery? It started with what seemed like a run-of-the-mill lunchtime conversation. A colleague
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      745 29  -  Mark Featherstone THE EX-PAT FILES While the differences between East and West maybe diminishing, especially in this consumer paradise called Singapore, there is one stark disparity that I expect will never go away: the quality of the airlines. Not long ago, I flew to Los
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      327 29 STREET VIEW "So it's not just scoring in examinations that would bring you a good life... Some people are good with their hands, some are good with thinking out problems, and an economy needs all kinds of talented people." MINISTER MENTOR LEE KUAN YEW speaking on Singapore's need to have
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      792 30  -  Charles Tannock Leader with appeal In Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed, Bangladesh now has a charismatic leader whose massive electoral mandate augurs well for creating the type oi strong, secular government that the country needs. She returned to Bangladesh from exile, which the army
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      1103 30  -  Abraham Rabinovich Fate of the three candidates for post of PM depends on outcome of Gaza war For The Sunday Times With elections in Israel just a month away, there is something strangely missing a campaign. With the onset of the war in the
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      509 30 HEADLINERS Tan Chor Jin Kidney of "One-Eyed Dragon" believed to have gone to retail magnate Tan, who gunned down a nightclub owner in 2006, was hanged at Changi Prison on Friday. The 42-year-old former headman of a secret society, called the "One-Eyed Dragon" because he was blind in his right
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      62 28 Send yOUr letters to the Forum Editor via e-mail to suntimes@sph.com.sg or fax at 6319-8289. Please include your full name, address, telephone number and, for women, your preferred honorific such as Miss, Mrs, Mdm or Ms. The Forum Editor reserves the right to edit a letter. Have something to share?
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  • OBITUARIES
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      224 31 "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me." Psalms 23:4 LOKE PENG KWAN Age: 75 was called home to be with the Lord on 10 January 2009. Dearly
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      89 31 10th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of z^ i I 1 SAMUGAM TREVOR S/O SANGARA PADIAN Departed on 11 January 1999 Your gentle face and patient smile With sadness we recall; You had a friendly word for each And died beloved by all. Dearly missed always remembered by: Wife: Muniandi Santha
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      111 31 have fought the good fight, I have finished I the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4: 7 I I GOH SAI HONG Age: 78 Was called home to be with the Lord on 9 January 2009, dearly missed by family. Wife: Tay Chin Kirn Sons: Daughters-in-law: Goh
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      40 31 Our Precious Daughter/ Sister am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.' John 11:25 Our dearest Ling, you are forever in our hearts Deeply missed forever cherished by papa, mummy little sister.
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      123 31 The Lord is my Shepherd LIM HONG YAM Age: 74 was called home to be with the Lord on 10 January 2009, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Tan Quee Bit Son: Daughter-in-law: Jeffrey Lim Gim Huat Linda Goh Siok Ling Daughter: Son-in-law: Jacqueline Lim Choo Lan
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      64 31 The Family Of The Late TEO HOCK CHOON Departed on 2 Jan 2009 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to: Dr Koo Wen Hsin, National Cancer
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      104 31 In Loving Memory of Our Hero! Daddy/Papa "We love Him, because He first loved us" 1 John 4:19 EDWARD ANTHONY SCULLY Departed peacefully on 9th Jan 2009 at Age 84 Forever in our Hearts Wife: Marie Theresa Scully nee Danker Children: Diana, Christine, Joan, Yvonne, Carol Spouse George, Patrick, Paul
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      120 31 WONG AH SIEW Age: 87 was called home to be with the Lord on 9 January 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Loi Boon York (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Loi Teck Sai, James Maggie Scow Loi Teck Hua (deceased) Loi Teck Meng (deceased) Loi Teck Soon Linda Lee LoyTeckKui Loi Teck
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      66 31 The Family of the Late STEVEN BOH TIP YOONG Departed 3 January 2009 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all priests, relatives, friends, colleagues, church members and prayer groups for their kind assistance, prayers, wreaths and donations during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to: Dr. Yvonne Loh
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      34 31 6th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of LJ I NEO SHIEA CHEE Departed 11.01.2003 Sunshine fades and shadows fall, But your sweet memory outlasts all^^ From: Everyone at Holy Innocents' High School We miss you
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      24 31 M El 6th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of NEO SHIEA CHEE Departed 11 Jan 2003 Always remembered by family and rw loved ones. rsn
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      23 31 In Loving Memory Of CYRIL FREDERICK (JERRY) SAWYER called home on 11 January 1993 With All Our Love, Adela, Melissa, Harvey, Steven Jo
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      19 31 In Loving Memory Of II SOH CHOR ENG Departed: 11 Jan 2008 From EAST WEST CENTRE ALMUNI Singapore Chapter
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      31 31 3rd Year Memory Of SARASWATHI D/O K.ANJIAMMALI Departed: 16.12.2005 Always Remembered by the loved ones Prayers will be held on Sun 11 Dec 10am at Blk 5 Boon Keng Rd #02-72
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      369 32 BADMINTON Malaysia Super Series in XL, s-finals Men's singles: Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Peter Cade (Den) 24-26, 21-17, 21-13, Park Sung Hwan (Kor) bt Hsieh Yu-hsin (Twn) 21-13 21-14. Women's singles: Zhou Mi (Hkg) bt Pi Hongyan (Fra) 21-16 21-18, Tine Rasmussen (Den) bt Wang Chen (Hkg) 21-15
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      569 32 He scores 38 points to be front-runner for MVP as Cays improve to 19-0 on home court Cleveland They circled this game on their calendar months ago. On Friday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers checked it off as another win their biggest in a season that is
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      Lock icon Asia on the brink of a win
      509 32 ROYAL TROPHY Asia6V2 Europe IV2 Friday's foursomes: Asia 3 Europe 1 Saturday's fourballs: Asia 3V2 Europe V 2. Ryo Ishikawa (above)/Toru Taniguchi (Asia) halved with Soren Hansen/Paul Lawrie (Europe) Charlie Wi/Liang Wenchong (Asia) bt Nick Dougherty/ Oliver Wilson (Europe) 3 and 2 Hideto
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        60 32 Kapalua (Hawaii) Golfer Geoff Ogilvy's four-shot lead was cut to just one after some late slip-ups left him with a five-un-der 68 in Friday's second round of the Mercedes Championship. The Australian's two-round total of 11-under 135 is a stroke ahead of American DJ. Trahan (66), with
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        75 32 Singapore paddler Li Jiawei made it into the last four of the women's singles at the Tournament of Champions in Changsha, China. She beat Lithuania's Ruta Paskaukiene 11-3, 12-10, 11-7, 11-5 yesterday. But compatriots Wang Yuegu and Feng Tianwei were eliminated in the quarter-finals. Wang was beaten
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        91 32 Denver Swimmer Michael Phelps left on Friday for Beijing, where he won a record eight gold medals, for a trip tied to his new sponsorship deal with Mazda that has been billed as China's largest for a foreign celebrity. Said Chris Fenton, general manager of DMG
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        82 32 Today's Singapore Slingers Challenge Series basketball game against Sathyabama Stars has been cancelled. The Indian team cited travel hiccups, immigration and clearance issues for not coming to Singapore. "We will be arranging for the final game of the Singapore Challenge Series to be played next Saturday or
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        156 33 Romance is in the air in Canada. Ottawa Senators centre Mike Fisher, 28, and former American Idol singer Carrie Underwood, 25, are dating. The love match has apparently been going strong for months. Reality TV magazine reported that the country crooner was seen watching Fisher
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        205 33 Serb siren Ana Ivanovic has a serious boyfriend in Spanish tennis player Fernando Verdasco, 25. They hooked up during the US Open in New York last August, and the tennis princess confirmed the match in November. So, what was she doing with Australian pro golfer
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        116 33 Cristiano Ronaldo was not the only footballer who caused damage to property with careless driving last week. Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery (right) knocked over two signs outside the team's hotel in Dubai last Thursday. According to the German paper Bild, the 25-year-old, known to
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        185 33 French athlete Djamel Mastouri (above), who won an 800 m bronze at last year's Paralympics in Beijing, is now taming lions at a Paris circus. He put on a special show at the Pinder Circus last Thursday. Eight acts were performed by French disabled
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      772 34  -  Lin Xinyi Jonathan Wong Volvo Ocean Race leaders make best use of good conditions to win in-port challenge VOLVO OCEAN RACE Singapore in-port race (overall) 1 Ericsson 4: 4pts 2 Puma: 3.5 3 Telefonica Blue: 3 4 Telefonica Black: 2.5 5 Green Dragon: 2
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      273 34  - HOT BODS SPECIAL Lin Xinyi Lim Wui Liang Text by Pictures by Custav Morin, 24 Ericsson 3 media crew member Height: 1.90 m Weight: 100 kg Q: What do you miss most when you are out at sea? A: Good food and sleep. Q: If you are stuck on a
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      712 34  -  Terrence Voon On dry land, a journalist's role is to inform and educate. On the high seas, he is simply a ballast. "We need you to put on as much weight as possible," Puma Ocean Racing captain Ken Read told me on Friday. "This
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      Lock icon Murray ousts Federer again
      441 35 Doha Roger Federer is not often lost for shots, lost for ideas or lost for words. But, at the end of another dispiriting lhr 33min at the hands of Andy Murray last Friday, that is exactly how it was. As of this moment, no one will
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      Lock icon Indra agrees to join Sengkang
      436 35  -  Wang Meng Meng Lions striker, who once earned $10,000 a month, to take substantial pay cut After years in the doldrums, Sengkang Punggol are set to make a strong statement of intent for the 2009 S-League football season with Indra Sahdan Daud on the verge
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      343 35  -  Jeanette Wang The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games may be over a year and a half away, but at the city centre yesterday it felt like the inaugural event was already taking place. Over 10,000 youngsters thronged the Singapore Management University's Campus Green to
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      Lock icon Youth Olympics' target of $50m still reachable
      223 35  -  Jeanette Wang The Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) yesterday expressed optimism in reaching their $50 million sponsorship target, despite the current economic climate. And a key reason for their confidence lay in the Singapore Table Tennis Association's (STTA) success in their
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      301 36 kgyuklul London Aston Villa climbed into third place in the English Premier League with a 2-1 win over local rivals West Bromwich Albion yesterday. They were helped by Baggies goalkeeper Scott Carson's costly blunder. Carson deflected Gabriel Agbonlahor's off-target shot into his own goal
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      294 36 ■:MiM.M mm London The much-maligned Nicklas Bendtner came off the bench and saved Arsenal from enduring yet more frustration as his late goal ensured a 1-0 Premier League win over Bolton yesterday. For 84 minutes, they laboured to break down the visitors, particularly after Robin van Persic
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      297 36 Results Aston Villa 2 West Brom 1 Arsenal 1 Bolton 0 Davies 18, Carson Morrison 49 Bendtner 84 41 og Everton 2 Hull City 0 Fulham Blackburn Fellaini 18, Arteta 45 Postponed Middlesbrough 1 Sunderland 1 Newcastle 2 West Ham 2 Alves 45 Jones 82 Owen 19,
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        829 40  -  Cheryl Tan Peranakan eateries and antique shops get a big boost in customers from The Little Nyonya serial "I was so surprised. They would usually make such a big fuss at the shop and plead to wear normal clothes." Drama serial The Little Nyonya may have
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        757 42  -  Jasmine Teo Rebecca Lynne Tan Few are cutting their hongbao budget but many are spending less on Chinese New Year goodies, decorations and clothes and For Madam Ong Ban Ghee, this Chinese New Year will be no different from other years she will still give each
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        742 60  -  Stephanie Yap The push is on for local writers to win an international award and the key is to allow more of them to write full-time Just as the sports community here dreams of Singaporean athletes bagging Olympic gold medals, the literary community here has its
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        427 60  -  Anjana Krishna Kumar Reader: French photographer Frederic Nauczyciel (right), 41, lives and works in Paris. His work is inspired by American streets and documentary photography. He is in Singapore for the Ml Fringe Festival, which is an annual arts festival organised by home-grown theatre group The Necessary Stage anc
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        1283 62  -  Huang Lijie First Grade Seafood Palace (right) Where: 247/249 Joo Chiat Place, tel: 6440-5560, open: 4.30 to 9.30pm, closed on Wednesdays Chef: Tan Yau Heng (right) What: Its Sri Lankan crabs are dressed in a finger-licking black pepper sauce that is mildly sweet and not too fiery. Although
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        671 63 From facing page Katong laksa Katong laksa was popularised by brothers Ng Juat Swee and Ng Chwee Seng, who started selling the noodles in a coffee shop at 49 East Coast Road in 1963. By 1999, four rival stalls had popped up along the 50m stretch of
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        930 65  -  Wong Ah Yoke One On The Bund is a glamorous gem of a restaurant let down by lacklustre food and service Eats ONE ON THE BUND 80 Collyer Quay, Clifford Pier, tel: 6221-0004 Open: Noon till late daily Food: Service: Ambience: Price: Budget from $80 a person There
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        406 65  -  Tan Hsueh Yun Cheap Good FEI SIONC 81-K9 Junction 8 Shopping Centre, 9 Bishan Place Open: 10am to 10pm daily Rating: For such a humble dish, minced pork noodles can really get people worked up. Everyone who likes it has an opinion: What sort of noodles
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        656 66  -  Serene Luo If there is a time of the year when most people try their hand at cooking, it would be during Chinese New Year for a reunion dinner or because all the shops are closed with no takeaways in sight. Here is a look at three English-Chinese
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        255 67 QI am keen to make good achar pickles. As there seem to be many kinds of vinegar in the market, which type gives good results? What is the proper ratio of vinegar to water? Wee Chwee Beng A I like to use a good quality, brewed Japanese or
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        497 68  -  Jenny Tan ngm,g KS X^3 ffT? Monks are rarely associated with wine. "Monks cannot drink wine, they have no luxuries in their spartan lives," said an aunt of mine, who hastily corrected me after I returned from Austria with (what she regarded as sacrilegious) tales
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      113 67 Celebrate with Seafood Paradise .^OTJffßfc at Singapore Flyer this Chinese New Year! iGPPIIPjP*? -Voted one of the best seafood restaurants in Singapore- If Specially Designed CNY Menu from $488 $888 [for 10 pax] fe ©B^rn^W Business as usual throughout Chinese New Year Ite^iM^j^ajaiaafl Tj ™>. cNnewcuWneW Hha<W(e»nce >,4;'!?^.^ J -f
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      589 86  -  Wong Sher Maine Volunteers take time off from their merrymaking to bring some joy to the old, the lonely and the less fortunate SPARE a thought for the old and needy during the Chinese New Year. "It is torture for them," says housewife Wu Yu Chin,
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      595 87  -  Leong Phei Phei Former Star Search winner Florence Tan has her hands full in the new year with her twin babie The attention will definitely b on the babies, and I hope the) enjoy it. A UNLIKE previous years when she would return to her hometown in Johor
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      365 88 Cherry Garden's executive chef Hiew Gun Khong serves 'poon choy' for the family in the spirit of unity and happiness THE treasure pot, also known as Poon Choy or "Big Bowl Feast", is an age-old delicacy dating back to the Song Dynasty that comprises different layers
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      959 89 Lim Yann Ling tosses the yusheng salad that comes in all sorts of concoctions to tantalise the taste buds 'From young, my mother has told me about Chinese New Year traditions. To me, it's about having new hopes and new wishes in a new year. On
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      774 91  -  Karon Ng Welcome the Chinese New Year at countdown parties and cultural shows I look forward to Chinese New Year as I have been brought up in an environment with strong family ties. One of the traditions I observe is to go back to
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      613 92  -  Daphne Lee Chinese New Year is one of the rare occasions for this four-generation family to get together for a feast To me, Chinese New Year is more significant than other festivals like Christmas because I am Chinese. But if you ask me about the meaning behind
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      903 95  -  Lim Yann Ling Good stuff is being offered at a discount as the shops step up their marketing drive for Chinese New Year I look forward to Chinese New Year as a day when all the relatives, some of whom I do not see at
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