The Straits Times, 12 January 2009

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    18 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 MONDAY, JANUARY 12 2009 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Errant bosses: MOM acts
      44 1 THE Manpower Ministry will prosecute Tipper Corporation for failing to pay over 400 of its workers on time. The ministry is also investigating Gates Offshore and Goldrich Venture for failing to provide medical care to workers. PRIME PAGE A 4
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      Lock icon Raja Petra stumps for PAS
      61 1 CONTROVERSIAL blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin is in Kuala Terengganu to campaign for opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia candidate Abdul Wahid Endut ahead of a by-election on Saturday. The opposition is trying to win over 8,000-plus Chinese voters who are said to hold the key to the
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      Lock icon Cracking down on gangs
      54 1 A SPECIAL police operation has been launched to nab gang leaders who control at least 10,000 secret society members in Selangor, which has one of the highest crime rates in Malaysia. The thugs belong mainly to eight gangs involved in extortion, armed robbery, vice and drug
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      Lock icon Cyber-squatters evicted
      37 1 THE national registry of Internet domain names ending with .sg has dealt with 13 cases of cyber-squatting since 2001 with big name companies such as Sony Ericsson and Samsung among those involved. HOME PAGE B3
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      Lock icon Cargo holds mothballed
      34 1 A SERIOUS slowdown in the air freight market has forced Singapore's biggest ground handling and catering company to mothball two of its six cargo facilities at Changi Airport. MONEY PAGE 818
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    Lock icon Man sets Yio Chu Kang MP on fire at community event
    838 1  -  Esther Tan Jermyn Chow By YIO Chu Kang Member of Parliament Seng Han Thong was in stable condition in hospital yesterday, following an attack in which a man poured thinner on him and set him alight. Mr Seng ran
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    Lock icon Thai elections: Abhisit's govt strengthens its mandate
    694 1 Democrat Party-led coalition wins 20 out of 29 seats in early results BANGKOK: New Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's government won the most seats in yesterday's by-elections, early results snowed, strengthening his shaky coalition in its first test at the polls. Voting closed
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        Lock icon Easier-to-use online sites
        31 2 WE SAY A choice of paperless online transactions, and websites that are more user-friendly, should be strived for in the endless evolution of Internet use. EDITORIAL PAGE Al9
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        Lock icon Weak or strong director?
        22 2 COLUMNS In light of Satyam, independent directors need to question their effectiveness, says Shireen Muhiudeen. REVIEW PAGE Al9
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        Lock icon Any old truce won't do
        20 2 Any Israel-Gaza peace deal must ensure Middle East stability, says Jonathan Eyal. REVIEW PAGE A2O
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        Lock icon Plenty of jobs available
        25 2 OUR READER SAYS Infocomm technology firms want to hire, but cannot find appropriately trained personnel, says Wong Limsoon. FORUM PAGE A2l
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        16 2 www.straitstimes.com Elizabeth Looi explains why graduates' dream jobs may no longer be out there.
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      87 2 IN YESTERDAY'S article, "Khaw mum about Tang's organ donor", we said it was permissible under the Human Organ Transplant Act (Hota) for a donor to designate the recipient. This is wrong. It is allowed under the Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act. Under Hota, organs
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      Lock icon Umno's move on money politics a tough sell
      900 2  - Umno 's move on money politics a tough sell Cheong Suk-Wai Graft-ridden Malaysian party tries shifting onus from briber to bribed By SENIOR WRITER AFTER 20 years of being plagued by allegations of widespread vote-buying in party elections, Malaysia's ruling United Malays National Organisation (Umno) finally said last month that
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      Lock icon Business as usual for MPs, but with a bit more care
      538 3  -  Goh Chin Lian By MEMBERS of Parliament and their grassroots leaders will exercise greater caution as they celebrate upcoming Chinese New Year activities with their residents. However, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong expects them to remain accessible and go
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      Lock icon Tipper faces charges over pay delay
      738 4  -  Ben Nadarajan Lee Hui Chieh Workers to be paid in instalments; 2 other firms under probe By Protecting workers Failing to pay salaries on time: Fine of up to $5,000 or up to six months' jail or both. Failing to maintain foreign workers and
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      93 4  -  Lim Wui Liang What happens a minute before Bam? Straits Times photographers show their interpretation of that moment in the Prime pages every Monday entitled 7.59. We aim to capture everyday scenes across the island with a different perspective, bringing readers a slice of life that would perhaps go
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      Lock icon End in sight for Gaza conflict, says Israel's PM
      527 6 But no timetable set, as body count spirals and Hamas remains defiant GAZA CITY: Israel indicated for the first time yesterday that an end was in sight to its war on Hamas. Amid some of the heaviest clashes of an offensive
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      Lock icon Condemning Israel won't solve the problem: Yaacob
      552 6  -  Goh Chin Lian By CONDEMNING Israel for its attacks in Gaza will not solve any problem, Singapore's Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim said yesterday. The best approach is to support the United Nations resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire from the two
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      Lock icon Signs point to early recovery for China, says Premier Wen
      521 8 Beijing likely to spend on big projects to drive rebound, he reveals BEIJING: China's economic data showed some grounds for confidence in an early recovery from the global financial crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told a business audience yesterday, adding
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      Lock icon Community effort will help S'pore ride out recession: PM
      570 8  -  Li Xueying By POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT THE coming year on the lunar calendar is that of the ox a strong animal, which while "not very aggressive, is completely dependable". Noting this yesterday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gave this reassuring message to
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      Lock icon Raja Petra stumps for PAS in by-election
      542 9  -  Carolyn Hong Other bloggers join in to woo Chinese voters in Kuala Terengganu By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA TERENGGANU: Controversial blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin, recently released from detention, is such a famous figure, he gets curious stares everywhere he goes in Kuala Terengganu.
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      Lock icon Former aide claims Anwar tried to reconcile with Mahathir
      293 9 KUALA TERENGGANU Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's former political secretary Ezam Mohd Noor launched another attack against the opposition leader by alleging that the Permatang Pauh MP had tried to mend ties with former premier Mahathir Mohamad barely one week after being
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        Lock icon Police crack down on gangs in Selangor
        482 10 Task force set up to nab gangsters after spate of brutal crimes KLANG: Selangor state police have launched a special operation to nab gang leaders who control at least 10,000 secret society members. The thugs, who are known to the police, belong mainly
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        Lock icon One hurt in Perak Cave Temple rockfall
        144 10 IPOH: One person was badly hurt and another was believed to be trapped after part of a limestone outcrop collapsed at the Perak Cave Temple along Jalan Kuala Kangsar yesterday. Fifteen people were rescued following the incident at about 3.30pm, said a spokesman
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        Lock icon It's museums' turn to improve ties
        595 12 China, Taiwan museums plan exchange visits, possible joint exhibition TAIPEI: The major museums of Taiwan and China are planning unprecedented exchange visits and could hold a joint exhibition as the once-bitter distance between the historic rivals narrows. Ms Chou Kung-hsin, director of Taipei's National
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        Lock icon Holiday to mark liberation of Tibet
        373 12 BEIJING: Chinese-backed Tibetan leaders will soon set a date for what they call "Serf Liberation Day" to mark the defeat 50 years ago of an uprising against the Chinese Communist Party in the Himalayan region, state media reported yesterday. A holiday to mark the
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        Lock icon Troops close in on Tamil Tigers
        484 13 Navy sets up security ring around last stronghold to stop rebel leader from escaping COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's navy is on alert to prevent Tamil Tigers' rebel leader Velupillai Prabakaran from fleeing the island, state television quoted naval officials as saying. Sri Lankan navy spokesman
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        Lock icon Sons of Arroyo's aide in golf fracas
        274 13 MANILA: A senior aide to President Gloria Arroyo had his golf club membership suspended for two years over a brawl involving his two sons who are accused of beating up a 14-year-old boy. Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser Pangandaman will not be allowed to
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        Lock icon Fronts help Iran get banned US parts
        694 14 Iranians use firms based in the Gulf and Asia to skirt US export ban, say reports ART OF DECEPTION "The schemes are so elaborate, even the most scrupulous companies can be deceived...lf Iran is successful, it ends up not with an improvised explosive
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        Lock icon Bush 'rebuffed Israeli plan to blast Iran's nuke site'
        255 14 WASHINGTON: United States President George W. Bush last year rejected a secret Israeli request for American bunker-busting bombs to use in an air strike against Iran's main nuclear complex. The administration also rebuffed Israel's plan to fly through US-controlled Iraqi airspace
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        Lock icon Beijing turns on the charm online
        959 11  -  Peh Shing Huei Fan site created by ad firm boss for Chinese leaders gains popularity among netizens By CHINA CORRESPONDENT PRESIDENT Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao are no longer the only Chinese leaders with their own fan websites. Three months after a fan
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        855 15  -  Jonathan Eyal Sarkozy's disdain and efforts to bypass them expose equality rift By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU LONDON: Every six months, one European country takes over the presidency of the European Union. The procedure is routine, and rarely deserves much attention. Not
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        Lock icon Europe debates nuke energy
        438 16 Russia-Ukraine gas row puts focus on alternative source BRUSSELS: Cuts in Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine have reignited interest in Europe over nuclear energy as an alternative to hydrocarbons but such considerations have sparked environmentalists' ire. "This crisis will have consequences for the way
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        Lock icon 'Grandpa' lobster gets reprieve
        116 16 KENNEBUNKPORT (Maine): A huge lobster, the "grand-daddy of lobsters", that might have ended up on a dinner plate is back in the ocean after a New York City restaurant granted it a reprieve. The 9kg crustacean, named George, was returned to the wild on Saturday by
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        618 17 4 healthy embryos frozen for parents of first UK baby born without hereditary cancer gene LONDON: This British couple would love to have a brood of cancer-free babies if they could. Their first child the first British baby genetically selected to be free of a
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        69 17 Hungarian artist Gyorgy Kiss showing off his winning creation a coin called the "Castle of Gyula Town". The World Coin News and NumisMaster magazines announced this weekend that the silver coin had won the Coin of the Year People's Choice Award by Krause Publications.
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        Lock icon Chilling out on a wall of ice
        80 18 Don't try this unless you're a seasoned climber. This ice-climber scaled a wall of ice at the 2009 Ouray Ice Festival climbing competition finals on Saturday. Visitors to the annual festival in Colorado expect lots of thrills, and they are not disappointed as
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        212 18 Union made in Taco Bell NORMAL (Illinois): Why splurge and stress in these difficult times? Mr Paul Brooks, 30, and his bride Caragh, 21, did not -by opting for a Mexican fast-food wedding. While customers inside the Taco Bell restaurant continued to order tacos and burritos, the couple sat
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        Lock icon Arms factories busted
        70 18 BEIJING: A thousand police and paramilitary personnel used armoured vehicles and helicopters to swoop down on four illegal weapons factories tucked away in the remote, forested border of Chongqing, Hunan and Guizhou. Investigators had tracked guns used in recent crimes in Chongqing, a large inland port city,
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        64 18 TAme TAIPEI: Taiwan plans to cut the S££to°a STc eatTSs for local At peopfe amiS a newspaper reported yesterday. The Economics Ministry has proposed barring major public c' projects from employing foreign workers, the United Daily News reported. The paper quoted State Minister Tsai Tsun-hsiung
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        92 18 TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso arrived in South Korea yesterday for talks aimed at bolstering bilateral cooperation to overcome the global financial turmoil. Making his first visit to Seoul as premier, Mr Aso told Japanese and Korean business leaders that the early conclusion of
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        Lock icon Six die in ferry Sinking
        80 18 JAKARTA: An Indonesian ferry carry*n^ 25° Passengers capsized and sank after being battered by a large wave in storms in the country's east yesterday, officials said. Bad weather and nightMl made ika r6S^. Officials said six deaths had been confirmed in the mishap and 18
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        Lock icon Detention extended
        82 18 LAHORE: The Pakistani authorities haye extended for 6o dayg the detention of the founder of the Islamist militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, which India has blamed for last November's attacks in Mumbai that killed more than 170 people. Hafiz Saeed was put under house arrest in the city of Lahore
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        Lock icon S'pore tanKerS Seized
        64 18 KOTA TINGGI" Three SinganoreIVUIH 'lINUt"- inree Singapore registered tankers have been seized by Malaysian authorities for flouting maritime laws three nautical miles off Southern Tanjung Stapa, near Kota Tinggi. The ships' crews had allegedly failed to follow rules on bunkering and safety rafts. The M"T Kam Fung
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        Lock icon Young climber dies
        61 18 LYON: The youngest Briton to scale Mount Everest has died climbing France's Mont Blanc, French police said yesterday The bodies of Mr Rob Gauntlett( 21, and his climbing companion were found on Saturday morning Mr Gauntlett was 19 when he became the youngest Briton to reach the
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      104 9 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm distract governmental focus." MOST-READ ONLINE Ziyi caught topless. YOUR SAY Pirates drown with ransom. Three months after a fan site was created for President Hu Jintao and MOST COMMENTED Premier Wen Jiabao, a new portal is Boycott Coke dedicating itself
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM
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      Lock icon How user-friendly are online services?
      411 19 THE online way of life including business transactions is obviously still evolving, to judge from a Star Hub reply in the ST Forum to a customer who wanted it to stop sending her hard-copy monthly account statements. Star Hub allows customers to view such information
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      Lock icon Directors, take a hard look in the mirror
      796 19  -  Shireen Muhiudeen CORPORATE GOVERNANCE By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES Independent directors must actively fulfil their duties as the representatives of shareholders, paying close attention to management accounts and strategy and questioning them without hesitation or deference to the CEO. U*m IW" IRROR,
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      Lock icon Major test for Asia's bond markets
      877 19  -  Michael Richardson FUNDING STIMULUS PACKAGES By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES MANY governments around the world are battling the deepening economic slump by cutting taxes and spending more money, saddling their budgets with bigger deficits and taxpayers with bigger bills to pay in future. In
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        Lock icon Ceasefire terms are of vital importance
        1073 20  -  Jonathan Eyal TWO VIEWS ON THE PALESTINIAN WAR By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU The battle in Gaza is not merely another clash between the Israelis and Palestinians; it is part of afar bigger confrontation for regional supremacy between moderate and extremist governments. And as
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        Lock icon What you don't know about Gaza
        568 20  -  Rashid Khalidi By NEARLY everything you have been led to believe about Gaza is wrong. Below are a few essential points that seem to be missing from the conversation, much of which has taken place in the press, about Israel's attack on the Gaza
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        141 21 PLEASE refer to the letter by Ms Honey Lim, "Why can't MOM get into the Oscars?" (Dec 23). The One-Stop Change of Address Reporting Service (Oscars), which is developed by the Immigration Checkpoints Authority, will transmit the updated addresses of identity card holders
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        396 21 SATYAM DEBACLE OF LATE, the balance sheet is the most talked-about and bizarre document. In simple terms, it is a list of assets and liabilities of a business. But it is a critical document to millions of investors. Investors consider balance-sheet figures sacrosanct. They
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      570 23  -  Christopher Tan S'porean picks up USsl.34m in bookings for his yet-to-be-built vehicle By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT BUDDING entrepreneur Lim Kian Wee, 36, believes he can build a petrol-electric hybrid car that will travel 40km on each litre of petrol a third of
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      282 23  -  C hristopher Tan SINGAPORE'S quest to go electric dates back several years. Government and government-linked entities such as the Economic Development Board, National Science and Technology Board, Singapore Power and the Ministry of Trade and Industry's International Advisory Panel have been exploring the feasibility of electric
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      656 24  -  Goh Chin Lian They need not 'restrict themselves' if jobs are not in gaming section By MUSLIMS in Singapore should not rule out working in the upcoming integrated resorts (IRs), as long as the jobs are not in the gaming sections, said Minis-ter-in-charge
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      430 24  -  Melissa Sim Jermyn Chow By TWENTY-ONE Bangladeshi workers got a free medical check-up at the Sunlove Home yesterday, following the recent chicken pox outbreak in Tagore Lane two weeks ago. They also learnt about cardiopulmonary resuscitation and medical advice on how to self-medicate. Sunlove Home
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      578 25  -  Khushwant Singh 13 cases, involving firms such as Samsung, handled since 2001 By A YEAR ago, Chinese national Zheng Zhongxing registered the domain name sonyericsson.com.sg in Singapore for $40. Four months later, he tried to sell it to Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications for €4,000 (S$8,000).
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      368 26  -  Lee Hui Chieh MADAM Ngiam Juat Heng hardly caught coughs and colds, so she rarely saw the doctor. And even though her late mother was diabetic, that did not spur her to get screened for the often-he-reditary condition, or for high blood pressure
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      875 26  -  Lee Hui Chieh But only 4,500 of 600,000 took up HPB's offer of discounted tests Timely check "I felt fine and didn't think that there was a need to be screened. If I hadn't gone for the screening, I wouldn't have known what was wrong with me.
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      378 28  -  Liaw Wy-Cin New finding by Spore team can kickstart switch to stem cells, boosting fight against diseased cells By SCIENTISTS here have found a new "key" which plays a vital role in turning the clock back for cells. This key is one of only
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      449 28  -  Grace Chua By A MEXICAN senator was so dismayed at the plans of Resorts World at Sentosa to import bottlenose dolphins from the Solomon Islands for its marine park that he wrote to National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan about it. A Solomon
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        341 29  -  KARON NG BY WANTED: Caretaker for islands on Great Barrier Reef. SALARY: A 5150,000 (*****,355) for six months. JOB SCOPE: You scuba dive, snorkel, sail and go bush walking. Meet and talk to the locals and tourists. Give media interviews, post a weekly
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        148 29 PHOTOS: You must be adventurous, able to swim, love the great outdoors, have good communication skills, and be at least 18 years old. Create a video of at most 60 seconds in English to say why you're the best person for the job. Visit www.islandreefjob. com, fill
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        166 29 Here Now Good looks Get $10,000 cash if you win the my paper Executive Look 2009 contest, which is open to young and eloquent professionals aged 35 and below and who have at least two years of working experience. Sign up in person on Thursday between 12pm and 2pm at
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        232 29  -  LYNN SEAH BY SOAK in the Chinese New Year atmosphere at the malls. Many of them have lined up fun activities and entertainment shows to put you in a festive mood. At Raffles City, marvel at the stunning performances by acrobatic troupes from Fujian and
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        169 29 MANY businesses have reported a drop in takings amid the economic gloom, but not at the Sinflora plant nursery and wholesaler. Says Ms Charlotte Lee, executive director of Sinflora: "People started buying Chinese New Year plants earlier this year instead of waiting till
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        469 30  -  Alicia Ng In uncertain times, it's the soft skills that set one apart By I TOOK a common route after junior college: I went to university, together with most of my peers, and majored in finance. My classmates and I enrolled with dream jobs in
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        517 30 MY LIFE In the end, it's still up to the individual, say Youthlnk writers Ban promises to do good SINGAPORE'S new smoke-free measures promise cleaner and healthier air for me. My experiences with smoking have always been painful. Inconsiderate smokers have flicked hot
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      106 23 fhj WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitStlineS.COlTl j s there to enjoy here? This was obvious MOST-READ ONLINE l ong before the crunc h started to bite." S'poreans ranked lowest in OECD regional pension fund ranking. stom com Made pregnant six times by lover. TAI r- MOST
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      507 25 Some resort to 'typosquatting' ANOTHER kind of cybersquatting Another common dispute settled is known as "typosquatting" in by the SDRP is over domain names which a person registers a domain between business rivals. name slightly misspelt of a The 2005 dispute over the well-known brand, but still clear domain name
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      572 26 I But only 4,500 of 600,000 took up J7LY ANA to HPBsofferofdiscountedtests m^^^ ;fr^3K" *^X* >• *^fcT -j_ M WW V^tt^^BV^^tf^M I^^. mmm U I y^^P^Jl^W MBMmmamamm SB^JB^K^l^^taH W^^M^^^t^^ mmmmm WHk w^L W\i mW fl E^^tl^^^ H^^fl^^J R^JE^ff I mm%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%m%%%%%%%%%%%%\ I^l I^HAH ■^^■^^■^^1 B Applicable Taxes, 111 Ikm I FareS
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      410 28 Head t0 Fiery attack on MP Seng Han Thong CATS FASTADS in The New Paper lv^%C"l #l^%Vtt VC" ll^^fcu for education options! HvmIUvIIIm F^wM chase and mats nab suspect BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT SIMM iffl^h^ Singapore Institute of Materials Management Curtin University of Technology Pv* J kT^ http://www.simm.org.sg http://www.curtin.edu.au fl
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      72 30 Enrollment Applications Are Now Being Accepted for The University of Chicago's Master's Degree in Financial Mathematics Program in Singapore for the Academic Year Beginning September 2009 For Information and Online Application visit: http://ftnmath.uchicago.edu or send e-mail to singapore@math.uchicago.edu THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO HES Master of Science in W Financial Mathematics
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      669 31 Benitez's tactics called into question after wasting Torres and Keane on bench Wenger surprised by Benitez attack ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger, who has had several spats with Manchester United counterpart Alex Ferguson, was shocked that Liverpool's usually calm manager Rafael Benitez had attacked a rival so
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      577 31 Wigan Athletic 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0 LONDON: Maynor Figueroa scored his first goal for Wigan in injury time yesterday to give his team a 1-0 Premier League win over injury-hit Tottenham and keep Spurs rooted in the relegation zone. With Tottenham defender Michael Dawson off
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      289 31 LONDON: Jimmy, the father of Jermain Defoe, approves of his son's latest switch. "I'm pleased Jem (his nickname for Jermain) moved back to Tottenham. It's a good move for him," he told The News of the World. What was shocking, however, was the state the
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      580 32 They beat Europe 10-6 to underline region's importance in world golf BANGKOK: Asia clinched their first Royal Trophy against Europe yesterday, with the winners saying it showed the region's growing importance in world golf. Asia required just two points from the eight singles matches, after dominating
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      369 32 KAPALUA (Hawaii): Geoff Ogilvy ran off three straight birdies on the back nine and shot an eight-under 65 on Saturday to make the rest of the winners-only field at golf's Mercedes-Benz Championship feel as though they were playing for second. The wind switched directions, making
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      526 32 ROME: Defending champions Inter Milan endured a disappointing start to 2009 when they were forced to come from a goal down to salvage a 1-1 draw against Cagliari at the San Siro on Saturday. The result meant Inter's lead at the top of the
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        80 32 Man City want Owen but only if he's fit NEWCASTLE striker Michael Owen has agreed in principle to join Manchester City in the summer for around £90,000 (S$200,000) a week, claimed The Mirror. This means that mega-rich City will get Owen, whose contract ends this season, for free. But the
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        56 32 MANCHESTER United manager Alex Ferguson has made Lyon's French international forward Karim Benzema his top summer spending target, signalling the end of Carlos Tevez's stay at Old Trafford, reported The News of the World. United, though, might face competition for the 21-year-olds signature from
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        72 32 TOTTENHAM are set to offer David Bentley to Middlesbrough in a swop deal for Stewart Downing, according to The Mirror. England winger Downing had a transfer request rejected after Boro turned down a £10 million-plus offer from Spurs for him. Tottenham have also turned
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        39 32 ENGLAND full-back Glen Johnson may have signed a four-year deal with Portsmouth last week, but a £10 million, minimum-release clause could still see him leave for Liverpool in the summer, reported The Times.
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      105 33 Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan (with bottle) enjoying a bubbly moment with members of one of the Ericsson sailing teams yesterday. He was aboard one of the seven boats during the pro-am in-port race off East Coast. The pro-am, part of the activities for
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      306 33  -  LEONARD LIM MERE minutes after winning another sailing title yesterday, teenager Elizabeth Yin came up with a resolution for the new year to gain some weight. That, said the 18-year-old, would help her become stronger and better in her current boat class, the Laser Radial. "I'll be
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      629 33  -  Leonard Lim Zhou, who has nurtured 3 world champs, helms Spores women's team By Zhou Shusen Last job was head coach of the Beijing state team, a post he had held since 1981. Coaches the Beijing Shibo Guoji women's team in the Chinese Super League. Has
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      172 33 SINGAPORE paddler Li Jiawei succumbed to long-time nemesis Zhang Yining (right) in the semi-finals of the Tournament of Champions yesterday. The Singaporean, ranked sixth in the world, got off to a good start when she took the first game in Changsha, China.
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      651 33  -  LOS ANGELES TIMES From hot to cold Before meeting the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas Day, the Boston Celtics had won 19 straight games. Since then, their record is a dismal two wins and seven losses. Dec 25: Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 83-92 Dec
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      634 34 After bagging Doha title, he eyes the Open DOHA: Barely a week ago, as the top four players in men's tennis settled into their starting positions for what promises to be an enthralling year, there was a tinge of embarrassment in Andy Murray's expression. Alongside proven champions
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      217 34 SYDNEY: Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from this year's edition because of a slower than expected recovery from a shoulder injury. The Russian said she was making steady progress but was not fit enough to compete at the tournament, which starts on Jan
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      266 34 GENEVA: Professional cycling declared a new era of unity and stability on Thursday with the launch of a race calendar that groups elite events into a world-ranking system for riders and teams. The world calendar of 24 races comprises the three major tours of
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      385 34  -  Daniel Wong By THE last time the National Boxing Championships took place was so long ago that members of the boxing fraternity cannot recall exactly when it happened. But the past weekend saw the return of the competition, which was organised jointly by the
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      66 34 ABOUT 360 competitors were at the Clementi Sports Hall for the Novices Fencing Individual Championships over the weekend. They ranged from the youngest, 10-year-old Ryan Ong, to the oldest, Peter Ong, 47. Some will be eligible for next year's Youth Olympic Games, and the Asian Junior and Cadet
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      668 35 KEVIN PIETERSEN (right): "I feel I've got unfinished business as captain of England. But right now, I feel it is right for me to go back and just play." "People talk about my ego as if it's out of control. But if I had any kind
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        148 35  -  BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR: World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei retained his men's singles title at badminton's Malaysian Open Super Series after defeating South Korea's Park Sung Hwan in straight sets at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday. Lee needed only 39 minutes
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        138 35  -  ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWPORT (Rhode Island): Sidney Wood, who in 1931 became the only uncontested winner of a Wimbledon final, died on Saturday. He was 97. Wood's opponent in the final of the 1931 tennis championship at the All-England Club was US Davis Cup
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      178 31 ASIA ARE CHAMPIONS Asia beat Europe to win golf's Royal Trophy in Bangkok. 810 I 1 NEW MAN IN CHARGE Zhou Shusen named coach of Spore women's table tennis team. 81l S'POREAN WINNER Elizabeth Yin wins Laser Radial event at Australian Youth C'ships. 81l 0 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST
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      679 34 Today 4S5s«» Football Fifa World Player Gala (Live, Ch22, Tuesday, 3am). ,i\ j coif Mercedes Benz C'ship: fc. lß -i#* Day 4 (Live, Ch26, 7am). ft" Tomorrow Football FA Cup, 3rd rd replay: Bristol City v Portsmouth (Live, Ch24, Wednesday, 3.40 am). Wednesday Football FA Cup, 3rd rd replay: Southend
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      104 35 "1 have fought the good fight to the end; I have run the race to the finish; I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 NATHAN ISAAC Age: 71 passed away peacefully on 10 January 2009, leaving behind his Beloved Wife: Pansy Sons: Daughter-in-law: Niko Tito Angela Riko Ziko Grandsons:
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      36 35 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late JEAN LEE QUEE FUNG Departed on 9 January 2009 Sadly missed and remembered by SAF (W) Officers sth Batch Golf Company (1979) OCS SAFTI
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      103 35 HO NEE MIN passed away peacefully on 10 January 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Father: Mother: Ho Lai Chong, deceased) LiauNyoongMoi (Brother: Ho Nee Chin, deceased) Sisters: Brothers-in-law: 1 HoSiewHoon ChanKieTuan Ho Scow Hiong Teo Seng Lim Ho Scow Mcc Ho Scow Lin Lav Kai Cheong
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      105 35 Obituaries For booking enquiries, call 1800-289-9988 (office hours) 6319-5192 (after office hours) Bookings made after office hours for next day's publication are subject to space availability. >^ BARS CLASSIFIED ;.f.; ■"'wjlll J Sir Winston Churchill Loved ones who have passed away live on in our hearts and minds. Honour their
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      34 35 Memory wanders as shadows fell Saclctothedays of happiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep.
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        549 36  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS Possible fillip from traditional pre-Budget, pre-CNY climb By INVESTORS can look forward to an exciting week ahead, with the earnings season kicking in today. Markets are also expected to display some resilience ahead of Budget day and Chinese
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        286 36 OCBC Bank has hit back at a former client, saying that his defence and counterclaim in a legal spat are designed to "scandalise and embarrass" the bank. Businessman and investor Anthony Soh is being sued by OCBC, which previously acted as his
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          2834 36 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS A unit trust or investment-linked insurance policy qualifies for inclusion under the CPF Investment Scheme if it has: a three-year track record, top quartile performance, a sales charge not exceeding 3 per cent and an expense ratio that is lower than the median of existing funds in
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      603 37  -  Lee Su Shyan CAI JIN Changes make it easier for companies seeking cash to tap rights issue By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR COMPANIES seeking to build up their war chest might well look to their shareholders, taking advantage of new rules that aim to reduce
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      283 37  -  Jessica Cheam By A RARE shareholder revolt has broken out at logistics group CWT, with investors rejecting a proposal by the board to adopt a new performance share scheme. The Straits Times understands that about 50 people attended the extraordinary general meeting held at
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      747 38  -  Francis Chan SMEs can get advice and aid from scheme before presenting case By SMALLER firms put off by excessive paperwork when applying for govern-ment-backed loans can now get more help. Spring Singapore yesterday launched the Financial Facilitator Programme (FFP), which aims to help
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      349 38 NEW DELHI: The Indian authorities yesterday installed three prominent business leaders to run scandal-hit software giant Satyam Computers, in an effort to salvage the country's damaged international business image. The government appointees replaced the company's own interim board of directors, who took charge after
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        51 38 ANG KAY CHAI: Resigns as senior vice-president of worldwide sales and marketing at Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing. Mr Ang is leaving for personal reasons, and his last day of service will be Feb 28. The company has started a global search to find a suitable
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        75 38 TAN TEONG HEAN: Appointed chairman of a smartcard services provider Cassis International with immediate effect. Mr Tan is a 30-year veteran business entrepreneur who served as chief executive of Southern Bank for 23 years before retiring from that position. Mr Tan was also chairman of
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        75 38 TEO KHENG LIN: Appointed financial controller of mainboard-listed marine supply and logistics firm Sinwa Limited, with effect from Dec 11. Mr Teo, 36, will undertake the group's financial management including accounting, tax and treasury functions. Mr Teo joins Sinwa from Ernst Young, where he was auditor.
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        56 38 TAN SEE HAW: Appointed group chief financial officer of Parkway Holdings, with effect from Jan 5. Mr Tan, 52, will head the group's finance division and will report to the managing director. Mr Tan joins Parkway from Unisem (M) Berhad where he was the
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        1025 39 Do online games like World of Warcraft make people lousy employees? Fiona Chan checks out the 'double life' MY TIME IS MINE "So long as one's responsibilities are not compromised by one's extra-curricular activities, the said activities are of absolutely zero relevance
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      874 40  -  Karamjit Kaur Two facilities may be retrofitted to handle perishables By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT A SERIOUS slowdown in the air freight market has forced Singapore's biggest ground handling and catering company to mothball two of its six cargo facilities at Changi Airport. Singapore
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        582 42  -  jasmine teo It is painful but whether for vanity, religious or other reasons, tattoos are popular, judging from the show over the weekend If you were at the Singapore Expo over the weekend and did not sport a tattoo, you would have felt slightly underdressed. About
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        1026 43  -  adeline chia arts reporter Phillip Toledano's online photos of his ageing father are now being exhibited in print here British photographer Phillip Toledano's moving online tribute to his father has gathered more than 600,000 hits since it went up five months ago. Titled Days With My
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        228 44 'A traditional woman who respects and values her family and customs would not encourage someone to divorce his wife. Her guilt towards her sister would always be in the way of her marriage. It was a different time' Jeanette Aw on why it would not have
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        242 45 London Britain's Prince Harry apologised last Saturday after a newspaper reported he had filmed himself calling an Asian army colleague a "Paki" but he said he had used the potentially racist term without malice. The News Of The World said the recording was made
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        507 47  -  eddino abdul hadi Grandmothers wolf-whistled and boogied to Elvis Presley tunes at Toa Payoh West CC music reporter 'We had originally planned the dinner for 220 but more people asked for tickets, so we had to open extra tables to cater to them' Co-organiser Victor Chia
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        494 47 Detroit Motown has always been about more than music. As the soul empire turns 50 today, its key players are looking back at the "Motown sound" that remains popular and the record company's role in breaking down racial barriers in the United States. Founded in 1959
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        493 48  -  tara tan Ml Singapore Fringe Festival Edgy San Francisco dance group Rawdance rips apart the traditional idea of a family arts reporter The white picket fence, often seen as a symbol of ideal American suburban life, is smashed by forceful kicks and furious spins in the contemporary
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        321 48  -  adeline chia ffWßWtheatre LOOMING THE MEMORY Thomas Papathanassiou Substation Theatre Last Thursday Excellent acting alone was worth the price of entry for this show. Armed with only a rug, lighting effects and a soundtrack, Australian actor Thomas Papathanassiou (above), who is of Greek origin, morphed in and
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        254 50 Los Angeles Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie and actor Josh Duhamel wed last Saturday evening at a private ceremony at the Church Estates Vineyards in Malibu, California, reports said. Guests included Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, Kid Rock, Guns 'N' Roses guitarist Slash, actresses Kate Hudson
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        252 50 Hong Kong Actress Zhang Ziyi made her first public appearance on Thursday since pictures of her cavorting topless with her fiance at a beach hit the Internet last Monday. She avoided reporters by shunning the red carpet but, in a speech on stage, she
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        243 50 Los Angeles Patrick Swayze checked himself into a hospital for observation after contracting pneumonia, a TV executive said last Friday at a meeting of the Television Critics Association. Swayze, who has pancreatic cancer, was scheduled to appear to discuss his upcoming drama The Beast. But he
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        260 50 JAY CHOU TO SING AT NEW YEAR GALA Singer Jay Chou is set to return to China Central TV's New Year's Gala TV show on Jan 25 to sing his song, A Herbalist's Manual, reports said. His performance at last year's countdown special in Beijing reportedly topped viewership ratings
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        273 72  -  SERENE GOH EDITOR I cannot remember the faces of all my secondary school classmates. I can't recall their details. But it's a good thing I put their pictures into a book about 20 years ago, which they all then signed. Today when I leaf through
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        397 72  -  Marissa Yeo describes what teenagers like to read Teenagers sometimes avoid reading the news because it's kind of boring. But it's not so hard to get our attention. Here's how: GET PERSONAL We love to read stories that relate to us. We want to know how
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        226 73  -  Sarah Sim A 14-year-old underage driver showed off his exploits and stupidity- in a video on You Tube. By A 14-year-old car lover took his interest to an illegal high when he took his father's car for a spin around the carpark of his condominium.
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        176 73 COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR AKON Singer Akon has pleaded guilty to a harassment charge and will have to pay a US$25O (Ss37o) fine on top of performing 65 hours of community service. The incident in question happened in 2007 when Akon threw a 15-year-old boy off a stage
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        350 74  -  SARAH SIM shows you how to make a statement with colours and patterns illlllflfl Blil!M!U'i CALLING ALL HUNKS AND HONEYS! Think your friend could be Singapore's next top model? Or that your classmate is too cute for school? Then snap his or her picture with your digital
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        533 75 FOR BETTER... A secondary school student from China has received one of the most sought-after invitations of the year to the inauguration of Mr Barack Obama, America's next president, when he takes office this month. Li Zizi, 16, was living in Japan in May last year
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        474 76 Vanessa Ho and Beverly Goh were among the screaming fans of Taiwanese boy band Fahrenheit last month The fans could not seem to get enough of them even as the band closed the distance with a T-shaped platform that was flown in from Hong Kong where
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        371 76  -  VANESSA HO BEVERLY GOH BY Fans of Fahrenheit ranging from three to 53 thronged the Singapore Indoor Stadium hours before the actual concert began. They also eagerly awaited their arrival at the airport two days before the Big Day. Hardcore Fahrenheit fans Corina, 39, and her teenage daughter
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        1052 77  -  Seow Kai Lun Organic hobby gets Net Gen-ers excited. AlLcl MORE ABOUT SCRAPBOOKING Scrapbooking presents memories of personal and family history through photos and journalling, by arranging them in an attractive manner. Its origins may be traced to 1826 when Mr John Poole published a book called Manuscript
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        391 78  -  Chong Joe En Environmentally unfriendly cultures still abound in schools. IN checks out some of these bad habits and what solutions teens have to offer. By VV I think schools should instil interest in students to be environmentally friendly first, otherwise all the campaigns we
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        239 78 Saving the whales The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a prominent group of "eco-pirates" known for their "active environmentalism", are chasing Japanese whalers again. They disrupt whaling expeditions by throwing acid and ramming ships. This time, they are after the Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru 2, which is on
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      115 79 I£j£uljjP&|DwE2h[ L—■ UNTITLED PHOTO Name: Ong Shi Pei Benjamin Age: 14 Level: Secondary 3 School: Regent Secondary UNTITLED llji ARTWORK IPr Name: Madeline Lim Age: 13 Level: Secondary 2 School: East Spring Secondary «r-"7\ V?"P ITHE STRAITS TIMES W^ J f «k WRITE IN! /I I Send us songs,
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        770 80  -  Tessa Wong The Straits Times By Jan 1,2009 The international team of experts flown in over Christmas to inspect the Singapore Flyer has outlined a rough plan to get the temporarily grounded observation wheel up and running again and more safely too. Engineers
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      295 81  -  ANDREW DUFFY LAYOUT: LIM KAILI TEXT: I J^J SSS IS I™ 8 Bl B Investigators are focusing on whether the fire was sparked by New Year countdown fireworks organised by the club or by firecrackers brought in by guests. Two days after the fire, Mr Loh, 38, 1 recalled
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      2048 82 www.straitstimes.com, Jan 1, 2009 SYDNEY New Year celebrations kicked off in lavish style in Australia on Thursday but the Gaza conflict, memories of Mumbai and global economic downturn left partygoers elsewhere feeling flat as 2009 crept steadily westwards. Indeed, tragedy struck
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      114 72 SUPERVISING EDITOR m I Bertha Henson I EDITOR Serene Goh M JOURNALISTS Yen Feng. Lim M^ Pow Hong, Malini Nathan, Scow B Kai Lun W WWl&^!(l^!li^M9^ilM CONTRIBUTORS Alison de l\ f■» I BBBfffflßlSWffi Souza, Andrew Duffy, Mardiana m i» WB o^'mjw Abußakar "luH^U Wt J'" >' r-J iiiffililiiWfM INTERNS Chong
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      68 80 SUMMARISE In 100 words or fewer, summarise what the management of the Flyer may do to help the business and the tenants. esBO-Aq-esBO ljjim neap eg oj siuiE|dwoo ,siueuei« IBAijse; jee^MSN sseuiqo b sb qons 'sp/wojo jobjub oj sjueA3« 6ui>|jom jou si |eeL)M sm e|iL)M juej Abel oj jou ujeqi
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      697 83 V A B^v Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 m box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively Match these digits to the reasons they made the news _O j Q Q 9 1) As the recession unfolds, the number of Singaporeans seeking w O
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