The Straits Times, 26 January 2009

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    18 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 MONDAY, JANUARY 26 2009 ■ijp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES
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      Lock icon Two terror suspects shot
      47 1 INDIAN police yesterday were reported to have shot dead two suspected militants from Pakistan in a pre-dawn encounter near New Delhi. The incident came amid extraordinary security measures ahead of a national holiday today as the country celebrated Republic Day. PRIME PAGE A3
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      Lock icon Man sues over transplant
      70 1 A MAN who gained a kidney but lost his wife after a kidney transplant operation, has sued two doctors and the hospital where the surgery was performed. The 38-year-old claims specialists from the National University Hospital (NUH) botched the procedure, causing his wife to bleed to
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      Lock icon More kids at preschool
      51 1 THE number of children who do not attend preschool has been halved over the past two years. This comes after a combined effort by ministries and grassroots organisations to identify the problems families face in sending their kids to preschool, and to suggest solutions. HOME PAGE
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      Lock icon Fewer flights to LA, NY
      60 1 A MAJOR passenger dropoff has led Singapore Airlines to cut four of its 14 weekly non-stop, business class-only flights to Los Angeles and New York. There will be no flights on Tuesdays or Wednesdays from Feb 17 to March 25. Over 70 per cent of
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      Lock icon Bankers turn consultants
      43 1 MANAGEMENT consulting has risen in prominence as a career choice among undergraduates and MBA students, with retrenched investment bankers seeking refuge in consulting firms from the financial storm. Headhunters say consulting firms are still looking to hire. MONEY PAGE Hl5
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    Lock icon Obama plans tighter financial regulation
    775 1 Support for new leader stays high as he also promotes recovery plan WASHINGTON: The Obama administration plans to move quickly to tighten the nation's financial regulatory system. US officials say they will make wide-ranging changes, including stricter federal rules for hedge funds, credit rating agencies
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      146 1 IPI wQ i A uQ uQ B k. w wQ Recovery from |g^J ftb^^^^^ illness for the Tan jj*^ family patriach (extreme right) and a family brought F -..".--if closer by the x financial crisis J§ M' >^»\ J '^LLJm W^ -I PRIME,PAGEA4 1-^ '-a.^ __^^il kindness matter to a
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      67 1 Homeboy Big name falls fCS^ Dark, dirty and f7 jk Actor Tay Ping Hui Si <& Women's top seed fOr the destitute still lives with Jelena Jankovicout ji/ Changing image of old folks'homes Cv his parents t '^^mm*. of Australian Open nearly made Mr Ong Chu Poh broke LIFE! PAGE
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        Lock icon Now firms must produce
        43 2 WE SAY The Budget concessions and giveaways to business and industry are generous. Now they must get cracking to grow their enterprises and create jobs, and not just use the largesse to survive the lean times. EDITORIAL PAGE AlB
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        Lock icon Cut, not credits, needed
        21 2 COLUMNS Two percentage points off GST would provide better boost, says Basant K. Kapur. REVIEW PAGE AlB
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        20 2 China must be more humanistic to be revered, not feared, says Goh Sui Noi. REVIEW PAGE Al9
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        14 2 www.straitstimes.com Alastair Mclndoe on why radio journalists in the Philippines are targets.
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    • Article
      Lock icon What it should have been
      157 2 IN THURSDAY'S report "Changes to ERP rates at six gantries", we said there would be a decrease in ERP rates at four gantries from Feb 2. This is wrong. It should be gantries at four areas, one of which the Bugis-Marina Centre cordon has 12
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      Lock icon Pressure is on, but resist protectionism
      871 2  -  Michael Richardson Trade barriers won't help economies as much as hurt global recovery By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES AS UNEMPLOYMENT rises in many countries in the wake of the global economic slump, will governments be able to resist pressure to protect their own economies
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      101 3  -  DESMOND LIM 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 unnoticed.
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    • Article
      Lock icon Pakistani suspects shot in New Delhi
      474 3 India on high alert for terror strikes on key national holiday today NEW DELHI: Indian police shot and killed two suspected Pakistani militants on the outskirts of New Delhi early yesterday as the country was on high alert a day before a national holiday.
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      Lock icon Family gets into festive spirit
      388 4  -  Malini Nathan Grandad's good health is reason to cheer despite economic woes By SIX months ago, the Tan family was fearing for the worst. The clan's 63-year-old patriarch, Mr Timothy Tan, was suffering from a bad cough which left him breathless and with chest pains.
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      Lock icon Water way to celebrate
      41 4 Divers performing an underwater lion dance in Ocean World of Ancol Dreamland in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Saturday. The event, which also included an underwater dragon dance, was part of the Chinese New Year festivities PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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      Lock icon Welcoming new year in new home
      222 4  -  K. C. VIJAYAN A NEW home for the Chinese New Year. The Lins count themselves lucky to start the Year of the Ox in a new home at the Premiere Tampines in Tampines Avenue 6. The 616 newly-completed condo-style units are Singapore's first Housing
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      556 6  -  k C Vijayan He claims surgeons botched the operation; earlier inquiry concluded her death was an accident By LAW CORRESPONDENT The surgery went smoothly, and Madam Kaur was shifted to a general ward. But her condition suddenly took a turn for
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      Lock icon NUH 'will provide all help required for trial'
      156 6 RESPONDING to Straits Times queries, a National University Hospital (NUH) spokesman said: "We empathise with the family of the late Madam Narindar Kaur. This is not the first time that the medical care rendered to the deceased has been considered by a
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      464 3 THINK SUCCESS. THINK ]\/J [)J§[ PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT T Nt c lake the Next btep to Greater Success. mrn^m^ -a WWS n ji^^ttt GLOBAL J g MFIII i^nß f*W OF SWITZERLAND MDIS Business School *The MFIII Logo is a registered trademark worldwide including Singapore. t op- ft<^m Banking Finance Please take
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      334 4 __^^^s_^^^^^^* Ipsi^'; ?> Rama Thai .V-HM I *i4:-i ik. i Zs| I >fesaa- Lurfar New Year BiIiHHV j jtfl j^ffij^9^ Promotion ..^Kp __i -A -*^^k I Jf- _i a-^ Wr'- ■—1 )?iX*smWMi*m\w£' J m m\jA Salmon Yu Sheng with flfTK"^ ShreSaga^ango Regular cleaning is the key to keeping your Q
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      190 5 (Double your happiness this Chinese New Year with a 10% financial booster and free COE. FThe prestige of owning a Mercedes-Benz is easily trade-in value of your used car. What's more, you SMS <BENZ> SPACE <YOUR within your reach this Chinese New Year, thanks will also receive free COE. This
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      1950 8  -  Salma Khalik SALMA KHALIK China Healthcare, a relatively small health-care player, made a lot of people sit up and take notice with its recent double coup recruiting two top-notch public hospital leaders. Health Correspondent talks to the man behind this little-known
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD
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      Lock icon Can Macau overcome the joker in the pack?
      853 9  -  Grace Ng Casino revenue falls as travel curbs on mainlanders set in By The official impact A 2008 study of 99 high-rollers showed that 60 per cent had some state affiliation either party officials, senior managers at state-owned enterprises or cashiers at
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      Lock icon Cost cutting in Las Vegas
      335 9 LAS VEGAS: Long-term bets are always risky in Las Vegas a city that prides itself on invention, reinvention and almost constant change. As the Nevada gambling and vacation destination places its bets on 2009, more change is promised even as casino operators see a dreary
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        Lock icon 2nd autopsy on man who died in custody
        648 10  -  Hazlin Hassan Family believes foul play involved ir death of detained car thief suspect MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: The body of a suspected car thief who died in police custody underwent a second autopsy yesterday amid renewed public disquiet about alleged police
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        Lock icon Hong Kong to produce the 'world's first 3-D sex movie'
        316 10 "Just imagine that you'll be watching it as if you were sitting beside the bed." Mr Stephen Shiu Jr, chairman of One Dollar Production, on the planned 3-D erotic movie Sex And Zen HONG KONG: A Hong Kong film-maker aims
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        Lock icon Sexism very much alive in Malaysian Parliament
        1337 12  -  Hazlin Hassan Women's group seeks ban on sexist remarks; some say it's tough to halt ingrained practice By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT GENDER BIAS "We, especially women MPs, have been protesting against these kinds of comments for many years...They are such MCPs (male chauvinist pigs).
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        Lock icon PM copying my policies, says Thaksin
        538 14 He slams new stimulus plans as short-term fixes for lone-term problems BANGKOK: Thailand's deeply divisive ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday launched an attack on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's first month in office, accusing his foe of copying his policies. Speaking on Thai television from
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        51 14 Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, accompanied by needy children, meeting giant pandas Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, at the Taipei City Zoo on Saturday. About 500 orphans and children from low-income families got to see the pandas gifts from China before the public does today. PHOTO:
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        Lock icon Umno assemblyman to defect to opposition
        295 14 KUALA LUMPUR: An Umno assemblyman from Perak has said he will quit the ruling party and join the opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR). Datuk Nasarudin Hashim, Umno Perak's assemblyman for Bota, was quoted by news website Malaysian Insider as saying he would tender his
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        Lock icon Fourth bird flu death this month in China
        163 14 BEIJING: China reported its fourth human death from the HSNI bird flu virus and sixth case of human infection this month over the weekend. The latest victim was a 31-year-old woman who died in the early hours of Friday. Her death from
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        Lock icon Four British peers 'caught' in graft sting
        716 15 House of Lords members found ready to take 'fees' from undercover reporters for amending laws Breach of conduct rules Lord Thomas Lord Peter Lord Lewis Lord Peter Taylor (Labour): Truscott (Labour): Moonie (Labour): Snape (Labour): Claimed he had Offered to talk to Offered
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        Lock icon The new allure- safe jobs
        872 16 Pay is not the prime attraction now more looking for jobs that will last NEW YORK: After years of struggling to get their wages up, workers in the United States are trying to find jobs that will simply last, at least through the deep recession.
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        Lock icon Here comes the printed blog
        171 16 CHICAGO: Print is still alive. A Chicago-based start-up is hoping to both revitalise and revolutionise the newspaper by reprinting blogs in hyper-localised free papers that offer business the same kind of targeted and cheap ads found online. The Printed Blog debuted in Chicago and San
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        Lock icon Hudson pilot gets a hero's homecoming
        406 16 DANVILLE (California): Hundreds of people holding signs and waving American flags cheered wildly to honour the pilot who safely landed a US Airways jetliner in the Hudson River. Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger told the cheering crowd last Saturday that he and his crew were
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        Lock icon Is this really in a desert?
        197 17 DUBAI: A blanket of snow has covered a mountain in a part of the United Arab Emirates, a rare phenomenon for the desert Gulf country, local media reported yesterday. Al-Jees mountain, 1,737 m above sea level and 25km north-east of Ras Al-Khaimah city, was
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        Lock icon Troops close in on Tigers
        106 17 COLOMBO: Sri Lankan troops yesterday fought their way into Mullaittivu, the last town held by Tamil Tiger rebels who are holed up in the north-east of the island, military sources said. Troops in small groups entered the town's western edge, the final known urban stronghold
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        Lock icon Mugabe's daughter in HK
        132 17 HONG KONG: The daughter of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is studying at a university in Hong Kong under an assumed name, a newspaper reported yesterday. Ms Bona Mugabe, whose father and his fellow leaders are banned from visiting the United States, the European Union and Australia,
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        Lock icon Ferry sinks; 40 dead
        128 17 HANOI: A small ferry sank in Vietnam yesterday, killing at least 40 people. Provincial police chief Phan Thanh Ha said 40 bodies, including those of 27 women and seven girls, have been recovered from the Gianh river in central Quang Binh province, which is 500 km
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        Lock icon SLICE OF LIFE
        247 17 Plumber finds $105k ring PHOENIX: It took a plumber to retrieve a woman's seven-carat diamond ring after city workers failed to flush the ring out of the pipes of a restaurant toilet. The US$7O,OOO (*****,200) wedding ring fell from Ms Allison Berry's hand when she flushed the
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        Lock icon Pope reinstates bishops
        130 17 VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI has lifted the excommunication of four traditionalist bishops, including that of one who denied the Holocaust whose rehabilitation sparked outrage among Jewish groups. The four bishops were excommunicated 20 years ago after they were consecrated by the late ultraconservative Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre
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      107 9 *m WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm 10-12 hours by night, imagine how MOST-READ ONLINE long it would take in the day." Malaysian woman hid drugs in bra. BBC under fire for refusing to show YOUR SAY Gaza charity appeal. Growing ranks of white-collar jobless Americans are
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      596 13 f^f^. _^^______________^^^S^. s\^St^s ____p'_S £"",«L*i^ta^*"ivM 07 th January «09 BEST UeSUayJ 12-Bpm J Business will resume as usual from 28th January '09 (Wednesday) I "MPricesincius^ofGsr GREAT WORLD CITY Sy; jgfign, M^VVt-rtt *r'JF'ft''ll L 1 if 'rl I't'ifffj i 1 Jlii^fiEKtfl- 'L'JA"'^j,/fu 1 -fl ii wlJl"wV'-i TCTffi^ffiwi^l. While Stocks Last! I
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      222 17 ____________________________BBRHH ■■-■■/j.--. 7' jkm,7 \i x^SffiS^S^wigs^^a £z7-'7:-' '/fw'SjHHEIP^Vy-»1 5 xv^^fe^';»'-- J?;^sß__s__^^^^^_S £r^i2fZmnwiSE&v-i PEk^w'^simßgSiS -'^'llHfittl Together We Celebrate the Splendour of Australia On this joyous occasion of Australia Day, Capita Land extends its warmest congratulations and best wishes to Australia and her people. Capita Land is honoured to have progressed with
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM
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      Lock icon Support given- now business must produce
      426 18 THESE are nervy times for business and industry, more trying than during the Asian financial crisis. So apart from alleviating some of the difficulties families and individuals face, this year's Budget was brought forward by a month to address the specific needs of business.
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      Lock icon Making the case for GST roll-back
      970 18  -  Basant K. Kapur ECONOMIC WATCH By THE Budget proposals presented to Parliament by the Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam last week contain many positive features, such as the Jobs Credit Scheme, the enhanced Workfare Supplement and the limited drawing on past reserves. However, in one
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      Lock icon Blown awry by creative destruction
      784 18  -  Robert Skidelsky THE MYTH OF THE BUSINESS CYCLE I By TESTIFYING recently before a US congressional committee, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said the financial meltdown had shattered his "intellectual structure". I am keen to understand what he meant. Since I have had no
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        Lock icon A Budget that fosters community spirit
        703 19  -  Kog Yue Choong BRIGHT SPOT AMID THE GLOOM By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES We will probably soon experience the worst economic times that the country has seen since its independence. Yet it can also be the best of times, as we rally around to
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        Lock icon When leaders decouple tactics from bold vision
        781 19  -  Michael J. Montesano THAI POLITICS By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES HOW, observers and friends of Thailand have asked in recent months, is one to account for the destructive short-sightedness of its political classes? Could the ultimate explanation lie in their inordinate faith in
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        Lock icon Humanistic tradition key to a respected China
        809 19  -  Goh Sui Noi By SENIOR WRITER WHEN two Chinese destroyers and a supply ship sailed to the Gulf of Aden on an anti-piracy mission last month, they came under a great deal of scrutiny. After all, it was the first time since Admiral
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        274 20 THIS Budget is unique as it reflects the seriousness of the current economy and its potentially devastating effect on Singapore if nothing is done to address and contain the economic woes. The Government has its priority correct, as Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam mentioned many times the importance of
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        Lock icon Better to create demand, rather than save jobs
        303 20 IN THIS global recession, the Government announced the Budget statement a month earlier than usual. The main concerns addressed included saving jobs so employees remain employable and their way of life is not much affected; providing more financial help to vulnerable groups
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        Lock icon Vital to raise exports
        217 20 I AM glad the Government has chosen to use the national reserves for the first time to boost the economy in the coming year. While this is a good move, I hope to see greater efforts to tackle the crux of the problem. Singapore depends on
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        399 20 I LIVED in Singapore for five years while my husband was working with SMRT Corporation. During that time, I made friends with five Chinese women who always made me feel welcome when I revisited your country. They included me in
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      934 21  -  Amelia Tan About 870 missed oul last year, down from about 1,600 in 2007 By What's been done OUTREACH TO FIVE-YEAR-OLDS Pamphlets explaining the benefits of preschool education are sent out to parents early in the year. Grassroots leaders visit homes and suggest solutions to problems
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      480 22  -  Amelia Tan But CDAC's help goes a long way towards late-starters' progress By WHEN Tan Wanni's father enrolled her in primary school in 2006, teachers noticed that she had no kindergarten schooling. Her father, Mr Tan Boon Heng, 54, could not
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      537 22  -  Lee Hui Chieh By HAD it not been for a service that facilitates meetings between divorced parents and their children, a 38-year-old man might not have seen his daughter at all after his split with his wife three years ago. His former
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      467 24  -  Diana Othman They expect strong demand as many other restaurants will be closed By THOSE who want to eat out during the first few days of Chinese New Year will have plenty of options. While many coffee shops and standalone eateries are closed today,
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      97 24 A recycled tree (right) from which 9,999 gold and crimson paper cranes hang greets visitors at the main foyer of the Botanic Gardens The setup, called the Tree of Longevity, marks the Chinese New Year and the 150 th anniversary of the Gardens. The cranes (above)
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      417 24 FROM nasi lemak to porridge to even rice kueh-kuehs, needy Yio Chu Kang residents regularly tuck into these rice-based dishes for free. And when they are finished, they even get to take home a pack of rice for cooking at home. This is
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      581 25  -  Karamjit Kaur They are among its 14 non-stop business-class-only services to New York and Los Angeles By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE Airlines' non-stop, business-class-only flights to the United States have become the latest casualties of a global downturn in travel. A drop-off in passengers has prompted
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      92 25 Madam Woo Looi, 82, watching a performance by the Long Sheng Wushu and Lion Dance Troupe yesterday. She was one of the members of the Kreta Ayer Seniors Activity Centre who were enjoying a reunion lunch organised by the Sri Mariamman
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      361 26  -  Amresh Gunasingham Spore team's discovery will help early detection and is step closer to cure By SCIENTISTS here may be a step closer to finding a cure for psoriasis, a disease that causes red scaly patches on the skin and affects 80 million people
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      207 26 PSORIASIS is a chronic disorder affecting the skin and joints. The disease causes red, scaly patches to appear on the skin a result of inflammation. It can vary in severity, from a few isolated patches to complete body coverage. The knee, elbow, back
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      601 26  -  Chua Hian Hou By PHOTO PC or console: What you'll need PC GAMING What you need: A computer and Internet connection, although how powerful the computer has to be depends on the game itself. For instance, gamers who want to play one of the newer online
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        600 27  -  AHMAD OSMAN In a shrinking economy, the NUS Career Centre works with the Government and industry partners to help new graduates secure employment BY THE National University of Singapore (NUS) Career Centre is taking a more aggressive approach to help students get jobs in
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        573 27  -  LEE KIM CHEW BY MUMBAI —Famed for its mythical flying carpet, India is set to roll it out for Singaporeans to boost its tourist traffic in the wake of last November's terrorist attack in Mumbai. Hit by a double whammy the global economic downturn and
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        269 27 Here Now Pimple zapper Use heat to clear pimples with the FDA-ap-proved Zeno, a handheld electronic device which claims to work fast. A controller chip modulates the temperature and a digital timer controls the treatment time. Priced from $180 at selected Guardian, Watsons and Nishino Pharmacy outlets and medical clinics,
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        132 27  -  KARON NG BY FOR two consecutive years in 2007 and 2008, AIA Singapore has been named the Preferred Insurance Vendor of the Year in the Human Resources Vendors of the Year awards. Organised by Human Resources magazine, the awards are based on an online HR trends survey
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        200 27  -  Ahmad Osman TAKE your family and friends to Sentosa if you want to be at a beach to usher in the Year of the Ox with fresh flowers from Japan, Ireland and other countries. The springtime celebration of the colours, textures and fragrances of different blooms
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        512 28  -  Yen Feng SOAPBOX First-time job seekers have become more humble and pro-active By I CANNOT tell you how grateful I am to have a job. Every day, I read about axes flying about in this or that company. And not since 2001 have I
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        832 28 MY LIFE Gen V employees have been labelled spoilt layabouts who spend too much time online. How have today's limited job prospects affected their work attitudes? We can work just as well too IF YOU'RE an employer, you want to hire
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        540 28  -  Qin Zhen LETTERS HOME By THERE is Chinese New Year, then there is the matter of celebrating it with the people of China. Back home, we call it the Spring Festival, and each time the holiday comes round, my
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      554 24 I rrsTHE ff treat a/ffie Ox The ox is mk. w the second M animal in the Chinese zodiac and is considered a symbol of resilience I and a bountiful H harvest. Ina y^ non-agricultural i >. v country like Singapore, many may not know the difference between the different
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      124 26 "^^^H fe Have a SLICE of uii/hi« 9 «ii.^^^^^P JOURNALISM Happy lunar new Year -jb fn i 1 m 1 'I _^_____________-____fl fe_ V l_____fe__. AmAWm J 24-Hour Emergency Raffles Hospital Raffles Medical Changi Airport Terminal 3 W "TdM Accident and emergency services 24-hour medical clinic Subscribe Benta Hanan: 6319-1559/6319-2166
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORT
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      710 29  -  DINARA SAFINA Roger Federer comes back from two sets down to beat Tomas Berdych 4-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 Dinara Safina survives two match points to defeat Alize Cornet 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 "I'm telling myself, hit the ball, and the arm just doesn't go because my mind
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      788 29  -  Rohit Brijnath COURTSIDE By MELBOURNE: Athletes like to win partly because they can remember how losing feels. Ugly. Hard. Diminishing. Painful. Like acid sliding down their throat. Maybe it's why you rarely hear them say "I love to win", it's more "I hate to lose".
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      101 30 Tomorrow Portsmouth v Aston Villa Live, Ch2l, Wednesday, 4am Sunderland v Fulham Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City Live, Ch22, Wednesday, 3.55am West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United Live, Ch27, Wednesday, 3.45am Wednesday Blackburn Rovers v Bolton Wanderers Chelsea v Middlesbrough Live, Ch22, Thursday, 3.45am Everton v Arsenal
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      608 30 Two more Man Utd players out of action after beating Spurs "How can people say that the players weren't trying? It's not as if we were beaten 6-1 here. We lost 2-1 and had chances to get a draw." HARRY REDKNAPP, after ex-Tottenham striker Teddy
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        64 30 LONDON: Manchester City are hoping to placate Robinho by spending £25 million (Sss2 million) on another Brazilian trouble-maker Diego, reported The News of the World. The Werder Bremen midfielder is serving a four-match ban after video footage showed him trying to strangle Karlsruhe defender Christian
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        59 30 LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is set to make a £7 million bid for unsettled Manchester City player Micah Richards, according to The News of the World. A poor run of form has meant that the defender is no longer an automatic choice for City. Wenger
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        53 30 LONDON: Hamburg are ready to make a £12 million bid for Liverpool's Ryan Babel. The unhappy winger has started only six matches this season. The German club, having sold Nigel de Jong to Manchester City for £18.7 million, believe they can provide Babel with first-team action, said
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        Lock icon O'Neill has a go at Keane
        83 30 LONDON: Martin O'Neill believes that Emile Heskey chose Aston Villa ahead of Liverpool because the striker recognises that he has a better chance of retaining his England place at the Midlands club, reported The Times. "If Liverpool had been one of the teams in
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        78 30 LONDON: Jimmy Bullard has hit back at comments from Fulham manager Roy Hodgson that the Premier League club could not match his contract demands of £45,000 a week, reported the Press Association. The 30-year-old midfielder, who joined Hull in a £5 million deal on Friday, said:
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      Lock icon LIONS FIGHT FOR THEIR LIVES
      664 31  -  Terrence Voon Jonathan Wong Coach Avramovic set to axe up to six players from first-team squad By WHAT THE COACH SAID "Some players have forgotten that it was hard work that brought them into the national team in the first place. They have become too
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      226 31 LONDON: Speculation that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich wants to sell the Premier League club grew after the billionaire cut his stake in a Russian gold-mining company at a substantial loss. He sold a quarter of his 40 per cent stake in Lon-don-listed Highland Gold to
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        92 31 LAS VEGAS: Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao look set to end up in the boxing ring together after all. The popular British fighter and the Filipino, widely regarded as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, could fight on May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden.
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        56 31 LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson said on Friday that he might well retire after guiding the team through the 2009-2010 National Basketball Association season. The 63-year-old had hip replacement two years in a row and used a cane to get around for
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        69 31 MADRID: Barcelona hammered Numancia 4-1 at Camp Nou on Saturday, taking revenge against the only football team to have beaten them in this Spanish Primera Liga campaign. Numancia had defeated Barca 1-0 on the opening day of the season. But this time, they had
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      419 32  -  Lin Xinyi By THE sailors had tipped the upwind leg from Singapore to Qingdao, China to be the hardest leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. And if damage to the yachts is the barometer, the fourth leg of the round-the-world race is proving to be
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      375 32 Miami Heat 103 Orlando Magic 97 MIAMI: Mario Chalmers was not happy when Jameer Nelson pumped his fist after swishing a late three-pointer that capped a huge comeback by the Orlando Magic. He was thrilled, however, to land the knock-out punch. Chalmers stripped the ball from
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      315 32 FURIOUS Asian Tour executive chairman Kyi Hia Han yesterday slammed the Australian PGA for its "desperate" attempt at launching a new professional golf series in the Asia-Pacific region. It follows the PGA of Australia's announcement on Friday that it had agreements
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      490 32 Armstrong a huge boost for Tour Down Under despite not winning ADELAIDE: Quick Step sprinter Allan Davis secured overall victory in the Tour Down Under yesterday. The Australian won three of the Pro-Tour race's five previous stages to open a 25-second lead entering yesterday's 90km final leg. Francesco
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      181 32 CLEVELAND: Alissa Czisny (above) has long been considered the most talented and beautiful skater in the United States, but one who habitually crumbles under pressure. Now, she finally has something to show for all that potential the women's title at the US Figure
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      228 32 Basketball NBA Philadelphia 116 New York 110, Miami 103 Orlando 97, New Jersey 99 Memphis 88, Milwaukee 106 Sacramento 104, Cleveland 102 Utah 97, Portland 100 Washington 87. Cycling Tour Down Under In Adelaide, sixth and final stage (90km): 1 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) lhr 42min. 2 Robbie McEwen (Aus).
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      482 29 Who's the champion? ST Athlete of the Year? Give the award to our table tennis girls, say our online readers. In a three-day online poll, 68 per cent of our readers picked Singapore's Olympic silver medallists as the ones worthy of the award. In second place was Paralympian Yip Pin
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      2642 30 HORSE RACING MICHAEL CRAIG CRAIG W RACE 5: CLASS 4 (2) 1400 M TIME: 15:20 *****00 RACE 1: RESTRICTED MAIDEN (10) (3YO'S ONLY) (WFA) RACE 6: CLASS 5 (8) 1600 M TIME: 16:10 RM3OOOO MAXWORTHY EVANS BRENNAN No H on_.N.m. Joctoy Trainer BarßtgWt 1200 M TIME: 13:35 RM***** No Horae
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      83 31 SPORTS BET ING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER German Cup Hamburg 1860 Munich Wed, 28/01/09 2.00 am German Cup Stuttgart Munich Wed, 28/01/09 3.30 am E Premier and E League Champ matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. LJIIJ^J Draw No. 2400/2009 §L JLJ Draw
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      135 32 Today Ice hockey NHL All-Star Game (Live, Ch22, 7am). Tennis Australian Open: 4th rd (Live, Ch24, Bam and 4.30pm). Tomorrow Football English Premier League: Portsmouth v Aston Villa (Live, Ch2l, Wednesday, 3.40 am), Tottenham v Stoke (Live, Ch22, Wednesday, 3.55 am), West Brom v Man Utd (Live, Ch27, Wednesday, 3.55
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  • OBITUARIES
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      44 33 16th Anniversary In Loving Memory of LEE KIM TAH BBM(L), HON FSIB who left us to be with the Lord on 26 January 1993. Always missed by beloved family and loved ones. and I will dwell in the house ofthe LORD Forever" Ps. 23:6
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      248 33 LOH GUEK KHIN Age: 85 Passed away peacefully on 25 January 2009 Deeply missed by family and loved ones. Husband: (Tan Guay Kirn, deceased) Sisters: (Choo Siew Chane, deceased) (Loh Joo Khin, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tan Jin Thong Goh Pong Kiow Tan Jin Liang, Roland Cho Lucy Tan Jin Kiat
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      109 33 LAM PHUI LAN Age: 89 passed away peacefully on 24 January 2009. Dearly missed and always cherished by loved ones. (Husband: Poon Yee Ngian, deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Poon Heng Choong Chng Gek Hong Irene Daughters: Sons-in-law: Poon Siew Jai Jenny Poon Pek Jai Josephine Poon Kuan Yai Cheng HengYu Poon
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      60 33 iri 25th Anniversary E In Loving Memory Of V.VELU Departed: 27/1/84 There is a link death cannot sever, Love and rememberance last forever Dearly missed by Wife Thanapakiam (Deceased), Children, In-laws, Grandchildren and all loved ones. Prayers will be held on 27/1/09 (Tuesday) at 7pmat Holy Tree Sri B alasubramanuam
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      171 33 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house ofthe Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 ROSE CHIA SWEE HENG Age: 81 passed away peacefully on 24 January 2009. Dearly missed and always cherished by loved ones. Beloved Husband: Paul Yee
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      69 33 The family ofthe late THERESA LEONG QUE ENG Departed 16 Jan 2009 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, church members, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to Mrs Jeannie Tien, Father Joseph
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      36 33 In Everlasting Memory Of Our Father RAJAMANIKAM ANTHONY Born: 13/6/1914 Departed: 27/1/1992 Seventeen Long Years Have Passed By, Yet Your Memory Never Fades Away.... Deeply remembered by Wife, Andrea Josephine, Sons, Daughters, Sons-in-law, Daughters-in-law and Grandchildren.
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      57 33 24th Anniversary MAMERT STANLEY FERNANDEZ called home to be with the Lord on 27 fan 1985 Dearest Papa, Thou 24 years have passed your absence is still deeply felt. Our love for you still endures in the memories we cherish. Only you can understand our love pain, dear papa, Always
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      67 33 ATHMA SHANTI POOIA KAMALA D/O CHELLAPPAN passed away peacefully on 13 Jan 2009. Sadly dearly missed by all loved ones. The family wish to thank all relatives, friends colleagues for tfieir attendance, contributions, wreaths kind assistance during our recent bereavement. Athma Shanti Pooja will be held on 28 January 2009
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      81 33 Om Namashivaya CHELLAMMAH W/O LATE SELLAMUTHU MEYYANATHA PILLAI Age: 85 passed away peacefully on 25 Jan 2009. Sons: M.Veerasingam M. Meyer (Karman) M. Kaliyanasundaram M. Silvarashan (Silva) M. Elangovan M. Chandrasegran Daughter: M. Ramamurtham Son-in-law: Palakrishnan Daughters-in-law: Jamuna Sunathira Dcvi M aragatham Valli Kalai Arasi Saroja Dcvi Grandsons, granddaughters, great-grandchildren,
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      113 33 Upright and just in all his ways, Loyal and true through all his days, Silently suffered, patiently bore, God took him home to suffer no more. ATHMA SHANTI POOJA We, the family of the late RAMAN RAMASAMY Departed on 13 January 2009 wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to our
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  • money markets
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      384 34  -  LEE SU SHYAN SWISS bank ÜBS has had a dreadful year on the global stage thanks to the credit crunch, but it ruled the roost here in the capital markets. The bank had a role in US$3.B billion (555.7 billion) worth of fund-raising
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      469 34  -  BLOOMBERG Fannie Mac may also ask for funds as both firms face mounting losses WASHINGTON: Freddie Mac, the mortgage finance company under federal control, needs as much as US$35 billion (Sss2 billion) more in federal aid, and Fannie Mac may soon
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        3689 34 UNITS 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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      997 35 Management consulting is taking up the slack as the investment banking sector shrinks, reports Robin Chan EXIT Goldman Sach and Morgan Stanley, enter McKinsey, Bain and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Instead of "M&As" and "deal flow", it's now all about "value creation"
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        57 35 GERHARD MARGETICH: Appointed as chief financial officer of Lindeteves-Jacoberg Ltd (LJ-Group), an investment holding company listed on the SGX. Prior to this, Mr Margetich, 38, was head of group finance and accounting at ATB Austria Antriebstechnik AG, the major shareholder of LJ-Group. He was an auditor
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        37 35 CAROL LIEW: Appointed chief financial officer of Rotol Singapore. Ms Liew, 40, previously CFO of Transil Corporation, replaces Mr Loi Kok Mun, 39, who left the company to "pursue other employment opportunities".
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        44 35 MENG LIMIN: Appointed chief executive officer in place of Mr Huang Wei, 50, who is the firm's executive chairman. Mr Meng, 43, has more than two decades of experience in the metal industry, and was general manager of Unionmet's China subsidiaries.
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      824 36  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS Some traders note positive steps taken by govts, but others say investors still wary By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT AS THE Year of the Earth Ox kicks off today, hopes still run high that the bulls will come
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        1048 38  -  tan yi hui Fans envy her job, but Georgina Chang reveals she can be nervous about interviewing sports celebs Georgina L Chang Sports presenter Georgina Chang probably has every tennis fan's dream job. As host of cable channel ESPN Star Sports' weekly tennis show Ace, she
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        430 38 Mumbai The movie Slumdog Millionaire received rave reviews from Indian critics last Saturday after it went on general release across the country, but was given a more mixed response from audiences. The film, which has been nominated for 10 Oscars, hit screens here in English
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      817 39  -  Adeline chia Ml Singapore Fringe Festival Fewer tickets were sold compared to last year but public response to some events was good arts reporter Visitors to the fifth annual Ml Singapore Fringe Festival which ended just over a week ago lapped up its free events, but when
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      666 41  -  tara tan Singapore drama group puts a local spin on British playwright Joe Orton's naughty farce arts reporter quote me 'Excellent black people have always been compensated for excellence. Always. The real equality is when we can have a black president as dumb as George Bush'
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      509 41  -  tara tan arts reporter There is a very precious heirloom being passed down from generation to generation at Bhaskar's Arts Academy: a passion for Indian classical dance. The local Indian dance company and school, which was set up in 1952 by the Kerala-born K. P. Bhaskar
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      586 42 With minimal singing and audience rapport, the Scottish quintet live can be monotonous EBB concert MOGWAI Esplanade Concert Hall Last Friday eddino abdul hadi Like the furry creatures from 1980s creature flick Gremlins who share their name, Scottish quintet Mogwai's tunes morph from gentle, easy-listening harmonies to
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        2144 40  -  Tay Ping Hui ■222 He is a top TV star yet he lives in an HDB flat with his parents and a dog 'At this point in time, marriage is not in the picture. But I would like to get married and have children
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        110 40 'We are a traditional family. Every Chinese New Year on the first day, my siblings and I still kneel in front of our parents, wish them Happy New Year and get a hongbao from them' On his family background PHOTOS: COURTESY OF TAY PING HUI Tay
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        312 46 Nassau, Bahamas A Bahamas senator accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta after his son's death resigned last Saturday and vowed to prove her innocence. Senator Pleasant Bridgewater, an attorney from Grand Bahama, said she plans to fight
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        301 46 Los Angeles Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor lost as much as US$lO million (Ssls million) to accused Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff, said her attorney. "We are making an assessment of the full extent of the losses," Mr Chris Fields said on Friday. Gabor, 91, and
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