The Straits Times, 13 April 2009

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    20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 MONDAY, APRIL 13 2009 S|sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Indonesia: Parties cry foul
      40 1 OPPONENTS of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono are considering legal action against what they claim have been widespread irregularities in last week's parliamentary polls. The Indonesian leader's own party had made huge gains. SEE PAGE A 8
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      Lock icon Cash boon for Japanese
      37 1 CASH is on the way for millions of consumers in Japan, who will receive at least 12,000 yen (S$180) each as part of the Japanese government's plan to encourage spending. WORLD PAGE AlO
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      Lock icon Online info 'not safe'
      53 1 MEMBERS of an online community which is into security issues obtained plenty of personal information about students and staff from various schools just by using search engines such as Google. They obtained phone numbers, addresses and even the password of one of the website's system administrators.
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      Lock icon Geylang stalls get C grade
      71 1 NEARLY all of the 83 stalls at the Geylang Serai Temporary Market have a hygiene rating of C. The National Environment Agency said 80 out of 83 stalls got that grade, with the rest getting B. The agency handed out the new labels to all
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      Lock icon Big drop in GDP expected
      72 1 SINGAPORE'S economy is likely to have shrunk by a record amount in the first three months of this year from a year ago as exports plunge. Ahead of the release of preliminary figures on first quarter GDP tomorrow, economists are expecting a fall of as
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    Lock icon Old and new citizens get equal chance, says MM Lee
    818 1 I By Li Xueying POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE is a meritocracy that does not distinguish between old or new citizens, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. Whether it comes to the giving out of jobs or business contracts or scholarships, whoever
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    Lock icon Thai protesters defy state of emergency
    729 1  -  Nirmal Ghosh They storm Interior Ministry to get at Abhisit as tanks roll in By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: The situation in the Thai capital deteriorated sharply yesterday after Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declared a state of emergency and threatened force against defiant anti-government protesters.
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        Lock icon Persuasion needed to keep kids in school
        69 2 WE SAY There is little reason why parents of 1,483 children should fail to register them for Primary 1. Prosecuting parents will merely add to their problems. Community workers need to work harder at convincing a small minority to register their children for
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        Lock icon Jobless rate and murders
        24 2 COLUMNS A homicide expert links growing unemployment with spate of killings in the US, says Bhagyashree Garekar. WORLD PAGE All
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        Lock icon After the asteroid strike
        32 2 This financial crisis is like an asteroid strike, cratering Wall Street and throwing up toxic asset debris that blocks "rays of credit", says Nayan Chanda. REVIEW PAGE Al7
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        Lock icon Borrowers are liable too
        28 2 OUR READER SAYS This assures banks that SMEs on the Micro Loan Programme are committed to grow business, says Spring Singapore. FORUM PAGE AlB
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        Lock icon ONLINE
        25 2 BLOGS www.straitsti mes.com Niki Bruce has fun reviewing the fantasy novel, Witches Incorporated. Ravi Velloor discovers how much India is changing at the core.
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      Lock icon British MPs' dishonesty about pay out in open
      859 2  -  Jonathan Eyal Small pay encourages 'extra' claims, but MPs lack courage for reform By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU AT THE weekend, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown admitted that his country's controversial system of MPs' expenses has to be "sorted out once and
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      Lock icon Poor eyesight affecting students' schoolwork
      830 3  -  Jane Ng A quarter in Northlight can't see clearly; school gets free eye check help By "If one part of a student is not functioning well, it will affect them as a whole, and after a while, they stop paying attention." North Light principal Chua
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      Lock icon Woman jumps into polar bear enclosure but survives mauling
      204 3 BERLIN: A woman who jumped into a polar bear enclosure at the Berlin Zoo during feeding time has survived an attack by one of the bears. The woman had climbed a fence and jumped into a water-filled moat surrounding the animals
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      Lock icon Thank you, Mr Lee, say new immigrants
      1144 6  -  Li Xueying They pay tribute to him for the many chances Spore has given them By POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT A bright future beyond the recession "Even as the global economy is going down, everyone knows that Singapore is very stable, unlike the anxiety in
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      Lock icon Zaobao launches Crossroads to keep new migrants informed
      463 6 IT WAS tough-going when Ms Helen Kin arrived in Singapore seven years ago from Xi'an, China. "When you are a new immigrant in a new place with a different culture and values, you feel very alone," said the 38-year-old Chinese-language teacher. "We
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      Lock icon Bangkok on edge as govt takes hard line
      829 4  -  Nirmal Ghosh NEWS ANALYSIS 'Red shirts' continue to stream into capital as tense stand-off escalates By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT Emergency measures EVERY elected government in Thailand since the last military coup in September 2006 has resorted to a state of emergency. Sept 2,
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      Lock icon MFA issues travel alert
      177 5 SINGAPOREANS who do not have a pressing need to travel to Bangkok and other areas affected by the state of emergency declared yesterday have been advised to postpone their travel plans to a later date. Those intending to travel to Thailand should monitor developments there closely,
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      Lock icon APPEAL TO THE MILITARY APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE
      234 5 "Police and military, you must carry out your duty to your best ability and restore normalcy as soon as possible. I will take all responsibility for all your actions." Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, appealing directly to soldiers and police to enforce
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      Lock icon Asean should move meetings, say analysts
      357 5  -  Clarissa Oon By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT ASEAN should look beyond Thailand when rescheduling meetings with key partners such as China and Japan on the subject of the worsening global economic crisis. Otherwise, the regional grouping could be held hostage once more to Thailand's turbulent
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      Lock icon PLA shoots down talk of loyalty shift
      984 7  -  Peh Shing Huei By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF PARTY COMES FIRST T "The Chinese Communist 1 Party is the leadership core 1 of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and maintaining the party's 1 absolute leadership is our military's political priority." PLA General
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        Lock icon Rivals rally against Yudhoyono
        768 8  -  Leslie Lopez Opposition threatens legal action over alleged irregularities in elections By SENIOR REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT POLITICAL opponents of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said over the weekend that they would consider legal action over widespread irregularities in the just-completed parliamentary elections, as they hammered out plans
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        Lock icon Campaign barbs get nastier by the day
        591 8  -  Ravi Velloor By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF "DO I look old to you?" Ms Priyanka Gandhi, the Congress party's most attractive public face, asked, responding to a journalist's question on barbs thrown by the charismatic Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief
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        Lock icon More by-elections likely in Malaysia
        511 9  -  Elizabeth Looi 2 state seats in Selangor and Penang. under Pakatan Rakyat, up in the air By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: After the recent series of by-elections, Malaysians will most likely face two more soon. Speculation is rife that two state assemblymen in Selangor and
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        Lock icon PAS spiritual leader meets two top stars
        564 9  -  ELIZABETH LOOI KUALA LUMPUR: Two top Malaysian artists have been seen together with Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) spiritual leader Nik Aziz Nik Mat recently, hyping up speculation that they are now part of the opposition party. Renowned Malay pop-star Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin and
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        Lock icon Selangor police face more claims of abuse
        422 9 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's embattled police faced fresh accusations of abusing detainees after a suspect was hospitalised in intensive care for allegedly drinking paint thinner in custody. The authorities claim Mr Adi Anwar Mansor, a 23-year-old man arrested on suspicion of marijuana possession, grabbed
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        Lock icon Japanese firms cashing in on $30b handout
        628 10  -  KWAN WENG KIN Many launch products to encourage consumers to spend the money rather than save it By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO: Millions of consumers, both Japanese citizens and foreign residents, are getting pink envelopes in the mail this month with instructions on how
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        Lock icon Seoul offers tax break for car trade-ins
        269 10 SEOUL: South Korea's government yesterday offered a tax break to motorists who replace ageing cars with newer models, in a bid to boost sagging demand in the auto industry. The strategy and finance ministry said the measure, worth up to 2.5 million won
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        Lock icon UN draft on tougher sanctions against N. Korea 'has no bite'
        390 10 UNITED NATIONS: Six world powers have agreed to a draft United Nations Security Council statement condemning North Korea's rocket launch, but analysts said yesterday that its call for tougher sanctions against Pyongyang may be symbolic at best. The non-binding
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        Lock icon Mass murders in a depression
        894 11  -  BHAGYASHREE GAREKAR MEMO FROM WASHINGTON Data shows that spurts in such killings often coincide with recessions, says homicide expert By US CORRESPONDENT DISILLUSIONED "The economic crisis has caused many more Americans to see life as hopeless, the land of opportunity as a cruel joke, the
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        Lock icon Top bankers cast their lot with small firms
        484 11 BRAIN DRAIN ON WALL ST NEW YORK: The turning point for Mr Stephan Jung came in February, when bonus cheques were being slashed. A veteran of ÜBS, one of many banks tarnished by the financial crisis, he realised that the old Wall
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        Lock icon Immigration laws keep foreign tech talent away
        491 11 BRAIN DRAIN IN SILICON VALLEY MOUNTAIN VIEW (California): Where's Sanjay? The question comes from one of dozens of engineers around a conference table at Google. They have gathered to discuss how to build easy-to-use maps that could turn hundreds of millions of cellphones
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        Lock icon Debate over a 'replacement child'
        795 12 Mum has dead son's sperm harvested and seeks a surrogate; move raises ethical questions FATHER DEAD, MOTHER ANONYMOUS "That child's biological father will be dead. The mother may be an egg donor, anonymous or gestational surrogate... This is a tough way for a kid to
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        Lock icon Pressure mounts on Brown over smears
        625 12 LONDON: Pressure is mounting on British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to apologise after one of his close advisers quit amid a controversy over e-mail messages he sent containing unspecified material about opposition lawmakers. Special adviser Damien Mcßride stepped down on Saturday after a newspaper
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        Lock icon Pope urges Israeli-Palestinian peace
        292 12 VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI in his Easter message yesterday called for a renewed push for Israeli-Palestinian peace, just weeks before he travels to the Holy Land for the first time as pontiff. The Pope also sent greetings to survivors of Italy's devastating earthquake and urged
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        Lock icon Obamas pick First Dog
        266 12 WASHINGTON: It's decided: the Obamas have chosen a six-month-old Portuguese water dog to be the First Pet. In what was one of the White House's most tightly kept secrets, President Barack Obama's two daughters, Malia, 10, and Sasha, seven, have settled on a black-and-white pup, a
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        Lock icon US copters, warships stalk pirate-held ifeboat
        679 13  -  Maersk president John Reinhart WAITING FOR CAPTAIN "When I spoke to the crew, they won't consider it done when they board a plane and come home. They won't consider it done until the captain is back. Nor will we." Captain still held hostage in
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        Lock icon Crew of hijacked US ship grateful to their 'heroes'
        299 13 MOMBASA (Kenya): The first fragments of the crew members' dramatic battle to regain control of their US-flagged ship from Somali pirates began emerging as the Maersk Alabama docked here. As reporters shouted questions from the dock yesterday, one crewman pointed to
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        Lock icon Taleban gun down female Afghan official
        484 13 KANDAHAR: A female Afghan provincial official known for fighting for women's rights was gunned down in southern Afghanistan yesterday, following a day of fighting that left 22 militants dead, officials said. The Taleban has claimed responsibility. Ms Sitara Achakzai was targeted because she did
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        Lock icon Sydney bikers clash at casino
        322 14 Riot police arrest 11; brawl part of rival gangs' turf war over drugs SYDNEY: Police deployed their riot squad yesterday when a brawl involving bikers erupted at a Sydney casino, the latest skirmish in a bitter war between rival gangs. Up to 20 people, both
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          Lock icon Roh's wife, son quizzed
          120 14 SEOUL: State prosecutors in South Korea have questioned the wife and son of former president Roh Moo Hyun in an escalating corruption probe, officials said yesterday. Mr Roh Geon Ho, 35, and Madam Kwon Yang Sook, were quizzed over the weekend about a graft scandal in
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          Lock icon Sorry over Asian names
          125 14 AUSTIN: A Texan lawmaker under fire for saying that Asian-American voters should adopt names that are "easier for Americans" has apologised.' State Representative Betty Brown (above), a Republican, had made the comments during a House Elections Committee hearing on April 7. She said it during a
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          Lock icon Colombo orders ceasefire
          80 14 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's president yesterday ordered government troops to halt their offensive against cornered Tamil rebels for two days to give tens of thousands of civilians a chance to escape the fighting. President Mahinda Rajapaksa directed the armed forces to restrict operations during the April 13 to
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          Lock icon Real IRA issues threats
          102 14 DUBLIN: Irish Republican Army dissidents yesterday threatened to kill top Sinn Fein politician Martin McGuinness and resume attacks in England as part of their efforts to wreck the IRA cease-fire and Northern Ireland power-sharing. An Easter statement from the outlawed Real IRA distributed to Irish media
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          Lock icon Protesters call for Lankan truce
          55 14 About 100,000 demonstrators marched through central London on Saturday, demanding a truce in Sri Lanka, as smaller protests were held in Scandinavia and Paris against Colombo's offensive on Tamil rebels. Waving flags and placards and chanting, they streamed through the city's Trafalgar Square and on
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          Lock icon More orang utans found
          106 14 JAKARTA: Conservationists have discovered a new population of orang utans in a remote, mountainous corner of Indonesia perhaps as many as 2,000 giving a rare boost to one of the world's most endangered great apes. A team surveying forests nestled between jagged, limestone cliffs on the
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      95 7 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm about implementing the regulations." MOST-READ ONLINE Thai emergency declared. YOUR SAY Shock photos of an ill Swayze. The situation in Thailand deteriorated yesterday as the MOST COMMENTED government declared a state of Faster clearance to Iskandar. emergency across Bangkok and
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      51 8 I j THAT OLD HAG "Congress is like a 125-year-old hag who is a burden on the family." Mr Narendra Modi (above), the Bharatiya Janata Party Chief Minister of Gujarat LOOK AT US "Does Sonia Gandhi, Rahul or I look old to you?" Ms Priyanka Gandhi (above) of the Congress
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      11 14 BERITA HARIAN Geylang Serai hawkers fume over lower grading awarded byNEA
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Softly, softly, to keep children in schools
      414 16 THERE'S little reason why parents of 1,483 children, as reported last week, should fail to register them for Primary 1 and why 152 of these children should miss their first taste of school, but there's just as little reason why community workers cannot
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      Lock icon On the brink, again
      940 16  -  Michael J. Montesano THAI UNREST By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The real significance of Saturday's debacle at Pattaya may lie in its prompting Asian leaders, along with the rest of us, to anticipate the process of revolutionary change on which Thailand now seems to have embarked.
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      Lock icon Thai power drama enters its most dangerous stage
      632 16  -  Pavin Chachavalpongpun By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The fact that the military seemed inactive in taking control of the situation may have sent out an important political message... Could it signify a split within the armed forces? THE Asean Plus Three Summit
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        Lock icon After the asteroid strike
        782 17  -  Nayan Chanda By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES FINANCIAL CRISIS THE magnitude of the global financial crisis may be such that only the Earth's geological history can provide adequate metaphors. What happened in Wall Street last September was the financial equivalent of the gigantic asteroid strike that
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        Lock icon New lease of life for endangered people
        825 17  -  John Mcßeth MARGINALISED ETHNIC TRIBES By SENIOR WRITER IMAGINE a tribe of 400 people which has lived for most of its existence out of touch with civilisation in the jungles of Laos, moving on whenever the leaves of their crude shelters turn yellow.
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        Lock icon Blunting El Nino's blows
        758 17  -  Michael Richardson By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE earthquake in Italy last week that killed nearly 300 people was a reminder that we live in a world with natural forces beyond human control. In the Asia-Pacific region, one of these forces has a nerdy scientific name:
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        166 18 Wvt\ More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR THOMAS HWANG: Ensure mass food poisoning doesn't recur 2 MR ANDREW SEOW: Get tough on hawkers who don't display ratings 3 MR TAY XIONG SHENG: Ban hawkers with low hygiene scores 4 MR DANIEL CHAN: Rat catchers should wear gloves 5
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        Lock icon Borrowers bear some liability
        402 18 MICRO LOAN SCHEME I WOULD like to clarify certain points raised in Mr Johnson Lai's letter last Wednesday, "Don't make it so hard for SMEs", on the risk-sharing approach of the Micro Loan Programme. The Micro Loan Programme is a financing programme for enterprises with no
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        227 18  -  Amanda Tay Boon Luan (Ms) I REFER to Ms Leong Wai Ching's letter last Friday, "Convert hawker centres into air-con foodcourts". I object to her suggestion of converting open-air hawker centres into air-con-ditioned foodcourts, and I urge her to look at the bigger picture.
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        341 18 I NOTED with interest last Saturday's report, "Charity helps to spread the Aids message", about the Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics and its efforts to reach transient workers in Singapore. I applaud its work and would like to see more charities involved
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        286 18 IN THE special report, "Medical charities the best paymasters" (March 30), Dover Park Hospice was mentioned as having paid its former medical director a salary range of $200,000 to $250,000 per year. Mr Paul Chan, in his letter last Tuesday, "It can't be about
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      614 19  -  Sujin Thomas ROJAK-POISONING CASE NEA rating done in December but some stalls get certs only after 4-month delay By NEARLY all the stalls at the Geylang Serai Temporary Market have received Cs for hygiene, following last week's food poisoning incident that killed two people.
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      61 19 THE hawker hygiene grading system was started in 1997. Officers from the National Environment Agency look at factors like the stall's cleanliness, pest infestation, housekeeping and food and personal hygiene levels. For each category, stalls are given points and a subsequent overall grading. Stalls that fail to
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      622 20  -  Khushwant Singh Personal data of staff and students are leaked easily, says online group By FOR a week, members of an online community known as the Singapore Security Meetup Group (SSMG) went onto the websites of various schools and came away with plenty
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      121 20 THERE are four main reasons why data leaks out, says Mr Wong Onn Chee. These are: 1. Web servers that are infected with malware, or malicious software, that siphons off information from the server. 2. Vulnerabilities in Web applications, such as poorly written applications, that have few
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      301 20 ACCOMPANIED by the beats of bhangra music, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan yesterday rang in the Vishu festival with more than 400 Sembawang residents. Vishu, which will be celebrated tomorrow by Malayalees, is originally from the south Indian state of Kerala. It marks the start
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      987 20  - Mum's catching up with with me on Facebook Cheryl Ong By WHEN his mother added him to her friends' list on popular social networking website Facebook, SIM University student Chris Chen accepted the request readily. But she soon discovered photographs of the Honda motorcycle he had secretly bought and things
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      738 21  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN NTU STUDENT'S DEATH FALL They try to meet NTU don and talk to son's varsity mates about his final hours By THE family of the Indonesian undergraduate believed to have fallen to his death after allegedly stabbing his professor returned
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      384 21  -  Gabriel Chen Francis Chan By AND GOVERNMENT leaders, corporate figures and banking bigwigs all made their way yesterday to the wake of Mr Richard Stanley, the late DBS chief executive, to pay their last respects. The steady stream of visitors included labour chief
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      678 21  -  Selina Lum S'POREANS IN FOREIGN PRISONS By The case IN 2007, Mr Leslie Ang sued Capitol Gravure Industries (CGI), which sent him to Indonesia as commissioner of its subsidiary. He sought about $2 million for his six months in jail, including his legal fees,
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          261 22 Beautifies the environment Absorbs carbon dioxide Prevents soil erosion Provides shade Lowers the temperature Branches and leaves do not shed easily Colour Raintree (Can be seen almost everywhere. Along Connaught Drive, Arcadia Road) The branches spread wide and provide excellent shade. Raintrees were extensively
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          192 22 Acacia Reasons Because the seeds are spread too easily by birds, this tree is not planted anymore and is considered a weed. V African Tulip Reasons The tree tends to be unsightly as the branches fall after storms. Any found growing along the roadside are removed. Albizia falcataria
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          115 22 Japan is famous for its Sakura or cherry blossom tree that blooms every year. Singapore has its share of lovely pink blooms too The Pink Mempat (Mandai Road and Pasir Ris St 11 12) Remains leafless for a few days after which new reddish leaves, together with
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        268 22  -  GRACE CHUA THE Sree Narayana Mission Singapore wants to expand its day-care facilities for the elderly and to offer more services. It has applied to use the premises of the former Yishun Primary School in Yishun Ring Road as a base for
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      121 23 BETWEEN February last year and last month: 280 people fell ill, two-thirds of them Singaporeans. Of this number, 71 are confirmed cases, and 209, suspected cases. 10 died, all Singaporeans. The rest are either in coma or brain damaged. 19 sex drug peddlers were
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      578 23  -  Jermyn Chow But enforcement officers come with equally wily response to flush them out By J] SUBTERFUGE is now the name of the game among those peddling illegal sex drugs in Geylang. Gone are the big suitcases and open selling of these
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      302 23  -  AMELIA TAN A NON-PROFIT organisation is aiming to raise $150,000 through a flag day and charity concert to help more displaced families and ex-offenders. New Hope Community Services (NHCS) currently houses about 30 families in 13 rented HDB flats in Marsiling
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          45 24 Chan Brothers is holdings midyear travel sale at the Galleria foyer of Suntec City mall this weekend from 11am to 9pm. Offerings include travel packages led by local TV stars to destinations such as Switzerland, Nepal and China's Hailuogou Glacier and Mount Emei.
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          50 24 Junction B's My Lovely Mum pageant is back for the 14th consecutive year. The winner gets $10,000 worth of prizes. Entry forms are available at the mall's customer service counter or www.junctionB.com.sg It is open to mothers with children between four and 15 years. Registration ends this Friday.
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          35 24 Seven Seas Joint Care Sport formula is a daily supplement with glucosamine and omega-3 for bone, muscles and joint health. A bottle of 30 capsules costs $29.50 and is available at leading pharmacies.
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          62 24 To celebrate its 35th anniversary, Happiness, the local distributor for Turbo Italia, is offering a trade-in deal for built-in hobs. Prices start from $310 and include free removal, installation and a gas cylinder. With every purchase, you can buy specially priced kitchen appliances such as a kettle for
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          41 24 Marigold's Yoghurt drink is made from real fruit juice, and free from fat and preservatives. Available in five flavours including strawberry and tropical mixed fruits. A 1-litre pack costs $2.80 while a 250 ml pack is priced at $1.
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          43 24 F&N Alive whole grain cereals are rich in antioxidants, cholesterol-free, and low in fat and saturated fat. The Light 'n' Tasty range is for the health-conscious while the Bixies range are individually packed in pouches for convenience. Prices start from $3.75.
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        731 24  -  ZACKARIA ABDUL RAHIM The economic slowdown has prompted some companies to step up on activities to fulfil their corporate social responsibilities by; Companies are increasingly realising that CSR is not philanthropy and there are many ways to make a social impact without the
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        262 24  - Look out for the 'optical car KAREN TENG BY I THE next time you are at Suntec City, look out for the "car" which could help you win a Mazda6 in the mall's grand lucky draw. The "car" is actually a giant optical illustration especially created by awardwinning infographic journalist
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        238 24 WATCHED by shoppers at Bugis Junction, the 50 women clad in pink T-shirts had their body parts measured but none of them were offended. In fact, one of them, Ms Wong Kwai Fah, was particularly happy for she was declared the biggest loser in the Bio-essence
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        216 24  -  AHMAD OSMAN BY, WHEN Singaporeans are at home, 38.4 per cent spend most of their time in their bedrooms, accordingto a survey by Ikea Singapore in November last year. For 40.7 per cent of respondents to the survey on improving daily life at home, the
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        567 25  -  Yen Feng SOAPBOX Should you step in when friends want to marry philanderers? By A TIMELY intervention for substance abusers can save lives but should you step in when the drug is love? Anyone who has had a friend who has dated a
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        97 25 WANT to have your say? Here's your chance to weigh in on everyday issues which affect youth in Singapore. All you have to do is vote. Log on to http://styouthink.wordpress. com and give us your opinion on the latest in and around Singapore. This week's polls: Is the Internet
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        37 25 MY LIFE PHOTO Mrs Lim Hwee Hua (right) has been appointed Minister in the Prime Minister's Office. Does this signal to youth that Singapore has finally arrived in terms of gender equality? ST FILE
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        166 25 WHILE gender equality is an important aspect of a modern, developed society, it cannot and should not be at the expense of meritocracy. Which is why the Government should be commended on how it has slowly but surely worked women into and up the rungs, rather
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        172 25 US SECRETARY of State Hillary Clinton noted on International Women's Day on March 8 that "no nation in the world has yet achieved full equality for women". I agree. While Singapore women have equal access to education and health care, they face unjust treatment
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        182 25 WE SHOULD not read too much into the appointment of Mrs Lim Hwee Hua as Singapore's first woman minister, or think that there was no equal opportunity for women at all before this. After all, men and women are each privileged in different ways. "Equality"
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        196 25 AT THE risk of sounding like a wet blanket, I really don't see what the big deal is a minister is female, so what? Perhaps it is just my gen-der-blindness acting up, but I think the hullabaloo about the first woman minister seems quite unnecessary.
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        136 25 IT IS high time that Singapore has a woman minister. I believe now it's time for women to take centre stage and take on greater, more prominent roles in society. Women have already broken the glass ceiling in multinational companies and government bodies. Now they seem
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        144 25 THE starkly imbalanced gender ratio in local politics is not a good indicator of whether or not there is gender equality in Singapore. During my junior college days, I remember seeing almost the same number of female student leaders in office as their male counterparts,
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        490 25  -  Shawn Woe MY SAY By THIS year marks the first time that junior colleges have just one intake for Year 1 students something I find both a tragedy and travesty. I believe the period between the first and second intakes, affectionately known as "the first
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      207 26  -  Aston Villa 3 Everton 3 LONDON: Aston Villa and Everton played out a thrilling 3-3 draw at Villa Park in the English Premier League yesterday. David Moyes' side twice led by two goals in a breathtaking match that did little good for either team's
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      559 26 Fergie warns star about petulance and may even drop him for Porto game LONDON: It seems even Alex Ferguson has become tired of Cristiano Ronaldo's on-pitch petulance. The winger was relegated to the bench in Manchester United's unconvincing 2-1 Premier League win over Sunderland on Saturday. That
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      216 26 Yesterday Aston Villa 3 Everton 3 Manchester City v Fulham Late kick-off P W D L F A Pts 1 Manchester United 31 22 5 4 54 21 71 2 Liverpool 32 20 10 2 59 21 70 3 Chelsea 32 20 7 5 55 20 67
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      196 26 I Manchester United > Liverpool i Chelsea t Arsenal 5 Aston Villa 31 22 5 4 54 21 71 32 20 10 2 59 21 70 32 20 7 5 55 20 67 32 17 10 5 54 28 61 32 15 8 9 48 42 53 3 Everton
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      133 26 LONDON: The man who discovered Federico Macheda, Manchester United's latest teen hero, has rapped Lazio for claiming the English champions had bribed the player's family into leaving Italy. Former Lazio youth coach Volfango Patarca told the Daily Mail: "His father asked the club to fix him
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      499 26 "Ferguson is always talking, so that means that they are under pressure." RAFAEL BENITEZ, on Alex Ferguson LONDON: Rafael Benitez has re-ignited his feud with Alex Ferguson by suggesting the Manchester United manager has been made "nervous" by Liverpool's late charge for the Premier League title.
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      589 27 Defence is suspect in the air while Alves is often overadventurous LONDON: After Saturday's Primera Liga meeting with Recreativo Huelva, which they won 2-0 through a first-minute Andres Iniesta strike and an own goal, Barcelona's strikers Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry and Samuel Eto'o had amassed a
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      146 27 LONDON: Despite speculation that AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti will become Chelsea's next manager, John Terry is urging club owner Roman Abramovich to consider the obvious option. The Chelsea skipper said: "We'd love Guvs Hiddink to stay. He's been a breath of fresh air. He and Abramovich
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      377 27 LONDON: Arsenal have been plunged into a defensive crisis after Swiss defender Tohan Djorou joined the casualty list during Saturday's 4-1 win at Wigan. He was stretchered off midway through the first half, joining French defender William Gallas on the sidelines as Arsenal prepare for
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      53 27 Today Young Lions v Balestier Khalsa (Jalan Besar, 7.45pm) Tomorrow Albirex Niigata v DPMM (Jurong East, 7.45pm) Wednesday Home United v Sengkang Punggol (Clementi, 7.45pm) Thursday Gombak United v Tampines Rovers (Jurong West, 7.45pm) Woodlands Wellington v Geylang United (Woodlands, 7.45pm) Friday SAFFC v Super Reds (Jalan Besar, 7.30pm)
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      121 27 I Singapore Armed Forces I Brunei DPMM i Gombak United I Tampines Rovers 3 Geylang United 5 Super Reds 8 6 0 2 26 9 18 8 5 3 0 10 5 18 8 5 2 1 12 5 17 8 3 5 0 11 5 14 8 3
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      185 27 MADRID: Villarreal will be without key midfielder Marcos Senna for the Champions League match against Arsenal on Wednesday, after the Spain international injured his leg in the 0-2 loss to Malaga in the Spanish Primera Liga on Saturday. Senna limped off in the
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      286 27 Stoke City 1 Newcastle United 1 LONDON: Any hopes that Alan Shearer's so-called messianic qualities would transform a Newcastle side heading for relegation have been cruelly exposed after just two matches, even though the Magpies grabbed a late equaliser against
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        77 27 SYED Illyas Aljunied of Swimfast Aquatic Club (SAC) clocked lmin 2.6lsec to break the national Under-14 100 m backstroke record at the 7th Asean Inter-Club Age Group Swimming Championships yesterday. He bettered club-mate Rainer Ng's 2006 record of 1:02.66. Singapore's SAC topped the 24-club standings
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        64 27 GEYLANG United won their second consecutive S-League football match under new coach Mike Wong when they stunned Home United 1-0 at the Bedok Stadium yesterday. Their winner came in the 67th minute, when Lloyd Butler rose above a static Protectors defence to nod home a
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        116 27 ROME: Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho said his side are one win from wrapping up the Italian Serie A title despite dropping two points at home to Palermo on Saturday. The champions were cruising to a 12-point lead at the top of
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        95 27 SEOUL: The man challenging Asian Football Confederation president Mohammed Hammam's position has threatened legal action against his rival over claims the challenger is being bankrolled by Fifa vice-president Chung Mong Joon. Bahrain football chief Sheikh Salman Ebrahim Khalifa is challenging Hammam for his seat
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        54 27 MARBELLA: Jelena Jankovic beat Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 yesterday to win her first title of the season at the Andalucia Tennis Experience. The fourth-ranked Serb broke Suarez Navarro six times on the outdoor clay to improve to 3-0 against
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      772 28 THE MASTERS Perry and Cabrera shoot themselves into contention at Masters AUGUSTA (Georgia): This was supposed to be the year the Masters went hip, celebrated youth and turned over the keys of the Augusta National Golf Club to the plugged-in generation. But on Saturday, on
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        89 28 LAN Poulter is famous for his flashy, multi-coloured outfits on the course. On Saturday, he showed up in an all-black ensemble. The Englishman might be considering a wardrobe change now. After all, he went on to shoot his lowest round ever at Augusta National
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        71 28 ANTHONY Kirn, who had an up-and-down round and shot 72, had six birdies on Saturday. His 16 birdies in two days set a tournament record for birdies in consecutive rounds, yet he was only four under for the tournament and seven shots off the lead.
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        135 28 GARY Player has tipped Northern Irish teenager Rory Mcllroy to become the best golfer in the world. The 73-year-old South African legend told the BBC: "Rory Mcllroy, if he goes about it and is managed correctly, could turn out to be the best player
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        67 28 WITH a difficult back-right pin position on a small shelf, none of the 50 players birdied the first hole. The hole played to a 4.32 average, making it the second-toughest on Saturday. There were also no birdies on the 505-yard 11th, with a back-left hole
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      Lock icon Harrington undone by quadruple-bogey
      338 28 AUGUSTA: Padraig Harrington needed to make a charge in the Masters on Saturday for a shot at a third straight Major. Instead, he hit a tree. And then he hit the same tree again. When his debacle at the par-five second hole ended with a quadruple-bogey
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      301 28 Third round (USA unless stated) 205 Angel Cabrera (Arg) 68 68 69, Kenny Perry 68 67 70 207 Chad Campbell 65 70 72 208 Jim Furyk 66 74 68 209 Steve Strieker 72 69 68 210 Shingo Katayama (Jpn) 67 73 70, Rory Sabbatini (Rsa) 73 67 70,
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      533 29 Orlando fail in bid for the No. 2 seeding in the Eastern Conference New Jersey Nets 103 Orlando Magic 93 EAST RUTHERFORD (New Jersey): With less than a week left in what has been a great National Basketball Association season, the Orlando Magic are heading in
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      142 29 BASEL: Tennis superstar Roger Federer married his fiancee Mirka Vavrinec in Switzerland on Saturday. The 27-year-old, 13-time Grand Slam winner announced the pair's wedding on his personal website. He wrote: "Earlier today, in my hometown of Basel, surrounded by a small group of close friends and family,
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      305 29  -  Terrence Voon By SINGAPORE is counting on youth to land its 23rd consecutive water polo title at December's South-east Asia Games in Laos. And, if results at the recent Fina World Men's Water Polo Development Trophy are anything to go by, the Republic's reign as
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      710 29 "I hope the guy can get it, but it's going to be a tough nut to crack." Emanuel K. Hudson, an agent for 2000 Olympic 100 m champion Maurice Greene, on Usain Bolt's US$lO million vision of licensing his image for video games,
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      79 29 "Watch out, it's a whale breathing zone, and there is a lot of stuff in the water. Also, it's possibly very cold up there." Puma skipper Ken Read, before the seven-boat Volvo Ocean Race fleet left Rio de Janeiro for Boston on Saturday. The sixth stage of the world's most
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      428 29 Badminton Asia C'ships In Suwon Men's singles: Bao Chunlai (Chn) bt Chen Long (Chn) 16-21 21-10 21-16. Doubles: Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan (Ina) bt Ko Sung Hyun/Yoo Yeon Seong (Kor) 21-18 26-24. Women's singles: Zhu Lin (Chn) bt Xie Xingfang (Chn) 21-11 21-10. Doubles: Ma Jin/Wang Xiaoli (Chn) bt Lee
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      118 27 S.League Young Lions Bal Khalsa Mon, 13/04/09 7.45pm S.League Albirex Brunei DPMM Tue, 14/04/09 7.45pm E League Champ and UE Champions matches ate also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. L Jg\ Jml Draw No. 2422/2009 MLJLJ Draw Today! Monday, 13 April 2009 Group 1 Prize
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      115 29 Today Football S-League: Young Lions v Balestier (Jalan Besar, 7.45pm). Scottish Premier League: St Mirren v Hibernian (Live, Chlls, tomorrow, 2.45 am). Tennis ATP Monte Carlo Masters: Ist rd (Live, Ch22, 4.30pm). Tomorrow Football S-League: Albirex v DPMM (Jurong East, 7.45pm). Uefa Champions League q-finals, 2nd leg: Chelsea v Liverpool
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  • OBITUARIES
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      40 30 Our Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late MR RICHARD STANLEY From: The Boards of Directors and Management of Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd Mapletree Logistics Trust Management Ltd Mapletree Industrial Fund Management Pte Limited mapletree 4
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      31 30 Our Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to DBS Bank Ltd and the Family of the Late MR RICHARD STANLEY From: The Management and Staff of Jones Lang LaSalle Jones Lang LaSalle*
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      67 30 Our Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the Late MR RICHARD STANLEY Chief Executive Officer DBS Group Holdings DBS Bank Ltd From: The Management Staff of EMS Wiring Systems Pte Ltd (Singapore) EMS Services Pte Ltd (Singapore) EMS Solutions (SIP) Co. Ltd (China) EMS Solutions Ltd (Hong
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      64 31 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the late RICHARD STANLEY Departed on 11 April 2009 "All Citibankers whom Richard Stanley has touched in his years at Citi will miss him deeply for his warmth, friendship, intellect and professionalism. Our deepest sympathy and thoughts are with his
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      38 32 Our Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late MR RICHARD STANLEY Chief Executive Officer DBS Group Holdings DBS Bank Ltd From: The Chairman, Board of Directors, Management and Staff NETS Group of Companies INETS
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      27 32 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late MR RICHARD STANLEY Departed on 11 April 2009 From: The Management Staff of AXS Pte Ltd
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      27 32 In Loving Memory Of M. MUKKIAH (MASON) Departed 13 April 1983 Sadly missed lovingly remembered by beloved sons, daughter, daughters-in-law, son-in-law, grandchildren, great grandchildren all loved ones.
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      29 32 In Sweet Remembrance Of SUSAN TEO SOO LUN Departed: 13-04-84 Time changes many things, But not the memory this day brings, Always remembered by family members and loved ones.
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      30 32 In Loving Memory Of COL (RET) PETER (M) STUART Departed 13 April 1993 Time changes many things, But not the memory this day brings. Fondly remembered by your loved ones
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      121 32 4th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of ALFIAN ZAINAL Departed 13 April 2005 Your children are not your children They are the sons of life's longing for itself They come through you but not from you. And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you. You may give
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      68 32 The family of the late GEORGE TAN CHENG GUAN wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to all relatives, friends, colleagues for their kindness, presence, love offering wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to the doctors nurses of Tan Tock Seng Hospital for their committed care all these years and
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      126 32 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 KOHCHEWHWA Age: 89 passed away peacefully on 11 April 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Daughter: Son-in-law: Geraldine Koh Tan See
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      39 32 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of M. A. FATHIMA ZOHRA (Wife of the late S.E.S.M. Abdul Wahab) Departed: 13 April 2008 Fondly remembered by loved ones SEM Abdul Aleem Family Management Staff Of Zohra Wahab Trading Co. Pte Ltd
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      70 32 EX Onkar By His Order Man comes and by His Order he goes Nanak, when it pleases Him, He blends the Mortal with Himself then. (Sukhamani Sahib) AMERJEET KAUR (Wife of Bhajan Singh Suropada You taught others to live a selfless life, to cherish peace and harmony and avoid strife.
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      112 32 "lam the resurrection and the life." John 11:25 RICHARD MIAO Age: 97 passed away peacefully on 11 April 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Wife: Nora Miao, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: (Samuel Miao, deceased) Linda Leong Peter Miao Louisa Ng Albert Miao Selina Quek Daughters: Yvonne Miao Peggy
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      94 32 AYYAMMAD/O MURUGAN Age: 73 passed away peacefully on 12/04/2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Ayyah Pillai, deceased) Sons: A. E Malarvanan A. E Arivalagan Daughters-in-law: N. Sulosana K. Kokilambal Daughters: A. E Foongkodi A. E Mudiarasi Sons-in-law: S. Jayaraman E Tamil Mani Grandsons: J. Ganesh T.
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      50 32 PARVATHI D/O GOVINDASAMY (Ex staff of SGH) Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 12/4/2009. Sadly missed by brother, sons, daughters, grandchildren and in-laws. Body is resting at Blk 408 #03-1074 Hougang Aye 10. Tel: *****103 Cortege will leave on 14/4/2009 (Tuesday) at 3.30pm for Mandai Crematorium for cremation at 5.00pm.
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      34 33 Our Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to DBS Bank Limited and the Family of the Late RICHARD STANLEY CEO, DBS Bank Ltd From Board of Directors, Management and Staff of Capita Land Limited Cap/taLand
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      95 33 "lam the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me will live, even though he dies." John 11:25 RICHARD STANLEY In your own special way, you touched our lives; an inspiration to many. We will always remember you your warmth, sense of humor laughter. And we will all miss you.
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      34 33 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the Late RICHARD STANLEY CEO, DBS Bank Departed on 11 April 2009 From PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ALL MEMBERS OF DBS STAFF UNION
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      29 33 Our Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to DBS Bank Limited and the Family of the Late RICHARD STANLEY CEO, DBS Bank Ltd From Management and Staff of IBM SINGAPORE
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      73 34 Our Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Our Chief Executive Officer MR X M CHAN AND FAMILY on the demise of his beloved father MR CHAN CHOR TERN on 11 April 2009 From Management and Staff of METICO GROUP OF COMPANIES WECOY GROUP OF COMPANIES Wake is held at Blk
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      241 34 TONG FOONG HAI Age: 90 passed away peacefully on 11 April 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Fong Chiok Kai (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Fong Kum Wah Wong Lan Fong Fong Teng Wah, Francis Susie Van Fong Cheng Wah, Tony (deceased) Hilda Wong Daughters: Sons-in-law: Fong Choy
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      170 34 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." 2 Tim 4:7 RAPHAELA PEERIS (MAYMA) Age: 85 passed away peacefully on 11 April 2009, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: J Benjamin Peeris, deceased) Children Spouses Grandchildren Great-Grandchildren Clarence Cynthia Ambrose Adrian and Shoba
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      105 34 PETER HO MUN LOONG Age: 49 passed away peacefully on 11 April 2009. Wife: Celine Nguyen Thi Thanh Hong Daughters: Carin Ho Eileen Ho Sister: Brother-in-law: May Ho James Neo Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Richard Ho Kok Leong Yeo Bee Lay Steven Ho Kok Kee Susan Wong Lai Chue Nephews: Niece: Bernard
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      81 34 MRS. BETTY LAI/BONG Age: 94 Betty, beloved wife of the late Dr. Lai En Fo, passed away peacefully on 12 April 2009. She is now with En Fo, in the arms of the Lord. Dearly missed by her children, grandchildren, their spouses and great grandchildren. Funeral Mass on 14 April
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      59 34 In Loving Memory of MRS SEOW PECK LENG nee CHUA SENG KIM Safe in the arms of Jesus 13 April 2007 So proud to be a part of you; your love and devotion in all that you stood for and have accomplished. Love: Peter Nancy Paul Doreen Timothy Connie Grandchildren
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      105 34 TAN CHAY HIANG HELEN Age: 57 was called home to be with the Lord on 12 April 2009 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Lim Chiong (Father: Tan Kay Khiang, deceased) (Mother: Yeo Soo Kia, deceased) Sons: Lim Her-Yi LimYing-Yi Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Tan Tuan Lee, Eric Chua Hwee Sian, Mary Tan
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      59 34 In Loving Memory Of 3rd Anniversary 43rd Anniversary LAU ENG SWAN LIMKOONYAW was called to be with was called to be with the Lord on 13April2006 the Lord on 25Nov 1965 We miss you on this special day and will continue to love and remember you each and everyday Dearly
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      87 34 HARE KRISHNA KRISHNAN MUDALIAR S/O PARIDESI MUDALIAR (Capitol Krishnan) Age: 79 passed away peacefully on 11 April 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Susila Krishnan Sons: Daughters-in-law: K. Saravanan Vijaya Lakshimi K. Rajarathinam Priyahlatha Nainar K. Kalaivanan Sharmila Rajan Sonia Daughter: Dcvi Krishnan (Shanti) Grandchildren: Pranav
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      184 33 Acceptance of Obituaries News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North Mondays Saturdays 8.30 am to 9.45pm Sundays St Public Holidays: 12.30pm to 9.45pm Only death announcements can be accepted after office hours.' To help us process your announcement quickly, please bring along the following: Original Death Certificate Identity Card of person
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      278 35 AllianzGl Choice Equity Fund Invest with peace of mind regardless of market conditions* Please note that the AllianzGl Choice Equity Fund is not a capital protected fund. The Fund aims to provide investors with enhanced returns over Singapore money market rates and with potential income distribution. This material is prepared
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        638 35  -  Alvin Foo BULLS AND BEARS Markets will also take their cue from corporate earnings results By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT ASIAN markets could experience an initial lift today in response to Wall Street's strong show of strength last Thursday. However, whether this can be sustained will
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          202 35 >IA.ES.O9O4 1CBC Bk.ES.0904 ;TI1450BNPeCW*****9 lepCorp MBLeCW*****4 [epCorp RB ePW*****6 ;GX.ES.O9O4 ;GX RB eCW*****6 ;emb Corp.ES.0904 :oscoCorp.ES.0904 CENTS 1150 530 65 41.5 102 587 29 271 96.5 124.0 35.0 13.0 12.5 10.0 10 0 8.5 8.0 7.5 /o 12.1 7.1 25.0 43.1 10.9 1.7 41.5 3.0 8.4 Week's
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          2989 35 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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      810 36  -  Lee Su Shyan CAI JIN Time to review rules on headcount votes governing privatisation By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR THE PCCW privatisation saga has the usual plot ingredients of a Hong Kong corporate saga vocal minorities, an A-lister tycoon, allegations of corporate shenanigans and finger-wagging from
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      363 36 BEIJING: China's central bank said it will ensure sufficient liquidity to sustain economic growth, damping speculation that regulators may seek to restrain credit after new loans jumped sixfold to a record last month. The People's Bank of China will maintain "continuity and stability in
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        59 36 LIM ENG GUAN: Appointed managing director and market leader for Singapore in Credit Suisse's private banking division. Mr Lim, 49, will lead Credit Suisse's expanding local team to further accelerate its business in Singapore's fast-growing domestic private banking market. He was
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        43 36 CHANG SHYRE GWO: Resigned on Tuesday from her role as chief financial officer with Auric Pacific Group to "pursue personal interests". Ms Chay Suet Meng, who was the company's group financial controller, has replaced Ms Chang.
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        39 36 LAN CHAPMAN-BANKS: Appointed senior vice-president of worldwide sales and marketing at Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing. Mr Chapman-Banks will be responsible for the firm's global sales and marketing activities, strategic and business development, and customer support.
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        861 37  -  Robin Chan Process will come as it grows into a global power: Don By MANAGEMENT theories inspired by wolves, Mao Zedong or the classic Chinese novel Romance Of The Three Kingdoms may draw puzzled looks from students and professors alike in the Harvards and
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        254 37 Wolf management: "The Chinese (since joining the World Trade Organisation) are using "wolves" as a metaphor for coping with foreign competition. Why wolves? They are predators and they hunt in packs. So in order for companies to capture markets, their salespeople must work in teams.
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      780 38  -  Fiona Chan But economists say quarter-on-quarter data a better sign of health By A more up-to-date check on economic health would be to take quarter-on-quarter figures, that is, to compare the growth in the first quarter this year with the growth in
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      269 38 BEIJING: China plans to create a US$lO billion (Ssls billion) investment cooperation fund and offer US$l5 billion in credit to its South-east Asian neighbours, extending its influence as the region attempts to weather the global financial crisis. The investment fund will promote infrastructure development linking
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      403 38 WASHINGTON: US retail sales probably rose last month even as a drop in factory production and slower inflation signal the recession is far from over, economists said before reports out this week. Purchases increased 0.3 per cent, the second
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      50 36 db x-trackers FTSE/XINHUA CHINA 25 ETF 1C 06/04/ OS 21,81 USD SSP 500 SHORT ETF 1C 06/04/09 76,17 USD April 12 2009 FIRST ♦6829 SECOND ♦1087 THIRDS 5057 STARTERS 0874 2113 2368 2486 2572 2953 3566 5720 6526 9533 CONSOLATIONS 0270 1500 2178 2355 3516 3580 6474 6833 7761 8234
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      25 36 BETTING ON CURRENCY A US firm, which recently launched its Asia-Pacific business here, is offering currency trading at near zero cost, even for retail customers
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      104 38 JK* WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm with the developers should not be at MOST-READ ONLINE the expense of taxpayers." Buy property now or wait? China plans US$lO billion fund. OVERCOMING THE STORM WITH CONFIDENCE Log on to straitstimes.com for our MOST COMMENTED Web special targeted at
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  • Life! THE STRAITS TIMES
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        737 40 Despite the downturn, Food From The Heart's fund-raiser is a success but others feel the pinch Fiona low The grand ballroom of the newly opened Capella hotel on Sentosa Island was teeming with almost 400 people last Saturday night for Singapore's annual Passion Ball. It was held
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        697 40 Fairbanks, Alaska Before his death in 1998, English poet Ted Hughes published a searing volume about his life with American poet Sylvia Plath called Birthday Letters. The poems, almost all addressed to her, explored the beauty and fracturing of their marriage before her
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        1046 41  -  jasmine teo The MediaCorp drama stuntman has been lauded with an acting nod for his role in Lucky 7 You may not instantly recognise actor Sunny Pang. But the Channel 8 drama stuntman and extra is a familiar favourite on the local film indie circuit. The 37-year-old
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        551 41 New York Nancy Shevell beamed for hundreds of cameras in London's Leicester Square, a green silk jacket on one arm and Paul McCartney on the other. The 49-year-old trucking heiress dazzled on the red carpet at a movie premiere with
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        2179 42  -  john lui Lincoln Cheng's eagle eye and business smarts led to Zouk becoming a renowned nightspot The nightclub Zouk is celebrating its 18th birthday this Saturday, and like a rambunctious teenager that has just hit legal drinking age, it has had its ups and downs. It has
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        229 42 'The feeling to be at the birth of the music was elating and satisfying. I could never have thought that American and European dance music could merge so seamlessly' On being in the clubbing capital of Ibiza in the 1980s, when a new type of dance
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        679 43 We were short of DJs then. My friends gave me lessons for a week and I performed. I was hooked after that' Sam Lee (right) on how his career as a DJ began at the Christmas parties he threw two years ago Actor Sam Lee
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        274 43 London A South Korean opera lover spared British singer Bryn Terfel his blushes by lending him a pair of trousers after he absent-mindedly arrived for a concert in shorts, a report said last Saturday. The burly, 1.93m-tall singer had put on shorts at
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        445 43 Johannesburg Talk show host Oprah Winfrey acknowledged in a newspaper interview published last Saturday that she has made several mistakes at her elite South African school, but said she remains proud of its success. The recent expulsion of four girls and suspension of three others was
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        287 43 Washington Nasas sense of humour is being put to the test. The US space agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is facing a serious dilemma after a popular television comedian Stephen Colbert hijacked an online contest it sponsored to pick a name for a new module
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        118 44 In my invented universe, I make the rules. Google took me wherever I needed to go' Novelist Vikas Swarup (right) on how he did not go to a slum for research for Q A, which was turned into the movie Slumdog Millionaire 'Yeah, you know what
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        667 44  -  john lui A film-maker's sharp remark led film professor Rich Lee to try his hand at making a movie The opening film at the Singapore International Film Festival tomorrow might not have happened if not for a remark made by acclaimed film-mak-er Tsai Ming-liang. The Malaysian-born,
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        349 44 London Electro-pop pioneers Pet Shop Boys turned down a request from animal rights group Peta Europe to adopt a more creature-friendly name, the band revealed on their website last week. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) suggested Neil Tennant and
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        1031 45 'It's a balance for me because we want to put on a good show. I'd make every ticket US$lO, but we'd be up there with a megaphone and a flashlight with some coloured paper over it' Keith Urban (above), who has priced tickets
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        552 45 New York It might sound like Jeremy Piven is telling a fish story. The actor, who plays über-agent Ari on the TV series Entourage, blamed mercury poisoning from eating too much fish for his sudden exit from the Broadway play Speed-The-Plow last December. Now, as a
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        333 66 S recent Synovate survey showed Singaporean teens were among the region's busiest because of the time they spent on technology and the media. But they were also unhappy. Funny, I'd have thought technology was supposed to turn you into an all-powerful generation which would accomplish more than ever.
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        412 66  -  Bhavana Sharma Is a school uniform featunna areen oolka dots uncool? has five reasons not to think so For years, St Margaret's girls have listened to the harsh critique people have given our school uniform. We are no strangers to unkind comments such as "Oh my
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        127 66 SUPERVISING EDITOR Bertha Henson EDITOR Serene Goh JOURNALISTS Lim Pow Hong, Malini Nathan CONTRIBUTORS Alison de Souza, Andrew Duffy, Mardiana Abu Bakar INTERNS Lim Jun Vi, Amanda Tan ART DESIGN Samir Shridhar, Lee Xiuhui, Jaster Ngui, Zulaiha Jumari COVER DESIGN Jaster Ngui COVER PHOTO Istockphoto EDITORIAL PROJECTS UNIT Peter Khoo,
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      688 67 <§> The Fast-Dealing Property Trading Game <§> Monopoly has been a perennial favourite for nearly 75 years as game players love the deal-making, negotiating and intense game play that make Monopoly unique. Since its arrival on the American market more than 250 million MONOPOLY game sets have been sold
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        482 68  -  Lim Jun Yi Chatting online is a popular pastime with teens. But not all of them are aware of the potential dangers that lurk in cyberspace. By If teenage girls are online, chances are they are chatting with someone. Having virtual conversations is, after all, the
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        291 68 1. Make a record of threats that you get online as proof. This will come in handy when you report the incidents to a trusted adult, game authorities or the police, in serious cases. This will also help to track down the bully. 2.
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        610 69  -  Amanda Tan David Archuleta shares with his thoughts on fame and love. David Archuleta might be known for his big voice and his huge following of teenage fans, but this American Idol alumnus is still a young boy himself, and a positive, hyper one at that.
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        389 70  -  Yip Pin Xiu THE WINNING MEDIA CLUB ESSAY ON SWIMMER -YIP PIN XIU Stefanie Yeo s winning essay sketches the life of paralympic swimmer Paralympic swimmer Yip Pin Xiv is certainly devoted to both her studies and swimming. When asked to choose between the two, she
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        19 71 HONEY: Chris-Anabel Khaw Age: 13 School: Tanjong Katong Girls' Hobbies: Surfing the Net, reading newspapers and watching television
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        106 71 I Think your friend could be Singapore's next top I I model? Or that your classmate is too cute for I school? Then snap his or her picture with your I I digital camera or phone and send it to stin@sph.com.sg with the subject head
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        151 71  -  Bryan Toh and Liyana Yeo Liyana Yeo Go casual. Take it easy like and /short-sleeved shift Looking for a casual yet smart top? Then these short-sleeved shirts are for you. Selling almost J\ anywhere these days, they come in countless designs, so there is bound to be one
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        72 71 SANUK SANDALS These Sanuk sandals have that worn look, making your feet feel extremely comfortable the minute you slip them on. The one shown is the "Donny", and is more loafer than shoe. The versatile Donny can be worn almost anywhere and adds that touch of ruggedness
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        209 71 GLADIATOR SANDALS Ever wanted to look like a Greek Goddess? Cue today's in-vogue footwear: The gladiator sandals. They match almost any outfit, especially denim shorts and large baggy shirts. The best part is that you won't look out of place wearing them at the beach or at
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        292 72  -  LIM POW HONG BY For ardent trainspotters, locomotives are nothing short of an obsession. Spending at least one day a week just at the railway tracks waiting then gawking at incoming trains, they rave constantly about their favourites. Now, three trainspotters let readers in on why they
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        688 72  -  Lim Pow Hong Trainspotters in Singapore are catching their favourite trains, come rain or shine. finds out what drives them to wait hours to spot and photograph their favourite locomotives Minutes, hours, weekends, rain, shine the time and conditions do not matter to these enthusiasts, as long
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        179 72  -  LIM POW HONG BY LIM POW HONG Trainspotters Afiq Marzuqi Azman, Mohamed Azmee Mohamed Zaid and Mohamed Saiful Anwar Ahmad Ruslie also go around Singapore to take photos and videos of SMRT trains and buses. Afiq, who calls himself a "bus fan", even picks up bus tickets that
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        1038 73 FOR BETTER... Fasting for 30 hours would be hard for many people, but for a group of teenagers from Hollywood, one of the wealthiest areas in the United States, it was especially challenging. I wenty-tour children from the Hollywood Hills United Methodist Church youth group joined
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      174 74 HOW COOL IS SCHOOL? TELL US! Send us your photos, sketches, poems and essays (keep them short!). Use your creativity: How about shots of the school cat in front of the school building, or your favourite canteen food? Write a poem about why you love exams
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        448 75  -  Melissa Sim, By The Straits Times, March 25, 2009 In 24 hours, Singapore youth cram in 42 hours' worth of activities by multi-tasking. This is four hours above the regional average of 38 hours, and three hours more than the previous year's figure,
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        275 75  -  ANDREW DUFFY BY ANDREW DUFFY The National Heritage Board has a great exhibition of Youth Of Yesteryears, with pictures of them dancing in jackets and ties; and marching in white mini-skirts carrying rifles. It reminds us that the youth growing up in the 1950s to 1970s Singapore faced a
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        636 76 It has been a good month for women in politics for the first time, a woman has been appointed as a full Cabinet minister. The Cabinet is responsible for all government policies and the day-to-day administration of the affairs of state. On April 1 (and this was no April
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        650 77  -  Serene Luo, By The Straits Times, April 2, 2009 For as little as $120, anyone can buy a device or software to track and monitor where his child, elderly parent or employee is for whatever reason. The easy availability of such gadgets, including here in
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        354 77 Last week, our lesson was based on an article discussing the growth of a certain online protest culture in China, using coded symbols and language. Exercise A asked you to find the meaning of phrases from the article, and to explain what each means
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        165 77  -  Mardiana Abu Bakar By Gadgets for tracking and monitoring cars and people have become more easily available. This article discusses the phenomena. VOCABULARY: PHRASES Working in groups of four, divide yourselves into pairs, and assign each pair to find the meaning of 11 phrases out of the
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        239 77 Each word below has more than one meaning. Working in pairs, find two meanings for each word. In the answer section, write the meaning that corresponds to the word as it is used in the article. Form a sentence with the other meaning of the word. An
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        55 77 Now that you have completed both exercises, go down the list of phrases in A and the list of words in Al, and choose one phrase from A and one word from A 1 that appeals to you the most. 1. Chosen phrase:
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        247 77 Working as a pair, discuss and describe these key concepts. The article may contain indirect references to them that you can use as part of your explanation. You are however required to do some research. This week, do more research on the technological aspects of satellite tracking, cellphone
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        486 78 ■lgfci!Ngl4flgi WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? 9) "Reaffirming that the era when our countries viewed each other as enemies is long over, and recognising our many common interests, we today established a substantive agenda...to be developed over the coming months and years." The presidents of two powerful countries released
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      140 78 SUDOKU Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively II 2 5 I 8 J JL B__JL 2__ A_B__±_ _6_ 5_ 4__ ±_7_l _8_ _2__3_ 2__B_ 7__ 6 I 4 7I I HOW tO play Previous Puzzle Answer Sudoku
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