The Straits Times, 18 April 2009

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    19 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 SATURDAY, APRIL 18 2009 S|Si A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 1.00 THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Win-win Vietnam ties
      73 1 VIETNAM is one of the most promising Asean countries in the long term and Singapore can keep a win-win bilateral relationship by sharing its expertise, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew yesterday as he wrapped up a visit to Vietnam. He also said Singaporeans should get their
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      Lock icon Intruders on the rise
      56 1 ILLEGAL intruders are trying to get into Singapore in increasing numbers, despite efforts to block them. Last year, the Police Coast Guard spotted and chased off 245 suspicious vessels nearly four times the number in 2007. In a bid to stem the tide, new barriers will
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      33 1 ENTREPRENEURIAL owners of condo units are renting out their properties as hotel rooms. But the "condotels" are going against regulations set by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. HOME PAGE Bl
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      Lock icon Fall in love again
      46 1 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year with a string of initiatives to plan for the eventual economic recovery. It is also hoping to reacquaint Singaporeans with the city and renew their love for it. MONEY PAGE C2l
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      Lock icon Aiming for the top
      61 1 LEADER of the up-and-coming Gerindra party Prabowo Subianto tells The Straits Times why his party still has a chance in thi elections, despite signs that it won fewer votes than expected. The for special foi chief is looking to team up with bigge parties and may
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    Lock icon Anti-Thaksin royalist leader shot
    689 1  -  Nirmal Ghosh I By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Mr Sondhi Limthongkul, a key leader of the royalist People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) whose protests helped unseat three prime ministers, was yesterday shot and wounded in an assassination attempt. His car was riddled with up to 100 bullets
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    Lock icon Casino body aims to strike right balance
    647 1  -  Lim Wei Chean Teh Joo Lin One arm to keep bad hats out; another to curb harmful social impact I By THE job of keeping watch over Singapore's two casinos will require a delicate balancing act. On the one hand, there is a
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      171 1 Surprise A month A glass E^H^'S^ifi turn in fatal living with J^fcjJinH fIU act but is it yi!li[njr| crash appeal i £h foreign workers practical? hwhh3^H| PRIME, PAGE Al2 jjf »S $>■ SATURDAY SPECIAL, PAGES Dl-7*" T-JA- I LIFE! PAGES E13&14 P^ 11— 3 ALAN CHIN Doctor, new Aware i
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        66 2 WE SAY US President Barack Obama's easing of America's age-old restrictions on Cuba is consistent with his foreign policy outreach in engaging problematic regimes. It will help reduce world tensions. The rehabilitation of Cuba, a Cold War relic issue, is overdue but measured
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        17 2 COLUMNS Indonesia's legislative polls are democratic despite administrative flaws, says John Mcßeth. REVIEW PAGE A2O
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        21 2 Rob Hughes admires golfer Kenny Perry for behaving with sportsmanship towards his conqueror. SPORT PAGE C 29
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        21 2 Jeremy Ail Yong devises a code of conduct on how to behave in a downturn. LIFE! PAGE E6
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        25 2 OUR READER SAYS Resorts World at Sentosa gives the assurance that it is committed to hiring Singaporeans first. FORUM PAGE A 35
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        20 2 www.straitstimes.com Marc Lim says that beauty is in the "ear" of the beholder after watching Susan Boyle perform.
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      889 2  -  Salma Khalik Higher health insurance premiums when young can lower cost for seniors By I HEALTH CORRESPONDENT THE majority of Singaporeans are now covered by a basic medical insurance scheme. Even newborns are getting insured with MediShield, the national scheme, within the
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      Lock icon Sondhi, once an ally of ousted premier
      374 3  -  NIRMAL GHOSH MR SONDHI LIMTHONGKUL, 61, is a key ideologue of the right-wing, royalist People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD). A media baron known for his blunt manner and rousing speeches, his Manager Media group serves as a powerful propaganda vehicle for the movement.
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      Lock icon MM Lee sees long-term win-win ties with Vietnam
      1078 8  -  Sim Chi Yin Sharing expertise with one of Asean's most promising countries can be beneficial By MM LEE ON SINGAPORE-VIETNAM RELATIONSHIP "I see a long-term relationship, 15, 20, more, years. It will be something like the Singapore-China relationship." ON WORLD ECONOMY'S RECOVERY
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      Lock icon More illegals trying to slip into S'pore
      554 10  -  Jermyn Chow The coast guard's added deterrence includes barriers, more metal fences and patrols By DESPITE Singapore's best efforts to stem the flow of illegal immigrants, the number of people trying to sneak into Singapore is rising. Last year, the Police Coast Guard
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      Lock icon Shin Min editor gets a day's jail, $2k fine
      748 12  -  Selina Lum iy2-year jail term for dangerous driving reduced upon appeal By Changes after appeal THE FIRST CHARGE Causing the death of pillion rider Melania Melaniawati, 24, by dangerous driving. Maximum sentence under the law: Up to five years' jail. July
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      Lock icon SAF warrant officer dies after 3km run
      352 12  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN A VETERAN warrant officer from the Singapore Armed Forces collapsed and died yesterday morning after completing a 3km run at the annual SAF Commanders' Sports Day. Master Warrant Officer Palani Jegathesan, 45, of the Republic of Singapore Air Force, was taken
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      Lock icon NEA to get tough on hygiene, fix lapse in grading
      480 18 It will improve decal-issuing steps; keep closer eye on temporary markets THE National Environment Agency (NEA) will get tough when it comes to hygiene matters, and will step up its vigilance to prevent food poisoning outbreaks such as the one
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      900 18 MR Andrew Tan, the National Environment Agency's (NEA) chief executive officer, also sent a reply to The Straits Times yesterday about the food poisoning incident at the Geylang Serai Temporary Market, which read: "I thank all letter-writers and journalists of The Straits Times who have
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      594 4  -  Tan Dawn Wei AWARE'S POWER COUPLE Alan Chin expressed his views on homosexuality in letters to ST Forum By IF HIS wife is a live wire, he is the quiet one. Friends say Dr Alan Chin Yew Liang, 51, has never been known to be
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      Lock icon Sociable, chatty and a lover of good food
      435 4  -  TAN DAWN WEI WHEN Ms Josie Lav Meng Lee has her wonton mcc, she likes the noodles cooked in fresh, boiling water. If it is not done right, she sends it back. That is how finicky the 48-year-old DBS vice- president and
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      295 4  -  TAN DAWN WEI Additional reporting by Jamie Ec EVEN as the Aware saga continues to unfold, it appears that some of the newcomers in its leadership are familiar faces at the Anglican Church Of Our Saviour at Margaret Drive. Aside from new Aware president Josie
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      1223 6 OLD AWARE MEMBERS at the new Aware... and the questions they will not answer AT AWARE'S March 28 annual general meeting, Mrs Claire Nazar was elected president, but she resigned a few days later. The 11-member executive council comprises nine new faces and two older members. Aware released
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      Lock icon We're ready for the task, but why are some so angry with us?
      511 6  -  Josie Lau NEW GUARD'S RESPONSE New president Josie Lav issued this letter to the media yesterday President, Aware I REFER to the report, "Unknowns knock out veterans at Aware polls" (The Straits Times, April 10) and various
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      Lock icon Bank's public criticism of a senior officer sparks debate
      461 6  -  Robin Chan By DBS Bank was not saying more yesterday about Ms Josie Lav, after it publicly rebuked her for taking on the top post at Aware despite being told not to. Ms Lav, vice-president in its cards division, reported to
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      Lock icon 3 HECTIC WEEKS
      462 6 MARCH 28 Aware's annual general meeting draws an unexpectedly large number of people. Many are new members who joined in recent months. The old guard is shocked when the newcomers defeat more seasoned members to take nine out of 12 positions on the executive committee. The new
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      Lock icon STATEMENT 'SELECTIVE AND INACCURATE'
      203 7 "My first response is that her statement is so selective and inaccurate. She said old guard Chew I-Jin's position was not contested. I-Jin was first nominated for vice-president (but she was challenged by a newcomer and lost). She has devoted 15 years to Aware and often
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      Lock icon 'Why the need to muscle your way into the executive committee'
      476 7 OLD GUARD'S RESPONSE The 160 Aware members who have called for an extraordinary general meeting yesterday issued this response to the statement by new president Josie Law WE ARE astonished that the new Exco is asking the "old guard"
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      Lock icon Sacked by a terse e-mail
      293 7 THERE was no phone call, no reason given, and no thank you. All Ms Braema Mathi, 51, received was a terse e-mail on Thursday telling her she was no longer chairman of Aware's Cedaw Committee. She was told she was no longer in charge effective
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon To Havana next with Obama's outreach
      419 19 IN EASING some restrictions on Cuba, United States President Barack Obama has begun approaches to an estranged neighbour in the conciliatory way in which he has reached out to other problematic regimes. The gesture is enlightened beyond even American self-inter-est, as it will help
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      838 19  -  Paul Krugman ECONOMIC OUTLOOK By History shows that one of the great policy dangers, in the face of a severe economic slump, is premature optimism... Here's my advice: Don't count your recoveries before they're hatched. MR BEN Bernanke, the United States Federal Reserve chairman, sees "green
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      876 19  -  John McBeth INDONESIA'S LEGISLATIVE POLLS By I SENIOR WRITER FOR all the best reasons, I haven't been eligible for my own country's elections since I left its shores in 1970. Yet I received a surprise invitation to vote in Indonesia's April 9 legislative elections. Presumably, it
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        1238 21  -  Cheong Suk-Wai TABLE TALK WITH SUZY WELCH By I SENIOR WRITER The candid socialite scribe CANDID and unflinching, Mrs Jack Welch is game for any question: Her life before 10-10-10 "I had this policy that everybody was going to be happy but me. Of course, it
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        935 22  -  Janice Tay LETTER FROM KYOTO By CORRESPONDENT I HEAR the rain before I see it. I dress to go out anyway, my lips painted red under a grey sky. Not everyone puts up an umbrella. The rain gentle yet, like day-old love. I pass
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        956 24  -  Andy Ho DAEDALUS By SENIOR WRITER 2012 is when, according to a recent Nasa-funded report, gigantic fireballs of plasma spewing off the Sun's surface could hit Earth, knocking out our power grids. A prolonged power outage would lead to the collapse of critical infrastructure worldwide. COME
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        1573 26 The sudden takeover of women's rights group Aware has placed the spotlight on civil society and the politics of these organisations. Political Correspondents Aaron Low and Jeremy Au Yong take a look at the questions the incident has raised and how it has impacted civil
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        Lock icon The saga thus far...
        675 26 Of the petition for an EOGM, Ms Josie Lav noted that no more than five signatories had been present at the March 28 AGM, and that 120 of the 160 signatories "appear to have been recruited just after the AGM in time to swell support for
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        1300 28 Automobile Association of Singapore IN THE lead up to the association's 1988 annual general meeting, talk was thick that the contest for the presidency had a political slant. The showdown was between Mr Ng Ser Miang, managing director of the now-defunct Trans-Island Bus Services (Tibs), and lawyer Francis
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        374 31 Last week, our Insight special highlighted Singaporeans stepping out of their comfort zone and going for training or accepting jobs in new areas. These are some responses we received from readers: "What really struck a chord with me was the three simple words "Yes, we can". While much has
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        310 32 AWARE POLLS AFTERMATH Bank officer is wrong "How can one be a role model if one breaches the code of conduct of one's employer?" MR ACE KINDRED CHEONG: "After reading yesterday's report, 'DBS tells why it rebuked Josie Lav', I wonder if
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        281 32 Banks are wrong "Companies should be proud of the diversity employees bring on their own time and effort." MR TAN SUAN TIU: "DBS Bank and OCBC Bank seem to imply that their senior employees should not take up voluntary roles, especially significant posts. Does
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        372 32 ONE of the best things about living in Singapore is the knowledge that it is a very safe city. Low crime rates have led to us developing a casual take on certain matters. However, as the adage goes: "Low crime does not
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        291 32 WHEN I was young, my parents used to tell me I was Cantonese because my father was Cantonese. I thought of myself as Cantonese, even though my mother was a Hokkien Nonya. But because I was brought up by my mother, I speak
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        360 33 RESORTS WORLD AT SENTOSA ON IR JOBS I THANK Mr Tan Shao Ken for his letter on Thursday, "IR jobs: Are Singaporeans being given priority?" We understand Mr Tan's concerns and assure Singaporeans that Resorts World at Sentosa is and always will be committed to hiring Singaporeans first.
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        504 33 Platform safety project "Is the reason for taking such a long time economic rather than technical?" MRS CHUA LAY PING: "I refer to Tuesday's report, 'Not easy to install MRT screen doors', about the reply in Parliament by Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport Teo Ser Luck on why screen-door
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      680 35  -  Jessica Lim Yeo Sam Jo Rental of such rooms may have adverse effect on other residents: URA By SOME entrepreneurial owners of condominium units are renting out and marketing their properties as hotel rooms, going against regulations set by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. The Straits Times
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      443 36  -  Goh Chin Lian Its meeting next month to focus on the economy, jobs and the downturn By THE National Wages Council (NWC) is inviting the public and organisations to give their views on the annual wage guidelines before it meets next month. On its
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      57 36 Malaysia's Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas (left), with Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Yaacob Ibrahim at the 22nd Annual Exchange of Visits between Malaysia and Singapore's Environment Ministries yesterday. The meeting was held at the Orchard Parade Hotel. PHOTO:
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      244 36  -  LEOW SI WAN ALL but two of the 152 children reported missing from this year's Primary 1 cohort have been found to be residing overseas. Earlier this month, The Straits Times reported that the Ministry of Education was looking for the children who
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      144 36 NEW heads have been appointed to lead the two clusters of health institutions here. Mr Peter Seah (right) will chair the board of Singapore Health Services (Sing Health) and Madam Kay Kuok Oon Kwong, the National Healthcare Group (NHG). Appointed by Health Minister Khaw Boon
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      395 38  -  Gwendolyn Ng Chinese and Indian chambers team up to offer classes By THERE was always something lost in translation whenever Miss Jessika Priyadarsiny, 21, ordered food at a hawker centre. Fed up with using a mix of broken Mandarin and hand gestures, the polytechnic student decided
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      328 38  -  Lim Pow Hong By TWO students attending The Straits Times Media Club's radio workshop yesterday went on air for the first time. The 13-year-old pair, Divyata Lalit Raut of Tanjong Katong Girls' School and Ho Guojun of Pei Hwa Secondary School, were chosen from
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      134 38 PENANG Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who is in Singapore to meet investors, called on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana yesterday. He was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister P. Ramasamy and Mr Liew Chin Tong, the MP for Bukit Bendera.
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      566 40  -  Tan Weizhen Security beefed up after staff sends e-mail with sensitive info attached By COMPUTER security is being beefed up across the National University of Singapore (NUS) after sensitive data of more than 15,000 alumni members was leaked in an e-mail. On April 1,
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      436 40  -  Deepika Shetty By LAST year turned out to be a record year for heritage philanthropy. Sixty-six patrons, comprising individuals and organisations, made an unprecedented total contribution of $110 million to various heritage-related causes, compared to $11 million in 2007. The phenomenal increase
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      598 41  -  K.C. Vijayan $485k frozen in accounts due to bribery probe not reported promptly to magistrate's court By LAW CORRESPONDENT Citiraya scam led to frozen accounts THE fallout from the Citiraya bribery scandal four years ago led to CPIB freezing Mr Ung Yoke
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      443 41 TRIAL OF MING Yl AMONG the staff members who received loans from Ren Ci Hospital was Dr Ong Seh Hong, now its chief operating officer and clinical director. The former head of the hospital's human resources department, Ms Joyce Teng, said that
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      303 42  -  Esther Tan By THEY were a married couple who lived under the same roof, but led such separate lives that when 57-year-old Madam Liew Shak Hiong died in bed, her husband did not know it till the body began to smell. The Coroner's Court
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      588 42  -  Khushwant Singh She pleads guilty over lolling of brother-in-law, attack on his wife By A WOMAN was so jealous of the favouritism shown by her moth-er-in-law to her husband's brother and his wife that she bought a knife and slashed the couple while
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      537 42  -  Selina Lum MALAYSIA DAIRY FEUD By THE patriarch of Malaysia Dairy Industries, ousted from the company by his family, had his lawsuits thrown out yesterday. With that, Mr Thio Keng Poon, 78, has lost his High Court quest to be reinstated
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      200 42  -  TEH JOO LIN A SHIP engineer died after he apparently fell from a ship undergoing maintenance in Admiralty yesterday afternoon. It is believed 28-year-old Ang Wee Chia, a Singaporean, was removing a plank on a drill ship at Sembawang Shipyard when he lost
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      251 42  -  Elena Chong By A MOTORIST involved in a fatal road crash at the junction of Penang Road and Killiney Road last July appeared in court yesterday. Bimond Ang Mao Shun, a salesman, is accused of causing the death of cabby Mohammed Faizal Sumawi,
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        182 43  -  MELISSA SIM ON your mark, get set, cook! The eight elderly participants in the Sunlove rice cooking competition on Thursday pushed the buttons on their rice cookers. "Pop" the time was just over nine minutes and already the rice in one cooker was fluffy and
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        151 43  - Ralph's day out in a triathlon LEOW SI WAN LIKE any 10-year-old, Ralph Payne enjoys the outdoors, but he cannot walk and has the mind of a six-month-old child. This is, however, not stopping him from taking part in the Tri Bob Singapore Sprint Series at Changi Beach tomorrow. His
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      812 45  -  Peh Shing Huei Officials must meet residents to hear grievances to maintain social stability By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF FINDING THE RIGHT BALANCE "The leadership's problem here is how to modulate the petition system, so that it doesn't encourage overwhelming numbers of people to present petitions but
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      363 45  -  PEH SHING HUEI AN UNNAMED local official told a magazine that his township once spent about 10,000 yuan (552,196) just to block a petitioner from reaching Beijing. In a rare admission last week to a widely known practice, the official told Ban Yue Tan,
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        291 46 Now: Petitioners are continuing to hold protests at the entrance of Peking University, calling for Professor Sun Dongdong to be sacked. The forensic psychologist had told a magazine recently that 99 per cent of China's persistent petitioners suffered from mental problems. The latest serious scuffle with police
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        723 48  -  Ravi Velloor Popular ambulance service, plus housing and job aid, could spell win in Andhra Pradesh By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF kjdfklg MEHBOOBNAGAR (Andhra Pradesh): Hyderabad, the capital of southern India's largest state, is often referred to as Cyberabad for the number of
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        201 48 NEW DELHI: Fearful of shoes hurled at them by disgruntled voters, India's politicians contesting the elections have asked for more security and are erecting metal nets at rallies. Bharatiya Janata Party's Mr Lai Krishna Advani was the latest politician to be at the
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        389 48  -  RAVI VELLOOR HYDERABAD: Mr Arif Hussain, who manages his uncle's small hardware shop in the Panjasha area of Hyderabad's Old City, explains why he did not vote in this year's polls. "Elections are a misnomer," he says. "These days, it seems parties tend
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        746 49  -  Sim Chi Yin MM LEE'S VISIT TO VIETNAM He says Chinese firms will need S'poreans who speak language to expand into S-E Asia By WHY SINGAPOREANS SHOULD IMPROVE THEIR MANDARIN "(China) is going to be the world's biggest economy in 30 years'
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        428 50  -  Elizabeth Looi Criticism comes as sixth by-election in a year looms in Penang after incumbent quits By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Najib Razak has lashed out at an opposition lawmaker's resignation which paved the way for another by-election in the politically-fa-tigued country,
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        516 50  -  Shefali Rekhi By ASSISTANT FOREIGN EDITOR MALAYSIA has not made any decision on reviving the so-called crooked bridge project to replace the Malaysian side of the Causeway, Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said yesterday. This is the first time a top
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        305 50 KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian authorities arrested three people under the country's tough Internal Security Act (ISA) ahead of a review of the law pledged by the new Prime Minister, said a human rights group yesterday. News of the arrests, including that of
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        620 52  -  Lynn Lee Party has fewer options as it seeks viable role in ruling coalition By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT '\£f I sa*9C JAKARTA: For a political party that swept the lion's share of votes for some three decades, Golkar the party of former president Suharto
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        1147 53  -  Leslie Lopez Retired general Prabowo Subianto, former special forces chief and now leader of the up-and-coming Gerindra party, talks to The Straits Times in an exclusive interview on why his is a party to be reckoned with. I By SENIOR REGIONAL I CORRESPONDENT jdhgkj JAKARTA: Looking
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        402 53 THE following is an excerpt of the interview. ST: Do you think Gerindra has been successful? Mr Prabowo Subianto: In our message, our platform, we are addressing the feelings of the people. We are promoting a mix of the socialist and capitalist
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          350 54  -  P. Jayaram By INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: Mr Varun Gandhi, the less-er-known cousin of Mr Rahul Gandhi scion of India's foremost political family has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. He allegedly made a series of hate-filled speeches against Muslims
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          482 54  -  Ho Ai Li By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI: Back in 2000, Mr Chen Chihchung was a scrawny 21-year-old who sported a floppy fringe a la Hong Kong singer Aaron Kwok. The shy young man turned out to be his father Chen Shui-bian's secret weapon in
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          416 54  -  Teo Cheng Wee By REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: There are a few words that repeatedly come up whenever people describe Mr Khairy Jamaluddin. Brash. Ambitious. Intelligent. Cocky. In a relatively short political career, the son-in-law of former premier Abdullah Badawi has become one
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          716 54  -  Lee Jun Bok By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE only son of South Korea's former president Roh Moo Hyun, Roh Geon Ho kept a low profile during his father's five-year term. But the 36-year-old is now in the limelight following shocking allegations that
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        560 55  -  Ho Ai Li Money-for-favours smuggling scandal deals another blow to Taiwan's global image By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI: How much would you pay for some juicy pork buns? One prisoner was willing to pay NTIOO,OOO (554,450) to get some of these yummy buns smuggled into
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        364 55 SHANGHAI: A woman once ranked among China's 100 richest people faces the death penalty for allegedly running the country's largest Ponzi scam, state media reported yesterday. Wu Ying, 28, pleaded not guilty in a court in Zhejiang province where she was accused of running
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        395 55  -  Grace Ng By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: Construction of the Knowledge City planned by Singapore and Guangdong may kick off early next year, a newspaper based in the southern Chinese province has reported, citing an unnamed local official. Keppel Corporation and a Chinese govern-ment-linked
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        895 51  -  Carolyn Hong Move aimed at setting performance standards, but scepticism remains By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF HIS predecessor took a soft line by imploring his ministers to "work with me, not for me", but Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is prepared to be tough. He
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        451 56 Concern surfaces that surveillance led to spying over trivial wrongdoings LONDON: The British government said yesterday that it would review powers allowing public bodies to snoop on people, following concern they were being used to deal with trivial matters such as dog fouling. The Regulation
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        277 56 WASHINGTON: Scientists have uncovered an ancient ecosystem below an Antarctic glacier that has survived millions of years in cold brine without light or oxygen, a new study has found. Researchers reported on Thursday that the tiny organisms were probably trapped when the sea they were living
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        640 57 Memos detail how far CIA could go to get info from terror suspects WASHINGTON: Prisoners could be kept awake for more than a week. They could be stripped of their clothes, fed nothing but liquid and thrown against a wall 30 consecutive times. When all else
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        530 57 Attention grasp Consists of grasping the individual's collar openings with both hands, in a controlled and quick motion, and in the same motion drawing him towards the interrogator. Walling A flexible false wall is constructed. The individual is then placed with his heels touching
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        528 58 Millions could starve as attacks on supply ships rise, UN says GENEVA: Pirate attacks on ships carrying food destined for Somalia and other African nations threaten to leave millions of people hungry, the United Nations has said. The hijacking of the US-flagged Maersk
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        442 58 BETTER EQUIPPED "The pirates have really increased their capability. They've got better, faster boats with longer ranges, and they're able to operate at night up to 300 nautical miles off the coast." Mr Crispian Cuss, a security specialist with Olive Group LONDON: The American sea
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        537 59 Opposition uses incident to slam softer stance on asylum seekers SYDNEY: A political row erupted in Australia yesterday over policies towards refugees as an investigation began into an explosion on board an intercepted boat that killed three and injured dozens. The small wooden
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        332 59 TOKYO: Pakistan secured more than US$5 billion (557.5 billion) in fresh aid over two years at a donors' conference yesterday after Prime Minister Asif Ali Zardari vowed to step up the fight against militants. The sum exceeded Pakistan's hoped-for amount of US$4 billion
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        670 61 FUND-RAISING FIRST "In my last 28 years in fund-raising...this is the first time I have dealt with a gift that the institution did not know who the donor is." Mr Phillip Adams, vice-president for university advancement at Norfolk State University, which received
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        439 60 French president slices up character of US, German and Spanish leaders PARIS: French President Nicolas Sarkozy has managed to insult three of his country's closest allies in the time it takes to eat a brief lunch at the Elysee Palace. Over three courses of a
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        239 60 LONDON: The last known survivor of the Titanic, 97-year-old Millvina Dean, is auctioning off her remaining mementos of the doomed ship to pay her nursing home bills. Ms Dean, who as a nine-week-old baby was handed down into a lifeboat with her mother while
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        113 62 NEW YORK: The already long-delayed rebuilding of New York's World Trade Center could drag on for years, with full occupancy achieved only in 2037 36 years after the 9/11 attacks, reports said. According to reports on Thursday, the One World Trade Center tower will not
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        127 62 THE HAGUE: A Dutch lawmaker is planning to make a sequel to the anti- Islamic film that sparked protests among Muslims worldwide. Mr Geert Wilders told a Dutch newspaper that the film will likely come out next year. He said it will not be a copy
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        95 62 LONDON: MIS needs a "Q". Britain's domestic spy agency is advertising for a chief scientific adviser. British media compared the post to the mythical Q, the code name given to James Bond's gadget-master. But Britain's top scientist said the job is unlikely to require anything
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        99 62 STOCKHOLM: A Swedish court handed down a guilty verdict and a year in prison yesterday to all four defendants in a copyright test case involving The Pirate Bay, one of the world's biggest free file-sharing websites. The verdict could be a step towards helping music and
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        82 62 MUMBAI: The alleged Islamist militant on trial in India for last year's Mumbai attacks wants to retract his confession, claiming it was extracted by torture, his defence lawyer said yesterday. "He's going to plead not guilty," said Mr Abbas Kazmi, who is defending Pakistani national Mohammed Ajmal
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        73 62 MOSCOW: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said yesterday that planned Nato military exercises next month in Georgia were dangerous and would hinder efforts to rebuild relations with the Western alliance. Nato said the exercises, from May 6 to June 1, will involve 1,300 troops from 19 countries. "Decisions
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      75 62 Call it the invasion of the giant spider. The 37-tonne, 12m tall mechanical insect owned by French performance art group La Machine was part of events yesterday celebrating the 150 th anniversary of the opening of the Port of Yokohama in south Tokyo, Japan. The spider's
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      183 62 LONDON: Eight police officers serving with Scotland's largest force have listed their official religion as Jedi in voluntary diversity forms. Strathclyde Police said the officers and two of its civilian staff claimed to follow the faith. In the Star Wars films,
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      753 63  -  Joanna Scow Developer says it may open bookings today if queue grows longer By HUNDREDS of potential buyers queued overnight at the Pare Lumiere site in Simei hoping to secure one of the new con-do-like apartments that are not due to go on sale
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      619 64  -  Fiona Chan String of initiatives launched to renew S'poreans' love for city By IF IT is true that in crisis lies opportunity, then the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is not letting this downturn go to waste. As Singapore's master planning agency celebrates its 35th anniversary this
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      316 64  -  Alvin Foo By "Singapore's sovereign creditworthiness is underpinned by its strong external finances, solid public finances, stable political situation and flexible government policies." Mr Vincent Ho, an associate director of Fitch's Asia Sovereign Ratings group GLOBAL ratings agency Fitch Ratings affirmed Singapore's creditworthiness yesterday,
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      533 65  -  Elizabeth Wilmot Firms' prospects hinge upon targeting their customers effectively By THE marketing budget might look like a prime candidate for cuts in a recession, but connecting effectively with your customers is even more crucial in a downturn, said a panel of experts yesterday.
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      471 65 NEW YORK: You Tube said on Thursday that it has signed deals with Sony, Lions Gate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and other Hollywood studios to showcase thousands of TV episodes and hundreds of movies in a new "Shows" section of its website. Google, which
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      313 65 NEW YORK: Citigroup, the US bank propped up by US$45 billion (Ss6B billion) in bailout funds, ended a five-quar-ter losing streak by posting a US$l.6 billion profit on trading gains and an accounting benefit for firms in distress. This is compared with a net loss of
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      481 66 Inquiry centres on fees paid to gain business from NY's pension fund NEW YORK: The man leading the Obama administration's efforts to save the ailing United States auto industry is said to be the senior executive under probe in an investigation into
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      387 66 NEW YORK: Two top Federal Reserve poli-cy-makers took divergent views on the US economy, with the head of the Atlanta Fed seeing a return to growth later this year, while the head of the San Francisco Fed saw the potential for an even
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      348 66 NEW YORK: The US government plans to release to the public details of the stress tests being conducted on the country's 19 largest financial institutions on May 4. Regulators will try to prove the rigour of the tests by releasing a document
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        693 67  -  Gabriel Chen Bank has enough cash to see it through crisis, shareholders are told By OCBC Bank told shareholders yesterday it has no plans to undertake a rights issue to raise capital. Chairman Cheong Choong Kong said the bank had enough cash to
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        382 67  -  Lee Su Shyan By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR SHAREHOLDER activist and former Straits Times journalist S. Sivadas (above) died in hospital earlier this month at the age of 94. He was one of the first retail investors here to regularly attend annual general meetings
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        251 67  -  ROBIN CHAN THE Singapore Maritime Week has attracted more participants than ever and will hold more events than before a sign of the industry closing ranks at a time of unprecedented crisis. At a media briefing on Thursday, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
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        487 68  -  Alvin Foo BULLS AND BEARS Profit-taking rules as investors fear imminent correction, dealers say By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT THE absence of strong leads from Wall Street and Hong Kong left Singapore investors a little lost yesterday. Like on Thursday, the bourse saw early gains
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        349 68 OCBC Bank DIRECTOR Wong Nang Jang sold 190,000 bank shares at $5,597 apiece on Monday. The sale would have yielded Mr Wong about $1.06 million in proceeds and leaves him with a direct stake of 588,146 shares. This represents 0.***** per cent of the bank. He also has a
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          101 68 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 2 billion shares worth $1.12 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 232 Losers: 262 Unchanged: 702 STRAITS TIMES INDEX Mid Cap 392.26 3.80 Basic materials 190.09 0.71 Utilities 297.15 1.01 Small Cap 320.62 -0.88 Industrials 408.34 1.54 Financials 456.63 1.12 All Share 454.91 1.52 Consumer goods 435.18 0.21
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          209 68 Yesterday's close: 8,907.58 (+152.32) »Japanese shares posted solid gains, cheered by Wall Street's strong performance driven by good news on the ailing US economy and banking sector. Yesterday's close: 965.17 (+3.89) Malaysian shares ended 0.4 per cent higher despite profit-taking by retail investors. Decliners outpaced gainers 356 to 243.
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          408 68 Top Rises DBXT Nifty 10US$ 6970 1339.8 STXPO 100 1346 50.0 Keppel Corp 574 21.0 OCBCCap 5.1%NCPS 100 .8920 20.0 DBXT FTChina25 10USS 2288 18.0 OUE 1042 16.0 UOB 1122 16.0 Lyxor Apex50 10USS 276 12.0 HL Fin 212 12.0 ShangriLa Asia 1160 11.6 MOIL 94.5 10.5
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        182 68 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume cents Vol ;hart SemiCond 16.5 ligiland 0.5 iDlden Agri 36 ;hina Hongxing 15 ;osco Corp 110 iunmoon 0.5 .ottVis 6.5 Ellipsiz 6 ;«Glnd 15 rangzijiang 49.5 ;apitaLand 285 1oble Grp 139 SingTel 260 fongnam 17 JniFiber 4 1.5 10.0
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        104 68 runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY ftpr 17 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.0710 1.1030 Can dollar 1.2310 1.2450 Euro 1.9610 1.9830 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4153 0.4163 NZ dollar 0.8530 0.8720 Sterling pound 2.2200 2.2450 US dollar 1.4880 1.5050 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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        375 68 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 594.8 306.1 185 370 1792.9 503 67.5 105.8 ■■■■I 3580 1834 1250 416 270 319 1634 962 438 201 459 355 501 473 394 312 2170 170 5606 CapitaLand 93.5 5417 CapitaMall 405 5611
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        630 68 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 133 132 272 157 78.5 208 243 165 65 75 198 199 314 129 138 359 765 334 372 287 170 624 565 228 87 206 90 108.3 117 36.5 327.1 147 138
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      133 69 "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purposes." Romans 8:28 MICHAEL WONG TOON SIANG Age: 68 Was called home to be with the Lord on 16 April 2009 Dearly missed and
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      217 69 "lam the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies." John 11:25 TIN BEE ENG AGE: 93 was called home to be with the Lord on 16.04.2009 (Thurs), leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Teo Boon Kay (deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Teo Wee Sin Quek
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      48 69 19th Anniversary In Loving Memory of MR. V. RAMACHANDRA (Tua Kong Si Thamby) Departed 19 April 1990 The family invites all relatives friends for prayers on 19 April 2009 (Sun) at 9.30 am at Sri Sivan Temple, Geylang East Aye 2. Please treat this as a personal invitation.
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      37 69 Third Anniversary In Loving Memory Of STELLA D'CRUZ (STALCY) who returned to our Lord on April 18, 2006 Gone from our lives but not from our hearts. Dearly missed and always remembered by family and loved ones.
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      33 69 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The family of our late Managing Director MICHAEL WONG TOON SIANG Departed on 16 April 2009 From: The Management Staff of MOOI CHIN PLACE PTE LTD
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      111 69 Ist Anniversary In Memory Of MDM SIM-NG YEW CHOO Departed on 18 April 2008 Our Dearly Beloved Mum Ma-ma No words can tell, no flowers repay, The loss we had one year today. Till memories fail and life departs, You will live forever in our hearts. Our thoughts are with
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      28 69 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late MWO P. JEGATHESAN Departed on 17 April 2009 From PMC Members of Changi Air Base Mess
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      29 69 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late MWO P. JEGATHESAN Departed on 17 April 2009 From Commander, Officers and Men of Air Combat Command
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      87 69 "SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS" m DESMOND LIM KIM HOE Age: 59 went Home to be with the Lord on 17 April 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Father: Robert Lim Mun Hai (Mother: Winnie Cheok Wee Neo, deceased) Wife: Susie Ong Kwee Lan Son: Leonard
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      47 69 Athma Shanti Pooja V.S.P MUTHU Departed on 04.04.2009 Karumathi Prayers will be held tonight (18 April 2009) at 10A Jalan Senang. Athma Shanti Pooja will be held on Sunday (19 April 2009), 10.30 am at Sri Sivan Temple, Geylang East. Please treat this as a personal invitation
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      80 69 P. JEGATHESAN Age: 45 passed away peacefully on 17 April 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Beloved Wife: M. Senthamari Daughter: Devage Jegathesan Son: Barathan Jegathesan Father: Mother: (Palani, deceased) Letchumy Rosemary Father-in-law: Mother-in-law: V. Marimuthu Sakadive Minachi brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law nieces nephews, relatives, friends and
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      26 69 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late MWO P. JEGATHESAN Departed on 17 April 2009 From Commanding Officer, Staff and Menofl2lSQN
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      107 71 SYN KOW BOEY j AGE: 70 j passed away peacefully on 16/4/2009 (Thur) Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: George Pau Daughter: Son-in-Law: Regina Pau Anthony Kitamura Sisters: Brothers: Syn Wai Lin Syn Sow Peng Syn Wai Heng Syn Chee Peng (deceased) Syn Wai Wah Syn Wai
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      144 71 have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2. Timothy 4:7 LIN KOK CHENG Age: 72 was called home to be with the Lord on 17 April 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Wives: Jenny Kang (deceased) Ma Chwe Sons: Daughter-in-law: Lin Shin Chuan
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      91 71 tMlr 10th Anniversary mII \M\ In Loving Memory of J|t OUR BELOVED CYNTHIA TAY GEOK CHOON was called home to the Lord on 18 April 1999 In all the world we shall not find A heart so wonderful kind, So soft a voice, so sweet a smile, An inspiration so
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      55 71 In Loving Memory Of THANKAMMACHERIAN C.B.JOHNS Departed 18 April 2007 Departed 18 March 1968 Years go by, dearest mum dad. But your memory lingers on. Your passing leaves a heartache, j&£~ That can never heat. *z^% 4*2gp Your love leaves a memory, l fiOft con neverjt&i&f!. tSwSKi 9^ft Mass at
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      147 71 TAYNG Age: 78 passed away peacefully on 16 April 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Lim Geok Hong (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ljm Boh Kheng, Albert Ang Ah Choo Lim Boh Eng Tan Bee Leng Urn 800 Seng Khup Siok Bee Lim Moh Chin, Edwin Daughters: Son-in-law:
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      82 71 MISSITHIO SWEE NEO Age: 88 Was called home to be with the Lord on 16 April 2009, dearly missed and fondly remembered by: Children, children-in-law, grandchildren, grandchildren-in-law, great grandchildren and all loved ones. Wake is held at Chapel of Repose, Church of St Teresa (Fides Room) 510 Kampong Bahru Road
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      39 71 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Our General Manager Ms Sherry Mok on the demise of her beloved mother LEONG AH MUI Departed on 17 April 2009 From: The Management Staff of MAYOR EXPRESS FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD
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      64 71 Van Kit (above): Singapore's second-oldest public swimming pool was opened in 1952, and shut its doors in 2001. Bukit Merah: Closed in 2003. The ice skating and ice hockey associations were interested in converting the pool into an ice-skating rink, but changed their minds owing to the high
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      658 71  -  Terrence Voon The high costs of converting them curtail interest By TIME is running out for four of Singapore's oldest public swimming pools, unless private sports-relat-ed investors step in to give them a new lease of life. If there are no takers, the four pools
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      601 72 "I love cooking. I baked a cake before I came to the gym today. I'm doing grilled mackerel with grated radish tonight." KAZUMI IZAKI TOKYO: Japanese housewife Kazumi Izaki dutifully prepares lunch boxes for her family at the crack of dawn each morning, before hitting
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      849 72  -  Jeanette Wang FITNESS PRP therapy uses a patient's own blood to aid healing process By Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) treatment procedure THE entire procedure ($950) takes 30 minutes and needs no hospitalisation. Patients are usually able to walk and perform normal daily activities after the injection but are A
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      136 72 Cleveland Indians' Grady Sizemore, hitting a grand slam (above) in the seventh inning against the Yankees. A grand slam is a home run hit when all the bases are loaded NEW YORK: Yankees fans arriving at the new Yankee Stadium before the
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      295 72 Football Uefa Cup Q-finals, 2nd leg: Dynamo Kiev 3 Paris St Germain 0 (Dynamo won 3-0 on aggregate), Manchester City 2 Hamburg SV 1 (Hamburg won 4-3), Udinese 3 Werder Bremen 3 (Bremen won 6-4), Olympique Marseille 1 Shakhtar Donetsk 2 (Shakhtar won 4-1). Golf Verizon Heritage Classic In
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      781 73  -  Rob Hughes Perry lost Masters but his sportsmanship shows he's no less of a man INGOOD CONSCIENCE By Because he, in what could have been the defining moment of his career, fronted up. He refused to wallow in self-pity. THE world, we are told, never remembers
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      394 73 MONTE CARLO: When Roger Federer was beaten in the semi-finals of last month's Miami Masters, the former world No. 1 greeted his defeat with the words: "Thank God the hard-court season is over." For a man who has won the US Open
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        114 73 Dubai: Pakistan has been stripped of hosting rights for the 2011 World Cup because of the "uncertain security situation" in the country, the International Cricket Council said yesterday. "It is a regrettable decision but our No. 1 priority is t0... deliver a safe, secure and successful
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        95 73 MIAMI: Olympic gold medallist Tyler Hamilton has tested positive for a banned substance and is retiring from cycling. The American said yesterday that his positive test stemmed from the use of an over-the-counter anti-depressant. He won gold at the Athens Games, but that success was overshadowed
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        83 73 SINGAPORE Armed Forces FC returned to pole position in the S-League when they edged out the Super Reds 1-0 in a tightly contested football match at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night. Midfielder John Wilkinson scored his seventh goal of the season in the
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      618 74 IPL's big money USsl.63b What global broadcasting rights (till 2017) fetched USslB.2m Tax revenue from last year's IPL season USsl.ssm Top earners: (Kevin Pietersen (Bangalore), Andrew Flintoff (Chennai) U*****,000 Winner's purse (total prize is 6% of revenue) They are set to launch Indian Premier League
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      294 74 LONDON: This year's Laureus Awards ceremony has been scrapped because of the global economic crisis, organisers of the gala event said shortly after announcing on Thursday that Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps were among the nominees for the top men's prize. The lavish, televised ceremony
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      745 74  -  Rohit Brijnath SPORTINGLIFE By A team once asked Edward de Bono, the great lateral thinker, to give them a pep talk. HERE'S how you stay ahead of the field in sport. Forget the field, ignore the gym, first surf the Internet. Look for a
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      847 75 CHINESE GRAND PRIX SHANGHAI: On the face of it, the row over the diffuser at the back of Jenson Button's car is about a technicality a box-shaped carbon-fibre structure at the rear of the Brawn GP vehicle that channels air out of the back
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      412 75 Chinese Grand Prix Live, Ch24 Qualifying: Today, 1.50pm Race: Tomorrow, 2.45pm Button is fastest in practice while Ferrari and McLaren struggle SHANGHAI: The two-week break since the last race has done little to alter the new order of Formula One. Brawn GP's Jenson Button set the fastest
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      638 75  -  Steve Slater DRIVER'SSEAT By One might argue that the obtuse way McLaren announced Dennis' departure is symptomatic of the team's prime problem. Once again, McLaren missed an opportunity to set the record straight. ONE senses that there this is more than meets the eye in
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      703 76 WESTERN CONFERENCE No. 1 Los Angeles Lakers v No. 8 Utah Jazz The Jazz made the 2007 Western Finals, but have just finished in a 2-7 nosedive. Worse, these are not the same Lakers. Outlook: Even Jazz coach Jerry Sloan admits the outlook is "bleak." It is, but
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      936 76 The two stars LEBRON James (right) is simply bigger than Kobe Bryant (2.03 m v 1.98 m; 113 kg v 93kg). Both entered the National Basketball Association straight out of high school. While Bryant averaged 7.6 points in his rookie season, James had 20.9
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      309 76 BEIJING: A Chinese high school team that won an international girls' football tournament last week in Turkey had secretly bulked up the squad with players from the national junior team, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. The team from Daping Junior High beat other
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      732 77 EXIT LATER "In a few years' time, I would like to play in Serie A. I would then have played in the three biggest leagues in European football: Spain, England and Italy." FERNANDO TORRES EXIT SOON "With this supporting role I am not happy. It is my
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      320 77 Manchester City 2 Hamburg 1 (Hamburg won 4-3 on aggregate) LONDON: Manchester City boss Mark Hughes believes his expensively-assem-bled side can use their Uefa Cup exit as a launching pad for a fresh European assault next season, after his
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      286 77 LONDON: Alan Shearer has challenged Obafemi Martins to demonstrate his commitment to relegation-threatened Newcastle United in the most tangible manner by playing through gritted teeth for the rest of the season. The Nigerian striker provoked consternation last weekend, when he reported a groin problem
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      299 78 FA Cup Semi-finals Today Arsenal v Chelsea Live, Ch24, midnight Tomorrow Manchester United v Everton Live, Ch24, 10.30pm Today Aston Villa v West Ham United Live, Ch27, 9.55pm Stoke City v Blackburn Rovers Live, Ch22, 9.55pm Middlesbrough v Fulham Live, Ch2l, 9.55pm Portsmouth v Bolton Wanderers Sunderland
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      581 78 Manchester United v Everton Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 10.30pm Boos from Everton fans will fire up United striker in FA Cup semi-final LONDON: The last time Everton visited Wembley, they beat Manchester United with a single goal from Paul Rideout. Few cheered louder than Wayne Rooney, then 14,
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      435 78 LONDON: Alex Ferguson continued his ongoing feud with Premier League football title rival Rafael Benitez yesterday, calling the Liverpool manager "arrogant". The Manchester United manager made the comment ahead of tomorrow's FA Cup semi-final with Everton at Wembley. Benitez once enraged Liverpool's
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      413 78 LONDON: Beleaguered Sunderland manager Ricky Sbragia has declared that his club's Premier League match against Hull City today is a must-win game. Sunderland are hovering just above the drop zone after four straight defeats and remain locked in a bitter relegation fight with their north-east rivals
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      576 78  -  Simon Barnes By THE TIMES, LONDON With Ronaldo, you realise at once that a person can be a great footballer and at the same time insufferable. CRISTIANO Ronaldo, how do I love thee? Let me count. They add up t0... er,
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      Lock icon Banks to take over West Ham
      340 78 LONDON: West Ham United will be taken over by a consortium of six international banks within the next few weeks. According to the Evening Standard, the six banks are creditors of stricken Icelandic investment bank Straumur, which provided most of the finance for the
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      Lock icon DREAM-BUSTERS
      674 79 Arsenal v Chelsea Live, Ch24, midnight "We are short in numbers but not short in quality. We know we can score, so let's go for it." ARSENE WENGER, ahead of today's FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea A resurgent Arsenal are in position to wreck the ambitions of Chelsea, Liverpool
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      346 72 Today *-^»=^s^. SFL Div 1: Men/Women (Tampines Sports Cricket HalL 1Oam)IPL: Chennai v Mumbai (6.30pm), M^ Bangalore v Rajasthan iwM Football (10.30pm) Live, Chill. A Dutch Eredivisie: Eindhoven v Ajax (Live, Floorball &S** H English FA Cup, s-final: Man United v SFL Div 1: Everton (Live, Ch24, 10.30pm). Men/Women English
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      374 74 Official Card Sht;ppjru:) lallenge How to Participate? S Simply charge any purchase to your MasterCard® anywhere in Singapore between 10 April and 10 May 2009 for a chance to participate in the .^fl rTßnttn i J T^l B ultimate shopping challenge of the year! I B Submit your entries online
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      198 76 ECup Arsenal Chelsea Sun, 19/04/0912.15 am ECup Manchester Utd Everton Sun, 19/04/0911.00pm E Premier, E League Champ, German, Italian, Spanish, J League and X League matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. Motor Racing China Race (qualifying) Sat, 18/04/09 2.00pm J League Urawaßeds Kyoto
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      123 79 fO WHAT'S ONLINE X) A MOST VIEWED, me=9 MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Aston Villa 3 Everton 3. Sunderland 1 Man Utd 2. Wenger admits to making mistakes. MOST COMMENTED United confident. Said GoodisonGlee: "Leighton Baines believes Everton can take encouragement from their recent performances against Man
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      441 81 ii lif j li 1 Tiif 11' l B J B 1 iiJ I B 1 iwj -.y r Workers listen to a fuzzy broadcast about the Bangladesh elections last December. Mr Akter Hossain, 35, tunes in to BBC Bangladesh, which can be received only on the third-storey ledge of
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        2392 82  -  Samuel He Story and pictures By MORE ONLINE For blog more pictures, go to straitstimes.com SAMUEL HE, 25, has been a phot oj ournalist with The Straits Times for a year. Last December he chose to spend five weeks among foreign workers to get an insight
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        342 85 Photos and posters stuck on walls and inside locker doors keep loved ones and happier times fresh in the workers' minds MY BABY: This photo of Sumiya gives Mr Abdul Rahman, 27, his first glimpse of his first child. It arrives 29 days after she is born, along with
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        483 86 OUT ABOUT Games, outings during leisure time break monotony of dorm living HOMEWARD BOUND (above): In a taxi on the way to the airport, painter Nuro Mohammad, 21, fiddles with his new Nokia 6300 mobile phone while cousin Hasan Waskurony, 22, enjoys a Bangladeshi tune. Mr Nuro leaves for his
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        647 87 Professor Roy Anderson, Rector of Imperial College London and a leading British expert on epidemiology, speaks to Amresh Gunasingham about the risk of a global disease pandemic. THE United Nations and World Bank have warned that a pandemic is one of the world's biggest
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        1178 88  -  Mak Koon Hou Besides cholesterol levels, inflammation of blood vessels may have role in disease By] The writer is a cardiologist in private practice, founding director of clinical trials at the National Heart Centre, and visiting associate professor in Nanyang Technological University's School of
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        175 88  -  CHANG AI-LIEN SCIENTISTS here have managed to convert the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into the clean-burning biofuel methanol. To do so, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) researchers used organocatalysts catalysts made up of non-metallic elements found in organic compounds. In this case, N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs)
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        340 88  -  CHANG AI-LIEN IN THE animal kingdom, striking beauty is often a warning to stay away. The jewel-like colours of the poison dart frog, or the candy corn stripes of the coral snake, for example, signal that the creatures pack a toxic punch which can
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      424 85 SEAHORSE Sea Horse *Mattresses Pillows yM the Top Brand in Singapore Hong Kong K\ '~?^fl Mattresses includes Spring Coiled Mattress, Memory Foam Mattress, etc. j Sourced by Social Sciences Research Centre- HKUI %.""i-^^J Sourced by Synovate Singapore, as spontaneously recalled by F respondents who took part in Synovate's telephone survey.
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      669 91  -  jocelyn lee Aaron Kwok promises an extravaganza filled with thrills and spills at his concert AARON KWOK DE SHOW REEL WORLD TOUR 09 Where: Singapore Indoor Stadium When: May 30, Bpm Admission: $88, $148, $188, $208 and $248 from Sistic (call 6348-5555 or go to www.sistic.com.sg). Singapore
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      378 91  -  frankie chee Jakarta's booming party scene will get a fresh injection from Singapore today. Local restaurant, bar and club chain IndoChine will open IndoChine Jakarta tonight on the eighth floor of the city's newest lifestyle centre, fX Lifestyle X'nter. The 30,000 sq ft space will house four
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      724 92  -  cara van miriah Singapore-born actress Julia Nickson wants to have a career in theatre here Singapore -born actress Julia Nickson, who found fame acting opposite Sylvester Stallone, now wants to spend more time here to build a career in the thriving local arts and theatre scene. The
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      586 93  -  frankie chee Singaporeans say they do not connect with foreign kids in the campaign 'We don't have an intention to belittle or shame anyone. We just want to show the bigger view that everyone worldwide is learning Mandarin' Ms Lim Sau Hoong, chairman of the Promote
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      501 93  -  deepika shetty ffWEWmusical CATS: NOW AND FOREVER Esplanade Theatre Tuesday CATS: NOW AND FOREVER Where: Esplanade Theatre When: Till May 3 Admission: $40 to $170 from Sistic (call 6348-5555 or go to www.sistic.com.sg) It lacks the dynamics of dialogue and character development and there is no
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        115 96 In the story on the Singapore Arts Festival, A Barrage Of Spectacles (Life!, April 10), I noticed that Siong Leng Musical Association's performance in Raffles City was classified as dance. Siong Leng specialises in nanyin music, also known as nanguanor guanxian in places such
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        303 96 I refer to the story S Factor Or Sleaze Factor? (LifeStyle, April 12). The show exploits women and gives people the impression that women are bimbos. Surely there are more dignified ways of earning fame and money? Pang Hoon Hoon Maureen TASTE LEVEL SUSPECT
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        693 97  -  christopher tan Mazda has a knack for making simple yet sensational cars and Mazda3 is proof of that senior correspondent You heard the one about the American and Russian space programmes? During the space race in the *****, Nasa was tasked to develop a ballpoint pen which could
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        136 97 Automobile Association of Singapore Recently, an ignition coil in my four-year-old car failed and the engine started misfiring. I had the coil replaced and things returned to normal but the engine warning light came on during start-up. The mechanic reset the warning light and it stayed off for
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        422 98  -  Christopher Tan 370Zgoes alfresco Nissan has unveiled the convertible version of its 370Z. The 3.7-litre 370Z Roadster (above) has 333bhp at its disposal (26 more than its 3.5-litre predecessor) and comes with either a close-ratio six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic with paddle shift. Its two-seat layout includes
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        904 99  -  zackaria abdul rahim by Philanthropists step forward to contribute $110 million worth of donations in cash and kind Rare documents Last year, Mr Koh donated 2,712 items comprising early legal documents, rare and contemporary DESPITE the economic downturn, 66 heritage philanthropists contributed an unprecedented $110
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        866 99 Three award winners explain why preserving heritage is important in this economy Distinguished Patron of Heritage: Hong Leong Foundation HONG Leong Foundation is donating its biggest single sum of $5 million to the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM). The donation, spread over three years, will go towards the
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        1093 102  -  tay suan chiang Houses with floor-to-ceiling windows are the rage, but privacy takes a hit when everything is clear for all to see People who live in glass houses have a good view of the outside world. Home owner Mike Tan, 45, bought his two-bedroom apartment near
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        579 104 Bali-based couple's home in Singapore is entirely different from the resorts they manage Most expat homes are decorated around resort themes. But for Singaporean Sarita Sies and her Slovak husband Michal Tyles, they wanted their Singapore home to be as far from that as possible since they spend
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        335 105 Got a gardening query? E-mail stlife@sph.com .sg I bought a small frangipani tree recently and it was potted at my home with soil from a new bag which the nursery staff brought along. The soil is clay-like and the top layer becomes hard when it is dry. Is
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        94 105 You're bound to be the life of the party with Swedish vodka brand Absolut's new Absolut Pop Up "mini bar" gift pack (right). Each contains a 75cl bottle of the vodka in a white box, which has two compartments for garnish and ice, making it a bar on
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        496 106  -  tay suan chiang Designer Selina Tay has put together 28 of her dream creations in a book 'When you have a beautiful kitchen, you'll want to spend time at home and entertain' Interior designer Selina Tay You could say that interior designer Selina Tay is well qualified to
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        420 109  -  eddino abdul hadi music reporter Home-grown turntable talent and producer DJ Sonny (right) has scored a coup he will be the first Singaporean to play a set at the celebrated Ether Festival in London today. The former resident DJ at local nightclub Zouk, who is now
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        342 109 Los Angeles Just days after her sensational performance on Britain's Got Talent show, Scottish virgin Susan Boyle, 47, has won over America. On Thursday, after Saturday's audition clip of her singing I Dreamed A Dream drew 13 million You Tube views, she appeared via satellite on
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        273 109 Washington Actor Ashton Kutcher (right) felled media giant CNN yesterday in a duel to see who could be the first to amass one million followers on micro-blogging service Twitter. Kutcher, whose Twitter handle is @aplusk, had nearly 2,000 followers more than CNN on the Twitter site when
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      224 178 RECRUIT Executive Appointments: toll free 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs: 1800-289-9988 www.st7ol.com Get Hired, Stay Hired H il H I*l J\ f js f^ n nhrL^*•«-■' l^ssj p^sj pjnj in-j H pnl I IJ|iWI If If W '4 TAKE UP A CAREER IN TRANSFORMING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT With plenty of job openings,
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      175 178 ■fcWork it! PAGER 22 BE AN EDITOR As an editor (maths and science) at Educational Publishing House Pte Ltd, you will be responsible for coordinating all aspects of book production from research to manuscript to printed book. This will include planning new educational titles and commissioning authors. PAGERI6 GET INTO
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      850 181 I GLOBAL SAP CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE Oil Gas Attractive Remuneration This organisation is a market leader in the development, manufacture and distribution of lubricant additives used in the automotive, diesel and marine industries, along with additives for fuels and refineries. Its customers are oil companies and other lubricant and fuel
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      2260 182 SMM Pte Ltd is the facility management arm of JURONG International. It is wholly-owned by """"""L\^""^^"^^V™VV*^a4" ~T fl""""""""""""^. '^""""""""r™f""""""""""""""""""""""k^^B^""""""""""""""""""^. -^""""""""""""""""""""""^fc JTC Corporation. We have a proven track record as managing agent of government agencies, teaching and commercial facilities islandwide in S?SS Singapore and the Middle East. We are seeking suitable
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      2267 184 EDB C^ ■SINCiAPC)RE II Neve| stop thjnking The Local On-the-Job Training (LOT) Programme, is one of the programmes under 2. Sales and Marketing For Post 6 Preparing for the Upturn (PREP-UP), an initiative by the Singapore Economic Power Semiconductors Good Bachelor's Degree in Computer Sciences or Computer Engineering Development Board
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      1670 186 Katoen Natie Singapore, situated in Jurong Island, is expanding its business and we are looking for dynamic people with initiative, enthusiasm and commitment to join us in the following appointments:PPlPlilillllß Terminal Managers Safety Manager MMM MM MflMj The Job The Job Mtt^j^Wl Reporting to Managing Director, the incumbent shall be
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      2170 187 fp' j. RiffiMl IRp '<li I KiffSMl CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DIRECTOR, FINANCE AND ADMIN I People Oriented Leader I Business Focused Finance Role With Regional Exposure I Passion for Community I Manufacturing Experience Required I Rewarding Career I Open to Europeans and Asians who thrive well in a European work
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      2736 188 As the world leader in textile coloration and textile effects, DyStar has La I^H always thrived on the unknown. Our spirit to uncover new growth I j opportunities has driven us to pioneer scientific technologies and Pjw^fl penetrate new markets, making us of one the world's most prominent partners in
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      2448 190 EH Join a vital team providing essential solutions. ITU r* ia m The Singapore Institute of Management (SIM Group) is the largest ■^■^"'"^=^3 ,^H^^^~ c«~.U~,~...« -> l^-.^.- I n< -i m^^;nn lul SIM and most comprehensive solutions provider of higher education and sembcorp is a leader in centralised utilities and
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      1875 191 Graduate Positions f 1 X/jf/^l Audit Officers Plan and perform Infocomm and IT systems audit, as well as Operational audits MMH V Prepare reports presentations to Management on control issues and audit findings L Develop auditing methodologies Research on trends in computer auditing and controls Hllljl|llll£jjljii^j|jJUjljljglj|jljjlljljjjjlllim Requirements: m^^^|MU| AS^^^U^jMstJ IM^^^*^|^^^^^j^^^^J^^^^^^H
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      2704 194 x^r^^x Bayer Material Science AG is one of the world's largest Praducers of P0|ymere and high-performance plastics. Y°u are enthusiastic about the securities CiOnnPirH lts innovative developments in coatings, adhesives, industry and would like a flexible and VJVSVSL^IXIV.n pzW^ insulating materials and sealants, polycarbonates and rewarding full time career as
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      2865 197 Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Program Ltd exists to support sustainable development through projects and initiatives to a/^W^ M^M^l^^^*7fT^lu^^^^B (rWM benefit the people of Papua New Guinea, especially the people of the Si' Bfl |fl BtTmß Western Province after closure of the Ok Tedi mine. w\ ItvU >^XJX>l»^^L^J^y T LTJ
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      2641 200 MocLLMng Pte Ltd specializes in the distribution of W^f^U^^^r^J^^B^ high-end furniture, lighting and accessories. We are /> BB^^l r-T-"M Li M'lM^'f looking for suitable individuals to join us as: Oft/!A nlu //ftfil/ V^\ J\^KS3vMPW*PpE3p3MHwniSvl HHfIMI^HHMHHHHtC^IMIIB Requirements: I' r\ xJ U I HB4v4inriQn4PnIIM^IMKpMIpMMMBHBfMHMH|H Mm.2-3years'project managementworkmgexperience hoshi.uk management The job' I gSSSSpSffISSSaSSSSSS*
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