The Straits Times, 5 June 2009

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  • 19 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MICA(P) 191/11/2008 FRIDAY, JUNE 5 2009 S|Si A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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    • 60 1 ACCOUNTANT Chua Hwee Sian, 43, needed a liver fast when she fell ill in April she was put on dialysis when the organ failed completely, and could only be sustained for two to three days. But her brother, Timothy Chua, 42, a self-proclaimed coward, threw her
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    • 47 1 A COUPLE convicted of distributing and possessing seditious publications should be sent to jail, the prosecution has argued. Doing this would send a "strong and unequivocal" message to those whose actions can create disharmony and discord in Singapore, it said. PRIME PAGE A3
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    • 51 1 KUNG Fu and Kill Bill star David Carradine was found hanged in a hotel room in Bangkok yesterday. According to Thai police, Carradine, 72, was in Bangkok to shoot a movie and had been staying at the Park Nai Lert Hotel since Tuesday. WORLD PAGE
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    • 39 1 A TOP official of Malaysia's Islamic PAS has ruled out the possibility of joining forces with the ruling Barisan Nasional, saying it would instead help to boost the opposition's "government-in-waiting." WORLD PAGE B9
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    • 60 1 FUND managers have suggested a slew of reasons behind Temasek Holdings' decision to sell off its stake in British bank Barclays despite the huge loss it would make. It sold its 2 per cent stake at an estimated loss of £500 million to £600 million (Ssl.2 billion
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  • 333 1  -  Sue-Ann Chia By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CIVIL servants will not receive a mid-year bonus this year, owing to the uncertain economic outlook. This decision, together with earlier wage adjustments, will see their annual salaries shrink by 6 per cent to as much
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  • 814 1  -  Bhagyashree Garekar President sets new tone in a wide-ranging landmark Cairo speech By US CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama yesterday made a broad and honest attempt to "seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world", saying the two need not
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  • prime commentary
    • 907 2  -  Tan Hui Yee The goal's to rid women of oppression; but the 'how' of it always varied By CORRESPONDENT NOWHERE in the history of Singapore has talk of feminism so riveted this nation as in the recent saga involving the Association of Women for Action Research
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    • 204 2 VIEWPOINTS WE SAY No-fault motor insurance merits a look The no-fault insurance plan proposed by the Consumers Association of Singapore for motor vehicle coverage merits a serious look. The current system has spawned massive fraud and other forms of unsavoury practice, and has been impervious to efforts to eliminate dishonesty
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  • prime news
    • 575 3  -  Peh Shing Huei By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF HANGZHOU: A key task of the new Economic Strategies Committee (ESC) is to think of fresh ways for Singapore's companies to build themselves overseas, especially in Asia, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. Sharing with
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    • 666 3  -  Elena Chong A strong message needs to be sent for the sake of harmony, court told By COURTS CORRESPONDENT SEND a strong message to those whose actions can create disharmony and discord in Singapore. This call was made by the prosecution yesterday when
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    • 535 4  -  Salma Khalik He readily offers his liver for transplant; both are out of hospital and well By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT IT STARTED as a case of jaundice, in late March. Within a week, Madam Chua Hwee Sian, 43, started slipping into a coma.
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    • 399 4 TWO doctors who treated Madam Chua Hwee Sian believe a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) she took might have caused her liver to fail, but the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has not found any conclusive evidence to make such a link. Transplant
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    • 76 8 Imagine performing tasks in firefighting gear in a sauna room where the temperature can go up to 80 deg C. That's just one of the tests that candidates for the SCDF Disaster Response and Rescue Team have to undergo. This particular one
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    • 650 8  -  Judith Tan Spike also seen among intravenous drug users By THE number of homosexuals and bisexuals here who tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) last year climbed to a new high. The increase comes as overall figures rose 7.8 per cent, with
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    • 628 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Probable cause: Stormy weather turbulence or decompression FERNANDO DE NORONHA (Brazil): The hunt for the wreckage of an Air France plane that plunged into the ocean on Monday intensified yesterday after new clues appeared to rule out a mid-air
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    • 757 12  -  Sim Chi Yin PHOTO: TIANANMEN: 20 YEARS ON Clinton statement gets a robust response By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: China yesterday rejected calls for a reassessment of the 1989 Tiananmen protests, chastising the United States for demanding that it account for those killed in the
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    • 649 14  -  Grace Ng Chinese city's growth offers Republic's firms new opportunities By CHINA CORRESPONDENT TIANJIN: Tourism and vocational and technical education will be the next two key areas of cooperation for Singapore and China's Tianjin municipality. These two sectors were highlighted at
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    • 519 17 FIRST STEPS "No single speech can eradicate years of mistrust...But I am convinced that in order to move forward, we must say openly the things we hold in our hearts...There must be a sustained effort to listen to each other; to learn from each
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    • 486 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WORLD REACTIONS Arabs in general welcome speech RAMALLAH (West Bank): President Barack Obama's speech to the Muslim world, which aimed to reduce tensions, was welcomed in many Arab countries, including Palestine, though many people said the US must now match its words
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    • 508 17  -  Salim Osman S-E ASIA REACTIONS Obama's attempt to reach out appreciated By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: The world's most populous Muslim nation hailed American President Barack Obama's speech in Egypt yesterday as a step towards bridging the psychological gap between the United States and Islamic
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    • 166 18  -  Jeanette Wang While it will be full house for the opening ceremony, events are not selling well By THINKING of attending the Asian Youth Games' (AYG) opening ceremony? Too late. All 6,000 tickets for the June 29 curtain-rais-er at the Singapore Indoor Stadium
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  • REVIEW & FORUM.
    • 398 19 MOTOR insurance claims keep rising so steeply that any attempt to contain them for the benefit of the motoring public deserves consideration. Instead of filing third-party claims, the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) suggested this week, motorists should ask their own insurers to pay,
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    • 831 19  -  EUSTON QUAH QIYAN ONG WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IT COMES as no surprise that the theme of this year's World Environment Day is climate change. Global warming is likely to cause extreme weather patterns, rising sea levels and a fall
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    • 795 19  -  Tridivesh Singh Maini INDIAN ELECTIONS By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES WITH its numerical strength of 206 seats in the Lower House of the Indian Parliament, and with the Left out of the way, the Congress may have thought that
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    • review.
      • 774 20  -  Fui K. Soong By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE results of the contest between the conservatives and the "Erdogan" or moderate factions in the elections of Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) will determine its direction as well as that of the
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      • 870 21  -  Bruce Gale MATA JELI: A PERSPECTIVE ON INDONESIAN AFFAIRS By SENIOR WRITER REPORTS last month that Moody's Investors Service was about to embark on an international reassessment exercise that could result in several major Indonesian banks being downgraded prompted a warning from the president of
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      • 888 22  -  Benjamin K. Sovacool TRANS-ASEAN GAS PIPELINE By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES PRACTICALLY everybody attending a conference on energy security in South-east Asia, studying regional energy policy, or evaluating Asean's energy plans over the past five years will have heard of the TAGP. Short
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      • review insight
        • 114 23  -  Kor Kian Beng By Like doctors, Members of Parliament must not only seek to cure their residents' problems, they must also always care. MPs must advise residents to help themselves, in the same way doctors should advise patients to stay healthy, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien
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        • 891 23 A "SOCIAL clinic" is how Dr Lim Wee Kiak describes his Meet-The-People session, which the good doctor runs as if it were a medical clinic. Every Monday, the 40 or so residents who turn up at his Meet-The-People session in Canberra ward would
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        • 880 23 IN LATE April, Madam Sim Kwang Khin went to a Meet-The-People session to ask her Member of Parliament for help in getting an HDB rental flat. As she was discussing it with a grassroots leader, she fainted. The 50-year-old cleaner, in rushing to the Meet-The-People
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        • 986 24 WITH a smile, Dr Fatimah Lateef tells of a frequent faux pas at her Meet-The-People sessions. "My volunteers always notice that I would tell them to call the 'next patient' at the session," she says. The blurring between her work as an emergency
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    • forum.
      • 373 25  -  Eric Tan Heng Chong ASSESSING TEMASEK'S PERFORMANCE I REFER to the report on the Finance Minister's response in Parliament on Temasek Holdings' performance ("Temasek beats returns of many funds", last Friday). In explaining Temasek's loss in the sale of its stake in Bank of America, Mr
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      • 177 25  -  Alvin Chua MY WIFE and I got a biometric passport for our daughter in 2007, when she was two years old, as we were travelling overseas then. When we travelled again last year, an official at Changi Airport told us
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      • 397 25  -  Kittichai J. I REFER to Wednesday's article, "Automaker's Spore ops likely to be overhauled", and would like to clarify several points. The article commented that General Motors' operations here will be downsized and that sharp cuts to employee headcount are imminent.
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      • 350 25  -  Professor Peter Ng I REFER to Mr Jaya Kumar Narayanan's letter on Tuesday, "Museum needs more space, better access" and would like to thank him for his positive comments on the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research at the National University of Singapore. Held on
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      • 527 26 When daughter fainted "One found an ointment, another told me not to panic, while an employee of Tip Top Curry Puff stall carried my girl all the way to Ang Mo Kio Polyclinic." MS JOSEPHINE LIM: "I would like to thank the many kind souls who helped my 15-year-old
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      • 372 26  -  Sanjay Perera 'SYSTEMIC FAILURE' OF CAPITALISM THE recent filing for bankruptcy by General Motors is further testament to the systemic failure of capitalism. We should ask ourselves if we still want to wait for some people in a boardroom to decide where to invest. How long can
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      • 362 26  -  Harry Koh Kong Ghee I REFER to Wednesday's report, "Case proposes no-fault motor claims", in which the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) and the Automobile Association of Singapore hope to receive suggestions from the public before tabling a proposal before the Monetary Authority of
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      • 235 26  -  Sophia Pang (Ms) FIRST, to the Natas Singapore Women's Everest Team, a big congratulations on your success. Some time ago, I read a comment that the next target could be the South Pole or North Pole. I am happy to say that
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    • 142 25 \Wt\ More letters on t» J www.straitstimes.com 1 MS CHRISTINE HUANG: Don't blame the law schools for black sheep among lawyers 2 MS SUNDARI PARAMASIVAN: How to protect kids from molesters posing as cops? 3 MADAM LIOW GWEE CHENG: Trying time with SingTel's mio installation 4 MS CHRISTINA TAN SIEW
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  • WORLD.
    • 723 28 NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST Candid, hostile remarks by presidential hopefuls during a live televised debate shock viewers TEHERAN: A moderate politician who is considered the strongest challenger to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accused him, on live television, of undermining the nation's interests by constantly questioning the
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    • world regional
      • 618 29  -  Ravi Velloor All 1.1 billion to get unique identity cards to improve security By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF NEW DELHI: Each of India's 1.1 billion people are to be given Singapore-style identity cards (ICs), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government said, as
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      • 428 29 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHANDIGARH (India): Police fanned out across parts of northern India yesterday as tens of thousands of followers began to gather for the funeral of a Sikh cleric who was murdered in Austria last month. At least three people
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      • 472 31 David Carradine's body found in closet in a Bangkok suite BANGKOK: Hollywood star David Carradine was found dead in a hotel room in Bangkok yesterday. According to Thai police, Carradine, 72, was in Bangkok to shoot a movie and had been staying at
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      • 601 33 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS, BLOOMBERG Pyongyang may use duo as bargaining chips in nuclear crisis: Experts SEOUL: North Korea put two United States journalists on trial yesterday on charges of illegally entering the state with "hostile intent", in a case that could worsen
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      • 404 33 ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL: The United States would not repeat the mistake of rewarding North Korea's bad behaviour, a senior American diplomat was quoted as saying yesterday, as Washington reportedly pushed for strong financial sanctions on Pyongyang for its latest nuclear test. Deputy Secretary of State James
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      • 459 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL: The first time North Korea tested a nuclear device, the United Nations tried to hit the reclusive nation's leader Kirn Jong II where it really hurts in the stomach. The "Dear Leader" is a notorious foodie with a taste
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      • 531 35 BERNAMA, JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Indonesia and Malaysia want peaceful solution to territorial dispute KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesia and Malaysia have come out to try to cool renewed tension over a territorial dispute on Ambalat, off Borneo. Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin
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      • 330 35 REUTERS SEOUL: South Korea's chief prosecutor quit yesterday to take responsibility for leading a graft probe into former president Ron Moo Hyun that was widely criticised after the latter committed suicide. Prosecutor General Lim Chae Jin had offered to step down on
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      • 750 36  -  Hazlin Hassan PAS ASSEMBLY But controversial deputy president says it is okay to have talks with rival parties By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: The Islamist Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) has ruled out the possibility of joining forces with the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN), saying
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      • 581 37 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Security forces may regain cities in days but rebuilding will take far longer MINGORA (Pakistan): Grenades, rifles and an ornate sword of the kind allegedly used by the Taleban to behead foes sat on a table at a Pakistan military base victor's
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      • 61 38 This has to be a shoo-in for the title of the world's smallest pair of shoes. They are as long as a grain of rice (right) and several pairs can be balanced on the tip of one finger. They were crafted by Ms Ren Tingli of
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      • 298 38 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: A 62-year-old Japanese man serving a life sentence on murder charges was freed yesterday after more than 17 years in jail, after new DNA tests indicated his innocence. "I want my life back," Mr Toshikazu Sugaya
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      • 320 38  -  Alastair Mclndoe Industry, church against House resolution to pave the wav to amend Constitution By PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA: A push by pro-administration lawmakers to change the Philippine Constitution a highly sensitive issue has set off a political brush fire. Yesterday, business organisations, along
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      • 579 39 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Brown faces backlash from voters while party members plot a coup LONDON: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced a new test of his leadership in European and local elections yesterday, as rebels in his ruling party were reported to be plotting
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      • 252 39 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA: Australia's Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon quit yesterday over travel expense disclosures and a conflict over contact between the government and his brother's company. He is the first minister to quit or be fired from Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's government since it was
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      • 523 40 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE European Union leaders fear low turnout; radical parties hope to score off protest votes BRUSSELS: Four days of European Union-wide parliamentary elections got under way yesterday, amid fears that high abstention rates and protest votes could boost extremist parties in many countries.
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      • 287 40 'HOTO: WHAT THE PARLIAMENT DOES It is the only democratically elected European Union institution, and its 736 members drawn from across each of the EU's 27 member nations sit for five-year terms. It is responsible, along with the EU's executive commission and Council
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      • 521 41 REUTERS From air filters to masks, carriers act to keep passengers from health risks ATLANTA: Global airlines, still reeling from fears over Influenza A (H1N1), have stepped up efforts to protect passengers from health risks on international flights. In Asia, carriers spooked by the memory
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      • 418 41 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: A court has jailed an Indian man and two women for providing fake degrees and identities to hundreds of immigrants, in what prosecutors say is the biggest visa scam in Britain. A judge sentenced Jatinder Kumar Sharma to seven years
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      • 480 43 REUTERS, XINHUA Beijing wants Australia to provide better protection for foreign students CANBERRA: China's government joined India yesterday in demanding that Australia provide better protection for foreign students after a series of violent assaults on Indian students that victims have called racist. "There are
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      • 407 45 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Report says parents may ditch healthy meals for fast food WASHINGTON: Children in the United States are at risk of "recession obesity" as parents substitute cheap, fast food for healthy meals to try to weather the economic slump, a report showed.
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      • 286 45 ASSOCIATED PRESS LA MIRADA (California): Ten-year-old Hannah Powell-Auslam is trying to be brave as she copes with a rare form of breast cancer. "I feel like a kid inside but sometimes I feel like an adult, when I'm always at the hospital," Hannah told ABC's
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      • 120 46 ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN PEDRO SULA (Honduras): A decades-old ban has been lifted by the Organisation of American States on Cuba's participation in the group, clearing the way for the island's return. The vote by acclamation to revoke a 1962 measure suspending Cuba from the group toppled
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      • 108 46 REUTERS PHOTO: LONDON: Two men were yesterday found guilty at the Old Bailey of brutally murdering French students Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez. Dano Sonnex and Nigel Farmer stabbed the 23-year-old postgraduates a total of 244 times during a three-hour torture ordeal at their flat
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      • 202 46 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: The architect who designed the RM3OO million (Ssl24 million) Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin stadium in Kuala Terengganu said he had highlighted the problem regarding the roof structure of the stadium many times before. Mr Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah said he had
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      • 58 46 Poles dressed in golden outfits disembarking from a golden aircraft yesterday at Zaventem Airport in Brussels. The group is part of an art performance, Common Task by Polish artist Pawel Althamer, to mark the 20th anniversary of the removal of the Polish communist
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      • 87 46 BIHAR (India): A passenger train in the Indian state of Bihar zoomed past two railway stations apparently after the driver fell asleep at the controls, BBC reported. Those on board said the driver stopped only after some of the panic-stricken passengers woke him up and, following
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      • 142 46 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WELLINGTON: A New Zealand government minister forced to resign over sexual allegations being probed by police faced fresh claims by another woman yesterday. Internal Affairs Minister Richard Worth resigned on Tuesday over what Prime Minister John Key initially described as "private matters". But since
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      • 130 46 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: China's corruption watchdog will clamp down on government officials who use public money to buy expensive cigarettes, the official Xinhua news agency said yesterday. Offering cigarettes is an important part of official banquets, and expensive brands of cigarettes confer greater status. After
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    • 515 48  -  Jessica Jaganathan New surgery technique: It involves just a single incision of up to 2cm to insert surgical instruments instead of four different cuts as done in the standard keyhole surgery. The technique is mainly used to remove gall stones, stomach tumours, inflamed appendices and hernias.
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    • 583 50  -  Tan Weizhen GRANGEFORD CONDO EVICTION Firms dispute property; residents await deposit returns, move-out date By THE owner and master tenant of an illegally refurbished condominium are now tussling over who the rightful landlord is of the property, leaving 200 residents wondering when they have to
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    • 319 50 AN 18-YEAR-OLD who returned from Melbourne on Monday night has become Singapore's 12th case of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus. The youth was in Melbourne from May 16. He returned on Emirates flight EK4OS and was seated in row 18. The Ministry
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    • 265 50  -  JALELAH ABU BAKER A MAN was rushed to hospital yesterday after he was struck on the head by a large glass window pane that then fell 18 storeys and shattered across a section of Robinson Road. At about 10.30
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    • 515 51  -  Tessa Wong Landlord hopes more pubs, better shops will draw after-office crowd By OFFICE workers in the business district can look forward to another after-work watering hole, with the $2 million revamp of China Square Central. Landlord Straits Trading is promising, by yearend, an
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    • 766 52  -  Zakir Hussain But survey finds Spore bureaucrats top in Asia for quality and efficiency By SINGAPORE'S civil service continues to be widely seen as the most efficient in the region, but this high standard could be tested by the current recession. This was
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    • 334 52 An extract from the Perc report: Singapore's civil servants have a reputation for going by the book, but they are seen as being efficient and the entire system is designed to facilitate business (it is another thing if you are an activist trying to
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    • 518 53  -  Lim Wei Chean Cruises and tie-ups with neighbouring states may help boost tourist arrivals By THE dark clouds hanging over the tourism industry will stay around at least another year, Pacific Asia Travel Association (Pata) chief Gregory Duff ell has predicted. For
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    • 608 54  -  Serene Luo Survey shows many ignorant of their kids' cyber activities; they think 'my children are OK' By THERE is still a chasm between what parents think their children are doing online and what the kids are really up to, a new survey has found.
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    • 131 54 The Hougang Sheng Hong Family Service Centre is organising a support group for parents whose children have Internet and gaming problems. The sessions begin on June 23. Call 6289-5022 for details. Touch Community Services runs cyberwellness programmes. Visit www.planetcrush.org for resources such as a guide to games
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    • 257 55  -  LEOW SI WAN PARENTS and caregivers looking for the latest learning tools and enrichment courses for their children may get what they need at the Kidz Academy. The three-day event, held at Suntec Convention Hall 602 from today to Sunday, will include workshops,
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    • 343 55  -  Elena Chong Case is result of MOM probes which have identified over 60 firms with pay arrears By COURTS CORRESPONDENT AN EMPLOYER was taken to court yesterday for failing to pay the salaries of 100 foreign workers, which amounted to $77,000. Julian Yip Si
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    • 311 55  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN A SUNDAY dinner turned ugly for the Lak family when they dug up a steel bolt and nut in a dish. Mr Lak Chee Kheong, 42, had taken his three children to a foodcourt in Thomson Plaza for dinner and ordered
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    • 593 56  -  Victoria Vaughan SPCA saw record numbers in March, seeks deputy inspector to deal with growing workload By DESPITE efforts by animal welfare organisations to curb animal cruelty here, the number of abuse cases has reached record levels. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
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    • 242 56 IN 2006, action was taken in four animal cruelty cases: Composition cases A kennel manager of a dog farm was fined $1,000 for keeping dogs in poor living conditions. An individual was fined $250 for tying a mynah bird by its leg and hanging it
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    • 373 57  -  Elena Chong Accused of inflating pay to secure higher salary in next job with UK firm By COURTS CORRESPONDENT AN OFFSHORE lawyer already struck off by the Law Society in England has been charged in a Singapore court with forging a salary statement. Rudy Lim,
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    • 75 57 MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN A woman's ride home after a trip to Malaysia came to an abrupt end when the taxi she was in collided with a car yesterday. Madam Rajalakshmi Ramoo sustained broken ribs and had to be hospitalised. The accident took place at about lam at
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    • 731 58  -  Alessa Pang Wife made police report after moving out with four kids; man jailed a year for ill-treating girl By SHE was only 15 when they met and after a six-year romance, she ran away from home to marry him.
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    • 286 58  -  ALESSA PANG PSYCHIATRISTS The Straits Times spoke to said feelings of guilt and acceptance are commonplace in abusive homes. Dr Ang Yong Guan, a psychiatrist in private practice, said: "There is an unequal relationship with one partner being more domineering than the other." Mr
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    • 534 59  -  Khushwant Singh PHOTO: By EIGHT out of 10 people surveyed after using mediation services said they had saved time and money by not taking their battles to court. Law Minister K. Shanmugam told 260 mediators and lawyers at the opening of the inaugural
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      • 100 59 AN OPPORTUNISTIC thief stole an unattended bag at the Geylang Bahru Swimming Complex, found a car key inside and stole items from the car, which was parked nearby. He even locked it afterwards. The victim had gone for a swim on Tuesday evening at about
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      • 91 59 LEAVING the door unlocked became a costly act for a 77-year-old woman on Wednesday night. Taking a toilet break while packing metal cans in the corridor outside her flat at about 11.30pm, she left her front door unlocked. She then went back to packing the cans. It
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      • 111 59 A 52-YEAR-OLD man was sentenced yesterday to a week's jail for hitting another man in a road rage incident. The court heard that Goh Van Huah slapped another driver, Mr Ang Soo Kee, 40, three times on his face in September last year. After
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    • 526 60  -  Esther Tan Probation, community service for two youth; third accused's case to be heard next week By WHEN a 55-year-old cabby offered oral sex to a 20-year-old national serviceman in a public toilet, the younger man played along. Abdul Raheem Lailathul Sultanil
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    • 879 61  -  Carolyn Quek 28-HOUR DART TEST ST PHOTOS: The selection test for the Dart unit lets only the toughest through By MANY apply, but few make it past the gruelling 28-hour selection test. Every year, a handful of officers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force
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    • 163 62 THE Disaster and Assistance Rescue Team (Dart) had its beginnings in 1986, after the collapse of the Hotel New World. The then Singapore Fire Service and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) formed a joint team in the rescue operation. Three years later, the two agencies merged to
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    • 407 63  -  Nicholas Yong From July, MAS unit to offer low-cost flights to XL and other Malaysian destinations By COME July, regional travellers will be spoilt for choice, with a new low-cost carrier starting operations. Firefly, a fully owned subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines (MAS), will
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    • 251 63  -  CHERYL ONG HOMEMAKER Angeline Kwan, a frequent library user, will need a bigger bag for all the library books she will be carting home each time now. From July 1, basic library members will be able to check out up to
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    • 586 64  -  Liaw Wy-Cin $3m for new centre to become contact point for projects on ageing By CHARITY groups working with old people or those developing devices to help the elderly now have 300 researchers at their disposal. Whether they want to test a new hearing
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  • SPORT.
    • 169 65 NOW that Florentino Perez seems to have delivered Kaka to Real Madrid, you may be wondering just how Real's business model allows them to compete with the English Premier League. Here's how: Their domestic television deal is by far the world's richest. In 2006, they signed a
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    • 538 65 THE TIMES, LONDON, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Ancelotti urges Chelsea to redouble efforts to sign French winger Target Kaka is set for Real Madrid, who also want Cristiano Ronaldo LONDON: No amount of pleading from Chelsea's new coach Carlo Ancelotti could persuade his former AC Milan protege Kaka
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    • 404 65 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Manchester City are plotting a £50 million (Ssll9 million) double swoop for Samuel Eto'o and Carlos Tevez. The prospect of playing the two strikers in a team already featuring Robinho would give City one of the most exciting forward lines in
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    • 208 65 LONDON: Liverpool are looking for bargains to start their summer spending. They have launched a £2 million (554.76 million) bid to sign Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin. Manager Rafael Benitez has lost veteran Sami Hyypia to Bayer Leverkusen and believes the 31-year-old Frenchman fits the
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    • 661 66 THE TIMES, LONDON English Premier League defies global downturn, breaches £lb in wages LONDON: Crisis? What crisis? While the rest of the world is cutting costs, England's Premier League football clubs have smashed through the £1 billion (552.34 billion) barrier when it comes to paying
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    • 110 66 THE English Premier League is thinking of broadcasting some matches for free in emerging markets such as China, Africa and India to increase its popularity and counter the threat of American sports and rival leagues. The English top flight believes a longer-term approach will lead to
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    • 334 66 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ALMATY: Wayne Rooney is planning to get Manchester United's Champions League final defeat "out of the system" by firing England to the brink of next year's World Cup Finals in South Africa. At the end of a
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    • Article, Illustration
      245 66 AC Milan will make a £15 million (Ss3s million) bid for Emmanuel Adebayor this week, according to The Sun. Arsenal, meanwhile, are on the verge of completing a £10 million move for Ajax's 23-year-old defender Thomas Vermaelen. Elano (below) has claimed that Inter Milan are trying to sign
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    • 443 66 ASSOCIATED PRESS NASSAU (Bahamas): Fifa has given places at the first Youth Olympic Games to smaller football nations who rarely play on the world stage. Eight European teams have been chosen by Uefa to compete for a place at the inaugural Games in
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    • 237 67  -  LIN XINYI THEY have yet to mark their Pro Tour debuts with a win, but Clarence Chew and Tay Jit Kiat, both 13, could not feel any luckier. They have been drawn to face China's world No. 2 Ma Long and reigning Olympic champion Ma Lin
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    • 334 67 ASSOCIATED PRESS World No. 1 powers her way past Cibulkova 6-3, 6-3 at Roland Garros PARIS: Dinara Safina shanked shots, endured a flurry of double-faults, screamed profanities at herself and still advanced to the French Open final. The combustible Russian beat Domini ka Cibulkova of Slovakia 6-3,
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    • 720 67  -  AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: Roger Federer admits he is feeling the weight of history as a lifetime dream of finally lifting the French Open, and completing a career Grand Slam, inches tantalisingly closer. The Swiss tennis superstar will play his 20th successive Grand Slam
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    • SPORTSWORLD
      • 87 67 THAILAND'S Norapat Saksritawee bagged $5,000 after posting a perfect game at the 42nd Singapore International Open on Wednesday. Although he was the fifth participant to bowl 12 consecutive strikes, he was the first to walk away with the prize money as his perfect game
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      • 79 67 THE Singapore team of Gregory Foo and Chia Chong Zhen were third after Day Two of the Singapore Junior Golf Championship at Keppel Club. They fired 155 yesterday to take their total to 312, 16 strokes behind leaders Thailand. In the individual overall division standings,
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      • 100 67 LEAGUE Cup holders Gombak United failed to seal their spot in the quarter-finals as they lost to a 71st-minute strike from Super Reds' Choi Dong Soo at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Super Reds now share top spot in Group C with the Bulls. In
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      • 61 67 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES: World Boxing Association welterweight champion Shane Mosley said on Wednesday that only a few details stand between him and an Oct 17 fight with Philippine star Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao flattened England's Ricky Hatton in the second round last month while Mosley
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      • 51 67 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds was sent home from the Twenty2o World Cup yesterday in what Cricket Australia called "the final straw" in his long history of off-field incidents. He was kicked off the squad for an alcohol-related breach of rules and other
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    • 632 68 ASSOCIATED PRESS Bryant is determined to show that he can win an NBA title without Shag LOS ANGELES: His smile has vanished, replaced by a scowl. His days of joking around are on hold. Kobe Bryant has gotten deadly serious. He has that look,
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    • 144 68 NEW YORK TIMES KOBE Bryant and Dwight Howard will be the biggest stars on the court when the Finals begin. They are also the two most likely to be suspended for losing their temper. The Lakers' Bryant and the Magic's Howard have each been called for
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    • 444 68 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISTANBUL: The Turkish Grand Prix offers Ferrari a chance to prove they are ready to challenge Brawn GP and put the brakes on Jenson Button's drive for the Formula One drivers' championship. But off the track, a bigger battle continues to boil.
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    • 617 69  -  Jonathan Wong Teenage striker turned midfielder craves for it after all the silvers I By AT 19, Spaniard Roc Oliva already has an Olympic silver medal from Beijing in his cupboard back home in Barcelona. But the talented hockey player is hungry for more and is
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    • 98 69 When: June 7-21 Where: Singapore (Sengkang Stadium) and Johor Bahru (Taman Daya Hockey Stadium). Tickets are free and can be collected from the Singapore Hockey Federation office at Delta Stadium, Sengkang Stadium or ESPN STAR Sports. Who: 20 international Under-21 teams. The top teams from
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    • 449 69  -  May Chen I By HOCKEY was not Nur Ashriq Ferdaus' first love. Football was. But when his primary school's football team were disbanded, Ashriq followed his friends and took up hockey. Now, seven years later, the 16-year-old is set to feature in
      AZIZ HUSSIN  -  449 words
    • 140 69 ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBLIN (Ohio): The sky was grey and the rain dreary a miserable day to watch golf. But not with Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods competing against each other for the first time since the opening two rounds of the 2000
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    • 465 69 Cricket ICC World Twenty2o warm-up matches In London: Pakistan 158-6 in 20 overs (Y. Khan 32, M. Ul-Haq 37 n.0., Y. Arafat 25 n.0.; I Sharma 1-11). India 159-1 in 17 overs (G. Gambhir 52 n.0., R. Sharma 80; Amir 1-18). India won by 9 wkts. West Indies 144-6
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    • 354 70 BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: India underlined their status as the favorites to retain their World Twenty2o cricket title by crushing arch-rivals Pakistan by nine wickets in their final warm-up game on Wednesday. Stand-in opener Rohit Sharma smashed 80 runs off 53 balls as India cruised to
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    • 603 70  -  Valeric Chia SPORT IN SCHOOLS SEP funds schools up to $10,000, so students can try different games I By NATHANIA Beh was a mediocre triple jumper who skipped training because she had no passion for the sport and felt inadequate beside her illustrious teammates. A
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    • 184 70 What it is It is a dollar-to-dollar matching grant of up to $10,000 for schools to take up sports programmes from a given list. It was introduced in 2007 in a partnership between the Singapore Sports Council and Ministry of Education. Its aims To advocate the importance
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    • 16 65 CLOSE TO A FIRST SLAM World No. 1 Dinara Safina reaches the French Open final. C2O
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    • 491 69 Today (Live, Ch2l, Sunday, 2.40 am). Basketball NBA Finals, Game 1: Orlando v LA Lakers (Live, Golf Ch23, 9am). Wales Open: Day 3 (Live, Ch26, Bpm). The Memorial Tournament: Pre-show (Sunday, Bowling 12.30 am). Day 3 (Sunday, 3am) Live, Ch26. Singapore International Open: Masters finals Youth Senior (9am). Men's Open,
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  • OBITUARIES
    • Obituary, Illustration
      71 70 O God...blessed is the man You choose, and cause to approach You, that he may dwell in Your courts." Psalm 6S-.4 With Praise Thanksgiving to God for Shannon Tang Sheng-wen Called Home on 5 June 2003 Forever loved cherished by family all whose lives he touched. Thank you, dearest Sheng,for
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      56 70 ARUMUGHAM SINAPILLAY Age: 78 passed away peacefully on 4 June 09. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by: Mother, sons, [laughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great grandchild and loved ones. Body is resting at Blk 222 Serangoon Aye 4 #07-272. Tel: 6283 1237. Cortege will leave on 5 June 2009 (Fri) at
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      80 70 Athma Shanti Pooja P. ARUNASALAM THEVAR Departed on 22 May 2009 But still the empty chair, reminds us of the face, the smile, the wise look of one who once sat there reading newspaper during the pre-dawn hours. Karumathi Prayers will be held at Blk 926 Tampines St9l, #01-297 tonight.
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      37 70 The Family of the Late AUGUSTINE KHOO THIAN SOO Departed 31 May 2009 express their heartfelt thanks to doctors, nurses staff of Changi General Hospital ward 38/44 and to relatives friends for their kind assistance, condolences prayers.
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      39 70 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory of ORSON TAN MUI CHUA Departed 5 June 2006 Time takes away the edge of grief But memory turns back every leaf Sadly missed always remembered by Brother, Sister-in-law 3 all loved ones. F
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      106 70 MALAIAPPAN S/O VELLASAMY Age: 58 passed away peacefully on 3 June 2009. Sadly missed by all loved ones. Father: Mother: (M Vellasamy, M Pappamal deceased)ex PUB Foreman Brothers: Sisters-in-law: V Krishner N Wasagee V Kodilingam Santha VAnbannathan Salina V Subramaniam Sisters: Brothers-in-law: V Gowri Raja Kumar VThanalatchimi Balraj V Nalammal
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      63 70 We, The family of the late MR LEONG HOONG FONG Departed 30 May 2009 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to: Advisor, Chairman Members of Bishan
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      58 70 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of MICHAEL WEE YEOW KEE Departed on 5 June 2008 He had a smile, a pleasant way, A helping hand to all he knew, He was kind, generous and true, On earth he nobly did his best; Grant him, Jesus, heavenly rest. J.oved always by
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      55 70 The family of the late LEE SIEW LIM Departed on 30 May 2009 wishes to express heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement. Special thanks to: Dr. Grace Lee and other attending doctors and
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      161 70 "The Lord is my shepherd...Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me." Psalm 23 ANNE LIOE DJONG FONG (Mrs Lim Sin Yong) j Age: 83 was called home
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      167 70 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2Timothy4:7 ANG POH CHOO, CHRISTINE MOLLY Age: 85 was called home to be with the Lord on 4 June 2009, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Koh Chwee Seng, Thomas, deceased) Sons: Daughter-in-law: Koh Kok
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      69 70 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest In the shadow of the Almighty. 1 will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust' Psalms 91:1& 2 •PAPA 1 CHUA BOON YEW Called home to the Lord
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      267 71 TOH KUAH Age: 87 passed away peacefully on 3 June 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. [Wife: Lee Bi, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Toh Ah Huat (A. S. Toh) Tay Soai Eng, Doris Toh Aa Hea, Michael Ho Kwee Eng, Frances Toh Tai Huat, Vincent Yeo Geok lian,
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      102 71 IS MATA DALBIR KAUR w/o Late S. Shangara Singh Bhambri Age: 77 passed away peacefully on 31 May 2009 Leaving behind loved ones. Sons Spouses Swarant Singh Bhajan Kaur Ranjit Singh Sukhdev Kaur Jerinal Singh Inder Kaur (Ginder Singh, deceased) Sarjit Kaur Daughters Gurdip Kaur Jernail Singh Phaajan Kaur Jeswant
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      101 71 Psalm 26.3: 'For your loving kindness is before my eyes. I have walked in your truth Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of: ANTHONY CHANG SIN FU Departed on: 05th June 2008 In Everlasting Remembrance of a loving Husband/ Dad/ Friend His life was earnest, his actions were kind His smiling
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      82 71 In Loving Memory of WEE CHONG JIN who left us 4 years ago for God's Kingdom on the sth of June 2005 very dearly missed by his family C^^ps^) We who are left behind We smile because he has lived We open our eyes and see all he has done
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      100 71 DR. CHONG TONG MUN M.8.,8.5., M.D., PBM Age: 85 beloved husband, devoted father loving grandfather. passed away peacefully on 03 June 2009. Sadly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: (Rosalind Tan Geok Cheng, deceased) Children Spouses: Dr. Hoili Lim, Chan Hoi San, Dr. Chong Hoi Weng, Chong Hoi
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      94 71 &h/ Soer-Jfooint}/xJSemortj/ Of TAYJOO LANG (MRS MARY YEO) Departed on s June 1995 Dear mummy, It's been 14years since we last saw you We are sure that you are happy and watching over us every single day from where you are. Not one day goes by without us missing your
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      166 71 "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies." John 11:25 Chia Ja Sieng Jason Age: 93 was called home to be with the Lord on 4 June 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Wife Khor In Tan Serene Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chia
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      40 71 r i With Deepest Sympathy Condolences to Prof Ong Yong Yau, President, Singapore Medical Council, and his Family on the demise of his beloved mother on 3 June 2009 MDM TAN KOK HIONG Age: 94 from The Singapore Medical Council
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  • money markets
    • 557 72  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS Hopes of possible rebound in regional stock markets fade I By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT FEARS of a vast United States budget deficit bigger than previously imagined sank any hopes that traders might have entertained about a possible rebound
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    • 407 72 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON/FRANKFURT: The number of US workers filing new claims for jobless benefits fell for a third straight week, government data showed yesterday, indicating a slowdown in the pace of the labour market's deterioration. Initial claims for state unemployment insurance
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    • MARKET SUMMARY
      • 20 72 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 2.84 billion shares worth $1.82 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 183 Losers: 350 Unchanged: 716
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      • 29 72 Yesterday's close: 9,668.96 (-72.71) Japan's Nikkei average lost 0.8 per cent as shippers fell after weak US economic data tempered hopes for a global economic recovery.
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      • 29 72 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Yesterday's close: 593.6 (+11.35) Thai stocks gained 1.95 per cent as the government moved ahead with plans for a second massive stimulus package.
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    • 246 73  -  Linette Lai By BANKS both local and foreign have taken a hit in the financial meltdown but they remain keen on hiring, especially information technology graduates with a business bent. The fact that many big-name institutions have chosen Singapore as their global
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      • 88 74 REUTERS TOKYO: Revised figures are expected to confirm that Japan's economy shrank at a record pace in the first quarter, supporting views that the nation is on a slow path to recovery from its worst recession since World War 11. Gross
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      • 89 74 ASSOCIATED PRESS GENEVA: The world is in the midst of a global job crisis that could last up to eight years, the head of the United Nation's labour agency said on Wednesday. With some 45 million people entering the workforce
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      • 68 74 REUTERS WASHINGTON: The Obama administration plans to unveil on June 17 its sweeping plan to overhaul financial regulation, according to a source familiar with thinking at the Treasury Department. The proposal will serve as a framework for lawmakers as they embark on
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    • 446 75  -  Michelle Tay Asia needs more PhD schemes to ensure quality, says accrediting agency I By FORGET the Masters of Business Administration. When it comes to grooming the next generation of business leaders, the PhD, or doctorate, is what matters more. This is especially true
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    • 409 75  -  Elizabeth Wilmot By IDENTIFYING the geographical origin of timber to counter illegal cross-border smuggling and developing cutting-edge firewalls for computer networks: These are just two of the innovative projects awarded generous funding by Spring Singapore yesterday. They were among 21 winning projects selected from
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    • 312 75  -  UNETTE LAI MR KHOO Beng Keat, the managing director of MAJ Aviation, has plenty of engineers on his payroll but is a little short of staff with financial expertise. That is where the Business Advisers Programme, launched three months ago, was able to leap
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    • 513 76  -  Gabriel Chen Singapore bosses still cautious over pay, given slowdown in global trade By MANY employers here are freezing salaries or lifting them only marginally this year, according to a recent poll by global consulting firm Watson Wyatt. The survey, which polled
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    • 402 76  - May the best man or woman take the lead Yang Huiwen By COMPANIES should not be too hung up about the gender issue in terms of leadership positions, Singapore's first woman Cabinet minister Lim Hwee Hua and other panellists said at a forum yesterday. Instead, they should stick to the
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    • 421 76  -  Nicholas Yong By HONG KONG'S flagship carrier Cathay Pacific says the decline in its cargo business caused by the economic downturn has levelled off. However, a recovery in the business depends on a pickup in demand in the United States and European
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    • 727 77  -  Fiona Chan WHY TEMASEK SOLD BARCLAYS Concern that bank would be nationalised may be a factor, say fund managers By UNCERTAINTY may have been one of the reasons behind Temasek Holdings' decision to sell off its stake in British bank Barclays in December and
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    • 63 77 PHOTO: Temasek paid US$5.l billion (557.3 billion) for a 13.7 per cent stake in Merrill Lynch. The purchase was made in stages starting from December 2007. The shares were converted into BoA shares when BoA acquired Merrill last year. The resulting 3 per cent stake in BoA
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      36 77 PHOTO: Temasek bought a 2 per cent stake in July 2007 for £975 million (552.3 billion). It sold the stake between December and January at an estimated loss of £500 million to £600 million. BLOOMBERG
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    • 562 77  -  Fiona Chan By TEMASEK Holdings has retained its position as one of the world's most transparent sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). It attained a perfect score on the latest Linaburg-Maduell Transparency Index, published quarterly by the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute in California. For the first
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    • 105 77 pi WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com blogged about MOST-READ ONLINE Liquidity-driven rally. Says Tan hm: Temasek beats returns of many big "I don't think the traditional growth funds. recovery model is going to be valid in the future. Asia as a consumer power is MOST COMMENTED
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      44 78 Young drinkers are making a nuisance of themselves at Mohamed Sultan Road and Clarke Quay. Residents and businesses tell CARAVAN MIRIAH about the noise and the rubbish these revellers left behind. DESIGN: MARLONE RUBIO PHOTOS: ALPHONSUS CHERN, THE SUBSTATION and WESLEY LOH
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      1391 79  -  cara van miriah Rowdy youths buy cheap booze and hang out around Mohamed Sultan Road, causing a disturbance in the swanky enclaves It smells like teen spirits not to mention, beer and other alcohol. That is the smell of vomit on innercity streets around Clarke Quay and Mohamed
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      • 542 81  -  natasha ann zachariah Two upcoming bands playing at Rock The Sub concert will get a shot at worldwide fame For two lucky indie bands, performing at this year's Rock The Sub concert at The Substation Theatre might kickstart an international music career. The three-year-old indie music event,
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      • 567 81  -  jocelyn lee Fans of veteran Taiwanese singer Stella Chang will have a rare opportunity to see her perform this Sunday. Her appearance on the live fundraising television programme TrueHearts 2009 may also be the last time fans will get to see her perform. The
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      • 760 83  -  yeow kai chai Grizzly Bear's latest is a glowing masterpiece of subtle orchestration and rock experimentation sound bites Epic yet intimate and full of future possibilities welcome to the Age of Grizzly Bear. In 2007's Friend EP, the Brooklyn-based quartet have already shown how adroit
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        657 84  -  Samuel Lee Chang Tou Liang BWEfflasian pop THIS IS THE STYLE OF ROCK 'N' ROLL LIVE IN TICC Crowd Lv Team Ear/Rock DAYLIGHT OF SPRING sodagreen Willin Music/Universal LITTLE FLIGHT katncandix2 AsiaMuse/Rock The indie spirit is indomitable, it seems. Even in Taipei, the nucleus of the Mandopop industry,
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      • 871 87  -  cara van miriah DJ Paul T Local king of spin DJ Paul T does not touch the hard stuff but a lot of hard work goes into his day A tall guy with a funky haircut and spectacles sits at a bar table waiting patiently. He sees Life!
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      • 862 86  -  tay yek keak Get caught up in a gritty Iraq War diary, a troubled MP and a neurotic mum couch grouch America is winding down the Iraq War but the terrific, uncompromising miniseries Generation Kill captures the craziness of why its lethal, pumped-up soldiers
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    • 114 89 'I try run but I'm not Nadal. Also like not possible for me' Russian tennis player Nikolay Davydenko (right) on crashing out in the quarter-finals of the French Open It's like children playing with knives. When there is no blood or pain, you don't feel it's
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    • 600 89  -  tara tan Step up to the quirky in Foward Moves, a dance double-bill arts reporter Do not expect the conventional at Forward Moves, a platform for emerging choreographers at the Singapore Arts Festival. Two of Singapore's most exciting experimental choreographers will present unorthodox notions of performance for this
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    • 575 89  -  Adeline chia 'WBWtheatre THE CRAB FLOWER CLUB Toy Factory Productions Drama Centre Theatre Wednesday Director-playwright Goh Boon Teck returned to the feminine realm with this handsome production about five feisty women in the Qing dynasty. His last appearance in the Singapore Arts Festival was in 2005,
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    • 597 90  -  Adeline chia Actors stay fit with Japanese director Suzuki Tadashi's gruelling method acting arts reporter Actors must be like athletes to perform, says renowned Japanese director and performance theorist Suzuki Tadashi. That was one reason why he invented the gruelling Suzuki Method of Actor Training (often shortened
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    • 746 93  -  Stephanie yap The National Library Board is organising free guided tours exploring places mentioned in local poems and stories When the National Library Board says it wants to take book lovers on a literary journey through Singapore, the word "journey" is used, well, quite literally.
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      • 558 95 Hong Kong Edison Chen (right) seems to be attempting to resuscitate his career since returning to Hong Kong after last year's sex photo scandal. Over the past week, the pop idol has been snapped venturing out of his hotel. He went to his fashion business, dined
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      • 209 95 Reuters, Associated Press Los Angeles A California woman has accused Sacha Baron Cohen of assault in an encounter she said occurred during filming for his upcoming movie Bruno and which left her in a wheelchair. In a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles, Richelle Olson said
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      • 131 95 Hong Kong Veteran Hong Kong actor Shek Kin (right), known for his villain roles in Cantonese movies of the *****, died yesterday morning in a hospital, aged 96, the Hong Kong media reported. Early reports did not say what the cause was. The actor,
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      16 132 Things you never knew about window dressing V/1M! NIVEA SUN HAMPERS WORTH $1,000 I
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    • 417 133  -  TEE HUN CHING Editor hunching@sph.com.sg Tired of the perennial weekend crush at Parkway Parade, my husband and I decided to drive out of our comfort zone one weekend and head for Kallang Leisure Park. I had read about a few novel F&B outlets there, including
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      342 135  -  Karen Tee BEAUIYBOX Be a sun-lover but be sure to protect your skin against harmful ultra-violet rays. Here are seven new sunscreens to try 1 Lancaster Multi Protection Water Sweat Resist Easy on Gel SPF 20 (75m1) $54, from Lancaster counters The delightful gel texture of this sunblock
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      816 137  -  Noelle Loh DEALS GALORE The Great Singapore Sale has more hot deals in its second week: CREDIT CRUNCHERS MasterCard members get a host of privileges including 10 per cent off at Topshop, Topman and Dorothy Perkins when they spend at least $60. Till July 26, chalk up at least
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      339 137 Despite the continuing trickle of bad news about less-than-robust sales from retailers, I do believe things might be starting to look up for some lucky ones. Just a few weeks ago, an ecstatic little birdy told me that one of the über-cool bigshots of the publishing world one of
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      609 138 Have a problem with the way you look? Don't sweat it. E-mail your queries to Hong Xinyi at sturban@sph.com.sg QAre there any face massages or exercises that I can do at home every day to keep my skin wrinkle-free, radiant and youthful? A Well, don't be expecting eternal
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    • 51 138  -  Noelle Loh Striped cotton dress $8, from Song St Song, 01-206 Block 178 ToaPayoh Central With its plastic buttons and sweetheart neckline, this flirty frock oozes a fun 1950s feel. Wear it on its own as a sexy summer dress or layer over a tee for a girlish
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    • 227 138  -  Noelle Loh These two cool cats were spotted at the Fiat 500 Barbie Glamour Party at Prive Waterfront Bar on May 29 Ang Jinyuan, 22, accountancy graduate What are you wearing? My dress, which I'm wearing as a top, is from my blog shop Vogue Femme (voguefemme. livejournal.com/)
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      837 139 The New York Times Designer shorts that cost a limb are raising eyebrows but designers argue that they give them the same workmanship that goes into pants here are reasons this spring to feel like short-selling designer shorts. What are the odds, after all, that many men will
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    • 572 140 Some labels are moving their shops out of Stamford House and Capitol Building as redevelopment plans are put on hold. HONG XINYI reports After a brief heyday as a mini-hub for local labels, Stamford House and the adjacent Capitol Building are in limbo. Redevelopment plans for the
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      328 140 Vending machines here now dispense accessories like scarves to help you spiff up your outfit instantly. KAREN TEE finds out Vending machines are great for grabbing a cold drink or a quick snack on the go. Now, you can spice up your outfit with a little help from
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    • 46 141 The bling spotted at Bulgari's 125 th anniversary celebrations was not all jewellery Strike a pose: (clockwise from top left) American actress and model Chloe Sevigny in an Acne dress, actresses Selma Blair, in Versace, and Jessica Alba wearing Prada, and actor Jason Lewis.
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      957 141 To reinforce its brand image during the global downturn, Bulgari pulled off an upscale 1 25th anniversary bash. SUMIKOTANwasinRome to savour the splendour No expenses were spared when Bulgari celebrated its 125 th anniversary in Rome last month. First, the Italian jeweller and luxury goods maker launched a
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    • 1211 142  -  HONG XINYI An enticing window display can turn a browser into a buyer You do not have to be a marketing guru to understand the art and argument behind visual merchandising. It helps, however, if you speak a little French. "The French term for window-shopping is leche-vitrines," says
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      1279 143 DISPLAY ARTIST 1 JULIAN LEE, 32, window designer at Hermes An alumnus of Lasalle College of the Arts, Lee was a visual merchandiser with Tangs and Robinsons before joining French luxury house Hermes in 2007. He is in charge of the brand's window fronts at its three stores
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    • 1190 144 From ceramic to wood, some of the most common earthly materials are finding their way into high-end jewellery designs. NOELLE LOH reports It is enough to make one clutch her yellow-gold necklace in horror. High-end jewellery that use down-to-earth materials yet go for sky-high prices. Instead of
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    • 782 145  -  KAREN TEE Urban traces L'Oreal's growth from a kitchen laboratory to the world's largest beauty company as it marks its centenary Once upon a time in Paris, chemist Eugene Schueller turned his kitchen into a makeshift laboratory to concoct hair dyes. Little did he imagine that
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      476 145 Three words "make-up and lipstick" were all it took to spark the idea. They were what five-year-old piano prodigy Yoo Ye Eun said when asked what she wanted most in life during a TV interview when she was here last July for a piano recital. The Korean girl
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    • 437 145 1907: L'Aureale, the world's first safe hair dye, is created by Eugene Scheuller using mineral salts. Until then, hair dyes in France tended to cause allergic reactions, leading doctors to ban their use. The company's name L'Oreal is a take on this product's name. 1934: Dop, the
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    • 728 146 Fashionistas, get ready to see a new side to the British luxury label when it opens its flagship store in lon Orchard. NOELLE LOH reports from London British luxury label Burberry is keen to square off its days of staid plaid. Just wait till you check out
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      1034 147 In this second of a four-part series, KAREN TEE checks with the three readers picked for the Urban fitness challenge and finds their arms looking more defined t is the halfway point of the programme and the women are already seeing results. The three readers picked to
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      687 148  -  PRADEEP PAUL Bounce into shape with exercises to turn back the clock PERSONAL TRAINER ands up, all those who want to be younger. Here is the bad news: You cannot turn back time. But there is some good news: You can try and "reduce" your body's age
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    • 272 149  -  TAN HSUEH YUN POSH NOSH t was the retro, revolving cake display case that did it for me. I did a double-take when I saw it in Takashimaya I Food Hall and went back for a closer look. Good-looking chocolate things were winking at me from the inside
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    • 101 149 If more cinemas stocked yummy popcorn like these offerings from a company called Corn Garden, I might be more tempted to get something to nibble while watching movies. These Japanese snacks look like brown bubbles crispy, sweet bubbles. The Caramel version has a hint of salt,
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      84 149 Roasted barley tea or mugicha is a popular cooling drink in Japan and Korea in summer. With the weather heating up here, I will be chugging down litres of it too. I like this version, which has a sesame twist. It is an unusual combination, sesame
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    • 119 149 You know lam a big Pocky fan, but I could not resist these pretty boxes of Fran, Meiji's challenger to Glico's popular stick snack. While the latter's Pocky and Pretz are made with pretzel sticks, Frans are more wafer-like. They make for a good snack too.
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    • 614 150  -  /Noelle Loh THEBAGPAGE She is the fashion editor of edgy British lifestyle magazine Dazed Confused. She is also the muse and stylist of British bad boy designer Careth Pugh. But Katie Shillingford insists she is not stylish. In t own last month to style Pugh's show at the
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