The Straits Times, 1 December 2009

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    30 1 MICA (P) 094/11/2009 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 2009 S|Si A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS Sfll A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES
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      Lock icon Wider reach for cashcards.
      53 1 THE Infocomm Development Authority aims to push for 19,000 more places at which contactless stored-value cards can be accepted. To get more merchants in the non-transport sector on board, the rental on the payment terminals will be waived, and transaction fees cut by up to half.
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      Lock icon More older men hired
      66 1 A MANPOWER Ministry report on the state of the workforce for the 12-month period from June last year found that the number of men aged 55 to 64 employed here as at June this year hit a new high despite the downturn a sign, analysts said,
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      Lock icon Teen triangle' fights back
      48 1 THE Heeren, Cathay Cineleisure Orchard and *Scape Youth Park, landmarks in the Orchard Road shopping belt targeting the young, want to put $60 million into events, renovations and promotions over the next four months because their popularity among teens is flagging. HOME PAGE Bl
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      Lock icon China's future top leader?
      46 1 THE 46-year-old Hu Chunhua is being tipped to become China's future top leader after his appointment as party chief of Inner Mongolia region yesterday. Analysts say he is now on the fast track to be China's sixth-generation leader. PRIME PAGE A 6
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      Lock icon Settling financial disputes
      54 1 THE structured products mess is slowly being cleared up, with steady progress seen in resolving individual cases. The body that deals with financial disputes reported yesterday that it has reached agreement or is close to reaching it in about 72 per cent of the complaints lodged with
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    Lock icon 24 hours to cool off before Polling Day
    862 1  -  Chua Chin Hon No campaigning on eve so voters can make a rational decision By PHOTOS PORT OF SPAIN (Trinidad and Tobago): Singaporeans will get an extra "cool-ing-off" day at the next General Election, a 24-hour period during which campaigning will not
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    Lock icon Dubai govt walks away from Dubai World debacle
    656 1  -  Goh Eng Yeow By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT THE Dubai government effectively washed its hands of crisis-hit Dubai World yesterday when it announced that it does not guarantee the conglomerate's debts. A senior finance department official said that while the government was the firm's
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      64 1 HOLIDAYS s TIGER MYSTERY JM I WORLD AIDS DAY (i Subhas Anandaris ideal Wf JW fault PDTMF parF afi A Healthy baby for W says champ PRIME,PAGE A 8 IW©^ f»V .-i ttttt travelling companion 4^- K5- woman with HIV J| 21 f He doesnt need to explain LIFE! PAGES
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        Lock icon Dubai lapse (of concentration?)
        93 2 WE SAY Dubai grew too fast, too grandly and on too much debt. Its vision was out of sync with its absorptive capacity. This is a principal lesson to learn from its debt service difficulties. But the condition is not terminal. Abu Dhabi, the rich senior
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        Lock icon A balancing act
        30 2 COLUMNS William Choong examines the issue of US arms for Taiwan: Too little sold could have negative consequences for US credibility in Asia. REVIEW PAGE A 22
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        Lock icon Cut the fuel's source
        37 2 OUR READERS SAY Kuo How Nam says a a bolder solution to the problem of gambling is to restrict the access of gamblers to funds that fuel their habit. FORUM PAGE A 24
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      97 2 OUR Nov 26 article "A Traveller's Tale filled with intrigue", by Senior Writer Anthony Paul, failed to say where and when Mr Eric Halpern, the first editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review, died. His death was reported in Cebu on Aug 5, 1991, when
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      Lock icon Brown walks right into an EU political trap
      839 2  -  Jonathan Eyal Energy and trade posts have gone to those who shun Anglo-Saxon model By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU WHEN the European Union selected its first foreign minister recently, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was "elated" to have secured the position for
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      Lock icon More contactless shopping on the cards
      731 3  -  Chua Hian Hou Waiver of rental fees and lower transaction fees in big push to go cashless By THE Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) of Singapore is aiming to set up 19,000 more places at which contactless stored-value cards can be accepted. When that many
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      Lock icon Digital mapping services set to take off with govt grants
      332 3  -  CHUA HIAN HOU FOUR companies have been given a total of $500,000 in government grants to pilot digital mapping services here. Such maps can, for example, provide re-al-time navigation help to motorists. The services will go live in a six-month
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      Lock icon DBS' Dubai-exposure about $1.8 billion
      898 4  -  Francis Chan Esther Teo By Milestone clues to date of next election PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke to the Singapore media at the end of a three-day visit to Trinidad and Tobago to attend the biennial Commonwealth meetings. Here are excerpts of his comments
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      Lock icon 'Little Hu' in front as future leader
      773 6  -  Peh Shing Huei CHINA BUREAU CHIEF Hu Jintao protege could well climb to top job in 2022 By Another Suzhou man promoted BEIJING: The Communist Party bosses from Suzhou city continue to power ahead. Mr Wang Mm (right), who served as Suzhou party
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      Lock icon Woods says it's his fault; then clams up
      635 8 MIAMI: It was my fault. Tiger Woods has finally taken full responsibility for Friday's mysterious car crash, but for a third consecutive day refused to give his side of the story to the police. The world No.l golfer posted a statement on
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      Lock icon Older men at work at a high
      967 8  -  Cassandra Chew Employment rate for younger workers takes a dip By Income up by just 0.5 per cent last year THE income of Singapore workers has hardly moved, climbing a paltry $10 in one year to $2,600 this June. This rise in the
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      Lock icon 'Having HIV is not the end of the world. You can live a normal life'
      1405 9  -  Wong Kim Hoh Given tainted blood, Jennifer overcame trauma, married and now has a baby By SENIOR WRITER Safe pregnancy possible BEING infected with HIV is no longer a death sentence, if those who are
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      117 9 ft WORLD AIDS DAY jjljfr Two million people worldwide died of Aids last year, with nearly 75 per cent of Jp^lfc, them coming from Sub-Saharan Africa. New HIV infections numbered 2.7 million JHf to bring the global total to 33.4 million people. j HIV-positive people New HIV infections Aids deaths
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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      Lock icon Winter ski centre
      691 10  -  Peh Shing Huei ghjk Latest bid to draw crowds to Olympic showpiece stadium, the Bird's Nest By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF BEIJING: The showpiece stadium of last year's Summer Olympics will soon be hosting winter games. State media reported yesterday that the desperate operator of the Bird's Nest
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        Lock icon Thai King postpones birthday celebrations
        413 11  -  Nirmal Ghosh But he will make rare public appearance on Sat when he turns 82 By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej has ordered the "indefinite postponement" of the traditional trooping of the royal colours tomorrow and his birthday eve speech scheduled for Friday.
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        Lock icon S'porean cleared of charity scam but faces other probes
        391 11  -  Ho Ai Li By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI: Taiwanese prosecutors have cleared the son of a well-known curry puff businessman in Singapore of wrongdoing over an alleged charity scam and a fraud case. However, David Looi Chong Wee, whose father Looi San
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        Lock icon Surge in number of Malaysian emigrants
        556 13  -  Carolyn Hong Deputy minister says spike may be due to higher registration rate, not actual emigration By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF A total of 304,358 Malaysians registered as emigrants KUALA LUMPUR: The number of Malaysian emigrants has surged over the last two years, with Australia
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        Lock icon Police probe of anti-graft officials to end
        342 13 JAKARTA: Indonesia's Attorney-General will drop the case against two senior anti-graft investigators at the centre of a bitter feud with police, an official said yesterday. The culmination of a scandal that has gripped the country for months is expected today when a Jakarta
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        Lock icon Malaysia to revamp civics bureau
        676 14  -  Hazlin Hassan Controversial govt course will be improved to ensure it promotes multiracial unity By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT What participants say One participant, Mr Mohd Azrul Abu Hassan, wrote in an article on the Malaysian Insider website about a course facilitator who described Chinese and Indians
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        Lock icon Hun Sen slams Thai leaders over 'insult'
        275 14 PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday criticised Thailand's leaders, saying they had insulted his country after Phnom Penh refused to extradite fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra. Mr Hun Sen said his country would "have no happiness" while Thai Premier Abhisit
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        Lock icon Arroyo to run for seat in Congress
        446 15  -  Alastair Mclndoe Speculation that move is bid to avoid lawsuits or to regain power after her term ends By PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA: President Gloria Arroyo the country's second longest serving leader plans to stay in politics after her term ends next year by
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        Lock icon Bomb damages new Indian restaurant in JB
        270 15 JOHOR BARU: A new Indian restaurant in Johor's Stulang Darat was bombed early yesterday in what police say could be a case of business rivalry or sabotage. It was believed to be the first of its kind in the southern Malaysian state. No
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        Lock icon US offers Pakistan expanded partnership
        612 16 But it warns Islamabad to stop using insurgents to further its policy aims WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has offered Pakistan an expanded strategic partnership, including additional military and economic cooperation, while warning with unusual bluntness that its use of insurgent groups to pursue policy
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        Lock icon China objects to Kashmir road, India stops work
        166 16 SRINAGAR (India): Work on a mountainous road in Indian-controlled Kashmir near the border with China has been stopped after objections from the Chinese army, officials said yesterday. A government official from Leh, the capital of the area of Ladakh where the road
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        Lock icon EU allows US access to bank data – for now
        381 17 EU allows US access to bank data for now BRUSSELS: European Union governments agreed yesterday to allow the United States to access European banking data in anti-terror probes but only for nine months while they seek a longer-term deal that could allow them to see information from the US. Such
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        Lock icon Alleged cop killer has long criminal record
        642 17 He is suspected of killing four US cops in execution-style shooting in coffee shop PARKLAND (Seattle): The prime suspect in the execution-style shooting of four Washington state police officers in the United States has a long criminal record punctuated by violence and erratic
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        Lock icon Possible suspect in Russian train blast
        358 18 MOSCOW: Police yesterday released a composite sketch of a man thought to be involved in the bombing of the Moscow-to-St Petersburg train as Russia mourned the victims of the blast. The authorities say last Friday night's derailment of the Nevsky Express a fast train
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        Lock icon Dismay over minaret ban vote
        615 18 Swiss govt seeks to calm Muslims' fears GENEVA: Switzerland faced a backlash among Muslims elsewhere yesterday over a shock vote to ban new minarets, while the government struggled to reassure the country's stunned Muslims that they were not regarded as outcasts. Muslim leaders expressed dismay
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        Lock icon Iran reorganises naval forces: Study
        631 19 Revolutionary guard navy gets control of Persian Gulf and Hormuz Strait ,mbnm, WASHINGTON: Iran has reorganised its naval forces to give operational control of the strategic Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz to the naval component of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the event
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        Lock icon Trailblazing science moments go online
        445 20 Move is to mark Royal Society's 350 th anniversary LONDON: One of the world's oldest scientific institutions is marking the start of its 350 th year by putting online for the first time some of its most memorable research papers. The works comprise famous literature
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      • INBRIEF
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          Lock icon Perth to host next Chogm
          82 20 SYDNEY: Australia yesterday unveiled Perth as the venue for the next Commonwealth summit in 2011, as the international club's latest gathering ended in Trinidad and Tobago. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said it was a "tremendous opportunity" for the west coast city, which is at the
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          Lock icon Pressure on yuan 'unfair'
          123 20 NANJING: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said yesterday that international pressure over China's currency policy was "unfair" and that a stable yuan is crucial to his nation's economic health. But he sought to reassure the European Union that China shared its environmental concerns, a week ahead of
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          Lock icon Treat Aids patients sooner
          112 20 LONDON: People infected with the virus that causes Aids should start treatment earlier than currently recommended, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday. The United Nations agency issued new guidance advising doctors to start giving patients Aids drugs a year or two earlier than usual. The
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          Lock icon Artificial pork created
          95 20 LONDON: Researchers in the Netherlands have created what is described as soggy pork and are investigating ways to improve the muscle tissue in the hope that people will one day want to eat it, the Telegraph has reported. Although no one has tasted the product yet, it
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          Lock icon Ex-judge hangs himself
          105 20 BEIJING: A former senior judge awaiting trial in a massive crackdown on organised crime in south-western China hung himself in jail using the drawstring of his underwear, state media said yesterday. Wu Xiaoqing, 57, was found hanging from his detention cell doorway in Chongqing city on Saturday
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        Lock icon World's oldest twins
        47 20 Chinese 104-year-old twins, Cao Daqiao (right) and her younger sister Xiaoqiao, at home last Sunday. According to the Guinness World Records, the sisters from Weifang, in China's eastern province of Shandong, are the world's oldest twins. They were born in 1905. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Dubai's lapse (of concentration?)
      461 21 THE markets in Asia have taken the measure of Dubai's debt stunner more calmly, following the day-after panic after Wednesday's notice of a payment delay raised suspicions of a domino default. European markets and Wall Street also have stabilised after suffering "sympathetic" nerve reactions. In the
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      Lock icon Living with a sense of eternal crisis
      889 21  -  Pankaj Mishra MUMBAI ATTACKS: ONE YEAR ON By ON THE evening of Sept 11, 2001,1 hurried through a dark apple orchard to the nearest television set in the Himalayan village of Mashobra. My landlord opened his door reluctantly, and then appeared unmoved by
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      Lock icon US arms sales to Taiwan a balancing act
      876 21  -  William Choong By SENIOR WRITER EARLIER this year, I had the rare privilege of interviewing a senior US admiral. The interview was wide-ranging, and the admiral graciously answered questions on Washington's strategy in the Asia-Pacific, growing cooperation between the United States and
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        Lock icon Eat less meat for the green cause
        1285 22  -  Cheong Suk-Wai TABLE TALK WITH DR RAJENDRA KUMAR PACHAURI By SENIOR WRITER Sink or swim together b.lb nmbn/m, nm/n WITH one of the year's surprise box-office hits being the climate change disaster movie 2012, to say nothing of the growing concern about climate
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        Lock icon The world is at critical turning point
        787 22  -  HOLGER STANDERTSKJOLDNORDENSTAM UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN 1989, governments adopted the Montreal Protocol, a treaty designed to protect the Earth's ozone layer. Few could have foreseen how far-reaching that decision would prove to be. If not for the
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        256 23 PROBLEM GAMBLING I REFER to last Friday's report, "Get yourself banned from casinos", regarding casino gambling exclusion orders. It was acknowledged that a casino gambling exclusion order will affect only a handful of gamblers and will hardly be effective in controlling problem gambling in Singapore. There
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        96 23 I REFER to yesterday's report, "Unite against alternative values, Anglicans urged". Do people actually marry in the belief they will be divorced some years down the road? Who chooses deliberately to be a single mother? Who wants to be a homosexual and be vilified as
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        180 23 DUBAI, a possession-economy, now faces a reality check. Singapore and other countries should take a hard look at which way they are heading. Wealth, in a traditional economy, is generated by producing goods and services faster, cheaper and better. Through cycles of constant improvement,
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        190 23 Avoid stereotyping "It is not about being politically correct but being sensitive." MR HUMAYUN MOHAMED ZULFAKIR: "I refer to Mr Alaric Ng's response last Thursday ('Why can't we just appreciate a show's creativity?') to Miss Chow Pei Sze letter ('How did ethnic stereotype go unflagged?', Nov 14). In a
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      724 24  -  Eisen Teo Orchard youth market landmarks to invest in events and makeovers By What youths want A POLL of 30 young consumers yielded these suggestions: Meet-and-greet sessions with singers and actors Beauty pageants such as The New Paper New Face contest Movie and
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      562 25  -  Salma Khalik ERRANT DOCTORS Cases resulting in minor harm best dealt with by Spore Medical Council By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT ERRANT doctors are best dealt with by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC), and prosecutors will step in only if a death or serious
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      410 25  -  MAVIS TOH A MAN is fighting for his life after a blaze in his two-room flat in Marine Parade yesterday. The fire was raging in the bedroom of the flat in Block 53, Marine Terrace, when officers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)
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      736 26  -  Jessica Jaganathan April Chong MOH invites people to give ideas on how health-care resources should be allocated By bn,.bn. THE public has been invited to give suggestions on how to shape the health budget for next year. For the first time, the Health
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      437 27  -  Sujin Thomas WORKSITE SAFETY Safety practices help keep accident numbers steady even as number of projects rises By THE accident rate at HDB worksites has declined, with the number of workers getting hurt holding steady against a surge in the number of projects this
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      324 27 A FORMER clerk-of-works who took a $10,000 kickback in return for being lenient in supervising a contractor's work was fined $50,000 yesterday. Low Soon Chong, 58, then employed by Sentosa Leisure Management, admitted accepting the bribe from Meng Yeow Construction project director Richard Joseph
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      413 28  -  They say seasoned retailers don't need mandatory training PET shop owners are taking issue with a new ruling that from next month will require them to take a course on animal care. The course, announced by Parliamentary Secretary for National Development Mohamad Maliki Osman
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        53 28 NEEDY students from Bukit Batok East each received book vouchers worth $100 yesterday to help pay for new school books and stationery. The vouchers for the 150 primary and secondary school children were donated by the Barker Road Methodist Church and the Bukit Batok East
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        48 28 BUS operator SBS Transit will roll out eight new wheelchair accessible services on Thursday to commemorate World Disability Day. The services 13, 15, 36, 52, 54, 57, 291 and 333 bring the number of wheelchair-accessible services running on the roads to 38.
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        68 28 THE National Environment Agency and Johor's Department of Environment will be holding a large-scale chemical release emergency response exercise tomorrow at the Tuas Second Link. Traffic will be diverted during the exercise from 9am to lpm and motorists are advised to avoid the Tuas Checkpoint during
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      468 29  -  Grace Chua Big carbon emission cuts can come from simple fixes: Experts By EFFORTS to use new energy technologies are hampered by businesses' reluctance to toss out their expensive and energy-ineffi-cient equipment, said head of the International Energy Agency's (lEA) energy efficiency and environment
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      438 30 He is jailed four years for using fake cards to buy watches in transit area A FRAUDSTER used forged credit cards carrying his own name to buy expensive watches, but this did not save him from getting nabbed. Ang Lip Kwing, a Malaysian, was
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        96 30 A FORMER Maybank relationship manager who pocketed a customer's $20,000 was jailed for eight months yesterday. Nicholas Yeo Cheng Joo, 31, was working at Malayan Banking's Jurong East branch when he misappropriated the money belonging to Mr Tio Ah Chu on Feb 5 last year. Mr
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        145 30 AN UNEMPLOYED man who promised his victims high cash rebates for cellphone plans was jailed for a year yesterday. Muhammad Nazri Azman, 23, admitted to one count of attempted cheating and two of cheating for having talked his victims into signing up with the telco
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      1212 31  -  Leonard Lim By Debutant Rainer Ng aims to be the next regional star "He needs to bulk up both his upper and lower body, we just started him on gym work this year." DAVID LIM, coach of Rainer Ng, on his charge's potential to get better
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      217 31  -  Chan U-Gene By SINGAPORE has sent its youngest football squad to the biennial South-east Asian Games since the competition became an Under-23 event in 2001. The team, who left for Laos at 8.40 am from Changi Airport yesterday, have an average age
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      947 32  -  Rohit Brijnath Celebs' private lives are their own, not for public and media to dissect SPORTINGLIFE By Is it illegal to feel sorry for a billion-dollar man who is a master of spin, with club and microphone? It seems so. There is almost a
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      219 32 SYDNEY: Not everyone wants to know why Tiger Woods drove out of his house early on Friday morning and crashed his car. John Daly said yesterday that he did not want to know the details of the accident, which left the world's No.
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      638 33 "They have asked, very humbly, 'can't we be team No. 33 at the World Cup?' I will bring it to the attention of the executive committee. I cannot confirm what will happen, but I will report it to the executive committee." SEPP BLATTER, on Ireland's request
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      382 33 LONDON: Carlo Ancelotti watched his Chelsea team brush aside Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday and then declared: "I believe we will win the title." The manager thinks the Blues will remain on top of the English Premier League until the end of
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      412 33 MADRID: Barcelona usually win praise for their free-flowing attack-minded football but it was their stubborn defence that was lauded by Spanish media, after the La Liga champions defeated Real Madrid 1-0 in Sunday's 'clasico'. Billed as a clash of styles, the resultsorientated Real taking
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      120 33 ST PHOTO: NICHOLAS Pye (left, top), seven, grimacing as he tries to pin down Ferdi de Louw, also seven, in a judo tournament at the Budo Academy on Sunday. This is the first grappling tournament for four- to seven-year-olds involving physical contact in Singapore. Sports like
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      133 33 bn,bnm,bn Mans 1 St Etienne 1, Olympique Lyon 1 Stade Rennes 1. German Bundesliga Bayer Leverkusen 4 Stuttgart 0, Hannover 0 Bayern Munich 3. Italian Serie A Atalanta Bergamo 1 Roma 2, Bari 2 Siena 1, Cagliari 2 Juventus 0, Catania 0 Milan 2, Chievo Verona 1 Palermo 0,
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        81 33 LONDON: Serena Williams (above) has been fined U*****,000 (*****,000) and put on probation for two years for her foul-mouthed tirade at the US Open in September. The International Tennis Federation said yesterday that any further offence at a Grand Slam in the next two
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        59 33 SAO PAULO: Michael Schumacher said on Sunday that he has recovered from his neck injury and indicated that he has not ruled out a return to Formula One next season. He made the comments in Brazil, where he competed in a charity karting race
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        57 33 LAUSANNE (Switzerland): The International Hockey Federation wants to boost its income before the 2016 Olympics, by cashing in on the sport's popularity in India. Field hockey's ruling executive meets this week to study a six-year plan that aims to raise the game's profile by
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        66 33 THE Singapore Recreation Club is organising an 11-a-side football tournament at the Padang from Dec 19. It will be held every Saturday and Sunday till end-January. The fee is $1,000 per team, and prizes worth more than $10,000 (cash and sports goods) are up for grabs.
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      147 34 1y r Thank you most beloved Mother >- \v L*f /.>"* for your unconditional love, unwavering support, > V -L^ \A il >V^ y sehless sacrifices and uncomplaining sweet nature. v£/t^ v^^' j You will forever live in our hearts. v_f^F^ Dharma, Sila, Dana and Bhavana. May you attain the
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      167 34 "For I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 KATHERINE CHIA Age: 79 was called home to be with the Lord on 29 November 2009. Dearly missed and forever cherished by loved ones. Husband: Lim Chwee Bock (deceased) Son:
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      77 34 TEO TSOON WEE BRAVEN Age: 32 Passed away peacefully on 29 November 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Teo Siew Ling Father: Mother: Teo Hoe Chu To Ah Xi Brother: Sister-in-law: Dato Teo Tsoon Yong Lav Pei Sze Body is resting at Singapore Casket, 131 Lavender
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      217 34 WEE TECK SENG AGE: 55 passed away peacefully on 29 November 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Lee Teng Choo Son: Wee Wai Siong Daughter: Wee Sue Yuen Father: (Ng Ah Huat, deceased) Mother: Koh Cheng Kirn Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Desmond Ooi Teck Chye Ong Poh Hwa
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      142 34 "He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him 1 will trust" Psalm: 91:2 CHAN CHEE WAH Age: 72 Was called home to be with the Lord on 29 Nov 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Beloved Wife: Sylvia Tan Brother: Christopher Sisters: Brothers-in-law: Mary Paul Choy Rose Tony
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      87 34 IN LOVING MEMORY For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16) YEO YAW KOK, PATRICK Departed on 29 Nov 2007 We miss you for your courage, humour laughter We miss you
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      95 34 "Jesus took my place on the Cross and gave me a place in Heaven. Because Christ is alive, we too shall live." TAN JAKE SENG Age: 84 was called home to be with the Lord on 30 November 2009. Leaving behind all loved ones. (Beloved wife: Helen Lav Yoke Hee,
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      28 34 i 12thAnnlversary N Sf InEveriovingMemoryof UMCHVENEO Departed 1/12/1997 (Chinese Date2iidiiayofllthinoon) In our hearts thoughts you Live Sadly missed and fondly remembered by aU jffi I loved ones. fta
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      32 34 10th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of CHUAH BEE LIAN Departed: 1 Dec 1999 In our hearts you live and always will be in memory. Deeply missed always remembered by family loved ones
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      39 35 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to our Group Executive Director Mr Kenneth Tan Kay Soon On the demise of his beloved brother TAN KAY HAI Departed on 30 November 2009 From: The Management Staff of EASTERN HOLDINGS LTD
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      29 35 With deepest condolences to the family of the late Dr. Ng Wan Sing (Associate Professor) from Faculty, Staff and Students of School of Mechanical Aerospace Engineering Nanyang Technological University
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      80 35 Because love never dies. It has teen said that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation. But there are ways to hold on to the precious memory of the one you've lost. With a significant piece of jewellery, a lovingly preserved flower or a hundle of
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      159 35 EP' "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall^% not be in want... and I will dwell in the 1 house of the Lord forever. "Psalm 23 TAN BOON SWEE JOSEPH Age: 95 was called home to be with the Lord on 30 November 2009, leaving behind loved ones Wife: Mary
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      135 35 "The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want... and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 GEORGE DE ROZARIO Age: 89 yrs was called home to be with the Lord on 29 November 2009 leaving behind loved ones. Sister: Brother-in-law: Irene Chan Andrew Liew
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      150 35 "My soul finds rest in God alone, Psalm 62:1 LIM SIEW ENG Age: 95 was called home to be with the Lord on 30 November 2009 I Always remembered by family and loved ones Husband: Liaw Ching Sing (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Low Guan Heng (deceased) Ho Ah Choon (deceased) James
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      131 35 J^r" "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want... *°^||L pi and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. "Psalm 23 ip THIAN NOA PETER Age: 82 years Was called home to be with the Lord on Monday 30 November 2009, leaving behind: Wife:
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      98 35 KHOO TECK NEO £Ps|s| Age: 88 passed away peacefully on 29 November 2009. Leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Tan Hong Ngiap, James (deceased) Sons: Daughter-in-law: Tan Wee Yong Andrew Tan Wee Lee Lee Gek Cheng Nellie Daughter: Son-in-law: Joan Rita Victor Wacker (deceased) Grandsons: God-Grandson: Tan Bolin Attlee David Akamine
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      76 35 First Anniversary In Loving Memory of MARY TEO SOON KHENG Departed on 1 December 2008 Her weary hours and days of pain, Her sleepless nights are past. Her ever patient frame Has found sweet rest at last. We who love her know How much we lost one year ago. Deeply
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      43 35 7th Anniversary JIMMY EE FOOK CHYE Departed 1 Dec 2002 The world may change from year to year And friends and us from day to day; But never will he so dear From memory, pass away. Dearly missed by p— family loved ones.
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      39 35 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Q] PATRICK GOH CHENG SOON Departed 1 Dec 2008 Fondly loved and deeply mourned, Heart of my heart, I miss you so. Always remembered by Beloved: Wife Winnie Wong Sons Kai Xiang Kai Jun
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      31 35 Our Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family Of The Late TAN MIAN HONG (M.H.TAN) Departed on 29 November 2009 From: The Management Staff of T-iTASHI DELEG INSULATION ENGINEERING PTE LTD
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      86 35 JOHNNIE SOH POH SAN Age: 48 passed away peacefully on 29 Nov 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Grandfather: Grandmother: Soh Swee Eng (Deceased) Tan Geok Lan Father: Mother: Soh Cheng Thum (Deceased) Tan Ai Tee Sons: Daughter: Joel Soh Jogi Soh Jovi Soh Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Soh Poh Tiong Ang Siew
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      68 35 IST ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory of AL-FATIHAH Allahyarhamah HJH FATHIAH BINTE ABDUL RAHIM (Teacher Fathiah, Bonda) Departed on 1 December 2008 Dearest Mother, We miss you so much. The Love you gave us Spoke beautifully of you. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by Husband: H] Abdullah Bin H] Hashim Mother:
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      43 35 The family of the late CLIVE ALEXANDER ROZARIO Departed on 21 Nov 09 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to REV Father Gregoire van Giang, relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences and donations during their recent bereavement.
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      119 35 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want... and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 ROSY TAN Age: 90 Was called home to be with the Lord on 29 November 2009 Leaving behind her husband, 5 children, 8 grandchildren, 2 great
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      722 41  -  Robin Chan LEHMAN SAGA Dispute resolution body says 72% of the cases are settled or nearly there By THE structured products mess is slowly being cleared up, with steady progress seen in resolving individual cases. The body that deals with financial disputes reported yesterday that
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      453 38 Aero-Care has talks with airport group and will decide soon I By Karamjit Kaur AVIATION CORRESPONDENT AN AUSTRALIAN firm that provides passenger and baggage handling facilities at airports Down Under is keen to operate at Changi Airport. Aero-Care has had talks with Changi Airport
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      459 38 TOKYO: Japan's government said yesterday that it would try to slow the yen's appreciation, but did not specify policies it will take. Its banking minister told reporters that unilateral intervention by Japan would only shift more money to the United States, suggesting Japan's
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      462 39  -  DICKSON Li By RENTS for prime retail space began to stabilise in key global markets in the third quarter after falling during the worldwide downturn. New York, Hong Kong and Paris maintained their top three places as cities with the
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      673 39  -  Fiona Chan They may burst if short-term capital flowing in pulls out By GOVERNMENTS have been urged by a top United Nations economist to keep an eye on asset bubbles, which he says are appearing all over Asia as investors pour money into
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      421 40 But creditors should be prepared to share some of the pain, local paper adds Possible next moves Repay a US$4 billion (S$5.5 billion) Islamic bond by the Dec 14 deadline Offer bondholders 80 per cent redemption of the value of their holdings Freeze
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      396 40 DUBAI: Dubai World's debt crisis is likely to result in a large-scale sell-off of assets as varied as the QE2 cruise liner, Turnberry championship golf course, and a raft of properties worldwide. Mr Paul Reynolds, head of Rothschild's advisory operations in the
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      430 40 HIGH-PROFILE assets that Dubai World could be forced to sell: DP WORLD: The company owns P&O, one of the world's largest port operators and among the crown jewels of Dubai. Its 2007 initial public offering raised almost US$5 billion (Ss7 billion), but its share price
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        539 36  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS But Singapore bourse sees mild sell-off with banks worst hit By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT DUBAI'S debt crisis triggered a mild sell-off on the local bourse yesterday, against the trend of a sharp rebound elsewhere in Asia. The Singapore
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        298 36  -  Robin Chan By REMISIERS have had a front-row seat for the past year's stock market turbulence as agents of brokerages who sell stocks for a commission. Now, the nearly 3,000-strong profession is set to get a boost with a new programme aimed at raising their image
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            104 36 runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Nov 30 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2520 1.2890 Can dollar 1.2980 1.3140 Euro 2.0640 2.0860 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4079 0.4085 NZ dollar 0.9800 1.0010 Sterling pound 2.2730 2.2990 US dollar 1.3760 1.3920 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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        651 37  -  Esther Teo SINO-ENVIRONMENT SAGA Sun gives no details but says he is willing to return to Singapore ByE "This gives comfort to shareholders, but at the same time they worry about what is going to happen to this money. They have every right
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        322 37 CAMBRIDGE Industrial Trust has pared its 9.76 per cent stake in MacarthurCook Industrial Reit (MI-Reit) to 2.73 per cent. This came after MI-Reit got enough shareholders to approve a rescue package a plan Cambridge had voted against. An announcement to the Singapore Exchange yesterday showed
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        476 37  -  Selina Lum By A RETIRED Hong Kong lawyer who deposited more than $120 million with Deutsche Bank in Singapore is suing it for allegedly reneging on an agreed grace period for remedying shortfalls in his forex account. Mr David Lam Chi Kin, 59,
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        499 43  -  Tan Yi Hui Cheryl Tan Mr Lim Beng Kirn wins a pair of tickets to any Silk Air destination plus $500 cash for the photo of Mount Kinabalu (right) published in Life! on Nov 3. the concierge NEW CRUISE SHIP FOR ORION Australia-based cruise line Orion Expedition Cruises
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        723 44  -  michelle vachon Watch caterpillars transform into beauties at South-east Asia's biggest butterfly farm in Cambodia There is something mesmerising about this place in Banteay Srei district in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The moment you walk through the bead curtain of the Angkor Butterfly Centre's enclosure, you are surrounded
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        188 45  -  cheryl tan nicholas yong It is the time when people's thoughts turn to holidays. Ten personalities share their travel plans and habits It is that time of the year again when many Singaporeans load up their trolley suitcases and roll their way to the airport. Armed
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        190 45 bnjl,bj Where are you going? I am going to Hokkaido and Tokyo Disneyland for nine days with my wife and three kids and our good friends, Andy and Joey. What do you look for in a holiday? If I have a choice, it will not be rushed.
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        290 45 Where are you going? To Taiwan with my wife and our friends Ryan and Michelle. We are going to eat, shop and chill. We may take along our folding bicycles too. Where was your best holiday? It was our honeymoon more than 10 years ago. We
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        296 45 mnjkl; Where are you going? I intend to go to Bintan with my wife and sev-en-year-old son, who loves it there. Bintan rocks and it has more stuff there now, such as elephant and pony rides and snooting and this ATV ride which my son also
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        261 46 kl/'jkl Where are you going? I am going to Osaka and Tokyo with my family. I will be meeting a Japanese friend and also with non-governmental organisations and unions that deal with migrant worker rights issues, to find out what issues these workers face in Japan. Where
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        219 46 ESS23tSltt!xi2i3 Where are you going? To Jakarta with my team of volunteers, for a speaking invitation with the Young Presidents i Organization and World Presidents Organization. I will also be looking out for possible avenues to open 77th Street in Indonesia. e§\ i Where is your dream
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        324 46 jkl;jkl; Where are you going? I am going to Hong Kong but it will only be a partial holiday. During the day, I will be discussing a case with a client and the local lawyers. At night, I will most probably end up in restaurants and clubs.
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        725 47  -  tan yi hui Kathmandu Get magnificent views of Mount Everest without trekking.Then take in the temples or shop for local arts and crafts s j hs When it comes to Kathmandu, Nepal, Mr Narayan Bahadur Shrestha (below) knows it like the back of his weather-beat-en, Sherpa
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      454 48  -  tara tan Star-studded play and Kunqu opera among shows for next year's Chinese arts festival arts reporter jkl;jkl; A contemporary drama about the battle of the sexes by Hong Kong director Edward Lam and a Kunqu opera by Confucius' descendent Kong Shangren headline the Huayi Chinese Festival
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      428 48 Gstaad (Switzerland) Roman Polanski is expected to trade the confines of a Swiss jail this week for house arrest in a luxury chalet with a view of the Alps, where he will await a Swiss decision whether to extradite him to the United States. The
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      576 49  -  deepika shetty Students in the youth orchestra will perform classics with renowned violinist Yosuke Kawasaki jkl;jkl;j me. I feel food is just as soulful as music and it reflects the culture of the place. I have heard so much about the food in Singapore. I cannot wait
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      465 49 Hong Kong A 4m abstract of falling snow by Chinese painter Chu Teh-Chun fetched an artist record HK545.5 million (SsB.l million) in Hong Kong, the surprise top lot of an auction that saw bidders vie for the priciest works by masters. Vertige Neigeux, an oil-on-canvas
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        374 51 jkl;jkl; London The debut album of Scottish singer Susan Boyle, who shot to fame on TV show Britain's Got Talent, has become the fastest-selling album in Britain this year. I Dreamed A Dream entered the album chart at No. 1 on Sunday after selling more than 410,000
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