The Straits Times, 2 December 2009

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  • INSIDE
    • 78 1 A PROPOSAL for a "cooling-off" day before polling at the general election has been rejected unanimously by opposition party leaders, who argue that the change will give the People's Action Party an unfair advantage through its use of the mass media. But MPs from the ruling
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    • 46 1 A POLICE staff sergeant who abused his maid over a fourmonth period has had his jail term doubled to two years upon appeal. In his judgment, Justice V.K. Rajah spelt out the factors to consider in sentencing maid abusers. PRIME PAGE A3
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    • 46 1 NEWS that Dubai World is in talks to restructure about US$26 billion (5535.9 billion) out of the estimated US$59 billion it owes helped calm investors worried about the spread of the debt crisis and pushed global markets higher yesterday. PRIME PAGE A 5
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    • 43 1 MORE than 500 customers left high and dry by a spa which shut down suddenly are trying to get their money back. Some have gone to the consumer watchdog and others to the Small Claims Tribunal. HOME PAGE Bl
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    • 42 1 CHINA has gone on a global charm offensive to salvage its branding which has been battered after safety scandals involving its products. A "Made in China, Made with the world" commercial is being broadcast on CNN. WORLD PAGE All
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    • 49 1 SINGAPORE Press Holdings said it will restore half of the pay cuts for employees introduced in April this year. In addition, SPH will give one-off amounts to staff to thank them for their sacrifice and contribution. The changes are effective from January. MONEY PAGE 815
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  • 685 1 Strategy calls for training of local troops to pave way for exit from war WASHINGTON: United States President Barack Obama is expected to send up to 35,000 more troops to Afghanistan in a long-awaited war strategy shift that he hopes will defeat the
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  • 133 1 Singapore's water polo team has one of the toughest tasks at the SEA Games in Laos this month to ensure that the nation's staggering streak of 22 successive gold medals in that event is extended to 23. It's a tough task,
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  • 639 1  -  Salma Khalik By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT ONE patient had the wrong knee replaced while five others had swabs left in them after surgery. Theirs were among the 401 hospital errors reported to the Health Ministry over the past seven years, since reporting was made compulsory
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  • VIEW POINTS
    • 97 2 Switzerland will have to live down the disgrace of the voters' act of pettiness in outlawing the building of minarets in mosques. Islam may have been hijacked by some militant groups waging an ideological war against infidels, but this has to be fought with moral
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    • 29 2 Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam describes how Singapore, by being open and meritocratic and building on its strengths, has propelled itself forward. REVIEW PAGE A 25
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    • 40 2 With optimism up for climate talks, Asians should shape their policies in response to US participation, new "green" uusmess opportunities and the threat of tax penalties, says Simon Tay. REVIEW PAGE A 26 OUR READER SAYS
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    • 21 2 Lynne Tan appreciates the neighbourhood school as it is a reflection of average Singaporean society. FORUM PAGE A 27
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    • Article, Illustration
      21 2 www.straitstimes.com Chua Hian Hou wants to connect parents with their gamer children via a new book published in Singapore.
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  • prime commentary
    • 938 2  -  Tessa Wong Fido may be cute, but it has instincts which need to be kept in check I By LIKE many puppies of her breed, Ziggy the golden retriever can literally bowl you over with her friendliness. The seven-month-old's over-enthusiasm when greeting people she lunges
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  • prime news
    • 734 3  -  Selina Lum Mavis Toh Court takes firm stance on conduct that created 'shroud of fear' By selinal@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Sentencing guidelines THE Court of Appeal decision was unusual in that it was a split decision: One of the three judges did not think Lim's
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    • 300 4 LAS VEGAS: Sin City is pinning its biggest bet ever US$B.5 billion (5511.7 billion) on a 27ha, six-tower complex of striking hotels, gourmet restaurants, swank shops and a single casino that started opening yesterday in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. Many watching
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    • 1304 4  -  Kor Kian Beng 'COOLING-OFF 1 DAY BEFORE POLLING Ruling party could disguise election pitch as news items, they claim By POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT A REASON IN FUTURE NOT TO ALLOW VOTING? "If the PAP is so concerned about irrational voters, perhaps in the future, this
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    • 665 4  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi By AT LEAST 10 countries already have in place a rule that Singapore is now considering for the next general election: a "cooling off" day before Polling Day. The list includes neighbours Malaysia and Indonesia, European countries
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    • 870 5 Problem debt amounts to a smaller USs26b LONDON: World stock markets shot up yesterday after the company at the centre of Dubai's debt crisis said it was in talks to restructure a large chunk of its business. Markets were also responding to more
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    • 477 6  -  Chua Chin Hon Bilateral and research cooperation explored By HAVANA (Cuba): Singapore is looking to expand bilateral cooperation and medical research ties with Cuba, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said as he began an official two-day visit here. On Monday, he met the Caribbean island
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  • prime people
    • 2026 10  -  Tan Hui Yee THE ST INTERVIEW Spore could be a test bed to temper rat-race impulse to keep up with others By CORRESPONDENT Cornell professor and writer PROFESSOR Robert Frank is the Henrietta Johnson Louis Professor of Management and an economics professor at Cornell
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
    • 527 11  -  Sim Chi Yin Beijing aims to convey an 'objective' image of Chinese-made goods By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: If the label "Made in China" makes you think a product is cheap and lousy, the Chinese government is out to change your mind. Beijing has launched its
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    • 256 11 BEIJING: China has kicked off its first global hiring campaign for money managers to help invest its US$2.3 trillion (553.2 trillion) of foreign exchange reserves, the world's largest stockpile, an official said. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (Safe) is seeking to
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    • world regional
      • 742 12  -  P. Jayaram Political parties, trade unions call for countrywide agitation against soaring food prices By INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: India is bracing itself for nationwide protests against spiralling prices, which analysts say could potentially lead to instability if left unchecked. Various political parties
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      • 349 12 MANILA: The Philippines, in an unprecedented burst of buying, is rushing to import 1.8 million tonnes of rice although there is no shortage of the staple at the moment. The first of three tenders for next year opened on Monday, during which
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      • 599 13 All inmates can now leave, or stay till they find accommodations COLOMBO: Sri Lanka yesterday allowed nearly 127,000 Tamil refugees to leave squalid and overrun government camps where they have been detained since the country's civil war ended six months ago, an
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      • 617 13 MANILA: Philippine prosecutors charged the heir of a powerful clan with 25 counts of murder yesterday in the election-relat-ed massacre of 57 people last week. At least 10 witnesses will testify that they saw Andal Ampatuan Jr leading the gunmen, including police officers who had
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      • 604 15  -  Salim Osman Key ministers to be grilled over controversial $980 m state rescue of Bank Century By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Indonesia's Parliament approved a motion yesterday to censure the government over the controversial bailout of Bank Century, paving the way for an inquiry committee
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      • 192 15 ONCE headed by financier Robert Tantular, Bank Century was in trouble amid a run on savings during the global financial crisis last year. Tantular and owners of major accounts at Bank Century were accused of making massive withdrawals as the government was attempting to stabilise the bank.
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      • 144 15 JAKARTA: Corruption and mismanagement inside Indonesia's lucrative forest industry costs the developing country US$2 billion (552.7 billion) a year the equivalent of its entire health budget, a human rights report said yesterday. Human Rights Watch is the latest independent organisation to allege widespread corruption within
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      • 457 17 He calls for urgent reforms to boost stagnating economy KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's economy has been stagnating for the past decade and is now trailing badly behind its neighbours, a senior minister said yesterday, calling for "urgent" and wide-rang-ing reforms. In a rare criticism by a minister
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      • 263 17 KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court rejected Anwar Ibrahim's bid to stop his sodomy trial from going forward yesterday, dealing another blow to the opposition leader's fluctuating fortunes since he achieved spectacular election results last year. The Kuala Lumpur High Court denied Anwar's application
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      • 311 17 SEOUL: North Korea has revalued its currency for the first time in 17 years. The move appeared to be aimed at reviving its dilapidated economy by curbing inflation and black market trading. North Korea revalued its currency at an exchange rate between old and new notes
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      • 579 18 Barking up the wrong tee In April this year, a sports company in northern Hebei province was found to have built a golf course that took up 100 hectares of land meant for other construction purposes, as well as 126 ha of arable land. Another
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    • world international
      • 428 19 PRESIDENT Barack Obama is outlining a new Afghan war strategy today and the stakes couldn't be higher. Analysts say Afghanistan will now be "his war" and he will not be able to blame the last administration for failings. Here's a close-up look at the key elements
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      • 337 19 COST: A 35,000-troop increase would add an estimated US$35 billion (Ss4B billion) a year to the war's soaring cost. One lawmaker has proposed a war "surtax". A tax increase is unlikely, especially with mid-term elections next year, but even some Republicans have said the United States may wish
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      • 616 20 New opposition leader against emissions plan CANBERRA: Australia's plans to cut carbon emissions are set for defeat in a hostile Senate after the election of a new opposition leader opposed to carbon trade laws, setting the stage for a possible early election next year. Right-wing
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      • 267 20 CANBERRA: Australia's new colourful conservative opposition leader, Mr Tony Abbott, is nicknamed the "Mad Monk" and once flirted with the priesthood. The pugnacious and socially conservative Catholic has fought everything from attempts to make Australia a republic to embryonic stem-cell research and same-sex
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      • 635 22 It vows to take tough actions if Britons who strayed into its waters harbour ill intentions TEHERAN: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's chief of staff yesterday confirmed the detention of five Britons in the Gulf by Iranian forces and said "serious" measures will be taken against
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      • 485 23 Concerted call by leaders to end prejudice against sufferers PRETORIA: Calls for an end to discrimination against sufferers rang out on World Aids Day yesterday. With more than 33 million people round the world carrying the virus, South Africa, the country most badly affected by
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      • IN BRIEF
        • 77 23 SEATTLE: Police have killed a man alleged to have shot dead four police officers in the north-western state of Washington. Pierce County Sheriff's Office spokesman Ed Troyer said that convicted felon Maurice Clemmons, was shot dead by police in a suburb of Seattle. The Seattle Police
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        • 123 23 BANGKOK: Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has said he was unaware of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's comments that he was the hardest Thai PM he has ever worked with, the Bangkok Post reported yesterday. "I believe the problem has arisen because someone could be trying
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        • 86 23 SELANGOR: A coach carrying mostly Singaporeans travelling from Penang to Singapore flipped on the North-South Expressway yesterday afternoon, but no one was seriously injured. Sin Chew Daily reported that nine of the 27 people on board suffered superficial injuries. The other 18 passengers were unhurt. Police believe
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        • 89 23 HONG KONG: China has approved plans by Macau to reclaim land from the sea, in a bid to ease a shortage of space in the gambling hub, the territory's government announced yesterday. The reclaimed area will measure about 360 hectares or about 12 per cent of
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        • 118 23 LONDON: Chronic overcrowding on the London Underground rail network turns people into animals who adopt a "dog eat dog" attitude to fellow passengers, according to a report released yesterday. Travellers ignore pregnant women or parents with babies in a "survival of the fittest" atmosphere on the
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        • 92 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS BUENOS AIRES: A 38-year-old former Miss Argentina has died from complications after undergoing cosmetic surgery on her buttocks. Ms Solange Magnano, the winner of the 1994 crown and the mother of seven- year-old twins, died of a pulmonary embolism on Sunday after three days
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM
    • 436 24 THE Swiss are not known to be religious bigots in a Europe which wants to box Islam up in a cultural ghetto. The nation's leaders in mainstream politics, the church and community organisations are therefore at a loss to explain the bizarre referendum at
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    • 1772 24 We have to be ourselves. And that means not abandoning our strengths. I think our cardinal strength is our ability to integrate people of very different cultures, people who in fact started off with very different aspirations although we're now converging. That doesn't happen by chance.
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    • review.
      • 1265 25  -  Simon Tay THINK-TANK By Compared to China, Asean is behind the curve. The region needs to map out the dangers it faces from climate change, fully evaluate the costs it might suffer and consider what it can do to adapt and also
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      • 864 25  -  Bruce Gale By SENIOR WRITER WHILE most Asian countries have struggled to keep their currencies from rising too quickly against the weak US dollar, Vietnam's problem is the reverse. Indeed, the current weakness of the dong is evidence not so much of
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    • forum.
      • 337 26 Student's complaint "The lecture halls at NTU have chairs which are broken and not usable, and everything looks old." MR LEE WEI LOONG: "I am an engineering student at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and I am greatly disappointed at the sorry state of the science labs and computers
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      • 309 26 NEIGHBOURHOOD SCHOOLS I REFER to last Thursday's Mind Your Body article, "Schooling pains", by Dr Brian Yeo which struck a chord. I must confess that I did try to get my daughter a place in a brand-name school via balloting five years ago but we did
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      • 270 26 WE REFER to the letters on the responsibility of employers to repatriate their foreign domestic workers (FDWs) by Mrs Lilian Lim ("False police report After she confessed, I still had to pay to repatriate her. How does the law protect employers?",
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      • 271 26 I REFER to Madam Goh Li Lian's letter last Saturday, "Strike a balance to protect interests of maids' employers". It is erroneous to think the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) "over-protects maids" so much so that employment agencies and maids take advantage of the loopholes and
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      • 321 26 I REFER to Mr Wan Hussin Zoohri's letter last Friday, "Have charity fund to mark happy times". The National Council of Social Service (NCSS) administers several funds, schemes and provisions to improve the lives of the less fortunate in the community. The Special
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES HOME.
    • 766 28  -  Lim Wei Chean About 330 turn to Small Claims Tribunal; some seek waiver from banks By THE PROBLEM "Cardholders are liable for instalment payments on their credit cards as the full amount has been paid to the merchant." A spokesman for
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    • 783 29  -  April Chong They see diagnosis as still a challenge, but say modern tests will mean slimmer chance of error By. What's the difference? Coma: Deep unconsciousness, often from injury or disease. The patient's eyes are closed and he is unaware of his surroundings
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    • 419 29  -  JUDITH TAN THE fun factor in physiotherapy at the National University Hospital (NUH) will go up a notch from March next year. This is because the popular gaming console Nintendo Wii, running specially designed software, will be used in exercise sessions aimed at helping recovering
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    • 494 29  -  Lester Kok I By Change to take effect from next March THE black and white guide poles that assist learner drivers to park will soon be a thing of the past. From March next year, learner drivers taking the Class 3 and
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    • 366 29  -  April Chong I By CHILDCARE enrolments are at an all-time high here with 89 per cent of places already filled. As at October, 55,000 children below the age of seven were in child care. This increase is partly due to the doubling of infant
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    • 300 30  -  Sujin Thomas I By THERE was shouting and wild cheering inside the Changi Prison Complex yesterday afternoon, but no one seemed to mind. The 40 inmates gathered in the auditorium of the prison's Performing Arts Training Centre were, after all, being treated to a performance
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    • 243 30  -  ELENA CHONG A HOTEL waiter used a master electronic key to enter a guest's room and molest her, a court heard yesterday. Pleading guilty to theft and criminal trespass, Vijayanthiran Rajamanikam Rajagi, 23, a Malaysian, was yesterday jailed seven months. A district court heard
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    • 634 30  -  Khushwant Singh Ex-shot putter alleges it broke promises; body denies claims and points to his 'poor showing 5 By HE WAS one of six China-born throwers who moved to Singapore a decade ago, attracted by hopes of a brighter future. But five years after his
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    • 451 31  -  Elena Chong One assailant was drunk; the other claimed his victim drove recklessly By I COURTS CORRESPONDENT TWO men were jailed yesterday for assaulting taxi drivers in separate incidents here. American Richard Bryan Redd Jr, 32, an information technology teacher at an international school here,
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    • 380 31  -  ELENA CHONG A BUSINESSMAN who drove while drunk and caused a woman's death has earned six months in jail and an eight-year ban from driving. Tan Siam Poo, 60, drove his Mercedes-Benz in a zig-zag fashion along the Pan-Island Expressway in October last year
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    • 497 32  -  K.C. Vijayan No excuse even if true, SMC had said in censuring neurologist for carrying out unproven treatment By LAW CORRESPONDENT A NEUROLOGIST charged with using medical treatment not accepted by his peers argued that it was a professional rival who had instigated the
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    • 220 32 Briefcase stolen in mall A STUDENT had her briefcase stolen at The Cathay building along Handy Road last Saturday evening, while playing video games at the fourth floor gaming arcade E2Max. The suspect is described as fair-skinned and in his early teens. He was in a white T-shirt
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    • 399 33  -  MAVIS TOH Contractor and shipping firm to pay $180,000 for breach of safety rules TWO companies were yesterday fined a total of $180,000 for breaching the Workplace Safety and Health Act. In the first case, contractor Tat Ho Builder was handed a $100,000 fine
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    • 527 33 A PILOT programme to hire and train those aged 45 and above to assist POSB customers, especially seniors, has been so successful that the bank is doubling the number of people on it. This was announced yesterday at a recognition ceremony
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    • 98 28 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE www.straitstimes.com blogged about MOST-READ ONLINE The modern Russian and his religion. Mobile phone cheat jailed Says Gwendolyn: "Ideological and Former Maybank manager jailed economic systems can deaden the soul. I hope Jesus' message that money can't MOST COMMENTED ON buy everything
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORT.
    • 1603 34  -  Jonathan Wong Rohit Brijnath The Straits Times continues its build-up to the SEA Games. Today, the focus is on water polo Numbers don't matter but they'll do their best to keep winning streak By Only the toughest shine in this sport which is chiefly rugby
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    • 702 36  -  Jonathan Wong Big effort to ensure everything's ready before Games start By VIENTIANE: An orange peel was stuck to the freshly-cut grass. It was the only piece of intrusion, save for this reporter, to be found yesterday in the main stadium of the newly-built National Sports
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    • 605 36 THOUSAND OAKS (California): Tiger Woods has withdrawn from his own golf tournament, this week's Chevron World Challenge, citing injuries he suffered in a car crash last Friday. The world No. 1 will not compete again until next year. Woods said in
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    • 735 37  -  Rob Hughes Winning is no surprise and well deserved for a modest team player COMMENTARY By Lionel Messi, 2009 European Player of the Year June 24,1987 Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina 2000 Joins Barcelona at 13. 2003 Coach Frank Rijkaard gives him senior debu at
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    • 117 37 2009 margin: 240 points 1 Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) 473 points 2 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 233 2008 margin: 165 1 Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United) 446 2 Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 281 2007 margin: 167 1 Kaka (AC Milan) 444 2 Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United) 277 Format From 2007,
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    • 399 37 PARIS: Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi has been awarded the 2009 Golden Ball, the prize traditionally presented to the best Eu-rope-based football player. France Football magazine announced the result yesterday, revealing that the 22-year-old finished ahead of last year's winner Cristiano
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    • SPORTS WORLD
      • 100 38 MADRID: The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has released the Formula One line-ups for next year, revealing that Spanish driver Jaime Alguersuari's position at Toro Rosso is uncertain and new team Manor GP will drive as Virgin Racing. Sebastien Buemi was the only driver
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      • 71 38 MELBOURNE: Dcs Abbott netted a 60th-minute goal to help Australia maintain their perfect record at the Champions Trophy men's hockey tournament yesterday with a 2-1 win over England. Sco Jong Ho scored two minutes from time to give South Korea a 2-1 win over the
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      • 86 38 JOHNSON Poh (above) shot a one-under 71 to win the grand final of the HSBC Youth Golf Challenge (YGC) at the Laguna National Golf and Country Club yesterday. The 18-year-old claimed the overall title, while Joshua Ho (74) collected the Boys' trophy and Shermin
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      • 64 38 MADRID: Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema escaped unharmed after he lost control of his car and collided with a security barrier and a tree over the weekend. The player, who turns 22 this month, was on his way home from Real's 0-1 defeat by arch-rivals
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      • 47 38 LONDON: A man suspected of racially abusing the mother of Darren Bent has been arrested, after the English football striker used his Twitter page to express his anger over the alleged incident. The man was from the Sunderland area. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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    • 424 38 "We had 853 qualifying matches. It's sad that we are talking about just one game." JEROME VALCKE, Fifa general secretary Fifa rejects request to be 33rd team at next year's World Cup Finals CAPE TOWN: Ireland will not play in next year's World Cup Finals. Yesterday, football's
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    • 294 38 LONDON: Didier Drogba believes Chelsea have claimed a psychological edge over their Premier League title rivals by completing a full set of wins over Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal already this season. Chelsea travel to Ewood Park tonight to face Blackburn Rovers in the League Cup
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    • 39 38 Basketball NBA Dallas 104 Philadelphia 102, Utah 120 Memphis 93, Milwaukee 99 Chicago 97, Golden State 126 Indiana 107. Hockey Men's Champions Trophy In Melbourne: Germany 5 Spain 4, S. Korea 2 Netherlands 1, Australia 2 England 1.
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    • 1130 35 Going For Gold W^^ ¥(V^—*~- k A haul of 2 gold, 4 silver and 7 bronze medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games has put Kazakhstan in the sports A^^^ spotlight. As it makes preparations to host the 2011 Asian pt^ Winter Games (Asiada), the adrenalin-driven nation is moving te^\*^l
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    • 549 36 I'll IlTjI»J M^M »l H^B L*4 TC&kJi j Polytrack specialist Bumble Bee winning one of his four races on his preferred surface. A new Group 3 event on the Singapore turf when seventh of eight behind Meanwhile Dragon's highly-rated Turf Club calendar will be raced for Scorsese in Class 3
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  • OBITUARIES
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      150 38 -Jb^fe =^4IjjU "The Lord is my shepherd.. .Even though I walk through the jR valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are vL with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me." Psalm 23 MRS LIM THONG CAM Age: 56 Was called home
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      80 38 S.C. LIM SOO CHONG October 13,1927 November 25,2009 Dincy thanks God for: Tan Tock Seng Hospital The Hospital of SC's choice TTSH Ward 13A "A Home Away From Home" Staff of Ward 13A "You Are Back!" Professor Philip Choo Gentle and Caring Reverend Francis Khoo God's Glory Menopause Support Group
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      51 38 jg^^^—^^^— gyi 2k EiS Ist Anniversary GOVINDAN GOPALAN Departed 12.12.2008 Not a day goes by without YoJh'preseniy°bnn g s great pain. \tilll Inf.- l.tl.'illt.'* tilth us. Accha, we miss you. Dearly missed by: gScui^eTa'na loved ones. Prayers will be held today, 2/12/09 KaruneetarTA'empie please trVJt^Ms as a "persoTailnlitaum 1\ fii
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      126 38 "Even if I go through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid, Lord, for you are with me. Your Shepherd's rod and staff protect me." Psalm 23:4 GEORGE LIM CHENG SOO AQG! 75 Was called home to be with the Lord 30 November 2009 leaving behind: wife: Molly Pang
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      124 39 have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 MDM TAN CHENG LUI Age: 80 passed away peacefully on 1 December 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Dr Khoo 800 Chai Sons: Daughters-in-law: Dr Khoo Teng Chuan
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      142 39 LIM SZE BENG (JACKSON) Homely Image Chijmes Interior Design and Renovation Contracts Age: 38 passed away peacefully on 29 Nov 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Lena Tan Hwee Kiang Daughter: Annabelle Lim Kin Ying Father: Mother: (Lim Kiat Leng, deceased) Tin Hai Chin Father-in-law: Mother-in-law:
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      28 39 7th Anniversary In Loving Memory of Gurjiv Singh Pardip Singh Departed 2 Dec 2002 Your sweet memories remain fresh in our hearts parents, relatives and friends. L Jl
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      137 39 THAM KENG SUNG Age: 89 passed away peacefully on 1 December 2009, having travelled a wonderful journey of colours. Dearly missed and remembered by loved ones. (Wife:Loke LaiYong, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: [Tham Kwong Weng, deceased) Yong Oi Lai Tham Kong Kit, Malcolm Tan Joo Eng, Joanne Tham Kwong Mun Heng
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      34 39 10th Anniversary In Loving Memory of SAROJINI Departed on 2 December 1999 Dearest mother, we miss you so much. The love you gave us spoke beautifully of you. Always remembered by family and friends
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      213 39 WONG LIAN HIONG MARIA Age: 81 I Was called home to be with the Lord on 30 November 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Husband: Lew Voon Kong Joseph (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lew Pang Keng Victor Chong Pow Lian Stella Lew Pan Fook Michael Cheong Kum Lin
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      42 39 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The family of our late Colleague and Friend JOHNNIE SOH POH SAN Departed on 29 November 2009 From The Directors, Management and Staff of Volkswagen Financial Services Singapore Ltd Volkswagen Financial Services Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd
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      95 39 P X RAMAN 19.2.1914-28.11.2009 Age 95 Gracefully returned to Source. Deeply loved and cherished by Wife: Dcvi Children: Presena Spouses: Jaya Devan Sajan Sunitha Suneeta Grandchildren: Nisha Jaya Devan Rahul Raman Cremation was held on 29 November 2009. We, the family, wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to
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      78 39 RAMACHANDRAN REDDY (Ex-Kepple Shipyard) 17/5/1921 30/11/2009 Age: 88 yrs Wife: Guruvammal Sons: Daughters-in-law: (R Suppiah, deceased) Sinnamah (Seetha) (R Chandrasegran, deceased) Indra R Pandian Jodimany Daughters: Sons-in-law: R Manonmani (Suppayah, deceased) R Rasamah (Selvaraju, deceased) R Nageswari Seemaraj R Retinam Ramalingam Sister: Bakiya Letchimi Grandchildren, Great-grandchildren, Nieces, Nephews, Relatives and
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    • Obituary, Illustration
      28 39 sth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of GOH KHOON KIT Departed on December 2,2004 You live on in our hearts and minds. Always lovingly remembered by family loved ones.
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      113 39 LIM BAN HUAT Age: 76 Passed away peacefully on 29 November 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Ho Kwee Choo Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lim Joo Lian Bonado Cristine Lim William Li Chun Jiang Janet Daughters: Son-in-law: Lim Julie Teo Sze Lam Jason Lim Julene Grandsons: Granddaughters: Lim
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    • Obituary, Illustration
      115 39 "I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety." Psalm 4:8 NICHOLAS LYE TZER YUAN Age: 21 Was called home to be with the Lord on 30 November 2009, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Father: Lye Yeok Seng
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      24 39 WEE TECK SENG Departed 29 Nov 2009 Cortege will leave on 3 Dec (Thur) at 10am for Mandai Crematorium for cremation at 11.45 am
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      45 39 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory O] ELIZABETH ONG BEE NEO Departed: 02/12/2008 Upright and just in all her ways, Loyal and true through all her days, Silently suffered, patiently bore, God took her home to suffer no more. Dearly missed by Family and Loved Ones
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      53 39 In Loving Memory of Sueanne Chia Departed 2 December 2006 Our Dearest Sueann, No words can express how much we all love you, cos every one of us is missing you so much! From Chia Family and All of us who miss your wonderful sense of humour Pis forward all
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      65 39 RAJ AND RAN S/O MARUTHIAYA Age: 50 passed away peacefully on 1 Dec 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Seetthera Son: Vicneswaran Daughter: Uma Mageswari Grandson: V Sumesh Raj Pet: Bella Body is resting at Block 259, Bukit Panjang Ring Road #05-20, Spore *****9. Tel: *****991
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      53 39 (Ex ACS Student) Our beloved brother KRISHNASAMY CHANDRA passed away peacefully in Exeter Devon (UK) on 18-11-2009. Athma Shanti prayers will be held in Manmathan Kallang Temple on 3-12-2009 at Bpm. Please treat this as a personal invitation. Dearly missed by KSakuntala, KMenaga, X Sadasivam Saratha Raju loved ones. J
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  • Page 38 Miscellaneous
    • 191 38 I i "I thought it would be an interesting journey if I llj^QC|jfljj^^^9 J decided to do this." MARION JONES. The disgraced former American track star is training T o€ l a y j^ with the San Antonio Silver Stars and Billiards r< 's cons't'er'ng playing in the Women's World
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    • 37 39 Memory wanders as shadows fall back, to tne daus of happiness, Daus beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep.
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES MONEY.
    • money markets
      • 539 40  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS Asian bourses rise on belief that Dubai's debt woes can be contained By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT DECEMBER got off to a positive start on Asian markets which were buoyed by efforts by Dubai World to restructure about half of its
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      • 418 40 WASHINGTON/BEIJING: The United States manufacturing sector grew last month for the fourth straight month, but at a slower rate than expected, said an industry report released yesterday. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said its index of national factory activity decelerated to 53.6 last
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      • MARKET SUMMARY
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          102 40 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.23 billion shares worth $1.37 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 343 Losers: 134 Unchanged: 779 ngfflEfKnffiflSffffßU stock trading volume U Mid Cap 649.39 6.86 Basic materials 307.90 3.70 Utilities 474.40 5.25 Small Cap 511.29 9.20 Industrials 601.66 7.46 Financials 717.16 7.95 All Share 679.76 9.30 Consumer goods
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        • 204 40 RffEffflffHM Yesterday's close: 9,572.20 (+226.65) JaPanese sriares gained 2.4 per cent on market hopes that the central bank would take bold steps to revive the economy at a surprise meeting. J^| UUUUUUU^kiUUUUUUUUUUUUU^^A Yesterday's close: L ***** (+7-6) Malaysian shares closed °-6 Per cent h|gner' nelPed b Y gajns jn
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        • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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          • 416 40 U0B.ES.0012 1918 30.0 Kep Corp.ES.0912 836 17.0 CityDev.ES.0012 1012 13.0 Ezra HBLeCW*****3 31 6.5 KepLandHBLeCW*****0 24.5 5.5 China XLX.ES.0012 50.5 5.0 U0BHBLeCW*****5 38 5.0 DCBC Bk BNPeCW*****0....40.5 4.5 DOB BNP eCW*****8 28 4.5 BukitSemW*****8 244 4.0 lndoAgriHBLeCW*****3 25 4.0 DOB BAReCW*****0 75 4.0 DOB RBeCW*****0 44.5 4.0
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          • 103 40 runt.mil uunntiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Dec *****9 Buying Selling Hust dollar 1.2560 1.2940 Can dollar 1.3040 1.3180 Euro 2.0660 2.0890 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4076 0.4085 NZ dollar 0.9830 1.0040 Sterling pound 2.2630 2.2880 US dollar 1.3750 1.3900 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN
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          • 371 40 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 446 244.9 1116 168 147 1532 425 120 52 495 3240 1856 2710 870 198 310 874 285 891 1450 308 184 399 324 390 376 352 232 2008 170 5606 CapitaLand 93.5 5417
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          • 611 40 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 133 96 195 98 74.5 163 117 150 267 26 132 147 219 108 129 247 600 250 317 206 68.5 328 179 220 42.5 193 46.5 78 92 33.5 276 146 70 272 97
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          • 193 40 T TNTT TRT T<sT<s T ART F 4PPFARS ON MONnAV; UIMI lliUjlJ 1 I\DLiEj I\r IT Ljl\S\J \Jl\ L\L\JL\Ul\ 1 O By Volume CENTS Vol Solden Agri ring Li Senting SP fangzijiang JniFiber :rasersComm fhakral Iliina Milk <oble Grp ;a|)italand izra Ham )tto Marine 47 63.5 110
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      • 509 41  -  Robin Chan Staff will also be rewarded with one-off payments next month By SHOW OF APPRECIATION "Given the circumstances, SPH has done well in the financial year 2009.1 would like to express my deepest appreciation and thanks to all staff for their contribution and
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      • 320 41  -  Jonathan Kwok By STAR Automotive Centre, a business division of ST Kinetics, yesterday unveiled a new automotive centre which will provide motorists with rapid maintenance, repair and paint services. The $24 million complex at Jalan Boon Lay has a built-in area of 2,600 sq m the
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    • money sme spotlight
      • 1183 42  -  Jonathan Kwok Couple help turn small family business into major local importer By EQUALLY GOOD "People were initially reluctant to switch to frozen meat, but we distributed fliers and leaflets at minimarts and at trade fairs to educate them that frozen meat is
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      • 722 43  -  Francis Chan Some customers now expect longer credit terms of up to 90 days By LONGER WAIT FOR PAYMENT "These days, people are no longer asking for 30-day terms, they all want longer 60-day terms." Plant Electrical Instrumentation general manager and director
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    • 438 44 BoJ offers $160b to boost liquidity and keeps key interest rate at 0.1% TOKYO: Japan's central bank decided yesterday to further ease monetary policy by massaging the fragile economy with cheap loans amid government pressure to respond to a surging yen and falling consumer
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    • 729 44 NEW YORK: As Dubai, that one-time wonderland in the desert, struggles to pay its bills, a troubling question hangs over the financial world: Is this latest financial crisis an isolated event, or a harbinger of still more debt shocks? Big banks that
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    • 556 45  -  Joyce Teo Slide set to continue but at slower rate as office leasing activities pick up By PROPERTY CORRESPONDENT GREAT news for office tenants in Singapore but far leaner times for landlords: Office rents have plummeted by more than half in the past
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      • 514 49  -  Magdalen ng Girls are going gaga over vampire Edward Cullen and werewolf Jacob Black from Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series. But Singapore guys do not seem to be too worried about the fictional competition. In fact, some see them as role models. Undergraduate Ivan Tan,
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    • 278 57 London Best-selling American author Jonathan Littell (right) won the Bad Sex in Fiction Award, the United Kingdom's "most dreaded literary prize", for his depiction of the sadomasochistic encounters between twin siblings in his World War II novel, The Kindly Ones. The judges cited
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      • 721 98 Technology has virtually removed our ability to forget and that may not be such a good thing, argues CLIVE THOMPSON HAVE we forgotten how to forget? Viktor Mayer-Schonberger worries about this. The associate professor of public policy, who is affiliated with Harvard, has written a
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      • 1109 101 ADLIYASHIR was in Beijing to find out what drives Lenovo's design and testing strategies AS FAR as Lenovo is concerned, designers are a special bunch of people. So special that the designers at its Innovation Design Centre (IDC) in Beijing are accorded special privileges.
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