The Straits Times, 16 November 2008

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  • 575 1  -  Bhagyashree Carekar Top on list: Global oversight of banks, an early warning system, more muscle for IMF, more public spending US Correspondent In Washington Under pressure to produce a battle plan to retard a global slowdown, the leaders of the world's
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  • 111 1 European recession Europe's economy fell into its first recession in 15 years in the third quarter, paving the way for deeper cuts to interest rates and taxes. Gross domestic product in the 15 euro nations shrank 0.2 per cent from the previous three months, when it
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  • 139 1 Japan's pledge Japan pledged US$2 billion (Ss3 billion) to a World Bank fund intended to help recapitalise struggling banks in developing countries. Alarm system The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Financial Stability Forum said on Friday they will cooperate to provide an early-warning system in an effort
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  • 244 1 Measures to help businesses and individuals cope with the current economic downturn can be expected soon, said Foreign Minister George Yeo. Speaking at the North East Community Development Council district meeting yesterday, he said that while some of these announcements will come through
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    • 65 1 WORLD CHAMPION Jasmine Yeong-Nathan wins bowling World Cup PAGE39; THAKSIN DIVORCE: Is it a ploy? DPAGE17 «i\ LAM SJfCHIH f\ BING £__mg«x can still tmmr I SPORT B I PAGES40&41 The ROHINGYA: A forgotten people PAGE31 WE HELP YOU SAVE Gadgets that cut power and water f ITPAGE29 Drinks under
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    • 46 1 Ifc: i r SURVIVING HSr-^ THE DOWNTURN In^ 15? w Ms Siti Mastura who survived a retrenchment 2^- -,^";>iv.^s s^W V PAGES3&4 I^^^^Mil P¥"<^ :0 1 C3I Jo^^ Start a business PHOTOS: CHEW SENG KIM, SINGAPORE BOWLING FEDERATION, LIM WUI LIANG and JAMIE EE WEN WEI
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    • 470 2  -  Debbie Yong New guidelines for employers to make sure any retrenchment is done responsibly With more retrenchments expected in the coming months, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is reviewing its guidelines for employers on how to handle excess manpower. This includes informing MOM well
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    • 278 2  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi The latest news on Friday, that two more structured products sold to Singaporeans are very likely worthless now, saw an angry crowd of several hundreds at a rally yesterday demanding action from regulators. They wanted the regulators to investigate the investment products sold
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    • special report: surviving the downturn
      • 707 3  -  Fiona Chan As the economy takes a turn for the worse, companies are asking the Government for just one thing in next year's Budget: Help them survive. With sales and orders starting to slow, firms will need aid to cope
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      • 149 3 COMPANY WITH OVERSEAS OPERATIONS "I foresee our business will be affected next year with many apartment building projects put on hold. We are seeing a decline in the number of customers. It will greatly help businesses if the Government can reduce the cost of
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      • 689 4  -  Fiona Chan Low-income citizens with little education and minimal skills are likely to be the biggest focus of next year's Budget. Already struggling to make ends meet after the recent rise in the cost of living, they are the most vulnerable in a
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      • 302 4 1. COMPANIES Business costs/expenses Rebates for, or reduction in, property, utility and transportation costs Property tax cuts for commercial and industrial space Targeted tax rebates for harder-hit sectors Allow businesses to carry back more losses to prior years and get tax repayments for the losses Allow
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      • 220 4 FAMILY WITH YOUNG CHILDREN A MAID "As a working mother with three young children, I am naturally worried about the recession. Should my husband or I get a pay cut or worse, get retrenched, I don't think our family will be able to cope.
        CHEW SENG KIM  -  220 words
      • 153 4 ST PHOTO: RETAILER "We are already feeling the impact of the crisis. While rental everywhere has been steadily increasing, we have easily lost 15 per cent in sales. To make matters worse, some landlords are insisting that we renovate our shops extensively every few
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      • 179 4 ST PHOTO: SME "I'm expecting business to be affected by about 20 to 30 per cent next year when the recession hits. I'm not for retrenching staff but if the business worsens, the firm may have to take drastic measures. Even now, the electricity
        CHEW SENG KIM  -  179 words
      • 196 4 RETIREES "Retirees like my wife and I are often in hardship. We live off our pensions and savings but things are now expensive. The financial stress is causing many elderly people to be depressed. When we are ill and visit the polyclinic, we get subsidies only for
        CHEW SENG KIM  -  196 words
      • 889 6 RETRENCHED and what to do next 'In a financial crisis, any paying job is a good one, even if you have to stand in the sun and rain/ an ex-storekeeper tells Mavis Toh and Shuli Sudderuddin When Mr Chai Choo Sah was retrenched from his job as a yacht storekeeper
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      • 419 6  -  Shuli Sudderuddin ST PHOTOS: For Ms Siti Mastura, retrenchment was not a recipe for moping for long, but the yeast that raised her self-worth and gave her a "pay it forward" outlook. Now the owner of a baking school and bakery,
        CHEW SENG KIM  -  419 words
      • 336 6  -  Mavis Toh Life looked good for Mr Vincent Leow in 2001, even in that recession year. Called to the boss' office, he was expecting a promotion. After all, three days earlier, he had completed his part-time diploma in business administration. Instead, he was retrenched. Mr
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      • 572 6 1 Handling the emotional shock Shock and anger usually come immediately after a retrenchment, especially for those who've been with the company for long periods. "A sudden retrenchment can be quite shocking," said headhunter Adrian Choo. "Don't bear the burden alone,
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      • 1189 8  -  Cassandra Chew More young S'poreans are striking out on their own and succeeding, spurred by a gung-ho spirit and growing acceptance of failure It was too hot an entrepreneurial idea to pass up. Singapore Management University students Eugene Yeo, 25, and Dararith Saing, 22, were
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    • 507 10  -  Debbie Yong Increasing numbers are turning to self-help group for aid, training and jobs It did it in the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, and it is doing it again, in these tough times. The Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) is digging into its
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    • 115 10 |OYCE FANG With a determined look and steady hands, Mr Andy Sutiono (right), 23, from Basilico navigates the obstacle course during the finals of The Amazing Waiter Race held at the Singapore Expo. He was one of 64 waiters and waitresses who pitted their speed, dexterity,
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    • 569 10  -  Debbie Yong Early last month, business analyst Rachel Lee paid $750 to buy a kimono from Japan through eßay. She wanted to wear it to attend her company's travel-themed dinner and dance. But a week later, the 24-year-old was told that the event, scheduled for
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    • 527 12  -  Debbie Yong Tessa Wong They are unsure of public reaction to China-made products as ban is lifted in phases One quick-to-act food importer did not waste time after a melamine scare led to a blanket ban here on the sale of all China-made milk
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    • 597 12  -  Leong Weng Kam Senior Writer With new exhibits and a $1.2 million renovation, the Sun Vat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall in Balestier reopened yesterday. The historic 128-year-old house-turned-museum was closed for repairs 18 months ago, in May last year. Its foundation was strengthened and
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    • 616 13  -  Jamie Ec Wen Wei Yishun library now at Northpoint annexe, while one at Choa Chu Kang to reopen on Friday at Lot 1 Bookmark the opportunity to visit two libraries this year-end holidays. Located in Yishun and Choa Chu Kang, the two libraries relocated from
      CHEW SENG KIM  -  616 words
    • Sunday people
      • 255 15  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Learning can be wild and fun. Thanks to Ms May Loke, children who visit the Singapore Zoo's newest exhibit Rainforest Kidzworld can learn as they play. The assistant director for education there hit upon the idea of coming up with activity books to
        CHEW SENG KIM; ALPHONSUS CHERN  -  255 words
      • 354 15  -  Loh Keng Fatt Ms Jestina Mona Hong's students may have the answer to boosting ties with neighbouring countries in their hands. Staff from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are learning to make costume jewellery from her and surely the end results make for
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      • 217 15  -  Zureena Habib The switch in career from teaching to becoming an "artrepreneur" may sound like a huge leap at one broad stroke. But Mr Ken Chang's (below) mission to educate the public about art remains the same. "When Singapore announced the building of the integrated resorts,
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      • 313 16  -  Jamie Ec Wen Wei Ms Jenny Ong, 39, has read much about Chinese restaurant Xi Van in the newspapers but had never eaten there. But yesterday, as one of the 10 winners of a Sunday Times contest, the quantity surveyor tucked into a
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      • 626 16  -  Coh Chin Lian Revamped website to feature party's videos in bid to connect with IT-sawy voters Singaporeans can now go online to watch short videos of People's Action Party (PAP) MPs at events on the party's revamped website that was launched yesterday. It
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  • world
    • 714 17 AFP, AP Ex-Thai premier ends 32-year marriage; some believe it's a move to protect assets Bangkok Ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife of 32 years have divorced, his spokesman said yesterday. Thai newspapers reported that the divorce was finalised at the Thai Consulate
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    • 567 19  -  Nirmal Chosh Thousands line streets of Bangkok as body is taken to crematorium Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok Tens of thousands of Thais from all walks of life dressed in black and knelt on the sidewalks of Bangkok to pay tribute to the late Princess
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    • 255 19 Bernama Bangkok The Asean Charter is set to come into force next month after Thailand delivered the 10th and final instrument of ratification. Ambassador Don Pramudwinai, Thailand's permanent representative to the United Nations, deposited the document with Asean secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan at the Thai
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    • 240 20 NYT Amid whisperings about who's who in President-elect Barack Obama's incoming Cabinet, another burning question exists among power parents in the nation's capital. Where will the Obama girls go to school? Mr Obama's wife, Michelle, has toured at least two of Washington's most prestigious private
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    • 646 20 AP, Reuters Weekly radio speeches will be posted as You Tube videos Chicago President-elect Barack Obama plans to tape a weekly address to the country not just for radio listeners, as US presidents have done so for years, but for You Tube viewers as well.
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    • 406 20 AP Santa Barbara, California Firefighters were holding their own against a wildfire that has destroyed more than 100 houses in a wealthy, celebrity-stud-ded enclave, but the authorities warned that evening gusts could send the blaze on another destructive sprint. Much of the damage
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    • 495 21 AP China grapples with new problem of disposing of the toxic stuff safely Beijing China faces a new problem with the tainted milk that has sickened babies and battered public confidence: how to get rid of the toxic stuff. Tens of thousands of
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    • 200 21 AP, Reuters Beijing China is recalling a defective batch of intravenous needles after one snapped and became embedded in a baby's scalp, the latest in a string of product safety problems for the country. The incident occurred last month at a maternity and childcare hospital
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    • 408 22 AP, AFP The success fuels hopes of having a manned space programme in the future New Delhi The first lunar probe from India has landed successfully on the moon, prompting celebrations and marking a milestone for the country's 45-year-old space programme. To date, only the
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    • 154 22 AP, AFP PHOTO: Painted in the green, white and saffron colours of the Indian flag, India's Moon Impact Probe was one of the 11 payloads of the rocket Chandrayaan-1, which was launched from the Sriharikota space centre in southern India on Oct 22. The TV set-size,
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    • 205 22 Reuters Kuala Lumpur Malaysia has temporarily frozen the importation of chickens from Thailand over fears of bird flu cases. Agriculture Minister Mustapa Mohamed said the ban would be lifted when the situation in Thailand returned to normal. "Operations to prevent chicken smuggling at border areas
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 69 22 AP Colombo Sri Lankan troops seized a rebel coastal stronghold yesterday, establishing a land link to the previously isolated ethnic Tamil heartland on Jaffna peninsula in a key win against Tamil Tiger separatists, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said. Military spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara said Pooneryn's fall means the
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      • 69 22 Reuters San Francisco California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered preparations on Friday for rising sea levels from global warming, a startling prospect for the US state with a Pacific Ocean coastline stretching over 1,290 km. He issued an executive order for a study of how much
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      • 51 22 AP Dharmsala A special meeting of Tibetan exiles that starts here tomorrow has no set agenda, said the Dalai Lama. But observers say the six-day gathering is widely expected to determine the direction of the movement that has struggled for decades to win autonomy from
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      • 66 22 AP Beijing A subway tunnel under construction in eastern China caved in yesterday, creating a 50m-wide crater that trapped at least 13 vehicles. At least one person was killed, 19 injured and 16 reported missing in the accident in Hangzhou, said the official Xinhua news agency. About
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    • 577 23 AFP, AP G-20 SUMMIT He warns grouping of protectionist dangers; leaders committed to adopting action plan Washington United States President George W. Bush, who is hosting the emergency talks of the Group of 20 nations, warned against a relapse into trade protectionism as leaders
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    • SUMMIT BRIEFS
      • 128 23 Reuters London More than twothirds of United States voters and the majority in some European countries think their governments have handled the financial crisis badly, according to an opinion poll published by the Financial Times yesterday. Four out of 10 of those polled rated
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      • 120 23 Reuters Washington Two advisers to United States President-elect Barack Obama have been tasked to meet delegates at the G-20 summit and report back to him on their meetings. A list of meetings has been set up for the informal advisers former secretary of state
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      • 128 23 AFP Washington Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for a strategic partnership with the United States to confront 21st-century challenges, saying he found President-elect Barack Obama's foreign policy "refreshing". The leader of the world's most populous Muslim nation said such a relationship would
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    • 404 23 AP, AFP Warm welcome for... .but not for Washington US President George W. Bush greeted Mexican President Felipe Calderon at the White House for a working dinner on the financial crisis with a cheery "Hey, amigo, what's up?" British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, another
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    • Sunday people
      • 314 24 Reuters United Nations Oscar-winning South African-born actress Charlize Theron has been named as a United Nations messenger of peace with a special focus on ending violence against women. Messengers of peace, of which there will now be 10, are celebrities mainly from the
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      • 240 24 London The wife of billionaire Formula One racing supremo Bernie Ecclestone has left the marital home, raising talks about the possibility of one of Britain's most expensive divorces, reported The Daily Telegraph. Mrs Slavica Ecclestone moved out of their £10 million (5522.5 million) Chelsea
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
    • 655 24 Auckland Bali Bangkok Chennai Osaka Kuala Lumpur Washington Phuket Brisbane Chicago Shenzhen Dhaka Sydney Guangzhou Toronto Mecca Singapore Today: Partly cloudy, late morning and early afternoon showers with thunder mainly over southern, eastern and western Singapore Outlook: Monday: Afternoon showers with thunder. Tuesday: Afternoon showers with thunder. /ri\ Air Quality
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  • invest
    • 1482 25  -  Lorna Tan The Sunday Times shows you how to insulate yourself from the impact of the economic crisis Finance Correspondent We all know it's getting ugly out there. Jobs are going, share prices have plummeted, year-end bonuses look shaky and anxiety levels are sky-high.
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    • me & my money
      • 678 26  -  Lorna Tan Thomas Mathew traces the ups and downs of his life and how he overcame adversity to reach his present comfort level Finance Correspondent MR THOMAS Mathew made his first million in 1994 when he was just 34. But just
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      • 619 26 ■Preserve my capital ■Stay invested despite volatility ■Allocate assets properly Q: What financial planning have you done for yourself? I keep six months' worth of living expenses in fixed deposits and bonds. The latter are with BlackRock and I parked some money in money market funds. My
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    • property
      • 382 27 MY SPACE Civil servant Adrian Aw tells Debbie Yong how he and his wife wanted to keep things raw and retro in their walk-up HDB home. Adrian Aw, 28 76 sq m three-room walk-up flat in Potong Pasir. The civil servant lives with his wife, personal
        CHEW SENG KIM  -  382 words
      • 798 27  -  Joyce Teo Check if bank can meet unit's valuation to avoid overpaying for the property Property Correspondent A couple of telling anecdotes illustrate the unexpected glitches that home buyers can face as property prices start to fall. A Spring Grove condominium unit
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    • small change
      • 914 28  -  Mah Ching Cheng Investors who want to see if a stock is worth buying can start with its PE and PB ratios Share investors have often heard the advice "buy low, sell high", but most find it hard to follow in practice because
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    • 349 29  -  Ang Kirn Lan YOUR PERSONAL ADVISER: FINANCE QI would like my two grandsons, aged two and tive, to inherit my condominium unit upon my death. I do not wish to let my daughter hold the property in trust for them until they are of legal
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    • 1402 30  -  Coh Chin Lian Most companies here support open dialogue ana communication with labour unions Senior Political Correspondent DBS Bank's bombshell announcement that it was shedding 900 jobs so spooked employees at United Overseas Bank (UOB) that the union contacted management last week
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    • 1046 30  -  Ravi Velloor South Asia Bureau Chief Some years before he became mayor of New York, I asked the billionaire entrepreneur Michael Bloomberg what car he drove. He said he had a six-year-old Lexus. "Why not? It works perfectly," he went on to say,
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    • 1163 31  -  Nirmal Chosh In a corner of impoverished Bangladesh, a Muslim minority discriminated against by the junta in Myanmar finds refuge. Our correspondent visited the border region to meet the Rohingya, who are living desperate lives in flimsy shacks. Thailand Correspondent In Teknaf, Bangladesh er for
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    • 757 31 Rohingya do not figure in Myanmar's official list of ethnic groups; they are at the bottom of the heap, stateless, and virtually anonymous. They are not allowed to have government jobs. They must pay taxes and fines at the whim of
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    • 641 31 The Naf river broadens as it winds its way into the Bay of Bengal, between the Arakan mountains to the east and the Bay of Bengal a few kilometres south. For a few kilometres at this southernmost tip of Bangladesh, the river is the
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    • 348 32 EDITORIAL Boorish habits at meal time just get better. Few updated acts can cause more annoyance in crowded foodcourts than patrons commandeering tables by placing a packet of tissue as a statement of claim. A crumpled jacket draped over a chair or a $2 collapsible umbrella
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    • 167 32 A non-Chinese prime minister for Singapore? Why are we even asking about a non-Chinese prime minister for Singapore when I know of some Chinese who won't even vote for the Malay singer in the finals of Singapore Idol? For those who are asking about a non-Chinese PM, forget about
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    • 154 32 'We've got a Mickey Mouse ref doing i nothing." JOE KINNEAR, Newcastle United's manager, after the 2-1 Premier League defeat against Fulham last Sunday "In 15 years, I want to see an Indian on the moon." A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM, India's former president, after the lunar probe
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    • YOUR LETTERS
      • 95 32  -  Chin Kee Thou I refer to last Sunday's editorial, "Biking as transport", on the idea of the Land Transport Authority (LTA) setting up an islandwide system of rental bicycle kiosks near MRT stations. Before embarking on such a project, the LTA needs
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      • 220 32  -  Anita Tan (Ms) I refer to last Sunday's article on Chinese nationals involved in violent crime here, headlined "What pushed them over the edge?". I disagree with the view that the China nationals who venture here alone are the ones "to be worried about".
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      • 213 32  -  Lee Boon Leng Ms Kelly Lek said in her letter last Sunday, "Lift CCTV can't help identify smoker", that on several occasions, she witnessed a resident smoking inside the lift, and that she provided details such as the day, time and
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      • 140 32  -  Donald P. Distant I read last Sunday's article, "Swee Kee fan revives name", with great nostalgia. It brought back fond memories of my many trips to the original Swee Kee chicken rice shop in Middle Road in the 1950s and early 1960s with
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      • 144 32  -  Phang KokJun I refer to last Sunday's editorial, "Biking as transport", on setting up bicycle rental kiosks near MRT stations. Although the concept is highly commendable as cycling is a good form of exercise and is cheaper than driving I believe most roads in Singapore are
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      • 187 32  -  Narayana Narayana Last Sunday's article, "Bush will be missed for his verbal gaffes", gave some examples of United States President George W. Bush's malapropisms. The article also includes the description, "the clotted Dwight Eisenhower". Taking into account the five-star general's considerable achievements on the
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      • 142 32  -  Lv Qimin I read with interest last Sunday's article, "Foreign worker population 'may fall' I am touched by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's concern for local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). He mentioned that many firms are already in financial difficulties, and foreign workers
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      • 129 32  -  Joyce Lo (Ms) I have observed how many ugly Singaporean shoppers behave at supermarkets, especially in the fruit section. While selecting fruits, they toss, fling or chuck the items they do not want, just to get to their preferred ones. Recently, I got into an argument
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      • 134 32  -  Chew Teik Boon I had great times at the Swee Kee chicken rice shop until it closed in 1997. Its rice was the best I had eaten, and it had its signature cabbage soup, along with the chilli sauce, minced ginger and caramel soya
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    • 1120 33  -  Susan Sachs Despite its promise of equality, France has few high-ranking non-white politicians For The Sunday Times Last week, President Nicolas Sarkozy made history in France by naming the first black man of African origin to the post of prefect, or
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      264 33 "MDIS, like many other tertiary institutions, is right to protect the institution's brand name and enhance its good image by enforcing the dress code." MR SIMON NC YAP PENG, 56, part-time lecturer. JEFFREY GOH, 28 Account executive 'It's all right for students o wear what they like as
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      692 33  -  Mark Featherstone THE EX-PAT FILES We have become cellphone slaves, mobile morons and iPhone iDiots. No matter how intelligent, how schooled, how full of common sense we are, we are incapable of judging when it is appropriate to accept a call on our cellphones. The topic of cellphones
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  • OBITUARIES
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      197 34 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 KAN WAN CHEN nee CHU WAN CHEN Age: 85 Beloved wife of Kan Yuet Fai was called home to be with the Lord on
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      85 34 Josephine Fernandez (Mrs Herbert Wilson) IWas called to the Lord on 14 November 2008 Dearly missed by Herbert, Adrian, Bernice Cecil Wilson, Tom Fernandez Florence lies (Fernandez) The Funeral Mass at 12 noon on Tuesday, 18 Nov 2008 and wake will be held at Church of St Mary of the
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      97 34 "It is no longer I that live, but it is Christ that is living in union with me." Gal 2:20 LEONG SOW KEN Age: 73 was called home to be with the Lord on 14 Nov 08, sadly missed by loved ones. Beloved wife: Leong Soo Khew Sons: Daughter-in-law: Leong
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      122 34 "I am the Resurrection and the Life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die. "John 11:25-26 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house
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      68 34 TAN MUICHOO Age: 54 passed away peacefully on the 14 November 2008, "i leaving behind loved ones. iIG Husband: Yeo Boon Seng Daughter: Son-in-law: Yeo Woon Ying, Eileen Lim Chyi Yih, Kelvin Granddaughter: Lim Wei, Gemma Wake is held at Blk 338 dementi Aye 2 (void deck) Tel: *****743 Cortege
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      86 34 In my heart you remain forever near. Time stands still since you 'ye been gone; Moments spent with you and places you took me along, Still stay so sweet, so fresh and warm. Your presence is ever felt so strong, And your voice still echoes like a song. A man
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      216 34 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the Late Comrade Mansor Bin Haji Sukaimi From: Former Parliamentary Colleagues Abbas Abu Amin LaiThaChai S Chandra Das Ahmad Mattar Lav Ping Sum S Dhanabalan AngNamPiau Lav Teik Soon SVasoo Chai Chong Vii Lee Khoon Choy Sect Ai Mcc Chan Chee
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      61 35 m£T "The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; t-H| My God, mv streneth, in whom I will trust." Psalm 18 v 2 AUGUSTINE GOH SIN TUB Called home on 16 November 2004 There is a link death cannot sever, Love and remembrance last forever. Dearly missed by
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      57 35 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late TOH SZEYEE, CHRISTINA Departed on 14 Nov 2008 From: The Principal Staff of Meridian Primary School Wake is held at Blk 516, Pasir Ris St. 52. Cortege leaves on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 at 4.15pm for Mandal Crematorium
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      42 35 "The Lord is my light and my salvation.' Ps 27:1 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory of JANE NG GIM SIM Departed: 16 Nov '05 Sadly missed and always remembered as loving wife, caring mother and best friend by husband, children and granddaughter.
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      79 35 SANASEE JAYASHREE Age: 32 passed away peacefully onlsNov2ooB. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Parents: Sundrum Sanasee (V Letchemee, deceased) Brothers: S. Arunasalam Pillay S. Philips Roy S. Stephen Vija S. S. Kailasbathy Ganesan Karuppiah Sister: S. Jacqueline Rajeswary Sisters-in-law, cousins, nephews, nieces, uncles, aunties, relatives and friends.
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      19 35 3 Ti Always In Our Hearts JANE NGGIM SIM Departed 16 Nov 2005 Lovingly remembered by family loved ones
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      58 35 WITH FOND MEMORIES OF ANTHONYNGTENG SENG Departed: 16 Nov 1988 Your memory a keepsake Which never part Though in GOD's keeping You are always in our hearts Always remembered fry loved ones For booking enquiries, call 1800-289-9988 (office hours) 6319-5192 (after office hours) Bookings made after office hours for next
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    • 34 34 Memory wanders as shadows rail Backtotnedatjs or happiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Or her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep.
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    • 38 34 4 Memory wanders as shadows fell saclc to the daus of happiness, Daijs 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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  • sport
    • 372 35  -  Wang Meng Meng S'porean swimmer breaks six-year-old World Cup record en route to third gold She was just hoping to pick up another medal on what has been a successful Fina/Arena World Cup campaign. But Singapore swimmer Tao Li got more than she bargained for
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      270 35  -  Terence Tan Text and pictures by Roy Chew, 32 Relationship manager/ Singapore Sports Council Height: 1.85 m. Weight: 82kg Exercise regimen: I hit the gym thrice weekly for strength conditioning on my chest, legs and shoulders. In addition, I run twice and swim once for my cardiovascular workout,
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    • 179 35 BASKETBALL NBA: Charlotte 104 Utah 96, Philadelphia 94 Indiana 92, Miami 97 Washington 77, New Jersey 115 Atlanta 108, NY Knicks 116 Oklahoma 106, Denver 95 Boston 85, Milwaukee 101 Memphis 96 (OT), New Orleans 87 Portland 82, Orlando 102 Dallas 100, San Antonio 77 Houston 75. CRICKET Second
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    • 244 35  -  Leonard Lim In Macau Melvin Choo thought he would be watching today's World Touring Car Championship finale from the stands after being dropped in Friday's qualifying session. Instead, the Singaporean will belt up for his second WTCC event and start 26th in the 28-driver grid,
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 74 35 AP New York The National Basketball Association suspended Steve Nash and Matt Barnes of the Phoenix Suns and Rafer Alston of the Houston Rockets on Friday for a melee in a midweek game. Alston and Barnes were suspended for two games without pay and
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      • 72 35 AP Lausanne Seven sports made their case on Friday for inclusion in the Olympics, competing for two spots on the programme for the 2016 Summer Games. Baseball, golf, karate, rugby, Softball, roller sports and squash made hour-long, closed-door presentations to the International Olympic Committee's
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    • Sunday people
      • 232 36 "I should have punched him harder." ERIC CANTONA on his main regret of the infamous gongfu incident with a fan at Crystal Palace. Martina Navratilova is among the contestants in this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! The former tennis superstar will be
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      • 155 36 Salma Hayek (right) is still owed a football lesson by England international David Beckham. The 42-year-old actress paid U*****,000 (*****,000) for a one-hour private lesson with the former Manchester United star at a New York charity auction hosted by Madonna in February outbidding American Vogue editor
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      • 152 36 The locker-room rumours have been confirmed. Ana Ivanovic, 21 (above left) the world's hottest tennis player, is seeing Spaniard Fernando Verdasco (above right), who is No. 16 on the men's tour. The Serb beauty revealed to the Spanish newspaper Press on Thursday: "It's true I'm dating
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      • 134 36 American gymnast Alicia Sacramone (right) is going for gold by trying to land a television gig. The 21-year-old wants to showcase her love of fashion and design, reported the Los Angeles Times. She was in her hometown Boston shooting a "video treatment" a sort of test
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    • 851 37  -  Terrence Voon extreme performers "I believe in living life on the edge, but the important thing is to be able to walk away safely when you are done." CARICK BAY In the final instalment of the series on extreme performers, The Sunday
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    • 289 38 After the high of beating Manchester United last weekend, Arsenal slid back to fourth place yesterday when they slumped to a surprise 0-2 loss to Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium. An own goal by Gael Clichy in the 70th minute and a crisp finish by Gabriel Agbonlahor
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    • 212 38 p W D L F A Pts 1 Liverpool 1 3 10 2 1 21 8 32 2 Chelsea— 12 9 2 1 29 4 29 3 Manchester United 12 7 3 2 25 10 24 4 Arsenal 13 7 2 4 25 15 23 5 Aston Villa 13
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    • 507 38 The Times, London Benitez's decision to rest entire first team in League Cup defeat pays off against Bolton Bolton 0 I Liverpool 2~| London Rafa Benitez insisted Liverpool's 2-0 win at Bolton yesterday vindicated his decision to make the Premier League his football club's top
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    • 802 38  -  Rob Hughes HEART OF FOOTBALL A week in the life of a team manager in the English Premier League could never have been quite like the one Mark Hughes has just experienced. On Monday, the media speculated that his job at Manchester City was
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    • 583 38  -  Tay Yek Keak OFFSIDE If you think sports and politics don't mix, you're an idiot. They're as inseparable as Jose Mourinho and his ego. To an American voter, they fulfil that crucial expectation he has of a politician the guy's not telling the
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    • 97 39 E X X X 1A 1A 1A 1A JJL X 0| 1 Yeong-Nathan 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 237 255 263 Putney X 20 9 39 _9_ 59 X 89 X 118 X 138 9 158 X 186 X 206 8 6
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      932 39  -  Terrence Voon HOW JASMINE DID IT First qualifying block, Nov 9 Jasmine Yeong-Nathan makes a scorching start to the 44th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, tallying 1,380 pinfalls to lie second in the 63-strong women's field. Second qualifying block, Nov 10 She fires a perfect game en route to
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    • 281 39 AFP Shanghai Nikolay Davydenko shocked in-form Andy Murray yesterday to set up a Masters Cup tennis final against world No. 3 Novak Djokovic. Davydenko took advantage of Murray's late finish against Roger Federer on Friday to win 7-5, 6-2. The Russian reached his first final in four straight
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      314 40 When: Final day today. Where: Sentosa Golf Club, Serapong Course. Prize money: US$5 million (557.5 million), U*****,500 for the champion. Today Round 3 resumes at 7.30am (for players who did not complete their rounds yesterday). Round 4 starts immediately after. Yesterday Completed third-round scores (45 players were unable
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    • 562 40  -  Jeanette Wang Thai is '95 per cent' sure of winning the event, despite the big names closing in Chucheep Nirat, a former top Thai amateur golfer, once gave his son Chapchai this advice: Be fearless. And that young boy, some 10 years on as a pro
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 79 40 It was looking good for Phil Mickelson (above, stretching during play yesterday) until a click changed the picture. At four under for his round and poised to challenge the leaders, the American sent his second shot into the water after he was distracted by a
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      • 119 40 Golfers revere consistency. It is the sole reason why they practise. Serapong golf course it seems, also believes in such regularity. Hole No. 5 has been ranked second in difficulty each day. Only 14 birdies have been recorded in 319 attempts at the 433-metre
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    • 506 40  -  Jonathan Wong The Serapong beast has been a demanding teacher. Lessons for amateurs at the Barclays Singapore Open have been particularly harsh. But one amateur stands tall. He is Danny Lee, the current US amateur champion who is also the youngest in the tournament's 108-year history
      LIM WUI LIANG  -  506 words
    • 843 40  -  Rohit Brijnath Lam Chih Bing knows, as golfers do, about waiting. For greens to clear, for rain to ease, for his moment to come. You cannot hurry the moment, can't force it, so you slog, you practise like Sam Snead
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  • Page 35 Miscellaneous
    • 153 35 TV times FOOTBALL COLF Dutch C'ship: Ajax v PSV (Live, Barclays Singapore Open: Final Chi 16, 7.30pm). rd (Live, Chs and Ch23, 11 am). English Premier League: Everton v Middlesbrough (Live, Ch27, MOTOR RACING 9.25pm), Hull v Manchester City FIA WTCC Macau: Warm-up (Live Ch27 11.55pm). (7.45 am). Race 1
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  • Page 42 Miscellaneous
    • 102 42 What recession? ■P^ 4Bt Economy bad 'ifjtj. but new restaurants i V mt Taking the plunge into /^^^^^v« H fish farming are (from left) kit > -1 /iil f) Dennis Tan, Peter Tan, H 1 fll Edison Neo iind Btl-- 4H IS i^W EB "'si i/^~ v), Ujfl Iskandar Muhammad.
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  • lifestyle
    • hot
      • 1029 43  -  J Foong Woei Wan Alleged love triangle with beauty queen girlfriend and assistant puts HK property tycoon in the spotlight A billionaire tycoon's assistant has a baby and suddenly climbs up the societal ladder, moving into a luxurious apartment. His girlfriend declares war
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        950 44  -  Cheryl Tan Cara Van Miriah No, it's not, say diners who dismiss students' campaign against using tissue paper packets to reserve seats Newly arrived expat Kenneth Wong, who is from Hong Kong, experienced a culture shock when he first visited Maxwell Market for lunch. He was puzzled
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        426 45  -  Tan Dawn Wei Some city-bred Singapore entrepreneurs have fallen hook, line and sinker for the simple life in kelongs Singapore's new breed of fish farmers are nothing like the weath-er-beaten, leather-skinned fishermen who call kelongs their home. Instead, think smart-suited, well-educated professional urbanites more used to nibbling on
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        402 45 Fishing for something to do in retirement, junior college principal Maureen Ng chanced on a classified advertisement saying "Kelong for sale. Price: $60,000". She was hooked. Now, four years later, Mrs Ng, 60, and her equally middle-class hubby, Timothy, 62, are proud owners of 2 Jays, a kelong
        CAROLINE CHIA  -  402 words
      • 438 45 By day, they used to sell cars from the cool comfort of a showroom near the city. When evening fell, former colleagues Dennis Tan, 35, Iskandar Muhammad, 33, and Edison Neo, 36, would swop their shirts and ties for tatty T-shirts and head to their floating
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      • 358 46 He answered the call of the sea and lost three mobile phones, when he fell into the water thrice. A typical landlubber, Mr Lee Van Voon was described as "nuts" by friends when he told them he wanted to be a fish farmer. But the 42-year-old
        CAROLINE CHIA  -  358 words
      • 686 46  -  Tan Vi Hui Property executive Leon Ku, 33, is a big toy fan. But do not call his collections "toys" they are model robots known as Gundam, inspired by Japanese cartoons or anime, which can be worth up to thousands of dollars each. The gun-toting,
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      • 792 48  -  Boon Chan Singaporeans are collecting guns and swords and giving them pride of place in their homes Visitors to Mr Larry Lim's five-room HDB flat do a double take when they see his living room wall where there might be a painting or family photo, he
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    • pulse
      • 879 49  -  I Cheryl Tan Sniff out the right choices before buying that dog and keep allergies at bay Dance artist Tammy Wong really loves dogs. The only trouble is, she has a sneezing fit whenever she comes in contact with fur shed by those cute canines.
        LIM WUI LIANG  -  879 words
      • 676 49  -  Anthony Yeo Life Lines I wonder if I am suffering from depression. For some time, I have been feeling low and moody. I find it so hard to get up in the morning to go to work. Friends tell me I am going through a mid-life
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    • go
      • 1746 51  -  Frankie Chee SINGAPOREAN ABROAD IN MUNICH WITH... Munich's mediaeval castles and cathedrals take pride of place next to its modern, bustling streets Munich is not only home to one of the strongest soccer teams in the world, Bayen Munchen, but it also has ancient castles
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    • reflect
      • 1023 53  -  I Chua Mvi Hoong I've crunched the numbers and figured out how women in their 30s can still sell themselves in the marriage market I never expected my love life or lack of it to be a national issue. But this year, Prime Minister Lee Hsien
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      • 724 53  -  Lee Siew Hua Once, a Japanese friend told me how to create a blissful bath. Tip a cup of baking soda into the bathwater and soak in it, Naoko said. "That's all?" I wondered, my mind flashing to the aromatic bath salts and satiny oils I'd
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      • 790 53  -  Colin Goh Heng, ah! I was struggling to come up with a more profound response to the recent United States presidential election, but somehow for me, that Singaporean exclamation said it best. (For you foreign talents out there, "heng" would be the Hokkien equivalent of "phew!")
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        337 62  -  Chang Lu-Lyn Who: Ms Chang Lu-Lyn, 39, co-founder of BRewardsßoad, an interactive marketing agency. Shampoo: Aesop Gentle Scalp Cleansing Shampoo. I wash my hair twice a day. This shampoo is gentle and I love the scent. I've been using it for about six years. Facial cleanser: The
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        389 63  -  Anjana Krishna Kumar Reader: Beatrice Chia-Richmond (right), 33 ,is a theatre actress and director. She graduated from the prestigious Guildhall School Of Music Drama in London in 1996 with an honours degree in performing arts. Her 2001 directorial debut Shopping And F***ing won two awards at the DBS Life!
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        411 66  -  Rebecca Lynne Tan Chocoholics rejoice. Three places offering gourmet fare have just opened Chocoholics have three new places to satisfy their cravings. An artsy and quirky chocolate bar called the Chocolate Research Facility opens for business in Millenia Walk today, while Oompa Loompa, a small neighbourhood chocolate boutique
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