The Straits Times, 17 February 2008

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  • 19 1 thesundaytimes FEBRUARY 17, 2008 94 pages in three parts MICA(P) 116/12/2007 ttV A Singapore Press Holdings publication OvJ Cents
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  • 558 1  -  Zakir Hussain Jamie Ec TOP OF THE NEWS THIS year's Budget has helped Singaporeans cope with their top concern rising prices by putting cash in the hands of both low-income and middle class workers, said MPs yesterday. While bonuses for the poor and the elderly
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    • BUDGET 2008: THE DAY AFTER
    • View from the top
      • 710 6  -  Samantha Eng Alex Liam and THE Singapore Flyer the talk of the town now may be taking business away from the DHL balloon, some travel agencies say. At least two firms have dropped the tethered sphere from their local highlights. But one major
        G. CHANDRADAS; SINGAPORE FLYER and AFP  -  710 words
    • 823 7  -  Tan Dawn Wei Respondents in Sunday Times poll blame higher cost of housing, transport, food and utilities HOUSEWIFE Goh Lay Leng has seen her monthly grocery bills go up by 10 per cent, and that has prompted the mother
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    • 707 8  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi ALLEGED SLAPPING INCIDENT ON SIA FLIGHT They do their best to avoid misunderstanding but chatting with passengers is part of their job may be accused of discriminating among your passengers." The Sunday Times spoke to 20 stewardesses from several airlines
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    • Article, Illustration
      189 8 MADAM Tan Siew Hoon is married to Mr Wong Ngit Liong, chairman of Venture Corp. Venture Corp is Singapore's It second largest contract manufacturer, making computer and printer parts for some of the world's top tech firms. SIA stewardess Then k Jiamin claims that Madam R Tan
      ERNST AND YOUNG  -  189 words
    • 763 9  -  Alex Liam Some travel agents are offering cheaper prices at in-house fairs ahead of the Natas mega travel event EVEN as travel agents gear up for the industry biggie the Natas fair some are getting a head start by holding their own in-house
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    • 297 9 Releasing carp for good luck and a good cause WHILE fishing for ideas for last year's Chinese New Year celebration, residents near Bedok Reservoir Park hit on one to release carp for good luck. They did it again this year, but in a bigger event, which also netted money for
      CHEW SENG KIM  -  297 words
    • 1101 10  -  Teo Cheng Wee Ex-top model and beauty queen Koh Li Peng is again in the spotlight as the wife of DBS Group Holdings' new chief THE year was 1982 and fashion designer Thomas Wee was just breaking into the fashion business. When
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    • 462 10  -  Chen Meiyue IN THE last four months, he has worked as a gym personal trainer and taken up a cabby's vocational licence. But now Mr Jack Yeo, 42, can return to what he does best: dishing out noodles. "I feel reborn again," said
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      • 142 10 PRINCE Khalid Bin Sultan, Assistant Minister of Defence and Aviation, and Inspector-General for Military Affairs of Saudi Arabia, is visiting Singapore at the invitation of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He arrived here last Friday and called on PM Lee yesterday. The prince also
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      • 62 10 LAOTIAN Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Thongloun Sisoulith, arrives in Singapore today. He will call on President S R Nathan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and meet Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo. He will also attend the Asean Foreign Ministers'
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    • 867 11  -  Mavis Toh SICC SUSPENSION FURORE SICC member and her husband say it was a 'dirty campaign' that triggered it all THE woman believed to have triggered the Singapore Island Country Club (SICC) saga over a fellow member's marital status has come forward to tell
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    • 363 11  -  Jamie Ec Wen Wei MANY among the youth here still do it chat online with strangers. But cyber-safety efforts are bearing fruit. These findings were from a recent study on crime prevention awareness. Among the 1,400 Secondary 1 to 3 students
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    • 588 12  - Who should be the next Nur Dianah Suhaimi Six popular residents are shortlisted but it's not easy replacing the Singapore Zoo icon AH MENG left big shoes to fill. The 48-year-old orangutan died suddenly during breakfast on Feb 8 and it has not been easy for the Singapore Zoo to
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    • 397 12 Inuka the polar bear, 17 Pros He is Singapore-born and famous for being the first and only polar bear to be born in the tropics. Already a household name among Singaporeans. After all, his name was decided after a nationwide contest. Cons Animal rights groups Acres
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    • 637 12  -  Tan Dawn Wei SHE spoke her mind in the corporate jungle. But in delivering a eulogy for Ah Meng, Singapore Zoo chief Fanny Lai spoke from her heart and shed tears. Ah Meng, the zoo's iconic orangutan mascot, was "very special,
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    • 624 13  -  Tan Dawn Wei Of the 70 who wrote in, 60 warn against cyclists endangering children and the old NO, NO, NO. Most of the 70 readers who wrote in to The Sunday Times say they do not want cyclists riding down footpaths. They were
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    • Article, Illustration
      506 14  -  Alex Liam Seven newly married couples on a float add to the sizzle of the annual Chingay Parade SEVEN lucky couples literally took the road to marital bliss yesterday. They were the stars on a float named the Chingay Love Boat, which joined 16 other floats in the
      LIM CHIN PING; ): DESMOND WEE; IN CHIN PING; DESMOND WEI  -  506 words
    • 1123 14  -  Stephanie Gwee IT LOOKS like a good deal: $50 for an Apple iPod music player that normally retails for $248. If getting instant street-cred by being able to flaunt one of these sleek, plastic boxes of audio delight sounds too good to
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    • 259 14 Stephanie Gwee tries out a fake iPod nano she bought from Sim Lim Square AT FIRST glance, the $50 fake iPod nano clone looks very similar to the original. It is the same size and comes in the same catchy, candy colours. It also has the same annoyingly
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    • 745 15 AFP Experts believe solving these problems will make life better for mankind BOSTON REVERSE engineering the brain, reprogramming genes to prevent diseases and producing clean energy are some of the biggest challenges for the next 50 years, according to a group of leading experts
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    • 210 15  -  NEW YORK Reuters, AP HIGH definition DVD (HD DVD) appears to have finally lost the battle against rival Blu-ray to be the standard for the next-generation DVD and compatible video equipment. On Friday, Wal-mart Stores, the world's largest retailer, switched sides from HD DVD, backed by
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      • 76 15 Reuters BEIJING More than two million people have been hit by power cuts in Qujing city in China's Yunan province and thousands have been stranded on highways as snowy weather revisits the southwest region, state media said yesterday. China has yet
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      • 56 15 AP YANGON A Russian company has signed an agreement with Myanmar's military government to search for gold in north-western Myanmar, state-run media reported yesterday. The New Light of Myanmar newspaper said the deal would allow gold exploration along the Uru River,
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      • 72 15 Reuters BRUSSELS The European Union yesterday approved the launch of a 2,000-strong police and justice mission for Kosovo, on the eve of the breakaway province's expected declaration of independence from Serbia. Russia has argued that the EU would be in breach of
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      • 68 15 AP JAKARTA Two more people have died from bird flu in Indonesia in a single day, taking the nation's death toll from the disease to 105, health officials said yesterday. The latest victims were a three-year-old boy identified only as Han,
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      • 75 15 Reuters COTONOU (Benin) US President George W. Bush, who arrived in Benin yesterday to begin a visit to Africa, has called for a power-sharing agreement in Kenya to end the post-election conflict there that has killed around 1,000 people. He is sending Secretary
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    • 489 16  -  Hazlin Hassan AFP, BERNAMA, THE STAR/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK Abdullah condemns Hindraf rally for creating anxiety during run-up to March 8 polls MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIAN police fired tear gas and water cannon yesterday to break up an anti-govern-ment rally
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    • 395 16 The Star/Asia News Network KUALA LUMPUR AS MANY as seven of the 32 ministers in the Cabinet may not be fielded in the March 8 general election. Two of them have publicly confirmed that they are retiring from politics, but sources said about
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      • 166 16 PUTRAJAYA There is a price for the names, race, gender and other details of the 10.9 million Malaysians voting in the next election RM44,584.20 (S$ 19,600) if you want it in a CD-ROM, and RM44,394 if you want it on paper. The database of the electoral
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      • 90 16 The Star/Asia News Network PUTRAJAYA Malaysians living overseas cannot vote through the post unless they are military personnel, students, staff of embassies and High Commissions and their spouses. Election Commission secretary Kamaruzaman Mohd Noor advised those who are not eligible under these three categories to return
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      • 111 16 The Star/Asia News Network KANGAR Only healthy non-smokers have been allowed onto the list of potential Barisan Nasional candidates for Perlis, said Menteri Besar Shahidan Kassim. Home Affairs Minister Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad and Environmental and Natural Resources Minister Azmi Khalid were on the list as both
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      • 160 16 KUALA LUMPUR In a departure from past practice, the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition is expected to release its candidate list on Wednesday four days before nomination day next Sunday. Most parties usually announce their candidates a day before nomination, keeping their list a secret
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    • 421 16 AFP PARACHINAR (Pakistan) A SUICIDE blast at a rally by slain Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto's party killed at least 37 people yesterday, increasing security fears with just two days until the country's general election. The bombing in the north-west-ern tribal
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    • Article, Illustration
      2387 17  -  Reme Ahmad Testimony about judge-fixing leaves XL judiciary's reputation in tatters STORIES about the dubious relationships among some judges, lawyers and tycoons have floated around Malaysia since the *****. It was not until this year, though, that someone actually summoned the nerve a middle-aged woman at that to
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    • 490 18 AP, LAT-WP No warning signs before US university shootings, say cops DEKALB (Illinois) IF THERE is such a thing as a profile of a mass murderer, Steven Kazmierczak did not fit it: Outstanding student, engaging, polite and industrious, with what looked like a bright future
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    • 343 18 Reuters, AFP SUNDAY PEOPLE FORMER Beatle Paul McCartney is said to have agreed to a historic divorce settlement which will see former model Heather Mills walk away with a record £55 million (Ssls2 million), according to the Daily Mail. The deal could be the highest
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    • 204 18 AP, New York Times US MILLIONAIRE Steve Fossett has been declared dead, five months after he went missing in a small plane. The adventurer, who became the first person to circle the world solo in a balloon in 2002, was last seen on Sept 3 last
      AP, New York Times; AP  -  204 words
    • 178 18 AFP BRITISH cyclist Mark Beaumont has claimed the world record for being the fastest person ever to pedal around the world. The 25-year-old Scotsman rode into Paris after pedalling 28,800 km in a record 195 days. Averaging 160 km a day for over six months, he
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 97 2 index asia Juggling with justice An inquiry into judicial corruption in Malaysia that centres on a damning video clip of lawyer V.K. lingam has left the institution in shambles 17 Finding affordable homes 21 Syariah divides the Church 25 'No' to overseas matches 31 Return of the game 34 Loitering
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    • 341 4 The Government's ***** *> 4^ Budget Book is a /OO breakfast, lunch j x' no Tjifc/O fascinating treasure Number of overall crimes V winner? >/ STAETERMAINCOUESE Increase in Public Service trnuP nf farts anrl expected per 100,000 Number of cooks in V. V ANDDESSERr J) (T[Ti\ Commission spending last population,
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 606 18 Bangkok Bali Kuala Lumpur Busan Beijing Bangalore Manila Mecca Tokyo Jakarta Sydney Miami Wellington Taipei Washington Venice Singapore Kycloudyand Woodlands JuronS S Changj occasionally windy. Part |y Partly Partly Partly Partly cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy Outlook: Partly cloudy and /oo\ Air Quality Sunrise Sunset occasionally windy h 3^ PSI-54
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    • 1357 19 Singaporeans aged 50 and younger who pay CPF will come under the new annuities scheme that starts in 2013. When they turn 55, they will be asked to opt for one out of 12 payout options. scrutinises the choices available SINGAPOREANS are now
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    • 424 19  -  Lorna Tan What is it? IT GUARANTEES Central Provident Fund (CPF) members monthly payouts from as early as age 65 for as long as they live. The objective is to ensure that members do not outlive their savings due to their longer life
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    • 426 19  -  AUTHOR two cents'worth Apelles Poh MOST of us are probably setting aside some money regularly into insurance and endowment policies and in the occasional stock and unit trust. One of my friends had a rude awakening when, at the age
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    • 373 19 Reuters wallstreet NEW YORK THE Dow and Nasdaq slipped on Friday over concerns about consumer spending after an index of consumer sentiment fell to a 16-year low and retailer Best Buy warned that shopper traffic dropped off after the holidays. The S&P
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    • 1445 20  -  Lorna Tan ME MY MON Door company Slide Hide MD places his faith in real estate in Spore and China, and blue-chip property stocks FINANCE CORRESPONDENT HE HAS worked in the construction industry for more than a decade and so it comes as
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    • 999 21  -  Joyce Teo PROPER They include executive condos as well as older private apartments in suburban locations PROPERTY CORRESPONDENT THE property market has quietened considerably this year, but prices have yet to fall. Nevertheless, if you have a modest budget of about $600,000
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    • 628 22 YOUR PERSONAL ADVISER: CAREER Q AM in my early 40s. I quit my job 16 years ago to look after my children. I was an analyst/ programmer in a statutory board for about four years before quitting my job.
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    • 286 22 YOUR PERSONAL ADVISER: FINANCE Q AM a widower. If I remarry now, will my current assets form part of the matrimonial assets that my new wife will receive in case of a divorce? What about new assets acquired after my marriage
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    • 344 22 MY SPACE "AFTER a tiring day at work, I love to come home to a relaxing place. So, the brief to my interior designer was straightforward: Design me a place that resembles a holiday home. My designer came up with a
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      391 23 Fan Siew Hoon Wife of top local tycoon Singapore Airlines stewardess Then Jiamin has filed a suit claiming she was slapped during a flight to Tokyo in September by Madam Tan, wife of Venture Corp chairman and chief executive officer Wong Ngit Liong. Ms Then, 25, who is seeking
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    • 1343 23  -  Warren Fernandez DEPUTY EDITOR I WAS sitting in my doctor's waiting room when the newspaper headline screamed at me: "Will you live to be 80?" It was a front-page report last Wednesday on the Government's latest plan for reforms to the Central Provident Fund system to
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    • 915 23  -  Alvin Liew THE latest Singapore Budget which was announced on Friday, as widely expected, was generous and remained pro-busi-ness, enhancing Singapore's long-term competitiveness although surprises were few and there were some disappointments as well. Revenue was better than original projections, resulting in an
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    • 353 24 FOUR thousand people turned up at Mandai last Sunday to say a fond farewell to Ah Meng, the public face of the Singapore Zoo. Not a few were just curious. It so happened that the zoo's gates were also thrown open to let Ah Meng's public
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    • 172 24 'I took some money for the service, but that's not a crime.' 'DR KIDNEY' AMIT KUMAR, who Indian police claim has carried out more than 500 kidney transplant operations on poor farmers and labourers for wealthy clients needing transplants 'I can tell you we have
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    • 1179 24  -  Nirmal Ghosh With just 500 left, the tiger is heading for extinction in Indonesia THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK NOT very far from Singapore in increasingly quiet jungles, a sad and lonely drama is being played out. At the rate Sumatran tigers are being killed, skinned and butchered and
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    • 1171 25  -  Mark Rice-Oxley IN LONDON WHEN it comes to leadership in the Church of England, it was a former Bishop of Norwich who perhaps summed it up best. "If you want to lead someone in this part of the world," he once reputedly
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    • 1098 25  -  Ahmad Nizam Abbas THE strong reaction in the British media and elsewhere to the syariah remarks made during the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams' recent lecture at the Royal Courts of Justice may not be entirely unforeseen. To quote the
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    • 1417 26  -  Radha Basu Mandatory reporting by professionals such as doctors, social workers and teachers can go a long way in nabbing repeat sex offenders COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENT SATAY seller Samion Noordin has had three brushes with the law for sex crimes against minors. Twice, he
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    • 629 26  -  Mavis Toh THE 14-year-old boy did not want to come face to face with his molester again. Last April, when Nazri (not his real name) learnt that he had to testify in court, he feared he would have
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    • 1116 27  -  Leonard Lim S-LEAGUE KICKS OFF ON MONDAY S-League plays second fiddle to the EPL, which boasts world-class action THE S-League kicks off for the 13th time tomorrow. But do not be surprised to find that the average Singapore football fan is clueless that Korean side Super Reds will take
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    • 385 27  -  Leonard Lim RAIN or shine, he can be spotted at Tampines Stadium's uncovered seating stands at every S-League game. What makes Jonathon James stand out even more to the casual eye is that the 40-year-old dons a bright yellow wig and cheers himself
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    • 395 27  -  Leonard Lim THE S-League already ranks as No 1 in South-east Asia and among the best in Asia. Given time, it will continue to improve and draw in more fans, said Winston Lee, the league's chief executive officer. "In last year's
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    • 695 28  -  Wang Meng Meng S-LEAGUE KICKS OFF ON MONDAY Three S-League bosses who spend, spend and spend to feed their passion for the sport THEY have the dough. But, instead of splurging it on luxury items, they spend their cash on running S-League soccer clubs with no guarantee of
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    • 455 29  -  Lin Xinyi F1 fans are able to buy tickets to the Sing Tel Spore GP within minutes AFTER stalling for two days, the ticketing system for the inaugural Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix is in cruise control. Buying tickets to Formula One's
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      • 51 29 AP AUSTRALIAN Daniel Batman beat American Jeremy Warmer in the 200 m yesterday at the athletics Grand Prix in Sydney. Batman led from the start and won in 20.81 seconds, with Warmer second in 20.93. Warmer is the world and Olympic champion in the 400
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      • 60 29 AP INTERNATIONAL Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has shrugged off the controversy caused by Steven Spielberg's withdrawal as artistic consultant to the Beijing Olympics. He stressed on Friday that the lOC is "a sporting, not a political association" and warned that athletes who
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      • 82 29 AFP FORMER women's world No 1 Annika Sorenstam has taken a share of the secondround lead in the sea-son-opening SBS Open golf event in Kahuku, Hawaii. She birdied five of the final seven holes for a 5-un-der 67 and a 137 total to
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      • 69 29 AP THE G-14 group of the world's wealthiest football clubs disbanded on Friday, confident that it had earned a powerful voice to face up to Fifa and Uefa. The decision came after its main problem with the international federations that compensation be paid to
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    • 340 29  -  LOS ANGELES AP PHIL Mickelson played golf as spectacular as the weather at the Northern Trust Open on Friday, finishing with a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole to take a four-stroke lead. The American recorded a sev-en-under 64 for a 10-under 132. Even after
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    • Article, Illustration
      323 29 dsfg Text and pictures by Desmond Wee Danny Tan, 34, Sales representative Height: 1.76 m Weight: 76kg Exercise regimen: I work out at the gym three or four times a week. During each session, I exercise a body muscle group along with a part of the arms. For
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    • 498 30  -  Wang Meng Meng Championship side's 2-1 win at Anfield could spell end of Benitez's reign IT'S the week of Valentine's and the FA Cup, but Liverpool will find nothing romantic about their date with Barnsley yesterday. While the Championship side deserve a standing ovation for their
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    • 306 30 FRANK Lampard scored twice and set up a goal for Salomon Kalou as Chelsea beat Huddersfield 3-1 to ease into the FA Cup quarter-finals yesterday. Scott Sinclair had a shot cleared off the line, before Lampard's low drive put Chelsea ahead on 18 minutes against the League
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    • 679 30 Reuters DUBAI EGYPT are eyeing the 2010 World Cup Finals, after clinching a record sixth African Nations victory. "We will make it to the World Cup. Winning the African Cup of Nations proved that we are able to beat very strong teams," striker Mohamed Zidan,
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    • 439 31 Bloomberg LONDON THE Football Association will not support the Premier League's plans for international matches if they are going to harm England's World Cup 2018 bid. The FA, which runs the game in England, said it had "serious reservations" about the
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    • 928 31  -  Rob Hughes If so, will the EPL claim that they are the clubs the world wants to see? NOW that Fifa's president and his many men have told the English what to do with their half-baked idea of taking over the world, the big four Premier
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    • 355 31 SAO PAULO (Brazil) A DOCTOR at the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has sensationally claimed that the reason for Ronaldo's horrific injuries in recent years is the player was doped as a teenager at PSV Eindhoven. The Brazilian striker's career could be over, after he
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    • 296 31 AFP NEW ORLEANS WHEN it comes to adding sparkle to the NBA All-Star game, players worry that adopting a US-World format could result in injuries and tension. Today's 57th All-Star game between the Eastern Conference and Western Conference leaders figures to be a typical high-scoring contest
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    • 494 32  -  Jeanette Wang Despite the advantages of lightweight skinsuits, the key to fast times is training THROW out your notions of sexy, skimpy, skin-baring swimsuits if you want to swim fast. More is less. That is, more fabric results in less time to the finish line.
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    • 438 32 1920s The swimwear market grows rapidly, thanks in part to the acceptance of swimming as a sport. Speedo, founded in Australia in 1914, introduces the classic, figure-hugging Racerback costume in 1928. The suit allows for
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    • 53 30 English FA Cup FIFTH ROUND Yesterday Bristol Rovers 1 Southampton 0 Cardiff City 2 Wolverhampton 0 Chelsea 3 Huddersfield Town 1 Coventry City 0 West Bromwich 5 Liverpool 1 Barnsley 2 Manchester United v Arsenal Late kick-off Today Sheffield United v Middlesbrough Live, Ch24, 9.55pm Preston North End v Portsmouth
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  • Obituaries
    • Obituary, Illustration
      114 32 LOW GWONG IMM Age: 93 years old Passed away peacefully on 15 Feb 2008, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Eng Bak Khoon (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Eng Chua Yang Tang Meng Wah Eng Guan Siah Yap Siew Gek Evelyn Eng Piak Wee Steven Teo Chiew King Agnes
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      106 32 DAISY LIM KHOON ENG Age: 73 passed away peacefully on 12 Feb 2008 in Japan. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband:Thian Kirn Hoe Sister: Tan Wah Leng Son: Klint Thian Teck Hong Daughters: Son-in-law: Tricia Thian Chiew Ling James Goh Yong Hoe Alicia Thian Ai Ling Adoncia
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      123 32 MDMPOHLAYHWA Age: 83 was called home to be with the Lord on 15 February 2008. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Lim Kean Hean, deceased) Sons: Daughter-in-law: Lim Kheng Huat, Henry Lim Kheng Phoe, Richard Wong Mci Mci Daughters: Son-in-law: Lim Bee Kiaw, Margaret Ang Khim Huat,
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      62 32 V.THARMALINGAM (LINGAM) Age: 76 passed away peacefully on 15/02/2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Rukumani Son: Daughter-in-law: Sathia Seelan Parimala Dcvi Daughters: Son-in-law: Tamil Arasi Mathevanan Tamil Selvi Grandchildren. Body is resting at Apt Blk 783, Yishun Ring Road, #07-3534.Te1: *****865 Cortege will leave on 17/02/2008
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      73 33 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to our Director Mr Goh Kok Yeow On the demise of his beloved Father GOH KAI SEE BBM Departed on 14 February 2008 From: The Management Staff of Hotel Royal Limited Group of Companies Hotel Royal Queens (Singapore) Pte Ltd Hotel Royal Investment Pte
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      156 33 "The Lord is my strength and song; and has become my salvation." Psalm 118:14 LEE SOO WAN JAMES Age: 92 was called home to be with the Lord on 16 February 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Lee Miv Ling Daughters: Son-in-law: Lee Chay Lian Irene Lee Chay Suan Mimi
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      133 33 "I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety." Psalm 4:8 GEORGE KOO FOONYIP KOH FOONYIP Age: 76 was called home to be with the Lord on 16 February 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Nancy Leow Sheok Mm Son: Daughter-in-law:
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      130 33 CHUASOOKHOON Age: 89 passed away peacefully on 16 February 2008, leaving behind loved ones. (Wife: Sng Yam Hoon, deceased] Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chua Shi Yong Wong Lin Chua Sek Huang Lim Siang Moi Chua Siak Koh Teoh Bee Choo Chua Sek How Ng Poi Tiang Chua Sek Haw Cerelina Sena Chua
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      75 33 The family of the late RAMAN S/O MOTTAYAN Departed on 3 Feb 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks to relatives and friends for their kind condolences during our recent bereavement. Karumathi Prayers will be held on Sunday night, 17 Feb 2008 at Blk 8 Teck WhyeAve #07-91. Athma Shanti
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      67 33 AL-FATIHAH We, the family of the late Allahyarhamah HJH MARIAM BEE BTE MOHD TAIB (Formerly staying at Lor Marzuki, Nagoor Shrine) Age: 96 Departed on 12.2.2008. wishes to express our hearfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, condolences, prayers and donations during our
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      32 33 [n Loving Memory O] ;milysimsooen( Re-lives 17.2.96 Silently we grieve, brush away our tears The memories you left behind will last throughout the years Chon Choo Lisa Chee Wee Tasha, Trent Travis
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      64 33 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of BRANDONWEE Departed on 17/02/2006 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by Dalian Wee and family (218 Boys) Adrian, Ben, Corrie, Decwel, Giles, Kelvin, Oliver, Rahman, Reuben (ex-APB) Brandon Sheares, ChekTee, Darryl lim, Dave Seng, David Ho, Davin Leong, Dickson Kwek, Eric Chua, Francis Chang, John
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      39 33 20th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of RAJAMANIE S.MURUGESU MURUGESU Departed:2s.ol.96 Departed: 17.02.88 Dearest Amma 20 Years Has Gone By Yet You Are So Fresh In Our Thoughts. We Love Miss You Appa Very Much. Remembered by Children, Grandchildren Relatives
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      48 33 SAHEJ PATH DA BHOG PRITAM KAUR (Wife of late Bhagwan Singh Aujla) passed away peacefully on 10 February 2008, Dearly missed by loved ones. Path Da Bhog will be held on 19 February (Tue) from spm to 7pm at Pardesi Khalsa Dharmak Diwan. No. 9 Lor 29 Geylang.
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      26 33 3n/J(boaup jftemor^ Of Brandon Wee An Ho Gone to eternal rest: 17 February 2006 The jay you brought are memories we treasure Dad, Mum, Darian Jerome
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      35 33 i E Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of MDM ONG SIEW LENG Departed: 17 Feb 2007 Sadly missed and fondly remembered. Forever loved and cherised by: Son, Daughter-in-law, Daughters, Sons-in-law, Grandchildren and all loved ones.
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      72 33 HAROLD ELSWORTH PEREIRA Age: 76 was called home to be with the Lord on 16 February 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Hendriks Mary Josephine Sons: Daughter-in-law: Desmond Pereira Sylvia Chu Tyrone Pereira God-daughter: Jacinta Wake Is held at Blk 109 A Edgedale Plains (void deck). Cortege leaves on 19
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      67 33 9th Anniversary In Loving Memory of MICHAEL TAN WEE HAI Departed on 17 Feb 1999 They say "it's the thought that counts" And when I think of your absence, I do count The times I miss the presence of Your loving care, Your gentle touch, Your words of wisdom Your
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      41 33 The Family of The Late GWEE LUAN AI Departed on 12 February 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement.
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      40 33 The Family Of The Late MDM YEE MOOI SEW Departed on 10 February 2008. wish to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to all relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths and donations during their recent bereavement.
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    • 158 32 UAUllitffl French League: Monaco v Bordeaux (Live, ChlOB, tomorrow, lam), Marseille v BASKETBALL PSG (Live> chlo8> tomorrow, 3.55 am). NBA All Star Saturday (live Ch23 Scottish Premier League: Kilmar9am) Saturday (Live, UiZ3, nQck y Rangers (Uye chlQ7 IQpm) Spanish Primera Liga: Getafe v VaroirifCT 'encia (Live, Ch22, tomorrow, 1.55 am),
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    • 37 33 Memory wanders as shadows rail Baclc to the daus of happiness, Daus beuond 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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    • 1005 34  -  Loh Wei Loong Popular video games are set to dazzle players with their latest sequels that are more interactive and feature improved graphics JUST as sequels are dominating the summer movie blockbuster line-up, from the likes of new films featuring classic heroes such as Batman, Indiana
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    • 106 34 ADVtIM luivi. I Wti. i^awuu >>lls«uia ruauJ j: !ii: I BlSfflfl!*jSiyjfttLfi3i II $wiM=*wi **-•*><-•*y)'i» ■^^^^Z/^^^Hl 9 W ia/is t\i>/«; II > uwuiilar *jj <r>if t f 4 l i»iii»=ilim. Urn J/i. —~-~v HOW TO \ENTE Ry S- Hnthis Details of the adventures and the .Chooseonea£the unexpect^ AustraHa*^^ 1 fuN of
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    • 442 35  -  Jasmine Teo Free admission today at central. Library, victoria st WANT to spice up your Sunday? Head down to the Central Library in Victoria Street today at 3pm for Stamp's Getai Awards 2008. Themed "Getai Alive!", the awards ceremony promises to
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    • 310 35  -  Daryl Chin Bl CLUB Stomp has become the online hot spot for Singapore's clubbing generation to make friends, share their party photos and much more. Our members have been sending to Stomp, Singapore's No.l social networking and citizen media website, photos of
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    • 170 35  -  Jasmine Teo il WHAT would you do if you had five minutes alone with Angela Chang? Stampers have been kept busy with their Angela Chang fantasies. And why not? The 26-year-old Taiwanese star is back with her fifth album, Ang
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      282 35 »om s'popq can produce a singer, writer or artist that's ujond ciass "Creating a world-class anything, be it an athlete, Lothario, economist, scientist, entrepreneur or artist, requires a concatenation of factors, all conspiring to bring about a fluke outcome of sorts. Call it magic if you will, but
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  • gen y
    • 908 36  -  Alex Liam Growing number of youths found by police in public places past 11pm and reported to parents SIXTEEN-year-old Wu Jin Lian likes to hang out late at night. Void decks near her home in Tampines are her usual haunts and she chats
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    • 171 36  -  Alex Liam MOST police checks on loitering youngsters are carried out in public areas that are popular teen hang-outs such as void decks, playgrounds and parks. These checks are carried out from 11pm to dawn. Not every group or teenager is approached. But when
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    • 352 36 SIISD Life can get overwhelming sometimes. But you don't have to suffer in silence. Write to Teen Confidential, and we will get trained counsellors to help you through your problem. E-mail your letters to stgeny@sph.com.sg Q am a first-year undergraduate at a
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    • 523 36 What is good English? If you are unsure, write to The Sunday Times and we will try to get your queries answered. This is a weekly series in support of the Speak Good English Movement. I am women, hear us roar THESE days, it seems
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    • 749 37  -  Tan Dawn Wei sdfg WHEN Ara Hampartsoumian, an Armenian-Canadian, got married in the Armenian Church in Hill Street two years ago, it was the first Armenian wedding there in many years. The church, the oldest standing Christian church here, is part of the Armenians'
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    • INBOX
      • 340 37  -  Anthony Yeo YOUR editorial, "Not a time to get away" (The Sunday Times, Feb 10), seems to lament the fact that unlike the many in China fighting to get home for the Chinese New Year holiday, many in Singapore are "fighting" to get away. The
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      • 72 37  -  Mok Yue Sern I REFER to the reactions to the ongoing trial to allow cyclists on footpaths. I am concerned that there are reckless riders who cycle dangerously close to pedestrians along footpaths, causing near misses. The authorities should make it mandatory for all bicycles
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      • 74 37  -  Teo Chye Seng I HAVE often observed racing bicycle enthusiasts on the roads. Being a biker myself, I remember that one of the rules on the road is to travel in a single file if one is participating in group cycling. But I have
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      • 189 37  -  Dudley Au THE report, "She took on country club and won" (The Sunday Times, Feb 10), made clear the hypocrisy involved What has Madam Kay Swee Pin's marital status got to do with golfing and club recreation? The legality or illegality of her marriage
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      • 298 37 WE REFER to the letter by Mr Nelson Quah, "Launch a beggars' hotline" (The Sunday Times, Feb 10), where he called for an easy-to-remember toll-free number for the public to call if they encounter any cases of begging. He also suggested that officers be
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      • 291 37 WE REFER to the letter, "Can bottle maker explain findings?" (The Sunday Times, Feb 10), by Ms Eugenia Koh Puay Yeong. Bisphenol-A is a chemical used in the production of polycarbonate plastics, which is used worldwide in food packaging applications such as baby milk bottles.
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      • 306 37 I REFER to the letter, "Can bottle maker explain findings?" (The Sunday Times, Feb 10), by Ms Eugenia Koh Puay Yeong. Philips Avent is aware of the study on bisphenol-A (BPA). The key concern for parents is whether there is leaching from polycarbonate bottles of BPA
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    • 47 39 Khory Aik Hock', 44,' MoEnadas u It ra m a rat h on 84km at Singapore's first night marathon. o aue d k^ 56 That is like running the PIE twice. SANDRA LEONG reports. C M^||^^|||| DESIGN: SALLY LAM ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM (main) PHOTO: APPLE DAILY
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  • lifestyle
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      • 437 40 AT 31, Mr Mohanadas Kandiah flunked a cardiac stress test, a medical assessment used to measure the heart's tolerance for exercise and detect heart disease. He was then guilty of "eating, smoking, drinking", recalls the securities dealer, now 48. After deliberating for two years
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      • 484 40 FOR Kelly Lim, the 84km run at the Sundown Marathon in May will probably seem like a walk in the park. That is, if she pulls off an even tougher challenge the month before. In April, the 38-year-old army officer flies to the Eastern Cape of
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      • 1329 40  -  Sandra Leong A growing breed of super marathoners here are gunning to go the distance 84km, to be exact FOR any sedentary Singaporean, the prospect of running 2.4 km the requisite trudge one must complete to pass the national fitness test conjures up thoughts of dread,
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      • 666 41 AT THE adidas Sundown Marathon this May, Mr Charles Wu will be gunning to complete a long overdue "rite of passage". When the American citizen and Singapore permanent resident celebrated his 50th birthday here six years ago after emigrating from the United States in 2000,
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      • Article, Illustration
        525 41 What happens to the human body when it pushes itself to arduous distances? DrJason Chia, consultant sports physician at Changi General Hospital and president of the Sports Medicine Association, explains: In hot weather, the heart has to pump harder to supply blood to the skin which acts as
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      • 673 42  -  Tiffany Fumiko Tay FORGET ringing mobile phones, talkative couples and the guy who seems intent on chewing his popcorn as loudly as possible. The latest bane, or boon depending on your point of view, for cinemagoers here: Ushers who deliver food to your seat. Cathay
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        1107 42  -  Mak Mun San Chung Ming See Free meals and drinks, TV, games and even beds some companies have redefined 'staff welfare' by giving their workers a taste of the good life THE steamboat buffet spread is sumptuous. Fresh supplies of crabs, prawns and scallops, among other goodies,
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      • 717 43  -  Tiffany Fumiko Tay Distinctive features of the two logos make it difficult for Starbucks to oppose Ecoffee's trademark registration THE red-light area of Geylang might seem an odd choice for giant American coffee chain Starbucks to set up a cafe. Yet drive down Geylang Road and there's
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      • 785 44 Some men have a little black book. But Hong Kong singer-actor Edison Chen, 27, had a notebook full of X-rated photographs of his conquests. A notebook computer, that is. So far, seven women have shown up in the sexually explicit images that have been
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      • 593 44 AP LOS ANGELES It has never been a secret that when people die after long and distinguished careers, those detailed stories about their passing that major news organisations seem to produce almost instantaneously, in fact, were written well in advance. Now news that The
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      • Article, Illustration
        624 45  -  Chung Ming See HE WAS the minder of Singapore icon Ah Meng, the orangutan. And when she died this month at 48, it broke a bond going back decades for zoo curator Alagappasamy Chellaiyah, 57. The devoted Mr Alagappasamy had cared 'or Ah Meng since 1971, being there
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      • 757 46  -  Caleb Low Take care before ypu pop that pill mixing prescription drugs can be deadly NEXT time you reach into your medicine cabinet to grab a couple of the nearest painkillers for that nagging pain, and at the same time reach for some sleeping pills to
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      • 419 46  -  Gerard Yeo Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) experts answer your queries in this fortnightly column. Remember, you should not self-medicate. Always consult a practitioner. Send your questions to stlife@sph.com.sg SINSEH SAYS I am a 44-year-old male diagnosed with high levels of glucose and cholesterol. I have been jogging
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      • 1301 47  -  Deepika Shetty It is the sixth most common cancer in men here, with the Chinese most prone to it FOUR and a half years ago, Mr Teo Thiam Chye was driving home from work when he felt a tiny lump that felt like a painful pimple
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      • 687 48  -  Frankie Chee Mahesh Sivaswamy, MD of shipping company Orient Express survives a hairy flight and lives to tell the tale FOR a man who travels overseas at least twice a month, Mahesh Sivaswamy isn't very comfortable on small planes. The nervousness is the result of
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      • 1199 49 You've seen all of Australia? Don't be too sure. Philip Lee brings you on a grand tour of unexpected Australia THE mean machine throbbed into life at the push of a button, emitting a low growl like a caged animal impatient to be freed. "Okay, hop
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      • 1015 50  -  Lucy Kellaway Financial Times A job that's unthinkable in your 20s may just be absolutely right after years of slogging and climbing the corporate ladder A COUPLE of months ago a friend asked if I'd write her a job reference. She is
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      • 716 50  -  Mathew Pereira LAST Sunday, a good friend SMSed me for dinner on Tuesday. He, his wife and I go back a long way and we became close friends after going through some rough patches in life together and also National Service and university. I
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      • 911 50  -  Tay Yek Keak THERE'S a touristy action movie called Jumper playing in our cinemas now about a guy who teleports himself from place to place without needing a plane, car, MRT train, dog sleigh or even a sedan chair carried by four servants. It's
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    • 21 57 The inaugural Singapore Airshow offers a glimpse of things to come in Asian skies PHOTO: BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE
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      889 58  -  Lionel Lee The Singapore Airshow is the biggest in the Asia-Pacific region and the organiser aims to make it a world-class event THE biennal aerospace event in Singapore has traditionally been the third biggest air and aerospace trade show in the world, after the Farnborough Air Show
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    • 646 58  -  Lionel Lee Superior organisation will distinguish the Singapore Airshow from the aerospace exhibition held here two years ago IN A way, the organiser of the Singapore Airshow has an uphill task. It has to imprint in the visitors' minds that the event is better than the previous
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    • 449 60  -  ANDREW DUFFY Boeing taps the new markets in the Asia-Pacific region By TO SEE the two sides of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) in this region, look no further than the helicopter. On the one hand, the company sees rising interest in Apache attack helicopters for national defence.
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      • 168 62 The F-35 Lightning II will be at the Singapore Airshow a non-flying mock-up of it. The F-35 jets are now in short supply and Singapore is an interested observer of its development. Besides the US, eight other countries have contributed funds to participate in the
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      • 121 62 PHOTOS Cessna developed its Citation Sovereign with an eye to meeting the needs of operators who want to replace their ageing business jets. The Sovereign seats eight executives in comfort or up to 12 in a cosier cabin configuration. Upfront, the pilot and co-pilot can monitor the
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      • 142 62 Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is the third- or fourth-largest manufacturer of commercial aircraft in the world, depending on who you ask. The Legacy 600 (right) is one of its latest business jets, able to seat up to 13 passengers in boardroom comfort. There is also an option
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      • 117 62 Herti the Next Generation Unmanned Aerial Vehicle The new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from BAE Systems is not the sleekest thing in the air but it may be one of the smartest. Herti (or High Endurance Rapid Technology Insertion) has an ungainly fuselage with a hump housing an engine for
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      • 151 62 Canadian aerospace company Bombardier would like the public to think of its Challenger family of business jets as "high-altitude boardrooms". The Challenger 605 (above), seating nine to 12 passengers in executive comfort, is the middle sibling in the Challenger family in terms of size and capacity. Its
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    • 801 64  -  LIONEL LEE Visitors at the Singapore Airshow can see two aerobatics teams performing stunts in the sky at Changi By The team studied the displays put up by other aerobatics teams, including the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows and the US Air Force's Thunderbirds, to come
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      604 70  -  Stephanie Yap LIKE a political manifesto, Peter Carey's His Illegal Self is as much a record of the author's idiosyncrasies as it is a presentation of ideas. The two-time Man Booker Prize winner's distinctive writing style no quotation marks, third person limited, pivotal plot points lying unassumingly in the
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    • 545 70 AP RICHMOND (Virginia) Novelist Phyllis A. Whitney, whose romantic suspense tales sold millions of copies and earned her top accolades from the Mystery Writers of America, has died. She was 104. Whitney died on Feb 8 in a Charlottesville hospital, not far
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    • 891 72  -  Huang Lijie Frozen meat can still taste as good as fresh meat, according to Lifestyle's blind taste test SUGGEST that frozen meat can rival chilled meat in taste, and chances are you might lose credibility as a foodie. Yet, in a blind taste test conducted by
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    • 283 72 DR CINDY Soh, assistant manger of food sciences at Nanyang Polytechnic's School of Chemical and Life Sciences, gives tips on how to choose frozen meat, transport it home and thaw it properly. Choosing Properly packaged frozen meat should not have excessive ice crystals on the exterior of
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    • 843 73  -  Tiffany Fumiko Tay Restaurants are selling their own spicy condiments made with seafood to meet demand THERE'S artisanal bread, artisanal olive oil and now, artisanal XO sauce. For people who cannot get enough of this spicy condiment made with dried seafood but who scoff at
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    • 195 73 BOUGHT a bottle of XO sauce and want to cook with it? Here is a recipe from Chef Chan Kwok, group master chef at Hua Ting, a Cantonese restaurant at Orchard Hotel. Approximate cooking time: 10 mins Serves one Ingredients 150g dried Hong Kong egg noodles
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    • 860 74  -  Chris Tan When it comes to getting a rise in baking, many different types of yeasts are up to the task ASK THE FOODIE QI WOULD like to find out about different types of yeast. I bake and only know how to use baking yeast.
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    • 678 75  -  Wong Ah Yoke From starter to dessert, Kashmir restaurant offers a lush spread of North Indian cuisine INDIA, like most other large countries with a long history, has a lot of regional cuisines. Provinces and sometimes even individual cities have dishes that are unique to them, influenced as
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    • 892 76  -  Huang Lijie Happy memories of dining at Swensen's made Kevin Khoo join the restaurant chain WHEN Swensen's opened its first outlet in Thomson Plaza in 1979, Mr Kevin Khoo, 35, was a little boy. "It was near my home, and my family would dine there almost every fortnight.
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    • 437 76  -  Foong Woei Wan CHEAP GOOD MALAYSIAN-BORN cook Sam Siew can really do the char-char. The stir-fry dishes he serves from his hot wok at his stall in the Whampoa Food Centre have a charred, slightly smoky flavour that makes all the difference between mediocre and masterful. His fried
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