The Straits Times, 24 February 2008

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    19 1 thesundaytimes FEBRUARY 24, 2008 112 pages in four parts MICA(P) 116/12/2007 ttV A Singapore Press Holdings publication OvJ Cents
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    Lock icon Riau fires may bring back haze
    516 1  -  Salim Osman TOP OF THE NEWS PARTS of Riau province in Sumatra were blanketed with choking smoke from land-clearing fires yesterday, and officials here warned that the haze could be headed for Singapore. In some parts of the province, visibility was reduced to just
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      80 1 *j| jjfcj i ft] Mflfll J MJ3BTOI j VRMVPEDl *™WfPPP "honey trappers" A to seduce errant NEWS: PAGE 6 More women WB committing adultery, say Pis A STUCK! Vl f VZ 7 million? 1 Property "flippers" N f m ion^ can't sell condos $2-.5 million? they bought $1.4 million? last
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      Lock icon NUS crane tragedy: One worker died a hero
      548 2  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi Crane operator's actions moments before machine toppled may have saved lives of many workers, students CRANE operator Mohamad Homsen Kassan died a hero last Friday. Seconds before his 72-tonne crane toppled, he shouted a warning to fellow workers at
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      Lock icon His family didn't even know he was a crane operator
      471 2  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi LAST Friday was Mr Thinatharan Velosamy's first day on the job as a crane operator. He was doing his orientation when the 72-tonne tower crane at the work site in the National University of Singapore toppled over.
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      Lock icon 61 Tiger Airways passengers not allowed to board plane
      277 2  -  Samantha Eng WHAT should have been a routine two-hour flight to Phuket turned into a seven-hour one, including a five-hour delay, for some passengers yesterday. Tiger Airways flight TRIS2 was supposed to take off from Changi Airport's Budget Terminal at 8.15
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      Lock icon Bought last year Stuck this year
      1633 3  -  Fiona Chan CONDO-FLIPPING' WOES Speculators paying the price of market cooldown as offers slow to a trickle PROPERTY REPORTER BUSINESSMAN Alan Lim is a seasoned property investor, so he knows the value of not losing his nerve in testing times like now. Last year,
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      Lock icon FATAL FIGHT
      284 4  -  Mavis Toh Victim is left lying in front of coffee shop with deep head wound; five people are seen fleeing the scene A VICIOUS fight in Geylang early yesterday morning left one man dead. The victim was identified as Mr Seah Boon Lai, 26. He had open wounds
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      Lock icon FATAL ACCIDENT
      250 4  -  Chen Meiyue Woman on her way to visit a relative is hit by car just minutes after she leaves her Clementi flat WHEN Madam Kum Mci Lan failed to keep an appointment yesterday, her husband received a call from a concerned relative. After he left their Clementi flat
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      Lock icon Beware of the HONEY TRAP
      866 6  -  Mavis Toh Suspicious wives and husbands here are using PI agencies to bait their partners with attractive, flirtatious 'honey trappers' HONEY attracts. And "honey trappers" attract wayward men. There is also a sting. These men have been set up by their wives, who hire women
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      Lock icon Rising cases of cheating wives: More men hiring private investigators
      414 6  -  Mavis Toh MEN are not the only ones playing the cheating game on their spouses. The number of wives having affairs has been rising over the last five years, lawyers and private investigators (Pis) told The Sunday Times. These married
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      Lock icon Off to a great start
      523 7 a Life, U great I feature by Great Eastern Great Eastern Holdings achieves record-high $547 million in net profit for 2007, a sterling performance that exceeds even the target set for 2008. For the Group which turns 100 years old in August 2008, this is
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      186 7 The total bonus payout, inclusive of the Special Bonus, will amount to $1.1 billion lAfhile the Government hands Ywout hongbao bonuses to the public, Great Eastern gears up for its own act of goodwill for its policyholders. Great Eastern Life Assurance and OAC will give a One-Off Special
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      207 7  -  Madam Wong Ngan Tow, "I've been a Great Eastern life planner for more than 10 years. I've found this career to be very rewarding and satisfying. Madam Wong is one of my clients, and I'm glad to have been able to support her during her time of
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      Lock icon Great Milestones
      170 7 1908 26 August. Founding of Great Eastern Life Assurance Co Ltd in Singapore by Canadian A H Fair 1920 Incorporation of Overseas Assurance Corporation Ltd (OAC), first composite insurer in Singapore 1941 Japanese invasion: Shift of headquarters to London; policy and share registers photographed and sent to Calcutta
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      Lock icon Pawnshops fall prey to syndicate offering bogus gold jewellery
      933 8  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi Nur Dianah Suhaimi Businesses hit last year lost about $56k in all; the fakes were excellent, with thick plating and phoney hallmarks ALL that glitters is not gold and several pawnshops have found that out the hard way.
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      Lock icon Downgraders among the many applicants
      158 10  -  Chen Meiyue AMONG the 10,240 applicants in the recent HDB sales exercise are downgraders like assistant credit manager Peter Wee, 55. He lives in a five-room flat in Kirn Keat Avenue with his wife Dora, 54, and son Aaron, 15. His daughter moved out last
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      Lock icon 'I didn't expect so many people to apply'
      113 10  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi ASSISTANT manager Samuel Tan, 26, applied for an HDB flat a day after he proposed to his girlfriend, occupational therapist Suren Wong, 26, earlier this month. Last Thursday, the first-time applicant was shocked to find he was vying with
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      Lock icon Newlyweds dominate queue for flats
      451 10  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi They form majority of the 10,240 applicants vying for 278 HDB units in mature estates in latest sale exercise TEACHER Suziyanti Jepto, 29, and her graphic designer husband Lewis Leong, 30, are in a hurry to buy a new HDB flat in
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      Lock icon 40,000 public visitors pack S'pore Airshow
      464 11  -  Jamie Ec Wen Wei But traffic jams, lack of signs and long queues mar first public day of sold-out show UP IN the skies, the flying displays wowed the 40,000 people who attended the inaugural Singapore Airshow yesterday. But on the ground, transport, traffic
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      Lock icon Chinese Cultural Festival gets modern twist
      369 11  -  Tan Vi Hui THEY came, they crosstalked, they conquered. Ming Chun Qu, an eccentric mishmash performance of traditional Chinese crosstalk comedy spliced with opera and movie footage, drew laughter from the 880-strong crowd that filled the Singapore Conference Hall last night. Created by renowned
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      Lock icon US$l0,000 once left behind in cab
      585 13  -  Maria Almenoar Carolyn Quek Tan Dawn Wei ComfortDelGro alone recorded 27,700 items last year, and 86% were claimed by their owners CABBY Wang Swee Fook was cleaning his taxi at 4am recently when he noticed a black bag in the boot of the vehicle.
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      Lock icon THE SUNDAY TIMES LOST-AND-FOUND TEST
      668 13 SMALL equals more nimble? That could be true, going by a test of the lost-and-found services of the six cab companies here. Last week, six Sunday Times reporters boarded six cabs at the same time from Toa Pay oh Lorong 1 and headed to Toa
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      Lock icon More carrots likely to build green buildings
      419 14  -  Jessica Cheam Panel looking into further measures. Spiralling costs a challenge and opportunity for builders to go greener THE Government is looking into further incentives and legislation to "green" more buildings here. This is integral to Singapore's sustainable development strategy, which remains a
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      Lock icon Chomel is popular choice for next zoo icon
      225 14  -  Alex Liam CHOMEL the orangutan is the people's choice for now. The grand-daughter of Ah Meng the 48-year-old orangutan which died on Feb 8 leads a pack of six animals in an ongoing poll conducted by SPH online portal Asia One. The
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      Lock icon Non-Muslims' role in fighting radicalism
      489 15  -  Zakir Hussain Security experts say they should challenge extremist views NON-MUSLIMS can do their part to counter the threat of radicalism in Singapore, security analysts and students at a seminar said yesterday. They can challenge prejudiced views of Muslims, suggested research analyst Jolene Jerard of
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      Lock icon AVA hopes S'poreans will warm to frozen meat
      263 15  -  Shuli Sudderuddin GO FROZEN and save money in the process. That was the message from the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA), when it launched its Frozen Meat Public Education Campaign yesterday. Given rising food prices, frozen meat is a good alternative to
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      99 15 LAU FOOK KONG JAM ON! And they did yesterday, at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. More than 2,000 people were there for Singapore Press Holdings' first rock concert, Jam On!. Entertaining the audience were Taiwan band sodagreen (above) and two local bands Jive Talkin' and Ngak and
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        38 15 PUNTERS were unable to place their bets at 317 betting outlets for about two hours yesterday after a fire broke out at the Singapore Pools' main office in Paradiz Centre at about 11.35 am.
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        27 15 SEVEN of the 10 winners in the recent Toto Hongbao Draw claimed their prizes last Friday. Each winner gets about $1.02 million.
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        32 15 MS JOYCE Lye, founder of Wi-care, a support group for widows, was one of five recipients of the Rotary Club's Shine On Singapore Award for Unsung Heroes yesterday.
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      Lock icon Nomination Day and temperatures are set to rise
      472 16  -  Chow Kum Hor Activists threaten poll protest; mass opposition turnout at centres likely MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KAPAR (Selangor) MALAYSIA'S Nomination Day today looks set to be drama-filled after activists threatened to stage a mass rally to protest against unfair electoral rules. Supporters of
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      Lock icon BN urges coalition supporters to close ranks
      209 16 The Star/Asia News Network KUALA LUMPUR TOP Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders yesterday called for unity on the eve of Nomination Day, urging supporters not to split over candidate selection. BN chairman and Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi said they should understand that changes had
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        Lock icon BN plays it 'safe' with slogan
        115 16  -  Reme Ahmad KUALA LUMPUR "Selamat, Aman, Makmur", meaning "Safe, Peaceful and Prosperous" in Malay, are believed to be the words that Barisan Nasional (BN) officials have narrowed down for use in a snappy slogan for its manifesto. BN officials and aides of Prime Minister
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        Lock icon State seat for Johor MB
        139 16 The Star/Asia News Network, Bernama JOHOR BARU Speculation on the future of Johor Menteri Besar Abdul Ghani Othman ended yesterday when he confirmed that he will be contesting the Serom state seat, putting him in line for the Menteri Besar's post for a fourth term.
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        Lock icon DAP man quits after snub
        103 16 The Star/Asia News Network KLANG Democratic Action Party Selangor vice-chairman Peter Tan resigned from the party barely an hour after it announced its candidates list which did not include him. Citing unfair treatment, he said that he made the decision to leave the party after
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      Lock icon RM20,000 raised in 24 hours via Internet
      303 16  -  Jeremv Au Yons KUALA LUMPUR IT TOOK just 24 hours for Democratic Action Party candidate Jeff Ooi to raise over RM20,000 (558,700) for his election campaign, and he did not even have to leave home. He did it all online. As the Internet's
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      Lock icon A S'pore- S. Korea bridge for investors
      544 17  - A S'poreS. Korea bridge for investors Lee Tee Jong SM GOH'S KOREA VISIT The two countries will encourage their businesses to cooperate and invest beyond Asia, says SM Goh SOUTH KOREA CORRESPONDENT SEOUL SINGAPORE and South Korea will "build a bridge" to facilitate business cooperation beyond Asia into the Middle
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        Lock icon Castro shows he hasn't lost his anti-US fire
        158 18 NYT IF ANYONE thought Mr Fidel Castro was going to slip into quiet retirement, he dispelled that notion when he published a broadside against American politicians. In a letter published last Friday, Mr Castro poked fun at US presidential candidates for their
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        Lock icon Britney will finally get to see her kids
        107 18 AP LAWYERS of Kevin Federline, the ex-husband of troubled US pop star Britney Spears, said he has agreed to give Spears visitation rights to their two young sons, nearly two months after she last saw them. Federline attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan said
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        100 18 AFP JAPAN b Crown Prince Naruhito, who turned 48 yesterday, has promised to visit his parents more often. At a press conference before his birthday, Prince Naruhito said: "I would like to commit as much as I can to visiting the Imperial Palace" where
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        Lock icon Fake prince in Facebook jailed
        69 18 Reuters A MOROCCAN man earned himself a jail sentence for setting up a Facebook account in the name of Prince Moulay Rachid. Despite an appeal for clemency, the court slapped Fouada Mortada, 26, with a threeyear jail term and 10,000 dirhams (S$l,800) fine for falsifying
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      Lock icon Hillary cagey about staying on in race
      348 18 LAT-WP, Reuters Presidential hopeful's optimistic tone belies dark mood of campaign COLUMBUS (Ohio) DEMOCRAT Hillary Clinton has fended off questions about the future of her US presidential bid, insisting her remarks at a debate with her rival Barack Obama were not a farewell.
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      Lock icon US$1.2b Stealth crash
      242 19 AP, Reuters CANBERRA A US B-2 Stealth bomber one of the world's most expensive military aircraft plunged to the ground yesterday, the first time one has crashed. Its crew members ejected and survived, the United States military said in a statement. A board of officers will investigate
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      Lock icon Film-makers grilled on Spielberg's Olympics pullout
      559 19  -  Tracy Quek China had invited directors to shoot short films on Games run-up CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING THEY met the press yesterday intending to introduce the short films they made on Beijing's preparations for the Olympic Games this August. But instead of a discussion on
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      Lock icon Putin's sharp warning over Kosovo's independence
      221 19 AP MOSCOW RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has issued a sharp warning to the West about the consequences of recognising Kosovo's independence, saying the decision would "come back to knock them on the head". The comments followed a statement on Friday by Russia's envoy to
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        62 19 AFP ISLAMABAD Pakistan's new government is likely to name its choice for prime minister early next month, party officials said yesterday. Officials from the two biggest parties to emerge after last Monday's elections said the front runner to be prime minister is Mr Makhdoom Amin Fahim, the
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        Lock icon Taipei minister quits
        82 19 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan's Defence Minister resigned yesterday as the government backed down on a controversial plan to set up a private firm to handle its arms imports. Mr Lee Tien-yu quit after opposition lawmakers accused members of the Democratic Progressive Party of seeking to profit from the
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        57 19 AFP TOKYO Japan successfully launched an experimental satellite aimed at enabling super high-speed Internet access across Asia. Launched yesterday, the "Kizuna" satellite will enable data transmission of up to 1.2G8 per second, making it the fastest in the world, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said. The satellite is
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        68 19 Reuters SULAIMANIYA (Iraq) Kurdish rebels have killed 22 Turkish soldiers in clashes in northern Iraq, a spokesman for the rebel Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said yesterday. Not more than five PKK soldiers were wounded, he added. The Turkish military, however, said last Friday that it had lost
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      Lock icon British chef gets life for 'repulsive' murder of teenage model
      373 19 Reuters LONDON A BRITISH chef has been jailed for life for the "repulsive" murder of aspiring model Sally Anne Bowman, as detectives voice fears that he may have killed before. Mark Dixie, 37, who claimed he had sex with the
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      Lock icon Australia, US reaffirm alliance
      462 20 Reuters, AP Canberra also ready to act as bridge between Beijing and Washington CANBERRA AUSTRALIA and the United States reaffirmed their strong alliance yesterday, saying their security and defence partnership would not change with the election of Canberra's new government. Canberra also appeared ready to act
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      Lock icon China state fund may invest in Japanese energy
      204 20 LONDON CHINA'S sovereign wealth fund is poised to invest US$lO billion (Ssl4 billion) in Japan and is initially expected to set its sights on the energy sector, The Times newspaper reports. Sources in the Japanese government told the British newspa- per the
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      216 2 Cook Your k^V I^BI^B Agri-Food Veterinary W m^^m M Authority of Singapore Cooking our food well is just as important as buying, handling and storing food properly. Harmful bacteria that cause food poisoning can be found on raw or undercooked food, especially meat, poultry, seafood, eggs and dairy products. Heat
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      105 2 INDEX IffifflS asia Nomination Day in Malaysia And it is not going to be a quiet affair with activists threatening to stage a mass rally today to protest against unfair electoral rules. 17 Handling Budget windfall 23 Mixing sports and politics 32 How to excel in YOG 42 Girls rule
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      1340 26  -  Tan Hui Yee In this new series on leaders in building design, the founding directors of award-winning Woha Architects reveal their passion designing energy-efficient buildings suited to the climate as well as peeve, the demolition of buildings worth conserving HOUSING CORRESPONDENT LAST
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      1140 27  -  Joyce Teo PROPERTY Choices are limited to three- and four-roomers in outlying areas like Yishun and Jurong West PROPERTY CORRESPONDENT DEMAND for new Housing Board (HDB) flats has been overwhelming even though their prices have been increasing in line with
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      1629 31  -  Teo Cheng Wee Spielberg's pull-out from the Beijing Olympics shows how big sporting events can be politicised LIKE oil and water. That is how Singapore National Olympic Council secretary-general Chris Chan describes sports and politics. "While sports aims to bring people together, politics pulls
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      892 31  -  Mark Rice-Oxley AFRICAN wars often radiate blame well beyond the borders of the continent. There were Cold War proxy conflicts in Angola, Ethiopia and Somalia, which had American and Soviet fingerprints all over them. There was the 1994 Rwandan genocide, perpetrated principally by Hutu
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      570 32 IN THE last few years, a number of general practitioners have moved beyond treating coughs and colds to cash in on the demand for expensive cosmetic treatments like Botox and collagen injections. The Ministry of Health permits GPs to perform certain non-invasive aesthetic procedures, but in
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      358 33 Singapore Host, Ist Youth Olympics To rapturous cheers, the Prime Minister, ministers and sports officials joined fellow citizens at the Padang on Thursday night to hear the wonderful news: Singapore will host the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010. Two "Sers" Singapore's International Olympic Committee executive board member Ng
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      900 34  -  Marc Lim It was key in convincing the lOC that Singapore was the right choice to stage the inaugural Youth Olympics SPORTS CORRESPONDENT WIN or lose, a true fan stands by his team. Win or lose, there was never a doubt that Prime Minister Lee
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      1023 35 The 2010 Youth Olympic Games will see some 3,200 athletes aged between 14 and 18 competing in 26 sports. Among them will be Singapore's brightest talents. The Sunday Times' Jeanette Wang presents 10 young athletes likely to shine Gerald Ong, 13, badminton This shuttler is one of
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      219 36 It may be called the Youth Olympics, but it will certainly be no child's play. Athletes aged 18 and under are capable of being world-beaters, as seen at the 2004 Athens Olympics, and more young stars could feature in 2010. Jeanette Wang looks at some youngsters who
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      744 37  -  Teo Cheng Wee Youth Games serves as catalyst for Olympic education in classes ALONG a corridor, on the ground floor of Hougang Primary School, lies the school's own little running track. There is no tarmac, just three painted lanes. It stretches for just 15 metres, instead of
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      189 38 Why Singapore won the votes of the International Olympic Committee Governance guarantees Strong support and involvement, including officials from five ministries, the Singapore National Olympic Council, national sports associations, athletes, youth representatives and the private sector. Finance Sound financial backing from the Government. It has also
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      1004 39  -  Jeanette Wang Good things come in small packages Singapore 2010 included. With a compact venue plar where all sites are located within 30 minutes of the Youth Olympic Village (YOV) at Clementi, it is not hard to see why the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was impressed Take a
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      615 41  -  Rohit Brijnath TENNIS players visiting some South American nations for Davis Cup matches have been met by beating drums, mournful trumpets, honking horns and flying invective. Noise rattles the stadium and shakes visiting players. The polite term for this is
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      811 41  - BMX racing, anyone Wang Meng Meng In twist to tradition, YOG will have 'youthful' events like beach wrestling too MENTION BMX biking and beach wrestling and it will conjure up images of ET phoning home and a cross between Hulk Hogan and Baywatch. In a perfect world, these bicycles levitate
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      324 41  -  Wang Meng Meng WE WANT you. Now that Singapore has won the rights to host the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2010, the country's bid committee is on the lookout for volunteers to make the inaugural edition a memorable one. The event
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      162 36 Velocity@Novena Square, the nation's only dedicated sports mall takes pride in Singapore's success in winning the bid to host the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic Games. A pioneering initiative by the International Olympic Committee, the Youth Olympic Games is targeted at athletes aged from 14-18. Like Singapore, Velocity shares Olympic values
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      407 43 Reuters Leaders drop points after Clichy gives away a careless penalty LONDON ARSENAL suffered a double blow at Birmingham yesterday: The Premier League leaders were held to a 2-2 draw and striker Eduardo da Silva broke a leg. Theo Walcott's first League
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      430 43  -  Leonard Lim WHEN Rafael Benitez checks his e-mail account today, chances are the Liverpool manager will find one from across the Atlantic with the header "Congratulations, but stick with Fernando Torres please". The striker was a virtual one-man show against Middlesbrough yesterday, hauling the Reds back
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        55 46 Reuters NETHERLANDS soccer coach Marco van Basten will be the coach of Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam after this year's European Championship. He will take over on July 1 from Adrie Koster, who succeeded Henk ten Cate on a temporary basis after ten
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        59 46 AP GOLFER Michelle Wie made the cut for the first time this year with two strokes to spare in the Fields Open. This followed her second round two-over 73 in Kapolei, Hawaii, on Friday. Her 142 total left her 10 strokes behind the
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        50 46 SINGAPORE'S top golfer Mardan Mamat shot an even-par 72 (281 total) yesterday to finish joint-llth at the Sail Open in Noida, India. The Asian Tour event was won by New Zealand's Mark Brown (69, 274). Another Singaporean, Lam Chih Bing, finished joint-14th (69, 283).
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        67 46 AP REIKO Nakamura and Yuko Nakanishi set women's world records yesterday at the Japanese national short-course swimming championships in Tokyo. Nakamura clocked 2min 3.245 ec in the 200 metres backstroke final to shave o.3Bsec off American Natalie Coughlin's record set in 2001. Nakanishi took o.4lsec
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        78 46 AP BRENDON McCullum hit 77 from 43 balls to lead New Zealand to a series-clinch-ing four-wicket win over England in the fifth limit-ed-overs cricket match in Christchurch yesterday. England scored 242-7 in 50 overs. McCullum's explosive start saw New Zealand reach 213 for six
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      19 46 Ist Anniversary FRIDTJOV THOME Departed 24 Feb 2007 Fondly remembered by All at Thome Partners (Shipbrokers) Pte Ltd K5
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      77 46 [Zl ANBE 1 SIVAM tilm THAMBIAYAH SELLAMAH Age: 87 Passed away peacefully on 22-2-08 Sadly missed by all loved ones. [Husband: X Thambiayah, deceased) Daughters: Sons-in-law: Saroja A Shanmugam Manonmany (Devaraju, deceased) Vasanthra Dcvi X ElangofViswam) Grandchildren: Menachi Shanmugam, Shankaran s/o Devaraju, Aashika Elango(Nuganthari) Yasothai Elango all Relatives Friends Deaarest
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      49 46 With Fond Memories CHUA JU EE m CHUA YEN CHENG Departed 24 Feb 1996 Upright and just in all her ways, Loyal and true through all her days, Silently suffered, patiently bore, God took her home to suffer no more. Always remembered by family and loved ones M 5
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      54 46 AL-FATIHAH ALLAHYARHAM ABD RAHIM BIN ABD KARIM Age: 76 passed away peacefully on 23/2/2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Sons, daughters, in-laws and grandchildren. Body is resting at Blk 25 #02-42, TangUn Halt Road. Jenazah will leave on 24/2/08 for burial at 9.30 am. For enquiries, pis
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      76 47 The Family of the Late Alice Foo Foong Yen Departed on 19 February 2008 Express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Dr Howe Hwee Siew of TTSH, the Management and staff of Kimberly Clark Singapore Pte Ltd and (M) Sdn Bhd. Pastors, Elders members of International Baptist Church, all relatives,
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      76 47 OM > THINADHARAN S/O VELOSAMY Age: 42 passed away peacefully on 22/02/2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: H. Thanalachimi Father: Velosamy Mother: Kannammal Father-in-law: Hari Babu Raju Mother-in-law: S. Padmavathy Son: Yogesh Vishnu Brothers: V Ravindran, V Vijendran, V Vasandhran V Rajendharan Sisters-in-law: Sathiya Shantha and
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      39 47 THALAI THEVASAM SHAMMUGAM S/O PILLAI SAMY (SAM) Departed on 8-3-07 Sadly missed by Family, Relatives Friends. THEVASAM PRAYERS: Will be held today, 24-2-08, 7pm at SRI SIVAN TEMPLE (Geylang East) Contact: *****052/*****558 Please treat this as a personal invitation.
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      41 47 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory LJm Soon Beng Departed: 24 Feb 06 'The tears in our eyes will wipe away, I But the love in our I hearts will forever stayA Deeply missed Always remembered by I Mother, Sisters, Brother Michelle
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      82 47 In Loving Memory Of CHING PEH HONG Departed: 24 February 2007 A special smile, a special face, A special person you can't replace... A daily thought, a silent tear, A constant wish that you were here. No words will mend the hurt we feel. Nor will our heartache ever heel.
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      168 47 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want.... and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23 LEE GUAT CHOO, AGNES Age: 88 years Was called home to be with the Lord on 22 February 2008. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved
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      57 47 In Loving Memory of YAP SWEE CHENG TEO BENG KHIM PETER Called to the Lord on Called to the Lord on 16 March 2004 24 February 2007 r Jesus loves me and I love Jesus, to Him be all praise, j jb honour and glory forever and ever. di jjkfc..
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      74 47 'Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my Life, and I will dwell in the house of The Lord forever.' Psalm 23:6 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory of Eric Tan Chun Kwan Departed: 24 Feb 2005 Your departure three years ago Left a void impossible to
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      43 47 H^f^ In Loving Memory of SngGekChuah Cheok Lye Ghee Departed 24th Feb 2004 Departed 6th May 1997 We cannot forget you I Our loved one so dear; I w. Your memory grows gx H^ Sweeteryearaj&ryear. Jm Dearly missed by all loved ones S^2§|m
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      114 47 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want....and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 CHINYUETKIUN Age: 65 Was called home to be with the Lord on 22 February 2008, dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. Wife: Emily Chia Moey
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      83 47 ATHMA SANTHI POOJA S. KAMACHI (WIFE OF THURAIRAJAH) Departed on 10 February 2008 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives and friends for their kindness and support Dearly missed by Husband, sons, daughters-in-law, daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren Karumathi Prayers will be held on Sunday night, 24 Feb
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      42 47 The family of the late TEO SOH CHENG Departed on 19 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. 4&L
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      89 47 HARNAM KAUR W/O SURJAN SINGH CHAMBAL passed away peacefully on 18 Feb 2008. Dearly missed by loved ones. Sons: Daughters-in-law: (Kuldip Singh, deceased) Rajinder Kaur (Dhanwant Singh, deceased) Karamjit Singh Simardeep Kaur Daughters: Sons-in-law: (Surto Kaur, deceased) (Kirpal Singh, deceased) Kulwant Kaur Ramesh Singh Harbhajan Kaur Debara Singh Vir Kaur
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      116 47 In Loving Memory The Family of JAYAKUMAR ASOKAN 18.11.1981 to 10.02.2008 We wish to express our heartfelt appreciation and thanks to relatives, friends and colleagues for their condolences, moral support, wreaths, donations and assistance during our recent bereavement. Our special thanks to all staff of SMRT Buses Ltd and Air
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      76 47 4th Anniversary In Loving Memory Koh Kian Boon Departed 24/2/2004 Dearest Father, Another year had passed since you left us, Our memory of your smile, pleasant ways, And helping hand to all you knew remains. The ones you loved, Try hard to carry on the way, We know you would
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      20 46 ATHLETICS AT&T Indoor Track and Field Championships (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 6am). BADMINTON Thomas/Über Cup Asian qualifiers: Finals (Live, Ch2l, 2pm).
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      1073 48  -  Stephanie Rosenbloom NYT Research shows the main creators of Web content are digitally effusive teenage girls, not the pasty boy geeks NEWYORK THE prototypical computer whiz of popular imagination pasty, geeky, male has failed to live up to his reputation. Research shows that among the youngest Internet users,
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      608 49  -  Azhar Kasman By STOMP and its innovative features have won recognition for the website as a leader in digital media. Singapore's No.l social networking and citizen media website is included in a forthcoming book, Hyper-Local 2.0: Forging Deeper Audience Connections, alongside chapters devoted to
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      528 49  -  Tan Weizhen By_ THERE was drama aplenty at the Stomp Getai Awards as a 1,000-strong crowd thronged the venue, with many scrambling for seats and even invading those meant for invited guests. It was clear that this Stomp event, which was held at the Central
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      519 50 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. Fishing for amendments MAYBE we slept through it all but,
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      870 50  -  Samantha Eng MOE drops the Trim and Fit scheme and adopts a more holistic approach to help students keep fit TAF Club is just Fat Club spelt backwards. That was one of the many insults that Marcus Ng had to endure when he
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      701 51  -  Tan Dawn Wei expat eye ONCE a week, Dr Shawn Stanley leaves his 11-year-old daughter and eight-year-old son at home and takes his wife, Le-Anne, a teacher aide, out on a date. His idea of a romantic meal: a
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        236 51  -  Amy Loh Chee Seen (Ms) ALMOST all frozen meat sold in Singapore, unlike in many developed countries, comes in user-unfriendly portions. Has anyone ever wondered why shoppers here prefer to buy quantities of fresh meat, then freeze them at home, rather than buy frozen meat
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        153 51  -  Tan Peng Boon I REFER to the articles on Madam Kay Swee Pin's court battle with the Singapore Island Country Club (SICC), "She took on country club and won" (The Sunday Times, Feb 10) and "SICC says sorry for banning member" (ST, Feb 13), which mentioned
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        113 51  -  Alexis Lion (Ms) THERE are many young adults here who were born outside Singapore and currently hold two citizenships. For such individuals, it is compulsory that, within 12 months of their 21st birthday, they take an oath to decide on the country they favour. Many
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        192 51  -  EngTing Ting (Ms) WHEN I take my son for his tuition at Bukit Batok Street 23 every Sunday, I would park my car at an HDB carpark which offers free parking on Sundays and public holidays. Recently, I decided to park at a nature
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        165 51  -  Goh Shih Yong I REFER to the letter, "Chickens here antibiotics-free?" (The Sunday Times, Feb 10), by Mr Richard Seah Siew Sai. The Agri-Food Veterinary Authority (AVA) does not allow the use of growth promotants (such as hormones) and certain prohibited antibiotics in food animals.
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        285 51  -  Lam Choo (Mrs) WE REFER to the letter by Mr Davinder Singh Dhillon, "Bring back the 10-stick packs" (The Sunday Times, Feb 10). Singapore Customs has always adopted a strong enforcement approach and public education against cigarette smuggling and peddling. Last year, 6,012 buyers
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        230 51  -  Audrey Ang (Ms) WE REFER to Mr Teo Chye Seng's letter, "Can cyclists take up whole lane?" (The Sunday Times, Feb 17). Mr Teo is right that pedal cyclists are required to cycle in a single file on the extreme left lane of
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        1580 53  -  Mak Mun San A survey has found that Singapore women expect their dates to pay for meals, see them home and carry their handbags CONFIDENT. Assertive. Practical. Not into mind games. That's what 21st-century Singaporean women are, right? All efficiency in their smart suits, they have
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        325 54 'As a man, you know you are expected to do certain things such as opening doors and paying on dates. It's a social norm and you make a conscious effort to do these things to impress the woman you like. Women have a right to expect to
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        836 55  -  Frankie Chee Does the scenery from the Singapore Flyer look better in the day or at night? A WHIRL on the latest star attraction, the Singapore Flyer at Marina Bay, gives you views like never before. But one question that's up in the air is about
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        305 55 WHILE there is plenty to see from the Singapore Flyer, the activity on the ground beneath it will keep you occupied as well. In one of the buildings nestled at the foot of the great wheel, you can fly a passenger
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        774 56  -  Sandra Leong Singapore Land Authority's only female surveyor Loh Sook Yee is the first Asian woman to receive a top British surveying award WHEN most people think of land surveyors, they imagine a rugged, burly bunch of males, with weath-er-hardened faces from all that striding about the
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          617 57 Perceived persona: Ladies' man-turned-craftsman. Front row excitability: Low. Won Best Supporting Actor for Syriana in 2005. Likely to go: Funny. Possible speech excerpt: "Wow, I'll be drunk tonight. To the person I'll be waking up with in the morning, please leave your
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          613 57 Perceived persona: Cool Aussie thespian. Front row excitability: Low. Won Best Supporting Actress for The Aviator in 2004; also nominated for Best Supporting Actress (I'm Not There) this year. Likely to go: Regal. Possible speech excerpt: "I didn't expect this because I
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        803 58  -  Bernard Koh The past lives on in enlarged versions of black-and-white postcards which capture images of old Singapore YOU can buy a small piece of the past from a small stall in Peace Centre. Kho Scow Chew, 71, makes a modest living by selling enlarged versions
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        640 59  -  Frankie Chee Taking drugs that come from dubious sources can lead to health problems IF THE name, Power 1 Walnut, didn't set off any alarm bells, the place of sale should have a back alley in Desker Road. Yet, at least a dozen people
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        880 60  -  Tan Vi Hui You can get a heart attack by staying in the hot seat for too long, doctors say WHEN it comes to relaxing in a moist, warm, muscle-soothing sauna or steam room, you can have too much of a good thing.
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        730 61  -  Melanie Hong Ftobert Wickens, a junior Formula One driver, had his first taste of speed when he was five HELPLESSNESS is not something that Robert Wickens experiences very often. After all, he is used to being in full control of a powerful Formula
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      1102 62  -  PHILIP LEE Besides world-class performances at the Opera House, take a ride, sail or climb the Blue Mountains By a bike, you are not just looking at the scenery you are part of it. You enjoy a palpable nearness to everything you pass. Much of Sydney
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        1190 63  -  Sumiko Tan If disease doesn't kill me, my tendency to worry just might I HAD a health scare recently which threw me into a terrible tizzy of worry. I fretted about it for weeks. Everything I Googled indicated that I was on my last legs and that
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        774 63  -  Tan Hsueh Yun THE fact that you are reading this column can mean only one thing: I didn't win the $10 million Toto Hongbao Draw. For the uninitiated or those who have been living in caves, Singaporeans have been queuing since last weekend
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        764 63  -  Colin Goh A FRIEND recently e-mailed me to ask, "Eh, is the US economy really that bad, ha? Should we be worried, not?" My response was: You ask me, I ask who? I'm hardly the best person to ask about the economy. When I
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        1067 71  -  LYNN SEAH The travel bonanza means that graduates in tourism education have great job prospects in Singapore and the region THE hospitality and tourism sector is red-hot now, and many students are flocking to sign up for tourism-related courses to arm themselves with the skills to enter
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        781 74  -  GERALDINE TAN Mr Shadaab Shaikh has changed courses and travelled abroad to fulfil his dream of working in the hospitality industry HE HAS a diploma in a different field and a family at home in Mumbai, but 24-year-old Shadaab Shaikh is certain that he is working
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        659 75  -  GERALDINE TAN Human resource manager Cecelia Ng's thirst for learning and knowledge in her industry leads her to Singapore's first organisational psychology course SHE may have more than 10 years' experience in the human resource field, but Ms Cecelia Ng, a human resource manager at a
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        696 76  -  MARY LIM Passionate about a career in special education, business diploma holder Rachel Er takes up a part-time psychology degree course at PSB Academy THOUGH she graduated with a diploma in business in 2005, Ms Rachel Vanessa Er was not sure if she really wanted a
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        728 77  -  APRIL CHUA Mr Alvin Peck and Mr Luwis Teu don't let a busy schedule stop them from upgrading themselves MR ALVIN Peck, 23, and Mr Luwis Teu, 29, are two young men in a hurry. Mr Peck's weekdays are packed with National Service (NS) duties and
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        662 78  -  MARY LIM Mr Crispian Chan chooses to hone his craft at Lasalle College of the Arts because of its hands-on approach MR CRISPIAN Chan may soon be a familiar name on the Singapore television and film scene. The Lasalle College of the Arts student, who graduates
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        823 79  -  GERALDINE TAN Ms Zhang Ying believes that SIM University's degree in translation and interpretation will make her a better bilingual writer and speaker By FOR more than three years, Ms Zhang Ymg carved out a career on the airwaves as a radio deejay on Safra Radio's
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        1024 83  -  Deepika Shetty Indian literary star Vikram Seth pauses between sentences, and takes even longer pauses between books. But it just keeps fans wanting more HE STOPS mid-sentence; it's a long pause. But award-winning author Vikram Seth is not about to be hurried. Pose a question and he'll
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        191 83 THE GOLDEN GATE (1986) Vintage/ Paperback/ 320 pages/ $20.50 (with GST)/Borders YES, it is written entirely in a tetrameter sonnet form, but Seth's observant eye captures the idiosyncrasies of a group of friends in Marin County, California, and it deals with contemporary issues such
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        471 83  -  Bernard Koh READER: Tim Harford, 34, Britisl economist and journalist. He was in town last week to pro mote his latest book The Logic Of Life which was released last month. It re lates the economics of rational choice to practically every decision anyone makes in life. His previous
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        690 84 AP Fifty years after it signalled the birth of indigenous African fiction, Things Fall Apart is still required reading NEW YORK At the age of 77, author Chinua Achebe (right) is living in grace and in exile, housed in a cottage built
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        780 84  -  Bernard Koh One of the writers adapting animated series Tao Shu The Warrior Boy into books for children remembers the fun he had with bilingual books as a kid WRITER Andy Logam Tan suffered from a poor grasp of Mandarin when he was young. So ne appreciates the value
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        1425 85  -  Chung Ming See Child-friendly restaurants a draw for parents of young kids CATERING to kids has become good business sense for restaurants, which are coming up with all sorts of ways to entice young diners. In the last four months, no fewer than four kid-friendly
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        952 86  -  Huang Lijie Heritage-rich neighbourhoods of Tiong Bahru and Keong Saik Road are attracting hip eateries and gourmet shops WHEN chef Joseph Yew opened Spanish restaurant Streeters in Keong Saik Road in 1996, his married male customers used to joke that their wives were suspicious of
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        620 86 HERE'S a list of new food outlets to eat your way through the neighbourhoods of Keong Saik Road and Tiong Bahru. Tiong Bahru Caffe Pralet 17EngHoon Street, 01-04, tel: 6223-5595 Open: 10.30am to 9.30pm daily The cafe arm of culinary school Creative Culinaire next door, this cosy
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        225 87  -  Yeo Qianhua Check out this selection of Japanese crockery which will jazz up any meal INSPECTORGADGEI ST PHOTOS Offer guests soya sauce at the table by putting out this pretty sauce pot. $2, Daiso, 04-01 Plaza Singapura, 68 Orchard Road, tel: 6884-9210 Eating in front of the telly?
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        687 87  -  Huang Lijie A CRAVING for chicken curry by a homesick Singaporean has had an unusual effect: It has put the Republic's food on the map in the United States. Based in San Francisco, former hairdresser Chris Yeo, 55, also missed his laksa and chilli crab
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        379 87  -  Jenny Tan Sweet Salty Spicy Riverina Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2006 $30 THE Australians are a quirky lot, coming up with unusual names such as Old *****, Dead Arm or Yellowtail for wine. They also have cleanskins bottles of wine that do not have labels with
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        862 88  -  Wong Ah Yoke Chef Nicolas Joanny's new French eatery heats up the competition IF YOU have been a fan of chef Nicolas Joanny when he cooked here from the late 1990s until 2004, here's good news. He is back. The French chef, who used to cook
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        814 89  -  Huang Lijie Chef Susur Lee blends East and West to a fine art CHEF Susur Lee, 50, heard his professional calling when he was 14 in the sizzling of oil in pans, gurgling vats of boiling stock and the roar of fire from open stoves. "The
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        465 89  -  Thng Lay Teen CHEAP GOOD WHEN the recently renovated Ang Mo Kio market and food centre in Avenue 6 reopened last month, I went looking for one of my favourite yong tau foo stalls. What makes Xi Xiang Feng's stuffed beancurd stand out is the chilli
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