The Straits Times, 6 April 2008

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    21 1 thesundaytimes A Singapore Press Holdings —LW* publication OU cents APRIL 6, 2008 98 pages in three parts MICA (P) 116/12/2007 straitstimes.com
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    Lock icon Football fans bear brunt of pay-TV battle
    914 1  -  Wang Meng Meng StarHub-SingTel rivalry has widened choice, even though fans will have to pay more Football fans will have to pay more to get their weekly fix of quality matches on TV, but that's the reality they will have to live with.
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    Lock icon It's a deal, for 2010 YOG
    71 1 SPORT Witnessed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the Host City Contract for the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic Games, to be held here, was signed at the Istana last evening. International Olympic Committee head Jacques Rogge signed for the lOC. Here on a two-day
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    Lock icon 95, going on to 100
    44 1 Full story »39 HOME Mr Abraham Loh, 95, is one smooth operator, on the road, that is. He is Singapore's oldest licensed car driver. "I hope to continue driving even when I turn 100," he says. Full story »7
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      82 1 Singapore's 50 BEST CAKES .EPAGES26-28 OUR J COLUMNISTS Warren Fernandez: Forget rice, eat potatoes IKPAGE29 Sumiko Tan: Pain can be good .EPAGEI4 Alfred Siew: TV viewers, vote with your remotes IKPAGE33 Linda Collins: Foreign talent is more than hair colour IKPAGE32 I Lorna Tan: Term insurance is best »TPAGE26 Colin
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      50 1 Amf^mm\\m SHOW ME THE CiM MONEY M I National badminton player Ronald Susilo Mmmm ji might take legal action against former fiancee I national table tennis player Li jiawei. I He wants her to return the money he had 1 I put into buying their car and condominium. 1/ SPORTPAGES44&4S
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      Lock icon What price, rice?
      930 2 The Sunday Times surveyed 100 eateries to find out which are raising prices, how those which aren't are coping with rising costs, and what their plans are. Alex Liam reports For many restaurants and food stalls, recent global spikes in rice prices come on top of other
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      Lock icon Helping hand for needy
      149 3 No Singaporean will go hungry. That is the promise Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan, gave to all Singaporeans in view of rising food prices. "There is no question of an inadequate supply of food...lt's a matter of price," he said yesterday. "We
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      Lock icon Thailand to meet export target
      129 3 Thailand, the world's biggest rice exporter, can meet its 2008 export target of 8.75 million tonnes despite an expected drop in exports in the second quarter. A Reuters report yesterday quoted exporters and traders as saying this. The New Paper reported yesterday that experts are
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      Lock icon Search for happiest person narrows to 30
      477 4  -  Chen Meiyue Singapore's happiest person is out there among us all, and by midweek, the search will have been narrowed down to three people. It all started last month when the appropriately named businessman Philip Merry began his quest. By last Sunday, when
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      Lock icon PRICE CATCH
      682 4  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi Sundays are when many people shop for groceries and other essential items. Inflation and world shortages have caused prices to rise. You could stick with a familiar top-shelf brand or go for cheaper options. JAMIE EE WEN WEI and NUR DIANAH SUHAIMI play shoppers to
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      Lock icon Teen sex infections likely to hit new high
      983 5  -  Teo Cheng Wee Most teenage boys get gonorrhoea and girls chlamydia, and some having sex at 12 The number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among teenagers is set to hit another high this year, said the Department of STI Control (DSC). The
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        Lock icon Two Indonesians accused of theft
        61 6 Two Indonesian men were charged with theft yesterday. Police said there had been a spate of thefts targeting tourists in Orchard Road. Using CCTV footage, police identified the men, aged 43 and 51, and trailed them to a private medical centre where they stole a
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        Lock icon Fire at pub in Circular Road
        55 6 A fire caused an estimated $100,000 worth of damage at Jabl pub in Circular Road yesterday morning. A Singapore Civil Defence Force spokesman said it received a call at 10.06 am. The fire was put out within eight minutes of the firemen's arrival. The
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        Lock icon Woman, 22, found dead in hotel
        58 6 A 22-year-old unemployed woman was found dead in a hotel in Penhas Road on Friday, three days after leaving home with $10,000. Miss Ang Siew Peng was found lying motionless on the bed and pronounced dead on the spot at 4.30pm. Police have classified
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        Lock icon IRCC gets new logo, slogan
        37 6 A new Inter-Racial and Religious Confidence Circle (IRCC) logo and slogan were unveiled at the inaugural National IRCC workshop 2008 yesterday. The winning logo and slogan were selected from over 2,300 entries.
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      Lock icon It's Monday morning blues with 5 new ERP gantries
      885 6  -  Tan Dawn Wei Residents gripe about having to five with a gantry; shopkeepers fear business will be hit It will be a Monday with an extra helping of blues tomorrow when five new Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries get up and
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      Lock icon SORRY, THERE'S REALLY NO ESCAPE
      264 6  -  Tan Dawn Wei Leave home earlier or later, or switch to public transport. That is what the transport authorities want commuters to do with the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system. But find an escape route? Nearly impossible, especially as more ERP gantries come up. The
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      Lock icon Too old to drive safely on the roads?
      1019 7  -  Jermyn Chow Deaths, injuries involving elderly drivers have tripled, but insurers don't see them as unsafe More elderly drivers here and in other alaces such as Japan have been killed 3r injured on the roads in recent years. In Japan last month,
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      Lock icon Stretch of Kallang River gets vibrant splash
      329 7  -  Mavis Toh Dr Yaacob Ibrahim turned up for an event in a dragon boat yesterday. The occasion in Kolam Ayer marked the first completed project under the Active, Beautiful, Clean (ABC) Waters programme, which transforms reservoirs, rivers and canals into recreation centres. Hence,
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      Lock icon you marry his whole family'
      1110 8  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Alex Liam special report: ananged marriages "I can always fall in love with my husband but if he is not accepted, it will be harder to make it work." In my community, you don't just marry a man, The sizzle of romance takes
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      Lock icon Advice: Be aware of each other's personalities – then adjust, accept and have fun
      385 8 Advice: Be aware of each other's personalities then adjust, accept and have fun Sales and service manager Chrisdan Joseph, 40, a Malayalee, had relatives looking for a wife for him since he was 27. The search finally led them to Rosemary, an accountant from Kerala in India, who was introduced
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      Lock icon She 'really got lucky' on the biggest gamble of her life
      507 9 If ever there was a poster gal for arranged marriages, vivacious Inderpal Kaur would be she. Clearly, being matchmade has worked for her. Ms Kaur, 31, is the reigning Mrs Singapore World, in the married version of the Miss
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      Lock icon 'His mum observed me, I felt like her prey'
      463 9 At just 22, Indian Muslim Nabila (not her real name) is set to marry a man she has never met and go live in a country she has been to only once, a long time ago. The bubbly woman, who has
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      Lock icon Diary of an arranged marriage
      413 9 Ever since she was a child, Ms Sutha Ganesan, 25, has known that she would marry someone from the local Indian community here and that he would be introduced by a matchmaker. "My parents were quite strict and I wasn't allowed to date, so I'm
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      Lock icon 74-year-old off to Beijing to fulfil Olympics wish
      722 10  -  Tan Dawn Wei Rooting for Singapore "It's the Olympics and I think Singapore has a very good chance at a medal this time in table tennis, and that's why I want to be there." MR QUEK SAH CHIEW, 74, who has played
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    • Sunday people
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        Lock icon Next-gen leaders of local firm make an oil 'strike'
        282 11  -  Oo Cm Lee You could say they deserve a "cover" story. The next-generation leaders of home-grown Dynaglass Reinforced Plastic have proven their mettle, selling millions of dollars of giant unsinkable covers to oil companies like Shell Australia and Thai Oil. Ms
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        Lock icon Give him a bottle and he'll flatten it
        406 11  -  Teo Cheng Wee If you ever wondered what a flattened bottle of Absolut vodka looks like, ask Mr Leon Ang. The entrepreneur has turned his passion into a business by reshaping alcoholic glass bottles into two-dimensional keepsakes. He picked up the skill
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        Lock icon Don't cry, the test is not harder
        169 11  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi Whenever pupils went home crying after a PSLE paper, Mr Tan Yap Kwang had to explain to parents that the test was no tougher than those of past years. Last Tuesday, the former chief executive of the Singapore Examinations and
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      Lock icon 'How I joined JI – and why I left'
      1044 12  - 'How I joined JI and why I left' Zakir Hussain Once a regional JI chief, Nasir Abas, who was arrested in 2003 and spent time in jail, tells radicals why they are wrong It was the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s that sparked Mr Nasir Abas' journey towards
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        Lock icon At 11, he became an orphan overnight
        637 13  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi 1972 CAR CRASH 47-year-old remembers the day his family got wiped out after a truck hit their car It has been 36 years since his entire family died in a road accident which left him an orphan overnight. But for
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        Lock icon He's out of coma but battling brain trauma
        774 13  -  Teh Joo Lin FEB 10 CAR CRASH Stirring from a state of stupor, 19-year-old Mohammad Alif Mohamed Shah looked up from his hospital bed. He saw his eldest brother and the girlfriend of his other brother, nicknamed "Bhai". He sensed something was
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      152 2 index home 2-13 world 14-19 invest 20-27 I think 28-33 stomp 34 sport 37-45 weather/tide 19 editorial 28 letters 28 obituaries 35-36 tv listings Ll6-Ll7 comics LlB-L2O horoscopes Ll5 Inside "I was already 11 when the accident happened. Jolene is still a baby. She will not know what she has
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      188 3 R-f-j-m,, ™l™,""""*J,"l*^""""""*"","""™,"i""*""1" Ready for Immediate Occupation CSIII *****000 II Near Presti9ious schools such as Ai Ton 9 PrimarvSchoo1' Showflats open for viewing daily Catholic High School, Raffles Institution f rom 10am to 7pm and Raffles Junior College i^v v. V .'''i k^ml. Close to Bishan MRT, Bus Interchange, Bi sha"Pk
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      126 3 Mi me m*S^^^^^f^^m^ mfj^/^^^^Kmm^mmm^^^^mm^^^mm^m mmm^^^S^^m mM mmm*^ m^ NEWS*/) Special Reports that Sunday People showcases probe interesting issues people doing special things THINK Ex-pat Files: Expatriates Sunday With: Deputy Editor give their take Warren Fernandez and on Singapore Foreign Editor Zuraidah Ibrahim share their thoughts in a fortnightly column INVEST
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      168 4 Cash Flow from Commercial Real Estate /O to out numerous investor partners and their /li /f~ 14 Jx friends from Singapore and the region, for L^ V I Lsi/Lsf Lsr^/ i f attending last week's Dinner Reception hosted by I^^. OUT T>resideTit, Richard Crenian from Canada. I A reminder also
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      Lock icon Tibetan exiles keep the fight alive
      1460 14  -  Ravi Velloor Derwin Pereira Marcus Rice-Oxley Ho Ai Li Activist groups keep Tibet in global spotlight and apply pressure on China n Dharamsala n Washington n London Although the number of Tibetans in exile around the world is no more than 130,000, a clutch
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      Lock icon China to step up re-education drive
      336 14 AFP, AP Beijing China warned yesterday it would step up a controversial "re-education" campaign for Tibetans after a fresh protest showed that a huge security crackdown had failed to extinguish nearly one month of unrest. The state-run Tibet Daily reported a call by the
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      Lock icon Filipino judges to carry handguns
      601 15 Supreme Court allows firearms after a spate of killings and violence against the judiciary Manila Killings in the Philippines have for a long time made meting out justice a dangerous job, but now, threatened judges are fighting back. The Supreme Court is now allowing judges
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      Lock icon Who says money can't buy happiness?
      315 15 Mew York Money might not buy you love, but it now seems that it might be able to buy you happiness at least according to two Wharton economists, who >ay that richer countries are happier than poorer ones md that as countries get richer
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      Lock icon Suspects 'planned family sacrifice'
      642 16 ALLEGED AIRLINER BOMBING PLOT The accused discussed taking wives and babies on mission; other targets identified, court told London The group of eight involved in a "martyrdom" plot discussed "sacrificing" their wives and babies by taking them on their alleged suicide bombing mission to blow up
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      Lock icon Chinese fund buys stake in French oil giant
      278 16 AP, Reuters Paris French oil giant Total said a Chinese sovereign wealth fund has bought a large stake in the company for the first time. Total is the world's fourth-largest oil firm and France's biggest company by value. Analysts said the purchase
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    • Sunday people
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        Lock icon Man fights for 4 years to win suit over traffic ticket
        271 17 Kuala Lumpur A Malaysian man slapped with a RM3OO (Ssl3o) ticket for beating a red light back in 2004 fought it for four years, overcoming red tape, numerous hearings and even a warrant of arrest before he finally won
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        Lock icon Clintons $150m richer after presidency
        161 17 LAT-WP IA/ashington Senator Hillary Clinton and former aresident Bill Clinton have made nearly US$lO9 Trillion (Sslso million) since they left the White Hlouse, capitalising on the world's interest in the :ormer first couple and lucrative business ventures. According to tax returns released by the Clinton
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        Lock icon Women cooler than men: Chile President
        374 17 London Chile's first woman president has daimed that at times of :risis, she and President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of Argentina, the Dnly other woman leader in Latin America, are less likely to panic than their famously macho male counterparts, the Times of London
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      Lock icon WHAT WENT WRONG?
      635 18 Story of child prodigy-turned-prostitute Sufiah Yusof renews debate on merits of hothousing London The story of child prodigy-turned-prostitute Sufiah Yusof has again raised questions about the practice of hothousing children for academic success. Ms Yusof made headlines in Britain as a maths genius who got into Oxford
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      Lock icon STUDY REGIME
      143 18 Farooq Yusof (above), father of Ms Sufiah Yusof, devised a technique to accelerate the learning process of his children. Besides hours and hours of cramming, the strict regime included the following: Television and pop music were banned. The children were forbidden from mixing around with other youngsters. Girlfriends
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      Lock icon KL's offer of help sparks heated online exchange
      360 18 Kuala Lumpur A move by Malaysian officials to help Ms Sufiah Yusof has sparked intense debate over the Internet, with many bloggers criticising the government's announcement. Why bother helping a girl who had left Malaysia, they charged, when there were many others
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      Lock icon Asian and Mid-East media 'should set up direct links'
      445 19  -  Li Xueying Stop depending on Western media, says Spore minister in Sharm El-Sheikh (Egypt) For too long, Asia and the Middle East have depended on the Western media for views of each other's regions. And now, this may change. Singapore will
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        Lock icon S'pore welcomes N. Korea-US talks
        95 19 Singapore Singapore said it welcomed the meeting on Tuesday between North Korea and the US in the Republic and hoped it would move the six-nation nuclear disarmament talks forward. "Singapore hopes that both sides will have a good discussion that will move the six-party talks
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        Lock icon Sarawak parties pledge loyalty
        45 19 Kuching Barisan Nasional parties in Sarawak have pledged their loyalty to the federal leadership and dismissed talk of crossing over to the opposition. Party leaders made clear their support in meetings with Premier Abdullah Badawi, the New Straits Times reported yesterday.
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        Lock icon Indonesian polls on April 5 next year
        70 19 Reuters Jakarta Indonesians will vote in parliamentary polls on April 5 next year, the election commission said yesterday. The country will hold separate parliamentary and presidential elections next year, but no date has been set for the latter. Both elections are held every
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      Lock icon How to beat inflation
      703 20 It is ironic. Singaporeans who are uncomfortable with taking financial risks and who prefer to leave their cash untouched in savings deposits are in fact taking a big risk by not protecting themselves against inflation. The continued rise in the cost of goods and services is
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      658 20 It takes discipline and a sound investment strategy to combat the corrosive effects of inflation, say financial experts. ICut down spending, live within your means IPP Financial Advisers investment director Albert Lam's advice is to review your lifestyle and consumption patterns. For instance,
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      517 20  -  Merrill Lynch This new column showcases fresh financial offerings that adventurous investors can check out participation certificates What they are: Cash-settled warrants with an exercise price of zero. Designed as "buy and hold" instruments, they are suitable for investors who want exposure to unique baskets of stocks,
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        1110 21  -  Lorna Tan Beauty queen finds financial freedom in restaurant business, property investments Finance correspondent Beauty queen Irene Ong, 55, the owner of Peranakan restaurant True Blue Cuisine, counts herself lucky in her property deals. "I made the most money on my properties. I
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        910 22  -  Joyce Teo Buyers seem to be gaining ground again in the private homes market but consultants say it's far from crashing yet Property correspondent After rocketing to dizzying heights last year, the private homes market has stalled because of the global credit crunch an
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      430 23 MY SPACE Youth pastor Glenn Phua, 32, tells Melody Zaccheus how his colourful three-room HDB flat in Telok Blangah Drive reflects his and his wife's funky and outgoing personalities. Mr Clenn Phua, 32 Youth pastor Three-room HDB flat in Telok Blangah Drive Lives
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      414 23 In this new weekly column, we bring you a sampling of properties up for sale around the island. In the spotlight this week and next: New project launches. Whitley Villas, freehold 115 Whitley Road Units: Six semi-detached houses and two cluster bungalows Prices: $3.5 million for a
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        1046 25  -  Lorna Tan Finance correspondent I enjoy chatting with cab drivers whenever I take a taxi and one of the questions that I pose to them is how much insurance they own. Often, they tell me that they have about $20,000 in life
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      465 26  -  Grace Ng FINANCIAL QUOTIENT It stands for the Singapore Interbank Offered Rate Where do you see this? In bank statements explaining how your mortgage rates are determined. What does it mean? It refers, more or less, to repayments on your loans, because Sibor affects the mortgage rate.
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      719 26  -  Lie Chin Chin YOUR PERSONAL ADVISER: FINANCE QI am the executor and trustee for the estate of my mother, who died in April 2006. Her estate is worth less than $600,000, and I have a certified true copy of
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      322 27 EDITORIAL For patrons of heartland coffee shops, it has been one piece of bad news after another. First, they had to pay a bit more for their daily cup of coffee. Then they were told to brace themselves for another price hike, possibly in the next
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      137 27 NO WOMAN MINISTER? What three bloggers say There is something worse than not having a woman in the Cabinet having a woman in the Cabinet because she is a woman...Such affirmative action would undermine everything that other female leaders have achieved on their own merit. Ng Boon Sin http://masterofboots.blogspot.com/
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      178 27 "As I get older, I get more tolerant." US media mogul Ted Turner, on joining forces with two Christian groups to raise US$2OO million (***** million) to fight malaria in Africa. He had once called Christianity a i "religion for losers" i "That's my own particular
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        435 27  -  Melvin Chew I refer to the article, "Power hikes: Low-income families to feel pinch most" (The Sunday Times, March 30). I live alone in a small walk-up apartment. I try to keep my combined power and refuse bill below $50 a month.
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        113 27  -  Tony Lee Hup Seng I refer to Mr Victor Adrian Lim's letter "Do something about speeding monsters" (ST, March 26). There have been more accidents ever since the speed limit of goods vehicles were increased from 60kmh to 70kmh. When the speed limit
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        104 27  -  Christopher Chew I refer to the announcement of a Nets Cash Cards fee hike. If the purpose of charging $5 for the cards from next month is to help cover the cost of producing them, wouldn't it make more sense to also extend all their
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        343 27  -  Dr Anne Chong Su Van Recently, I was at a toilet in a shopping centre when I noticed an elderly woman with a bent and crooked back trying to clean the floor while fashionable young women applied their lipsticks and checked
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        79 27  -  Koh Lee Huang (Ms) I am not an art or opera lover, but I register my protest against Chinese artist Pan Yue's distasteful and demeaning pictures, carried in the article, "Apology accepted..." (The Sunday Times, March 30). They are outrageous. Why doesn't the artist paint himself
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        169 27  -  Koh Sok Hong (Ms) I agree with Mdm Jean Clare Tan's view in her letter, "Anti-lit-tering: Teach young lessons we learnt in *****" (ST, April 4), that students should be made to pick up litter to make them more thoughtful in their action. I
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        190 27  - Nice uniforms, nurses but not with the slippers Paul Antony Fernandez suntimes@sph.com.sg I would like to congratulate the management of the Singapore Health Services (Sing Health) cluster for recently changing the uniforms of their nurses from a dull colour to a brighter one. It breathes vibrancy and positive energy. However,
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        88 27  -  Lee Hui Hoon (Ms) I recently parked my vehicle at Ngee Ann City. On my way out, I was surprised to see a notice by the exit, stating: "Please be informed that the management has decided to discontinue the issue of receipts. Apologies for the inconvenience."
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      403 28 ohanna Tukiainen :innish erotic dancer Enthralled by the 29-year-old s dance routine in January, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva began sending her text messages. Mr Kanerva, 60, who has two daughters, sent about I 200 messages to her, many of them of a sexual nature. One read: "Do you
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      1142 28  -  Warren Fernandez Atrip to the supermarket can be a bewildering experience these days. A carton of milk used to cost $1.50. Then it crept up to $1.70, before leaping to $2.50 today. A bag of rice used to go for about $7. Today,
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      272 28 Each week, we get views from the street "In Singapore's context, without education, there is almost no hope of achieving success in life." DR VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN. The Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports said this at the launch of an activity room in Bowen Secondary School on
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      2037 29  -  Leslie Lopez South-east Asia Correspondent in Kuala Lumpur The ruling United Malays National Organisation (Umno) is reeling from its worst-ever electoral setback, sparking an intense debate about whether the party, which has ruled Malaysia for the last 50 years, may be on the cusp of losing power.
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      260 29 Virtual Tibet Searching for Shangri-La from the Himalayas to Hollywood By Orville Schell Metropolitan Books (2000) To "free" Tibet has been a popular cause in the West since the Dalai Lama became an international celebrity. Tibetan protests against China in recent weeks have reignited the cause among activists.
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      977 30 Singapore Institute of Management and the University of London celebrate 22 years of a partnership that has produced crop after crop of top graduates with sterling academic results WHEN Mr Milton Ang signed up for a management studies degree offered by the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) in
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      246 30 DRIVEN by a desire to upgrade her academic qualifications, Ms Pauline Lee signed up for the SIM-UOL's Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance programme in 2005. It was particularly challengingfor Ms Lee because she had to handle the demands of her day job as a management staff,
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      286 30 COMPETITION is a motivating force for Chua Hui Li and Colin Chua. The two good friends had signed up for their SIM-UOL degree courses in 2004 and did a good job keeping each other on their toes. They also brought out the best in each
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      1294 31  -  Mark Rice Oxley When Heathrow began life as a commercial airport more than 60 years ago, its passenger terminal was little more than a glorified tent on a grassy field. No baggage belts, security scanners or Krispy Kreme Donuts. Since then, aviation has
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      250 31  -  Caryn Yeo When the estimated millions of visitors arrive in Beijing for this year's Olympic Games, they will be greeted by China's latest architectural showpiece a grandiose airport terminal. Like the rest of its Olympic creations, the Chinese have spared
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      688 31  -  Linda Collins EX-PAT FILES A recent newspaper story nearly made my hair curl. It was about Singaporeans scaling China's corporate ladder. Good for them, but what caught my attention was the tactics adopted by 25-year-old Angelina Ong, a Shanghai-based general manager for an international public
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      815 32  -  Alfred Siew When competition means paying more and more, viewers should vote wit their remotes Prices usually fall and choices spring up when there is competition. In pay TV, however, viewers here are fast learning that the only choice they have is
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      554 33  -  Desiree Pakiam Learning the enjoyable way By WHEN Straits Times Sports correspondent Marc Lim wore his running shoes to meet national sprinter Amanda Choo, he was not planning to run after her for the latest scoop. He met the athlete to pick up
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      387 33 HERE are the top 10 hot topics in Singapore Seen last week, 1) Why dress like this when going shopping? An Asian woman was dressed in a revealing manner that shocked shoppers at Suntec City. Stamper Berlinda said the woman exposed "half her body" and was
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      212 33  -  Michelle Chua HERE are the top five hot topics that got Stampers debating 1) The Taiwanese laugh at Singaporeans' English A New Paper report of Taiwan media criticising Singaporeans' English left Übergurl incensed by "Taiwan celebrities' mindless attack on our culture". 2) Rude old people!
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      268 33  -  -JU-LEN -MAIA -DAWN EG ENA -JAMIE MICHELLE "My extreme moment was driving in India at 230kmh in a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, where people drive without using their mirrors, cows step out in front of you randomly, and trucks travel at high speed in
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      38 34 With Deepest Sympathy and Condolences to Mr Liew Mun Leong President CEO of Capita Land Limited on the demise of his beloved mother, Madam Leong Yin Hoe From The Board of Directors and Management of Hotel Properties Limited
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      112 34 "Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace." 1 m*/ j JAYASEELID/O SOOSAI Age: 78 passed away peacefully on 5 April 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by Sons: Daughters-in-law: Faustin Benedict SM Magdelene Sundari Dominic Margaret Daughters: Son-in-law:
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      161 34 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want... And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 SEE WAI LAN Age: 67 L» was called home to be with the Lord on 4 April 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Brothers: Spouses: See Kum
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      91 34 "I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever" Psalm 23:6 CINDY CHUA CHOON HIANG Age: 54 was called home to be with the LORD on 5 April 2008. Dearly missed by loved ones. Husband Yap Pang Yong Sons Yap Zhi Wei, David Yap Zhi Heng, Jonathan relatives and
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      61 34 SIM KUAI PENG Age: 68 passed away peacefully on 5 April 2008, fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Woo Kwai Fong Sons: Daughter-in-law: Sim Wai Meng Serene Toh Sim Wai Thong Body is resting at Blk 123 A Lorong 1 Toa Payoh. Tel: *****591 *****343. Cortege will leave on 9
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      135 34 MDM PUA GHWEE KIM Age: 80 passed away peacefully on 4 April 2008, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Ang Chiat Soon, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: (Ang Thian Jin, deceased) Tin Guok In Ang Thiam Ghee Lee Yuet Ping Ang Thiam Hwee Phang Poh Yeong Ang Thiam Leong, Patrick Lim Lee Hoon
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      76 34 cvfddggh Frances Theresa Ng Departed 6th April 2006 The winds of time 6t6w quietly by, As Autumn leaves Bid'farewellto another year. A fleeting dream of you, 'Evan and me, 'Washed'away by the Shod stained tear, Two winters filled with Cong ConeCy nights, As we sit at our dinner taoGe set
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      27 34 ISTANMVERSARY IN LOVING MEMORY OF V.KARTHIGASU-PAUL DEPARTED CTH APRIL 2007 LOVE'S GREATEST GUT -REMEMBERANCE Sadly and deeply missed by Y/se; Molly Qtarks and tMhved ones. m\%\\ -*A
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      83 34 ONG BENG KIAN KASON Age: 42 passed away peacefully on 4 April 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Daughter: Son: Ong Jia Hui Karyn Ong Jia Jun Jordan Father: Mother: Ong Cheat Bah (Tan Boon Hua, deceased) Brothers: Sister-in-law: Ong Beng Hui Psalm Shirley Lim Dr Ong
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      53 34 Ist Anniversary In Memory Of Our Son BADHRINARAYANA S/O MOHAN Departed: 06/04/2007 Our treasured child, Incredibly cute and lovable Left us so unexpectedly, For the eternal bliss of God. Sadly missed fondly remembered by Dad Mum: Mohan Jaya Grandparents: Arulswamy, Ruku Amma Hello Thaatha Uncle Vishnu Sister Baby Eswari And
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      12 34 23rd Anniversary WANMEWNGAN Departed 6 April 1985 Dearly missed by loved ones
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      52 35 Ist ANNIVERSARY IN EVER-LOVING MEMORY OF fc TEO TONG WAH s d: DEPARTED ON 6TH APRIL 2007 tc tc te tl d Sadly missed and fondly remembered by ir rr Wife Siew Peng ai r£ Son ChenHian Daughter KarTin Son-in-law Joseph Cheng Si Grandson Michael Cheng-Teo c; ti r£ ai
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      78 35 In Loving Memory Of Kwok Chee Fun Adrian Departed: 6 April 2004 My heart is full of memories, With pride I speak of your name. Though life goes on without you It will never be the same. Behind my smile there's many a tear For you I loved so dear.
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      73 35 ■> 1" "I Mil rKANDIAH JEEVARAJAH Age: 80+ passed away peacefully on 5 April 2008. .early missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Ambihathevi Sons: Daughter: Dr J. Nithiananthan J. Yasotha J. Premananthan relatives, friends, doctors and staff of Ward 25 Changi General Hospital. Body is resting at 23,
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      102 35 7^e#t€e**t&&t£*&2t.... B SENTHIL PUNITHAN S/O PRASHANTH TAMOTHIRAN Departed together on 7 April 2007 Dearest Prashanth A joy you have been, that we snared together. Bestowed upon us as a gift from God, ours to keep for just 16 years.. And your memory is enshrined into our hearts for ever! Life
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      73 35 NINDER KAUR W/O MUKHTAR SINGH THAROO passed away peacefully on 2 April 2008 Akhand Path Arambh will be held on 7 April (from spm) to 9 April. Path da Bhog will be held on 9 April from 4 to 6pm at Sri Guru Singh Sabha Temple. Kindly treat this as
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      21 35 £j Bth Anniversary E2iJ In Loving Memory Of II CHUAENGBENG Departed 6/4/2000 Always remembered by II tj family loved ones ?&r\
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      670 35 AP Miami As Andy Roddick offered a congratulatory handshake at the net to Nikolay Davydenko, the stoic Russian erupted in laughter. Beating Roddick felt that good, as Davydenko won 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 in the Sony Ericsson Open semi-finals on Friday. The American was coming off an emotional victory
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        104 35 London Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has called for the player accused of fixing a match in Britain to pay off a £50,000 (*****,000) gambling debt to be named, shamed and banned for life, reported The Daily Mail. The unidentified former Premier League player is said to have
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        79 35 AFP Ahmedabad (India) South Africa relied on their pacemen's disciplined performances to thrash India by an innings and 90 runs on the third day of the second cricket Test yesterday. Trailing by 418, India were bowled out for 328 in their second innings, despite fighting knocks by Sourav
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        76 35 AP Los Angeles Five National Basketball Association teams dinched play-off berths on Friday. Lamar Odom scored 31 3oints and Kobe Bryant added 25 points as Los Angeles Lakers seat Dallas Mavericks 112-108 :or their play-off spot. The New Orleans Hornets ilso secured their place in the West
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        65 35 I Milwaukee Milwaukee Bucks rookie forward Vi Jianlian (left) will miss the rest of the National I Basketball i Association season j; with a sprained left knee. Coach Larry Krystkowiak was optimistic that the 20-year-old would be ready to play for China in 1^ the
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      249 35 AP Rancho Mirage, California Lorena Ochoa had already watched three birdie putts inside 10 feet tickle the edge of the cup, each one keeping her from seizing control in the Kraft Nabisco Championship. Standing over an 8-foot birdie on her final hole on Friday,
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      867 36  -  Jeanette Wang Ever wanted to swing like Tiger Woods, hit like Roger Federer or dribble like Ronaldo, but all you have ever done was slouch on a couch? The Sunday Times' new Pick It Up series will help you get cracking on realising those sporting
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      361 36  -  Tony Tan Kok Tee YOUR VOICE I refer to Friday's article "End of athletics meets?" in The Straits Times. I was saddened to read a Head of Department for PE's comments that there are no trophies and it's all about participation. He fails to
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      170 36  -  Ryan Spittel Credit to Lewis Hamilton for the way he shot into Formula One title contention in his rookie year last season. But what does it say about a driver who takes a seven-point lead into the final race and still loses out on the
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      304 36  -  Wang Hui Fen Text and pictures by Nicholas Lee, 20 Full-time NS man Height: 1.70 m Weight: 57kg Exercise regimen: I hit the gym twice a week. I indulge in weight-training to build up muscle ma^ in my shoulders, chest, biceps and triceps. To maintain cardio-fitness, I jog
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      371 36 BASKETBALL NBA: Toronto 100 Charlotte 105, Atlanta 104 Philadelphia 109, Washington 109 Miami 95, Detroit 1 06 New Jersey 87, Memphis 86 Golden State 11 7, New Orleans 118 NY Knicks 110, Utah 90 San Antonio 64, Milwaukee 101 Indiana 105, Phoenix 11 7 Minnesota 88, LA Lakers 112
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      193 37 vlichael is a tough customer, a battler from the suburbs of Sydney who was last week ippointed vice-captain of the Australian :ricket team. Lara is a gentle beauty, a nodel-turned-TV personality who has seen featured in FHM and other lads' nagazines. Together (right) they
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      286 37 Why do the British excel in the middle-class sports of rowing, sailing and cycling? "Because we're good at sitting on our asses," says Victoria Pendleton. She has the looks and talent too. The ripple caused by the British cyclist's two golds
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      185 37 What do you get when you tell a young swimming champion that he is show-boating? You get a punch to the face that will leave you with a broken jaw and nose, a fractured eye socket and palate, and a crushed cheekbone. Simon
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      236 37 He may have wasted a big chunk of his billions on the dud Andrei Shevchenko. But Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich (below) still has enough left over to seal the biggest luxury deal of his 41 years. The Russian has bought the M/Y Eclipse,
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      674 38  -  Leonard Lim Belgian encourages Singapore's youth to strive for excellence It was a jam-packed schedule that literally took International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge to the north, south, east and west of Singapore yesterday. Coming less than a day after he arrived
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      487 38  -  Leonard Lim Pollution at the Beijing Olympics will not endanger the health of athletes, though their sporting performance may dip. That was what International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge told a student forum at Victoria Junior College yesterday. The Belgian was asked about distance-runner Haile
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      416 39 AFP Kubica's stunning drive earns him top spot on the grid for today's Bahrain GP Manama Robert Kubica, the first Polish driver in Formula One, secured the first pole position of his career yesterday when he planted his BMW at the front of the grid for
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      127 39 The width and layout of the track encourage lots of overtaking. And th sand makes it ever more interesting Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir L A CIRCUIT FACTS Distance 57 x 5.412 km Top speed 315kmh Lap record Im 30.252s (Michael Schumacher, 2004) Spectator capacity 50,000 TODAY'S GRID
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      656 40  -  Tay Yek Keak OFFSIDE Life as we know it will be coming to an end soon. Don't go rushing to the window ledge if you're afraid of Doomsday, unless you're a Chelsea, Arsenal or Liverpool fan. By all means then,
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      434 40 AFP London Nwankwo Kanu yesterday fired Portsmouth into their first FA Cup final since 1939. He scored in the 54th minute to give his side a 1-0 win over his former club West Bromwich Albion. Pompey will face another Championship side in either Barnsley or Cardiff,
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      459 40 AFP London Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink almost lost a leg the last time he featured in a major FA Cup-tie, but the Cardiff striker is out to banish that painful memory by beating Barnsley in the semi-finals today. He will play in the all-Champi-onship
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        67 41 Arsenal 1 Bendtner 54 Blackburn 1 Pedersen 30 Man City 0 Wigan 2 Taylor 15, 55 Liverpool 1 Crouch 42 Tottenham 1 Berbatov 7 Chelsea 2 Dunne 6og, Kalou 53 Birmingham 0 Aston Villa 4 Barry 9, 60, Agbonlahor 56, Harewood 85 Fulham 1 Healy 74 Newcastle 3 Martins
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        194 41 P W D L F A Pts 1 Manchester U 32 24 4 4 68 15 76 2 Chelsea 33 22 8 3 58 23 74 3 Arsenal 33 20 11 2 63 27 71 4 Liverpool 33 17 12 4 57 25 63 32 17 6 9 48
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      213 41 AFP Manchester City 0| Chelsea 2 Manchester Chelsea remained hot on the heels of Premier League leaders Manchester United, after beating Manchester City 2-0 away yesterday. An own goal by Richard Dunne in the sixth minute, and a 53rd-minute strike by Salomon Ka- lou, put the
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      562 41  -  Wang Meng Meng Liverpool virtually end Gunners' Premier League title hopes with draw at Emirates Arsenal 1 Liverpool 1 Part II of the Arsenal-Liverpool trilogy left little doubt that the Reds are on the brink of totally ruining the Gunners' season. The 1-1 League draw at the
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      666 41  -  Rob Hughes HEART OF FOOTBALL What makes the English league the most popular televised sport in 200 countries around the world? England attracts players from every continent. In rich measure, some of the wealthiest investors from Russia to America to Asia
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      476 43  -  Marc Lim Ronald Susilo is preparing to take legal action against former fiancee Li Jiawei to claim his share of a car and a condominium they had bought while they were together Sport correspondent It had already become a fairytale romance without the happy ending. Now, the
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      588 44 into the apartment." The apartment in question is in the Starville condominium at Kembangan. Li paid an estimated six-figure downpayment of its $600,000-plus price tag in 2004. A bank loan was taken by the couple to cover the rest of the price. It is believed that Susilo invested
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      765 44 The Ronald Susilo-Li Jiawei romance started soon after they met in May 2002, at an event for athletes bound for the Manchester Commonwealth Games that year. Susilo, who had come to Singapore in 1993 to study at Anglo-Chi-nese School (Independent), was smitten by Li,
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        978 47  - Styled shot by Singaporeans Angeline Neo Pop superstar Janet Jackson picked local photographers Chuando and Frey Ow to shoot her album cover Anew album by Janet Jackson is a huge event in the pop world. But there's something else about her latest offering, Discipline, that is causing a stir here
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        726 49  -  H Deepika Shetty A documentary about three lesbians has become a quiet hit at the Singapore International Film Festival When Su-Lin Ngiam posted an online call in 2006 asking lesbians to share their experiences for a documentary she wanted to make, no one came forward. "It shows there
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        775 50 Food critic Sylvia Tan visits several Chinese restaurants to find out how the menus and decor have changed with the times In the past, you would know it was a Chinese restaurant from the moment you stepped in. These days, there's hardly any red around and chances are
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        245 50 At the other end of the spectrum, there is Chinese comfort food, favoured for everyday dining in today's eating out culture. There is a slew of upmarket eateries that offer familiar favourites such as roasted meats, steamed soups or slow cooked claypots. Such classic fare form the backbone
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        226 50 SHANG PALACE Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore Tel: 6213-4473 One dines for free with every three paying adults for selected set lunches valid from Mondays to Fridays. 30% off dim sum on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (valid for patrons who make payment and leave the restaurant by 12
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        390 51  -  Cara Van Miriah Carla Brums flat shoes have hit a hat v O note with Singapore fashion experts. They were not impressed with the French First Lady's choice of demure, open-toed pumps with a long evening gown at a state banquet in Britain, unlike the besotted
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        1061 51  -  Cara Van Miriah Women of Amazonian height may rule the catwalk, but when it comes to love, most of the Napoleons among men marry down and do not like to be overshadowed A gorgeous, long evening gown in navy silk. Equally stunning is the woman in
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        462 52  -  Cara Van Miriah Friends had told I.Bm-tall Hsien Naidu that with her height, it would be a tall order to find a partner. But three years ago, at the age of 36, she found a man she fell for, even though he is 4cm shorter
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        304 52  -  Foong Woei I Wan j Behind every successful man there stands a woman, as the saying goes. And behind some successful men there crouch statuesque women, trying their best not to dwarf their husbands. Amazonian wife: Oscar-winning Australian actress Nicole Kidman (above), 1.79 m
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        560 53  -  Deepika Shetty Some movie-goers welcome Cathay's move to offer set meals, others say eating noises, food aroma will be distracting The aroma of grilled chicken will soon waft down the aisles when the Downtown East cineplex opens in the middle of this month. Cathay
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        515 54  -  Sariwati Latif A handful of eateries here now provide specially designed stools and baskets to hold diners' bags With women toting bigger bags these days, chic restaurants are serving up a new service: stools and baskets where one can place one's belongings.
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        461 54  -  Sariwati Latif f you are a fan of Manolo Blahnik's shoes, /ou can feast your eyes on some of his creaions at a special 10-day exhibition that kicked )ff at the Hilton Singapore yesterday. Part of The Shopping Gallery's Nature Of "ashion spring/summer 2008 line-up,
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        1245 55  -  Tan Vi Hui An apple a day keeps the doctor away, so the old saying goes. But in today's world, vitamin pills seem to do the trick. Cookery author Sylvia Tan, 60, takes an arsenal of health products, from multivitamins for women
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        673 55  -  Anthony Yeo In this new fortnightly column dealing with life issues such as stress, loss and relationships, veteran pyschotherapist Anthony Yeo will write on an issue and answer questions from readers Life Lines I was born in the year of the rat. Since this
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        1831 57  -  Roger Mitton After three years as the United States bureau chief in Washington DC, I was happy to return to this region in June 2006, and happier still to go to Hanoi, Vietnam's bustling capital. As a Bangkok-based regional correspondent for Asiaweek from 1997 to 2001,1 visited
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        743 58  -  PHILIP LEE Western Australia has many idyllic spots that are perfect for an intimate holiday By PERTH is one of the Australian cities most visited by Singaporeans because many have friends or relatives there. Also, the plane journey takes less than five hours. But these are not the
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        1274 59  -  Sumiko Tan Is physical pain more terrible than mental pain? Whichever is worse, few can run away from either My mother has been living with a neck and shoulder pain since December last year. At its worst, the pain shoots up and down her right arm.
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        670 59  -  Lee Siew Hua Before I relocated to Singapore last year, a friend e-mailed me with warm wishes that I'd end my decade-plus in the United States "on a high". That literally and wonderfully happened the day I tried indoor rock-climb-ing with friends in Washington. After
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        769 59  -  Colin Goh It's terrible, but when I read about how Sufia Yusof, the mathematics prodigy who was admitted to Oxford at the age of 13, has been found prostituting herself in London, the first thing that popped into my head was an old BBC comedy sketch. It
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        387 60 A SPH GIFT OF MUSIC: w SINGAPORE CHINESE ORCHESTRA COMMUNITY SERIES Take a musical break at Paragon Shopping Centre and listen to the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (right) performing percussion pieces, such as Tiger Bracing For Attack and Mynah's Bath. Paragon Shopping Centre, Orchard Road,
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        403 60 THE ENCHANTMENT OF SANGKIRIANG (THE STUDIOS) Be enchanted by this retelling of a strange, ancient Indonesian tale about a fantastical world where animals become humans and vice-versa. By Simply Works Singapore. Esplanade Theatre Studio, Nearest MRT station: City Hall, April 17-19: Bpm, Tickets: $28, Tel: 6348-5555 ECHOES
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        482 66  -  Tay Suan Chiang A new weekly page on fashion and style Clamour Gallery Most of the guests wore black and there were a few women in red. But it was the models for the Red Dress Collection at the Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF) Charity Gala Dinner
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        468 66  -  Christopher Kilaniotis Tay Suan Chiang j^'^'^y Who: Christopher Kilaniotis (right), 39, managing director of Cartier for Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia. The Cyprus-born Australian has been with Cartier for the past nine years and moved to Singapore 15 months ago. He is married to Australian Ja'naed Woods,
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        517 66  -  Tay Suan Chiang Style Cheat-Sheet HOW TO CHOOSE A WORK SHIRT While women have a wide choice when it comes to deciding what to wear for work, men who work in a corporate environment are usually limited to a long sleeved shirt paired with pants and, perhaps,
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          740 69  -  Stephanie Yap Jose Saramaqo's comedic take on death makes you re-examine how to live Book of the Month The following day, no one died. This sentence, ripe with the promise of eternity, begins Portuguese author Jose Saramago's new novel Death At Intervals, set in an unnamed Roman
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          279 69  -  Loh Keng Fatt DUMA KEY By Stephen King Hodder Stoughton/ Hardcover/ 581 pages/ $40 without GST/Major bookstores The devil is in the details. That phrase has never come so true or been fleshed out so flesh-crawlingly than in this latest book by the King of Shock. Edgar Freemantle, the
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          267 69  -  Loh Keng Fatt CONFESSIONS OF A FALLEN ANCEL By Ronan O'Brien Sceptre/ Paperback/323 pages/$30.79 without GST/ Major bookstores ★★★•sMr It's great to be able to see the future, no? But not when all you are allowed to see are gruesome images of your loved ones dying. And so that
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          318 69  -  Stephanie Yap AIRMAN By Eoin Colfer Puffin Books/ Paperback/ 455 pages/ $28.84 with GST/Books Kinokuniya Dumas meets Verne in this novel by Irish author Eoin Colfer, a tale of adventure and revenge coupled with fantastic machinery. Set in the late 19th century in an alternate universe, most of the
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          315 69  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT HEAVEN BEARS By Dinaw Mengestu Riverhead Books/ Paperback/ 228 pages/ $21.35 with GST/Books Kinokuniya In this debut novel, Dinaw Mengestu gives an inside look into the lives of three African immigrants living in Washington, DC, who are not exactly living out the
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          334 69  -  Deepika Shetty GARDENS OF WATER By Alan Drew Bloomsbury/ Trade Paperback/ 338 pages/ $32.05 with GST/Borders Alan Drew is an American who spent three years teaching in Istanbul. During that time, he witnessed the 1999 earthquake, which devastated many parts of western Turkey. Having seen the tragedy first hand,
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        809 70  -  Stephanie Yap In the fourth of a monthly column featuring groundbreaking works of local literature, we look at Arthur Yap's Only Lines, a poetry collection which charts emotions with wit and compassion First words In poet Arthur Yap's first collection Only Lines (1971), published when he
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        323 70  -  Stephanie Yap Besides possibly being Singapore's most revered poet, Arthur Yap was also very private. Thus, most of what is known about his life are the bare biographical facts and career accolades. He was born one of six children to a carpenter and a housewife, and attended
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        293 70  -  Deepika Shetty THE NIGHT OF THE MI'RAJ By Zoe Ferraris Little Brown/ Hardback/ 356 pages/ $31.45 with GST/Borders Set in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the story starts with Palestinian-born desert guide Nayir, who is an outsider among the rich Bedouin families. After being treated as a virtual outcast, his fortunes
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        367 70  -  Fiona Chan THE ROSE LABYRINTH By Titania Hardie Headline Review/ Hardcover/ 388 pages/$30.98 with GST/ Books Kinokuniya When his mother dies of cancer, Will Stafford is left with her family's heirlooms a sheet of riddles, a silver key and the mystery of what they unlock. Unfortunately, these are meant
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        302 70  -  Boon Chan MY LIFE AS A TRAITOR By Zarah Ghahramani with Robert Hillman Bloomsbury/ Paperback/ 250 pages/$33.95 without GST/ Major bookstores The title is provocative but it is not a gimmick. As far as the ruling Islamic clerics in Iran were concerned, Zarah Ghahramani was a traitor. The Tehran
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        391 70  -  Lee Sze Yong INCOGNEGRO By Mat Johnson (story) and Warren Pleece (art) Vertigo/Hardcover/ 136 pages/$25.74 with GST/Books Kinokuniya The scene is set on the first page: A boy hangs from a noose from a tree. Men, women and kids gather as if attending a carnival. The narrative writes:
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        296 70 Fiction 1. (2) The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 2. (1) P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahem 3. (4) Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella 4. (3) Change Of Heart by Jodi Picoult 5. (5) Bridaby Paulo Coelho 6. Night Train To Lisbon by Pascal Mercier 7. (8) The
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        1662 71  -  Huang Lijie The course of true love never did run smooth. But neither an economic downturn nor a Sars outbreak, a food scare nor commodity price hikes, can cause this love to falter. Indeed, nothing seems to overcome Singaporeans' yearning for cake. Mr Wei Chan, 35, business
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        1429 72 What: This sinful, mile-high chocolate fudge cake is made for serious chocolate lovers. Eat it topped with New Zealand vanilla ice cream. Price: $80 for 3kg, order three days in advance Where: PS Cafe, 288 Harding Road, tel: 9070-8782. Open: Mondays: 6.30pm to midnight, Tuesdays to Thursdays: 11.30
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        681 73 What: There's no resisting the thick slices of ripe mango layered on top of this cake. It's one sweet, tropical delight. Price: $36.80 for Ikg Where: All Prima Deli outlets including 176 Orchard Road, 82-117, The Centrepoint, tel: 6736-4755. Open: Mondays to Fridays: 10am to 10pm, Saturdays: 11am
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        681 74  -  Wong Ah Yoke With decent prices, a comfortable setting and lovely desserts, this Peranakan restaurant will leave a pleasant taste in the mouth Eats The Arch is not a name you would usually associate with Peranakan or Straits-Chinese food, but that is what a three-month-old Peranakan restaurant
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        347 74  -  Foong Woei Wan Cheap Good A few nights ago, I told my family members I was going to write about a laid-back little hangout they had discovered in Bukit Timah. Immediately, there were cries of "Don't write!" Well, I am writing about it but do
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        1008 75  -  Huang Lijie In this new fortnightly column, we round up news from the food world Tidbits Eye candy should not stop at the dinner plate, especially not when the chance to go on a swanky dinner date with two-Michelin-star French chef Stephane Carrade presents itself. The chef-owner
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        669 76  -  Tan Hsueh Yun In this new weekly column, we review cookbooks and books on gastronomy. For starters, here's a look at three books that claim to help cooks put food on the table fast. British foodies have been up in arms about this book. They feel betrayed. They
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        661 76  -  Huang Lijie Singapore Cooks This Eurasian tea-time treat has aromatic chicken curry stuffing within a crumbly pineapple tart crust Deep-fried, crispy and flaky are attributes of a good curry puff. That is, until you sink your teeth into a Eurasian Pattie curry puff, a golden
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