The Straits Times, 24 August 2008

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    22 1 thesundaytimes A Singapore Press Holdings m S* publication OU cents AUGUST 24, 2008 ■92 PAGES IN THREE PARTS MICA (P) 116/12/2007 straitstimes.com
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  • Article
    Lock icon Needy will move to head of queue for HDB rental flats
    698 1  -  Coh Chin Lian Stricter rules being drawn up to prevent abuse of rental scheme Singaporeans in desperate need of a home will, from today, be moved to the front of the queue for HDB rental flats. National Development Minister
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    Lock icon Veteran senator is Obama's VP choice
    210 1 Washington Democratic nominee Barack Obama yesterday named Senator Joseph Biden as his running mate in his bid to become the next president of the United States. Text messages began delivering the news to millions of Obama supporters at 3am, ending a long, exhaustive and
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    Lock icon Visit to study HK's rental flat system
    145 1 Singapore officials will go to Hong Kong next month to study the territory's rental flat system. Senior Minister of State (National Development and Education) Grace Fu will lead the delegation, accompanied by MPs on the Government Parliamentary Committee for National Development. The visit
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      Lock icon CITIZEN GONG LI
      958 2  -  |amie Ec Wen Wei Chinese actress said to have taken up Singapore citizenship; local authorities remain tight-lipped The white chair had a small label with the words "Gong Li". But no one arrived to sit on it. At the Supreme Court Auditorium last night, 150 new Singapore
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      1125 3  -  Peh Shing Huei Singapore's table tennis team manager told to leave Fate of head coach also hangs in the balance in shock move by STTA chief Senior Correspondent Beijing Barely a week after helping Singapore win an Olympic silver medal, the country's table tennis team manager has been told
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      Lock icon Baby package: Aug 17 earliest possible date
      930 5  -  Li Xueying It was Govt's effort to be as inclusive as possible and is a reasonable cut-off date, says DPM When details of the parenthood package were unwrapped at the National Day Rally (NDR) on Aug 17, they were less than three weeks
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      Lock icon Lighter touch does not mean no touch: Man
      294 5  -  Coh Chin Lian Speakers' Corner Rules on what can and cannot be said and done at Speakers' Corner in Hong Lim Park will be made public tomorrow. Besides those typically imposed at parks in Singapore, the list will also include rules to
      BERITA HARIAN  -  294 words
    • [ special report: babies ]
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        Lock icon not Two is enough
        1390 7  -  Mavis Toh The Stop At Two policy, launched in 1972, came with tough measures that made it 'over-successful' Many middle-aged Singaporeans will remember the poster of two cute girls sharing an umbrella and an apple. The umbrella fit two nicely. Three would have been a crowd.
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        Lock icon INFANT FORMULA
        209 7 The 1970s Stop At Two posters were so iconic, people can still recall them now. If posters were required today to get out the opposite message what would work? The Sunday Times asked four top advertising agencies to rise to the challenge and also produced one ourselves. Decision
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        Lock icon Pressure to 'space out births'
        292 7 The nurses dropped by just 30 days after she had given birth to her first child to get her to go on the Pill. It was 1972 and the two-child policy was in full swing. There were various Stop At Two posters everywhere, recalled Madam
        LAU FOOK KONG  -  292 words
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        Lock icon 'No regrets about having 5'
        286 7 Twice, she agreed to ligate. But both times, she backed out. Now 64, mother-of-five Lee Yock Huay says she has no regrets. Her children, now in their late 20s and early 30s, were born during the Stop At Two era. After the birth of her
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        Lock icon A blessing.. or not?
        842 8  -  Tan Dawn Wei 4-month maternity leave: Most mums-to-be polled are concerned it may affect career; SMEs say they'll treat them fairly Of all the goodies Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong dished out at his National Day Rally address, it was the four months of paid maternity
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        Lock icon Babies: We want more
        546 9  -  Shuli Sudderuddin The Lim couple have six children and a seventh is on the way It is Wednesday morning and Mr Henson Lim's Bishan maisonette echoes with the clattering of two robot vacuum cleaners at work. "We just bought them last week for $1,700," said Mr
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        Lock icon A blessing, not a sacrifice
        387 9  -  Esther Teo If two's company and three's a crowd, what does four make? I mean kids here, and a happy family for me has four children. I have always wanted a big family because I come from a great one myself, even though ours was
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        Lock icon DATING: All the wrong moves
        718 10  -  Shuli Sudderuddin 1 Separate 1 i b["9' I f>lea9e. r i Dating agencies say most clients enjoy satisfactory dates but there are horror stories and gaffes too It had started out well. A man met a woman at a dating agency and they went on
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        Lock icon Why I want to have lots of children
        475 10  -  Gabriel Yue I'm only 19 and I know that what I say Deiow can anu win ue useu against me, but here goes. I want to have lots of children at least four. I am an only child but I grew up
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      Lock icon Couple struck by lightning at Punggol jetty
      314 11  -  Cracia Chiang A couple fishing in the open at Punggol jetty were hit by lightning yesterday afternoon. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) received a call at 1.45pm about the incident. Two ambulances arrived in about 10 minutes. Paramedics said the 61-year-old Chinese
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      Lock icon Geylang King's Midas touch
      632 11  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi Fragrance Group's chief, named Spores 24th richest man, hails from family with business smarts His Fragrance chain of budget hotels is a familiar sight in Geylang. But Mr James Koh Wee Meng, who last week made headlines with his debut 24th placing on
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      Lock icon Jack Neo movie picker for filial piety drive
      256 11  -  Shuli Sudderuddin This afternoon, at least 1,000 young people will pledge filial piety to their elders via text messages. They will be among more than 3,000 people, mostly youth, and 700 elderly folk who will enjoy a dis-counted-price screening of the movie
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        Lock icon Rejected writer gets final word
        301 12  -  Esther Teo You can say he has managed to get in the last word. Back in Secondary 1, young Low Kay Hwa had a sci-fi story to write. He submitted a manuscript to 10 local publishers but was rejected by all of them. "I was
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        Lock icon NTU roots for this beauty queen
        248 12  -  Loh Keng Fatt It's another Team Singapore campaign. Newly crowned Miss Singapore World Faraliza Tan is in the race for the global title on Dec 12, but this clashes with examinations for the mass communications undergraduate. "I've four exam papers to sit for," said
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        Lock icon Dubai over uni for poly grad
        300 12  -  Alvin Lim Other polytechnic students would have leapt at the chance to further their studies in a university, but not Ms Grace Lee. Her greater desire is to live abroad and work in the service industry. And come September, she will be doing just
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      Lock icon New viaduct connecting Braddell, Lornie opens
      442 13  -  Christopher Tan It will cut travelling time between the two roads by about 4 mins Senior Correspondent It has been four years in the making, caused the felling of an 80-year-old tree and is probably not for those with acute acrophobia. Welcome to the
      LAU FOOK KONG  -  442 words
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      Lock icon PM DRUMS UP THE ACTION
      55 13 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong playing drums at an event to mark the 50th anniversary of the National Council of Social Service and the 25th anniversary of the Community Chest yesterday. The celebrations included a 2.5 km Heartstrings Walk, which was held at the Esplanade
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon $100k for charity
        44 13 President S R Nathan and Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs, attended the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore's annual tea reception at Grand Hyatt Singapore yesterday. A cheque of $100,000 for the President's Challenge 2008 was presented to Mr Nathan.
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        Lock icon 5 hurt in collision
        80 13 The impact of a collision between two cars led to one car hitting five pedestrians on Friday. The accident occurred at around 7pm at the junction of Hougang avenues 2 and 8. A 55-year-old woman suffered head injuries and is in a coma in hospital. An
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        Lock icon HK flights resume
        30 13 All Singapore Airlines flights to Hong Kong resumed yesterday morning. Flights were cancelled on Friday due to extreme weather conditions in Hong Kong caused by Typhoon Nuri.
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      Lock icon Open mobilisation
      29 13 In a Singapore Armed Forces open mobilisation and civil resource requisition exercise yesterday, these code words were activated: Thin Rope, Closed Circuit, Foreign Exchange and Market Place.
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      Lock icon 2 boys die after suspected fall from block
      424 13  -  Aw Cheng Wei Two 16-year-old schoolboys were found lying at the foot of a block of flats in the Eunos Link area early yesterday. One of the boys, Ku Witaya, was pronounced dead after paramedics arrived at 5.30 am at Block 667
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      Lock icon Voice of experience for Team Obama
      789 14  -  Bhagyashree Carekar AP JOE BIDEN But selecting Capitol Hill veteran may run counter to Obama's message of change US Correspondent In Washington America had barely woken up to the news of Senator Barack Obama revealing fellow Senator Joe Biden as his running mate, when
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      Lock icon He once called Bush and Clinton 'brain dead'
      627 14 AFP, LAT, AP, Reuters PROFILE Washington At 65 years old, Senator Joseph Biden adds a few years and grey hair to a ticket that might otherwise seem a bit young. He is, as 47-year-old Democrat candidate Barack Obama's advisers are quick to
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      Lock icon THE UMNO CHESS GAME
      764 15  -  Carolyn Hong PERMATANG PAUH BY ELECTION ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL Many leaders are using campaign as leverage in internal Umno leadership fight Malaysia Bureau Chief In Permatang Pauh (Penang) When Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak swore in a neighbourhood mosque here that he did not know
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      Lock icon Anwar under pressure to swear
      607 15  -  Carolyn Hong Permatang Pauh (Penang) Swearing on the Quran has become a favourite theme of this by-elec-tion, especially after Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak unexpectedly did so on Friday night. The focus immediately shifted to opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. Will he follow suit? There is
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      Lock icon DAP wants more Malays to join up
      516 16  -  Hazlin Hassan The party reaffirms commitment to multi-racial representation Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's Chinese-based Democratic Action Party (DAP) plans to woo more Malays to join its multiracial platform. DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said this was necessary to transform it into
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      Lock icon NEW FACES IN DECISION-MAKING BODY
      352 16  -  HAZLIN HASSAN Two new faces joined the powerful decision-making body of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) yesterday, along with 18 other party leaders who retained their seats in the central executive committee (CEC). They are Member of Parliament Tony Pua and the youngest son of
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      Lock icon Lavigne concert gets nod after all
      271 16 AP Kuala Lumpur The Malaysian authorities have reversed their decision to cancel a concert by Canadian pop-rock star Avril Lavigne, saying yesterday that she can perform this week. The decision was made at a meeting of the Arts, Culture and Heritage Ministry, days after
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      Lock icon UK varsities under fire for favouring the poor
      423 17 Critics say push for greater social mix could trigger drop in academic standards London Leading British universities have been accused of discriminating against middle-class students by favouring those from poorer backgrounds, an investigative report by The Daily Telegraph has shown. It analysed
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      Lock icon Your bottle of bubbly may be lighter
      381 17 Financial Times London Champagne bottles are so thick and sturdy they are sometimes deliberately weakened before being thrown at ships to avoid the bad omen of a failure to smash. But faced with dizzying increases in production and transportation costs, champagne houses are
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        110 18 AFP Bangkok United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari left Myanmar yesterday after failing to secure meetings with senior junta figures or detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Mr Gambari, making his fourth trip to the reclusive nation, hoped to push for a reopening of talks between
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        Lock icon Baby sheltered by dog
        139 18 Buenos Aires A dog sheltered a newborn abandoned by its 14-year-old mother in a field in rural Argentina until the boy was rescued, a doctor has said. A resident of a rural area outside La Plata found the infant lying beside the dog and its six
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        Lock icon Pirate attacks fail
        90 18 AP Kuala Lumpur Armed pirates in speedboats ambushed two ships off Somalia's coast yesterday but failed to hijack them. Pirates first shot at a Japaneseoperated ship as it was heading to the Middle East from Singapore, said Mr Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime Bureau's piracy
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        Lock icon Quake orphans adopted
        117 18 Reuters Beijing The majority of young children orphaned in Sichuan province by the devastating earthquake that struck in May have found homes with relatives. Tens of thousands of Chinese families offered to adopt them after the quake. Provincial officials at one point estimated that as many as
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      Lock icon Zardari agrees to run for president
      483 18 AP, AFP But key partner in coalition puts forward conditions for green light Islamabad Pakistan's largest political party wants the husband of assassinated leader Benazir Bhutto to succeed ousted president Pervez Musharraf but its main partner in the fragile ruling coalition government has ideas
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        Lock icon Child-sex offender Glitter demands police protection
        375 19 Reuters London Disgraced former pop star Gary Glitter, who returned to London after serving a three-year sentence for child sex abuse, has claimed he was the victim of a "show trial" in Vietnam and his rights were breached. Glitter has also demanded round-the-clock police
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      607 19 Jakarta Bangalore New York Chiangmai Prague Manila Shanghai Phuket Busan Athens London Brisbane Mexico Chicago Toronto Venice Singapore Today: Cloudy, morning and early afternoon showers with thunder over many areas. Outlook: Monday: Thunderstorm Tuesday: Thunderstorm /t7?\ Air Quality Sunrise I Sunset Lil^ PSI: 33 (Good) 7.03 am i 7.12pm 24-hour
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      Lock icon Finding the best way to Day off a Home loan
      1460 20  -  Lorna Tan Choosing a suitable home loan package can be daunting with the myriad of choices available to a home owner. Invest looks at the current refinancing trend and highlights two new loan packages Finance Correspondent When the going gets
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      500 20 OFF THE SHELF This column features new financial services and offerings that adventurous investors can check out OCBC 3-Year SCD Equity-Linked Structured Deposit What it is: A principal-protected structured deposit that offers a potentially higher rate of return than ordinary time-deposit accounts. Details: Customers will enjoy a guaranteed interest rate
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        1349 22  -  Lorna Tan Solid investment "To me, property is a very safe investment. If you don't need the money, don't sell it and just keep it for the long term. Sooner or later, prices can only go up, especially when land is very limited and
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      Lock icon Home's a mix of the old and the new
      254 23 MY SPACE Madam Elaine Koh, 36 Assistant manager in the reinsurance industry 90 sq m, four-room HDB flat on McNair Road Lives with husband Tan Chia-Li, 38, a civil servant, and their sons, Yu Jie, five, and Yu Cong, two. I
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        Lock icon HDB resale market going strong
        770 24  -  Joyce Teo Deals of more than $700K are still being done, with demand fuelled by PRs and new families Property Correspondent While sentiment in the private homes market remains gloomy, the market for Housing Board resale flats offers another story. Deals of $700,000 and above
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        945 25  -  Lee Su Shyan While share options are attractive, diversify your portfolio and don't put too many eggs in one basket Assistant Money Editor When the once-high-flying investment banking giant Bear Steams collapsed earlier this year, many analysts were worried that it could spell
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      Lock icon Some issues if executor of a will is a bankrupt
      442 26  -  Lim Choi Ming YOUR PERSONAL ADVISER: FINANCE QMy father has appointed my sister, who is a bankrupt and a divorcee, as the sole executor of his will. His intention is to ensure that my sister, who has a child, gets
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      288 26 f^ Where do you see this? J demanding as there are many Mainly in newspaper reports responsibilities. JOJl^^^Ji^ljl and legal documents. For instance, he will have to mm^^^mmmmiiii^ manage the selling of your ->^ executor is f^ assets if you have debts to executor is I i settle Rg must
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      Lock icon JAMAICA BOLTS AHEAD
      1593 27  -  Rob Hughes Its athletes are reaping fruits of their labour and maybe ancestry The outside world, blown away by Jamaicans on the track, are running around in circles asking how or what is propelling a small Caribbean island to produce the fastest man and fastest woman on
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      259 27 1. Cenes Jamaican neurologist William Aiken theorises that the Africans who made it through the sea journey to the Caribbean were the fittest slaves, and those who went as far as Jamaica and the Bahamas must have been the fittest of the fit. 2. Testosterone Dr Aiken
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      1010 27  -  Sally Jenkins Was lOC president Jacques Rogge too harsh when he criticised Usain Bolt for his exuberance? One columnist thinks so In Beijing I am Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, and ordinarily I am a man of perfect repose. My eyeglasses are without a
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      1109 28  -  Tan Dawn Wei The number of foreign-born athletes competing in the Games has raised eyebrows. But in a borderless world, why shouldn't sports be just as globalised? This year's Olympic table tennis matches will be remembered as much for some formidable play as a battle amojng the
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      1080 28  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi When American swimmer Michael Phelps won eight gold medals and broke seven world records in the Beijing Olympics, the world was stunned. And then along came Jamaican's Usain Bolt, who also broke world records when he ran the 100 m in 9.69 seconds and the
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      Lock icon Doing my best as an immigrant, just like table tennis trio
      1212 28  -  Zheng Wei I remember the evening in early 2003 when I became a Singapore citizen. I was among some 20 other new citizens gathered at the West Coast Community Centre. In a simple ceremony, Mr Arthur Fong, Member of
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      Lock icon A heart bigger than Phelps' – to love two countries
      860 28  - A heart bigger than Phelps' to love two countries Pradeep Paul A colleague recently remarked that I am "a man with two hearts". He meant it in a professional sense as we were discussing a project aimed at Indian expats in Singapore. Having worked alongside me for well over a
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      315 29 EDITORIAL Singaporeans' lack of social graces is in the spotlight again, after Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong raised the matter of civility in his National Day Rally address. As an example, people were still not clearing their tables and returning their food trays at foodcourts, he pointed
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      133 29 Singapore's silver medal and foreign talent Singapore bought the medal, but so what! Singapore is hardly alone in this. You can see Kenyan-born runners competing for Bahrain; half the field in women's table-tennis were born in China. I read that one of the beach volleyball players playing for Georgia
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      Lock icon QUOTES OF THE WEEK: OLYMPIC SPECIAL
      205 29 "He won't run faster than my world record in Beijing, but he L eventually 4 will." k MICHAEL 1 JOHNSON, the US sprint legend, is I proven wrong W when his 200 m world record was later broken, by Jamaican Usain Bolt 1 "Since
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        201 29  -  Andy Koh I refer to The Sunday Times article, "Expecting a baby? Expect to be fired" (Aug 3). I am the managing director of the company (then known as SD Systems Pte Ltd) which terminated the services of Ms Lav Li Nah,
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        411 29  -  Chin Kee Thou I read with amusement last Sunday's article, "Nets fee applies to cabs, bets". It is a deterrent in the promotion of a cashless society. I recall my working days in the banking sector in the early *****, when over-the-counter transactions such as
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        Lock icon Wombs for hire: No right or wrong
        274 29  -  Eileen Lim (Mrs) I refer to last Sunday's article, "Foreign wombs for hire". I am for surrogacy, provided both sides are willing parties. This may sound like an organ trade, but try to see it from the childless couple's point of view. Surrogacy
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        70 29  -  Gwendolen Lim (Mdm) It was reported that former glam rocker Gary Glitter, who was freed from a Vietnamese prison recently after serving nearly three years for child molestation, would like to move to Singapore or Hong Kong, instead of returning to his country, Britain. Based on
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        444 29  -  Elizabeth Yee (Mrs) I refer to last Friday's article by Ms Chua Mvi Hoong, "Raising baby? Money talks". I am a mother of a three-year-old girl. I am very happy to have a child, but I have made it a choice to stop
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        293 29  -  Richard Seah Your three-page article, "High vs low", last Sunday served no useful purpose and no one. It did not serve the minority ul-tra-rich. They already know that $8,486 shower heads, $10,790 toilet seats and toilet paper at $3.55 a roll
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      255 30 EX LIBRIS Each week, we bring you an excerpt from a book that is topical or of general interest Selling Olga: Stories Of Human Trafficking And Resistance By Louisa Waugh London: Phoenix, 2007 Travelling across borders, Louisa Waugh interviewed Olga and many women who were trafficked by choice. Many had
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      922 30  -  Bertha Henson Don't cock a snook at us singles we help finance the familyfriendly environment Associate Editor Forgive me for being sour, but it's no fun being single these days. It's certainly a money-losing proposition. I should have listened to my mother and become
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      900 30  -  Mark Featherstone THE EX-PAT FILES The Olympics that have just passed gave me a great opportunity to identify with the country I live in. When Li Jiawei, Feng Tianwei and Wang Yuegu were battling towards the finals against South Korea, I was riveted to the television set.
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      361 30 STREET VIEW ''Without foreigners joining us, I think our economy has no way to develop/ PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG at the National Day Rally, on why Singapore needs foreigners MS SERI NA CHAN, 27 Financial adviser "It's good to have competition from foreigners. Ifyou work with higher-quality people, you
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  • OBITUARIES
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      202 31 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4: 7 2 MAGGIE PHUA SIAM KENG Age: 67 was called home to be with the Lord on 22 August 2008. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. Parents: George Phua
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      120 31 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Mrs Phua, Jade, Jarrod and the family You were all foremost on her mind MAGGIE PHUA Maggie remains the bastion of a brave pioneering spirit. Joining us many years ago, she was unflinching in support, unwavering in encouragement and unquestionable in trust. In
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      61 31 If The Family of the Late i 1 JAMES HIPPOLYTUS DE SOUZA Departed 15 Aug 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Father Glen de Cruz, Holy Family Eucharistic Minister Mr Andrew Goh, all relatives, friends, colleagues, Holy Family choir, prayer groups, altar boys for their kind
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      72 31 Athma Shanti Pooja KESAVAN VISWANATHAN (Ex WO SAF Signals) Departed 10 Aug 08 Dearly missed by all loved ones. Wife: Celia Viswanathan Sons: Ronald Vineeth The family of the late wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to all Relatives Friends. Athma Shanti Pooja will be held at Sri Srinivasa Perumal
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      80 31 i ir Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory NARINDER KUMRA (s/o Shri D. P. Kumra late Sarla Kumra) Departed on 25th August 2007 Sadly missed and always remembered by Wife: Naina Kumra Daughter: Sumati Kumra all relatives and loved ones. Prayer service in his loving memory will be held at: Sri
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      53 31 r Thalai Thevasam In Loving Memory of R. Govindasamy Departed 7th Sep 2007 Deeply missed and always remembered by Beloved Wife, Children, Grandchildren Loved Ones. Prayers will be held on 26th Aug (Tues) at 10am at Blk 234 Yishun St 21 #02-424. Followed by 7pm at Sri Sivan Temple. Geylang
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      46 31 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Our General Manager, Parkroyal Yangon Teddy Chia On the demise of his beloved mother i 1 HILDA LIM Al HUA on 21st August 2008 From: The Management StStaffvf Hotel Plaza Limited Parkroyal Hotels ft Resorts Pte Ltd Parkroyal Yangon
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      53 31 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of j s TERESA LEE SIOK ENG NEO Departed on 24.08.2005 Our thoughts are always with you, Our hearts are sore with pain; This world would be like heaven Ifyou were here again. We Miss You So Much. Your loving husband: William Winnie, Siu and
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      70 31 BENSON LIM THIAM HOB Age: 53 passed away peacefully on 22 August 2008. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. Beloved wife: Kartina Daughter: Lim Pei Zhen Son: Lim Yu Heng Siblings in-laws, nephews, nieces, all relatives and friends. Wake at Blk 839 Jurong West Street 81 Cortege leaves
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      85 31 MRS. RUKMANI RAJAH Age: 83 was called home to be with the Lord on 23 August 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: N. V. Rajah (deceased) Sons: Segar Daughters-in-law: Seetha Selva Mohan Goretti Daughter: Rajes Son-in-law: Krishnan Grandchildren: Vidhya, Vinodh, Julian, Vighnesh Care-Givers: Shanthi, Viji And All Relatives and Friends
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      59 31 JAMUNA RANI D/O GOPAL SAMY NAIDU LATE BABY SAROJA Age: 44 passed away peacefully on 23 August 2008. Sadly missed by Brothers: Sri Ramulu Naidu Raghupathy Naidu Sister: Pappammal Naidu Brother-in-law: Annadurai Sister-in-law: Rageswari Nephews, nieces, family, relatives friends. Wake is held at Blk 2238 Compassvale Walk #12-637. Cortege leaves
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      245 31 "If the Spirit of God who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, then He who raised Jesus Christ from the dead will also bring to life your mortal bodies because of His Spirit who dwells in you." Romans 8:11 Agatha Cheng Onn Eng Age: 61 passed away peacefully
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      122 31 NEO THENG HWEE Age: 49 Passed away peacefully on 22 August 2008 Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones Wife: Tang Gek Po Father: Neo Cheng Guat (deceased) Mother: Ng Geok Choon Sons: Goddaughter: Julian Neo Hung Liang Ervi Margaretta Justin Neo Hung Siang Julio Neo Hung Li Brothers:
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      137 31 "Come to me, says the LORD, all you who are weary and burdened, 1 a«d if j'Hgweyo« re^t" Mathew 11:28 if YUBEELIAN Age: 68 was called home to be with the Lord on 23 August 2008 leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Wee Siew Kiat, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Jimmy Wee Yeow
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      54 31 Aum Namah Sivaya Jayaballa Mathavar (Ex-Warrant Officer RSN) Age 57 years old passed away peacefully in Sydney on 28.07.08, leaving behind Wife: Bawani Daughters, Brothers, Sisters, Nephews Nieces. Athma Shanti Puja will be held on 27.08.08 at 6.30pm at Arasakesari Temple. Please treat this as a personal invitation Thevi 6561
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      36 31 Ist Anniversary In loving Memory of MURUGAIAN RAMALINGAM Departed 24 Aug 2007 His memory is as dear today, As in the hour he passed away. Dearly missed and always remembered by sisters, brothers and loved ones.
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      91 31 "Lord, your faithful and steadfast love will always guard me."Psalm 40:11 The Family of the late DAVID TAM TAN RONGQING Departed peacefully on 18.8.2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to all friends relatives for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths and donations during their bereavement. Also, thanks to
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      46 31 The family of the late GOH AH HOOD Departed 18.8.08 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. From sons: KOH HONGWHATT KOH HONG HENG -J
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      98 32 RAMASAMY RAJAGOPAL NAIDU (EX NAVAL BASE) Age: 91 passed away peacefully on 23 August 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Sons: Daughters-in-law: [R. Raja Krishnan, deceased) R. Marimuthu R. Radha R Navamoney R Ramachandran C. Chusilah R Nadarajan (Mano) M. Puspa R Mahalingam R. Rajeshwari Daughters: Sons-in-law:
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      40 32 Bth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of CLARA SIMON nee CLARA ANDERSON Departed on 24 August 2000 Eight years have gone today, hut your memory still lingers in our mind. Always remembered by your loving husband, daughters, grandchildren and loved ones.
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      25 32 IN LOVING MEMORY OF X~ft^| I CHANG ENG KHIANG TEOSOKNGOH Departed 1/5/1979 Departed 24/8/2000 Love's Greatest Gift v. REMEMBRANCE J From all loved ones /ja
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      52 32 KAMATCHIAMMALW/O RGVENGADASALAM Age: 60 passed away peacefully on 22/08/2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: R GVengadasalam Sons, Daughter, daughters-in-law, son-in-law and grandchildren Body is resting at Blk 828 Sims Aye #03-924. Tel: *****627 Cortege will leave on Sunday 24/08/2008 at 3.30pm for Mandai Crematorium for cremation
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      54 32 3rd ANNIVERSARY SUPPIAH s/0 MADASAMYTHEVAR ©JOHN SUPPIAH Departed on 24 August 2005 Always remembered by: Wife: Paramayee Sons, Daughters, Grandchildren and loved ones. Prayer will be held on Sunday 24th August 2008 at 7:oopm at Arulmigu Velmurugan Gnana Muneeswarar Temple 50 Rivervale Cres. (Sengkang) Pis treat this as a personal
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      220 32 P W D L F A Pts 1 Liverpool 1 Liverpool 2 2 0 0 3 1 6 2 Blackburn Rovers 2 Blackburn Rovi 2 1 1 0 4 3 4 3 Hull City 3 Hull City 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 4 Newcastle United 4 Newcastle
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      476 32 AFP Skipper Gerrard saves their blushes against plucky Boro with a stoppage-time winner Liverpool 2 Middlesbrough 1 London Steven Gerrard scored a spectacular late winner as Liverpool came from behind to claim a lucky 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough in the English Premier League at Anfield yesterday. Boro
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      Lock icon Big Phil seeks to complete dream team
      750 32  -  Rob Hughes HEART OF FOOTBALL The first principle of economics in the English Premier League is to attract your global billionaire. The second is to keep him on board, and spending. Today, five years since Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea, his team play at
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      587 33  -  Leonard Lim It's not just about cars, as off-track events like concerts and festivals help to rake in big bucks In Valencia The television sets show only the cars roaring by, driver and machine ostensibly in perfect harmony. At the end, the chequered flag is waved as
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      362 33  -  Leonard Lim Valencia What could have been the perfect summer holiday became, instead, an agonising three-week wait for Formula One driver Felipe Massa after a late engine failure cost him victory in Hungary on Aug 3. Yesterday, however, the Ferrari driver's near-flawless drive under cloudy
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        Lock icon Stricker leads Mahan by 3 strokes
        56 33 AFP New Jersey Defending champion Steve Strieker fired a bogey-free seven-under 64 in the second round on Friday to take the lead in the Barclays Classic. The American golfer scored five birdies and an eagle for a three-stroke lead over Hunter Mahan, who followed
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        74 33 AFP London Thaksin Shinawatra has offered to quit Manchester City's board after fleeing Thailand with corruption charges hanging over him. The English football club's executive chairman Garry Cook said on Friday: "The man is embarrassed about the indignity brought on the club and on
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        62 33 AFP Milan Brazilian football star Kaka will miss the start of AC Milan's season on Aug 31, as he has not recovered from the surgery he underwent on his left knee in Brazil in May. The club said that the playmaker has been advised
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      178 33 COLF Barclays Classic: In Paramus, New Jersey: 2nd rd (USA unless stated): 132 Steve Strieker 68 64 135 Hunter Mahan 62 73 136 Angel Cabrera (Arg) 69 67, Dudley Hart 67 69, Kenny Perry 69 67. Selected: 137 Sergio Garcia (Esp) 70 67, Anthony Kirn 70 67 139 Ben
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        444 34 In Part 2 of our round-up of gorgeous Olympians, Teo Cheng Wee singles out hot bods in pairs or more. After all, why settle for one when you can ogle a whole team? Cai Yun, 28, and Fu Haifeng, 24 l'_^ m m vW From: China VwS9 <
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        375 35 Reuters, Bloomberg, AFP They have 49 golds, but not the best contestants in today's last 15 events Beijing It is confirmed: hosts China will be the top gold-medal winners for the first time in Olympic history when the Beijing Games end today. With 49 golds
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        542 35 ATHLETICS Men: 4x400m: 1 USA 2min 55.395 ec (OR). 2 Bahamas 2:58.03. 3 Russia 2:58.06. 800 m: 1 Wilfred Bungei (Ken) 1:44.65. 2 Ismail Ahmed Ismail ((Sud) 1:44.70. 3 Alfred Kirwa Yego (Ken) 1:44.82. 5,000 m: 1 Kenenisa Bekele (Eth)l 2:57.82 (OR). 2 Eliud Kipchoge (Ken) 13:02.80. 3 Edwin
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        453 35 COUNTRY 1 China 49 19 28 96 2 USA 34 3736 106 3 Russia 21 21 27 69 4 Britain 19 13 15 47 5 Germany 16 10 15 41 6 Australia 14 15 17 46 7 South Korea 13 10 8 31 8 Japan 9 6 10
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        333 35 "A referee who gives a warning in the last round is a scum." France's boxing head coach Dominique Nato, after his charge, Alexis Vastine, was given a late warning for holding in a light-welter semi-final that gave the Dominican Republic's Felix Diaz a bout-clinching two points.
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        1828 36  -  Mathew Pereira Wilfred Yeo Chua Chin Hon Tay Yek Keak Rohit Brijnath Marc Lim Six of The Sunday Times team pick their three best moments of the 2008 Games Sports Editor Matthias Steiner of Germany choking back tears and kissing a picture of his late wife
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        625 37 AP, AFP, Reuters Superstar's incisive pass leads to di Maria scoring the winner in High Noon duel with Nigeria BEIJING Argentinian football superstar Lionel Messi rewarded his country with gold for fighting for his right to be at the Olympics. He set up the winning goal in
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        458 38  -  Wang Meng Meng When it comes to rewarding its athletes, Singapore's $1m cash prize for an individual gold tops the table It is the ka-ching Olympics. At the top of the table, where financial rewards are concerned, is Singapore. To end its 48-year Olympic medal drought, the Republic dangled
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        553 38 AFP BEIJING Redemption is at hand for the United States men's basketball team, whose superstars can reclaim the Olympic throne by beating world champions Spain in today's final. Just four years ago, a US team of National Basketball Association stars lost three games, one
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        134 38 AFP Former Olympic champion Angel Valodia Matos kicking referee Chakir Chelbat (right) after he was disqualified in a bronze-medal taekwondo bout yesterday. The 31-year-old Cuban chased the Swedish referee as soon as he was declared the loser for taking more than the allowed
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          63 38 XINHUA Thailand's Somjit Jongjohor finally won the gold he had been waiting for when he triumphed in the men's flyweight boxing final in his third Olympics. He beat Cuban Andris Laffita Hernandez 8-2. But compatriot Manus Boonjumnong failed to retain his light-welterweight title
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          34 38 AFP Brazil won its first gold in women's volleyball yesterday, ending the United States' dramatic run. Brazil defeated the Americans 25-15, 18-25, 25-13, 25-21 to complete the Olympic tournament undefeated.
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          29 38 AP World champions Germany defeated Spain 1-0 in the men's hockey final. Australia, the 2004 champions, won the bronze after crushing the Dutch 6-2.
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          82 38 AP Sweden's Ara Abrahamian, who was stripped of his bronze medal for dropping it in disgust, has had his case vindicated in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). He complained to the CAS that a penalty in the second round of his 84kg bout against
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          66 38 AFP Tia Hellebaut (below) gave Belgium its first-ever Olympic track and field title when she won the women's high jump gold medal by clearing a season's best of 2.05m. World outdoor champion Blanka Vlasic of Croatia was second on countback with the same height it
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        760 39  -  Marc Lim Sports Correspondent In Beijing He has been called everything from the greatest Olympic sprinter of all time to a showboating athlete and a drug suspect. But Usain Bolt only wants to be known as the Trelawny boy who loves to run. The
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        468 39  -  Marc Lim Beijing Usain Bolt is the new Bob Marley. The 22-year-old Jamaican's appeal is so widespread that the country's Sports Minister Olivia Grange has likened him to the country's late reggae superstar. "What Usain has done in Beijing is a great
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        1060 39  -  Teo Cheng Wee USAIN BOLT Singaporeans split on whether Boft is an entertainer or simply a show-off One week after Usain Bolt thumped his chest and danced across the 100 m finish line, controversy has caught up with the fastest man on earth
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        270 39 Usain Bolt's unique and premature celebrations have drawn mixed responses from observers and fellow athletes. Many expressed surprise at the way the Olympic 100 m and 200 m champion celebrated his record-breaking 100 m win before crossing the line way ahead of the rest of
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        305 39 AP, Reuters Beijing Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele outsprinted his rivals with a stunning last lap to win the 5,000 m yesterday and become the first man to complete the Olympic long-dis-tance double since 1980. The 26-year-old, who retained his 10,000 m title last week, raced
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        414 39 AFP, Reuters Beijing American athletes regained their superiority in track and field and put a disappointing week behind them when they won the men's 4x400m relay yesterday the last track race of the competition. Having won the women's four-lap relay minutes earlier,
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        736 39  -  Tay Yek Keak OFFSIDE All hail please, in the history of party poopers, the arrival of the all-time-high father of poopers. This fellow named Jacques Rogge, who is only the president of the International Olympic Committee in his day job, has just decreed
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        224 39 AP Beijing The president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (lAAF) has disagreed with lOC head Jacques Rogge's comments about the behaviour of Usain Bolt, saying such occasions merit extraordinary celebrations. Rogge had criticised Bolt for showing a lack of respect to other
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        685 42  -  Frankie Chee Heating up the tracks are 44 women who will not only provide eye candy but also guide race cars into their start-line positions The Formula One (Fl) car race that roars into Singapore next month will have some va-va-voom along with
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        1018 43  -  I Tay Suan Chiang Out with the sleaze, in with the sublime. Art galleries feel at home in Joo Chiat with its rich cultural heritage and bohemian air Mention Joo Chiat, and bars, budget hotels, massage parlours, pubs and great food joints come
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        1056 44  -  Cara Van Miriah Thai discos are muscling their way into entertainment hot spots and wooing partygoers with sexy singing acts Funky black floor. Shiny red bar stools. Plasma screens on the wall. It could be one of the many popular Mando and Canto nightspots around
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        682 44  -  Cara Van Miriah The usual way Singaporean bargoers show their appreciation for a live music act is to clap and cheer. But at Thai discos in town, patrons get to say it with flowers. More precisely, garlands of plastic ones which fans drape
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        977 46  - Show smell Cheryl Tan and Jocelyn Lee Some cinemas here not only have Sensurround, but also free smells of popcorn and other weird odours. LifeStyle checks out the smelliest cinemas in Singapore The greasy smell of fast food hits you even before you open the glass doors. And if you
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        135 46 LifeStyle sniffs out five cineplexes to rate them on the pong-meter on this page and the next Where: 350, Orchard Road, Level 5 6, Shaw House Smell test: Eight halls in total, check of five halls Verdict: The distinctive greasy smell of deep fried food greets moviegoers even
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        104 46 Where: Cathay Cineleisure Orchard, 8 Grange Road, Levels 4, 5, 6 9 Smell test: 12 halls, check of seven halls Verdict: The halls on the sixth floor, the main cinema floor, smell clean. The smell of fish and wasabi linger in the lobby on the fourth
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        76 47 Where: 68 Orchard Road, 07-01/15 Plaza Singapura Smell test: 10 halls, check of six halls Verdict: Halls 7 to 10 smell of air refresheners and the scent is reminiscent of fresheners used in public toilets. No wonder, as these halls are situated near the washrooms. At the other
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        53 47 ENG WAH SUNTEC Where: Suntec City Mall, Tower 3 3 Temasek Boulevard, 03-051 Smell test: Five halls, check of all halls Verdict: The air in the halls is a little dusty and stale, but it does not have any distinctive odour. In general, it is one of the better-smelling cineplexes
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        55 47 Where: The Cathay, 2 Handy Road, Level 5 6 Smell test: Eight halls in total, check of six halls Verdict: The curtains at the entrance of the six halls smell damp and musty. The halls smell clammy. f**^ f*^ f>*\ (**i\ Rating: \£sJ \QJ \QJ \Qj \Q/
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        1621 49 With its rich culture and natural beauty, it's hard not to be enchanted by Bali Deepika Shetty They say Bali has it all. Paddy fields, lakes, beaches, mountains and temples. Its natural beauty and relaxed pace of life is what drew freelance copywriter Patricea
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        748 50  -  Lee Siew Hua Last year, a new American friend hosted a spontaneous Thanksgiving dinner. I didn't imagine that I'd enjoy roast turkey high up on a Singapore balcony on a tropical night, so soon after moving home from the United States. I thought back to that
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        775 50  -  Colin Goh A few weeks ago, before Michael Phelps had drowned Beijing in his sub-aquatic awesomeness, I was helping three Shaolin monks kick American ass in Phelps' home state of Maryland. If you've been reading this column, you'll know that ever since we moved to
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        271 59  -  Tay Suan Chiang Style Cheat-sheet Got nothing to wear? just steal from his wardrobe. Stylist Jacob Vow shows how you can wear the pants and still sizzle with help from leading men's label Crocodile International Photographer: Desmond Foo; Stylist: |acob Vow; Hair: Kenneth Ong (mobile: 9147-8321); Make-up:
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        1164 60  -  Boon Chan Ma Jian lashes out at Chinese writers for their lack of independent thinking and shallow critiques iTheßead Interview Dissident Chinese author Ma Jian is not one to mince his words. The 55-year-old, who spoke to Life! on the phone from Beijing recently, says that
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        295 60  -  Adeline Chia Reader: Essayist and playwright Quah Sy Ren (right), 44, is an Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological University's Chinese literature department. He has four collections of essays published on topics such as Singapore Chinese literature and the late theatre doyen Kuo Pao Kun and four plays produced. His
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        1049 61  -  New York Times Tel Aviv (Israel) Franz Kafka's final wish before his death in 1924 that his papers be burned was famously defied by his friend, the writer Max Brod. The world got the novels The Trial, The Castle and the adjective Kafkaesque; Brod
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        791 62  -  Huang Lijie Frozen ducks from Taiwan have made their debut and a LifeStyle taste test shows they can taste just as good as the chilled ones The new bird in town, Taiwanese frozen duck, is fast gaining prominence on dining tables here. It is touted as
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        485 62 LifeStyle conducted a blind taste test of Taiwanese frozen ducks and fresh, chilled Malaysian ducks to find out if the difference in taste was obvious. The ducks were cooked in three ways roasted, braised with yam and in a dou-ble-boiled soup with cordyceps flower by Hua Ting
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        172 62 Hua Ting Restaurant's master chef Chung Lap Fai, 45, who cooked the dishes for the taste test, shares the recipe for the doubleboiled duck soup with cordyceps flower. He says home cooks should defrost the duck properly before cooking by thawing it in the fridge for
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        908 63 Here are some places that offer unusual mooncake flavours. They are available until Sept 14 unless otherwise indicated. CHEESE Hilton Where: 581 Orchard Road, Checkers Deli, 7.30 am to 9pm daily, tel: 6730-3392 What: Snowskin cheese mooncakes (above) flavoured with hibiscus and mandarin orange, among the varieties Price: From
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        712 63  -  Huang Lijie Rebecca Lynne Tan The sky's the limit with mooncakes these days, as flavours such as plum and cheese enter the market For a festival that celebrates the celestial, mooncake flavours have constantly pushed the boundaries of taste. And it seems that the sky is truly
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        309 64 INGREDIENTS 500g pork shoulder butt (right) MARINADE 1 tsp salt 3 Tbs sugar 1 Tbs canola or vegetable oil 1 Tbs hoisin sauce 1 Tbs crushed salted soya beans 3 Tbs light soya sauce 1 Tbs meiguilu jiu or shaoxing wine 1 Tbs grated ginger
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        882 65  -  Huang Lijie Chefs Charlie Trotter and Luke Mangan will be here in October to cook for the Singapore Sun Festival and to whet appetites for their restaurant openings Top chefs Charlie Trotter and Luke Mangan may be opening restaurants here soon, but for eager gastronomes who cannot wait
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        855 67  -  Wong Ah Yoke Upmarket Chinese hotpot chain Tanyoto's stock is so tasty you won't need a dip for the cooked food With so many steamboat eateries here, one would think that there isn't any need for one more. But then Tanyoto is not your
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        463 67  -  I Deepika Shetty Cheap Good Back in the southern Indian city of Chennai, diners are known to queue for 30 minutes to eat the famously soft, fluffy idlis from Murugan Idli Shop. Founded by 49-year-old S. Manoharan in 1994, the wildly successful idli chain has six
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        853 68  -  Rebecca Lynne Tan Alan Goh overcame a series of setbacks to become the owner of a chain of 14 restaurants Alan Goh, director of Katrina Holdings, has a sprawling 14-restaurant chain that covers Thai, Indonesian and Chinese cuisines. They include halal eatery BaliThai, upmarket Thai restaurant RennThai,
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        472 68  -  Jenny Tan Wine Club/ Chateau Haut Bertinerie, Premieres Cotes de Blaye 2006, $48 When a renowned chef visits Singapore, the intention is almost always the same: to promote his latest TV show, cookbook or himself. So it was a pleasant surprise when I met one of
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