The Straits Times, 17 September 2008

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  • 18 1 MICA (P) 115/12/2007 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 2008 mw* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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  • INSIDE
    • 66 1 MALAYSIAN opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's self-imposed deadline to topple the government has come and gone. But there was still no sign yesterday of the ruling Barisan Nasional MPs who he claimed to have defected to his side. Still, he demanded a meeting with Prime Minister Abdullah
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    • 42 1 NUR Rizan Mohd Sazali, 18, was jailed for 26 months for extracting two teeth from a maid and pouring railing wax on her. Her 20-year-old brother, Muhammad Iz'aan (right), > was given six weeks for caning her. HOME PAGE Bl
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    • 67 1 RETAIL sales in Orchard Road doubled after the Electronic Road Pricing network was expanded there in 2005, Transport Minister Raymond Lim said in Parliament yesterday. A Land Transport Study found sales were up by 9 per cent a year after the move, he said to a
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    • 57 1 A CHEMICAL blamed for killing at least two infants in China and causing over 1,000 babies to have kidney stones has been found in 69 brands of baby milk powder across the country. Beijing has ordered a halt to the sale of the melamine-tainted brands produced
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    • 49 1 WHEN the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE), South-East Asia's longest underground tunnel, opens on Saturday, it will be packed with safety features. These include congestion control in the form of ERP gantries, entrance barriers, emergency phones, closed-circuit cameras and a fibre-optic heat detection system. HOME PAGE B2
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  • 953 1 REUTERS AP BLOOMBERG NEW YORK TIMES 1 Insurance giant's shares plummet as its ratings are downgraded; global markets battered again NEW YORK: The current financial crisis took a heart-stopping turn yesterday when a cash crisis at American International Group (AIG) left the insurance giant facing
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  • 640 1  -  Lorna lan By FINANCE CORRESPONDENT THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday urged jumpy AIA policyholders not to rush to surrender their policies, saying that the insurer is still able to meet all its liabilities. Surrendering policies early might mean financial losses
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  • VIEW POINTS
    • 34 2 Can it be that Wall Street barons have been operating blind on mortgages and not evaluating risk sufficiently? The tangled mess emerging is instructive. EDITORIAL PAGE A2l COLUMNS
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    • 25 2 Tommy Koh proposes 10 steps to restore America's position in South-east Asia in a post-American world. -I REVIEW PAGE A2l
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    • 25 2 Social, political and legal obstacles threaten the Philippines' mining sector boom, says Bruce Gale. REVIEW PAGE A 22 OUR READER SAYS
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    • 28 2 Singapore's disabled athletes should receive the support and recognition enjoyed by other national sportsmen, says the Society for the Physically Disabled. FORUM PAGE A 23
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    • Article, Illustration
      51 2 www.straitstimes.com Ong Hwee Hwee trails Malaysian lawmakers as they play hide-and-seek in Taiwan. Goh Eng Yeow is stunned at the trail of destruction after Lehman's demise on Black Monday. Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja finds fans turned off as pay-TV operator Astro All Asia Network and Lippo Group play their own
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  • prime commentary
    • 957 2  -  By Ravi Velloor Systemic risks are far less than in 1997, yet much can go wrong SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF IN SOME boardrooms in Seoul, people remember how a storied Wall Street name came to the brink of buying the credit card division of
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  • prime financial turmoil
    • AIG'S WOES
      • 354 3 FINANCIAL experts offer an insight into what may happen in the worst-case scenario of an AIG collapse. Q: What happens to the insurance coverage for my life, health costs, house or car policies? Former president of the Singapore Insurance Institute Stanley Jeremiah says that if
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    • THE FALL AND THE IMPACT
    • DAY 2 OF THE CRISIS
      • 490 6 British bank looking to raise its US securities revenue; it is not interested in Lehman's other units LONDON: Barclays, Britain's third-big-gest bank, is in talks to buy assets from bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings two days after abandoning plans to acquire the entire
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      • 442 6 IN SINGAPORE LEHMAN Brothers' operations in Singapore have been curtailed by the authorities as a result of its bankruptcy. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday issued a directive to Lehman entities here to seek its approval before paying out
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      • 858 6 Will Morgan Stanley and Goldman, the last two standing, survive? NEW YORK: And then there were two. Bear Steams melted down in March and disappeared inside JPMorgan Chase, Merrill Lynch rushed into the arms of Bank of America, and Lehman Brothers is being sold for
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      • 102 6 Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are all that remain as standalone investment banks fall to mergers, takeovers or bankruptcy. 1. BANKERS TRUST 1998: Acquired by Deutsche Bank for US$lO billion (5514.4 billion) 2. SALOMON SMITH BARNEY AND CITIGROUP 1998: Merged to form US$3O billion group 3.
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    • EMPIRE BUILDER
      • 558 7 BANK OF AMERICA CEO SEIZING THE MOMENT "This was the strategic opportunity of a lifetime." Bank of America chief Kenneth Lewis (left) A GOOD BUY "The Merrill acquisition meets three of Mr Ken Lewis' key requirements for acquisitions: brand, scale and best-in-class franchise." Oppenheimer analyst
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  • prime news
    • 588 8 WATERFRONT LIFESTYLE "These constructions help us to take full advantage of the waterfront. It allows people to enjoy this reservoir in the heart of our city and allows lots of events to take place next to and on the water." URA chief planner Koh-Lim
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    • 588 8  -  Tracy Quek By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: In a dramatic escalation of the unfolding infant formula scandal, China yesterday said it found the presence of toxic melamine in 69 brands of milk powder made by 22 different companies. Among the companies named are
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    • 177 8 Study USAMQ If you want to learn more about educationalLJ I %m\ opportunities in the United States, come to the I U P J EDUCATION EXHIBITION MAM? Directors of Admissions from: <*J^M/^s\g&r^ State Universities, f 9 V*^ i y Catholic Universities, Christian LARGEST Universities, Independent Universities-^^ y^g Exhibition Colleges, Two
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  • prime people
    • 1682 9  -  Carolyn Hong THE ST INTERVIEW Umno is heading into one of its most intensely fought polls, and Mukhriz is in the thick of it vying for Youth chiefs job By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF Mukhriz Mahathir Position: The 44-year-old is an Umno Youth exco member
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
    • 1117 10  -  Carolyn Hong Anwar insists he has 31 defectors, demands to see PM By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF HOW THEY REACTED "With the date Sept 16 coming to pass, it is clear that what has been mentioned is just play-acting." Umno vice-president Mohd
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    • world regional
      • 448 11 De facto Law Minister sticks to decision to resign after facing 'brick wall' in govt KUALA LUMPUR: De facto law minister Zaid Ibrahim yesterday indicated he would consider joining the opposition, a day after he quit over unhappiness with the government. The maverick reformer tasked with cleaning
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      • 308 11 AS MALAYSIA continues to grapple with political troubles, a former Straits Times reporter is throwing a few more stories into the mix. Former senior correspondent Ismail Kassim, 65, who was the paper's first Kuala Lumpur correspondent, is publishing a book about his
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      • 438 11 KUALA LUMPUR: Two prominent Muslim groups and the well-regarded Mufti of Perlis have spoken out against the detention of two people under the Internal Security Act (ISA), saying that religious issues were best dealt with by the religious authorities. Two mosques have also come
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      • 322 12 HONG KONG: A Hong Kong supermarket chain issued a recall of a yogurt ice bar yesterday after it was found to contain melamine, which has killed at least two babies in China and caused more than 1,000 to fall sick. Wellcome
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      • 623 12 Answers and payouts sought from Chinese firm over tainted milk SHIJIAZHUANG (China): Hundreds of fraught parents queued yesterday outside a Chinese company at the centre of a baby milk scandal, demanding explanations and compensation after more than 1,200 infants fell ill and two died. Businessman Yang
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      • 764 13  -  Nirmal Ghosh Failure to reach a consensus could lead to snap poll, House's dissolution By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT Ready for Asean summit THAILAND will go ahead with planned Asean ministerial and summit meetings in December despite the ongoing political crisis, its government said yesterday.
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      • 208 14  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: A member of Indonesia's an-ti-monopoly agency, the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU), was arrested yesterday for allegedly receiving 500 million rupiah (5575,000) from a private company executive whose case had been heard by the KPPU. Antasari Azhar, the
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      • 711 14  -  Ravi Velloor He draws flak for appearing in three outfits on day of blasts By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF NEW DELHI: India's Home Minister has clothes. Too many, it would seem. As police grope for leads in the five bomb blasts that killed
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    • world memo from new delhi
      • 1025 15  -  Ravi Velloor Judiciary in the spotlight as corruption taints High Court and Supreme Court judges By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF THIS hasn't been a great month for India's higher judiciary. Widely seen as the institution least tainted by the canker of corruption that affects
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    • world international
      • 691 16  -  Bhagyashree Garekar McCain forced to amend remarks after insisting fundamentals are strong By US CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON: It is being called the 3am moment on Wall Street, a reference to former presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton's advertisement questioning which candidate could handle a sudden
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      • 243 16 THREE former US secretaries of state said Americans would send a huge, powerful and electrifying message to the world if they elected Mr Barack Obama as their first black president. Offering foreign policy advice for the next president at a panel in Washington, Republicans James
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      • 215 16 BAGHDAD: General Ray Odierno (right), who took command of US-led forces in Iraq yesterday, is faced with the challenge of ensuring security gains do not unravel at a time when American troop levels are being reduced. He replaced General David Petraeus at a ceremony
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      • 742 17 In the race for top post Tzipi Livni, 50, married with two children. She worked for the Mossad from 1980 to 1984. In 1999, she entered Parliament as a member of Likud. She has held several portfolios and has been Foreign Minister since
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      • 758 18  -  Jonathan Eyal Embattled British PM has only a few weeks to save his job at Labour's helm, colleagues warn By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU LONDON: British Premier Gordon Brown is being warned by his colleagues that he has "only a few weeks" to save his
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      • Reckless on duty?
        • 179 18 LOS ANGELES: Transportation officials in the United States are investigating reports that the conductor of a train involved in a weekend rail crash that left 25 people dead was sending a text message on his mobile phone at the time of the
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        • 173 18 PERM (Russia): The pilot of the Aeroflot jet that crashed on Sunday, killing all 88 people on board, ignored commands from air traffic controllers, probably contributing to Russia's worst air disaster in two years, according to news reports. Flight controller Irek Bikbov told
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      • 244 18 TBILISI: Nato chief Jaap de Hoop Schefer yesterday expressed solidarity with Georgia and extended support for the country after its war with Russia, a day after the European Union (EU) pledged €500 million (Ssl billion) to help in the rebuilding of its Western ally.
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      • Article, Illustration
        88 19 Small fish remained stuck on a fence as floodwaters from Hurricane Ike receded in the Texan city of West Orange on Monday. The huge storm had smashed onto the densely-populated coast near Houston, Texas, on Saturday, with winds of 177kmh. The extent of damage is still being assessed,
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      • 164 19 PARIS: France is imposing a "picnic tax" on non-recyclable throwaway plates to urge consumers to buy more eco-friendly products, ahead of a wider move that could include consumer electronics. It has already introduced the so-called bonus-malus system for cars, under which an extra
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      • 465 19  -  Roger Maynard Despite strong Aussie dollar, enrolment numbers have gone up By AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT SYDNEY: Overseas students are continuing to flock to Australia despite the rising cost of enrolling in universities there, government figures have shown. Despite a strong Australian dollar, which has largely
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    • world in brief
      • 138 20 BEIJING: Fighter pilot Zhai Zhigang will be the first Chinese astronaut to walk in space when China's space mission takes off next Thursday. The People's Liberation Army colonel and fellow fighter pilots Liv Boming and Jing Haipeng all 42 years old will be on
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      • 193 20 SYDNEY: An Australian politician has used his first speech to Parliament to call for unemployed idlers to be stung with a cattle prod to get them to work. Mr John Williams, a former truck driver, sheep shearer, farmer and small business owner, who took his place
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      • 155 20 SEOUL: North Korea has conducted an engine ignition test for a missile believed to be capable of reaching the United States' west coast, a South Korean intelligence source said yesterday. The report came after security concerns were raised over speculation that the North's reclusive leader, Mr Kirn
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      • Article, Illustration
        65 20 A villager netting a chicken thrown by Hindu worshippers as an offering during the Kasada festival at Mount Bromo, a holy site in East Java, on Monday. Every year, villagers and worshippers from the Tengger tribe toss offerings of rice, vegetables and poultry into the volcanic crater
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      • 139 20 KIEV: Ukraine's pro-Western coalition collapsed yesterday, paving the way for complicated coalition talks or yet another early parliamentary election. The nine-month-old alliance, composed of parties loyal to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and his 2004 Orange Revolution partner, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, have fallen apart following months of
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      • 128 20 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's armed forces are seeking to keep a closer watch on the nation's skies by expanding the air force to include up to eight airborne early-warning and control system (Awacs) aircraft for all-round surveillance. Armed forces chief Abdul Aziz Zainal said this was part
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      • 117 20 JAKARTA: An Indonesian businessman has been arrested and faces five years in jail over a stampede that killed 21 women as they crowded for cash handouts during the Muslim holy month. Haji Farouk's arrest followed Monday's stampede when hundreds of women rushed to collect 40,000 rupiah (Ss6)
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      • 126 20 SYDNEY: A Sydney aquarium released seven sharks which had been bred in captivity and tagged with acoustic tracking devices into the waters off a city beach yesterday, to study if it is feasible to breed sharks to restock dwindling wild numbers. The two-year-old wobbegong, or carpet
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 123 10 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm McCain, who is quite elderly, picked MOST-READ ONLINE Palm, who is not. What a move!" 7,000 at Anwar rally held on eve of deadline he set to seize power. YUUK iAY Malaysia's Law Minister Zaid Thailand's caretaker PM is confident
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
    • 438 21 IT IS a foolhardy person who would take a punt on whether Wall Street's tremors could get any more destructive. When Bear Steams was folded into JP Morgan Chase in March, with backstop manoeuvring by the United States Federal Reserve Board, there was little
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    • 718 21  -  Tom Plate By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES WAR, natural disaster and stupid man-made accidents are always but a snap of the fingers away. A fierce hurricane levels parts of proud Texas, and a railroad routing error triggers a killer train collision
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    • 1044 21  -  Tommy Koh THINK-TANK By Mr President, the world is "post-American". That's a given. But a post-American world need not, should not and we pray, does not mean a world without America. ONCE every four years, the Asia Foundation submits a report on America's role in
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    • review.
      • 850 22  -  Bruce Gale PHILIPPINES' MINING SECTOR BOOM By SENIOR WRITER PRESIDENT Gloria Arroyo and her economic advisers are hoping that the country's mining sector, currently experiencing a boom as a result of high international metal prices, will soon serve as an important engine of
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      • 871 22  -  Harold James By TEN years after its birth, Google is threatening to reopen the "Browser Wars" of the *****, when Microsoft's Internet Explorer eliminated its rival, Netscape's Navigator. This time, however, it is Google's Chrome that promises to link very different kinds of
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      • 787 22  -  K. Kesavapany By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES For peace to occur, all Sri Lankans must have equal access to political rights and socio-economic equity. They must enjoy the protection of the rule of law. Only on such a foundation can
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    • forum.
      • SINGAPORE'S PARALYMPIANS
        • 683 23 "A gold medal is a gold medal. How sad that a momentous occasion in Singapore's sporting history is relegated to a footnote." MR LEONG TUCK MENG: "Yip Pin Xiv has done Singapore proud by winning Singapore's first Olympic gold medal. It may be the Paralympic Games,
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        • 209 23 URBAN Redevelopment Authority (URA) made a very good decision to require bay windows and planter boxes to be included in gross floor area (GFA) calculations. I read with dismay "Developers appeal to Govt over bay window ruling" on Sept 13 that property developers are in talks
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        • 271 23 WRITEUS LETTERS should be sent only to The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer's full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit a letter. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs
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    • 602 23 'ifV WHAT'S ONLINE ONLINE FORUM SPECIAL www.straitstimes.com FOREIGN WORKERS AT THE GARDENS: THE ONLINE FORUM DEBATE, ROUND II "There is little that is noble or self-sacrificial about foreign workers. They work in Singapore for the sake of a better life, not for the sake of Singapore." "What makes the possibility
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES HOME.
    • 979 25  -  Elena Chong Sister, brother committed several abusive acts on maid, including pulling out her two front teeth By ATROCIOUS ACTS "Despite your youth, you have committed acts of appalling cruelty on a domestic maid." District Judge Jill Tan to Nur Rizan Mohd Sazali YOUTH NOT
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    • 789 26  -  Maria Almenoar S-E Asia's longest tunnel has array of safety features to avert accidents By Life-saving features ■JET FANS If the tunnel temperature becomes unusually high, the fans will spin faster to cool it down. If fire breaks out, they will direct the smoke to
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    • 641 27  -  Selina Lum Woman also agrees to compensate owner of badly injured terrier, bringing saga to an end By THE scrap between two dog owners over an incident in which five rottweilers attacked a Jack Russell terrier has been resolved. Yesterday, after about IV2 hours of talks
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    • 173 27 STEPS taken by Madam Satpal Kaur after the incident in November last year: Placed two of her dogs at a pet hotel, paying $963 a month. She hopes to find a new home for them, as she is allowed to keep only three. Installed a second gate at
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    • 578 29  -  Tan Weizhen Training and govt support among strong areas By SINGAPORE is second only to the United States when it comes to training and nurturing information technology talents. And when it comes to supporting the industry, the Republic's government is in the world's top
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    • 174 29 COME Saturday, Little India will be covered in festive lights and colourful decorations to mark the lead-up to Deepavali on Oct 27. Indian oil lamps, or Agal Villaku, will take centre stage at the event, which will extend from the junction of Serangoon and Bukit
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    • 68 29 SHUTTERBUGS looking for a budget professional camera can now buy one for under $1,000. Today's edition of Digital Life lines up these budget DSLRs the big brothers to digital compact cameras to see how they stack up. Gamers will also be given a glimpse
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    • 331 30  -  Ang Yiying By THOSE looking for careers in marine and offshore engineering now have the option of pursuing a degree in naval architecture here. The first full-time programme in this field is a collaboration between Newcastle University, Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Singapore Polytechnic
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    • 491 30  -  Karamjit Kaur SIA, Jetstar Asia also do well in a tough year for airlines worldwide By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT IT IS a tough year for the airline industry, but Singapore carriers seem to be holding up. Even as others are cutting capacity, grounding planes
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    • 517 31  -  Lim Wei Chean At least 18 trade shows lined up for next year despite economic gloom By EVEN though the financial crisis has rocked the United States and spread Shockwaves elsewhere, things are still looking up for the trade show and conventions business here. Among
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    • 82 31 Mr Tan Kok San (centre), 50, among 800 people who took part in a morning run to mark JTC Corporation's 40th anniversary. The charity event took the runners 4km down memory lane from JTC's original premises at Taman Jurong in 1968 to its present home,
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    • 154 31 A TRADE show for the medical technology, or medtech, sector will roll into town next year. The inaugural Asia Medtech 2009, set to take place in March at the Singapore Expo, will feature 150 foreign and home-grown manufacturers of medical devices. About 8,000
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        • 153 32 A PLAN is afoot to get diners at hawker centres to return their food trays after meals. To coax them, tray racks will be provided at strategic spots in hawker centres. There will also be posters, signs and officers from the National Environment Agency (NEA) to
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        • 133 32 SENIOR Minister of State (Trade and Industry) S. Is war an said it was not for the Government to adjust admission charges to tourist attractions for low-wage Singaporeans. Entry fees to such places are determined by market forces, he said, in reply to questions from Mr Zaqy Mohamad
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        • 102 32 THE Government does not gather and centrally compile all the cases of civil servants being abused by the public. But individual agencies do monitor incidents and discuss them with staff, said Minister-in-charge of the Civil Service Teo Chee Hean. He noted that while such incidents contribute to work
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        • 78 32 THERE are no plans for more parking lots for heavy vehicles in Punggol and Sengkang, said Parliamentary Secretary (National Development) Mohamad Maliki Osman. Replying to Ms Penny Low (Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC), he said heavy vehicles should not be parked at housing estates as they are a traffic
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        • 145 32 SMALLER companies received a $42 million shot in the arm from the Skills Development Fund (SDF) during the 2007 financial year, up from $29 million in the previous year. These companies had fewer than 100 employees. Acting Manpower Minister Gan Kirn Yong disclosed this in
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      • 707 32  -  Li Xueying Ho Peng Kee explains why the two events were treated differently By A PAP Community Foundation (PCF) event last month at which Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong cycled a short distance was "definitely not of the same order" as one
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      • 376 32  -  Yeo Ghim Lay By RETAIL sales in Orchard Road went up, not down, after the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) network in the shopping belt was expanded. That is according to a Land Transport Authority study. In October 2005, ERP gantries in Orchard Road
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      • 375 32  -  Kor Kian Beng By RESIDENTS of condominiums and private apartments can look forward to recycling facilities in their compound. That follows a new law passed yesterday giving the Di-rector-General of Public Health powers to require owners or occupiers of any premises to provide recycling facilities,
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      • 279 32 SINGAPORE'S universities have successfully boosted the amount of research being done here, according to international benchmarks. One such measure is the number of postgraduate research students. There are now 4,676 such students being funded by the Education Ministry's Academic Research Fund (AcRF) a 13 per
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      • 542 33  -  Sue Ann Chia Extended family, bosses now eligible. Also, CPF savings can be used for more tertiary courses By FROM Nov 1, Central Provident Fund (CPF) members can receive cash top-ups to their Special or Retirement accounts from more people, including extended
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      • 381 33  -  Goh Chin Lian By THE 87 cooperatives here will be subject to tighter controls under a new law passed yesterday. Of particular concern are the 41 credit co-ops which take in deposits from members and give out loans. They manage some $1 billion in members'
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      • 528 33  -  Jeremy Au Yong By THE funding for a top disabled athlete in Singapore works out, on average, to be twice that of his able-bodied counterpart. It is around $106,000 per disabled athlete in the current financial year against $54,000 for an able-bodied sportsman.
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      • 303 33  -  Zakir Hussain By IT TAKES about three months, at most, for the Government to complete its investigation when maids complain about their employers. During this time, these employers are barred from hiring another maid, said Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Manpower Hawazi
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      • 578 33 BIRTHDAY GREETINGS FOR MM IN THE HOUSE "Mr Speaker Sir, before I begin my speech, I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the House to wish MM happy birthday and good health." MP Ellen Lee to Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, who was at Parliament's
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    • 434 34  -  Selina Lum It claims retail chain's lookalike watches will hurt its exclusive image By LEADING luxury and fashion goods company Louis Vuitton has sued watch retailer City Chain in the High Court for trademark infringement. Louis Vuitton, known popularly as LV, is taking
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    • CASEFILE
      • 105 34 A WOMAN in her early 20s had her wallet filched early yesterday as she slept in an open space on the third floor of Block 52 Chin Swee Road. She told police that she woke up at 2.20 am in time to see a
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      • 121 34 CHIA Choon Hock, 47, was on Monday jailed for three years for smuggling in 87,940 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes worth over $1.03 million. The unpaid duty and goods and services tax amounted to more than $673,700. Singapore Customs officers raided a store in Jalan
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      • 100 34 A 32-YEAR-OLD man who had sex with a 12-year-old girl has been jailed seven years and ordered to be given 18 strokes of the cane. Mohamad Rasidi Abdul Rahim, a freelance painter, pleaded guilty to raping her in a Geylang hotel in April
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    • 441 35  -  Michelle Tay Province wants Spore companies to help build its infrastructure By CHINA'S Guangdong province is rolling out the red carpet for Singapore companies that want to take part in building modern industrial systems in the region. The provincial government will pump in more
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    • 98 35 More than 12,000 cards made by students and children from childcare centres here will be sent to young survivors of the Sichuan earthquake over the next year. Sing Post will show its support by delivering the cards for free. Called Envelopes Of Love, the project is
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    • 90 25 *tm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com your say MOST-READ ONLINE Do you think the new ERP gantries Singapore's jobless rate rises. have eased daily traffic congestion? Man pays $51,000 to settle molestation case. WWW.Stomp.COm.Sg MOST COMMENTED TALKBACK Foreign worker dorms in residential Would you consider giving
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES S'PORE GP.
    • 194 36 WE HAVE put up Singapore GP T-shirts, polo tees, caps and shoulder bags as prizes in our last two Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix contests. And now, we are presenting the best prizes for our last contest. Thanks to sponsor Singapore GP, The Straits Times has three
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    • 526 36  -  Lin Xinyi By WORKING out, going for facials and consuming lots of Vitamin C. These are just some of the things that the Sing Tel grid girls have been doing to prepare themselves for the inaugural SingTel Singapore Grand Prix.
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    • 867 36  -  Terrence Voon Catch the action from hotel lounges, eateries and conference rooms By Five-star Fl seats Fairmont Singapore Hospitality suites at Raffles City Convention Centre, 4th floor View: St Andrew's Road and Stamford Road Price: $200++ per head for dinner or cocktails on Sept 26 (Friday practice) 27
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      223 36 Points system THE top-eight finishers in each race score points towards both the drivers' and the constructors' (car makers') world championships. This is the scale: Ist place: 10 points 2nd place: 8 points 3rd place: 6 points 4th place: 5 points sth place: 4 points 6th
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    • 399 37  -  Wang Meng Meng Spore GP contractors on schedule, as they apply final touches to corporate suites By "The Stamford Grandstand, Club and Sky Suites were handed over today for final F&B fit-out, and the rest will be handed over in stages over the next few days."
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    • 228 37 LONDON: Lewis Hamilton is convinced he "morally deserves" to win the world title and that victory in the Belgian Grand Prix was his, not Ferrari rival Felipe Massa's. At Spa on Sept 7, he was handed a penalty for the way he overtook Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen.
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    • 133 37 LONDON: Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso has not given up signing for Ferrari, despite the Italian team keeping Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen as their drivers till 2010, reported Planet Fl. "If I race for another eight or 10 years, I might get the
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    • 153 37 SPORTS BET ING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER Asian Champ Kashima Antlers Adelaide Wed, 17/09/08 6.00pm S.League Super Reds Ceylang Wed, 17/09/08 7.45pm Italian Cup Siena Empoli Thu, 18/09/0812.30 am Italian Cup Reggina Cagliari Thu, 18/09/08 3.00 am Asian Champ AlQadsia Urawa Reds Thu, 18/09/08 3.00 am Asian Champ Al Karama
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORTS.
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      701 38 WELCOME BACK "He said he would like to go to Real Madrid but when I had the meeting with him, that was it. Finished. He understood my position and the club's position, and he's got on with it. He's accepted it like a professional and there's not been
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    • 615 38 KIEV: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger fears his side may get off to a poor start in the Uefa Champions League with a tricky trip to Dynamo Kiev tonight. The Gunners have lost at the Ukrainians' Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium on their last three
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    • 1236 39  -  Sim Chi Yin Despite an uncertain future, Yip Pin Xiv does not dwell on the past or her previous achievements. Her priority: making the most of what she still has By CHINA CORRESPONDENT A repeat? YIP Pin Xiu was
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    • 284 39 BEIJING: "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius won the 400 metres gold in world-record time to complete a Beijing Paralympics sprint treble yesterday. The South African powered clear of his rivals to finish in 47.49 seconds, ahead of America's Jim Bob Bizzell and British runner lan Jones. He beat
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    • 567 40 SWE ET AMERICAN SWING RYDER CUP Wiser, more mature and in form, Anthony Kirn is the stand-out rookie LOUISVILLE (Kentucky): Of America's 12 Ryder Cup golf picks, half are rookies. But the name that stands out is Anthony Kirn. He carries the burden of trying to help the Americans compensate
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    • SPORTSWORLD
      • 106 40 NEW YORK: Stephon Marbury (above) of the New York Knicks has topped this year's Bryant "Big Country" Reeves Memorial Overpaid List. Reeves was given a six-year contract worth US$6l.B million (5588.5 million) in 1997, but his National Basketball Association career went south. The player grew
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      • 96 40 KINSHASA (Congo): Thirteen people were killed and 36 injured in a football stadium in Congo during a riot triggered by a player's attempts to use witchcraft. Nyuki were losing to local rivals Socozaki on Sunday, when their goalkeeper tried to cast a spell that
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      • 70 40 THE Marina Bay floating platform will host this year's Wakeboard World Cup Singapore on Oct 11 and 12. Some 28 of the world's finest wakeboarders will compete for a total prize purse of US$6O,OOO (S$85,8OO) in the third stop of the five-leg World Cup
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      174 40 BADMINTON Super Series, Japan: Qualifying rd (Singaporean scores): Men's singles: Zhu Weilun (Chn) bt Derek Wong (Sin) 21-10 21-10. Women's singles: Chen Jiayuan (Sin) bt Mayu Sekiya (Jpn) 10-21 21-15 21-14. CYCLING Tour of Spain: 202 km 15th stage from Cudillero to Ponferrada: 1 David Garcia Dapena (Esp/Xacobeo) shr
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    • 2016 38 TIME WILL TELL Yip Pin Xiu wants to be at London 2012, but it is not really up to her. B15 0 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Swimmer Pin Xiu captures first Paralympic gold for Singapore. Olympic medallist was sexually abused. Prepare to
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    • 198 40 Next 72 hours TODAY TOMORROW BASKETBALL CYCLING Singapore Challenge Series: Singapore Tour of Spain: Stage 18 (Live, Chll3, Slingers v AIR 21 (Phi) (Singapore Indoor 10.30pm). Stadium, 7.40pm). FOOTBALL CYCLING S-League: Tampines v Albirex (Tampines), Tour of Spain: Stage 17 (Live, Chll3, Gombak v Young Lions (Jurong West) 10.30pm). 7.45pm.
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  • OBITUARIES
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      170 41 have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 GOH KOK THUNG PETER Age: 84 Called home to be with the Lord on 15 September 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Teo Lee Eng Theresa Sons: Daughters-in-law:
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      102 41 AL-FATIHAH ALLAHYARHAM S.B.MOHDHUSSAIN Umur: 93 Telah kembali ke Rahmatullah pada hari Selasa, 16 September 2008, bersamaan 16 Ramadhan 1429. Sembahyang jenazah akan disempurnakan di Masjid Kassim, Changi Road, pada waktu Zuhur hari mi, tanggal 17 September 2008. Pihak keluarga mengucapkan ribuan terima kasih kepada semua saudara mara dan sahabat handai
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      66 41 AL-FATIHAH In Loving Memory Of Noor Huda Binte Mohamed Departed: 17 September 2005 In all the world we shall not find A heart so wonderfully kind, So soft a voice, so sweet a smile, An inspiration so worthwhile, A sympathy so sure, so deep, A love so beautiful to keep.
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      38 41 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of WAN KUM TONG Departed 17 Sep '07 Gone from our lives one so dear, But in our hearts forever near. Lovingly remembered by Children their spouses, grandchildren their spouses and great grandchildren.
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      150 41 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 DORIS LIM PHAIK SEE Age: 60 was called home to be with the Lord on 16 September 2008, dearly missed by loved ones. Husband: John Kutty Stansilas Children: Spouse: Kevin Paul
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      32 41 THALAI THEVASAM 3rd ANNIVERSARY KALIMUTHU PAPATHI (Wife of late Dharmalingam) Departed 17 Sept 2005 Dearly missed and always remembered by family and loved ones Sons, Daughters, Sons-in-law, Daughters-in-law, Grandchildren, Brothers, Relatives Friends
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      64 41 In Loving Memory Of PATRICK LEE Departed: 17 Sep 2007 His smiling way and pleasant face Are a pleasure to recall; He had a kind word for each And died beloved by all. Some day, we will meet him, Some day, we know not when, To clasp his hand in
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      47 41 IN LOVING MEMORY OF SALLY FOO Departed 17 Sep 1992 The world changes year to year, And friend from day to day, But never will the one I love from memory pass away. Dearly missed always remembered by Kia Heng, Charmaine 3 and loved ones w% w
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      39 41 In Fond Memory Of ERIC TAN KAY LOCK 6 Dec 1949 17 Sept 2006 Time takes away the edge of grief, Loving memories turn back every leaf With Love: Arthur, Angeline, Ariel, Raymond, Ottavia, Chloe, Royston, Teng Hui, Kaizer
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      84 41 CHENG TIM LIP Age: 79 passed away peacefully on 15 September 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Wife Lim Jock Fong Son Daughter-in-law Cheng Yu Neng, Alan Choon Yong Chin, Verone Daughters: Sons-in-law Cheng Pei Jiuan, Rebecca Anthony E.C. Thomas Cheng Pei Hsia Chia Peng Kwee Grandson: Granddaughters Chia Teck Boon,
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      86 41 We, The family of the Late JOHN TAN SENG SONG Departed on 11 September 2008 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Fr Valerian, Fr Loiseau, Fr Brian, Bro Edward, Risen Christ Church Prayer Group, relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, wreaths and
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      158 41 J|? "Surely goodness and love will follow me^ r all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 LIM CHOO LIAN Age: 60 Was called home to be with the Lord on 15 September 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered
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      64 41 We, The Family Of The Late LIM YEN GEOK Departed 12 September 2008 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement. Husband: Sim Ah Ban Son: Sim Shengren Darence
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      80 41 The Lord is near to all who call on t| Him, to all who call on Him in truth." Psalm 145:18 THAM KENG FOOK was called home to be with the Lord on 15 Sept 2008. Dearly missed and loved by all who knew him, siblings, nephews and nieces. Wake
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      36 41 First Anniversary In Loving Memory Of DAVID LIM TING KHIANG Departed 17 September 2007 Time changes many things; But not the memory this day brings. I DEEPLY MISSED AND FONDLY REMEMBERED BY FAMILY AND LOVED ONES.
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      164 41 7am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die." John 11:25-26 JOHN CHUA CHEK CHAY Age: 44 Was called home to be with the Lord on 15 September 2008. Dearly missed
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      38 41 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Mdm Lim Lee Keow and family on the demise of her beloved son, our colleague CHUA CHEK CHAY on 15 September 2008 From: Management and Staff of •NT U C INCOME
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      79 41 "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain". Phillipians 1:21 LEE SWEE HIAN Age: 65 was called home to be with the Lord on 16 Sep 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Daughters: Son-in-law: Ruth Tan May Chin DanieW]h'ng Esther Tan May Lynn Body is resting at
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      68 41 We, the family of the late HO YUEN CHENG Departed on 12 September 2008 Wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues, business associates and members of various clan associations for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths and contributions during our recent bereavement. If We
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    • 99 42 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com most commented MOST-READ ONLINE Lehman collapse sends global shock Lehman staff pack up their bags. waves. Says fabritechO2: "The is classic Anxious policyholders throng AIA greed at play at the financial centre. institutions. They truly deserve this Barclays in talks
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES MONEY.
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      • 609 43  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS Singapore's losses moderate compared to other bourses By THE local stock market suffered a second day of losses in the wake of Lehman Brothers' dramatic collapse and amid growing fears over the fate of the world's largest insurer, American
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      • 219 43 SINGAPORE Airport Terminal Services (Sats) is setting up an inflight catering facility to provide meals for low-cost carriers (LCCs) and full-service airlines that require alternative meal offerings. To be located at Sats' Inflight Catering Centre 2 in Changi, the facility will be
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          112 43 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.37 billion shares worth $1.64 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 184 Losers: 404 Unchanged: 760 STRAITS TIMES INDEX Mid Cap 547.57 T -6.59 Basic materials 309.34 A 10.47 Utilities 431.51 T -16.07 Small Cap 435.54 T -10.57 Industrials 537.43 -7.02 Financial 625.64 T -8.54 All Share 601.88
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      • 418 44 SAN FRANCISCO: When Hewlett-Pack-ard (HP) announced five months ago that it was acquiring technology-services firm Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS), Wall Street expected big layoffs from the combined company. But the size of the job cuts 24,600 jobs over the next
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      • 579 48  -  Francis Chan By LEARN to align your business objectives with a private equity partner and worry less about saving face. That is the advice for reticent family-run firms which might well benefit from private equity partnerships providing vital extra funds or expertise for
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    • 462 45  -  Elizabeth Wilmot Govts turning to indirect taxes to fill coffers instead, survey shows By THE taxman is finally loosening his grip on corporate purse-strings around the globe. For the first time in 14 years, a survey of 106 countries and territories has found there
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    • 575 49  -  Robin Chan Shocks in financial markets make prospect increasingly likely By A rapid pickup next year is unlikely, with growth expected to come in at a conservative 4.2 per cent for the year. THE dramatic events in financial markets this week have
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    • 339 49  -  Fiona Chan By PROPERTY REPORTER A NEW executive condominium (EC) site in Punggol has been released for sale by the Housing Board. A development of about 16 storeys and with about 600 apartments can be built on the plot at the junction
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    • 319 49 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's central bank has reinstated its approval for Maybank's US$2.7 billion (553.9 billion) bid for Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII), Maybank said yesterday. It said the central bank's decision came after Indonesia's capital markets watchdog, Bapepam, informed the bank that it may
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    • 552 50  -  Yang Huiwen EDB chairman awarded Honorary Fellowship for contributions to the field By IT MIGHT look at first glance to be a dull calling, but engineering is a vibrant and exciting field to be in. Just ask Economic Development Board (EDB) chairman Lim Siong Guan.
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    • 432 50 BLOOMBERG REUTERS LONDON: In a world where little seems certain any more for investors, cash is king. Even the price of gold fell yesterday as investors sold the metal, traditionally considered a safe haven, in a rush to secure cash as
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      • 426 56 A WEDNESDAY (PG) 100 minutes/Now showing/***** The story: An anonymous man (Naseeruddin Shah) threatens to wreak havoc in India's commercial capital, Mumbai. He calls the city's police commissioner (Anupam Kher) on a Wednesday demanding the release of four militants, otherwise he will set off a series of
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    • 541 57  -  suan chiang The Singapore International Cantonese Opera Festival this year will focus on performances by artists from South-east Asia tay SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL CANTONESE OPERA FESTIVAL 2008 Who: Chinese Theatre Circle Where: Drama Centre, 100 Victoria Street, National Library, 3rd storey When: Today to Sunday. All performances at
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    • 517 58 Damien Hirst sells 54 new works for $182 million a record for an auction by a single artist London Damien Hirst smashed the record for an auction dedicated to a single artist, selling 54 new works on Monday for £70.55 million (*****.1 million) in a
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      • 262 60 Hong Kong Chinese singer Faye Wong, whose supposed third pregnancy was confirmed by her manager early last month, is not pregnant after all. In an about-turn, her manager Katie Chan told Hong Kong newspapers on Monday that the singer's pregnancy was a "beautiful misunderstanding". She claimed she
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        274 60 STONE TO TEACH AT TISCH HERE Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone will soon be teaching courses and conducting workshops at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts Asia campus in Singapore. The film-maker has been named artistic director of the school and will advise on its artistic direction.
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