The Straits Times, 22 September 2008

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      Lock icon Changing canteen food
      60 1 SCHOOL canteens are going upmarket with some offering pizza, lasagne, sushi and ice-blended drinks to students who, at times, have to eat three meals in school. Other school canteens, though, are more concerned with dishing out healthy food. Some sell deep-fried food only once a week while
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      Lock icon Sage blessings for exams
      50 1 IT IS exam time and parents are taking their children to pray to ancient Chinese scholar Confucius for good grades. Thousands of parents, many with their children in tow, swamped two temples which celebrated Confucius' birthday and left with little symbols and blessings. HOME PAGE Bl
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      Lock icon 43 die in nightclub blaze
      65 1 FIREWORKS became a fire that razed a nightclub in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen last night, killing 43 and injuring dozens. Hundreds were watching a pyrotechnic display when a piece of cloth caught fire. As the flames spread, the lights short-circuited. Revellers rushed for
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      Lock icon Big Bang machine busted
      38 1 THE world's largest atom smasher, which was launched with great fanfare this month, has been damaged twice and will be out of commission for at least two months, its operators said. WORLD PAGE AlB
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    Lock icon Tainted milk scare goes beyond China
    873 1  -  Tessa Wong Liaw Wy-cin With melamine found in candy, Singapore halts sale of all products that may contain China milk By WHITE Rabbit Creamy Candy, a milk-based treat popular with children and adults here, has been found to be contaminated with melamine. The candy
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    Lock icon Millionaires watch F1 free-banks pick up tab
    1008 1  -  Gabriel Chen By FRENCHMAN Daniel Sigaud is one of thousands of millionaires who will be in Singapore for the Formula One race. Like most of the others, he will not pay a cent for a ticket to the race or his stay at
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      Lock icon Tighter controls on co-ops well-timed
      40 2 It was fortuitous good timing that Parliament has amended the law governing the running of co-operative societies, as financial risk management comes under scrutiny in Wall Street and other capital markets. EDITORIAL PAGE A2O COLUMNS
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      Lock icon A more inclusive time
      26 2 My immigrant father built a home in what used to be a more gentle Serangoon Gardens, says YEN FENG. YOUTHINK PAGE 810
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      26 2 Such an offer by the United States might solve the financial crisis, says LESLIE FONG. REVIEW PAGE A2O OUR READER SAYS
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      32 2 The authorities should make it mandatory for insurance companies here to provide a degree of protection for people's investments, says GOH KIAN HUAT. FORUM PAGE A 23
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      56 2 www.straitstimes.com REME AHMAD on why Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi won't and can't step down yet. It likely boils down to one word legacy. TEO CHENG WEE notes Thais are frustrated with the continuing political impasse in Thailand. Despite a new PM, the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy
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      985 2  -  Sandra Davie How to? When so many offer shady, shoddy and sub-standard courses? By SENIOR WRITER THE spate of private school scandals has laid bare the inadequacies of minimum standards imposed on private schools here. Tipped off by complaints, Straits Times checks earlier this year on
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      94 3  -  Stephanie Yeow I By I PHOTOJOURNALIST What happens a minute before Bam? Straits Times photographers show their interpretation of that moment in the Prime pages every Monday entitled 7.59. We aim to capture everyday scenes across the island with a different perspective, bringing readers a slice of life that
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      Lock icon Uni not accredited, but MBA still on
      577 3  -  Sandra Davie Insurance groups stress checks done on varsity's credentials, say course customised for agents By SENIOR WRITER INSURANCE agents will continue to be offered the Master's in Business Administration programme, despite it being run by an unaccredited university. The Great Eastern Life
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      Lock icon Your Honour, it's not fair...
      662 4  -  K.C. Vijayan More taking admin bodies to court to overturn decisions By LAW CORRESPONDENT UNHAPPY that his licence to practise traditional Chinese medicine has been revoked for misconduct, Mr Huang Danmin is taking the Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners (TCMP) Board to court this week to
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      Lock icon No security too tight for Pakistan
      886 6  -  Ravi Velloor Recent Marriot Hotel bombing in Islamabad exposes country's susceptibility to violence By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF Past bombings at the Marriott 2007: A suicide bomber detonated a device outside the Marriott in Islamabad, killing a security guard who blocked his entry to
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      Lock icon Gutted hotel just beyond deadly reach-till now
      637 6  -  Anthony Paul By SENIOR WRITER THE success of the attack on Islamabad's Marriott Hotel must be on the minds of every building security officer in Asia. I have stayed often at the hotel and one good reason for that is the elaborate steps
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      887 8 Bush s rescue plan will give US Treasury unchecked powers NEW YORK: The Bush administration's proposal to save the United States' economy from a financial meltdown is audacious not just for the mind-bog-gling amount involved but also for the sweeping power it seeks to confer on the
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      Lock icon KL to discuss revaluing ringgit
      307 8 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's finance minister is to hold talks today on whether to re-peg the ringgit, state news agency said yesterday, quoting a top finance ministry official. Second Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop said Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who was appointed Finance Minister last week,
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      Lock icon HK investors rally over Lehman losses
      454 8 HONG KONG: More than 100 angry Hong Kong investors marched on government offices yesterday, calling for action after losing money on structured products linked to failed US investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings. The protesters, many of them elderly retirees, accused the government of failing
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      Lock icon Tango by thinker and trader
      1082 9 SHARP THINKER Ben Bernanke, 54 Was previously chair of the Economics Department at Princeton University A Christian Scientist, does not drink or smoke; likes fishing Called "Helicopter Ben", after a speech he gave in 2002 in which he talked about the Fed's "helicopter drops" of
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      Lock icon 43 dead, 88 hurt in China club fire
      647 10 ESCAPE FROM HELL "I saw one of the performers shoot fireworks to the ceiling. I had no idea what the performance was, but the fire started. Many people fell to the floor. They shouted for help and cried. It was like in
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      Lock icon Chen probe: Taipei gets bank account info from S'pore
      443 10  -  Ho Ai Li I By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI: The probe into the alleged money-laundering activities of former president Chen Shui-bian and his family looks closer to a breakthrough, after a trove of documents arrived from Singapore over the weekend. Taiwanese media
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        Lock icon Whopper of a melon
        107 12 This giant water melon, 100 cm in length and weighing 20kg the average weight of a five-year-old is a product of padi farmer Ho Jim San's garden in Sekinchan, Malaysia. The 56-year-old, who has been growing plants for more than five decades, said he has never
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        Lock icon Umno leaders play down split at the top
        559 12  -  Carolyn Hong Pressure for PM to quit came from only one or two Supreme Council members, some say By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: Some senior Umno leaders yesterday played down the split in the top ranks of the party over the
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        Lock icon Investors on hold
        261 12 FOREIGN investors in Malaysia are adopting a wait-and-see approach following the uncertain socio-political situation during the past three months. Second Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop said this has affected investments in the short term. "During the past three months, I have noticed that the investors are adopting
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        Lock icon ISA 'good for race relations'
        274 12 JOHOR BARU: Two Cabinet ministers have spoken out in defence of the Internal Security Act (ISA), despite calls from various parties and other ministers for the act to be reviewed or abolished. The ISA is still needed to maintain public order and harmony among various
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        Lock icon LDP will pick new chief today
        619 13  -  Kwan Weng Kin Earlier polls indicate Aso will win 60% of lawmakers' votes; victor expected to be next PM By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO: Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will choose a new leader today for the third time in three years to replace
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        Lock icon Floods lay waste to 36 Thai provinces
        542 14 Mobile units sent to give aid to about 700,000; at least 16 reported dead BANGKOK: Severe flooding across Thailand has left at least 16 people dead and more than half a million struggling to cope with damaged property and disease, officials and news
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        Lock icon 200,000 evacuated as floods kill 16 in India
        325 14 PHOTO: BHUBANESWAR: Rescue workers evacuated some 200,000 people after flooding by one of India's largest rivers killed 16 people at the weekend, while overflowing rivers inundated parts of Nepal and killed 17 people, officials said yesterday. Large parts of India's coastal Orissa
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        Lock icon We're facilitating Thai govt-rebel talks: Jakarta
        332 14 JAKARTA: Indonesia is hosting talks between the Thai government and representatives from Thailand's Muslim south, where a four-year separatist insurgency has killed more than 3,000 people, an Indonesian official said yesterday. The talks are being mediated by Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla at the presidential
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        Lock icon All seems quiet a year after Myanmar protests
        435 16 BANGKOK: Even in the confines of Myanmar's notorious Insein prison, stripped of his robes and the rituals of his Buddhist monastery, Gambira's voice still resonates through the dark corridors. The 28-year-old monk became famous one year ago for his broadcasts on shortwave
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        Lock icon Haze returns as Beijing lifts pollution curbs
        480 16 Citizens debate whether to extend measures like keeping cars off the road BEIJING: The city braced itself for a return to smog-ridden reality as yesterday marked the first day in two months that construction sites were allowed to reopen, factories could resume production,
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        Lock icon Yudhoyono on safari hunt for votes
        1040 15  -  Salim Osman Indonesian leader travels far and wide on Ramadan trip ahead of the presidential polls By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT EARLY BIRD TACTICS "Cynics here describe his trip as an early start to his presidential campaign. Like everyone else, he too wants a headstart, they
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        Lock icon Brown mounts fightback with $2.6b social scheme
        630 17 His reform plan, to boost 'upward social mobility', will extend state-funded child care MANCHESTER: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown admitted yesterday that he could have done better, and promised a "new wave of social mobility", pledging free nursery places for two-year-olds. Mr Brown
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        Lock icon Riots stall anti-Islam rally in Germany
        271 17 COLOGNE: Violent protests by leftists forced the cancellation of a far-right rally against the influence of Islam in Europe and prompted the detention of 500 people, the authorities said yesterday. The street battles came on the sidelines of a two-day congress organised by right-wing
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        Lock icon Rumsfeld 'made Rice cry'
        237 17 WASHINGTON: As US President George W. Bush's national security adviser and then Secretary of State, Dr Condoleezza Rice has long been seen as the toughest woman in American politics. But a new book reveals that she was so fazed by former defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld that
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        Lock icon From free hugs to free kidney?
        260 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: An Australian man, known around the world for giving free hugs to anyone who asks, plans to go one step further by donating one of his kidneys to a stranger, a report said yesterday. Mr Juan Mann, who came to worldwide
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        Lock icon Glitch puts Big Bang machine out of whack
        554 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS GENEVA: The world's largest atom smasher which was launched with great fanfare earlier this month has been damaged twice and will be out of commission for at least two months, its operators said. Cern, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research,
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        Lock icon Verbal joust for Obama, McCain
        536 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Candidates out to prove their game and economic savvy in three upcoming debates WASHINGTON: For Democrat Barack Obama, the three presidential debates set to begin on Friday are a chance to halt Mr John McCain's momentum, re-establish his image as a
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        Lock icon Iran marks war with a warning
        201 19 TEHERAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday that the country's military would "break the hand" of invaders if attacked, amid its ongoing nuclear standoff with the West. Addressing a military parade broadcast live on state TV, he said: "If anyone allows himself to commit
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        Lock icon Aussies woo UK women
        144 19 LONDON: Australia is trying to poach Britain's highly skilled young women to its shores, with the lure of sun, sand and Mr Right, British newspaper Telegraph reported. Research carried out by the Australians has found that single women in Britain under 45 are dissatisfied with the
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        Lock icon 56 die in mine accidents
        110 19 BEIJING: Two mine accidents in different parts of China have killed over 50 people, state media said yesterday. The official Xinhua news agency said 37 miners were killed in a gas explosion before dawn yesterday at a private mine near Dengfeng city in Henan province
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        Lock icon Terrorist suspects caught
        119 19 SEOUL: South Korea's intelligence agency has arrested 20 people from the Middle East or south-western Asia for suspected links to terrorism or the Taleban, an opposition lawmaker's office said yesterday. The arrests over the last 19 months involved alleged spying on American forces in South Korea, illegal
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        Lock icon SLICE OF LIFE
        139 19 Ex-wife's price of divorce NEW DELHI: An Indian court has ruled that divorced husbands do not have to pay alimony if their ex-wives earn more than they do. The Delhi High Court on Saturday rejected a woman's demand for alimony after a judge said her 80,000-rupee (552,528)
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        Lock icon Lost city of Khazars found
        142 19 MOSCOW: A Russian archaeologist said he has found the lost capital of the Khazars, a powerful nation that adopted Judaism as its official religion more than 1,000 years ago, only to disappear leaving little trace of its culture. Professor Dmitry Vasilyev at Astrakhan State University
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        100 19 NEW DELHI: Suspected Hindu radicals in India ransacked three churches near the southern city of Bangalore yesterday despite a crackdown after anti-Christian attacks in the region. Television channels showed police firing tear gas outside the damaged churches and charging attackers with canes and rifles. Officers said the
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Tighter controls on co-ops timely
      421 20 WITH financial risk management under scrutiny in Wall Street and elsewhere, it was fortuitous timing that Parliament last week moved to tighten the running of co-operatives. The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) had begun more than a year ago to consult the
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      Lock icon Superpowers to the rescue
      975 20  -  Harold James FINANCIAL CRISIS By The pivotal moment in today's events came when the Chinese sovereign wealth fund, China Investment Corporation (CIC), was unwilling to go farther in its exploration of buying Lehman Brothers. CICs turning back will be held up in the future as a
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        292 23 I REFER to the article, "Different strokes for different folks" (Sept 13). My mother is Eurasian, so while my second language is Mandarin, I had almost no experience speaking it outside school. As I spent kindergarten 1 in the United States, I returned with no
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        284 23 I WAS taken aback to learn last Tuesday that the average wage of a community, social or personal service worker actually dropped 14.7 per cent after adjusting for inflation ("Wages eroded by inflation: MOM"). This comes against a backdrop of rising social ills such
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      606 25  -  April Chong Liaw Wy-Cin Many visit temples ahead of Chinese thinker's birthday to seek blessings during exam period By PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP We're not expecting a miracle. It's additional psychological help, but in the end, the children must do well and work hard on their own."
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      574 26  -  Ang Yiying 3,821 caught in first six months, up from 2,070 in same period last year By Why jaywalk? IN A HURRY "I'm in a hurry. I have already checked the situation carefully before crossing the road." Madam Agnes Liaw, 42, who works in
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      302 26 TIME for the nation's top school reporters to duke it out. The fourth annual Straits Times National Schools Newspaper Competition is back, with tougher challenges for secondary school editorial teams. Winners will get to intern at The Straits Times. This year, schools that
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        578 28  -  Jane Ng It is the first primary school to clinch top honour By MOE's top 2 awards School Excellence Award The top prize which recognises academic achievements and those in the arts, sports and school management. Schools must win Sustained Achievement Awards in three areas
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        769 29  -  Sujin Thomas Court bailiffs may well find themselves in delicate or even dangerous situations By Seizing goods and assets A WRIT of seizure and sale is an order issued to the bailiff to seize the goods or assets of a debtor at his
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      570 31  -  Amelia Tan Students tuck into food like ice-blended drinks, pizza, lasagne and Japanese dishes By FOOD sold in the school canteen is starting to look like the fare served in restaurants. Lasagne, pancakes, pizza, Thai and Japanese food are some of what children are tucking into
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      156 31 The RoboErectus put its best foot forward in the hands of Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean, who was working its controls at a robots showcase at the Republic Polytechnic yesterday. In its more playful moments, the robot, developed by Singapore Polytechnic staff, can dribble
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        800 32  -  Kimberly Spykerman CYRIL WONG (1914-2008) Legal eagle who spent her lifetime bucking the norm died last week By Scow Kai Lun SHE picked "Cyril" as her baptism name in the late *****, despite protests from her pastor that it was a man's name.
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        640 33  -  LIM YANN LING Many companies aim to cash in on the global popularity of the first Formula One night race this weekend BY THE world's attention will be centred on the inaugural Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix (SGP) this weekend, and many companies have
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        345 33  -  NARENDRA AGGARWAL BY THE Global Indian International School (GIIS) has opened its third campus in Singapore to cater to rising demand for quality education from the country's increasing expatriate population. The Balestier campus of GIIS opened last month. This makes GIIS the only international school here
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        529 34  -  Yen Feng SOAP BOX By Has Spore become too 'good' a place for foreign workers to call home? WHEN residents of Serangoon Gardens heard before they were supposed to, as it has turned out that a dormitory to house foreign workers might come up
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        660 34 MY LIFE How far will youth today go for 'thrills' such as illegal driving or underage sex? Youthlnk writers speak up A result of poor parental supervision? IN ANY age, youth will always rebel against authority and seek thrills for the fun of it. My
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      101 25 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm Singaporeans should be indebted to MOST-READ foreign workers. They are here for the The smiling suspect Chinese nation- money and not out of charity. When it al charged with murder flashed a smile comes to the 'crunch', they will bail
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      1049 35  -  Wang Meng Meng I_^^J r-mjjr'■ Mr Iswaran can't help but be excited with the night race just days away By SHOWTIME "It is going to be a sell-out show." S. ISWARAN, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry SPECIAL RACE "Just like Monaco's street circuit, overtaking
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        417 36  -  Wang Meng Meng By ALL Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix marshals beware. Your indiscretion could be caught on camera and make headline news or be posted on the Internet. With the historic Formula One night race looming, Michael Gray, head of administration for the race,
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        415 36  -  Lin Xinyi By IT WAS not too long ago that Lieuten-ant-Colonel Melvin Ong was the head of the organising secretariat of the 2007 National Day Parade (NDP). Then, he was part of a team that put together Singapore's 42nd birthday celebration at the Marina
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        293 36 "I thought I would be given an administrative job due to my age." BOBBY CHUA, 62 HE IS 62, and certainly no Usain Bolt. But Bobby Chan is expected to dash onto the tarmac and clear it of debris in just four seconds. That
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        247 36  -  LIN XINYI EVERYONE involved in the Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix is hoping that the race will set the motor racing world alight. That includes deputy chief fire marshal Salleh Shariff as long as nothing goes up in flames, literally. The former fire fighter
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        244 36  -  DANIEL WONG THE Formula One driver sits behind the wheel of a machine that is packed full of the most advanced racing technology. Yet, on the race circuit, they will have to keep a look-out for trackside personnel waving flags at them. Winson Ow,
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        835 37  -  Tessa Wong But drivers, commuters and shops lukewarm to move for race weekend By NOT WORTH IT "Is it worth it to go in there and just pick up one passenger for $5? I don't think so. It's so troublesome" JOSEPH CHIA, an SMRT
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        1244 37 Drivers' solution to demands of night racing: party, party, party RED Bull's David Coulthard has opted for a unique pre-race preparation for the Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix. "I am staying up late at night, I am going out to nightclubs, and I'm
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      784 38 "Didier Drogba is a big physical force, and they could knock long balls to him and change the game. We started to give the ball away in the second half. They had a couple of chances, but that's about all." ALEX FERGUSON Chelsea unbeaten in 85 home
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      134 38 FANS of Chelsea and Manchester United were treated to a mega-screening of the clash between the two clubs on a 300-inch screen at the Promenade of the Singapore Flyer. The excitement among fans was high as they watched the two teams battle for supremacy in
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      416 38 LONDON: Manchester City's new mega-rich owners were treated to a stunning performance as Portsmouth were thrashed 6-0. Robinho, their £32.5 million (5584.5 million) signing, produced another captivating display, teeing fellow Brazilian Jo to score his first goal in England's top-flight before finding the net himself.
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      558 39 Manager Wenger is confident as Gunners post fourth straight win Bolton 1 Arsenal 3 LONDON: After falling behind to a Kevin Davies goal, Arsenal responded brilliantly, with Cesc Fabregas shining in midfield and Emmanuel Eboue and Nicklas Bendtner scoring vital goals before Denilson sealed victory. That
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      335 39 LONDON: Liverpool and Everton are set to battle for Michael Owen as his Newcastle career remains in serious doubt. The striker's contract is in its final year, but the Magpies are in disarray after manager Kevin Keegan left and with owner Mike Ashley seeking
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      303 39 LONDON: Gianfranco Zola has urged West Ham to stay grounded after marking the start of his "new adventure" with a 3-1 win over Newcastle. The Italian took charge of his first Premier League game since replacing Alan Curbishley at Upton Park
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      303 39 LONDON: Reading manager Steve Coppell has renewed the campaign for video technology, after a blunder by a linesman awarded his team a phantom goal. Coppell was as puzzled as Watford manager Adrian Boothroyd, the players and the fans when the officials awarded Reading a goal
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      53 39 FORMER Sportsman of the Year Song Koon Poh (right) and Coach of the Year Natahar Bava celebrating the 30th anniversary of the 1978 Singapore team's capturing of the Malaysian Rugby Union Cup. Saturday night's gathering at the Copthorne Orchid Hotel attracted some 100 DeoDle. ST PHOTO:
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        81 39 TOKYO: Indonesian badminton ace Sony Dwi Kuncoro upset world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei 21-17, 21-11 to win the Japan Open yesterday, avenging his quarter-final defeat by the Malaysian at the Beijing Olympics. It was the world No. 6's second Super Series title of the
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        64 39 KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore missed out on a berth at golf's World Cup by two places yesterday. Mardan Mamat and Lam Chih Bing shot a one-under 71 in the Fortis International Challenge to finish in a tie for fifth place on 11-under 277. South Korea (268),
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        35 39 TOKYO: Dinara Safina overpowered Russian compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-3 yesterday to win the Pan Pacific Open. It was her fourth Women's Tennis Association title of the season. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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      1086 40 Ryder Cup UNITED STATES 9 EUROPE 7 (American names first) Day 1 foursomes: USA 3 Europe 1 Phil Mickelson/Anthony Kirn halved Padraig Harrington/Robert Karlsson Justin Leonard/Hunter Mahan bt Henrik Stenson/Paul Casey 3 and 2 Stewart Cink/Chad Campbell bt Justin Rose/lan Poulter 1 ud Kenny Perry/Jim Furyk halved
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      385 40 QUOTE OF THE DAY "I've never seen anything like it. It's like a UFO landing, a mistake like that." Watford manager Adrian Boothroyd, after a phantom goal was awarded against his team, who were held 2-2 by Reading BADMINTON Japan Open: In Tokyo, finals Men's singles: Sony Dwi Kuncoro
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      269 38 J^^\jM lr _J^k IL^ dl '/l-il /"A 0 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES SMRT taxis to levy $5 fee during the SingTel Singapore Grand Prix. Joy ride for Paralympians. Fl cars roll in under cover. MOST COMMENTED Paralympians' feats inspire entire country "I
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      146 40 "The Lord is my Shepherd and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 HEE LIN LIN Age: 90 was called home to be with the Lord on 21 September 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Keh Chai Choon, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law:
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      75 40 TAN AH VIA Age: 68 passed away peacefully on 21 September 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Low Kee Cher Sons: Daughters-in-law: Low Teck Loon Julie Poon Low Teck Tiew Hong Siew Hian Grandson: Granddaughter: Artemus Low Megan Low Body is resting at Singapore Casket, 131
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      78 40 IST ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of JEAN CHAN SIAK GUEK Departed 22 September 2007 This day 1 year ago, we parted ways with you. Your absence is still deeply felt. Rest well in the arms of our Lord Jesus, Till we meet again, We hold you in our hearts.' 'Missing
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      370 41 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalms 23:6 LEE BOEY CHU Age: 100 was called home to be with the Lord on 20 Sept 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by: (Beloved
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      207 41 "Absent from the body, present with the LORD." 2nd Corinthians 5:8 MRS GRACE ATHISAYARATNAM CHELLAPPAH WIFE OF LATE WILFRED CHELLAPPAH (Great granddaughter of Rev C. W. Underwood Founding Pastor of Short Street Tamil Methodist Church) Age: 87 years 21 March 1921 21 September 2008 Mother was taken home to glory
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      97 41 s. "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 JOHN NG THIOW JIN MKS.A. Age: 71 was called home to be with the Lord on 21 September 2008 Till We Meet Again... Wife: Nancy Sons: Daughters-in-law: Fabian Yuen Sun
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      47 41 In Loving Memory of LEE ENG LIANG Departed 22 Sept 1988 Rest in peace, dear loving father, twenty long years have passed away. You are gone, but still are living in the hearts of those who stay. Missed and forever cherished by all your children loved ones.
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      26 41 14th Anniversary In Everlasting Memory of Jubilee Tan Eng Lee Departed 22 Sept 1994 Sadly missed and fondly remembered j by family and all loved ones.
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      65 41 AL- FATIHAH ALLAHYARHAM SYED SALEH BINMOHAMED ALJUNIED Age: 58 passed away peacefully on 20 September 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Nor Annie Sulaiman Daughters, son, grandchildren, relatives and friends. "Loving husband Extraordinary father A true example of real strength While we mourn his death We also celebrate his life."
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      57 41 RASAMANIKAM Age: 55 passed away peacefully on 21/9/08. Deeply missed by beloved: Wife: Selvi Daughter: Puganes Son-in-law: Pannir Sons: Jason David Daughter-in-law: Emalda Mery Grandchildren: Samuel, Nathaniel Emmanuel Brothers, Sisters, Brothers-in-law, Sisters-in-law, Nieces, Nephews, Relatives Friends. Cortege will leave Blk 771, Choa Chu Kang St 54, #07-61 today at 3.30pm
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      85 41 sth Anniversary M In Loving Memory Of c CHARLES J. NITCHINGAM Departed: 22 September 2003 God took him home, it was His Will, But in our hearts we love him still; His memory is as dear today As in the hour he passed away. We often sit and think of
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      35 41 Memory wanders as shadows fell Saclctothedatjs of happiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep. v/
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        541 42  -  Alvin Foo BULLS AND BEARS Possible bailout boosts markets, but some ask how long rally will last By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT ASIAN stocks are poised to climb further today, buoyed by Wall Street's late-week rally on news of a possible massive bailout by the United States
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        413 42 WASHINGTON: The American financial crisis is expected to delay capital market reforms in China and other developing Asian economies, which have been hit by the damage unleashed by complex financial contracts on the United States, experts said. Flush with cash reserves, many
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        3353 42 UNITS TRUSTS FUNDS A unit trust or investment-linked insurance policy qualifies for inclusion under the CPF Investment Scheme if it has: a three-year track record, top quartile performance, a sales charge not exceeding 3 per cent and an expense ratio that is lower than the median of existing funds in
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      748 43  -  Yang Huiwen He says next 18 months will be challenging; focus will be on returns By MR ENG Aik Meng is well aware that he is taking over the helm of Neptune Orient Lines' (NOL) container unit APL as the industry and global economy
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      675 43  -  Goh Eng Yeow CAI JIN By RECENT global market turmoil should serve as a catalyst for a serious rethink by the Singapore Exchange (SGX) of its re-cently-launched second board Catalist. Given the gravity of the global crisis, it was surprising that the
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      448 44 Move follows similar crackdown in US and European markets SYDNEY: Australia extended its ban on the short-selling of shares yesterday, following the United States, Britain and some other European markets in cracking down on a practice that regulators fear could worsen the global financial crisis. Short-selling,
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        48 44 CHRISTOPHE CAMBOURNAC: Appointed president of the global information and media firm Nielsen's Asia, Pacific and India operations. Mr Cambournac (right) will be based in Singapore and report to chief executive David Calhoun. NONOY NILES: Resigned as president of Nielsen Asia, Pacific and India.
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        90 44 KIM ROSENKILDE: Appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of the Asia-Pacific for interdealer broker leap, which delivers broking services to trading professionals in the wholesale financial markets. He joins the company tomorrow and will take up the role of CEO with effect from Jan 1. He will
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        27 44 PETER TAN: Appointed independent non-executive director of Innotek. Mr Tan, 59, is currently a director and managing partner at JP Asia Capital Partners.
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        38 44 LIN YU-HSIN: Retires as executive chairman of Memory Devices at age 62. HUNG CHIN ONG: Appointed executive director. Mr Hung, 51, will be in charge of strategic planning, international sales and new business developments.
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        190 45  -  Grace Ng Besides the MBA, there are other highly sought after qualifications here By YOU are not keen to splurge on a Master of Business Administration (MBA), but you still want to join the paper chase to earn a degree that might catapult your resume
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        447 45 WEALTH MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE DEGREE What it is THIS specialises in wealth management education. Set up in Singapore five years ago, the Wealth Management Institute differentiates itself from other players by offering courses that combine an Asia-based perspective with a global view of asset management and private
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        338 45 CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST PROGRAMME What it is THE CFA programme is increasingly popular here. It has seen a 29 per cent compound annual growth in registration in Singapore over the past three years. This compares with 23 per cent for the Asia Pacific region
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        247 45 SMU MASTER IN APPLIED FINANCE What it is IF YOU are keen to take on the CFA but prefer a classroom setting to self-study, you may choose to take the part-time Master of Science (MSc) in Applied Finance. The curriculum is tailored to meet requirements
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      793 46  -  Francis Chan By MORE MANPOWER, PLEASE "The complaint from SMEs now is that they can't find enough manpower to fulfil those orders." Mr Png Cheong Boon, head of Spring Singapore, on the high demand for the services of smaller firms from industry sectors
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      604 43 Notice to Individual Unit Owners of m I Lot 1 Johor Bahru Waterfront City To all owners and sub-sale owners of units located at Lot 1, Johor Bahru Waterfront City, please be informed that the Liquidators of Transbay Ventures Sdn Bhd, the developer, are selling the unsold portion of the
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      114 46 Mm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm can. At least if I make a mistake, I can MOST-READ only blame myself." Esplanade may lose $750,000 ynUR SAY because of pull outs. More cab companies have joined Ex-GM ordered to pay $26,000. SMRT cabs in implementing a $5
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        720 48  -  cara van miriah Wicare Support Group is launching a book to help people, especially widows, overcome the grief of losing their loved ones When doctors told her in March 1994 that her husband did not have long to live, Madam Joan Swee thought she was
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        850 49  -  jocelyn lee Sky wu Twenty years in the music business and Sky Wu is still going strong with a TV gig and concerts Veteran Taiwanese singersongwriter Sky Wu's (right) upcoming concert here will be a class reunion of sorts. Most of the performers, who are
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        462 49 Hollywood Film-makers Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson do not hear "no" very often. But after the powerful duo submitted a final budget of US$l3O million (SslB6 million) for their 3-D animated movie Tintin, based on the famous Belgian comic strip, to Universal Pictures,
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        2455 50  -  John lui An impish humour and a solid marriage with a Singaporean have kept 'Botak Jones' on course At ease with each other They first met in 1997 when he went to the Sank she worked in to open a personal account. It was close to
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        646 51  -  jasmine teo The English piano rock band have emerged positively upbeat from their dark times with their third album From bad to good 'You have to make those mistakes. The question is... whether you use that experience as a positive. That's what we did.' Tom
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        823 52 quote me 1 don't want to do dirty stuff, I don't think. Just, like, go to a park... have her read to me, cut up some fruits, talk about the economy' Actor Shia Laßeouf on his crush on news anchor Diane Sawyer 'I
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        531 53  -  Kelvin tan Bass maestros Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten wow crowd with virtuosic prowess 'Wffßconcert SMV The Thunder Tour Esplanade Theatre Last Friday It was a night that every fan of the electric bass had been anticipating for months. History was made last Friday when SMV
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        665 54  -  mary mcnamara Actresses both young and old are showing way too much skinny for viewing comfort Los Angeles Here's a news flash. Young actresses these days are very, very thin. Reporting live from in front of their TV sets, the editors of Entertainment Weekly and
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        317 56 Hong Kong Stephen Chow, the Hong Kong comedy superstar and Bruce Lee superfan, has signed on for his dream Hollywood project. He will make his American directorial debut in The Green Hornet, a big-screen adaptation of the 1960s TV show about the masked crime
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        316 56 West Columbia (South Carolina) Hours after performing for thousands of college students, former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM were critically injured in a fiery Lear jet crash that killed four people, the authorities said. Officials said the plane carrying six
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        209 56 TWINS AGAIN FOR KEN TONG Actor Ken Tong and his wife of four months had twin girls in Hong Kong last Wednesday, Apple Daily said. This brings his brood to five, as the 49-year-old star of the TVB classic The Demi-Gods And Semi-Devils also has twin sons and a
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      35 51 ®ST READERS' CHOICE FAVOURITE HAWKERS 1 1 HI It's the final round of voting. Go to www.stomp.com.sg and vote for your favourite stall. You can also win $1,000 in shopping vouchers in a lucky draw.
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      617 69 It is not easy to work and study, but taking shortcuts will only cheat you of a proper learning process When you hold a full-time job and study part-time, you will occasionally need to skip a class or two because of work or family demands. Then
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    556 76 Positive people can do wonders for your motivation level OCCASIONALLY, I feel abit lacking in motivation, just like everybody else. When such feelings hit me, I turn to a tried-and-trusted way to build self-motivation. I spend time with positive people. Last Saturday, I had lunch (well, beer
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      785 76 CATS RECRUIT Executive Appointments: toll free 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs: 1800-289-9988 www.st7ol.com 4gbLJ_" pst a p f FOR JAPANESE SPEAKING APPLICANTS ONLY i •zSSj2u-BJE£S-ll"WJm"1 (HT£D?TA. N B DRimNGCa sang fiLaaSUISS Our clients who are (ram various Japanese MNCs are looking for qualified individuals J SAUDI ARABIA m f m to fill
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        562 78  -  Darren Ang As Singapore's prepares for the F1 this month, predicts wno win oe tne iiKeiy winner of the championship. JOIN THE IN CROWD Have your say and reach out to 100,000 readers, meet student-writers from overseas and attend exclusive celebrity events. How? By joining the IN Crowd
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        405 79  -  Cassandra Chew Doing drugs can cost you a fortune. Instead, you could be using that money to pay for a hobby, like Nathan Hartono does. By DRUG TALKBACK How would you advise your classmate who's interested in buying drugs to better spend
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        363 80  -  Yen Feng uncovers websites to help with your exams and, best of all, they are free The Internet can be a great tool to help you study if you know where to look, and what to believe. Savvy students know how to harvest good,
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        324 80 Are you an ace reporter, designer or editor? Prove it. Beat the competition at this year's Straits Times National Schools Newspaper Competition. The fourth annual competition will be the most challenging, including schools which produce electronic publications. All entries stand to win subsidiary awards of $300 each
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        619 82  - The big Big Bang experi ment Alison de Souza Scientists recently conducted an experiment that will recreate the conditions after the Universe was born, in the Universe just moments after it began. explains what they hope to learn, and why some thought it would mean the end of the world
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        175 83 Ladies with attitude, fellas who are in the mood listen up. You could be named IN's first "Prom Hottie". Be one of top 10 Prom hunks or honeys this year, and you could win a hamper from Nu Teen Skincare worth $48.
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        1334 84 MUGGING HOOKS ANO CRANNIES IN THE AIOPOOT FAST FOOD JOINTS Fast food joints are popular with students because of the easy access to cheap food. In one afternoon alone, there were more than 10 groups of students spotted in each McDonald's outlet at Terminal 2
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        1118 85  -  Sonia Sng IN's "cheat" sheet will help you ace your exams. Here is the second instalment of tips to score by MARKS EXCHANGE: Top five losers (Paper 1) 1. Haphazard paragraphing and structure It is vital that you have paragraphs, and each paragraph needs to have a main
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        1119 86  -  Li Xueying, By The Straits Times, Sept 3, 2008 The bulk of Christian clergymen in Singapore are apprehensive about inter-faith dialogue, said a sociologist who is also a Pentecostal church pastor. Dr Mathew Mathews came to this conclusion after conducting a survey of clergymen here.
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        568 87 Some people call it "nimby-ism". Nimby stands for Not In My Back Yard, and describes the kind of people who agree there is a need for something say a funeral parlour or a power station but don't want it anywhere near their homes. This time, their concerns are about
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        1953 88  -  Zakir Hussain By The Straits Times, Sept 6, 2008 bloggers, says Reach's limitation is that it ignores feedback on other forums and blogs. Aims agrees. It wants the Government to consider engaging views found elsewhere in cyberspace, not just on platforms where it remains in control. THE
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      132 78 SUPERVISING EDITOR Bertha Henson EDITOR Serene Goh DEPUTY EDITOR Claudette Peralta JOURNALISTS Yen Feng, Lim Pow Hong, Malini Nathan, CONTRIBUTORS Alison de Souza, Andrew Duffy, Mardiana Abu Bakar, Sonia Sng ART DESIGN Samir Shridhar, Jaster Ngui, Zulaiha Jumari EDITORIAL PROJECTS UNIT Peter Khoo, Gerard Wong, Shahrena Hassan CIRCULATION INQUIRIES Angeline
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