The Straits Times, 10 October 2008

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    18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MICA (P) 115/12/2007 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10 2008 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Bank foils kidnap scams
      37 1 ALERT counter staff at a POSBank branch helped foil phone cheats faking a kidnap attempt when they noticed a regular customer withdrawing a much larger sum of money than usual. PRIME PAGE A3
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      Lock icon More tainted milk items
      44 1 TWO Cadbury products and an industrial milk powder have been found to contain melamine in tests conducted by the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority. This brings the total number of products found with the chemical here to 13. HOME PAGE Bl
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      Lock icon Flyover boost on CTE
      57 1 TRAFFIC flow along the Central Expressway (CTE) will get a boost by 2011, when two flyovers come up. One will allow northbound motorists exiting the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) to continue their journey on the CTE without competing with those using the Braddell exit long a chokepoint
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      Lock icon Treason charges dropped
      68 1 A THAI court yesterday dropped treason charges against nine leaders of an anti-government protest movement, opening the way for an easing of tensions after this week's bloody street clashes. While the leaders, who continue to face lesser charges of public agitation, plan to surrender today, there are
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      Lock icon Nobel literature winner
      28 1 FRANCE'S Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio won the 2008 Nobel Prize in literature yesterday for works characterised by "poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy". WORLD PAGE A25
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    Lock icon Short term crisis, long-term perspective
    716 1  -  Goh Chin Lian Kor Kian Beng Labour chiefs, bosses stress focus must remain on upgrading and higher productivity I By I LABOUR chiefs yesterday urged companies not to react in too hasty a fashion to the current financial turmoil but to take a long-term view
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    Lock icon Rate cuts fail to bring Asia-wide rally
    722 1  -  Goh Eng Yeow I By EFFORTS by Asian central banks to join their Western counterparts in a coordinated effort to cut interest rates failed to produce the regionwide rally many expected yesterday. Markets in Singapore and Hong Kong both rebounded by over 3
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      Lock icon It's not just about Thaksin
      1036 2  -  Nirmal Ghosh The Thai conflict is far more than an attempt to curb ex-PM's influence By thailand CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: A Thai businessman, who is close to the inner circles of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), could not help cracking a joke as he glanced
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      191 2 VIEWPOINTS WE SAY What might PM Abdullah's departure bring? The forced departure of Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi brings an intriguing poser. Could it mean Umno is ready to reform itself to work for the interests of all Malaysians? Or is this a case of the Malay elites, angry over
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      Lock icon 'My son has been kidnapped'
      776 3  -  Khushwant Singh Alert counter staff at POSB help foil scams when regular customers withdraw unusually large amounts I By IN THE space of six months this year, employees at POSB branches foiled 14 attempts at kidnap scams, saving customers from being cheated of thousands of
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      Lock icon Aussie and NZ currency investors take a beating
      773 4  -  Grace Ng Five-year lows of these two currencies hit S'poreans with big paper losses I By INVESTORS tempted by the attractive interest rates offered for Aussie and Kiwi dollar fixed deposits are licking their wounds after the two currencies plunged to five-year
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      Lock icon Europe's banks have their own problems
      397 4  -  ROBIN CHAN Have a question on the financial crisis? Send it in and we'll get it answered. Beginning today, The Straits Times consults economists and other experts to get answers to questions the man-in-the-street has been asking. TODAY'S QUESTION Why are so many European
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      Lock icon S'pore banks 'as close to being safe as possible'
      828 4  -  Francis Chan I By BANKS across the United States and Europe are being rescued, merged or shut down but Singapore's banks are still seen as rock solid in the wider community. Market watchers told The Straits Times that the three banks
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      Lock icon Japan's PM orders fresh rescue efforts
      525 6  -  Kwan Weng Kin Factory orders and exports to US plunge, more firms bankrupt By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO: There is already a 1.8 trillion yen (Ss26 billion) package on the table to boost the world's second largest economy. But in times like these, the biggest
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      Lock icon Jakarta exchange reopens after two-day halt
      457 6  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Indonesia reopens its stock exchange today after an unprecedented two-day closure when its main index plunged by 10 per cent in one morning. The fall was driven by huge drops in commodities stocks on fears of a global
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      Lock icon US government considers buying into ailing banks
      596 8 NEW YORK TIMES, REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Paulson also proposes G2O talks which would include Brazil and China WASHINGTON: Having tried without success to unlock frozen credit markets, the United States Treasury Department is considering taking ownership stakes in many US banks to try
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      Lock icon Iceland takes over biggest bank to salvage financial system
      378 8 BLOOMBERG REYKJAVIK: Iceland's government yesterday seized control of Kaupthing, the country's biggest bank, completing the takeover of a banking industry that has collapsed under the weight of its foreign debt. All share trading on the country's exchange will also be suspended
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      196 8 THE financial crisis dominated discussion at seminars and roundtables yesterday. We listen in to what speakers had to say: "We're waking up to find that China is not immune to the cold in the global financial system. Asia's inflation is tapering off, but so is growth. Meanwhile, political uncertainties
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      Lock icon WORLD INTEREST RATES
      344 8 Governments of the US, Europe and Asia have joined forces to cut interest rates in a bid to stave off what could have been a collapse of the global financial markets. This is where key rates stand. GRAPHICS ADAPTED FROM What do lower interest rates mean... for
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    • INBRIEF
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        Lock icon AIG to get US$37.8b more
        100 8 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS AMERICAN International Group (AIG) could get nearly US$3B billion (Sss6 billion) in fresh cash under a programme announced by the Federal Reserve in addition to the US$B5 billion government loan it got last month. Under the new plan, the Federal Reserve Bank
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        Lock icon AIG to hold another high-end retreat
        153 8 BLOOMBERG AMERICAN International Group (AIG), which was earlier castigated by the White House and Congress for hosting a U*****,000 (*****,000) conference days after an US$B5 billion federal bailout, plans to hold another gathering for brokers next week. The event, at the US$4OO-a-night Ritz-Carlton in
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        Lock icon US debt clock runs out of digits
        122 8 BBC NEWS THE US government's debts have ballooned so badly the National Debt Clock (above) in New York has run out of digits to record the spiralling figure. The digital counter marks the national debt level, but when that passed the US$lO trillion
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        Lock icon Bubble bursts for champagne sales
        112 8 THE once sparkling sales of France's premium export champagne have begun to drop off as the world's economic euphoria gives way to a crippling hangover, the Sydney Morning Herald reported yesterday. But this week, as the global party came to a sudden end, champagne producers
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        Lock icon New York Fed calls for meeting on swaps
        108 8 REUTERS THE Federal Reserve Bank of New York has asked players in the US$55 trillion (SsBl trillion) credit derivative market to a meeting today. Sources say the meeting will focus on determining which clearing house the market will support. Calls for regulation
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      Lock icon Signs of compromise
      628 10  -  Nirmal Ghosh THAI PROTESTS Treason charges against PAD leaders dropped, seven still in PM's compound to surrender By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: A Thai court decided yesterday to drop charges of treason against nine leaders of the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), opening a window of compromise
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      Lock icon Cloud over Thai economy
      406 10  -  Leslie Lopez By SOUTH-EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT THE face-off between the Thai government and the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) could go on for several months, according to analysts. They say this will not help Thailand's already troubled economy, which is grappling with slowing export growth and
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      Lock icon Thailand to seek $2.2b in loans
      178 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THAILAND will request a US$l.5 billion (552.2 billion) loan from world institutions for infrastructure projects, Finance Minister Suchart Thadathamrongvej said, after lowering the economy's growth target to 5 per cent. He told reporters yesterday that he would travel to a meeting of
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        Lock icon Eyes on race for Umno No. 2 post
        727 13  -  Hazlin Hassan With Abdullah stepping down and Najib likely to take over, key fight is for deputy's post I By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak is expected to take over the post of Umno president uncontested, but there
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          Lock icon Soon, a new era
          917 14  -  Carolyn Hong "I'm the last of the Tun Razak generation in government. After this, Razak's son will lead the new government." Mr Abdullah Badawi (above) Abdullah's move to step down earlier will bring stability to Malaysia, but for how long? By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF IT IS
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        Lock icon Half for you, half for me
        101 16 A Cambodian couple hoping to avoid the country's convoluted divorce process have separated by sawing their house in half. Husband Moeun Rim and wife Nhanh divided their house in Cheach, some 90km north-east of Phnom Penh, into two parts last month. The part belonging
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        Lock icon Building boom alters face of Phnom Penh
        584 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Skyscrapers go up in capital known for low skyline; some say city character may change PHNOM PENH: As Phnom Penh's first skyscrapers go up, the transformation begins for the fast-mod-ernising city famous for its graceful colonial skyline. The construction business in
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        Lock icon Anti-terror complex hit by car bomb
        470 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Explosion in Pakistani capital comes in wake of Marriott bombing ISLAMABAD: A suicide attack struck an anti-terrorist police complex in Islamabad while a roadside bomb hit a prison van and a school bus in Pakistan's north-west yesterday, underscoring the growing
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        Lock icon US 'reviews Kabul policy'
        294 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: The US administration has launched an urgent review of policy in Afghanistan as intelligence officials warn of a "downward spiral" in efforts to stabilise the country. Officials familiar with a draft National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan have said it casts doubt on the
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        Lock icon Obama takes the lead
        780 21 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS He edges further ahead as more independents, women join his camp WASHINGTON: Republican candidate John McCain had to confront more bad news yesterday, with latest polls showing more women and independents favouring his Democrat rival. He was also lagging behind Senator
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          Lock icon Drive for early votes
          139 21 BLOOMBERG INDIANAPOLIS: Political organisers in Columbus, Ohio, got some puzzled looks last week when they began approaching people at bus stops and offering them rides to the nearest polling site. By the end of "golden week" when state residents can register to vote and cast an
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          Lock icon Palin loves 'Palin'
          111 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: It seems like the inevitable comedic summit of the presidential campaign: the real Sarah Palin appearing on Saturday Night Live to meet her look-alike impersonator, Tina Fey (right). The NBC show has been rejuvenated by Ms Fey's three skits as the Republican vice-presidential
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          Lock icon Palin 'in the dark'
          121 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin remained in the dark while her husband repeatedly asked top state officials to help get his former brother-in-law kicked off the state police force, Mrs Palin's husband and top aides have said in affidavits. Mrs Palin, the Republican vice-presidential
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        Lock icon S'pore association not in favour of fish-spa services
        278 23  -  ANG WING THE Spa Association Singapore has said that banning fish-spa treatments is the way to go. Responding to a query from The Straits Times on such a ban in Texas and Washington state, the association said it did not encourage its
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        Lock icon Fish Dedicure Danned in 2 US states
        496 23 Risk of infections being spread as there is no way to sanitise fish or clean tanks properly DALLAS: Letting live fish give people pedicures could transmit infections, say the authorities in Washington and Texas, and the spa treatment is now banned in the
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        Lock icon Testicles found to be a source of stem cells
        259 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: Cells taken from men's testicles seem as versatile as the stem cells derived from embryos, researchers reported in what may be yet another new approach in a burgeoning scientific field. The new type of stem cells could be
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        Lock icon French novelist wins Nobel literature prize
        398 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS STOCKHOLM: France's Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio won the 2008 Nobel Prize in literature yesterday for works characterised by "poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy", and their focus on the environment, especially the desert. Le Clezio, 68, is the first French writer to
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        Lock icon China warns against awarding Peace prize to dissident
        228 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: China said yesterday that a prominent Chinese human rights activist should not be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, saying such an honour would go against the spirit of the award. Jailed dissident Hu Jia is considered among the front-runners
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        Lock icon West worried as Ukraine calls for polls
        419 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG Pro-Moscow parties may win power after collapse of pro-Western coalition KIEV: The West is anxiously watching Ukraine, after the former Soviet state's President yesterday called for early general elections following a failure to resurrect a ruling pro-Western coalition. The Eastern
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        Lock icon Qantas to compensate passengers
        450 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS MID-AIR PLUNGE Travel vouchers and ticket refunds for all plus medical expenses SYDNEY: Qantas Airways would financially compensate all passengers who were on board a plane that made a terrifying plunge this week and injured more than 70 people, a report said yesterday. Depending
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        Lock icon Microsoft-backed institute to create games for learning
        279 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft's research arm and a set of US universities are creating a first-of-its-kind institute devoted to using video games to teach math, science and engineering to schoolchildren. A Games For Learning Institute (G4LI) is being established at New York
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        Lock icon 21 escape China fire
        106 26 XINHUA HARBIN: Firemen rescued 21 people from a high-rise building fire yesterday in north-east China's Heilongjiang province. The blaze was believed to have broken out at around 4pm on the third floor of the "Jingwei36o" building in the provincial capital Harbin. Nearly 30 floors of the
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        Lock icon N. Korea off terror list?
        115 26 REUTERS TOKYO: The United States has told Japan that it will remove North Korea from its terrorist blacklist this month, Kyodo news agency reported yesterday, quoting unidentified Japanese government sources. The report followed talks in Tokyo on Wednesday between Japan's top negotiator on North Korean
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        Lock icon Herbal injection kills 3
        139 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Three people have died in south-western China after receiving a herbal injection, the government said, in the latest incident underlining the safety risks of Chinese-made products. The deaths occurred in Yunnan province after six hospital patients received injections of Siberian ginseng extract, said
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        Lock icon Hindraf to face action
        84 26 BERNAMA KUALA TERENGGANU: Deputy Home Minister Senator Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh said yesterday the government will take action against the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) under the Societies Act 1966 for causing a disturbance last week. This was during the Hari Raya function hosted
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        Lock icon Salmon found in Seine
        93 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: A fair-sized Atlantic salmon has been fished from the Seine River, just outside Paris, for the first time in decades, prompting the authorities to declare their clean-up efforts were working. The 7kg fish was pulled from the river at Suresnes, west of Paris,
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        Lock icon Nato to fight piracy
        86 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BUDAPEST: Nato nations agreed yesterday to help combat piracy off Somalia, as attacks on ships in Horn of Africa waters surge, an alliance diplomat said. "Allies agreed to have Nato ships address piracy off of the coast of Somalia soon," the diplomat said, during
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      • SLICEOFLIFE
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          Lock icon Online couple turned out to be neighbours
          132 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: A British couple who met on a dating website turned out to be neighbours who had lived only a few houses apart for 17 years, the South Wales Echo reported yesterday. Teacher Julie Mcllroy, 46, began e-mailing electrician Allan Donnelly
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      113 10 'jC WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, YOUR SAY AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm race will have their own values... MOST-READ ONLINE cultural differences should be respected. Starbucks in hot water. If you have to live in another country Abdullah Badawi to quit in March. we should rise above the mark and AIG: Trip
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      449 27 THE mid-term departure of Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi is regrettable, though not a surprise. It was self-inflicted chiefly on account of a management style that was unfocused and often distracted. The pithier significance is that the party revolt that forced his exit was
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      756 27  -  Gillian Tett THE FINANCIAL TIMES BRITAIN'S BANK RESCUE PACKAGE I By DURING much of the past year, the British financial authorities have looked like Bertie Wooster-style, bumbling amateurs in the face of the banking meltdown. Now, finally albeit belatedly they have got something
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        1135 28  -  Stephen S. Roach FINANCIAL CRISIS I By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THERE is no longer any middle ground. An ev-er-deepening crisis spells one of two things: the distinct possibility of a wrenching downturn in the global economy or an opportunity for healing and recovery. As
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        1092 29  -  William Choong NORTH KOREA'S 'DEAR LEADER' I By SENIOR WRITER WHEN I was writing a postgraduate thesis, a comment by my supervisor floored me. I was writing about the rationality or perhaps, the lack thereof of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's decision-making process.
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          769 31  -  Lee Siew Hua By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT DEEPAK GURNANI TWO diaspora converge in the life of Indian businessman Deepak Gurnani, who migrated to Singapore in 1991. He is one face of the Indian diaspora. But he also identifies so fully with the
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          695 31 DEEPAK SHARMA INDIAN banker Deepak Sharma, 54, is a very new Singaporean, having just received his pink Identity Card in August. But he signals his devotion to the Republic with simple eloquence when he says: "I am an ambassador of Singapore around the world."
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          659 31  -  Li Xueying By POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT GAUTAM BANERJEE FOR years, Mr Gautam Banerjee has been hot on the trail of a former schoolmate from his hometown in Mumbai, India. His childhood friend is, today, a mover and shaker in the global pharmaceutical industry, owns
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        914 32  -  Hong Xinyi THE POST-65ERS By A FEW months ago, I had dinner with a friend who was about to leave for the United States to pursue a master's degree. We ordered so much food that the waiter actually tried to get us to cancel
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        341 33 Pass it forward "If Singaporeans refuse to clean up after themselves, have them clean up the previous customer's mess." MR JASON QUEK: "I refer to the topic of Singaporeans not cleaning up after their meals at food courts. Trying to inculcate a sense of personal responsibility is difficult when
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        374 33  -  Chan Wai San (Ms) CLEANING AT HAWKER CENTRES I REFER to the letter ("Poor public health in hawker centres", Sept 29) and two others last Monday, "We need hawks at hawker centres" and "Old habits die hard". We agree with the writers that it
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        305 33  -  Murali Sharma IT IS really a mark of the sorry state of the nation that we have to spend money and time discussing the whys and the wherefores of clearing tables at food centres. If our citizens can't even clear tables, I wonder
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        349 33 "I was touched by the acts of several teachers of Coral Secondary School who stepped out with umbrellas to help students stuck in the rainstorm." MRS VIOLET TAY: "It was pouring cats and dogs when I sent my kids to school on the morning of Sept 26.1 was touched
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        422 34  -  Bruno Serrien S'PORE POWER CHARGES NOW DEARER THAN IN U.S. OR FRANCE THE recent hike in electricity tariff of 21 per cent has resulted in an increase of 48 per cent in 12 months. Singapore becomes the country with the highest electricity prices in
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        552 34 About that sex survey "When a tobacco company finds that smoking does not do any harm to your health, consumers are rightly suspicious. The same applies when surveys by contraceptive manufacturers call for an increase in the use of contraceptives among teens." MR NICK CHUI: "I refer to the
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        282 34  -  Lee How Teck (Ms) WE THANK Mr Liew Meow Koon for his insightful comments in the letter on Monday, "Portable medical plans: Why so slow?" There are many companies whose enlightened management and human resource policies have allowed the ready implementation of Portable Medical Benefit Schemes
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      638 36  -  Tessa Wong AVA says two flavours of Cadbury Choclairs and Panda Dairy Whole Milk Powder tainted I By TWO Cadbury products and an industrial milk powder have been found to contain melamine, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) said yesterday. The tainted items Cadbury
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      103 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS CHINA'S government yesterday announced 300 million yuan (5564.6 million) in subsidies for dairy farmers whose livelihoods have been badly hit by the tainted milk scandal. Farmers in China's main dairy regions of Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Liaoning, Shanxi and Shandong provinces
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      505 37  -  Kor Kian Beng MOM agrees to tweak limit on working hours to protect full-time workers By THOSE who work fewer than 35 hours a week will soon be considered part-time workers, under changes to be made to the Employment Act.
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      397 37  -  CLARISSA 00N A SALARY dispute between some 180 China construction workers and the builder of the hotel at the Marina Bay Sands integrated resort has been resolved. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said in a statement yesterday that it had successfully
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      275 37 LONG before the Community Chest was started in 1983, expatriate women from the Japanese Association were volunteering and running charity bazaars. This year, the association received ComChest's Pinnacle Award for significant long-term contributions the first expatriate group to be so honoured. The association
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      249 37  -  GOH CHIN LIAN SINGAPORE'S efforts to restructure its economy and make it less dependent on manufacturing has caught the eye of Guangdong province leaders. Some 3,000 officials from the southern China province came to Singapore on study trips in the first eight months of this year.
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        82 37 THE 37th annual National Heart Week kicks off tomorrow, featuring a fair at the Jurong East Interchange. The week, organised by the Singapore Heart Foundation, will include a slew of events across the island designed to raise awareness about heart disease. Health officials hope
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        102 37 AN ORCHARD Road lasik centre is asking Singaporeans to donate a million pairs of used spectacles to mark World Sight Day, a global effort to prevent blindness. The Lasik Surgery Clinic plans to sort the recycled glasses before sending them to needy children and adults
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        79 37 YOUTH will be encouraged to embrace their physical and mental well being during this year's National Healthy Lifestyle Campaign. The campaign will be launched on Nov 7 at the Padang, which will be transformed into a carnival ground with food, games and performances.
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      519 39  -  Christopher Tan Additions are part of ongoing widening project for highway By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT TWO flyovers will be built along the most congested stretches of the Central Expressway (CTE). They will be up by 2011. One will allow northbound motorists exiting the Pan-Island
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      135 39 For the first time in their lives, Clara Liew (left), 20, and Shyna Chow, 19, had a taste of what it was like to be "grape stompers", and they did it while riding high above the skyline in the Singapore Flyer. Where previous editions
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      419 42  -  Selina Lum Court rejects Tanya Chua's claims against former music publisher I By LOCAL singer-songwriter Tanya Chua yesterday failed in her court bid to get her former music publisher to release the rights to her songs. She had in July taken Music
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      73 42 A ferry moving through the haze towards Punggol Jetty at Bam yesterday. Hazy skies were seen in some parts of Singapore such as Punggol and Bishan in the early morning, but cleared up later. The overall PSI reading yesterday was 46, which is in the good
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      459 44  -  K.C. VIJAYAN Call follows revelation that officer did not know legal definition of rape I By LAW CORRESPONDENT A HIGH Court judge wants the police force's sex crimes unit to improve its investigation procedures, after discovering that an officer did not know the
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      106 44 Car flips over but driver is safe This car landed upside down after an accident along Keppel Road at around 5.20pm yesterday The driver (above) of the white Subaru Impreza, who does not want to be named, said that both tyres on the left side of his vehicle were punctured
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      277 44  -  Sujin Thomas I By A HAWKER accused of molesting his Indonesian maid within her third day of working for him was acquitted yesterday. District Judge Loo Ngan Chor said the maid's testimony against Mr Chong Kok Tong was "seriously inconsistent". "In a number of places,
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      265 44  -  Selina Lum I By A WELL-KNOWN architectural firm yesterday won its High Court lawsuit against three employees for moonlighting. But how much Ong Ong Architects can claim from Ms Rachel Yee, Mr Leslie Seow and Mr Ridzuan Sarbini in damages remains to be seen. Justice Belinda
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      250 44  -  ELENA CHONG FOR IV2 years from September 2006, he preyed on 23 women in Marsiling and Woodlands, sucking their armpits, touching their buttocks or kissing them. To get his way, he threatened to hit them and sometimes held them down. Now, for the first time, Mohammed
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      239 47  -  AMELIA TAN ONE of Singapore's leading think-tanks is poised to complete a merger with the National University of Singapore's (NUS) public policy school. The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), whose members include Ambassador-at-large Tommy Koh, will begin operating from the university's Bukit Timah
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      482 47  -  Jane Ng 60% jump following news of hefty govt subsidies for courses By SIM University (UniSIM) has seen a surge in applications after the Government introduced hefty subsidies for degree programmes earlier this year. The number of applicants jumped 60 per cent in the wake
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      530 48  -  Shobana Kesava It will quiz 1,000 patients to help design campaign to attract volunteers for trials I By IN AN effort to get more people to volunteer for drug trials, health officials are planning to launch a survey to figure out why many
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      377 48  -  SHOBANA KESAVA STEM cell trials to heal ulcers and wounds in diabetic patients may start in India by year-end. Surgeon Susan Lim, the chief executive of Singapore stem cell company Stem Cell Technologies, will work with Fortis Healthcare in India to conduct trials on
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      437 50  -  Melissa Sim New Jurong dorm boasts more space, river views, cable TV, better facilities I By THE foreign worker dorms of the future could give some Housing and Development Board flats a run for their money. The newest one being built in a Jurong industrial
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      830 52 GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME! These cities are famous for their clean, tidy foodcourts. The Straits Times gets insights from Singaporeans living there on how diners play their part. In Australia: Patrons reminded to clean up after themselves Ganessan Suppiah, 46, hotel sales director, Sydney Australians are
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      447 54  -  Jermyn Chow They will be training to fly Singapore's newest fighter jet, the F-15SG By THE first pilots and maintenance crews assigned to Singapore's newest warplane, the F-15SG, have arrived in Idaho, where they will train and live for at least the
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      313 54  -  Lim Wei Chean I By THE country's annual gathering of movers and shakers in the shipping industry kicks off today, promising more events for the public. The 10-day Singapore Maritime Week will feature an industry conference along with a free exhibition
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      639 55 THE TIMES, LONDON Injured England skipper will miss Kazakhstan game, is doubtful for Belarus too LONDON: John Terry, the England captain, has been forced out of tomorrow's World Cup qualifying match against Kazakhstan because of injury. He is also unlikely to be available for Wednesday's tie against
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      608 55 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: As a country famous for being sent up by Sacha Baron Cohen's madcap screen creation, Borat, it seems fitting that Kazakhstan's preparations for their World Cup qualifying match against England tomorrow should be overshadowed by chaos and controversy. Amid all the upheaval,
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      465 55 ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME: Injury-depleted Italy will miss half their regular line-up for tomorrow's World Cup football qualifier in Bulgaria, with goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon the most glaring absence. Besides Buffon, who is out for a month with a leg injury, the world champions are
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      525 56  -  Leonard Lim But ex-offenders must undergo rehabilitation, increase in job stages I By TWO measures are necessary to ensure former criminals do not run afoul of the law when they re-enter the workforce. There must first be rehabilitation and, second, an increase in stages of an ex-offender's job
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      129 56 EVER ready to have fun, Robinho tries to taste the rain during a training session in Teresopolis, Brazil, on Wednesday. But qualifying for the World Cup is a serious business, and Brazil's coach Dunga is under pressure after the previous match against last-placed Bolivia ended
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      654 56 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Mohamed Hammam, president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), is ready to do a U-turn and back the English Premier League's controversial plan to play a 39th round of fixtures in cities across the world. Ironically, he was instrumental in the
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      317 56 LONDON: Even Tottenham's own players are admitting that the club are now a joke after suffering their worst start since 1912 the year the Titanic sank. "I know people are having a laugh at the fact we are bottom of the Premier League at
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      409 57  -  Wang Meng Meng I By FORMULA One team Red Bull yesterday clarified that their comments on an MRT train disrupting Mark Webber's Singapore Grand Prix were only conjecture. Last week, team principal Christian Horner told Autosport magazine that static from an MRT train
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      600 57 THE TIMES, LONDON Ecclestone and Mosley planning draconian reforms for Formula One LONDON: The landscape of Formula One is to change dramatically with the introduction of a standard engine for all cars. The move is designed to make the sport cheaper for aspiring new teams.
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      128 57 LONDON: Max Mosley has dismissed suggestions that the International Automobile Federation is biased against Lewis Hamilton or his McLaren team. Instead, the president of motor sport's governing body said the British driver had been good for the sport, reported the Guardian. "There's a whole
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      357 57 REUTERS TOKYO: Felipe Massa has warned McLaren's Lewis Hamilton that Ferrari will fight all the way to the wire, starting with Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. "This season, we have shown good mental strength after bad performances," said Massa, whose botched pit stop in
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      484 58 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Skipper's 123 ends his drought in India and steers Aussies to 254-4 BANGALORE: Skipper Ricky Ponting ended his run drought on Indian soil with a superb century as Australia came back strongly after a shock start in the first cricket Test yesterday. Ponting hit 123
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      169 58 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PORT OF SPAIN (Trinidad): A deal to salvage the US$2O million (5529.5 million) Stanford 20/20, the world's richest cricket match, has been struck, media reports in Trinidad claimed yesterday. A "commercial agreement", reached between Allen Stanford and Denis O'Brien, head of Digicel, sponsors
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        96 58 ASSOCIATED PRESS GENEVA: The International Cycling Union is relaxing its own rules to allow Lance Armstrong to make his road race comeback in Australia in January. The seven-time Tour de France champion can now compete in the Jan 20-25 Tour Down Under, his first race since coming
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        63 58 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: The drug that got Brazilian football star Romario branded a dope cheat last year is being removed from the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned list. Finasteride, an ingredient in a popular hair-restoration pill, was believed to be capable of masking steroid usage. It
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        84 58 ADELAIDE: Singapore's golfers are 43rd in the Women's World Amateur Team Championship. They are on 35-over 325 after Stephanie Loi shot a seven-over 80 (162 total) and Koh Sock Hwee recorded an 86 (163) at The Grange Golf Club's East Course yesterday. The third member of the team
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      429 59  -  Daniel Wong FITNESS So SSC launches drive to get women to adopt new attitude to sports I By MANY Singapore women do not engage in regular exercise even though they feel sport is important. This was revealed in a study conducted by the Singapore Sports Council (SSC)
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      81 59 The Amore Women's Day Out, billed as the largest women-only aerobics event in Singapore, marks the start of the Singapore Sports Council's women-oriented campaign "A BOND Like No Other. SPORT IT!" Event: Amore Women's Day Out 2008 Place: Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza Date: Tomorrow
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      405 59  -  ZUREENA HABIB I By HER coach of eight years says she has the talent to be one of the top wakeboarders in the world. However, Singapore's hopeful at this weekend's fifth Wakeboard World Cup, Sasha Christian, does not not intend to pursue wakeboarding
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      471 59 CRICKET First Test: First day, in Bangalore: Australia 254-4 (S.Katich 66, R.Ponting 123; Z.Khan 39-2) v India. First ODI: In Dhaka: New Zealand 201-9 in 50 overs (J.Oram 57; Mashrafe Mortaza 4-44, Abdur Razzak 3-33) v Bangladesh. FOOTBALL AFC Champions League: S-finals, Ist leg: Adelaide United (Aus) 3 Bunyodkor
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      216 55 READY FOR U-TURN AFC president Mohamed Hammam may back EPL's 39th game. 822 RADICAL PROPOSAL Bernie Ecclestone wants all Fl cars to have the same engine. 823 CHANCE TO IMPRESS Sasha Christian, 15, will be going up against top-class wakeboarders. 825 0 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE
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      24 55 HORNER CLARIFIES Jfi MRT REMARKS Red Bull team principal Christian X" Homer says remarks on Spore x f «V GP were only conjecture. 823
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      2237 58 HORSE RACING MICHAEL ANDREW CRAIG RACE 4: INITIATION (HORSES 4YO ONLY HAVE NOT WON RACE 1: STRATHMORE FLOWERS PLATE 1000 M RACE 5: DR LEWINN'S LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP FLYING MAXWORTHY FROST EVANS ■IN 2 YEARS PRIOR TO NOMINATION) (WEIGHT FOR AGE) TIME: 15:45 A560,000 1200 M TIME: 17:45 A562,000 1 ICKJUinwTHllMncßNlllMlMnircnnarniulillllMlwniHinnArnMß
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      139 59 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 LAURA LILY LAU Age: 97 years was called home to be with the Lord on 8 Oct 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Toh See King (deceased) Children: Spouses: Victor, Kui
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      140 59 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want...and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 GOH MAY FEE ELSIE Age: 77 Was called home to be with the Lord on 9 October 2008, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Daughters:
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      64 59 "Heavens and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away ...He who believes in Me though he dies, yet shall he live, and whoever believes in Me shall never die" Lord Jesus, King of kings, Lord of lord. In Loving Memory Of TAY SIEW KHENG ONG SIN
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      45 60 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to MR TAN TONG HAI Director, President Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Computer Systems Limited on the demise of his beloved father TAN CHWEE TUA on 9 October 2008 From: The Directors, Management Staff of Singapore Computer Systems Limited
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      121 60 Aw Jimmy Ba Them Naing Chan Helen Cheong Andrew Chia Li Hwei Chin Raymond Chong Hui Mm Chow Cheng Mci Foo Edison Goh Angela Ha Nam Keng Ho Jessie KokAlvin KwokSinYee Lai Cantona Lee Fong Kwai Lee Kong Hung Leong Darrell Liaw Colin Lim Doris Lim Francis Lim Jason Lim
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      169 61 ~)RD is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green s; he leads me besides the still waters. He restores my soul." Psalm 23.1-3: TAN CHWEE TUA Age 77 was called Home to be with the Lord on 9th October 2008, rly missed and
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      47 61 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Directors, Mr. Lim Chee Hwee, Mdm.Tan Lay Hoon n the demise of their beloved Father-in-law/Father TAN CHWEE TUA Departed on 9 October 2008 From: The Management Staff Of FHE EXECUTIVE HOME STORE THE HOME GALLERY CZQT HOME STORE SDN. BHD.
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      120 61 LIM CHAP EAT Age: 66 Passed away peacefully on 8 October 2008 I Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Tan Bee Hua (SE^fc) Son: Daughter-in-law: Lim Wee Hong Lim Mei Lin Daughters: Sons-in-law: Lim Jia Nie Ong Kian Kok, Derek Lim Ee Cheng, Angie See Soon Chong,
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      78 61 GOH KIAN SENG Age: 90 Passed away peacefully on 8 October 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Beloved wife: Lim Guat Seim Daughters: Goh Luan Kiow, Patsy Goh Hong Keow, Pauline Dr Goh Gek Kiow, Eileen (deceased) Goh Eng Kiow, Mimi and all relatives Wake is held
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      94 61 HO SWEE LIAN Age: 93 Passed away peacefully on 9 October 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Husband: Lim Yook Kee (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lim Kong Foi Ng Lai Yong Lim Kong Chuan Chung Nancy Daughters: Sons-in-law: Lim Choy Wan (deceased) Ong See Peng (deceased) Lim Choy
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      134 61 DR MRS BENJAMIN CHEW Born in October 1907 At Home in Glory with the Lord Jesus Christ on 10 October 1994 and on 14 December 1996 Our Beloved Pop Mum/ Grandpop Mama: Deeply missed and lovingly remembered by all children, grandchildren and other loved ones. We do not grieve like
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      35 61 6th Anniversary With Love We Remember KOH LAI KIM LESLIE Called home to be with our Lord Jesus onlOOct 2002 Always In Oar Thoughts Forever In Oar Hearts Dearly cherished by family and loved ones
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      53 61 SINNASAMY KANJAMALAI Age: 88 Called home to be with the Lord on 8 October 2008, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Service will be held at Tamil Methodist Church, 8 Short Street at 2.30pm today, thereafter to Mandai Crematorium Hall 2 for cremation at 4.30pm. For enquiries, please
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      45 61 Ist BARSI PIARA SINGH S/0 GANDA SINGH (Village: Chola Sahib) Cherished by Wife: Ratini Kaur family and relatives. Path Da Bhog will be held at Gurdwara Silat Rd on 12 Oct 2008 (Sunday) at 10am to 12noon. Please treat this as a personal invitation. 6779-1617/9067-2052
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      125 61 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 FRANCIS ROZARIO Age: 73 Was called home to be with the Lord on 9 October 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Diana
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      28 61 7th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of HO CHUN KEONG Departed 10 Oct 2001 Sunshine fades and shadows fall, But sweet remembrance outlasts all. Always remembered by family friends.
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      380 59 Next 72 hours TODAY POLO Shanghai Tang Women's International EQUESTRIAN tournament (Singapore Polo Club, 4.30pm). FEI World Jumping Challenge: Singapore leg unTnD DAP im P (BTSC 5Dm) MUIUR RACINUi Fl Japanese GP: Qualifying (Live, Ch24, FOOTBALL 12.57pm). S-League: Woodlands v Sengkang (Jalan tabi p tfmmic Besar, 7.30pm. Live, Ch5, 7.25pm).
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      516 62  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS Blue chips, bank stocks rise as traders respond to interest-rate cuts By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT GIVEN the way the local stock market shot up yesterday after Tuesday's selldown, there is a growing belief that capitulation is at hand. Capitulation is that
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      378 62 NEW YORK TIMES, REUTERS NEW YORK: Amid the deepening economic anxiety, IBM delivered a dose of reassuring news. Long regarded as a barometer of corporate technology spending, IBM said on Wednesday that its quarterly profit had managed to surpass Wall Street's expectations. The
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        20 62 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.33 billion shares worth $1.38 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 250 Losers: 278 Unchanged: 777
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        89 62 Mid Cap 424.74 T -2.82 Small Cap 369.82 T -4.03 All Share 505.63 11.79 Fledgling 472.76 T -8.38 China 201.71 T -5.24 China Top 198.41 T -3.96 Oil and gas 335.17 -7.72 Basic materials 234.70 T -6.29 Industrials 435.63 A 11.90 Consumer goods 369.50 A 30.15 Health
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        19 62 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 9,157.49 (-45.83) Tokyo share prices ended slightly lower after a volatile session.
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        20 62 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 968.89 (-1.3) Malaysian share prices closed flat as profit taking offset earlier gains.
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        27 62 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 15,943.24 (+511.51) Hong Kong shares closed 3.3 per cent higher as interest rate cuts provided some comfort to investors.
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        27 62 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 1,294.89 (+8.2) South Korean shares closed 0.6 per cent higher as investors welcomed an unexpected rate cut by the central bank.
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        27 62 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 2,074.58 (-17.64) Chinese share prices closed down 0.84 per cent as an interest rate cut failed to alleviate slowdown concerns.
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        17 62 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Wednesday's close: 11,328.36 (-366.88) »Indian stock market was closed for a public holiday.
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        28 62 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 4,320.9 (-67.2) Australian shares closed down 1.5 per cent despite interest rate cuts by some of the world's top central banks.
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        27 62 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 499.99 (+7.65) Thai share prices closed 1.55 per cent higher amid an easing of tension over the world financial crisis.
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          104 62 (0) IMH 2248 108.5 Keppel Corp 608 80.0 OCBC Bk5.1%NCPS 100 ...9580 70.0 Lyxor China H 100S$ 1010 64.5 SIA200 1290 60.0 JOB 1594 56.0 SI A 1284 52.0 Asia Pac Brew 1050 50.0 CityDev 720 50.0 Wilmar 219 39.0 ISH 1214 35.2 DBS Grp 1534 34.0 OCBC
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          95 62 (0) jet a otNis i GLD 100S$ 8758 -249.3 -1. JOB 5.05%NCPS 100 9580 -60.0 -0. CIHBAsean40 1000S$ 601 -57.2 -6 (HS 171 -49.0 -22. ShangriLa Asia 842 -48.7 -23 rVBL Corp 353 -48.0 -12 HawParCorp 399 -20.0 -4 DCBCCap 5.1%NCPS 100 .9330 -20.0 -0 Creative Tech 383
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      180 62 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume cents Vol loble Grp 96.5 8.5 9.7 Solden Agri 27 1.5 5.9 JtraitsAsia 92 -8.0 -8.0 iunmoon 0.5 0.0 0.0 ;osco Corp 130 -10.0 -7.1 ;hina Hongxing 22.5 -0.5 -2.2 rangzijiang 38.5 -2.0 -4.9 SingTel 294 4.0 1.4 ISTI
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      105 62 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Oct 9 2008 Buying Selling Aust dollar 0.9780 0.9900 Can dollar 1.2980 1.3130 Euro 1.9930 2.0160 Malaysian rineeit* 0.4198 0.4207 NZ dollar 0.8720 0.8910 Sterling pound 2.5230 2.5530 US dollar 1.4640 1.4800 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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      362 62 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 845 400 820 2290 .1, 73.5 123 525 3580 2260 1530 880 940 353.3 I-., 482 396 680 422 322 2290 572 404 231 5606 CapitaLand 176 5417 CapitaMall 670 5611 CityDev 128 5142
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      623 62 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 193 272 237 258 284 438 115 145 264 239 376 388 195 129 595 398 835 515 372 317 "I 590 87 222 278 111 130 126.5 38.5 394.3 143 170 201
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        421 63  -  Yang Huiwen Only 29 firms have gone public this year; of these, just 3 have managed to remain above water I By THE local initial public offering (IPO) market is suffering a dismal year as the market turmoil deters prospective issuers from listing. Since
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        406 63  -  Chua Hian Hou I By INVESTORS looking to own a piece of the online video gaming industry will have to hang on a bit longer. Infocomm Asia Holdings (lAH), which distributes games such as Grand Theft Auto IV and Fifa Online 2, has
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      422 64 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Steep fall in 3rd straight month of declines heightens recession fears TOKYO: Japan's core machinery orders plunged at the fastest pace in two years, the government said yesterday, reinforcing fears that Asia's largest economy has slipped into a recession. Core private-sector machinery orders,
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      357 64 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG: Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific has been "hit hard" by the global financial crisis with a significant drop in the number of first and business class travellers, senior managers said. Cathay's chief executive Tony Tyler said
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      316 64 REUTERS MANCHESTER: Airline bankruptcies around the world are set to double over the winter to at least 70 for the year, the director-general of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) said yesterday. "We are now up to around 35 (bankruptcies) this year. I see at
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      352 64 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE A SINGAPORE-BASED budget airline said yesterday that bookings are up despite an escalating global economic crisis. Mr Matthew Hobbs, a spokesman for Tiger Airways, said travellers are seeking cheaper alternatives to allow them to fly by air. "We are not
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      678 66  -  Michelle Tay It bags journalism prizes and Most Transparent Company Award I By A SENIOR correspondent at Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao was named Financial Journalist of the Year last night while her employer, Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), had plenty to celebrate as well. Ms Ng
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      291 66  -  Jessica Cheam I By WITH China emerging as an economic superpower, experience on the mainland could become a career advantage. One group of four Singaporean professionals will have the chance to learn what makes China tick from Monday. They have been picked
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      495 67  -  Gabriel Chen Lee Yi Shyan sees new opportunities as experts forecast tough times I By ECONOMISTS have painted a grim picture of the economic outlook here, warning that Singapore will not be unscathed by the financial carnage sweeping rapidly across the United States
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      412 67  -  Joyce Teo I By A TENDER for a hotel site on Kallang Road has attracted just one bidder, who has lodged the minimum price allowed under the process. Tenders typically attract prices above the minimum bid but on this occasion Citywide Land's $51 million
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      156 67 NTUC Income had its Standard and Poor's (S&P) AA rating reaffirmed yesterday, making it the highest-rated financial institution in Singapore, said the insurer yesterday. An "AA" rating by S&P means the company has a very strong capacity to meet its financial commitments. "Our policyholders
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      247 67 LUXURY yacht maker Grand Banks Yachts is feeling the heat of the global credit crunch. The listed firm told the Singapore Exchange yesterday that the move two weeks ago by Keyßank to exit the marine-lending business may result in a cancellation of
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      246 67  -  Alvin Foo I By ABOUT 200 senior government officials, business executives and academics will be in town next week for a symposium of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) designed to advance regional economic integration. This event will be the first major meeting
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      773 68  -  Lee Su Shyan Steelmaker defaults on $152m in loans; more liabilities coming up for payment By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR THE credit crunch claimed its first casualty in Singapore yesterday when steelmaker Ferrochina said it would default on loans worth 706 million yuan ($152
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      114 68 frri WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.com been forced down so low from MOST-READ ONLINE short-selling and vicious rumour-mon- Airlines may not survive crisis. gering, it takes away the ability of these Singdollar slides to one-year low. companies to raise additional finance that they so badly need."
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        636 70  -  Cara Van Miriah May 1996: Malaysian singer Ning Baizura (right) filed a suit in Kuala Lumpur High Court against EPA Event Marketing, in which Mr Adrian Hobbs was one of three officers, claiming that it had mismanaged her funds. She later withdrew the suit. March 1997: Danish band
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        1256 70  -  eddino abdul hadi The Diana Krall show has highlighted the lack of regulation in the lucrative concert scene in Singapore music reporter The recent controversy over Grammy award-winning jazz singer Diana Krall's concert on Sept 26 has turned the spotlight on the regulation of the flourishing
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        389 71  -  Cara Van Miriah Jocelyn Lee Concert promoter KBO Asia has ruled out giving refunds to fans who went to the Diana Krall concert on Sept 26. A notice on the company's website said it will consider a refund for "genuine cases" after the change in venue
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        960 72  -  John lui The Joy Luck Club director likes Singapore so much he is looking for projects to do or teach here Asian-American director Wayne Wang likes Singapore so much he wants to see if there are projects here he can take up. If one
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        658 73  -  eddino abdul hadi Jazz guitarist John Scofield is reuniting with saxophonist Joe Lovano after two decades music reporter Two of the world's most acclaimed jazz musicians John Scofield and Joe Lovano have reunited for their first performance collaboration in almost two decades in a world tour which includes
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        75 74 'If you don't go over the top, you have no idea what's on the other side' Rocker Meat Loaf (right), waxing incoherent at an awards ceremony 'He'll be up there with Churchill' Cherie Blair on how history will judge her spouse, former British PM Tony Blair (right)
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        852 74  -  frankie chee Dancer Grant Aris tries Hokkien mee and ice kacang, and gets excited over jelly night out I withl Ballet dancer Grant Aris is wowing crowds here with his fancy footwork in a fantasy version of the light-hearted classic Coppelia. But off stage, the muscular Australian
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        1047 76  -  yeow kai chai The acclaimed collective serve up a delicious alt-country repast with their 10th album sound bites The original album artwork is too risque for print in a mainstream paper, but suffice it to say, Lambchop's CD cover features a beguilingly earthy painting by American
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        784 77  -  Samuel Lee Ong Sor Fern Chang Tou Liang review asian pop HEY GIRL Hey Girl Channel [V]/Warner TRIANGLE Milu Bing Channel U/Warner ■k+ictrtr LOVE FOR SALE Chuo l-feng IS/Universal Looking for safety in numbers? Don't bank on finding it in Hey Girl. Originally named Triad Girls back in
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        809 81  -  foong woei wan MediaCorp's Crime Busters x 2 is quirky but unpolished while Japan's Galileo is subtle but formulaic telemad Once in a blue moon, Channel 8 takes a walk on the wild side, far from the prime-time comfort zone of domestic dramas about mothers, daughters and trying
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        379 81  -  jasmine teo Although she lived in Kenya once for three months, Paloma Soto-Castillo (below) was not prepared for the Survivor: Gabon experience. "I went to Kenya to do volunteer work, but I went to Gabon to try to win US$l million (551.47 million)," says the 24-year-old student.
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        206 84 Reuters Los Angeles Actor Gerard Butler is being investigated for an alleged attack on a photographer, police said on Wednesday. In the latest in a series of clashes between celebrities and paparazzi in Los Angeles, a photographer filed a police report accusing Butler, 38, of punching
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        189 84 Agence France-Presse London James Bond actor Daniel Craig (right) said he had cosmetic surgery after being injured on the set of the latest Bond film. Craig, 40, said he had eight stitches in his face after being kicked accidentally by an unnamed co-star on the set
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        248 84 Associated Press Los Angeles Watch out, world: Paris Hilton is continuing her bid for the White House. The paparazzi darling and reality TV star touted her candidacy in a video on FunnyOrDie.com on Wednesday her second appearance in a political spoof on the site. "Running for fake
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          58 84 Director Oliver Stone will sell five modern Chinese paintings by top artists Zhang Xiaogang, Liu Wei, Gu Wenda and Tang Zhigang worth HK$4O million (557.6 million) in Hong Kong. The Christie's auction will be held on Nov 30 and Dec 1. A spokesman said
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          65 84 Britney Spears will go on trial next week for driving without a licence rather than accept a plea deal her lawyer has said is too harsh. She rejected a prosecution offer of probation and a US$l5O (Ss22o) fine for a charge stemming from
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        116 84 Spring noir sums up the mood for spring/summer 2009 styles. While spring fashion usually fizzles with flamboyant colour and surprising details, designers at the four main fashion weeks in New York, London, Milan and Paris over the last four weeks sent out clothes that were more muted than
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    634 118 Ace that interview: Part 2 of 2 Resume An interview is your chance to market yourself as the best person for the job YESTERDAY'S article discussed what a job-seeker needs to do before the interview, such as researching the company and the job applied for, and projecting
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      24 119 Expect more muted hues for spring/sum/ner as recession looms WIN! L'OREAL PROFFESSIONEL HAMPERS WORTH $1.200 TRENDS TO WATCH SHEER THING PEEKABOO MONOCHROME
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      416 120  -  TEE HUN CHING Editor hunching@sph.com.sg I love browsing the plethora of weird and wonderful looks online whenever fashion houses do their seasonal runway roll call, but the enthusiasm wanes a little when it comes to fall/winter offerings. Sure, the looks may be immaculate, the designs exquisite, but when
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        718 122 The Singapore Tourism Board may have put the Singapore Fashion Festival (right) on hold next year to prepare for a revamped version in 2010. But some players in the local fashion industry have decided to go ahead with a 2009 showcase anyway. The event, which is
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        309 122 It doesn't get said often enough in this business we are just so busy keeping up with the latest trends but you know what never goes out of style? A nice set of beautiful manners it really does go with everything. Recently, a home-grown Renaissance man (who does everything
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      636 123 Have a problem with the way you look? Don't sweat it. E-mail your queries to Hong Xinyi at sturban@sph.com.sg QI have short, curly, unruly hair. How can I get a nice haircut that's easy to maintain? I also want to change my appearance. I have been looking the
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      67 123 www.trixiliniboutique. blogspot.com Set up by multi-label boutique Trixilini in Millenia Walk, this simple blog gets right down to business with pictures and prices of the latest stock. You get to drool over the latest frocks and costume jewellery before deciding whether to make a trip down to
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      148 123  -  Karen Tee These two head-turners were spotted at Estee Lauder's Re-Nutriv: 50 Years Of Luxury gala dinner at Raffles Hotel on Oct 3 Erika Sagita, a housewife in her 30s What are you wearing? My dress is from ck Calvin Klein and cost about $1,000. Describe your sense
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      375 124  -  Karen Tee When it comes to beauty products, it seems that all that glitters is gold BEAU^BOX 1 Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Gold Ultra Lift And Strengthening Eye Capsules $90, from all Elizabeth Arden counters including Metro Paragon and Takashimaya Add on-the-go luxe to your skincare regimen. Just break
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      971 125 No fuss, no muss that's fashion editor Nina Garcia's guide to life as well as fashion, reports HONG XINYI When it comes to dealing with controversy, Project Runway judge Nina Garcia (below) is as cool as the streamlined shifts in classic colours she often wears on the
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      522 126  - ALIVE TICKING SUZANNE SNG Swatch is 25 years old and far from being a has-been, the brand and its funky watches are still ticking strong he plastic watch dreamt up by Swiss watchmakers to counter cheap quartz timepieces 25 years ago is still ticking strong. Swatch was an instant hit
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      264 126 James Bond may have his Omega but the villains in his movies now have their own watches too. Swatches, to be precise. The latest Swatch collection of 22 designs honours the bad guys and gals and even a fluffy white cat from James Bond movies from Dr.
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      783 126  -  CLARA CHOW A Miami-based watch brand is making waves with its big, bold looks I I P on meeting Ira S. Krieger, V^X Esq., the heavy-set American hands you a business card which has the sturdiness and heft of cardboard. Comment on his solid card and
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      150 126 On large watch faces: Big watches are here to stay they are big enough to be fashion accessories. Women feel powerful when they wear a big watch. On watches as investments: You shouldn't look at watches in terms of how much money you are going
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        576 127 KAREN TEE and HONG XINYI check out the latest looks for men on the caKvalk ow-scooped necklines, drawstring waists and not-too-skinny pants look set to dominate spring/summer 2009 collections for men. The shows, held in New York, Milan, Florence and Paris earlier this year, are much smaller compared
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        714 128  -  HONG XINYI KAREN TEE The mood is solemn as the fashion world reacts to the uncertain economic outlook. Urban picks five sartorial trends of note as well as the shoes, bags and accessories to save up for next season t was as if a precautionary cloud of discretion
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        299 129 The It bag fever seems to have cooled, while accessories such as hats, necklaces and sunglasses are going big, literally PLAYFUL PURSES If you could somehow translate those primary school origami and lantern-making skills into leather, you might end up with a bag as quirky-cool as this
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        275 129 Perhaps to balance out the spring noir restraint in many collections, fooKvear delved into the realm of over-the-top fantasy TRIBAL FLAIR Marc Jacobs does it again with these talisman-like strappy heels tor Louis Vuitton. I his may well be the proper start of a new It shoe craze.
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      259 130 Hollywood stars have perfected the art of camera posing. KAREN TEE finds some of their favourite stances ver wondered how celebrities always appear picture-perfect when they have their photos taken on the red carpet? Well, besides having flawlessly made-up faces and coiffures, toned bodies and gorgeous designer
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      239 130 This pose, which is equal parts coy and flirty, paired with a hint of a smile is a favourite. Celebrities of all ages, from actresses Miley Cyrus and Penelope Cruz (right) to singer Rihanna and socialite Paris Hilton, have carried off this stance with much success. DB: Penelope
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      242 130 Sex And The City star Sarah Jessica Parker (left) is a fan of this pose. By crossing one leg in front of the other, it creates the impression that the photograph has been taken when the celebrity is in mid-stride. Not only does this look like a
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      233 130 The queen of burlesque, Dita Von Teese (left), uses this pose on most of her red-carpet appearances. It's a simple look one hand on hip, one knee slightly bent that's hard to get wrong. All she needs to do is to tilt her head in different directions for the
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      221 130 This is the classic Victoria Beckham (right) stance arms akimbo, back arched, hip cocked to the side and one leg in front of the other. It's a look best pulled off wearing a fierce stare, a fiercer pout and sky-high stilettos a la Mrs Beckham. DB: This
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      179 130 Taiwanese pop princess Jolin Tsai, seen here (right) on two separate occasions, seems to love this cutesy stance where she kicks back one leg. She also sometimes adds the hand sign for peace for good measure. DB: What is she thinking? Is she trying to act cute? It's
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      905 131 The New York Times Scientific terms from biomolecuhr to micro-smoothing are splashed in beauty ads. Are you impressed yet? Stem cells. Gene therapy. Immune protection. Growth hormone. Once the province of academic journals, the latest concepts in science are trickling down to advertising campaigns for beauty
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      811 132 Plastic surgeon Dr Marko Lens talks to NADIA SHAH about his skincare brand, Zelens he list of doctor-led skincare products being sold in Singapore just got longer. Add Dr Marko Lens (right), an Italian-born, London-based plastic and reconstructive surgeon, to the list of at least six doctors
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      652 133 British Hairdresser of the Year Andrew Barton tells NADIA SHAH about his tressful career op British hairdresser Andrew Barton, who grew up wanting to be a fashion designer, says "a hairstyle is like an outfit". London-based Barton, named the British Hairdresser of the Year in 2006 and 2007,
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      230 133 Barton (above) tells how he turned three Urban readers' hair runway-perfect 1 Leni Marlina, 23, student Barton: Leni was in need of a haircut because the ends were dry. I cut her hair to give it more texture. I then used a mixture of the Sunsilk Style
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      265 134  -  FOONG WOEI WAN POSH NOSH Lunch the other day was elaborate, subtle but somewhat disappointing at first. I had asked for a foie gras terrine (s2s++) at the TWG luxury tea salon. However, when the dish (above) came, I didn't know what to make of its disparate elements.
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      106 134 These are safe noodle snacks, free of flavoured powder that might or might not have melamine. Instead, food scientists at Muji have packed such tastes as kimchi and salty-spicy the two flavours I tried straight into its mini noodles. Chomp on the noodles dry, like a slightly salty
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      140 134 Here's a chocolate fudge cake you can really indulge in one, two or maybe even five pieces. Vicky's version of the cake may be the best I have had. It is rich and chocolatey, with a fat layer of fudge in the centre that is soft, yummy and not
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      154 134 The late Paul Newman was one guy particular about salad dressing. So much so that the actor and philanthropist was known to mix his own he would ask for olive oil, vinegar and other ingredients when he went to restaurants. In memory of Newman, who died at 83
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      504 135  -  PRADEEP PAUL Combining yoga and a fitball makes for a tough but fun workout PERSONAL TRAINER Yoga can be tough: Most of the poses require balance and great core strength. A fitball ups the difficulty factor in most exercises as the lack of stability makes the core
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      562 136  -  ia Shah THEBAGPAGE/Nad Glamorous is the word that jumps to mind when you meet Maria Hatzistefanis, founder of London-based skincare brand Rodial. The mother of two boys aged five and three is togged in designer gear from head to toe and makes no apologies for it. She wears
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      390 120 Win! A 10 L'Oreal Professionnel M A hampers worth $120 each. Each set includes IV I^9 a mousse, spray, shine |^V MVfJ and shampoo. m WllwJ Simply answer this a^ mMI Br question: tecni.art is the range >>Z[»3 -c of professional hair Ii? styling products from f 55"™ *>js -"icm
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