The Straits Times, 20 October 2008

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    18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MICA (P) 115/12/2007 MONDAY, OCTOBER 20 2008. «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Boomers and bust
      51 1 THE financial crisis comes at a very inopportune moment for baby boomers in America and Europe. This is because government money will be diverted from pensions and social spending, says ÜBS senior economic advisor George Magnus, who has just published The Age of Aging. PRIME PAGE A
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      Lock icon Facelift for Haw Par Villa
      53 1 HAW Par Villa looks set to undergo a facelift. For starters, the Singapore Tourism Board is looking for a new operator to run Hua Song Museum in the grounds of the park in Pasir Panjang famous for its colorful statues depicting Chinese folklore and history.
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      Lock icon Going to court – to marry
      61 1 Going to court to marry AN 18-year-old woman is going to the High Court to allow her to marry her boyfriend after her parents objected to the union a case believed to be the first in Singapore. The woman gave birth to her boyfriend's baby boy in July last year
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      Lock icon Abdullah ticks off Dr M
      70 1 ENDING months of stoic silence, embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has finally given voice to his thoughts about his resurgent predecessor. Lashing out at Datuk Seri Mahathir Mohamad, he accused him of trying to create a rift between himself and his ministers by inciting
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      Lock icon Crisis in space
      34 1 THE protective bubble that protects the solar system from harmful cosmic rays is shrinking. The American space agency NASA is launching probes into space to study this phenomenon. WORLD PAGE AlB
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    Lock icon Elderly, retrenched, jobless? Marina IR wants you
    503 1  -  Lim Wei Chean By IF YOU are a senior citizen, jobless or in a low-wage job, have been retrenched or are a woman looking to work again, Marina Bay Sands wants you. The integrated resort starts its first wave of hiring today, with
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    Lock icon World summit to fix financial system
    706 1 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Bush proposes meeting, but world leaders hold differing visions on what should be done UNITED States President George W. Bush, looking for answers to a global economic emergency with just three months left in office, will host an international summit to
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      Lock icon Tougher action on mis-selling
      1105 2  -  Ignatius Low Set up service audits and hit errant sales staff where it hurts By MONEY EDITOR THE current saga over investment products linked to the bankrupt Lehman Brothers gives me a sense of deja vu. A few years ago, the fuss was over the bursting
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      265 2 A Public Healthcare Educational Seminar k by the Singapore Medical Group W LASIK Forum The Lasik Surgery Clinic m m m \\\\\^^E 1 Dates: 21 October 2008 (Tues) ©7pm T he Lasik Surgery Qinic 23 October 2008 (Thurs) 7pm Campaigns Against Poor Vision 24 October 2008 (Fri) 7pm _,M, r
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      190 2 VIEWPOINTS WE SAY Afghanistan worth fighting for Afghanistan may look like a lost cause. It will be lost eventually if the allies are not attentive. That will be a disaster in international security terms. What can be done to save it from Al-Qaeda and the Taleban? EDITORIAL PAGE A2O COLUMNS
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      88 3  -  Lim Wui Liang 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 would perhaps go
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      Lock icon Please judge, can we get married?
      532 3  -  K. C. Vijayan Teen mum seeks court's okay to wed, as her parents won't consent By LAW CORRESPONDENT A TEENAGER who bore her boyfriend's child last year is seeking the High Court's permission to marry him, despite her parents' objection to the union. This
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      Lock icon Trucker gets lorry in a jam
      207 4 KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN UNDERESTIMATION of a vehicle's height struck a second time in two weeks yesterday. A truck with an unretracted tipper hit a maxi-mum-height gantry on the slip road leading from the Tampines Expressway to the Ka-llang-Paya Lebar Expressway. The impact dislodged the tipper
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      Lock icon 'Stuck' plane actually hit bridge
      624 4  -  Teh Joo Lin Esther Tan Police think height stated on permit was exceeded; transporter disagrees By A TWIST has developed in the tale of an already unique case where an airplane had to stop on an expressway for over an hour last week because it
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      Lock icon 129 cases: Bridges, gantries hit
      296 4  -  TEH JOO LIN THERE have been 129 cases of vehicles hitting road structures like bridges and gantries since 2000, according to the Land Transport Authority (LTA). Ten have occurred this year, including the two cases on the Tampines Expressway in the last two weeks. About
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      Lock icon Town council cuts energy bills
      585 6  -  Serene Luo Sembawang saves by reducing usage, wastage and doing bulk-buying By THE lights in every other staircase landing in blocks of flats looked after by the Sembawang Town Council will be turned off after midnight to save electricity. It will leave the landings bright
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      Lock icon No cuts in health-related budgets
      443 6  -  Liaw Wy-Cin By BUDGETS for environmental programmes that have an impact on public health will not be affected despite the recession here, Environment and Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim said yesterday. But there may be some belt-tightening when it comes to his ministry's other projects,
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      Lock icon Bad for retirees but recession may not be 'really ugly'
      667 6  -  Lee Siew Hua By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT RETIREES will suffer badly from the global financial upheaval that is destroying wealth worldwide. But governments acted just in time to prop up the global banking system, so the coming recession may not
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      Lock icon China budget hotels: The inn thing?
      987 8  -  Peh Shing Huei Business is booming in 'recession-proof sector, as travellers take cheaper option By CHINA CORRESPONDENT WHILE toy and shoe factories are shutting down in China, Mr Leo Yen is preparing to open doors, literally, to a few thousand rooms. The U-Inn Hotels
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      Lock icon To halt oil price drop, Opec plans output cut
      785 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Opec is expected to announce this week it is cutting oil output to help lift crude prices that have dived 55 per cent since striking record highs in July, as a global economic slowdown slashes demand.
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      Lock icon Airlines brace themselves for turbulence
      868 9  -  Karamjit Kaur Fares expected to go up as carriers reduce flights and seats to cut losses By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT AIRLINES strapping up for a bumpy flight ahead as the financial turmoil hits air traffic, are shedding flights and seats to cut losses. The total capacity
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      Lock icon Abdullah lashes out at Mahathir
      802 10  -  Carolyn Hong He accuses former PM of trying to create a rift by urging Umno to get rid of his 'toadies' By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: It was during his last stop on a lightning visit to Kota Kinabalu late Saturday night that Prime
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        Lock icon MCA opts for reformist team
        758 11  -  Carolyn Hong Biggest surprise in party polls is Chua Soi Lek's win as deputy president By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: Despite the stigma of a sex scandal, Malaysia's former health minister Chua Soi Lek made a surprising comeback when he won the deputy president's
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        Lock icon Marching to a different beat
        936 12  -  Salim Osman MEMO FROM JAKARTA Remaining strictly neutral in forthcoming polls is one of many challenges Indonesian military faces on the road to reform By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT AS INDONESIA gears up for legislative and presidential elections next year, one group of citizens has been told
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        Lock icon Golkar won't name presidential candidate yet
        440 12 SALIM OSMAN JAKARTA: Indonesia's largest political party, Golkar, has survived a near revolt by several branches which had demanded it pick a candidate to oppose President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in next year's election. But the party's central leadership told them at a weekend party
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        Lock icon Death sentence for Olympics graft
        268 12 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: A former vice-mayor of Beijing has been given a suspended death sentence for taking millions of yuan in bribes, state media said yesterday. Liv Zhihua had been in charge of building venues for the Chinese capital's 2008 Olympics, as well as
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        Lock icon 740 m farmers benefit from new policy
        665 14  -  Peh Shing Huei CHINA'S LAND REFORMS They have rights to pool their land for the first time since 1949 By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: China's top leaders finally announced yesterday the bold land reforms which its 740 million farmers have been waiting for a
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        Lock icon No contentious issue for next cross-strait negotiation
        344 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS TAIPEI: Taiwan and China have agreed not to discuss the contentious issue of the island's sovereignty while making preparations for a new round of high-level negotiations on economic ties, a senior official said yesterday. Mr Chen Yunlin, chairman of China's semiofficial
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        Lock icon Is it Kirn's health? Is it a coup?
        538 15 LOS ANGELES TIMES, REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE N. Korea standing by for important announcement, says Japanese press SEOUL: North Korea has provoked a flurry of speculation about the health of its leader after its diplomats abroad were reportedly told to prepare for an
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        Lock icon Bridge caves in
        53 15 Two people were killed and 11 injured when this metro bridge in New Delhi collapsed yesterday. Metro officials blame the collapse on a "technical failure". The bridge was being built as part of efforts to have new train lines in place for the Commonwealth Games in 2010.
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        Lock icon Thais 'should still host Asean summit'
        352 15  -  Scow Kai Lun By DESPITE the domestic and political issues that Thailand is facing, the Asean Summit should still be held there next month, says Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo. Speaking to The Straits Times on the sidelines of a Hari Raya grassroots event
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        Lock icon Singing the Blues in a Red state
        1150 16 In the second part of our series on key battleground states, US Correspondent Bhagyashree Garekar goes to Virginia, a Republican stronghold for the past 40 years that is, however, looking increasingly tenuous for Senator John McCain. NORFOLK (Virginia): At mid-day, Mr Dennis Wheeler
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        Lock icon Looking to be Average Joe's man
        518 16  -  BHAGYASHREE GAREKAR CANDIDATE ON THE STUMP: McCAIN WOODBRIDGE (Virginia): His silver hair neatly plastered on the sides is all that thousands craning their necks can see of Senator John McCain as he assures them he will look out for the average Joe. There is
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        Lock icon Obama scores a hat-trick
        727 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Democrat wins Powell's vote as record numbers flock to rallies and funds hit a high FAYETTEVILLE (North Carolina): Democratic Senator Barack Obama scored on three fronts as he carried on with his relentless campaign to capture the White House. He received
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        Lock icon Human trafficking ring busted
        192 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRUSSELS: Belgian police arrested 15 members of a smuggling ring while they were moving more than 200 illegal immigrants from India to Britain. Police raided suspected safe houses last Saturday and found the immigrants, some of whom had paid as much as €20,000 euros
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        Lock icon Shrinking bubble
        100 18 "HELIOS" is the ancient Greek word for "sun". The heliosphere is the entire region of space influenced by the sun and its magnetic field (called the IMF). The IMF is enormous and is carried throughout space by solar wind. The solar wind and the IMF push back the
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        Lock icon Earth's protective bubble is 'shrinking'
        567 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Nasa scientists launch space probe to find cause of harmful phenomenon LONDON: The protective bubble around the solar system that helps shield the Earth from harmful interstellar radiation is shrinking and getting weaker, Nasa scientists warn. New data has revealed that
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        Lock icon Pakistan kills 30 militants
        131 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS ISLAMABAD: Pakistani forces killed up to 30 militants close to the Afghan border yesterday as America's top diplomat for the region visited for talks with government leaders, officials said. US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher's trip comes amid strains between Pakistan and the
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        Lock icon Titanic items fetch $79k
        129 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: The last remaining survivor of the Titanic received over US$5O,OOO (5574,000) in an auction of items from the liner to raise money to pay her nursing home fees, auctioneers said on Saturday. Ms Millvina Dean, 96, was forced to sell a 100-year-old suitcase
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        Lock icon Tracking Koni
        143 19 REUTERS MOSCOW: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's black labrador dog, Koni, has been equipped with a collar that will allow her master to track her movements by satellite. Mr Putin interrupted a meeting of officials last week who were discussing the features of Russia's new satellite global positioning
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        Lock icon $1,500 for each rebel's rifle
        137 19 REUTERS MANILA: The Philippine government yesterday said it would pay 50,000 pesos (551,546) for every M-16 assault rifle surrendered by a communist insurgent who abandoned the long-running rebellion. This is on top of another 70,000 pesos in cash and livelihood assistance to be extended to
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        Lock icon HK foils smuggling ops
        95 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs have smashed a cross-border sea-smuggling operation seizing electronics, cosmetics and metals worth HK$2OO million (Ss3B million), an official said yesterday. The haul was the "largest single sea-smuggling case" in the territory's history, the customs department said in a statement.
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        Lock icon Tigers' defences smashed
        76 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's military said yesterday that government forces captured 14 Tamil Tiger rebel bunkers in intense fighting in the north that killed "many" combatants. The fighting was reported after President Mahinda Rajapakse said the military was trying to minimize civilian casualties in its campaign
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        Lock icon SLICEOFLIFE
        196 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS CPR, Bee Gees-style CHICAGO: Stayin' Alive might be more true to its name than the Bee Gees ever could have guessed: At 103 beats per minute, it seems the old disco song has almost the perfect rhythm to help jump-start a stopped heart. During a small but
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  • REVIEW & FORUM
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      Lock icon Not a whining way in Afghanistan
      407 20 THE American-led Nato effort in Afghanistan is falling short, warned United States Defence Secretary Robert Gates last week, when calling for a better integrated approach among the allies. But what exactly is the goal of that effort? If it was to eliminate Osama bin
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      708 20  -  Sin-Ming Shaw COPYRIGHT: PROJECT SYNDICATE By THREE-QUARTERS of Americans now disapprove of President George W. Bush's performance. Given this, and the fact that the policies of Republican Senator John McCain are almost identical to those of Mr Bush, one would expect Democratic Senator Barack
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        777 21  -  Robert Karniol By DEFENCE WRITER Over morning coffee at Red Dot Traffic, Mr Gavin Chua struggles with a cold as he tries to explain how Singapore has broadened its view of national security. With him are his colleagues Joseph Tan Tow Hua and Wong Rong
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        434 22  -  Goh Keng Hwee WHAT is the most critical epilepsy information needed by the police in Singapore? How can we ensure that, when the police are called to a difficult situation where someone is acting differently and the situation is dangerous to him or others,
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        372 22  -  Foo Ming Tong THIS message is to encourage people whose kidneys are failing. I discovered I had kidney ailment when I was only 19. I was on medication and had to be strict in my diet. This lasted 10 years until end-stage kidney
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        143 22  -  Lo Chung I WAS shocked to read last Thursday's statements by Mr Anthony Yeo, president of the Association of Marital and Family Therapy ("Poor choice of speaker"). This represents one of two extremes of stereotyping: the first that being a foreigner implies he is
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        255 22  -  Tan Choon Heng NOW we have successfully put Singapore on the world map by hosting the first ever night race in Formula One, I believe it is time for Singapore to start developing homegrown talent in motorsports, just as we did in swimming and table
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        440 22  -  Thomas Hwang I COULD not agree more with last Tuesday's column by Ms Lydia Lim, "Workers are human, too". I would like to share my experience of an incident that happened to four Singaporeans in Kathmandu, Nepal in the early *****. On the
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      721 23  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN Duo studied at college that aims to promote learning among elderly By WHEN Madam Tan Chai Woon saw a newspaper advertisement featuring a community college, she insisted that her son, Mr Yap Chee Sin, sign up for its courses. This might sound
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      78 24 Eleven-year-old Joyce Ng (far left) getting her hair done in between sets along with other contestants at the Singapore Cinderella Pageant 2008. More than 200 children applied for the competition, but only 37 made it through to the grand final, which was held
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      632 24  -  Tan Weizhen Gmail tool prevents hotheads from hitting 'send' key too quickly By E-MAIL wars are fought with neither bullets nor bloodshed, but can go on for days on end, sapping the warring parties and wasting time. Relationship manager Kevin Siew, 36, has
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        995 26  -  Chong Chee Kin Gaming groups play for items to sell but some hack into accounts to steal By CRIME CORRESPONDENT Tan Weizhen COMPUTER gaming enthusiasts are making real money off virtual currencies in massively multi-player online (MMO) games with the shadow industry worth an estimated US$5OO
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        855 26  -  Chong Chee Kin By CRIME CORRESPONDENT I BECAME a millionaire many times over last week, albeit in a virtual world. Handing over $50 to a gold farmer, I bought more than 100 million mesos the virtual currency used in the hugely popular multi-player online
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        461 27  -  TAN WEIZHEN WHEN IS IT ILLEGAL? Some gold farmers hack into accounts to steal virtual currency and sell them to others. For this, they can be prosecuted under the Computer Misuse Act, which bans anyone from using a computer to "perform any function for the purpose of securing
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        299 27 STEP 1: The player creates a character in a multi-player online game like Maple Story or Warhammer Online. The character has to slay monsters to gather equipment and gold. Hundred of hours of gameplay are required before the character is ready to face the toughest beasts, which
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        53 27 "Many criminals have found efficient ways of profiting from cyberspace. For example, black market economies have already been formed in many MMO (massive multi-player online) games where hackers sell their virtual gold and items for real-life cash." Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs
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        46 27 "The concept of our virtual currency Mesos belongs to us. It is our intellectual property and gamers shouldn't make money out of it. Besides, prices of virtual items are being inflated due to gold farming spoiling the game for everyone." Asiasoft spokesman
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      671 29  -  Shobana Kesava SHOBANA KESAVA FUNDING FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND CLINICAL CARE Proposals deemed to have the most impact on S'poreans and Asians By PROPOSALS for research into obesity and dengue have each clinched $25 million in government funds to go ahead. The 13th Biomedical
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      661 30  -  Lim Wei Chean STB seeks operator for museum there and also plans to revamp the park By WINDS of change could again sweep through Haw Par Villa, the theme park in Pasir Panjang famed for its lavish statues and dioramas depicting scenes from Chinese
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      406 30  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN By LIKE any Singaporean with an affinity for standing in line, Mr Vincent Tan and his mother gamely joined a queue in the basement of Orchard Cineleisure on Saturday. They thought they were waiting to take part in a lucky draw, but
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      730 31  -  DIANA OTHMAN 116 of them torched so far, compared to 86 melted down last year By MOTORCYCLISTS are feeling the heat, with 116 machines torched so far this year in 14 cases of arson. Bikes seem to be a hot favourite of pyromaniacs and vandals.
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      439 31  -  Sujin Thomas By MONTHS after a four-year-old had chilli padi smeared over his mouth by his childcare centre teacher, he still woke up in the middle of the night screaming: "I don't want chilli." According to the mother of the boy, who cannot
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          78 32 Spend at least $50 from now till Oct 31 at Century Square in Tampines and stand a chance to win a Chevrolet Spark car or a trip to Hong Kong Disneyland. Women get double the chances. Also, from now till Sunday, shoppers can buy selected bras for under
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          54 32 Jurong Point has raised $50,000 that will be used as bursaries and scholarships for primary to tertiary school students from needy homes. Shopper and company donations raised half the amount, which was matched dollar-for-dollarbythe mall in support ofthe Pioneer CCC Community Development Welfare Fund, its adopted charity for
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          70 32 Chan Brothers Travel celebrates its 43rd anniversary with a oneday fair on Sunday at Suntec Singapore Level 3 Concourse, from 10am to Bpm. Offers include a 7-day Tokyo Super Value package from $1,588,5-day Vietnam Super Value sojourn from $299, and a 7-day Melbourne trip with celebrity host Mervyn
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          38 32 Marigold Peel Fresh Pink Guava, containing Vitamins A, C and E, is now available at supermarkets, petrol marts, convenience stores and coffee shops at $2.40 for a 1-litre pack and 75 cents for a 250 ml pack.
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          40 32 The Systema Sensitive Toothpaste is meant for sensitive gums and teeth. A IOOg-tube retails at $6.90 and comes in two flavours: fresh mint and salty mint, which contains salt for swollen gum tissues and to prevent bad odour.
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          51 32 From now till Nov 9 at major departmental stores, get nine pieces of Frenchmade Luminarc cookware at $139.90, half its usual price, and get a free 3-litre casserole worth the same amount. Luminarc's items, except the drink ware, feature patterns that are toughened for resistance to wear and
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        598 32  -  LIM YANN LING Retailers who pay more than lip service to make their customers happy often do well in their business BY BETTER service means better business. That's the bottom line for the winners ofthe Retail Industry Mystery Shopping (RIMS) programme's service recognition scheme.
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        167 32  -  AHMAD OSMAN BY SILKAIR is operating for the first time twice daily flights between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur from this Sunday. The promotional return fare for a minimum of two persons, excluding airport taxes and other charges, starts from $38 for travel between Sunday
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        129 32  -  Ahmad Osman ROYAL Caribbean Cruises (Asia) is the best cruise operator in the 2008 annual TTG Travel awards. The company, operating in Asia for just a year, was the unanimous choice of some 40,000 readers of TTG Asia, TTG China, TTG Mice and TTG-BT Mice China. It
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        124 32  -  Karon Ng ROBINSONS has launched a special edition gift card in conjunction with its 150 th anniversary. You can buy it at Robinsons, Marks Spencer and John Little as a gift for ali occasions. The gift cardholder comes in three colours. Purchases made with the
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        507 33  -  Fiona Chan SOAP BOX Young adults sober up fast as they experience their very first recession By LAST week, I had my first bitter taste of recession. A friend I was meeting for dinner called to ask if we could go to a foodcourt instead
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        261 33 MY POLL IF FIRST impressions count, students from Singapore Management University must make the best ones. It secured a clear plurality of the votes (36 per cent) as the local tertiary educational institution with the most "physically attractive" individuals in our impressionistic poll of 156 youths aged 17
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        92 33 WANT to have your say? Here's your chance to weigh in on everyday issues that affect youth in Singapore. All you have to do is vote. Log on to mypoll-youthink.blogspot. com and give us your opinion on the latest in and around Singapore. Your results, along
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        805 33 MY LIFE With the cost of renting apartments so high, what about dorm rooms for young adults? Youthlnk writers consider the proposal Home is where the heart is WHEN I graduate in a few months' time, home is where I will gravitate to
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      98 23 P] WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm such as...existing social problems. MOST-READ ONLINE Nevertheless I look forward to a The Lehman debate. positive ripple effect from every social level right up to the national level." BLOGGED ABOUT Cleaning up is a skill. Says WWW.Stomp.COm.Sg beanbagbean: "Though this
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      114 24 Wt jUB HJUM- A mWmm**. >#fc%r Accounting Australia's Curtin University of Technology A Advertising h as been delivering degree programs in Finance Singapore through its local partners since Human Resource Management 1986. From December, Curtin is taking its industrial Supply chain relationship with Singapore one step further. Management Curtin Singapore
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      327 25 4*% LEADING THE WAY x' Awards LTA is honoured to receive the National Infocomm Award 2008 2008 Most Innovative Use of Infocomm Technology (Public Sector) SiSSSS Winning the highest accolade given to innovative public management solutions. ITS technologies such as EMAS, J-Eyes and organisations is a significant milestone for LTA.
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      376 27 mcys Wf:V Ministry of Community Development. Youth and Sports Agencies to Prepare Home Study Reports (HSR) for Adoption The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) is inviting voluntary welfare organizations or nonprofit organizations to submit a proposal to prepare HSR for Adoption. The HSR is an assessment report
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      196 33 'U| ■The City rtm of"" 9'8"7 C X C CENTRE FOR I M New York V.. D O BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE S3^^^_s2s^^^ DISCOVER THE 4^ HUMAN MIND EXPERIENCING PSYCHO_______5 EXECUTIVE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL .Jlffflk. ORGANIZATIONAL (I/O) PSYCHOLOGY BlPw EXECUTIVE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT OF HR GLOBAL LEADERSHIP Accelerated
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      606 34 REUTERS Hamilton on brink of becoming Fl's youngest champion SHANGHAI: Lewis Hamilton turned his new-found discipline into stunning dominance for a pole-to-flag victory in yesterday's Chinese Grand Prix. The McLaren driver now stands on the brink of becoming the youngest Formula One world champion. He extended his lead
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      266 34 Results 1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) McLaren lhr 3min 57.4035 ec 2 Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari +14.9255 ec 3 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari +16.445 4 Fernando Alonso (Esp) Renault +18.370 5 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW-Sauber +28.923 6 Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW-Sauber +33.219 7 Timo Glock (Ger) Toyota +41.722 8
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      91 34 Here's how: 1 Install Color Cam software SMS "Zap" to ***** (9741-9401 for pre-paid customers) to download the Color Cam software on your mobile phone. You will receive an SMS with instructions to download and install the Colorcam software. You will need a GPRS
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      405 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE SHANGHAI: Outgoing world champion Kimi Raikkonen defended his move to let Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa overtake him and claim second spot in the closing stages of the Chinese Grand Prix. With 17 laps left, Raikkonen was 2.9 seconds in front of
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      613 35 THE TIMES, LONDON, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Rooney's rich form continues as Man Utd thump West Brom Manchester United 4 West Bromwich Albion 0 LONDON: Alex Ferguson warned the rest of the Premier League after Manchester United's 4-0 romp over West Brom on Saturday: We have only just begun. Wayne Rooney
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      297 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Arsenal recovered from being a goal down to beat Everton 3-1, a result that, according to Gunners manager Arsene Wenger, saved their season. But how they cope with the shock news that their inspirational midfield leader Cesc Fabregas has rejected talks for
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      522 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Chelsea and Liverpool remained the top two teams in the Premier League after the Blues thumped Middlesbrough 5-0 while the Reds came from behind to beat Wigan 3-2. It sets up Sunday's showdown at Stamford Bridge perfectly. Luiz
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      351 35 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Joe Kinnear has rebuffed suggestions that Route-One football will arrive at Newcastle as a consequence of his appointment as interim manager. But Nicky Butt has conceded that the club must immerse themselves in the game's darker arts. Hovering near
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      60 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS Referee assistant Phillip Sharp receiving treatment after being hit by a coin thrown by a supporter during Saturday's draw between Aston Villa and Portsmouth. "I was lucky he was a bad shot," said Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp, who believes he was the intended
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      737 36  -  Richard Jolly Spurs stay rock bottom after having two men sent off against Stoke Stoke City 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 By LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur have not started a season this badly since the Titanic sank, and going down is starting to become a real concern at White
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      351 36 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID: Gonzalo Higuain scored a penalty five minutes into stoppage time as Real Madrid beat neighbours Atletico 2-1 on Saturday in a stormy derby in which both sides finished with 10 men. Portuguese winger Simao thought he had salvaged a point after
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      247 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTIC CITY: Bernard Hopkins gave Kelly Pavlik a boxing lesson he will never forget. Channelling 20 years of experience and excellence, the 43-year-old Hopkins dominated Pavlik 17 years younger and the WBC and WBO middleweight champion to score a unanimous decision win in
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        93 36 GUANGZHOU: Singapore golfer Mardan Marmat carded a seven-under 64 on the final day ofthe US$5OO,OOO (*****,000) Midea China Classic yesterday to finish joint-third with South Korea's Park Jun Won and Taiwan's Lv Wei-chih. His 15-under 269 total at the Royal Orchid International Golf Club sealed
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        63 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS RIO DE JANEIRO: Substitute goalkeeper Franklin saved two penalties yesterday to help Brazil defeat Spain 4-3 in a shoot-out in the Futsal World Cup final. Franklin, a penalty specialist who replaced Thiago just for the shoot-out, stopped shots by Torras and Brazil-born Marcelo
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        72 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES: Kobe Bryant scored 28 points as National Basketball Association team Los Angeles Lakers beat FC Barcelona, Pau Gasol's old team, 108-104, on Saturday in an exhibition game. Gasol, who was born in Barcelona and lives there during the off-season, spent
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        49 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID: Cyclist Alberto Contador will ride for Astana next year. The Spaniard's future was put in doubt when Lance Armstrong joined the team. Contador, the 2007 Tour de France champion, met Astana boss Johan Bruyneel and was persuaded the arrangement can work.
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        64 36 HENRIETTA Rushwaya, the CEO of the Zimbabwe Football Association, had been accused of "tiring out" certain members of the national team before World Cup qualifying matches. The Daily, a Zimbabwean paper, reported that she persuaded coach Jose Claudinei Valinhos into allowing players to break
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      516 37 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS MOHALI: Debutant leg-spinner Amit Mishra took a five-wicket haul to put India in the driver's seat on the third day of the second Test against Australia yesterday. The 25-year-old, playing only because of injury to skipper Anil Kumble, dismissed top-scorer
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      812 37  -  Leonard Lim The inaugural event will draw in sponsors, despite financial turmoil By THE financial crisis may have contributed to further delays to the ambitious $1.87 billion Sports Hub, and seen cutbacks by different sports around the world. But another of Singapore's major sports projects the
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      415 37  -  Lin Xinyi By GOT $35 million to spare? If so, you can afford to have a team in the Volvo Ocean Race, which has a leg in Singapore for the first time. That is how much it takes to build the 70-foot single-hull yacht and
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      61 37 REUTERS PHOTO: MADRID: Rafael Nadal became the first Spanish tennis player to secure the men's year-end No 1 ranking on Saturday, despite losing in the Madrid Masters semi-final. He was beaten by France's Gilles Simon, who took 3V2 hours to triumph 3-6 7-5
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      57 37 "Without them having done that, I wouldn't have known how to come over here. I sure didn't have the money." Arnold Schwarzenegger, on Ben Weider, who died at the age of 85. The Canadian and his brother Joe helped turn bodybuilding into a worldwide sport, and was instrumental in launching
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      496 37 Cricket Second Test Third day in Mohali: India 469 and 100 for no wicket (G.Gambhir 46 n.0., V.Sehwag 53 n.0.). Australia 268 all out (S.Katich 33, M.Hussey 54, B.Lee 35; I. Sharma 2-68). First Test Third day in Chittagong: Bangladesh 245 and 184-8 (S.AI Hasan 71). New Zealand 171
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      110 34 ON FIRE Wayne Rooney continues fine form as Man Utd thump West Brom. 813 ON TRACK 2010 Youth Olympics will not be derailed by global financial crisis. 815 0 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Hamilton wins Chinese Grand Prix, extends title lead. Rossi
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      959 35 HORSE RACING Track: Good (Rl-4), Soft (R5-11), Yielding (Rl2) Race 7 Class 4 (1) 1600 m 1 DARING COMMANDER, R Stewart 1. Race 1 Restricted Maiden (1) 1200 m 4 LIM'S OCEAN, M Cahill 1. B SMART GENERAL, 0 Chavez 1. 5 Sun Village, J Powell 3. 5 Look At
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      224 38 Director of Calgin Enterprises Pte Ltd Mr V X Koo beloved mother ANG WAN 810 Age: 83 Passed away peacefully on 19 October 2008, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Khoo Lee Aik, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Koo Yew Kwang Lee Kiang Chiow Khu Yau Liang Nancy Chan Khoo Wai Leang Chua
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      75 38 M. ETTAMMAL Age: 64 passed away peacefully on 19/10/2008 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: L. Chinnuswamy Son: Daughter-in-law: C. Sandra Sekaran K. Telagam (Indra) Daughter: Son-in-law: C. Jeyanthy E Chandra Mohan Grandchildren: S. Vikneiswaran S. Vydeeswari C. Kumareshwaran C. Kasstoori C. Kaviyadharshini and relatives friends. Body is resting at Blk
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      71 38 TAN SEOW CHUAN Age: 60 passed away peacefully on 19 October 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Lim Li Hua Son: Tan Aik Kirn Alex Daughters: Son-in-law: Tan Aik Gek Jenny Sim Choong Hua Adrian Tan Aik Hoon Elaine Body is resting at Teochew Funeral Parlour
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      87 38 SEE BOX SENG Age: 72 passed away peacefully on 18 October 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Ng Seok Cheng Son: See Bee Choong Daughters: Sons-in-law: See Bee Hong Yeo Eng Hiang See ChiewYen Yeo Teck Keng See Bee Keow Grandsons: Granddaughters: Yeo lie Wei, loel
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      39 38 'Precious in the sight of God is the death of His saints" Ps 116.1 Lovingly Remembered ROBERT YEO CHEE SOO Departed on 20 Oct 2003 Dearly missed by Lucy, Jonathan Sharon, Oliver Lesly Yehudi Ai Chi and 9 grandchildren
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      80 38 MDM NALLAMMAL Age: 74 passed away peacefully on 19/10/08. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Gopalsamy, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: G. Nantha Kumar Sucy G. Sathiya Murthi Gunasundari G. Nagasundram Paruvarthini G. leevamani Indra Daughters: Sons-in-law: G. Menaka K. Selvadurai G. Kamalavenee K. Sandrabala 17 grandchildren and all
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      136 38 WONG WANG HIONG Age: 104 passed away peacefully on 19 October 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Lim Chay Chuan, deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: (Lim Pin Yee, deceased) Ong Chwee Geok Grandsons: Granddaughters-in-law: Francis Lim Kay Liew Song Fui Ping Antony Lim Kay Thion Cecilia C. Goh
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      38 38 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Managing Director Mr Antony Lim Director Cecilia C Goh on the demise of their grandmother Igrandmother-in-law WONG WANG HIONG on 19-10-2008 From: The Management Staff of strongly Strongly Lighting Pte Ltd.
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      101 38 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith" 2 Timothy 4:7 MICHAEL YAM SIEW TONG Age: 48 was called home to be with the Lord on 19 October 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Mother: Annie Chan Wife: Rina Wong Son: Augustine Yam
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      47 38 a m 16th Anniversary With Fond Memories Of KOH SIN PIAN Departed: 20/10/92 The depths of sorrow we cannot tell Ofthe loss of one we love so well, And while she sleeps a peaceful sleep, Her memory we shall always keep. Always cherished by family loved ones.
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      26 38 Gth Anniversary In Loving Memory of wrm TAN WILLIAM Departed 20 Oct 2002 Always in our thoughts Forever in our hearts. Dearly cherished by wife children
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      132 38 LEE CHAN Age: 89 passed away peacefully on 18 October 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Se Tow Hup Sons: Daughters-in-law: (Lee KwokWai, deceased) (Madam Cheong, deceased) Lee Chew Kwong Chow Sau Ying Lee Siew Kee Leong Yoke Keng Lee Siew Wah Tong Kirn Lian, Diana
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      81 38 MRS BERUJNA LAW Nee GOH GEK CHOO Age: 49 passed away peacefully on 18/10/2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Law Wing Cheung Daughter: Law Bao Er, Stella Godson: Goddaughter: Poh Kai Jie Ronald Poh Kai Ling Kyna Brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law, sister-in-law, nieces and nephews. Body is
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      91 38 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of LAU HUNG GUAN Departed: 20th October 2006 It's been two years since you've gone Yet your presence lingers on Be it today, tomorrow or any other day Memories of you will always stay And remember the precious times we shared Dearly missed and fondly
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      581 39  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS Concerns over corporate earnings among factors on investors' minds By A RECESSION at our doorstep is very much on the cards and this is what investors will be preoccupied with in the weeks ahead. Rescue efforts by central banks
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      226 39  -  JOYCE TEO PARKWAY Centre, a commercial block next to the bustling Parkway Parade mall, has been put up for collective sale by tender. It is one of the few developments put up for collective sale in recent months as sentiment has been hit by the
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      3531 39 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS Funds approved under CPFIS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!& 1504/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/ A 1258/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0 62/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)! A 0 42/ Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited
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      981 40  -  Goh Eng Yeow An alarming number of mini-crashes starting with Black Monday of 1987 By THE high incidence of stock markets crashing in the month of October over the years is quite uncanny. The most famous to date is the massive stock
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        58 40 SERGE FORTI: Appointed chief executive of BNP Paribas Private Bank Asia. He has 34 years' banking experience with the BNP Paribas Group and was head of private banking for South-east Asia from 2000 to 2004. He replaces Mr Michel Longhini, who is now based in
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        44 40 HARRY NG WENG SUI: Appointed chief financial officer of electronics group Achieva. Mr Ng, 52, was executive director of HLM (International) Corporate Services. He was also chief financial officer at Sunmoon Food Company and Eltech Electronics over the last 10 years.
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        51 40 GOH SOO LIM: Will step down as chief financial officer of Singapore Airport Terminal Services at the end of the month. Mr Goh, 42, who oversaw the finance, treasury, risk management and investor relations of the group, is leaving "to pursue career development in another
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        42 40 WONG JOO WAN: Stepped down as executive director of SNF Corporation. After the substantive completion of the electronic manufacturing supply chain group's restructuring, Mr Wong, 39, "would like to have more time and focus on his other commitments".
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      755 40  -  Lee Su Shyan CAI JIN By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR THE wave of China companies hit with credit issues has raised the age-old fear about what recourse investors will have from foreign companies that are listed in Singapore but without local operations. There are
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      379 40 DESPITE an increasingly competitive environment, SPH Magazines continues to dominate the local magazine industry. The latest Nielsen Media Index ranked SPH Magazines titles Her World and Female as first and second respectively in the English women's fashion and beauty magazine segment. Her World's readership
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      315 40 ASSOCIATED PRESS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan may have to accept politically unpopular aid from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to ward off possible economic meltdown if wealthy nations turn it down, says a finance official. The amount the government will ask for is US$lO
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        1620 41  -  Robin Chan INTERVIEW IN PROGRESS Last week, we featured tougher conditions in the job market in the months ahead. Interviews, an integral part of the hiring process, are going to get harder. This week, we talk to hiring experts to get their tips on how to approach
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        258 42  -  FIONA CHAN SO YOU'VE nailed that interview and landed your dream job. The next step: to get a snazzy business card case that can show off all your crisp new namecards. Nothing says you have made it quite like Prada, which gives a new meaning to "business
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      717 43  -  Yang Huiwen H^P^^~-— hkii imtmt**—— —-—^_^|H i GLOBAL RECESSION AHEAD By ANALYSTS are bracing themselves for some bleak financial results for the quarter ended Sept 30 which included the first shocks of the global financial crisis. Already, bourse operator, Singapore Exchange, last week reported a 35 per
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      434 41 Last week was one of the most volatile periods for equity markets around the world. Swings of 10% intraday were common. Initial euphoria arising from news that governments around the world were finally making concerted efforts to mitigate the global credit crunch turned into fear as latest economic news suggested
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      66 44 Hot salsa Cool ballet Money talks Bigger festival, NDT's precise Guy Ritchie settles pricier tickets grace I for $88 million Jj, LM ll_^°fl_B. r^^ om humble beginnings and worked v^ .V>; a variety of blue collar jobs. But his love of XV art never flagged, as he tells JOHN LUI.
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        969 45  -  eddino abdul hadi No problem. The highly energetic Kelvin Tan has done just that and he is already planning for more Singapore's most fertile independent artist, singer-songwriter Kelvin Tan, has outdone himself this time. He has released 15 new albums simultaneously. Even given his
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        566 46  -  cara van miriah Despite 15 per cent ticket price hike, organisers expect a good turnout for the third Singapore International Salsa Fest Tickets cost more at the third Singapore International Salsa Festival (SISF) 2008 at Downtown East this weekend. Party tickets cost 15 per
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        251 46  -  anjana krishna kumar The classical harp will be plucked to a different beat at this year's HarpFest, which returns for a second run on Friday, after two years. Usually played alone, the harp will be accompanied by The Philharmonic Orchestra led by Lim Yau, the resident
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        2020 47  -  John lvi Ong Kim Seng His mother once used his work to patch a roof. Ong Kim Seng never imagined he could be a painter back in those days A few hours in painter Ong Kirn Seng's company leaves a normal person feeling like a complete
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        185 47 'When people are nice to you, you have to be careful. They buy you coffee and prata. One day, they will wave their hand and try to go past the checkpoint without a check. This is when you have to stop them' Ong Kirn Seng, speaking of
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        581 48  -  jasmine teo Oasis guitarist Gem Archer, who does not think much of the new wave of Britpop bands, thinks the scene is dead The Britpop scene is dead. At least that is what Oasis guitarist Gem Archer thinks. Over the telephone from London, where
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        584 48  -  eddino abdul hadi music reporter Big band leader and swing legend Glenn Miller's flight went missing in 1944 and he was never seen again. But his legacy is still going on strong with his band, the Glenn Miller Orchestra. And
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        299 48 These bands were battling for supremacy on the British charts at the height of the Britpop craze. But more than a decade later, you can hardly hear even a tinkle from some of them. Blur (right) Then: The Blur vs Oasis feud in 1995 was dubbed The
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        78 49 'As people get older, they accumulate experience, which becomes wisdom, which finally turns into a halo' Singer Anthony Wong Yiu Ming on how a bald patch is a badge of honour 1 understand. I want to mob him all the time, I do' Singer Vanessa Paradis sympathising with
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        522 49  -  carmen lee Sun Festival's star-studded opening gala sparkles, with Kiri Te Kanawa triumphing EEBconcert GALA OPENING CONCERT OF THE SINGAPORE SUN FESTIVAL 2008 Geoffrey Rush (narrator), Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Vienna Boys Choir The Academies Festival Orchestra, Alondra De La Parra (conductor), Julian Reynolds (conductor)
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        462 49  -  shawn chua IBM concert SUMI JO SEMPRE LIBERA Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Sumi Jo (soprano), Lim Yau (conductor) Esplanade Concert Hall, Last Friday Like a moth to a flame, there is nothing quite like a big-name guest artiste to draw a capacity audience to a classical music concert,
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        493 50  -  tara tan Esplanade dams festival Exquisite choreography and dynamic dancers combine in a mindblowing double bill ■B^iB 1!1! dance DOUBLE BILL: SILENT SCREEN TOSS OF A DICE Nederlands Dans Theater I Esplanade Theatre, Last Saturday Audiences lost themselves in two dark and hypnotic universes last weekend, drawn
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        283 50  -  Stephanie burridge ffWH 1!1! dance SEEN:SILENT Hun Pen (Cambodia) January Low (Malaysia) Esplanade Recital Studio, Last Friday Two women, born on the same day in different countries, face each other wearing their traditional costumes not just as voiceless dancers, but as young women with stories to
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        396 50  -  jocelyn lee ffiffljfflconcert FOREVER SANDY LAM LIVE IN SINGAPORE Singapore Indoor Stadium, Last Saturday Hong Kong veteran singer Sandy Lam proved that good things come in small packages with a surprisingly showy performance at her concert at Singapore Indoor Stadium last Saturday. For more than 2V2 hours,
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        473 51  -  cara van miriah A Singaporean has won a prestigious cocktail competition in Milan, Italy. Bar supervisor Vince Ang was the champion of two local cocktail competitions in 2006. But when he beat some 20 entries from seven countries to earn a spot to compete in
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