The Straits Times, 5 December 2008

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  • 18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MICA (P) 191/11/2008 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 2008 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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  • INSIDE
    • 53 1 FEARS of another terror attack have prompted the airport authorities to ramp up their security across India. From New Delhi to Chennai, passengers are being made to report earlier and undergo stricter checks. New Delhi is specially on high alert due to the Russian President's visit.
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    • 55 1 THAILAND'S revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej last night failed to deliver his birthday-eve speech for the first time in six decades. Taking his place was Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, who in a televised address with his sister the Crown Princess, explained that the King had bronchitis and a
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    • 49 1 MEDIA group Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) yesterday announced cost-saving measures, including a pay freeze for senior management and a slowdown in hiring. SPH chairman Tony Tan said it was prudent to make preparations as Singapore's recession looked likely to last several quarters. PRIME PAGE A 4
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    • 56 1 SHOULD things really come to the crunch, let foreign workers go first, before retrenching Singaporeans, labour chief Lim Swee Say said yesterday at a forum. At the dialogue, a recent survey which projected a more than 4 per cent increase in wages next year was also dismissed
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    • 42 1 FENG Tianwei has become Singapore's top-ranked woman table tennis player. She ousted teammate Li Jiawei from the world No. 6 spot after a superb year, in which she began as the world No. 28. SPORTS PAGE D 5
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  • 556 1  -  Liaw Wy-Cin They look set to fall further in the second quarter of next year I By ELECTRICITY prices for the next three months will fall 25 per cent next month, as oil prices continue to slide. Three-room Housing Board households will see
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  • 1152 1  -  Tan Weizhen I By DOCTORS here are warning of a sharp rise in the number of young people addicted to the Internet, with the most severe cases needing hospitalisation to wean them off the Web. Psychiatrists in the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) and the
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 113 1 t*v Party 4^ The beat Ht|,^f Han's up for 3fe| perfect T%rf goes on B^%V the elderly ■/^w Be polite get your jM m~-- Recession? There are Cafe chain's dress codes right \JM |IP> still music gigs aplenty "*"J recipe for success 111 nil 'J illlMrfUly9UiMlM9i2Ailiii^^ ii■■ inn i '/^^9
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  • prime commentary
    • 973 2  -  Chua Mvi Hoong Time to form a national agency that can act in a coordinated way I By SENIOR WRITER A 12-YEAR-OLD girl met someone online. They chatted and exchanged e-mail addresses. She agreed to meet him. On the fixed day,
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 190 2 VIEWPOINTS WE SAY Health checks in the workplace Workplace health screening makes very good sense, given that three quarters of adult Singaporeans are in the workforce. Men, in particular, should take note of this. EDITORIAL PAGE A26 COLUMNS Reform in China If the world has any sense, it would offer
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  • prime news
    • 614 3  -  Elena Chong They are accused of distributing offensive publications to 3 people I By A CHRISTIAN couple are on trial for sedition, facing charges of distributing publications that are seditious and objectionable to three Muslims. Sing Tel technical officer Ong Kian Cheong, 49, and
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    • 323 3 WHAT THEY ALLEGEDLY DID ONG Kian Cheong, 49, and Dorothy Chan Hien Leng, 44, face a total of four charges. Two are for distributing seditious publications, and one each for distributing an objectionable publication and possession of the seditious materials. They allegedly distributed an evangelistic comic tract
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    • 922 4  -  Chua Hian Hou Cost-cutting moves aimed at saving jobs while riding out the recession I By MEDIA group Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) is the latest company here to announce cost-saving measures to help it ride out the downturn, including a pay freeze for senior
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    • Electricity tariff cuts
      • 588 8  -  Liaw Wy-Cin Usage dipped 1.4% when prices were high last month; with price fall, homes will save more I By HOMES and businesses here powered down last month just as electricity prices hit a high. Maximum power consumption dipped 1.4 per cent in the very month that
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      • 518 9  -  Jessica Lim PHOTO I Both small and large businesses welcome the move amid plunging demand I By SMALL business owners welcomed news yesterday that electricity tariffs will drop 25 per cent next month, saying the cut will give their companies more breathing room amid the current economic
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    • 664 10  -  Jessica Cheam For supermarket chain Sheng Siong (right), lower transport costs have resulted in savings for customers. "This has translated to lower grocery prices for consumers such as in rice and cooking oil," said senior operations manager Martin Sng. PHOTO The four-year low
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    • 837 12  -  Teh Joo Lin Judith Tan Hundreds attend Lo Hwei Yen's funeral at Mandai Crematorium By I EVEN though her daughter was grown, Madam Shelin Goh would worry about her when she went on overseas trips. So Ms Lo Hwei Yen would text message
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    • 389 19 HERE are excerpts from Ambassador Chan Heng Chee's letter, Your Accusations Against Singapore Are Scandalous: "Your allegations were scandalous and you had no plausible defence. Faced with that situation, your counsel then argued that the law of contempt should be changed. The Singapore High Court
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    • 813 19  -  Zakir Hussain Judiciary cannot be denigrated under the pretence of free speech, it says I By THE Government has rebutted an editorial by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that took issue with a recent court ruling which found its sister publication in Asia in contempt of court.
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    • 357 20 THE editorial was titled Singapore Strikes Again. "Let us begin with an apology to our readers in Asia. Unless they are online, they will not see this editorial. For legal reasons, we are refraining from publishing it in The Wall Street Journal Asia, which
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    • 661 21  -  Lim Wei Chean Tourism board has a new accreditation scheme for businesses I By SINGAPORE shopfronts will soon be wearing a pink star if their service is up to scratch, thanks to a new accreditation programme from the Singapore Tourism Board
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    • 328 22 Case Trust Accreditation by the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) to show that businesses engage in fair trading practices. There is a regular and a premium standard. Small companies pay around $900 to apply and be assessed, and another $600 in annual management
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    • 345 23  -  Lim Pow Hong I By THOUSANDS of pink and blue balloons descended on the audience as two nights of singing and dancing for charity drew to a close. Child Aid 2008 raised a record $506,000 for underprivileged children, exceeding last year's amount of $450,000. Over
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  • prime turmoil in thailand
    • 641 14  -  Nirmal Ghosh Failure to deliver annual speech likely to deepen political paralysis I By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Thailand's influential King Bhumibol Adulyadej last night failed to deliver his annual birthday-eve speech, a stunning turn of events coming as Thais looked to him for a way
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    • 242 14 BANGKOK: Police are investigating the finances of the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) movement and its leaders, it was reported here yesterday. The well-funded PAD has been engaged in a long-drawn struggle, first against then-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and after he was ousted, successive governments
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    • 602 15  -  Kor Kian Beng Suvarnabhumi opens for full operations today; SIA restores flights to and from Bangkok I By BANGKOK: Thailand's Suvarnabhumi International Airport prepared to restore full operations today for the first time since an eight-day blockade by anti-government protesters ended on Wednesday. The international
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  • REVIEW & FORUM
    • 426 25 HEALTH screening in the workplace makes eminent sense, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan reiterated last week. The need should especially be felt among men, doctors who set up a men's health institute this week pointed out. Rapid medical advances make it possible both to
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    • 1080 25  -  Timothy Garton Ash REFORM IN CHINA I By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES SHANGHAI: In Chinese reactions to the troubles of the rest of the world, from the terrorist attack in Mumbai to the recession in America and Europe, I hear a hint of complacency and
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    • 743 25  -  Rahul Singh MUMBAI ATTACKS I By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES NUCLEAR-ARMED India and Pakistan are heading for a dangerous confrontation, following the recent terror attacks in Mumbai. New Delhi is convinced the terrorists came by sea from Karachi, and were trained on Pakistani soil by
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    • review
      • 987 26  -  Tion Kwa THE MUMBAI ATTACK ■By SENIOR WRITER WHETHER it's terrorism, militancy, extremism, gangs, religion or whatever you want to attribute it to, India is no stranger to organised violence. Last week's strikes in Mumbai, however, will leave more permanent scars. Partly this is because
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      • 844 27  -  Bruce Gale MATA JELI: A PERSPECTIVE ON INDONESIAN AFFAIRS I By I SENIOR WRITER Ngapain? (What's up?) Well, not much actually, especially if you happen to be a foreigner trying to learn the Indonesian language. Ngapain isn't listed in any of the standard dictionaries. The reason? It
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      • 1041 28  -  Michael Lim Mah Hui FINANCIAL CRISIS I By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES BESIDES the deregulation that encouraged financial players to engage in financial innovations, there are three structural causes for the current global financial and economic crisis: current account imbalances between the US and
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    • review insight
      • 2065 29  -  Goh Chin Lian Cafe chain boss shares its recipe for success: hiring older workers I By HAN'S Cafe Cake House was a trendsetter long before employing older workers became the socially responsible and economically correct thing to do. Managing director Han Choon Fook, 63,
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      • 1052 30  -  Goh Chin Lian NOT THE LAST WORD Hopefully, S'poreans can look beyond self-interest in their answers I By WITH Singapore marking 25 years of Total Defence next year, a new campaign has been launched to have people post online videos in response to this
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    • forum
      • 344 31  -  Mark Goh SUING BANKS NOT THAT EASY I REFER to the article, "Suing banks not that easy" (Nov 26). The article cited the practical difficulties in suing banks. One of these, it was argued, was where the banks all employ the top legal eagles and the
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      • 291 31  -  Dr Teo Ho Pin PAP TOWN COUNCILS I REFER to Monday's letter by Mr David Lam, "Key issues not addressed". We thank Mr Lam for his letter and would like to address his queries on town councils' investments. The PAP town councils exercise prudence
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      • 217 31  -  Samuel Wittberger I AM writing in response to the article, "Boy leapt to his death over CCA" (Nov 27). I was appalled and deeply saddened by his actions. Behind his cheerful disposition, no one had any inkling of the turmoil in
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      • AIRLINES: POOR RESPONSIVENESS
        • 209 31  -  Lee Teong Khoon I HAVE repeatedly given feedback to Singapore Airlines that it is extremely challenging to call its 24-hour call centre for any service or inquiry. During the day, not just during office hours, the line is engaged most of the time, which means one cannot even
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        • 249 31  -  Henry Ong FOR three days this week, I have tried unsuccessfully to contact Tiger Airways with regard to changes to my flight to Thailand. There are two main numbers on its website, one a general inquiry line, the other its international call centre number "for urgent matters". The
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        • 221 31  -  Angeline Tan (Ms) AS A result of the Bangkok airport closures, many airlines have suspended flights to Bangkok. As a passenger who bought tickets to Bangkok on Jetstar on Dec 10, I would like to highlight a couple of issues. Credit is given that information was posted for passengers
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      • MYPOINT
        • 134 32 "Her legs were swollen for almost a week with a viral infection." MS ESTHER LIM: "I am writing to find out who the 'owner' of this slippery walkway (above) is. It is located in front of NTU@one-north campus (one-north). Nanyang Technological University says it is not
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        • 133 32 "Allow members to withdraw interest earned from voluntary top-ups." MR JOLLY WEE: "I refer to the CPF Board's TV campaign to encourage members to top up their CPF accounts. The campaign would be more successful if the board were prepared to make some fundamental changes to its
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        • 137 32 "At least allow our own off-peak cars to be used for free." MR BENNY TAN: "It irks me that, while off-peak car owners must pay the $20 daily charge to use their cars on Saturday between 7am and 3pm, owners of foreign-registered cars are allowed
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      • 259 32  -  See Leong Kit COMMUNITY FIRST AID I REFER to Monday's letter, "Make more public places 'heart safe' by Dr Low Lip Ping, chairman, Singapore Heart Foundation. Singapore is a tiny island with no natural resources except its people. So any precious human life that can be
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      • 390 32  -  Murali Sharma I REFER to Wednesday's article, "Party political films: Ease ban gradually". The Government has loosened up somewhat these past few years. The foundation was laid about 15 years ago when then prime minister Goh Chok Tong promised greater engagement and a
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  • Page 32 Miscellaneous
    • 50 32 Q WHAT'S ONLINE MORE LETTERS www.straitstimes.com ONLINE FORUM PSLE STUDENTS: Schools should be committed to them HARD TO FIND A JOB: Tough luck or tough employers? CAPITALAND'S LIEW MUN LEONG: A CEO others should emulate TREE-TOP WALK: Sign will help visitors HADY MIRZA'S UNINTENTIONAL MISTAKE: Let's not harp on it
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  • WORLD
    • 719 34  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja This sparks fears that next year's national polls may face similar challenges I By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: An Indonesian court has thrown out the results of a gubernatorial election in East Java, citing "systematic" and "massive" fraud. The unprecedented move by the
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    • world mumbai attacks aftermath
      • 1061 35 American Michael Pollack was having dinner in the Taj Mahal Hotel with his wife when attackers struck. He gives one of the first comprehensive accounts to emerge of the terrifying hours that followed. This is an excerpt from his story published by
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      • 570 35 REUTERS, NEW YORK TIMES, LOS ANGELES TIMES TALES of heroism abound amid the carnage last week in Mumbai. Here are the stories of three people who helped to keep the casualty toll from mounting. THE RAILWAY EMPLOYEE The death toll at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
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      • 241 35 NEW YORK: Luxury hotels in the United States are rushing to step up security, as recent bombings reflect their vulnerability and popularity as terrorism targets. Shortly after news spread that terrorists had launched a deadly siege on Mumbai, 75 police cars carrying 150 officers
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      • 631 36  -  Ravi Velloor High alert follows tip-off that militants might attack aviation facility I By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF NEW DELHI: Airports around India were turned into fortresses and police rapid action teams with machine guns mounted on trucks patrolled New Delhi's diplomatic district, as
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      • 281 36 BLOOMBERG, XINHUA, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE UNITED States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday that she found Pakistan's leaders to be "focused and committed" in helping India probe the terror attacks in Mumbai that stoked tension between the two countries. "Everybody wants to
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    • world regional
      • 596 37  -  Lee Seok Hwai I By THE United States' policy of intensive engagement with South-east Asia will likely continue under the Obama administration, the US envoy to Asean said yesterday, despite persistent concerns about Myanmar. "There has been, for years, strong bipartisan support for
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      • 695 37  -  Tay Hwee Peng Grace Ng N.KOREA-US TALKS Both sides discuss 'main elements' for six-party talks in Beijing next week I By I TOP American nuclear envoy Christopher Hill said yesterday he had "good" discussions with his North Korean counterpart on the "main elements" to
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      • 813 38  -  Carolyn Hong Contest seen as war between Najib and Anwar, and indicator of Malay heartland vote I By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: If there is one thing Barisan Nasional (BN) could do without at this time, it is having to put its popularity to
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      • 148 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: The iconic stadium where Malaysia proclaimed its independence half a century ago has won a United Nations award, after being stripped of modern additions and restored to its former glory. Stadium Merdeka Malay for "Independence" was built to stage the ceremony
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      • 261 38 ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's former law minister accused the ruling party yesterday of pandering to the ethnic Malay Muslim majority and threatening decades of harmony among the country's racially diverse communities. Umno expelled Datuk Zaid Ibrahim on Tuesday for attending opposition gatherings, less than three
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      • 355 39 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS HONG KONG: About 1,000 Hong Kong taxi drivers went on an impromptu strike over a new fare policy, blocking roads around the airport and causing traffic chaos, the latest in a series of cabby complaints across China. A wave of
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      • 569 39 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHEN SCANDAL Ex-president's crony convicted of covering up money laundering TAIPEI: Former Taiwan intelligence chief Yeh Sheng-mao was sentenced to 10 years in prison yesterday for covering up alleged money-laundering activities by former president Chen Shui-bian. Yeh, 65, formerly the director
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      • 1047 42  -  Kwan Weng Kin First-generation Shinkansen is retired from service after 44 years, amid much nostalgia By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO: The original Shinkansen bullet train, which made its debut 44 years ago, has finally been retired from service. Legions of railway enthusiasts as
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      • 655 43  -  Jonathan Eyal NEWS ANALYSIS Relations strained by key issues from trade, China's clout to Tibet I By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU LONDON: The European Union (EU) warned yesterday that it is about to impose punitive taxes on up to 200 Chinese companies producing screws
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      • 613 45 REUTERS, BLOOMBERG Affected by financial turmoil, Ivy League school to cut spending BOSTON: In a sign of the economic times, Harvard University's endowment has lost 22 per cent, or roughly US$B billion (5512.2 billion), in the last four months, leaving the world's richest university
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      • 828 46 NEW YORK TIMES Some fear products containing nano-sized particles may cause health, environment hazards NEW YORK: Like something from a science fiction movie, nanophobia, the fear that tiny components engineered on the nanoscale that is, 100 nanometres or less could run amok inside the body, is
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      • 187 47 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BAGHDAD: A landmark security pact which calls for American troops to withdraw from Iraq by the end of 2011 cleared the final hurdle yesterday, when Iraq's presidential council gave its blessing. The controversial agreement replaces a United Nations mandate, due to expire at the
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      • 94 47 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: Indonesian energy company Lapindo said yesterday it had reached a compensation settlement with thousands of victims of a mud volcano eruption from one of its gas wells. The company, part of the business empire of billionaire Welfare Minister Aburizal Bakrie, said it would
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      • 98 47 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: The body of a man was found in a tank which supplies water to a shopping centre in Japan. It may have been floating in there for several weeks, police said yesterday. The man appeared to have committed suicide by jumping from
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      • 84 47 ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors yesterday arrested the older brother of former president Roh Moo Hyun on suspicion of having accepted bribes. Roh Gun Pyeong, 66, was accused of taking about 3 billion won (Ss3.l million) in bribes in exchange for influencing the sale of an
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      • 83 47 REUTERS CANBERRA: Politicians in Australia's most populous state could be breath-tested for alcohol before voting on laws, after a series of embarrassing incidents. New South Wales state lawmaker Andrew Fraser resigned from his conservative opposition frontbench role after shoving a female colleague in the wake of
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      • 82 47 BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR: A landslip took place between the CIMB and Amanah Raya buildings near Damansara Heights yesterday, burying about 15 parked cars under mud and rubble. No casualties have been reported so far. The landslip was believed to have taken place after heavy rain loosened
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      • 84 47 These young people with desperation etched on their faces could well be protesters or avid shoppers trying to snag a bargain, but they are not. They are actually job seekers forcing their way into a job fair in Zhengzhou city, central Henan province. Such fairs are
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    • 995 49  -  Jessica Jaganathan Rampant usage has allowed bacteria to mutate into antibiotic-resistant forms I By INFECTIOUS diseases doctors have sounded the alarm on the overuse of antibiotics in Singapore, which has led to a growing number of patients being hit with potentially lethal superbugs. Despite
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    • 325 50  -  JESSICA JAGANATHAN DOCTORS are becoming seriously concerned about a new superbug appearing in Singapore hospitals; it is much harder to treat than the more common methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Data collected from a public hospital in 2006 showed that drug-resistant acinetobacter baumannii bacteria killed seven
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    • 854 52  -  Chua Hian Hou Latest salvo: Star Hub has the HTC Touch HD, dubbed an iPhone killer I By SHOPPERS with a hankering for the latest high-tech mobile phone the sleek, ultra-fast HTC Touch HD will have to get it from Star Hub
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    • 446 55  -  Tania Tan Scientists detect signs but cannot predict when or where it will strike I By AS INDONESIA prepares to mark the fourth anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami that killed more than 200,000 people, new scientific findings are painting a grim picture. An earthquake
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    • 185 55  -  TANIA TAN UNCOVERING the history of earthquakes has been an uphill task for researchers, as data from past tremors is hard to come by. Scientists, however, have discovered that coral reefs can tell the story of earthquakes that occurred more than 200 years ago.
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    • 408 56  -  Sujin Thomas But coroner says presence of drug in victim's body could not be discounted I By THE strength of the currents off Siloso Beach was likely to be the main cause of death of a teenager, but the State Coroner could not exclude the
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      • 88 56 A WOMAN lost $2,250 in cash and valuables when her flat at Block 445, Choa Chu Kang Avenue 5, was broken into on Wednesday. The 35-year-old housewife had locked up the flat before leaving home in the morning. When she returned nine hours later, she
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      • 113 56 A 37-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested after he allegedly offered a bribe of $1,000 to a police officer early on Wednesday morning. He was driving when he was stopped at a road block along Paya Lebar Road and a breathalyser check was carried out after
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      • 90 56 A BUSINESSMAN was robbed of more than $47,000 in cash and valuables at a hawker centre on Woodlands Centre Road on Monday afternoon. The 48-year-old man was in the toilet at the centre when a man barged into his cubicle, pointed a knife at him and
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      • 40 56 POLICE are appealing for information to help locate the family of Mr Chua Meng Chua (right), 58. He died in Changi General Hospital on Nov 15. Anyone with information can contact the police on 1800-255-0000.
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    • 412 58  -  Sujin Thomas I-Tec outlet in Serangoon found out after Sunday Times tip-off I By LOCAL supermarket chain I-Tec was yesterday fined the maximum of $5,000 in a district court for having melamine-tainted strawberry milk on sale at its Serangoon Road outlet in October,
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    • 439 60  -  Sujin Thomas He attacked girls, aged 8 and 9, in separate incidents inside HDB lifts in Choa Chu Kang I By GRABBING and gagging one girl with his bare hands, forcing another to undress, the teenager preyed on young girls in lifts
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    • 543 61  -  Elena Chong Khushwant Singh Driver, who was speeding, jailed for causing death on PIE I By I IT WAS precisely the sort of accident a speed limiter could have prevented, but the one in Lim Hong Hock's prime mover was faulty and
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    • 718 64  -  Grace Chua Some cardholders don't agree with charity's anti-gay, anti-abortion stance I By DBS Bank's selection of Focus on the Family as its charity for the holiday season this year has attracted a backlash from some customers unhappy with its choice. Now, it has withdrawn
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    • 187 64 A 23-YEAR-OLD Chinese national was fined $19,000 on Monday for smuggling 160 packs of cigarettes by parcel post. The duty and goods and services tax he tried to evade amounted to more than $1,228. Early last month, officers from the Immigration and Checkpoints
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    • 643 66  -  Diana Othman Where to go The labour movement's Back to School Fair, tomorrow and Sunday, 9am to spm Toa Pay oh Central Amphitheatre (outside Toa Payoh Library) Hougang Hub (outside Hougang Mall) Jurong East (tent next to Jurong East MRT) Fair Price Used
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    • 447 68  -  Grace Chua Birds could have been blown off-course or their numbers could have risen, says guide I By BIRDWATCHER Danny Lav, 53, was so excited when he spotted the rare Nordmann's Greenshank that he forgot to have lunch. After a false alarm a month
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      • 761 70  -  Goh Chin Lian Shed foreign workers first in tough times, says labour chief I By LABOUR chief Lim Swee Say wants companies to put Singaporeans at the end of the queue when shrinking the number of their rank and file workers. Mr Lim believes the
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      • 336 70  -  GOH CHIN LIAN COMPANIES with overseas offices were urged yesterday to differentiate their operations here from those abroad when considering cutting their workers' pay or asking staff to go. Labour chief Lim Swee Say highlighted two unique features in Singapore when he made the
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      • 694 71  -  LI XUEYING THERE are signs that Singapore companies are paying heed to guidelines issued two weeks ago on how employers should deal with extra staff. Yesterday, the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) disclosed that some 60 companies have already approached it for advice. It has helped
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      • 533 71  -  Li XUEYING NTUC chief and SNEF say Mercer's projection unrealistic I By POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT UNIONISTS and employer group Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) have scoffed at a recent survey that shows wages next year will increase by 4.2 per cent. "It is highly unrealistic"
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    • 462 72  -  Tania Tan Those who avoid meat to save planet swelling the ranks of vegetarians I By MS PAULINE MENEZES went vegan last year after learning about the impact livestock farming had on the environment. Now, she avoids milk and dairy foods, substituting them with
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    • 363 72  -  Shobana Kesava I By A GORENG pisang hawker stall along Upper Thomson Road is dishing out green ideology together with its fried bananas. The vegetarian owners of the stall, Mr Boon Fong Juan, 53, and his wife, Ms Rose Le Thi Tuyet Nhung, 29, have
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    • 384 74  -  Ang Yiying Women professionals help school kids by acting as role models in pilot scheme I By FAMILY problems led to Nurul Nabbiyah Juremi, 14, feeling hapless, making her keep to herself and having no aim in life. But a "job shadowing" experience with MP Fatimah
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    • 354 76  -  Amelia Tan EDUCATION Director-general has spent 32 years shaping young minds I By education with a programme which aimed to capture the attention of pupils through more stimulating teaching. She played a key role in introducing the "Teach Less, Learn More" approach, which encouraged
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    • 324 76  -  Grace Chua "We are moving into a situation where society is ageing rapidly. We will need not only a fourth centre, but down the road...quite a number of centres." Dr Ang Peng Chye, president of the Alzheimer's Disease Association. I By A NEW day-care
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    • 513 78  -  April Chong New post-operation care protocol devised by TTSH cuts stay from 11 to 6 days I By IN ONLY three years, patients going under the knife for serious gall bladder surgery have seen their hospital stay shorten from 11 days to just
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    • 361 79  -  April Chong Deal with Australia, Canada and Switzerland on checking new drugs, issuing danger alerts I By SINGAPORE'S drug regulator is working with its counterparts in three other countries to conduct joint inspections into new medicines and issue warnings for potentially
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    • 163 79  -  JERMYN CHOW THE metal scaffolding being erected for the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon, which will be held on Sunday, collapsed yesterday, injuring five workers. The five men were rigging two three-storey-high structures that were to be used as video walls in the middle of the
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  • SPORT
    • 502 81  -  Wang Meng Meng Champions made to train on dimly-lit ground for opener I By JAKARTA: Balls bounced in all directions on the bumpy pitch. A spartan, dilapidated stand served as a barely decent dressing room. Worse, all the players had in their battle against the dark
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    • 423 82  -  WANG MENG MENG JAKARTA: Khim Borey learnt how to play football only at the age of 14 but, five years on, he is already a key player in the Cambodian national squad. The 19-year-old has been identified by Cambodia coach Prak Sovannara as
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    • 538 82  -  Wang Meng Meng Striker who went AWOL three years ago ready to put the past behind him I By JAKARTA: The last time Agu Casmir was in Indonesia in 2005, he left under a cloud of controversy, copping a one-year international ban for his
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    • 549 82 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: It takes one to know one, and Mika Hakkinen believes that Lewis Hamilton could be the greatest driver of all time. Michael Schumacher, seven times the Formula One world champion, rated Hakkinen as his biggest and most talented adversary. The Finn won two
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    • 101 82 REUTERS TENERIFE (Spain): Astana teammates Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador (left and right respectively in picture) rode together on Wednesday for the first time, since sev-en-time Tour de France champion Armstrong announced his comeback from retirement. Spaniard Contador, who won the Tour in 2007
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    • 566 83 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Manager did not want to change his authoritarian style to suit his players LONDON: It was not so long ago that Roy Keane was being touted as Alex Ferguson's successor at Manchester United. Yesterday, after 27 months and 100 matches in charge of Sunderland, he
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    • 352 83 LONDON: Fernando Torres will not play for Liverpool again this year, as he struggles to recover from a recurring hamstring injury. The news is a major blow to the Premier League club's title hopes. Initially, it was hoped the striker could return
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    • 218 83 LONDON: Manchester City fear their ambitious transfer plans are being jeopardised by rogue agents trying to broker deals on their behalf. It has emerged that City's "attempt" to sign Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas for a world record €150 million (Ss2B9 million) was hatched by an
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    • 271 83 ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG AUCKLAND: He is an international symbol of fashion and glamour but David Beckham hopes he will be remembered most of all as a hardworking footballer. "I've always wanted to be known as a hard worker on the field and successful,"
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    • 354 83 THE TIMES, LONDON, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: England's cricketers will resume their tour of India for the Test series if strengthened security recommendations are implemented, team officials said yesterday. The squad arrived in Abu Dhabi yesterday for three days of training, before flying
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    • SPORTSWORLD
      • 73 83 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Seven-time Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras played tennis in England on Wednesday for the first time since 2002, beating John McEnroe 6-3, 6-4 in a seniors' match at the Royal Albert Hall. Sampras, 37, served 19 aces, including three in the final game, leading
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      • 68 83 ASSOCIATED PRESS FLORIDA: Michelle Wie (above) took an important first step toward earning a US LPGA Tour card on Wednesday by opening with a three-under 69 in the 90-hole qualifying tournament. The American golfer's efforts put her in a tie for sixth after
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      • 49 83 ASSOCIATED PRESS MELBOURNE: Former cricket star Shane Warne's checkered life has become the subject of a stage musical that might eventually tour England. The musical traces the Australian's early life and also touches on the text messaging and relationship scandals he got into.
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      • 99 83 SHENZHEN: China's Mission Hills, the world's largest golf club, is reportedly cutting at least 20 per cent of jobs as the slowing economy cuts into leisure spending. However, the Asian Tour will not be hit by the global economic crisis in the same way
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    • 686 84 THE TIMES, LONDON United man's goals push Blackburn Rovers boss closer to the exit Manchester United 5 Blackburn Rovers 3 LONDON: Do not read too much into the scoreline. If ever one was grossly misleading, it was this. Had they not fallen asleep at the back
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    • 663 84  -  Matt Dickinson I By THE TIMES, LONDON YOU do not require insider knowledge to speculate that Paul Ince would do well to last the season at Blackburn which would be much longer than Roy Keane, his teammate at Manchester United, has managed
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    • INBRIEF
      • 79 84 LONDON: Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich may use his links with Russian football to secure a loan deal for CSKA Moscow's Brazil striker Wagner Love, reported the Independent. The English club, it is understood, would listen to offers for Florent Malouda, who almost left for
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      • 58 84 LONDON: Aston Villa coach Martin O'Neill has confirmed his interest in signing Wigan striker Emile Heskey (above) in next month's transfer window. Heskey, 30, will be available for around £3 million (556.6 million) as Wigan want to sell before his contract expires at
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      • 94 84 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Middlesbrough striker Mido has blamed the Football Association for the Islamophobic chanting directed at him for the second year in a row while playing against Newcastle last week. "They kept chanting disgusting words, racist words about Islam. And, unfortunately, this
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      • 87 84 LONDON: West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola has been told he may have to sell up to eight players next month, following the financial problems engulfing the club's owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson. The Express reported that Gudmundsson is in talks to sell the football club, though
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      • 99 84 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID: The Spanish football federation has asked public prosecutors to investigate reports that players from second-division club Tenerife were bribed to lose a match last season to allow Malaga to be promoted to the top flight. Spanish newspapers reported this week that
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    • 500 85  -  Terrence Voon She displaces teammate Li Jiawei from No. 6 slot after an astonishing year I By LESS than a year ago, Feng Tianwei was a young paddler on the fringe of the national side. Now, she is Singapore's No. 1 female table tennis
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    • 402 85  -  Terrence Voon I By THE organisers of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) are looking to re-train former racehorses to make up the numbers for the equestrian event in 2010. About 40 showjumping horses are needed as the competitors will not be bringing their own. According
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    • 78 85 SINGAPORE'S young bowlers (clockwise, from bottom right) New Huifen, Darshini Krishna, Genevieve Gan and Denise Chan display the gold medal they won at the Asian Intercity Bowling Championships in Macau on Wednesday. The quartet, members of the national development squad, knocked down 4,546 pinfalls over
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    • 848 86  -  Jeanette Wang SINGAPORE MARATHON Use the race pacers at the Singapore Marathon to achieve your target I By per cent, thus lowering oxygen demand by 3-6 per cent. At Sunday's Singapore Marathon, a total of over 80 people from two groups adidas pacers (the
      SHAHRIYA YAHAYA; JOSEPH NAIR FOR THE STRAITS TIMES  -  848 words
    • 855 87  - THE T IES THAT BIND THEM Rohit Brijnath SINGAPORE MARATHON Blind runner Wanyoike has to trust his friend Kibunja during races I By THE string is nothing to look at, yet the string is everything. It could be a shoelace, a piece of twine, an ordinary, everyday thing, but when
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    • 350 87  -  Jeanette Wang I By MUHAMMAD Shah Feroz will be blind Kenyan runner Henry Wanyoike's new guide for tomorrow's Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 10km race. At the same time, the 24-year-old Singaporean, with a 10km personal best of 37min 29sec, is hoping that Wanyoike,
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    • 881 88 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE De La Hoya's size, height advantage may not be enough against Pacquiao LAS VEGAS: Oscar De La Hoya has been training like he is about to meet King Kong. Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao's job preparing for tomorrow's "Dream Match" at the MGM
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    • 165 88 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA: Kobe Bryant heard some different sounds from the hometown crowd during his usual mix of rally-killing three-pointers and You Tube baskets. Long reviled in Philadelphia, the National Basketball Association star heard some cheers, even some "MVP!" chants this time around. Winning a game and
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  • OBITUARIES
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      147 88 "In the shadow of your wings I sing for joy. |f cling to you, and your hand keeps me safe." Psalm 63:7 Is Chan Yip Choong Dominic Mary Age: 44 Was called home to be with the Lord on 2 December 2008, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones
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      201 88 "I am the Resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live even though he dies; and whoever lives and believe in Me will never die." John 11:25,26 KHOO SIAK TOON Age: 76 passed away peacefully on 3 December 2008. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. Wife:
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      131 88 'He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust' Psalm 91:2 PHILIP ANG THIAN CHOO AGE: 75 Peacefully called home to the Lord on 3 December 2008. Dearly missed by family and all loved ones. Wife: Elsie Ng Sons Daughter-in-law Gregory Ang Teck Huat Winston
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      221 89 Jurely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalms 23:6 mm CHUA GEOK CHOO Age: 84 Was called home to be with the Lord on 4 December 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Tan
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      71 89 PUSHPA SINGARAM (Kutharchi D/o PT Chelliah wife of late Singaram S/o Sinnaiya, Sewerage Dept) Age: 57 passed away peacefully on 3 Dec 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Son: S. Ramanathan Daughter: S. Kavitha Son-in-law: V. Thennarasu Grandchild: Ashwini Sisters: Kalithayen Kasavan PushpavalliThanvanthri Wake is held at Blk 644, #04-03, Buffalo
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      44 89 With Deepest Condolences To The Family Of The Late JAMES M MURRAY Born in Yonkers, NY, USA on9Augl9sB Departed on 25 Nov 2008 Resided in Lindenwold NJ, USA. Leaving behind: Wife: Celerina Murray Son: Brendan Murray From: Management Staff of ABS Bowling Pte Ltd
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      24 89 Our Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences To The Family Of The Late PUSHPA SINGARAM Departed 3 Dec 2008 From The Management Staff of Sithivinayagar Company
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      38 89 S 6th Anniversary u£i In Loving Memory of KALAVATHI D/O VISWALINGAM 05/12/2002 Dearly missed fondly remembered by Husband, Children all loved ones Prayers will be held tonight at The Holy Tree Sri Balasubramaniam Temple, Yishun at 7pm m
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      30 89 7th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of JUSA MARIAN ALEXANDER Departed 5 Dec 2001 Watch over us, Dearest Papa Deeply missed always remembered by Children, Grandchildren, Great- granddaughter and Loved ones.
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      77 89 Ist ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory of S. KARTAR SINGH SEKHON (JHANDIANA) Departed 11 December 2007 Deeply missed and lovingly remembered in the hearts of family and loved ones always. Prayers will be held at Khalsa Dharmak Sabha Gurdwara, Niven Road. Akhand Paath will begin at 2pm on Saturday, 6 December
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      50 89 Our Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Director of Morris Allen Study Centres Our Businesss Associate Mr Ronald Tay on the demised of his beloved father TAY KWANG SENG Departed on 3 December 2008 From: The Management Staff of MORRIS ALLEN STUDY CENTRES TIEN HSIA LANGUAGE SCHOOL THE ORANGE TREE PRESCHOOL
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      68 89 K. RAVIMDRAM s/o Late Chidambaram Krishna Pillai (ex-SBC) Departed 21/11/2008 Things will never be the same without you around. Lovingly remembered in all our hearts. Wife:Saro Mother: P.S. Valliammal Rishikesan, Kishalani, Ashwin and all loved ones. Karumathi prayers held tonight Blk 598 Geylang Bahru #21-3333. Athma Shanti Pooja on 6/12/08
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      92 89 B. VASANTHA (Wife of the late N. Krishnan) Age: 62 Passed away peacefully in Kerala, South India on 19 Nov 2008. Always remembered cherished by Sons: Daughters-in-law: K. Kishore Beena Kishore K. Vinod Seena Vinod K. Joshi Anoopa Joshi K. Biju Wu Suan Gek, Esther K. Jain Tan Huey Jy
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      80 89 VELLAMMAL (Blair Plain/ Telok Blangah Cres) passed away peacefully on 4 Dec 2008, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: A Nadesan, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Alex Chandra, CGH Vijaya Kumari, SGH Sundar Ponnaarasi Daughters: Son-in-law: Sumuthi Balasundaram Vijayaletchumi Shanthi, TTSH Grandchildren and in-laws: Subashini Mahenthran, Kumaran, Vikneswari Raymond Gabriel, Karthikeyan, Yougan Raj.
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      106 89 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of COLIN KANG SENG KOK Departed on 05 December 2007 There is a place in our hearts which is yours alone A place in our lives No one else can ever own We hold back tears when we speak your name But the ache in
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      62 89 In Loving Memory Of Our Beloved Parents 55th Anniversary Ist Anniversary Shangara Singh Bajan Kaur Dhoonda Gaggar Bhana Departed 9 Dec 1953 Departed 20 Jan 2008 Always loved, cherished and remembered by family, relatives and friends. Sahej Path Da-Phog will be held at 11.30 am on 7 Dec 2008 (Sun)
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      53 89 OM NAMA SHIVAYA PERUMALLU S/0 GNYANASUNDRAM Age: 64 Passed away peacefully on 4 December 2008. Sadly missed by loved ones. Beloved Wife: Thavamani Thavi Sons: Karthigesan Surendran Brothers, Sisters, Brothers-in-law, Sisters-in-law, relatives and friends. Cortege leaves Blk 353, #02-761 Woodlands Aye 1 on 5 Dec (Fri) at 4pm for Mandai
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      27 89 tmßtm DATO V.V CHELLAM D.P.M.J., S.M.J., F.I.S.P Bom 16th June 1909 Departed sth December 1980 Sadly Missed and Fondly Remembered by Sons, Daughters, Daughters-In- Law and Grandchildren
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      25 89 I*l In Loving Memory Of LJ KOH YEW TONG QCIEK YEW TONG Departed on sth december 1996 ■"Sit" Deeply Missed Always Remembered By Loved Ones
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    • 661 88 Today Badminton Cheers Post-Secondary Team Challenge, S-final: Temasek Poly v Anderson JC, NTU v RJC (Yio Chu Kang Sports Hall, 2pm). Basketball NBA: Phoenix Suns v Dallas Mavericks (Live, Ch24, 9am). Football ■Lr^ffi AFF Suzuki Cup, Gp A: JH Singapore v Cambodia (Live, am jjH Chs Ch24, 5.55pm), w Indonesia
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    • 695 90  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS Early gains pared back due to weak markets in Asia, US stock futures I By THE local bourse inched a shade higher for the second day, bucking the downward trend in other Asian stock markets. The benchmark Straits
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      20 90 SINGAPORE STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.19 billion shares worth $818.20 million UP DOWN Gainers: 184 Losers: 183 Unchanged: 910
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    • 94 90 Mid Cap 325.10 A 0.03 Basic materials 211.49 A 3.38 Utilities 255.17 T -0.11 Small Cap 276.42 T -0.46 Industrials 321.39 T -2.51 Financials 394.91 T -0.76 All Share 392.68 A 0.54 Consumer goods 327.92 A 5.66 Technology 341.05 A 0.S3 Fledging 374.07 A 0.25 Healthcare 348.27
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      • 26 90 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 7,924.24 (-79.86) »Japanese shares ended 1 per cent down as investors took profit due to the cautious economic outlook.
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      • 24 90 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 846.86 (-0.67) Malaysian shares closed slightly lower in lacklustre trade as institutional players dumped selected blue chips.
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      • 24 90 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 13,509.78 (-78.88) Hong Kong shares closed down 0.6 per cent as financial and property stocks plunged.
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      • 25 90 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 1,006.54 (-16.13) South Korean shares ended 1.6 per cent lower on falls in stocks of financial and construction firms.
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      • 32 90 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 2,001.50 (+36.09) Chinese shares closed up 1.84 per cent on news that a unit of China's sovereign wealth fund had raised stakes in three banks.
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      • 28 90 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 9,229.75 (+482.32) Indian shares closed up 5.51 per cent on hopes that the central bank would lower interest rates as inflation eased.
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      • 28 90 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 3,532.4 (-1.4) Australian shares ended flat after losing early gains on the back of falling commodity prices and bad economic data.
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      • 26 90 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 392.87 (-0.05) Thai share prices closed flat, just 0.01 per cent lower, as most investors remained on the sidelines.
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        • 107 90 (0) uec 4 i LyxorMS India 10IISS Lyxor India Nifty 10 SIA200 SI A Select Grp Great Eastern IS MSCI India 100 JOB 5.05%NCPS 100 Lyxor China H 10IISS SingTel 10 01am SingTel 100 HKLand CityDev ST Engg StraitsAsia ChinaFish RafflesEdu Wheelock Wilmar -tNI- 7o 698 48.9 4.8
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        • 110 90 (0) Dec 4 CENTS GLD 10US$ 7590 -143.6 -1 OCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 ...8000 -112.0 -1 IMH 1580 -106.9 -4 OCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 ...8810 -54.0 -0 ISH 900 -45.8 -3 IK 166 -29.0 -14 DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 9272 -18.0 -0 Lyxor Thailand 10US$ 229 -16.8
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        • 92 90 uec 4 Select Grp MiddleEastD AsianMicro lukenTech China YongS EMS Ener SP Corp Anwell Lereno Apex-Pal Pacific HC Hisaka PohTiong Choon Pertama Avaplas ChinaYuanb Enporis Oculus Ouhua AdvanceSCT -tNI- 7o 30 106.9 6 71.4 2.5 66.7 5.5 57.1 1.5 50.0 3 50.0 3 50.0 2 33.3 2 33.3
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        • 93 90 -tNI- 7o Keda Com Rotol Dutech CarrierNet AAGrp HLH Grp lade Tech Evergro Novo Grp SwingMedia fransview Ban Joo KLW Hldgs Sun East Z-Obee Hldgs ChinaNTown fimeWatch Hai Leek AnnAik ChinaLife 6.5 -60.6 -10.0 2 -42.9 -1.5 6.5 -35.0 -3.5 1 -33.3 -0.5 9 -28.0 -3.5 1.5 -25.0
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        • 74 90 (0) ;ingTelHBLiCW*****0 16 ;oscoCorpBNPeCW***** 16 ;ingTelHBLeCW*****2 22.5 IBS RB ePW*****8 99.5 SingTel DBeCW*****0 34 ;ingTelHBLeCW*****5 22.5 !TI 1800BNPeCW*****0 ...21.5 !TI 2000BNPeCW*****0 14 :apitalanMBLeCW***** 19 IBS BNP eCW*****5 2.5 IBS BNP ePW*****9 62 ;PHHBLiCW*****0 30.5 !TI 1600BNPeCW*****0 ...33.5 !TI 1650 DBeCW*****2 43.5 ;ingTelHBLiCW*****3 8.5 3.5 3.0 2.0 1.5 1.5
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        • 102 90 (0) !GX BNP eCW*****3 36 !TI 1650BNPeCW*****9 ...34.5 !TI 1500BNPeCW*****6 ...36.5 JOB RBePW*****3 79 \sia EnvW*****4 2 !TI 2200BNPePW*****6 71 SingTel BNPePW*****8 26.5 SingTel DBePW*****3 38 1CBC Bk BNPeCW*****6 13 !TI 1650BNPePW*****9 ...33.5 !TI 1700 DBePW*****2 45.5 !TI 1700BNPePW*****0 ...31.5 !TI 1800BNPePW*****0 37 !TI 2000BNPePW*****0 56 !TI 2400BNPeCW*****9
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        • 80 90 jec 4 _tNI- 7o ;ingTelHBLiCW*****0 16 28.0 IBS BNP eCW*****5 2.5 25.0 ;oscoCorpBNPeCW***** 16 23.1 ;ingTelHBLeCW*****2 22.5 9.8 !TI 2000BNPeCW*****0 14 7.7 ;ingTelHBLeCW*****5 22.5 7.1 ;ingTelHBLiCW*****3 8.5 6.3 !TI 1800BNPeCW*****0 ...21.5 4.9 SingTel DBeCW*****0 34 4.6 ;apitalanHBLeCW***** 19 2.7 ;PHHBLiCW*****0 30.5 1.7 IBS RB ePW*****8 99.5 1.5 !TI
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        • 104 90 jec 4 _tNI- 7o \sia Env W*****4 2 -60.0 IhinaACorpWI ***** 0.5 -50.0 (epCorp HBleCW*****3 1 -50.0 !TI 2400BNPeCW*****9 1.5 -50.0 Jnion Steel W*****4 1.5 -25.0 !GX BNP eCW*****3 36 -19.1 !TI 1650BNPeCW*****9 ...34.5 -17.9 !TI 1500BNPeCW*****6 ...36.5 -14.1 1CBC Bk BNPeCW*****6 13 -10.3 ;apitalanBNPeCW***** 4.5 -10.0 )BSHEReCW*****2
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      • 179 90 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume cents Vol Golden Agri 20 Cosco Corp 87.5 StraitsAsia 79 MiddleEastD 6 RafflesEdu 52.5 01am 97.5 China Hongxing 19 SingTel 252 Noble Grp 93.5 Ezra 63.5 Oceanus 16.5 IndoAgri 44 5 Midas 54 Yangzijiang 44 yanlord 75 -0.5 2.5
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      • 104 90 runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Dec 4 2008 Buying Selling Aust dollar 0.9770 1.0090 Can dollar 1.2080 1.2220 Euro 1.9270 1.9490 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4195 0.4200 NZ dollar 0.8060 0.8240 Sterling pound 2.2390 2.2650 US dollar 1.5170 1.5340 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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      • 359 90 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 718 375 710 2180 590 72 123 525 3580 2236 795 458 270 319 1880 467 482 384 .1, 473 414 316 2170 572 228 5606 CapitaLand 145 5417 CapitaMall 513 5611 CityDev 60.5
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      • 629 90 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 166 272 210 256 257 438 104 109 238 239 200 190 365 340 195 110 595 398 765 422 372 317 190 580 87 222 256 105 130 117.4 36.5 357.2 130
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    • 758 91  -  Gabriel Chen BLOOMBERG, ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS 5,300 staff to be shed worldwide in major restructuring exercise I By THE Singapore office of Credit Suisse is the latest bank here to swing the axe, with a sizeable chunk of its workforce set to
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    • 451 91  -  Robin Chan I By AGRICULTURE supply chain giant 01am International's share price shot up 10.7 per cent yesterday after it said it will buy back up to US$l5O million (Ss23o million) worth of convertible bonds. Analysts mainly praised the move as a way for 01am
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    • 195 91 FIVE Singapore companies have made it to the finals of the Asean Business Awards. Keppel Offshore and Marine, Singapore Technologies Engineering, Best World International, Cherie Hearts Group International and Network Express Courier Services are on the honour roll. They are among 23
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    • 159 91 At -f "f~ Vl yif~l C* Irodori Japanese Restaurant presents the widest xV 14. IJL LKsL L \,i\s selection of ala carte buffet menu, all prepared TdVI Cl I^l j^o/"* Dy experienced chefs with the freshest seafood JIIJL/IiILC/OC/ and ingredients. ■r^v With a wide range of sake and shochu, it
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    • 1089 92  -  Karamjit Kaur Amid industry turbulence, what will the proposed British Airways-Qantas marriage mean for SIA? I By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT AIR France and KLM did it in 2004. America's Delta and Northwest followed suit in October this year. Now, British Airways and Qantas want to do it too
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    • 128 92 BRITISH AIRWAYS Our Readers Aren't Just Numbers, But Key Figures The Business Times is Singapore's leading financial daily targeted at a powerful and influential audience of key decision-makers and movers and shakers with high purchasing power and an affluent standard of living. Of course, it doesn't hurt that our daily
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    • 396 94  -  Francis Chan MINIBONDS SAGA I By THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has enlisted senior counsel Davinder Singh to advise it on the latest legal issues faced by the ill-fated Minibonds structured notes. The central bank said last night that it had called on
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    • 359 94 REUTERS LONDON: Thailand led a new round of global interest rate cuts on Wednesday, followed by countries from Britain to New Zealand yesterday to fight an unrelenting financial crisis. In a deeper than expected cut, Sweden chopped its key interest rate
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    • 672 94  -  Sim Chi Yin China defends currency policy while US keeps mum on topic in bilateral economic talks I By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming has dismissed speculation that the government is allowing its currency to depreciate to arrest a damaging slide
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    • 465 95  -  Michelle Tay Consumer poll of 10 places finds joblessness a common major worry I By HAVING a rice bowl and being able to eat from it matters most to Singaporeans. A new survey has found that even before Singapore announced in October that
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    • 409 95  -  MICHELLE TAY WHILE living costs for expatriates in Singapore are rising, they are going up even faster in regional rival Hong Kong. It is now 15 per cent more expensive to live in Hong Kong than in Singapore, according to the
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    • 652 96  -  Joyce Teo The move will help ease fears of a supply glut next year I By PROPERTY CORRESPONDENT NO NEW sites have been added to the Government's land sales programme for the first half of next year, an anticipated move designed to tame fears
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    • 104 96 pi WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COin will we ever learn after so many hiccups MOST- READ ONLINE in the past COEs for small cars surge. Thai Airways lost US$56O million. RECESSION REPORT What's the latest on the economic MOST COMMENTED and financial front? For a Minibonds
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      • 1182 98  -  eddino abdul hadi Gigs aplenty for the first quarter of next year show that economic woes are unlikely to dampen the concert scene here music reporter The good news: Music fans can still party on to plenty of gigs come January and February despite the
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      • 670 102  -  cara van miriah Organisers Zouk and Sing Tel are pulling out all stops to draw crowds to the bash at Sentosa International DJs are not the only main draw at this year's ZoukOut. For the first time, revellers will be treated to a fireworks display at the
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        770 106  -  Samuel Lee Ong Sor Fern Chang Tou Liang review Asian pop BANK ST (EP) DJ KoFlow (Independently released) MY FAVOURITE KIND OF GENIIE (VOL. 4) Genie fliuo Rock MIRACLE Renee Chen Sony BMG The focal point of this week's column is definitely Asian, but not quite pop. Born
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        1005 107 Canadian collective The Acorn's crossover album Glory Hope Mountain is tops sound bites In the *****, a young, poor woman called Gloria Esperanza Montoya made a bold decision to flee from her native Honduras to seek a better life. She eventually found herself in the alien, first-world Canadian
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      • 411 108  -  Samuel lee German electronica pioneers thrill with their signature blend of deadpan vocals review 1 music KRAFTWERK LIVE Esplanade Theatre Wednesday night Any reductionist at the Kraftwerk gig on Wednesday would have walked out of the 120-minute no-inter-mission set. Fancy paying top dollar to see four men
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    • 489 100  -  cara van miriah Four bands will perform this Sunday to raise funds for cancer-stricken pianist Singapore's musicians are putting on a concert this Sunday to raise funds for an American colleague who has cancer. Four jazz bands the 10-piece Omniform band, Ireson band featuring pianist
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    • 263 100 Associated Press Chicago A prosecutor alleged on Wednesday that Jennifer Hudson's brother-in-law killed three of her relatives with a gun stolen from one of the victims because he was angry his estranged wife, the singer's sister, was dating another man. William Balfour appeared in court for
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    • 308 100 Associated Press New York A rare original edition of J.K. Rowling's latest book has gone on display at the New York Public Library, just as the work is being published around the world. The Tales Of Beedle The Bard is a collection of five stories
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    • 103 104 'Everybody knows who we are. You have to see us in league with The Rolling Stones now' Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher (right) on his band 'Every time I get a tattoo it isn't because of a relationship, otherwise won't my face be covered?' Singer A*mei (right)
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    • 850 104 It's a good thing the 19-year-old singer's boyfriend shares her taste in coffee, and music night out I withl frankie chee When Life! took Child Aid performer and former Singapore Idol contestant Meryl Joan Lee out for the night, it was not quite what you would
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      • 769 109  -  foong woei wan While Little Nyonya lacks spice, Korean dramas On Air and Worlds Within offer meatier fare telemad From the sepia-tinged postcard-perfect evocations of old Malaya to the tender close-ups of gem-toned desserts, The Little Nyonya wears its ambitions on its embroidered sleeve. Not only does
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        592 111  -  jocelyn lee Bowie Lam's character of a doting boyfriend has viewers swooning and co-star Maggie Siu head over heels in love Popular Hong Kong actress Maggie Siu is in love with fellow actor Bowie Lam's character, having acted as his girlfriend in the blockbuster drama series The
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    • 683 110 Reuters, Bloomberg Christie's Asian artwork event in Hong Kong chalks up a third less sales than expected London/Hong Kong A five-day auction of Asian artwork at Christie's in Hong Kong ended after selling 35 per cent less than its pre-sale estimates, in another sign of the declining
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        124 114 Ready to party? Make sure you know your cocktail from your casual chic we are talking dress codes, of course. Whether you are attending a lavish ball or a cosy Christmas potluck, we have outfits for every festive do. To help you get the look, party veterans
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      • 357 116 Agence France-Presse, Reuters Los Angeles New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne (right) and British rockers Coldplay notched eight and seven nominations respectively for the 51st Grammy awards at a first-ever concert special aired live. Traditionally, nominations were announced at a morning news conference. But
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      • 174 116 Record of the Year: Chasing Pavements Adele; Viva La Vida Coldplay; Bleeding Love Leona Lewis; Paper Planes M.1.A.; Please Read The Letter Robert Plant Alison Krauss Album of the Year: Viva La Vida Coldplay; Tha Carter 111 Lil Wayne; Year Of The Gentleman Ne-Yo; Raising Sand Robert
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      • 133 116 NO LIP-SYNCHING FOR CHINA ARTISTS Embarrassed by a lip-synching child who sang at the Beijing Olympics' opening ceremony, China has ordered artists on its top-rated Chinese New Year's Eve top TV show, CCTV Spring Festival Gala, not to lip-synch their songs. "Firstly, make real singing the benchmark and choose
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  • Page 99 Miscellaneous
    • 510 99 This is what gig fans can look forward f T j f%f\f\f\ Keita, Electro Green by Shuta to in the early part of next year. All M fl/"*/"! Ftf F fl fJ f^fXYM^PY^wQ Fit Ji it #V# Hasunuma Team POP OOGA, tickets, except for Mystery Jets, are \*J §JKAJ i
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    • 289 100 Christmas Wishes MAKE A LIST. CHECK IT TWICE. MAKE EVERYONE'S WISH COME TRUE WITH THE PERFECT SCENT THIS CHRISTMAS NIGHT. For the city-chic woman. For the free-spirited Eve. For the sweet yet DKNY WOMEN BE DELICIOUS SEDUCTIVE GIRL. PURE NEW YORK HOLIDAY SET BE DELIGHTFUL HOLIDAY SET BE DELICIOUS Eau
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    • 181 105 Journey to The Upper End Orchard where Forum The Shopping Mall, Palais Renaissance M and The Shopping Gallery Hilton Singapore await to fulfil the Christmas desires of fcj kings and queens and where princely treasures make princess wishes come true. This Christmas, relish in the taste of pure gastronomic luxury.
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      196 160 You are the conscientious worker who spends more time in the office than at the cafeteria, much less in a club. Grab your chance It is that time of the year when the office mailbox is crammed with party invites, so sneak yours in as a pleasant surprise.
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      491 164 The look: Don't be deceived by the name. This is only slightly less formal than black tie and does not mean you can put in half the effort. Usually for: Evening dinners or cocktail parties. Keller: Semi-formal events for me would be events such as award ceremonies that I'm
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      473 165 The look: While our image experts use the term semi-formal and cocktail interchangeably, websites such as fashion.about.com and evite.myway.com refine this. They say that "cocktail" sometimes indicates a less formal though still dressy affair. Translation: While men must wear a suit, this can be in a lighter fabric and
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      414 165 The look: Sometimes known as casual chic, Urban's image experts say the focus is on the word "chic" because the truth is, the look is far from casual. Usually for: Day events. Keller: I envision events with such a dress code to be garden parties or home dinner
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      461 166 The look: Most party-goers will heave a sigh of relief at this. While the host may mean "anything goes", Urban's image experts caution this does not mean letting yourself go. Think comfortable yet presentable. Usually for: Home-based events and more private functions. Natural beauty: Piling on the face paint
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