The Straits Times, 8 December 2008

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    18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MICA (P) 191/11/2008 MONDAY, DECEMBER 8 2008 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Last rites for Merrill
      60 1 THERE was anger and outrage at the Merrill Lynch shareholder meeting in New York last Friday when shareholders approved its sale to the Bank of America. Shareholders blamed former chief executive Stan O'Neal (above) for bringing the firm down and slammed the board for agreeing to
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      Lock icon Tragic end to lovers' chat
      57 1 THE couple were chatting on a bench in Yishun when a car suddenly reversed into them, dragging part of the bench and the 26-year-old man under it. His girlfriend, a 23-year-old nurse, survived the freak accident and hours after being discharged from hospital, attended her
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      Lock icon Hope for heart patients
      56 1 A NEW device which helps heart failure patients is being used in Singapore with a 65-year-old woman the first person here to have the device implanted in her. Recent studies in Europe show that the Optimiser helps patients' hearts pump with an average of 11 per
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      Lock icon Republic bans Irish pork
      48 1 SINGAPORE banned the import of Irish pork and pork products yesterday after Ireland ordered a recall due to possible contamination with cancer-causing dioxins. The Irish authorities said the recall was a precaution, but the authorities here are not taking any chances. WORLD PAGE Al3
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      Lock icon Dividend yields shoot up
      43 1 AS THE share prices of many counters have been battered, dividend yields have shot up. Many stocks such as real estate investment trusts and shipping trusts are offering attractive returns, based on their existing dividend payout. MONEY PAGE 816
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    Lock icon That's not being a good sport
    72 1 ASSOCIATED PRESS Singapore beat Myanmar 3-1 to advance to the semi-finals of the Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup in Jakarta last night. But the match was marred by Myanmar goalkeeper Aung Aung Oo's (left) pushing of referee Phung Dinh Dung (centre). The goalie had
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    Lock icon Moving to Johor to give their pets space
    818 1  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN I By MISS Sharon Han, 42, loved the lush grounds surrounding her rented bungalow at Seletar airbase which afforded her dogs a Doberman named Solo, and a mongrel named Jabba the freedom to run around. When she was told that
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    Lock icon Thai parties jostle to take over Government
    673 1  -  Kor Kian Beng Confusion reigns as all factions claim to have majority in Parliament I By BANGKOK: Like the smog blanketing the capital, an air of uncertainty and suspense gripped Bangkok over the weekend as politicians switched camps and jostled for positions to
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      46 1 Pride of Asia Jereme Leung f^Sm Close shave K^'TM ~^£f Filipinos hail From poor Singapore N Pacquiao's victory student to victim of terror ,^w --/*<?■ y^ i against De La Hoya acclaimed chef J^ attack speaks SPORT, PAGE BIO LIFE! PAGE C4 V HOME, PAGE B2 fetff.K^SM
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      Lock icon Bangkok airport mess spilling into Changi
      775 2  -  Karamjit Kaur Falling air traffic to Thai capital likely to hurt Spore aviation sector I By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT IT MAY be reasonable to suppose that Changi could profit from the mess at Suvarnabhumi Airport. The reopening of Bangkok's flight hub may have brought relief
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      117 2 I I MUIS APPROVED KORBAN VENDOR 2008 f I I Imini environment service pte ltd! I I I J^M I I I would like to thank I I W MUIS JKMS MMBs GLS UICCP V I I PSA AVA JURONG PORT MEDIACORP I I BERITA HARIAN TAMIL MURASU THE STRAITS
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      204 2 VIEWPOINTS WE SAY Price monitoring Supermarket and consumer prices are on the rise because of the stronger US dollar. Manufacturers are feeling the heat from more expensive imports too. EDITORIAL PAGE A16 COLUMNS Backlash in Thailand? The PAD's bullying tactics jBp»jf risk an anti-elite backlash, lyk says Nirmal Ghosh. V
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      Lock icon Singaporean sues Bausch & Lomb over eye injury
      713 3  - Singaporean sues Bausch Lomb over eye injury K. C. VIJAYAN He blames company's eye-care product, and wants case heard in US I By LAW CORRESPONDENT A SINGAPOREAN whose left eye was injured after using an allegedly defective eye-care product from the United States has sued the company, Bausch Lomb, in
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      Lock icon Singapore team first to detect link that led to global recall
      206 3 Mm A SINGAPORE team in 2005, led by then Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) deputy director Donald Tan, was the first in the world to draw a link between rising numbers of fungal corneal infections and Bausch Lomb's ReNu
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      97 4  -  Lim Sin Thai What happens a minute before 8am? 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 Abdullah freezes hillside projects
      572 4  -  Hazlin Hassan Govt vows to assess all settlements for risk, but sceptics say little was done after earlier tragedies I By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi banned hillside developments and sought a review of existing settlements after a massive landslide in a suburban
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      Lock icon Marathon proposal wins her heart
      81 7 SAMUEL HE Mr Ow Wai Leong (right) finished the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon yesterday and still had breath left to propose to his girlfriend. The 26-year-old systems engineer collected a bunch of heart-shaped balloons from his brother as he was running down the final stretch,
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      Lock icon Premium bus services riding high
      1112 6  -  Yeo I Ghim Lay Over 70 services in operation now, due to strong demand and easing of curbs By EVERY day, some 5,000 commuters thank their lucky stars for the premium bus services which take them between work and home with a minimum fuss. For
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      328 6  -  YEO GHIM LAY MR V. ANILAN, 45, runs one of the more expensive premium bus services in Singapore at $6 per trip, but that has not stopped Seletar residents from taking it. The two-year-old service provides a direct link to Orchard Road and
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      Lock icon Key to veteran service's success: Comfort, courtesy
      307 6  -  YEO GHIM LAY THERE were a handful of passengers when premium bus service 572 started eight years ago. Now, it is one of the oldest and most popular around, running 13 trips in the morning and another six return trips in the evening.
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      Lock icon Police call off search and rescue efforts
      709 8  -  Hazlin Hassan XL LANDSLIDE No other victims thought to be buried under site; area still considered unsafe I By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police called off search-and-rescue operations at a hilltop residential area yesterday, after confirming that there were no more victims
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      Lock icon THE DEAD
      352 8 Veterinarian N. Yogeswary, 40 She used her body to shield her children from debris and died after a beam fell on her back, fracturing her ribs and causing massive internal bleeding. Dr Yogeswary (right) was hugging her children close to her body to shield them from falling debris
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        Lock icon Militants attack Pakistani depots
        539 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Biggest hit on vital military supply line for Afghanistan PESHAWAR (Pakistan): Militants blasted their way into two transport terminals in Pakistan yesterday and torched more than 160 vehicles destined for US-led troops in Afghanistan, in the biggest assault yet on a vital military
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        Lock icon Pakistan's hoax call story a red herring, says Delhi
        352 9 REUTERS NEW DELHI: India's foreign minister yesterday accused Pakistan of trying to divert attention from the fact that the Mumbai attacks were launched from its soil by leaking a story about a hoax call to Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari. On
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        Lock icon Puea Thai: PM post open to coalition parties
        632 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Party comprising many Thaksin allies racing against Democrat Party to form new govt BANGKOK: Thailand's former ruling party is racing against the opposition to form a government, adding to the political uncertainty that has thrown the kingdom into
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        Lock icon Opposition leader has a shot at becoming premier
        563 10  -  Kor Kian Beng I By BANGKOK: Thai opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva was full of confidence yesterday as he fielded questions from the media about the new coalition formed by his party that could well make him Thailand's 27th prime minister. But if
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        Lock icon PAD's tactics worked but may fuel anti-elite backlash
        598 10  -  Nirmal Ghosh NEWS ANALYSIS I By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: With a government led by the Democrat Party imminent, the rightwing People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) may be off the streets for a while. The PAD always favoured the Democrats over the Thaksin
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        Lock icon Sunset for Sunshine Policy?
        651 11  -  Lee Tee Jong NORTH-SOUTH KOREA RELATIONS Ties chill as inter-Korea projects begin to pose threat to North regime I By SOUTH KOREA CORRESPONDENT SEOUL: A South Korean company which runs three inter-Korean projects is appealing to the government to improve ties with North Korea as a
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        Lock icon Doubts over six-party talks today
        360 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Envoys to North Korean nuclear talks headed to Beijing yesterday despite serious doubts over the latest disarmament meeting after Pyongyang said it would refuse to recognise Japan's participation. United States Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill was among those due to arrive
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        Lock icon What the hoopla is all about
        71 11 XINHUA Visitors at a Chinese traditional medicine roadshow in Nanjing last Saturday throwing rings around human models with acupuncture pressure points marked on them. China is keen on reviving traditional medicine, and launched the roadshow last year, covering more than 19 provinces and municipalities
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        Lock icon Sarkozy-Dalai Lama meeting: China lodges 'strong protest'
        381 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: China has lodged a "strong protest" with France over President Nicolas Sarkozy's meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying it had affected China's ties with Europe, state media reported yesterday. "Deputy Foreign Minister He Yafei has lodged a
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        Lock icon Dark pasts catch up with China's tycoons
        952 12  -  Peh Shing Huei First hailed as successes, they are toppled over shady deals By CHINA CORRESPONDENT DON'T bother looking for the forbidden fruit when "original sin" is mentioned in China these days. It has nothing to do with Adam and Eve and the
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        Lock icon Ireland recalls pork products
        639 13 TESSA WONG ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE, REUTERS People warned not to eat Irish pork after toxic substance was found in slaughtered pigs DUBLIN: Ireland has issued an international warning for people not to consume Irish-produced pork products, following the discovery of a toxic substance in slaughtered
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        Lock icon Amsterdam cracks down on sex and drug trades
        586 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS AMSTERDAM: This Dutch city has long been famed for its relaxed approach to prostitution and soft drugs, making it one of the most popular destinations for tens of thousands of tourists. But that could change now that the authorities
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        Lock icon Britain to stop vying for world heritage site status
        276 13 LONDON: Britain, which has long marketed itself to tourists as a treasure trove of monuments, is going to stop nominations to the United Nations list of the most important historic sites in the world. This policy change follows indications by Unesco,
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        Lock icon Heiress in sensational trial dies after 28-year coma
        385 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: Mrs Martha "Sunny" yon Bulow, the heiress who spent the last 28 years of her life in a coma after two alleged murder attempts by her husband, has died at the age of 76. She died last Saturday
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        Lock icon Riots sweep Greece after killing of boy by police
        675 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Violent clashes, worst in 17 years, rock already fragile government ATHENS: Greece's Interior Minister has called for restraint after the killing of a teenager by police triggered the country's worst civil disturbances in years. Riots broke out in
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        Lock icon Obama's new Cabinet pick: Iraq war strategy critic
        333 14 THE WASHINGTON POST, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: United States Presidentelect Barack Obama has chosen retired army general Eric Shinseki, who is of Japa-nese-American ancestry, to head the Department of Veterans Affairs. The move brings to the incoming Cabinet a career military officer best
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        Lock icon First Russia warship in Panama Canal since 1944
        181 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PANAMA CITY: A Russian warship has used the Panama Canal for the first time since World War 11, taking part in joint Russian-Venezuelan naval exercises that reflect Moscow's growing military presence in the region. The anti-submarine ship Admiral Chabanenko entered
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        Lock icon Unseated by newcomer
        87 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW ORLEANS: Voters in Louisiana ousted nine-term Democrat William Jefferson, who is awaiting trial on bribery charges involving US$9O,OOO (*****,225) found in his freezer, from his seat in the United States Congress last Saturday. Jefferson was accused last year of soliciting millions of dollars in
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        Lock icon Luring cops back to UK
        109 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: A British police force "fed up" with losing its officers to Australia launched a campaign last Saturday to lure them back home with a £10,000 (5522,420) resettlement package. Homesick And Away campaign advertisements a play on popular Australian soap opera Home And
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        Lock icon 44 'asylum seekers' held
        83 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY: Australian border protection officers intercepted a boat with 44 passengers yesterday on suspicion they were being smuggled into the country, a government minister said. It is the sixth boatload of suspected asylum seekers to enter Australian territorial waters in two months. The passengers
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        Lock icon Pilgrims prepare for feast of the sacrifice
        98 15 More than two million Muslims began the haj on Saturday by heading to a tent camp outside the holy city of Mecca, as they followed the route that Prophet Muhammad took 14 centuries ago. At noon yesterday, pilgrims were still trickling into the
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        Lock icon Taiwan aims to mend ties
        113 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS TAIPEI: Taiwan's ruling party chief left on a week-long fence-mending trip to Japan yesterday following territorial disputes over a group of uninhabited East China Sea islands. Kuomintang chairman Wu Poh-hsiung says Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou hopes to maintain a "special partnership" with Japan
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        Lock icon Pirate alert off Tioman
        136 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: A global maritime watchdog yesterday warned seafarers to keep a strict watch for pirates off Malaysia's south-eastern coast, after a recent attack by knife-wielding Indonesians in the area. Last Thursday, a tug and barge carrying coal were attacked in the South China
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        Lock icon 'Tis the season for Santa safety
        111 15 SUCEOFLIFE SOME elves and Santas now have to take health and safety courses to qualify for the job. With the Christmas season in full swing, environmental health experts in Britain are concerned that the Santa Clauses and elves in stores may hurt themselves balancing
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      80 10 From Campaign Rhetoric to Global Leadership: Foreign Policy Challenges for President-elect Barack Obama by Ambassador Mitchell B. Reiss, Diplomat-in-Residence, College of William Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia Venue Taurus Room, Marina Mandarin Singapore Date 11 December 2008, Thursday Time 4pm 5.30pm Attire Shirt and Tie /Office Wear For admission, please contact Ms
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      Lock icon Singapore prices rise as US currency sees strength
      426 16 A REPORT in last Thursday's Straits Times details how prices for some processed food have inched up. Keen shoppers might also have noticed how portions of pre-packed meat at the supermarket freezer section have shrunk in size; you pay about the same,
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      942 16  -  Radha Basu MUMBAI ATTACKS I By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT recent years, the elite NSG were stationed only in New Delhi. Thus they had to be flown into Mumbai. The Indian media reported a lack of coordination between the federal government in New Delhi and the Maharashtra state government,
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      Lock icon The dilemma of greening the military
      673 16  -  Robert Karniol I By DEFENCE WRITER MILITARY organisations worldwide may be faced with a unique conundrum when confronted by environmental issues, says a leading green campaigner. Mr Steve Shallhorn, a Canadian who heads Greenpeace Australia-Pacific from Sydney, acknowledged that defence personnel reflect the values
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        Lock icon When Beijing listens – and gives way
        981 17  - When Beijing listens and gives way Larry Teo CHINA TAXI STRIKES By CORRESPONDENT JUST when the world is having second thoughts about ceding too much economic power to the private sector, China seems to think it not a bad idea. To be sure, nothing like the collapse of Lehman Brothers
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        Lock icon Chimerica – just a chimera?
        907 17  - Chimerica just a chimera? Michael Richardson U.S.-CHINA TIES I By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN HIS latest book, The Ascent Of Money, historian Niall Ferguson describes the emergence of a new post-Cold War superstate. Called Chimerica, it is a fictional combination of China and the United States. "For a time,
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        Lock icon When loose canons gush forth
        808 17  -  Timothy Egan NEW YORK TIMES I By THE unlicensed pipe-fitter known as Joe the Plumber is out with a book this month, just as the last seconds on his 15 minutes of fame are slipping away. I have a question for Joe: Do you want
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        293 18  -  Sulthan Niaz HELP FOR MALAY-MUSLIM GIRLS I AM writing in response to last Friday's article, "Empowering young Malay-Mus-lim girls". I am encouraged that some effort has been made to help Malay-Muslim girls and this is to be applauded. However, I am concerned that not much
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        355 18  -  Geoffrey Lim I REFER to the recent letters and articles which discussed the extension of the bus-lane scheme. Bus lanes, which facilitate the movement of buses, help to optimise overall usage of our scarce road space. A bus, on average, carries about 80 passengers
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        219 18  -  Bennie Cheok FROM obscurity to pre-eminence. This is the world of Feng Tianwei (right), who became a Singapore citizen in January this year. She was then ranked 28th in the International Table Tennis Federation circuit. Her meteoric rise to stardom began almost immediately,
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        197 18  -  Jason Tan SPORTS GIRLS IN THE NEWS I REFER to Mr Bennie Cheok's letter, "Just Jasmine" (Nov 21). He suggested that Jasmine Yeong-Nathan, who emerged champion in the AMF Bowling World Cup, should be given a special monetary award by the Singapore Sports Council,
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        188 18  -  Zainudin Nordin TERRORISM continues to rear its ugly head. Recently, lives were lost senselessly in Mumbai. Up till now, the lives that were lost and the families who grieved were people in faraway lands. Now, sadly, we have
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        287 18  -  Myrna Thomas (Ms) I REFER to last Wednesday's article, "Last of Temasek's power units sold for $3.8 billion to Malaysian company", relating to the sale of PowerSeraya. The article suggested that the "surprise sale" could have been driven by a need to raise
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      526 19  -  Amelia Tan He is pinned under car after bench he is sitting on with fiancee is struck I By ALMOST every night, Ms Nurliah Sulaiman would sit on a bench outside her Yishun HDB block chit-chat-ting with fiance Muhammad Anis Kamsani. But their
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      867 20 "What frustrates me is everyone here goes through life in a very relaxed manner, as if terrorist attacks are very far away. But they can happen anywhere. My senses have become more alive since then. Everywhere I go, I think terrorists can do this,
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      404 20  -  Tan Weizhen Khushwant Singh I By l&] THE use of Google Earth, a program that offers anyone with an Internet connection a satellite view of the planet's major cities, by militants in the recent Mumbai attacks has led to concerns that it
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      383 20 Lawyer Lo Hwei Yen was Singapore's first casualty of a terrorist attack on foreign soil. Yeo Ghim Lay looks at past terrorist attacks in Singapore. Sept 24,1963: A bomb exploded in Katong Park, opposite the then Ambassador Hotel in Meyer Road. A driver was injured
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      613 21  -  Lee Hui Chieh New implant pushes patients' damaged hearts to pump harder I By FOR most of the past two years, Hajjah Hazenah Abdullah was too scared to go for a walk on her own. The 65-year-olds heart damaged by a heart attack in 2002
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      945 21  -  LEE HUI CHIEH WHEN 38-year-old pilates instructor Cheong Sook Wah discovered last year that she was pregnant, she was worried the baby could have Down Syndrome. Her age and a family history of another chromosomal disorder made her a prime candidate to bear such a
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      198 21 TWO Singapore children survived a deadly accident early yesterday morning on Malaysia's North-South Highway when the coach they were in crashed into a tree and split in two, according to Shin Mm Daily News. The accident, which happened around 2am, killed 10 people. The
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      493 22  -  Theresa Tan ■W T Ang Yiying Move by Community Foundation ahead of $50m originally planned I BY l& AS THE news on the economic front grows gloomier every day, one foundation has decided to give out the millions in its kitty earlier than intended.
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      340 22  -  JERMYN CHOW THIS is the time of the year when Madam Elizabeth Herring and her family always have trouble making ends meet. With the start of school just around the corner, the 34-year-old sole breadwinner is facing the prospect of spending at least
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      567 22  -  Grace Chua By ONE day after school in March, 16-year-old Siti Umairah sank into a chair in a quiet corner outside the teachers' room and began to sob. Walking by and seeing the girl crying, Kranji Secondary principal Maureen Lee asked her
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      200 22  -  GRACE CHUA GIFT company Noel Gifts would like you to indulge in some festive treats this holiday season for a good cause. Through sales of its limited edition gift hampers, which contain treats like French chocolates and fine preserves, the company hopes to raise
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      1191 23  -  Zakir Hussain Daughter kept in touch with Ho See Beng and family all these years I By WHEN Mr Ho See Beng's first daughter was born 60 years ago, he fell very ill. His wife consulted a temple medium who told her
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      230 23 Text of Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong's letter of condolence yesterday to Mrs Ho See Beng: "I first met See Beng when I joined politics in 1976. Very soon, I learnt that he was one of the PAP stalwarts who commanded the respect of
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      100 19 Mm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm groups hoping to recruit or convert MOST-READ ONLINE more people to their religion are often We'll get him one day. too aggressive to the extent that they go Man preyed on young girls. against the country's... objective of promoting religious
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      562 24  -  AHMADOSMAN Business prospects are bullish for IT fairs as consumer demand for new electronic gadgets remains strong BY, THE current economic gloom did not stop Singaporeans from grabbing good bargains for laptops, digital cameras, printers and other electronic gadgets at two trade fairs recently. A record
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      163 24  -  KARON NG BY ADD a twist to your Christmas shopping by joining in the Sweet Fun-a-Thon Orchard Road on Dec 20. All you need to do is enjoy a leisurely stroll down Orchard Road and get the answers to a game card at the participating malls
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      186 24 Karon Ng THE Upper End Orchard, comprising Forum The Shopping Mall, Palais Renaissance and The Shopping Gallery Hilton Singapore, wants to have a Christmas celebration befitting the kings of old. From now to Dec 28, spend $500 at one of the three malls
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      107 24  -  Karon Ng YEO'S, known for its canned and packet drinks like chrysanthemum tea and soya bean, goes one up with its easy-to-prepare Modern Mixes for the festive season. For Yeo's Lychee Blush, add 30ml of 42 Below Vodka Kiwi to 60ml of Yeo's Lychee Drink in a
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        58 24 Check out the new 4m by 3m outdoor digital screen at the Singapore Visitors Centre at the junction of Orchard and Cairnhill roads. Owned and operated by Singapore Press Holdings' MediaßoxOffice, the new LED boasts high quality pixel pitch and a festive promotion package from now to February
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        50 24 Known for its premium coffee beans roasted in antique castiron roasters, Tully's gourmet coffee boutique has opened its first outlets outside of the United States and Japan at West Coast Plaza and Far East Square. Beverage prices start from $3.40 and they are served by US-trained harktac; Mt
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        78 24 Clinique celebrates Happy Day with a storewide celebration on Friday. Call to schedule a free skin consultation on this day and receive a Happy Cupcake, customfit prescription kit and foundation sample free. Make any purchase and get a Happy Day lip gloss free. Exclusive at its Tangs Orchard
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        56 24 The 2009 Honda Odyssey impresses with a unique low-floor and low centre-of-gravity design for a low profile roofline and a spacious cabin that give it a distinctive and sporty look. The new 180 ps 2.4-litre DOHC i-VTEC engine combines outstanding fuel economy with powerful performance. Available at Kah
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        47 24 From now to Dec 28, buy a Simmons Pocketed Coil Mattress and get a chance to win $10,000. Also check out the Back Care 3 mattress going at promotional prices, from $1,829 (usual price: $2,859) for the single size and from $1,899 for queen size.
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        42 24 Owell's Elegante collection has a new pendant with interchangeable bio-magnetic stones such as mother-of-pearl, rose gold and onyx. Worth $98, it is available for sale or as a free gift with every two bracelets bought from now to Dec 28.
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      565 25  -  Eisen Teo SOAPBOX Life must proceed as usual to deny terrorists their dubious victories By THE inevitable has finally happened: a Singaporean has died in a terror attack. I say inevitable, because terrorism knows no bounds when it comes to geography or nationality.
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      309 25  -  Andre Oei MY POLL I By A RECENT survey revealed that 49 per cent of undergraduates have plagiarised work while studying at the prestigious Cambridge University. Even so, youth here are split on whose responsibility it is to nab cheats and the best
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      313 25  - Newspaper To have and to hold Soon Wei Lun MY THOUGHTS I By LAST month, as I registered myself online as a volunteer for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, James, my American roommate at Columbia University, signed up for the "Obama-Biden Transition Project" on the US President-elect Barack Obama's website.
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      632 25 MY LIFE Blogs, videos, podcasts to interact with youth good but politicians can do more, say YouthlNKers The power of new media THE recent liberalisation of rules governing political activity in cyberspace not only signals the Government's recognition of its influence on
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      761 26  -  Wang Meng Meng Spore make s-finals but talk is of Myanmar's poor sportsmanship Singapore 3 Myanmar 1 I By JAKARTA: On a night the Lions turned into foxes, powering past Myanmar 3-1 with not only strength and skill but also a bit of cunning, the talking
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      661 27  -  Terrence Voon Kenyan shuts out pain of ethnic strife at home to win Spore Marathon I By LUKE Kibet, the world champion, put 12 months of trauma and frustration behind him yesterday as he romped to victory in the men's event at the Standard Chartered Singapore
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      610 27  -  Jonathan Wong I By FOR Kenyan Henry Wanyoike, running has become his mission. He runs so that others may believe. And for Singaporean Wong Meng Ec, each footstep feels unnatural. He runs, but anxiety keeps pace with him. At yesterday's Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon, both
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      279 27 TIMES may be difficult, but charity was still a winner at yesterday's Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon, thanks to Cerebos Pacific Limited. The health supplements and food products company raised over $91,000 for The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund, an increase over last
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      128 27 LEE Li Hui and four other members of the Singapore Women's Everest Team conquered yesterday's Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon in the only way they know how by tethering themselves to each other, mountain-climbing style. It was no mean feat to complete the race in this manner,
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      974 28 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Filipino proves he is best in the world and ends the Golden Boy era LAS VEGAS: On a stunning Saturday night in Las Vegas, you could almost hear the 90 million people in the Philippines screaming in delight. Their guy, their
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      764 29 Winger goes off without a sub in midst of match LONDON: There was relief from manager Alex Ferguson after Nemanja Vidic's add-ed-time strike gave Manchester United a 1-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday. But, once again, Cristiano Ronaldo found a way to grab the attention. In his return
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      358 29 LONDON: Sunderland's new manager will be given £30 million (Ss6B million) to spend on transfers, with former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier now favourite to replace the departed Roy Keane. With more than 60 applications received for the Stadium of Light job, the club is
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      315 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Chelsea's 2-0 win over Bolton was their 11th consecutive Premier League success away from home, a record in the top division. And, yet, the talk after the match was of dissent in the dressing room and a possible showdown between owner
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      273 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger took Emmanuel Eboue off near the end of Saturday's nerve-wracking 1-0 Premier League win over Wigan because the defender was subjected to vicious and sustained abuse from Gunners fans. The more the substitute who came on in
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      301 29 LONDON: Tottenham want Robbie Keane back at White Hart Lane next month, and it seems Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is ready to sell the striker. Keane was left to watch from the bench as Liverpool beat Blackburn 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday.
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      121 29 SINGAPORE'S Zhang Beiwen (above) won the women's singles title at the US$5O,OOO (5576,000) Vietnam Open yesterday, downing compatriot King Aiying in a thrilling final. The 18-year-old, who rejoined the national badminton squad only last month, defeated King 11-21, 21-19, 22-20 to claim her first Grand Prix singles title.
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      376 29 Basketball NBA Cleveland 94 Charlotte 74, Miami 105 Oklahoma City 99, New Jersey 95 Philadelphia 84, LA Clippers 107 Minnesota 84, New Orleans 106 Memphis 87, Chicago 117 Washington 110, Dallas 100 Atlanta 98, San Antonio 123 Golden State 88, Phoenix 106 Utah 104, Denver 118 Sacramento 85. Singapore
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      135 26 4 f !*m ~jm PAC-MAN'S THE MAN Filipino Manny Pacquiao humiliates boxing great Oscar De La Hoya. 810 n WHAT'S ONLINE X). MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Honda quit Formula One. Ferrari chief 'sorry'. MOST COMMENTED Black Cats rejoice with Keane out. Said Eagle2004: "Roy
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      17 26 VIDIC SAVES THE DAY Nemanja Vidic's late goal gives Man United a 1-0 win over Sunderland. Bll
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      169 29 Today American football NFL: New England Patriots v Seattle Seahawks (Live, Ch22, 9.15 am). Football AFF Suzuki Cup, Gp B: Malaysia v Vietnam (5.57pm), Laos v Thailand (8.27pm) Live, Ch24. English Premier League: West Ham v Tottenham (Live, Ch27, tomorrow, 3.55 am). Tomorrow Football AFF Suzuki Cup, Gp A: Indonesia
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      90 30 We extend our Deepest Condolences to His Excellency Ho Cheow Teck Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Morocco, Singapore and his family on the passing of his beloved father, HO SEE BENG 5 February 1918-5 December 2008 From Minister Taib Fassi Fihri Minister of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation, Morocco Ambassador
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      82 30 Ist1 st Anniversary In Loving Memory Of LEE GIAM POH Departed: Bth December 2007 A year has passed but the pain of losing you never fades as we recall with fond memories all that you meant still mean in our hearts lives. We miss you very much. Praise God for
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      92 30 10th Anniversary In Everloving Memory Of Our Dearest Dad/ Kong Kong/ Kong Zhor FREDDIE PUAH HUA CHIANG Called Home on Bth December 1998 We thought of you with love today, but that is nothing new; We thought aboutyou yesterday, and days before that too; We th ink of you in
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      63 30 The family of the late HENRY TAN HOW-IN Departed on 30 November 2008. wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues for their guidance and support during their period of bereavement. Special appreciation goes to Pastor Keith, Pastor Lawrence and Richard Ngfrom the New Creation
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      80 30 TANAVALI D/O R.JAGANATHAN Age: 69 passed away peacefully on 7 December 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Lakshmanan, deceased) Sons: Jaganathan Sathasevan Rajendran Ravichandran Daughters-in-law: Vijaya Shirin Ng Daughter: Visalachi (Viji) Son-in-law: S. Kunasagran Grandsons: Dheeban Jagan Praveenjagan Darshan Kuna Ashwin Ravi Sister: Thanaletchumi Brother: Subramaiviam
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      44 30 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences To Our President MDM HO GEOK CHOO and her family on the demise of her beloved father HO SEE BENG From: Members from the Council, Members from the Advisory Panel and Secretariat of Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI)
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      37 30 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Independent Director MDM HO GEOK CHOO on the demise of her beloved father HO SEE BENG Departed on 5 December 2008 From: The Management and Staff of SELECT GROUP LIMITED
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      38 30 DR. SADHU PURUSHOTHAMA RAO Age: 67 passed away peacefully on 6 December 2008, leaving behind wife: Renuka Rao Son: Samir Body resting at Singapore Casket, 131 Lavender Street, Singapore, "Silver Room", Level 4. No wreaths please. Jt^,-» v
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      40 30 In Loving Memory Of CHENG YUETKWEE LONG FONG SONG Called home to be with our Lord Jesus on 08/12/2007 20/04/1988 Always in our Thoughts Forever in our Hearts \your children and their spouses, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, relatives and all loved ones.
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      45 30 IST ANNIVERSARY In Memory Of CHOONG YANG NEO Departed 08.12.2007 The depths of sorrow we cannot tell, Of the loss of one we love so well And while she sleeps a peaceful sleep Her memory we shall always keep. Always remembered by family loved onet
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      22 30 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of EVELYN SIM Departed: 8 Dec 2006 Cherished and missed by your family and loved ones. A
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      146 30 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 MAGDALENE TAY POH CHOO Age: 53 was called home to be with the Lord on 6 December 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Vincent
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      120 30 Raag Todee, Fifth Guru. O my mother, my mind is at peace. I enjoy the ecstasy of millions of princely pleasures; remembering the Lord in meditation, all pains have been dispelled. II lllRahaoall Page 717, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. JIT KAURW/O LATE SARDAR SAMUND SINGH Age: 72 passed away
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      95 30 Age: 58 was called home to be with the Lord on 7 December 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Mother: Mother-in-law: Mdm Theresa Klyne Mdm Tan Geok Mvi Wife: Lucy Chua Swee Hin Sons: De Souza Warren De Souza Travis De Souza Allen Brothers, sisters-in-law, sisters, brothers-in-law, relatives and friends. Wake
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      66 30 GEORGE MELVYN BELL Age: 67 was called home to be with the Lord on 07/12/08, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Louise Byrne Brother: Sister-in-law: Gordon S Bell (Auckland) Mary Bell (Auckland) Nieces Nephews inAuckland Wake is held at 5 Sea Aye. Tel: 6344 1841 Cortege leaves on 10.12.08 (Wednesday) for
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      41 30 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory ol M AMIRTHASAMY S/O MANICKAM Departed 8 Dec 2007 Of One We will never forget, for your presence is ever near us. Your Memory will ever linger through the passing years Always remembered by loved ones
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      25 30 7th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of LUCY KOH Departed 8 Dec 2001 Deeply missed and always remembered by Husband, son, daughter-in-law, daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren.
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      490 31  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS Asian markets likely to react with caution to bleak US data I By MARKET players expect trading to be confined to a tight range this week, with upcoming United States data, including pending home sales and initial jobless claims, possibly swaying
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      331 31 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON: US lawmakers worked to hammer out details of legislation to bail out ailing car companies that could be presented to Congress as early as today, after reaching an agreement in principle with the Bush administration. The legislation is taking shape after House
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        8 31 For the week 1,659.17 -73.4
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      1021 32 DOW JONES NEWSWIRES, FINANCIAL TIMES, BLOOMBERG It was a scene that resembled a wake rather than a shareholder meeting when stockholders of US banking giant Merrill Lynch voted last Friday to approve the 94-year-old, 60,900 employee-strong firm's acquisition by Bank of America. NEW YORK: Merrill
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        62 32 TAN AIK KHONG: Appointed executive director of Goldtron from Dec 1. Mr Tan, 38, was financial controller of Goldtron Management Services from October 2004 to last month. Goldtron said that its business is now focused regionally and more in China and Greater China. Mr Tan has,
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        54 32 KAZUAKI TAKABATAKE: Appointed chief executive of Saxo Capital Markets, the Singapore-based subsidiary of the Danish Saxo Bank. Previously its deputy chief executive, Mr Takabatake will now oversee all company operations across the AsiaPacific region. Mr Takabatake, 39, is a Japanese citizen and a
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        41 32 CHO WEE PENG: Promoted to group chief investment officer and executive vice-president of water treatment firm Hyflux with effect from Dec 1. Mr Cho, 39, joined Hyflux last year as group treasurer and investment director.
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        88 32 DAVID TATGE AND YUNSOK CHANG: Mr David Tatge and Mr Yunsok Chang have been relocated to Singapore to join MasterCard Advisors, while Mr David Walsh assumes the human resources helm at MasterCard Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA). Mr Tatge has been appointed senior
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      1051 33  -  Goh Eng Yeow CAI JIN Good time for investors to pick up bargains I By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT AROUND this time of the year, it is customary for soothsayers, geomancers and analysts to turn to their crystal balls and gaze upon what the next 12 months might
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      758 34  -  Yang Huiwen Investors eyeing safe bets can look to firms with consistent payouts I By WITH all the nosediving in stock prices lately, there is one set of numbers which has shot up the dividend yields on many battered stocks. This is, of course,
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      608 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS MUMBAI: India yesterday announced an extra 200 billion rupees (556.2 billion) in spending to help shield its economy from the impact of the global financial crisis. The government said it would also ensure a substantial increase in expenditure for next year's budget.
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      133 35 Gunn for attire Golden gaffes^j^ Aristo Project Runway's The worst and m cred TimGunn Jfj^ bestofthe HKchild rails against jMM 45th Golden prodigy bare midriffs HJ I Horse Awards r shineson M m the piano C 3 1 ICS m Cl 2 M mmW mmwSS: mff^i Singapore master chef f\
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        466 36  -  Washington Post For years, women have done most of the TV viewing, but the networks are largely run by men men who have not been particularly attuned to what constitutes on-screen guy hotness. But lately, The Men Who Control TV seem to have finally
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        493 36  -  eddino abdul hadi Grammy Award winner John Legend became addicted to the stage and performing from age four music reporter Grammy Award-winning soul and rhythm and blues singersongwriter John Legend knew he would be an entertainer since the age of four, when he learnt to play
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        456 36  -  jocelyn lee Mother and son Toni and Dallas Imbimbo did not argue as much as they thought they would while on the latest The Amazing Race. The two even had a good shot at winning the top prize of US$l million (551.52 million) in the 13th
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        885 37  -  jasmine teo Mentor to designers on Project Runway Tim Gunn now has his own reality TV series Project Runway's Tim Gunn has his own book, a new television series and a new job all thanks to his well-re-ceived role as fashion mentor on the hit American fashion
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        1888 38  -  Andy chen Chef Jereme Leung is giving up running the exalted Whampoa Club outlets to stir woks again Singapore chef Jereme Leung is seconds away from concluding a IV2 hour interview with Life! when he drops his bombshell he is quitting the Whampoa Club restaurants that catapulted
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        194 38 The best Chinese food is always served family-style. It comes in a big pot and is served hot. I cannot serve you a lukewarm double-boiled soup and tell you it is Chinese. Worse, I cannot serve you a chilled green pea soup and then tell you
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        668 39  -  foong woei wan I 113 LCIII I PHOTOS: Flat lines and tacky appearances let down the Golden Horse show It was a long and tedious night in Taichung. The 45th Golden Horse Film Awards show went on for more than four hours last Saturday and after a late
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        116 40 look, I'll be in the back. I'll sit on the Lincoln steps and just watch it from the distance on a Jumbotron. I've never been to anything like that, and finally a guy I voted for won' Actor Tom Hanks (left) is eager to attend US
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        474 40  -  jocelyn lee Literature's 'bad girls' Hitomi Kanehara and Mian Mian tell why they write controversial stuff Singaporeans are apparently intrigued by the kind of alternative lifestyles depicted by Chinese writer Mian Mian, 37, and Japanese novelist Hitomi Kanehara, 25. When the two so-called bad girls of Asian literature
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        234 40  -  tara tan TIMELINE Melissa Qwek Drama Centre Black Box Last Saturday Choreographer Melissa Qwek's first stab at staging a full-length work showcased competent dancers. However, the choreography lacked sparkle. The hour-long piece explored the concept of time: broad, sweeping limbs interlaced with gestural symbols from
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        231 40  -  chang tou liang ANNE SOFIE YON OTTER HER MERRY SWEDISH GENTLEMEN Esplanade Concert Hall Last Saturday Here was a Christmas concert with a difference. Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie yon Otter, well loved for her interpretations of baroque oratorios and German lieder, showed a side of herself that
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        381 46  -  Chang Tou Liang Hong Kong piano prodigy shows off superb technique with keen mind and superior musicality FANTASTIC FLIGHTS Aristo Sham Piano Recital Asia On The Edge Festival Chamber, The Arts House Last Friday When you are just 12 years of age and named one of the
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        398 48 Reuters Melbourne The late Australian actor Heath Ledger was awarded one of his country's most prestigious film awards last Saturday for his role as The Joker in the Batman movie The Dark Knight. Ledger, 28, who died of an accidental overdose of painkillers and other medicines
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          80 48 Guitarist Joe Satriani has sued members of Coldplay, claiming the band's smash hit Viva La Vida copied "substantial, original portions" of his 2004 song, If I Could Fly. The suit was filed last Thursday in federal court in Los Angeles. He wants a federal judge to order an
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          59 48 Hollywood actor and former British football player Vinnie Jones was arrested last Thursday after a bar fight in downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota, police said. Jones whose credits include Snatch, Gone In Sixty Seconds and X-Men: The Last Stand apparently charged at 24-year-old Jesse Bickett, who hit
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        367 48 Reuters Los Angeles Oscar winner Angelina Jolie has proven again how handsomely it pays to combine gun-wielding action with serious roles, as she topped The Hollywood Reporter's list of highest-earning actresses on Friday. But salaries are plummeting for top actresses and still lag behind the
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      788 41  -  by philip lee Many small and medium enterprises can look to CCIS Singapore to help them set up effective risk management strategies ONE of the biggest worries local firms have is a workplace mishap in which an employee is badly hurt or fatally injured. What
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      398 42  -  ahmad osman TSF Building Construction looks set to attract more customers with its high quality projects by TSF Building Construction has been moving up in the industry since its managing director, Mr Tai See Fuui, launched the company in 1998. It started as a subcontractor for structural
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      355 42  -  Ahmad Osman Jurong Engineering has an edge with its hazard-free workplace for employees EMPLOYEES of Jurong Engineering Limited (JEL), a Singaporebased company, have a new reason to be proud of the firm. It was conferred the status of a partner in the bizSAFE programme by the Workplace Safety
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      424 44  -  felixcheong Hertel takes it slow and steady when it comes to company expansion by SLOW and steady wins the race or, in the case of Hertel, builds a strong foundation, according to its chief executive officer, Mr Joost Knoll, 48. Founded in the Netherlands in 1895, Hertel
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      406 44  -  lynn seah ISO certification helps Pacific Integrated Logistics run its business systematically by SINCE Pacific Integrated Logistics was set up in 2000, it has grown from a company run largely by one man, founder Kelvin Lim Sey Hock, to a group with 55 staff in Singapore and
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      668 45  -  ahmad osman CKR Contract Services has made rapid progress and is ready to move up to the next level by AT THE age of 35, Mr C. Kalaiyarasan, the managing director of CKR Contract Services, is moving closer to his dream to be a successful building contractor in
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