The Straits Times, 9 December 2008

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    18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MICA (P) 191/11/2008 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9 2008 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Wife of ex-NKF man guilty
      50 1 THE wife of former National Kidney Foundation (NKF) chairman Richard Yong pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge in Hong Kong yesterday. On Shu Kio, 66, faces up to 14 years in jail and a fine of up to HK$5 million (S$975,000). PRIME PAGE A8
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      Lock icon New hotels despite lull
      48 1 ABOUT 10 new hotels offering more than 5,000 rooms are expected to open next year at a time when visitor arrivals are declining. The lull in visitors has prompted some hotels to offer cheaper rates even before they open their doors. HOME PAGE Bl
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      Lock icon S'pore Grand Prix wins
      50 1 THE Singapore Grand Prix captured the Pioneering and Innovation Award at the Autosport Awards in London on Sunday. The awards, given by motor sport magazine Autosport, are widely regarded as being second only to the International Automobile Federation awards in terms of prestige. SPORTS PAGE B9
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      Lock icon Client sues Merrill Lynch
      55 1 AN INDONESIAN private banking client of Merrill Lynch is suing the US bank over stock market losses. Jakarta-based businessman Prem Harjani, 49, is suing it for US$90 million (S$136 million) for losses incurred when it sold his Indonesianlisted shares without his knowledge. The bank has denied
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    Lock icon Muslims celebrate Hari Raya Haji
    49 1 MUGILAN RAJASEGERAIN Muslims from the Muhammadiyah Association performing their Hari Raya Haji congregational prayers at the Yio Chu Kang Stadium yesterday morning. Many also braved the wet weather to join in the sacrificial rites, or korban, at mosques islandwide. stphoto: SEE HOME PAGE B6
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    Lock icon Obama recovery plan cheers markets
    702 1 ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG GLOBAL stock markets rallied yesterday as Chinese officials weighed new measures to bolster growth and US Presi-dent-elect Barack Obama pledged that the world's largest economy would spend its way out of recession. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index vaulted 1,198.78 points, or 8.7
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    Lock icon Troops seize alleged Mumbai mastermind
    555 1  -  Ravi Velloor Pakistan raids HQ of militant group in attempt to defuse diplomatic crisis PAKISTANI troops have raided the militant Lashkar-e-Taiba's headquarters, seizing the alleged mastermind of the terrorist attack that killed more than 170 people in Mumbai last month. In a move apparently aimed
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      Lock icon More must be done to tackle TB problem
      906 2  -  Salma Khalik Early diagnosis and centralisation of treatment can help eradicate deadly disease WITH four people diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) here every day, the problem is not one that will go away easily. The situation is worsened as many of the 22
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      208 2 "Fight-the-Fat" Forum Singapore Sports Medicine Centre A forum to learn more about evidence-based weight loss programme Dates: 12 December 2008 (Fri) 630pm 13 December 2008 (Sat) 230pm Venue: Singapore Sports Medicine Centre lOSinaran Drive #08-08 Novena Medical Center Singapore *****6 Food light refreshments will be served. Synopsis: Losing weight can
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      182 2 VIEWPOINTS WE SAY New trends in HIV infections Despite awareness campaigns, new HIV infections are rising, and this is happening within the gay community as well. EDITORIAL PAGE AlB COLUMNS A tale of 'Halfpriceland' fThe success story that Iceland once was is now shaping up to be a cautionary tale,
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      Lock icon Laid-off workers won't leave
      387 3 NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO: The scene inside a long, low-slung factory here at the weekend offered a glimpse of how the nation's loss of more than 600,000 manufacturing jobs in a year of recession is boiling over. Workers laid off on Friday from Republic
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      Lock icon Bosses planning staff cuts: Poll
      683 3  -  Sue-Ann Chia Bleak outlook for jobs as half of 600 surveyed may cut staff in Jan-March JOB prospects will take a sharp dive in the next three months, going by a survey which shows that more employers plan to reduce their "headcount". Almost half of
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      Lock icon Hopes high for economy boost at China talks
      528 4  -  Tracy Quek Top leaders meeting to chart economic policies for next year BEIJING: All eyes were on whether Beijing would expand a stimulus package or unveil a second plan to boost growth next year as China's top policymakers began their annual economic
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      Lock icon HK expands loan scheme
      104 4 REUTERS HONG Kong's government said yesterday that a special loan guarantee scheme for small- and medium-sized firms would be increased from a maximum of HK$1 million (S$212,000) to a maximum of HK$6 million to combat the global economic crisis. It added that it does not expect
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      Lock icon Seized luxury items going, going, gone
      645 6  -  Tan Weizhen Goods ranging from diamonds and sports cars to bags and cellphones sold off by govt agencies SINGAPORE auction houses have sold off thousands of luxury items seized from criminals this year, from diamonds and sports cars to bird's nest worth $3,000 a
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      Lock icon Jewellery, bikes go under the hammer
      319 7  -  TAN WEIZHEN POLICE and Customs officers confiscate thousands of items every year, ranging from gold bars to video games. The seizures come after investigations into "all sorts of crimes" such as credit card fraud, snatch theft and smuggling, said a police spokesman. Jewellery, mobile
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      Lock icon Overseas hauls up for grabs too
      287 7  -  TAN WEI ZHEN INTERNATIONAL auction houses stop over in Singapore several times a year to sell off high-end watches and jewellery seized following investigations in other countries. Mr Ari Taibel, director of auction house First State Auctions, said Singapore was a good location because
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      Lock icon Ex-NKF chairman's wife pleads guilty to money laundering
      646 8  -  Selina Lum HONG KONG: The wife of former National Kidney Foundation (NKF) chairman Richard Yong pleaded guilty in Hong Kong yesterday to a charge of money laundering more than a year after she and her husband were arrested in the territory. On
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      Lock icon Thai opposition asks for urgent session
      552 8  -  Nirmal Ghosh Confident of numbers to form new govt, it seeks Parliament meeting to prove its majority BANGKOK: Thailand's opposition Democrat Party sought an urgent parliamentary session yesterday, saying it was confident it had the numbers to form a new government. In its petition
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      Lock icon Congress wins third term in Delhi polls
      635 9  -  Ravi Velloor Results from 5 state elections show ruling party still popular despite terror attacks By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF NEW DELHI: Mrs Sheila Dikshit, the well-spoken widow who runs Delhi, led the Congress party to an unprecedented third straight term, as results
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        Lock icon 70-year-old Indian gives birth, thank to IVF
        316 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI: For 50 years, Madam Rajo Dcvi was childless. But, the 70-year-old woman from India gave birth to her first child a baby girl on Nov 28, after receiving in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment, media reports said yesterday. "Rajo Dcvi and
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        Lock icon Militants attack another depot in Pakistan
        435 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS They burn 100 vehicles meant for Nato forces in Afghanistan, in second attack in two days PESHAWAR (Pakistan): Armed militants torched nearly 100 vehicles destined for Afghanistan-based Nato forces yesterday, the second such raid in Pakistan in two days, police said.
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        Lock icon 3 states step up land safety checks
        468 11 BERNAMA, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Penang, Sabah and Malacca aim to prevent landslides KUALA LUMPUR: Three state governments in Malaysia are taking steps to prevent a repeat of the massive landslide in Bukit Antarabangsa in Ampang last Saturday that killed four people, destroyed
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        Lock icon Hun Sen backs January date for Asean meet
        224 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday backed a proposal for an Asean summit to be held next month, rather than in March. The summit was to have been held in the Thai city of Chiang Mai in the
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        Lock icon Complainants 'held and drugged'
        153 11 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: The authorities in eastern China have an unusually forceful way of dealing with those with complaints checking them into a mental hospital and drugging them, local media reported yesterday. At least 18 residents are said to have been detained in Xintai city,
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        Lock icon Outcry over China ships in Japan seas
        711 12 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Territorial row reignited over ships' entry in waters near disputed isles TOKYO: Japan protested yesterday after two Chinese survey ships entered what Tokyo considers its waters, reigniting a long-simmering territorial row between the two Asian giants. The Japanese
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        Lock icon Support for Aso plunges to 20%: Polls
        374 12 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: Voter support for Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso's government slumped to about 20 per cent in three polls published yesterday. The surveys cast fresh doubts on his ability to control policy decisions, keep his job, or even to prevent
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        Lock icon China to take lead in checking N. Korea nuke claims
        394 12 REUTERS BEIJING: China has been put in charge of drafting a document on how to check North Korea's declaration of its nuclear activities under a multilateral disarmament for-aid deal, Washington's envoy said yesterday. But United States Assistant Secretary of State
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        Lock icon Aussies fear new wave of boat people Patrols beefed up to prevent influx
        741 14  -  Roger Maynard Patrols beefed up to prevent influx By AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT SYDNEY: Australia is to step up surveillance of its northern waters amid increasing fears of a new wave of boat people trying to enter the country
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        Lock icon Sept 11 suspects offer to plead guilty
        417 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS GUANTANAMO BAY (Cuba): The selfstyled mastermind of the Sept 11 attacks and four co-defendants yesterday told a military judge that they wanted to confess immediately, setting up likely guilty pleas and their possible executions. The five said they decided to
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        Lock icon Aussie charged over swinging baby video
        212 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: An Australian man has been charged with using the Internet to publish child abuse material, after re-posting a video clip that showed a man swinging a baby around, a report said yesterday. The clip, which has been published widely on the
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        Lock icon Irish pork products taken off shelves
        524 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Chief vet warns products tainted with cancer-causing dioxin may be in 25 countries DUBLIN: Contaminated Irish pork may have been exported to as many as 25 countries, Ireland's chief veterinarian has warned, as shops at home and abroad clear the meat from
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        305 15 IRELAND'S farms produce more than three million pigs a year, nearly half of which are consumed within the country. But Irish pork is also heavily exported to neighbouring Northern Ireland and Britain and appears in grocery stores and processed meats in Europe and Asia.
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        499 16 NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST Publisher of LA Times struggling to pay off debts amid ad losses WASHINGTON: American media giant Tribune whose papers include two of the country's biggest sellers is reportedly considering filing for bankruptcy amid plummeting advertising revenue. The company whose
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        213 16 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: The economic downturn has decimated the market for recycled materials like cardboard, plastic and metal. Across the United States, this junk is accumulating by the tonne in the yards and warehouses of recycling contractors, who are unable to find buyers or
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        Lock icon Viet-American makes history
        195 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW ORLEANS: A 41-year-old immigration attorney, the child of Vietnam War refugees, has become the first Vietnamese-Ameri-can elected to Congress. Mr Joe Cao, a Republican moderate, said on Sunday he did not have a long list of policy beliefs, and is open to everything but
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        Lock icon The beauty of French diversity
        176 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS: The new Miss France, born to an African-American mother and white French father, has said she wants to advertise her country's diversity on the world stage. Ms Chloe Mortaud is not the first non-white winner of the beauty pageant, but she is
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        Lock icon Standstill at Stansted
        149 17 REUTERS LONDON: Environmental activists briefly stopped flights at London's Stansted airport yesterday after breaking through to the runway, raising security concerns at Britain's third-busiest airport. More than 50 flights, all operated by budget airline Ryanair, were cancelled before the runway reopened, said a spokesman for the airport.
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        Lock icon Sihanouk's health worse
        110 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's former king Norodom Sihanouk has said his health is deteriorating, hinting that he does not have long to live, in a letter seen on his website yesterday. The 86-year-old, who left for Beijing in July for his annual medical treatment, wrote that
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        160 17 REUTERS BRUSSELS: Europe's health chief proposed ways yesterday to improve availability of transplant organs across frontiers and reduce the number of people likely to die while awaiting an operation. Organ shortage is a common problem in all European Union countries, with some 56,000 patients waiting for a
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        Lock icon Greek riots continue
        163 17 REUTERS THESSALONIKI (Greece): Riot police fired tear gas at youths smashing storefronts and throwing rocks at a police station in this Greek port city yesterday, in the third day of rioting sparked by the fatal police shooting of a teenager in Athens. Gangs of youths overturned trash
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        Lock icon 5 soldiers die in clashes
        128 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA: At least five soldiers were killed after Muslim militants engaged in fierce clashes with Philippine troops who took over a southern village notorious as a hide-out for kidnappers and Al-Qaeda-linked rebels. Dozens of soldiers were also wounded in the fighting. Troops were
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        115 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE 'Kiss of deaf' SHANGHAI: A passionate kiss ruptured a young woman's eardrum in southern China, state media reported yesterday, in what has been dubbed the "kiss of deaf". The 20-something from Zhuhai city in Guangdong province was treated by hospital doctors after losing the hearing in her
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        Lock icon It's time... to ditch my diet
        70 17 REUTERS Clock watchers with a sweet tooth, here's something to tickle your taste buds. A chocolate reproduction of Britain's famous Big Ben stands tall in the mediaeval town of Macerata Feltria in the province of Pesaro in Italy. The chocolate version (above and left)
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      455 18 REPORTS in The Straits Times last week recorded a number of developments on the HIV/Aids front. Some of it is good news, and some disheartening. The more positive development is that the Government is considering subsidising HIV medication. Less happy is news
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      1016 18  -  Tion Kwa ECONOMIC WATCH LESS than five hours of pale, limp sunlight. Sub-zero temperatures. Winter is no time to visit Iceland. Yet tourism is booming even as the winter solstice approaches. Bookings on Icelandair from America are up 90 per cent for December through March; reservations from
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      728 18  -  Nayan Chanda MUMBAI ATTACKS INDIAN diplomats have for years chafed at Washington's policy of always hyphenating India with Pakistan. Begun with the Clinton administration, the de-hyphena-tion process was completed by the Bush administration with the signing of a civil nuclear agreement between India and the
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        959 19  -  Lan Storey DEFENCE IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC By THERE are few more potent symbols of national power than aircraft carriers. America's unrivalled global military reach is underpinned by its Navy's 11 "flat tops", including 10 98,000-tonne nuclear-powered Nimitzclass supercarriers capable of embarking 85 aircraft. Aircraft carriers not
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        873 19  -  Mitchell A. Orenstein PROJECT SYNDICATE THE era of free-market capitalism launched in the 1980s by then British premier Margaret Thatcher and US president Ronald Reagan often called "neoliberalism" is over. This ideological wave has crashed with the ongoing financial market crisis, but its decline was a long
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        700 19  -  NIKHIL SRINIVASAN FINANCIAL CRISIS IT IS quite tiresome to express a bearish view when everyone seems to be in that camp. And the very fact that everyone is now in the bear camp should make some of us wonder if it is time to perhaps move
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        277 20  -  Quek Soo Beng I REFER to last Saturday's editorial, "Should power rate formula be tweaked?", which lamented the long time lag of about six months for falling fuel oil prices to be reflected in electricity rate reduction. I fully agree with the editorial
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        181 20  -  Karl See I REFER to the letter by the National Environment Agency, "Stern action against smoking in lifts" (Dec 1). If smoking or taking a lit cigarette into the lift is an offence, how about smoking or having a lit cigarette in
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        177 20  -  Raymund Koh I WISH to highlight the irony of providing ashtrays on rubbish bins in bus shelters, which defeats the law that smoking in bus shelters is prohibited. When contacted, the National Environment Agency referred the issue to the Land Transport Authority (LTA), which
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        228 20  -  Dr Low Lip Ping I REFER to the article, "Life savers at Changi Airport" (Nov 25). The Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF) would like to congratulate Changi Airport on its decision to install automated heart defibrillators at the airport and train its staff and those
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        345 20 First-class surgeon "Prof Chia was very reassuring and demonstrated great patience and care." MS CHRISTINE F00: "My father was diagnosed with high grade cancer of the urethra in October. Knowing the urgency of the matter, Professor Chia Sing Joo met us at Tan Tock Seng Hospital on the Deepavali
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        351 20  -  Cheng Tsui Lvi (Ms) I AM disappointed with a few aspects of the organisation of this year's Singapore Marathon. We arrived at Singapore Expo on Saturday at about 4pm. The doors to Hall 5, where participants were to collect their race entry packs, were
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        357 20  -  Chia Yong Soong BUS BAYS I REFER to last Tuesday's report "Yield to buses at bus bays or face fine". I fully understand and acknowledge the need for the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to introduce this measure. However, until now, blame has always
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        202 20  -  Yap Boon Joo I REFER to last Tuesday's article, "Yield to buses at bus bays or face fine". I am a daily driver and agree this new scheme is necessary to bring down the waiting time of buses in bus bays. But I
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        212 20  -  Lee-Tang Li Fun (Mrs) I REFER to Madam Tay Boon Yong's letter, "HDB factory rents up 20%" (Nov 29). Our industrial tenants pay a fixed rent during their tenancy period, which could range from one to three years. Before the tenancy expires, they are
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      36 20 f'l WHAFS ONLINE MORE LETTERS www.straitstimes.com ONLINE FORUM DOUBLE STANDARDS: In sedition case and DBS charity tie-up REAL TRAGEDY OF HIV: It is almost completely preventable MFA TO THE RESCUE: Of travel group stuck in Bhutan
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      576 21  -  Lim Wei Chean But hoteliers hope to woo customers by offering more bang for the buck ABOUT 10 new hotels offering some 5,100 rooms are expected to open next year despite news that Singapore's hotel industry is labouring amid the global economic downturn. The
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      85 21 THE three-star Ibis, which is scheduled to open in February in Bencoolen Street, is offering rooms at $148++ per night almost 25 per cent lower than the average for mid-range hotels. THE 74-room Santa Grand by home-grown firm Santa United International Holdings will sell rooms in Bugis
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      387 22  -  Esther Tan NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAY TRAGEDIES 26-year-old Spore PR among 10 killed after vehicle crashes into tree A YOUNG medical officer was among the 10 people killed in a horrific bus crash along Malaysia's North-South Highway over the weekend. It is understood that Dr David Ho
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      400 22  -  ESTHER TAN MR MASROM Abdul Hamid, 59, would have played the keyboard for Malay rock band Sweet Charity's revival in June next year. But the former band member died in a road accident along the North-South Highway in Johor last Saturday
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      460 23  -  Ang Yiying They say it reflects mix of languages here, and won't hurt standard English SINGLISH may be the bane of teachers, but it is music to the ears of linguists. More than 40 academics worldwide, drawn by the evolving nature of Singapore English, or
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      258 23 DURING his National Service days, a colleague remarked to Mr Jack Tsen-Ta Lee: "Aiyoh, why are the tables all senget today?" "I was like, senget, what's that?" recalled Mr Lee of the incident 20 years ago. Senget is a Malay word for slanting
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      503 25 Crowned as one of Asia's Big 5 iconic species recently, thousands of Asiatic black bears across Asia are still confined in tiny rusting cages and milked for their bile. Tay Chern Hui goes into the details of the inhumane practice 500 kg of bear bile is
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      503 25  -  Grace Chua Most TCM halls stick to ban on sales of illegal animal products "NO, WE do not import illegal bear products," says the elderly woman proprietor of the Chinese medical hall in Ang Mo Kio. But when asked if she had bear
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      98 25 SENIOR Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zainul Abidin Rasheed is on a four-day working trip to Indonesia, starting today. He will visit Medan to meet North Sumatra's governor and launch a joint project between aid agencies Mercy Relief and Yayasan Pusaka Indonesia. The
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      478 27  -  Grace Chua HELPING NEEDY KIDS Mum who dropped out at Primary 3 knows the value of education NINE-YEAR-OLD Anita Kanaka Veeran is too shy about her overbite to smile. It took several minutes before the girl was persuaded to crack a smile
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      212 27  -  GRACE CHUA IMMANUEL Sim David was born less than three months ago at Thomson Medical Centre, but he is already a model. Little Immanuel is featured with his parents media consultant and presenter Darryl David and legal counsel Christina Sim in a 2009 calendar
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      73 27 THE Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund needs your help to aid needy Singaporean children. A total of $4.4 million is required this year to help more than 8,000 children. You can donate through DBS Internet banking or by making out a
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        533 26  -  MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN MUSLIMS worldwide celebrated Eid al-Adha (The Festival of Sacrifice) yesterday, signifying the conclusion of the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Hari Ray a Haji, as it is known in Singapore, is also the time Muslims acknowledge and commemorate Prophet Ibrahim's
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      603 28  -  Wang Meng Meng Midfield linchpin will be needed against Indonesia tonight JAKARTA: Singapore coach Raddy Avramovic admits he is tempted to rest some of his players for the Lions' Suzuki Cup Group A clash with hosts Indonesia tonight. After all, his men finished their
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      438 28  -  WANG MENG MENG JAKARTA: Clad in orange, the colour of their favourite club Persija, they number 20,000 and are a big reason why Jakarta's Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, formerly known as the Senayan Stadium, is one of South-east Asian football's most intimidating venues. The
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      236 28  -  BERNAMA PHUKET: A costly blunder by goalkeeper Mohd Helmi Eliza Elias saw Malaysia lose valuable points in the Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup yesterday. It left them facing the prospect of an early exit after they lost 2-3 to Vietnam in their second Group B
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      613 29  -  Jonathan Wong ST FILE PHOTO Autosport recognises Republic's efforts in staging Fl's first night race IT WAS an evening to remember for Formula One's first night race. At London's Grosvenor House Hotel on Sunday, the Singapore Grand Prix captured the Pioneering and Innovation Award at the
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      451 29 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS MILAN: Ferrari are planning to accelerate cost-cutting plans for 2009 in the wake of Honda's pull-out from Formula One. "This process began in the last few years. Now, it's going to have a sharp acceleration," team director Stefano Domenicali told
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      245 29  -  JONATHAN WONG TWINS Nurul Afiqah (left) and Nurul Aqilah (right) learning the finer points of football from Manchester United Soccer School head coach Robin van der Laan yesterday. The 11-year-old girls are among 158 participants who have signed up for a five-day camp run by the
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      696 30 Cluj playmaker vows to make Blues' boss regret for not showing respect LONDON: CFR Cluj playmaker Juan Culio has vowed to make Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari pay for a "lack of respect". Scolari admitted that if the Blues fail to beat the Romanian outfit in
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        80 30 Equation: Roma and Chelsea will both qualify unless Bordeaux win in Rome. Should that happen, Bordeaux would advance and Chelsea would join them provided they beat Cluj. However, if Chelsea lose or draw, Roma could afford to lose and still qualify. P W D L F APts AS
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        66 30 Equation: Inter have already qualified. Panathinaikos will join them if they avoid defeat at home by Anorthosis Famagusta, who themselves need a victory to reach the last 16. P W D L F APts Inter Milan Panathinaikos Anorthosis Famagusta Werder Bremen 5 2 2 17 5 8 5
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        54 30 Equation: Barcelona are sure of topping the group with Sporting also going through. P W D L F APts Barcelona Sporting Shakhtar Donetsk Basel 5 4 1 0 16 5 13 5 3 0 2 7 8 9 5 2 0 3 8 5 6 5 0 1
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        72 30 Equation: Atletico and Liverpool are both through. Liverpool need to fare better than Atletico to overtake the Spaniards on goal difference as their direct encounters both ended in 1-1 draws. P W D L F APts A. Madrid Liverpool Olympique Marseille PSV Eindhoven 5 3 2 0 9
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      522 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Manager Rafael Benitez has hinted that Liverpool may not go all out in their final Champions League group match against PSV Eindhoven today. The English Premier League club have already booked their place in the last 16 after beating
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      523 30 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID: Barcelona's French forward Thierry Henry believes he has got the perfect opportunity to avenge his side's double defeat by Real Madrid last season. Barcelona's fluent 4-0 win against Valencia in the Spanish Primera Liga last Saturday, coupled with Real's 3-4
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      175 30 P W D L F APts Barcelona Villarreal Valencia Sevilla Real Madrid A. Madrid 14 11 2 1 44 9 35 14 8 5 1 26 18 29 14 8 3 3 28 18 27 14 8 3 3 22 14 27 14 8 2 4 33 24
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      341 30 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME: Juventus and AC Milan, with winning goals from Brazilians, did their best to keep up with runaway Serie A leaders Inter Milan on Sunday. Italy's two most successful football teams who will meet this weekend were made
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      173 30 P W D L F APts Inter Milan Juventus AC Milan Napoli Fiorentma Genoa Atalanta Bergamo Lazio Catania Udinese Palermo Cagliari AS Roma Siena Sampdoria Lecce Torino Reggina Bologna Chievo Verona 15 11 3 1 25 8 36 15 9 3 3 23 10 30 15 9 3
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      334 31 LONDON: Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen are livid, after details of their earnings were disclosed during a legal fight last week. The England player and his wife together worth around £35 million (5579.5 million) are locked in a bitter
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      547 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE 'Happy' winger wants to remain at United, help them win more trophies PARIS: Four months and one European Player of the Year award after his "dream" move to Real Madrid failed to materialise, Cristiano Ronaldo said on Sunday that he wants to stay with
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      285 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is refusing to allow his side to get carried away with the gap that is emerging at the top of the English Premier League. Villa's remarkable 3-2 win at Everton on Sunday, when Ashley Young grabbed
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      175 31 P W D L F APts Liverpool Chelsea Man United 16 11 4 1 24 9 37 16 11 3 2 35 6 36 15 9 4 2 27 10 31 Arsenal Aston Villa Hull City Portsmouth Everton Fulham Bolton Wigan Middlesbrough Stoke City Man City West Ham
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      337 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS ABU DHABI: England returned to India yesterday with a full-strength squad for the teams' two-Test cricket series, despite concerns over security in the wake of the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai. Pace bowler Amjad Khan born in Denmark to Pakistani parents
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        48 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: Australian two-time Commonwealth Games marathon gold medallist Kerryn McCann died of cancer on Sunday. She was 41. She was one of Australia's most successful long-distance runners, winning Commonwealth Games gold medals in Melbourne in 2006 and in Manchester in 2002.
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        115 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE EINDHOVEN (Netherlands): Triple Olympic swimming champion Pieter van den Hoogenband (above left), as promised, announced his official retirement on Sunday. The 30-year-old Dutchman, also known as Hoogie and VDH, was applauded by the 2,000-strong crowd at a meet, which included former rival lan Thorpe
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        59 31 REUTERS PARIS: Alain Bernard of France broke the 100 m freestyle short-course world record at the French national swimming championships in Angers on Sunday. Bernard, who won the long-course gold at the Beijing Games, clocked 45.695 ec to trim o.l4sec off the mark
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        87 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: Ricky Stuart has quit as Australia's rugby league coach in the wake of his "offensive" behaviour towards World Cup officials following the Kangaroos' shock defeat in last month's final. He was widely condemned for his outburst at match referee Ashley Klein and
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        84 31 XINHUA BEIJING: China's former Olympic and world champion Kong Linghui has failed in his bid to become the head coach of the country's women's table tennis team. Shi Zhihao, who led the women's team to victory in August's Beijing Olympic Games, was
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      319 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES: Chinese Olympian Sun Yue made his first National Basketball Association appearance for the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. He scored four points as the Lakers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 105-92, improving their record to 17-2 and equalling the best
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      559 32 NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS After years of unfulfilled promise, she finally earns LPGA Tour playing rights DAYTONA BEACH (Florida): The worshippers flocked to the LPGA International on Sunday to behold the return of golf's prodigal daughter. Numbering 500, they ringed the 18th green of the Champions
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      45 32 PHOTO: "I did not know that I had so many fans in India and people of the country loved football so much." Diego Maradona, Argentinian football great, after a visit to Kolkata (above, at the Salt Lake Stadium) during his first trip to India XINHUA
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      190 32 Basketball NBA NY Knicks 104 Detroit 92, Portland 98 Toronto 97, Boston 122 Indiana 117 (0T), LA Lakers 105 Milwaukee 92. Football English Premier League West Brom 1 Portsmouth 1, Everton 2 Aston Villa 3. French Ligue 1 Monaco 1 Sochaux 1, Lorient 1 Nancy 0, Grenoble 0 Auxerre
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      121 28 M ML for" fll ■ft JU w I J MEK§ 1 0 WHAT'S ONLINE .H. MOST VIEWED, me=9 MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Spore beat Myanmar 3-1. Pacquiao stands tall Kibet wins Spore marathon. MOST COMMENTED Lions to beef up lumbering defence. Said Eagle2oo4: "If Myanmar cannot
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      197 32 r "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die." John 11:25-26 ONG HONG MUI Age: 91 was called home to be with the Lord on 8 Dec 2008.
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      101 32 In Loving Memory Of Our Beloved Father JAMES TAN KIM SWAN Age: 81 years Departed 7 December 2008 (Wife: Chia Kwee Khye, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Johnny Tan Kirn Seng Michelle Lim Jerry Tan Kirn Hock Josephine Yip Daughters: Sons-in-law: Doris Tan Woon Yin Ivan Ho Dorothy Tan Woon Leng John
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      97 32 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2Tim4:7 SAMUEL TAN CHENG THIAN Age: 78 was called home to be with the Lord on 8 Dec 2008 and will be dearly missed by loved ones. Wife: Rosalind Teo Son: Meredith Tan Daughter:
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      36 32 he tamily ot the lat PHANG CHIN FO ROBERT Departed 5 Dec 2008 wishes to express their heartfelt appreciation to all relatives and friends for their kind assistance, condolences, prayers and donations during their recent bereavement.
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      48 32 In Loving Memory of BENGBOEYYAM 14.7.1910 9.12.2005 Though time fades memories, It cannot break love's ties. The amber of your love glows on, Your voice still echoes in our hearts. In silent moments you are near, and we feel you in our lives. Dearly missed by children grandchildren
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      134 33 NG BOX BENG (NG BOX ENG) Age: 92 passed away peacefully on 7 Dec 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Ho Gim Tee Sons: Daughter-in-law: Daughters: Sons-in-law: Ng Cheong Hoo (Deceased) Ng Chai Loan (Deceased) Ng Cheong Bian Ng Chai Choo Audy Suvansin Ng Cheong Ling
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      48 33 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of our late Chairman NG BOX BENG (NG BOX ENG) Departed on 7 Dec 2008 From: The Board of Directors, Management Staff of BIAN BEE CO PTE LTD NG BOX ENG HOLDINGS PTE LTD REALBRIGHT PTE LTD GOODWOOD HOLDINGS LTD
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      145 34 ONG MAT TECK Age: 90 passed away peacefully on 7/12/2008 leaving behind loved ones. (Wife: Ng Kah Swan, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Daughters: Sons-in-law: Sebastian Ong Maria Khoo Mo Ling Ong Ping Van Koh Teng Keaw Ong Aik Seng Lim Chay Khiang Ong Peng Hwie Wee Heng Thye (Ronnie) Ong Aik
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      207 34 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences To The Family Of The Late Comrade HO SEE BENG Departed on 5 December 2008 From: Former Parliamentary Colleagues Abbas Abu Amln GohChoonKang Lim Chun Leng, Michael SidekSaniff Abdul Nasser Kamaruddin GohKengSwee Lim Soo Peng Tan Cheng San Ahmad Matter Heng Chiang Meng LohMengSee Tan
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      28 34 4th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of KHOOTENGSOON Departed: 9December2oo4 You live on in our hearts and minds Deeply missed and fondly remembered by family, relatives and dear friends
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      112 34 Dearly missed and remembered by loved ones. LEONGAHLOY Age: 88 passed away peacefully on 7 December 2008 (Husband: Zee Yung Ling, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chean Cheang Wei Chiang Su Mci, Annie Zee Chung Wei Chang Lai Leng, Debra Zee Lee Wei, Simon Zee Hoong Huay, Eric Lee Pui Rong, Isabella
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      136 34 Dearest mother, We miss you so much. The love you gave us Spoke beautifully of you. ALLAGAPPA THANAPAKIAM Age: 66 passed away peacefully on 8 December 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: N. Shanmugam Sons: Daughters-in-law: S. Chandra Mohan Vijayalaksimi d/o Kaliaarumal S. Chandra Segar Rajamani
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      19 34 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of GARYLIMAIKLIANG Departedon9thDecember2ool Sadly missed always remembered by Dad, Mum, Sisters all loved ones.
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      31 34 In Loving Memory Of V.PETAPERUMAL KALINGARAYAR Departed 9/12/89 Dearest father, We miss you so much. The love you gave us Spoke beautifully of you. Always remembered by wife, family loved ones
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      92 34 ANBE SIVAM NARAINASAMYS/O PACHITAN Age: 85 passed away peacefully on 7 December 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wives: N. Pachamal K. Tewanney Sons: Daughter-in-law: N. Ganesan N. Panirselvam P. Kalyani Daughters: Sons-in-law: N. Kamalam S.Vadivellu N. Indra M. Chandrasahran N. Angamal Grandchildren: P. Gayathree, R Sindubairavi,
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      157 32 Today Football AFF Suzuki Cup, Gp A: Indonesia v Singapore (Live, Ch24, 8.27pm. Delayed, Cho, 10pm), Myanmar v Cambodia (Delayed, Ch23, 10.30pm). Uefa Champions League: Chelsea v CFR Cluj (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 3am), Werder Bremen v Inter Milan (Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3.30 am), Barcelona v Shakhtar Donetsk, Basle v Sporting,
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      39 34 Memory wanders as shadows rail Sack to the daus of happiness, Daus beuond recall A vision comes before vs 3 So calm, so dear 3 so sweet, of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep.
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      896 35  -  Francis Chan Option makes it easy for advisers to dodge duty of providing sound advice AN OPTION that allows people to waive their rights to financial advice when making investments ought to be modified or scrapped, say some industry experts. They
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      281 35  -  YANG HUIWEN WARRANT WATCH WARRANTS issued on the movements of stock market indices dominated trading on the derivatives front last week. The four most popular warrants were all linked to Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index, given the benchmark's volatile swings last week. The most
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      334 35 REUTERS BANGKOK: The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) said yesterday that Thai Beverage had put its Bangkok listing plans on hold because of protests by anti-alcohol activists. It is the latest failed attempt by Thailand's largest brewer and distiller to get a listing at
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      705 36 REUTERS Best-case scenario: Nine plants are shut, another 30,000 workers sacked DETROIT: Weeks before it runs short of cash, General Motors (GM) may have won a reprieve from bankruptcy by United States lawmakers who reluctantly concluded it was too big to
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      243 36 REUTERS NEW YORK: Merrill Lynch Co chief executive John Thain has suggested to directors that he receive a 2008 bonus of as much as US$10 million (S$15 million), but the battered company's compensation board is resisting his request. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar
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        118 36 REUTERS TOKYO: Japanese bank lending growth hit a record high last month, with companies tapping into their credit lines as access to funds through financial markets narrowed in the wake of the global credit crisis. Underscoring the pain from the global downturn on Japan's economy,
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        89 36 REUTERS SYDNEY: Qantas Airways has warned investors its proposed US$5.6 billion (S_sB.s billion) merger with British Airways faced major obstacles over the terms of the deal and stressed there was a reasonable chance talks would fail. Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce, in his
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        66 36 JURONG Technologies Industrial Corp yesterday said its auditors, Ernst Young, had alerted it to certain irregularities in the administration of receivable financing facilities of the company. Jurong's audit committee has commenced a fact-finding process to verify the allegations. Over the weekend, the company appointed
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      383 37 Jatropha is tipped to be a major feedstock in the global biofuels market. But just what is it and how does it become a biofuel? Jessica Cheam demystifies the process. FACT BOX: As the world's energy needs climb with economic growth, some governments in Europe and
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      640 37  -  Jessica Cheam Country pushes jatropha cultivation for biofuel market MAW TIN (Myanmar): A green, leafy shrub has taken root in Myanmar, proving to be a keen rival to the country's padi fields. With a greyish-brown bark, large hairy leaves and poisonous fruit, the plant is
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      615 38  -  Lee Su Shyan SHARES LOAN He claims bank made losses when it sold his shares without his knowledge AN INDONESIAN private banking client of Merrill Lynch is embroiled in a legal suit with the United States bank a likely forerunner of court battles to come
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      120 38 ON THE broader front, cases such as Mr Prem Harjani's are only going to get more common, say lawyers. They are expecting an increase in litigation by clients against banks and vice versa, which they say is due to the sharp fall of stock
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      928 36 Although more negative news continued to emerge last week, the equity markets were relatively stable. Investors were pacified by the concerted aggressive actions taken by governments around the world to prevent the global economy from stalling. Major European countries were paring interest rates to help businesses reduce their borrowing costs.
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      22 36 I READ ALL ABOUT I IT IN DL ■tomorrow dlqltel lire f^QR Sherwin Loh's top gadget j picks for your ll sweetheart
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      94 38 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COin jets when the cards are down is just MOST-READ ONLINE not compatible with the general Cheaper air travel? concern and sentiment." Krugman: Learn from the past. RECESSION REPORT MOST COMMENTED What's the latest on the economic Rescue plan for Big
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      67 39 Cape No. 1 Cape No. 2 1 Spin Taiwan's seaside What to see on I cycle attraction South Africa's coast k, DJSasha W |w u,fi^-^w ■F^ entairPort closure i^^ <&*&*SJjB hfil Wfl'A Rl Til I r <^a, ei^ I* I inn m i 111 ■■■■■■■■1 i I*l V^r^ —*■>X I
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        1055 40 Taiwan's quaint southern tip, made famous by the hit film Cape No. 7, is drawing tourists in droves yong shu hoong Popular culture has often evoked a fascination for places immortalised by memorable works. Just look at how The Lord Of The Rings films (2001 2003),
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        99 41 IDo watch the film, Cape No. 7, before travelling and watch it again after to relive the scenes and scenery. 2 Do take kids along. Most Renting resorts are child-friendly, often with designated play areas and special activities for the young. 3 Do visit the National
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        57 41 1 Don't remove items such as shells, corals or plants from beaches or parks. A large region around Hengchun and Renting is under the protection of Renting National Park. 2 Don't visit during Renting's Spring Scream music festival in April. Hotel rooms are booked up well in advance or
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        95 41 Airlines such as China Airlines and Silk Air fly several times a week from Singapore direct to Kaohsiung, with return airfare ranging from $300 to $600 (before taxes and fuel surcharges). From Taipei's Taoyuan International Airport, take a 30-minute shuttle bus (NT$3O or 551.60) to Taiwan
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        722 42  -  deepika shetty Cape Town, where author Troy Blacklaws (below) grew up, is where he feels most alive Troy Blacklaws Cape Town, one of South Africa's most popular tourist destinations, is also the country's second most populous city. It is famous for its harbour as well as its natural
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        1217 44 fafoiA** I Travellers who cancel flights to Bangkok may have to wait for up to six months to get their money back tan yi hui Flights to Bangkok may have resumed but it is going to be a long haul for some holidaymakers who are seeking
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        574 45 The one time business consultant Alan Kok decided not to buy personal travel in- y surance when he and S his wife went to Bangkok for their wedding anniversary recently r turned out to be the time he needed it the most. Stuck in the Thai capital
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        121 46 'It seems to get cheapened somehow as it goes through the filters and the airwaves and some things you just want to keep close to the chest' Actor Brad Pitt (left) on his dislike of talking about Angelina Jolie and their six children 'You'll enjoy it.
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        569 46  -  eddino abdul hadi The Welsh DJ returns to spin at ZoukOut this weekend Dance guru Sasha may be one of the most recognisable names in the DJ world. But his musical career began very far from the trance, house and other electronic dance genres he helped
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        364 46  -  chang tou liang BWffWconcert THE PHILHARMONIC WINDS IN CONCERT Leonard Tan, conductor Esplanade Concert Hall Sunday The Philharmonic Winds' final concert with its music director, the rising young Singaporean conductor Leonard Tan who leaves for the United States for further studies next month, showcased the
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        634 47  -  boon chan Forget R&B and hip-hop. His style is the earnest singalong Hong Kong-born singer Wakin Chau is known for forgetting his lyrics during his concerts. But he says he no longer forgets them, but just reads the wrong words off the prompter. "So that means
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        730 48 VIETNAM ON TWO WHEELS From Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, see the best of Vietnam on this cycling tour from STA Travel. Priced at U551,390 (552,480), the package includes accommodation and meals, and is valid till March 31 next year. The 15-day Cycle Vietnam tour covers thousands
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        255 50 Associated Press New York It has been an Amazing Race indeed for Nick and Starr Spangler. The brother-and-sister team took first place and the reality show's US$l million (Ssl.s million) prize in the finale, aired on Sunday on CBS. The duo charged through the
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        198 50 Los Angeles Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke will not shoot the second film in the fledgling vampire franchise, reports said. On Sunday, producer Summit Entertainment said in a statement that she would not direct the sequel, New Moon, and that its plans to release the film
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        254 50 Agence FrancePresse Mumbai Kylie Minogue, the pint-sized Australian pop princess, will be paid US$l million (Ssl.s million) to perform on the soundtrack of an upcoming Bollywood movie, an Indian newspaper reported yesterday. Minogue had agreed to lend her voice to the film Blue, and
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        117 50 MALAY ROCKER DIES Masrom Abdul Hamid, 59, a keyboardist with local Malay rock group Sweet Charity, died in an accident in Johor last Saturday. He was a passenger in a car on the North-South Highway and returning from Malacca with his wife and three children. He and the other
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