The Straits Times, 14 December 2008

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    Lock icon Asian giants pledge to rev up economies
    628 1 AP, AFP Asia will be engine of growth in slowdown, say China, S. Korea, Japan at new summit Fukuoka The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea said yesterday that Asia must be the engine of growth to counter global financial turmoil, and
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      76 1 Philanthropy and family mattered to DISGRACED BERNARD L. MADOFF PRIME -'0**\ PAGES2&3 A ■<■ i EXPERTS WORRY ABOUT KIDS... I not yet teens but having sex swopping semi-nude photos by phone teen mums blogging about babies >MEPAGES8&9 ARIEL ATOM 3 I supercar to debut here PAGE12 Who is MRS RICHARD
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      54 1 THE HHMF THAT FANDI BUILT Singapore's favourite football son is very happy with his new life in Jakarta. But Fandi Ahmad says he will return > home one day. And his dream is to coach the national team. 'fc p- fi SPORTPAGES36&37 PHOTOS: LIM SIN THAI, LIM CHIN PING, SHAHRIYA
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      Lock icon Big-hearted and as safe as T-bills
      950 2 NYT, AP THE HEDGE FUND SWINDLER Billionaire in USssob fraud scheme was famed for his integrity New York His company's portfolio was ample: US$l7 billion (Ss2s billion). His address was appropriate: East 64th Street, a few blocks off the park. He golfed at the
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      Lock icon 'They trusted him with everything'
      512 3 NVT, AP THE VICTIMS New York The zoning lawyer in Miami trusted him because his father had dealt profitably with him for decades. The officers of a little charity in Massachusetts respected him and relied on his advice. Wealthy men like Mr J. Ezra Merkin,
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      Lock icon Did regulators ignore red flags?
      443 3 AP, Bloomberg THE QUESTIONS Washington Even as federal regulators froze Wall Street financier Bernard L. Madoff's assets and appointed a receiver to manage his firm's financial affairs, it became clear that warning signs about the fund were in abundance for years. But many investors, in
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      Lock icon Thaksin warns of economic ruin
      669 4  -  Nirmal Chosh AFP He calls for unity even as he accuses military of meddling in politics Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok Ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra told an estimated 50,000-strong crowd of red-shirted supporters last night that Thailand faced economic ruin if the political crisis continued. He
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      Lock icon Mrs Richard Yong a figure of mystery
      785 4  -  Mavis Toh Much is known about her husband but so little is known about her. Last week, On Shu Kio, 66, wife of former National Kidney Foundation (NKF) chairman Richard Yong, pleaded guilty in a Hong Kong court to money laundering. She faces
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      Lock icon Despite recession, many jobs are awaiting S'poreans
      445 4  -  Debbie Yong Even in a recession, there are many jobs available for Singaporeans. Many are unaware about these jobs or do not realise that they can easily meet the jobs' requirements with some training, said Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the opening of
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      104 3 Millions in savings wiped out "This is a major disaster for a lot of people. You work all your life, you finally manage to save up something, and somebody who's entrusted with it it turns out suddenly he's a crook." MR LAWRENCE VELVEL, 69, dean of the Massachusetts School of
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      343 3 Inspired by the world's best resorts, Hillvista charms with its modern Balinese appeal. Unwind under Balinese Teppanyaki 'Bale' pavilions after a long day, or knead out the knots of everyday stress in relaxing spa pools. And with the upcoming Jurong Lake District* just two MRT stops away, you can truly
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      Lock icon Express buses gear up for better safety
      1080 6  -  Mavis Toh Operators installing GPS tracking and speed-locking systems Every month, express bus operator Sebastian Yap forks out $8,000 more than most of his industry counterparts, just to keep his drivers in check and his passengers safe. The director of Transtar Travel owns
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      Lock icon PM's youngest son becomes an SAF officer
      292 6  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Among the crowd of happy family members attending yesterday's commissioning parade of new Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) officers were Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his wife, Ms Ho Ching. They were at the Safti Military Institute in Jurong to see
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        Lock icon Efforts recognised
        43 6 Nineteen volunteers from Mercy Relief were honoured in a ceremony held at Vivo City yesterday. They had gone to places such as cyclone-hit Myanmar and flood-stricken Yemen to render help. They received certificates of honour from Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong.
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        Lock icon M-cyclist killed
        34 6 A 39-year-old Malaysian died in an accident on Friday. He lost control of his motorcycle while trying to avoid an object on the road connecting the Seletar Expressway to the Central Expressway.
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    • special report: the young & sex
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        Lock icon More children having sex at earlier age
        1150 8  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Counsellors say numbers are very small; evidence suggests sex among pre-teens on the rise due to Internet Said Prof Winslow: "Teenagers find a thrill in obtaining and watching pornography and with the Internet, they are far more sexualised now." Indeed, Ms
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        Lock icon A community of blogging teen mums
        892 8  -  Debbie Yong Teenager Wu Yanting blogs almost daily, opening her world to others. Like other Net-sawy youth, her online journal shows whimsical cartoons and photos of herself. The 18-year-old writes about shopping, the latest movies, going to the arcade with her pals and her
        SHAHRIYA YAHAYA  -  892 words
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        Lock icon Kids okay with sharing explicit photos, text
        839 8  -  Tan Dawn Wei Teens may not admit to it, but youth counsellors say Singapore's young are not averse to sending or receiving nude or semi-naked pictures of themselves or their friends through their cellphones or e-mail. Of the 50 teens aged between 13
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      Lock icon Shake your booty
      134 9  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) student Gabriel (wearing yellow), 21, and his other Indonesian classmates were among the first to jive at the Mambo Jambo/Hip Hop Arena at the ZoukOut festival yesterday. With 22,000 pre-sale tickets sold and more merry-makers expected to buy tickets
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      Lock icon Crunch time for borrowers
      655 9  -  Tan Dawn Wei Banks are being more conservative, say observers, but lenders deny tightening credit Are banks here starting to play Scrooge when dishing out consumer loans? Financial institutions are not admitting to it, but they appear to have turned shy in granting loans, especially for
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      Lock icon Triumph and terror top list of Web searches
      310 9  -  Grace Chng Success and tragedy were this year's top local online search items. Elation over the country's silver medal performance in the Beijing Olympics was reflected in Singapore Olympics and Singapore Table Tennis making it as the top two local news items
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      Lock icon Man falls into drain after railing gives way
      345 9  -  Zureena Habib Mr Lav Keng Kow's routine sam morning walk ended in pain last week he fell into a 2m-deep drain. The 80-year-old was taking a breather by leaning on a metal railing in Jalan Rajah, off Balestier Road, when it gave
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    • Sunday people
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        Lock icon Student behind new money board game
        333 10  -  Zureena Habib A fascination with board games led Ms Jasmine Lim, 22, a third-year Singapore Management University (SMU) student, to design a game that teaches youngsters money skills while having fun. Ms Lim, who majors in marketing and psychology, is one of the seven
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        Lock icon Stop worrying and start cooking
        295 10  -  Loh Keng Fatt With the Yuletide season here, feasting is in the air. And expect another binge when Chinese New Year comes around. But for some parents whose children are allergic to foods like milk or nuts, such festive times are not always jolly. They
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        Lock icon Banker gave up job to help the sick
        285 10  -  Debbie Yong Singaporean Vivian Liv (right) traded the gilded life of a banker to work among the world's poorest and sick. In 2002, Ms Liv, 32, spent a year in Liberia volunteering with a global medical aid organisation, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)
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      523 11  -  Tan Dawn Wei Two weeks ago, Mr Bill Clinton and World Toilet Organisation founder Jack Sim talked toilets for half an hour in Hong Kong. The occasion was the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting, an exclusive gathering of do-gooders held every year in New
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      Lock icon From zero to 97kmh in 2.7 secs
      560 11  -  Jeanette Wang Ariel Atom 3 trails behind other speedsters only in price Zero to lOOkmh in under three seconds. Blink and you will miss the Ariel Atom 3, a supercharged, super-light track- and road-ready car that is set to debut here next April.
      LIM CHIN PING  -  560 words
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      Lock icon Read magazines, papers for free online
      462 11  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Consumer research manager Teo Chek Phang reads academic journals and newspapers almost every day and all for free. He is a National Library Board (NLB) member and that gives him access to its online eßesources. "I can access journal databases for free
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      Lock icon Holiday weekends galore next year
      517 12  -  Debbie Yong Seven of the 11 public holidays next year fall on either Friday or Sunday Gear up for a string of long weekends next year. There are eight extended weekends next year, with seven of the 11 public holidays falling on either a Friday
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      Lock icon Safety checks on hotels, pubs
      90 12 Singapore Civil Defence Force officers (SCDF) carrying out a check in the kitchen of Le Noir, a club in Clarke Quay, on Friday night. The SCDF issued a Fire Hazard Abatement Notice to the club for blocking a fire escape route. To ensure a safe
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      436 13 NYT Like US counterparts, they are turning to govts for support as demand declines Paris Even as the bailout package for Detroit's automakers remains in question, their counterparts in Europe and Asia are lining up for handouts. "It's a foregone conclusion that governments around the
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      159 13 AFP, NYT Washington Struggling US carmakers remained on tenterhooks yesterday as the White House their last hope worked out how it could best tap a US$7OO billion (Ssl trillion) financial rescue package to save them from immediate collapse. Official sources said that the Bush administration
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      Lock icon Ice storm sweeps US
      204 13 LAT New York More than one million homes and businesses across north-eastern United States remained without power yesterday after a bitterly cold storm swept across the region. The storm swept in last Thursday, coating roads with thick sheets of black ice, and weighing down power lines
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      161 13 AP, AFP Rome Rome declared a state of emergency as the swollen Tiber river threatened to flood and the death toll from the heavy rain battering much of Italy rose to four. The Civil Protection Department said the Tiber had risen about 5m in the past
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      Lock icon Latest news on car giants revs up Wall Street
      366 13 AP New York Wall Street showed further signs of stability on Friday, rebounding from an early sell-off to end higher after the government said it would assist the United States' troubled carmakers. Stocks managed their rebound after the Treasury Department said
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      Lock icon Boutique offers a suit for UBS shares
      284 13 Reuters Zurich Shareholders of troubled Swiss bank ÜBS have been offered a new way to get out of their investment at a premium: buy a suit. A Zurich boutique is accepting ÜBS shares as payment at a 40 per cent premium over the
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      Lock icon Mumbai's Taj hotel to reopen in a week
      415 14 AFP, Reuters, Bloomberg Mumbai Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace Tower hotel, stormed last month by Islamist militants, will reopen before Christmas, its owners announced yesterday. The modern Tower wing of the iconic, red-domed waterfront complex will be back in business next Sunday, Indian
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      Lock icon 23 pirates nabbed in Gulf of Aden
      339 14 AP, Reuters, AFP Indian commandos arrest pirates after attacked merchant ship calls for help New Delhi The Indian navy arrested 23 pirates who threatened a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden yesterday, the latest in a series of clashes with Somali pirates.
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      Lock icon Chens 'bribed with gems, cash and exotic dishes'
      719 15 AP Corruption charges catalogue former Taiwan president's taste for high living Taipei Businessmen used to rush to deliver expensive jewellery and cardboard boxes stuffed with cash to the tree-canopied mansion of Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian to secure valuable political favours. Top-notch
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      Lock icon Prosecutors to investigate another ex-president
      243 15 AFP Taipei Taiwanese prosecutors are to investigate former president Lee Teng-hui on suspicion of money laundering, following the indictment of his successor Chen Shuibian on corruption charges, a report said yesterday. The move was prompted by allegations made by Chen during his own questioning recently
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      Lock icon Premier dog show in the doghouse
      493 15 London After four decades of coverage, the BBC has decided not to televise Britain's popular Crufts dog show next year, following a controversy about canine inbreeding. Announcing the decision on Friday, the broadcaster said an investigation earlier this year had found that show dogs
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      Lock icon Disgraced US governor faces ouster
      803 16 AP Illinois Attorney-General asks state's Supreme Court to strip Blagojevich of his powers Springfield, Illinois Illinois' top lawyer has asked the state's highest court to strip disgraced Governor Rod Blagojevich of his powers as lawmakers moved closer to impeaching the scan-dal-plagued politician. Resisting calls by
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      289 16 Reuters Chicago United States Presidentelect Barack Obama yesterday named the head of New York's urban housing agency to run the Washington department that attempts to make housing affordable for all Americans and end lingering racial discrimination. In his weekly radio address, Mr Obama
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      Lock icon Chinese city 'downsizes' to win heritage status
      832 17  -  Teo Cheng Wee AP Buildings around West Lake, Hangzhou, will be reduced in height to meet Unesco terms Beijing In its quest for the coveted Unesco World Heritage status, an ancient Chinese city has resorted to "downsizing" its buildings. To preserve the beauty
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      Lock icon World's 3rd-biggest mall opens in Manila
      426 17  -  Alastair Mclndoe Philippines Correspondent Unfazed by the global economic gloom, Manila has unveiled the world's third-biggest shopping mall. The SM City North Edsa, owned by local retail king Henry Sy, on Friday added 90,000 sq m to its floor space, expanding it to a
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      Lock icon Legoland park coming up in Johor
      555 18  -  Reme Ahmad To be ready in 2013, it will be on a 51 ha site near Second Link in the Iskandar development region A RM7SO million (Ss3ll million) entertainment park offering roller coasters, boat rides and adventure walks themed on the famous Lego bricks,
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon Ne Win's daughter released
        122 18 AFP Yangon Officials in Myanmar have released the daughter of the country's former dictator, General Ne Win, after placing her under house arrest for six years. A senior police official told Agence France-Presse that Ms Sandar Win, who is now in her 50s, was released late
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        Lock icon Voting via cellphone allowed
        96 18 AP Tallinn, Estonia Parliament has approved a law making Estonia the first country to allow its citizens to vote using their mobile phones. Lawmakers approved a measure on Thursday allowing Estonians to vote using their cellphones in the next parliamentary elections in 2011. Estonians were allowed
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        Lock icon Cuts in tuna fishing agreed
        106 18 Reuters Seoul Asia-Pacific nations have agreed to reduce their catches of bigeye tuna by 30 per cent over the next three years, to help preserve the popular fish that is served raw as sushi and sashimi. The deal, announced late on Friday, calls on the
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    • Sunday people
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        Lock icon Hugh Jackman to take on the Oscars
        252 19 AP Los Angeles He sings, dances, acts on stage and screen, and he's the "Sexiest Man Alive". Hugh Jackman does everything but stand-up comedy and that's why the first-time Oscars host fulfils the academy's promise to shake up the show. The Australian actor
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        Lock icon Elton loses sense of humour over spoof diary
        358 19 London Singer Elton John has lost a libel suit against a newspaper columnist over a spoof diary of the tempestuous entertainer. A high court judge ruled last Friday that "irony" and "teasing" do not amount to defamation, the Guardian reported yesterday. The
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  • invest
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      Lock icon Borrowing from Peter (at 0% interest) to pay Paul
      1620 20  -  Michelle Tay Banks' funds transfer schemes help credit card users to save on interest payments In an environment where you may be regretting September's purchases and hoping against January layoffs, you perhaps wish there was a way to buy time to
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    • me & my money
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        Lock icon Sias chiefs wife is his money manager
        1570 21  -  Lorna Tan Small investors' champion David Gerald credits teacher wife for astute property investments Finance Correspondent He did not realise the importance of financial planning until 1999, when he set up Sias, a nonprofit outfit that takes care of investors' rights. The year
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    • property
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        Lock icon More move-in apartments available
        695 22  -  Joyce Teo Number of completed condos with unsold units is set to increase with the downturn Property Correspondent As the property market heads into a down cycle, there will be more and more completed condominium developments with unsold units. At the end of the third quarter,
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        1072 23  -  Coh Eng Yeow Reports of two suicides lead me to ask if things are so dire that one should take one's life. The answer is no No matter how difficult the times may be, Christmas has always been a period of giving and rejoicing
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      245 24 YOUR PERSONAL ADVISER: FINANCE Ql'm single and I would like to get a resale flat as I'm ineligible for a new flat. However, I'm unable to afford the cash-over-valuation price that most house sellers are asking for. What other means are there of getting a resale flat without
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      176 24 Er, what V is a Reit? J or changing its tenancy mix (Where do you see this^ to boost yields. Among the listed firms on the hV is !t important?^ Singapore stock exchange, in some shopping malls and office buildings. As Reits are traded like shares, they allow investors to
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      1136 25  -  Jim Puzzanghera Los Angeles Times Organised labour the real target when auto bailout plan was nixed The congressional drive to help US automakers was generally cast in terms of protecting the reeling national economy from another body blow the collapse of one
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      1169 25  -  Leonard Lim Every year, early December generally heralds a time of pomp, glamour and celebration for the Formula One fraternity. Over back-to-back weekends, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and Autosport magazine hand out their annual awards considered the most prestigious in the sport
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      1217 26  -  Nur Hakim Low BOOK REVIEW The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008 By Bob Woodward Simon Schuster, 2008 There is an idiom that goes, "Their eyes are bigger than their stomachs", which means wanting to eat more than one possibly can.
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      1535 26  -  Tracy Quek China Correspondent Nine-year-old Sam Gomez and his sister Mia, three, of Phoenix, Arizona, will wake up on Christmas morning to fewer and less extravagant presents under their tree this year. Tough times in the United States have forced their parents Jose and
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      255 26  -  Roger Penrose Each week, we bring you an excerpt from a book that is topical or of general interest. Coffee With Einstein Carlos I. Calle; foreword By Duncan Baird (2008) Physics has profited much from the genius of Einstein. Calle, a senior research physicist at Nasa, explores the genius'
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      306 27 EDITORIAL Students aged between five and 18 who are talented in the arts can enrol part-time at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts' (Nafa) School of Young Talents. Enrolment has increased steadily from 1,000 in 1999 to 3,700 now. But despite the increase, Madam Fang Yuan,
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      148 27 CPs put on alert on sleeping pills There is a group of people who turn to medication to solve their sleeping problems. One of my doctor friends told me that the Ministry of Health has tried to stop the practice of prescribing sleeping pills. However, he believes that so
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      243 27 I "When it comes to maintaining my health, I didn't just j fall off the J I wagon. I let the I wagon fall on me." j OPRAH WINFREY, kW American Mk I talkshow host, ion how she has WL j put on 18kg to M
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        332 27  -  Chee Kok Hoong I refer to last week's article, "Parents upset by MOE's rules for home-taught kids", on how some home-schooled pupils are required to retake their PSLE even when they qualify for secondary school. It is difficult to understand why home-schoolers are
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        272 27  -  Catherine Tan (Ms) In our pursuit to create a vibrant nightlife, it is important for public transport operators to lend their support. Many well-intended and fun activities such as the Friday latenight shopping in Orchard Road, New Year's Eve countdown celebrations and mass events would
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        143 27  -  Maisy Heeng (Ms) We refer to the letter, "How to stop TV noise from coffee shop?" (Dec 7) by Ms Jen Ng, with regard to our outlet at Buangkok MRT station. We would like to thank her for her feedback. Feedback is important to us
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        226 27  -  Jessica Lim (Ms) I refer to the article, "Lasik price wars" (Nov 30). It quoted Professor Donald Tan who said that "There is too much emphasis on pretty girls..." I take offence at the highly sexist statement, especially when it
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        271 27  -  Professor Donald Tan Let me assure you that the particular phrase in question was never intended to be in any way sexist or derogatory to women. I gave a 45-minute interview to the journalist providing information on Lasik, including the vigorous training, accreditation and audit
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        248 27  -  Suzanne Ho (Ms) Goh Shih Yong Tan Thai Pin We refer to the letter "Sewage flow too close to fish farm" by Mr Freddie Choo (Nov 30), in which he raised concerns about the water quality near the pier at St John's Island. A
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      1210 28  -  Tania Tan The head of an A*Star research institute had to work 'triple hard' for her achievements Professor Jackie Ying is no stranger to hard work. Her early years working in chemical engineering in the United States were gruelling because she was a
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      703 28  - Raising a stink and loving it Mark Featherstone THE EX-PAT FILES When you've had about a thousand years too much civilisation, you develop some strange eating habits. That's what happened to the Chinese. The list of their unusual culinary preferences reads like a buffet menu on Noah's Ark. At the
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      359 28 "Thirty-five per cent, which is one-third of total funds, we think is reasonable a good balance between putting in safe deposits, very safe, risk-free but very low interest rates, and taking some risks with investments." MS GRACE FU, Senior Minister of State for National Development, on the town
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      1152 29 It aims to stay ahead with personalised, multimedia and phone-based searches Over the past three years, venture capital companies have funded several Internet search start-ups, including ChaCha and Cuil. Although this meant going up against Google, the undisputed king of the search industry, they
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        58 29 Asean stalwart dies The highly regarded former Indonesian foreign minister died of a heart attack last Thursday. He was 76. A passionate believer in the regional grouping Asean and a peaceful South-east Asia, he died at Singapore's Mount Elizabeth hospital. His remains were flown to Jakarta, where he
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        57 29 Now blamed for Iraq abuse I A bipartisan United States Senate report I just released concluded that decisions by the former US defence secretary were a "direct cause" of widespread detainee abuses, nther Bush administration officials were implicated too. The damning report was endorsed by both parties on
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        63 29 She's bowling them over Singapore bowling already boasts world champions in Remy Ong and Jasmine Yeong-Nathan. Now, new kid on the block Hui Fen, 16, is causing quite a stir. The right-handed hook bowler recently bagged two golds at the Asian Intercity a Bowling Championship in Macau.
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        75 29 Chatline conman gets 27 months Using Internet screen names like "Rich Guy" and "Wealthy Guy", silver-tongued Tan Sze Leong, 28, aka "Barry", conned four women between August last year and June this year. On the false promise of a well-paying job, he cheated them of a
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        63 29 Terrorist freed by XL The Malaysian government last Wednesday confirmed it had freed the ex-army captain and trained biochemist linked to the 9/11 attacks in the United States. His release, together with five other detainees, was first reported by The Straits Times. Analysts, while taken by surprise, took
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      169 30 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 CHONG SOON GEOK Age: 51 was called home to be with the Lord on 12/12/2008, leaving behind loved ones. Husband Yeo Hwee Leng Son Yeo Jing Guang, Matthew Brothers Brothers-in-law: Sisters
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      105 30 SAROGINE D/O SUNDER RAJOO Age: 61 Wife of late A. Subramaniam passed away peacefully on 13 December 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Son: Daughter-in-law: S. Suppiah (Selvam) V. Soubakia Letchimi Daughters: Sons-in-law: S. Vaeni Selvasegaran S. Kavitha K. Subramaniam Grandson: Granddaughter: Rasesh Rashini Brothers: Sisters-in-law: (S.
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      53 30 r InMemoriam CHANMOOKYING Departed on 14.12.97 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. We who love her know How much we lost eleven years ago. Always remembered by
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      23 30 1 Oth Anniversary] In Loving Memory BenjaminTanKahLip 4AlmelSS2- 14thDecemlxr2m Alwaysrememberedwithlove byparents,sisterandlovedones His ashes now reside at Church of St Mary Columbarium, nicheno.4o92 J
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      57 30 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of KOHKWANGSONG Departed 14/12/2006 His smiling way and pleasant face Are a pleasure to recall; HehadakJndwonifbreach And died beloved by all Some day we hope to meet Mm, Some day, we know not when, To clasp his hand in the better land, Never to part
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      85 30 FONGSIEWKIM Age: 76 passed away peacefully on 13/12/2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: See Tho Fei, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: See Tho Kwok Fu Belinda Phang See Tho Kok Hong Yew Siou Hua Daughter: Son-in-law: See Tho Hiong Lan Chan Swee Choi Grandsons: Granddaughter: Scan See Tho
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      68 30 LIM BOON KANG (MIKE) Age: 53 passed away peacefully on 13.12.2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by: Wife: Lee Eng Nam Son: Jovin Lim Ziquan Daughter: Joanna Lim Mci Ting Brothers, sisters, relatives and loved ones. Body is resting at 37 Sin Ming Drive #01-567. Tel: *****335 *****483 Cortege will
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      118 30 'Even if I go through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid, Lord, for you are with me. Your Shepherd's rod and staff protect me.' Psalm 23:4 CHUA KIM SOON Age: 64 was called home to be with the Lord on 13 December 2008. Dearly missed and remembered by
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      437 30  -  Daniel Wong Duo qualify for the semi-finals of Pro Tour Grand Finals for the first time, will face top seeds She had been playing catch-up all afternoon long, always coming from behind to even the score in her women's singles quarter-final table tennis match in
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      512 30 AFP Chennai: Andrew Strauss was poised for a century in each innings as England took charge of the first cricket Test against India at the Chidambaram Stadium yesterday. The tourists, enjoying a first innings lead of 75, recovered from a shaky 43-3 to post
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      664 31  -  Leonard Lim Third award in a month, this time for magnificently staging Fl's first night race was instrumental in bringing the Grand Prix to Singapore in a five-year deal, characteristically shifted the attention away from himself during his speech. Speaking before the likes of Monaco's
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      377 31 Monaco The landmark agreement reached between Formula One teams and the sport's governing body on cost cutting paves the way for further progress, said BMW motorsport director Mario Theissen and International Automobile Federation (FIA) president Max Mosley. Both were speaking separately after Friday's
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      266 31 Text and pictures by Joyce Fang Zaki Hamid, 30 Researcher Height: 1.85 m. Weight: 78kg Exercise regimen: I go to the gym three times a week. I usually start off by warming up on the treadmill for 15 minutes before working on my chest, shoulders and back with
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      192 31 BASKETBALL NBA: Atlanta 87 Miami 73, Toronto 101 New Jersey 79, Boston 94 New Orleans 82, Detroit 114 Indiana 110, Memphis 103 Chicago 96, San Antonio 98 Minnesota 86, Phoenix 11 3 Orlando 112, LA Clippers 120 Portland 112 (OT), Houston 119 Golden State 108, LA Lakers 112 Sacramento
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      128 31 Loo Vi Wei (left), 15, and Dylan Leong, 8, earned a trip to the Manchester United Academy in England when they won the Best Player award for their respective age-groups at the Manchester United Soccer Schools' (MUSS) football course yesterday. Their all-expenses paid trip
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        101 31 AP Sydney American golfer John Daly predictably missed the cut yesterday, after his latest ill-tempered appearance in the Australian Open. The second round, cut short by rain on Friday, was completed early yesterday. Daly finished with a 72, improving on a first-round 78, but
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        57 31 Reuters Boston The surging Boston Celtics won their 14th successive game with a clinical 94-82 home victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday. Paul Pierce scored a game-high 28 points and Kevin Garnett added 19 points and 10 rebounds to help the National Basketball Association
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        72 31 AP RIJEKA (Croatia) France's Amaury Leveaux set a world record on Friday in the 100-metre freestyle at the European short-course swimming championships. The 23-year-old won his semi-final in 45.12 seconds, shaving .57 off the mark set five days ago by teammate Alain Bernard. It was the
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        220 32 Footballers' wives and girlfriends (Wags), who include the Girls Aloud songstress Cheryl Cole (right), have hit back at Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari. They declared this week: "Football would be really boring without us". Brazilian Big Phil had recently savaged his players' big-spending women for splashing
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        138 32 Vassily Ivanchuk of the Ukraine, the world's third-ranked chess player, faces a two-year ban from the game because he "failed" a drug test. A drug test in chess? Actually, he did not fail it he had simply refused to take it which, in the world
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        137 32 No one is missing Anna Kournikova with Victoria Vanucci (above) around. Like the Russian, the Argentinian, 24, is a poor exponent of the tennis game. But she makes up for that by flashing her beauty assets in magazines and videos. Vanucci reportedly started playing
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        182 32 A statue in honour of Roman Abramovich has gone up in East Siberia, after the owner of Chelsea Football Club topped a poll to find the person who best personifies "a real Englishman". The Russian media reported that residents in the East Siberian city of
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        176 32 He is unlike most modern, young professional footballers. Arsenal defender Johan Djourou, 21, does not spend his free time buying cars or chasing anything that moves in a miniskirt. The Swiss international prefers to smear himself in body butter. "Mangoes is a fruit that I'm
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      1010 33  -  Rob Hughes HEART OF FOOTBALL Small ex-Blues striker is ever the optimist while the tall, powerful Drogba is the eternal grumbler On the day that Gianfranco Zola returns to Stamford Bridge for the first time as a competitive foe, the atmosphere is going
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      744 33  -  Tay Yek Keak [OFFSIDE] Some pertinent questions have arisen due to certain actions and statements by football people. Is Rafael Benitez auditioning for The X-Files? Is Juande Ramos luckier than a Toto winner? Is Wayne Rooney adding to his stamp collection? How many
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      591 34 AFP Liverpool captain strikes twice to help Reds come back from two goals down I Liverpool 2| Hull City T\ London Liverpool played with a lot of energy, spirit and determination last night. But the Anfield faithful would still consider it as two points lost, after
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      424 34 AFP, AP Arsenal 1 London Before the football match, Manuel Almunia had criticised the commitment of his Arsenal teammates. After yesterday's drawn result with Middlesbrough in their Premier League match, he will no doubt have a few more scathing remarks. The score dealt a heavy
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      92 34 Middlesbrough 1 Aliadiere 29 Arsenal Adebayor17 1 Liverpool 2 Gerrard 24, 32 Hull City McShane 12, Carragher 22og 2 Stoke City 0 Fulham 0 Wigan 3 Heskey 10, Valencia 12, Cattermole 77 Blackburn 0 Portsmouth v Newcastle United Live, Ch27, 9.25pm Aston Villa 4 Agbonlahor 25, 67,
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      205 34 Pts 1 Liverpool 1 7 11 5 1 26 11 38 2 Chelsea 16 11 3 2 35 6 36 3 Manchester United 15 9 4 2 27 10 31 4 Aston Villa 17 9 4 4 29 20 31 5 Arsenal 1 7 9 3 5 29 20
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      319 34 London Michael Owen is not likely to remain a Newcastle player next season. Interim Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear acknowledged that the club will find it hard to keep the England forward once his contract expires at the end of the season, reported The
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      2205 35  -  Wang Meng Meng Singapore's favourite footballing son left these shores two years ago to pursue a new life in Indonesia. Little has been heard from Fandi Ahmad and family since. The Sunday Times catches up with the former
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      364 35 They are four Lions with different physiques but there is no denying that they all have hot bods. Baihakki Khaizan, Precious Emuejeraye, Isa Halim and Muhammad Ridhuan took time off from their Suzuki Cup semi-final preparation against Vietnam to rip off their tops for readers of The
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      130 31 TV times FOOTBALL Atletico Madrid v Real Betis (Live, Fifa Club World Cup, Japan: Q-final Ch27, tomorrow, 3.55 am). 3 (Live, Ch24, 6.25pm). Dutch C'ship: Vitesse Arnhem v PSV COLF Eindhoven (Live, Chi 16, 7.30pm). Australian Open: Day 4 (Live, Ch26, English Premier League: Portsmouth 9am). v Newcastle United (Live,
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        925 39  -  Cara Van Miriah Forget karaoke bars with simpering, scantily clad hostesses fawning over men Singapore's night scene has just got a taste of girl power. A trendy bar that opened here last month is singing a new tune: The patrons are mainly women and the hosts are all
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        771 40  -  Tay Suan Chiang Doom and gloom on the economic front means fewer volunteers to help the needy. Thank goodness for the stalwarts December used to be a busy month at Peace-Connect, a community activity centre in North Bridge Road. Staff from corporations would drop by to
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        288 40  -  Jocelyn Lee Even at age 75, retiree Yee Boon Nan is still volunteering to help out other elderly people: Every morning, he travels from his Sembawang home to Lions Befrienders Service Association in Ang Mo Kio to spend time with about 50 old folks. He teaches
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        268 40 You do not need deep pockets to spread the cheer this festive season. Charities always welcome extra help in cheering up the residents or helping out with chores and administrative work. Here are some groups to consider: Assisi Hospice: 820 Thomson Road, tel: 6347-6446 Association for
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        334 40 This Christmas, 16-year-old student Claire Francis and her five schoolmates from Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) will perform for the elderly for the first time. They will stage a 10-minute dance as part of a 90-minute Christmas celebration at St Luke's Elder Care, a day
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        324 40  -  Jocelyn Lee She maybe eight months' pregnant with her first child but that has not stopped Fion Phua from doing charity work. For 20 years, the 38-year-old broker of club memberships has been helping the elderly and needy living in one- and two- room flats by
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          106 41 Australians drive on the left side of the road. The roads are generally well signposted with speed limits varying from 50 kmh in residential and heavy traffic areas to 110 kmh on the highways. Drink driving is a serious offence. The legal limit of .05 per cent is
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        994 42  -  Tan Vi Hui It's novel to have an eatery on former school grounds, but the unusual location can put off diners too Gourmet ice-cream parlour Seventh Heaven is "an unearthly place" for faithful customer Mr Terrence Wong. It is not the parlour's otherworldly sweets but its
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        180 43 It will be a sombre holiday season for actors Mark Ruffalo, Macaulay Culkin and Jennifer Hudson. All three stars have lost their loved ones in tragic ways FAMILY TRAGEDY #1 Who: Scott Ruffalo (extreme right), 39, hairdresser and brother of actor Mark Ruffalo (right), 41. Case: Was it
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        158 43 Who: Dakota Culkin, 29, production designer and one of the seven Culkin siblings who include Home Alone star Macaulay (inset), 28, and his actor brothers Kieran, 26, and Rory, 19. Case: Dakota was killed after she stepped off a curb and onto the path of an oncoming
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        165 43 Who: Darnell Hudson Donerson, 57, Jason Hudson, 29, and Julian King (below), seven mother, brother and nephew of actress-singer Jennifer Hudson, 27. The American idol finalist won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Dreamgirls (2006). Case: Oct 24 was a dark day for the star's family.
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      468 46  -  I Anthony Yeo I Life Lines The world is a crazy place to live in. There is the economic crisis, as well as diseases and the recent terrorist attack in Mumbai where a Singaporean was killed. I feel very anxious and each time I hear or
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      837 46  -  I Tan Vi Hui Housewife Madam Kamala Rooplal, 61, used to faint when she visited hospitals and saw blood or patients in bandages. She would regain consciousness almost immediately and feel fine after that. She says: "I always thought it was because I was scared. Some people just
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      20 59 Share the bliss of Christmas and be happy to count your blessings PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
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      345 60  -  Lim Yann Ling Songbird Stefanie Sun cuts the commercial ties that bind her to the record companies and does her own thing with a big heart NOW busy with her 11th album her first attempt to put together one on her own Stefanie Sun is also planning
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      372 60  -  Merlene Michael Lecturer-turned-actor Mark Zee never misses out spending Christmas with his family CHRISTMAS to Mark Zee is the best holiday of the year. "It's a time to give and spend time with the people who are most important to you," says Mark, a Fly Entertainment
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      463 61  -  Lynn Seah Entrepreneur Douglas Foo teaches his four little children to make responsible choices WITH four adorable sons Donovan, eight, Dominic, six, Donahue, four, and Donaghan, five months it is not surprising that Apex-Pal chief executive officer Douglas Foo's Christmas celebrations always revolve around the kids. Last year,
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      324 62 PHOTOS: Ditch the T-shirts and bermudas to show off your stylish best at the house party From left: Huan wears a long sleeve shirt ($149) and neck tie ($115) with brown long sleeve knit ($115) and wool pants ($369) with brown shoes ($279). All From Banana Republic,
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      480 63 Lim Yann Ling checks out great gifts that won't burn a hole in your pocket Mitch Marc's leather jewellery tray (shown below with hypoallergenic earrings from B*dazzle at Wisma Atria #B1 -50, from $18.80) has an earrings centrepiece and a ring strap. Also available in blue
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      678 64  -  Philip Lee More Singaporeans have become eco-conscious, says zoo chief Fanny Lai MS FANNY Lai, the boss of the Singapore Zoo, suggests that for this year, Singaporeans might want to think about celebrating a Green Christmas for a change. Explaining her proposal, Ms Lai, 51, the Group
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      421 65  -  Felix Cheong Paralympic swimmer Yip Pin Xiv has what it takes to keep on winning LIKE most teenagers, swimmer Yip Pin Xiv is a little shy, even hesitant, when it comes to talking about herself. Brushing her hair back constantly in a nervous gesture, the 16-year-old appears
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