The Straits Times, 21 December 2008

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    Lock icon Firms get added Spur to run training courses
    625 1  -  Aaron Low Funding for skills upgrading scheme broadened to cover in-house programmes Companies with their own training programmes will now be able to tap the funds of a government- sponsored training scheme, labour chief Lim Swee Say announced yesterday. Previously, firms had
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    Lock icon CDAC widening scope to help more poor families
    499 1  -  Aaron Low The Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) is expanding the scope of its programmes to help poorer families break out of the poverty trap. It will also provide support for the family unit as well, said Mr Lim Swee Say, chairman
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      75 1 Lessons from a patient by Start of a new column PAGE 27 is China's most beautiful person I Afci*.- WORLD PAGEI9 My mum in Minibonds, says JESSICA CHEAM China's patient has died i WORLDS PAGEIS biscuits fight jl back after melamine scare PAGEI2 sleeping "VI pills sold here each year
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      28 1 f Fact: Men live shorter lives than women. What can they do to live longer? PAGE2S PHOTOS: WANG HUI FEN, AP, REUTERS, AFP, CAROLINE CHIA and DESMOND WEE
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      Lock icon 'In 5 years, I may need a wheelchair'
      1217 2  -  Tan Dawn Wei But actor Chew Chor Meng refuses to let muscular atrophy get him down Actor Chew Chor Meng already has great difficulty climbing stairs and he struggles to lift his four-year-old daughter. Soon, he may even lose his ability to
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      Lock icon Crunch-time for sport sponsors
      800 3  -  Lin Xinyi Spate of pullouts worldwide, but Spore not badly affected yet Barclays Bank, which sponsors mega-sport events like the English Premier League (EPL) and the Singapore Open, is mulling over whether to continue doing so. Given the global credit crunch, Britain's third-largest bank is relooking
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      Lock icon Japan proposes record budget to boost economy
      368 3 AP Tokyo Japan unveiled a budget proposal yesterday that, if approved, will push spending to record levels as the government scrambles to battle an ever-deepen-ing recession. The Finance Ministry's draft budget suggested a spending increase of 6.6 per cent to 88.5 trillion yen
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      Lock icon Obama's Cabinet line-up: A balancing act
      666 4  -  Bhagyashree Carekar Free-trade advocate and staunch unionist round up his list of key appointees US Correspondent In Washington US President-elect Barack Obama voiced his support for free trade but made it plain that it must benefit workers and protect the environment as he made
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      Lock icon ON THE TEAM
      394 4 Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State The former first lady (below), on first-name terms with the world's leaders, will help rebuild the United States' reputation abroad. Robert Gates, Secretary of Defence A Republican, he is the moderate face of the Bush security team and an emblem of President-elect
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      Lock icon Promise – and warning – to US carmakers
      627 4 Promise and warning to US carmakers Reuters, AFP, Bloomberg Chicago United States Presidentelect Barack Obama has offered embattled American carmakers a promise and a warning, saying he hoped to create more auto worker jobs, but only if the companies do not squander the opportunity to reform. He also offered a
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      Lock icon Nautica gives pirates the slip in Gulf of Aden
      778 4  -  Nicholas Yong Iheryl i an ST PHOTO: A cruise ship that almost fell prey to a pirate attack in the notorious Gulf of Aden last month docked in Singapore yesterday. The 30,000-tonne Nautica was in the Gulf on Nov 30 when
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      Lock icon all drugged out
      1334 6  -  Shuli Sudderuddin special report: sleeping pill addiction Sleeping pill abuse is not confined to drug addicts; patients can also get hooked When sleep is hard to come by, some pop a pill. But it can be addictive over time and the habit can harm you. Madam Lin
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      Lock icon He's not looked back since quitting
      454 6 He has been "clean" for six years now, but still remembers clearly his past addiction. Mr Andrew Tan used to pop up to 20 sleeping pills a day. Today, he still faints occasionally and suffers from short-term memory loss. The 36-year-old IT specialist was
      CAROLINE CHIA  -  454 words
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      Lock icon A clean slate after 20 years
      399 6 ST PHOTO: For former property agent Manimaran Murugayan, life begins anew at 40. After 20 years of abusing hard drugs, he decided this year when he turned 40 to clean up his act for good. Mr Manimaran, a heroin addict from 1986 to 2001,
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      Lock icon Second Life pair are now really married
      747 7  -  Cassandra Chew Singaporean ties the knot with Italian beau after four-year courtship in virtual world Doe-eyed Rinaz Bijoux met hunky Cartridge Partridge four years ago. They fell in love and got hitched. Yesterday, Ms Marina Noordin, 31, and Mr Roberto D'Andrea, 45, held
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      Lock icon SM Goh at Bedok North upgrading ceremony
      68 7 ST PHOTO: Retiree Lee Eng Siah, 66, (second from left), a Peranakan, pointing out refurbishments in his kitchen area to Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong when he visited yesterday. Beside Mr Lee is HDB deputy chief Tan Poh Hong. SM Goh was the
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      Lock icon Girl's death gives hope to others
      578 8  -  Jeanette Wang ST PHOTO: Indonesian single mum Natalia Tjahja lost her only daughter to a fatal heart infection, but from that sprang new life in the form of a hope-giving charity. It was the kindness and warmth Ms Tjahja had received here in March
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      Lock icon Asean Summit in Feb not firm yet
      409 8  -  Zureena Habib Meeting of region's leaders in Thailand may be rescheduled, says Foreign Minister George Yeo Getting 16 leaders to meet at the same time at the Asean Summit is very difficult, according to Foreign Minister George Yeo, even as a critical issue
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      Lock icon Public-area mishaps: Govt 'not always liable'
      1018 9  -  Tan Dawn Wei ST PHOTO: Other factors, such as carelessness and bad weather, matter as well: Lawyers Mr Michael Yeo's first visit to a bird-watching tower at Pasir Ris Park ended with a thud literally when he lost his footing on the steps and
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      Lock icon The sweetest goodbye
      112 9 ST PHOTO: Award-winning pastry chef Lee Lay standing next to his swansong, a black bustier dress made of pastillage (sugar, gelatin and water) and embellished with diamonds worth $500,000 at Vivo City's main atrium last Friday evening. Part of local company Goldheart Jewellery's 12 Days Of Christmas
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      Lock icon Workers move out after wage pledge
      434 10  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi Tagore Lane stand-off resolved after Tipper Corp promises to pay salaries owed to them It was a classic stand-off. The 180 foreign workers, having being let down by the subcontractors, wanted to see the money owed to them. Tipper Corporation, the
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      Lock icon Town of their own for foreign workers?
      612 10  -  Mavis Toh Shopping malls, canteens, cinemas, remittance centres and even beer gardens. If this plan for a housing estate by a Singapore company is approved, these facilities are what the residents foreign workers stand to enjoy. Mini Environment Services (MES) wants to build
      CAROLINE CHIA  -  612 words
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      Lock icon GOOD BUT NOT FOOLPROOF IDEA
      325 10 Having a self-contained township to live in is welcome news but it does not mean that foreign workers will not venture outside of it. Foreign workers whom The Sunday Times spoke to said they are happy to learn about the proposed township that will feature
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      Lock icon New dorms: Legwork pays off for 2 MPs
      607 10  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Nobody likes surprises. Hence, lessons learnt from the Serangoon Gardens saga where plans to house foreign workers temporarily in a former school came as a shock to residents have come in handy for at least two MPs who found they
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        Lock icon Body in S'pore River
        53 10 The body of a security guard, who jumped into the Singapore River at Robertson Quay to save a drowning woman on Friday morning, has been found. The body of Saran Sauntharapandian, 25, was spotted by the police at about 6.30 am yesterday, floating about 10m from
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        Lock icon LST back from Gulf
        50 10 The Singapore Armed Forces' landing ship tank (LST) RSS Resolution returned home yesterday after a threemonth deployment in the North Arabian Gulf. This was the SAF's fifth LST deployment to the Gulf, as part of the country's continuing contribution to the multinational reconstruction efforts in Iraq.
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      Lock icon Young crowd at civil service job fair
      357 11  -  Zureena Habib Ministry receives about 1,000 applications on first day of two-day fair Thousands turned up at the Home Team's recruitment fair at Vivo City yesterday, with some streaming in half an hour before its opening time of 10am. Most, in their early
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      Lock icon Recession? Student part-timers in demand
      711 11  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Wanted: Work any work and willing to clock longer hours on the job. That is the calling card of this year's batch of young applicants looking for year-end jobs, including those waiting for their O- and A-level results and undergraduates on holiday. Despite
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      Lock icon JULIE'S NIGHTMARE
      1206 12  -  Tan Dawn Wei In Malacca In the 24 years that Mr Sai Chin Hock has been running Perfect Food Manufacturing, he has never had to deal with a bigger crisis than the one in the last two months. In the early *****, he had to recall his biscuits
      CAROLINE CHIA  -  1,206 words
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      Lock icon Melamine saga cost Singapore nearly $4 million
      498 12  -  Tessa Wong The recent melamine food contamination saga in Singapore cost the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) $2 million to do additional laboratory tests on food to detect the chemical. A total of 440 tonnes of tainted food, from milk and candy to
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        Lock icon Now showing in Bukit Batok: Free movies
        308 13  -  Loh Keng Fatt Dr Ong Chit Chung (right) will be missed. The late MP for Jurong GRC he died in July this year had always found time to attend movie screenings in Bukit Batok over the past three years. This year, the free
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        Lock icon Man U fan gets a kick out of his job
        271 13  -  Loh Keng Fatt ST PHOTO: You can say he's one lucky (red) devil. Manchester United supporter Andy Yun, 40, must be the envy of many local fans of the British football club because he can focus on all things Man
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        Lock icon Oiling the wheels of education
        228 13  -  Zureena Habib Oxford-educated Whang Shang Ying, 47, the boss at Lam Soon, and his father know well the value of education. Dad, Mr Whang Tar Liang, 81, had himself studied at the University of California in Berkeley in the early *****. This year, the family-owned
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      Lock icon China pledges to aid Taiwan
      401 14 Top Communist Party official says Beijing will go to rival's rescue if global crisis worsens Shanghai China, expanding its pledges to help neighbouring economies ride out the global financial crisis, said yesterday it was willing to meet requests for assistance from political rival Taiwan. Ties
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      Lock icon Return of the Routemaster?
      347 14 AP London London's Mayor has unveiled plans to bring a new environ-mentally-friendly version of the red double-decker bus to the city's streets, but his opponents say the appeal to nostalgia throws pragmatism under the bus. Three years after the buses were banished from the city, Mayor
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      390 14 AP Reuters, Bloomberg Taipei Taiwan will soon allow senior Cabinet officials to visit China, and is considering lifting a ban on military personnel travelling to the mainland, a government official said yesterday. The statement by Mr Liv Te-shun, spokesman for the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC)
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      Lock icon Polaroid files for bankruptcy protection
      237 14 AFP, Bloomberg Washington Polaroid Corp, inventor of the instant photo camera, has filed for bankruptcy protection amid a fraud probe into parent company Petters Group Worldwide. "(Polaroid) has filed a voluntary petition for reorganisation under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code in order to
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      Lock icon Credit Suisse using risky assets to pay exec bonuses
      526 14 Reuters, Bloomberg Zurich Credit Suisse will pay its senior executives bonuses in the form of troublesome, illiquid assets, forcing its employees to take on the risk that at least some of them have put on the Swiss bank's books. The new
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      Lock icon Facing Xmas anew
      567 15 Irish teen born without lower face gets new chin, jaw in operation London A teenager born without a jawbone has been given a new "mil-lion-dollar chin" by a team of surgeons in America. Alan Doherty, 19, from Donegal, Ireland, was born with otofacial syndrome, which meant he
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      Lock icon CHINAS FACE TRANSPLANT PATIENT DIES
      400 15 AFP A Chinese man who received a rare face transplant in 2006 has died, his doctor and a government official confirmed yesterday, highlighting the risks of a recent groundbreaking US operation. Mr Li Guoxing, 32, died in July at his rural home in rugged south-western
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      Lock icon Poinsettias toxic, Coca-Cola to stop pregnancy? Myths get busted
      493 16 LAT Los Angeles Contrary to popular belief, poinsettias are not toxic to people or animals, suicides do not increase over the Christmas holidays and sugar does not make children hyperactive. Also, Wales winning the rugby Grand Slam does not influence the
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      Lock icon Cable breaks hit Net service in South Asia, Mid-East, Europe
      723 16 Reuters, Bloomberg, AFP Millions affected as 3 pipelines go down; disruption may spread to rest of the world London Millions of people across South Asia, the Middle East and Europe have lost access to the Internet after three undersea cables
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      Lock icon Governor vows to fight graft charges
      225 16 AP PHOTO: Chicago A defiant Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich said he would be vindicated of criminal corruption charges and had no intention of letting what he called a "political lynch mob" force him from his job. "I will fight until I take my last
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      Lock icon Abdullah to BN: Stop squabbling
      659 17  -  Carolyn Hong Constant public sniping embarrassing coalition ahead of by-election Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur As the Barisan Nasional (BN) prepares for a crucial by-election next month, Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has urged its component parties to stop lobbing accusations at one another. "We
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      Lock icon KL okays new airport for budget carriers
      297 17  -  Carolyn Hong Kuala Lumpur The Malaysian government has approved the construction of a RMI.6 billion (Ss67o million) airport in Negeri Sembilan for low-cost carriers to spur economic growth amid a growing worldwide recession. Transport Minister Ong Tee Keat was quoted by The New
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      Lock icon HK pro-democrats barred from Macau
      216 17 AFP, AP Macau More than 20 Hong Kong democracy campaigners, including nine legislators, were barred from entering Macau yesterday ahead of a march against a proposed national security law. Ms Emily Lav, deputy chairman of the Democratic Party, said the group was stopped by immigration
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        Lock icon Cats killed by mice?
        51 18 Toronto Mice are the chief suspects in a fire that killed nearly 100 cats at an animal shelter near here last Wednesday, said the BBC yesterday. An initial report from the fire marshal said rodents chewing through electrical wires in the ceiling most likely sparked the
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        Lock icon Injured sailor saved
        66 18 AFP Sydney An Australian navy frigate yesterday rescued a French yachtsman badly injured in the remote Southern Ocean during a solo round-the-world race, organisers said. Mr Yann Elies, 34, was forced to abandon the Vendee Globe race last Thursday after breaking his leg in a fall as
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        Lock icon Madoffs victim
        77 18 AP New York One of the top US educational philanthropic institutions, Picower Foundation, has announced it will shut down soon, after suffering huge losses as a result of the alleged financial fraud orchestrated by Bernard Madoff. The foundation, which has given millions to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
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        Lock icon Gaza air strike
        55 18 AFP Gaza City One Palestinian gunman was killed and three people were wounded in an Israeli air strike against rocket launchers in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip yesterday, a day after a six-month truce ended. The raid took place near the town of Jabaliya when aircraft fired three
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        Lock icon Paris Hilton robbed
        48 18 AP Los Angeles Police were investigating yesterday a burglary at celebrity heiress Paris Hilton's house here that left her bedroom ransacked. Ms Hilton was not home when the break-in occurred. Detectives say about US$2 million (Ss3 million) worth of jewellery and other belongings were missing.
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      Lock icon Thai PM unveils Cabinet
      626 18 Reuters, AFP, The Nation/ANN Abhisit defends team seen as lacking the expertise needed to revive economy Bangkok New Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has unveiled a Cabinet which includes ministers criticised for lack of experience and a foreign minister closely tied to this year's street protests.
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      Lock icon Freed: 24 Iraqi officers accused of terror acts
      223 18 AFP, NYT Baghdad The 24 Iraqi interior and defence ministry officers who were arrested last week on suspicion of aiding terrorism have been released without charge. "They have all been released and the allegations dropped," said Briga-dier-General Abdel Karim Khalaf yesterday, adding
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      Lock icon poWs Worked at Aso's family mine:Govt
      513 18  -  New York Times Tokyo The Japanese government has acknowledged for the first time that Allied prisoners during World War II were made to work at a coal mine owned by the family of Prime Minister Taro Aso, contradicting longstanding denials by the Japanese leader.
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        Lock icon Billionaire gives $670m to charity
        240 19 AFP TAIPEI A Taiwanese tech billionaire has made the single largest donation here of NT$l5 billion (Ss67o million) as part of his pledge to give most of his assets to charity. "I am very happy to have the chance to collaborate with the National Taiwan
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        Lock icon China's 'most beautiful person'
        519 19 AP PHOTO: Beijing A leading Beijing newspaper has chosen actress Zhang Ziyi as the most beautiful person in China for 2008. In a ranking of the 50 most beautiful people announced on Friday, the Beijing News picked Zhang whose film credits include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon;
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        Lock icon Sarah Palm's future in-law nabbed in drug bust
        269 19 AFP Los Angeles Sherry Johnston, whose son is having a baby with a daughter of Alaska Governor Sarah Palm's, has been arrested on drug charges, Alaska State Police said. Johnston, 42, was nabbed on Thursday in a drug bust at her home
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      1419 20  -  Michelle Tay More investors are taking a shine to gold. Here are a few tips on how to get a slice of the action Stock markets are as volatile as magnesium on water while fixed deposits are yielding close to zilch. Even commodities are
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        1589 21  -  Lorna Tan Senior AXA officer first learnt to keep books by helping out at her father's bookshops Finance Correspondent Ms Catherine Wong, chief distribution officer at French life insurer AXA, used to dread her school holidays as she never had a chance to do
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        649 22  -  Elizabeth Wilmot No change in loan criteria despite tough times; contractors also have not raised prices "As renovation loans are governed by regulatory guidelines, the bank has to abide by these guidelines when processing these applications," the spokesman added. DBS and
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        257 22 MY SPACE Teacher Angie Ng tells Debbie Yong how she wants her home to have a calm, resort-like feel that gives a sense of peace after a hard day's work. Teacher Angie Ng, 30 Lives in a 125 sq m condominium apartment in Hougang. Shares
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        1250 23  -  Jessica Cheam In these volatile times, where is our money safe and where do you begin to look? One night three months ago, when I was in Hong Kong on a work assignment, my mother rang me up. "I lost $100,000 of my retirement savings,"
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      255 24 YOUR PERSONAL ADVISER: CAREER QI am 36 and have been in the service industry for almost 12 years. Five years ago, I obtained a diploma in management studies. I am now thinking of pursuing a degree in business administration. By the
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      285 24 ic Research in the United States has f^ a broader definition. It considers a redo you see this?^ cession to be a "significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a The dreaded "R" word is seen few months". everywhere and has everyone This includes a
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      2203 25  -  Kanwaljit Soin They can start by teaching the guys in their lives about the need to care more especially about their state of health Let me start with a stark fact men in Singapore have fewer allotted years of life compared to women. The
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      313 26 EDITORIAL Bullying in schools is not new. For as long as there have been schools, there has been bullying. In the past, it was bigger boys or girls who picked on their meek, smaller-sized classmates. Today, with new Internet technologies, bullying has taken on a new dimension:
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      164 26 BLOGOSPHERE Singapore coastlines getting dirtier We should not dump rubbish into the seas as it will pollute the sea water, and marine animals' lives will be in danger. Throwing rubbish into the sea is easy but cleaning up is hard. http://mingsuan.blogspot.com/ 2008/12/titlesingapore-coastline-getting.html You really only need to go to a
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      238 26 QUOTES OF THE WEEK "I didn't know what the guy said, but I saw his sole." US PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH, on Iraqi journalist Muntazer Al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at him during a press conference on his farewell visit to Iraq "You can either put your head in the
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        195 26 I want to share a horrifying experience in July on a bus trip back from Cameron Highlands. Two drivers had been assigned to the trip. The one on the first shift kept talking on his mobile phone as he listened with
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        135 26  -  Ng Guan Ing (Ms) I refer to the article "Express buses gear up for better safety", published on Dec 14. I used to travel long-distance by express bus across Britain. Many used a single driver at a time rather than two
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        448 26  -  Bernadette Lee (Miss) I refer to the article, "Medicine is not just a career, but a calling" (Dec 7). I could not agree more with Dr Lee Wei Ling, having met quite a number of doctors myself both in public and private
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        432 26  -  Dr Roopa Dewan It was with great empathy that we at the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) read your special report last Sunday on sex and the young. When an incident such as that of the pre-teen girl who
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        138 26  -  Sylvia Seah (Ms) Recently, at the Zion Road Food Centre, I ordered a cup of soya bean milk from a stall. I had a choice of two sizes a small cup of the drink cost $1.20, a big one was $1.50. I
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        283 26  -  Mark Wong I read last Sunday's article, "Mark my word", and cannot help but empathise with Mr Wong Kirn Hoh and his friend for being victims of the cultural quirk that is political correctness. Euphemisms abound in our society, not just in the
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      371 27 EX-LIBRIS Each week, we bring you an excerpt of a book that is topical or of general interest. To Catch A Predator: Protecting Your Kids From Online Enemies Already in Your Home By Chris Hansen Plume, 2008 The increasing connectivity children have these days because of the Internet makes them
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      1094 27  -  Lee Wei Ling Many important lessons on life come not from textbooks but from real people In 1983,1 was training as a neurology resident at Massachusetts General Hospital, the premier Harvard-affiliated hospital that some termed "Man's Greatest Hospital". This was where the rich and powerful came
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      598 27  -  Linda Collins THE EX-PAT FILES To Santa Claus, North Pole. I don't know about you up there near the melting North-west Passage, but things have had a bit of a meltdown here, too, and it's not just global warming to blame. What a year.
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      307 27  - STREET VIEW Zureena Habib "When children reach puberty, parents should really take some time to talk to them about friendship, sex and such issues, and to set boundaries on what they can and cannot do." MRS WONG CHER MENC, centre director of Students Care Service in Clementi, commenting on how
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      1782 28  -  Ravi Velloor Suspicions of govt collusion arise each time an anti-Indian action takes place South Asia Bureau Chief British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says three-quarters of the most serious terrorist plots investigated by the British authorities have links to Al-Qaeda in Pakistan. India's Manmohan
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        70 28 Accused of US$5O billion fraud j The wife of Madoff, the 70-year-old I investment baron arrested on Dec 11 for i securities fraud, is now being probed. I Investigators are looking into i whether Ruth Madoff, 67 helped maintain secret records for her husband's US$5O billion (Ss73 billion)
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        75 28 Ready, steady, goals? Tonight, Singapore take on Vietnam at the National Stadium. National coach Avramovic knows that fans are watching to see if his Lions can pull off a win to enter the Suzuki Cud final. One fan, Muhammad Faris, 18, has even created a giant banner with
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        68 28 She's eyeing Hillary's seat i The 51-year-old daughter of slain I United States president John F. Kennedy i plans to seek the Senate seat being j vacated by Mrs Hillary Clinton. i Her uncle Robert F. Kennedy once held the New York seat she is now eyeing. He,
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        70 28 'Deep Throat' dies at 95 j The former Federal Bureau of Investigation officer was the i anonymous source that led to a 1972 probe into illegal wire-tapping by the i Nixon administration. i US president Richard Nixon resigned as a result of the ensuing Watergate scandal. It was
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        56 28 Actress escapes jail term The popular actress unsuccessfully challenged a South Korean law that criminalises adultery. She was given a suspended eight-month jail sentence last Wednesday. Ok, 40, had admitted to an affair with a pop singer. She had argued that the decades-old law infringes on the
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      1714 29  -  Louise Story New York Times For Mr Dow Kirn, 2006 was a very good year. While his salary at Merrill Lynch was U*****,000 (*****,000), his total compensation was 100 times that US$35 million. The difference between the two amounts was his bonus, a rich
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      1061 29  -  Grace Chng When Apple announced last week that, after next year, it will skip Macworld, the very trade event that showcases its products, the media and online world went into a tizzy. Apple's shock announcement means an end to its close link with the conference cum
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      62 30 Scandal could have been prevented if the financial system's gatekeepers had been competent and independent PHOTC Bernard Madoff, who is accused of running a US$5O billion Ponzi scheme, had a reputation for delivering solid, reliable returns to his investors. He is now out on US$lO
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      2511 30  -  Steven Pearlstein Allen C. Breed AP Yes, but is it good for the Jews? That's the punchline of a long-running joke among those of us who grew up among Jewish parents and grandparents whose first reaction to almost any event would be to calculate
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      182 31 jff^j "For lam convinced that neither death, nor life...will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38-39 TERESA CHEW BOON CHEOW Age: 77 was called home to be with the Lord on 20 December 2008. Dearly missed and remembered
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      91 31 Athhma Shanti Pooja The family of the late ALLAGAPPA THANAPAKIAM Departed on 8 Dec 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Karumathi Prayers will be held on Mon, 22 Dec
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      106 31 1 s. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16 LEEWAHKEONG Age: 88 passed away peacefully on 20 December 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Lim Kirn
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      107 31 V.S.MANIAM (Ex-Pub Elec. Dept. Jointer) Age 73 passed away peacefully on 19 December 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Nagarethinam (Rajam) Chilldren Spouses Asogan Sellamani Anbalagan Santha S. Mahendran Rukumani S. Manimala (Parvathi) Kaneson Veerappan Kavitha Saraswathy Gunaraj Sivakumar Usha Jayanthi Gunalan Selvarani Elangovan Grandchildren Sangeetha
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      18 31 6th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of VADIVELU VEVAKANANTHAN Departed: 21.12.2002 Deeply missed fondly remembered by family loved ones.
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      18 31 In Loving Memory Of m YAP BOH SENG Departed 21/12/1999 Sadly missed always remembered by all loved ones.
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      128 31 HO WAI CHUEN Age: 80 passed away peacefully on 19 December 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Yip Yeok Thai Sons: Ho Chun Hoi Peter, Fairuz Ho (Fairuz Bin Abdullah) Ho Chun Yang Morrison Daughters: Sons-in-law: Ho Suet Boey Rebecca Oh Chit Soon Jackson Ho Suet
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      90 31 "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want... I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 DOUGLAS DISTANT Age: 43 was called home to be with the Lord on 17 December 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by all loved ones. Wife: Debra Father: Mother:
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      39 31 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory of SUNDRAGANESH GUNARATHA (8/9/1991 21/12/2006) His memory is as dear today As in the hour he passed away Deeply missed and fondly remembered by Dad, Mum, Brother, Grandmother, Uncles, Aunties, Cousins, Friends and Relatives.
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      72 31 4 Athma Shanti Pooja The family of the late TATVAVALI D/O R.JAGANATHATV Departed 7 December 2008 wish to express our heartfelt thanks to relatives and friends for their kind attendance, condolences and donations during our recent bereavement. Karumathi Prayers tonight at Blk 833, #02-01, JurongWestStBl Athma Shanti Pooja on 22
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      53 31 ATHMA SHANTI ANBE SIVAM 4 NARAINASAMY S/O PACHITAN Always remembered and dearly missed by: wives, sons, daughters, daughter-in-law, sons-in-law, grandchildren and all loved ones. Athma Shanti Pooja will be held on 22 Dec 2008 (Mon) at Sri Sivan Temple, 24 Geylang East Aye 2 at 7.30pm. Please treat this as
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      27 31 In Loving Memory Of P. PACHAMMA Departed :21st Dec 1989 Sadly missed and lovingly remembered by beloved sons, daughter, son-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren ft n loved ones rjj
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      260 31 NG KEE LEOK Age: 86 passed away peacefully on 20 December 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: ChiuSokKhoon Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ng Beng KokTony Lav Ah Kirn Ng Beng Seng Wong Mvi Fah Ng Beng Heng Moh Siew Kin Ng Beng Keong Nelson Tan Choon Noi Sue
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      76 31 H^ The family of the late DR SEOW LI JIN Departed on 16 December 2008 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all pastors, relatives, friends, church members and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, wreaths and contributions during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to the
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      81 31 SUMATHY D/O A THANGAVALOO Age: 40 passed away peacefully on 8.12.2008. Sadly missed by Daughter: Sri Rubini mother, brothers, sister, brother-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, niece and all loved ones. The family also take this opportunity to thank staff ofKKH, staff of SGH, relatives, friends and colleagues for kind assistance, attendance, condolences
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      76 31 Al-Fatihah MARZUKI BIN ABU Departed 17-12-2008. The family wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives and friends for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences and donations. Special thanks to Dr Kannan, Dr Sim, the Nurses and staff ofward26,CGH. We know that our father was grateful and full of
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      107 31 f 1 CHARAN KAURD/O MOHAN SINGH Age: 62 passed away peacefully on 19 December 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Daughters: Binajit Kaur Sangeetajit Kaur Asha Esther Kaur Son: Ramesh Singh Sons-in-Law: Maneimaran Suppaya Ravi. S.M Rev. Christopher Devadass Brothers: Mukhtiar Singh Tara Singh Sisters: Darshan Kaur
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      538 32  -  Lin Xinyi Puma skipper says the event has been long, hard and upwind for the eight-boat fleet One pair of sneakers, two pairs of shorts, two T-shirts, two pairs of underwear and a rain suit. That is all Puma Ocean Racing skipper
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      527 32 The Times, London London Bernie Ecclestone, the Formula One commercial rights-holder, launched a stinging attack on Luca di Montezemolo on Friday. He effectively told the Ferrari president to mind his own business, in the wake of di Montezemolo's criticisms of the way Ecclestone is running
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      212 32  - [HOT BODS Albert Sim Text and pictures by Joshua Choo, 20 Undergraduate Height: 1.75m Weight: 65kg Exercise regimen: Windsurfing keeps me in good shape. I hit the gym twice a week for two hours each session and do core stability exercises three times a week. I focus on my upper
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        66 32 AP Miami Kobe Bryant (below) missed a last-gasp basket as the Miami Heat beat the Los Angeles Lakers 89-87 in their National Basketball Association match. Bryant had scored to draw the Lakers within 86-88 with 41.7 seconds left. But the Heat blocked game-tying shots on the next
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        64 32 AP Sydney Australian swimmers 18 years and under will be banned from wearing full bodysuits in competition under new by-laws passed by Swimming Australia. The board also agreed with other leading swimming nations, including the United States, to ask governing body Fina not to approve
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        57 32 AP Indianapolis Indiana Colts' Tony Dungy has become the first coach since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to reach the play-offs for 10 successive seasons. Since he arrived, the Colts have won five AFC South division titles and become the second NFL team to win at
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        40 32 AP Madrid Golfing great Seve Ballesteros has returned to his home in Spain to begin chemotherapy treatment, following recent surgery on a brain tumour. The five-time Major winner was released from a Madrid hospital on Dec 9.
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      207 33 Sunday people Former Playboy playmate and glamour model Kendra Wilkinson (below) has a suggestion for the Philadelphia Eagles if they are serious about making the National Football League play-offs: Get the ball more to her fiance, Eagles' wide receiver Hank Baskett (above). The 23-year-old had more
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      133 33 Flamboyant Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has set tongues wagging again. He was spotted having dinner with Telugu movie star Lakshmi Rai in Chennai during India's first Test with England, which ended last Monday. Though Dhoni and the actress, both 27, denied any romantic involvement, she
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      155 33 Gachnang F2's first lady Swiss driver Natacha Gachnang has become the first woman to join new auto racing circuit Formula Two. The 21-year-old said that she signed up because all drivers will begin on an equal footing, thanks to a lack of big-money sponsors. "It's a level-playing field," ihe told
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      142 33 AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso is so hard-boned that doctors who operated on his knee had to switch scalpels mid-surgery. "Gattuso's bones are very hard. It's extraordinary," Krystel de Reycke, who assisted in the operation overseen by top surgeon Marc Martens in Antwerp, told Sky Italia
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      115 33 Moaning, you may think, is French striker Nicolas Anelka's prime passion but it is actually the performing arts. He revealed last month that he fancied himself as Chelsea's resident stand-up comedian. On Wednesday, he told The Sun that he wanted to become an actor. "After football,
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      510 34  -  Jeanette Wang Positive mindset helps Spore golfer get over mid-round struggle on day 3 at Volvo Masters Balancing bogeys with patience and positivity, Lam Chih Bing kept himself atop the leaderboard at the Volvo Masters of Asia golf tournament in Bangkok yesterday despite a
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      651 34 AFP Mohali (India) India took charge of the second and final cricket Test against England yesterday, after posting a commanding 453 in their first innings. Rahul Dravid returned to form with a century and Gautam Gambhir completed 1,000 runs in the year as India survived
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      1151 35  -  Tay Yek Keak [OFFSIDE] On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me... Original present: A partridge in a pear tree EPL present: A Redknapp in a pair tree (to Blackburn Rovers) As Blackburn are precariously perched at second-last in the league
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      970 36  -  Rob Hughes HEART OF FOOTBALL But the Gunners have to find a way to breach an unyielding Liverpool defence For 60,000 Arsenal supporters at the Emirates Stadium this evening, there can only be one Christmas wish that their players put the ball in Liverpool's
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      298 36 ACENCE FRANCE PRESSE Yokohama Winning the Club World Cup today would be a boost for Manchester United going into the new year and send a powerful message of intent to their Premier League rivals, says Wayne Rooney. United will return to England tomorrow with
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      301 36 ACENCE FRANCE PRESSE LONDON Sam Allardyce began his mission to haul Blackburn Rovers out of the English Premier League relegation zone in the manner he wanted yesterday. He hoped to have Harry Redknapp's Midas touch when he took charge of the sec-ond-from-bottom club on Thursday.
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        78 36 Blackburn 3 McCarthy 9pen, 27, Roberts 18 Stoke City 0 Bolton 2 Taylor 1, Gardner 3 Portsmouth 1 Crouch 20 Fulham 3 Bullard 41, Murphy 54pen, Dempsey 59 Middlesbrough 0 Hull City 1 Barmby 19 Sunderland 4 Malbranque 10, Zayatte 78og, Jones 84, Cisse 90 West Ham Late kick-off
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        208 36 p W D L F A Pts 1 Liverpool 1 7 11 5 1 26 11 38 2 Chelsea 17 11 4 2 36 7 37 3 Manchester United 16 9 5 2 27 10 32 4 Aston Villa 17 9 4 4 29 20 31 5 Arsenal 1
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      337 37 Reuters Bangkok Three-time champions Thailand fought back from a goal down to reach the final of the AFF Suzuki Cup with a 2-1 win over Indonesia yesterday. Late goals by Teerathep Winothai (73rd minute) and substitute Ronnachai Rangsiyo (89th minute) gave the Thais a
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      508 37  - MEET THE FANS SESSION Terrence Voon ST PHOTOS: Adarsh Bala, 28, businessman "Older fans still have fond memories of the Malaysia Cup, and many lost interest when we left the competition in 1994. If the S-League goes away and the Malaysia Cup comes back, we can pack the stadium week
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      329 37 Fifty ticket-holders who will watch tonight's AFF Suzuki Cup clash between Singapore and Vietnam were tested on their knowledge of local football. The results: 1. How many times have Singapore won the Asean championship? Three times Correct answers: 38 Wrong answers: 12 2. Who was
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      636 38  -  Wang Meng Meng In a long series of National Stadium farewells, the Old Dame has defied the bulldozers repeatedly. Like the Old Dame, the Lions will attempt to defy and defeat Vietnam tonight in the
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      22 38 ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI Striker Noh Alam Shah says the Kallang Roar will be "incredible motivation" for Singapore.
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      97 38 What: AFF Suzuki Cup semi-finals, second leg Who: Singapore v Vietnam Where: National Stadium When: Bpm Tickets Grandstand: Sold out. Gallery: $6 (adults), $2 (students). Free entry for primary school students and below (gallery only) with valid ID. Sales (from spm): East Entrance, National Stadium. Free shuttle bus
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      325 38  -  Aide Iskandar The Lions have been through this before, suffering an initial setback before going on to win. They drew 0-0 in the first leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup semi-final in Vietnam but their experience and team spirit will pull them through
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      422 38  -  Daniel Wong He may not be as prolific as his strike partner, but forward Nguyen Viet Thang is showing himself to be every bit as dangerous as Vietnam's golden boy Le Cong Vinh. The 27-year-old scored the opening goal in the team's 4-0 win over
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      259 38 Baihakki Khaizan (jersey No. 3) v Nguyen Viet Thang (21) While the attention was on star striker Le Cong Vinh in Hanoi, it was his partner Nguyen Viet Thang who was the most dangerous Vietnam player. Thang's clever positioning and work-rate, alas, were not rewarded
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      564 37 P l^^m When it comes to local football, all Singaporeans speak the same language. Or do they? A Sunday Times poll reveals that, while the ball may be round, fans who support the Lions and the S-League come in all shapes and sizes 1 ~~l Yay! I camped next to
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      1406 40  -  Tay Suan Chiang Home-grown produce by local farms is gaining a following as prices of imported food rise Once a month, housewife Jenny Lee drives from her home in Jurong East to Lim Chu Kang to do her grocery shopping she buys vegetables and fish
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      571 42  -  Cheryl Tan Not anymore. Shoppers are rethinking their budgets for Christmas presents and keeping a lookout for items on sale Cashier Audrey Lim used to spend $300 every Christmas on presents for her three daughters. But this year, their Christmas stockings, usually filled with bags, clothes
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      361 42  -  Jocelyn Lee If there is one good thing about the current economic gloom, it is that Christmas sales have come early. Walk down Orchard Road and you will see sale signs everywhere. From high-street brands such as Mango to high-end fashion labels such as Jimmy Choo,
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      198 42 LifeStyle asks Orchard Road shoppers if they plan to cut their Christmas budgets. "I'm spending $100 fessfrom the $400 I normally spend on presents for my husband and me. The presents I choose are also things that we will need for Chinese New Year." MS LYNN ONC, 44,
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      787 44  -  JTara Tan For years, macho basketball player Eric Lav would scoff at the thought of waltzing across a dancefloor to classical ballads. But these days, it is a different story. The 30-year-old financial planner, who uses a wheelchair after suffering from meningitis at the age of 19, has
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      601 44  -  Cara Van Miriah Tangy margaritas are not the only frozen alcoholic drinks on bar menus these days. You can now have a cold, half-frozen beer that comes out of a beer tap in layers of slushy ice crystals. Called Ice Freeze Tiger, the beverage, served at minus
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      287 41 BUDDHIST Ml YEAR-END PRAYER FOR SINGAPORE As we enter 2009, we brace ourselves for the economic and natural troubles facing Singapore and the world. Recalling the Buddha's teaching of kindness, we strive to continue our practice of training our minds and cultivating compassion for others even In difficult times. In
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      1007 46 Tay Yek Keak imagines what the Facebook pages of newsmakers might look like in this weekly column Search "^B E^SHP Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey is really mad at herself for ballooning to 90kg. She only wants one thing to be fat about her her wallet. 20 minutes ago Wall Photos
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      777 47  -  I Tan Vi Hui With more smoke-free areas from next month, there is no better time to quit Three weeks ago, Mr Poh Choon Hock decided to give himself a "pay raise". The 46-year-old manufacturing manager will get an extra $4,500 a year. This is because
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      441 47  -  Gerard Yeo Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) experts answer your queries in this fortnightly column. Remember, you should not self-medicate. Always consult a practitioner. Send your questions to stlife@sph.com.sg Sinseh Says My 19-year-old son is easily stressed and does not sleep well at night. As a result, he
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      1479 48  -  Frankie Chee SINGAPOREAN ABROAD IN HONG KONG WITH... The former British colony harbours good shopping, great eating and a happening tourism scene Many Singaporeans are familiar with Hong Kong's shopping and food scenes. Perhaps they should venture a little further, to the likes of Lantau and Lamma
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      688 59  -  Stephanie Yap Blood lust, it seems, has always run high for vampire romances. Move over, Anne Rice. A new gang of be-fanged titles has chomped its way into the genre once dominated by her cult The Vampire Chronicles series, which ended in 2003. Stephenie Meyer's best-selling series,
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      537 61  -  Rebecca Lynne Tan Instead of eating out this festive season, some people are hiring chefs to wnip up meals at home Have fresh onion prata, chocolate crepes, crusty pizza, satay or even a 10-course Chinese or a three-course French-Italian cooked in your home this festive season. Instead
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      503 65 CULINA What: Cooked and raw meats, including venison tenderloin ($l2O per kg) and prime wagyu beef rib ($B5 per kg) Where: Five outlets Fair Price Finest at Bukit Timah Plaza (tel: 6465-1040), Fair Price Finest at Thomson Plaza (tel: 6453-1040), 01-23 Park House
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