The Straits Times, 28 December 2008

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    19 1 thesundaytimes A Singapore Press Holdings publication Z7\J cents DECEMBER 28, 2008 80 PAGES IN THREE PARTS MICA(P) 192/11/2008 straitstimes.com
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    Lock icon New small flats to have features for aged, disabled
    643 1  -  Mavis Toh Two-room HDB units to be built mainly in non-mature estates The two-room flats that the Housing Board is building again will mainly be in non-mature estates and will come with elderly- and dis-abled-friendly features. These 45 sq m units
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    Lock icon Numbers of part-time, contract staff set to grow
    448 1  -  Coh Chin Lian With the economic downturn, Singapore can expect the pool of part-time and contract workers to swell. The trend worries Mr Lim Boon Heng, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, because these workers rarely receive social security coverage such as
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      76 1 Uncle and nephew in BAK CHOR MEE dispute PAGE 24 Sport 2008's most BEAUTIFUL people SPORT PAGES34&3S T DF ES I I of 2008 F F LIFESTYLE Lam Chih Bing H ;*M scores with FATHERHIj^^ PAGE3B SWITCHED »atss f^ A a success of it INVEST m i Janadas Devan on
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      52 1 Should I buy stocks? Or do I put my money Wri Which? in commodities? < 1\ ■-W f Good time to invest >j^^^ Is it stupid to buy l in private property? jL_a new car now?^^H PHOTOS: CAROLINE CHIA, DESMOND LIM, SHIN MIN, AFP, SAMUEL HE, ASHLEICH SIM, WANG HUI
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    • How safe are the rides?
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        Lock icon Sentosa Luge & Skyride
        334 2 Sentosa Luge Skyride Stories by Nur Dianah Suhaimi, Shuli Sudderuddin, Zureena Habib What it is: The Skyride chairlift on Sentosa is similar to a ski lift. It takes visitors to the top of a 12--storey high hilltop from where they ride gravity-driven luge carts down. Luge carts are like go-karts
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        Lock icon Singapore Cable Car
        175 2 What it is: Built in the 1970s and managed by Mount Faber Leisure Group, the cable car system provides a means of transport between Mount Faber, Harbour Front and Sentosa. Each car can carry up to six adult passengers at a height of up to 93m above
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        Lock icon G-Max Reverse Bungy
        295 2 What it is: Up to three people are strapped into an open steel cage suspended between two bungee cords and catapulted 12 storeys high at speeds of up to 200kmh. The ride, located in Clarke Quay, was launched in November 2003 by Frontier Sports, a New Zealandbased
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        Lock icon Escape Theme Park
        196 2 What it is: An outdoor amusement park offering 15 rides ranging from classic ferris wheel to rides which do 360-degree turns. Owned by NTUC Club, it was opened in May 2000 and is located at NTUC Downtown East in Pasir Ris. The rides include the Inverter, which
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        145 2 What it is: This sport from New Zealand involves rolling down a hill while strapped inside a giant inflatable ball. Up to two participants can be inside the ball at the same time. The sport was brought here by Zovb Singapore in April this year. It takes place in
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        Lock icon Forest Adventure
        144 2 What it is: A treetop adventure course in Bedok Reservoir Park, akin to an aerial runway 9m above ground. Safety measures: Participants must sign a form saying they will follow safety procedures. They are put through a 30-minute briefing where they learn how to hook and unhook equipment
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        Lock icon Tiger Sky Tower
        142 2 What it is: A 110m-tall tower in Sentosa which offers views of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Capable of taking 72 people at a time, the enclosed cabin revolves up the tower in seven minutes. Run by Melchers Project Management, it was opened in February 2004. Safety measures:
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      Lock icon 205 dead in Israeli air strikes
      570 3 AP, AFP, Reuters Warplanes pound Hamas strongholds in Gaza; militants vow revenge and warn of suicide attacks Gaza City Israeli warplanes retaliating for rocket fire from Gaza pounded security compounds across the territory yesterday, killing at least 205 and wounding more than 300 in
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      Lock icon Feuds hurting Malaysia's opposition
      333 3  -  Hazlin Hassan Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's opposition is looking battered as open feuds break out among its leaders ahead of an important by-election. A major issue that could split the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) alliance is the insistence by one of its members, Parti Islam
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      Lock icon Tills ring as shops thrive in post-Christmas sales
      584 4  -  Zureena Habib Many retailers report big surge in sales, but shoppers say they are targeting necessities It was hardly a Black Friday for Orchard Road retailers on Boxing Day. Despite the recession, shoppers were out in full force the day after Christmas,
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      Lock icon Parents pick learning gifts
      406 4  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Thanks to the recession, educational toys were among the big sellers when it came to gifts for children this Christmas. Parents wanted more bang for their buck, said a spokesman for Tangs department store, and so opted for presents that were also practical. Its
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      Lock icon Shoppers rush for early-bird offers
      575 4 AP, AFP, Reuters Washington After spending Christmas Day catching their breath, retailers worldwide flung open doors on Friday for early-bird sales, slashing prices further to try to turn around what has been a dismal holiday shopping season. Shoppers braved pre-dawn queues in darkened parking lots
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      Lock icon BARGAIN HUNTERS GO FOR IT
      142 4 Britain Bargain hunters arrived outside Selfridges stores seven hours before opening time at 9am on Friday to snap up items discounted by up to 75 per cent. The store reported a turnover of £1 million (Ss2.l million) within one hour the most successful hour in
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Over 700 turn up at NUH job fair
      514 5  -  Zureena Habib Many are middle-aged, some have been retrenched or expect to be laid off soon Trading floor supervisor Stephen Ng figures he will get an 80 per cent pay cut if he lands the health-care assistant job he applied for yesterday.
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      Lock icon Fewer travel bookings for CNY period
      548 5  -  Zureena Habib That super-long weekend break beckons, come the Chinese New Year, but are Singaporean jet-setters biting in a recession period? Sales executive Felicia Chong, 40, said she and her husband will still be packing their bags for a trip during the holiday, which
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    • [special report: woes of foreign workers]
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        Lock icon No wages, no work, poor living conditions
        1090 6  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi 30 years on and still there are complaints 0f... Advocacy groups fear foreign worker abuse may get worse, call for stiffer action It has been more than 30 years since Singapore first opened its doors to foreign unskilled workers. Sadly,
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        Lock icon Unpaid worker fears for well-being of family
        546 6 When hiring agents came to his village in Madripur, a six-hour bus ride from Dhaka, they promised 29-year-old Riponksan Musharraf Khan a $1,000-a-month job in Singapore. That was a year ago. Convinced by their promises and with dreams of becoming rich, the Bangladeshi
        CAROLINE CHIA  -  546 words
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        Lock icon Promises made, promises broken
        367 6 Since he arrived in Singapore three months ago, 21-year-old Bangladeshi Mohd Ruhul Amin has not worked a single day. He has not been registered as a worker with the immigration authorities here and still does not have a work permit, without which he cannot work. He
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      Lock icon Back to normal at Old Airport Rd
      410 7  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Road to reopen from tomorrow as MRT Circle Line work goes underground For over 2 1/2 years, wheel-chair-bound Mr Wong Hok Chit has had to push himself an extra eight minutes from his home to the nearest road to get a
      LIMWUI LIANG  -  410 words
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      Lock icon Man crushed to death by container
      293 7  -  Mavis Toh A crane operator was crushed to death yesterday afternoon when a 12m long container fell onto his crane. Mr Yahaman Yahaya, 48, was operating the machine at Eng Kong Containers Agency a warehouse and container service operator at Tuas South Street 5
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      Lock icon The adoption option
      1361 8  -  Mavis Toh Recent arrest of Singaporean in the Philippines casts spotlight on how parents here get their babies Singaporean Low Soo Meng engages in "baby talk" each time he flies to places like Malaysia and Indonesia. That's when he quizzes couples whose newborn has been earmarked for
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      Lock icon Anti-cancer jab is safe, say local docs
      616 9  -  Zureena Habib British schoolgirl Ashleigh Cave (left) was paralysed from the waist down after receiving a new anti- cervical cancer vaccine. The jab was part of a government vaccination programme for girls aged 12 and 13. British doctors insist that her paralysis was
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      Lock icon Agency helps other govts do things the S'pore way
      597 9  -  Cassandra Chew Starting next month, Singapore will help modernise fellow Asean member Laos' treasury, tax and customs systems. Coordinating this effort is a little-known agency set up in 2006 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of Trade
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      Lock icon 2m cellphones snapped up in 10 months
      539 10  -  Irene Tham Even in this recession year, Singaporeans wooed by telcos and retailers have snapped up an estimated two million mobile phones in the first 10 months of the year. That works out to a whopping 200,000 sets each month in that period.
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon Van rams into tree, driver dies
        68 10 A man was killed when the van he was driving rammed into a tree along Queensway yesterday at about 8.15 am. He was travelling towards Lornie Road. The victim, in his late 40s, suffered severe head injuries. He was trapped in the driver's seat
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        Lock icon Power failure in Jalan Besar
        81 10 Power supply to two blocks of flats in Jalan Besar was cut off for about half an hour yesterday morning because of a faulty transformer. Residents of Blocks 803 and 804 in French Road reported hearing explosions coming from a substation nearby. However, the Singapore
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        Lock icon Collect Muis alms at mosques
        38 10 The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore's (Muis) alms recipients living in the north-east can now report to a mosque in their neighbourhood for alms collection, instead of the Muis headquarters in Toa Payoh.
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      Lock icon Where's your kid? This tracker can find out
      653 10  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi New tracking and call management services transform cellphones into mobile nannies Madam Toh Siew Hui, an IT trainer, used to get worried sick whenever her son Jasper did not reach home from school by spm. His schoolday ends by
      CAROLINE CHIA  -  653 words
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      Lock icon Preschool staff: TEACHERS or NANNIES?
      982 11  -  Mavis Toh Low pay and poor public perception of the job making it difficult to retain staff We don't get much respect. We teach one minute and clean bottoms the next. We don't get much pay too. That is the collective sentiment of preschool teachers,
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      Lock icon Taking a bite out of crime
      1072 12  -  Tan Dawn Wei Man's best friend increasingly plays vital roles here in fighting crime and saving lives In the lobby, water jets from the wide-open jaw of a dog's face, mounted on a wall, spews into a pool. It is an unusual sight, to
      ASHLEIGH SIM  -  1,072 words
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      Lock icon 18 nabbed in drink-driving blitz
      342 12  -  Kimberly Spykerman He told police officers that he was in control and "knew my limit". Yet, the 60-year-old driver clearly needed help as he staggered out of his flashy red Ferrari after having had three whiskeys. He was one of 18 motorists netted in a
      LIM WUI LIANG  -  342 words
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      513 5 J HUH Opportunities in a challenging environment Time to panic? It's hard not to, given the roller coaster of a ride which has sent already reflected in the current price levels. For serious investors who are equity markets into a succession of bad news and unprecedented volatility. Even prepared to
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  • world
    • HOLIDAY SEASON TRAGEDY
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        Lock icon 'Santa' planned killing spree carefully
        581 13 Los Angeles Times He disguised himself, made incendiary device and even booked a plane ticket to escape Los Angeles From his homemade incendiary device to his Santa Claus outfit, software engineer Bruce Jeffrey Pardo (above) meticulously planned the final moments of his Christmas Eve. He
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        Lock icon Dead financier lost own fortune
        335 13 AP PARIS Mr Rene-Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet (below) saw his fortune and his loved ones' money disappear along with his clients' when he lost the US$l.4 billion (Ss2 billion) he had invested with Bernard Madoff, the French financier's brother said. Mr Villehuchet, 65, was
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        Lock icon Ex-porn star 'was driven to her death'
        383 13 Tokyo Former Japanese porn actress Ai lijima, who was found dead at her home last week, could have been driven to her death, according to former Indonesian first lady Dewi Sukarno. "She had encountered something terrible...Some person or persons had taken pictures and
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      Lock icon Bad times for S. Korea
      465 14 Reuters Asia's fourth largest economy in for its first contraction in 10 years, warns president Seoul South Korea looks headed for its first economic contraction in a decade, the country's president warned, reinforcing expectations of further interest rate cuts and fiscal stimulus to boost Asia's
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      Lock icon Bad times for Woolworths
      294 14 NYT Chain's closure leaves British shoppers feeling a sense of loss London More than 200 Woolworths stores across Britain began shutting down yesterday, signalling the retailer's final days in High Street 99 years after its first shop opened. Barring any last-minute rescue, the remaining 600 stores
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      Lock icon Boom times for Amazon
      400 14 AP 6.3 million items ordered on Dec 15, compared with 5.4 million on its peak day last year Seattle Online retailer Amazon.com called this holiday season its "best ever", saying at the weekend that it saw a 17 per cent increase in orders on its busiest
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      Lock icon Bjork seeks investors
      204 14 Bloomberg Reykjavik Icelandic singer Bjork (right) is seeking investors in a ven-ture-capital fund she helped start to finance new businesses and boost the struggling economy in her home country. Audur Capital, a Reykjavik-based investment company founded and managed by women, will run the fund, which is named
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      Lock icon Tainted milk victims to get cash payoff
      402 15 AP, AFP Chinese firms also set up fund to cover future health issues Beijing Chinese dairy companies that sold mela-mine-tainted milk are ready to pay compensation to the families of the nearly 300,000 children who became ill or died from drinking contaminated infant
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      Lock icon Taiwan in the throes of pandamonium
      473 15  -  Ho Ai Li Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei Taiwan is in the grip of panda mania following the arrival of two giant pandas from the mainland just days ago. The pair will be unveiled to the public around Chinese New Year, which falls on Jan
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      Lock icon 150,000 flock to Bhutto's mausoleum
      545 16 AP, AFP One year on, Pakistan's reverence for slain leader continues unabated Carhi Khuda Bakhsh, Pakistan More than 150,000 Pakistanis gathered at the mausoleum of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto yesterday, after some walked hundreds of kilometres to kiss her grave on the first anniversary
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      Lock icon Pakistan won't be dictated to but will rein in extremists
      401 16 AP, AFP Islamabad Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari said yesterday that his country would act to rein in extremist groups but warned India not to dictate the terms of such action following the Mumbai attacks. "We shall do it because
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      Lock icon VIAGRA WINS FRIENDS IN WAR ZONE
      331 16 Washington Post The Afghan chieftain looked older than his 60-odd years, and his bearded face bore the creases of a man burdened with duties as tribal patriarch and husband to four younger women. His visitor, a US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer, saw an
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon Samuel Huntington dies at age 81
        145 16 AFP New York Influential US political scientist Samuel Huntington, author of The Clash Of Civilisations and a professor at Harvard University, has died at the age of 81, the university announced on its website yesterday. Prof Huntington, who retired from teaching last year after
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        Lock icon Blog insulting prophet: KL to act
        85 16 Bernama Alor Cajah (Malacca) Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has asked the Home Ministry and the police to act quickly against a blog found to have contained insults against the Prophet Mohammed. The blog used a picture of a Malay woman, but the woman denied
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        Lock icon Ruler of Negeri Sembilan dies
        68 16 The Star/ Asia News Network Seremban The ruler of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Ja'afar Tuanku Abdul Rahman, died yesterday. He was 86. He was admitted to the intensive care unit after earlier complaining of dizziness and chest discomfort at the palace. Tuanku Ja'afar will be laid
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        Lock icon Australia asked to take Gitmo inmates
        76 16 AP Sydney Australia has been approached by the American authorities about taking some of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba when it closes, a report said yesterday. A spokesman for Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told The Australian newspaper any requests would be considered
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        Lock icon Vacationing Obama hit by Oahu outage
        64 16 AP Honolulu The Hawaiian island of Oahu lost power during heavy rain and lightning, cutting power to some 800,000 residents and thousands of tourists, including vacationing President-elect Barack Obama. Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann said he talked to Mr Obama, who said he was fine
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    • [Sunday people]
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        Lock icon I'll have to work twice as hard, says Caroline Kennedy
        512 17 AP, NYT New York Caroline Kennedy has emerged from weeks of near-silence about her bid for a Senate seat, saying that after a lifetime of closely guarded privacy, she felt compelled to answer the call to service issued by her
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  • invest
    • FINANCIAL ADVICE FOR 2009
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        Lock icon How to make money in 2009
        4980 18  -  Michelle Tay Lorna Tan What a roller-coaster ride the year 2008 has been. Stock markets have tanked, rallied, then tanked again. Home prices are dipping, the economy is shrinking, and wages have hit a plateau. And let's not even talk about the people who
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    • [ me & my money ]
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        1408 21  -  Lorna Tan He joined ERA at 55 and made his mark as a top agent in just three years Finance Correspondent Mr Syed Abdullah Alhamid was 55 when he joined property agency ERA Singapore in 2000 as an agent. He made his mark
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        922 22  -  Joyce Teo Developers offer soft discounts, for example, by absorbing legal fees Private home prices are falling and they will fall even more next year. Property developers may disagree, but there is no question about it, if you ask industry observers. The economy has slowed
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        39 22 Cost of home: $500,000 Cost of furnishings: $40,000 Cost of renovation: $80,000 Approximate value now: $600,000 ST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA Mr Edward Malcolm with wife Samantha Wong and daughters, Elizabeth (left), six, Victoria, seven, and Priscilla, two.
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        245 22 MY SPACE Event manager Edward Malcolm tells Zureena Habib how he created a common area for family activities in his five-room flat in Telok Blangah. Mr Edward Malcolm, 39 Event manager of Generation X, an events management company. Lives in a 118 sq m five-room flat
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        1133 23  -  Ignatius Low Do not settle for a standard card with standard benefits Money Editor In the 10 years that I have worked at this newspaper, the question I have been most often asked is: How do I choose a credit card? It may seem an inappropriate
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        Lock icon Giving creditors their fair share
        250 23 YOUR PERSONAL ADVISER: FINANCE My elder sister sold a condominium unit she V^co-owned with my younger sister. They earned $80]t)00 from the sale, and the money was used to repay my younger sister for previous loans she extended to my elder sister. Now, eight months
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      356 23 expectations that prices of goods, services TlljTtW^ r\in. j u-'^\ ancl other assets will grow cheaper by o*ttV*C*PnW4B IWheredoyouseetlns? I the day. Households and firms will delay ,1»»aiai»»»»ai«»»ai»»»»»»*^»j»Jw purchases in anticipation of prices falling further. This self-reinforcing nature of the In newspaper articles and economic reports. deflation spiral causes spending
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        227 24  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi Richard Fuld The 62-year-old American will go down in history as the chief executive of the bank which filed the biggest bankruptcy in United States history. This caused the world economy to spiral into recession. In Singapore, nearly 10,000 people lost
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        217 24 Mas Selamat Kastari The 47-year-old terrorist became the most famous face overnight when he escaped from a detention centre in Whitley Road in February, sparking a massive manhunt. He is still at large. The fugitive Jemaah Islamiah leader was accused of plotting to hijack a
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        Lock icon Retail tycoon triggers organ trading debate
        155 24 Tang Wee Sung When retail magnate Tang Wee Sung, 56, broke the law by trying to buy a kidney from an Indonesian man for transplant here, he did kidney patients a favour. He started the ball rolling on a heated debate as to whether
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        Lock icon Paddler ends Olympic medal drought
        162 24 Feng Tianwei Singapore's 48-year-long wait for an Olympic medal was broken in August when the women's table tennis team won the semi-final round against South Korea. Although it was a team victory, it was Feng's heroics which left an impression on Singaporeans back home. An
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        174 24 PHOTO: Lo Hwei Yen Lawyer Lo Hwei Yen, 28, put a face to Singaporeans' vulnerability to terror attacks when she was killed by terrorists in Mumbai last month. The late Ms Lo was on a business trip when she was taken hostage at
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        Lock icon Monk who fell from grace
        221 25 Ming Vi For years, he was known as the brave monk who performed death-defying stunts at Ren Cis fund-raisers. But in July this year, the former Ren Ci head became known as the second charity chief to be taken to task after the National Kidney
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        Lock icon He courts death in tigers' den
        170 25 j Nordin Montong The 32-year-old zoo cleaner from Sarawak made the news last month when he did a most bizarre thing. He climbed into the white tiger enclosure and baited the animals using a pail and a broom before being mauled to death by
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        Lock icon Schoolboy's death brings rule change
        189 25 j Russell Koh Eight-year-old Russell Koh was on his way to school in April when his school minibus was hit by two cars. Russell, who was seated near the door, died after being flung out onto the road. He was not buckled up as the
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        Lock icon The face of S'pores F1 race
        242 25 j Ong Beng Seng The hotel and property tycoon, 63, placed Singapore on the world map when he pulled off the first night race in the history of Fl all in just over a year. It was his 20-year friendship with Formula One supremo
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        Lock icon Under fire for mis-selling products
        192 25 Relationship managers Relationship managers or wreckers? Angry investors who invested hundreds of thousands in hard-earned capital say it is the latter, following the revelation that an entire slew of Lehman-linked investment products have been rendered worthless. In all, nearly 10,000 retail investors bought products linked
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      840 24 2008: THE YEAR THAT WAS AROUND THE WORLD Politics in the West Cliffhanger of 2008: Will he? Won't he? He did! United States President-elect Barack Obama emerged from election night a decisive winner but only after a gruelling battle with Mrs Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination and a fight
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      465 25 2008: THE YEAR THAT WAS AROUND THE WORLD China: Upside, downside Best show of 2008: Beijing Olympics China hosted the Olympics for the first time, earning admiration for the extravagant opening and closing ceremonies. But Beijing also attracted condemnation for heavy-handed security measures. Scare of 2008: Chinese food poisoning Beijing
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        284 26 The Job Market Nur Dianah Suhaimi Shuli Sudderuddin Mr David Ang, executive director of Singapore Human Resources Institute "There will be some certain developments in these uncertain times. For one thing, more businesses are going to be affected by the recession, and growth, if any, will be
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        Lock icon More layoffs in sight
        307 26 The Economy Mr Jimmy Koh, head of economics, treasury research UOB "The problem stemming from the United States is now a broad macro issue because it has dragged on for so long. We are beginning to see the effects in a very visible way. Previously, the
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        197 26 The Political Scene Dr Gillian Koh, senior research fellow at Institute of Policy Studies "With the economic downturn, Budget Day will be one of the highlights of the coming year. In the 2001 financial crisis, the Government came up with a large stimulus package. This time
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        192 26 The Travel Industry Mr Robert Khoo, chief executive of the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore "The industry is sending mixed signals right now. While Singaporeans are still travelling, many have downgraded to nearer destinations such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. Travel to these destinations
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      563 26 2008: THE YEAR THAT WAS AROUND THE WORLD Fall from grace Stumble of 2008: Ex-president in a spot Ex-Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian found himself in the dock in a series of corruptionrelated prosecutions against present and former government officials associated with Chen's Democratic Progressive Party. Along with family members and
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      980 27  -  Nirmal Chosh Ruling class sees rise of rural masses as threat to its dominance By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok Discreetly tucked away on a high floor of a building in Bangkok's Sukhumvit Road is the elegant, dark wood panelled Pacific City Club. The club,
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      Lock icon Heading to Shantou in search of my roots
      1298 27  -  Tracy Quek China Correspondent In Shantou Recently, I found myself on a plane going to a place I never thought I would head for, to do something I never thought I would do. I was flying to Shantou city (historically known as
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        74 27 Winner of Asia's 'Nobel' The Singaporean scientist is one of this year's 15 winners of the Gusi Peace Prize, dubbed Asia's version of the Nobel prize, and given out yearly by a Philippine charitable foundation. Professor Boss, 60, bagged the prize for coming up with a lighter,
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        75 27 i He's chugging down the track I Spy agencies watching secretive North Korea have hit on a sure way to track its I reclusive leader's whereabouts follow i his armoured train, according to South I Korea's Chosun Ilbo daily last Monday. I The train, which sat idle
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        72 27 Fit and toned in Hawaii The United States President-elect, on holiday with his family in Hawaii, was snapped by paparazzi toned and minus his shirt. "Fit for office... Buff Bam is Hawaii hunk," squealed the New York Post on its front page. "Wow," wrote one poster on the
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        71 27 Tomorrow's ballet queen? j The 16-year-old turned down a place at i Raffles Junior College to follow her I dreams. That meant going back to i Secondary 3- at the School of the Arts, i which opened this year and does not I yet offer higher-level classes.
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        64 27 Beauty queen 'shops' for guns A reigning Mexican beauty queen was arrested just before midnight last Monday, along with other suspected gang members, in a truck filled with guns and ammunition. Miss Sinaloa 2008, Laura Zuniga, 23, an ex-preschool teacher, had bagged another beauty crown in October. After
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      339 28 EDITORIAL Your jeans are getting a little tight at the waist. The Christmas feasting was great but as you piled food on your plate, you were also piling on the kilos. There is another round of feasting ahead on New Year's Eve and New Year's
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      136 28 BLOGOSPHERE Singapore Flyer grinds to a halt because of a technical fault After the embarrassing breakdown on Tuesday, some of the advertising taglines currently used by the Singapore Flyer need to be updated soon. "A capsule of memories for a lifetime" indeed. http://alvinology.wordpress. flyer-a-capsule-of-memories-for-a-lifetime/ Many wondered why safety procedures that
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      207 28 QUOTES OF THE YEAR "I don't like war." GEORGEW. BUSH, United States President, in an interview with German reporters "I'm not happy about the way the Chinese are treating the Tibetans...And then all this earthquake and all this stuff happened, and I thought, is that karma when you are not
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        319 28  -  DrChia Mm Wee I thoroughly enjoyed reading Dr Lee Wei Ling's recent articles "Medicine is not just a career, but a calling" (Dec 7) and "My patients, my teachers" (Dec 21). I am a young doctor serving in a public hospital. I decided to study
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        Lock icon Not that easy to get sleeping pills
        341 28  -  Dickson Tan I disagree with recent reports, and a letter to The Straits Times Forum page, which imply that doctors in Singapore are too liberal in dispensing sleeping pills. As someone struggling with a serious insomnia problem, I find that local doctors are
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        352 28  -  John Norton-Doyle I read with interest "Julie's nightmare" (Dec 21), which provided a very graphic description of what can go wrong when risks are not adequately identified in this case, melamine contamination in milk products from China. As a one-time associate lecturer at
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        180 28  -  Huang Xinyuan (Miss) On Dec 9, I boarded bus service 502 from Thong Teck Building along Orchard Road at about 1.20pm. Upon boarding, I found that my student's ez-link card had insufficient value, and was prepared to pay in cash. The driver asked for my
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        Lock icon Curbing use of disposable cups
        107 28  -  Audrey Chan (Miss) I refer to Ms Sylvia Seah's "30 cents too pricey for a disposable cup" (Dec 21). I am surprised that sharing a drink with her son required her to give him a separate cup when they could both have drunk from the
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        Lock icon What's 'colonial mindset' got to do with it?
        300 28  -  Benjamin Mander Hong Kong I fail to find one iota of evidence in Andrew Raven's article, "Sheepish in Singapore" (Dec 7) that the "comments from froth-ing-mad Western tourists" stranded in Bangkok were "steeped in the sort of colonial mindset". Is it a
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      365 29  - EX-LIBRIS Malcolm Gladwell Each week, we bring you an excerpt from a book that is topical or of general interest. Outliers: The Story Of Success By I Little, Brown and Co (2008) Success does not happen by chance, or so Malcolm Gladwell, author of bestsellers, The Tipping Point (2000) and
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      Lock icon Frugalistas to the fore in recession
      848 29  -  Janadas Devan [ON WORDS] Review Editor It is that time of the year. Inspired no doubt by Time magazine's brilliant advertising hook, the Man of the Year, various dictionaries and linguistic societies now have their "Word of the Year". Merriam-Webster decided on "bailout", based
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      Lock icon Breaking down the shutters of fear
      788 29  -  Nilanjana Sengupta THE EX-PAT FILES This time last month I was in Mumbai. I was there for my cousin's wedding, and when that was over, I was looking forward to doing other things like gorging on street food and meeting up with friends before
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      290 29 STREET VIEW "Surely foreign workers deserve more respect and job stability from a country that boasts superb infrastructure and a highly developed economy? Our rules on processing foreign workers need to be tightened." Mr Gilbert Coh, a Straits Times Forum letter writer, on workers being abandoned and left homeless by
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      38 26 The year in cartoons Each week, we publish a World View cartoon by our artists. Here, we pick the best of the year's cartoons. V /^Re7w6A^^7] flllilffllM i>f CASH iw AS I ■1/ I|!i'|rl|llll1j J Gold PRiceS Soar
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      66 29 HOW TO REACH US AFTER OFFICE HOURS 6319-6319 Newsdesk 6319-5397 fax: 6732-0131 Foreign desk ..6319-5745 fax: 6319-8274 East Asia unit .6319-2763 fax: 6319-8274 Forum desk ...6319-5454 fax: 6319-8289 Money desk ...6319-5030 fax: 6319-8262 Sports 6319-6319 fax: 6319-8287 Life/LifeStyle 6319-541 6 fax: 6319-8276 Picture desk ...6319-5328 fax: 6319-8271 Art desk 6319-5400
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      187 30 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful" 2 Timothy 4:7 SHANDY SIM HSIEN LI Age: 30 Was called home to be with the Lord on 26 December 2008. Sadly missed by: Father Raymond Sim Meng Chye Mother Irene Loh Suet Mvi
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      157 30 m be "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm: 23:6 BERNARD KHOO CHIN BEOW Age: 82 was called home to be with the Lord on 24 December 2008. Leaving behind loved ones.
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      159 30 r "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my lifeT^m&h and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 fp MDM THIO ERTY MRS CHUA TYE SENG Age: 85 Was called home to be with the Lord on 26 December 2008 Dearly
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      32 30 Ist Anniversary KOOKET Departed on 28 Dec 2007 "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints." Psalm 11 6:15 Dearly missed remembered by 1 j~fc* mf\ j~±**f\e^
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      25 30 In loving memory of NGKIMENG Departed 28 Dec 2005 Time changes many things, But not the memory this day brings Always remembered by loved ones
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      16 30 4th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of PARMESHWAR LAL AGARWAL Departed 28/12/2004 Always remembered by Yours Friends
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      303 30 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want...- ih and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 TEO HIONG TUAN Age: 88 was called home to be with the Lord on 26 December 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones
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      215 31 TAN KWEE HUAR Age: 95 passed away peacefully on 26 December2ooB, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Chua Teng Hoe (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Grandsons: Granddaughters-in-law: Granddaughters: Grandsons-in-law: Chua Hung Yam Ong Kirn Soo Chua Kiat Chua Hwee Kuan Chua Ah Ter (deceased) Tan Swee Choo Chua Van Joy Chua Hui Pheng
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      158 31 "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,..." 2 Corinthians 1:3 IN APPRECIATION The Family of the late Mr Lim Lam San Albert who returned home to be with the Lord on 21 December 2008, wishes
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      34 31 w With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late PTE HONG JUNJIE Departed on 26 Dec 2008 From Commanding Officer and Men of Basic Military Training Centre School 2 L A
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      36 31 v With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late PTE HONG JUNJIE Departed on 26 Dec 2008 From Commander, Officers, Warrant Officers, Specialists and Enlistees of HQ Basic Military Training Centre L 1
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      167 31 tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life." John 5:24 MDM. SEE AH CHIN Age: 86 was called to be with the Lord on 26December 2008, leaving behind
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      77 31 r We, the family of the late MARY TEH AH HENG Departed on 21 December 2008 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, church members and IJ Sisters for their kind attendance, prayers, wreaths and donations during our recent bereavement. Special thanks to Mons. Eugene
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      85 31 ANBE SIVAM GOVINDAMMAL Age: 85 Passed away peacefully on 26-12-08 Sadly missed by family all loved ones. (Husband: R Arunasalam, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: A Renganathan p Meena ARarnachandran (M Kanthimathi, deceased) A Pani r Selvam R Amsavathy ABalasubramaniam B Malleeka Daughters: Sons-in-law: A Rasayal V Ramamurthy A Rajaletchmi V Thiagarajah
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      51 31 The family of the late NG KEE LEOK Departed 20 December 2008 wish to express their gratitude and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Once again, we thank you for your wonderful support ana God
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      140 32 Athma Shanti Pooja The family of the late KALIAMMAL W/O SANKARAN (KULANTHAYEE) Departed on 29 Nov 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, collegues and staff of SGH ward 73 for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Athma Shanti
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      69 32 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt v Condolences to our Director H Mr Samuel Scow family On the demise of his beloved Mother Mdm Lee Choy Mvi Departed on 25 December 2008 From: The Management Staff of Amcoweld Group Pte Ltd Amcotech Pte Ltd Amcoweld Inc. Pte Ltd Amcotec International Pte
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      100 32 CHARLIE TAN BENG SWEE Age: 73 was called home to be with the Lord on 26 Dec 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Mother: Tay Poll Gek Wife: Gloria Low Kirn Young Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ronald Jolene Alex Adeline Frederick Myra Grandchildren: Darrell, Deborah, Kayla Brother sisters, nephews nieces. Wake is held
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      44 32 With deepest condolences to Our Managing Director Dr Kenneth Lew On the demise of his beloved father-in-law LIM JOO JOCK, ARTHUR Age: 80 years was called home to be with the Lord on Christmas Eve, 2008 From Doctors and staff of TANGLIN DENTAL SURGEONS
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      66 32 f*f< 3rd Anniversary >§l In Loving Memory of NG KWAN CHEONG Departed on 28 December 2005 Although it has been 3 years since you have gone The memories of you linger on Your name wfll ever be The key that unlock memories Of a dear one gone but cherished yet,
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      83 32 Athma Shanti Pooja SUNDARAM S/0 ARUMUGAM Age: 84 Departed on 14 Dec 2008. Dearly missed by: Wife: Peritchy D/ 0 Vyran Children: Rani Sundaram (XL) Tanggarasa Sundaram (PSA) Parathithasan Sundaram (SIA) Thamilarasan Sundaram Son-in-law, daughters-in-law, brothers, grandchildren, nephews nieces. Karumathi Prayers will be held on 28 Dec (night) at Blk
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      Lock icon There's more Pep in Barcelona's step
      1086 32 NYT Spanish leaders' divine football is due to their coach, who believes in team spirit Barcelona For some, watching Barcelona play football these days is akin to reading a book that is hard to put down. So much is working well that many fans
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      254 33 HOT BODS Text and pictures by Lim Wui Liang Michael Shen, 48, Foreign exchange broker Height: 1.78 m Weight: 70kg Exercise regimen: I go for endurance races such as the Ultra-marathon and Ironman. I focus more on cardio workouts than weight training, and run five times a week for at
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      109 33 BASKETBALL NBA: Miami 90 Chicago 77, Charlotte 95 New Jersey 87, Minnesota 120 NY Knicks 107, Detroit 90 Oklahoma City 88, Memphis 108 Indiana 105, New Orleans 88 Houston 79, Denver 105 Philadelphia 101, Utah 97 Dallas 88, Toronto 107 Sacramento 101, Golden State 99 Boston 89. CRICKET Second
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        81 33 AP London Ricky Sbragia was appointed permanent manager by Sunderland yesterday, after a successful month-long spell as caretaker of the English Premier League football club. A string of fine performances after rising from the coaching staff as a temporary replacement for Roy Keane, who
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        79 33 Reuters New Delhi An Indian government rule to allow only its citizens to be chosen to national teams has drawn criticism from the national Olympic body. The sports ministry announced on Friday that in future only Indian passport-holders would receive government support for
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        85 33 New York Is New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady getting married? Maybe. According to a report by celebrity gossip site TMZ.com, Brady proposed to his girlfriend, model Gisele Bundchen, on a private jet on Christmas Eve, and she said yes. The site cited unnamed
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        65 33 Reuters Rome Brazil's national football team coach Dunga intends to call up Amauri (left) and avoid the risk of losing the Juventus striker to Italy. Amauri, 28, is applying for an Italian passport and would be eligible to play for the world
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      547 33 AP Warriors' rally sends Celtics to their second straight defeat for the first time this season Oakland (California) The defending National Basketball Association champions were drained and coach Doc Rivers suspected it might happen. The end of a 19-game winning streak can do that. Stephen Jackson
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      427 33 AP Auburn Hills (Michigan) Allen Iverson kept the ball this time. A week after passing up a chance at a winning shot against the Utah Jazz, he hit an off-balance runner with 0.2 seconds left to give the Detroit Pistons a 90-88 win over the
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        1035 34 Ayumi Morita, 18 Japanese tennis player Morita made a name for herself when she became the youngest tennis player in Japan to turn pro, at age 15, in 2005. The petite girl, who partnered Ai Sugiyama at the Beijing Olympics, has been hailed as the future
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      220 35 1 Liverpool 19 1 Liverpool 12 6 1 30 12 42 2 Chelsea 19 2 Chelsea 12 5 2 38 7 41 3 Manchester United 17 3 Manchester Ur 10 5 2 28 10 35 4 Aston Villa 19 4 Aston Villa 10 5 4 32 22 35 5
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      350 35 AFP London Rio Ferdinand faces a 10-day lay-off, after being forced to pull out of Manchester United's victory over Stoke City with a recurrence of a back injury. The centre-back was named on the team-sheet at the Britannia Stadium. But he was withdrawn minutes before
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      658 35 AFP Manager claims Villa influenced ref in 2-2 draw that could end Gunners' title hopes London Arsene Wenger's paranoia was in evidence after Aston Villa battled back from two goals down to claim the 2-2 draw that may have all but ended Arsenal's title aspirations. He claimed
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      571 35 AFP, the Times, London London "Liverpool, top of the league" sang their supporters during the 3-0 win over Bolton on Friday, as the realisation dawned that not since 1996 have the club led the Premier League at the halfway stage. It was the first time
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      1009 36  -  Rob Hughes HEART OF FOOTBALL Gunners seem to be slipping as the Reds, Blues, Red Devils and Villains push for title As the year turns and England's Premier League season enters its second half, has it shrunk to a three-horse
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      1001 36  -  Tay Yek Keak [OFFSIDE] 1. Party Of Five welcome for Aston Villa I am absolutely thrilled that Aston Villa are No. 4 in the English Premier League. I hope they're still there in 2009 or till the end of
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      1613 37  -  Jeanette Wang Lam Chih Bing Golfer enjoys a simple life, loves hawker food, drives a Renault and lives with his parents Left alone in his baby seat, Lam Tian Lei lets out an attention-seek-ing bawl, and his father Chih Bing scurries over
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      52 33 TV times FOOTBALL AFF Suzuki Cup final, second leg: Vietnam v Thailand (Live, Ch24, Bpm). English Premier League: Newcastle United v Liverpool (Live, Ch27, 7.55pm), Fulham v Chelsea (Live, Ch27, 10pm), Arsenal v Portsmouth (Live, Ch22, 10pm), Everton v Sunderland (Live, Ch2l,lopm), Blackburn Rovers v Manchester City (Live, Ch27, tomorrow,
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      66 35 PREMIER LEAGUE WEEKEND Playing today Newcastle United v Liverpool West Bromwich v Tottenham Live, Ch27, 7.55pm West Ham United v Stoke City Bolton v Wigan Athletic Fulham v Chelsea Arsenal v Portsmouth Live, Ch27,10pm Live, Ch22,10pm Everton v Sunderland Blackburn v Manchester City Live, Ch21,10pm Live, Ch27, Monday, 12.10am Playing
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      85 38 FIONA CHAN ■■if IS3!; A cheesy Christmas £--y 1 better than no Christmas m tf 1 I I m Wm 111 Taw I 1 P^^K 1 Jm\ 111 j■ i I The year's best in arts, entertainment and lifestyle. IIIHHI PAGES 2-6 ■Hll BEST AND £JM BEEDLE '1L UNUSUAL TURF
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          250 39  -  I John Lvi The experts' choices for the best in the arts, leisure and entertainment industries are far from predictable This year will be remembered as one in which the arts, leisure and entertainment industries started full of zest, buoyed by a surging economy and generous sponsorships. There
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          150 39  -  John Lvi Wall, E Zhang Wenjie, 34, festival director of the Singapore International Film Festival "My choice would have to be the Pixar animation Wall.E, a robot love story. It doesn't insult the intelligence of the viewer and that is rare in a mainstream Hollywood film. It is
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          127 39  -  Tara Tan Matthew Ngui: Points Of View Dr Eugene Tan, 36, programme director of contemporary art in Sotheby's Institute of Art Singapore "My pick of the year is Matthew Ngui's solo exhibition titled Matthew Ngui: Points Of View, which was on at the National Museum. Matthew
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          166 39  -  Adeline Ch a Class Enemy Kok Heng Leun, 42, artistic director of local theatre group Drama Box "A production that made an impression on me was Class Enemy, directed by Sarajevo-born film and theatre director Haris Pasovic and presented during the Singapore Arts Festival. It was about a
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          190 39  -  Jasmine Teo Mad Men Tay Yek Keak, 49, Life! TV reviewer "My choice would be Mad Men, hands down. Great stories, great set design and great acting. This superb series, currently showing on the FX channel (Star Hub Channel 87), is about the world of advertising in
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          102 39  -  Tara Tan Joavien Ng's Lab Tang Fu Kuen, 36, independent dramaturg and producer "The best show I've seen this year in Singapore is Lab by Joavien Ng. It proved that an independent choreographer is wholly capable of producing a quality and daring work that puts established dance
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          123 41  -  Boon Chan Wang Lee Horn Kenneth Kong Ken Mun, 28, Radio 1003 deejay "I caught eight or nine Chinese pop concerts and the one that left the biggest impression on me was Taiwanese- American singer-song-writer Wang Lee Horn's show at the Singapore Indoor Stadium last month.
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          194 41  -  Boon Chan ■I 00 Ways Of Living D^Crow^U^n^M^Afmosniy MC HotDog Samuel Lee, 36, Lifel's Asian pop reviewer "It's a tough toss-up between Crowd Lu's cool, slacker pop and MC Hot Dog's attitude yet radio-friendly hip-hop. The album 100 Ways Of Living (above left) by nerdy moptopped
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          142 41  -  Eddino Abdul Had! And Madam's Joe Ng, 42, music composer and producer "When I first heard Mariam's vocals on the opening song Sabali, I felt that tingling chill brought about by a mysterious bliss. It is a bliss we all instantly recognise as something special, that delivers
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          148 41  -  Eddino Abdul Had! King Kong Jane Patrick Chng, 40, musician and chairman of non-profit arts group Music For Good "My choice for best local act of 2008 is new alternative/indie rock band King Kong Jane. They're an incredible live act with really good songs. I love
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          178 41  -  Eddino Abdul Had! The Roots Sheikh Haikel, 32, co-host on 91.3 FM's morning radio show, Shake And Bake With Suz And Sheikh "The best concert I saw this year would have to be Grammy-win-ning hip-hop band from Philadelphia, The Roots. They played at the Esplanade Concert Hall as
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          176 41  -  Stephanie Yap Quartet New Generation Chan Yoong Han, 34, concertmaster of the Singapore Festival Orchestra and fixed fourth chair, first violins, Singapore Symphony Orchestra "The most memorable concert I attended was definitely Quartet New Generation's. They are a Berlin-based recorder quartet who played at Jubilee Hall
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          249 41  -  Stephanie Yap Tan Chan Boon s The Art Of String Quartet (My Music My Art) Chang Tou Liang, 43, Life! classical music reviewer "A music reviewer very often asks the questions, 'Why was this recording made?' Or, 'Why was this work written?' The answers may be found
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          206 43  -  Cara Van Miriah The Rabbit Hole Donovan Wong, 32, founder of 10-year-old events agency Kinemat, which organises music festivals and parties at nightspots "This a chic hangout and many flock here for the good vibe, cocktails and music. Located in a former chapel at Dempsey Hill, the
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          137 43  -  Rebecca Lynne Tan One on the Bund Michel Lv, 39, lifestyle entrepreneur and restaurateur who owns Prive on Keppel Island and Hacienda in Tanglin Village "Of all the new restaurants that opened this year, I'd say that One on the Bund stands out the most. The food
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          171 43  -  Tay Suan Chiang Hide Seek Patricia Mok, 37, television actress. She has a blog called Shopping Diva "Hide Seek in Hong Kong Street was opened in May by local fashion designer Keith Png. I've known him for about four years, after he designed a dress for
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          131 43  -  John Lvi For Crown Relocation Linda Locke, 55, CEO and creative director of Godmother Consulting "I really like this direct marketing promotion piece by the JWT agency, featuring household items in miniature, each behind a bubble in a sheet of bubble wrap. I have seen bubble wrap
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          179 43  -  Stephanie Yap Witchcraft I Ng Yi-Sheng, 28, writer and winner of this year's Singapore Literature Prize for his debut poetry collection, Last Boy "I hardly ever read books as soon as they come out, but my favourite among the few I did read was Sharanya Manivannan's poetry
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          710 42 Frances Tan has good fun with her six-month-old son and mountainclimbing hubby in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido CHOOSING the right holiday destination was tough for me. It had to cater to my hubby Adrian's adventurous streak, my own preference for a "no hardship" vacation, and it
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          95 42 Most parts of Hokkaido are barrier-free and easily accessible, even for little children. Convenience stores can be found everywhere and they are usually well-stocked. Diapers in packs of five are available, in case of emergencies. Some hotels offer rooms with tatami mats so you don't have to worry about
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        196 44 Apart from the Victoria Street pedestrian crossing, these traffic junctions on Orchard Road are also hazardously packed, especially during the festive season. Junction of Orchard and Paterson Road (Between Wheelock Place and lon Orchard mall, currently under construction) The throngs from the Orchard MRT station and shoppers
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        585 44  -  Jasmine Teo The human jam at the Bugis junction traffic crossing is so congested that pedestrians say they can be stuck on the island for up to 20 minutes Property agent Lauren Sim was once stranded in the middle of a road for 20 minutes. She was
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      1005 45 Tay Yek Keak imagines what the Facebook pages of newsmakers might look like in this weekly column B Search E Jp™^lk Raddy Avramovic apologises for Singapore being kicked i- f out of the Suzuki Cup. But everything s OK for the World i Cup. Goal 2010, here we come! i
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      765 46  -  I Tan Vi Hui Spinal muscular atrophy can hit as early as childhood and leave sufferers disabled Like all hardworking financial agents, Mr Benjamin Chia travels all over Singapore to meet his clients. Once, after he met a client for the first time to sign
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      560 46  -  I Anthony Yeo Life Lines To Christians, Christmas is a celebration of beginnings. It not only commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, but also the evolving process of the Christian faith. Somehow, Christmas happens to be in December, barely a week from the end of the year. It
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      1266 47  -  Deepika Shetty SINGAPOREAN ABROAD IN MARRAKECH WITH... The former French colony charms with its natural beauty, cultural past and variety of food Marrakech is the cultural centre of Morocco where centuriesold traditions blend perfectly with the city's present. It has hidden palaces, winding alleys and spectacular awardwinning
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      890 48  -  I Wong Kirn Hoh Each time I give, I feel so much joy. My aim now is to be more consistent in giving While interviewing Ms Jennie Chua last week, I asked her why she has spent the last eight years fund-raising hundreds of millions of dollars
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      884 48  -  Fiona Chan When I was four years old, I discovered that Santa Claus didn't exist. I wasn't upset, just puzzled. If Santa wasn't real, what was the point of celebrating Christmas at all? My parents tried to explain about this guy who died 2,000 years
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      769 48  -  I Colin Goh This being my final column for 2008,1 was trying to think of a way to express just how I'm feeling at the end of this crazy, crazy year, which saw massive change on just about every front I can think of local, national,
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      559 49 [virtual frida^ L^j\ The last day of work or school T in a normal work week, due to Jtiitj«-*j I an extended weekend. F^ n "Op1 Usage: j "I have Friday off this t==jt===J week after New Year's Day. I So even though today is only (£§g=^j} Wednesday, it's Virtual
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      1482 60  -  Huang Lijie For Chinese New Year, chefs have spiced up the traditional raw fish salad with unusual ingredients and dressings such as rojak With Chinese New Year just four weeks away, eager gastronomes can look forward to unusual versions of yusheng on the festive menus of
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      818 64  -  I Wong Ah Yoke A meal in this classic Italian restaurant will not induce a heart attack. Everything tastes light and fresh I Eats If you liked Oso Ristorante when it was in Tanjong Pagar Road, you would like it even more at its new premises. The
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