The Straits Times, 7 January 2009

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  • 18 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7 2009 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES
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  • INSIDE
    • 53 1 THE former chairman of the management committee of the Laguna Park condominium has been charged with mischief, months after residents' cars and mailboxes were vandalised. Lee Kok Leong, 62, is accused of stuffing glue into the padlocks and keyholes on the doors of two flats last August.
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    • 67 1 TOYOTA said yesterday it will idle its plants in Japan for 11 days in February and March as the number of cars sold in the US crashed again in December. Meanwhile, to encourage nervous consumers, Hyundai in the US promises to take the car back free
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    • 59 1 MORE than 90 per cent of patients opting for B2- and C-class wards got the maximum subsidy in the first six days of means testing. The 8 per cent who got less than this are patients with no income but who live in expensive homes, and workers who
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    • 70 1 SINGAPORE'S children are among the best cared for in the world, with the lowest infant mortality rate among all the countries. And as they grow up, fewer drop out of school or get into trouble with the law. According to the United Nations Children's Fund
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    • 33 1 PICTURES of actress Zhang Ziyi sunbathing topless and frolicking on a beach with her Israeli fiance have been posted online, sending Chinese netizens wild yesterday. WORLD PAGE Al4
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  • Article, Illustration
    760 1  -  Tessa Wong By ROLE NEGATED, SAYS STEVEN YEO In his resignation letter, he said he had joined the Flyer on the understanding that as GM, he would hold "the most senior management position and would be responsible for all operating functions". But, a week before the Flyer
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  • 706 1  -  Zakir Hussain Govt hopes expanded scheme will persuade more firms to opt for retraining over layoffs By A NEW Government-sponsored training programme has been expanded, in a move to help minimise the layoffs that are set to rise after Chinese New Year. The
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 62 1 Little Nyonya ends f^ Mini notebooks, lfc Oldies turn <^g8 on a big note JcL major impact JfS&fiL rookies Record viewers, but some Review of 13 small mfi Second careers give s,+ A unhappy with ending m |«Jl and popular laptops new meaning, says author yn\ m I LIFE! PAGES
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  • prime commentary
    • VIEWPOINTS
      • 40 2 WE SAY The economy is stressed and the Budget later this month can alleviate personal and business hardships only so much. For the real boost, look to global demand being pumped up. EDITORIAL PAGE A 23
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      • 26 2 COLUMNS Tommy Koh offers eight reasons to be optimistic amid the gloom and doom enveloping the new year. REVIEW PAGE A 23
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      • 34 2 What's the point of having a new Asia-Pacific architecture as proposed by Australian leader Kevin Rudd, when there are existing structures in place, asks Rodolfo C. Severino. REVIEW PAGE A 23
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      • 41 2 OUR READER SAYS Reader Ho Kong Loon shares his own experience as a teacher of 40 years and says YIP visitors to schools should be given unimpeded access to all channels of feedback. FORUM PAGE A 25
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      • Article, Illustration
        42 2 www.straitstimes.com Leonard Lim gives his take on why the Kampung Games is here to stay. Andy Chen discusses whether Little Nyonya's ending was true to life. Alastair Mclndoe describes the Internet ire about a high-profile cabinet kerfuffle in the Philippines.
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    • 832 2  -  Ching Cheong China's recent gestures send out subtle but important signals By SENIOR WRITER IN HONG KONG RELATIONS across the Taiwan Strait seem to have entered a virtuous circle, with a positive gesture by one side reciprocated with goodwill by the other. On the
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  • prime news
    • 410 3  -  Elena Chong He is accused of stuffing glue into padlocks and keyholes of residents By COURT CORRESPONDENT THE former chairman of the Laguna Park management committee was charged yesterday with mischief over incidents during the housing estate's acrimonious drive to secure a collective sale.
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    • 546 4 Carmaker dec ine) ~T~ Chrysler 53 2 Hyundai Motor 48 3 Toyota 37 4 Honda 34.7 5 Ford Motor 32 6 Nissan Motor 31 7 General Motors 31 Note: Percentage decline in number of cars sold in the US in December compared with a year ago.
      NEW YORK TIMES; ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  546 words
    • 479 4 LOS ANGELES: What a sign of the times. Hyundai in the United States has a novel deal aimed at consumers too nervous to spring for a new car in the difficult economy. Hyundai will take the car back free of charge if buyers lose their
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    • 201 6  -  Kimberly Spykerman By A TWO-YEAR-OLD girl died in hospital last night and police have arrested her 26-year-old father for the murder. The toddler showed little signs of life when she arrived unconscious at the National University Hospital just after Bpm. Doctors attempted to resuscitate
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    • 68 6 Malaysian authorities imposed a ban on walking across the Causeway after the opening of the new checkpoint complex in Johor Bam. Johor's immigration chief cited security reasons for the ban, and pointed out that walking to the new complex is dangerous. The Straits Times took a hike
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    • 668 6  -  Selina Lum Malaysian community leader deserves more than a fine, says judge By Why want to do this? Be enemy? You should let me go. We can befriends.' A TRAFFIC police officer caught Lim Teck Choon, 56, making an illegal
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  • prime people
    • 1949 8  -  Radha Basu THE ST INTERVIEW Older people can discover life anew if they embark on socially productive jobs in their later years By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT ON WAYS TO COMBAT AGEING "Fiddling with the fruits of the last generation that invented senior centres, retirement communities and social
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
    • 1195 10 The Gaza conflict The driving forces and the key players GAZA STRIP A sliver of sandy land half the size of Singapore wedged between Egypt and Israel along the Mediterranean coast. The territory is one of the most densely populated areas in the world, yet
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    • world regional
      • 647 12  -  Carolyn Hong Unknown independent throws hat into the ring, but real fight is between Umno and PAS By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF NOT A REFERENDUM "There is a tendency to see it as a yardstick for the PM, for me, for the MB, et cetera. But
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      • 193 12  -  CAROLYN HONG THE UMNO CANDIDATE KUALA TERENGGANU: Umno's candidate for the Kuala Terengganu by-election is getting a bit of flak for not smiling enough. Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh, 46, is an affable lawyer-politician, but has been said to appear aloof to voters
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      • 206 12 THE PAS CANDIDATE KUALA TERENGGANU: Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) candidate Abdul Wahid Endut followed strict Islamic etiquette by not shaking the hands of women voters he met on Monday on his walkabout. To pacify some of the Chinese women voters that he met, he
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      • 568 13  -  Ravi Velloor India hands details of probe to other nations to force Islamabad to act By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF NEW DELHI: Satellite telephone intercepts. Details of markings on seized grenades. Tailoring labels on clothes found in the abandoned vessel that brought the terrorists
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      • 335 13 COMPLAINT #1 KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia government has declassified most documents related to toll road deals, but confusion reigned at the Works Ministry library for opposition politicians and reporters. They complained that much of the content was too technical or incomplete and that
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      • 315 13 JKLHJLHJ KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday slammed the Malaysian government for approving a new budget terminal in Negeri Sembilan without explaining properly how the decision was made. Tun Dr Mahathir asked why a new low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) at the
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      • 607 14  -  Peh Shing Huei Online photos appear as China cracks down on Internet pornography By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF BEIJING: More than 80 pictures of well-known Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi sunbathing topless and frolicking on a beach have appeared online, sending netizens here wild yesterday.
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      • 405 14 TAIPEI: Top negotiators from Taiwan and China will meet again this week to discuss the issues facing Taiwanese investors who see China as an important but increasingly difficult place to do business amid the global economic crisis. Taiwan negotiator Chiang Pin-kung will visit four
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      • 363 17 State-run magazine warns of anger among migrant workers and grads who can't find jobs OP] their jobs as export-driven factories have closed down. Coastal provinces that have provided millions of lowly paid workers with jobs have reported a leap in
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      • 256 17 JKL BEIJING: Police in China have launched a huge manhunt for a suspected mass killer after finding eight bodies, including those of a two-year-old boy and his grandmother, state media said yesterday. Police in Hubei province are offering a 50,000--yuan (S$10,800) reward for information
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      • 230 17 TOKYO: A string of taxi-driver killings and other attacks in central Japan is being probed by police, as cab companies in the usually safe country install shields and cameras to protect drivers. Two taxi drivers were found slain with cuts to their
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      • 757 18 Former White House chief of staff a credible choice but lacks intelligence experience RIGHT CHOICE "Here is a guy who will be very credible with the Democrats in Congress and here's someone who brings not only an outsider's perspective but also knows how the
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      • 358 18 SAN FRANCISCO: By his own admission, a "hormone imbalance" may be causing the noticeable weight loss in Mr Steve Jobs, the chief executive of Apple Inc. But other explanations about the exact meaning of the condition of Mr Jobs a pancreatic cancer survivor
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      • 369 18 WASHINGTON: United States lawmakers yesterday refused to swear in the man chosen by Illinois' scan-dal-tainted Governor to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate at the start of a new session. Mr Roland Burris announced the decision to deny him the seat as he stood before
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      • 644 19 It shows America's transition from an occupying force to Iraqi government's ally BAGHDAD: The United States has inaugurated its new embassy in Baghdad, a step meant to symbolise its transition from occupying power to an ally of a sovereign Iraqi government. The
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      • 529 20 Europe feeling the knock-on effects of Russia-Ukraine row KIEV (Ukraine): Six countries have reported a complete shutoff of Russian gas shipped via Ukraine, in a sharp escalation of a struggle over energy that threatens Europe as winter sets in. Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia,
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      • 386 20 NEW YORK: Sex, drugs and violence pervade the majority of MySpace postings by 18-year-olds, an American study found, potentially hurting job prospects and drawing sexual predators. In a search of 500 publicly accessible MySpace profiles, 54 per cent had items on risky behaviour, such
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      • 438 21 Moroccan-born son of Islamic preacher appointed Rotterdam mayor in landmark event THE HAGUE: The son of an Islamic preacher has become the first Moroccan-born mayor of a Dutch city, an appointment welcomed by his political friends and foes as a landmark event in the successful
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      • 210 21 EXPERTS say Muslims make up 15 million to 20 million, or about 3 per cent, of the 495 million people in the 27-member European Union. In France, one in 10 inhabitants is a Muslim, the highest proportion in the EU. However, Muslims are
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      • 232 21 WASHINGTON: The home of a giant land crab, a sunken island ringed by pink coral, and equatorial waters teeming with sharks are being designated national marine monuments by the United States in the largest marine conservation effort in history. The three areas, totalling
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    • world memo from Jakarta
      • 999 16  -  Lynn Lee Roads still gridlocked despite moves to begin school earlier, stagger starting times at work I MIIHHi By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT SCHOOLCHILDREN have become the latest victims of Jakarta's traffic gridlock, as local officials recently decided to get creative in tackling the Indonesian
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    • world in brief
      • 65 22 BANGKOK: Thailand yesterday set new dates for a delayed Asean summit. The 10 Asean members have agreed to meet in Bangkok from Feb 27 to March 1, said Mr Virasakdi Futrakul, permanent secretary of the Foreign Ministry. But meetings with China, Japan, South Korea, India,
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      • 80 22 JACKSON (Ohio): Police say an angry four-year-old boy grabbed a gun from a closet and shot his babysitter. Eighteen-year-old Nathan Beavers was hospitalised on Sunday with minor wounds to his arm and side. Another teen was also injured. Witnesses told police the boy was angry as
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      • 102 22 BEIJING: A teenage girl has died from bird flu in a Beijing hospital after contracting the disease last month, the government said yesterday. The Ministry of Health said Huang Yanqing, 19, died on Monday. She became ill after buying nine ducks in neighbouring Hebei province and
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      • 81 22 TOKYO: Japan's opposition yesterday pressed the unpopular government to fire a senior official who had accused homeless people of laziness. Mr Tetsushi Sakamoto, the Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and a lawmaker from Prime Minister Taro Aso's Liberal Democratic Party, yesterday apologised and retracted his comments about
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      • 85 22 ADELAIDE: An Australian woman, Rajini Narayan, 44, has been charged with murdering her husband by setting fire to his genitals, after he succumbed to his injuries and died last week. Prosecutors said she confessed to her neighbours that she set her husband on fire on Dec 8
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      • 79 22 SEOUL: South Korean opposition legislators said yesterday they would end a sit-in protest in Parliament and pass a number of reforms the ruling party said are needed to steer the economy through the global financial crisis. But Mr Chung Se Kyun, leader of the opposition Democratic Party,
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      • 56 22 PARIS: Millions of French television viewers tuned in on Monday to watch their favourite prime-time shows uninterrupted by advertisements as President Nicolas Sarkozy's controversial media reform got under way. Advertising will be phased out gradually from now to 2011. The Bpm to 6am period is the
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      • 79 22 NEW DELHI: India's state-owned Air India has sacked nine air hostesses, who had already been put on ground duties for two to three years, for being "overweight", reported BBC news. The airline spokesman said the hostesses, who were between 11kg and 32kg overweight, were fired after "all
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      • 206 22 WASHINGTON: United States President-elect Barack Obama's daughters were whisked quietly past waiting photographers into their new school on Monday. If custom is any guide, the media will keep their distance now that they have captured 10-year-old Malia in her puffy pink jacket and
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      • SLICEOFLIFE
        • 118 22 MEXICO: Police said a woman who begged from a wheelchair was caught escaping from a crime scene on foot in Monterrey, Mexico. Police spokesman Sidlayin Robles said 30-year-old Ana Victoria Perez fled on foot after she and her husband allegedly threw a stone through the front
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    • 95 10 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com YOUR SAY MOST-READ ONLINE A string of taxi-driver killings and "Sex party" becomes drug case. other attacks in central Japan is being Mahathir urges US boycott. investigated by police, as cab companies in the usually safe MOST COMMENTED country install
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
    • 448 23 SINGAPORE'S economy will be highly stressed for some time. While the Government has forecast growth this year at a range of -2 to 1 per cent, some economists believe the downturn will be even deeper. Either way, times are going to be hard, and Singaporeans must
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    • 999 23  -  Tommy Koh OP\ By THIS is the first of the Think-Tank columns of 2009. It would be customary to wish our readers a Happy New Year. However, given the gloom and doom which envelop us, what should we be happy about? As a contrarian, I believe
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    • 853 23 The question that Mr Rudd's proposal raises is this: What is the need for a new Asia-Pacific "architecture" in addition to the ones that already exist? A related and, perhaps, more relevant question is: Would not the proposed new "architecture" undermine the
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    • review
      • MM LEE'S REFLECTIONS ON CHINA
        • 1884 24  -  HO CHEENG CHEENG China's business newspaper 21st Century Business Herald interviewed Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew in October last year in Singapore. We publish today the newspaper's report of Dec 30 and excerpts from the interview. A second part will appear tomorrow. TRANSLATED BY The Spore experience
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        • 929 24 PRAGMATIC APPROACH "He saw how we had used capitalist methods to produce more or less a socialist society." MM Lee on Deng Xiaoping MM Lee on interactions with Deng Xiaoping: What aspects of Singapore's development was he most interested in? "I can only guess what
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    • forum
      • 633 25 IMPROVING TEACHING MR EE Teck Ec has enumerated the t sterling qualities an outstanding teacher should possess in his letter last Saturday, "What matters is their quality". I share his concerns about the Ministry of Education's present recruitment initiative to increase its workforce by another 7,500
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      • 378 25 I REFER to Mr Roy Klassen's letter last Thursday, "Safety aspect in new rule on bus bays". Though Mr Klassen wrote that the new rule is a "radical reverse of a basic traffic rule", the Give Way To Buses Scheme is, in
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      • 172 25 WE REFER to last Saturday's letter by Madam Maggie Ang, "Firms unable to go paperless with monthly statements". Madam Ang listed Star Hub as one of the companies she requested to stop sending hard copies of statements to her. We would like to
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      • 418 25 Fire hazards? "Consider banning the display of fireworks and lit candles in dining and entertainment outlets." MR JOLLY WEE: "In the wake of the fatal New Year's Day fire in a Bangkok nightclub last week, it may be prudent for the authorities to consider banning the display of fireworks
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES HOME.
    • 479 27 THE Straits Times took a hike between the Singapore checkpoint and the new Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) complex, and discovered that the roads in between made for a dangerous walk. Starting from the Singapore Woodlands checkpoint, the lkm walk along the
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    • 512 27  -  Esther Tan ICA unaware of rule; Johor official says law in place but not enforced yet By PEOPLE are no longer allowed to walk between the Singapore and Malaysia checkpoints at the Causeway, but there seems to be some confusion about the new rule. The
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    • 507 28  -  Cheryl Tan By A NEW shuttle train from Singapore to a brand new shopping mall in Johor Baru has got off to a bad start. On its first day of operation, on Monday, one of the morning trains heading from Danga City Mall
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    • 651 29  -  Salma Khalik MEANS TESTING AT HOSPITALS Mnootn start or system for B2- and C-class wards, but many not aware of policy change I By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT SIX days since the start of means testing for hospital patients seeking subsidised treatment, more than 90
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    • 481 30  -  Teh Joo Lin Police investigating inciden in which warden suffered bruises on Christmas Day By A BLACK car that drove into a church compound on Christmas Day allegedly hit a volunteer twice before speeding off. The police are investigating the incident that
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    • 243 30  -  Elena Chong By A POLICEMAN allegedly took bribes from a pub owner and failed to report the selling of pirated software, a court heard yesterday. Ganesan Maniam, 39, from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), was charged with corruption and neglect of duty.
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    • 543 31  -  Christopher Tan LTA happy despite no guarantee that motorists will opt for buses, trains By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT SINCE the Government began offering cash rebates last September to motorists who scrap their cars, it has paid out more than $400 million. The sum
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    • 563 32  -  Theresa Tan Melissa Sim Report to UN cites progress in health, education By Melissa Sim SINGAPORE'S children are among the best cared for, with the lowest infant mortality rate in the world, according to a government report released yesterday. And as they grow
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    • 513 33  -  Melissa Sim IMPACT OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS ON CHILDREN I By Singapore has the capacity to share its public policies with other policymakers who could "learn from our experience". THE global economic crisis may increase infant mortality and malnutrition rates by up to
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    • 324 32  -  MELISSA SIM GOVERNMENT expenditure on children has risen over the years, especially in education, health and social programmes such as the Baby Bonus. Details released yesterday by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) in a report to the United Nations revealed that
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    • 299 33  -  Goh Chin Lian By TOP government officials from Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, are here this week to exchange views with Singapore's senior officials on the increasingly complex challenges they face. One talking point will be how different
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    • 157 33 A PANEL looking into enhancing primary education here has completed a nearly three-month-long series of feedback sessions with the public and will submit a final report to the Education Minister in March. The final session, led by Senior Minister of State for Education Grace
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    • 145 36 JOHOR BARU: An unemployed 31-year-old Singaporean was charged yesterday in a magistrate's court here with the murder of his seven-year-old Thai stepson. The accused, Shawal Senin, was charged with committing the offence between 9pm on Dec 24 and lpm on Dec 27 at a condominium in
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    • 355 36  -  K.C. Vijayan Ist session of the year lists cases including gang robbery-cum-murder By LAW CORRESPONDENT THE first High Court pre-trial conference for criminal cases this year included six murder cases involving 10 suspects. Among the cases that came up yester- day was the murder of
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    • REHAB: STUDENTS' TAKES
      • 256 37 A TEAM of mechanical engineering students from Ngee Ann Polytechnic has collaborated with Singapore General Hospital (SGH) to design a device for patients with lower back pain. As part of their final-year project, the students created a portable harness to help lift a
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      • 129 37 STUDENTS from Singapore Polytechnic have designed a wheelchair that can help seniors with weak legs to get on their feet. At the push of a button, the battery-powered chair moves upward and straightens, easing the user into a standing position. The wheelchair doubles as a
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      • 120 37 ANOTHER team from Ngee Ann Polytechnic, together with Singapore General Hospital, has built a device (right) to help patients with swallowing problems. The tool is strapped to the upper body and helps patients to strengthen their throat muscles by providing resistance to the chin area.
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      • 129 37 IN FUTURE, stroke patients may be able to practise "virtual physiotherapy". Instead of picking up a real cup as an exercise to strengthen their hands, they may perform the action without it. A computer program will project an image of a hand holding a cup to
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    • 620 38  -  Jane Ng INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE 62% score more than 40 points, up from 54% last year; school among world's best By UNBELIEVABLE SHOWING "It's unbelievable. Only 3.7 per cent of students globally score more than 40 points. Last year's results were already impressive by world standards,
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    • 538 39  -  Carolyn Quek BANGKOK FIRE Wakes for Leslie Yeo and Lv Weiye from today; two injured S'poreans in Bangkok hospital By THE bodies of air traffic controller Leslie Yeo, 40, and student Lv Weiye, 26, were flown home from Bangkok late last night, accompanied by
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    • 111 31 il»; Aussie senator on exchange visit Mr Mark Arbib, a senator for New South Wales in Australia, receiving a plaque from Mr Eddie Teo, chairman of the Lee Kuan Yew Foundation, yesterday at a welcome dinner for him. The senator has been invited to Singapore to participate in the Lee
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORT.
    • 77 40 STUDENTS of the Volvo Ocean Race school leaving their makeshift classrooms a Sentosa Cove for their play break. The games, led by an adull helper, are organised for the kids away from lessons. These are no ordinary schoolchildren though. Theii fathers are the sailors involved in
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    • 607 40  -  Leonard Lim SAA set for zero funding after missing deadline; association will appeal I By O\O=- AN ALREADY financially tight year may get even bleaker for the Singapore Athletic Association. The Straits Times understands that the SAA's allocation will be zero when annual grants to national sports
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    • 549 40 2007 Peter Boland, a steward with an engineering degree, is sacked by the company that flies Ron Dennis' jet. He claims he was dismissed because the other staff thought he was gay. 2009 Boland accuses Dennis of being "culturally insensitive". Alleges that Dennis: Offered alcohol to
      THE TIMES; LONDON; TELEGRAPH; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  549 words
    • 659 41 uompncatea deal: So how much is the transfer fee? But it's unclear how much Spurs paid Pompey to re-sign him LONDON: Jermain Defoe was set to receive a hero's welcome last night when he was introduced to fans at White Hart Lane before the first
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    • 289 41 LONDON: Carlos Tevez has threatened to quit Manchester United unless his long-term future at Old Trafford is resolved soon. On Monday, the Argentina forward accused United of dragging their heels over the offer of a permanent deal and angrily dismissed claims that
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    • 505 41 City targets Yaya Toure (Barcelona) Rogue Santa Cruz (Blackburn) Scott Parker (West Ham) Craig Bellamy (West Ham) Also for sale: Dietmar Hamann, Michael Ball, Javier Garrido, Kasper Schmeichel, Nedum Onuoha, Darius Vassell LONDON: Under-fire Manchester City football manager Mark Hughes believes his problems are being caused
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    • 135 41 LONDON: Disciplinarian Fabio Capello has warned Fiorentina midfielder Riccardo Montolivo to veer away from imitating Steven Gerrard. Does this mean that he may drop Liverpool's captain for England's friendly against Spain on Feb 11? Liverpool captain and England midfielder Gerrard courted controversy recently, when he
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    • TRANSFERTALK
      • 83 41 LONDON: Jermaine Pennant (above), the out-of-favour Liverpool winger, has been given the chance to revive his career at AC Milan after being offered a pre-contract agreement by the Italian club, The Times reported. Only a fortnight after the collapse of a move to Real
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      • 48 41 LONDON: Middlesbrough turned down a transfer request from England midfielder Stewart Downing on Monday. Said chief executive Keith Lamb "Before receiving the request, we had an improved offer for Stewart from Tottenham. We informed them that Stewart is not for sale." REUTERS
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      • 48 41 JACK Wilshere has signed professional terms with Arsenal after turning 17 on New Year's Day. The England youth star came on against Blackburn in September to become the youngest player to represent Arsenal in the League at 16 years and 256 days.
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    • 544 42 *****DEB V7 New car to be unveiled on Monday but pit stop light system will remain LONDON: Ferrari will be the first team to launch their car for the 2009 Formula One season, which starts on March 29 in Melbourne. The constructors' champions will unveil their
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    • 434 42 DOHA: Andy Murray made an impressive start in his bid to retain the Qatar Open tennis title yesterday when he beat Spain's Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-4 in the first round. The Scot displayed only fleeting glimpses of the form he showed to beat Roger Federer
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    • 593 42  -  Jeanette Wang By Ways to a better race RUNNERS offered The Straits Times year's event) has always been in the 10km suggestions on how to improve the Standard event, separating it from the other Chartered Singapore Marathon: categories would help ease the jam. Have a time
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    • 522 42 Badminton Malaysia Super Series In Kuala Lumpur qualifying rounds (Singaporean scores only), Men's singles: Hsueh Hsuan-yi (Twn) bt Derek Wong 21-9 21-14. Doubles: Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Hendra Wijaya bt Lav Win Hwi/Yeoh Choong Yee (Mas) 21-10 21-13, Hendri/Hendra bt Hong Chieng Hun/Ng Kean Kok (Mas) 10-21 21-18 21-15. Women's singles:
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    • 572 43  -  Jonathan Wong Children of Ocean Race sailors study in cities where dads stop over By REMEMBER your ABCs in school? They were usually accompanied by pictures of fruits. But, for the 30-plus children of the Volvo Ocean Race school, learning the alphabet resembles a geography lesson as the
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    • 361 43 LONDON: South Africa's credibility as host of the 2010 football World Cup was dealt a severe blow on Monday when it emerged that an official who blew the whistle on corruption had been shot dead by masked gunmen. Jimmy Mohlala, 44, a member of
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    • SPORTSWORLD
      • 94 43 LONDON: Newcastle footballer Shola Ameobi (above), 27, called police on Monday, claiming that his house had been burgled. He even listed the items stolen, including his cheque book. Then the truth hit the striker his £500,000 (551.06 million) house in Newcastle's Jesmond district had not been
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      • 104 43 MADRID: A football referee in Spain issued 19 red cards when a regional match between Recreativo Linense and Saladillo Algesiras in Cadiz degenerated into a brawl, the sports newspaper Marca reported on Monday. Linense were leading 1-0 and the referee had already issued one red card
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      • 102 43 KINGSTON (Jamaica): Glen Mills, coach of triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt, believes the 1.96 m sprinter can find even more speed if he sharpens his skills out of the starting blocks. Bolt, 22, won gold in the 100 m and 200 m in
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  • OBITUARIES
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      190 43 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want.... and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 LIM AH TENG ANTHONY Age: 72 Was called home to be with the Lord on 5 January 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones
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      187 43 GOH SOON KIAT Age: 86 Passed away peacefully on 6 January 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Yeo Keng Yeow Sons: Daughters-in-law: I GohKiahTian Goh, Beh Bon Kheaw I GohKiahMok Tseu Wing Janet I Daughters: Sons-in-law: I Goh Boon Boon Wan Chong Chuen Patrick I I
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      36 43 In Loving Memory VARSHARAHBARAH ANANTHNARAYAN Departed: 7 Jan 1998 am the living bread which has come down from heaven Says the Lord Anyone who eats this bread will live forever Lovingly Remembered by Ananth, Shikha, Varun
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      42 43 In Loving Memory Of D. RETNASAMY Departed: 7 Jan. 1998 But still the empty chair Reminds us of the face, the smile, Of one who once sat there. Sadly missed and fondly remembered by Wife, Daughters, Sons-in-law, Grandchildren and all loved ones
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      146 43 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 ROSIE TAN CHOON ENG Age: 78 Was called home to be with the Lord on 6 January 2009, dearly missed and fondly remembered by
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      118 43 "I have fought a good fight, I finished the race, I have kept the faith.' 2Tim4:7 FRANCIS FERNANDEZ Age: 69 was called home to be with the Lord on 6 January 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Thobiyas Blaisy Daughters: Sons-in-law: Claire (deceased) Rusina Joseph Lim Joanne Francis Tang Margaret
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      32 44 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late LESLIE YEO BEE SOON Departed on 1 January 2009 From The President and Members of the Air Traffic Controllers Association Singapore
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      34 44 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Our Director, Prof Tan Wee Liang, on the demise of his beloved Father MR TAN SOO KEE From: The Board of Directors, Management Staff of CWT Limited
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      53 44 IN LOVING MEMORY OF AW KIM SWEE MDM TAN GIM TEE Departed: 7 January 1962 Departed: 8 January 2002 Our dear parents, we will never forget, their loss, we will always regret. Missing them is hard to swallow, their absence is a sorrow Dearly missed and always remembered by family
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      38 44 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of The Late LESLIE YEO BEE SOON Departed on 1 January 2008 From: The Director-General CEO, Management Staff of The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
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      112 44 TAN CHONG WATT Age: 61 Departed peacefully on 5 January 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Father: Tan Ong Ah (deceased) Mother: Koh Yang Teow Wife: Ang Sew Lian Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tan Han Boon, Daniel Chua Hoon Huay, Madelene Tan Han Long Ting Ai Ne Tan Huan
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      71 44 GOH CHENG TECK Age: 70 Years passed away peacefully at 10am on 6 Jan 2009, leaving behind: Wife: Tan Lian Choo Sons: Daughters-in-law: GohSweeTong ChiaKwanYin Goh Swee Kheng Toh Siew Ling Daughters: Sons-in-law: Goh Kirn Kee Low Hong Toong Goh Lucy Scow Kian Seng Goh Jit Guek Fong Peng Keong
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      56 44 In Loving Memory Of p X R G NAIR (GOPI) SARADAMMA NAIR Departed 7 Jan 1998 Departed 15 Dec 2006 We know you are watching over us It makes us want to try a little harder, Whenever we think of you, Your memories keep us moving forward. Sonya Divya Always
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      82 44 "For you make me glad by your deeds O Lord; I sing for joy at the works of your hands." Psalms 92:4 JOSEPH MASILLAMONEY Age: 77 entered into eternal glory on 6th Jan 2009 leaving behind:Wife: Elizabeth Jayasuria Son: Jacob Suresh Masillamoney brothers, sisters and loved ones. Wake is held
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      425 44 Our Friend, Our Brother, Our Idol LESLIE YEO BEE SOON Departed on 1 January 2009 Though you have left us this day, your love and care for us will always be in our memories! Say not in grief that he is no more but say in thankfulness that he was
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      102 44 am going now to prepare a place for you, so that where I am you may be to." John 14 AMBROSE LOUIS Age 82 was called home peacefully to the Lord on 5 January 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Theresa Children: Son-in-law: Antia Joyce David Williams Lawrence Gerard C.Ss.R
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      46 44 fP The family of the late JOHN BOEY Departed on 31 December 2008 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths L_ and contributions during their A <hu recent bereavement. -jjjfl
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      30 44 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Mr.Vee King Shaw on the demise of his beloved sister Vivien Shaw Soo Fong From: The Management Staff of MTU Asia Pte Ltd
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      27 44 In Loving Memory Of PEHAHCHOO Departed on 7/01/94 Her memory is as dear today as in the hour she passed away. Always remembered by family loved ones.
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      30 44 In Loving Memory Of KOW CHWEE LIAN ROSY went home to be with the Lord Jesus on 7 Jan 2005 Always remembered and dearly missed by family, relatives and friends.
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      • 600 45  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS Bargain-hunters snap up blue chips; STI posts first loss in three days By IT was time for a breather yesterday after two days of heady gains on the local market. But the renewed sense of confidence was still on display
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      • 414 45  -  Michelle Tay By DEALING in derivatives and exchange traded funds (ETFs) hit new highs here last year as investors grew more confident about flexing their trading muscles on instruments other than shares. Almost 62 million derivatives contracts were traded on the Singapore Exchange (SGX)
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          108 45 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.6 billion shares worth $1.46 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 207 Losers: 229 Unchanged:Bl9 STRAITS TIMES INDEX Mid Cap 384.40 T -1.37 Basic materials 235.25 2.16 Utilities 316.79 4.36 Small Cap 317.71 T -0.02 Industrials 393.67 8.37 Financials 468.68 T -5.46 All Share 457.92 T -2.34 Consumer
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        • 72 45 Yesterday's close: 9,080.84 (+37.72) »Japanese shares rose 0.42 per cent as a weaker yen lifted exports, helping to overcome a negative Wall Street lead. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE J P AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE G KL AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE J P AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE O R AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE A U AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 3,742.7
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      • 601 46  -  Karamjit Kaur Firm tells shareholders it expects yearly cost savings of up to $15.5 m By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE Airport Terminal Services (Sats) has started the hard sell to its own shareholders for its planned takeover of Singapore Food Industries (SFI) which will cost
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      • 218 46  -  Chua Hian Hou By SINGAPORE'S second largest telecommunications company, Star Hub, has appointed Mr Tan Tong Hai as its chief operating officer, effective from Jan 15. The 45-year-old was the chief executive of computer services company Singapore Computer Systems (SCS) before quitting last
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      • 295 46  -  Robin Chan By THE Economic Development Board (EDB) has acknowledged that the financial and economic crisis is likely to affect overseas investment here. But it said that major projects are on track and that Singapore continues to attract interest from global firms. Mr Julian
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      • 513 47  -  Robin Chan By STRENGTH in numbers has become the guiding strategy for some firms here as they join forces to counter the downturn. Millions of dollars worth of deals have already been lined up by newly formed joint ventures that have teamed
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      • 538 48  -  Francis Chan Industry on track to secure 2% global market share by 2015, says council By SINGAPORE'S small but fast-growing furniture industry is not resting easy in the current economic downturn. Despite the harsh market conditions, furniture exports remain on course to reach a goal set
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      • 559 48  -  Elizabeth Wilmot By KEY FACTOR "These are the areas which we cannot neglect. To be different from competitors, design plays a very important part. It's an ongoing process. As long as we keep up with our R&D in developing designs, we should
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    • 406 50  -  Ravi Velloor It is set to announce details of investment in project in eastern India By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF DKIDYKODTLTKL NEW DELHI: Changi Airports International (CAI) is poised to announce that it has taken a quarter stake in a 100 billion rupee (Ss3 billion)
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    • 278 50 FRANKFURT: One of Germany's richest men, Mr Adolf Merckle, has committed suicide, "broken" by the collapse of his corporate empire, his family said. Mr Merckle, 74, was hit by a train near his hometown of Blaubeuren, in southwestern Germany on Monday evening. His
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    • 262 50 NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: The US service sector contracted less severely than expected last month, according to a report released yesterday. The Institute for Supply Management said its non-manufacturing index came in at 40.6 in December, versus November's 37.3. The level of 50 separates expansion
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    • 329 50  -  Jessica Cheam By PROPERTY firm Capita Commercial Trust (CCT) has secured a three-year term loan of $580 million, easing jitters over its ability to tap credit markets. The loan, which will be drawn down in March, is secured by seven CCT properties: Capital
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    • 842 51  -  Goh Eng Yeow KGHJGHJLGHL;GH Past three years have seen market influenced by events in January By If history is any guide, January this year may turn out to be the inflexion point investors are looking for with the likelihood that the year will
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    • 413 51 Marks Spencer set to axe over 1,000 jobs LONDON: Iconic British retailer Marks Spencer is set to cut more than 1,000 jobs in stores after disastrous Christmas sales as a recession continues to rock the retail sector. The loss of around 1,000 posts from shop floors and several hundred more
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    • 733 52  -  Francis Chan HJK By CASE REVIEW "We heard people talking about how banks are kiasu and that we are reducing (credit) lines...so we started to review all cases where we reduce or close a client's credit line." DBS' head of enterprise banking
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    • 791 49 FOR LOCAL ENTERPRISES The government is supporting an additional 552.3 billion in loans to help local firms gain access to credit in this current economic slowdown. These include increasing loan quantums raising government risk sharing of loan defaults extending business financing schemes to all local enterprises and lowering interest rates
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    • 1057 54 'If I had known most viewers wanted Yueniang and Chen Xi to be together, I would have written it that way because ultimately, TV dramas are made for viewers' Scriptwriter Ang Eng Tee Despite the record ratings for the finale, fans of The Little Nyonya are
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    • 183 54 Mr Ang Eng Tee, 48, the scriptwriter of The Little Nyonya, wrote the ending five times before he decided on the final version. Which ending do you prefer? Vote your choice online at www.straitstimes.com As of spm yesterday, 800 readers have voted in the online poll,
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    • 443 55 JKL' The Little Nyonya (2008) lady: Yamamoto Yueniang (Jeanette Aw, right), a Japanese-Peranakan girl born into a big family, is treated like a maid. Evil Peranakan matriarch Gui Hua (Lin Meijiao) and jealous cousin Zhenzhu (Eelyn Kok) make life difficult for Yueniang at home. in distress: Yueniang is
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    • 320 55 Five reasons why The Little Nyonya works Cultural appeal The Peranakan theme is a first for home-grown Chinese drama. The focus on the culture of the Straits Chinese attracted both Peranakans, for a glimpse of their past, and non-Perana-kans, for a look at a culture that
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      • 608 56 Scan Perm delivers a convincing performance in the character-driven, gay-themed movie Milk MILK (R2l) 130 minutes/Opens tomorrow/****-* The story: This biopic of California's first openly gay elected city official opens with Harvey Milk (Scan Perm) moving to San Francisco with his lover, Scott (James Franco), and
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      • 484 56 RAB NE BANA Dl JODI (PG) 167 minutes/Now showing/***** The story: Surinder Sahni (Shah Rukh Khan) is a sweet and geeky man who works for a power company. He ends up marrying his complete opposite the fun-loving Taani (Anushka Sharma). To win her heart,
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        321 56 ffWEffldramedv THE WOMEN (NCI6) 114 minutes/Opens tomorrow/***** Four women friends go through thick and thin in the city of New York. With such a familiar premise and a sitcom-ish quality to the script and acting, this feels like a two-hour pilot for a Sex And The City knock-off.
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        441 57 DIDT6YUIDE56 SDR5U8DX5RT6JU The film's focus does not waver in this second film. The script, co-written by Woo, is only very loosely based on the 13th-century novel Romance Of The Three Kingdoms which, for many, is the key source of information about the Han Dynasty wars. Woo's movies tend
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      • 571 58 'It's all right. I regard every look at my feet as a blessing' Su SJ Actor Chew Chor Meng (right) on how a lintf> mf> he is stared at in public after he broke the news that he has muscular atrophy 'You get a whole lot of hell
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        114 58  -  Jasmine Teo Indian ties Bollywood meets Hollywood in two new releases Chandni Chowk To China Opens next Thursday Directed by: Nikhil Advani In a nutshell: Sidhu (Akshay Kumar) is a cook on the streets of Delhi. Two strangers from China tell him he is the reincarnation of an
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      • 107 58 Opens Febs Directed by: Danny Boyle In a nutshell: Eighteen-year-old Jamal Malik (Dcv Patel, left), a humble tea boy from Mumbai, is one question away from winning the top prize in Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?. The police accuse him of cheating and as the interrogation proceeds,
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        564 59 I ony Jaa is back to take on a samurai, a silat master, a tribal strongman and a witch with killer nails ONG BAK 2 (NCI6) 97 minutes/Opens tomorrow/***** The story: This prequel to Ong Bak (2003) is set in ancient Thailand. A boy, Tien (Tony Jaa), witnesses
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      • 552 59  -  anjana krishna kumar They are giving away BGB iPod Nano music players and beefcake calendars, and using celebrities to draw attention. The competition is so intense that you would think they are shopping malls instead of polytechnics. Singapore's five polytechnics are holding their open
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    • 639 60 Two rival fan clubs are holding dinners for The King's birthday this week eddino abdul hadi music reporter SINGAPORE FIRST ELVIS FAN CLUB Where: The Jade Room, Hotel Roya When: Thursday, 5.30 to 11pm Admission: $40 for non-members, $35 for members Star performer: Veteran Elvis impersonator
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    • 439 60 Ml Singapore Fringe Festival Adeline chia arts reporter Australian actor Thomas Papathanassiou, who has Greek origins, knows the feeling of not feeling at home in his own country. His parents were Greek immigrants to Australia, and he grew up speaking both Greek and English. When he was
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      • 258 62 SEIZURE KILLED JETT TRAVOLTA The death certificate of John Travolta's son Jett says he was killed by a seizure, an undertaker said on Monday after his autopsy. The body showed no signs of head trauma even though his family and the police had said he hit his head in
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      • 163 62 Hong Kong Cantopop sweetheart Vivian Chow and author Joe Nieh (right) married at their home on Monday and sealed their low-key wedding with three kisses, said reports. It was a happy ending to the tabloid saga which started when he was photographed kissing a pretty undergraduate and
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      • 165 62 Hong Kong Jacky Wu (right) said he is quitting Taiwanese television. The popular TV host shocked Chinese presenter Chen Luyu on her chat show on Hong Kong's Phoenix TV last Saturday by saying he will end his 27-year career on Taiwanese TV on June 30. He
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      • 252 62 Kuala Lumpur The good girl gone bad has promised to be good for one night. R&B sensation Rihanna will shun skimpy outfits when she performs in Malaysia next month, the concert's organisers said yesterday, becoming the latest global star affected by the
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      • 550 92  -  grace chng HJ;H EVERY January for the past seven years, I've headed north to San Francisco to attend Macworld, the largest event for Mac heads. It blows my mind each time to see the unveiling of sexy and hip new gizmos like the iMac, iPod and
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      619 93 Big Bush legacy WHEN United States president George W. Bush leaves the White House on Jan 20, he leaves an unexpected "big" problem vast quantities of digital data that threaten to overwhelm the US National Archives. An emergency plan has been put in place because of fears of
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      • 377 94 TAN CHONG YAW looks at what's hot now and what's not in the world of technology CAMERAS Hot: Smart face recognition (right) Cameras that fire away when they detect a smile or when a new face comes on the scene. Some even sense an upside-down face
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      • 1044 100 IT HAS been christened a geek's fashion icon. Its intuitive user-interface has also made numeric keypads seem primordial. Little wonder then that we happily spread-eagled our wallets at the first glimpse of the iPhone. However, let's face it there are only so many times
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      • 396 100 THE iPhone is an app addict's dream come true because it is easy to download and delete the software used on it, popularly called apps. Unlike other operating systems like Symbian and Windows Mobile where hooking up the computer to the mobile phone to
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        407 97 It's no longer an exclusive club, with PC makers pushing out new netbooks faster than you can say 'light and slim. 00 GIN LEE flips through the trend MORE laptops than desktops were shipped worldwide during the third quarter of last year- the first time this occurred in
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        1737 98 00 GIN LEE tests out the new netbooks and comes up with a few favourites 1 AsusEeePCSlol $1,098 Intel Atom I.6GHz Atom processor, IGB RAM, 16GB solid-state flash drive, Windows XP, 10.2-inch screen, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Weight: Ikg Battery: 4900mAh (4hours 30mins) Asus may have lost its market leadership
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        1244 99 8 HP mininote 1000 $799 Intel Atom I.6GHz, IGB RAM, 60GB hard disk, XP, 10.2-inch, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Weight: I.lkg Battery: 2340 mAh The mininote 1000 retains the wonderfully large keyboard keys from its original 2133 predecessor and has replaced I the slower VIA processor with the much better
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      • 664 99 00 GIN LEE tells readers what he looks out for when choosing a netbook PC VENDORS are afraid that the low-margin netbook will hurt their overall revenues because they make more selling the mainstream laptops so they will try to distinguish the netbook, notably by not
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      • 120 96 Five become one Greta $1,888. For more information, call Bio Link Technology at 6826-3219. WHAT this gizmo lacks in the looks department, it tries to make up for in features. For one, it jam-packs not one but a whopping five gadgets into one compact body. This device not
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      • 183 96 Deserves a standing Ovi-tion Nokia's Mail on Ovi For more information, visit www.nokia.com/betalabs/mailonovi GET your e-mail messages streamed directly to your Nokia phone without having to set up an account on your computer first. That is what Nokia's Mail on Ovi service aims to Simply create an
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      • 91 96 Bright Spare UltraSparc T2 Reference Design Kit Available at www.sun.com/products/ microelectron ics/su pport.jsp GOOD news for computer developers and programmers: Sun Microsystem has unveiled the UltraSparc T2 Reference Design Kit which offers systems designers a suite of development tools needed to test and optimise system performance. With the
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        109 96 Going for gold Nokia 8800 Gold Arte Price unavailable, available from the second quarter of this year SERVING up a hefty helping of high quality leather and decked out in 18 carats worth of gold, the Arte seals its status as tech bling. Nokia puts the spotlight on
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        11 96 HHHH HHHHJH JHJHJHGJ JOSEPH NAIR FOR THE STRIATS TIMES
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      • 852 101  -  Chan Chi-Loong is a freelance writer Many developers want to create the next Faceboo or You Tube but challenges lie ahead for those whc dream of striking gold, especially in Singapore. CHAN CHI-LOONG reports IF THE Internet of the late 1990s was about building bigger
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      • 508 101  -  Chan Chi-Loong Now you can show the whole world the bargain you unearthed and see if everyone agrees By SHOPPING is a very social thing as people "just love to tell others what they have bought, especially if it is a bargain," says Shannon Low Shen-Li, 32.
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      • 255 101 WHAT can you possibly write in a museum blog? Plenty, as demonstrated by local blog Yesterday.sg. Over 2,300 members blogged on various topics such as why banana trees are always tied to Hindu temple gates and how take-away coffee was served in condensed milk cans instead of
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      • 436 101  -  Chan Chi-Loong By WANT to be paid for an opinion? You can, if you write one for Yebber. Started in March 2007, Yebber (www.yebber.com) is a locally developed website where customers can throw bouquets or brickbats at any vendor in Singapore. All reviews are paid
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      • 719 102  -  Sherwin Loh Resistance 2 KL;'KL; By Cheat sheet Weapon of choice: The game gives great hints about upcoming targets by leaving specific weapons lying about. If you see a sniper rifle on the ground, be ready for a long range attack, most likely from rooftops. Grenades
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      • 507 103  -  Yap Hui Bin Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm Of Zehir By a freelance writer YUKOGFYO7YUGF STRING your bow and draw your sword for Storm Of Zehir (SOZ), the second expansion for Neverwinter Nights 2. You start off by selecting four members from the pre-built list
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      • 405 103  -  Oo Gin Lee Naruto Broken Bond By GH;/GHUOGF7YUID THE irrepressible kid ninja is back. Broken Bond is based on episodes 81 to 135 of the hit Naruto TV anime series, which tells the adventures of a ninja boy whose effervescent nature and never-say-die attitude lead
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      • 445 104  -  Melvin Seah By who works in the IT industry YKGFYUK THE Panasonic HDC-SDIOO may look like a typical, boring camcorder but like they say: never judge a book by its cover. This device has quite a few tricks up its sleeves. For starters, it is a high-definition
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      • 321 104  -  Mike Lee By a freelance IT writer KL;'KL;' Sony Ericsson W595 $528 (without contract), from phone retailers and Sony stores ONCE out of the box, all it takes is five minutes to set up the Sony Ericsson W595 and get it to play my favourite tracks. The
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      • 314 105  -  Stephanie Gwee By a freelance writer KL;'KL; Kurve WiMe for iPod $240, from Epicentre Orchard DESPITE all the hype, streaming music wirelessly from music players to home speaker sets today still requires expensive hardware. Worse, many of these thingamajigs are not only unreliable but they are
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      • 442 105  -  Sherwin Loh By KL;'K Motorola Ming Al6OO $588 without contract, from authorised dealers AFTER barely passing Chinese in school, I was always warned that my lack of interest in the language will come back to haunt me. Luckily, Motorola has come to the rescue. The new Ming
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      • 491 105  -  Adli Yashir By a correspondent and Internet coordinator with Berita Harian KL;'KL;' Epson TX7OOW $428, from authorised dealers AS SOON as the colour print from the Epson TX7OOW landed on the output tray, I submergec the printout in a tank of water. My efforts to create a
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      • 455 106  -  Sherwin Loh By KL;'KL;' Zone Alarm Internet Security Suite $109.90 (two-year licence for three PCs) KEEPING your computer safe is not an easy task with over 50 million malicious software in cyberspace. Zone Alarm Internet Security Suite is one of the latest security packages
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      • 327 106  -  Adli Yashir By a correspondent/ Internet coordinator with Berita Harian NEC Powermate P6OOO I I $2,499, from Best Denki c NEC designers looked almost 10 years for inspiration to design th Powermate P6OOO all-in-one entertainment personal computer. The result is a minimalisi. machine that bears an uncanny resemblance
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      • 659 109 6R7SDR75R7U E-mail \p messages and the Web have their place but they won't replace paper. Each has its place. Bert on the future of print HIS is the classic rags to riches story. Today, Bert Wong, 52, helms printing and imaging giant Fuji Xerox Singapore (FXS)
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