The Straits Times, 25 January 2009

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    21 1 A Singapore Press Holdings publication Z/\J cents thesundaytimes JANUARY 25, 2009 72 PAGES IN THREE PARTS MICA (P) 192/11 /2008 straitstimes.com
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    Lock icon Govt doing all it can to tackle crisis, says PM
    767 1  -  Li Xueying In CNY message, he points to unprecedented move to tap reserves Political Correspondent By taking the unprecedented step of unlocking Singapore's reserves, the Government is sending out this clear signal: It intends "to respond to the crisis decisively
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    Lock icon Families 'must draw closer in a crisis'
    413 1 In previous years, hairstylist Susan Son, 28, and her cousins would have their reunion dinners separately on Chinese New Year Eve. With the gloomy economy this year, all eight of them and their spouses will gather tonight at their grandparents' home in Toa
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      102 1 Jobless professionals want more help lIMEPAGE2 Dipping into reserves gets thumbs up Govt to hand out more goodies later in the year? lIMEPAGE4 How households will benefit lIMEPAGESS-7 recovering in Orchard Road PAGE 9 Jobs Credit Scheme must be kept temporary, says IKPAGE24 Obama's speech impressed because he did not
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    • [budget special]
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        Lock icon We'll need more help, jobless execs say
        1037 2  -  Michelle Tay While welcoming the Govt's efforts, they deem tax instalment, other plans insufficient lk M w\ SAVING R# jobs Government will give all employers money for every Singaporean and PR worker who is paid CPF 12% of the worker's monthly wage cost,
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        Lock icon GST Credits: Enough to help out?
        746 3  -  Jamie Ee Wen Wei Some want more cash payouts, while MPs say saving jobs is the Budget's ultimate aim I^7 __^__ft HELPING •^_rlt# FAMILIES Doubling of GST Credits Increased rebates on rentals and service and conservancy charges Taxpayers get personal income tax rebate of
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        Lock icon Tapping reserves: Many back move
        1082 4  -  Li Xueying They see it as a step in the right direction as unlocked money is for two special measures to help save jobs Political Correspondent HE'S FOR IT "These are really hard times. If you don't make use of the reserves now, I don't
        CAROLINE CHIA  -  1,082 words
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        Lock icon Jobs Credit payout spurs hiring
        435 4  -  Estelle Low Thanks to the new Jobs Credit scheme announced by the Government last week, bak kwa maker Bee Cheng Hiang is hiring. The home-grown barbecued meat chain expects to be getting about $10,000 every month, and sees this as an opportunity to increase its
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        Lock icon Off-Budget measures likely, say experts
        854 4  -  Mavis Toh Shuli Sudderuddin PREPARE FOR CRISIS' FULL EFFECTS: GEORGE YEO Foreign Minister George Yeo said yesterday the economic crisis has not been "completely felt yet" and warned that in the coming months, it will "begin to bite". "The provisions in the Budget, some of
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        Lock icon GST credits to tide her over for 2 months
        574 5 RETRENCHED PROFESSIONAL if s reunion dinner m g ht f OT Singaporeans facing their worst recession in 60 years. Will the spread tonight be less lavish as a result? The Sunday Times speaks to a spectrum of people from a low-income
        NG SOR LUAN  -  574 words
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        Lock icon You can't be self-reliant if you don't have a job
        411 5 NEW GRADUATE Mr Goh Wee Meng, 24, lives in a five-room flat in Tampines with his parents, brother, 23, and sister, 18. He graduated from the Singapore Institute of Management in December last year with a marketing degree. He has
        CAROLINE CHIA  -  411 words
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        Lock icon Rental waiver helps free up some cash
        529 6 LOW-INCOME SINGAPOREAN for Mr Lim and his mother GST Credits: $1,000 Senior Citizens' Bonus: $1,000 Utilities-Save rebate: $210 Service and Conservancy Charges rebate: $80.04 Rental rebate: $152.52 Cost of living remains high "It was a difficult year as prices of things kept going
        LIM SIN THAI  -  529 words
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        Lock icon Higher rental rebates will help companies
        586 6 SME BUSINESSMAN Engineer Chua Tian Beng, 49, and his wife Goi Gwek Meng, 44, run two businesses dealing with mechanical and electrical services. His companies hire 26 people and have an annual turnover of about $4 million. They have a factory in Loyang Crescent
        NG SOR LUAN  -  586 words
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        Lock icon Budget benefits yet to be seen
        593 6 WELL-OFF RETIREE Housewife Yvonne Heng, 55, lives with her husband Heng Tin Meng, 64, a retired stockbroker, and their two sons, aged 25 and 30, in a condominium along East Coast Road. Mrs Heng used to work as an executive secretary in an American
        DESMOND LIM; NG SOR LUAN  -  593 words
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        Lock icon My biggest fear is that people will be less willing to spend
        532 6 HEARTLAND SHOPOWNER Mr Lim Ek Chong, 57, and his wife, Madam Chua Kirn Hong, 52, run a houseware and sundry shop in Toa Payoh Lorong 4. Mr Lim, who used to be a carpenter, opened his shop 15
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      Lock icon Who can do PM Singh's job?
      546 7  -  Ravi Velloor His op prompts talk of succession; Mukherjee and Rahul Gandhi are possible choices South Asia Bureau Chief In New Delhi India's Prime Minister was recovering yesterday after a complicated heart operation that has raised speculation about a possible successor three months before
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      Lock icon Obama hopes to sign aid plan within a month
      1929 7 KEY POINTS IN THE PACKAGE Doubling within three years the amount of energy that could be produced from renewable resources, and building a new electricity grid with almost 5,000 km of new transmission lines. Upgrading 10,000 schools and improving learning for
      Reuters; AFP; Xinhua; REUTERS  -  1,929 words
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      33 5 for Mr Goh Additional GST Credits: $20_0 GST Credits (including NS component where applicable): $200 improving the unemployment rate. They keep telling us to be self-re-liant, but we can't be self-reliant without employment.
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      Lock icon Oh rats! This is Orchard Road
      1045 8  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Rodent problem in the shopping belt seems to have worsened over the last two years Common sight "A couple of years ago, there were rats occasionally. Now I see them every night." MS JOCELYN HUANG, 18, a part-time server at K-Box in
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      Lock icon Corridor fire at Jurong block
      332 8  -  Zureena Habib A fire that started along a corridor of an HDB block yesterday morning has left one family without a front door. Bank teller Roswati Osman, 39, and her family of five were awoken before dawn by a commotion outside their four-room flat. When
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      Lock icon Retire? No thanks, I'd rather try a new career
      1695 9  -  Radha Basu Radha Basu Many want to keep working rather than fade into retirement despite the recession PLANNING HIS FOURTH CAREER AT 70 Rather than savour the fruits of a well-earned retirement, Mr Ong Teong Wan, 70, is busy planning his
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      Lock icon Giving teen entrepreneurs an early start
      742 9  -  Debbie Yong Huang Huifen Energetic, full of ideas and eager to be their own boss, Singapore's teen entrepreneurs now have another reason to turn their vision into reality. With the amended Civil Law and Bankruptcy Bills passed by Parliament last Monday, anyone aged 18
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      Lock icon Carrots galore for home buyers
      806 10  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi Developers, agents offer perks like cash hongbao, stamp duty waivers With the property market currently at a standstill, developers and agents are dangling carrots with the hope that buyers will bite. Cash hongbao, stamp duty waivers and outright discounts of as much
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      Lock icon IN BRIEF
      196 10 SMRT bus and trailer collide A trailer and an SMRT bus collided yesterday morning on the Tampines Expressway towards the Seletar Expressway before the Yio Chu Kang exit. Sixteen people were sent to Changi General Hospital with light injuries. The police received a call about the accident at
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      Lock icon More youth getting hooked on smartphones
      664 10  -  Shuli Sudderuddin United States President Barack Obama cannot live without it and now, neither can some youngsters in Singapore. The Blackßerry, a smartphone which allows users to use phone functions as well as e-mail and applications like Facebook, is becoming popular among the young,
      CAROLINE CHIA  -  664 words
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      Lock icon River Hongbao kicks off with a bang
      353 11  -  Teo Wan Gek Firecrackers set off instead of fireworks as festival trims budget to $1.4 m Instead of fireworks, those who showed up at the opening of this year's River Hongbao 2009 last night got firecrackers instead. Belt-tightening extended to this year's festival,
      SHAHRIYA YAHAYA  -  353 words
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      Lock icon FESTIVE SPIRIT IN THE AIR
      138 11 Recession or not, the Chinese New Year festivities will go on as last-minute shoppers thronged Chinatown on Friday night, picking out traditional goodies and decorations or just soaking up the atmosphere. ST PHOTOS: CHEW SENG KIM It may be close to midnight, but the bright
      CHEW SENG KIM  -  138 words
    • Article
      Lock icon 13-year-old drowns in condo pool
      380 11  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Sales assistant Siti Nurbaiyah, 27, had planned to take her youngest brother, 13-year-old Muhammad Khairul, swimming this Chinese New Year long weekend. But before the weekend even started, he drowned at a friend's condominium pool. He had gone to play soccer on Friday
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      Lock icon Seeking refund? It may take you up to a year
      1075 12  -  Mavis Toh Some consumers give up after a while or do not get money back due to business failure When Mr Jeremy Ang's handheld game console died last April, just a week after he bought it, he thought it was
      NG SOR LUAN  -  1,075 words
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      Lock icon MOST ALLOW EXCHANGES
      278 12 Exchange, yes; refund, no. That is the attitude of most retailers along Orchard Road which The Sunday Times surveyed. Unlike retail outlets in the United States which often have no-questions-asked full refund policies, retailers in Singapore are not so generous. Out of the 55 stores polled, only
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      Lock icon Testy start to China-US ties
      481 13 Handle sensitive issues with care, Chinese Foreign Minister urges Hillary Clinton Beijing China's Foreign Minister has urged US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to be careful with sensitive issues that could strain ties, calling the relationship between their two nations one of the world's most
      Reuters; Xinhua; AP  -  481 words
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      Lock icon Obama lifts restrictions on abortion aid
      331 13 Washington President Barack Obama has repealed a policy that restricted federal money for international organisations that promote or provide abortions overseas, sweeping aside a pillar of the social policy architecture of Mr George W. Bush's presidency. The executive order Mr Obama signed last Friday
      NYT; AP; AFP  -  331 words
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      Lock icon Hamas battered but back in control
      660 13 Caza City- Hamas men delivered an envelope with five crisp US$lOO (Ssl49) bills last Friday to a veiled woman whose house was damaged during Israel's invasion of Gaza the first of promised relief payments by the militant group. In another part of the territory,
      AP; Washington Post; AFP; REUTERS; XINHUA  -  660 words
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      Lock icon 'No interest in taking power', says Kim's eldest son
      408 13 Seoul The eldest son of North Korean leader Kirn Jong II yesterday said he had no interest in taking power and that his father alone would decide on a successor, according to Yonhap news agency. The South Korean agency, quoting "well-informed
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    • Article
      Lock icon Who wants Guantanamo inmates?
      472 14 Most US senators unwilling to hold terror suspects in their states; EU is uncommitted Washington Is Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, chief planner of the Sept 11 attacks, coming to a prison near Pleasantville? One day after United States President Barack Obama ordered that the military detention centre
      NYT; LAT  -  472 words
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      Lock icon Iraq to reopen notorious Abu Ghraib prison
      200 14 Baghdad Iraq will reopen the notorious Abu Ghraib prison next month, but it is getting a facelift and a new name, a senior justice official said yesterday. The announcement comes as the US military began handing over detainees in its custody to the
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      Lock icon INDONESIA, MALAYSIA SEEK ACCESS TO INMATES
      365 14 Jakarta Indonesia and Malaysia have sought access to terrorist suspects from their respective countries who are detained in Guantanamo Bay prison, after US President Barrack Obama ordered the closure of the facility. Indonesia wants access to Hambali, whose real name is Riduan Isamuddin. He
      AP; AFP  -  365 words
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      Lock icon FREED DETAINEE NOW AN AL-QAEDA COMMANDER
      190 14 Washington A released Guantanamo Bay terror detainee's re-emergence as an Al-Qaeda commander in Yemen highlights the difficulty US President Barack Obama faces in his efforts to close the detention facility. A US counter-terror official confirmed last Friday that Said Ali al-Shihri, who was jailed
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      Lock icon Barcelona building collapses; kids killed
      431 14 Barcelona Part of a sports centre collapsed in high winds yesterday in the northern Spanish city of Barcelona, killing at least four children and injuring eight others. Hurricane-force winds gusting up to 160kmh in some places caused at least three other deaths in Spain and
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      Lock icon US continues air strikes on terror groups in Pakistan
      220 14 Washington Two United States missile strikes that killed at least 22 people at suspected terrorist hideouts in Pakistan have offered the first tangible sign of the new US administration's commitment to sustain military pressure on terrorist groups there. The separate strikes
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      Lock icon Sarkozy to the rescue of French papers
      601 15 Measures include free subscriptions for teens to help ailing print media industry State's duty to give support "It is the state's primary responsibility to respond to an emergency, and there is an emergency caused by the impact of the collapse of advertising revenue."
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      Lock icon Chinese New Year cheer in Africa
      150 15 Spring has come to Africa, the arid continent home to about 800,000 Chinese. Chinese New Year, better known in China as Spring Festival, is being celebrated across Africa, where China is mining minerals, building roads and establishing a stronger presence. At Nairobi University's Confucius
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      Lock icon Britannica to let netizens edit content
      368 15 London The 240-year-old Encyclopaedia Britannica is to let readers edit its entries, as it battles to keep pace with Internet resources like Wikipedia. From this week, visitors to the publication's website, Britannica.com, will be able to submit proposed changes to editors, who will check
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      Lock icon Stem-cell therapy targets age-linked blindness next
      286 15 London British scientists will apply this year to start patient trials of an embryonic stem-cell therapy for the commonest cause of blindness age-related macular degeneration (AMD). If approved, the study will be the second of its kind, after United States regulators on Friday cleared
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      Lock icon 3 out of Penang PKR line-up
      289 17 Penang Deputy Chief Minister and two exec councillors dropped, exposing deep rift in party George Town Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has dropped three top leaders from their posts in a key party committee in Penang, raising afresh talk of a leadership tussle. The rift
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      Lock icon KL to test incoming US peanut butter products
      299 17  -  Hazlin Hassan Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur Malaysia will hold back for testing all peanut butter products from the US, following several salmonella-linked deaths in America, officials said yesterday. Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai said the government had raised the alert for
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      Lock icon Man who vied for Samy Vellu's MIC post sacked
      284 17 Kuala Lumpur A man who wanted to challenge Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu for the president's post in the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) has been sacked. The sacking of Mr M. Muthupalaniappan clears the road for Mr Samy to be elected
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      Lock icon 'Scorpion Queen' sets stinging new record
      115 17 Thailand's "Scorpion Queen" Kanchana Kaetkaew has set a new 33-day record for the longest stay with 5,000 live adult scorpions. Ms Kanchana, 38, started on her record on Dec 22 last year and ended it yesterday. She stayed with the poisonous arachnids in a
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      Lock icon New air terminal yet to be cleared for take-off
      306 17 Petaling Jaya Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said the government is "studying and looking into" the building of a new airport in Negeri Sembilan by Air Asia, in an indication that it was having a rethink over the controversial plan. He
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        Lock icon Pfizer to acquire Wyeth for $90b
        95 17 New York Pfizer, the world's largest researchbased pharmaceuticals firm, is in talks to acquire Wyeth for more than US$6O billion (Ss9o billion), sources say, in what would be its third mammoth acquisition after it purchased WarnerLambert and Pharmacia. A merger of the two could
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        Lock icon Clerics mull over smoking ban
        77 17 Padang Panjang Indonesian clerics debated yesterday whether Muslims should be banned from smoking. If the Ulema Council, Indonesia's top Islamic body, issues a ruling on the issue, it could shape government policy in one of the world's largest tobacco markets. Mr Gusrizal Gazahar, an Ulema
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        Lock icon Conference on refugees mooted
        103 17 Bangkok Thailand offered yesterday to host a regional conference to discuss ways to prevent the mass migration of refugees, after its navy was accused of brutally mistreating boat people from Bangladesh. Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman Thani Thongpakdee said yesterday that it was also in talks with
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        Lock icon Centre killings: Man charged
        74 17 Dendermonde (Belgium) A 20-year-old Belgian man has been charged with killing two infants and a 54-year-old female employee at a child daycare centre and remanded in custody, a prosecutor in Dendermonde, western Belgium, said yesterday. The man, whose identity has not been released, was arrested last
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        Lock icon Model dies from infection
        76 17 Rio De Janeiro A Brazilian model whose feet and hands were amputated following a drug-resistant infection died early yesterday, health officials said. Ms Mariana Bridi, 20, died from complications related to a generalised infection caused by the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the Espirito Santo State Health Secretariat
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  • Sunday people
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      Lock icon Beheaded victim may have spurned suspect
      539 18 Washington The Chinese student accused of beheading a fellow Chinese student at Virginia Tech may have been snubbed romantically by his victim. China Central Television (CCTV) cited other Chinese students who knew Zhu Haiyang, 25, as saying that he had courted Ms Yang Kin,
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      Lock icon Kashmiri militant slams Bollywood
      349 18 New Delhi The fundamentalist leader of a Kashmiri women's morality brigade is taking on Bollywood. Madam Asiya Andrabi, the leader of the Dukhtaran-e-Millat militant organisation, is threatening legal action against the movie Lamhaa because its director cast sex symbol Bipasha Basu to play her, the Guardian
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      Lock icon Hard times for Indian expats seeking brides
      623 18 Mumbai With a good education, a well-paid job abroad and career prospects, the expatriate Indian male was once a prize catch for any family back home looking to marry off their daughter. But the effects of the global economic downturn have made hardworking
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      331 18 PHOTO Washington Ms Kirsten Gillibrand, who will replace Mrs Hillary Clinton as New York Senator, is the political polar opposite of her predecessor although both are Democrats. Ms Gillibrand, a second-term House Representative, has an A rating from the National Rifle Association, voted against the
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      1776 19  -  Lorna Tan In the Year of the Ox, it's time to return to the basics of investing and exercise discipline and perseverance Finance Correspondent After a few years of easy money too easy perhaps it is worth remembering that the ox symbolises prosperity through that
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        1378 20  -  Lorna Tan The return is priceless, says man who overcame a failed venture and cancer to build a business with $120 m turnover Better to be blessed than smart "Don't take risks. That means if I want to invest in anything, I do so with
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        910 21  -  Joyce Teo Giving up deposit is not enough once Option to Purchase is exercised Property Correspondent In every downturn, there will be some investors or speculators made desperate by the change in market direction who want to get out of their private home
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        478 21  -  Lie Chin Chin YOUR PERSONAL ADVISER: FINANCE Managing Director Characterist My uncle died last year from V_y lung cancer. He was made a bankrupt in 1998. Apart from other debts, he also had an outstanding sum of about $200,000 with the Inland Revenue
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        216 21 MY SPACE Investment company executive assistant Amarjeet Kaur tells Debbie Yong how she wanted rustic charm in her executive HDB flat. Amarjeet Kaur, 46 Lives in a 153 sq m executive HDB apartment in Bukit Batok Lives with husband Cameron lan Vanzetta,
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        1005 22  -  Goh Eng Yeow Past Ox years marked new eras of prosperity, let's hope the coming one is no exception Markets Correspondent In a scene from the hit movie Mamma Mia!, three middle-aged men tell a young girl about their youthful escapades with her mother. It brought
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        1056 22  -  Michael Hiltzik The battle of youth versus age is one of the defining economic struggles of our era. Therefore, speaking as someone who has not been referred to as "The Kid" for a decade or three, I would like to salute Captain Chesley B.
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        1059 23  - A big plus for firms for now Alvin Liew JOBS CREDIT SCHEME Singapore may enter its worst recession this year and jobs will still be lost despite the aid The Singapore Budget for FY2009 was unprecedented in more ways than one. It exceeded most expectations in terms of size of
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        1109 23  -  Floyd Norris The authors offered several reasons why financial salaries soared in the f 1920s and again since 1980. It isn't computers, they argued, because there were no computers the first time, and it is not just a strong stock market. Instead,
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        1276 24  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi Norman Li gave up a job in finance to study all about love and lust Why many Singaporeans stay single "One possibility is that people are caught up with work. Things are expensive here and it is hard for people to feel established and
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        787 24  -  Cheong Suk-Wai BOOK REVIEW Why have interactions between South-east Asia and the great powers in particular the US, Britain, Japan and now China not yielded more interest and commitments beyond pumping money into matters that best serve the latte^s interests, such as
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        351 25 EDITORIAL In Chinese astrology, the ox is a working animal. To put it not so decorously, it's a beast of burden. People born in ox years are said to be strong and hardy and put muscle into whatever it is they do. Oxen are also
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        133 25 Budget 2009 A "$20.5 billion Resilience Package" may sound big at first glance but it is just about 8.6 per cent of GDP. Whether such a package could negate the impact of a global meltdown or re-ignite the engine of the economy is pretty doubtful. Whether it could maintain
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        196 25 "First of all, how good-looking is my wife?" BARACK OBAMA, asking a cheering crowd before dancing with his wife Michelle at the Neighbourhood Inaugural Ball "Joe had the choice to be secretary of state or vice-president." JILL BIDEN, wife of US Vice-President Joe Biden, in a
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          156 25 I refer to the report, "One-Eyed Dragon wanted to help others" (Jan 11), and commend the excellent coverage of the hanging of triad leader Tan Chor Jin. Going behind the walls of Changi Prison and reporting the news was a good move. The report was
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          112 25 I took my children to watch a movie at GV Yishun on Jan 17. Some of the seats were in such poor condition that there was hardly any cushioning and one had to cope with bites from bugs or other creepy crawlies. After the movie,
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          171 25 I refer to last Sunday's article, "Never too old for hongbao?" The tradition of giving hongbao has evolved over the years. It is not uncommon in these times for those who are married to give hongbao during Chinese New Year to friends and colleagues who
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          119 25 I like the hongbao practice in China and Taiwan, as reported in The Sunday Times last week. In these places, it is common for working people (single or married) to give hongbao, especially to children and the elderly. I think it is a good
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          152 25 I cringed upon reading "New leash oflife"Qan4). Reading about people who indulge in virtual relationships with "pets" which are nothing more than computer graphics makes me wonder if such individuals are mentally sound. It is hard for me to imagine having any meaningful relationship
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          338 25 Mark Featherstone's article, "Great way to fly -or cry" (Jan f f), on his woes flying on various North American airlines and having to contend with grandmotherly stewardesses, brought back memories of an incident on a United Airlines (UA) flight. It happened when my
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          226 25 With reference to last Sunday's article, "Motorcycle helmets with expiry dates?", all riders must realise that helmets do not last forever and need to be replaced when worn out. However, it will be impractical for any authority to impose a mandatory
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          144 25 While I agree with Mr Lee Seek Kay's aspirations for our countrymen ("Why confine graciousness?", Jan fO), experience has made me somewhat sceptical. Every Thursday night after class, my coursemates and I take the train from Dhoby Ghaut to our homes in Woodlands and Sembawang. Our
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        366 26 Each week, we publish an excerpt from a book that is topical or of general interest. Wowability How To Achieve It Why It Matters By Imrad Syed John Wiley Sons (Asia) Pte Ltd (2008) The writer, who is regional director of marketing planning for Asia in ADK, the third-largest
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        1168 26  -  Janadas Devan Obama's inauguration speech was convincing precisely because he didn't aim to impress Review Editor The expectations were too high. Days before Mr Barack Obama's inauguration as the 44th President of the United States, the usually sober Ms Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times
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        612 26 THE EX-PAT FILES It was a cold and "wintry" night. The rain was coming down in fits and starts. My shoes, and therefore my feet, were damp from the many puddles they had stepped into. The wind whooshing by my ears was teeth-chatteringly cold. And
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        284 26 "The introduction of the death penalty for drug trafficking has, we believe, had a deterrent effect...As a result of our policies, thousands of young people have been saved from the drug menace." LAW MINISTER K. SHANMUCAM, on whether Singapore should scrap or retain the death penalty for drug
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        961 27  -  Julia Werigier Nelson Schwartz London An island nation that bulked up on debt and lived beyond its means. A plunging currency. A financial system edging towards nationalisation. With the pound at a multi-dec-ade low and British banks requiring ever-larger injections of taxpayer cash, it
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        391 27 Giles Ji Ungpakorn Thai don accused of insulting monarchy In 2007, he released a book, A Coup For The Rich, that criticised the Sept 19, 2006 coup that unseated then premier Thaksin Shinawatra. Last Tuesday, Professor Giles Ji Ungpakorn of Chulalongkorn University, who is a prominent leftist commentator, was
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        1230 27 After military victory, Sri Lankan govt must find political solution to the ethnic conflict India Correspondent In New Delhi The Tamil Tigers are on the run, and the Sri Lankan army is hot on their heels. "We have surrounded them on all sides,"
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      109 28 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our saviour Jesus Christ; Titus: 2:13 3rd Anniversary Blessed Memory of Lydia Ang Bong Chee Blessed Chinese Lunar New Year to you my dearly beloved! Three years have gone by and yet it seems as though
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      81 28 YEO AH CHENG Age: 75 m passed away peacefully on 24 January 2009. I Wife: Low Geak Cheng Son: Daughter-in-law: Yeo Boon Heong Evelyn Tan Mci Ling Daughters: Son-in-law: I Yeo Moei Leng Dorothy Yeo Mvi Noi Tan Thye Hoe Timothy I Grandsons: Granddaughter: Rodrique Yeo Kai Jie Natasha Tan
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      57 28 Thalai Thevasam In Loving Memory of i i THILAGAVATHI AMMAL SAVITHIRI D/O K. SUPPIAH Departed on 8/2/2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by: Husband: Arumugam Ramaiah Servai Sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law. Special prayers will be held on 28 Jan 2009 (Wed) morning, 9am at Blk 106 A Depot Rd #07-567.
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      62 28 i In Loving Memory Of LOW SAM MOEY I Departed: 25 Jan 1998 Today recalls sad memories, Of a dear mother gone to rest, And the one who thinks of her today I Is the one who loves her best. I Always remembered I by Son: Roger Wee, I Daughters,
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      41 28 We, The Family Of The Late TANKUAYHOE llf Departed on 21st January 2009 wishes to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their condolences, assistance, attendance, donations and wreaths during our recent breavement.
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      92 28 We, the family of the late KERRY ONG KHUAN BEE Departed on 21 January 2009 are enormously grateful to our relatives and friends for their love and constant support of Kerry during his journey. We are also indebted to Dr Koo Wen Hsin, the National Cancer Centre, and the doctors,
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      155 28 s "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die." John 11:25-26 800 HIEN LIAN 800 LENG CHENG Age: 84 was called home to be with the Lord on 24 January 2009.
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      28 28 Wγ al-fatihah S ALLAHYARHAM SYED HAM ID BIN WAN AHMAD SHAHAB Age: 57 passed away peacefully on 23/1/2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered ir* by loved ones. wi
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      37 28 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of K. K. GOPALAKRISHNAN Departed: 25 January 2008 A year has passed but the memories remain. Always loved, cherished and remembered by your family members, relatives, friends and loved ones. :-aWa_- -Jib
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      34 28 M r r nf k In Loving Memory Of Our Dearest Parents S.MURUGESU M.RAJAMANIE Departed 25/1/96 Departed 17/2/88 DearAppa Amma We love you miss you both Always remembered by children, grandchildren, relatives loved ones
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      61 28 In Memoriam Ist Anniversary Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, ana let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Ronnie Tan Kiat Loo Departed: 25 January 2008 Our family chain is broken, Nothing seems the same, But as God calls us one by one, the links
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      28 28 In Loving Memory of Day Kirn Woo TsangPing Departed 12 May 2005 Departed 25 Jan 2003 Dearly missed and always remembered by: Daughter, Son-in-law, Grandsons and relatives -^l________,
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      30 28 Ml =I| I 3rd Anniversary ~T In Loving Memory of our Beloved Mother TAN SEOW LUN Departed on 25.1.06 We will always cherish our L, fond memories of you. _J<
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      129 29 jjp "The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want." Psalm 23 '^S Charlie Wee Chay Lee Age: 86 Was called home to be with the Lord on 23 January 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Teresa Chan (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Steven Wee Hock Chye Anne Neoh Lay
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      133 29 r "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.... F and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 LIM SOO BEE Age: 65 was called home to be with the Lord on 24 January 2009. Dearly missed and always cherished by loved
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      42 29 The Family Of The Late Kwek Keng Tee Departed on 20 January 2009 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement.
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      27 29 r With Fond Memories Of GILBERT CHENG KWOK WING Departed: 26 January 2008 Always remembered by: Management, Staff Friends of Hunwin Enterprises (S) Pte Ltd J i
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      26 29 •A hi lira ANNIVERSARY IN FONDEST LOVING MEMORYOF JEREMY CHIA KIN LOONG Departed on 25 January 1998 Always remembered by Dad, Mum Sis, Relatives and Friends
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      138 28 ANNOUNCEMENT Our customer service counter at Toa Payoh North is open from 12.30pm spm today for obituary bookings in The Straits Times and Berita Harian. We will also be open from 12.30pm 9.45pm on Tues, Jan 27, for obituary bookings in the English and Malay language publications. We are closed
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      674 29 American lies 29th overall, but says comeback remains on track while Davis is set to win the Tour Down Under Adelaide Cyclist Lance Armstrong says his comeback remains on track, despite fading from contention in the Tour Down Under after a tough fifth stage yesterday. Australian Allan
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      364 29 BASKETBALL NBA: Charlotte 98 Phoenix 76, Dallas 112 Detroit 91, Indiana 107 Houston 102, Atlanta 11 7 Milwaukee 87, NY Knicks 108 Memphis 88, Minnesota 116 New Orleans 108, Toronto 114 Chicago 94, San Antonio 94 New Jersey 91. CRICKET Third and final ODI in Lahore: Sri Lanka 309-5
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      114 29 FOOTBALLI Dutch C'ship: FC Croningen v Ajax (Live, Chi 16, 9.30pm). English FA Cup, 4th rd: Cardiff City (II) v Arsenal (Live, Ch23, 9pm), Liverpool v Everton (Live, Ch23, 11.30pm). Italian Serie A: Lazio v Cagliari (Live, mio TV Ch6l, 10pm), Inter Milan v Sampdoria (Live, mio TV
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      202 29 Text and pictures by Wang Hui Fen Israel Tan, 20, Student Height: 1.7 m Weight: 62kg Exercise regimen: Twice a week, I hit the gym for strength training. To build aerobic and anaerobic fitness, I have internal training and swim once a week. I train daily once the
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      194 30 iome of the players taking part n the American Lingerie Football xague (LFL) have a warped sense )f morality. They do not mind )laying in tight bras and panties, )ut do not like playing in front )f people who wear even less. This stance
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      165 30 Until last Tuesday, very few had probably heard of Ekaterina Rubleva (above). But, in an instant that day, the Russian skater became the talk of the sporting world. No, she was not the picture of perfection at the European Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki. The 23-year-old got
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      166 30 Sixteen-year-old schoolboy Tyler Rix (right) signed a four-album £1 million (Ss2.l million) recording deal with Universal Music last Thursday. But that meant giving up a career with English Premier League football club West Ham. The Potters Bar schoolboy was snapped up by the London side at
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      169 30 Semi-retired tennis hottie Anna Kournikova (right) has sparked pregnancy rumours after she was photographed last week in a loose-fitting dress. The US media concluded that the 27-year-old is expecting her first child with crooner Enrique Iglesias. The pair were seen sailing in Miami and Kournikova was wearing a
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      Lock icon Fluent Murray serves up a warning
      579 31 Briton's thrashing of Melzer gives strength to claims that he is the one to watch out for Melbourne Briton Andy Murray removed any doubts he was not a serious contender for the Australian Open title with a clinical 7-5, 6-0, 6-3 third-round demolition of
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      166 31 Third round Men: Fernando Gonzalez (Chi) bt Richard Gasquet (Fra) 3-6 3-6 7-6(10) 6-2 12-10, Rafael Nadal (Esp) bt Tommy Haas (Ger) 6-4 6-2 6-2, Andy Murray (Gbr) bt Juergen Melzer (Aut) 7-5 6-0 6-3, James Blake (USA) bt Igor Andreev (Rus) 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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      87 31 Twenty-four readers of The Sunday Times stand a chance to win exclusive adidas tennis apparel. Twelve sets of men's and women's apparel from the adidas Falcon range are available to lucky readers who can answer the following questions: 1 What is the name of Novak Djokovic's new
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      Lock icon Modern stars are brawnier, but they still require a brain
      834 31  -  Rohit Brijnath COURT SIDE Jo Wilfried-Tsonga is given to shyness and speaks so softly in the interview room that he seems to have a bad case of bashfulness. The voluble Ali, whom Tsonga resembles, would have been appalled. But evidently
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      499 32 Kuwait City A Kuwaiti business group has denied reports that it is in talks to buy Liverpool. Nasser Al-Kharafi, the co-owner of The Kharafi Group, was reported to have met Liverpool officials this week, fuelling speculation that he was ready to buy out the
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      Lock icon City circus is no fun to watch
      988 32  -  Rob Hughes HEART OF FOOTBALL Clueless and expensive team-building attempts show that manager Hughes is not in charge If Manchester City had all the stars they tried to buy in the last two transfer windows, they might today be football's equivalent of the
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      235 32 London Unsettled Brazilian striker Robinho wants to know who Manchester City will sign before the end of this month's transfer window. While there is no suggestion that Robinho will leave the side any time soon, he is desperate to put across his concerns about the football
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      Lock icon The great Merseyside divide
      529 33  -  Richard Jolly Everton do not have Liverpool's spending power but the club are still making progress When Manchester City's attempt to capture Kaka made the headlines, perspective was provided at a more successful but impoverished football club. "I don't think I have spent £100 million (Ss2o9
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      288 33 "I have no feelings towards Everton. We are a big club, they're a small club. They're just there to add to the numbers. "They're not even on our radar. They're not in the running for any title not the Champions League and
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      206 33 Liverpool Liverpool know full well what Tim Cahill is capable of doing. But, just in case the Reds have forgotten, Cahill's teammate Leighton Baines reminded them about the Australian's abilities ahead of the Liverpool-Everton FA Cup fourth-round clash today at Anfield. It was Cahill who popped
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      685 33  -  Tay Yek Keak [OFFSIDE] LIVERPOOL FAN 1 Does not drink until he sleeps during Happy Hour. In view of the Spanish contingent at the club, he now naps only during Siesta Hour. 2 Completely disagrees with legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly's "What's Everton?" boast that
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      Lock icon Lions want to leave 0-6 loss behind and focus on Jordan
      501 34  -  Leonard Lim Ticket details National Stadium, Wednesday, 7.30pm Match-day tickets will be sold at the National Stadium East and West entrances from 5.30pm. Grandstand: $10, Gallery: $6 (adult) Gallery: $2 (student/senior citizen)* Only applicable for secondary school, ITE Junior
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        601 59  -  Tan Hsueh Yun Hot, sour, salty and sweet this chilli crab sauce has it all, and tastes best when tossed with pasta GFDGDFG So often, I have spooned the savoury, spring onion and ginger-infused gravy from a steamed fish over rice and thought: I could
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        423 59 INGREDIENTS 3 stalks lemongrass 1 thumb-sized knob of ginger, peeled and thinly sliced 250g peeled shallots, halved 2-4 bird's eye chillies, stems removed 2 Tbs canola or vegetable oil 400 ml tomato puree (below left) 4-6 Tbs Lingham's Sos Cili (below right) 2-3 kaffir
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