The Straits Times, 27 April 2009

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    20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 MONDAY, APRIL 27 2009 S|Si A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon New lease of work life
      84 1 MOHD Zainudin (above) went from a well-paying job in hospitality to a job as a librarian on $1,300 a month, after being retrenched in 2007. Despite the pay cut, he sees the positive side to his work. Career consultants are urging other retrenched workers here
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      Lock icon Makeover for Bedok
      52 1 BEDOK Town Centre is set to change when it opens its first mall in the third quarter of next year. The five-level mall will include shops and food and entertainment outlets. Other works-in-progress include a plaza area where residents can gather and new footpaths and linkways. HOME
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      Lock icon Taiwan, China ink pacts
      43 1 TAIWAN and China signed several agreements during a fresh round of talks yesterday, including one which could pave the way for financial service providers to invest and operate in each other's markets. PRIME PAGE A 5, WORLD PAGE Al2
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      Lock icon China's rising stars
      42 1 BORN after 1960, well-educated and well-versed in economics. Meet China's five rising political stars whom analysts say are likely to form the core of the country's "Sixth Generation" leadership slated to take over in 2022. WORLD PAGE A 8
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      Lock icon IPO business dries up
      44 1 THEY made good money helping companies launch their initial public offerings here. But, hit by the financial crisis, this key IPO business has dried up. Now, financial services firms here are struggling to survive the brutal shake-out. MONEY PAGE 818
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    Lock icon Race to contain swine flu
    738 1  -  Chua Chin Hon US declares public health emergency; 20 cases confirmed so far By US BUREAU CHIEF WASHINGTON: Governments worldwide raced to contain the spread of a new strain of swine flu that has killed over 80 people in Mexico, amid a fresh warning that
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    Lock icon Maternity leave: Govt to pay firms earlier
    591 1  -  Jeremy Au Yong By THE Government has modified its maternity leave subsidy scheme to let companies receive part of the payments earlier. Starting next month, employers will no longer have to wait until a worker uses up all her maternity leave before being
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      64 1 i iii m sL k i i I^=>' Ixlllvl J IJCtvlvllCl tm\. m m H^^ v\ Ollllv»J\O« FJ Benjamin on 50 years Can Singaporean Isabelle Li J^\ *l K 4 i\, Jeanette Aw loses to in fashion make it big? V^ V?vA Joanne Peh at Star Awards j MW LIFE!
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  • prime commentary
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      Lock icon Kalla heading for political wilderness?
      838 2  -  John McBeth Vice-President unlikely to win presidency or remain party chairman By SENIOR WRITER THE open split between Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice-Presi-dent Jusuf Kalla is unlikely to lead to any leadership vacuum over the next six months, despite Mr Kalla's once-active involvement
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        Lock icon China's build-up little cause for concern
        70 2 WE SAY China's expanding naval power, evident at last week's military observances, will routinely be a subject of speculation. But it is rational in a big-power context, as any powerful nation with trade and supply routes to protect will do no less. But reassurances
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        Lock icon The atas/non-atas divide
        23 2 COLUMNS Jessica Jaganathan wonders why some people are just so curious about which schools others went to. HOME PAGE B9
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        Lock icon Time to review routine
        24 2 Goh Eng Yeow has an idea for the Singapore Exchange that just might outsmart stock price manipulators. MONEY PAGE 816
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        Lock icon Be prepared: OEHS
        31 2 OUR READER SAYS The Occupational and Environment Health Society says we should be vigilant despite the swine flu outbreak occurring all the way in Mexico. FORUM PAGE AlB
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        17 2 www.straitstimes.com Kwan Weng Kin looks at the "grass- and meat-eaters" in Japan as romance dims.
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      43 2 IN OUR report "Small in size, but big in heart and spirit" (ST, April 25), we said the Eurasian Association was founded in 1991. This is incorrect. It was founded in 1919. We are sorry for the error.
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      Lock icon S'pore to crack down on teen smoking
      1006 3  -  Jermyn Chow JERMYN CHOW By Lighting up in the open BARELY 5m away from his school in Tampines, the 15-year-old in his uniform brazenly lit up and started puffing on his cigarette in full view of schoolmates at a nearby coffee shop. He
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      Lock icon Keep religion above 'petty polities', says Vivian
      791 4  -  Li Xueying Following Aware saga, he urges groups to be 'rainbow coalition' By More getting transport aid "Last year, I gave out over 200 transport vouchers. This year, I have already given out more than 1,000. And another batch has come in, and
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      Lock icon Born and bred in S'pore-and aiming for gold
      503 4  -  Li Xueying Lin Xinyi By and THEY are born and bred in Singapore. Now, they are being groomed for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) next year. And if all goes well, eight young paddlers may represent Singapore at the Olympics in 2016.
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      Lock icon Sports hub delayed but will be built
      345 4  -  JEREMY AUYONG THE sports hub project in Kallang may be facing setbacks, but Singapore will eventually have a new national stadium. Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan gave his assurance on this yesterday, saying the proposed $1.87 billion sports complex would
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      45 5  -  Bryan Van Der Beek By PHOTOJOURNALIST DF It's 30 minutes before the Singapore Zoo opens. Standing waist deep in water, keeper Nawawi Ali makes sure the glass viewing panes of the proboscis monkey enclosure are clean, so visitors can get the best viewing experience.
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      Lock icon High-powered team to help immigrants fit in
      447 5  -  Jeremy Au Yong By THE line-up of the National Integration Council, unveiled yesterday, shows a high-powered team that includes five full Cabinet ministers, an acting minister and a senior minister of state. The 20-man council is headed by the Minister for Community Development,
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      Lock icon China, Taiwan ink financial alliance pact
      397 5  -  Ho Ai Li Deal to pave way for flow of financial services across strait By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI: Former foes China and Taiwan inked a much-anticipated pact yesterday to pave the way for the flow of financial services across the Taiwan Strait, as they
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      Lock icon Asia moves to keep deadly strain out
      353 6  -  Kwan Weng Kin Checks at air and sea ports stepped up; public urged to be on guard By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT DSFDFDER that air travel can play in spreading the virus. Governments across the Asia-Pacific region have stepped up checks at air and sea
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      Lock icon 'War room' in action
      155 6 GENEVA: The Strategic Health Operations Centre nicknamed the "war room" has kicked into high gear, staffed round the clock by experts fighting the swine flu virus. The World Health Organisation's nerve centre for tracking epidemics and coordinating a response became fully operational on Thursday night as
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      Lock icon Visitors here scanned for flu symptoms
      725 6  -  Kimberly Spykerman By BORDER checks are being tightened in the light of a deadly new strain of swine flu that has already killed more than 80 people in Mexico. In a joint press statement with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore issued yesterday, the
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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      Lock icon THE POST-1960 STARS OF CHINA
      16 8 ER ER ER ERER RE ERE PHOTOS: WWW.CHINADAILY.COM.CN WWW.CHINA.ORG.CN FILE.SHANGHAIDAILY.COM IMAGE.BAIDU.COM
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      Lock icon Chinese public gets peek at 'Sixth Generation' leaders
      959 8  -  Peh Shing Huei ER By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF These post-1960 leaders largely escaped the turmoil of radical Maoist politics. They came of age in the 1980s, representing the first batch of Chinese leaders to grow up in the reform and opening-up era.
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        Lock icon Conversion case puts govt's promise to test
        736 10  -  Carolyn Hong NEWS ANALYSIS Cabinet pronouncement may be inadequate if the law is not amended By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: A custody dispute between a Hindu woman and her estranged husband who converted to Islam will be heard this week, putting to
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        Lock icon Catholics decry Malay Bible that drops word 'Allah'
        229 10 KUALA LUMPUR: A Malay-language Bible that does not use the word "Allah" has caused controversy among Malaysian Catholics, as the Church here fights a court case to guarantee its right to use the word. The Catholic Herald newspaper, in an article published
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        Lock icon 'Missing' princess seen at wedding
        219 10 KOTA BARU: The 17-year-old Indonesian model married to a Kelantan prince and reported missing made an appearance with her husband at a wedding, reported the New Straits Times yesterday. The couple was seen at the wedding of the son of Parti Islam Se-Malaysia vice-president Husam
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        Lock icon Yudhoyono has pick of 19 for choice of running mate
        567 10  -  Lynn Lee By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has not yet decided on his running mate for the July 8 polls but he now has 19 people to choose from. Dr Yudhoyono said yesterday the names were sent
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        Lock icon Sri Lanka rejects Tamil Tigers' ceasefire offer
        574 11  -  Ravi Velloor It's a joke, says minister, stating that nothing short of a surrender will do By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF SRI Lanka's Tamil Tigers announced a unilateral ceasefire yesterday, responding to what they called an "unprecedented humanitarian crisis". The government in Colombo
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        Lock icon Sondhi links attack with politics
        284 11 BANGKOK: Mr Sondhi Limthongkul has broken his silence on an assassination attempt on him two weeks ago, saying there could be a political agenda behind the attack, reported Bangkok Post yesterday. Mr Sondhi, a key leader of the royalist People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), was
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        Lock icon China-Taiwan talks: Harmony tempered by discordant notes
        840 12  -  Ho Ai Li NEWS ANALYSIS Taiwan finds it tough to increase flights and move on free trade pact By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT Some highlights Financial services pact Taiwan and China announced a framework paving the way for banks, insurers and other financial service providers
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        Lock icon Kim Jong Il's son gets defence post
        249 12 SEOUL: The third son of North Korean leader Kirn Jong II has been assigned to the country's all-pow-erful National Defence Commission, a possible sign that he is being groomed as his father's successor, a news report said yesterday. Mr Kirn, who has ruled
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        Lock icon Time to draw on Ford, Nixon lessons
        917 13  -  Chua Chin Hon MEMO FROM WASHINGTON Legal ordeal over so-called 'torture memos' poses dilemma for Obama By US BUREAU CHIEF WASHINGTON: In the run-up to his inauguration in January, President Barack Obama was said to have read up extensively on the autobiographies of
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        Lock icon Obama still high in polls
        267 13 WASHINGTON: The war-weary public in the United States, gripped in a painful recession, is showing no sign of turning away from President Barack Obama as he nears the 100-day mark, according to recent public opinion polls. Surveys taken in the run-up to Wednesday, his 100
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        Lock icon Here's $8.3b, now spend it for Australia
        638 14 PM Rudd hopes second round of bonuses will kick-start ailing economy SYDNEY: Cash registers are ringing across Australia as more than seven million economically stimulated consumers raise their wallets in thanks for "manna from Kevin". A total of A 57.7 billion (SsB.3 billion)
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        Lock icon Recession robs Britain's richest 1,000 of $340b
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        Lock icon Pirates flee after cruise ship fires back
        449 15 Passengers and crew safe after security forces foil attack off Somalia ROME: An Italian cruise ship with 1,500 people on board fended off a pirate attack far off the coast of Somalia when its Israeli private security forces exchanged fire with the bandits
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      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon KL relooks car import rule
          88 15 JOHOR BARU: Malaysia is considering whether to scrap a controversial import-licensing system which requires Approved Permits for foreign cars, Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Mukhriz Mahathir said. Datuk Mukhriz yesterday said that was one of several options being considered, adding that the ministry expected
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          Lock icon Bakun to power peninsula
          110 15 MIRI (Sarawak): The Malaysian govern- ment has decided that at least 10,000MW of electricity from the Bakun hydro-electric dam project in central Sarawak will be supplied to peninsular Malaysia to ensure adequate and uninterrupted power supply for households and industries. Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui, the
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          Lock icon New Pakistan offensive
          120 15 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan yesterday launched a new offensive to halt the advance of Taleban militants in the country's north-west. The military said scores of militants were killed, including an important local commander. A security official identified the dead man as Maulana Shahid and said he was killed along
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          Lock icon US reassures Lebanon
          153 15 BEIRUT: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who made an unannounced visit to Lebanon yesterday, vowed that the United States would never sell out Lebanon in any deal with Syria and she urged the Lebanese to hold an "open and fair" election on June 7. Mrs Clinton
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          Lock icon Japan opposition win?
          155 15 TOKYO: Japan's main opposition looked set to win a key local poll yesterday, said reports, in what would be a much-needed victory in a face-off against the ruling coalition. Mr Takashi Kawamura, 60, a former Lower House lawmaker backed by the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, appears
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      98 8 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm the US. I think it's time to reactivate MOST-READ ONLINE the Sars/pandemic committee." World on alert for swine flu outbreak. BLOGGED ABOUT Miss Universe Australia supports More innovation from Asia. Says rival on being thin. pimpmaster: "Culture, rather than an
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon The inevitability of China's military build-up
      393 16 CHINA'S show of its naval force last week at the 60th anniversary celebrations of the People's Liberation Army Navy has revived apprehension about its emergence as a formidable military power. Much of it is unwarranted. The logic behind China's naval build-up which includes ballistic-missile
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      Lock icon Time to stop meditating, start acting
      896 16  -  Jonathan Eyal GERMANY'S ECONOMIC WOES I By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU ERER WHEN the financial crisis struck last autumn, German Chancellor Angela Merkel took a wild bet. She decided that her country the world's biggest exporter and Europe's biggest economic power could weather the
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      Lock icon Hammering out an equitable formula
      752 16  -  Michael Richardson MEETING ON CARBON PACT By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE world's biggest carbon polluters will meet in Washington today and tomorrow in an effort to build a foundation for a new international pact to curb greenhouse gases. The Obama administration says that in
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        Lock icon Comeback Kid defends his corner
        1430 17  -  Cheong Suk-Wai TABLE TALK WITH PENANG CHIEF MINISTER LIM GUAN ENG By SENIOR WRITER To wit, he's quick REPARTEE is Mr Lim Guan Eng's forte, as seen below: Changing mindsets "It's just like trying to push an elephant up the hill. And you risk getting
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        Lock icon What's myth, what's mystery
        801 17  -  Robert Karniol CHINA'S DEFENCE BUDGET By DEFENCE WRITER CHINA'S defence budget has enjoyed double-digit annual growth for over two decades. The prevalent myth is that the increases are excessive. In fact, this view ignores context. But two recent developments nevertheless spotlight some reasons for international concern.
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES HOME.
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      Lock icon Lower salary? It often pays off later
      874 19  -  Melissa Sim Career experts say accepting a pay cut can lead to faster promotion By THE recession has hit, retrenchment is common and some job seekers have had to settle for lower-paying positions but this is not always a bad thing. Career consultants
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      Lock icon Royal visitor at Marina Barrage
      84 20 Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (centre) visiting the Green Roof of the Marina Barrage, joined by the deputy director of 3P Network, PUB, Ms Linda Dorothy de Mello (left); 3P Network's director, Mr Yap Kheng Guan; and other delegates. The princess was in Singapore for
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      Lock icon SMU study awards launched in honour of Ho See Beng
      543 20  -  Goh Chin Lian Move is to preserve legacy of late MP and co-founder of NTUC By A SCHOLARSHIP and an award in the name of labour movement stalwart and long-time MP Ho See Beng is being launched by Singapore Management
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      Lock icon Carnival launch for new Migrant Workers Centre
      450 20  -  Melissa Sim By THE Migrant Workers Centre (MWC), set up by the National Trades Union Congress and the Singapore National Employers Federation, was officially launched yesterday at its first event a migrant workers carnival. The MWC, which has been on the cards for
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      Lock icon Bedok unveils new look for next year
      524 22  -  Leow Si Wan New mall will liven up town centre while shops there get facelift By BEDOK Town Centre has changed little over the past 30 years, but that is all set to change when it opens its first mall in the third
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      Lock icon Bringing back the neighbourly spirit
      315 22  -  April Chong By DRIPPING laundry, thumping music and trash left in the common corridors of estates are just some of the 34,000 residents' complaints town councils and the Housing Board have to contend with annually. These issues were raised by MP of Holland-Bukit Timah GRC
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      349 22 FOURTEEN years ago, Mr Pay Tiang Huat placed the winning bid of more than $3 million for a 15-day European tour for two. Yet he did not spend a single cent of his own money. With the help of family and
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      505 23  -  Jessica Lim Accreditation programme helps consumers easily identify reliable dealers By CAR buyers now have added protection when making purchases with a new accreditation programme launched at the weekend. The programme with the Singapore Vehicle Traders Association (SVTA), named the CaseTrust-SVTA joint accreditation
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      181 23  -  APRIL CHONG THOUSANDS of shoppers turned up at the Suntec City Mall yesterday, where they literally grabbed for a chance to win a Mazda 6 sedan. The big winner was 33-year-old engineering assistant Goh Yuen Hwei, who won the $80,000 car after spending
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      187 23  -  JESSICA LIM MORE than 700 students from schools across the island wrote to Tamil Murasu recently to nominate their Tamil teachers for the Most Inspiring Tamil Teacher award. The nominations, mostly in the form of essays, praised their teachers for their efforts and passion in teaching
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      498 25  -  Tara Tan Hot favourite Jeanette loses out on Best Actress award to Joanne Peh By JOANNE Peh won the coveted Best Actress award at the Star Awards ceremony held at Caldecott Hill last night, beating hot favourite Jeanette Aw. But Aw, 29, did not leave empty-hand-ed. She was
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        201 25 A DAMAGED crane at the Ardmore II construction site has been removed in a 22-hour operation spanning two days. Removing the crane boom, which flipped and bent backwards at the site last Wednesday night, was done with the help of two large mobile cranes one weighing 700 tonnes,
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        78 25 ALL 8,000 places for Shape Run 2009, a women-only event, were snapped up in less than two days. Last year's registration lasted nine days for the same number of places. Organiser SPH Magazines and the sponsors were surprised at the response for this year's run, which will
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        244 26 Here Now SMS carpark You can now redeem your complimentary parking for Raffles City via SMS. Just text the complimentary ticket's barcode number and your vehicle number to 9158-0077. On receiving an SMS reply, drive to the exit. The carpark barrier will go up when it recognises your vehicle number.
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        553 26  -  LYNN SEAH Eateries and jewellers are going the extra mile to ring the tills on Mother's Day BY MOTHER'S Day is about showering love and gifts on mummy, and treating her to a lavish meal. This is what some businesses are banking on, even in
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        209 26  -  AHMAD OSMAN BY INSURANCE giant American International Assurance (AIA) is offering two new plans for parents to provide insurance coverage for their children. The AIA Gen 3 plan is beneficial for three generations of a family. A parent getting guaranteed annual coupons
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        221 26  -  LIM YANN LING BY THE latest reincarnation of the Sony Walkman now comes with featherlight wireless headphones. The aim is to free people from tangled wires and allow them to "wear their music". "The whole walkman is builtinto a wireless headphone. It is unlike any other
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        219 26  -  KAREN TENG BY DOHA-BASED Qatar Airways' economy class was named best in the world during the annual Skytrax world airline awards. More than 16 million air travellers of 95 nationalities participated in the eight-month long global independent survey of airline standards. Skytrax's chief
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        481 27  -  Jessica Jaganathan 'P 'P School's a journey, not an end in itself By I KNEW I was from a different school of thought when my colleague, with a perplexed look, asked me what the word gatal meant. I tried my best to put across an explanation
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        394 27  -  Cassandra Chew By '[P'[P I ONCE thought I was being subversive by choosing a polytechnic over a junior college. After all, I had attended a so-called elite secondary school where students aim for top junior colleges, go on to ace their A levels,
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        995 27 MY LIFE How much does the brand name of a school factor into youth identity? Youthlnkers respond. Values, not brand name I SPENT my junior college days in Hwa Chong, a notably premier institution whose achievements include having produced 49 President's Scholars a record
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      879 28 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX Bahrain Grand Prix Results 1 Jenson Button (Gbr/Brawn) lhr 31min 48.1825 ec 2 Sebastian Vettel (Ger/Red Bull) +7.1875 ec 3 Jarno Trulli (Ita/Toyota) +9.170 4 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr/McLaren) +22.096 5 Rubens Barrichello (Bra/Brawn) +37.799 6 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin/Ferrari) +42.057 7 Timo Glock (Ger/Toyota)
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      536 28 LONDON: "Ref's cock-up hands Fergie crown", was how the News of the World described the moment that could have decided the Premier League title in Manchester United's favour. Alex Ferguson's defending champions were trailing 0-2 to Tottenham at Old Trafford on Saturday, and staring
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      393 29 English Premier League Yesterday Arsenal 2 Middlesbrough 0 Blackburn Rovers v Wigan Athletic Late kick-off Today Newcastle United v Portsmouth Live, Ch27, tomorrow, 3am Arsenal 2 Middlesbrough 0 LONDON: Cesc Fabregas scored both goals as Arsenal warmed up for their Champions League semi-final
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      425 29  -  Wang Meng Meng 'P By BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The S-League recorded its biggest turnout for a match in 13 years yesterday. But, the football game was not played in Singapore. Some 10,583 fans attended the game at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Bandar
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      77 29 PARTICIPANTS in the inaugural Raw Duathlon during the cycling leg yesterday. Over 1,000 athletes signed up for the run-bike-run race at Changi Coast Road. The race prided itself on being a no-frills event no medals and no goodies bag. Every athlete had one-day insurance coverage.
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        53 29 LONDON: Kenyan Olympic champion Sammy Wanjiru broke the course record en route to winning the London marathon yesterday. He clocked 2hr smin lOsec to better compatriot Martin Lei's course record by ssec. Germany's Irina Mikitenko retained the women's title after repelling a spirited challenge from Britain's
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        53 29 LONDON: Steve Welch, the ground manager of Wembley Stadium, has been sacked following complaints about the state of the pitch. As Welch was being shown the door, the pitch was being dug up at a cost of £80,000 (*****,000) for the sixth time since the stadium
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        75 29 PARIS: France's anti-doping agency said it will not seek sanctions against American cyclist Lance Armstrong over a drug-testing dispute, ending speculation that he could be barred from the Tour de France. The agency had accused the seven-time Tour de France winner of failing to cooperate
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      389 30 "We will not go there and drop back, wait and wait until the storm is coming." GUUS HIDDINK, promising that Chelsea will not go to Barcelona just to defend Hiddink warns Barca his side will go for goals and not play defensively LONDON: Guvs Hiddink has
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      171 30 MADRID: Defeat sits uncomfortably with Barcelona, the most thrilling football team in Europe, on their day. Even draws are fairly rare, though Saturday's 2-2 with Valencia in the Spanish Primera Liga is one they will cherish. Thanks to Thierry Henry's late equaliser, they escaped with a point
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      816 30  -  John Carlin By THE TIMES, LONDON HERE'S a not too debatable list of the great players around today: Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Kaka. And here are some recent greats: Ronaldinho, Zinedine Zidane, the Brazilian Ronaldo. Who's missing? Lionel
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      304 30 LONDON: Liverpool have new suitors, this time from India. The English giants have held talks with the GMR group, which is owned by Grandhi Mallikarjun Rao. He is worth £4.2 billion (559.23 billion) after making his money in airport development and energy projects. Representatives from
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      419 30 Los Angeles Lakers 108 Utah Jazz 94 SALT LAKE CITY (Utah): On a loud night in a hostile land, the National Basketball Association's most obstinate, headstrong, wilful player did something amazing: He listened. He listened to the headaches of a Los Angeles Lakers
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      249 31  -  May Chen Stefan Tseng rewrites own national triple jump mark in Malaysian meet By P' 'P Even though his jump of 16.04 m was still 3cm short of the SEA Games qualifying mark, Stefan was confident that qualification would not elude him much longer. He said: "I'm a
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      404 31  -  Lin Xinyi By SINGAPORE'S World Table Tennis Championships campaign received a boost after Yang Zi and Cai Xiaoli recovered from their respective illnesses. Yang was hospitalised for a week earlier this month with meningitis a disease which causes the tissues around the brain
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      461 31  -  Lin Xinyi By "This competition is about the overall experience to develop myself as a better player." ISABELLE LI WHEN Isabelle Li steps into the Yokohama Arena tomorrow to play her first World Table Tennis Championships match against Iran's Anna Fayazian, she will not be
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      312 31  -  May Chen By THE Singapore Turf Club (STC) introduced "Barbie" to some 800 members of the public at the Junction 8 Atrium yesterday. But it was not a preening filly that strutted around the Bishan mall. Instead, "Barbie" is one of
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      57 31 JEJU (South Korea): Thai golfer Thongchai Jaidee (above) won the Ballantine's Championship yesterday, beating Korean Kang Sung Hoon and Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano in a play-off. Thongchai had closed with a two-under 70 to finish with a four-under 284 total. It was his 12th Asian Tour and fourth European
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      35 31 "I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy." Veterinarian Felix Crespo, who unknowingly injected elite polo horses 21 of which died with an apparently fatal vitamin supplement shortly before a match in Florida last week
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      397 31 Athletics London Marathon Men: 1 Samuel Wanjiru (Ken) 2hr smin lOsec. 2 Tsegaye Kebede (Eth) 2:05:20. 3 Jaouad Gharib (Mor) 2:05:27. Women: 1 Irina Miktenko (Ger) 2hr 22min llsec. 2 Mara Yamauchi (Gbr) 2:23:12. 3 Liliya Shobukova (Rus) 2:24:24. Basketball NBA Play-offs, Ist rd (best-of-seven series): Eastern: Miami 107
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      311 28 0 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Manchester United sink Spurs. Kaka for Manchester United? Fl: Trulli on pole in Bahrain. MOST COMMENTED Everton in FA Cup final. Said Eagle2oo4: "If any club could have pulled off the clean sweep of trophies, it would
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  • OBITUARIES
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      45 32 The family of the late FRANCIS LEE KENG HUA Departed 18 April 2009 i^wh to express their heartfelt thanks, and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues, business associates, management and staff of Chemicrete for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths, during their recent bereavement.
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      127 32 "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want; surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 NG KWEE SENG Age: 70 was called home to be with the Lord on 25
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      45 32 y i FOX KUM SENG Age: 79 passed away peacefully on 25 April 2009 leaving behind loved ones. Wake is held at Multi-Purpose Hall Blk 56ToaPayohLor4. Cortege leaves on 29 April Wednesday at 9.30 am for Mandai Crematorium Hall 2 for cremation at 10.30 am.
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      111 32 "The Lord is my strength and song; and has become my salvation." Psalm 118:14 PATRICK SNG TONG HAI Age: 66 had lived a full life and was called home to be with the Lord on 26 April 2009. Wife: Theresa Lye Lee Lee Mother: Tan Soh Hoon Daughter: Son-in-law: Tania
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      209 32 "But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:31 SEAH AH TEE (PAPA SEAH) Age: 88 yrs was called home to be with the Lord
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      93 32 NARANJAN KAUR Age: 77 passed away peacefully on 26/04/09. (Husband: Sohan Singh, deceased) Dearly missed and fondly remembered by sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great grandchildren, relatives and friends. Cortege and buses will leave on 27/4/09 (Mon) at 4.30pm from residence and Silat Rd Temple for :remation at Mandai Crematorium
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      34 32 sth Anniversary In Loving Memory of CHAN CHIN WAH Departed: 27 April 2004 Gone from our lives but not from our hearts Always Loved and Cherished by: Daughter, Son-in-Law, Grandchildren and All Loved Ones
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      36 32 PARVATHI D/O GOVINDASAMY (Ex staff of SGH) Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 12 April 2009 Aathma Santhi Pooja on 27 April 2009 7pm at Sri Manmatha Karuneshwarar Temple. (226 Kallang Road, Singapore *****6) Tel: *****103
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      18 32 In Loving Memory Of JOSEPH LUM Departed 27/4/86 Always cherished remembered by f Wife, Sons, Daughter-In-Law Loved Ones.
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      178 32 "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want." Psalm 23:1 TAN AH ENG Age: 69 was called home to be with the Lord on 26.4.09 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Lee Cheng Lim Father: Tan Swee Thye Tan Khye Hong Sons/Daughters: Sons/Daughters-in-law: Lynette Lee Lay Leng Katherine
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      76 32 IN LOVING MEMORY OF Andrew Chan KokLim Jenny Chia Chun Hoe Departed 27/4/2005 Departed 15/11/2006 To hear your voices and see your smiles, To sit with you and talk awhile. To be together in the same old way, Would be our greatest wish today. Sweet Jesus please take this message,
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      45 32 The family of the late ENG SOON CHEW Departed 24 April 2009 would like to thank all relatives, in-lawt and friends for their condolences during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to the doctors and nurses ofSGHfor their care and attention during his period of illness.
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      34 32 Memory wanders as shadows tall sacl<tothedatjs of happiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep.
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      42 34 STOCK MARKET: WHAT'S IN STORE? Sell in May and go away, so goes the saying. Will this play out this year? Quite likely, analysts and strategists BT spoke to say. But some also see a sell-off in May as a buying opportunity.
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES MONEY.
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      611 36  -  Goh Eng Yeow Dearth of money-spinning IPOs spells pay cuts and even closure of firms By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT INEVITABLE FALLOUT "It is a sad decision for me Singapore is an important market for me personally. But it is obvious that they (the shareholders) are also
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      572 36  -  Elizabeth Wilmot I By d SINGAPOREANS should be more realistic and lower their expectations during this crisis, said two members of Parliament at a dialogue session organised by the Marketing Institute of Singapore. Mr Seah Kian Peng, an MP for
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      1026 34  -  Goh Eng Yeow CAI JIN Just varying closing time would help stymie would-be share manipulators By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT SHARE investors in Singapore have enough to worry about these days without having to face the prospect that someone might be rigging stock prices, so when
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      375 34  -  Michelle Tay By SINGAPORE is a gold mine of high net worth women and the international private banking arm of the Royal Bank of Scotland intends to woo many of them. RBS Coutts said there are about 16,000 women here with investible assets
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      342 34 BEIJING: China's central government will spend 70 billion yuan (5515.5 billion) in the third tranche of its stimulus package, falling short of market expectations, a Chinese newspaper has reported. Investment in sectors that have stronger prospects will be scaled back, an unnamed official
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      461 34 TOKYO: Japan, one of the biggest victims of the global economic downturn, may also be one of the first countries to exit recession as its stricken export engine sputters back to life, analysts say. But prospects for a
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        580 33  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS Last week's STI losses, release of more earnings results and key US data may dampen mood By IT REMAINS to be seen whether the March rally in stock markets around the world still has legs. The recent six-week-long surge
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          2980 33 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS un^trust or mvestmeni'an^e<^ insurance policy qualifies for inclusion under the CPF Investment Scheme if it has: a three-year track record, top quartile performance, a sales charge not exceeding 3 per cent and an expense ratio that is lower than the median of existing funds in its risk
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        967 35  -  Fiona Chan Entertaining pop books make topics interesting and relevant to the layman By NAVIGATING the deepest recession in Singapore's history is tricky, but it is even more difficult without having an understanding of basic economic principles. But even if you are one of those
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        373 35 WASHINGTON: In an unprecedented step, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will sell bonds as a way to raise funds to lend to struggling nations, the head of the organisation said on Saturday, in a victory for developing countries. Emerging economies
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        378 35 AIA appoints chief executive KENNETHJUNEAU (right): Named chief executive officer (CEO) of insurance firm AIA Singapore. Prior to this appointment, he was AlAs acting general manager, a post he held since September last year. Mr Juneau, an industry veteran with 30 years of experience in the life
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      31 37 Indonesia's Pit stop's the tops Party pooper Queen Of Pop Fl Pit Building becomes Playwright's Krisdayanti popular venue new play plays at i^^ pc takes "r Esplanade A... V. on death1"
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        497 38  -  rachael boon The title of pop singer Faith Yang's latest album Self-Selected says it all. The album is a tribute to her favourite singers, a varied list of English language tunesmiths ranging from Lou Reed to Radiohead. This first English-language album is a dream come true for
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        1014 38  -  Fiona low The shipwreck find made Emory Kristof famous, but even at 67, he is planning his descent into a coral basin in Celebes Sea guuiiuNo WITH... DDFF He is most famous for discovering the legendary shipwreck of the Titanic. American explorer Emory Kristof led the first
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        283 38 London Another week and another competitor for Susan Boyle. Ten-year-old Hollie Steel (right) looks set to give Boyle, the overnight global star of Britain's Got Talent show, stiff competition after she warmed hearts with her surprisingly mature voice last Saturday, reports said. Steel, auditioning
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        69 39 'I've been coming to Singapore regularly since I was 17... And till today I am still very much in love with Orchard Road' Indonesian singer Krisdayanti (left), 34 i ■mini KRISDAYANTI LIVE AT THE ESPLANADE Where: Esplanade Concert Hall When: May 9, 7.30pm Admission: $78, $98,
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        1754 40  -  michelle tay DF The first thing you notice when you walk into Mr Frank Benjamin's 28th-floor apartment is the panoramic view of Singapore's premier shopping strip, Orchard Road, from the balcony. It is one befitting the man who founded one of Singapore's oldest retail companies,
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        241 40 'I told them: "I have no experience at all, but I'm extremely interested to learn. Please give me an opportunity and I'll learn very fast. I'll take exactly the same salary I'm taking now". Actually it was $150 per month, but I told him $200. So
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        298 40 The first family member to join Mr Frank Benjamin at FJ Benjamin was his youngest brother Nash. Fresh out of high school in the late *****, Nash was responsible for sourcing brands for the company and is now, at 59, the group chief executive. In 1972, Mr
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        822 41  -  frankie chee During the off-season for racing cars, it is earning revenue as a venue for bazaars and launches 'Easily accessible to Singapore's CBD area and the Suntec-Marina Centre, it is a unique venue with a scenic waterfront and unobstructed views of Marina
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        479 41  -  valerie wang Nicholas Saputra is best known as the hunky VJ from Channel V, but he says that he is more interested in acting. "Acting is my main job but for now, hosting is a platform that has helped me to get to know the industry better.
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        530 42  -  maureen dowd Twitter co-founders justify their microblogging service which people either love or hate quote me FD 'He's a really hot, good friend of mine' Actress Ashley Tisdale (right) insisting she is not in a relationship with video director FD DF Me: Do you ever think
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        223 42 Move over, Suri Cruise and Shiloh Jol-ie-Pitt. Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt's daughters may be the little darlings of Hollywood but it is toddler Lucas who has been captivating the media in Taiwan lately. The little son of Hong Kong actor Nicholas Tse and his wife,
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        526 46 New York Beatrice Arthur (below), who used her husky voice, commanding stature and flair for the comic jab to create two of the most endearing battle-axes in TV history, Maude Findlay in the ground-breaking sitcom Maude and Dorothy Zbornak in The Golden Girls, died last
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        132 46 Venice Actress Salma Hayek and French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault, who wed at City Hall in Paris on Valentine's Day earlier this year, repeated their vows at a star-studded wedding last Saturday. Guests at the wedding at La Fenice opera hall in Venice, Italy, included actress Zhang Ziyi
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        200 46 DRUG SEARCH AT VIDAL'S HOUSE Hong Kong police narcotics officers searched convicted Cantopop singer Jill Vidal's home last Saturday on her return to Hong Kong after being locked up in Tokyo on drug charges. Her lawyer said no drugs were found. She was sentenced to a two-year jail term,
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      569 43  -  Adeline chia T An accident happens. A woman falls into a coma while the witness of the catastrophe unlocks her repressed sexual urges. The links between sex and death have been well-drawn. An orgasm is called "the little death" in French for a reason and Robin Loon's script
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      435 43  -  tara tan DF Toying with time, the Gob Squad engineered a sort of osmosis between the screen and stage in this production. Audiences walking in are invited to peer into Kitchen's unusual set-up. Three projection screens shroud a studio set in which the actors prance, perform
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      370 44  -  tara tan Black comedy uses the every day, and puppets, to deal with mortality arts reporter DF Do not be deceived by the cutesy title of The Finger Players' latest play, Poop. Yes, it does have a humorous side, but darker themes of death and decay provide
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      355 44 New York With earnings of US$llO million (Ssl66 million) last year, Madonna topped Forbes' list of Hollywood's hardest-working mothers, followed by actresses Reese Witherspoon and Gwyneth Paltrow. The pop singer and mother of three grossed US$lO5 million on her tour and sold nearly
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    807 62 Don't let the economic downturn dampen your spirits; instead, take this time to improve your life and business YOU read in the media every day about the tough times and the bad state of the world's finances. The "natural" thing to do is to get worried and
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      24 63 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 THAT JJ^ V FfICEBOOKTEIT Try our "Which Singapore Non-elite Jri:^^^^^^^^^^^^^^»:^^ School Do You Belong To?" test. Pages 7, 8 and 9
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        299 64 Ife „p QoinQ TO make evei^_ OIHG OT yQUI" 8,487 friondG On FaCObOOk read What YOU write, m iii aDOUT lime \/OU QIQ them a faVOUr at least entertain them." n a world that is sinking way too deep into the
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        508 64  -  Bhavana Sharma From switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs to using recyclable bags, each one of us R cc W w Severely hot weather will cause polar ice caps to melt and raise sea levels, submerging coastal areas around the world. Millions will be stranded, and
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        478 65  -  Lim Pow Hong Be careful when using unprotected public computers your personal details could be stolen. And don't reveal too much on social networking sites. By An e-mail from women's rights advocate, Ms Anamah Tan, was sent from her Yahoo account to her friends and business
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        303 65 W w Malicious e-mail often contains a return address of someone you know and often has a provocative subject heading to make you want to open it." 1. Install anti-virus software and update it regularly. Viruses can reach your computer in many ways: through
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        343 66  -  Lim Jun Yi Sufyan Sulaiman was not a strong swimmer and began to struggle when he reached the middle of a resort pool. By An occasion of joy became one of mourning when a teenager drowned last December. Sufyan Sulaiman, 15, was at
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        533 66  -  LIM JUN YI NUMBERS RACKET Antwon Tanner is being charged for selling bogus social security numbers and cards. The One Tree Hill actor, who plays the character Skills in the American television show, allegedly supplied 16 social security numbers and three fake social security cards to a
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        344 67  -  Amanda Tan 5 By goal is to try something Ye never done before. It doesn't matter if you succeed or fail, what matters is you tried." 5RE IN: How long did you and your dancers take to familiarise yourselves with the new stage? Aaron: We took a few
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        413 68  -  Amanda Tan For International Friendship Day, Siglap Secondary School invited three Gambian brothers to talk about their country and its culture and food. By International Friendship Day (IFD) this year lived up to its name for students at Siglap Secondary School. A Gambian family, believed to be
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        239 68  -  Phyllis Wan By Afire engine-red soccer goalpost stood smack in the middle of the school's quadrangle during morning assembly. Attracting curious stares from students, it was an essential prop in the groundbreaking ceremony for Pei Hwa Secondary School's International Friendship Week (IFW) celebrations. Our school's IFW
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        111 69 ■i J CALLING ALL HUNKS AND HONEYS! I Think your friend could be Singapore's next top I I model? Or that your classmate is too cute for I school? Then snap his or her picture with your I I digital camera or phone and send it to I
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        652 69  -  Amanda Tan Not in an elite school? No worries here's a quiz that will show you which neighbourhood school students' traits you possess. By A recent quiz on Facebook has got tongues wagging. The by-now famous Which Singaporean Elite School Do You Belong To questionnaire has moved
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        670 71 FG FOR BETTER... An Australian teenager has been found after going missing for two weeks, during which he went on a 950 km bicycle ride. Ethan Johnson, a 15-year-old with a mild form of Asperger's syndrome, a type of autism, was last seen leaving for school
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