The Straits Times, 10 May 2009

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  • 723 1  -  Goh Chin Lian Even Cabinet not told as Malaysia had asked for the matter to be kept quiet, he explains IB Captured in dawn raid Was wearing T-shirt and shorts Only two friends offered to help him in Johor 'He was a
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    • 23 1 index weather/tides 19 letters 30 horoscopes Ll2 tv listings Ll3-Ll4 comics Ll5-Ll7 8 *****1 *****0 To subscribe, call 6388-3838 or go to sphsubscription.com.sg
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  • prime
    • Mas Selamat CAPTURED
      • 605 2  -  Hazlin Hassan They sheltered Mas Selamat for a year but others shunned him Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur A desperate Mas Selamat Kastari could find only two friends willing to help him hide after he escaped from the Whitley Road Detention Centre last year and
        THE STAR//; 'ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  605 words
      • 661 3  -  Salim Osman Mas Selamat had good friends who would help: jailed terrorist Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta A convicted Singaporean terrorist who knew Mas Selamat Kastari from the days when both were on the run said yesterday that the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) leader was a "bad
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      • 281 3  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Mas Selamat Kastari's capture has redeemed the promise made to Singaporeans, Minister for Law and Second Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam said yesterday. "Last year's escape was a setback but DPM Wong (Kan Seng) made a promise. He said that ISD (Internal Security
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      • 647 4 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong recounts how he and other Cabinet members learnt of the re-arrest of Mas Selamat Kastari, in his first comments on the matter since The Straits Times broke the story on Friday: "I had a four-eye lunch with
        ST FILE; LIANHE ZAOBAO  -  647 words
      • 484 4  -  Zakir Hussain Mas Selamat's capture affirms community's stand against violence The re-arrest of Mas Selamat Kastari in Johor, where he sought shelter while on the run, vindicates the Singapore Muslim community's stand that they have no sympathy for those who plot violence
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      • 539 5  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Residents knew little about Jl leader due to limited access to news Mas Selamat Kastari may have been arrested in a kampung in Skudai but many residents in the area are unaware of his existence, much less that he is a terrorist.
        AZIZ HUSSIN  -  539 words
      • 275 6  -  Mavis Toh Just where exactly in Singapore did Mas Selamat Kastari set off from to make that desperate swim across the Johor Strait to Malaysia? That is a question that has gripped Singaporeans' imagination since news of his capture broke on Friday. Yesterday, a Malaysian newspaper reported
        MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN  -  275 words
      • 349 6 Admiralty Road West, a road near the Senoko Fishing Port and the Senoko Power Station, lies between two jetties which are off limits to the public. It is the area Mas Selamat Kastari most likely set off from soon after his escape in
        AZIZ HUSSIN  -  349 words
      • Article, Illustration
        264 6 The first thing you see at the end of Jalan Bahtera near Lim Chu Kang is a wire fence lining the shores of the Johor Strait. But walk 10m into the vegetated area that fringes the water and the razor-sharp fence stops. Go a bit deeper and the
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      • Article, Illustration
        258 6 If a fugitive were thinking of escaping from Singapore via the Kranji Dam area near the Sungei Buloh Nature Park, he would have to first contend with hordes of people, then crocodiles. Near the dam is a reservoir park that is popular with fishing enthusiasts and families out
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        234 6 ST PHOTOS: Beyond the trees and shrubs in Sembawang Park lies an area overlooking the sea. At this point, Singapore is merely I.skm from the coast of Johor. The park is easily accessible by public transport, but it is unlikely Mas Selamat Kastari took off from here. The
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      • 287 6  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Stulang in Johor Baru is so close to Singapore that one can read the word "Senoko" painted on a chimney of the power plant sited on this side of the Causeway. When The Sunday Times visited Stulang yesterday, we found people
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  • home
    • 401 8  -  Teo Wan Gek She is still mummy dearest. Today is Mother's Day and despite the recession, many Singaporeans are not holding back on pampering mum this weekend. Take national serviceman Marcus Chan, 22, who gave his first-ever Mother's Day lunch treat yesterday.
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      171 8 Housewife is Fashionistic Mum Housewife Dorothy Paw Yoke Yue, 36, took home $5,000 worth of prizes when she won the Fashionistic Mum contest held yesterday at Plaza Singapura. The event was jointly organised by The Sunday Times and Plaza Singapura. Mount Everest in sight Singapore's all-women team began
      DESMOND WEE  -  171 words
    • 1393 8  -  Debbie Yong Poised and calm "They did well. They all sat there for seven hours taking in all the criticism. Josie, especially, was very poised throughout. She had a little of a smile on whenever she was listening to someone speak. She opened the
      MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN  -  1,393 words
    • 263 8  -  Debbie Yong Teo Wan Gek Members of Ms Josie Lav's team are not in the mood to talk after Aware's extraordinary general meeting, it seems. Calls to them either went unanswered or were met with short replies in which they declined further
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    • 345 8 "Shut up and sit down!" a phrase uttered during an outburst at Aware's recent extraordinary general meeting has crossed over into advertising campaigns for Subaru cars and the Botak Jones chain of food outlets. Subaru's print advertisement reads: "Once you are aware, you can't shut
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    • special report: sex education
      • 1070 10  -  Shuli Sudderuddin No need for talks "I was quite indifferent to the talks on the need to practise safe sex and abstinence as I didn't see the need for it. The things that they teach have been instilled in us already. It was rather futile and I
        ASHLEIGH SIM  -  1,070 words
      • 1590 10 Last Wednesday, the Education Ministry said that it would suspend all external sexuality education programmes which organisations offer schools. This followed complaints about the programme provided by Aware, which projects homosexuality as a "neutral" activity. Here is a run-down of the programmes that are or have been offered.
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    • 275 12  -  Estelle Low Out: Radio 91.3 deejay Audrey Lim. In: Her sister. Listeners of Radio 91.3's The Married Men evening show will, from tomorrow, get to hear Jillian Lim read the news and provide sports and traffic updates. The 19-year-old materials science student
      MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN  -  275 words
    • 558 12  -  Jamie Ee Wen Wei Four members taking legal action against the club's president over a message in its newsletter More infighting has broken out at the prestigious Tanglin Club. Four members of the social club are taking legal action against its president for a message
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    • 350 13  -  Salma Khalik Wheelchair-bound doctor well known for his work in promoting sports among disabled Health Correspondent Wheelchair-bound Dr William Tan has overcome many difficulties in his 52 years, including most recently braving the numbing cold of the Antarctica. Now, he needs to fight for his life.
      ASHLEIGH SIM  -  350 words
    • 667 14  -  Alvin Foo Experts say market correction is expected after supercharged run Markets Correspondent The smiles are being restored to the faces of local stock market investors after many months of gloom and doom. A sea of green has returned to battered bourses and
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    • 438 14  -  Yang Huiwen The sharp upturn in the local stock market is bringing smiles to investors who had bought shares earlier at depressed prices. Mr Aman Bajaj, 29, for instance, has made $40,000 within a few weeks. The general manager of a food and textile firm, a
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    • 556 15  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Rehab of last inmate completed; Taman Bacaan will continue to aid drug offenders The Taman Bacaan halfway house for Malay female former drug offenders shut down when its last inmate successfully completed rehabilitation, but its "pay it forward" spirit lives on.
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    • 329 15  -  Estelle Low If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. So, since Singapore's Electronic Road Pricing scheme, or ERP, is a target of jibes, why not an "ERP" clock? Or an "ERP" mug? ERP, introduced 10 years ago, is meant to keep Singapore's road traffic
      ALPHONSUS CHERN; MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN  -  329 words

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  • world
    • 442 16 Doctors hit by influx of wounded; UN supplies looted by refugees Mingora (Pakistan) Doctors rushed to treat an influx of wounded civilians yesterday as refugees looted United Nations supplies, amid a full-scale military offensive in north-west Pakistan to drive out Taleban militants.
      AP; Reuters; AFP  -  442 words
    • 300 16  -  Salim Osman Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta The Democratic Party of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was last night confirmed as the big winner in the 2009 legislative elections as the final tally of the results was released. Only nine of the 38 parties
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    • 283 16 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia released 13 untried detainees three ethnic Indian activists and 10 South-east Asian terror suspects yesterday. Police chief Musa Hassan said that five Filipinos and two Indonesians released will be repatriated. The remaining six all Malaysians were freed from Kamunting detention centre in
      AP; AFP  -  283 words
    • 656 18 Pontiff urges Muslims and Christians to come together as 'worshippers of God' Lines that divide The ideological manipulation of religion, sometimes for political ends, that is the real catalyst for tensions and divisions and at times even violence in society." POPE BENEDICT
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    • 277 18 Washington President Barack Obama will make his long-awaited address to Muslims in Egypt on June 4, accelerating his bid to mend America's image in the Islamic world from an epicentre of Arab civilisation. The speech, fulfilling an Obama campaign promise, will focus on how
      AFP; New York Times  -  277 words
    • 225 18 Pretoria South Africa's new President Jacob Zuma vowed yesterday to follow former president Nelson Mandela's legacy of reconciliation in an inaugural speech aimed at bridging divisions in his country. "He made reconciliation the central theme of his term of office. We will not deviate from
      AFP; Reuters  -  225 words
    • 571 19 Trio returned from Canada via US; Australia also records first case while Canada announces its first death; global death toll is now 51 Tokyo The Japanese authorities scrambled yesterday to track travellers who arrived on the same flight as three people diagnosed with Influenza
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    • 580 20 Banks' stress test results ease fears and rev up stock markets New York Wall Street is seeing more economic "green shoots", which are helping to fuel its extended rally as investors grow more confident in a recovery from recession. The release of the so-called "stress
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    • 499 20 New York Banks have quickly begun de-stressing. A day after bank stress test results in the United States were released, two major institutions, Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley, handily raised billions of dollars in the capital markets on Friday to satisfy government
      New York Times  -  499 words
    • 234 20 Washington The Federal Reserve could become the US supercop for "too big to fail" companies capable of causing another financial meltdown, under a proposal being seriously considered by the White House. The Obama administration has told industry officials that it is
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    • 466 21 The 10 countries where people spent less than 100 minutes eating and drinking each day have, as a group, consistently shown higher economic growth than those that took more than 100 minutes to savour their daily repasts. Washington If you eat rapidly, will
      New York Times; REUTERS  -  466 words
    • 594 21  -  Bhagyashree Garekar Obama calls for 'back to school' approach after unemployment rate hits 25-year high of 8.9% US Correspondent In Washington Lost your job? Head back to school. That was President Barack Obama's message to Americans as unemployment hit 8.9 per cent in April, the highest
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    • 302 22 Yangon Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is "not in good health" as she cannot eat, and her doctor is being detained by the military authorities, her party spokesman said yesterday. The 63-year-old Nobel laureate, whose detention comes up for renewal
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    • 649 22 Local communities are fed up with their vices and want them out Caroowe (Somalia) Abshir Boyah, a towering, notorious Somali pirate boss who admits to hijacking more than 25 ships, says he is ready to cut a deal. Facing intensifying naval pressure on the seas
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 79 22 Kuala Lumpur The Malaysian authorities are investigating claims that an island off Mersing, in Johor, had been used as a location shoot for a "nude run" on a European TV reality show. The Star reported yesterday that men and women participants were made to run naked on
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      • 34 22 Washington White House official Louis Caldera, who authorised a photo shoot of Air Force One soaring above New York City, has resigned. The incident had sparked panic amid 9/11 flashbacks. AP
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      • 48 22 Kuala Lumpur Some 340 trainees at the Road Transport Department in Malacca have been quarantined after a trainee died of meningitis. Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai said the 23-year-old, who died on May 4, might have contracted the disease in Kelantan. The Star/ Asia News Network
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      • 34 22 Taipei Former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian was hospitalised for dehydration yesterday, a hospital official said, after he went on a two-day hunger strike to protest against his detention over graft charges. AP
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    • 273 17 iNTOUCHiCrr M AJL A NEWSLETTER OF THE CPF BOARD* ISSUE NO. 3 May 2009 \i I Make her breakfast. Get her an expensive O Better yet, /T v/ ~TI I VI I ...and grows over time! You cook, you clean up! Not my style] /~"3rv T/"\D I ID For The
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    • 69 19 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Deaths* 102 102 102~ 44 46 47 51 Confirmed cues 886 1,208 1,490 1,893 2,372 2,483 3,440 W NOTE: *From Wednesday's figures onwards, we are publishing only '1 I jATiTi IJJ confirmed deaths from HINI. Previous days' figures included suspected S but unconfirmed
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 649 19 IiSM Bali Auckland Beijing Bangkok New York Manila Rome Paris Amsterdam Athens Chicago Cairo Sydney Mexico City Venice Zurich Singapore Today: Partly cloudy, showers over many areas in the morning. Outlook: Monday: Morning showers with thunder. Tuesday: Afternoon showers with thunder. §Air Quality Sunrise Sunset PSI:28(Cood) 6.56 am 7.07pm 24-hour
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  • jobs
    • 379 23 For one man, the pink slip was not a letter of doom but the push to start anew. Former IT engineer Marcus Woo saw the warning signs of retrenchment looming as early as a year ago. So, when he was laid off in late March,
      CAROLINE CHIA  -  379 words
    • 777 23  -  Debbie Yong It pays to be a dog's best friend It is not the end of the world when you become unemployed. Instead of staying home to twiddle your thumbs, recruiters say that taking up part-time jobs or offering freelance services could, besides
      MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN  -  777 words
    • 437 23 Madam June Goh has every woman's dream job: She gets paid to shop at stores and drop in on eateries. She is a freelance mystery shopper for a market research consultancy. Two years ago, the 51-year-old former administrative assistant had just retired
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    • 249 23 Mary Cheong Yoke Lin, 44 The assistant general manager left her job in the preschool sector last November due to personal reasons. She has 18 years' experience in retail and has dealt with fashion, food and furniture. During her four-year stint as country manager
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    • 247 23 Alex Chong Tat Sin, 36 The business development manager will be out of a job by the end of this month when the computer company he is working for shuts its Singapore operations. In his current job, he has built product brand presence through
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    • 60 23 il I p'j r t \_J W^ Each week, The Sunday Times' Jobs section will feature two readers who are —v —v_ looking for jobs. A reauitment expert will look through their resumes and f) \-K /^B suggest what they should do or aim for to increase their chances of
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  • invest
    • 168 24 Housewives are often the hardest hit when their husbands lose their jobs or get struck down by a serious illness. These women usually rely on the men's earnings as the sole source of income for the family. To make matters worse, they are often clueless
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    • 419 24 Precaution "I ensured that my will was done right. This was so that at any time should I go, my children would be taken care of with the right guardians and trustee." MS NORMA SIT, on the most important
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    • 354 24 Mrs Yash Mishra, 37 Regional head, private client service, ipac financial planning A professional wealth manager for about 15 years, Mrs Yash Mishra has clear ideas about her personal financial plan. Prior to joining ipac in March 2004, she was a
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    • 319 24 Ms Cinarita Ng, 48 Completed the Citi-Tsao Foundation programme Secretary at a law firm Ms Ng never quite realised the importance of saving for her golden years until her family went through a financial crisis. This rude awakening came eight years ago when
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    • 368 24 Ms Joyce Tan, 54 Completed the Citi-Tsao Foundation programme Looking for employment Ms Tan never had to worry about finances before, but things are different now. Her husband, who was an executive director at an education firm, used to give her $600
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    • [me & my money]
      • 1167 26  -  Lorna Tan Co-founder of 2 building firms believes now is the right time to invest in Malaysian properties Senior Correspondent WORST AND BEST BETS Q: What has been your worst investment to date? In 1999, I invested in a logging project through my
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    • [property]
      • 852 27  -  Fiona Chan Slide a spill-over effect from falling private home rentals After shooting up over the past two years and holding steady even during the crunch time late last year, rents for Housing Board flats are finally starting to fall. Median rents for five-room
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    • [small change]
      • 1027 28  -  Lorna Tan She scrimped and saved and made sure I studied hard so that I could get a good job Senior Correspondent Spending within means From an early age, she instilled in me the virtues of thrift and spending within my means. This meant that if
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      • 341 28  -  Amolat Singh YOUR PERSONAL ADVISER: FINANCE Lawyer Amolat Partners QMy son-in-law has left my daughter for another woman. He has decided to divorce ncr and wants the HDB flat to be sold so that he can get half the proceeds of it, which is
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  • think
    • 1065 29  -  Zakir Hussain Neither his years in detention nor life on the run quenched his zeal for his cause. When Mas Selamat Kastari was arrested in Johor on April 1, he was still plotting attacks on Singapore, a mark of the hardcore
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    • 976 29  -  Radha Basu Senior Correspondent Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover was every parent's dream. A Boy Scout, he scored good grades at school, loved football and helped out at the local church. Yet, after dinner on April 6, the Massachusetts boy wrapped
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      315 29 Mas Selamat Kastari Nabbed in Johor The Singapore and Malaysian authorities have confirmed that the terrorist, on the run since escaping from a detention facility here on Feb 27 last year, was recaptured in Johor on April 1, following a Singapore tip-off. Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said
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    • 296 30 EDITORIAL; It is always good to have a misconception proven to be what it is, a misconception, especially when it is widely held. One such is that Singapore's young are generally soft, preferring air-conditioned comfort to sweating it out in the sun. But a Straits Times
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    • 163 30 No award for Sportsman or Coach of the Year I'm surprised! Very surprised! After spending so much money importing foreign talent, we announced that we could not find any sportsman and coach of the year? What kind of lame joke is this? I'm deeply disappointed by this year's awards
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    • 171 30 "It was 11 men against 11 babies. Arsenal are just too young to compete." PATRICE EVRA, Manchester United defender on how Arsenal's over-emphasis on youth caused it to lose 1-3 to Manchester United in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final last Tuesday "You know,
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      • 276 30 I refer to the letter, "Ballot is fairer to all" (April 21), and the commentary, "Queuing 36 hours for a home" (April 26). The bulk of public housing is sold by the Housing Board under the Build-To-Order system via balloting. The Design, Build
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      • 285 30 I refer to last Sunday's article by Ms Sumiko Tan, "Let's talk about sex". I share her view that schools should fill the role of teaching one important phase of growing up sexuality that most parents are ill-equipped to teach. While I understand the
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      • 249 30 In the letter, "ssook bid: Is HDB setting precedent?" (April 12), Mr Zhuang Kuan Song questioned the award of the tender for the proposed Sengkang market to the highest bidder and suggested that this could cause food prices to rise. We would like to clarify
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      • 107 30 I refer to last Sunday's article, "Not all taxis accept Nets payment", and fully support the notion that all cab companies have access to the Nets payment system. However, since ComfortDelGro which operates Comfort and CityCab taxis has a commercial arrangement with
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      • 225 30 I refer to the Great Eastern advertisement in The Sunday Times on April 26, "Wait not, want not, why not?" It talked about the importance of early treatment of diseases, and its managing director Tan Hak Leh was quoted as saying: "What people need
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      • 158 30 My family and I are regular followers of Dr Lee Wei Ling's articles in The Sunday Times. Her column last Sunday, "The day I failed an examination", was timely as the mid-year examinations for schools are just round the corner. My twin daughters are sitting
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      • 125 30 I refer to the letter, "Ease residents' parking woes" (April 26). The carpark mentioned by the writer is opposite a new shopping complex. To manage the increase in traffic and parking demand, the Housing Board has implemented several measures, such as increasing the number
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      350 31 Each week, we publish an excerpt from a book that is topical or of general interest. Born Digital: Understanding The First Generation Of Digital Natives John Palfrey and Urs Casser New York Basic Books (2008) Are you born digital? You will shape the future of the new social media,
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    • 997 31  -  Janadas Devan ON WORDS How do you maintain a child's sense of wonder while helping him cope with life? Review Editor How do animated, curious, open children turn into well, most of us: dull, incurious, closed? Why does the remarkable capacity for learning
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    • 910 31  -  Linda Collins THE EX-PAT FILES It's Mother's Day when, if you are an expat mum, it is likely that your well-meaning offspring serves you an inedible breakfast that you will remember with a fondness far more than you have had for any fine-din-ing experience. I don't
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      289 31 "Flu viruses are very unpredictable, very deceptive... We should not be over-confident... One must not give HINI the opportunity to mix with other viruses." WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION CHIEF MARGARET CHAN, urging global citizens not to be complacent DARRELL CHIA, 26 Audit associate "I'll be scared only when the first
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    • 1348 32  -  Tara Tan job won't be easy as candidate will have to address issues of the whole arts community More than 150 artists, arts administrators and audience members rallied under the umbrella of the arts family to cast a vote for someone to
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    • 1285 32  -  Karamjit Kaur Aviation Correspondent Two weeks back, a colleague asked if I had a contact number for Tiger Airways. A friend was desperate to get in touch with the airline but, despite repeated calls and a trip to the airport, had not had
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  • OBITUARIES
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      96 33 AU YOO GEE Age: 75 passed away peacefully on 9 May 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Lai Kum Lin Daughters: Sons-in-law: Grandsons: Au Gek Sim Peh Ching Tian Jason Peh Yu Feng Au Geok Hoon Chong Hock Koon Chong Jin Van Chong Jin Hui Angeline
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      51 33 JT We, the family of the late l| LEE BOON PENG Departed on 5 May 2009 Wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all pastors, relatives, friends, colleagues, business associates and church members for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, wreaths and contributions during our recent wl bereavement.
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      70 33 SARATHAIYIBAL W/O LATE MUTHIAH Age: 71 passed away peacefully on 9/5/09. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Sons: M. Karunamuthi (SAF) M. Ravindran M. Balasubramaniam Daughters-in-law: Pakeletchmi Jeyanthi Revathy Daughter: M. Gnambal Son-in-law: Doraisamy Brother: S. Govindaraju Grandsons, Granddaughters and relatives Body is resting at Blk 114 Tampines
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      40 33 From The family, NANCY ONG Departed 7 May 2009 Our sincere appreciation to all friends and colleagues, in particular Drs Donald Poon, Kenneth Tan, Alex Yeo and staff of UMC for their care and kind assistance rendered to the deceased.
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      39 33 22nd Anniversary Ever-loving Memory of Peter Lim Swee Kiat Departed 10th May 198: 4ass At Church of th lolyTrinity on 10/5/200 Dearly missed always remembered by wife Elizabeth Kong Ah Soo, Nephew Anthony Kong Cheong Hong all loved ones.
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      37 33 13th Anniversary In Laving and Living Memory Of out Beloved Husband, Father and Grandfather DR. ERNEST WONG WING KWONG wascalledhometoowlord on 10/05/96 Foreverbvedandmnemberedby Wife Anna Soitltaothy Daughters: Rebecca Louisa Son-in-law: Taras Granddaughters! Ariana Kiara andßebved family members
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      108 33 "I am the Resurrection the life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies." John 11:25 JUDY QUAH LAY LAY Age: 36 was called home to be with the Lord on 9 May 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Sam Tan Thiam Huat sons: Daughter: Vlartin Tan
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      107 33 "God our savior wants everyone to be saved and reach v full knowledge of the truth." (First letter from St Paul to Timothy. Chapter 2 Verse 4) 1 JUDE SUBRAMANIAM S/O K. RAMAYAH (RONNIE) (Ex Singapore Post, Inspector for Post) was called home to be with the Lord on 8
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      177 33 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 TAN ENG HWEE Age: 83 was called home to be with the Lord on 9/5/2009, dearly missed by: (Husband: Lim Ah Mcc, deceased) Son:
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      27 33 17th Anniversary 27th Anniversary With Everlasting Rememberance of TAY CHOR SENG YEO SOO VIM Departed 10/5/92 Departed 14/8/82 Always remembered by sons, daughters-in-law, daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren
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      137 34 "Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 QUAY MEE SUAN SUSAN Age: 62 passed away peacefully on 9 May 2009, dearly missed by Husband: An Soo Chan Daughter: Son-in-law: Caroline Chan
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      120 34 DRTANSZEKHENG Age: 68 passed away peacefully on 9 May 2009. Remembered with much love and dearly missed by Wife: Dorothy Ho Lin Fah Son: Daughter-in-law: Daniel Tan Wei Leong Stephanie Lee Hui Ching Daughter: Amy Tan Wei Leng Grandson: Shawn Ryan Tan Brother: Sister-in-law: Koh Sei Hian Evelyn Goh Sister:
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      119 34 LOW AH WAN Age: 82 passed away peacefully on 9.5.2009 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: (Ong Thye Seng, deceased] Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ong Yong Hing, Oliver Lee Lay Eng, Janice Ong Hwa Hin, Raymond Low Kwai Sim, Josephine Daughters: Son-in-law: OngKhoonYin Ong Siew Eng, Juliet Ong Hong Eng, Sally Lee Boon
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      52 34 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory of TAN CHENG HUAT Called home to be with the Lord on 12 May 2006 Dearly missed and deeply cherished by Wife Chng Lay Hong Son: Tan Eu Gin David Daughter: Son-in-law: Tan Su Yin Sharon Peter Ho Grandson: Ho Pang Ming Benjamin Granddaughter: Ho
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      148 34 AMERJEET SINGH S/O LATE NAJAR SINGH (AH TENG) Age: 56 years old Village: Dhotlan passed away peacefully on 8 May 2009 leaving behind: His Beloved Wife: Manjeet Kaur d/o Late Mukhtar Singh Tharoo Beloved Mother: Madam Bachno Kaur Daughter: Son-in-law: Dalvinder Kaur Jasvinder Singh (Billa) Sons: Gurbinder Singh Melvinder Singh
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      248 34 CHUA KHENG BUAY Age: 101 was called home to be with the Lord on 9 May 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Tan Hong Jin, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: (Tan Kai Mcc, deceased) Lim Soei Jin Tan Seek Mcc Cheng Soo Chin Tan Bong Him Katherine de
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      129 34 SIM THAN ENG Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 8/5/2009, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Chia Meng Hiong, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chia Herng Kiat Ong Ah Kie Chia Herng Phong, Lester Lim Chwee Hoon Daughters: Sons-in-law: Chia Puay Hoon Heng Kay Swee (Chia Lee Hoon, deceased) Chia Sok Hoon HoWaiYee
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  • Page 34 Miscellaneous
    • 214 34 TV times CRICKET ventus (Monday, 2.30 am) First Test, day 5: West In- Live, mio TV Ch6l. dies Tour of England (Live, Scottish Premier League: Chi 10, 5.58pm and Inverness v Hamilton (Live, 8.30pm). Chi 15, 9pm). IPL: Bangalore v Mumbai Spanish Primera Liga: Bar(6.3opm), Delhi v Kolkata celona v
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    • 132 37 S.League Home United I Brunei DPMM Sun, 10/05/09 7.45pm S.League Combak Sengkang Mon, 11/05/09 7.45pm E Premier, E League Champ, German, Italian, Spanish, J League and X League matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. J League VisselKobe |NagoyaGrampus| Sun, 10/05/09 2.oopm] Motor Racing
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    • 284 39 PREMIER LEAGUE Results Blackburn 2 Portsmouth 0 Bolton 0 Sunderland 0 Pedersen 31, McCarthy 58pen Everton 0 Tottenham 0 Fulham 3 Aston Villa 1 Murphy 6pen, Young 14 Kamara 46, 60 Hull 1 Stoke 2 West Brom 3 Wigan 1 Dawson9o Fuller 41, Fortune 8,73, Rodallegal7 Lawrence 73 Brunt
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    • 326 39 Hull City 1| Stoke City 2 AP London Stoke secured their Premier League status yesterday, courtesy of a 2-1 win that increased Hull's own relegation worries. Ricardo Fuller swivelled and shot Stoke ahead after a Liam Lawrence corner had ricocheted into his path, reported BBC Sport.
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    • 876 39  -  Rob Hughes Even City's Hughes cannot read the United manager's mind despite playing under him for years HEART OF FOOTBALL There have been times when nothing on earth mattered more to the people of Manchester than when City play United. The derby matches defined
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    • 348 39 Barcelona Barcelona striker Thierry Henry will miss the Copa del Rey final and might not play in the Champions League final because of his strained right knee ligament. The football club said on Friday that Henry will miss the next four games, including Wednesday's
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    • 378 34 They put on their best behaviour to lead Rockets 2-1 in series Houston The Lakers were on their best behaviour no ejections, no technical fouls and hardly any trash-talking. And they also played a good game. It was almost boring compared with the fireworks of Game 2,
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    • 223 34 BASKETBALL NBA play-offs, s-finals (best of seven series): Orlando 11 7 Boston 96 (Orlando lead series 2-1), LA Lakers 108 Houston 94 (LA Lakers lead series 2-1). CRICKET Indian Premier League: In East London, South Africa: Mumbai Indians 116 all out. Delhi Daredevils 118-3 (A.B. de Villiers 50). Delhi
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    • [sunday people]
      • 215 35 A day earlier, Jennifer Dooley (right) was sobbing uncontrollably as she watched her fiance, Ricky Hatton (below), being knocked out in his fight with Filipino Manny Pacquiao. But after the British boxer was given the all-clear following hospital treatment last Sunday, she sported a
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      • 175 35 Cantona's back as an actor The King is back on centre stage. But it is not on the football pitch. Manchester United legend Eric Cantona is starring in a new British film, Looking For Eric, which is widely expected to win the Palme dOr top prize at the Cannes Film
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      • 248 35 Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez has become a topic for late-night jabs on American television after he made news with his 50-game suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs. ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! touched on the subject on Thursday, and NBC's Tonight Show host Jay
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      • 169 35 "I know that I can be one of the best in the world. I have no doubt that this will happen, so that's why I take it easy." NICKLAS BENDTNER, Arsenal striker, in typically modest form A woman, reportedly Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki's pregnant fiancee,
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      419 36 Championship leader hoping to be ninth straight pole sitter to win Spanish GP today Barcelona- Briton Jenson Button continued his early-season domination of Formula One yesterday by grabbing a last-gasp pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix. The 29-year-old Brawn GP driver, winner of three of this season's
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 83 36 LONDON England defeated the West Indies by 10 wickets at Lord's Cricket Ground, giving the hosts their first victory in an opening Test in 14 series. England were set a target of 32 runs after bowling out the visitors for 152 in the first innings and
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      • 66 36 WILLIAMSBURG (Virginia) Lorena Ochoa fired a six-under-par 65 on Friday to stretch her lead to three shots at the halfway stage of the LPGA Michelob Ultra Open. The world's No.l golfer had a two-round total of 13-under 129. South Korea's Kirn Song Hee
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      • 48 36 MADRID Real Madrid captain Raul Gonzalez has rejected an offer to join Manchester City, saying he would not leave the Spanish football club. Sports daily Marca said City had offered Raul a lucrative four-year contract, worth 40 million euros (SsBo million). AP
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      214 36 Text and pictures by Albert Sim Jason Lopez, 32 Sales executive Height: 1.72 m Weight: 65kg Exercise regimen: I work out at the gym twice a week for a minimum of two hours, using light weights but many repetitions. I also do a minimum of 200 push-ups before
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    • 1009 37 10 FACTS ABOUT PACQUIAO He plays "Manny Pacquiao" in a soap opera in The Philippines. A close friend says: "He's a terrible actor". Sylvester Stallone wants to act alongside him in a movie. He is the only Filipino boxer to appear on a postage stamp. He
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      465 38  -  Wang Meng Meng Alam Shah red-carded for violent conduct again after incident with nemesis Bennett By History repeated itself at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium last night when fiery football striker Noh Alam Shah elbowed England-born defender Daniel Bennett in the S-League. For his violent conduct, Alam
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    • 647 38  -  Richard Jolly Capital punishment acquired a new meaning in England last week. London provided two teams in the Champions League semi-finals. It only amounted to double the pain as first Arsenal and then Chelsea were eliminated. While Arsenal collapsed, Chelsea complained. Where the Gunners
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    • 793 38  -  Tay Yek Keak [OFFSIDE] In the aftermath of the spectacularly berserk Didier Drogba-Tom Henning Ovrebo incident aka Monster vs Alien after Chelsea were knocked out by Barcelona in the Champions League semi-fi-nal, somebody sent me top-secret plans by world football governing body Fifa for
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    • 499 38  -  Jeanette Wang They traded punches for most of the evening, but Singapore's spirited rugby team were eventually floored 19-22 by Kazakhstan in the Asian Five Nations yesterday. Egged on by some 2,300 fans at Yio Chu Kang Stadium, the hosts ranked world No. 49, 20
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        1195 42  -  Frankie Chee You will be surprised at the variety of products you can find in such outlets and sometimes at discounts too Out-of-town shopping Shenton Publications Where: 03-06, Block 1085, Eunos Avenue 7A, tel: 6747-0601 Open: Noon to 6pm, Sun to Wed Nearest MRT station: Paya Lebar For
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      • 570 42 Beijing German multimedia producer Oliver Radtke says he first discovered the odd and wonderful world of Chinglish in 2000 in a Shanghai cab, where he saw a sign reading: "Don't forget to carry your thing." Nine years later, he has written two
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        589 43  -  Natasha Ann Zachariah Passers-by say horseshoes with shoeboxes and outdoor sculptures add colour to shopping malls Art has become the latest marketing gimmick for malls looking to create buzz on their premises. And they seem to be a hit with passers-by. Four Capita Land malls, ranging from
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      • 247 44 I KELLY CLARKSON J. She made history as the first American Idol in 2002 and is today a global pop star with four albums totalling 20 million sales worldwide, two Grammy awards, 12 Billboard Music awards and four American Music awards. 2 CARRIE UNDERWOOD
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      • 1243 44  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi With his strong vocals and stage charisma, Adam Lambert is Singapore fans' favourite to win American Idol this year Life story: Born on April 24, 1980, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which is so proud of him that it declared yesterday "Danny Gokey Day". Started
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      • 273 44 I William Hung J. The Hong Kong-born American entered American Idol lore with a horrendously out of tune take on Ricky Martin's She Bangs during the audition. He became a global sensation, went on to appear in numerous talk shows, advertisements and, gasp, even
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      • 708 46  -  Rachael Boon WWII is far from over for these hobbyists who gather fortnightly to battle it out using radio-controlled armoured tanks Toy joy Radio-controlled tanks Price: $1,300 to $1,800 Runs on: Six-piece battery pack with a voltage of 7.2 V Add-ons: Battle system unit ($172) radio
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      • 552 46  -  Fiona Low As thousands flock to the Singapore Botanic Gardens this year on its 150 th anniversary, one man can attest that he has seen the scenic park in its earliest days or at least photos of it. Private art collector Lv Chisen owns a
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      • 604 47 Aiyoyo, 20 years after she first uttered it in the hit drama series Good Morning Sir, fans still fondly associate actress Chen Liping with that phrase. A memorable line can turn an actor into a star and give a series a strong identity. Boon Chan looks
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      • 19 48 Tay Yek Keak imagines what the Facebook pages of newsmakers might look like in this weekly column
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      • 658 45  -  Lim Yann Ling Seoul has plenty to offer with its ancient culture and traditions in an ultra-modern setting Seoul search There is no lack of deluxe hotels in Seoul, but for an extraordinary experience, the Woorijip, Wandang, Bukchon Hanokand Rakgojae traditional guesthouses are convenient and affordable
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    • pulse
      • 836 49  -  Cheryl Tan Doctors advise against taking slimming capsule Hydroxycut as it has been linked to liver damage There seemed to be more people than usual at a GNC store in town earlier this week when personal trainer Andy Phang visited his friend who works there. The
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      • 282 49  -  Gerard Yeo Sinseh Says Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) experts answer your queries in this fortnightly column. Remember, you should not self-medicate. Always consult a practitioner. Send your questions to stlife@sph.com.sg I am 49 years old and my menstrual cycle is irregular. I would sometimes miss my
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      • 1334 50  -  Deepika Shetty Take it slow with a retreat to Vientiane, the capital of Laos, where old-world charm still enthrals its many visitors With rows of traditional shophouses, crumbling French mansions and streets lined with bougainvilleas, Vientiane, the capital city of Laos, is a study in old-world charm, complemented
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    • reflect
      • 1102 51  -  Ignatius Low Everyone's a runner today. It's time I stood up for the sedentary lifestyle. Wait... I think I'll sit this one out Wolfing down noodles with my portly friends the other week at Sunshine Plaza, we indulged in one of our favourite pastimes: Talking behind people's backs.
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      • 788 51  -  Lee Siew Hua Hotheads who hurl insults at you and me online may have a heart. Yes, some flamers become friends, believe it or not. Once, I had a fleeting encounter with a socialist professor. He had popped into Washington to join the anti-globalisation activism. He
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      • 819 51  -  Erin Hobday The eater-waiters were relentless. I was trying to decide whether the guests at my spring wedding would prefer lamb chops or shrimp skewers during cocktail hour, and they kept coming by with more options. This was not a decision I thought I'd be
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    • read
      • 1070 59  -  Deepika Shetty His characters inhabit faraway lands but Kunal Basu needs to be home to pen his works Read Interview ST PHOTO: A love story about an Indian teacher's wooing of a Japanese penfriend has another story behind it: Because of an accidental dinner meeting, it got
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      • 205 59 THE JAPANESE WIFE $34.90 Kunal Basu's fiction builds grand connections in the world almost from scratch. In The Japanese Wife, a collection of short stories, his adaptable protagonists pop up in places far from home, such as the Japanese wife of the title, an American widow who finds
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      • 808 59  -  Stephanie Yap I Hot Off The Press NOCTURNES By Kazuo Ishiguro Faber and Faber/Hardcover/240 pages/ $41.50 with GST at major bookstores/ Readers expecting midnight serenades and regretful romances based on the title and subtitle of Booker Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro's first collection of short stories Nocturnes:
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      • 382 60  -  Rebecca Lynne Tan Naming the girl in his book proved a tricky task for Grant Clark who had to please both his daughters British author Grant S. Clark had the difficult task of pleasing both his daughters when he was writing Monkey Magic: The Curse Of Mukada.
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      • 1335 62  -  Rebecca Lynne Tan Huang Lijie With three malls in Orchard Road opening soon, foodies will have a varied menu with more food outlets and Three new malls are opening in Orchard Road soon and this is good news to not just shoppers. Foodies, too,
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        272 62 Where: 2, Orchard Turn. Corner of Paterson and Orchard roads Nearest MRT: Orchard Opens: July Taste Paradise This will be the flagship outlet for Taste Paradise, which already has an outlet in Mosque Street. It will be a mid-to high-end imperial-themed restaurant offering all-day dim sum and roast
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      • 262 62 Where: 181, Orchard Road (opposite Centrepoint) Nearest MRT: Somerset Opens: Next month Fruit Paradise Fruit tarts are all the rage in Japan right now. These immaculately decorated tarts come in flavours such as strawberry chocolate and caramel chocolate and banana (below). From $7.50 a slice or $75 for
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      • 1130 63  -  Huang Lijie You can even get fresh bread from a vending machine now but not all think the food is fresh A button is all it takes these days for hungry folk on the go to enjoy fresh bread, sandwiches and fruit from a vending machine. Indeed,
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      • 551 63  -  Rebecca Lynne Tan The World Gourmet Summit (WGS) was a rousing success, despite initial fears that the current economic meltdown would dampen food enthusiasts' spirits. More than 92 per cent of the tickets for the Summit's core events were sold, with turnouts exceeding initial expectations
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      • 231 64  -  Natasha Ann Zachariah Tidbits Singapore pastry chef Michael Lav has clinched the World Gourmet Summit Awards Of Excellence Pierre Herme Paris Scholarship. The scholarship is named after the respected French pastry chef who has received the National Order of the Legion of Honour, the
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      • 163 64 That favourite coffee shop and hawker centre fare prawn mcc is moving up in status. Mr Lee Chee Wee, owner of famous Beach Road Prawn Mcc Noodle House, has opened a new outlet, Kin Ba Li Prawn Noodle House, in East Coast Road. It has a restaurant
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        127 64 Pick up some cooking tips along with your kitchenware at the home furnishing store this month. Over the next four weekends, the store will conduct a Swedish Live Kitchen programme during which a chef and his assistant will demonstrate how to cook traditional Swedish recipes such as the
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      • 94 64 PHOTOS: Even hawkers are getting in on budget-friendly deals. Patrons at Makansutra Gluttons Bay can get a $3 value-meal special at the open-air food centre There are various combo platters to choose from, such as carrot cake with two pieces of chicken wings (usual price:
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        187 64 The People's Association (PA) and Kopitiam Group are bringing gourmet food to the hawker centre. Called The Lav Pa Sat Series, workshops on local food cuisines as well as drinks will be held at Lav Pa Sat from this month to December. These workshops are part of the
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      • 483 65  -  Estelle Low Pricey restaurant dish Buddha Jumps Over The Wall is on the menu at two humble coffee shops "I want to bring hotel-standard food to the heartland and make it affordable." MR BRIAN LAW (left) with a menu featuring the $568 delicacy
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      • 877 66  -  Huang Lijie It took a while but Mrs Trish Lim's ngoh hiang is now just like how her grandmother used to make it Singapore Cooks When Mrs Trish Lim, 32, was introduced to cooking as a child, it was more than just about preparing and serving food to
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      • 346 66 INGREDIENTS 500g pork, shoulder butt cut, minced 500g prawns, shelled and coarsely chopped 10 water chestnuts, peeled and diced 10 dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked in water till soft, drained and diced 10 shallots, finely chopped 2 stalks spring onion, finely chopped 10Og carrot, finely chopped
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      • 613 67 Woodlands, California America's best-selling cookbook right now is for those who do not really cook, written by hyperkinetic ex-TV producer Lisa Lillien, 43, who once hated the fact that she could not fit into her jeans. But she lost 11kg and, in 2003, started sending
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      • 915 68  -  Fiona Low Christophe Megel, CEO of AT-Sunrice Academy, says there is much good food to choose from instead WHAT WOULD YOUR LAST MEAL BE? It does not matter what I eat, but I want to take the time to savour the food knowing it will be
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      • 475 68 Wine Club/Jenny Tan Tamellini Soave 2005, $35 I have been on the hunt for cheap and good wines for the last few weeks. If there is one fact to be deduced so far, it is to look beyond pretty packaging and designer-looking labels, and give the plain-Jane
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