The Straits Times, 7 June 2009

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    21 1 theSundaytimes S|£i A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION Z/\J cents JUNE 7, 2009 86 PAGES IN THREE PARTS MICA (P) 192/11 /2008
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    Lock icon Be prepared if H1N1 spreads here
    506 1  -  Mavis Toh Health Minister says change of tack will then oe necessary Singaporeans must be mentally ready for the likely spread of Influenza A (H1N1) throughout the community, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said yesterday. Thanks to containment measures and prompt reporting by the
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    Lock icon SINGAPORE'S FIRST LOCAL CASE
    178 1 Singapore's latest Influenza A (H1N1) case the 15th is a 39-year-old Indonesian woman who had not been abroad recently. Her niece, the 11th HINI case here, returned from New York last Monday. The woman had accompanied her niece to the doctor last Tuesday when the niece
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    Lock icon Poor young rancher wins $334m jackpot
    362 1 AP Pierre (South Dakota) It has the makings of a Hollywood script: A young rancher, struggling to eke out a living in one of the poorest corners of the country, claims one of the biggest undivided jackpots in US lottery history US$232 million (*****
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      118 1 JANADAS DEVAN What did Obama mean by "the Muslim world"? iif' PAGE3I ROHIT BRIJNATH Mt*\ J udge a Mk~s country by its bookshops RHn think ty pace3l TEO CHENG WEE My love affair with budget airlines jlftt is waning at i LIFESTYLE GRADSuse EXPIRED matric card to get discounts )MEPAGE4
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      Lock icon Slump or not, S'poreans in the mood to spend
      1033 2 Malls, showflats and car showrooms are packed, but MPs are seeing a different side Nur Dianah Suhaimi Singapore may be in recession mode but many Singaporeans sure are not. Every weekend, shopping malls are packed, as are property and car showrooms.
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      Lock icon Shopping? Dining out? He's looking for job instead
      397 2  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi Shopping and dining out have become luxuries for former product development engineer Ng Siow Siong. The 41-year-old bachelor was retrenched in May last year when the semiconductor company he was working for restructured its operations. Today more than a
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      Lock icon Dozens missing in China landslide
      350 2 AFP, Xinhua Beijing Hundreds of rescue workers and volunteers were yesterday searching for dozens of people feared buried alive when part of a mountain collapsed in south-west China, officials said. Seventy-four people were still missing after the disaster struck on Friday afternoon in the mining
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      Lock icon Battered Brown to soldier on
      550 3 AP, AFP, Reuters Standing firm "I will not waver, I will not walk away... I will get on with the job/' BRITISH PRIME MINISTER CORDON BROWN, defying calls for him to step down British PM refuses to stand down despite party troubles London Mr Gordon
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      219 3 Pampering days and fascinating nights beckon at Floridian, inspired by Miami's famed entertainment resorts. Lounge by the cascading pool at your A% \VrJ. doorstep. Find rejuvenation with a hydrotherapy massage at the Hideaway Spa ■Am Sanctuary. Or invite a chef for a dinner party by the poolside. Located in the
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      Lock icon Grads exploit loophole' for discounts
      660 4  -  Huang Huifen Kimberley Lim Ex-varsity students don't feel bad about using 'matric cards' to get cheaper buys To some, all's fair in love and getting cheap buys even if you are a graduate still hanging on to your matric card. Take 27-year-old Timothy (not his
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      Lock icon More residents use fake CCTVs to deter crime
      632 4 Huang Huifen The next time you walk past your neighbour's closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera, look again. It may be just a dummy. HDB regulations do not allow CCTVs even fake ones to be installed along common corridors, to protect the privacy of
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      Lock icon Beware! Car fitted with security camera
      474 4  -  Jamie Ee Wen Wei The car's built-in alarm system is no longer good enough to deter break-in thieves and car-scratchers. Fussy motorists now have cameras fitted too. Vendors contacted said many motorists have gone to them to install surveillance systems costing up to $9,000
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      Lock icon 800 people bare their soles for needy kids
      469 4  -  Tell avid marathon runner Lexus Tan to run without his track shoes and he might just tell you to go jump in the lake. But Mr Tan, 37, a marketing executive, eagerly ran a skm route barefooted yesterday. Mr S. Dhanabalan, chairman
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        Lock icon READY, GET SET, SNATCH!
        1054 6 The annual shopping season is back with the return of the two-month-long Great Singapore Sale (GSS), which started on May 29. With more than 1,000 retailers across the island dangling hefty discounts, lucky draws and freebies this year, bargain hunters are hitting the streets with full
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        Lock icon Fancy a facial at $9.90?
        595 6  -  Estelle Low Ladies, forget the Big Bra Sale. Here comes the Big Spa Sale. At least one salon is offering facials that give you more bang for your buck than a $10 haircut. At three-month-old spa Sanctuary Beauty in Tanjong Pagar, you can get a
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      • HOW THEY SHOP
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        Lock icon Excess stock 'not due to bad planning'
        630 6  -  Debbie Yong With retailers holding large-scale sales and slashing prices by as much as 90 per cent during the Great Singapore Sale (GSS) this year, some observers have asked: Is this a sign of desperation in bad times, or a case of poor
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        Lock icon Overgrown Orchard
        1153 8  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Estelle Low With 3 new malls set to open, some wonder if the shopping district is getting too crowded It might be recession time, but luxury brand Cartier is sparing no effort in dressing up its swanky new duplex at the corner of Scotts and Orchard
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        Lock icon Mall landlord encroaching on our turf, claim tenants
        815 8  -  Irene Tham Should a mall landlord enter the same business as some of its tenants? A mini-storm has been brewing since Kitchen Language, a subsidiary of Far East Organization, opened sandwich shop Quiznos in December last year and coffee joint Tully's in
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      Lock icon Elder abuse cases 'may rise with the recession'
      1052 10  -  Mavis Toh Most common are physical abuse and neglect; financial abuse also on the rise Madam G.H. Teo has four children but wishes she had none. The 79-year-old widow, who used to work as a seamstress, lives in a one-room flat in
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      Lock icon Growing the 3Es as S'pore's population ages
      411 10  -  Mavis Toh Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan expects that, within 15 to 20 years, Singapore will have a fully developed and stabilised system of 3Es comprising Eldersave, ElderShield and Elderfund. He said Singaporeans are already familiar with the safety net provided by the
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      Lock icon She helps families cope with grief
      284 10 Ms Crystal Lim's camera still holds the family photo of a 17-year-old liver patient, taken just months before the teenager's death. Ms Lim, 39, is a senior principal medical social worker (MSW) at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and is familiar with having to deal
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      Lock icon Integration needed within Indian community: Vivian
      519 10  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Given the relatively higher rate of Indian immigration from diverse backgrounds, the Indian community has its work cut out in terms of integration in Singapore. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, pointed to this "special challenge" yesterday. He
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      Lock icon 'Inside jobs' pose biggest cyber-tnreats: Experts
      590 11  -  Chua Hian Hou Disgruntled employees have access to data; some staff unwittingly misuse information Pssst, want to buy some company secrets? Cyber-security experts say it is the "inside jobs" the disgruntled employees and not hackers, that are a threat to firms in these tough
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      Lock icon FORMS OF SABOTAGE
      118 11 Theft That new patented wunderkind product. The company's new marketing masterplan. Your list of wealthiest private banking customers. All can be stolen and peddled to unscrupulous business rivals. Blackmail Many companies operating in heavily regulated industries such as finance or health care face hefty penalties not to
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      Lock icon Petition for STTA chief to step down
      369 11  -  Jeanette Wang Some 15 people showed up at Hong Lim Park yesterday to sign a petition for Ms Lee Bee Wah to step down as the president of the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA). This, amid an ongoing dispute between her and former
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      Lock icon Grangeford tenants can stay till June 30
      420 12  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi Property owner gives residents of illegally partitioned condo more time to find alternatives Some 200 tenants of an illegally refurbished condominium in Grange Road now have more time they have until the end of this month to vacate the building.
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      Lock icon Mum of three sets her sights on South Pole
      701 12  -  Teo Wan Cek Move aside, Everest. Ms Sophia Pang has got her own "mountain" to climb: The 36-year-old mother of three will be part of an eight-woman team that will trek to the South Pole in December. She will attempt to
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      Lock icon All geared up for boom in the hospitality trade
      463 13  -  Debbie Yong Study grants helping mid-career professionals get on track in the fast-growing industry From doing backend business strategising in a nine-to-five IT job, Mr Christopher Goh now stands on his feet all day greeting guests as a management trainee at
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon Three injured in bus collision
        74 13 Two SMRT buses collided with each other near Youth Park along Grange Road yesterday morning, holding up traffic for about two hours. The Singapore Civil Defence Force received a call at 10.42am and sent an ambulance. Three passengers suffered minor injuries and were taken to
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        Lock icon S'pore Idol auditions extended
        66 13 Temperatures soared at the Singapore Idol auditions yesterday, as more than 4,000 hopefuls queued to audition for the show's third season at The Cathay at Handy Road. About 80 started queuing from Bpm last Friday night. Contestants were whisked into three cinema theatres for the auditions.
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        Lock icon SCDF open mobilisation
        29 13 In a Singapore Civil Defence Force open mobilisation exercise yesterday, units with these code words were activated: Deadly Viper, Beet Root, Sweeping Waves and Warning Siren.
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      Lock icon India puts arms deals on hold
      673 15  -  Ravi Velloor 7 suppliers, including S'pore firms, affected while New Delhi probes retired top Indian official for graft South Asia Bureau Chief In New Delhi India's Defence Ministry has "put on hold" all contracts being negotiated with Singapore company ST Engineering and six other
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      Lock icon GPS shoes to track 'wandering' seniors
      172 15 AFP Washington A shoe-maker and a technology company are teaming up to develop footwear with a built-in Global Positioning System (GPS) device that could help track down "wandering" seniors suffering from Alzheimer's. "The technology will provide the location of the individual within 9m, anywhere
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      Lock icon PAS' deputy head keeps his post
      628 16  -  Hazlin Hassan Incumbent pro-Umno cleric defeats Anwar Ibrahim ally at polls Malaysia Correspondent In Shah Alam A pro-Umno cleric won a key post in the opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) yesterday, dealing a setback to its political allies in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition.
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      Lock icon Hopes for more moderate direction dashed
      683 16  -  Carolyn Hong NEWS ANALYSIS Malaysia Bureau Chief In Shah Alam Malaysia's conservative Islamist party Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) is always closely watched but media interest in its annual assembly this year has been more intense. Hundreds of reporters thronged the stadium where it is
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      Lock icon Blaze at day-care centre kills 31 children
      400 16 Mexico City A fast-moving fire killed at least 31 children in a day-care centre in northern Mexico despite desperate attempts of firefighters who punched through the walls and fought their way through flames to rescue babies, toddlers and others trapped inside. Many of
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      Lock icon Ex-Czech PM caught naked in photos
      464 16 Rome Former Czech prime minister Mirek Topolanek (right) has admitted that he was the man caught cavorting naked in a set of photos taken at Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's private villa. One of the five photos published by newspaper El Pais shows a
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      Lock icon Gaddafi asks to meet 700 Italian women
      269 16 Reuters Rome Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has requested a meeting with 700 Italian women during his historic visit to Rome this week. Mr Gaddafi, who has a womenonly corps of bodyguards, held a similar meeting during a visit to Paris in 2007 with
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      Lock icon Asian ties vital for success: PM
      559 17  -  Peh Shing Huei Small nations like S'pore need to strengthen links with regional partners like Ningbo to prosper China Bureau Chief In Ningbo It is a "basic strategy" for Singapore to reach out across Asia because it simply cannot prosper on its own, said
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon US actor's death still a mystery
        100 17 AFP Bangkok Thai police will need four weeks before they can determine conclusively how American actor David Carradine died, officials there said yesterday, as his body was flown back to the United States. Police suspect Mr Carradine, 72, died from a sex act that
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        Lock icon Father-son duo held over ricin
        72 17 Reuters London A father and son are being questioned as part of an anti-terrorism operation, after a substance suspected of containing the deadly poison ricin was found in a house in northern England, police said. The men, aged 41 and 18, were arrested last Tuesday
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        Lock icon Sikhs mark 1984 temple attack
        111 17 AFP Amritsar (India) Hundreds of Sikhs shouted separatist slogans in the Indian state of Punjab yesterday, as they marked the 25th anniversary of an assault on the Golden Temple, Sikhism's holiest shrine. Sikhs gathered in the northern city of Amritsar to commemorate the 1984 raid,
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        Lock icon Media warns Suu Kyi supporters
        81 17 AP Yangon State media accused supporters of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday of threatening Myanmar's security and trying to undermine the courts with comments calling for her immediate release. The New Light of Myanmar said a warning was delivered last Friday to
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      Lock icon Bailout payback set to lift US stocks
      458 19 Reuters, Washington Post Move will boost confidence in banking system, but concern over consumer sentiment remains New York United States stocks may get a lift this week as regulators are expected to name the first round of banks allowed to repay bailout funds.
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      Lock icon Creditors lose appeal to halt Chrysler sale
      227 19 Bloomberg New York Chrysler creditors lost an appeals court bid to block the carmaker's sale of its best assets to a group led by Italy's Fiat, and plan to appeal the decision to the United States Supreme Court. A three-judge panel of the
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      Lock icon Citi at odds with watchdog
      361 19 Reuters Washington Citigroup's relationship with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is frayed, sources tell Reuters, and the regulator wants to replace chief executive Vikram Pandit, says The Wall Street Journal. United States officials have spoken to former US Bancorp chief executive Jerry Grundhofer, who
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      Lock icon Obama pays tribute to D-Day soldiers
      650 21 AP, AFP, Reuters He also salutes his own grandfather, great-uncle who fought in WWII Omaha Beach (France) Recalling the "unimaginable hell" of D-Day suffering, United States President Barack Obama paid tribute yesterday to the against-all-odds Allied landings that broke Nazi Germany's grip on France
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      Lock icon Bodies recovered from crashed plane
      307 21 AFP, AP, Reuters Recife (Brazil) Brazil's air force yesterday recovered bodies from an Air France jet that came down over the Atlantic on Monday with 228 people on board, a spokesman said. "We confirm the recovery from the water of debris and bodies from the
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      Lock icon Seoul won't give in to twin threats
      447 22 AP, Reuters Obama says he won't reward Pyongyang's 'provocative' behaviour Seoul South Korea will not give in to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, President Lee Myung Bak said yesterday, as key nations edged closer to agreeing on sanctions to punish Pyongyang for
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      Lock icon Iran starts making new anti-aircraft missile system
      272 22 Reuters Teheran Iran has started production of a new ground-to-air missile system, Iranian media reported yesterday, amid persistent speculation that Israel might attack the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities. "The range of this defence system (missile) is more than 40km and it is able
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      Lock icon Beijing is stalling on human rights: Pelosi
      272 22 AFP Washington United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said yesterday that she saw no progress in China on human rights, regretting that neither US pressure nor economic reforms were making Beijing budge. She also vowed to be "relentless" in keeping the heat on
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      Lock icon Unveiling sex taboos from behind veil
      630 23 NYT Muslim woman's book of erotic advice for married couples draws praise, death threats Dubai Ms Wedad Lootah does not look like a sex activist. A Muslim and a native Emirati, she wears a full-length black niqab with only her brown eyes showing through
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      Lock icon 10 jobs that S'poreans tend to shun
      702 24  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi Teo Wan Cek Estelle Low Surely a job paying more than $1,000 will find ready takers, especially in these difficult times? Not always true Singaporeans are shunning certain jobs. A Sunday Times check found 10 jobs that pay more than
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        233 24 Shazana Roseli, 22 Left her job as a marketing executive with a luxury goods retailer this March, in search of a better working environment. Has over two years of experience in public relations, managing luxury brands. Besides working with the media, she is also familiar with
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        206 24 Jeremiah Cai Jiaoliang, 24 Left his job as an associate with an insurer last month in search of another area of work with better career prospect. Did his internship with one of the big four auditors and has experience in internal audit and bank reconciliation. Is
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      Lock icon Golden tips for young greenhorns
      982 25  -  Lorna Tan HELPING YOUNG INVESTORS GET STARTED Experts advise older teens not to rush into stocks, but to gain knowledge first Senior Correspondent Older teenagers are now permitted to play the stock market, but experts advise budding investors to take a cautious approach before risking
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      513 25 Mr Andy Chan's interest in stock trading began when he was working at a trading desk in a natural resource firm last year, during his vacation. "It was really exciting to see a group of traders at work, and looking at the mechanics of the market.
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      435 25 Holding on for long term As luck would have it, for Ms Lim Pei Yi, 23, her first trade was her worst. This came after she opened her trading account in May last year. She is still in the red for that trade, so she is still holding on to
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      Lock icon 'Get-rich' books are inspiration
      343 25 Undergraduate Stanley Ho, 23, used to buy and sell stocks using his mother's trading account. After doing so for several months, he decided to open a personal trading account late last year. "Saving up diligently and risk management are my two pillars of personal finance," said
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        1318 26  -  Lorna Tan That's the biggest sum spent to date by this Web entrepreneur, who says he is a conservative spender because of his parents' traditional money-wise values Finance Correspondent When Finnish computer expert Jani Rautiainen arrived in Singapore in 2005 to pursue his master's degree
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        1075 27  -  Joyce Teo Besides errant agents, there are other factors to be mindful of during bad times, say experts Property Correspondent A couple recently lost out on a property deal because their agent sold off the unit without their knowledge. In another case, a couple
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        178 27 MY SPACE Operations executive Janica Chan tells Debbie Yong how a fireplace mantle gives her home a cosy, country feel. Janica Chan, 29 Operations executive Lives in a 91 sq m, four-room HDB flat in Clementi Lives with husband Kenny, 37, a pastor, and sons Javan,
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        Lock icon Buy diamond online? It's not as risky as you think
        1181 28  -  Gabriel Chen REUTERS The sparkler of your choice can be shipped to your doorstep, with grading report, insurance and money-back guarantee all thrown in You may have bought books, CDs and various paraphernalia over the Internet, but what about shopping
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      231 28 f^ Where do you see this? g \i\ WJidL In investment articles and market reports. I g^ What does it S A unit trust is an investment tool that can be likened to a basket of stocks. When you and other investors buy Is**al *Vta units in a unit trust,
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  • think
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      Lock icon Feeling the heat lately? Here's the reason
      609 29  -  Mavis Toh Burnt out by the sweltering heat? Last month, temperatures here hit a scorching 33.6 deg C, and it seems the heat is not likely to let up any time soon. May is the second hottest month of the year in Singapore,
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      1038 29  -  Mark Rice-Oxley More anti-European parties likely to do well as voting apathy grows across continent In 1979, when Europeans first ventured quizzically to vote for a new multinational Parliament, things were very different. True, few people really knew what was at stake. But two-thirds
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      Lock icon Talent, not pedigree, defines a star politician
      1094 29  -  Kwan Weng Kin Japan Correspondent There is a dearth of political talent in Japan. This line would invariably be heard whenever the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) tried looking within its ranks for a new candidate to lead the party. The LDP presidency
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      317 30 EDITORIAL In a survey of 400 regional companies published last month, Web security firm Websense found that 86 per cent of these companies were under pressure from staff, from bosses downward, to allow increased access to Web 2.0 services at work. These services include social
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      Lock icon BLOGOSPHERE
      166 30 Bad manners on trains make commuters see red This is not a problem that can be solved quickly...it may take a generation or two before Singaporeans become more aware of their social behaviour. The best way to do this is by teaching the next generation when they are young.
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      Lock icon QUOTES OF THE WEEK
      168 30 "Just as Israel's right to exist cannot be denied, neither can Palestine's." BARACK OBAMA, US President, underlining his commitment to the two-state solution not acceded to by Israel's new hawkish leadership "China is already too important to the global economy not to have a full seat
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      Lock icon Valuable lessons from unsung heroes and heroines
      268 30  -  Kanchana Sundar (Mrs) YOUR LETTERS I refer to Dr Lee Wei Ling's article last Sunday, "Courage of an unknown heroine". Her account of hospital housekeeper Moiri is not only interesting but also highly enlightening. It highlights the importance of one's attitude in making
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      Lock icon Inspired by Moiri's courage in adversity
      154 30  -  Sin Kin 800 I have had sleepless nights in recent weeks as I was depressed over some personal problems. But after reading Dr Lee Wei Ling's article, "Courage of an unknown heroine", about Moiri's positive attitude in the face of hardship, I realised there
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      Lock icon She makes world a better place
      83 30  -  Eugene Tan The excellent article by Dr Lee Wei Ling, "Courage of an unknown heroine", ended with the sentence: "She is a much happier person than many who are richer and more educated than her." I would like to add: Moiri also makes a
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      Lock icon Sales? Don't buy what you don't need
      241 30  -  Maisie Choi (Ms) I refer to last Sunday's article, "Malls are packed, thanks to the Great S'pore Sale". I got quite upset after reading the article as I felt that many of these shoppers do not really need the items they bought, but
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      157 30  -  Aisha Mostafa (Ms) I refer to last Sunday's article, "CDCs help more find jobs". With the economy still going slow, finding a full-time job can be difficult. Thus, after attending several career fairs and briefings, I have decided to take another route. I currently hold
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      Lock icon No sponsorship or even courtesy
      199 30  -  Gareth Pearson I applaud the heroic feats of the Singapore women's Everest team but share its frustration when it comes to sponsorship. In 2005, my brother and I rowed across the Atlantic Ocean and, since our family in Britain is heavily involved with the Special
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      Lock icon Act against Loyang Avenue racers
      168 30  -  Poh Soon Leong I live in Tampines and often travel to Changi Village via Loyang Avenue. During the day, this particular stretch of road is heavily utilised by freight-forwarding lorries heading to the Changi Cargo Complex. Many of these lorries could be seen travelling at
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      Lock icon Risky stretch near Marine Parade mall
      200 30  -  Tan Thian Poh (Mr) Last Sunday's report, "Straight road to accident hot spot", is a reminder of the dangers lurking on many roads in Singapore. There is also a dangerous traffic situation along the stretch of road just outside Parkway Parade in Marine Parade
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      383 31 EX-LIBRIS Each week we publish an extract from a book that is topical or of general interest. No Time To Think: The Menace Of Media Speed And The 24-hour News Cycle By Howard Rosenberg and Charles S. Feldman Continuum (2008) In this book, we see numerous examples and anecdotes that
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      Lock icon No such thing as 'the Muslim world'
      980 31  -  Janadas Devan [ON WORDS] To accept religious diversity, we must reject phrases such as 'the Muslim world' Review Editor United States President Barack Obama gave an exceptionally good speech in Cairo last Thursday. There was only one thing odd about it: The White
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      769 31  -  Rohit Brijnath THE EX-PAT FILES From every childhood come pictures. My gentle father, snoring like a tractor, but always lying with a book open across his chest. My mother reading at her desk, as still as an Indian painting, the silence broken only by the whisper
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      322 31 "My wife and I have too many groceries to carry, so we use the trolley. Sometimes we chain it to the railing outside our house... and return it when we are free." RETIREE SIM SWEE LENC, 70, on why he takes home supermarket trolleys. Many supermarts here lose
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      1058 32  -  Lee Hui Chieh When in Rome, do as the Romans do. So when the Americans, Canadians or British don't wear masks, most travellers to their countries won't either even though there is some strange flu bug going around. And some of them end up having
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      1542 32  -  Feng Zengkun Tests galore as a bout of fever on a plane led to storm of activity by plane crew and health officials For 30 hours two Saturdays ago, I was a suspected HINI case. My very own, personal, ER drama did not start
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        Lock icon Gordon Brown PM vows to stay the course
        56 32 Increasingly deserted by Cabinet colleagues and reeling from Labour's poor showing at local elections, the British Prime Minister last Friday announced a reshuffle and said that he was not quitting. In the past week, there have been several ministerial resignations in the
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        Lock icon David Carradine Kung Fu actor's death
        58 32 Thai coroners completed an autopsy on the Hollywood actor last Friday, a day after the star of the *****-era Kung Fu TV series was found naked and hanging in his Bangkok hotel room. The coroners said they have not determined how Carradine, 72, died.
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        Lock icon Kim Jong Un Young Un may be the one
        67 32 Secretive North Korea has been generating a new buzz, besides that of a suspected pending missile launch. News leaked out in the past week that ailing leader Kim Jong II has appointed his third son Jong Un, 26, as his successor.
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        Lock icon Carlo Ancelotti Chelsea get their man
        45 32 Last Monday, the English Premier League club confirmed the widely anticipated appointment of the 49-year-old as its manager. A three-year contract worth £6.5 million (5515.3 million) a year makes the Italian the highest paid manager in the Premier League.
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        Lock icon Manohara Odelia Pinot Escaped, or allowed to go?
        71 32 The 17-year-old Indonesian model and wife of Kelantan prince Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra, alleging spousal abuse, was said to have made a dramatic escape from her room in Singapore's Royal Plaza Hotel on May 30. But last Tuesday, a businessman frienr of
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      Lock icon It's total airfare that really counts
      1027 33  -  Karamjit Kaur While fuel levies may still be on high side, overall ticket prices are the lowest in years Singapore Airlines' (SlA's) fuel surcharges are too high, said an irate reader who wrote to The Straits Times. From its peak mid-last year, the price
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      Lock icon Winning in business: Lessons from basketball
      1061 33  -  Rosabeth Moss Kanter NYT Mr Akin Ongor learnt about winning in business from winning at basketball. A former star on Turkey's national team, he worked for several multinational companies before serving as chief executive officer of Garanti Bank from 1991 to 2000. "Sports are
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      Lock icon Unearthing stories from the ground
      1051 33  -  Habib Sabur Mydin Last month, Associate Editor Zuraidah Ibrahim shared her experience at the exhumation of the graves of her relatives. A reader, who worked as a gravedigger for a year to fund his higher education, wrote in to share his experience After my O
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  • OBITUARIES
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      162 34 Ihavefought I have finished the good fight the race LEE MONG HUAT Age: 83 Passed away peacefully on 6 June 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Chow Chick Tiang Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lee Lye Chye, Edward Toh Kwee Huay Lee Lai Heng, Brian Chan Lai Yong Lee
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      76 34 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory of Shirley Bacsafra Nee Hogan Departed: 07 June 2006 Remembering you is easy, we do it everyday Missing you is the hardest part as it never goes away To hear your voice, to see your smile To sit with you and talk tor awhile Would
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      67 34 GRACE PUSHPAMALAB PAUL Age: 75 was called home to be with the Lord on 6 June 2009. Dearly missed and fond!) remembered by Beloved sister: Dr Freda Paul Body is resting at 162 taig Road. Tel: *****931 Service will be held on Sunday, June 7 at 2pm. Cortege will leave
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      73 34 Josephine Koh Kheng Neo Age: 75 Was called home to be with the Lord on 6 June 2009, dearly missed by loved ones. Wake at Lourdes Hall of Repose (Apparition Room) Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, 50 Ophir Road. Hp: 9368 7385 Funeral Mass on Monday 8 June 2009
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      130 34 Cissy Mary Koh Chuan Whay Age: 94 Passed away peacefully on 6 June 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Patrick Foo (deceased) Brother: Koh Tommy Sister-in-law: Elsie Wee Children: Eric, Victor, Hendrick, Rosaline Children-in-law: Patsy Tan, Susie Yeo, Laura Tan, Joseph Wong Grandchildren: Wilfred Foo, Jarrod
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      54 34 $r* In Loving Memory Of WINSTON CHEN CHUNG YING 16 Nov 1941 -7 June 1999 And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life and this life is in His Son. He who has His Son has life 1 John 5:11-12 Cherished Always Sadly Missed by j% fjjfc
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      174 34 CHEWQUEKKEOW Age: 88 passed away peacefully on 6 June 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by family and loved ones, (Husband: Goh Seow Meng, deceased) Sons: Spouse: Goh Ah Kow Michael Tan Peck Guet Michele Goh Yong Nghee Henry Png Mei Lin Linda Goh Yong Hock Martin Woo Sok Ching
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      105 34 LEE YIN CHAN (DORIS) Age: 71 passed away peacefully on June 5,2009 She will be dearly missed, but fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Frankie Lim Kwan Hwee, deceased) and her children: Phyllis Lee Jean-Claude Erne Alex Lim We-Hwon Lee Lee Jane Fiona Lim Sze-Szan and siblings, relatives and friends.
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      41 34 The family of the late HO CHIEW HONG Departed on 30/5/2009 in Kuala Lumpur wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences and donations during their recent bereavement. Contact: *****191
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      101 34 have fought the good fight, I have finished the race. I have kept the faith" 2 Timothy 4:7 JAMES TAN KWANG HAI Age: 77 was called home to be with the Lord on 6 June 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Agnes Wong Sau Peng Son:
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      83 34 OMNAMASHIVAYAH GOBINATHAN S/O K GANGADHARAN Age: 58 passed away peacefully on 6 June 2009. Dearly missed, fondly remembered and forever cherished by Wife: Yalammal Daughters, sisters, brothers, nieces, nephews and loved ones. will leave on 7 June 2009 (Sun) at 3.30pm from Blk 136 Ylshun Ring Rd #02-122 to Mandal
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      74 34 The Family of the late TAN KOK HIONG (MRS ONG KOK HIONG) Departed on 3 June 2009 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and pastors for their prayers, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to: Dr Vivian Balakrishnan Minister
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      46 34 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of Jimmy Newton Lim Time may heal the broken heart, Time may make the wound less sore, But time can never stop the longing For the loved one gone before. Always remembered by James, Ronald, Mary, Ivy, Hanny, Marc Loved ones.
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      498 34 Reuters, LA Times Howard calls for teamwork, wants defence to be forceful in Game 2 Los Angeles Dwight Howard scored only one basket during the Orlando Magic's series-opening blowout loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. But the All-Star centre is more worried about his team's leaky defence
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      Lock icon S'poreans out of China Open
      229 34  -  Valerie Chia Singapore's paddlers have all bowed out of the U*****,000 (*****,000) China Open in Suzhou. Their top woman player, world No. 6 Feng Tianwei, progressed to the quarter-finals of the singles competition yesterday. But she succumbed to Korea's Kim Kyung Ah, the world No.
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      Lock icon HT BODS
      220 35 Text and pictures by Bryan van der Beek Keith Chan, 40 Assistant project manager Height: 1.78m Weight: 73kg Exercise regimen: I work out for 1112I 112 hours three to four times a week at the gym. I finish each workout with 150 crunches and 150 leg raises. I
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      Lock icon Lefties win S'pore Open
      195 35  -  Jonathan Wong Top seeds and left-handed hook bowlers Shaker Al Hassan of the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia's Sharon Koh bagged the Singapore Open Masters' men and women's titles respectively yesterday. Al Hassan was pushed to a deciding second game in the $150,000 event. He had
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      Lock icon One leap, three records
      451 35  -  Valerie Chia Matthew now a SEA Games medal hopeful after record-breaking long jump in Hanoi With one leap, Matthew Goh rewrote three long jump records and also qualified for December's South-east Asia Games. The 18-year-old's fourth jump of 7.53m at the SEA Junior Championships in Hanoi
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      Lock icon Young Singapore's baptism of fire
      605 35  -  Valerie Chia The Indians are known to be skilful. The South Koreans will outrun most opponents while the Dutch are often very tactically sound. What reputation Singapore leave on the rest of the world will depend on how they fare in the Standard Chartered Bank
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon Byrd, Furyk share lead in Memorial
        72 35 AFP Dublin (Ohio) American golfer Jonathan Byrd fired a bo-gey-free four-under-par 68 on Friday to join countryman Jim Furyk atop the leaderboard after the second round of the US$6 million (SsB.6 million) PGA Memorial tournament. Furyk, who fired a sec-ond-round 70, and Byrd each
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        Lock icon France salvage pride by beating Turkey
        59 35 AFP Paris -Jeered throughout their 0-1 defeat by Nigeria in a football friendly on Tuesday, France ie- sponded on Friday with a much-needed 1-0 win over Euro 2008 semi-finalists Turkey. French striker Karim Benzema (below) converted a penalty in the 38th minute which was
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        Lock icon Denilson's absence upsets Viet fans
        60 35 AFP Hai Phong (Vietnam) More than 30,000 Vietnamese football fans who flocked to witness the V-League debut of former Brazil international Denilson yesterday were left fuming as he sat in the stands, saying he needed more practice time. They shouted their displeasure when Denilson's name
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        234 36 AP, AFP, XINHUA Andrei Arshavin has given short shrift to reports that he could be seeking a return to Zenit St Petersburg just four months after his move to Arsenal. The Russian forward's public reservations about the high tax-rate in England had led to suggestions that
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        Lock icon Winning children's hearts
        148 36 Chinese basketball star Yao Ming is an expert in thrilling fans on the court. But this summer, he is trying something different enchanting children with his voice. Forced to withdraw from the National Basketball Association play-offs with a foot injury, the 28-year-old was invited by the Shanghai
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        Lock icon From figure skater to graduate
        155 36 Two-time Olympic medal-winning figure skater Michelle Kwan has a new title: College graduate. Yesterday, she received her bachelor's degree in international studies from the University of Denver, reported the Associated Press. The nine-time United States champion, five-time world champion and the winner of a silver
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        Lock icon DiCaprio wears many caps
        202 36 Leonardo DiCaprio could not help being on his feet when he supported the Los Angeles Lakers in Game One of the National Basketball Association Finals on Thursday. The Hollywood star, who portrayed high school basketball player Jim Carroll in The Basketball Diaries, cheered the Lakers to
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      Lock icon Vettel edges out Brawn drivers
      501 37 AFP German claims Turkish Grand Prix pole with a scintillating last-gasp effort in qualifying Istanbul German driver Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull outpaced his rivals in the closing seconds of a dramatic qualifying session yesterday to claim pole position for the Turkish Formula One Grand
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      Lock icon Australia, England crash
      295 37 Reuters, AFP London Captain Chris Gayle made a brilliant 88 as his side beat Australia by seven wickets in cricket's World Cup Twenty2o Group C opener at The Oval yesterday. The West Indies, chasing 170 for victory, finished on 172 for three with more than four overs
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      Lock icon Federer is the sentimental favourite
      426 38 AP Paris A relieved Roger Federer leaned on the net following his latest French Open escape, then looked up to accept a handshake from Juan Martin del Potro. "I just congratulated him and wished him good luck," del Potro said. "I said everybody wants him
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      Lock icon HEAD TO HEAD
      83 38 Robin Soderling (Swe x23) v Roger Federer (Sui x2) Federer leads 9-0 2009 Madrid R32 (clay): Federer 6-1, 7-5 2008 Paris R32 (hard): Federer 6-4, 7-6(7-5) 2008 Wimbledon R64 (grass): Federer 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(7-3) 2008 Hamburg Rl6 (clay) Federer 6-3, 6-2 2008 Miami R32 (hard): Federer 6-4,
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      Lock icon Dream partner for Angela
      172 38  -  Leonard Lim It was an unusually cold and dreary Parisian morning yesterday, but the constant drizzle and chilly 8 deg C temperature did nothing to dampen Angela Lim's mood. The Singaporean partnered former world No.l Andre Agassi in a five-minute game against Taiwan's Nicol Chia and
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      Lock icon It's Kuznetsova
      399 38 Reuters, AFP, Bloomberg Russian cruises to victory over Safina in the French Open women's final Paris Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-2 in an all-Russian French Open women's singles final yesterday to take away her second Grand Slam tennis title. It was a comprehensive win for the
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      Lock icon French fans just love underdogs
      388 38  -  Leonard Lim In Paris This may be the City of Love, but "volatile" and "hostile" are words that better describe the crowds that make the pilgrimage to Roland Garros every summer. French Open supporters have earned a reputation for being quick to make their feelings
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      455 39 Liverpool skipper helps England to easy win over Kazakhstan with a part in first two goals Kazakhstan 0 England 4 Almaty (Kazakhstan) After declaring that he wanted a striking role, Wayne Rooney was looking for a central starring role against minnows Kazakhstan. But the England forward was left
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      460 39 AFP, AP Tashkent (Uzbekistan) -Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa when they beat Uzbekistan 1-0 in a Group A qualifier yesterday. A ninth-minute goal by Shinji Okazaki proved enough for Japan to pip group
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      1043 39  -  Rob Hughes HEART OF FOOTBALL The father of Florentino Perez sold the finest perfumes and paid his dues as a member of Real Madrid all his life. The son out-earned his padre by becoming a billionaire building constructor. But even
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      120 39 Chelsea are preparing a £40 million (Ss93 million) bid for Spanish striker David Villa of Valencia, after losing out on the chase for Brazilian Kaka. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is willing to spend more than £60 million to prise French midfielder Franck Ribery from Bayern Munich. Barcelona
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      105 35 JUNIOR HOCKEY WORLD CUP When: Today till June 21 Where: Sengkang Stadium and Johor Baru's Taman Daya Hockey Stadium Who: 20 international Under-21 teams Tickets: Free. Collect at Singapore Hockey Federation (Delta Stadium), Sengkang Stadium or ESPN Star Sports Today's fixtures In Singapore Pool B: spm: Japan v South Africa,
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        549 42  -  Cheryl Tan The 10,000 Fathers Reading event is back next week for the third time Once upon a time, it was often the job of mum to read bedtime stories. Dad was too tired from work, and besides, it seemed mum's role. But then the
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        331 42 Name: Teo Cher Soon Age: 45 Occupation: Senior bus captain Mr Teo Cher Soon has every reason to be proud of his daughter Ka Hoon. At the tender age of seven, she was already familiar with popular Chinese literary classics such as The Three Kingdoms and
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        377 42 Name: V. A. Moorthy Age: 50 Occupation: Taxi driver Book-lover V. A. Moorthy drives a cab on weekdays, but when the weekend comes, he takes on different roles. On some evenings, he plays a scary ghost. On others, a worldly king and sometimes, even an
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        385 42 Name: Mohamad Rafie Abdul Sajit Age: 45 Occupation: In between jobs If there is one thing Mr Mohamad Rafie Abdul Sajit regrets, it is that he did not read to his three elder children when they were younger. Working 12-hour shifts as a technical specialist at a
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        1297 44  -  I Huang Lijie Stallholders at wet markets are fighting an uphill battle to survive, no thanks to the lack of successors and the growth of supermarkets That beloved Singapore institution, the wet market, is starting to look washed up. Once a hive of morning activity
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        467 44 Young ones in a sunset industry: This is one sharp student. Mr James Lee Kar Seng (right) has a diploma in chemical engineering from Ngee Ann Polytechnic. But something sets him apart from fellow diploma holders: his skill with a knife. He can dissect a
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        282 44 Twenty-nine-year-old Nurzana Ramli is happy to take over her ailing dad's wet market vegetable stall. But she still nurtures her own ambition: to specialise in traditional Malay medicine. The stall has been at Tampines Street 11's market for 10 years. However, her father is now suffering
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        408 44 It is a wet market but not as you know it. Get set for a new-look wet market of the future that is being built at Sengkang one that accepts cashless payment and what's more, does not reek of fish. It is the brainchild of a
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        1022 46  -  Yusuf Abdol Hamid More people are picking up self-defence skills usually martial arts-based techniques modified to fend off attackers His hands gently push against those of his training partner and together, the two men make sweeping circular motions as if performing a choreographed dance. But Mr
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        722 46  -  Cara Van Miriah Housewife Wang Ya Ye stands on stage under the glare of the spotlight and picks up the mike to belt out a song. She feels just like a pop star as she starts her melodic tune. Sounds like another karaoke
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        493 48  -  Jocelyn Lee Activities for children this month include events at the jurong Bird Park, cooking sessions and new-style dance classes It is hard to impress children these days. Just ask dance school Studio Wu. This school break, it is offering a Dance Discovery workshop for students aged 11
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        256 48 LifeStyle picks some unique activities parents can send their kids to these June holidays. Sleep With The Penguins Camp at Jurong Bird Park Spend two days and one night in the company of penguins. Other activities include meet-and-greet sessions with parrots, an Avian Hospital Tour and a barbecue
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        643 45  -  Lim Yann Ling A self-drive vacation in this scenic northern Japanese island offers lots of opportunities to enjoy its natural beauty, friendly culture and good food HOKKAIDO is an ideal destination to enjoy a self-drive holiday. The island's main highways and arterial roads are well maintained,
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        547 49  -  Fiona Low Inhale smoke from counterfeit cigarettes and be exposed to contaminants and higher levels of toxins Poo Sing, a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at Wong Poo Sing Heart Lung Surgery Clinic. While the contents of these counterfeit cigarettes vary, investigations from the CIB reveal that
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        300 49  -  Gerard Yeo 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 Sinseh Says My five-month-old daughter has atopic eczema. Can TCM help? Atopic eczema is an inflammatory,
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        154 50  -  Frankie Chee Apart from Montreal's many world-class festivals, the city's French culture serves up exciting dining choices Montreal, the largest city in the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec, is renowned for its festivals. The highly regarded Montreal Jazz Festival and the 26-year-old Just For Laughs comedy festival
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        175 50 The best way to explore the city is... By walking or using the Metro, Montreal's subway. A good start would be to stay at a hotel in the downtown area so it is easier to access the major tourist attractions on foot. The fare for a single trip
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        51 50  -  Lynn Goh IN MONTREAL WITH Summer, from July to September, is filled with fascinating festivals such as the jazz festival and Just for Laughs. Autumn, from October to December, is the time to enjoy the splendour of the golden foliage. Age: 31 Occupation: Student Length of stay: 10
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        97 50 Which places in the city excite you? It has to be the Old Montreal (or Vieux Montreal in French), the oldest area in the city and just a few minutes' walk from downtown. When you step into the area, you will feel that you are transported back to the
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        165 50 Your favourite breakfast is at... La Binerie Mont-Royal (367 Ave du Mont-Royal East, tel: +1-514-285-9078, www.labineriemontroyal.com). Open since 1938, it serves traditional Quebecois cuisine in a casual family ambience. Try the breakfast set which comes with a bowl of feves au lard (baked beans with pork fat), one of
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        266 50 What do you think Singaporeans will like most about your city? Montreal is an interesting city which offers an exquisite and unique blend of North American modernity and old European charm. What is the biggest difference between Singapore and this city? Besides the cool weather, Montreal is a very
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        98 50 What is the one thing a visitor must do in your city? Since Montreal is known as the city of festivals, you have to participate in them. Some of the festivals not to be missed are the International des feux Loto-Quebec fireworks extravaganza (June 13 Aug 15), International
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        255 50 What do you do on your weekends in the city? I love to do my weekly marketing at Jean Talon Market (7070 Avenue Henri-fulien, south of Jean-Talon Street, www.marche-jean-talon.com). It is an open market where you can buy local produce, seasonal fruits, vegetables and flowers at What is a
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        84 50 Are there things to do or see outside the city? I strongly recommend that visitors head north to Quebec City, a three-hour drive from Montreal. It is a fortified city that was named a Unesco World Heritage site in 1985. Look out for mural walls depicting the history
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        1165 51  -  Chua Mui Hoong Time and char kway teow wait for no slacker so I'm getting the Ab Roller to up my game against The Bulge It's sitting right beside me in my room as I write this. A contraption with six tubes fixed together to
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        743 51  -  Lee Siew Hua I remember the moment my sister Annie told me: "You're going to be an aunt!" The world spun a little bit faster, and it was the oddest sensation. I can explain the feeling: It was the whoosh of a new generation
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        731 51  -  Teo Cheng Wee At first it was passionate. Then it got lukewarm. Now I'm pretty sure she's cheating on me. Yes, sadly, after a whirlwind five-year relationship with my darling The Budget Airline, I'm afraid we're going to need some time out. Where did
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          702 59  -  Stephanie Yap f The writer who does not have to work for a living ponders how and why people spend their lives doing so Book Of The Month THE PLEASURES AND SORROWS OF WORK By Alain de Botton Hamish Hamilton/Trade Paperback/ 329 pages/$32.50 at major bookstores/ Swiss-born,
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          334 59  -  Anne Enright YESTERDAY'S WEATHER By Vintage/308 pages/$17.71/Major bookstores/***** Most people would recognise Irish writer Anne Enright for winning the Man Booker Prize in 2007 for The Gathering, her fourth novel and a dark portrait of a family mourning a suicide. In her short stories, she is a lighter,
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          338 59  -  Guillermo del THE STRAIN By Toro and Chuck Hogan William Morrow/ 401 pages/$37/Major bookstores/***** The fact that writer/director Guillermo del Toro's name looms as large on the cover as the title should be fair warning that this book is selling as much, if not more, on the strength of
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          301 59  -  Tom Rob Smith Ong Sor Fern THE SECRET SPEECH By Simon Schuster/453 pages/ $28.95/Major bookshops/***** Author Tom Rob Smith proves he is no flash in the pan with this pacy fol-low-up to his best-selling 2008 debut, Child 44. The Secret Speech picks up the life of State Security operative
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          825 60  -  Stephanie Yap In the 18th of a monthly column featuring ground-breaking works of local literature, we look at Emily Of Emerald Hill by Stella Kon First Words "W" A hen we #m first meet l/\/ Emily 1/ m# Gan, the w 30something matriarch of a 1950s
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          263 60 When her best-known play, Emily of Emerald Hill (1985), was performed at the prestigious Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1986, it was actually something of a homecoming for Singapore playwright Stella Kon: She was born in the Scottish city in 1944, where her father was studying medicine.
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          283 60  -  Aravind Adiga BETWEEN THE ASSASSINATIONS By Free Press/ Paperback/ 284 pages/ $32.95/ Books Kinokuniya/ Aravind Adiga pierced the heart of a very real India with his Man Booker prize-winning novel The White Tiger and he does just that again with his collection of short stories, Between The Assassinations.
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            307 60  -  Jonathan Littell By Harper/ 992 pages/ Paperback/ $30.79/Major bookshops/ This controversial tome about a depraved Nazi soldier split French and American critics when it burst onto the literary scene in French in 2006, and again in English earlier this year. The French newspaper Le Monde hailed it
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            326 60  -  Gin Phillips By Hawthorne Books and Riverhead Books/ Paperback/287 pages/$27/ Major bookstores/ In a small American mining town, two years into the wrenching Great Depression, nine-year-old Tess Moore witnesses a mysterious woman throwing a baby down a well. But this novel's dark beginning and its
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        124 61  -  Tay Suan Chiang Hemlines get shorter as Hollywood stars flaunt their gams for summer Glamour Gallery PHOTOS: Socialite Paris Hilton is heading to Dubai to find a new BFF for her TV series. But her skimpy outfit will probably be frowned upon there. shorter dresses are easier to
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        371 61  -  Adeline Tan Who: Adeline Tan, 28, medical product specialist Facial products: Dark eye serum by SKN MediAesthetics I do not get enough sleep all the time and this helps to hydrate the eye area to get rid of the dark eye circles. I use this once a
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        539 62  -  Huang Lijie The revamped Sheng Siong Hypermart at The Verge offers more than 50 types of live seafood Live baby abalones selling from $1.50 per piece sounds too good to be true until you walk into the seafood section of the Sheng Siong Hypermart at
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        661 62  -  Natasha Ann Zachariah Diners have been flocking to three Japanese restaurants for a sushi fix that does not hurt their wallets. Suki Sushi, Nihon Mura and Shin Tokyo are offering sushi such as maki, gunkan and inari at just 99 cents a plate.
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        223 63  -  Natasha Ann Zachariah Tidbits It opened to much fanfare in 2007. But after just two years, Jackie Chan's Cafe Coffee Tea closed its Nassim Road premises last month. The Hong Kong action superstar is a shareholder in the cafe, which served up traditional Chinese fare including
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        146 63 Taiwanese dumpling specialist Din Tai Fung is bringing a miniature version of its popular xiao long tang bao (steamed pork dumplings) to Singapore. These mini buns are half the size of regular ones. Each bun contains minced pork wrapped in a delicate, translucent skin. And
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        129 63 Find the vegetarian versions of local delights such as laksa and chicken rice with the aid of the Singapore Vegetarian Food Guide, which has just been launched. Compiled by the Vegetarian Society (Singapore), the 76-page colour booklet covers more than 80 restaurants which offer a variety
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        195 63 After a 10-year hiatus, American dining chain Chili's Grill Bar returns this month with an outlet at Tanglin Mall. This is the 200th outlet for the chain and Singapore is the 29th country outside the United States to have a Chili's restaurant. Chili's first opened at Orchard Parade
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        204 63 The People's Association (PA) kick-starts its Wine and Chill-Out Beverage series this month. Its first workshop is titled All About Coffee and will be split into two sections. The first half features talks and interactive activities on coffee appreciation and a coffee personality test where you
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        715 64  -  Huang Lijie Teng Ei Liang destresses by making chocolate treats for his friends on weekends Singapore Cooks Hotel development manager Teng Ei Liang has his mother to thank for inspiring his love for baking. But not because she is a particularly skilled baker. The 29-year-old bachelor says: "I
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        472 64 INGREDIENTS 200g plain flour 5g salt 5g sugar 100g unsalted butter, chilled, cubed 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla extract 10ml water (if necessary) 190g dark chocolate 80g hazelnut praline paste, available in speciality baking stores 60g paillete feuilletine (crushed wafer flakes), available in speciality
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        817 64  -  Cynthia Low For most people, ice cream is something special. A treat and, sometimes, an expensive one. But it is also very easy to make. Here are four books with recipes from a frozen "quick fix" to an elaborate five-star dessert. This book has something for everyone. As
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        721 65  -  Wong Ah Yoke Saraceno Ristorante offers a delicious mix of both traditional and unusual Italian fare Eats The Tanjong Pagar area seems to be a magnet for Italian restaurants. If you remember, that was where Da Paolo first opened in the late 1980s and the restaurant helped to
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        501 65  -  tfan Hsueh Yun Cheap and Good For some women, having to eat bowl after bowl of pig's trotters cooked in black vinegar and old ginger after giving birth is 50 kinds of hell. I happen to like the stuff and order it whenever I see it
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        990 66  -  Fiona Low Meals with loved ones are why Travis Masiero wanted to become a chef Big steaming roasts, laughter, warmth and family all made Travis Masiero fall in love with food. "Food meant a great time," says the 30-year-old chef who grew up in New England
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        440 66 I Wine Club/Jenny Tan Corte Viola Merlot 2007, $30 I helped organise a "cheap wine tasting" over a zi char dinner recently. To ensure fair play, all the bottles had to be $30 or cheaper and the wines would be rated on structure, flavour and
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        104 66 LEARN TO MAKE Pop Up Metro Mojito Ingredients 4 mint leaves 1 orange or red grapefruit, sliced 1 lemon wedge 30ml raw sugar syrup 60ml Absolut vodka Crushed ice Soda water 1 mint leaf for garnish Method 1. Muddle mint leaves, orange slices and lemon wedge gently with syrup
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