The Straits Times, 21 September 2009

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    20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 2009. Sfll A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon MM Lee on Russia
      54 1 MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew is optimistic that Russia will succeed in modernising, because the country that used to be a closed communist society is now open to learning from the rest of the world. He was speaking at a panel discussion in the Russian capital
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      Lock icon PAS call to ban Beyonce
      49 1 MALAYSIA'S conservative Islamic party yesterday called for a concert by R&B star Beyonce to be banned, two years after her debut in the country was shelved over fears of protests by Muslim groups. She is due to perform on Oct 25. WORLD PAGE Al2
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    • Article
      Lock icon Go East, young man
      64 1 YOUNG foreigners are going to China to look for work in its unfamiliar but less bleak economy, driven by the worst job markets in decades in the West and some Asian countries. Many do basic work such as teaching English, but a growing number are arriving
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      Lock icon 18-year case dismissed
      56 1 THE High Court in Singapore has dismissed a Danish fashion designer's suit asking for the courts to order the police to investigate an alleged robbery from 18 years ago. The 67-year-old claims her ex-husband ran away in 1991 with $1.5 million worth of her belongings which included
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      Lock icon Real estate grouses rising
      44 1 THE upbeat property market has led to a surge in the number of real estate-related complaints from home hunters. The Consumers Association of Singapore said it received 619 complaints in the first eight months of the year. MONEY PAGE 816
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  • Article
    Lock icon Auto checkpoint entry into Malaysia for frequent S'pore visitors
    298 1 JOHOR BARU: An automated clearance system, initially introduced for investors going to Iskandar Malaysia, is now open to all residents from Singapore, the Malaysian government said yesterday. Home Ministry secretary-general Mahmood Adam said that Singaporeans frequently travelling between both countries could
    THE STAR; ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  298 words
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    Lock icon Saying 'I Do, 168 times over
    74 1 Saying 'I Do 168 times over The Singapore Botanic Gardens turned into a mass wedding venue yesterday afternoon with 168 couples all saying "I Do" within an hour. Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Mr Lim Boon Heng, and Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports Yu-Foo Yee
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    Lock icon Obama to jumpstart Mid-East peace talks
    577 1 He will host meeting on UN Assembly sidelines with Netanyahu, Abbas WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama will host a meeting tomorrow with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in an effort to lay the groundwork for renewed negotiations on
    REUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  577 words
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      93 1 Bubble trouble (MRj| Live wire Crashgate HOOD dtmiWopWs Faith in self-correcting M Electrico's frontman FIA to decide Future Prestigious touring markets misplaced, says Dave Tan sings a Renault's cnampionsnip IS Finance Minister Tharman different tune fate today Audi's arena RFVTFW PAPF AIR M TIM T TFFI PAPF TR QpORT PAPF
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        Lock icon A war without end
        40 2 WE SAY The death of Al-Qaeda's top bomb-maker Noordin Top is a landmark development in South-east Asia's war against terror, but the campaign to prevail over hate and bigotry is an unending one. EDITORIAL PAGE Al7
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        Lock icon Sue children for support?
        29 2 COLUMNS Yen Feng questions how practically applicable and socially relevant it is to give ageing parents the right to sue their offspring. HOME PAGE B8
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        Lock icon Reward good behaviour
        26 2 The Government can consider utilising the power of economics to encourage people to care for their parents, says Jonathan Kwok. HOME PAGE B8
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      • Article
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        39 2 OUR READER SAYS Is the gifted scheme too early a start to sniff out the smart kids, asks Heng Chay Hiang; and stress, not money, gives top students the edge, says Ken Tai. FORUM PAGE Al9
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        31 2 www.straitstimes.com Carolyn Hong notices many non-Muslims are joining in the Ramadan fast this year. Nirmal Ghosh gauges the mood in Bangkok as the red shirts rally over the weekend.
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      Lock icon Property: Govt has learnt from history
      929 2  -  Fiona Chan Calibrated measures will likely curb speculation without killing demand By THE last thing the Government expected to do in this recession year was tackle a budding housing bubble, the second to appear in three years. But on Tuesday, four state bodies the
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      Lock icon Sea piracy hits five-year high in waters near S'pore
      661 3  -  Jermyn Chow Worst-affected vessels are tankers and large container ships By The navies of Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, which form the Malacca Strait Patrol, will be beefing up their watch over their waters. THE waters in and around Singapore have
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      66 4  -  Kevin Lim By PHOTOJOURNALIST It's that golden time of the day when things start to wind down, people head home, and friends and family start getting together. Straits Times photographers show their take on that moment in the Prime pages every Monday entitled 6.39pm. A worker at Pasir
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      Lock icon Doctors too lax with weight-loss pills
      623 4  -  Jessica Jaganathan Spore one of biggest importers, despite low obesity rates here By DOCTORS who were warned earlier this year against being too lax in prescribing diet pills are still not taking heed. A Straits Times check on various popular online forums yielded a
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      Lock icon Pills obtained easily...
      333 4 THIS reporter visited 10 clinics in all to see how easily one could "score" a weight-loss pill prescription five clinics picked from at least 15 collated from online sources as being "easy" and five other randomly selected clinics. It would seem that clinics are, on the whole,
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      Lock icon ... and illegally online
      511 4 and illegally online MOH's guidelines THE Ministry of Health has issued the following guidelines for doctors who prescribe the weight-loss drug phentermine, sold here under the names Duromine and Panbesy: Keeping patient records: Doctors should document details such as the patient's reasons for wanting to lose weight, previous use of
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      Lock icon Mas Selamat never complained about ill-treatment: MHA
      389 6 RESPONDING to media queries about Mas Selamat's claims and his wife's application to travel to Malaysia to visit her husband, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the passports of Mas Selamat's family members had been officially seized in 2005 because of immigration
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      Lock icon JI militant 'happy to be detained in Malaysia'
      864 6  -  Elizabeth Looi Family's request for visit being assessed, says Ministry of Home Affairs By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT Analysts said detainees at the Whitley Road Detention Centre would be treated better than those at normal prisons because the centre's aim is to rehabilitate detainees.
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      Lock icon Govt steps in on company, union standoff
      731 7  -  Goh Chin Lian Company broke off talks, would not resume negotiations or go for arbitration By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT The disagreement centres on Indian-owned Sembawang Engineers and Constructors' refusal to sign a collective agreement with the Building Construction and Timber Industries Employees' Union.
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      Lock icon 2004: When minister last sent case to arbitration
      308 7  -  GOH CHIN LIAN THE last time a Manpower Minister intervened in a labour dispute and sent it to the arbitration court was in 2004. But even then, both sides resolved their differences before formal proceedings began in the court. That dispute involved
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD
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      Lock icon Foreigners seek jobs in China amid crisis
      576 8 Robust growth creates 'land of opportunity' for millions of job seekers BEIJING: A growing number of young foreigners are going to China to look for work in its unfamiliar but less bleak economy, driven by the worst job markets in decades in the
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      Lock icon Jobs are so easy to find – and there are so many'
      161 8 Jobs are so easy to find and there are so many' WHEN the best job Ms Mikala Reasbeck (below) could find after college in Boston was counting pills part time at a drugstore for US$7 (559.90) an hour, she took the drastic step of jumping on a plane to Beijing
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        Lock icon Thai nationalists disperse after violent clashes near temple
        838 9  -  Nirmal Ghosh Army keeps tight lid on border protesters; 'red shirts' vow to hold further protests in Bangkok By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Thai nationalists who clashed on Saturday with locals and police near an ancient temple on the Cambodian border dispersed yesterday,
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  838 words
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        Lock icon Thailand's King Bhumibol hospitalised
        199 9 BANGKOK: Thailand's 81-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's long-est-serving monarch, has been hospitalised after suffering from a fever and fatigue, the palace announced yesterday. A statement from the Royal Household Bureau, read on television news, said the King was taken to Siriraj Hospital on Saturday night
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        Lock icon China unveils tough anti-graft plan
        709 10  -  Grace Ng Govt officials to disclose assets; analysts say 'door open' for more reforms By CHINA CORRESPONDENT SCEPTICISM PREVAILS "It does not spell out definitive mechanisms for enforcement. It may be just a piece of paper...the commission did not disclose any measures to check if
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        Lock icon Hu warns of 'new problems'
        319 10 BEIJING: President Hu Jintao said yesterday that China's rapid development faced "a series of new problems" including maintaining social stability, in a speech 10 days ahead of the sensitive National Day. As the authorities make exhaustive preparations to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; BLOOMBERG  -  319 words
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        Lock icon PAS wants Beyonce's KL concert banned
        560 12 Party's youth chief cites concerns over US singer's skimpy attire +KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's conservative Islamic party yesterday called for a concert by United States singer Beyonce to be banned, two years after her debut here was shelved over fears of protests by Muslim groups.
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        Lock icon Najib hosts first Hari Raya open house as PM
        417 12 PUTRAJAYA: More than 50,000 wellwishers including politicians from Barisan Nasional (BN) and opposition parties turned up at Datuk Seri Najib Razak's first open house as Prime Minister yesterday. Though the four-hour event was slated to begin at 11am, queues started forming
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        Lock icon KL denies exporting terrorists or arming them
        223 12 PUTRAJAYA: Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein yesterday rejected claims that Malaysia has been supplying arms to terrorists. He said given the country's very good intelligence-gathering system, such activities would have been picked up by the authorities. "We have built a strong team of people
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        Lock icon Seven family members killed: Couple held
        219 12 NEW DELHI: Indian police yesterday arrested a young couple for allegedly killing seven family members because they had interfered in the lovers' relationship, the authorities said. The 19-year-old woman in the northern state of Haryana confessed to mixing a lethal intoxicant in food she
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        Lock icon US President: We didn't scrap missile plan to appease Russia
        522 14 WASHINGTON: United States President Barack Obama sharply dismissed criticism that Russian opposition influenced his decision to scrap a European missile defence system, calling it merely a bonus if the leaders of Russia end up "a little less paranoid" about the
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        Lock icon MM: An open Russia has good chance of success
        791 14  -  Jeremy Au Yong Reason is that it is now willing to learn from the world, he says By MOSCOW: Today's Russia is far more likely to succeed economically than the Russia of the past, because it is now willing to learn
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        Lock icon Obama goes on TV blitz to push health reform
        739 14 "Any time there is a president who is proposing big changes...that gets everybody's juices flowing, and sometimes you get some pretty noisy debate. I think what I am proposing is a very modest attempt to make sure that hardworking families out
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        Lock icon Marry rich, divorce and become a millionaire
        949 15  -  Jonathan Eyal MEMO FROM LONDON Law now encourages sham marriages, and British legal expert says it's time for reform By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU EASY MONEY "The message that is going out is 'marry a footballer, marry a banker, stick it out for
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        Lock icon 3 men arrested in US over alleged terror plot
        504 16 Trio of Afghan origin charged with making false statements to FBI WASHINGTON: Three men of Afghan origin were arrested on formal charges of making false statements to federal agents who were investigating an alleged plot to launch an attack in the
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      • INBRIEF
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          Lock icon Gun checks at subways
          120 16 MEXICO CITY: Police started randomly checking people for guns in the capital's 175 subway stations after a man opened fire inside a crowded station, killing two people and injuring eight others. Luis Angel Hernandez, 38, was writing an anti-government statement on a wall at the packed
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          Lock icon Cartoonist's body found
          106 16 TOKYO: A body found on a mountain in Japan was yesterday confirmed to be that of popular cartoonist Yoshito Usui, whose manga and animation series, Crayon Shin-chan, has attracted a worldwide fan base, Kyodo News agency reported. Mr Usui, 51, had been missing since Sept 11, after
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          Lock icon Kaohsiung gets warning
          125 16 BEIJING: China yesterday warned Taiwan's Kaohsiung city not to harm cross-strait ties after it said it would show a controversial documentary about exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer, following earlier vacillations. "We firmly oppose this," a spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office under the State Council, China's Cabinet,
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          Lock icon Summations in Wang case
          129 16 HONG KONG: Closing arguments are set for today in the court battle over the estate of the late tycoon Nina Wang between her family's charity and her alleged lover a bartender-turned-fengshui adviser. Two wills have emerged after Mrs Wang's death in April 2007 a July 2002
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          Lock icon Japan sets green target
          104 16 TOKYO: Japan would work towards its own bold goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions by outlining the economic rewards of shifting to clean energy to persuade firms wary of initial costs, Environment Minister Sakhihito Ozawa said yesterday. Speaking ahead of new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's United
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM
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      Lock icon The long slog against terror
      444 17 THE elimination of Noordin Top, the Ma-laysia-born terrorist leader, is a landmark development. His death in an Indonesian raid in Central Java on Thursday removes a catalytic figure in South-east Asia's war to weed out the deep roots of terrorism. Confirmation by police of his
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      Lock icon Learning from facts, not beliefs
      1147 17  -  Tharman Shanmugaratnam NEW GLOBAL REGULATION By The lesson of the crisis is that it is better to put the brakes on a credit-driven bubble, and accept that this can be done only imperfectly, than not do so at all Governments must have the self-confidence to
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      Lock icon Cultural survival behind Xinjiang unrest?
      647 17  -  Robert Karniol ASPIRATION OF UIGHURS By DEFENCE WRITER IN 1949, he told me, he was a colonel in the army of the short-lived Republic of East Turkestan and commanded about 50,000 troops. But when we met in Almaty in 1993, Mr Hashir Vahidi was an
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    • review.
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        Lock icon CO2 emissions: Burying the problem
        890 18  -  Michael Richardson CLIMATE CHANGE By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES CARBON dioxide is the main greenhouse gas warming the planet and causing potentially dangerous climate change. So why not remove it before or after fossil fuels are burned and bury it deep underground a process known
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      • UN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT
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          Lock icon EU: Now is not the time to play poker
          830 18  -  Jose Manuel Barroso By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THIS week, world leaders will gather for a United Nations summit to discuss the forthcoming climate change negotiations in Copenhagen. Much attention will be focused on the main players China, India and the
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          Lock icon US: The science sends stark message
          727 18  -  Daniel Shields By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES TOMORROW, United States President Barack Obama will speak to world leaders on climate change during a special United Nations summit in New York. The nations of the world are working hard to negotiate a new global agreement
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    • forum
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        609 19 Hari Raya TV "Not a single programme helped Channel 5 viewers get in the festive mood." MR TODD BELTZ: "Imagine my surprise when I turned on the TV to MediaCorp's Channel 5 yesterday afternoon, only to find a programme from last year: World Music Awards 2008. Is Channel 5
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        Lock icon Govt working to raise MediShield coverage
        400 19 WE AGREE with Mr Tan Kin Lian last Monday that we should "Bring more under MediShield", and "Fix this weak link in health insurance" as urged by the editorial last Friday. Today, more than 84 per cent of the population is covered. We are
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      • EDUCATING CHILDREN
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          Lock icon Parents' aspirations for kids play big part
          342 19 MR VISAKAN Veerasamy highlighted in "Better performers" last Saturday the statistical edge children in private housing have over the average HDB dweller. As a former school teacher, enrichment programme founder, tuition centre owner and creator of problemsums.com, I would like to present another
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          Lock icon Gifted scheme too early to spot talent
          307 19 LIKE Madam Teo Suang Sim ("Unfair advantage?", last Tuesday), I have doubts about investing our tax dollars and expensive teachers in young children perceived to be gifted. A child born later in the year may have trouble understanding certain maths problems in the
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        Lock icon Bacon and eggs and that Chartered sale
        299 19 LAST Tuesday, it was reported that the independent financial adviser (IFA) has endorsed the takeover of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing by Atic ("Chartered bid gets nod from advisory firm"). One wonders if the deal is really in the best interests of minority shareholders. First,
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        Lock icon Due process in trial of Taiwan ex-president
        411 19 ALLOW me to clarify points made in last Tuesday's commentary, "Test of Taiwan's rule of law". While the commentary is correct in pointing out that former president Chen Shui-bian's trial is a test of Taiwan's rule of law, its comments on the change
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      118 19 A* A More letters on *V> www.straitstimes.com 1 MR HSU CHONG PIN: Pre-emptive measures to further cool property market 2 MR JAMES TAN: High price of flats, not affordability, is the issue 3 MS PRISCILLA KUMARI: Why so few ATMs along Serangoon Road? 4 MR RICHARD SEAH: Loosen up on
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      675 21  -  Carolyn Quek 21-year-olds body found after two days; air tank taken by police for probe By Ist time working for company 2nd diving assignment for firm THE badly decomposed body of a commercial diver, missing off western Singapore for two days, bobbed to
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      373 22  -  Maria Almenoar By TWO new developments 313@Somerset and *Scape will open on the Orchard Road shopping belt over the next six months, bumping up the number of parking spots in the area by more than 360. Together with the recently opened lON Orchard and Orchard
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      587 22  -  Leow Si Wan It will offer 70% of its space to facilities aimed at engaging them By ENGAGING THE YOUNG "We want to raise the social consciousness of young people and make them an active part of creating social changes both here and globally." *Scape
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      407 22  -  ANG WING AN EXCHANGE student from Denmark who booked himself a Tiger Airways return ticket to Bangkok thought he was all set for a six-day jaunt with his friends. He was wrong. His two friends breezed through the check-in process for the morning flight
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      82 22 The Istana grounds were opened to the public yesterday to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri. For the first time at the Istana open house, visitors got up close and personal with the sun conure, eclectus parrot, moluccan cockatoo, blue and gold macaw, and other birds brought
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      98 23 An actor dressed up as a vampire trying to spook people along Orchard Road. The act is part of the Night Safari's efforts to promote its "Halloween Horrors" programme next month. Visitors will see part of the attraction transformed into a "haunted" trail and be spooked
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      362 23  -  Carolyn Quek Retiree with no known health problems felt giddy; MRT staff stop trains, pull him to safety By A 61-YEAR-OLD man fell onto the MRT tracks at the Dover station yesterday morning after suffering a dizzy spell but he was pulled to safety
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      331 24  -  April Chong They urge Muslims to share and spend wisely in Hari Raya messages By ABOUT 6,000 people thronged the Al-Istighfar Mosque in Pasir Ris to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri and the end of the Muslim fasting month yesterday. In his Hari Raya sermon, the
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      74 24 Four generations of family members turned up to pay their respects to the matriarch of the family, Hajah Kalsom Samadi (seated first row, centre), 88, at her Choa Chu Kang home yesterday. Aidilfitri, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, has become
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      472 24  -  K.C. Vijayan By LAW CORRESPONDENT EIGHTEEN years ago, a Danish fashion designer returned to her home in Singapore after a trip to Spain only to find all her belongings cleared out. Ms Marie-Therese Rasmussen's then husband, a Danish citizen, was also
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      347 26  -  GRACE CHUA THE international team of women who will ski to the South Pole has its funding almost all sewn up and is raring to go. The Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition is sponsored to the tune of nearly half a million dollars by Kaspersky
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      468 26  -  Serene Luo Poll finds that S'poreans are turning to cellphone to get them out of bed By ALARM clocks seem to be going the way of the dodo here. Though today's cellphones come jampacked with functions to surf the Internet, play games
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        217 27  -  KAREN TENG BY PHOTO enthusiasts eyeing the new Olympus compact camera with digital single lens reflex (SLR) capabilities can now get it as new stocks have arrived. When the Olympus PEN E-Pl was launched in Singapore two months ago, all available stocks were sold
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        230 27 FROM tomorrow till Sunday, Keppel Island will be the host of the world's finest brands in a week-long celebration of fine living. Visitors at the inaugural Living In Style International 2009 can experience the latest innovations in the luxury market, including fine cuisine prepared by
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        919 27  -  ZACKARIA ABDUL RAHIM A mattress that's made with golden threads and silver springs carries a hefty price tag but some people sleep soundly on it by; HOW much would you payforagood night's sleep? For some people, it pays to have a good mattress and
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        245 27  -  LEONG PHEI PHEI BY LI GARUDA Indonesia has unveiled a new aircraft fleet and corporate identity in a bold move to become one of Asia's profitable airlines. The Indonesian national carrier's new livery Nature's Wing is now featured on all its new Airbus A
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        200 27 A STRAITS Times reader, Ms Leong Wan Yee (below, second from right), has won a free holiday trip to London and Paris. She took part in the inaugural ST/ Natas contest held in conjunction with the publication of the Natas Holidays
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          47 27 The new Colgate® Sensitive Pro-Relief™ toothpaste with ProArgin™ technology plugs the channels that lead to sensitive tooth nerves. This blocks the transmission of heat, cold, air and pressure that stimulate pain receptors in teeth. Available at major retailers in 75ml ($9.90) and 22ml ($2.95) tubes.
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          66 27 Learn the importance of using the right skincare and listen to celebrities Diana SerandJamie Teo when they share their beauty tips at the Lancaster Beauty Carnival on Oct 4 from lpm to spm at SPH News Centre Auditorium. Each participant gets a door gift worth $150. There is
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          53 27 Royal Plaza on Scotts' life-sized bread race car has entered the Singapore Book of Records 2009 for being the "Largest Sculpture Made Of Bread". On display at the hotel lobby till Sept 27, it took the hotel's staff, led by Culinary Executive Chef Abraham Tan, 112 hours to
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          45 27 Nescafe Body Partner, the range of 3-in-1 instant coffee mix, launches a new addition that comes with Collagen. Every 20g serving contains 200mg of collagen. Available at leading supermarkets, each pouch containing 20 sachets is sold at a recommended retail price of $6.95.
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          44 27 Freeman's range of foot care products is infused with natural ingredients, such as peppermint oil, sorbitol and tea tree oil. A tube of the foot scrub, balm, lotion or moisturiser is priced at $9.50. Available now at Guardian, Watsons and Sasa stores.
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          39 27 Eu Van Sang has two new products the Floral Tea Bird's Nest with Chamomile extract and Rose extract. Each box, containing six 75g bottles, retails at $62.80 at all Eu Van Sang retail outlets and authorised dealers.
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        521 28  -  Yen Feng By ONE evening, when I was 17 years old, my father rounded up his four children and told us he did not want us to support him in old age. He was adamant: "If you don't want to take care
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        423 28  -  Jonathan Kwok Help encourage proper behaviour By THE Maintenance of Parents Act has stirred up quite a reaction among my peers. While few of us would dispute that it is the moral obligation of children to care for our parents when they grow old, my contention
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        514 28  -  Eisen Teo By I WAS not planned. My mum found out she had an inverted womb three years after she gave birth to my older brother. That was when my parents were trying for a second child. So, they left it to fate which intervened
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        617 28  -  Jennani Durai By The idea of one day putting them in a situation in which they would have to sue me to support them is therefore a completely alien one. ONE Tamil saying translates to mean: "You will know the
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      106 21 Jk WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm Singapore citizenship so easily." MOST-READ ONLINE Singapore-born porn star dead. BLOGGED ABOUT Jail for NUS undergraduate. Bold look at Singapore's origins. Says Loong Yew Luen: "It is important MOST COMMENTED ON that researchers and archaeologists PM signals a slower intake
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORT.
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      713 29  -  Richard Jolly Man United beat Man City to show they are Manchester's real kings Manchester United 4 Manchester City 3 By Two errors and a redemption ALEX Ferguson reckoned that Manchester United could have won by six or seven if not for horrendous defensive mistakes that led
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      461 29 Premier League Manchester United 4 Manchester City 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Fulham 1 Everton 3 Blackburn Rovers 0 Chelsea 3 Tottenham Hotspur 0 Chelsea 3 Tottenham Hotspur 0 LONDON: Chelsea won their sixth consecutive Premier League league game under new boss Carlo Ancelotti yesterday
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      585 30 Brace proves crucial after Reds lose lead against Hammers twice LONDON: Coach Rafael Benitez believes Fernando Torres is nearing a return to his best form, after the Spain striker scored twice in Liverpool's 3-2 victory over West Ham on Saturday. Torres' goals he opened the
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      Lock icon Messi marks deal with double against Atletico
      339 30 MADRID: Argentine star Lionel Messi celebrated his new deal with Barcelona by scoring twice in the European champions' 5-2 win over floundering Atletico Madrid. He signed a two-year contract extension on Friday, which will keep him at the club until 2016 and with
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      270 30 ROME: Juventus underlined their Serie A title credentials with a 2-0 home victory against lowly Livorno on Saturday, with their veteran Italian international Gianluigi Buffon hailed as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time. The manner of Juve's victory was impressive as they overcame the
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        510 31  -  Leonard Lim Friday practice marks Ist time drivers move from brightness to darkness By "Starting the session an hour earlier, during daylight, does not present any additional technical challenges." JONATHAN HALLETT, Singapore GP media and communications director IT WAS the world's first Formula One race under the
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        83 31 Join in against drink driving Two-time Formula One world champion Mika Hakkinen unveiling the Join The Pact Supercar at the Johnnie Walker Black Lounge in Clarke Quay yesterday. The Finn will be driving the high-performance two-seater at the Changi Exhibition Centre today. Here to promote Johnnie Walker's responsible driving campaign,
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        860 31 About the case The charges The FIA has accused Renault of fraudulent conduct and bringing the sport into disrepute by conspiring with Brazilian Nelson Piquet Jr "to cause a deliberate crash at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix with the aim of causing
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        141 31 PUNTERS who lost their bets on the SingTel Singapore Grand Prix last year will not get their money back despite the Renault race-fixing scandal. Following the French team's decision not to contest charges that they had fixed the race, some fans had wondered if the wagers
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        574 31  -  Steve Slater By SO WHAT is the life of a Formula One driver really like, when they are not in their cars, or staring into the spotlights for yet another TV interview? The fact is, Fl is like the top level of any
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      442 32 Hurdler finishes second but is still a success in comeback after year out SHANGHAI: As far as fairy-tale endings go, Liv Xiang's comeback was disappointing. He finished second. But for an athlete competing in his first race in 12 months, and clocking the same time as the
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      247 32 JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's athletics chief must be fired over his handling of the Caster Semenya case, the country's Ministry of Sport says. Leonard Chuene, head of Athletics South Africa (ASA), on Saturday admitted that he had ignored advice to withdraw the 18-year-old from
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        54 32 CHANGZHOU: Olympic badminton champion Lin Dan claimed the China Masters on home soil yesterday, after beating Thai Boonsak Ponsana in the men's singles final. World No. 5 Lin beat Boonsak 21-17, 21-17. The win completed China's sweep of all five titles at the Super
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        28 32 Slingers good early warm-up THE new-look Singapore Slingers got off to a winning start in a pre-season basketball friendly on Friday. They beat the Philippines' Coca-Cola Tigers 93-85.
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        71 32 RUNNERS who missed out on registering for the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon have another chance to do so by bidding for a race slot. Organisers have opened up 50 places for auction via the Community Chest website. All proceeds will go towards the Bukit
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      445 32 SAN DIEGO: Choi Na Yeon shot a career best nine-under 63 to take a two-stroke lead over fellow South Korean Shin Ji Yai in the Samsung World Championship at Torrey Pines on Saturday. "I had a great round today," Choi said. "I felt
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      293 32  -  Lin Xinyi By FOR the past few nights, Melvynna Tambunan has had to wrestle with insomnia. But she knows she will have to grapple with bigger things when she competes at the World Wrestling Championships in Denmark, which start today and end on Sunday. "This is
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      91 32 BERLIN: Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie has won his fourth straight Berlin Marathon. He was inside world-record pace for more than two-thirds of yesterday's race, but faded in the heat to finish in 2hr 6min Bsec, well off the 2:03:59 he set last year. REUTERS "I'm never going to win."
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      454 32 Badminton China Masters In Changzhou, finals (Chn unless noted) Men's singles: Lin Dan bt Boonsak Ponsana (Tha) 21-17 21-17. Doubles: Guo Zhendong/Xu Chen w/o Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng. Women's singles: Wang Shixian bt Wang Lin 21-14 14-21 21-14. Doubles: Dv Jing/Yu Yang bt Cheng Shu/Zhao Yunlei 21-15 21-15. Mixed doubles:
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      192 29 ANOTHER FIRST Singapore Grand Prix will mark first time cars drive from day to night. 81l At BACK WITH A BANG Liv Xiang finishes second in a photo finish with Terrence Trammell. 812 WT s\C KaaW CAREER BEST Choi Na Yeon fires a 63 to lead the Samsung World Championship.
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      139 31 S.League Young Lions Home United Tue, 22/09/09 7.45pm German Cup Nberg Hoffenheim Wed, 23/09/09 I.ooam German Cup Mochengladbach Duisburg Wed, 23/09/09 I.ooam German Cup Boch SchlkO4 Wed, 23/09/09 2.30 am German Cup Karlsruhe Dortmund Wed, 23/09/09 2.30 am E League Cup and Spanish League matches are also on sale. For
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      78 32 Today No live telecasts. Tomorrow Baseball World Cup: S-finals (Live, Chll3, Wednesday, 2am). Cricket Champions Trophy: South Africa v Sri Lanka (Live, ChllO, 8.15pm and Wednesday, 12.45 am). Football S-League: Young Lions v Home (Jalan Besar, 7.45pm). Wednesday Baseball World Cup: S-final (Live, Chll3, Thursday, 2am). Cricket Champions Trophy: Pakistan
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  • OBITUARIES
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      251 33 CHAN FOONG Age: 97 was called home to be with the Lord on 19 Sept 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Leong Siew Kui, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Leong YeeMeng Wong Lee Ec Leong Yee Hong Tham Ai Yong, Margaret Leong YeeThye, Harry Lim Mvi Cheng Leong
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      138 33 "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will takeyou to myself that where I am you may be also." John 14:3 TAN QUE FONG Age: 78 Was called home to be with the Lord on 20 September 2009. Dearly missed and fondly
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      139 33 LIM BOON GHEE Age: 72 was called home to be with the Lord on 19 September 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Wife: Irene Koh, deceased) Brothers: Sisters-in-law: (Lim Sze Hee, deceased) (Ong Soo Lian, deceased) (Lim Sze Quee, deceased) Lim Sze Jin Lee Hong Kiaw Lim
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      66 33 "Now Safe in the Arms of Jesus. NANCY TAN PAH NEO 1916 2009 Sons: Spouse: Eric Wee Philip Wee Irene Wee Grandchildren: Spouse: Sheila Wee Sheldon Wee Grace Wee Great-Grandchildren Nathan Wee Megan Wee Care-giver: Lasmini Wake at 14 Jalan Mastuli, Singapore *****6 Tel: 6281 7881 Cortege leaves on Tuesday
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      111 33 LEONG MEW CHAN Age: 71 passed away peacefully on 19 September 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Aw Boon Lim, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Aw Soon Huat Aw Soon Beng Jermaine Low Aw Koon Wah Stephanie Neo Aw Soon Cheong Ow Lai Peng, Sarah Aw Kwee Siong
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      25 33 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of HO WAH PAX Departed: 21.09.08 Dearly missed, forever cherished and always remembered by Family, Friends, Colleagues and Loved ones.
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      146 33 "lam the Resurrection and the Life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die." John 11:25-26 "Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of
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      26 33 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory of LEE SEOK TING Departed 24-9-2006 (Lunar Calendar 3rd day of Bth month) Always remembered by Family and all loved ones.
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      32 33 1"* 4th Anniversary **f In Loving Memory Of VALERIE Cheong Wat Hong Departed 21 Sept 2005 Dearly missed fondly remembered by loved ones Cheong Kah Seng Joanne Cheong IJ John Cheong ESj
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      36 33 In Everloving Memory I Of ALEMELOO(SALATCHI) Departed 21.9.81 Always remembered by Husband Retaam Suppiah, Sons, Daughters, Sons-in-law, Daughters-in-law and Grandchildren. 28th years'prayer will be held on Sunday 11th Oct 2009 10am at Sri Sivan Temple (GeylangEast)
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      114 33 "He who dwells in the shelter of the most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. The Lord is my refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust." Psalm 91:1-2 HO SZE KHUEM Age: 60 was called home to be with the Lord on 20 Sept
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      113 33 GHUANG SHEW BENG Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 20 September 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Ng SweeYong Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chuang Shyue Wen, Adrian Lew Li San, Ellena Chuang Hak Lay, Harry Song Choy Chui Chuang Shyue Long (deceased) Daughter: Son-in-law: Chuang Shyue Bin, Dorothy
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      98 33 SOON HONG YIN SOONG HONG YIN Age: 79 Departed on 19 September 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Chok Gin Ju Sons: Daughters-in-law: Soong Kirn Woon Tang Yuet Sim, Maryanne Soong Kirn Wah Lee Hwee Peng Daughters: Son-in-law: Soong Kirn Foong, Vera Richard Lim Soong Kirn
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      49 33 4th Anniversary In Loving Memory of I Stanley Seah Cheong Beng Departed 21 September 2005 Dearly missed and remembered by family and all loved ones 'Every day in some small way TGfe miss uou more than words can sou. On our hearts you widalways stay Jlovedand remembered every day.
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      55 33 IP 12th ANNIVERSARY h In Loving Memory Of Ang Thian Teck Departed 21/09/1997 your presence is ever near us, your love remains wilfi us ye/; you were t£e £md of father, your fouecfones willnever forget. We remember all the time your love and care jj Dearly missed by wife, children
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      121 34 rgj atlS =or everything you need Personal Business -Vehicles Properties -Travel Education Exit OfferS tOO lOW? September 20 2009 sg- oto o»^'^ Ss s. "A delisting offer that is not attractive to FIRST ***** /Ul\ /J* A f" q minority shareholders can still be considered E TuiDnAft7^ jnJ A "X.
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES MONEY.
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        462 34 WASHINGTON: United States President Barack Obama, preparing to meet other G-20 leaders in Pittsburgh, on Saturday stressed the need for regulations to prevent another global crisis. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was optimistic that agreement could be reached at this week's summit. Financial
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        504 34  -  Lee Su Shyan BULLS AND BEARS Optimism over green shoots may be tempered by doubts about recovery By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR THE Singapore market in the coming week is likely to see more of the ongoing tug of war between optimism that the economy is
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        175 58 In Shorts, 11-year-old Toe Thompson is a school "nerd" who struggles to make friends. One day, a mysterious rainbow-coloured rock falls from the sky, hits Toe on the head and changes everything, granting wishes to anyone who holds it. Before long, wishes start going wrong, leaving
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        476 61 YOUNG MARINE BIOLOGIST AWARD 2009 JOURNALISTS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT: Do your part to save endangered species. Be an Environmental Journalist submit articles or photos and win $700 Many biologists are convinced that the mass extinction of as many as 90 per cent of all living species is
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        617 62 Youths' ideas on how to bond with their elders »One-to-one mentorship programme, where a youths, in exchange for IT lessons from them senior citizen is paired with a youth »Singapore Idol for senior citizens! »Childcare centres run entirely by senior »Taking the initiative and striking up a
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        537 63 Eisen Teo reviews Google's upcoming tool that promises to marry e-mail and instant messaging. What is Google Wave? Google Wave is a "personal communication and collaboration tool" that was first announced by Google at a conference in May. It promises to merge e-mail, instant messaging, wikis and social
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        1106 64 Gains pains of e-learning For some students, e-learning is a welcome addition to the curriculum, but others just cannot resist clicking on external websites. So is e-learning useful? Lim Pow Hong finds out M^^^^^M Nuraqida Md Elias, 15, remembers one mathematics lesson that proved how useful technology could be. "We
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        268 65 The use of newspaper articles as a dynamic, relevant source for teaching will be among the tips and ideas teachers will share at The Straits Times' fourth annual Teachers Forum on Sept 24. The session, which is free, will show how articles can be used
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        773 67 PAST As Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong noted in his National Day Rally speech last month, more schools are beginning to invest in media production labs like these; they are no longer exclusive to polytechnics and universities, which train people in
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      752 68 LAYOUT: LIM TEXT: ANDREW DUFFY J Fifty years ago, the People's Action Party (PAP) became the governing party of Singapore and it has been in power for 50 I 1 years. That is the longest time for any party in the world today, so it was time to write
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        2173 69 By Carolyn Hong, Malaysia Bureau Chief, The Straits Times, Sept 10 Sometimes, it seems one lives in multiple worlds in Malaysia. A couple of weeks ago, I was reading a Mingguan Malaysia commentary by Awang Selamat, a pseudonym used by the newspapers' editors. It began
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      125 58 SUPERVISING EDITOR Bertha Henson EDITOR Serene Goh JOURNALISTS Lim Pow Hong, Malini Nathan, Eisen Teo CONTRIBUTORS Alison de Souza, Andrew Duffy, Mardiana Abu Bakar ART DESIGN Samir Shridhar, Lee Xiuhui, Jaster Ngui, Zulaiha Jumari, Lim Kaili COVER DESIGN Jaster Ngui COVER PHOTO IStockphoto EDITORIAL PROJECTS UNIT Peter Khoo, Shahrena Hassan,
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