The Straits Times, 28 September 2009

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    20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 2009 S|Si A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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    Lock icon IT'S HAMILTON'S NIGHT AMID SINGAPORE LIGHTS
    730 1  -  Leonard Lim Marc Lim By MORE REPORTS: SPORT PAGES 89-12 THE Formula One world championship picture cleared a little last night, after McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won the race under the stars and current table-topper Jenson Button grabbed precious points with his fifth-place finish at
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    Lock icon Defiant Iran in show of force
    540 1 It test-fires missiles as tensions with West rise over new N-plant TEHERAN: Iran test-fired three short-range missiles yesterday in a show of force, as tensions between the country and the West escalated over the disclosure last week that Teheran was building a second uranium
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      Lock icon Brisk start to exercise
      41 1 A NEW initiative to get sedentary Singaporeans out and about and exercising was launched yesterday. The Government is awarding a $1.9 million grant to the People's Association to set up brisk walking clubs. PRIME PAGE A 4
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      Lock icon Bright hopes for the blind
      49 1 ADVANCES in research are making a scientific goal that long seemed out of reach restoring sight to blind people more feasible. Participants in a research project have reportedly been able to differentiate plates from cups and white socks from dark. PRIME PAGE A 6
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      Lock icon So long, kelong
      51 1 KELONGS might soon be a thing of the past. The Agri-Food Veterinary Authority is no longer issuing permits for them. Of the 14 which remain, several are in a state of disrepair because of high timber prices and some owners have given up the trade. HOME PAGE
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      Lock icon Talent vs red tape in KL
      44 1 WHILE Malaysia's own citizens are being wooed by other countries, the arduous process of applying for permanent residence or even just work permits is driving away those who might want to stay in the country. WORLD PAGE Al3
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        Lock icon A little progress on climate issue
        69 2 WE SAY The UN climate change meeting did some good in that China was more specific about targets it would shoot for, while the US rejoined the world over the issue, different from the Bush era's patronising attitude. While the world looks to these
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        Lock icon War against terrorism
        27 2 COLUMNS Without intellectual rigour, those seeking to refute extremism will only lose credibility, says Mohamed Redzuan Salleh and Muhammad Haniff Hassan. REVIEW PAGE Al9
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        Lock icon Naked short-selling
        21 2 SGX should review the stiff penalties for the "naked short-selling" of shares, says Goh Eng Yeow. MONEY PAGE 817
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        Lock icon Watching the F1 race
        31 2 OUR READER SAYS Tan Kah Hong hopes the authorities can think of ways to make watching the Fl race more enjoyable for ticket holders. FORUM PAGE A2l
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        18 2 www.straitstimes.com Nirmal Ghosh meets the large-hearted dogs and people of Thai Rescue Dog Association in Thailand.
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      53 2 LAST Friday's Forum letter, "Medical masks are a pain to wear", stated that frontline workers in health institutions receive $30 per month in hardship allowance. This is incorrect. The writer, Mr Patrick Low, was appealing for a monthly hardship allowance of $30. We are sorry
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      Lock icon Town councils: Measure what matters to residents
      1080 2  -  Chua Mui Hoong Spot checks, arrears collection not best way to measure performance By SENIOR WRITER I LIVE in a five-room Housing Board flat. Each month, I pay $63 in service and conservancy charges and $75 for parking. So for $138 a month,
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      Lock icon Manila storm leaves over 70 dead
      723 3  -  Alastair Mclndoe At least 300,000 people are left homeless amid worst storm in decades By PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA: Rescuers in helicopters and boats worked to pluck residents marooned by flooding in the worst storm to hit Manila and surrounding regions in decades, leaving at
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      Lock icon Taking the right steps towards healthy living
      654 4  -  Jessica Jaganathan National push to get more S'poreans to take up brisk-walking launched By SINGAPOREANS are being encouraged to briskly walk their way to health in a new national initiative launched yesterday. As part of the Government's efforts to promote active ageing here,
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      Lock icon Brown plans to outlaw big bank bonuses
      539 4 LONDON: Britain is planning tough new laws to prevent a return to the "bad old days" of huge bank bonuses and will penalise companies which fail to comply, said British Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday. Speaking ahead of the annual conference of his
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      Lock icon Helping the blind to see now closer to reality
      693 6 Electrodes implanted in the eye act as a retina, sending signals to brain WASHINGTON: Thanks to advances in technology, genetics, brain science and biology, an intensive three-year research project which aims to achieve one of science's most-sought-after holy grails making the
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      81 6  -  Chew Seng Kim 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. By PHOTOJOURNALIST A girl squeals
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      Lock icon Indonesia's local demand a saviour
      812 8  -  Lynn Lee Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Domestic spending, boosted by govt stimulus, shields economy from the worst of global recession By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENTS JAKARTA: Hunched over in brightly lit assembly lines, 300 women churn out 60,000 pairs of sports shoes a month at a factory in Tangerang,
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      485 8  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT TOMORROW: EUROPE THE DANGER: Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves are small and any capital flight will severely reduce the size of its reserves and weaken the rupiah. THE BOTTOM LINE: The government must boost infrastructure, diversify its manufacturing sector
      COURTESY OF DONNY WARDHANA; BANK DANAMON  -  485 words
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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      Lock icon Taiwan's rail embarrassment
      1006 9 Govt stepping in to help save debt-ridden project that was designed to be source of pride Chen links prove costly THEY are pretty, stylish and rich. Most importantly, however, they had the political acumen which brought them to the top of their business careers riding on the
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        Lock icon Tokyo's entertainment districts sing the blues
        673 11 They are latest victims of new DPJ govt's crackdown on waste SLIP SLIDING AWAY "First the bureaucrats go away, then the business leaders, and now the politicians. I hear the DPJ members hardly ever go out drinking to places other than izakaya bars. What's
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        Lock icon Opposition DPP wins by-election in Taiwan
        273 11 TAIPEI: Taiwan's main opposition has scored a comfortable by-election win over the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) in what it said yesterday was a clear signal that voters were fed up with the government. The pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) picked up 58.8 per cent of
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  273 words
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        Lock icon Sichuan quake a 'once in 4,000-year event'
        368 11 PARIS: People who were killed or injured in last year's Sichuan earthquake were victims of an event that probably occurs just once in four millennia, seismologists said yesterday. In a paper published in the journal Nature Geoscience, Mr Shen Zhengkang of the China
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        Lock icon Vexing delay for thousands seeking citizenship
        803 13  -  Carolyn Hong MEMO FROM KUALA LUMPUR Opaque criteria, process making it hard to retain talent By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF It may not be an official policy, but there are scores of stories that hint of unspoken racial considerations. MR MALEK Ali recently lost two
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        Lock icon Fresh attacks show Taleban still a threat
        652 14 Pakistan bombings indicate militants resilient despite recent killing of chief PESHAWAR: The weekend attacks in north-west Pakistan show the Taleban remain a threat despite intensified military operations and unmanned drone attacks targeting the group's leaders, say analysts. The death toll from two suicide
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        Lock icon Dr M: Don't pick Isa for by-election
        260 14 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's former premier Mahathir Mohamad reaffirmed his stand that Tan Sri Isa Samad should not be nominated to represent Umno for the Bagan Pinang by-election on Oct 11. He also suggested sarcastically that Umno should nominate him to stand instead of
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        52 15 HlNlflu jab makes debut A student who will be taking part in the National Day parade in Beijing on Thursday getting an Influenza A (H1N1) vaccine shot. China is the first country in the world to use the vaccines, after conducting successful clinical trials, reported BBC News. PHOTO:
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        Lock icon Second flu wave hits US, Mexico
        568 15 Hospitals and schools report rapidly rising numbers of patients with HIM symptoms WASHINGTON: In Austin, so many parents are rushing their children to the Dell Children's Medical Centre of Central Texas with HINI flu symptoms that the hospital has had to set up tents
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        Lock icon Dust storms spreading deadly viruses worldwide
        481 16 But while they transmit diseases, the clouds also mitigate climate change LONDON: Dust storms, like the one that plagued Sydney twice last week, are spreading lethal epidemics around the world, with viruses that will attack the human body, researchers said. However, research also suggests
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        Lock icon S'pore, Indian ministers discuss ties, global issues
        225 16 NEW YORK: Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo met Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on the sidelines of the 64th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Besides reviewing bilateral relations between Singapore and India,
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        Lock icon Study pinpoints heart attack, stroke risk for some women
        362 16 PARIS: Women under 50 who have a rare flaw in their immune system are 43 times more at risk of a stroke and five times likelier to have a heart attack than the general population, says a study being released today.
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        Lock icon Fighting the scourge of child porn
        697 17  -  Freddie Cheah Australia cracks down on paedophiles with searches at border checkpoints By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES SYDNEY: The mere thought of child pornography turns most people's stomachs but when John sits in his office in Canberra, that is exactly what he often surfs
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        Lock icon Swiss arrest director Polanski over 1977 case
        117 17 ZURICH: Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski was taken into custody to await extradition, Swiss police said yesterday, on a 1978 US warrant for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977. Polanski, a French citizen, was to receive an honorary award at the Zurich
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          Lock icon Funeral for Yale student
          163 18 EL DORADO HILLS (California): Family members of Ms Annie Le, the Yale University doctoral student found murdered on her wedding day, said they will always remember the beaming smile and fun-loving spirit of the brilliant student who hoped to change the world through her medical research.
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          Lock icon 1Malaysia lantern fest
          147 18 KUALA LUMPUR: The IMalaysia Lantern Festival will be made an annual event and promoted as one of the country's tourism products, said Prime Minister Najib Razak. Datuk Seri Najib said that by organising this event, "we do not only accept the diversity of our multi-racial society, but
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          Lock icon Children poisoned by lead
          113 18 BEIJING: Tests have shown at least 121 children living near a battery plant in eastern China are suffering from lead poisoning, the latest in a recent string of such cases that have affected hundreds. Two medical agencies tested 287 children younger than 14 and found 121
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          Lock icon China tackles militants
          130 18 BEIJING: China and its Asian neighbours have agreed to tighten border controls and increase protection over Chinese operations that could be targets of "East Turkistan" militants, China's Ministry of Public Security said. China blames militants in the East Turkistan Islamic Movement for attacks in the far western
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          Lock icon 'Aid in return for reunion'
          135 18 SEOUL: North Korea implicitly asked for massive food and fertiliser aid from the South in return for resuming reunions of separated families, South Korea's Red Cross chief said yesterday. Mr Yoo Chong Ha said his North Korean counterpart, Mr Jang Jae On, made the request
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        Lock icon Merkel a favourite as Germans head to polls
        479 18 But Chancellor may end up with another awkward coalition BERLIN: Germans began voting yesterday in an election that looks likely to return Chancellor Angela Merkel to power but may deny her the centre-right government she says is needed to revive Europe's largest
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon No excuses for 'you first' on climate change
      438 19 THE climate change summit at the United Nations last week generated some momentum towards crafting a successor world agreement in December, but a breakthrough will require additional concrete commitments from China and the United States. They are pre-emi-nent world leaders; they must
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      Lock icon Jihad: Let's go back to intellectual roots
      810 19  -  Mohamed Redzuan Salleh Muhammad Haniff Hassan Mohamed Redzuan Salleh Muhammad Hanin Hassan By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES COUNTER-IDEOLOGY is a research analyst and an associaie researcn Tenow ax me 5. Kajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. THE anti-terrorism war has entered
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      Lock icon Bank Century scandal: Who's to blame?
      823 19  -  John McBeth By SENIOR WRITER IT IS all very well to ask now whether the Bank Century bailout was wise or necessary. But back last November, when storm clouds were gathering over the global economy and Indonesia was experiencing large capital outflows, it seemed
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        Lock icon China's dams worrying S-E Asia
        1502 20  -  Michael Richardson MEKONG RIVER DEVELOPMENT By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The Mekong River Commission says that there are major challenges in balancing the benefits of electricity, water storage and flood control from the dams with their negative impact. These include population displacement, obstruction to fish
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        Lock icon Sri Lanka's detention dilemma
        841 20  -  Robert Karniol EX-TAMIL TIGERS SYMPATHISERS HELD By DEFENCE WRITER WITH the war won, the Sri Lankan government is faced with a complex challenge: how to deal with thousands of former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) combatants currently held in detention, together with thousands more of
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        Lock icon Let students have a taste of good Standard Singapore English
        436 21 I FULLY agree with Ms Pek Siok Lian's view of a "half-baked Mandarin and half-baked English" situation in Singapore ("My bigini is BOOMZ", Sept 13). We only have to open our ears in food centres, shopping malls and school canteens,
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        293 21 TOWN COUNCILS AND RESIDENTS I REFER to last Saturday's editorial, "Town councils: Residents must be heard". Reciprocal cooperation and correlation between town councils and residents are crucial in shaping the success of town council operations. These include the overall cleanliness and appearance of the estate landscape, the
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        214 21 IN HIS letter last Friday, "Work towards MediShield for all without exception", Mr Stanley Jeremiah urged that MediShield be extended to cover those with congenital illnesses. We are studying the proposal with our actuaries. There are two ways to help these patients: through
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        303 21 I EMPATHISE with Ms Patricia Koh ("Lack of punctuality reflects poorly on GPs, frustrating for patients", Sept 19). Tardiness among GPs, sad to say, has become the norm rather than the exception, and this is the practice of some dentists as well. Perhaps it is
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        309 21 I REFER to Mr Clarence Sim's letter last Wednesday, "Forget RFID tags, twodimensional tracking far cheaper", written in response to the report, "KKH to track surgical dressings electronically" (Sept 19). We thank Mr Sim for sharing his views on XX Women's and Children's Hospital's
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        336 21 I REFER to the reply by the Singapore Sports Council (SSC), "Pool etiquette: Public must play their part too" (Sept 16), to my letter, "Bad pool habits: Clear and concise rules needed" (Sept 5) and another by Miss Susan Amis, "Promote swimming properly
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      918 23  -  Jessica Lim By From a high of 45, there are only 14 now due to increasing costs, the lack of new licences and more fish farms Differences between kelong and fish farm What is a kelong? A kelong is Malay for an offshore platform built predominantly with
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      561 24  -  Victoria Vaughan MOM issues 25 warning letters and fines of up to $5k after surprise check By NINE shipyards have been fined and warned for safety lapses following a surprise check by Ministry of Manpower (MOM) officers earlier this month. The inspectors found lapses
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      53 24 Sembawang residents lighting up and releasing a Kongming, or sky lantern, into the air with the guest of honour, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan (centre), at celebrations last night to mark the Mid-Autumn Festival. The festivities at Woodlands Crescent Park also featured dance performances. ST
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      432 25  -  Amresh Gunasingham Arts area to get $8m entertainment hub with giant LED screen By SINGAPORE'S entertainment strip stretching from Orchard Road to Bugis, home to cinemas and malls with glittering facades, could have a shiny new addition by the end of next year. An $8
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      232 25 CHANGI Airport has clinched five awards from major international travel publications and websites this month, including four "Best Airport" titles. Readers of the United Kingdom edition of the renowned Business Traveller magazine have voted Singapore's airport as the best in the world for
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      506 27  -  Kimberly Spykerman Law students lauded for helping those unfamiliar with legal process and jargon By A GROUP of law students is helping to clear up the confusion of complicated legal jargon when filing claims and maintenance applications at the courts. Filling in
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      111 28 Housewife Vivian Ng, 43, enjoying ice cream with her two children, seven-year-old Eunice and three-year-old Scan, at the Labrador Nature Reserve yesterday. The family was among the many who turned up for a mass picnic organised by the Community Chest to provide a platform for family
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      618 28  -  Salma Khalik Results of earlier trial 'promising' as tumour either stayed stable, shrank or disappeared By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI: A liver cancer trial conducted in Singapore last year was so promising that a full-scale clinical trial involving 500 patients in 12 countries will
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      344 28  -  NICHOLAS YONG ABOUT 250 senior citizens, mainly from Telok Blangah Crescent, were treated to a free grocery shopping trip at the NTUC Fair Price Xtra supermarket in Jurong Point yesterday morning. Three hundred volunteers from the Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) and NTUC Fair
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        675 29  -  ZACKARIA ABDUL RAHIM More vacationers are taking to the road to move at their own pace and get more fun out of their travels in foreign lands by: CALL it travelling free-and-easy on wheels. Going on a self-drive holiday abroad is gaining a lot of popularity
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        200 29 IN CONJUNCTION with the 30th anniversary of its Billy bookcase range, Ikea is organising a book exchange at its Tampines store. From now till Oct 4, you can bring your used books to Ikea Tampines from 10am to 11pm at the Ikea showroom on Level 4
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        200 29  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim WITH its bevelled edge and an angled bottom, HTC Corporation's latest cellphone, the HTC Hero, is contoured to fit comfortably in your hand and while you make your calls. The anti-fingerprint screen coating is smudge resistant to provide a clearer display. The white
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        183 29  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim THE Mid-Autumn festival comes alive at Capita Land Malls with more than 90 booths set up till this Friday. Enjoy up to 25 per cent off your purchases at the Mid Autumn fair with your Capita Card in participating malls. At
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        489 30  -  Jennani Durai SOAPBOX Why seek online views of faceless strangers on state of your daily life? By VOYEURISM just became a quest for validation. Forget Twitter and Facebook, meet a whole new ilk websites that ask your opinion on someone else's life, specifically, whether it's
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        1000 30  -  Jason Zhou MY LIFE You Think writers share pointers on how learning one's mother tongue need not be a chore 23, is a final-year economics student ai me omgapore Management University and still loves his mother tongue. Relate lessons to everyday life
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        377 30  -  Eef Gerard Van Emmerik By SO I got myself a Blackberry (BB) recently. Unfortunately, it turns out that I'm not as adept at multi-tasking as I thought I would be. I've fiddled with my BB so much so that I've missed bus stops,
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORT.
    • SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX RACE WINNER
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        181 31 "It's such a bumpy track and the ride on our car was quite poor. It's shaking so much. The car is bumping and bouncing and slidinj It's still very bad. I don't really think it's changed at all, to be honest." "They have put on an even
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        MASTER OF MARINA
        724 31  -  Leonard Lim Hamilton's smooth drive from start to finish gives him season's 2nd win By WHAT a perfect night for the Brits. Even as Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won a punishing Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix yesterday, his compatriot and the man most likely to
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        Results
        242 31 1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr/McLaren) lhr 56min 6.3375 ec 2 Timo Glock (Ger/Toyota) +9.6345 ec 3 Fernando Alonso (Esp/Renault) +16.624 4 Sebastian Vettel (Ger/Red Bull) +20.261 5 Jenson Button (Gbr/Brawn) +30.015 6 Rubens Barrichello (Bra/Brawn) +31.858 7 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin/McLaren) +36.157 8 Robert Kubica (Pol/BMW Sauber) +55.054 9 Kazuki Nakajima
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        Silly mistakes cost Vettel and Rosberg
        592 32  -  Wang Meng Meng By SEBASTIAN Vettel has been left to reflect on a race-defining lap that cost him the Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix and possibly the Formula One drivers' championship. Having qualified for yesterday's race in second place, the Red Bull driver had
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        BRAWN THE BIG WINNERS
        621 32  -  Terrence Voon Splendid performance under pressure moves them closer to a double By THEY may not have made the podium, but Brawn GP were still the biggest winners on a night when both the stars and their strategies aligned perfectly. Thanks to the brains behind their
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        Race in a nutshell
        377 32 Lap 1: McLaren world champion Lewis Hamilton, on pole, opens up clear distance between him and secondplaced Nico Rosberg with a Kers boost. Lap 3: A brake problem for Renault's Romain Grosjean means an early retirement. "It was the worst weekend I ever had," he says.
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        Alonso dedicates podium finish to disgraced Briatore
        251 32 FERNANDO Alonso controversially dedicated his third-place finish in yesterday's Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix to disgraced former Renault team principal Flavio Briatore. The flamboyant Italian, who guided Alonso into the sport and is still his manager, has been banned from motor sport for
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        BEHIND THE SCENES
        362 33 They came, we saw, one conquered. The thrills and spills of this year's Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix were not only confined to last night's race. From the super cars which played starring roles, to the celebrities who shone off the track, Formula One weekend had everything,
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        LIGHT AND SOUND SHOW
        1285 34  -  Rohit Brijnath From the fans to the sideshows Formula One is a show that rocks SPORTINGLIFE By A MASTERFUL DRIVE "That was a faultless drive from Lewis Hamilton. He was under pressure from Sebastian Vettel at one point and even had to correct a Kers problem,
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        German wins Porsche race
        99 34 Team Star Chase's Christian Menzel regaining his lead at Turn 5 on the first lap of the Marina Bay circuit, during the Porsche SC Global Carrera Cup Asia Singapore 2009 race. The German eventually went on to win, with Team PCS Racing's Craig Baird, a New
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          Eager fans stake out Pit Building
          66 34 THE best spot for stargazing at the Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix, it seems, was just outside the Pit Building, where drivers enter and exit the circuit. Both local and foreign fans were spotted even at lam yesterday morning hanging around for autographs, caps
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          Will.i.am lends support to Hamilton
          101 34 POP superstar Will.i.am was hanging around the paddock area before the race to give encouragement to the eventual race winner Lewis Hamilton. The leader of the Black Eyed Peas, who performed on Saturday at the Fl Rocks concert series, said he has been a Formula
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          Campos feeling budget strain
          157 34 CAMPOS are feeling the budget strain of running a Formula One outfit even before the Spanish team make their debut next year. Campos entered Formula One when the sport was intent on introducing a spending cap that would make competition more even. But that cap had
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          Bernie hits back at boss' criticism
          80 34 FORMULA One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has hit back at Martin Sorrell, a senior figure in the sport, after he was accused of being "totally out of touch" for saying Flavio Briatore's life ban was excessive. Sorrell serves on the board of CVC Capital Partners,
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      Mannone proves able replacement for Gunners
      394 35 LONDON: Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger hailed third-choice goalkeeper Vito Mannone after his team's 1-0 win at Fulham, believing the hard-earned three points could be a turning point in the season for the Gunners. The 21-year-old produced a string of outstanding saves to deny Roy
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      42 35 Today Sengkang v Balestier (Hougang, 7.45pm) Tomorrow DPMM v Tampines (Bandar Seri Begawan, 8.15pm) Wednesday Gombak v SAFFC (Jurong West, 7.45pm) Thursday Albirex v Young Lions (Jurong East, 7.45pm) Friday Geylang v Super Reds (Jalan Besar, 7.30pm. Live, Chs, 7.25pm) STANDINGS
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      595 35 Liverpool boss Benitez sends warning after hat-trick by striker LONDON: Carlo Ancelotti has vowed that Chelsea, humbled by Wigan on Saturday, will provide a response when they travel to minnows Apoel Nicosia for Wednesday's Champions League match. But that is not the main worry. Ancelotti will
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      Giggs praised for decisive performance
      383 35 "Ryan is just so important to us as a player and he is so intelligent... He just gives us something else when he is in the team." ALEX FERGUSON, Manchester United manager, waxing lyrical about Ryan Giggs STOKE: Alex Ferguson paid tribute to Ryan Giggs
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      Mourinho breaks silence after loss to Sampdoria
      291 35 ROME: Coach Jose Mourinho ended a six-day media boycott after Inter Milan's first loss of the season, a 0-1 defeat at Sampdoria on Saturday, but made it clear he was doing so begrudgingly. The Portuguese had skipped news conferences and interviews after being
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      PERRY IS ON THE MONEY
      643 36 Sizzling 64 gives him chance for Tour C'ship title and $14m bonus ATLANTA: It already was a week to remember for American golfer Kenny Perry at the Tour Championship. He was honoured with the Payne Stewart Award (given by the PGA Tour to a player
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        Disappointing end for Lam
        90 36 KYOTO: Singapore golfer Lam Chih Bing carded a four-over 75 in the final round to finish in a tie for 20th at the Panasonic Open yesterday. The joint first-round leader finished on 287, 11 shots behind the winner, Japan's Daisuke Maruyama. "You have to learn to
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        Bao claims Japan Open title
        70 36 TOKYO: Unseeded Bao Chunlai stunned fourth seed Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia in straight sets to win badminton's Japan Open yesterday. Bao, who eliminated third seed Peter Gade of Denmark and eighth seed Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam en route to the final, powered to a
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        Ivanovic's slump continues
        65 36 TOKYO: Ana Ivanovic's poor form continued yesterday, as the former world No. 1 went out in the opening round of tennis' Pan Pacific Open. The lOth-seeded Serb lost 4-6, 6-7 (1-7) to Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic, who is ranked 44th in the world. Ivanovic was
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      Vitali retains WBC crown
      243 36 LOS ANGELES: Vitali Klitschko retained his World Boxing Council heavyweight title easily, pummelling previously unbeaten Cristobal Arreola through 10 rounds before the challenger's corner threw in the towel before the start of the 11th round on Saturday. "I know he was hurt," Klitschko said. "I hit
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      Old boys lift Pakistan to victory
      362 36 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's senior cricket players silenced their critics as they cruised to a 54-run win over India in the Champions Trophy on Saturday. The older members of the Pakistan lim-ited-overs team have come under increasing pressure at home to hasten their retirement in order
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      Belgian women bask in renewed fame
      407 36 "It'd be great to have three Belgian girls in the top 20." CLUSTERS, imagining Henin, Wickmayer and herself all high up in the rankings TESSENDERLO (Belgium): After more than a year in near oblivion, US Open champion Kirn Clijsters and newly un-re-tired Justine Henin
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      59 36 LISA LESLIE, holding her daughter Lauren. The 12-year WNBA veteran's career came to an end on Saturday after her Los Angeles Sparks team were beaten in the Western Conference Finals PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS "I feel great. You know why? Because I have no regrets. Every time I stepped out on
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      406 36 Badminton Japan Open In Tokyo, finals, singles Men: Bao Chunlai (Chn) bt Taufik Hidayat (Ina) 21-15 21-12. Women: Wang Yihan (Chn) bt Wang Kin (Chn) 21-8 21-9. Doubles Men: Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan (Ina) bt Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki/Rian Sukmawan (Ina) 21-19 24-22. Women: Ma Jin/Wang Xiaoli (Chn) bt Miyuki Maeda/Satoko
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      149 31 O WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Hamilton lashes at Fl circuit. Fl Rocks didn't rock. Barrichello handed penalty. MOST COMMENTED 'Noisy' City silenced Says madCoffee: "Two of Manchester City's goals were gifts one from Ben Foster, the other from Rio Ferdinand. Manchester United
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      126 35 S.League Sengkang BalKhalsa Mon, 28/09/09 7.45pm S.League Brunei DPMM Tampines Tue, 29/09/09 8.15pm E Premier, E League Champ and UE Champions matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. L /§1 Draw No. 2470/2009 MLJLJ Draw Today! Monday, 28 September 2009 Group 1 Prize $650,000.
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      89 36 Today Cricket Champions Trophy: Australia v India (Live, ChllO, 8.15pm and tomorrow 12.45am). Football S-League: Sengkang |PQt v Balestier >f»*l (Hougang, 7.45pm). English Premier Tennis 3f WTA tournament, 9t,Js? Tokyo: Day 2 'J/ JS^L (Live, Chll3, £j&.***>Jki 3-15 Pm)- W^ Tomorrow Football J S-League: Jm DPMMv Tampines (Bandar Seri Begawan,
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  • OBITUARIES
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      115 37 GOH JOO HONG Age: 79 passed away peacefully on 27 September 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Tan Kee Peow, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tan Hee Chye John Siau Kirn Hong Shirley (Hai Tong Co Pte Ltd) Tan Hee Teik Toh Hui Kee Tan Hee Choon Terence
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      104 37 have fought the good fight, I have finished the race 2 Timothy 4:7 MARIA HENG AH LONG Age: 65 was called home to be with the Lord on 27.09.09 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Joseph Ho Kok Chong Daughters: Sons-in-law: Corinna Ho Soo Mci ChiamYeowWan Cynthia Ho Soo Ling Stephen
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      62 37 PADMAVATHY KANNUSAMY Age: 44 passed away peacefully on 27 Sept 2009 leaving behind Mother: Mdm Sarasoo Son: Arvind Daughter: Joshini Brothers, Sisters, Slsters-ln-law, Brothers-in-law, Uncles, Aunts and loved ones Body is resting at Blk 173, Bukit Batok West Aye 8 #02-327, Spore *****3. Tel: *****669 Cortege will leave on 28/9/09
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      23 37 AL-FATIHAH lOHAMED S/O MOHAMED KASSIM Age: 64 passed away peacefully on 19 Sep 2009. Lovingly remembered by wife, children, grandchildren and loved ones.
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      24 37 In Loving Memory Of HO SWEEHEE JOSEPH (Departed on 28 September 2005) Always remembered by the Management Staff of LONDON OFFSHORE CONSULTANTS PTE LTD
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      45 37 The family of the late CHUACHIANHEE called home on 21 Sept 2009 wishes to express their heartfelt appreciatioi and thanks to pastors of the Bethel Assembly of God, all relatives, friends and well-wishers for their kind assistance, attendance, support and donations during their recent bereavement.
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      70 37 ANBESIVAM THANVANTHRI S/O N.VEERAPPAN Age: 63 passed away peacefully on 27 September 2009 leaving behind: Wife: Pushpavalli d/o Selayah Sons: Ramana&Vishvamitra Daughter: Vidya Sakthi Brother: V. Mani Maran Sister-in-law: Thamayanthi Sisters: Ravethy, Nanthini, Sumathi, Veni Sister-in-law, brother-in-law, nephews, nieces, grand-nephews, grand-nieces, relatives and friends. Body is resting at Block 38
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      57 37 2na rJLnniversary In Loving Memory Of AMELIA CARMEL THAM LAI HONG Departed on 28 September 2007 Two years have passed, But still sadly missed. Remaining in our memories, You are now in paradise. My dear, rest in eternal peace. Always cherished and remembered by Husband: Wong Mun Yong, Son: Wong
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      377 38 ThinU Potiromonl" Thinl/" Allian7.T*l Vni IT Tri ICl~Orl P^rtntOr This material is prepared by Allianz Global Investors Singapore Limited ("AllianzGl SG") and I I 111 11\ l\C Lll CI II ICI 11, 11\ t\t 11 dll i. VJI TUUI lUj LCU rdl LI ICI is published for information only and
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        537 38  -  Lee Su Shyan BULLS AND BEARS All eyes on US economic data out this week, including job figures By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR MARKETS in the United States and in Asia took their foot off the pedal midweek, leaving investors cautious as to where they
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        345 38  -  Jonathan Kwok By AFTER a 10-month suspension, the shares of event and exhibition services provider Cityneon Holdings will resume trading on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) tomorrow. This follows the successful placement of 8.5 million shares, or 9.6 per cent of its share
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          3101 38 UNITS TRUSTS FUNDS A unit trust or investment-linked insurance policy qualifies for inclusion under the CPF Investment Scheme if it has: a three-year track record, top quartile performance, a sales charge not exceeding 3 per cent and an expense ratio that is lower than the median of existing funds in
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      1028 39  -  Goh Eng Yeow CAI JIN Most naked short-selling here due to carelessness rather than trading abuse By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT Isn't it better for the SGX to impose an administrative charge on a trader for making a "fat finger" error, rather than slapping a
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      377 39 KIEV: Former US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan expressed concern over inflation, while International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, speaking at the Yalta European Conference in southern Ukraine yesterday, suggested first securing an economic recovery. "Going out of the crisis will have
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        74 40 KENNETH TOONG: Appointed chairman for Asia at Clariden Leu, a Swiss private bank, and will take up his role in Hong Kong at the start of next month. Mr Toong began his career at JP Morgan and has more than 30 years of experience in
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        57 40 MAUREEN LEONG: Named group chief financial officer of Straits Trading Company, effective last Wednesday. Mrs Leong was formerly the executive vice-president of Sembcorp Industries and the director of group finance at Sembcorp Marine before that. She has more than 30 years of experience in finance,
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        RBS Coutts names Asia CEO
        47 40 NICK POLLARD: Appointed chief executive officer, Asia, of RBS Coutts, the Royal Bank of Scotland's international private banking arm. Mr Pollard previously spent 15 years at London-based Coutts Co, where he was the managing director for United Kingdom and international private banking.
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        54 40 LI JIAHUI: Appointed executive director of medical equipment company Sunray Holdings. Mr Li was chairman and executive director of software company Goldmond Holdings, which he founded, from September 2001 to February this year. He has also been an executive director at Twyla Services, also a
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      How SMEs can compete with big boys for talent
      859 40  -  Fiona Chan WORKING LIFE Play up perks they can offer, adopt new hiring trends: Experts By AS THE economy takes surer steps towards a recovery, businesses may be considering hiring in earnest again. But while this may be good news for
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      394 40 NEW YORK: Despite signs that the economy has resumed growing, unemployed Americans are confronting a job market that is bleaker than ever in this recession, and employment prospects are still getting worse. Job seekers now outnumber openings by six to one, the worst
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      Aztech jumps on property bandwagon
      728 42  -  Yang Huiwen Listed electronics maker joins other small firms branching into real estate By Building a new business Popular Holdings: One Robin (above left), 18 Shelford and 8 Raja. Aspial Corporation: Palmera Residence, Vogx, Blu Coral, Palm Galleria, Espira Residence and Espira Spring. Heeton Holdings:
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      98 42 wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, YOUR SAY AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm maker Aztech has become the latest MOST-READ ONLINE listed company to announce a foray Employment may keep falling. into boutique property development. Boost capital, limit pay. Share your views online at www.straitstimes.com YOUR SAY A number of small firms are
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      163 43 Manchester Academy of Bj|||i^^ Fine Arts competition. &j N. w^4mwMm£m/WMwJ%*WmM/MM£i^mmmW£/MmMM/k IS EeSjSSS BSESE BHNSsSwSE&Mi w wE IS S3 eSBi 9S ssBgISS Sm JSsm Is DESIGN: LEE CHEE CHEW PHOTOS: STEPHANIE YEOW, CHEW SENG KIM and MY PAPER #c3i jfSwlfS d ffl bk" B\1 SE EE 33 B M ORCHARD SIGLAP
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        626 44  -  boon chan Richie Jen put on skg and shaved his thick eyebrows to play an 'ordinary guy' in Accident media correspondent The eyes might be the windows to the soul but the eyebrows can be an unnecessary distraction. So Richie Jen had to shave his off for
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        Barefoot goddess Bardot gets first exhibit at 75
        515 44 Paris Brigitte Bardot, the 1950s sex goddess who became a feminist icon and symbol of sexual liberation, turns 75 today with her native France at her feet and a first exhibition in her honour. Now a virtual recluse who walks on crutches
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        802 45  -  boon chan Sk Taiwanese pop star A*mei assumes a new persona with her aboriginal name, Amit, to do more adventurous recordings media correspondent It is the worst-kept secret in Chinese pop. Newcomer Gulilai Amit is none other than Taiwanese singer A*mei. The album title Amit already
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        Fat Duck chef says sorry
        303 45 London Top chef Heston Blumenthal (below) apologised last Friday to more than 500 diners taken ill after an outbreak of norovirus at his British restaurant The Fat Duck, considered one of the world's best eateries. In letters sent to those affected he also offered them
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        2242 46  -  adeline chia The former NAC chief proves that an economics background is no handicap in the arts arena Lee Suan Hiang my life When he was a child, Mr Lee Suan Hiang's mother worked as a domestic helper to expatriate families and his family lived in
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        979 47  -  eddino abdul hadi After Thursday's sound crash, Beyonce sizzles at Fl Rocks to take it to the roaring finish-line 'WBWconcert Fl ROCKS SINGAPORE WITH LG Day Two and Three Fort Canning Park Last Friday and Saturday The monster music festival that is Fl Rocks threatened to
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        266 47 "The production values seemed really high. The full set of dancers and stage lights and design were awesome. My ticket was definitely value for money." Emma Lim, 26, lawyer "The bands were really good, but this must have been the worst organised concert I've attended in Singapore.
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        Violet's food at under $5
        747 49  -  huang lijie F&B guru sets up shop in the heartland where she can focus on food and not the bottom line VIOLET OON'S KITCHEN Where: Block 1008 Toa Payoh North, Win 18 Eating House; tel: 6255-1037 Open: 8.30 am to spm, Mondays to Saturdays, closed
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        477 50  -  frankie chee cara van miriah Fl events partied on, even without the big names and i Paris Hilton, Marc Jacobs and even Madonna were names dropped extensively on the Fl party rumour mill that they would show up somewhere, some time. On Friday and Saturday, none was
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      874 48  -  alison de souza Audience complaints reflect popularity of British reality dance show in london W M Wk lilMJlts lIIC 'He must have bought a cap one size smaller' Singer Eason Chan (left) on the mystery of why singer Justin Lo's cap did not fall off when Lo and
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      480 48  -  adeline chia 'WEffltheatre DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN Singapore Repertory Theatre DBS Arts Centre Last Friday arts reporter DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN Where: DBS Arts Centre When: Until Oct 10, Bpm, with weekend matinees at 3pm Admission: $35 and $40 from Sistic (www.sistic.com.sg or call 6348-5555) Is it
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        404 52 San Sebastian (Spain) Chinese director Lv Chuan's account of the Japanese occupation of Nanjing, City Of Life And Death, won the top award at the 57th San Sebastian International Film Festival on Saturday. It won the Golden Shell award over 14 other films in
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        209 52 Madrid Alicia de Larrocha (below), a former child prodigy considered by many to have been the best Spanish pianist in history, has died in Barcelona at the age of 86, officials said. "She was an extraordinary ambassador for Spain," Culture Minister Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde said in
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        193 52 Los Angeles Conan O'Brien was expected to be back on the job today after hitting his head during a Tonight Show stunt, NBC said last Saturday. The Friday accident stopped production of Tonight, NBC said, and a rerun was aired that day. O'Brien was
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        209 52 CIRQUE ON ICE WORLD PREMIERE HERE Reverie: Cirque On Ice, an acrobatics and dance show on ice, will have its world premiere at Arina Stadium Waterfront, a temporary arena being set up outside the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Poet Theatricals, consisting of former members of Cirque de Soleil, will perform
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      122 72 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 EDITORIAL PROJECTS UNIT Peter Khoo, Shahrena Hassan, Khalid Khamis CIRCULATION
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      93 80 SUMMARY In 100 words or fewer, summarise what makes the schools in this article different from those who take a more traditional, grades-based approach to education. 6u!ss9jpj|BH 9>(!| sepeji iujb9| os|E A9hi« hsbjuo mo siuewruisu! ißOjsnw epßiu siu9pnis« >|ej; m6|UJ9AO UB UO 90UBJ9A9SJ9d JUJB9| SJUgpnjS !JU9LU9|O 9LUOS« 6u|lOOJ JJ9HJ pU|i
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