The Straits Times, 16 October 2009

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  • 20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 2009 S|Si A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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  • 1022 1  -  Sue-Ann Chia By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Unionists say "The labour movement has always been proactive. But we can only encourage companies to be cheaper, better and faster, and mobilise our people to support the drive. The commitment must come from
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  • INSIDE
    • 41 1 OCBC Bank is acquiring the Asian private banking arm of Dutch giant ING for US$l.46 billion. The deal will propel the Singapore banking group from fringe player to prime operator in wealth management. PRIME PAGE A3
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    • 43 1 MILITANTS in Pakistan unleashed a series of coordinated attacks yesterday in which at least 38 people were killed. They stormed offices connected to the security forces in Lahore and staged two car bombings in the north-west. PRIME PAGE AlO
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    • 61 1 BUS operator SBS Transit has produced a better report card while SMRT bus services dipped in the most recent assessment of Singapore's public transport. SBS Transit was fined $500 for failing to meet standards, down from $4,500 in the review released in April. SMRT was fined
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    • 49 1 AUSTRALIA'S bushfire season is back, with blazes yesterday reported to be threatening homes in three states Western Australia, New South Wales and Queensland. New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees warned that December-February could be "the highest-risk summer that we have ever faced". WORLD PAGE Bl
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    • 59 1 SINGAPORE has done relatively poorly in a new survey on how to ensure adequate income for the growing numbers of retirees. The Republic is ranked eighth in a new global index that compares the retirement income systems of 11 countries but it came out ahead
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  • 656 1  -  Alvin Foo Dow, good US earnings and low interest rates push investors to equities By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT REGIONAL markets extended their rally yesterday and have now fought their way back to where they were before the financial crisis struck a year ago. That is still a
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  • prime commentary
    • VIEWPOINTS
      • 83 2 WE SAY The Media Development Authority will underscore a cardinal public information principle online, that of impartiality and fair play, when it introduces rules requiring bloggers to disclose if they have received compensation for products and services they endorse. As a matter of integrity and credibility,
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      • 33 2 COLUMNS The old compact politicians do not meddle in military affairs and generals obey the orders of their political masters is no longer tenable, says William Choong. REVIEW PAGE A2l
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      • 41 2 Singapore's rapid growth as a leading science centre is the result of aggressive state policies. Going forward, there must be space for research with no immediate economic benefits, say V.V. Krishna and Seeram Ramakrishna. REVIEW PAGE A 23
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      • 31 2 OUR READER SAYS Patrick Low disputes Professor Tommy Koh's view that the US will still be the No. 1 power in 30 years' time. FORUM PAGE A 27
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      • Article, Illustration
        24 2 www.straitstimes.com Tham Yuen-C says the 'you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours' mentality of free gifts for nice write-ups should stop.
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    • 883 2  -  Lynn Lee Lax building codes and poor enforcement led to a lot of quake suffering By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT AS PADANG got back on its feet after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocked the region on Sept 30, local officials were slammed for slow aid and
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  • prime news
    • 787 3  -  Gabriel Chen $2b deal makes it a key player in wealth management By What OCBC gets More than 5,000 clients with assets under management of US$l5.B billion (Ss22 billion) as of August. Asian senior management and team of 150 relationship managers with average experience of
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    • 688 4 Twenty-one crew on board vessel that was headed to Kenyan port MOGADISHU: Somali pirates yesterday seized a Singapore-registered container ship in the Indian Ocean near the Seychelles. The M.V. Kota Wajar, with 21 crew on board, including two Singapore permanent residents, was headed to
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    • 301 4  -  Zakir Hussain By POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT A LAW that was passed six months ago to empower the police to deal with disruptive behaviour in public places has been invoked. The police confirmed to The Straits Times yesterday that they arrested a man
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    • 641 6  -  Goh Chin Lian By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT THE labour movement called on bosses yesterday to take the lead in Singapore's drive to be more competitive. It also put the ball in their court to spell out what should be done. "If the management
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    • 209 6 1. It is not about downsizing The aim is to do more with the same people, not do the same with fewer people. Cheaper does not mean layoffs, cutting wages and benefits, employing more foreign workers, or compromising workplace safety. It is about
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    • 725 10 "The enemy has started a guerilla war." Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik following the latest attacks Gunmen target security buildings in Lahore; car bombs go off elsewhere LAHORE: Pakistan was hit by multiple terror attacks yesterday, most of them targeting security installations, rattling a
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    • 853 11  -  Peh Shing Huei Alliance of nine to raise standards and prestige By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF The top universities and their strengths Beijing University (above): China's top varsity and its first national university. Established in 1898, it is noted for producing luminaries such as the writer Lv Xun.
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    • 643 12 UNACCEPTABLE "China's sentences are intensifying the deterioration of the situation, and there are no Uighurs that can accept this type of abuse of justice." World Uighur Congress 12 handed death penalty so far; sentences could stoke ethnic tensions, warn Uighur exiles BEIJING: China
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    • 775 14  -  Carolyn Hong But he urges party to be more inclusive, saying mass support is at stake By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF RACIST? ON THE CONTRARY... "If the Malays are as racist as they claim, it's not possible that we are so accommodating to other ethnic
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    • 547 14  -  Teo Cheng Wee By REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: The leadership saga at the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) took another twist yesterday. Party president Ong Tee Keat was expected to resign. He did not. Instead, he called for another extraordinary general meeting
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    • 107 16 Late-night shoppers buying sparklers yesterday from one of several shops in Campbell Lane in Little India to welcome Deepavali tomorrow. Despite the flurry of last-minute shoppers flocking to the ethnic neighbourhood, Deepavali sales this year have dipped as celebrants hit by the economic downturn cut back
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    • 115 16 THE Istana will be open to the public tomorrow for Deepavali celebrations. Admission is free for Singaporeans and Singapore permanent residents. Other visitors must pay a $1 fee each. Entrance to the grounds will be via the main gate on Orchard Road. Birds from Jurong Bird
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    • 566 16  -  Yen Feng Growth in numbers due to influx of India-born workers By WORKERS from India are spearheading the rise in demand for religious services at Hindu temples in Singapore. This weekend, they will be among Singaporean and visiting Hindus marking Deepavali, also known as the
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    • 586 17  -  Jessica Lim Leow Si Wan Private school has until Dec 31 to leave Sembawang site slated for use as lifestyle hub By A SCHOOL operating illegally on what was to be the site of a lifestyle attraction in Sembawang has been told to move out.
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    • 586 18  -  Joyce Teo Still, full-year sales are expected to top 2007s 14,811 units By THE recent buying euphoria in the new homes market appears to have cooled further, with developers selling 1,143 units last month, well down on the 1,804 units sold in August. Property consultants
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
    • 404 20 THE Media Development Authority (MDA) will underscore a cardinal principle of public information online, that of impartiality and fair play, if it introduces rules requiring bloggers to disclose if they have received compensation for products and services they endorse. Newspapers, including this one, have always made
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    • 904 20  -  Howard Davies By PUBLIC trust in financial institutions, and in the authorities that are supposed to regulate them, was an early casualty of the financial crisis. That is hardly surprising, as previously revered firms revealed that they did not fully understand the
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    • 933 20  -  Thomas L. Friedman U.S. TROOP SURGE IN AFGHANISTAN By When you are mounting a counterinsurgency campaign, the local government is the critical bridge between your troops and your goals. If that government is rotten, your whole enterprise is doomed. IF PRESIDENT
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    • review
      • 843 21  -  William Choong FOREIGN MATTERS By SENIOR WRITER IN THE 1991 Gulf War, then United States President George H.W. Bush declared that he would not let his presidential hands interfere with the generals prosecuting the war. He would "never send an American soldier
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      • 788 22  -  Bruce Gale MATA JELI: A PERSPECTIVE ON INDONESIAN AFFAIRS By SENIOR WRITER LAST month, when Jakarta's House of Representatives passed a law ending staterun Perusahaan Listrik Negara's (PLN's) monopoly on electricity distribution, it seemed at first that the country had taken an important step forward. "When
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      • 682 23  -  V.V. Krishna Seeram Ramakrishna By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN LITTLE more than two decades, Singapore has shot ahead of its Asean neighbours in science production. Peer-reviewed international publications have increased more than eightfold from 828 in 1990 to 7,110 in
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    • review insight
      • 1539 24  -  Kor Kian Beng CHEAPER, BETTER, FASTER How Nestle did it Long before the labour movement came up with its latest mantra, some companies in Singapore were already chanting 'cheaper, better and faster. Insight finds out how Nestles Jurong plant gained the distinction of being the world's
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      • 583 25 HOW other companies are doing it the "cheaper, better and faster" way. RAFFLES HOTEL Mufti-skilling and cross-training are two new buzzwords at the grand old dame of Singapore, the Raffles Hotel. Since 2007, the 122-year-old hotel has gone on a concerted drive to
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      • Article, Illustration
        624 25 Last week, Insight asked readers how new immigrants from China can be better integrated into Singapore society, and what can be done to foster greater interaction. Here are some responses: "CONDUCT an induction course or provide a booklet on the dos and don'ts to orientate newly arrived immigrants. Get
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    • forum
      • 519 26 TUESDAY'S article, "Ethics no longer just 'icing on a cake' for medical education", missed the pink elephant the trend of general practitioners (GPs) and specialists switching to aesthetic medicine. We have seen some GPs becoming very rich doing aesthetic medicine. Some are actually proud to
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      • 205 26 I REFER to yesterday's report, "Caution: Jobs Credit an exceptional weapon". It is important to understand correctly the sense in which the Jobs Credit scheme is exceptional and the sense in which it is unexceptional. The Jobs Credit scheme is not unusual as
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      • 355 26 THE book, Men in White, is supposed to be an objective history of the struggle within the People's Action Party, but I found it baffling to be given quite a prominent mention in it. What have I got to do with the
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      • 178 26 IT IS hardly surprising that 48 per cent of surveyed investors have less trust in financial institutions than previously ("Spore investors more riskaverse", last Saturday). Many investors lost most, if not all, of their savings in structured products linked to Lehman Brothers. Financial institutions
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      • 560 27 WHILE I find Professor Tommy Koh's many articles thoughtful and stimulating, I cannot say the same of "Why the US will still be No. 1 in 2039" (Oct 7), for these reasons: Prof Koh did not share any statistic to substantiate his claim. Some
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      • 543 27 Residents not told "If lift upgrading requires a majority vote, why does converting the void deck not have such a requirement?" MS ELSIE TAY: "My family and I have lived in Block 339, Clementi Avenue 5, for the past nine years. Recently, we were shocked to find two-thirds of
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    • 103 26 More letters on A > www.straitstimes.com 1 MS KOH SIEW BUAY: How we sold our flats without using property agents 2 MS TAN CHOR HOONG: Ban cyber-gaming 3 MR LEE VAN VOON: Kelongs can be a Singapore attraction 4 MR ALEXANDER GOW: Obama's rhetoric must be matched by action 5
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
    • 759 29  -  Freddie Cheah Australia enters hot summer season with new fire warning code By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES Fires elsewhere UNITED STATES Counties in southern California have been hit by wildfires that raged for weeks. The brutal heat of the summer, combined with drought, has left large areas
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    • world regional
      • 535 31 Move comes as new govt seeks to recast security ties with US TOKYO: Japan has told Washington it will end its naval refuelling mission backing the US war in Afghanistan, a month before President Barack Obama visits Tokyo, a top defence official said yesterday.
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      • 359 31 SEOUL: North Korea's navy accused South Korea yesterday of sending warships across their sea border, and said the "reckless military provocations" could trigger armed clashes. The communist state's naval command said that on Monday alone, the "warmongers" had crossed the border
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      • 616 32  -  Shu-Ching Jean Chen NEWS ANALYSIS But chief exec's plans to promote six industries greeted with scepticism By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES HONG KONG: The city is grappling with the economic equivalent of a mid-life crisis, and its chief executive believes its survival lies
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      • 252 32 BRUSSELS: Top European Union and South Korean officials signed a free trade deal yesterday which the EU said could boost trade between the two by €19 billion ($39 billion). The accord, signed by EU trade commissioner Catherine Ashton and South Korean Trade Minister
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      • 509 33  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Alleged affair based on only one witness' account, says lawyer of murder accused By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: A packed courtroom erupted into cheers and applause as former graft buster Antasari Azhar told a Jakarta district court yesterday that a murder charge against him
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      • UMNO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
        • 493 34  -  Carolyn Hong Hazlin Hassan By KUALA LUMPUR: It was, perhaps, lucky that Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin's bold speech was broadcast live over Twitter on Wednesday, as its core message was barely covered by the Malay press the next day. The Umno-linked Utusan Malaysia
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        • 481 34  -  Elizabeth Looi Changes to Constitution aimed at fighting money politics by allowing more to contest, vote By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT TAKING ACTION "If the leaders are serious about it, they should refer those guilty of vote-buying to the anti-corruption commission." Political analyst Shaharuddin Badaruddin, on wiping out
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      • 621 35  -  Nirmal Ghosh Stocks fall for 2nd day despite palace statements that King Bhumibol is stable, recovering By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT King Bhumibol, unquestionably Thailand's highest moral authority, is well-loved and widely respected across the land of 63 million, many of whom regard him as semi-divine.
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      • 145 36 foreign Minister Lreorge Yeo Ueitj with Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse (right) and Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama (second from right) at the Bth Ministerial Meeting of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue in Colombo yesterday. Seen with them are Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (front
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      • 435 36 Made to meet festive demand, the sweets contain urea, caustic soda and detergent LUCKNOW: The authorities in India have seized at least 30,000 kg of adulterated sweets or their ingredients in the past week, exposing an elaborate racket in north India ahead of the
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      • 540 37 REACHING OUT "While this is a time of rejoicing, it's also a time for reflection, when we... renew our commitment to reach out to those in need." Mr Obama, who used the event to revive a panel addressing the concerns of the Asian American and
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      • 290 37 BURSA (Turkey): Armenia's president paid a landmark visit to Turkey on Wednesday, and jeering at the football match he attended showed the difficulty the two nations face in trying to overcome their bloody history. Mr Serzh Sarkisian and his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul
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      • 501 38 Those in their 60s and above may have immune cells after exposure to flu strains: Study CHICAGO: Older people who were infected with or vaccinated against seasonal flu could have a type of cell-based immunity that protects them from the HINI
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      • 330 38 LONDON: The Arctic ice cap will vanish completely in summer months within 20 to 30 years, polar researchers said yesterday, sounding the alarm two months before a critical climate change summit in Copenhagen. It is likely to be largely ice-free during the
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        • 138 39 ZAMBOANGA (Philippines): Muslim militants bombed a bridge and disrupted telephone services on a southern island, after three gunmen were killed and five marines wounded in fresh clashes with Philippine troops, the military said yesterday. The fighting on Jolo Island where the Al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group has
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        • 110 39 VILLE PLATTE (Louisiana): A Louisiana couple admitted giving an exotic bird to a woman in exchange for two children, a district attorney said in a statement. Paul and Brandy Romero, from the city of Eunice, pleaded guilty to two charges of sale of a minor.
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        • 105 39 JAKARTA: Indonesia yesterday denied media reports saying it had banned a Japanese porn star from visiting the mainly Muslim country to film a no-nudity comedy movie. Culture and tourism ministry official Ukus Kuswara said the film's production company had voluntarily postponed 23-year-old Maria "Miyabi"
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        • 117 39 TAIPEI: Taiwan and China are set to have an exchange of tourism officers by the end of the year, another sign of warming ties between the former rivals, local media reported yesterday. Representatives from the Taiwan Strait Tourism Association and China's Cross-Strait Tourism Exchange Association will
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        • 127 39 TOKYO: A Japanese shipmaker said yesterday that it plans to launch the world's first large electric ferry the latest innovation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. A subsidiary of heavy machinery giant IHI Corp has completed the basic design for a 30m-long ferry, powered by rechargeable
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      • 529 39 She releases photos to magazine to let people know how she is doing SAN FRANCISCO: Ms Jaycee Dugard is emerging from obscurity after police say she spent 18 years as a captive in a sex offender's yard, releasing the first photographs of herself
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    • 699 41 Fhe manipulation of cells took five years to complete and cost $1.5 million SCIENTISTS in Singapore have become the first to "semi-clone" an animal by fertilising an egg with an embryonic stem cell that mimics sperm. Holly, a 4cm-long medaka fish, is now 15 months
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    • 653 42  -  K.C. Vijayan Wife will keep the $48m proceeds from property which his brother sold By LAW CORRESPONDENT THE wife of a Singaporean who died in a United States jail will get to keep the $4.8 million from a house sold by his elder brother
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    • 308 42 A MAN whose girlfriend had been cheated of $30,000 tried to get even with the suspect by pouring his urine over the latter's head. Chan Ming Yuan, 24, knowing that Tan Sze Leong, 30, was involved in a cheating case being
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    • 442 42  -  Selina Lum By A 62-YEAR-OLD man who twice sexually assaulted his elder daughter was jailed for 12 years yesterday. The man, a cleaner, first molested her at home when she was 10, and violated her again when she was 13. She is
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    • 244 42 A BANGLADESHI construction worker who stayed away from work for six days knew he had to come up with an explanation for his absence. So Md Sirajul Islam Md Hazrat Ali, 32, trumped up one about having been kidnapped by four Indian men to whom
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    • 388 42  -  Khushwant Singh By YET another parallel car importer was convicted yesterday for evading duty and taxes. Ang Hian Koon, 36, was fined $1,909 million for evading $729,000 in Customs duty and $219,000 in Goods Services Tax (GST) on 1,004 cars imported in the
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    • 504 43  -  Chua Hian Hou Vendors of counterfeits surface at trade shows, pasar malams and malls By TWO local syndicates peddling fake soccer merchandise were busted following a series of police raids at pasar malams, or night markets, around the island over the last week.
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    • 667 45  -  Christopher Tan Expert cites problems in US; airtight laws needed if Spore adopts scheme By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT THE American experience with nofault motor insurance has largely been poor, delegates at the Asian Motor Insurance and Claims Management Conference in Singapore were told yesterday. That
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    • 261 45  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN IS A satellite-tracked, usage-based motor insurance system the way to go? Yes, said Dr Albert Chow, a senior consultant in business research and consulting firm Frost Sullivan. Motorists who clock low mileage and who do not drive during peak periods or late at night
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    • 348 45  -  ZAKIR HUSSAIN WHEN psychologist Goh Hong Vi told his wife yesterday that he was off to a govern-ment-organised dialogue on the work of the Economic Strategies Committee (ESC), she asked him: "Didn't the Prime Minister have a similar committee a few years
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    • 512 46  -  Maria Almenoar But SBS and SMRT meet other performance targets By Where they fell short What needed to be met: At least 85 per cent of trips on each service must depart bus interchanges and terminals not more than five minutes from the scheduled frequency.
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    • 494 47  -  Tessa Wong Group's survey shows Indonesian maids need much longer time to clear 'recruitment debt 1 By INDONESIAN maids in Singapore are parting with an increasing proportion of their earnings due to recruitment cost, a survey by a foreign worker rights advocacy group
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    • 69 47 Budding reporters met one of Singapore's most important newsmakers yesterday when President S R Nathan hosted tea at the Istana for 17 participants of the Young Reporters Training Camp. The camp is organised by the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts to develop budding journalists
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    • 281 47  -  CAROLYN QUEK INTERPOL, the world's largest police organisation, is beefing up efforts to combat child pornography and corruption, among other initiatives agreed upon at its general assembly, which closed in Singapore yesterday. To tackle child porn, the 188-member organisation will be
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    • 598 48  -  Karamjit Kaur Changi Airport's Terminal 2 and T3 will be the pick-up and drop-off points By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT VISITORS to next year's air show which flies into town in February can expect less hassle getting in and out of the venue. To
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    • 441 49  -  Grace Chua By AS MORE cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show up in children in Singapore, doctors are trying out more experimental therapies. The first local study of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for children with ADHD will be
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    • 55 49 THE severe attacks of asthma that high concentrations of mites can trigger take two forms: They can cause the upper respiratory tract to swell, making it difficult for one to breathe; They can cause a sudden expansion of the blood vessels, which will send one's blood
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    • 621 49  -  Salma Khalik At room temperature, mites breed fast and can trigger attack: Doctor By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT SHANGHAI: Do not store wheat flour at room temperature if you have a child who has asthma. In the tropics, lg of plain flour left
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      529 50  -  Lin Xinyi STTA and ex-coach move on after awards controversy By The Liv Guodong saga May 5 Liv Guodong is not among the nominees for the Coach of the Year honour at this year's Singapore Sports Awards. There was eventually no winner for this category. May 6 Liv
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    • 312 50  -  WANG MENG MENG "I voted for him. I took it for granted that Ser Miang's going to be the vice-president." KEVAN GOSPER, lOC executive board member, on Ng Ser Miang becoming lOC vice-president MORE top-class sports events in Singapore. That is newly
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    • 584 50  -  Wang Meng Meng By WHILE cultural exchange will feature heavily in next year's inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Singapore, International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Kevan Gosper has cautioned that the event should be balanced with an emphasis on sports excellence. The Australian made this
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    • 1265 51 World Cup Qualified for World Cup 2010: Europe: Netherlands, England, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Serbia, Italy, Switzerland, Slovakia Asia: Japan, Australia, South Korea, North Korea Africa: South Africa (as hosts), Ghana, Ivory Coast South America: Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina North America: Mexico, United States, Honduras European play-offs: Portugal,
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    • 398 51 LISBON: Portugal kept their World Cup hopes alive on Wednesday when they booked a back-door play-off place while unheralded Switzerland and Slovakia completed the list of nine automatic European qualifiers. Even without the injured Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal defeated Malta 4-0 in Guimaraes with goals
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    • 427 51 PARMA: Italy coach Marcello Lippi said the work begins now for the team's defence of their title, after finishing their World Cup qualification campaign with an unimpressive 3-2 win over Cyprus. Italy finished Group Eight undefeated after Alberto Gilardino scored a hat-trick
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    • 154 51 SAN SALVADOR: Honduras, for so long the bridesmaids of Central American football, have finally reached the World Cup Finals after 26 years of trying. Al-0 win over El Salvador on Wednesday gave them the third automatic qualifying spot from the Concacaf region. Honduran players broke
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    • 543 52 "I was a bit surprised. After nine months as US President, Barack Obama won the Nobel (Peace) Prize and after 30 minutes, David won the Man-of-the-Match (award)." FABIO CAPELLO, England coach Capello has options to consider after England victory LONDON: Coach Fabio Capello expressed bemusement after David
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    • 230 52 BIRMINGHAM: Carson Yeung has promised to provide up to £40 million (SsB9 million) for new players, as a first step towards transforming Birmingham into a football club at least as big as local rivals Aston Villa. The Hong Kong businessman, presented to the press here yesterday
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    • 546 53 Nadal, Djokovic advance as debate rages on over effects of long season SHANGHAI: Top seed Rafael Nadal overcame stubborn second-set resistance from Spanish compatriot Tommy Robredo to reach the Shanghai Masters quar-ter-finals with a 6-1, 6-4 win yesterday. Second seed Novak Djokovic again looked impressive, as
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    • 340 53  -  Jonathan Wong By THE inaugural season is less than a week old. But already, the Asean Basketball League (ABL) is looking to establish itself in the long haul. The Straits Times understands that the league is in talks to sign a 10-year contract
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    • 319 53 LONDON: Beth Tweddle is in the midst of one of her best seasons and was competing in front of an adoring "hometown" crowd. And yet she ended the day teary-eyed. Britain's most decorated and beloved gymnast fell off the uneven bars during qualifying at the
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    • 102 53 "Of course I'd enjoy playing for Barca. Who would not? We could have I so much fun." Robinho's latest comments, which heighten speculation that the Brazil international will quit Manchester City in the January transfer window WASHINGTON: Football fans at RFK Stadium raising "9" signs during
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    • 432 53 Football World Cup qualifiers Europe, Gp One: Denmark 0 Hungary 1, Portugal 4 Malta 0, Sweden 4 Albania 1. Gp Two: Greece 2 Luxembourg 1, Latvia 3 Moldova 2, Switzerland 0 Israel 0. Gp Three: Czech Republic 0 Northern Ireland 0, Poland 0 Slovakia 1, San Marino 0 Slovenia
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    • 536 54 Brazilian had said 2010 teammate was aware of Renault race-fixing plot SAO PAULO: In an inauspicious start to their new Ferrari relationship, Felipe Massa has been forced to backtrack after claiming next season's teammate Fernando Alonso knew all along about the Singapore race-fixing scandal. Talking to
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    • 131 54 THE Australian Formula One Grand Prix posted a loss of As4o million (5551.1 million) this year, according to its annual report issued yesterday. The Australian Grand Prix Corporation blamed the effects of the global financial crisis for a drop in ticket sales despite a boost
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    • 320 54 LONDON: The battle to succeed Max Mosley as president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) has intensified, with the leaking of e-mail messages indicating support from senior figures for Frenchman Jean Todt. Mosley had already publicly declared his preference for the former Ferrari team principal over
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    • 327 54 PARIS: With the return of cobblestones and three punishing summit finishes for the 2010 Tour de France, Lance Armstrong believes that next year's race will be difficult and wide open. "I think it will be much more open than last year because the team time
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      • 75 54 KINGS: Usain Bolt will get to show his cricketing prowess when he joins a limited-overs tournament on Sunday. The world's fastest man has agreed to play with some of his Caribbean heroes in a 15-over tournament organised by West Indies captain Chris Gayle at Discovery
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      • 79 54 PRAGUE: Czech tennis player Ivo Minar has been handed an eight-month doping ban which will rule him out of December's Davis Cup final against Spain. The 25-year-old tested positive for a banned stimulant, methyl-hexanamine, during the Davis Cup quarter-final victory over Argentina in July.
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      • 68 54 NEW YORK: Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown has been fined US$6O,OOO (S$84,000) after criticising officials brought in to replace the National Basketball Association's regular referees. He reprimanded referees and then refused to leave the court after being ejected from Monday's exhibition game against the Orlando Magic.
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    • 478 55 "I think that it's certainly one of the longer stretches I've had." TIGER WOODS, who has played eight times in the last 11 weeks The increase in events means golfers end up playing all year SAN FRANCISCO: Tiger Woods could use a break from golf. He
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    • 276 55 PONTE VEDRA BEACH (Florida): Robert Allenby has apologised to Anthony Kirn about his comments after losing to the American in the Presidents Cup, and both golfers said the issue was over. After their singles match on Sunday, Allenby was quoted as saying his friends
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    • 325 50 Sji WHAT'S ONLINE ■H, MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Heroes of the Malaysia Cup: Special Report. No sympathy for Ronaldo. Owen clarifies "biggest" remark. MOST COMMENTED ON Owen clarifies "biggest" remark. Says bohliao: "Let's face it, Owen is on the other side of the fence
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    • 46 50 1 I I 1 11 I w^m kvH m\\\\ mumWmmj/ J w ARGENTINA QUALIFY Diego Maradona's Argentina are headed for the World Cup Finals. Cl 2 /dm mm Jfl NO END IN SIGHT Tiger Woods is feeling the effects of playing too much golf. Cl 6
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    • 466 53 Today Motor racing Football Fl Brazilian GP: Qualifying (Live, Ch24, Sunday, S-League: Sengkang v SAFFC (Jalan Besar, 12.50 am). 7.30pm. Live, Chs, 7.25pm). Snooker Golf World Series, Prague: Day 1 (Live, Chll3, 7pm). Portugal Masters: Day 2 (Live, Ch26, 10pm). Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Tennis Children Open: Day 2
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  • OBITUARIES
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      215 55 T Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life he who believes in me even though he dies, he shall live." John 11:25 SURYA CHANDRA CHAN Age: 73 was called home to be with the Lord on October 14, 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife:
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      65 55 SUSANNA LOH KAH GWEK Age: 55 passed away peacefully on 15 October 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: John Chua Cheng San Son: Daughter: Scan Chua Ming He Cheryl Chua Jia Jia All relatives and friends. Body is resting at Blk 326, Übi Avenue 1. Tel:
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      39 55 20 th Anniversary In Loving Memory of Dearest Dolly Chia nee Dorothy Heng Dolly Departedon 16 Oct '89 Dearly Missed and always Cherised and Loved By loving husband, daughters, sons-in-law, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, in-laws and all loved ones. j
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      119 55 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 TAN YEOK KEE Age: 68 Was called home to be with the Lord on 14 October 2009, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved
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      89 55 TOH YEO TECK Age: 62 passed aways peacefully on 15 October 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Goh Geok Lan Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ton Kai Beng, Victor Lim Wan Jung, Esther Toh Aik Boon, Vincent Tan Yih Tyan Toh Aik Hwa, Bernard Grandson: Toh Chun Kee, Orison Granddaughter: Toh Wei Fen,
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      19 55 4TH ANNIVERSARY KESAVAN NADESAN (Departed on 16/10/2005) Dearly missed and always remembered by Wife, Sons, Daughters-in-law, grandchildren loved ones
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      151 55 "The Lord is my shepherd I shall not be in want...surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 CHEW SIEW BENG Age: 89 Passed away peacefully on 14 October 2009. Dearly missed
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      31 55 Remembering Fengmln 1982 2008 Her Ist1 st Anniversary on 16 OCT 2009 "Yes, like I never left =P" Wfe thank God for making Heaven Her home With love, Her Sai Family
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      9 55 LIM KENG GUAN 12 July 1964 -16 October 2007
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES MONEY.
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      • 577 56  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS BEARS Profit-taking cuts gains but bourse still inches up to fresh 13-month high By THE local stock market has touched a fresh 13-month high, even though it barely rose, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed the 10,000-point mark overnight for
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      • 417 56  -  Yang Huiwen By SINGAPORE Technologies (ST) Engineering has clinched a US$5OO million (Ss7oo million) contract to supply testing equipment, designed for use in combat zones, to the United States Army. It is its biggest contract so far this year. Its US subsidiary, VT
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      • MARKET SUMMARY
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          95 56 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 2.68 billion shares worth $1.96 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 317 Losers: 269 Unchanged:672 Mid Cap 633.73 1.39 Basic materials 311.54 -3.20 Utilities 495.91 3.21 Small Cap 546.50 -4.23 Industrials 588.86 T -0.59 Financials 680.39 2.05 All Share 668.10 0.67 Consumer goods 708.64 -0.62 Technology 761.33 T
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        • 211 56 Yesterday's close: 10,238.65 (+178.44) Tokyo shares rose 1.8 per cent after robust US company results and retail sales data boosted optimism about an economic recovery. Yesterday's close: 1,246.86 (+0.02) Malaysian shares ended flat as profit-taking hit the bourse after earlier gains. Falling stocks led advancers by 413 to 332.
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        • 404 56 DBXT DJE50 10US$ 4626 555.0 3BXT MSEurope 10US$ 4407 371.9 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 337.2 DBXT FTVietnam 10USS 5750 138.8 DBXT FTChina25 10USS 3138 81.9 DCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 ...9600 50.0 DCC 3.93% NCPS10 8000 50.0 .yxor LatinAmerica 1 816 38.9 .yxor EmergingMkts 1 981 33.3 DBXTMSTaiwan10US$
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        • 185 56 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS idiiaou ui \i io.j iDlden Agri 44 Jni Envtech 39.5 iwingMedia 7.5 ring Li 82.5 Renting SP 115 Sallant 35 (letaxEngg 24.5 iinotel Tech 61.5 iinomem Tech 61.5 [zion 81.5 1SIM 44 :3 Hlds 2 rflidas 88 IcoWise 28.5 l.U J.I
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        • 104 56 runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Oct 15 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2650 1.3040 Can dollar 1.3510 1.3680 Euro 2.0650 2.0890 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4129 0.4136 NZ dollar 1.0260 1.0490 Sterling pound 2.2140 2.2390 US dollar 1.3820 1.3970 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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      • 496 57  -  Francis Chan Ql figures show net profit rise of 11.3%, but revenue for clearing derivatives falls 27% By LOCAL bourse operator Singapore Exchange (SGX) has recorded a healthy 11.3 per cent rise in first-quarter net profits to $94.1 million as the stock market continued
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      • 468 57  -  Esther Teo By THE booming franchise industry here is set to get a lift in standards with the launch of Singapore's first certified programme to train industry professionals. Some observers say the Republic is shaping up as a regional hub for franchising which is
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    • 563 58 Heavy loan losses dent earnings as US consumers continue to struggle CHARLOTTE (North Carolina): Citigroup provided a sobering reminder yesterday that America's economy is still struggling, after it reported that its third-quarter results had been weighed down by billions of dollars in failed
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    • 616 58  -  Goh Eng Yeow NEWS ANALYSIS By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT THERE is nothing like big round numbers to get the bulls running and they got their fair share this week, with Wall Street shooting past 10,000 to add even more spark to
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    • 381 58 NEW YORK: A year after US taxpayers committed hundreds of billions of dollars to bailing out financial firms, Wall Street could dole out a record US$l4O billion (*****.9 billion) in pay and bonuses this year, according to a report in the Wall Street
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    • 868 59  -  Fiona Chan Rise is biggest monthly increase since Feb, but still a drop year on year By Singapore a 'lab for vertical retail' SINGAPORE has developed a retail scene that remains resilient even in tough times a model that can be applied
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    • 427 59 NEW YORK: News and financial data provider Thomson Reuters Corp has agreed to buy privately held Breakingviews, which should accelerate its push into business news commentary. The Breakingviews board has recommended that shareholders accept the offer, Thomson Reuters said on Wednesday, adding that the transaction
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    • 425 59  -  FIONA CHAN INVESTORS in Asia have grown more confident about the global economic recovery, and Singapore investors are enjoying the biggest boost in sentiment. According to a survey by Dutch banking group ING, investors here have registered the biggest increase in confidence across
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    • 227 59 THE managing partner of Allen Gledhill has been appointed a non-executive director of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). Mr Lucien Wong, a highly soughtafter mergers and acquisitions (M&A) lawyer here, will be a member of the audit committee. The 56-year-old dealmaker was just named among Asia's
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    • 700 61  -  Lorna Tan CPF scheme could be improved despite high contribution rates By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE has done relatively poorly in a new survey on one of the toughest policy issues facing nations around the globe how to ensure adequate income for the growing numbers
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    • 241 59 RFP for Coal Supply and or Transport to IPP in Sihanoukville, Cambodia Cambodian Energy Limited (CEL) invites proposals for coal supply and/or transport to its proposed 2x50 MW coal-fired power project to be constructed on Cambodia's coast near the port city of Sihanoukville. The project's circulating fluidized bed boilers are
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES Life!
    • 1343 63  -  boon chan With slight tweaks, Asian versions of reality shows gain more viewers, mileage and sponsorship here media correspondent Singaporean photographer Jonathan Wong, 33, waited for six hours outside the Fitness First gym at The Cathay on July 25. But he was not queueing for a sales
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    • 398 63 AMERICAN IDOL (from 2002) The ratings juggernaut enters its ninth season in January next year. The show turned the reality TV format into a bona fide hit and caustic judge Simon Cowell into a star. It has also spawned some of the biggest names in popular music
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    • 672 65  -  cara van miriah Upscale Mandopop club and the return of The Bellini Room as a jazz and swing bar are part of St James' revamp Next month, the year-old Bellini Grande nostalgia-themed club at the former premises of Crazy Horse in Clarke Quay will make
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    • 426 65 Los Angeles Advance sales for This Is It look set to make the concert movie starring the late Michael Jackson into one of the hottest tickets of the year. Two weeks ahead of its opening, it has generated more than 1,600 sold-out United States
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    • life! music
      • 682 66  -  jocelyn lee To look good for her album, singer Lala Hsu stopped bingeing, lost Bkg and dressed glam 'I used to put on weight easily as I would binge-eat whenever I was stressed... Now, I watch a movie or cry out loud to relieve myself of
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      • 512 66  -  magdalen ng LING XIAO GLORIOUS Where: Kreta Ayer People's Theatre When: Sunday, Bpm Admission: $35 to $55 (call 6222-3972) Veteran singer Ling Xiao, 59, looks on the bright side of things, even when it comes to facing the music on his personal finance. He tells Life!
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      • 935 73  -  yeow kai chai Brit duo The Big Pink live up to their cool credentials with an album that is at once heady and seductive sound bites To me, working out is literally mr like eating a meal or drinking W M 21 water or breathing. If I
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        676 74 'WEWasian pop BRING IT! Puffy AmiYumi Ki/oon /Sony HIKARI SID Ki/oon/Sony ••••sMr RAINBOW Miho Fukuhara grB!/Sony WORLD WORLD WORLD Orange Range grB!/Sony A A /r& If there is any similarity in these four very different Japanese albums, it is that they are fairly rambunctious. Boisterous bubblegum remains the
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      • 167 74 RADIO 91.3 1. (1) Fireflies Owl City 2. (2) Body Language Jesse McCartney featuring T-Pain 3. (4) Two Is Better Than One Boys Like Girls featuring Taylor Swift 4. (5) I Look So Good Without You Jessie James 5. (8) All The Right Moves One Republic 6. (7)
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      • 502 74 London Jay Scan is celebrating after becoming the first rapper of Indian-origin to top the United States charts with his debut single, after years of "grinding" away in relative musical obscurity. The Londoner has scored No. 1 on Billboard with Down, featuring US rapper Lil Wayne,
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    • 720 67  -  deepika shetty Indonesian artist Agus Suwage's latest works are a response to his country's anti-porn law AGUS SUWAGE: CIRCLE Where: Singapore Tyler Print Institute, 41 Robertson Quay When: Till Oct 24,10 am to 6pm (Tuesdays to Saturdays). Viewings on Mondays by appointment. Closed on Sundays and public
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    • 598 67 Hong Kong In December, Christie's will put on the block The Vivid Pink, a bubble-gum-coloured scarat diamond with an estimated value between US$5 million (Ss7 million) and US$7 million. But instead of scheduling the sale in New York or Geneva, the British auction house
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    • Special TRAVEL MALAYSIA 2009
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        562 68 TRAVEL MALAYSIA 2009 WHAT: Organised by the Express Bus Agencies Association (EBAA) in conjunction with Tourism Malaysia, it is Singapore's largest travel fair that promotes Malaysia as a unique tourist destination. There will be over 130 booths by some 100 exhibitors, including express bus ticketing agents and key
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      • 892 69 Malaysia's administrative centre near Kuala Lumpur is an architectural wonderland with a picturesque lake and a grand mosque, discovers Jamie Zhou Travel Malaysia 2009 FROM January to December 2008,11 million visitors from Singapore travelled to Malaysia, according to the Express Bus Agencies Association (EBAA). This is
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      • 538 70 THE pilot on my flight sounded chirpy, maybe because he was landing in unexpectedly fine weather after nearly a week of monsoon rain. Thus began my two- day tour of Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah. Prior to this trip, I had thought of Langkawi only as
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      • 608 71  -  philip lee Folk-gypsy songs and European jazz get the crowds stomping in the mud in the Sarawak international music show by EVERY year in July, musicians and music lovers gather in Malaysia for an international showcase of musical extravaganza. When I was there this year, the
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    • life! television
      • 795 79  -  foong woei wan Life for a pay-TV subscriber can be exasperating even when you are not an EPL fan telemad YOUR CLASS OR MINE VV Drama (Star Hub Channel 55) Weekdays, Bpm YOU'RE MY ONE AND ONLY E City (Star Hub Channel 56), Wednesdays to Fridays, 7pm
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        235 79 M£\_r /fa^fc^ What's on TV (m MA that gets Imj BfflW you talking... Jocelyn Lee LADIES' NIGHT Weekends turn into ladies' nights with two of last year's chick flicks. MADE OF HONOR What: American A^^^^^k Wk romantic comedy W mk'ff starring Grey's Anatomy's Patrick »^f Dempsey and Mission:
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      • 145 79 On days when you just cannot seem to find an outfit that pops, accessories are a lifesaver. The right bling, after all, is guaranteed to turn a blah ensemble into a show-stopping number. This week, Urban gives you tips on how to wear bold
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    • life! buzz
      • 279 81 New York A former Polo Ralph Lauren model, whose image in a roundly criticised advertisement was digitally slenderised, said on Wednesday that the apparel maker did not renew her contract because she was "too large". Ralph Lauren said it fired Filippa Hamilton, 23, because of
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        91 81 LEONA LEWIS GETS PUNCHED Singer Leona Lewis (right) was punched in the head as she signed copies of her autobiography, Dreams, in a London bookstore on Wednesday. A man from the line went up and hit her, a spokesman said. Police arrested the 29-year-old man. Lewis saw a doctor
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        164 81 Taipei Pop idol Jimmy Lin (below) has a baby boy with his fiancee, model Kelly Chen, he announced yesterday. "I became a dad," he said at a press conference held on his 35th birthday and a photo of his month-old son flashed on a screen behind him,
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      177 124 Moriya Japanese Cuisine 01-2337 Block 529, Ang Mo Kb Avenue 7 0 Everything about this Japanese stall screams oishi (Japanese for yummy). It has a sleek, modern look, an open kitchen and an impressive menu offering more than 30 items. Expect fare such as omelette rice (from $4.50 to
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      360 124 L&Z Fashion Accessories 01-2443 Block 531, Ang Mo Kb Avenue 10 This four-year-old shop may be near the wet market but its wares are anything but frumpy. The items here are sourced from South Korea and Hong Kong and include this season's tough chic look, such as this zipper
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        424 125  -  KAREN TEE The times are looking up, so do not be afraid to make a grand entrance with statement jewellery Forget understatement. Jewellery lovers, not to mention rappers and wannabe socialites, rejoice. Bling is staging a comeback. The trend for flaunting flash with dash lost its lustre when the
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      • 178 127 WORK IT Keep the neckline of your outfit simple so you will not look too fussy. A tube top or princess neckline that leaves your collarbone bare works best with a statement necklace. If chunky pieces are too attention-grabbing, an oversized pendant on a more subdued chain can
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        127 129 WORK IT When making a statement, more is more. Feel free to wear multiple rings or even stack them on a single finger. Do go easy on the bracelets when playing up your rings, lest you veer into Bollywood parody territory. Ragged nails are a strict no-no. Get
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      • 194 131 WORK IT Arm candy is a great way to incorporate statement jewellery into your daily wear. A chunky arm cuff or bracelet looks just as stylish whether paired with casual jeans and T-shirt or with a show-stopping evening gown. For an insouciant devil-may-care look, stack a few bangles
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      • 133 131 WORK IT Choose pieces that contrast with your hair colour for maximum effect. Dark-haired beauties can dazzle with diamonds and pearls, while those with lighter hair colours will set off bold rubies and emeralds to stunning effect. Tone down the neck adornments when playing up your earrings or
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        132 131 WORK IT Guys get to have fun with statement-making bling too. Macho materials such as leather and steel toughen up men's trinkets. The rugged touch means that your man-bling goes well with jeans and sneakers. For guys who are new to this jewellery thing, just start slow with
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      450 132 Shine on with the expanding range of costume jewellery, says NORA FARHAIN f you are unable to splurge on gem-encrusted bling at the ongoing Singapore JewelFest, do not fret. There is a sparkling alternative: costume jewellery, an increasingly popular sartorial choice because it gives more bang for your
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    • 91 132 Rings Match your cocktail ring with bangles of the same material (for example, metal with metal) to balance your look. If you are wearing a printed cocktail dress, its colours should complement the colour of your ring for maximum impact. Bracelets Match bangles with metallic tones with
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    • 423 132 Not ready to take the plunge into edgy apparel yet? Start small with quirky accessories from two up-and-coming homegrown labels. STEPHANIE GWEE checks them out Vice and Vanity A three-year-old label that makes chunky accessories ranging from bronze geometric-shaped necklaces to bird-shaped brooches. The brand is
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    • 891 133 'REMEMBER, THIS IS A TOUGH, TOUGH CROWD OF FASHIONISTAS WHO, ER, YOU KNOW, HAVE A TENDENCY NOT TO LIKE MUCH OF ANYTHING.' R.J. Cutler (left), director of The September Issue, on the enthusiastic response from the fashion crowd to his documentary Filming a documentary about the
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    • 98 134 I am a sucker for history. I once went to a restaurant in Tokyo because its sign said "Ginza since 1930". When in doubt in supermarkets, I also go for biscuits with labels like "since 1853". They have to be doing something right to still
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      100 134 I am alive and well, so the five-second rule must be true. I had been struggling to get the lid off a Valrhona tin when the top popped off and a spray of chocolate pearls scattered all over the carpet. Right away, I dived under my desk to
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      76 134 This is instant, and rather decent, finger food for parties. First, you freeze the tomato-flavoured popcorn chicken pieces. Then you fry them. Remember to throw away the plastic packaging and try not to give the game away when your guests ask how you made the succulent sweet-and-sour chicken
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