The Straits Times, 27 October 2009, Afternoon Edition

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  • INSIDE
    • 45 1 FOR the first time, the Singapore Armed Forces is introducing a new rank for its commissioned officer corps. The Senior Lieutenant-Colonel rank will designate those being groomed for top appointments in the army, navy and air force. PRIME PAGE A 4
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    • 55 1 THAT is a question Mr Mohd Ali Mahmood (left) asks couples who appear too young to get married. For his various efforts in the Malay/Muslim community, he was one of two senior social workers who received Singapore's highest honour for the profession from President S
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    • 49 1 THE eye doctor who ran into difficulty and died while diving off Malaysia on Saturday was undergoing a specialised course. Dr Marcus Lim (left) was practising the use of a rebreather, a device which allows divers to remain underwater for longer periods. HOME PAGE Bl
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    • 36 1 CONSUMER confidence continues to rally in the run-up to Christmas, with figures out yesterday showing that credit card spending is up, while payment delinquency rates are at record lows. MONEY PAGE 818
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    • 43 1 JAPANESE Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama delivered his first policy speech in Parliament yesterday. He stressed the need for a gentler, kinder society, and introduced his pet philosophy of "fraternity", but left out details about the economy. WORLD, PAGE A 9
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  • 574 1  -  Karamjit Kaur By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT AIRLINES are reinstating flights which they had cut in the past year and adding more capacity as the aviation industry's turnaround strengthens. The number of weekly flights at Changi Airport hit a record 4,830 this week 8 per cent
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  • 62 1 PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SPRINTER Wang Jing has been stripped of the 100m National Games title she won last Thursday and will be banned for life by China's athletics authorities after failing a doping test. The 21-year-old was found to have an elevated level of the
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  • 748 1  -  Christopher Tan But minister expects expanding rail network to win over commuters By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT THE Government's push to get more people onto buses and trains has hit a speed bump. Motorists are not giving up their cars, going by data from the
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  • VIEW POINTS
    • 113 2 Asean having an institutional human rights commission 16 years after the idea was broached is a development of some note. But there is no reason to go overboard. The commission does not have enforcement authority, and member states must respect the no-interference principle. Promotion
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    • 22 2 Firms should redesign jobs to give experienced workers more flexibility to make decisions, says Michael Frese. REVIEW PAGE Al5
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    • 31 2 Malaysian politics is going through a catharsis. Both Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat are in pain, says Yang Razali Kassim. REVIEW PAGE Al6 OUR READER SAYS
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    • 29 2 Hsu Chong Pin suggests raising the cash downpayment ratio for property, while Daniel Choy suggests basing a flat's valuation on the national average. FORUM PAGE Al7
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    • Article, Illustration
      13 2 www.straitstimes.com Goh Eng Yeow talks about the lacklustre market sentiment worldwide.
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  • prime commentary
    • 970 2  -  K.C. Vijayan Drug crimes committed in youth shouldn't be counted in adulthood By LAW CORRESPONDENT SHOULD transgressions committed during one's teenage years count when the same mistakes are repeated in adulthood? Going by what a district judge said about a drug addict who
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  • prime news
    • 1010 3  -  Theresa Tan Their ability to change lives of others keeps them going in tough job By Stories from the field Down-and-out? Not really Not all who turn to social workers are really in need of help. Some are just trying to lay their
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    • 468 4  -  Jermyn Chow Starting next July, moving to this rank will be a necessary step before promotion to Colonel By THE Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will introduce a new rank for commissioned officers next year, the first time it has done so in its
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    • 127 4 Customs officials in Norway said yesterday they had arrested a man who tried to illegally import 14 snakes and 10 lizards into the country by taping the reptiles to his body. The snakes were rolled up in socks and taped to the man's torso,
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    • 561 5  -  Gabriel Chen Producing as much energy as it uses, it will be a test-bed for 'green' technologies here By SINGAPORE'S first building that can produce as much power as it uses zero energy, in industry jargon opened with much fanfare yesterday. The landmark building in Braddell
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    • 514 6  -  Terrence Voon Big names in sport expected t attend inaugural Soccerex convention here next July By "It will stimulate the growth of football in Asia like how to develop players, how to run a commercial operation at a club, how to maximise
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    • 324 6  -  Jermyn Chow By A VETERAN army warrant officer sent recently to the United States collapsed during a morning run yesterday and died later in hospital. The body of First Warrant Officer (1WO) S. Thivvianathan, 51, was found alongside Old Cedar Lake in Oklahoma,
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    • 541 8 She dies in hospital; KL police reclassify the case as murder KUALA LUMPUR: An Indonesian maid found beaten and locked in the toilet of her employer's home last week died in hospital yesterday, and the case has been reclassified as murder. Ms Mantik
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
    • 747 9  -  Kwan Weng Kin MAIDEN POLICY SPEECH IN PARLIAMENT Japan PM speaks of 'fraternity' but provides no plan of action By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TURNING POINT "This is the time to change Japan's history." Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama an whose son committed suicide because he could not
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    • 426 9 TOKYO: Young Japanese are fleeing the urban jungle for the half-abandoned countryside on a mission to make farming cool again and cut Japan's frightening food deficit in the process. Organic farming converts, rice-grow-ing Tokyo fashionistas and other young greenfingers have
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    • world regional
      • 771 10  -  Peh Shing Huei Sports body vows to improve football's corrupt, unruly image By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF EYE ON THE BALL "Since we could obtain gold medals in many other sports, we believe we can make it in football if we are determined to
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      • 549 10 SHANGHAI: A district government in Shanghai yesterday made a rare apology to the people over an aggravated case of power abuse, in which officials kidnapped and threatened a van driver before confiscating his vehicle. The admission of wrongdoing came after two weeks
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      • 529 11 STEM-CELL FRAUD He is given suspended jail term for embezzling research funds, breaking bioethics laws SEOUL: A disgraced scientist who faked breakthroughs in stem-cell research was handed a suspended prison term yesterday for embezzlement and bioethics charges, four years after the scandal shocked the global
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      • 308 11  -  GRACE NG XIAMEN: Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong kicked off his five-day trip to the south-eastern Chinese province of Fujian yesterday with a meeting with Xiamen city's party secretary to discuss opportunities for closer interaction between the two sides. During a
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      • 425 12 The head of new presidential unit outlines key focus JAKARTA: Indonesia will tackle stalled toll road, power plant and mining projects in order to eliminate bottlenecks and speed up economic growth, said the head of a new presidential delivery unit yesterday. The new unit, set
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      • 296 12 KUANTAN: About 500 people in Pahang were shown a live demonstration on Sunday on how a woman is caned under Islamic law in the state. It was performed on a fully dressed mannequin with a tudung (headscarf) in Pahang's Religious Department hall,
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    • world international
      • 660 13 Hit seen as undermining PM Maliki ahead of Jan polls and US withdrawal BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces were on high alert yesterday, a day after twin suicide vehicle bombs blamed on Al-Qaeda killed more than 155 people in the capital, provoking international
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      • 414 13 RIYADH: The Saudi King has waived a punishment of 60 lashes for a female journalist charged with involvement in a TV show in which a Saudi man publicly talked about sex, a government official said yesterday. King Abdullah's decision followed
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      • 343 13 DRESDEN (Germany): The trial of a man accused of stabbing a pregnant Egyptian woman to death in a German court an attack that outraged Muslims opened yesterday in the same courthouse, but under much greater security. Prosecutors say the defendant, Alex
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      • 492 14 Meeting to discuss if domain names may use non-Roman languages SEOUL: The Internet is set to undergo one of the biggest changes in its four-dec-ade history, with the expected approval this week of international domain names or addresses that can be written in languages
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      • 141 14 WASHINGTON: America's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) is preparing a landmark test launch it hopes could pave the way for future space exploration, including returning humans to the Moon. Today, weather permitting, the first test flight of a next-generation launch system known
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      • IN BRIEF
        • 129 14 THE HAGUE (Netherlands): United Nations judges abruptly adjourned Radovan Karadzic's war crimes trial yesterday after the former Bosnian Serb leader boycotted the opening day to protest against lack of time to prepare his defence. Judge Kwon 0 Gon said that in the absence of Karadzic, who was
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        • 116 14 LONDON: Scottish police have said they are re-examining the evidence surrounding the 1988 Lockerbie bombing as they seek new suspects in connection with the attack that killed 270 people. Detectives are reviewing the case to establish who might have acted with Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, the only
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        • 89 14 MELBOURNE: Four men accused of plotting to use automatic weapons in a suicide assault on an Australian army barracks were yesterday committed to stand trial on terror charges, a court official said. Abdirahman Ahmed, 25, Saney Aweys, 26, Wissam Mahmoud Fattal, 33, and Yacqub Khayre, 22,
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        • 147 14 BEIJING: A Chinese-American academic has been sentenced to eight years in prison for selling human skulls unearthed_ in China to buyers overseas, state media reported yesterday. The 44-year-old United States national, identified only by his surname Ding, was sentenced on Sept 21 for illegal
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        • 126 14 KABUL: Helicopter crashes killed 14 Americans yesterday, in the deadliest day for the US mission in Afghanistan in more than four years. In the first crash, a helicopter went down in the west of the country after leaving the scene of a firefight with insurgents, killing
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    • 98 9 JK, WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm priceless historical artifacts. I hope the MOST-READ ONLINE US will return the treasures to the Iraqi Iran blames US, Britain and Pakistan people." for blast MOST COMMENTED ON YOUR SAY China's relic hunters on a global An Indonesian maid
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
    • 426 15 THE birth of an Asean human rights commission at the grouping's annual composite meetings last week in Thailand was eclipsed not just by practical matters, like faster economic integration and reinforcing linkages with China and India. There was a sense also that expectations had
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    • 844 15  -  Hans-Werner Sinn BUSINESS MODELS By THE American business model has collapsed. During recent years, the United States borrowed gigantic sums of money from the rest of the world. Net capital imports exceeded US$BOO billion (Ssl.l trillion) last year alone. The money came
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    • 697 15  -  Michael Frese ECONOMIC WATCH By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES WITH a globally ageing workforce, there is growing interest in how companies can get the most out of older employees as well as how to develop their skills over the span of their working life. In
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    • review.
      • 1028 16  -  Cheong Suk-Wai TABLE TALK WITH KARIM RASLAN By SENIOR WRITER i AS A young lawyer starting out at the law firm of Skrine Co in Kuala Lumpur, Mr Karim Raslan helped prepare cases for his colleague Hishamuddin Hussein, the son of Malaysia's third premier Hussein
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      • 362 16  -  CHEONG SUK-WAI SOLICITOR-SCRIBE Karim Raslan is a rare breath of candour among Malaysia's elite. Here he is on: What his day job is, exactly "I am a storyteller. So some of my old friends say: 'You know, Karim, you've managed to turn gossip into
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      • 1074 16  -  Yang Razali Kassim By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE clock has started ticking. Malaysia's key political parties in the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) are rushing against time to win back lost ground. After losing much support at the March 8 general election last
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    • forum.
      • 136 17  -  Richard Foo I REFER to the payouts involving the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Minimum Sum. I understand that any amount over the prevailing Minimum Sum will not generate a higher payout, but instead will prolong the period of payout. In other words, any amount
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      • Curbing price hikes
        • 266 17 IN ITS bid to cool the rapid rise in property prices, Hong Kong increased the down payment ratio to 40 per cent for properties above HK$2O million (553.6 million). For those priced below HK$2O million, the maximum loan of HK$l2 million applies. Although the increase in
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        • 228 17 THE key question on the price escalation of resale Housing Board flats is why prices are rising so rapidly, especially in prime locations. The problem lies in the process by which valuation chases after cash over valuation (COY). For example, a three-room flat in a
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      • 270 17 IN HER commentary last Thursday, 'Adviser over MP' raises many questions", Ms Sue-Ann Chia has misunderstood the roles of Members of Parliament (MPs) and advisers to grassroots organisations. The MP is elected by the people of a constituency, and represents them in and outside
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      • 300 17 No drinking water "The boast that water is safe to drink has no value if the same water is denied to tourists." MR JULIUS MACHADO: "I am from Mumbai and during my visit to Singapore last week, the guide on the Night Safari proudly listed Singapore's achievements. I
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    • 397 17 jA More letters on M^l www.straitstimes.com 1 DR ONG SIEW CHEY: Singlish thrives for two bad reasons 2 MR GEORGE KOO: 48, and worried about employers' mindset regarding hiring older workers 3 MR VICTOR ZHUANG: Provide better access for the disabled in universities 4 MADAM LAU SAU HAR: Help private
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES HOME.
    • 548 19  -  Kimberly Spykerman DIVING TRAGEDY He was using a rebreather which recycles air and allows diver to stay down longer By Teh Joo Lin THE diver who died over the weekend while in Malaysia was undergoing specialised training when he ran into difficulty. Dr Marcus Lim,
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    • 290 19  -  TEH JOO LIN AT LEAST 10 Singapore residents have died while diving since 2000, based on previous news reports. The mishaps occurred in dive spots off Singapore, Malaysia and Australia. The causes were seldom reported, though the cases included that of a man who was
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    • 270 21 Man dies after bike-truck collision A FOREIGN worker from Bangladesh died last Friday a day after the bicycle he was on collided with a cement mixer truck along Sungei Kadut Street 1. The man, in his mid-20s, was taken to National University Hospital with head injuries after the accident
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    • 526 21  -  Selina Lum DAD ON TRIAL FOR TODDLER'S DEATH Life-threatening tear in a major vein caused her death, says expert By TODDLER Natalie Nikie Alisyia Sallehan had 58 bruises and abrasions on her head, body and limbs, a forensic pathologist told the High Court yesterday,
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    • 380 21  -  ELENA CHONG A MAN decided a beating was called for after a fellow motorist cut into his lane. Another angry man tailgated a cabby on a motorcycle for about 10km before taking to the taxi's door with a metal chain. Yesterday, both men were
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    • 762 22  -  Carolyn Quek Chances of being struck this month and next are higher than usual By Tips on avoiding lightning strikes Seek shelter in a building or car. If you are in an open area, take cover in a low-lying area such as a ravine
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    • 346 23  -  Amresh Gunasingham Just one Spore firm currently in UN-run scheme, but six others waiting for approval By SIX local firms engaged in projects ranging from sewage treatment to recycling have applied to join a United Nations-run scheme that makes it easier for them
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    • 425 23 MORE than 1,000 people gathered for a Taoist ceremony at a temple and later at the East Coast Park yesterday. Among them were community leaders who wanted to have a better understanding of the Taoist faith. Some of the visitors were Marine Parade GRC
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    • 483 24  -  LESTER KOK Smartphones let Radin Mas Primary pupils have fun learning about Sungei Buloh SMARTPHONES have changed the way schools run nature trips for their students. Armed with such phones, students can now roam Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve's "intelligent" wireless trails and
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    • 717 25  -  Salma Khalik Doctors say scans vital for those at high risk as disease has no symptoms at early stage By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT Who should be screened WHO: Anyone with hepatitis B or C, liver cirrhosis, or scarred liver tissue. HOW: Ultrasound screening done
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
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    • 805 26 Despite facing charge, United boss lets fly at referee's decisions LIVERPOOL: He may already be facing a Football Association (FA) charge for ranting at a referee, but Alex Ferguson is clearly not going to be silenced in his criticism of match officials. After his side's 0-2 loss
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    • 374 26 LONDON: One result does not make or break a season, but Sunday's 2-0 victory over Manchester United certainly stopped Liverpool's from imploding after only 10 Premier League matches. With pressure mounting on manager Rafael Benitez after four successive defeats and 2,000 fans from the group Spirit
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      790 27 Top sides blow opportunities to move up the EPL table "We are an intelligent team and an intelligent team make the maximum result with the game they produce. That is what we did not do." ARSENE WENGER, lamenting his team's failure to hold a two-goal lead Manchester City
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    • 318 27 LONDON: Evert on captain Phil Neville has criticised the scheduling of today's League Cup clash with Tottenham, claiming that it does not give his side enough time for much-needed recovery. Everton's injury-ravaged football squad were humiliated in Portugal in the European League last Thursday,
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    • 371 27 MADRID: Seydou Keita hit a hat-trick and Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted twice to lead Barcelona to a 6-1 thrashing of Real Zaragoza and send the La Liga champions three points clear of Real Madrid on Sunday. Real and Barca had both lost in Europe in midweek
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    • 314 27 ROME: Alessandro Nesta scored a late double to salvage a 2-1 victory for AC Milan against Chievo, who had looked for more than 80 minutes to be heading for a famous win, in the Italian Serie A on Sunday. The centre-back's heroics completed a
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    • 364 28 BEIJING: Chinese women's 100 m champion Wang Jing has tested positive for per-formance-enhancing drugs and faces a life ban from China's athletics federation. The 21-year-old will be stripped of the 100 m title she won at the National Games last Thursday, Games
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    • 719 28  -  Jonathan Wong BARCLAYS SINGAPORE OPEN Johor win comes after 9 missed cuts on PGA Tour, free fall in ranking By THE cry came out moments after South Korean golfer K.J. Choi entered the front door of his host's home in Sentosa Cove. "Another 64 at the Barclays
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    • 332 28  -  Jonathan Wong By IT WAS third time lucky for Thai teenager Borworn Chaisri. After two failed attempts to qualify for the Barclays Singapore Open, the 18-year-old golfer from Bangkok shot a flawless seven-under 65 yesterday to earn his spot. He said: "I had
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    • 158 28 S'porean slices his way to bronze TORONTO: Sect Wee Key snagged a bronze medal at the World Wushu Championships on Sunday Singapore's first medal at the event since 2005. The 29-year-old teacher from Boon Lay Garden Primary School came in third out of 29 competitors in the men's taijijian
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    • 377 28 LONDON: Formula One world champion Jenson Button is 99 per cent certain to stay with the Brawn GP team next season, team principal and owner Ross Brawn said on Sunday after reports linking the Briton with rivals McLaren. "Jenson is obviously a great driver and,
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    • 429 29 LAKERS NEW SPARK Artest tipped to be a successful fit with the defending NBA champs LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy believes that the Los Angeles Lakers' acquisition of Ron Artest holds significant upside for the reigning NBA champions. The Clippers will begin their season today against the
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    • 96 29 NEW YORK: (From left) Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano celebrating after the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 on Sunday to win the American League Championship Series. The win gave New York a 4-2 victory
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    • 378 29 Badminton World Junior Championships In Alor Star, Malaysia Mixed team, final: China 3 Malaysia 0. 3rd place play-off: Thailand 3 Chinese Taipei 1. 11th place play-off: Russia 3 Singapore 0. Football Dutch Eredivisie AZ Alkmaar 2 Ajax Amsterdam 4, Twente Enschede 4 Groningen 0, NEC Nijmegen 0 PSV Eindhoven
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    • 384 26 fbsdf n WHAT'S ONLINE Y) MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Wenger slams fans for tasteless chant. Referees favour Big Four. Liverpool are too weak: Terry. MOST COMMENTED ON Manchester United stunned by loss to Liverpool. Says lamSpeaking: "The difference between the two teams in the
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    • 288 28 h/t}/t] Draw No. 2478/2009 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 Winning No. Add. No. |*****328 29 32 25 Group 1 Prize *659,181 Winning shares for Draw No. 2478/2009 Group 1 Prize: No Winner Group 2 Prize: $37,097 each 7 Winning Share(s) Group 3 Prize: $1,125 each 231 Winning Share(s) Group 4 Prize:
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  • OBITUARIES
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      91 29 SOO CHUAN ENG SOH YEW JIN Age: 71 Passed away peacefully on 25 October 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Beloved wife: Lim Siok Tiang Son: Soh Wee Ping Daughters: Sons-in-law: Marie Soh Wee Nee Tok Boon Sheng Soh Wee Lin Leonard Tan Puay Sing Grandson: Darrell
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      163 29 "Surely goodness and mercy shalll follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 LIM THING MING Age: 81 was called home to be with the Lord on 25 October 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Liu Mee
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      50 29 iiS'f he family of the late JAMES CHUA HUK MENG Departed on 21 October 2009 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all priests, relatives, friends, colleagues, business associates, church members and prayer groups for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, wreaths and contributions during their recent bereavement.
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      20 29 In Loving Memory Of FUNG LOK NAM Departed: 27 October 2005 Deeply missed and always remembered by Family Loved Ones.
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      124 30 DR. MARCUS LIM CHUNG CHING Age: 37 Departed on 24 October 2009 Deeply missed and always remembered by Wife: Christy Toh Siew Teng Son: Jaden Lim Wei Shan Grandmother: Hooi Siew Fong Father: Mother: (Lim Kean Siew, deceased) Pamela Ong Siew Im Father-in-law: Mother-in-law: (Toh Pang Huat, deceased) Lim Chai
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      33 30 With deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Dr Marcus Lim Chung Ching Registrar, SingHealth Departed on 24 October 2009 From The Management Staff of Singapore Health Services SingHealth
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      119 30 MDM CHONG CHEM Age: 90 passed away peacefully on 25 October 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Chong Gee Chuan, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chong Tow San Png Chye Hong Chng Teo Hye Chng Wong Yin Tow Kim Chong Tow Soon Lim Beng Soo Grandsons: Granddaughters-in-law: Chong
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      29 30 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late LOW SUI PUI From: The CHUI Family Siew Wah Kwai Yong W S Augustine Hui Leng Wai Keung
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      43 30 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the late 1 I I DR MARCUS LIM CHUNG CHING Departed on 24 October 2009 We mourn the loss of a dedicated and talented colleague From: The Management Staff of SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE
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      31 30 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late DR. MARCUS LIM CHUNG CHING From the Department of Ophthalmology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital the National Healthcare Group Eye Institute
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      36 30 3rd Anniversary ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS DR. CHRISTOPHER LIM KIM THO 5 July 1971 to 27 October 2006 Sadly missed and fondly remembered by Mom Dad, Grandmother Wife Children Sister, Brother-in-law Nephews.
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      63 30 'My soul finds rest in God alone; from Him comes my salvation' Psalm 62:2 In Loving Memory Of RAYMOND LIM ENG HOE Departed 27 October 2002 DESMOND LIM KIM HOE Departed 17 April 2009 Gone to a world where peace fit love are given 8 gained fry all But in
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      73 30 K. VEERAMMAL Age: 70 passed away peacefully on 26 October 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: A. K. Raman Sons: Daughters-in-law: Soundarajan Indra Rajendran Pushpa (Vijayan, deceased) Santhabai Achuthappa Suguna Daughters: Sons-in-law: Devaki Santhrakanthan Sarojini Devi Mayandi grandchildren, relatives and friends. Body is resting at Blk 513, #05-489 West Coast
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      104 30 LIM KOW CHONG EDWARD Age: 75 was called home to be with the Lord on 26 October 2009 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Agnes Seah Mui Keow Son: Daughter-in-law: Vincent Lim Joo Peng Hoh Jia Maan Daughter: Judy Lim Wee Chin Grandson: Granddaughter: Jarod Lim Kangrui Jeanette Lim Kangting Wake
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      79 30 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late DR MARCUS LIM CHUNG CHING Departed on 24 October 2009 Beyond the fields, beyond the hills, beyond our farthest sight, There is a home where all is at peace, A place of endless light... Although we cannot see that
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      116 30 NEO CHIN CHYE Age: 55 passed away peacefully on 25-10-2009, leaving behind loved ones. Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Neo Chin Teng Chua Bah Lee Neo Chin Huat, Jeffrey Lim Leok Choo Sisters: Brother-in-law: Neo Ching Jong Neo Chin Keng Tham Kiah Kwang Nephews: Neo Kee Cheng, George Tham Ngiap Liang, Leon Nieces:
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      24 30 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late NEO CHIN CHYE From: The Management Staff of ST AEROSPACE ENGINEERING PTE LTD
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      67 30 CHOW CHOI FONG Age: 79 passed away peacefully on 26 October 2009 leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Wong Yeow Cheong, deceased) Sons: Daughters: Wong Tin Peng Wong Theng Lee Samuel Wong Wong Yuet Wall Daughters-in-law, Sons-in-law Grandchildren Body resting at Singapore Casket, 131 Lavender St. lade Room (Level 3). Cortege
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      49 30 I 2nd Anniversary I In Loving Memory Of I LIAO XIANGPING DAVID Departed: 27/10/2007 Only the memory's left, Of the happiness we knew, But the love that kindled memory's torch Will feed my whole life through. Dearly missed and forever cherished by Dad, Mum, Angela, Relatives all friends. m
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      44 30 Thalai Thevasam In loving memory of KETHRINE D/O ANDREW Prayers will be held on 28/10/09 Wed 10am at Blk 449 #05-171 Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 and at 7.30pm at Geylang Sivan Temple. Sadly missed by family and loved ones. gj Tel: 9386 3191
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      144 30 LEE SIEW SIEW, EVELYN Age: 40 Passed away peacefully on 26 October 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Father: Lee Soo Lim Mother: Goh Seng Jiak Grandfather: Lee Hok Gek (deceased) Grandmother: Yeo Sye Hong Brother: Lee Seng Leong, Lenus Sister-in-law: Patricia Tan Shu Li Sister: Lee
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      27 30 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late LEE SIEW SIEW Dearly missed fondly remembered by: Ten Ling Weiling Fei Fei Adeline Jennifer Pamela
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    • 199 29 Today Football S-League: Balestier v Gombak (Toa Payoh), Tampines v Albirex (Tampines) 7.45pm. English League Cup, 4th rd: Barnsley v Manchester United, Blackburn v Peterborough, Portsmouth v Stoke, Sunderland v Aston Villa, Tottenham v Everton. Tennis WTA Championships, Doha: Round robin (Live, Chll3, 10.05pm). Tomorrow Football S-League: Super Reds v
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      • 520 31  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS STI ends just 1.28 pom up; volume in broader market at 3-month low By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT TRADERS had nothing much to get out of bed for yesterday, with no new directions or temptations to inspire share buying.
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      • 425 31 AMSTERDAM: Dutch banking and insurance group ING said yesterday it will split in two as part of a restructuring deal with the European Commission, selling off its insurance operations and raising up to €7.5 billion (5515.7 billion) to pay back government
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          18 31 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.27 billion shares worth $952.26 million UP DOWN Gainers: 189 Losers: 252 Unchanged: 906
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        • 188 31 Yesterday's close: 10,362.62 (+79.63) Japanese stocks ended 0.8 per cent higher as a weaker yen boosted exporters and strong South Korean growth figures raised optimism. Yesterday's close: 1,259.92 (-7.18) Malaysian shares ended Pcr f Cent due t0 t disappointment over last week's budget announcement. Friday's close: 22,589.73 (+379.21) Hong
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        • 400 31 Dct 26 CENTS o/ /o JBXT S8P Short 10USS 5684 110.0 DBXT HSTaiwan 10US$ 1563 30.6 CityDev 1046 20.0 .yxor EasternEuropei 560 19.5 .yxor Apex50 10USS 386 16.7 SIAEngg 284 12.0 .yxor India Nifty 10 1513 10.0 DCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 .***** 10.0 JOB 1750 10.0 .yxor
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        • 176 31 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume CENTS Vol franscu Grp SuthrieGTS riacqlntlnfra Renting SP :ina0ne feledata Jwiber (lemstar toe Leong iinotel Tech ierlianLaju iapitaLand iapitaComm ihinaNTown Solden Agri 12 42 41 Ill 58.5 2.5 95.5 11.5 54 61.5 11.5 443 115 14 45 -1.0 3.0
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        • 104 31 runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Oct 26 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2740 1.3120 Can dollar 1.3170 1.3330 Euro 2.0810 2.1050 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4117 0.4125 NZ dollar 1.0430 1.0650 Sterling pound 2.2560 2.2820 US dollar 1.3890 1.4050 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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        • 374 31 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 446 244.9 1116 168 147 1416 425 120 52 483 3240 1838 2710 857 198 282 820 285 1450 291 184 399 299 352 352 238 1796 700 170 5606 CapitaLand 93.5 5417 CapitaMall
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        • 620 31 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +OR■VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET M CAP P/E $MIL 133 94.5 195 98 71.5 163 117 150 267 26 132 147 211 108 129 247 585 250 317 191 68.5 179 220
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      • 480 32  -  Lee Su Shyan Resource Equities is offering 17 cents a share in cash to investors By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR THE major shareholder of Iconic Holdings formerly known as Inchem Holdings International is offering remaining investors 17 cents a share in cash as part of
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      • 327 32  -  Francis Chan By LOCAL firms will have to adopt the international standards that publishers in the West demand if they want to tap into the multibillion-dollar global printing market. And by adopting international best practices, plenty of potential contracts will arise, said Spring
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    • 643 33 US pay czar Kenneth Feinberg ordered pay cuts this year averaging more than 50 per cent for 136 executives at seven firms, after President Barack Obama said "it does offend our values" when company executives "pay themselves huge bonuses even as they
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    • 349 33 CHICAGO: Capmark Financial Group, one of the largest United States commercial real estate lenders, has filed for bankruptcy protection amid mounting bad debt, becoming the latest casualty in the still turbulent US property market. Capmark has been hurt by rising losses on mortgage loans,
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    • 405 34 MIAMI: Florida investor and philanthropist Jeffry Picower, accused of making billions of dollars in his friend Bernard Madoff s fraud scheme, died on Sunday after he was found at the bottom of his swimming pool, police said. His wife Barbara discovered him at the
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    • 605 34 IMPOSING DISCIPLINE "These changes will impose market discipline on the largest and most interconnected companies." Mr Michael Barr, Assistant Treasury Secretary for financial institutions Aim is to curb 'too big to fail' institutions but some think plan is not drastic
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    • 510 35  -  Robin Chan Factory output down 7.7% but electronics decline slows to 1.1% By PHOTO A PLUNGE in the Pharmaceuticals sector sent manufacturing output diving last month the first reversal in three months. The decline in drug production was the main culprit in sending manufacturing output
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    • 372 35 WASHINGTON: For the first time in a year, United States companies are planning to boost payrolls and investments, indicating the nascent economic recovery will be sustained into next year, a private survey showed. The percentage of businesses expecting to hire staff over the
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    • 242 35 SEOUL: South Korea's economy expanded at the fastest rate in seven years, stoking speculation the central bank will raise borrowing costs for the first time since the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Gross domestic product increased 2.9 per cent in the
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    • 617 36  -  Francis Chan Spending trends steady despite recession; banks still launching packages By CONSUMER confidence continues to rally in the run-up to Christmas, with figures out yesterday showing that credit card spending is up while payment delinquency rates are at record lows. The latest numbers from the Credit
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    • 53 37 BOLIVIA TWIST From the colourful Laguna Colorada in Uyuni (pictured) to La Paz markets selling llama foetuses and good luck potions, the South American country of Bolivia is anything but predictable. ci 65 h V- t V --.-"■IN DESIGN: QUEK HONG SHIN PHOTOS: TAN CHUNG LEE, TOURISM WESTERN AUSTRALIA and
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    • 26 37 Insider Tips Art auction Holocaust Perth, Western Sales pick up for children Australia C6 for big names Writer of The Boy J C7 Br^Hi collaboration no
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES Life!
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        390 38 MARRIOTT'S GO EAST PACKAGE Marriott International marks the 20th anniversary of its first hotel in Eastern Europe, the Warsaw Marriott Hotel, with a special celebration. From Friday to March 20 next year, stay at Marriott's hotels in Berlin, Budapest, Bucharest, Prague and Warsaw at 20 per cent off
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      • 2186 40  -  tan chung lee Whether it is colonial charm, magical landscapes or bustling markets, this intriguing South American country has it all From the Witches' Market selling love potions and llama foetuses to the immense salt lake of Salar de Uyuni and its many coloured lagoons in
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      • 969 42  -  tan yi hui The sound of surf, the beauty of the wild and a colourful convict heritage add up to Perth's charms Perth, Australia Founded in 1829, Perth in Western Australia is in the same time zone as Singapore and is geographically closer to Singapore than
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    • 717 43  -  deepika shetty Active bidding seen for only established artists in Sunday's Larasati sale Asian auction house Larasati made a slow start at its sale of Asian modern and contemporary art here on Sunday. And like other auctions held recently, there was interest among bidders for
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    • 565 43  -  huang lijie Two Singapore chefs and another based here have been named among 100 emerging culinary stars in a new gastronomy book, Coco. They are Singaporean chefs Willin Low of Wild Rocket in Upper Wilkie Road and Jereme Leung of the food and beverage
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    • 720 44  -  Magdalen ng When writing a children's book set in WWII, John Boyne avoided scary details 'I have 10-year-olds who are experts on the subject because they have done projects on the Holocaust, but some older children know nothing at all' The Jewish Holocaust might not strike
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    • 495 44  -  adeline chia SHOCKS SHIOK! Action Theatre The Room Upstairs, 42 Waterloo Street Last Friday Halloween has never been as popular with theatre companies as Christmas when the companies roll out their annual pantomines and feel-good fare. This year, Action Theatre is taking the road less travelled and
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      • 549 46  -  boon chan media correspondent Being an international globetrotting music star is not all that it is cracked up to be. New York-born Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto says: "I'm right here now in Brazil because I'm promoting my album. But I'm talking to Singapore. And I'm in a
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      • 353 46 Tokyo Pop star Noriko Sakai (right) pleaded guilty yesterday to illegal drugs charges and prosecutors sought an 18-month jail term for her in a trial that has sparked intense public interest and frenzied media coverage. More than 6,600 people lined up for just 20
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      • 182 46 Two films made by Singapore-based labels have done fairly well at the box office, based on early figures. Director Glen Goei's dark comedy The Blue Mansion earned a respectable $70,465 in its opening weekend on 12 prints, while the horror flick Darah
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      • 90 46 PARANORMAL SLAYS SAW Horror film Paranormal Activity took in US$22 million (S$31 million) to beat Saw VI into second place in the North American weekend box office. Saw VI had a US$14.8 million debut, the worst opening for the horror series. Paranormal Activity, made for about US$10,000, has earned
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