The Straits Times, 20 January 2009

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    18 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 TUESDAY, JANUARY 20 2009 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Aussie jailed for insult
      64 1 AN AUSTRALIAN writer, Harry Nicolaides, was sentenced to three years' jail yesterday for insulting the Thai royalty. Nicolaides, 41, had pleaded guilty to the charge that arose from a novel he published in 2005. The Thai government is getting tough with palace critics, blocking at least
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      Lock icon Israel begins Gaza pullout
      60 1 ISRAELI troops began withdrawing from Gaza yesterday following the weekend's ceasefire announcements. But the chances of a lasting peace look shaky: Defiant Hamas militants have vowed fresh rocket attacks if all Israelis have not left by the end of the week, and Israel has warned of
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      Lock icon Swim club chief sued
      57 1 FOUR members of the Singapore Swimming Club have sued its current president Freddie Koh Sin Chong for defamation over some remarks in the club management's meeting notes. This is the second court action the club has become embroiled in recently. Its former general manager has also
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      Lock icon RBS posts $62b loss
      48 1 BRITAIN'S Royal Bank of Scotland yesterday took fresh help from the government as it announced a loss of up to £28 billion (Ss62 billion) last year the biggest in British corporate history. Following the announcement, RBS snares nosedived 70 per cent. MONEY PAGE 818
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      Lock icon Water, energy advantage
      39 1 SINGAPORE'S expertise in water technology and energy could give local companies a leg-up for contracts to help build an ambitious eco-city in the United Arab Emirates estimated to cost US$22 billion (Ss33 billion). MONEY PAGE 816
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    Lock icon POLY HOPES TO SCALE NEW HEIGHTS
    127 1 Mr Michael Lim, 25, a trainer at the Republic Polytechnic Office of Student and Graduate Affairs climbs a rock wall at the Adventure Learning Centre in Woodlands. The centre is a platform to educate staff and students of the polytechnic, and is used to
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    Lock icon EDB expects investments from abroad to be halved
    673 1  -  Fiona Chan By THE global economic downturn will take a toll on foreign investments in Singapore this year. The Economic Development Board (EDB) is predicting it will achieve half the amount of commitments in total dollar terms that it pulled in last
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    Lock icon 30,000 jobs to be created this year
    625 1  -  Sue-Ann Chia Enough to cater to new job-seekers but gains could be offset by layoffs By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT MORE than 30,000 jobs will be created this year enough to absorb the pool of fresh graduates and new job-seekers, Trade and Industry Minister
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        Lock icon A harsh new world
        76 2 WE SAY A huge agenda awaits President Barack Obama, who takes office today. Fixing the economy (for the US and so the world) and making the world less tense a place, are only for starters. For the immediate, Americans are entitled to celebrate their nation's new
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        Lock icon Cut pay or retrench?
        24 2 COLUMNS Wage cuts are not always possible, and workers have to be laid off, says Tion Kwa. REVIEW PAGE Al9
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        Lock icon A fading Federer
        33 2 When tennis champion Roger Federer challenged Andy Murray's status as "favourite" for the Australian Open, it possibly revealed the bitterness of a fading star, says Rohit Brijnath. SPORTS PAGE 810
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      144 2 IN LAST Saturday's report, "Ml profits down 13% at $150 m", we reported that foreign workers account for 15 per cent of Mobile One's (Ml) mobile revenue. This is incorrect. Ml has clarified that roaming revenue accounts for 15 per cent of its mobile revenue.
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      Lock icon Two is not enough at Changi
      1049 2  -  Karamjit Kaur Despite Swissport's exit, airport must continue to embrace competition By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT IS CHANGI big enough for three? The question was asked when the Government revealed in March 2003 that it was thinking of inviting more ground-handling and inflight catering firms to
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      Lock icon Top-level govt salaries to drop further
      542 3  -  Li Xueying A 12%-20% cut in annual pay, with more changes if economy deteriorates By POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT THE salaries of Cabinet ministers and senior civil servants are slated to drop further this year as the economy shrinks. They will fall by between 12 per
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      Lock icon Perm see's article showed lack of sensitivity, says Teo
      601 3  -  LI XUEYING DISCORDANT NOTE "What the civil servant in question Mr Tan (Yong Soon) does during his vacation leave is his private decision. "However, I was disappointed with what he wrote in The Straits Times. "The article showed a lack of
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      Lock icon $100m scheme to keep and create jobs
      526 4  -  Fiona Chan EDB to co-pay training costs, support firms that hire grads as trainees By THE Economic Development Board (EDB) will spend $100 million this year on a series of initiatives to help companies recruit and upgrade their employees. Called Prep-Up (Preparing for
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      Lock icon Come join the military: Mindef on publicity drive
      498 6  -  Jermyn Chow 2,000 uniformed and non-uniformed jobs are available this year By Armed forces worldwide enjoy greater success in attracting personnel during economic downturns. Recruitment in the US military, for instance, has been given a jolt by the recession: A trend seen
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      Lock icon Iraq pullout, economic rescue first on agenda
      743 7  -  Chua Chin Hon Obama is expected to act quickly on key issues in his first week By US BUREAU CHIEF WASHINGTON: As hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the US capital to witness his historic inauguration, Presi-dent-elect Barack Obama and his aides
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      Lock icon Aussie writer jailed for insulting Thai royalty
      697 8  -  Nirmal Ghosh Three-year term handed out for writing a book that suggested abuse of power By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: An Australian writer, Harry Nicolaides, was sentenced to three years' jail for insulting the Thai royalty yesterday, as possible slurs against the monarchy come
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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      Lock icon Israeli forces begin pullout from Gaza
      710 9 Defiant Hamas claims 'popular victory'; civilian death toll at least 700 GAZA: Israeli forces were pulling out of the Gaza Strip yesterday following a tentative truce with Hamas which allowed Palestinians to take stock of the devastating three-week war. But with a defiant Hamas
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      Lock icon Gaza aid: Saudis pledge $1.5b
      288 9 KUWAIT CITY: The Saudi King yesterday promised US$l billion (Ssl.s billion) to help rebuild the Gaza Strip, and told Israel that an Arab peace initiative will not remain on the table forever. Speaking at an Arab economic summit in Kuwait City, King Abdullah said: "Israel
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        Lock icon Beijing sounds bird flu warning
        663 10 4th case in a month prompts govt to raise alert of rising risk in run-up to Chinese New Year BEIJING: China yesterday warned of a rising bird flu risk as the nation headed into the Chinese New Year holiday. Until this month, China had not
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        Lock icon China braces itself for muted celebrations
        374 10 BEIJING: Chinese New Year is usually a time for spending on an epic scale in China. But, from luxury hotels that are scaling down their packages to parents being forced to buy their children second-hand gifts, Chinese society is bracing itself for muted Year
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        Lock icon Taiwan may slash troops by a third
        404 10 TAIPEI: Taiwan is considering cutting its troop strength by as much as a third as relations with China improve, reducing the spectre of war between the two political rivals, sources and the media said yesterday. The Ministry of National Defence is studying a
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        Lock icon Seoul replaces finance, unification ministers
        293 10 SEOUL: South Korea President Lee Myung Bak yesterday sacked his finance minister and top policymaker on North Korea amid a worsening economic downturn and frosty ties with the North. Mr Kang Man Soo, who was severely criticised by the media for his handling of the
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS  -  293 words
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        Lock icon Turbulence hits Air Asia's airport plan
        669 11  -  Leslie Lopez KLIA operator's main shareholder trying to get govt to review go-ahead By SOUTH-EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: The controversy over a plan by budget airline Air Asia to build its own airport is exposing a major problem that ails corporate Malaysia how
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        Lock icon Mongolian's murder: Policeman denies being at crime scene
        400 11  -  Elizabeth Looi By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT SHAH ALAM: A policeman who is accused of murdering Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu yesterday denied in court that he was at the murder scene. Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri, 31, also denied telling Ms Altantuya's former lover, political
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        Lock icon New PM to expand Thaksin's aid plan
        431 12 Spending on grants to poor villages will be doubled BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has promised to give more money to the rural poor to jump- start the economy, adopting and expanding a muchcriticised key programme of ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra. The
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        Lock icon Jakarta fuel depot hit by 8-hour fire
        368 12 JAKARTA: A massive fire struck a fuel depot on the outskirts of Jakarta on Sunday evening, causing panicked residents to vacate the neighbouring shanty town. Firefighters extinguished the blaze at the Plumpang oil depot owned by Pertamina national company yesterday morning, after it
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        Lock icon Chen launches defence, new book
        946 13  -  Ho Ai Li CORRUPTION TRIAL Ex-Taiwan president says he'll 'not die in peace' if charges against him were true By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI: More than a month after corruption charges were first laid out against him, former president Chen Shui-bian hit back yesterday by launching
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        Lock icon Bye to 'anything goes' culture
        896 14 Obama to stress return to 'era of responsibility' in inaugural address WASHINGTON: United States Presidentelect Barack Obama will call on Americans to replace the "anything goes" culture of recent years with a new "era of responsibility" in his inaugural address today, his aides said. Mr
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        Lock icon Bush's big post-presidency plans
        418 14 WASHINGTON: Many former US presidents rise to a second act. Jimmy Carter founded a human rights centre and won the Nobel Peace Prize. Mr Bill Clinton established a charity and travelled the world making speeches. Even the disgraced Richard Nixon opened a foreign-policy think tank shortly
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      • INBRIEF
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          Lock icon Massive security blanket
          165 14 WASHINGTON: Undercover agents from 57 different government agencies will fan out all over Washington and at the swearing-in ceremony of new United States president Barack Obama today. With nearly 1.5 million to three million people expected to attend the event, the federal government was prompted to declare
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          Lock icon Telcos fear network jam
          95 14 WASHINGTON: The cellphone industry has a plea for the throngs descending on Washington for the inauguration: Go easy on the mobile communications. The largest cellphone carriers in the US are fearful that a communicative citizenry at the inauguration today will overwhelm their networks. They have taken
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          Lock icon Frugal take on celebrations
          127 14 WASHINGTON: The US economy may be in the doldrums, but revellers and gala organisers are celebrating the inauguration of Mr Obama with all the usual pizzazz and glitz. They are just doing it more frugally and tacking a message onto their celebrations. "These balls are incredibly
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        Lock icon Shoe-thrower 'seeking asylum'
        304 14 GENEVA: An Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at US President George W. Bush in Baghdad last month is to seek political asylum in Switzerland, a Geneva lawyer told the daily La Tribune de Geneve yesterday. Muntazer al-Zaidi, 29, gained instant fame when he threw his shoes
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        Lock icon Turkey links EU bid to new gas pipeline
        466 15 It threatens to review stand on pipeline that would bypass Russia BRUSSELS: Turkey threatened yesterday to review its position on a strategic new gas pipeline for Europe that would bypass Russia if European Union (EU) accession talks for the majority-Muslim country were
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        Lock icon George Yeo meets Aga Khan in Paris
        207 15 FOREIGN Minister George Yeo, who is on an official visit to Paris, was hosted to lunch by the Aga Khan at the latter's residence on Sunday. The Aga Khan is the hereditary leader of some 15 million Ismaili Shi'ite Muslims around the world,
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        Lock icon Millions at risk from faulty gene
        568 16 S. Asians more liable to suffer heart disease due to gene defect: Study PARIS: Tens of millions of people from the Indian subcontinent are destined to suffer heart disease due to a single genetic mutation, researchers said. The wayward gene, found almost exclusively among
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        Lock icon Memory pill for the forgetful in the works
        165 16 LONDON: A memory pill that could aid exam revision and help people from forgetting important anniversaries may be available over the counter within the next few years, British newspapers said. The medicine had been designed to help treat Alzheimer's disease, but could
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        Lock icon Plane cockpit tape points to bird strike
        391 16 NEW YORK: The cockpit voice recording from the plane which landed in New York's Hudson River on Thursday captured the sound of an impact on the US Airways jet, presumably by birds. It also captured the sound of the efforts of a crew
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        Lock icon Crunch time for power sharing in Zimbabwe
        338 16 JOHANNESBURG: Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and prime-minister-in-waiting Morgan Tsvangirai have not agreed on much since signing a deal to run the government together four months ago. But they seemed to have found common ground on at least one thing: Their power-sharing arrangement will
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        Lock icon Angola is China's biggest trade partner in Africa
        173 16 BEIJING: Oil-rich Angola has become China's largest trade partner in Africa, with bilateral trade hitting an all-time high of U5525.3 billion (5537.7 billion) last year. China will send agricultural specialists to the southern African country to help revive the farm sector, which
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    • world in brief
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        Lock icon No to Olympic brothels
        82 17 LONDON: Church of England dioceses are to call for a government crackdown on human trafficking in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics to prevent a repeat of the "mega brothels" set up in German cities for the 2006 World Cup. Church members will discuss the
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        Lock icon S'poreans top spenders
        68 17 JOHOR BARU: Statistics from the Malaysia Mega Sale carnival last year showed that Singaporeans spent the most with RM62.8 million (5526.2 million) in credit card transactions. Malaysia's Tourism Minister Azalina Othman Said said she expects the flow of shoppers to continue this year, especially with the train
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        Lock icon Taleban bomb 5 schools
        55 17 ISLAMABAD: Taleban militants bombed five schools in Pakistan's Swat Valley yesterday as part of a campaign against girls' education in the north-west. Militants who have blown up or burned down more than 170 schools in their campaign had ordered all girls' schools in the area closed
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        Lock icon Dengue cases, deaths up
        84 17 KUALA LUMPUR: The number of dengue cases and deaths has doubled and the Health Ministry is urging Malaysians to wage war against the disease immediately. Director-general Ismail Merican said that from Jan 4 to 17, there were 3,211 cases with eight deaths, compared with 1,514 cases
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        Lock icon Talks over abuse issue
        81 17 PATTANI: Thailand's Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya will meet ambassadors from Malaysia, Myanmar, India and Bangladesh to discuss claims that the authorities abused migrants and set them adrift at sea. The Thai navy has denied accusations from survivors and local rights groups that it detained up to
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  81 words
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        Lock icon Genocide trial date set
        73 17 PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's United Nations-backed genocide tribunal officially set Feb 17 as the start date for the long-awaited first trial of former Khmer Rouge leaders accused of atrocities in the *****. According to court documents, the hearing for ex-prison chief Kaing Guek Eav better known as
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        Lock icon Clarke returns to politics
        78 17 LONDON: Former Chancellor Kenneth Clarke made a surprise return to the front lines of British politics yesterday as shadow business and enterprise secretary for Britain's main opposition party. Mr Clarke, 68, said his new role in the Conservative Party will allow him to square off against
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  78 words
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        Lock icon Holiday to mark victory
        58 17 BEIJING: Tibet's Communist Partycontrolled legislature has voted to create a holiday to mark China's defeat of a pro-independence uprising 50 years ago in the Himalayan region, calling it a day of liberation from feudalism, state media said yesterday. This drew strong condemnation from the Tibetan government-in-exile,
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        Lock icon One cool sculpted display
        58 17 Visitors walking among various ice sculptures shaped like traditional Chinese buildings at the Ice Lantern Art Festival on the outskirts of Beijing on Sunday. The massive display at Longqmg Gorge ieatures some 400 sculptures including ice lanterns, ice-and-snow sculptures and ice slides. The festival will run
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          Lock icon I spy cheats aplenty
          139 17 SHANGHAI: More than 1,000 applicants were caught cheating during China's civil service exams, with some using spy technology such as micro-earpieces. More than 300 were caught in the act during the Nov 30 exam, while about 700 others were deemed to have cheated because their papers
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      471 18 OVERNIGHT tonight, in Washington, Mr Barack Obama enters office to do a job that has multiplied in its complexity and contradictions even in the 10 weeks since his election. In America as in most industrial countries, recession and joblessness have deepened as dwindling capital
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      1367 18 An open hard-headed approach SINGAPORE PENAL SYSTEM In a recent article in the Law Gazette, Law Society president Michael Hwang argued that Singapore is "sadly lacking a principled and transparent penal policy". Law Minister K. Shanmugam rebutted this in Parliament yesterday, in reply to a question posed by MP Lim
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        873 19  -  Tion Kwa ECONOMIC WATCH By I SENIOR WRITER For some, reduced wages certainly is a possibility, and an option that should be actively pursued. However, it is unfair to the others to give them the illusion that they too can be saved from retrenchment.
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        905 19  -  Bhanoji Rao INDIA'S ECONOMY By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IT HAS been more than two decades since the Indian economy began its accelerated growth trajectory, as the following statistics testify. The average annual growth rate of national output from 1950 to 1980 was only 3.5 per
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        898 19  -  By Gwynne Dyer FOR THE STRAITS TIMES MR EHUD Olmert really doesn't care any more. He is serving out his time as Israel's prime minister until next month's election, but then he will spend a long time fighting the corruption charges that forced him to resign,
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        439 20 Medication pricing "Can the Health Ministry ensure that medication is priced similarly in hospitals and polyclinics?" MR THANNIMALAI A.R.S.N. ARUNASALAM: "I wish to highlight the difference in the prices of medication between hospitals and polyclinics which can be twice or thrice more when one buys from the polyclinics. When
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        206 20 I WISH to thank Mr Doug Chester, the High Commissioner of Australia, for clarifying the proposal of Mr Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia, for an Asia-Pacific Community. The clarification in Mr Chester's letter last Saturday ("Benefits of proposed Asia-Pacific Community") was made in response
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        199 20 WHY HUMANISE A TWISTED TERRORIST? I REFER to Mr Peng Tie Lun's letter last Saturday, "Two faces of alleged Singapore terrorist". How on earth could Mr Peng say that Mohammad Hassan Saynudin, also known as "Fajar Taslim", is as human as any of us, with an
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        293 20 I REFER to last Wednesday's report, "55 foreign workers get the boot", in which Jolovan Wham, a migrant worker activist, was quoted as saying that Singapore's labour laws offer little real protection to foreign workers. He implied that they are unable to seek redress
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        218 20 IT WAS reported that DBS has completed its review of complaints related to structured financial products. The amount is estimated to be $80 million. The report said the bank will absorb the loss. In fact, it is the shareholders who ultimately
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        273 20 I REFER to last Tuesday's letter by Mr Edmund Lin, "Retrained mid-career professionals Employers must be open to hiring them". Mr Lin suggested that mid-ca-reer professionals and managers who want to switch careers pay companies to give them useful on-the-job experience rather than enrol in
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        370 20 Bus lane inflexibility "Surely, there must be a better way. We don't need a bus lane for every single stop." MS ENG TING TING: "I understand the need for bus lanes, but there is also a need for more flexibility. I drive to work from Simei to Aljunied every
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES HOME.
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      673 50  -  Jessica Lim Supermarkets report jump in sales as higher-income shoppers switch brands By HOUSE brands are flying off the shelves at record speed as the recession bites deep, and even better-off households are increasingly turning to them. Though the most popular items include
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        673 51  -  Aaron Low Govt's approach matter of public record, and the principles made known By A CLAIM by Law Society president Michael Hwang that Singapore's penal system lacks transparency and principles has drawn a sharp rebuttal from Law Minister K. Shanmugam, himself a former top lawyer.
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        105 51 "We have had a constructive and professional relationship with the Law Society for several years. And for that to continue and for us to take the views seriously, the views that are expressed by the Law Society have to be well thought through and substantiated by facts.
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        388 51  -  AARON LOW TO SCRAP or retain the death penalty? The issue is a philosophical one and cannot be decided by statistics, Law Minister K. Shanmugam said yesterday. There are powerful arguments on both sides, and no consensus is in
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        579 51  -  Lee Su Shyan By REGULATIONS on the selling of structured products look set to change. A review is under way, said Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang yesterday as he gave more details of complaints from investors who lost money on the
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        455 51  -  Robin Chan By THE value of loans to small and medi-um-sized enterprises (SMEs) here jumped 30 per cent last month from a year earlier. The surge comes a month after a $2.3 billion government-backed financing package was introduced to help cash-strapped smaller
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        256 51  -  Salma Khalik By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT PROPOSED changes to the Human Organ Transplant Act (Hota) were tabled in Parliament yesterday to allow reimbursements for kidney donatons. The changes, which have been given much airing in recent months, contain no surprises. It includes removing the
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        557 52  -  Clarissa Oon Wage earners can repay debt monthly; youth can start businesses at 18 By YOUNG entrepreneurs and small-time debtors drawing a regular wage both stand to gain from the amendments to the Civil Law and Bankruptcy Bills passed by Parliament yesterday. To help wage
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        341 52  -  Goh Chin Lian By CHANGING the beneficiaries of an insurance policy will be a reality for new policyholders, following changes to the law that currently bars them from doing so. Parliament's nod yesterday to changes to the Insurance Act also means that new
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        604 52  -  Robin Chan By TWO MPs have called for further revisions to legislation governing investment products as changes to these laws were passed in Parliament yesterday. They want additional revisions to the Securities and Futures Act and the Financial Advisers Act to protect investors better,
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        99 52 THE Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Act is being amended to require that only licensed importers are allowed to supply construction raw materials such as sand and granite to Singapore. The BCA will issue import permits to these licensees. Without such a permit, licensees will
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        70 52 ALL professional businesses such as law firms, doctors and architects must now register with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra). Sole proprietorships or partnerships run by these professionals were exempted previously, while corporations and limited liability partnerships were required to register. The Business Registration
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        108 52 INDIVIDUALS charged with causing a fatal accident may have to shell out more money now to dependants of the dead man or woman. Defendants in fatal accident claims may be ordered to pay out $15,000 instead of $10,000, the amount set 20 years ago by
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        120 52 THE Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) handled 241 public liability claims against government agencies in the past three years. Of these, 206 cases were settled out of court. Payments were made in 125 cases, while 81 cases were resolved without payments. Among the remaining 35 cases that went
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        843 52  -  Jeremy Au Yong FROM THE GALLERY By POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT ON A day when Parliament talked about everything from the economy to the rights of 18-year-olds, one theme glued it all together: responsibility. At different times throughout the session, Members of Parliament discussed the
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      794 53  -  Lee Siew Hua SINGAPORE PERSPECTIVES 2009 CONFERENCE Panellists discuss wha country needs in quesl to be First World state By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE loves topping global rankings. But it will truly join the First World only when it improves its levels of optimism,
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      536 53  -  KOR KIAN BENG INCOME redistribution efforts by the Government help to bridge the income gap, but there are limits to their impact, said the chief executive officer of the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC), Mr Laurence Lien. He gave
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      767 54  -  Jane Ng Students will experience work attachments and adventure courses to build confidence By REPUBLIC Polytechnic (RP), the first poly to operate without internships, has reversed its policy after feedback from employers showed that some of its students were not properly prepared for work. Its new
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      797 55  -  Khushwant Singh He had been found guilty of making a false claim for a flat owner By A VETERAN lawyer has failed in his appeal against his conviction for helping a Housing Board flat owner make a false claim in court five years
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      319 55  -  Elena Chong By COURTS CORRESPONDENT A MAN whose car crashed into a house in Still Road two years ago was charged in a district court yesterday with causing the death of one passenger and injuring three others. Irawan Hanafi Ruddy, 35, was
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      354 55  -  K.C. VIJAYAN By LAW CORRESPONDENT A RACE horse owner is seeking $1.35 million in potential loss of winnings from a trainer who treated his horse with steroids, leading to its disqualification for 40 days. Businessman and international investor Wang Sam Lin, 57, claims trainer
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      343 55 Fine and ban over fatal crash A VAN driver was fined $8,000 and banned from driving for three years for causing the death of a pedestrian in Toa Pay oh last June. Zulkafian Yusoff, 32, admitted yesterday that he was negligent, which resulted in the death of logistics assistant
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      469 56  -  Maria Almenoar Defamation suit against president follows claim of wrongful dismissal By YET another dispute is broiling at the Singapore Swimming Club. Four members of the club's previous management committee have filed a defamation suit against sitting president Freddie Koh Sin Chong, alleging that the
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      374 56  -  Terrence Voon By THERE is a new man at the helm of the Singapore Island Country Club (SICC). Mr Paul Douglas Thomas, 45, has been elected president of one of the nation's premier social and recreational establishments. The director at Hewlett-Pack-ard took over the
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      575 56  -  Amresh Gunasingham By BEYOND TEXTBOOKS "Students have so many subjects to learn and hardly any time to think about ideas outside the textbook." Prof Phua, the director of the Institute of Advanced Studies at Nanyang Technological University, saying the academic curriculum can occasionally be too
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      95 50 Mm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, YOUR SAY AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm created this year despite the downturn, MOST-READ ONLINE enough to soak up fresh graduates and Mini laptops are big. new entrants to the job market. Is this Sales assistant attacked at MRT buoying your confidence in Singapore's station. job market
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      998 53 CSSCSSS^2SBS^S23SSQ I/fe*r^^«t#s*}&•-r#^.*Ffe I Challenges to •lyiMv.W 4 L^M 'fi\^Mm VS^ Singapore Chinese Chamber Institute of Business 111 ill Tolp MJJJM^mZ. Uu uIULKu UHIIUNu utMINAK Course Date: 09/02/09 26/02/09 (Mon &Thu) MmY'^^TfRADING EXPERT reveals his.. £l O H f// n e- 7' o°Pm 10' 00Pm K°R KIAN BENG um> WEALTH CREATION
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      348 54 UNIVERSITY^ 7 BIRMINGHAM 16™ YEAR :69 th INTAKE Fully delivered in Singapore by professors from the University of Birmingham, UK INFORMATION EVENING Date :22 Jan 2009 (Thursday) Time :7.15 p.m. Venue: 167 Jalan Bukit Merah Connection 1 Tower 4, #02-13 Singapore *****7 TMjS tw ih/h'ah'i/s. Clwleh4s MMself. Creak mm pitih-hthtre.
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORT.
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      427 57 ROME: AC Milan fans have left dozens of letters with the caretaker of the exclusive gated compound where Brazilian superstar Kaka lives, pleading with him not to quit their club to join Manchester City. But the world-record £100 million offer (Ss2l9 million) took a few
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      1080 57 Fulham owner wants Premier League, FA to cap transfer fees, wages in light of Kaka bid "I hope they wake up and realise it's not acceptable." MOHAMED AL-FAYED (left), calling on the authorities to put a stop to big-money transfers LONDON: Fulham owner Mohamed Al-Fayed has called on
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      489 58 Liverpool manager now says top men are tardy over player's contract LONDON: Two weeks ago, Rafael Benitez shocked the Premier League with an explosive rant against Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. A week later, he put his future as Liverpool manager on the line
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      Lock icon Fergie puts youngsters under close scrutiny
      367 58 LONDON: Alex Ferguson expects to learn a great deal about his current youngsters when Manchester United face Derby County in their English League Cup semi-final second leg at Old Trafford. United lost the first leg 0-1 at the Championship strugglers a fortnight ago, but
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      Lock icon Blues-for-sale report false: Abramovich
      274 58 LONDON: Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has denied he is prepared to listen to offers for the English club. And the Blues have threatened to sue over the "false claims" in The London Sunday Times that the Russian billionaire had sounded out members of the Saudi royal
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      478 58 "My missus could have scored it. You know what I mean? It was one of those." HARRY REDKNAPP, on Darren Bent's (above) header, which flew wide LONDON: Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp, pointing to how his team missed a hatful of chances in Sunday's 1-1
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        79 58 HONOLULU: American golfer Zach Johnson won the Sony Open on Sunday. He closed with a five-under 65 for a 265 total to beat David Toms (66) and Adam Scott (64) by two shots. Tadd Fujikawa, the 18-year-old from Honolulu trying to become the youngest winner in
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        41 58 TORONTO: The Phoenix Suns beat Toronto 117-113 on Sunday, their ninth straight National Basketball Association win over the Raptors. Amare Stoudemire scored 31 points and Steve Nash had a season-high 18 assists for Phoenix. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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        98 58 TICKET sales for Singapore's AFC Asian Cup football qualifier against Jordan on Jan 28 go on sale today. From today to Thursday, tickets are available at the Football Association of Singapore's office at the Jalan Besar Stadium from noon to 7pm. On Friday, sales
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        Lock icon Sloan's 22nd season with Utah
        58 58 UTAH: Jerry Sloan, the longest-tenured coach in American professional sport, will return for his 22nd season with the Utah Jazz after agreeing to a one-year extension. Sloan, 66, is the only coach in National Basketball Association history to win 1,000 games with the same franchise,
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      587 59 Australian Open, day 2 Live, Ch24, Bam and 4.30pm U56 E8 56 At 16, he becomes youngest match winner at the Australian Open MELBOURNE: Roger Federer made a less-than-convincing start to his bid for a record-equalling 14th Grand Slam yesterday. But Serbia's tennis titans locked in their second-round
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      241 59 MELBOURNE: Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama and Indian icon Sania Mirza carried Asian hopes into the Australian Open's second round yesterday, but it was curtains for 38-year-old comeback queen Kimiko Date Krumm. There was also success for Taiwan's Lv Yen-hsun among the men, with a
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      752 59  -  Rohit Brijnath COMMENTARY By Perhaps Federer': ire has nothing to do with Murray, perhaps he merely bridles, as he did last year, at the suggestion of his own stagnation. IF RUDYARD Kipling had ever played professional sport, in front of leering cameras, and
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      111 59 PHOENIX: Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald making a reception as his American football team beat the Philadelphia Eagles 32-25 in the NFC Championship on Sunday to qualify for the Super Bowl. Before this season, Arizona had just one play-off win in the
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      294 59 American football NFL Play-offs NFC C'ship: Arizona 32 Philadelphia 25. AFC C'ship: Pittsburgh 23 Baltimore 14. Basketball NBA Phoenix 117 Toronto 113, Miami 104 Oklahoma City 94. Football English Premier League Tottenham 1 Portsmouth 1. French Ligue 1 Caen 2 Monaco 2, Lille 1 Rennes 0, Paris St Germain
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      419 60 Lance lifts interest in sport, but says comeback best gauged by lives saved, not results ADELAIDE: They came from as far away as the United States and from as nearby as the crowded bar across the street to see Lance Armstrong's return to professional cycling.
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      283 60  -  JONATHAN WONG THE Singapore Slingers will return to a new competitive stage in September, barely 14 months after pulling out of Australia's National Basketball League due to financial concerns. They will take part in the Asean Basketball League (ABL), a competition for the region's
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      492 57 Who's the champion? ST Athlete of the Year? Give the award to our table tennis girls, say our online readers. In a three-day online poll, 68 per cent of our readers picked Singapore's Olympic silver medallists as the ones worthy of the award. In second place was Paralympian Yip Pin
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      149 60 F"The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not^im in want....and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 PAULINE NG SOON KUM Age: 53 Was called home to be with the Lord on 18 January 2009, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: James
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      215 60 "I Have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith" 2 Timothy 4:7 TAN GOK EE Age: 86 Gone home to the Lord on 19 January 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Ng Gek Seng Sons: Daughters-in-law: Albert Ng Kian
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      96 60 "Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11.28 IVY CHEANG SIM NEO Age: 88 was called home to be with the Lord on 19 Jan 2009 Dearly missed and always cherished by loved ones. (Husband: Phuah Swee Lian, deceased) Daughter: Son-in-law:
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      314 60 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 HENG YONG CHIANG Age: 83 was called home to be with the Lord on 18 January 2009. Sadly missed and always cherished by loved ones. Wives: (Quek Wee Neo, deceased) (Kwek
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      98 60 BEH KIM LENG Age: 68 passed away peacefully on 19 January 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Tang Ah Moy @Tang Mvi Choo Son: Daughter-in-law: Beh Chee Tiong, Derick Skye Ang Daughters: Sons-in-law: Beh Siew Kheng, Agnes Chan Kwok Heng Beh Slew Ling Ong Boon Pin Grandsons: Joel Ng, Kenneth
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      69 60 The family of the late GOH ENG SENG Departed on 16 January 2009 Wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends and colleagues, doctors, nurses and staff of Ward 42 SGH, Reverend Tay Kay Leong, Brother John Lim and members of Paya Lebar Methodist Church, Pastors
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      36 60 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Director MR JAMES CHIA on the demise of his beloved Father CHIA SOO HIANG HENRY on 17 January 2009 From: The Management Staff of SWIFT ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS PTE LTD
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      72 60 Dearest Ah Kong and Ah Poh, Lee Yoke Joo, BBM Ho Kok Fung 21 May 2000 20 January 2008 ftS¥HJ!+AH T£¥+-J!+HH Even though the years have passed, We all miss you both very much, We miss the things you used to say and all the times we've shared together. Thank
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      132 61 NG GUAN NG CHEE KIM Age: 84 passed away peacefully on 19 January 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Lim Chay Im Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ng Haw Joo Ong Hwe Lan (Eric Ng Haw Meng, deceased) Lav Mun Hoi Ng Haw Leng Chen Xuezhen Gavin Ng Haw
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      174 61 WJz "You will have to suffer a little while: the God of all grace "^SMI B? who called you to eternal glory in Christ will see that all is well <S again: he will confirm, strengthen and support you." 1 Peter 5:10 1 JOSEPH CHAN YOK KWAN Age: 75 Was
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      24 61 15 Anniversary In Loving Memory of C. B. NAIR Departed 20 Jan 1994 Always remembered by Sons, Daughter, Son-in-law, Daughters-in-law, Grandchildren, Relatives Loved ones.
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      53 61 HO KEEN Age: 90 passed away peacefully on 18 January 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Beloved Wife: Lena Wake at Singapore Casket, Crystal Room on 20 January 2009. Tel: 9818 3075. Cortege leaves on 21 January 2009 (Wednesday) at 4.15pm for Mandai Crematorium, Hall 3 for
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      142 61 GOHSIEWMUI AGE: 91 passed away peacefully on 18 January 2009 leaving behind loved ones (Husband: Chan Soon Cheng, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chang Choo Hwa Gracie Chua Chan Cheow Ho Tong Seng Huay K.C. Chan Patricia Goh Chun Chiaw Hong Chong Wee Lan Tracy Daughter: Son-in-law: Chan Cheow Lan Bella Choo
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      61 61 TEO LENG SIE NANCY Age: 74 passed away peacefully on 18.1.2009 (Sun) leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Kenneth Wee Teck Kirn Daughters: Son-in-law: lerina Estrada Christopher Loh Kok Menj Fiona Bartholomeusz Wake is held at 131 Lavender Street Singapore Casket Tel: *****388 (Ruby Room). Cortege will leave on 20.1.2009 (Tue)
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      40 61 In Loving Memory of our dear Mother GAY KIM ENG Who left us 2 years ago on 20 January 2007 Her memory is as dear today As in the hour she passed away Deeply missed by Children, grandchildren Great Grandchildren.
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      132 61 JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU VINCENT BAPTIST PEREIRA Age: 85 > was called to His Eternal Rest in the comforting arms of Our Lord Jesus Christ on 18 January 2009. Vincent was a treasured husband of the late Doris Maisie, a precious father to Veronica, Gerald (deceased) Angela. A loving
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      91 61 YAP LIAN KEE Age: 75 Was called home to be with the Lord on 18 January 2009, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Seah Kheng Mia, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Seah Siow Kiang, Victor Linda Chan Seah Siow Tong, Christopher Joy Sim Grandchildren: Care-givers: Seah Zi Ping, Matthew Fania Catherine Seah Zi
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      109 61 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 Armanis Boniface Pinto Age: 63 Was called home to be with the Lord on 19 January 2009, dearly missed by: Beloved wife: Nancy Pinto Daughter: Cherrie-May Ann Pinto Sister: Marie Brother:
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      68 61 The Family of the late CHAN BAN NEO Wish to thank Rev Timothy Tan, Rev Timothy See, Pastor Lam Kuo Yung, Pastor Joshua Ling, members of Katong Presbyterian Church and Maranatha Presbyterian Congregation, Operation Mobilisation, relatives and friends for their prayers, condolences, attendance, assistance, floral tributes and donations during their
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      109 61 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord ANTHONY LIM CHENG KIM Age: 63 was called home to be with the Lord on 18 lanuary 2009 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Rosalind Son: Shawn Daughter:
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        512 63  -  Alvin Foo Firm says contractor has found that mine is not financially feasible By AN INDONESIAN coal mine project that got investors of Jade Technologies all excited last year has fizzled out. Jade announced yesterday that a full report from its contractor had found that
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        402 63  -  ALVIN FOO THERE is light at the end of the tunnel for First Link Investments Corp, which has settled along-standing corporate dispute, cleaned up its books and is now looking for acquisitions. Yesterday, deputy chairman Lee Yuen Wai called an end to
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      375 65 HONG KONG: The Hong Kong economy is expected to contract in the first half of this year, extending a recession brought on by the global financial crisis and economic downturn. The territory tipped into recession in the third quarter of
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      558 27  -  tara tan Ml Singapore Fringe Festival SDHS There were striking coincidences between these two contemporary dance pieces staged last weekend, apart from the fact that both dealt with the bond between mothers and daughters. Red, for one thing, was a symbolic colour used in the props. Oodles of
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