The Straits Times, 27 August 2006

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    21 1 the sundaytimes AUGUST 27 2006 86 pages m three parts MICA (P) 220/03/2006 •P A Singapore Press Holdings publication OvJ Cents
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    Lock icon PM: Push for immigrants for S'pores good
    557 1  - PM: Push for immigrants for S 'pores good Li Xueying TOP OF THE NEWS PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday assured Singaporeans that the Government has only their interests at heart when it renews efforts to boost the population through immigration. The aim of attracting foreigners is to benefit them
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      218 2 home Widow's battle A woman aged 80 turns up at Strata Titles Board pushing two trolleys of documents to contest the collective sale of her Napier Road estate. PA6E4 SI A jet billows smoke Second Singapore Airlines plane m less than a week is forced to make an unscheduled
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      53 2 What no payout? People with gaps m their medical insurance cover may be m for a rude shock should they try to make a claim. PAGE 20 Bargain buys Older private apartments with two to three bedrooms are selling for as much as a large Housing Board flat, say
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      29 2 Speeding up that PC If defragmentation doesn't speed up your computer, here are some tips on what could be slowing it down and how to fix it PAGE3S
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      25 2 Instant message mania The success of instant messaging has led to a host of newcomers offering services packed with attractive extra features. PAGE 36
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      52 2 Battle for talent Singapore faces tough competition m its effort to lure foreign talent The Sunday Times looks at what other countries have to offer. PA6E2S Heat over immigration Immigration is an emotional issue and thus a political hot potato, as affluent nations battle a flood of illegal newcomers.
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      73 2 Roone/s dark side Soccer star Wayne Rooney's autobiography charts his battle with gambling a habit he picked up when he was just 13. PA6E29 Jose not a happy man In the Blackburn clash, Chelsea can ill afford a repeat of complacency witnessed by boss Jose Mourinho against Middlesbrough. PA6E32
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      25 2 A risque welcome Games to welcome freshmen to campus have been getting more physical of late, and not everyone feels comfortable taking part PABE3B
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      146 2 Don't be so sexist If men can be gynaecologists, why can't women be soccer presenters, says ESPN sports presenter and former DJ Jamie Yeo. PABE39 Losing battle HLf Salim Osman Until bird flu becomes a mass killer m Indonesia, it is unlikely to receive the huge resources needed to
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        63 2 Big on family life Not all Singaporeans are reluctant to have children: Two couples with eight and seven apiece are bucking the trend. PA6EL3 Nightspot nightmares Rude bouncers and surly bar staff The Sunday Times checks out complaints about Singapore's nightlife. PAGE L4-L5 The expat experience Expatriates from various
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        30 2 Baby fat is bad Chubby babies may be cute, but a bad diet early m life can set the course for weight problems when children grow up. PA6E LlO
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        26 2 A cosily lesson Biennale artistic director Fumio Nanjo woke up m a cheap Greek hotel to find his bed full of blood-sucking insects. PAGE Lll
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        28 2 Rare, but delicious The difficulty of making ondeh ondeh makes it a rare treat these days, but a handful of makers are keeping the tradition alive. PABEL24
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      Lock icon 'I don't run a one-man show' Probe Is a positive learning process'
      1152 3  - 'I don't run a one-man show' Probe Is a positive learning process' Sarah Ng YOUTH CHALLENGE FOUNDER VINCENT LAM SAYS: He says his $13,000 salary was decided by his board, and volunteers who paid for overseas trips need to learn humility by raising funds for the charity ONE day after
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      Lock icon Widow tries to disqualify two men on tribunal
      586 4  - Widow tries to disqualify two men on tribunal Ben Nadarajan ENG LOK MANSION COLLECTIVE SALE CASE Retired nurse claims there is a conflict of interest PUSHING two trolleys full of court documents, 80-year-old Chow Ai Hwa arrived at the Strata Titles Board yesterday morning to contest the collective sale of
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      340 6 THE gold-plated sign above the doorbell of Madam Pang Kirn Fan's home reads Hello Kitty. The entire top floor of her three-storey house is dedicated to her huge Hello Kitty collection from the Hello Kitty furniture right down to the pink Kitty slippers
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      Lock icon Second SIA plane forced to land in past week
      648 6  - Second SIA plane forced to land in past week Ben Nadarajan Engine problems force Spore-bound plane from Adelaide to land m Bali four hours after takeoff; no one was hurt 'Planes are designed to be able to fly on one engine. There was no danger at all to those on
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      Lock icon Goh Lik Tuan: Made millions from cash registers
      306 8 KED with onlevels from Chinese School, a ige Goh Lik Tuan worked as a "wire man" at a construction worksite to ease the burden on After years of hard work and risk, Mr Goh, 54, now ranks 28 on the Forbes' list
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      Lock icon Ho Sim Guam Businessman puts his faith in UOB
      225 8 Guan, Singapore's ninth richest tycoon, is one savvy investor who defies conventional wisdom that the path to riches is the diversification of one's investments. The 80-year-old businessman, who keeps a low profile, holds the bulk of his $480 million fortune m
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE'S MYSTERY MILLIONAIRES
      900 8  - SINGAPORE'S MYSTERY MILLIONAIRES Bryan Lee I Property tycoon Kwek Leng Beng, Creative founder Sim Wong Hoo and 'water queen' I Olivia Lum are among the household names that predictably made it to Forbes' first list of I Singapore's super-wealthy. But who are some of the not-so-famous faces among the top
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      Lock icon Why hotelier Ong Beng Seng and former electronics tycoon Tommie Goh were (eft out of list
      213 8 THERE were two notable omissions m Forbes' list of Singapore's super-rich released last week hotelier Ong Beng Seng and former electronics tycoon Tommie Goh. Forbes' contributing editor Justin Doebele explained that Mr Ong, of
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      Lock icon Denis Jen: Unknown here but a big name in Aussie properties
      273 8 THE man who occupies the No. 8 spot on the Forbes list keeps well under the radar and is virtually unknown Lin Singapore. The intensely private Denis Jen, 82, made his $550 million fortune from real estate m Australia.
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      Lock icon John Chuang: Owes success to a strong passion for chocolate
      256 8 Cocoa King of Asia, Mr John claims 14th spot on the Forbes rich list with a net worth of US$26O million (Ss4lo million). The CEO of Singapore-listed Petra Foods once said it is his love of chocolate that keeps him
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      Lock icon First duty must still be to S'poreans in push for foreign talent: Chiam
      425 8  -  Goh Chin Lian OPPOSITION MP Chiam See Tong reminded the Government last night that m its drive to attract immigrants, its first duty is still to Singaporeans. Many Singaporeans are apprehensive and fearful that they may lose
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      296 9  -  Chong Chee Kin THE crackdown on the illegal trade m Subutex continues, with three more traffickers arrested m a series of raids on Friday. The operation also netted the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) its largest haul of Subutex tablets since Aug 14 when the Government
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      Lock icon Record turnout of 400 at PAP's recruitment talk
      533 9  -  Li Xueying IN ITS first recruitment talk after the May 6 General Election, the People's Action Party (PAP) yesterday attracted a record number of 400 people keen to know more about it. The turnout was nearly double that of previous recruitment talks,
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      Lock icon How a mother coped with her son's Hodgkin's disease
      670 9  -  Tracy Sua PHOTO: Perm Sec Urn Soo Hoon documents child's battle with cancer m a book AT FIRST, Madam lim Soo Hoon thought it was just another flu bug when her son Samuel, 14, suffered bouts of coughing and fever m
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      969 10  - Stent op almost always a success, say cardiologists Melissa Sim Recent case of Myanmar woman's failed angioplasty is 'one m a million' THE highly publicised case of a woman's failed angioplasty has been described by cardiologists as a freak accident. The procedure, which involves implanting a tiny device known as
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      599 11 Price hikes m sugar-containing products Industry experts say rise m prices of sugar-related products is linked to soaring worldwide oil prices Melissa Sim HOUSEWIFE Tew Chwee Hua, 61, used to buy a 1.5 litre bottle of Coca-Cola once every two weeks
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      Lock icon S'pore needs talent to keep competitive edge: Minister
      266 11 WOOING FOREIGNERS MINISTER Lim Boon Heng yesterday stressed the importance of having foreign workers m Singapore, especially m sectors where there is a lack of Singaporean expertise. He was addressing the concerns of workers who worry that they may lose their jobs
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      282 12  - S'pore must remain an open source city: Tharman Melissa Sim SINGAPORE'S policy of welcoming foreigners from Asia to make this their home is one of the nations core strengths, said Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. He explained that Singapore, unlike other cities, is unable to draw its energy and talent from
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      966 12  - BORN IN CHINA, NOW AN SAF SCHOLAR Tracy Sua Son of a construction worker, he could not speak English 10 years ago MR REN Jinfeng, 21, could not speak a word of English when he arrived m Singapore with his parents 10 years ago. To make sense of his schoolwork,
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      527 13  -  Clarissa Oon CHINA CORRESPONDENT SHANGHAI with the click of a mouse New web portal aims to be bridge linking overseas S'poreans to home and to one another SINGAPORE yesterday took yet another step to keep overseas Singaporeans connected to home with the launch of a
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      427 13  -  Derek Scally BERLIN WHAT'S a gathering of Singaporeans without their favourite local dishes? Some 900 Singaporeans who gathered at The Regent Shanghai last evening tucked into a buffet spread of Singaporean dishes like laksa and mcc siam.
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      111 13 What the portal Round-the-clock news and information on Singapore: There will be live feeds from Channel News Asia and Today, as well as a link to the recently-launched ST7OI, The Straits Times' online jobs portal for Singapore and the region. There will also be tips for those relocating back to
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      404 14 Thai army to launch own probe ALLEGED THAKSIN ASSASSINATION PLOT Sceptics query if bomb found m car is as powerful as the government claimed BANGKOK THE Thai army said yesterday that it would launch its own investigation into the case of a lieutenant accused of trying to assassinate caretaker Prime
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      229 14 BIRD flu has been detected m Vietnamese poultry for the second time this month, igniting fears of a possible resurgence of the HSNI virus m the country that has been praised for beating it back, officials said yesterday. The virus was found m one
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      Lock icon 2015 date for S'pore Kunming rail link
      298 15 2015 date for S 'pore Kunming rail link Project will help ease flow of goods and people when the Asean Economic Community takes shape KUALA LUMPUR ASEAN hopes a proposed major railway project linking Singapore to southern China will be ready by 2015 to facilitate the flow of goods and
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      295 15 Thick haze delays flights in southern Sumatra JAKARTA CHOKING haze from forest and ground fires blanketed the southern parts of the Indonesian island of Sumatra yesterday, disrupting flight schedules m one of the region's towns, officials said. In the town of Jambi, poor visibility around the airport delayed the departure
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      447 16 $111m boost for Malaysian cops More men and more patrol cars to keep tourists safe during Visit Malaysia Year 2007 KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA plans to spend more than RM26O million (Ssl 1 1 million) m the next four months to deploy more policemen m crime-prone areas across the country. The
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      356 16 Defiant Iran launches heavy-water nuclear project P* TEHERAN IRAN'S President launched a new phase m the Arak heavy-water reactor project yesterday, saying Teheran will not give up its right to nuclear technology despite Western fears that it aims to make atomic bombs. "No one can deprive a nation of its
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      411 16 KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIAN ex-premier Mahathir Mohamad has the right to be picked as a delegate at the general assembly of the country's ruling party m November, Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi was quoted as saying yesterday. Tun Dr
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      560 17 UN close to achieving target of fielding 15,000 troops, with offers coming from Asia as well BRUSSELS THE United Nations (UN) says it is now close to achieving firm promises of troops to make up the full peacekeeping force for southern Lebanon. Senior
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      288 17 VAMOUN (West Bank) FHE V were struggling m a boy band, working the West Bank wedding circuit aj dreaming of stardom. Now the five Palestinians who make v] iie Northern Band are a little closer to th< goal, with help from an
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      722 17  -  P. Jayaram INDIACORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI Three security alerts m one day THREE security alerts involving separate US flights on Friday highlighted the tension m air travel across the United States: One passenger was found carrying explosives and two jets were diverted. TTie
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      594 18 Attack on lawmaker a brutal reminder of the power that the gangs wield HONG KONG HONG KONG LAWMAKER Albert Ho was eating m a crowded McDonald's restaurant last Sunday afternoon m bustling central Hong Kong when a group of men stormed m and clobbered the lawmaker with wooden
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      335 18 Pyongyang scoffs at 'sanctions and pressure' SEOUL A DEFIANT North Korea yesterday said "sanctions and pressure" would not end the nuclear impasse amid reports that its main ally China has cut oil shipments to the North. Pyongyang's Foreign Ministry said Washington's financial restrictions against the communist nation remained "a decisive
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        107 18 VIENNA The Austrian girl who was held captive for eight years m a basement has refused to see her mother, as police worked to give Ms Natascha Kampusch, 18, time to adjust to the outside world. Her mother, Ms Brigitta Sirny, said her daughter
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        122 18 GAZA CITY —Two Western journalists held m Gaza were "safe and sound" yesterday, after a deadline set by their captors for Washington to free Muslim prisoners passed, the Palestinian Interior Ministry said. The journalists working for US television network Fox news were seized by unidentified gunmen
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        98 18 RIYADH Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah said m comments published yesterday that he had personally intervened to ensure that the lives of "rascal" militants were spared m a siege of a building containing terror suspects. The comments m an interview with Saudi daily Asharq Al-Awsat
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        85 18 TAIPEI Thousands of supporters of Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian braved pouring rain yesterday to gather m a park here to protest against mounting calls for the leader to step down over alleged corruption. They shouted pro-Chen slogans and waved placards at the rally, held to
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      332 20  -  James Stewart Business and economic journalism professor Long-term strategy built on painful lessons OVER the years I have X ~M^^^ been investing, I have Hr 9* learnt some lessons the -%r—hard way. After the 1987 crash, WB^l^ ik I held on a few days, then panicked when the
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      215 22 investment approach property Ms Cheng and her Spanish husband Pedro Pla, 25, rent their home an apartment m Tanglin Road. They prefer to place their money m investments rather than have it tied up m a property. Insurance She has endowment and health insurance policies for protection. Unit trusts She
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      566 23  -  Joyce Teo PROPERTY PROPERTY CORRESPONDENT These are typically leasehold homes m large projects located m areas like Loyang and Jurong IF YOU ARE scouting around for a two- to three-bedroom apartment and think you can afford only a Housing Board (HDB) flat,
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      353 23 MY SPACE stomp pick j "A GEOMANCER told my husband and me that the sound of flowing water would bring us luck. That's when we got the idea to have a cus-tom-made water fountain m the living room. The granite wall
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      615 24 YOUR PERSONAL ADVISER Q MY WIFE was convicted of m isappropriating $1.5 million from her former company and was sentenced to four years and six months jail. She was released two months ago. We recently received a letter of demand
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      400 24 Q I AM an undischarged bankrupt. When I made my declaration to the Official Assignee (OA) several years ago, I was told to make a list of all people and organisations that I owed money to. I included a personal debt of about
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      975 21 Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match J"l still have Shirley and Michael's wedding invitation card. In fact I keep all my clients' wedding invitations because they remind me of our close friendships and the precious times shared together. For me, life is simple, if I can do anything to make
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      183 21 Prudential has consistently ranked Number One m Singapore for having the most Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) members for four consecutive years. MDRT is the most recognised professional institution for financial services professionals. Only the top 1% of the world's
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      170 21 Josephine (left) and Valeric (centre) were enthusiastic helpers on Shirley's wedding day. In fact, they were totally involved from pre-wedding menu selection and food tasting to driving cars for the wedding entourage, to the tea ceremony and photo taking at the Botanic Gardens. Says Shirley: "When
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      197 21 Prudential is delighted to welcome Philip Seah back to Singapore as our new CEO. A veteran In the insurance industry for 28 years, Philip is no stranger to Prudential Singapore. He started his career as an adviser with the company m
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      24 21 going beyond my professional role to caring for my clients' emotional *>^ ~J needs during personal crises." 4 Sj f PRLDENTTIAL Always Listening Always Understanding
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        87 25 fouth Challenge ounder PHE former cop nade headlines liter news broke that the charity he founded m 1985 has come under a probe by the Commissioner of Charities. It was acting on a formal complaint lodged by the National Council of Social Service on alleged breaches m the
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        101 25 Former MP THE lawyer and former Member of Parliament was suspended from practice for two years on Monday after being found guilty of professional misconduct over a case involving a property m Lorong Melayu five years ago. The property belonged to one Mr Ali Baker, who
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        102 25 Former teacher HE befriended an undercover Cen<tral Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officer online, arranged a sex romp at a Geylang hotel and ended up being arrested m a sting operation for having two Ecstasy pills on him. The gay ex-teacher, 30, was sentenced to seven months' jail on
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        97 25 Mew York Times esearcher ■vas accused of newspaper when the New York Times reported Chinese President Jiang Zemin's offer to give up his position as head of the military, six months before that happened. But m court last week, Zhao was cleared of this charge which could have
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        80 25 S Malaysian pop icon INWHAThas been billed m Malaysia as the wedding of the year, the 27-year-old singer married Datuk Khalid Mohamed Jiwa, a businessman 20 years her senior, on Monday. The wedding, held m a central Kuala Lumpur mosque, was broadcast live on Malaysian television and
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      1728 25  - TALENT QUEST up against race for best and brightest Eugene Low In a world with porous borders, talent will travel to places which offer the richest rewards. Singapore faces tough competition m its efforts to court foreign talent. The Sunday Times reports on what other countries are doing to try
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      444 26  -  Eugene Low U.S. CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON FROM the United States to Britain, immigration has become a hot issue which has worked up many politicians and their voters. While countries usually have no issue with the entry of skilled workers, many are concerned about the influx
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      432 26 Australia and Canada Informative booklets offer insights into starting life in Australia for those who wish to apply for immigration or temporary residence visas. The booklets include application forms and are available online or at government offices. Both countries have migrant resource centres that provide guidance
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      323 27 BSERVATIONS both intriguing and asM tute were reported m our article last m M week on the worsening litter problem H B outside of the city centre. An executive W of the Singapore Environment Council put the habit down to laziness, which suggests an auto reflex action.
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      223 27 ILLUSTRATION: LUDWIG ILIO 'You know my name/ FORMER IRAQI PRESIDENT SADDAM HUSSEIN, m court on Monday on fresh charges of mass murder, refusing to give the chief judge his name If I have extra rice, then I give you. I don't give you rice without
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      1210 27  -  Janadas Devan ON WORDS In my optimistic moments, I sometimes think race is merely a collective delusion that people share about their origins. Just substitute a better delusion for a worse one call the "race of Abraham", for example, "White", instead of Arab and Jew and
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      987 28  -  Salim Osman INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA DISPATCHES The fight against the disease is unlikely to attract much attention from the resource-strapped Indonesian authorities until the flu becomes a mass killer Following the fall of President Suharto, power has been decentralised
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      670 28  -  Kay Powell ATLANTA PLUTO, the least of the major celestial bodies, never asked to be a planet Once elevated, it became an influential figure m astronomy and astrology, m classical music and m cartoons. In 1930, an amateur astronomer discovered the frozen mass and designated it
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      1205 29  - SOCCER ACE and GANBLING JOKER Marc Lim In his autobiography, My Story So Far, Wayne Rooney lays his cards on the table: He started gambling at 13 SPORTS CORRESPONDENT IT WAS a habit he picked up when he was just 13 one that reportedly led to Wayne Rooney chalking up
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      564 29  -  Tay Cheng Khoon THE SPORTS EDITOR LET us pray that Singapore will never produce a Wayne Rooney, if we have to take the warts along with the sublime skills. That Rooney is a world-class footballer, or has the potential to be one, is not
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      535 30 Goals by Silvestre and Giggs help leaders maintain perfect record AFTER crushing their opponents m their first two matches, Manchester United had an offday yesterday. But they still managed to edge out Watford 2-1 and stay two points clear at the top
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      2024 30 Penang Racing Results Track: Yielding Race 1 R Maiden 1200 m 6 MISS MELANG. X W Leong 1 3 Luctry City App J Urn i 5 Victory Melang. App X I Lm 3 Margms 2tenx2 1/2len Time 1 127 Nos 6 3 5 Wn S2B Pl»c. SB. $11.
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      410 30 Track: Good Raca 1 Stano Handicap 1000 m Nos 4. 13 i) Win $23 Place $14 13) $5 (SI $12 FCT 13 41 $8, |4 51 $53 TCE 14 3 51 $206. 14 5 31 $2M Scratching! Nil Winner trained by R long Raca 2
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      63 30 PREMIERSHIP Weekend Results Liverpool 2 West Ham United 1 Agger 42, Crouch 45 Zamora 1 2 Chartton Athletic 2 Botton Wanderers 0 D. Bent6spen,Bs Fulham 1 Sheffield United 0 Bullard 40 Tottenham Hotspur 0 Everton 2 Davenport 530g, A. Johnson 66 Watford 1 Manchester United 2 Francis 34 Silvestre 12,
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      148 30 Aston Villa v Newcastle United (Live on ch23. 8 55pm) Villa will be without Czech striker Milan Baros, who continues to struggle with a foot injury. Gary Cahill and Wilfred Bouma miss out with injuries, while Jlloyd Samuel (thigh) is a major doubt. Newcastle's new signing Obafemi Martins
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      451 30 I England squad Goalkeepers: Paul Robinson (Tottenham), Chris Kirkland (Liverpool), Ben Foster (Man United). Defenders: Wayne Bridge (Chelsea), Wes Brown (Man United), Ashley Cole (Arsenal), Michael Dawson (Tottenham), Rio Ferdinand (Man United), John Terry (Chelsea), Luke Young (Charlton), Phil Neville (Everton). Midfielders: Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich),
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      677 31 Liverpool far from dominant In Kop's 100 th year, Reds have to come from behind to beat West Ham 2-1 LIVERPOOL IT WAS a repeat of May's FA Cup final on the 100 th anniversary of the Kop. But the Anfield faithful were given little to celebrate, although Liverpool overcame
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      296 31 LONDON DEFENDER Ben Thatcher has been suspended indefinitely by his club, Manchester City, following his horrific elbow-first challenge on Portsmouth's Pedro Mendes on Wednesday. He has also been charged by the Football Association with serious foul play. The FA said: "The incident is
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      1063 32 Mourinho feels the heat already Under-fire Chelsea cannot afford to lose to Blackburn bruisers today THE second Sunday m the fresh Premier League season brings with it a scent of tension not normally seen around Chelsea until the Spring. Jose Mourinho is not a happy bunny. His side led at
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      305 32 BIRMINGHAM OBAFEMI Martins will make his debut for Newcastle at Aston Villa m the club's famous No 9 shirt. Martins, who has received his international clearance, aims to show that he can become the next Tyneside scoring idol just like former Newcastle
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        52 32 SINGAPORE'S top golfer Mardan Mainat is joint-48th at the US$3OO,OOO (*****,000) Brunei Open after the third round. He shot a two-under 70 at Bandar Seri Begawan's Empire Hotel and Country Club yesterday for a 211 total. Australia's Terry Pilkadaris and David Gleeson are the co-leaders
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        59 32 SINGAPOREAN golfer Shearn Chua, 10, won the Hong Kong Junior Open Boys' 9-10 age-group title at the Discovery Bay Golf Club on Friday. The Catholic High Primary School student shot a three-under 69 (35, 34) to beat runner-up Lai Ka Long of Hong Kong
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        69 32 NG PEI Ru won Singapore's second silver medal on the second day of the Bth Asian Karate-do Federation Junior and Cadet Championships yesterday. She finished behind defending champion Arai Ayaka of Japan m the Junior Female Individual Kumite 60kg and above event Singapore's medal tally stands
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        27 32 OLYMPIC champions Argentina beat New Zealand 79-62 at the world basketball championship m Japan yesterday. They became the first team to enter the quarter-finals.
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        67 32 JAPAN'S Yusaku Miyazato became the first player on the USPGA Tour to card two holes-in-one on the same day. He did that at the Reno-Tahoe Open m Reno, Nevada, on Friday. He went on to shoot a six-under-par 66 m the second round at
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      319 32 Text and pictures by Lim Wui Liang Scan D Tan, 34 Personal trainer Height: 1.72 m Weight: 70kg Exercise regimen: I'm into endurance sports, so I swim skm, run 40km and cycle 180 km every week. These pursuits
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      413 33 AKRON (Ohio) THERE is no doubt that Tiger Woods is the world's best golfer. Perhaps he is also the world's luckiest. That is what his rivals are saying, after a bizarre finish by Woods m the Bridgestone Invitational on Friday. He blasted his nine-iron
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      510 33 Action is likely against Aussie Hair, at the centre of cricket's ball-tampering row LONDON DARRELL Hair's future as a leading international cricket umpire was left hanging m the balance on Friday, after the International Cricket Council (ICC) revealed that he had offered to resign
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      146 33 Mahmood Gaznavi BI'DDHIKA Mendis dished out successive man-of-the-match performances to propel Singapore to a creditable fifth place at the Asian Cricket Council Trophy competition m Kuala Lumpur. The left-hander hammered 58 to lead Singapore to a 24-run win over Malaysia on Thursday. On Friday, he contributed 55 as
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      314 33 THIS is the transcript of the Aug 22 e-mail from Australian umpire Darrell Hair to International Cricket Council umpires and referees manager Doug Cowie: Subject The way forward Doug, just to firm up what we discussed earlier this evening. I appreciate the ICC may be put m an
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      236 33 CRICKET Asian Cricket Council Trophy in Kuala Lumpur: 5th place: Singapore bt Bahrain by 25 runs. Singapore: 192-9 in 42 overs (Buddhika Mend is 55, Kevin Hunter 34) Bahrain: (target revised to 113 due to rain) 88-5 in 23 overs (Pramodh Raja 2-4). GOLF Bridge&torte Invitational m Akron, Ohio,
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      373 38 ENGLISH AS IT IS BROKEN Not sure what is good English and what is not? Write to The Sunday Times and we will get language experts to answer your queries. This is a weekly series m support of the Speak Good English Movement Can't make head or tail of this?
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      82 39 A weekly roundup of the most interesting Web discussions by Singaporeans. To speak or not SOME students are questioning the practice of awarding points for class participation m universities. FoUowyourpath writes: "Does such a grading system discriminate against those who prefer to take a longer time to think about
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      109 39 SOME Singaporeans are applauding Madam Chow Ai Hwa, an 80-year-old widow who is fighting against the collective sale of Eng Lok Mansion, where she lives. Merlion says: "At this age, money means nothing to her. She wants to be near her memories. She is crying out for the
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        150 39 AS A student m Singapore, I know all schools have the same rule. That is the length of a boy's hair cannot be longer than the school's uniform collar. And sideburns cannot be more than half the length of one's ear ("School says rules are
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        111 39 THE recent case of a young woman who was flamed and victimised on the Internet for voicing support for the People's Action Party once again highlights the fact that while Singaporeans clamour for freedom of speech, many do not use it wisely. Freedom of speech
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        211 39 ONE of my pet peeves is littering. It is sheer laziness. People know it is wrong and make a calculated decision to dump wrappers, bottles, cans and so on around. There are three soccer pitches behind the Dempsey Road area. I jogged past the lower
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        290 39 We don't tend to public space LAST weekend, there was a an article on how Singapore is turning into a garbage city ("Warning we are becoming a garbage city"; The Sunday Times, Aug 20). I feel this is merely a symptom of a bigger social problem. The environment has changed
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        277 39 TAKE a look around you. How many of your friends engage m piracy? How young are they? I have noticed a trend m which more and more youngsters engaging m illegal activities. Many of my young friends appear nonchalant when they engage m piracy. For example,
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        98 39 I AM a senior citizen. Every time I travel on a train or bus and I stand near the seat with these words above it, "Offer this seat to someone who needs it more than you do", I am amused. Seated on this very seat
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        502 2 POP PARIS/Paris Hilton Warner Brothers •kirCf(r-Ct Yeow Kai Chai IN A recent interview, Paris Hilton shamelessly told American pop magazine Blender about her album: like, cry, when I listen to it, it's so good." This statement proves two things: One,
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        986 3  -  Sandra Leong Despite the Government's baby-friendly policies, Singaporeans are still reluctant to have children, said PM Lee Hsien Loong at his National Day Rally. But two big families here have bucked the trend IMAGINE having a family that numbers just one short of a complete football
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        652 3 Teo Cheng Wee PEER into Mr Ali Amran's flat from the corridor and it's hardly obvious that it is home to seven children under the age of 10. Everything is spick and span m this three-room Kallang Bahru flat. Four cushions are arranged neatly on
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        779 4  -  Frankie Chee Bad service at a hip club is just so not cool. Lifestyle checks out eight popular clubs and finds out what the devil is the matter with the standard of service DISTRACTED door bouncers, disappearing waiters who fail to return change, overworked serving staff with
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        1084 5 TR I B AL COUNCIL From wannabes and low-lifes to rich towkays and celebrities, from Ah Bengs to impeccably dressed fashionistas, when the sun goes down, these folk come out to play. Each group has its own haunts and its own look. In turn, these variants of the human species
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        542 5 From previous page Nightscene veteran Dennis Foo, owner of Devil's Bar, says there should be a service culture among staff, who should have a hunger to please and serve the customer. "It's not just about getting the drink to the customer, but about knowing
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        1173 6  -  Sandra Leong Cheaper and no-frills housebrands spell big money and customer loyalty for supermarkets THE next time you make your weekly grocery run, here's what you can stock up on: Fair Price durians, Carrefour chocolates, Cold Storage wine and Giant fruit juice. The clincher? Prices which are usually
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        1068 7  -  Hazel Yong Make the animals of the zoo and Bird Park guests at your big do Singapore Zoo Breakfast with Ah Meng aside, you can also have lunch next to a lion-viewing gallery. Since 2004, wedding packages have also been on the menu. Make an
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        1207 8  -  Kristina Tom For an American-born Chinese, it's liberating to be m the majority here and to be among people who look like me Here, m a place where the dumbest, smartest, ugliest and prettiest all, m a way, look like me, I really can be
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        222 8 MR CHAN KWOK, 49 chef at Orchard iotel's Hua Ting, moved here n 1981 from Hong Kong, left n 1984 and returned m 1989. Became a Singaporean m 1993. Likes: The drive to upgrade. 'Before I left, Singaporeans seemed relaxed and nonchalant ibout progress. When I returned, he spirit
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        343 8 6UO LIANG, 38 A China-born MediaCorp artiste and Singapore citizen since 2001. Dislikes: That too many people assume that China women are out to get Singaporean men's money. "It's frustrating when people assume that a Chinese woman, when dressed prettily, must have a Singapore husband who gives her
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        992 9  - Fill 'er up please, with hydrogen Christopher Tan SENIOR CORRESPONDENT A tank of gas takes on a whole new meaning at the two BP pumps dispensing hydrogen fuel to the six Mercedes fuel cell cars around IT'S not quite turning water into wine, but this BP station off Buona Vista
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        270 10 Experts are finding that weight problems can take root m the earliest days of life and lead to obesity later BABY fat, that term that conjures images of chunky thighs and padded cheeks, is beginning to carry a new connotation. At a time of much
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        766 12  -  Colin Goh AS I write this, it's one day away from my little sister's wedding, and by the time you read this it'll be a day after. Okay, I should stop calling her "little sister", because she's like, only three years younger than I am, and
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        576 21 Guitarist and vocalist Nic Lee, 21, one of three members of Mi Lv Bing which recently won Channel U's Superßand contest, says he didn't like studying Chinese m school. He tells SARAH NG why he sings a different tune now m Mandarin Why did you
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        494 22  -  Stephanie Yap Guenter Grass is not the only acclaimed writer who turned his war experience into books MUCH ink has been spilled m the two weeks since writer Guenter Grass revealed that he served m Adolf Hitler's notorious Waffen SS during World War 11, rather than as
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        463 22  -  Stephanie Yap READER: Dan Ben-Dov, 47, Israel's ambassador to Singapore. He was born m Israel and served m the military from 1977 to 1980. After finishing his university studies m 1986, he joined the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Between 1990 and 2002, he served m various positions at
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        454 23  -  Kristina Torn Booker-shortlisted novel Reef, Gunesekera has been rightfully hailed as a talented, complex and subtle writer. Given that, his latest offering, although a fine effort, is a bit of a disappointment For the first hundred or so pages, his energetic, almost hyperbolic, prose makes for entertainment of the
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        486 25  -  Kuek Lin INSPECTORGADGET Bodum Bodum goes for the see-through, see-all look with this pair of shakers. Sophistication is enhanced with the stainless steel finish and the six clean holes. $33.80 each. Tangs Plaza Georg Jensen Salt Pepper Set Light and sleek, this pair of shakers, shaped like
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        349 26  -  Teo Pau Lin FOOD CORRESPONDENT Open-concept kitchens have gone from see-through to walk-through HOWS this for an openconcept kitchen? Not only can you scrutinise this eatery's kitchen through full-height glass walls, you can even walk right into it Archangel, a new gourmet deli that opened m Great
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