The Straits Times, 10 December 2007, Afternoon Edition

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 82 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 198/12/2006 MONDAY, DECEMBER 10 2007 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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    Lock icon 9 GOLDS for S'pore
    217 1 IT WAS super Sunday at the South-east Asia Games, as Singapore's athletes plundered nine gold medals one of their finest one-day hauls in the biennial event. Swimming led the way with four. As expected, hot favourite Tao Li romped home in the women's 100 m backstroke
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    Lock icon Curbs on haj for Muslim women under 45
    373 1  -  Tania Tan By FROM next year, Muslim women under the age of 45 from Singapore will be barred from making the annual haj pilgrimage to Mecca unless accompanied by a close male relative. The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) said yesterday
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    Lock icon KL cracks down on street protests
    558 1  -  Carolyn Hong At least 20 people arrested over spate of public rallies ONE month after mass street protests started in Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian authorities began cracking down yesterday. At least 20 people were arrested, including eight lawyers and political activists who led a
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Politics behind review of Jakarta deals
      1037 1  -  Leslie Lopez By South-east Asia Correspondent In Jakarta WHEN foreign sentiment in Indonesia slipped to basement levels after the devastating Bali bombings of 2002, Singapore and Malaysia made key investments to help prop up the country's cash-strapped economy. At the time, Jakarta hailed its
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      376 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Tragic start Asia 5"13 Welder Ng Chai Tak, 22, who had World 14-17 just arrived from Malaysia with his Review 18-20 fiancee, fell to his death on FYI 21 Saturday while working on a lift SECTION TWO upgrading project in Bukit Panjang. Home H1-H8 PAGE
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Work on second cruise terminal to start soon
      598 3  -  Lim Wei Chean It will fix problems of mega-liners having to call at container port By [T HAS vital statistics that make mariners swoon. But yesterday, Rhapsody of the Seas, the largest cruise liner based in Singapore, endsd up among container ships.
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      Lock icon Sun-blocked Aussies risk bone disease, cancer
      479 3 Sydney MILLIONS of Australians, alarmed by skin cancer warnings, are now risking bone disease, other cancers and diabetes by not getting enough sun. Experts have warned that the highly acclaimed "Slip Slop Slap" campaign promoting the use of sunscreen may have been taken too
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      Lock icon BIG BEACH CLEAN-UP
      103 4 In the aftermath of the record ZoukOut dance festival at Siloso Beach in Sentosa on Saturday, all that was left were plastic cups, drink bottles and food wrappers. An army of about 80 cleaners got down and dirty at the beach at 7am yesterday after the massive
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      Lock icon Vegetable farms hit by dye get cash payout
      522 4  -  Jessica Lim Farmers satisfied with money ranging from $10kto$25k By SIX farmers received cash payouts last week after their crops, tainted by red dye 17 days ago from an F-16C jet at Tengah Air Base, had to be destroyed. The farmers at
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      Lock icon Petition for national human rights commission
      326 4  -  Keith Lin By A GROUP of human rights activists yesterday called for a human rights commission to be set up in Singapore. The petition comes from SG Human Rights, a nine-member informal group set up in October following the July decision by Asean, the
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      151 4 BMfflffW IStlinißlEMj Financial Times has published its 2007 ranking of the World's top 90 Executive MBA programs and Rutgers EMBA is ranked number 27 worldwide. In its inaugural debut in the Financial Times EMBA rankings, Rutgers EMBA program is one of the Top 3 EMBA programs available in Singapore. In
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      43 4 En bloc fever over? The pace of collective sales has slowed drastically in the second half of this year. We bring you a wrapII up of the year's deals and look at the year ahead Siblings die 8 months apart near same road
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon KL street protests 'scare off tourists and investors'
      667 6 BERNAMA, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Selangor MB also calls on Indians to ignore SMS on new rally planned in city Shah Alam THE controversy over high-pro-file street protests is starting to have an impact on Malaysia's economy. Two investors from Taiwan have
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      Lock icon Bid for support in India falters
      317 6 BERNAMA ATTEMPTS by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) to garner support in India seem to have fumbled because it played the religious card, the Bernama news agency reported. Hindraf leaders who went to India to meet local politicians did not fare very well,
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon BRIDGING THE GAP
        69 8 The top floors of two leaning towers are ready to be joined 160 m above Beijing's Central Business District. The twin towers (right), which will house the national broadcaster, China Central Television, is one of the most striking additions to Beijing's skyline. Engineers have just one hour
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        Lock icon Record 640,000 take exam for govt jobs
        428 8 REUTERS More Chinese competing for secure jobs in civil service despite tough selection process Beijing A RECORD 640,000 Chinese people took part in the annual national examination for government posts yesterday, showing ferocious competition for secure jobs even as the economy grows at
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    • EAST ASIA
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        514 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Fishermen and tourism operators also hit hard as long clean-up begins Shinburi Beach (South Korea) MADAM Chung Hwan Hyang surveyed the damage wrought by a devastating oil slick, her wrinkled face saddened by the knowledge that the oyster
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        Lock icon Chinese version of joint statement omits call on yuan
        257 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Tokyo JAPAN'S Foreign Minister yesterday said the Chinese version of a joint press statement released after high-level economic talks had not mentioned Tokyo's wish to see the yuan rise in value. "The point that Japan raised about
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    • INDIA / SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Gujarat chief: Merchant of death or economic hero?
        492 11  -  Ahmedabad (India) AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Chief Minister Modi the pivotal figure as state gears up for vote VOTERS in India's Gujarat state head to the polls this week to decide whether to re-elect the country's most controversial politician, a man dubbed "the merchant
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Vietnamese stage protest outside Chinese embassy
        494 12  -  Roger Mitton ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Rare demonstration in Hanoi sparked by Beijing's moves on disputed islands By Vietnam Correspondent In Hanoi SEVERAL hundred Vietnamese staged a noisy protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi yesterday morning, displaying their anger at
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        Lock icon Nations bicker over green trade proposal
        335 12 REUTERS Jimbaran (Bali) RICH and poor differed yesterday over how to open up trade in green goods, with Brazil fearing a major US-EU proposal raised on the fringes of climate talks in Bali was a protectionist ruse. Officials from 32 nations, including 12 trade
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA / MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Adventure drivers stuck in jungle after heavy rain
        485 13 BERNAMA, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Rescuers trying to send food to 160 stranded in Terengganu Kuala Lumpur ABOUT 160 participants of a four-wheel drive competition in Terengganu were stuck in the jungles for the second day yesterday, after their exit route was
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        Lock icon SM Goh on official visit to Vietnam
        204 13 SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong will make an official visit to Vietnam from today at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. A statement from the Prime Minister's Office yesterday said that during the visit he will meet PM Dung, the general
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      193 6 >-7^2 0 0 8 The Cultural Medallion, presented by the /^v:-a;;r\^. President, Republic oi Singapore, gives fe#-v?^^\A recognition to individuals who have titL^Y^ The Young Artist Award, presented by the /%r attained artistic excellence. Wgg^-^*^ Minister ot Information, Communications N^; and the Arts, is accorded to young artists Ij^M^a aged
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      27 6 Anti-China rally in Hanoi Some 250 Vietnamese stage a protest at the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi over Beijing's moves on disputed South China Sea islands. PAGE 12
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Welcome to the O & O show
      726 14 Welcome to the O O show ASSOCIATED PRESS, WASHINGTON POST, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Obama hopes Oprah's support will win him the Democratic ticket Dcs Moines (Iowa) DEMOCRATIC presidential hopeful Barack Obama's campaign has rolled out talk show host Oprah Winfrey one of the most influential women in the US in a
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      Lock icon Destroyed tapes, Iran report spell double trouble for the CIA
      408 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Probe into alleged cover-up; critics say Iranian threat underestimated Washington THE US intelligence community came under fire on two fronts as conservatives criticised the ClA's report on Iran's nuclear programme and the Department of Justice announced a probe
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        81 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY: Explosions have ripped through a fireworks factory in eastern Australia, damaging or destroying 50 buildings and throwing New Year's Eve fireworks displays in three state capitals in doubt, officials said yesterday. At least 10 homes in Wallerawang, 160 km north of Sydney, were
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        119 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's party decided yesterday to participate in next month's parliamentary elections, abandoning hopes of a unified opposition boycott. The All Parties Democratic Movement, comprised of 33 parties and political groups, met throughout the day in the eastern
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        94 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER: A gunman walked into a training centre for young Christian missionaries in a Denver suburb early yesterday and opened fire, wounding at least four people. The shooting happened about 12.30 am at the Youth With A Mission centre, an police spokesman said. About
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        92 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: China is launching a nationwide drive to boost food safety and healthy diets among children following repeated poisoning incidents and scandals over fake milk powder and other substandard products, a news report said yesterday. The campaign, to be launched this month, will seek
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      Lock icon Nato forces retake Taleban stronghold
      417 16 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Two Al-Qaeda chiefs also seized in assault on Afghan town Kabul AFGHAN and Nato-led forces have captured two senior Taleban commanders during an offensive to retake the insurgents' main stronghold, as the militants say fighters are pouring in to defend the town.
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon DNA pioneer has African ancestry
        266 16 DNA pioneer James Watson, who claimed Africans are less intelligent than whites, has been found to have 16 times more genes of black origin than the average white European. An analysis of his genome shows that 16 per cent of his genes are likely to
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        Lock icon Sailor plans new cross-Pacific feat
        122 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAPANESE sailor Kenichi Horie plans to cross the Pacific using pure wave power. The 69-year-old will sail his 9.5 m dou-ble-hull boat 7,000 km from Hawaii to Japan in March. The non-stop journey is expected to take two months. His boat is equipped
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        101 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE "BACK-FROM-THE-DEAD" Briton John Darwin, 57, has been charged with fraud, a week after he resurfaced claiming amnesia following his disappearance five years ago. The Mirror newspaper said his wife Anne has also been arrested, after returning home to Britain from Panama, where she
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    • SINGAPORE AND THE WORLD THIS WEEK
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        Lock icon KL high court to review Hindraf leaders' release
        211 17  -  HAZLIN HASSAN ►> WORLD WHAT IT IS THE Shah Alam High Court will hear the prosecution's application today to revise a sessions court decision freeing three leaders of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf). P.Uthayakumar, Waytha Moorthy and Ganapathi Rao were involved
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        218 17  -  ARTI MULCHAND WHAT IT IS ALL eyes will be on Bali this week as top officials from more than 190 countries try to kick-start a process to frame the successor to the current climate change agreement the Kyoto Protocol. The decade-old
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        Lock icon Food safety tops agenda at China-US economic talks
        230 17  -  SIM CHI YIN WHAT IT IS CHINA and the United States are slated to hold this week the next round of a Strategic Economic Dialogue to ease tensions between two of the world's biggest economies. The US side will be headed by
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        137 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WHAT IT IS THE trial of Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori for the murders of 25 people by an army death squad is to begin today. He also faces kidnapping and corruption charges. If the human rights violations from offences dating back
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        129 17  -  ALVIN FOO WHAT IT IS THE US Federal Open Market Committee meeting tomorrow is one of eight meetings in a year when it reviews economic and financial conditions and determines the right monetary policy stance. It also assesses the risks to its
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        137 17  -  NATALIE SOH SINGAPORE WHAT IT IS THE Infocomm Development Authority will be inviting proposals tomorrow from companies interested in building Singapore's next-generation broadband network. WHY IT MATTERS While the network will be ready only five years on, this is one of the most important
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        194 17  -  NATALIE SOH WHAT IT IS CHANGI General Hospital (CGH) will introduce its new programme for mental health. CGH is working with Australia on the programme, which was developed by the University of Melbourne. The programme is designed to improve mental health awareness among members
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      23 14 Taleban leaders nabbed Afghan and Nato-led forces capture two senior Taleban commanders in an offensive to retake the insurgents' main stronghold. PAGE 16
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      184 17 MONDAY BANGKOK: UN Secretary General Ban Xi Moon to visit. CHICAGO: Disgraced former press baron Conrad Black to be sentenced for fraud and obstruction of justice. OSLO: Nobel Prize award ceremony and banquet. BUENOS AIRES: Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will take over from husband Nestor Kirchner as the next President
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      Lock icon Deepen ties, to last a lifetime
      368 18 THOUSANDS of Singaporean and Malaysian secondary students have a chance, thanks to school twinning, to try to recreate the bonds that bound their elders before their countries went their separate ways. The education exchange agreement that Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam and his Malaysian counterpart
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      559 23  -  Tracy Sua 22-year-old Malaysian was working on a lift upgrading project when he fell from 10th floor By WELDER Ng Chai Tak, 22, had everything going for him. He and his young fiancee had just arrived from Perak
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      557 24  -  Tania Tan Three trapped in lifts rescued; five affected by smoke taken to hospital By Tracy Sua IN THE wee hours of yesterday, Mr Rosli Hassan, 43, was on the computer when the power suddenly went off. His flat in Block
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      124 25 THIEVES snatched two women's handbags on Friday. The first victim, in her 50s, was walking to the bus stop near Block 538 in Jelapang Road at about 6am when a man sneaked up from behind. She lost $400 and personal items which were
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      133 25 A taxi turned turtle after an accident on the Pan-Island Expressway yesterday. The accident, which happened around noon, slowed traffic on the major arterial road to a snail's pace as it blocked an exit to the Bukit Timah Expressway. While the driver of the vehicle
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      956 26  -  Jessica Lim JESSICA LIM The risk of losing their lives or getting into trouble do not matter. For them, it's all about the thrills and the convenience By Tessa Wong HE VOMITED twice and even had to take a 45-minute nap on an expressway shoulder because
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      590 26  -  TESSA WONG TEN drinks in two hours, a motorcycle ride that went out of control, a granite wall just like that, two young lives were abruptly snuffed out. Jordi Tjia was only 18 when he and his 17-year-old Indonesian girlfriend
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      92 26 MINISTER for Manpower Ng Eng Hen concluded his visit to Bahrain where he attended the Manama Dialogue. This is a key security forum for the Gulf region and it brings togeth- er national security forces from various states to exchange views on security challenges. Besides
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      528 27  -  Oo Gin Lee CHUA HIAN HOU Team goes straight into quarter-finals of world competition after Pan-Asian win By SINGAPORE'S first professional cybergaming team will face off with the best in the world in Los Angeles this week. At stake is over
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      218 27 DEPUTY Prime Minister of Oman Sayyid Fahad Mahmood Al-Said arrived in Singapore for a visit yesterday. He is here at the invitation of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and is accompanied by a high-powered delegation from the Middle Eastern country. This includes five
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      811 28  -  Karamjit Kaur Passenger numbers 30% higher after CAAS arm steps in to manage operations By Aviation Correspondent IN THE first 10 months of the year, Abu Dhabi International Airport handled 5.6 million passengers almost 30 per cent higher than during the same
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      233 28 A CAR buyer who sued former Volkswagen dealer Car Cars for selling him an "old" Beetle has dropped the case and accepted the car he got at a discount. Mr Muhamed Ali Abdul Rashid, 36, regional manager of a manufacturing company, took Car Cars
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      169 28 The first Disneythemed restaurant outside Disney's theme parks opens in Singapore today. The 1,400 sq ft eatery, Disney Naturally, in Anchorpoint Shopping Mall is the brainchild of the British Global Brands Group which is headquartered here. The group, which has secured the right to open
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      563 28  -  Marcel Lee Pereira By THOSE old metal tiffin containers are making a comeback at foodcourts. The Banquet foodcourt chain plans on offering them to customers in hope this will reduce the use of plastic takeaway containers. The metal two or three-tiered containers
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      27 23 Tiffin carriers are back A foodcourt chain plans to offer customers metal tiffin carriers in the hope of reducing the use of plastic takeaway containers. PAGE H6
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      364 27 Q What did a Health Ministry survey reveal about the life expectancy of Singapore women? ■Jl Now, the average Singapore woman should live to 81.8, EH but she will spend eight of these years ill or disabled. Q What about Singapore men? MM Men here too will spend eight of
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      432 29  -  SONIA MEHTA Male grooming is a growing business at a time when a good image is everything By', "A MAN'S face is his business card today," says Mr Bryan Goh, general manager of Asia Cube. He should know, because he runs a men's grooming website, www.menstyle.com. "It
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      216 29 PEOPLE who suffer from astigmastism now have a reprieve. Johnson Johnson recently launched its I»Day Acuvue For Astigmatism which provides stable and sharp vision for people with astigmatism. The new contact lens combines a number of the manufacturer's proprietary technologies, such as the Accelerated Stabilisation Design
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      442 29 SOME of the major hotels are j doing their bit for charity in the festive season. Here's what you can do to lift the Christmas spirit: Buy pottery at a special three-day exhibition at the Goodwood Park's Brunei Suite from Dec 13 to 15. There are elaborate, hutong-inspired
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        78 29 NEED a wholesome snack without excessive calories? Reach for F&N's aLIVE range of snack bars. For the health conscious, the bars are packed with wholesome ingredients that are tasty and full of goodness. Choose from aLIVE Oleic Nut Boost, aLIVE Yoghurt Renewal or aLIVE Oats Cashew Delite. aLIVE
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        92 29 ENHANCE homework productivity with LeapFrog's Fly Fusion. It is a handheld pentop computer that provides easy access to subject information for faster problem-solving and real-time homework support. Students can upload notes and drafts they write on special FLY paper to a PC and convert them to word processing
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        91 29 MOST Singaporeans do not wear shoes at home and this often leads to dry and cracked skin on the feet and heels. Neat Feat has come up with a solution with a foot and heel balm to check this problem. It is chockful of moisturising and smoothening ingredients
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        104 29 LEGO WEAR'S first flagship store in Asia has opened at Raffles City. Based on fun, function, comfort and quality, the brand has been developed to meet J children's needs for comfort and jT parents' demands for flexibility, durability and safety. Bold, vibrant colours and intricate details accentuate the
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      547 30  -  Jessica Lim SOAP BOX It's all about being able to talk the talk and walk the walk By LAST month, my previously voraciously carnivorous friend who once squeezed a tadpole till it popped just for laughs turned her nose up at
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      801 30 > MY SPACE In a continuing series about living in and liking Singapore, top Youthlnk writer Alicia Ng talks about making the right career choices GEARING up for the workforce is a bittersweet sensation for any young adult. After years of academic
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      663 30 MY LIFE How has the rising cost of living affected career choices among young adults? Youthlnk writers speak up No one is impervious, not even doctors MANY of my peers seem to have the impression that being a doctor ensures one a golden
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      425 31  -  Yap Yang Ming A FEW years ago, I experienced a magical moment while serving national service. While waiting for a lecture to start on the fourth floor of a building, I took the chance to soak in the lush greenery around
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      278 31  -  Loke Yue Chong I REFER to the remarks by National Research Foundation (NRF) chairman Tony Tan ("The Next Big Thing in high-tech is actually small"; ST, Nov 28). He said NRF is looking at new initiatives to support innovation and enterprise
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      324 31  -  Selina Esther Lim Yian Ling (Ms) MAKING BOTANIC GARDENS A BETTER PLACE I REFER to Mrs Helen Teo Siok Chen's letter, "Danger slides at new playground" (ST, Nov 29), and Botanic Gardens director Chin See Chung's reply, "Explore the Garden
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      170 31  -  Tan Thiam Soon MY WIFE and I are regular visitors to the Botanic Gardens. We enjoy the beautiful and scenic walks inside the gardens very much, be it morning, afternoon or evening, rain or shine, weekdays or weekend. It is one
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      402 31  -  Lee Seek Kay WHY is it so hard to say "I am sorry", or "We apologise" when you make a mistake that vexes others? It would seem that this inexcusable lapse in common courtesy is widespread, even among the highly educated. Let
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      231 31  -  Goh Ec Ca (Ms) ON READING the report, "Muzzling a must for large-breed dogs" (ST, Dec 3), I called the AgriFood and Veterinary Authority (AVA) hotline to inform that I had spotted dog owners with unleashed dogs in my housing estate. The staff
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        64 31  -  Theresa Woo Wai Mun (Mdm) ON NOV 10, at about 6.15pm, I flagged down SBS service 186 at a bus stop in Cross Street, opposite Hong Lim Complex. Because of a recent illness, I could not lift my legs to get up the bus steps.
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        77 31  -  Christudasen Albert Anto RECENTLY, while we were waiting at a pedestrian crossing to cross Tampines Avenue 7, we failed to notice that our three-year-old daughter had wandered off. A bus captain stopping at a bus stop at Block 497 D saw her trying to cross
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        64 31  -  Soh Slew Fong (Ms) ON Nov 9, I was at the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, about to catch the last ferry to Bintan, when I realised I had left my bag in a Comfort taxi. I am deeply grateful to cabby Tan Kay Hock
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        50 31  -  Teoh Eng Cheang RECENTLY, I lost my wallet near a bus stop in Cashew Road. Later, my wife called to tell me that a stranger, Mr Quek, had picked up my wallet and gone to my home to return it. Thank you, Mr Quek.
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      107 31 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. Double whammy for low-income households purchasing power has fallen and ability to grow savings has declined Taxi fare increase will hurt badly the infirm who need to take the cab to hospital No other person
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        586 32  -  Marc Lim SWIMMING Zach Ong's early lead helps him grab a shock gold in 100 m backstroke... Tao Li (right) wins two eventsMen's 4xloom relay team triumph in record time By Sports Correspondent In Korat THEY may have started the South-east Asia Games with a whimper. But
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        523 32  -  Leonard Lim »TABLE TENNIS By In Korat YANG Zi wore a despondent look as he headed for the changing room yesterday. The paddler had just been eliminated from the South-east Asia Games men's singles competition at Klang Plaza. But the Singaporean steeled
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        441 33  -  Marc Lim GYMNASTICS Nicole and Tabitha Tay create SEA Games history by being first siblings to be crowned joint winners By Sports Correspondent In Korat THOSE who know Nicole and Tabitha Tay have long realised how difficult it can be to tell them apart. Yesterday, the
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        300 33  -  Leonard Lim BADMINTON By In Korat IT WAS a familiar situation Kendrick Lee found himself in yesterday. The Singaporean was up against a higher-ranked player. But the world No 24 overcame the odds to beat Malaysian Yeoh Kay Bin in the opening match
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        411 33  -  Leonard Lim SOCCER By In Korat SINGAPORE will have their work cut out against mighty Thailand in tomorrow's South-east Asia Games football Under-23 semi-finals. The hosts have been unbeaten since 1993, capturing seven straight crowns. Once again, the Thais do not seem to
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        1127 33 GOLD: 25 Bowling Men: Shaun Ng (singles) Gymnastics Women's team, Tabitha Tay (women's all-around), Nicole Tay (women's all-around) Shooting Men: Gai Bin (10m air pistol), Jonathan Koh (10m air rifle), Mohamad Zain Amat (trap), Choo Choon Seng (double trap), 10m air rifle team, trap team, double trap team.
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        2084 34 INFORMATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS AT WWW.NS.SG National Servicemen enjoy a virtual world of convenience, with access to a range of NS-related e-services and lifestyle offerings. Essential information and transactions at your fingertips are what NSmen from MINDEF/SAF and the Home Team have been
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        616 35  -  Terrence Voon ►►TRIATHLON Debutant wins after overhauling rivals in the running leg, but is hospitalised later By In Bangkok AS HE hurled himself across the finishing line yesterday, triathlete Mok Ying Ren's mind was an absolute blank. Suffering from the effects
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        271 35  -  Marc Lim FENCING By In Korat LIM Wei Wen is not one to cry easily. But, at the Suranaree University of Technology yesterday, the 22-year-old national fencer could not fight back the tears. Those watching the men's individual epee final could hardly
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        Lock icon Goh loses his title by hair's breadth
        366 35  -  Leonard Lim WUSHU By In Korat AS GOH Qiu Bin entered the Chanapolkhan Institute of Technology competition hall yesterday clutching his trusty sword, the wushu exponent knew exactly what he had to do. His closest rival for the taijijian and taijiquan combined title,
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        Lock icon Determined bid to get Go included as a SEA Games sport
        444 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS Bangkok BOARD games in the Olympics? If events in Thailand this week are to be taken as a guide, it could happen soon. Among the usual athletics, swimming, cycling and other events at the current South-east Asia
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        608 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS With 66 gold medals in the bag, Thailand are set to better their last Games tally of 87 KORAT THAILAND surged clear at the top of the South-east Asia Games medals table yesterday, winning 22 golds to power ahead of nearest
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          69 36 BERNAMA PATTAYA: Malaysia's Qabil Ambak Mahamad Fathil and his sister Quzandria Nur finished one-two in equestrian's dressage event. It was a repeat of their gold and silver feat in the 2001 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games. Qabil Ambak totalled 70.150 points to win his eighth SEA
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          50 36 BERNAMA A SEA Games Federation del egation paid tribute to Thai' land's King Bhumipol Adulya^ dej by presenting him the "Sportsman King" award ir recognition of his leading rok and contribution to sports. The 33-member delegatior was led by Thai Prime Minis^ ter Surayud Chulanont.
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          82 36 BERNAMA MALAYSIAN Amateur Athletics Union vice-president Karim Ibrahim was elected vice-president of the South East Asian Athletics Council yesterday. Karim, who is in Korat with the athletics contingent, replaces Singapore's Tang Weng Fei who resigned from the post. "In fact there was no election
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        1057 36 ATHLETICS Men-20km walk: 1 Teoh Boon Lim (Mas) lhr 30min 37sec 2 Tobun Kristian Lumban (Ina) 1:32:743 Indra (Ina) 1:35:45. Marathon: 1 Yahuza Yahuza (Ina) 2:23:46 2 Hem Bunting (Cam) 2:26:28 3 Eduardo Buenavista (Phi) 2:27:21. Women 20km walk: 1 Yuan Yu Fang (Mas) 1:41:47 2 Darwati (Ina) 1:43:51
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      498 37 AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE SOCCER Their 1-2 loss by Middlesbrough blows Premier League title race wide open London ARSENAL yesterday crashed to their first Premier League defeat of the season, losing 1-2 to an inspired Middlesbrough, and blowing the race for the English crown wide
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      377 37 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London AVRAM Grant admits Chelsea are in for a testing time without leading scorer Didier Drogba, after his side laboured to a 2-0 Premier League win over Sunderland. The Ivory Coast international has had surgery on a long-standing knee injury.
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      511 37 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London RAFAEL Benitez refused to apologise for thinking of Liverpool's make-or-break Champions League clash with Marseille as the Reds slipped to a 1-3 defeat against Reading and lost their Premier League unbeaten record. It did not help that the referee, Andre Marriner,
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      192 37 TOTTENHAM beat 10-man Manchester City 2-1 yesterday, extending their winning run against City to seven matches. Pascal Chimbonda claimed Spurs' opener a minute before the break, when he got a touch after Dimitar Berbatov flicked on a Jermaine Jenas free kick. There was a suspicion of
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      419 37 BASKETBALL NBA: Charlotte 96 Cleveland 93, Atlanta 86 Memphis 78, Philadelphia 105 New York 77, Minnesota 100 Phoenix 93, Boston 92 Chicago 81, Dallas 125 Utah 117, Denver 101 Sacramento 97. GOLF Alfred Dunhill C'ship in Malelane, South Africa, 3rd rd: 203 Ernie Els (Rsa) 70 69 64 205
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      156 37 P W D L F A Pts Arsenal 1611 4 133 14 37 Man United 1611 3 2 29 8 36 Chelsea 1610 4 2 24 9 34 Liverpool 15 8 6 127 9 30 Portsmouth 16 8 6 228 14 30 Man City 16 9 3 420
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      155 37 P W D L F A Pts Real Madrid ....1511 2 2 34 14 35 Barcelona 14 8 4 227 11 28 Villarreal 14 9 1 4 26 21 28 A. Madrid 14 8 3 3 29 17 27 Espanyol 14 7 5 220 15 26 Valencia 15
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      155 37 P W D L F A Pts Inter Milan 1511 4 0 33 8 37 AS Roma 15 9 5 ***** 32 Juventus 15 8 5 2 30 13 29 Udinese 15 8 4 3 20 17 28 Fiorentina 15 6 6 3 1913 24 Atalanta 14 5 6
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        109 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBLIN: Golfer Tiger Woods' wife won 125,000 euros (*****,000) and an effusive apology on Friday from an Irish magazine that published a "deliberately offensive" article and a faked nude photo of her. Trevor White, publisher of The Dubliner, conceded that the article published
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        72 37 REUTERS BANGALORE: Pakistan made a cautious start after Saurav Ganguly and Irfan Pathan blasted their maiden double-hundred and century respectively to help India to a first innings total of 626 in the third and final cricket Test yesterday. The visitors were 86 for one at stumps
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      493 38 ASSOCIATED PRESS BOXING American wins battle of unbeaten fighters and keeps the WBC welterweight crown Las Vegas FLOYD Mayweather Jr boxed the heart out of Ricky Hatton on Saturday to win the showdown of unbeaten fighters and keep the World Boxing Council welterweight crown. The
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      287 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ►>GOLF Perth A SPIRITED Team Asia retained the Lexus Cup yesterday, holding off a last-day surge from their rivals and without their injured captain Pak Se Ri. Although Team International rallied at the year's final LPGA event and at one stage threatened
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      641 38  -  Steve Slater »IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT By RATHER than being cleared up, the spying sagas that dominated Formula One in the closing stages of the 2007 racing season look set to continue into the New Year. At its latest meeting in Monaco,
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      1583 36 LAXON SPINS A NEW RECORD LaaM^^i^ltaaia^PCj^^^^T saaan^LVai^t Jaiaa! ~^^^H settle for third, another three quarter H| length away. H| 'jf'-SjB '^es a azy ant' ten('s t0 ay n wf under pressure, but he always revs •^"jjjl it up so well at the end. I think he's a better sprinter-miler than
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      84 37 Serie A Yesterday Empoli 4 Cagliari 1 Genoa 1 Siena 3 Inter Milan 4 Torino 0 Juventus 1 Atalanta 0 Livorno 1 AS Roma 1 Reggina v AC Milan Postponed Udinese 3 Sampdoria 2 Napoli v Parma Late kick-off TV times AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL: Indianapolis v Baltimore (Live, ChlO7, 9.15
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  • OBITUARIES
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      223 38 "For God So Loved The World, That He Gave His Only Begotten Son, That Whoever Believed In Him Should Not Perish But Have Everlasting Life." John 3:16 MEGAN ETHEMIE de SOUZA (WILSON) 28 Oct 1922-9 Dec 2007 Was called home to be with the Lord. Dearly missed and fondly remembered
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      90 38 LIMAHTWAY Age: 91 passed away peacefully on 8-12-2007 leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Chua Seng Bok, deceased) Sons: Daughter-in-law: Chua Lee Lai Chua Lye Choon, Douglas Ng Yew Cheng, Rose Daughter Son-in-law: Chua Thiam Heok Ng KongYow Grandsons: Granddaughters: Chua Ching Fong, Andy Chua Mci Xiang, Grace Ng Mcci Long,
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      94 38 ANG HOCK SOON Age: 61 passed away peacefully on 8 December 2007 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Lee Lea Wa Sons: Daughter-in-law: Ang Heng Chye Tsen View Siew Ang Heng Choon Daughter: Son-in-law: Ang Wei Wei Allen Lim Chee Hong Granddaughter: Chloe Lim Siqi Brothers: Ang Hock Chuan Ang Hock
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      69 38 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of ANNESEOWAHMOI Departed on 10 Dec 2006 Deeply missed and lovingly remembered by Husband: Francis Toh Son: Dominic Daughter: Angelina Son-in-Law: KianAnn and all loved ones. A year has passed but the pain of losing you never fades as we recall with fond memories all
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      35 38 P El In Loving Memory Of LUCY LEE HUI LONG Departed 10 Dec 1990 Time changes many things But not the memory This day brings Always remembered by Husband, Children Grandchildren p— All Loved Ones
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      32 38 V T In Loving Memory Of RAM NATH KASHYAP Departed: 10 Dec 1986 Gone from our lives one so dear But in our hearts forever near. Always remembered by I Kashyap Family.
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      189 38 LEEAHYONG (Age: 75 passed away peacefully on 8 December 2007. I (Husband: Tan Thiam Hee, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Jan Hang Kirn Joseph, PBM Foo Soo Ling Susan Tan Hung Him Freddy Julie Yeo I Tan Hung Chuan Gary Thanyarat Tangkulkait (Tan Hung Piao, deceased) LTan Hung Chian Francis Tan Siew
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      157 38 am the resurrection and the life, whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies, and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die" John 11:25-26 MICHAEL TAN GOOD CHYE Age: 75 passed away peacefully on 8 December 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife:
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      111 38 "Surely goodness kindness shall follow me all the days of my life. In the Lord's house shall I dwell forever ever." Psalm 23 TEO GEOK NEO CAROL Age: 65 was called home to be with the Lord on 9 December 2007 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: William Lim Sons: Daughters-in-law:
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      235 39 'You have made known to me the path of life: you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand." Psalm 16:11 LEE GIAM POH Age: 75 was called home to be with the Lord on 8 December 2007 leaving behind loved ones. Wife:
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      66 40 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to the family of our late flp Founder and Chairman LEE GIAM POH on 8 December 2007 From The Management Staff of H Sin Kwang Optical Pte Ltd Neuvista Agency Pte Ltd Richard Ross Pte Ltd Sin Kwang (XL) Sdn Bhd Sima Marketing Sdn
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      41 41 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to the Family of LEE GIAM POH on 8 December 2007 From The Management Staff of Mirarian Marketing Pte Ltd The company will be closed on 12 Dec 2007 (Wed) as a mark of respect.
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      96 41 Because love never dies. It has been said that love knows not its own depth until the hour ol separation. But there are ways to hold on to the precious memory ol the one you ye lost. With a significant piece ol jewellery, a lovingly preserved Uower or a bundle
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      46 41 AL-FATIHAH The family of the late HAJAH HABSAH KASTUBI Departed 9 Dec 2007 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. MayAUah(S.W.T.) bless her soul Amin
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      36 41 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of Our Dearest Mum, Poh Poh and Poh Tai MRS ALICE SEAH nee CHEAH PHAIK LAN Departed 10 Dec 2006 We miss you dearly. From Your children, Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren
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      191 41 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Tim 4:7 SHARON LIM MORRIS Age: 52 was called home to be with the Lord on 9 December 2007 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: David Yeo Chin Lay Father: Mother: Lim Eng Kiat
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      62 41 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory of J wIMZmWmmT Take her in Thy arms, dear Lord And ever let her he A messenger of love Between our hearts and Thee Dearly missed fondly remembered by Beloved Husband: Rev. ling Song Ctaeon Son: ling Chong Boon Paul Daughter-in-law: Dorcas Chua Lee Lee
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      33 38 sacK to tne daus or nappines5 3 Daus oeuona recalL A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Or her lips now silent And wnose lids are closed in sleep.
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  • MONEY
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      77 42 (0) DBS Grp .yxor Korea 1OUSS BuocoLand Ltd ISMSCI India 100 CoscoCorpDBeCW*****5 (eppel Land 5GX MBL eCW*****4 ML CoscoCorpBNPeCW*****... Straits Trdg 5GXBNPeCW*****7 llni-Asia 5GX JOB /enture Corp 2110 100 0 590 72.2 580 70 0 950 50.5 138 46.0 790 40.0 112 39.5 454 38.0 171 36.0
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      86 42 0 IBS SGA eCW*****8 IBS MBL eCW*****9 )BS DB eCW*****5 )BSSGAeCW*****1 .ottVis W*****7 >emb CorpDBeCW*****7. JOB MBL eCW*****4 tepCorp MBLeCW*****7 )BS DB eCW*****3 )BS RB eCW*****3 :apitaMalSGAeCW***** :ityDevBNPeCW*****1 :hina XLXMEReCW***** 40L SGAeCW*****7 :oscoCorpSGAeCW***** 4 300.0 4.5 125.0 9.5 111.1 11 100.0 8 100 0 4 100.0 2
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      68 42 (0) CENTS 1CBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 ...***** 180.0 imegaNav 2600 150.0 ardine CSC 2010 80.0 SH 1560 57.7 :oscoCorpDBSeCW***** 142 47.0 lairyFarm 430 43.3 Isia Pac Brew 1320 40.0 losco Corp 675 35.0 /o 1.7 5.5 3.8 2.5 24.9 6.5 2.9 4.9 Sreat Eastern rangzijiaSGAeCW***** rangzijiaDBSeCW***** MflesEdu
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      74 42 rangzijiaSGAeCW***** rangzijiaDBSeCW***** iepLandSGA eCW*****1 ;iAHBLePW*****0 JIA DB eCW*****7 !IA BNP eCW*****2 m 3100BNPePW*****8 ;TI 3150 DBePW*****2 :oscoCorpBNPePW***** JOB MBL eCW*****4 lembMar BNPePW*****1 ;GXBNPePW*****1 IBS HER ePW*****8 :oscoCorpMEReCW***** .tNIS 3.5 4 0.5 0.5 2.5 2 0.5 1 0.5 0.5 1 1.5 3.5 3.5 7o 88.9 87.1 85.7 83.3
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      82 42 Where S$ stands Uec 7o UHNU TK ZUU/ :LOSE FR Dec 6 S$ LOW S$ HIGH JS$ 1.4435 +O.3O 1.5479 1.4363 iuro 2.1100 +0.02 2.1639 1.9913 2.9264 +0.21 3.1194 2.9323 1$ 1.2641 -0.16 1.3555 1.1741 ren* 1.2969 +0.83 1.3821 1.2285 lupiah* 0.***** +0.30 0.***** 0.***** iaht* 4.2783 +0.15 4.5700
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      Lock icon Mood positive ahead of Fed meeting
      507 42  -  Yang Huiwen TAKING STOCK Markets expect another rate cut but sustainability of rally is in doubi By UPBEAT market sentiment is expected to extend into the week, as people pile on the expectations for another interest rate cut when the United States Federal Reserve
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      4554 42 Unit Trust Funds 11MIT TD 11CT UNI I I KUo I ABN AMRO Asset Mgt (Spore) Star Eurone Fntvi** 1 049/ V?i fX Rnnri 91R/ a EurSne Bal 246 B a Asian Ti»e Eotv 749 a A a Bond 253 aA a Branded 092 ctar rinhai Tophnninm'fiinSi** now M,Hi«FH ffl
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    • BROKERS' CHOICE
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        84 43 DBS has reiterated its "buy" call and set a target price of $1.63, citing a recent framework agreement with Chinalco, which it says will give Midas strong upside potential in terms of earnings expansion. "Not only should this framework agreement with China's largest aluminium player
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        Lock icon CSC TO REAP FRUITS OF BUILDING BOOM
        99 43 KIM Eng has a "buy" rating on CSC Holdings, naming it as "one of the cheapest construction plays in Singapore". Consensus numbers of $27 million to $30 million for the 2008 to 2009 financial year appear to be on the low side, Kirn
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        86 43 CITIGROUP analyst Wendy Koh has cut the target price for Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) to $2.07 from $2.32. This is to reflect the higher cost of debt and lower rental assumptions for 2010 and beyond, as substantially higher new supply is coming
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      Lock icon Toy industry squeezed in holiday season crunch
      458 43 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Safety recalls, US economic slump, soaring oil prices hurting toymakers New York THE United States toy industry is having little fun this holiday season. Millions of toys have been recalled for safety reasons in recent months, while the US economy has
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      Lock icon Beijing triples overseas investors quota to $43b
      223 44 BLOOMBERG NEWS Beijing CHINA will triple the amount of money overseas institutions can invest in yuan-denominat-ed stocks and bonds to further open mainland markets. The investment quota, under the so-called qualified foreign institutional investors, or QFII, programme, will increase to US$3O billion (5543.3
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      Lock icon IMF chief eyes major job cuts: Report
      233 44 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Washington THE new head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) plans to slash as much as 15 per cent of the organisation's staff in its first significant job cuts, The Wall Street Journal has reported. Mr Dominique Strauss-Kahn's plans are aimed
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      432 44 REUTERS Measures meant to rein in rising food prices, says economic planner Beijing CHINA'S top economic planner has pledged to curb exports and industrial use of grain while boosting imports as part of efforts to rein in inflation. Rising grain consumption as
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      544 45  -  VINCE CHONG Its enhanced presence there will help it and sister firms like KS Energy in global bids By Hong Kong Correspondent OIL services provider Aqua-Terra Supply (ATS) has started full operations in China's Bohai gulf area, marking its foray into a region
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        90 45 808 CAISLEY: Appointed as executive vice-president and chief information officer of the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Mr Caisley (right), 45, will join the team on Jan 14. He came from the Australian Securities Exchange, where he was responsible for managing the bourse's business solutions projects. VINCENT FERNANDO:
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        73 45 MOHAMMED HUSSEIN: Retires as deputy president, chief financial officer (CFO) and executive director of Maybank from Jan 30, after 30 years of service. AMINUDDIN MD DESA: Appointed as CFO-desig-nate from Dec 1. He will assume the post of CFO and executive director on Jan 31. He was
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        Lock icon SING LUN NAMES NEW CFO
        52 45 PHILIP TAN LING KWOK: Appointed as chief financial officer (CFO) of Sing Lun Holdings. Mr Tan, 36, was previously the CFO at PCA Technology. LYE SOON NGIAN: Resigned as group financial controller of Sing Lun Holdings as at Dec 31. The 57-year-old leaves to pursue
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        61 45 JAMALUDIN BIN SAAD ALIAS JAMAL: Appointed as business development director of Advanced Holdings, with effect from Dec 1. He has spent most of his career managing turnkey projects in the oil and gas, petrochemical and power industries. The position was created recently to help Advanced Holdings
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        Lock icon BARCLAYS ARM APPOINTS DIRECTOR
        38 45 SANDEEP SHARMA: Joined Barclays Wealth as director and head of South Asia from Nov 16. He has more than 14 years of experience in the Indian market, both as a private and corporate banker.
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      Lock icon More disclosure required for allocations of IPOs, not less
      967 46  -  Goh Eng Yeow COMMENTARY Scaled-down info on JPMorgan issue will roll back efforts to level playing field By Markets Correspondent THE lot of a retail trader in the initial public offering (IPO) food chain is often a thankless and fruitless one.
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      357 46  -  Alvin Foo WARRANT WATCH By THE buzz that accompanied the recent launch of Hong Kong-listed China Railway shares has captured investors' attention on its warrants. Last Friday, China Railway shares made a sparkling debut, rising HK$l.5B from its issue price of HK$5.7B
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      Lock icon YTL ties up with Lehman to develop Thai resort
      236 46  -  XINHUA Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S largest builder, YTL Corp, and Lehman Brothers have agreed to jointly develop a RM27O million (*****.3 million) luxury resort on Thailand's Koh Samui island. They might team up again for more such projects across South-east Asia, YTL
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      767 47  -  Yang Huiwen While share price growth is set to slow amid volatility, valuations are still attractive By THE contagion effect of the United States sub-prime crisis has taken a modest toll on the local equities market but analysts see good investing
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      292 47 REUTERS, BLOOMBERG NEWS »TIGHTER MONETARY POLICY Beijing CHINA is raising the proportion of deposits banks must hold in reserve by a full percentage point to implement a central government order to tighten monetary policy. The increase in the reserve requirement ratio will take
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