The Straits Times, 23 December 2007

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    19 1 thesundaytimes DECEMBER 23, 2007 88 pages in three parts MICA(P) 116/12/2007 ttV A Singapore Press Holdings publication OU Cents
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    Lock icon Visitor arrivals cross 10-millionth mark
    585 1  -  Lim Wei Chean TOP OF THE NEWS SINGAPORE welcomed its 10--millionth tourist yesterday, capping a banner year for an industry which has seen record arrivals and hotel occupancy rates. At 6.16 am, Indian national Sanjeev Bhandari, 36, strolled out of Terminal 2 at Changi Airport
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      Lock icon Cash registers ring with glad tidings for retailers
      406 2  -  Tan Dawn Wei Shops are jingling all the way to the bank as crowds embark on last-minute shopping sprees IT WAS three days before Christmas, but at the gift-wrapping counter of Robinsons Centrepoint yesterday a hand-scrawled sign read: "Gift tags, ribbons, boxes,
      DESMOND LIM  -  406 words
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      Lock icon Man found dead outside Yishun coffee shop
      110 2 A MAN believed to be in his 50s was found dead at Block 101 in Yishun Avenue 5 last night. Police said they received a call at 10.30pm saying that a man drinking in a coffee shop had been hit. When they arrived,
      DESMOND LIM  -  110 words
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      Lock icon IS YOUR BABY TOO FAT?
      1528 3  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi Heavier does not mean healthier, doctors say LITTLE Gordon Gooi turned one yesterday and tips the scales at 11kg, making him heavier than most babies his age. He wears clothes meant for two-year-olds and his grandmother cannot take care of him because
      WANG HUI FEN  -  1,528 words
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      Lock icon The Russians are coming
      787 4  -  Lim Wei Chean And these tourists have pricey requests such as being ferried by yacht or in Ferraris THEY do not speak a word of English and may be extremely demanding. But money is no object whatever they want, they will pay whether it is a
      CHEW SENG KIM  -  787 words
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      Lock icon Business as usual at club after food scare
      276 6 THE main kitchen at Sentosa Golf Club may be closed after a recent salmonella scare, but food is still being served and it is business as usual at the club. Sixteen people fell ill and subsequently tested positive for salmonella after attending
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      Lock icon A funeral that's pretty in pink
      597 6  -  Mavis Toh Jane Ng Nearly 100 relatives, friends turn up in pink to bid farewell to stewardess Shirley Wong, following her last wish IT WAS a pink parade at the All Saints Memorial Chapel yesterday for the funeral of Singapore Airlines stewardess Shirley Wong.
      Jane Ng; LAU FOOK KONG  -  597 words
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      1445 8  - US sailors can have fun but within limits Jamie Ec Wen Wei Shuli Sudderuddin Those on shore leave have a curfew and most of them must return to their ships by midnight. And if they get into drunken brawls, shore guards will step in to cool things down. LIKE most
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      Lock icon Woman dies in head-on crash with RSAF men's car in US
      218 8 FHREE off-duty Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) servicemen were involved in a head-on collision with another car on Wednesday that claimed the life Df an elderly woman in Tucson, Arizona. The servicemen's car crossed the centre divider in
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      Lock icon Residents unhappy with noise from temple
      567 11  -  Shuli Sudderuddin They claim its activities often last till 2am; temple says noise level has been kept down after complaints AN HDB resident in Upper Boon Keng Road is upset at a temple located next to her block. She claims the temple creates a
      DESMOND WEE  -  567 words
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      Lock icon 736 recipients still hoping for Sharity girts
      345 11  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi AS PEOPLE splash their bonus payouts at the shopping malls this festive season, 736 low-income families and elderly folk are still waiting to see if their holiday wishes will be fulfilled. They are among 10,000 beneficiaries under the Boys' Brigade
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      Lock icon Tree lovers' lobbying saves Albizias from chop
      590 13  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Only 13 Albizia trees in South Buona Vista Road, instead of 63 originally, will be felled now THE actions of several tree-lov-ing residents of a South Buona Vista condominium may have saved 50 trees from the chop. The Singapore Land Authority
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      Lock icon Consumer finds 2.5cm nail in Carrefour loaf
      362 13  -  Tan Dawn Wei KITCHENS' DIRTY SECRETS WHEN Mr Brandon Lee read The Sunday Times' article last week on bad hygiene in restaurant kitchens, he admitted to being "somewhat sceptical" of the stories being recounted. He did not imagine he would have a rude
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      Lock icon 'He'll be back'
      596 14 AP, AFP Thaksin loyalists claim the ex-premier will return early next year, a move likely to spark more political turmoil BANGKOK LOYALISTS of Thaksin Shinawatra, poised to emerge as victors in today's general election, said the former prime minister will return from exile early next year, signalling
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      Lock icon Strikes to hit British airports in Jan
      250 14 Reuters, Bloomberg LONDON MILLIONS of passengers face chaos and misery after workers at London Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, and six other terminals voted to hold three strikes next month. The strike at seven of Britain's busiest airports has been called over a pensions
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      Lock icon Indonesian family cleared of bird flu, easing pandemic fears
      307 14 AFP, AP, Reuter: JAKARTA INDONESIA has cleared six people hospitalised with bird flu symptoms, even as the World Health Organisation (WHO) said there was no need for a massive vaccination campaign. The patients, all members of an extended family, were transferred
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      Lock icon Mahathir questioned in judge-fixing probe
      436 15  -  Chow Kum Hor Ex-Malaysian PM says he is also prepared to testify before royal commission MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT PUTRAJAYA MALAYSIAN Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) officials quizzed former premier Mahathir Mohamad (left) on Friday over a video clip showing a senior lawyer allegedly brokering the appointment of senior
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      Lock icon 7 arrested for plotting attacks during hai
      461 16 AFP, Reuters The non-Saudi Arabs linked to Al-Qaeda were nabbed at the entrance near the city of Mecca RIYADH SAUDI security forces arrested seven non-Saudi Arabs on suspicion of plotting attacks during the annual Muslim pilgrimage, the Arabic newspaper Al-Hayat reported yesterday. The
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      Lock icon Big kiss for a fat prize
      97 16 PHOTO: AFTER WINNING A PRIZE IN THE "FAT ONE" LOTTERY, Spaniard Antonio Deus celebrates by planting a big kiss on Ms Sara Fernandez in Carballo, northern Spain. The El Gordo lottery, the world's biggest and designed so that as many people as possible get
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      Lock icon More attacks to come, says JI leader on trial
      216 16 AFP JAKARTA THE self-described military commander of the Islamic extremist group behind the Bali bombings has sent out a chilling message while on trial. "There are other cadres out there," Abu Dujana (right) replied to questions about whether more attacks are
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      250 16 AFP NEW DELHI POLICE yesterday beat schoolgirls with batons in a northern Indian town after the students squatted on a highway to protest against the killing of their headmaster, reports said. The girls, who were caned and dragged by their hair by police in
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      Lock icon KL election officials all ready for polls
      195 17 The Star/Asia News Network PUTRAJAYA MALAYSIA'S Election Commission said it is all set to hold a general election next year. Some 50,000 transparent ballot boxes have been distributed across the country, and its 250,000 workers are ready to be mobilised, said commission chairman
      The Star/Asia News Network; THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  195 words
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      400 17 Bernama More evacuees allowed to return home, but weather experts warn of threat from high-tide phenomenon KUALA LUMPUR FLOOD waters in four Malaysian states continued to subside for the third day running yesterday, with more people allowed to return home. But the Meteorological Department
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      Lock icon SARKOZY'S PUBLIC PRIVATE LIFE
      675 18  -  Susan Sachs Shrewd politician or attention-seeker? PARIS THE love life of French President Nicolas Sarkozy was front-page news all last week. And the sceptical French public believes that is just the way he planned it. Divorced by his wife of 11 years in October, the 52-year-old
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      Lock icon Suggestive photos may cost new Miss France her crown
      229 18 Reuters PARIS LESS than a fortnight after she won the Miss France contest, Miss Valeric Begue (left) has been told that she should immediately return her crown because of suggestive pictures published by a French magazine. "If she had some courage
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      Lock icon Jailed ST journalist 'now clear of colon cancer threat'
      329 18 HONG KONG JAILED Straits Times journalist Ching Cheong no longer faces the threat of cancer following the disappearance of polyps in his large intestine, his wife has told the Hong Kong media. An examination last month by a prison doctor confirmed
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      Lock icon Taiwan's referendum on UN provocative, says Washington
      418 18 AFP, AP, Reuters WASHINGTON THE United States supports a one-China policy and opposes Taiwan's referendum to join the United Nations as the move is provocative, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said. "We have a one-China policy and we do not support
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      Lock icon Over US$900b
      407 20 Reuters Saudi Arabia plans to set up world's largest sovereign wealth fund for investment NEW YORK SAUDI ARABIA plans to establish a sovereign wealth fund that may exceed US$9OO billion (Ssl.3 trillion), making it the largest in the world. The new fund will rival other government-owned investment funds
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      Lock icon China lifts 800-year-old ship ashore
      285 20 Xinhua YANGJIANG (Guangdong) CHINESE salvagers yesterday succeeded in lifting a sunken 800-year-old merchant ship from the seabed off southern China's Guangdong province, with the vessel's structure, unexcavated artefacts and surrounding silt kept intact. At about 11.30 am yesterday, the first operation in the world to
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      82 2 INDEX asia Mahathir questioned The former prime minister of Malaysia has been questioned by anti-corruption officials in a judge-fixing probe 15 Saving for his family 22 Support our cyberwarriors 27 Singapore, a sporting host 34 No brainer home server ...38 Youth prefer voluntourism..4O Romanians not vampires.. 41 lifestyle Cooking with
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      Lock icon How much to give mum and dad
      2050 21  -  Lorna Tan Lorna Tan Money parents In the third of a four-part series on money matters in the family, The Sunday Times looks at how much is enough cash allowance for parents and lists 12 tips on how to better manage parents' finances
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      Lock icon When cash became king and credit became prime minister
      391 21  -  Kenneth Fisher two cents'worth CHIEF EXECUTIVE, FISHER INVESTMENTS MONEY became king when Mr Nathan Rothschild rose to power in the 19th century. More powerful than monarchs, Mr Rothschild masterminded the Rothschild money-factory by sparking Europe's industrial awakening. He financed governments, wars,
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      370 21 Reuters wallstreet NEW YORK US STOCKS jumped the most in three weeks on Friday as strong results from the company behind the Blackßerry boosted technology shares and financials rose on a report that another US brokerage may get a big
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      Lock icon Family turned him into saver, investor
      1426 22  -  Lorna Tan Financial consultancy head totally reoriented his finances to secure his kids' future and his own retirement FINANCE CORRESPONDENT AS AN advertising professional, Arthur Lim did not give much thought to organising his own money affairs, but a job switch to the financial
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      Lock icon How can I plan for my future with a hearing problem?
      549 23  -  Wil Tan YOUR PERSONAL ADVISER: CAREER Q lAM a hearing-impaired student and I am about to finish my A levels. I am not quite sure about my prospects of entering the Singapore Management University or another prestigious university and
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      Lock icon Splitting an HDB flat when there is no will
      541 24  -  Mabel Lim YOUR PERSONAL ADVISER: FINANCE Q MY PARENTS died without a will stating which of their three children would be the sole owner of their HDB flat. Two of us are married with an HDB flat each. Our brother is
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      Lock icon A home custom-made to suit needs and taste
      447 24 MY SPACE Senior manager Chong Ching Hoong, 40, tells Melody Zaccheus how he single-handedly designed his lush three-storey residence "OUR private home in Bedok cost us $150,000 to renovate. It was money well-spent because every aspect of the house has been custom-made
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      Lock icon Interest in outlying HDB towns picking up
      712 25  -  Tan Hui Yee PROPERTY Estates like Sengkang and Punggol gaining popularity as central resale flats' prices rise HOUSING CORRESPONDENT THE surging prices of resale Housing Board flats in central districts are sending keen buyers to once-shunned outlying towns. Estates like Sengkang and Punggol
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      622 28 THE Nielsen Company unearthed two eye-catching findings in a survey on retirement planning it conducted in September. These suggest that young professionals and executives, the PMETs, are supremely confident of their earning capacity or that they inhabit a world where the laws of monetary physics are
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      614 30  -  Wang Meng Meng Arsenal rookie scores winner against Spurs with first touch of ball THE last time Juande Ramos was involved in a derby, he was knocked stone-cold by a bottle thrown by unruly fans. That was in March when the former Sevilla boss blacked
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      372 31 AFP, AP, Reuters ALEX Ferguson has pleaded for firm action to be taken against the rash of two-footed tackles that have marred the Premier League season. Ferguson's Manchester United will try to increase the pressure on leaders Arsenal when they face
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      949 32 Reuters A LOOK BACK AT 2007: GLOBAL SOCCER Their Asian Cup fairy tale outshone the usual suspects' successes LONDON AC MILAN, Manchester United and Real Madrid added more cups to their glittering trophy rooms, but war-torn Iraq provided the most unexpected and memorable moment for
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      252 32 AP, AFP LONDON FORMER England captain David Beckham is expected to train with English Premier League club Arsenal early next year to prepare for the Major League Soccer season. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said on Friday that Beckham would likely use the club's training
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      789 33  -  Wang Meng Meng A LOOK BACK AT 2007: SINGAPORE SOCCER Lions are Asean champs and in round three of World Cup qualifying THE Scoreboard read: Singapore 0 Malaysia 4. That Tiger Cup thrashing was the sultan of spankings, a grim reminder of how
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      229 33 Xinhua JAKARTA INDONESIAN athletes who won medals at the recent South-east Asia Games in Thailand are worried they may not get the full amount of a promised cash bonus. During the inauguration ceremony of the Indonesian contingent for the Games, State Minister for Youth and
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        41 33 SINGAPORE'S Wang Yuegu bowed out of the International Table Tennis Federation's Tournament of Champions in Changsha, China, yesterday. She lost 3-11, 5-11, 5-11, 12-10, 5-11 in the semi-finals to eventual women's singles champion Wang Nan of China.
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        81 33 MUTTIAH Muralitharan triggered an England cricket collapse as the visitors lost three wickets in four balls during yesterday's morning session of the last day of the third and final Test in Galle, Sri Lanka. England looked capable of forcing a draw after moving towards lunch with the
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        53 33 AP A NEPHEW of Trevor Berbick has been convicted, along with another man, in Jamaica of killing the 54-year-old former heavyweight boxing champion. A jury found Harold Berbick, 21, guilty of murder and Kenton Gordon, 19, guilty of manslaughter after a four-week trial. They will be sentenced
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      756 34  -  Marc Lim Guests should be made to feel at home during big sports events here SPORTS CORRESPONDENT 'TIS the season to be jolly and rightly so. When Maria Sharapova, arguably the world's most marketable tennis player, makes her Singapore debut next Sunday, it would signal the
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      226 34 AP Beijing UNPRECEDENTED demand for tickets to next year's Beijing Olympics means many who want to go will not be able to. From Denmark to Germany to the United States, the problem is the same, with national Olympic committees (NOCs) complaining to the
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      409 35 AP Boston rebound from their first home loss to throttle Chicago BOSTON THE Boston Celtics have only lost one home game this season, and that was plenty for Kevin Garnett. "What you saw tonight was what we call 'stopping the bleeding'," he said, after the
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      426 35  -  Jeanette Wang UNDER pressure in front of 600 fans at the Singapore Badminton Hall yesterday, national shuttler Ashton Chen buckled. The top seed had to settle for second in the Cheers Youth International badminton boys' Un-der-19 final, losing 17-21, 21-17, 14-21 to Indonesia's Nan dang Arif
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      109 34 AMERICAN FOOTBALL College Bowl Game, Las Vegas Bowl: UCLA v BYU (Live, Ch23, 9am). CRICKET Ford Ranger Cup: South Australia v Queensland (Live, ChllO, 11.13 am). SOCCER Dutch League: Excelsior v Ajax (Live, ChlOB, 7.30pm). English Premier League: Manchester United v Eyerton (Live, Ch27, 7.55pm), Newcastle United v Derby County
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      1698 35 23 December 2007 Meeting Sha Tin Turf "B+2" Course IPI Perth r race i: CLASS 5 WOODPECKER HANDICAP 1600 M (TURF) T RACE 6: CLASS 3 PEACOCK HANDICAP 2000 M (TURF) Racing Results time: 13:00 hk5465,000 I time: 15:35 hks7Bo,ooo ■■^■^■■■I^^H^Bial No. Horse Name Trainer Jockey Wt (Lbs) Bar No.
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      157 36 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 GABRIEL SIM KWANG BUCK Age: 61 was called home to be with the Lord on 22 December 2007. Sadly missed by all loved ones. Wife: Bessie Seng Seng Swee (Father: Mother:
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      105 36 STEPHEN KHIT JOONG KHEE Age: 74 Passed away peacefully on 22 December 2007. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. I Wife: Cheng Muay Sons: Daughters-in-law: Vincent Khit Chai Ching Shirley Chong Siew Kern Khit Chai Tark Jasmine Tan Ei-Ling Daughters: Granddaughters: Khit Chai Fen Khit Sue Lun Khit
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      78 36 KUNALAN S/O KRISHNAN SINGH Age: 35 passed away peacefully on 22/12/2007 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Mother: Mrs Krishnan Singh Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Kumar s/o Krishnan Singh Kannan s/o Krishnan Singh P. Kamala Kesavan s/o Krishnan Singh Sheryl Karthigesan s/o Krishnan Singh Jonah nieces, nephews, all relatives and
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      109 36 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalms 23:6 FONG CHUN PUI Age: 83 Was called home to be with the Lord on 21 Dec 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Wong Yuk
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      100 36 "For with GOD nothing shall be impossible." Luke 1:37 Thru God's amazing grace, LEX has gone to be with his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. LEX BARKER (09.07.1944 21.12.2007) Beloved husband of Marieke Barker -Van Strien and father of Kristian Marc Jane Wake is held at 220 Loyang Avenue #02-04
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      136 36 In Loving Memory IST ANNIVERSARY CHIAH CHENG SIM DEPARTED 23 DEC 2006 We will always remember her great sacrifice to bring us through the earliest days of our lives. Shes stood unfazed in life's hardest moments. She never failed to encourage in our most forlorn moments. She stood unshaken in
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      54 36 J With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Director, Ms Amy Fong and family on the demise of her beloved father FONG CHUN PUI Departed on 21 Dec 2007 From: Management Staff of ATA Industrial Pte Ltd ATA Industrial (M) Sdn Bhd ATA Precision Engineering (M) Sdn Bhd ATA Precision
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      115 36 NGEETUAN Age: 85 passed away peacefully on 21 December 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Ho Mvi Eng Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ng Soo Seng, Gabrielle Low Gek Kang (Patrick) Ng Soo Boon Ng Soo Chong Wong SowYong NgSooßeng Thia Sock Wah Amy Ng Soo Cheng Evon Neo Ng Soo Chin LizaYoanna
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      91 36 KRISHNAMURTHI S/O T. KANNIAH KAALINGARAYAR Ex-PSA Age: 74 passed away peacefully on 22/12/07, leaving behind family and loved ones. Loving Wife: K. Marakatham Brother: Nagaratnam s/o T. Kanniah Kaalingarayar Children: Spouses: Sunthar Rajan Sabilah Binte Ali Saroja Dcvi R. Balakrishnan Vijayarani (S. Govindarajan, deceas Vasantha Dcvi S. Prakash Thenmoli A.
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      44 36 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of CHONG SWEE LAN Departed 23 Dec 2006 A year ago, the Lord called you home, we are left with fond sweet shared memories. Forever loved remembered by John Pillay, Jennifer, David, Jonathan, Brothers, Sisters, Sisters-in-law, Brother-in-law, Nephew Nieces
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      40 37 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Senior Vice President, Mr Ricardo Castro on the demise of his beloved father RICARDO CASTRO ALVAREZ Departed on 21 December 2007 in Bogota, Colombia From The Management Staff of CEMEX Asia Pte Ltd
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      26 37 In Loving Memory CHEE KEONG LEE Departed 23/12/2005 Deeply missed by: Son: DrTanChoonKim Daughter-in-law: Elsie Ong Lei Tin Grandson: Dr Colin Tan Boon Chwee Relatives Friends
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      16 37 sth Anniversary In Loving Memory of TANPOH (Departed Christmas eve, 2002) We Miss You Very Much
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      105 37 ("For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the arch angel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first." (IThess 4:16) KOWSOOKIM Age: 80 was called home to be with the Lord on 21/12/2007
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      27 37 10th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of CAPT [HOMASSOONC 23 DEC 1997 His memory is as dear today, As in the hour he passed away. Love always... yourfamily
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      60 37 7th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of Jeffrey Ho Kirn Choon Departed: 23 Dec 2000 In all the world we shall not find A heart so wonderfully kind, So soft a voice, so warm a smile, An inspiration so worthwhile, A sympathy so sure, so deep, A love so beautiful to
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      47 37 in Loving Memory Uf BERNARD CHAN ANNE TANN FUN SENG SIEW HONG Departed 23.12.1983 Departed 23.08.2001 'And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.'l Corinthians 13:13 Dearly Missed And Always Remembered By Luan, Li, Sui And All Loved Ones
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      821 38 HUB HOME Loh Wei Loong finds out about a new Microsoft programme that lets users set up a home office network with no hassle What it is WORKING with other companies which supply the hardware, the Windows Home Server is simply a console that houses two hard drives and an
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        130 38  -  Yeong Ah Seng Why it is hot: The successor to the ESI is cheaper and comes with some improvements 3-inch LCD v 2.5 inches for the earlier model, and a scroll wheel that makes navigation of the functions menu a breeze. The ES2 continues
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        111 38 Why it is hot: The long-await-ed Nikon D3OO has finally arrived. This 12.3-megapixel DSLR features a new CMOS sensor with a light sensitivity range of ISO 200 to 3200. The D3OO is capable of shooting at 6fps (frames per second) and as fast as Bfps. It powers
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        67 38 Why it is hot: As a music device, the W96oi's BGB memory, which can store up to 8,000 songs, makes it a viable alternative to the iPod and other MP3 players. Add on a 2.6-inch 262K colour LCD and a 3.2-megapixel camera, and it becomes
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      1064 39  -  Tan Weizhen By. A POLICE pursuit of a truck thief over 50km through the streets of Sengkang, Hougang and Bishan culminated in a tense stand-off at a car workshop. The incident was captured in a series of dramatic snapshots by quick-thinking Mr Kenny See, who
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      327 39  -  Daryl Chin By LITTLE did 38-year-old Mr Chiang Ming Yu know when he first logged on to Stomp in May to check out the waterspout pictures, that seven months down the road he would walk away with a Sony Handycam
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      268 39 what's aoup definition op being cool? "My idea of being cool is to be true to yourself. That means knowing who you are, which is a struggle we all have to face in our lives. But once you have that nailed down, you simply work to become the
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      886 40  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Students feel voluntary work in Singapore is more demanding, but volunteering overseas is exciting UNDERGRADUATE Winnie Lvi has been on three overseas trips to do charity work in the past three years. In Cambodia, she conducted English lessons, and in
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      491 40 Not sure what is good English and what is not? Write to The Sunday Times and we will get your queries answered. This is a weekly series in support of the Speak Good English Movement. Crestnuts roasting on an open fire THESE days, there are
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      838 41  -  Tan Dawn Wei expat eye WHEN fencing coach Niculae Pop first opened the door to his Clementi four-room HDB flat six months ago, he wasn't counting on living in a shoebox. Coming from Romania where land is far more in abundance, life in a small apartment
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        276 41  -  Tai Lung Keow (Mdm) MUCH has been written to the press about the problems English-speaking customers encounter in restaurants. The editorial, "English snobbery" (The Sunday Times, Dec 16), was the response to these complaints. Allow me to add my two cents' worth as one of these
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        224 41  -  Krishna Bhaktavatsalu I REFER to the editorial, "English snobbery" (The Sunday Times, Dec 16). The writer seems to have missed the point. We grow up knowing that English has an important place in our society. Why is English spoken in Parliament? Why is English the
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        221 41  -  Soon Ren Jun THE current Civics and Moral Education (CME) curriculum is one that is both unrealistic and irrelevant in today's society. The inadequacies of CME lessons are shown up in the article, "Teens' wild nights out" (The Sunday Times, Dec 16). The curriculum fails to
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        93 41  -  Joseph Wong Yong Lye I CANNOT help but notice that youngsters today use expletives (English and Hokkien ones) liberally. Call me old-fashioned if you must, but I remember a time when a young man who used bad language in front of a woman was considered disrespectful.
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        166 41  -  Jean Tan (Ms) WE REFER to Ms Chia Lai Peng's letter, "Let maid who quit pay levy" (The Sunday Times, Dec 9). When a foreign maid resigns, the employer can cancel her work permit and immediately cease paying the levy. However, if an employer agrees
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        183 41  -  Teo Cheng Peow I REFER to the report, "Dumped items posing a hazard in estates" (ST, Dec 15). It is a crying shame that in spite of having attained world-class status economically, we are still not able to tame anti-social behaviour in our society. While
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        139 41  -  David Kwok Ng Kan I USED to enjoy reading at public libraries until the National Library Board (NLB) allowed members to take their laptops into the libraries. Some laptop users can spend hours inside a library, occupying a few tables, thus taking up space meant
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        726 44  -  Mak Mun San Some Singaporeans think getting oxygen from a canister gives them a boost, but there are no scientific studies to support this claim HOUSEWIFE Diana Tan gave her fellow passengers a scare one day when she whipped out a small canister on the bus and started
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        218 44  -  Mak Mun San THE company selling the oxygen canisters claims on its website that in a country like Singapore where most people are city dwellers, the air contains "high levels of harmful pollutants". These are said to be carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen dioxide, ozone,
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        1324 46  -  Laura Sessions Stepp The Washington Post It's not an easy thing to do but it is a necessary skill for all, both young and old IF MARY and Peter Hamm had had Maria first, they might not have had any more kids. Maria,
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        564 46 Reuters NEW YORK For men seeking some romance over the holidays, pick-up artist Neil Strauss has some advice prepare well, because attracting women is not luck but an exact science. He was named the world's greatest pick-up artist three years running after infiltrating
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        1497 47  -  Wong Kirn Hoh In the third instalment of New Asian Heroes, an eight-part series on Asians who lead inspiring lives, meet blind student Li Feng who wants to live life to the fullest IN CHANGCHUN, CHINA IT SOUNDS like gibberish spewed out by a synthesizer.
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          686 48  - June Cheong Christmas would not be the same without the lavish decorations on shopping malls HERE comes Santa Claus. In a styrofoam sleigh. What is Christmas in any cosmopolitan city without the miles of glittery tinsel, twinkling fairy lights, larg-er-than-life Nativity scenes and thousands of plastic baubles? It's no different
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          95 48 THE JEWEL BOX (above) 109 Mount Faber Road Theme: Winter Wonderland Highlights: A nightly snow show entertains families while the light-up of a 61m-tall white and blue Christmas tree makes for a romantic setting. The choreo- graphed lighting of the tree provides an enchanting spectacle for those
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          102 48 CHRISTMAS VILLAGE (right) In front of Plaza Singapura Theme: Christmas Is All About Love Highlights: The village was created by the charity Celebrate Christmas In Singapore, which was set up in 2004 to organise community events and to "encourage Singaporeans and foreign guests to spend Christmas here". The
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          106 48 CENTRAL (left) 6 Eu Tong Sen Street Theme: A Moonlit Christmas, By The River Highlights: More than $300,000 was sunk into transforming the mall by the Singapore River into a golden wonderland of baubles and lights which shimmer in the water at night. Among the highlights are a
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          107 48 BUGIS JUNCTION (above) 230 Victoria Street Theme: Larger Than Life Christmas Highlights: A giant musical box measuring 3.4 m by 3m. Billed as the largest musical box in Singapore, it features a ballerina mannequin on a rotating platform wearing a pearl and diamond tiara worth nearly $14,000 and
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          111 49 VIVOCITY (left) 1 Harbourfront Walk Theme: A Sparkling Christmas At Vivo City Highlights: Beautifully sculpted topiaries of snowmen and reindeer are scattered throughout the mega-mall, and crowning it all is a lOlft-tall artificial Christmas tree at its rooftop Sky Park. Ms Wendy Low, general manager of Vivo City,
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          46 49 PAEAGON (left) 290 Orchard Road Theme: A Whimsical Christmas Highlights: The mall is decked out with 18,000 pieces of decorative ornaments and strings of pearls which incorporate elements of Victorian and Renaissance styles. The elegant decorations cost $400,000 to produce and set up.
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          387 49 TIRED of bugles and baubles dotting the Orchard Road landscape? LifeStyle points you to five quirkier spots across the island where you can pose for that magical Christmas photo. Takashimaya (above) 391 Orchard Road If it ain't broke, don't fix it. And this applies to cheesy
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          68 50 RENDEZVOUS HOTEL (above) 9 Bras Basah Road Theme: Red And Gold Highlights: The understated charm of the hotel is underscored by the light Christmas touches of mistletoe and fairylights. The hotel's housekeeping and engineering teams took two weeks and just $5,000 to adorn the lobby. Environmental and
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          81 50 RAFFLES HOTEL (left) 1 Beach Road Theme: A Traditional Christmas Highlights: The 120-year-old hotel prides itself on being elegant, and this applies to its Christmas decorations. The housekeeping department has decked the grand old lady with traditional ornaments like garlands, boughs and bows in red, green
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          125 50 THE CENTREPOINT (right) 176 Orchard Road Theme: A Season Of Glitter And Sparkle Highlights: Gold leaves and fairy lights wrap the pillars and windows outside the mall while giant pots of Christmas trees speckled with shiny bows and baubles float above shoppers inside. Mr Raymond Chan, senior manager of
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          126 50 TANGS ORCHARD (above) 310 320 Orchard Road Theme: The Christmas Story Highlights: The brainchild of Tangs' marketing and visual merchandising team, the store's Christmas decorations were made locally and took three weeks to set up. The highlight is a whimsical, graphic depiction of the Nativity story told
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          222 50 WANT to snap the definitive Christmas light-up picture? Straits Times senior executive photographer Alan Lim, 34, has this advice for those using a consumer digital camera: 1 Bring a tripod. The camera's going to work at a very slow shutter speed as it needs to
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        863 51  -  Tan Vi Hui Playing the cartoon characters appearing in mall shows is not all fun, say scime teenagers who take on the job to make some money during their school vacation SITI Amaliah leads a double life. During the school term, the 18-year-old is
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        755 52  - Don't j ust read it eat it Huang Lijie Bookstore 25 Degree Celsius is whipping up dishes from its cpokbooks to show customers just how easy it is to cook THE test of a pudding lies in its taste. So the owners of 25 Degree Celsius, a cookbook speciality store
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        1016 52  -  Ellen McCarthy AP Lauren Bacall is going strong at the age of 83 with an upcoming movie, The Walker, and an unreserved zest for life TWENTY-FIVE minutes on the phone with Lauren Bacall leaves you with the overwhelming urge to be a certain sort of woman.
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        211 53 NYT MAKE-UP makes acne worse False: Unless you are using cake or occluding stage make-up, it does not aggravate or cause acne, says dermatologist Jodi Ganz. But be cautious if you are using "acne-fighting" make-up. She says: "If you are already using prescription stuff, this (make-up) will
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        517 53 DRUGSTORES offer a mind-bog-gling array of products and treatments that range from the Power Pimple Peel to the Teminator 10 next to long-time standards like Clearasil and Stridex. "The over-the-counter stuff isn't necessarily bad for mild acne," Dr Jodi Ganz says. "Look for topical cream products
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        576 54  -  Carolyn Susman That's if you are a man in your 40s. But it is treatable if detected early WEST PALM BEACH, Florida "Dan left us this morning at 6 am. He fought a brave battle with cancer and died peacefully at home in Maine with
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        356 54 Reuters LONDON Reading in dim light won't damage your eyes, you don't need eight glasses of water a day to stay healthy and shaving your legs won't make the hair grow back faster. These well-worn theories are among seven "medical myths" exposed in a
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        291 54  -  Gerard Yeo Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) experts answer your queries in this fortnightly column. Remember, you should not self-medicate. Always consult a practitioner. Send your questions to stlife@sph.com.sg SINSEH SAYS My child has been diagnosed with ADHD. I understand that children with ADHD also have anxiety
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        782 55  -  Frankie Chee Bertrand Piccard is the first man to do that in a hot-air balloon BERTRAND Piccard will have you know that it is more comfortable flying in a hot-air balloon than in a plane. And you can take his word for it. In
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        963 56  -  Cheong Suk-Wai The noisy family rituals of year-end noshing are the truest tests of the strength of our roots I THOUGHT I could shirk it, but there was no getting around my duties as Chief Dough Ball Roller this weekend. You see, I had
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        820 56  -  Mathew Pereira EARLY this month as I was putting up the Christmas tree with my family, Mum and I got talking about past Christmases and what it was like when Dad was around. We were a close-knit family but during Christmas, we did
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        834 56  -  Tay Yek Keak INSTEAD of making a list about eight things I want at Christmas time, eight good wishes for everybody or eight people who owe me eight dollars since last Christmas and all that jazz, I'm going to tell you about eight common misconceptions
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        622 66  -  Eleanor Wong THE first 3 official entries in the Registry of Deaths for 25-12-2007: Abdullah Noordin; T.T. Chye; Foo Yu Lien, Jenny. Abdullah Noordin Date of Birth: 25-1-1907 2 Born the second of 7 children. 5 Number of children (2 deceased). 19, number of grandchildren, 53,
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        630 66  -  Russell Lee CHARLIE Chan was a young man who toiled hard and saved as much as he could. He invested his money carefully and, over time, grew to be rich. Despite his newfound wealth, he was content with the simple life. Home was a one-room apartment
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        677 67  -  Haresh Sharma An hour before THE setting for this story is the corner of that street. It's a corner used by many. The day begins with rain and clouds and sunshine and more rain. Then night falls, the blocks are lit and the story
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        605 67  -  Karen Wai THE street started at the corner of obscurity. Along its narrow road, a neat line of shops appeared, sprouting at the feet of aged architecture: a florist's, with towering species of exotic pinks; a fruit seller's, with crescent melons and grapes on sticks; a barber's,
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        1055 68  -  Huang Lijie Fish luncheon meat has just hit supermarket shelves but not all die-hard pork luncheon meat fans are biting CALL it a curious case of "if pigs could fly". Following the suspension of imports of Maling luncheon meat in August, this popular made-in-China
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        513 69  -  Chris Tan ASK THE FOODIE QI like to make healthy cakes and kuih for my family and I am hoping to create "healthier" kuih using natural ingredients rather than commercial colouring. I succeeded in using ground black sesame for a nice black colour to make ku
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        312 69 QMy future moth-er-in-law suffers from diabetes and high blood pressure. She does not use salt in her cooking but uses a lot of light soy sauce as she feels that it is better than salt. Is naturally brewed soy sauce better than salt
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        561 69  -  Jeremy Oliver CHEERS IN THIS fortnightly column, wine commentator Jeremy Oliver sheds light on the world of wine. He is the author of the best-selling Australian Wine Annual and runs his website www.onwine.com.au Can you tell me the difference between a Cognac and an Armagnac? Also,
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        918 70  -  Wong Ah Yoke A new burger eatery in Cluny Court opened by Willin Low offers burgers for the professional crowd EATS SIMPLICITY is sometimes what works best. Willin Low, 35, chef-restaura-teur of Wild Rocket, understands this well. His casual restaurant on Mount Emily, which opened about
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        260 70  -  Jenny Tan FOR the uninitiated, drawing up a list of wines to serve with the Christmas feast may be one added headache to an already stressful time of year. But help is at hand, and you don't need to memorise the entire Bordeaux classification system
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        822 70 Life Style's Best Christmas Treats Wine Isole c Olena Chianti Classico 2003 Italy, Tuscany Price: $56 At: Wine What Else, One Phillip Street, 01-02, Tel: 6557-0201 Open: 11am to 7pm (Mondays to Fridays) This wine was produced by one of Chianti Classico's most talented wine producers, Paolo Marchi, and will
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        1064 72  -  Huang Lijie Wine writer N.K. Yong says all that is needed is good food, good wine, good company and a generous spirit HE MAY be a pioneer of open-heart surgery in Singapore but Dr Yong Nen Khiong's expertise doesn't just lie in medicine. The
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        576 72  -  Tan Hsueh Yun CHEAP GOOD IT'S two days to Christmas, the fridge is full of festive food and all I can think about is spare parts. That's the poetic name for offal and I am craving a hot bowl of skinny rice noodles bathed in a light broth,
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