The Straits Times, 21 January 2008

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    24 1 THE STRAITS TIMES '4 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 MONDAY, JANUARY 21 2008 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • Article
    Lock icon Malaysia moves to reduce number of foreign workers
    546 1  -  Carolyn Hong At least 200,000 to be sent home by next year in bid to free up more jobs for locals By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur BARBERS. Restaurant cooks. Petrol station attendants. Airport baggage handlers. These jobs that only a
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    Lock icon Banks all ready for long queues for new $2 notes
    404 1  -  Gabriel Chen By THE annual Chinese New Year rush for mint-fresh bank notes brings with it long queues at bank branches that everyone wants to avoid. That is why banks, as well as their customers, are finding new ways to
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    Lock icon FESTIVE SHOPPING HEATS UP
    60 1 A shopper browsing through Chinese New Year decorations in one of the many shops selling them in Chinatown. With the lunar year of the rat less than a month's time away on Feb 7, the crowds are already thronging Chinatown, where preparations are under way to
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Arab varsity with a Western-style education
      909 1  -  Sandra Davie By Education Correspondent A MONEYED university with a lavish campus will soon rise on the shores of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia. To open only in September next year, the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Kaust) has already made
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon Dubai retail giant makes surprise bid for Robinson
      582 3  -  Fiona Chan Al-Futtaim is offering $6.25 a share, valuing the retailer at $537 m By A DUBAI-BASED retail giant is making an unexpected bid for Singapore's oldest retailer, Robinson Co. The 150-year-old department store chain received yesterday a takeover offer from Dubai
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      Lock icon PM Lee on visit to France, then heading to Davos meet
      627 3  -  Warren Fernandez By Deputy Editor Foreign Editor In Paris PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrives in Paris this morning for a three-day official visit to France, before heading to Switzerland, to attend the annual World Economic Forum meeting in
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      Lock icon No HDTV for some because of StarHub-MediaCorp spat
      666 4  -  Alfred Siew MediaCbrp disagrees on fee payment, so Star Hub can't air its HD channels yet By Technology Correspondent THE march towards a new era in television viewing here has hit a stumbling block. A disagreement between broadcast heavyweights Star Hub and
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      Lock icon Fashionable twist to Amsterdam's red light district
      322 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Amsterdam INSTEAD of selling sex, the Dutch capital of Amsterdam is trying to sell sexy. The city unveiled its "Red Light Fashion" project on Saturday, having converted 16 buildings that used to house prostitutes in the city's ancient red
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon 'Strolling' pays off for Maglev protesters
      695 6  -  Tracy Quek Shanghai residents get the authorities to listen without provoking a clash By China Correspondent In Shanghai MINHANG district in Shanghai is dotted with upper-mid-dle class neighbourhoods quaint compounds featuring well-manicured gardens, picket fences and balconies filled with potted plants. But in recent
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      Lock icon Radiation fears spark protests
      164 6  -  TRACY QUEK SHANGHAI'S magnetic levitation train is the world's only commercial Maglev in operation. It is built by the city government and a German consortium. Elsewhere, Maglev trains are still on trial. Launched in 2003, the line currently runs about 30km from Pudong International Airport in
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    • CHINA
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        Lock icon Games jitters in Beijing over pollution and traffic
        544 8  -  Sim Chi Yin Preparing city for Olympics remains a daunting task, says acting mayor By China Correspondent In Beijing THE countdown has begun for China's big-bash Olympics, but as preparations shift into high gear, tackling Beijing's traffic congestion and pollution woes "remains
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        Lock icon CRUSHED BY SNOW
        45 8 A resident walking past a collapsed PetroChina petrol station in Wuhan, Hubei province, yesterday. Local media reported that the roof of the petrol station had come crashing down under the weight of heavy snow, killing one person and injuring another. PHOTO: REUTERS
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        Lock icon KMT will not demand major ministerial posts, says Ma
        431 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Taipei TAIWAN'S main opposition party will not use its new legislative majority to demand major ministerial posts in the coming Cabinet reshuffle, the party's presidential candidate said yesterday. With a landslide victory in recent legislative elections, Mr
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon japan invests in offshore wind power
        677 9 REUTERS RENEWABLE ENERGY It is planning to build coastal wind farms to tap into the gales of the Pacific Ocean KORIYAMA (FUKUSHIMA) OVERLOOKING a mountain lake a few hours away from Tokyo, dozens of tall wind turbines spin in the breeze, creating carbon-free power
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        Lock icon Japan's neighbours also tapping wind power
        97 9 CHINA The world's biggest energy consumer after the US more than doubled its capacity to turn wind power into electricity last year, reported Bloomberg. China wants sources including solar and wind to account for 10 per cent of energy supplies by 2010 SOUTH KOREA
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        Lock icon Tokyo to sell off governor's vacant mansion
        198 9 REUTERS Tokyo TOKYO'S city government is selling its governor's residence, which has been lying empty for years, hoping to raise tens of millions of dollars for local government coffers. The four-bedroom house, complete with meeting rooms and emergency communications centre, is set on
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    • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon Brown's India visit clouded by climate row
        555 10  -  Jonathan Eyal New Delhi irked by British push for binding cuts in carbon emissions By Straits Times Europe Bureau In London BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown begins an official visit to India today after concluding a three-day trip to China. The two countries
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        Lock icon Arrested teenager 'trained as suicide bomber to kill Bhutto'
        303 10 REUTERS, XINHUA Peshawar PAKISTANI security agents have arrested a 15-year-old teenager who said he had been trained as a suicide bomber to kill opposition leader Benazir Bhutto had other militants failed to do so. Pakistan's Interior Secretary Syed Kamal Shah told
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        Lock icon Indian farmers resist cull as bird flu spreads
        170 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KOLKATA AVIAN flu has been reported in two more districts in eastern India where the authorities said yesterday that poultry farmers were resisting a massive bird cull aimed at halting the spread of the virus. Five districts in West Bengal
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    • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Loyalists pray for Suharto as others press for trial
        638 11  -  Salim Osman Former president shows further signs of recovery, but condition still critical By Indonesia Correspondent In Solo MANY Indonesians in Solo, the Central Java city where the Suharto family mausoleum is located, have been praying continuously for their former president,
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        Lock icon 'War room' to be set up amid rising violence in Thai south
        201 11 Bangkok PARAMILITARY forces in southern Thailand will be strengthened to face an upsurge in violence by Muslim militants, according to officials charged with battling the insurgency, the Bangkok Post newspaper reported yesterday. The move came as a leading
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      • WORLD QUICKLY
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          Lock icon POWER OUTAGES IN GAZA STRIP
          100 11 REUTERS GAZA CITY: The Gaza Strip reeled from power outages yesterday as its main power plant began shutting down due to a fuel shortage. The shortage has been caused by Israel's closure of the territory's borders in response to Palestinian rocket attacks. Mr Kanaan Abeid,
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          Lock icon CHEAPER CHILLIES FROM INDIA
          103 11 BERNAMA NEW DELHI: Importers of chillies from India can look forward to cheaper chillies from the sub-continent in the coming months. This is due to the expected surge in the production of the cash crop in India, due to a good monsoon season last year. Indian
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          Lock icon BIG SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR POPE
          99 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE VATICAN CITY: More than 100,000 people filled St Peter's Square yesterday in a show of support for Pope Benedict XVI after protests forced him to cancel a university speech. The pontiff, speaking after his weekly blessing, said: "I want especially to salute
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          Lock icon SPAIN ON HIGH TERROR ALERT
          115 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID: Spain was on high alert for terrorist attacks after police arrested 14 suspects of Pakistani and Indian origin who the authorities contend were plotting an attack on Barcelona. The suspects 12 Pakistanis and two Indian nationals were arrested less than two months
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    • MALAYSIA
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        Lock icon Abdullah declares Thaipusam holiday for XL
        565 13  -  Carolyn Hong Clear attempt by government to appease disgruntled Indian community By Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Abdullah Badawi yesterday announced that Thaipusam will be a public holiday for Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, in a move clearly aimed at appeasing the
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        Lock icon Premier's nationwide tour signals early polls
        397 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has started a new nationwide tour, which newspaper reports say is the clearest indication yet that national elections are imminent. PM Abdullah, who has been tight-lipped on the polling date, has had his hands full
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      29 6 Harnessing wind power In a bid to cut carbon emissions, Japan is planning to build offshore wind farms to tap into the gales of the Pacific Ocean. PAGE 9
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Front runners, for now
      924 15  -  Derwin Pereira NEW YORK TIMES NEWS ANALYSIS McCain and Hillary sweep the votes, but the race is far from over By US Bureau Chief In Washington THERE are clear front runners in the race to the White House for now at least. Democrat Hillary Clinton and
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      Lock icon Be more aggressive in S. Arabia, Singapore firms told
      660 16  -  Li Xueying Spore firms open to doing business there but may have found it not feasible By In Riyadh SINGAPORE companies are not aggressive enough in tapping the business opportunities in Saudia Arabia. This is the verdict of Mr Amr Al-Dabbagh,
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      Lock icon Metal detectors at UK schools to curb stabbings
      393 16 London HUNDREDS of UK schools will install metal detector gantries in an effort to stem knife crime among youths, British media reported. British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith will unveil the proposal next month as part of a new violent crime action plan,
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Couple surprise friends with $2.3m farewell gift
        228 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS US FARMER Willis Hatch and his school teacher wife, Arlene, lived simply but blissfully together for 57 years before dying in a car accident in November. Now, about 70 of their friends and neighbours in the small western Michigan community of
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        Lock icon Coward the pilot: I'm no hero
        295 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE co-pilot who averted disaster by safely landing his stricken plane at Heathrow Airport last week told a British tabloid he had feared a "major catastrophe" and did not think of himself as a hero. Mr John Coward (below), who was at
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        Lock icon Foreign stakes in US firms at record high
        584 17 NEW YORK TIMES DEBATE OVER SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS Moves to erect new barriers could damage US economy, say some analysts Washington LAST May, a Saudi Arabian conglomerate bought a Massachusetts plastics maker. In November, a French company established a factory in Michigan,
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        55 17 SOURCE: COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS SOVEREIGN wealth funds (SWFs) are government investment money, funded by foreign currency reserves but managed separately from official currency reserves. Some recent examples of SWF funding include the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation's investment in Citigroup, and the China SWF's stakes in Morgan
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      • SINGAPORE AND THE WORLD THIS WEEK
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          68 18 SINGAPORE: Police to release last year's crime statistics. SINGAPORE: Local adventurer Khoo Swee Chiow returns after setting a world record for the longest journey on skates at 6,000 km. NEW DELHI: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown begins an official visit to India. KUALA LUMPUR: Five Indian leaders detained without
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          43 18 BERLIN: Foreign ministers from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany discuss possible further sanctions against Iran. LYON: President Nicolas Sarkozy to hold a news conference to announce new measures aimed at improving life in tough French suburbs.
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          32 18 SINGAPORE: The Interactive and Digital Media (IDM) Programme Office to showcase some 20 IDM projects and prototypes. BANGKOK: Trial of Pojaman, the wife of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, to begin.
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          20 18 CAPE CANAVERAL: New attempt by Nasa to launch the Atlantis shuttle on a mission to the International Space Station.
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          23 18 NEW DELHI: French President Nocholas Sarkozy to arrive. He will be the chief guest at India's National Day parade on Jan 26.
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          18 18 SOUTH CAROLINA: Democratic Party primary. MOSCOW: Deadline for the registration process for Russia's March 2 presidential election.
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          6 18 OSAKA: Osaka holds gubernatorial election.
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        Lock icon Davos forum to assess US recession risk
        274 18  -  BHAGYASHREE GAREKAR WORLD WHAT IT IS THE annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) gets under way on Wednesday in the Swiss ski resort of Davos. The five-day gathering of over 2,500 people from 88 countries will be attended by 27 heads
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        Lock icon Top BN leaders to meet amid election fever
        182 18  -  CAROLYN HONG WHAT IT IS THE top leaders of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) will meet today to finalise preparations for the general election. And tomorrow, BN's backbone party, Umno, will hold a meeting of its grassroots leaders. These are regular meetings
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        Lock icon Thailand's new Parliament to convene
        135 18  -  NIRMAL GHOSH WHAT IT IS THAILAND'S new Parliament will convene this evening and elect a Speaker of the House by Wednesday. A new prime minister will be elected in Parliament. WHY IT MATTERS The six-party coalition government will have to establish a Cabinet with strong
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        Lock icon Vietnam DPM seeks to improve ties with China
        173 18  -  ROGER MITTON WHAT IT IS VIETNAM'S Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem, who is also foreign minister, will begin a potentially difficult four-day visit to China tomorrow. Mr Khiem will co-chair a meeting of the committee that oversees China-Vietnam bilateral cooperation. He
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        Lock icon Property data eagerly awaited
        171 18  -  FIONA CHAN SINGAPORE WHAT IT IS THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and the Housing Development Board (HDB) will release a slew of figures on Friday covering property sales, rentals and prices for all of last year. Flash estimates earlier this month indicated that while demand for
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        Lock icon Launch of cervical cancer vaccine
        95 18  -  LEUNG WAI-LENG WHAT IT IS A NEW cervical cancer vaccine, Cervarix, will be launched on Wednesday. At the same event, a panel of medical experts will also speak on preventing cervical cancer. WHY IT MATTERS Every year, 200 women in Singapore are diagnosed with cervical
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        Lock icon S´pore hosts nanotech conference
        154 18  -  LEUNG WAI-LENG WHAT IT IS THE Singapore-MIT Alliance International Conference 2008 and the sth International Symposium on Nanomanufacturing will be held in Singapore on Wednesday. The event brings together researchers, scientists and industry members from all over the world to present cutting-edge research on nanoscience, nanomanufacturing
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      452 19 BUS commuters do not ask for much. They only require service to be punctual, with short waits between runs and route coverage that is extensive enough for them to plan their daily routine around the bus and the MRT complement without resort to costly taxi
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      2456 19 The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) pumped 5514.3 billion into Swiss banking giant ÜBS last month. In this interview with Bilanz, a finance magazine in Switzerland, published on Jan 11, GIC Group Chief Investment Officer Ng Kok Song provides insight
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      757 20  -  Ho Ying Chan MALAYSIAN POLITICS AND ECONOMY By PRESENT-DAY Singapore is undergoing rapid economic transformation. It has two key directions first, turning Singapore into a metropolis, and second, nurturing and attracting the creative class. Looking at metropolises worldwide, they are mainly modelled along the same
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      999 21  -  Robert Karniol UNMANNED AIRCRAFT By Defence Writer IT CAN cruise non-stop for 36 hours at an altitude of 20,000 m. In 2001, an initial version became the first pilotless aircraft to cross the Pacific Ocean in a 22-hour flight between California and
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      27 19 Glimpse of the future The US will soon be using Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles instead of relying on manned spy flights in Asia-Pacific. PAGE 21 PUNCHLINES
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      506 23  -  Tania Tan But execs from pest-busters guilty of price fixing get to stay on industry's accreditation panel By' FOUR members of the association that oversees pest control in Singapore, including its president, will get to keep their positions even though they were found guilty of rigging contract bids.
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      672 24  -  Tania Tan First to be fined under Competition Act, they must pay atotalofs26ok By' IN THE end, a string of e-mail messages helped the authorities crack a ring of six Singapore pest control companies which had rigged millions of dollars
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      332 24 »CHIKUNGUNYA OUTBREAK THE authorities are stepping up efforts to destroy mosquito breeding grounds in Little India in a bid to prevent a new, dengue-like disease from securing a foothold here. Workers are "doing whatever they need to do" to remove pools
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      165 24 Member of Parliament for Pasir RisPunggol GRC Teo Ser Luck keeps pouring as milk overflows from a boiling pot of rice and milk to celebrate the Ponggal Festival held at Loyang Tua Pek Kong Temple. The overflowing of the milk signifies wealth in abundance, while
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      375 25  - Car splits in two teen dies after being flung out Carolyn Quek Car mounted kerb along Mandai Road before hitting a tree; teen was in front seat By A LATE-NIGHT crash involving two cars along Mandai Road was so horrific, one of the vehicles was crushed beyond recognition and broke
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      651 25  -  K.C. VIJAYAN By Law Correspondent WHEN Madam Annie Lee was found floating dead in a canal near Sims Avenue in October 2000, she was hiding a secret life from her husband and her family. To most of the world, Madam Lee was
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      415 26  -  Jane Ng Heartlanders get tips on how going green can translate into cost savings By A FAMILY can save $100 a year just by switching off their appliances rather than leaving them on standby. This and other green messages are going out to the heartland, as
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      124 26 I. Don't leave electrical appliances in standby mode. Switch them off. This could save the average household $100 per year. Appliances in standby mode can account for up to 10 per cent of a typical household's electricity consumption. 2. Use energy-efficient light bulbs. This
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      339 26  -  Zakir Hussain By OPPOSITION activists have called for a reform of the electoral system here and aim to set up a committee to see how this can be achieved. Singapore Democratic Party chief Chee Soon Juan, who mooted the idea yesterday, hopes to bring
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      684 26  -  Judith Tan By HOSPITAL bills of 71 medical conditions or procedures are listed on the Ministry of Health (MOH) website, of which private hospitals contributed to only 11. Given the gap in data, the ministry announced on Thursday it would push
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        165 26 SEVERAL roads and lanes will be closed from 6pm today to 2am on Wednesday for the Thaipusam festival. Petain Road, Hastings Road, Campbell Lane and Dunlop Street will be closed at 6pm. The right lanes of Serangoon Road, Selegie Road, Prinsep Street and Penang Road
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        77 26 MANPOWER Minister Ng Eng Hen will be in Abu Dhabi today and tomorrow for a conference on migrant labour. The Ministerial Consultations on Overseas Employment and Contractual Labour for Countries of Origin in Asia is expected to focus on worker safety, among other
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      Lock icon Hip fractures on the rise, two in three occur at home
      658 27  -  Salma Khalik Reasons for upward trend: low calcium intake and ageing population Health Correspondent MADAM M. Savunthri, who is 90 years old, broke her hip when she fell out of bed on Christmas Day last year. Her feet got
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      208 27  -  SALMA KHALIK ORTHOPAEDIC surgeon Dr Lim Yeow Wai from Changi General Hospital said post-menopausal women with one or more of the following have a higher risk of getting fractures if: They or a close relative have a history of "fragility" fractures. Their body mass
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      589 27  -  Alfred Siew Tham Yuen-C By ON TV cop shows, they work like magic, beeping every time they detect cameras hidden in walls, the ceiling or household appliances. Across the Causeway, sales of these camera detection devices, also known as sweepers or bug detectors, have
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      182 25 p. How much of your hospital bills will be covered by Government W subsidies after means testing begins? The bottom half of all workers will continue to get full subsidy at public hospitals 80 per cent in a C-class ward and 65 per cent in a 82-class ward. The top
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  • THE New Market
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      540 28  -  LYN CHAN Lasik surgery to get perfect vision is becoming more popular, but seek the right advice before going for the cut fiyl LASIK surgery has been in the news recently, the latest about the advertising guidelines set by the Ministry of Health after some patients
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      290 28  -  Lyn Chan ABEAUTIFULwatchisa sight to behold. But one with an inspiring story behind it is something else altogether—and Ball watches fall into this category. In the new limited edition Trainmaster Doctor's Chronograph, the quest for perfection ingrained in the brand by Mr Webb C. Ball is the
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      228 28  -  ■LynChan BARANG BARANG is not just about furniture and houseware goods. The local brand has added luxury recliners from Norway's IMG to its range of merchandise. The Harmony range is specially designed to provide the utmost comfort by ensuring that you maintain the best ergonomically correct position
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      273 28  -  Lyn Chan HEALTHY fun was the agenda at the Family Night on Jan 13 organised by American International Assurance (AIA). Three thousand policyholders, staff and AIA financial services consultants (FSCs) gathered at the Singapore Indoor Stadium to cheer on the Singapore Slingers Singapore's first and only professional
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        112 28 GET tips to survive and thrive while dating in the new millennium. A workshop supported by the Social Development Unit will help singles identify and deal with potential dating disasters. Topics include: How wounds from the past affect your relationships today; Healthy communication that brings insight,
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        66 28 YOUTH JEWELLERY has launched a collection of ideal-cut heart-shaped gemstones in time for Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day. Each piece is passionately designed and meticulously crafted, using only the finest quality gemstones to suit the discerning tastes of trendsetters. The gemstones are available at Youth Jewellery's
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        Lock icon Celebrate with New Moon
        116 28 CUT and paste a pair of New Moon Chinese New Year greetings on your front door to win prizes such as New Moon Prosperity Sets (each worth $168), comprising one Australia Abalone, one New Zealand Abalone, six bottles of Bird's Nest With Rock Sugar, six bottles
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        119 28 PANASONIC'S Lamdash E***** promises a clean shave in reduced time, with groundbreaking technology that incorporates a fourth blade. The "finishing blade" on E***** is achieved with Panasonic's unique blade processing technology of 41 urn blade thickness, which is smaller than the conventional 60um blades by approximately 30 per
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      513 29 SOAP BOX Taking a year off from work may not add to his bonus, but Yen Feng discovers a different measure of wealth THE season for announcing promotions and bonuses is, for many rookies, the annual measure of success. But
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      797 29 MY LIFE Youthlnk writers give their take on whether installing closed-circuit television cameras in public areas is an invasion of privacy What is true deterrence? ANTHONY Burgess' novel, A Clockwork Orange, comes to mind when considering video surveillance. The book's protagonist undergoes the
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      141 29 IF YOU have a keen mind for economics and finance, and want to have your say about our national Budget, then it is not too late. The deadline for the Budget 2008 Essay and Video Competitions has been extended to
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      128 29 Wh^ Study jn^Canada?^ Canadians place a premium on education and demand first-rate schools. Canada I spends more per capita on its education system than any other country in the j G-8 and is among the top three countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). A degree from
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      295 30  -  AlexAng Chung Chung CHINESE New Year is just around the corner. During this busy festive period, most shops will do a roaring business selling new year decorations, food and clothes. However, we must not be complacent and let making a profit take
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      241 30  -  Yee Keen Hoong I READ about the accidents involving five lorries and 53 injuries ("5 lorries, 2 collisions, 53 injured"; ST, Jan 18). I am surprised that the antics of the drivers (and perhaps the owners too) of heavy vehicles, that is, lorries,
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      410 30  -  George Campbell A FEW weeks ago, I had to change planes at Changi Airport and a month later, I left Singapore after stopping for a few days on my way home to Australia. On both occasions, attempts were made to prevent me
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      268 30  -  Kuek Chor Ling (Ms) I REFER to the letters, "Make public aware of train seats for elderly" by Ms Delphine Chin Mci Foong (ST, Jan 3) and "Priority seats on trains: They work in Taiwan" by Ms Linda Cheng (ST, Jan 10). SMRT places
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      338 30  -  Sum Chee Wah (Ms) MR MICHAEL Loke Ming-Yen's letter ("Invest more resources in children's sports"; ST, Jan 11) highlighted that Dr Istvan Balyi's Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model recommended that 11-year-olds continue to engage in other sporting activities in addition to their
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        60 30  -  Yoong Julie (Mrs) I WOULD like to thank Sergeant Jimmy Woon and al the firefighters from the Alexandra Fire Station for accommodating our request to visil the station about two weeks ago. They took the time and effort to show my four-year-ole son Dominic what a
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        41 30  -  Nellie Tia Tang Hian (Mdm) WE WISH to say a big "thanh you" to the two men anc women who went to my mother's aid on Jan 1, when she had a fall at Jalan Rajah.
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        77 30  -  Benny Pannirsalvam ON JAN 11 at about 4.30pm, my disabled mother left her walking stick in a taxi when she alighted at the XX Women's and Children's Hospital for her appointment. About 20 minutes later, however, the Trans-Cab driver drove back to the hospital and
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        74 30  -  Prajwala S. Prakash (Miss) ON JAN 5, my cousin from Bangkok, my brother and 1 took a taxi (SHC 3756Y) ai around 10pm, but my brother inadvertently left his cellphone behind. Later, cabby A. Razak drove all the way back to oui apartment at 11pm
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        54 30  -  Andy Tan Say Ming MY GIRLFRIEND and I took a City Cab home on Jan 12 but left a folder behind in the taxi. We would like to thank taxi driver Mun Soi Yue for taking the trouble to return the folder to us
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      86 30 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. Tiger Airways owes an explanation when emergencies happen involving unaccompanied minors HDB should reconsider replacing ban on cats with 'motivational' regulations It took one hour to exchange purchase of wrong phone cards at Mustafa's Bad
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      630 31  -  Terrence Voon »SPORTS HUB They praise its iconic design, functionality but voice concerns over hefty price tag By SINGAPOREANS have given the design of the new Sports Hub at Kallang the thumbs up, praising its iconic design and functionality. Their only concern: the project's hefty
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      224 31 "We have been looking for a Whitewater rafting facility for the last 15 to 20 years. Hopefully, when it is completed, more canoeing and rowing events will come to Singapore." HENRY SIM, honorary secretary, Singapore Canoe Federation "The design is aethestically pleasing. But I hope it won't
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      Lock icon Spore-Lebanon match set to be Grand Old Dame's swansong
      450 31  -  Leonard Lim By THE Kallang King and faithful are set for one last hurrah. Footballer Indra Sahdan Daud is in line to lead the Lions out on March 26 against Lebanon in a 2010 World Cup Asian Zone third-round qualifying game.
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      Lock icon Fengshui master says Sports Hub will prosper for 100 years
      353 31  -  Terrence Voon By' IF FENGSHUI Master Chong Swan Lek is right, Singapore's new Sports Hub will prosper for the next 100 years. That is because the winning design for the dome-shaped stadium resembles a turtle, which can live for over
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      Lock icon Dubai group tables bid for Reds
      809 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOCCER DlC's takeover offer said to be up to £500 m, giving Liverpool's owners a hefty profit London IT IS decision time at Liverpool. The club's American owners have now received a takeover bid by Dubai International Capital (DIC). While the BBC
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      286 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London EVERTON put extra pressure on neighbours and bitter rivals Liverpool by gate-crash-ing their way to fourth place in the Premier League yesterday. Goals from Andrew Johnson and Joleon Lescott one through a blunder by Titus Bramble saw them beat Wigan 2-1
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      146 32 P W D L F A Pts Man United 2317 3 3 4611 54 Arsenal 2316 6 ***** 54 Chelsea 2315 5 3 3616 50 Everton 2313 3 7 40 23 42 Liverpool 2110 9 2 3514 39 Aston Villa 2211 6 5 40 28 39 Man City
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      426 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London KEVIN Keegan faces a long and difficult task breathing life back into Newcastle, after his first game back in charge ended in a huge anti-climax. Newcastle, without a shot on goal in one of the most sterile first
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      Lock icon United fans vent anger on Gill's house
      138 32 MANCHESTER United fans attacked the house of the club's chief executive, David Gill, with anti-Glazer slogans daubed in red paint on the outside of the property last Thursday. One message read "Judas Gill". The attack has left Gill shaken and thankful that he
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      Lock icon Drogba yearns to go to Barca
      188 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE London DIDIER Drogba has thrown his Chelsea future into even more doubt after telling Ivory Coast teammate Yaya Toure that he wants to join AC Milan, Real Madrid or Barcelona. The pair are in Ghana for the African Nations Cup. Barca midfielder
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      Lock icon Malaysian wins battle of Lees to bag singles crown
      204 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BADMINTON Kuala Lumpur HOME favourite Lee Chong Wei survived a scare to claim the Malaysian Open Super Series title against South Korea's Lee Hyun II yesterday. The world No 2 dug deep as he recovered from losing the second
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      Lock icon Ronaldinho under fire for gaining weight
      265 32 Barcelona RONALDINHO'S work ethic is under attack again. The Brazilian playmaker, recovering from tendinitis in his left knee, is facing new criticism after the AS newspaper questioned his diet. The Spanish daily printed a photo of a sweat-drenched Ronaldinho in training with Barcelona, and
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      385 33 ATHLETICS THE most outstanding athletics relay team who break a schools' or national record at this year's SPH Schools Relay Championships will get a special memento. They will be presented with the inaugural Tay Cheng Khoon Memorial Trophy. This year's edition of
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      912 33 REUTERS, BLOOMBERG NEWS »TENNIS World's top player to take on glamour girl in Australian Open quarter-finals Melbourne JUSTINE Henin and Maria Sharapova set up an explosive Australian Open quarter-final with crushing wins, but men's fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko's title hopes fizzled out at a drizzly Melbourne
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      663 33  -  Rohit Brijnath ARMCHAIR VIEW By SQUEAK, tap, squeak, tap. Jo-Wil-fried Tsonga, all 200 excitable, aggressive pounds of him, was dancing eagerly across court yesterday as he played Richard Gasquet. The hefty Frenchman is infatuated with his somewhat brutish forehand. He loves it. So if
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      354 33 SWIMMING DO NOT expect record times in swimming at the Beijing Olympics in August. The reason: The finals will be held in the morning, instead of at night, which is the practice for most major meets. Said Leigh Nugent, Australia's head coach at the
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      355 33  -  LEONARD LIM ASSOCIATED PRESS SAILING WHEN 470 sailor Teo Wee Chin underwent surgery last month, he thought it would be the end of his 2008 Olympic dream. Little did the 20-year-old, who usually partners Benjamin Tan, expect to be granted a reprieve from his own
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      701 34 MOTOR RACING McLaren deal makes Hamilton Britain's 2nd-richest sportsman London LEWIS Hamilton wants to drive for McLaren for the rest of his Formula One career after signing a five-year contract that makes him the richest British sportsman after David Beckham. The financial details have not been released, but that
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      493 34 LOS ANGELES TIMES, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE »GOLF Palm Desert (California) JOHN Daly, who has withdrawn from 11 PGA Tour events in the last two years, made it an even dozen on Saturday when he withdrew from the five-round Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
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      256 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS BOXING New York ROY Jones Jr outpointed Felix Trinidad in a light-heavyweight bout between two faded icons of boxing on Saturday. There was no belt on the line at Madison Square Garden, where the 39-year-old Jones proved just too fast, even in a
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        70 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: Haile Gebrselassie could withdraw from the marathon at the Olympics because he fears the air pollution, said his manager. The Ethiopian world record-holder is known to have an allergy to pollen. He is also reportedly worried about Beijing's humid climate in August. Said
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        51 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI: The New York Knicks exploited a fourth-quarter collapse by the Miami Heat to win their National Basketball Association game 88-84 on Saturday. It was the Heat's 13th straight loss, the longest in the league and the worst run of coach Pat Riley's
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        46 34 THE Singapore Slingers fell to the Cairns Taipans 87-99 in their National Basketball League clash yesterday. The Slingers had led for three quarters of the game at the Singapore Indoor Stadium but lost following a late surge by the visitors.
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        48 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MUMBAI: India's cricket selectors yesterday ignored Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid for next month's triangular series in Australia, raising doubts over the veteran batsmen's one-day careers. Wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead a 16-man squad in the tri-series, which also features Sri Lanka.
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      444 34 BADMINTON Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur, finals Men's singles: Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Lee Hyun II (Kor) 21-15 11-21 21-17. Doubles: Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan (Ina) bt Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen (Den) 21-10 20-22 21-18. Women's singles: Tine Rasmussen (Den) bt Zhu Lin (Chn) 18-21 21-19 21-18. Doubles: Yang Wei/Zhang
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      39 32 Serie A Yesterday AS Roma 2 Catania 0 Juventus 0 Sampdoria 0 Livorno 1 Empoli 0 Napoli 2 Lazio 2 Palermo 2 Siena 3 Reggina 2 Cagliari 0 Udinese 0 AC Milan 1 Inter Milan v Parma Late kick-off
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      1437 34 DEAN AND LAXON TRIUMPH IN SH^B SEASON FEATURE OPENERS fPSfPMKj^ Robbie Fradd drives home Oneninetyfive THEfirstfeatureraceoftheSingaporeseasonwenttrainer Dean, who was notching his second Group race Brian Dean's way thanks to a horse he has nurtured from after World Airlines supplied his first in last year's a A 520,000 yearling to Group-winning
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      41 34 TV times AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL's NFC Conference Finals: New York v Green Bay (Live, ChlO7, 7.30 am). SOCCER: English Premier League: Liverpool v Aston Villa (Live, Ch27, tomorrow, 3.55 am). TENNIS: Australian Open: Men's/Women's 4th rd (Live, Ch24, Bam and 4.30pm).
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      105 35 LONG YET NOHG Age: 76 passed away peacefully on 19/01/2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Lim Heng Tai Sons: Daughter-in-law: Lim Jit Fong Eric Lim Jit Meng Simon Lim Jit Nlong Calvin Oon Guat Bee Betty Daughters: Son-in-law: Lim Siew Eng Clara Chee Seng Choon Lim
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      127 35 MDM CHEONG SEW KAM Age: 81 passed away peacefully on 20 January 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Eu Shen Poh, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Yee Vat Seng, Edward Ng Soh Wee, Ida Yee Vat Hang, Allan Vivienne Christina Soong Eu Vat Wan Yeo Bee Kheng, Angelina
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      123 35 OM NAMA SHIVAYA SITHAMBARAM AMBIGAI (MRS NADISEN) MINI MIKE TRADING CO Age: 65 years Our beloved mother merged peacefully with the Lord on 19 January 2008. She is deeply missed by: Husband: Minisamy Nadisen Brothers Subash Chandran Thiagarajah (Jaya Pragas, deceased) Children Spouses Selvarani Mohan Mahendran Sumitri Grandchildren Sherathaa Vikashni
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      97 35 will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, OLORD, make me dwell in safety." Psalm 4:8 KANNANOOR VARKEY MATHEW Age: 79 was called home to be with the Lord on 20 Jan 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Aleyamma Mathew (Aminni) Sons: Money Mathew Mathew Mathews (Bobby) Daughter-in-law:
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      89 35 FOOAICHIN Age: 69 passed away peacefully on 20 January 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Low Gee Wan Sons: Daughter-in-law: Low Toong Jye Soh Meow Kon, Angelina Low Toong Ming Daughter: Son-in-law: Low Hui Mm Goh Eng Heng Grandsons: Granddaughter: Nicholas Low Zhi Wei Ameline Goh Jia Ying Gabriel Low
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      83 36 Where S$ stands Jan 18 CHNG YR 2008/0; CLOSE FR Jan 17 S$ LOW S$ HIGh JS$ 1.4355 -0.17 1.5479 1.425; iuro 2.1014 -0.32 2.1639 1.991- 2.8256 -0.08 3.1194 2.788! 1$ 1.2591 +0.48 1.3555 1.174] ren* 1.3415 -0.77 1.3821 1.228! lupiah* 0.***** -0.27 0.***** 0.0151; iaht* 4.3447 -0.44 4.5700
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      502 36  -  Lee Su Shyan TAKING STOCK Analysts say Bush's economic rescue plan will do little to assure investors By Assistant Money Editor A FISCAL stimulus package unveiled last week by United States President George W. Bush may not be enough to assuage market fears that
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      507 37 REUTERS Further selldown expected unless this week's earnings results are first-rate New York STOCKS in the United States, as measured by the Standard and Poor's (S&P) 500 Index, are off by 9.7 per cent so far this month their worst start
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      345 37 MERRILL Lynch executive chairman John Thain has promised to overhaul the bank's bonus system following record payouts despite huge losses, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Bonuses at the five largest investment banks in the United States rose to US$4O billion (5557.5 billion) last
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        75 37 DBS Vickers has a "buy" call on CSE Global with a $1.63 price target, as management is upbeat about new project wins this quarter and for the rest of the year. CSE Global is benefiting from growing demand for natural gas, a clean-burning fuel used
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        59 37 PHILLIP Securities has a "buy" call on Sihuan Pharmaceutical, as the health-care industry in China is growing faster than its gross domestic product. Profit growth from chemical drugs has been very strong. China is also building up its insurance system to cover more people
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        97 37 FIBRECHEM Technologies, which makes chemical fibre products and microfibre leather, has delayed starting operations of its new microfibre leather line as it is waiting for the relevant certificates. The company wants to serve giant customers in the high-end fashion and upholstery industry. DBS Vickers has
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      647 38 REUTERS Beijing seeks to prevent crippling price bubble that may spark unrest Guangzhou CHINA'S steps to cool a frenzied residential market are finally biting and look likely to usher in an industry shake-out that may see thousands of small-time developers forced out
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      181 38 CHINA has ended more than a century of South African dominance of the gold mining industry to become the world's biggest producer of the ore, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Chinese gold output jumped to a record high of 276 tonnes last year, a
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      710 40 LOS ANGELES TIMES Breaks seen more as life preserver than motivation to spend extra Los Angeles PRESIDENT George W. Bush sounded a hopeful note last Friday when he called for as much as US$l5O billion (*****.5 billion) in tax rebates to
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        65 40 BERNARD TAN: Joined DBS Group two weeks ago as managing director of the bank's debt capital markets. Brigadier-Gen-eral Tan (right), whose last appointment was as director of intelligence in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), has a firstclass degree in economics and political science from
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        84 40 SONY PICTURES UNIT GETS AD SALES MARKETING VP JACK LIM: Appointed vicepresident for advertising sales and marketing at SPE Networks-Asia, an offshoot of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Mr Lim (right) will spearhead advertising and sponsorship growth for four channels, including AXN and Animax, as well as oversee research, marketing and new
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        73 40 JEFFREY CHUA: Named the new head of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Singapore. Mr Chua (right), a partner and managing director at BCG, will lead the group's business development activities in Singapore, as well as head its regional client service. He joined BCG in 1999
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        56 40 KWEK SIEW HWEE: Resigned as chief financial officer and company secretary of Vita Holdings, a company involved mainly in shipping and property leasing and management. Ms Kwek, whose resignation takes effect on March 7, is leaving to pursue other career options, Vita said in
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      518 41  -  Nicholas Fang By JUST two weeks after becoming the largest shareholder in Singapore-listed E3 Holdings, president Anthony Soh has announced a bold move to make the company a trailblazer in China's burgeoning oil refining industry. He said in a statement yesterday to
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      643 41  -  Goh Eng Yeow COMMENTARY No need for despair but any market rally should be seen as a chance to trim back By Markets Correspondent IT COULD take a long time before regional stock markets regain their poise and begin the arduous climb back to
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      115 41 REUTERS Hanover GERMAN shipping and tourism group TUI is not negotiating with Singa- pore state investor Temasek Holdings to merge their shipping businesses, a TUI spokesman said yesterday. He was responding to a report in German magazine Der Spiegel citing industry sources as saying
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      381 41  -  Yang Huiwen WARRANT WATCH By MARKET participants now have the opportunity to invest in covered warrants based on the underlying Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) and to participate in the performance of the Malaysian economy. The first batch of KLCI warrants started
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      633 42  -  Carolyn Quek Choy Chee Yean allegedly stole electronic goods from hotel room By A TOP lawyer in Singapore, who reportedly earns $550,000 a year, has been charged in Hong Kong with stealing $1,800 worth of electronic equipment from an unlocked hotel room.
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      99 42 Fundsupermart.com is donating 10 per cent of a student-managed fund's virtual profits around $10,000 to the Straits Times Pocket Money fund. OCBC Securities forked out more than $90,000 in 2006 to hold a Securities Online Stock Challenge where students traded with virtual money using real-time prices. In March
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      494 42  -  Grace Ng By Finance Correspondent FOR more than a month, accountancy undergraduate Cedric Mvi, 22, spent sleepless nights poring over stock charts and finance formulas. He was not studying for an exam. Instead, with two schoolmates, he created a proposal for investing $10,000
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      309 42 REUTERS TRADE LINKS Beijing A SENIOR central bank official yesterday poured cold water on the idea that China's economy can decouple from the United States. China's exports will be badly hit if US consumption weakens, Mr Zhang Tao, the deputy head of the
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      30 42 Braving wild price swings Retail investors should seize any market rally that comes along in the next few months as a chance to trim back their stock holdings. PAGE Hl9
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      507 44  -  June Cheong Dr Hari Harilela celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary in Hong Kong, moved on to Bangkok and will be in Spore next BEING married for 60 years is a milestone in anyone's book, but Hong Kong's richest Indian, Dr Hari Harilela, is making his
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        213 76  -  SERENE GOH A MEGAHIT pop song in the eighties called One Night In Bangkok had this refrain: One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble/ Not much between despair and ecstasy/ One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble/ Can't be too careful with your company. Thank
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        Lock icon Underdog VCDs up for grabs
        98 76 Underdog is a Walt Disney movie about a dog that acquires superpowers after an accident in a laboratory. Underdog (voiced by Jason Lee) then vows to fight crime as the evil Dr Barsinister and his henchman Cad plot to strip him of his powers. Answer
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        Lock icon Kite Runner win puts Loyang class on a high
        106 76 "Brother, it's time we brush up our English!" That's the quip that won The Kite Runner Caption Contest for Vanessa ChewXin Lin, of class IEI, Loyang Secondary School. Her caption for the picture from the film, based on Khaled Hosseini's best-selling
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        115 76 Discover Singapore's heroes in Great Singapore Stories Founding Fathers, a collection of books featuring nine famous politicians, including Lee Kuan Yew, David Marshall, Devan Nair and Goh Keng Swee. Written simply and accompanied by illustrations, each book in the series is no thicker than 36
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    • INTHENET
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        605 77 http://www.singcert.org.sg/awareness/wirelesslan.htm A wireless network allows you to access the Internet without physically plugging into a modem or line. The Internet signal is broadcast over a certain area, and is picked up by a computer's wireless modem. This is great because it means
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    • SPORTING
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        Lock icon CALLING ALL HUNKS AND HONEYS!
        94 78 Think your friend could be Singapore's next top model? Or that your classmate is too cute for school? Then snap his or her picture with your digital camera or phone and send it to stin@sph.com.sg with the subject head "IN HUNK" or "IN HONEY". You
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        433 78 Barely has the log cake been polished off before the pineapple tarts start tempting you. Draw some resolve from these festive food-loving teens who are bent on keeping their waistlines from ballooning. Je 1 and Nurul report EXTREME eating is the game to some teens and
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        22 78 Name: Tuan Muhammad Aizat Bin Tuan Abdul Rahim Age:l6 Level: Secondary 5 School: Bukit Batok Secondary Hobbies: Soccer, pool, LAN gaming
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        361 79 TESSA WONG explains why actor Marcus Ng was sentenced to military detention AS an actor, Marcus Ng Vi Loong was best known for playing a rebellious teenager on local television comedy Phua Chu Kang. Now 21 and in full-time national service, he has
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        96 79 kABALONE ROBBERY JAY CHOU FANS FINED Two female fans of popular singer-actor Jay Chou (right), aged 33 and 28, were fined $1,000 for straying into a protected area in Changi Airport in a bid to meet their idol last year. (ST, Jan 17) SEX PREDATOR
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    • INDEPTH
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        Lock icon THE BEAT OF BEANGKOK
        328 80 BANGKOK: A city not unfamiliar to Singaporeans. In fact, you can't walk through any of the Thai capital's major malls without hearing sounds of Singlish in the air. Though it might seem to a lot of Thais in Bangkok that a fresh batch of Singaporeans descends
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        Lock icon HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY KING!
        501 80 By Phyllis Wan, Nur Safiah Alias and Nurul Liyana Yeo j MANY students have experienced travel as part of their twinning programmes, visiting coun- I tries including China and Japan. I But when the IN Crowd visited St Gabriel's College, a Catholic school for boys aged
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        Lock icon BANKOK LAND OF A THOUSAND COLOURS
        328 80 By Chong Joe En Step out of this airport and you're greeted by a rainbow a sea of colourful cars driving along a busy Bangkok street. In Bangkok, the soul of the city its one thousand smiles comes alive in as many hues. Walking
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      • THE NATION
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          366 81 In Crowders Nurul Liyana Yeo and Nur Safiah Alias get inside the workings of a daily newspaper BANGKOK'S bustling streets, great food, sounds and colours there was just no end to great fodder for stories. But where to start? Well, we headed to the
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          106 81 MSitrt pk Dirtis w0 Tips on how to be a good journalist by Mr Robert Mcßlaine, sub-editor of the Nation Junior teen newspaper in Bangkok. Observe everything like a hawk. You never know what you need to use in your article. You need to notice the
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          345 81  -  Jessica Goh By Racks and racks of clothing, shoes at every turn, übiquitous roadside food stalls yes, it was a tough gig, but the IN Crowd was undaunted. We rwere there to suss out the best places for teen shopping and pigging out, without getting lost. Platinum, MBK
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          232 81 LUM NIGHT BAZAAR,/ Fill up on cheap, great food in a place about three times larger than Newton Food Centre. The choice will overwhelm you, so just pick what looks best to you. We found large servings of fried squid that cost only 200 baht
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    • INTHESPOTLIGHT
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        486 82 They came, they saw, they wrote check out the winning entries of December's Media Club Camp, which saw participants attending a news conference at the HSBC Treetop Walk in Macßitchie Reservoir. The winner of the writing contest, Nur Amalina Shalan, walks away with an iPod Shuffle, a $100
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        53 82 Send us songs, poems or drawings you've created and you and your friend could each win an exclusive THE STRAITS TIMES MEDIA CLUB BACKPACK. E-mail entries to stin@sph.com.sg with "busted" in the subject line. Entries must include you and/or your friend's full name, age, school, level
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    • INTHENEWS
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        866 83 AP FOR BETTER... A teen saved Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom from an assassination attempt earlier this month by snatching the knife out of the assailant's hand. Mohammed Jaisham Ibrahim, 15, is now a national hero in his country, a string of coral islands in the
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    • INSIDE INFO
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        473 84  -  Salma Khalik, Hospital means testing won't mean By Health Correspondent, The Straits Times, Jan 8, 2008 HEALTH Minister Khaw Boon Wan yesterday answered one major question over means testing at public hospitals: Will Singaporeans have to pay more? Not the majority of those who currently opt
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        434 84 j It means that people will have to take greater responsibility for their health care now that it may cost more to go to hospital. The poorest will still be subsidised and the richest can still afford to pay; it's people in the middle who will have to
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        684 85 The new Terminal 3 at Changi Airport opened with great fanfare on Jan 9. With its five-storey waterfall, nature-inspired decor and over 100 shops and restaurants for travellers, it is almost a destination in itself or so the advertising says. The first flight to arrive at the seven-storey, $1.75
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    • INGUSH
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        1937 86  -  Tracy Quek, By THE STRAITS TIMES: JAN 6 2008 IT WAS an ordinary April day in Miaohe village. Back from her morning's labour in the fields, Madam Qu Wanfu rested in front of her house built on a terraced hillside. Suddenly, she felt the earth move beneath
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      713 87 INTHEEND yP^l Imi fsUDOKU hb M^^h Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 V 11 box contians every digt from 1 to 9 inclusively 1118 I I I Match these digits to the reasons they made the news 2 6 9 4 c 1) Price of the
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