The Straits Times, 20 March 2008, Afternoon Edition

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES 126 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS MICA (P) 115/12/2007 THURSDAY, MARCH 20 2008 •m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS
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  • Article
    Lock icon Asian stocks rally after Fed rate cut
    195 1  -  ALVIN FOO ASIAN stock markets, beaten down in recent days by bad news about the United States economy and banking system, burst into a relief rally yesterday. Gains were seen across the board from Shanghai to Sydney after a key US interest rate
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    Lock icon They just love the love elective
    174 1  -  THERESA TAN CALL it the love elective. When two polytechnics started classes on love and relationships, students rushed in to learn about human relationships, romantic attachments and family life. The semester-long elective was offered at Singapore and Ngee Ann polytechnics, and those who signed
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    Lock icon Guess who came to market...
    150 1 IT WAS not the usual request of visiting VIPs. But Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej asked to see the Tiong Bahru wet market and dropped in yesterday morning. Here on an official visit, he is an accomplished chef and used to host a popular TV
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    Lock icon Ministry wants doctors to stop 'aesthetic' treatments
    461 1  -  Salma Khali k It will act against those who persist with unproven beauty treatments By Health Correspondent THE Health Ministry has decided to put a stop to doctors offering patients a range of controversial, unproven beauty treatments. Banning these treatments threatens to wipe
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon It's mostly joy for foster parents
      919 1  -  Theresa Tan By THE infant was unwanted, born prematurely in a toilet. His mother was a teenager. That was all Ms Saharah Rajamat knew about the Chinese newborn when she went to pick him up years ago. He is now eight, and all she
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      378 2 SECTION ONE HOME Prime 2-4 Three get death for murder Asia 6-21 Three men who fatally assaulted a World 22-29 lorry driver during a cellphone Review 30-32 heist are convicted of murder and FYI 33 sentenced to hang. SECTION TWO PAGE H3 Home Hl-Hll Forum Hl2 FO riim Sports Hl3-Hl7
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  • PRIME
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      Lock icon 500m tourists in Asia-Pacific by 2010
      638 3  -  Natalie Soh High-profile events expected to fuel massive travel boom By TRAVEL in the Asia-Pacific is set to soar, with the latest industry forecast predicting that close to 500 million people will arrive in the region and tourism will generate US$4.6 trillion (556.4 trillion)
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      Lock icon Are you sure you want to be stuck in this jam?
      307 3  -  Diana Othman It's the long weekend... By THE early birds are likely to take off for Malaysia this evening to make the most of the Good Friday weekend. But it may take longer than you think to get past
      ALBERT SIM  -  307 words
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      Lock icon Spore, Thailand resume two key programmes
      633 4  -  Ling Chang Hong They announce plans to boost cooperation during PM Samak's visit By Assistant Foreign Editor OLD friends Singapore and Thailand swept away last year's troubles yesterday as they pledged to work more closely to enhance cooperation. To that end, Prime Minister Lee
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      Lock icon Beijing Olympics' real 100-sers
      287 4 ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing ASK an Olympic athlete to set a new record, the reply is likely to be "no problem". Try asking the athlete to squat and the comeback is most certainly "no!" Chinese Olympic organisers are rushing to replace the squat toilets at three flagship
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      31 4 Industry steels itself Singapore's construction industry is trying to cut its dependence on concrete and switch to steel. But that plan is facing an unexpected hurdle. Fi [ill i i il
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Olympic torch 'will go to Tibet as planned'
      682 6  -  Tracy Quek Top Games official says route won't be affected by spreading protests By China Correspondent In Beijing DESPITE recent unrest in the Himalayan region, the Olympic torch relay will pass through Tibet, ascend Mount Everest, and journey through other trouble-hit spots
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    • CHINA
      • TIBET UNREST
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          Lock icon Why riots got out of hand
          861 8  -  Chua Chin Hon »Intelligence failure? Miscalculation by Beijing? Ploy to draw out instigators? By China Bureau Chief In Beijing A MASSIVE intelligence failure, a simple miscalculation, or a deliberate ploy to draw out the instigators? As Chinese security forces tighten control over Lhasa and
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          Lock icon Dalai Lama revered as a religious figure
          638 8  -  Ravi Velloor VIEW FROM INDIA By India Bureau Chief In Dharamsaia A HALL that packs no more than 60 chairs arranged tightly is the 'parliament. Outside, there is a Department of Home, a Cabinet office, an International Relations Department, even an Election Commission.
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          Lock icon Fascination with Tibet has no effect on foreign policy
          482 8  -  Derwin Pereira VIEW FROM U.S By US Bureau Chief In Washington TIBET has long captivated America with images of its Himalayan snow-capped mountains, maroon-robed monks and Nobel peace laureate Dalai Lama seeking freedom for his Buddhist followers from Chinese repression. A
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        Lock icon Pakistani charged with murder of 3 HK prostitutes
        538 11 Reports say debts from gambling habit led to killing and robbery spree Hong Kong A PAKISTANI man has been charged with murder in the deaths of three sex workers in the past week, said police yesterday, while a fourth death is believed
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        Lock icon Activist denies subversion charges
        335 11 NEW YORK TIMES, REUTERS Beijing ONE of the most prominent Chinese human rights advocates has pleaded not guilty to subversion charges at a trial here. The trial of Hu Jia has become an international cause celebre for many human rights groups that contend the Communist Party
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        Lock icon Failed plane attack 'staged by separatists'
        216 11 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing THE Chinese authorities believe that a Bei-jing-bound flight from the restive Xinjiang region on March 7 was the target of an unsuccessful attack by separatists based abroad, state media reported. A suspect or suspects had already confessed to planning, directing
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    • TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL POLLS
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        Lock icon DPP losing voters over bread and butter issues
        751 12  -  Goh Sui Noi By n Senior L-orresponaent In Kaohsiung A WIDENING income gap, stagnant salaries, increasing unemployment, particularly among young people. The list goes on. The Kuomintang (KMT) puts the blame for these problems squarely on the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
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        Lock icon Tibet unrest, common market fears cut Ma's lead
        768 12  -  Ong Hwee Hwee DPP rival stokes voters' fears of closer ties with China under Ma By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei THE presidential race could turn out to be closer than expected as a string of recent events chips away at the lead
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        Lock icon Stars throw weight behind poll candidates
        319 12  -  GOHSUI NOI REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK SEVERAL Taiwanese artistes living overseas have returned to Taiwan to support opposition Kuomintang's presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou. Among them is matinee idol of the *****, Chin Hsiang-lin. He told the media that a regular co-star of his, Lin Ching-hsia, was
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    • EAST ASIA
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        Lock icon Woman gets life term for killing daughter, boy
        402 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Tokyo A JAPANESE woman was sentenced yesterday to life in prison for throwing her nine-year-old daughter into a river and strangling a boy in a double-murder that stunned the nation. Suzuka Hatakeyama, 35, fell to her knees on the courtroom
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        Lock icon Second nominee for Bank of Japan chief rejected
        533 13  -  Kwan Weng Kin Top post at central bank left vacant for the first time in post-war period By Japan Correspondent In Tokyo JAPAN has been left without a central bank chief for the first time in its post-war history after the opposition-con-trolled
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    • INDIA /SOUTH ASIA
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        Lock icon New-look Rahul Gandhi wins hearts and minds
        601 14  -  P. Jayaram Rising profile of Gandhi scion is troubling India's opposition parties By India Correspondent In New Delhi INDIANS are seeing a new Rahul Gandhi. Instead of the self-effacing, almost diffident young man, they are being treated to a new visage of the
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        Lock icon Musharraf delays execution of Indian on terror charges
        540 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Indian lawmakers working to free him cheer the move, say they will press on Lahore PAKISTANI President Pervez Musharraf has delayed by 30 days the execution of an Indian prisoner who was condemned to death on charges of
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        Lock icon W. Bengal culls chickens to curb bird flu spread
        252 15 REUTERS KOLKATA THE authorities in eastern India started culling thousands of chickens yesterday, fearing the spread of bird flu in another district following a fresh outbreak in poultry this month. About 1,000 chickens in a state-run poultry farm in West Bengal
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        Lock icon Soaring rice prices 'could sow unrest'
        540 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Spectre of riots by hungry people looms over poor countries, rice expert warns Los Banos (The Philippines) AS THE price of rice hovers near record levels, many poor countries face the spectre of riots by hungry people, according to one of the
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        Lock icon Filipinos urged to cut down wastage
        158 16 REUTERS THE Philippine government, struggling to secure rice on world markets as prices skyrocket, wants its people to waste less of the national staple. "I'm asking fast-food restaurants to give their customers an option to order half a cup of rice because right now,
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        Lock icon Ramos-Horta recounts how he survived shooting
        454 17 REUTERS Discharged from hospital, Timor Leste's leader calls for end to violence Darwin TIMOR Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta spoke for the first time yesterday about the assassination attempt on his life and called for peace in his nation, as he left hospital after five
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        Lock icon Vietnam ratifies Asean Charter
        312 17  -  Roger Mitton By Vietnam Correspondent In Hanoi VIETNAM has announced that it had formally ratified the Asean Charter two weeks ago on March 6. Under Vietnamese law, the ratification does not require the approval of the National Assembly, but only the signature of the head of
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        Lock icon Tourist killing: Thai suspect surrenders
        158 17 REUTERS Bangkok A THAI man suspected of killing a Swedish tourist on the southern resort island of Phuket has surrendered to police after a three-day manhunt, police said yesterday. Ms Hanna Charlotta Backlund, 27, was found stabbed to death on Saturday near her bungalow on
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    • MALAYSIA
      • CABINET SHAKE-UP
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          Lock icon Rally in Shah Alam over NEP
          160 19 BERNAMA ABOUT 500 people calling themselves the Selangor Malay Coalition, a previously unknown group, gathered in front of the Shah Alam Square yesterday to express their concern over the scrapping of the New Economic Policy (NEP) and matters related to the state leadership. They
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          Lock icon Abdullah and his team facing mutiny in Umno
          805 19  -  Carolyn Hong Chow Kum Hor PHOTO: Two refuse to serve as deputy ministers and there is talk of moves to oust the party leader By Malaysia Bureau Chief Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur BARELY a day after he announced his new Cabinet,
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          Lock icon Anwar seeks BN defectors to topple Abdullah
          521 20 BLOOMBERG, REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Opposition picks Anwar's wife as official leader in new Parliament Kuala Lumpur DE FACTO opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is cementing an official alliance as he tries to attract enough government lawmakers to defect to the opposition, in a bid
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          Lock icon Umno could face string of resignations
          312 20  -  HAZLIN HASSAN FORMER home minister Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (above) resigned as Umno's secretary-general yesterday, a day after his name was dropped from the Cabinet list, raising questions whether more will follow suit. While party insiders said this was an "isolated case", political analysts warn
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          Lock icon Rafidah to continue as Umno Women's chief
          575 20  -  Reme Ahmad By In Kuala Lumpur DATUK Seri Rafidah Aziz said yesterday that she was staying put as chief of the Umno Women's wing and as a Member of Parliament, snuffing wildfire talk that she wanted to quit all her political posts. She
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      27 6 Rahul Gandhi on the go The scion of India's most famous political family is rattling opposition parties with his countrywide visits to woo the people. PAGE 14
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Obama tackles race row head-on
      773 21 NEW YORK TIMES, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE He tries to explain the frustration of blacks and racial fears of whites Philadelphia SENATOR Barack Obama has delivered a sweeping assessment of race in America, bluntly confronting the divisions between black and white as he sought to dispel the
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      Lock icon Speech echoes Kennedy's in 1960
      270 21 BLOOMBERG BARACK Obama tried on Tuesday to do for race what John F. Kennedy did for religion. While his speech in Philadelphia is unlikely to win over those who oppose his candidacy because of his race, it may serve a similar purpose as Kennedy's talk
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      Lock icon Britain probing 30 terror plots, says Brown
      545 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Overhaul of security strategy to deal with terrorism, climate change and disease London PRIME Minister Gordon Brown said yesterday that Britain will beef up its defences against terrorism, but must prepare for potentially more serious risks from climate change
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      Lock icon DRINK NO SMALL BEER
      122 23 PHOTO: A man paying for a bottle of beer with a thick wad of notes at a local bar in Harare, Zimbabwe, yesterday. Zimbabweans have to carry huge amounts of money to pay for even the smaller transactions as the southern African nation has the world's
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
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        Lock icon EASING N. KOREAN REFUGEE WOES
        100 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: South Korea is speeding up its acceptance of North Korean refugees from Thailand to ease the burden on overcrowded immigration centres there, officials said yesterday. A Seoul official told Chosun Ilbo newspaper: "We've brought North Korean refugees from South-east Asia almost every
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        Lock icon TAKE A SHOT BEFORE CRUCIFIXION
        126 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA: Philippine health officials yesterday warned people taking part in Easter crucifixions and self-flagellation rituals to get a tetanus shot first and sterilise the nails to avoid infections. Every Good Friday in this predominantly Roman Catholic nation, dozens of men re-enact the crucifixion
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        Lock icon UN ENVOY REBUFFED BY JUNTA
        118 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations envoy to Myanmar has expressed disappointment that his latest visit to Myanmar did not produce "any immediate tangible outcome". Professor Ibrahim Gambari was rebuffed when he suggested that the military junta amend its "roadmap to democracy" to include
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        Lock icon PAKISTAN'S FIRST FEMALE SPEAKER
        64 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS ISLAMABAD Pakistan's new lawmakers have elected the country's first-ever female Speaker of Parliament. The outgoing speaker of the National Assembly announced that Dr Fehmida Mirza easily won yesterday's ballot. Dr Mirza is a businesswoman and medical doctor who has been elected to parliament three
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        Lock icon BLOW TO ANTI-KOSOVO DRIVE
        135 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS BELGRADE: Serbia's neighbours Croatia, Hungary and Bulgaria dealt a blow to the Serb campaign to overturn Kosovo's month-old independence yesterday by announcing that they would recognise the new republic. In a joint statement issued in Zagreb, Budapest and Sofia, they said that the
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      Lock icon British scientist's 'virtual water' a winning concept
      389 25 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS He gets Stockholm prize for devising way to compute how much water is used in production Stockholm A BRITISH scientist who developed a way to calculate how much water is used in the production of anything from a cup of
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Parents of missing UK girl get $1.5m in damages
        242 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO: THE parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann have accepted an apology and more than half a million pounds in damages over tabloid newspaper stories suggesting they had caused their daughter s death. Madeleine vanished on May 3
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        Lock icon Korean astronaut plans kimchi treat
        189 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS THE 29-year-old woman set to become South Korea's first astronaut will be taking a menu of 10 Korean specialities with her, including the beloved pickled dish kimchi, to space. Ms Vi So Yeon may also pack a traditional Korean costume and even
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    • IRAQ WAR FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
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        Lock icon US headed for major victory, Bush proclaims
        556 27 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE President says he has no regrets even as anti-war protests are held across the country Washington PRESIDENT George W. Bush has marked the fifth anniversary of the unpopular Iraq war by saying he has no regrets and declaring that America
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        Lock icon Mixed views on Britain's quiet withdrawal from Iraq
        404 27 REUTERS London FIVE years after declaring it stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the United States in sending troops to invade Iraq, Britain is quietly easing its way out. Some 150,000 US troops remain in Iraq, but just 4,100 Britons a tenth of the British
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        246 27 ASSOCIATED PRESS Baghdad A FEMALE suicide bomber detonated an explosives vest packed with ball bearings yesterday near a bus terminal north-east of Baghdad, killing at least three people, police said. The blast was apparently targeting a police patrol in a commercial area in
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      493 28 Apple in talks with music labels about bundling songs with its players, says paper LONDON IF IPOD and iPhone buyers are prepared to pay more for their devices, they could end up with unlimited access to Apple's online music store. According to
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      238 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RIYADH THEY are banned from driving and cannot even travel without a male relative's permission but Saudi Arabian women can now book a pampered stay in a hotel exclusively for women. The Middle East's first wom-en-only hotel was officially opened in the capital
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      420 29 THE unthinkable has happened. The continued turbulence in global stock markets and the sharp rise in the Japanese yen all cry out for some swift counter-measures from Japan's central bank. In these uncertain times, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) has a crucial role to
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      1053 29  -  Sheng Lijun By For 'Lhe Straits limes TAIWAN'S election has once again gained worldwide attention. But does it matter? If Kuomintang (KMT) candidate Ma Ying-jeou wins, Taiwan will not get too close to China, otherwise the pan-blue alliance would likely lose the next election. If the
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      1000 30  - All seems normal but don't be fooled Julian Baum By TAIWAN POLLS For The Straits Times In Taipei THE presidential election in Taiwan this week looks to be the first-ever normal contest for that country's highest office. For one thing, Beijing has been unusually quiet, perhaps having learnt a lesson
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      941 31  -  Leslie Lopez By South-east Asia Correspondent AMONG the flood of congratulatory flowers that made their way last week to the office of Penang's new Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, a large bouquet from businessman Patrick Lim stood out. It came with a
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      50 29 Changing landscape The cosy nexus of business and politics is set to undergo a seismic shift in Malaysia after the historic March 8 general election. PAGE 32 PUNCHLINES POLYTECHNICS HAVE STARTED c CLASSES ON LOVE RELATIONSHIPS iwJ'(, THOSE TWO ARE \M-\? j\ GETTING THEIR fo^SXl ~~~^^\^~~X\ ADVANCED DIPLOMA.. .A> VJ.
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      1242 32 Singapore today *****1^ Partly cloudy, showers with thunder IpHpH^^ in the afternoon over many areas. THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, MARCH 20 2008 '1 USEFUL NUMBERS 5 THINGS YOU CAN ASIA WORLD WEATHER w^g^ Tf^n a V 1 Emergency lines LHJ IUDAY fPt^l Clear PoHce Hotline 1800-255-0000 t t o i»~v
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      543 34  -  Jane Ng Polytechnics offer elective on dating and romance By Theresa Tan POLYTECHNIC student Isabel Sect spends part of her time in class watching romantic movies, listening to sappy music and holding hands with boys. But it's all okay. In fact, the sessions are even encouraged by
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      320 34  -  THERESA TAN 'Ambassador couples' show by example how marriages last FORMER national sprint champion C. Kunalan's path to marriage was not an easy one. "When my parents found out I was dating a Chinese girl, they told me not to come home. I was shocked and saddened
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      643 35  -  April Chong Disabled make request following easing of CBD rule By. YES, let's have more taxi stands in the Central Business District (CBD), but how about making them accessible for the handicapped too? The initial hue and cry over the CBD taxi rule has eased, with
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      584 36  -  Selina Lum $1.3 m CELLPHONE HEIST They beat up man with a bat while stealing cargo of 2,700 phones By THREE men who fatally assaulted a lorry driver during a million-dollar cellphone heist were yesterday convicted of murder and sentenced to hang. Daniel
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      Lock icon Fire destroys car, damages 3 others at Eunos carpark
      318 36  -  Carolyn Quek By A FIRE damaged four cars at an open-air carpark next to Eunos MRT station yesterday morning, razing a Toyota and prompting its owner to say his vehicle was intentionally set ablaze. The silver Toyota Vios was burnt so
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      Lock icon No road map? Go with your intuition, says DPM
      527 37  -  Li Xueying More 'risk-taking needed' to deal with fast-changing world By NO MORE waiting for all the data. In today's complex and fast-changing world, public policymakers increasingly need to make decisions in the absence of complete information. Sometimes, they will need
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      125 37 IN THE 1980s, he pioneered efforts to develop Singapore's IT industry. Later, he played a similar key role in nurturing the creative and media industries. Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng yesterday paid tribute to Dr Tan Chin Nam, 57, who retired at the
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        125 37 Gabriel Lim, 33 Director (Industry Development and International Co-operation), Ministry of Health AO Grade 9 My proudest achievement: Being able to mentor young officers at the Civil Service College. At MOH, I helped to improve the public health-care system when, with my bosses and
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        148 37 Shang Thong Chic, 29 Deputy Director (Land Transport), Ministry of Transport AO Grade 11 My proudest achievement: Giving advice where it turned out correct. This was pertaining to Singapore-Indonesia relations, so I can't say much about that. What I can say is
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        141 37 Tan Li San, 32 Director (Social Programme), Ministry of Finance AO Grade 9 My proudest achievement: Being involved in the processes to produce the annual Budget. In the most recent one, I worked on liberalising the rules that allow people to top
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        176 37 Ong Yunn Shing, 30 Senior Manager, Singapore Cooperation Enterprise AO Grade 11 My proudest achievement: It was during the Sars period. Working at the Transport Ministry then, I coordinated the transport policies against the virus from telling taxi drivers to issue receipts to putting in
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        146 37 Lee Pak Sing, 33 Director (Education and Culture Programme), Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports AO Grade 10 My proudest achievement: Helping Singapore win the Youth Olympic Games. In bidding, we knew the philosophy was important that the Games is not just for the athletes
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        201 37 Selwyn Scan Scharnhorst, 30 Deputy Director (Housing), Ministry of National Development AO Grade 11 My proudest achievement: When I was in the Trade and Industry Ministry, I helped with the free trade agreement Singapore signed with India in 2005. It helped to catalyse closer
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      Lock icon More global exposure and language training lined up
      332 37  -  Lynn Lee By SINGAPORE will send some 17 per :ent of its officers in the elite Administrative Service to work outride ministries by the year end. This is to ensure that these top :ivil servants are exposed to the global winds of
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      582 39  -  Tania Tan Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute to oversee 2 water research centres By A NEW institute was launched yesterday that promises to pump money and brain power into green research here. The Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (Newri) will
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        Lock icon TEENS HELD FOR STEALING BUS
        109 39 TWO youths, both aged 18, were arrested yesterday for stealing a bus from the Jalan Bahar heavy vehicle carpark. The police received a call at about 4am about a bus colliding with a taxi but then driving away, and a second tip-off about a duo
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        Lock icon GIRL STOLE $21k FROM ROOMMATE
        76 39 A FOREIGN student was jailed for a week and fined $7,000 yesterday for stealing almost $21,000 from her roommate's bank account last year. Dewi Marlina, 19, who was then with the Singapore Institute of Management, used her roommate's ATM card to make 95 illegal withdrawals
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        Lock icon DRIVER JAILED FOR METAL THEFT
        90 39 A LORRY driver was jailed yesterday for a year and two months for stealing more than $49,000 worth of metal items and scrap metal. These included zinc sheets, stainless steel cables and 22 metal moulds from Jebsen and Jesson Packaging in Enterprise Road. The thefts
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        82 39 A TODDLER who fell to her death from a sev-enth-floor flat last November may have climbed over a balcony parapet without realising the danger, a coroner said yesterday. State Coroner Victor Yeo ruled the death of Caoimhe Sona Sherla O'Shea, three, a misadventure. The girl
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        Lock icon MAN FINED FOR UPSKIRT ANTICS
        54 39 A MAN who used a mirror to look up a 40-year-old woman's skirt at a Cold Storage supermarket in Marine Parade Road last December was fined $2,000 yesterday for insulting her modesty. Logistics supervisor Ngui June Sien, 40, could have been jailed for up to
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      Lock icon Only 19% of diabetics got all checks despite Medisave help
      685 42  -  Lee Hui Chieh And none of the stroke patients followed the advised after-care regime last year, says MOH By DESPITE new Medisave rules designed to help people with chronic ailments stick to their treatments, only a fraction of patients got
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      388 42  -  LEEHUI CHIEH WHEN Mrs Mary Reatha Naidu went to a clinic with abdominal pains last year, she had no idea that the check-up would probably end up saving her life. Her physician, Dr Theresa Yap, discovered that the 55-year-old housewife had diabetes,
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      322 43  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN Premiums up by B°/o for commercial vehicles due to construction demand WITH the exception of motorcycle certificate prices, COE premiums ended higher yesterday at the last tender exercise of the current quota year. Commercial vehicle certificate of entitlement (COE) prices
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      379 43 RECENT surveys may have found that nine in 10 Singaporeans out there feel that life is stressful and they need more fun. But it is not deterring one man's search for the elusive "one" who is happy. Led by the appropriately named Mr
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      128 43 CULTIVATING positive relationships with others will be one focus of a mental well-being awareness programme here this year. The Health Promotion Board is launching a year-long programme called Mind Your Relationships next Friday, to encourage people to make and maintain strong bonds with family,
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      467 44  -  Chong Chee Kin Teh Joo Lin Award-winning programme helps screen and prepare prisoners before job interview By TRYING to hook up with prospective employers while still behind bars no longer feels like a blind date for some prison inmates. A programme, led
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        116 44 ELECTRICITY tariffs for the April to June quarter will go up by an average of 5.6 per cent or 1.26 cents per kilowatt-hour (kwh). Domestic and non-domestic low-tension users will see prices rise from 22.62 cents per kwh to 23.88 cents per kwh. This
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        Lock icon SPECTACLES AID SCHEME EXTENDED
        94 44 A SCHEME to provide needy students with spectacles will be extended by nine months until Dec 31. The Joint Spectacles Fund Sponsorship by lens manufacturer Essilor Singapore and the Health Promotion Board has helped 3,800 financially needy students with new spectacles. The scheme started in April
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      313 42 I 11 would like to express my sincere thanks to Momentum for introducing your I Futures course to me. Alastair is an excellent trainer. I am very impressed by I his vast knowledge of the market and his years of experience that he is able to share with us. During
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      225 45  -  Lav Chee Kian GOING EN BLOC WITH reference to Ms Susan Prior's letter on Monday J"En bloc sales eroding our sense of kampung'"), I wish to point out that in a kampung, you can walk up to a neighbour's home and peer through the
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      424 45  -  K.S. Rajah I REFER to Monday's letter, "En bloc sales eroding our 'sense of kampung'", in which Ms Susan Prior has stated that minority owners have to fight desperately to keep their homes. She has also said that in Singapore, your home is
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      579 45  -  Lynda Kiong Chiew Mm (Mdm) I APPLAUD the move by the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) to join the international effort to stop children from digging into junk food. As Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan has pointed out, awareness must begin at
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      352 45  - Pump prices eight hikes in eight months Benjamin Tay I REFER to the recent increase in petrol and diesel pump prices, the second rise in less than a month, and the eighth since July last year. It is disheartening and painfully obvious that the four oil companies operating here Shell,
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      163 45  -  Paul Antony Fernandez I REFER to Sunday's report, "SDP holds illegal protest against rising consumer prices; 12 held", on the protest march held by Dr Chee Soon Juan and his supporters last Saturday. As a Singapore-born citizen since the *****, I and many
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      128 45  -  Lo Tak Wah I REFER to Monday's letter, "Make CPF transfers elder-ly-friendly", by Ms Tong Jee Cheng. Central Provident Fund (CPF) members are allowed to transfer their Ordinary Account savings directly to their Special or Retirement accounts up to the prevailing Minimum Sum, currently
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      254 45  -  Loh Swee Heng I REFER to the report, "MPs seek steps to prevent 'magic dollars' flat scam" (March 11). It implies that HDB flat sellers involved in such illegal scams did so because the Housing Board did not grant a
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      122 45  -  Ong-Kong Yong Sin (Mrs) I REFER to last Friday's letter by Mr Lv Qimin, "Install portable loos to ease Causeway wait". The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) is doing its best to facilitate travel while maximising bordersecurity efforts. Every officer available
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      44 45 For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitstimes.com Access to letters online is free. SINGAPORE'S F. 8.1.: Friendly But Inadequate service HOLD ON AND 0N...: Airline reservations WHOSE FAULT?: Whopping power bill »CREEPY RIDE: Roaches on buses DON'T KNOW, DON'T TELL: Insurance plan
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      1084 46 ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK TIMES BASKETBALL Celtics end their 22-game winning streak, which is the second longest in NBA history Houston IT TOOK the National Basketball Association's best team to stop the hottest team. The Houston Rockets' winning streak of 22 games longer than all but one in
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      291 46 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ►>TENNIS Indian Wells (California) MARIA Sharapova's unbeaten start to the year came close to ending. This was when she took nearly three hours to subdue Alona Bondarenko in the Pacific Life Open fourth round yesterday. Sharapova outlasted the Ukrainian 6-2, 5-7,
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      Lock icon Federer ready to reign again?
      301 46 NEW YORK TIMES Indian Wells (California) IT WAS hard to tell on Tuesday afternoon what was causing more people to sweat: a beating sun or the sight of Roger Federer looking ready to resume his reign over men's tennis. Federer arrived at the Pacific Life
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      799 47  -  Neil Humphreys NOTES FROM THE LIGHTER SIDE By DAVID James clearly believes he is football's answer to Richard Burton. The late Welsh actor was a legend in theatrical circles for his ability to knock back a bottle of vodka a day,
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      Lock icon Kewell hints at Liverpool exit
      564 47  -  Wang Meng Meng Reds winger says decision to forgo showdown with Man U was made by himself and the club By IN THE strongest hint yet, Liverpool star Harry Kewell indicated that he could leave Anfield at the end of the season. The left winger
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      466 47  -  WANG MENG MENG WITHOUT a club and without a competitive game for three months Agu Casmir is the surprise call-up to the national team. The striker, who is not contracted to any S-League team, is a shock selection in Raddy Avramovic's 22-man squad to face
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      364 47 London RAFAEL Benitez's latest tactical twist could be the key to halting Manchester United's Premier League title charge on Sunday. While Steven Gerrard's role just behind striker Fernando Torres has produced 15 goals for Liverpool in their last five games, Xabi Alonso believes there
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      276 47 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON THEO Walcott (left) and David Beckham look set to win recalls to the England squad today, when Fabio Capello names a provisional 30-man squad for the friendly in France next Wednesday. Beckham who was watched by Capello's assistant Franco Baldini in
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        106 47 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: British police raided Premier League club Birmingham yesterday as part of an investigation into football corruption. Police said that they visited Birmingham early in the morning to execute a search warrant, but did not give further details. Birmingham said they were cooperating with
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        80 47 LONDON: Chelsea manager Avram Grant has made it easier for owner Roman Abramovich to sack him, claiming there would not be any hard feelings, reported The Mirror. "We are good friends," Grant said. But not once when we've spoken about the team have
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        68 47 LONDON: Fuming Arsene Wenger is thinking about reporting Inter Milan to Uefa for tapping up midfielder Alexander Hleb. The player left the team's hotel the night before the second leg of their Champions League tie against AC Milan two weeks ago with agent Claudio Vigorelli,
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        Lock icon BERBATOV'S AGENT COURTS MILAN
        55 47 LONDON: The agent of Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov is stirring up trouble again, claiming the Bulgarian will listen to any possible approach from AC Milan, reported Sky Sports. Said Emil Dantchev: "Milan are one of the biggest clubs in Europe. And if there was interest, we
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        64 47 LONDON: Everton will have to overcome a severe short' age of strikers in their him for Champions League qualifl cation. This was after Andrew Johnson was diagnosed with c groin strain on Tuesday. The England forwarc limped out of Sunday's defeai at Fulham and into a
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        67 47 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID: Barcelona striker Thierry Henry, who is not happy because he rarely sees his daughter, Tea, since his divorce from English model Claire Merry last year, has rejected any suggestion that he wants to return to England. Asked by a Spanish
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        47 47 BLOOMBERG NEWS MADRID: Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy was set to have ankle surgery yesterday in Amsterdam anc may miss the rest of the season. He was the top scorer ir the Spanish League last season with 25 goals.
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      Lock icon Ironman Singapore in a spot over route
      533 48  -  Jeanette Wang TRIATHLON Road works for Singapore F1 Grand Prix preparation may steer run elsewhere By FORMULA One is coming to town, and organisers of September's Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore are in a quandary. The Ironman event is on Sept 7, which is
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      306 48  -  Ho Ai Li »FUN RUN By GET set for the sight of hundreds of kids racing down the streets around City Hall for the inaugural Cold Storage Kids Run on June 1. They will run on courses ranging from 800 m to I.4km. It is the
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      360 48 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YACHTING New York THE America's Cup is headed for a rare one-on-one, three-race showdown between defending champions Alinghi and BMW Oracle, after a New York judge sided with the latter. Oracle had taken Swiss team Alinghi to court
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      582 49  -  Marc Lim YOUTH OLYMPICS Sports aside, the 2010 event in Singapore will also emphasise culture and education By Sports In Lausanne (Switzerland) DO NOT expect the Youth Olympics to be a miniature version of the Summer Games. Rather, the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic
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      228 49 THE 18th hole at the Doral's famed Blue Monster Course is so brutal, it scares golfers more than 7,200 km away. Frenchman Gregory Havret, who had never been to the Doral, said yesterday after practice at the CA Championship: "Oh, yeah, that hole is famous even
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      875 49 ASSOCIATED PRESS »GOLF Miami ONLY one player has any chance of stealing the spotlight from three-time defending champion Tiger Woods when the WGC-CA Championship at Doral begins today. Colombia's Camilo Villegas created a major stir when, as a rookie, he shot into contention at
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      Lock icon Todt steps down as Ferrari's CEO
      264 49 MOTOR RACING MELBOURNE JEAN Todt, who masterminded Ferrari's return to the pinnacle of Formula One, quit as the Italian car manufacturer's chief executive officer on Tuesday. He was replaced by general manager Amadero Felisa. Under Todt's guidance, Ferrari ended a run of 16 years
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      318 49 SWIMMING Eindhoven FIRST came glory for the Netherlands, when their women set a new world record in the 4xloom freestyle final on Tuesday at the European Swimming Championships. Then, disaster. Dutch swimming fans were stunned yesterday when Olympic champion Pieter van den Hoogenband failed to
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      Lock icon US official rubbishes food worry at Games
      276 49  -  MARC LIM AMERICAN athletes have no problems competing at the Beijing Olympics in August. Robert Ctvrtlik, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) member from the United States, told The Straits Times that the Americans' concerns over food had been taken out of context. Last
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        84 49 ASSOCIATED PRESS STOCKHOLM: Reigning Olympic heptathlon champion Carolina Kluft will not compete in the event at the Beijing Olympics. She will, instead, focus on the long jump and the triple jump. The 25-year-old Swede said she was no longer motivated for the heptathlon. "I have
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        59 49 REUTERS LONDON: Controversial umpire Darrell Hair, 55, is unlikely to officiate at cricket matches involving Pakistan, despite being restored as a Test and one-day international umpire. The International Cricket Council announced on Tuesday that Hair, who was sacked in 2006 for penalising Pakistan for
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        62 49 REUTERS BERNE: Red Bull's sec-ond-string Formula One team, Toro Rosso, is for sale. The team's billionaire founder, Dietrich Mateschitz, said new rules being introduced in 2010 have forced his hand. The feeder team use a chassis based on their parent team's design but a
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        91 49 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: More than foui months after Ryan Shay col lapsed at the US Olympic mar athon trials, the New Yorl City medical examiner deter mined that his death was caused by an irregular heart' beat that stemmed from an en^ larged and
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      Lock icon Xinmin pair prove language's no barrier
      434 50  -  Christopher Ong SPORTS IN SCHOOLS Aurkarn and partner Chiew Sien win doubles title despite speaking in different tongues By THEY speak in different tongues. But when it comes to badminton, language is no barrier for Thai Aurkarn Vattanapoon and her Malaysian partner Lim Chiew
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      278 50 SINGAPORE SPORTS COUNCIL LEADING human resource professional Lynette Lim is the Singapore Sports Council's (SSC) newest team member in its drive to raise its game and keep up with the growing sports sector. Lim, who has HR experience in the finance and leisure industries, will be
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      352 50 BASKETBALL NBA: Detroit 136 Denver 120, Miami 112 Milwaukee 106, Chicago 112 New Jersey 96, LA Lakers 102 Dallas 100, Boston 94 Houston 74, Sacramento 122 Golden State 105, Phoenix 111 Portland 98. ICE HOCKEY NHL: Philadelphia 3 Atlanta 2, NY Rangers 5 Pittsburgh 2, Toronto 3 NY Islanders
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      24 46 Crouching spider The Colombian golfer Camilo Villegas, nicknamed Spider-Man for the way he sizes up the greens, is god's gift to women. PAGE Hl6
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      137 46 NBA's longest winning streaks 33 LA Lakers Nov 5,1971 to Jan 7, 1972 22 Houston Jan 29 to March 18, 2008 20 Milwaukee Feb 6 to March 8, 1971 19 LA Lakers Feb 4 to March 13, 2000 RIP Houston's run Golden State- 111-107 Jan 29 Indiana 106-103 Febl Milwaukee
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      59 49 TV times CRICKET: Deodhar Trophy: Central Zone v South Zone (Live, ChlO9, 11am). ICL 20's Grand Championship: Chennai v Delhi (Live, Chill, 9.25pm). GOLF: WGC CA Championship: Day 1 (Live, Ch26, tomorrow, 2am). TENNIS: ATP Master Series Pacific Life Open: 4th rd (11.30 am). Q-finals (tomorrow, 4am) Live, Ch24. Event
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  • OBITUARIES
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      151 50 OM SRI GURU v RAGHAVENDRAYAH NAMAHA RASTHURI BAI D/ 0 KRISHNASAMY (KAS) Age: 47 passed away peacefully on 19 March 2008 leaving behind loved ones. (Father R. Krishnasamy, deceased) (Mother Ratha Bai, deceased) Grandmother Rukumani (Papa) Brothers: Sisters-in-law; K. Mohana Das D. Ragni K. Segaran (Krish) K. Vasuki K. Asokan
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      110 50 'Jesus is the Lord of my life. Sickness and disease have no power over me' Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of Lam Mci Leng Went Home to be with the Lord on 20 March 2007 1 year has passed unknowingly fast, Of the loss of one we love so well,
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      30 50 In Loving Memory Of P.P.GOPALAPILLAI K.JANAKIAMMA Departed 20/3/83 Departed 14/3/01 Our hopes and dreams continue because of the legacy you created Forever remembered by all your children, grandchildren loved ones.
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      126 50 CHAN BOH JIN Age: 84 was called home to be with the Lord on 19 March 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Toh Cheong Seng, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Toh Wah Khiong, Richard (Maureen Low, deceased) Toh Eng Cheong, Francis Lim Swee Eng Daughter: Son-in-law: Chee Ha
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      38 50 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late SSGT (APF) Santa Maria Jessie Caroline Departed on 17 March 2008 From: Chairman, Board of Directors, Commander (APF) and Management of AETOS Security Management Pte Ltd
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      224 51 f®s^ "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days *°^|s| H* of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 LUX YING HO Age: 96 years Was called home to be with the Lord on 18 March 2008, leaving behind loved
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      63 51 MS LEE EX HON Age: 57 was called home to be with the Lord on 19/03/2008 leaving behind loved ones. Always remembered by Brothers, Sister, Brother-in-law, Sisters-in-law, God-daughters, Nephews Nieces. Wake is held at void deck of Blk 17 Marine Terrace. Night service will be held on 19/03/2008 and 20/03/2008
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      190 51 TEO CHEW PO (Panjang) Age: 85 passed away peacefully on 18 March 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Lim Car Chen Sons: Daughters-in-law: Granddaughters: Teo Teck Beng Henry Lee Sau Peng Susan Teo Yen Chun Amanda Teo Gee Hock Patrick Tan Meu King Teo Lynette Teo Gee Siang Laura Low
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      105 51 MDM KUAN SOU WAH (MRS WOON CHOW KWAI) AGE 86 PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON 19 th MARCH 2008 LEAVING BEHIND LOVED ONES HUSBAND Woon Chow Kwai (deceased) DAUGHTER SON-IN-LAW Dr. Frances Woon Dr. Chan Kai Poh SON Saxone Woon GKANDSONS GRANDDAUGHTERS "IN "LAW Dr. Chan Kwai Tung Lynette Lum Dr.
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      117 51 TAN BEE LEONG (AH LEONG) Age: 68 Passed away peacefully on 18 March 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: OngAngKee Sister: Brother-in-law: Tan Ec Bee Ng Kee Seng Godsister Godbrother-in-law: Anna Soh Gilbert Chong Children: Spouse: Tan Beng Teck, Mike Chua Lay Hoon, Janet Tan Beng
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      23 51 In Loving Memory Of Puan Sri Khoo Teck Puat Departed 20th March 1995 Deeply missed and always remembered by your children and grandchildren
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      85 51 With Deepest Sympathy V and Heartfelt Condolences to our Managing Director Ji Mr Vincent Tan Geek Lin On the demise of his beloved Father TAN AH HAN Departed on 18 March 2008 From: The Management Staff of VERJAS MARKETING PTE. LTD. Footwear Distributor for BEVERLY HILLS POLO CLUB i Wake
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      81 51 HARIOM We, the family of the late K. LETCHIMEE Departed: 11th March 2008 wish to express our heartfelt thanks appreciation to all our relatives friends for their assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, wreaths contribution during our recent bereavement. Karumathi Prayers will be held tonight (20th March) at Blk 687 Jurong West
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      85 51 NARAYANA X THANKAVELU VATEME (VASANTHI) Ex Chat CheefPing Yi} S Tech Whye Lane Age: 54 Departed on 18-3-08 Husband: Kalimutu a/o Subrarnaniam Son: Leichumanan s/o Kalimutu Mother: Chelliah Letehumi Mother-in-law: Kuppu I' Sisters: T Nagammal, T Letehumi, T Valliamma, T Ramayee Brothers-in-law: Ram, (Subramaniam.deceased) Marimuthu Doraisamy Brothers: (of Chai Chee)
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      80 52 Sp^* JUr flf With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to our m J* 1 I Jk Managing Director J \H CAPT. ALFRED TAN CHOR KOON (j I||L On the demise of his beloved father m TAN HEE TEO :>i»* Departed on 19 March 2008 Z^ From: The Management Staff of M
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      221 52 1 y "I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, i 'if make me dwell in safety." Psalm 4:8 *n •I a TAN HEE TEO Age: 93 was called home to be with the Lord on 19 March 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by
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      27 50 Obituaries For booking enquiries, call 1800-289-9988 (office hours) 6319-5192 (after office hours) Bookings made after office hours for next day's publication are subject to space availability. CLASSIFIED
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      87 51 With deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to our managing director Saxone Woon On the demise of his beloved mother MDM KUAN SOU WAH (MRS WOON CHOW KWAI) Departed on 19th March 2008 From management and staff of Immortal Design IMMORTAL NEWS CENTRE COUNTER, 1000 TOA PAYOH NORTH Tel: 1800-289-9988 (office
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      18 51 "In memoriam" is for the loved oneswnomuou remember... For the loved ones whom you remember... "In Memoriam" CLASSIFIED
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      225 52 Acceptance of Obituaries News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North Mondays Saturdays 8.30 am to 9.45pm Sundays Public Holidays 12.30pm to 9.45pm Only death announcements can be accepted after office hours.* To help us process your announcement quickly, please bring along the following: Original Death Certificate Identity Card of person placing
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        6936 53 TRANSACTION DATE: MARCH 19, 2008 'VOL DAY NET M CAP '000 HIGH LOW P/E $MIL 52-WEEK TEL !H LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 0R11C 3C 26 141 24 29 18 61 26 126 16 144 >28 94 89 1C 2C 184 >06 in ~2 E 15
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        1455 53 52-WEEK IEL HIGH LOW CODE SMIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL 0RDAY '000 HIGH NET LOW MCAP P/E 3C 41.; 31 16.; 38 70.; 46.; ii.; 44.; 83 i;.; i; 16.; 17.1 2; 9C 43 i; 19.; 88 24.; 2.3 1 41.2 19.3 21 ii.; 21.; 4;.;
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        67 53 52-WEEK IEL HI6H LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 'VOL '000 DAY NEI P/E M CAP SMIL 0RHIGH LOW 2OC 620C 1OOC 1120C 1250C 398.3 3977 c 116 6065 Diamonds 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** 6170 SPDRS
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      444 54 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Readership for American dailies has more than doubled and newspapers have become major players on the Web: Study Washington NEWSPAPERS gained readers last year, confounding analysts who have predicted they would continue to lose ground as more people switch to the
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      33 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 12,260.44 (+296.28 points) »Japanese shares closed up 2.48 per cent after a US interest rate cut and better-than-expected banking results sparked a strong rally on Wall Street.
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      39 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 21,866.94 (+482.33 points) Hong Kong stocks closed 2.26 per cent higher after the US Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by 75 basis points, triggering a big rally on Wall Street.
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      34 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 3,761.61 (+92.71 points) Chinese shares closed 2.53 per cent higher, rebounding from recent plunges after an overnight rally on Wall Street sparked by the Fed's latest rate cut.
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      30 54 AFP h Yesterday's close: 5,289.1 (+203.0 points) Australian shares surged 4 per cent, as financial stocks around Asia soared after the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates.
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      30 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 1,186.54 (+6.52 points) Malaysian shares closed 0.6 per cent higher as regional markets rallied after the US Federal Reserve slashed its key interest rate.
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      33 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 14,994.83 (+161.37 points) »Indian shares closed 1.09 per cent higher in response to a sharp interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve to calm troubled credit markets.
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      36 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 2,323.57 (-16.23 points) »Indonesian shares closed 0.7 per cent lower as wary investors locked in gains from a strong but short-lived rally in early trade ahead of the long weekend.
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      32 54 AFP Yesterday's close: 807.67 (-4.65 points) Thai stocks closed 0.57 per cent lower as investors locked in profits despite a rally on Wall Street following a US rate cut.
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      124 54 M i :L\ I H i\,\\ 1' I>] a;wM!np¥ji|iU YESTERDAY'S CLOSE: 2,833.21 CapitaLand 5.720 -0.140 CapitaMall 3.100 +0.040 CityDev 9.800 -0.150 Cosco Corp 2.950 +0.060 DBS Grp 17.380 +0.240 F&N 4.500 -0.010 Gent Intl 0.570 -0.020 HK Land 3.940 -0.060 ISH 16.240 +0.020 lardine C&C 16.400
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      51 54 Golden Agri 91,643,000 Jasper 53,602,000 Sing Tel 42,529,000 Synear 32,640,000 CoscoCorpMßLeCWoBoBol 32,317,000 CoscoCorp 31,226,000 Gentlntl 28,375,000 China Hongxing 27,254,000 LiHeng 27,189,000 Yangzijiang 24,938,000 March 19 Capita Land 23,472,000 01am 22,735,000 CapitalanMßLeCWoBo6o6 22,547,000 SGX 22,092,000 Global Voice 20,589,000 China Energy 19,484,000 Noble Grp 18,304,000 Wilmar 18,234,000 Firstßes 17,009,000 UniFiber
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      137 54 March 19 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT )F FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling lust dollar 1.2760 1.2910 Ian dollar 1.3830 1.4000 iuro 2.1460 2.1710 (lalaysian ringgit* ..0.4346 0.4354 <Z dollar 1.1100 1.1340 Sterling pound 2.7540 2.7850 JS dollar 1.3710 1.3870 SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO 100
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      1548 81  -  Stephanie Yap Obituary Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke was a visionary who valued the human imagination and the promise of technology WHEN Arthur C. Clarke was born in 1917, typewriters were the cutting edge of office technology, and the first transatlantic flight was a whole year
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        711 89 LAT-WP After Paul McCartney's former wife was given a reduced divorce settlement, she poured water over his lawyer LONDON The day she won a reduced £24.3-mil-lion (5567.5-million) divorce settlement from Paul McCartney on Monday, former model Heather Mills allegedly poured a jug of water in court
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      484 61  -  TEE HUNCHING Editor hunching@sph.com. sg For the longest time, my biggest pet peeve about shoe shopping was this: Why do retailers display different colours of a particular design all in the same size usually a size 36? Wouldn't it make everyone's life easier if each shade came
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        253 63 It s a week to the annual Singapore Fashion Festival (it starts next Friday), but that's not nearly long enough for some to forget the low points of last year's event. One of the main gripes centred around the poor organisation. Despite the reputed claims of staging international shows,
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        113 63 GUESS GIVES: Spend a minimum of $200 in a single receipt at any Guess store (except Guess Kids) and get a $30 Guess Footwear voucher. Till April 11. GO BARE: Waxing salon chain Strip is giving waxing virgins 30 per cent off their first treatment while first-timers at brow-shaping
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        220 63 The Central mall in Eu Tong Sen Street takes fashion trends seriously. As designers get a full-on art attack this season what with bold prints and illustrations all the rage the mall will launch a five-week exhibition on the union of fashion and art tomorrow. Called A Splash
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        246 63 Mini chiffon fans sewn on your bikini top to look like rosettes may not quite beat Madonna's conical bra in terms of creativity. But the design (below) by Raffles Design Institute (RDI) student Afton Chen beat 37 others to win the Singapore round of the inaugural Triumph Inspiration
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        219 63 With their kawaii dressing and madcap hairstyles, anime fans are a different breed of fashion followers altogether. This kitschy subculture will meet the chi-chi world of high fashion at Tadashi Harada's exhibition at The Arts House from tomorrow till Tuesday The hair and make-up artist is part of
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        512 63 Have a problem with the way you look? Don't sweat it. E-mail your queries to Angeline Neo at sturban@sph.com.sg A*~*\ I can't find the right veil for my 1 wedding gown. I can't decide whether \_>v to wear a long or short one, or even to have one.
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        42 63 This Fendi nappa leather ballet flat is so pliant and soft, you can actually tuck the end of the shoe into its front. Great for walking, even better for packing light. $520, from Fendi, 01-32Ngee Ann City ST PHOTO: ALAN LIM
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        241 63  -  Melissa Lee These two head-turners were spotted at the House Of Sins theatre production at Raffles Hotel'sjubilee Hall on March 16 Goh Meiqian, 26, community service executive What are you wearing? My top from Far East Plaza cost about $30 and these New Future jeans cost $35.1 got
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        38 64  -  ANGELINE NEO From casual chic block heels to pretty wedges, sexy open-toe booties to kitschy stacked heels and funky gladiator sandals, we showcase spring's top five shoe trends and tell you how to wear them well
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        200 64 CHARLES CHUA; Wooden block heels, which trooped down the spring runways in Milan, Paris and New York, are favoured for their versatility. When paired with shorts, tiny skirts or even jeans, they make an outfit flirty rather than tarty. When teamed with tailored dresses or midi A-line skirts,
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        260 66 Bold and chunky, this season's wedge is more than just a shoe shape. It is also about details as the wider heel allows shoemakers to flaunt their creativity and craftsmanship. Italian shoe experts Salvatore Ferragamo showed us pretty wedges done in straw, while Bottega Veneta's elegant version
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        332 66 Who better to spill all on killer heels than women who can't live without them? YEO QIANHUA speaks to four regulars at chi-chi events KELLY SIA, 40, HOUSEWIFE AND SOCIALITE Which is your favourite shoe brand? I can't choose just one favourite brand as there are so many
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        161 68 Last season's bootie gets an update this season. This time, it has a peekaboo factor with a peep-toe style. The result: You can show off a great pedi, some toe cleavage and lots of style cachet. There's nothing sloppy about this shoe style, so opt for a sharp,
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        391 68 ALICE LIM, 40, OWNER OF BEAUTY ARSENAL SPA AT PACIFIC PLAZA Which is your favourite shoe brand? I have many but my most loved brands are Valentino, Emporio Armani and Celine. How many pairs of shoes do you own? It's hard to count, but I would say easily
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        171 70 Another sizzling style, the gladiator sandal was seen across many catwalks including Christian Lacroix in Paris, 3.1 Phillip Lim in New York and D&G in Milan. The rugged sandal packs a sexier attitude this time. Some are embellished with rivets giving an S&M sexiness while others come in
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        197 70 There's something kitschy about short stacked heels that brings to mind 1960s icons like Twiggy and Mary Quant or the muses at the Marc by Marc Jacobs spring/summer 2008 runway think Pan Am stewardesses meet Mary Tyler Moore. The retro-vintage shoe with its thick, short stems now
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        295 70 PHOTO: RASINA RUBIN, 30, PRIVATE BANKER Which is your favourite shoe brand? Christian Louboutin, for the moment. I am excited about my latest acquisition, the Christian Louboutin Very Prive pink, sequined pumps. Louboutins transform any outfit and they give great posture. Ferragamos, though, are the quintesssential work
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        286 70 SHAREL HO, 34, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF JEWELS DEFRED JEWELLERY BOUTIQUE AT THE GRAND HYATT Which is your favourite shoe brand? Miv Miv, YSL, Fendi and Guess by Marciano for their designs and comfort and also because they suit my personality. How many pairs of shoes do
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        289 71  -  ANGELINE NEO ashion or sculpture? Spring/summer 2008's stilettos and wedges with their whimsical designs and architectural shapes are making heels the focus and footwear walking pieces of art. Leading the way is Miv Miu's luxurious Art Deco stiletto columns embellished with crystals. Prada's shoes also stand stall
        CHARLES CHUA LIM SIN THAI  -  289 words
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        595 94 TEO CHENG WEE SAYS The first time I learnt about a woman's insatiable need for shoes was in my freshman year in university. The exams had just ended, so I celebrated with a bunch of schoolmates by heading to Johor Baru twice within a week
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        789 94 Clueless when it comes to shoes? Can't tell a loafer from a dress shoe and hate slipping your feet into anything but your sandals? KAREN TEE's guide will help men always put their right foot forward SANDALS Guys, remember this: wear sandals, not flip flops. Flip flops
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        550 94 CLARA CHOW SAYS The chi-chi set was air-kissing over glasses of champagne against a backdrop of sea, storm clouds and yachts. Standing at 1.58 m in my red Novo rubber ballet flats, I'd never felt so short. I was at a Chloe fashion show-cum-dinner and
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        535 75 Choice pumps (from left): mock croc leather pointy-toe pump, $39.90, from Charles Keith, Bl -18 Wisma Atria; crocodile leather pump with fabric bow, $9,600, from Louis Vuitton, 01 -20/24 Ngee Ann City; leather pump, $165, from Guess, 02-01 Paragon; patent and leather pump by Giuseppe Zanotti, $960, from
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        1036 75  -  NOELLE LOH If you are choosy about shoes, sometimes stepping off the beaten track is the way to stumble across some fab fooKvear finds. Urban leads the way The underground SURREALIST LOVE SCENE (SLS) 49A Boat Quay, Thursdays and Fridays, 7pm to 9pm; Saturdays and Sundays, 3pm to
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        1515 76 Celebrities glide down the red carpet in them ana mere mortals covet them; Urban gives the lowdown on these designer heels KAREN TEE I'M THE chick with the hot-ish, Manolo Blahnik, Jimmy Choo kicks, killin' it, who you with? So croons multiple Grammy winner Beyonce in her song
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        869 76  -  NOELLE LOH Nothing causes a fashionista to totter in horror more than the term "comfort shoes" think ugly, bulky footwear that supports the foot but limps in the sartorial stakes. However, Singaporeans are getting used to the idea of donning these uggs, now that some brands
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      864 77 He's been a mentor to everyone from fashion designers to fashion victims. NOELLE LOH picks up tips from style guru Tim Gunn launt your belly in a midriff-bearing top and you'd probably see Tim Gunn freeze in horror. "Unless you're wearing a bathing suit and you're at
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      461 78  -  TAN HSUEH YUN POSH NOSH here are people who look at grocery shopping as an unavoidable chore, and there are those who like nothing better than spending an hour or two walking up and down the aisles, checking out everything. No prizes for guessing which
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