The Straits Times, 1 September 2008

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    18 1 MICA (P) 115/12/2007 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 2008 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES
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      61 1 SURGEONS in Singapore's hospitals are turning to music to soothe their nerves while in the operating theatre. Anything from Fatboy Slim and Mozart are used by some of the top doctors here while in surgery. Music also benefits patients who need surgery and may even somewhat reduce the
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      Lock icon Spurs hold Chelsea 1-1
      53 1 A DETERMINED performance from Tottenham Hotspur earned them a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge and ended Chelsea's 100 per cent record this season. Spurs' Darren Bent pounced just before the break to poach a point for his team their first Premier League point of the season.
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      Lock icon Taxman turns 60
      51 1 THE Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) is marking its sixth decade with the launch of a book and a new gallery to showcase its progress over the years. Iras has also arranged with the Ministry of Education to open the gallery to school trips. MONEY PAGE
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      54 1 ABOUT 80 per cent of 12,500 tickets were sold for the three-week OCBC Singapore Theatre Festival, which featured new scripts by mostly Singaporean playwrights. Twenty-two out of 47 shows were sold out, and two Own Time Own Target (above) and The Swordfish, Then The Concubine will be restaged.
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    Lock icon Samak strikes back
    570 1  -  Nirmal Ghosh Thai PM attacks critics as Parliament, Senate meet to defuse crisis By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej yesterday morning launched a blistering attack on his critics through his regular weekly radio talk, saying "They are dealing with a prime minister who is
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    Lock icon Unite to take on the best, PM tells table tennis body
    495 1 IT IS unfortunate that it happened, but he is glad it is resolved. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong responded to questions about the twoweek saga over the Olympic-winning national table tennis team yesterday by urging the players and the
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      55 1 THE TYRANT J^*% WHO'S r\T^N/^ SIA STARTS S^CHEF JW\ YOURPOIPP'> 'DIETING' -A, Mrs Emmanuel Stroobant's t Soaring fuel prices prompt Xvjk~~tj "jHHlV—^§ recipe for success ■Wfa^^^^^Jß More birth certs without father's names airline to shed excess weight. p=*J jjji&ty I 1 LIFE! PAGE C 4 B PRIME, PAGE A3 HOME,
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        51 2 WE SAY After the party nominating conventions and all that hoopla, the two contenders for the United States presidency are left to themselves to prove who is the better person to lead. No more glitz, no more puffery, no more evasions. EDITORIAL PAGE
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        26 2 COLUMNS The EU can no longer stay engaged with Russia after the recent conflict in Georgia, says Jonathan Eyal. REVIEW PAGE A2l
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        Lock icon Vibrant economy at risk
        22 2 First serious violence due to Thai politics threatens the as-yet resilient economy, says Bruce Gale. REVIEW PAGE A2l
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        Lock icon Could S-E Asia be hit?
        22 2 The recent Algerian suicide bombings constitute Asean's ultimate security nightmare, says lan Storey. REVIEW PAGE A 22
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        Lock icon Hold employers liable
        31 2 OUR READER SAYS Reader Ravi Govindan says bosses should be held accountable for the actions of their foreign workers, just like employers of maids. FORUM PAGE A 23
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        22 2 www.straitstimes.com Leonard Lim meets the man behind the Formula One lights. Bhagyashree Garekar on the Democratic National Convention soap opera.
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      1007 2  -  Marc Lim STTA chiefs outburst badly timed, but she did spot what needed fixing By SPORTS CORRESPONDENT THE saga that gripped a nation and took the gloss off Singapore's greatest sporting achievement in almost half a century is over. Though there are some who
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      80 3  -  Ng Sor Luan By PHOTOGRAPHER What happens a minute before Bam? Straits Times photographers show their interpretation of that moment in the Prime pages every Monday entitled 7.59. We aim to capture everyday scenes across the island with a different perspective, bringing readers a slice of life that would
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      737 3  -  K. C. Vijayan Some single mums say keeping father off birth cert is better for baby By LAW CORRESPONDENT MORE babies are being born here without their fathers named on their birth certificates. The numbers, on a march north for the last three years,
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      1021 4  -  Jessica Jaganathan FERTILITY BREAKTHROUGH Prospective mums can have their eggs frozen before treatment for use later on By Some IVF advances DOCTORS have developed the following changes to improve the the odds for couples undergoing in-vitro fertilisation (IVF): TRANSFERRING FEWER
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      581 6 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Convention set to be postponed as US govt prepares for huge storm DALLAS: Republican Party officials were wrestling with contingency plans to keep their convention going as Hurricane Gustav threatened to batter New Orleans, as nominee John McCain conceded the convention
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      71 6 Sorry, the benchmark which has been around for about 20 years stays: The ongoing debate between parents and public transport firms over whether more children should ride free may be going the way of the operators. While parents feel that children are growing taller
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      579 8 MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL DAY Amid the festivity, PM Abdullah asks nation to rally behind govt KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia marked its 51st birthday yesterday with a mammoth parade that did little to mask the uncertainties a reborn opposition poses to the government's uninterrupted hold on power since independence
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      247 8  -  Teh Joo Lin By A MAN was charged in court yesterday with the murder of Karunagaran Taganathan, 48, whose bloodied body was found in the carpark of a Queenstown housing estate last Friday afternoon. Leow Kok Meng, also 48, was arrested on the same day
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      Lock icon S'poreans in Phuket flying home
      616 9  -  Jessica Jaganathan Both inbound and outbound flights resumed yesterday evening after reopening of Thai airport By FOR Madam Ong Ang Toh, what was supposed to be a three-day trip to Phuket became a much longer and costlier affair for her family of five. She spent
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      Lock icon Bangkok tense amid build-up of rival supporters
      432 9  -  Nirmal Ghosh By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Over the last two days, there has been new energy on the Sanam Luang grounds in the shadow of the Grand Palace, in the heart of historic Bangkok. Pickup trucks loaded with canvas and tent poles regularly
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        207 10 HERE are some of the losses of public funds listed by the Auditor-General: Investments worth RMSOO million (Ss2oB million) were sunk into an American maker of small aircraft but the Finance Ministry received only RM2S million in return because of weak monitoring of the funds.
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        Lock icon Same old tale of KL govt wastage
        550 10  -  Hazlin Hassan Millions spent unnecessarily, Auditor-General's report shows By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia spent RMSOO million (Ss2oB million) to invest in a small American aircraft maker but got back only RM2S million in return. And it paid for RM2 million worth of
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        Lock icon Sichuan hit by big aftershock
        356 10 BEIJING: A powerful aftershock rocked south-west China's Sichuan province yesterday, one day after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake left at least 30 people dead and about 350 injured, state media reported. The aftershock, with a magnitude of 5.6, struck the area near the city of Panzhihua, the
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        830 11  -  KWAN WENG KIN Kwan Weng Kin Poor pay leads to i sharp drop in teachers, hampering Tokyo's bid to draw foreign students By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT Interest blossoms abroad JAPAN is making a belated effort to increase the number of Japanese schools abroad to cope with rising
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        55 12 Monks displaying a huge Buddhist image on tangka a kind of scroll painting mounted on brocade at Zhaibung Monastery in Lhasa on Saturday during the celebration of a religious festival. The monastery reopened last week, five months after being shut by Beijing in the wake
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        Lock icon Korean Buddhists hold protest services
        361 12 They are angry about government's perceived pro-Christian bias SEOUL: Buddhists across South Korea yesterday held protest services against what they say is religious discrimination by the government of President Lee Myung Bak, a Christian. Worshippers gathered at some 10,000 temples across the nation to voice
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        Lock icon Granny wins suit against HK tycoon
        534 12 HONG KONG: An 86-year-old woman has won a marathon court battle against Mr Lee Shau Kee, one of Hong Kong's richest men, over ownership of a plot of land. Hong Kong's highest court, the Court of Final Appeal, last month dismissed an appeal by
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        Lock icon Mobs in anti-Christian rage
        435 14  -  P. Jayaram Slaying of Hindu leader sparks attacks on homes and churches By INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: Thousands of people, mainly Christians, have fled to the jungles or government shelters following a wave of anti-Christian violence in eastern Orissa. At least 14 people have been killed
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        Lock icon Mastermind of 2004 Manila ferry blast arrested
        267 14 MANILA: Police have arrested one of the alleged masterminds of a ferry bombing that killed 116 people four years ago, a Philippine anti-terrorism official said. Ruben Pestano Lavilla Jr was deported to Manila on Saturday after being arrested last month in Bahrain. He
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        Lock icon Military ops 'adjusted' for Ramadan
        224 14 MANILA: Philippine troops will continue its offensive against Muslim rebels in the south but commanders will make "tactical adjustments" in deference to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, an official said yesterday. Pakistan, too, is making adjustments for Ramadan and is suspending a major military
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        1132 16  -  Bhagyashree Garekar Campaign targets swing vote potential in Republican states By US CORRESPONDENT WINNING OVER THE COMMUNITY "What's interesting to me is that his campaign looks to our community to open our minds and hearts, and not just open our wallets." Ms Preeta Bansal, a former
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        Lock icon Storm of century set to batter US
        515 18 Over a million Americans flee potential disaster WASHINGTON: Desperate to avoid a repeat of the 2005 Hurricane Katrina catastrophe, residents of New Orleans fled their city yesterday as a new hurricane hailed as "the mother of all storms" threatened the already disaster-scarred metropolis.
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        Lock icon Floods worsen in South Asia
        334 18 TRIVENIGANJ (Bihar): Flooding has worsened in the eastern Indian state of Bihar and Bangladesh, with warnings that more areas will be hit. A Bihar government official said the authorities took control of all private boats in the five flood-hit districts yesterday as desperate villagers hijacked
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        Lock icon EU drops punitive move against Russia
        654 19 Summit may focus on fears that Russia could turn off the lights in Europe if it wanted to CALL FOR REVIEW "No nation can be allowed to exert an energy stranglehold over Europe." Mr Gordon Brown (above), who has vowed to seek a way
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        Lock icon Moscow threatens to supply 'game changing' missile system to Iran
        291 19 RUSSIA is proceeding with its threat to sell a "game changing" air defence system to Iran as a high-stakes bargaining chip in its new "Cold War" with America. According to the Sunday Telegraph, US intelligence feared the Kremlin will supply
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        Lock icon Rejoin Umno, Mahathir
        147 20 LANGKAWI (Malaysia): Two Umno branches have passed a resolution asking Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad and his wife to rejoin the party. The Kampung Raja dan Atas branch in the town of Padang Matsirat, Langkawi, said Umno and the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition would be
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        Lock icon Nutty bid cracks up
        156 20 KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian welder had to have a nut removed from around his penis after an attempt to lengthen it before he gets engaged next week went embarrassingly wrong, a news report said yesterday. The nut got stuck on his penis following an erection, The
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        Lock icon Qantas jumbo diverted
        91 20 SYDNEY: A Qantas flight from Singapore to London was diverted to the German city of Frankfurt yesterday due to engine trouble, the Australian airline said. The Boeing 747-400 aircraft changed its route due to "the captain being alerted to a vibration in one of the engines", a
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          Lock icon Fantasy sours marriage
          202 20 ALGIERS: An Algerian man has spurned his wife for fantasising about an affair with the star of a Turkish soap opera which has riveted audiences in Algeria all summer, the Arab daily Ech-chourrouk reported. The 40-year-old man reportedly demanded a divorce after his wife confided in a
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        Lock icon Bid to fight Arab obesity
        136 20 ABU DHABI: Scientists are doing their best to combat an unwelcome side-effect of the rapid modernisation of the Gulf obesity. Food engineers at Al Islami Foods, a halal-food company based in Dubai, are trying to boost the protein and cut carbohydrates and fat in their
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        Lock icon Champ eater wings it again
        84 20 Competitive eater Sonya Thomas celebrating after winning for a third time in the annual National Wing Festival chicken-wing eating contest in Buffalo, New York. The 41-year-old, who weighs around 45kg, ate 155 wings in 12 minutes on Saturday. Last year, she wolfed down 173 wings
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        Lock icon Author slams parents
        138 20 SYDNEY: Australia's acclaimed children's author Mem Fox yesterday criticised parents for putting babies into day nurseries, saying it was "completely heartbreaking". Ms Fox, author of the Australian classic Possum Magic, said parents should question why they have children if they are unable to take time away from
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon US presidency: Now for the real meat
      469 21 Towards the end of the week, with the nominating rituals out of the way, the two candidates for United States President have to begin to talk substance and show who has the better mind, the temper and the broad shoulders for the job.
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      Lock icon Europe's fumbling into new Cold War
      1017 21  -  Jonathan Eyal By ST EUROPE BUREAU FOR the first time in its history, the European Union's heads of government are meeting today to discuss a single foreign policy issue: relations with Russia. Usually, EU summits are highly scripted affairs, in which diplomatic showmanship invariably
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      Lock icon Politics threatens to cripple vibrant economy
      858 21  -  Bruce Gale THAI CRISIS By SENIOR WRITER "Clashes will lead to casualties. Even if just one man dies, it could produce a snowball effect." Professor Manop Bongsatad, president of the International Real Estate Federation of Thailand DESPITE the chronic political instability in Bangkok, the
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        Lock icon Al-Qaeda takeover, a la Algeria?
        1019 22  -  Lan Storey SOUTHERN THAILAND AND GLOBAL JIHAD By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES A SERIES of horrific suicide bomb attacks in Algeria last month killed more than 70 people and injured 300. The atrocities were perpetrated by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, an Islamic radical group
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        Lock icon Tuition ban won't help
        425 23 SCHOOL SYSTEM I REFER to Madam Josephine Koh's letter last Tuesday, "Do more for teachers", in which she suggests that the Ministry of Education bans tutors if it wants full credit for the success of the education system. Before considering a ban, one must look closely
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        392 23 THE postal service sector has been fully liberalised since April 1 last year. The intention is clearly to facilitate competition in this sector and hence promote a more efficient postal service sector that will mean better postal service and pricing. One challenging issue since the
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        208 23 I REFER to last Thursday's article, "A House enthralled". The article stated that there was a "failure of equipment" and "equipment malfunctioning" in Parliament, referring to the electronic voting system in the Chamber. We wish to clarify that equipment tests are carried out on
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        445 23 I READ with concern Miss Tyla Teng Ning's letter about her experience at the hands of a foreign worker ("Trouble in the neighbourhood", Aug 22). I extend my sympathies to her and hope the culprit is caught. At the same time, this was a molestation
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        435 24 I REFER to Mr Yong Yin Mm's letter last Saturday, "NS not a debt citizens must repay". I strongly disagree with many of his views. Article 128(2)(b) of the Constitution states that the Government may withhold renunciation of citizenship if the declaration is
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        362 24 I WOULD like to note four points from the Beijing Olympics for Youth Olympic Games (YOG) organisers to consider. First, before the Beijing Olympics, much had been raised in the media about China's assurance it would relax Internet regulations during the Games. While Singapore's restrictions
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        165 24 IN THE light of more road accidents involving heavy vehicles which result in unnecessary deaths and disabilities, it is incomprehensible that the Land Transport Authority still allows heavy vehicles (3 tonnes and above) to travel freely in any lanes on expressways and other roads. The
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        383 24 I APPLAUD the Government's support to improve the childcare system. But how about providing a robust health-care system that will not only keep young children healthy and strong, but also relieve the financial burden on parents of children with congenital conditions? It is naive
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        374 24 I REFER to last Tuesday's letter, "NParks, thanks for wave bridge" by Ms Tan Li Quinne. We are happy that Ms Tan enjoyed her visits to the Southern Ridges and thank her for her compliments. It is indeed heartening to know the Southern Ridges
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      906 25  -  Jessica Jaganathan Favourite tunes help surgeons focus and soothe patients' nerves too By The doc's in, with his musical picks Dr Martin Huang Plastic surgeon with his own practice, The Cosmetic Surgery Clinic His music: Chill house, acid jazz and rhythm and blues by artists
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      759 26  -  Lim Pow Hong Over-reliance on Net has students floundering in media literacy test By A CERTAIN species of octopus in the Pacific north-west lives in a tree. Sounds ridiculous? Well, 34 out of 35 Singapore students who read the bogus website http:// zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
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      386 26  -  Malini Nathan By A GROUP of 189 primary and secondary school teachers attended a Straits Times (ST) forum on media literacy and how to use newspapers as learning tools on Saturday. Then, as a treat for Teachers' Day today, and as a gesture of
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      873 27  -  Yeo Ghim Lay Parents want transport height limit raised but docs say kids here have not grown much taller By Free travel for kids: How others fare Beijing: Children up to 1.2 m tall travel on buses for free, up from the previous mark
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      606 28  -  Ben Nadarajan MOM wants more than fine to send strong signal to employers that such fraud won't be tolerated By Immigration Act penalties UNDER the Immigration Act, making a false statement in order to obtain an entry permit into Singapore is punishable with
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      93 28 A fishing boat that was hit by a 380-tonne Japanese vessel last Monday was fished out of the waters yesterday by a local salvage company. Part of the 34-tonne Indonesian Atria 1 had sunk to the seabed 10m below while another part had split into
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      223 28  -  Jeremy Au Yong By THE first day of a freer Speakers' Corner looks set to be a quiet one with no one having registered to stage a protest and only one person signed up to speak. According to the
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      668 30  -  Karamjit Kaur Every effort taken to shave off weight and burn less fuel By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) is making its planes shed excess weight. This is being done a number of ways, from carrying less water and fewer cabin trolleys to using
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        567 33  -  THE JOO LIN WHEN former prison volunteer Lynn Yue taught a toddler to sing the nursery rhyme Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, the boy could only mumble the lyrics though he could carry the tune. "I'll teach them shades and colours, but when they try
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        262 34 With the gates of hell believed shut for another year, the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations were marked across the island yesterday on the first day of the eighth month of the Lunar calendar. The festival, also known as the Lantern Festival, marks the end of the harvest season and
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        243 35 at the Nintendo kiosk, take part in a basketball shoot-out at game booths, and enjoy kampong games at the library. Spend $50 and receive a soccer clock plus stand a chance to win a Princess Jewellery diamond bracelet, a trip to Phuket or other prizes. Breaking bread Gardenia's new
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        645 35  -  LEONG PHEI PHEI Online auction sites fizzle out as new forums such as ST7OI sizzle with cyber shoppers BY FOR Ms Eileen Chang, 23, the impending closure of Yahoo! Auctions in Singapore will not spell an end to her online splurges, which averages $100 per month. Ms
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        331 35  -  KARON NG BY THE economy may be going south and business costs are escalating, but a facelift for Meritus Mandarin Singapore in trendy Orchard Road is in the works. "With the slowing down of business, this is in fact the best time to embark on our
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        204 35  -  PHILIP LEE BY IMAGINE the alluring sparkle of exquisite diamonds adorning the svelte figure of a woman dressed in haute couture black. This is elegance in stunning contrast. It was one of the highlights at the Singapore International Jewellery Show (SI JS), which ended last
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        249 35  -  AHMAD OSMAN BY RIDING on the tail wind of the world's first Formula One night race here on Sept 28, Shell and Cold Storage are offering their customers free fuel in a special promotion. They get a free $2 Shell fuel voucher when they spend $30 in
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        493 36  -  Jermyn Chow SOAP BOX A tipple with colleagues is the best way to blow off steam, bar none By LONG live after-work drinks. If there ever was a middle-fingered salute to social networking sites, it is this time-honoured tradition. Take it from this AWDT
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        802 36 Good English whose line is it anyway? MY LIFE To Singlish or to slang? Youthlnk writers argue over the need to speak English well Singlish encapsulates culture LET us abandon the belief that Singlish is bad English. To me, it is a unique vocabulary that encapsulates decades of local culture.
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        138 36 Since its launch in 1999, Zouk's The Wardrobe Series has aimed to showcase local avant garde designers once a year. This year, Singapore Management University's The Fashion Fraternity, a style-crazed group of five second-year students, spun off Wardroblings, a platform to launch fresh fashion graduates
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      4526 29 THESE TEACHERS WILL CERTAINLY REMEMBER THIS SPEC^\L DAY. THANKS TO YOU. S x For Mr Kumar who taught me English the World For Mdm Sharmila who taught me Physical Science For Mdm Kum who taught mo English For all *****1 tutors who taught me For Ms Hikmah &Mr Toh who
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      828 37  -  Lin Xinyi Table tennis players have to adapt to a rule change: Water-based glue for bats By What it means for defenders: More time to react Ball comes back at slower pace, and with less spin What it means for attackers More difficult to kill rallies
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      355 37 LEGEND has it that Yugoslavian table tennis player Dragutin Surbek came across speed glue by accident in the late *****. He went to a nearby bicycle shop and bought an adhesive for mending punctures in inner tubes. Surbek used the glue to prepare his
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      687 38 Bent on target for the equaliser, as Ramos' men halt losing run Chelsea 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 LONDON: A resolute performance from Tottenham Hotspur was enough to earn them a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge and in doing so end Chelsea's 100 per cent record this
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        118 38 MADRID: Real Madrid reacted angrily yesterday after Robinho reiterated his desire to join Chelsea, insisting he is "unhappy" at his current club. Soon after the Brazilian's statement, the Spanish champions said: "Real deplore the way Chelsea's directors have acted despite knowing perfectly well the
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        51 38 LONDON: Manchester City have completed the signing of Pablo Zabaleta, the Argentinian defender, from Espanyol for an undisclosed fee. The 23-year-old last week claimed he had turned down an offer from Juventus in favour of City, who signed Glauber Berti from Nuremburg. AGENCE
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      358 38 Sunderland 0 Manchester City 3 LONDON: Shaun Wright-Phillips celebrated his £8 million (Ss2l million) return to Manchester City with a double in yesterday's 3-0 win at Sunderland. Back at Eastlands after a frustrating three-year spell with Chelsea, the 26-year-old winger struck twice in the space of
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      305 38 Arsenal 3 Newcastle United 0 LONDON: Not long before the end, Setanta TV caught Fabio Capello picking his nose, which was excusable under the circumstances. There was not much else for the England coach to pick. Enduring a frustration that will be familiar for any recent
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      324 38 Sampdoria 1 Inter Milan 1 ROME: Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was left frustrated in his first Serie A match in charge of Inter Milan as the champions were held to a 1-1 draw at Sampdoria on Saturday. Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave the visitors a first-half lead but
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      598 39 Kei Nishikori: Aged 18, ranked 126 th First Japanese man to reach 4th round of the US Open NEW YORK: More than 2V2 hours into a marathon US Open slugfest, Kei Nishikori, a Japanese prodigy in a pista-chio-green shirt, sat down during the break between sets and pulled
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      461 39 South Africa 53 Australia 8 JOHANNESBURG: The sting from their worst-ever rugby Test defeat should be faded by the time the Wallabies return to Australia. Unlike South Africa, executors of the biggest thrashing in Australia's history on Saturday at Ellis Park Stadium, the Wallabies can still
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      473 39  -  Leonard Lim By A RED tide swept over the City Hall and Shenton Way areas yesterday. Like an army of red ants marching steadfastly towards its prey, over 10,000 runners pounded the streets of downtown Singapore from the Esplanade Bridge to the Padang.
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      678 40  -  Leonard Lim Maioli's the man who will illuminate the Spore GP circuit By "I don't like photos and being in front of cameras. I'm fat and I don't like my body." VALERIO MAIOLI (left), lighting consultant for the Singapore GP, who prefers to remain out of the
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      336 40 NORTON (Massachusetts): South Africa's Tim Clark stood on the verge of golf history on Saturday at the TPC Boston, needing one birdie in the final two holes to become the first non-American golfer to shoot a round of 59 on the PGA Tour. Instead,
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      431 40  -  Jack Lenox By A FIVE-GOAL rush in the last five minutes proved the undoing of Singapore at the Fisher Paykel Nations Cup yesterday. The crushing comeback by their Sri Lankan rivals, who won 66-63, has now dented the hosts' title defence. With debutants Botswana replicating
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      530 40 QUOTE OF THE DAY "I have a very good feeling about the next round. But I don't know how to say her first name too well." VENUS WILLIAMS, on Agnieszka Radwanska, her fourth-round opponent at the US Open. For the record, it is pronounced "ag-nee-ESH-ka" FOOTBALL English Premier League:
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      80 40 The second fight between Russian Nikolai Valuev (left) and John Ruiz in Berlin ended with a judging controversy and the same outcome. Valuev regained the World Boxing Association heavyweight title on Saturday, out-pointing Ruiz in a unanimous decision. The fight was first declared a split
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      127 37 O WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES I'm sorry, Singapore Ms Lee Bee Wah acknowledges that the episode spoilt the celebratory mood, after Singapore won its first Olympic medal in 48 years. Paddle pop-stars National paddlers were greeted by loud cheers as they were
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      103 40 Next 72 hours TODAY FOOTBALL S-League: Home United v Dalian Snide (Bishan, 7.45pm). GOLF Deutsche Bank C'ship: Day 4 (Live, Ch26 Ch3o4, tomorrow, 2am). TENNIS US Open: Day 7 (Live, Ch22, 7am). Day 8 (Live, Ch22, 11pm). TOMORROW FOOTBALL S-League: Albirex Niigata v SAFFC (Jurong East, 7.45pm). TENNIS US Open:
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      73 41 LOW SOON YEE SHIRLEY Age: 59 passed away peacefully on 30 August 2008. Dearly missed and lovingly remembered by her immediate family: Cousins: Cousin-in-law: Low Eng Joo Lee Keng Kiam NgYokTi @K.K. Lee r Nephew: Lee YeowWee David Wake is held at Silver Room Level 4, Singapore Casket, 131 Lavender
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      78 41 THEKUMBADICHITHAMBAI PADMAVATHI Age: 74 passed away peacefully on 31 August 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Kunjamboo Krishnan Sons: Daughters-in-law: Sudhakaran Haireena Prabhakaran Ann Divakaran Shantha Daughter: Son-in-law: Pramila Raman Nayar Grandchildren: Prashanti, Ashwin, Divya, Divesh, Kashmiira, Nischal, Nawaz, Kahlil and Rahul Body is resting at
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      110 41 We the family of the late AGATHA CHENG ONN ENG Departed on 23 August 2008 wish to express our deep appreciation and thanks to all relatives, friends, colleagues, church groups and priests who supported us in our bereavement with their assistance, presence, condolences, prayers, wreaths and donations. We also thank
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      59 41 "No words can describe, He is our friend" Leonard Soh Departed 01 September 2006 Cheong Gay Eng Cheah Kirn Teck Hester Chew Philip Eng Jeffrey Goh William Han Jiang C.S. Edwin Khoo Koon Boon Kin Nelson Phua Sim Ah Ban Tan Khee Giap Lewis Tan Philip Tan Richard Tan Robert
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      63 41 CHOO CHENG HOCK Age: 61 passed away peacefully on 30 August 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Mother, 3 brothers, 3 sisters, 3 brothers-in-law, 1 sister-in-law, 3 nephews and 4 nieces. Wake at Blk 720, Hougang Avenue 2. Tel: 6287 4893 Cortege will leave on 3 September
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      47 41 16th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of LAYAHMOOI (Founder of Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home) Departed: 01.09.1992 We often think of bygone days When we were together; The family chain is broken But memories live forever Sadly missed always remembered by Children, Grandchildren, Great Grand-Children Relatives Friends
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      29 41 LEONARD SOH HEE CHUAN Departed 01 September 2006 Departed from us but yet lives in our hearts forever. Missed sadly by wife, sons, daughter, daughter-in-law and all loved ones.
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      87 41 MOK MUI BOON, NICOLE Passed away on 28 August 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Father: Mother: Mok Koon Seng Mooi Lai Kuen Sister: Brother-in-law: Mok Meng Huang, Michelle Wan Han Boon Dennis Brother: Mok Hean Chung, Orville and all relatives Wake is held at Singapore Casket
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      67 41 6th Anniversary In Loving Memory of EVA JOHNS Deeply missed by: f Sons Daughters-in-law: John Metelda Perera (Perth) Royston Julia Perera ww Grandchildren: Felicity Felicia (Perth) 20-9-1933 to 1-9-2002 Rene, Tina Michael Brothers, Sisters, Sisters-in-law and loved ones. Mass offered on 31 August 2008 at St Anthony's Church (Perth, WA)
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      25 41 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late CPLNGSOONKIAT, RAYMOND Departed on 30 Aug 2008 From Commissioner of Police and All Ranks
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      28 41 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late CPLNGSOONKIAT, RAYMOND Departed on 30 Aug 2008 From Commander Staff of Special Operations Command, Singapore Police Force
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      50 41 KARU NAG ARAN S/O JAGANATHAN Age: 48 passed away peacefully on 29.8.2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. sister, brother- in-law; brothers and relatives. Body is resting at Blk 88, Geylang Bahru #01-2726. Tel: 6474 3858 Cortege will leave today 1.9.2008 at 4.30pm for Mandai Crematorium for cremation.
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      36 41 In Loving Memory of Patrick Eio Phuay Phuang Departed Ist Sep 1994 It's been 14 years since you left us, You're sadly missed and never forgotten. Always loved remembered by wife, sons, daughters-in-law all loved ones
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      118 41 CHAN KEE HON Age: 84 Passed away peacefully on 31 August 2008, leaving behind loved ones. (Wife: Scow Lai Naing, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chan Nyuk Lin Lee Ooi Chun Chin Nyuk Hean Lim Bee Leng Chan Nyuk Chong Ooi Joo Gaik Daughters: Chin Nyuk San (Chan Nyuk Siew, deceased) Grandsons:
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      176 41 MAGGIE PHUA SIAM KENG Passed away peacefully on 22 August 2008 We wish to express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to Rev Fr Paul Goh of the Church of St Vincent de Paul, Dr Gerrard Teoh and his staff, doctors and nurses of Ward 7 West and ICU of Gleneagles
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      39 41 20th Anniversary In Loving Memory of RUGMANIAMMA Departed on Ist Sept 1988 Dearest mother, 20 years have gone by, We miss you so much. The love you gave us Spoke beautifully of you. Always remembered by your loved ones.
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      47 41 Ist Anniversary Athma Shanti Pooja NUKAMMA D/O APPALASAMY (VIMALA) Prayers will be held on 01.09.2008 (Monday) at 7.30pm in Geylang East Sivan Temple. Fondly remembered by: Husband: Panneer Selvam Thangaveloo Daughter: Umadevi Panneer Selvam Son: Renganathan Panneer Selvam Relatives Friends. Please treat this as a personal invitation.
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      76 41 SORNA ANTOANETE D/O LEO DORAY Age: 44 was called home to be with the Lord on 31/8/08, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Lucas David Sons: Damien, Derrick, Keith Brothers, Sister, Brothers-in-law, Sisters-in-law, Nephews Nieces Wake is held at void deck of Blk 57, Telok Blangah Heights. Tel: *****485 Cortege leaves
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      101 41 tffif UUt. mjoJCjl <x, <^L CuJruxt Cujl culajJl. Sir Winston Churchill Loved ones who have passed away live on in our hearts and WJ minds. Honour their memories through an In Memoriam mV&£^L advertisement. Call 1800 289 9988 to find out more. classified For the loved ones whom you remember...
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        602 42  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS STI rally possible given resilience of Spore-listed firms in face of global woes By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT SEPTEMBER is traditionally a brisk trading month, and traders are hoping that this year will be no exception. As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, traders
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        298 42  -  Alvin Foo WARRANT WATCH By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT THE recent rally of the Straits Times Index (STI) may draw investors into new positions for its covered warrants. Last Friday, the STI rose for the first time after three straight sessions of slump lifted by
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          3703 42 UNITS TRUSTS FUNDS A unit trust or investment-linked insurance policy qualifies for inclusion under the CPF Investment Scheme if it has: a three-year track record, top quartile performance, a sales charge not exceeding 3 per cent and an expense ratio that is lower than the median of existing funds in
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      767 43  -  Lee Su Shyan CAI JIN With 1,400 firms listed on SGX, those with no compelling story face obscurity By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR FOR those thinking of going public, the dull market is one hurdle to contend with. But there is another issue how
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      418 43 ROME: Alitalia sought bankruptcy protection on Friday after nearly two years of hunting for a buyer, paving the way for its rescue by a group of Italian investors in a coup for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The long-awaited move by the national carrier which
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      368 43 US ECONOMIC OUTLOOK WASHINGTON: A surprisingly strong 3.3 per cent spurt for second-quarter growth in the United States has failed to quell a raging debate on the outlook for the economy, which is still being held back by weak housing and tight credit. Some economists argue
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      533 44  -  Bonnie Oeni Iras launches book and gallery to showcase progress over the years By DO NOT accuse Singapore's taxman of not having a sense of humour, even though you might be tempted. Just look at the phrase it has emblazoned
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        55 44 LEO YIP: The permanent secretary at the Ministry of Manpower will take on the additional role of deputy chairman at the Economic Development Board (EDB) from today. Mr Yip (right) is a former overseas scholar from the Singapore Police Force. He was appointed permanent
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        47 44 TODD MCDONALD: Appointed global head of foreign exchange electronic pricing and trading, a new position at Standard Chartered Bank (Stanchart). Mr McDonald has been with the bank for nine years and is now based in Singapore. He was previously Stanchart's forex trading head.
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        74 44 KOH TAI HONG: Appointed general manager of Cambodia Brewery, Asia Pacific Breweries' (APB) operations in Cambodia, effective today. Mr Koh (right) will be responsible for the overall management of strategic and operational matters, including sales, marketing and business development at Cambodia Brewery. He is no stranger
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        54 44 ALICE GOH: Appointed head of cards and now responsible for growing OCBC Bank's credit, debit and other payment cards in Singapore. Ms Goh is a 14-year cards business veteran. She has worked in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia in various cards business-related positions, including marketing, merchant
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        422 45  -  Francis Chan OFFICE ESSENTIALS By ALWAYS wanted to own a quality timepiece that makes a powerful statement about who you are, but just didn't have the time to get around to it? Well, you are not alone, says watch and horology enthusiast
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      800 46  -  Robin Chan US LABOUR SECRETARY SAYS The focus is on illegal vs legal immigration, not keeping people out By AMERICA is not turning its back on the world, and still very much welcomes foreigners to its shores to work. The impression that the United
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      89 44 Business pains All indicators took a hit in the latest BT-UniSIM quarterly survey of business activity in Singapore. Full report in BT today. 11 'fl il [ri 111 il 'f ivi August 31 2008 T°buyfind FIRST47SIB and sell the latest SECOND 6309 ran 9e of products THIRD ***** and services,
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      540 46 jy WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ AND MORE www.straitstimes.com most commented MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Ho Ching ranks Bth on Forbes No panic selling of homes...yet. magazine's annual list of the world's most powerful women Going home to Toys 'n' Us: Says hearsing: "What is the real value Reader's home is one
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      183 47 JJ Edina Hong is the £^\J \J tough boss to husband and X Bff x <f^ES well-known chef Emmanuel Stroobant's Jg tjfife easy-going style. JOHN LUI finds y-— y JK, DESIGN: LEE CHEE CHEW ST PHOTOS: LIM SIN THAI, ALBERT SIM and LAU FOOK KONG hv■/tt I fl I hbttl
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      43 47 Down J^ %k Singapore Biennale memory lane J^ Shigeru Ban creates 8 questions with -VJ art from Kill Hii veteran singer YuYa C 3 containers II k^||lJ 111 111 Theatre Festival wMm Will Box-office success Jrm 1 with restagings planned Q2 QJ M
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      941 48  -  Adeline chia Audiences lapped up the offerings in this year's history-themed OCBC Singapore Theatre Festival with 22 out of the 47 performances sold out arts reporter The recently concluded OCBC Singapore Theatre Festival, organised by local theatre group Wild Rice, drew 10,000 people to its three-week
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        841 49  -  boon chan Veteran Taiwanese singer YuYa has plenty of friends, but is leaving love to fate lt_-._-.r- nh^n YuYa The most important lesson I've learnt is not be too hasty in matters of the heart' YuYa After a sold-out concert at the Esplanade Concert Hall last November,
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        1563 50  -  John lui Chef Emmanuel Stroobant and wife Edina Hong have a recipe for success: Just add his cooking creativity to her business acumen Edina Hong It is just as well chef Emmanuel Stroobant's other half, Edina Hong, is a tyrant, as she bluntly describes herself.
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        568 50 HE SAYS 'We've evolved together, professionally, and the business has grown as a result of that evolution. When we are together, we maximise our strengths and minimise our weaknesses. But we work very hard. We're both workaholics' SHE SAYS 'We buy small, funny things for
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        614 54 Oscar-nominated actor Terrence Howard's music album is getting pretty good reviews The faults and failures in my life, hopes and dreams for my future, trying to remain as present as possible but as conscious of yesterday and tomorrow as I can' Howard Terrence (right) on the
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        576 54 Beijing On a steamy evening in early July, six musicians four Beijing opera percussionists, a player of the double-reed instrument called the suona and a rock singer paused while rehearsing at the China National Beijing Opera Company. The music for The Bonesetter's Daughter, a new opera
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        1065 52 MmKiwiiHMiim I 'I wanted to get it out as soon as possible, because I'm an impatient pop star' Rufus Wainwright on dropping his plans to compose a work for the MetropolitanDpera as it couldnt fit him in till 2014 I 'I have a therapist, and it
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      673 51  -  cheryl tan New and old bands set off the mostly teen crowd screaming and jumping at the local indie music fest over the weekend They headbanged, bodysurfed and rocked the night away. Thousands of music fans turned up at the Esplanade for three nights over the
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      913 53  -  deepika shetty Singapore Biennale 2008 Whether it's containers or paper tubes, architect Shigeru Ban uses them creatively in his buildings 'I often wondered why architects were not respected the same way as medical doctors. Perhaps it was because we have been more interested in building monuments rather
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      369 53  -  chang tou liang fdfdfd GEOFFREY SABA PIANO RECITAL University Cultural Centre Last Friday "When it rains, it pours," so they say. That's not a reference to Singapore weather but how musical events seem to cluster together. Right smack in Singapore's first Beethoven piano sonata cycle at
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        348 56 New York Michael Jackson marked a personal milestone last Friday: his 50th birthday. The superstar, whose records thrilled millions before his bizarre personal life eclipsed his musical brilliance, told ABC television programme Good Morning America that he is "looking forward to doing a lot
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        157 56 Tokyo Yuuya Yagira (right), the youngest Cannes Film Festival Best Actor, was taken to a Tokyo hospital due to a drug overdose, Kyodo News agency said. His condition was not life-threatening, Kyodo said. Yagira, 18, was sent to the hospital from his apartment early last
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        112 56 Taipei Jolin Tsai (right) is feeling the love in the Dutch pop charts, after her songs got glob? airtime during the Olympics. The Taiwanese dancing diva's 2004 Mandarin song, Love Love Love, was No. 1 in the Dutch radio station FunX's XTips chart for the week
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        227 56 COMEBACK FOR FAYE? Faye Wong's manager has revealed that a comeback is on the Mandopop queen's cards. However, Wong, who is pregnant with her third child, may return to the limelight as a singer-songwriter, Katie I Chan was quoted as saying in Chinese reports last Friday. She did not
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      3441 69 Education Notices 5 HK LANGUAGE Rf\ TUITION H)k PROFESSIONAL A ftf ATtS^ Ifiy courses Iftf wtn cooking/baking w ma-u j»j BF courses %Jrfcr^ PHYSICS AT BISHAN by Sunday I^W. I I Ifs^YANOI JLv^JLIJ tmSL LANGUAGE SCHOOL I novation technology prize win- S^Sk buy rr-sell it-find it ■^^^^^^^^^^^r^^^ ner. Read my
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    634 74 To foster a higher level of entrepreneurship, business education can be made part of the school curriculum THE field of entrepreneurship has become an accepted part of higher education curriculum in many countries. Entrepreneurship education helps produce self- sufficient enterprising individuals, successful business leaders and champions
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      140 74 *M Events Diary FINANCE 101 FOR BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS This two-day seminar will boost financial literacy focusing on making informed decisions and accountability Fee1 $400 To register please call Lisa at -6401-3238 or e-mail mail® impresstrainingcom SEPT 24 WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD? PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION In this
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        293 76 editor'snote prom zero to hero I f a newspaper is all about news you can use, the I year end is the best time to prove it, especially with two vital events happening on the teen calendar: your proms, and your exams. To help you along with your revision (or
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        732 76 Siti Aishah finds out how officer cadets live, play and train in the Officer Cadet School. SUPERVISING EDITOR Bertha Henson EDITOR Serene Goh DEPUTY EDITOR Claudette Peralta JOURNALISTS Yen Feng, Lim Pow Hong, Malini Nathan, CONTRIBUTORS Alison de Souza, Andrew Duffy, Mardiana Abu Bakar, Sonia Sng ART
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        502 77 Brought to you by HERE NOW: THE WORLD EDITION For the first World Edition of the game, fans across the globe voted for the cities they wanted to see on the board. The result is a fascinating lesson in international geography and culture as you
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        267 78  -  Yen Feng Teen's touching tribute to hospital staff wins him $3,000 in The Straits Times National Day Competition. By It was the perfect way, he thought, to thank everyone at the XX Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), after what they did for him. So when Jonathan Lee, 16,
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        572 78  -  Jonathan Lee Xue Han By "We just don't know what your son has," said the doctors. My parents were dumbfounded, unable to do anything for me. I had lost the use of my legs. We went round in circles searching for someone who could
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        633 80 Seventeen Singapore is the leading magazine for young women today. It is packed with the hottest fashion trends, beauty how-tos. celebrity and entertainment s> datin9and relationship advice, and everything else that" s fun about being a girl! Get your September
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        232 81 From left, Chelsea Linda Monteiro, 15, Secondary 3, CHIJ Toa Payoh; Chantal Liv, 13, Secondary 1, Methodist Girls' School; Michaela Ann Mathews, 13, Secondary 1, St Nicholas Girls' School; Nur Elfieqae Imiera Ismail, 14, Secondary 2, Chong Boon Secondary School; Jane Lee, 13, Year 1, School
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        643 83 Singapore is going to spend $1.6 billion a year on measures designed to get people to have more babies. But why is the shortage of babies a worry? Alison de Souza explains Are Singaporeans having enough babies? No, they are not. Singapore now produces only
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        562 84  -  Sonia Sng Read this article by Teh Joo Lin in the Straits Times of August 14 and test your reading skills by doing the quiz. Lesson by SECTION 1 Madam S. L. Yee, 64, had just picked up her five-year-old granddaughter from pre-school and was
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        481 84 Level 2: Exam practice (20 marks) From Section 1 1. (a) How did the robber try to prevent victims from recognising him? (1) (b) Why did he push Madam Yee on to the ground? [1] (c) What attracted the robber to Madam Yee? [1] From Section 2:
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        1152 85  -  Carolyn Quek By The Straits Times, August 14, 2008 Phone scams are continuing here, and getting more creative. Last year alone, about 350 victims were persuaded to hand over $4.6 million to phone cheats, say the police. This year is turning out to be
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        1013 87  -  Amelia Tan By The Straits Times, August 15,2008 Singapore's education system has been very successful at the nuts and bolts it churns out top students, and is ranked highly worldwide but it is now time for it to evolve. Parents these
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        491 87 Last week, our work centred around a commentary on why the West dislikes Singapore and is wary of the fact that many countries are now coming to accept its example, learning about the Singapore model of success and emulating it. The first exercise asks you
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      677 88 V* i L^LJ B^v Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 m box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively Q 7 Match these digits to the reasons they made the news w f_ 1) Singaporeans will receive this per cent more in Growth Dividends a)
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