The Straits Times, 6 November 2008

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  • Article, Illustration
    1654 1  -  Janadas Devan Historic win gives America its first black president By REVIEW EDITOR A CROWD spontaneously formed outside the White House yesterday evening to celebrate the election of Senator Barack Obama as President of the United States. Harlem erupted with joy, strangers hugged and kissed in Times Square,
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  • prime obama wins
    • REACTIONS
      • 659 4  -  Sim Chi Yin ftGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG Congrats for Obama pour in amid calls for new era in ties By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: All over the world, people popped champagne to toast Mr Barack Obama's victory yesterday but after the first sip, paused and called
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      • 321 4  -  Leslie Koh Wong Mci Ling I By I THE promise of change, coupled with Mr Barack Obama's youth and energy, gave Singaporeans reason to cheer, with many welcoming his historic win. Mr Obama, they said, showed that young people could make a
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      • 232 4  -  ALVIN FOO ASIAN stocks soared to three-week highs yesterday in what analysts called an Obama-led rally. But several bourses pared some of the gains in later trading as the initial euphoria over the US election result gave way to familiar economic worries. As the US
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    • THE TRENDS
      • 667 6  -  Paul Zach Electoral map redrawn as battleground states switched favourites I By STRAITS TIMES US BUREAU CLEVELAND (Ohio): By any measure, Mr Barack Obama's victory was a landslide that ranged far and wide across the United States and could reverberate long and hard for years to come.
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      • 418 6 GRAPHICS: Source: NEW YORK: Democrats strengthened their majorities in both Houses of Congress, assuring President-elect Barack Obama a stronger hand in enacting his agenda of change. The party secured five Senate seats, increasing their control in the 100-seat Upper House to at least 56. Four out
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    • THE ISSUES
      • 45 8 The young, whites and people of all income groups helped give Senator Barack Obama one of the biggest victories for a Democratic presidential contender. Here is a look at what nationwide exit polls of some 18,000 people reveal about the American voter:
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      • 713 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK TIMES, BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: President-elect Barack Obama positioned himself as a candidate for all Americans and the polls may be proof that his efforts paid off. The first black chief executive of the United States won 43 per cent
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      • 541 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: Mr Barack Obama, who at age 47 will become one of the United States' youngest presidents, was a runaway success with young voters. He won the under-30 crowd with 66 per cent of the votes, versus 31 per cent
        ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; EDISON MEDIA RESEARCH AND MITOFSKY INTERNATIONAL, USA TODAY  -  541 words
      • 532 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG, WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON: Former US president Bill Clinton's legendary words "It's the economy, stupid", has never rung so loud. Six in 10 Americans leaving the voting booths on Tuesday said the economy was the most important issue facing the country. Nearly all
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG, WASHINGTON POST; SON MEDIA RESEARCH AND MITOFSKY INTERNATIONAL, USA TODAY  -  532 words
    • THE CANDIDATES
      • 959 10  -  Bhagyashree Garekar 250,000 supporters in Chicago celebrate native son's victory By U.S. CORRESPONDENT CHICAGO: This is what victory feels like. At 10pm, there is silence as the giant TV flashes: "Barack Obama elected President". It takes a brief moment to sink in before the crowd
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      • 630 10 WASHINGTON POST, REUTERS, LOS ANGELES TIMES PHOENIX: Standing under a cool desert sky before thousands of subdued and somewhat petulant supporters, Mr John McCain urged them to back Mr Barack Obama and accept his election as a sign of how much the country
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      • 456 11 Early public service: Signs on as a full-time community organiser with a church-based group in Chicago in 1985. Breaks a barrier: Accepted by Harvard Law School in 1988, where he is elected the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review in 1990 and
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    • A NEW DAY
      • 675 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Obama has to deal with two overseas wars and a looming recession WASHINGTON: Now comes the hard part for Mr Barack Obama. He essentially came out of nowhere, beat the Democratic establishment, conquered doubts about his experience and overcame questions
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      • 458 12 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ATLANTA: Mrs Michelle Obama brings the skills of a corporate lawyer to the White House as First Lady to Presi-dent-elect Barack Obama, but she says her priority will be her role as "mum-in-chief" to the couple's two daughters. Mrs Obama,
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      • 329 12 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK: Mr Barack Obama's top priority will be appointing a Treasury Secretary and White House chief of staff. The leading candidates: two Clinton administration stalwarts, Mr Lawrence Summers and Representative Rahm Emanuel. Mr Summers, 53, is favoured to return to the Treasury
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  • prime commentary
    • 1096 13  -  Jonathan Eyal A NEW DAY I By SENIOR WRITER AFTER such a gruelling electoral battle fought against what often seemed like insurmountable odds, Mr Barack Obama probably deserves a much-needed rest. But the duties of a President-elect allow no such luxury. For the days immediately after the
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  • WORLD
    • 738 14 REUTERS Swiss study finds many seeking euthanasia don't suffer from terminal illness GENEVA: Switzerland's liberal euthanasia laws, which critics say encourage "death tourism", have come under renewed scrutiny after a study showed that increasing numbers of people seeking assisted suicides do not
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    • 311 14 SINGAPORE'S Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan suggested last month that the authorities might have to consider legalising active euthanasia or assisted dying for presumably the terminally ill who are mentally competent. A euthanasia debate was triggered by a
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 103 14 P| WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COin reasons: his economic policies differ MOST-READ ONLINE little from Bush's...He picked a V-P Alleged lover's penis cut off who was clearly unqualified he would Americans head to the polls have given a tougher fight if he had Bush was worst
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  • world regional
    • 610 15  -  Ho Ai Li Deals inked with China signal normalisation of cross-strait ties but some worry about price Taiwan may have to pay By I TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI: The inking of landmark deals between Taiwan and China was largely welcomed by Taiwanese yesterday, even
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    • 416 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS TAIPEI: The highest-ranking Chinese official ever to visit Taiwan has sampled the island's famous beef noodle soup, dined with tycoons and signed a landmark trade deal this week. But one of his most anticipated and possibly most awkward events comes today when
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    • 622 17 Reports differ on number of times and place in Thai town where he was shot KOTA BARU: Malaysian lawyer Kasim Cha Tong, who gained fame during the 1980s as an anti-piracy enforcer, was gunned down in the Thai border town of Sungai Golok on Tuesday.
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    • 353 17 KAJANG: A 20-year-old woman who led a fast and furious lifestyle as leader of a gang of carjackers was shot dead by police in a shootout in Selangor yesterday. Police said Wong Sau Lai, better known in the underworld as Ah Moon,
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    • 327 17 HANOI: The death toll from floods which hit Vietnam and China continued to climb yesterday, prompting the authorities to step up emergency measures to cope with the worst floods in decades. Flooding in northern and central Vietnam since last Friday has killed at least 86
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    • 746 18  -  Lee Tee Jong N. Korea watchers pore over photos, footage to gauge leader's condition I By SOUTH KOREA CORRESPONDENT SEOUL: North Korea watchers from think-tanks, civic groups and top universities in the South are being kept busy these days, poring over footage
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  • world, international
    • 286 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: After half a century as more of a curiosity than a convenience, passenger trains are getting back on track in some parts of the United States. The high cost of energy, coupled with congestion on highways and at airports, is drawing
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    • 599 19 Drivers recruited to test satellite-based road pricing scheme next year LONDON: British drivers could find themselves paying around 80 pence (S$1.88) per km for the privilege of using the country's most congested roads. According to a report by the Times of London yesterday, the government has
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    • 547 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Plan for US anti-missile system in Europe the reason, says Medvedev MOSCOW: Russia will deploy missiles in its western outpost of Kaliningrad in response to US plans to build an anti-missile system in Europe, President Dmitry Medvedev said yesterday. He also
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    • 385 20  -  Goh Chin Lian I By KUWAIT CITY: Tucked away in a quiet street off an expressway in Kuwait is a private collection of Arabic and Islamic artefacts that helped Singapore's Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) find its feet in its early years. Yesterday, President S R Nathan,
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  • world in brief
    • 61 21 PETALING JAVA: Passengers travelling on certain Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flights will be able to use their mobile phones and Blackberry devices effective immediately. MAS has teamed up with Aero Mobile, the world's leading in-flight mobile phone operator, to become the first carrier in Asia to offer in-flight
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    • 97 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MEXICO CITY: Mexico's powerful interior minister, who heads the government's crackdown on drug cartels, has died along with at least eight others in a plane crash during evening rush hour in Mexico City. Mr Juan Camilo Mourino, 37, was travelling on Tuesday in
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    • 75 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: Japan's Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada is taking a cut in his pay this month as punishment for an essay written by an air force chief sacked for claiming that the country was not an aggressor in World War 11. Three other senior defence ministry officials
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    • 72 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI: A senior aide to Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian has been detained for alleged involvement in an embezzlement case implicating Mr Chen and his family, court officials said yesterday. Former presidential vice-secretary-general Ma Yung-cheng was taken into custody late on Tuesday on corruption
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    • 85 21 WWW.WENN.COM It took a man more than 10 years toiling in his basement in Wisconsin to build his dream car a Lamborghini (above). When Mr Ken Imhoff finally finished his masterpiece, he realised it would take him a while more to get it out, the
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    • 86 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Envoys of the Dalai Lama ended two days of talks yesterday with Chinese officials on the future of Tibet, even as their spiritual leader said he saw no hope in the dialogue with Beijing. The two envoys and three aides left for Beijing on
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    • 111 21 WELLINGTON: A New Zealand rape victim drove her rapist to a police station when he fell asleep in his car after assaulting the woman, local media reported yesterday. Vipul Sharma, 22, was found guilty of abduction and two charges of rape by the Auckland District Court on
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    • 45 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TBILISI: Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has sacked military chief Zaza Gogava after a review of the August war with Russia, public TV reported. "Vladimir Chachibaya will be designated as the new chief of staff," he said, according to the report.
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    • Article, Illustration
      146 21 Doggf dos don'ts LONDON: Starving one's dog or cat constitutes cruelty to the animal. But so is overfeeding it or not putting an obese pet on a diet, according to new government guidelines. Errant pet owners could get into trouble with the law and face a fine of up
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    • 66 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SIHANOUKVILLE: The Chinese navy's Zheng He became the first warship from the country to dock in Cambodia yesterday, signalling deeper military cooperation between the two nations. The ship will remain at Sihanoukville until the weekend, said a Chinese Embassy statement. The visit is intended
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  • REVIEW & FORUM
    • 469 23 THE world is entitled to marvel at what Mr Barack Obama has accomplished and be excited by the promise his accession brings. In capturing the presidency of the United States decisively against a formidable Washington veteran, he broke down a race barrier that frankly few people
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    • 1097 23  -  Thomas L. Friedman NEW YORK TIMES U.S. ELECTIONS By AND so it came to pass that on Nov 4, 2008, shortly after 11pm Eastern time, the American Civil War ended, as a black man Mr Barack Hussein Obama won enough electoral votes
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    • 819 23  -  KISHORE MAHBUBANI GLOBAL GOVERNANCE I By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE need to reform global governance has never been greater. Paradoxically, at a time when the world urgently needs new thinking in global governance, old thinking dominates. The Economist's cover story on global governance in
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  • review
    • 1356 25 Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean addressed the Conference on Revisiting Development Agenda in South-east Asia, jointly organised THE quality of a country's institutions is key in determining the success of its development agenda. What are the core concepts that make Singapore "tick"?
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    • 885 25  -  Andy Ho STRUCTURED PRODUCTS FIASCO I By I SENIOR WRITER MY MOTHER-IN-LAW got unsolicited a brand new bank account and a new chequebook in the mail recently. It turned out to be an overdraft facility, euphemistically called "bounce protection". At first, I thought it was
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  • forum
    • 585 27  -  Lo Chung EUTHANASIA will never be a substitute for palliative care ("What is palliative care?", Oct 26). We should try all possible means to extend and improve the latter in view of an increasingly ageing population. However, if there is even a single case
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    • 440 27  -  Jeffrey Chan One perspective I REFER to Tuesday's report, "SIA to charge for more legroom". As a frequent traveller, I am often lucky to have an exit row seat on many airlines, including Singapore Airlines. So, I am concerned about SlA's new policy
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    • Article, Illustration
      379 27 Action taken "The LTA has proceeded to construct a drain at the foot of the high ground to carry the excess water away." MR GEOFFREY LIM, Deputy Director, Media Relations, Land Transport Authority: "I refer to the letter, 'What shelter?' (Oct 17). The water ponding problem at the bus
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    • 392 27  -  Geoffrey Lim I WOULD like to clarify several points raised in the report last Friday, "Operators face fine if trains are late". First, the article stated that it is "odd" that the revised passenger loading standard is not below current passenger
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    • 410 27  -  Sylvia Lim (Ms) I REFER to last Saturday's reply by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, "Electricity prices: Why HK is cheaper". The tiered system I envisage for electricity is not one where the baseline tier is already set to recoup full cost, with
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  • Page 27 Miscellaneous
    • 32 27 jjj| WHAFS ONLINE MORE LEnERS www.straitstimes.com ONLINE FORUM FIND 1,000 WAYS: Going green DOGGONE IT: Dogs in condos HAVING IT BOTH WAYS: Euthanasia IN HER DEFENCE: Dunman Secondary TRUST YOURSELF INSTEAD: Gadgets
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  • HOME
    • 785 30  -  Jane Ng Amelia Tan DRESS CODE CRACKDOWN AT MDIS Officials stationed at campus entrances every morning to enforce code By I ONE of Singapore's biggest private schools is cracking down on student dress, banning mini-skirts, flip-flops, dyed hair and visible tattoos, among a host of other
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    • 211 31  -  SUJIN THOMAS A CHINESE national suspected of fatally stabbing his flatmate in a Jurong West flat was charged with murder in a district court yesterday. He Junbo, 20, allegedly stabbed his countryman Wu Yun Zhong, 18, some time between 3pm and 5.45pm on Monday. Both
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    • 421 31  -  Elena Chong CRUELTY TO ANIMALS Drug abuser hurled his sister's Maltese out of 22nd-storey flat window I By COURTS CORRESPONDENT A MAN who hurled his sister's pet dog 22 floors down a block of flats was jailed yesterday for ill-treatment of an animal and other offences. Odd-job
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    • 449 31  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN By A BLACK-and-white colonial bungalow off Telok Blangah Road now sits partly flattened by a 20m-tall tree that crashed onto it last Thursday. Its residents, the Conlons from Australia, escaped unscathed mostly. Two-year-old Reesy, the younger of
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    • 378 31  -  Sljin Thomas I By THIS was one dad who did not believe in sparing the rod. The 38-year-old brought the cane down on his 10-year-old stepson 100 times over a twohour period in September last year. It was the boy's
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    • 506 32  -  7 Yeo Ghim Lay Many steer clear of showrooms, feeling pinch of global crisis I By Ben Nadarajan THE global financial crisis appears to have put the brakes on sales of second-hand cars, which had been motoring along nicely since the beginning of the
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    • 365 32  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN CERTIFICATES of entitlement (COEs) for motor vehicles stayed soft at yesterday's tender, and are likely to remain so for at least the rest of the year. The latest bidding exercise ended with four out of five COE premiums finishing lower than
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    • 856 33  -  Judith Tan Automated defibrillators available for public use in around 10 complexes By l LIFESAVING machines are displayed prominently on several floors in Ngee Ann City shopping mall. Encased in glass, they come with instructions headlined "7 steps in using AED", short for
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    • 147 33 SO-CALLED natural health supplements are gaining currency all over the world with healthconscious consumers. Whether from the East or West, and often taken as a complement to Western medicine, the plant-based variants have exotic names like St John's Wort and Horny Goat Weed. Other natural supplements
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    • 723 34  -  Judith Tan HUMAN EGGS FOR RESEARCH Act will be amended to allow reimbursement for loss of earnings I By THE health authorities have accepted a high-level ethics committee's recommendation to compensate women for donating their eggs. The Ministry of Health (MOH) said it would
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    • 87 34 LIM SIN THAI St Joseph's Institution (SJI) students (from left) Lim Wei Hao, Stuart Andrew Peter and Samuel Devaraj learning about newspaper design at Singapore Press Holdings' News Centre building in Toa Payoh. Part of the five-member SJI team one of the 10 finalists in The Straits Times
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    • 486 35  -  Karamjit Kaur ASEAN AIR LIBERALISATION AGREEMENT Asean ministers meet to ink pact but some states are still undecided I By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT ASEAN transport ministers meet in the Philippines today to ink an agreement paving the way for unrestricted travel between capital cities
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    • WORLD URBAN TRANSPORT LEADERS SUMMIT
      • 359 35  -  Yeo Ghim Lay By ELECTRONIC Road Pricing (ERP) systems abroad will soon be able to do more than just charge drivers for contributing to congestion. The Netherlands is looking to introduce tolls that bill motorists for the amount of pollution their vehicles spew into
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      • 223 35 ON THE morning of July 1, 2004, South Koreans in Seoul left their homes to find the numbers of their regular bus services changed. Mass confusion reigned for two weeks and complaints flooded the Seoul government's offices over its exercise to reform
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    • 450 36 Expert says sum is for infrastructure alone and doesn't include research MORE investments in green technology must come and soon if the world is to have any chance of holding back drastic changes to the climate. How much more? Well, an average
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    • 365 36  -  Shobana Kesava By IMAGINE a dam held together by bacteria. Or microbes turning a fetid lagoon into a source of crystal clear water. Researchers discussed ideas like these yesterday during a gathering of industrialists, scientists and policymakers. The four-day International Solid Waste Association
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    • 669 37  -  Diana Othman V.T. Arasu, 82, 'a leading light in the world of language and culture' By RESPECTED Indian community leader and former Tamil Murasu editor V.T. Arasu died early yesterday morning from complications linked to pancreatic cancer. Mr Arasu, who was 82, leaves behind his
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    • 361 37  -  Melissa Sim I By SEVEN dating agencies and nine dating practitioners became the first matchmaking businesses to receive the Government's stamp of approval yesterday. The Singapore Development Unit (SDU) Trust Mark will help singles differentiate genuine players from fly-by-night agencies, said Associate Professor
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  • SPORT.
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      592 38 Chelsea's shift to attacking formation and silly errors see them fall to Roma AS Roma 3 Chelsea 1 ROME: Luiz Felipe Scolari arrived at Chelsea vowing to bring flair. But at what expense? Certainly not to produce Tuesday's 1-3 defeat by Roma that left qualification from Champions
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    • 202 38 NICOSIA: Cypriot minnows Anorthosis Famagusta twice came from behind to thwart Italian giants Inter Milan in a thrilling 3-3 draw on Tuesday. After the game, Inter coach Jose Mourinho even walked onto the pitch to congratulate the Anorthosis players. "Anorthosis are now an important team
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    • 487 38 Liverpool 1 Atletico Madrid 1 LONDON: There is no doubting Liverpool's character after yet another last-minute comeback this season this time against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday. A 94th-minute penalty, won dubiously and converted excellently by captain Steven Gerrard for a
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    • SPORTSWORLD
      • 60 39 ASSOCIATED PRESS DOHA: Jelena Jankovic (above) overcame windy conditions and a losing head-to-head record (1-6) to defeat Ana Ivanovic 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday in round-robin play at the Women's Tennis Association's season-ending Sony Ericsson Championship. Venus Williams beat second-ranked Dinara Safina 7-5, 6-3, and ninth-ranked Vera
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      • 128 39 ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN DIEGO: Lance Armstrong has yet to decide whether he will try for an eighth Tour de France title next year. "I want to say I'm not trying to be coy; I'm not playing games with the Tour or with fans or
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      • 80 39 LONDON: English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur are ready to take advantage of the crisis at Newcastle by launching a bid for £7 million (£l6 million) goalkeeper Shay Given to replace the error prone Heurelho Gomes. Given is unhappy with the turmoil on Tyneside and
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      • 97 39 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID: Fernando Alonso has opted to stay with Renault, signing a two-year contract extension that will keep him at the French Formula One team through 2010. Renault also said Nelson Piquet Jr will remain with the team next year, leaving their driver line-up unchanged
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    • 573 39  -  Wang Meng Meng Their experience shows as they shift into gear to demolish Super Reds Super Reds 0 Singapore Armed Forces FC 3 By IT WAS a night when experience overcame determination, when the Warriors were simply too good for the Super Reds. The Koreans' jugular was exposed
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    • 242 39 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS BUENOS AIRES: Diego Maradona took over officially as the new coach of Argentina on Tuesday, asking his sceptical countrymen to "give me a chance". "My dream is fulfilled, I feel anything but nervous. I feel serene because I can do the job,"
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    • 310 39 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has called on Lewis Hamilton's critics to give the world champion a break and to recognise him for what he is "a young man doing his best". He said people were wrong to see
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    • 252 39 REUTERS NAGPUR (India): Australia will try to take advantage of the absence of in-form Indian opener Gautam Gambhir from the fourth and final cricket Test, which starts here today. Skipper Ricky Ponting said yesterday that the visiting team down 0-1 in the series
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    • 665 39  -  Neil Humphreys UGHTERSIDE By THE Formula One commentators were going ballistic. British bulldog Lewis Hamilton was supposed to fight them on the beaches, but Brazilian Felipe Massa was singing in the rain. The Englishman was losing the crucial fifth position to Timo
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    • 692 40 ASSOCIATED PRESS Boston show Houston that even with 3 All-Stars, they've a long way to go Boston Celtics 109 Houston Rockets 99 HOUSTON: Throw three National Basketball Association All-Stars together and it is an automatic title. The formula is fool-proof, right? Celtics captain Paul Pierce said:
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    • 322 40 LAM Chih Bing fired a five-under 67 to get his Mercedes-Benz Masters campaign off to a sizzling start yesterday. The Singaporean golfer is one stroke behind leader Malaysian M. Sasidaran at the US$5O,OOO (5574,000) event, the seventh leg of the Asean
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    • 255 40  -  Leonard Lim By SOME of world rugby's top names will showcase their skills in Singapore in an inaugural 15-a-side tournament at the Padang next year. England's Steve Borthwick, lain Balshaw, Mike Tindall and Australia's Matt Giteau will be among the stars in the four teams
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    • 289 40  -  LEONARD LIM FORMER Singapore sprinter C. Kunalan, who set the national 100 m record at the 1968 Games in Mexico, was among those who re-enacted the torch relay of a typical Olympics at an adventure camp yesterday. Over 200 students from some 40 secondary schools
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    • 126 40 PARIS: Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has separated from his fiancee of three months. Becker, 40, and Sandy Meyer-Woelden (above), 24, had got engaged in August. He told Bild: "We wanted to get married next year, but sadly it wasn't working. There was no third person involved;
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    • 222 40 Basketball NBA Phoenix 114 New Jersey 86, Boston 103 Houston 99, Dallas 98 San Antonio 81. Singapore Challenge Series Singapore Slingers 92 Malaysian All-Stars 80. Football Uefa Champions League Group A: CFR Cluj 1 Bordeaux 2, AS Roma 3 Chelsea 1. Gp B: Anorthosis Famagusta 3 Inter Milan 3,
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  • Page 38 Miscellaneous
    • 174 38 ONE STEP CLOSER SAFFC take a huge step towards S-League title by beating Super Reds. 810 I t "'j-jcif GET OFF HIS CASE Lay off Lewis Hamilton, says Fl supremo Bernie Ecclestone. 810 0 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Not liked? So what?
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    • 27 38 I §§21 ROCKETS Js 'ffv HALTED Hv/\ k Boston Celtics' 'Big Three' I <\\VJ^^i2W nan(l *ne Houston Rockets \P p) a lesson in how to win. 81l
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    • 80 39 SPORTS BET ING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER S.League Combak Woodlands Thu, 06/11/08 7.45pm S.League Ceylang Dalian Thu, 06/11/08 7.45pm S.League Albirex Tampines Fri, 07/11/08 7.30pm UE Cup and German League matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. L Jg\ Jgl "raw No. 2377/2008 MLJLJ
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    • 264 40 Today Badminton Ashaway/Pilot Pen International Club C'ship (Bedok Sports Hall, 9am and 6pm). Football S-League: Gombak v Woodlands (Jurong West), Geylang v Dalian (Bedok) 7.45pm. Uefa Cup: Vfß Stuttgart v FK Partizan (Live, Ch27, tomorrow, L2.55am), Slavia Prague v Aston Villa (Live, Chll3, tomorrow, 3.45 am). Golf Mercedes-Benz Masters Singapore
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  • OBITUARIES
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      261 41 »surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life C/ 19 and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." 5 <TN> ONG HONG BEE, PHILLIP I>Jsit Age: 83 was called home to be with the Lord on sth November 2008. Dearly missed and
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      152 41 "7 will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, I make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8 J MDM LOW MOI Age: 83 was called home to be with the Lord on 5 November 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Husband: Wong Kai
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      161 41 r Beloved Father of Mr Neo Keng Kee Managing Director of Y& NKK HARDWARE SUPPLY PTE LTD NEO LAM CHA Age: 91 Passed away peacefully on 4 November 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Ong Ah Wat (deceased) Sons: Daughter-in-law: Neo Kirn Soon Neo Keng Chua
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      76 41 >Jjfa!£#^ —*MC /g WzY/z Deepest Sympathy gv <JP cS: Heartfelt Condolences To Owr Chairman Mr David Ong Soon Liong 3EJGBI, on the demise of his beloved father i i MR. ONG HONG BEE, PHILLIP i^lit Age: 83 Departed on sth November 2008 From: a S.I. Group of Companies f RlilkilH:
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      99 41 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not'~% be in want....and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 JEFFREY LIM Age: 62 was called home to be with the Lord on 5 November 2008, leaving behind: Wife: Ho Soo Lin Sons: Daughters-in-law: Alvin Lim Christie
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      73 42 VAIDYANATHAN THIRUNAVUKKARASU (V. T. ARASU) Age: 82 Born: 11 January 1926 Departed: 5 November 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by Wife: Kasturi Son: Daughter-in-law: Manickavasagam (Mani) Poonguzhali (Poon) Grandchildren: Kavitha, Madhavi, Kuhan All relatives and friends. Body is resting at Mount Vernon Funeral Parlour 1, 121, Upper Aljunied Road.
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      90 42 NG ENG TONG Age: 68 passed away peacefully on 4 Nov 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Lee Wah Bee Son: Ng Chong Jin Daughters: Sons-in-law: Ng Hooi Ming David Lim Chern Wei Ng Hooi See Shawn Hoon Siang Grandchildren: Daenia Lim Ching Daphnne Lim Xuen Linus Hoon Wei Chieh
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      71 42 IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR PARENTS VaidKumari ffi, 1?^ Departed: 19/4165 ChandAnand Departed: 6/11/89 Their helping hands were always first To render any aid they could; Their voices were always raised in praise, Their words were wise and good. Dear parents, since you went away, The ones you loved so
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      73 42 LOW GEAR KOON Age: 66 passed away peacefully on 4 Nov 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Teo Poll Kirn Son: Daughter-in-law: Low Chin Choy Elvin Anastasia Yau Pei Ying Daughter: Low Ting Ting Evelyn Grandson: Jake Low Bing Zhe Body is resting at Blk 224,
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      104 42 WENDY TAN GUEK NGOH Age: 45 passed away peacefully on 4th November 2008, dearly Missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband Ong Koon Beng, Sunny Sons: Ong Zhen Zhao, Vincent OngYanXiangJacky Brothers: Sisters-in-law Tan Bean Hian, David Tan Lily Tan Meng Tee, Peter TanMuiSuan Ong Chin Nan May Ng
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      36 42 The Family of the Late KASHIBEN RAMBHAI PATEL Departed: 21 October 2008 We wish to inform that Saadadli will be held on 9 November 2008 from spm 7pm, Rose Room, Sri Sivan Temple (Geylang). TEL: *****511
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      27 42 I 1 REMEMBERING 6.9.1939-6.11.2007 Peter Preetam Singh With much Love in out I Hearts, Thoughts and Prayers. Cynthia, Sharon, Sheldon, all loved t» ones and friends. «li
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      19 42 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of BASKARAN S/O SUBRAMANIAM (BALA) Departed: 6/11/05 Always remenbered by relatives friends X X
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      177 42 The family of the late MAY TAN CHYE LUANG THANKS Relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their prayers, condolences, support, wreaths and donations during their recent bereavement. Fr Joseph Tan from Church of the IHM Fr Simon Tan from the Novena Church Fr John Khoo from Church of St
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      69 42 AL-FATIHAH ALLAHYARHAM HAJI AHMED BIN YUSOF Age: 86 passed away peacefully on 04 November 2008 We wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to relatives, friends and staff of SGH, wards 64/ 42/ 78, Dr. Marjorie Foo and her team of doctors. Dearly missed always remembered by 13 Sons and Daughters,
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      67 42 In Everloving Memory Of YANG TSE PUNG Departed: 6 Nov '89 His helping hand was always first To render any aid he could; His voice was always raised in praise, His words were wise and good. Dear father, since you went away, The ones you loved so true, Try hard
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      54 42 lstAnniversary In Loving Memory Of BETTY LING LONG MOOI Departed: 6 November 2007 Peaceful be your rest, dear mother, It is sweet to breathe your name; As in life we loved you dearly, So in death we do the same. Always remembered by loved ones. Husband: Pang Tee Shan Daughters:
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    • 116 42 Memory wanders as shadows rail Saclctothedays of happiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us. So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep. Sir Winston Churchill Loved ones who have passed away live on in our hearts and wi
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  • money markets
    • 581 43  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS But STI still up nearly 40 points after Election Day rally on Wall Street By 1 INVESTORS' heads would have been spinning yesterday, as they tried to get a handle on the day's historic events. It looked early on like a
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    • 406 43  -  Robin Chan I By PROPERTY group UOL defied the gloom by posting surprisingly good third-quarter results yesterday, thanks to higher revenue from new launches. Net profit for the third quarter rose 14 per cent to $73.5 million while revenue jumped 61 per cent to
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    • MARKET SUMMARY SINGAPORE
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      • 90 43 Mid Cap 390.28 A 12.34 Basic materials 232.57 T -0.34 Utilities 319.86 A 34.91 Small Cap 313.90 A 0.82 Industrials 399.82 A 7.11 Financials 471.02 A 13.84 All Share 450.32 A 9.64 Consumer goods 341.36 A 4.28 Technology 422.01 T -2.32 Fledgling 404.94 A 3.33 Health care
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    • REGIONAL
      • 32 43 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 9,521.24 (+406.64) Japan's Nikkei closed 4.46 per cent higher on hopes that US president-elect Barack Obama will take new steps to end the financial crisis.
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      • 31 43 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 14,840.16 (+455.82) Hong Kong shares closed up 3.2 per cent as investors pinned their hopes on Mr Obama to tackle the financial crisis.
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      • 30 43 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 1,760.61 (+53.91) Chinese shares closed up 3.16 per cent amid strong gains across Asia and expectations of new measures to boost the economy.
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      • 25 43 Sydney S&P ASX 200 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 4,336.6 (+121.5) Australian shares closed up 2.9 per cent, turning sharply higher shortly after Mr Obama's win.
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      • 21 43 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 915.24 (+9.66) Malaysian shares closed 1.1 per cent higher after profit-taking narrowed earlier gains.
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      • 23 43 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 1,181.50 (+28.15) South Korean shares closed 2.4 per cent higher, helped by Wall Street's overnight election rally.
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      • 29 43 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 10,120.01 (-511.11) Indian shares fell 4.81 per cent as investors locked in gains from early trades, when prices rallied after Mr Obama's win.
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      • 28 43 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 457.36 (-0.26) Thai shares finished flat as late traders took profits after bargain hunters buoyed the market in the morning session
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    • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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        • 93 43 (0) Nov5 CENTS ISH CIMBAsean40 100US$ lardine CSC ST Engg IMH SimSiangC SingTel 10 Sino-Env AsiaPharm B Sembawang Apex-Pal Cosco Corp KiVentures SingTel 100 Asia Water ChinaFish CapitaComm Celestial LiHeng Goodpack 1130 -73.9 -4. 533 -23.6 -2. 980 -20.0 -2. 227 -17.0 -7. 2270 -14.8 -0. 16 -8.0
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        • 98 43 Nov 5 Esmart _HT Hldgs Vledi-Flex EDHI E3 Hlds Feledata DceanSky Dssia Intl China Great Global Voice Hongwei Jang Huat iky One DKP Pacific Century tee Achieve taston FDS Netw (LW Hldgs Bowsley CENTS 6.5 85.7 7 75.0 7 55.6 19 52 0 1.5 50.0 1.5 50.0 10
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        • 90 43 Nov 5 CENTS Chinasing Kyodo-AII SP Corp Plastoform Asia Water Compact Oniontech SimSiangC Apex-Pal ChinaESave Lereno Reyphon Sunshine KiVentures Kian Ho AsianHicro Eucon Hoe Leong ITech Grp Informatics 1 -50.0 2.5 -50.0 2.5 -50.0 2 -42.9 8.5 -34.6 1 -33.3 3 -33.3 16 -33.3 14.5 -27.5 1.5 -25.0
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      • 343 50 Ayu Utami (right), 40 Birthplace: Bog or, Indonesia Books: Saman (1998), Larung (2002), Si Parasit Lajang (2003), Susila's Trial (2008) Only Saman is available here at Select Books for $19 For Ayu, writing is a totally political affair. The journalist, who writes in Bahasa Indonesia,
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      • 226 50 Here are five other events to look out for during the Asia On The Edge festival. Tickets are available from The Arts House box office. Call 6332-6919 or visit www.asiaontheedge.com Origins (opening event) Where: Cavenagh Bridge and Singapore River When: Nov 28 and 29 Admission: Free Directed by
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        443 51 LENSMEN WINS FEST AWARD Singaporean photographer Robert Zhao, 25, has won the Emerging Artist Award at the Singapore International Photography Festival. He beat 26 candidates to the award, given to the best up-and-coming talent from the region. During the festival, the photographers had their portfolios reviewed by a
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      • 565 52  -  deepika shetty Many people have helped her, says Siow Lee Chin and in turn, she wants to nurture young musicians One of Singapore's most wellknown violinists is coming home. On Nov 18, Siow Lee Chin (right) will take the stage at the National University of Singapore's Yong
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      • 469 52  -  tara tan Two hundred writers, publishers, educators and readers will gather tomorrow for a milestone event in Singapore literature. It is the launch of Singapore Literature In English: An Annotated Bibliography, the first book compiling the body of works by Singaporean writers from 1947 to last
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      • 556 53  -  deepika shetty Malaysian artist Wong Hoy Cheong (above) goes back to crime scenes in his solo show If you are a friend of Malaysian contemporary artist Wong Hoy Cheong, you may well be asked to sit in a wheelchair and have your feet filmed or even
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      • 535 53  -  tara tan arts reporter The annual performance art festival Future Of Imagination, taking place next week at Sculpture Square, marks the fifth anniversary since the art form received funding again in 2004. Local authorities withdrew funding for performance art for a decade following the 1994 incident
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    • 408 83  -  Gloria Chandy Editor gloria@sph com. sg I've often told my only child who, I suppose, will be the one responsible for me in the winter of my life that she has my blessings to "pull the plug" when I am too old, sick and
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      275 83 FRIDAY, NOV 7 Games Galore: Breathe Game for Life is an event from the National Healthy Lifestyle Campaign. Main sponsor F£tN presents a line-up of games which promises to challenge the mind and body. You can also win 100 Plus premiums and try your hand at "human table
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    • 525 84 If you have a paunch, you have a higher chance of getting liver cancer. HONG XINYI finds out more The experts have weighed in V and the verdict is clear: If you have a beer belly, the likelihood of getting liver cancer is much higher. That
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      • 803 85 It was a quiet balmy evening as I walked across the compound to visit my parents for a chit-chat. Dad sat next to me as we discussed the economic crisis. As we talked, I glanced at his nose and, to my horror, staring back at me was
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    • 428 86 Why erectile dysfunction happens can be mental in nature too, JOVANDA BISTON finds out As sexual virility is associated with manliness, problems with erections understandably upset men. Erectile dysfunction (ED), also called impotence, is characterised by a man's inability to have an erection hard enough to have
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    • 255 87 Others which make people happy include chocolate and cookies, survey finds The mere thought of your favourite foods can make you happy, but the foods you are likely to remember most easily are healthy foods. That is according to a new study released this
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    • 472 88 Operations are now speedy, relatively less painful and no stitches are required. DHANY OSMAN finds out All it takes is a tiny incision, a bit of time and a day's rest. This is the good news for those who have cataracts but are hesitant to
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      • 395 89  -  Dhany Osman Thalassaemia is an inherited blood disorder and, depending on its severity, patients can have symptoms of anaemia. It is particularly prevalent along the Mediterranean coast, hence the Greek origin of its name, "thalassa" for sea, and "haema" for blood. Thalassaemics can be divided into two
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      • 196 89 Founded in 2003 with just 10 members, the Thalassaemia Society (Singapore) is a small charity group that provides a social support network for thalassaemia major patients and their families. Its president, Mr Derrick Lim, 31, said the society also helps to raise public awareness of
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    • 298 90  -  Reuters Researchers find that people who consume more red meat and milk may be more vulnerable to E. coli attacks Here is yet another argument for the consumption of white meat against red meat and dairy products. Researchers in Australia said that lovers of red
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    • 545 91 All toys that are safe and can be handled comfortably by the child can be considered educational. JUNE CHEONG reports The verdict on educational toys is still out. In January this year, a study done by the Joan Ganz Cooney Centre at Sesame Workshop found that only two
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      • 826 92  -  Jovanda Biston Natural health remedies are back in fashion. Their efficacy may be debatable but there is no doubt about their rising popularity How effective are so-called natural health supplements and remedies from both the East and the West? Many Asians swear by ginseng, for instance, while exotic
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      • 296 92  -  Jovanda Biston As a child, Ms Gangryun Byun and her two younger brothers had to each eat five gingko nuts that their mother cooked every evening. The 26-year-old ChineseKorean, a sales account manager in a primary research consulting firm, said that she
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        933 93 JOVANDA BISTON lists some of nature's more popular supplements Herbs were the first "drugs" and primary medicine used by man. Medicine men and folk healers learnt the medicinal use of herbs and animal matter by observing their effects on humans. Medicine has since come a long way from
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      • 759 94 "Nothing is; everything is becoming." Heraclitus In my last column, I discussed the Greek philosopher Heraclitus' view that the world is in a permanent state of flux: everything is constantly changing. I went on to say that change is part and parcel of our nature as human beings.
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      • 248 95 The New York Times The claim: Rubbing alcohol can help cool a fever. The facts: Alcohol's cooling effects on the skin have led many parents to employ it as a quick home remedy for fevers in small children. According to a recent study in the
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    • 377 96 The size of a peanut, Siemens' Vibe claims to be the first that fits in the crest of the ear. It comes in a range of vibrant colours to grab the attention of the young, JUDITH TAN reports Listening to music loudly and intensively
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        657 98 American Rosebeth Marcou, Associate Professor of Paediatrics at NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, spends mornings observing children's behaviour in a school, JOVANDA BISTON reports I decided to practise developmental and behavioural paediatrics because... The children and adolescents I see often have great potential but are misunderstood.
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        109 100 They seem too beautiful to use. Gianna Rose Atelier USA is famed for its couture soaps and gifts and these are now available in Singapore. They are made from 100 per cent vegetable oils and triple-milled to be long-lasting and creamy, then infused with various scents like fresh
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      • 90 100 This feminine wash has been specially formulated for use during the onset of menopause. It protects genital health with a natural organic derivative complex and its mild cleansing action contributes to maintaining the physiological equilibrium of the vaginal mucous system. The area is refreshed and safeguarded against
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        741 101 Lamb may be red meat, but SYLVIA TAN shows you how to turn it into a healthy dish IT was red meat but it was healthful just pieces of lean lamb bathed in a clear herb-flavoured broth, surrounded by tender baby vegetables. When I first ate a version
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      • 581 102 There is always time for exercise, says architect-magazine editor-chef Kris Kiattisak. He tells JUNE CHEONG how he manages to fit it in after a hard day of work and play What do you do to keep fit? I go to the gym three to five times
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  • Page 83 Miscellaneous
    • 262 83 contents 3 BEWARE THE BEER BELLY 14 COMMON CURES Supervising Editor Sumiko Tan Editor 4 DOC TALK 16 LIVING Gloria Chandy coverpage: 5 CAUSES OF IMPOTENCE 17 FACT OR FICTION Ashleigh Sim s^iyLam 6 ICE CREAM A TOP COMFORT 18 TINY HEARING AID'S writers FOOD BIG ON STYLE Jovanda Biston
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