The Straits Times, 10 November 2008

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    18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MICA (P) 115/12/2007 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10 2008. «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Gambling with death
      49 1 POLICE have arrested 42 people so far this year for illegal gambling at funeral wakes held in HDB void decks. These den operators and gamblers hide behind the veil of social gambling, which is common at wakes, to try to escape police detection. HOME PAGE B2
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      Lock icon Lounging in Durai's office
      63 1 FORMER National Kidney Foundation chief T. T. Durai's luxurious office has now been turned into a lounge for specialist doctors with the Academy of Medicine. The charity is renting out five floors of its building in Kirn Keat Road after downsizing its headquarters. The new tenants
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      Lock icon Taking issue with tissue
      46 1 A GROUP of undergraduates have tied up with the Singapore Kindness Movement to try and kick many Singaporeans' annoying habit of leaving a packet of tissue paper to "chope" or reserve seats at a food court or hawker centre. HOME PAGE B8
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      Lock icon Dark clouds for banks
      68 1 ANALYSTS have warned that DBS, OCBC and UOB will face much stiffer economic challenges in the next year, as they are forced to make more allowances for bad assets and suffer from lower market-related income. A major drag on banks' outlook is the quality of their
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      Lock icon Murderers, not martyrs
      35 1 INDONESIA'S highest Islamic council has ruled that three militants executed for the 2002 Bali bombing had committed murder and should not be hailed as holy warriors or martyrs. PRIME PAGE A 7
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    Lock icon Gong Li becomes a Singaporean
    175 1  -  CHONG CHEE KIN THREE months after her no-show at a citizenship ceremony here kicked up a storm, Chinese actress Gong Li showed up at one on Saturday to collect her Singapore identity card. The 43-year-old got her citizenship certificate from Member of Parliament Lee Bee
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    Lock icon Crisis relief with next Budget
    647 1  -  Serene Luo Support for businesses and households, and for a few years too I By BUSINESSES and households affected by the economic downturn have been promised special attention from the Government in next year's Budget to help them get through tough times. Companies will get
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    Lock icon China announces $877b package to stimulate its economy
    585 1 XINHUA, BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: China unveiled a whopping 4 trillion yuan (SsB77 billion) economic stimulus package yesterday aimed at boosting domestic demand to battle adverse global economic conditions. The package equal to almost a fifth of its US$3.3 trillion (554.9 trillion)
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      Lock icon US election: A cry for McCain
      1059 2  -  Carl Skadian He had some good ideas, but the liberal media was against him I By NEWS EDITOR SO, President Barack Hussein Obama. Has a nice ring to it, no? The world watched transfixed when the United States voted in its most novel president
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      176 2 VIEWPOINTS WE SAY Spending one's way out of the recession Would Singaporeans abandon their conservatism and spend, spend, spend to mitigate the effects of the recession? EDITORIAL PAGE AlB COLUMNS Too early to judge Bush I While the facts on the )f ground appear to validate views of Mr George
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      Lock icon Help for the needy, but prepare for austerity
      594 3  -  Lee Siew Hua Sacrifices and cutbacks will be necessary until things improve: MM Lee I By THE Government will not let any Singaporean fall below the poverty line as a result of the financial crisis but it cannot restore people's living standards
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      97 3  -  Joyce Fang 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 perhaps go unnoticed.
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      Lock icon Lehman investors 'aware of risks'
      195 3  -  KOR KIAN BENG MANY who bought financial products linked to collapsed investment bank Lehman Brothers went in with their eyes open, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said yesterday. So the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will have to make a distinction between these investors and
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      Lock icon Accident in Malaysia, damages awarded here?
      607 4  -  K.C. VIJAYAN High Court judges rule cases can be heard here for Singaporean victims I By LAW CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE'S courts can hear cases of compensation for Singaporean victims of traffic accidents which happen in Malaysia, two High Court judges have ruled recently in separate
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      Lock icon Have case here if most key witnesses S'pore-based
      366 4  -  K.C. VIJAYAN SHOULD the decision on which country's court should hear the two cases hinge on the inconvenience factor? The cases straddle both sides of the Causeway and witnesses for the plaintiffs were all from Singapore while those for the defendants were
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      1457 6  -  Yeo Ghim Lay More are taking up cycling as a viable transport option here I By OVER a year ago, Mr lan Bellhouse, 43, stopped taking public transport to work. But it is not by car that he goes from his Bukit Timah home to his Tanjong
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      Lock icon Executed bombers were not martyrs
      526 7  -  Wahyudi They committed murder, says country's highest Islamic body I By SOERIAATMADJA SALIM OSMAN TENGGULUN (East Java): Hundreds of Muslim hardliners clashed with police yesterday ahead of the funerals of three militants executed for the 2002 Bali bombing, hailing the men as "holy warriors and
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      Lock icon Aussies fear revenge attacks
      436 7  -  Roger Maynard I By AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT SYDNEY: Australia moved to close one of the darkest chapters in its post-war history yesterday, with the execution of the Bali bombers. Eighty eight Australians were among the victims of the Kuta bombings which claimed 202 lives on that fateful
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      Lock icon Victims'families, friends still grieve
      189 7  -  GRACE CHUA THOUGH the men responsible for the Bali nightclub bombings have been executed, the sorrow of victims' families and friends remains. The Oct 12, 2002 blasts at Sari Nightclub and Paddy's Bar claimed 202 lives, including eight members of the Singapore Cricket Club's rugby team,
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      Lock icon JI fugitive leader is now TOP FOCUS
      854 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS Police are closing in on mastermind behind Bali carnage, say analysts JAKARTA: With the executions early yesterday of three Indonesian militants behind the 2002 Bali bombings, the focus is shifting to the hunt for a radical militant leader who allegedly
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      Lock icon UK intelligence warns of mass-casualty attacks
      367 8 LONDON: Secret enclaves of Al-Qaeda extremists based in London, Birmingham and Luton are planning mass-casualty attacks in Britain, according to a leaked government intelligence report. The document, drawn up by the intelligence branch of the Ministry of Defence, MIS and Special Branch, states that
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        Lock icon Tank modified: Blast kills man
        96 9 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Two brothers who illegally converted a cooking gas tank into a natural gas kit for their van paid dearly when it exploded, killing one of them. Mr Mohd Hailmi Ishak, 25, and his brother Rosli Ishak, 30, had stopped at a
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        Lock icon 'Wrong approach' fuelling violence in Thai south
        247 9  -  Lee Kin En I By BANGKOK: A heavy-handed state approach and human rights abuses by security forces continue to fuel violence in Thailand's strife-torn southern provinces, say activists monitoring the conflict that has taken 3,800 lives since January 2004. Though insurgents demanding a
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        Lock icon Where will Thaksin go next?
        571 9 China and Bahamas crop up in media speculation after UK revokes visas of ex-PM and wife BANGKOK: Britain's decision to revoke the visas of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife provoked speculation in local press yesterday over where the self-exiled leader might set
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        Lock icon Three-way fight for Umno No. 2 spot
        556 10  -  Hazlin Hassan Muhyiddin to face two challengers in rare contest for deputy's post I By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: International Trade and Industry Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who is running for the Umno deputy presidency, will face a rare fight for the post in
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        Lock icon Judges were sacked, they didn't retire: Mahathir
        261 10 BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's former prime minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, says three judges involved in the 1988 judicial crisis were sacked and not asked to retire early as stated by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Seri Mohamad Nazri Aziz. "As
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        Lock icon Awareness ride
        41 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS Women from shanty towns watching TV campaigns for HIV/Aids awareness inside the Red Ribbon Express train in Jammu, India yesterday. The train comprises seven coaches equipped with interactive touch screens, LCD projector and cabins for counselling PHOTO:
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        Lock icon Rais: Put S'pore-KL ties in book
        349 10 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JOHOR BARU: What better way for Singapore and Malaysia to symbolise their close links than to publish a book on the history of the two countries, Malaysia's Foreign Affairs Minister Rais Yatim has said. Speaking at the end of a
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        Lock icon Latest Kim Jong Il photo may be fake: British media
        332 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: A picture may be worth a thousand words but does it always tell the truth? Apparently not, says the British media which has questioned the authenticity of the latest photograph of North Korean leader Kirn Jong II
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        Lock icon Taiwan opposition seeks to heal rift
        455 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Its call for dialogue with govt follows flak over bloody protests during Chinese envoy's visit TAIPEI: Taiwan's main pro-independence opposition said yesterday that it has called for dialogue with the ruling party following bloody protests against a landmark visit by
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        Lock icon Lessons from silver screen on school warriors
        922 12  -  Salim Osman I By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT 3 million Indonesians watch movie highlighting sad state of country's education system MORE than three million Indonesians have flocked to cinemas in the last five weeks to watch the latest blockbuster, Laskar Pelangi or Rainbow Warriors. Despite
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        Lock icon Dhaka reinforces border security
        596 13  -  Nirmal Ghosh Agence France-Presse High alert comes after Myanmar said to have mobilised ground troops I By DHAKA: Bangladesh has beefed up border security amid reports that Myanmar is boosting its troop levels on the two countries' land border, in the wake of a spat over
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        Lock icon India's unmanned spacecraft moves into lunar orbit
        170 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGALORE: India's first unmanned spacecraft has entered lunar orbit, 18 days after an Indian-built rocket transported it into outer space, officials here announced. "The motor on board Chandrayaan-1 was fired at 5.15pm (7.45pm Singapore time) for 805 seconds, which successfully puts
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        Lock icon Rush to see Obama sworn in
        777 14 WASHINGTON POST BBC Over 1 million expected to show up; hotels and air tickets are going fast WASHINGTON: Tens of thousands of people across the United States will be scrambling this week for tickets to attend the Jan 20 swearing-in of President-elect Barack Obama,
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        Lock icon 43rd & 44th presidents to meet in rite of passage
        469 14 43rd 44th presidents to meet in rite of passage ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: Today, President George W. Bush will welcome President-elect Barack Obama to the White House, and the 43rd and 44th presidents of the US will make nice. There are no rules governing this significant rite of passage, which has
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          Lock icon Hu: Taiwan is key to better US-China ties
          177 14 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: China's President Hu Jintao told United States President-elect Barack Obama in a telephone conversation that proper handling of the Taiwan issue would help improve Sino-US ties, state media reported yesterday. Both countries should respect and accommodate each other's
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          191 14 REUTERS MOSCOW: Russia hopes for constructive talks with the next US administration on Washington's planned missile defence system in Europe, Russian media quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying yesterday. A Russian deputy foreign minister said separately that Moscow would not carry out a
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        Lock icon PM-elect pledges to take moderate path
        684 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW ZEALAND ELECTION He seeks to allay right-wing fears as nation enters era of conservative rule WELLINGTON: New Zealand entered a new era of conservative rule yesterday, with Prime Minister-elect John Key promising to be a moderate amid fears that
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        Lock icon Sleeping Buddha figure found buried in Bamiyan
        408 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BAMIYAN (Afghanistan): "We got him!" screamed Afghan archaeologist Anwar Khan Fayez as he leapt from the pit beneath the towering sandstone cliffs, where the Bamiyan Buddhas once stood. Seven years after the Taleban blew up the two 1,500-year-old statues in a
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        Lock icon 20 dead in worst mishap since 2000
        536 16 RUSSIAN NUCLEAR SUBMARINE DISASTER Nuclear reactor intaci and radiation levels normal, Moscow says MOSCOW: More than 20 people were killed and a further 21 injured in an accident over the weekend aboard a Russian nuclear submarine in the Sea of Japan, in the
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        Lock icon Woman to give birth after ovary transplant
        345 16 REUTERS LONDON: A woman is expected to give birth this week to the world's first baby conceived after a full ovary transplant. The 38-year-old London resident, who was left infertile when her ovaries failed at the age of 15, received a transplant from
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        Lock icon 4 survivors found in collapsed Haiti school
        460 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS PETIONVILLE (Haiti): Rescuers have pulled four children alive from the rubble of a three-storey Haitian school that collapsed on classrooms filled with students and teachers, even as the death toll rises to above 90. Emergency workers cradled the dazed children
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        64 17 REUTERS This two-week-old baby boy was born with eight toes on each foot. Medical experts say that such misshapen and extra toes are rare. The infant, who was born in Nanxing town in southern Guangdong province, will need surgery to correct the deformity. Experts say that
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        Lock icon Japan's elections on hold
        86 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: Japan's increasingly unpopular Prime Minister Taro Aso will likely hold off calling a general election until next year, a senior ruling party official said yesterday, as the government grappled with an economic stimulus package it hopes will revive public support. Since Mr Aso
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        Lock icon Shenzhen's 'peace' offer
        110 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: The authorities in southern Shenzhen city have offered a cash payment to the relatives of a motorcyclist whose death prompted hundreds of rioters to attack police, state media reported today. The violence was sparked by anger over the death of Mr Li Guochao, 31,
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        Lock icon Utusan editor dies
        57 17 BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR: Former Utusan Group assistant editor-in-chief Datuk Sirajuddin Mohd Rafia has died of heart failure. He was 59. Mr Sirajuddin, who had served Utusan Group for 34 years, was buried at the Al-Ridhwan Mosque cemetery in Hulu Kelang yesterday morning. He leaves a wife and
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        Lock icon Astronaut 'clears the air'
        93 17 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's first astronaut Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, who is embroiled in a controversy over claims that he collected RMI.2 million (*****,000) in fees for talks, has denied the allegations. Dr Sheikh Muszaphar also denied making appearances at 150 corporate functions, saying
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        Lock icon Hurricane batters Cuba
        110 17 REUTERS HAVANA: Hurricane Paloma toppled trees, damaged homes and knocked over a communications tower when it ripped through Cuba yesterday after striking the coast with 195kmh winds. A storm surge up to 6m had caused coastal flooding, pushing the sea by as much as 700 m inland
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        Lock icon Who will run Jerusalem?
        123 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM: The winner of tomorrow's mayoral race in Jerusalem will take charge of a troubled piece of land that is being fought over with messianic passion. A rabbi, a high-tech investor and a Russian tycoon accused of arms trafficking are vying to be mayor
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        185 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS Pull up your pants, Dallas residents told DALLAS: Councilman Dwaine Caraway is on a mission: He wants those people wearing low-hanging, baggy pants to pull them up. He held a summit over the weekend which drew more than 100 adults, children, students, ministers, law enforcement officers and
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      436 18 SINGAPOREANS used to exhortations to tighten their belts in hard times must have been surprised to hear Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong tell them to go spend if they have adequate savings and can afford to do so. The suggestion sounds counter-intuitive. But Mr
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      900 18  -  William Choong I By SENIOR WRITER ASK anyone in the world about the legacy of United States President George W. Bush. Chances are the answer would consist of a fusillade of fiery invective. "Worst. President. Ever," a political scientist wrote to the National
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      810 18  -  Joseph Stiglitz PROJECT SYNDICATE FINANCIAL CRISIS I By THE world is sinking into a major global slowdown, likely to be the worst in a quarter-cen-tury, perhaps since the Great Depression. This crisis was "made in America", in more than one sense. America exported its toxic mortgages
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        414 20  -  Teh Siew Wee (Miss) SINGAPORE'S marriage scene is pretty unique. We probably hear the question, "Shall we apply for a flat?" before, or at least more often than, the more important one, "Shall we get married?" But can we blame the average Singapore
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        350 20  -  Marissa Teo (Miss) I REFER to last Wednesday's letter by Dr Christine Chen, "Preschool teaching is about standards". On the surface, Dr Chen's letter seems to urge all preschool educators to band together and raise their standards in order to get
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        338 20  -  Veronica Boudville (Ms) I THANK Ms Tan Siew Tin for her feedback on the silence rule in libraries ("Double standards on library silence rule", Oct 31). While we agree that loud noise can disrupt the reading experience of others, we recognise libraries today are
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        130 20  -  Bernadette Low (Ms) I REFER to Mr Chan Whye Chuen's letter on the frequency of Service 960 (Oct 29). On reading Mr Chan's letter, we carried out site surveys and checked our service records. Findings from our survey show that the frequency of Service
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        186 20  -  Roland Davies THE article, "Hello, how is you feelings today?" (Oct 23), referred to some apparent "confusion" over the scoring of the International English Language Test System (lELTS). I would like to offer some clarification. lELTS test results are given as
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      112 18 STRAITS TIMES. SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 2,*****4 SPH Chief Executive Officer Alan Chan Heng Loon Senior Executive Vice-President (Marketing) Leslie Fong Editor-in-Chief (English Malay Newspapers Division) Executive Vice-President (Newspaper Services Patrick Daniel Chinese Newspapers) Robin Hu Editor HanFookKwang Deputy Editor Alan John Digital
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      623 21  -  April Chong Only 9 of these cemetery workers left, and youngest is already 45 I By WHEN Mr Abdul Rahman Mohamad started out as a gravedigger three decades ago at the Choa Chu Kang Cemetery, he had more than 30 colleagues. Now, the 45-year-old is just
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      716 22  -  Chong Chee Kin 42 people arrested while using funeral wakes as makeshift gambling dens I By CRIME CORRESPONDENT AT ONE end of a funeral wake at a void deck of an HDB flat, relatives and friends mourn and offer prayers to the dead man. Behind the
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      508 22 LAST year, the police caught 1,218 people for illegal gambling activities. In the first six months of this year, 529 were arrested. Under the law, an offender who gambles in public can be jailed for up to six months and fined a maximum of
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      864 23  -  Carolyn Quek Malaysia's Federal Court sentences him to 18 years in jail for Penang crime I By EVER since he was a teenager, Low Soo Song has led a life of crime, chalking up eight convictions in Singapore for armed robbery, possession of firearms and gambling,
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      778 24  -  Jane Ng When schools opt to make changes, passions are stoked I By WHEN The Chinese High School and Hwa Chong Junior College merged several years ago, 800 people, largely alumni, got together to vote on a new name for the
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      404 24  -  Amelia Tan I By WHEN the pioneering batch of students at Meridian Junior College entered the Pasir Ris school in 2003, they did not have a badge for a year. That was because school officials were continually refining the crest to reflect the
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      290 24 Meridian Junior College f (left) The lion symbolises courage to chart ,,^n paths. The badge is made out of silver, which is a mark of distinction. Presbyterian High School The two waves signify the school's continuous growth and development. The dove with a stalk of olive leaves
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      623 25  -  Lee Hui Chieh Charity to use rental income from tenants to fund programmes I By THE office of the National Kidney Foundation's (NKF's) former chief T.T. Durai left vacant since he quit amid a scandal three years ago has been transformed into a
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      144 25 THE National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is working out ways to cover the medical treatment that kidney donors will require after the organ has been removed. It is looking at reimbursing hospitals and medical facilities for treatment, said its chief executive officer, Mrs Eunice
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      883 26  -  Alfred Siew Enthusiastic reception of project signals positive growth for 3.5G services I By HOOKED after almost two years of free Internet surfing on the go with the huge Wireless@SG project, techies are now flocking to sign up for paid plans that give them
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      310 26 ALFRED SIEW UPCOMING technology will not only be faster but also easier to use. For starters, the free Wireless@SG hot spot service will have one of its biggest kinks login problems ironed out. By next year, users can be automatically logged in when they
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      225 26 WHEN it was unveiled less than two years ago, users could not believe their ears Net surfing would be free at cafes, malls and libraries. With 7,400 free hot spots now dotting the island, Wireless@SG has seen more than 1 million people signing
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      486 27  -  Serene Luo Their entrepreneurial spirit can be glimpsed at new Chinatown hall I By A CRISIS is fraught with danger, but also offers opportunity, according to an old Chinese saying. It is a philosophy that guided some of Singapore's financial pioneers, who took
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      318 27  -  Tania Tan I By TUCKED away in the red light district of Geylang is a building that seems almost out of place amid the vice of Singapore's most notorious quarter. But the Singapore Buddhist Free Clinic has been a pillar of the community for almost
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      142 28 LAU FOOK KONG British High Commissioner Paul Madden (centre) paying his respects to those who died in war at the annual Ceremony of Remembrance at the Kranji War Memorial yesterday morning. A wreath of red poppies symbolic of remembrance as they bloomed across some
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      500 28  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN Group hands out 1,000 tissue packs in bid to wipe out practice I By THEY are a common sight in crowded hawker centres: a pack of tissues plonked down at an empty spot which practically screams "Find another seat!" But a
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        671 29  -  KAREN TENG Despite the financial crunch and economic uncertainties, the big corporate sponsors have no plans to cut back programmes. Not just yet BY I IF YOU are a fan of the arts, you can look forward to enjoying the line-up of programmes in
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        245 29  -  PHILIP LEE BY I THE history of Cadbury, a global leader in the confectionery market, is as fascinating as its evergrowing line of new products. Started as a humble, one-man business by John Cadbury in Birmingham, England in 1824, it has grown into a multi-billion-dollar global business which
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        189 29  -  KARON NG BY FOOD lovers can test their taste buds from this Friday to Sunday, 11am to 10pm, at the Food Safari and Home Electronics Fair. The event offers gourmet treats and snacks from famous restaurants and speciality food outlets. There'll also be a wide range
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        396 29  -  LEE KIM CHEW BY WITH an eye on the growing pilgrim traffic, India is ramping up its efforts to attract more travellers to ride on its Buddhist Circuit train. The Mahaparinirvan Express, which runs from New Delhi to Buddhism's holiest sites in Uttar Pradesh
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        222 29 Hong Kong flights Cathay Pacific Airways recently launched its seventh direct flight from Singapore to Hong Kong. CX69O departs Singapore at 9.10 am, while CX69I departs Hong Kong at 6.35pm. It now has the most number of flights 49 weekly on this route. From now till the end of
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        566 30  -  Jessica Lim SOAP BOX This ST journalist was thrilled to be a part of Obama's historic win I By THE most American thing about me is my blue passport. I thank my father's completing his master's in computer science at Dartmouth College in
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        472 30 LETTERS HOME ONE of the factors influencing my decision to attend graduate school in America was the opportunity to witness, first-hand, the process and outcome of the 2008 US presidential elections. But as Massachusetts was not a swing state having consistently voted Democrat
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        757 30 MY LIFE Youthlnk writers wonder if we are ready for legalised euthanasia My right to die I HAVE always been a strong proponent of euthanasia. No one person, or law, should have the right to prolong the suffering of another against his
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        93 30 WANT to have your say? Here's your chance to weigh in on everyday issues that affect youth in Singapore. All you have to do is vote. Log on to mypoll-youthink.blogspot. com and give us your opinion on the latest in and around Singapore. Your views, along
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      97 21 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, BLOGGED ABOUT AND MORE WWW.Straitstimes.COin these passengers would be able to MOST-READ ONLINE keep the laptop in the appropriate Man charged with having oral sex place and would compromise the with his Indonesian maid. safet V of the emergency exit." Non-Chinese PM? Not anytime soon www.stomp.com.sg
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      361 22 LEARN the Hidden Potential in YOU using 3000 years of knowledge I in the Ancient Chinese Metaphysics known as Feng shui I Destiny Understanding! I «^J Destiny Never Taughl -'-'P' i|§Jss£ Hidden SL-CRIIT! ■m ijiiiJi^PWM Hear what our students said; GOMl^i^Mll^SSS I If you are reading this, then do yourselttfie
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      190 30 fNUS National University of Singapore MASTER OF PSYCHOLOGY [Clinical] Programme The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, invites applications for admission to the full-time Master of Psychology (Clinical) Programme to begin in August 2009, Semester I, Academic Year 2009-2010. This two-year full-time coursework Masters Degree programme
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      26 30 $300 m industrial properties coming to market Capita Land seen hiving off four industrial properties to focus on core strengths in commercial, residential and serviced residences
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      529 31  -  Richard Jolly After debacle in Rome, Chelsea bounce back by beating Blackburn Blackburn Rovers 0 Chelsea 2 I By LONDON: Happy birthday, Big Phil. Luiz Felipe Scolari turned 60 yesterday and if the torrential downpour and bitter cold of Blackburn made it an inhospitable place to mark
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      407 31  -  Lin Xinyi I By TAO Li claimed her fourth podium finish in as many World Cup events when she bagged a bronze in the 50m butterfly at the Fina/Arena World Cup Moscow leg yesterday. She finished in 25.785 ec rewriting her personal
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      58 31 ROBINHO, the Premier League's most expensive player, scored again yesterday for Manchester City. But, reduced to nine men after Gelson Fernandes and Richard Dunne were sent off, hosts City still lost 1-2 to a revitalised 10-man Tottenham Hotspur. Darren Bent scored both of Spurs' goals, extending new
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        116 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: McLaren's Lewis Hamilton has praised former teammate and rival Fernando Alonso for congratulating him on becoming Formula One's youngest champion. The Briton revealed on Saturday that the Spaniard had visited him in the McLaren garage after the title-deciding race in Brazil two
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        107 32 MELBOURNE: Australian sailor Nathan Wilmot (above) lost his Olympic gold medal after a big night out last Monday. Police are appealing for the return of the precious metal after it disappeared at the Odeon Nightclub at the Crown Casino, reported the Adelaide Now website.
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        67 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHIMA (Japan): British Open champion Shin Ji Yai of South Korea hit a sizzling five-under 67 for a six-stroke victory in the Mizuno Classic women's golf tournament yesterday. The 20-year-old sank one eagle and four birdies against one bogey for a 15-under 201
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        81 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO: Leßron James scored 41 points against Chicago in a National Basketball Association game for the second time in four days as the Cleveland Cavaliers won 106-97 on Saturday. This time, he scored the first eight points of the fourth quarter to
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      569 32 THE TIMES, LONDON, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE After three-month wait, he scores twice in Reds' 3-0 win over West Brom LONDON: Whatever Diego Maradona, the Argentina coach, sprinkled over Rafael Benitez's men at Liverpool's training ground on Friday certainly had an effect on Robbie Keane. After 11 matches and
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      449 32 LONDON: Chumbawumba's "Tubthumping" I get knocked down, and I get up again rang out at the Emirates Stadium at half-time on Saturday. It was a fitting way to describe Arsenal's stunning 2-1 Premier League win over Manchester United. The win came at a
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      356 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID: Samuel Eto'o and Gonzalo Higuain both scored four goals in an incredible night of football as Barcelona thrashed Valladolid 6-0 while Real Madrid laboured to a 4-3 win over Malaga on Saturday. Barca romped to their eighth successive Spanish Primera
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      212 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME: An injury-time own goal by Roma's Cicinho gave Bologna a 1-1 draw at home to AS Roma, who were seconds from victory through a Franceso Totti goal on Saturday. Talismanic Totti, injured for much of the Serie A season, looked
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      433 32  -  Terrence Voon I By FANDI Ahmad's second son has enhanced his footballing credentials, after yet another sterling performance in Europe. Ikhsan, eight, starred in an Under-10 tournament for AC Milan's junior academies recently, scoring eight goals in seven matches for his team.
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      463 33 REUTERS She takes season-ender for first time by beating Russia's Zvonareva DOHA: Venus Williams defeated Russia's Vera Zvonareva 6-7 (5-7), 6-0, 6-2 yesterday to win the season-ending WTA Championship. It was the first time the American had won the event after she reached the semi-finals in
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      470 33 REUTERS SHANGHAI: Novak Djokovic ended his Masters Cup jinx yesterday, overcoming a rash of errors to beat Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro 7-5, 6-3 in the sea-son-ending tennis tournament's opening round-robin match. Russia's Nikolay Davydenko used his devastating ground game to
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      378 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS SHANGHAI: American sensation Anthony Kirn's debut as a European Tour member ended in shock and disappointment yesterday after he was disqualified from the HSBC Champions tournament here for using a damaged club. Kirn, a star in the United States' Ryder Cup
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      105 33 ALPHONSUS CHERN HIGH-FLYING kicks and gravity-defying stunts were on display at the Taekwondo Spectacular at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall yesterday. With feats that saw them smashing boards held in the air, realistic fight sequences and one routine involving a blindfolded exponent kicking apples (see picture),
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      109 33 BLOOMBERG NORTH CAROLINA: Tiger Woods unveiled the design for his first US golf course on Saturday, a layout he said would favour "creativity" rather than power. Cliffs at High Carolina, set 1,220 m up in the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina, will open in
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      581 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE But capt Dhoni defends India's ultra-defensive bowling strategy NAGPUR (India): The less-than-exciting Fourth Test between India and Australia has erupted into a debate over the future of Test cricket in the face of the more exciting challenge of the faster Twenty2o version of the
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      425 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS New Orleans Hornets 100 Miami Heat 89 MIAMI: Chris Paul could not leave New Orleans' locker room on Saturday night until he finished helping a friend with his tie. Add another assist to the Hornets' point guard, who set a
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      367 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: South Africa, New Zealand and Australia began their European tours with expected victories on Saturday, but without unleashing the full power of Tri-Nations rugby on their Six Nations opponents. The Springboks beat Wales 20-15 but had to withstand a
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      71 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK: Undefeated Welshman Joe Calzaghe recovered from a first-round knock-down and pummelled Roy Jones Jr (above right) until the final bell on Saturday to earn a unanimous 12-round decision in a light-heavyweight boxing showdown at Madison Square Garden. All three judges scored
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      127 34 LONDON: Nereida Gallardo, the former girlfriend of Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo, has revealed how much the footballer is in love with himself. "His house is full of mirrors, so he's always walking around glancing at himself," the model told the News of the
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      360 34 Basketball NBA Orlando 106 Washington 81, Indiana 98 New Jersey 80, New Orleans 100 Miami 89, Phoenix 104 Milwaukee 96, Cleveland 106 Chicago 97, Portland 97 Minnesota 93. Cricket Fourth and final Test In Nagpur, fourth day: India 441 and 295 (V.Sehwag 92, M.Dhoni 55. H. Singh 52; S.Watson
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      100 31 0 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Kirn disqualified from HSBC Champions tournament S.Korea's Shin wins Mizuno Classic Venus reaches first WTA final Stylish Arsenal win to silence their doubters MOST COMMENTED Terry berates Chelsea Said eagle2oo4: "John Terry's scathing criticism of his teammates
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      79 32 S PORTS BET ING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER S.League Tampines Young Lions Mon, 10/11/08 7.45pm S.League Dalian Albirex Mon, 10/11/08 7.45pm S.League Bal Khalsa Super Reds Tue, 11/11/08 7.45pm E League Cup matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. LJLIJ.I Draw No. 2378/2008 mLJLJ
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      161 34 Today Football S-League: Tampines v Young Lions (Tampines), Dalian v Albirex (Queenstown) 7.45pm. English FA Cup, Ist rd: Wimbledon v Wycombe Wanderers (Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3.30 am). Rugby Rugby League World Cup: Fiji v Ireland (Live, Ch22, spm). Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai: Round-robin (Live, Ch24, 6pm). Tomorrow Basketball Eurocup: 2nd
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      131 35 WONG LAI CHEW Age: 85 passed away peacefully on 9 November 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Chew Kok Leun Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chew Hoy Wing Anne Wee Chew Heng Wing Ong Sady Chew Fong Weng Alice Lee Chew Mam Weng Alicia Ng Daughter: Son-in-law: Chew Wai
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      71 35 W We, The Family Of The Late V% v I I it ONG HONG BEE, PHILIP 3EB)t I who returned home to our Lord Jesus on sth November 2008, wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to The Catholic Archbishop, priests, relatives, friends, colleagues, business associate and associations for
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      117 35 TEAKIMTECK Age: 72 Passed away peacefully on 9 Nov 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Lee Peck Sim Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tea Lian Heng, Daniel Lim Lay Pin, Joyce Tea Lian Huat, Kenneth Daughters: Sons-in-law: Tea Ai Lian TeaAiHuay GohKoonKwee Tea Alice TanSweeKhim Grandsons: Granddaughters: Tea Wee
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      113 35 "I have fought a good fight. I have finished my course. I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 ALLAN LIM JEW HOE Age: 74 was called home to be with the Lord on 9 November 2008 leaving behind loved ones. (Wife: Lily Tok Goon Har, deceased) Daughters: Wendy Lim
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      158 35 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want... I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever." DOROTHY KATHLEEN KUNG Age: 87 passed away peacefully on 9 November 2008, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Gregory Kung Heng Choy, deceased). Sons: Daughters-in-law: Edmund (Helen Sia, deceased) Malcolm Doris Chan
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      127 35 Beloved mother of Mr Dennis Soo Ngee Ann, Director of C D Aluminium Trading CHIA MEOW TIANG Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 8 November 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Sons: Daughters-in-law: Dennis Soo Ngee Ann Cealia Tan Jee Swee Henry Ser Khoon Heng Florence Tay Bee Oh Patrick Ser
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      101 35 "Even if Igo through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid, Lord, for you are with me. Your shepherd's rod and staff protect me." Psalm 23:4 CHARLIE TAN CHIN BOCK Age: 68 was called home to be with the Lord on 9 November 2008 leaving behind loved ones Wife:
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      13 35 ffl" mtli Anniversary GOH POH SENG Departed 10/11/1990 |j_ Always loved by family
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      21 35 IN LOVING MEMORY OF VERONICA LIM November 10 1998 We love and miss you Husband: Lim Jit Seng Daughter: Grace Lim
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      40 35 In Loving Memory CECILIA LIM TECK CHIN called home onlONovo7 Goodness and mercy all my life Shall surely follow me; And in God's house forever My dwelling-place shall be. Comforted in God's mansion; Dearly missed by family members. X X
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      18 35 In Loving Memory of LIAN POH SENG Departed 10 Nov 1972 Fondly loved and remembered by loved ones.
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      139 35 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever" Psalm 23:6 CLAIRE KATHLEEN SKADIANG nee CORNELIUS Age: 91 Passed away peacefully on 8 November 2008. Dearly missed and cherished always by loved ones. Children: Spouses:
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      132 35 "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down In green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul" ROSA TANG PEKTEO Passed away peacefully on 8 November 2008 leaving behind: Husband: Anthony Lim Daughters: Sons-in-law: Pauline Lim Su-Yin Michael Saw
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      140 35 "A beautiful sister, a loving aunt and a marvellous teacher." TERESA ANNE PERERA was called home to be with the Lord on 8 November 2008. Parents: (John Edmund Perera, deceased) (Yvonne Leerdam, deceased) Sisters: Brothers-in-law: Katie Walker (Arch Walker, deceased) Vivienne D' Silva Christopher D' Silva Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Gordon Perera
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      52 35 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of CHANDRAN DHARANI departed 10 Nov 2006 Time may heal the broken heart, Time may make the wound less sore, But time can never stop the longing for the loved one gone before. Always remembered by liandran Meenakumari Management of MN Computer Systems (S) Pte
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      85 35 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want." Psalm 23:1 JAYARANI DAVID SAMINATHAN Age: 58 was called home to be with the Lord on 8 Nov 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: David Swaminathan Daughter: Joanna Rathna Brothers, Sisters, In-laws, Nephews, Nieces, Cousins
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      46 35 KETHRINE D/O ANDREW Age: 26 Departed: 08/11/2008 Sadly missed by Father: Andrew Mother: Sheela (Achi) Brother: Alvin Andrew uncles, aunties, relatives and friends. She is resting at Blk 449, #05-171 Choa Chu Kang Aye 4. Cremation on 10/11/2008 at Mandai Crematorium at 1630hrs. Tel: *****382/ *****761
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      92 35 "For lam convinced that neither death, nor life... will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38-39 JANG MER Age: 93 was called home to be with the Lord on 9/11/08 leaving behind loved ones. Chan Chee Hong and
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      593 36  -  Alvin Foo BULLS AND BEARS Real economy fears remain, so players set to exploit every bounce to take profit I By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT A NEW week, a new face unveiled as the next United States president, but the same old global recession worries are
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        94 36 Where S$ stands Nov 7 CHNG YR 2008 CLOSE FRNOV6 S$LOW S$ HIGI IS$ 1.4932 -0.68 1.5155 1.345; luro 1.9144 +0.06 2.2064 1.8641 i 2.3484 +0.64 2.8431 2.308! 1$ 1.0004 +0.39 1.3251 0.906! 'en* 1.5338 -1.22 1.6645 1.261! lupiah* 0.***** -0.68 0.***** 0.***** Nov 7 CHNG YR 2008 CLOSE
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        2991 36 UNIT 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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      507 37  -  Jessica Cheam Crisis will reveal which companies are really socially responsible I By IN THE current economic climate, corporate social responsibility (CSR) might seem like the last thing that would be on the minds of companies now. But one by-product of the
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      716 38  - Chance to go private without paying a huge premium Lee Su Shyan CAI JIN But for investors with deep pockets, it may pay to think twice I By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR HIGH-PROFILE initial public offerings (IPOs) may have hit the skids in these turbulent times, but other types of corporate
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      469 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CASH-RICH sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) from Asia and the Middle East may be turning cautious after getting burnt by investments in Western firms hit by the current financial turmoil, analysts said. Despite fresh opportunities, prudence now prevails as countries that own
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      575 40 BLOOMBERG GLOBAL ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN Coordinated measures to raise trade, capital flows in the works SAO PAULO: Finance ministers from emerging economies said they will take new measures to tackle the global economic slowdown at a meeting of finance officials from the Group of
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      275 40 BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR: The levy imposed on local land transport operators for entering and leaving Singapore will be abolished by 2010. Malaysia Transport Minister Ong Tee Keat said the abolition would result in a loss of about RMI43 million (Ss6o million) in
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        81 40 NICHOLAS MCGRATH: Appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of MacarthurCook Industrial Reit. Mr McGrath is a trained lawyer and worked for law firm Blake Dawson Waldron. He then spent over eight years with Allco Finance Group in a range of senior executive roles in the property funds
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        32 40 CHEW GEK KHIM: Resigned as director of FJ Benjamin Holdings to concentrate on her current appointments. With her resignation, previously alternate director Chew Kwee San has been appointed director.
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        24 40 TAN SONG KOON: Appointed non-executive chairman of Middle East Development Singapore. He was previously an independent director with the company.
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        45 40 SANJAY MIRCHANDANI: Appointed chief financial officer (CFO) of EMC Corp. He will be responsible for extending EMC's operational excellence, and driving technological innovations to meet the needs of the business. He most recently served as senior vice-president of EMC's office of globalisation.
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        45 40 LIM AH D 00: Appointed as an independent director of Sembcorp Marine last Friday. Mr Lim is currently non-executive chairman of RGM Group and non-executive deputy chairman of Asian Agri. Before this, he was president of RGM from 2003 to last year.
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      1019 37 Investors remained cautious as a result of a pending global recession and analysts expect the jobless rate in the U.S. to climb to 8%, higher than that in the last recession in 2001. The Asian markets ended mixed last Friday with the sluggish U.S. economic data. The Hang Seng Index
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      853 41  -  Francis Chan But poll of students and grads finds them less picky about specific roles 1 I By HIGH-FLYING bank jobs may have lost some lustre amid the financial crisis, but banks are still employers of choice among younger job seekers in Singapore
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      716 42  -  Gabriel Chen DBS, OCBC, UOB likely to see lower income, make more allowances for bad assets next year I By IT IS already far from pretty for Singapore's three local banks, and it will get a lot worse. That broadly sums up the view of
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      98 42 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm "During the good times, bank CEOs MOST-READ ONLINE and top management were paid very Asian sovereign wealth funds turn high salaries, bonuses and share cautious. options. This may now be the time Hong Kong sourcing giant Li Fung for them
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      67 43 Head- Stage presence Mixologist banging Architect Tan Kay Ngee DJ Suketu ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss^" ssssssssk 1 JSmmmmmf tHMA'jP :k Ignatius Chan's posh restaurant Iggy's has just been named the best in Asia. But the restaurateur tells ANDY CHEN he had a hardscrabble childhood and still eats hawker food most of the time.
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        943 44  -  boon chan Home-grown director Michael Wang's intern stint at the film test set him on his first movie Carrot Cake Conversations i media correspondent A stint as an intern during the Cannes International Film Festival in 2005 led to a big break for Singapore film-maker Michael
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        562 44 Associated Press New York It was not religion that broke up his marriage to Jane Fonda, Ted Turner declares in a new memoir, Call Me Ted. He says he was "upset" when he discovered his wife's "conversion" but "it wasn't because she had
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        296 48 Associated Press New York A group of New Yorkers is fighting to save Tin Pan Alley by landmarking the half-dozen Manhattan row houses where the iconic American song was born. The four-storey, 19th-century buildings on West 28th Street were home to publishers
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        285 72  -  SERENE GOH I ournalism is a service industry not unlike the I service provided by a hotel concierge. M Want to know where to get the best food? Ask the well-dressed guy at the front desk. Want to know what policies are going to affect your
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        421 72  -  Malini Nathan Microsoft pumps in $1 million to help the disabled keep up with the digital age. By Learning simple computer skills is difficult enough for the disabled, course fees make it even more formidable. But with the launch of the Microsoft Scholarship and Certification Training
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        484 73  -  Lim Pow Hong Degree programmes offered by SIM-IMI and the possible career paths. By Get overseas experience while training for an industry of countless opportunities as Singapore tourism soars. Such experience is offered by degree programmes run by the Singapore Institute of Management-International Hotel Management
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        174 73 The SIM-IMI programme started in July last year and the first batch of 22 students graduated in June this year. SIM students clinched four out of the five first-class honours awards given out by I Ml. SIM is the only educational institution in Singapore to
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        500 74 Lim Pow Hong chats with Jasper Jek about his experiences in the kitchen. Jasper Jek (right), 22, works in the cold kitchen of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Changi Airport. He joined the hotel in March this year as a commis cook the most junior cook
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        522 75 Lim Pow Hong finds out from Bharadwaj Satyavolu what it takes to be at the front of a hotel. Bharadwaj Satyavolu (right), 24, has been working at the front desks of hotels for the past three years. In this short time, he has made friends
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        123 75 Bharadwaj left India for Singapore to work in the hospitality industry. Here's how he did it: September 2002: Arrived from India. July 2003: Began a Diploma in Hotel Management in Shatec Institutes. July 2005 to October 2006: Interned at Conrad Centennial hotel. Was attached
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        486 76 Lim Pow Hong chats with Joanna Tng about her experiences as an assistant events sales manager. She makes sure that the most important day in most people's lives their wedding is picture-perfect. Joanna Tng (right), 23, is an assistant events sales manager at Traders Hotel. Her
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        138 76 Joanna has had her eye on a job planning events since she was 13. IN tracks Joanna's journey to where she is today and looks at how she made her dream come true. 1998 to 2001: Studied in Loyang Secondary and organised events such as the prefect's
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        598 77 Lim Pow Hong discovers why Haresh Sambnani decided to set up his own food business and the challenges he has faced Haresh Sambnani (above right), 31, did not even know how to cook when he first stepped into the kitchen at the age of 17. His
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        197 77 Though he had no prior experience in cooking, Haresh jumped into the job with relish and discovered he had the knack for it. IN tracks his journey from a part-time cook to a proud restaurant owner today. 1994 to 1997: Worked as part-time
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        944 78 If you are people person and are willing to work hard, this is the job for you. By Scow Kai Lun The dark clouds casting a shadow on Singapore's economy look threatening, but for the hospitality and tourism sectors, sunshine is right behind them.
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        777 79 Maid In Manhattan Hollywood version: A senatorial candidate falls for a hotel maid, thinking she is a socialite when he sees her trying on a wealthy woman's dress. Will there be a happy ending for the playful and gorgeous, but working class Marisa (Jennifer Lopez), and
        COLUMBIATRISTAR FILMS, UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, NBC, SHAW  -  777 words
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        631 80  -  Scow Kai Lun Owner of New Majestic and 1929 is drawn to old buildings with character and architectural value. Lawyer-turned-restaurateur Loh Lik Peng's first hotel, 1929, was launched in the midst of the Sars crisis in 2003, when tourist arrivals were plunging. But it also captured
        ST FILE, THE NEW PAPER FILE, THE BUSINESS TIMES FILE  -  631 words
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        354 81 When eyeing a job in the hospitality trade, it pays to do your homework by learning about industry trends and how newbies are coping. Malini Nathan susses out where you can go online to get an insight. BLOGS Where to go: www.thetalentjungle.com How it helps you:
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        512 82 Lim Pow Hong checks out Lou Tice's advice on how you can achieve what you want. Tip #1: Habits and attitudes Keep the goal, change the habits and attitudes We each have a set of habits and attitudes (or beliefs), and some may
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        361 83  -  Scow Kai Lun The most expensive hotel room in the world costs U5534,000 (S$50,000) per night, according to Wealth Bulletin, an online publication of eFinancialNews, a Dow Jones Company. This is the 4,3005q ft Ty Warner Penthouse at Four Seasons Hotel in New York. Guests enjoy
        ST FILE, BLOOMBERG, GENTING HIGHLANDS, AIRBUS  -  361 words
    • INGLISH
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        Lock icon Surviving jargon in the hospitality industry
        393 84 Ever wondered what occupancy percentage and table turns meant? Lim Pow Hong has the answers Chiffonade the cabbage, julienne the carrots and blanch the spinach before you bring them to the pass station or you will be out of the tronc. If you find
        BLOOMBERG NEWS, WORLD KITCHEN I  -  393 words
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      465 78 /^JV 1. Below is just a guide and many variations of this may occur in different organisations. 2. There is no industry-wide rule that limits the advancement of a person's career based on his educational qualifications. A 3. However, the more senior the position, the more qualified the employee would
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