The Straits Times, 20 November 2008

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    18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 115/12/2007 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20 2008 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Middleman loses appeal
      48 1 THE middleman in the illegal kidney-for-sale case, Wang Chin Sing, has lost his appeal against a 14-month jail term. Rejecting the appeal, Justice V. K. Rajah said the sentence sent a clear message that organ trafficking will not be tolerated in Singapore. HOME PAGE B6
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      Lock icon Thaksin's comeback
      51 1 THE gloves will come off when Thaksin Shinawatra announces his active return to Thai politics next month. The former premier, who blames political enemies for his conviction 3n a land deal, will use "eye-for-an-eye" tactics in making his comeback, says an MP close to him. PRIME PAGE A
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    • Article
      Lock icon Protecting health officials
      56 1 FOLLOWING stabbings at the homes of two former senior health officials on Tuesday, Japan yesterday beefed up security at the Health Ministry, setting up metal detectors, deploying more policemen around the building and guarding former officials' homes. The two attacks are speculated to be related to a
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      Lock icon Second choice, first place
      21 1 WORLD Cup champion Jasmine YeongNathan was not even Singapore's first choice for the tournament. SPORT PAGE B9
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      Lock icon She can breathe easy at last
      100 1 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JUST six months ago, 30-year-old Claudia Castillo was gasping and fighting for every breath after a tuberculosis infection damaged the airway leading to her left lung. Unable to care for her two children or carry out domestic chores, she faced a hard
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    • Article
      Lock icon $2COE Premium for small cars plunges
      651 1  -  Christopher Tan Besides weak demand, motor traders blame harder-to-get credit I By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT THE COE premium for small cars plummeted yesterday to a record low $2, from $10,455 just a fortnight ago. Premiums for all other categories also ended sharply lower as demand
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    • Article
      Lock icon Bilingual head start pays off for one CEO
      750 1  -  Alvin Foo Grace Ng I By HE WAS more comfortable using English, and had learnt Chinese as a second-lan-guage at school. So when Mr Lim Ming Van arrived in China to work in 2000, he stumbled over his rusty Mandarin. But finding
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      Lock icon Small but worthwhile steps to freer trade
      992 2  -  Bertha Henson Apec sets the stage for countries, big and tiny, to open up economies I By ASSOCIATE EDITOR EN ROUTE from the airport to the middle of Lima is a mural put up for the appreciation of those from the Apec economies.
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      222 2 VIEWPOINTS WE SAY Town council responsibility Quit grumbling about what losses town councils have incurred in investments. Zoom in on how well they are doing in keeping HDB towns liveable. EDITORIAL PAGE A20 COLUMNS No dividing line Political differences between East and West may remain, but no clear line divides
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      Lock icon NOL to shed more than 1,000 jobs
      521 3  -  Yang Huiwen North America to bear the brunt of the cuts; 50 jobs to go in Singapore I By NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL) will cut more than 1,000 jobs to reduce costs as the global recession weakens demand for moving sea cargo though
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      Lock icon Piling up
      88 3 Since the Sept 15 collapse of Lehman Brothers, businesses across the world have cut hundreds and thousands of jobs as they face a brutal credit crunch and prepare for what they fear could be a prolonged and deep recession. Many of these jobs have been shed in the
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    • Article
      Lock icon NZ airline cuts 200 jobs
      67 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WELLINGTON: Air New Zealand said it was cutting 200 full-time jobs as the global slowdown had led to a fall in the number of tourists visiting the country. New Zealand's flag carrier aims to save NZ$2O million (Ssl7 million) annually through the mostly
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      Lock icon Nomura: No mass layoff
      57 3 BLOOMBERG TOKYO: Nomura Holdings CEO Kenichi Watanabe is spending US$2 billion (Ss3 billion) to take over 8,000 employees from bankrupt Lehman Brothers and is not planning any significant job cuts. "We're even increasing staff in New York," he said yesterday. Japan's largest brokerage agreed last month
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      Lock icon Opel to cut production
      58 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN: German car maker Opel, a division of US giant General Motors, will reduce production next year and is mulling a 30-hour work week, directors told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper. To avoid layoffs, the directors of Opel and GM Europe will also give
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      Lock icon Thaksin rejoins political fray
      754 4  -  Nirmal Ghosh His plans for an active return to politics spells more turbulence ahead I By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Thailand is headed for choppy political waters, with ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra set to announce his active return to politics next month, in an address to
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      Lock icon Memo to: The Boss
      498 5 Here's what to do if you have too many workers The Government, NTUC and employer groups issued these guidelines yesterday to help bosses figure out how to save the jobs or, if all else fails, let go of workers properly. Before cutting jobs, try this 1
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      Lock icon Tailor-made windpipe in transplant first
      641 6 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Doctors use woman's own stem cells to give her a fresh breath of life LONDON: A Colombian woman has received the world's first tailor-made trachea transplant, grown by seeding a donor organ with her own stem cells to prevent her body from
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      Lock icon ORGAN breakthrough
      119 6 1 Claudia Castillo, stricken with 1 tuberculosis, faces the loss of her left lung after the bronchus a branch of the windpipe became infected and collapsed beyond repair Doctors remove windpipe from a 1 dead donor 3 Stem cells obtained from patient's hip, healthy airway and nose. These
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      Lock icon Scientists in Singapore express cautious optimism
      324 6  -  SHOBANA KESAVA SINGAPORE-based scientists said the breakthrough in Spain is promising, though the patient may need checks for years, before she can be given a clean bill of health. While cautioning that this could be a one-off success, stem cell researchers here hailed it
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Japan on edge after attacks
      742 7  -  Kwan Weng Kin Security checks beefed up at f Health Ministry while officials get police protection I By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO: Workers and visitors at Japan's Health Ministry had to be scanned by metal detectors yesterday before they were allowed to enter the premises. Security
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    • world regional
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        Lock icon Palm oil drive to continue: Jakarta
        710 8  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Minister defends expanding cultivation even as global demand for commodity falls I By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: The Indonesian government has defended the country's drive to expand oil palm cultivation, resisting demands by environmentalists who say it is destroying the country's natural forests
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        Lock icon KL ends fuel subsidies, maybe for good
        432 8  -  Hazlin Hassan I By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Every time a Malaysian motorist pumps petrol into his car these days, the government makes a profit of 30 sen (13 Singapore cents) for every litre. This is a dramatic switch from just months ago
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        Lock icon Pipelines from China to Myanmar
        581 9 CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Oil and gas pipes will let China bypass Malacca Strait to access neighbour's crude BEIJING: China will start building oil and gas pipelines through Myanmar next year, which will enable it to bypass the Strait of Malacca for
        CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; G.CHANDRADAS  -  581 words
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        Lock icon S. Korea leases Madagascar land to grow food crops
        351 9 REUTERS, BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: Daewoo Logistics of South Korea has secured farmland in Madagascar, off Africa, to grow food crops for its country, in a deal that was probably the largest of its kind, foreign media reported. The Seoul-based company
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        Lock icon China acts to curb unrest amid global crisis
        682 10 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Beijing directs police to ensure social stability in wake of rioting in Gansu over resettlement plan BEIJING: China has told police to ensure stability amid the global financial crisis, after thousands of people attacked police and government offices in
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        Lock icon Security pays off
        91 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE INDIAN security guards attending a drill at The Fireball Security Company in New Delhi, India, on Monday. The country's private security sector is flourishing in the gloomy shadow of a global economic downturn, social unrest and a spate of bombings, with an annual turnover estimated
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        Lock icon Rahul acts to mend fences with Sikhs
        379 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AMRITSAR (India): Mr Rahul Gandhi, the scion of India's ruling dynasty, has sought to heal a rift with the Sikh community over the bloody events surrounding the assassination of his grandmother Indira Gandhi. During a visit on Tuesday to Amritsar in
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        Lock icon Penghu's casino dilemma
        991 13  -  Ho Ai Li Casino means progress but islands' poor folk are divided on its merits I By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT MAKUNG (Penghu): On the group of 64 islands south-west of the Taiwan mainland, known collectively as the Penghu Islands, trees grow slanted and only hardy shrubs like cactuses
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        Lock icon Sands: Macau govt to blame for woes
        382 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG: The Chinese and Macau governments were partly to blame for Las Vegas Sands' decision to halt work on a huge casino project, the United States gaming giant's president told a newspaper yesterday. Sands announced last week that
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        Lock icon Windfall for Taiwan man with 32 kids
        201 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI: A Taiwanese man with eight "wives" and 32 children said yesterday he expected to collect NT5147,600 (556,800) in shopping vouchers to become the largest beneficiary of a new scheme. "It seems that my family will benefit the most from the
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      Lock icon Gulf of Aden piracy OUT OF CONTROL
      1047 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Indian Navy destroys pirate 'mothership' but attacks on vessels continue MOGADISHU: The Indian Navy said it has destroyed a Somali pirate "mothership", as bandits continued launching attacks and demanded a ransom for a Saudi super-tanker seized in their most daring
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS; REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS; AP; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  1,047 words
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      Lock icon Tiny fishing village is piracy capital
      431 14 EYL (Puntland): There were conflicting reports about where the Sirius Star was last night, with some naming the northern port town of Eyl, and others placing it in Harardhere, further south. But that will be little consolation for the vessel's owners, as it is
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      Lock icon NZ swears in first minister born in Asia
      599 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MINORITIES GAIN GROUND Pansy Wong triumphs over early prejudice to blaze trail in politics WELLINGTON: Sworn into power yesterday as part of New Zealand's new government, Ms Pansy Wong is the country's first Asia-born Cabinet minister, reflecting the growing clout
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; WWW.PARLIAMENT.NZ  -  599 words
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      Lock icon African-American in line for A-G post
      510 15 LOS ANGELES TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON: Former Justice Department official Eric H. Holder Jr has emerged as Mr Barack Obama's leading candidate for Attorney-General. The President-elect's transition team was trying to gauge whether there was sufficient bipartisan support for him in the Senate,
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      Lock icon 'Heavy' mood weighs on Apec summit
      573 15  -  Jeremy Au Yong I By LIMA (Peru): If the business meetings are anything to go by, talks among the bigwigs during the Apec summit this weekend will take place amid a "heavy" mood. Business leaders describe meetings that were already held as subdued, with
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    • world, in brief
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        Lock icon Hungry for this grub
        88 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS In Zimbabwe, even termites and beetles can make a meal. Hungry children here prod termite mounds to catch the insects when they run out. Villagers compete with animals for roots and wild fruit. Some have been seen plucking undigested corn kernels from cow dung
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        Lock icon Shipping links widened
        106 17 REUTERS TAIPEI: Taiwan said yesterday that it intends to allow foreign ships to travel across the Taiwan Strait and stop at Chinese and Taiwanese ports, in a sign of further opening of trade ties between the two political rivals. "There used to be a direct shipping ban
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        Lock icon UK passes climate Bill
        100 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Lawmakers gave final approval to a Bill committing Britain to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050 the first country to have such a legally binding framework on climate change. Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband said on Tuesday that the
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        Lock icon Al-Qaeda slams Obama
        129 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DUBAI: Al-Qaeda's N0.2 Ayman Zawahiri has condemned US President-elect Barack Obama as a "house negro" and warned him against sending more troops to Afghanistan, in an Internet audio message released yesterday. He insulted Mr Obama and other African-Americans who have held high office in the
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        Lock icon KL minister quits
        127 17 BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) secretary-general Ong Ka Chuan has resigned as Housing and Local Government Minister, an aide said yesterday. The source said Mr Ong had submitted an "undated resignation letter" to MCA president Ong Tee Keat after he was defeated in party
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        Lock icon Eng Hen in Jakarta
        103 17 JAKARTA: Second Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen met senior Indonesian officials here yesterday, where they reaffirmed "the close and longstanding ties" between the Singapore Armed Forces and the Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI). Dr Ng, who is also Minister for Education, visited the Indo Defence
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      Lock icon SLICEOFLIFE
      118 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Where's the Piper? BERLIN: Just ahead of the 725th anniversary of the Pied Piper reputedly banishing a plague of rats from Hamelin, officials have reported an "explosion" in the German town's rodent population. A spokesman said the sharp rise at an abandoned garden allotment site on the
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  • REVIEW & FORUM
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      Lock icon Town council responsibility where it really counts
      460 19 HOUSING Board residents would dwell more profitably on how well town councils have performed in managing their estates than on how badly a few of them have lost in investing in structured products. Enough has been said in Parliament on the matter. In
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      Lock icon Ideological shift as power shifts?
      1069 19  -  Timothy Garton Ash FREE-MARKET ECONOMICS UNDER A CLOUD I By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES Will an ideological shift accompany the power shift? It's obviously true that American-style free-market economics is under something of a cloud, even in Hong Kong, while mainland China's more statist market
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      Lock icon The mind is more than just grey matter
      823 19  -  Andy Ho I By SENIOR WRITER SO LET us say you are contemplating pulling the plug on a loved one diagnosed with brain death. Such a patient appears to be unaware of his surroundings. It is assumed he cannot be aware of
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      Lock icon Japan needs to tackle a different beast
      840 20  -  Kwan Weng Kin PROPPING UP ECONOMY By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT IT WASN'T exactly a case of "Welcome to the club". But it is hard to see how Japan could have avoided joining the European Union and the United States in slipping into recession. So
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      Lock icon The vise of armband religion
      773 20  -  Kathleen Parker WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUP REPUBLICAN PARTY'S DILEMMA I By AS REPUBLICANS sort out the reasons for their defeat, they likely will overlook or dismiss the gorilla in the pulpit. Three little letters, great big problem: G-O-D. I'm bathing in holy water as I
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      534 20 H|F\A_world fit for ■L) lILDREN jfcA Today is Universal Children's Day one of the k w oldest UN days. It was instituted to raise L-J awareness and promote the welfare of children pky the world over. Here is a look at some j^^ child-specific areas of concern today. f CHILD
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    • MYPOINT
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        Lock icon Two-party system
        206 21 Two-party system "Do we have that many talented people who are willing to forgo their well-paid jobs and serve the people?" Town council losses Crudely speaking... MR TAN PENG HOE: "Mr Gilbert Goh's suggestions in his letter yesterday, ('Two-party system better'), advocating a two-party system to govern Singapore
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        Lock icon Town council losses
        195 21 "These attacks are emotional and irrational." MR GOH KHEE KUAN: "In the past few days, there have been letters criticising town councils for making bad investments. These attacks are emotional and irrational. Like all organisations, town councils should invest their funds in a portfolio of investments, with
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        Lock icon Crudely speaking...
        116 21 "Now that the price of crude oil has dropped, shouldn't the currently steep cost of living head south as well?" MR SOON KIM HOCK: "According to the latest news, the price of crude oil has fallen to below US$6O (Ss92 )per barrel. When the price of crude oil
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      Lock icon Only as a last resort
      621 21 RETRENCHMENT IN SINGAPORE GENERAL retrenchment is a top concern in Singapore in a deepening economic recession as we now have. Our Ministry of Manpower has also come out with timely guidelines for retrenchment procedures. The labour market is not a fish or vegetable market. Nor
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      320 21  -  Tan Kin Lian I REFER to Mr Chua Sheng Yang's letter on Tuesday, "Questions on investment products rally". I organised the fifth rally last Saturday to update investors on the status of the three petitions that were sent to the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
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      430 21 I REFER to Miss Monica Cheang's Online Forum letter, "Active map for trains: A waste of money" (Nov 11) and Mr Goh Ching Soon's letter, "Fluff we can do without" (Nov 12). The installation of Staris (SMRT Active Route Map Information System) is a
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        208 21 MR WONG YEW HON: "Last Friday, I attended Hossan Leong's one-act presentation at a festival, aptly titled Reflections 2008, organised by Republic Polytechnic to promote local culture. It lifted my spirits at a time when, as a Singaporean, I couldn't help but feel sorry
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        142 21 MR BENNIE CHEOK: "I applaud the generosity of Mr Hsieh Fu Hua, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) outgoing chief executive who donated one million of his SGX shares to charity in the report, 'SGX chief donates lm shares' (Nov 12). It is
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      577 24  -  Carolyn Quek RULES EASED FOR LICENSED MONEYLENDERS Move to allow higher interest rates and advertising can help combat loan-shark trade I By LICENSED moneylenders welcome a recent government decision to lift several longstanding restrictions on the industry, including caps on interest rates and bans
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      211 24  -  CAROLYN QUEK THE new laws governing moneylending ease restrictions on moneylenders and clarify the scope of the activity. The Registrar of Moneylenders has been given more teeth while borrowers will have more protection. The screws have also been tightened on loan sharks. Here are some of the changes:
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      479 25  -  Ang Yiying I By KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN THE next time you step into a public 100, you may see "toilet checkers" at work, peering into toilet bowls with clipboards in hand. But do not call them that. They are "certified eco
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      536 25  -  Sherwin Loh MDA to start fund to help local firms make such films and build expertise in the field I By LOCAL media companies engaged in the production of 3-D movies, or those that want to send people for training or do research
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      546 26  -  Theresa Tan 74 put on plan after it was extended to folk whose children can't support them I By COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENT MADAM Lim Kirn Eng, 88, has eight daughters and a son, but would rather not talk about them. Her son, a cabby, used to
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      570 27  -  Christopher Tan In petition to Govt, they say plunging COE prices will cause the used-car market to collapse I By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT MOTOR trade associations representing hundreds of car dealers are doing the unthinkable: petitioning the Government to cut certificate of entitlement (COE) supply
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      474 27  -  Maria Almenoar I By THE local arms of American carmakers General Motors and Chrysler face an uncertain future as their parent companies look to stave off a collapse brought on by dwindling sales and skyrocketing debt. While the Singapore subsidiaries of
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      400 27  -  Lim Wei Chean I By ONE of the founding members of Singapore's women's movement turned 80 yesterday. And as a true pioneer, Mrs Hedwig Anuar is not resting on her laurels. One of her birthday wishes is for more female representation in Parliament,
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      670 28  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Scow Kai Lun NEA sending notices to private apartments; they will have 6 months to comply I By i IT IS waste not in Pare Oasis. Since the Jurong East condominium installed two recycling bins at each of its
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      384 28  -  Amelia Tan KINDERGARTENS here have begun a big drive to share teaching practices in a bid to upgrade the quality of pre-school education. About 750 kindergarten teachers and principals took part in a forum yesterday where they shared best practices and received awards for
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      284 28 MORE Singaporeans are speaking out against noise pollution arising from construction activity. The National Environment Agency (NEA) said it received 11,327 complaints in the first 10 months of this year. This is up from 9,228 complaints last year and 6,160 in 2006, Minister for the
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      335 29 "Re-Connection" is the central theme of this year's Yellow Ribbon Community Art Exhibition. More than 70 artworks by prison inmates will be showcased at the Singapore Botanic Gardens' Botany Centre from today to Sunday. An event highlight is the charity sale of selected art pieces. THE CAMPAIGN
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      629 29  -  Selina Lum Middleman in Tang Wee Sung case starts 14-month prison term I By THE middleman who brokered some illegal kidney-for-sale transactions started his 14-month jail term yesterday, after the High Court threw out his appeal to have his sentence reduced. Justice V. K. Rajah
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      324 29  -  K. C. VIJAYAN I By LAW CORRESPONDENT THREE prisoners have been charged with physically and sexually assaulting their fellow inmate in a cell in Changi Prison earlier this year. The three men, aged between 19 and 21, are accused of punching and
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      496 29  -  Khushwant Singh STIRLING DEATH I By THE horrifying final minutes before 32-year-old Smaelmeeral Abdul Aziz fell to her death in July last year were reconstructed in the High Court yesterday. Studying bloodstains, shoe prints and broken shards of costume jewellery, senior forensic scientist Michael Tay
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      355 30  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN 7 held for allegedly using home-made credit cards to buy goods worth $20k I By SEVEN Sri Lankan nationals were arrested earlier this week and accused of using home-made credit cards to go on a $20,000 shopping spree, the authorities revealed yesterday. The
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      323 30  -  Teh Joo Lin I By A HEADLESS corpse without a left arm was found bobbing in the sea off Tuas South on Tuesday afternoon. Badly decomposed, the body that of a man still unidentified was fished out of the water by the Police
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      182 30  -  ELENA CHONG A MAN who allegedly tried to rob a bank at City Plaza last week while dressed like a woman has been accused of a second crime a drug offence. Ismail Shaikh Ahmad, 45, was charged yesterday with taking morphine the same day
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      750 31  -  Lim Pow Hong ST NEWSPAPER CONTEST Ten teams face stresses and strains, producing four pages in 24 hours I By JUST as in a newsroom, deadlines loomed, pressure mounted and temperatures rose. And yes, equipment failed. Fifty student competitors of the fourth annual
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      132 31 THE Straits Times runs an inter-national-award-winning schools programme, which includes The Straits Times Media Club and its weekly magazines, IN and Little Red Dot. The media club is recognised by the Ministry of Education as a co-curricular activity, and runs monthly journalism workshops for all schools
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      100 31 MEN of the baby boomer generation, now middle-aged or nearing retirement, should be mindful of their health, say doctors. One in five Singaporean men aged 45 and above experiences low testosterone levels for their age. The condition, known as hypogonadism, can lead to low libi- do
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      743 32  -  Terrence Voon Yeong-Nathan went to World Cup as substitute, but came home a champ I By CALL it luck if you will, but Jasmine Yeong-Nathan, the Singaporean who conquered the world with a bowling ball, was not even supposed to represent her country at the AMF World Cup
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        80 34 MILAN: Brazilian striker Ronaldo may retire from football following his latest serious knee injury, the 32-year-old said yesterday. He ruptured a tendon in his left knee playing for AC Milan in February and made his return earlier this week, when he played for 22 minutes in
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        61 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp sacked the English Premier League football club's goalkeeping coach Hans Leitert yesterday after a series of costly mistakes by Heurelho Gomes. Brazil 'keeper Gomes has made several high-profile errors since his pre-season move from PSV Eindhoven. Saturday's gaffe in
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        51 34 REUTERS MANAMA (Bahrain): Mark Bresciano scored in stoppage time as Australia won 1-0 in a World Cup Asian zone football qualifier that Bahrain dominated. Group A leaders Australia have nine points, while Japan and Qatar each had four before their meeting late yesterday. Bahrain have
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        50 34 REUTERS MILAN: AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani yesterday insisted that David Beckham will stay at the Italian football club for only three months before returning to the Los Angeles Galaxy. He said: "The club does not have any future projects for Beckham."
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      746 34 THE TIMES, LONDON Maradona cites Hurst's '66 goal to hit back at 'Hand of God' critics GLASGOW: The first question about the "Hand of God" goal was brushed away by Diego Maradona, who made his bow as the coach of Argentina against Scotland at Hampden Park last
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      347 34 BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN: England's medical staff will assess Theo Walcott before deciding when the youngster can fly back to Arsenal. The 19-year-old dislocated his right shoulder in training on Tuesday, ruling him out of yesterday's friendly with Germany. The forward could be out for
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      389 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Former Manchester United defender Gerard Pique has claimed that he was stunned by the "burger and beer" culture at Old Trafford. The 21-year-old, who moved to Spanish football club Barcelona for around £7 million (5516.1 million) in May, was asked by the
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      681 35 REUTERS, LOS ANGELES TIMES Star unmoved by teams eyeing him as he seeks success with Cavaliers EAST RUTHERFORD (New Jersey): Leßron James remains focused on achieving success with the Cleveland Cavaliers, despite being well aware that other National Basketball Association teams are cutting back on
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      340 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Lance Armstrong believes he is the victim of a witch-hunt. The seven-time winner of the Tour de France said on Tuesday that strong French criticism of Britain's medal-win-ning Olympic cyclists none of whom have tested positive for drugs gives strength to his
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      629 35  - Touring cars keen to come when track is ready Leonard Lim World Touring Car Championship I By FOUR times, they have been approached to stage a leg of the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) here when the permanent race track at Changi is ready. But Kigema Sport Organisation (KSO), the
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        73 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID: Five-time golf Major winner Seve Ballesteros was released from intensive care but remained in hospital on Tuesday to recuperate from brain surgery on a malignant tumour. Madrid's La Paz Hospital said it remained cautious over releasing a time frame for the 51-year-olds
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        72 35 THE 3rd ObTech (NEC) Charity Golf tournament, which aims to raise money for the Society for the Physically Disabled, will be held at the Raffles Country Club (Lake Course) on Dec 2. Corporate sponsorship costs $1,500, with Gold and Platinum levels priced at
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      314 35  -  LEONARD LIM BANKING on his background in the financial industry, International Sailing Federation vice-president Low Teo Ping helped grow the world body's reserves through shrewd investments, from £700,000 (Ssl.6 million) in 2004 to over £1 million today. Low, who served concurrently in those four
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      618 36  -  Jeanette Wang World No. 2 will be calling it a day, but it's not 'retirement' I By DO NOT, ever, use the "R" word with Annika Sorenstam. Sure, next week's Lexus Cup at the Singapore Island Country Club's Bukit Course may mark the world No.
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      121 36 REUTERS PHOTO: MARCOUSSIS (France): France forward Sebastien Chabal will make yet another international return against Australia during the rugby home Test on Saturday. But, when asked if his recall was due more to pressure from fans than his capacity to last a match, the 30-year-old replied
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      47 36 Basketball NBA Dallas 100 Charlotte 83, Indiana 113 Atlanta 96, Orlando 103 Toronto 90, Miami 94 Washington 87, Boston 110 NY Knicks 101, Cleveland 106 New Jersey 82, Memphis 109 Sacramento 94, Denver 114 Milwaukee 105, Golden State 111 Portland 106, LA Lakers 116 Chicago 109.
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      530 36  -  Daniel Wong I By FROM one of the top sports in Singapore with players from the Republic ranked among the world's top 10, squash here is today a dying sport. While it may not be extinct, far fewer people play it. There has also
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      136 32 fijji WHAT'S ONLINE in MOST VIEWED, m^9 MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Wenger eats humble pie. Car problems, so Choo quits. England lose, out of top 4 MOST COMMENTED Shearer is ready to coach Newcastle, says his buddy Lee Said Eagle2oo4: "This may be another one of
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      188 36 SOH KIM SENG Age: 88 Passed away peacefully on 18 November 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Ghor Siew Khim Sons: Daughters-in-law: Soh Thiam Hock, Simon Chia Yew Keok Son Kirn Hock, Raymond Soh Thiam Huat, Derrick Ng Siew Gim Soh Thiam Soon, Daniel Lim Luck
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      111 36 He suffered patiently and long, His hope was bright, his faith was strong; The peace of Jesus filled his breast, And in His arms he sank to rest. Arokiasamy Lurthusamy Age: 86 Was called home to be with the Lord on 19 November 2008, dearly missed and fondly remembered by:
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      117 37 "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain" Phil 1:21 TEO ONG NEO Age: 76 was called home to be with the Lord on 19 November 2008. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. (Father: Teo Way Kow, deceased) (Mother: Ong Tuan Neo, deceased) Brothers:
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      41 37 P. LOURDU MARY Departed 12 Oct 2008 40 days Prayers will be held on 22 November 2008 (Saturday) at 6pm at Blk 247 void deck Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3. Contact Francis at 8189-4590 Please treat this as a personal Invitation.
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      43 37 THALAITHEVASAM IN LOVING MEMORY OF PERUMALSITHANANDAR Departed on 2nd Dec 2007 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Prayers will be held today, 20th Nov 2008 at 81k786C, Woodlands Dr. 60 #09-63 at 10am. Please treat this as a personal invitation. Tel:9l469B63(Krishnan)
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      26 37 ANTONY JOSEPH Departed 20/11/1986 We shall always cherish the memories of the good times we shared. Missed by Children, Granddaughters: Shamini Marilyn (ft loved ones rf
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      66 37 Mrs. Stella Fernandez Who was called to her eternal rest on 20th November 1988 As we look upon this picture, sweet memories we recall Memories are precious possessions that time can never destroy. For it is in happy remembrance that the heart finds greatest joy. We thankyoufor theyears we shared.
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      213 37 LIM HOCK KENG Age: 82 Passed away peacefully on 18 November 2008 Wife: Ang Bee Gek (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lim Yew Hwa Billy Teo Bee Lay Maria Lim Peng Soon Willy Tan Swee Juat Annie Lim Peng Guan Larry Daughters: Sons-in-law: Lim Yew Suan Sally Ng Thiam Hock Richard Lim
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      133 37 am the way, the truth and thi Ivan Ho Jin Kee Age 62 was called home to be with the Lord on 18 Nov 2008, dearly missed by loved ones. Wife Marianne Law Mvi Mong Son Daughter-in-law: Samson Ho Fu Wei Methilda Gomez Daughters Son-in-law Madeline Ho Huey-Ling Aw Choon
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      227 37 PETER ONG TEONG HEAN Age: 73 "my hope is not deposited in dollars and cents only; it's invested more with a simple living, with words and friends." Peter Ong, from his book, "The Green Leaves of Poetry" Peter passed away peacefully on 18 November 2008. He was preceded in death
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      136 37 GOH CHOO NEO Age: 80 passed away peacefully on 18 Nov 2008 leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Lee Kirn Kum, deceased) Sister-in-law: Lee Kirn Eng Sons: Daughters-in-law: Bernard Lee Peng Yam Nadine Fieldman Lionel Lee Peng Koon Mona Chew Leng Siew Lee Peng Kwee Dennis Lee Peng Teng Aliena Chong
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      93 37 Thalai Thevasam In Loving Memory of MADHATI m (Ex-Jalan Kayu) Departed on 3rd December 2007 She made our life one long sweet song, 'Until death made us part, <Suf in the time that she's been gone, $kWe'x>e learned griefs song by heart. Deeply missed and fondly remembered by Husband: Madasamy
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      115 37 JENNY TAN (MDM SOH LAY KUAN) Age: 62 was called home to be with the Lord on 19 November 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Tan Choon Hong Son: Daughter-in-law: Tan Keng Yang Koh Siew Ching Daughter: Tan Cheng Ling Grandson: Tan E-Ren brothers, brothers/sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces
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      119 37 NG PUAY HUI, STEVEN Age: 60 Was called home to be with the Lord on 18th November 2008. Will be dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. Beloved Mother: Mdm Lee Ah Poh Brother: Sister-In-Law: Peter Ng Leona Gordon Sister: Brother-In-Law: Diana Ng Lim Tiong Jee Nephews: Niece-In-Law: Joel
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      188 37 ffiffir' "Even if Igo through the deepest darkness, I will "s?|||| fw* not be afraid, Lord, for you are with me. p Your Shepherd's rod and staff protect me." Psalm 23:4 HO JONG WAH Age: 79 Called home to be with the Lord on 18 November 2008 Dearly missed and
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      69 37 JOGINDER SINGH S/OTARA SINGH Village: Kianpur Age: 55 passed away peacefully on 18 Nov 2008. Dearly missed fondly remembered by: Son: Daughter-in-law: Delvinder Singh Sardha Dcvi Daughter: Cellinjit Kaur all relatives friends. Bus will leave Singh Sabha (Wilkie Rd) at 3.45pm Today for Mandai Crematorium Hall 4 for cremation at
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      359 36 Today Badminton Cheers Age Group (Singles) C'ships (Yio Chu Kang Sports Hall, 9am). Bowling Singapore National C'ships: Secondary schools Masters finals (Orchid Bowl, 9am). Football A Singapore Cup 3rd placing: Young Lions v Tampines (Jalan Besar, 7.45pm). mk Friendly: Brazil v Portugal (Live, fvfli Hong Kong Open: Day 1 (Live,
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      703 38  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS STI ends 26.96 points lower as series of job cuts shakes investor confidence I By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT THERE was no let-up in the selling pressure on blue chips yesterday, as the spectre of more job losses cast an ominous pall
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      20 38 SINGAPORE STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.06 billion shares worth $1.01 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 150 Losers: 285 Unchanged: 888
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      92 38 Mid Cap 332.62 -5.92 Basic materials 192.74 T -9.71 Utilities 266.24 T -7.43 Small Cap 279.81 T -3.99 Industrials 346.44 T -5.28 Financials 401.91 T -9.30 All Share 398.49 T -6.49 Consumer goods 304.11 -13.14 Technology 359.49 T -4.00 Fledgling 382.53 -1.53 Health care 366.62 T -5.14
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          109 38 (0) Nov 19 Lyxor India Nifty 10 IS MSCI India 100 SPH UOB 5.05%NCPS 100 Keppel Corp S Coffeemix Haw Par Corp ArBvision PLife REIT Sing Inv Fin SingTel 100 Lyxor MS India 10USS NSL SingTel UOB WingTai China Haida HAP Tech SATSvcs SIAEngg CENTS 841 324 354
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          105 38 (0) Nov 19 CENTS IMH 1850 -79.4 -2. GLD10US$ 7315 -51.9 -0. SI A 1052 -48.0 -4. SIA200 1056 -48.0 -4. DBS Grp 950 -40.0 -4. ISH 990 -30.6 -2. lardine CSC 930 -30.0 -3. OCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 ...9020 -30.0 -0. CityDev 552 -23.0 -4. OCBC Bk
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          96 38 Nov 19 Europtron China Haida Mirach Energy Artivision Gul Tech LHT Hldgs NH Ceramics NTI Intl PNEInd AlliedTech Auston Hedtecs Sun East Radiance S Coffeemix Koda LHAIntl Excelpoint HorKew MiddleEastD CENTS 6 71.4 9 50.0 3 50.0 20 42.9 3 5 40 0 7 40.0 7 40 0
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          94 38 Nov 19 CENTS TopGlobal Dynamic Progen Casa Hldgs Cosmosteel THC Edu ASTI BTelecom ChinaESave Fung Choi Global Voice Hultistar Nippecraft Novena SHC Capital Unionmet Eastern Hldgs Esmart StraitsAsia Challenger 0 5 -50 0 -0 5 8 -42.9 -6.0 3 -40.0 -2.0 4 -33.3 -2.0 8 -33.3 -4.0 7
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        112 38 (0) to 19 CENTS /o 1CBC Bk RBePW*****3 170 27.0 ;TI 2350BNPePW*****0 139 21.0 J0BSGAePW*****1 116 6.0 >IASGAePW*****1 59.5 5.5 .eeden W*****7 11.5 5.0 >TI 1650BNPePW*****9 42 3.0 >TI 2200BNPePW*****6 75 3.0 !TI 1950 DBePW*****2 69.5 2.5 lityDev RB ePW*****3 94.5 2.0 )BS BNP ePW*****9 59 2.0 (epCorp
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        108 38 (0) NOV IS UtNIb i )BSMBLiCW*****0 4 -20.5 -83. )BS MBL iCW*****3 61.5 -20.5 -25. ;apitalandRBeCW***** 28.5 -9.5 -25. >TI 2000 DBeCW*****2 10.5 -9.0 -46. !TI 1500BNPeCW*****6 ...41.5 -8.0 -16. JOB MBL iCW*****0 35.5 -6.5 -15. >TI 2000BNPeCW*****0 ...19.5 -6.0 -23. (epCorp RB ePW*****6 157 -5.0 -3. !TI
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        107 38 Nov 19 CENTS .eeden W*****7 11.5 76.9 (epCorp MEReCW*****8 10 25.0 DCBC Bk RBePW*****3 170 18.9 5TI 2350BNPePW*****0 139 17.8 5IASGAePW*****1 59.5 10.2 5TI 1650BNPePW*****9 42 7.7 JOB SGA ePW*****1 116 5.5 5TI 1800SGAePW*****6 40.5 5.2 CapitalandDBePW***** 35 4.5 DBS DB ePW*****0 24.5 4.3 5TI 2200BNPePW*****6 75 4.2
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        110 38 Nov 19 CENTS DBS MBL iCW*****0 4 -83.7 -20.5 STI 2300 DBeCW*****2 2 -55.6 -2.5 STI 2000 DBeCW*****2 10.5 -46.2 -9.0 UOB HBL eCW*****2 5 -44.4 -4.0 STI 2200BNPeCW*****6 6 -42.9 -4.5 DBS DB eCW*****9 3 -40.0 -2.0 DBS HBL eCW*****4 1 -33.3 -3.5 YongnamW*****4 1 -33.3 -0.5
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        31 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 8,273.22 (-55.19) »Japanese shares closed down 0.66 per cent on worries over the outlook for the global economy and a crisis engulfing US carmakers.
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        33 38 BLOOMBERG Yesterday's close: 12,815.80 (-100.09) Hong Kong stocks fell 0.77 per cent on newspaper reports that the city's office rents may slump, and Li Fung Ltd will cut jobs.
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        28 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 2,017.47 (+115.04) China stocks surged 6.05 per cent as bargain hunters bought up energy stocks following sharp losses the previous day.
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        24 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 3,499.6 (-23.60) Australian shares closed down 0.7 per cent on increased fears of a recession Down Under.
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        32 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 877.65 (-5.44) Malaysian shares closed 0.6 per cent lower on the lack of positive news and sustained fears over the state of the global economy.
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        29 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 1,016.82 (-19.34) South Korean shares fell 1.9 per cent on worsened US economic indicators and a possible overhaul of local shipyards and builders.
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        27 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 8,773.78 (-163.42) »Indian shares fell 1.83 per cent on growing concerns over the global economy ahead of key US consumer data.
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        30 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 408.51 (-11.46) Thai shares closed 2.73 per cent lower as investors failed to shake off concerns about the state of the global economy.
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      182 38 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume cents Vol StraitsAsia 60.5 -14.5 -19.3 Golden Agri 17 -1.0 -5.6 Noble Grp 74 -13.0 -14.9 SingTel 242 4.0 1.7 Cosco Corp 71.5 -5.0 -6.5 Fhai Beverage 21.5 1.0 4.9 Yangzijiang 44.5 -0.5 -1.1 01am 93 -13.0 -12.3 IndoAgri
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      104 38 runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Nov 19 2008 Buying Selling Aust dollar 0.9800 1.0210 Can dollar 1.2330 1.2470 Euro 1.9180 1.9390 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4231 0.4237 NZ dollar 0.8350 0.8530 Sterling pound 2.2720 2.2970 US dollar 1.5180 1.5350 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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      363 38 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 720 375 715 2180 590 72.5 123 525 3580 2236 800 458 270 319 1880 470 482 384 .1, 473 414 316 2170 572 228 5606 CapitaLand 146 5417 CapitaMall 530 5611 CityDev 60.5
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      628 38 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 272 210 256 257 438 112 238 239 MM 191 365 352 595 398 765 422 372 317 190 580 87 222 256 I"-. 130 117.4 36.5 380.1 134 161 279 201 825
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      600 39 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG German solar panel maker's bid seen as a gag but CEO says offer is serious FRANKFURT: German company SolarWorld yesterday announced a surprise plan to offer to buy General Motors' (GM) four German Opel plants as well as its research
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      402 39  -  Lee Su Shyan I By WANTED: More dealers and remisiers. There are more than 3,700 of these trading representatives working in the stockbroking industry but the Singapore Exchange (SGX) is keen to expand the workforce and upgrade their skills. The SGX yesterday
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      312 39 REUTERS HONG KONG: ÜBS has hired six executives for its Asian wealth management arm, as it looks to retain its lead position in the region even as the global financial crisis rocks the industry. The Swiss firm, the largest banker to the
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      278 39 REUTERS WASHINGTON: United States consumer prices dropped at the fastest rate on record last month and new home construction was at a record low, according to government reports yesterday that underlined how rapidly the economy was weakening. The Labour Department said its widely watched Consumer Price
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      543 40 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE It now holds USssBsb worth of Treasuries, overtaking Japan SHANGHAI: China is now officially the US government's largest foreign creditor after overtaking Japan, in a development that signals Washington's increasing reliance on Beijing to save its economy. China became the largest foreign
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      342 40  -  Elizabeth Wilmot I By SINGAPORE companies are being urged to consider expanding into Abu Dhabi, the booming capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the Middle East. During a visit to Singapore, Mr Hussain Al-Nowais, chairman of Abu Dhabi Basic Industries,
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      446 40  -  Ravi Velloor I By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF BANGALORE: The end of the global crisis is nowhere near but Singapore's biggest companies will come out of it relatively strong. That was the assessment of Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, when he spoke to the Singapore
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      374 40  -  RAVI VELLOOR FRASERS Hospitality signed three deals yesterday to manage its first properties in India as Singapore companies continue to eye opportunities in Asia's No. 3 economy. "The Indian hospitality market is very short on high-quality branded accommodation, and there is a huge demand
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      718 41  -  Michelle Tay Two-thirds plan to save with discounts; half aim to earn more: Survey I By SINGAPOREANS love a good bargain, whether in good times or bad. A recent survey has found that they are still keen to hunt one down amid the economic
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      440 41  -  'Joyce Teo I By SINGAPORE is still the fourth most expensive centre for retail rents in Asia, though its global ranking has slid a couple of notches given faster rises elsewhere, a new survey has found. The Republic fell to 16th position
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      361 41  -  JOYCE TEO THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is testing the waters by offering two 99-year leasehold sites one residential and one commercial-residential for sale. The sites have been placed on the reserve list, meaning they will be tendered out only if developers
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      718 42  -  Robin Chan Republic pips rival HK in KPMG's survey of 260 leading global firms I By THE global economy may be slowing, but Singapore has been rated as one of the top four places in the world to invest in during
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      119 42 wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, YOUR SAY AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COin more to make Singapore more attractive MOST-READ ONLINE to foreign talent and also lower taxes for Budget deficit to triple: Tharman. businesses. What's your take on this? Profits tumble, jobs cut. MARKETS SNAPSHOT YOUR SAY Is the world trading green
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      66 43 Belt tightening The Office Party I Homecoming Sakae closes Chrysler Love Actually meets queen Building outlet in NY The Office in a play Siow Lee Chin ,-gUfc, A hits a home run ■^^^■■^■f k w 9 1 v I VI IF -I m I^H h! H H HI DESIGN: MARLONE
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      616 44 tara tan Offstage, friends of conductor Joshua Tan say he is mild-mannered and a little sombre. But put a baton in his hand and this reticent musician is transformed into a flamboyant maestro. Singapore audiences can now catch him in action on Friday at the
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      487 44  -  huang lijie Home-grown sushi chain closes its Chrysler Building restaurant, one of two in New York City, but its other outlet remains open After a much-anticipated opening at the iconic Chrysler Building in New York City in January, home-grown sushi chain Sakae Sushi has shuttered
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        1081 46  -  Adeline chia Thanks to generous collectors and the NAC, musicians can produce beautiful music with costly, top-notch violins arts reporter Dr Wilson Goh will never forget the 1986 National Music Competition. Then 19, the budding violinist made it into the finals but did not win, "partly due
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        740 47  -  Adeline Chia Violinist Siow Lee Chin says parting with the Guadagnini on loan from the National Arts Council (NAC) is like "breaking off a relationship". The 40-year-old says: "It takes time to get to know a violin. It's like finding a good partner. Not every
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        108 48 There is no one more surprised than I, except, of course, my husband. And you know what they say, behind every successful woman there's an astonished man' General Ann Dunwoody (right), recently named th" first female four-star officer in the United States 'You could eat sushi
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        1005 48  -  Stephanie yap From wishing for a bit of Xiamen in Singapore, I now see there's a bit of the Republic in Xiamen culture vulture The only thing strange about choosing Xiamen in China's Fujian province, or Amoy as it is called in the local Hokkien dialect, for
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        169 48 Singaporean artist Tay Kiam Hong, 60, is obsessed with sea creatures. In his latest exhibition, Ocean Heartbeats, he captures seahorses, cuttlefish and jellyfish in 41 Chinese ink paintings. The artist says: "My fascination with sea creatures started in 2000. Before that, I was painting traditional
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        131 48 Theatre Works is holding a bazaar this Saturday to raise money for the company. Friends of Theatre Works have contributed clothes, rugs, knitted items, furnishings, shoes, carpets, quality fabrics, gift boxes, knick-knacks and even a new Sony Ericsson mobile phone for the fundraiser. Visitors can also buy traditional
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        185 48 Girls, it is time to pull out those pens and laptops. You could be the next Candace Bushnell, Meg Cabot or Lauren Weisberger. International publisher Marshall Cavendish is looking for chick-lit writers in Singapore, where the company's headquarters is situated. It has launched the Asian Chic Writing
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        748 49  -  deepika shetty It was smaller and shorter, but the second run of the contemporary art show still drew more than 500,000 visitors The second Singapore Biennale proved to be a crowd-puller, drawing in 505,200 visitors over the eight weeks it was on. Visitors who went to the
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        538 50  -  tara tan Playwright Alfian Sa'at tries his hand at pantomime with an updated fairy tale arts reporter It may be hard to imagine controversial playwright Alfian Sa'at penning a child-friendly, sentimental Christmas pantomime. But not any longer. Known for his gay-themed plays his last was Happy Endings:
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          246 86 Reuters Bleach has been killing germs for more than 200 years but scientists in America have just figured out how the cleaner does its dirty work. It seems that hypochlorous acid, the active ingredient in bleach, attacks proteins in bacteria, causing them to clump
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          293 86 Want to maintain good heart health? Then listen to the sound of music, said Dr Michael Miller, director of preventive cardiology at the University of Maryland. Your heart is likely to soar at the sound of joyful music and that's a good
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      963 87 Featurewell There is no need to suffer in silence. Something can be done to help most knee problems It's easy to take your knees for granted that is until every step makes you wince with pain. Years of running, stooping and kneeling can take a toll
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      540 88 With the holiday season upon us, doctors tell DHANY OSMAN how best to prepare for that overseas vacation The school holidays have just begun and, despite the economic crisis, travel agents last week reported brisk sales of holiday packages. Families set to go
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        213 89 The New York Times The claim: Soya can lower cholesterol The facts: Soya foods have been credited with all sorts of health benefits, but perhaps none as appealing as this assertion. The notion was cemented in 1999, when the United States Food and Drug Administration
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        1627 90  -  Dhany Osman Cover Story A men's health conference will shed light on hypogonadism, or low testosterone levels, a condition which can result in falling libido, among other things. DHANY OSMAN reports on what ails the middle-aged male If you are a male from the baby
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        110 90 A Committee on Ageing Issues (CAI) report states that one in five Singaporeans will be a senior citizen by 2030. With the first batch of baby boomers poised to hit 65 in 2012, middle-aged men will soon make up a significant proportion of Singapore's elderly population. Dr
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      582 91  -  Dhany Osman Want to keep fit as you get older? Augustine Lee says you can and should If you think middle-aged men are all about pot bellies and receding hairlines, Mr Augustine Lee might change your mind. At 55, he is super-fit and muscular,
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      420 91 Be mindful of your health. That's the advice urologist Professor Peter Lim (right) has for Singapore men as they get older. "Some men have this mentality that they're macho and nothing can go wrong with them," he said. They do not see doctors as often as
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        710 92 In my previous two columns, I argued that change is a fundamental feature of our nature as human beings. There does not seem to be any part of us, either physically or mentally, that remains constant throughout our lifetimes. Personally, I find this notion very liberating.
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      289 93 Resealable pack Here's an old standard in a new, improved sugar-free formula. Fisherman's Friend packs now also come with a zip-and-lock feature so you can reseal the packet to keep the lozenges fresh. You can find them in all the usual flavours at supermarkets, convenience stores and pharmacies
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      247 94 Need a bite to tide you over till your next meal? Indulge with these treats that are under 300 calories each. JOVANDA BISTON reports Snacks should be eaten in moderation and preferably be low in fat, M sugar and salt, said Ms Ng Kok Mun, manager of
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      443 94 Here's another reason not to smoke if you're a woman. Women from 27 to 44 years old who smoke are twice as likely to develop pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) over the next two to four years, especially hormonally related symptoms like backaches, bloating,
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      534 95  -  Dr Derrick Aw Dr Vijay Sharma SPROUTING SPOTS I am a 56-year-old woman I and I have noticed that many \J red moles have appeared on my body over the past five years. They are predominantly on my arms and abdomen. My mother had many red moles
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      88 95 OMy father is 72 years old. Three years ago he had a fall and fractured his right hip. He recovered well after the operation A With the provided history, it appears that your father's difficulty in walking is due to the stroke. A stroke is a
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        728 97 Dr Eng Soh Ping, 41, is a consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon and director of ear-dizziness-tinnitus and voice services at Ascent Ear Nose and Throat Specialist Group. Helping others is not just his job but his way of life, he tells JOVANDA BISTON I decided to specialise
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      506 98 SYLVIA TAN shows you how to whip up a famous Hanoi dish offish and rice noodles in your own kitchen For those who have never heard of Cha Ca La Vong, this is a world-famous fish dish. It is the quintessential Hanoi dish fish, dill, spring
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      252 98 CHACALAVONG Serves four to six 500g thick-cut fish steaks (batang or toman fish will do) 1 tsp turmeric powder 1 tbs galangal powder 1 tbs fish sauce 1 tbs rice wine 400g dried Vietnamese rice noodle (or substitute with thick laksa beehoon), boiled 100g fresh dill, chopped roughly 1
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      695 99 Pole dancer XT Coates tells JUNE CHEONG she cannot make herself give up chocolate and would consider a breast job What do you do to keep fit? I am an aerobics instructor so on top of my pole classes, I also teach classes I call Legs, Bums and
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