The Straits Times, 21 November 2008

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    18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 115/12/2007 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21 2008 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Councils to review funds
      42 1 PASIR Ris-Punggol and Tampines town councils told the Straits Times yesterday that they are rethinking how best to invest their funds in the light of the global downturn and their exposure to toxic financial products. PRIME PAGE AlO
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      Lock icon Murder talk 'all lies'
      54 1 MALAYSIAN political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda said yesterday that Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak had nothing to do with the sensational murder of a Mongolian model. Mr Abdul Razak said the DPM and his wife had never met the woman, contrary to the "total lies" circulating
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      Lock icon Thai protesters attacked
      62 1 A GRENADE attack on demonstrators occupying the Thai premier's office compound killed one person and left nearly 30 others injured yesterday, prompting protest leaders to call for a massive anti-government rally on Sunday. The vow of retaliation is expected to raise political tensions, already stoked high by
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      43 1 THEY would never leave their front door unlocked, but one in five households do just that with their wireless Internet connections. Left unsecured, they are easy prey for hackers, scammers and online pirates, warn IT security experts. HOME PAGE Cl
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      Lock icon Pricier Malaysian eggs
      59 1 PRICES of eggs from Malaysia have been rising in recent weeks. In wet markets a pack of 10 large eggs now goes for $1.90, up 15 cents from three weeks ago. Importers say prices have gone up because demand is also coming from Hong Kong, after China
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    Lock icon Stocks tumble on bad news from US and Japan
    568 1  -  Goh Eng Yeow Falling prices, poor export figures and Citi's woes trigger big losses By STOCK markets across Asia suffered a fresh round of crushing losses yesterday in the wake of unrelenting gloomy news from the world's two biggest economies, the
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    Lock icon China tackles massive risks posed by unemployment
    772 1  -  Tracy Quek By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: China is racing to avoid a massive unemployment crisis and deal with mounting social unrest across the country over jobs. Social security officials yesterday declared that stabilising employment was a top priority, as they revealed a recent
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      Lock icon Cut COE supply? Only for the right reasons
      934 2  -  Christopher Tan Quota-cut pleas from motor traders do not deserve much sympathy By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT CUT COE supply to prop up car prices? At first glance, it sounds like a preposterous suggestion. People generally want low car prices, not high. But what
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      146 2 VIEWPOINTS WE SAY Euro zone under stress in recession As the euro zone enters into a recession, it is being forced to rethink how monetary union should work, given the diverse membership. EDITORIAL PAGE A24 COLUMNS Make intentions known f China needs to be more open about its naval ambitions
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      Lock icon Grand old 114, going by her identity card
      674 3  -  Theresa Tan Madam Lau eats simple meals, drinks herbal tonic and loves durian I By ASK Madam Lau Pay how old she is and she says in Hokkien: "Hundred-plus." Her family is unsure of the great-grandmother's real age. All they know is
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      Lock icon Teresa Hsu going strong at 110
      168 3 SINGAPORE'S most famous centenarian, Teresa Hsu (above), is still "going strong" at 110. "She's unbelievable," said Mr Sharana Rao, her co-worker at Heart to Heart Service, a charity founded by Ms Hsu. At 110, she still practises yoga daily and visits the poor every
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      Lock icon 'Altantuya never met Najib'
      888 12  -  Hazlin Hassan MURDER OF MONGOLIAN WOMAN KL analyst cleared of abetting ex-lover's killing accuses bloggers of trying to spread lies By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda finally broke his silence yesterday, insisting that his murdered Mongolian ex-lover had nothing to do with
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      Lock icon EM3 boy's hard work on his own pays off
      280 14  -  Diana Othman By UNLIKE most primary school pupils, Amirudin Ja'far spent most of his home hours preparing for his leaving exams on his own. Struggling to make ends meet, his parents both work long hours; his mother is a stall assistant
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      Lock icon Home-schoolsers, madrasah kids do well
      723 14  -  Jane Ng More than 90 per cent qualify to move on to secondary schools By THE first batch of students outside mainstream schools to sit for the Primary School Leaving Examination have done as well as their counterparts elsewhere, with over 90 per cent of
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      Lock icon A top student – with help from mum and grandma
      442 15  - A top student with help from mum and grandma Amelia Tan TWO years ago, by her own admission, Wee Yen Jean was anything but a contender to be the top primary pupil in her own school, never mind Singapore. Yen Jean, who transferred to Nanyang Primary School from the CHIJ
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      Lock icon Four in 10 madrasah pupils for Express stream
      433 15  -  AMELIA TAN DIANA OTHMAN MADRASAH officials yesterday praised their pupils' performance in the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) as a "commendable effort". In interviews with The Straits Times, they added that their work over the years to raise academic standards had paid
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      Lock icon Neighbourhood school pupils among the best
      392 15  -  JANE NG NEIGHBOURHOOD schools turned in some sparkling performances in this year's Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE). Two such schools, Yew Tee in Choa Chu Kang and Elias Park in Pasir Ris, saw their students land among the top 15 in Singapore. The top
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      Lock icon Singapore's biggest employer still hiring
      416 16  -  Li XUEYING Civil service looking for teachers, school counsellors, and officers to beef up Home Team By POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT AMID the rounds of corporate layoffs, Singapore's biggest employer the civil service is still hiring. The Ministry of Education (MOE), for instance, is looking for teachers
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      Lock icon Mirror magic on show
      91 16 MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN Vesley Koh, 10, grins as he shows off his new body, or rather the lack thereof, at the Magic: The Science Of Illusion exhibition at the Singapore Science Centre. His incredible feat yesterday was an optical illusion achieved through the bending of light by
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      Lock icon Tensions rise
      738 19  -  Nirmal Ghosh PHOTO: Govt denies involvement as grenade attack on opposition protesters kills man By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: A grenade attack on demonstrators occupying the Thai Prime Minister's offices killed one person and wounded over 20 others yesterday, dramatically escalating political tensions in the country. Shortly after the
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      Lock icon Dad, daughter on opposite sides of divide
      212 19 REUTERS BANGKOK: Thailand's three-year political crisis has divided friends and families, but few can have felt the strain as much as the Sawasdipol clan. The daughter, 27-year-old lawyer Khattiyaa, is a staunch supporter of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), the protest movement
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      Lock icon In a crisis, marriage can wait
      643 21  -  Kwan Weng Kin Japanese and S. Koreans worry about cuts in salaries, potential loss of jobs By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO: If the already dismal birth rates in Japan and South Korea should sink further, the global financial crisis may be partly to blame. Cuts
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      263 21  -  HO Al LI, IN TAIWAN TAIPEI: The poor Taiwanese economy has surprisingly not deterred potential couples from rushing to tie the knot. Statistics showed there were 116,488 marriages from January to October this year, up from 110,927 during the same period last year. Wedding planners also reported
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      Lock icon Breaking up is harder in hard times
      445 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS IN THE U.S. NEW YORK: Ms Bonnie Rabin is fond of saying that divorce lawyers are a bit like liquor stores. They are busiest in the really good times and the really bad. These, of course, would be bad times. After
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      Lock icon Change in stance on reporting bad news
      408 4 REUTERS BEIJING: Chinese media's increased reporting of protests over land, labour and investment issues reveals an attempt by the government to manage the impact of bad news by acknowledging it, sources said yesterday. The propaganda authorities have issued a writ authorising news organisations
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      Lock icon That sinking feeling at Citigroup
      833 6  -  Goh Eng Yeow NEWS ANALYSIS Can the banking giant's business model help it survive, observers ask By JUST days after US banking giant Citigroup announced 52,000 job cuts, its share price has suffered a record plunge alarming investors across the globe. On Wednesday in New
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      Lock icon Bank to lay off up to 250 in Singapore
      362 6  -  Francis Chan By ABOUT 200 to 250 jobs are set to be shed from the Singapore unit of United States banking behemoth Citigroup, a source has told The Straits Times, as part of the worldwide loss of 52,000 jobs announced on
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      Lock icon Army of kimchi volunteers
      59 6 ASSOCIATED PRESS, South Korean volunteers making kimchi in front of Seoul City Hall yesterday to donate to needy neighbours for winter preparations. About 2,200 housewives made 117 tonnes of the traditional pickled vegetables. Made with cabbage, other vegetables and chilli sauce, kimchi is the most popular
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      Lock icon Two town councils reviewing investments
      602 10  -  Aaron Low Pasir Ris-Punggol and Tampines rethink their best options By TWO People's Action Party (PAP) town councils are reviewing their investment strategies, just days after it was revealed that they had some funds exposed to toxic products. Pasir Ris-Punggol and Tampines town councils told
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      Lock icon It began almost 20 years ago
      481 10  -  AARON LOW PEOPLE'S Action Party (PAP) town councils started investing their funds which are built up from service and conservancy charges collected from residents almost 20 years ago. In 1989, less than a year after town councils were set up, it was reported that
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  • REVIEW & FORUM
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      Lock icon In recession, monetary union under stress
      473 23 TO NO one's surprise, the euro zone has slipped into recession. Gross domestic product (GDP) for the second period in a row contracted 0.2 per cent in the third quarter for the 15 countries where the euro is cash. This is the first recession
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      Lock icon Flutter over China's naval expansion
      1035 23  -  William Choong FOREIGN MATTERS By SENIOR WRITER AT A recent security seminar, a Chinese official shifted uncomfortably in his seat as speaker after speaker fretted publicly about the rise of China's naval power. Tokyo, said one, was concerned about China blocking access to the strategic
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      Lock icon Hijackings at sea: How S-E Asia overcame scourge
      768 23  -  Michael Richardson By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE seizure this week by Somalian pirates of a giant Sau-di-owned tanker in the Indian Ocean has shocked the world's merchant shipping industry and navies. The 318,000-ton Sirius Star, fully laden with oil, is the
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        Lock icon What's ailing Jakarta's economy?
        964 24  -  Bruce Gale MATA JELI: A PERSPECTIVE ON INDONESIAN AFFAIRS By SENIOR WRITER IDENTIFYING the causes of an economic downturn is often the key to planning appropriate policy responses. But what do you do when economists differ among themselves? There are several schools of thought about the
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        Lock icon There's reason to be optimistic
        941 25  -  Heng Siam Heng GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN THE midst of deepening crises in the world's major financial markets, some say we are hearing echoes of the Great Depression of the *****. The D-word has occurred with increasing frequency in the
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        Lock icon Team of rivals: Not a smart move
        910 26  -  James Oakes THE NEW YORK TIMES U.S. POLITICS I By INSPIRED by the wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, President-elect Barack Obama is considering appointing a "team of rivals" to his Cabinet if rumours about the nomination of Senator Hillary Clinton to be secretary of
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        Lock icon A spirited voice for seniors
        1824 27  -  Lee Siew Hua Singapore can do more to create space for the elderly By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT DR MARY Ann Tsao is an ardent voice for disempowered older people. So it is poignant that she is wordless for a moment, when she wonders what to
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        Lock icon In an ageing society, GP is the lynchpin of medical care
        625 27  -  LEE SIEW HUA GOOD primary health care is a "lynchpin" for an ageing Singapore, says Dr Mary Ann Tsao. Primary care makes the dream of active ageing possible, as it lets older people stay healthy as long as possible
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        Lock icon Engaging the pop culture generation
        927 28  -  Hong Xinyi NOT THE LAST WORD By A WHILE ago, a friend mentioned that she hadn't watched any of the Saturday Night Live comedy sketches featuring actress and writer Tina Fey's devastating impersonation of Republican vice-presi-dential candidate Sarah Palm. "You have to see it," I
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        250 29 Governing Singapore "One strong party is better than two weak ones." MR DENNIS ONG: "Mr Gilbert Goh on Wednesday ('Two-party system better'), suggested that a two-party system was better as it would offer the state adequate checks and balances, as there would be variegated exchanges of ideas. However, this
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        Lock icon Why Singapore's political system works
        391 29  -  Dr Tan Wu Meng TWO-PARTY SYSTEM I REFER to Mr Gilbert Goh's letter on Wednesday, "Two-party system better". He argues against groupthink and we agree. Within the People's Action Party (PAP), we embrace views from across the political spectrum and our parliamentary debates demonstrate the
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        Lock icon Not as simple a set-up as it looks
        351 29  -  Tim Mou Hui I HAVE doubts about some of the points raised in Mr Gilbert Goh's letter on Wednesday, "Two-party system better". First, the claim that elected politicians will not want to raise divergent views on various issues, "for fear of being
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        Lock icon Town council says its finances are solid
        329 29  -  Simon Koh I REFER to Tuesday's article, "Town councils' exposure: $16m". In response, I would like to update readers on Tanjong Pagar Town Council's investments. Through prudent financial management and investment, Tanjong Pagar Town Council has managed to maximise returns on the sinking
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        Lock icon NEA acts on letter about noise level at Curtin University site
        242 29  -  Tan Quee Hong I REFER to Madam Lynette Loh's letter, "Inconsiderate", last Saturday about construction work on Curtin University. We take this opportunity to explain that the National Environment Agency (NEA) requires all construction sites to comply with permissible
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        Lock icon BOUQUETS
        327 29 Just Jasmine "Our very first champion should be rewarded with a special monetary award by the Singapore Sports Association." MR BENNIE CHEOK: "I was delighted to learn that Jasmine Yeong-Nathan (above) emerged champion at the AMF Bowling World Cup in Hermosillo, Mexico. She won the world's most prestigious bowling
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      • Letter
        Lock icon DBS Bank defends retrenchment
        406 31  -  Karen Ngui (Ms) I ACKNOWLEDGE concerns raised in letters in The Straits Times Forum. While the recent decision to reduce our staff levels may have given the perception that this was a rash cost-cutting initiative of first resort, the fact is we discussed and debated various
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        Lock icon Intrusion beyond control of zoo management
        442 31  -  Andy Chew SOME of the letters in The Straits Times Forum regarding safety measures in the animal enclosures at the Singapore Zoo, after the fatal mauling of cleaner Nordin Montong, have blown matters out of proportion, especially when blame is placed on the zoo
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        510 31 Yes they can "The childcare subsidy is available to a mother on full-time study." MR LEE KIM HUA, Director, Family Services Division, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports: "We refer to last Saturday's letter by Mr Nguyen Quang Yu, 'Childcare subsidies'. Mr Nguyen was told by a childcare
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      46 29 W WHAT'S ONLINE MORE LETTERS www.straitstimes.com ONLINE FORUM RISKY PRODUCTS: Fund managers must be accountable to investors POLITICAL PARTIES: Does pragmatic Singapore need them? HALF WHITE, HALF BLACK: Offensive references to Obama as 'half white' TASER GUNS: Consider use against aggressive animals SERVICE LAPSE: StanChart apologises
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      621 34  -  Reme Ahmad British varsity, private school to set up in Iskandar region By ASSISTANT FOREIGN EDITOR JOHOR BARU: A British university and a private Malaysian school have signed up with Iskandar Malaysia, kick-starting an ambitious move by the Johor development region to attract Singaporeans
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        705 35 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, BERNAMA Allow four high-rise hotels to be built and lose Unesco rating Stop construction and risk hotels suing town council GEORGETOWN (Penang): Mere months after being declared a Unesco World Heritage Site, Penang finds itself in a sticky Catch-22 situation. Its capital Georgetown
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        994 36  -  Carolyn Hong MEMO FROM KUALA LUMPUR Malays feeling uneasy as minority races become more strident By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF NOT too many years ago, Malaysians would look over their shoulders before daring to whisper criticism of the country's "social contract", or Malay rights. But today,
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        153 36 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Malaysia's new Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex is set to open next month after a delay of more than a year. Located in Bukit Chagar, the RM1.26 billion (***** million) complex will be able to handle 70 million visitors
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        404 36 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR: Wanita Umno deputy chief Shahrizat Abdul Jalil announced yesterday that she would stand against incumbent chief Rafidah Aziz for the top post in March, despite original plans for a handover in June. In a brief, two-para-graph statement, Datuk
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        276 37 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: The United States yesterday opened its first new consulate in China in 20 years as part of a shift of diplomatic resources away from Europe and towards the "new front lines of diplomacy". The consulate in the
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        815 37 LOS ANGELES TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS Three FDA offices will help country export safer products BEIJING: Amid recurring Chinese product-safety scares, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has opened an inspection office in Beijing that officials said would help China export safer
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        765 39  -  Ho Ai Li Photos of him looking ill and being on friendly terms with prosecutors have sparked talk By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI: He may be locked up in prison, but former president Chen Shui-bian is not letting up efforts to keep
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        276 39 ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL: Thousands of people donned aprons and hair nets yesterday outside Seoul's City Hall in a bid to make the world's biggest batch of kimchi, the spicy pickled cabbage that is Korea's best-known dish. Kimchi is traditionally prepared
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        488 40 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Shield against possible N. Korean attacks fails to hit dummy target TOKYO: A Japanese warship failed to shoot down a dummy missile in tests on a defence shield, which is being developed with the United States to protect against a possible
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        112 40 ASSOCIATED PRESS Ignoring their government's pleas and threats from Pyongyang, South Korean activists yesterday launched helium balloons carrying leaflets attacking the North Korean regime in Gimpo City near the border. "We'll continue to send the leaflets. The government's appeal wasn't sincere," Mr
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        534 43  -  Bertha Henson Hong Kong, S pore, laiwan top think-tank's index measuring an economy's links to region By ASSOCIATE EDITOR LIMA: Asia-Pacific economies are now more regionally integrated than in 1990, a think-tank examining developments in the region has found. Of the individual economies that are part
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        434 43  -  Jeremy Au Yong By LIMA: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrives in Peru today for a two-week visit that will also take him to Brazil and Chile. Attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in the Peruvian capital will be the main order of business, although
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        214 43 SINGAPORE and Japan have agreed on the importance of following through on the decisions made during a recent key summit on the global financial crisis. The economic downturn was one of the issues discussed during a meeting between Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo and his
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        787 44 BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Liberian-flagged oil tanker MV Sirius Star sitting at anchor off the coast of Somalia near Harardhere on Wednesday. The Saudi-owned very large crude carrier was hijacked by Somali pirates on Saturday off the coast of Kenya. .-/.Si Shipping lines may avoid
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        319 44  -  WONG MEI LING SINGAPOREAN shipping companies have been advised to take extra precautions in the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden, but most seem to be relying on speed to keep them out of trouble. The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) has urged them to keep to
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        488 45 REUTERS CHICAGO: United States President-elect Barack Obama has selected Tom Daschle, a heavyweight former senator, to be his Health Secretary, a clear signal that the Democratic President-elect intends to make an aggressive push to overhaul the nation's health-care system. Another member of Mr Obama's
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        725 45  -  Jonathan Eyal Still, lawmakers in Russia rush to extend presidential term By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU LONDON: Russian legislators are this week completing major changes to their country's Constitution, extending the presidential term from four to six years, and the life of future Parliaments
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        747 46 ASSOCIATED PRESS 74-year-old weeps as she tells court that the allegations of abuse in book were nonsense LONDON: Another best-selling memoir, another battle over the line between truth and fiction. A British lawyer who wrote a popular book recounting a childhood of emotional
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        229 46 LONDON: Parking in a tight spot could be a whole lot less stressful soon. Researchers at Fujitsu Laboratories have devised a gadget that gives a driver a complete wraparound view in real time, in effect eliminating blind spots. The device uses four external cameras
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        92 47 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: Bollywood idol Shah Rukh Khan has postponed a controversial ceremony to award him Malaysian datukship because he is too busy, officials said. Since the filming of his 2001 movie, One 2 Ka 4, at a popular resort in Malacca, the number of tourists
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        126 47 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Legendary Welsh singer Tom Jones surprised passers-by in central London by performing an impromptu set on a pavement to raise money for a cancer charity. The 68-year-old thrilled hundreds of people who thronged around him snapping photographs on their mobile phone cameras as
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        76 47 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE VIENNA: The International Atomic Energy Agency (lAEA), despite six years of investigation, is no closer to determining whether Iran's disputed nuclear drive is entirely peaceful as Teheran claims, the watchdog said in a report just released. Furthermore, the Islamic republic was continuing to defy
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        214 47 ATTLEBORO (Massachusetts): A 74--year-old blind woman who mistakenly underpaid her utilities bill by one cent was shocked when the Attleboro City Hall threatened to impose a lien and a US$4B (Ss73) penalty if she did not pay up by Dec 10. "It made me sick my
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        119 47 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK IPOH: Malaysia-Singapore ties will always remain strong despite longstanding bilateral issues, said Singapore's High Commissioner to Malaysia, Mr T. Jasudasen, likening the relationship to that of an "iceberg". "You may see only about 10 per cent of it sticking out of the water,
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        152 47 SLICE OFLIFE BERLIN: "FedEx me out" worked better than "Beam me up, Scotty" for a con man who escaped from a German jail in a giant FedEx box used for dirty laundry. German authorities said Yasar Bayrak, who is Turkish, has been on the run since
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        69 47 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRISBANE: Flash floods killed a woman and forced evacuations as torrential rain drenched Australia's battered city of Brisbane yesterday, just days after it was hit by a violent storm, officials said. The 85-year-old died when she was trapped in her car as it was
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        44 47 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: Dozens of South Korean military reservist officers face punishment for playing golf while supposedly on duty, officials said yesterday. The defence ministry said 15 officers were taken to military courts while 40 others have already been punished.
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      109 34 pi WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com blogged about MOST-READ ONLINE Hope just isn't enough or is it? Indian warship destroys pirate "moth- Says pimpmaster: "I wonder sometimes er vessel". if voters go past the rhetoric. If you Brothels "offer" health rebates. look at Obama's plans, they
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      360 35 JP^H lHtf|HFV*ni|rpiPl Cotrmonweallhßank > After speaking to Adam during the seminar, I fll ¥3 111 fl| t^^Tl thought to myself that if someone could tell me to f HB my face that I can do it, then Why doubt myself?" Witn continued commitment to fortify its position as a leading
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      1577 38 GRADUATION The University of Newcastle and its Alumni Chapter in Singapore extend warm congratulations to graduates participating in the Graduation Ceremony at the Singapore Chinese Orchestra Concert Hall (The Conference Hall) in Singapore on Sunday 23 November 2008. www.newcastle.edu.au Overseas graduation ceremonies are an exciting and vital part of the
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      370 39 Christmas at -^M^»- A W A V takashimaya Now to Thu 25 Dec 2008, J? k^F'^r I ~^k~ Children's Department, Level 3, "^J T(2)J Takashimaya Department Store yfA^T M W PLA RAIL PLA RAIL j^ TOMICA N7OO Shinkansen Basic Set Big Town N7OO Station MTTiuM Higt Speed Racing Circuit Set
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      195 44 CHRISTMAS REWARDS AT TAKASHIMAYA JM^ m. IHiiJfl Mobile Phone Strap M W^ mm "M m m iniliMflM'lillfiMill Chinese Opera Rose-Chan, Fri 21 Nov Sat 22 Nov For Takashimaya Credit Cardholders j Lmitedtolor edee ma bievo U che r spe r tlßriaWJHf^^ from Fri 21 Nov RaHaam i cant"lo' c' er
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      854 49  -  Chua Hian Hou Your unsecured wireless network could be used bv online crooks I By ONE in nearly five Singapore households is not securing its wireless Internet connections. The result: users at home are setting themselves up to become the fall guys for hackers, scammers and online pirates,
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      586 50  -  Jessica Lim TIGHT BUDGETS "Everyone is facing the possibility of pay cuts and we are not sure what will happen in the future. Every cent counts I hope the increases don't extend to other food products." Madam Paramjit Kaur, a 40-year-old teacher who shops
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      244 50  -  TESSA WONG SINGAPORE'S food safety watchdog has ordered a recall of some Cadbury chocolate bars, saying they may contain pieces of plastic. The decision yesterday by the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) covers the 60g variety of Cadbury Boost Totally Nuts. It is the latest setback
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      759 51  -  Goh Chin Lian Sue-Ann Chia Heads of six major firms pledge to bite the bullet; layoffs to be last resort I By BOSSES and senior managers here are prepared to freeze or cut their own pay first as the financial crisis deepens. Top
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      80 51 NG SOR LUAN Senior citizens (from left) Woo Suet Hung, 96, Liu Shee Lan, 85 and Su Jew Hee, 80, were among 35 residents of Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home who went on a Duck Tour down the Singapore River and through the Central Business District yesterday.
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      495 52  -  Judith Tan Study finds 8 who took Power 1 Walnut suffered irreversible damage By EIGHT patients who took illegal sex drugs here suffered debilitating and irreversible brain damage, researchers have found. While one developed complications from taking the banned substance Power 1 Walnut and
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      593 59  -  Ang Yiying Lim Wei Chean They pack showrooms in hopes of getting bargain deals after historic $2 low for COEs By TELEPHONES were ringing off the hook at car showrooms yesterday, and potential buyers turned up in droves in the hopes of getting a small
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      423 61  -  Lee Hui Chieh 1 in 4 women who're not ready for babies fails to take preventive steps: Poll By OVER one-quarter of sexually active young women not prepared for motherhood still avoid using birth control, a new survey has found. The numbers suggest more has
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      450 62  -  Grace Chua Visiting don says an item becomes unseen if it 'tricks' light into curling around it By HARRY Potter's cloak of invisibility may have just inched closer to reality. Scientists, including a visiting professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS), have
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      298 62  -  Amresh Gunasingham By A LOCAL company has started mass producing a special coating for outdoor paint that it says can automatically remove mildew and fungus. Local paint distributor Haruna, in conjunction with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star), unveiled the film
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      555 65  -  Tan Weizhen They use it to cut travelling time or avoid ERP charges By THOUGH barely two months old, the new Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) is starting to show results. More and more motorists are switching from the Central Expressway (CTE) to the new highway
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      650 67  -  K.C. VIJAYAN CONTRACT TERMINATED AFTER SNAGS IT firm must pay $300k first; compensation may run into millions By LAW CORRESPONDENT THE HIGH court has thrown out a $30 million suit against the National University of Singapore (NUS) by an information technology firm whose deal
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      308 67  -  Elena Chong By COURTS CORRESPONDENT THREE more men were fined $5,000 each yesterday for offering bribes so they would be picked as winners of a competition offering Shell fuel vouchers. This brings the number of convicted "lucky winners" in this case to
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      646 69  -  Selina Lum But OCBC says it doubts she is mentally capable of managing her finances By AN ELDERLY woman, accompanied by her adopted daughter, went to OCBC Bank in May, indicating that she wanted to close her account containing $8.8 million but
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      242 69  -  ELENA CHONG A FORMER relationship manager handed over signed blank letterheads belonging to his bank to a friend to help her forge fictitious bank reference letters for her prospective clients, a court heard. Allen Francis Jordan, 32 then with MeesPierson Asia, now called
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      573 72  -  Khushwant Singh OVER-DECLARING COOKS' PAY FOR EMPLOYMENT PASSES Prosecutors' bid thrown out as High Court holds fine imposed is enough By A FORMER restaurant owner, who was fined for lying to get employment passes for five foreign cooks, was spared a jail term when the
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      446 73  -  Khushwant Singh Sentence of at least V/2 years of reformative training too long: CJ By THE High Court has overturned an earlier decision that ordered a young man to spend at least IV2 years in a centre for youthful offenders for running a
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      190 73 A TAXI driver and his passenger were held at knifepoint and relieved of $280 in total by a man early yesterday. The cabby, who is in his 40s, picked up a passenger with a bandaged leg and a walking stick in Geylang Lorong 15. Just after
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      304 73  -  Kor Kian Beng By FORMER Singaporean lawyer Gopalan Nair was released from prison yesterday morning, having served two-thirds of a three-month jail sentence for insulting a High Court judge. Mr Nair, 58, now an American citizen, entered Queenstown Remand Prison on Sept 20, two days
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      733 75  -  Chong Chee Kin teh Joo Lin Police unit to be set up to tackle crimes linked to gaming By WHERE a moneyed lifestyle is enjoyed, the Pink Panthers have struck. This 200-strong masked gang with international links has pulled off jewellery shop heists from London to Monaco, and
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      556 82 THE TIMES, LONDON, REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Captain Terry's header seals win over Germans as fringe players sparkle Germany 1 England 2 BERLIN: Only last November, England lost to Croatia at Wembley and failed to qualify for Euro 2008 while the hapless Steve McClaren sought refuge under an
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      203 84 ASSOCIATED PRESS £2.5 billion (555.7 billion) in debt The Primera Liga's estimated debt. It is nearly as high as the £3b of the English Premier League, which has a higher turnover. £0.9 billion income The Spanish Primera Liga's total revenue in 2006-07 (Real Madrid £236.2 m, Barcelona £195.3
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      117 84 TIMES may be hard but that did not stop professional golfer Poh Eng Teck from donating $18,000 yesterday towards the prize purse for a golf tournament. The money will go to the Singapore Professional Golfers' Association Vice-President's Cup at the Tering Bay Golf and Country Club. The
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      367 85  -  Jeanette Wang By WORLD champion Luke Kibet, who revels in hot and humid races, is set to turn up the heat in next month's Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon. Organisers yesterday confirmed the 25-year-old Kenyan as the top name for the Dec 7 race.
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      658 85  -  Wang Meng Meng Rams will release coach Jorg and 10 players, including four foreigners By IT IS ironic that on the eve of what could be Woodlands Wellington's finest hour, the team will break up after tonight's Singapore Cup football final against Singapore Armed Forces FC at
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      413 86 THE TIMES, LONDON Failing light puts paid to visitors' hopes, with India declared winners KANPUR: England's hopes of a mo-rale-boosting win in the third one-day international faded as quickly as the light here, as India won by 16 runs via the Duckworth/Lewis method. Kevin Pietersen, the England
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      426 86  -  Daniel Wong By AN ISLAND-WIDE hunt is on for the best young talent in badminton. With the 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) and beyond in mind, the Singapore Badminton Association has set up a special team to oversee selection and development of Singapore's
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      1208 87 INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE First time clay-loving Argentina are staging Davis Cup on hard court but they have no fear MAR DEL PLATA (Argentina): The story of Argentinian tennis dates to the late 19th century, and what runs through this rich tale of overcoming
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      150 87 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: The knuckleball the fluttering, hard-to-hit pitch that is rare in baseball's major leagues is propelling a 16-year-old girl to the professional ranks in Japan. Eri Yoshida (above) was inspired to learn how to throw the knuckler after seeing a video of Boston Red
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      385 87 Basketball NBA Atlanta 91 Washington 87, Detroit 96 Cleveland 89, Toronto 101 Miami 95, Dallas 96 Houston 86, Minnesota 102 Philadelphia 96, Sacramento 105 New Orleans 96, LA Clippers 108 Oklahoma 88, Denver 91 San Antonio 81, Utah 105 Milwaukee 94, Portland 116 Chicago 74. Cricket Third one-day international
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        57 88 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho's Premier League football winners' medal sold for £21,600 (5549,680) at an auction in England on Wednesday. Mourinho threw the medal into the stands at Stamford Bridge after Chelsea beat Manchester United 3-0 to win the 2005-06 title
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        73 88 ASSOCIATED PRESS STOCKHOLM: Swedish football referee Martin Hansson, who awarded a disputed penalty for Liverpool against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League this month, says he has received several death threats from fans. He told Swedish newspaper Expressen that he decided to ask for a
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        66 88 ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBLIN: Ireland rugby flanker Alan Quinlan (above) was suspended for three weeks on Wednesday for stamping on New Zealand No. 8 Rodney So'oialo last Saturday. Quinlan was cautioned in the game and conceded only a penalty to the All Blacks, who won
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        62 88 BLOOMBERG SHANGHAI: Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang will undergo surgery next month in the US to repair the Achilles injury that forced him out of the Beijing Olympics. Liu, 25, visited Houston and Charlotte this month to consult doctors, who told him he
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      424 88 ASSOCIATED PRESS Iverson scores 23 points to help end Cleveland's eight-game win streak Detroit Pistons 96 Cleveland Caveliers 89 AUBURN HILLS (Michigan): The Detroit Pistons, with Allen Iverson in the driving seat, are starting to show their potential, beating two of the National Basketball Association's best
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      342 88 ASSOCIATED PRESS STRASBOURG (France): Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre will be going head-to-head with Lance Armstrong at the Giro d'lt alia next year. With Armstrong still undecided on competing in the Tour, the Giro guarantees at least one major race featuring both the
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      228 88 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID: The wife of the doctor at the centre of Spain's biggest doping investigation Operation Puerto said she could bring down Spanish sport if she revealed all she knows about drug use among athletes. Former runner Cristina Perez, the European 400
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      98 82 CRUNCH TIME Juan Martin del Potro leads Argentina into battle in Davis Cup final. D6 0 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Two more pull out from England squad. Maradona as a great coach sounds like a tall story. Li Jiawei insists table tennis
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      20 82 «J| MIND ON Jg3Pi OTHER MATTERS UU^ Diego Maradona's mind is on hospitalised daughter as Argentina beat Scotland. D 2
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      470 87 Today Spanish Primera Liga: Real Madrid v R. Huelva, Badminton Villarreal v Valladolid, Sevilla v Valencia (Live, Cheers Age Group C'ships Singles (Yio Chu Ch27, Sunday, 4.55 am). Kang Sports Hall, 9am). Golf Basketball Hong Kong Open: Day 3 (Live, Ch24, 2pm). NBA: Los Angeles Lakers v Qk ADT C'ship:
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      129 88 "For to me to live is Christ, to die is gain. Philiooians 1:21 SIM KIM HONG Age: 77 Was called home to be with the Lord on 19 November 2008, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Seng Chwi Lian Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chris Sim Chin Soon Tan Geok
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      121 88 CHOOGECKMIE@ CHOH GEK MIEN, CHOW GIOK BIAN Age: 74 passed away peacefully on 20 November 2008. A loving Gong-Gong, fabulous father wonderful husband. He will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Helen Lim Eng Neo Son: Choh Thian Zhong, Fabian Daughters: Sons-in-law: Choh Thian Yen, Viola
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      47 88 IN PRECIOUS MEMORY OF TAN AH TAH WONG SIEW YONG Departed: 21st Nov 2001 Departed: 4th Jan 1984 Jits memory is as hear tobay *As in the hour he passed aWay. Dearly missed always remembered by: Son, Daughter-ln-Law, Daughters, Sons-ln-Law, Grandson, Grand-Daughters, Relatives and All Loved Ones.
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      28 88 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late I SSGT CHIA GUAN HENG Departed on 18 Nov2008 From: Directors Staff of Central Narcotics Bureau I
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      139 89 Founder of Afro Asia Shipping Company (Pte) Ltd TAN KIAM TOEN Age: 92 Passed away peacefully on 15 November 2008 in Hong Kong Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Ng Giok Oh Sons: Daughters-in-law: Grandsons: Granddaughters: Tan Cheng Gay Tracy Gao Tan Tatt Ming Tan Geh Wahn
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      150 89 "Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." P523:6 We, the family of the late lAN KIM TOON who went to eternal bliss with Christ Jesus on 16 November 2008 would like to express
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      104 89 KOH TEE Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 20 November 2008, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Tan Thiam Choo, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tan Teow Koon Koh Seok Choo Tan Lye Thiam See Choy Ping Daughters: Son-in-law: Tan Souk Bee Gwee Ai Yock Tan Eng Alice Grandsons: Granddaughters: Wong Jin Rong
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      96 89 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not °%f be in want....and I will dwell in the house of *P the Lord forever." Psalm 23 TEO AH TEH Age: 88 was called home to be with the Lord on 19 November 2008, dearly missed and fondly remembered by Children, children-in-law,
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      87 89 "GodAlone, GodAlone, GodAlone." St. Magdalene of Canossa SR. MARIA TERESA RIZETTI fdcc (Canossian Sister) Age: 87 was called home to be with the Lord on 20 Nov 08 fc leaving behind loved ones in Italy, Canossian Sisters, friends and all at St. Joseph's Home. Make is held at St Joseph's
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      57 89 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of CHOO WEILIANG CHRISTOPHER Departed on 21 st November 2007 IjVords cannof describe how much we miss you, Home is not the same without you. Of the happiness we once knew, Only memories remain and will forever remain in our hearts. Always Cherished and Loved
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      95 89 have fought a good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith" 2 Timothy 4:7 FRANCIS JOSEPH DANKER Age: 93 was called home to be with the Lord on 20 Nov 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Dorothy Chiam Sons: Daughters-in-law: Dicky (Deceased) Anna Lim Patrick Irene
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      53 89 We, the family of the late TAN HOCK SAY Departed on 12 November 2008 Wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues, business associates, members of various clan associations and clubs for f their kind assistance, attendance, < condolences, wreaths and contributions R 1 during
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      96 90 EnGro -Ukp The Board of Directors, Management Staff of EnGro Group of Companies Extend our deepest sympathy and condolences To the family of our Chairman CEO Mr Tan Cheng Gay On the demise of their beloved father TAN KIAM TOEN Departed on 15 November 2008 EnGro Corporation Limited Subsidiary Companies
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      131 90 The Board of Directors, Management Staff of EnGro Group's Associates Joint Venture Partners in China Extend our deepest sympathy and condolences to the family of Mr Tan Cheng Gay On the demise of their beloved father TAN KIAM TOEN Departed on 15 November 2008 Associates Joint Venture Partners Tangshan Tanglong
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      708 91  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS Impact on region inevitable with 23% plunge in banking group's share price By THE relentless selling pressure on the local bourse accelerated yesterday, as fears abounded over the health of beleaguered United States banking giant Citigroup. Traders dived for
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        20 91 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 950.53 million shares worth $915.48 million UP DOWN Gainers: 140 Losers: 324 Unchanged: 854
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        92 91 Mid Cap 320.97 T -11.65 Basic materials 196.44 3.70 Utilities 264.57 T -1.67 Small Cap 275.23 T -4.58 Industrials 338.06 T -o.3o Financials 385.94 T -15.97 All Share 386.29 T -12.20 Consumer goods 298.99 T -5.12 Technology 356.32 T -3.17 Fledgling 379.29 T -3.24 Health care 341.23
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        22 91 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 7,703.04 (-570.18) »Japanese shares tumbled almost 7 per cent after heavy losses on overseas markets.
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        28 91 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 865.32 (-12.33) Malaysian shares closed 1.4 per cent lower on a sharp overnight decline in US stocks and weaker regional markets.
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        28 91 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 12,298.56 (-517.24) Hong Kong shares closed 4 per cent down, tracking a steep fall on Wall Street and regional bourses.
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        27 91 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 948.69 (-68.13) South Korean shares fell 6.7 per cent, slumping in line with other Asian markets following Wall Street's overnight plunge.
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        28 91 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 1,983.76 (-33.71) Chinese shares fell 1.7 per cent but dealers said economic stimulus efforts from Beijing helped prevent a bigger tumble.
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        29 91 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 8,451.01 (-322.77) »Indian shares fell 3.7 per cent after the Dow Jones hit a five-year low on concerns about the deepening financial trouble.
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        30 91 Sydney S&P ASX 200 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 3,352.9 (-146.7) Australian shares closed down 4.2 per cent after Wall Street's plunge as dismal US economic data added to recession fears.
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        30 91 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 393.85 (-14.66) Thai shares closed 3.6 per cent lower following a downward trend in the region as concerns grow over the global economy.
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          118 91 (0) Nov 20 CENTS Lyxor MS India 10USS 642 -81.1 -7. DCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 ...8200 -80.0 -1. OCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 ...8944 -76.0 -0. Lyxor India Nifty 10 768 -73.0 -8. UOB 1140 -60.0 -5. Lyxor China H 10US$ 801 -53.6 -4. IS HSCI India 100 292
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          95 91 (%> Nov 20 CENTS Sapphire Ace Achieve Advanced System ChinaESave HLH Grp Lereno Reyphon Sunmart HFSTech Samko China Dairy UtdOAus NTI Intl VGO Corp Zhonghui Lizhong Brothers AEI Corp Anwell Auston 0 5 -50 0 1.5 -40.0 1 -33.3 1 -33.3 1 -33.3 1 -33.3 2 -33.3 7
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      177 91 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume CENTS Vol Noble Grp StraitsAsia Golden Agri SingTel IndoAgri Gosco Corp Yangzijiang SGX AusGroup CapitaLand Ezra China Hongxing Gent Intl Goldtron "StarCruises 71 -3.0 -4.1 65 4.5 7.4 17 0.0 0.0 237 -5.0 -2.1 39.5 -1.5 -3.7 68.5 -3.0
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      105 91 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Nov 20 2008 Buying Selling Aust dollar 0.9680 1.0090 Can dollar 1.2140 1.2290 Euro 1.9030 1.9260 Malaysian rineeit* 0.4220 0.4228 NZ dollar 0.8230 0.8410 Sterling pound 2.2820 2.3080 US dollar 1.5230 1.5400 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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      365 91 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 720 375 715 2180 590 72.5 123 525 3580 2236 795 458 270 319 1880 470 482 384 .1, 473 414 316 2170 572 378 228 5606 CapitaLand 146 5417 CapitaMall 519 5611 CityDev
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      626 91 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 166 272 210 256 257 438 112 238 239 MM 191 365 352 595 398 765 422 372 317 190 580 87 222 256 I"-. 130 117.4 36.5 374.8 130 l.-l 279 201
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      527 92  -  Christopher Tan $147m purchase will make ComfortDelGro the largest bus operator in Australia By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT TRANSPORT giant ComfortDelGro has made its first major acquisition Down Under, in a move that benefits hugely from the soft Australian dollar. The Singapore-based group is paying A5149.2
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        131 92 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GENERAL Electric (GE), the US industrial group, is in talks with foreign sovereign wealth funds on a possible equity holding and joint operations, a senior executive said yesterday. Mr Ferdinando Beccalli-Falco, head of GE International, was quoted by the Financial
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        76 92 SINGAPORE Commodity Exchange (Sicom) named its new nine-member board of directors yesterday. Among the directors are chief executive of the Singapore Exchange, Mr Hsieh Fu Hua; chief executive of Sicom, Mr Jeremy Ang; and prominent members of the commodities industry such as the chairman
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        72 92 REUTERS THAI Beverage, Thailand's largest brewer which is listed on the Singapore bourse, has postponed its plan to list in Bangkok due to poor market sentiment, a financial adviser said yesterday. "Investors are still interested in the stock, but the current circumstances are not conducive
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      562 93 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Amid financial gloom, resort pushes ahead with event boasting fireworks Visible from space' DUBAI: Dubai threw a multimillion-dollar extravaganza yesterday to launch a luxury hotel on an artificial palm-shaped island, despite the bite from the global financial crisis. More than
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        63 93 NEW YORK: German chemical company BASF will temporarily halt or slow production at 180 plants around the world as it adjusts to a "massive decline in demand" brought on by the economic turmoil. About 20,000 employees will be affected by the
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        68 93 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: PSA Peugeot Citroen plans to cut 2,700 jobs. The French carmaker said the volume of car sales in main European markets would drop by at least 10 per cent next year and 17 per cent in the fourth
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        46 93 BLOOMBERG LONDON: Rolls Royce will cut between 1,500 and 2,000 jobs worldwide next year as economies slow and Boeing and Airbus programmes face delays. The global reduction would be equal to about 4 per cent of its 39,000 staff.
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        54 93 BLOOMBERG TOKYO: Isuzu Motors and Mazda Motor will slash at least 2,700 temporary jobs in Japan as the companies reduce vehicle output because of falling demand. Isuzu will terminate 1,400 temporary and part-time workers' contracts by the end of the year while Mazda
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        53 93 BLOOMBERG LONDON: Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca will cut 1,400 jobs and close plants in Spain, Belgium and Sweden as part of an efficiency programme. About 600 full-time positions will be lost in Sweden as it moves some of its packaging operations to Asia
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        74 93 REUTERS NEW YORK: Boeing will cut about 800 jobs, or one-quarter of the staff, from its defence unit operations in Kansas. The cuts at the facility, which builds and modifies military planes, come with the winding down of work on tankers for
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        67 93 REUTERS BANGKOK: General Motors announced a two-month shutdown at its Thai plant yesterday, the latest move by the global automakers seeks to slash costs in the face of deepening economic gloom and weak sales. GM Thailand said its 130,000-unit-a-year factory at Rayong
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        38 93 REUTERS SAN FRANCISCO: Akamai Technologies will slash 7 per cent of its global workforce, joining a growing list of technology companies that are trying to cut costs due to slowing demand.
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      309 93 REUTERS WASHINGTON: The number of United States workers filing new claims for jobless benefits surged last week to their highest level in 16 years, Labour Department data showed yesterday, as a harsh economic environment forces employers to cut back on hiring. Initial claims for
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      684 94 REUTERS They fly to Washington in private planes to 'beg' for $38b in federal aid WASHINGTON: Memo to United States companies seeking a bailout: When visiting Congress to ask for money, leave the private jets at home. Chief executives (CEOs) from General Motors (GM), Ford Motor and
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      420 94 REUTERS REYKJAVIK: Iceland is set to receive financial aid of more than US$lO billion (Ssls billion) from an IMF-led package to rebuild its shattered financial system, with European countries pledging yesterday to work closely with the island. After weeks of delays,
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      575 95  -  Elizabeth Wilmot Business council lists infrastructure, education as areas for collaboration By SINGAPORE'S fast-growing ties with Shandong, China's N0.2 province in economic terms, got a fresh boost yesterday as three local firms signed agreements with businesses in the coastal province. The signing of
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      384 95  -  Francis Chan By FAR more customers are using OCBC's mobile banking service and, thanks to its new Apple iPhone application, more are expected to follow. Mr Patrick Chew, head of delivery at OCBC Bank, told The Straits Times yesterday the growth has been dramatic. "Year on
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      308 95  -  Michelle Tay By SIZE doesn't matter. The chief executive of Hungarian Investment and Trade Development wants you to know that when it comes to countries with successful economies, that is. Mr Gyorgy Retfalvi said smaller nations have the advantage of being more competitive
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      604 96  -  Michelle Tay DOUBLE-DIGIT DIP IN SURVEY FINDINGS Nielsen: Slump likely to have serious impact on lifestyle of consumers I By CONSUMER confidence in Singapore has sunk to its lowest level in more than three years as the economy enters its first technical recession since 2002,
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      487 96  -  Robin Chan CORPORATE social responsibility (CSR) is not just a slogan and it does not simply involve handing out cash to charities. It can, for example, mean better environmental practices, or adopting more transparent corporate governance. Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
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      397 96 REUTERS JAKARTA: The Indonesian rupiah tumbled yesterday to its weakest level since the Asian financial crisis a decade ago and trading almost ground to a halt as forward markets indicated the currency would slump further. Investors in the offshore non-deliverable forwards markets were pricing in
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      326 96  -  Fiona Chan By COMPANIES should "look beyond the immediate downturn" and plan for the recovery that will come after, advised Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry S. Iswaran yesterday. Even within the electronics sector, which has been hit hard by the slowdown in
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      711 97  -  Joyce Teo WEAK PROPERTY SECTOR Selling prices of top-end units could drop by up to 22% in months ahead By PROPERTY CORRESPONDENT PRIVATE home rents in Singapore are set to drop by up to 15 per cent next year, as the reality of a
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      503 99  -  eddino abdul hadi French group Nouvelle Vague found worldwide fame by marrying the contrary styles of edgy post-punk bands from the late 1970s and early 1980s such as New Order and The Cure with breezy, chill-out bossa nova. It is a winning formula that has
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        645 100  -  cara van miriah Singer invests money in the nightspot and wants to revive the party mood with more live music. He will perform there too Singapore rocker John Molina is putting his money where his mouth is the veteran singer has sunk an undisclosed sum into
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        1434 101  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi eddino abdul hadi Pay $600 to watch The Police? Many did earlier this year, and many will again to hear its lead singer Sting go classical music reporter Sting: actor, environment activist, tantric sex poster boy. It was not enough for the Englishman that
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        603 107  -  foong woei wan HKsoap opera proves addictive, but animeinspired romance falls flat telemad Moonlight Resonance may be hard to swallow at first. This Hong Kong blockbuster gets off to a contrived start, as a divorced couple's six children are split neatly in a custody war. Three
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        283 155 There are plenty of ways to win your hearts and minds when it comes to new beauty products, aren't there, dearies? One tried-and-tested strategy is to launch a new-fangled invention that promises to work all manner of miracles. Givenchy's new Phenomen'Eyes Mascara is the perfect example. Touted as "a
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      618 165 KAREN TEE takes a sneak peek at the ultra exclusive Pirelli calendar for 2009 t might not feature on the radar of females but many hot-blooded males know that next year's calendar by Italian tyre-maker Pirelli was launched this week. While pitched at car-loving men, tyres have little
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      290 165 When Pirelli first released its calendars in 1964, the images were typically of buxom babes in various stages of undress. The tyre-makers, however, have gradually shifted from the lad-mag focus to more fashion-forward images at the turn of the millennium. Urban traces the evolution of the Pirelli calendar
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      163 167  -  TAN HSUEH YUN POSH NOSH hese plain biscuits from Majorca, Spain, really grow on you. One colleague took some from our office food table and kept going back. I, too, couldn't stop eating them, which was why I left them on the table in the first place. Quely
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      208 167 I haven't come across a Duchy Originals product I didn't like and here are two more winners for the pantry. Tomato Chutney ($13.55 for a 290g jar) and Farmhouse Chutney ($14.50 for a 31 Og jar) will come in handy post-Christmas, when the fridge is filled with
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      141 167 After loading up on fiery potato rings, it's time to soothe the throat. I sure wish I had these herbal candies when I was down with the flu last month and could not stop coughing. Although small, the candies are packed with throat-soothing herbs such as
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