The Straits Times, 24 November 2008

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    18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MICA (P) 115/12/2007 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24 2008. «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Citi bailout unlikely
      43 1 OFFICIALS from Citigroup and the US government discussed how to stabilise the bank's stock price over the weekend, but a government bailout AIG-style where it loaned the insurer massive sums and took an equity stake seems unlikely. PRIME PAGE A3
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      Lock icon Last rite of passage
      50 1 THE Housing Board is looking for a contractor to scatter at sea the ashes of about 5,650 unidentified people buried in the old Bidadari Cemetery. The ashes are believed to be among the last unclaimed remains after the cemetery was exhumed in 2001. PRIME PAGE A5
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      Lock icon Crashes and helmets
      56 1 A HELMET could be the difference between life and death for a motorcyclist in an accident. Yet, at least 15 are caught every day for wearing non-approved helmets. Most were found to be using non-approved visors or helmets. Others did not secure their helmet properly or were
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      Lock icon One session, one campus
      58 1 PARENTS support the idea of turning primary schools single session, but would not like the idea of popular schools opening a second campus to accommodate this. However, many popular primary schools, most of them already bursting at the seams, say it is impossible to go single
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      Lock icon Outplacement boom
      47 1 AGENCIES which offer outplacement services to affected workers to find their next employer are reporting a mini-boom. As job cuts gather pace, these agencies say they have seen a doubling in the number of inquiries from companies in the last two months. MONEY PAGE 819
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    Lock icon More help for needy families
    693 1  -  Li XUEYING Govt will also process applications faster and be more flexible in aid I By I POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT WITH the economic downturn likely to hit lower-income families the hardest, the Government yesterday announced additional financial help for those who need it. It is also
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    Lock icon Bangkok tense as anti-govt protesters gather
    468 1  -  Leslie Lopez I By I SOUTH-EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK was on edge last night as an-ti-government protesters massed for what has been billed as the final, potentially violent, push to oust the administration of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat. Mr Somchai, who is in Peru
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      58 1 Trying Times Ji<^§ Wise picks? United Front Fanny Lai on the White jd A look at Barack Obama's *j Apec leaders promise no f*M Tiger incident at the zoo jSm I new Cabinet line-up /Ik new trade barriers for a year Jfij K ■IN LIFE! C4 fe^ ■WORLD PAGE A8
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        Lock icon Straight talk on structured notes
        1050 2  -  Francis Chan In a time of uncertainty, getting information is a real trial for investors THERE seems to be no end in sight to the fiasco surrounding structured investment products. In fact, signs are pointing to a prolonged resolution process that might involve more products
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        100 3  -  MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN What happens a minute before Bam? Straits Times photographers show their interpretation of that moment in the Prime pages every Monday entitled 7.59. We aim to capture everyday scenes across the island with a different perspective, bringing readers a slice of life that would perhaps go unnoticed.
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        Lock icon Citigroup: Talks on but bailout unlikely
        714 3 REUTERS Still searching for rescue plan; also takes out ads to reassure customers NEW YORK: Officials from Citigroup and the government continued discussing ways to stabilise the bank's stock price over the weekend, with hopes of unveiling a plan of action by today but
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        Lock icon Apec: We can beat crisis in 18 months
        961 4  -  Bertha Henson BERTHA HENSON No new barriers for 12 months as members reject protectionism By ASSOCIATE EDITOR LIMA: Asia-Pacific economies vowed continued "urgent and extra-ordinary" action to mend the world economy, declaring that the current crisis could be overcome in 18 months.
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        Lock icon Celebrating Deepavali away from home
        58 5 Foreign worker K. Balasubramaniam (in white shirt), 37, dances with friends to the beat of music performances at Vasantha Oli 2008, the largest heartland Deepavali celebration. The event, held in Yishun yesterday, was organised by the North West CDC and Indian Activity Executive Committees in
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        Lock icon No claims for many Bidadari graves
        412 5  -  Carolyn Quek Ashes of 5,650 more to be scattered at sea WHITE plastic bags sit side by side on two wooden racks in a hall in the now-defunct Mount Vernon Crematorium in Upper Aljunied Road. In these bags are the remains of about 5,650
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        Lock icon Sleepy judge snored during criminal trial in Australia
        982 6  -  Ben Nadarajan High Court orders a retrial because of naps; judge has been retired THE judge sat stone still and upright in his chair, arms resting on his desk and his hands clasped in front of his chest. Judge lan Dodd, his
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        Lock icon Catching the zzzs? Not in courts here
        487 6 BEN NADARAJAN IT IS virtually unheard of for judges to fall asleep in court here much less snore. Ten senior lawyers The Straits Times spoke to all said they have never come across a dozing judge. Some judges do let their attention wander
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        Lock icon Other sleepy judges
        186 6 2001: International War Crimes Tribunal, The Hague Three men convicted of harming Bosnian Serb detainees challenged the fairness of the trial because Judge Adolphus Karibi-Whyte was asleep during substantial parts of the hearing. The Appeals Chamber dismissed the appeal but his term on the tribunal was not
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      190 2 VIEWPOINTS WE SAY In Japan, forbearance under strain Even a society as well-ordered and peaceable as Japan would find it hard to adapt to the hash made of the indispensable pension scheme. EDITORIAL PAGE A2O COLUMNS China bides its time In the financial maelstrom, jaats, China is keeping a low
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      22 3 BUILDING FUTURES One success story at a time aWhere's the key strategy 'JV^i* v for success? VjF\_/» WE HAVE THE PLAN WT^
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      Lock icon Key players in the new Cabinet
      790 8 REUTERS Here are people US President-elect Barack Obama has reportedly chosen or is considering for key posts. Many are subject to vetting and Senate confirmation before they can take office. Secretary of State New York Senator Hillary Clinton, Mr Obama's former rival for the
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      Lock icon Return of the Clinton gang
      807 8  -  Bhagyashree Garekar OBAMA'S CABINET Familiar faces disappoint those hoping for the promised 'politics of change' WASHINGTON: There is a whiff of the old and the familiar as President-elect Barack Obama assembles his Cabinet. The Bill Clinton imprint is vivid in Mr Obama's early picks and
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        Lock icon Chinese proud of new-found clout
        960 12  -  Tracy Quek They gush over respect shown to Hu at G-20, but few want to see China play 'white knight' BEIJING: One of the first things newcomers to doing business in China learn is the importance the Chinese place on seating arrangements at the dining
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        Lock icon Yes to Middle Way, no to more talks
        475 11  -  7 Ravi Velloor Dalai Lama, followers frustrated by Beijing's refusal to relax its grip I By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF THE Dalai Lama showed he was in control of the Tibetan movement yesterday after a key meeting of exiles confirmed their faith
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        Lock icon UK terror suspect killed in raid
        294 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISLAMABAD: A British citizen linked to a plot to blow up jetliners flying across the Atlantic was killed by a suspected United States missile attack on an Al-Qaeda redoubt near the Afghan border, Pakistani officials said. Three Pakistani intelligence officials
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        Lock icon Pensioners hired to blog
        148 11 BERNAMA TEMERLOH: The Pahang state government has appointed three pensioners as bloggers to thwart slanderous comments and allegations posted on the Internet. Datuk Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin, the chairman of state Information, Science, Technology and Innovation Committee, said the bloggers, who would be paid allowances, would be
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        Lock icon Fatwa forbidding yoga comes under fire
        526 13 SUNDAY STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Hindus 'disturbed' by Muslim council move; critics say it will create division KUALA LUMPUR: Yoga practitioners and moderate Muslim groups have criticised a decision by Malaysia's National Fatwa Council to declare yoga haram, or forbidden, for Muslims. Sisters
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        Lock icon Mufti wants desegregated worship
        277 13 BERNAMA IN AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE: Australia's Mufti, the highest Islamic authority, said he wants to end segregation of men and women in mosques. Sheikh Fehmi Naji el-Imam said he would put his proposal to the next meeting of the Australian National Imams Council and consider how women
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        Lock icon Malaysian astronaut faces probe over fees for talks
        244 13 BERNAMA KUCHING: A probe into allegations that Malaysia's first astronaut Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Sheikh Mustapha has amassed RMI.2 million (*****,470) from payments for the talks he gave on his experience in space will begin tomorrow. Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Fadillah
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        Lock icon Man says he killed ex-health official and wife to 'avenge pet'
        391 14 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: A Japanese man allegedly upset by the death of his pet turned himself in after fatally stabbing a retired vice-wel-fare minister and his wife, Japanese police said yesterday. Takeshi Koizumi, 46, said he
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        Lock icon Made-to-order bones for a good fit
        74 14 This white artificial bone, shown attached to a blue skull, can be customised to fit neatly into patients' skulls. Doctors usually mend defective bones by transplanting real bones or ceramic substitutes. These Japanese implants use a powder of calcium phosphate, the substance that makes
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        Lock icon $2.2 trillion extra boost for China
        441 14 REUTERS The amount is what provincial projects will add to stimulus plan BEIJING: Projects planned by provincial governments will add an additional 10 trillion yuan (552.2 trillion) to the value of China's economic stimulus package. This was reported by state television yesterday, even as
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        Lock icon Crackdown on airlines' unpaid fees
        273 14 REUTERS CHINESE airports are squaring off with airlines over four billion yuan (SsB9s million) in unpaid fees that are impacting operations, even as the airlines stagger under mounting losses, China Central Television said yesterday. Chinese carriers reported an aggregate loss of 4.3 billion yuan in
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        Lock icon Britain may move to ban 'happy hour'
        493 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS Proposal comes as deaths among young increase LONDON: Britain is considering a ban on "happy hour" drinking discounts, as health advocates warn that a rise in liver-related deaths among young people may signal a future epidemic. Health officials will decide whether
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        Lock icon Australia to increase tax on alcopops
        238 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: Australia could change its legal definition of beer in order to stop brewers using a tax loophole to pass off sweet, pre-mixed alcoholic drinks as the thirst-slaking brew, a report said yesterday. The report follows the government's decision to increase the
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        Lock icon What businesses want from Apec
        524 16  -  Jeremy Au Yong Besides open markets, just a cheaper, easier way to do business LIMA: Free trade and the Doha round of global trade talks may be the big issues at the current Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit, but business leaders here have rather more
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        Lock icon PM gets taste of Peru's pisco sour
        174 16 Peruvian President Alan Garcia toasting Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong with a pisco sour, after conferring on him the country's highest honour, the Order of the Sun, on Saturday. AFP news agency says the tart, frothy beverage, which packs a punch and
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          Lock icon Christopher Hill calls on George Yeo
          73 16 LIMA: United States Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill called on Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo on the sidelines of the Apec Economic Leaders' Meeting, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement yesterday. Mr Yeo and
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          Lock icon Backlash stalls US-Korea pact
          75 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LIMA: United States President George W. Bush told South Korean President Lee Myung Bak that a US-South Korea free trade deal has stalled in Washington because of an anti-trade "backlash", the White House said. "The President did say that he doesn't think that the
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          Lock icon Australia-Jakarta centre to tackle disasters
          88 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LIMA: Australia and Indonesia have announced a new joint facility in Jakarta, aimed at reducing the impact of disasters in the Asia-Pacific region through analysis and training. The Disaster Reduction Facility will be operational with a staff of 12 to 14 in April
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        Lock icon Somali pirates free Greek tanker
        573 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Crew and cargo returned safely after company paid undisclosed ransom ATHENS: Somali pirates have released a hijacked Greek-owned tanker with all 19 crew safe and the oil cargo intact after payment of a ransom, the ship's management company said. The
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        Lock icon Teen prepares to give birth to Siamese twins
        383 17 LONDON: An 18-year-old is set to become the world's youngest mother of conjoined twins this week, reported British newspapers. Despite warnings from doctors that her babies might not live longer than two weeks, Mrs Laura Williams, 18, is preparing to give birth
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        Lock icon British govt to announce sales tax cut
        162 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: The British government is set today to announce a cut in value added tax (VAT) to 15 per cent from 17.5 per cent to stimulate spending as the country faces recession, reports said. The cut in VAT was emerging as
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        Lock icon Zardari 'against' nuke
        130 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari said he was in favour of a no-first-use policy on nuclear weapons, a position already held by neighbouring India. "Most definitely," Mr Zardari said on Saturday evening via videolink from his home in Pakistan, when asked if his
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        Lock icon Casualties in China clash
        91 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: A protest by villagers in south-west China against a mining company led to injuries and damaged cars, a local paper reported yesterday. The residents of a village in Chongqing clashed with personnel from the Zhongyuan Mining Company on Friday, said a report from
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        Lock icon Venezuelans out to vote
        94 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CARACAS: Voting began in Venezuela yesterday in elections for governors and mayors seen as a popularity test for leftist President Hugo Chavez, a year after he lost a referendum on extending his authority. Around 17 million Venezuelans are eligible to vote for 22 governors,
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        Lock icon 10 die in Colombia volcanic eruption
        86 18 A Virgin Mary statue left standing in the mud-flooded yard of a school in Belalcazar, Colombia, last Saturday after a volcanic eruption two days earlier. The eruption of the Nevado del Huila volcano in the southern part of the country triggered two avalanches. At
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        Lock icon Sued over nude photos
        99 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS FAYETTEVILLE: A man is suing McDonald's after he left his cellphone at one of the chain's restaurants, and nude photos of his wife that were on it ended up online. The suit was filed on Friday against the chain, franchise owner and store manager,
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        Lock icon First Maldives head dies
        125 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS COLOMBO: Mr Ibrahim Nasir, who led the Maldives' independence movement from the British and became the island nation's first president, has died at the age of 82, an official said. Mr Nasir died at a Singapore hospital on Saturday and his body was flown
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        189 18 Pet reptiles scale new heights LONDON: Reptiles kept as pets in Britain now outnumber dogs and may soon overtake cats. The British Federation of Herpetologists estimates that there are now eight million reptiles and amphibians, compared with 6.5 million pet dogs, the Daily Telegraph said. The growth in reptile
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      450 20 WHEN the bombshell was dropped a few years ago that Japan's state pension system was so riddled with problems as to be inoperative, the Japanese people were understandably upset. Faulty data entry and management oversight left millions of pension records unidentifiable, depriving many Japanese of
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      821 20  -  John A. Donaldson Forrest Q. Zhang CHINA'S AGRARIAN REVOLUTION By 1-1/ FOR THE STRAITS TIMES A REVOLUTION in China's agriculture is under way. You would know that if you have been reading recent news reports. But this revolution actually started well before the decisions that emerged
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      802 20  -  Ching Cheong By SENIOR WRITER CHINA wants to reform, not overhaul, the international financial system now dominated by the United States. This was Chinese President Hu Jintao's message to the world when he attended the recent G-20 summit in Washington. Indeed, the Chinese leadership
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        934 21  -  Tion Kwa By SENIOR WRITER SHOULD American taxpayers bail out their car industry? In different circumstances, the answer would be simple: No. But these aren't normal times. The United States has probably entered a punishing recession; job losses are already mounting. If any of the
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        1076 21  -  Tan Hui Yee REVIEW INTERVIEW THOUSANDS of bankers are losing their jobs around the world. But a far greater threat awaits 400 million people in Asia as the financial crisis takes its toll. They are the poor who risk slipping through the
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        296 22  -  LTC N. Subhas RAGGING OF NSF I REFER to the letter by Ms Esther Chen, "Punishment should be severe and transparent" (Nov 14). We share her concerns and will not tolerate or condone any actions by officers who commit any assault on any individual, regardless of
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        363 22  -  Dr Ong Siew Chey THE media reported physical abuse imposed on individuals in the Singapore Civil Defence Force and An-glo-Chinese Junior College. The incidents deserve attention by the authorities. When this abuse occurs outside institutions, it may constitute an offence, but when it is
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        287 22  -  Goh Chien Yen IT IS heartening to learn from the article, "Push to give cleaners contract" (Nov 11) that the 14 People's Action Party town councils, in collaboration with the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), have decided to support the formalisation of work done by
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        278 22  -  Dr Edmund Lam I REFER to the article, "Government proposes higher penalties for organ trading" (Nov 14). The proposed changes to the Human Organ Transplant Act, which I wholeheartedly support, allow compensation of donors, but the sum should not be so large that it
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      43 22 jjj] WHAT'S ONLINE MORE LEnERS www.straitstimes.com ONLINE FORUM EUTHANASIA: Not a medical or religious issue ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVE: Factors to consider EUTHANASIA: Some terms need to be clarified EUTHANASIA: Need to separate religious beliefs from the law LASIK SURGERY: Clarification of two points
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      660 23  -  Teh Joo Lin Over 5,400 such riders booked last year, up by 1,200 from 2006 figure I By mets with straps undone, or not wearing them at all. The 5,400 figure works out to 15 summonses issued daily for these offences. About 2,500 riders have
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      232 23  -  TEH JOO LIN BEFORE helmets are sold, samples are randomly selected for 7 tests that include dealing them severe blows at high speeds. f The batch testing process ensures helmets will offer riders i reasonable measure of protection, said TUV SUD PSB, a product testing, inspection
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      558 24  -  Jane Ng Space constraints and large enrolments the main obstacles I By AMONG recommendations to improve primary school education, the one on getting these schools to go single session raised a buzz. Implementing this change, however, may be another story, especially in popular schools, which already
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      537 24  -  Amelia Tan PRIMARY SCHOOLS By PARENTS believe it is not critical for primary school teachers to be graduates, although a review of primary school education has called for the profession to work towards having an all-graduate recruitment policy by 2015. Passion and
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      397 24  -  Lin Xinyi By WHEN he is in an air-conditioned room, Mr Leow Kah Shin, 28, always complains that it is too cold. But his low threshold for cold temperatures is not stopping him from competing in a six-stage, seven-day, 250 km foot race on the
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      561 26  -  Judith Tan The Rattys are believed to be among the longest married couples here By THEY were betrothed to each other Amolak Ram Ratty was then seven, Susheela Dcvi, five. But a stolen glance from a window and a secret smile in
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      450 26  -  Lee Siew Hua By RETRENCHMENTS in the electronics sector are expected to total 1,000 in the last three months of the year, NTUC deputy secretary-general Halimah Yacob disclosed yesterday. But their bosses have been largely exemplary in giving the labour movement sufficient notice about the
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      426 27  -  K. C. VIJAYAN Gradual rise in number going abroad without seeking permission first A BANKRUPT made 247 trips overseas between 2001 and last year without first getting clearance from the Official Assignee. Eight others, meanwhile, made more than 50 such unauthorised trips, while three
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      527 27  -  Khushwant Singh By] ALMOST four decades ago, lawyer V. Ramakrishnan abruptly quit practising criminal law, which was what had got him into the profession. Weary from the pressure of handling life and death cases, the now 77-year-old switched to arguing civil suits for
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      300 27  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH THE Legal Aid Bureau turned 50 last week with a dinner at the Hotel Intercontinental. Law Minister K. Shanmugam gave an insight into the common legal woes afflicting many Singaporeans and how the bureau helps them. He said up to 80 people seek legal
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      292 28 Jamuna's spinal column is blocked. Unless treated soon, it could lead to or even death. THE CURRENT CONDITION The cerebellum the lower part of the brain that controls balance is squeezed by confined space and now blocks the top of the spinal canal. This condition is known
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      516 28  -  Salma Khalik NEPALESE twin Jamuna Shrestha goes under the knife on Wednesday. This operation will not be the one to give her brain the protective cover it needs, but one to fix a more urgent problem that her doctors have spotted. The base
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      593 29  -  Carolyn Quek Families and friends of 5 victims remember them a year after their deaths UNDERGRADUATE Darren Tan, 21, gave up dragon boating after losing two of his buddies in a river race in Cambodia a year ago yesterday. Without them around, his motivation
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      295 29  -  AMELIA TAN A GROUP that promotes active ageing has set aside $2 million to fund inter-generational programmes over the next two years. The money will come from the Golden Opportunities Fund set up by the Council for Third Age. The $20 million fund
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          49 31 Eight retail staff and eight retailers were honoured at Jurong Point Shopping Centre's 5-Star Retailer Awards ceremony on Nov 14, organised for the first time to promote service excellence among over 200 retailers and their staff at the mall. The winners received votes from Jurong Point's shoppers.
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          61 31 Goldheart Jewelry marks its new brand image with the launch oftheAscente diamond, a i symbol for i the aspiration, achievement and admiration of today's modern women. Each Ascents diamond is individually analysed for its optimal potential brilliance by master diamond cutters and it is cut for maximum shine.
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          62 31 From Dec 1, diners at Fairmont Singapore's six food and beverage outlets will no longer have the endangered Bluefin Tuna and Chilean Seabass (also known as Tooth fish) served on their plates. Instead, they can choose from other premium fish. This is part of Fairmont's support to
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          44 31 With the new ColorLok technology, Paper One paper now offers higher print quality with bolder text, more vibrant images and sharper colours for better printing performance. Produced by April Fine Paper, Paper One is available in more than 50 countries, including Singapore.
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          53 31 Experience the wonders a quality mattress can do for you at Scaly Sleep Boutique. Scaly manufactures a variety of sleep sets, each designed with unique components to meet your needs. For advice on mattress selection, consult the professionally trained staff at Scaly Sleep Boutique at Liang Court #02-12/13
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          54 31 Spend $800 at the Scanteak Christmas Warehouse sale on Saturday, Sunday and Dec 6 to 8, and get an official Santa Claus Membership card to the Santa Village in Finland. Also enjoy up to 15 per cent savings storewide and instant cash back of up to $550 on
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        Lock icon Battening the hatches
        764 31  -  KARON NG Businesses which make the right moves to cut costs, retool workers and reshape their operations in the current downturn stand to benefit when the economy recovers THE companies which are nimble with astute cost-cutting moves and investment opportunities can come out on top when the
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        150 31  -  Karon Ng WHEN the local musical It's My Life! opens on Thursday, the cast of teens will be wearing edgy, hip clothes from River Island (above). Distributed by the Robinsons Group, the fashion label ventured into new territory this year by being the fashion sponsor of the musical.
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        283 31  -  Karon Ng Junction 8 Junction 8 turns into a fairytale land with storytelling sessions at Level 3, Top of the 8, from Dec 10 to 20. Look out for snowfalls and Hello Kitty movie screenings. Hello Kitty and Friends will also perform the Kitty's Fabulous Festive
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        183 31  -  LAI Yl MING BY I EVERY weekend from Friday to Dec 28, look out for Sweet Treats booths near Ngee Ann City at Orchard Road, where there will be free sweets, carolling, drum and dance performances plus stage games. This is part of the month-long A
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        836 32 MY LIFE One in four Singapore residents is a foreigner. How are Singaporeans grappling with new stereotypes? Youthinkers weigh in. Can't tar all with same brush IN THE hostel where I stay at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), female students
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        Lock icon Clothes make the man, even in school
        447 32  -  Amelia Tan SOAPBOX Youth can wear what they want but should show some dress sense WHAT you wear is a big deal. While we'd like to think we can exert sartorial freedoms, when it comes to dressing for school, it seems the fashion
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        427 32  -  Eisen Teo MY THOUGHTS I By YOU are in a restaurant that serves delicious Western grub, and you ask its waitress if her English is passable because you have low or no proficiency in Mandarin. She blinks, then asks in the unmistakable accent of a Chinese
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        450 32  -  Nabil Aliffi MY THOUGHTS I By ART doesn't just imitate my life it has made it a musical. It's My Life, inspired by the lives of teenagers aged 16 to 19, began with an audition for 400 young people. For the 10 selected to
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      111 23 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.Straitstimes.COm housing affordable for all, why not MOST-READ ONLINE have a fixed price to buy and a fixed Daughter raped 23 times. price to sell? Pay cut for civil service? "The owner can then earn only an Two pen flares missing
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      123 25 Thank you for your continuous support. We are honoured to be presented the Enterprise 50 Award, placing us among the ENTERPRISE prestigious ranks of Singapore's 50 most enterprising companies for the fourth time. Since our inception in 1977, the Tru-Marine brand is synonymous with excellence stemming from our unwavering commitment
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      379 28 II Dafe: 29/11/2008(Saturday) Time: lpmtospm 1(1 t\ S* 4^V^ e^Ti*%Ki Venue: Marine Parade Central (In front of hawker centre, 11 scog- J rf^-J COLLECTIQNa near Parkway Parade) A I (Available in Beech Grey) II r' V \^^^§s**^ H Jo' 3 opportunities in Hotel, Security, Healthcare, Transport and Beauty sectors U
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      166 29 univ e ,sityofX# Congratulates btratnciyoe graduates of the ichoof 5 Strathclyde MBA Programme 2008 Lee Kit Chong, Alfred Lee Chin Cheang Vikas Kumar Sahoo (with distinction) Lee Sai Han, Theresa Ravinder Singh Lydia Angraiany Budiman Lee Siew Fun 9 Samuel Anthonius Tandijanto Jess Nelson B Crisologo Leong chou Sern Tan
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      402 29 Dig i Pen INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE a serious education for a serious career DigiPeii Institute Of Technology, a long-standing pioneer and global leader in the field of digital entertainment higher education, offers graduate and undergraduate degrees in game development, game design and production animation. DigiPen, which has its headquarters
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      402 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE He insists the player still has a place in the team despite losing captaincy LONDON: Crisis? What crisis? Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger tried to put on a brave front late on Saturday, after a week of turmoil that has almost certainly ended his club's Premier
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      698 33  -  Richard Jolly Tottenham Hotspur 1 Blackburn 0 I By LONDON: Harry Redknapp, it seems, can do no wrong. He brought two players into his Tottenham team yesterday. One set up the game's only goal, and the other scored it in their 1-0 win over Blackburn at
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      214 33 LONDON: Fantasy football could well and truly be on show at Manchester City if an audacious attempt to sign John Terry from Chelsea succeeds. City's Abu Dhabi owners are preparing a £60 million (Ssl37 million) bid for the Blues and England captain at
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        581 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Alex Ferguson is adamant that Manchester United can cut the gap on Premier League leaders Chelsea and Liverpool to no more than two points by the end of the year. But they wasted an opportunity on Saturday, when they failed to
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        327 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Rafael Benitez has admitted Liverpool cannot afford any more slip-ups at Anfield if the Reds are to win the Premier League football title for the first time in 19 years. The poor 0-0 draw with Fulham, which cost Liverpool the chance to
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        357 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: It seems Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is still eyeing Robinho. The Blues trailed the winger throughout the summer, but then saw Manchester City nip in to sign the Brazilian from Real Madrid for £32 million (Ss73 million) on transfer deadline day. "I
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        352 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MILAN: Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan claimed a 1-0 home win over rivals Juventus in Serie A football on Saturday and he could not resist rubbing it in. The "derby of Italy" had been eagerly awaited due to Mourinho's rivalry
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        187 34 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID: A deflected first-half rocket by Wesley Sneijder gave Real Madrid an unimpressive 1-0 win over Recreativo Huelva that failed to relieve pressure on un-der-fire coach Bernd Schuster on Saturday. Despite the fact that the Spanish Primera Liga champions snapped a three-game
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      Lock icon South Africa hand England 'brutal' lesson
      344 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Smashed, absolutely smashed. In every significant phase of the game, England were smashed by South Africa, whose 42-6 win in their rugby union Test on Saturday was the biggest loss suffered by the hosts at Twickenham a sequence dating back to
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      524 35  -  Lin Xinyi Women paddlers put aside singles losses for joint glory in Germany I By PADDLERS Li Jiawei, Feng Tianwei and Wang Yuegu cast aside their disappointment of crashing out of the ERKE German Open women's singles event to win the team title in Berlin on
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      Lock icon Loy is STTA's new technical manager
      415 35  -  Lin Xinyi By HE IS a former national player, national captain and national coach. Today, Loy Soo Han will return to the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) fold as its new technical manager. "I followed my heart, and it feels like I'm coming home,"
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        104 35 REUTERS BANGKOK: A race car jumped a barrier and crashed into spectators in Thailand, killing nine people in the country's worst racing accident in years, Thai police said yesterday. Four people were also seriously injured in Saturday night's accident at Bangkok Drag Avenue, a
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        69 35 REUTERS HOBART: Australian Formula One driver Mark Webber still hopes to be ready for the start of the motor-racing season after successful surgery to repair his broken right leg, his spokesman said yesterday. The Red Bull driver, 32, was riding a mountain
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        Lock icon Lewis willing to box again for $150m
        103 35 LONDON: Former world heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis could be tempted out of retirement by a US$lOO million (Sslso million) pay-day as well as his desire to "save the sport". Lewis, 43, who retired in 2003, said he could be ready for a
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        55 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGALORE: India were 106-1 after 17 overs in the fourth one-day cricket international against England when rain stopped play for the second time yesterday. Virender Sehwag was unbeaten on 61 and Gautam Gambhir on 30 not out. Tendulkar contributed 11 runs before being
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      634 36 INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE Del Potro injured, Calleri, Nalbandian in dressing-room bust-up MAR DEL PLATA (Argentina): When the Spanish Davis Cup team arrived in this resort town without Rafael Nadal and with new leader David Ferrer in a funk, one of the first things the underdogs did was put
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      Lock icon Yao's hot hand propels Rockets to victory
      464 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS Houston Rockets 100 Orlando Magic 95 ORLANDO: Dwight Howard might be regarded as the best centre in the National Basketball Association by the end of this season, but Yao Ming let him know that debate still has some way to go
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      Lock icon Lin wins Hong Kong Open after miraculous escape
      316 36 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG: Taiwanese golfer Lin Wen-tang said he had a little help from God after a miraculous escape set up his first European Tour win at the Hong Kong Open yesterday. Lin, surrounded by trees after a hooked drive on
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      127 36 Today American football NFL: Indianapolis Colts v San Diego Chargers (Live, Ch22, 9.15 am). Badminton Cheers Age Group (Singles) C'ships (Yio Chu Kang Sports Hall, 9am). Football English Premier League: Wigan v Everton (Live, Ch27, Tuesday, 3.55 am). Tomorrow Badminton Cheers Age Group (Singles) C'ships (Yio Chu
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      134 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO: BRISBANE: New Zealand's Issac Luke (above) performing a traditional Maori haka after his team overcame staggering odds to defeat Australia 34-20 to win the Rugby League World Cup final for the first time on Saturday. The hosts, who had gone into the match
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      466 36 Basketball NBA Milwaukee 79 Charlotte 74, Houston 100 Orlando 95, Cleveland 110 Atlanta 96, Miami 109 Indiana 100, New Jersey 112 LA Clippers 95, NY Knicks 122 Washington 117, Utah 103 Memphis 94, New Orleans 109 Oklahoma 97, Phoenix 102 Portland 92. Cricket First Test 4th day in Brisbane:
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      137 33 i^vj^ GOAL SHY Tough weekend for the top teams in the English Premier League. 812 H> at* J^3&mmmmmT mr^9 mmmmvmr'mi SPRINGBOKS ON TOP South Africa rip England apart at Twickenham. 813 mmmmmmmmmmmm\%lSSk '^K^L^L^L^L^H BACK IN THE FOLD Loy Soo Han returns to the STTA as technical manager. 813 MWMM AWmu
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      71 34 SPORTS BET ING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER E Premier Wigan Everton Tue, 25/11/08 4.00 am I E League Champ and UE Champions matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. L-ZIJIJ Draw No. 2382/2008 HJLJ Draw Today! Monday, 24 November 2008 6 J%. Sales close
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      1018 35 HORSE RACING Track: Soft Race 6 Coronation Cup 1600 m 6TRIPUELUCK.CFCHAN 1. Race 1 Restricted Maiden 1100 m i Free Spirit J Seimee 2 1 DREAM EMPEROR, APP L L TAI 1. 3 KWs g at^rn, App H S Gill 3. 2 Oscar Sunday, App H 5 Gill 2. 2
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      240 37 bun i^ui wvah Age: 80 passed away peacefully on 22 November 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Ang Lian Hong, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ang Hock Seng Ang KokWah OngLay AngKokKeow LimYeo Ang Kok Mm Soo Siow Lian (DR.) Daughters: Sons-in-law: Ang Soh Luan NgAhChoon Ang Soh
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      145 37 LOH HOCK KWEE Age: 64 passed away peacefully on 22 Nov 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wives: (Alice Too Ah Wah, deceased) Toh Siu Lek Son: Albert Loh Teck Hui Daughters: Sons-in-law: Connie Loh Lee Chee Kiong Renee Loh Mark Khng Joon Chiat Grandson: Granddaughters: Isaac
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      32 37 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late NG THIAM CHYE Departed on 21 November 2008 From: Men and women of 111 Squadron "Once a Jaeger, Always a Jaeger"
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      43 37 sthAnniversary In Loving Memory Joanna GohGekHioli Departed 24 Nov 2003 Always in our hearts and thought Your presence we deeply sought ssadandlonetyyearshavegoneby Wearenodosertokamingwhy Yourbveandmemoriespremmissei In prayers we hope to please The pain and love we eternally keep. Sadfymissedby Mum and loved ones r
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      33 37 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late LIM SIEWTIN JO-ANGIE who passed away peacefully on 22 November 2008 Dearly missed by All Colleagues at HEINEKEN FAR EAST PTE. LTD.
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      129 37 TAN CHECK HING (Ex-Cairnhill Community Club Manager) Age: 70 passed away peacefully on 22 November 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: See How Peng Sons: Tan Chang Haw Tan Chang Wei Daughter: Son-in-law: Tan SokWai, Germaine Khaw Chin Soon, Simon Brother: Tan Chek Eng Sisters: Brothers-in-law:
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      75 37 ATHMA SHANTI POOJA PACKERISAMY SAMBASIVAM (Gunasekaran) Departed on 10 Nov 2008 But still the empty chair Reminds us of the face, the smile, Of one who once sat there. Karumathi Prayers will be held on 24/11 /08 at Blk 540 Choa Chu Kang St 52, #03-24. Athma Shantl Pooja will
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      74 37 THONG KAHWOH Age: 79 passed away peacefully on 22 Nov 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Wife: Au Soak Mm, deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Thong Keng Wai Low Lay Peng, Lisa Grandson: Granddaughter: Thong Hoi Yong Thong Hoi Wei Body Is resting at Singapore Casket (Regency Room). Tel:
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      35 37 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late LIM SIEWTIN JO-ANGIE who passed away peacefully on 22 November 2008 Dearly missed by The Management and Staff of HEINEKEN ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD.
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      43 37 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of S. ATHEAMMAL Departed on 5 Dec 2007 Nothing can ever take away the memories of our special moments Sadly missed always fondly remembered by beloved Sons, Daughter-in-law, Daughter, Grandchildren, Great-grand children, Great Great Grandchildren, relatives and Friends.
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      48 37 The family of the late SIM KIM HONG Departed on 19 November 2008 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all pastors, relatives, friends, church members, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, wreaths and contributions during their recent bereavement. M mt-=
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      66 37 sthAnniversary In Loving Memory of WONGHAHEE Called home to the Lord on 24 Nov 2003 Blest be the tie that binds, Our hearts in Christian love; The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. When we asunder part, It gives inward pain; But we shall still be joined
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      97 37 whom I trust, and I am sure that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until the day of His return". 2Timothy 1:12 CHRISTIANN DANIELLAMAK Age: 42 was called home to be with the Lord on 23 Nov 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Entonnie KwekChinTiong
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      68 37 I SUPPIAHGOVINIUSAMY Departed on 29 November 2005 Your presence is ever near us, Your love remains with us yet; You were the kind of person. Your loved ones wiH never forget. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by Wife: Anjalai, sons, daughter, son daughters-in-law, grandchildren all bved ones. Prayers will be
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      89 37 lAPPASAMYSAMOONSU (Pa Pa) (Formerly with KM. Naval Base Hospital) Age: 91 was called home to be with the Lord on 23/11/08 Dearly missed by: Sister: Godson: r Angel Mary RajendranV I Son: Daughter-in-law: Sandanasamy Mary Rosalin Daughter: Marie Louise I Granddaughter: Grandson-in-law: Pamela Nagarajan I Grandson: Edwin Great Granddaughters, Relatives
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      153 37 5l "Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days E of my life. And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Ps 23:6 ciiKW Hi LOW WATT NEO Age: 75 Who went to eternal bliss with Christ Jesus on 22 November 2008. Husband: Ong Chwee
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      55 37 "Nibbana is the Ultimate Ease" The family of the late AA DAVID SINGHO SINGHO HAMY Departed 16 November 2008 wishes to express their heartfelt appreciation to the Singapore Sinhala Buddhist Association and priests from Sri Lankaramaya Buddhist Temple (St. Michael's Road), all relatives and friends for their kind support and
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      678 38  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS Any Asian rally today likely to be short-lived with sentiment still fragile amid tensions THE manner in which Wall Street greeted central banker Timothy Geithner's likely appointment as the next United States Treasury Secretary smacked of desperation.
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      824 39  -  Dennis Chan CAI JIN Visit to steel mill reveals extent of Japan's green aims I By DEPUTY MONEY EDITOR IT IS well known that environmental protection is big business in Japan. But I realised the extent of it only after taking an
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      210 39  -  LEE SU SHYAN IN THE last two months, Keppel Corp's offshore and marine arm has managed to seal about $490 million worth of contracts. Last week, Keppel O&M announced it had won $340 million worth of contracts including the
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      157 40 Veteran hotelier takes over at M Hotel Spore CLEMENT TEO: Appointed as general manager of M Hotel Singapore. The 20-year industry veteran has held various appointments at international hotels and properties in Singapore and China. Before taking over at M Hotel last Monday, Mr Teo, 47, was the general
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      463 40  -  Francis Chan Updated POSB mascot returns to encourage new cohort of young savers I By SMILEY Squirrel is back. POSB's well-known mascot yesterday made its first public appearance since 2006 updated with a new look at the bank's Family Fair at Suntec City. Relaunching the mascot
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        127 40 REUTERS ÜBS is likely to require more capital injection from the state after the Swiss bank's shares lost nearly 50 per cent this month, a top Swiss bank regulator told SonntagsZeitung newspaper yesterday. Mr Daniel Zuberbuehler, director of the Swiss Federal Banking Commission, said
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        81 40 REUTERS DUTCH Philips Electronics will lay off 5 per cent of its workforce at its health-care division as part of an accelerated cost-savings push. A spokesman said that some 32,000 workers are employed at its health-care division, one of the world's top three
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        99 40 REUTERS THE United States economy needs additional support measures of between US$3OO billion and US$6OO billion (***** billion and Ss9l7 billion) to help it withstand the financial crisis, billionaire investor George Soros was quoted as saying by Germany's Der Spiegel magazine. He said the
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      645 42  -  Joyce Teo $12m project involves a row of nine pre-war Peranakan-style units I By PROPERTY CORRESPONDENT A ROW of nine pre-war shophouses, in the Peranakan enclave of Katong, are to be converted into a "character" hotel aimed at leisure and business travellers. Construction of
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      220 42 TRACY QUEK BEIJING: China announced yesterday that a county court has approved the arrest of the husband-and-wife duo formerly behind mainboard-listed China Printing Dyeing Holding. Tao Shoulong and Van Qi, the former chief executive and deputy CEO respectively, are accused of "absorbing" public
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      796 40 Last week was another tumultuous period for equity markets around the world. Over in the US, the Dow Jones and NASDAQ fell to levels last seen in early 2003. The credit crisis which started from the US financial sector has now spread to other sectors of the global economy with
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      878 41  -  Alvin Foo Outplacement firms provide various services for retrenched workers By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT WITH the dreaded R-word retrenchment rearing its ugly head with alarming frequency these days, things may look pretty grim for those out of a job. But all is not lost. Agencies offering
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      116 42 Exciting Opportunities In The Australian Residential Market Colliers International and Stockland will provide an overview of the Australian Property Market and identify the extraordinary opportunities that have been created due to recent changes to the global economic climate, making it an opportune time for the astute investor to purchase property
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      104 42 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com blogged about MOST-READ ONLINE Keeping depression blues at bay. Philips to axe 1,600 workers. Says Enterprise Princess: "Perhaps, Apec leaders move to ease credit worldwide, media and public relations crunch. professionals can play a role in this imminent 'Greater Depression' and
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        753 44  -  Rebecca lynne tan Anime-loving Singaporeans made a beeline for the Anime Festival Asia over the weekend Thousands of anime-loving people, some clad in elaborate costumes, turned up at the inaugural Anime Festival Asia 2008 over the weekend. They filled two expansive exhibition halls at the Suntec Convention Centre,
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        538 45  -  jocelyn lee That is Mandarin pop idol JJ Lin's assessment of his friendship with Hong Kong singer Charlene Choi Home-grown pop star JJ Lin has a new album, a new concert tour, a new clothing line and, possibly, a new love in his life too. At
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        392 45 Bloomberg, Reuters Washington Twilight, the film based on a series of books about teen vampires by Stephanie Meyer, may make U5574.3 million (*****.5 million) in its weekend debut, said box-office tracker Media By Numbers. The film from independent studio Summit Entertainment earned U5535.7 million last Friday,
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        1841 46  -  John lvi Fanny Lai rules over the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari and Bird Park and makes them profitable Nothing in the background of Fanny Lai, head of the company that runs Singapore Zoo and the consummate marketing professional, had prepared her for what happened two
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        255 46 'You don't have to be a brain surgeon to run a hospital. So, I didn't feel any less capable. I observed and learned intensively. The newer generation of CEOs that run zoos a lot of them have a business background' Ms Fanny Lai on being compared
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        835 47  -  jasmine teo 8 QUESTIONS WITH... Patty Hou While the show host is tight-lipped about Jay Chou, she says she likes optimistic guys It has been over two years since Taiwanese show host Patty Hou broke up with superstar singer Jay Chou, but their love life still makes
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        463 47 What's in a name? Plenty, as singer Beyonce lets loose her alter ego, Sasha Fierce, in her new album, I Am... Sasha Fierce, and launches a marketing campaign that is centred on her ferocious stage persona. Life! takes a look at stars
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      100 48 'Richard needs to be quiet. He played Cheney, who's a laconic guy, and that's almost impossible for Richard. So now he's overcompensating' Josh Brolin (far right) on W. co-star Richard Dreyfuss (left) calling director Oliver Stone (right) a fascist 'Do I know my life is weird?
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      754 48  -  Adeline chia The musical It's My Life! is inspired by the real stories of its actors arts reporter Undergraduate Sarah Cheng, 20, may seem like any other student at the National University of Singapore (NUS). But the fresh-faced psychology major, who is a straight-A
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      584 49  -  deepika shetty Eight artists show what they think of the state of the world in their works Take what looks like a wall spray-painted with graffiti, overlaid with photocopied posters and paints, and which has words such as "Lehman Brothers", "financial meltdown" and "Osama" scratched on
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      366 49 New York Times Hollywood The Screen Actors Guild (SAG), Hollywood's largest union, inched closer to a strike last Saturday, after two days of talks with an alliance of Hollywood studios broke down. Joined by a federal mediator, the union met the Alliance of Motion Picture
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      465 50  -  Adeline chia Lacklustre performances drowned what could have been high comedy 'WBWtheatre CATCHING ADAM CHENG Action Theatre The Room Upstairs Last Friday This play, which won the Audience Choice Awards for Best Play at this year's playwright competition Theatre Idols, is Prison Break geriatric-style. In it, four
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      510 50  -  cheong suk-wai ffWTfflconcert COLOURS T'ang Quartet featuring Zubir Abdullah and Qu Jian Qing The Republic Cultural Centre Studio Last Friday The riot of aural shapes, patterns and textures that this performance afforded was preceded by the announcement that one of the quartet's members would have to
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        238 52 New York Times New York New York's The Bronx has no shortage of native sons and daughters who became household names: Billy Joel, Jennifer Lopez, Calvin Klein and Stanley Kubrick come to mind. But the New York City borough never had a son who was
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        75 52 The missing belly-button mystery of Victoria's Secret model Karolina Kurkova (left) has been solved. Her representative says it was due to an operation she had as an infant. Doctors say it was likely an umbilical hernia. The mystery of her smooth tummy had surfaced two weeks
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        199 52 Agence France-Presse Paris The Vatican's daily newspaper marked the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' The White Album last Friday by dismissing as a "quip" John Lennon's notorious claim that the Beatles were bigger than Jesus Christ. The 1968 double album was "a magical musical anthology"
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        256 52 Reuters, Agence France-Presse Los Angeles Rockers Guns N' Roses' fans in China will have to go underground to get their hands on a copy of the band's first album in 17 years, Chinese Democracy, released yesterday. The band's Geffen Records label said: "It is
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        240 52 NEWMAN LEAVES ALL TO WIFE Paul Newman, who died in September, left his personal property, including real estate, to his wife Joanne Woodward, according to his April 11 will. His Oscar statuettes went to his Newman's Own Foundation and his airplane and sports cars will be sold, with the
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      128 81 IBBiP I 1 en f ENTERPRISE .1 O^N KI^NT jl 7 J^ Congratulations to Lbo-No I on winning The Enterprise 50 Award. Q V pa A.S.Louken Jian Yu Construction Pte Lte corporation pte ltd AnAnderoo Holdings company ADDP Architects JYC-NCL Pte Ltd Adecco Corporation Pte Ltd K.A. Building Construction Pte
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      209 83 2ivefes\2bjGe€Mwins ,ai awarded the: EXCCIICKtCC Ill^B Celebr3ting Singsporß's Enterprising Spirit Jw fe-' .^fC^Jr .^0 Hit Established in 1999, Aver Asia (S) Re Ltd is a specialist in equipment rental r-TftforHhi sales, repair maintenance and sales of parts accessories. wi '~^^b 1 Our cl'ente'e from a diverse industry, are chiefly in
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      270 84 Taipei Industries Pte. Ltd. (Troop), AUTOMATION SOLUTION and its associated companies *V L •> rl "kV*-" Factory Automation Tooling System We design solutions based on Troop's computer numerical control (CNC) machine controllers and third-party tj V programmable logic controllers to support our clients' specific requirements. Our capabilities in software controls,
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      257 85 ENTERPRISE vSL <^> S3DL_ Celebrating Singapore's Celebrating Singapore's Cefeto(i»/si»g!Urt «^^M I Enterprising Spirit 2008 Enterprising Spirit Enterprising Spirit ——^g^g Silicon Application Pte Ltd (SAPL), part of Sieamp Group of Companies, is honoured to be one of the recipients of the prestigious Enterprise 50 Awards SAPL offers comprehensive products Philosophy: portfolio
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      419 86 WEE TIONG (S) PTE LTD f 64D Kallang Pudding Road, #02-00, Wee Tiong Building, Singapore *****3 Tel: (65) 6745 0277 Fax: (65) 6747 5990 Email: wtc@weetiong.com.sg Website: http//www.weetiong.com.sg Celebrating Singapore* Ufaa Tlftnfl fO D+A I+H fci^^^Hß AMf/M I IF XVI Enterprising Spirit2ooS ™M I lOlig |S| flB Lid 1 JnM
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      92 87 I\. X HPB MARKETING CAfTCDDDfCC The fl civ i cnrni&c Entrepreneur V H «-*t*| oft^e year V^^^^^r Lim Wee Li V &£^7n/sXt2oS Managing Director C- ARowßr^Mf^nwßD l"H atlas B/S/H/ (Bl werk t# tf 1 ©mDesu JHllb [>»""l"» IeLDHIcJ built upon Idaas >^^ HO BEE GROUP Snludnn^TT V lIL^ ll a.
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      346 90 I Congratulations Star Controls Engineering Co. Pte Ltd is j^ A w n Tfc delighted to be recognised as an Enterprise Q J EE Our Valued Partners 50 company in Singapore. Q W^t Winning this award is testimony of our rOKITDHI Q company's vision, and our commitment Vlfl W V*vfN
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      155 91 ENTERPRISE \3reenpac I Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit 2008 environmental packaging GREENPAC is a knowledge-base company that specialises in innovative, environmentally friendly industrial packaging solutions. We help our clients achieve bottomline savings by re-engineering their packaging processes and providing innovative, holistic solutions for more efficient and environmentally friendly packaging. Our Industry
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      147 92 Motivated by the spirit to innovate Kwfl and to continually push the bar, HI our invaluable staff and partners have journeyed with us ElA^fl from milestone to milestone. I^9 IFittil I*JiS Together, we shall continue to hone our competitive edge and take our chemical products and services to the next
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      458 93 PROJECT EDITOR Karon Ng WRITERS Daphne Lee, Philip Lee, LimYann Ling, Ahmad Osman, Karen Teng ARTAND DESIGN Jacqueline Woo, Lai Yi Ming CONTRIBUTORS Susan Leong, Lynn Seah, Wong Sher Maine PHOTOGRAPHER ChongJun Liang EDITOR Lee Kim Chew CREATIVE DIRECTOR Jacqueline W.Boey CHIEF SUB-EDITOR UmaVenkatraman ADMIN MANAGER Zain Afridi ADVERTISING SALES
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      93 94 ENTERPRISE Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit 2008 y <*m' Wl 52 W^^^Sz^sr^* ri rtiiii OHUL -L Bi WPite I" liiiii siiiyaiiiiihr iiiinii Taking our Enterprising Spirit to the Next Level A big thank you to our valued clients and vendors for helping us clinch the prestigious Enterprise 50 Award We believe
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