The Straits Times, 15 December 2008

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    18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MICA (P) 191/11/2008 MONDAY, DECEMBER 15 2008 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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    99 1 XINHUA I B| FOR BREAKING NEWS GOTOwww.straitstimes.com REACH AND INTERACT ON www.stomp.com.sg SMS MMS ***** 1800-777-5557 WATCH OUR VIDEOS ON www.razor.tv Singapore table tennis players Li Jiawei (left) and Sun Beibei on their way to winning the women's doubles title at the Volkswagen Pro Tour Grand
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    Lock icon ERP helps cut congestion, drivers agree
    845 1  -  Maria Almenoar SPECIAL REPORT WHEN a new set of Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries begin operation, a chorus of complaints is heard and jokes ERP gantries drawn above lift doors are circulated freely on the Internet. But the reality is that more Singaporeans now
    SPH RESEARCH, ANALYSIS & PLANNING DEPARTMENT; ST FILE PHOTOS  -  845 words
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    Lock icon Pakistan linked to worst terror plots, says British PM
    608 1 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Brown pledges USs9m and bomb-scanning gear to help Islamabad ISLAMABAD: The British Prime Minister says three-quarters of the most serious terror plots investigated by Britain have links to Pakistani militants, and he has pledged US$9 million (5513.4
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      Lock icon Zero chance of 'zero option'
      947 2  -  Jonathan Eyal Threat of nuclear war greater than ever as nations cling to arsenals STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU FOR several hours last weekend, diplomats believed that a war between two nuclear powers was imminent. At the height of the recent Mumbai terrorist siege, Pakistan's President
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      189 2 VIEWPOINTS WE SAY An opening for Obama in the Middle East Developments around Syria could provide the incoming Obama administration with a real opportunity to bring about a settlement between Palestinians and Israelis. EDITORIAL PAGE AlB COLUMNS Still the larger threat t Though marginalised in recent years, the communists still
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      101 3  -  Chew Seng Kirn What happens a minute before 8am? 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
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      Lock icon Swissport Singapore may quit Changi
      598 3  -  Karamjit Kaur Ground-handling firm with little market share further hit by downturn I By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT UP AGAINST tough competition from entrenched players and a worsening global recession, loss-making Swissport Singapore may pull the plug on its operations at Changi Airport. The Straits Times understands
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      Lock icon PM Lee in Doha to sign trade deal with Gulf states
      435 4  -  Zakir Hussain Pact will give tax-free access into markets, e-commerce, customs DOHA (QATAR): Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrived in Qatar's capital city yesterday for a two-day official visit, during which he will sign a free trade agreement (FTA)
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      Lock icon Russian wins Miss World
      241 4 ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG: Russian blonde Kseniya Sukhinova (left) has been crowned the 58th Miss World after a two-hour spectacle in South Africa that combined elements of travelogue and reality show, and the kind of flag-waving usually seen at sports events. Ms Sukhinova beamed as she was
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      Lock icon Expect heavy rain, high tides
      271 4 KEEP the umbrella handy, if you are heading outdoors over the next few days. The weatherman expects periods of "moderate to heavy rain" on at least a day or two till Wednesday. Heavy rain, coinciding with high tides, could lead to flash floods in low-lying
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      Lock icon Break a world record? Can!
      104 6 WONG KWAI CHOW About 3,000 people showed up yesterday at the Yew Tee Community Club to take part in the completion of the World's Largest Can Mosaic. They were trying to break the current world record of 42,804 cans set in 2006 by 116 students
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      Lock icon Why US can't let its carmakers fail
      497 6 REUTERS Bankruptcy filings will deepen the downturn as millions lose their jobs WASHINGTON: A General Motors bankruptcy would push the United States economy deeper into recession and cause a labour market catastrophe, highlighting why the government has signalled it could step in to
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      Lock icon Hitting the skids
      100 6 Nov 19: The chiefs of GM, Chrysler and Ford Motors asked Congress for US$25 billion (Ss37 billion) in federal assistance. They got only criticism for flying to Washington in private jets. Dec 4: The car czars made a second trip, this time in fuel-efficient hybrid cars. Dec
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      Lock icon Financial crisis flooring big carmakers worldwide
      369 6 REUTERS PARIS: Top European carmakers warned of a bleak 2009 as signs grew that the deep crisis in the auto sector went far beyond the United States industry's life-or-death struggle. The heads of Renault-Nissan and Fiat said the car market would decline further next
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      Lock icon Obama plan: Up to US$l trillion
      324 6 REUTERS, WASHINGTON POST NEW YORK: President-elect Barack Obama's team is considering a plan to boost the US economy that could be far larger than previous estimates and might reach US$l trillion (Ssl.s trillion) over two years, the Wall Street Journal reported. Obama aides, who
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      515 8  -  MARIA ALMENOAR AUTHORITIES reviewing the Park and Ride scheme face an uphill task of making it more attractive to motorists. Flagging interest in the 18-year-old scheme has resulted in only about a third of the 4,000 available lots now being taken
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      Lock icon Confessions of a terrorist
      732 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS Attackers planned to seize hostages and make demands from rooftop, says captured gunman MUMBAI: The sole gunman captured in last month's Mumbai attacks had originally intended to seize hostages and outline demands in a series of dramatic calls to the media, according to his
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        Lock icon Thailand's next PM may not last long either
        762 10  -  Nirmal Ghosh Democrats' Abhisit likely to win, but analysts doubt he can reconcile parties THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Thailand is on edge today as lawmakers vote for a new premier, with the opposition Democrat Party still confident of forming a government despite a
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        Lock icon Indonesia cuts fuel price again, as elections beckon
        349 10 REUTERS JAKARTA: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono yesterday announced further cuts in fuel prices, to take effect today. It is the second such price reduction this month and is aimed at softening the blow of a global economic crisis and aiding the
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        Lock icon Batang Kali activists mark 1948 slaying
        363 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BATANG KALI (Selangor): Madam Tham Yong is elderly and infirm, but the sole living survivor of Malaysia's 1948 Batang Kali massacre says she still vividly remembers what she calls "the day the British killed our men". "After so much time, it still
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        Lock icon State by-election a 'must win' for BN
        535 11  -  Teo Cheng Wee Victory in Terengganu constituency will signal Malaysians' support for ruling coalition: Najib KUALA LUMPUR: A by-election in Terengganu has been touted as a referendum for Malaysia's ruling coalition under its next leader. Prime minister-designate Najib Razak has admitted as much,
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        Lock icon China's press tests its boundaries
        863 12  -  Tracy Quek MEMO FROM BEIJING Journalists increasingly pushing the envelope with eyeball-grabbing exposes, juicy scandals CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: Driving across Beijing on a winter's night, cabby Bei Dong switches on the radio. A while later, he turns it off, sighing: "Is there anything other than
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        Lock icon Acid bottles hurled onto HK street, hurting 46
        346 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS HONG KONG: Police here were investigating yesterday after dozens of Christmas shoppers were burned by bottles of acid hurled from a high-rise building onto one of the city's busiest streets, a report said. Police said 46 people were injured
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        Lock icon 1,000 police for Bangkok's New Year countdown
        164 12 BANGKOK: A thousand police officers will be on duty during the New Year's Eve celebrations in downtown Bangkok, and phone booths in the area will be sealed to prevent bombs from being planted in them, the Bangkok Post reported yesterday. A big turnout
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        Lock icon S. Korean parents fined over son's sex crime
        103 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: A court in South Korea has fined the parents of a teenager convicted of child rape 83 million won (5590,450). Yonhap news agency said yesterday that the Seoul court blamed the parents for failing to supervise their 18-year-old son,
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        Lock icon Direct air, sea links for China, Taiwan
        674 13  -  Ho Ai Li I By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT While the normalisation of transport links would enhance cross-strait ties, academics at a recent forum cautioned that Taiwanese society is still divided about improving ties with China. Daily flights mark new era of better ties DIRECT
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        Lock icon North Koreans trying to flee 'face stiffer penalties'
        348 13 REUTERS SEOUL: North Korea has imposed stiffer punishments on those caught trying to flee the communist state after reports surfaced that its leader, Mr Kirn Jong 11, has suffered a stroke, according to relief groups. Tougher penalties implemented in the past few
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        Lock icon Stable Asia 'won't be high priority' for US
        728 14  -  NILANJANA SENGUPTA Obama team's top focus on reviving economy, Mid-East issues; China also ranks high: Envoy ASIA will not feature as an immediate priority for the Obama administration when it takes office five weeks from now, barring a crisis on the Korean
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        Lock icon Rudd advances renewable energy fund
        277 14 REUTIRS SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called for a "solar revolution" yesterday as he unveiled plans to bring forward a Assoo million (***** million) fund to promote renewable energy in a bid to stimulate the economy. Speaking just a day before a key announcement
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        86 14 REUTERS Masked members of the pro-Kremlin youth movement, Young Russia, protesting in Moscow outside the inauguration congress of the new Solidarity opposition group. The group was launched last Saturday by Kremlin critics, including former chess champion Garry Kasparov. Mr Kasparov told delegates he
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        Lock icon Bush in surprise farewell visit to Iraq
        394 14 REUTERS, NEW YORK TIMES BAGHDAD: US President George W. Bush made an unannounced farewell visit to Baghdad yesterday, just weeks before he leaves office and bequeaths the unpopular Iraq war to Presidentelect Barack Obama. Slipping out of the White House over the weekend,
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        Lock icon Exhausted rower towed to shore after Pacific trip
        233 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY: An Italian adventurer who spent 10 months rowing more than 18,000 km across the Pacific has been rescued just a short distance from his goal Australia. Mr Alex Bellini, who began his voyage off Peru in February, called his
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        609 15 NEW YORK TIMES State's unusually lax laws allow corruption to thrive: Prosecutors NEW YORK: As much as politicians in Illinois have had a tradition of graft, the people of the state have had a tradition of accepting it even expecting it and long before
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        567 16 NEW YORK TIMES Critics say bid to block access to illegal content will just slow speeds SYDNEY: Australia plans to test a nationwide Web filter that would require Internet service providers to block access to thousands of sites containing illegal content, according to officials.
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        54 16 REUTERS A man being publicly flogged by a Somali Al-Shabab fighter after being accused by the hardline Islamic group of using marijuana in Bula Marer town on Saturday. Somalia's President Abdullahi Yusuf sacked his Prime Minister Nur Abdi yesterday for failing to bring security to
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        Lock icon Anti-cancer jab linked to British girl's paralysis?
        349 16 LONDON: A girl has been left paralysed from the waist down by a mystery illness that struck 30 minutes after she was given the new anticervical cancer jab. Ashleigh Cave, 12, suffered dizziness and severe headaches soon after the vaccination at her school
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        Lock icon Gardasil and Cervarix in S'pore
        142 16 IN SINGAPORE, the two vaccines have been approved as protection against the human papilloma virus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer and genital warts. In December 2006, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) approved the vaccine Gardasil, made by Merck, Sharp Dohme. It is the first vaccine
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        159 17 BAHRAIN: A more inclusive international community, multi-dimensional solutions, and flexible responses are needed to deal with security challenges in the 21st century, Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean said yesterday at a key security forum in the Gulf region. In his speech at the the Manama Dialogue
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        Lock icon Greece calm for now
        144 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS ATHENS: Athens was calm yesterday after eight days of the worst riots Greece has seen in decades, sparked by the police killing of a teenager. Traffic returned to normal in the centre of town and an open-topped double-decker bus took tourists around the city's
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        107 17 ROCHESTER (NEW HAMPSHIRE): One of the worst ice storms in a decade in the north-eastern United States has left about one million people without power and four states in a state of emergency. Full or limited states of emergency have been declared in Massachusetts and New Hampshire,
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        Lock icon China's anti-terror drills
        103 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: China's capital has carried out anti-terrorist drills to ward off an attack similar to the deadly assault on India's financial centre of Mumbai late last month, state press said yesterday. The Beijing Special Armed Police Unit was engaged on Saturday in a mock hostage
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        Lock icon Anti-ISA hunger strike
        126 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: Fifteen members of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) launched a hunger strike yesterday to demand the abolition of a tough security law, which the government says is needed to combat terrorism, organisers said. "The five-day hunger strike is to protest against the
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        46 17 REUTERS The Makati City Jail Dance Group getting int< the Christmas spirit over the weekend to the tune of Ricky Martin's pop song Maria. The Manila group comprises 70 inmates, half of whom have been charged with drug-related offences. PHOTO:
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        Lock icon Can British postmen be faster than S'pore's?
        207 17 SLICEOFLIFE LONDON: The fastest postman in Britain is Mr Alun Vaughan, a Welsh international runner, who maintains a speed of more than 19.3kmh when competing in long-distance races, Britain's Times Online said yesterday. But when he is delivering the post, he drops to
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  • REVIEW & FORUM
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      Lock icon An olive branch on the 'other9 Middle East track?
      408 18 An olive branch on the 'other 9 Middle East track? A FLURRY of diplomatic activity involving Syria and Israel may well herald movement on the "other track" to a Middle East settlement earlier than the stalled negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis. Turkish President Abdullah Gul will meet Israeli President
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      1577 18  -  Zheng Yongnian DENG'S REFORM LEGACY Thirty years ago this month, Deng Xiaoping opened China's doors to the world and embarked on economic reforms. The move transformed the impoverished communist state into a major world power. In a series of articles starting today, we survey the changes that
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        1181 19  -  Michael Vatikiotis FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IT HAS been my fate to know great Indonesians in the autumn of their years. I was born in the late *****, more than a decade after the great era of nationalist struggle. By the time I reached Indonesia
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        804 19  -  Robert Karniol SECURITY IN THE PHILIPPINES DEFENCE WRITER CONTRARY to the assumption of most international observers, Manila sees the Communist Party of the Philippines/ New People's Army (CPP/ NPA) as a greater threat than the Muslim secessionist movements that have long unsettled the country's southern
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        557 19  -  Bill McGraw NEW YORK TIMES DETROIT: This past week, as Washington has tried to decide whether to rescue the car industry, Americans have wondered what it looks like when a giant automobile company goes under. The answer can be found in Detroit. In the summer
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        378 20  -  Mathan Sugumaran BIG SPORTS EVENTS BRING ECONOMIC GAINS WHEN I read last Wednesday's article, "Big sports events bring economic gains", I realised how far the sports scene here has come compared with as recent as 10 years ago. The steady influx of annual
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        369 20  -  M. Lukshumayeh I REFER to last Wednesday's article, "Big sports events bring economic gains". It is heartening to know that the sports industry is maturing as a revenue earner for Singapore. This augurs well for the sports fraternity as a whole and will go
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        247 20  -  Dr Low Lip Ping I REFER to the letter "Don't neglect hygiene issues" (Dec 5). The Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF) would like to thank Mr See Leong Kit for his support for our Heart Safe Singapore initiatives, including our CPR 3A (Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere) Kit.
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        335 20  -  Karen Tan (Ms) MR BENJAMIN Tung felt that the Health Ministry's approach to the human immuno deficiency virus (HIV) reflected a Third World mentality. This is an unfounded criticism. Singapore's health-care system and HIV prevalence show that it has more in common with
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      112 18 STRAITS TIMES. SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 2,*****4 SPH Chief Executive Officer Alan Chan Heng Loon Senior Executive Vice-President (Marketing) Leslie Fong Editor-in-Chief (English Malay Newspapers Division) Executive Vice-President (Newspaper Services Patrick Daniel Chinese Newspapers) Robin Hu Editor HanFookKwang Deputy Editor Alan John Digital
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      55 20 {j) WHAT'S ONLINE MORE LETTERS www.straitstimes.com ONLINE FORUM SOCIAL GRACES: Young Singaporeans need to polish up SCHOOL BUS FARES: Explain hefty hike in fares, especially during recession NO ROOM TO PLAY: Child with disability denied entry into Ikea's play facility SMART MOVE TO RECRUIT: But Education Ministry should find equally
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      580 21  -  Tan Weizhen More teens falling prey to online intimidation, which is seen to be escalating in intensity A 16-YEAR-OLD girl here created fake profiles on popular social networking sites MySpace and Facebook with a single-minded purpose: To befriend those she disliked in school. Once the connections were
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      908 22  -  Teh Joo Lin KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN Mum shocked to learn that son had sex with girl, 11, as he never seemed to hide secrets from her MOMENTS after the teenager received a call from a police officer asking him to go to the station
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      212 22  -  THERESA TAN SOCIAL workers interviewed have urged parents to build a strong bond with their children right from the start. Take time to understand them and their L emotional needs, they added. Only then (will children open up and share what is
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      123 22 THE girl was only 11 when Nicholas Lim had sex with her in her flat last year after getting to know her on social networking site Friendster. They had sex again at a staircase landing of an HDB block. Lim, now 17, was arrested and charged with
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      499 23  -  Lee Hui Chieh Those who are needy can enjoy subsidised rates for GP visits from next month FROM next month, needy elderly Singaporeans can be treated by private general practitioners for diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol at prices subsidised by the
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      146 23 KRETA AYERKIM SLNG Cl l IZEMS' CONSUL lAIIVL COMMIIILL About 3,000 senior citizens braved the rain to gather at Hong Lim Park for a qigong session yesterday. Organised by the Kreta Ayer and Kin Seng Citizens' Consultative Committee, the event aimed to show those
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      308 23 RECIPIENTS of NTUC U-Stretch vouchers now have two more months to use them. The discount vouchers, which were due to expire at the end of this year, will now be valid until Feb 28 next year. The labour movement said in a statement that
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      157 23 What the benefits are From next month, needy elderly can be subsidised at private GP clinics for treatment of acute conditions such as coughs and colds, as well as chronic conditions like high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes. Those on this Primary Care Partnership Scheme
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      700 24  -  Yeo Ghim Lay Rivalry between both because of fairly similar premium bus services ONCE upon a time, there were two brothers who worked together in a bus transport business. After a few years, the younger brother decided to strike out on his own. But
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      587 24  -  Nicholas Yong FOOTWAYS in Tampines are being widened in an attempt to accommodate cyclists and pedestrians. At least 600 m of footpaths in the Tampines estate have already been expanded to as much as 2m and another 600 m will be broadened
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      557 24  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN ABOUT 40 years ago, in a rented Marine Parade bungalow, Mr Tan Seng Lee began teaching Khong Chang, a branch of martial art that he developed to embody the spirit of a fledgling nation. Unlike most fighting techniques, it is
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      603 25  -  Lim Wei Chean KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN About 1,000 litterbugs subject to Corrective Work Order this year EIGHTY litterbugs took up brooms at four locations around Singapore yesterday and swept the streets as a penance for their anti-social behaviour. The punishment was part of the 100
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      689 26  -  Jessica Lim Spas, travel agencies and personal trainers targeting this market A GROWING number of companies are tweaking their business plans to cater to baby boomers as Singapore's population, one of the fastest-ageing in the world, gets greyer. In particular, spas, personal trainers
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      440 26  -  Theresa Tan HOUSEWIFE Jamaliah Jaafar was at her wits' end after her husband lost his $1,200 a month clerical job last year. With hardly any savings and an eight-year-old daughter to support, the 49-year-old was getting increasingly frantic by the day and sought
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      367 26  -  Ben Nadarajan A VETERAN lawyer whose law-yer-wife disappeared four years ago with over $700,000 of her clients' money, died on Saturday while playing golf in Malaysia. Mr M. Amaladass, 73, served as a lawyer for 28 years after starting his career
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      433 27  -  Amelia Tan Bridging plan helps those who missed preschool or are weaker in studies FOUR years ago, doctors diagnosed Ivan Wong with leukaemia. What followed was a barrage of chemotherapy and extended hospital stays that prevented the now six-year-old from going
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      546 27  -  Scow Kai Lun IT MAY be the holiday season, but student reporters are still in class though not in the classroom. As part of the learning experience of The Straits Times Media Club, seven aspiring teenage journalists will be in
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      364 28  -  Lee Hui Chieh THE next step in the national effort against chronic diseases: Getting more companies to screen employees for diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, and to get them treated. An inter-agency committee will be formed by next month to look into
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      433 28  -  Serene Luo Canadian firm known for tools that help create visual effects in several blockbusters will set up regional HQ next year THE recession in the United States has not spared Hollywood, where studios are cutting movie budgets and embracing the idea of
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        297 29  -  AHMAD OSMAN LOOK out for the Singapore Service Star when you are shopping, dining or clubbing. It is the Singapore Tourism Board's (STB) special mark launched recently for the retail, nightspot, food and beverage businesses which provide good service. The accreditation scheme to recognise and promote
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        727 29  -  LIMYANNUNG Despite the economic downturn, many companies remain big-hearted and are still doing their bit to lift the spirits of the needy TODAY is an unusual workday for Ms Stephanie Ho, general manager of Asia Malls Management, and her staff. They are taking a group of 14
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        253 29  -  Karon Ng WELCOME the New Year at the Siloso Beach Party at Sentosa with its signature foam pool, pulsating music, four international DJs and the popular acid jazz and soul funk band Incognito. It's 10 hours of beach partying from dusk to dawn with spin doctors DJ
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        216 29  -  KARON NG IN THE battle against global warming, Singapore has joined 61 countries to switch off the lights for an hour in March next year. The lights out campaign, Earth Hour 2009, represents a strong symbolic effort to encourage people around the
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        305 29 Yogya flight Garuda Indonesia will resume direct flights between Singapore and Yogyakarta to meet growing demand from travellers heading for Central Java. From tomorrow, it will have thrice weekly flights on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Yogyakarta is the closest gateway to Borobudur Temple, the world's largest Buddhist monument which
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        260 30  -  Yen Feng SOAPBOX Discussion needs to go beyond the basic facts REALLY, there ought to be very little that is new left to say about how HIV, the virus that causes Aids, is spread. Public discourse, whether in homes, classrooms, online or
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        362 30 HAVE something to say about articles in Youthlnk? Thinking of contributing a story? E-mail styouth@sph.com.sg with your name, age and contact number. Board in October found those in this age group are the least informed about ways to prevent infection. Doctors and interest groups point to young libidos and
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        382 30  -  Goh Wen Zhong MY HOME DO YOU remember the first day you started your career? I won't forget mine in a hurry it was Sept 15 this year, better known as Meltdown Monday. It was a very hollow feeling indeed: the excitement of finally
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        423 30 MY SAY I REFER to the letter published in Youthlnk on Dec 1: "It's a jungle out there." It is unfortunate that the author, Mr Eisen Teo, had a negative social experience at Raffles Junior College (RJC). He says it is
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      98 21 fhj WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.Straitstimes.COm such alternative punishments are MOST-READ ONLINE effective and should they be Tharman: Still many jobs out there. implemented across a wider range of Youth had sex with girl, 11. offences? your say www.stomp.com.sg Eighty litterbugs took up the broom SINGAPORE
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      142 23 What is it like to j see the world through donated eyes? A simple man with a simple life. But at 45, my life suddenly became complicated. An episode of red eye left black spots in my vision. The same thing happened 20 years ago, so I thought the same
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      90 28 B* mk -1 J A fc^B I v m-- 1 M Whether you're shopping or dining, service makes all the difference to your experience. M That's why the Singapore Tourism Board has developed the Singapore Service Star A an accreditation scheme that recognises and promotes establishments that deliver A good
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      773 31  -  Lin Xinyi Spore capture men's, women's doubles at Pro Tour Grand Finals THE Chinese saying that good things come in pairs could not better reflect the state of affairs in the Singapore table tennis camp yesterday. Li Jiawei and Sun Beibei, and Gao Ning and Yang Zi
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      408 31  -  Jonathan Wong THE Singapore Lions left for Hanoi yesterday in buoyant mood as family, friends and fans sent them off at the Changi Airport. But behind the laughter and relaxed atmosphere, lay a determined group of footballers. Determined to capture an unprecedented fourth Asean Football
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      205 31 BERNAMA, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAPAH (Malaysia): Stop the finger-point-ing and get on with the job. This is the message Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has for Malaysia's footballing fraternity in the aftermath of the country's disastrous outing at the Asean Football Federation
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      724 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE United let slip a chance to close gap on leaders after drawing with Spurs LONDON: Alex Ferguson admitted Manchester United had wasted a golden opportunity to reinvigorate their English Premier League title challenge, after they were held to a goalless draw by Tottenham Hotspur on
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      223 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Aalborg midfielder Kasper Risgard has reportedly pleaded with Uefa not to ban Wayne Rooney over the alleged stamping incident in last Wednesday's Champions League clash. The 25-year-old Dane claimed he left the pitch with stud marks on his chest, after clashing with
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      567 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS LONDON: Paul Ince wants to fight on as Blackburn Rovers manager, despite watching his side capitulate to a 0-3 defeat by Wigan on Saturday their worst display in an 11-game winless run. But it is unlikely that he will remain in
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      449 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS LIVERPOOL: Rafael Benitez has admitted that Liverpool have to start beating teams like Hull City at home to have a chance of winning the English Premier League title. The Reds were held to a 2-2 draw by Phil Brown's
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      673 33 REUTERS Coach Ramos admits Madrid, 12 points behind Barca, have uphill task MADRID: New Real Madrid coach Juande Ramos feels his side did not deserve to lose by two goals to Primera Liga leaders Barcelona at the Nou Camp on Saturday. "We could even have snatched
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      241 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME: The fight for second place in the Italian Serie A has intensified, with Napoli joining big guns Juventus and AC Milan in that position following a 3-0 home win over Lecce on Saturday. Napoli's place among exalted company may be
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      240 33 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS VENICE: Lance Armstrong will need to alter the strategy he used to win cycling's Tour de France seven times if he wants to capture his first Giro d'ltalia title in May. The Giro route unveiled last Saturday features key mountain stages in the
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      259 33 BEING in the limelight is nothing new to local sports stars Tao Li, Kendrick Lee and Jazreel Tan. But a different kind of spotlight shone on these athletes recently, when they were on the set of the upcoming romantic comedy, Wedding Of The Year, which
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        100 33 REUTERS MILAN: Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho cannot discuss football because he has never played the game, Bologna coach Sinisa Mihajlovic said on Saturday. His comments came after Mourinho remarked that the Serb was allowed to become an assistant coach at Inter in 2006 despite spitting
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        83 33 LONDON: One of Liverpool's American owners, George Gillett, must raise £50 million (Sslll million) within six weeks to retain co-ownership of the English Premier League football club. According to British tabloid News of the World, he has until Jan 25 to repay
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        37 33 REUTERS PARIS: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been named French coach of the year and Bayern Munich playmaker Franck Ribery the country's player of the year by France Football magazine.
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        60 33 LONDON: Bernd Schuster, who was sacked by Spanish football giants Real Madrid last week, is eyeing the vacant Sunderland post, reported The Times. However, caretaker manager Ricky Sbragia, who replaced Roy Keane, is the favourite to make the job his after leading the Black Cats
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        48 33 REUTERS TOYOTA (Japan): Japan's Gamba Osaka beat Adelaide United 1-0 at the Club World Cup football tournament yesterday to set up a dream semi-final with Manchester United. Japan midfielder Yasuhito Endo scored the game's only goal in the 23rd minute.
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      653 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Sehwag makes spirited start as they bid for 387 target set by England CHENNAI: Virender Sehwag smashed 83 off 68 balls as India made a spirited start in their chase of a history-defying target in the first cricket Test against England
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      268 34 REUTERS, THE TIMES, LONDON MILAN: Renault boss Flavio Briatore (right) believes he will remain working in Formula One for only another two years. The flamboyant Italian, who is set to take on a revised role at the French car manufacturer next year,
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        91 34 REUTERS DUBAI: Annika Sorenstam's brilliant golf career came to an end yesterday, not with a win but more of a whimper. The winner of 10 women's Majors could muster only a one-un-der 71 to finish on 282 and tie for seventh at the Dubai Ladies
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        47 34 SIEM REAP (Cambodia): Singapore golfer Lam Chih Bing finished second at the US$3OO,OOO (*****,000) Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open yesterday. He closed with a 65 to finish six shots behind Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee on 18-under 270. Lam, 31, earned U5532,550 for his efforts.
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        74 34 REUTERS RIJEKA (Croatia): Amaury Leveaux of France set a world record yesterday in the men's 50m butterfly his fourth at the European short-course swimming championships and fifth in nine days. He won his heat in 22.185 ec, breaking his own mark set last Saturday
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        56 34 REUTERS ATLANTA: The Atlanta Hawks ended the Cleveland Cavaliers' 11-game winning streak in the National Basketball Association with a 97-92 home victory on Saturday. Mike Bibby scored 24 points and four teammates finished in double figures to spark the Hawks to their
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      86 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KOCHI (India): The Ericsson 3 race yacht (above) passing by traditional fishing nets during a ceremonial parade prior to the start of the Volvo Ocean Race's third leg to Singapore. The eight competitors in the Volvo round-the-world yachting race left the south-western Indian
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      76 34 REUTERS MANNHEIM (Germany): Ukraine's Vladimir Klitschko retained his World Boxing Organisation, International Boxing Federation and International Boxing Organisation world heavyweight titles on Saturday. He beat Hasim Rahman in round seven on a technical knock-out. The referee stopped the fight after Klitschko, 32, landed a series of
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      55 34 "I respect the people I work for and if I cannot give them what they expect from me, then there is no point for me to stay." Gianfranco Zola (right), West Ham manager, threatening to walk out on the English Premier League football club if the club goes back on
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      308 34 Basketball NBA Atlanta 97 Cleveland 92, Detroit 90 Charlotte 86, Philadelphia 104 Washington 89, Chicago 113 New Jersey 104, Dallas 103 Oklahoma City 99, Milwaukee 121 Indiana 103, Denver 123 Golden State 105, Orlando 103 Utah 94, NY Knicks 114 Sacramento 90, LA Clippers 95 Houston 82. Cricket First
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      143 31 dB '^^l all t.V^* 1 tB I iJL <i fO WHAT'S ONLINE X), MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES 'Tricky' race to Singapore 'Tapping-up' is common Teams' attitude needs work MOST COMMENTED Hamilton is against standardised engine Said aixinjueluo_duoergun: "Hamilton is against standardised engine because he
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      18 31 /^l BRIATORE TO /C-s enau'* *cam principal Flavio n Briatore will leave Formula One in two years. 814
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      161 34 Today American football NFL: New York Giants v Dallas Cowboys (Live, Ch22, 9.15 am). Football Scottish Premier League: Motherwell v Kilmarnock (Live, Chlls, tomorrow, 3.45 am). Tomorrow Football AFF Suzuki Cup, s-finals, Ist leg: Indonesia v Thailand (Live, Ch24, 7.57pm. Delayed, Chs, tomorrow, 2.45 am). English FA Cup: Blyth Spartans
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      199 35 "You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand." Psalm 16:11 CHNG CHEK JIANG Age: 75 was called home to be with the Lord on 14 December 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Wife:
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      95 35 AL-FATIHAH HAJAH VILLAKU DIYAR AYESHA NACHIA Age: 67 passed away peacefully on 14 December 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Haji K. M. Abdul Rahim Director of K. A. Zareena Company Candy Empire Pte Ltd Sons: K. A. Abdul Mohamed K. A. Ashraf Mohamed Daughters: Sons-in-law:
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      106 35 Because God has said, "Never will I leave You; never will I forsake You." Hebrews 13:5 LAU CHIN CHYE Age: 59 was called home to be with the Lord on 13 December 2008 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Molly Ng Mother: Daughter: Ong Peck Tin Trina Liv Brothers: Sister-in-law: Lav
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      105 35 SEAHAH MUAH SEAH PENG CHEW ROBERT Age: 84 passed away peacefully on 14 December 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Lim Ah Kiang Son: Seah Kee Boon David Daughters: Son-in-law: Seah Li Noei Yvonne Seah Li Geik Angie Cheow Cheng Yuen Raymond Granddaughters: Cheow Suet Mun
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      124 35 "In the Lord's own house shall I dwell for ever and ever." Psalm 23 WILLY CHEN CHONG FATT Age: 68 was called home to be with the Lord on 13 Dec 2008. Deeply loved and fondly remembered by loved ones. His Beloved Wife: Annie Foo Weng Sing Daughters: Corina Chen
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      57 35 'He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty' -Psalms 91: Catherine Yue Chui Fung Promoted to Glory: 15 December 2006 'Tis better to have loved and lost; than never to have loved at all' Always remembered by Hubby Moses, family
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      59 35 The family of the late MAGDALENE TAY POH CHOO Departed 6 Dec 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends colleagues namely, SLA, BOA, Star Hub, SBS, NCS Spotlight stores, for their kind assistance, attendance,condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to Fr.
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      76 35 We, the family of the late DAVID YEO KIAN SOON wish to express our heartfelt appreciation to Doctors and Nurses of Ward 26, National University Hospite Pastors, Staff and Members of Grace Assembly of God Relatives, Friends and Colleagues for your love, care and support during our recent bereavement. God
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      127 35 "Eventhough I walk through the valley of the shadow death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me." Psalm 23V. MARIADASIW/O P. CARILIYIAN Age: 70 passed away peacefully in Kerala on 11 December 2008. Deeply loved and mourned by (Husband: Philip Carilman, deceased) Children: Spouse: Lizy Icnachius Agnesy
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        524 36  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS FATE OF U.S. AUTO INDUSTRY FEDERAL RESERVE POLICY MEETING GOLDMAN SACHS, MORGAN STANLEY RESULTS An interest rate cut, plus investment bank losses, are expected SINGAPORE and other Asian markets are likely to be held hostage by several important events
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        1004 37  -  Goh Eng Yeow CAI JIN Businesses will find it hard to keep afloat if working capital dries up just when it's crucial AT FIRST sight, Singapore seems well-equipped to weather the financial storm lashing the global economy. It is entering the crisis from a position
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        410 37  -  Gabriel Chen SWISS bank ÜBS expects Singapore's economy to shrink by 0.5 per cent next year but to bounce back with growth of 4 per cent in 2010. Its assumption rests on expectations that the United States and Europe stage a moderate recovery
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        600 38 REUTERS Alleged fraud by famous investor may cause losses to grow and wipe out funds NEW YORK: Bernard Madoff, who has been arrested and charged with operating a long-running Ponzi scheme, has single-handedly turned an already very bad year for hedge funds
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          109 38 REUTERS BEIJING: China aims to increase its money supply by 17 per cent next year, said the country's Cabinet as it unveiled a broad blueprint for easing financial conditions to help grease the wheels of the world's fourth-largest economy. The directive by the State Council
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          124 38 BLOOMBERG DUBAI: Prince Alwaleed Talal, Citigroup's largest individual investor, lost 19 per cent of his personal wealth in the past year as the global economic slump reduced the value of banking and property assets, according to Arabian Business. The Saudi billionaire was still ranked the
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          180 38 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK: American International Group (AIG), the insurer under fire for paying 168 executives not to quit after a government takeover, is giving retention awards to at least 2,000 more employees, according to a person familiar with the matter. The "retention bonus" is equivalent
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        996 39  -  Michelle Tay Expect pay to be stagnant or rise 3% at most, economists and HR firms say ECONOMISTS and human resource firms have dismissed suggestions by a local consultancy that wages in Singapore will rise 4 per cent next year. Many of the experts have
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          56 39 DANNY CHOW HON MENG: Stepped down as Yellow Pages chief executive last Friday to pursue "other personal opportunities". Mr Chow, an advertising veteran, took the top job in October last year after the company's CEO quit following a high-profile boardroom brawl. His last day at
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          53 39 QUEK PECK LENG: Resigned as executive vice-president of SingTel's consumer business, with effect from March 31 next year. Mr Quek has been with Sing Tel since December 2006. During that time, the telco launched its mio pay-TV service and secured rights to distribute the iPhone here,
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          75 39 TRACEY WOON: Appointed head of Singapore banking at Citi, covering its corporate and investment banking businesses. She takes over from Ms Agnes Liew, who will continue as head of banking for Asean (excluding Singapore) and take on new responsibilities as head of the
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          56 39 CHRISTOPHER CALVERT: Named the chief executive officer of Cambridge Industrial Trust Management, which manages the eponymous real estate investment trust. Mr Calvert takes over from current CEO Ang Poh Seong, who will remain with the company through the transition. Mr Calvert was formerly the CEO of
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          75 39 DAVID LEE: Promoted to president of Visa's Asia-Pacific business unit, to spearhead the continuing growth of the credit card company's business in the region. Mr Lee joined Visa in 1985 and has held several roles in the Singapore regional headquarters since then, culminating in his appointment
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          48 39 CHARLES KENNAWAY: Appointed general manager for Asean at Orange Business Services, a division of France Telecom Group. Mr Kennaway was previously the chief financial officer for the Asia-Pacific region. In his new role, he will help grow Orange Business Services in the region.
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      823 50  -  Elizabeth Wilmot Demand for diaries and calendars falls, but some say they're still essential DIARIES seem to have had their day as far as corporate gifts go. Some blame it on the economic downturn, but others say it is because not many people need
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      539 38 Asian stocks emerged from the doldrums early in the week as investors took the opportunity to bargain hunt for over-battered shares. Some took comfort in the many aggressive actions taken by governments around the world to prevent their economy from stalling. However, rejection of the bailout plan for the US
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      8 38 Hrrl SINGAPORE STOCKS Analysts look beyond the pain
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        477 41  -  jocelyn lee Being able to get along with each other helped Nick and Starr Spangler win The Amazing Race American siblings Nick and Starr Spangler have always wanted to take part in the reality TV show, The Amazing Race, but were too young. Once Starr turned 21, the
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        673 41 Reuters Los Angeles Even as Oscar organisers last Friday unveiled Hugh Jackman as the host of their gala film awards, the prospect of a United States actors' strike was casting a long shadow over whether Hollywood's big show would go on as usual.
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        472 41 Associated Press Obituary New York Van Johnson, whose boy-next-door wholesomeness made him a popular Hollywood star in the 1940s and 1950s with such films as A Guy Named Joe and The Came Mutiny, died last Friday of natural causes. He was 92. He died at
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        654 42  -  jasmine teo Pop-opera quartet II Divo say their music can make a couple feel more romantic on a date Singer Urs Buhler from pop-opera quartet II Divo has no qualms about putting on the group's music to turn up the heat during a romantic date. "I
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        418 42 Agence France-Presse Berlin The first films for the competition programme of the upcoming Berlin Film Festival have been announced, with entries from the United States, China, Britain and Germany among them. Chinese director Chen Kaige's biopic about Peking opera master Mci Lanfang
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        1988 43  -  Andy chen If Rui En could live her life again, she would change everything she did in her first 24 years In the flesh, 27-year-old actresssinger Rui En could pass for a junior college student. She is 1.68 m tall and says she weighs about 52kg. So
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        170 43 'When I was a kid, I was really skinny and not good-looking at all. I was mistaken for a boy all the time. My mum cut my hair short to save money I was also dark and myopic. When you grow up like that, you never
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        1318 44  -  eddino abdul hadi Winner of Singapore Idol 2004 says his success has brought his family closer and they even have cameos in his latest album QUESTIONS It has been four years since he won the inaugural Singapore Idol contest and singer Taufik Batisah is
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        102 45 Books make great gifts because they're an amazing way to kill time while your website is Duffering' Satirist Jon Stewart (left) 'Golf is like a woman. One day everything is cool. Next day, you'll be like, what happened?' Rapper Scarface (left) on how hard golf is
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        603 45  -  deepika shetty Veteran TV journalist Woon Tai Ho tells his story with artist Tan Swie Hian's works You would think that when veteran television journalist Woon Tai Ho, 50, finally sat down to write a book, it would be about history-making events that made the headlines.
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        299 45 Agence France-Presse New York Famous Marilyn Monroe photographs, including her iconic, dress-lifting pose over a hot-air vent, are due to be auctioned this week. Christie's auctioneers describe the collection as the largest to come to market. Other works by celebrated photographers such as Helmut Newton
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      565 46  -  eddino abdul hadi Jasmine Teo ZoukOut 2008 From dusk till dawn, more than 26,000 people thronged Siloso Beach for this year's ZoukOut The prospect of more economic gloom might loom in the horizon, but for over 26,000 revellers at the ZoukOut beach party over the weekend,
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      56 46 'Compared to the beach parties in the Philippines, there are more people here and it's more happening' Joseph Batino, 30, a product controller who moved to Singapore two months ago 'I flew in from Jakarta specially for ZoukOut. I heard it is the wildest party in Singapore'
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      231 46  -  Boon Chan Another year, another big beach party. Life! hands out awards for this year's ZoukOut. Best attempt at Mardi Gras The two dancers for the set by local band Moods were dressed in lurid pink, while home-grown musical collective Bloco Singapura Novo Bloco featured a
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      542 47  -  Clara chow The Hong Kong pop idol dazzles with his good looks, physique and showmanship review concert ANDY LAU WONDERFUL WORLD TOUR 2008 Singapore Indoor Stadium Last Friday Can Andy Lav sing? This question is irrelevant, since at any concert by the Hong Kong pop idol, the
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      341 47  -  tara tan THE NUTCRACKER Singapore Dance Theatre Esplanade Theatre Last Friday Resplendent with snowy forests, cotton-candied tutus and dashing princes, the Singapore Dance Theatre's Christmas ballet was a jaunty affair. Staged by the dance company's resident choreographer Jeffrey Tan, the story centred on Little Clara who
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        247 49  -  foong woei wan Once upon a time in Hollywood, actor Mickey Rourke was the heart-throb with a soft, inviting presence in 1980s films such as Diner, Angel Heart and 9V2 Weeks. During a career detour to boxing, however, he had his face smashed in fights. Now
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        106 49 Then there are the stars who have stayed in the same shape, more or less. Yet their charm has soured and turned. TOM CRUISE, 46 He was and still is a Hollywood A-lister. Since his over-the-top couch-jumping show of affection for actress Katie Holmes
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        385 49 Agence France-Presse London Former The X Factor reject Alexandra Burke won this year's edition of the British music reality TV contest last Saturday, scooping a massive recording contract and taking the path to stardom. The 20-year-old singer from north London made the last 21
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          72 49 Paul McCartney has claimed that, contrary to popular belief, it was he, not John Lennon, who politicised the Beatles after he met philosopher Bertrand Russell in the mid-*****. He told the Prospect journal that Russell informed him of America's escalating role in the Vietnam war. McCartney then
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          82 49 Paul Anka's wife was arrested for domestic battery, after allegedly throwing an ice cube at the singer. Law enforcement sources told website TMZ.com that the couple had a spat in their California home on Nov 28, during which an ice bucket dropped and Anna Yeager, 37,
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          48 49 Twilight author Stephenie Meyer has announced that Chris Weitz will direct New Moon, the sequel to the teen-vampire film. Weitz's appointment he directed last year's The Golden Compass comes after Summit Entertainment failed to reach an agreement for Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke to return.
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          90 49 Former American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe has fired back at Idol judge Paula Abdul (right) for saying the show let an alleged stalker audition. He told People magazine: "You do not take somebody in that room that you believe is a danger to herself or a danger
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