The Straits Times, 5 January 2009

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    18 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 MONDAY, JANUARY 5 2009 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Quakes hit Indonesia
      64 1 AT LEAST one person died and dozens were injured by a series of earthquakes that hit Indonesia yesterday, triggering fears of another tsunami like the one that killed hundreds of thousands in 2004. The quakes, which registered as high as 7.6-magnitude, hit the far eastern end of
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      Lock icon New faces behind the news
      63 1 THE Straits Times is beefing up its network of overseas bureaus, adding correspondents and reassigning bureau chiefs in the United States, China, Malaysia and Indonesia, among others. ST will now have no less than 23 overseas correspondents stationed at 13 bureaus, ensuring that readers get
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      Lock icon Awake to sleep problem
      38 1 MORE people are seeking treatment for sleep disorders in recent years. Such problems, if not treated, can lead to other health complications such as hypertension, diabetes, obesity, depression and heart disease. HOME PAGE 81-B2
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      Lock icon Seeking court order to stay
      51 1 TWO China women are seeking a judicial review by the High Court against the Immigration Checkpoints Authority's decision not to allow them to stay in Singapore to work and study. The women, aged 22 and 27, had had previous spots on their records. HOME PAGE
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      Lock icon A hongbao from DBS?
      41 1 SIX years ago, DBS Bank helped cash-strapped Singaporeans hit by the Sars crisis by offering interest-free home loans. Our Cai Jin columnist argues the time has come for DBS to do the same again. MONEY PAGE 816
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    Lock icon Israeli tanks, troops advance into Gaza
    704 1 Ground assault ups political and military stakes for Jewish state GAZA: Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants battled in Gaza yesterday after Israeli troops and tanks invaded the coastal enclave in the most serious fighting in the conflict in decades. More than 30 Palestinians, most
    REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; BLOOMBERG  -  704 words
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    Lock icon Bangkok fire: Two more S'poreans among the dead
    581 1  -  Carolyn Quek By BANGKOK: The badly-charred bodies of two Singaporeans, missing since the fire that razed a packed Bangkok nightclub on New Year's Day, have been positively identified, bringing the death toll among Singaporeans to three. The pair, student Lv Weiye, 26,
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      53 1 \Jj Drama Papa Second life New lion cub fc Theatre director When keeping Khairul Nizam £j^ fla ~i\ Alvin Tan on mentoring that old car the new Fandi Ahmad iHk Iti the next generation makes sense /y^ joins Young Lions g LIFE! PAGE C 4 PRIME PAGE A 4 SPORT
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      Lock icon Pakatan needs common platform to cover cracks
      840 2  -  Leslie Lopez Infighting is damaging Malaysian opposition coalition's credibility By SOUTH-EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT The feuding reflects a problem peculiar to the Pakatan Rakyat. Its activists are unschooled in the art of compromise, without which government in a multiracial country like Malaysia is difficult.
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        Lock icon Positive election outcome in Bangladesh
        51 2 WE SAY Bangladesh has had an election that sends the army, which has ruled the nation, back to barracks. Better still is that the victory of the Awami League and its leader, Sheikh Wajeda Hasina, excites hope of some improvement in economic conditions. EDITORIAL PAGE
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        Lock icon Military aims not a shock
        20 2 COLUMNS China's aircraft carrier ambitions have long been brewing, says Robert Karniol. REVIEW PAGE AlB
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        Lock icon Kids in financial crisis
        27 2 Now, more than ever, we need to maintain or even scale up measures to protect children says Anupama Rao Singh. REVIEW PAGE Al9
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        Lock icon Refusal to give way
        26 2 OUR READER SAYS Ungracious Singaporean drivers refused to let me change lanes at the Second Link, says Veronica Ong. FORUM PAGE A2O
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        18 2 www.straitstimes.com Lynn Lee finds out that recent rallies in Jakarta weren't just about the Israel-Gaza conflict.
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      61 2 A report on Dec 22 entitled "Hospital plan halted but not the criticisms" quoted a blogger asking if the privatisation of the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur would benefit the CEO of CIMB Investment Bank, Datuk Seri Nazir Razak. CIMB has clarified that neither
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      Lock icon Series of big quakes hits Indonesia
      743 3 Up to 4 dead; thousands flee Papuan coast before tsunami alert revoked MANOKWARI (Indonesia): A string of powerful earthquakes rocked remote eastern Indonesia yesterday, leaving at least one dead with some reports upping the toll to four and dozens injured, triggering panic in the
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      100 4  -  Ng Sor Luan By PHOTOJOURNALIST 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
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      Lock icon Older cars may gain new lustre
      468 4  -  Christopher Tan Plummeting COE prices make extending lifespan of cars much cheaper By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT MORE motorists are expected to hold on to their old cars due to recent economic woes and a reduction in fees for extending a vehicle's statutory lifespan. With certificate
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      Lock icon Fire at Bangkok shopping centre
      161 6 BANGKOK: A fire broke out at a shopping and residential plaza building last night, trapping an estimated 30 people inside. No casualties however were reported at press time. The fire broke out on the first floor of Sua Pa Plaza in Pomprab district at 8.30pm,
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      Lock icon SMS message were last words to wife
      698 6  -  Kimberly Spykerman By FIVE minutes to midnight on New Year's eve, Madam Ho Mci Shih got a "Happy New Year" text message from her husband Teo Sze Siong, 38. He was in Bangkok on holiday with some friends from work, and she, unable
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      Lock icon War in Gaza: Fighting fire with fire
      1144 8 MFA calls for ceasefire IN RESPONSE to media queries to reports that Israeli ground operations in Gaza had begun, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman yesterday said: "This is an extremely disturbing development. It can only exacerbate the already grave humanitarian situation. "We
      WASHINGTON POST; NEW YORK TIMES; ASSOCIATED PRESS; ST GRAPHICS  -  1,144 words
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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      Lock icon Stakes high in Terengganu polls
      789 9  -  Carolyn Hong "If we win, it will be seen that the BN is the outgoing party, and we are the incoming." PAS research centre head Dzulkefly Ahmad Less-than-ideal candidates on both sides make this by-election a highly unpredictable contest By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR:
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        Lock icon No-walking rule leaves some stranded
        329 10 CAUSEWAY JAMS JOHOR BARU: A new ruling barring people from walking across the Causeway has not only turned out to be an inconvenience but has also left some stranded in Singapore. The ruling was implemented by Malaysia after the new Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and
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        Lock icon Floods worsen in Malaysia and Vietnam
        532 10 Schools shut, thousands evacuated and lives lost due to heavy, non-stop rain KUALA LUMPUR: The flooding situation in the Malaysian states of Kelantan, Pahang and Sabah is getting worse. Some 30,000 students in 38 secondary and primary schools in Kelantan will not be able
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        283 10 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will rate its roads nationwide, according to their safety levels, so as to cut road accidents by about 30 per cent. Transport Minister Ong Tee Keat said the Road Safety Department, Malaysian Institute for Road Safety Research and the Works Department have
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        Lock icon $1.62b MRT system for Jakarta
        667 11  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Work on rail network to start in 2011 in a bid to ease traffic congestion By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Indonesia will start building its first mass rapid transit (MRT) system worth 12.3 trillion rupiah (551.62 billion) in Jakarta in early 2011 as it
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        Lock icon Asean may let UN train peacekeepers
        227 11 BANGKOK: Asean will explore the possibility of having its peacekeeping forces trained by the United Nations. Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said on Saturday, after bilateral consultations with Asean secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan, that Asean and the UN should cooperate in the area of peacekeeping.
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        Lock icon Speaker wants order by Thursday or else...
        527 12 South Korean lawmakers urged to quit Parliament protest or face action SEOUL: South Korea's parliamentary Speaker yesterday called for calm and compromise after dozens of security guards were injured in clashes with protesting lawmakers in a dispute which has paralysed the National Assembly.
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        Lock icon Saving economy more crucial than polls: Aso
        475 12 TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso said yesterday that passing legislation to rescue the world's second largest economy from recession took priority over calling an early election, which surveys suggest his ruling bloc could well lose. Mr Aso, an outspoken nationalist and a
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        Lock icon No let-up in arms build-up, says Taiwan
        208 12 TAIPEI: Taiwan yesterday said it would continue its arms build-up despite reports that China may cut the number of missiles it has targeting the island. The Hong Kong-based weekly Yazhou Zhoukan said in its latest issue that the Chinese authorities may cut the
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        Lock icon TRAGEDY in a poor town
        783 13 First, it took the animals. Goats fell silent and refused to stand up. Street dogs disappeared. Then it took the children. Toddlers stopped talking and their legs gave out. Women gave birth to stillborns. Infants withered and died. Some people said the houses were cursed.
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        Lock icon Boy kills mum
        184 13 SIERRA VISTA (Arizona): A 12-year-old boy who fatally shot his mother after an argument over chores has been found guilty of premeditated murder. A county court in the southern Arizona town of Bisbee ruled last Friday that the boy acted intentionally and with premeditation when he shot
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        Lock icon Man 'kills son'
        221 13 NEW ORLEANS: A man who initially told the police gunmen kidnapped his ZVz-year-old son has been arrested. He is accused of committing an "extremely hideous" murder as he was ordered to pay child support, Police Superintendent Warren Riley said. Danny Platt allegedly confessed, told the police where
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        Lock icon Australia says no to resettling Guantanamo detainees
        292 14 LONDON: Australia has told the United States that it will not resettle detainees freed from Guantanamo Bay, increasing pressure on European governments to help find homes for the former inmates. Ms Julia Gillard, Australia's Acting Prime Minister, said US President George W. Bush's
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        Lock icon Boom to gloom
        528 14 DUBAI DREAMS Global meltdown sees huge layoffs by firms in Gulf DUBAI: Dubai's rapid expansion in recent years provided jobs for millions. But the global financial meltdown has abruptly ended the dream for many people as more firms sack staff to cut costs. Spectacular economic growth, spurred
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        Lock icon Martial arts display in honour of Sikh guru
        72 15 A Sikh boy performing the Gatka, a traditional martial arts form of the Sikh religion, during a religious procession in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh last Saturday. The procession, attended by a large number of Sikh devotees, was to commemorate the
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        Lock icon Dispute over gas field
        76 15 BEIJING: China has drilled a gas field in the East China Sea in violation of a June agreement, the Sankei reported yesterday. The Japanese newspaper said it learnt last Saturday that China was drilling the Tianwaitian gas field and that Tokyo had lodged a complaint with
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        Lock icon Johor may get oil refinery
        94 15 MUAR: The Johor government is looking at a proposal by an international company to invest RMI7 billion (Ss7 billion) to build an oil refinery at Teluk Ramunia in Kota Tinggi. Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said the state government is assessing the effects of
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        Lock icon Myanmar junta's call
        114 15 YANGON: Myanmar's military regime yesterday marked the 61st anniversary of its independence with pomp and defiance, as the junta called on people to support the 2010 elections derided as a sham by democracy campaigners. In comments read out by a subordinate, junta head Senior General Than Shwe
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        Lock icon Ex-terror spokesman held
        56 15 PESHAWAR: Pakistan has arrested a former spokesman for Taleban leader Mullah Omar, who was released by Afghanistan in 2007 in exchange for a kidnapped Italian journalist. The authorities detained Ustad Mohammed Yasir in the north-west city of Peshawar near the Afghan border, said an intelligence official, speaking
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        Lock icon Gas row continues
        114 15 KIEV/MOSCOW: Russia and Ukraine looked no closer to compromise yesterday over a gas row that has disrupted supplies to at least four European Union countries Poland, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. Russian state-controlled gas export monopoly Gazprom cut off Ukraine on New Year's Day in a row over
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        Lock icon That Chen hunger strike
        80 15 HONG KONG: Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian's 16-day prison hunger strike has been revealed as a sham, South China Morning Post said yesterday. Chen said on Nov 12 that he had begun a hunger strike in protest against the "political persecution" that he claimed the corruption
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        Lock icon Milk scandal: parents freed
        60 15 BEIJING: Chinese police have released five parents of children sickened by melamine-tainted milk. The five were preparing to speak to the media to call for better compensation and treatment for sick children in China when they were detained last Thursday evening in Beijing, in a bid
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        200 15 Something funny afoot on expressway MIAMI: Thousands of work boots, bath slippers, tennis sneakers, beach sandals and even roller skates inexplicably materialised on an expressway in Miami, disrupting traffic for hours, said a report in the Miami Herald. Lieutenant Pat Santangelo, of the Florida Highway Patrol, is not sure
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        Lock icon ST beefs up its bureaus
        882 16 Upgraded network boosts global coverage with 23 correspondents working out of 13 bureaus THE Straits Times is strengthening its network of overseas bureaus, assigning more correspondents and reassigning others as part of continual efforts to deepen its reporting of the region and beyond. The latest
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        Lock icon EUROPE ON EDGE
        1461 17  -  Jonathan Eyal In the last of our eight-part series on what is in store for major countries in the new year, The Straits Times looks ahead for Europe, where the economic downturn affects the continent in very different ways Financially weaker EU states present bloc with political
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      161 9 NexiaTS Singapore collaborates AchlGVinS? with Smith Williamson, UK We extend our heartiest congratulations to Nexia TS for their collaboration with Smith Williamson of the United Kingdom. Smith Williamson is a leading financial services firm and the eighth largest firm of accountants in UK-with 12 principal offices in UK and Ireland,
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      93 9 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COin before it realises it does business MOST-READ ONLINE without conscience and integrity?" "Sex party" becomes drug case. No way Columbia crew could have YOUR SAY survived. Asean will explore the possibility of having the United Nations train MOST COMMENTED peacekeeping
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Election outcome positive for Bangladesh
      427 18 THE contest between the Battling Begums of Bangladesh has ended decisively in triumph for Sheikh Wajeda Hasina. The landslide victory of her Awami League over Begum Khaleda Zia and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in last week's election gives her a chance to fulfil her
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      Lock icon Long-brewing carrier programme
      845 18  -  Robert Karniol CHINA'S MILITARY AMBITIONS By DEFENCE WRITER CHINA'S military ambitions have long been governed by when it will develop and introduce certain capabilities, not if it will do so. Aircraft carriers provide a case in point. Recent hints suggest that Beijing is laying the groundwork for
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      Lock icon Israel's tough choices in zero-sum game
      871 18  -  Fania Oz-Salzberger BATTLEFIELD GAZA By IMAGINE your next-door neighbour with whom you have had a long and bloody feud pulling out a gun and shooting into your windows, from his own living room, which is densely packed with women and children. In fact, he's
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        Lock icon Long-term harm from low prices
        971 19  -  Michael Richardson OIL INDUSTRY By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES With oil cheap and supplies seemingly plentiful again, it is politically unpopular to mandate energy efficiency and an end of subsidies. But this is the medicine that may be required as early as next year if
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        Lock icon Reasons to smile
        762 19  -  Rahul Singh SOUTH ASIAN POLITICS By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES AFTER the shock of the worst terrorist attack on India in Mumbai on Nov 26, the country finally has some reason to smile. The New Year has begun on a happy note: Two elections, one in the
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        Lock icon Cushioning the impact on kids
        949 19  -  Anupama Rao Singh FINANCIAL CRISIS By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES JUST when we are hearing of factories closing as the global economic crisis squeezes countries in Asia, we learn of Pan Nan getting hired by one in Cambodia this month. This should be good news.
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        Lock icon Drivers refuse to give way
        325 20 TOWARDS A GRACIOUS SOCIETY A DRIVING incident on the way back from Malaysia made me embarrassed to be a Singaporean. I wonder if we have lost our graciousness as the country prospers. On Dec 28, the traffic queue at the Singapore Customs at the Second
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        Lock icon Kindness message not direct enough
        170 20 I WOULD like to express my disappointment with the Singapore Kindness Movement. The messages sent out are too subtle. Today, there are many foreigners here who did not experience the courtesy campaigns of the 1980s, which had the most impact on Singaporeans. These new residents
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        Lock icon No preventive measures at TB clinic
        166 20 I AM concerned about the recent re-emer-gence of tuberculosis. Last Monday, from 10am to 10.30 am, I was at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital Tuberculosis Control Unit's Contact Clinic. There were about 15 people in the waiting room for consultation. Two foreign workers wearing
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        378 20 I AM writing to share my experience in getting my sister treated for cancer at the various restructured hospitals in Singapore. During the visits, we witnessed for ourselves the effort and care shown by the health-care workers including the hospitals' administration and medical
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      779 21  -  Salma Khalik SLEEPLESS IN SINGAPORE More seeking help; hospitals have had to expand facilities By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT THE number of people seeking help for sleep problems has gone up significantly over the years, and hospitals have had to bump up their facilities to treat them.
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      706 22  -  Salma Khalik SLEEPLESS IN SINGAPORE Their growth and ability to learn will be affected, say sleep specialists By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT NO DOZING CAN LEAVE KIDS DAZED "Some proudly let me know that they sleep only four hours a night. It's not something
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      516 22  -  Grace Chua By HEAVY schoolbags do not just give children backaches. They actually change the way children walk, a Republic Polytechnic study has found. In it, 17 primary school boys were put on a treadmill while bearing low-slung backpacks weighing 20 per cent of
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      658 23  -  Melissa Sim Theresa Tan Charities, individuals waking up to power of online social sites By IT IS not every day that you find a corporate bigwig sharing his personal interests or posting pictures of his company's fund-raisers online. But Mr Tan Suee Chieh, chief executive of
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      607 23  -  Serene Luo By AT LEAST seven out of 10 personal computers shipped to Singapore are either notebooks or mini notebooks, part of a continuing trend since 2006. Although notebook sales have only just trumped desktop sales worldwide, a United States-based research group iSuppli,
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      349 24 SALARY DISPUTE MOST of the 226 construction workers from China, who showed up at the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) office last week over salary disputes with their employers, have accepted a settlement and are staying on here. Following the ministry's intervention, 171 of
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      752 24  -  K.C. Vijayan They want High Court to order ICA to issue work and study passes By LAW CORRESPONDENT Previous brushes with the law CASEI Who: Ms Zhang Van, 27 Past record: Had a student pass to study at a
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      669 25  -  Lee Hui Chieh Patients need not undergo surgery to remove tumour; they recover faster, pay less By RETIREE Tan Ah Liang, 83, had his stomach cancer removed without needing a single cut on his body. As the tumour was discovered at an early stage,
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      362 25  -  Ang Yiying By FOR the first time, Christians, Buddhists and Muslims have come together to raise funds for needy Institute of Technical Education (ITE) students in the South West district by collecting recyclables. The project, involving City Harvest Church, the Singapore Soka Association and
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      523 26  -  Salma Khalik Spinal cord problem fixed; surgery to create hard covering for top of her head due later By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT JAMUNA, the surviving Nepali conjoined twin, left for home yesterday morning after three months here. She will be back in about three
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      400 26  -  Teh Joo Lin By A SINGAPORE Armed Forces (SAF) recruit was beaten up in camp last month and is still warded in hospital with head injuries. The 19-year-olds mother told The Straits Times he had to be warded in the intensive care unit of
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        342 27  -  LAI YI MING BY IT PAYS to shop at NTUC Fair Price supermarkets. The cooperative has joined forces with Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) to run an in-store festive campaign, Fair Price Strike It Big, that promises to reward lucky shoppers with big
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        243 27  -  AHMAD OSMAN BY NESTLE Singapore has reassuring news for its 300 workers at a time of mass retrenchments elsewhere. The Swiss-based food manufacturing company has told its staff here that none of them will be retrenched because of the economic
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        807 27  -  LEONG PHEI PHEI Keeping baby boomers in the workforce beyond the retirement age will give them financial security and stimulate the "silver years" industry BY How to plan for retirement Some advice from Ms Anne Tay, vice-president, Group Wealth Management, OCBC Bank In tough times, investors
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        619 28  -  Eisen Teo MY SPACE In bad times, will youth here choose constructive or destructive route? By Singaporean youth usually need to be arm-twisted to speak up, and the greatest impact many seek to make is on their grade sheets. IN CASUAL T-shirt and pants, Mohammed
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        515 28  -  Bryna Sim MY SPACE By SEX, sex, sex yes, it seems that is all young people think about. Yet it appears we remain largely ignorant about it. As a group, news reports have it that we are a walking contradiction. There are those who are utterly
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        741 28 MY LIFE Youthlnk writers talk about the news events of 2008 that made the greatest impact on them Bangkok bedlam Bangkok bedlam THE highlight of the year for me was the seizure of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport by thousands of anti-Thaksin protesters for nine days from
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        319 28  -  Justin Kan MY THOUGHTS By CONFUCIUS said the basic unit in every society is the family. Truly, nothing comes even remotely close to having positive blood ties in the family unit. It is so unfortunate that today, the notion of individuality has overshadowed the significance of
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        41 28 IF YOU'RE between 17 and 27 years old, log on to mypoll-youthink.blog spot.com today. Your views will be summarised in My Poll, a graphic feature on this page. Graphs and charts will capture your views because they matter.
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        84 28 WE'RE looking for different angles on youth culture by youth photographers. Do you have an interesting picture about how your generation lives? Send it to us with a caption about what it is, along with your IC number and contact details. If your contribution is published
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      100 21 pi WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm affordable health care, it should not be MOST-READ ONLINE so 'cheap' that everybody goes to the Rail to JB mega mall starts Monday. hospital for minor ailments... People Lim Chuan Poh A person to watch are already packing emergency wards
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      275 29 Gillingham 1 Aston Villa 2 LONDON: James Milner scored twice on his 23rd birthday as Aston Villa avoided becoming the latest Premier League side to make an early FA Cup exit with a 2-1 third-round win away to Gillingham. But it took a controversial
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      675 29 "I've known from day one the frailties of the team. You need leaders and if you have talented players missing, then that spark can be lacking." MARK HUGHES, Man City manager, who had Robinho and Stephen Ireland injured for the FA Cup third-round game Hughes, livid with
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      270 29 LONDON: Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari admits his players are suffering a crisis of confidence in front of goal after League One minnows Southend snatched a last-gasp, 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge. The Blues' front three of Joe Cole, Didier Drogba and scorer
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      637 30 Gerrard puts up a skipper's performance despite problems "His pass at the end to Torres epitomised the team spirit we have in the team. He has been a great servant for this club and he is a terrific guy." SAMMY LEE, Liverpool assistant manager, on Steven Gerrard
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      498 30 LONDON: Jermain Defoe does not intend to play for Portsmouth again after receiving death threats from angry fans, who are incensed by his desire to rejoin Harry Redknapp at Tottenham. "Some of the calls have made me sick to my stomach," the striker told
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        356 30 LONDON: Arsene Wenger now has one more reason to quit Arsenal and finally say yes to Real Madrid's overtures. He wants his club to sign Russia playmaker Andrei Arshavin this month, given the season-ending injury to Cesc Fabregas. But Arsenal's initial offer has fallen well short
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        359 30 LONDON: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes Carlos Tevez may leave the Premier League club. The Argentina striker insists he wants to stay at Old Trafford but his wage demands are making it difficult to turn his loan move into a permanent one. He is
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      677 31 Murray throws down the gauntlet to Federer and Nadal, even as the Swiss bids to regain top spot DOHA: Roger Federer will begin his bid to regain the world No. 1 spot from Rafael Nadal when the 2009 men's circuit gets underway at the Qatar
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        100 31 ROME: AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti said David Beckham will play in this week's football friendly against Hamburg SV and possibly against AS Roma in the Serie A on Sunday. Beckham is at Milan on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy until early
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        113 31 AUCKLAND: Fifa president Sepp Blatter has pulled rank on Asian football chief Mohamed Hammam over clubs playing in foreign leagues. It is the latest disagreement between the pair, who often talk of their close friendship. Hammam recently called for Wellington Phoenix to be booted
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        60 31 LONDON: Manny Pacquiao's fight with Ricky Hatton, Britain's most popular boxer, will take place in Las Vegas on May 2, according to the Filipino's promoter, Bob Arum. They will share the spoils of the light-welterweight bout, which is expected to generate £40 million
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        52 31 MILAN: Italian former rider Luca Gelfi was found dead in his bicycle shop on Saturday after apparently committing suicide, the Italian cycling federation said on its website. The 42-year-old, who won two stages of the 1990 Giro d'ltalia, was suffering from depression, media
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      267 31 Miami Heat 101 New Jersey Nets 96 (0T) MIAMI: Soaring for blocks and acrobatic dunks, Dwyane Wade stuffed the Nets. He scored 29 points, had three key blocks in the closing minutes and the Miami Heat overcame a 16-point deficit to beat New Jersey 101-96 in
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      223 31 NEW YORK: If and when Stephon Marbury wins his release from the New York Knicks, his next destination may be Boston. If that chain of events comes to pass, it could set up the ultimate experiment in team chemistry, reported ESPN.com on Friday. In
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      556 32 SEA Games 2009 *Sports that will feature: Athletics, aquatics (diving, swimming), archery, badminton, billiards and snooker, cycling, boxing, fin swimming (above), football, golf, judo, karate, muay thai, petanque, sepak takraw, shooting, shuttlecock kicking, silat, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis and soft tennis, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling, wushu. Olympic
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      325 32  -  Lin Xinyi By SINGAPORE'S Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Community Development, Youth and Sports) Teo Ser Luck says the South-east Asia Games are still relevant to the Republic. He explained: "The SEA Games can be a test bed for us to identify good athletes to groom." However,
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      156 32 AROUND 30 youth ambassadors of Create Action Now! (CAN!), a youth initiative in celebration of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), took to the streets along Orchard Road and the Bugis area yesterday. Dressed in lime-green T-shirts and freezing momentarily in various poses with
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      574 32  -  Wang Meng Meng By IT IS all change at the Young Lions with a new tactician at the helm and a new marksman firing the bullets. In a sparring match between what is essentially the national Under-23 side, and the Lions, the eager youngsters
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      204 32 PERTH: Marat Safin (right) has admitted being involved in a brawl in Moscow last week, but wasted no time declaring he had won the fight. The Russian tennis star stunned fans when he turned up late at the Hopman Cup sporting two black
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      213 32 Basketball NBA Indiana 122 Sacramento 117, Atlanta 103 Houston 100, Charlotte 102 Milwaukee 92, Miami 101 New Jersey 96 (OT), Minnesota 102 Chicago 92, San Antonio 108 Philadelphia 106, Denver 105 New Orleans 100. Singapore Challenge Series Singapore Slingers 97 Bantang Pier Harbour Centre 72. Cricket Third Test Second
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      204 29 p I I jßPfck-.;-! COMING THROUGH Troubled Steven Gerrard shows character as Liverpool beat Preston. 810 COMMUNITY GAMES Malaysia's Sports Minister questions SEA Games' importance. 812 NOW A YOUNG LION Khairul Nizam, "the new Fandi Ahmad", has joined the Young Lions. 812 0 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND
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      182 30 SPORTS BET ING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER ECup Blyth Spartans Blackburn Tue, 06/01/09 4.00 am International Football Hamburg Milan Tue, 06/01/0911.00pm Spanish Cup Atletico Madrid Barcelona Wed, 07/01/09 3.00 am E League Cup Tottenham Burnley Wed, 07/01/09 4.00 am I ri rj Draw No. 2394/2009 #/V/V Draw Today! Monday, 5
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      842 31 HORSE RACING Track: Heavy Race 6 Class 4 (5) 1200 m Race 1 Class 5 (8) 1600 m Ap|)ANaw 11 uHmp aiiha nrvu i D WinuTQII ADD o Lj LJ6W Z 1 1 WINU AUnft, W l\ Y3n 1 MimiMiMiiiri^ w w uwa* bi 9 Sovereign Express, App M Yusri
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      110 32 fd Today Football English FA Cup: Blyth Spartans v Blackburn (Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3.55 am). Tennis Hopman Cup: USA v Slovakia (Live, Ch24, spm) ATP Qatar Open: Day 1 (Live, Ch24, 9pm). Tomorrow Football Dubai Football Challenge: Hamburg SV v AC Milan (Live, Ch27, 10.55pm) English League Cup s-finals: Tottenham
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      110 33 Elam Sivamayam NAGAPAN MURUGHAYYA OIMTHIRIYAR (Vadnvoor Tamil Nadu) Age: 88 passed away peacefully on 4 January 2009. Sadly missed by all loved ones. Wife: Anjalae Kandasamy Sons: Daughters-in-law: M. Somasamy Thameyenthi M. Maniam Parvathy (M. Thiagaraju, deceased) (Lakshimi, deceased) M. Segaran Daughter: Son-in-law: (M. Saroja, deceased) Chandrasegar Grandchildren: Sumathi, Suresh,
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      107 33 FOO SEE TONG Age: 97 Departed 3 January 2009 (Wife: Tan Eye Lan, deceased) Sons: Spouses: (Foo Kok Sam, deceased) Katherine Chow Lai Ying (Foo Koh Liang, deceased) Law Hwa Mok Foo Kok Jong (Janet Chong, deceased) Choo Ai Chen Foo KohWah MaryLim Foo Kok Young Violet Wong Grandchildren their
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      84 33 HENGYAM CHUAN Age: 73 passed away peacefully on 3 January 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Tan Jin Hong Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tan Shong Ye Yeo Tang Ngee Tan Che Ye Serena Teo Joo Ling Granddaughters: Tan Yun Hui Breanna Tan Sze Chi Carissa Tan Sze Yin
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      162 33 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith 2 Timothy 4:7 STEVEN BOH TIP YOONG Age: 65 Was called home to be with the Lord on 3rd January 2009. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. Wife: Catherine Boh nee Chua
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      124 33 ONG SWEE PENG, PAULINE Age: 57 was called home to be with the Lord on 4 Jan 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Sons: Danny Ng Siong Lek Roger Ng Siong Hock Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Ong Swee Chye, Ron Lilian Tan Ong Swee Seng, Gary Chang Mci Lin
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      116 33 "Are you the same as the flowers that died in the frost or are you different "*< flowers'?" "We are not the same and we are not different. When conditions are sufficient, we manifest." Thick Nhat Hanh TAN SENG SUE Age: 75 passed away gracefully on 3 January 2009, leaving
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      32 33 First Anniversary In Loving Memory of K.LAWRENCE Departed on 5 Jan 2008 Gone from our life One so dear But in our hearts Forever near Dearly missed remembered by wife, children grandchildren
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      173 33 KOH SOW CHENG led a purposeful life and passed on peacefully on 3 January, 2009 Age: 80 (Husband: Chng Chong Chia, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Cheng Huang Leng Yam Wai Yee Chng Huan Cheah Tham Oi Yoke, Grace Chng Huang Kiang, John Lim Wee Lin, Elene Chng Huang Lik Tan Khan
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      94 33 "In thy presence is fullness of Joy" (PS 16:11) TAN SOO KEE Age 79 Devoted husband, father and grandfather Higher Nursing Officer (retired SGHI9B4) Safe in the arms of Jesus on 4 Jan 2009 Lovingly remembered by: Beloved wife: Koh Meow Cheng, Nancy Sons: Daughters-in-law: Wee Liang Ellen Wee Khiang
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      85 33 "For this my son was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found." Luke 15:24 ADRIENNE REITAY (KIKI) Age: 26 was called home to be with the Lord on 4 Jan 2009. Dearly missed by: Father: John Tay Peng Hua Mother: Doreen Tan Geok Ho Brother: Melvin Tay
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      40 33 The family of the late TAN JIT NEO Departed 29 December 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement.
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      37 33 Bth Anniversary In Loving Memory of DR. JOSEPH LEONG HON KOON Gone home to be with the Lord on 5 January 2001 Your Love, principles values live on in us everyday Always cherished by family loved ones
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      87 33 KISHINCHAND BALCHAND MANSUKHANI Age: 79 passed away peacefully on 3/1/2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Wife: Geetu Shanani, deceased) Sons: Kailash (Ken) Mansukhani Naresh Mansukhani Umesh Mansukhani Daughters-in-law: Rita Mansukhani Jaanam Mansukhani Hanisha Mansukhani Grandchildren: Ricky K. Mansukhani Kashish K. Mansukhani Bhavna U. Mansukhani Lesha N. Mansukhani
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      55 33 r -m The family of the late ANDREWTAN EWE BENG Departed 30 Dec 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. For further enquiries, pis call 9179 3918 9437
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      50 33 THALAI THEVASAM In Loving Memory Of AMBURAM S/O ARUMUGAM Departed on 19 Dec 2007 Deeply missed fondly remembered by Mum, Brothers, Sisters, Brothers-in-law, Sisters-in-law, Nephews, Nieces, Relatives Friends Prayers will be held tomorrow 06/01/2009 9.30 am at Blk 17 Toh Vi Drive #05-79. Please treat this as a personal invitation
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      66 33 NGCHOHWAN Age: 73 was called home to be with the Lord on 3 Jan 2009 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Seah Poh Kirn Sons: NgYu Chian NgYuLik Daughters-in-law: Yap Heng Puai Ong May Li Grandsons: NgWei Kit Augustine NgWei SingAlvin Wake is held at Blk 5 Marine Vista. Tel: *****497
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      100 33 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 MOSES T. CHRISTIAN Age: 49 was called home to be with the Lord on 3 January 2009. Dearly missed and precious memories will always
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      64 33 VALLIAMAL D/O RAMASAMY Age: 76 passed away peacefully on 4 January 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: K. Ramiah (Radio Spore) Son: R. Kamalamohan Daughter-in-law: Satwant Kaur Daughter: R. Kalarani Granddaughters: Dhiviya Mohan Reka Mohan Body is resting at 14 Capricorn Drive Tel: 6453 3160 Cortege
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      11 33 For the loved ones whom you remember. "In Memoriam" CLASSIFIED x
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      46 33 CORRIGENDUM In yesterday's death announcement published in The Straits Times for the late Mdm Low Sye Ngo. Ng Hui Hui and Ng Jia Ming should be granddaughter and grandson respectively. The advertiser regrets the error. "In memoriam" is for the loved ones whom you remember... 3
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        573 34  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS Q4 earnings expected to be dismal but bourse 'may be benign' ahead of Budget and Obama's swearing-in By THE new year started on a positive note with global financial markets rallying on Friday, partly due to hopes that an economic
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        292 34  -  LEE SU SHYAN WARRANT WATCH DESPITE news that private home prices dropped by a sharp 5.7 per cent last quarter, shares of property developers shone on Friday which helped the related warrants to post strong gains. Capita Land and City Developments rallied on 2009's first day of
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          97 34 Where S$ stands Janfdf 2 CHNG YR 2008/200S CLOSE FR Dec 31 S$ LOW S$ HIGH IS$ 1.4526 -0.97 1.5346 1.3457 iuro 2.0259 +0.01 2.2064 1.8640 2.1140 -1.71 2.8431 2.0663 1$ 1.0117 -1.59 1.3251 0.9068 fen* 1.5933 +0.04 1.6899 1.2619 tupiah* 0.***** -1.42 0.***** 0.***** Jan I 7° UHNU
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          189 34 BLD10US$ JOB 5.05%NCPS 100 QCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 QCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 OCBCCap 5.1%NCPS 100 DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 JOB .yxor China H 10USS DBS Grp 8628 9354 8300 9158 8740 9630 1338 1082 869 403.9 344.0 260.0 170.0 160.0 130.0 126.0 113.3 71.7 3. 3.
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          201 34 CENTS /o :apitalandRBeCW***** ioodpack W*****6 >TI 1750 DBeCW*****2 JOB HBL eCW*****2 )BS BNP eCW*****0 >TI 1650 DBeCW*****2 )BS DB eCW*****7 >TI 1600BNPeCW*****0 :apitalanMBLeCW***** 51.5 12 41 34 29.5 56 21 41.5 34 10.0 10.0 9.0 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.5 6.0 24.1 500.0 28.1 30.8 34.1 14.3
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        2201 34 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS un^trust or mvestment'^n^ed insurance policy qualifies for inclusion under the CPF Investment Scheme if it has: a three-year track record, top quartile performance, a S(J i es c /j ar g e mt exceeding 3 per cent and an expense ratio that is lower than the median
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        854 35 Every cent counts in these tough times, so companies must scrimp and save to maintain profits. Alvin Foo looks at 10 creative, penny-pinching ways Cost-cutting: Let staff know FIRMS seeking to cut costs should adopt a structured plan and communicate the measures effectively to
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          96 35 KOH BOON HWEE: Appointed non-executive director of food and property group Yeo Hiap Seng last Thursday based on his calibre and experience. Mr Koh, 58, is the chairman of DBS Bank and Sunningdale Tech and also sits on the boards of Temasek Holdings and
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          87 35 PHILIP CHUNG: Resigned as executive chairman of Sun East Group, a Chinese beauty and cosmetics firm, with effect from last Monday due to health reasons. Mr Chung, 64, founded the group in February 1999 and was responsible for its overall strategic planning and business development. Ms
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          26 35 WILLIAM CHUNG NIEN CHIN: Appointed independent non-executive director of Golden Agri-Resources. Mr Chung replaces Mr Marie Joseph Raymond Lamusse who has resigned.
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          78 35 ROLAND CHAN: Appointed chief operating officer (COO) of Old Chang Kee on Saturday to strengthen the top management and assist the executive chairman and chief executive officer in formulating strategy and with the overall management of the company. Mr Chan, 54, most recently held a
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          67 35 ALICE EE: Appointed executive assistant manager in sales and marketing of M Hotel Singapore with effect from today. Ms Ec, 39, will oversee the sales and marketing division and work closely with the revenue management department. Formerly the director of sales and marketing for five
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      933 36  -  Goh Eng Yeow CAI JIN DBS led the way six years ago during Sars, giving S'poreans leeway in servicing home loans By SIGNS of the credit squeeze are emerging everywhere in Singapore. After a final, Christmas sales spending binge, consumers are really starting to tighten
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        125 36 BEIJING: China's manufacturing sector contracted for the third month in a row last month, but the pace of deterioration slowed as output and new orders improved slightly, an official survey showed yesterday. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 41.2 from the record low of 38.8
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        70 36 LONDON: WPP, the world's second-largest advertising company, is to cut several thousand jobs worldwide as the economic downturn affects demand, the Observer newspaper reported yesterday, citing a company insider. Most of the job losses are expected to come in western Europe and North America,
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        54 36 WASHINGTON: A seven-member investor group, including billionaire George Soros and Dell founder Michael Dell, has agreed to buy failed lender IndyMac for US$l3.9 billion (Ss2o billion). IndyMac was seized by the US government in July after a run on the bank as the American housing market
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        69 36 HONG KONG: Steel-to-property conglomerate Citic Pacific, which had warned of a possible loss of US$2.4 billion (553.5 billion) from unauthorised wrong way bets on the Australian dollar, said its entire board of directors is under investigation by the Securities and Futures Commission. The firm confirmed
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      461 37 ECONOMIC RECOVERY PACKAGE Long-range changes to be combined with more typical stimulus moves CHICAGO: US President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are considering major expansions of govern-ment-assisted health-care insurance and unemployment compensation as they begin intensive work this week on a two-year economic
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      190 37 NEW YORK: Microsoft will embark on a significant cost-cutting initiative this year, which might begin as early as this month, to offset a global slowdown in sales, CNBC reported yesterday. But it quoted sources as saying the cuts will largely be handled
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      359 37 LONDON: Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged to create 100,000 jobs in a 1930s American-style public works programme. Projects for school repairs, new rail links and better broadband infrastructure would help stem rising unemployment, he said in an interview with The Observer newspaper published
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      739 38  -  Yang Huiwen Companies' year-end closing of books may suffer if chief financial officers go in this period By Companies that have recently lost or will lose their chief financial officers (CFOs) include Multistar Holdings, Rotary Engineering and Eagle Brand Holdings, Avi-Tech Electronics and Food Junction Holdings.
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      1048 35 sats one with you SINGAPORE AIRPORT TERMINAL SERVICES LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore] Company Registration No. *****1770G NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited (the "Company") will be held at the Grand Ballroom, Level 2,
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      575 36 F^ X^!^^ A j I I IWJ B mL A. f* J Agriculture USD RIC-B 23/12/08 6,25 USD Although negative news continues to flow into the market, Asian Ej£QHEZ^^^^^3 stocks held up relatively well in a rather uneventful week. Most market Agriculture Us£ /12/Oa 627g0g usd ended the week higher
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      934 37 Find the most comprehensive range of products and services in CATS Classified in r^ The Straits Times Lfl3/\l me Jirdiis limes t Attend our Free Talk and learn... why spot forex trading is fast becoming popular among the "smart" investors today. I how our "live" traders are achieving a consistent
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      101 38 pi WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm en-bloc sales in 2007 have just MOST-READ ONLINE received their payments and are buying Home prices fall again. into HDB." British house prices dive. RECESSION REPORT MOST COMMENTED What's the latest on the economic Private homes continue freef all; and
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      357 39 DESIGN: LEE CHEE CHEW PHOTOS: LIM WUI LIANG, ALAN LIM, EMI and REUTERS F^BS BET A NA I I C-CUP CLEAVAGE K W *^m T0 L00K SEXYIN LOW-CUT DRESSES! Cp\x £C As a celebrity, I need to have a slim, sleek figure but slimming badly affected my bustline, resulting k
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      32 39 A mother's love Hair affair Oscar for Sim Wong Hoo^s Story Anne? sister writes JfP% behind M Princess S^\ about their George Lam's P Diaries starl «4 mother moustache shows m- J
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        783 40  -  Stephanie yap Sim Wong Hoo's sister has written a book about their mother who brought up her 12 children alone She reared pigs and grew fruit in order to provide for her 12 children, one of whom is technology multi-millionaire Sim Wong Hoo, 53,
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        313 40 Top earners of 2008 Los Angeles Will Smith, star of Hancock and Seven Pounds, was voted the top money-making movie star of 2008, dethroning Johnny Depp in an annual poll released last Friday of cinema owners and film buyers. Smith, 40, is only the second
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        313 40 Los Angeles Hollywood's six major studios say they broke overseas box-office records last year, with an estimated US$9.9 billion (Ssl4 billion) in tickets sold. That is a 4 per cent increase from a year earlier, The Hollywood Reporter said last Friday. Each
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        1061 41  -  boon chan He enjoys his music and remains happily in love with wife Sally Yeh. He couldn't ask for more media correspondent George Lam GEORGE LAM AND THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Where: Max Pavilion Singapore Expo When: Jan 17, 7.30pm Admission: $68, $98, $128 $148 from Sistic (go
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        2162 42  -  Andy chen The Necessary Stage founder puts his aged parents before his art and theatre practitioners say he is generous in imparting his craft Alvin Tan 'When I was 13 or 14, my neighbour told my mum that if I didn't want to learn Chinese, I wouldn't
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        544 43  -  jasmine teo Liv Zhiwen has released an album of him singing the songs he wrote for top singers LIU ZHIWEN CAMPUS AND MALL APPEARANCES Where: Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Tampines Mall When: Thursday at Ngee Ann Poly, Saturday at Tampines Mall Admission: Free. For info, go
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        518 43 Oprah Winfrey should lose weight and Michael Jackson should get a total medical check-up. Like everyone else, celebrities need New Year resolutions to kick off a brand-new year. To help them, Life! suggests some resolutions for those who made headlines last year Actress Carina Lav What resolution
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        1407 44 quote me The "two" in the equation means C squared, not MC multiplied by two' Mathematician David Leslie taking issue with singer Mariah Carey (right) saying her album E=MC2 stands for "emancipation equals Mariah Carey times two" 'Don't listen, don't care. Close up eyes, ears, mouth
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        1429 46 That smile, that likability, but actress Anne Hathaway is baring her teeth in her latest Oscar-buzzed role 'I wanted the part because I thought, "What would it be like to have a manipulative streak a mile wide that you're completely not aware of?'" Anne Hathaway on her
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      411 45  -  tara tan e Fairy tales and fantastical imagery dealing with fear and hope inspire this dance from Spain arts reporter VARIACIONS ALLELUIA Who: Lanonima Imperial Where: Esplanade Theatre Studio When: Friday and Saturday, Bpm Admission: $19 and $27 from Sistic (www.sistic.com.sg or call 6348-5555) You would not
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      489 45  -  deepika shetty CINDERELLA Where: Esplanade Theatre When: Till Jan 22, Bpm, with 3pm weekend matinees Admission: $35 to $180 from Sistic (www.sistic.com.sg or call 6348-5555) Even sceptics may be forced to admit that it is possible to breathe new life into an all-too-familiar fairy tale
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      392 45  -  chang tou liang TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS Orchestra of the Music Makers, Chan Tze Law, Conductor Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Concert Hall Last Saturday "We are the music-makers. And we are the dreamers of dreams." The first lines of Arthur O'Shaughnessy's Ode is the
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        371 48 Nassau (Bahamas) Actors John Travolta (below) and Kelly Preston are in shock, a day after their 16-year-old son died suddenly during a vacation at their resort home, friends say. "He never dreamed of this their relationship was so close," family lawyer Michael Ossi was
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        306 48 Hong Kong After 14 years in showbiz, Leo Ku won his first Most Popular Male Singer prize at broadcaster TVB's Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards. The 36-year-old was in tears last Saturday as he thanked his record company, manager Paco Wong, lyricist Lin Xi,
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        197 48 5566 BREAKING UP? Taiwanese boyband 5566 may break up, as they have yet to renew their contracts with their agent, say reports. According to China Times Weekly, members Zax Wang, Tony Sun, Sam Wang and Jason Hsu have grown apart career-wise. Zax Wang is busy with his two children,
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      313 41 HOTLINE: EX""SOKS Reel in a firm healthy body in 2009 Make a firm resolution this 2009 and let Expressions help make it come true. Garner a healthy weight and fat loss, trim and fit body and at best a well-toned one too. -M s Enjoy our New Year Bash 1
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      327 51 Because bathrooms are probably the wettest parts of the house (unless you have an indoor pool, water feature or koi pond), they are usually constructed with a view to preventing leaks and overflows in them from affecting the rest of the home. In
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      31 67 f^l^J^BWP) 191/11/2008 WffCf I/I/I .^tfflfe^^V^ o^^ fcrr;-'* K\ 4| M' .M,!\l|\ IME&, V The Straits 1 i.nes Media Club j |MIV V* The IN Crowd visits Kuala LumP" r < Malaysia i
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        258 68  - editor'snote... news you cannot lose SERENE GOH EDITOR V hen it comes to voicing if MM your opinions, it's not enough to flame and blame in blogs and social networking sites. —there's nothing quite like seeing— your byline in print," one teen reporter told me recently. So it comes down
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        353 69 No matter where you may have taken drugs in Singapore or overseas you will be caught Drugs like Ecstasy are illegal in Singapore, but it is okay to take them while on holiday overseas, right? Wrong. One young Singaporean discovered this the hard way after taking a
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        392 70  - Go green by eat ing green Chong Joe En Although there are now biodegradable options when it comes to food packaging, students say that styrofoam is still the way Chong Joe En to go. By W W What's wrong with paying a bit more to save the environment in the
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        198 70 Youth voice not heard at UN Climate Talks Frustrated at their concerns being ignored, youth representatives at the UN Climate Change Talks, held in Poland last month, joined together to stage protests holding banners. Australian Paul Ferris, 23, noted a "real contrast between the youth coming together and
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        483 72  -  Kimiko Chan explains how the shooting of a teenage boy has sparked the worst riots Greece has seen in decades. What sparked off the shooting incident? On Dec 6, a 15-year-old student named Alexandros Andreas Grigoropoulos was shot dead by police in a dangerous neighbourhood in Athens,
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        442 73  -  Yen Feng The IN Crowders had fun in XL lasFmontn^nd gofa~ little work done as well. By Last year's annual Straits Times Media Club trip was short, sweet, and full of good, ole fashioned, Internet-free teen bonding. Over a three-day visit to Kuala Lumpur that began on Dec
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        841 74 The IN Crowders had fun in XL last month, and got a little work done as well Meet the Brats By Bernice Leong Dec 15 was the most significant of the three days of our little rendezvousjn Kuala Lumpur. Why? Because we, the IN crowd from Singapore Press
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        491 75  -  Marissa Yeo The paradise ofa thousand shops. By Throngs of teenage shoppers, decked in the quirky trends of Malaysia, packed the shops of this six-storey shopping complex. Armed with about RM2OO (SsB2), the hunt for the best bargains began. THE-PERKS-j/f There is a great mix of
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      107 76 THE FALL OF THE PETAL Name: Nur Hakim Zulkiflee Age: 15 Level: Sec 4 School: Regent Secondary GLASS Name: Diana Yeo Wei Ting Age: 14 Level: Secondary 3 School: CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' UNTITLED S PHOTO Name: Ong Shi Pei Benjamin Age: 14 Level: Secondary 3 School: Regent Secondary
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        881 77  -  Amresh Gunasingham By The Straits Times, Dec 22 PAST Some dogs are more likely to bite than others and it has nothing to do with how big they are. It may have something to do with their ancestors. Jack Russell terriers are known for being nippers.
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        275 78 re "Xtra" work may be required, but the speed appealed to some students. Muhammad Farhan Mohd Idros, 17, a fast-track student enrolled in the Higher Nitec course in mechanical engineering at ITE College East at Simei, said: "Why not cut down one year of study and come here directly
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      270 68 SUPERVISING EDITOR Bertha Henson EDITOR Serene Goh JOURNALISTS Yen Feng, Lim Pow Hong, Malini Nathan, Scow Kai Lun CONTRIBUTORS Alison de Souza, Andrew Duffy, Mardiana Abu Bakar INTERNS Chong Joe En, Beverly Goh, Vanessa Ho, Sarah Sim, Sirin Thongudomporn ART DESIGN Samir Shridhar, Jaster Ngui, Zulaiha Jumari EDITORIAL PROJECTS UNIT
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      72 77 SUMMARISE Summarise this report in under 100 words. ■snoiAqo sb eg jou Aew sejiq 6op ||ews« ■ejiq oj A|e>|!| ejow eje s6op 6iq 'sjeqwnu asm jcy« ■eAissej66B eg übo s6op yews ueAg« ■s6op ||B jo; 6uiuie4 jblji jubm e|doed eujos« ■s6op 6iq eujos jo; 6uiuibji Ajos|ndwoo sjubm \/AV s MI«
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      635 80 IN THE END il /Tt lf^*V^ fsUDOKU V A B^v Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively iun;i=m=tt« I I 7594 I 6 Match these digits to the reasons they made the news 7 6 3 o 1)
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