The Straits Times, 8 February 2009

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    24 1 A Singapore Press Holdings ~B* publication Z7\J cents the sunday times FEBRUARY 8, 2009 196 PAGES IN THREE PARTS MICA (P) 192/11 /2008 straitstimes.com
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    Lock icon Shift in US foreign policy: Diplomacy over military might
    519 1 Allies will also be called upon to help tackle global crises: Vice-President Biden Munich Delivering the Obama administration's first major foreign policy speech, Vice-President Joe Biden said the United States would emphasise diplomacy over military power while urging allies to shoulder
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    Lock icon Senators agree on reduced stimulus plan
    242 1  -  Bhagyashree Garekar US Correspondent Washington President Barack Obama yesterday appeared to have secured enough support in the Senate for his economic stimulus plan, albeit a pared-down one. Three moderate Republicans extended their support for the compromise plan in return for the Democrats sacrificing some
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      65 1 ■Ml I Marco Wong and Ophelia Lim I■■ are two of more than 700 people who wrote in to us asking for i H help to get a job. From this Sunday, IT Y^Sgi^^^^^ we get the experts to help jobless Hi/ 'l Pm. PHOTOS: NC SOR LUAN, JOYCE FANG,
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      117 1 ERA COURT I CASE: Regulation needed in industry IMEPAGES2&3 9 s\ WHO PAYS in pile-up crashes? )MEPAGEIO JmMhl infections from 4£f\o online coloured contact lenses )MEPAGEII 4 How to spot a *ylm, BOGUS A scheme *0u invest M^\ ANDREI ARSHAVIN the "impact" Jgfc player W SPORT PAGES3B&39 j- V*,COLUMNS JANADAS
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  • prime
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      Lock icon 'Flipping' property for a quick profit
      1038 2  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Fiona Chan ERA COURT CASE Agents speak out on how common practice is, and conditions for an ethical transaction ABOUT THIS CASE Mr Yuen Chow Hin, an IT company vice-president, and his wife, Madam Wong Wai Fan, a housewife, sold their two-bedroom
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      Lock icon Other dirty tricks some agents play
      523 2 Seller, protect yourself A property agent should work in his client's best interest, so look out for anything that indicates otherwise. IDo your homework. Always get a valuation done on the property so you know if you are being cheated, said Mr CM. Tan,
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      Lock icon License all agents, say experts
      509 2  -  Mavis Toh The Consumers Association of Singapore wants an accreditation scheme to be put in place for the property industry. Its executive director, Mr Seah Seng Choon, said that he has been in talks with various government agencies over the last six months to work
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      Lock icon ERA imposes stricter ethics guidelines
      281 2  -  Fiona Chan ERA Realty Network has implemented stricter ethics guidelines for its 3,000 agents. It has also suspended the two agents involved in the case Mr Jeremy Ang and Mr Mike Parikh. The property agency will now require all agents to sign an undertaking at
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      Lock icon They thought they had good deal
      994 2  -  Debbie Yong THE SELLERS Her name was Natassha Sadiq. They thought that sounded like she was from the Middle East, which meant she had to be rich and could afford to pay top dollar for their property. And so the Yuens told their property
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      Lock icon Buyer dragged into legal tussle
      412 2  -  Huang Huifen CURRENT OWNER THE TENANT "All I know is that there has been a change of ownership, but I'm still paying the same rent, thus it is nothing related to me." MR YUJI KUBO, 57, tenant of the Riverside Piazza apartment, on the legal
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      Lock icon Tighter rental flat criteria spell shorter waiting times
      519 3  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi HDB hopes to reduce queue by a third for applicants with new eligibility rules WSSSSSSSSm MimimAm 35EE38E333 33E353&E Jmmm ■nHniiiiffiiH mil One and a half to two years that is the current waiting time for an HDB rental flat.
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      Lock icon Jobs Credit debate has cleared up some concerns: Swee Say
      437 3  -  Jamie Ee Wen Wei B9 B BSEfSS ES During a three-day parliamentary debate on the Budget statement last week, at least four MPs including People's Action Party MPs and opposition MP Low Thia Khiang had questioned the effectiveness of the
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      Lock icon Bailed-out US banks barred from hiring foreigners
      497 3 Washington The US Senate has voted to restrict the hiring of foreign workers by banks that are receiving government bailout funds while undergoing vast layoffs. The legislation by Senators Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, and Charles Grassley, a Republican, would require the banks
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      Lock icon Perak sees double with 2 menteris besar at work
      580 3  -  Carolyn Hong Malaysia Bureau Chief In Ipoh Perak Menteri Besar Zambry Abdul Kadir yesterday attended his first function as the state's new leader, even as his ousted predecessor Nizar Jamaluddin continued to cling on to the post. The farcical drama continued
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      Lock icon Bad Times Spell boom for religion
      1380 5  -  Tan Dawn Wei special report: religion thrives in downturn 1555E238 Standing room only "Definitely more are coming. People are more fervent and prayerful now. All the pews are full and people are standing. You also see more migrant workers." REVEREND ANDREW WONG Falling back
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      Lock icon HARD TIMES ARE HERE, BUT HE'S HAPPIER NOW
      508 5 Award-winning photographer and TV commercial director Edward Loh (right) knows about the high life. He was commanding a daily rate of US$l5,OOO (5522,535) or more for his shoots for international brand campaigns, and travelling to Hong Kong, China and India for work.
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      Lock icon Recovering from stroke but Chiam is sharp and lucid
      740 7  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi When Potong Pasir MP Chiam See Tong spoke in Parliament during the Budget debate last week, he caused some eyebrows to raise and jaws to drop. Last Wednesday, the 73-year-old walked slowly to the rostrum to speak. For
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      Lock icon MP Seng discharged from hospital
      344 7  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi He will recuperate at home but will still require intensive rehabilitation Yio Chu Kang Member of Parliament Seng Han Thong was discharged from the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) yesterday after being treated for almost a month at its Burns Unit. He was
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      Lock icon More than 200 'cows' abducted by thieves
      603 7  -  Teo Wan Gek Missing 200 cows. Or wooden cut-outs of the animal, to be more precise. That's one third of some 600 that were put up on Jan 25, the eve of Chinese New Year. The cut-outs, in red, blue, pink, yellow and
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      Lock icon Giving thanks to the gods
      451 8  -  Teo Wan Gek More than 8,000 Hindu devotees carry kavadis in foot procession to mark Thaipusam festival Strong belief "I'm used to the pain; in fact I don't feel any pain. It's the will of God." CONSTRUCTION WORKER KASI VELU, who was pierced 108 times
      LAU FOOK KONG  -  451 words
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      Lock icon Woman dies in toilet blaze
      260 8  -  Estelle Low When Madam Wee Chiok took an unusually long time to come back from a toilet visit, her friend decided to check on her. She found a cubicle in the toilet at West Coast Park ablaze. Upon kicking open the door, she saw Madam
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      Lock icon Putting the brakes on pile-ups
      872 9  -  Mavis Toh Speeding is main cause, with most chain collisions occurring on wet roads with light traffic Cabby Jack Khoo was involved in two expressway pile-ups within the space of two years. Both accidents happened on the Central Expressway (CTE) when it was raining and,
      CAROLINE CHIA  -  872 words
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      Lock icon 'It was a really troublesome, expensive affair'
      482 9  -  Mavis Toh WHAT TO DO AFTER A MULTIPLE CRASH Check to see if anyone is injured. If necessary, call the 995 emergency number. Turn on your vehicle's hazard lights to warn other motorists. Take pictures of the scene, as well as pictures of
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      Lock icon Make roads safer for the elderly, say experts
      641 9  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Madam Parawathy Nambiar is 83 and still active although she walks with a cane. But she has become afraid of cars whizzing by in her Toa Payoh estate. "I walk very slowly and I cannot cross the road in time
      WANG HUI FEN  -  641 words
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      Lock icon Look out for contact lenses sold online
      1064 10  -  Elizabeth Soh Many users of these coloured lenses are ending up with eye infections, say doctors Horrifying experience "It was excruciating. I was so frightened, I wondered if I would go blind. When I asked the blog shop for compensation, the person simply
      STEPHANIE YEOW  -  1,064 words
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      Lock icon Age-old barter trade back in vogue
      600 11  -  Irene Tham As recession bites, firms save money by trading goods and services online Here's the deal: In exchange for our accounting software, we would like these services printing, air-condi-tioner servicing and meals. That was the message that local accounting software firm A2OOO Solutions
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      Lock icon SUSHI FOR YOUR SERVICES
      284 11 If you are a lawyer or accountant who loves sushi, step right in. Ms Hazel Hok, 46, owner of Megumi Restaurant, might just be able to do a barter deal: Sushi for your service. She has been trying out barter trading at her latest outlet in
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      Lock icon How online barter works
      323 11 Locally registered companies keen to barter first sign up on the websites of the two online brokerages here, BarterXchange and Barter Vista. Members' details are then checked against the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority's records. There have been no reported cases of fraud so far. One-time
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      Lock icon Stolen tortoises just the latest case of animal theft
      534 11  -  Estelle Low Someone, somewhere, may still be keeping the three tarantulas. The eight-legged creatures, worth up to $200 each, were stolen from the Insect Kingdom Museum in Sentosa three years ago. It was not an isolated case of animal theft in
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      Lock icon National Stadium back in business
      572 12  -  Huang Huifen Management opens venue to all event organisers after demolition plans are put on hold due to funding woes for the new Sports Hub Tossing yusheng for a good year ahead Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong tossing yusheng with Marine Parade GRC MP Fatimah
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      Lock icon CHATLINE OR SEXLINE?
      907 13  -  Mavis Toh Telephone chatlines are being used by some as a way to solicit sex Rape link Chatlines were implicated in 20 rapes reported and nine other girls reported being molested. Talking dirty "The guys mostly want us to talk dirty to them. The boss says it's
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      Lock icon Opposition groups get together to talk unity
      319 13  -  Jeremy Au Yong A handful of opposition leaders gathered yesterday for a public forum that they hoped would herald more unity among opposition groups. Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chairman Gandhi Ambalam, Singapore People's Party (SPP) chairman Sin Kek Tong, and Reform Party chief
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      Lock icon Tourists replace sportsmen in the Bird's Nest
      1096 14  -  Peh Shing Huei China's iconic stadium is losing its glamour fast China Bureau Chief In Beijing "Water Cube" Aquatic Centre: The next most spectacular piece of Olympic architecture after the Bird's Nest, the Cube has been entertaining visitors with a musical fountain performance.
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      Lock icon Malaysia's bunkering ambition in jeopardy
      468 14  -  Leslie Lopez South-east Asia Correspondent A worsening ownership battle for a planned Malaysian bunkering facility to rival Singapore's is threatening to derail the project and could hurt one of the country's largest commercial banks. The project to build a bunkering depot on a reclaimed island
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon Woman, 60, gives birth to twin boys
        85 15 Toronto After trying for four decades, a 60-year-old woman in Canada finally has her own children, giving birth to twin boys to become Canada's oldest mother. Ms Ranjit Hayer and her babies born seven weeks prematurely via caesarean section on Tuesday were in
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        Lock icon 8 rebels killed in military campaign
        62 15 Manila Soldiers backed by attack helicopters have killed eight communist rebels over the past week in the southern Philippines as part of a stepped-up campaign against the guerillas, an army commander said yesterday. The military is under orders from President Gloria Arroyo to end
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        Lock icon Militants behead Polish hostage
        87 15 Warsaw Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said yesterday the government received "informal confirmation" that a Polish hostage in Pakistan has been killed by his captors. Hostage Piotr Stanczak was seized on Sept 28 by armed men who killed his two drivers and bodyguard in northwest Pakistan,
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        Lock icon Man nabbed for selling fake drug
        88 15 Beijing Chinese police have arrested a man suspected of selling a fake diabetes medicine that killed two people. The man, identified as Li Dong, was arrested in north-eastern Liaoning province along with two suspected associates. The drug, which was sold under the brand Tang
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      Lock icon West Java dancers told to gyrate less, cover up
      810 15  -  Salim Osman They are the first group of artists to face impact of strict anti-pornography law Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta PUSH TOWARDS ISLAMIC CONSERVATISM THE move to get Jaipongan dancers to cover up is the latest in a push towards Islamic
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      Lock icon Mercy Relief to deliver $189k Gaza aid
      370 15  -  Reme Ahmad Assistant Foreign Editor In Rafah (Egypt) Relief board member Satwant Singh and its chief executive Hassan Ahmad, arrived in Egypt last Friday. Rafah is a main border crossing into the Gaza Strip, which came under heavy Israeli attack recently. About 1,300
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      Lock icon Blistering 46.4 deg C in Melbourne
      710 16 WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE WEATHER? South-east swelters in heatwave while rains leave north inundated Australia was a microcosm for the world this past week with its extreme weather. Parts of Europe went into deep freeze, America's groundhog declared six more weeks of winter while
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      Lock icon Sarkozy and Brown spar over tax cut
      811 17 JHG mSSm Sou S3 UEIS&3U Eg SHSB SES yjf Bffl II London takes umbrage at belittling of plan to cut value-added tax London French President Nicolas Sarkozy has sparked a diplomatic row with Britain after he made disparaging remarks about Prime Minister Gordon
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      Lock icon Fix bank system or crisis will worsen: IMF chief
      412 17 Kuala Lumpur Advanced economies are already in a depression and the financial crisis may worsen unless the banking system is fixed, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said. "The worst cannot be ruled out," he said yesterday in Kuala
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    • [Sunday people]
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        Lock icon Italian President, PM clash over patient's right to die
        588 18 Rome Italy is locked in a constitutional battle as President Giorgio Napolitano refused to sign into law an emergency decree to stop the mercy killing of a woman who has been comatose for 17 years. Conservative Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has
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        Lock icon Thatcher's daughter axed over racist slur
        340 18 London The daughter of former British premier Margaret Thatcher called a French tennis star a "froggy golliwog guy", a BBC presenter said yesterday, in the first full account of how a sensitive race row flared up. Ms Carol Thatcher was last week dropped from
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        Lock icon BBC presenter makes half-hearted apology to Brown
        319 18 "I have no doubt that he likes some music of Abba....Oh, but he simply wasn't there." MR DMITRY PESKOV, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's spokesman, denying that Mr Putin had attended a private gig by British-based Abba tribute band Bjorn Again on the
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      624 16 IAT/gniiTamTjsTiTa j Beijing Bali New York Johannesburg London Kuala Lumpur Wellington Rome Melbourne Busan Nairobi Cairo Vancouver Mexico Singapore Today: Mainly fair Outlook: Monday: Mainly fair. Tuesday: Afternoon showers. (s2\ Air Quality Sunrise Sunset PSI:44(Good) 7.17 am 7.21pm WH!M 24-hour reading up Moonrise Moonset I 24 I to 4pm yesterday
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  • jobs
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      Lock icon Would you rather work less or lose your job?
      1225 19 A shorter work week could turn out to be the best way to beat layoffs in the downturn, Jamie Ec Wen Wei reports. In April, Ms L.C. Tay will work one day less every other week. Her salary will also be
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      Lock icon She relishes extra time to spend with family
      345 19  -  Jamie Ee Wen Wei Full weekend work allowed? mm TYI6 Have a question about work or employment policies and practices? We will get an expert to answer it. E-mail your questions to suntimes@sph.com.sg Ms Jurainah Mohamed Ali counts herself lucky to have
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      Lock icon Stiff competition, but he remains upbeat
      365 19 Marco Wong Yun Feng, 28 His three-month contract position as a bank officer with Citi Private Bank ended last month. Before that, he held a one-year contract with OCBC Bank's private banking division between his master's studies, assisting the Indonesia team with service and
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      Lock icon LET THE JOB HUNT BEGIN
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      34 19 Y Ms Lim, who is looking for a full-time position in fashion merchandising, says the industry is not doing well now. So she will consider jobs in another sector.
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  • invest
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      Lock icon Beware the wolf in sheep's clothing
      1296 21 Follow these tips to avoid falling prey to investment scams, says Lorna Tan Recessions certainly heighten the appeal of get-rich-quick schemes, but developments at Sunshine Empire last week show how real the risks are. Two people linked to Sunshine a multi-level-marketing firm that had
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    • [me & my money]
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        Lock icon Kumon and gym ventures all work out
        200 22 With her finances in good shape, Contours Express boss is unfazed by the recession and opening another women-only gym What's your worst investment? In 1999, I invested $40,000 in a technology unit trust on the advice of my bank relationship manager. A year
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    • [property]
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        Lock icon Condo developers biding their time
        701 23  -  Joyce Teo Few launches likely until sentiment picks up; the ones available offer interest absorption Property Correspondent The Chinese New Year is usually a lull period for property launches. But with the celebrations almost over, it appears the lull will continue. With the general mood
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        Lock icon Keeping it white and simple
        273 23 MY SPACE MONEY MATTERS Cost of home: $185,000 Cost of furnishings: $15,000 Cost of renovations: $25,000 Approximate value now: $265,000 Junior college teacher Lim Siew Hui tells Debbie Yong how she boldly blended a vibrant array of white hues and textures to create a warm,
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    • [small change]
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        Lock icon Out of love, out of pocket
        896 24  -  Lorna Tan 35 Finance Correspondent With Valentine's Day just six days away, it's an opportune time to consider the costs and benefits of love. As much as most of us would like to think of love in non-monetary terms, love, or the lack of
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        Lock icon Finding real value in beaten-down markets
        760 24  -  Lorna Tan Finance Correspondent RU CDWS INVESTMENTS Deutsche Bank Group With stocks hitting new lows, the share market is like another Singapore sale but minus the crowds, given that only a few brave souls are putting their cash down. While investors may have misgivings
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    • [YOUR PERSONAL ADVISER:FINANCE]
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        Lock icon Can foreigners inherit landed property?
        285 25  -  Lim Choi Ming runnel KhattarWong QMy boss is a Singaporean but she lives in Malaysia as she's married to a Malaysian. She has a few landed properties in Singapore. In the event of her death, can her children and/or husband legally own the properties if
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      1308 26  -  Rob Hughes Phelps must realise there is no hiding place for a phenomenon Michael Phelps, the American swimmer, is neither the Greatest Olympian of all time that his fans believe him to be, nor the criminally addicted pot smoker some people now portray him
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      1108 26  -  Ho Ai Li Taiwan Correspondent He was an underdog who, despite being outside the establishment, was elected Taiwan president in 2000 on a promise to root out corruption rife in the previous government. But Chen Shui-bian, who stepped down last May
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      586 27  -  Ravi Velloor A movement that had its seeds in legitimate Tamil grievances has lost its way South Asia Bureau Chief Some day, perhaps soon, when it is the turn for Tamil Tiger chieftain Velupillai Prabhakaran to journey to the spirit lands, a long line of people he
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      932 27  -  Catherine Rampell Extra burden "Given how stark and concentrated the job losses are among men, and that women represented a high proportion of the labour force in the beginning of this recession, women are now bearing the burden or the opportunity, one
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      368 27 Tharman Shanmugaratnam Using past reserves: Why swift action was needed The process of getting presidential consent for the first-ever draw on the nation's past reserves took one week, the Finance Minister told Parliament last Thursday. The President acts as the "second key" in this process. The minister explained the
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      321 28 EDITORIAL The Traffic Police have identified safety on the roads for elderly people as a matter for concern. Last year, one in every two pedestrians killed was an elderly person. Those aged 60 and above accounted for 28 of the 62 deaths among pedestrians. Twenty-two of the
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      157 28 Online attacks on MP Seng Han Thong: a lack of self-policing in cyberspace? Now, I sympathise with what MP Seng Han Thong had to go through, and that physical violence against anyone, no matter what the grievance, is just wrong...Perhaps Rear-Admiral (NS) Lvi Tuck Yew might want to consider
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      176 28 Im so grateful to him tor a lifetime of all kinds of exoeriences." HILLARY CLINTON, US Secretary of State, poking fun at herself and her husband Bill during her swearing-in ceremony I accord a lot of importance to what she tells me. Her views broaden my
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        307 28 I am writing to express my disappointment with the decision of the Triathlon Association of Singapore (TAS) to ban triathletes Dinah Chan and Mok Ying Ren from competition ("Caught alone together: Top triathletes banned"). While I acknowledge that their being caught alone together in a hotel
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        145 28 I refer to last Sunday's article, "Jobs being cut during crisis". It does not make any economic sense that foreigners should be the first to go in difficult times if they have contributed, and can continue to contribute, to our economy. All things being
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        186 28 I refer to last Sunday's article, "Jobs being cut during crisis", and the issue of whether foreigners should be let go first in tough times. My opinion is yes, for a very simple reason: It is every government's job to take care of
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        222 28 I refer to Mrs Bharthi Vasunandan's letter, "GV Yishun in poor condition" (Jan 25). In response to the incident reported, Golden Village (GV) sincerely apologises to Mrs Vasunandan and her children for the unpleasant movie experience. GV has engaged the services of a
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        175 28 We refer to last Sunday's letter, "Waste firm dumps all items together", by Mr Soh Ah Yuen. Although the National Environment Agency (NEA) has been educating the public on proper recycling, the items put into the recycling bins are not well segregated and need further sorting.
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        107 28 We refer to last Sunday's report, "The big C it's curable". We wish to clarify that our oncologist, Dr Donald Poon, was making reference to the dismal "take-up" rate for mammography rather than the "pick-up" rate, as was attributed to him in the
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        218 28 I refer to last Sunday's article, "When a phone call has a false ring to it". These days, it is rare for one to pass a week without receiving at least one call from a bank representative or telemarketer promoting some form of balance
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      381 29 Each week, we publish an excerpt from a book that is topical or of general interest Txtng: The CrB DbB By David Crystal Oxford University Press (2008) David Crystal is Honorary Professor of Linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor. He has written many books on linguistics studies. His
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      932 29  -  Janadas Devan English survived Webster and the Americans. It will survive 'skool' Review Editor The National Trades Union Congress' decision last month to change the name of NTUC Childcare to My First Skool spawned a delightful controversy. The participants in the controversy
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      337 29 "It's not possible for us to convince every company not to retrench, we have to be realistic...We accept that for some companies, retrenchment is inevitable." MR LIM SWEE SAY, NTUC secretary-general, who said last Sunday that the labour movement would accept retrenchment as a last resort FIROZ KHAN,
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      714 29  -  Mark Featherstone 3W46AQ23DE5T Mark Featherstone is a Professor at the School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, and has lived in Singapore for two and a half years. He does not want to know how many grammatical errors you found in his column. It
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      1190 30  -  Mark Rice-Oxley Obama's envoy has already demonstrated admirable impartiality Few people can kick off a resume like this: "1995-1999: Solved one of the world's most durable and intractable conflicts." So when United States President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were casting
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      477 30  -  Tim Johnston W35TR42 AWET For the countries in the middle, the scale of the problems they face appears to have blunted governmental ambitions. Mr Korn Chatikavanij, Thailand's new Finance Minister, said his US$3.3 billion (554.9 billion) stimulus package was designed to "stop the
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      43 31 10th Anniversary In Loving Memory of HUMPHREY OEI In Cod's great love he has given us new birth through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, i Peter 1:3-4. Always loved and remembered, Mavis
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      39 31 3n 13ooinjJlCemory since S 2003 Ang Huang Lye No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the love we have for you. In deep remembrance, Wife: Cho Wai Fong Daughters: Grace and Joanne I Son-in-law: Junjie y
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      52 31 THALAI THEVASAM Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of MUTHUSAMYS/O SANMUGAM Departed on 23 January 2008 Deeply missed always remembered by family and loved ones. Prayers will be held on 10 Feb 2009 (Tue) at Bpm at Sri Manmatha Karuneshwara Temple, 226 Kallang Road. Kindly treat this as a personal invitation.
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      50 31 We, the family of the late FOO HEE JONG Departed 03 Feb 2009 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donation, wreaths and standing by with us with prayers during our recent J bereavement. L A
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      18 31 In Everloving Memory Of JOSEPH TAY BUAN HENG Departed: 8 Feb 1966 Remembered by loved ones a E
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      47 31 ThalaiThevasam SUBRAMANIAM Departed on 22.1.2008. Sadly missed by Wife: Kanagavalli Sons: Chandrasegaran Mohan Daughters-in-law: Savithiri Sarasvathi Grandchildren: Varsha Sai Jivan loved ones. Prayers will be held on 09.02.09,7pm at Sri Sivan Temple, 24 Geylang East Aye 2. T Please treat this as a personal invitation. Call: *****027
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      25 31  -  Leonard Lim Government may move to revise Fl tax and ease hoteliers' concern UYIP YU[ PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER dkyt
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      319 32 Lim's Stable was a double-winner last night at the Malayan Racing Association (MRA) Awards. At The Regent Singapore, owner Lim Siah Mong collected his second successive Champion Owner (Singapore) Trophy from Singapore Turf Club chairman Tan Guong Ching. And to round off
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      611 32  -  Jeanette Wang Five Spore triathletes to prepare for World C'snips and Youth Games at Asian camp Scott Ang is a champion public speaker, and the 15-year-old Singapore Sports School student is not one to mince his words when it comes to his triathlon ambitions.
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      286 32  -  Leonard Lim Only two members of the national 4xloom women's relay squad showed up at Gombak Stadium yesterday. The relay squad had been scheduled to meet Singapore Athletic Association-appoint-ed coach Tang Ngai Kin. But only Amanda Choo and Balpreet Kaur were present for the briefing by
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      212 32 Text and pictures by Joyce Fang Faliq, 24 Technology assistant Height: 1.71 m. Weight: 70 kg. Exercise regimen: I run three times a week and hit the gym four times a week. At the gym, I start my routine by going on the treadmill and running for 10
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      324 32 BASKETBALL NBA: Atlanta 102 Charlotte 97, Indiana 107 Orlando 102, Boston 110 NY Knicks 100, LA Clippers 126 Memphis 105, New Orleans 101 Toronto 92, Oklahoma City 102 Portland 93, Denver 124 Washington 103, Utah 111 Sacramento 107, Phoenix 115 Colden State 105. CRICKET First Test in Kingston, 3rd
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      371 34  -  Jonathan Wong National triathlete Mok Ying Ren has completed serving his competition ban. Sources told The Sunday Times that the 20-year-old had completed his ban on Jan 24, although it was only on Jan 28 that he was informed that he would be sanctioned by the
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        68 34 San Diego Colombia's Camilo Villegas held off a surging John Rollins on Friday to stay atop the leaderboard after two rounds of the Buick golf Invitational. Villegas carded a two-un-der 70 for a 133 total. He saw his three-stroke overnight lead whittled to one
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        98 34 New York Cleveland forward Leßron James has had his triple-double from Wednesday's game against the New York Knicks stripped after the National Basketball Association reviewed the game. The NBA said a rebound credited to James should have actually been awarded to Ben Wallace, who had tipped
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        66 34 Kingston (Jamaica) Captain Chris Gayle (104) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (107, above) completed centuries to pilot West Indies to a first-innings lead over England on the third day of the opening cricket Test on Friday. Brendan Nash added an unbeaten 47 as the home team, resuming on
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      572 34 Phelps says three-month ban for smoking pot is just as one should be punished for a mistake It's up to them "It's not my decision. It's theirs. I have nothing to say, but, if that's what they want to do, that's their choice. It's something that USA
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      754 34  -  Tay Yek Keak [OFFSIDE] This is the warden. As some of you may be aware, there is a possibility of a very famous sports personality, namely (Steven Gerrard/Robinho/Micah Richards/Michael Phelps), coming to serve time in our facility. Here at (Liverpool/ Manchester/Manchester/South Carolina) Prison, we are known for
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        34 35 Birmingham Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear, 62, was hospitalised yesterday after falling ill while preparing for a Premier League match at West Bromwich Albion. No details of the illness were revealed. Reuters
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        47 35 Rome Striker Alessandro del Piero was again overlooked by Marcello Lippi yesterday when the Italy coach named a squad with no surprises for Tuesday's friendly against Brazil in London. The 34-year-old picked up the last of his 91 caps against Georgia last September. Reuters
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        45 35 London Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez's luxury car was seized by the police as he does not have a British driver's licence. Officers stopped him in Manchester on Friday because the windows on his Bentley Continental GT Speed were too dark. AP
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      553 35  -  Leonard Lim "Any price increase is unwelcome, especially during a recession. Looks like, instead of watching Cristiano Ronaldo at home, it is going to be a night out at a pub which screens the games." JOHNNY TAN, 36, Manchester United
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      440 35 Title hopes take another critical blow as the Blues can only draw 0-0 at home to Hull City London He talked the talk. But sadly for Chelsea, Nicolas Anelka could not walk the walk. After delivering a scathing assessment of Chelsea's title aspirations, the Frenchman
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      413 36 Much of England ground to a halt in the snow on Monday, but it did little to stem the deadline-day madness. Sorting facts from fiction proved problematic, with bloggers, grapevine devotees and rumour-mongers in their element. Here is how the alternative market panned out
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      1272 36  -  Rob Hughes Andrei Arshavin HEART OF FOOTBALL Arshavin and Zenit parting was such sweet sorrow, but the Russian's move to England could well lift Wenger's fallen aristocrats FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ANDREI ARSHAVIN Designs women's clothes Arshavin studied at a technology and design
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      578 36 London Alex Ferguson has warned Manchester United's Premier League rivals that his side are mentally tough enough to survive any test on the road to a third successive title. Ferguson's team are in pole position to retain the English crown after a
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      745 36  -  Richard Jolly TOP FIVE BUYS WORST FIVE BUYS Three or four decades ago, the sight of some of the most famous footballers in England arriving at London's Euston Station was nothing abnormal. Now it certainly is. Footballers are more accustomed to private
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        253 33 780 There seems to be a competition of sorts among Bollywood stars to own stakes in cricket's Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises. Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla co-own Kolkata Knight Riders and Preity Zinta is a partner in the Kings XI Punjab venture. The
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        177 33 It is a good thing ESPN did not set up shop in Timbuktu. Former US Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palm, 44, disclosed last week that she named her daughter Bristol (right), 18, at least in part after the hometown of sports giant ESPN. Palm
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        183 33 When top golfers are hankering after sponsors, Ryan Moore (right) does not want any. The American, who once wore Ping from head to toe, now wears an assortment of clothes he picked off the shelves of department stores, reported USA Today. And his golf bag
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      122 35 Romance at the River View (13 14 February 2009) Treat your loved one to a buffet spread of international flavours and local delicacies. Or gather your favourite pals for a Friendship Day and renew old ties. Our resident-singer Freddie Kang delivers his signature tunes on this special evening. $28.00 per
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      336 35 SPORTS BET ING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER Italian League Fiorentina Lazio Sun, 08/02/09 10.00pm Other Italian League, E Premier, German and Spanish League matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. E Premier Tottenham Arsenal Sun, 08/02/09 9.30pm Italian League Fiorentina Lazio Sun, 08/02/09 10.00pm
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      283 35 PREMIER LEAGUE WEEKEND Results Man City 1 Middlesbrough 0 Blackburn 0 Aston Villa 2 Bellamy 51 Milner 27, Agbonlahor 90 Chelsea 0 Hull City 0 Everton 3 Bolton 0 Arteta 40pen, Jo 49, 90 Sunderland 2 Stoke City 0 West Brom 2 Newcastle 3 Jones 78, Healy 90 Fortune 4,73
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      185 38 SUMIKO TAN jom Don't hate me m i\ because I'm shopping V* \k pagel2 A 111! r, <f -^rsWt^f I Iy^ f LifeStyle asks six businesses how /V TT r~ > I they are faring in the recession., I Some have suffered a dip in sales. But a teacher who
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        333 39  -  Frankie Chee LifeStyle tracks six local business owners to see how they fare during the current recession frankiechee@sph.com.sg Do you know how these businesses can best tackle the global economic downturn? Share your views by e-mailing suntimes@sph.com.sg More stories on facing page At one time, car dealer
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        532 39  -  Frankie Chee First-time restaurateurs Karen Yeo, 32, and Rob Coldman, 44, are co-owners of Verve bar and bistro at 7 Lock Road, Gillman Village. It serves drinks such as $18 martinis and main dishes such as pizzas and pasta for between $16
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        533 39  -  Frankie Chee Mr Eddie Loo (above), 46, owner of Car Times, a used and new-car dealership. Married with three kids, the ex-car salesman started his own business in 2001 with a paid-up capital of just $200,000. Today, it has 16 showrooms in five locations
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        381 39  -  Frankie Chee Mr Chia Poh Siong (right), 38, co-owner of ornamental fish breeder and exporter Dream Fish, based at a 79,800 sqm farm in Lim Chu Kang Agrotechnology Park. The former engineer started trading in ornamental fish as a hobby but he was so successful that
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        448 40  -  Tan Yi Hui Former IT specialist Vincent Oh (above), 33, is a director at Arid Tec, a home-grown water solutions company. Mr Oh, who is single, started it with two partners in 2007. It manufactures machines which convert moisture in the air into drinking water, which it sells
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