The Straits Times, 10 February 2009, Afternoon Edition

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    18 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 2009 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Scolari sacked
      32 1 CHELSEA manager Luiz Felipe Scolari \< has been sacked after only two wins in their last six matches. Chelsea are fourth CJUmA\\ in the P m]\ Premier k- League film seven
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      Lock icon Court rules on 'prenups'
      58 1 SINGAPORE'S highest court has come to a landmark decision on contracts made by couples before marriage on what to do in the event of a divorce. The Court of Appeal said yesterday that such prenuptial agreements will not be dismissed out of hand, and set down
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      Lock icon Perak by-election twists
      59 1 NOT one, but two unexpected by-elections loomed in Perak and Kedah, after one opposition MP died yesterday, and another opposition assemblyman quit his seat. The ruling Barisan Nasional coalition is going to find it nearly impossible task to win the seats as ground sentiment is strongly in
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      Lock icon Thai prof flees to Oxford
      51 1 A LEFTIST political science professor accused of insulting the monarchy in his book has fled the country. Professor Giles Ji Ungpakorn, a lecturer at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University, left Thailand for Oxford, Britain, over the weekend, before he was supposed to attend a hearing. WORLD PAGE
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    Lock icon More Medisave for private hospital bills
    719 1  -  Salma Khalik Funds can be tapped for outpatient treatment of some mental ailments too By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT BY JUNE, middle-income Singaporeans can tap their Medisave accounts to pay a larger part of their private hospital bills. The amount they can withdraw for operations will
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    Lock icon Aussie fires: Death toll now over 170
    63 1 Family members comfort each other after wildfires raged through Marysville, north of Melbourne yesterday. The deadliest wildfires in Australia's history also wiped out entire towns, with over 170 dead. Singapore leaders have sent their condolences and offered the use of RSAF helicopters based
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    Lock icon Married woman teacher had sex with boy
    914 1  -  Elena Chong By COURTS CORRESPONDENT SHE was a teacher in his primary school, and it was during an overseas trip which she led that trouble began. While on that trip, the married teacher and her young charge, then 14 and in Primary 6,
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        Lock icon Readying China for its next big-bang moment
        67 2 WE SAY Chinese rural migrant workers who have lost their jobs in the cities now number some 20 million. Maintaining social calm in such a dire situation is well within the capability of the state apparatus. But readying China for new-style growth when
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        Lock icon Row over use of 'Allah'
        39 2 COLUMNS There is more to the controversy over the use of the name "Allah" by a Malaysian Roman Catholic publication in its Malay section than meets the eye, says Cheong Suk-Wai. REVIEW PAGE Al9
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        Lock icon Health care in China
        33 2 China's health-care reform plan may not be able to achieve its goals unless the operational measures needed for it are in place, says Goh Sui Noi. REVIEW PAGE Al9
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        Lock icon Not meant as welfare
        44 2 OUR READER SAYS The Jobs Credit scheme is not meant to keep all jobs or as welfare to help each individual. Rather, it is aimed at helping the economy as a whole, says reader Wong Koi Hin. FORUM PAGE A2O
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        29 2 www.straitstimes.com Nicole Bruce gets news updates online from her friends affected by the Australian bush fires. Reme Ahmad describes Singapore's mercy dash to help those in Gaza.
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      Lock icon Allow use of Medisave to boost health screening
      874 2  -  Salma Khalik The relatively small cost of prevention can be a burden in a downturn I By HEALTH I CORRESPONDENT WHEN times are bad and money is tight, the first things to go are non-es-sentials. In health care, this often means screening
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      279 2 Golf Injuries Prevention £t Management Forum Singapore Sports Medicine Centre Dates: 13 February 2009 (Fri) 6.30pm 14 February 2009 (Sat) 2.30pm Venue: Singapore Sports Medicine Centre #08-08 Novena Medical Center, 10 Sinaran Drive, Singapore *****6 Synopsis: Watching Tiger Woods make that effortless swing on TV, we all know that the
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      Lock icon Government gives export trade a boost
      485 3  -  Robin Chan Insurance premium subsidies to cover $4 billion worth of trade revenues By EXPORTERS have received a shot in the arm from the Government with a new scheme designed to protect them against rising customer defaults and new initiatives to promote sales overseas.
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      Lock icon SMEs get $200m fund to Build businesses
      487 3  -  Francis Chan By THE Singapore Government is giving small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) a $200 million boost to help them through the dark days of recession. The money can be used to fund a range of projects, including upgrading IT systems, designing new
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      Lock icon Full moon is a lot fuller these days
      255 4  -  DIANA OTHMAN IF YOU thought the full moon appeared larger in the sky over the last few weeks than it usually does, you were not wrong. It was because the moon has come closest to the Earth than at any time since
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      Lock icon They're mass murderers
      1010 6  -  Roger Maynard Aussie PM slams bush fire arsonists Final death toll could reach 230, as firefighters battle to bring flames under control By AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT What makes them start bush fires? SYDNEY: They are not run-of-the-mill firebugs bush fire arsonists are different from regular arsonists, according to
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      Lock icon Flimsy shelter saves mum, baby
      876 7 WHITTLESEA (Australia): Huddled under a dampened blanket as Australia's deadly bush fires roared over her head "like a jet engine", Ms Sonja Parkinson was convinced she and infant son Sam would die. Instead, the flimsy shelter saved them from an inferno that claimed at least
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      Lock icon $300,000
      660 8  -  Jane Ng That's what a place at Spore American School can cost By THE Singapore American School is selling guaranteed places in its classes for up to $300,000 the highest among international schools here. The school is targeting families or companies interested in securing places for their employees' children.
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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      Lock icon Headache for BN as two by-elections loom
      638 9  -  Carolyn Hong Bad time to face voters after its takeover of Perak stokes anger By "M IT Malaysia Bureau Chief KUALA LUMPUR: It could not have come at a worse time for Barisan Nasional (BN). Two unexpected by-elections loom after an opposition MP
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      Lock icon DAP backs Anwar, despite its chairman's 'quit' call
      275 9 THE Democratic Action Party (DAP) yesterday distanced itself from its chairman Karpal Singh, who had called for the resignation of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim over the loss of Perak. DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng and his father Lim Kit Siang threw their
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        Lock icon Thai don accused of insulting king flees
        686 10  -  Nirmal Ghosh Now in England, professor claims he would not get a fair trial in Bangkok By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Prominent leftist political science professor Giles Ji Ungpakorn fled Thailand over the weekend, ahead of a police hearing on a case accusing him
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        Lock icon Yudhoyono keeps V-P options open
        533 11  -  Salim Osman He may drop Kalla as running mate if his party does well in legislative polls By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is keeping his options open by resisting calls for him to name his running mate for the July presidential
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        Lock icon Taleban behead Polish hostage
        344 11 KOHAT (Pakistan): Pakistani Taleban militants released a videotape on Sunday of them beheading a Polish engineer whom they said they killed because Pakistan's government refused to release Taleban prisoners. The Islamist militants said last Saturday they had executed Mr Piotr Stanczak because the government had refused
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        Lock icon More want Ozawa to be PM: Poll
        578 12 New blow for Aso whose support dips to 18% TOKYO: More than half of Japanese voters want the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) to lead the next government, a nationwide poll showed yesterday, as unpopular Prime Minister Taro Aso faces an
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        Lock icon Dead silence at S. Korean 'ghost airport'
        325 12 SEOUL: A US$26O million (Ss39l million) South Korean airport has become a "ghost airport" with not a single passenger in the past three months, officials and a news report said yesterday. Yangyang International Airport on the east coast handled its last flight on
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        Lock icon Hotel up in flames amid festivities
        323 13 Mandarin Oriental engulfed as Beijing celebrates 15th day of CNY with fireworks BEIJING: Fire engulfed an unfinished luxury hotel in downtown Beijing last night as the skies above the Chinese capital exploded with fireworks part of celebrations of the Lantern Festival on the 15th
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        Lock icon Crisis-hit Indian retail chain looted
        353 13 NEW DELHI: Hundreds of shops belonging to India's biggest discount retailer were ransacked over the weekend after security guards refused to report for work as they had not been paid. Subhiksha Trading Services has been hit by the economic downturn and is unable to pay
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        690 14  -  Sim Chi Yin Beijing won't have 'Buy China' clause By CHINA CORRESPONDENT Global demand for China's exports, which provide almost 40 per cent of its gross domestic product, has already collapsed in recent months and would take a further hit if international trade barriers go up. BEIJING: China
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        Lock icon PROTECTIONISM
        902 15  -  Jonathan Eyal It's fire foreigners, hire locals in the EU By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU Openly protectionist labour policies are also supported by more insidious, indirect moves. All European governments have bailed out their banks, on condition that local companies should get priority access to credit. LONDON: Employees at
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        Lock icon Anti-dumping group appeals against protectionism
        250 15 TOKYO: Fifteen nations including Japan, Singapore and Brazil have launched an appeal against trade protectionism to underline their concern over how countries are responding to the economic crisis, Tokyo said yesterday. The group which also includes South Korea, Taiwan and Turkey issued the emergency statement
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        Lock icon Iran's presidential race hotting up
        714 16 Moderate ex-president Khatami poses serious challenge to Ahmadinejad in June elections TEHERAN: Iran's former president Mohammad Khatami, a moderate who favours more social and political freedom in the country and detente with the West, has announced that he will run against incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in
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        Lock icon Wen seeks leniency for German who threw shoe
        400 16 LONDON: British prosecutors have named the man suspected of throwing a shoe at the Chinese Premier in Cambridge as a German postgraduate student at the university, ahead of a court appearance today. Martin Jahnke was arrested following the protests against Premier Wen
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        Lock icon STARLIGHT RESERVE
        315 17 NZ TOWN'S TEKAPO (New Zealand): This little town is in the dark and proud of it. Where other places greet the night by lighting up their streets and tourist attractions, this one goes the other way low-energy sodium lamps that are shielded from above, and household lights that
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        Lock icon Woman bomber kills 28
        68 17 COLOMBO: A female Tamil Tiger suicide bomber hiding among civilians fleeing Sri Lanka's war zone blew herself up yesterday, killing at least 28 people and wounding 90, the military said. The blast happened near Vishvamadu, a northern town recently captured by the military. Officials said the
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        Lock icon Graft: Jail term extended
        83 17 JAKARTA: Indonesia's former central bank governor will have to remain in jail after losing an appeal in his corruption case. Last October, Burhanuddin Abdullah was sentenced to five years' jail for his involvement in approving 100 billion rupiah (5512.9 million) in illegal payments to former central
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        Lock icon Dragon dancers riot
        83 17 BEIJING: At least three police officers and 10 civilians were hurt in China in a riot sparked by dragon dancers, police and media said yesterday. The riot occurred on Sunday in Guizhou province after police banned the dance out of safety concerns, Xinhua said. The dancers then
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        Lock icon TV watcher sets record
        66 17 STOCKHOLM: Mr Suresh Joachim has broken his own Guinness world record for non-stop broadcast television watching, clocking 72 hours in the Swedish capital. "I feel fine, I drank between 25 and 30 cups of coffee," Mr Joachim, a Sri Lankan native who lives in Toronto, said
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        Lock icon Jailed for aiding bomber
        96 17 JAKARTA: An Indonesian who helped the alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombing to hide was sentenced to nine years' jail yesterday. Parmin sheltered Noordin Mohammad Top, who has been hunted by police since the bombing, Central Jakarta court judge Makmun Masduki said. He also helped
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        Lock icon Stand-off report was 'false'
        59 17 HONG KONG: A Chinese news report last week, which claimed Chinese warships had engaged in a stand-off with an Indian submarine, was false, South China Morning Post reported yesterday. The paper said investigations have since revealed that details of the incident were lifted from a military
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      95 9 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COlTl should act more magnanimously...Let MOST-READ ONLINE the law take its course." Anwar told to quit. Australian wildfires kill 96. YOUR SAY Escaping wildfire from "hell". Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd calls alleged arsonists believed to MOST COMMENTED have set the
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon China has the capacity to trump the slowdown
      454 18 EVEN as estimates of China's migrant workers who have lost their jobs in the cities rise to 20 million, the Beijing government has long been bracing itself for social unrest. Mr Zhou Yongkang, a member of the Politburo standing committee in charge
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      Lock icon Fostering the freedom to think
      986 18  -  Ngiam Tong Dow ECONOMIC WATCH By I AM told that when a Jewish boy returns home from school, his mother would ask him: "Son, how many questions did you ask your teacher today?" In contrast, a Chinese mother would ask: "Son, what did you learn
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      Lock icon Mistresses of the universe
      774 18  -  Nicholas D. Kristof THE FATE OF WALL STREET By BANKS around the world desperately want bailouts of billions of dollars, but they also have another need they're unaware of: women, women and women. At the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, some of the most
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        Lock icon Need for strong medicine
        1035 19  -  Goh Sui Noi HEALTH CARE IN CHINA By SENIOR WRITER With a collective decisionmaking process and with stakeholders having conflicting interests, chances are that while the healthcare system might be improved in part, some of the reform goals may remain just that for a while. LAST
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        Lock icon More to squabble than meets the eye
        776 19  -  Cheong Suk-Wai ROW OVER USE OF NAME 'ALLAH' By SENIOR WRITER IF YOU want to know how far apart East and West Malaysia still are, just consider the Herald, a weekly newspaper. Published for the country's 850,000 Roman Catholics, the mainly English-language paper
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        Lock icon How Abhisit's playing his cards
        672 19  -  Pavin Chachavalpongpun THAI POLITICS By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES ANEW government may have come to power in Thailand but street protests in Bangkok continue. On Jan 31, more than 30,000 of ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra's loyalists, dressed in red, gathered for a rally in the
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      • JOBS CREDIT SCHEME
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          431 20 Precedent "We are continuing in the spirit of our forebears by being willing to try unique solutions." MR ELVIN YEO: "The Jobs Credit scheme will attract criticism because it is innovative, bold and unprecedented. The same happened when Singapore introduced the Central Provident Fund and
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          Lock icon Only Govt can help jobless PMETs
          336 20 LIKE me, many employees in the PMET (professionals, managers, executives and technicians) band have lost their jobs because of the financial crisis and the recession. Most PMETs are in middle to senior management, aged 40 or older, and are the first to be retrenched
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        218 20 IN MS Linda Pang's letter last Wednesday, she asked the Housing Board to review the selling price of its flats. The half-million-dollar flats she mentioned are new flats located in the mature towns. In view of their prime locations, they command relatively higher prices. Nonetheless,
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        216 20 I REFER to Ms Eng Ting Ting's comment last Thursday, "Reduce ERP charges. The ERP does not solve traffic jams, but only results in clogged roads earlier". It was regrettable to learn about Ms Eng's experience in the jam on the west-bound Pan-Island Expressway
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        198 20 "MM Lee's speech was a beacon of hope and certainty." I WAS moved by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's speech during his constituency's Chinese New Year dinner, which was reported on Saturday ("S'poreans have what it takes to bounce back"). While he acknowledged the bleak state of the
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      817 21  -  Selina Lum Such pacts won't be enforced automatically or rejected outright By CONTRACTS made before marriage regarding a couple's assets, maintenance and the custody and care of children will be considered by the courts in a divorce but not automatically upheld, Singapore's highest court
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      469 22  -  Lim Wei Chean Hotels slash rates, offer perks in bid to attract lovebirds this weekend By IN AN effort to keep Cupid's arrows firing this weekend, hotels are offering discounted Valentine's Day packages, in hopes lovebirds will open their wallets in the name of
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      734 22  -  Jessica Lim Melissa Sim By STORES serving the Japanese market in Liang Court are bemoaning a big drop in sales, with several saying they will give up their leases if the poor business persists. The dip was bad enough for the mall's
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      329 22  -  Jalelah Abu Baker By WITH affectionate familiarity, the men exchanged Chinese New Year greetings with a warm pat on the back as they arrived at the Huat Kee Teochew Restaurant on Amoy Street. For 63 years, the lunch has been an annual
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      153 22 Two hurt in collision A MOTORCYCLIST and his pillion rider were injured when their bike collided with a car at an intersection in Boon Lay on Sunday night. The car driver was trying to turn right from Boon Lay Way into Corporation Road towards Upper Jurong Road. The
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      857 23  -  Yeo Sam Jo AVA rules on mandatory shots apply to pet farms too from this year; some buyers complain of improperly vaccinated pets dying By Pet shopping tips Before buying a puppy: Observe the animal. It should look bright and alert, not lethargic. Look
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      543 24  -  Karamjit Kaur Sujin Thomas Club in recent plane crash got nod to resume flight training just last Dec By And THE recent plane crash in Johor, which landed trainee pilot Sanjay Purushottam in hospital with a broken leg, has once again put the
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      182 24  -  TAN WEIZHEN SUJIN THOMAS AND THE body of a three-year-old boy was found floating in a pond on Sunday night at Farmart Centre along Sungei Tengah Road. Farmart Centre is a cluster of vegetable and animal farms near Kranji. According to the
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      352 24  -  Yen Feng By THE small meditation room could not fit everyone in. So the 300 devotees packed themselves into the Dharma Drum Association's corridors, kitchen and library on Sunday afternoon. No one wanted to miss saying goodbye to Venerable Sheng Yen, one of Taiwan's leading Buddhist
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      222 24  -  ESTHER TAN FIRE broke out in a forested area in Sengkang yesterday afternoon. An area the size of two football fields was razed to the ground at the junction of Sengkang East Drive and Sengkang East Avenue. Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) firefighters brought
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          769 26  - Health care: Stronger affordable Jeremy Au Yong Economic downturn will not hamper delivery of health-care services, Health Minister assures By The money will go t0... $2.2 billion to directly subsidise patients' medical bills. $500 million to help hospitals recruit and train doctors, nurses and allied health-care professionals such as physiotherapists
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          172 26  -  JEREMY AU YONG MP SENG Han Thong was one of the beneficiaries of a $3.5 million investment in a new hyperbaric oxygen treatment facility last year. Daily oxygen treatment from the facility in the Singapore General Hospital's (SGH) Burns Unit helped speed up his
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          653 26  -  Goh Chin Lian By Variations in prices Cataract surgery (Non-subsidised patient) Lowest: $2,870 (Tan Tock Seng Hospital) Highest: $4,185 (Gleneagles Hospital) Cataract surgery (Subsidised patient) Lowest: $875 (TTSH) Highest: $1,001 (National University Hospital) Hip replacement (Class B2) Lowest: $4,131 (TTSH) Highest: $5,066
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          710 27  -  Lee Hui Chieh Govt also looking to create a savings account, like Medisave, for long-term care in old age By rHE number of beds in community hospitals and mrsing homes will be increased substantially in the lext 10 years. Those in the community
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          261 27  -  LEE HUI CHIEH SINGAPOREANS could consider living in nursing homes in neighbouring Johor Baru, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan suggested yesterday. It would be cheaper, yet be near enough to Singapore for family members to visit and for residents to return for medical care
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          323 27 MediShield: Over 8 in 10 covered ALMOST all newborns have been automatically covered under MediShield from birth since December 2007, when the programme to extend the national medical insurance scheme to children was started. Only 2 per cent of parents opted their children out of the scheme, Health Minister
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          216 27  -  KOR KIAN BENG CRIMINAL LAW (TEMPORARY PROVISIONS) THERE were 366 detentions and 272 releases made under the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act in the past five years, Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said in a written reply released yesterday. This was
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          559 28  -  Jessica Jaganathan NEA to beef up 'spot destroy' team to 1,000 officers at an extra cost of $6.8 million a year By THE battle against dengue is to be intensified, with the National Environment Agency (NEA) adding 250 more officers this year to
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          527 28  -  Amresh Gunasingham By LAST month may have been the country's driest January in 10 years, and February is traditionally a dry month. But Singapore has enough resources to meet the water needs of the public, Environment and Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim said
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          581 28  -  Jermyn Chow By LITTERBUGS will have to pay heavier fines in a move by the Government to curb the problem. From April 1, first-time offenders will pay $300 or $100 more for failing to dispose of small items such as cigarette butts, car parking coupon tabs
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          404 28  -  THE National Environment Agency (NEA) yesterday launched an $8 million fund to encourage companies to get into the habit of cutting back on waste and recycling. The Reduce, Reuse and Recycle or 3R Fund will co-fund eligible projects for up to 80 per cent of
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          260 29 NUCLEAR power remains an option for Singapore as an alternative energy source, but there are serious issues that require careful attention. Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, reiterated the Government's stance on nuclear energy when he spoke in Parliament yesterday, saying:
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            199 29 THE National Environment Agency (NEA) received an average of 38 complaints a day last year about construction sites being too noisy. This total of 14,100 complaints was a sharp increase from the 9,200 cases in 2007, Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Environment and Water Resources) Amy
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            218 29  - Call to set air-con at 24 deg C by law JESSICA JAGANATHAN MR SEAH Kian Peng (Marine Parade GRC) believes the airconditioning in public buildings should be set at 24 deg C by law. Making the call for more energy efficiency, he said there were public building with "arctic temperatures".
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            907 29  -  Clarissa Oon By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Schemes with 'perky' acronyms, jokes about air-con temperatures create lighter mood THE jokes about acronyms and air-conditioning temperatures showed the House in a lighter mood yesterday, in contrast to the concerned faces during last week's exchanges over
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            315 29  -  Robin Chan By THERE was a touch of humour evident in Parliament yesterday despite a sombre discussion of the slumping economy. The Government continued to frame its raft of multimillion-dollar industry initiatives with an array of eye-catching and upbeat acronyms. First, there was Build
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      • MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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          490 30  -  Fiona Chan Price drop likely in line with lower oil prices; new tariff formula proposed By HOUSEHOLDS' electricity bills are likely to fall again in the second quarter of this year, in line with the decrease in global fuel oil prices, said Mr S.
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          398 30  -  LIM WEI CHEAN THE modified Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act, which gives the authorities more bite, will kick in in April. The enhanced regulations will see the Act extended to cover financial services like banking and insurance. A cooling-off period for time-share contracts has also
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          Lock icon The four trends of a global downturn
          357 30  -  FOUR trends are likely to dominate the world economy this year, even as it enters a downturn filled with uncertainties, Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang said yesterday. One, banks and financial institutions around the world will continue to desperately sell
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          Lock icon $90m booster shot for flagging tourism industry
          672 30  -  Lim Wei Chean By SINGAPORE will pump $90 million into the tourism industry, which is heading for a "difficult year", said Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry S. Iswaran. He did not give details in his announcement but said a key
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          Lock icon Key petrochem projects on track
          171 30 THE petrochemical industry has received a double blow of falling global demand and oversupply from new production lines in the Middle East. But the major projects committed in Singapore remain "very much on track", Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang assured Parliament yesterday.
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        • SECTOR SPOT LIGHT
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            175 30 THE biomedical sector will create 900 jobs this year as companies proceed with their expansion plans here. These include companies such as Wyeth, Abbott, GSK Bio, ScheringPlough and Perkin Elmer, Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang said yesterday. To date, 11
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            Lock icon New directions for precision engineering
            155 30 THE precision engineering industry is one of the worst hit in the current downturn, as demand for its products has nosedived. Companies have had to focus on sharpening new skills in design, manufacturing technologies, supply chain management and materials processing, said Trade and Industry Minister
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      111 21 Mm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm gradually eroded over the years, I don't MOST-READ ONLINE know what is. The younger ones think Shock over Ho Ching's move. it is okay because they... have nothing Chiam See Tong still sharp, lucid. to look back to for reference."
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      446 31 Chelsea manager given the boot after only two wins in last six matches LONDON: Chelsea have sacked manager Luiz Felipe Scolari after falling behind in the English Premier League title race, the club announced yesterday. A statement issued by the London club said: "Unfortunately, the results and performances
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      648 31 LONDON: And then there were two. At least according to Alex Ferguson anyway. The Manchester United manager appeared to write off Chelsea's prospects of reclaiming the English Premier League title, after seeing his side return to the top of the table with
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      569 32 Grant and Curbishley the favourites to be named new manager LONDON: Tony Adams yesterday became the latest England football captain to flop as a top-flight club manager, when Premier League side Portsmouth announced that he had been fired after four months in charge. The 42-year-old former Arsenal
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      215 32 Wycombe Wanderers Nov 5, 2003 to Nov 9, 2004 Games: 53. Wins: 12. Draws: 21. Losses: 20 Adams became the manager of Wycombe Wanderers in November 2003. He was unable to prevent the club from being relegated to League Two that season. Although the club were top
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      300 32 LONDON: Steve Bennett, one of the country's top referees, is to be questioned by senior officials about his conduct in allegedly revealing to a newspaper that leading players intentionally get themselves booked or sent off. The practice, it was reported, was in order that the
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      415 32  -  Terrence Voon By AFTER seven league titles and four Singapore Cup trophies, Singapore Armed Forces FC have set their sights on a bigger prize this season. The Warriors, who have won two consecutive league and cup doubles, are focusing their efforts on qualifying for
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      454 32 ROME: Brazil are upset with Italians, after being deprived of two forwards for today's friendly against Italy in London. While the world champions have several strikers to choose from, Brazil are counting the cost of Kaka's injury playing for AC Milan and the refusal of Juventus
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      Lock icon Amri breaks metatarsal a second time
      177 32  -  TERRENCE VOON JUST a month after recovering from a broken left metatarsal, national striker Khairul Amri is back on the treatment table for another broken metatarsal this time on his right foot. The Tampines Rovers star will now miss the start of the new
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      102 33 JEREZ (Spain): A limping Mark Webber (above left) yesterday helped unveil the new Red Bull Formula One car that could allow the Australian to step up alongside new teammate Sebastian Vettel as a race winner this season. Vettel, 21, who won the Italian GP
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      257 33 "It was the first time I beat him when it really counts. I hope it was not the last time I beat him." Havard Bokko (below), on beating Sven Kramer in the 1,500 m speedskating race at the World Allround Speedskating Championships. However, Kramer won the overall title as
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      326 33 Scotland 13 Wales 26 EDINBURGH: Now bring on England. Wales hero Jamie Roberts savoured his Man of the Match display in the 26-13 rugby union victory over Scotland on Sunday and said he cannot wait to play England next weekend. The centre was hugely impressive in the
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      289 33 SAN DIEGO: On the day Tiger Woods usually hoists a trophy at Torrey Pines, a newspaper reported on Sunday night that the world's No. 1 golfer was busy with the birth of his first son. The American announced on his website early yesterday that
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      408 33 SAN DIEGO: All along, Nick Watney had a plan for winning the Buick Invitational. Even after he looked up at the scoreboard late on Saturday afternoon at Torrey Pines Golf Course and saw that he was five strokes behind the leader, John Rollins, and
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      528 33 Consumer products company decides not to sponsor Phelps WASHINGTON: First Kellogg. Now, another company has decided against sponsoring Michael Phelps. The American swimmer, a superstar since his historic eight Olympic gold medals in Beijing last year, is still dealing with the adverse effects since a photograph of
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      413 34 With superstar hit by flu, Lamar scores 28 points to help Lakers beat Cays Los Angeles Lakers 101 Cleveland Cavaliers 91 CLEVELAND: Kobe Bryant was sick. The Cleveland Cavaliers just looked it. With Bryant suffering from the flu, Lamar Odom scored a season-high 28 points and
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      276 34 NEW YORK: Major League Baseball was already bracing for the recession. Now it has to answer more questions about its credibility following accusations Alex Rodriguez, the sport's highest-paid player, used steroids. "I don't know if it can come at a worse time for baseball," said Gene
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      681 34 MADRID: Barcelona restored their 12-point lead over arch-rivals Real Madrid with an easy 3-1 victory over Sporting Gijon in their Spanish football league match on Sunday. Samuel Eto'o scored twice to take his personal tally to 21 for the season and Brazilian
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      137 34 DESPITE playing their best cricket at the Asian Cricket Council Under-17 Elite tournament in Kathmandu, Singapore lost to hosts and favourites Nepal by four wickets. The visitors posted 139-9, the highest by any of Nepal's opponents, and left-handed spin bowler Abhiraj Singh took 3-27. But
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      573 31 ■^S^i^ Worn Mm 0 i^^b^» i O WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Tony Adams sacked. Adebayor out for three weeks. Tiger Woods' wife gives birth to son. BLOGGED ABOUT Not news to write home about. Said Cathy: "I don't think they should be
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      105 33 Today f% Football Jp International friendlies: V A Brazil v Italy (Live, Ch27, Jw<*iijn tomorrow, 3.45 am). flj> Tennis JHh WTA tournament in Paris ijll (Live, 9pm tomorrow. 3am Chll3). Tomorrow Football Asian World Cup qualifiers: DPR Korea v Saudi Arabia (1.55pm), Japan v Australia (6.15pm) Live, Ch24. International friendlies:
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      141 34 "You have made known to me the path of life, you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand." Psalm 16:11 I NG KOK KENG CLEMENT Age: 66 was called home to be with the Lord on 9 February 2009 Dearly missed and
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      36 34 7TH ANNIVERSARY J IN LOVING MEMORY OF TEO LAY SWEE Departed on 10th February 2002 A loving Husband caring Father and a dear Friend Deeply missed by Wife Susie Yeo, I Children and all Loved Ones.
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      75 34 'Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever' Psalm 23:6 Second Anniversary In Loving Memory Of Mdm Yeo Poo Yong Departed 10 Feb 2007 Devoted wife, loving mother, doting grandmother Dearly missed by Husband
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      141 35 J||jt^ am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me fB«M will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. John 11:25-26 I HO KHEE MOW Age: 91 Was called home to be with the Lord on 6 February 2009 Dearly missed
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      148 35 WONG CANDY AGE:3O passed away peacefully on 9 Feb 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Beloved Husband: Chean Swee Piao Kelvin of IQ Industrial (Singapore) Pte Ltd Son: Daughter: Jayden Chean Vi Kai Jaelynn Chean Shi Qi Father-In-Law: Mother-In-Law: Chean Cheng Sun Hoo Soon Juat Brothers-In-Law Chean
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      186 35 So to sleep now, Dearest One. Night has come, dreams have begun. We will be right by your side, till dawn is done. Cfose your eyes now, Dearest One. We are here, no harm will come. When you wake all your troubles be gone, Dearest One. MDM LAM FAH Age:
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      40 35 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to our Managing Director Lim Yong Kang on the demise of his beloved father-in-law TOH CHOON HUAT Departed on 7 February 2009 From: The Management Staff of If A One jfJW Precision Engineering Pte Ltd
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      128 35 "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." Philippians 1:21 On 7th February 2009, Linda Chia nee Sim Slang Koen was called home to be with the Lord. She was a God-fearing woman who was strong yet tender, steadfast yet accommodating, often knowing the right words
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      56 35 10th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of JOSEPH CHAN GIMSIONG He had a smile, a pleasant way, A helping hand to all he knew, He was kind, generous and true, On earth he nobly did his best; Grant him, Jesus, heavenly rest. Dearly missed and forever cherished by mother, wife, sons,
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      77 35 2nd Anniversary "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lordforever."Vsa\m 23:6 DAVID DASON was called home to be with the Lord on 10 February 2007, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Sellamah Sons: Daughters-in-law: Richard (Susy,
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      47 35 MUNIAMMAH Age: 67 passed away peacefully on 9 Feb 09. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Body Is resting at Blk 392 #06-408 Bt Batok West Aye 5 Tel: 9181 7460 Cortege will leave on 10/2/09 (Tuesday) at 4.00pm 5.00pm for Mandai Crematorium for cremation.
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      75 35 MRS. NACHAMMAIVAIRAVAN Age: 70 passed away peacefully on 7 February, 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Dr. S. Vairavan Son: Daughter-in-law: V Vairavan Soundaranayaki Vairavan Daughters: Sons-in-law: Poongothai Subramanian N. Subramanian Soundaram Somasundaram Somalay Somasundaram Grandsons: S. Lakshmanan Vairavan V Vairavan Shanmugam Granddaughters: S. Lakshmi Nachammai
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      65 35 We, the family of the late YONG CHEW LAN Departed: 3 Feb 2009 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind words of encouragement, assistance, attendance, prayers, condolences, wreaths and contributions during our recent bereavement. Special thanks to Prof Ong
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      114 35 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16 FOO YONG BOX Age: 69 was called home to be with the Lord on 9 Feb 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Brothers: Foo
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      48 35 KWAN FONG CHONG Departed on 2 February 2009 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths and contributions during their recent bereavement. Special Thanks to Doctors, Nurses and staff of Ward 15, Changi General Hospital.
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      740 40  -  Michelle Tay Shareholders can buy one share for every two held at $1.30 each By EXTRA FUNDS TO GRAB OPPORTUNITIES "Let me just say that there will be distressed assets and companies that may run into walls...Obviously in bad times the number of opportunities
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          113 36 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 885.66 million shares worth $863.79 million UP DOWN Gainers: 131 Losers: 228 Unchanged: 877 GGGFFGFGG Points Change Points Change Points Change Mid Cap 345.43 T -5.47 Basic materials 214.18 T -3.31 Utilities 286.53 A 0.60 Small Cap 280.36 T -1.73 Industrials 353.18 T -7.49 Financials 397.12
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          181 36 RffEffflffHM 171 Yesterday's close: 7,969.03 (-107.59) »Japanese shares closed 1.33 per cent lower, weighed down by worries that a US stimulus plan may be delayed by wrangling in ConBress- Friday's close: 896.64 (+16.69) »Malaysian financial markets were closed for a holiday. Trading resumes today s y' IffTßfftiffTiffM Wi] Yesterday's
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            416 36 DUE 1050 150.0 DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 9700 40.0 DCBCCap 5.1%NCPS 100 .9180 30.0 DCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 ...9130 20.0 IS MSCI India 100 344 19.5 lyxor India Nifty 10 900 18.0 CIMBAsean40 100US$ 488 16.5 lyxor Korea 10US$ 239 16.5 lyxor Apex50 100S$ 240 13.5
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            433 36 7o )BS BNP ePW*****7 82.5 lityDev RB ePW*****3 100 )BS BNP ePW*****9 47 !TI 1900BNPePW*****6 45 !TI 2200BNPePW*****6 ...64.5 !TI 1850 DBePW*****1 51.5 SingTel DBePW*****3 28.5 )BS DB ePW*****0 16 !TI 1700 DBePW*****2 18 )BS DB ePW*****2 16 )BS DB ePW*****7 46.5 !TI 1750 DBePW*****4 46 !TI
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          383 36 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 718 375 1280 478 1792.9 504 67.5 123 501 3580 1920 2180 1250 635 416 270 909 319 1640 965 438 464 372 518 473 405 314 2170 571 285 228 5606 CapitaLand 138
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          632 36 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 134 272 157 234 243 420 98 75 164 198 199 190 365 314 177 81 449 398 765 334 372 317 170 565 87 222 238 95 108.3 36.5 327.1 124 138.5
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          104 36 runLiun LiunnLiiLii iiuil hhilo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Feb 9 2009 Buying Selling Hust dollar 0.9960 1.0300 Can dollar 1.2170 1.2330 Euro 1.9270 1.9520 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4170 0.4178 NZ dollar 0.7880 0.8060 Sterling pound 2.2050 2.2330 US dollar 1.4850 1.5020 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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      725 37  -  Jessica Cheam Appeals court rules that only 80% consent required for collective sale By THE sale of Gillman Heights has been given the final green light, after Singapore's highest court dismissed a last-ditch plea by minority owners to overturn the sale. This marks the end
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      410 37  -  Karamjit Kaur By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT GROUND-HANDLING and catering company Singapore Airport Terminal Services (Sats), which recently acquired a major stake in Singapore Food Industries (SFI), has made a pitch for a 100 per cent takeover. Sats which owns 69.61 per cent of the food
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      292 37  -  Michelle Tay By CAPITALAND has put a brave face on an 88.4 per cent plunge in fourth-quarter net profits, maintaining yesterday that the results were "very satisfactory". South-east Asia's largest property developer posted net profits of $78 million, for the quarter ended Dec 31 last year
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      267 37  -  GABRIEL CHEN SINGAPORE'S best practices in treasury, tax and Customs will be shared with the developing nation of Laos, under a $2 million programme announced yesterday. This initiative is the first partnership under the SingaporeWorld Bank memorandum of understanding signed last December that
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      701 38 US lawmakers urged to settle differences over stimulus package WASHINGTON: The Obama administration has pushed back the announcement of a keenly awaited bank rescue plan to today, as it pressed lawmakers to settle their differences over a huge economic stimulus package. "We're focused
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      393 38 Asset guarantees: The government is likely to offer banks a sort of insurance policy by guaranteeing against losses on distressed assets that would remain on a bank's books. These assets would be "ring-fenced" from other balance sheet loans, which could bolster investor confidence and help
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      357 38  -  Ananya Roy By NOBEL Economics Prize winner and trade theorist Paul Krugman once said that if there were an economist's creed, it would surely contain the affirmation: "I believe in free trade." Mr Joel M. Stern, the visiting chairman and chief
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      506 39  -  Francis Chan Three awards worth $360,000 each on offer for young firms with under $10m annual sales By RECOGNITION "The Emerging Enterprise Award aims to give them the due recognition. By showcasing these businesses, we also hope that they can encourage and inspire others to ride
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      331 39  -  Joyce Teo By PROPERTY investment firm IP Global has said Singapore's residential market is not worth a look until at least six months from now. The Hong Kong-based company, which helps property investors buy in emerging and recovering markets, expects prices in Singapore
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      93 40 wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm people have no morals. They failed the MOST-READ ONLINE corporations they operated...Then they Historic losses for ÜBS, Credit turned to the state to rescue them with Suisse. public funds. US$5OO,OOO is too US$5OO,OOO cap on CEO pay at generous." bailed-out
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      216 41 THE WILD, WILD WEB The Internet can be a great place to get direct deals for flights and accommodation for a holiday. But it can also be rather crazy and unpredictable. That's why travel agents still play a key role they provide a personal touch. CHERYL TAN reports. /SORRY, WE
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        1499 42  -  cheryl tan While some travellers are going the DIV way via online bookings, others still stick to tour agencies for hassle-free vacations 'We know more about a place than anyone else because we've been to those places so many times. If you go on your own,
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        518 44  -  Cheryl Tan Tan Yi Hui CHERRY BLOSSOM SEASON If you find Japan too expensive to travel to just to view cherry blossoms, take advantage of CTC Holidays' Sakura Festival tour to Taiwan next month and April. Admire cherry blossoms (below) on Alishan, go sightseeing at Sun Moon Lake
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        394 44 Madrid Tracking endangered wildlife in politically troubled, impoverished Zimbabwe might not seem the ideal holiday, but it is in hot demand in the travel industry's latest niche market "tourism of doom". Growing numbers of travellers are flocking to far-flung corners of the planet to see
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        821 46  -  deepika shetty From its architecture to its textile museums and food, there are reasons galore to fall in love with Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Ahmedabad in the western Indian state of Gujarat is colourful and chaotic. Ahmedabad native Esther David (right) was born and raised there. The Indian author,
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        287 45 Situated by the Osaka Bay, Kansai is a lovely melting pot of East and West, says Lim Yann Ling KANSAI, the home of Kobe, ancient gateway to Western jazz and cinema, and Kyoto, one of Japan's ancient capitals, is a palette of contrasts. In the cacophony of
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      779 47 quote me Please, Michael Phelps swim in the next Olympics... So he smoked a bit of weed. Plenty of our presidents have. Do not waste that god-like talent' Actor Christian Bale (left) For tne most Part dont look at jt like we have a record company look
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      925 48  -  eddino abdul hadi 51st Annual Grammy Awards The no-show of Rihanna and Chris Brown due to a reported brawl got more attention than the show music reporter The most exciting things about the 51st Grammy Awards, held at Los Angeles' Staples Center yesterday, seemed to have
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      531 49 51st Annual Grammy Awards And the winners are... Album of the Year: Raising Sand, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Rap Album: Tha Carter 111, Lil Wayne Male Pop Vocal Performance: Say, John Mayer Record of the Year: Please Read The Letter, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss New
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      454 50  -  deepika shetty The 'silent passage' in a woman's life is turned into a rocking celebration with hilarious lyrics 'WBWmusical MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL DBS Arts Centre Last Sunday MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL Where: DBS Arts Centre When: Till Feb 21, Bpm (Tuesday to Saturday) and 3pm (Saturday and Sunday) Tickets:
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      503 50  -  Adeline chia WHAT THE BUTLER SAW Zebra Crossing Productions Drama Centre Theatre Last Sunday WHAT THE BUTLER SAW Where: Drama Centre Theatre When: Till Feb 22, 3pm Admission: $34 to $60 from Sistic (www.sistic.com.sg or call 6348-5555) English playwright Joe Orton's most famous play was
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        344 52 Los Angeles Two of today's hottest R&B stars, Chris Brown and Rihanna, spent the night before their scheduled Grammy appearances with their arms around each other at a high-profile party. But neither made it to the awards as Brown turned himself in to Los Angeles
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        257 52 Beverly Hills, California A stun-ning-looking and strong-sounding Whitney Houston (right) made a triumphant return to the stage at a preGrammy party honouring her mentor, music mogul Clive Davis. "I've got it, I've got it!" sang Houston, looking glamorous in a skintight leopard dress, early on Sunday as she
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        115 52 COLDPLAY'S MARCH GIG Rock quartet Coldplay will play at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on March 23. Tickets from $88 to $248 from Sistic from next Monday. WHAT WOMEN WANT He's Just Not That Into You, a comedy starring Jennifer Aniston and Drew Barrymore, was the top film at the
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      42 89 SSBI SPOT THE VIRTUE /Hi Look through The Straits Times and find a good example **i»"*'o** that someone set in the World section. w Headline: Who did you pick: What was the example: How can you do the same for a friend:
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      432 95 MIDDLE-HIGH' •DOTDIGITS* Financial literacy means... 1. Understanding the difference between needs and wants W v^i F^ I 4 fie' e' n 3 dto\eto manage your money W A L^ k^^ 3. Knowing how much to save and spend MaaammaaiMaa&Ela Smfral fThj rQ /specimen Nfflß^ /advertisementl ■fiWlilliaslaSUiS for H EDUCATIONAL I
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      61 98 THINK HARD/3T 3 What do you think is the answer to Active Dot's final question? 4. 5. Staying safe at home is not enough. How can you make sure you are safe in school too? List five steps you can take to keep your house safe from List three steps
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      200 101 •BIGACTIVITY* j 1 EXCLUSIVE PUZZLE BY PAUL ERIC ROCA, ST ART DEPARTMEN UNIVERSAL KAKURO J j«kA Heykids! J m Can you guess what lam collecting that makes II I honey nice and sweet? Draw a circle around Jr§ fT every fifth letter on this flower trail that leads 4 Created
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