The Straits Times, 12 February 2009, Afternoon Edition

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    17 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 2009. AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Singapore tourism blitz
      65 1 ARMED with a $90 million war chest, Singapore will launch a global campaign to market the country's attractions overseas and keep tourists coming here. Singaporeans will not be left out: They will be offered free tickets and GST rebates on shopping to shore up business in attractions
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      Lock icon Bus robbers slash driver
      44 1 AN SBS Transit bus driver was hurt on Tuesday by parang-wielding robbers on board his bus in Johor Baru. Malaysian police are looking for the armed men, who took his wallet and slashed him before they fled. PRIME PAGE A3
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      Lock icon Picking JB nursing homes
      73 1 A STRAITS Times check of about a dozen nursing homes in Johor Baru turned up between one and 11 Singaporeans in eight of them. Most have picked these homes for cost savings the JB homes charge between $450 and $1,000 a month, whereas fees at Singapore
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      Lock icon Credit lines thawing
      44 1 MEASURES to unfreeze bank credit to companies are paying off. Data from Spring Singapore shows a sharp jump in Government-backed lending, with approvals for such loans rising 82 per cent to 411 approvals between December and last month. MONEY PAGE 822
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      Lock icon Abhisit defends harsh law
      39 1 THAILAND'S harsh lese majeste law is necessary but it l should not be I abused, Thai I PM Abhisit Vejjajiva told The Straits I Times in an H exclusive El interview. PRIME PAGE A 7
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    Lock icon New wildlife draw: River safari ready in 2011
    440 1  -  Tessa Wong Lim Wei Chean By SINGAPORE will get another top-drawer tourist attraction in 2011, when a $140 million river safari theme park will be completed. To be carved out of the same 89-hec-tare Mandai area which houses the Zoo and Night
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    Lock icon New lifelines for needy Singaporeans
    832 1  -  Lee Siew Hua Aid measures aimed at helping the vulnerable ride out difficult times By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Who will get help THE NEEDY: Public Assistance monthly sums go up by between $30 and $120 in April for 2,900 households. A family of four will
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        Lock icon Japan needs consensus
        62 2 WE SAY Japan's two main parties, the Liberal Democrats and the Democratic Party, bicker endlessly when some form of consensus is required to get the country out of its recession. Otherwise a new edition of the "lost decade" is in prospect. Is a national unity government putting
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        Lock icon Onscreen misery is fine
        35 2 COLUMNS stuff of drama? LIFE! PAGE C 6 Poverty is entertaining, as the popularity of Slumdog Millionaire shows, says John Lui. But so what? Isn't misery in all its forms the
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        Lock icon 25 years of Total Defence
        36 2 The logic of Total Defence is straightforward and powerful, says William Choong. But 25 years on, the privileged You Tube generation has become cynical of its message. REVIEW PAGE A 22
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        Lock icon $58b is still a lot to lose
        33 2 OUR READER SAYS Questions need to be asked in the wake of Temasek Holdings' $58 billion net portfolio loss, says Samuel Owen. FORUM PAGE A 23
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        40 2 www.straitstimes.com Ho Ai Li explains why a proposed bridge linking Taiwan to China might symbolise a bit too much for some people. Rohit Brijnath looks at Alex Rodriguez yet another star athlete guilty of using performance enhancing drugs.
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      Lock icon Do CNG cars have a future?
      1010 2  -  Christopher Tan Green rebates will end and their clean-fuel advantage could be lost I By I SENIOR CORRESPONDENT ARE compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles viable here? After a slow but steady introduction of tax breaks and funding assistance from the Government, after the opening
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      Lock icon Bus driver slashed with parangs
      543 3  -  Kimberly Spykerman Diana Othman Two men on board turn on him on the journey from Johor By A ROUTINE work day for SBS bus captain Ngieng Pik Chung became a nightmare when he was attacked by two parang-wielding robbers on board his bus on Tuesday
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      Lock icon 'I AM DONE HAVING BABIES'
      392 3 Octuplets' mum has no job and is saddled with debts LOS ANGELES: The mother of octuplets who already had six other children said she is done having babies. In an interview aired on Tuesday night, 33-year-old Nadya Suleman said the octuplets were a sign from
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; LOS ANGELES TIMES; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  392 words
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      Lock icon Tourism blitz targets online sites as well
      668 4  -  Lim Wei Chean Global campaign to attract more tourists to visit Singapore By Where some of the $90 million will go $500,000 for free air tickets to Singapore for the Facebook promotion campaign. $10,000 monthly cash prizes for the Facebook promotion from Feb
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      Lock icon Three questions Geithner failed to answer clearly
      713 5 Plan to repair financial system is hobbled by uncertainty, as market reaction shows NEW YORK: US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner ducked the tough questions investors want answered as he rolled out a revamped plan to repair the financial system and investors made him
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      Lock icon Even Wall St vultures shy away from risks
      307 5 NEW YORK: Mr Howard Marks is the sort of financier who Washington hopes will help fix the nation's tumbledown banks. The trouble is, he is not sure he wants the job. He is one of the biggest players in distressed investing putting
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      Lock icon Veteran journalists win top prizes
      583 6  -  Yen Feng The Straits Times garners seven of the 14 awards at stake By THE Straits Times (ST) yesterday won the bulk of the journalism awards at stake among Singapore Press Holdings' (SPH) English and Malay newspapers, including the inaugural Journalist of the Year award.
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      Lock icon 17 years of adventure, and he's still relishing it
      457 6  -  Tan Weizhen By YESTERDAY morning, senior correspondent Nirmal Ghosh, 49, scored an exclusive interview with Thailand's new Prime Minister. Hours later, he was on a plane to Singapore to pick up the Journalist of the Year award. It was all in
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      159 6 WORLD NAM WAH PAI SIM POH HUAT QIGONG^r, C(tf~er\S\& OV^\ Grand Master Sim Poh Huat receiving commendation award from Guinness World Record Manager Ms Lee Ping Ping in 1991 Topic highlight: Body detoxification that remove impurities naturally and effectively from your body through twelve acupressure points. Compete Qigong breakthrough with
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      Lock icon Lese majeste law must not be abused-Abhisit
      873 7  -  Nirmal Ghosh F^H^^^^KRJ^K-R^jffira^fflC-l^ffil By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT "Prosecuting the PAD is one demand we have no problems with. We have made clear that nobody is above the law, and all the cases brought against or brought by the PAD are proceeding in a straightforward
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      Lock icon Israel's hung election
      663 8 Livni and Netanyahu both claim win, setting stage for tough bargaining JERUSALEM: Inconclusive election results left Israel in political limbo yesterday with both Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and hardliner Benjamin Netanyahu claiming victory leaving an anti-Arab right-winger as kingmaker. Ms Livni's Kadima Party won 28 seats to
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      Lock icon Ex-nightclub bouncer now a kingmaker
      366 8 JERUSALEM: Mr Avigdor Lieberman, much-needed iron fist to some, racist to others, has emerged as Israel's kingmaker. The Soviet immigrant's ultra-national-ist Yisrael Beitenu (Israel Is Our Home) party bumped veteran Labour from the third position in Parliament, winning 15 seats in the 120-member chamber. With
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        Lock icon Dalai Lama warns of possible Tibet uprising
        599 10 Region is Very tense' because of anger with Chinese military BADEN BADEN (Germany): The Dalai Lama warned yesterday that the situation in his homeland was "very tense" and that an uprising was possible. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's remark came as Chinese officials
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        Lock icon China riots 'won't lead to rebellion'
        471 10  -  Tracy Quek By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: The number of protests and riots in China is rising by the year, but there is little possibility that social unrest will result in an anti-government uprising, a Chinese academic said yesterday. Mass incidents the Chinese government's term
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        Lock icon New Perak MB gets down to work
        609 11  -  Elizabeth Looi State govt not wooing opposition lawmakers with vacancies: Zambry By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT MIXING YOUTH AND EXPERIENCE "We have a good combination of leadership. We have the new generation, and we balance it with some experienced members, so it is unique." Dr
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        Lock icon PR to 'lodge report with graft agency'
        421 11 IPOH: Opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) will lodge a report with the Anti-Corruption Agency against Perak's new chief minister Zambry Abdul Kadir. Perak Democratic Action Party secretary Nga Kor Ming said PR would lodge the report today, but he did not explain the
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        Lock icon Complaints of press crackdown
        113 11 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's government has seized thousands of copies of two opposition newspapers, in what party officials said was a crackdown over a political standoff in Perak. They said more than 20,000 copies of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's party newspaper Suara Keadilan had been confiscated, while
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        Lock icon Early polls ruled out as Aso's ratings dive
        795 13  -  Kwan Weng Kin Japanese PM may wait till Lower House's term ends in Septembei By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT Popularity plunges APPROVAL RATINGS: B Sept 25:48% B Oct 5: 41% B Oct 15: 42% BNov 9: 37% B Dec 7: 22% B Jan 11:
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        Lock icon Rohingya as ugly as ogres: Myanmar envoy
        327 13 HONG KONG: Myanmar's senior official in Hong Kong has described the Rohingya boat people as being "as ugly as ogres". The plight of the Rohingya, a Muslim minority, has attracted international attention following reports that hundreds of them, who had fled to Thailand,
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        Lock icon India's biggest airshow
        450 14 600 firms from 25 nations vie for contracts with Indian military BANGALORE: South Asia's biggest airshow opened yesterday with firms from 25 countries showcasing their latest hardware in a chase for multibillion-dollar contracts with the Indian military. Despite the global economic downturn, nearly 600 armament and aerospace
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        Lock icon Taleban fighters kill 19 in Afghan capital
        681 15 Eight gunmen target three govt buildings in coordinated strikes KABUL: Taleban fighters carrying assault rifles and wearing suicide vests attacked three government buildings in the Afghan capital yesterday, killing at least 19 people, said government officials. The coordinated attacks occurred in the heart
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        Lock icon Pakistani city seen as sheltering militant chiefs
        338 15 WASHINGTON: United States officials are increasingly focusing on the city of Quetta, where Taleban leaders are believed to play a significant role in stirring violence in southern Afghanistan. As the US prepares to send as many as 30,000 additional troops into Afghanistan, military
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        Lock icon China inks deal to build $2.7b Mecca monorail
        409 15 RIYADH: China has signed a deal to build a monorail in Mecca during President Hu Jintao's visit to Saudi Arabia, underscoring its growing role as a key contractor for infrastructure in the oil-rich kingdom. The US$l.B billion (552.7 billion) deal is for
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        Lock icon US to raise 'hard' issues with China
        664 17 Climate, energy and human rights on Hillary's agenda during Beijing visit WASHINGTON: The United States plans to realign its relationship with China by putting more emphasis on climate change, energy and human rights, senior Obama administration officials said. With Mrs Hillary Clinton scheduled
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        Lock icon North Korea 'steps up missile test preparations'
        191 17 SEOUL: Chinese fishing vessels have moved out of waters near a disputed sea border between the two Koreas, a South Korean military official said yesterday, possibly signalling a North Korean short-range missile test is imminent. Reports in the United States and South Korea
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        Lock icon Thefts puncture Paris bike scheme
        376 17 PARIS: A popular bicycle rental scheme in Paris has hit a speed bump after it emerged that nearly half of the original fleet had been stolen. The company running the 18-month-old scheme said it could no longer cope financially with a tide of theft and
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        Lock icon Australia's wildlife devastated by bush fires
        281 18 SYDNEY: One turtle's shell melted and fused to its body. A baby wallaby's ears were fried to a crisp. And birds scorched by Australia's worst-ever bush fires plummeted from the sky. More than 180 people were killed in the weekend's fires, and yesterday, officials
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        Lock icon Survivors fume over red tape
        468 18 Many denied access to homes and emergency relief funds YEA (Australia): Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and other Australian officials yesterday moved to head off growing anger among wildfire survivors demanding access to their homes and disaster relief funds. The authorities were also forced to defend
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    • world in brief
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        Lock icon Mugabe swears in rival
        135 19 HARARE (Zimbabwe): Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe swore in his long-time rival Morgan Tsvangirai as Prime Minister yesterday, ushering in a unity government in an extraordinary concession after nearly three decades of virtually unchallenged rule. There had been pressure for Mr Mugabe, who remains as President in
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        Lock icon Oklahoma twister kills 15
        90 19 WASHINGTON: At least 15 people were killed when a massive tornado ripped across the mid-western state of Oklahoma, local media reported yesterday. The tornado, one of three to hit the state on Tuesday night, cut a o.Bkm swathe through Lone Grove, halfway between Oklahoma City and
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        Lock icon Haze in Penang
        105 19 PENANG: Haze has descended on Penang, limiting visibility in three areas to between 4km and 7km, due to fires in Sumatra, a Meteorological Department spokesman said. He said the haze in Penang was no cause for worry as it would clear when the winds change direction or
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        Lock icon Tommy Suharto cleared
        96 19 JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta district court yesterday rejected a US$4OO million (***** million) civil corruption case against the youngest son of former dictator Suharto, provoking outrage from anti-graft campaigners. Mr Hutomo Mandala Putra, who is popularly known as Tommy Suharto, was said to have defrauded the government
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        Lock icon Prosecutors to go?
        106 19 TAIPEI: Taiwan's top government watchdog yesterday demanded the removal of two prosecutors in charge of former president Chen Shui-bian's corruption case, saying they had been in unauthorised contact with him. Mr Wu Wen-chung and Mr Chu Chao-liang violated their work ethics by meeting or telephoning Chen privately
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        Lock icon Airport chief gets death
        123 19 BEIJING: A Chinese court has sentenced the former boss of 30 airports, including Beijing's, to death for bribery and embezzlement involving around US$l5 million, state press reported yesterday. Li Peiying, 59, former board chairman and general manager of Capital Airports Holding Company, was found guilty on
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        Lock icon China culls 13,000 birds
        135 19 BEIJING: China has killed more than 13,000 birds after an outbreak of the HSNI bird flu virus was confirmed in the far west, state media said. The outbreak is the first reported among birds this year. Eight people have contracted bird flu this year five died
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        Lock icon Milk items being probed
        115 19 BEIJING: Mengniu's Milk Deluxe products are being probed by the Chinese authorities for containing osteoblast milk protein (OMP), according to a statement on the website of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. Mengniu said OMP is known as a milk basic protein in
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        Lock icon Old charmer is top dog in contest
        286 19 NEW YORK: At 10 years old, Stump's an old dog, but still it charmed its way into the hearts of judges to emerge tops in a canine contest. With floppy ears and a plodding gait, the gold-en-red Sussex spaniel was an instant crowd
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      500 24  -  Melissa Sim Main factor is the lower fees; some also have facilities comparable to those in Singapore By WHEN civil servant Gordon Yong, 39, needed to find a nursing home for his mother following her stroke, he found the ones in Singapore too expensive.
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      303 25  -  SUJIN THOMAS SHOOTING IN DENMARK A SINGAPOREAN man who was shot in the abdomen in a gangland-style shooting in Denmark last month returned yesterday morning. He is in the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) in stable condition, a spokesman for International SOS, which arranged
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      679 26  -  Jessica Lim S'poreans still buying premium chocs but in smaller quantities By THE global food shortage has infiltrated one of Singapore's favourite indulgences. In the past year, the price of chocolate has increased by up to 40 per cent, due to the
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      482 28  -  Karamjit Kaur Growth takes off as travellers downgrade from full-service carriers and markets open up By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT BEFORE the year is out, Tiger Airways will open a second base in Australia, launch at least nine new routes and take delivery of three new planes.
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      349 28  -  Gwendolyn Ng By PHOTOGRAPHER Alex Soh can still recall the ache he felt as he watched a sack of rice fall off a truck in a Sri Lankan village and a group of boys scramble to scoop up the grains as rain pelted down.
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      167 28 WHAT happens when Cupid's arrow hits home? Your heart goes zing. You get light-headed and starry-eyed. Your knees go shaky and your palms sweat. So romantic, so head over heels. But the body part that actually goes into overdrive when you are first attract- ed to
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      459 29  -  Tessa Wong Meeting of trade show bigwigs next year is IR's first confirmed event By MORE than 350 trade show bigwigs from around the world will gather in Singapore next year for their annual congress. The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI)
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      185 29 MARINA Bay Sands, Singapore's first integrated resort, is on target to open at the end of the year, its president, Mr Nigel Roberts, said yesterday. His comments come after recent reports which raised the possibility that the resort would not be completed on
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      336 29  -  Nicholas Yong By CHANGI Airport's Budget Terminal is taking the green route, with a plan to utilise solar energy to meet part of its electricity needs. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) is issuing a tender to convert electricity from direct sunlight on the
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      189 29  -  NICHOLAS YONG THE skies between Singapore and the Sultanate of Oman are now fully open for air services. The Republic has concluded an agreement with Oman that allows their carriers to operate unlimited passenger and cargo flights between the two countries and beyond. Singapore
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      602 31  -  Selina Lum WOMAN'S DEATH AFTER TRANSPLANT Relatives claim surgeons used wrong number of clips to clamp artery By FOUR years ago, almost to the day, Madam Narinder Kaur gave a kidney to her ailing husband, then bled to death in a
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      387 31  -  K.C. Vijayan By LAW CORRESPONDENT JAIL WOULD NOT HELP OFFENDER "A custodial sentence at this point in her life is more likely to negatively affect her recovery." Judge Roy Neighbour, who also stresses that placing Suppiah on probation is not a "soft" sentencing option
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      572 31  -  Esther Tan By CONCERNS over river safety have surfaced in Parliament after two men drowned in the Singapore River last December. Responding to a question from Dr Lam Pin Mm (Ang Mo Kio GRC), Minister for the Environment and Water Resources
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          789 32  -  Melissa Sim Public Assistance goes up, while poor children will get more subsidies By Who gets what A person living alone: from $330 to $360. A family of two: from $570 to $630. A family of three: from $700 to $790. A family of four:
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          400 32  -  BEN NADARAJAN MP SAM Tan (Tanjong Pagar GRC) wanted the dole raised from $360 to $400 a month because a survey he did shows that most who receive it have nothing to spare for savings. Only one in five could squirrel
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          440 32  -  MELISSA SIM PEOPLE who want to volunteer a few hours of their time a week but do not know which voluntary welfare organisation (VWO) to approach now have someone to turn to. A new matchmaking outfit called Singapore Cares has been set up
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          500 32  -  Lee Siew Hua By THE Many Helping Hands approach to lift up the vulnerable needs a central brain to avoid confusion and work better, MPs said. In the debate on the budget of the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, five MPs challenged the rosy
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          550 33  -  Lee Hui Chieh MCYS will improve ways of identifying and helping them By THE Government will spend $25 million in the next five years on various schemes to help dysfunctional families, whose members typically have problems getting a job, develop addictions, or resort
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          537 33  -  LEE HUI CHIEH THE Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) is looking to strengthen laws that protect parents and divorcees. It is studying whether to "put more teeth" to the 1994 Maintenance of Parents Act that enables elderly parents to claim
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          Lock icon $2m recession fund for Malay community
          546 33  -  Jeremy Au Yong By NEEDY Muslim families will receive $2 million in extra aid this year to help them through the recession. The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) has set up a one-off fund that gives grants to families as well as support
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          909 33  -  Clarissa Oon FROM THE GALLERY By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT DOES Singapore value its elderly as much as it does its young? A member of the House, who can typically be counted on to make philosophical, deeply felt remarks on what society
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          549 34  -  Sue-Ann Chia Given Jobs Credit grant and downturn, childcare centres should not raise prices this year, he says By DR VIVIAN Balakrishnan yesterday urged childcare centres not to raise their fees this year as families are struggling to cope with the downturn. The Minister
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          620 34  -  Terrence Voon Lin Xinyi By WE CAN STILL MEET TARGET "You can be assured that the interest among the potential sponsors is still there, though maybe the quantum is a bit smaller." Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Community Development, Youth and Sports) Teo Ser
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          194 34  -  LIN XINYI BY THE end of next month, 15 school indoor sports halls located islandwide will be open for public use. This is the first time that government efforts to make sports facilities more accessible have been extended to include the use of
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          322 34  -  IN LINE with a recent move to engage citizens online, government officials could soon be responding directly to comments on an Internet discussion board. Dr Amy Khor, chairman of Reach, the Government's official feedback arm, said she was holding talks with ministries to join
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          608 35  -  Sue-Ann Chia Vivian stresses need to welcome global talent and integrate them By SINGAPORE is finding ways to integrate the growing pool of new immigrants here, with Dr Vivian Balakrishnan listing four "cardinal" principles to forge an open and cohesive society.
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          633 35  -  Amelia Tan MINISTRY OF EDUCATION By A NEW fast-track course in kindergarten education will be launched this year to attract quality preschool teachers and raise standards in the sector. Targeted at mid-career entrants and fresh graduates, the new course which starts in April focuses on
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          452 35  -  Jane Ng By FLEXIBILITY FOR SCHOOLS "With items like uniforms now covered under the enhancements to the ministry's financial assistance scheme, schools can provide more discretionary assistance to their students, for example, meal and transport allowances." Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Education) Masagos Zulkifli DESPITE
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          349 35  -  JANE NG A NEW computerised system to be introduced in April will help teachers better identify and monitor potential school dropouts. It will allow teachers to access all the records on the students and track them even as they move from class to
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          Lock icon Universities shouldn't be silos: Eng Hen
          306 35  -  AMELIA TAN EDUCATION Minister Ng Eng Hen wants students of all universities in Singapore, including the fourth one coming up in the East Coast area, to be able to take courses across campuses. It did not make sense for universities in a small country
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      393 36 Hiddink's honours Club Dutch league title, with PSV in 1987-89, 2003, 2005-06 Dutch Cup, with PSV in 1988-90, 2005 European Cup, with PSV in 1988 Intercontinental Cup, with Real Madrid in 1998 International Led the Netherlands to the quarter-finals of Euro 96 and the semi-finals of the World
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      665 36 "It's never enough time to prepare a team in one week but this is an exceptional situation. Chelsea have good players and they should be in top form. That should make my job easier." GUUS HIDDINK, who will work for Chelsea without a contract Hiddink has
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      533 36 LONDON: Fernando Torres has pledged his future to Liverpool after reports emerged that Barcelona are planning a big-money move for him at the end of the season. "I don't see myself playing for Real Madrid, or Barcelona or Chelsea or any other team," said
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      320 37 Australia soak up the pressure to hold hosts Japan to goalless draw Japan 0 Australia 0 TOKYO: Japan and Australia shared the spoils in Asian World Cup football qualifying yesterday but there was a crucial win for North Korea, who beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 to leave Nasser
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      240 37  -  Wang Meng Meng By THE bicycle kick. The Cruyff Turn. Or maybe even the Zidane Roulette. The S-League's Charity Shield football season opener may only be a friendly match but for the players, it will be a chance to exhibit their skills. Tonight's
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      183 37 LONDON: The Premier League may require teams to field home-grown players, in a major concession to critics that it is overly reliant on imported talent. The League's 20 clubs see a quota system as a fairer way to ensure competitiveness rather than
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      110 37 ITALY'S Fabio Cannavaro (right) challenging Brazil's Daniel Alves during their friendly at a packed Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. Five-time World Cup winners Brazil beat the current champions 2-0 in their first clash in 12 years, with Manchester City's Robinho setting up club teammate
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      475 37  -  Neil Humphreys LIGHTERSIDE By The Russian recluse has said six words in the past four years. He's said "you're fired" three times. GUUS HIDDINK has been speaking of his "good relations" with Roman Abramovich in the past 24 hours. How do you
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        75 37 SHANGHAI: Russian Olympic champion and pole vault world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva has agreed a US$7.5 million (5511.3 million), five-year deal with China's largest sportswear retailer, Li Ning. The offer is significant because of the amount of money and the entry of a Chinese company into
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        83 37 LOS ANGELES: Kobe Bryant showed no lingering effects from the flu, scoring 34 points to become the youngest player in National Basketball Association history to reach 23,000 points. He helped the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 105-98 on Tuesday. Bryant, who is
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        57 37 LONDON: Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear will be forced to take at least two months off from football after he was expected to undergo heart bypass surgery yesterday, reported The Daily Mail. The Magpies have handed temporary control of first-team affairs at St James' Park
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        50 37 LAGOS: Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor was named African Footballer of the Year on Tuesday. The Togo international beat Chelsea's Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien and Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Aboutrika. It is the first major award for the lanky striker, who succeeds Frederic Kanoute of Mali. REUTERS
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        83 37 EINDHOVEN: PSV Eindhoven presented their new signing Zhou Haibin (above) on Tuesday after the China midfielder passed a medical exam. The defending Dutch league champions signed the 23-year-old on a free transfer from Shandong Luneng. Zhou is the second Chinese to play for PSV after
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        72 37 COLOMBO: Brothers Irfan and Yusuf Pathan plundered 59 runs off 25 balls as world champions India posted a thrilling three-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the one-off Twenty2o international cricket match here on Tuesday. India were struggling at 115-7 chasing a 172-run target before
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      57 38 SAN JOSE: Jeremy Lusk, a freestyle motocross star who won a gold at the 2008 X Games, died on Tuesday, three days after he hurt his head while competing in Costa Rica. He was 24. Lusk, of California, crashed face-first after soaring more than six metres above
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      254 38 Basketball NBA: Atlanta 111 Washington 90, Indiana 96 Cleveland 95, Denver 99 Miami 82, San Antonio 108 New Jersey 93, Toronto 110 Minnesota 102, Chicago 107 Detroit 102, Dallas 118 Sacramento 100, Golden State 144 NY Knicks 127, LA Lakers 105 Oklahoma City 98. Cricket Twenty2o International in Colombo:
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      804 38  -  Rohit Brijnath Singapore's Mardan and Lam know all about the ups and downs of golf By "I told him, to keep knocking on the door and it will open." MARDAN MAMAT, on the advice he gave Lam Chih Bing KUALA LUMPUR: Mardan Mamat and Lam Chih
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      437 38 NEW YORK: It is called the "nappy factor", and Tiger Woods could be the latest beneficiary of this psychological theory after the birth of his son, Charlie Axel, last Sunday. The "nappy factor" was first coined by betting guru Keith Elliott more than 10
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      68 38 Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown (right) reacting to a foul called against Leßron James (No. 23) late in the fourth quarter of a National Basketball Association game against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis on Tuesday. James scored 47 points, but his foul with 0.2 seconds
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      175 38 TWO 13-year-old left-arm spinners, one standing at a mere 1.45 m and the other at 1.50 m, spun Singapore to victory against Kuwait in the play-off for the seventh position in the Under-17 Asian Cricket Council Elite Cup in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Raffles Institution's Abhiraj Singh,
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      318 38 COLUMBIA: A photo is worth a thousand words and apparently multiple arrests. Eight people connected to a South Carolina party where Olympic star Michael Phelps was photographed smoking a marijuana pipe have been arrested. One arrest included the suspected bong owner, who was not even at
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      280 38 Today Football S. League Charity Shield: Locals v Foreigners (Tampines Stadium, 7.45pm). Golf Malaysian Open: Day 1 (Live, Ch24, 3pm). Tennis Rotterdam ATP Open: Q-finals (Live, Ch22, 7.30pm and Friday, 2.30am). WTA Tournament in Paris (Live, 7pm and Friday, 1.15am Chll3). Tomorrow Athletics Indoor Meeting, Dusseldorf (Live, Chll3, Saturday, 3am).
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      134 39 "My Grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9 Kng Pei Mci, Doreen Age: 55 Was called home to be with the Lord on 11 February 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones: Husband: Eng Bak Chim Father: Mother: Daughters:
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      56 39 With deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to our Pi Managing Director, Mr Eng Bak Chim his daughters -v c y/^y^J On the demise of their beloved wife mother jj* Kng Pei Mci, Doreen Departed on 11 February 2009 From: The Board of Directors, Management Staff of £FtiM<r£i SIN HENG CHAN
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      256 40 "As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness." Psalm 17:15 Our dearest mother...the life of her children she carefully shaped, from her children's first breath ...she understands the power of the legacy she must leave ...it is with
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      67 40 W "Ai^.^^.'Wr r -r vu U^c- Pr With Deepest Sympathy and -H 4^d ~!<£\\ Heartfelt Condolences to Mr Eng Bak Chim his daughters On the demise of their beloved wife mother Kng Pei Mci, Doreen Departed on 11 February 2009 From: Arthur Tay Michael Chia Ben Yeo Ow Peng Seang
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      40 40 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory of ONGBEECHOO Departed 12 Feb 2006 "Reminiscing times with you, Oh! How our lives were blessed! Like an angel you flew, In God's abode you now rest." Loved dearly remembered by Family and Loved Ones
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      52 40 The family of the late ERIC ANTHONY D'SOUZA wish to express their deep appreciation and gratitude to the MPs and Grassroots organisations of the Marine Parade GRC Fr. Chris Lee and prayer group of the Holy Family Church and all friends for their assistance, attendance, wreaths and donations during their
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      29 40 Mth ANNIVERSARY 00 s sg^ IN LOVING MEMORY OF LAM MAY YEE (Mrs. Victor Khoo) Departed on 12/2/1995 Lovingly remembered by: Husband: Victor Khoo, Sons: Barry Khoo, Brandon Khoo
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      222 40 Jesus said: "I am the Resurrection and the Life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies..." John 11:25 "Surety 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 LEE KIM
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      164 40 "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 Mdm Sim Soo Kirn Age: 79 Was called home to be with the Lord on 10 February 2009, dearly missed and fondly
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      19 40 In Fond Memory of Our Parents GSK NAIDU S.SAROJA 13.6.23 12.2.03 17.8.32 12.9.05 From your loving children Tel: 6445-6969
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      321 40 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever" Psalm 23.6 ANG PEH NGOH ANNA AGE: 89 was called home to be with the Lord on Tue, 10 Feb 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered
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      209 40 "My God has been my Rock, my Shield and the Horn of my Salvation, my Stronghold... He has given me this Shield of Victory and has sustained me as He has promised... Surely goodness and mercy have followed me all the days of my life." Veronica Kwan Kum Yeng Born
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      129 40 MRS TAN KAH HONG MDM LIM HSIU LAN passed away peacefully on 10 Feb 2009. Sadly missed by loved ones. [Husband: Dr. Tan Kah Hong, deceased) Brothers: Sisters: Dr. Lim Kuang Hui Lim Hsiu Yun Betty (Lim Kuang Chan, deceased) Lim Hsiu Lien Lina Lim Hsiu Mci Sons: Daughters-in-law: Dr.
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        602 41  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS STI bucks regional losing trend after Wall Street's retreat By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE was alone among major regional bourses in posting a gain yesterday, amid widespread disappointment at the latest United States government plan to heal its troubled banking
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        338 41  -  Yang Huiwen By AN INTERIM judicial manager has been appointed to Jurong Technologies Industrial Corp (JurTech), which faces crippling debts of more than US$2OO million (Ss3oo million). Deloitte Touches Mr Tarn Chee Cheong was appointed to the interim role at the embattled contract manufacturer following
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          20 41 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 920.86 million shares worth $885.62 million UP DOWN Gainers: 180 Losers: 207 Unchanged: 846 nhgmhb,h bnhmghm
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          205 41 Tuesday's close: 7,945.94 (-23.09) »Japanese markets were closed for a public holiday. Yesterday's close: 897.07 (-6.45) Malaysian shares fell 0.7 per cent on profit-taking, following negative cues from Wall Street as well as worse-than-expected domestic manufacturing data. Yesterday's close: 13,539.21 (-341.43) Hong Kong shares lost 2.5 per cent on
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          419 41 For afaß list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: FEB 11,2009 GLD10US$ 9010 334.5 DCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 ...9300 110.0 OCBCCap 5.1%NCPS 100 .9280 80.0 SIA200 1086 50.0 SI A 1088 44.0 STXP0 100 1088 38.0 DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 9700 20.0
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          403 41 :apitalanBNPeCW***** 41 :apitalanMBLeCW***** 23.5 :apitalandDBeCW***** 10.5 :apitalanBNPeCW***** 15.5 ;apitalanMBLeCW***** 13 !TI 1600 DBeCW*****4 46.5 SingTel BNPeCW*****3 19.5 :apitalanMBLeCW***** 19 :apitalanMBLiC*****1 21 !TI 1800 DBeCW*****4 25.5 :apitalaBNPeCW*****8 10.5 ;apitalanBNPeCW***** 10.5 !TI 1700SGAeCW*****0 17.5 (epCorp HBLeCW*****4 ...20.5 SingTel BNPeCW*****3 9 ;ingTelHBLeCW*****5 16 JOB BNP eCW*****7 31 :apitalanBNPeCW***** 1.5 )BS
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          182 41 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume CENTS Vol iDlden Agri ;hart SemiCond iapitaLand SingTel Jynear JtraitsAsia <oble Grp Ham (eppel Land Sent Intl ;apitalanMBLeCW*****2 Celestial SapitaMall tscendasreit IBS MBL eCW*****2 31.5 30.5 274 252 25.5 89.5 122 141 133 44 23.5 32 136 124 31.5
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          103 41 runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Feb *****9 Buying Selling Aust dollar 0.9810 1.0130 Can dollar 1.2060 1.2200 Euro 1.9350 1.9570 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4173 0.4181 NZ dollar 0.7860 0.8040 Sterling pound 2.1800 2.2060 US dollar 1.4970 1.5140 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN
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          361 41 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 2180 1250 635 I. 270 319 965 438 464 372 518 473 i,,-. 314 2170 571 228 5606 CapitaLand 131 5417 CapitaMall 500 5611
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          615 41 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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        470 42  -  Michelle Tay bUA moots tneir listing on second board before commercial activities By THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday published a set of proposed rules that will allow life sciences firms to list shares on its second board Catalist, even if they have not
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        354 42  -  Joyce Teo By PROPERTY CORRESPONDENT LANDLORD JTC Corp was hit by a sharp fall in the take-up of its industrial space during a tough fourth quarter. In ready-built factory space, lease terminations of 21,200 sq m exceeded the 20,000 sq m of new space leased
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        212 42  -  MICHELLE TAY MAINBOARD-LISTED Stats ChipPac suffered a net loss of US$22.l million (5533.1 million) during the fourth quarter a marked reversal on its profit of US$4l.3 million made during the same period a year earlier. The service provider of semiconductor design, distribution
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        538 43  -  Bhagyashree Garekar Democrats argue their Bill has more job-creating potential; Republicans want slimmer package By US CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON: The President wants it ASAP, the House Democrats want it as is, and the Republican Senators want it a great deal slimmer. The battle to enact the
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        339 43 WASHINGTON: Wall Street bank executives felt the rage of Democrats and Republicans in the United States Congress yesterday, over how they used US$l76 billion (*****.8 billion) in bailout money without making a noticeable impact on the anaemic economy. Lawmakers seized the opportunity presented by a
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        816 43  -  David Reilly By NEW YORK: That's it? That's all Timothy Geithner had to offer? It is amazing that this far into the financial crisis, we are still stumbling along, still so reluctant to tackle the problems facing the financial system and the economy. Rather than
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        520 43 BEIJING: Chinese exports and imports fell sharply last month, underlining how badly the world's third-largest economy has been hit by the global financial crisis and the impact that is having on its neighbours. Exports fell 17.5 per cent from a year earlier, after a 2.8
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        232 43 ZURICH: Credit Suisse posted its biggest-ever annual loss after a poor fourth quarter that was hit by trading losses and restructuring charges. The Swiss bank, however, expressed cautious optimism for the year, even as it cut some financial targets. It said the year had started
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      549 44  -  Gabriel Chen UK bank presses on with plan to hire up to 1,500 skilled staff here By BRITISH banking giant Barclays is sticking to its aggressive plan to hire up to 1,500 highly skilled staff by early 2011 in Singapore despite the turmoil that
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      546 44  -  Ananya Roy Yang Huiwen By JOBS HOPE "Health care and education are some of the resilient industries. New investments in projects such as water and clean energy present hope, and the opening of the integrated resorts will create new jobs as well." Mr
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      332 44  -  ANANYA ROY A NEW initiative to help Singaporebased infocomm technology (ICT) companies expand into emerging markets has been launched by International Enterprise (IE) Singapore. Unveiled yesterday and called ißural, the venture will form three umbrella consortia to help businesses tap ICT markets in
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      346 44 ROYAL Dutch Shell is considering moving its oil processing operations to Indonesia from Singapore, said Indonesian Vice-Presi-dent Jusuf Kalla. "In a meeting over dinner, Shell has expressed its readiness for it," he said after visiting the port in Rotterdam, according to a
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      234 44  - Rajah Tann ranks high in global list K. C. Vijayan By LAW CORRESPONDENT LEGAL heavyweight Rajah Tann has been ranked among the world's top 30 arbitration firms by an international journal the only Asian firm to make the cut. Global Arbitration Review (GAR 100), a leading publication on international arbitration,
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      820 45  -  Francis Chan Early govt measures to ease credit crunch pay off; figures could rise as Budget initiative kicks in By Philip Yeo gives his take on the credit issues faced by Spore firms On businesses that complained they were not fully aware of what
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      32 43 nTmTMTWTTTWI February 11 2009 FIRSTS 1327 SECOND ***** THIRD ♦3859 STARTERS 0665 0812 1327 1745 2475 3728 7751 7885 9089 9873 CONSOLATIONS 1268 2450 2699 3808 5025 5524 7560 7808 8630 9061
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      291 45 Ahmad, Samir Gubiani, Devid Honore Liang, Patrick Schalkwijk, Gerbrandius Al Essa, Haytham Han Mvi Hui Lim Meng Fatt Shiu, Vanessa Cherlyne Marie Bardelli, Marco Harsono, Thomas Ricky Lim Ming Wan, Terence Singh, Amardeep Bohtlingk, Nicolas Herbert Hashmi, Hammad Khurshid Lin Hsin-Kuo, Samuel Singh, Tantarpal Branson, Olivia Ho Jia Jun, Stephen
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      109 45 i"rrrj WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraItStIITieS.COITI to learn from it and come out smarter. MOST-READ ONLINE Definitely not the time to finger-point Singapore is no tax haven. although that's the easiest thing to do. SIA Q3 profit down 43%. But really, it's to no one's benefit
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        793 47  - How do I love t hee? Stephanie yap A new T-shirt store is selling limited-edition tops featuring works by eight Singapore poets Come Valentine's Day this Saturday, lovebirds will spend hundreds of dollars on flowers and candlelit dinners. So why not spend $69 on a poem? You can wear your
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        234 47 Paris A giant, grey version of Mona Lisa with tears in her eyes and streaks of paint running down her front goes on display from today at the Louvre museum in the room next to the original by Leonardo da Vinci. It is by Franco-Chinese artist
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        567 47  -  deepika shetty (Above) David Chan's Food For Tot. It is a screen print with luminous ink on Fabriano paper. Fabriano, established in 1267 in Italy, is the oldest paper mill in Europe which boasts past clients such as artists Michelangelo and Raphael. Monsieur Robo (Neon
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        1517 49  -  tara tan An NC-16 musical, a Wilde classic with an all-male cast and a lesser known opera local theatre pushes boundaries anew arts reporter SLEEPLESS TOWN Who: Toy Factory Productions When: Feb 27 to March 14 at Bpm. No shows on Monday, matinees on Saturday
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        342 49 Julie Abueva, 13, may be starring in a major musical but none of her friends will be able to watch it. They are too young. The show, Sleepless Town, has been given an NC-16 rating due to its sexual content. She plays the 12-year-old protagonist
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        420 49 The musical Sleepless Town is the third time theatre director Beatrice ChiaRichmond is collaborating with husband Mark Richmond, a TV presenter and former radio deejay. Their first was a short play called Love Wave in 2002. Their second was a bust. They had planned to stage
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        314 50 i>L»L»i:mimmm^m CATS Where: Esplanade Theatre When: April 10 to May 3 Admission: $40 to $170 from Sistic (log on to www.sistic.com. sg or call 6348-5555) "Let the memory live again," sings Grizabella in Memory, a song from the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats. Well, it
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        623 50  -  adeline chia News headlines over the past two decades get an airing in Mandarin satire Dua Dai Ji arts reporter IffffHlfll DUA DAI JI Where: Chamber The Arts House When: Feb 19 to 22, Bpm with 3pm matinee on Feb 22 Admission: $20 and $25 from
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        Lock icon Packaging poverty as entertainment
        818 51  -  John lui Yes, Slumdog exploits the plight of the poor, but isn't misery in all its forms the stuff of drama? culture vulture fmM quote me 'You're Emei, I'm Wudang. This lot has vowed never to help that schoc Some even come to my set as
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        616 51 GOINGS-ON IN THE VILLAGE Here is what you may not know about Stan Lai's sold-out play, The Village, staged at the Esplanade last weekend. At the end of all three performances of the play, in which one character makes a living making delicious buns from a recipe she
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      556 54  -  eddino abdul hadi Poor sound marred alternative rockers' gig, but their fans were too busy singing to care EEHconcert FALL OUT BOY Singapore Indoor Stadium Tuesday American rock quartet Fall Out Boy's gig was played out on a barren stage at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Save
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      535 54  -  andy chen fffTOfflconcert ANI DIFRANCO LIVE! Esplanade Theatre Tuesday As you read this, Ani DiFranco is probably safely out of Singapore after holding her first concert in the country. She is free as a bird and probably still digesting the Tiger Beer she said she and her
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        524 55  -  Frankie Chee Radio DJ Joe Augustin was taken by surprise when he was fired by Power 98 last Friday. He told Life! he was unhappy: "It was totally unexpected, there was no inkling anything was wrong." The 39-year-old and his co-host, veteran DJ Shareen Wong, on
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      114 47 A itr'umpherd p*tct of masked I thedtre*** Sunday Times, UK ESPLANADE THEATRE ml A FROM 10 APRIL TO 3 MAY 2009 M Im I m NO EXTENSION POSSIBLE I mJL f uf SISTIC Booking Hotline \j fl 6348 5555 Booking Website: WWW.SJStiC.COIH.Sg Now and Forever Official Website: www.lunchbox-productions.com Music by
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    692 93 An influential person knows the benefits of being a transformational communicator IT IS an under- appreciated fact that the quality of your communication is at the heart of your connectedness with other people and yourself. It is also a great irony that, in this increasingly inter-connected
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      Lock icon Mating in the new millennium
      327 95  -  Gloria Chandy Editor gloria@sph. com. sg Scrutinise the "rules" of the mating game, we're told, and you'll find that men are drawn to young, physically attractive women with large eyes, small noses, full lips and soft skin. Meanwhile, the experts say, women look for socially
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      254 95 FRIDAY, FEB 13 Heart Health: Learn more about heart disease and stroke from exhibitions and health professionals. Part of Singapore Heart Foundation's annual Go Red For Women campaign. Free health screenings for women available. Zoysia Green, outside Raffles Place MRT station. 11am to 7pm. Free. For more information,
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        870 97  -  Dr Ang Peng Tiam Since the start of the year, the smoking ban in Singapore has been extended to include all indoor public places and some outdoor places. Singapore probably has the most rigorous laws among countries that protect the rights of those who do not smoke
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      Lock icon Fact or fiction
      243 98 Do darker eyes see better? The claim: Eye colour can have an effect on vision. The facts: Can the colour of your eyes affect more than just your dating life? It is well known that people with lighter eyes tend to be more sensitive to light, a
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      362 99 WARNING TO ADOLESCENT COUCH POTATOES' Each additional hour of TV watched per day boosted the odds of adolescents becoming depressed by Too much time in front of the television could increase a child's risk of becoming depressed as an adult. Researchers at the University
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      280 100 The occupation or industry in which you work could either increase or decrease risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, an immune system cancer often found in middle-aged adults. An analysis of newly diagnosed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) cases diagnosed between July 1998 and June 2000
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      Lock icon EAT SUPER FOODS SENSIBLY
      193 100 We are all concerned with good health and, often, weight loss too. Unfortunately there is no quick fix for either. However, nutritionist and author Elisa Zied suggests some multitasking super foods which provide multiple disease-fighting nutrients. They fill you up so you can enjoy plenty of
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      Lock icon Losing weight reduces urine leaks
      568 101 Women who lost an average of 7.7 kg experienced fewer weekly icontinence episodes Overweight women with episodes of incontinence reported half as many leakage episodes after weight loss Women often have a hard time controlling their weight after menopause. Around the same time in their
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      Lock icon Pregnancy does not worsen breast cancer
      394 102 That's the promising news from a new study which included women with pregnancy-associated cancers Pregnant women who develop breast cancer do not have worse odds of death or of cancer returning than other young breast cancer patients, a new study has found. The study
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      Lock icon Apples may have anti-ageing effect
      503 103  -  Poon Chian Hui Studies show phloretin can help fight ageing of the skin due to sun exposure and help reduce risk of skin cancer The adage "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" may no longer apply to apples having the ability to keep
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      Lock icon Myopia linked to time spent outdoors
      216 103 Children who spend time regularly outdoors may be less likely than their peers to develop nearsightedness, new research suggests. A report in the journal Optometry And Vision Science said several studies found that kids who spent more time outside during the day tended to
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    • LOVE MATTERS
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          Lock icon Chemistry of love
          753 105 Cupid is not responsible for starry-eyed lovers. Instead, it is all those chemicals racing around your brain and body, say researchers Shakespeare, in his famous 18th sonnet, gushed over love saying: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate." Somewhat
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          Lock icon Falling for mum and dad lookalikes
          587 105 While scientists agree on which part of the brain is associated with love, pinning down the patterns of attraction which induce these hormonal reactions is harder. Clinical psychologist Yam Keng Mun, executive director of the Centre For Effective Living, said people tend to fall
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          Lock icon DANCE PARTNER TO LIFE PARTNER
          281 105 When then NSman Ong wanted to find a dance partner for an army event in 1998, he went online. The 19-year-old logged on to mIRC, a popular online chat service, and within minutes, he met Ms Lim, also 19, who was about to begin studies
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        457 106  -  MARGARET LEE Women with high levels of a key sex hormone look and feel more attractive and are more likely to cheat on their partners, says a new study. MARGARET LEE reports J Women with f higher oestradiol levels may be less committed to
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        Lock icon Mating strategies
        468 106  -  Margaret Lee While being i aesthetically I I pleasing and socially successful gets your foot in the door, a long-term relationship needs more than that. Confused by the bizarre mating rituals of the modern world? These may have more primitive and universal roots than at first sight, found
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        281 106  -  Margaret Lee Sick and tired of waiting for Mr or Ms Right? Maybe it's just a case of the wrong place at the wrong time. Dr Norman Li said that improving your odds at love may be as simple as choosing the right venue. A case
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        Lock icon Send in the clowns
        725 107 In my previous column, I tried to shed some light on the subject of humour. I asked why certain situations strike us as amusing and wondered what it is about jokes that makes them funny. After presenting some interesting theories by philosophers like Aristotle, Kant and
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      Lock icon More picking up pickle-ball
      525 108  -  DHANY OSMAN A cross between badminton, tennis and table-tennis, this low-impact ball game has attracted a following of slightly older players, reports Those keen to learn how to play pickle-ball and buy the equipment (paddles and ball) can contact the Singapore Pickle-ball Association on 6747-3855. Paddles
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      762 109  -  DHANY OSMAN speaks to health experts on how teens can achieve a healthy physique Size body weight and muscles does matter to today's self-conscious teens, especially boys. This is particularly so when the media bombards them with images of well-toned celebrities. So, while the bigger-sized youths feel
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      240 109 For teens from 13 to 18 who want to bulk up, the following meal plan can be a safe and useful guide: One serving of rice is equivalent to half a bowl. This can be a substituted with a half bowl of noodles or two slices of bread.
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      332 109 If you are a teen and feel that you would like to build a better frame, you should start with exercises that will be manageable. Mind Your Body lists a simple workout routine for young beginners: A five to 10 minute warm-up exercise, like light jogging or
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      676 110 DESPERATE TO GAIN WEIGHT SI am a 23-year-old man, am 1.7 m tall but weigh only 50kg. I have not gained weight in the eight years despite a height increase of more than 10cm. I have tried swimming but I seem to lose up to 2kg after
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      Lock icon The Pro Mending the tapestry of life
      743 112 MYB speaks to health professionals in this weekly column Dr Helen Chen, 40, works with pregnant women and mothers with emotional and health issues. She talks to POON CHIAN HUI about how her patients inspire her role as a mother I decided to
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    • Eat to Live
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        Lock icon Look ma, no fat
        403 113  -  SYLVIA TAN After a season of feasting, shows you how to lighten your eanng wnn a simple yet exquisite Japanese fish soup There is no fat in this soup, but taste it and you will find it delectable. The flavour comes not from fat but from
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        304 113 FISH WITH GRATED t^ t^,tt TTT^ RADISH SOUP (For four) Ingredients 4 cups seasoned dashi 1 2 ikan kurau steaks, cut into four, rubbed I with a pinch of salt 1 punnet willow mushrooms, trim ends f v x. i i- v 1 cup fresh grated radish I, i
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      Lock icon Fit & Fab
      907 114 Fit Fab He is single but "married to T1 work" and can be seen on glossy The Australian, who stands at Xl lii i i -i mens magazine talk show The I.Bm tall and weighs 76kg, said: „i ii i t Duke, which is on every Monday I was actually
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      418 95 contents 4 DOC TALK 14 PRETTY WOMAN MORE LIKELY TO CHEAT? 5 FACT OR FICTION 1 r 16 LIVING 6 CAPSULES rj 17 MORE PICKING UP PICKLE-BALL 8 LOSING WEIGHT REDUCES 1Q nil l/linfsrnv URINE LEAKS 1° BULK UP SAFELY Supervising Editor UnilNE LLrtftJ Sumiko Tan Edto r rh 9
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      312 96 The Health You Seminar Series is back with more expert advice and >— professional tips on staying hale and hearty. Organised by The Straits I J^ Times Mind Your Body, your weekly source of health news, the Series I^l is held in conjunction with the annual mega Health You Exhibition.
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      178 99 the JOBS page thesundaytimes J ll Look out for the new JOBS page in The Sunday Times from February where we nave stories on how to survive Singapore's worst recession since independence I Limited copies of booklet entitled "Glutathione: Its Role in Cancer Anticancer Therapy" to be given free to
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      295 108 MSHSIHfI |How Well Do You See? HSftfflßßßsßßi Do You Want To See Better? iaV*Wl¥iWW'W A Marvelous Sense. They are two of your most precious possessions, Mt mmOB& DUt chances are, you take your eyes for granted. Most of us do. Think for ftdffiijjiW a second what life would be like
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