The Straits Times, 15 February 2009, Afternoon Edition

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  • 885 1  -  Bhagyashree Garekar US President vows to move swiftly to set $1.2 trillion recovery plan in motion US Correspondent In Washington In a major victory for President Barack Obama, the Democrats muscled a huge US$7B7 billion (Ssl.2 trillion) stimulus Bill through Congress in the hope
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    • 108 1 LEE WEI LING Why we L people's THINK M B Two more JOB SEEKERS get expert advice SSPAGES2O&2I The rise and fall and rise? of INDRA SAHDAN I v I caught in Orchard Road blitz lEPAGE6 COLUMNS COH ENG YEOW sees hope in Tan Chin Tuan's old chair ITPAGE2S TAY
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    • 775 2 NEWS ANALYSIS Impact of tax cuts will be gradual; spending programmes will take time to be rolled out Washington With Congress giving final approval to the stimulus Bill, and President Barack Obama prepared to sign it early this week, the question now is
      Los Angeles Times; AFP  -  775 words
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      53 2 Highlights of the US$787 billion plan Individuals and families States US$233 billion US$23 billion A one-time payment of US$250 Energy investments to Social Security beneficiaries icco-i u*ll* US$2,500 tax credit for college IOn education expenses a Businesses 1 V s5?' 000 utax cr£ dit for US$10 billion
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    • 599 2 Washington Things just got worse for those United States bank executives who feel they cannot survive on a US$5OO,OOO (*****,000) annual salary. Over staunch objections from the Obama administration, Senate Democrats inserted a last-minute addition to the giant stimulus package that cleared Congress yesterday.
      NYT; Los Angeles Times; AP  -  599 words
    • 477 2 Washington On the day before the big vote, United States President Barack Obama took freshman Republican member of Congress Aaron Schock aboard Air Force One to visit Illinois. Before an audience, Mr Obama praised him as "a very talented young man"
      AP; Washington Post  -  477 words
    • 444 2 Washington Leading US business groups criticised Congress for including a "Buy American" requirement in its US$7B7 billion (Ssl.2 trillion) economic stimulus package, warning that it would dilute the Bill's impact and invite other countries to keep American goods out of their stimulus
      Reuters  -  444 words
    • 341 3  -  Estelle Low It might have been Valentine's Day, but when Ms Tan Yeat Bei's boyfriend called, she was expecting their usual date. That was how it had been for the two Republic Polytechnic students who have been seeing each other for the past eight months. This
      LAU FOOK KONG  -  341 words
    • 692 3  -  Estelle Low Some who had nailed cushy bank jobs even before graduation get regret letters Heard this? You are fired even before you are hired. For final-year economics student J. Lim, this was not funny she was "retrenched" even before she started work.
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    • 406 3  -  Tan Dawn Wei When it comes to making a good impression, no one does it better than Singapore. So says a survey of 200 countries and territories, which ranked the Republic tops in a "nation brand perception" exercise done last year. The first-time study,
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    • 1003 4  -  Khushwant Singh Nur Dianah Suhaimi NOVENA EXORCISM CASE Woman who lost suit faces huge legal bills but she says she is not at all worried The future may look bleak for Madam Amutha Valli Krishnan, the private tutor who sued the Novena Church over
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    • 462 4  -  Debbie Yong Reserved, emotionally volatile people are more likely to go into a trance. But it rarely occurs among psychiatric patients here, say doctors. According to them, trance behaviour can be split into two types religious and psychological. Religious trances are mostly voluntarily induced, facilitated
      ALBERT SIM  -  462 words
    • 371 4 Devotees at Novena Church are relieved that the two priests and six churchgoers involved in the highly publicised "exorcism" case have been cleared of wrongdoing. On Friday, the High Court threw out the case of Madam Amutha Valli Krishnan, who sued the group for
      SHAHRIYA YAHAYA  -  371 words
    • 664 4 In his 59-page judgment, Justice Lee Seiu Kin accepted the defendants' version of the events on the night of Aug 10, 2004. The judgment quoted the court evidence of various people, who said they saw Madam Amutha Valli Krishnan behaving strangely and taking
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  • home
    • 456 6  -  Mavis Toh They are long-term investors andGovt is confident they will deliver: Lim Hwee Hua The questions came thick and fast, but Senior Minister of State for Finance Lim Hwee Hua responded assuringly. Singapore's reserves will not be depleted by losses incurred by Te-
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    • 568 6  -  Shuli Sudderuddin You could say the rodents were cornered like rats all 66 of them. The casualty count after a blitz by the National Environment Agency (NEA) over the last two weeks at Somerset Skate Park was 66 rats killed. The attack
      NG SOR LUAN  -  568 words
    • 429 6  -  Jamie Ee Wen Wei On Valentine's Day, Mr Adi Narayanan took a long 100 km walk barefoot to support a cause dear to his heart. He wanted to raise money for cancer patients. At 4am yesterday, the permanent resident from Chennai, India, who
      ALPHONSUS CHERN  -  429 words
    • 945 7  -  Mavis Toh The impressive office, agents in suits and the charisma of 'Lao Da' ensured investors' trust Madam Mary Zhang's life savings are gone and her best friend hates her. Still, she believes in James Phang. Madam Zhang, 39, a Chinaborn study mama, first
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    • 1508 8  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi special report: romance and the foreign worker Loneliness drives many foreign workers into short-lived relationships but some find lasting love The murder of Indonesian maid Yulia Afriyanti, allegedly at the hands of her Bangladeshi lover, has thrown the spotlight on the
      REUTERS  -  1,508 words
    • 536 8 When Ms Gemma Garcia came to Singapore in 1995 to work as a maid, the then 29-year-old had only one objective in mind to earn lots of money for her elderly parents and 12 siblings back in the Philippines. However, everything changed
      ST FILE  -  536 words
    • 1022 10  -  Debbie Yong Lawyers expect more couples to sign such pacts after recent court ruling She is Singaporean. He is French, and aristocratic too. But she found that out only later, after a year of dating. So Ms Judy Tan was somewhat prepared when a prenuptial
      ALPHONSUS CHERN; COURTESY OF JUDY TAN  -  1,022 words
    • 281 10  -  Huang Huifen Some 595 students will not start their day in school hungry this year. They will be given vouchers worth $1 for primary school pupils and $1.50 for secondary school students to use in canteens. These children are the beneficiaries of a
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    • 730 11  -  Gwendolyn Ng Bags, toys, maternity clothes and even dogs are now being offered Hard times are providing a boost to rental businesses offering hard-pressed consumers a cheaper alternative to outright ownership. From maternity wear to bags, toys, cameras and even pets, rental firms are
      CAROLINE CHIA  -  730 words
    • 410 11 Easy Dogz 1800-*****88 Started: Last June by professional dog trainer Herbert Lim, 42, who wants to "give abandoned dogs a new lease of life". Targets: Dog lovers unable to commit to full-time ownership. Allows them to experience the responsibilities of being a pet owner prior
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    • 535 12  -  Debbie Yong How long does it take to visit all the countries in the world? For Singaporean permanent resident Phillips Connor, his visit to 193 countries took 33 years. Last September, the 50-year-old director of interior design at architecture firm Aedas
      ALPHONSUS CHERN  -  535 words
    • 296 12 You may have to take more than one trip to the upcoming Natas travel fair to check out all the offers. Singapore may be facing a downturn, but the 121 exhibitors at the fair have gone ahead to book 3 per cent more booths from
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    • 820 12  -  Mavis Toh Digital age has made bonding with students easier, but boundaries are also easily crossed He was shocked when a student sent "I love you" text messages to him. The 15-year-old girl, who was from the mixed secondary school where he
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    • 252 12  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced yesterday that it would indefinitely suspend its flights to Vancouver after April 25. An SIA spokesman said it was no longer viable to operate the thrice-weekly service, which flies via Seoul. "The economic conditions and performance on the
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  • world
    • 285 14 London It appears that singles all this while have been praying to the wrong saint in their quest for love. Saint Valentine, the Christian martyr for whom Feb 14 is remembered, is actually the patron saint for those who have already found their soulmate, Britain's Roman
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    • 658 14  -  Chua Chin Hon Secretary of State softens her hawkish image with assurances to allies and rivals ahead of Asia trip United States Bureau Chief In Washington Ahead of her visit to Asia this week, top US diplomat Hillary Clinton pledged to engage and
      REUTERS  -  658 words
    • 372 14 Moscow/Washington The United States has signalled willingness to slow plans for a missile defence shield in eastern Europe if Russia agreed to help stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Plans for the shield have contributed to a deterioration in US-Russian ties
      Reuters; AFP  -  372 words
    • 806 16  -  Ravi Velloor Questions over death sentence for Indian businessman who is convicted of rape and murder South Asia Bureau Chief In New Delhi At Bishop Cotton's in the Himalayan town of Shimla where he studied as a boy, Moninder Singh Pandher avoided the boarding school habit
      AP; AFP  -  806 words
    • 237 16 Cuwahati Police in India are searching for a killer dubbed the "stone man" for his choice of weapon who has struck for the sixth time in less than two months, officials said yesterday. The murderer's latest victim was a young man whose badly
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    • 490 16 Clarence Centre, New York An ice build-up may have contributed to the crash of a plane that went down outside of the northern American city of Buffalo, killing 50 people, federal investigators have suggested. Continental Flight 3407, on a flight from
      AFP; AP  -  490 words
    • 389 16 Quetta, Pakistan Kidnappers have threatened to kill an American employee of the United Nations within 72 hours unless the authorities released 141 women said to be held in Pakistan. The kidnappers, who identified themselves as the Baluchistan Liberation United Front, also released on Friday
      AP; Xinhua  -  389 words
    • 687 17  -  Susan Sachs Postman who wants a workers' revolution is seen as Sarkozy's strongest election rival For The Sunday Times In Paris The global recession has got government leaders on the right and the left saying that capitalism needs fixing. But in France, where the economy
      AFP  -  687 words
    • IN BRIEF
      • 38 17 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia has freed three terrorism suspects linked to the Jemaah Islamiah network. Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar confirmed that Zaini Zakaria, Suhaimi Mokhtar and Mohd Khider Kadran had been freed on Friday. Reuters
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      • 47 17 London The head of British drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said he would cut prices for medication in developing countries and share knowledge of patented treatments. Mr Andrew Witty told The Guardian that GSK would cut its prices in the 50 least developed countries. AFP
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      • 70 17 Hong Kong The Tourism Board here will meet Jackie Chan this week to discuss his proposal to build a complex using his collection of historic wooden houses, the South China Morning Post reported yesterday. The response came after the actor donated the antique structures, estimated to
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      • 42 17 New York The peanut company at the centre of a salmonella scandal has filed for bankruptcy protection. The Peanut Corp of America filed for liquidation under Chapter 7 of the bankruptcy law in Virginia, where it is headquartered. NYT
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    • 694 18 Major lenders stop foreclosures until more is known about relief plan on Wednesday Washington US President Barack Obama will unveil a plan to stem home foreclosures on Wednesday, a spokesman said, and major US lenders said they had stopped foreclosing until details
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 175 18 Washington A Neptune Orient Lines unit has agreed to pay U5526.3 million (5539.7 million) to resolve a dispute over allegations that it had overcharged the United States to transport thousands of containers to support American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, said the US Justice
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      • 154 18 London One of the most troubled banking mergers to emerge from Britain's financial crisis has suffered a new blow. Shares in the Lloyds Banking Group plummeted on Friday after it disclosed that HBOS, the mortgage provider it agreed to buy in a government-brokered deal
        NYT  -  154 words
      • 94 18 Rome The Group of Seven (G-7) industrial powers, fearing a rise of protectionism, will do all they can to combat recession without distorting free trade, they said in a final statement published after talks here yesterday. They also adopted a more conciliatory tone towards China,
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    • 412 18  -  Teo Cheng Wee In Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) took steps to mend fences with the country's royalty yesterday, one day following criticisms by a monarch. On Friday evening, Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah appeared to hit out at
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    • 295 18  -  Nirmal Ghosh Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok Thousands of yellow-shirted People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) supporters attended a concert in a public park in the city of Udon Thani yesterday evening, singing and clapping to a medley of ultra-nationalist songs. A short
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    • 412 18 Riyadh King Abdullah yesterday made sweeping changes to his government, axing the head of the religious police and appointing Saudi Arabia's first-ever woman deputy minister in the biggest shake-up since he took over the throne. Analysts said the changes continued the King's cautious
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    • [ sunday people ]
      • 548 19 London He is 13. He scarcely looks 10. And according to a British tabloid, he is a father. Baby-faced and only 1.22 m tall, Alfie Patten was just 12 when he impregnated Chantelle Steadman, now 15, The Sun reported on Friday. In a video posted on
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      • 322 19 London Indian lawmakers are calling for Mahatma Gandhi's personal possessions, due for auction in New York next month, to be returned to India. Gandhi's distinctive wire-frame spectacles, which he said gave him the vision to free India, a pair of leather sandals, a pocket watch
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      • 149 19 Melbourne An Australian firefighter who rescued a koala injured in the devastating bush fires earlier this month was yesterday honoured as a hero by global animal rights activists. Sam the koala became a You Tube star after it was filmed drinking from the water
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 614 19 Si S~ Bangkok Jakarta Los Angeles Kuala Lumpur Tokyo Manila Vancouver Guangzhou Brisbane Kota Kinabalu Cairo San Francisco Mecca Taipei Venice Singapore Today: Partly cloudy, afternoon showers. Outlook: Monday: Late afternoon and early evening showers with thunder. Tuesday: Afternoon passing showers. r\ ~<\ Air Quality Sunrise Sunset L-j PSI: 53
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  • jobs
    • 591 20  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Membership set to rise further as recession deepens, with workers seeking varied help Mr David Low had been a plant superintendent in a construction company for 13 years when he got retrenched last July. He was told he would get a week's pay for
      ALPHONSUS CHERN  -  591 words
    • 242 20 Jocelyn Coh, 33 She was retrenched a week ago as a draughtsman in a manufacturing firm, where she had worked for almost two years. Previously, she was on a sixmonth contract as a draughtsman with an oil and gas company. She also worked
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    • 744 20 The Sunday Times asked the NTUC, which has 61 affiliated unions, what a union can do for you. IHow can unions help members? Unions can negotiate on all industrial matters for their members. This covers the relations between employers and employees
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    • 374 21 Mr Abdul Rashid, 41 He lost his job with a food and beverage company in December last year after the company underwent a restructuring exercise. He had previously worked as an events marketing manager with a statutory board and a musical instruments company. He
      ALPHONSUS CHERN  -  374 words
    • 350 21 I know that W times are J J J hard and my company I_^L4jJß_3_ll wants to keep costs down, but I feel I did very well for the company last year. How can I go about discussing a pay increment or even
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  • invest
    • 1062 22  -  Lorna Tan Extended settlement gives investors more flexibility in making short and long trades Finance Correspondent Many retail investors have been stunned by the wild price swings seen in the stock market in the wake of the financial crisis and resulting economic
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    • 1152 22 Before you plunge into Extended Settlement (ES) contracts, be warned that the product is not for every retail investor. Financial experts caution that it is more suited for short-term traders with higher risk appetites, and for sophisticated traders. The ES contract is a
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    • [ me & my money ]
      • 219 23 Q My worst investment... When I started working as a stockbroker in Sydney in 1994, I dabbled in speculative mining stocks. Back then, I was lured by the prospect of making easy money. I did well in the first few trades, but soon one wrong contra
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      • 992 23  -  Lorna Tan FPA Financial director buys into whatever investments she recommends to clients Finance Correspondent Ms Penny Lim, a director at advisory firm FPA Financial, puts her money where her mouth is. Her personal portfolio comprises the same investments which her firm recommends its clients.
        SENTOSA LEISURE CROUP; SENTOSA COVE  -  992 words
    • [ property ]
      • 233 24 Always be vigilant Maintain the monitored home security system to ensure that it is in good working condition. Do not leave tools or ladders lying around your garden as this will allow impulse burglars to use them to gain entry into your house. Install sensor
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      • 666 24  -  Joyce Teo A rise in crime is expected this year as economic conditions worsen Investing in your dream home is something many have done, but not many will think about investing in the protection of the property. Given that the worsening economic climate
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      • 258 24 Senior courier Norazly Mohamad tells Debbie Yong how he wanted a touch of Zen in his Balinese-inspired Yishun home. Norazly Mohamad, 34 Senior courier 120 sq m five-room HDB flat in Yishun Lives with his wife Nur Aishah, 30, a senior customer service
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    • [ small change ]
      • 1033 25  -  Goh Eng Yeow Markets Correspondent Having yusheng is a uniquely Singaporean way to celebrate Chinese New Year. Traditionally, the dish is served on the seventh day of the New Year known as ren re, or Man's Day in Chinese to celebrate the creation of man
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      • 899 25  -  Gabriel Chen Buying underpriced or undervalued stocks is what is termed as a value-oriented investment strategy, and some believe this beats other investment styles over the long term It has been a trying time for investors, with stock markets around the
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    • 332 26 YOUR PERSONAL ADVISER: CAREER] f~~\ I run a small firm of 15 people. Given the V^ current economic climate, we've had to impTement a wage cut. As you can imagine, employee morale has suffered as a result. Can you recommend non-monetary ways that might
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  • think
    • 1164 27  -  Tan Dawn Wei One S'porean thinks so and his campaign has triggered a lively debate Malaysia has three, Thailand has five and Indonesia has seven. Between the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Sri Lanka, there are 21. When it comes to Unesco World Heritage sites,
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    • 212 27 Cambodia Angkor (1992) Temple of Preah Vihear (2008) Indonesia Borobudur Temple Compounds (1991) Komodo National Park (1991) Prambanan Temple Compounds (1991) Ujung Kulon National Park (1991) Sangiran Early Man Site (1996) Lorentz National Park (1999) Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (2004) Laos Town of Luang Prabang
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    • 1055 27  -  Abraham Rabinovich In Jerusalem A burly one-time nightclub bouncer from the former Soviet Union is a key factor to the formation of the next Israeli government and may have a powerful influence on the direction of a peace process, if any. Mr Avigdor
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    • 326 28 EDITORIAL It started as an online support group for young stay-at-home mothers, women who married young and had children when they were in their teens. They would congregate online for emotional support and cathartic reasons. The activity proved so popular, membership rose from 50 to 100
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    • 163 28 BLOGOSPHERE Should Singaporeans consider living in nursing homes in lohor Baru? From the practical point of view, from the dollars and sense point of view, it is the ideal solution to land-scarce and high-cost Singapore. You get value for money in JB, and (it's) not too far away from home.
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    • 210 28 QUOTES OF THE WEEK "The Singapore dollar is one of the soundest j currencies in the world, j and with its reserves, the I Singapore economy will be the last one left standing in the region." JIM ROGERS, a financial /^"""""V I expert, at a panel j discussion organised by
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      • 183 28 Last Tuesday's article, "Prenuptial deals: Court clears the air", sealed the legal aspects of such an arrangement between a couple before marriage. Prenuptial agreements are not a new phenomenon here. They have their roots largely in First World countries where people in the upper strata
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      • 281 28 I read last Sunday's report, "Recovering from stroke but Chiam is sharp and lucid", and am very surprised that in spite of his poor health, Mr Chiam See Tong is still performing his duty as a Member of Parliament for his Potong
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      • 181 28 I refer to last Sunday's report, "National Stadium back in business". I am glad the National Stadium will continue to be available to all event organisers, pending the construction of the new Sports Hub, which has been delayed owing to funding woes. Since the National
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      • 76 28 I refer to last Sunday's report, "Hard times are here, but he's happier now". Mr Edward Loh was reported to have fallen on hard times because of the financial crisis. Yet he is still the owner of two Mer-cedes-Benzes and a bungalow. What's more, the
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      • 79 28 I was glad to read the editorial, "Mind the seniors" (Feb 8). As I live in Queenstown, I would like to know if ramps will be built for the pedestrian bridge just outside Ridout Garden (McDonald's) or the bridge near Margaret Drive (Queensway Secondary School).
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      • 470 28 We refer to the article, "For law firms, size does matter" (Feb 1). The writer defined small law firms (SLFs) as those with fewer than six lawyers, and portrayed them as less competent and honest than their larger brethren.
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      • 184 28 I refer to the article, "Handicapped students get sporting chance" (Feb 1). I wish to highlight that the Asian Women's Welfare Association (AWWA) has been providing community integration services to physically disabled children in mainstream schools since 1991 under the auspices of its AWWA
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      360 29 EX-LIBRIS Each week, we publish an excerpt from a book that is topical or of general interest The Slow Food Story By Geoff Andrews McCill-Queen's University Press (2008) The Slow Food movement started in the late 1980s as a backlash against the increased globalisation of the food business. It called
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    • 1015 29  -  Lee Wei Ling S'poreans react strongly to the death of one of their own, but less to tragedies elsewhere It is the first day of Chinese New Year as I write this. I had awakened early and was doing my step aerobic exercise looking out
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    • 800 29  -  Linda Collins THE EX-PAT FILES Oh no. Not my old home. It can't be. But it was. I peered down from the No. 7 bus as it trundled along Holland Road and saw that the old apartment block where I used to live
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    • 1115 30  -  Karamjit Kaur SPAT IN INDIA SIA and travel agents should find the middle ground and focus on filling seats Aviation Correspondent Demand for air travel is slowing, planes are flying half-empty and airline profits are tumbling. In the midst of this life-and-death
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    • 961 30  -  Olivia Judson My fellow primates, 200 years ago on Feb 12, Charles Darwin was born. Please join me in wishing him happy birthday! Unlike many members of the human species, Darwin makes an easy hero. His achievements were prodigious; his science, meticulous. His
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      316 30 HEADLINERS Vikram Pandit Citigroup's US$l CEO The saying "to pay top dollar" has a new twist. At Citigroup, one could say, "pay the top, dollar". That is the sum CEO Vikram Pandit will pay himself until the ailing American banking giant returns to black ink. Citigroup has received US$45 billion
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    • 766 31  -  Yeo Ghim Lay Potential pothole ahead on road to lower fares: the cost of transition to distance-based fares Members of the Public Transport Council (PTC) will meet this month to make what could be the most eagerly anticipated decision to come out of
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    • 1074 31  -  Margaret Carlson Last Wednesday, the chiefs of eight banks that received US$l25 billion in federal bailout funds appeared before the US House Financial Services Committee to answer questions on whether they were misusing taxpayer dollars. Here is a columnist's view As bankers
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    • 1074 31  -  Joseph Chinyong Liow BOOK REVIEW March 8: Eclipsing May 13 By Ooi Kee Beng, Johan Saravanamuttu and Lee Hock Guan Iseas, 2008 On March 8, 2008, a political "tsunami" generated by forces for change swept aside the two-thirds parliamentary majority of Malaysia's Barisan Nasional (BN),
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    • 414 29 STREET VIEW "Public shaming via the Corrective Work Order (CWO) has not stopped more people from littering, so we have to hit them where it hurts most their pockets/ MR HOWARD SHAW, executive director of the Singapore Environment Council, on the National Environment Agency's move to raise penalties for litterbugs
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  • OBITUARIES
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      178 32 PANSY SEAH SYE SEN SEAH AH LEX I Age: 84 passed away peacefully on 13 February 2009 leaving behind loved ones Husband: Jimmy Teo Khye Hin (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Philip Teo Gim Chuan Catherine Sim Soon Keow Paul Teo Gim Hock Josephine Leong Yin Ching Peter Teo Ghim Whatt Patricia
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      107 32 T 1 "My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him." Psalms 62:1 CHONGWAIYIN Age: 84 was called home peacefully to be with the Lord on 14 February 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by Husband: Wong Swee Chow Sons: Daughters-in-law: Grandchildren: Joel Wong Angeline Edith Wong
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      182 32 m. "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want.... and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 KOH KHEK WEE Age: 84 was called home to be with the Lord on 14 February 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones
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      163 32 r 'Where can Igo from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? Tff|l If Igo up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there." Psalm 139:7 8 I KONG GUAN KWEE Age: 66 Was called home to be with
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      177 32 TEO KIM HONG Age: 71 Passed away peacefully on 13 February 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Tan Ai Hua Sons: Daughters-in-law: Teo Yew Thong Serena Yong Mvi Lee Teo Yew Haw Jane Lee Yoke Ching Daughter: Son-in-law: Teo Mvi Gek Teo Siang Hock Grandsons: Granddaughters:
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      88 32 Athma Shanti Pooja KAMATCHY D/O KRISHNAN Born: 1939 Departed: 2 Feb 2009 Karumathi Prayer will be held on 16 Feb 2009 (Mon) at Blk 834 Hougang Central #02-582. Athma Shantl Pooja will be held on 17 Feb 2009 (Tue) at 7.30pm at Geylang East Sri Sivan Temple. Please treat this
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      58 32 THALAI THEVASAM IST ANNIVERSARY N. KANAGASABAI (N.K. SABAI) Departed on 27 Feb 2008 Fondly remembered by sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandson and all relatives Prayers will be held on 16 Feb 09 (Mon), 9am-11am at Blk 3 Marine Terrace #23-284 and 7.30pm at Sri Ruthra Kaliamman Temple, 100 Depot
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      23 32 35th Anniversary I In Loving Memory S.ACHIIUIUIR Departed 15 Feb. 1974 Always remembered by Wife, Son, Daughters, In-laws, Grandchildren, Relatives Friends k d
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      35 32 p 1 10th Anniversary In loving memory of Vadlvelu Thayanaya Departed 15/2/1999 Always remembered by family loved ones Prayers will be held on 15 February 2009 at Sri Sivan Temple (Geylang East) at 7.00pm. _i
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      40 32 II 9th Anniversary II I In Loving Memory Of II NARAYANAN S/O MUTHU THEVAR g Departed 15 Feb 2000 rA Gone from our lives one so dear, But in our hearts forever near. i 1^ From all loved ones J
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      46 33 Acknowledgement KATHIRAVELU POOPALASINGAM Departed on 9/2/2009 Mrs. Pushpalatha Kathiravelu, children Vignesh, Laavanya and brother P. Subramaniam wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. L A
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      79 33 WANG SOW ING Age: 69 Passed away peacefully on 13 February 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Fok Pun Cheong Daughter: Fok Elaine Sons: Daughters-in-law: Fok Vincent Mabel Wong Fok David Chen Wan Chui Fok Rupert Chee Wai Ang Grandchildren: Sebastian Fok Kaethe Fok Brian Fok
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    • 466 33 Formula One chief may invest in the team or loan money to ensure their survival London Bernie Ecclestone, the Formula One commercial rights holder, has decided to help save the Honda team by exploring the possibility of investing in the 700-strong outfit or loaning funds to
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 66 33 Pebble Beach (California) South Africa's Retief Goosen fired a blistering eight-under 64 on Friday to charge to the top of the leaderboard at the halfway stage of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf event. An eagle on his par-five second hole launched Goosen on his superb
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      • 55 33 Kahuku (Hawaii) Michelle Wie, playing her first event as an LPGA Tour member, captured a share of the lead on Friday alongside Angela Stanford after two rounds of golf's SBS Open. She carded a two-under 70 for a 136 total. There are 18 holes to play
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      • 93 33 Sunrise (Florida) Nate Campbell (above) lost his three world lightweight titles on the scales when he failed to make the weight on Friday for his fight with Ali Funeka. Campbell, who won the IBF, WBA and WBO titles last year, weighed 62.5 kg lkg over the
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      • 71 33 Rotterdam Tennis' world No. 1 Rafael Nadal was stretched to the limit for the third match running, outlasting Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the World Indoor Tournament. Nadal, who went to three sets against Simone Bolelli and
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      • 89 33 Jerez (Spain) McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was fastest in Formula One testing in Spain for the second straight session on Friday as drivers continue to familiarise themselves with the season's new cars. The world champion wrapped up the four-day testing session at the Jerez Circuit with a
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      • 71 33 Sanya (South China) Zhai Mo became the first Chinese to sail round the world alone when he finally reached Sanya after two years and 25 days. While the time he took pales in comparison to the world record of 57 days, 13 hours, 34 minutes and 6
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    • 127 33 Love was in the air as more than 100 S-League players formed a gigantic heart (left) yesterday to entice more fans to love Singapore's professional football competition on Valentine's Day. They gathered at Singapore Management University's campus to spread the message ahead of
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    • 297 33 Kuala Lumpur Australian golfer Adam Blyth fired a six-under 66 yesterday to take a one-stroke lead heading into the Malaysia Open's final round, when he will attempt to hold off a big field of challengers. He had an eagle and six birdies against
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    • 253 33 St John's (Antigua) The first cricket Test was humiliating for England. The second for the West Indies. It was halted after only 10 balls on Friday, then abandoned because the ground at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, especially the bowlers' run-ups, was potentially
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      • 146 34 A Japanese mother of two's bid to emulate George Foreman by winning a world boxing title at 45 has been floored, after the World Boxing Council (WBC) ruled she was too old. Kazumi Izaki, who became Japan's oldest professional boxer last
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      • 186 34 Claims that an American woman has become the first person to swim the Atlantic have been scaled back after it emerged that she spent only part of the crossing in the water. Jennifer Figge, 56, hit the headlines last weekend after the completion of an endurance swim
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      • 164 34 Some English Premier League footballers are running scared. Serial WAG (Wives And Girlfriends of players) Danielle Lloyd is going to "name and shame" them in a book to be released in October. The 25-year-old is all set to unveil their cheating, gambling,
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      • 137 34 For every Michael Phelps who reaps millions from winning gold medals at the Olympics, there is a Rasul Boqiev. Boqiev who? The judoka became Tajikistan's first Olympic medallist when he earned a lightweight bronze in Beijing last August. Unfortunately, he had to leave his country soon
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      250 35  - HOT BODS Ng Sor Luan Text and pictures by Christian Van, 33 Fitness supervisor Height: 1.72 m Weight: 70kg Exercise regimen: I am in the gym for an hour, two or three times a week. I do fitball strength training, which improves my core strength, the abdominals and the obliques,
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    • 405 35 FOOTBALL German Bundesliga: Hoffenheim 1 Bayer Leverkusen 4. COLF Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur, 3rd rd: 202 Adam Blyth (Ausa) 66 70 66 203 Liang Wenchong (Chn) 65 71 67, Alexander Noren (Swe) 63 71 69 204 Anthony Kang (USA) 74 66 64, Prayad Marksaeng (Tha) 69 70 65,
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    • 336 35  -  Leonard Lim A high-level delegation heads to Australia today for a "milestone" trip to study how best to implement a long-term programme to groom elite athletes for Singapore. Led by Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan, the team will visit the
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    • 702 35  -  Jonathan Wong Wada working with lOC to see if measure should be used in Singapore next year Blood testing as an anti-doping measure could be introduced at next year's Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Singapore, where competitors will be between the ages of 14 and 18.
      CAROLINE CHIA  -  702 words
    • 335 36  -  Leonard Lim Singapore's discus king is back. James Wong came out of retirement to make his first competitive throw in over 2 1/2 years yesterday, with an eye to qualifying for December's South-east Asia Games in Laos. And the 40-year-old hardly broke a sweat
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    • 570 36  -  Leonard Lim Readers support Loh, who has helped national women sprinters set marks Coach Loh Chan Pew's treatment by the Singapore Athletic Association has shocked some readers of The Sunday Times. Several expressed astonishment and disbelief after a Feb 6 report in The Straits Times on
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    • 222 36  -  Victor Coh Peng Teck I refer to the article on the sacking of coach Loh Chan Pew. I am shocked that the SAA (Singapore Athletic Association) says it wants "new blood"! I am also stunned that it says Loh does not meet the coaching certification.
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    • 324 36  -  Jonathan Wong Yvonne van Vlerken, the Ironman Triathlon world record holder, has donated the US$l,OOO (S$ 1,500) prize money from her last race to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund. The 30-year-old had learnt about the severity of the disaster after finishing second behind New Zealand's
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    • 903 37  -  Rob Hughes HEART OF FOOTBALL Finally, Chelsea owner Abramovich gets his country's coach Hiddink but is it too late? Quite a week in the court of Chelsea FC. Last Monday, the owner Roman Abramovich dropped in to spend 10 minutes sacking his coach Felipe Scolari. By
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    • 124 37 David Beckham and his advisers will consider their position this week after the Los Angeles Galaxy said his permanent move to AC Milan had collapsed, his spokesman said yesterday. Beckham, on loan to Milan until March 9, wants to stay at the Italian Serie A
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    • 303 37 Genius: Guvs Hiddink won PSV Eindhoven the Dutch title in May 1987, after taking over in March. The next year, they did the Treble, including the European Cup. Took them to Champions League semi-fi-nals, going out on the away-goals rule to AC Milan in 2004-05. Big deal: PSV
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    • 697 38  -  Richard Jolly FA Cup is best bet for Villa and Everton, who are in the top six of the League table Like many people with a law degree, Martin O'Neill has a remarkable ability to avoid giving a straight answer to a straight question. So, when
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    • 320 38 London Relegation-threatened Blackburn Rovers needed a stop-page-time goal from Christopher Samba to save their FA Cup blushes as the Premier League side snatched a 2-2 draw against Coventry City. Sam Allardyce's Rovers were trailing the Championship team in the fifth-round fixture until the big defender's late
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    • 295 38 Derby Nemanja Vidic has no intention of resting on his laurels as Manchester United continue their bid for a trophy clean sweep at Derby County in the FA Cup fifth round today. Alex Ferguson's team have already won the Club World Cup
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    • 611 38  -  Tay Yek Keak [OFFSIDE] 1) Three Wise Men? Nah, it's all about the Three Sneaky Men One reason Luiz Felipe Scolari was sent packing from Chelsea was allegedly because three players Ballack, Cech and Drogba complained about him. Again allegedly, Terry, Lampard and
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    • 1996 39 Struggling Indra hopes to prove his critics wrong as 'one does not become a bad player overnight' THROUGH THE YEARS Name: Indra Sahdan Daud Born: March 5, 1979 Parents: Father Daud Bidin, a technician, and mother Sabariah Hambali, a nurse. Family: Married to Nur Elfa
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    • 196 35 TV times BADMINTON Italian Serie A: Juventus v SampdoEuropean Team C'ships: Finals ria (10pm), Inter Milan vAC Milan (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 12.30 am). (tomorrow, 3.30 am) Live, mio TV Ch6l. BASKETBALL Scottish Premier League: Celtic v NBA Ail-Star (Live, Ch23, 9am). Rangers (Live, Chi 15, 8.30pm). Spanish Primera Liga: Cijon
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    • 162 37 Suntec City Tower 4 (Outside Carrefour) 7^^ m 12-15 February 2009 There's no better time to drive home your favourite Toyota. Hurry, while love is in the air! From $42,988* COROLLA^IS^ From $51,988* CAMRY From $76,988* TOYOTA LOVE STRUCK! CONTEST Catch our Vios and Corolla Altis all dressed up at
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    • 233 40 I MONTCLAIR I Whitley I H Showflat opens daily at 1218 Whitley Road from lOam to 6pm. I I Living the true life of luxury I H MONTCLAIR I Spore Island WhitleV Country Club St. Joseph's Catholic T fj Institution Junior College Centre Novena MRT Square Spore Chinese Raffles Raffles
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    • 181 41 r 1 "v The malls are less crowded, '^\>'~^S' .?i >j it is easier to find a carpark lot and there are sales galore. Lf I ik^H lts str"<' n9a Mediaeval H^fl Learn Peranakan \C^ te^.^ JBSit-sr P chord with sword play gaining T^« cooking in ttd Singaporeans popularity feg
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      • 817 42  -  Tan Yi Hui Frankie Chee Easier to pick up than the guitar, this instrument is fast striking a chord with Singaporeans of all ages That lilting twang, the breezy strumming there is certainly something about the ukulele that calls to mind images of an island paradise. As
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      • 584 42  -  Frankie Chee First, there were love-them-or-loathe-them Crocs. Now the latest funky footwear is "naked" sandals. These are thin-soled, bendy slippers designed to help people walk as close to being barefoot as possible, the way nature intended. British slipper Dopie does away with a thong between the tootsies. Instead,
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      • 1170 43  -  Frankie Chee More Singaporeans are taking up the mediaeval martial art form of swordplay to live out their fantasies Dressed in weighty chain mail and armour, two knights meet in combat as their longswords clash and clang. One combatant falls and the victor removes his helmet
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      • 1084 44  -  Tay Suan Chiang Stores here are pulling out the stops to get shopaholic Singaporeans to spend Hanging out at the mall has never been so cool. It is not just the air-conditioning: It is more pleasant to wander around them nowadays, easier to get a parking lot,
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        148 44 LifeStyle spotted 10 great deals in shops across the island: 1. Women's knit top (Marks Spencer), usual price $49, now $20 2. WMF 24-piece cutlery set (Isetan Scotts), usual price $349, now $129 3. Atessa 3+2 seat sofa set (Courts), usual price $3,599, now $1,799 4. Ramberg
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      • 377 44 If they are tightening their belts, it is only to enhance the fit of their cool skinny jeans. Welcome to the new upholders of the urge to splurge: young folk. A check with five stores around Singapore that cater mostly to the trendy crowd shows that
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        950 46 Tay Yek Keak imagines what the Facebook pages of newsmakers might look like in this weekly column B Search View photos of Christian (10 acting intensely, 1,000 swearing insanely) Put Christian in an anger-management course right now Give Christian a squishy stress-ball to squeeze Tell Christian to count
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      • 796 47  -  Jocelyn Lee Names, that is. More Singaporeans are taking on a middle name to stand out Someone with a Chinese name taking a Western one as well is no big deal. But these days, some are saying: Why stop at one? They are happily taking
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      • 721 45 Jill Sara goes for a jumbo ride in the forest and befriends Sarah the tiger in Koh Samui LAUGHING and screaming at times, I sat on the elephant's head and felt its hairs tickle my legs. Riding on 10-year old Jumbo in the forested area with
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      • 281 51 HAKATA ningyo, or Japanese clay dolls, are omnipresent in Japanese childhood. Today, the fire that makes these beloved clay figurines j lights up Kyushu's scenery and culture, as well as the Japanese spirit. Mt Aso, at the centre of Kyushu island, is an active volcano with the
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    • pulse
      • 887 48  -  Cheryl Tan Hypnotherapy can help you deal with issues such as phobia and weight loss, but doctors advise caution He could be reading a book or watching television, but when night came, it would set off heart palpitations and uncontrollable shivering in Mr Chris Woo, who would
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      • 269 48  -  Cheryl Tan LifeStyle finds out what it is like to be under clinical hypnosis. "Focus on the centre of my palm," said my hypnotherapist. The lights in the room were turned down and I was lounging comfortably on a reclining chair under a
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      • 701 49 Can celebrity trainer's costly gym programme mould others just as she did with Madonna and Paltrow? New York This is the woman responsible for Madonna's toned arms. Tracy Anderson pulls down on resistant elastic bands strung across the ceiling, dances around the room, endlessly circles her
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      • 556 49  -  Gerard Yeo Sinseh Says Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) experts answer your queries in this fortnightly column Remember, you should not self-medicate. Always consult a practitioner. Send your questions to stlife@sph.com.sg My mother, who is in her 60s, had a stroke last year, which affected the left
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      • 744 49  -  Cherie Lee Childcare teacher could not work or enjoy her leisure time after she caught dengue When Madam Wong Lan Thai came down with dengue three years ago, she had no energy to do anything. For three weeks, even after the fever had subsided, the 53-year-old
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      • 276 49 There is no cure for dengue. The only way to prevent it is to get rid of any stagnant water that the Aedes mosquito, which spreads the disease, can breed in. Here are some tips from the National Environment Agency to help you steer clear of
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      • 1365 50  -  Andrew Chen Deepika Shetty SINGAPOREAN ABROAD IN BISHKEK WITH... The alpine pastures of this Central Asian country are not only picturesque, but they also offer great hiking and cultural experiences Formerly part of the Soviet Union before its dissolution in 1991, Kyrgyzstan is a land-locked country bordering
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      • 1061 52  -  Ignatius Low Something as simple as reconnecting with an old classmate gave me a rush I had never anticipated I spent most of this week in an incredibly good mood. It wasn't because I had found the perfect bargain when I was out shopping, or because
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      • 753 52  -  Lee Siew Hua I used to dash out of the door without breakfast. That was a peppy start to the day, I felt, not a haphazard one. My hot milky coffee scented with vanilla already supplied pleasure and protein in a big mug each morning. But
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      • 779 52  -  Teo Cheng Wee You must have seen it by now. You must have. Even if you didn't want to. I'm talking about the 25 things that everyone has been busy telling everyone else about on Facebook about themselves. For the sake of the three people
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      • 258 53 A HER WORLD BEAUTY AWARDS w 2008 EXHIBITIONS Catch Her World's Beauty Awards Exhibitions at Raffles City Shopping Centre today, featuring winning products from the magazine's recent Beauty Awards. Where: Raffles City Shopping Centre, City Square, Level 3 MRT: City Hall When: Today, 11am-
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      • 523 53 THE ODD COUPLE (THE FEMALE VERSION) The Stage Club presents a female version (above) of Neil Simon's hilarious, classic comedy that spawned a hit movie in 1968 starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. Where: DBS Arts Centre, 20 Merbau Road, Robertson Quay MRT: Clarke Quay When: Feb
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        848 62  -  Stephanie Yap A noted British creativity expert shares how individuals can live up to their full potential f?T? When Sir Ken Robinson (right) was a four-year-old in Liverpool, England, he contracted polio. As a result, he was sent to a school for the physically handicapped, where the
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      • 304 62 These are some of the successful people Robinson profiles in The Element. RICHARD BRANSON (below), 59, ENTREPRENEUR Branson did poorly at school as he was dyslexic and left when he was just 16. However, at the age of 15, he had already started two businesses,
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