The Straits Times, 16 February 2009

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    18 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16 2009 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Luxury cars go off-peak
      44 1 OWNERS of high-end cars are going the off-peak route as well. Such cars, which can be on the roads only at certain times and bear distinctive red plates, are more ofter bought by drivers of budget brands. HOME PAGE Bl
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      Lock icon Cigarette smuggling down
      45 1 THE overall number of buyers, sellers and smugglers of contraband cigarettes caught in Singapore has registered the first dip since 2005. The 20,306 offenders nabbed last year was 13 per cent lower than the 23,422 caught the previous year. HOME PAGE B5
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      Lock icon China to talk about sex
      63 1 CHINA is set to sponsor an international sex toy fair in the nation's capital, and has employed a Hong Kong actress as "image ambassador" for sexual health. The moves are part of a campaign aimed at breaking traditional taboos and getting people to discuss sexual
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      Lock icon Obama's dilemma
      51 1 ALMOST a month into his presidency, Barack Obama faces a mounting chorus of voices saying he must choose between his dreams of bipartisanship and doing what's right for the country. There are already signs that he is returning to a more traditional adversarial style of politics. WORLD PAGE
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      Lock icon The disappearing CFOs
      47 1 ABOUT a third of chief financial officers in companies listed in Singapore leave after less than a year in the job, according to a recent study of departures. Some leave for personal reasons, while others are fired due to bad performance. MONEY PAGE 816
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    Lock icon Remembering victims of the Occupation
    145 1 A BUGLE sounded and a lone drum beat solemnly as one by one, five wreaths were laid at the foot of the War Memorial monument near the Padang. Some 1,500 community leaders and students gathered there yesterday morning for a 20-minute service to remember the
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    Lock icon Aussie fires: Residents to sue S'pore company
    940 1  -  Roger Maynard By AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT SYDNEY: A Singapore-owned energy delivery company is facing a class action suit over allegations that one of its power lines sparked last week's deadly Australian bush fires which broke out in the Kinglake area of Victoria state. Residents
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    Lock icon G-7 nations pledge to reject protectionism
    602 1 Obama to sign stimulus package tomorrow WASHINGTON: United States President Barack Obama will sign the newly passed US$7B7 billion (Ssl.2 trillion) economic stimulus package tomorrow in Denver, Colorado, officials said on Saturday. The measure, aimed at combating the worst economic crisis since the Great
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      70 1 Self-made man I S-League kicks off f Schools of the future Once a refugee, Michael Ma is now *n Tampines striker Noh Alam Shah vows A pictorial peek at -#7 a successful restaurateur who is to make S-League title favourites the new-generation 'v_jK" V" i unfazed by the recession. SAFFC
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        Lock icon Digital nostalgia comes alive
        37 2 WE SAY The National Heritage Board's portal to make history and memories come alive has tremendous potential to enlarge the nation's historical narrative. Any Singaporean with the interest can contribute. EDITORIAL PAGE Al6
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        Lock icon CCTV loses credibility
        28 2 COLUMNS The China TV station's feet-dragging over the reporting of a fire at its own building tarnishes its credibility, says Tracy Quek. WORLD PAGE All
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        Lock icon Tackling global warming
        30 2 Australia's bush fires and China's drought are a reminder that climate change will strike harder in future if not tackled effectively, says Michael Richardson. REVIEW PAGE Al7
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        Lock icon Mosquito-free S'pore?
        31 2 OUR READER SAYS Ong Siew Chey suggests the National Environment Agency divide the island into districts and assign an officer to each to stop mosquito breeding. FORUM PAGE AlB
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        19 2 www.straitstimes.com Wong Kirn Hoh finds that it is the quiet expressions of love that are most powerful.
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      40 2 IN OUR report on Saturday, "Singaporeans' donations reach Gaza via Mercy Relief", we said the supplies included 35,000 tonnes of flour. This is incorrect. It should be 35,000 kg. We are sorry for the error.
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      Lock icon Lease buyback: A mindset issue
      1099 2  -  Jessica Cheam Mass effort needed at grassroots level to help elderly accept the idea By AFTER almost two years in the works, the lease buyback scheme for the elderly will finally kick off on March 1. It is one of the Housing Board's most innovative
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      Lock icon S'pore marks 25 years of Total Defence
      767 3  -  Jermyn Chow This year's campaign asks question: What will you defend? By Defence Minister Teo on what's worth fightingfor What will you defend? "For the young, it could be their favourite toy or playground. For others, it is their school, a neighbourhood they
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      Lock icon US army offers immigrants fast track to citizenship
      473 4 WASHINGTON: Stretched thin in Afghanistan and Iraq, the US military will begin recruiting skilled immigrants on temporary visas, offering them the chance to become citizens in as little as six months. Permanent residents, with documents commonly known as green cards, have long
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      92 5  -  Lim Wui Liang What happens a minute before Bam? Straits Times photographers show their interpretation of that moment in the Prime pages every Monday entitled 7.59. We aim to capture everyday scenes across the island with a different perspective, bringing readers a slice of life that would perhaps go
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      Lock icon Let's talk about sex, says China
      418 5 Just 7 per cent of women and slightly more than 8 per cent of men seek immediate medical help for sexual problems, while more than a third of people never seek help New drive to get more Chinese to seek help for sex problems
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      Lock icon 14 S'pore ships attacked by pirates off Somalia
      458 6  -  Jermyn Chow Multinational effort best hope of keeping vessels safe on key waterway By FOURTEEN Singapore-registered vessels were attacked by pirates when they passed through the Gulf of Aden last year, although none of these vessels were boarded and no one was
      REUTERS; JERMYN CHOW; LIM YONG  -  458 words
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      Lock icon Close Asian cooperation keeps attacks down
      497 6  -  Jermyn Chow Carolyn Quek By AS THE ship is about to come under attack, the captain alerts the owners, who in turn put in a call to the nearest 24-hour piracy watch centre that borders the Strait of Malacca. At the other end of
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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      Lock icon Killing Fields trial set to open
      616 7 Khmer Rouge's former prison chief first to face genocide tribunal PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's United Na-tions-backed genocide tribunal this week opens the long-awaited trial of the Khmer Rouge's former prison chief, the first person to face justice for the "Killing Fields" horrors 30 years ago.
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      Lock icon From genocide to justice
      235 7 The Genocide: The communist Khmer Rouge seized control of Cambodia in April 1975 and began dismantling modern society to transform the country into an agrarian Utopia. Up to two million died of starvation and overwork or were executed from 1975 to 1979. What happened next: The
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        551 8  -  Teo Cheng Wee Umno-linked papers condemn criticism against Perak monarchy By KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's main Ma-lay-language newspapers have been loudly beating the drums of support for Malay royalty in the past week, speaking up against recent criticisms that Perak's monarchy has come under. The wide
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        74 8 A man getting his vision tested at a free eye-care camp set up by voluntary organisation Karm in Mumbai, India, yesterday. According to a report by the World Health Organisation, 90 per cent of the world's blind people live in developing countries. At least nine million of
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        Lock icon China and US to resume military talks
        329 8 BEIJING: China and the United States will resume military consultations this month that were postponed last year when Washington announced a planned weapons sale to Taiwan, state press said yesterday. The defence consultations will be held in Beijing on Feb 27 and Feb
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        Lock icon Taleban free Chinese engineer
        253 8 PESHAWAR (Pakistan): Taleban militants have released a Chinese engineer six months after he was abducted in vio-lence-wracked north-west Pakistan. In an address unrelated to the release, President Asif Ali Zardari said the Taleban had expanded their presence in Pakistan and were eyeing a takeover of the
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        Lock icon Small shops tap IT to fight big boys
        855 9  -  Kwan Weng Kin Cellphone-based points system helps Tokyo shop owners do battle with nationwide chains By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT DOWN, NOT OUT This is part of an occasional series by The Straits Times' network of overseas bureaus on how communities and companies around
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        Lock icon Japan to launch fresh stimulus plan
        261 9 TOKYO: Japan is set to launch a fresh stimulus package with spending likely to top 10 trillion yen (*****.4 billion) as the world's second-largest economy faces a sizeable economic contraction, local media said yesterday. Gross domestic product figures for the last quarter, scheduled to
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        Lock icon Support for Japan PM 'falls below 10%'
        208 10 TOKYO: Beleaguered Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso's support rate has slumped to 9.7 per cent, private broadcaster NTV reported yesterday, a level that will likely boost calls to replace him ahead of an election this year. The survey, conducted over three days from
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        Lock icon N. Korea welcomes 'friendly' countries
        789 10 AHEAD OF HILLARY'S ASIA VISIT Remark by Pyongyang's No. 2 could be olive branch to Washington SEOUL: North Korea is ready to improve relations with "friendly" countries, the communist country's No. 2 leader said yesterday, ahead of a visit by US Secretary of State Hillary
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        Lock icon PAD sets stage for more Thai political tensions
        1122 12  -  Nirmal Ghosh NIRMAL GHOSH NEWS ANALYSIS Royalist pressure group moving into Thaksin's upcountry strongholds By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT Amnesty call another headache for gout CLOUDS are gathering for Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva as the Democrat Party faces a host of challenges in the
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        Lock icon Credibility of CCTV tarnished by big fire
        1006 11  -  Tracy Quek Feet-dragging over reporting of own news nettles netizens By CHINA CORRESPONDENT IT WAS one of the gems in Beijing's makeover for the Olympics, and its jaw-drop-ping design helped the Chinese capital achieve a skyline to rival those of the world's most
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        Lock icon Hardline clerics sidelined in Saudi shake-up
        620 13 NEWS ANALYSIS King Abdullah appoints first woman minister as part of reform agenda CAIRO: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia weakened the hold of Islamic hardliners by appointing the first woman to a ministerial post, and dismissing a leading fundamentalist cleric and the head of
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        Lock icon Iraq probe now covers senior US officers
        290 13 NEW YORK: United States officials looking into irregularities in the early part of the US$l25 billion (SslB9 billion) US-led effort to rebuild Iraq have expanded the inquiry to include senior military officers who oversaw the programme, The New York Times reported. Citing senior
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        Lock icon Bye, bye bipartisanship?
        1264 14  -  Chua Chin Hon OBAMA PRESIDENCY ONE MONTH ON Not quite, but politically expedient choices may be made to solve issues By I US BUREAU CHIEF WASHINGTON: In one of the more memorable moments of his inaugural address, United States President Barack Obama told rogue regimes around the
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        Lock icon Informal culture
        202 14 WASHINGTON: Less than a month in office, President Barack Obama has ushered in a more informal White House culture that contrasts sharply with that of his predecessor, Mr George W. Bush. From his dress to his schedule, Mr Obama has introduced a more informal decorum. He receives his
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        Lock icon 16-year-old claims he's dad, not Alfie
        456 15 He wants DNA test, while a third teen is worried he may have fathered newborn baby LONDON: A second teenage boy last night claimed that he and not 13-year-old Alfie Patten is the father of 15-year-old Chantelle Steadman's newborn baby, Maisie. Richard Goodsell, 16,
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          98 15 MEXICO CITY: Mexico City puckered up to set a new record as nearly 40,000 people locked lips in the city centre for the world's largest group kiss on Valentine's Day. Mr Carlos Martinez of Guinness World Records verified the record of 39,897 people who entered the
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          Lock icon Gaza truce talks stall
          104 15 JERUSALEM: Prospects for a stable truce in Gaza ran into trouble when Israel insisted on the release of a kidnapped soldier and Hamas accused the Jewish state of deliberately wrecking negotiations. Israel has tied a full opening of its border crossings with Gaza a Hamas condition
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          Lock icon Karen rebels attack town
          138 15 YANGON: Ethnic Karen rebels fired mortar rounds into a town bordering Thailand, a state-controlled newspaper said yesterday. No casualties were reported. Rebels from the Karen National Union (KNU) launched two mortar shells into the town of Myawaddy opposite Mac Sod in Thailand last Saturday, said the
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          Lock icon Chavez: President for life?
          122 15 CARACAS: Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez sought voters' support yesterday for a reform that would let him stay in power for as long as he keeps winning elections. Mr Chavez, who took office 10 years ago and wants to stay on for at least another decade,
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          Lock icon BN to field local for Perak
          146 15 IPOH: The ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition has decided that a local leader from Umno will be fielded as its candidate for the Bukit Gantang parliamentary by-election in Perak. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday that the candidate would be from among those
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          Lock icon $33m aid for Tanzania
          93 15 DAR ES SALAAM: Chinese President Hu Jintao brought a 150 million yuan (Ss33 million) aid gift to Tanzania yesterday on the penultimate leg of a tour intended to cement China's ties with Africa despite the global slowdown. Mr Hu, who has been to Mali and Senegal,
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Digital nostalgia comes alive
      411 16 AMONG government agencies, the National Heritage Board (NHB) runs some of the more creative websites. It stands to widen its innovative lead after revamping its three-year-old yesterday.sg site with the latest in Web technology to refresh content and promote social exchange among heritage enthusiasts. It has,
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      Lock icon What we build, cherish-and defend
      935 16  -  Teo Chee Hean TOTAL DEFENCE Yesterday, Feb 15, was the 47th anniversary of the Fall of Singapore to the Japanese in 1942 as well as the 25th anniversary of independent Singapore's Total Defence. Below is an edited excerpt of the speech Minister of Defence delivered
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      Lock icon A 'golden opportunity' for Islamic finance
      728 16  -  Bruce Gale FINANCIAL CRISIS By SENIOR WRITER THE global economic crisis has handed the proponents of Islamic finance a "golden opportunity" to show that it is a better alternative to West-ern-style capitalism. That, at least was what Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak told
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        Lock icon Measuring its effectiveness
        789 17  -  Tilak Abeysinghe Gu Jiaying JOBS CREDIT SCHEME By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE most innovative feature of this year's Budget is the Jobs Credit scheme that Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced. Instead of cuts to employers' CPF contributions as in previous economic downturns, this time employers are
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        Lock icon The grim face of global warming
        833 17  -  Michael Richardson TEMPERATURE RISE By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE devastating bush fires in Australia, severe drought in China and the spread of haze over Indonesia's Riau province are linked by a common underlying trend temperature rise in the Asia-Pacific region and other parts
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        425 18 SINGAPORE is perennially plagued by mosquito-borne diseases. First, it was malaria, then dengue fever, and the latest chikungunya. But it is possible to make Singapore essentially mosquito-free. To illustrate the problem, I would like to describe the situation in my estate at Cluny
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        400 18 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) should review its definition of an "accredited investor" under the Securities and Futures Act. Distribution and marketing of financial products, as well as treatment of investors, appear to be predicated upon the MAS' classification of investors. Accredited investors, in particular,
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        142 18 I REFER to the letter by Mr Peter M. Jansen, "Different responses to mix-up at ICA" (Feb 3). We apologise for the unpleasant experience Miss Jansen encountered at the Passport Unit at the Immigration Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Jan 29. ICA is committed to
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        317 18 I REFER to the report, "Loosen up and let the energy in" (Feb 4). I am thankful that architect William Lim discussed, quite candidly, the disappearance of our city's vibrancy. To me, this is primarily due to the ideology that, if it's old, tear it
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        138 18 I REFER to last Friday's article, "Rethink ways to test dealers' product knowledge". The extended settlement contract examination is to ensure that trading representatives understand sufficiently the extended settlement contract in order to advise their customers. Courses alone would not be adequate. The decision for
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      831 19  -  Christopher Tan Trend towards public transport for weekdays, fancy cars for leisure By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT IN THE last two years, higher-end cars like Audis, BMWs, Mercedes-Benzes, Volvos and Lexuses have been seen sporting the red number plates of off-peak cars. A Lotus Exige S and
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        317 20  -  TEH JOO LIN THE youths being put through reformative training today have more problems than those in the years before. Prison counsellor Terence Boon said: "They don't just come in for getting into gang fights outside. They were also selling drugs, selling contraband cigarettes." They are
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        922 20  -  Teh Joo Lin Two weeks in solitary confinement expected to help improve discipline By Reformative training routine AFTER the first month, reformative trainees settle into a daily routine that looks something like this: 6am: Day starts. Morning: After breakfast, they attend programmes tailored to
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      313 21 The Primary Education Review committee has recommended that all primary schools be equipped with "new generation" facilities, which, if approved, will cost the Government $1.1 billion to implement over 10 years. Amelia Tan gets a sneak preview of what schools of the future will look like. ST PHOTO:
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      1059 22 Remembering a time when alarm was for real When the sirens sounded at noon yesterday, no one was alarmed. But for Madam Si-Hoe Sing Sow, 75, who witnessed the fall of Singapore on Feb 15, 1942, and lived through the atrocities of the Japanese Occupation, the sound still
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      247 22  -  DIANA OTHMAN HUNDREDS of foreign workers housed on Jurong Island were evacuated by the bus-loads yesterday morning in the largest evacuation exercise on the island. It was part of the Jurong Island Healthy Lifestyle, Safety and Secu- rity Awareness Day 2009 organised by the police
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      83 22 Mr Mohamed Nizam, 26, and Miss Sylvia Lee, 19, won the inaugural Rednano Locate "Hunt for Love" contest yesterday to mark Valentine's Day. They beat 50 other pairs to nab the top prize of $2,000 cash and gifts, including a Nokia mobile phone. Those
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      323 23  -  Jermyn Chow 13% fewer nabbed last year first dip since 2005; action on buyers beefed up By YEARS of combating the problem of contraband cigarettes seem to be paying off the overall number of buyers, sellers and smugglers caught has registered the first dip since
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      350 23  -  Yeo Ghim Lay By A 33-YEAR-OLD man moved by the pluck of cancer survivors here walked around Singapore barefoot for 35 hours over the weekend to raise awareness of the illness. Mr Adi Narayanan, a permanent resident who moved here from Chennai, India, in 2000,
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      221 23  -  DIANA OTHMAN A FIRE broke out in an office on the mezzanine floor of the Grand Hyatt Singapore hotel yesterday afternoon but was quickly doused by an in-house fire-fighting team. President S R Nathan was in the hotel for a wedding reception when the
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        672 24  -  LAI YI MING Companies still find it worthwhile to sponsor popular sports events to stay on track in the downturn BY I CORPORATE sponsorship for sports in Singapore is set to continue despite the economic slowdown, going by the mass participation sporting activities lined up this
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        146 24  -  KARON NG BY IDD operator Phoenix Communications' prepaid card customers in Singapore can now top up their loved ones' prepaid mobile credit overseas in China, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Turkey, Vietnam, Pakistan and the Philippines. The Transfer To airtime reload service is available
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        177 24  -  LYNN SEAH BY ENJOY good music with smooth ice cream at The Esplanade's concourse from March 13 to 22. Premium ice cream brand Haa-gen-Dazs will be converting the area into a homely space called the Haagen-Dazs Living Room as part of The Esplanade's popular Mosaic
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        144 24  -  Karon Ng RIDING on the Baz Luhrmann blockbuster movie Australia, Tourism New South Wales and Tourism Australia have launched a campaign that revolves around the themes of romance and adventure. Travellers to Sydney can pay from $238 for a two-night stay in the city when they choose
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        244 24 regrgdrh Freehold showflat Developer World Class Land's Palmera Residence is a luxurious five-storey freehold condo in Telok Kurau near MRT stations, schools, and food and recreation outlets. See the showflat from 10am to Bpm daily at 38 LorongN Telok Kurau. Expected TOP date is Oct 31,2011. Call 9127-6888 for
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        475 25  -  Serene Luo SOAPBOX Social network sites help them reach out to younger voters By I HAVE never felt closer to Mr George Yeo. I am the Foreign Minister's Facebook friend, and just like his 2,880 other "friends" on the social network, we feel connected
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        79 25 MY TAKE Yu-Gi-Oh! is a trading card game based on Japanese anime. Many students of Ngee Ann Secondary School are fans of the game. Each day, they seize precious minutes to play it during recess and lunch break, and before and after school. Some spend up to
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        1076 25 MY LIFE YOURSAY Have something to say about articles in Youthink? Thinking of contributing a story? E-mail styouth@sph.com.sg with your name, age and contact number. Students from NUS, SMU and NTU speak up Focus on niche communities THE sheer size of
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        440 25 MY LIFE Top male and female triathletes Mok Ying Ren, 20, and Dinah Chan, 22 were slapped with a competition ban for being caught alone in a hotel room. Youthlnkers respond. Show some discipline YOUNGER athletes should abide by the
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      850 26 Robinho and Elano refuse to give their best for Man City manager Hughes Player power has undermined these managers Luiz Felipe Scolari (Chelsea) John Terry and Frank Lampard, along with Petr Cech and Michael Ballack, were all unhappy with Scolari because there was too little training. Didier Drogba
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      486 26  -  Richard Jolly Everton 3 Aston Villa 1 By LIVERPOOL: If Everton are to win the FA Cup, they will have to do it the hard way. But that appears no deterrent to David Moyes and his spirited side. After taking 210 minutes and two
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      654 27  -  Terrence Voon Rivals warn champions that winning S-League again will not be easy By "They are putting pressure on themselves. Yes, they are capable of winning the title a fourth time, but all this talk will only motivate us." NOH ALAM SHAH, Tampines striker, on chasing champions
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      398 27 Watford 1 Chelsea 3 LONDON: Dumped by his Spanish fiancee, the last thing Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard needed was to be dumped from the FA Cup by minnows Watford, a Championship side battling relegation. Chelsea were shockingly down 0-1 after Watford substitute Tamas Priskin scored
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      219 27 LONDON: Liverpool's American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett are set to make manager Rafael Benitez a third contract offer this week and they want it signed before Sunday's League game against Manchester City. Having already won full control over transfers, Benitez now
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      290 27 MILAN: David Beckham admitted that he was a flop in the United States, as the wrangle between AC Milan and the LA Galaxy over his services took another twist on Saturday. The England midfielder, accepting that his impact on the pitch over two seasons has
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      345 27  -  TERRENCE VOON WITH only two weeks to their S-League debut, newcomers DPMM are facing a race against time. The Brunei club, who face the Young Lions at Jalan Besar Stadium on Friday week, have yet to finalise their line-up of foreign players. Only one
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      604 28 Knee injury to world No. 1 costs him dearly in Rotterdam final ROTTERDAM (Netherlands): Sec-ond-seed Andy Murray overcame an injured Rafael Nadal 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 yesterday to become the first British winner of the ABN Amro tennis tournament. The world No. 1, Nadal, was bothered by a
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      331 28 PHOENIX: Krypto-Nate took on Superman and won. Diminutive New York Knicks guard Nate Robinson beat defending champion Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic in an electrifying slam dunk contest on Saturday night. Clad in an all-green Knicks uniform complete with green shoes and green ball, the
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        76 28 MADRID: Samuel Eto'o (above) scored twice to help Spanish football giants Barcelona rally from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Real Betis on Saturday. Juan Melli and former Liverpool man Mark Gonzalez put Betis into a 2-0 lead after just 25 minutes,
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        65 28 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia's football coach Nasser al-Jawhar has resigned following poor results in World Cup qualifying. He will continue to work as a technical adviser for the Saudi football federation. Saudi Arabia lost 0-1 to North Korea on Wednesday, are fourth in
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        81 28 LONDON: The Premier League confirmed on Friday that next season's campaign will finish a week early to give Fabio Capello five weeks instead of four to prepare his England football squad for the World Cup. The 2009-10 season, which starts on Aug
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      496 28 Wales 23 England 15 CARDIFF: Without injured world player of the year Shane Williams, Wales were far from their Grand-Slam best. But they still beat a feisty England 23-15 on Saturday in their Six Nations showdown, proving that they are much more than a
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      415 28 SACRAMENTO (California): Lance Armstrong returned to competitive cycling in the United States with a smooth lOth-place finish in the prologue to the Tour of California on Saturday. The seven-time Tour de France winner finished the 3.9km course around California's Capitol building in four minutes
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      501 29  -  Leonard Lim Olympic Council of Asia will help Youth Games host prepare for event By FROM looking for sponsors, planning event timetables to providing manpower, the Olympic Council of Asia stands ready to support Singapore as the Republic prepares to host the first Asian Youth
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      663 29 KAHUKU (Hawaii): With a three-stroke lead and eight holes to go, Michelle Wie seemed to have the SBS Open trophy and a storybook start to the season in her grasp. Until Angela Stanford, a late stumble and youth got in the way. Stanford
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      263 29 KUALA LUMPUR: American Anthony Kang ended an eight-year title drought in the most dramatic fashion yesterday, winning the Malaysian Open with a last-hole birdie. The Asian Tour regular held his nerve during a nail-biting final round at Saujana Golf and Country Club to pick
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      96 29 PARIS: The homecoming could not have been more romantically timed. Just 41 minutes into Valentine's Day, after 96 days alone at sea, the yachtswoman Samantha Davies sailed across the finishing line of the Vendee Globe event early on Saturday and into the arms of
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      389 29 Football Dutch Eredivisie ADO Den Haag 1 Graafschap 0, Twente Enschede 2 FC Volendam 1, NAC Breda 1 Roda JC Kerkrade 0, PSV Eindhoven 2 AZ Alkmaar 2, Ajax Amsterdam 2 Feyenoord 0. French Ligue 1 Auxerre 2 Lille 0, Caen 1 FC Lorient 1, Girondins Bordeaux 1 Grenoble
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      141 26 n WHAI'S UIMUIMt <H MOST VIEWED, m 9 MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstinies. com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES We'll be back: Hiddink. Love first, followed by serious S-League business. Lawyers say Phelps being persecuted. MOST COMMENTED Excessive wages are "immoral" Said David.Moyes: "It upsets the whole market. Now, they are backing
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      83 27 SPORTS BET ING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER S.League Tampines Home United Mon, 16/02/09 7.45pm ECup Arsenal Cardiff Tue, 17/02/09 3.45 am S.League Geylang Albirex Tue, 17/02/09 7.45pm E League Champ matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. L/Zm/gl Draw No. 2406/2009 mLJLJ Draw Today!
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      70 29 Today Basketball NBA All-Star (Live, Ch23, 9am). Football S-League: Tampines Rovers v Home United (Tampines Stadium, 7.45pm). FA Cup, 4th rd replay: Arsenal v Cardiff City (Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3.40 am). Tomorrow Football S-League: Geylang United v fj Albirex Niigata (Bedok \J* Stadium, 7:45pm). Wednesday JFootball English Premier League: Manchester
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      178 30 PANSY SEAH SYE SEN m SEAH AH LEX J 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
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      109 30 The Life of the late Veronica Kwan Kum Yeng is A Celebration of God's Abounding Grace The Family Wishes to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, ex-colleagues and business associates for their various expressions of love and care, encouragement and support during our recent bereavement. And we
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      54 30 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of MARK LAU BEE CHEW Departed 16 February 2006 Wm7.llt*]EF.+llß) Just as a thought of sweet remembrance, Just a memory sad and true, Just the love and sweet devotion, Of one who thinks of you. Dearly missed Forever Cherished By Pa, Ma, Mabel, Siblings, Relatives
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      167 30 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all tht days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 CHAN SOY TEE Age: 80 was called home to be with the Lord on 14 Feb 2009 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Yeo Sar
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      58 30 PERIAKARUPPAN S/O CHIDAMBARAM Age: 68 (Lawyer Chida Peri) passed away peacefully in India on 14 February 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by family and loved ones. Wife: Meenakshi Periakaruppan Sons: Daughter-in-law: Nachiappan Periakaruppan Lakshmi Nachiappan Chidambaram Periakaruppan Grandchildren: Chidambaram Nachiappan and Meenakshi Nachiappan Relatives and friends The family will
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      118 30 CHOON SENG REFRIGERATION SERVICE SOLE PROPRIETOR FUM CHOON (AH CHOON) Age: 75 passed away peacefully on 14 February 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Lim Yoon Tai Son: Daughter-in-law: Fum Han Keong Jess Lee Shu Wey Daughters: Sons-in-law: Fum Moi He ong Loh Kein Sien Fum
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      136 30 y "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever". Psalm 23:6 LIM BAH SING Age: 70 was called home to be with the Lord on 14 February 2009 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Goh
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      92 30 Acknowledgment Mrs Joy Magilmalar Retnam Entered Glory on 12 February 2009 Eric, Hazel, Eunice and Guna wish to express our gratitude and heartfelt appreciation to Pastors, relatives and friends for the love, care and concern shown during our recent bereavement. Our grateful thanks also to ProfW.S. Pang of AH for
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      25 30 20th Anniversary In Lovine Memory of AGNES ELIZABETH WEE Departed on 16 February 1989 I Dearly missed by Guan Lee, Alex, Clint and Errol X
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      129 30 GOH KHIM ENG Age: 91 passed away peacefully on 15 February 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Tan Cher Ngee, deceased] Sons: Daughters-in-law: (Tan Yam Soon Francis, deceased) Han Geok Leng (Tan Khim Soon Patrick, deceased) Koh ChoonTho Jenny TanThiam Soon Frederick Tan Cheh Belinda Grandchildren:
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      82 30 LEONG WAI FONG, MAGDALENE Age: 72 was called home peacefully to the Lord on 13 Feb 09. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Children: Spouse: Laicy (Ann Marie) Allan Jeremy Irene Lorraine Anthony Grandchildren: Daphne, Nicholas, Denzel, Nicole and Gerald Cortege leaving Blk 521 Ang Mo Kio Aye
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      113 30 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, have kept the faith." 2 Tim 4:7 NG BOCK SENG Age: 79 was called home to be with the Lord on 15 Feb 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Ong Soo Ngo Sons: Daughters: Ng
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      60 30 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory THENESH NAIR S/O GOBI NAIR Departed: 16/2/2008 Deeply missed always remembered by Dad: Gobi Nair, Mum: Dcvi, Sister: Tharshini Grandma, Uncles, Aunties, Cousins all loved ones. Prayers will be held on Wed (18 Feb), 7pm at Sri Arasakesari Sivan Temple. 25 Sungie Kadut Hp: 9853
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      72 31 own, 19, allegedly attacked his 20-year-old girlfriend two Sundays ago. Mr Fenty said he last saw the couple together in July. "They seemed pretty happy. I don't know what went wrong." As for Brown, he added: "You think you know somebody, but you really don't." In an interview with the
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      1009 32  -  Goh Eng Yeow CAI JIN China's stimulus plan may be working, reform also seems to be under way on Wall Street By I MARKETS CORRESPONDENT The financial system seems to be showing signs of healing itself with large firms such as Cisco Systems
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      178 32 Jurong Tech independent director retires LEE YING CHEUN: Retired from the board of Jurong Technologies Industrial Corporation last Tuesday. Mr Lee, 67, who was independent director of the board since 2001, is retiring "due to advancing age and prior personal commitments" that would prevent him from "effectively devoting full
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        509 33  -  Francis Chan By A MUCH-NEEDED BOOST "It'll give a shot in the arm to venture accelerator companies like ours and help even more leading-edge Singapore start-ups with their growth plans, especially in the current uncertain economic environment." Ascendas Land chief executive Tan Yew Chin
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        177 33 SENIOR Minister of State for Education and Information, Communications and the Arts Lvi Tuck Yew will be leading a delegation to China's Guangdong province from today to Friday to explore business opportunities. He will be accompanied by Minister of State for Trade and Industry
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        1038 36  -  adeline chia Conducting a Chinese orchestra is like driving on the other side of the road, says former SSO maestro arts reporter 'When I conduct, each piece, literally speaking, contains the essence of a composer's thought. Each piece is the search for the truth. I
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        458 36 Berlin Actor Steve Martin says Inspector Clouseau of Pink Panther fame is "the comedian's Hamlet" and he is unfazed by poor reviews for the bumbling French detective's latest outing. The 63-year-old presented Pink Panther 2 out of competition at the Berlin film festival last Friday.
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        520 39 'I'm certainly going to have a good time. If I'm not going to have a good time, how the hell is anybody else?' Hugh Jackman (left) on hosting the Oscars on Feb 22 Los Angeles Actor Hugh Jackman says he knows the Oscars ceremony is
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        188 39 Los Angeles Peter Gabriel's (below) minute in the Oscars spotlight will lack one important element: Peter Gabriel. The 59-year-old British rocker will not perform at the Feb 22 ceremony, in protest against an apparently revamped presentation of Best Original Song contenders. He rejected the offer after he
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        820 40  -  deepika shetty The spiritual journey Sohan Qadri embarked on in his youth gives him the inspiration to continue with his art With our history, we could do a& anything without feeling stupid. WArn MfiWniTt would even let Leo physically harm quote me me mear|t making a scene better
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        150 40 New York Barbie lived up to her image as a fashion muse last Saturday as designers dressed the doll for her 50th birthday at Fashion Week. Fifty models wore Barbie-inspired ensembles by designers including Michael Kors, Badgley Mischka and Vera Wang. The real-life Barbies
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        687 42  -  boon chan Sydney-born entertainer Donna Daniels wows with Mandarin, Hokkien and Cantonese songs media correspondent Tm a bit gila. You don't have to say. It just exudes from the person' Donna Daniels, on connecting with local audiences A grassroots dinner at Jalan Eunos over a week ago
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        411 42  -  chang tou liang EBB concert MUSIC FOR VALENTINE'S DAY Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Okko Kamu, Conductor/Last Saturday/Esplanade Concert Hall The Singapore Symphony Orchestra's much-loved Valentine's Day concerts have traditionally highlighted forbidden love. Romeo and Juliet, Pelleas and Melisande, and the Butterfly Lovers all had their ill-fated romances
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      402 41  -  Karen tee Her World Beauty Product of the Year 2008 award goes to a Clarins treatment A powerful anti-ageing serum has won the highest accolade in the Singapore beauty industry's version of the Grammy awards. Double Serum Generation 6 (right), an an-ti-wrinkle, skin firming treatment from
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      60 41 HUIU Pop star Justin Timberlake (from left), singer Huey Lewis, actor Ray Romano and comedian Bill Murray watch as actor Greg Kinnear (foreground) hits a tee shot on the second hole during the celebrity challenge of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in California last Wednesday. Professional golfers and famous amateurs
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      408 41  -  steven ang concert FRANCES YIP THE ORCHESTRA: A VALENTINE'S DAY CONCERT 2009 Nafa Conservatory Orchestra, Robert Adams, conductor Singapore Indoor Stadium/Last Saturday Although it was supposed to be a concert celebrating Valentine's Day, singer Frances Yip announced early in the evening that this was the
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        351 44 Berlin The Milk Of Sorrow, a movie that addresses the fears of women abused during Peru's turbulent recent history, won the Berlin film festival's top Golden Bear award. Directed by Claudia Llosa, the movie is about a young woman suffering from a mysterious
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        201 44 Los Angeles Pop star Rihanna (left) is spending time with her friends and healing in her native Barbados, after she was attacked by singer Chris Brown, said her father. Describing his daughter's condition after seeing her in Barbados last Thursday, salesman Ronald Fenty told People magazine:
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        208 44 Tokyo Japanese actress Rie Miyazawa (below), whose ill-fated romance with a top sumo wrestler in her teenage days made headlines, is six months pregnant and getting married. The 35-year-old said last Friday she met her partner in late 2007 and described him only as a man
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        246 44 KELLY CHEN PREGNANT Newlywed Hong Kong singer Kelly Chen (left) is three months pregnant, she announced last Friday. The 36-year-old, who tied the knot with businessman Alex Lav in October, said she hopes to keep wearing high heels until she gets too big and clumsy. CAPE NO. 7 HITS
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      3005 63 w 4 SATO BUY IT- SELL IT- FIND IT THE BANKRUPTCY ACT IN THE SUBORDINATE COURTS OF ■^^^^^^^^^^^^^^■^^^^^^^^^^^^^^■M the b(ankruptcy"rules m c^uffno *****9 2008/E" ffflfe Central $K| 4. BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) ,n bankruptcy hersingSt pte lt D »Fundßoard A NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO FILE CLAIMS RE: RONNIE RAMESH DEBAR
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