The Straits Times, 19 February 2009

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    18 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 2009 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES
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      Lock icon COE prices rebound
      44 1 COE prices are up again, with premiums for some categories more than doubling. Traders say a rush to showrooms following an announcement last week that the COE supply will be cut from April contributed to the rise. PRIME PAGE A 4
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      Lock icon His fraud is sports' loss
      47 1 U.S. REGULATORS accused Texas billionaire Robert Allen Stanford of running a US$B billion (Ssl2 billion) fraud that stretched from Texas to the Caribbean. The news means the world of sports, notably golfer Vijay Singh, could lose a key sponsor. PRIME PAGE A3
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      Lock icon Stealth boats' power show
      64 1 THE Singapore navy's six radar-evading stealth frigates demonstrated their firepower in their first major naval exercise yesterday. In an exercise on the South China Sea, the combat vessels showed how they could hunt and destroy enemies on land, at sea and in the air, while appearing
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      Lock icon Aids top killer in China
      48 1 AIDS has become China's No.l killer disease for the first time, overtaking tuberculosis and rabies, the Chinese health ministry said in a report. On average, at least one person died every hour in the first nine months of last year. WORLD PAGE All
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      Lock icon Speaker bars BN men
      61 1 PERAK has found itself in another political conundrum after the Speaker of the state assembly, from the opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat, tried to seize control of the legislature by suspending seven Barisan Nasional (BN) assemblymen. The move would, in effect, bar them from attending a no-confidence
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    Lock icon Indonesia critical to US foreign policy: Clinton Washington keen to engage Asean
    696 1  -  Salim Osman Lynn Lee By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENTS JAKARTA: Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday tapped Indonesia to play a key role in the foreign policy of America's new administration. "Building a comprehensive partnership with Indonesia is
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    Lock icon You're a hero, Mr Lou
    105 1 Visiting Dutch national Filip Lou was left in no doubt yesterday that Singaporeans consider him a hero for saving a drowning woman on Sunday. Several Straits Times readers offered to reimburse him the $90 he paid for having minor injuries treated after the incident. An
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    Lock icon Changes made to polling districts
    674 1  -  Sue-Ann Chia Li Xueying What usually follows is review of boundaries By A DAY after announcing that the register of voters will be updated, the Elections Department revealed that changes have also been made to the boundaries of polling districts. The changes to ensure that
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        Lock icon Pakistan concedes a bit more
        64 2 WE SAY Pakistan has yielded more ground to Taleban militants by agreeing to the use of Islamic syariah law in a region of the border province. Meanwhile it is helpless against United States drone attacks on its territory, aimed at eliminating Taleban and Al-Qaeda operatives
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        Lock icon America's role in Asia
        21 2 COLUMNS Ambassador-at-large Tommy Koh gives his take on the state of US-Asia relations. REVIEW PAGE A 24
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        Lock icon Power of the throne
        21 2 Malaysia's Sultans remain the indispensable arbiters when politicians are deadlocked, says Cheong Suk-Wai. REVIEW PAGE A 25
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        Lock icon Order in messiness
        24 2 Simple rules can result in structured, high-order patterns, and this could apply to Singapore, says Andy Ho. REVIEW PAGE A 25
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        Lock icon Wise decision
        28 2 OUR READER SAYS The President should be lauded for exercising his independence in deciding on using past reserves, says reader Edmund Lam. FORUM PAGE A 26
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        31 2 www.straitstimes.com Reme Ahmad shares his virgin relief volunteering experience in Egypt and Israel. Christopher Tan on why well-heeled folks will not want to be seen in an off-peak car.
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      Lock icon Japan fails to focus on crisis
      957 2  -  Kwan Weng Kin Stalled stimulus Bills given less priority than politicking for next polls By I JAPAN CORRESPONDENT a^""^ NCE in a hundred years" is how Japanese I Prime Minister Taro Aso invariably characterises the economic crisis that has battered his country's key export
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      Lock icon Texas billionaire accused of US$8 billion fraud
      592 3 Caribbean isle's 'big chief ran a swindle similar to Madoff s HOUSTON: In Texas, billionaire Robert Allen Stanford was just another wealthy financier. But on the tiny Caribbean island of Antigua, he was an influential financial chief, decorated with a knighthood, courted by
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      Lock icon Sports world in shock: Golfer Vijay Singh may have lost his chief sponsor
      357 3 THE sports world was sent reeling after the US authorities accused Robert Allen Stanford of massive fraud with golfer Vijay Singh potentially the biggest single loser, CNBC pointed out. From golf to cricket to tennis to basketball
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      Lock icon COEs rebound ahead of supply cuts
      476 4  -  Christopher Tan Car and commercial vehicle premiums hit above $4,000 as buyers rush to showrooms By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT COE prices rebounded yesterday, with car and commercial vehicle premiums more than doubling previous rates. Traders attribute the higher prices to buyers rushing to showrooms following
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      239 3 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT [>H K*O P C^j^O I^MM t >V*^ V UNIVERSITY Efl Kfl V^Slfl Lead the Transformation Ik T3"'J 1 1* '^■^1 I'lira in Financial Services i :"3:'4::i.381M llffl 7% rental income guaranteed for 3 years mf mh! ey FOONGFookWon Wembley Pai"k^ mitb student Wembley City internationally famous home to
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      357 5 Drive-Thru banking. Greater convenience. H iml'irtT'i'lfii \lkd~ "\j i V.-ir H I I IJt |j uuf BMP sp¥hl^-~ Blfci^iM Citibank Drive-Thru ATM now at Dunearn Road. Now you can enjoy even greater accessibility and convenience every time you bank with us. Visit our Drive-Thru ATM, which is the newest addition
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      Lock icon FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL
      346 6 Private patients can use more Medisave for bills CORPORATE trainer Lam Weng Fai's knee surgery on Tuesday this week is likely to cost him a hefty $6,540, including surgery charges and a day's stay as a private patient at Alexandra Hospital. Mr Lam, 39, can
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      Lock icon A leg up for those who need it
      61 6 The Government recently unveiled a battery of measures to ease the financial pain for recession-scarred Singaporeans. Radha Basu and Gwendolyn Ng sum up the key schemes and the groups being helped. V ST PHOTO: Madam Lye got a better job at Changi
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      Lock icon FOR THE DIVORCED
      327 6 Mums get $100,000 in housing, school grants DIVORCEE B. Mahalekshmi, 33, who struggles to raise two children on a meagre income, has swung from disappointment last year to delight at the fruits of this year's Budget. Last year, she asked the South East Community Development Council if
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      460 6 Public Assistance cash handout increased WHEN Mr Mohammad Zakariya's family of six first went on the dole in 1999 after an accident left him paralysed, they lived on $570 a month in government help. The amount later rose to $1,100. With the latest revision to the public
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      Lock icon FOR YOUNG COUPLES
      336 6 First-time flat buyers get more aid FINANCE assistant Ang Li Shan, 27, and her fiance Alex Chan, 35, have enjoyed a double dollop of good news in their quest to buy a flat. Last month, before the Budget, they asked the Housing Board about buying a three-room
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      453 6 Help paying bills; more in Workfare payout FOR low-income contract workers like Mr Tay Keng Leong, 55, a job does not ensure economic security. The father of three young children was retrenched last August after his employer lost the contract for the Hougang office blocks where he
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      229 7 No loan repayment for one year; poly grads eligible too RECENT Singapore Management University graduate Ben Toh, 27, is glad he will soon get a one-year respite from making payments on his $18,000 tuition fee loan given the grim economic climate. The Ministry of Education is suspending
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      Lock icon FOR TERTIARY & ITE STUDENTS
      195 7 FOR TERTIARY ITE STUDENTS Needy students can get up to $2,060 yearly in extra aid MS JUSTINA Ho, 20, an Institute of Technical Education (ITE) student, earns about $150 a month working at weekends at a McDonald's fast-food outlet. That is just about the only income Justina and the elderly
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      253 7 FOR PRIMARY SECONDARY STUDENTS Free uniforms in addition to free textbooks and exam fee subsidy MARSILING Secondary School Student Loh Foong Ooi, 15, will be adding another set of her school uniform to her wardrobe this year. Her divorced mother is the sole breadwinner, managing with $900 a month to
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      217 7 FOR THOSE IN PRE-UNIVERSITY JC $250 more in MOE bursary helps needy students with expenses THE hefty cost of photocopying notes and getting to school and home, totalling about $70 a month, used to worry Jurong Junior College student Dominic Heng, 17. Now with a bigger Ministry of Education bursary
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      Lock icon Readers offer to pick up hero's $90 tab
      698 8  -  Judith Tan Donor hands over the money to SGH to say thanks to man who saved drowning woman By WHAT ABOUT A MORE SERIOUS INJURY? "What there should be is a policy looking into treating someone who got hurt trying to save
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      Lock icon Citizen celebrated for canal rescue
      149 8  -  JUDITH TAN MR FILIP LOU was not the only hero celebrated yesterday. In fact, you could say Singaporean Nor Azhar Abdul Rahman's act was doubly good: He jumped into a canal to save a suspect fleeing from police, saving the man and, in the process,
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      142 8 Xii nanyang *H^p TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Nanyang Business School Nanyang Business School Graduate Programmes Information Sessions 1.30pm, Saturday, 21 February 2009 Ballroom, The Fullerton Hotel, Singapore 1.30pm Registration Ballroom Foyer 2.00pm Introduction to NBS/NTU (for all registrants) by Associate Professor Nilanjan Sen 2.30pm Concurrent Briefing Sessions Q&A: Programmes Speakers The Nanyang
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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      Lock icon $1.2 trillion plan could make or break Obama
      795 10  -  Chua Chin Hon NEWS ANALYSIS Stocks plunge on fears that stimulus package might not be enough By US BUREAU CHIEF AMERICA IS THE PRIORITY "This is not about the future of my administration. This effort is about the future of our families
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      Lock icon $420b to tackle US home loan crisis
      476 10 MORE ONLINE Will Barack Obama's economic plans work? See www.straitstimes.com WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama yesterday revealed his keenly awaited housing crisis plan, pledging up to US$275 billion (Ss42o billion) to help stem a wave of foreclosures sweeping the country. "We will help
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        697 11 Official report says one person died every hour last year Figures of fear 1985: First HIV case discovered in China. 1989: 153 intravenous drug users in Yunnan confirmed HIV-positive first time the disease found to have infected so many in one place. 1996: HIV/Aids
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        Lock icon Sanctions: Big shift by Myanmar opposition
        760 12  -  Nirmal Ghosh NLD now supports dialogue with junta, saying sanctions 'not beneficial' for country By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT NEW TACK "Instead of arguments and counterarguments between these two YIPs (Ms Suu Kyi and Gen Than Shwe) there should be a dialogue for the sake of
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        Lock icon Ex-boyfriend of KL politician sought
        419 15  -  Hazlin Hassan Police probe circulation of nude photos; PKR member may get to keep state seat By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police are seeking the ex-boyfriend of opposition politician Elizabeth Wong after photos of her in the nude were circulated. He has been identified
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        Lock icon BN, opposition hit by fallout from scandal
        664 15  -  Carolyn Hong By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: The storm over the semi-naked photographs of an opposition assemblywoman may have started as a private matter, but it has now become a complicated political mess for both sides. Bullets have been fired at the
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        Lock icon More drama in Perak political stand-off
        601 16  -  Carolyn Hong BN menteri besar, 6 others suspended by Speaker in Pakatan Rakyat bid to seize control of state assembly By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: The Perak political stand-off took a twist yesterday when the opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) attempted to seize
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        Lock icon Tycoon's aide jailed 3 years for corruption
        571 18  -  Leslie Lopez Conviction seen as sign of Jakarta's commitment to stamping out graft By SOUTH-EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT Jakarta's test case THE trial against Billy Sindoro was seen by many as a case to test Indonesia's resolve in battling corruption. It has also cast
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        Lock icon Haze in Riau heading for Singapore
        391 18  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja By INDONESIAN CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Haze from forest fires in Indonesia's Riau islands is blowing towards Singapore, and the number of hot spots is rising although the situation is still far from the worst days of 2006. There were 59 fires burning in
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        Lock icon US to add 17,000 troops to Afghanistan
        479 19 Situation has worsened but war against Taleban 'still winnable': Obama WASHINGTON: United States President Barack Obama, in his first major military decision, has authorised the Pentagon to send an extra 17,000 troops to Afghanistan, saying the war against the Taleban is "still winnable".
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        Lock icon Ghost of Soviet past haunts Nato
        995 19  -  Jonathan Eyal NEWS ANALYSIS By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU TWENTY years ago this week, the Soviet Union publicly admitted defeat in Afghanistan, and withdrew its last troops. Yet, in a curious twist of fate, just as Moscow recalled its losses with mournful commemorations in
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        Lock icon Man accused of beheading wife: Was it an 'honour killing'?
        719 20 Muslim leaders in New York outraged by talk, saying it has nothing to do with religion ORCHARD PARK (New York): The crime drips with brutal irony: a woman decapitated allegedly by her estranged husband in the offices of the television
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        Lock icon S'pore envoy to Iran
        241 21 VETERAN diplomat Ong Keng Yong has been appointed as Singapore's non-resident Ambassador to Iran. Mr Ong, who is Ambassador-at-large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), will be residing in Singapore, the MFA said in a statement. Mr Ong, 55, has served in various posts, including
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        Lock icon Tibetan protesters held
        150 21 BEIJING: Chinese police have detained more than 20 Tibetans in southwestern China after violently breaking up protests in support of the exiled Dalai Lama, activist groups said yesterday. The clashes marked the first reported major outbreak of unrest in the run-up to the sensitive 50th anniversary next
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        Lock icon Killer jailed for life
        159 21 TOKYO: A Japanese court yesterday handed a life sentence to a 34-year-old man who abducted and killed a young woman before chopping up her body and flushing her remains down the toilet, a court official said. Takanori Hoshijima, a computer programmer, kidnapped his neighbour Rurika Tojo,
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        Lock icon Peace talks delayed
        106 21 CAIRO: Egyptian-brokered talks aimed at reconciling feuding Palestinian factions have been delayed, state news agency Mena quoted a senior Egyptian official as saying yesterday. Talks "scheduled for Feb 22 have been delayed for a short period because more discussions are needed", the unnamed official said. The talks
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        Lock icon Preacher to be deported
        87 21 LONDON: Extremist preacher Abu Qatada once described as Osama bin Laden's ambassador in Europe can be deported to Jordan, Britain's highest court ruled yesterday. Abu Qatada, who claimed asylum in Britain in 1993, is accused of being a threat to national security. London has been trying
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        Lock icon Snake charmers in India pipe woeful tune
        236 21 KOLKATA: Nearly 1,000 flute-playing snake charmers took to the streets in India this week, demanding the right to perform with live snakes. Shows featuring cobras and other live snakes have been banned in India since 1991 though they are still a common sight,
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      420 23 THE security situation in Pakistan's frontier region bordering Afghanistan just gets more brittle by the week. The murderous Taleban camped in pockets of the mountainous region have become more entrenched since Mr Asif Ali Zardari succeeded the tactically astute General Pervez Musharraf as president. Killings
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      1031 23  -  Tommy Koh AMERICA'S ROLE IN ASIA By' THE start of a new administration in Washington is an appropriate time to assess the state of United States-Asia relations. Here are some of my observations: To begin with, I wish to praise and not criticise former president George
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        917 24  -  Cheong Suk-Wai By I SENIOR WRITER THE Sultan of Perak's Silver Jubilee banquet in Kuala Kangsar coincided with Valentine's Day, but there was certainly no love lost between two guests there who each insisted he was the state's lawful menteri besar. Datuk Dr
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        857 24  -  Andy Ho By SENIOR WRITER A simple rule "synchronise your planting" led to pest control and equitable resource sharing. This indicates that simple rules can lead to the bottom-up emergence of complex adaptive systems. SINGAPORE is a dull city, says Mr William Lim. The architectural
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        861 24  -  Michael Richardson CURRENCY FUND By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IT SEEMS odd that 13 Asian states with more than US$3.6 trillion (555.5 trillion) in official reserves, about half the global total, are taking so long to build defences against the financial instability contributing to the deepening
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        385 25 Unaware of aid plans "The main reason why Singaporeans are not making full use of the various assistance schemes is because they are not aware of their existence." HARIDHARAN JAGANATHAN: "I refer to the Feb 3 report, 'If you need help, just ask for it. The main reason why
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        265 25 USE OF PAST RESERVES I REFER to yesterday's report, "Use of past reserves Why I said yes". President S R Nathan has exhibited exemplary leadership at the highest level in our nation, when he exercised his independence and the authority of his office to
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        570 25 MR NGE Tuck Long commented last Friday ("Whatever happened to that CNY Chingay?") that there were no dragons, flag-bearing dancers nor trademark lion dances in Chingay Parade 2009, and said he prefers Chingay to be a "Chinese New
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        442 25 Thanks, rescuers "I really appreciate their efforts to rescue my son." MS AU PIK HING: "I would like to thank the Singapore Police Force, Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and medical team. On Tuesday afternoon, my 18-month-old son, looked after by my father at my parents' house in Choa
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      705 28  -  Jessica Lim Shops selling cut-price goods benefit as consumers seek value buys and rentals drop By GOING STRONG "We have an advantage now and we must take it. Our costs, like rentals, are going down, and demand for our cheaper products is high. It is
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      547 29  -  Tessa Wong They offer freebies like broadband but experts say these may not work By THE hotel Royal Plaza on Scotts has a deal for business travellers snappily named 888. For a room costing $250 excluding taxes, guests get broadband access, breakfast and drinks
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      73 29 Sixty firefighters were on stand-by in Bukit Batok yesterday evening following bush fires at a hilly, forested area off Bukit Batok West Avenue 3. They had brought the fires under control on Tuesday, but pockets of smouldering embers fanned by strong winds continued to flare up. No
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      385 29  -  Oo Gin Lee By Where and when DATES of the video games shows: Singapore Press Holdings' Licence To Play May 22 to 24, Suntec City The Games Xpo 09 July 3 to 5, Suntec City Games Convention Asia Sept 17 to 20, venue
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      644 30  -  Chua Hian Hou Banks, telcos and govt agencies work together on contactless payment system By How it will work TO GET started, consumers download to a mobile phone's SIM card the software that will allow the handset to act as a credit, debit
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      464 30  -  Lee Seok Hwai By NOBEL laureate in Economics Amartya Sen, who is in town to attend a Buddhism conference, was guest of honour at a dinner hosted by Foreign Minister George Yeo yesterday. Prof Sen heads the Nalanda Mentor Group (NMG), an international
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      887 31  -  Selina Lum TUSSLE OVER TWO PROPERTIES Their testimonies were inconsistent, says judge who rules in favour of widow of businessman By Two houses at stake Late 1993: Mr Charles Loo Chay Loo and his family leave Singapore for the United States. September 2004: He attempts suicide
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        45 31 AN UNEMPLOYED man was jailed for 18 months yesterday for cheating. Tan Chin Heng, 40, admitted to duping two people of $1,000 and $7,600 after he led them to believe that he had properties for rent last year.
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        61 31 A SECURITY guard who stood in the common corridor of a condominium block and peeped at a resident taking a shower was fined $2,000 yesterday. Malaysian Prakash Rajendra, 26, pleaded guilty to intruding on the privacy of the 21-year-old woman as she was taking a shower
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        63 31 A MOTORCYCLIST in his mid--403 died of head injuries in an accident on Tuesday morning, said police. He was travelling along Bedok North Road when his motorbike skidded and crashed into the centre road divider. He suffered head injuries and was pronounced dead at
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        71 31 A WOMAN in her mid-20s was robbed of her $300 cellphone at about 10.15pm on Tuesday. She had entered a lift at Block 464, Jurong West Street 41, with two unknown men. When the lift door opened at the 11th floor, one of
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      407 31  -  Elena Chong By COURTS CORRESPONDENT A LORRY driver who fled the scene after mowing down a pedestrian in October 2007 was sentenced to two years and nine months in jail and disqualified from driving for 10 years yesterday. Ong Woo Meng, 45, had admitted
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      249 31  -  ELENA CHONG AN ISLANDWIDE police operation early this week netted 16 people suspected of illegal bookmaking and moneylending. A sum of $730,000 a record in recent years was also seized in the dragnet. The police said yesterday the raids were carried out simultaneously in Woodlands, Pasir
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      393 32  -  MARIA ALMENOAR New markings like dashes and triangles near pedestrian crossings to be phased in PHOTO: PEDESTRIAN road markings are getting a makeover in an effort to increase road safety. Two new road safety initiatives will be rolled out progressively next month and in
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      434 33  -  Jermyn Chow They take down air, land and sea targets in their first big exercise By ON BOARD THE RSS STEADFAST SOUTH CHINA SEA: The Singapore navy's six radar-evading stealth frigates demonstrated their firepower in their first major naval exercise yesterday. The frigates, taking part in
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      357 33  -  Khushwant Singh By DEFENCE Minister Teo Chee Hean predicts the economic crisis will increase the seriousness of terrorism threats, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, piracy, natural disasters and pandemics. In a speech at the start of the 2nd Asia-Pacific Intelligence Chiefs Conference
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      455 34  -  Judith Tan Facility helps local and overseas Asian patients with blood diseases By IN THE three years it has been open, the Singapore Cord Blood Bank has saved 21 lives here and overseas with donations of stem cells to treat blood diseases. And
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      308 34 MORE needy students are getting help with schoolgoing expenses from South West Community Development Council (CDC) and its corporate partners, which gave out double the number of bursaries this year. A total of $400,000 will go to 3,400 students in schools
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      357 34  -  JALELAH ABU BAKER STUDENTS graduating from Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) this year can look forward to some help in getting a foot in the door in their job quest. The school in Clementi Road will run 16 "specialist diplomas" for graduating students in courses such
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      96 28 fhj WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm take up citizenship here to enjoy the MOST-READ ONLINE benefits or don't ask for the benefits Maid torn between two lovers. which are given to citizens." Singapore No. 1 in making a good impression. WWW.Stomp.COm.Sg TALKBACK MOST COMMENTED Is the
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORT.
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      327 35 LONDON: Manchester City have been linked with a £20 million (5543.4 million) summer move for Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o, after the striker indicated this would be his last season at the Nou Camp. According to The Daily Mail, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal are also
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      660 35 Chelsea manager shows faith in speedy defender Mancienne "Even if you are a big club, you will always create some space for youngsters." GUUS HIDDINK, Chelsea manager LONDON: Even before taking charge of a single match, let alone claim a trophy for Chelsea, Guvs Hiddink, the
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      702 36  -  Neil Humphreys LIGHTERSIDE I By There has even been talk of Beckham buying out his contract... Should he pay cash or cheque? ACCORDING to the British tabloids, David Beckham is off to AC Milan for good. The man from a Galaxy far, far away
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      269 36 MILAN: Kaka believes his on-loan AC Milan teammate David Beckham is crucial to the team. Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant believes Beckham should be allowed to follow his heart. Ruud Gullitt wonders how the England midfielder will be welcomed back by his
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      562 36  -  Wang Meng Meng But striker can't play for Sengkang yet; he has to serve a month's notice By Freebies at tomorrow's game FREE McDonald's meals will be given out at half-time during tomorrow's S-League match between Sengkang and Gombak at the Jalan Besar Stadium. j& Fans
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      255 36  -  Leonard Lim By SINGAPORE Armed Forces FC cleared the first hurdle yesterday in their quest to rub shoulders with the big wigs of Asian club football. The Warriors thumped Thai champions Provincial Electricity Authority 4-1 in an Asian Champions League play-off, notching three goals in extra
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      314 36 LONDON: Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard could make a surprise return to action against Manchester City on Sunday. It was expected that he would be ruled out for three weeks after suffering a hamstring injury in the defeat by Everton in the FA Cup
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      459 37 Williams sisters set for s-final as furore over Israeli Peer continues DUBAI: Serena and Venus Williams are on course for a potential semi-final showdown at the Dubai Tennis Championships. Some believe they should not even be playing at the now-controversial event. "While it's nice that Venus and
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      170 37 LONDON: The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has told high-profile athletes like top tennis player Rafael Nadal (right) to stop moaning about the strict new drug-testing rules and, instead, accept them for the good of their sports. Director-general David Howman said: "It's silly for anyone to say
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      387 37 "I blame myself. For a week here, I kept looking for people to blame, and I keep looking at myself." ALEX RODRIGUEZ ers bar, let his cousin inject him with something that he didn't know what it was?" Yankees radio broadcaster Suzyn Waldman said.
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      327 37 ST JOHN'S (Antigua): Off-spinner Graeme Swarm grabbed 5-57 as England claimed a big first-innings lead and kept firmly on top of the West Indies on day three of the third cricket Test on Tuesday. Swarm, playing his third Test, helped dismiss the
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      142 37 CALIFORNIA: Race leader and Team Astana rider Levi Leipheimer (above) maintained the overall leader's yellow jersey in the Tour of California despite a crash with fellow-American Lance Armstrong that sent Leipheimer tumbling off his bike on Tuesday. His fall caused a small pile-up during the
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      366 37 Basketball NBA Indiana 100 Philadelphia 91, Orlando 107 Charlotte 102 (OT), Washington 111 Minnesota 103, Milwaukee 92 Detroit 86, NY Knicks 112 San Antonio 107 (OT), New Orleans 100 Oklahoma City 98, Houston 114 New Jersey 88, Phoenix 140 LA Clippers 100, Utah 117 Memphis 99, LA Lakers 96
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      720 38 "The best thing is, I get 20 more bucks in my wallet." RYO ISHIKAWA, on the rewards of being a celebrity Japanese golf sensation Ishikawa, 17, set to woo Americans in PGA debut LOS ANGELES: Over at the Riviera Country Club, there has not been this much hubbub
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      255 38 WELLINGTON: Tiger Woods is "a few weeks" away from a return to the United States PGA Tour and could decide within days where that return will take place, his caddie Steve Williams said yesterday. Williams told Television New Zealand in an exclusive interview that the world's
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      220 38 LONDON: British entrepreneur Richard Branson's Virgin Group wants to buy the Honda Formula One team. "They have made a bid to purchase the team," said a source, who declined to be identified. A spokesman for Branson declined to comment, saying the Virgin Group was "constantly named in
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        58 38 SAKHIR (Bahrain): Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was fastest in a Formula One testing session on Tuesday, although the Italian team missed out on three hours of track time because of a Kers malfunction. Kers recovers and stores as electrical power the energy generated and
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        45 38 HOUSTON: Yao Ming had 20 points and 12 rebounds, while Ron Artest and Shane Battier combined to score 37 points as the Houston Rockets beat the New Jersey Nets 114-88 in their National Basketball Association game on Tuesday. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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      165 35 n WHAI 5 UNLIINt O MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES United show of strength. Promising shuttler quits after getting ultimatum. City Slackers. MOST COMMENTED Promising shuttler quits. Said quek.sandy: "This shows how immature this shuttler is. He is representing Singapore and he wants to carry
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      164 38 "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me: thy rod and thy staff they comfort me" Psalms 23:4 MDM KEE KAH KEE Age 79 Passed away peacefully on 18 February 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered
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      58 38 WJM v^ 6th ANNIVERSARY IN LOVINQ MEMORY OF MOTI MELWANI Departed peacefully on 19 Feb. 2003 Deeply missed always remembered byt Loving Wife: Shobha Melwani Parents: B.H. Melwani Laj Melwani Daughters: San.'inAaw. Tara Melwani Justin Demetrio Reis Shabnam Mehvani-Reis Grandson: Resham Melwani Zachary Melwani Reis FAMIIY MEMBERS, RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND
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      76 38 The Family of the Late LIM BAH SING Departed on 14 February 2009 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Doctors, Nurses and Staff of SGH Ward 48, Pastors, Session and Members of Bethany Independent-Presbyterian Church, Mr Zainudin Nordin (Mayor of Central Singapore District), Friends of Bishan-Toa Payoh
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      62 38 ANBE JVsiVAM NAMASIVAYAM SAMPATH KUMAR (N S KUMAR) Age: 61 Passed away peacefully on 16 February 2009 Dearly missed by his family, brothers, sisters, relatives friends. He is resting at BLOCK 13, #20-951 UPPER BOON KENG RD., S(*****3) Contact: *****566 HP: *****059/*****988/*****140 Cortege leaves at 4.30pm today, Thursday, 19 February
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      76 38 ATHMA SHANTI POOJA The family of the late N.G.KUTTY wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, prayers, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Fondly remembered missed by loved ones. Athma Shanti Pooja (16th day Prayer) will be
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      144 39 We love because He first loved us. 1 John 4:19 Anthony Yeo Kirn Leng Age: 71 'Entered into Abundant Life in Heaven on 17 February 2009. Deeply missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Seng Siew Cheng, Lucy Sons Daughters-in-law Felix Yeo Natalie Lim Dominic Yeo Wong Chin Inn
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      73 39 With Heartfelt Condolences and Deepest Sympathy to Rev Dominic Yeo on the demise of his beloved father, ANTHONY YEO KIM LENG Promoted to Glory on 17 February 2009 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." (2 Timothy 4:7) From: Board, Pastors,
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      62 39 Thalai Thevasam MEANDE s/o RAMAYAH (Muniandy) Passed away on 02-3-08 Sadly missed by: WiferMuthu Letchmi, Children, Grandchildren all Relatives Friends. Thevasam Prayers will be held on 19 -2-09, 7am at BLK 534, #09-585, WOODLANDS DR 14 Tel: *****955 Evening Prayers will also be held on 19-2-09, 7pm at Sri Sivan
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      28 39 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late MR WU NAN YONG Departed on 16 February 2009 From: Director and Staff of Central Narcotics Bureau
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      129 39 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 ELSIE TAY BENG POH Age: 79 Was called home to be with the Lord on 18 February 2009, dearly missed and fondly remembered by
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      28 39 Our Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late CALVIN ONG SAY KIAT Departed on 17 February 2009 From: The Management Staff Hermann Lave (Pte) Ltd
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      68 39 ONG SAY KIAT CALVIN Age: 47 passed away peacefully on 17 Feb 2009 Dearly missed fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Belinda Ong Daughters: Wendy Ong Stephanie Ong and mother, brother, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces grandnephews. Wake is held at Singapore Casket, Pearl Room, level 3. Cortege will leave
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      71 39 "My flesh and my heart fail, hut God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalms 73:26 NEELACANTA P.J.KURUP (Michael) was called home to be with the Lord on 18 Feb 2009, leaving behind Beloved wife: Esther Masillamoney Brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, grandnephews/nieces, great-grandnephews/ nieces and loved
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      95 39 TUNG SHANG LOK Age: 70 Passed away peacefully on 17 February 2009, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: LimAhLan Son: Tung Moo Dean Daughter-in-law: Lee Sze Lian Lianna Daughter: Tung Hwee Lien Son-in-law: Ow Chit Cheng Kelvin Granddaughters: Tung Em See Meredith Tung Ler Shwen Megan all
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      151 39 Wf'TheLord v Full of Companion and Mercy. "^f# f§P I \J<us:ll^ CHITTY VALLIMAY Age: 83 was called home to be with the Lord on 18 February 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Joseph Pillay, deceased Sons: Daughters-in-law: Gopal Pillay Jennie Pillay Albert Chitty Grace Chitty Daughter:
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      49 39 In Loving Memory Of our parents 6th Anniversary sth Anniversary Anne Goh Mvi Yong Peter Tan Chee Kin (8 Jun 32-19 Feb 03) (31 Oct 28 8 Jul 04) Not just today but every day. We remember the times we shared. Always remembered by children, grandchildren and loved ones.
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      73 39 WU NAN YONG Age: 62 Departed on 16 February 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Beloved Wife: Moy Oo Kirn Sons: Daughters-In-Law: Wu Siong Wei Ng Ee-Lin Wu Chun Wei Vivien Tay Ming Hui Grandsons: Wu Xuan, Zachary Wu Yu, Zavier Wu Fan, Ryan Wake is held
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      130 39 "My grace is sufficient/or thee.for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." 2 Corinthians 12:9 Kaniammah d/o Kondesamy (Mariam) Age: 78 Was called home to be with the Lord on 18
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      65 39 "I am the bread of life. Those who come to me will never be hungry. Those who believe in me will never be thirsty." John 6:35 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of J. STEPHEN JAYESEELAN I Departed on 19 February 2008 Gone from our lives one so dear. But in
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      682 45  -  Fiona Chan Most banks have raised their spreads to make up for increased risk and higher capital costs By A KEY interest rate that sets the cost of interbank lending has plunged in recent weeks, but those taking out new mortgages will
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        609 40  -  Alvin Foo BULLS AND BEARS Traders had anticipated US slump, say experts; HK gains lift local index By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE stocks shrugged off a steep overnight slide on Wall Street to rally yesterday after two straight days of red ink. The benchmark Straits
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        404 40  -  Yang Huiwen By Kevenue almost tripled from $192.79 million to a record $554.22 million, mainly due to healthy sales growth in China. WATER company Hyflux has posted record sales and is counting on China's increased state spending on infrastructure to sustain earnings
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          99 40 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 827.11 million shares worth $808.07 million UP DOWN Gainers: 179 Losers: 171 Unchanged: 889 GHGHGFHGFHGHGHGFH Mid Cap 335.45 1.86 Basic materials 207.01 3.36 Utilities 270.61 2.56 Small Cap 276.41 2.44 Industrials 334.76 3.23 Financials 393.06 0.15 All Share 396.00 3.03 Consumer goods 369.63 6.36 Technology 378.15
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          228 40 TmiimrimBmm\mwsi Yesterday's close: 7,534.44 (-111.07) »Japanese share prices sank to a fresh three-month low, hit by sharp losses on Wall Street and mounting worries about the worsening domestic economy. 6 B^l Yesterday's close: 895.23 (-3.3) Malaysian shares fell 0.4 per cent in line with declines in major regional bourses
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            393 40 GLD 10US$ 9536 100.8 DCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 ...9500 100.0 DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 9890 30.0 SI A 1022 25.0 ST Engg 224 18.0 SIA 200 1014 16.0 JOB 5.05%NCPS 100 9666 16.0 CltyDev 537 15.0 Keppel Corp 419 13.0 DCBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 ...8330 10.0 DCBCCap
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          104 40 runLiun LiunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Feb 18 2009 Buying Selling Hust dollar 0.9640 0.9950 Can dollar 1.2030 1.2180 Euro 1.9150 1.9370 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4176 0.4183 NZ dollar 0.7710 0.7880 Sterling pound 2.1680 2.1920 US dollar 1.5220 1.5390 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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          383 40 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 718 375 1280 469 1792.9 504 67.5 123 501 3580 1920 2180 1250 628 416 270 909 319 1640 962 438 464 372 518 473 405 314 2170 571 228 5606 CapitaLand 128 5417
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          628 40 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 134 272 157 234 243 415 98 75 163 198 199 190 365 314 177 79.5 436 398 765 334 372 317 170 565 87 222 229 95 108.3 36.5 327.1 124 138.5
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        652 41  -  Goh Eng Yeow Bad economy led bank to increase provisions for bad loans to $243 m By PROFITS at local banking giant OCBC Bank were tarnished in the closing months of 2008 as the global downturn shrank its bottom line by almost onethird.
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        542 41  -  Michelle Tay By IT LOOKED like a coup in 2005 but Osim International's move to buy American retailer Brookstone has become such a disaster that the firm has written off the entire investment. Founder and chief executive Ron Sim said yesterday that the
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        384 41  -  Karamjit Kaur By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT THE freefall in first and business class traffic continues to batter carriers like Singapore Airlines, with no sign of the crisis bottoming out. So-called premium international traffic fell by 13.3 per cent in December compared with the same month
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        330 41  -  Lee Su Shyan By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR A HONG KONG firm emerged as a white knight for TT International yesterday with an offer to inject up to $50 million to save the beleaguered company. Hornington, which distributes computers and related accessories, sees value
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      629 42 Car giants insist they will be able to repay loans; 50,000 jobs to be cut by end of year DETROIT: The amount needed to save General Motors (GM) and Chrysler has ballooned to a staggering US$39 billion (5559.7 billion) as the car giants announced
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      579 42 NEW YORK: The next wave of losses for the banking sector could come from Eastern Europe and fear of this is roiling global stock markets and the euro. Worries about the deteriorating financial situation in countries like Romania and Hungary led to a huge global
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      487 43  -  Peh Shing Huei Assurance comes before visit of Clinton, who is expected to raise issue By] CHINA BUREAU CHIEF BEIJING: China pledged yesterday to keep its currency stable a timely assurance to deflect American pressure just two days before new Secretary of State Hillary
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      636 43  -  Ho Ai Li By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI: Taiwan has plunged into recession after its fourth-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by a near 50-year record of 8.36 per cent. The figure released yesterday was far worse than the government's previous forecast of a
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      568 44 Situation at tipping point and deteriorating rapidly into a social crisis, report warns MANILA: More than 140 million people could be plunged into poverty and around 23 million could lose their jobs in Asia this year as the global financial crisis batters the
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      406 44  -  Francis Chan By ABOUT 200 investors who lost cash on DBS High Notes 5 are weighing the legal actions available to them after the bank rejected their compensation appeals. They met last night in a lecture room at PSB Academy's Campus@Delta to learn
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      95 45 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com YOUR SAY MOST-READ ONLINE Sibor rates are halved but home Home sales at new low. owners on Sibor-linked packages are Firms to freeze executives' pay. not paying less since banks have increased charges. Is this fair? MOST COMMENTED 44% of
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        1141 47  -  deepika shetty Sales are expected to dip by as much as 40 per cent when the art auction season starts next month 'Collectors can now invest in goodquality artworks with substance at fair prices' Mr Daniel Komala, 46, chief executive officer of Larasati Auctioneers Malls
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        384 47 Life! asked some art experts and collectors to pick artists whose works are not priced too high but who have potential CHINESE ART Who: Sun Xun, 29 (above) What: Video art, new media, installation art Price: From $10,000 Why buy: Mr Howard Rutkowski, 53, founder
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        243 47 Who: Dhaneshwar Shah, 29 What: Paintings influenced by tribal art forms Price: From $2,000 Who: Puneet Kaushik, 38 What: Paintings that provide a new interpretation of the male-female divide Price: From $4,000 Who: Gigi Scaria, 35 What: Photography and artwork inspired by social causes Price: From $6,000 Who:
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        184 47 Masterpiece Auction House When: March 8, 11am (Previews: March 6 and 7, 11am Bpm) Where: The Ballroom, Level 2, Sheraton Towers, 39 Scotts Road, tel: 6747-8151 or log on to www.masterpieceauction.com.sg What: There will be 303 lots, worth $3.9 million to $5.3 million. Up for auction are
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        884 48  -  Adeline chia Director Sam Mendes' play a clear hit despite jumble of accents arts reporter in new york The Winter's Tale, directed by Oscar-winning British film and stage director Sam Mendes, opened in New York's Brooklyn Academy Of Music (BAM) with a jumble of accents on Tuesday
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        1018 49  -  yong shu hoong All things will pass, but you can look upon ageing as an adventure culture vulture I quote me regard Stevie Wonder as m M Does it mean he's very handsome? I don't get it' Singer-songwriter Wang Lee Horn I (left) on
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        527 49 MOVING ARTS RESIDENCY SCHEME Finding affordable rehearsal space in Singapore is a bugbear for many dancers. Now, a residency scheme at Moving Arts Studio in Bishan Community Centre will ease some of the space crunch. It offers dancers and dance groups cheap space for up to three months. Depending
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        629 50  -  tara tan National Arts Council launches residency scheme to help put local artists on the world map arts reporter 'I really benefited from the trip to New York, where I studied the Suzuki method in detail. Residencies allow for a more substantial learning process
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        571 50  -  deepika shetty PHOTO Everywhere he travels, Singaporean multimedia artist and photographer Jason Wee seeks out frayed maps in libraries and second-hand bookshops. His mission: re-create the historic voyage of Admiral Cheng Ho, the famous Chinese maritime explorer and diplomat who led seven voyages over much
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        427 51  -  tara tan Zizi Azah's latest play in Malay attacks modern-day consumerism arts reporter 'I feel that all we do in daily life, all that competing and desperation, is to feed our loneliness' Playwright Zizi Azah Abdul Majid (above) on her latest play, Suap, to be directed by
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        618 52  -  tara tan Arts Fission dance group re-create the haunting atmosphere of a palace in Solo in latest work arts reporter Mysterious things happened to local dance group Arts Fission Company during their research trip to Kasunanan Palace in Solo, Java, last year. During one morning exercise
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      427 53  -  huang lijie The Singapore national culinary team is prepared to defend its champion's title at the WA Oceanafest cooking competition next month. The international cooking contest is held once every two years as part of Fine Food Perth, the largest food and
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      1408 53  -  Holland cotter Recessions have a way oi levelling the playing field and nurturing new artists to reshape the game Last year, Artforum magazine, one of the United States' leading contemporary art monthlies, felt as fat as a phone book, with issues running to
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        512 55  -  boon chan media correspondent The star power of Farm Wong, Christopher Lee and Jack Neo has not been enough to make their Chinese New Year movies profitable. Although Farm and Lee's movie, The Wedding Game, and Neo and Gilbert Chan's Love Matters have made
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        350 55 Los Angeles The King of Pop is lightening his load. At an auction in April featuring more than 2,000 personal items, Michael Jackson is set to sell his white crystal glove, a regal portrait of himself, an American Music Award for Thriller, a velvet
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        218 55 New York What kind of person goes coatless on a frigid February night? Victoria Beckham, that's who. The fashionista and wife of David Beckham sacrificed warmth for glamour while posing on the outdoor red carpet that led to her glitzy destination: the new Giorgio Armani
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        108 55 New York An early, long-unpublished work by J.R.R. Tolkien is coming out. The Legend Of Sigurd And Gudrun, a thorough reworking in verse of old Norse epics that predates his writing of The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, will be published in
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        276 55 NEW TWIST IN POLANSKI CASE A Los Angeles judge has refused Roman Polanski's request to dismiss his 1977 child-sex case but said he found evidence of "substantial" misconduct in the film-maker's original court case. He said on Tuesday that he refused to consider Polanski's request as long as he
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      367 100 A person exposed to high levels of second-hand smoke raises his risk of dementia and other forms of cognitive problems by 44 TT% Passive smoking appears to significantly raise a person's risk of dementia and other forms of cognitive problems, said researchers in
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          121 101 A guide wire is inserted through the patient's nostrils and into the sinus passage that is to be enlarged. A catheter is then used to "railroad" the balloon (not yet inflated) along the guide wire, and into the sinus passage. Once the balloon is in place, it is
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          1005 101 About 3 5 to of Singaporeans suffer from some degree of sinusitis Chronic sinusitis can be a serious annoyance in a person's life. Experts tell MYB what can be done about it If you sniffled endlessly and blew your nose several times while reading this article, you
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        365 102  -  Dhany Osman Those with sinusitis, especially chronic sufferers, will be relieved to know that there are treatment options for their condition. Mind Your Body lists some of these: Acute sinusitis Medication As the sinus infection may be caused by, say, a flu virus, antibiotics are commonly prescribed in
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        443 102  -  Dhany Osman Some days, I couldn't f really concentrate on I anything but my sneezing and sniffling, and would end up feeling exhausted. Student Georgina Wong, 17, who had chronic sinusitis. In 2006, a functional endoscopic sinus surgery was done on her to remove infected tissues
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      480 102 Got some money to spare? Want to make yourself really happy? Then forget the designer threads or that new car you have your eyes on. Pay for an unforgettable experience instead. You may discover that money can, indeed, buy happiness. A new study suggests that
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      502 103 Not sure who you should see for that sore knee, tickly throat or skin rash? MARGARET LEE presents the first of a four-part series on specialists Dermatologist What should this specialist be consulted for? Many people see dermatologists for skin problems including skin cancer, eczema and psoriasis. Lesser
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      201 103 People who ran an average of 2 to 4km a day had 19 decrease in the risk of macular degeneration Add vision protection to the list of benefits of exercising. In two new analyses based on the National Runners' Health Study in the United States,
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      624 104 There is evidence that exposure to spray cleaning agents, lack of vitamin D and the use of an aspirin substitute are contributing factors Use of acetaminophen, an aspirin substitute, in the first year of a child's life led to a 4a increase in asthma symptoms
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      529 105 Here are four natural ways to fight the flu. Exercise regularly Exercise boosts your immune system and it does not have to be high impact. Walking daily for just half an hour is the minimum your body needs, website WebMD advised. Eat your
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        747 106 Dr Patrick Goh, 48, a consultant sports physician at SportsMed Central, Gleneagles Hospital, tells POON CHIAN HUI his work is as thrilling as television serials like CSI I decided to specialise in sports medicine because... To be honest, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do
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        438 107 Ql am a 22-year-old male student. Despite getting an average of seven to eight hours eep daily, I still feel rather lethargic and doze off quite a number of times throughout the day, even before lunchtime. This causes me to lack focus and alertness. I have
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        221 107 Ql am very depressed over the dark circles around my eyes. I have had them since I was in primary school. When I was in secondary school, my classmates noticed them. Now I am in university and the dark circles are even more obvious. It
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      506 109 Women undergoing radiation treatment for breast cancer experienced improvements in mental and physical health after receiving art therapy Art therapy, in which the creative process is used to help patients with various conditions cope with their trauma, has repeatedly been found to be healing and
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      232 109 Fact or fiction? The claim: Never blow your nose when you have a cold. The facts: Blowing your nose to alleviate stuffiness may be second nature, but some people argue it does no good, reversing the flow of mucus into the sinuses and slowing the drainage. Counter-intuitive,
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        223 110 If you have never cooked for your loved one, MAGDAUN CHEONG shows you how to surprise him with a seafood dish Valentine's Day may be over but you do not really need all that commercial hype to pamper that special someone in your life. And
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        273 110 BAKED SEAFOOD SURPRISE Per serving: Energy 285kcal Protein 21.3g Fat 7.2g Carbohydrate 35.8g Cholesterol 144mg Dietary fibre 5.5g Serves 2 Preparation time: 30 minutes Ingredients I Seafood mix: 120g sotong (squid) paste 80g prawn, shelled and diced 60g water chestnuts, chopped coarsely 10g garlic, finely chopped One chilli padi,
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        681 111 Radio DJ Andre Hoeden tells EONG how heart surgery has transformed his eating and exercise habits as well as his outlook in life What do you do to keep fit? I cycle, go to the gym and try to swim occasionally. I exercise for about one to
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