The Straits Times, 24 February 2009

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    17 1 AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS MICA (P) 191/11/2008 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 2009 THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Terror attack in Cairo
      47 1 A FRENCH teenage girl was killed when a bomb went off in a Cairo bazaar packed with tourists on Sunday. At least 21 people were injured in the explosion, the first deadly attack targeting foreigners in Egypt since 2006. PRIME PAGE A 6
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      Lock icon S'pore fire starters
      65 1 CARELESS smokers who toss lit cigarette butts into vegetation, people who leave behind lit candles and burnt offerings at makeshift altars, and those who decide to cook in the open using charcoal stoves are to blame for the record number of bush fires here. They accounted for
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      Lock icon Sacked for 'pyramid' scheme
      42 1 CHINA has sacked a senior official for misconduct after Internet users uploaded a video of a government delegation enjoying a tour of the Pyramids in Egypt on a public-funded "study" visit, local media said yesterday. WORLD PAGE AlO
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      Lock icon Inflation down sharply
      61 1 INFLATION is plunging dramatically here. The consumer price index rose by 2.9 per cent in January over the same month a year ago thanks mainly to cheaper oil and food. This was far slower than the 4.3 per cent rise in prices recorded in December and marked
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      Lock icon Bonus in, now go shop
      50 1 PROPERTY company Capita Land yesterday announced it will be distributing a "small component" of this year's bonuses to about 680 managerial staff here. The bonus, however, comes in the form of shopping vouchers which are redeemable only at Capita Land's 12 malls. HOME PAGE B2
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    Lock icon Slumdog is top dog at the Oscars
    55 1 Neighbours of Slumdog Millionaire child actor Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail cheer as they watch the Oscars on television in Mumbai yesterday. The movie, set in the slums of Mumbai, was the big winner this year with eight trophies including Best Picture. PHOTO: SEE PRIME,
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    Lock icon Teacher gets 10 months for sex with student, 15
    1077 1  -  Elena Chong Sujin Thomas By I COURTS CORRESPONDENT Sujin Thomas A MARRIED ex-teacher yesterday became the first woman jailed here for having sex with an underage boy. The 32-year-old mother of two, who pleaded guilty earlier this month, will serve 10
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    Lock icon Citi asking US govt, GIC to up direct stakes
    747 1  -  Fiona Chan American government could end up owning up to 40% of the bank By THE United States government is on the brink of taking a huge stake in ailing Citigroup as the global financial crisis tightens its grip on the
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      38 1 Peach Garden .1 7> Report card I. f^j^jL Half-price restaurants '^1« on charities g^. "■"■'■'■^SBjft^ holiday deals sold for $10m SnSls^*' p^ at big travel fair MONEY, PAGE 818 sqjtSm^ PRIME, A3 HOME, B2 LIFE!, PAGES C 2-3
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        Lock icon Hillary Clinton's soft-hard sell on China
        93 2 WE SAY It is too deterministic to say the cut of the new China-US relationship is now clear after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit. But an equable tone has been set and that's helpful. Mrs Clinton had US self-interest in emphasising economic cooperation
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        Lock icon Need for open markets
        26 2 COLUMNS Protectionism will result in a world with less trade, and deepen the economic crisis, says Deborah Kay Elms. REVIEW PAGE AlB
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        Lock icon Another Tiger Woods?
        30 2 The next Tiger Woods is not Anthony Kirn, Danny Lee or Rory Mcllroy. In fact, he isn't on this planet yet, says, Rohit Brijnath. SPORT PAGE 81l
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        Lock icon Shuttler's citizenship
        27 2 OUR READER SAYS The Singapore Badminton Association says it gave ample notice to former player Riky Widianto to deliberate on citizenship application. FORUM PAGE A2O
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        28 2 www.straitstimes.com Rupali Karekar finishes the 20km OCBC Cycle Singapore race with her "simpleton" bicycle. Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja follows the story of a boy "witch doctor" in Indonesia.
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      Lock icon US tipping towards nationalising banks?
      890 2  -  Chua Chin Hon Time's running out for Obama; he has to decide soon to get credit flowing By US BUREAU CHIEF WITHIN weeks of assuming office, US President Barack Obama has successfully passed a US$7B7 billion (Ssl.2 trillion) economic stimulus package, unveiled broad plans to
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      Lock icon Charities meet most guidelines
      723 3  -  Theresa Tan Melissa Sim Critical areas still lacking are averting conflicts of interest and pay disclosures By THE first report card for charities since guidelines were tightened in 2007 was released yesterday, and the results are mixed. When it came to complying with the bulk of
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      Lock icon 5 reasons Slumdog winner
      436 4 It has all the right elements, especially in a recession year Slumdog's eight Oscars Best Picture Best Director (Danny Boyle) Best Adapted Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy) Best Cinematography (Anthony Dod Mantle) Best Original Score (A. R. Rahman) Best Original Song (A. R. Rahman and Gulzar) Best Film
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      Lock icon Indians rejoice and Bollywood eyes global stage
      419 4  -  Ravi Velloor By INDIA BUREAU CHIEF NEW DELHI: Indians across the vast nation celebrated the global recognition for their maestro A. R. Rahman who won two Oscars, leading the eight Academy Awards picked up by Slumdog Millionaire, including one for best sound mixing.
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      Lock icon Nailing the look
      82 5  -  LIM SIN THAI This entry "Angel Of Love" won Vietnamese nail artist Pang My Nguyen, 22, first prize in the Mixed Media Nail Art Design category at Nails Asia 2009. Miss Nguyen, whose creation is modelled above, is one of 122 contestants who took part in four
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      Lock icon Terror attack at Cairo tourist hot spot
      596 6 French girl dies in bomb blast at bazaar, 21 others are wounded CAIRO: A homemade bomb exploded in a landmark bazaar packed with tourists on Sunday, killing a 17-year-old French girl and wounding at least 21 people, most of them holidaymakers. No one
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      Lock icon Major acts of violence
      135 6 April 24, 2006: Three bomb blasts in the Red Sea resort of Dahab kill at least 23 people and wound scores of others. July 23, 2005: Two car bombs and a suitcase bomb rip through hotels and shopping areas in the Red Sea resort of Sharm
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      Lock icon Spore condemns killing of civilians
      111 6 SINGAPORE yesterday strongly condemned the terrorist bomb attack at Midan Hussein in Cairo on Sunday evening. "The attack clearly targeted innocent civilians," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement. "We extend our deepest condolences to all the victims and their families." While
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      Lock icon Asean urged to fight protectionist urges
      763 8  -  Kor Kian Beng George Yeo notes the benefits of integration and more open markets By WITH the global economy worsening and retrenchments expected to rise, governments in the region will face increasing pressure to protect jobs and businesses in their own countries. But Asean
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      Lock icon Golkar's trying to speak with one voice
      671 9  -  Lynn Lee NEWS ANALYSIS Deciding on best way to stay in power has led to rift in party By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Last Friday, after Vice-Presi-dent Jusuf Kalla's surprise announcement that he was willing, with his party's blessing, to challenge President Susilo Bambang
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      Lock icon Yudhoyono, Kalla vow to cooperate until term ends
      613 9  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT >p two leaders have rework together until the te the possibility that enge the other in the lential election, .mitment followed a >r meeting between Susilo Bambang Yudar left) and Vice-Presi-suf Kalla (left) at the ient's private
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        Lock icon Online video exposes corrupt officials
        440 10 Chinese official sacked after group turns study trip into holiday BEIJING: China has sacked a senior official for misconduct after Internet users uploaded a video of a government delegation enjoying a tour of the Pyramids in Egypt on a public-funded "study" visit, local media said
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        Lock icon Pyongyang 'has deployed new ballistic missile'
        314 10 SEOUL: North Korea recently deployed a new type of medium-range ballistic missile capable of reaching northern Australia and the US territory of Guam, South Korea's Defence Ministry said in its White Paper yesterday. The report comes amid speculation that the North is preparing to
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        Lock icon Mascot dogs strut their stuff
        65 10 Dogs of a variety of breeds battling it out at a mascot dog contest, held at a shopping mall in Yokohama city near Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday. Among the doggie contestants are Miv (left), a seven-year-old crossbreed; Ari (centre), a three-year-old English cocker spaniel; and
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        Lock icon Views split over probe by netizens into death
        335 10 HONG KONG: Yunnan propaganda authorities have hailed an "independent investigation" by netizens into the mysterious death of a man in detention as a breakthrough in transparency, a Hong Kong newspaper reported. But legal experts say the move raises concerns about interventions in
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        Lock icon Taiwan 'needs' free trade pact with China
        349 10 TAIPEI: Taiwanese Economics Minister Yiin Chii-ming said the island must sign a free trade pact with China or risk its exports eventually crumbling as regional trade blocs become the global norm. In comments on his ministry's website yesterday, he expressed concern that Taiwan
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        Lock icon KL to relax some pro-Malay policies
        594 11  -  Carolyn Hong Changes likely to be unveiled in second stimulus package, says Muhyiddin By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will relax some of its pro-Malay economic policies as part of a major stimulus package to keep the economy from faltering further, Minister of
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        Lock icon Soaking up the fan at Portuguese fest
        53 11 Members of the ethnic Portuguese community in the Malaysian town of Malacca celebrating the annual Intrudu water festival. Intrudu, which means introduction in the Cristao language a 16th centuryPortuguese dialect still spoken at the settlement is celebrated on the Sunday preceding Ash Wednesday.
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        Lock icon Air Asia terminal project vetoed
        239 11 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's government has confirmed it has vetoed an ambitious plan by budget carrier Air Asia to build a US$46O million (Ss7oo million) low-cost carrier terminal outside the capital. Air Asia intended to build and operate the new airport in Negeri Sembilan state together
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        Lock icon First tests for bird flu vaccine
        533 12  -  Salma Khalik Japanese, Swiss trials on health-care and frontline workers lauded by WHO By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Japan and Switzerland have started vaccinating several thousand health-care and other frontline workers against the HSNI or bird flu virus. They are the first countries in the
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        Lock icon Tamil Tigers ready to accept ceasefire
        443 12 COLOMBO: Tamil Tiger rebels told the United Nations and international community on Monday that they are willing to accept a ceasefire with the Sri Lankan government, as Asia's longest-running civil war may be nearing an end. But the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
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        Lock icon Endangered tigers kill six in Indonesia
        210 12 JAKARTA: Endangered Sumatran tigers have killed six people in Indonesia's Jambi province since early this month, including three illegal loggers in the most recent attacks, a conservation official said yesterday. The authorities trapped a female tiger believed to be behind three killings earlier this
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        Lock icon India to send men into space in 2015
        650 13  -  P. Jayaram Government approves $382 m budget for two-man mission By INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: India is poised to join the ranks of space giants Russia, the United States and China, after its government approved the budget for sending two astronauts into
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        Lock icon Only 3 nations in elite space club
        224 13  -  P. JAYARAM RUSSIA, the United States and China are the only countries to have carried out successful manned space flights, although many nations harbour the ambition. The first manned space flight was undertaken in April 1961, when cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet
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        693 14 But unpopular PM's summit with Obama unlikely to yield concrete results TOKYO: United States President Barack Obama will reassure Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso this week that Tokyo remains a key ally, but questions remain as to whether a summit
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        Lock icon S. Korean serial killer 'killed wife, mum-in-law'
        352 14 PHOTO: SEOUL: A South Korean masseur who admitted to strangling eight women has been indicted on added charges of burning alive his wife and mother-in-law, prosecutors said. Prosecutors said Kang Ho Sun, 38, set fire to his mother-in-law's home, killing both women to
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        Lock icon Yosano 'well-placed' to be next PM
        294 14 TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano already has three key Cabinet posts. Now some pundits say he looks well-placed to take on one more: Japan's top job. In a poll in the Nikkei business daily published yesterday, Mr Yosano, 70, ran neck and neck
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        Lock icon US stimulus plan to get watchdog
        439 15 Ex-Secret Service agent who exposed lobbyists' graft expected to head new board WASHINGTON: A former United States Secret Service agent who helped to expose lobbyists' corruption at the Interior Department is set to be appointed by President Barack Obama to oversee the economic stimulus
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        Lock icon Threat of new bush fires force Aussies to flee
        429 15 MELBOURNE: Residents fled their homes in Australia's fire-devastated Victoria state yesterday as the authorities predicted a resurgence of the blazes that killed at least 210 people earlier this month. The deadly combination of strong winds and searing temperatures that fanned the
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        Lock icon Iranian hostility sparks fears in Gulf
        1182 16  -  Jonathan Eyal Current territorial disputes with Iran seen as prelude to bigger problems By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU Tests start on Iran's first nuke plant IRAN'S first nuclear power plant will undergo a critical series of tests starting tomorrow before full-scale operation begins later
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        Lock icon Netanyahu to work with Obama on M-E peace
        353 16 JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Ministerdesignate Benjamin Netanyahu has sought to calm concerns he will freeze peace efforts and upset relations with Washington, saying he can work with United States President Barack Obama to promote peace in the region. "I intend and expect to
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        Lock icon Duo stage second jail bust in copter
        433 16 ATHENS: A massive manhunt is under way in Greece following the daring escape of two criminals from a high security prison by helicopter for the second time in three years. Serial armed robber and kidnapper Vassilis Paleokostas, 42, and his Albanian sidekick Alket
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        Lock icon Hot dancers raise carnival temperatures
        79 17 Rio de Janeiro's five-day carnival shifts into top gear with parades adding choreographed extravagance to lusty street parties and fancy-dress balls already under way. Local residents, tourists and television audiences around the world were treated to the spectacle of dancers and drum bands marching behind
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        121 17 WELLINGTON: New Zealand and Australia are investigating having trans-Tasman flights reclassified as domestic routes, but there are many issues still to be resolved, industry spokesmen were reported as saying yesterday. The move, if it goes ahead, will reduce travelling time between the two countries and could cut
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        Lock icon Mine managers fired
        129 17 BEIJING: Three top managers have been fired after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China killed 74 workers on Sunday, state press said yesterday, as the government ordered a probe into the blast. The boss, the top engineer and the official in charge of
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        Lock icon Tight security in Tibet
        145 17 KANGDING: Tibetans are preparing to mark their new year this week amid a heavy police presence and with Internet services cut in at least one area a year after deadly March riots. In Kangding a town in south-western Sichuan province historically part of Tibet and heavily
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        Lock icon BN puts off convention
        114 17 PETALING JAVA: The Barisan Nasional special convention has been postponed until after the Bukit Gantang and Bukit Selambau by-elections. The convention, which was one of five initiatives proposed by Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, had originally been scheduled to take place this month. It was to discuss
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        Lock icon Plan to arm Pakistanis
        66 17 ISLAMABAD: The authorities in a Pakistani border province plan to arm villagers with 30,000 rifles and set up an elite police unit to protect a region increasingly besieged by Taleban and Al-Qaeda militants. The new measure announced on Sunday by the chief minister of North West
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        102 17 Jumbo interest in elephant's birth BRUSSELS: A website promising live footage of the first birth of an elephant in Belgium has generated a jumbo level of interest. Surfers logging on to www.baby-olifant.be can already watch the baby's kicks inside the belly of its mother, Phyo Phyo, an Asian elephant
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        96 17 negotiated in the Swat valley could create a haven for Islamic insurgents. Village militias backed by the United States have been credited with reducing violence in Iraq. The US is funding a similar initiative in Afghanistan. It is also spending millions to train Pakistani forces in the rugged region near
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      698 15 "In Times Of RECESSION, We Will MARKET Ourselves Out Of This Problem!" gJ^s Mr. Toni Fernandez, Owner/CEO of Airasia m SOURCE: September '09. Straits Times W J Mr Ken Chee is a Marketing Consultant to many CEOs, Leaders of SMEs and Leading t» Corporations, providing them with out-of-the-box "Ideas That
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      445 18 THE chief foreign policy poser Asia had about the new United States government was how it was to conduct its relations with China. During their party nomination campaigns, Mr Barack Obama laid down no clear markers on China but he veered towards the adversarial
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      993 18  -  Deborah Kay Elms ECONOMIC WATCH By Doing the 'right thing 9 for the global economy is not easy. The leaders of every state face similar pressures. But individually, rational actions will result in the worst possible result for the world. WHILE the economic crisis
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      740 18  - How world can achieve 'triple 9 victory amid turmoil Jeffrey D. Sachs By. THE world has yet to achieve the macroeconomic policy coordination that will be needed to restore economic growth following the Great Crash of 2008. In much of the world, consumers are now cutting their spending in response
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        1085 19  -  Hiroko Tabuchi ECONOMIC MALAISE By AS RECESSION-WARY Americans adapt to a new frugality, Japan offers a peek at how thrift can take lasting hold of a consumer society to disastrous effect. The economic malaise that plagued Japan from the 1990s until the early 2000s brought stunted
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        872 19  -  Goh Sui Noi CHINA-ASEAN RELATIONSHIP By SENIOR WRITER U"W" EDGING" is a popular term these days. Not in economics where it has lost some of its lustre, but in international relations. It involves betting on multiple alternative positions to ensure against undesirable outcomes, a strategy
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        752 19  -  John McBeth INDONESIAN ELECTIONS By SENIOR WRITER ENTHUSIASTIC as always, presidential spokesman Andi Mallarangeng could hardly contain himself as he delivered a PowerPoint presentation at a recent Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club luncheon. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, he declared proudly, was ahead of all the parties in
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        308 20 A FEW days ago, I bought a microwave oven. The sale sign said $150, so I said I would take it and asked for it to be packed as I wanted to take it with me. When I received the invoice, it said, "Total
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        514 20 INDONESIAN SHUTTLER'S NO TO CITIZENSHIP I THANK Mr Murali Sharma and Mr Ace Kindred Cheong for their views last Wednesday ("Focus on local talent"). Most of their points were addressed in The Straits Times' Sport section that day. We assure Mr Cheong that ample notice
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        400 20 I AM a 45-year-old Singaporean much in love with this country, which I am proud to call home. Over the years, I have visited a few other beautiful countries, but I cannot see myself living anywhere else but in Singapore. However, as
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        283 20 I REFER to last Saturday's letter by the Comfort Taxi Operators' Association and CityCab Taxi Operators' Association, "Lowering taxi fares will hurt cabbies". The writers' reasoning that lowering taxi fares may hurt cabbies' income does not seem to hold water. To date, cabbies still
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        474 20 Transport courtesy "To these considerate commuters, my heartfelt thanks. You never know what another person is going through, and an act of kindness may be what he needs to lift his spirits." MADAM TOH PECK YIN: "I am sorry Ms Beverly Pasqual ('Civic priorities', Feb 4) and Mr Brian
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      628 21  -  Esther Tan Cigarette butts, stoves and altar candles spell trouble for firefighters By Hot spots THE Singapore Civil Defence Force has identified the following locations as areas commonly hit by bush fires since the start of the year: Tampines Expressway (near Punggol Road), Punggol
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      709 22  -  Gabriel Chen New reward scheme a boost for both its staff and the malls it owns B\ SLUGGISH sales at some retail outlets are set to get a lift with a novel bonus scheme for senior employees at property giant Capita Land. Hundreds
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      283 22  -  Liaw Wy-cin By IT IS a showcase of Singapore's water technology and is key to the country's aim of attaining self-sufficiency in a vital resource, but the Marina Barrage also plays another very important role. It helps create a haven from the hustle and
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      452 22  -  MELISSA SIM CHARITY GOVERNANCE REPORT CHARITIES requiring services in finance and accounting can look forward to the Charity Council's Shared Services pilot initiative, which will be launched later this year. The council is appointing third parties to provide professional financial and
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      330 22 Groups commended WHILE giving out grades to charitable groups yesterday, the Charity Council singled out several organisations for their good practices and for others to learn from. Among the charities which have enhanced governance and management practices are: Singapore Children's Society What it does: Helps to protect and nurture children
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      615 23  -  Serene Luo New product could help deliver medication directly to eyes to treat ailments like glaucoma By RESEARCHERS here have developed self-lubricat-ing contact lenses that do away with the need for eye drops. Made from a special material containing tiny channels
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      544 24  -  Kimberly Spykerman Both were flung off bike after collision with van, then run over by truck By AN ARMY major and his female pillion rider were killed on Saturday morning after they fell off their motorcycle into the path of an oncoming truck. Major
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      125 24 When officers at the Woodlands Checkpoint inspected the boot of a car early yesterday morning, they found it unusual that the speakers taking up the boot space had been secured very tightly. So they walked around and removed the rear seat of the grey Malaysianregistered car and
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      193 24 Woman hit by lorry in carpark A WOMAN in her 70s was hit by a lorry turning into a carpark in Bedok South Road last Saturday morning. The woman, bleeding at the back of her head and from cuts on her ankles, later slipped into unconsciousness in hospital. The
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      530 24  -  Selina Lum MANSLAUGHTER RE-TRIAL By THE Indonesian Embassy has given an assurance that it will "do all it can" to help a maid convicted of killing her employer get medical and psychiatric treatment after her release from prison. This is to ensure that she
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      72 24 Injured foreign workers waiting for medical aid after the covered lorry they were in skidded off the road and hit a tree along Clementi Avenue 6 The lorry was carrying 13 foreign workers when the accident happened on Sunday afternoon. Road conditions were wet
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      682 25  -  Karamjit Kaur Operating out of an old hangar, it has been buffeted by delayed plane deliveries, economic crisis By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT NOT SO THRILLED "The club should at least be upfront about its progress. If you go to the website, it says the
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      553 26  -  Jermyn Chow New task force displays muscle needed to stop terrorists and pirates from using sea lanes to launch attacks By. SINGAPORE marked the end of a twoweek exercise on combating pirates and terrorists at sea with a show of force in waters off
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      482 26  -  CAROLYN QUEK BE MORE VIGILANT "With the economic downturn, it is envisaged that there will likely be an increase in maritime crimes at sea." A ReCAAP spokesman THE two sailors aboard a Singapore-regis-tered tugboat that had been kidnapped by pirates in the Malacca Strait
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      366 28  -  Jane Ng By THE Singapore Sports School has turned out its first batch of diploma graduates. Twenty students from the original batch of 38 who joined the school between 2003 and 2005 received their diplomas in sports management and exercise science from the Auckland University
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      520 28 Tool helps them pick careers suited to their interests and offers educational advice WHEN Millennia Institute student Siti Soleha Noorhisham, 17, was wondering what career she could get into in future, she found some answers in a new tool offered by her school. The
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      103 21 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, BLOGGED ABOUT AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COin phones and other electronic goods, not MOST-READ ONLINE because they're broken but just because Manhunt for S'porean in Malaysia. they want something new? Maybe we 'Revenge sex' girl sorry. should buy less stuff." BLOGGED ABOUT WWW.Stomp.COITI.Sg Climate crisis OUR problem. Says
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      237 24 R& Best Selling Author WODUD LIVE in Singapore 2009! Robert believes in the potential of the human spirit i H and is dedicated to unleashing and setting it free! It is i W-'C I \j Jm H only through awareness, education and action that j I \j% Wf YOU can
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      176 29 1 Start of problem Nemanja Vidic (right) was sent off in Fifa Club World Cup final on Dec 21. He is suspended for the first leg of the Champions League tie with Inter Milan today. 4 Those who could have filled in
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      732 29 Inter Milan v Manchester United Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 3am Inter's Mourinho relishes getting the better of old foe Ferguson once more MILAN: As Europe anticipates the top-of-the-bill Champions League clash between Inter Milan and Manchester United today, few will be relishing the contest quite as keenly
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      519 29 Champions League Last 16,15t leg Today Arsenal v AS Roma Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3.30 am Atletico Madrid v Porto Inter Milan v Manchester United Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 3am Olympique Lyon v Barcelona Tomorrow Chelsea v Juventus Live, Ch24, Thursday, 3.30 am Real Madrid v Liverpool
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        61 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG: Amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius may be able to return home soon after surgery to treat head and facial injuries suffered in a boating accident on Saturday. A spokesman for the Milpark Hospital yesterday said he was doing well and "if all goes
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        46 30 REUTERS ROME: Injury-hit AC Milan kept their slender Serie A football title hopes alive when a second-half Clarence Seedorf goal secured a 1-0 home win over Cagliari on Sunday. Third-placed Milan remain 11 points behind leaders Inter Milan, who have 59 points.
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        39 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MARSEILLE: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won his fourth career tennis title, beating French compatriot Michael Llodra 7-5, 7-6 (7-3) on Sunday. The world No. 12 had won the South African Open a fortnight ago.
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        58 30 REUTERS LIVERPOOL: Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta was ruled out for the rest of the English Premier League football season yesterday because of a ruptured cruciate ligament in his right knee. He suffered the injury in the opening minutes of Sunday's goalless draw
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      868 30 English Premier League A DOZEN games to go in the season: MANCHESTER UNITED March 4 Newcastle United (a) March 14 Liverpool (h) March 21 Fulham (a) April 4 Aston Villa (h) April 11 Sunderland (a) April 18 Wigan Athletic (a) April 25 Tottenham Hotspur (h) May
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      492 30 "He has a certain aura about him. He doesn't say too much, but when he says something, it really matters." FRANK LAMPARD, on his new manager Guvs Hiddink LONDON: Frank Lampard believes Guvs Hiddink has already demonstrated he is the right man to get Chelsea
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      722 31 Mickelson's roller-coaster 'ride' at Riviera Hit only nine of 14 fairways Reached just nine of 18 greens in regulation Squandered a five-stroke lead before scrambling back Key shot: A nine-iron that Mickelson hit on the par-three Late rush: Birdied the 16th and 17th holes before parring 16th, about
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      494 31 "Sitting and watching TV and eating bonbons for two years isn't going to make this easier. You need to engage the brain and make it work." Darren Chiacchia, a former US Olympic equestrian, on his near-miraculous recovery from a serious riding accident, which nearly claimed his life last March
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      855 31  -  Rohit Brijnath SPORTINGLIFE By Woods has always been extraordinary. He came from a solar system these fellows do not presently have a passport for. NORMALLY I write love letters to sport. Today's different. This is hangover, "what I hate about sport"
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      336 31 ESCONDIDO (California): Lance Armstrong retired from cycling more than three years ago, with seven Tour de France victories to his name and a reputation built on a ruthless desire to rack up big-race wins as a team leader. Since he returned to the sport at the
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      686 32  -  Lin Xinyi New coach Zhou wastes no time drilling players technically, physically By Two key aspects of Zhou's training Attacking the ball on the rise to give opponents minimum reaction time Returning serves more aggressively THEY are the world's second-best women's table tennis team, having won the
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      272 32 KARACHI: Pakistan captain Younis Khan ground out a patient century to steer his side to 213 for two, as they battled to avoid the follow-on at tea on the third day of the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka yesterday. With the tourists having declared on
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      358 32 Orlando Magic 122 Miami Heat 99 ORLANDO: Dwyane Wade scored a ca-reer-high 50 points, outscoring all his teammates combined, but the effort came in a losing case as Orlando throttled the Miami Heat 122-99 on Sunday. The National Basketball Association star had 16 points in the first
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      73 29 Tn WHAI 5 UIMUIMt O MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES The Red Express. Why the manager prefers imports. The EPL's longest-running gig. MOST COMMENTED Taiwan to pool champ: Don't switch to Singapore Said sunnyplaces: "The reason we don't have sportsmen is because we put too
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      29 30 MALAYSIAN g< M Jft vX> Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix 2009. Alive with adrenaline. >A 3-4-5 April 2009 Get your tickets now at -fSB www.sepangcircuit.com jt^yj^p^Wi^fg|l R^whitMjMnßfvs ErvffT4Tffi l%lWB!'WM!B KWryWiw
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      148 31 S-League: Gombak v Jmm Wm<iz± Super Reds (Jurong #ff Uefa Champions m Mm League: Inter Milan •>? pH v Manchester United /^^B (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, V t- I 3am), Arsenal v Roma V (Live, Ch24, tomorrow, J%' 3.30 am). W Tennis 4T'{^ ATP Dubai C'ships: \-Z Ist rd (Live, Ch22,
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      232 32 W, "In Christ all shall be made alive." 1 Corinthians 15:22 A loving husband and wonderful father MAX KAM CHAN Age: 58 Was called home to be with the Lord on 22 February 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Dearest husband and daddy, Your departure is so
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      48 32 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to the Family of our late Director MAX KAM CHAN Departed on 22 February 2009 From: The Management and Staff of SVC Group of Companies SVC Limited (Hong Kong) Software Vision Consultants Pte Ltd I Software Vision Consultants (M) Sdn Bhd j
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      56 32 I JtP In Loving Memory of YAP SWEE CHENG TEO BENG KHIM PETER Called to the Lord on Called to the Lord on 16 March 2004 24 February 2007 Jesus loves me and I love Jesus, to Him be all praise, honour and glory forever and ever. Miy^ Always cherished
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      215 33 IQJtafs "I have fought a good fight, I finished the race, I have kept the faith" im& I 1 2Tim 4:7 U gpg POH SENG TECK Age: 87 was called home to be with the Lord on 22 February 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by family and loved ones.
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      75 33 sth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of Koh Kian Boon Departed 24/2/2004 Dearest Father, Five years have passed since you left us. Your memory is as dear today as in the hour you passed away. Rest in peace dear loving father, Your loved ones will never forget your face and your
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      63 33 ANBE SIVAM ABIRAHMI Age: 82 passed away peacefully on 22 Feb 2009, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Rethinasamy, deceased) Sons: R Nadarajan R Loganathan Daughters-in-law: P Vasunda Kumari T Nagaratnam Daughters: Yesodha Thangachimmal Gomathi Sons-in-law: (Maariappan, deceased) Thiruchelvan Mahgalingam Our mother leaves Blk 337B Tah Ching Rd, #06-57 24 Feb
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      33 33 With Fond Memories oi Francis Ang Hock Lye Departed 24 Feb 2008 Your beautiful smile gregarious laughter we miss, Forever in our hearts till we meet. Always remembered loved by family, relatives friends.
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      67 33 We, the family of the late MRS. MARY PILLAY (CHITTYVAIUMAY) Wife of the late Joseph Pillay Departed on IS Feb 2009 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives friends for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, donations wreaths during our recent bereavement. Mass will be held on
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      71 33 TONY KWAN KOK SENG Age: 66 Passed away peacefully on 22 Feb 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Mary Choo I Son: Anson Kwan Kee Keong I Daughter-in-law: Jasmine Kwan I Granddaughter: MikayerKwan all relatives and friends Wake is held at 47 Worthing Road (Serangoon Gardens
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      46 33 With Fond Memories CHUA JU EE CHUA YEN CHENG Departed 24 Feb 1996 Upright and just in all her ways, Loyal and true through all her days, Silently suffered, patiently bore, God took her home to suffer no more. Always remembered by family and loved ones
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      33 33 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the late MAJ AZMI BIN ABDULLAH Departed on 21 February 2009 From Commanders, Officers and Friends of 39 Command Staff Course Singapore Armed Forces
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      159 33 W§r "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes "°^S Hj, in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and ;sj| believes in me will never die." John 11:25-26 JOHN CHNG Age: 79 was called home to be with the Lord on 23 February 2009 I
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      59 33 The Family Of The Late ChewCheeKhian Departed on 18 February 2009 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, prayers, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Wife Tan Siam Choo Sons: ChewChahHai Chew Chwang Hai, Christopher
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      81 33 If '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 4th Anniversary In of Eric Tan Chun Kwan Departed: 24 Feb 2005 Today, 4 years ago, we were filled with sadness and loss.
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      796 38  -  Joyce Teo Key shareholders will stay on to help the new owners, Select Group, grow the brand By THE DRIVING FORCE "We run the business from our heart. It's our passion." Ms Angela Ho, one of Peach Garden's founders THE popular Peach Garden restaurant and
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        601 34  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS It is lifted by upbeat US news and HK market, but turnover still weak By THE local bourse posted strong gains albeit on weak turnover yesterday, lifting the Straits Times Index (STI) off a 5V2-year low, plumbed after two straight days
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        409 34  -  YANG HUIWEN THE shipping sector is in for a much-needed shake-up with some large firms destined to go belly up, according to an industry expert. Mr Neil Baird, a leading Australian commentator, says this recession is a "solid correction which we much needed to
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          108 34 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 768.6 million shares worth $730 million UP DOWN Gainers: 199 Losers: 181 Unchanged: 861 Mid Cap 329.48 A 2.73 Basic materials 195.09 T -4.24 Utilities 276.56 T -5.03 Small Cap 267.07 -0.20 Industrials 331.13 A 4.09 Financials 383.02 A 6.80 All Share 390.21 7.15 Consumer goods
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          195 34 Yesterday's close: 7,376.16 (-40.22) Japanese stocks fell 0.54 per cent as the bankruptcy of lender SFCG fuelled fears of the credit cr's's n 8 the economy. BLOOMBERG Yesterday's close: 887.83 (-1.88) Malaysian shares closed down 0.2 per cent in modest trade due to profit-taking. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 13,175.1
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            105 34 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Feb 23 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 0.9810 1.0390 Can dollar 1.2150 1.2310 Euro 1.9480 1.9730 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4156 0.4165 NZ dollar 0.7740 0.7920 Sterling pound 2.1890 2.2170 US dollar 1.5230 1.5410 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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            387 34 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +OR■VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET M CAP P/E $MIL 594.8 375 1280 435 1792.9 504 67.5 123 501 3580 2180 1250 628 I. 270 319 962 438 464 372 518 473 314 2170
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            620 34 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 134 272 157 234 243 I,, 98 75 159 198 199 190 365 314 177 79.5 423 398 765 334 372 317 170 565 87 222 229 95 108.3 36.5 327.1 124 138
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        675 35  -  Goh Eng Yeow NEWS ANALYSIS Traders better off looking at local champions able to withstand crisis By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT THE global financial market turmoil is starting to resemble scenes from the 2007 semi-documentary Nanking. Like the refugees who fled blindly into enemy fire
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        381 35  -  Jessica Cheam By PRIVATE health-care provider Raffles Medical Group is defying the recession by hiring more people this year. Executive chairman Loo Choon Yong said yesterday that the firm is in a "healthy cash position" and will take on about 50 to 100
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      626 36 But expert group expects sharp contraction before the modest recovery WASHINGTON: The bad news: A group of leading economists is now forecasting a far deeper and more painful recession for the United States in the first half of the year. The good
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      440 36 REUTERS TOKYO: Japan's SFCG, a lender to smaller companies, failed yesterday as tightening credit hits businesses throughout the economy, and shares of other non-bank lenders plunged on fears they may face more problems ahead. The failure of SFCG, with debts amounting to 338
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      146 36 OSAKA: More than 2,300 people from all over Japan applied for five positions with the municipal government of Suita city, in Osaka prefecture, as competition for stable jobs intensified amid signs that Japan's economy is deteriorating. The city, with a population
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        97 36 HONG KONG: Lawmakers and businesses in Hong Kong are pleading for help as the global slowdown pummels the territory, but analysts say Financial Secretary John Tsang will resist their calls in tomorrow's budget. Hong Kong is still sitting on HK$524 billion (Sslo3 billion) of fiscal reserves,
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        87 36 REUTERS BANGKOK: Thailand's economy suffered its biggest contraction in memory in the fourth quarter after exports collapsed, and the state planning agency said the economy would probably shrink this year. The effects of the global credit crisis were compounded by political unrest last year, when anti-government protesters
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        87 36 SHANGHAI: China is considering a package of measures to provide long-term support for its residential housing market, including the scrapping of curbs on purchases of second homes, official media reported yesterday. The China Securities Journal quoted a source as saying China's top economic planning agency was
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      828 37  -  Michelle Tay Exchange-traded funds enable investors to manage own wealth By ATTRACTIVE ALTERNATIVE "We see a lot of people coming to the ETF market because the product is very, very transparent. There is also less risk, as the ETF is also a fund
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      376 37  -  Robin Chan By INFLATION is plunging dramatically in Singapore after several worrying months last year when it seemed to be going through the roof. Numbers out yesterday showed that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 2.9 per cent last month over the same month a
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        2367 40  -  cheryl tan Tour prices are cut by up to 60 per cent at this year's Natas fair Every year, almost without fail, the biannual Natas travel fair already draws massive crowds eager for great deals. This year the crush could be worse for the discounts promise to be
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        841 44  -  deepika shetty Best way to enjoy Darwin is to join the crowds at outdoor movies, arts festivals and markets Darwin, the capital city of Australia's Northern Territory used to be a pioneer outpost. Today, it is a multi-cultural city which plays host to several critically
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        901 42  -  Mary Kwang explores Macau's museums and goes shopping in Hong Kong MACAU and Hong Kong are always ideal for a quick getaway from Singapore for those who are on a limited budget and with only a few days to spare. I recently went there on a
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      1048 46  -  John lui Slumdog's all-Indian cast and a Japanese film grab honours at the Oscars film correspondent More Oscar pictures on Pages C 9 CIO Do you agree with the Oscar choices? Write to stlife@sph.com.sg It was an outcome that many expected but one that major American
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      340 47 In a sea of white dresses, Slumdog Millionaire actress Freida Pinto stands out in blue. She looks a million dollars in a beaded John Galliano gown with a bejewelled lace sleeve. Someone give Meryl Streep an award for not coming as the bag lady this time. She
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      331 48 These couples stood out at the Oscars Actress Jennifer Aniston and her beau, singer John Mayer, were two of the stars who did not walk the red carpet. As they arrived at the backdoor entrance to the Kodak Theatre shortly before the show began, she was overheard whispering
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        146 50  -  eddino abdul hadi American hip-hop/rock band N.E.R.D has been added to this year's Mosaic Music Festival as one of the headliners. The trio, made up of Grammy award-winning producers Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo as well as drummer Shay Haley, will play at the
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        157 50 Hong Kong Actor Chow Yun Fat admitted in a TV interview in South Korea that he has had cosmetic surgery, reported Apple Daily yesterday. The 54-year-old was quoted as saying: "As I grew older, my eyelids began to droop. I began going for cosmetic surgery in
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        193 50 Vancouver Actor Edison Chen testified in court for the first time in Vancouver yesterday in relation to the sex photo scandal he was embroiled in last year. The 28-year-old appeared in a closed-door hearing of the case. On Feb 12, Sze Ho Chun, 24, was charged in Hong
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    859 84 You don't have to change your job to feel excited about going to work just change your attitude Be motivated Motivated simply means "finding a reason". If you can find a reason for your actions on any task you have to do, you will start getting excited
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          377 88 The five Ws and an H of doing better in school. By ANDREW DUFFY WHO SAYS HOW TO DO BETTER? Lots of professors who have studied what makes children perform well in class. The Straits Times looked at research papers these professors had written and
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            385 89 Some people take ketamine to get high, but the drug can land you in jail for ud to 10 vears. AUDREY (not her real name) was only 24 years old when she was sentenced to eight years in jail for taking drugs. One of the
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            407 90 'Chocolate craving stays even as prices soar 40%' by Jessica Lim (ST, Feb 12, 2009) Activities by ANDREW DUFFY THE global food shortage has eaten into one of Singapore's favourite indulgences. In the past year, the price of chocolate has increased by up to 40 per
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            382 91 Pupils from St Hilda's Primary took to the beach to learn about art and science, instead of sitting inside a stuffy classroom. LIM JUNYI finds out more Pupils from St Hilda s Primary School put up a mural (above) last year featuring what they learnt from their
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          289 93 Squirrels: pesky pests or cute critters? Squirrels look cute but not everyone loves them. By ELLEN WHYTE THERE are more than 365 species of squirrel living around the world today. The most common Singapore species is the plantain squirrel. It has a dark brown back, a pale brown belly
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          130 94 Be paid for planting a tree and help save the environment. That's what Philippine President Gloria Arroyo (above) will pay 180,000 people to do. The trees will be planted in areas across the country. This is to help those who have lost their jobs and
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          345 95 Being in a car accident can cause this injury, which is often not felt till hours later. KIMIKO CHAN explains what it is IF YOUR head and body are shaken suddenly, such that they pull in opposite directions, it can result in a type of injury known as whiplash.
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          610 96 HISTORY IN THE HEADLINES* Explorer discovers remote island dotted with hundreds of giant stone statues shaped like human heads !2 He was looking for a new continent, but instead found an island dotted with mysterious stone figures. In Duly last year, explorer Jacob Roggeveen set
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            167 98 DISHEARTENED by their new guardians' announcement that pets are strictly forbidden, 16-year-old Andi (Emma Roberts) and her younger brother Bruce secretly find an abandoned hotel just around the corner for their pet dog, Friday. Bruce, who is a mechanical genius, transforms the rundown
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          391 99 Brew up a healthy treat. MALINI NATHAN tells you how to make vegetable stew. W YOUR TASK: Circle the verbs in the Method section. Then write the past tense of each of the words in the table provided. The first step has been done for you. WARNING:
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          220 100 Read the following text and answer the questions below. By MALINI NATHAN JAPANESE mother's bid to emulate now hangs in the balance. B/\] George Foreman by winning a world (ST, Feb 15) boxing title at 45 has been floored, after the World Boxing Council (WBC)
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          213 100 GET creative and transform this squiggle into an animal, a toy, a monster or even a robot...lt's all up to you! All you have to do is create a piece of art with the squiggle and you stand to win exciting prizes, which include an
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          312 102 Try it the Dot way! Every week, we brew up a I Dot-flavoured lesson from a collection of classroom recipes. This week, pupils learn how to spice up text. BY MALINI NATHAN DOT READERS BIG TIME BIG TOOLS In pairs One period The Straits Times V^
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