The Straits Times, 24 August 2009

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    20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 MONDAY, AUGUST 24 2009 SCll A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Clementi crackdown
      48 1 CLEMENTI Central has become a cowboy town for illegal peddlers, with at least 10 retailers illegally subletting the space outside their shop fronts to mobile phone sellers. Complaints of inconsistent action by the town council has prompted the Housing Board to step in. HOME PAGE Bl
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      Lock icon Teens shun helplines
      53 1 HELPLINE operators here say not enough teens facing problems with family disputes, sex-related issues and school stress are seeking help. A straw poll of 46 youths aged 13 to 18 revealed that they would rather not confide in strangers. They also think it is wimpy to call.
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      Lock icon Caning: Woman can sue
      52 1 A MALAYSIAN Muslim woman who will be caned this week for drinking beer has the right to sue the Pahang government for the controversial procedures of her punishment, law experts say. Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno is expected to be remanded to a women's prison today WORLD
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      Lock icon Banking on mobile phones
      44 1 MOBILE phone banking is now becoming an important service at Singapore banks. Citi's soft launch last week follows a similar move by Standard Chartered Bank in January. They join OCBC Bank, which introduced its version in 2006. MONEY PAGE 818
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      Lock icon Key win for Feng Tianwei
      39 1 SINGAPORE'S Feng Tianwei clinched her first International Table Tennis Federation Pro Tour singles title of the year with a straight-games win over Hong Kong's Jiang Huajun at the Korean Open yesterday. SPORT PAGE 812
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    Lock icon A new start as peace maker is laid to rest
    761 1 First high-level dialogue in 2 years as both Koreas mourn Kirn Dae Jung SEOUL: The funeral yesterday of former South Korean president Kirn Dae Jung, whose efforts to reconcile the divided peninsula won him the Nobel Peace Prize, was marked
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    Lock icon Plot to attack Apec an 'unverified rumour', says Shanmugam
    523 1  -  Carolyn Quek By LAW Minister K. Shanmugam yesterday dismissed as "completely unverified rumour" recent media reports that there is a plot to attack the Apec Summit to be held in Singapore in November. But Mr Shanmugam, who is also Sec- ond
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        82 2 WE SAY It is amazing that Singapore, a First World economy, is still grappling with Third World problems associated with loan sharks. But there is little choice but to take the fight to these criminal predators. Top on the priority list should be the crackdown
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        Lock icon S'pore's tactical thinking
        20 2 COLUMNS Indonesia needs to understand Singapore's tactical strategy, says a commentary from Indonesia's Kompas. REVIEW PAGE Al4
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        20 2 Parents' influence is key when educating children about sex, says Leow Si Wan. HOME PAGE B8
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        31 2 OUR READER SAYS Orphaned money does not exist, and the "asset share" concept is used here, says MAS; Life Insurance Association, Singapore, and Singapore Actuarial Society. FORUM PAGE Al6
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        14 2 www.straitstimes.com Nirmal Ghosh talks to American economist Joseph Stiglitz about global banking.
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      54 2 THE photo accompanying yesterday's story "Nafa grads get career boost with IRs, gallery" had a caption which identified the man on the left as Mr Choo Thiam Siew, Nafa's president. He is, in fact, Professor Cham Tao Soon, chairman of the Nafa Council. We are
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      1063 2  -  Bertha Henson FHFG By ASSOCIATE EDITOR I LOST my temper and snapped back: "Why do you want to know this?" I had just been asked a personal question by a hospital nurse. I guess I should have answered her nicely. But I was through
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      Lock icon Obama to visit China in November
      209 3 BEIJING: Mr Barack Obama will make his first presidential visit to China in November to bring fresh impetus to relations between the United States and the Asian giant, Washington's new ambassador said. Mr Jon Huntsman told reporters on Saturday that Mr Obama "is going
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      Lock icon Chinese Vice-Premier here on four-day visit
      66 3 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng (left) in conversation with China's Vice-Premier Wang Qishan at a dinner held in the latter's honour last night. Mr Wang, the most senior Chinese official to visit Singapore this year, is here for
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      67 4  -  Malcolm McLeod It's that golden time of the day when things start to wind down, people head home, and friends and family start getting together. Straits Times photographers show their take on that moment in the Prime pages every Monday entitled 6.39pm. By PHOTOJOURNALIST A young woman walks
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      Lock icon More Malaysians turn to international schools
      845 4  -  Elizabeth Looi Demand up despite cost, as middle-class parents give up on local system By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT Where Malaysian students can enrol Choices for Malaysian parents: National schools, where the medium of instruction is Malay Chinese- and Tamil-language national schools Islamic schools, both government-backed
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      Lock icon Massive forest fire threatens to reach Greek capital
      395 4 ATHENS: Firefighters waged a titanic effort yesterday to contain a massive fire lapping at Athens' eastern suburbs after burning a 30km swathe through one of the Greek capital's last forests. The fires yesterday came within 20km of downtown Athens after fireproof zones
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      Lock icon Author Rex Shelley dies, 78
      653 7  -  Serene Luo OBITUARY Award-winner known for novels on Eurasians By ONE of Singapore's literary sons and a former member of the Public Service Commission (PSC) has died. The late Mr Rex Anthony Shelley, known for his four novels on the Eurasian community, passed away on
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      73 5 UB b^ CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Featuring industry leaders and renowned speakers from across the globe, Living In Style International 2009 will also host the following conferences 22 September 2009 Leveraging Engagement and Philanthropy 23 September 2009 Quest for Sustainability 24 September 2009 Development of the Leisure Marina Industry Specific information about
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      Lock icon More passport cheats nabbed
      717 6  -  Teh Joo Lin Real travel documents used to fake identity as forgery becomes harder I -MUWII^- By Technology, training keep fraudsters out IN THE past four years, more than 12,000 personae non gratae have failed to get into Singapore under new identities. Their covers were blown
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      227 6 PASSPORTS are hard to fake these days, which may be why other types of immigration fraud are surfacing. The Singapore biometric passport itself is packed with more than 20 security features. Common ones are watermarks, images that show up under ultraviolet light, and
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      Lock icon Water project adds to Ma's typhoon woes
      820 8 Angry survivors blame tunnel works for killer mudslides TAIPEI: As Taiwan began its three-day mourning for victims of Typhoon Morakot, a new front in the political storm facing the island's leader has emerged. When President Ma Ying-jeou visited the southern village of Hsiao
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        239 9 SHIGATSE (Tibet): Foreign Minister George Yeo washed his face with the turquoise water of the Yamdrok Yumtso or Yamdrok Lake, about 100 km from the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, yesterday. One of three largest sacred lakes in Tibet, it is over 72km long and 4,441
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        Lock icon China lists penalties for 'small coffers' offences
        416 9 Officials guilty of having illegal special personal funds may be warned or sacked from party BEIJING: China's top discipline watchdog yesterday released detailed penalties for officials who illegally hold special personal funds in its latest drive to fight corruption. According to a circular
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        382 10  -  Kwan Weng Kin Election laws ban campaigning online for voter support By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO: Mr Hidenao Nakagawa's daily posts at Mixi, Japan's largest social networking website, are read by nearly 18,000 users who want to follow the politician's activities. But when official campaigning
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        Lock icon Hatoyama 'would seek talks with N. Korea'
        408 10 NUCLEAR ARMS TOKYO: Japan's opposition leader Yukio Hatoyama, expected to become the country's next prime minister, said yesterday that he would push for dialogue and cooperation with North Korea, should his party win the Aug 30 general election. "Even President Barack Obama has
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        Lock icon Woman facing caning 'can sue Pahang govt over procedures'
        422 10  -  Elizabeth Looi By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: A Muslim woman who will be whipped this week for drinking beer has the right to sue the Pahang government if she is unhappy with the procedures of her punishment, says Malaysia's Syariah Lawyers
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        Lock icon Kedah assemblyman quits PKR 'over leadership'
        402 10 KUALA LUMPUR: A Kedah state assemblyman has quit the opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) to become an independent in the legislative assembly. Lunas assemblyman Mohd Radzhi Salleh said his decision to leave PKR was due to a loss of confidence in the party leadership,
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        Lock icon Cabbies still don't play fair after fare hike
        937 11  -  Teo Cheng Wee Ms J. Anna editorial assistant XL commuters at mercy of taxi drivers who refuse to charge by the meter By REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT RIPPED OFF "There are many who still refuse to switch on the meter. They typically charge me
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        Lock icon US oil industry protest could spoil Obama's summer break
        725 12 'Big Oil' players moving fast to foil his plan to cut carbon emissions WASHINGTON: It looks like anything but a quiet summer vacation for United States President Barack Obama. Still grappling on one front with opponents of his health-care reforms, Mr
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        Lock icon Look who's looking forward to the President's vacation
        386 12 MARTHA'S VINEYARD (Massachusetts): A classic New England summer spot off the coast of Massachusetts is in a frenzy as the locals prepare to welcome US President Barack Obama and his family for their vacation. Martha's Vineyard has long been a holiday spot
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        336 12 ROME: Residents of a village in central Italy celebrated after a ticket sold there produced the richest jackpot in European lottery history nearly €148 million (Ss3o4 million). After weeks of mid-summer lotto madness in Italy, the winning ticket was one sold in a bar
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        Lock icon Scotland hits back over bomber's release
        390 12 LONDON: Scotland has strongly rejected scathing criticism from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which slammed its decision to release Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi as an act that "gives comfort to terrorists". British Prime Minister Gordon Brown also came under growing pressure to
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        Lock icon Shell-shocked Gaza kids take up martial arts
        507 13 It's their way of dealing with war trauma but it could fuel violence GAZA CITY: Salih al-Masri, a skinny nine-year-old in a red martial arts uniform, grits his teeth as he stands barefoot on shards of broken glass and recalls his family's plight
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          Lock icon Sailors' bodies recovered
          99 13 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian rescuers have recovered the charred remains of nine Chinese sailors who went missing after an oil tanker caught fire when it collided with another vessel. The bodies of two crew members trapped in the Liberian-registered Formasaproduct Brick were found on Friday and another seven
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          Lock icon Explosives: No terror link
          105 13 PETALING JAVA: Explosives found at a settlement of illegal Indonesian immigrants near Desa Sri Hartamas on Friday are not linked to any terrorist network. Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan said initial investigations showed that the group did not have links to any terrorist network. "According to
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          Lock icon Drought hits 4.6m people
          113 13 BEIJING: The worst drought to hit parts of north China in six decades has left nearly five million people short of water, while officials warn of another dry spell further south, state media reported yesterday. The drought has caused water shortages for 4.6 million people, the
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          73 13 SYDNEY: Spring, summer...sprummer? An Australian scientist says the continent needs five or six seasons to suit its climate and should "unhook" itself from the four seasons it inherited from Europe, BBC reported. Mr Tim Entwisle, chief of Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens, has proposed "sprummer" the season
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          Lock icon US shares militant data
          90 13 WASHINGTON: In a first, the Pentagon is handing the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) the names of militants held secretly at a camp in Iraq and another in Afghanistan, the New York Times reported. The move, the latest shift in detention policy by the
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon The trouble with loan sharks
      464 14 IT IS dismaying to think that Singapore, an advanced economy with a notable financial industry, is still grappling with Third World problems associated with loan shark lending. The problem has lately been exacerbated by the economic slowdown. In the first half of this year, the
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      Lock icon Water down the drain
      889 14  -  Michael Richardson ASIAN AGRICULTURE By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE has done an excellent job in stretching its limited fresh water supplies by recycling. But improved urban water management can for now contribute in only a small way to alleviating Asia's looming water crisis, although the
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      Lock icon Understanding Singapore's tactical thinking
      682 14 Singapore's arguments are strong with its anticipatory, visionary and tactical approach, if not "cunning". Which country is not tactical or "cunning" when it concerns international relations? Where "cunning" is concerned, Indonesia needs to understand and do the same. THERE will be no end to people pursuing
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        Lock icon Green path is key to growth
        1026 15  -  Jeffrey D. Sachs THE FINANCIAL CRISIS: ONE YEAR ON By Debtburdened consumers in the US and Europe will limit their spending for years to come as they rebuild their wealth and pension assets. But the resulting economic slack gives the US the historic opportunity
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        Lock icon Military might not the lone factor in a cross-strait war
        799 15  -  Robert Karniol By 1 I DEFENCE WRITER ANALYSTS of every stripe agree that the likelihood of a Chinese attack on Taiwan is remote. But the potential fallout from such a move is so bleak that the topic is worth occasional
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        Lock icon Courageous patriot, advocate of democracy
        677 15  -  Richard Halloran IN MEMORIAM: KIM DAE JUNG By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES KOREA lost a courageous patriot when former president Kirn Dae Jung died last week, and Asia lost a statesman who nurtured democracy. In a half century of public life, Mr Kirn was captured
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        Lock icon 'Asset share' concept already in use: MAS
        224 16 LIFE INSURANCE I REFER to last Thursday's letters, "Orphaned money: Key question MAS has not addressed" by Mr Larry Haverkamp and "Concept of asset share is fairer to policyholders" by Mr Tan Kin Lian. All assets in the participating fund are allocated to
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        Lock icon Orphaned money doesn't exist
        235 16 WE REFER to last Thursday's letters by Mr Larry Haverkamp, "Orphaned money: Key question MAS has not addressed", and Mr Tan Kin Lian, "Concept of asset share is fairer to policyholders". The Life Insurance Association, Singapore and the Singapore Actuarial Society would like to clarify some
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        Lock icon Do we pay only lip service to ethics?
        397 16 TRANSPORTING WORKERS Dangerous driving "It is also the speed at which lorries are driven, which causes unnecessary harm to the workers who are thrown around each time the driver brakes suddenly." MADAM TANG SOOI KENG: "It is not just about providing space
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        Lock icon Common language key to racial harmony
        148 16 I REFER to last Monday's commentary, "Hard work on harmony key to future prosperity". The Prime Minister's call for continued racial harmony is timely. Besides government-backed community events to promote this, I suggest that schools actively discourage the use of language not common to
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        123 16 "Mr Fong is not aware of the rights to limited liability in case of card loss accorded to cardholders in the United States." MR JACK CHEW: "I refer to last Wednesday's letter by Mr Fong Sau Shung, 'Card fraud: Users ultimately responsible. Mr Fong is
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      182 16 FROUM ONLINE Xy More letters on >l^> www.straitstimes.com 1 MS KHARTINI KHALID: P65 bloggers keen to engage in debate no party line to toe 2 MR LOH CHOONG CHIAT: Lauding achievements and criticising deficiencies not mutually exclusive 3 MS ROSEMARY LEE: If a Malaysian budget airline can do it differently,
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES HOME.
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      Lock icon Illegal phone peddlers at Clementi
      752 17  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN Makeshift stalls set up outside shops that rent them space at cheap rate By NOT TOLD IT'S ILLEGAL "We've only had warnings about our signages blocking the paths which might be a fire hazard...but we've never been told off about renting the space."
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      Lock icon More years for landfill with more recycling
      548 18  -  Amresh Gunasingham Semakau dumping ground can last another 5 years if 70% target met By THE initial 40-year lifespan of Semakau Landfill, the sole dumping ground for Singapore's waste, will be extended by five years if new recycling targets are met. The National
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      464 18  -  Leow Siwan By SHE does not know how (to play any musical instrument. But that did not prevent Ms Pradashini Subramaniam, 20, from becoming the first student without formal musical training to be accepted into the Yong Siew Toh
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      332 18  -  Judith Tan By THE 10th annual National Library Board (NLB) book sale not only fuelled Singaporeans' yen for a good bargain, it also drew avid readers from all corners of the island. More than 60,000 people turned up over the weekend at the
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      532 19  -  April Chong By RIGHT after her gastric bypass surgery to treat obesity, housewife Malarvili Asirvatham, 39, ended her regimen of pills to treat diabetes and she didn't even need to wait for her weight loss to take effect. Overseas studies show that the operation,
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      587 19  -  Chua Hian Hou They can sue or file claims but 'it may be throwing good money after bad' By Some scams Cheating Taking money and not delivering the promised goods and services. Those found guilty face fines and 10 years' jail. Victims can
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      232 19 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong celebrated National Day yesterday morning at a get-together with more than 1,000 residents of his Teck Ghee ward. Also present at the two-hour awards ceremony and carnival were Mr Lee's fellow Ang Mo Kio GRC Members of Parliament
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      173 19 New citizens learn about Muslim culture FOR two hours yesterday, 60 new citizens from the South West District learnt about the meaning of Ramadan the fasting month for Muslims. The new citizens, originally from countries like Myanmar, the Philippines, China and India, toured AlKhair Mosque at Teck Whye Crescent
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      301 21 MEGASTORE shopping just got safer, easier and more convenient for Pasir Ris West residents, with a new overhead bridge that was officially opened yesterday. The $3.5 million bridge, spanning 340 m, links the 60,000 residents in 191 blocks to the trio of
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      97 21 Cancer and chemotherapy did not stop Dr William Tan from doing his part for charity. He was among over 3,000 participants at the inaugural Sing Tel Singapore Cancer Society (SCS) Race Against Cancer yesterday at the East Coast Park. Dr Tan was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic
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      763 22  -  Eisen Teo Straw poll reveals youths would rather confide in friends, family or teachers By 'NO' TO STRANGERS "It's weird to talk to someone you've never met before." Dharshini Kannan, 16 'YES' TO FRIENDS "Close friends are easier to communicate with...l have 100 per
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        574 23  -  KAREN TENG Bargain hunters are happy to go for showroom models and test drive cars as the distributors offer big discounts to clear their stocks BY NOT many car distributors talk about the sale of their test drive and showroom models at discounted prices for fear
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        222 23 SINGTEL Mobile customers can now get rewards when they refer a youngster to sign up for a mobile youth plan. The campaign, dubbed The Best Youth Promotion in the Galaxy Ever, has a lucky draw with prizes worth over $9,000, including two Macbooks, a
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        279 23 THAILAND wants to attract more Singaporeans to spend their weekend getaways there. Charming Singaporeans with its rich cultural heritage, cuisines, shopping and friendly people, Thailand hosted 185,736 visitors from Singapore in the first five months this year. Their preferred destinations I are Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang
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        255 23 Long lasting Acer's Aspire Timeline series of notebooks can last a whole day of computing on a single charge. They have ATI Mobility Radeon 4330 graphics card with 512M8 of video memory and weigh about I.6kg for the 13.3-inch model. Prices start at $2,098. Wireless bra Triumph's Home Bra
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        513 24  -  Jermyn Chow SOAPBOX A heart-to-heart talk, instead of suffering in silence, can lessen pain By CLAMMING up can kill, if suicide numbers among youths are anything to go by. I make no apologies for blaming the victim for holing himself up in silence, and
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        529 24  -  Leow Si Wan They have limited time to discuss such issues; parents' influence is key By SO, MORE girls below 14 here are having consensual sex, say the latest crime statistics released by the police. With this number more than doubling from last
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        934 24 MY LIFE Earlier this month, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong posed 10 challenges for the next generation to Cabinet ministers, families and the young. Youthlnk writers choose the challenges most pertinent to them and tell us how they'll deal with them. Genetic sequencing for all SM
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      102 17 fhj WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com your say MOST-READ ONLINE The phones at youth helplines are Elderly couple chased out by son. not ringing off the hook because youths see calling as "wimpy". Is this true? MOST COMMENTED Discuss this at www.straitstimes.com PhD holder now a
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      134 23 CONSERVATION CHAT with Wildlife Reserves Singapore The Malayan Tiger Once upon a time, Singapore was home V*^^s to the Malayan tiger. It no longer lives here and soon the tiger may not survive in the Malaysian jungles either. With urbanisation B^-~/;'i' >l3s^"*l*«?i destroying its natural habitat and food Jff' '^"Wl^^k
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      592 25 Lennon sinks West Ham to give Tottenham their third straight victory West Ham 1 Tottenham 2 LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur returned to the top of the Premier League yesterday, when they came from behind to win 2-1 at West Ham United, thanks to goals from Jermain Defoe
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      434 25 LONDON: The career of West Ham's Calum Davenport is in jeopardy following a horrific attack on the defender outside his mother's home on Saturday. The 26-year-old player was stabbed repeatedly in the legs by two men. A main artery was severed, causing Davenport, whose
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      495 25  -  Richard Jolly By LONDON: Life after Joleon Lescott has begun in earnest for Everton, but simply removing the troublesome defender from the team is no cure for their ills. They were embarrassed 0-1 by Premier League upstarts Burnley at Turf Moor yesterday, courtesy
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      394 26 LONDON: Two dramatic run-outs in the space of six balls accounted for Australia's two best batsmen on the fourth day of the fifth and final Ashes Test against England yesterday. Captain Ricky Ponting was run out by Andrew Flintoff for 66 with a direct
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      645 26 European GP results 1 Rubens Barrichello (Bra/Brawn) lhr 35min 51.2895ec. 2 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr/McLaren) +2.3585ec. 3 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin/Ferrari) +15.994. 4 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin/McLaren) +20.032. 5 Nico Rosberg (Ger/Williams) +20.870. 6 Fernando Alonso (Esp/Renault) +27.744. 7 Jenson Button (Gbr/Brawn) +34.913. 8 Robert Kubica (Pol/BMW Sauber) +36.667. 9
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        97 26 SINGAPORE'S winless streak in the New Idea Australian Netball League was extended to nine matches, after Territory Storm posted a 65-30 win at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall yesterday. The Republic remain at the bottom of the 11-team league, which also comprises 10 Australian
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        61 26 CORK (Ireland): Lance Armstrong abandoned the Tour of Ireland in the final stages yesterday, pulling out in heavy rain after having virtually no chance of winning. The field had reached the finishing circuit in Cork when the seven-time Tour de France winner withdrew. He had
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      345 26 LONDON: Everton routed, Celtic humbled, Portsmouth dismissed and 12 goals in the bag. And this by an Arsenal side containing fewer stars, with Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Adebayor both sold in the summer. To many, Arsenal's galloping start to the Premier League season
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      293 26 LONDON: Liverpool's new signing Sotirios Kyrgiakos plans to use his shock move to Anfield to erase five years of pain. The Greece defender was missing with a knee injury when his country produced one of the biggest shocks in international football history by winning
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      56 26 BALTIMORE: Olympic swimming star Michael Phelps is wearing a walking boot on the right ankle he injured in a car accident a little more than a week ago. He said: "I've been in the water this week. Nothing major. I can still train and
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      471 26 Athletics World Championships In Berlin Men's 800 m: 1 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (Rsa) lmin 45.295ec. 2 Alfred Kirwa Yego (Ken) 1:45.35. 3 Yusuf Saad Kamel (Brn) 1:45.35. 5,000 m: 1 Kenenisa Bekele (Eth) 13:17.09. 2 Bernard Lagat (USA) 13:17.33. 3 James Kwalia (Qat) 13:17.78. Long jump: 1 Dwight Phillips (USA)
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      727 27 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS He wins third gold in 4xloom but Pole nails world record in hammer BERLIN: On Usain Bolt's last night of competition at the World Championships, it was fitting that another world record was consigned to the ash heap of history. But the surprise
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      231 27 BERLIN: Saturday's most symbolic event was the men's long jump, which American Dwight Phillips won with a leap of 8.54 metres in the same stadium where Jesse Owens won four golds, including the long jump, at the 1936 Olympics. The sharecropper's son from Alabama
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      408 27 ROME: Brazilians Alexandre Pato and Ronaldinho proved that there is life after Kaka, as they inspired AC Milan to a 2-1 victory at Siena in coach Leonardo's opening Serie A match in charge of the Italian football giants on Saturday. Pato scored a brace but it
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      118 27 SINHALESE Sports Club won the inaugural SCC Regional Club Twenty2o cricket tournament, beating Royal Selangor Club in yesterday's final at the Padang. Rainy conditions meant that the original 20 overs were reduced to 14. Put to bat, the Sri Lankan team bludgeoned their way
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      449 28  -  Lin Xinyi Singapore paddler beats Hong Kong player for second Pro Tour title By SINGAPORE paddler Feng Tianwei (right) clinched her second career Pro Tour singles title at the Korean Open yesterday. The world No. 7 produced a dominant display in Seoul, beating Hong Kong's Jiang
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      329 28  -  Christopher Ong By A CHANGE in strategy helped three-time South-east Asia (SEA) Games gold medallist Jason Ho win the National Table Tennis Championships men's singles title yesterday. The chopper, a member of Singapore's victorious men's team at the 2003, 2005 and 2007 Games, switched
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      525 28 MASON (Ohio): All week, the threat of Andy Murray hovered over Roger Federer. He was the newly anointed world No. 2, who had prevailed in six of their previous eight meetings, fresh off a victory at the Masters Series event in Montreal and ready
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      335 28 TORONTO: Russia's Maria Sharapova took another big step in her comeback at the Rogers Cup on Saturday, reaching her first tennis final in more than year with a gritty 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win over Alisa Kleybanova. She took on compatriot Elena Dementieva late last
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      503 28 SUGAR GROVE (Illinois): Europe rallied to win the fourballs and split the foursomes to finish in an 8-8 tie with the United States going into the last day of the Solheim Cup on Saturday. The Americans needed 14 points to win a third
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      240 25 BOLT'S THIRD GOLD The Jamaican sprinter makes it three as part of I the 4x100m relay team. Bil Cfl=3 WHAT'S ONLINE Y) MOST VIEWED, m=9 MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Arsenal start is 'no fluke'. Manchester United back on track. Bolt takes third gold. MOST COMMENTED Benitez
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      93 26 Today Cricket Ashes: England v Australia, sth Test, Day 5 (Live, ChllO, 5.58pm 8.30pm). Football S-League: Home v Gombak (Clementi, 7.45pm). English Premier League: Liverpool v Aston Villa (Live, Ch27 Ch3o4, tomorrow, 2.55 am). Hockey European C'ship: Poland v France (7.30pm), Germany v England (11.30pm) Live, Chll3. Tomorrow Football S-League:
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      182 27 S.League Home United Combak Mon, 24/08/09 7.45pm E League Cup Norwich Sunderland Tue, 25/08/09 2.45 am International Football Real Madrid Rosenborg Tue, 25/08/09 4.00 am S.League Ceylang Tampines Tue, 25/08/09 7.45pm E League Cup Swansea Scunthorpe Wed, 26/08/09 2.45 am E League Cup Nottingham Middlesbrough Wed, 26/08/09 2.45 am E
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      201 29 am thankful that God is my lamp, that he has turned my darkness into light! ER ROBERT CHONG SIONG KIAT Age: 51 was called home to be with the Lord on 23 Aug 09 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Elizabeth Chong Chai Jen Daughters: Deborah Chong Lee Ann Serena Chong
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      53 29 "I know my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see him with my own eyes -1, and not another. How my heart yearns within me."
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      42 29 9th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of CLARA SIMON nee CLARA ANDERSON i m Departed on 24 August 2000 Eight years have gone today, but your memory still lingers in our mind. Always remembered by your loving husband, daughters, grandchildren and loved ones.
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      149 29 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 FLORA CHARLOTTE GOH MEI LIN Age: 38 was called home to be with the Lord on 23/8/2009 leaving behind loved ones. Father: Mother: Goh Leong Beng, Danny Lim Hwee Tiong Brother:
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      36 29 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late FLORA CHARLOTTE GOH MEI LIN Our dear colleague and beloved friend Departed on 23 August 2009 From: The Management Staff of SAP ASIA PTE LTD
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      67 29 OMNAMASHIVAYA We, the family of the late SELVAKUMARIARUMUGAM Departed on 10 August 2009 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to our uncles, aunties, relatives, friends and colleagues for their great support, sympathy, condolences, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement. Athma Shanti Pooja will be held on 25
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      80 29 Jesus said "I am the Resurrection and the Life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies." John 11:25 LAI MEI ROLFES Age: 72 Passed away peacefully In Sri Lanka on 18 August 2009. Beloved wife of Kurt, mother of Jacquie Mci and Raoul, grandmother of Bryce.
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      57 29 Always remembered with love LimTohNee Betty KongChai Yuen Bora: 31/5/1911 Bom: 12/12/1925 Departed: 24/8/1998 Departed: 5/8/2005 'Every time I think of you, I thank my God' Phil 1:3 You have blessed our lives, Your love remains with us. We will meet again. A Deeply loved by Ivy, Eng Hen, Kel,
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      71 29 .The family of the late WINNIE LIM PUAY HIANG Departed on 20 August 2009 Wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all priests, relatives, friends, colleagues, business associates, church members and prayer groups for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, prayers, wreaths and contributions during their recent bereavement. Sincere
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      20 29 14th Anniversary In Loving Memory KWIK POH LIAN Deeply missed and always remembered by Husband, Children, Grandchildren and loved ones^-r
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      63 29 PARAMASIVAM S/O KULANTHAVELU Age: 76 passed away peacefully on 23 August 2009, leaving behind: Beloved wife: Kamala Sons: Daughters-in-law: Jegathesan Yogeswary Sekar Kanaka Jeyaseelan Maria Grandchildren: Aravind, Sharvesh, Karthigeyan, Sathishvarma, Ronan, Eva Shivani Brothers, sisters, relatives and friends. Body is resting at Blk 30, Marsiling Drive #13-297. Tel: *****281 (Raja)
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      58 29 4th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of TERESA LEE SIOK ENG NEO Departed on 24.08.2005 The depths of sorrow we cannot tell, of the loss of one we love so well, And while she sleeps a peaceful sleep, Her memory we shall always keep. We miss you so much. Your loving
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      79 29 The Family of the late YONG KOK HOONG THOMAS Departed on 19 August 2009 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and deep gratitude to Fr Luke Fong, IHM Warden Ministry, Our Lady of Sorrows prayer group, relatives, diving buddies, business associates, colleagues, church members and all friends for their kind
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        535 30  -  Alvin Foo BULLS AND BEARS They will look to US data and China bourse; mood still upbeat for long term By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT INVESTORS will be keeping one eye on the Chinese stock market and the other on Wall Street for new leads this
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        291 30  -  ALVIN FOO WARRANT WATCH WARRANTS of Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang and gaming firm Genting Singapore have been in the spotlight due to recent volatility in the share prices of both companies. Yangzijiang shares have been affected by the current turbulence on the Shanghai market, which has seen
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        126 31 CHIAK: Technology firm mDR announced last week that chief executive officer Tong Choo Cherng, 56, and chief financial officer Low Hwee Chiak, 56, have resigned due to "personal reasons". Both executives left the firm a provider of after-market services
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        65 31 DENNIS CHAN KONG: The executive director and chief executive officer of Bio-Treat Technology, Mr Dennis Chan Kong, 45, will resign on Sept 1 to pursue other interests. Chief financial officer Alan Lav Cheuk Lun, 53, will take over as acting CEO of the waste-treatment firm. Ms Dirry
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        313 32  -  Karamjit Kaur By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT A CLUSTER of factories and a $14 million, seven-sto-rey building will be erected at the Seletar Aerospace park to house companies now operating mainly out of old hangars. The new facilities will be ready by 2011. As
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        418 32 Mr Singh stressed that if Singapore wants to be a hub for business aviation, especially when the integrated resorts take off, more needs to be done to allow companies like his to operate more efficiently. At Malaysia's Subang Airport, for example, YIPs do not need to travel to
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        393 36  -  jocelyn lee Home-grown singer Yue Lei is recovering from cancer and will stage a concert next month FNHN 'I was shocked to read about myself being dead when I was still alive' Singer Yue Lei (right) Singer Yue Lei, crooner of evergreen ballads, is recovering from nose
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        432 36  -  Magdalen ng One year after her wedding to Mr Prem Busarakamwong, the son of Thailand's top muay thai promoter, was called off, singer Tata Young is ready for love again. At least that is what her third English album, Ready For Love, suggests. "I know many
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        370 36 New York Director Roland Joffe, who has yet to regain the acclaim he won a generation ago for The Killing Fields and The Mission, is shooting a movie in Argentina on the founder of Opus Dei, an elite and powerful organisation within the Roman
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        218 37 a How do four rockers in their 50s and 60s appeal to fans as young as six? It is our music and the way we present ourselves on the stage that appeal to everyone. The younger generation is also influenced by their parents who are fans.
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        213 37 New York A former boyfriend, who says he first put Barbra Streisand on the road to stardom, plans to auction three tapes he made of the singer almost half a century ago, the New York Post daily reported last Friday. Barry Dennen,
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        2085 38  -  John lvi Dr William Tan Disabled doctor and marathoner William Tan is all geared up for his fight with cancer illness (above) on the severity of his 'I was told if I were to let this disease run its course, I would have fewer than 12 months
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        246 38 'If I had intact lower limbs, I probably would not have seen education as such an important part of my life. I could do physical work. There are more choices for people with intact limbs' On whether, if he had had full use of his legs,
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        839 40  -  John lui Artist Brian Bolland says Judge Dredd was meant as a social statement of the Margaret Thatcher era 'Hurdling is still easier to grasp' Hurdler Liv Xiang (right) on the puzzling drop of his advertising rat from 15 million yuan (553.2 million to 200,000
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        369 40 Boise, Idaho The latest act in a nine-year battle between actor Tom Hanks (right), his wife, actress Rita Wilson, and a high-end contractor played out before the Idaho Supreme Court last Friday. The case revolves around the couple's sprawling Sun Valley-area home, built by Storey Construction
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        676 39  -  Adeline chia Checkpoint Theatre's Recalling Mother bridges the language gap between daughters and mothers arts reporter HIDG HL Two theatre veterans have decided to turn life into art by adapting their relationships with their mothers into an intimate production titled Recalling Mother. Claire Wong and
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        385 39 New York Annie Leibovitz is as famous as the people she photographs but now the genius behind the lens is close to financial ruin a victim, some say, of her own relentless artistic ambition. Among the qualities making the 59-year-old the most sought-after portrait photographer in
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        868 41 Hollywood's big names are failing to draw in audiences in the United States this summer Los Angeles The spring and summer box office has murdered megawatt stars such as Will Ferrell, Denzel Washington, Julia Roberts, Eddie Murphy, John Travolta, Russell Crowe, Tom Hanks and Adam
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        393 41  -  chang tou liang RACH2 Orchestra Of The Music Makers Victoria Concert Hall Last Friday The concert title says it all. For music-lovers, it is merely the abbreviation of Russian Romantic composer Serge Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto or Second Symphony. In this case, both landmark works featured in
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        583 42  -  tara tan Kuik Swee Boon's first full-length work is one of skill and ambition 'WBWdance SILENCE T.H.E. Dance Company Esplanade Theatre Last Saturday It was a bleak, poignant and sprawling landscape of the human condition that choreographer Kuik Swee Boon revealed in Silence, his first full-length work
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        456 42  -  ng yi-sheng ffWTffltheatre THE COMEDY OF THE TRAGIC GOATS Cake Theatrical Productions Drama Centre Black Box Last Saturday Shocking, first of all, is the fact that Natalie Hennedige's script contains no spoken words. After all, she has been nominated for the Best Original Script award at the
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        300 42  -  tara tan CAN I CHANGE YOUR NAME? Ahn Eun-Me Dance Company Esplanade Theatre Studio Last Friday Korean modern dance choreographer Ahn Eun-Me, known for wildly imaginative stagings that usually include outlandish props, presented more subdued fare in her work, Can I Change Your Name?. Her trademarks
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        495 44 Los Angeles A touring exhibition of Michael Jackson memorabilia will open in London's 02 Arena, where the singer was to kick off his This Is It comeback tour. AEG Live, promoter of Jackson's concert tour when he died on June 25, plans to open
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        153 44 Los Angeles Actress Milla Jovovich (right) married director Paul W.S. Anderson in an outdoor ceremony at their Beverly Hills home last Saturday, People magazine said. Their 20-month-old daughter Ever Gabo was present during the nuptials attended by some 50 guests, including actor Patrick Dempsey and his
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        367 44 Hong Kong A little boy and girl captured the media's attention at the funeral of the father of actor Andy Lav's Malaysian girlfriend, Carol Chu, last Saturday. During the funeral procession in Bukit Jalil near Kuala Lumpur, an Indian bodyguard pressed Lav's head down
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    765 66 NUMEROUS surveys on career choices and transition show that job tenure is shrinking. On a global basis as well as in Singapore, average job tenure has gone down from seven to six years, according to DBM, a global human capital management consulting firm that surveys professionals
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        323 68  -  SERENE GOH EDITOR M of us used to be Somewhere between geekdom and It's logical for any young person to inseparable when we were being uncool, I recall them being the look to friends for advice. teenagers, so when we old centre of my world. But if
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        569 68  -  Mahirah Law Using technology to teach might be a good idea, but nothing beats face-to-face interaction between teacher and student, says [STRAITS TIMES. LSI 1 The Teach Less, Learn More scheme: initiated to reduce teachers' workload and give us more time to absorb information. Part of
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        163 68 Teachers all over Singapore work hard, day after day, to impart young minds with knowledge and good values. Now, it is your turn to tell them what a difference they have made in your lives. A group of teachers formed eduNet last year to find
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        418 69  -  Jonathan Liautrakul Even before the O levels, some among you might already be thinking of which junior colleges to apply to. 19, a regular Youthlnk contributor who was formerly of Millennia Institute and is now serving his national service, has a tongue-in-cheek guide, adapted
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        628 70  -  Eisen Teo At the Singapore Toy, Games and Comic Convention, old-school toys had pride of place. By still enjoy playing Monopoly with my friends. Rather than face the computer screen by myself, I can interact with my friends and have a good time with
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        776 71  -  Amanda Tan They are on the cutting edge of technology in music and don't like being pigeon-holed in any particular musical genre. meets the boys of Keane Retro may be in with everyone else but not Keane, the band behind radio staples like Somewhere Only We Know and
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        949 73  -  Eisen Teo Teens prefer to talk to their friends about their problems rather than call helplines. By Yes, the lines are open. But if you are young, down and out, calling a helpline is likely to be the last thing you would
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        251 73 Okay, so you are not going to call someone you do not know. Nevertheless, if you ever change your mind, these numbers will serve,; you well, stored in your mobile phone, should the need arise. Samaritans of Singapore, or SOS A non-profit, non-religious organisation that
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        564 74 FOR BETTER... A British teen with cerebral palsy is helping others with the condition by making a documentary about the 12-hour operation to straighten his spine last year. The Burton Mail reports that Tom Williams, 18, used the disability benefits he receives from the government to
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        197 74  -  Reena Kandoth Reviewed by from the National Library Board (NLB). BALANCING ACT By Wendy Graham Sydney, NSW: Lothian Children's Books, 2008 Call No: V English GRA Recommended for teens aged 14-18 Josie and Macka are two school outcasts who get to know each other
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        749 76  -  Serene Luo ANDREW DUFFY By The Straits Times, Aug 8, 2009 PAST Technology is stampeding into schools. Five years ago, the Singapore Government launched BackPack.NET, which introduced tablet PCs into the classroom. A series of pilot tests and trials were conducted in schools such
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        1101 77 t," he said. "We have exploited such IT innovations to help our schools teach better." Lead's iPhone learning trail service will be available to schools which subscribe to its education portal, the mainstay of its business. The 135 primary and secondary schools now subscribing to the portal make up
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        1761 78  -  Michael Vatikiotis By The Straits Times, Aug 12, 2009 When I last visited the capital Banda Aceh five years ago, it was like walking through a war zone. Piles of blackened, stinking debris and the ruins of destroyed buildings were virtually all that were
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      182 75 I ■■cm i mwm wihpinm^ W w' VC^S^^ v S -^7 r^ i I IQI 111 Ivll I I B Secondary 4, Boon Lay LIGHTNING OVER SINGAPOREAN SHORES By Kushal Atul Shah, 14, Secondary 2, Anglo-Chinese School (Barker) Pay your tributes Teachers' Day is fast approaching. It's time to say
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