The Straits Times, 1 September 2009

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    19 1 MICA(P) 191/11/2008 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 2009. S|Si A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES
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      Lock icon Drink driver jailed
      52 1 SERIAL drink-driver Alphonsus Louis Gerard, 48, was yesterday jailed for four years and banned from driving for life. Already on court bail for three drink-driving offences, he got into more trouble by driving into cops at a roadblock while trying to escape in June last year. PRIME
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      Lock icon DBS defends High Notes 5
      57 1 DBS Bank has spelt out its defence, in its first response to a civil suit taken out by 204 investors against the bank. The unhappy investors are trying to recover the $17 million they lost on complex structured products linked to the failed US investment
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      Lock icon Fl hotel bookings stall
      46 1 HOTELS are banking on last-minute bookings to fill their rooms as Singapore's second Fl Grand Prix hits the streets this month. Waning interest and the global credit crunch has stalled bookings despite discounts and incentives to draw racing fans. HOME PAGE Bl
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      Lock icon Isles for rent only
      51 1 LOCAL authorities in Indonesia are inviting foreign investors to lease islands there in an effort to boost tourism, a move that has caused disquiet among some quarters. Indonesia's estimated 17,000 islands hold vast potential for maritime tourism, from diving to surfing to beach resorts. WORLD PAGE
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      Lock icon Shanghai slump
      48 1 THE Shanghai stock exchange saw its worst session in about 15 months after falling 6.7 per cent yesterday. Its fall sent tremors across the region, with the Singapore market falling 1.89 per cent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index down 1.86 per cent. MONEY PAGE 818
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    Lock icon Hatoyama's pressing issue
    817 1  -  Kwan Weng Kin Economy cries out for attention; new leader says he is not anti-US By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister-elect Yukio Hatoyama yesterday set about choosing his Cabinet amid more signs that the ailing economy would need his immediate attention. Mr Hatoyama also gave the
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    Lock icon Tiwary pleads not guilty
    873 1  -  Sujin Thomas By THE ACCUSED Ram Tiwary, now 29, claims he had been asleep during the murders and woke to find his flatmates dead. THE VICTIMS Both Mr Tan Poh Chuan (above left) and Mr Tay Chow Lyang (above right) were bludgeoned to death. Forensic examinations
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      121 1 8 *****1 _*****' CALL 6388-3838 TO SUBSCRIBE OR GO TO www.sphsubscription.com.sg The Asian Elephant may soon be a forgotten ]'-Vj species as urbanisation invades the last tfft) remnants of its habitat. Wildlife Reserves Singapore collaborates with partners in Sumatra to keep it from trespassing and raiding crops in villages. By
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        Lock icon Japan's new government up for a hard job
        97 2 WE SAY The Japanese voters had their revenge in ejecting an unresponsive, ossified Liberal Democratic Party. Now the untried Democratic Party of Japan must show quickly it has the policy ideas to revive a stubbornly stagnant economy. Its big advantage is the
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        Lock icon East Asian security
        40 2 COLUMNS What matters in East Asia is not balance of power but regional order. And if legitimacy is the main criterion for order, the US position is unlikely to be challenged, says Evelyn Goh. REVIEW PAGE Al6
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        Lock icon Protectionism? Where?
        22 2 Nayan Chanda examines why the feared protectionist tsunami after the global economic crisis started has not materialised. REVIEW PAGE Al7
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        Lock icon Narrow sports mindset
        41 2 OUR READER SAYS Ignatius Leong asks why the Singapore National Olympic Council sends only athletes who have a chance of winning, and questions why it focuses on sports in which Singapore is at a disadvantage. FORUM PAGE AlB
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        18 2 www.straitstimes.com Goh Eng Yeow asks whether banks should tighten lending guidelines given the buoyant property market.
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      Lock icon Back to being civil servants
      963 2  -  Kwan Weng Kin DJP's big challenge will be to redefine the role of bureaucrats By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TO VIEW Sunday's historic general election in Japan as a mere transfer of power from a dec-ades-old ruling party to a fledgling opposition force would be to miss
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      354 2 \Fancy Shopping I I i k Mr Khoo Hock Khim, PBM V*OIAV\.OL "fcrVfi 1 I Chairman, Kampong Chai Chee CCC p on being conferred /l/>/• IT The Public Service Star BBM P gtfN O#!a ?Cs^4o" fe The President OfThe Republic Of Singapore 1yAUUc^ l'^fjf!f'TBf\M Congratulations for your unrelentless contributions ft
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      Lock icon Roadblock dodger jailed four years
      684 3  -  Elena Chong Drink-driver drove car at cops; he is banned for life and fined $39,800 By COURT CORRESPONDENT His other offences THE 16 charges to which Alphonsus Louis Gerard admitted: March 6, 2008: Driving an off-peak car along Tanjong Pagar Road without a valid supplementary
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      Lock icon S'pore F1 crash probed
      454 3 SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium): Formula One has been plunged into a fresh cheating scandal. The International Automobile Federation (FIA), the sport's governing body, confirmed on Sunday that it is investigating Fernando Alonso's victory in last year's Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix. Up until now, the inaugural Singapore GP
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      Lock icon Two more H1N1 deaths over the weekend
      309 4  -  JUDITH TAN FOURTEEN weeks after the first case of Influenza A (H1N1) surfaced in Singapore, infections appear to be on the wane here. But doctors caution that people should still be vigilant as the disease could be lethal for those with underlying conditions.
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      Lock icon Development charges come down
      536 6  -  Joyce Teo Modest cuts reflect cautious stance by Government, say consultants By THE Government has made some moderate cuts to the development charges which property developers pay for enhancing the use of non-landed residential sites, such as condominium sites. This reflects the Government's cautious outlook on
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      Lock icon 10,000 flee as California wildfire doubles in size
      116 6 A California wildfire doubled in size earlyyesterday, forcing 10,000 residents to flee and threatening a facility critical to local telecommunications, after claiming the lives of two firefighters. The blaze raging in mountains above heavily populated areas of Los Angeles had scorched more
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      Lock icon DBS outlines defence in High Notes 5 lawsuit
      551 6  -  Francis Chan By TYPO IN ONE FORMULA "The error reflected by '1-' in '(1- Final Price)' is an obvious clerical mistake which would have been apparent to any (High Notes 5) investor who had read the rest of the pricing statement." DBS
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      Lock icon Dalai Lama in Taiwan: I come with no political aim
      724 7  -  Ho Ai Li Tibetan spiritual leader comforts survivors of Typhoon Morakot By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT KAOHSIUNG: The Dalai Lama, on his first day in Taiwan yesterday, stressed that his visit was non-political to calm fears that it might hurt the island's
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      637 8  -  Kwan Weng Kin Any foot-dragging by new DPJ govt could hurt business sentiment By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT WANTED: FAST ACTION "The DPJ needs to immediately draw up a growth strategy and realistic policies based on the views of business." Senior economist Hisashi Yamada of the Japan
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      165 8 WIFE OF NEXT PM SAYS... TOKYO: Japan's prime minister-elect Yukio Hatoyama likes to wash dishes, enjoys animal movies and is secretly addicted to shrimp crackers, his wife Miyuki told a newspaper. Mr Hatoyama, head of the Democratic Party of Japan, which won a landslide victory in
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      Lock icon White House confident ties will stay strong
      436 8  -  Bhagyashree Garekar U.S. REACTIONS By US CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON: The Obama administration has welcomed the change of guard in Tokyo with the hope that their close partnership will endure. Incoming prime minister Yukio Hatoyama made it clear in the run-up to the election that
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      Lock icon Ties with Beijing likely to be stable: Analysts
      512 8  -  Peh Shing Huei CHINESE REACTIONS By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF BEIJING: China's relations with Japan are likely to remain stable under the new Japanese government, and could even see some improvement, said analysts here yesterday. News of the Democratic Party of Japan's (DPJ)
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        Lock icon A mostly wait-and-see attitude towards incoming govt
        621 9  -  Lee Seok Hwai JAPANESE REACTIONS By PM Lee congratulates Hatoyama on poll victory BELOW is the congratulatory letter from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to Mr Yukio Hatoyama, president of the Democratic Party of Japan, dated yesterday: Dear Excellency, Please accept my warmest
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        Lock icon Bleak outlook for LDP after rout
        563 9 Unfamiliar opposition role, leadership poser among its many woes Staying power SOME Asian political parties with a long grip on power. India's Congress party Established in 1885, it became India's dominant political party after independence in 1947, staying in power until 1977. It returned
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        518 10 Myanmar claims calm has been restored; refugees sceptical but have no other choice NANSAN: Refugees who fled to China from armed clashes in north-east Myanmar began going back yesterday, overcoming worries about safety to return to shops and homes they feared would be looted.
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        Lock icon 200 kids ill in 3rd lead poisoning case
        324 10 BEIJING: Two hundred children are suffering from lead poisoning in south-west China, the country's third such case of mass sickness in the past month, an official newspaper said yesterday. Parents in Tongdu, a township in Yunnan province's capital of Kunming, blamed the
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        Lock icon 'Bigger attack' planned: Indonesia's police chief
        501 11 Seized documents reveal plot to hit Indonesia's airline sector, MPs told JAKARTA: A suspect wanted in connection with hotel suicide bombings in Jakarta had infiltrated the national airline in a plot to carry out a "bigger attack", the national police chief told MPs yesterday.
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        Lock icon US general calls for new strategy against Taleban
        287 11 KABUL: The head of United States and Nato troops in Afghanistan wants a revised strategy to turn around the eight-year war against the Taleban. "The situation in Afghanistan is serious, but success is achievable and demands a revised implementation strategy, commitment and
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        Lock icon Indonesia ready to lease out islands
        787 12  -  Lynn Lee Foreigners cannot own them but they are welcome to run islands on lease By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Foreigners cannot own land in Indonesia. However, to boost tourism, the local authorities are inviting them to lease available islands across the sprawling archipelago. On
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        Lock icon 2 held for e-mailing fake anti-Abhisit clip
        335 12 BANGKOK: Thai police arrested two people accused of e-mailing a doctored recording of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva ostensibly discussing ways to create chaos as a pretext to crack down on anti-government protesters. The two suspects detained yesterday work for SC Asset, a company
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        Lock icon MCA chief springs a surprise on opponents
        860 13  -  Elizabeth Looi Move seen as a step to counter those pushing for an EGM to sack him and reinstate deputy By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT Past crises: 'Phantom' members, media buy THIS is not the first time the Malaysian Chinese Association has been rocked by
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        833 14  -  Jonathan Eyal Germany and live key UN nations to draw up response to nuke repori By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU LONDON: Senior diplomats from the five permanent United Nations Security Council member countries and Germany are meeting in Frankfurt tomorrow to discuss their
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        434 14 WASHINGTON: Former vice-president Dick Cheney has sharply criticised the Obama administration's decision to investigate the abuse of prisoners held by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as he delivered a forceful defence of the full range of interrogation techniques used by intelligence
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        Lock icon All dressed up for the ball
        52 14 Models in evening dresses competing for the ball during a show event at the Wattoluempiade (Mud Olympics). The event was held on the mudflats of the River Elbe in Brunsbuettel near Hamburg on Sunday. About 400 athletes competed in soccer, volleyball and fun activities.
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        Lock icon Merkel's party hits vote setback
        212 14 BERLIN: German voters have inflicted losses on Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives in state elections, a setback weeks before a national election she hopes will produce a new centre-right government. Dr Merkel's centre-left rival in the Sept 27 national ballot, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, celebrated her
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        Lock icon Australia probes Malay prejudice claims in outpost
        130 14 CANBERRA: Australia yesterday sent a senior minister to investigate claims that Malays in a remote Indian Ocean outpost face discrimination from white bureaucrats. Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor left for the Cocos Islands vowing to examine the allegations. Media reports say ethnic Malays
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        594 15  -  Sandra Davie 6.5 sq lon 'city of future' will be suspended on stilts to increase air circulation By SENIOR WRITER ABU DHABI: It may be one of the world's largest producers of oil, sitting on vast reserves projected to last another century, but
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        67 15 Buy jeans now pay later Prominent signs at a Levi's store in Bangalore, India, advertising the sal< of jeans that can b paid in monthlyinstalments. US jeans maker Levi Strauss has begun selling its denim on credit in India, allowing buyers to pay for a pair of its famous jeans
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          Lock icon Ex-Israeli PM indicted
          53 15 JERUSALEM: The Israeli authorities have indicted former prime minister Ehud Olmert on corruption charges, which could see him face years in jail. He is accused of illegally accepting funds from an American backer, double-billing for trips abroad and concealing funds from a government watchdog. He denies any
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          93 15 JOHOR BARU: Seven passengers were injured when the Ekspres Sinaran Pagi train from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore jumped the rails near the train station at Batu Anam, Segamat, yesterday. Three of them were Singaporeans. Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad southern region manager Tariq Omar said
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          68 15 COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan court sentenced a journalist, who wrote articles critical of a military offensive against the Tamil Tigers, to 20 years' hard labour under anti-terrorism laws. Colombo High Court Judge Deepali Wijesundera yesterday found J.S. Tissanayagam guilty on three charges of conspiracy and violating
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          89 15 BOGOTA: Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has Influenza A (H1N1), and officials have advised other South American leaders who met him at a summit of the infection. The 57-year-old Mr Uribe began feeling symptoms last Friday, the same day as a meeting of South American presidents in
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Japan's new govt up for a hard job
      464 16 THE lopsided result of Japan's parliamentary election was an act of revenge against a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) grown so accustomed to privilege that it could no longer feel the nation's pulse. A spell in opposition will be worth the experiment with
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      Lock icon Whither Asian security? A complex task ahead
      1022 16  -  Evelyn Goh SHIFT IN GLOBAL ORDER By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE Obama administration has paid plenty of attention to East Asia in its first eight months in office. President Barack Obama has made many positive references to the region, Secretary of State
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      728 16  -  Neelam Aggarwal Selina Lim Brian Lee HIGHER EDUCATION By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES ARE arts and social science degrees finally getting their day in the sun? In April, this newspaper reported a 5 per cent increase in applications to the arts and social science
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        957 17  -  Duan Jin-Chuan POST-CRISIS REFLECTION By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES Let's imagine a government caving in and forcingfinancial institutions to cover the bsses incurred or using publicjunds to do so... such actions will send a signal that irresponsible investment will not lead to negative consequences
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        792 17  -  Masahiro Matsumura By THE landslide general election victory by the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) terminated the one-party-dominated system that the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) had controlled almost without interruption since 1955. For most of the last decade, the DPJ was not seen as
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        367 18 PICKING SEA GAMES ATHLETES ALMOST every year, the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) trots out the same reasons for not selecting teams or athletes in multi-sport games like the South-east Asia (SEA) Games because these athletes do not meet the qualifying time or attain a
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        221 18 FOR the better part of my 40 years as a teacher, before I retired, I taught the stragglers, the strugglers and those who were weakest academically. The public perception of teaching is usually narrower and localised. Anecdotal accounts from relatives, friends, working
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        300 18 MAKE-UP SALARY I REFER to last Friday's report, "In-camp NSmen can stay connected to workplace". I am concerned over my make-up pay claim for my time spent on in-camp training. My company pays me solely in commission on sales I bring in. For the past
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      684 19  -  Lim Wei Chean Incentives, rate cuts offered in bid to boost take-up By Hotels are not the only ones struggling to draw customers. Race organiser Singapore Grand Prix has sold only 73 per cent of the available grandstand and walkabout tickets, compared to
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      568 20  -  Theresa Tan Many children not only give their folks money bui keep them company too By' SENIORS here are generally well cared for by their children, a new study has found. More than seven in 10 of those caring for an elderly person told
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      506 20  -  April Chong By If you wear contact lenses... DO: Wash your hands before handling your lenses. Clean and disinfect the lenses thoroughly. Wear them only for the number of hours set out by the practitioner. This can be for between eight
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      510 21  -  Cai Haoxiang Six companies back training customised for high-tech industry By A NEW training programme customised for the high-tech wafer fabrication industry was unveiled yesterday, in a move to boost the productivity of its engineers as well as make them more
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      311 21  -  Charissa Yong By THE Housing Board launched Punggol Spectra yesterday, the third of its build-to-order (BTO) projects in Punggol this year and the first to introduce two- and three-room flats. Under the BTO scheme, flats are built only when a certain level
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      753 22  -  Selina Lum She claims $435k transferred to joint account for safekeeping; defendant says sums mostly gifts By TO KEEP her money out of her husband's reach in an impending divorce, a general practitioner claimed she transferred various sums totalling some $435,000
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        97 22 EIGHT foreigners appeared in court here yesterday for conspiring with one another to export about 2.15 kg of a powdery substance believed to be heroin. Nepalese Yam Bahadur Lama, 28; Yubrindra Bahadur Tamang, 22; Arun Kumar Tamang, 29; Priyatam Tamang, 22; and Sam Singh Tamang,
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        120 22 CAR thieves struck over the weekend in two separate incidents in Ang Mo Kio and Queen Street. On Sunday, a man parked his BMW in the open-air carpark at Queen Street at around 9.15 am. He returned at about 10.30 am to find his windscreen smashed
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        110 22 A 27-YEAR-OLD Malaysian woman was robbed near her home on Saturday night. The sales assistant entered the lift at Block 1, Rochor Road, talking on her mobile phone. At the fourth floor, a man entered the lift. Alighting at the eighth floor, she had taken
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      338 22  -  Khushwant Singh By A MAN has been jailed for buying lost or stolen Singapore identity cards from the underground market, so that his friend could use them to borrow money from loan sharks under assumed identities. Edward B.S. Tang McCain,
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      384 22  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH ARMED with a bottle of thinner and a lighter, a 16-year-old runner for loan sharks set fire to the property of their debtors. Sometimes, instead of setting things alight, Nur Azliah Ithnin splashed red paint on the doors
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      463 24  -  Ang Yiying Guided walking tours through Chinatown offer insight on seventh month By THE first guided walking tours organised by the Chinatown Business Association this week are giving information about the ongoing Hungry Ghost Festival to tourists and the curious. The two
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      285 24 SEVEN teams of engineers have picked up Institution of Engineers Singapore (lES) awards for their contributions to the field. The honours are a recognition of their inventions, which range from devices that read brain waves to oil-rig platforms that float. A*Star chairman Lim Chuan Poh
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      466 25  -  Chua Hian Hou A dozen boys pilot F-16 jets on flight simulators during community outreach project By MANY boys dream of being at the controls of a fighter jet even if the dogfight plays out on a computer screen on solid
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      347 25  -  Chia yan Min By YOUNGER versions of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, United States President Barack Obama, footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and even gaming superstars the Super Mario Brothers took to the stage yesterday as part of Maha Bodhi School's Teachers' Day celebrations. The festivities
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      314 25  -  AMELIA TAN TEACHERS' DAY CELEBRATIONS IT HAS been a winding road to receiving a university degree for Millennia Institute teacher Lee Xuan Man. The 48-year-old stopped studying after completing her primary education in Johor Baru. Her family could not
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORT.
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      201 26 ROME: Juventus coach Ciro Ferrara has hailed his summer signing Diego after the Brazilian inspired his side to a 3-1 win over Serie A rivals AS Roma on Sunday. The attacking midfielder, who cost the club €24.5 million (5550.6 million), teased and toyed with
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      686 26 'WORSE THAN DIVING A history of bad blood ARSENE Wenger and Alex Ferguson's apparent disdain for each other dates back many years. Some say Ferguson disliked the Frenchman from the moment he entered English football in 1997. Others point to 1999, when i—. -_3- Arsenal lost an FA Cup semi-final
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      486 26 Transfer talk Ecuador midfielder Segundo Castillo, 27, has signed for Wolves on a season-long loan from Red Star Belgrade. Hull have signed Ireland defender Paul McShane, 26, from Premier League rivals Sunderland. He has inked a four-year contract. Harry Redknapp stepped up his interest in
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      676 27  -  Steve Slater Little proof in collusion claims; merely a further reminder of basic errors DRIVER'SSEAT By However, I believe that any speculation is based on circumstantial, rather than hard evidence. I simply cannot imagine any Fl driver deliberately risking his life and those around him in
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      443 27 SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium): Formula One World Championship leader Jenson Button refused to be downcast despite another disappointing finish in the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. The 29-year-old Englishman failed to score a point in the dramatic 44-lap race after his Brawn GP car was involved in a
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      213 27 SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium): Ferrari will decide in the next two days whether Luca Badoer will continue to stand in for the injured Felipe Massa. Massa met renowned motor racing neurosurgeon Steve Olvey in Miami yesterday for further checks on the life-threat-ening head injury he
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      400 27 England squad Goalkeepers: Ben Foster (Man Utd), Robert Green (West Ham), Paul Robinson (Blackburn). Defenders: Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Wes Brown (Man Utd), Matthew Upson (West Ham), John Terry (Chelsea, capt), Joleon Lescott (Man City), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Wayne Bridge (Man City). Midfielders: Shaun Wright-Phillips
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        79 27 THAI side TTM Samut Sakhon sealed their place in the last four of the Singapore Cup, with a 4-2 victory over Brunei DPMM in the second leg of the quarter-finals last night. TTM, who led 3-1 from the first leg, added to their advantage through Aly
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        62 27 CANBERRA: Australia is planning to change its citizenship rules to allow Russia-born speed skater Tatiana Borodulina to compete for the country at February's Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The Australian Olympic Committee said the proposed amendments, to be introduced in the federal Parliament, would reduce residency requirements from
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        65 27 MANCHESTER: Bad weather thwarted Australia's bid to win the first Twenty2o cricket international against England on Sunday. The tourists were well on top when rain stopped play. They had reduced England to four for two in the second over, in pursuit of a victory target of 146.
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      438 28 JERSEY CITY (New Jersey): Golf's latest giant slayer, Heath Slocum, stood victorious on the final green at Liberty National on Sunday. Once again, it was an underdog who sank a huge putt to send Tiger Woods and three other big-name professionals to the losers' circle. Holding the
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      372 28 U.S. OPEN Belgian advances easily after straight-sets demolition of Ukrainian NEW YORK: Former tennis champion Kirn Clijsters reached the second round of the US Open yesterday with a 58-minute, 6-1, 6-1 win over Viktoriya Kutuzova of Ukraine. The 26-year-old former world No. 1, playing in the first
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      784 28  -  Rohit Brijnath SPORTINGLIFE I By This (generation) was substantially different, not so much a pushing back but a collective kicking down of known limits. ONE sleek, one sturdy, old soldiers at 27 and 29, together they prop up a women's tour of limited
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      283 28 TULSA (Oklahoma): Two weeks after Yang Yong Eun stunned the golf world to win the PGA Championship, compatriot An Byeong Hun won the United States Amateur golf title. Just as Yang made history by becoming the first Asian-born man to win a Major and
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      307 28 NORTH PLAINS (Oregon): By now, it is no longer a surprise or big news that another South Korean golfer has triumphed on the LPGA Tour. This time, it was rookie Hur Mi Jeong who joined the group of winners known as the "Seoul
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      622 28 uricKet First Twenty2o International In Manchester: Australia 145-4 in 20 overs (D. Warner 33, M. Clarke 27 n.0., C. White 55: Broad 2-33, Collingwood 2-20). England 4-2 in 1.1 overs. Match abandoned due to rain. Cycling Tour of Spain 203.7 km 2nd stage from Assen to Emmen, Netherlands: 1
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      484 29  - A VIVA PULLS OUT Terrence Voon Despite loss of sponsor, SBA says Spore Open will be staged next year By' THANKS FOR BACKING "Aviva came to us at a time when badminton badly needed funding support to take it to the next level." LEE Yl SHYAN, SBA president, on Aviva's
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      519 29 TEAMWORK THE KEY "Most of our rivals were bigger than us, especially the Europeans and the Americans. But we had teamwork on our side and we went all out to do our country proud." CLEMENT NEO, 17 THEY started their careers on the water as
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      246 29 SAAD Khan Janjua smashed a quickfire half-century as Singapore cruised to their second win in the World Cricket League Division Six competition yesterday. The hard-hitting batsman came to the crease at a difficult time when the Republic were at 155-7 after 40 overs. But his
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      365 26 AVIVA: 1 SIX-YEAR RUN ENDS UK insurer Aviva will not renew its sponsorship of the Singapore Open. 81l 0 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Lescott aside, City still looking to spend. Missing Alonso. Fl ticket sales slow. MOST COMMENTED Lescott aside, City still
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      218 28 VfHUCCVWIIIM "'am *m'y verv nappy t° have OT returned to my home club." ANDRIY SHEVCHENKO, the I Today former AC Milan and fccwtd Cricket League, Div 6: Botswana v S^X^oS^o Malaysia (SCA, Kallang), Singapore v Bahrain nas returned to Dynamo (SCC, Padang), Guernsey v Norway (IA) 10am. Kiev 10 years
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      153 29 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 NG KIM BENG Age: 77 Was called home to be with the Lord on 30 August 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved
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      144 29 Paul Siow Tham Seng Age 91 Passed away peacefully on 30 August 2009. Will be dearly missed by: Wife, Catherine Siow May Fan (nee Chang); Son, Horace Siow In Bee; Son, Wallace Siow Inn Eng; Daughter-in-law, Julie Siow Chai Khim (nee Tong); Daughter-in-law, Siow Lin Ying (nee Koh); Grandson, Arthur
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      32 29 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the Late WILLIAM NG KENG SOON Departed on 26 August 2009 From The Directors, Management Staff of Beyonics Technology Limited and its subsidiaries
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      266 30 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 MDM TAN HWEE KIAN Age: 80 was called home to be with the Lord on 31 August 2009. Dutiful wife, Inspirational mum, cherished grandma Will be
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      109 30 CHIAM HENG LEE, RICKEY Age: 51 passed away peacefully on 30 August 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Patricia Poon Soo Gim Mother: Ho Lee Peng Daughter: Heather Chiam Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Charlie Chiam Heng Kirn Alice Khoo Mitch Chiam Heng Young Grace Chiam Oscar Chiam Heng
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      61 30 Thalai Thevasam Ist Anniversary T. SINNATHAMBY (Poori) Departed on 12 September 2008 Not a day goes by without thinking of you. Deeply missed and always remembered by Wife:Vasantha Son: Arulvanan Daughters: Kalyani, Sumathi Son-in-law: Raja Daughter-in-law: Joanna Grandchildren: Samantha, Kishore, Prisclla, Loges, Kumar Prayers will be held at Blk 46,
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      93 30 ONG SIEW HEOH, MONA Age: 41 Passed away peacefully on 30 August 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Yeo Kirn Kok Son: Daiyl Yeo Zhi Jie Daughter: Vanessa Yeo Kin Ying Goddaughter: Samantha Ong Vi Ting Godson: Dylan GohßiYi Father: Ong Eng Chuan Mother: Nellie Tan
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      51 30 17th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of LAYAHMOOI (Founder of Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home) Departed: 01.09.1992 In our hearts your memory lingers, Sweetly tender, fond and true, There is not a day, That we do not think of you. Sadly missed always remembered by Children, Grandchildren, Great Grand-Children, Relatives
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      80 30 Alice Dorothy Rodrigues nee Lewis Age: 83 Was called home to be with the Lord on 31 August 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Grandson: Christian Son: Herman (Late) Daughter: Catherine (Late) Sisters: Doris (Late), Joyce (Late) all relatives and friends Alice is resting at St Theresa's Home Parlour, 49 Upper
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      73 30 "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want." Psalm 23:1 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of MDMTAN HENG KHIM Departed Ist Sept 2008 She's gone from earth's toil to Her heavenly rest, To be home for all time in our Dear Saviour's breast; And there when our
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      99 30 MARIA HON OI YONG Age: 83 [Former Teacher of CHIJ Bukit Timah) passed away peacefully on 30 Aug 2009 leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Joseph Chay Poh Wah, deceased) Son: Martin Chay Daughter-in-law: Serene Sim Daughter: Margaret Chay Son-in-law: Roger Tan Grandsons: Jaime Xie, Fabian Tan Granddaughter-in-law: Deborah Wong Granddaughters:
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      38 30 In Loving Memory Of Patrick Eio Phuay Phuang Departed Ist Sep 1994 It has been 15 years since you left us. You're sadly missed and never forgotten. Always loved remembered by wife, sons, daughters-in-law, grandson all loved ones
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      33 30 In Loving Memory Of LEONARD SOH HEE CHUAN Departed 01 September 2006 Gone from our lives but lives in our minds. With fond memories from wife, sons, daughter, daughter-in-law and all loved ones.
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      143 30 BIN CHEE FONG Age: 88 passed away peacefully on 31 August 2009. Dearly missed and fondly cherished in the hearts of loved ones. (Wife: Mdm Foo Lee Hwa, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Bin Khee Meng, Jeffrey Cheah Soh Moi, Serene Bin Kee Foo, David Ho Siew Cheng, Jasmine Bin Kee Jong,
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      138 30 ...Whoever desires to save his life zvill lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?" Matthew 16:25-26 Peggy Ng Hing Hock Age: 55 Went home to
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      58 30 "No words can describe, He is our friend" Leonard Soh Departed 01 September 2006 Cheah Kirn Teck Cheong Gay Eng Edwin Khoo Henry Tay Hester Chew Jeffrey Goh Koon Boon Kin Lewis Tan Philip Eng Philip Tan Richard Tan Robert Tan Sim Ah Ban Tan Khee Giap Tan Yeow Khoon
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      115 30 OM NAMA SIVAYA MRS K. S. S. MANIAM (nee Thangammah) 2nd daughter of the late Mr C. Canagaratnam of the Water Department, Singapore passed away peacefully on 31 August 2009. Dearly loved and missed by loved ones. Husband: The late Mr K. Sivasubramaniam Son: Daughter-in-law: Naresh Kumar Yvonne Granddaughter: Priya
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      121 30 "...And he who loves Me, will be loved by My Father and I will love him and manifest Myself to him." YEO EX LIANG Age: 83 was called home to be with the Lord on 30 August 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Beloved Wife: Low Hong Ngor Sons: Daughters-in-law: Yeo
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      95 30 "I have fought the good fight to the end; I have run the race to the finish; I have kept the Faith." 2Timothy4:7 ANGELA GOH Age: 50 was called to be with the Lord on 30 August 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Mother: Koh Mary Lily Brother: Patrick Goh Sisters:
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      46 30 THALAI THEVASAM In Loving Memory Of MADAM CHIDAMBARAM KALIAMMAL Departed on 11/09/2008 Deeply missed always remembered by brothers, sisters, sons, daughters-in-law, daughters, sons-in-law grandchildren Prayers will be held on 1/9/2009 (Tues) at 7pm at Manmatha Karuneshvarar, 226 Kallang Road. Please treat this as a personal invitation.
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      40 31 To the family of the late MR FRANCIS SEAH our deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences on the passing of our fellow colleague and Director, Commercial Departed on 29 August 2009 From: The Management Staff m +w zander total facility solutions
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      137 31 am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in il me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." John 11:25-26 DAVID WONG HENG JIAM Age: 69 Was called home to be with the Lord on 30 August 2009. Dearly missed and
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      191 31 r Jesus said: "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are yj many rooms lam going there to prepare a place for y0u.... so that you also may be where I am." John 14:1-3 DOROTHY LOO SOOK YING Age:
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      148 31 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house
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      78 31 3RD ANNIVERSARY IN EVERLOVING MEMORY OF SINNADURAITHIRUMOORTIT Departed 3rd September 2006 I Dearly missed and always remembered with fond memories by Sinnadurai family, loved ones and Management Staff of King's Security Safety Management Pte Ltd, I King's Security Training School Pte Ltd Grandas (Singapore) Pte Ltd. ATHMA SHANTIPOOJA will be
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        545 32  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS Opening high becomes a 1.89 per cent loss as China bourse plummets By THE local bourse was raring to go yesterday morning, but its bright start to the week crumbled rapidly under enormous selling pressure in Shanghai, which
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        370 32  -  Alvin Foo By GOING green in manufacturing can go hand in hand with boosting a company's bottom line, participants at a seminar on sustainable manufacturing were told yesterday. In fact, it is the way forward for Sin-gapore-based electronics and precision engineering firms,
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          105 32 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 2.76 billion shares worth $2.03 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 142 Losers: 463 Unchanged: 758 Mid Cap 595.14 T -8.85 Basic materials 319.80 T -9.07 Utilities 485.84 5.23 Small Cap 541.58 T -14.45 Industrials 557.35 T -4.07 Financials 648.49 T -13.29 All Share 640.45 T -9.79 Consumer
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          183 32 Yesterday's close: »Japanese shares fell 0.4 per cent after an early rally sparked by the opposition's landslide election victory f.iclecl .imici worries about a stronger yen. Friday's close: 1,174.27 (+2.63) Financial markets in Malaysia WTh Nati°na' nollday- Yesterday's close: Hong Kong shares closed 1.9 per cent lower, tracking heavy
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          613 32 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 127 87.5 236 110 64.5 141 130.9 150 325 41 132 184 108 118 240 662 217 299 191 126 530 220 56 198 70 73.5 90.5 33.5 238 132 89 272 642
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        579 33  -  Yang Huiwen Spice Group founder, who takes 20% stake in telephony firm, has no intention to dispose of existing business By INDIAN billionaire Bhupendra Kumar Modi has paid more than $60 million for a stake of about 20 per cent in online
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        491 33  -  Francis Chan By MANUFACTURING firms, hit hard by the global slowdown, can draw on their own technical know-how as a way to diversify and pursue new businesses, said Spring Singapore chairman Philip Yeo. He said that instead of adopting a wait-and-see survival
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      509 34 Rich Asian clients buying accumulators again as risk appetite recovers HONG KONG: A type of financial derivatives blamed for destroying Asian wealth is back. Stock accumulators dubbed "I kill you later" generated controversy last year after wiping out enormous sums among high net worth individuals
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      277 34 Strong gains among companies making transport equipment and steel products fuelled the increase. TOKYO: Japan's factory output rose for the fifth straight month in July and is expected to keep climbing in the months ahead encouraging signs for a newly elected government
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      388 34 NEW DELHI: India's economic growth accelerated for the first time since 2007, indicating the global recession's impact on Asia's third-largest economy is waning. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 6.1 per cent last quarter from a year earlier after a 5.8 per cent rise in the previous
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      340 34  -  Alvin Foo By THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) announced yesterday that it has created two international president posts to promote contacts with policymakers and thought leaders amid times of change in the financial system. The appointments, taking effect today, are: Mr
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      545 35 Singapore's top 10 1. Singapore Airlines: Shows resilience in the downturn 2. Sing Tel: Mobile companies are lifting performance 3. United Overseas Bank: Could see shift to "growth" mode 4. Singapore Press Holdings: Celebrating 25th anniversary 5. OCBC Bank: Traces its heritage
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      353 35  -  Jessica Cheam By MERCHANT Square, a four-storey office building off Merchant Road, is up for sale again this time at a deep discount to its last asking price. The leasehold property was on the market in February last year at the guide price
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      705 36  -  Goh Eng Yeow Worst day on Chinese bourse in 15 months, as index falls 6.7% By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT THE worst day on the volatile Shanghai bourse in about 15 months sent tremors across the region yesterday, as the trading month drew to an uneasy
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      107 36 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com blogged about MOST-READ ONLINE In search of a new CEO. Says Lim Tan Kin Lian launches new Siang Kai: "Peter Seah or Ernest Wong consumer body. are the most suitable home-grown candidates to run DBS. They have the MOST COMMENTED
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        1451 38  -  cheryl tan Big families on vacation wrestle with tight budgets and keeping their many young ones entertained. One agency has packages that let the kids travel free whfe another offers private tours Une or two will get restless while the
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        37 40 Retiree Yeo Siang-Goh wins a pair of tickets to any Silk Air destination plus $500 cash for the photo of Inle Lake in Myanmar (above) published on Aug4. The prizes are sponsored by Silk Air.
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        472 40  -  Tan Yi Hui Cheryl Tan and SNOW FUN IN SOUTH KOREA Have fun in the snow in South Korea. The YMCA of Singapore, together with Korea's Chuncheon YMCA, is offering a V Korea Ski Daemyung package for students from Dec 13 to 19. It costs $1,826. Book before
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        344 41  -  cheryl tan Besides promoting their native island, Taiwanese pop star Jolin Tsai (right) anc director Wu Nien-jen are also working to help typhoon-affected children Despite Taiwan's typhoon- ravaged southern coastline i■ provinces, it's business as usual for most tourist hot spots such as Taipei. But not for Taiwan
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        221 41 Jolin Tsai suggests some great places for Shopping Wu Fen Pu is a wholesale garment district filled with small shops selling the latest trendy outfits, bags, shoes and accessories. "It is great for young travellers on a tight budget who want great bargains," she says. Located
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        349 41 Director Wu Nien-jen (right) shares some facts and features about Taiwan that you may not know: Handicraft Taiwan Handicraft Promotion Centre is a one-stop mega mart with more than 40,000 items of art furni- ture, jewellery and traditional Chinese gifts. It is located at the
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        904 42  -  deepika shetty Glorious sunsets, lovely beaches and fresh food attract tourists to the jewel of the Aegean Sea 'I bought in at a low price. Now I'm posting a profit gain' j^ 2^ Comedian Jan Lamb (right) on his happy marriage to former singer Cass Phang 'As
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      523 44  -  rebecca lynne tan More than 550 children signed up to perform for Child Aid and auditions were held on Sunday A children's charity concert by "me Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund The Business Times Budding Artists Fund When drummer Theron Lim, 10, auditioned on
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      366 44 'WBW concert CHUA LIX WUK LIM VAN IN RECITAL Esplanade Recital Studio Sunday chang tou liang If a concertgoer were to attend only one chamber concert every year, this would be the one to choose. Like sightings of Halley's Comet, performances by former Singapore Symphony
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        564 46 Hong Kong Fans of actorsinger Andy Lav were waiting with flowers and hongbao when he arrived in Beijing one day after he was revealed to be married. But his smiles were forced, said reports. Lav, 47, has found himself in a public relations debacle after Apple
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        252 46 MADONNA VISITS JUDAISM SITE Madonna, a Kabbalah follower, sparked a media frenzy when she paid a nocturnal visit to the Western Wall, Judaism's top pilgrimage site in the Old City of Jerusalem on Sunday. She will play two concerts in Tel Aviv and meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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          341 80  -  MALINI NATHAN Your teachers undergo a lot of training to be the best at what they do. By THEN (1930s to 1990s) Teachers could get diplomas to teach from 1938, but they did not have formal training until 1950, when the Teacher Training College (TTC) was set
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          38 79 It's time to say a big 'thank you' to the teachers who work hard every day to nurture and teach you. Here are some heartfelt tributes from Little Red Dot readers on this special day.
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          452 71  -  ANDREW DUFFY 'HINI outbreak may have passed its peak By Dessica Daganathan (ST, Aug 13,2009) Activities by THE outbreak of Influenza A (H1N1) appears to have peaked, with attendances at clinics dropping off for the first time in weeks. The number of patients seeking help at polyclinics
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          479 78 HISTORY IN THE HEADLINES IWffliii 117,1986 More than 90 people are still unaccounted for after a six-storey hotel collapsed in Little India two days ago. Rescue teams have found only nine survivors so far as they comb through the rubble of the Hotel New World, which
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      38 85 iw We'd like to wish all our teachers a Happy Teachers' Day. BHB For those of you who'd like to celebrate next year's Teachers' Day by being part of our family, please visit www.moe.gov.sg/teach today. Ministry of Education
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