The Straits Times, 9 November 2009

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    20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 2009 S|sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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    Lock icon 3% growth in 2010: MM
    936 1  -  Fiona Chan Expect slower growth for several years until major countries recover By A HEARTY HUG FOR MR LEE Mr AM Ahmad embraced Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew like an old friend at his home in Henderson Heights yesterday. Mr AM, 90, first met Mr
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  • INSIDE
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      Lock icon Health Bill passes Round 1
      53 1 THE United States House of Representatives passed a sweeping health care Bill by a narrow 220-215 vote, a step towards reforms promised by President Barack Obama. All eyes are now on the Senate which is yet to arrive at a final version of the Bill.
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      Lock icon He's a blast with explosives
      42 1 UNTIL he won the Defence Technology Individual Prize, Dr Geoffrey Tan's wife had no idea he worked with explosives daily. The award given by the Ministry Of Defence recognises contributions to defence technologies here. HOME PAGE B7
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      Lock icon Thaksin to visit Cambodia
      42 1 CAMBODIA'S prime minister said yesterday that Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand's fugitive ex-leader will visit Cambodia this week in his new role as economics adviser. The visit is set to increase tensions between the two neighbours. WORLD PAGE A 9
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      Lock icon Golf shootout in Shanghai
      63 1 PHIL Mickelson held off Ernie Els to win the WGC-HSBC Champions golf tournament in Shanghai by one stroke yesterday. The final day had been billed as a shoot-out between world No. 2 Mickelson and world No. 1 Tiger Woods. But Woods faltered, enduring a nightmare round
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      Lock icon S'pore banks do well
      45 1 SINGAPORE banks' latest report cards read: good effort, problem areas tackled effectively, and expect to do even better next term. OCBC Bank, United Overseas Bank and DBS all posted year-on-year gains in third-quarter profits that beat market expectations. MONEY PAGE 820
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    Lock icon Hu's visit to boost China-Singapore ties
    713 1  -  Clarissa Oon By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHINESE President Hu Jintao's visit to Singapore on Wednesday is expected to yield new bilateral initiatives in education and culture, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. It will also give a further boost to longstanding good relations
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      72 1 M* behind Bread Talk hr^ r* in one family showdown v She came up with PC-C Two kids found dead; iLJ&V A^v Chelsea stun Man U its pork floss bun hrjM& vl father Jumps to his death llr^ with late goal LIFE! PAGE C 4 IT J i'^'l' fWI PRIME,
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        Lock icon Support plan for the disabled has appeal
        75 2 WE SAY Families with disabled children would welcome a government-backed trust, the Special Needs Trust Company, that will see to the patients' care and financial support after the parents are dead. It is basically investing in assured future care. Relations should ideally be
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        Lock icon A unique revolution
        25 2 COLUMNS Jonathan Eyal. REVIEW PAGE Al9 Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution was a unique event marked by non-violence, and is not easily replicated, says
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        Lock icon Kindness can blossom
        34 2 We would do well not to regard the kindness movement and similar projects with the same disdain as we do numerous other national campaigns, says Leow Si Wan. HOME PAGE B9
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        Lock icon Climate change
        25 2 OUR READER SAYS It is essential that Singaporeans acquire the facts on the issue of climate change, says Harry Mason. FORUM PAGE A2O
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        17 2 www.straitstimes.com Tracy Quek mulls the first amendment in the light of the Fort Hood shootings.
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      Lock icon Lessons from Afghans' Soviet occupation
      929 2  -  Anthony Paul I By SENIOR WRITER IN AFGHANISTAN'S Kandahar province, following a three-hour, bone-jarring drive from Pakistan, the flag of the Hezb-i-Islami guerilla force suddenly appeared in our truck's headlights. From behind a boulder stepped a caped figure toting an AK-47. "Dresh!" (Halt!) he bellowed.
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      Lock icon Three dead in family tragedy
      609 3  -  Mavis Toh Man falls from 12th storey, two children dead in burning flat By A MAN fell 12 storeys to his death on Saturday night as a fire raged in the flat in which his two young children lay dead in their bedroom. Neighbours in
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      Lock icon Potential citizens are vetted carefully: MM
      520 4  -  Rachel Chang Contributions are key, he says, in response to fears over immigration By THE government looks closely at permanent residents' (PRs) contributions to Singapore before deciding which ones can become citizens, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew last night at a Tanjong Pagar
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      65 4  -  Kevin Lim 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 boy dances with
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      Lock icon S'pore's future depends on leaders' mettle
      364 4  -  CLARISSA OON MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew yesterday hit out at critics of People's Action Party politicians, reiterating that the Singapore system works precisely because the ruling party takes great care when choosing its candidates, including some who forgo high-paying careers to become ministers.
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      Lock icon Hero cop's partner also hailed
      423 5 FORT HOOD SHOOTING KILLEEN (Texas): One of two police officers who confronted the alleged Fort Hood killer says he shot Major Nidal Malik Hasan before kicking the man's weapon away, handcuffing him and ending the nation's worst killing spree on a military base. Sergeant Mark
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      Lock icon Extremist suicide angle probed
      561 5 Killer acted alone, but may have had mission FORT HOOD (Texas): US investigators believe the army doctor accused of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage at a Texas military base acted alone and that he was not part of a terrorist plot. But they have
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      260 5 a man making tradition taste new again George Quek Bread Talk ■HSV ia>^ r%^ We are your bank raring to support alternative points of view Ixl For a forward-looking partner, start a conversation with us. He did it with Bread Talk, Food Republic, Toast Box and Din Tai Fung. A
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    • APEC 2009 Singapore
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        664 6  -  Chua Chin Hon Businessmen fear lack of clear, proactive trade agenda could stymie growth and job creation By US BUREAU CHIEF WASHINGTON: As the worst recession in decades recedes, American businesses are finally feeling a renewed, if modest, sense of optimism about the coming
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        Lock icon Summit kicks off with round of closed-door talks
        283 6 THE summit of Asia-Pacific leaders started yesterday with a closed-door meeting of senior officials from the 21 Apec members. The officials have two days to conclude their draft reports before Apec finance, trade and foreign ministers meet on Wednesday and Thursday. Chairing
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        Lock icon Apec a vital bulwark against protectionism
        617 7  -  Salim Osman It can 'reinforce the message of free and open trade' in region By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Indonesia sees Apec as an important forum for countries in the region to stem the tide of protectionism in the aftermath of the global financial crisis,
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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      Lock icon China to boost assistance to Africa
      819 8 Beijing's promises To give US$lO billion (Ssl4 billion) in concessional loans to Africa to build up financing capacity, and support Chinese financial institutions in setting up a US$l billion fund for loans to small and medium-sized African companies. It will cancel more African debt.
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        72 9 Passengers with their foldable bicycles in a light rail train in Manila yesterday. The authorities are offering such bicycles in a public campaign to cut vehicle emissions and raise awareness of the environment. Drivers are being encouraged to park their vehicles at a train station
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        Lock icon Phnom Penh hosts Thaksin this week
        552 9 New adviser's visit to Cambodia set to raise tensions with Thailand PHNOM PENH: Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra will visit Phnom Penh this week in his new role as economic adviser, the Cambodian Prime Minister said yesterday, further stoking a row with Thailand.
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        Lock icon Changes in Indonesia's military 'routine'
        543 9  -  Salim Osman By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: The reshuffle of the military's top brass over the weekend was part of the regeneration of the Indonesian armed forces (TNI), according to officials and observers yesterday. The announcement, however, came as a surprise to many, as it was
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        Lock icon Dalai Lama visits area at centre of row
        608 10 Trip to remote region claimed by India and China fuels tensions TAWANG (India): The Dalai Lama spoke out against China yesterday on a visit to a monastery in a remote Indian region claimed by Beijing. The Chinese government has strongly criticised the
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        364 10 TOKYO: The idea may sound like science fiction, but Japan's space agency is dead serious: By 2030, it wants to collect solar power in space and zap that down to Earth, using laser beams or microwaves. The government has just tasked a group
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        Lock icon Okinawans rally against US base
        343 12 GINOWAN (Japan): Tens of thousands of residents rallied yesterday against an American military base in this southern Okinawan city, just days before US President Barack Obama's visit. "I urge Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama to tell President Obama that Okinawa needs no more US bases," said
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        Lock icon English standards slipping in Philippines
        817 12  -  Alastair Mclndoe Concerns raised after results show Malaysians beating Filipinos in global language exam By PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT Taiwan varsities urged to boost English TAIWAN'S President Ma Ying-jeou called yesterday for more university classes to be taught in English to help the island attract talented foreign
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        Lock icon Pakistan's nuke arms safe for now: Analysts
        457 14 But worries increasing as militants able to strike at will in Pakistan heartland LONDON: Pakistan's nuclear installations are so well guarded that Islamist militants behind a wave of violence in the country's heartland would find it very hard to storm them and steal
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        Lock icon Blast hits busy market, kills 12
        75 14 A Pakistani holding his baby girl who was killed in a suicide bombing, as her grandmother mourned inside a van at a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, yesterday. A suicide bomber, apparently targeting a former Taleban supporter turned anti-militant mayor, drove his car to the
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        Lock icon Independent polls gaining influence
        1009 11  -  Carolyn Hong Political parties in Malaysia have begun to use such data strategically for elections By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF USEFUL TOOL "It's a snapshot at a particular time, and political sentiment is notoriously fluid. But if it's consistently monitored, it can be a fair reflection of
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        Lock icon US health-care Bill passed in tight vote
        698 15  -  Bhagyashree Garekar House votes 220 to 215 for reforms; Senate vote to come By US CORRESPONDENT MAKING HISTORY "No chamber of Congress has ever before passed comprehensive health reform. This is history." President Obama WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives has approved a
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        Lock icon Saudis regain rebel-seized area
        564 16 Air strikes launched against Yemeni insurgents as Riyadh enters neighbour's conflict DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has regained control of territory seized by Yemeni rebels in an incursion last week, a senior official said, as the kingdom becomes more entangled in the conflict to its south. Saudi Arabia
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        Lock icon Focus of Clinton's trip: Iran, N. Korea and Afghanistan
        520 16 WASHINGTON: Nuclear stalemates with Iran and North Korea as well as stabilising Afghanistan are the dominant issues for US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on her trip to Europe and Asia, which begins with a stopover in Germany. Mrs Clinton, who
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        Lock icon Hurricane Ida gains strength
        377 17 42 people dead as storm moves towards Gulfs oil and gas facilities CANCUN (Mexico): Hurricane Ida strengthened off the Mexican resort city of Cancun on the Yucatan Peninsula yesterday as heavy rain caused by the storm killed at least 42 people in El Salvador. El Salvador's
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        Lock icon Country music, Taiwan-style
        42 17 Taiwanese pianist Chen Kuan-yu giving a concert performance in the middle of a padi field in Chishang township, in Taitung county in the island's south-east, on Saturday. The concert attracted almost 500 people, the Taipei Times reported. PHOTO: REUTERS
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          Lock icon He wanted to kill Obama
          96 17 DENVER: A man who threatened to kill President Barack Obama in August last year just before the Democratic National Convention has pleaded guilty to federal weapons charges. Shawn Adolf, 35, was arrested after officers in a Denver suburb pulled over his cousin and found rifles,
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          Lock icon Impersonating a president
          121 17 SYDNEY: A man carrying out interviews with the world's media by pretending to be Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been found out by an Australian radio station. The prankster readily discussed the 2016 Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro in radio interviews
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          Lock icon Commercials upset Kim
          82 17 SEOUL: State television in communist North Korea has abandoned capitalist-style commercials after leader Kirn Jong II expressed his anger. Yonhap news agency quoted sources as saying that Mr Kirn was furious when he saw the advertisements, which proliferated on Korean Central Television, after the first such commercial
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          Lock icon Japanese on drug charge
          96 17 KUALA LUMPUR: A Japanese woman will be charged in a Malaysian court this week with drug trafficking, and faces the death penalty if convicted, a senior Customs official said yesterday. The 30-year-old was held at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Oct 30 after she arrived from
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      109 8 Jk WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm add value, so it's unlikely that China MOST-READ ONLINE has any ambitions towards India." Thaksin on new offensive Cambridge faces competition YOUR SAY Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao MOST COMMENTED ON announced yesterday that China will India feels chill wind
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Support plan for the disabled has appeal
      436 18 HAVING a trust fund backed by state guarantee is a prudent way of ensuring financial security for disabled persons after the parents or guardians are gone. The Special Needs Trust Company (SNTC) which the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports launched on
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      Lock icon Scale new heights in a changed world
      1015 18 NUS president Tan Chorh Chuan delivered the annual State of the University Address on Oct 30. We carry here an excerpt from his address. THE world is changing rapidly. As Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong noted in Parliament on May 29: "After this
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      Lock icon A rising China needs to build bridges and stay open
      731 18  -  He Ailin By Singapore will not and has no reasons to be unfriendly towards China, as it is not in Singapore's national interest... The media outlets which can set the agenda in public opinion should be careful in their words
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    • review
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        Lock icon A unique revolution, not easily replicated
        895 19  -  Jonathan Eyal I By; STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU OF ALL the political tremors which rocked Eastern Europe two decades ago, the Velvet Revolution that came to a head in November 1989 in Prague was undoubtedly the most impressive. As elsewhere in the region, Germany
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        Lock icon US needs to rev up engine on trans-Pacific trade
        902 19  -  Michael Richardson By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES Unfortunately, the Obama administration has been hobbled in one key area where it should be showing leadership: trade policy. Beset by critics in Congress and the unions who claim trade agreements cause job losses
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        Lock icon Boom time ahead for Asia-Pacific navies
        718 19  -  Robert Karniol By I DEFENCE WRITER SHIPYARDS worldwide, together with suppliers providing the complex weapons and systems that outfit modern warships, are eyeing boom times. Global spending on new construction of naval platforms over the next 20 years should top US$64O billion (SsB9s billion),
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        Lock icon Implausible scenarios for S'pore-50 years on
        315 20 I REFER to Professor Kishore Mahbubani's commentary last Wednesday, "Policymakers, don't write off the implausible". Allow me to venture my take on the implausible scenarios that may take place in the next 50 years: The future prime minister of Singapore may be foreign-born, given
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        Lock icon Public need to know the facts
        511 20 CLIMATE CHANGE IN HER letter last Friday, "Don't promote fence-sitting on global warming", Mrs Sylvia Lee responded to Dr Andy Ho's commentary, "Reasons for Singapore to be cool on global warming" (Oct 30). She states that we do not need to "encourage more fence-sitters
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        579 20 Medical screening "Such checks should be extended to all age groups." MR CLEMENT WONG: "I refer to last Thursday's letter by Associate Professor Lim Chin Leong, 'Medical screening: Make it compulsory for veteran athletes'. While I endorse his view that medical screening be made compulsory for seniors, such checks
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        Lock icon Scholarship holders: Mix with the ground
        302 20 PUBLIC Service Commission (PSC) chairman Eddie Teo's astute speech ("Scholars must be able to both think and do", last Thursday) addresses core issues about the scholarship system in the civil service. Implicit in the speech is the message that besides being able to think
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        Lock icon University not the only ticket to success
        210 20 I REFER to last Friday's letter by Mr Frankie Yee, "Make room for lesser lights in university". The underlying assumption seems to be that a university education is the only ticket to success. We need to recognise that there are many routes one
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        Lock icon EPL offer: A price to pay for complacency
        273 20 I REFER to Mr Thomas Richard Prakasam's letter last Saturday, "Star Hub EPL offer worth considering". I have been a Star Hub customer for many years, and have had to pay ever-increasing fees for its services, specifically when it raised prices for
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        Lock icon Baby-unfriendly poles on SBS buses
        194 20 ABOUT four times a week, I take my one-year-old son from my home in Sengkang to my brother's house in Pasir Ris, where my mother will babysit him while I am at work. My only means of transport is SBS Transit service 88. The entrances
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      625 21  -  Jane Ng First batch of 200 Northlight School students will graduate this month By A GRADUATION ceremony that will take place at Northlight School this month is going to be nothing short of extraordinary. It is to be a rite of passage for about 200
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      301 21  -  JANE NG FOR students used to failing, success is a foreign concept. This is why the 10-month-old Assumption Pathway School (APS) in Upper Bukit Timah believes in setting its students up to succeed in a goal they pick for themselves be it to
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      1315 22 Three people have died while scuba-diving this year. Teh Joo Lin and Kimberly Spykerman look at the state of the leisure diving industry and its practices FOR three years, a 55-page code of practice for the leisure diving industry here has been gathering moss.
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      478 23  -  K.C. Vijayan By LAW CORRESPONDENT MARRIED couples who agree to go their separate ways will not have to show up in court to attend divorce hearings from today. Up till now, uncontested divorce proceedings required a couple to attend court to
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      93 25 Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and community leaders planting a Red Penda tree sapling at Mountbatten Town Day yesterday. He introduced a programme in Mountbatten that will focus on being green while preparing meals. Residents will be given tips on how to minimise waste and conserve energy during
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      518 25  -  JUDITH TAN Case shows donors won't hesitate if their welfare is taken care of, he says HEALTH Minister Khaw Boon Wan is heartened by the news of the first potential kidney donor to be reimbursed by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). He said
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      643 26  -  Jennani Durai 300 families can pick Sers replacement flats in nearby Tiong Bahru By FAMILIES in about 300 flats in Bukit Merah View will be offered new homes in nearby Tiong Bahru as their old blocks are slated for redevelopment. The homeowners can
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      81 26 A Remembrance Sunday ceremony was held at the Kran]i War Memorial early yesterday morning to pay homage to soldiers, airmen and sailors who contributed to the defence of Singapore and the region. Remembrance Day falls on Nov 11, marking the end of World
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      577 26  -  Clarissa Oon By TERMINALLY ill patients should not treat death as a taboo subject, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said last night. Instead, he urged them to discuss with their families and doctors plans for dying with dignity and under the best
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      689 27  -  Lester Kok Family learns of his work after scientist wins prize for research into controlling explosions By FOR the past 19 years, Dr Geoffrey Tan's marriage has been full of secrets. Until recently, when he won the Defence Technology Individual Prize, his wife
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        459 28  -  SU JIAXIAN High-end Swiss watch makers are going into cyberspace and supporting the green movement to keep on ticking BY FOR a longtime, watch companies stayed away from the Internet to preserve brand image and exclusivity. As such, Raymond Weil's recent marketing blitz for its newest
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        278 28  -  LAI Yl MING BY FROM now till Jan 15 next year, children aged 15 years and below stand to win $35,000 worth of Resorts World Sentosa prizes including a one-night stay at Resorts World Sentosa's Festive Hotel in POSB's Year-End Holiday Draw, for selected transactions at
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        298 28 WHEN you next purchase Enfagrow A+ Enfakid A+ EnfaSchool A+, you will literally be investing in your child's learning. This is the result of a tie-up between Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN), which manufactures these growing-up milk, and Science Centre Singapore. They will issue
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        219 28 WITH Select Group's "Universal Dining" themed food court, you can sample the best of Singapore cuisine under one roof in a uniquely Singapore dining experience. The Select Group has specially handpicked seven local favourites that represent the multi-cultural flavours of Singapore. They are
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        232 28  -  ZACKARIA ABDUL RAHIM BY WHEN you next eat at KFC or Pizza Hut, a part of your money will go to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). From now to Nov 24, when you buy a KFC Meal with cutout coupons,
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        534 29  -  Leow Si Wan SOAPBOX Ditch the disdain and do some good deeds it's easier than you think By LAST week, the Singapore Kindness Movement snared its plans to engage Singaporeans in World Kindness Day this Friday. The idea: a "kindness ambush". That is, surprise
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        764 29 MY LIFE The Social Development Network (SDN) is the latest national effort to matchmake singles. Youthlnk writers give it a shot or not. Better ways to snag a date THE year-end "couple" season is a stressful time. We wonder who to lavish with a Christmas
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        570 30  -  Goh Wen Zhong LETTERS HOME It may be fun to be a global citizen but home is where the heart is By I HAVE certainly aspired to lead the golden life of a global citizen, but grappling with reality is perhaps a different matter. The idea
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        392 30  -  Jonathan Liautrakul MY THOUGHTS By HOW many A-level students does it take to change a light bulb? Well, none at Anglo-Chinese Junior College, where the school would rather pay someone else to do it. And one at Victoria Junior College, with the rest waving banners
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      103 21 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE www.straitstimes.com your say MOST-READ ONLINE Couples who agree to split no longer Last moments on CCTV have to attend court for the divorce Don't panic over buying homes hearing, in a pilot move to speed up the process and spare the
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      1032 29 YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP SERIES BROUGHT TO YOU BY ACTION COMMUNITY FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP (ACE) I ,^W action W entrepreneurship r^M^f --J^i-^^ I^^H Andrew Lim: Banking on loan submissions work, we have an a company. The course allowed him to v^B experience advantage over competitors, who tend exchange ideas and fine-tune his After
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      910 31 CAP TAIN FANTASTIC Controversies mar Chelsea win 14th mm: Antonio Valencia tumbles under a clumsy challenge by Chelsea captain John Terry. Referee waves play on, although penalties have been given for much less. 40th: Terry and Ashley Cole collide, but Chelsea continue to attack. United are incensed that the referee
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      272 31 LONDON: His son may have bought him a mortgage-free house and a £15,000 (5534,600) Rolex watch. But that has not, according to British tabloid News of the World, stopped the father of John Terry, the England football captain, from allegedly
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      386 32 LONDON: Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has warned England not to play Steven Gerrard in Saturday's glamour friendly against Brazil in Doha. These are desperate times for the club, who have to beat Birmingham today or endure further speculation that they are not even
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      239 32 LONDON: Manager Arsene Wenger has threatened to quit Arsenal for Real Madrid if Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov seizes control of the club. After last season's exit from the Champions League, Usmanov, who owns 23 per cent of the Gunners, said he would inject over £100 million
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      396 32  -  Lin Xinyi SA Vipers win SCC 7s for third year, keeping clean sheet this time I By THE SA Vipers won the Singapore Cricket Club International Rugby Sevens tournament in style when they defeated Fiji's Davetalevu 24-0 yesterday. Not only did the South Africans lift the Ablitt
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      440 32 Geylang United 1 Bangkok Glass 0 THE road to Jalan Besar Stadium was never straight and smooth but Geylang United proved that the bumpy ride will not deter them from staging upset after upset. In yesterday's Singapore Cup final, the Eagles ended their eight-year
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      667 33  -  Leonard Lim He holds off South African for second HSBC Champions title By SHANGHAI: They say red numbers are the key to winning in golf. But as Phil Mickelson returns to the United States for a long winter break, it will be a par putt that springs
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      460 33  -  LEONARD LIM SHANGHAI: There was no repeat of the "Duel at Doral". Instead, the "Shocker in Shanghai" would have been a more apt description of Tiger Woods' day. The richest athlete on the planet could not wait to leave the world's most populous country
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      108 33 Mohammad Shariff Abdullah (left), 41, was one of over 10,000 runners who took part in the New Balance Real Run yesterday. The amputee completed the 15km race in lhr 53min, and has now set his sights on two marathons (Penang Bridge and Standard Chartered) this year.
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        52 33 SHIMA (Japan): South Korea's Song Bo Bae won the Mizuno Classic golf tournament yesterday for her first LPGA Tour title. The 23-year-old closed with a four-under 68 to total 201 and register a three-stroke victory over Lorena Ochoa, Brittany Lang and Park Hee Young.
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        64 33 REGGIO CALABRIA (Italy): Italy yesterday secured their second Fed Cup tennis title in four years, after Flavia Pennetta (above) beat US Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin 7-5, 6-2. The experienced Italians then won a doubles match to make it 4-0 over a young United
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        57 33 MADRID: Real Madrid survived a late fightback by Atletico Madrid to win 3-2 on Saturday and keep the pressure on Spanish football's Primera Liga leaders Barcelona, who beat Real Mallorca 4-2. Barcelona have 26 points from 10 matches, while Real, who played without the injured
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        71 33 BERLIN: Kimi Raikkonen stands to make more money next year if he takes a sabbatical from Formula One. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reported that if the Finn accepts McLaren's current offer, he will earn €15 million (Ss3l million). But, according to
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        87 33 NEW YORK: New York City office workers who got carried away during the Yankees' victory parade last Friday apparently began tossing files and documents out of the window when they could not get their hands on confetti. Auditor Damian Salo, who attended the Manhattan parade
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      138 33 "It looks like it has become a culture to them." DATUK AZZUDDIN AHMAD, secretarygeneral of the Football Association of Malaysia, after Kelantan fans set fire to banners and threw missiles onto the pitch after their side lost 1-3 to Negeri Sembilan in Saturday's Malaysia Cup
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      425 33 Basketball NBA Atlanta 125 Denver 100, New Jersey 76 Boston 86, Chicago 93 Charlotte 90, Dallas 129 Toronto 101, Milwaukee 102 New York Knicks 87, Utah 99 Sacramento 104, LA Clippers 113 Memphis 110. Cricket Sixth ODI In Guwahati: India 170 in 48 overs (R. Jadeja 57, P. Kumar
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      343 34 NUREMBERG: David Haye certainly backed up his brash prediction. He used his superior quickness to surprise the 2.18 m, 143 kg giant Nikolai Valuev and win a majority decision in Saturday's World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title fight. "I said I would make him look silly, I
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      585 34  -  Jonathan Wong El Dorado is first back-to-back winner since Grenadier in 1965-66 By Singapore Gold Cup Singapore Gold Cup 1 El Dorado (Win: $56, place: $16; IV 2 lengths) 2 Given Vision ($6; neck) 3 Desert Links ($11; neck) 4 Marco Kid Forecast: $67 Tierce:
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      393 34 EAST RUTHERFORD (New Jersey): Boston's "Big Three" against New Jersey's "Great Eight" had the look of a mismatch. Instead, the Celtics had to work hard to keep the injury-decimated Nets winless in the National Basketball Association. Rajon Rondo and Paul Pierce each scored 16 points,
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      484 35  -  Lin Xinyi China-born teen quit to study but has regained her passion By GIVING IT ANOTHER GO "At that time, I was tired of badminton... But after three months, I started to miss it. I'm still young, so I shouldn't give up so soon." GU
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      111 35 GUWAHATI (India): Doug Bollinger took five wickets for 35 runs and Shane Watson hit 49 as Australia thrashed India by six wickets to win the sixth one-day cricket international and the seven-match series 4-2 yesterday. Bollinger combined with fellow left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson (3-39) to bowl
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      152 31 O WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Unauthorised World Cup tickets touted Arsenal up to second as City slip Mickelson clinches WGC-HSBC Champions title MOST COMMENTED Young guns on fire Says Eagle2oo4: "The trouble with Young Guns is that they blow hot and cold.
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      89 33 Today Basketball ABL: XL Dragons v Thailand Tigers (Live, Ch24, 9pm). Football English FA Cup, Ist rd: Millwall v Wimbledon (Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3.40 am). English Premier League: Liverpool v Birmingham (Live, Ch27, tomorrow, 3.55 am). Tennis ATP Paris Masters: Ist rd (Live, Ch22, 6pm). Tomorrow Table tennis Euro Asia
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      592 34 E—iilii Ace Aliado (Saimee Jumaat) staves off stablemate Good Feel's (Glen Boss) challenge to take out the EW Barker Trophy yesterday. IT took a good 30 minutes before the 40th winner But Boss's ride was restrained for a couple of strides after of the $350,000 Group 2 EW Barker Trophy
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      141 34 Spanish Cup Malaga Zgoza Wed, 11/11/09 3.00 am Spanish Cup Osasuna Xerez Wed, 11/11/09 3.00 am Spanish Cup Sporting Cijon Recreativo Wed, 11/11/09 3.00 am Spanish Cup Deportivo Murcia Wed, 11/11/09 3.00 am Spanish Cup Tenerife CeltadeVigo Wed, 11/11/09 3.00 am E Premier and E League Champ matches are also
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      164 35 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith" 2 Timothy 4:7 MDM SOH SIEW LUAN Age: 86 was called home to be with the Lord on 8 Nov 2009 leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Goh Kong Lian, deceased) Sons: Daughter-in-law: Goh Hock
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      69 35 7th Anniversary In Loving Memory of Our Mother Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 HARN TOK ENG Departed: 9 Nov 2002 Remembering our wonderful mother for her all-enduring and selfless
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      53 35 MARYHENG Age: 75 passed away peacefully on 7/11/2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Body is resting at Church of St. Mary Of die Angels 5, ISukil Batok East Aye 2. Tel: 6896 1175 Cortege will leave on HNov2oo9 (Wednesday) at lpm for Mandai Crematorium (Hall 3) for
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      109 35 The LORD is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation. Psalm 118:14 EDDIE lAN CHOON SENG Age: 85 Entered into the Lord's rest on Sunday 8 November 2009. Fondly remembered by loved ones: Wife: Evelyn Lim Soh Chin Children: Spouses: Richard Tan Kong Chian Susan Goh B.C.
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      28 35 9th Anniversary In Loving Memory 1927-2000 Departed on November 9,2000 We Remember You Today And Every Day Always in Our Hearts Love Forever from Your Children and Grandchildren
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      89 35 will dwell in the house of the Lord forever" BENEDICT BEX BENG YIT Age: 82 was called home to be with the Lord on 8 November 2009 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Helen Tan Son: Daughter: Christopher Bek Cecilia Bek Grandsons: Grandaughter-in-law: Jeremy Bek Grace Lin Benjamin Bek Wake is
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      45 35 7th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of S E S M ABDUL WAHAB Departed: 9 November 2002 Sadly missed and always remembered by loved ones Abdul Aleem, Najmunnlssa Aleem, Dr Aziz Noordin, Fathlma Faiza Management Staff Zohra Wahab Trading Co. Pte Ltd Zowaco Japan Inc Yokohama
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      199 35 "I am the resurrection and the life, said the Lord, he who believes in me will live, even though he dies, and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." John 11:25-26 LEE CHEIN MIN, MARTIN Age: 75 was called home to be with the Lord on 8 Nov
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        555 36  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS Gains on Asian bourses may be limited by dismal US job data, say analysts By STOCK markets will face another test this week as economic data and corporate earnings from key industry leaders could swing finely balanced
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          95 36 Where S$ stands Nov 6 CHNG YR 2009 CLOSE FR Nov 5 S$ LOW S$ HIGI IS$ 1.3921 +0.39 1.5579 1.389; iuro 2.0735 -0.02 2.0952 1.9151 2.3124 -0.07 2.4366 2.0351 1$ 1.2768 -0.74 1.2900 0.945: 'en* 1.5381 +0.83 1.7278 1.483: tupiah* 0.***** +0.02 0.***** 0.0125: Nov 6 CHNG YR
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          210 36 CENTS /o GLD 10US$ DBXT Nifty 10US$ OCC 3.93% NCPS1O DBXT FTChina25 1OUSS CM Prop OCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 JMH UOB Lyxor China H 10USS ***** ***** 8200 3141 1672 9794 3050 1776 1685 668.2 458.0 150.0 84.9 81.2 74.0 72.4 68.0 62.6 4.7 3.3 1.9 2.0
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          2962 36 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS A unit trust or investment-linked insurance policy qualifies for inclusion under the CPF Investment Scheme if it has: a three-year track record, top quartile performance, a sales charge not exceeding 3 per cent and an expense ratio that is lower than the median of existing funds in
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        1063 37  -  Goh Eng Yeow CAI JIN It will be a pity to let such a promising market languish after the efforts to build it up By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT AFTER experiencing explosive growth for the past few years, the covered warrants market in Singapore seems
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      677 38 British bid to create a bank bailout fund also gets the cold shoulder ST ANDREWS (Scotland): Rich countries and developing nations fought last Saturday over climate change, failing to make progress on financing ahead of a major environmental summit in Copenhagen next
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      588 38  -  Amresh Gunasingham By FOR THE LONG TERM "I'm not here just to do business. I could do business anywhere. I'm here because I see a long-term future." Indian billionaire Bhupendra Kumar Modi HE ARRIVED in a whirlwind of publicity earlier this year and bought a
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      415 38  -  Jonathan Kwok By CHINA should work towards boosting domestic consumption and reducing its dependence on exports, according to an expert on the country's economy. The shift in balance will make China less susceptible to external economic shocks and pave the way for longterm growth,
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      722 39 WORKING LIFE Chemicals triggered by even a feedback session can affect productivity NEW YORK: The modern workplace is an emotionally charged landscape of constant threats and unconscious fears that can addle or even destroy our brainpower, according to three recent books on neuroscience. The
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      407 39  -  Alvin Foo By EVIDENCE is growing that Singapore workers can look forward to modestly fatter salaries next year and that the job situation here is improving. A survey out last Friday from global human resources firm Hewitt Associates showed that employers in Singapore
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        58 39 VINAY GANDHI (right): Appointed managing director and head of global India business at JP Morgan's private bank. To be based in Singapore, he will be in charge of serving ultra-high-net-worth Indian clients around the world. He was formerly a managing director and head of South
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        86 39 QUEK CHEK LAN: Resigned as managing director and chairman of telecommunications company Teledata, with effect from last Thursday. Mr Quek, who took up both roles in 2004, is leaving to pursue other interests. He is being replaced as chairman by Mr Christopher Michael Pan, who will also
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        114 39 KOH SOO KEONG: Stepped down as chairman of Singapore-listed AusGroup, an energy and resources specialist, with effect from last Friday. He resigned to allay concerns of possible conflicts of interest, given his appointments in other Singapore-based companies in the oil and gas industry, AusGroup said in a
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        50 39 JEFFRIE SIEW KOK WEI: Resigned as executive chef of St James Holdings, a nightlife entertainment group with 14 outlets, including St James Power Station. He quit to pursue his own career interests after being at St James for just over a year, the firm said.
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      813 40  -  Gabriel Chen Local lenders' Q3 earnings indicate worst of credit crunch may be over By DBS Group Holdings' better-than-expect-ed results capped a solid third-quarter earnings season for local banks and sent a strong signal that the worst of the credit crunch might be over. Singapore was
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      138 41 T^£ Mrs Katherine Quek deserves more recognition OTHER for her contribution to Bread Talk's success than 1 <r fI j HALF her husband, company founder George Quek, y \^^S says he has given her. Huang Lijie reports. Jr I %^*g DESIGN: LEE CHEE CHEW PHOTOS: CAROLINE CHIA, FESTIVE FILMS and
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        811 42  -  John lui Director Lynn Shelton says her film about two men who agree to have sex for a video contest has only one nude scene 'I trusted my actors to live out the scene as the characters actually would and the film could not have
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        487 42 Paris French fashion giant Chanel was accused in court last Friday of stealing a supplier's design in a case that could have a bearing on the rights of skilled artisans toiling in the luxury industry. After four years of legal wrangling, the trial
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        2273 44  -  huang lijie Katherine Quek Bread Talk's best-selling pork floss bun was created by the wife of the bakery chain's founder SHE SAYS 'He often says that if the sky is falling down, our children and I need not worry because he will be there to hold it
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        990 45 'I wanted to do something that I'd be scared of. This is terrifying' Carey Mulligan (left) on her upcoming role in Wall Street 2 opposite Shia Laßeouf British starlet gets career-making turn in the movie, An Education Hollywood It is hard not to think that Carey
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        437 46  -  Christian steen steiersen Up-and-coming British band Kyte are getting used to a jetset lifestyle. After all, they were flown in all expenses paid last Thursday from their hometown of Leicestershire for a one-night gig at the Red Dot Design Museum. The band, comprising vocalist/ keyboardist Nick Moon,
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        570 48 Rocker Reeve Carney to play Spider-Man in pricey and ambitious musical beset with problems New York Broadway has found its Spider-Man: rock singer Reeve Carney. Carney, 26, will portray celebrated web-slinger Peter Parker in Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark, its new lead producer Michael Cohl said.
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        378 48 Los Angeles Singer Rihanna (below) said she saw "no soul" in the eyes of her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown when he beat her in February this year. "It wasn't the same person that says 'I love you. It was not those... eyes," Rihanna, 21, told Diane Sawyer
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      390 47  -  adeline chia Koreans collaborate with Theatre Practice in lowbudget, no-frills fairy tale with a darker streak arts reporter Poor theatre, which aims to use minimum resources for maximum impact, is perfectly logical in these lean times. So logical that local group The Theatre Practice is bringing
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      367 47  -  chang tou liang ffWßWconcert TRAGEDY TO MAJESTY Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Orchestra Conservatory Concert Hall Last Saturday Has there been a more apt title for a concert? Or a more astute piece of programming? The route to glory helmed by Wang Ya-Hui was
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      407 47  -  chang tou liang ffWßWconcert CHOO HOEY RETURNS Singapore Symphony Orchestra Esplanade Concert Hall Last Friday For devoting 17 years of his career to painstakingly create and nurture the Singapore Symphony Orchestra as its music director, it was only appropriate that Choo Hoey be invited
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        297 50 Las Vegas Police found three personal photos of Paris Hilton in a Las Vegas home of a Korean-American woman, a suspected leader of a youth burglary ring that preyed on Hollywood's rich and famous. Suspect-turned-informant Nicholas Prugo (right) told police that Rachel
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        244 50 Los Angeles Michael Jackson's father is seeking an allowance from his son's estate to help cover expenses exceeding US$l5,OOO (S$21,000) a month, according to a court filing. The request seeking an unspecified amount for Joe Jackson was filed by lawyer Brian Oxman, who said
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        201 50 Hong Kong Singer Justin Lo (below) said he suspected a primary school girl was instigated to grill him about his recent street brawl with fellow singer Gary Chaw. He was a guest at a forum for schoolchildren when a girl, during question time, asked
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        174 50 EX-HONG KONG ACTRESS BECOMES A NUN Former Hong Kong actress Ma Man Yee, who played Ah Mvi in the popular 1978 Cantonese drama series Chameleon, has become a Buddhist nun at a temple in India. Ming Pao Weekly's cover on Sunday showed a picture of her with a shaved
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