The Straits Times, 12 November 2009, Afternoon Edition

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  • INSIDE
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      Lock icon Drug blunder at KKH
      58 1 HUMAN error at XX Women's and Children's Hospital led to two cancer patients being given an overdose of chemotherapy drugs. They had the drugs injected into them in a matter of hours instead of over several days. Both are now in hospital, with one of them
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    • Article
      Lock icon Eureka! It's out in print
      49 1 YOUNG readers of Little Red Dot (LRD) were in for a treat yesterday when children's storybook Eureka! was officially launched. Produced by The Straits Times, Eureka! illustrates values such as resilience and determination through the life stories of eight legendary innovators. HOME PAGE B9
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    • Article
      Lock icon Officer jailed for graft
      46 1 A CHIEF immigration and checkpoints specialist was yesterday given an eight-month jail term for corruption. Chung Cheong Weng, 60, accepted sexual favours from a Chinese national he was investigating and hindered investigations by asking the woman to keep silent. HOME PAGE B7
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    • Article
      Lock icon KL gives rail deal to China
      40 1 MALAYSIA has awarded China a multi-billion-ringgit rail project, announced Prime Minister Najib Razak after a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao, who was in the country for a two-day visit. WORLD PAGE Al4
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    • Article
      Lock icon Lions to train in secret
      62 1 SATURDAY'S Asian Cup football qualifier is so important that Singapore coach Raddy Avramovic has closed all the Lions' training sessions from today till match day to the public and media. Set-pieces are set to be part of the hosts' strategy to beating visiting Thailand and
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon China sending two pandas to Singapore
    753 1  -  Peh Shing Huei Furry 'envoys' a symbol of close friendship to arrive in 2011 By] CHINA BUREAU CHIEF SINGAPORE is getting a pair of black and white furry envoys from China to mark the milestone of 20 years of diplomatic relations. Visiting Chinese President
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  • Article
    Lock icon Getting rice at a price that's nice
    107 1 RICE from Thailand could one day be imported in any amount by any Apec economy if the grouping's 21 economies agree to a single food system. Leaders from Apec member economies will be discussing this among other things, says a council of regional
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    Lock icon SIA reports more demand for premium seats
    174 1 SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) chief executive officer Chew Choon Seng has forecast more blue skies ahead for the next six months just a day after the firm reported its second straight quarterly loss. He cited increasing demand for first and business class traffic believed
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      27 1 More from Apec 2009 APEC MINISTERS' BREAKFAST POWWOW: PRIME PAGE A8 CLINTON WANTS ASEAN TO NUDGE MYANMAR: PRIME PAGE A8 ASIA NEEDS INFRASTRUCTURE BOOST: PRIME PAGE AlO
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  • prime commentary
    • VIEWPOINTS
      • Article
        Lock icon Action line: Get trade moving, expanding
        116 2 WE SAY Apec has been teased for its leaders' fancy dress for the group photo, and its purpose has often been questioned. Its goal of a Pacific-wide free market may be a distant one, but its placement in the current international ferment gives it
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        Lock icon Growth with clean power
        32 2 COLUMNS Goh Sui Noi cites examples that show developing countries can grow through sustainable means. What is needed is for funds to be unleashed. REVIEW PAGE A 34
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        Lock icon Don't condemn religion
        33 2 Khartini Khalid laments the propensity for religious profiling in the West, as in the aftermath of the recent killing of 13 people by a Muslim American. REVIEW PAGE A 34
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      • Article
        Lock icon Employees' dilemma
        22 2 OUR READERS SAY Ler Liling seeks an effective way to report companies denying childcare leave entitlements. FORUM PAGE A 37
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        19 2 www.straitstimes.com Goh Eng Yeow looks at the increasing market weariness, as stock indexes flirt with 2009 highs.
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      Lock icon Give me beef brisket noodles, anytime punchline
      1016 2  -  Ong Sor Fern Our tastebuds will be the poorer for it if simpler street foods disappear By THANKS to our unfamiliarity with fan ti zi, the complex Chinese script used in Hong Kong, my friends and I accidentally ordered pig's blood and fish
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  • prime news
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      12 3 PHOTOS: and ST GRAPHICS ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG
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    • Article
      Lock icon Two patients got days' worth of cancer drugs in hours
      702 3  -  Salma Khali Mistake at XX Hospital leaves one of them in a potentially serious state By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT HUMAN error at XX Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) led to two cancer patients being given more chemotherapy drugs than they were
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Six buildings added to monuments list
      69 4 There are now 61 national monuments in Singapore. These cannot be torn down, but owners can restore them or seek approval from the Preservation of Monuments Board to build annexes. There are also grants to help owners restore and repair the monuments. PHOTOS: and
      CHEW SENG KIM; PRESERVATION OF MONUMENTS BOARD; SGH MUSEUM; ST FILE; TAY SUAN CHIANG; QUEK HONG SHIN  -  69 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Canadian with links to Chee attacks S'pore's political system
      676 4  -  Jeremy Au Yong Government says lawyer is recycling Chee's views, facts speak for themselves By POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT In its response to the white paper, the Singapore Government said it would not respond to "each and every unfounded allegation" in the white
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    • Article
      Lock icon Preserving the past in print as well
      578 4  -  Tay Suan Chiang By A SENIOR consultant at Singapore General Hospital, Professor Lee Seng Teik, has fond memories of the hospital grounds from when he started working there 35 years ago. "There were many low-rise buildings with plenty of green around. The hospital
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    • APEC 2009 Singapore
      • CHINESE PRESIDENT HU JINTAO'S STATE VISIT
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          Lock icon Panda envoys meant for select few
          1004 6  -  Peh Shing Huei China's diplomatic gift always signals close ties with receiving nation B\ CHINA BUREAU CHIEF TAKING TIES TO A NEW HIGH "China and Singapore enjoy geographical proximity, friendly sentiments and a shared language, and the foundation of the friendship between our two
          DESMOND WEE  -  1,004 words
        • Article
          Lock icon S'pore rolling out red carpet for very special guests
          564 6  -  Lim Wei Chean By IF YOU are impressed with preparations for visiting dignitaries this week, then you will be floored by the red carpet being rolled out for two very special YIPs Very Important Pandas. The pandas do not hit town
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        Lock icon Powwow over breakfast
        687 8  -  Reme Ahmad Foreign and economic ministers discuss wide range of issues at informal meetings By ASSISTANT FOREIGN EDITOR NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET "The consensus is that it is by no means over. The upturn that we now have is a respite, the situation is still
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        Lock icon Clinton wants Asean to nudge Myanmar
        796 8  -  Lee Seok Hwai B) Lynn Lee UNITED States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday called on the countries of Asean to help convince Myanmar to hold free and fair elections next year. "We would like to see countries individually and through Asean reach out
        LIM SIN THAI; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  796 words
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        Lock icon Japan keen on Asia-Pacific free trade area
        286 8  -  CASSANDRA CHEW JAPAN sees plenty of benefit in an Asia-Pa-cific free trade zone, and is ready to accelerate talks on setting it up. Japanese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Kazuo Kodama told reporters at a press conference in Singapore yesterday that a free trade
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      • Article
        Lock icon S'pore the best integrated with the rest of Apec
        458 9  -  Esther Teo By SINGAPORE is the Apec economy that is best integrated with the rest in the 21-member grouping, according to an index released yesterday. This is the second year in a row that Singapore has taken the top spot, followed
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      • Article, Illustration
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        46 9 Meeting before the meeting Australian irade Minister Simon Crean (right) speaking with advisers before an Apec ministerial meeting in Suntec City yesterday. Foreign and trade ministers are taking stock of the year's activities and giving recommendations for the consideration of Apec leaders. PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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      • Article
        Lock icon Group wants Apec to end food export curbs
        751 9  -  Alvin Foo Robin Chan Breakthrough as council persuades Apec leaders to discuss plan By r APEC SPEAK r It is almost impossible to I read about the Apec meetings this week without tripping over some jargon. I Here is a daily selection
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        Lock icon 'A great place' for the world's SMEs to network
        402 9  -  Teo Cheng Wee Bi WITH the global economy recovering, more of the world's small enterprises are looking to connect with partners in other countries to boost their business. Noting the change, Second Finance Minister Lim Hwee Hua made a pitch for
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        Lock icon A little, colourful bit of Yokohama in Suntec
        698 9  -  Wong Kim Hoh SIDELIGHTS By SENIOR WRITER THE colourful quartet look like Cosplay enthusiasts gate-crashing a sombre economic summit. The men one garbed like a judo exponent, two wearing happy coats of crimson and cerulean blue are gregarious, and the woman decked
        LIM SIN THAI  -  698 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Roads and rail as engines of growth
        529 10  -  Fiona Chan Asia has to invest much more in such projects, says Tharman By ASIA needs to invest much more heavily in infrastructure projects such as roads and rail, and the private sector in particular should chip in, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said
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        201 10 CLOSE TO A SILVER BULLET "Investing in Asian infrastructure is not a silver bullet for curing current account imbalances, but it comes close." Singapore Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, on why Asia needs to invest more heavily in infrastructure WILL US$ BE DETHRONED? "My caution to the United States is
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      • APECBRIEFS
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          Lock icon Yudhoyono visit shows warm ties
          86 10 INDONESIAN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's official visit to Singapore and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's attendance at his Oct 20 inauguration reflect the warm ties between the two countries, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a statement announcing Dr Yudhoyono's visit to Singapore,
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          Lock icon George Yeo meets counterparts
          82 10 SINGAPORE Foreign Minister George Yeo yesterday met his counterparts from Canada and Papua New Guinea on the sidelines of the Apec Ministerial Meetings, said the ministry in a statement. Mr Yeo and Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon discussed issues pertaining to the G-20, UN-related
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          Lock icon Chile eyes more FTAs in Asia
          71 10 CHILE expects to sign a free trade accord with Malaysia soon and is in talks for deals with Vietnam and Thailand that it sees as "building blocks" to regional trade cooperation, its foreign minister Mariano Fernandez Amunategui said yesterday. Chile, the world's top copper
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      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon APECSCENE
        56 10 Ah, those outfits Apec staff looking at a wall display yesterday featuring photographs that the grouping's leaders had taken at the end of every annual meeting, from 1989 to last year. The pictures, which show the leaders clad in the traditional garb of host nations, are on display at
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        Lock icon Aiming high amid old doubts, new fears
        884 10  -  Ravi Velloor VIEWPOINT By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF WALKING around Suntec City, the venue of this year's Apec summit, one cannot help but think of debates past some in this very building that have shaped the sinews of the global economy today. Thirteen
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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      Lock icon Extradite Thaksin? No, says Cambodia
      830 11  -  Nirmal Ghosh Thailand says neighbour's stance is 'inappropriate' B\ THAILAND CORRESPONDENT THAI RESPONSE "My government wants bilateral ties to be normal, but Cambodia's political standpoint is incorrect, inappropriate and against international principles." Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, condemning Cambodia's refusal to extradite Thaksin (far left).
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      Lock icon Here's one snooker game for the road
      70 11 Look again, it is a car that wacky Indian car designer Sudhakar Yadav is sitting in. He designed the 3.6m long, I.Bm wide snooker-table car specially for the World Snooker Championship to be held in Hyderabad from Nov 14 to 25. With three
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    • world regional
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        Lock icon Storm over weather antics
        378 13 INDUCED SNOWFALL IN CHINA Manipulating nature may lead to adverse side effects, say experts BEIJING: Chinese scientists artificially induced the second major snowstorm in Beijing this season late on Monday, state media reported yesterday, reigniting debate over the practice of tinkering with Mother Nature. After the
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        Lock icon Yangtze basin 'faces climate disasters'
        349 13 BEIJING: Rising temperatures will expose China's Yangtze River basin to extreme weather such as severe floods, drought and storms that could threaten cities like Shanghai, a new report said. In the coming decades, global warming will increase glacier melting in the Himalayan reaches of the
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      • PRESIDENTIAL VISITS TO MALAYSIA
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          Lock icon Yudhoyono in KL to mend strained ties
          369 14  -  Hazlin Hassan By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived here yesterday for a visit which hopefully will iron out differences between the two countries. Dr Yudhoyono was given a red carpet welcome in Parliament by Malaysia's King, Tuanku Mizan
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          Lock icon $3b rail deal goes to China
          563 14  -  Elizabeth Looi PM Najib awards Gemas-JB railway contract during Chinese President Hu's visit By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has awarded China a multibillion-ringgit rail project as it seeks to boost ties with the world's third-largest economy. "We agree to grant to the Chinese the
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        Lock icon Seoul sends warships to disputed sea border
        494 15 South Korea on high alert after naval clash with North on Tuesday SEOUL: South Korea yesterday sent two more warships to its border to deter any retaliation by North Korea following a naval clash, as Washington confirmed it would send an envoy to
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        Lock icon 'Cinderella' ball attracts thousands
        217 16 HONG KONG: Thousands of Chinese women are vying to attend a lavish ball in the southern boom town of Shenzhen, lured by the dream of a possible fairy-tale match with a millionaire. Over 7,000 women from all over China are applying for the 40 tickets to
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        Lock icon Taiwan's Premier sues over gangster link
        692 16 Island's media abuzz over his trip to Bali with former gunrunner TAIPEI: Revelations that Taiwanese Premier Wu Den-yih travelled abroad with a former gangster have generated great interest among the island's sensation-seeking media, but left few of its people gaping in surprise. Taiwan's six
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        Lock icon Food and fake fingernails at discount chain
        776 18  -  Kwan Weng Kin Japanese retailer offers all-night shopping and mind-boggling variety B\ JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO: It is almost midnight and the department stores and boutiques have long closed for the day. So what is an inveterate shopper to do? The typical Japanese with
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        Lock icon Witness 'forced to frame graft-buster'
        666 21  -  Salim Osman Shock testimony in murder trial deals blow to Jakarta cops By Tivm 11NDU1NUS1A tUKKUSFUINDUINT Claims and counter-claims THE police and AttorneyGeneral's Office (AGO) have accused former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Antasari Azhar of masterminding the murder of businessman Nasrudin Zulkarnaen. The prosecutors
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        Lock icon India links terror duo to Pakistan
        445 22  -  P. Jayaram Suspects arrested in US believed to be members of Pakistan-based group By INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: The recent arrest by United States agents of two men suspected of plotting fresh attacks on India has renewed Indian charges that Pakistan is not doing
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        Lock icon Kelantan sacks alleged whistleblower
        261 22 KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) investigation into the Kelantan government investment arm PMBK saw its first casualty on Tuesday with the removal of its corporate liaison officer, Mr Syed Azidi Syed Abdul Aziz. Mr Syed Azidi, who joined the state government in 2007, said
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        Lock icon Nepal minister slaps official over old car
        348 22 KATHMANDU: A Nepalese government minister yesterday admitted to slapping a senior civil servant to teach him a lesson after he sent an old car to pick her up during an official visit. Deputy Agriculture Minister Karima Begam said she grabbed the local government
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    • world international
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        Lock icon Obama offers comfort but not answers
        691 24  -  Bhagyashree Garekar FORT HOOD MEMORIAL SERVICE One big question: Did political correctness cloud army's judgment? By US CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON: In a speech mourning the 12 soldiers and a civilian gunned down by a major at the largest army base in the United States, US
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        Lock icon Hunt for cleric who may have Al-Qaeda links
        366 24 SANA (Yemen): A radical American cleric who communicated with the Fort Hood shooting suspect and called him a hero was once arrested in Yemen on suspicion of giving religious approval to militants to conduct kidnappings. The Yemeni authorities are hunting for Mr
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        Lock icon Four-hour blackout cripples Brazil's cities
        330 25 Many people trapped in lifts; others make their way home in the dark SAO PAULO: A massive blackout plunged millions in Brazil's largest cities into darkness yesterday, sparking major disruptions, fears of crime and energy supply concerns for the newly named Olympic hosts. The outage
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        Lock icon Washington sniper put to death
        541 28 He and teen accomplice went on shooting spree that killed 10 in 2002 JARRATT (Virginia): John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind behind sniper attacks that left 10 dead, was executed on Tuesday night. Relatives of the victims watched the execution, reliving the killing spree that terrorised
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        Lock icon Random shootings struck fear into residents
        291 28 THE three-week killing spree that John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo went on in the Washington, DC area in 2002 terrorised the region and captivated the nation. Using a single .223-calibre sniper rifle and a modified 1990 Chevrolet Caprice that the authorities called
        WASHINGTON POST; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  291 words
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        Lock icon Grieving mum gives Brown a shelling
        507 29 Britons losing faith in Afghan war, which they see as unwinnable WOOTTON BASSETT (England): Grieving over the death of her son in Afghanistan, the woman tore into British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. "Mr Brown, listen to me," she said. "I know every injury that
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        Lock icon Community-funded reporting takes off
        178 29 WASHINGTON: The science section of The New York Times contained an unusual article on Tuesday. The story about a huge floating garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean was not written by a Times reporter but by a freelance journalist whose expenses were paid by hundreds of
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    • world in brief
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        Lock icon Japanese murder suspect stays silent
        115 30 TOKYO: Japan's only suspect in the killing of a British woman stayed silent during initial questioning after being arrested following more than two years on the run, police said yesterday. Tatsuya Ichihashi, 30, was arrested on Tuesday over the 2007 death of 22-year-old teacher Lindsay
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        Lock icon Noisy British woman loses 'sex appeal'
        102 30 LONDON: A British woman has lost her appeal against a ban on noisy sex sessions after a court heard how her marathon romps kept neighbours awake and sounded like someone being murdered. Mrs Caroline Cartwright and her husband Steve's "howling" sounded "unnatural", "hysterical" and
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        Lock icon Case against missing website editor halted
        140 30 KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysia Today website editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin, who was charged with sedition, was given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal by the Sessions Court yesterday because the police could not trace him. Judge Rozina Ayub said it was embarrassing for
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        Lock icon Philippine residents flee as volcano stirs
        106 30 MANILA: May on volcano in the central Philippines, which killed scores of people in an eruption 16 years ago, shot up an ash plume yesterday prompting hundreds of nearby residents to evacuate in case it erupts again. Chief state volcanologist Renato Solidum said the
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        Lock icon 'No concessions' for lifting US beef ban
        88 30 TAIPEI: Taiwan's President said the island had not received anything in exchange for lifting a longstanding ban on certain United States beef cuts. Mr Ma Ying-jeou's statement yesterday came amid intense local opposition to his recent decision to end the six-year-old ban on
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        Lock icon Unfair pilot sackings: Cathay to pay $9.7m
        119 30 HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court yesterday ruled that Cathay Pacific unfairly fired 18 pilots in 2001, and ordered it to pay the surviving employees more than US$7 million (559.7 million). The pilots were fired in July 2001 when Cathay's main pilots' union
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      451 31 APEC is in its 20th year. That must qualify as long life for an economic grouping whose purpose is questioned whenever meetings conclude on lofty communiques and little else that is tangible. World media images of the leaders' summit tend to focus on
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      854 31  -  Harold James By CURRENCY chaos is back, highlighting demands for a revised international monetary order. The rapid decline of the dollar and the pound, and also of the yuan now more firmly tied to the dollar than ever is fanning tensions. Some of the
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      835 31  -  Andy Ho DEVELOPING SMARTER ANTIBIOTICS By SENIOR WRITER This notion of quorum sensing has profound implications for new drug development, especially if bacterial resistance to available antibiotics develops. SOME quantum physicists think that sub-atomic particles can communicate with one another instantaneously and act in unison. If
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        909 33  -  Goh Sui Noi PUSH FOR CLEAN ENERGY By SENIOR WRITER FOR the 200 residents of the remote Indian village of Kattehole in Karnataka state, life became literally brighter last year. Until then, the villagers, who did not have access to electricity, relied on kerosene-burning lamps
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        849 33  -  David Brooks FORT HOOD SHOOTINGS By The conversation in the first few days after the massacre was well intentioned, but it suggested a wilful flight from reality. WE'RE all born late. We're born into history that is well under way. We're born into
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        766 33  -  Khartini Khalid By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES TWO men hogged the headlines in the United States last week, both for allegedly taking innocent lives in mindless shooting sprees. The first was Nidal Malik Hasan, an army major who allegedly killed 13 people and wounded
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        190 36 CHILDCARE LEAVE SUNDAY'S report, "Pregnant? You're fired", reminds me of the similarly unfortunate fate experienced by a few of my friends. Besides companies that try all ways and means to penalise pregnant employees, there are also those that do not practise childcare leave entitlement as stipulated by the
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        606 36 ENGLISH STANDARDS Becoming truly bilingual "As long as the crutch of a compulsory 'mother tongue' remains, I do not believe we will ever get there." MR ANG PENG SENG: "The headline of Miss Yeo Sok Yee's letter last Saturday ('Despite the tribulation...Spore must stay bilingual')
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        216 36 I REFER to the letters by Mr Charlie Ellis, "Offer true widescreen viewing on TV" (last Saturday), and Mr Tay Yong Hong, "Broadcasters should find out how many households own LCD or plasma TV sets and switch to the 16:9
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        111 36 SENIOR citizens will surely appreciate Mr Jimmy Ho's Forum Online letter on Monday ("Provide tax waiver for seniors") and his suggestion to raise their taxable barrier to $50,000 a year. However, it is arguable how many would really benefit from such
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        170 36 WE REFER to the letter by Madam Noronha Beryl, "Skate Park now kids' playground" (Nov 3). We thank Madam Beryl for her feedback. Xtreme Skate Park at East Coast is a facility for extreme sports. It is indeed not safe for
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        262 36 EARLY this week, my front door and gate were splashed with red paint when no one was at home. The unit number of a flat below my level and two telephone numbers were scrawled on the wall of the staircase landing. I called
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        423 36 False police report "After she confessed, I still had to pay to repatriate her. How does the law protect employers?" MRS LILIAN LIM: "Recently, I returned my maid to the agency. A few days later, she lodged a police report against
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      771 32 Soon Huat (pbm) Radin Mas Citizens' Consultative Committee, Patron Boon Lay Citizens' Consultative Committee, Patron Radin Mas Community Club Management Committee, Patron The Singapore Buddhist Lodge Education Foundation, Vice Chairman Fo Guang Shan (Singapore), Public Relation Director Hua Van Buddhist Society, Honorary Chairman Zhi Zhen Tan Dao Xue Hui (Singapore),
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      94 36 jA More letters on \1 www.straitstimes.com 1 MR AMIT NAGPAL: Restricted mailbox access but still spammed 2 MR HUANG GUABAO: Charges at govt dental clinics not necessarily lower 3 MR HO YEW KWOK: Restaurant charges park visitors for parking 4 MADAM LINDA TEE: Patient and helpful CPF staff 5 MR
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      656 38  -  Jessica Cheam Punggol housing project to feature flats with roof gardens and sky terraces By HDB award winners Construction Safety Award China Construction (South Pacific) Development (Building) Thong Huat Brothers (Main upgrading) Design Award Surbana International Consultants (Three awards for new housing, two for main
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      721 40  -  Chua Hian Hou But Sing Tel doesn't rule out sharing the hosting of pay-TV content By UNUSUAL PROPOSAL "Let me state upfront that I find it very unusual that a competitor will make a commercial proposal to us through the press. If someone
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      502 40  -  Carolyn Quek Bi ALMOST 250 regular customers of a popular spa are up in arms over its abrupt closure this week. Some of them had contacted Wellness Village's branches at the Pan Pacific Hotel and Pagoda Street as recently as last Sunday to
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      523 41  -  Mavis Toh Cars parked along walkway force pedestrians onto road By THE row of 12 terrace houses occupy no more than 200 m along Upper Thomson Road. But the stretch probably poses the biggest problem for pedestrians. Last Sunday, Mrs Helen Wee, 76, died instantly
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      170 41 THE results of a National Nutrition Survey five years ago found that only one in 10 adult Singaporeans ate half a serving of wholegrain foods or more every day and that the average consumption of wholegrain foods was only 0.2 serving a day. It also showed that Singaporeans'
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      559 44  -  Khushwant Singh He had sex with immigration offender he was investigating By HE STARTED out as an office boy in 1970 and rose to become a chief immigration and checkpoints specialist. But Chung Cheong Weng, 60, was left surveying the tatters of his career
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      440 44  -  Elena Chong By COURTS CORRESPONDENT LIM Chye Cheng decided to hoof it when he knew he was in trouble. The former boss of the SME group of companies, which provides cleaning services, was staring at 101 criminal charges accusing him of masterminding
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      551 45  -  K.C. Vijayan ENTRAPMENT OF FELLOW LAWYERS But victims of entrapment will not be spared investigation into alleged offences: Law Society B\ LAW CORRESPONDENT NOT JUST LAWYERS "Entrapment is a sneaky thing to do on lawyers. But others who do it should also be taken to task."
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      347 45  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH A PRIVATE investigator is suing five lawyers for professional negligence over the sale of his house in 2002. Mr Simon Suppiah Sunmugam, 62, alleged that they had mistakenly paid property agency ERA $28,000 as a commission. He said in his affidavit
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      251 45 A MOTORIST hit a motorcyclist as he was driving down Jalan Sultan early on Tuesday morning. But instead of stopping, the 38-year-old driver sped off after the collision at about 3.20 am and parked his car at nearby Pahang Street. Police said a member of the
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        94 45 A LAVISH cruise awaits outstanding secondary school students next month. They will set sail on the SuperStar Libra for a four-day, three-night cruise to Kuala Lumpur and Penang, Jointly organised by Lianhe Zaobao's student publication zbCOMMA and Star Cruises, the inaugural Cultural Cruise will include activities
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        92 45 MOST of the 13 private schools suspended from the Case Trust scheme last week for failing to provide insurance to safeguard students' fees have made amends. Nine have managed to secure insurance coverage, while three others have been given an extension to do so. The remaining
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      347 46  -  EUNICE NG YOUNG readers of Little Red Dot (LRD) were in for a treat at the magazine's annual Big Day Out yesterday, when children's storybook Eureka! was officially launched by Straits Times editor Han Fook Kwang. Free copies of Eureka! were distributed to pupils
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      346 46  -  VICTORIA VAUGHAN CHILDREN are waging war against mosquitoes in an online game which aims to teach them about the harms of dengue even as they go on their mos-quito-hunt. Operation M.A.C.E, which stands for Monster Annihilation and Control Enforcement, is targeted at children aged
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      384 46  -  Serene Luo 200 pupils dash around Science Centre for Little Red Dot scavenger hunt By EINSTEIN was a crowd favourite, but in the end, Darth Vader won. Thirteen-year-old Krit Praditpong, from Zhonghua Primary School, spent three days stapling painted cardboard together to create a
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      102 38 Jk WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE WWW.Straitstimes.COm and PRs issued, but also the absolute MOST-READ ONLINE number of foreigners in this Airport cop jailed for nine months increasingly crowded city and the impact on the quality of life here." MOST COMMENTED ON PRs vetted carefully: MM.
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      304 47 f j ill of the Singapore Business Awards V For its 25th Anniversary, the Singapore Business I I H Awards is going to be bigger and better than ever. I The S6A acknowledges outstanding individuals and companies in four different categories, V including, of course, the coveted BOY, or Businessman
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      765 48  -  Wang Meng Meng Lions training will be behind closed doors ahead of Thai match By Spore v Thailand When: Saturday, 7.30pm (Live, Chs) Where: National Stadium Ticket prices: Grandstand: $10. Gallery: $6 (adults) $2 (students, senior citizens). Where to buy Today (10am-7pm): Singapore Armed Forces FC Clubhouse (Choa
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      773 48  -  WANG MENG MENG The great Singapore teams The Malaysia Cup heroes (1977) Coach: Choo Seng Quee Team: Edmund Wee, Eric Paine, Syed Mutalib, Robert Sim, Samad Allapitchay, Lim TengSai, Hasli Ibrahim, Zainal Abideen, V. Khanisen, S. Rajagopal, Nasir Jalil, Mohammed Noh, Dollah
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      666 49 Must-dos include tighter defence, aerial prowess and mental discipline LONDON: The trouble grows for Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez. A horror run of just one win in nine games has been made worse by a growing injury list. Albert Riera, Yossi Benayoun and Daniel Agger are
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      182 49 LISBON: Cristiano Ronaldo has been ruled out of Portugal's crucial World Cup play-off against Bosnia-Herzegovina after undergoing medical tests on his troublesome ankle injury. Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz had insisted on calling up the world's most expensive player for the matches in Lisbon on
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      278 49 LONDON: A meeting of football's leading referees is to be convened to discuss how to eradicate diving. The issue is again in the spotlight after David Ngog, the Liverpool forward, allegedly duped referee Peter Walton to win his team a penalty in Monday's 2-2
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      376 49 ABU DHABI: As Robinho laughed his way through training in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, on a purpose-built pitch in the shadow of the stunning seven-star Emirates Palace Hotel, the Manchester City forward did not give the impression of a man who wants out
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        52 49 LONDON: Spanish golfing legend Seve Ballesteros has accepted an honorary membership of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. The 58-year-old, who is recovering from brain cancer, won the second of his three British Open titles at St Andrews' Old Course in 1984.
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        67 49 MADRID: Spanish third-tier side Alcorcon lost 0-1 to Real Madrid on Tuesday, but still dumped the nine-time European football champions out of the King's Cup 4-1 on aggregate. Real had to overturn an embarrassing 0-4 first-leg defeat. But a goal by substitute Rafael van der
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        56 49 NEW YORK: Orlando Magic centre Dwight Howard has been fined US$l5,OOO (S$20,800) for criticising the National Basketball Association's referees on his personal blog. He made the comments after his team's 80-85 loss to Detroit on Nov 3 a game in which he scored just
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        71 49 BERNE: Argentina's football coach Diego Maradona will appear before a Fifa disciplinary committee on Sunday over his foul-mouthed outburst last month. He could be sidelined from matches at next year's World Cup if Fifa decides to hand him a ban for his rant at
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        87 49 STOCKHOLM: Swimmer Jessica Hardy has broken her own world record in the women's 50m breaststroke at a short-course World Cup meet. The American clocked 28.965 ec in a heat on Tuesday to beat her mark of 29.36 set last Saturday in Moscow. On Tuesday,
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        74 49 LONDON: Brawn GP have hinted they are likely to offer Formula One world champion Jenson Button more scope for personal sponsorship as part of a deal to keep him at the team. "We can offer a higher proportion of driver freedom, and that will
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        54 49 PARIS: US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro ended Marat Safin's tennis career yesterday with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 victory over the Russian in the second round of the Paris Masters. Safin, 29, a two-time Grand Slam winner, had said he would quit playing after
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      555 50 BERLIN: Germany was in shock yesterday after footballer Robert Enke, who was set to represent his country at the 2010 World Cup, committed suicide after battling depression for many years. Police said the goalkeeper threw himself in front of a train at a level crossing
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      331 50 DUBLIN: Republic of Ireland defender Richard Dunne has accused the hapless Raymond Domenech of messing up a talented France team and claimed the coach could be the weak link when the two teams meet in the World Cup play-offs. Dunne did not think Domenech
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      422 50 NEW YORK: Fairly or unfairly, women's college soccer usually draws little public attention in America. That was the case until the violent play of University of New Mexico defender Elizabeth Lambert became an ignominious sensation on television, the Internet and radio. The 20-year-old shoved, punched,
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      588 50 Kiwis banking on biting wind and home support to unsettle Bahrainis WELLINGTON: New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert has raised the level of football fever in the country as the national team eye their first appearance at the World Cup in 28 years. While the sport
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      891 51  -  Rohit Brijnath Pinoy puncher Pacquiao injects drama into a sport lacking characters SPORTINGLIFE IBi Pacquiao may belong to one country, but an entire continent is claiming him. BUDD Schulberg, who wrote boxing's most poignant line, which was spoken by Marlon Brando in On The Waterfront
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      369 51 LOS ANGELES: Miguel Cotto oozed self-belief on Tuesday after making his official arrival at the MGM Grand Hotel Casino, where he will defend his World Boxing Organisation (WB0) welterweight title against Filipino Manny Pacquiao. The Puerto Rican, 34-1 (27 knock-outs), is the underdog
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      282 51 LOS ANGELES: Basketball star Shaquille O'Neal has lost the fight to save his marriage. Citing irreconcilable differences, his wife Va'Shaundya (Shaunie) has filed for a legal separation, two years after the Cleveland Cavaliers player first started divorce proceedings. She is seeking spousal and child
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      463 51 Basketball NBA Charlotte 81 Orlando 93, Miami 90 Washington 76, Chicago 89 Denver 90, Memphis 79 Portland 93, Dallas 121 Houston 103, Sacramento 101 Oklahoma City 98. Cricket Second ODI In Centurion: South Africa 331-5 in 50 overs (J. Kallis 81, J.P. Dummy 111 n.0.). Zimbabwe 119 all out
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      395 52 Korean Shin best newcomer; may take player, money titles GUADALAJARA (Mexico): Shin Ji Yai is on the verge of sweeping both the LPGA Tour's Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year awards. The South Korean has already clinched the Rookie of the Year title and leads
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      276 52 MELBOURNE: Favourite Tiger Woods must overcome packed crowds, scorching heat and a strong local contingent bent on humbling the world No. 1 on their home soil, to win his first title Down Under at this week's Australian Masters. But that has not stopped punters from
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      210 48 SEA > Games VT*^arn VICIIIIC9 AX SINGAPORE Readers' Contest "iMlft I SW 7\L 1 Fill in the following details: Name: Address: Phone: NRIC No: gg WHAT'S ONLINE sfY MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Wenger issues quit threat. Arsenal's Young Guns on fire. Arsenal should be
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      89 49 '"fc^ CCfc.^l other create too wmcM i^ise With just a little patience, understanding, mini [A n n (y>) social responsibility and thoughtfulness a from everyone, we can create a more MM 09 SB harmonious and gracious community. 'ij— After all, everyone has a part to play. And i >; ?\f
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      79 51 t /f\ /gl Draw No. 2483/2009 tLJLJ Draw Today! Thursday, 12 November 2009 Group 1 Prize Sales close today 6pm Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 1 Selegie Road, PoMo #01-01 Singapore *****6 Time: 6.30pm |p A Y^> *laov, diq,'-ilheoi© SAGWORE [responolblyf Do not bet illegally. No person under the
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      242 51 Today Golf Australian Masters: Day 1 (Live, Ch26, 11.15 am). Hong Kong Open: Day 1 (Live, Ch24, 2pm). Children's Miracle Network Classic: Day 1 (Live, Ch26 Ch3o4, tomorrow, 2.15 am). Tennis ATP Paris Masters: 3rd rd (Live, Ch22, 6pm). Tomorrow Basketball NBA: Phoenix v LA Lakers (Live, Ch24, 11.30 am).
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      63 52 First Anniversary In Loving Memory of DON VICTOR RAJAPAKSHA Departed on 17 November 2008 Time changes many things, But not the memory this day brings. Dearly Missed and Fondly Remembered by Loving Mother: Lily Rajapaksha Prayers: Friday 13 November 2009 at Block 32 Jalan Bahagia, 09-278 Tel: 6254 3770 DANA:
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      66 52 The family of the late MDM MARGARET SEOW Departed on 5 November 2009 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to The Canossian Sisters (FDCC), Rev Fr Eugene Chong and community at Church of St Bernadette, Dr Chan Kin Ming, Doctors, Nurses and Staff of St. Joseph's Home, Relatives
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      160 52 goodness and mercy shall follow I me all the days of my life, arid I will dwell in I the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 LIM HONG IM Age: 88 was called home to be with the Lord on 10 November 2009, dearly missed and fondly remembered by
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      39 52 The family of the late HUVVAKD SIM BENG CHEE Departed 6 Nov 2009 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their prayers, support, assistance, condolences, contributions and wreaths during their recent bereavement.
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      16 52 15th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of G. KRISHNASAMY Departed 12/11/94 Fondly remembered by wife, children grandchildren
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      21 52 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of KATHERVELIDO KAMALA Departed 12 Nov 2008. Deeply missed remembered by Husband, children, grandchildren loved ones.
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      155 52 SIM HONG ENG Age: 78 Passed away peacefully on 11 November 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Husband: Lim Kee Seng (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lim Pai Thiam, Steven Eng Ghee Ming Lim Chye Choon Lim Chye Yam, Vincent Tan Sui Mvi Lim Chye Lai, Gjan Yong Bee
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      144 52 am the Resurrection and the Life. He who believes in mi will live even though he dies. Whoever lives and believes in mi shall never die John 11:25/21 LOWKENGANN Age: 91 was called home to be with the Lord on 11 November 200S leaving behind loved ones. Sons: Daughters-in-law: Arthur
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      23 53 nf J c^|pc nnlirw IL J BT columnist argues against suspending the government's confirmed list land -> sales -in both good times and bad
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        498 53  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS Asian markets buoyed by good economic news from China and Japan By A DOUBLE dose of good news from China and Japan lent further weight to hopes of an economic recovery, pushing Asian markets higher for the fourth
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        410 53 SINGAPORE is set to be taken off the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) "grey list" of countries not meeting international standards on information exchange for tax purposes. This much-anticipated development looks all but certain when Singapore signs an agreement
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          96 53 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.14 billion shares worth $1.4 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 341 Losers: 146 Unchanged:7sB Mid Cap 624.75 5.29 Basic materials 294.04 5.17 Utilities 477.05 8.56 Small Cap 513.54 4.69 Industrials 588.18 5.74 Financials 700.02 10.92 All Share 669.96 7.57 Consumer goods 712.52 4.67 Technology 735.85 4.89 Fledgling
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          205 53 Yesterday's close: 9,871.68 (+0.95) Japanese stocks ended flat after failing to sustain early gains sparked by upbeat economic data. Yesterday's close: 1,270.15 (-3.93) Malaysian shares fell 0.31 per cent as investors locked in profits amid mixed signals from other Asian bourses. There were 255 gainers versus 449 losers. Yesterday's
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          400 53 DBXT Nifty 10US$ GLD 10USS lardine CSC DBXT FTVietnam 10USS Lyxor Russia 10USS Lyxor EmergingMkts 1 Lyxor China H 10USS Lyxor India Nifty 10 UOB SGX CityDev STXPO 100 DBS Grp IS MSCI India 100 HsuFuChi OCBCBk GP Bat SembCorp Ind Keppel Corp SembMar ...***** 389.5 ...*****
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          427 53 ;ityDev.ES.O911 1014 22.0 JOB.ES.Ogil 1858 20.0 <GX.ES.0911 810 18.0 5embMar.ES.O911 362 17.0 1CBC Bk.ES.0911 811 15.0 iTI 2600BNPeCW*****G 29 4.5 JOB BNP eCW*****8 42.5 4.5 >TI 2600SGAeCW*****0 32.5 4.0 >embMar MBLeCWI ***** 26 4.0 ;TI 2600 DBeCW*****4 43.5 3.5 iukitSemW*****8 244 3.0 ;apitalaBNPeCW*****9 25 3.0 )BSHBLeCW*****3 48
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          187 53 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS >KH J/4 -1 -J.3 jrn 0/4 -j iDlden Agri 46 ,61 Offsh 31.5 Renting SP 113 SingTel 298 JtraitsAsia 202 Urterra 4.5 feledata 4.5 1oble Grp 283 [zion 78.5 ring Li 72.5 Jni Envtech 31.5 Jtar Hub 204 1 !iwo 38.5
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          103 53 runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Nov *****9 Buying Sellinj Aust dollar 1.2790 1.3181 Can dollar 1.3140 1.3291 Euro 2.0680 2.09K Malaysian ringgit* 0.4100 0.410! NZ dollar 1.0220 1.0441 Sterling pound 2.3090 2.3351 US dollar 1.3790 1.3941 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN
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          368 53 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 446 244.9 1116 168 147 1416 425 120 52 483 3240 1838 2710 857 198 283 820 285 1450 298 184 399 "I 356 352 232 1868 170 5606 CapitaLand 93.5 5417 CapitaMall 405
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          617 53 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +OR■VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET M CAP P/E $MIL 133 195 98 73 163 117 150 267 26 132 147 211 108 129 247 585 250 317 191 68.5 179 220 42.5
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        485 54  -  Chua Hian Hou But analysts worry about impact of Indian price war on associate Bharti B\ A RISE in sales in the teeth of a poor economic climate helped Sing Tel defy the odds to post a 10 per cent gain in sec-ond-quarter
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        373 54  -  LEE SU SHYAN COMMODITY firms posted healthy profits in the third quarter as the global financial crisis subsided but volatile commodity prices had an impact on the bottom line. Palm oil player Golden Agri-Resources reported that third-quarter profit declined 3.1 per cent to U5570.56
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      477 55 Asia's sustainable future growth has to be less driven by US consumers TOKYO: US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said yesterday he believes strongly in the need to maintain a strong US dollar and said the United States was determined to get its budget deficit
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      254 55  -  YANG HUIWEN THE Gulf state of Qatar has made what is thought to be its first major oil-related strategic investment in Singapore by partnering Shell Eastern Petroleum. Under the deal, Shell will sell its existing shareholdings in two companies to a new joint venture
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      312 55 BEIJING: China confirmed a brisk economic recovery yesterday but weaker-than-expected new lending fuelled worries about stock market liquidity. New Chinese bank loans hit the lowest monthly level since the beginning of the year as regulators press banks to reduce lending amid fears of asset
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      506 56  -  Joyce Teo He aims for 50 worldwide in five years, with first at Robertson Quay area By PROPERTY CORRESPONDENT PROPERTY tycoon Kwek Leng Beng launched an "utterly cool" hotel brand boasting a Singapore label yesterday. He aims to have at least 50 outlets
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      251 56 BEIJING: China sent its clearest signal yet that it was ready to allow yuan appreciation after an 18-month hiatus, saying yesterday it would consider major currencies, not just the US dollar, in guiding the exchange rate. In its third-quarter monetary policy report, the People's
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      767 57  -  Karamjit Kaur Pick-up in demand, less exposure to losses and upcoming events are reasons for optimism By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT PICK-UP IN DEMAND "More noteworthy is the fact that we are seeing a definite pick-up in bookings in business class...We are starting to see bankers
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      536 56 J J J J J o member of Singapore mozaic WHERE EVERY COMPONENT BUILDS DREAMS Euums A Revolution Set to Change 4^P5 fi |l the Way We Sit Forever Most of the aches and pains we experience f I S BrH can be traced to not having the right chair
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      229 57 URA szjJa ai Siia Located within the JSp established Jurong Industrial Estate M jg« —v, WV*. <^^ Centre"^ Easily accessible via the .^^^v ><#^ PIE and AYE and near to \^i^r >k Pioneer MRT Station Juro n g J%T -^l Close proximity to Jurong at'°n is^^ Pa^ J West Town,
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      107 57 JK, WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE WWW.Straitstimes.COin speculation. I would hate to see the MOST-READ ONLINE day when private homes are all Foreigners back in private home owned by foreigners and citizens can market afford only HDB flats." MOST COMMENTED ON BLOGGED ABOUT Government to offer
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      453 58 Use your DBS Card for the best surprises this Christmas #Ml A UNITED COLORS OF BENETTON. J^B^WI _j^ :g| From 12 to 25 Nov 09 JHL^B\ Additional 15% off sale items with W^k B^ Jr 4^ minimum spend of Ssloo in a single receipt g^^"^ Wm^ m *W From 26
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      157 59 Bring joy that will last beyond the season with savings of up to 80% Use your DBS Card to make this the Christmas your family and friends will talk about for years to come. The secret? It's not how much you spend on a gift, but the thoughtfulness you lavish
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        1204 64  -  tay suan chiang A new book showcases Singapore's monuments photographed from uncommon angles Photographer Jonathan Yeap usually takes shots of people and daily scenes, but for his latest project, the 28-year-old was tasked to shoot several national monuments. "The buildings are more than twice my age," says the
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      505 71  -  boon chan Ireview^^" VICTOR/VICTORIA Zebra Crossing Productions, Esplanade Theatre, Tuesday The central premise here is designed to make your head spin a woman acting as a man who acts as a woman. It suggests a playful exploration of gender roles and a tuneful look at
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        541 73  -  sujin thomas Award-winning local singersongwriter Tanya Chua (right) has won the rights to her songs from her former music publisher after taking her case to the highest court in Singapore. The Court of Appeal has ruled that the publisher, Music Movements, which launched her music career
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        139 73 LETTERMAN EXTORTION CASE TWIST CBS producer Robert Halderman (right), charged with trying to extort US$2 million (Ss2.B million) from talk show host David Letterman, claimed he was selling a screenplay proposal and asked a judge to dismiss his case. His lawyer on Tuesday filed a motion to dismiss his
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