The Straits Times, 4 December 2009

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  • 20 1 MICA (P) 094/11/2009 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 2009. S|Si A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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    • 52 1 A TEENAGE girl, placed in foster care by the authorities after her father molested her, ended up being sexually assaulted by her foster father as well. Yesterday, the 47-year-old foster father was jailed for 14 months and ordered to receive three strokes of the C3.HG PRIME
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    • 54 1 SWEDISH golfer Jesper Parnevik has expressed regret at playing matchmaker to Tiger Woods in the wake of allegations that the American had extra-marital relations. FarneviK urst introduced Woods to Ms Elm Nordegren now his wife eight years ago when she was working as his children's nanny.
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    • 55 1 A NATIONWIDE crackdown on money-changers in Malaysia has brought to light the huge amounts of capital fleeing the domestic economy. The central bank has closed down almost 50 money-changers this year after it found that many were illegally remitting funds to countries such as Singapore and the
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    • 52 1 CONTINENTAL cars and a handful of American makes have garnered 24 per cent of new car sales up to October this year, the highest since the *****. Aggressive marketing, a slew of new models, technological innovations and cost savings have helped their sales surge ahead. HOME
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    • 58 1 WEALTHY investors in Singapore are so keen on putting their millions into property investments that even giant bank Barclays is urging caution. A Barclays Wealth survey has found that Singapore's high net worth individuals are more bullish on the future of the property market than a
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  • 734 1  -  Chua Chin Hon PM ON GOAL OF CHINESE LANGUAGE EDUCATION Teaching aims to help children from differeni family backgrounds By HAVANA (Cuba): One fundamental goal in Singapore's policy of bilingual education is to help students of different home language backgrounds become as
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  • 584 1  -  Sujin Thomas By FREELANCE interpreter H. Ibrahim had heard many tales of people falling victim to Internet scams promising easy money. Yet, when he received an e-mail in early March telling him he had won US$l.B5 million (552.55 million), he fell for it.
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    • 15 1 I Q BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 j/f
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  • VIEW POINTS
    • 83 2 The greenhouse gas emissions target the Government has announced will do more against global warming if it helps spur industrialised countries and other holdouts to reach consensus on mandatory measures at the Copenhagen climate summit, than if it succeeds locally. Being a small country,
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    • 30 2 Fire hazards are a threat to residents of Jakarta, and actions must be taken to fight them, says Bruce Gale. REVIEW PAGE A31 OUR READER SAYS
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    • 19 2 School principals must provide equal opportunities for all students, regardless of ability, says MOE. FORUM PAGE A34
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    • Article, Illustration
      21 2 www.straitstimes.com Nirmal Ghosh speaks to Thai lawyer Srisuwan Janya about the halting of 65 industrial projects in south-eastern Thailand.
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    • 55 2 IN YESTERDAY'S report, "Cerebral palsy baby helped by cord blood", we said that the 15-minute infusion was carried out by neurosurgeon Keith Goh at the Conns' home after getting the green light from the Ministry of Health. Cordlife has clarified that the procedure was carried
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    • 924 3  -  Khushwant Singh Theresa Tan By New rules in place after incident NEW measures have been taken to protect children placed in the care of foster parents in the wake of the recent incident. Officers from the Ministry of Community Development, Youth
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    • 877 4 Golfer Jesper Parnevik feels sorry for Woods' wife, his former nanny MIAMI: Swedish golfer Jesper Parnevik has expressed regret at playing matchmaker to Tiger Woods in the wake of allegations that the American had extra-mari-tal relations. But he appeared to be a
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    • 508 6  -  Ravi Velloor Delhi may soon grant visas-on-arrival to visitors from Republic By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF NEW DELHI: Singapore is among a select group of nations whose citizens may soon be granted visas-on-arrival at India's airports, a testimony to the close bilateral links between
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    • 220 6  -  SUJIN THOMAS POLICE here have put out a warning against taking part in a "lucky draw" purportedly organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board for its 30th anniversary. In the scam, which has surfaced here in the last month, victims typically receive
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    • 478 8  -  CHUA CHIN HON Parents and students see value in mastering the language: PM Lee HAVANA (Cuba): More than one in four 0-level candidates now take Higher Chinese, more than double the figure in 1999 when the Government undertook a major review of the
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    • 528 8  -  CHUA CHIN HON HAVANA (Cuba): Thank you for reading and 3488. "What on earth is 3488?" Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wondered to himself when, in an e-mail correspondence with a young person, she signed off with the cryptic set of numbers. He found out later
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    • 2782 10 SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE "We are trying, in an English-speaking environment, to maintain a level of working proficiency in Chinese and other mother tongues for the whole of the population but different levels of proficiency depending on the ability of the
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    • 733 12 The challenge for scientists now will be to create a system that can connect a patient's nervous system and a prosthetic limb for years, and not just a month. Implanted electrodes let man control limb ROME: An Italian who lost his lett torearm
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
    • 700 14  -  Leslie Lopez Crackdown shows billions of dollars remitted overseas By SENIOR REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT WHY MONEY CHANGERS "Money changers are used mainly because the money is illicit funds from corruption and activities such as drug trafficking and prostitution." Datuk Paul Low, president of Transparency International's
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    • 272 14 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Anti-Corrup-tion Commission (Mace) is investigating a political secretary who is said to have amassed millions of ringgit in properties over a short period of time. The Star newspaper, quoting sources, reported that investigators have obtained an order to seize and freeze
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    • world regional
      • 630 16  -  Salim Osman Indonesian minister's job at stake as Bank Century deal scrutinised By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Indonesia's anti-corruption agency has started its own probe into the controversial state bailout of Bank Century. With the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in the picture and a separate parliamentary
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      • 561 17  -  Elizabeth Looi Plan to build three such mosques a bid to win over the community By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Three new mosques with Chinese-style architecture will soon be built in three different states, in a bid by the Malaysian government to win over the Chinese
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      • 277 17 GEORGE TOWN: An Umno state assemblyman was suspended yesterday after he refused to apologise for showing his buttocks to a backbencher during an earlier state Parliament sitting. Datuk Azhar Ibrahim, the opposition leader in Penang, which is ruled by opposition coalition Pakatan
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      • 192 17 JAKARTA: At least six passengers were injured yesterday when they jumped off an Indonesian jet as it prepared to take off from Bali, falsely believing the plane was on fire. The Batavia Air Boeing 737 carrying 148 passengers and six crew was about to
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      • 93 20 Local activists attending a demonstration to mark the 25th anniversary of the gas disaster in Bhopal, the capital of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, yesterday. The Union Carbide plant, now owned by Dow Chemical, left a potent legacy when it accidentally released around 40 tonnes of
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      • 506 20 Incentive-tied collection by Gates Foundation luring fly-by-night operators, say critics TIANJIN: On any given night, in 14 cities around China, hundreds of people flock to makeshift blood collection centres set up in bars, bath houses and apartments where workers test for syphilis
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      • 357 20 BEIJING: Private "training centres" that tutor Chinese to lie to US immigration officers to get student visas have emerged, with one chain claiming a 98 per cent success rate, a news report said. Some centres even offer money-back guarantees. At a
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      • 476 22 Shock move by government to revalue currency leads to stampedes SEOUL: North Korea's surprise decision to redenominate its currency sparked panic and despair among merchants left with piles of worthless bills, even driving one couple to suicide, activists say. The North's government informed its
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      • 256 22 TOKYO: The leader of Japan's tiny Social Democratic Party (SDP) threatened yesterday to leave the ruling coalition if her views on a United States military base were ignored, the latest sign of strains that are complicating policy decisions. Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has formed
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      • 179 22 TOKYO: A man upset with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's proposals walked into his party office and smashed his computer with a wooden sword. The 24-year-old, who was arrested for trespassing, was unhappy with Mr Hatoyama's plans to grant foreign residents voting rights and
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      • 319 23 MUMBAI: One man was killed and about a dozen injured in a violent protest yesterday against water cuts in India's largest city after insufficient rain during the monsoon left Mumbai authorities scrambling to ration supplies. Mumbai is facing a water shortfall of about
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      • 453 23 But like China, it stresses that its targets will be voluntary and not legally binding NEW DELHI: India aims to cut its carbon intensity the amount of carbon dioxide emitted for each unit of gross domestic product by between 20 and 25 per cent by 2020
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      • 170 23 SYDNEY: Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd shrugged off the damaging defeat of his key car-bon-trading Bill yesterday and played down the chances of an early election. In his first comments on the legislation's failure, he said he had "always" intended to serve a
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    • world international
      • 851 24  -  Jonathan Eyal NEWS ANALYSIS Biggest military and diplomatic battles lie ahead for Obama By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU LONDON: US President Barack Obama's decision to boost his military forces in Afghanistan was received with satisfaction in foreign capitals. Nato Secretary-General
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      • 230 24 LONDON: Pakistan wants "more clarity" on US President Barack Obama's new Afghan war strategy, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said yesterday. "We are studying that new policy. We need more clarity on it," he said of Mr Obama's pledge of 30,000 more US troops
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      • 577 25 Currently PM, he will be eligible to fight 2012 election for the top spot MOSCOW: In an electric four-hour solo performance on live television, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gave one of the strongest signals yet that he plans to reclaim the presidency,
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      • 62 25 Women in traditional attire and painted bellies listen to a concert at Lima's maternity hospital. Many have artwork painted on their baby bumps to celebrate their pregnancies, and the trend is also catching on in countries like Britain and the United States. Manufacturers say the paint
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      • 351 25 HONOLULU: Hawaii is competing with California, Nevada, particularly Las Vegas, and other US tourist destinations for a vast and largely untapped new market segment: Chinese travellers. Beset by one of the worst recessions in decades, these tourist destinations are spending significant sums on marketing
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      • 152 25 WASHINGTON: A third of the most popular children's toys in the United States contain harmful chemicals including lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury, a consumer group says. The Ecology Centre, which published its findings on the website HealthyStuff.org, tested nearly 700 toys ahead
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      • 423 26 Museum, historic site workers protest at govt cost-cutting measure PARIS: Many of Paris's most popular museums and tourist sites such as the Musee d'Orsay and the Arc de Triomphe were closed on Wednesday, after workers angry over a government cost-cutting measure voted to strike. Strikers
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      • IN BRIEF
        • 78 26 TEHERAN: Iran's state television will ban makeup for women, "abnormal" music and unruly children, an Iranian newspaper has reported. The broadcaster's top manager, Mr Ezzatollah Zarghami, said women presenters wearing makeup are to be taken off air, as the wearing of makeup was against the
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        • 62 26 COVINGTON (Indiana): A US babysitter who videotaped herself while performing sex acts with children as young as two months old has been sentenced to 125 years in prison. Samantha Light, 26, pleaded guilty last month to three felony counts of child molesting. During sentencing on Wednesday, she
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        • 78 26 JOHOR BARU: Johor police have detained a woman in connection with the murders of a contractor and a manager with a construction firm in Nusajaya, a township in Iskandar Malaysia. Johor police chief Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said the woman, 22, was detained in Nusajaya
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        • 82 26 NUSAJAYA (Johor): Iskandar Malaysia has attracted RMSI billion (Ss2l billion) in cumulative investments to date despite the global economic crisis. Johor Menteri Besar Abdul Ghani Othman, who co-chairs the Iskandar Regional Development Authority, said 35 per cent of the total sum has already been put to
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        • 86 26 BEIJING: A Chinese court sentenced five more people to death yesterday for killing a police officer with a brick, kicking bystanders to death and other crimes committed during the ethnic riots in Xinjiang in July. The Intermediate People's Court of Urumqi also sentenced two others
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        • 80 26 MOGADISHU: A suicide bomber struck ASSOCIATED PRESS during a graduation ceremony at an upscale hotel yesterday, killing at least 14 people, including three Cabinet ministers and two journalists. Several hundred people, including more than three dozen students, had gathered at the Shamow Hotel to celebrate the
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        • 269 26 WASHINGTON: The White House is celebrating Christmas with recycled ornaments, natural materials and, of course, a gingerbread White House, a highly anticipated part of Christmas at the presidential residence. The 177 kg work of culinary art is covered in white chocolate and has a marzipan replica of
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    • 105 14 JK, WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm Malaysia can't compete on cost." MOST-READ ONLINE Indonesia's tallest man falls short YOUR SAY Singapore will be among the first MOST COMMENTED ON nations whose citizens may soon get Malaysia trailing behind: Minister. the privilege of visa-on-arrival at Says
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
    • 519 27 IN CLIMATE issues as in most matters, Singapore strives to do what is right, not what is popular. So it is with the urgent international movement to slow greenhouse gas emissions. Ahead of what is expected to be a rancorous climate conference in Copenhagen next
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    • 1189 27  -  Jose Brito Bruno Stagno Ugarte Ossur Skarphedinsson George Yeo Samuel Zbogar Sheikh Abdallah Zayid Al Nahyan In view of the forthcoming United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen, the foreign ministers of Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Iceland, Singapore, Slovenia and the United Arab Emirates
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    • review
      • 822 28  -  David Eagleman OBAMA'S TIMETABLE By Pinning things down in time makes waiting less troubling. With a clear idea about the order and timescale of events, people are more patient and less anxious. And that is the hope implicit in President Obama's declaration of a timeline. EVERYBODY
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      • 843 29  -  William Choong FOREIGN MATTERS By SENIOR WRITER AS THE saying in the United States Navy goes, every ship has a name and every name has a story. When China intimidated Taiwan during the crisis of 1996, Beijing was peeved when Washington deployed an aircraft
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      • 815 30  -  Bruce Gale MATA JELI: A PERSPECTIVE ON INDONESIAN AFFAIRS By SENIOR WRITER F AKARTA is well-known for its vulnerability to flooding. But for large numbers of the city's residents, fire is an equally important and I ever-present danger. JhX. around noon one Sunday in September,
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      • 2894 31  -  Sue-Ann Chia By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Tm happy taking on cases for or against the Govf Former Cabinet Minister S. Dhanabalan suggested that more of Singapore's best and brightest should get their first degree in local universities. Can it be done? The only way
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      • 279 33 PRIMARY 1 ORIENTATION TEST I REFER to last Saturday's letter by Mr Lewis Wong, "Unfair to stream at early stage". In all schools, pupils are banded at Primary 5 according to their ability in different subjects as this allows more customised teaching tailored to their needs.
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      • 266 33 "To band the kids even before teachers can fully determine their understanding of basic concepts learnt in preschool years may lead to a false impression of their real abilities." I REFER to Mr Lewis Wong's comment last Saturday, "Unfair to stream at early stage". My two sons had
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      • 329 33 I REFER to Ms Debbie Eisenach's letter, "Not one police officer was seen" (Nov 26) in relation to the floods on Nov 19. On Nov 19, after being alerted by the Meteorological Services on the possibility of flash floods, police activated the
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      • 180 33 I REFER to last Saturday's report, "Sentosa's whale shark plan being reviewed". According to expert opinion, keeping the whale sharks in the upcoming Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) is neither practical nor feasible, despite the integrated resort's "strong focus on education and marine life
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      • 131 33 THE Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) would like to commend Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) for maintaining its position not to acquire and keep whale sharks in its upcoming marine park. Whale sharks have not fared well in captivity and RWS has said that it
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      • 378 34 SINGAPORE'S BIODIVERSITY I AM inspired by recent reports in The Straits Times about Singapore's unique biodiversity. I am a lover of forests myself and I hate to see them destroyed in the name of urbanisation and land use. The forests or what is left of
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      • 221 34 I REFER to Tuesday's report, "24 hours to cool off before Polling Day". As a Singaporean who has voted in the past three general elections, I find that Singapore's democracy exercise is a quiet one. Compared to our neighbouring countries, we
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      • 596 34 SIA manager "Due to a mix-up in our arrangements, my family's annual vacation would have been cancelled but for his timely intervention." MR GARY EE: "I would like to compliment Singapore Airlines duty manager Jahir Hussein who salvaged my family's holiday to Tokyo. Due to a mix-up in our
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES HOME.
    • 1314 36 More stories on B2 B3 Why pirates like Spore ships Why Batam is an ideal base for attacks With pirate attacks in the seas around Singapore experiencing a resurgence after several years of relative lull, Mavis Toh heads to Batam to speak to pirates past and
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    • 665 37  -  Mavis Toh By HE SITS in a corner of the coffee shop, chain-smoking through packs of unfiltered cigarettes and sipping hot tea. Mr Norman's engine-powered sampan, once used in many a pirate raid on unsuspecting ships, now lies mostly unused in a nearby
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    • 394 38  -  MAVIS TOH "How can we help investigate such cases and arrest the culprits if there was never a report filed to us?" Lieutenant-Colonel Yassin Kosasih, director of Riau Islands province's marine police THE biggest challenge in foiling piracy attacks is in catching the
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    • 392 38  -  MAVIS TOH BAT AM is a prime spot for pirates to launch an attack due to a multitude of surrounding islands which offer hiding places both before and after any assault. The area is also fertile ground for the pirates as 65,000 ships pass
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    • 685 39  -  Jessica Cheam CARBON EMISSIONS CUT They are ready for transition to low-carbon economy, but hope for subsidy to cushion impact By INDUSTRY leaders are bracing themselves for the pain that will come with Singapore's move to cut greenhouse gas emissions and are seeking the Government's
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    • 722 39  -  Victoria Vaughan By TWELVE million tons of carbon would be equivalent to the total amount released in taking a return plane trip to the moon 6,000 times, and also the entire yearly volume of emissions from Kenya, a country with 40 million people.
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    • 426 42  -  LIM WEI CHEAN Buses to run from airport, hotels and heartland GETTING to Sentosa could be easier next year with the introduction of shuttle buses transporting people from the airport, hotels, Marina Bay Sands integrated resort and even the heartland. Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC),
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    • 732 44  -  Christopher Tan European and some US makes garnered 24% of new car sales up to Oct highest since 1990s By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT PRICE RIVALS "Our biggest problem now is competition from the continentals. Their prices are so competitive n0w..." Mr Glenn Tan, chief executive
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    • 755 45  -  Tessa Wong Shoppers and retailers locked in a game of 'who will blink first' By FEWER DISCOUNTS "This year, there doesn't seem to be many discounts. Maybe it's because the economy is recovering, so the retailers are not offering that much." Banking executive Tan Mci Van,
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    • 57 46 The Singapore Flyer claims to house the island's tallest Christmas tree, composed of 91,000 LED lights and rising 83m in height. Taking eight days to put together, it was lit up last evening and will shine for the rest of this month as part of the Singapore
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    • 682 46  -  Cai Haoxiang AWARE SAGA But researcher says not all issues arising from saga received full public discussion in media By THE way the Aware saga was covered by The Straits Times (ST) newspaper earlier this year came across to a media researcher as "objective, fair
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    • 648 48  -  Leow Si Wan They get staff to bond at cooking sessions By TRADITIONAL motivational workshops or adven-ture-style team-building activities are being replaced by spatulas and mixing bowls as employers promote team spirit through cooking. A check with several restaurants and cooking schools
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    • 681 50  -  Mavis Toh Karaoke singer disappeared a day before regular KTV client found dead off East Coast Park By SHE had been looking forward to a trip home after six months away. But Ms Han Yanfei never made the Nov 27 flight back to China. Just
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    • 546 50  - Fish Co to get $269,000 in damages from rival Selina Lum By SEAFOOD restaurant chain Fish Co has been awarded $269,000 in damages by the High Court in its long-running spat with rival Manhattan Fish Market (MFM) and a former employee over the use of confidential information. The legal dispute
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    • 355 51 WHILE Mr Nagara Raja (below) was being born at 10am on Dec 3, 1959, Singapore's first head of state Yusof Ishak was being installed. It was also the day the country unveiled its first three national symbols the national flag, the state crest and
      NATIONAL HERITAGE BOARD  -  355 words
    • 333 51 60,000 yet to sign up for cash payout; older folk also eligible for Senior Citizens' Bonus ABOUT 60,000 Singaporeans have less than a month to sign up for this year's GST Credits and Senior Citizens' Bonus. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) said yesterday in
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    • 528 52  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN 15-year-old passenger was carrying can of paint and his hands were stained By TAXI driver Teo Ing Long's suspicions were piqued when he saw his passenger returning to the cab carrying a can of paint, his hands stained black by the
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    • 292 54  -  ELENA CHONG 27-year-old, due to be repatriated to Indonesia, jumped from agent's flat AN INDONESIAN maid who had admitted stealing cash and jewellery from her employer leapt to her death in June, a coroner's court heard yesterday. Marsini, a 27-year-old Indonesian who goes by
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    • 157 54 A SELF-EMPLOYED man was charged in court yesterday with child abuse, the alleged victims being his nephews. The 34-year-old was said to have caned the boys, aged nine and 11, and ordered the elder sibling to slap his brother a total of 90 times.
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    • 378 55  -  ELENA CHONG He wanted to 'reward' Esplanade technical manager HE WAS offered a reward of almost $32,000 for recommending that Esplanade Company buy $638,860 worth of theatre backdrop equipment. But technical manager Peter Bretherton did not reply to the text message from Tan Yen
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    • 295 55  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH A TECHNICAL officer at a mortuary was fined $4,000 for molesting a colleague in their office. The 55-year-old man pleaded guilty to squeezing the woman's buttocks with his hand on the afternoon of Feb 16, while she was photocopying death certificates. A
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    • 305 56 Boost for defence ties DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean and South Korea's Minister of National Defence Kirn Tae Young signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on defence cooperation on Wednesday. The MOU is the first bilateral defence agreement to be signed at the ministerial
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    • 407 56  -  JUDITH TAN It's hiring 350 more; most applicants fit the bill THE Yishun hospital due to open next year is recruiting and prefers friendly, mature workers who have heart and can work flexible hours. The Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) has filled 300 positions, but
      LIANHE WANBAO  -  407 words
    • 570 57  -  Amresh Gunasingham Forum speakers say cleaners in short supply due to low pay, stigma By MORE ARE LEAVING "The problem we are facing today is that there seems to be more workers exiting rather than entering the industry." Mr Milton Ng, vice-president of the Environmental
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORT.
    • 710 58  -  Jonathan Wong Spore will be banking on Nizam, 18, to score By From Singapore's top gold medal hopes, The Straits Times' build-up moves to sports which have seen an exodus of experienced players and are undergoing a transition. Today, the focus is on football "I still have
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    • 430 58  -  JONATHAN WONG Football: Our youngest cubs Squad: Jasper Chan, Shadan Sulaiman, Gabriel Quek, Eddie Chang, Hariss Harun, Madhu Mohana, Faritz Hameed, Afiq Yunos, Shahfiq Ghani, Safuwan Baharudin, Hyrulnizam Jumaat, Shaiful Esah, Isa Halim, Firdaus Idros, Irwan Arismail, Fadhil Noh, Khalili D'cruz, Fazli Ayob, Khairul Nizam, Raihan Rahman
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    • 386 59  -  Frankie Chee By SINGAPORE'S interim netball coach Jill Mclntosh will focus on Singapore's speed and agility in her preparation for the Nations Cup from Sunday to Dec 12 at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall. She also has no plans to make any changes to
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    • WOODS NEEDS TO PUT THINGS RIGHT
      • 815 59  -  Rohit Brijnath SPORTINGLIFE By A sharingcaring Woods, of course, is about as likely as the yeti coming down from the Himalayas for a press conference. Even a more affable, amiable Woods will be a different Woods. But can a different Woods be a winning Woods?
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      • 517 59  -  Rob Hughes COMMENTARY By Tiger's golfing talent is undisputed. But he cuts a figure so bland, so non-committal that it is an incredibly hard sell. He must be lacking worldly intelligence if nothing warned him that the media who helped to make
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    • 860 60  -  Wang Meng Meng Thomas Cai slims down and makes running a major part of his life By Spore Marathon: 5 hydration tips HOW much fluid should a runner drink before a marathon to avoid dehydration during and after the event? What else should he
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    • 280 60  -  Leonard Lim By A POTENTIAL hitch at Sunday's Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon was averted yesterday. This came after the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) said it would pay the travel expenses and other monies owed to elite overseas athletes by race-day. There had been
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    • 118 60 NEW JERSEY: New Jersey Nets basketball fans sitting with paper bags over their heads during their team's 101-117 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. The loss saw the Nets drop to 0-18, setting a record for the worst start to a National Basketball Association season.
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      38 60 "I used to drink Hennessy at half-time." RON ARTEST, admitting he drank cognac to numb the pain of defeats when he was with the Chicago Bulls (1999-2002). The Bulls finished last twice in the NBA in tha period
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    • 151 60 Basketball NBA Atlanta 146 Toronto 115, Cleveland 107 Phoenix 90, Orlando 118 New York 104, Washington 104 Milwaukee 102, New Jersey 101 Dallas 117, Chicago 92 Detroit 85, Minnesota 95 Memphis 97, Oklahoma 117 Philadelphia 106, Sacramento 110 Indiana 105, LA Clippers 85 Houston 102. Cricket Third Test In
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    • 270 61 MANCHESTER: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger came under fire yesterday as a sore, ungracious loser after he failed to shake hands with Mark Hughes at the end of his team's League Cup quarter-final defeat by Manchester City on Wednesday. Wenger's breach of protocol came at the end
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    • 572 61 World Cup 2010 THE 32 nations were split into four pots ahead of today's draw in Cape Town. One team from each pot will be drawn into the eight opening-round groups for the June 11-July 11 tournament. Pot 1 (seeds): South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, England, Germany,
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    • 174 61 PARIS: Former France national coach Michel Hidalgo claims that Fifa's decision not to name France as one of the eight top seeds for the World Cup draw might be punishment for Thierry Henry's handball against Ireland. The 1998 World Cup winners scraped into next year's Finals
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      • 57 61 KHON KAEN (Thailand): Chan Yih-shin of Taiwan took the first-round lead at the King's Cup golf tournament yesterday after an eight-under 64. He has a two-stroke advantage over India's Anirban Lahiri in the final event of the Asian Tour season. Lam Chih Bing is
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      • 46 61 PARIS: Former world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo of France has retired from tennis. The 30-year-old, who won two Grand Slam titles in 2006 at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, played her last match in this year's US Open. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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      • 57 61 LONDON: David Beckham was "heartbroken" after his grandfather died of cancer on Wednesday, but he is expected to stay in South Africa to help sell England's bid for the 2018 football World Cup. Joseph West, 83, was close to Beckham and had a formative
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      • 52 61 LIVERPOOL: Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has hinted that striker Fernando Torres may return to the line-up against Blackburn tomorrow. Torres has scored 10 Premier League goals this season but has been out of action since the 1-1 Champions League draw at Lyon on Nov 4.
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    • 328 60 Today Basketball NBA: Boston v San Antonio (Live, Ch23, 9am). Football German Bundesliga: Bayern v Moenchengladbach (Live, Ch27, tomorrow, 3.25 am). Golf Australian Open: Day 2 (Live, Ch24, 9am). Chevron World Challenge: Day 2 (Live, Ch26 Ch3o4, tomorrow, 4am). Tennis Davis Cup Final Day 1: Spain v Czech Republic (Live,
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      219 62 have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. From now on there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that day... 2 Timothy 4: 7-8 REV SUNIL JAYANTHA AMBAGASPITIYA 28 February
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      148 62 Har Charan Saran Kaliaan Karan The Sanctuary ofVaheguruJi (God) brings salvation. (Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 1323) PHARVEENJESSMYN KAUR DHILLON Age: 15 (St Anthony's Canossian Sec School Canossa Convent Primary School Priti) Passed away peacefully on 3 Dec 2009 Leaving behind Father: Ijmer Singh Mother: Harbans Kaur Brother:
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      28 62 14th Anniversary MARYCHIOKPOHWAH Departed 4 Dec 1995 Dearest Mother, We miss you so much. The Love you gave us Spoke beautifully of you. Always remembered by loved ones
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      30 62 13th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of BOBBY PHUA CHENG HENG Departed 4 Dec 1996 Always remembered by: Wife: Ng Lai Hue Daughter: Irene Phua Wei Ping I loved ones J
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      41 62 NEELAMEGAN S/O NARANSAMY (RAJA) Age: 50 passed away peacefully on 03/12/09. Dearly missed by Sisters, Nephews Nieces Body is resting at Blk 301 Serangoon Aye 2 #03-342 Cortege will leave today at 2pm for Mandai for 1^ cremation at 3pm. J
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      199 62 Job 1:21b "The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised. Isaiah 40:30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;" Leong Zhiyang Charles 17th March 1981 26th November 2009 Words are not enough to express our heartfelt
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      62 62 The family of the late: UHAJN litltt WAH Departed on 29 November 2009 Wish to express their sincere thanks to all relatives, godson Vincent Cheok, friends ex-colleagues from HDB for their kind assistance, condolences and donations during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to Father Anthony Ponnudurai, S.I from St Ignatius
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      170 62 TUNG VOW BOUY Age: 81 passed away peacefully on 3 December 2009. Dearly missed and remembered by loved ones. Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lvi Kok Chue Lvi Kok Leong Chua Ah Hoon Cynthia Lvi Kok Wai Frankie Ho Hung Jee Melissa Lvi Kok Heng Louis Wee Yen Ling Jennie Daughters: Sons-in-law: Lvi
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      69 62 fe-J "The famUy of the late YOON FOONG CHUAN Departed on 29 November 2009 Wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths and contributions during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to: Bhante Khema and Reverends
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      43 62 We, the family of the late GOHKHEKSIAN Departed on 29 November 2009 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues, church leaders, staff and members for their kind assistance, attendance, prayers, condolences, donations and wreaths during our recent bereavement.
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      50 62 AL-FATIHAH INNA ILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHI RAJIUUN AL-HAJ A.P. ABDUL SALAM (Katong News Agency) Age 83 passed away peacefully on 1/12/2009 in Chennai (India) leaving behind children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, relative and friends. May Allah (S.W.T) bless his Soul. Amin Contact:- A. Abdul Samad *****766 Mohamed Malik Abdul Kader *****241
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      27 62 ■plj 42nd Anniversary 12th Anniversary 4==r In Loving Memory Of GAJJI RUKMINI PRASAD PRASAD 16.12.67 4.12.97 Greatly missed and fondly jjnt remembered by family and friends. 1H:
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      122 62 TEO TEOW KEE TEO TIOW KEE Age: 80 passed away peacefully on 2 December 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Ong Eng Tiap Sons: Daughters-in-law: Teo Teck Leong, Roy Ang Siew Fan, Wendy Teo Seng Leong, Andy Wang Yunfei Teo Keng Leong, Thomas Lim Peck Hoon, Wendy Daughters: Son-in-law: Teo
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      47 62 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of YVONNE ONG SOO NGIN Departed 4 December 2006 In our hearts she is fondly remembered, Sweet memories cling to her name; Those who loved her in life sincerely. Still love her in death just the same Always remembered by loved ones
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      76 62 We, The family of the late SELLAPAN PARUVATHAM Departed on 24 November 2009 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Mama Aunty, Uncles I Aunts, Cousins, Relatives and Friends I for your kind assistance and support, attendance, condolences, donations and r wreaths during our recent bereavement. Athma Shanti
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      111 62 "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life." John 14.6 MAGGIE THERESA D'SILVA Age: 87 was called home to be with the Lord on 1 December 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Husband HughCortoerttD'Silva (deceased) Sons Joseph, Martin, Vincent, Stephen Daughters Jenny (deceased), Patricia, Eunice, \vonne Daughters-in-law Beh Ling, Jenifer
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      132 63 WU EIK MOOI Age: 80 Passed on peacefully on 3 December 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Husband: Tsai Sung Wan (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Howard Tsai Heng Teck Nguyen thi van Simon Tsai Heng Een Yew Poh Cheow John Tsai Heng Hang Veronica Jane Mackerras Daughter: Son-in-law:
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      47 63 J With Deepest Sympathy and .^"iC^ *> J^"i. -Sljtw' Heartfelt Condolences to our 3j|i(t--v President Chief Executive Officer v Mr Simon Tsai Family On the demise of his beloved mother WU EIK MOOI Departed on 3 December 2009 From: The Management and Staff of 1^ KENSTEEL GROUP KENSTEEL
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      40 63 ■^k with Dee p est Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Mr Howard Tsai Family On the demise of his beloved mother WU EIK MOOI Departed on 3 December 2009 From: The Management and Staff of Cool Mac engineering pte ltd
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      143 63 001 TAY PENG Age: 46 passed away peacefully on 3 Dec 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Father: Mother: Ooi Tee Quah (Deceased) Liau Kirn Hui Wife: Seah Ai Ching Daughter: Ooi Qian Vi Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Ng Swee Cheong Ong Kirn Soon Ng Tong San Liau Foo
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      27 63 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of SHIRLEY QUAH WANG 4th December 2007 Fondly remembered and dearly missed by Song, Leon, Leonora Darren, i Family and loved ones
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      141 63 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have kept the faith" (2 Timothy: 4:7) GOH BOON ENG Age: 80 was called to eternal rest and glory with our Lord on 3 Dec 09 (Husband: Lim Huat Seng, deceased) Always cherished and remembered with love
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      135 63 "My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. "Psalm 73:26 NANCY CHEOK SIEW HONG Age: 60 Was called home to be with the Lord on 2 December 2009. Dearly missed and forever cherished by loved ones Husband: Chiang Hock
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      127 63 r" Gone from our lives one so dear But in our hearts forever near" LEONG FOH YONG Age: 75 Passed away peacefully on 2 December 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Husband: Chia Joo Heng Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chia Meng Teck (deceased) Fong Woon Fun Chia Meng Hwee
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      40 63 14th 'Anniversary j|£ In Loving 'Memory off* PETER NGO CHEE KEO 1 Departed: 4th December 1995 Lunar Calender -^L^Ll^+^+Ho 1 li Sadly missed and always remembered by loved ones \X Jjjp Wife: Anne Ong Leng Long ~^L Children and Grandchildren
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      54 63 lOthAnniversary r- f r I Joseph Morrison Date: 4/12/1999 Dear Father of mine, iftearscouldbuiUtastainvay Amimenwriesuierealane Iwouldwalkrightuptoheaven tobringyouhomeagain. Pa,l)iavefidfiUedyourdreams to put Duldigin the Museum. Your only child Frieda Joseph Son-in-law Anthony Joseph Grand-daughters Jennifer Goldie (London), Sharon Knlbrandstad Grandsons-ln-law lan Goldie (London), Omar Kulhrandstad Great grand daughters: KyraKulbtandstad, f~\ HoeKulbrandstad, yTiree
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      87 63 12th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of B. ALFRED Retired MEO/CEO Entered Into Glory on 4th December 1997 Your Sundi isn't here. And beloved Gnani isn't here. As they're with you We are the sorrowful ones To remember the three of you. Give us the strength hope to carry on. Guide
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      • 527 64  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS Hong Kong, Tokyo get a boost as global financial markets return to calm By SINGAPORE stocks hit their highest level for the year so far as blue chips across the Asia enjoyed another exuberant day and
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      • 426 64  -  Jonathan Kwok By THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) will launch an oil futures contract in the first quarter of next year, said the exchange's new chief executive Magnus Bocker yesterday. This comes as the trading of instruments linked to commodities hots up here,
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          91 64 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.39 billion shares worth $1.43 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 339 Losers: 131 Unchanged: 780 Mid Cap 664.28 9.02 Basic materials 314.52 3.68 Utilities 478.77 5.07 Small Cap 519.32 6.36 Industrials 605.92 2.48 Financials 730.00 5.29 All Share 689.97 4.19 Consumer goods 716.57 3.45 Technology 728.54 7.57
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        • 205 64 Yesterday's close: 9,977.67 (+368.73) Tokyo stocks rose as a weak yen sparked buying in export firms. The auto sector gained on news Mitsubishi Motors was in talks with PSA Peugeot-Citroen. Yesterday's close: 1,272.35 (+1.2) Malaysian shares closed flat amid profit-taking and the absence of key drivers. Yesterday's close: 22,553.87
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        • 400 64 GLD10US$ ***** 71.7 DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 2807 44.1 OCC 3.93% NCPS10 8250 30.0 DCC 5.1% NCPS 100 9960 30.0 DmegaNav 525 27.0 STXPO 100 1368 20.0 ISH 1750 16.6 DBS Grp 1470 16.0 UOB 1988 16.0 Venture Corp 846 16.0 Parkway Hldgs 295 15.0 CapHallsAsia 250 14.0
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        • 428 64 U0B.ES.0912 1990 20.0 Franspac W*****1 95 15.0 rranspac W*****1 92 12.0 SIA.ES.0912 1378 10.0 Capitaland.ES.0912 414 9.0 DBS RB eCW*****8 37 8.0 DBS.ES.0912 1468 8.0 CapitaMalAsMBLeCWIOO 39.5 6.5 Kep Corp.ES.0912 849 5.0 FXA50ETFHBLeCW*****8. 26.5 4.5 UOB RB eCW*****9 53 4.0 DCBC Bk BNPeCW*****7 38 3.5 DCBC Bk
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        • 176 64 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS 3UIUGII Hgl I Renting SP <0L ring Li iinotel Tech ;20 Hldgs lusGroup (anlord illinaKlinila Hiap Tong ieng Kuang franscu Grp [pure rangzijiang M-0 250 109 157 63 61 41 68 241 ....27.5 26 30 12 66 124 l.U 14.0 0.0
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        • 104 64 runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Dec 03 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2700 1.3090 Can dollar 1.3080 1.3240 Euro 2.0700 2.0940 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4085 0.4093 NZ dollar 0.9930 1.0160 Sterling pound 2.2870 2.3140 US dollar 1.3730 1.3880 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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        • 360 64 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 446 244.9 1116 168 147 1532 425 120 52 3240 1856 2710 870 198 ■I" 874 285 1450 308 184 399 324 376 352 232 2008 170 5606 CapitaLand 93.5 5417 CapitaMall 405 5611
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      • 584 65  -  Goh Eng Yeow Liquidators for Sino-Env chairman's firm place ads to sell its shares By ANOTHER Singapore-listed firm is suffering a fallout from the financial problems dogging Sino-Environment's beleaguered chairman Sun Jiangrong. Mr Sun's former 56 per cent stake in Si-no-Env, a waste
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      • 604 65  -  Lee Su Shyan By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR YET another boardroom tussle is looming in corporate Singapore this one led by shareholders who want to kick out the bosses at HG Metal Manufacturing, including chief executive Wee Piew. The shareholders Lingco Marine and Lingco Holdings
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    • 485 67 President meets bosses, unions to thrash out ideas in light of limited options WASHINGTON: United States President Barack Obama has summoned 130 corporate executives, economists, small business owners and union leaders to the White House to sound out ideas for accelerating job growth
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    • 472 67 WASHINGTON: US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, making a case for a second term, told Congress yesterday the central bank's forceful actions prevented a devastating financial crisis from being even worse. "The Federal Reserve's actions have contributed substantially to the significant improvement in
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    • 386 67 NEW YORK: Less than a year after grasping two multi-billion-dollar bailouts from Washington, a resurgent Bank of America (BoA) announced on Wednesday that it would repay all of its government aid, underscoring the banking industry's swift recovery from the
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    • 576 68  -  Joyce Teo But Barclays advises caution as prices may 'moderate' or flatten By TOO MUCH FOR COMFORT "The survey reveals that, much like investors outside of the region, Asian high net worth investors are holding a much higher proportion of their wealth in property than
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    • 340 68  -  Dickson Li By GOLD surged to a new high of U551,224 yesterday but the continuing weakness of the US dollar means the precious metal's price will likely keep heading north. A commodities expert at Swiss bank ÜBS believes the falling greenback will keep driving
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    • 374 68  -  ROBIN CHAN CONCERNS related to the recent recession seem to have receded, a pre-Budget feedback session heard last night. People running businesses are now looking for some help to get their enterprises back into top gear, it heard. The session was held at the
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    • 223 68  -  Esther Teo By BUSINESSES have never had so many options when it comes to getting their messages across to consumers. New media avenues like Twitter can become the flavour of the moment almost overnight. Yet traditional outlets like newspapers, radio and TV still
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    • 567 70  -  Chua Hian Hou EDB targets smarter products to account for 30% of output by 2020 By PLANTS producing vastly more solar panels, bendable displays, artificial hearts and biometric security products and other "new frontier" items form the central thrust of an ambitious new blueprint
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    • 1671 66 Graduation Ceremony at the EASB Balestier Campus at 9am on the 4th day of December 2009. Guest of Honour: Mr. Mark Howard, Director of British Council, Singapore In Attendance: Dr. Petra Wend, Principal Vice Chancellor, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh Prof. Anthony J Chapman, Principal Vice Chancellor, University of Wales Institute,
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    • 240 67 Graduation Ceremony at the EASE Balestier Campus at 9am on the 4th day of December 2009. Guest of Honour: Mr. Mark Howard, Director of British Council, Singapore J fIC A UNIVERSITY OF MBAMarketing MaiHuynhAnh A V I^U SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND AhnMiSook Nguyen Dang Linh V A Karuthedath Areepurath Priyaroop Savsani Jimmy
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    • 68 71 Pi* Mil Mhß DESIGN: MARLONE RUBIO PHOTOS: UNIVERSAL MUSIC SINGAPORE, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, DESMOND WEE, SO SZE WONG, NBC and CONRAD CENTENNIAL SINGAPORE Xv M fc^-r vGK I Come meet our bevy of giant beauties I BiiP^ HfelS^ accompanied by cultural dancers W'<-\ I in this majestic parade. P!^« ||P*fl|H Dates:
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES Life!
    • 970 72  -  foong woei wan Hong Kong cook-show host So Sze Wong (below) found her calling late in life Hong Kong celebrity chef So Sze Wong is not one to mince words. On the television shows So Good and So Real Time Cooking, she has given lectures on
      COURTESY OF SO SZE WONG  -  970 words
    • life! music
      • 675 74  -  sujin thomas Feted guitarist Zakk Wylde is both family man and rocker who thinks nothing of spending time at Changi Prison 'It wasn't a bad break-up or anything. My time with Ozzy has been bigger than anything else. I'm gearing up for the next segment of
        ASHLEIGH SIM  -  675 words
      • 126 74 Mettalica The American heavy metal band (right) filmed their music video for the song St. Anger in various locations inside the San Quentin State Prison in California in May 2003. In the sixminute video, hundreds of inmates dressed in orange overalls can be seen cheering the band's
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      • 1013 78  -  cara van miriah Nicholas yong Don't wait, tickets to 18 foreign acts here early next year are selling fast and American rock band The Killers, Brit alternative group Muse, indie darling Cat Power and Asian stars A-Mei and Super Band. They are among 18 foreign acts
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        816 79 IN LOVE WITH UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES When: Jan 1, 4.30 and Bpm What: This reunion concert brings together the casts of two popular Taiwan Hokkien drama serials, The Unforgettable Memory and Paladins In Troubled Times. They include actresses Chen Mci Feng, Wang Shi Xian and Xie Chen Jun Where:
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      • 751 84  -  akshita nanda In seven years, the Soweto Gospel Choir has gone from small churches to touring the the world and Grammy wins SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR AFRICAN SPIRIT Where: Esplanade Concert Hall When: Dec 22 and 23, 7.30pm Admission: $38, $48, $68, $98, $108, $138, $168 from
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        546 85  -  tara tan Music of jazz-pop duo Swing Out Sister stems from the two members' Manchester background SWING OUT SISTER THE BREAKOUT CONCERT Where: 1-Twenty-Six, Playground Big Splash When: Dec 16, Bpm. Doors open at 6pm Admission: $68 pre-event sales from Sistic (log on to www.sistic.com.sg or call 6348-5555)
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        171 85 Supermodels, movie stars and pop vixens, look out. There is a new group of fashion mavens earning kudos from major designers, and they are the club scenesters. In this week's Urban, we round up a crop of the coolest people for your viewing pleasure, including The Butter Factory
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        956 86  -  yeow kai chai Susan Boyle's record-breaking first album skips melodrama for even-tempered renditions sound bites Let's cut to the chase: This is not a bad album at all. It's actually quite... nice. The opposite of a William Hung novelty record, it's very decent and wondrously executed to a
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        991 87 ffffflfflasian pop DREAMER Peter Pan HIM SET MEAL FOR THREE Mi Lv Bing Dragon One Entertainment/Red Planet MANIC PIXIE DREAM GIRL 1976 Sony Music PLAY N FUN (1+1) Genie Chuo Rock Records There is an understated homespun vibe to Peter Pan's full-length debut that is really quite endearing.
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      • 766 88  -  boon chan Three veterans of the music scene agree to team up and on how awful their concert title is media correspondent I W M Fff*]r*7/75 Quote me I've asked them numerous times to see if can assuage their bitterness. I don't know what their problem
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      • 318 88 Los Angeles Susan Boyle soared to the top of the US album charts with her debut album, setting a 2009 record of 701,000 copies sold, record sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan said on Wednesday. It is the biggest opening-week US sales for any
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      • 678 89  -  akshita nanda Portraying strong female characters is what singer Lea Salonga looks for when taking on a role ESPLANADE PRESENTS LEA SALONGA Where: Esplanade Concert Hall When: Dec 16, 7.30pm Admission: $40, $60, $90, $120, $140 (go to www.sistic.com.sg or call 6348-5555) She sings the part
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      • 663 94 A never-released four-CD boxed set of Ella Fitzgerald singing in an LA jazz club in early 1960s is now out New York With all the multidisc jazz boxes that have come out in recent years, it is hard to believe that any significant tapes by any
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      • 230 94 New York Much like The Muppets Take Manhattan, they have taken the Web. Since its debut last week, The Muppets' parody of the music video of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody has been viewed more than 8.6 million times on You Tube. It is an exceptional hit for the
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    • 561 77  -  boon chan Hong Kong actor Joe Ma says crying scenes are hard for him even though his co-star says he cries easily media correspondent Hong Kong actor Joe Ma was singled out for crying easily when actress Charmaine Sheh was asked to dish on her
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    • 411 77 The French are a class act. And I feel doubly honoured to be chosen by them' Lata Mangeshkar (above) Mumbai Legendary Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar has been given France's top civilian honour in recognition of her contribution to Indian music and cinema. The 80-year-old
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    • life! television
      • 1411 80  -  mavis toh Tough love In The Biggest Loser Asia, 30 contestants from the region will slug it out to lose weight and gain a prize of US$lOO,OOO His chair gave way Mr Mohammad Hafiz Amat, 25 Weight: 168 kg Height: 170 cm Each time he goes for
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