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Title Section20 2009-12-09 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 094/11/2009 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 2009 S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS20 words
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Article, Illustration51 2009-12-09 1 CHILDREN as young as six months have been given the all-clear to receive the Influenza A (H1N1) virus vaccine. But of the two types of vaccine available here, only one has been cleared for use for children six months to 10 years old. PRIME PAGE51 words
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Article49 2009-12-09 1 A SERIES of coordinated attacks struck Baghdad yesterday, including three car bombs that blew up near government sites. More than 100 were killed and at least 400 wounded in the worst wave of violence in the capital in more than a month. WORLD PAGE A2B49 words
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Article46 2009-12-09 1 JAPAN announced a 7.2 trillion yen (Ssll2 billion) fresh stimulus package aimed at jump-starting the fragile recovery in Asia's biggest economy. The whole package includes direct spending as well as loan guarantees and other measures totalling 24.4 trillion yen. PRIME PAGE Al246 words
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Article42 2009-12-09 1 SINGAPORE managers have the third-highest spending power in Asia, after those in Hong Kong and Thailand, a study has found. It also says the pay gap between managers and clerical staff here has widened slightly this year. MONEY PAGE 82442 words
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Article77 2009-12-09 1 EVERY athlete dreams of performing in front of his home crowd at a major event one day. Yesterday, the hopes of hundreds were dashed, after Singapore formally withdrew as hosts of the 2013 SEA Games, as the Sports Hub will not be ready in time. It77 words
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Article560 2009-12-09 1 Bhagyashree Garekar - Bhagyashree Garekar Plan includes help for small businesses and spending on infrastructure By US CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama yesterday announced a new "jobs surge" strategy as he tackled the double-digit unemployment that has slowed the recovering American economy. The US leader proposed new spending on560 words
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Article, Illustration65 2009-12-09 1 THE PLACE: Kalimantan, Borneo. Rainforests are vanishing at the rate of 13 million hectares per year, replaced by urban sprawl and commercial farms. Every tree lost means more carbon dioxide in the air, more plant and animal species at risk of extinction. Saving the forests isGETTY IMAGES/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC - 65 words
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Article, Illustration243 2009-12-09 1 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ORLANDO: Tiger Woods' moth-er-in-law was taken from his home by ambulance to hospital early yesterday in the latest development concerning the world's No.l golfer. Former Swedish minister Barbro Holmberg had come to the United States to support Woods' wife, Ms Elm Nordegren,REUTERS,; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS - 243 words
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Article, Illustration1046 2009-12-09 2 Kor Kian Beng - Kor Kian Beng Parties should work now to win over voters, not wait till eve of polls By THE political scene, particularly among the opposition parties, got a little heated in the cool month of December. The spark: An announcement by Prime Minister1,046 words
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Miscellaneous248 2009-12-09 2 VIEWPOINTS WE SAY Yaacob's lament and a dare to achieve Seldom has a Malay politician been as forthright and frank as Muslim Affairs Minister Yaacob Ibrahim has been, when talking about what troubles the community. He said he was "malu" (ashamed) at a spate of child killings and what these248 words
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Article, Illustration94 2009-12-09 3 A great experience for youth that is the verdict of three top Jamaican track stars on the cultural and educational component of next August's Youth Olympic Games (YOG). (From left) World youth and junior 100 m champion Dexter Lee, two-time Olympic 200 m gold medallist94 words
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459 2009-12-09 3 April Chong - April Chong Vaccine safe for children from 6 months to 10 years old By THE green light has been given for the vaccine against the Influenza A (H1N1) virus to be used on children six months to 10 years old. Of the two types459 words
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Article, Illustration716 2009-12-09 4 X C VIJAYAN - X C VIJAYAN Mini-mart operator's appeal prompts Judicial Commissioner's remark By LAW CORRESPONDENT JUDGES must not pressure parties in a case to settle their dispute quickly, nor should they make up their minds about the case before hearing all the arguments. This principle716 words
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Article, Illustration160 2009-12-09 4 SUJIN THOMAS - SUJIN THOMAS THE remarks by the district judge to Mr Sambasivam Kunju went "beyond mere discourtesy", said Judicial Commissioner Steven Chong. According to court documents, the district judge said: "Right now, my sole impression of your integrity is zero. You will suffer the consequences when I make theDESMOND LIM - 160 words
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406 2009-12-09 4 LAWYERS say it is not uncommon for some judges to comment on the issues during the course of a civil suit, or even tell off one or both parties. Unlike a criminal trial, the judge would have read the affidavits and knows the relative406 words
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Article, Illustration609 2009-12-09 11 Joyce Teo - Joyce Teo JURONG PLOT'S MASSIVE RESPONSE By A SMALL site in Jurong West that was withdrawn from sale 21 months ago because bids were too low attracted a record 32 offers and a bumper price yesterday after going back onto the market. The winning bid for609 words
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Article, Illustration553 2009-12-09 11 Kwan Weng Kin - Kwan Weng Kin Experts say it may boost growth but does not address falling prices and strong yen By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT TOKYO: Japan yesterday formally unveiled a 7.2 trillion yen (Ssll2 billion) fresh stimulus package to prevent its economy from sliding into a deeper recession.ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 553 words
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Article45 2009-12-09 11 The government will extend an existing "eco-points" programme for energy-saving home appliances up to the end of next year and also apply the programme to housing improvements that reduce energy usage. Eco-points can be used to redeem gift coupons and selected products.45 words
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Article44 2009-12-09 11 More money will be made available to employers to help them retain workers in this recession, enhance the safety net for the jobless who are destitute and help new college and high school graduates find employment in this harsh job market.44 words
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Article, Illustration314 2009-12-09 12 MOJAVE (California): In a Hollywood-style rollout, British billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic has taken the cloak off SpaceShipTwo, after two years of secret development in the Mojave Desert. The sleek, bullet-shaped spacecraft is about the size of a large business jet with wide windowsAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 314 words
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497 2009-12-09 12 Salma Khalik - Salma Khalik Drug giant to sink in $100 m for Asian research here By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT JUST a month after it opened a $500 million manufacturing plant here, Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche has decided to locate some of its research work for Asia here497 words
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Article, Illustration1204 2009-12-09 6 The Asia-America Gateway is the region's first direct link to the United States which bypasses high-risk earthquake zones YESTERDAY'S launch of the AsiaAmerica Gateway (AAG) undersea cable marked a new milestone for consumers and businesses in Singapore and Southeast Asia. It1,204 words
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Article332 2009-12-09 6 The AAG has an initial design capacity of 500 Gigabits per second and it can easily scale up to 1.92 Terabits per second in tandem with demand using Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) technology. DWDM technology combines or multiplexes in geekspeak multiple optical signals together within332 words
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Article, Illustration757 2009-12-09 7 Lynn Lee - Lynn Lee Paying poorer nations to preserve forests may not protect biodiversity By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: From the air, the Kampar Peninsula in Indonesia is a stretch of dense scrub and trees that goes on mile after mile, interrupted occasionally only by canals and creeks.GETTY IMAGES - 757 words
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Article, Illustration354 2009-12-09 7 Grace Chua - Grace Chua By LAST month, Brazil's government posted its smallest annual forest loss 7,008 sq km since it began keeping records in 1988. The drop, recorded in the 12 months ending this July, came a year after Brazil announced it was taking steps to reduceISTOCKPHOTO - 354 words
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Article96 2009-12-09 7 REUTERS NEW DELHI: China, Brazil, South Africa and India want a global climate treaty wrapped up by June next year, according to a joint draft document prepared for the Copenhagen climate summit which opened on Monday. The four major emerging economies responsible for 30 perREUTERS - 96 words
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Article76 2009-12-09 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN: Copenhagen, the host city of the climate summit, is the greenest major city in Europe, according to a survey published yesterday. The study, presented by German industrial giant Siemens during the meeting, ranked 30 major European cities in carbon dioxide emissions, airAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 76 words
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Article109 2009-12-09 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GENEVA: Revenues from a carbon tax on emissions could be used to help create 14 million jobs by 2014, a report by the United Nations labour agency said on Monday. "If a price on CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions was imposed at a levelAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 109 words
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Article, Illustration599 2009-12-09 9 Bhagyashree Garekar - Bhagyashree Garekar COPENHAGEN SUMMIT Gases declared a health hazard, allowing Obama to regulate emissions By US CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON: Delegates at the United Nations climate conference yesterday welcomed a move by the Obama administration to regulate carbon emissions, side-stepping a resistant Congress to give momentumASSOCIATED PRESS - 599 words
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352 2009-12-09 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS COPENHAGEN: The world is set to enter its hottest decade on record, the United Nations' top weather expert warned yesterday, in a prediction that underlined the pressure for an agreement at a summit in Copenhagen. "The decade 2000 to 2009AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE,; REUTERS - 352 words
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228 2009-12-09 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE COPENHAGEN: The 2010 football World Cup in South Africa will pollute the planet nine times more than the 2006 edition in Germany because of teams' and fans' long flights. "We expect that the global footprint of the South African World Cup will beAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 228 words
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Article, Illustration548 2009-12-09 13 Carolyn Quek - Carolyn Quek NEA MAN'S BRAZEN DEMAND He gets 4 months' jail after teenager's mum reports him By Elena Chong IT STARTED as an official call. National Environment Agency (NEA) officer Koh Hui Chong telephoned a woman to tell her thatWONG KWAI CHOW - 548 words
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Article, Illustration513 2009-12-09 13 Sujin Thomas; Mavis Toh - Sujin Thomas Mavis Toh By I& THE widow of the bridegroom found dead outside the Hilton Singapore hours after their wedding banquet last month was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital yesterday morning with cuts to both her wrists. Police saidSHIN MIN DAILY NEWS - 513 words
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Article, Illustration1529 2009-12-09 15 Cheong Suk-Wai - Cheong Suk-Wai THE ST INTERVIEW World Toilet Organisation founder wants world's needy to see toilets as a must-have By SENIOR WRITER WORLD Toilet Organisation (WTO) founder Jack Sim has a tough job ahead of him. He is bent on getting the world's needy to viewST FILE - 1,529 words
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Article591 2009-12-09 15 SOCIAL entrepreneur Jack Sim might well have ended up as a counsellor for Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) or a stalwart of the Singapore Heritage Society had his time with them gone smoothly. But, as a trained volunteer at SOS, he could not tolerate the many crank calls amid591 words
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Article, Illustration633 2009-12-09 17 Peh Shing Huei - Peh Shing Huei NEWS ANALYSIS Hu's choice of successor for 2022 reflects growing CCP succession trend By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF BEIJING: It may still be three years from his likely retirement, but Chinese President Hu Jintao is already looking for his successor's successor.CHINA FOTO PRESS, XINHUA,; REUTERS - 633 words
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Article, Illustration204 2009-12-09 17 PEH SHING HUEI BEIJING: Two instead of one. After the provincial leadership changes in China last week, observers believe that the Chinese Communist Party is again pushing a pair of young turks ahead of their cohort. Mr Hu Chunhua and Mr Sun Zhengcai (above), both 46,PEH SHING HUEI - 204 words
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Article, Illustration697 2009-12-09 18 Ho Ai Li - Ho Ai Li Taiwan's opposition chief encouraged by party's good showing in Saturday's polls By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI: Taiwan's increasingly popular opposition chief has said people are no longer writing off the party's chances of returning to power by the 2012 presidential polls,WWIIh I Wl ■»■■■■»■■■ ■ ASSOCIATED PRESS - 697 words
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248 2009-12-09 18 REUTERS TAIPEI: Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou was fined NT$5OO,OOO (5521,550) for citing a voter survey ahead of local elections last Saturday, officials said. Election officials in Yilan county, where the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) lost the magistrate job to the anti-China opposition in mid-term localREUTERS - 248 words
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Article, Illustration484 2009-12-09 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS School principal held and city's education chief removed from post BEIJING: Eight students were killed and 26 others injured in a stampede down a narrow stairway at a middle school in central China's Hunan province, state media reported yesterday. StateAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE,; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 484 words
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224 2009-12-09 19 REUTERS SEOUL: United States President Barack Obama's first envoy to North Korea arrived in Pyongyang yesterday to try to coax the state back to six-nation nuclear talks it quit a year ago, but without offering it any new incentives. Mr Stephen BosREUTERS - 224 words
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Article, Illustration737 2009-12-09 20 Nirmal Ghosh - Nirmal Ghosh Expectations are high that Malaysian PM can offer help to quell insurgency in the area By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: In a trip that underlines their shared stake in easing tensions in Thailand's violence-torn south, Prime Minister Najib Razak today becomes theASSOCIATED PRESS - 737 words
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Article, Illustration262 2009-12-09 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHNOM PENH: A Thai man was convicted and sentenced to seven years' jail yesterday for spying on fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra during the tycoon's visit to Cambodia. Siwarak Chothipong (right), 31, a Cambodia Air Traffic Service employee,AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 262 words
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Article529 2009-12-09 21 Suspect, tracked by police in different countries, allegedly aided militants NEW DELHI: India has arrested an alleged kingpin of the international "hawala" informal money transfer system, after a joint operation by detectives in five countries. Naresh Jain, known as the "hawala king", was seized by police529 words
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Article, Illustration338 2009-12-09 21 Carolyn Hong - Carolyn Hong By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: Umno's top leadership has rescinded the suspension of a Penang divisional chief for making statements that were deemed as racist, raising questions about its willingness to punish hardline leaders. The then Bukit Bendera divisional chief AhmadTHE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 338 words
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182 2009-12-09 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: Security has been raised in a Tibetan area in south-western China following protests calling for a retrial for a revered monk jailed by the Chinese authorities over pro-independence activities. Tibetans in Sichuan province's Yajiang county staged a hunger strike on Saturday andASSOCIATED PRESS - 182 words
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Article, Illustration755 2009-12-09 23 Ravi Velloor - Ravi Velloor NEWS ANALYSIS Moscow woos Delhi with better nuke deal than that offered by US By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF NEW DELHI: Russia has given India a nuclear cooperation deal on far easier terms than the accord taking shape between New Delhi and Washington,755 words
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Article, Illustration429 2009-12-09 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Karzai makes case as US defence chief urges Nato support KABUL: President Hamid Karzai told visiting US Defence Secretary Robert Gates yesterday that Afghanistan would need aid to fund its security forces for up to 20 more years, calling for aAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 429 words
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157 2009-12-09 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MULTAN (Pakistan): A massive vehicle bomb tore through an army building in an eastern Pakistani city yesterday, killing 12 people in the third attack in 24 hours as the country battles a fierce Taleban insurgency. Multan's top administrative official Sayed MohammadAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 157 words
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Article, Illustration579 2009-12-09 27 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Terror strikes target govt sites and shatter month of relative calm in capital BAGHDAD: A series of coordinated attacks struck Baghdad yesterday, including three car bombs that blew up near government sites. At least 127 were killedASSOCIATED PRESS,; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 579 words
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Article, Illustration452 2009-12-09 28 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Psychosis triggered by childhood regressive therapy: Aussie coroner SYDNEY: An Australian woman who stripped naked and leapt to her death from an office window in front of horrified co-workers was suffering intense psychosis triggered by a self-help course, aASSOCIATED PRESS,; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 452 words
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385 2009-12-09 28 ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: A new online tool from Yahoo Inc will let users see and edit the personal profiles that the Internet company compiles about them to target Internet advertising. Yahoo's new Ad Interest Manager, released in test form on Monday, is part ofASSOCIATED PRESS - 385 words
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Article, Illustration72 2009-12-09 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell standing alongside his official portrait after its unveiling at the State Department in Washington on Monday. About 300 guests attended the ceremony. This is the second official portrait of Mr Powell. The first, done during the ClintonAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 72 words
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386 2009-12-09 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MELBOURNE: A compulsive gambler who wagered close to Asl.s billion (Ssl.9 billion) during a 16-month betting spree lost his lawsuit against Australia's largest casino, when a judge ruled yesterday that he was not exploited. High-flying property developer Harry Kakavas claimedAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 386 words
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797 2009-12-09 29 Jonathan Eyal - Jonathan Eyal Tomorrow's meeting between French, British leaders not likely to bridge financial divide By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU LONDON: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are meeting tomorrow in an effort to defuse a diplomatic spat which had797 words
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491 2009-12-09 30 NEW YORK TIMES Proportion highest since *****; income also rose with each generation NEW YORK: Nearly one in six American workers is foreign-born, the highest proportion since the *****, according to a new census analysis. For the first time, the United StatesNEW YORK TIMES - 491 words
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Article111 2009-12-09 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: Talks on the relocation of a major United States military base have been suspended, deepening a deadlock between the US and Japan, Japanese media reported yesterday. Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada said a high-level working group convened to discuss the move has beenASSOCIATED PRESS - 111 words
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Article124 2009-12-09 30 REUTERS BEIJING: China yesterday executed a former securities trader for embezzling 97. 6 million yuan (5519.9 million), the first person in the industry to be put to death, but millions of yuan are still missing, a state newspaper said. Yang Yanming was sentenced to death in lateREUTERS - 124 words
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Article92 2009-12-09 30 SAO PAULO: Thieves in Brazil have stolen more than US$6 million (SsB.3 million) from a cash delivery firm, taking advantage of the nation's passion for football, the BBC has reported. Police believe the thieves, who tunnelled into the firm's building, struck when season-ending football matches virtually92 words
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Article93 2009-12-09 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHARIFF AGUAK: Philippine bomber planes staged a show of force yesterday over a southern province placed under martial law, as helicopters dropped leaflets urging a warlord's militia to surrender. The military flights over Maguindanao province were aimed at intimidating the 3,000 gunmen loyal toAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 93 words
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Article87 2009-12-09 30 THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUCHING: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is investigating the misuse of RM6 million (552.5 million in federal funds in several projects in Sarawak. Deputy Chief Commissioner Abu Kassim Mohamed said contractors and government officers involved in implementing the projects are currently underTHE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 87 words
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Article, Illustration69 2009-12-09 30 XINHUA Women of the Daur ethnic group playing hockey yesterday during the opening of the winter Nadam fair in Hailar, in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Nadam, meaning entertainment and playing in the Mongolian language, is a traditional entertainment and games festival of theXINHUA - 69 words
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Miscellaneous121 2009-12-09 17 JK* WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE www.straitstimes.com blogged about MOST-READ ONLINE The return of Polaroid. Says Marc Chinese-style mosques for Malaysia Tasman: "This comeback of Polaroid emphasises how much people crave, MOST COMMENTED ON and are nostalgic for, material comforts US may launch new bid to121 words
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415 2009-12-09 31 A RECENT rash of wanton child killings in Malay families that drove Muslim Affairs Minister Yaacob Ibrahim to despair had some common features. The children came from broken homes of low income. The parents usually had relational problems. In one case, the person415 words
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Article, Illustration1007 2009-12-09 31 Tommy Koh - Tommy Koh THINK-TANK By ON DEC 15, 2009, the Asean Charter would have been in force for a year. Just before the Charter entered into force, a critic of Asean described it as a "paper tiger". A year later, it is time1,007 words
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Article, Illustration665 2009-12-09 31 Leslie Fong - Leslie Fong By LIKE hundreds of other motorists, I was caught in excruciatingly slow traffic along the Pan-Island Expressway towards Whitley Road on Saturday morning all because a long stretch of Lane 1 was closed so workmen could do some plant pruning. As665 words
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Article, Illustration826 2009-12-09 32 Bruce Gale - JAPANESE ECONOMY By Bruce Gale SENIOR WRITER ASLEEP at the wheel. That was the biting criticism Financial Services Minister Shizuka Kamei levelled at the Bank of Japan (BoJ) last month. Tension between Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's centre-left government and the nation's central bank has826 words
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Article, Illustration806 2009-12-09 32 Paul Krugman - Paul Krugman NEW YORK TIMES COPENHAGEN SUMMIT By MAYBE I'm naive, but I'm feeling optimistic about the climate talks in Copenhagen. United States President Barack Obama now plans to address the conference on its last day, which suggests that the White House expects real progress. It's alsoNEW YORK TIMES - 806 words
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Article691 2009-12-09 32 Nayan Chanda - Nayan Chanda By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES WITH the Copenhagen meeting on climate change having begun, tension is building all around the globe. The hope of a limited agreement aroused last month by the United States' announcement of a target to curb emissions, and China's commitment to691 words
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Letter409 2009-12-09 33 Irene Yeo - Irene Yeo CUSTOMER SERVICE I REFER to the report, "Customer satisfaction is new target" (Nov 27), on the national Go the Extra Mile for Service (Gems) movement broadening its scope to cover customer satisfaction, and not just customer service. It was noted that though service409 words
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328 2009-12-09 33 Lester Lam - Lester Lam I REFER to last Saturday's report, "Spore team completes genetic map of Han Chinese". In this research, it was discovered that Han Chinese from the Hakka dialect group have "residual DNAs" that showed they could be from north China,328 words
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266 2009-12-09 33 Murali Sharma - Murali Sharma ON NOV 8, an elderly couple walking along a stretch of Upper Thomson Road on their way to church were knocked down by a car. The wife died instantly. The husband survived but sustained injuries. On Dec 1, a five-year-old child266 words
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Article311 2009-12-09 33 Marathon concern "My apologies for causing her and quite a few others to worry." MR TEO SER LUCK, Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Community Development, Youth and Sports and Transport): "I refer to yesterday's letter by Ms Yeo Chiat Wei, 'Marathon Haven't we all been advised by doctors never to do311 words
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Miscellaneous114 2009-12-09 33 CWy. More letters on t» www.straitstimes.com 1 MS KOH SIEW BUAY: Couple viewed flat and then came hubby's sister seeking agent's commission 2 MR ANDREW LEO: They went out of their way to ease family's woes at exhumation 3 MR SNG SWEE KEAT: What matters is taking part in marathon114 words
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Article, Illustration648 2009-12-09 34 Amelia Tan; Leow Si Wan - Amelia Tan Leow Si Wan MDIS, Informatics will pay premiums, so may Kaplan, PSB Academy By TWO private schools, the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) and Informatics, will absorb the premiums for new insurance which must be taken to protect fees paid byAZIZ HUSSIN - 648 words
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Article202 2009-12-09 34 PRIVATE schools must register with the Ministry of Education from Dec 21. To do so, they must show proper systems, such as independent academic and examination boards to develop and review academic policies, and ensure that partnering foreign institutions are up to par. They have202 words
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Article, Illustration656 2009-12-09 35 Tan Weizhen - Tan Weizhen Tablet computer's maker embroiled in intellectual property rights dispute By SINGAPORE company Fusion Garage, which is embroiled in an intellectual property rights tussle with popular United States technology blog Tech Crunch, is going ahead to launch its tablet computer under a new: FUSION GARAGE - 656 words
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406 2009-12-09 35 THE Singaporean who died in a freak accident at a car wash in Malaysia last Saturday had to have his coffin switched at the last minute because it was too big. The Malaysian coffin that Mr Scow Wei Hua was brought406 words
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Article, Illustration395 2009-12-09 36 Chua Hian Hou - Chua Hian Hou More reliable Net access with new undersea system By STARHUB'S new undersea cable system, which will increase its overseas Internet capacity by 30 per cent when turned on next month, will deliver smoother You Tube videos and speedier Bit Torrent downloadsG.CHANDRADAS - 395 words
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Article, Illustration519 2009-12-09 37 Selina Lum - Selina Lum By A CONVICTED drug trafficker, due to hang last Friday after giving up his right to appeal, was yesterday allowed by Singapore's highest court to change his mind. As a result of the decision, 21-year-old Malaysian Yong Vui Kong, whoTERENCE TAN - 519 words
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489 2009-12-09 37 Elena Chong - Elena Chong Paedophile would pretend to ask for directions or offer food before molesting young girls By A 49-YEAR-OLD paedophile, who said he had the urge to touch young girls twice a week, yesterday admitted to a series of molestations, including that of a one-year-old. Salim489 words
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649 2009-12-09 38 Carolyn Quek - Carolyn Quek Appeals court: Foreign judgment valid here only if it is to claim money By A SINGAPOREAN businessman who blew US$2 million (Ss2.B million) in a Las Vegas casino and came home without paying up will not have to do so just yet.649 words
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Article, Illustration614 2009-12-09 38 Elena Chong - Elena Chong By HIS friend had dreamt of having mobile escorts on his wedding day. So then-Traffic Police Station Inspector Aziz Osman helped fulfil Mr John Hooi Tuck Sung's dream by getting his men to switch on their motorcycles' blinker lights as the614 words
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Article, Illustration506 2009-12-09 39 Kor Kian Beng - Kor Kian Beng Potong Pasir residents and opposition leaders to attend Saturday do By OPPOSITION veteran Chiam See Tong, who is also Member of Parliament for Potong Pasir, will be marking his 25th year as an MP at a dinner bash this506 words
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Article, Illustration532 2009-12-09 40 Cassandra Chew - Cassandra Chew Almost half in SCCCI poll say business growth hit by quota on such workers By COMPANIES that rely on foreign workers want the Government to let them hire more of them, according to a survey. The call is particularly intense from contractors532 words
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Article, Illustration311 2009-12-09 40 GRACE CHUA ONE week after this year's Sharity Gift Box donation drive started, the Boys' Brigade has collected enough items for more than 3,000 beneficiaries, out of the targeted 21,000. By this Saturday, it aims to deliver bags to at least 800GRACE CHUA; SHAHRIYA YAHAYA - 311 words
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Article, Illustration553 2009-12-09 41 Jermyn Chow - Jermyn Chow Defence researchers develop software that tracks spread of chemical agents By THE Formula 1 Pit Building had never been used quite this way. Before it was full of spectators watching this year's Singapore Grand Prix, it was occupied by a group ofAZIZ HUSSIN - 553 words
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449 2009-12-09 42 Jessica Jaganathan - Jessica Jaganathan But don't be lulled into letting guard down, expert warns By DENGUE numbers in Singapore have remained low despite a recent nationwide alert in neighbouring Malaysia. While Malaysia has seen more than 36,500 cases and 78 deaths so far this year, compared449 words
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Miscellaneous129 2009-12-09 34 JK* WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE www.straitstimes.com blogged about MOST-READ ONLINE The logistics of bicycle commuting. Singaporean dies in Johor Bahru Says Errol Goodenough: "In the late *****... I did lengthy rides to work and MOST COMMENTED ON back. The rides were fraught with One mishap129 words
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Article, Illustration768 2009-12-09 43 { Leonard Lim - Leonard Lim Sports fraternity laments the Republic's decision to pull out as 2013 hosts ATTHE GAMES I By VIENTIANE: He is one of the many athletes who have spent hours training every day in the past few years, driven by one thought that of winning a South-east Asia768 words
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Article, Illustration542 2009-12-09 43 LEONARD LIM - LEONARD LIM VIENTIANE: As the others joked and laughed while making the short walk from the Games Village to the bus that would take them for afternoon training, one swimmer wore a pensive look. Quah Ting Wen cut a solitary figure, whileLIM SIN THAI - 542 words
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Article, Illustration599 2009-12-09 44 Lin Xinyi - Lin Xinyi Debutante wins against both Laos and Vietnam as paddlers enter semis ATTHE GAMES I By VIENTIANE: On a day when Feng Tianwei made her first South-east Asia (SEA) Games appearance, all the praises were reserved for an unlikely star. Fellow debutante Zena Sim shoneMUGILAN RAJASEGERAN - 599 words
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Article, Illustration657 2009-12-09 44 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE VIENTIANE: Thailand aim to top the medals table at the South-east Asia Games starting in Laos today, while the organisers hope the event would be free from accusations of unfair judging that blighted the 2007 edition. The 10-day biennialAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 657 words
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Article, Illustration699 2009-12-09 45 Jonathan Wong - Jonathan Wong Vientiane's Games Village is a bustle of endless activity ATTHE GAMES I By, VIENTIANE: It is no Shangri-La. It is probably not even the Holiday Inn. But what the South-east Asia (SEA) Games Village in Vientiane lacks in terms of facilities, it more than makes upLIM SIN THAI AND MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN - 699 words
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Article, Illustration360 2009-12-09 45 JONATHAN WONG VIENTIANE: Just around the corner from the South-east Asia (SEA) Games Village here stands an ordinary three-story bungalow. Yet its purpose over the next 10 days is anything but typical. The sprawling premises, easily the size of two tennis courts, are beingJONATHAN WONG; MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN - 360 words
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103 2009-12-09 45 THE Chinese influence at the National Sports Complex in Vientiane may no longer be apparent. After all, the handover from China to Laos was completed in September. But when the impressive complex was first completed, all the signage in the area was written in Chinese.103 words
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60 2009-12-09 45 ONE of the major themes, "a smoking-free Games", of the biennial event in Vientiane has led to complaints from the attending foreign reporters. Many have been heard grumbling about the rule that prohibits smoking around the sports venues. Some have therefore resorted to60 words
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Article68 2009-12-09 45 WITH the currency used in Vientiane (kip) measured in the thousands, many tourists have found it a bother to work out the varying exchange rates. They have therefore resorted to using a common denominator to measure a bottle of local Lao beer, which costs 10,000 kip68 words
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Article, Illustration63 2009-12-09 45 SOLDIERS with AK-47 rifles (above) have been patrolling the competition venues over the past few days, with first-time hosts Laos taking no chances with security. For many of the soldiers however, such as those at the Laos-Indonesia Group B football game on Monday, it63 words
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Article78 2009-12-09 45 LAOTIANS in the food and beverage business have raised their prices to take advantage of the huge influx of journalists and officials in town for the Games over the next two weeks. A bowl of pork noodles in steaming soup at an outdoor cafe near78 words
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61 2009-12-09 45 HOSTS Laos will have one more reason to better their 2007 SEA Games medal tally of five golds, seven silvers and 32 bronzes. One of the Games' major sponsors, Lao Telecom, has offered local athletes 30 million kip (554,900) each for winning gold. Silvers and bronzes61 words
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Article, Illustration637 2009-12-09 46 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Vicodin and Ambien being linked to Woods' car crash NEW YORK: Tiger Woods was reportedly rushed to the Health Central Hospital in Orlando with a suspected drugs overdose after he crashed his car outside his house on Nov 27. According to celebrity gossip websiteAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; SDFSDFSD - 637 words
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Article262 2009-12-09 46 FRANKIE CHEE THE Singapore Sports Council's (SSC's) senior sports physiologist Frankie Tan must have impressed his hosts, while pursuing his PhD at the Western Australian Institute of Sports (WAIS) three years ago. The 38-year-old, who studied biological and physical science, was picked out as a shiningFRANKIE CHEE - 262 words
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Article584 2009-12-09 47 Wang Meng Meng - THE TIME TO TARGET 9.5 Wang Meng Meng That's Powell's objective for next year in his bid to catch compatriot Bolt By THE new frontier for the 100 metres sprint is 9.5 seconds. Asafa Powell, the man who made the bold prediction that the once-insanely difficult barrier can be breached,584 words
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Article, Illustration401 2009-12-09 47 WANG MENG MENG - WANG MENG MENG THEY may have won Olympic medals, rewritten world records and toured the world, but champion sprinters Veronica Campbell-Brown and Asafa Powell have never been to a major Games that have a Culture and Education Programme (CEP). At the invitation of the SingaporeDESMOND LIM - 401 words
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Article, Illustration112 2009-12-09 47 Proudly posing with the flags of the US Virgin Islands (left) and Uruguay are a group of student athletes at the Youth Olympic Games Friendship Camp, which started at the Sports School yesterday. The four-day camp, which aims to help develop friendships between young people112 words
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Article, Illustration126 2009-12-09 47 Basketball NBA Philadelphia 83 Denver 93, New York 93 Portland 84, Oklahoma 104 Golden State 88, Utah 104 San Antonio 101. Cricket 2nd Test In Adelaide, final day: West Indies 451 and 317 (overnight 284-8: C. Gayle 165 n.0.; M. Johnson 5-103). Australia 439 and 212-5 (M. Clarke 61ASSOCIATED PRESS; DESMOND WEE - 126 words
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Article341 2009-12-09 48 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Fit-again playmaker can be decisive in do-or-die clash with Rubin Kazan MILAN: Inter Milan playmaker Wesley Sneijder is poised to return for tonight's crucial Champions League Group F clash with Russian champions Rubin Kazan. With the winners getting a last-16 berth and theREUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 341 words
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Article, Illustration200 2009-12-09 48 GOLDEN Ball winner Lionel Messi is in line for more silverware, after the Argentinian footballer was named as one of the five nominees for the 2009 Fifa World Player of the Year award. The 22-year-old forward, who inspired Barcelona to victories in the Champions League,REUTERS - 200 words
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Article64 2009-12-09 48 Group E Liverpool v Fiorentina Olympique Lyon v Debrecen Group F Inter Milan v Rubin Kazan Live, mio TV, Ch6l, tomorrow, 3.30 am Dynamo Kiev v Barcelona Live, mio TV, Ch62, tomorrow, 3.39 am Group G Vfß Stuttgart v Unirea Urziceni Sevilla v Rangers Group H Olympiakos Piraeus64 words
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183 2009-12-09 48 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LIVERPOOL: Liverpool's Champions League clash against Fiorentina tonight might be meaningless, but Rafa Benitez's side go into the contest boosted by news that Javier Mascherano is poised to pledge his long-term future to the club. Liverpool have failed to qualify forAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 183 words
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Article46 2009-12-09 48 SINGAPORE put up a tough fight but lost 28-33 against Scotland in a Nations Cup netball match yesterday. The other matches on day three of the tournament at Toa Payoh Sports Hall saw Northern Ireland beating Malaysia 66-41 and Tanzania upsetting Canada 43-32.46 words
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Article64 2009-12-09 48 ASSOCIATED PRESS BRUSSELS: The Belgian football association has given national coach Dick Advocaat permission to negotiate with Dutch league champions AZ Alkmaar. While the Belgian FA has given its blessing to the Dutchman, it has done so on the strict condition that he ends his work withASSOCIATED PRESS - 64 words
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Article58 2009-12-09 48 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRUSSELS: Belgian tennis players Xavier Malisse and Yanina Wickmayer will find out on Jan 7 if their year-long bans for missing drug tests are to be provisionally lifted. They were both suspended last month for failing to comply with the "whereabouts" rule, which demandsAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 58 words
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Article50 2009-12-09 48 ASSOCIATED PRESS HULL: Hull midfielder Jimmy Bullard will be out for up to two months due to a knee injury. The footballer was hurt in Saturday's 0-3 loss at Aston Villa, in only his fifth match since returning from an eight-month layoff following surgery on his other knee.ASSOCIATED PRESS - 50 words
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Miscellaneous28 2009-12-09 43 PADDLERS IN SEMIS Spores table tennis women's team are in the SEA Games semi-finals. 81l SPECIAL TOUCH Laotian hospitality has given the Games Village the special touch. 81228 words
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Miscellaneous113 2009-12-09 43 4% THE NEXT TARGET \A\ Asafa Powell is aiming f Ik for a 9.ssec timing to 1 beat Usain Bolt 814 Five days, eight events TOMORROW Morning (from 10am) 100 m free heats 4x200m free relay heats Evening 7pm: 100 m free final 8.30pm: 4x200m free relay final FRIDAY Morning113 words
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Obituary, Illustration64 2009-12-09 49 CHEN NAY IK, DAVID Age: 77 passed away peacefully on 6 December 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Irene Chong Son: Daughter: Edmund Chen Renee Chen Body is resting at Singapore Casket, Regency Room Level 5. Cortege will leave on 12 December 2009, Saturday at 1064 words
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Obituary, Illustration40 2009-12-09 49 I In memory of the late David Chen who was a great teacher to many of us in the aviation industry and will be greatly missed. From The Management Staff of: BOC Aviation Pte Ltd (formerly Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise)40 words
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Obituary, Illustration48 2009-12-09 49 In Loving Memory of BENGBOEYYAM 14.7.1910 9.12.2005 Though time fades memories, It cannot break love's ties. The amber of your love glows on, Your voice still echoes in our hearts. In silent moments you are near, and we feel you in our lives. Dearly missed by children grandchildren48 words
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Obituary, Illustration30 2009-12-09 49 sth Anniversary In Laving Memory Of KHOOTENGSOON Departed 9 December 2004 You live on in our hearts and minds Deeply missed and fondly remembered by family, relatives ana dear friends30 words
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Obituary, Illustration116 2009-12-09 49 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His godly ones. (Psalm 116:15,NASV) Lim Chen Chen Age: 74 Called home to be with the LORD on Tuesday 8 December 2009. Beloved wife of the Late Elder Tian Leong, Loving Mother, Proud Grandmother, Caring Sister of Son: Daughter-in-law:116 words
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Obituary, Illustration202 2009-12-09 49 LEE VIEW KEE AGE: 87 passed away peacefully on 7 December 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Tan KengWah Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lee Hak Peng Lai Wing Yee Lee Hak Heng Kesorn Kitiyos Lee Hak Huat Yeoh Ai Ai Lee Hak Seng Seah Geok Lian, Cynthia Lee202 words
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Obituary, Illustration34 2009-12-09 49 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Mr Soh Kong Pheng on the demise of his beloved father Mr SOH CHONG Departed on 6 December 2009 From: The Management Staff of SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES ENGINEERING LTD34 words
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Obituary, Illustration48 2009-12-09 49 With Fond Memories Of Mama Papa MABEL CONSTANCE WILLIAM RUSSELL SOLOMON SOLOMON Departed 9 December 1999 Departed 14 luly 1985 Time takes away the edge of grief But memory turns back every leaf Not just today but everyday in our hearts you live Always remembered by loved ones48 words
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Obituary, Illustration163 2009-12-09 49 "For to me, to live is Christ, to die is gain." Philippians 1:21 Mrs Nellie Sim nee Tan Soon Neo Age: 82 Was called home to be with the Lord on 8 December 2009, leaving behind loved ones Husband: Sim Say Hai Son: Daughter-in-law: Alan Sim Lai Huat (deceased) Ong163 words
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Obituary, Illustration108 2009-12-09 49 a m "Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 EILEEN MAY SHU KIEH LANG was called home to be with the Lord on 7 December 2009 dearly missed and always remembered108 words
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Obituary, Illustration141 2009-12-09 49 am the resurrection and the life. believes in me will live, even though 'S 1 he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me 1 will never die." John 11:25-26 Sireen Maria Low Kin Pheow Age: 58 was called home to be with the Lord on 8 December 2009, leaving141 words
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Obituary, Illustration109 2009-12-09 49 Sole-Proprietor of Lee Chia Seng Motor Service LEE KUEN HWEE Age: 75 passed away peacefully on 8 Dec 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Wife: Lean Chor King, deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Lee Cher Ngee, Lewis Leong Sook Fern, Peggy Daughters: Sons-in-law: Lee Cher Ling, Amy Tan Cheong109 words
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Obituary, Illustration41 2009-12-09 49 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of HO TON JEN Departed 9 Dec 2008 Not just today but every day, We remember the times we shared We miss you, buddy. Karmjit Singh, Yacoob Piperdi, Andrew Lim, Denis Marie, Bob Chi, Kevin Liau41 words
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Obituary, Illustration35 2009-12-09 49 In Loving Memory Of V.PETAPERUMAL KALINGARAYAR Departed 9/12/89 He had a smile, a pleasant way, A helping hand to all he knew, He was kind, generous and true Always remembered by wife, family loved ones35 words
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Obituary, Illustration24 2009-12-09 49 4th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of GABYLIMAIK LIANG Departed: 9 Dec 2005 Sadly missed always remembered by Dad, Mum, Sisters all loved ones. < x24 words
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Obituary, Illustration80 2009-12-09 49 Athma Shanti Pooja The family of the late RAMACHANDRAN REDDY Departed on 30/11/2009 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Karumathi Prayers will be held on 9/12/09 from 9pm80 words
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456 2009-12-09 50 JONATHAN KWOK - JONATHAN KWOK By MAINBOARD-LISTED petroleum services company KS Energy is set to link up with British private equity investor Actis to bring its oil, gas and marine equipment distribution businesses under a single umbrella company. KS Energy said the move which will see all456 words
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Article31 2009-12-09 50 Yesterday's close: 22,060.52 (-264.44) Hong Kong snares finished 1.2 per cent lower after the US Federal Reserve said a recovery in the economy could take some time.31 words
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Article24 2009-12-09 50 Yesterday's close: 1,627.78 (-4.87) South Korean shares closed 0.3 per cent lower as dealers took a breather after six days of gains.24 words
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Article34 2009-12-09 50 Yesterday's close: 17,277.68 (+244.54) Indian stocks rose 1.4 per cent, bucking an overall trend in Asia where markets closed down on predictions of a slower pace of economic recovery in the US.34 words
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Article25 2009-12-09 50 Yesterday's close: 4,670.6 (-5.9) Australian shares edged 0.1 per cent down in lethargic trading as the financial sector weighed on the market.25 words
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Article23 2009-12-09 50 Yesterday's close: 698.82 (-2.76) The Thai stock market slipped 0.4 per cent on fears of fresh demonstrations. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS23 words
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Article, Illustration416 2009-12-09 56 Sylvia Paik - Sylvia Paik Experts cautiously optimistic about Spore, which ranks fifth among Asia-Pacific cities By SINGAPORE'S popularity as one of Asia's top real estate investment destinations has slipped, according to a new survey of institutional investors by the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).416 words
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Article, Illustration774 2009-12-09 93 The best place for teamwork initiative to start is at the top ACCORDING to author and leadership expert John Maxwell: "The speed of the leader is the speed of the team." While that is true, it is important to remember that the leader sets many agendas in774 words
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Article, Illustration687 2009-12-09 96 Racing games Put yourself in the hot seat and drive to the checkered flag. BILLY TEO flags you off with the right racing gear YOU start out strong at the flag off, steer perfectly to keep your rivals behind, spin round the tricky corners with flourishASHLEIGH SIM - 687 words
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Article263 2009-12-09 96 ANYONE who can set up a printer or plug in a new keyboard into the PC can set up the three-piece Logitech G27 Racing Wheel on the PS3. If you do not have a racing frame and chair like the GT Chassis, simply substitute it with263 words
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Article, Illustration630 2009-12-09 97 Racing games BILLY TEO checks out this year's turbo titans FEELING the itch to ditch the slow drivers and the urge to splurge on super performance cars? The cheapest way is to pick up a racing game or two for your favourite console. In these games, driving well630 words
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Article, Illustration403 2009-12-09 99 Racing games BILLY TEO asks pro racer Melvin Choo to give his verdict on three racing games NO SURPRISES that the nation's racing pro, Melvin Choo, says: "No match for the real deal." Yes, the sharp graphics and accurate race tracks of the three games403 words
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Article, Illustration693 2009-12-09 101 Music games Music games are fast becoming a force to be reckoned with, says SHERWIN LOH FRIENDS have spent the night at his home, singing and jamming into the wee hours of the morning. Altogether, he has spent over $700 in turning the living room inASHLEIGH SIM - 693 words
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Article, Illustration119 2009-12-09 103 Music games From metal to pop, there are music games to please the musician or singer in you UNLESS you sing along to only Chinese tunes, there is a music game out there for you. Metal fans can head-bang to Guitar Hero: Metallica while teens can jostleASHLEIGH SIM - 119 words
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Article, Illustration1201 2009-12-09 103 Guitar Hero From $58 (Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii) What is available: Guitar Hero (GH) comes in two formats. The older ones, from Guitar Hero to GH III: Legends Of Rock to GH: Aerosmith, are guitar-only titles containing cover tracks and original performances. GH World Tour, GH:ACTIVISION; ELECTRONIC ARTS; SONY ENTERTAINMENT; MICROSOFT; ASHLEIGH SIM; NEW ERA - 1,201 words
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Article, Illustration766 2009-12-09 104 with the whole lamily this month WITH THESE FAMILY-FUN GAMES THAT WILL GET EVERYONE ROCKING AND REVELING BEFORE SANTA EVEN GETS ON HIS SLEIGH! Have a AVAILABLE ON: PS3, XBOX 360, Wii THIS IS ONE GAME that even Ma and Pa will approve. With 43 of Beatles'766 words
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Article, Illustration486 2009-12-09 105 PICKING a CD for yourself is easy enough, but choosing it for someone else can be a hassle, especially if you are not familiar with the recipient's taste. When all music games start to sound alike, nailing the right one as the perfect Christmas gift is486 words
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Article79 2009-12-09 105 To enjoy the full audio capabilities of the music as well as those of your singing, do not merely use the high-definition HDMI outputs from the Play Station 3 or Xbox 360 linked directly to your TV. Hooking up the consoles to an amplifier and79 words
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Article, Illustration379 2009-12-09 105 Building the engines of a Smarter Planet: As business conditions change, new opportunities will almost certainly emerge. On a Smarter Planet, businesses can position themselves for growth by investing in a dynamic infrastructure one that's ready to adapt to any379 words
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Article, Illustration741 2009-12-09 106 No wires, no clutter. CHESTER CHEN says it all boils down to setting up a wireless home network and the heart of that is the router THE first step to turning your home into a digital playground is to set up a wireless home network.741 words
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Article, Illustration378 2009-12-09 107 Routers Linksys by Cisco WRTI6ON Wireless-N Broadband Router $139 SLEEK and looking like an UFO, the WRTI6ON will sit nicely in most homes. Linksys decided to stuff the usually protruding antennas into the body without sacrificing connectivity. Newcomers to home networking would be relieved to know that one-button378 words
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Article201 2009-12-09 107 Chester Chen, a - Chester Chen, a Multiple Input Multiple Output (Mimo): By using two to three antennas, you create multi-lane highway versus a single-lane road. That gets more data flowing through the network. Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI): This firewall X-rays what is inside the data packets that you get over201 words
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Article, Illustration873 2009-12-09 108 Network attached storage 00 GIN LEE gives you the lowdown on how to share anything from music to videos on a NAS home network DITCH the hassle of having tons of photos, video dips and music files parked willy-nilly on desktop PCs, laptops, music players and: ASHLEIGH SIM - 873 words
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Article, Illustration708 2009-12-09 109 Network attached storage Before you get boxed in, there are some things you need to consider when choosing a NAS device. 00 GIN LEE explains THINK of NAS devices as shell boxes with parking slots or "bays" into which you slot in the number of hard708 words
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Article, Illustration613 2009-12-09 110 00 GIN LEE takes you through the set-up of a NAS device Step 1: Install the hard disks Place the hard disk drives into the NAS device either slot or screw them in, depending on the device. Some NAS devices come with pre-installed hard613 words
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Article, Illustration566 2009-12-09 110 Oo Gin Lee - Oo Gin Lee THINK of the NAS box as a home server, something that lets you access files over the Internet. Which means those files sitting in the gadget should be accessible to you from wherever you are. You can also create guest accounts for friends566 words
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Article322 2009-12-09 111 Oo Gin Lee - Oo Gin Lee NOW that you have all your media files in the NAS device, turn it into a media server from which to stream photos, music and videos to devices around the house. All the devices must be in the same home network as the NAS322 words
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Article, Illustration807 2009-12-09 111 Network attached storage 00 GIN LEE gives his verdict on five NAS devices NOT all network attached storage (NAS) boxes are created equal their nondescript black-box exteriors not withstanding. Different makes of these NAS boxes hold different trump cards. Time-tested brands like D-Link and ThecusTHECUS, ACER, lOMEGA, DLINK - 807 words
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Article, Illustration371 2009-12-09 112 Network attached storage MOST NAS devices such as the Synology, Thecus and QNAP come equipped with facilities to run a Samba server. The easiest way to access the NAS box using a Macintosh desktop or laptop is to configure the appliance to recognise the Apple network.371 words
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Article, Illustration1249 2009-12-09 113 Laptops ADLIYASHIR finds that using laptops has never been easier since the launch of Windows 7 SO FAR so good. News and reviews of Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 7, which hit stores on Oct 22, have not reported any bugs so far. There have1,249 words
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Article, Illustration696 2009-12-09 115 Data streaming Streaming content from one device to another is easy with the right hardware, says SHERWIN LOH GET them talking. If you own two Windows 7 computers, or a Windows 7 computer and either a Play Station 3 or Xbox 360 game console, a little nudge isHP, MICROSOFT - 696 words
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Article, Illustration541 2009-12-09 116 DLNA phones The latest phones with the DLNA standard built-in allow you to control and play music and videos wirelessly from your TV or PC, says THAM YUEN-C PASSING your phone around to let others view the pictures you have snapped is so yesterday.ASHLEIGH SIM - 541 words
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Article, Illustration449 2009-12-09 117 DLNA phones It is easy to send candid shots and video clips to a TV or PC with these Digital Living Network Alliance standard phones LG Chocolate BL4O (right) $988 With a panoramic screen (21:9 aspect ratio) and high definition, the LG Chocolate BL4O lets you watch movies-G, SAMSUNG. SONY ERICSSON, NOKIA - 449 words
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Article, Illustration291 2009-12-09 118 Tham Yuen-C; Sherwin Low - Tham Yuen-C and Sherwin Low Portable gadgets HOME entertainment really does not have to stay at home. Those movies, music and games that give you hours of pleasure can follow you wherever you go too. All you need are the right gadgets and you can enjoy291 words
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