The Straits Times, 19 December 2009

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  • 27 1 MICA (P) 094/11/2009 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 2009 S|Si A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 $I.oo** A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 1.00 THE STRAITS TIMES.
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  • INSIDE
    • 69 1 TRAFFIC police say fewer people are choosing to drink and drive. Latest figures show that in the first nine months of this year, 12 people died in drink driving-related accidents, compared with 16 people over the same period last year. But a Straits Times check showed eight
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    • 44 1 THE 25th Sea Games came to a glittering close in Laos' National Stadium yesterday, as Singaporean swimmer Quah Ting Wen was named the Best Female athlete, while Thailand topped the medal table after 10 days of competition. PRIME PAGE A3
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    • 40 1 MORE than 60 motorists a day were caught speeding through the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) tunnel in the first nine months of this year making up 12 per cent of those caught islandwide. HOME PAGE Bl
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    • 56 1 THE opposition Pakatan Rakyat alliance holds its inaugural convention today in an effort to shore up its flagging fortunes. But if it is struggling, it is no more rosy on the other side. The Barisan Nasional is also roiled by in-fighting, resulting in the mushrooming
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    • 72 1 A PRICE war seems to have broken out in the unit trust industry here, with at least three fund distributors slashing their sales charges to just 1 per cent. DBS Bank started the ball rolling in early October when it cut its sales charge on unit
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  • 201 1 This is Singaporean Xv Zhi Hao, born last week, at the start of the climate summit. What will the Earth be like k when he grows up and grows older? For one thing, it's going to be a little warmer. That means more droughts, more
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  • 698 1  -  Jessica Cheam Key differences remain as US and China offer no fresh proposals By COPENHAGEN: World leaders struggled to rescue a global climate agreement yesterday but the failure of leading greenhouse gas emitters China and the United States to offer new proposals held
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  • 873 1  -  Lim Wei Chean By TOLD TO RESIGN EARLY "I was told to send in my resignation early if I needed to serve three months notice." An applicant hired as a dealer. He stopped work in September and is living on his savings. GOOD
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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  • prime commentary
    • VIEWPOINTS
      • 112 2 WE SAY The killer litter pathology is a form of chronic social sickness. How else could one explain its resilience despite punitive laws, public education and the fact that Singaporeans and resident foreigners alike have learnt the etiquette of high-rise living? Attacking the social
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      • 37 2 COLUMNS Roger Federer recovered from a dismal start to become the greatest player of all time, which is why Rohit Brijnath picks him as Athlete of the Year. SPORTS PAGE D 8
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      • 30 2 Christmas as a child was a time of lies and deceit for Neil Humphreys, but it taught him the value of things. J LIFE! PAGE F22
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      • 25 2 OUR READERS SAY With a rapidly ageing population, Singapore should do more to promote volunteerism, says Jeffrey Law. FORUM PAGE A4O
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      • Article, Illustration
        15 2 www.straitstimes.com Nirmal Ghosh chats with Johan Rockstroem on tipping Earth out of balance.
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    • 952 2  -  Peh Shing Huei For all its success, the system has created serious problems I By I CHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BEIJING THIS year will end with the former Sick Man of the East looking very much like the new doctor of the
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  • prime news
    • 456 3  -  Jonathan Wong Singapore's Ting Wen is named Best Female Athlete of SEA Games By VIENTIANE: After a historic 10 days of sporting action in Laos, the SEA Games bade "saukdee" (goodbye in Lao) to the former French colony and thanked the city of Vientiane and its people for
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    • 617 4 Government dismisses talk of coup a day after court removes amnesty ISLAMABAD: Pakistan yesterday dismissed rumours of a coup which were sparked after the Defence Minister was barred from leaving the country. "There is no coup," presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar said, acknowledging that
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    • 533 6  -  Leow Si Wan By THEY both joined Bedok Green Secondary School in the same year one a fresh-faced teacher in her first job and the other a somewhat jaded student who scored 186 in her Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE). Flash forward four
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    • 188 6 Art handler Alan Tan holds onto the sarcophagus of the Mummy of Nekhet-iset-aru (above and below) as preparations get under way to set up the National Museum of Singapore's newest exhibition: Quest For Immortality The World Of Ancient Egypt. X-rays have shown this mummy's arms are
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    • 438 6  -  CASSANDRA CHEW A NEW Cabinet Secretary has been named to take over from Mr Lav Wah Ming, who is retiring after 40 years in the civil service. Mr Tan Kee Yong, 52, will take up the post on Dec 28, the same day
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    • 220 10 BY CHRISTMAS Eve, more than 100,000 employers, hiring a total of 1.4 million local workers, will receive some $900 million in the fourth payment of Jobs Credit. The Finance Ministry said yesterday this amount brings to $3.6 billion the Government is paying out this
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    • 579 10 STRIKE DAMAGING "A strike of this kind over the 12 days of Christmas is fundamentally more damaging to BA and the wider public than a strike taking place at almost any other time of the year." Justice Laura Cox Union warns it will hold
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  • prime copenhagen summit
    • 796 17 What's holding things up NO DEEPER CUTS No deal reached on the timing and degree of carbon emission cuts. US and China not budging on pledges. Developing nations want developed nations to commit to deeper cuts, but most are sticking to their pledges. China
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    • 569 17 Premier stands firm on not allowing outsiders to keep track of its pledges COPENHAGEN: Chinese Premier Wen Tiabao yesterday defended his country's climate commitments, saying it would honour its word with real action. While he did not offer any new commitments to cut emissions as
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    • 168 17 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong met the leaders of Iran and the Maldives separately on the sidelines of international climate talks in Copenhagen on Thursday. He also attended a gala dinner, hosted by Denmark's Queen Margrethe and the Prince Consort, for the
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    • 608 17 All eyes are on the world leaders as they gather for the closing phase of the Copenhagen summit. But who were the real stars of the show? Here's a look at some faces whose voices made the headlines. THE BELEAGUERED CHAIR Connie Hedegaard, conference chairman As chairman
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  • prime special report
    • 729 22  -  Sujin Thomas Many, reeking of alcohol, think they can drive safely By HIS face showed the ill-effects of a night out glazed eyes and a flushed face. But despite looking like he had had one-too-many drinks, he was insistent on driving home. "I'm not drunk,
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    • 448 22  -  SUJIN THOMAS AFTER five cans of beer, Mr Lim Koon Heng became an example of what it is like to drink and drive. Or, in his case, ride. After a night out celebrating with his navy mates 20 years ago in Shenton Way,
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
    • 451 24 IT IS reasonable to declare the Housing Board and law-abiding flat dwellers are at their wits' end over the killer litter menace. It need not have taken the extreme case of a man being struck on the head by a fallen flowerpot in Sengkang
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    • 950 24  -  Sadanand Dhume INDIA-CHINA RELATIONS By FOR the first time in more than a decade since India used a perceived threat from China to justify its 1998 nuclear tests the world's two most populous nations find themselves bickering in public. In recent months, China
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    • 707 24  -  George Soros TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE By It is possible to increase substantially the amount available to fight global warming in the developing world by using the existing allocations ofSDRs, with interest payments on them guaranteed by the IMF's gold reserves. IT IS now generally
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    • review.
      • 918 26  -  John Mcßeth FEUD OVER BANK CENTURY BAILOUT By SENIOR WRITER If politics gets in the way, as it may well do in this tit-for-tat battle, then the whole country loses. Sadly, it always does when self-centred politicians forget what the stakes are. FAR from rolling
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      • 978 26  -  Janice Tay LETTER FROM KYOTO By CORRESPONDENT MUKAI Kyorai was a poet with a plan. In the garden of his cottage on the outskirts of Kyoto city were 40 persimmon trees. Their branches were hung with fruit ripening orange, but he couldn't possibly eat them all. And
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      • 727 26  - Riff and rift over Christmas carols MICHAEL FEINSTEIN By ABOUT 10 years ago, I was doing a weekend of Christmas concerts, accompanied by a fine regional symphony in California. The first night went well, I thought, with a programme of holiday classics that seemed beyond reproach. The song choices were
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    • review insight
      • 2060 28  -  NUR DIANAH SUHAIMI A year of trials and triumphs d By If you imagine the Singapore scene as a boxing ring, what would you say were the biggest matches to enthrall, excite and exasperate Singaporeans this year? Today, we review 2009 in five bouts. Enjoy. This was
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      • 659 32 Last week, we asked readers to assess the performance and contributions of opposition veteran Chiam See Tong as he marked his 25th year as MP for Potong Pasir. We asked if Singapore needs more opposition figures like him and if Mr Chiam, at 74, should retire, contest again in
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    • forum
      • 204 38 I REFER to last Friday's letter by Mr Alan Lee, "Rebooting mio TV there's time for a cup of coffee", and apologise for the inconvenience caused. Our customer care officer has been in touch with Mr Lee and has resolved all the matters
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      • 350 38 VOLUNTEERISM I READ with interest Wednesday's interview with National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre chief executive Laurence Lien, "Opening up opportunities to volunteer". Singapore has about 17 per cent participation in volunteerism, and this is still some way from what other countries with similar living standards have
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      • 230 38 DR LEE Wei Ling's call on Wednesday for equality of treatment for all patients of public hospitals ("Subsidised or not, treat all patients equally") is both laudable and timely. It is the missing link in the public health-care system in Singapore. I feel strongly that
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      • 275 38 I REFER to Thursday's letter by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC), "Limitations faced by SMC not due to lack of funds". The SMC explains that complex cases of complaints against doctors may take more time, especially if expert opinions are necessary. It also
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      • 242 38 Green drive "We have made arrangements for all minibus drivers to switch off their engines, instead of leaving them idle." MR TAN BOON TUCK, centre director, City Square Mall: "I refer to Wednesday's letter by Mr Goh Whye Liang, 'Eco-friendly mall I wondered how much carbon dioxide the minibuses
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      • 333 40 CLOB SAGA AND AFTER... I REFER to Monday's report, "Singaporeans told: Don't be put off by Clob", on the Malaysian bourse chief calling on investors not to let the 1998 saga deter them from investing in Malaysian companies. To recap what happened, thousands of Singaporeans
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      • 226 40 THE Insight article, "Not for sale" (Dec 11), included an excerpt from British author John Kampfner's book, Freedom For Sale. Mr Kampfner asserts, in the context of Singapore, that "any politician or journalist who says anything controversial about those in power is open to
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      • 425 40 I THANK Mr Muhammad Farouq Osman for sharing his view last Saturday on dysfunctional families in the Malay community ("Help them break poverty cycle"). For many years, Malay/Muslim voluntary welfare organisations (VWOs) have provided aid to low-income families in the community. With the
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      • 282 40 Changi's reply "The aerobridge operator was five minutes late as the aircraft had landed 14 minutes ahead of its estimated time of arrival." MR YEO KIA THYE, director, airport operations, Changi Airport Group: "I refer to Mr Wong Kong Ping's letter on Monday, 'Standards What has happened to Changi
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    • 281 38 E El J>"\ More letters on "•SS www.straitstimes.com 1 MR CHAN YING FENG: Is this how Sing Tel treats a new mio Home customer? 2 MR TAN SAY JOON: Couple played on, ignoring old woman struggling to keep her balance 3 MR CHIA HERN KENG: Outer trappings of Western democracy
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  • STRAITS TIMES HOME.
    • 700 43  -  Judith Tan Motorists say 70kmh limit too slow; LTA says it is necessary for safety By SMOOTH AND SAFE "Given the road design parameters of the KPE, a speed limit of 70kmh is necessary to ensure both smooth traffic and safety for
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    • 1319 44  -  Amelia Tan Leow Si Wan Grouping such students according to ability paying off for schools By &I Proportion of students making it to Sec 5 at 10-year low THIS year's percentage of Secondary 4 Normal (Academic) students making it to Sec 5, where they
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    • 549 44  -  Jennani Durai By WHEN Yeo Jun Hao and Cheong Beng Koon started Secondary 1 at Bukit Panjang Government High School, they had the lowest Primary School Leaving Examination aggregate scores in the school. Today, the two are among the top Normal (Technical) students
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    • 356 44  -  CHAN U-GENE THE Milo International Junior All-Stars bowling competition in Malaysia must hold a special place for Singapore Youth Development Squad bowler Celine Mok (right). The 16-year-old CHIJ Toa Payoh student already has fond memories of the Selangor tournament, after her triumph in the Under-15
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    • 603 46  -  Theresa Tan 56 gambling addicts have banned themselves from two upcoming casinos By DAVID, 36, has lost two homes because of his daily visits to the jackpot clubs. The salesman and father of two young children says he is now working hard
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    • 474 46 CHINA'S top official for religious affairs called on President S R Nathan yesterday at the Istana. The Minister for State Administration of Religious Affairs of China, Mr Wang Zuoan, is here on a five-day visit accompanied by 10 other officials including the Ministry's Director-General, Ms
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    • 389 46  -  Jermyn Chow By THE same problems that led to numerous crane accidents over the last few years may have caused a crane collapse on Tuesday, which killed a worker. Despite the numerous reminders that have been issued to crane operators, the
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    • 640 48  -  Selina Lum He is a shareholder as she had given shares in art businesses to him, court rules By HE DID not provide any funding for the art companies started by his ex-lover. His was just a peripheral role, a
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    • 285 48  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH THE search for love has cost at least three women in Singapore more than $8,000. The women were conned in a scam involving Internet dating websites. A police advisory issued yesterday stated that after befriending the victims, the foreign
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    • CASEFILE
      • 89 48 A $500 MOBILE phone was snatched from a 15-year-old girl at a bus stop along Jalan Rumah Tinggi in Bukit Merah on Wednesday. The teen was chatting on the phone at about 2.30pm when someone approached her from behind and grabbed the device. The male suspect
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      • 39 48 A FAMILY living in Block 206, Clementi Avenue 6, had their home broken into on Thursday afternoon. A pair of diamond earrings, a diamond ring and a gold bracelet worth $3,000 were missing from the apartment.
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      • 82 48 A LAPTOP bag went missing shortly after its 44-year-old owner placed it on the floor beside her at a checkout counter at the Fair Price supermarket in Bukit Merah Central. The woman paid for her purchases and reached for the bag, but it was gone. The
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      • 80 48 A 28-YEAR-OLD debt collector was yesterday fined $800 for importing a toy gun without approval. Low Yong Quan was stopped in March at Changi Airport when the gun was detected in his check-in luggage through X-ray screening. He admitted he did not have any approval
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      • 107 48 A CLEANER who robbed a teen of her mobile phone in an HDB lift was jailed for three years and ordered to be given 12 strokes of the cane yesterday. Muhammad Rafid Mohamed Khali, 24, who pleaded guilty, had followed student Teo Xuan Xuan,
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      • 66 48 A REPUBLIC of Singapore Navy warrant officer has been charged with cheating a businessman of $50,000 eight years ago. Low Aik Khoon, 45, allegedly deceived Mr Kuo Fen Ching into believing the $50,000 loan was for an investment in a pub when he actually used
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      • 88 48 A MAN was jailed for two weeks yesterday for attacking his wife's lover with a hammer. Chiam Meng Kiat, 30, an administrative officer and father of one, had earlier admitted to causing hurt to Mr Ang Kok Ming, 23, at the lift lobby of a
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      • 48 50 Rehearsals are in full swing as artistic director Iskandar Ismail and his cast wait for the curtains to go up at Resorts World Sentosa tonight the opening night for the sell-out Child Aid concert, Singapore Press Holdings' fund-raiser, stphoto: shahriya yahaya ST GRAPHICS
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      • 405 50  -  Melissa Sim Local and overseas websites offer tips on responsible drinking By WITH the festive season around the corner, a new website to promote responsible drinking reminds people of the dangers of drink driving. The site, drink-savvy.com, by Asia Pacific Breweries (APB), has facts about
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      • 244 50 Drawing help for needy children BY SENDING in their entries for Maybank Singapore's drawing and colouring contest last Saturday, about 800 children were also helping to fill the stomachs of the less fortunate. For every entry submitted, the bank donated a food pack to a needy child from
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      • 401 50  -  EUNICE NG PHYLLIS WAN AND Have a cause you are passionate about? Or have you made a difference overseas? Tell us about it at stlocal@sph.com.sg, with the subject heading: "Causes". Send us a photo. WHAT Madam Sarah Ratnam wants next year, money can't buy. As
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        676 50 Sale of calendars for ST Pocket Money Fund HEALTH-CARE provider Thomson Medical Centre is launching a new calendar in aid of The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund. The Thomson Talents Calendar 2010 features 12 Thomson-born personalities with outstanding achievements across various fields such as sports, academia and
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    • 575 51  -  Tessa Wong More than 300 units used to house Resorts World Sentosa's foreign staff By TWO Housing Board blocks in Toa Payoh have been converted into dormitories for foreign employees at Resorts World Sentosa. Blocks 32 and 33 in Toa Payoh Lorong 6
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    • 416 51  -  MELISSA SIM ABOUT 100 foreign workers have moved into the new Serangoon Gardens dormitory, now known as Central Staff Apartments, and the numbers should rise to a maximum of 600 by the middle of next year The residents come from countries such as China,
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
    • 894 53  -  Carolyn Hong PAKATAN RAKYAT'S FIRST CONGRESS Parties seek common stance but face differences over Islam's role in governance By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF RISE OF NEW BN-FRIENDLY PARTIES, WORLD PAGE C 4 KUALA LUMPUR: A party convention is usually cause to celebrate, but the Pakatan
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      • 302 54  -  Elizabeth Looi By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: The Pakatan Rakyat's (PR) common policy framework has yet to be unveiled, but it has already come in for some criticism. The framework was prepared as a joint policy of the three-party alliance on
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      • 653 56  -  Hazlin Hassan RISE OF NEW BN-FRIENDLY PARTIES Makkal Sakti splinter group wants to oust 'dictatorial' chief By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: The new Indian-based Malaysia Makkal Sakti Party was meant to be Prime Minister Najib Razak's answer to the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), whose
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      • 761 56  -  Teo Cheng Wee Parti Cinta Malaysia seen as next stop for BN leaders who quit By REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Meet Parti Cinta Malaysia (PCM), the country's newest and most mysterious political party. It has no big-name leaders, no clear ideology and reportedly no office.
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      • 565 58 Khieu Samphan is most senior Khmer Rouge leader facing charges PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's former president under the Khmer Rouge, Khieu Samphan, was charged yesterday with genocide by the UN-backed war crimes court. He is the most senior Khmer Rouge leader to face charges in connection with
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      • 543 58 JAKARTA: Cash-strapped Indonesians are cutting out the middleman and selling their organs online exploiting a loophole in local laws and fuelling a dangerous and illegal trade in human body parts. Personal advertisement websites have seen an influx of hundreds of postings offering kidneys
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      • 242 58 KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Customs Department has been holding up delivery of 800 copies of a new biography of former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad for three weeks, a news analysis website says. The book, Malaysian Maverick: Mahathir Mohamad In Turbulent Times, is written by former
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      • 601 60 Alleged gunman says police tortured him and that he was framed MUMBAI: The gunman accused of involvement in last year's bloody siege of Mumbai retracted his detailed confession yesterday, saying police had tortured him into admitting a role in the attacks that left 166 people dead.
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      • 360 62 NEW DELHI: India's troubled main opposition party named a new leader yesterday, calling on a 57-year-old woman to replace her elderly predecessor in a bid to revive its fortunes after recent defeats at the polls. Veteran Hindu nationalist leader L.K. Advani, 82, appointed Ms
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      • 689 62  -  P. Jayaram NEWS ANALYSIS India likely to delay creation of new state in order to ease tensions By INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: The creation of a new state out of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh could be a long drawn-out affair even
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      • 379 63 DUSHANBE (Tajikistan): The night his 11-year-old son escaped from kidnappers, Mr Abdul Aziz bundled a few belongings into a car and drove his family 30km north across the Afghan border into Tajikistan. "It is too frightening to live in Afghanistan any more," he told the
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      • 607 63 Pentagon admits Iraqi rebels intercepted footage, but says flaw has been rectified WASHINGTON: Pentagon officials have sought to play down security concerns over United States drones, after acknowledging that Iraqi militants used cheap software to intercept video feeds from the unmanned aircraft. "This is an
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      • 595 64 In addition to its happiness index, it is hoping to achieve 9% economic growth THIMPHU: It is a sign of the times for Bhutan that a US$9 million (5512.6 million) McKinsey consultancy report to find ways to accelerate the country's economic growth has sparked soul-searching
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      • 320 64 MANILA: The main suspect in the Philippines' worst political massacre, wearing a bulletproof vest and handcuffs, was pushed by guards through an angry crowd yesterday to appear at a preliminary investigation hearing. Dozens of Filipino journalists, whose 30 colleagues were among 57 people killed in
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      • 707 65  -  Kwan Weng Kin Japan's LDP turns to unconventional measures to court voters afresh By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT A REAL NEED FOR CHANGE "The party is counting on Shinjiro because he takes after his father in many ways. But for the LDP to have to depend on
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      • 374 65 TOKYO: Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's government has fallen below 50 per cent for the first time, a Jiji Press poll showed yesterday. Mr Hatoyama's Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), which scored a landslide election win in August, has promised to take
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      • 449 66 BEIJING/HONG KONG: The local government in charge of China's famous Shaolin Temple has denied a report that it is pushing the fabled monastery to offer shares in a public company in 2011, a plan opposed by the temple's martial artist monks. Shaolin, immortalised in
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      • 600 66 Wife blames business dispute for the man's arrest in China BEIJING: China has held an American engineer for more than a year on charges of violating trade secrets, the US says, in another case of a foreigner detained over a commercial dispute. Mr Hu Zhicheng,
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      • 792 67  -  Ho Ai Li US-TAIWAN WEAPONS SALES Timing will be good as there will be fewer reports and less political complication By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI: It will be good timing for the United States to announce reported weapon sales to Taiwan near Christmas as
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      • 332 67 URUMQI: The Chinese government will spend billions of yuan to step up bilingual kindergarten education in Xinjiang, in the hope of promoting Mandarin among the region's restive minorities, state media reported. The move comes months after riots between mainly Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese broke out
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      • 704 68 Govt says aim is to curb piracy and porn, but critics say move is politically motivated BEIJING: China's government censors have taken fresh aim at the Internet. It has rolled out tough new measures that limit ordinary citizens' ability to set up personal websites
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      • 521 69 Residents clash with developers building venues for the event GUANGZHOU: Guangzhou is emerging as a battleground between developers and residents, with a building rush for the Asian Games next year stirring protests that echo nationwide tensions over land. In a sprawling zone of leafy
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      • 61 69 Workers shaping huge snow sculptures in the northern Chinese city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province, yesterday. The work was part of the preparations for the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, which will open on Jan 5, the media reported. The event, which lasts for
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      • 314 69 SHANGHAI: China has stiffened rules governing purchases of government land by individuals and property developers as it seeks to cool real estate speculation. Buyers must now make a down payment of at least half the transaction price. Full payment must be completed
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      • 390 70 SHANGHAI: NBA star and Shanghai Sharks owner Yao Ming yesterday urged China to say no to shark's fin soup to stop the overfishing of some species amid growing demand for the delicacy. The Houston Rockets centre who recently bought his hometown's
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      • 628 70 It offers 'hope loans' as well as financial and legal advice to the needy KURIHARA (Japan): Four years ago, suicides in this northern city were running at nearly double the national rate, and as the global financial meltdown hit Japan, they might have
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      • 727 71 Medicine sent across the border after reports of flu cases in North Korea SEOUL: South Korea yesterday sent medication for the HINI virus to North Korea, the first govern-ment-level assistance to its impoverished communist neighbour for nearly two years. The shipment of Tamiflu and Relenza worth
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      • 325 71 WASHINGTON: A strain of natural human proteins has been found to help ward off HINI influenza and other viruses, including the West Nile virus and dengue, in a discovery that could spur more effective treatments, US researchers have said. Using cultured human
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      • 585 73 FIRE IN THE SKY "Then we saw this orange light, and we both looked out the window to see fire coming out of the back of the jet. It was pretty scary." Passenger Dylan Brady Flight forced to return to Changi; passengers report seeing fire
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      • 379 73  -  Tan Weizhen By THE world was Tweet-free for about an hour yesterday afternoon the popular social networking site was hacked into. In what was possibly the most visible hacking incident suffered by Twitter this year, its website was taken over by hackers calling themselves the "Iranian
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      • 560 74 Robot films, collects samples from lava I.2km underwater SAN FRANCISCO: Scientists have recorded the deepest erupting undersea volcano ever seen, capturing for the first time video footage of fiery molten lava bubbles exploding I.2km below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. A submersible robot witnessed
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      • 389 74 LEGAZPI (Philippines): Philippine troops evacuated about 12,000 people from villages at the base of the country's most active volcano as it showed signs of a major eruption, officials said yesterday. A state of calamity has been declared in eight cities and towns around Mayon volcano,
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      • 480 74 TRIPOLI (Lebanon): A major international operation was under way yesterday to search for dozens of people missing after a freighter sank in stormy seas off the northern coast of Lebanon with more than 80 people on board. The Panamanian-flagged Danny F II
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      • 601 78 9-year-old in custody case's choice on where to live 'must be heard' RIO DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has blocked the return to the United States of a nine-year-old boy at the centre of an international custody dispute, saying the
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      • 445 78 WASHINGTON: Beauty is not so much in the eye of the beholder as in the measurements between the eyes, mouth and ears of the woman being observed, United States and Canadian researchers have found. In four experiments aimed at finding "an ideal
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      • 466 79 Mexican officials warn of power struggle until a new kingpin emerges MEXICO CITY: As Mexican and American officials hailed the killing of top drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva, many are fearing further violence in the struggle to replace him. Beltran Leyva, nicknamed
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      • 243 79 ALEXANDRIA (Egypt): Archaeologists hoisted a 9 tonne temple pylon from the waters of the Mediterranean that was part of the palace complex of the fabled Cleopatra before it became submerged for centuries in the harbour of Alexandria. The pylon, which once stood at the
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      • 594 80 THE ENTRANCE TICKET "..Male acceptance is generally the prerequisite for female job occupation. Male allowance is the female entrance ticket into the world of employment." The study's authors, who said traditional male views that women should stay at home and marry
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      • 357 80 WASHINGTON: Eight months, three presidential meetings, countless Geneva negotiating sessions and one missed deadline. Russia and the United States yesterday appeared close to finally agreeing on a new arms control treaty that will reduce their strategic nuclear arsenals by at least a quarter.
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      • 75 80 Jordanians are celebrating something different this holiday season the lighting of what is said to be the tallest Christmas tree in the Middle East. Members of Jordan's royal family lit the 26m-tall artificial pine tree in the predominantly Christian city of Fuhais in western Jordan. Hundreds
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      • 524 81 Record fall in academic positions in language and literature predicted NEW YORK: With colleges and universities cutting back because of the recession, the job outlook for graduate students of language and literature is bleaker than ever. The Modern Language Association's (MLA) forecast of
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      • 266 81 LONDON: Stuck for Christmas gift ideas? Is your marriage or a friend's marriage going through a rocky patch? How about a divorce voucher? In an unusual take on the season of giving, a London law firm is offering Christmas gift vouchers for
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    • world memo from london
      • 1064 76  -  Jonathan Eyal ISLAM IN EUROPE Bans on practices are aimed at getting votes, may hurt race relations I By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU The core reason for this hostile trend is the failure of Europe's previous efforts to integrate its Muslims. The "multiculturalism" trumpeted during
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    • world memo from Washington
      • 963 77  -  Bhagyashree Garekar ISLAM IN THE U.S. Community struggles to correct false image reinforced by recent incidents By US CORRESPONDENT THE day the Fort Hood shooting occurred, Mr Kassem Allie fielded a call from a reporter who said he wanted to "gauge" his reaction to
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    • world people
      • 413 82 ROME: Four days after being attacked at a political rally, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been whisked away from a Milan hospital with his face covered in bandages, an unusual sight from a politician and media mogul long obsessed with controlling his image. The grim-looking
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      • 344 82 MIRRETT ISLAND (Florida): A mother who posted updates on Twitter as rescue workers tried to save her dying son has sparked a debate over the acceptable use of the microblogging website, ABC News has reported. As paramedics attempted to revive two-year-old Bryson
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      • 305 82 BOSTON: A woman who the authorities believe faked her pregnancy has been charged with killing her pregnant friend, cutting her baby girl from her womb and kidnapping the infant. Julie Corey, 35, was initially charged with kidnapping after the authorities found her and the
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    • world in brief
      • 155 83 WARSAW: Thieves yesterday stole the infamous Nazi "Arbeit macht frei" sign from the entrance to the Auschwitz death camp museum in Poland, police said. The sm-long sign, which means "Work will set you free" in German, has become a symbol of the horror of the camp, where
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      • 91 83 PARIS: Former French president Jacques Chirac's office says he has been placed under investigation over allegations that the city of Paris paid for jobs in his political party when he was mayor. A statement from his office said Mr Chirac hoped the process would move forward quickly
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      • 171 83 SEOUL: Prosecutors arrested former prime minister Han Myung Sook yesterday over an alleged bribery scandal amid claims by the main opposition party that the move was politically motivated. The arrest came days after the nation's former No. 2 official refused to appear before prosecutors over suspicions
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      • 129 83 BEIJING: A Chinese businesswoman was sentenced to death yesterday for cheating investors out of 384 million yuan (SsBo million). Wu Ying, 28, collected the money from investors over two years and was arrested in 2007, the official Xinhua news agency reported. She started out a decade ago
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      • 141 83 SAN FRANCISCO: Privacy advocates are calling on the US Federal Trade Commission to make Facebook undo recent changes it made to privacy controls. The Electronic Privacy Information Centre (Epic) joined several other organisations in filing a complaint accusing Facebook, the world's leading online social network, of violating United
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      • 146 83 BEIJING: A government-backed environmental group said yesterday that it had won two lawsuits on behalf of residents threatened by pollution. It was the first time such an organisation had been allowed to file a public interest case. Chinese courts have traditionally barred groups like the All
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      • 91 83 TEHERAN: Iran's nuclear chief said yesterday that the country had started making more efficient models of centrifuges that would be in use in its nuclear programme by early 2011. The official, Vice-President Ali Akbar Salehi, said Iranian scientists are still testing the more advanced models before they
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES MONEY.
    • 736 84  -  Sylvia Paik DBS, Fundsupermart among those which now charge just 1% By A PRICE war seems to have broken out in the unit trust industry in Singapore, with at least three fund distributors now slashing their sales charges to just 1 per cent.
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      • 817 85  -  Joyce Teo Group's report singles out resale homes in districts 9,10 and 11 By SKY-HIGH prices of resale landed homes at some of the best addresses in town have already set fresh record highs this year despite the still tentative economic recovery,
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      • 361 85  -  DICKSON LI By HONG Leong Finance has unveiled a new HDB loan package with one of the lowest rates in town. The finance company's latest offering is aimed at one of the hottest segments of the market, with intense interest in projects such
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      • 514 85 LONDON: London luxury home prices posted the biggest gain in 19 months as many bankers were undeterred by government plans to tax their bonuses, Knight Frank LLP said. Values of houses and apartments costing more than £1 million (552.3 million) rose 6.1 per cent this
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    • 1186 86  -  GOODYEAR SHOCKER Rapid reversals of fortune and controversial bank investments make 2009 anything but dull AN ASIAN FUTURE "If the global recovery continues, SWFs will continue to recoup losses and look to expand. I expect that their focus will be firmly in Asia. They may
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    • 649 87  -  Robin Chan Oversupply of vessels a further weight on sector struggling to keep afloat By THE global economy might be sailing in calmer waters these days but shipping operators are bracing themselves for more storms next year as more new ships keep rolling off
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    • 490 87 WASHINGTON: Mr Ben Bernanke has cleared a key hurdle to being confirmed for a second term as Federal Reserve chairman, but the discussion and vote by a Senate committee suggest that confirmation is not a foregone conclusion. The banking committee voted 16 to 7
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    • 602 87 TOKYO: Japan's central bank said yesterday that it was vital for the world's No. 2 economy to snap out of deflation, setting the stage for likely further action to battle falling prices. In unusually strident remarks, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) said in
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    • 809 88  -  Gabriel Chen Drive to be 'force for good' embraced eagerly by one in four workers By WHEN community service groups and charities need volunteers these days, they can certainly bank on staff at Standard Chartered (Stanchart). Its employees are helping out with such gusto that
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    • 1010 88 NEW YORK: Even as the biggest banks repay their government debt in what is being heralded as a successful rescue programme, four troubled giants of the financial world remain on US government life support. These companies, the American International Group (AIG),
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    • 507 89 Basel Committee's bid to prevent another crisis will change the way bankers do business ZURICH/BRUSSELS: Banks face having to set aside more funds or raise fresh capital from investors in as soon as three years, according to proposals by a global regulatory body that
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    • 569 89 ORDERLY SALE "We expect to sell these common shares in an orderly fashion within six to 12 months subject to an initial 90-day 'lock-up' period after the secondary offering." Mr Allison (right), telling a US House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform
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    • 481 89 CONTINUING TRADITION "We won't waste bank money, but the longstanding tradition of paying a small contribution towards staff parties has been judged appropriate." Mr Piers Townsend, an RBS spokesman LONDON: Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), recipient of the world's biggest banking bailout, is contributing
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    • 573 91 ASSET BUBBLES WORLDWIDE High-profile group urges investors and regulators to exercise care, especially in emerging economies WASHINGTON: A group of global financiers and ex-policymakers has voiced concern that surging asset prices worldwide may be sowing the seeds of financial instability, especially in emerging markets. The group,
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    • 536 91 HONG KONG: China's property and stock markets are a "bubble" that will burst when inflation accelerates in 2011, former Morgan Stanley chief Asian economist Andy Xie said. "China's asset markets are a ponzi scheme," Mr Xie, now an independent economist based in
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    • 437 91 NEW YORK: Global markets have rallied "too much, too soon, too fast" but a correction will not happen immediately, leading economist Nouriel Roubini says. The New York University professor, one of the few economists who accurately predicted the magnitude of the financial crisis, said on
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      • 487 92  -  Dennis Chan Troubled firm says he has no meaningful role, and it cannot pay him By DEPUTY MONEY EDITOR ORIENTAL Century, a China-based education provider at the centre of an accounting scandal, has parted ways with its acting chief executive officer (CEO), Mr Lei Hua.
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      • 634 92 THE BOTTOM LINE "The crux of this is about cost and pursuit of economies of scale among the Asian region's two largest low-cost carrier groups." Spokesman for Jetstar SYDNEY: Two of Asia's biggest low-cost airlines, Malaysia's Air Asia and Qantas Airways-owned Jetstar, are
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      • 702 92 NEW YORK: It is no mistake. This credit card's interest rate is 79.9 per cent. The bloated annual percentage rate (APR) is how First Premier Bank, a sub-prime credit card issuer, is skirting new regulations intended to curb abusive practices
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      • 523 93  -  Jonathan Kwok BULLS AND BEARS Other Asian bourses also down on overnight Wall Street weakness By SINGAPORE shares were heading for the rocks yesterday until a late rally saved the day and allowed the market to end the week without too much bloodshed. The start
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      • INTHEKNOW
        • 180 93 UPMARKET condo builder Wheelock Properties' stake in real estate developer Hotel Properties (HPL) has fallen slightly from 20.97 per cent to 19.99 per cent. According to HPL, the dilution in Wheelock's stake was due to a series of factors. These included sales on the
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        • 160 93 CONTRACT manufacturer Sunningdale Tech has reported that its biggest shareholder, TGI Holdings, intends to liquidate itself and distribute its assets to shareholders. "Shares in Sunningdale are part of the assets," it said in a statement earlier this week. TGI holds about 150.99 million Sunningdale shares,
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          103 93 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.27 billion shares worth $1.28 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 188 Losers: 232 Unchanged: 844 Mid Cap 666.60 0.91 Basic materials 322.84 T -4.11 Utilities 514.26 14.64 Small Cap 522.47 T -2.78 Industrials 599.55 T -0.52 Financials 725.49 T -6.43 All Share 689.47 T -2.12 Consumer goods
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        • 206 93 Yesterday's close: 10,142.05 (-21.75) Tokyo shares eased as the unveiling of stricter capital rules led banks to pare recent gains while metal stocks fell as the dollar's strength hit gold prices. Thursday's close: 1,266.97 (-2.06) The Malaysian stock exchange was closed for a public holiday. Trading will resume on
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      • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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        • 427 93 Dec 18 CENTS /o CityDev.ES.0912 1164 68.0 CityDev DBeCW*****2 48 9.5 N0L.ES.0912 156 3.0 NOLMBLeCWI ***** 6.5 1.0 STI 2750 DBePWI ***** 33.5 1.0 STI 2800BNPePW*****9 30 1.0 WeeHurW*****7 23.5 1.0 JangzijiMBLeCWI ***** 16.5 1.0 Word MBLeCWI 0040 12 1.0 Aztech W*****3 7.5 0.5 CapMalAsMBLeCWI ***** 20
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        • 180 93 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS nun u.j iafflesEdu 36.5 Renting SP 117 fing Li 64.5 !an Joo 6 iDlden Agri 48.5 ;apMallsAsia 256 ;hina XLX 65 10L 159 SingTel 304 rangzijiang 118 ;hinaNTown 13 fanlord 228 JtraitsAsia 239 iapphire 1.5 u.u -2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 -1.5
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        • 104 93 runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Dec 18 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2310 1.2680 Can dollar 1.3040 1.3210 Euro 2.0040 2.0260 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4069 0.4081 NZ dollar 0.9870 1.0080 Sterling pound 2.2580 2.2840 US dollar 1.3970 1.4130 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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        • 354 93 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 446 244.9 1170 168 147 1532 425 120 52 3240 1856 2710 870 198 285 1450 322 399 324 376 352 232 2008 170 5606 CapitaLand 93.5 5417 CapitaMall 405 5611 CityDev 125 5129
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        • 600 93 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 133 96 195 98 80.5 172 123 267 26 132 147 229 108 133 247 250 343 219 68.5 334 179 220 42.5 47.5 78 95 33.5 296 150 70 272 97 1686
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORT.
    • 377 95  -  Leonard Urn ATTHE GAMES By Ting Wen and Malaysia's Bego are biggest winners in Vientiane (VIENTIANE: What has been a long and draining year ended on a high for swimmer Quah Ting Wen. The 17-year-old was crowned the SEA Games' Best Female Athlete. She had won five
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    • 739 96  -  Leonard Lim Use the SEA Games to blood Singapore's younger talents COMMENTARY By VIENTIANE: Singapore may have reaped a bountiful harvest of 33 golds from the SEA Games. But isn't it time for some of our more successful sports to move away from being a big
      TIEN CHUNG PING; LIM SIN THAI; MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN; BH; AFP; SINGAPORE SPORTS COUNCIL  -  739 words
    • 391 96  -  LIN XINYI By VIENTIANE: For weeks, Singapore's chef de mission Jessie Phua remained silent about her medal predictions. But deep down in her heart, she was quietly confident that Singapore's athletes would surprise everyone. "I didn't want to make a prediction because I knew
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    • 446 97  -  Lin Xinyi Indonesia aim to return to the top when they host next SEA Games ATTHE GAMES By Proposed sports for 2011 Archery, athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, billiards and snooker, tenpin bowling, boxing, canoeing, chess, cycling, equestrian, fencing, football, gymnastics, judo, karate, kempo, power lifting, roller
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    • 677 97 One-on-one Thrower James Wong, 40 Singapore thrower, in his 11th SEA Games Q What is the one food from Singapore that you miss the most? A Nothing, actually. When I'm overseas, I like to try new food that is not easily accessible at home.
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    • 307 97  -  Jonathan Wong GAMESDIARY I By VIENTIANE: They say you will always remember your first time... at the SEA Games. And they were right. From having to navigate your way about in a foreign land to the numerous instances of miscommunication (for future reference, swimming is
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    • Article, Illustration
      577 98  -  Wang Meng Meng Sports council tells SAA to reflect on and sort out its problems By THE war of words between the Singapore Athletic Association (SAA) and the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) continues. In an e-mailed statement to The Straits Times yesterday, SSC chief executive officer Oon
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      198 98 Petanque Men's triples Semi-finals: Laos 13 Cambodia 2, Vietnam 13 Thailand 8. Final: Laos 13 Vietnam 7. Women's triples Semi-finals: Thailand 13 Cambodia 4, Vietnam 13 Laos 12. Final: Thailand 13 Vietnam 8. Sepak takraw Finals Men's doubles Myanmar 2 Vietnam 0. Women's doubles Myanmar 2 Thailand 1. Shooting
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    • 283 98 VIENTIANE: Regional powerhouses Thailand won the gold-medal race at the 25th SEA Games yesterday but only just. They claimed 86 golds in the 11-nation competition to pip a vastly improved Vietnam by only three golds. Indonesia were a distant third with 43 firsts.
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    • INBRIEF
      • 45 98 WITH the Games drawing to a close, merchandise sellers were in a rush to clear remaining stocks. Many stall holders began the day with 2-for-l offers, but prices were slashed further later with 1-for-l deals as shoppers flocked to make last-minute purchases.
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      • 97 98 THE Thai women's volleyball coach has welcomed the move to impose an age restriction on the sport at the SEA Games from 2011. The team clinched their ninth gold medal in a row by beating Vietnam in the final but Kiattiphong Ratchatakriangkrai insisted that the
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    • 614 99 "Chelsea are the team I wanted to avoid but this is the destiny. Mourinho has a lot of motivation to do well." Ernesto Paolill, Inter Milan chief executive Mourinho, Beckham to face former clubs in last 16 of Champions League NYON: It was a Champions League draw which
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    • 430 99 LONDON: Chelsea must deal with the psychological tactics of Alex Ferguson as well as their own shortcomings at set-pieces, but Frank Lampard believes that they can defend well enough against both challenges over the festive period. The Manchester United manager has said that his
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    • 332 99 NYON (Switzerland): Liverpool, who lost at least €18 million (5536.3 million) when they were eliminated from this season's Champions League, were unseeded in yesterday's less glamourous Europa League draw. But they got away with an easy last-32 match-up with Romanian side and fellow
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    • 433 99 MANCHESTER: Manchester City have reportedly made an approach for Guvs Hiddink, heaping the pressure on incumbent manager Mark Hughes. Hughes is due to meet club chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak this weekend for discussions ahead of the opening of the January transfer window. He
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    • 411 99 NOTHING I CAN FIX "It's sad but what can I do? I'm responsible for Arsenal. We'll compete with Man United over 37 games instead of 38." ARSENE WENGER, Arsenal manager, on Wolves playing a virtual reserve team NOT FOR COMMON GOOD "Wenger is moaning
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    • 855 100  -  Richard Jolly THE BIG MATCH Makeshift United central defence has to contend with in-form Zamora By English Premier League Today Portsmouth v Liverpool Live, Ch27 Ch3o4, 8.40pm Fulham v Manchester United Live, Ch27, 10.55pm Manchester City v Sunderland Live, Ch22, 11pm Blackburn Rovers v Tottenham Hotspur
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    • 303 100 LONDON: Manchester United can forget about any Christmas favours from Fulham. Roy Hodgson has vowed to field a full-strength Fulham side at Craven Cottage today, hoping to repeat last season's stunning 2-0 home win over United. "I'll be putting the team out
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    • 460 101 "I'd be the first to admit I've made a lot of mistakes both in and out of the pool." MICHAEL PHELPS, who was snapped with his mouth to a marijuana pipe MANCHESTER (England): Michael Phelps expressed sympathy for Tiger Woods and his
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    • 501 101  -  Frankie Chee FITNESS Exercise in your room, climb the stairs and walk to your destination By THE year end is here and you are about to jet off on a well-deserved holiday if you have not already done so. But what about your exercise regimen?
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    • 749 101  -  Rob Hughes INGOOD CONSCIENCE By AS NELSON Mandela and Desmond Tutu grow old, the struggle for racial fairness for which they gave their all requires younger role models, in sport and in society. Step forward Makhaya Ntini. Yesterday morning, Ntini clean-bowled the England captain
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    • 996 102  -  Rohit Brijnath Slumping Federer outdid Bolt, Rossi, Kobe with his return to greatness SPORTINGLIFE By In Paris, he entered the interview room (a morgue in Melbourne) to an ovation. In Wimbledon, Sampras threw a confetti of adjectives at him: "icon", "legend", "the "greatest".
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    • 286 102 Alibis that failed Shane Warne: The former Australian cricketer tested positive for a banned substance in 2003 and had to leave the World Cup in disgrace. "My mother gave me a diet tablet," he said, adding that he took the Moduretic pill to
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    • SPORTSWORLD
      • 53 102 SAO PAULO: Cesar Cielo set a new world record en route to winning the men's 50m freestyle at the Brazilian swimming championships yesterday. The Brazilian world and Olympic 50m champion clocked 20.915 ec to better Frenchman Frederick Bousquet's 20.94 set on April 26 this
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      • 50 102 CHARLOTTE (North Carolina): Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry died on Thursday, a day after falling out of the back of a truck during a domestic dispute with his fiancee. The American football player, 26, leaves behind his fiancee and their three young children. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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    • 208 102 Basketball NBA Chicago 98 NY Knicks 89, Miami 104 Orlando 86, Portland 105 Phoenix 102. Cricket Ist Test In Centurion, 3rd day, at lunch: South Africa 418 (J. Kallis 120, J.P. Dummy 56; G. Swarm 5-110). England 143-3 (overnight 88-1: A. Strauss 46). 3rd Test In Perth, 3rd day:
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  • OBITUARIES
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      119 102 WONG YEOK MENG Age: 80 Passed away peacefully on 18 December 2009, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Hiew Kuen Chin I Sons: Daughters-in-law: I I Wong Kee Choy Annie Lee I Wong Yin Choy (deceased) I Wong Sum Chai Pang Hong Lan I Wong Toh Chai
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      126 102 "The Lord is my Shepherd. I shall not be in want" Psalm 2:3 MARY QUEK SYE CHOON Age: 89+ Was called home to be with the Lord on 17 Dec 2009 Leaving behind loved ones Beloved Husband: Tan Soo Yang (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Benny Tan Piak Thong Maggie Chia John
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      89 102 K. SOMU VELAR (SOMASUNDRAM) Age: 92 passed away peacefully on 18 December 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Kamalam Children: Spouses: Sarojini A. Arul Ra] Vasakee (G. Thiagarajan, deceased) Ashok Sukumar Pathmavathi Sushela S. Chandra Sekaran Munjula K.S. Kunasekaran Rajendran Somu Rajakumari S. Janagi grandchildren and
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      83 102 In Ever Loving Memory of Our Lord Jesus knows what is best You accepted Christ as your Saviour The Gift of Eternal Life That no money and good work can buy God took you home to dwell in His house forever While we wait for our time, you watch from
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      260 103 "For me to live, is Christ to die is gain." Philippians 1:21 We, the family of the late Roy Ho Boon Heng Departed on 15 December 2009 wish to express our heartfelt thanks appreciation to the following: Members of Trinity Christian Church, especially Apostle Pastor Beatrice Kang, Pastor Peter Loy,
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      107 103 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 CHIAM AH MUI MRS DOROTHY DANKER Age: 92 passed away peacefully on 18 December 2009 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Francis Joseph Danker (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Dicky (deceased) Anna Lim Patrick
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      150 103 "According to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Phil 1:20-21
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      23 103 With deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Tan Hau Teck From: The Management and Staff of Republic Polytechnic
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      56 103 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of MARIAM BEE D/O PAKIRGHANI MOHAMED ABDULLAH Departed on 19 December 2007 It has been two years since that day You left us for a place far away... If time heals everything, please tell us how For your memory still lingers, even now... Always remembered
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      99 103 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of LIMNEATKOOI Departed on 19 Dec 2006 'You've left us precious memories, your love will be our guide. You
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      24 103 12th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of KOH POH KWEE Departed 19 Dec 1997 Deeply missed by Pa, Ma, brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces and friends.
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      50 103 F Ist Barsi In Loving Memory Of HARDAYAL KAURW/OLATE S. BICHATAR SINGH Village: Dadahoor Dearly missed and always remembered by family and loved ones. 'rayers will be held on 20 Dec (Sun) from 9 to 1 lam at Khalsa Dharmak Sabha(Nivenßd). Please treat this as a personal invitation. k —A
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      53 103 12th Anniversary In Loving Memory .1 J v TAN CHIN HENG Departed 19/12/97 (Silk Air Flight MI 185) We have been lonely since you left us Home has not been the same Chin Heng, we love you. Sadly missed and always remembered by Wife: Ho Chew Peng Suzanna Sons: Chor
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      42 103 IN LOVING MEMORY OF VANESSA MIRANDA Departed on 19/12/86 Upright and just in all her ways, Loyal and true through all her days, Silently suffered, patiently bore, God took her home to suffer no more. ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY DADDY, MUMMY AND ADRIAN
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      81 103 Ist Anniversary In Everloving memory of JAGANATHAN VENGADASALAM Departed 30 Dec 2008 In our home he is fondly remembered. Sweet memories ling to his name. Those who loved him in life sincerely, Still love him in death just the same. Always remembered by children, grandchildren and his loved ones. Athma
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    • 325 102 Today "YOU S3W it for I~W I Basketball lOU bdW ll lUI fl ABL: XL Dragons v Philippine Patriots (Live, VOUTSOIf li 6 Ch23,4pm). ILL NBA: Denver v New Orleans (Live, Ch23, 9am). W3S fSfitdStlC. Jm Club World Cup 3rd place play-off: Pohang LL V"7 R pESpHACHT. J j?e Steelers
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY.
    • 40 105 SPECIAL REPORT mil 35§ PHOTOS: The Baiturrahim Mosque in Aceh's historic port of Ulue Lee badly damaged by the giant waves that struck Indonesia's coast (2004, top) has been restored to glory (2008). ERNEST GOH
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    • Saturday the tsunami: 5 years on
      • 1487 106  -  Tan Hui Yee The 2004 tsunami left a trail of destruction of immense proportions. But it also galvanised a global aid effort of unprecedented scope one that offers precious lessons five years on. I By I CORRESPONDENT THE news came through in snippets at first, fragments
        ERNEST GOH; NG SOR LUAN; TAN HUI YEE; ST GRAPHICS  -  1,487 words
      • 860 107  -  Melissa Sim FACES OF THE TSUNAMI THE FIRST ONES By THE first team of volunteers from Singapore Red Cross (SRC) to make it to Meulaboh showed just how strong the urge to help is and how it crosses any number of social and income
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      • 1042 108  -  Wong Kirn Hoh FACES OF THE TSUNAMI THE DOCUMENTARY MAKER By SENIOR WRITER A POET'S RESPONSE TO SEEING ERNEST GOH'S IMAGES Against The Gods What gods whose shoulders heave beneath blue distant, calm horizons can comprehend the far effects spontaneous spasms wreak upon
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      • 862 108  -  Melissa Sim FACES OF THE TSUNAMI ITHE STAYER By THE tsunami changed millions of lives in the affected areas, but it also put some Singaporeans on some surprising new roads in life. Take Ms Julian Bee Abdul Latiff, who has spent the better
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      • 754 109  -  Wong Kirn Hoh FACES OF THE TSUNAMI ■THE ACCIDENTAL VOLUNTEER By SENIOR WRITER IT'S been a distressing few years for Mrs Margaret Rajarethnam, what with dear friends and family members succumbing to old age and sickness. She has lost six loved ones
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      • 730 109  -  Chang Ai-Lien FACES OF THE TSUNAMI ■THE FORENSIC DENTIST By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT IF A place can serve as both heaven and hell, then Phuket must surely fit the bill for Singaporean Tan Peng Hui. The delights of the Thai resort lured Dr Tan,
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      • 934 110  -  Tan Hui Yee THE SURVIVORS ITHE SMILING SURFER By quakes that its airport greets visitors with a poster telling them how to react when they strike. Foreign aid poured into Nias after the quake. Mr Wav made ends meet by overseeing reconstruction work for the Netherlands
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      • 668 110  -  Chang Ai-Lien THE SURVIVORS THE MOURNING MOTHER By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT LIVING WITH THE PAIN "Converting his room into a prayer room helps me to cope with the loss, and I have learnt to live with the pain." Mrs Erlinda Reyes (above), on her son Gerard, who
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    • science.
      • 573 111 Four doctor-scientists are the latest to receive the Clinician Scientist Awards, and will be given $225,000 to $350,000 annually for three to five years. The annual awards, given out by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research and the Health Ministry, allow them to spend at
        COURTESY OF LEE SOO CHIN  -  573 words
      • 380 111  -  Stacey Chia By POLITICIANS are not the only ones trying to create a blueprint for change. Last Friday, secondary and junior college students presented ideas that they felt would help improve lives through engineering, in a competition called the Create 2010 finals. The
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      • 730 111  -  Amresh Gunasingham By IN A region where many have no access to a clean, uninterrupted supply of piped drinking water, Manila is emerging as a model of hope. About 12 years ago, access to water in the city's metropolitan area was one of the
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      • 1320 112  -  Aw Swee Eng Adherence to ethics, patient safety, overseen by independent boards By Without the IRB's written approval, an investigator cannot begin his trial. The IRB may halt a trial if it finds that he has failed to comply with the terms stated
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES Life!
    • 845 115  -  John lui Small-budget, indie movie based on the plight of a single father wins director Leon Dai four Golden Horse awards film correspondent Win free tickets Fifty Life! readers will get to watch a sneak preview of Not Without You (No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti) at
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    • 704 117  -  akshita nanda People recovering from mental illness, helped by art therapy, will be showcasing their works From troubled children to schizophrenia sufferers, more Singaporeans are being shown how to use art to create their own paths to health. Artwork created by the mentally ill under the
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    • 358 117  -  chang tou liang CELLULOID CONCERTOS re:mix with Lim Van, Piano Esplanade Recital Studio Thursday What would the cinema be without music? Much duller, one supposes, considering how movie music helps create an atmosphere, stir the emotions and prepares the mind for the climactic showdown. The latest offering
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    • 579 119  -  yong shu hoong Sigourney Weaver, known for busting outer-space creatures in Alien, gets cosy with them in Avatar in london American actress Sigourney Weaver is no stranger to playing strong female leads. Her most famous role is the gutsy aliens-busting Ellen Ripley in the four Alien movies including
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    • 656 119 Hollywood Jennifer Jones, the actress who won an Academy Award for her luminous performance in the 1943 film The Song Of Bernadette and who was married to two legendary men producer David 0. Selznick and industrialist and art collector Norton Simon has died. She was
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    • Article, Illustration
      535 120  -  Adeline chia Director Tan Kheng Hua's stylish production with an adult theme hits flat note with a self-conscious cast THE COMPOSER (R18) Spare Room Productions Esplanade Studio Theatre Thursday Actress -producer Tan Kheng Hua made her directorial debut with last year's Do Not Disturb, comprising four plays set
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    • 415 121  -  Stephanie burridge Dancer Rosa Park plays a woman cursed to be a swan with flawless fluidity SWAN LAKE Singapore Dance Theatre Esplanade Theatre Thursday A plot where a prince, Siegfried, falls in love with a beautiful woman/swan, Odette, must be a romantic fantasy. Furthermore, he must
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    • 418 123 The body of the Brazilian woman' Niemeyer on the inspiration for his often-curvy designs Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer says there is nothing to commemorate about him turning 102 Rio de Janeiro Brazil's most famous architect, Oscar Niemeyer, celebrated his 102 nd birthday on Tuesday in typical
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      • 195 125 I refer to your story, Classical Aid, by writer Adeline Chia (Life!, Dec 11). On behalf of the International Council for Traditional Music, I applaud the decision by the Government to increase support for the traditional arts in Singapore. It comes as a welcome relief to
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      • 94 125 I am very impressed by Chris Tan's expertise on butter chicken (Variants Of Butter Chicken, LifeStyle, Dec 13). It is true that Kundan Lai Gujral invented this dish to make use of leftover tandoori chicken, which today has become an international dish famous for its mildly sweet
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      • 213 125 ■nnrefn^H Have a view on a story in Life!? Sjgg^. S g We reserve the right to edit all letters. Edward the vampire is such a gentleman, while Jacob the werewolf is such a bundle of fun. Many Twilight fans were probably offended by your comparison in
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      • 907 127  -  tay suan chiang It is now common for showflats to be located away from their projects' actual sites Show and tell me where Other projects whose showflats are not on-site: LATITUDE Actual site: 31 Jalan Mutiara (off River Valley Road) Showflat
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      • 775 129 'We started with the idea of building a cabinet to house the collection. But one thing led to another and we ended up renovating the entire home' Mr Raymond Loh, son of the home owner Alan Loh After being boxed up for
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        644 131 Spread over 18 million sq ft, Las Vegas' newest complex is designed by a host of famous architects Las Vegas The massive CityCenter complex on the Las Vegas Strip that opened officially on Wednesday is a blast from the very recent past. With a price tag of
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      • 460 132 root awakening I bought an orchid plant which I hang in the balcony. It gets some morning sun but the spot it is at is also windy. Recently, I noticed that the base of the leaves has shrivelled. Is it normal for the plant to shrink
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        77 132 If you are looking for a gift that will last longer than the 12 days of Christmas, here is a suggestion: Get a Paperus Bottle Garden. The two featured here, Noel (above, left) and Keith, are filled with various species offittonias. Bottle gardens require no watering and just
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    • 906 135  -  neil humphreys Mum would play the great pretender about Chrismas gifts and I would be the idiot sucker neil's world .—^r-fo to beautiful warm browns and, well, pallid W A WtGVnifZ. w\ Australian pink were all taken. So we were down to blue and
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        663 136  -  Christopher tan The smashing VW Scirocco incites lust. So a word of caution: Guard your heart senior correspondent About the panel Christopher Tan, senior correspondent for The Straits Times Lee Nian Tjoe helms Torque, a motoring publication by SPH Magazines David Ting, deputy editor of Torque Tony Tan,
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      • 153 137 HATCHBACKS I This class can be subdivided into the relatively inexpensive small hatchbacks and a larger, more upmarket group. In both categories, the clear winners are Volkswagens. The VW Polo (above, $67,300) is the obvious choice in the small hatch class. This is the only car
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      • 67 137 FAMILY SALOONS Best value for money has to be the Kia Cerato Forte ($49,499). Sharp styling, impressive build quality and a high specification list make it a steal at under $50,000. The Chevrolet Cruze ($54,388) is another Koreanmade car worth considering. It has superior steering and handling
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        186 137  -  winston lee RFSTRMYSOFTHFYFAR Sure it is a recession year but some car brands still manage to up their market share and sales numbers This year will be remembered as the year of shrinking COE supply. The quota was cut twice in April and October paring down the supply
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      • 144 137 LARGE FAMILY SALOONS Three Japanese and a Czech vie for honours in this category. The Nissan Teana 25OXV (above, $96,500) has an edge over the Toyota Camry ($104,488) in refinement and comfort, but it cannot match the Camry's handling. If you want something different from the
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      • 60 138 I JUNIOR EXECUTIVE I The Audi A 4 is my pick in a very competitive segment with choice offerings from Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Lexus. With superb styling, impeccable build quality and finally decent dynamics, the A 4 pips the others. Its best value variant is the 211bhp
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      • 73 138 EXECUTIVE I Mercedes' new E-class has all the hallmarks a traditional Merc owner wants. It may not be the most exciting drive in this category but it rewards its owner with prestige, decent dynamics, space and, at long last, build quality worthy of the three-pointed star. Best
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      • 89 138 MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES The best full-sized MPV would be the Toyota Alphard ($145,400). It offers loads of space and lots of amenities to keep the brood happy. For those in the market for a mid-sized people mover, the choice is a toss-up between the new Toyota Wish ($87,488)
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        131 138 HIHIfH Two exciting new contenders have shaken up this luxury segment. The Porsche Panamera (from $421,888) is arguably the most significant new car from Porsche in many years. It drives like a true Porsche but its higl price tag will keep it out of read all but the
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      • 103 139 I SPORTS-UTILITY VEHICLES This segment is a close fight between three similarly priced but widely divergent contenders. The Lexus RX3SO ($184,000) deli- vers vastly superior luxury and overall refinement while the Audi Q5 ($167,400) offers the most dynamic drive. Best all-rounder by a nose is the Volvo XC6O
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      • 137 139 mmmmm > 71 Another very diverse group, witn excellent contenders in each price segment. In the budget segment, the Kia Cerato Koup (above, $60,499) is the clear winner. It may not be the last word in performance but it offers more style for your buck than
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      • 97 139 I PERFORMANCE CARS A wide range of options here, with the top two being the VW Golf GTI ($134,300) and the supercharged Audi S4 Avant (left, $232,000). The GTI is widely acclaimed as the "911 of hot hatches" while the S4 Avant proves wagons can be sexy, stylish
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    • 473 140 'She's a laugh. She's eccentric and has a very funny, weird sensibility... I've never seen a woman eat that much or that voraciously. She's like a locust' Hugh Grant on his co-star Sarah Jessica Parker (both above) in Did You Hear About The Morgans? After getting help
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    • 479 141 Music legends had a hard time getting their songs on radio in the 1960s London Legendary British rock band Led Zeppelin were branded "old fashioned" and "unconvincing" by BBC producers when they auditioned in 1969, according to archives released by the broadcaster on Thursday. David
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      • 295 145 Hollywood Up In The Air, which announced itself as an awards season frontrunner earlier with six Golden Globe nominations, earned three nominations from the Screen Actors Guild on Thursday. But the movie did not make the cut on the group's top award. Precious: Based
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      • 172 145 Paris Ailing French rocker Johnny Hallyday (right) has launched legal proceedings against the Paris surgeon who operated on his back last month. France's biggest rock star was hospitalised in Los Angeles last week, complaining of severe pain. He was operated on to repair lesions opened up from
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      • 300 145 London Guy Ritchie has narrowly escaped having his London pub closed down after neighbours complained that he had turned it into a rowdy hangout. On Thursday, the British film-maker attended the New York premiere of Sherlock Holmes with Rocco, his nine-year-old son with ex-wife Madonna, just
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      • 181 145 SONY TO BUY MILLENNIUM SERIES Sony Pictures is in final talks to buy the English-language film rights for Stieg Larsson's posthumously published crime thriller trilogy, the Millennium Series. A spokesman for Swedish production company Yellow Bird, which owns the film rights, said a deal could be concluded early next
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