The Straits Times, 23 December 2009

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    20 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 094/11/2009 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23 2009 S|sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Singapore's IPO slide
      62 1 HONG KONG and Shenzhen topped the list of world initial public offering (IPO) destinations this year, in terms of number of deals and cash raised. Singapore's Catalist was 10th among stock exchanges globally when it came to number of deals, but both the Catalist and the mainboard
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      Lock icon EU-S'pore FTA talks
      47 1 SINGAPORE and the European Union are starting talks for a free trade agreement. Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang said he hopes to see an agreement that includes liberalisation across a wide range of areas, including collaborating on technical rules. MONEY PAGE 815
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      Lock icon Web-savvy fund-raising
      48 1 PLAY an online game and your points turn into real cash for donations. Or be a fan of a Facebook group to make a pledge go up. These are new ways that interactive media is being used to raise funds for the needy. HOME PAGE Bl
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      Lock icon China-Taiwan hiccup
      46 1 NEGOTIATORS from China and Taiwan yesterday signed three trade deals in their latest move towards greater economic cooperation. Both sides, however, downplayed the failure in reaching an agreement on tax cooperation, denying that politics had anything to do with the delay. WORLD PAGE Al4
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      Lock icon A year of mood swings
      73 1 THE year 2009 was not one for the faint-hearted. From pessimism and doom, the mood swung within six months to optimism and relief. At the direst moments, it appeared Singapore might face a 10 per cent contraction, but now the economy looks as if it
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    Lock icon US, Russia plan radical arms cuts
    530 1 REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Moscow says final talks for new treaty will take place in Geneva soon MOSCOW: Russia and the United States plan unprecedented cuts to their Cold War arsenals of nuclear weapons under a new arms reduction deal, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
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    Lock icon EUROPE'S DEEP FREEZE
    74 1 A woman walks across a square in central Madrid as freezing weather hit large parts of Spain, causing flight and train delays. The Spanish capital was blanketed by an unusually heavy snowfall on Monday, which grounded flights and caused traffic chaos on the roads. Arctic temperatures yesterday
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    Lock icon 13 warned or fined over e-cigarettes
    717 1  -  Teh Joo Lin By THERE is no smoke and no fire but an e-cigarette is still a cigarette, says the Health Sciences Authority (HSA). So far this year, it has smoked out 13 people for bringing in and selling the much-hyped e-cigarette, touted as
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        Lock icon More scope for telco competition
        73 2 The Infocomm Development Authority has taken subscribers' interests into account in new guidelines on graduated early contract termination charges and length of service plans. There is, however, still room for rationalisation in the business. Instead of trying to sell more diverse and costlier hardware, companies
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        Lock icon Building a community
        32 2 COLUMNS After thousands of years, the Mediterranean still divides more than it unites. We should avoid a similar fate in the Pacific, says Wang Gungwu. REVIEW PAGE A 23
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        Lock icon Equal treatment, please
        32 2 OUR READER SAYS Why shouldn't second-generation male PRs here enjoy the same primary school balloting chances and school fees as citizens, asks Teo Kheam How. FORUM PAGE A 25
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        Lock icon What it should have been
        105 2 IN YESTERDAY'S report "Sands says IR will be up and running by April", we said the Government had banned casino junkets. This is incorrect. Junket operators which meet the regulatory requirements, which are currently being finalised by the Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore, will be
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        Lock icon Being first may not matter
        1042 2  -  Lim Wei Chean RWS' earlier opening a double-edged sword: it could expose weaknesses By NO ONE at the Child Aid concert over the weekend could have missed a huge mural in the lobby of the Festive Grand Theatre at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS): it touted
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      Lock icon Singapore slips in IPO ranking
      721 3  -  Alvin Foo HK and Shenzhen are in top spots for number of deals and capital raised By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT INITIAL public offerings (IPOs) have had a lean year across the globe with only China showing much signs of life. Hong Kong and Shenzhen topped the
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      Lock icon Top 10 stock exchanges
      197 3 Exchange No of deals 1 Shenzhen Stock Exchange 73 2 Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd 47 3 Kosdaq (South Korea) 46 4 Nasdaq (US) 29 5 New York Stock Exchange 29 6 Australian Securities Exchange 20 7 Bombay Stock Exchange 15 8 New Connect Warsaw
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      Lock icon Countries where sale is banned
      149 4 SINGAPORE is among several countries that have moved to stop the spread of the e-cigarette. In the United States, New Jersey lawmakers this month passed a Bill to expand the definition of smoking to include e-cigarette usage. This will prevent people from using it in
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      Lock icon Lives of 300,000 marred by pain
      659 4  -  Salma Khalik Severe enough for them to take an average of 36 days' MC a year By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT MORE than 300,000 adults here are living in pain severe enough to affect their work, a large-scale study on chronic pain has found. They take
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      Lock icon Asia's big players to press on with emissions curbs
      743 6  -  Jessica Cheam By IF THERE is a silver lining to the recent-ly-concluded climate talks, it is that the momentum to curb greenhouse gas emissions looks likely to continue beyond Copenhagen. Key countries in Asia, in particular China and Indonesia, have indicated
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      Lock icon China reacts sharply to UK charges of bad boy role
      573 6 REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: China condemned claims ascribed to Britain's climate change minister that it had "hijacked" negotiations in Copenhagen, saying yesterday that the accusations were an attempt to sow discord among poor countries. The sharp words from Chinese Foreign
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      Lock icon WE'VE DONE MUCH
      36 6 PHOTO: "China has made arduous efforts. In terms of attitude and effectiveness of our actions, our measures are on par with any other country." Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Jiang Yu (above) GETTY IMAGES
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      Lock icon Ban calls for formal commitment
      397 6 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: The United Nations Secre-tary-General has urged all countries to formally sign on to the Copenhagen Accord to start tackling climate change and step up work towards a legally binding treaty next year. Mr Ban Xi Moon also urged richer nations to
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      9 8 PrK,«+ Council for Private Education I SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon Degree mills, fake degrees? Don't even think about it
      1470 8  -  Sandra Davie THE ST INTERVIEW Man in charge of shaping up the private education scene sounds a warning By SENIOR WRITER MR Henry Heng has one bald warning for private schools in Singapore. "We will have zero tolerance for degree mills
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      Lock icon Over 20 years in public service
      274 8 The chief executive officer of the new Council for Private Education, Mr Henry Heng, has chalked up more than 20 years in the public service. He studied civil engineering for his first degree at the University of Birmingham in Britain, before going on to
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      Lock icon Expect closures and consolidation as emphasis shifts to quality
      431 8 Q Would you agree that education is a business like no other? Students pay large sums of money to enrol on these courses and they place their trust in the institutions they go to, and at the end of the day,
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      Lock icon Another outspoken scholar booted out
      735 12  -  Sim Chi Yin Academic with top Beijing think-tank latest to be punished for speaking out By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: An outspoken scholar from China's top government think-tank has been dismissed from his post, the latest academic punished this year after speaking out against official policies.
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      69 12 Writer and philosopher Liv Xiaobo (below), a signatory of human rights manifesto Charter 08, has been charged with "inciting subversion" and faces a possible 15-year jail sentence. In March, law professor He Weifang was reassigned from the elite Beijing University to a remote teaching post in the far
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      Lock icon Social unrest rising, says top think-tank
      370 12 BEIJING: Social unrest, driven by abuse of power and a growing wealth gap, is on the increase in China, according to one of the country's leading think-tanks. Officials from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) said crime rates also worsened this year despite
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        Lock icon Bureaucrat behind the throne
        741 14  -  Kwan Weng Kin ASSOCIATED PRESS Grand Steward's rebuke of Prime Minister draws attention to position By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT ta's accusation, but joined him in denouncing Mr Hatoyama. But Nikkan Gendai, a tabloid noted for its sometimes very sharp political commentary, did query the Grand Steward's motive
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        Lock icon Doubts cast over cross-strait trade pact
        474 14  -  Ho Ai Li By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAICHUNG: China and Taiwan took a step towards further economic cooperation yesterday by signing agreements in areas like agricultural inspection. But a last-minute failure to sign a tax deal has raised doubts over a trade pact that they
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        Lock icon Jailed for eating China's 'last' Indochinese tiger
        193 14 REUTERS BEIJING: A Chinese man who killed and ate what may have been the last wild Indochinese tiger in China has been sentenced to 12 years in jail, local media reported yesterday. Kang Wannian, a villager from Mengla County in south-western China's Yunnan
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        Lock icon Roof of new bus terminal collapses
        291 16 THE STAR/ /ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA BERANG (Terengganu): The roof of yet another public building has collapsed in Terengganu, just six months after the roof of the state's main stadium gave way. On Monday, the 150m-long glass roof of the soon-to-be-opened express bus and
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        Lock icon Halal bak kut teh a boiling issue
        609 16  -  Carolyn Hong The Malaysian authorities won't certify non-pork version unless name is changed as Muslims may think dish is permissible By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: Beef bacon, turkey ham, halal champagne. These are names that have become part of the Muslim food
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        Lock icon Halal concoctions
        58 16 Halal bak kut teh: Uses chicken, seafood and vegetables as substitutes for pork. Cooked in traditional way with Chinese herbs Halal champagne: Fizzy grape juice that is non-alcoholic Turkey ham: Uses turkey or chicken as substitutes for pork Beef bacon: Beef shaped to look like bacon Chicken sausages:
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        Lock icon Two jet engines stolen from Malaysian airbase
        522 16 KUALA LUMPUR: Not one but two fighter jet engines had gone missing and Malaysian military equipment worth million of dollars has been stolen for sale on the black market, the Attorney-General has revealed. The Malaysian authorities confirmed over the weekend that an F-5E
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        Lock icon Boediono: Move to avoid domino effect
        552 17  -  Wahyudi soeriaatmadja BANK CENTURY BAILOUT INQUIRY He says rescue averted wider banking collapse amid crisis By to face the committee yesterday to explain the bailout as he was then the governor of the central bank, Bank Indonesia. Bank Century has since been renamed Bank
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        Lock icon Mahathir calls for release of negative biography
        315 17 KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday asked for an unofficial biography that is critical of him to be released to the Malaysian public. He said he did not need government protection. The book, Malaysian Maverick: Mahathir Mohamad In Turbulent Times, is
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        Lock icon Noordin dead, but Indonesia terror cells 'still active'
        188 17 THE JAKARTA POST/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK JAKARTA: Terrorist cells across Indonesia are still actively recruiting members and planning attacks despite the deaths of several top fugitives, said the head of an elite counter-terrorism squad. The possibility of conflicts in several hot spots
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        Lock icon Democrats divided on abortion issue
        488 19 NEW YORK TIMES, REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE U.S. HEALTH-CARE POLICY Differences complicate merging of House and Senate health Bills WASHINGTON: Even as the United States Senate takes a significant step towards passing its version of a sweeping overhaul of the health insurance system, Democrats are grappling
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        118 19 HERE'S a look at the major sticking points in the House and Senate health Bills: Government-run insurance option: The House Bill includes a government-run "public" insurance option for consumers to compete with private insurers on new state exchanges. The Senate Bill will no longer include a public option,
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        155 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Britain's three major political parties have agreed to participate in an unprecedented series of American-style television debates, a coalition of broadcasters said. The BBC, ITV and Sky News television said on Monday that the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat
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        Lock icon Hail to the chief storyteller
        74 19 United States President Barack Obama got into the Christmas spirit on Monday, visiting a children's club to read a story and deliver cookies as a blanket of thick snow cloaked the US capital. He read from The Polar Express, the award-winning Christmas book that was
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        Lock icon Europe freezes over
        588 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS At least 90 deaths reported; Eurostar rail resumes service slowly PARIS: The death toll from winter storms across Europe rose to at least 90 as transport chaos spread amid mounting anger over the four-day failure of Eurostar high-speed trains. Yesterday, Eurostar resumed its
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        Lock icon Cyclone Laurence batters Western Australia
        281 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: Tropical Cyclone Laurence ripped up trees and damaged buildings as winds of up to 215kmh tore into the Western Australian coast, officials said yesterday. The storm had been at the highest rating of Category 5 when it smashed inland late on Monday,
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        Lock icon Don't text and drive
        316 22 REUTERS Study shows that motorists who do so have six times greater chance of crashing WASHINGTON: Text-messaging drivers are six times more likely to get into an accident than drivers who do not text, researchers have said in a study. The researchers say the study, using
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        30 22 PHOTO: A woman showing her top prize ticket in Spain s El Gordo lottery, or The Fat One. The €2.32 billion prize is shared among thousands of winners. REUTERS
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        Lock icon Winning Spain's 'Fat' prize
        114 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID: The top prize of Spain's Christmas lottery billed as among the world's biggest went yesterday to the holders of tickets bearing the number *****. The number appears on 1,950 tickets, and each holder wins €300,000 (*****,000). Thousands of other people won smaller prizes
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        Lock icon HK linked to arms plane
        126 22 HONG KONG: Hong Kong is the latest place to be linked to an airplane filled with North Korean weapons now detained in Thailand, after a company registered in the city was implicated, reported the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) yesterday. According to the United States-based publication,
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        Lock icon Beijing raises water rate
        112 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: China's capital raised the price of water yesterday to help fight a worsening water shortage after nine years of droughts. The Beijing authorities said the water price for residential use will go up by 8 per cent, an increase that follows a jump
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        Lock icon Royal trouble in hospital
        152 22 SECURITY officers for the Sultan of Kelantan, who is recuperating in a Singapore hospital, have made police reports over several incidents at the hospital involving men believed to be royal guards from the state, a Malaysian tabloid reported on Monday. The incidents in October and last
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        Lock icon Astor's son sentenced
        152 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: The 85-year-old son of philanthropist Brooke Astor was sentenced to as many as three years in prison for exploiting her mental frailty to plunder her millions, but the legal saga surrounding the society doyenne's fortune will persist with planned appeals. Anthony Marshall showed
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        Lock icon Jesus-era Nazareth find
        139 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS NAZARETH (Israel): Just in time for Christmas, archaeologists unveiled what may have been the home of one of Jesus' childhood neighbours. The humble dwelling is the first dating to the era of Jesus to be discovered in Nazareth, then a hamlet of around 50 impoverished
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      116 23 SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS, NEWS CENTRE, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 2,*****4 SPH Chief Executive Officer Alan Chan Heng Loon Editor-in-Chief (English Malay Newspapers Division) Patrick Daniel Senior Executive Vice-President (Marketing) Leslie Fong Senior Executive Vice-President (Newspaper Services Chinese Newspapers) Robin Hu Editor Han Fook Kwang Deputy
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      420 23 SCALED reductions of early contract termination charges ordered by the service regulator should please phone and broadband subscribers. The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) has taken their concern into account in new guidelines just out. It agreed such fees are "excessively high" and they inhibit switching
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      889 23  -  Wang Gungwu THINK-TANK By THERE has recently been much talk of a community of nations in our region. Some have focused on the advantages that closer economic relations might bring. Others stress the need for shared values before such a community could come into
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      851 23  -  Bruce Gale PHILIPPINE ECONOMY IBi I SENIOR WRITER EXPORT growth in the Philippines is "clearly off-track". This was the judgment of University of the Philippines professor and former budget secretary Benjamin Diokno earlier this month after official statistics showed that merchandise exports had
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        602 24  -  By David Brooks IN THE 19th and 20th centuries, we made stuff: Corn and steel and trucks. Now, we make protocols: Sets of instructions. A software program is a protocol for organising information. A new drug is a protocol for organising chemicals. Wal-Mart produces protocols for
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        273 24 NEW YORK TIMES on its ability to invent and embrace new protocols. Dr Kling and Mr Schulz use Prof North's phrase "adaptive efficiency", but they are really talking about how quickly a society can be infected by new ideas. equality because some societies and
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        727 24  -  Nirmal Ghosh CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT By THE positive spin of politicians from Washington, Beijing, New Delhi, Jakarta and elsewhere seeks to impart a rosy glow to the non-binding Copenhagen climate change deal struck at the last minute last Saturday. Indeed, sifting through
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        860 24  -  William Pesek By GLENN Stevens has no misgivings about not being the life of the party. The Reserve Bank of Australia governor sometimes jokes about boring audiences with his comments and speeches. Looking at Australia's contrarian experience during this global crisis, it's hard
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          91 25 "Plagiarism is a social menace and, if left unchecked, may bring a bad name to the country." MR N.T.S. CHOPRA: "I refer to Monday's report, 'Schools stress to pupils: No copying. The Ministry of Education, principals and teachers should be praised for their efforts to teach pupils at
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          132 25 "No man, woman or child should be deprived of food on the table and a bed to sleep on." MR RALPH LESSLAR: "It is very sad indeed to read that the elderly cannot afford simple utensils, such as a saucepan, to cook their daily meals ('AH they want
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          75 25 "Let's greet all appropriately." MADAM FLORENCE MINJOOT: "Singapore is a multi-religious society. It is only fair to greet fellow Christians in the same manner as we greet fellow Hindus, Muslims and others during their religious festivals. I have observed that the greeting displayed at MRT control stations is
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        329 25 HDB CLEARS THE AIR I REFER to the letter "Think about singles too" by Mr Lua Eng Chuan (Dec 15). HDB's basic principle underpinning all housing policies is that families get priority over singles. This is in line with our national objective of encouraging marriage and
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        262 25 PI BALLOTING I REFER to Monday's report, "School fee changes for non-Singaporeans". As a permanent resident (PR), I wish to highlight the contradiction in policies, particularly with respect to second-generation male PRs. Such PRs are required to do national service. The oft-quoted
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        88 25 "I hope the new education policies will not become the main reason for PRs to take up citizenship." MR CHAN HEAN BOON: "I applaud the Government for allocating an extra ballot to Singaporeans in the Primary 1 registration exercise and for differentiating citizens from PRs on school fees.
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        102 25 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR REUBEN CHEANG: Cycling the green option, so let's make it safe 2 MR MUHAMMAD HAKIMULLAH MOHAMED IKBAR: Scary ride on bus with driver who beat red light 3 MR TAN LIAN HENG: Why did hospital take so long to alert pregnant woman
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        215 25  -  Alvin Choo MONDAY'S commentary, "True nature of the boss-maid relationship" by Ms Theresa Tan, says it all. Some of us still treat foreign domestic workers like indentured labour. I hope employers will show some empathy in managing their maids. If we put ourselves in
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        292 25  -  Fong Sau Shung I REFER to the report, "Tampines set to be first cycling town (Dec 14)". Having lived in Tampines for a year, I agree that the widened footpaths have allowed cyclists and pedestrians to co-exist safely. In the busy
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        60 25 MR DAVID TAN: "I refer to the report, 'Tampines set to be first cycling town' (Dec 14). In view of the increasing number of cyclists throughout Singapore, the Land Transport Authority should seriously consider licences for riding bicycles just as they
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      719 27  -  Tan Weizhen (Right) One of the Web games set up by South West CDC, under which players' scores translate into donations. (Far right) South West District mayor Amy Khor and CDC staff accompany Nur Syarfiqa, six, and her mother Nor Wahidah as they buy
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      757 28  -  Grace Chua Alarm will sound in cases of emergency such as illness or death By MADAM Lee Ah Tho, who lives alone in a one-room flat in North Bridge Road, used to worry about what would happen if she fell ill
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      170 28  -  By Leow Si Wan EFFORTS to open up more pathways for students to pursue their education and to do it at their own pace have paid off, with more making it past secondary school. Last year, 92.6 per cent of students went on to
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      878 28  -  NUR DIANAH SUHAIMI By MALAY pupils in primary schools are slipping in mathematics, and doing worse than pupils of other races. In the last 10 years, the proportion of Malay pupils who passed maths in the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE)
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      461 29  -  Khushwant Singh Death of Liverpool fan ruled a suicide; he left a note admitting addiction By IN THE suicide note to his wife, father and close friends, Mr Teo Kok Hun, 33, confessed his addiction to football gambling. The 33-year-old driver, also known as Zhang
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      26 29 National Council on Problem Gambling: 1800-6-668-668 Sage Counselling Centre: 1800-555-5555 Care Corner Family Service Centre: 1800-353-5800 (Mandarin-speaking) Com Care: 1800-222-0000 Samaritans of Singapore: 1800-221-4444
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      310 29  -  ELENA CHONG A MAN who ran an illegal soccer-betting website was jailed for 12 months and fined $200,000 yesterday for acting as a bookmaker. Philip Chow Kok Leong (right), 38, who had earlier pleaded guilty to five charges, estimated that he earned $130,000 from
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      643 30  -  Khushwant Singh Ex-sales promoter given 3 1 /2 years' jail for luring people into investing in get-rich-quick scheme By DECKED in expensive jewellery and always flush with cash, Rose Tan Seng Cheng never failed to draw attention to herself whenever she met friends
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      314 30  -  Elena Chong By A TEENAGER had sex with two underage girls while he was on probation for a similar offence. Lloyd Khoo admitted on Monday to having oral and consensual sex with a 15-year-old girl at a flat in Choa Chu
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      195 30  -  ELENA CHONG ONE week after starting her new job, an Indonesian maid poured her urine into her employer's water jug and kettle. Sri Aryati, 26, who appeared in court yesterday, admitted to committing the act of mischief at the family's flat in
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      195 30 Orchard closed on Christmas ORCHARD Road will be closed on Dec 25 for Celebrate Christmas in Singapore 2009, an event jointly organised by Celebrate Christmas in Singapore and the Singapore Tourism Board. Mount Elizabeth Road in the direction of Orchard Road between Nutmeg Road and Orchard Road will also
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      151 30 IT IS a $12,000 dream built from the best hand-picked computer components, including four graphics processors and a top-notch microprocessor from AMD. Read about this powerful PC in Digital Life today and find how well it handled the most graphics-intensive games like Crysis Warhead and
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      846 31  -  Leow Si Wan Yen Feng Higher non-citizen fees seen by many foreigners as fair and still affordable By FOREIGNERS with children enrolled in Singapore's mainstream schools were surprised by future fee hikes announced by the Education Ministry over the weekend. For now, most are
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      236 31 FOR non-citizens, the cost of education in Singapore's primary and secondary schools will treble by 2012. But it is still a fraction of what they would pay elsewhere. Local and international schools Local schools, from primary to junior college levels, will charge between $600 and $6,000 annually. Private
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      450 31  -  JENNANI DURAI SCHOOLS can consider extending financial help to foreign students who may have trouble paying the higher fees, but aid schemes managed by the Education Ministry are for Singaporeans only. For the help schemes managed by the ministry, school fees and standard
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      220 31 FURNITURE giant Ikea is recalling a faulty children's high chair sold here and in stores worldwide. Ikea said in a statement that there have been 11 reports of broken snap locks, which hold the seat to the chair, since October, when the Leopard high
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      412 32 Scheme to speed up bus travel, improve services extended to three roads MOTORISTS will have to give way to buses at 15 more bus bays along three roads Pasir Ris Drive 1, Canberra Road and Woodlands Avenue 5. The Land Transport
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      110 27 <X WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE WWW.Straitstimes.COm able-bodied can serve in the military, MOST-READ ONLINE while the rest can serve in ministries Marina IR opening delayed and associations." MOST COMMENTED ON YOUR SAY More chances for Singaporeans. Chanties are coming up with Says mjacoblee6o: "In order
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      185 33 I i vtm O WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Messi wins Fifa award. Mancini targeting top four finish. Tiger, Elm split for holidays. MOST COMMENTED ON Fergie's worried Said Bullethead: "Fergie has only himself to blame. Firstly, he did not get a
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      325 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS WHY DO THEY NEED TO BUY? National duty: Chelsea will lose top scorer Didier Drogba, striker Salomon Kalou and midfielder John Obi Mikel, who head off for the Africa Nations Cup next month. Injuries: Key midfielder Michael Essien, who would be Cup-bound if
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      536 33 Owner wants to beef up squad for twin challenge following slump in form LONDON: Chelsea are reportedly ready to splash the cash during next month's transfer window, as they look to consolidate their challenge for the Premier League and Champions League in the second half of the
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      649 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANCHESTER: Roberto Mancini has set lofty targets for his new charges at Manchester City. Speaking at his first press conference as the new boss on Monday, the Italian said that he is aiming at finishing in the top four this season
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      740 34 Barcelona striker, 22, bags Fifa World Player of the Year award ZURICH: Lionel Messi became the first Argentinian to win the Fifa World Player of the Year award on Monday. Having earned the accolade through his spectacular form this year at a rampant Barcelona, the 22-year-old
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      492 34 LONDON: Liverpool's season of woe could be taking another turn for the worse. Glen Johnson is set to face police questioning after a student claimed he was attacked by a group that included the England international defender. The Sun reported yesterday
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      646 34  - Pool should cash in on Gerrard and rest of trinity Patrick Barclay By THE TIMES, LONDON LIVERPOOL have become the opposite of Bill Shankly's raw material. They have got some players all right some of the world's best in their positions, in the cases of Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard and
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      439 34 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANCHESTER: Sir Alex Ferguson has insisted that he will not be bringing new players to Manchester United during the January transfer window to ease the club's defensive injury problems. The English champions are currently without seven senior defenders Nemanja Vidic,
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      412 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Latest story comes as reports say he left for holidays without family NEW YORK: Tiger Woods is reportedly heading to the Bahamas on his yacht for the holidays, as he seeks some respite from the sex scandal that has engulfed him in the
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      129 35 COULD Tiger Woods appear on the first show of Saturday Night Live (SNL) in 2010? He might, since the Jan 9 edition of the late-night comedy show will be hosted by his friend, former eager Charles Barkley. "He's a little incredulous at the way
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      193 35 Say goodbye to the high-tech, synthetic suits that have caused an avalanche of 245 new world records since February 2008. From Jan 1 next year, competition swimwear will go bac^ to more traditional designs and materials DESIGN Material must Men: Material must not not cover neck extend above navel
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      315 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS MANCHESTER: Aaron Peirsol is among the swimmers who have broken world records in the high-tech bodysuits that have revolutionised the sport. Now, with the suits to be outlawed from Jan 1, the American is looking forward to competing on a level playing field.
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      708 35 ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBAI: Dubai's reputation as a sports haven hosting big-money tennis, golf and horse racing events is coming under scrutiny as the emirate struggles with massive debts. Many are wondering whether the Persian Gulf sheikhdom can afford to continue bankrolling high-profile events
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      120 35 National swimmers (from left) Roanne Ho, Mylene Ong and Amanda Lim posing with Youth Olympic Games (YOG) mascots Lyo and Merly. Aspiring 2010 YOG swimmers Amanda and Rainer Ng, together with Samuel Loh from the nation's SEA Games winning water polo team, unveiled the mascots. Thirty
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      522 36  -  Frankie Chee Fans can watch world's top 2 golfers and others in Singapore in February By IT WILL be a clash of the tee-tans when the HSBC Women's Champions 2010 rolls around at the end of February next year. World No. 2 Shin Ji Yai will
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      367 36 REUTERS CUTTACK (India): Sachin Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 96 to set up India's seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the third one-day international (ODI). The Opener shared in three halfcentury partnerships to help India chase down their target of 240 in 42.4 overs,
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      365 36 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS CHICAGO: The Sacramento Kings produced the National Basketball Association's biggest come-from-behind win in 13 years, when they clawed back a 35-point deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls 102-98 on Monday. The Bulls led 79-44 with 8:50 remaining in the third quarter but were
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      48 36 Today Sepak takraw Perses Premier League: Belia CBC ST v Safsa, Kg Übi-Kembangan ST v Punggol East CSC (Perses COE, Bedok North, Bpm). Tomorrow Cricket 4th ODI: India v Sri Lanka (Live, Chlo9, spm). Friday Basketball NBA: Boston v Orlando (Live, Ch23, Saturday, 3.30 am).
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      123 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO: Landon Donovan has been named the US Soccer Federation's Male Athlete of the Year after helping the Americans to qualify for next year's World Cup in South Africa. The 27-year-old playmaker also won the award in 2003 and 2004. Donovan, who was also Major
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        88 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: Winning baseball's World Series came with a hefty price for the New York Yankees. The Yankees were hit with a luxury tax of nearly U5525.7 million (5536.1 million) on Monday, the penalty for once again crossing the payroll threshold in baseball's
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        110 36 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: Roger Federer (above) has been named International Tennis Federation (ITF) champion for the fifth time, with Serena Williams taking the women's award for the second time. They will receive their awards at the annual ITF World Champions Dinner on June 1
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        111 36 REUTERS LONDON: US sports and real estate entrepreneur Stan Kroenke has bought another 25 shares in Arsenal, taking him close to the threshold for a mandatory takeover offer. The Premier League football club said in a statement to the London Stock Exchange on Monday
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        72 36 ASSOCIATED PRESS GLASGOW: Craig Levein was expected to be appointed Scotland's new coach yesterday after having talks with Scottish Football Association officials. The Dundee United manager has emerged as the favourite to succeed George Burley, who was fired on Nov 16. He had failed
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        87 36 Basketball NBA Indiana 81 Milwaukee 84, Orlando 104 Utah 99, Chicago 98 Sacramento 102, San Antonio 103 LA Clippers 87, Phoenix 91 Cleveland 109. Cricket 3rd ODI In Cuttack, India: Sri Lanka 239 all out in 44.2 overs (U. Tharanga 73, T. Dilshan 41, K. Sangakkara 46: I. Sharma
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  • OBITUARIES
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      204 37 'In this life I was loved by you..' Colin Raye LILY CHUA nee YEO SIANG KIANG Age: 77 passed away peacefully on 21 December 2009. Dearly loved, missed deeply cherished by loved ones. (Husband: Chua Cher Bak, deceased) Daughter: Chua Kirn Gek Genevieve Sisters/ Brothers: Sisters-in-law/ Brothers-in-law: (Yeo Siang Eng,
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      49 37 3rd Anniversary In Loving memory Of ASOGAN S/O LETCHUMANAN Departed 26 Dec 2006 Always remembered by: Wife: Kamalaveni Son: Sashikumar Daughters: Indra Logeswari Prayers will be held today (23 Dec), 7.30pm at Sri Sivan Temple, 24 Geyalng East Aye 2. Pls treat this as a personal invitation. Tel: *****641
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      93 37 WAHEGURU SATNAM NIRMALA T. MELWANI Age: 88 passed away peacefully on 20 Dec 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: Thakurdas D. Melwani Son: Daughter-in-law: Bharat T. Melwani Pushpa Bharat Melwani Daughters: Lavina J. Khemlani w/o late Jagdish H. Khemlani Lajwanti T. Melwani Granddaughters: Nanda J. Khemlani
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      214 37 Today tomorrow... each step of the way, the Lord will provide strength for the journey. LEE YOON LIN Age: 79 called home to be with the Lord on 22 Dec 2009. Husband Late Wee Koon Yean Sisters Late Lee Cheng Yoke Late Lim Gaik Bin Sons: Daughters-in-law: Wee Ah Chye,
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      37 37 In Loving Memory t *jl m m m m m m-m-m-m-*. CHEE KEONG LEE Departed 23/12/2005 Deeply missed by: Son: Dr Tan Choon Kirn Daughter-in-law: Elsie Ong Lei Tin Grandson: Dr Colin Tan Boon Chwee Relatives Friends
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      120 37 |*fe= "=»3ftk| &f "Surely goodness and love will follow *i>|l Wme all the days of my life, and I will dwell in *l V the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 PETER YEO CHYE HOE Age: 70 was called home to be with the Lord on 21 December 2009,
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      144 37 "He maketh me to Ue down in green pastures." Psalm 23:2 ANGELA SEE POH LAN Age: 41 was called home to be with the Lord on 22 Dec 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Father: See Chia Hin, deceased) Mother: Ho Say Moi Sisters: Brothers-in-law: See Poh
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      48 37 In Loving Memory Of BERNARD CHAN ANNETANN FUN SENG SIEW HONG Departed 23.12.1983 Departed 23.08.2001 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.' 1 Corinthians 13:13 Dearly Missed And Always Remembered By Luan, Ll, Sui And All Loved Ones J
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      159 37 3jss "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be W in want....andlwill dwell in the house of the $3 Lord forever." Psalm 23 PHILIP CHIN NAM SEN Age: 68 Was called home to be with the Lord on 22 December 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones
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      102 37 LEE SIEW KIM Age: 87 passed away peacefully on 22 Dec 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Son: Billy Soh Kee Soon Daughter: Son-in-law: Jenny Lee Kirn Eng Ng Cheng Soon Grandsons: Granddaughters-in-law: Ng Inn Cheong Stephanie Tan Zhen Zhen NglnnKhiam Esther Chng Wee Fang Ng Inn
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      49 37 "In the Lord's own house shall I dwell forever and ever" 3rd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of CHONG SWEE LAN Departed on 23 December 2006 Time eases the pain But not our memory and love for you. Always remembered and loved by John, Jennifer, David, Jonathan and loved ones.
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      56 37 ASHVANI KUMAR s/o OM PARKASH Age: 50 Passed away on 19 Dec 2009 in Kuala Lumpur. Leaving behind loved ones: Wife: Madhu Children: Manish Hitakshi Siblings: Nelam Lata Savtantar Kumar (Gapu) Prayers (Kriya) to be held in Kuala Lumpur at Shree Lakshmi Narayan Temple (Jalan Kasipillay off Jalan Ipoh, *****,
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      56 37 Athma Shanti Pooja We, The Family of the Late TACHAPILLIL DHARMAVATHY (THANKAMANI) Departedon14Dec2009 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives and friends for their kind assistance, attendance and condolences during our recent bereavement. ATHMASHANTIPOOJA will be held on 26 Dec 2009 (Sat) at 7pm at Sri Sivan
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      32 37 J s 12th Anniversary In Loving Memory Of i —Mk 1 CAPT THOMAS SOONG 23 DEC 1997 His memory is as dear today, As in the hour he passed away. Lovealways... yourfamily
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      533 38  -  BULLS AND BEARS Tokyo and Hong Kong also end on high note after Wall Street surge By Jonathan Kwok SINGAPORE shares got a welcome Christmas present from a buoyant Wall Street as the local market sleighed ahead to a festive 16-month high. Trading
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      417 38  -  By Fiona Chan TWO Singapore companies yesterday announced that their overseas shipyards have bagged new contracts. ST Engineering (ST Engg) said its American shipyard, VT Halter Marine, has won an US$B7 million (Ssl22 million) deal to build a ship for the United States
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        32 38 Yesterday's close: 10,378.03 (+194.56) Tokyo stocks surged 1.91 per cent to close at a three-month high on Wall Street's gains and a weaker yen, which is good for exporters.
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        31 38 Yesterday's close: 21,092.04 (+143.94) Hong Kong shares added 0.69 per cent on bargain buying following five consecutive falls, with sentiment buoyed by overnight gains on Wall Street.
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        28 38 Yesterday's close: 3,050.52 (-72.45) Chinese stocks sank 2.32 per cent, with property shares hurt by lingering worries over Beijing's campaign to forestall brewing asset bubbles.
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        32 38 Sydney S&P ASX 200 Yesterday's close: 4,704.2 (+69.1) Australian stocks gained 1.5 per cent, boosted by banks and miners, on hopes of more merger activity buoying the market in the new year.
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        24 38 Yesterday's close: 1,260.42 (+4.76) Malaysian shares closed 0.38 per cent higher on bargain hunting and in line with stronger regional markets.
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        28 38 Yesterday's close: 1,655.54 (+11.31) South Korean plant builders jumped, lifting Seoul shares on expectations of a Korean group snagging a huge deal from the Middle East.
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        26 38 Yesterday's close: 16,692 (+90.8) Indian stocks rose 0.55 per cent, snapping three straight days of losses, as investors bought into metal and banking chips.
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        26 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Yesterday's close: 724.40 (+9.23) Thai stocks rose 1.29 per cent boosted by gains in Wall Street and key regional markets.
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      112 38 Points Change Points Change Points Change Mid Cap 672.56 4.23 Basic materials 319.70 1.51 Utilities 537.54 T -2.08 Small Cap 523.86 A 2.52 Industrials 606.17 A 8.19 Financials 733.05 A 9.47 All Share 694.67 A 8.08 Consumer goods 713.79 A 4.13 Technology 752.78 A 12.45 Fledgling 664.00
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        107 38 Dec 22 CENTS DBXT FTVietnam 100S$ 4201 142.0 IHH 3046 120.9 ISH 1770 70.3 DBS Grp 1482 26.0 OCBC Bk 894 26.0 DOB 5.05%NCPS 100 ***** 20.0 OCBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 ...9740 16.0 DBXTHSTaiwan 100S$ 1586 14.1 Keppel Land 345 14.0 Keppel Corp 823 13.0 CityDev 1160 12.0 DBS
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        99 38 Dec 22 CENTS GLD 100S$ DBXT Nifty 100S$ STXP0 100 DmegaNav DBXTHSKorea 10IISS DairyFarm Epure Heeton CerebosPac Ezra IndoAgri Raffles Hed Ramba HKLand Lyxor Apex50 100S$ Lyxor Korea 100S$ Lyxor OS DJIA10 IISS AlliedTech CapitaComm HL Asia ***** -238.9 -1.6 ***** -85.7 -0.6 1364 -66.0 -4.6 491 -9.0
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        88 38 Dec 22 CENTS Goldtron Centillion Dayen Lankom MAP Tech SingXpress SpWindsor Plastoform TTIntl Dynamic Tye Soon Abterra PineAgritech FujianZY Armarda Freightiinks Informatics Equation HL Global Shining 1 100.0 1.5 50.0 6 20.0 6.5 18.2 7 16.7 3.5 16.7 23 15.0 4 14.3 4 14.3 8.5 13.3 8.5 13.3
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        91 38 Dec 22 CENTS Esmart KXD Digital AlliedTech ScorpioE Sunshine Hartawan Bio-Treat China Infra Heeton Oakwell Engg ShangTurbo Darco Lafe Corp Sup Pack TSH BerlianLaju Ramba Karin LHAIntl STXPO 100 2 -33.3 -1.0 1.5 -25.0 -0.5 8 -20.0 -2.0 11.5 -11.5 -1.5 4.5 -10.0 -0.5 10.5 -8.7 -1.0 6
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        106 38 Dec 22 CENTS ;ityDev.ES.0912 1158 !C Global W*****0 100 J0B.ES.0912 1954 1CBC Bk BNPeCW*****2....33.5 !TI2700BNPeCW*****0 ...24.5 1CBC Bk BNPeCW*****9 47 )BS BNP eCW*****9A 43 <epLandHBLeCW*****9 26 JOB BNP eCW*****8 25.5 !TI 2650BNPeCW*****8 ...43.5 !TI 2600SGAeCW*****0 37.5 JOB BAReCW*****0 78.5 )BSHBLeCW*****5 28 tepCorp HBLeCWl ***** 31 !TI 2750SGAeCWl *****
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        104 38 Dec 22 CENTS DBS DBeCWl***** 5 STI2850BNPePW*****0 7 FXA50ETFHBLeCWl *****....24.5 SGX HBLePWl ***** 15.5 CityDev RBePW*****9 4.5 Ezra HBLeCW*****3 28.5 STI 2750 DBePWl ***** 29.5 STI 2850SGAePWl ***** 18.5 Ezra HBLeCW*****5 22.5 CapHalAsBNPeCWl *****... .36.5 DBSHBLePW*****6 23 IndoAgriHBLeCWI ***** 26.5 STI 2700BNPePW*****8 ...11.5 CapitalaBNPeCWl ***** 10 CapitalaBNPeCW*****3 58.5
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        108 38 Dec 22 CENTS JOB RBePW*****9 5 100.0 CoscoCorpBAReCW***** 1.5 50.0 STI 2700BNPeCW*****0 ...24.5 25.6 JOB BNP eCW*****8 25.5 18.6 KepLandHBLeCW*****9 26 18.2 OCBC Bk BNPeCW*****2....33.5 17.5 CoscoCorHBLeCWl ***** 3.5 16.7 Hai Leek Will 124 13 13.0 Asiatic Wl***** 9 12.5 SembHar HBLeCWl ***** 14 12.0 STI 2750SGAeCW*****8 24
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        111 38 Dec 22 CENTS STI 2700SGAePW*****0 0.5 -66.7 DBS DB eCWIOOin 5 -52.4 Compact Wl***** 0.5 -50.0 STI 2850BNPePW*****0 7 -44.0 CityDev RBePW*****9 4.5 -40.0 DCBC Bk RBePW*****3 2 -33.3 TopGlobal W*****2 1 -33.3 SGX MBL ePW*****6 15.5 -20.5 DBS MBL ePW*****2 4.5 -18.2 Yanlord BNPeCW*****8 4.5 -18.2 FXA50ETFHBLeCW*****7
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        181 38 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume CENTS Vol Teledata Z-0bee Hldgs Genting SP Oceanus MAP Tech Otto Marine Golden Agri Sapphire SuntecReit YingLi BerlianLaju Thai Beverage laya Hldgs China XLX 01am 7.5 23.5 117 39 7 38.5 49.5 1.5 132 63 9.5 24.5 53.5 61
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      105 38 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Dec 22 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2270 1.2640 Can dollar 1.3160 1.3320 Euro 1.9990 2.0210 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4087 0.4096 NZ dollar 0.9830 1.0050 Sterling pound 2.2480 2.2720 US dollar 1.3980 1.4150 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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      394 38 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 446 244.9 1170 168 147 1532 425 120 52 495 3240 1856 2710 870 198 326 894 285 891 1450 322 189 399 324 390 376 352 232 2008 700 170 5606 CapitaLand 93.5 5417 CapitaMall
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      612 38 52-WEEK TEL HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE 133 96 198 98 80.5 175 123 150 267 26 132 147 229 108 133 247 600 250 377 219 68.5 345 179 220 42.5 193 47.5 78 95 33.5 296 150 70 272 98
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        481 39 But data still suggests economy will end the year on stronger footing WASHINGTON: The United States economy grew at a much slower pace than previously thought in the third quarter, restrained by weak business investment and a slightly more aggressive liquidation of
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        Lock icon Teledata moves to buy stake in Indonesia-based PT Centrin
        349 39  -  Esther Teo By AN ACQUISITION is in the works for mainboard-listed Teledata (Singapore), which has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to acquire a major stake in PT Centrin. PT Centrin is a leading Indone-sia-based Internet service provider with services
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        640 39 TOKYO: Japanese manufacturers' confidence edged up this month, but the mood in the service sector worsened to levels seen in May as an export-led recovery has not yet filtered through to domestic demand amid deflation, a Reuters poll showed. The Reuters survey of 400
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          1006 40  -  Sylvia Pair Boss gives them CEO: Care, Empowerment and Opportunities By WHEN his family firm was about to go belly-up, chief executive Erman Tan did not try the usual desperate tactics of new products or slashing costs. Instead, he invested in his staff
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          437 40 SYLVIA PAIK EVER wondered how to become a top entrepreneur? Or daydreamed about earning your first million bucks? If you are trying to figure out how to get rich by building your own business empire, a new book Niche Dominators: Success Secrets Exposed claims
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          1118 41  -  Robin Chan YEAR IN REVIEW Economists predicted financial Armageddon, but quick recovery points to better 2010 By "IF ALL the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion," 19th century Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once quipped. Such a sceptical view of
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          425 41  -  By Francis Chan SINGAPORE and its largest trading partner, the European Union (EU), are starting talks for a free trade agreement (FTA), it was announced yesterday. Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang said he hopes to see a high-quality agreement that includes
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          534 42  -  pejiet By Gabriel Chen AN AUSTRALIAN coal producer has made a A 5668.5 million (*****.8 million) buyout bid for Noble Group's Gloucester Coal unit. Singapore-listed Noble which owns 87.7 per cent of Gloucester said that it intends to take up the offer from
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          Lock icon ÜBS, Credit Suisse investment banking revenues top in region
          736 42  -  Dickson Li By TWO Swiss banking giants, ÜBS and Credit Suisse, have come out tops in a regional ranking of the top investment banking revenues this year compiled by finance research firm Dealogic These revenues are from core investment banking businesses
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      116 42 Jrr* WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm work for as long as they want?" MOST-READ ONLINE US pay czar okays AIG package YOUR SAY boost This year swung from pessimism to optimism within six months. At the MOST COMMENTED ON darkest hour, it seemed Singapore's Out
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      134 43 wo f° ur_star movies to catch $188 to see Golden Horse winner Monks'story is citizen Lee Mm Ho^bw tugs at heart strings journalism at its best Meeting m m JN °n ust Mj 11 IT exploitation? *^>^ i Pfil D ■I /0 BY kmW M iws»x if •■■■■■Bm H All
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      774 44 Sylvia Ratonel has been called the "Chosen One", making Sezairi Sezali feel like he is the invisible one jocelyn lee Singapore Idol finalist Sylvia Ratonel wants to be the first female Singapore Idol. Her strategy towards that goal: be sincere and hope that will move the audience. "I
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      219 44 Athens Workers have removed scaffolding from the monumental, 2,500-year-old gateway at the entrance to the Athens Acropolis. This comes after a nine-year restoration project, the Greek culture ministry said on Monday. The €6.5 billion (Ssl3 billion) project aimed to remove metal pins used in the early
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      500 48 A documentary on the Myanmar uprising in 2007 is cut like a political thriller ffWEWdocumentarv BURMA VJ (NCI6) 84 minutes/Opens tomorrow/***** The story: For a few weeks in September 2007, city streets in Myanmar were choked with protesters following the removal of government fuel subsidies. The demonstrations, led
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      587 48 Agence France-Presse Washington In Middle Earth, they speak Elvish; on the Final Frontier, some speak Klingon. And now on the planet Pandora, they speak Na'Vi. Pandora is the world created by film director James Cameron for his new movie Avatar (below) which got stellar reviews
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      396 51 R&B artist among three new acts set to take the stage in March eddino abdul hadi An R&B hitmaker, a rising jazz singer and an indie-rock icon are three more acts confirmed for the Mosaic Music Festival at the Esplanade next March. Velvet-voiced pop and
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      431 51 BWEWtheatre A CHRISTMAS ADAM Play Den Productions Play Den, The Arts House, Monday adeline chia Is the Singaporean male in an unusually reflective mood near the end of the year? In September, Action Theatre's Manhood was a limp look at the difficulties of contemporary menfolk.
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      901 52 Lee Mm Ho's fans are happy, though some say the $188 tickets are too costly akshita nanda About 1,800 fans shelled out between $98 and $188 to meet Korean star Lee Mm Ho at The Max Pavilion Singapore Expo on Monday. But a few
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      344 52 Fans who paid between $98 and $188 to see Korean star Lee Mm Ho spent 90 minutes with him. The first ticketed meet-and-greet session in Singapore played out this way: The star of Korean drama Boys Over Flowers goes on stage at 8.45pm and answers
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        1339 46  -  tan shzr cc Director Guy Ritchie's version of the famous sleuth turns him into a comic action hero in london Goodbye tweed, hello naked torso in the form of Robert Downey Jr. Bumbling Watson? Hot-son, more like as British tabloids hail of his latest impersonation by Jude Law.
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        517 46 BBSS action SHERLOCK HOLMES (PG) 128 minutes/Opens tomorrow *+frtrtr The story: Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr) and his faithful sidekick Dr Watson (Jude Law) are on the trail of Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong). But the latter, after being arrested and hanged, seemingly comes back to
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        56 46 He has gotten rid of the deerstalker hat but kept his pipe and acquired funky gelled hair plus a six-pack. In this postmodern interpretation of Sherlock the famous detective, wit and gongfu mix with Robert Downey Jr's disgusting bathrobe and dubious personal hygiene (called up in the
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        57 46 With pretty-boy Jude Law in his military man's boots, Holmes' best mate is no doddering idiot but a disciplined Afghan war veteran who wears perfectly tailored suits and carries his guns with swank and spank. The catch: He gets engaged to feisty governess Mary Morstan, who
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        63 46 Gangster-flick veteran Mark Strong does not even need to act here. He simply exudes evil in the resident villain's journey to death and back again. But if Strong has been publicly outed opposite Holmes right from the start as meanie of the movie Lord Blackwood, what becomes
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        60 46 Famed for being the one and only person (and female to boot) to have bested Holmes at his own game, American actress Rachel McAdams' (below) mistress thief swans around the set in ridiculously gorgeous bustles and corsets. But even as she gets to snog the famous sleuth
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          41 54 Singer Carrie Underwood is engaged to Ottawa Senators hockey player Mike Fisher, her publicist said. Underwood, 26, wore an eye-catching engagement ring while watching Fisher, 29, play in Ottawa on Monday. They have dated for about a year.
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          66 54 A California appeals court on Monday rejected an appeal by Roman Polanski to have his child sex case dismissed but demanded an "urgent" probe into the film-maker's allegations of judicial misconduct by officials 32 years ago. The court faulted him for fleeing the United States rather than
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      4404 72 THE STRAITS TIMES Wednesday, December 23,2009 RECRUIT H|K PROFESSIONALS/ HK PROFESSIONALS/ PrS PROFESSIONALS/ Hfc LECTURING/ Hfc LECTURING/ HK SALES HK SALES HK SALES HK SALES ftf\ CALL CENTRES/ yjjjf EXECUTIVES Up EXECUTIVES yjjjf EXECUTIVES ||f/ TEACHING ||f/ TEACHING HpF HpF HpF HpF HP TELEMARKETING TELEMARKETER FOR SPA, make I Electrical
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        132 80 scanner Canon Image Formula P-150 $499, from authorised dealers WEIGHING Ikg and measuring less than the width of this newspaper, this scanner is built with the road warrior in mind. Despite the emphasis on portability, you can stack a 20-page A 4 document into the P-150
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        151 80 webcam Creative Live! Cam Socialize HD $89, from authorised dealers and online at sg.store.creative.com CAPTURE every facial nuance when you video chat in high resolution with this nifty new webcam from Creative Technology. No details on the weight and size are given but Creative says that the cam
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        116 80 cloud service Dell software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications Call Dell for more information on 1800-394-7426 DELL is heading to the clouds to help organisations simplify IT management and cut IT costs. Its cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications think of it as renting software include: Distributed device management to manage
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        165 80 graphics card XFX ATI RadeonHD 5970 Black edition $1,099, for more information, call Kaira Technologies on 6746-1669 NON-GAMERS, do not read this. You will not be able to appreciate why some people will get hot under the collar over this powerhouse graphics card. Why spend the
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        399 82 LIKE a well-tuned sports car, a solid custom-built PC never fails to catch the eye of even non-enthusiasts. That is what this year's Digital Life Dream PC, built with the best handpicked components you can find in stores, will do. Even folks who usually do
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        593 84 GEARED with no fewer than four graphics processors and a top-notch CPU, this year's Dream PC was expected to outshine most systems out there. It did so playing this year's most demanding games, according to the benchmark tests that it was put through. It can be tweaked
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        345 85 Oh, if only we had these Intel Gulftown CPU The next king of the hill when it comes to desktop CPUs would be Intel's six-core chip due next year. Codenamed Gulftown, it has six cores, or "brains", compared to the current Core i7-975's four. And it will be made with
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        267 85 TIRED of reading about other people's top PC? Build one yourself. The first order of business is to think through what you want to put into your machine, whether this is a $1,000 or $10,000 PC. If you want great performance for games, then spend
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        1093 87 Two days more to Christmas and you are still wondering what to buy your tech loving friend, partner or spouse? SHERWIN LOH offers some suggestions FORGET the usual game consoles, digital cameras, laptops or smartphone pickings. They are so yesterday. To really impress the techies this gift-giving
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        763 88 ASHLEIGH SIM 1 Apple Magic Mouse $98, from Epicentre stores or online at store.apple.com/sg There are no physical buttons, scroll wheels or scroll balls on this wireless mouse. Instead the Apple Magic Mouse comes with a multi-touch surface. Swipe sideways, slide a finger up and down, or
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        419 89 One app, called iMerlion, will help you easily locate all Singapore-related apps. GRACE CHNG finds out IPHONE and iPod Touch users here can now quickly find out about road conditions and eating places without having to wade through thousands of apps in Apple's
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        74 89 ereoerer Fleas Fairs Singapore Guide to floa markets and upmarkol v yJMj bazaars around Singapore. Fr3b -_ol: Find out v.hero to got froo samplos of perfume and cosmetics. Cost: Free i-Shop TAX Guide to shops that offer sales tax (GST) rßtt f refunds. Cost: Frco Paragon >ARAGON Guide ,0
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        215 89 mi Back In The Race with 12GB a Month Offerings y Tho brutal war bctv/ccn the throe tolcos is not lotting up. M 1 has raised tho data credit on its two choapo... Sing Tel vs M 1 vs Star Hub: A plan-for-plan comparison y Sing Tel today massively
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        336 89  -  Sherwin Loh ST PHOTO: HIS was not the highest score for the day. But what Muhd Nuh Taqiyuddin, 16, had was the ability to entertain and wow the audience and the judges with his music-spinning prowess on the DJ turntable. Playing the recently released music game DJ Hero,
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        1205 90 News publishers are unhappy with the control Google has over their content but the search engine insists it just wants a win-win solution for all JOSH Cohen, Google News senior business project manager, was recently in Washington, DC, to attend a workshop titled How
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        562 91 Assassin's Creed 2 RATING^BjII 9/io llilli AT THE start, when players learn the game's control via the birth of 15th century Italian assassin, Ezio Audituerre de Firenze, there is a sense that much can be accomplished in the game. Like the original game, the story follows
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          52 91 During assassination missions, ignore the guards. While they might converge on you, it is easy to escape them by scaling buildings or jumping across rooftops. Just stay on target and deliver the finishing blow to complete the mission. You can then choose to fight the guards or
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          49 91 Finding items like feathers and buying paintings and weapons add to the value of your town. This translates into better returns when the town prospers. While it might mean less spending money in the beginning to learn skills, the rewards later in the game are substantial.
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          70 91 Like a bad gongfu movie, the guards will attack you only one at a time, even if there are many of them. Learn the counter-attack skill and it becomes a simple case of taking out the guards, one by one. If the guard uses a lance, the counter-attack skill
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        430 92 Nokia Ovi: Great gaming in your hands OLD TIME gamers may take to Block Breaker Deluxe 2 like a fish to water. It is essentially like the traditional brick-breaking game Breakout, but enhanced with brilliant graphics, snazzy effects and power-up items. Gameplay is basically a
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        118 92 First, register an account with Nokia online at www.nokia.com.sg/gameloft if necessary. Next, sign in and download Block Breaker Deluxe 2 and other free games from Gameloft from the Ovi store using your Nokia phone. Alternatively, if you are browsing the Ovi store from a PC, click on "Send
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        121 92 Assassin's Creed: "The game is overall fun and entertaining. But remember to turn off the sound before playing it in the bus or MRT to prevent unwanted attention." Submitted by 'Sun Wukong', who won for his creative video that highlights the retro sound effects of Assassin's Creed. Rayman
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        52 92 1. Nimbuzz 2. AccuWeather 3. Touch Piano 4. Bright Light Touch 5. Playlist DJ 6. Friendster 7. Straits Times 8. Tweets6o 9. Prince of Persia 4 10. Zombie Infection To download these apps, log on to store.ovi.com or click on the Ovi logo (right) on your
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        430 93  -  Tan Chong Yaw Canon Ixus 200 IS $599, from authorised dealers THIS Ixus is Canon's first touchscreen camera. The 200 IS is a late but worthy addition to the touchscreen arena. Nikon and Panasonic had models last year. Sony's Nl came out four years ago. A 3-inch
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        491 93  -  Mike Lee, Panasonic GFI 51.299 for body and 14-45 mm standard kit lens, $1,499 for body and 20mm F1.7 pancake lens, from major electronic stores and photographic dealers PANASONIC'S GFI, based on the Micro Four-Thirds System, comes in between the compact digicam and full-sized DSLR camera
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        459 94  -  By Adli Yashir, Canon Pixma MPS6B all-in-one printer $299; Inks: magenta, yellow, cyan and black at $19.50 each; Black ink for document printing at $22.90; from authorised Canon dealers AFFORDABLE printers rarely produce great pictures but Canon's Pixma MPS6B is an exception. The printer, copier and scanner
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        368 94  -  Stephanie Gwee Miffy MP3 Player $134, from Song Brothers LET'S be honest For serious audio buffs, nothing can replace an eight-speaker system blasting sound from all sides And their street cred will take a beating if they were caught owning a cutesy plastic iPod
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        511 95 Add variety in framing and shooting your videos. BILLY TEO shows you how in part eight of a 10-part series on basic video skills WATCHING boring holiday videos where the point of view never changes for minutes or hours can be torturous. Framing a shot
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        171 95 There are two ways of creating different shots of the same scene, say, of two people having a conversation. One is to change your position, by moving either closer or further away from the scene. Alternatively, you can use the camcorder's zoom button
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        345 96 Want to know whafs wrong with your PC? E-mail us at stdled@sph.com. sg Trojan visitor Recently, I have been getting a regular pop-up message from Internet Antivirus Pro. It warns me that my system is in danger, indicating that I have 22 infected files, mostly of the Trojan
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        866 97 This marketing man tells GRACE CHNG the lessons he picked up while job-hopping A 25-YEAR tech marketing career saw Daniel Ng, 47, changing jobs 10 times. One might think that Daniel, now marketing director in Asia-Pacific and Japan for software firm Red Hat, is a job-hopper.
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      13 78 TECH TOONS ST artists take on the tech world ST ILLUSTRATION: ADAM LEE
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