The Straits Times, 27 December 2009

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  • 20 1 Sfl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION VU cents thesundaytimes DECEMBER 27, 2009 84 PAGES IN THREE PARTS MICA (P) 095/11/2009
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  • 599 1 Suspect taken down by passengers and crew; airport security beefed up worldwide Detroit Airport security around the world was stepped up yesterday after a man claiming to be acting on orders from Al-Qaeda tried to blow up a plane with 278 passengers on board.
    AFP; AP; Reuters; Bloomberg  -  599 words
  • 168 1  -  Goh Chin Lian Singapore's Changi Airport yesterday stepped up security measures for non-stop flights to the United States, hours after a suspected terrorist attack on a Detroit-bound airliner from Amsterdam. The measures include pat-down checks or physical body checks for boarding passengers, said airport spokesman
    AP  -  168 words
  • 429 1  -  Debby Kwong It was supposed to be a day when shops slash their prices and shoppers go out on a buying spree. But yesterday's Boxing Day sales around town hardly got anyone excited there were no crowds, no queues and no incessant ringing of cash registers.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 77 1 a decade of.^^l nrrnn/^n I Z I-CHhIkH VI \V__/1 y$(X and is drawing to a jt mM close with Friday's botched explosion f R on board an Former Barisan Sosialis American Diane leader and °Peration ™f™. th~ Cold Store detainee I^^ JONATHAN EYAL Poh Soo Kai reveals A looks back
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  • prime
    • 924 2 [TERROR IN MIDAIR] He and others put out flames from device; hero suspect burned Like a balloon being popped "It sounded first like a balloon being popped... and then a minute later there was a lady shouting back and she was saying things like, 'What are
      AFP; AP; Reuters  -  924 words
    • 482 2 Washington US counter-terror-ism officials are scrambling to assess a potential new threat from an explosive mixture that evaded detection aboard a Detroit-bound airliner but failed to bring down the plane. Law enforcement officials told The Associated Press the suspected attacker identified as a Nigerian
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    • 297 2 Airplanes have long proved attractive targets for hijackers, but in recent years attackers have attempted to turn aircraft into weapons capable of exacting massive and spectacular damage. Here is a look at recent attacks, some executed and others aborted, involving US airplanes: 1994: Senior Al-Qaeda member Khalid Sheikh
      AFP  -  297 words
    • 284 2 Ipoh A double-decker bus skidded and crashed into a barrier along the North-South Highway about Bkm from the Ipoh Selatan toll plaza yesterday, killing 10 passengers and injuring three others. All the victims were Malaysians and seated on the lower deck. The 35
      The Star; Asia News Network; AP; SIN CHEW DAILY; ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  284 words
    • 614 3  -  Peh Shing Huei NEWS ANALYSIS 11 -year jail term for dissident 'a signal not to question CCP rule' China Bureau Chief in Beijing China has handed down one of its harshest sentences against dissent in recent years. Prominent writer Liu Xiaobo was
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    • 544 3 China yesterday unveiled what it billed as the world's fastest rail link a train connecting the cities of Guangzhou and Wuhan at an average speed of 350kmh. The super-high-speed train reduces the 1,069km journey to a three-hour ride and cuts the previous journey time
      AFP; China Daily; Asia News Network; REUTERS; XINHUA; ST GRAPHICS  -  544 words
    • 232 3 Charter 08 inspired by the Charter 77 petition written by Czech dissidents in the 1970s calls for the protection of human rights and sweeping changes to China's one-party communist system of government. Signed initially by more than 300 people and published on Dec 10 last
      AFP  -  232 words
    • 524 4  -  Goh Chin Lian Blast-resistant rubbish bins and eye-washing facilities among them It looks like an ordinary trash bin, but it can withstand blasts from up to 6.Bkg of explosives planted inside. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) bought 15 of these blast-resistant trash bins
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    • 348 4  -  Terrence Voon Road hazard "Motorists who drive in such a manner endanger not only their lives, but those of other road users as well. The Traffic Police will not hesitate to take action against such irresponsible motorists." ACTING COMMANDER OF TRAFFIC POLICE
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    • 550 4  -  Terrence Voon Carolyn Quek During a week normally filled with joy and revelry, Madam Yenni Young found herself having to make the most heartrending decision of her life. The 31-year-old told doctors last Wednesday to take her husband of one month, Mr Tong Kok
      ST; MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN  -  550 words
    • A LOOK BACK AT THE DECADE
      • 2646 6  -  Jonathan Eyal Straits Times Europe Bureau In London THE Jl THREAT IN STORE THE Jemaah Islamiah (JI) network in Singapore can be traced back to the mid-*****. Its plans to attack key installations in Singapore intensified after the Sept 11, 2001 terror attacks in the United
        ZAKIR HUSSAIN; BBC; CNN; Australian Federal Police; Agencies; AP; AFP; THE NEW PAPER FILE  -  2,646 words

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  • home
    • 336 8  -  Goh Chin Lian MS JOSIE LAU, 49 Former president of the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) THEN: Ms Lau was in the hot seat for three weeks when she became president of the women's advocacy group on April 15. The new executive
      KEVIN LIM  -  336 words
    • 300 8  -  Debby Kwong MAS SELAMAT KASTARI, 48 Captured terrorist THEN: One of the biggest news this year was the recapture of terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari on April 1. The Malaysian authorities, with intelligence from Singapore, tracked him down to Kampung Tawakal in Skudai, Johor. He
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    • 480 8  -  Goh Chin Lian MR SENG HAN THONG, 59 MP forYio Chu Kang THEN: He suffered a fiery attack on Jan 11 when thinner was poured on him and he was set ablaze. Former cabby Ong Kah Chua, 70, a resident in his
      KEVIN LIM  -  480 words
    • 222 8  -  Cheryl Tan MR LEONARD KWAN, 58 Kwanpen president THEN: Home-grown luxe bag brand Kwanpen might boast a star-studded overseas following of Korean actresses and even members of the Brunei royal family. But until this year, the high-end crocodile-skin bag maker was almost an unknown in
      ASHLEIGH SIM  -  222 words
    • 312 8  -  Terrence Voon MS RIS LOW, 19 Former beauty queen THEN: She was widely ridiculed for her poor diction during an interview in July with RazorTV, a video news site owned by Singapore Press Holdings. She coined the catchword "boomz" in the interview,
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    • 160 10  -  Shuli Sudderuddin MR TANG WEE SUNG, 56 Former chairman of department store CK Tang THEN: Mr Tang made the news when he tried to buy a kidney from an Indonesian after he was struck with end-stage renal failure. He was fined and jailed for a day. On
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    • 158 10  -  Terrence Voon MR DOLLAH KASSIM, 60 Former Malaysia Cup footballer THEN: He has been in a coma since Oct 5 after collapsing at half-time during a match. He was rushed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), where an emergency angioplasty was performed. He was found to
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    • 244 10  -  Shuli Sudderuddin SINGAPORE MALAY NATIONAL ORGANISATION (PKMS) THEN: In September, a street brawl erupted between two factions fighting over the leadership of opposi- tion political party PKMS. The group has been plagued with reports of infighting since 2007. Some members of a breakaway faction went
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    • 140 10  -  Shuli Sudderuddin JUNCTION AT SELETAR WEST LINK, near Seletar Country Club THEN: The junction just outside the club did not have a traffic light, a situation that caused chaos and confusion. Construction work at Seletar Aerospace Park also meant that heavy vehicles were often moving around
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    • 508 11  -  Terrence Voon A small warehouse in Eunos gives away a book to anyone who walks in no purchase required It might not have plush chairs, snazzy displays or even air-conditioning. But a book warehouse in Eunos is drawing in the crowds by giving away
      KEVIN LIM  -  508 words
    • 2576 12  -  Cai Haoxiang Jeremy Au Yong When Dr Poh Soo Kai stepped into the office of the Singapore Medical Association (SMA) at Singapore General Hospital's Outram compound, a staff member asked him who he was. He pointed to a plaque on the conference
      ONG WEE JIN  -  2,576 words
    • 512 13  -  Shuli Sudderuddin Chance to be part of pioneer team a strong pull factor; hotels are filling vacancies easily A mini exodus of sorts is taking place in the hospitality industry as experienced staff quit to take up positions in the two upcoming integrated
      SHAHRIYAYAHAYA  -  512 words
    • 487 14  -  Jamie Ee Wen Wei Spending Christmas in a hospital bed is not exactly his idea of a holiday, but Mr Chia Kin Long is just thankful to be alive. The 56-year-old crane operator was among three people injured after a taxi crashed into
      ONG WEE JIN  -  487 words
    • 546 14  -  Jamie Ee Wen Wei Number of offenders doubles; spike may be due to increase in ridership and stricter enforcement OTHER OFFENCES Number of offence notices issued this year for various violations Illegal parking of vehicles at MRT stations: 1,105 Hawking, begging or touting: 20 Smoking
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    • 736 16  -  Jamie Ee Wen Wei Trial didn't go well; NParks says daylight needed for pruning steps taken to ease traffic jams When civil servant Fong Ying Yi sees workmen pruning trees along the roads in the day, she often wonders why it cannot be done
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  • world
    • 182 17 Bangkok Thai police nabbed 14 suspected criminals after telling them they were winners of a lucky draw and arresting them when they showed up to collect their prizes. The wanted men came out of hiding to pick up television sets and cash cheques they were told
      Reuters  -  182 words
    • 63 18 Sirirat Mueanjon, 11, placing flowers on a wave-shaped monument alongside others in Ban Nam Khem, a fishing village in Thailand's Phang Nga province, about 110km north of Phuket. Yesterday, Thai monks also prayed for victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed 220,000 people, as Asia
      REUTERS  -  63 words
    • 441 18  -  Teo Cheng Wee Hazlin Hassan Incidents of cheating by mediums going up, but clerics say total ban on black magic difficult to enforce Regional Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur chengwee@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by At least once a month, someone complains to Datuk Michael
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    • 380 18 Kuala Lumpur Police have arrested a 34-year-old woman and her boyfriend in connection with the death of a young girl whose body was found floating in a water retention pond in Kuala Lumpur. The woman, a single parent, had turned up drunk last Wednesday
      The Star; ANN  -  380 words
    • 676 22 $1.4 trillion budget aimed at pulling economy out of worst recession since WWII Fiscal concerns "Rather than keeping campaign pledges, it is more important for the government to reduce its spending as Japan's fiscal conditions are reaching limits." ECONOMIST YUICHI KODAMA, on the new budget passed
      New York Times; AP; Reuters; REUTERS  -  676 words
    • 407 22 Washington The Obama administration pledged on Thursday to back beleaguered mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, no matter how big their losses may be in the next three years. It also jettisoned a demand that the two companies cut the size of
      Reuters; AFP  -  407 words
    • 469 23  -  MR DAVID COHEN Sector's productivity in 2008 higher than previously thought The big change "The big underlying factor propelling China's growth is the continued migration of people from the agricultural sector to the more modern economy industry and services. There's no stopping China." an ei_OMOIIIIM
      Reuters; Bloomberg  -  469 words
    • 348 23 Beijing China's Geely would barely lay a finger on Ford Motor's Volvo if it succeeds in acquiring the Swedish luxury car brand, the Chinese firm's top executive was quoted by state media as saying on Friday. Volvo's current production, research and development facilities,
      Reuters; REUTERS  -  348 words
    • 161 24 A fierce Christmas blizzard and icy rain meant holiday headaches for millions across a huge swathe of the United States, with hundreds of flight cancellations and road closures from Minnesota to Nebraska (right) to Dallas. At least 24 deaths were attributed to the nasty storm that blanketed
      AFP; Xinhua; AP; XINHUA  -  161 words
    • 578 24 Despite the economic downturn, premium service is seen as vital to keeping and wooing passengers Hong Kong What do you do when your passengers do not fly as much as they used to? In the United States, many airlines have responded to the drop-off in
      New York Times  -  578 words
    • 522 25 Woman who jumps barrier to grab him at festive Mass made a similar bid last year Vatican City Stung by the televised knockdown of Pope Benedict XVI at Christmas Eve Mass by a woman who had sought to assault him a year ago the Vatican
      NYT; AP; AFP  -  522 words
    • 263 25 Aspen (Colorado) Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen spent the better part of Christmas Day in jail after being arrested on domestic violence allegations. The 44-year-old was taken into custody on Friday morning by officers responding to an emergency call from a house in the ski
      AP; AFP  -  263 words
    • IN BRIEF
      • 78 25 Jakarta Former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid has been undergoing intensive treatment at a hospital in Jombang, East Java, said the chairman of a youth movement's Jombang district branch. Mr Solihul Am Notobuwono did not say what the former president, who is also known as Gus Dur,
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      • 120 25 Seoul An American Christian missionary has entered North Korea carrying a letter for leader Kim Jong 11, calling attention to the tens of thousands of political prisoners believed to be held in the communist state, an activist said yesterday. Mr Robert Park, a 28-year-old American
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      • 151 25 Teheran Iran would be willing to swop nuclear material with the West in Turkey, the Iranian Foreign Minister said. It was his country's latest counter-offer to a United Nations-drafted deal aimed at thwarting Teheran's ability to produce atomic weapons. The UN proposal seeks to
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    • 516 24 11^ 188 Bangkok B.S. Begawan Berlin Hat Yai Los Angeles Johannesburg Manila Kuala Lumpur Brisbane Adelaide London Cairo Paris Mecca Taipei Miami Singapore Today: Partly cloudy, showers with thunder over many areas in the afternoon. Outlook: Monday: Afternoon showers with thunder. Tuesday: Afternoon showers with thunder. Air Quality Sunrise Sunset
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  • invest
    • 1486 26  -  Lorna Tan CHURNING OF CPF FUNDS Senior Correspondent Some people are letting financial advisers 'churn' their CPF savings to pocket cash rebates a risky and illegal practice WHAT CPF SAYS "To date, two financial advisory firms with exceptionally high turnover percentages have been banned by
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    • [me & my money]
      • 1312 27  -  Lorna Tan Swiss watch veteran keeps very little in cash, and prefers to invest in real estate Senior Correspondent WORST AND BEST BETS Q: My worst investment to date... In 1994, I created a watch firm which made watches for an external brand. I
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    • [property]
      • 576 28  -  Joyce Teo Competitive bidding, convenience make auctions appealing for property sellers Next year, there will be even fewer mortgagee sales at auctions as the economy continues to improve. Yet more owners are expected to go the auction route when it comes to selling their properties.
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      • 245 28 MY SPACE MONEY MATTERS Cost of home: $365,000 Renovation: $48,000 Furnishing: $12,000 Estimated value: Over $400,000 Housewife Dahlila Ismail tells dark brown. The minimalist look Shuli Sudderuddin how a head- makes the flat appear big, but the board for her bed makes her master colours make it
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      • 228 28 I T n fin an rial iiii<uii_i<u C Where do you See this? J books and V^l websites. Value investing means buying a Stock at less than What does it mean. J its intrinsic Value —iipt—_^^^^^^ in the belief that its true worth will eventually
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    • [small change]
      • 1017 29  -  Lim Wyson The earlier one starts saving, the more capital will be available in later years to grow one's wealth Looking at the younger generation today, it is clear to me that they are a blessed lot. Many are left wanting for nothing,
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    • 613 29 Come and learn from Clarence Chee on how you can A profit from the global economic recovery by trading I in the world's largest financial market the Spot Forex Market. I Professional Forex Trader Clarence Chee, the developer of the Dynamite Forex System and the Profit in Pivot System (PIPS),
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  • think
    • 1204 30  -  Leong Weng Kam Business China widens its reach to help young Singaporeans keen to work or study in China Senior Writer Next month, 120 Nanyang Technological University (NTU) undergraduates will leave for China to work as interns and to study at top universities there. Few
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    • 1063 30  -  Tan Hui Yee Banks which had, just a few months ago, been bailed out with public funds are now paying their staff millions in bonuses. This has outraged many, but not Dr Sanjeev Khagram. As far as the American academic is concerned, people are
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      230 30 Yukio Hatoyama Approval ratings plunge The honeymoon is over for the Japanese Prime Minister, his popularity eroded by indecisiveness in dealing with key tax, budget and security issues. An Asahi Shimbun survey showed that only 48 per cent of voters now support him, a drop from the high of
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    • 1624 31  -  Grace Ng Differences between S'pore, Tianjin sides on priorities and timing create speed bumps China Correspondent in Tianjin A GREEN CITY What it is: A 30 sq km landmark project between China and Singapore in the north-eastern Chinese port city of Tianjin. The plan is to
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    • 1297 31  -  Cheong Suk-Wai Senior Writer Eighty years is a long time to be alive, more so if you are Malaysia's best-selling newspaper Sin Chew Daily. Among many other tumbles, the Singapore-born broadsheet has survived a government ban, indifferent owners and even an inferno. The story
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    • 324 32 EDITORIAL Football fans in Singapore are anxious to know whether they will get to watch next year's football World Cup live. There are 209 countries and territories which have signed telecast deals with Fifa, the world football governing body. Singapore is at the rear and still
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    • 135 32 School fee change for non-Singaporeans It's only fair that Singapore should favour Singaporeans. After all, it is Singaporeans who are called for national service on the principle that they must be prepared to defend the nation. http://www.pressrun.net/weblog/ 2009/12/foreigners-school-fee-hike-economic-implications.html The fact that out of the whole Singapore student cohort (primary,
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    • 188 32 "You don't get a gold star on your forehead for being the first one to open. We are going to open when it's right." SHELDON ADELSON, Las Vegas Sands chairman, on rival Resorts World Sentosa opening before Marina Bay Sands "In the quietest water swims the
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    • [YOUR LETTERS]
      • 192 32 I refer to the article, "Where to put your money next year", last Sunday. The "Tips from Experts" section is indeed insightful and sound. However, one still needs to do his homework before parking funds in the recommended sectors. The world economy in general
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      • 190 32 I am sure Dr Lee Wei Ling's article last Sunday, "Uneventful day is not a bad thing", resonates well with many of us. Not just for doctors, but for many of us especially in the support functions, an uneventful day is a
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      • 130 32 The article, "Tracking down cat abusers" (Dec 13), gave the impression that Ms Pauline Tan and her group, Paw Pledge, are performing a public service. Looking at the other side of the coin, it is likely that they are contributing to the problem. Paw Pledge
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      • 140 32 I refer to last Sunday's article "Don't shun flats in newer estates". I live in Punggol. I feel that Singapore is so small that it may not make sense to spend so much money to buy a property in a mature estate so
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      • 264 32 Last Sunday's column, "The bad bag habit", faults only the humble plastic bag as "ungreen" and a carbon emissions culprit. Although I agree we could all do with fewer plastic bags, I find that they are not always the villain they are made out to be.
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      • 270 32 I refer to Mr Liam O'Brien's column last Sunday, "Why the cof-fee-outlet squatting?". Mr O'Brien seeks clarification on the phenomenon of young people "commandeering" seats at cafes for long periods of time. I presume that being an expatriate, he does not live in a
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      • 171 32 I read with interest the article "Why the coffee-outlet squatting?" by Mr Liam O'Brien last Sunday. Indeed this is a rather unhealthy culture, but one which can be corrected. First, we need to ask why this habit is allowed to continue. As far as
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      • 158 32 I refer to the article, "S'pore's First Cycling Town", last Sunday. It highlights the steps being taken to cater to the large number of cyclists in Tampines. Being an avid cyclist living in the estate, I applaud these steps. However, I feel additional measures should
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    • 888 33  -  Lee Wei Ling A good doctor needs to empathise with the patient and his family Reaching out Being a doctor is a privilege, not because of the money we can earn or the social status our profession confers on us. It is
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      372 33 Each week, we publish an extract from a book that is topical or of general interest. Lords Of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke The World Liaquat Ahamed Penguin Press (2009) In Lords Of Finance, the reader is introduced to four central bankers whose decisions ultimately led to the global
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    • 788 33  -  Jervina Lao THE EX-PAT FILES Every year on Nov 1, my family in Manila, like millions of other families in the Philippines, would brave gridlocked streets as they journey to visit the graves of our dead. Nov 1 is All Soul's Day, a major holiday in
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      334 33 "We always think that educated people will be more rational and won't fall into the gambling trap. But that's a wrong assumption." MR CHARLES LEE, a senior counsellor at the Tanjong Pagar Family Service Centre who counsels gambling addicts ANGELINE KIANG, 34 Works in a bank "Asians in
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  • OBITUARIES
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      180 34 MA\ "Strength and dignity are her clothings, the teaching of kindness is on her tongue and she smiles at the latter days... Her children rise up and bless her. Proverbs 31 TAN SWEE GIOK Age: 76 Returned to her Lord on 10 December 2009 Dearly missed and lovingly remembered by
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      143 34 CHER SOO KIM, HELENA Age: 82 was called to the Lord peacefully on 25 December 2009. Dearly missed and cherished by loved ones. Spouse: the late Tay Leang Seah, John Children: Spouses: Joseph, Chian Boon Florence Tang Lai Ha Mary, Siew Keng Paul, Chian Choon Sally Kor Khoon Nguan Peter,
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      58 34 The family of the late ANGELA SEE POH LAN Departed 22/12/2009 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and Staff of Econ Nursing Home Services HCA Hospice for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to Bedok Lutheran
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      52 34 THALAI THEVASAM Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of ARUMUGAM MOGAN Departed on Bth Jan 2009 Deeply missed always remembered by Brother, sisters, brothers-in-law, sister-in-law and nephews. Prayers will be held on 28th Dec 2009 (Mon) at 7pm at Sri Sivan Temple, Geylang East Ave 2. Please treat this as a
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      90 34 TOH CHOONG FONG Age: 78 passed away peacefully on 25/12/2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Chan Ah Lan Sons: Daughter-in-law: Toh Siew Fai Chiang Lee Fang Toh Siew Teng Daughters: Sons-in-law: TohWeiYin ChuaTheng Huat Louis Toh Wei Han Wong Chin Kuen Danny Grandsons: Chua Zhiqiang Alvin
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      54 34 y^ STH ANNIVERSARY SIMON JAMES STANNARD LOST TO US IN THE TSUNAMI ON 26TH DECEMBER 2004 Always missed and never forgotten In loving memory Juliet, Lucy, Charlie and Georgia Is there a bandage strong enough? To mend a broken heart And jigsaw back the pieces That were so cruelly torn
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      116 34 CHEW 800 LAT Age: 83 Passed away peacefully on 25 December 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Yew Chin Hwee, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Yew Kian Tong Ou Yong Pick Chun Vivien Yew Kian Hin Francis Sereen Ng Yew Kian Hoe Nancy Yeo Daughter: Son-in-law YewYeunNee Derek
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      90 34 NAMASHIVAYA MUTTALU BANGAROO (RAMAN) Age: 78 passed away peacefully on 26 December 2009, always cherished and remembered by loved ones. Father: (K. Sinniah, deceased) Mother: K. Kaliammal Brothers: Sisters-in-law: S. Balasubramaniam K. Visarletchmi S. Karuppiah (Raja) T. Tamilarasu (Selvi) Sisters: Brothers-in-law: S. Sasurvally K. Perumal S.K. Palanima K. Kalaiselvan Caregiver:
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      128 34 "May your faith in Guan Yin leadyou to the Buddha realm ofAmitabha" NGOEI TOENGTHIAM (BBM) Age: 91 passed away peacefully on 24 December 2009. Dearly remembered and forever loved by family andfriends. (Wife: Ngoei Good Hye nee Fong Good Hye, deceased) Children: Spouses: Grandchildren: Ngoei May Ling Kok Peter Katherine,
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      91 34 "For the mountains may depart and the hills may be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you." Isaiah 54:10 In Loving Memory of Tay Choon Hye 14 March 1930 to
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      36 35 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of Our Chairman CHAN U SEEK Departed on 23 December 2009 From: The Board of Directors, Management and Staff of the Aerostar Holdings Ltd Group Of Companies
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      83 35 V. SU BR AM AN lAM S/O VEERAPPAN Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 26.12.2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Ramayee Daughters: S. Thilagapathy S. Paramesvary Sons-in-law: A. Palan T. Thennarasu Grandsons: P. Dinesh T. Deebbshwaran T. Vigneshwaran Granddaughters: P. Jaya PVijaya P. Nalaayini T. Bavani
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      80 35 CHELLIAH LETCHMI Age: 97 passed away peacefully on 26 Dec 2009. Dearly missedand fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Thankavelu Mandor, deceased) Sons: (Chai Chee Suppaiah, deceased) Raj oo Doraisamy (Chai Chee Babu) Daughters-in-law: Mdm Akilandam MdmAsmah Daughters: Valliammal Ramayee Letchumi Nagammal (Ettiammal, deceased) Sons-in-law: Marimuthu Doraisamy (Subramaniam, deceased) Jagarappan
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      55 35 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family ofthe Late LOCKPUIYI who passed away peacefully on 25 December 2009. Wake at Singapore Casket (Ruby Room). Funeral service will be held at Mandai Crematorium Hall 1 on Monday, 28 December 2009 at 8.30am and cremation at 9am. From: Friends and colleagues
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      43 35 13thAnniversary InDjvingMemoryOf V.S.PITCHAXAN Departed 27.12.1996 As a husband, dad grandfather, you can never be replaced by any other. You cared for every soul. No reservations did you hold. Soloving&puieofmind. For you, we'll forever pine. Deeply missed and always rememberedby daughter Jaya loved ones.
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      15 35 10th Anniversary SUBRAMANLAM RAJALUCKSHIMY Departed 27/12/1999 Dearly missed fondly remembered by Leelah, Thiru, Aral Grandchildren
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      80 35 LEE YIN SUN Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 26/12/09. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Wong Tat.deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: David Wong Wai Choon Kristine Foo Chong Lu; Daughter: Son-in-law: Wong Mun Chan Wong Hing Kwan Grandsons: Granddaughter: Chester Wong Ze Lin Han Syn Mun Wong Chun
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      60 35 "The LORD is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want... and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever." Psalm 23 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of LOW KAI MOH JERRY Departed on 27 Dec 2007 Till we meet again in the house of our Lord. Missingyou
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      63 35 ONGSOONPEW Age: 80 passed away peacefully on 24.12.2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones ofthe Ong and Teo families. Night Services on 26 and 27 Dec 2009 B.oopm 9.00pm. Body is resting at Block 132, Geylang East Ave 1 (void deck). Tel: *****577 *****371. Cortege will leave on
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      26 35 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family ofthe Late CHAN U SEEK on 23 December 2009 From The Management Staff of Gulf stream Aerospace Corporation
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    • 618 36 James leads Cavaliers' charge with 26 pts to end Lakers' 11-game home win streak Los Angeles Leßron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers left no doubt that they are title contenders, routing the reigning NBA champions Los Angeles Lakers 102-87 on Friday as fans hurled objects
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    • 321 36 Sarangani (Philippines) Boxer Manny Pacquiao is planning to file a defamation lawsuit against Floyd Mayweather Jr, the fighter's father and Golden Boy Promotions. In a statement posted on Friday on his website, Pacquiao claims that his character has been damaged and tarnished
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    • 471 37  -  Lin Xinyi Survey shows that the more skilful professional men's tennis players are also the most attractive Talent and hard work have long been the cornerstones of success for world-class athletes. But a recent study conducted by New Scientist highlighted another hallmark that separates the elite sportsmen
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      172 37 Text and pictures by Ashleigh Sim lames Tan, 26 Triathlete/sales executive Height: 1.78m Weight: 70kg Exercise regimen: I train hard to achieve the goals that I have set. I run on weekdays after my work, and swim and bike on weekends. Diet: I refrain from oily and deep
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    • 223 37 KimYuNa, 19 The hottest thing on ice melted hearts with performances that earned her the titles World Champion, Four Continents champion and Grand Prix Final champion. The South Korean is also the favourite to win the figure skating gold at next year's Winter Olympics. Caroline Wozniacki, 19
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    • Scoresheet
      • 25 37 NBA Miami 93 New York 87, Boston 86 Orlando 77, Cleveland 102 LA Lakers 87, Phoenix 124 LA Clippers 93, Portland 107 Denver 96.
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      • 23 37 Ist Test In Melbourne, first day: Australia 305-3 (S. Katich 98, S. Watson 93, R. Ponting 57; M. Asif 2-69) v Pakistan.
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      • 32 37 FOOTBALL English Premier League Arsenal v Aston Villa (Live, Ch27, 9.25pm), Hull v Manchester United (Live, Ch27 Ch3o4, 11.55pm). Scottish Premier League Hibernian v Glasgow Rangers (Live, Chi 15, 7.55pm).
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 87 37 New Delhi World batting record-holder Sachin Tendulkar has opted out of India's upcoming limited-overs cricket tri-series in Bangladesh. The 36-year-old was not named in India's 16-man squad. The tri-series, which will also feature Sri Lanka, will be in Dhaka from Jan 4-13. But he
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      • 73 37 Algiers Scottish Premier League leaders Glasgow Rangers will be missing Algeria international defender Madjid Bougherra when they face bitter rivals Celtic next Sunday. The Algerian football federation has announced that its England and Scotland-based players, who will take part in the 2010 African Nations
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      • 106 37 Sydney-Hobart Sydney -Just over one nautical mile separated the three leading yachts in the Sydney to Hobart race yesterday, with New Zealand's Alfa Romeo edging into the lead early on the first evening. Alfa Romeo, skippered by Neville Crichton, was ahead of four-time and defending
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      • 76 37 Barcelona Honda Moto GP motorcycle rider Dani Pedrosa was released from hospital after undergoing surgery to remove a screw from his left hand. The Spaniard underwent the operation on Wednesday to remove the screw, which was inserted to improve his recovery from a fracture sustained
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      • 106 37 London Arsenal are set to contest a Football Association charge of failing to control their players in a bad-tempered Premier League match against Hull last week. Arsenal and Hull were both hit with the FA charge after a mass confrontation involving 21 of the
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    • [Sunday people]
      • 181 38 There is talk that Barcelona striker Bojan Krkic's future at the Spanish football club is not all that rosy given the tumultous season he is naving. But the Spaniard, born to a Serbian father and Spanish mother, feels otherwise. Last Wednesday he made his intention
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      • 205 38 Novak Djokovic (right) is known to be a "court" jester. He likes to mimic famous tennis players such as Maria Sharapova and John McEnroe during play breaks. But there is a serious acting side to the Serb, the 2008 Australian Open winner. The world's No.
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      • 229 38 Footballers towards the end of their career often make statements about playing in a foreign country. But they should be careful what they wish for. England forward Darius Vassell, for one, will tell you that the grass is not necessarily greener elsewhere. In July, the 29-year-old
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        43 38 "Man, it was freezing today in New York! It's like a phone call between Tiger Woods and his wife out there." JIMMY FALLON, American TV host and comedian, who dressed the part for a true winter experience in a luge demonstration last month
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      • 138 38 Goalkeepers are said to be crazy. But there is something really wrong with the breed at the moment. A few weeks ago, the "zany" German Jens Lehmann, who once played for Arsenal, nipped behind an advertising hoarding to have a pee during a Champions
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    • 543 39 [Los Angeles Disney has joined in making jokes at the expense of Tiger Woods, even as a new poll shows the embattled billionaire golf star's popularity sinking to levels usually reserved for politicians. Woods has remained in seclusion since the sex scandal firestorm
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    • 888 39  -  Steve Slater Schumacher has the resolve and support of an experienced team to be Formula One champion again FACTFILE All-time records: Seven-time Formula One champion 248 Grand Prix starts; 91 race wins 68 pole positions 154 podium finishes 1969 Born on Jan 3 in
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    • 1395 40  -  Oliver Kay Goals fly in at amazing rate, but quality dips and defending has been bad at times HALF-TERM REPORT Arsenal: Conforming to type superlative at times, brittle at others but, despite the loss of Robin van Persie, they remain in contention. Aston Villa: Epitomised by
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    • 929 40  -  Tay Yek Keak [OFFSIDE] Just a few days away from 2010, there are things which might happen. 2010, by the way, is just two years away from 2012 which according to the Mayan calendar in the disaster flick 2012 will be the end
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    • 992 41  -  Rob Hughes HEART OF FOOTBALL Young Senegalese striker Mame Biram Diouf could fire up United's title defence The art of managing in the English Premier League, apart from keeping your job, is sometimes down to pulling rabbits out of hats around Christmas and the New
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    • 332 41 London Rio Ferdinand's hopes of being fit for next year's World Cup have hit a snag. The England and Manchester United defender is furiously trying to recover full fitness from a prolonged back injury for the tournament in South Africa. Ferdinand
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    • 478 41 London Arsene Wenger often appears to have a photographic memory, recalling minute details from incidents lost in the mists of time. For someone who frequently repeats the mantra "I did not see that" when one of his Arsenal players has transgressed, it is a remarkable
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      649 42 Chelsea denied by Birmingham goalkeeper Hart, whose heroics earn his team a point Knff?rn?HifT?iWgTM w*m WM London Carlo Ancelotti has insisted he will not be hitting the January sales, but the Chelsea manager may rethink his strategy after his side were held to a 0-0 draw at Birmingham yesterday.
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    • 284 42 Manchester City mam fiffjfl fl>| Manchester Roberto Mancini enjoyed a perfect start to his reign as Manchester City manager yesterday his new team sank Stoke 2-0 at Eastlands. First-half goals by Martin Petrov and Carlos Tevez ensured that City maintained their unbeaten home record. Mancini, who replaced
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    • 646 42  -  Wang Meng Meng Top of the table, three points clear with two games in hand one would have thought that life is a bed of roses for Arema Malang. But internal conflict has broken out at the Indonesia Super League club where
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  • Page 43 Miscellaneous

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        382 44 Adeline Chia The Village (right) Performance Workshop (Taiwan), Esplanade Theatre, Feb 7 and 8 Few performances have been rightly described as tours de force, but The Village is one of them. Beautifully scripted, acted and directed, the production revolved around a few families in a Dependents' Village in Taiwan,
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        449 44 Adeline Chia Poop The Finger Players, Esplanade Theatre Studio, April 30 to May 3 This low-profile production was a real gem. Playwright-director Chong Tze Chien presented a moving script about a family struggling to deal with a suicide in the family. Neo Swee Lin and Janice Koh were
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      • The BEST & WORST of 2009
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          383 44 Jane Lee's Solo Show At Osage Gallery Sept 25 to Nov 8 Sceptics doubted if Jane Lee (above) could go beyond her trademark squiggles of paint to create something new. The 45-year-old proved she easily could. Done in bold shades of purple, red and orange, this series comprised
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          142 44 Deepika Shetty It is the National Library Gallery versus the Asian Civilisations Museum. An inaugural survey on visitor demographics done by the National Heritage Board and the Singapore Tourism Board this year listed the top three museums in terms of visitorship numbers: National Museum of Singapore (871,800 visitors),
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      • BEST & WORST
        • 320 46 CONCERTS Eddino Abdul Hadi N.E.R.D Mosaic Music Festival, Esplanade Concert Hall, March 20 American hip-hop/ funk/rock hybrid N.E.R.D staged what was possibly the most riotous gig ever held in the Esplanade Concert Hall. Frontman Pharrell Williams, one of pop and hip-hop music's most revered producers, proved a natural
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          438 46 Eddino Abdul Had! Buzzcocks Zirca, Nov 27 They are among the last still-perform-ing survivors of the influential British punk rock/new wave scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Yet Manchester quartet Buzzcocks breezed into town without much fanfare. They made up for that quiet arrival, though, by
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          253 46 LIVE CHINESE POP Boon Chan In::Music Crowd Lu Esplanade Recital Studio, Feb 7 It was a small show that took place at the beginning of the year. The indie singersongwriter simply delivered the most moving gig in 2009 by performing with his entire being. Crowd Lu (right) sang
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        • 122 46 Lee Sze Yong You would think that for the debut night of a major concert series, the organisers would bring out the best. Instead, the opening night of the Fl Rocks concert series on Sept 24 was one of the most unprofessional shows I have seen:
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        • 426 46 CLASSICAL MUSIC Chang Tou Liang Orchestra of the Music Makers Victoria Concert Hall, Aug 21 There were three performances of Rachmaninov's hour-long Second Symphony by young local orchestras this year, but pride of place goes to that by the one-year-old Orchestra of the Music Makers led
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        • 54 46 Chang Tou Liang The free concerts at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music presented music performed at an amazingly high level. The piano concerto competition finals last month was a showcase in point: four concertos on display, won by the stylish Khoo Hui Ling performing Gershwin's
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          • 246 46 Stephanie Yap The Housekeeper And The I Professor by Yoko Ogawa, I translated by Stephen Sny- J This novel by one of Japan's most acclaimed contemporary writers focuses on the unlikely friendship between a mathematics professor, who survived a car crash but has a damaged memory
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          • 207 46 Stephanie Yap Let Me Tell You Something About That Night by Cyril Wong Transit Lounge/Hardcover/ 207 pages/$24.95/Books Kinokuniya With their largely timeless, mostly placeless settings, the 16 stories in Singaporean poet Cyril Wong's first prose collection focus on the individual and his moments of despair and epiphany, cutting
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          • 550 48  -  John Lui Bruno British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat (2006) is a bumbling Kazakh journalist pressing the emotional buttons of unsuspecting Americans but he takes it one step further in Bruno, in which he plays a mincing Austrian fashion reporter hungry for Hollywood fame. Baron Cohen
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          • 226 48 John Lui Look, Mr Hollywood director. I know you are under a lot of pressure to deliver a blockbuster summer hit. You need every person on this planet to be excited about your new time-travelling wiz-ard-vampire-alien-robot ac-tion-thriller-romantic comedy. You need them to buy the baseball caps and
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            423 48  -  Ong Sor Fern Up (right) Pixar consistently takes chances with its storytelling, and Up, about an old guy who hitches his house to a giant bunch of balloons to fly to a place called Paradise Falls after the death of his beloved wife, is a subversive adult's morality
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        • 1108 49  -  Tan Hsueh Yun EEEHSHISi Tan Hsueh Yun Heirloom tomato gazpacho with tomato sorbet (right) Jaan Par Andre, Level 70, Equinox Complex, Swissotel The Stamford Singapore, tel: 6837-3322 Chef Andre Chiang's gazpacho is a fine example of how great produce makes all the difference. The chilled soup is not
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        • 714 49  -  Wong Ah Yoke reCTffreTTTffTOII Wong Ah Yoke Fine-dining: Jaan Par Andre Level 70, Equinox Complex, Swissotel The Stamford Singapore, tei: 6837-3322 This little restaurant at the top ol the Swissotel The Stamford was a bit forgotten until chel Andre Chiang, a Taiwanese trained in French cooking,
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          749 50  -  Foong Woei Wan 333 333 Megan Fox (left) She is the hottie ol the year, and she dresses the part. Showing oil her shape but seldom too much skin, she simply oozes sex. h!I;UAWJ»SMMI Foong Woei Wan Andy Lau and Carol Choo Hong Kong pop's eternal bachelor played
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      • 1711 54  -  Nicholas Yong SINGAPOREAN ABROAD IN BEIJING WITH One of student Lim Weiyang's favourite activities in Beijing is strolling along the city's central avenue, Chang'an Jie, where many pivotal moments in Chinese history occurred, such as the declaration of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
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      • 783 55  -  Colin Goh Looking back on 2009, the phrase that immediately jumped into my head was one I first heard when I was a lowly undergraduate in London. It was used by Queen Elizabeth II to describe the year in which Windsor Castle caught fire, and
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      • 407 63 Mai Thai Restaurant (left) Where: Block 44 Jalan Merah Saga, 01-58, Chip Bee Gardens, tei: 6474-3108 Open: 11.30am to 2pm and 6 to 10.30pm daily What: Interesting dishes here include a bean sheet salad of seafood, vegetables and minced meat in a tangy chilli-lime dressing ($16.50),
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      • 437 63  -  Chris Tan Ask The Foodie QMy daughter ate a very special Vietnamese dish of caramelised fish cooked in a claypot, in the United States. I tried replicating it by stirring sugar in a frying pan until it turned golden brown and then adding the fish gravy and
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      • 372 63 Q Recently I tried making kimchi and found that the red chilli flakes from a Korean grocery store was the most expensive item to buy among the ingredients. Can I use substitutes? Indians and Italians use crushed dried chillies in their cooking. My Korean friend says that
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      • 536 64  -  Cynthia Low You will be won over after getting teary eyes from making this onion tart Hunger Management Imagination is an amazing thing, especially when it comes to cooking. You look at a picture or a recipe and your imagination takes off. I am definitely guilty
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      • 262 64 INGREDIENTS 2 Tbs butter 2 Tbs olive oil 6 to 8 medium-sized brown onions (about I.skg, right) finely sliced 1 small red chilli finely chopped 2 Tbs brown sugar 1 packet frozen, ready-rolled puff pastry 50g can of anchovy fillets drained of their oil
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        665 64  -  Chris Tan Here's to a saucy end to 2009. Masterchef Michel Roux of Le Gavroche fame has renovated and updated his old sauce cookbook into a sparkling new must-buy for every ardent fan of traditional and contemporary French cuisine. Over 200 recipes cover all the bases, from stocks,
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      • 126 64  -  Eunice Quek Tidbits Chinese restaurant Lei Garden has reopened in Chijmes after a $6-million makeover. To celebrate, the 300-seat restaurant is serving new signature dishes such as braised ox tongue with red wine (s2B.Bo++), braised sea whelk with oyster sauce (s6B++) and Alaskan king crab (s4B++ per
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      • 168 64 Indulge in underwater delights at new seafood restaurant The Nautilus Project, which features a wide range of seafood items served pan-Asian style. Choose your own seafood combination ($24 or $29 a person) and have it cooked in a range of delicious stocks including Thai spicy coconut, Mediterranean, clam
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      • 108 64 South Italian cuisine chef Lino Sauro will helm the new Gattopardo Italian Grill Pizza Bar, a 150-seat restaurant scheduled to open on Jan 19 at Fort Canning Park. It is part of the Garibaldi group of restaurants, which also owns fine-dining Italian eatery Garibaldi in Purvis Street.
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      • 757 65  -  Wong Ah Yoke MUST-TRY Deep-fried carrot cake ($6) This Cantonese classic is given a twist with a crispy coat of batter. The texture is more exciting and it tastes delicious with the sauces it comes with. Former Sha Tin chef gives his Cantonese snack bites
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      • 1121 66 Actress Selena Tan credits her mother for making her a foodie and for useful tips in cooking WHAT WOULD YOUR LAST MEAL BE? I would have as many of my mother's dishes as possible, such as her ayam buah keluak, mee siam, laksa, chicken curry, fried
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      • 540 66  -  Jenny Tan Wine C King River Estate Chardonnay 2006, $49 As this eventful year comes to a close, it is no wonder that the people in the wine industry are watching the next one with their fingers and toes crossed. As
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