The Straits Times, 29 December 2009

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    20 1 MICA (P) 094/11/2009 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29 2009. Spl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Ren Ci charity show is back
      54 1 THE Ren Ci Hospital and Medicare Centre is reviving its TV fund-raiser next month to improve its finances or it could end the financial year $10 million in the red. The Jan 24 show minus the daredevil stunts will be the charity's first since
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    • Article
      Lock icon New rules on child's race
      51 1 FROM Jan 2, parents will be required to indicate the race of their children at birth. The move allows a child from a mixed marriage to take on either parent's race. Currently, the child's race, by default, follows that of the father. PRIME PAGE A
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      Lock icon More Russian oil for Asia
      38 1 RUSSIA yesterday launched a new Pacific oil terminal that will allow the world's largest energy producer to conquer Asian markets and divert some Siberian crude flows away from Europe. WORLD PAGE A 8
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      Lock icon NTUC targets job growth
      62 1 AFTER a year saving jobs and generally being on the defensive, the labour movement now wants to go on the offensive by getting more workers back into the workforce and to pursue more economic growth. Labour chief Lim Swee Say said details will be announced in
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      Lock icon Govt reduces credit aid
      70 1 THE improving economy has led the Government to scale back initiatives it introduced late last year to share the risk on business loans and underwrite lending in other areas hit by the credit crunch. The changes include reducing the size and shortening the tenures of loans,
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    Lock icon Obama orders security review; political foes go on offensive
    1000 1 Four levels of terror threat THE United States started to compile a consolidated database on its citizens and foreigners with possible terrorist connections after the Sept 11 attacks in 2001. Those listed in the database can be further classified into four
    NEW YORK TIMES; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; NEW YORK TIMES  -  1,000 words
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    Lock icon Tourism recovers with strong Nov growth
    604 1  -  Jessica Lim Visitor arrivals and hotel occupancy up, outlook for 2010 good By REASON TO CHEER Hotel occupancy is up to a year-high of 84.3 per cent last month, after being stuck in the 70s for much of the year. Growth was broad-based with
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        Lock icon Better now for maids, but aim higher
        87 2 WE SAY Conditions of work and life generally for foreign maids are getting much better, data from the Manpower Ministry and rights groups show. Improvements such as orientation courses for first-time employers and employees and prosecution of abusive bosses, should be kept up.
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        Lock icon Impartial search results
        36 2 COLUMNS With so much power in the hands of search engine companies, regulators should insist on search neutrality so results are impartial and based solely on relevance, says Adam Raff. REVIEW PAGE Al6
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        Lock icon Copenhagen summit
        23 2 Contrary to pessimistic evaluations of the recent climate summit, Euston Quah and Qiyan Ong say plenty was achieved. REVIEW PAGE Al7
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        Lock icon Addressing climate change
        37 2 OUR READER SAYS We will not see substantial progress in international negotiations on climate change until the process is revised to incorporate frequent stabilisation, and then iterative enhancement, says William Claxton. FORUM PAGE AlB
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        36 2 www.straitstimes.com Frankie Chee thinks it is time to give errant golfing star Tiger Woods a break. Tan Hui Yee looks at how small things make a difference in a hospital on an earthquake-prone island.
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      Lock icon An introspective Malaysia ponders its economic future
      887 2  -  Carolyn Hong Country is at a critical juncture painful reforms are needed By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF AS THE year draws to a close, there is a rare mood of introspection in Malaysia over its economic future. The debate was sparked by senior officials,
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      Lock icon Ren Ci revives charity show to boost funds
      573 3  -  Theresa Tan To avoid dipping into its reserves, it needs to raise $10 million more By THE Ren Ci Hospital and Medicare Centre, which could end the financial year $10 million in the red, is reviving its TV fund-raiser next month to
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      Lock icon Bleak year for charities but economic upturn is good news
      566 3  -  Melissa Sim By A NUMBER of charities have seen a drop in donations this year, with many dipping into their reserves to keep their programmes running. Five of 10 charities interviewed by The Straits Times said their takings had dropped
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      Lock icon No contact with family for months
      560 4 ABUJA (Nigeria): The family of a Nigerian man who tried to blow up a passenger jet said yesterday that they had lost contact with him while he was studying abroad and had reported his disappearance to security agencies two months ago. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab,
      REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  560 words
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      Lock icon Yemen-the new front in war on terror
      443 4 WASHINGTON: In the midst of two unfinished major wars, the United States has quietly opened a third, largely covert front against Al-Qaeda in Yemen. A year ago, the US' Central Intelligence Agency sent some of its top field operatives with counterterrorism experience to
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      Lock icon Security failure bares loopholes in system
      603 4 WASHINGTON: A botched terrorist attack on a US plane by a Nigerian just as it was due to land in Detroit has put the spotlight on the efficacy of prevailing airport and on-board security measures. The explosive allegedly used by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab could
      WASHINGTON POST; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; XINHUA  -  603 words
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      Lock icon Race of child: Parents get more flexibility
      628 5  -  Jermyn Chow Mixed marriage couples can pick race at birth By IT'S BACK TO LAOS FOR ETHNIC HMONG Thai soldiers stand guard during an operation to repatriate thousands of ethnic Hmong asylum-seekers to Laos, at the Ban Huay Nam Khao camp in Phetchabun
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      Lock icon WAVE AFTER WAVE OF 2000-2009 DISASTERS
      2014 6  -  Lynn Lee A LOOK BACK AT THE DECADE By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT 1 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Asian tsunami, Dec 26, 2004 A 9.15-MAGNITUDE quake off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province triggers an Indian Ocean tsunami, killing about 226,000 people in 10 countries,
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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      Lock icon Russia turns on the tap for oil to Asia
      770 8 It is set to conquer Asian markets even as it diverts flow away from Europe MOSCOW: Russia yesterday launched a new Pacific oil terminal that will allow the world's largest energy producer to conquer Asian markets and divert some Siberian crude
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      Lock icon S. Korea bags UAE nuclear contract
      434 8 ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates has awarded a US$2O.4 billion (5528.7 billion) contract to a South Korean-led consortium to build four nuclear power plants, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp (ENEC) said. The landmark deal bagged by state utility Korea Electric Power Corp (Kepco)
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        Lock icon Thailand sends back Hmong asylum seekers
        826 9 Legacy of Cold War BANGKOK: The deportation of more than 4,000 ethnic Hmong from Thailand to Laos highlights the suffering of a group that has been neglected by the world community for more than three decades. Thousands of Hmong, a highland people, sided with
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        Lock icon Fuel sales cap in force at all Malaysian borders
        472 9  -  Carolyn Hong By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: The 20-litre cap on fuel sales to foreign-registered vehicles within a radius of 50km of Malaysia's borders is in effect despite some teething problems that led to confusion, an official said yesterday. But
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        Lock icon Uproar over book on Yudhoyono's re-election
        607 11  -  Salim Osman Activist ties President to Bank Century scandal and claims he used foundations to help in re-election By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT PHOTO: "I just want the government to audit the foundations to make clear whether or not public money was used to finance Yudhoyono
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        Lock icon Vietnam jails ex-officer for 'crime against state'
        454 11 GETTING TOUGH ON DISSIDENTS THAI BINH (Vietnam): A court has convicted a former army officer who had pressed for democratic reforms of subversion and sentenced him to 5V2 years in prison as Vietnam steps up its efforts to crack down on dissent. Tran
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        Lock icon Threats to CCP rule: Order to strike first
        394 11 BEIJING: A senior public security official has ordered "pre-emptive attacks" against perceived threats to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) control in a speech published days after a key dissident was jailed for criticising the party. Vice-Minister for Public Security Yang Huanning said the
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        Lock icon Help from Tokyo shops to bag a spouse
        357 11 TOKYO: Department stores in Tokyo are cashing in on the marriage -minded by filling their New Year "fukubukuro" bags with products to help them tie the knot next year, reported the Asahi Shimbun yesterday. Literally meaning "lucky bag", fukubukuro are a traditional
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        Lock icon Hatoyama pursues better ties with India
        591 12 Also on the agenda are trade, military ties and climate change policies NEW DELHI: Japan's Prime Minister, who has promised to forge a new place for East Asia in international diplomacy, opened three days of talks in India yesterday aimed at improving ties and
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        Lock icon 'C-list' spat exposes tension between Ma and KMT elders
        463 12  -  Ho Ai Li I By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT TAIPEI: Days after China's top crossstrait negotiator Chen Yunlin ended his Taiwan visit last Friday, tensions between Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou and senior politicians who want a say in cross-strait affairs have boiled over.
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        Lock icon Women drivers get space to call their own
        224 12 BEIJING: A shopping centre in China has opened a carpark that offers women drivers bigger-than-normal parking spaces to accommodate what it sees as their special needs. Mr Wang Zheng, an official at the Wanxiang Tiancheng shopping centre in Hebei province's Shijiazhuang city,
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        Lock icon New law banishes rural-urban divide in China
        274 12 BEIJING: The value of life will no longer be measured by whether one lives in the city or in the countryside, thanks to a new law approved by China's top legislature to protect civil rights. The Tort Liability Law stipulates that the families
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        Lock icon US firms trimming the fat to survive
        826 13  -  Bhagyashree Garekar Austerity measures that help them tide over the crisis may become norm By US CORRESPONDENT Cutting costs Banks are making their staff share their Bloomberg terminals, have phased out colour photocopiers and removed plants from offices to cut maintenance costs. Google
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        Lock icon Recession-related cases flood courts
        519 13 NEW YORK: The Great Recession may be showing signs of easing, but the legal fallout from the financial troubles, the numbers suggest, may have only just begun. New York courts are closing the year with 4.7 million cases the highest tally ever offering a preview of
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        Lock icon Britain to review laws to stem 'libel tourism'
        273 13 LONDON: Concerned that Britain is becoming a destination for "libel tourism", the Justice Ministry has announced details of a wide-ranging review of the law, including whether a specialist libel tribunal should be established to resolve defamation cases out of court. The review,
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        Lock icon Fears Iranian violence may escalate
        855 14  -  Iason Athanasiadis NEWS ANALYSIS Simmering anti-govt Green Movement galvanised by death of ayatollah By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES Iran's Green Movement has suddenly exploded onto the national stage after several months of simmering without spreading to poorer sections of society and the provinces. "I am
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        Lock icon 7 anti-govt figures 'arrested in security raids'
        406 14 TEHERAN: Iranian security forces yesterday arrested seven anti-government figures in a crackdown launched a day after at least eight people were killed in fierce clashes, opposition websites said. Those rounded up were two outspoken critics of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, three aides to opposition
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      • INBRIEF
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          Lock icon Suicide bomber kills 25
          96 14 KARACHI: A suicide bombing targeting a Shi'ite Muslim procession in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi killed at least 25 people and wounded 50 more yesterday, as Shi'ites across the country marked the holy day of Ashura. Interior Minister Rehman Malik said the bomber detonated his explosives
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          Lock icon Philippine politician shot
          95 14 LAOAG (Philippines): A Philippine politician was killed and six others wounded yesterday when hooded gunmen opened fire on a convoy carrying about 50 people in another explosion of election-linked violence, police said. Ms Joen Caniete, who was running for a seat on the Dingras council in next
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          Lock icon Two climbers die in Java
          64 14 JAKARTA: Two climbers died from extreme cold on Mount Lawu in East Java and five other climbers were missing on Sunday. Seventeen other climbers were in a critical condition, the Jakarta Globe newspaper reported yesterday. According to data from the mountain's entry checkpoint, they were
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          Lock icon Japanese minister ill
          96 14 TOKYO: Japan's Finance Minister, Mr Hirohisa Fujii, 77, was admitted to hospital yesterday for medical tests because of high blood pressure and fatigue after weeks of hard work on the Budget, his ministry said. He is expected to attend the next Cabinet meeting, possibly tomorrow, the ministry
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          Lock icon US man 'held in N. Korea'
          82 14 SEOUL: An American missionary is believed to be in North Korean custody after he walked into the country in an effort to call attention to Pyongyang's human rights abuses. Mr Robert Park, 28, slipped into the North from China on Christmas Day, apparently carrying
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          Lock icon China plans lunar probe
          86 14 BEIJING: China plans to launch the Change 2, the country's second lunar probe, at the end of next year, the State Administration of Science Technology and Industry for National Defence said yesterday. The Change 2 will test key soft landing technologies for the Change 3, the
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          Lock icon Bugs grow hardier
          102 14 LONDON: Disinfectants designed to keep bacteria out of homes and hospitals could be fuelling the growth of superbugs instead, a new study shows. Scientists from the National University of Ireland in Galway found that exposing infectious bacteria to increasing amounts of disinfectant turned the bugs into hardy
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          Lock icon Getting a push back to life
          85 14 Some 125 pilot whales died in New Zealand after being stranded on beaches at the weekend. But vacationers and conservation workers managed to coax 43 others on the North Island back out to sea. A conservation official said the whales' sonar may have led
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      106 8 *h WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm security forces will have a tougher MOST-READ ONLINE time." Japanese woman found dead in Bali YOUR SAY MOST COMMENTED ON The worst recession in 80 years has Stolen jet engines found in given rise to a wide range of
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Better now for maids, but aim higher
      426 15 IT HAS taken some time, but life is beginning to get more tolerable for foreign maids. Accidental death, suicide and abuse cases are down, going by statistics from the Ministry of Manpower and interviews with advocacy groups and embassy officials of source countries.
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      Lock icon Has Google netted us all in its web?
      937 15  -  Adam Raff By Because of its domination of the global search market and ability to penalise competitors while placing its own services at the top of its search results, Google has a virtually unassailable competitive advantage. And Google can deploy this advantage
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      Lock icon China extends influence with cold hard cash
      680 15  -  Dmitry Shlapentokh BEIJING'S GAS DEALS IN CENTRAL ASIA By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES In the autumn, a new agreement was reached. According to this agreement, Russia will provide China with unprecedented access to Russia's natural resources in the Far East and Siberia. Moreover,
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        Lock icon One EU currency but not one voice
        1620 16  -  Cheong Suk-Wai TABLE TALK WITH ROMANO PRODI By SENIOR WRITER Why the European Union has to up its game SANGUINE and avuncular, Italy's Romano Prodi concedes that Europe is lagging behind at a time when the United States, China, India and Brazil are
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        Lock icon Copenhagen summit offers fresh hope
        703 16  -  Euston Quah Qiyan Ong ECONOMIC WATCH By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES WHAT was achieved at the Copenhagen summit? Plenty. Just getting 193 nations and 130 leaders together for the United Nations climate change summit was no small feat. It not only raised global awareness of
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        Lock icon Take cue from IT world
        392 17 LAST Thursday's commentary, "Climate change summit: Address the problem in smaller bites", has correctly identified a flawed process at the root of the failure to negotiate specific obligations at the Copenhagen climate change summit. There is no point in making recriminations against the American, Chinese
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        Lock icon Don't turn perpetrators into victims
        518 17 MOLESTATION WE REFER to last Thursday's report, "More women say: Touch me, pay me", which we found to be sensationalistic and biased. The main thrust of the article is that there is a trend of women extorting money from men by falsely bringing charges of
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        145 17 Track record "It seems such train faults are becoming all too frequent." MR BRYAN ONG: "I refer to Monday's letter by Ms Nurdianah Muhammad Nur on 'Train fault' at Jurong East MRT station last Wednesday. The day before, around 6.30pm, there was a similar glitch. According to an announcement
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        Lock icon The writing is on the wall-act against vandalism
        123 17 IT HAS become increasingly common to see fliers pasted or wrapped around traffic lights, lamp posts and signages. Many are for house rentals, but there are even advertisements for haircuts, computer repairs and home massages. These ads are an eyesore and degrade
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      617 17 More letters on Sb www.straitstimes.com 1 MISS NURAISHAH ATHLY: Step up to the climate change challenge 2 MR YAP SWEE SIANG: Many thanks to caring doctor at Clementi Polyclinic 3 MR MARC WANG: The way ahead build infrastructure for cycling 4 MR OH CHEE SIONG: Pizzas arrive cold and replacement
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES HOME.
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      Lock icon Carrefour goes to the heartland
      627 18  -  Tessa Wong French chain plans 9 outlets islandwide over next three years By UPMARKET DAY "It's inconvenient (for heartlanders who live far from downtown) to travel so far when I want to buy promotional items or uncommon imported food." Woodlands resident Maimunah Ismail, who is
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      Lock icon More security firms nail good police grading
      475 19  -  Mavis Toh More than half ranked 'good' or 'excellent' in sector's annual audit By OVER half of the security firms in Singapore were ranked "good" or "excellent" in the industry's grading exercise this year. The evaluation, done by the police's Security Industry Regulatory
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      Lock icon Dead fish on Pasir Ris beach
      103 19 More than 1,000 dead fish were found washed up on Pasir Ris beach on Saturday. The Agri-Food and VeterinaryAuthority (AVA) said the fish are likely to have died due to high levels of plankton, the result of heavy rain. Decomposing plankton can lead to
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      Lock icon Loan shark runner rapped by judge
      385 19  -  Khushwant Singh By HIS fourth appearance in court earned a 21-year-old furniture salesman 14 months' jail, a $140,000 fine, and a stern warning by a district judge for his work with loan sharks. Yesterday, Cheng Hwee Yeong pleaded guilty to seven offences after he
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      Lock icon Paedophile gets 10 years, escapes caning
      310 19 A PAEDOPHILE who molested six girls, including a one-year-old toddler, escaped caning yesterday for his offences committed between March and September this year. Salim Abdul Rahman (right) turned 50 years old on Dec 20 and the law stipulates that only those younger than 50
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      Lock icon Car robber gets jail and cane
      234 19  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH WHEN an acquaintance refused to rent his car to him, David Tay Chin Heng pulled a metal rod from his pouch and warned the man not to "make him go crazy". The 28-year-old victim said he needed the car for his job
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      Lock icon NTUC bullish about job market in 2010
      755 20  -  Jeremy Au Yong Labour chief says aim is to get Spore back to full employment By AFTER a year of being on the defensive, the labour movement now wants to go on the offensive. Yesterday, labour chief Lim Swee Say gave a bullish
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      Lock icon Board to chart path for poly grads seeking degrees
      277 20 A 14-MEMBER high-level board has been appointed by the Education Ministry to chart new directions for polytechnic graduates seeking a university education, with a strong industry focus. Heading the board of the new Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) is Mr Ng
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      606 21  -  Eisen Teo TEEN CRIME: A TICKING TIME BOMB Counsellors say most teen offenders come from homes without parental guidance By In the second of The Straits Times three-part series, we examine the family dynamics parenting which can push a young person to crime or
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      524 21  -  EISEN TEO AFTER his father divorced his mother and left the family seven years ago, Aziz (not his real name), who was then 13, spent his days hanging around the neighbourhood. Without an authoritative figure in his life, the beefy, soft-spo-ken youth
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      416 22  -  Esther Teo More flats in Choa Chu Kang, Hougang will be launched in a week's time By THE scramble for the Dawson HDB build-to-order (BTO) flats came to an end yesterday with some flats more than 11 times subscribed. The two-week application
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      114 18 Jk WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE WWW.Straitstimes.COm law should, instead, keep the name of MOST-READ ONLINE the accused secret while the trial is Boon Lay bus interchange opens ongoing. If not, even if he is declared innocent, his name is forever tainted." MOST COMMENTED ON More
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      553 23 English Premier League Yesterday Tottenham 2 West Ham United 0 Blackburn Rovers 2 Sunderland 2 Chelsea 2 Fulham 1 Everton 2 Burnley 0 Stoke City 0 Birmingham City 1 Wolverhampton v Manchester City Late kick-off Today Aston Villa v Liverpool Live, Ch27, tomorrow, 3.40 am Bolton Wanderers
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      623 23 Tottenham Hotspur 2 West Ham 0 LONDON: Luka Modric made a fantastic return for Tottenham Hotspur, as his goal set them on course for a 2-0 win over West Ham at White Hart Lane yesterday. Victory saw Spurs leapfrog Aston Villa into fourth place in
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      657 24 Still, the hosts are tough rivals for Liverpool despite rout by Arsenal LONDON: To beat Manchester United at Old Trafford was one thing; to overcome the gap in class that appeared as soon as Cesc Fabregas took the field on Sunday proved quite another. Aston Villa
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      610 24 NEW YORK: If Fernando Torres were a horse, not man, some well-meaning soul would surely have called the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals this Christmas. As the Spanish forward played, or tried to play, for Liverpool on Saturday,
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      317 24 LONDON: Consistency in the second half of the season will decide the Premier League title, Manchester United and Arsenal agreed on Sunday, after reeling in faltering leaders Chelsea. "I think it's a mad league, a lot of teams are dropping points and it's really close,"
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      355 24 "We'll go along with what the Nevada commission decides. We want this fight to go forward." 808 ARUM, Pacquiao's promoter LAS VEGAS: Manny Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, gave Floyd Mayweather's camp a take-it-or-leave-it offer on Sunday and set yesterday as deadline to settle a blood-test
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      298 24 LONDON: Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes has ruled out making a bid for his favourite football club West Ham, as he is busy running a Formula One team. He had fuelled speculation that he could launch a bid to buy the east
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      176 24 LONDON: Portsmouth could find themselves in bigger financial difficulty, after French club Lens confirmed they would sue the English Premier League football outfit over unpaid transfer fees. Portsmouth, already grappling with a large debt, have seen three different ownerships since the summer. The Fratton
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      515 25  -  Wang Meng Meng Lions defensively sound in first tune-up for Iran, but passes can improve Singapore Selection 0 Oman 0 By Spore v Oman Singapore (4-5-1) Lionel Lewis (Hassan Sunny, 46th mm); Baihakki Khaizan, Precious Emuejeraye, Daniel Bennett, Noh Rahman; Indra Sahdan Daud (Ridhuan Muhamad, 46),
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      593 25 TOO EARLY "It would be unfair to say it hangs in the balance because you cannot comment till you know what the facts are." HAROON LORGAT, ICC chief executive, on New Delhi's World Cup fate NEW DELHI: India's cricket chiefs were yesterday
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        99 25 TASHKENT (Uzbekistan): World Cup-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari says he turned down an offer from Juventus to stay with Bunyodkor. The Brazilian said on Bunyodkor's website that he rejected Juventus' offer because he is completely satisfied at the Uzbek league leaders and Asian
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        97 25 BERLIN: Ralf Schumacher (above) has confirmed reports that he is keen to return to Formula One. A source close to the 34-year-old German told Bild newspaper recently that Ralf, the younger brother of seven-time world champion Michael, turned down an offer from one of
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      206 25 "I don't look at age, I look at qualities and Beckham has lots. He's serious, he's a great professional." FABIO CAPELLO, England manager, on 34-year-old David Beckham, who will be at the 2010 World Cup as long as he is fit and playing football regularly. He is set to
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      125 26 TOKYO: Japan's former world champion Mao Asada, returning to form with a fourth straight national title, is rekindling a hot rivalry with South Korea's Kirn Yu Na ahead of their Olympic debut. Asada nailed her trademark triple axel in the free skate to triumph at the Japanese
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      545 26 "You are a laughing stock just another arrogant athlete who thought he could get away with anything." A FORUM POSTING, criticising the top golfer Fans pen abusive postings over top golfer's infidelity LOS ANGELES: Weeks after Tiger Woods admitted to the world that he had been unfaithful
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      223 24 MtJMgtJ Draw No. 2496/2009 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 Winning No. Add. No. |*****336 37 40 44 Group 1 Prize 4,609,535 Winning shares for Draw No. 2496/2009 Group 1 Prize: No Winner Group 2 Prize: $94,240 each 4 Winning Share(s) Group 3 Prize: $1,618 each -233 Winning Share(s) Group 4 Prize:
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      64 25 Today Football English Premier League: Aston Villa v Liverpool (Live, Ch27, tomorrow, 3.40 am), Bolton v Hull (Live, Ch22, tomorrow, 4am). Tomorrow Football English Premier League: Manchester United v Wigan (Live, Ch27, Thursday, 3.55 am), Portsmouth v Arsenal (Live, Ch22, Thursday, 3.30 am). Thursday Football International friendly: Singapore v Oman
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  • OBITUARIES
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      94 26 Jfcfe^ istAnniversary <fsap3 In Loving Memory Of I Kathleen Yeo Buckley nee Cheong 20.02.1915 29.12.2008 Across the years, I will walk with you in deep green forests, on shores of sand, and when our time on earth is through, in Heaven too, you will have my hand. -Robert Sexton I
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      93 26 The family of the late MDM LEE YOON LIN Departed on 22 December 2009 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to: Pastors members of Bedok Lutheran
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      57 26 IST ANNIVERSARY SINNAPPAN VINCENT Born 07/08/54 Departed 30/12/08 Always remembered by brothers, sisters, relatives friends. Prayers (Mass) will be held on 30/12/09 (Wed) at 6.15pm at Christ the King Church thereafter for gathering at void deck of Blk 565 Ang Mo Kio Aye 3. Dass: 9322 8165 Maria: 9479 2753
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      131 26 "The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus." 1 Timothy 1:14 OW HONG PAT, JEFFREY Age: 59 was called home to be with the Lord on 27 December 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved
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      51 26 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of DOLLY TAN NEE DOLLY KOH Departed on 29 December 2007 God knows how much we miss her, Never shall her memory fade; Our loving thoughts ever wander, To the spot where she is laid. Deeply missed always remembered by All loved ones near and
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      38 26 The Family of the late POH KIM HUAT Departed on 24 Dec 2009 wish to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations wreaths during their recent bereavement.
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      86 26 JAMES WONG CHING HWEE Age: 43 Passed away peacefully on 27 December 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Joey Lou Choi Wa Son: Marcus Wong Father: Wong Pok Hee Mother: Yeo Mook Hiong Siblings: Siblings-in-law: Wong Yew Heng Louise Tok Wong Linda Benedict Poh Lip Ben
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      106 26 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of TAN JIT NEO Dearly missed, forever loved, cherished and remembered by family and all loved ones. Husband: Yeo Thiam Kit Sons: Daughters-in-law: Yeo Hwee Soon, Harry Chua Yeow Keng, Pearly Yeo Hui Lip, Philip Tan Mvi Lee, Carol Yeo Hwee Tiong, Allan Ling Ru
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      27 26 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late WEE SOH MING Departed on 27 Dec 2009 From: The Management Staff of IBM INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS
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      83 26 Because love never dies. r A It has been said that love knows not its own depth until the hour ol separation. Bub there are ways to hold on to the precious memory of the one you've lost. With a significant piece of jewellery, a lovingly preserved flower or a
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      406 28 4Ji IJ t Duftars Petit Crisis iflflMiiE' what Next? You Found Your DlrectlonP The stock markets are recovering better and faster than expected.This shows that this is the best time for you to start learning how to really invest in the stock market and create a life-changing income for your
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      781 30  -  Gabriel Chen Size and tenure of loans trimmed, and risk that taxpayers bear reduced By THE improving economy has led the Government to scale back initiatives it introduced late last year to share the risk on business loans and underwrite lending in areas hit by
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      715 30  -  Robin Chan 2010 OUTLOOK By WITH 2010 just around the corner, what does the new year have in store for companies, markets and the global economy? For Standard Poor's, next year will be a much smoother road, albeit with bumps and spots
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      390 30 SEOUL: East and South-east Asian economies yesterday said they will launch a US$l2O billion (Ssl6B billion) emergency fund in March, the first such alliance in the region, to shield themselves from a financial crisis. Under the scheme, known as the Chiang Mai Initiative
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        591 27  -  Lee Su Shyan BULLS AND BEARS STI rises 17.98 points to close at highest mark since August last year By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR ASIAN stock markets started the last trading week of the year where they left off last week, powered by positive
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        292 27  -  DICKSON LI OCBC Bank has paid $12.2 million for a 19.99 per cent stake in a Chinese trust company, the bank announced yesterday. It regards the investment in South China Trust as an integral part of its growth strategy in China and one
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          93 27 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.23 billion shares worth $863.1 million UP DOWN Gainers: 354 Losers: 118 Unchanged: 881 Mid Cap 686.51 6.22 Basic materials 330.40 13.57 Utilities 537.24 3.47 Small Cap 535.24 6.67 Industrials 615.10 4.98 Financials 742.86 2.37 All Share 703.90 4.96 Consumer goods 716.83 5.84 Technology 767.35 5.75
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          175 27 Q^^^^^*] Yesterday's close: 10,634.23 (+139.52) »Japanese stocks closed up 1.33 per cent, striking a four-month high on the back of a weaker yen and upbeat economic data. Yesterday's close: 1,272.73 (+8.79) Malaysian shares ended 0.70 per cent higher as local funds b|ue chjps jn the finance and plantation sectors
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          397 27 GLD 10US$ ***** 254.3 DBXT FTVietnam 10USS 4412 130.7 DBXT MSEurope 10US$ 4361 101.2 OCC 3.93% NCPS10 8400 98.0 lardine CSC 2622 32.0 ISH 1796 28.1 SIA 1466 28.0 IMH 3036 25.3 SIA 200 1462 24.0 Asia Pac Brew 1220 20.0 OCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 ...9750 20.0
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          386 27 Dec 28 CENTS /o :XA50ETFMBLeCW*****7 36 SentingSMBLeCWI ***** 29 StraitsAMBLeCWI ***** 44.5 ;oscoCorp.ES.0912 Ill SentingSSGAeCWI ***** 29.5 StraitsAMBLeCWI ***** 29 )BSBNPeCW*****8 104 )BSHBLeCW*****1 15.5 :zra HBLeCW*****3 29.5 SentingSMBLeCWI***** ...10.5 SentingSMBLeCWI ***** ...21.5 SentingSMBLeCWI ***** ...22.5 >TI 2850BNPeCW*****9 ...26.5 ;oscoCorMBLeCW*****4....20.5 SoodpackW*****0 44.5 Wee Hur W*****7 27.5 )BS RB
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          104 27 runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Dec 28 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2330 1.2700 Can dollar 1.3320 1.3480 Euro 2.0100 2.0340 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4098 0.4106 NZ dollar 0.9860 1.0070 Sterling pound 2.2320 2.2580 US dollar 1.3990 1.4150 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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          357 27 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 446 244.9 1174 168 147 1532 425 125 52 3240 1856 2710 870 198 326 900 285 1466 326 189 399 324 376 352 232 2008 170 5606 CapitaLand 93.5 5417 CapitaMall 405 5611
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          593 27 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 133 96 210 98 80.5 175 123 267 26 132 147 229 108 136 247 250 377 219 68.5 354 179 220 42.5 47.5 78 95 33.5 296 150 70 272 101 1686
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        1178 28 YEAR IN REVIEW Everyone knows Asian stocks bounced back stupendously this year. Property did well too, though it has eased of late. Other assets such as gold, emerging market bonds and the Australian dollar also proved lucrative. GABRIEL CHEN looks back at 2009 and ahead to the
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        273 28  -  JOYCE TEO A LAND parcel at the corner of Sengkang West Avenue and Fernvale Link that is earmarked for condo development has been triggered for sale. An unnamed developer has applied for the reserve list site to be put up for sale by committing
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      596 29 But November's swelling inventories and falling wages hint at moderate recovery TOKYO: Japan's industrial output rose for the ninth consecutive month in November, driven by strong exports and domestic subsidies. However, even though the rise was the largest in six months, swelling inventories
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      439 29 NEW YORK: Holiday shoppers in the US spent a little more this season, according to data released yesterday, giving merchants some reason for cheer. The spending bounce means retailers managed to avoid a repeat of last year's disaster even amid tight credit and double-digit
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      321 29  -  Dickson Li By THINGS are looking up in the property investment sector, according to DTZ Research. It reports a hike in both the number and size of property investment deals with a value of at least $5 million over the past year. DTZ noted that in
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      245 29 BEIJING: China is likely to overtake Germany as the world's largest exporter this year, despite a sharp fall in shipments as the global downturn took its toll, a highranking trade official has said. The country's share of global trade is expected to exceed
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      104 30 pi WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COin scheme compared to any other in the MOST-READ ONLINE world." China won't give in over yuan Roller Coaster Economy YOUR SAY Amazon e-book sales beat print Asian stocks bounced back stupendously this year. Property did MOST COMMENTED ON well
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      362 31 TESSA WONG discovers little landmarks and >*.- offbeat street art in Paris on a cycling day tour. *r \^f-, DESIGN: QUEK HONG SHIN PHOTOS: TESSA WONG, OAHU VISITORS BUREAU, SANDIP HOR and MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN EXPERIENCE ASIA A THE ROYAL CARIBBEAN WAY -XTake a dip in the crystal-clear waters of Langkawi,
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES Life!
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        2064 32  -  rebecca lynne tan Simple farefrom a shack Visit Hawaii and discover its rainforests, volcanoes and hiking trails Getting there Best to fly to Honolulu via Tokyo. Airlines that service this route include United Airlines, Japan Airlines and Northwest Airlines. The average return fare is about
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        435 33 POCKET MYSTERY Users of the iPhone and iPod Touch can download Visitßritain's new Sherlock Holmes film location application. The British tourism guide recently teamed up with Warner Brothers to launch a campaign for mystery lovers to discover Sherlock Holmes' Britain Past and Present. Available for free at the
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        1441 34  -  tessa wong Pedalling around is one of the best ways to take in the sights, smells and sounds of the city The afternoon sun kept slanting into my eyes, the road was bumpy with cobblestones and at almost every corner I faced the possibility of getting
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        1472 35  -  sandip hor Noumea is the place for a laze-stroll-eat-stroll holiday, just like in the French Riveira GETTING THERE Aircalin flies direct to Noumea from Auckland, Sydney and Brisbane in about 3Vi hours. A return ticket from these cities costs around Ss6oo. For details, go to www.aircalin.com.
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        733 36 quote me 1 didn't make any demands in terms of the interpersonal connecting of body parts. I just did what I was told by the director. But, every time I kissed Hugh, I told him I was doing it for America Sarah Jessica Parker (right)
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        467 36 Paris France, the world's top tourism destination, is polishing up its hotel star ratings and introducing a new luxury five-star category to help travellers know what to expect. The new rating criteria will apply to 18,000 hotels across the country, many of which are
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      719 37  -  cara van miriah Judges say Sezairi Sezali is better singer though Sylvia Ratonel may be more marketable Disgruntled fans of reality singing contest Singapore Idol have gone online to air their unhappiness that a third Malay male singer has won the title. On Sunday, Sezairi
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