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Sunday, December 28, 2008

Extracted from The Sunday Times, 28 December 2008
1) Richard Fuld

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Lehman chief blamed for financial crisis
Mr Fuld is one of the key people said to have triggered the worst economic crisis the world has seen since the great depression in the 1930s.

2) Mas Selamat Kastari

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Escaped terrorist sparks massive hunt
Mas Selamat escaped from a detention centre in Whitley Road in February. A nationwide hunt was launched but the fugitive is still at large.

3) Tang Wee Sung

(Photo is obtained from that-prettyboy.blogspot.com)
Retail tycoon triggers organ trading debate
CK Tang chairman Tang Wee Sung tried to buy a kidney from an Indonesian man for a transplant here. A new law to reimburse organ donors may take effect next year.

4) Feng Tianwei

(Photo is obtained from www.daylife.com)
Paddler ends Olympic medal drought
Singapore's top table tennis player Feng Tianwei and teammates Li Jiawei and Wang Yuegu won a team silver at the Beijing Olympics.

5) Lo Hwei Yen

(Photo is obtained from www.daylife.com)
Lawyer's death brings terror closer to home
Ms Lo, 28 was taken hostage and killed by terrorists when she was in Mumbai on a working trip last month. Her death was grieved by many, including strangers.

6) Ming Yi

(Photo is obtained from alvinology.wordpress.com)
Monk who fell from grace
Once known for his stunts, Ming Yi, 46, faces 10 criminal charges for defrauding Ren Ci Hospital and Medical Centre, forgery and helping to falsify accounts.

7) Nordin Montong

(Photo is obtained from politics.sgforums.com)
He courts death in tigers' den
The mauling of the zoo cleaner by white tigers sparked a debate about safety at the zoo. The authorities are rolling out a series of measures to prevent any recurrence.

8) Russell Koh

(Photo is obtained from forums.vr-zone.com)
Schoolboy's death brings rule change
The death of eight-year-old Russell Koh led to a public campaign to make it compulsory for school buses to be fitted with seat belts.

9) Ong Beng Seng

(Photo is obtained from www.f1fanatic.co.uk)
The face of Singapore's F1 race
The tycoon put Singapore on the world map with the night race. The Singapore segment has been dubbed the new jewel in F1's crown.

10) Relationship managers

(Photo is obtained from upload.wikimedia.org)
Under fire for mis-selling products
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has asked financial institutions that sold the products to appoint independent parties to look into investors' grouses.

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berny blogged at 12:47 AM

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