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Be nice to Ma - she's lonely Just like our children, our parents also need a listening ear, and our time. -myp

Respecting life Group on social networking site calls for mass suicide. -My Sinchew			Will we ever have enough wealth? People will continue to trade leisure for higher incomes. -ST

Confinement cabin fever Limited freedom and mobility during confinement period have made her behaviour weird and wonky. -myp		High time sports bodies cracked down on cheats Sports bodies making use of technology to ensure fair play is commendable. -myp

Don't mix nationalism and journalism There were both positive and negative aspects of the media coverage of the Thai-Cambodia dispute. -myp		Dear passengers, check your attitudes and step carefully Many people still ignored basic attitudes while using public transport. -The Jakarta Post/ANN

Hurray for S'pore party vibe Factors that contributed to the vibe. -myp		East Asia minus US is amirage Bloc thinking and communities have regional significance but, beyond that, the world should be perceived as round. -myp

IMAGE is everything for an MP NST team on those who don't give two hoots about grooming in M'sian parliament. -NST		Malaysia, no pass marks in the corrpution index Naib must shake off all traces of corruption for Malaysia to attract foreign investment. -Sin Chew/ANN

	Fine-tune theme park pricing? A day's outing to Universal Studios S'pore for a family of 5 - two adults and three children - could easily come up to well over $400. -BT	Anwar is disappearing He is still famous but his heat in domestic politics has started to cool down. -Sin Chew Daily/ANN

	Little to show for 12 years of kindness drive Writers give their verdict on the effectiveness of the S'pore Kindness Movement. -ST		Vile? It's a troubled psyche Her addiction to abortion resulted in 15 abortions in 16 years. -myp

The master of every medium Few would have guessed that Internet affectations would manifest to Thai politics. -The Nation/ANN			Pregnant? Stand up for your rights at work Women given raw deal by employers should not suffer in silence.

Maintain confirmed list in good times and bad Another drawback of selling land only through the reserve list has emerged of late, with prices of mass-market condo sites soaring at state tenders.			High luxury-home prices are good Policymakers can focus on alleviating life's anxieties such as providing low-cost quality education, healthcare coverage. -BT

	Waking the warrants market from its slumber It will be a pity to let such a promising market languish after the efforts to build it up. -ST	Letter from Phnom Penh Jackie Chan and Thaksin Shinawatra are in Phnom Penh. -The Nation/ANN

	Singapore's eighth wonder Faced with competition from regional countries also eyeing the benefits of the casino gaming industry, the two IRs cannot afford to be complacent. -BT	Is the Opposition wasting a historic opportunity? PR leaders must lead by putting the larger interests of the nation above individual parochial party issues. -Sin Chew Daily

Pakistanis remain a spirited lot The people have undergone psychological trauma and a new resilience has emerged. -NST		Is gold becoming the new standard again? Central banks can print money as they like, but they can't print gold. -The Nation/ANN

	Opinion: Rebranding cars in Malaysia The market is motivated primarily by price but there is a growing segment elsewhere.	MJ, the ordinary hero This Is It shows the pop icon in fine form and working as hard as the next guy at his job. -myp

	Commentary: Speed bumps remain for M'sia's car industry Move to open up auto sector may not be enough to turn country into hub to rival Thailand.		M'sia's auto policy has little impact Auto stocks drop slightly in show of ambivalence after liberalisation moves.

	Clamming down on petrol promo disruptions Clam Petrol takes note of the recent petrol promotion and gives it's views.		My two cents on being Hainanese There's more to being Hainanese than knowing how to make chicken rice. -AsiaOne

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