The Straits Times, 12 January 2010

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    36 1 THE MICA (P) 094/11/2009 TUESDAY, JANUARY 12 2010 AS IN GA P O REPRE SS H O LDIN GS PUBLI CA TI O NE S T A BLI S HED1 8 45 90 CENTS STRAITS TIMES
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      Lock icon Eighth church attacked
      35 1 AN EIGHTH church was attacked yesterday in Malaysia even as the government strongly condemned the recent violence and sought to reassure foreign diplomats that the incidents over the “Allah” controversy were isolated.
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      Lock icon More saying ‘I do’ at CCs
      42 1 A GROWING number of people are getting their marriages solemnised in community clubs (CCs). Most couples who go to CCs say they were unable to get the solemnisation dates they wanted at the Registry of Marriages.
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      Lock icon No brides for 24m men
      39 1 MORE than 24 million Chinese men may find themselves without brides in 2020, China’s state media reported yesterday. A study has shown that gender-specific abortions are leading to a major shortage of girls there.
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      Lock icon Explorer faces closure
      41 1 A HIGH Court action is under way to wind up the company that used to operate the Singapore Trolley bus service for tourists. Mecpec Trading, which sells petroleum products, wants Singapore Explorer wound up for non-payment of accounts.
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      Lock icon Mali’s miracle goal spree
      46 1 MIRACLE workers Mali stunned hosts Angola to fight back in an unlikely 4-4 draw in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations’ curtain-raiser. Angola had cruised to a 4-0 lead before star-studded Mali scored four goals in the last 16 minutes of the match.
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    Lock icon TEEN REBEL MAKES GOOD, THANKS TO A TEACHER WHO CARED
    141 1 THEY are as different as chalk and cheese, but yesterday Marcus Neo (far left) and Tan Wei Hao both emerged as the pride of Commonwealth Secondary School. Both scored 5A1s to emerge among the top Secondary 5 students in last
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    Lock icon SMC gets more teeth to protect patients
    633 1  -  Swifter probes, a wider range of penalties to deal with errant doctors By SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg PATIENTS can expect faster redress against negligent or unprofessional doctors, who will also be subject to tougher penalties. Changes to the Medical Registration Act passed
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    Lock icon Govt says ‘no’ to nationalising pre-schools
    649 1  -  By RACHEL CHANG THE Government has no plans to nationalise pre-school education, as there is no universally accepted model for kindergarten teaching. Imposing one would not only deprive parents of the choice of what to expose their children to at a tender age, but
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      148 1 TRAVEL Bear country LIFE! PAGES C2&3 HOLIDAY DISPUTES Money paid, but trips cancelled TABLE TALK: RAZALEIGH HAMZAH Why Malaysia has to change REVIEW, PAGE A21 LIFE! PAGE C5 SPORT IN 2010: One man, one event PRIME, PAGE A2 FOR BREAKING NEWS GO TO www.straitstimes.com REACH AND INTERACT ON www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL
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      19 1 MORE 0-LEVEL RESULTS REPORTS: PRIME PAGE A4, HOME PAGE B2 More Parliament reports: Prime Page A4, Home Pages B4-6
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        Lock icon Champion exporter, but lots more to do
        110 2 WE SAY China passing Germany to be the world’s top exporter must be nice for Beijing, but this is only trophy satisfaction. The export mix has to be upgraded to higher-end goods, as an example of what needs to be done before China
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        Lock icon A confident Muslim
        26 2 COLUMNS Marina Mahathir defines what a confident Muslim should be. Among others, he or she is unfazed by the issue of God’s name.
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        Lock icon Unworthy owners
        29 2 Tom Hicks, George Gillett Jr and their sons have repeatedly shown themselves to lack the qualities needed to be worthy owners of Liverpool FC, says Oliver Kay.
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        29 2 OUR READER SAYS The only outcome of removing the income ceiling for flats will be higher resale prices and heftier cash-over-valuation demands, says Joseph Ong.
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        14 2 www.straitstimes.com Carolyn Hong is counting the pennies for a more expensive 2010.
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      Lock icon Sports 2010: One man and one event to rule them all
      1079 2  -  The world will watch Tiger Woods’ return, and stop for World Cup By ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg AS MUCH as sport is about action, it is about waiting. Waiting for players to arrive on court, for the whistle, for a
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      239 2 EDITORIAL PAGE A20 REVIEW PAGE A20 SPORT PAGE B8 FORUM PAGE A22 SMartegise Your Career www.sma.edu.sg Make the SMart Choice after your 'O' Level. Fast track your degree and gain networking opportunites while studying. 2010 Intake Now open for Registration! Progression Pathway: (Full-time* and Part-time available) Terms and Conditions apply
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      Lock icon Death after liposuction: GP cooperating in probe
      293 3  -  By FRANCIS CHAN A DOCTOR at the cosmetic surgery clinic where Mr Franklin Heng received treatment on the day he died confirmed yesterday that he is helping in investigations. Dr Jim Wong, 34, told The Straits Times he is cooperating with the authorities
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      Lock icon GIC loses money on New York project
      524 3  -  Owners of huge housing complex in Manhattan default on debt payment By ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) has suffered losses investing in a prime New York property project after the American owners defaulted on a debt payment last
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      Lock icon CHIJ St Nicholas comes out tops
      816 4  -  Top O-level student and highest number of best performers from school By AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School (SNGS) turned in a glittering performance in last year’s O-level exams, turning out 14 of the best performers in Singapore, including the top student,
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      Lock icon Grants help make it ‘affordable to all’
      425 4  -  By RACHEL CHANG A VARIETY of schemes and grants has helped make pre-school education affordable for low- and mid-dle-income families, said Minister of Education Ng Eng Hen in Parliament yesterday. These have ensured that more than 97 per cent of children attend pre-school
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      Lock icon Eighth church attacked
      732 6  -  Govt tells diplomats incidents are isolated DEBATE OVER USE OF ‘ALLAH’ By TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT chengwee@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia yesterday strongly condemned the recent attacks on churches and sought to reassure foreign diplomats that the incidents over the “Allah” controversy were isolated. Prime Minister Najib
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      Lock icon Don’t copy attacks, Muslims in Indonesia urged
      427 6  -  By SALIM OSMAN INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Indonesia’s two biggest Muslim organisations yesterday called on their followers not to copy the attacks on churches that took place in Malaysia. Muslim leaders and scholars said that although Muslims in this country were more tolerant of
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      Lock icon Ren Ci still struggling to raise funds
      808 8 Operating costs up with new hospital; charity faces a $10m shortfall THE Ren Ci community hospital opened its doors officially yesterday, after more than a decade of setbacks and delays caused by the inability to secure a site, followed by the Sars outbreak
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      Lock icon $3 surcharge for taking some cabs at Sentosa IR
      646 8  -  By MARIA ALMENOAR VISITORS to Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) will have to pay a premium to take a taxi from the integrated resort when it opens next week. Four taxi companies have confirmed that they will impose a $3 surcharge for
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      Lock icon Why is it so cold?... High pressure up north the cause
      242 10 NEW YORK TIMES ONE of the main causes of the freezing snap hitting much of the Northern Hemisphere is sitting somewhere up north. A mass of high pressure over Greenland is deflecting the cold air of the jet stream
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      Lock icon Cold spell shows no sign of easing
      646 10 Snowstorms and low temperatures continue to wreak havoc worldwide NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK: Across North America, Europe and Asia, snowstorms and record extra-cold weather have been wreaking havoc on homes, transport and offices. Northern China, the Koreas and
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ AND MOST COMMENTED ON
      113 10 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE _Robot girlfriend unwrapped Heinous, Najib says of hits on churches MOST COMMENTED ON Prodigy gets a little help. Says Noiar: “We, Singaporeans, should not be too high and mighty when talking about our ‘first rate’ education system. I know
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        Lock icon 24 million men face lonely future: Study
        539 12 Sex-specific abortions big factor, says think-tank, while urging govt to relax one-child policy MARRIAGE WOES IN CHINA AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: More than 24 million Chinese men of marrying age could find themselves without spouses in 2020, state media reported yesterday, citing a study
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        Lock icon Finding Mr Right troubles 41%
        209 12 XINHUA BEIJING: Nearly five times as many Chinese women as men worry that they may not be able to find a suitable spouse, according to a recent survey. About 41.2 per cent of single women with an average age of 30 expressed such concerns, compared
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        Lock icon China to stem exodus of corrupt officials
        653 13  -  Task force set up to nab bad hats before they escape overseas By SIM CHI YIN CHINA CORRESPONDENT simcy@sph.com.sg BEIJING: Beijing is tightening the screws on a growing exodus of corrupt officials making away with stolen funds, its latest move in a renewed
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        Lock icon China’s real estate bubble causes jitters
        623 13 WASHINGTON POST BEIJING: With property prices soaring in key cities, many investors and bankers worry that China has the next great real estate bubble waiting to be popped. The Chinese government is worried, too. On Sunday, the nation’s Cabinet, citing “excessively rising house prices”
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        Lock icon N. Korea: Peace pact, then N-talks
        271 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SEOUL: North Korea said yesterday that talks on a peace treaty to formally end the Korean War should begin this year, adding that it wants better ties with the United States and an end to sanctions before pushing ahead with nuclear
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        Lock icon Seoul unveils $20b plan for new city
        706 14 It will be science and education hub; bid to move govt agencies there axed AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SEOUL:South Korea yesterday announced a US$14.6 billion (S$20.4 billion) blueprint to develop a new city as a science and education hub, scrapping controversial plans to relocate
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        Lock icon Red shirts target privy councillor
        497 15  -  They stage protest near royal adviser’s home as prelude to bigger rallies in Bangkok By NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg BANGKOK: Several thousand red-shirted protesters gathered last night near the mountain-top home of a royal adviser to protest against his illegal occupation of forest land.
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        Lock icon Cambodia firm on Thaksin’s job
        235 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHNOM PENH: Cambodia yesterday refused to revoke the appointment of former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra as an adviser, and said it was up to Bangkok to resolve the diplomatic row between the two countries. Relations between Thailand and Cambodia, which have fought a
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        Lock icon Jailhouse rocks for some inmates
        645 16 Indonesians shocked by reports of inmates’ comfortable lifestyles JAKARTA: A new task force to eradicate the so-called judicial mafia in Indonesia has uncovered luxurious prison rooms furnished with LCD flat-screen television sets, spring mattresses, air-conditioners and even a karaoke set. The task force, acting on
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        Lock icon 5 HK lawmakers quit in push for reform
        307 16 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS HONG KONG: Five Hong Kong lawmakers will resign from the legislature late this month, triggering by-elections that they hope to turn into an unofficial referendum on democratic reform in the Chinese territory, party officials said yesterday. The five democrats
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        Lock icon And now for ‘vyomonauts’
        564 16  -  By P. JAYARAM INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: Astronauts. Cosmonauts. Taikonauts. The glossary of terms for the spacecraft crew of various nationalities will soon have an Indian addition vyomonauts. The vyomonauts will be in charge of India’s maiden manned space mission planned for 2015-2016, which is seen
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        Lock icon Sarawak gets $15b energy projects
        342 17 China’s top power company and Malaysia’s development fund unveil joint venture AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: China’s leading power grid operator and Malaysia’s development fund said yesterday they will establish massive energy projects worth US$11 billion (S$15.3 billion) in Sarawak. Prime Minister Najib Razak unveiled the
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        Lock icon PM Lee on Vietnam visit
        403 17  -  By ZAKIR HUSSAIN HANOI: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrives in Vietnam’s capital today for a four-day official visit at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart, Mr Nguyen Tan Dung. The visit is expected to strengthen the close trade, investment and social links between Singapore
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        Lock icon Israel to build fence along Egypt border
        528 18 Partial barrier will keep out illegal migrants and militants: PM Netanyahu REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM: Israel has approved plans to erect a barrier along part of the country’s border with Egypt and install advanced surveillance equipment to keep out illegal migrants and militants.
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        Lock icon UN takes up fight against loss of species
        440 18 REUTERS BERLIN: The United Nations yesterday declared 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity, to raise awareness of the loss of animal and plant species in the face of climate change and human encroachment. “In 2010, I call on every country and
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        Lock icon Clinton won’t commit US to single Asian forum
        518 18  -  By BHAGYASHREE GAREKAR US CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON: The United States is determined to step up its game in the Asia-Pacific region without committing itself to either of the competing visions for Asian integration floated by Australia and Japan respectively. US Secretary of State
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        Lock icon Angola nabs duo over attack
        160 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS CABINDA (Angola): The authorities have arrested two people in Angola’s restive Cabinda region and accused them of the deadly shooting attack on the Togolese football team, Angolan state radio announced yesterday. The two unidentified suspects were arrested on Sunday, the statement said. Angolan
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      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon Full lips can take years off a woman’s face
          209 19 LONDON: Just read her lips. Scientists have found that women with fuller and firmer lips are seen as younger than they really are. According to a new study, even if a woman’s skin gains wrinkles and her hair loses its lustre,
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          Lock icon China intercepts missile in test
          124 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: China’s military successfully tested a system for intercepting missiles in mid-flight yesterday, state media reported. Few details were given about the test, with Xinhua news agency saying only that “ground-based mid-course missile interception technology” was tested within Chinese territory and achieved the
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          Lock icon Robinson to step down for now
          91 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BELFAST: Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson will temporarily step down to try to clear his name over a scandal linked to his wife’s affair, officials said yesterday. Mr Robinson will stand down for six weeks. His wife Iris last week admitted
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          Lock icon Ageing population on the rise
          120 19 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK: The elderly will outnumber children for the first time in 2045, ratcheting demand on nursing homes and increasing the burden on working-age people to support retirees, a United Nations report found. The proportion of the world’s population older than 60 years will
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          Lock icon Firearms ban: 47 arrested
          75 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA: Forty-seven people were arrested for illegally carrying guns on the first day of a firearms ban, the authorities said yesterday. National police deputy director-general Jefferson Soriano said checkpoints have been set up across the country since Sunday to enforce the ban, introduced ahead
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          Lock icon Driver hits victim, flees with body
          83 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: A woman who drove home with the body of an 80-year-old pedestrian lodged in her windscreen has been arrested on charges of causing a fatal traffic accident and fleeing the scene, police said yesterday. The 23-year-old driver was believed to have
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          Lock icon Sorry: Google to Chinese writers
          93 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Internet giant Google has issued a public apology to Chinese writers and admitted that it scanned books under copyright for Google Books. A copy of the Jan 9 statement by the Asia-Pacific head of Google Books, Mr Erik Hartmann, was posted on
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        Lock icon Fast cars + rich drivers = big fines
        415 19 Fast cars rich drivers big fines Record $406,000 penalty as Swiss peg fine to wealth ASSOCIATED PRESS GENEVA:If you are rich and like to speed, beware. European countries are increasingly pegging speeding fines to income as a way to punish wealthy drivers who would otherwise ignore tickets. Advocates say a
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      473 20 CHINA this week overtook Germany as the world’s biggest exporter, outselling the land of superlative engineering by pumping out workaday consumer goods. Germany had been the top exporter for six years, since 2003, when it toppled the United States. From a 3
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      757 20  -  Dr Muqtedar Khan The writer, Dr Muqtedar Khan, is director of Islamic Studies at the University of Delaware and a fellow of the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding. MUSLIMS and Christians together constitute more than 50 per cent of the world and, if they
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        883 21  -  THE ‘ALLAH’ DEBATE By GWYNNE DYER FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a London-based independent journalist. IN THE late 1980s, when I was in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, a friend suggested that I drive out into the desert near Jubail to see the
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        147 22  -  Cecilia Nathen (Ms) LAST Thursday’s reply by DBS Bank (“No credit lines”) to Mr Samuel Owen’s letter (“Debit cards for 16-year-olds?”, Jan 1) is disturbing as it seems to imply that a 16-year-old can apply for a financial service or product without
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        283 22  -  Eunice Lau (Ms) I AM the wife of a general practitioner (GP). As much as I empathise with Mr Chan Kok Keong in his letter last Friday (“Strangers helped dad, 80, but not doctor”), allow me to also share the frustrations my
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        200 22 Buyer’s appeal MR GLENN NG: “I agree with Ms Yvon Lim's letter last Wednesday (‘How realistic is $8,000 income ceiling for flats?’). While the combined salary of my wife and me exceeds the ceiling, I wonder if the
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        286 22  -  Su Kim Teck THE Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board should review the risk allowance for Special Account (SA) investments in unit trusts and investment-linked products. After meeting CPF Board criteria, members can invest Ordinary Account (OA) savings in investment funds with low-, medium-
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      833 1  -  Desired dates, cost and convenience see more couples tying the knot at community clubs By ANG YIYING ayiying@sph.com.sg ENGINEER Kevins Antony, 24, and nurse Anumol Joseph, 22, recited their marital vows in the Yew Tee Community Club (CC) yesterday. Their special moment
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      99 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE _Molested victim a ‘he’? BLOGGED ABOUT _Good blood circulation is not an excuse. Says DQ: “Clearly there is a problem with drink driving in Singapore, judging from people’s ignorance of what alcohol does to their judgment and reaction times,
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      651 2  -  Top brains from all races post sterling results O-LEVEL RESULTS By LEOW SI WAN siwan@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Mavis Goh TWO of the three top-performing Malay students in last year’s GCE O levels have a few things in common. For starters, Lucille
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      544 2  -  By CHUANG BING HAN COMMONWEALTH Secondary student Tan Wei Hao, 17, always had a reputation for all the wrong reasons until yesterday. The Secondary 5 student was notorious for being rude to teachers and also for other disciplinary problems. But three years ago,
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      271 2  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN A 19-YEAR-OLD full-time national serviceman has been accused of negligence in causing the death of a motor transport officer, Second Lieutenant Nicholas Chan Wei Kit. Muhammad Abdul Qaiyuum Muhammed Iskander was the driver of a military Land Rover that
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      513 2  -  LEOW SI WAN IT TOOK several attempts, but failure was not an option for 23-year-old Grace Heng she finally passed her O-level examinations yesterday, making her among some of the oldest students to complete it. Said the delighted Miss Heng: “I am very happy. I didn’t
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      232 2  -  By CHAN U-GENE SINGAPORE Sports School student athletes Scott Ang and Seah Yun Zhen, both 16, have topped their cohort for the GCE O levels. Scott, a gold medallist at the Osim International Triathlon 2009, scored seven points with six distinctions. Netballer Yun
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      343 3  -  Man grabbed her throat during fee dispute; he also took her valuables By CAROLYN QUEK carolynq@sph.com.sg AN HOUR after strangling a pregnant prostitute and stuffing her under the bed, Madhuri Jaya Chandra Reddy took another prostitute back to the hotel room for sex. He also
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      377 3  -  By KHUSHWANT SINGH FOR six years he raped his only daughter, starting when she was at the tender age of eight. Yesterday, the 57-year-old security guard was jailed for 24 years for his crimes. The High Court yesterday heard that the abuse
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      376 3  -  ELENA CHONG A SENIOR police officer told a coroner’s court yesterday that the staff sergeant who shot a man at Outram Park MRT station two years ago had no other alternative but to fire his gun to defend himself. Superintendent Lu Yeow
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        668 4  -  Public now not aware of reasons for medical council’s decisions MEDICAL DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS By JESSICA JAGANATHAN jessicaj@sph.com.sg MEMBERS of Parliament yesterday called for the proceedings of disciplinary tribunals against errant doctors to be publicised, even as they supported changes to the law to
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        456 4  -  JESSICA JAGANATHAN SINGAPORE is to introduce measures to monitor new doctors entering the profession. With more and more foreigntrained doctors working in Singapore, there is a need to check on their performance and ensure they are up to Singapore’s standards and adapting well locally,
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        643 4  -  By SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT DOCTORS who chair disciplinary proceedings against errant colleagues wasted a lot of time on irrelevant matters and were sometimes “too polite and indulgent” to lawyers representing the latter, according to a senior lawyer who served as a
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        372 4  -  KOR KIAN BENG HDB residents got some pointers yesterday on how they can help arrest the littering problem in their estate. Dr Maliki Osman urged them not to be a litterbug and to spread the anti-litter message to their family members, as
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        574 5  -  Contributions will be modest as both just starting operations: Lim Hng Kiang By SUE-ANN CHIA sueann@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S two integrated resorts (IRs) will boost the economy, but they are not likely to add as much to growth figures this year as they are only
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        437 5  -  By CASSANDRA CHEW NEW rules were passed by Parliament yesterday to enhance the trading of government securities like bonds. The amendment to the Government Securities Act will allow for the early redemption of Singapore Government Securities (SGS) which is currently not allowed. This
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        540 5  -  By NUR DIANAH SUHAIMI THE Government’s Chief Statistician has been given the nod by Parliament to obtain for statistical purposes information on individuals and households collected by public agencies. With the passing of the Statistics (Amendment) Bill yesterday, the Chief Statistician as
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        475 5  -  By JESSICA CHEAM SINGAPORE’S system of land use planning ensures that the infrastructure and amenities are adequate to meet the needs of a growing population, said the Senior Minister of State for National Development, Ms Grace Fu, yesterday. She told Parliament that enough land
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        703 6  -  Technical education more suitable for some By RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg OPTING for courses at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) after Secondary 4 instead of going on to Secondary 5 may be a better choice for some students as it
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        368 6  -  CAI HAOXIANG MORE workers may be employed on contracts for specific periods, but there has been no significant increase in instances of such employees being treated unfairly. Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong said this in a response to Madam Halimah Yacob (Jurong GRC),
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        512 6  -  By JESSICA CHEAM THE failure to reach a deal on climate change at Copenhagen last month will not stop Singapore from implementing steps to reduce its carbon emissions, said Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, yesterday. These
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        242 6 MORE people are getting caught for peddling counterfeit medicines and prescription medicines without approval on the Internet. Similarly, more are being warned to remove or change their website content. Last year, 13 people were either prosecuted or fined for such illegal sales, a steep
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      150 7 www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES _Looking for a quick return to glory days Down to the wire, the Asian Cup finals Tiger Woods’ image takes another blow MOST COMMENTED ON Looking for a quick return to glory days Said tokkoksinsongplaykita: “Leeds never
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      590 7 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Just as Sri Lanka’s cricketers were desperately relieved to escape with their lives after coming under fire on their team bus in Pakistan less than a year ago, this time it was Togo’s footballers. From unknown French League amateurs to one of the
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      275 7 CABINDA (Angola): Togo’s request to return to play in the Africa Cup of Nations has been turned down by the tournament organisers, the BBC reported yesterday. The squad flew home on Sunday after a gun attack on their bus two days
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      567 8 Supporters claim small but key win, as balance of power on board shifts THE TIMES, LONDON LIVERPOOL: Tom Hicks Jr has resigned as a director of Liverpool, following the furious reaction to the foul-mouthed e-mail he sent to a supporter. Pressure on the American the son
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      692 8  -  By OLIVE RKAY THE TIMES, LONDON THE TIMES, LONDON “BLOW me, ****face. Go to hell. I’m sick of you.” As an epitaph to the calamitous Hicks-Gillett regime at Liverpool, the 10-word e-mail sent by Tom Hicks Jr at 4am on Saturday, in response to
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      401 8 LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has courted controversy by suggesting that his players should handle the ball if they surrender possession due to injury. According to the BBC, the Frenchman offered the view to Denilson after an injury to the midfielder
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      454 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Manchester United plan to refinance their huge debt with a bond sale that they hope will raise £500 million (S$1.12 billion). United’s debt is widely reported to be £699 million, after American businessman Malcolm Glazer used loans to buy the
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      115 9 Today Football English FA Cup, 3rd rd replay: Coventry City v Portsmouth (Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3.40am). Africa Cup of Nations, Group C: Egypt v Nigeria (11.55pm), Mozambique v Benin (tomorrow, 2.25am) Live, Ch27. Tomorrow Football English FA Cup, 3rd rd replay: Liverpool v Reading (Live, Ch24, Thursday,
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      74 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES: Andrew Bynum (above) helped pick up the slack with a career-high 18 rebounds, as Los Angeles Lakers overcame a poor shooting performance from star Kobe Bryant, rolling to a 95-77 win over Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday. Bynum also pumped in 17 points for
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      34 9 Roberto Mancini, the Manchester City manager, insists he didn’t make a serious offer for Juan Sebastian Veron
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      724 9 F1 great is happy that his new team Mercedes are still hungry for titles THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: The bookies have him as third favourite for the World Championship behind Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso and the great man himself is starting to talk the talk
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      258 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DALLAS: Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao will defend his World Boxing Organisation welterweight title against Ghana’s Joshua Clottey at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas on March 13. Jerry Jones, the owner of the National Football League’s Dallas Cowboys, had put the facility forward as a
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      175 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI: Indian hockey plunged into fresh crisis yesterday as its leading players resumed a strike, just weeks before the country hosts the World Cup. A truce reached over the weekend after a meeting between the players and officials of governing body Hockey India
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        87 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS: The International Automobile Federation (FIA) says that president Jean Todt is working to overturn a French court’s ruling on former Renault Formula One team principal Flavio Briatore “to ensure the continuing integrity and safety of the sport”. The FIA said the lifetime
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        48 9 THE Singapore Slingers kept alive their Asean Basketball League play-off hopes by defeating the KL Dragons 92-74 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium yesterday. The win kept the Slingers in third spot in the six-team league with 20 points, two behind the leaders, Philippine Patriots.
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      297 10  -  By LIN XINYI SHE was the only female bowler in the top 16 at the Brunswick Ballmaster Open 2010 in Finland. But that was not the only reason Singapore’s Cherie Tan, 21, stood out from the competition on Sunday. The left-handed hook bowler
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      1012 10  -  Tennis orchestra tunes for a major show at the Australian Open SPORTINGLIFE By ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg UNDER a scowling Australian sun, an orchestra of tennis soloists has begun its final tuning. Their instruments look similar, but they are not. They are of different make, weight, feel,
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      274 10 REUTERS KAPALUA (Hawaii): Geoff Ogilvy overtook a stumbling Lucas Glover and staved off a charging Rory Sabbatini to retain the SBS Championship with a one-shot victory on Sunday. A stroke behind Glover at the start of the final round, Ogilvy clinched
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    353 10 OBITUARIES have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 r MRS DE ROSARIO RITA nee PAGLAR RITA Age; 81 Was called home to be with the Lord on 10 January 2010. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Children:
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      Lock icon End of the road for Singapore Explorer?
      606 16  -  Tourism company may be wound up if court action for non-payment succeeds By ESTHER TEO esthert@sph.com.sg A HIGH Court action is under way to wind up the tourism and leisure company that used to operate the iconic Singapore Trolley bus service which took
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      99 16 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE Good people are the key to success Tiger Airways to buy its first two planes STI tipped to hit 3,200 in next 12 months BLOGGED ABOUT _The Capricorn effect. Says Graciousoul: “Investors’ sentiments are being drummed up by all the
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        Lock icon Stock market continues new year march
        497 12  -  Trading volume more than double last month’s daily average BULLS AND BEARS By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg SHARES continued their new year march with companies big and small gaining market value yesterday, thanks to a welter of good news. The impetus came from three directions
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            20 12 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 3.09 billion shares worth $2.07 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 417 Losers: 159 Unchanged: 651
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            81 12 Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Oil and gas Points Change Points Change Points Change Basic materials 6.86 726.06 Utilities 5.21 10.66 590.30 3.89 -3.28 Industrials Consumer goods Health care 363.88 4.56 729.01 9.81 643.07 733.13 2.69 545.54 29.06 Financials Technology Real estate
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          210 12 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Friday’s close: 10,798.32 (+116.66) Japanese financial markets were closed for a national holiday. Trading resumes today. Kuala Lumpur KLCI Yesterday’s close: 1,294.51 (+1.53) Malaysian shares edged up, with sentiment bolstered by the US stock gains on Friday. HK Hang Seng Index Yesterday’s close: 22,411.52 (+114.77) Hong
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          194 12 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: JAN 11,2010 Top Rises Jan 11 CENTS DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 4903 159.7 2.4 Lyxor EmergingMkts 1 1033 91.6 6.8 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 69.4 0.4 OCC 3.93% NCPS10 8420 40.0 0.5 GLD 10US$
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          392 12 Top Rises Jan 11 CENTS (0) Jan 11 CENTS IndoAgriMBLeCW*****3 43 5.0 13.2 Noble Grp.ES.1001 336 5.0 1.5 SC Global W*****0 123 5.0 4.2 CoscoCorMBLeCW*****4 35.5 4.5 14.5 Ezra MBLeCW*****5 31 4.5 17.0 NOL MBL eCW*****3 23 4.5 24.3 FirstResMBLeCW*****3 19 4.0 26.7 Kep Corp.ES.1001 869 4.0
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          62 12 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Jan 11 2010 Buying Selling Jan 11 2010 Buying Selling Malaysian ringgit* 0.4157 0.4166 1.2820 ..1.3210 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY ..1.3620 2.0010 Indonesian rupiah 0.***** 0.***** Malaysian ringgit* 0.4157 ..0.4166 NZ dollar 1.0200 ..1.0430
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          61 12 52-WEEK TEL CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL TEL CODE COMPANY C0RRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL 'ODD DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 446 170 5606 CapitaLand 430
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          40 12 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS Vol 64.5 4.0 6.6 191.146.000 102.498.000 94.375.000 89.255.000 Genting SP 123 23 5 By Value CENTS Value CENTS o/o Value Genting SP 123 -1.0 -0.8 127,912,030 64 5 4.0 6.6 122,801,970 NOL
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        432 12  - China Printing Dyeing to be delisted By LEE SU SHYAN ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR TIME has run out for debt-laden China Printing Dyeing and it will not be able to resume trading, said the company yesterday in an announcement to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday. This means that it will have
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      654 13  -  Proposed rules on tier 1 capital will have less impact on DBS: Analysts GLOBAL MOVE TO BOOST BANK CAPITAL By GABRIEL CHEN gabrielc@sph.com.sg THE capital base of OCBC Bank and United Overseas Bank (UOB) may shrink because of new rules proposed by global regulators
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      356 13  -  By ALVIN FOO A COMPANY that has yet to appoint a sponsor under rules for a Catalist listing is eyeing an upgrade to the Singapore mainboard as a cost-effective way of removing uncertainty facing shareholders. Koon Holdings is also confident that it can meet
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      477 14 Record sales of 13.6 million units beat target of 10 million REUTERS SHANGHAI: China’s vehicle sales surged past United States tally to reach record levels last year on government incentives, and automakers are poised for solid but slower growth in the world’s fastest
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      425 14  -  By ALVIN FOO MORE inpatient admissions plus a hike in the number of babies delivered helped push quarterly profits 25.1 per cent higher at Thomson Medical Centre. The mainboard-listed niche health-care provider for women and children yesterday posted net profits for the three
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      339 14  -  DAWN ZENG CONTINUED efforts to rein in costs in a year when trading conditions were rocky netted ornamental fish group Qian Hu an 8.3 per cent increase in full-year net profit. Shareholders will share in the spoils with dividends up 150 per cent to
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      Lock icon Bigger prizes for SME awards
      305 14 THE race to pinpoint some of the country’s highflying small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) took off yesterday with the launch of a coveted award series with bigger prizes and expanded qualifying criteria. Three SMEs each stand to win $390,000 in the Emerging Enterprise 2010 $30,000
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      518 15 But govt promises fiscal support will continue, despite signs of recovery REUTERS BEIJING: Chinese bank lending surged in the first week of this year, a state newspaper reported yesterday, adding to the concerns fuelled by blockbuster trade data for last month that the world’s
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      498 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s stock exchange was the world’s hottest initial public offering (IPO) market last year with more than US$30 billion (S$41 billion) in new listings, but it stands accused of sacrificing quality for quantity. The bourse is
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      325 15 REUTERS Additional information from the Irish Times LONDON: United States and European banks are ditching executive bonuses in favour of longer-term incentives and higher basic salaries, according to a survey by global employment and pay consultancy Mercer. Four-fifths of the 61 banks
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      368 15 REUTERS WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama is planning more economic stimulus measures to bring down the high unemployment rate in the United States, said a top White House economic aide. “We are...talking about actions right now to jumpstart job creation,” White House Council
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      424 1 Substation’s new head Playwright Noor Effendy Ibrahim takes charge C8 Holiday blues Family trips cancelled just before departure C5 While in the wilderness of Kamchatka, do not venture outside alone or a bear might attack you. And beware where you tread many volcanoes are still active. TAN CHUNG LEE reports
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      9 1 Unknown masterpiece Did Leonardo da Vinci paint this? C9
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        2197 2  -  Shotgun-toting wardens escort visitors around in Kamchatka in the Russian Far East, home to bears, reindeer and volcanoes tan chung lee stlife@sph.com.sg Tan Chung Lee is a freelance writer. The sight of a rump can cause much excitement, even more so when it belongs to
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        829 4 A global slump? Certainly not in the hotel industry resorts worldwide are opening at a frenzied pace New York Times New York To open a hotel in 2010 when the industry is in its worst slump in decades requires chutzpah. Who has got chutzpah?
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        495 4 My friends and I are going to Laos during the Chinese New Year holidays. We would like to go beyond Vientiane and Luang Prabang. What do you suggest? Tang Mei Kheng Head to Xieng Khouang province to visit the Plain of Jars, a historic cultural site eight hours
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          86 4 Canoodle with your loved one during Valentine’s Day at Hong Kong boutique hotel The Fleming for only HK$1,488 (S$266), which includes a night’s stay, a romantic four-course dinner, floral bouquet, sparkling wine and a box of chocolates. The feast includes lobster bisque with pumpkin and
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          81 4 Next month, luxury train operator The Orient-Express will add a new stop Laos. The new route takes travellers through north-east Thailand and across the Friendship Bridge that connects the country with Laos. The four-day, three-night journey, Voyage To Vientiane, departs on Feb 23 and will start
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          149 4 Celebrate Chinese New Year in China without burning a hole in your pocket on accommodation. Wotif.com is offering discounts of up to 80 per cent for hotels in Beijing and Guangzhou. Stay at the five-star Joy City Hotel Apartment in the Chinese capital city for
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          53 4 The historic Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, which has received guests such as actress Jane Fonda and actor Charlie Chaplin, has opened its first spa, Le Spa du Metropole. Spread over 400 sq m, the three-storey spa offers treatments starting from US$40. Log on to www.sofitel.com/gb/
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          49 4  -  Cheryl Tan Lin Wenjian Go to Japan before the end of March to enjoy the Winter Campaign perks rolled out by the Japan National Tourism Organisation. These include discounts, benefits and privileges at various tourist spots, restaurants and department stores. Visit www.vjy2010.jp/cp for details.
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        1141 5  -  Surge in year-end travel resulted in last-minute cancellations of tours during the holiday season cheryl tan tcheryl@sph.com.sg Plans for a year-end family holiday in Hokkaido and Shanghai last month turned into a nasty argument with the travel agent that involved the police. One day before departure,
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        326 6  -  Twelve Singapore businesses get Professional Enterprise certificates for their resilience and continued growth by ahmad osman THE 12 recipients in this year’s annual Professional Enterprise (PE) certificate conferred by the Asian Management Association (AMA) all have the vision, capabilities and drive to continue to improve their
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        311 6  -  Bossin Haircare offers natural herbal remedies and head massages to keep the scalp healthy Ahmad Osman BOSSIN Haircare will not waste its customers’ time and money, says its general manager, Ms Riann Koh (far right). It offers a 14-day money-back guarantee and a first trial with
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        283 7  -  ONE Hypnosis uses hypnotherapy to help its clients deal with personal issues and improve their lives Ahmad Osman HYPNOTHERAPY can help people with low selfesteem, poor concentration, high anxiety and stress to feel better, get on with their lives and achieve their full potential. It will also
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      114 8 ‘Thankfully, a good script can get everybody through awkward moments’ Jon Cryer (right) on returning to work with his embattled co-star Charlie Sheen on TV’s Two And A Half Men ‘I’ve been given great, weird, interesting parts well past my sell-by date. I remember saying to
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      582 8  -  He takes over next month and aims to establish greater dialogue between arts groups and public cara van miriah caravm@sph.com.sg Theatre practitioner Noor Effendy Ibrahim has been named the new artistic director of The Substation arts centre in Armenian Street. his comes after a four-month selection
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      Lock icon Pyramids not built by slaves
      282 8 Reuters Cairo New tombs found in Giza support the view that the great pyramids were built by free workers and not slaves, as widely believed, Egypt’s chief archaeologist said on Sunday. Films and media have long depicted slaves toiling away in the desert to build
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      1018 9 A controversial painting once thought to be by Leonardo da Vinci is expected to be sold at auction for at least US$300,000 New York Times New York Since the 1920s a debate over the attribution of Portrait Of A Woman Called “La Belle Ferronniere”
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      Lock icon Harold Pinter’s widow pens memoirs
      416 9 Agence France-Presse Mexico City On the first evening the British playwright Harold Pinter met his future wife, Antonia Fraser, he asked her: “Must you go?” Fraser, a glamorous historical biographer, said she replied: “No, it’s not absolutely essential.” Pinter, one of the most influential British
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      810 10 Movie about the man behind India’s first feature film is the country’s Oscar entry Agence France-Presse Mumbai For many people, Indian cinema is Bollywood. But the popular Hin-di-language movie industry and others like it across the country might have been different without a man called
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      752 10 New York Times New York Like many New York bachelors, Mr John Durant tries to keep his apartment presentable just in case he should ever bring home a future Mrs Durant. He shares the fifth-floor walk-up with three of his buddies,
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        334 12 Los Angeles Film-maker Oliver Stone has produced a documentary which he promises will put historical figures such as Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin and Mao Zedong “in context”, say reports. He has turned political controversy into an art form in films such as JFK (1990)
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        309 12 Reuters Associated Press Los Angeles NBC retreated on Sunday from its controversial bid to shake up prime-time United States television, and announced it was dropping The Jay Leno Show next month from its 10pm line-up after just four months. NBC, the bottom of the four leading
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        129 12 Associated Press New York Hundreds of New Yorkers rode the city’s subway trains in their underwear on Sunday for the 9th annual No Pants Subway Ride (above). The idea was to act like nothing unusual was going on. Participants met at six locations in the
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          Lock icon AVATAR BOX-OFFICE CHAMP HERE
          68 12 James Cameron’s Avatar has become Singapore’s all-time boxoffice champion, grossing $8.97 million four weeks after its release. It is also the fastest-grossing No. 1 film, surpassing Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (2009) ($8.43 million) and is Twentieth Century Fox’s highest-grossing film ever, surpassing Cameron’s Titanic (1997)
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          41 12 An amendment to Michael Jackson’s death certificate saying his death was a “homicide” due to “acute propofol intoxication” and “intravenous injection by another”, has been released online. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office confirmed it is authentic.
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          Lock icon CECILIA EXPECTING A BOY
          26 12 Patrick Tse is getting another grandson, says Oriental Daily News. He has confirmed that his daughter-in-law, Cecilia Cheung, is carrying a boy.
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          30 12 Howie Mandel will replace David Hasselhoff as a judge on NBC’s America’s Got Talent, NBC said. He joins Sharon Osbourne and Piers Morgan on the panel.
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      30 3 THIS WEEK A FIRST guide to the Big Apple’s iconic locations of love ROMANCINGNEWYORK PLUS Daybreakers, The Blind Side, The Spy Next Door Law Abiding Citizen MOVIE SECTION THIS THURSDAY
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      504 3 Sunset industry CHINA Evetor Sim 18, student A motorised pedicab driver stops to admire a magnificent sunset in Sanya, Hainan in China, before riding off to look for passengers again. SEND US YOUR TRAVEL PHOTOS Send photos (at least 300dpi) and anecdotes of your travels in Asia to stlife@sph.com.sg. Include
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      153 4 Want to win a guidebook from Lonely Planet? E-mail your travel questions to stlife@ sph.com.sg and writers of the letters chosen for Dr Hols will get a copy each. Include your contact details, identity card and phone numbers, and state which country’s guidebook you would like. SQD ¥9 0 0
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