The Straits Times, 24 January 2011

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    18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA(P)108/11/2010 MONDAY, JANUARY 24 2011 G A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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    • Article
      Lock icon Posh nightclub sued
      73 1 THE owners of the swish nightclub perched on the 57th floor of Marina Bay Sands (MBS) are being sued by a Bali beach club of the same name. The plaintiffs, seeking to have the Ku De Ta name removed from the MBS outlet, are charging that one
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      Lock icon More poop than boob
      53 1 THREE 16-year-olds in Singapore who ordered “bust-en-hancement” cookies from an online shop fell ill with gastric pains and diarrhoea after a cookie diet lasting two weeks. The cookies contain a plant estrogen, which doctors says teenagers going through puberty would be well-advised not to eat. L
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      Lock icon Thumbs-up for new MPs
      49 1 SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong, anchor minister for Marine Parade GRC, yesterday gave his endorsement to the four first-term MPs under his charge, saying they were up to the mark and likely to be fielded again in the next General Election. L HOME PAGE B3
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    • Article
      Lock icon Worker levy woes
      63 1 SOME small businesses say they are finding the going tough after the latest round of foreign worker levy increases which kicked in this month. They are calling for the measures to be relaxed soon, citing how business expansion is affected by rising costs and a dearth of
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    • Article
      Lock icon KL: Fitness test for MPs
      48 1 MALAYSIAN legislators may soon have to undergo a test to see if they are fit to serve in office. The Cabinet will be considering a proposal to make it mandatory for them to undergo a health examination every year. L WORLD PAGE A12
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon $155 million top-up for Edusave scheme
    838 1  -  Primary, secondary students will get extra $130 each for enrichment courses BY KOR KIAN BENG LEOW SI WAN kianbeng@sph.com.sg siwan@sph.com.sg THE Government is pumping some $155 million into the Edusave scheme to ensure that students can continue to enjoy enrichment classes and IT-enabled programmes,
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    Lock icon 4 hours, 44 minutes – it’s a Slam record
    151 1 4 hours, 44 minutes it’s a Slam record A WORN-OUT Francesca Schiavone (left) giving her equally exhausted Russian opponent Svetlana Kuznetsova a consolatory pat on the back yesterday after winning their epic Australian Open fourth-round slugfest in Melbourne. Both women had the crowd at the Hisense Arena spellbound as they
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    Lock icon PM promises more help to cope with cost of living
    683 1  -  BY LI XUEYING POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg THE Government is zeroing in on low-in-come households to ensure they can cope with the rising cost of living, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. He added that the Government knows who the
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    Lock icon ‘Elections? I haven’t decided on date yet’
    484 1  -  BY LI XUEYING CAI HAOXIANG QUELLING speculation of an imminent general election, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday that he had not decided on a date. He also disclosed that the electoral boundaries review committee, which is drawing up the electoral map
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      66 1 MONDAY INTERVIEW On the right Trek Striking back at pirates LIFE! PAGE C4 WORLD PAGES A9 AND A10 Dipna breaks 100m hurdles record SPORTS PAGE B7 1800-*****28 CALL 6388-3838 TO SUBSCRIBE OR GO TO www.sphsubscription.com.sg Brilliant Rose' The Cut of Ultimate Brilliance Epitome of Eternal Love m EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE AT
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    • VIEW POINTS
      • Article
        Lock icon Nation’s soul in no danger
        56 2 WE SAY Has the economic imperative of becoming a global city robbed Singapore of its soul? None of the panellists at the Singapore Perspectives 2011 conference last week lamented or conceded such a Faustian bargain. A more relevant question might be: In what state is
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      • COLUMNS
        • Article
          Lock icon Housing family needs
          37 2 Much more can be done within the sphere of property regulation to complement the existing suite of regulatory incentives formulated to encourage Singaporeans to have larger families, says Burton Ong. L REVIEW PAGE A19
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        • Article
          Lock icon Clashes possible
          54 2 China’s assertive behaviour in relation to its claims over disputed islands in the South China Sea and the East China Sea has raised concerns that as it gets even stronger, it will be tempted to use force to grab what it cannot get by negotiation, says Michael Richardson.
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      • Article
        Lock icon Time for a cultural shift
        37 2 OUR READER SAYS Reversing the baby drain must involve reversing the overt drive for material and economic self-aggrandisement that has rooted itself in Singapore, says Dr Terence Lee. L FORUM PAGE A20
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    • Article
      Lock icon What it should have been
      50 2 IN THE report “Home is where heart is for River Hongbao” on Jan 14, we said the score for the River Hongbao film is composed by the Singapore Chinese Orchestra’s maestro Yeh Tsung. The orchestra has clarified that the composer is Mr Law Wai Lun.
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      Lock icon Gentle mum or soft touch?
      1108 2  -  I want my daughters to excel, but I also want to give them breathing space BY RADHA BASU SENIOR CORRESPONDENT radhab@sph.com.sg AS WE lingered over a lazy breakfast one recent Saturday morning, I thrust the Review page of The Straits Times towards my elder daughter,
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      Lock icon S’pore Institute of Technology to double intake
      347 4  -  BY LEOW SI WAN THE Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) will double its intake of students from 500 to 1,000 this year. Students can also look forward to six new degree programmes, bringing the total number of bachelor’s degree programmes offered by SIT
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    • Article
      Lock icon Property curbs for more Chinese cities
      550 7 Home buyers in second- and third-tier cities to be reined in AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG REUTERS BEIJING: China is to extend its curbs on property purchases to second- and thirdtier cities, it was reported yesterday, as it rolls out more measures to cap soaring housing
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      69 7  -  BY NG SOR LUAN PHOTOJOURNALIST It’s that golden time of the day when things start to wind down, people head home, and friends and family start getting together. Straits Times photographers show their take on that moment in the Prime pages every Monday entitled 6.39pm. A barber appears
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      Lock icon Swish club at MBS sued over its name
      726 8  -  Owners of Ku De Ta beach club in Bali allege breach of trademark BY K.C. VIJAYAN vijayan@sph.com.sg THE owners of a high-end restaurant, bar and club venue perched atop Marina Bay Sands (MBS) are being sued by a Bali beach club bearing
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      Lock icon Idaho jackpot winner lies low as abusive hubby pops up
      622 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS RATHDRUM (Idaho): Mrs Holly Lahti burst into the spotlight a week ago in a feel-good story about a single mother who won a US$190 million (S$244 million) Mega Millions jackpot. Then came the mugshot of her: a thin
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      124 6 LEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ‘A total disaster. -me war in Iraq ‘Anything we do makes them unhappy.’ Singapore and its neighbours The more successful they are, the less they will think of you and the more they will treat you with condescension.’ -On China ‘vVirUKRMW KEEP SINGAPORE GOING V Lee
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  • WORLD.
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      103 9 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Country’s most hated woman L Steve Jobs taking leave to ‘focus on health’ L Australia’s costliest disaster YOUR SAY L World powers are considering their next step after their failure to persuade Iran to allay fears over
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    • BATTLING PIRACY
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon ‘Perfect operation’
        540 9  -  South Korean military regains pride after rescuing ship, crew BY KIM JI HYUN FOR THE STRAIT TIMES jemmie@heraldm.com SEOUL: The South Korean military has regained some lost pride after a special naval unit freed a local ship and its 21-man crew held hostage by Somali pirates. The pre-dawn
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        Lock icon ‘Precision teamwork’
        484 9  -  Malaysian navy praised for courage in foiling pirates BY HAZLIN HASSAN MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT hazlinh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian navy has been praised for foiling the hijacking of a Malaysianflagged chemical tanker, with local newspapers giving wide coverage to the successful operation yesterday. Prime Minister Najib Razak led the
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        Lock icon Why high-seas rescues remain rare
        578 10 Rescue operations on hijacked ships are rare with most shipping companies opting to pay the expensive ransoms demanded by pirates. The dramatic success of the South Korean and Malaysian rescues notwithstanding, two key issues have to be considered when confronting pirates with force. Safety of
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        Lock icon Risky gamble pays off
        190 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS A SOUTH Korean naval destroyer had been chasing the hijacked chemical freighter, Samho Jewelry, for days after it was seized by pirates on Jan 15. The vessel was travelling to Sri Lanka from the United Arab Emirates when it was seized about 1,300km
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        Lock icon Well-coordinated rescue
        239 10 THE Malaysian oil tanker MT Bunga Laurel sent out a distress call late on Thursday after pirates armed with AK-47 assault rifles boarded the ship. The ship was on its way to Singapore with a cargo of oil worth more than US$10 million (S$12.8 million). The navy fleet
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        Lock icon Somali pirates edge closer to India to dodge patrol ships
        524 10  -  BY THAM YUEN-C SOMALI pirates have moved closer to India’s west coast in response to the stepped-up international patrols in the Gulf of Aden off east Africa. Regional piracy watchdog ReCAAP, or the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy Armed
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        Lock icon Going on a road trip, the Asean way
        593 11  -  Foreign ministers to experience Asean connectivity en route to meeting in Kunming, China BY NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/st.nirmal CHIANG RAI: Asean foreign ministers will today set off from the famed Golden Triangle, where Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet, for a
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        Lock icon Singapore forms ministerial panel for Eco-city
        243 11 SINGAPORE has formed a ministerial committee to boost coordination and support among Singapore government agencies for the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city project. As progress moves beyond physical development, there is a need for the support and participation of more Singapore agencies. Various agencies are collaborating
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        Lock icon Malaysia MPs may face mandatory health checks
        456 12 Proposal comes after 12 fall ill and die, forcing slew of by-elections THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK BERNAMA ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s lawmakers could soon be required to undergo annual health checks after 12 of its elected politicians died in a span of
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        Lock icon Jakarta to push House to ratify haze pact
        277 12 JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Ministry of the Environment says it will push for the ratification of a trans-border haze agreement that could see the country receive international help in fighting forest fires, the Jakarta Globe reported. Mr Arief Yuwono, the deputy minister for environmental
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        Lock icon A handful of blessings
        58 12 Sundanese women helping themselves to food during the Seren Taun rice harvest festival in Sindang Barang village in Java, Indonesia, last Saturday. In the annual ritual, Sundanese folk practise their ancient agrarian tradition of displaying native food and rice to seek blessings from the spirits for
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        Lock icon Booming fishy business
        780 13  -  Ornamental fish exports soar in Indonesia, and S’pore-listed firm is setting up shop there BY WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT wahyudis@sph.com.sg THERE are smooth seas ahead for Indonesia’s ornamental fish business these days. Exports are booming and at least one major international player Singapore-listed Qian Hu is setting
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    • world.international
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        Lock icon Obama to zero in on job creation
        667 14 He is expected to focus on how to make US more competitive and ensure long-term growth U.S. STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS WASHINGTON: Under pressure to energise the American economy, President Barack Obama said he will use his State of
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        Lock icon Iran ‘open’ to more nuke talks after latest failure
        459 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ISTANBUL: Iran is open to more talks with six world powers over its nuclear programme, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday, a day after the failure of the latest round of dialogue. “They have talked for a few rounds,
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        Lock icon Copycat protests in Yemen, Algeria
        392 15 Inspired by Tunisian revolt, protesters demand ouster of long-serving leaders ASSOCIATED PRESS ADEN (Yemen): Demonstrators in two Middle Eastern countries have sought to copy Tunisia’s overthrow of its longstanding leadership. In Yemen, thousands of students, activists and opposition groups fed up with President Ali Abdullah
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        Lock icon Species in mountains, tropics feel the heat
        853 16 Unable to escape climate change, they face extinction NEW YORK TIMES KINANGOP (Kenya): Polar bears have become the icons of this climate threat. But scientists say tens of thousands of smaller species that live in the tropics or on or near mountaintops are
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        Lock icon Climate change lawsuits heating up
        492 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: From being a marginal and even mocked issue, climate change litigation is fast emerging as a new frontier of law where some believe hundreds of billions of dollars are at stake. Compensation for losses inflicted by man-made global warming would be jaw-dropping,
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        Lock icon Victoria faces 90km wave of floodwater
        308 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS MELBOURNE: A giant inland sea of floodwater 90km long will spread across the Australian state of Victoria over the next 10 days, officials say. The State Emergency Service (SES) has warned that the wave of floodwater will continue coursing inland until it
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        Lock icon Fancy a Bug Mac with flies?
        596 17 Dutch researchers working to promote insects as food AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WAGENINGEN (The Netherlands): Dutch student Walinka van Tol inspects the worm protruding from a half-eaten chocolate praline she is holding, steels herself with a shrug, then pops it into her mouth. “Tasty...kind of nutty,”
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      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon BBC sorry for bomb joke
          131 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: The BBC yesterday apologised to Japanese viewers over jokes about a man who survived both atomic bombs dropped on Japan in World War II, following complaints from the embassy in London. In the comedy television quiz show QI, screened in Britain last
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        • Article
          Lock icon S’pore fair in Dubai
          98 17 ABOUT 600 Singaporeans from around the Middle East celebrated the Singapore Spirit in Dubai last Friday at the inaugural Singapore Carnival held at the Etisalat Academy in Dubai. Despite the rain, festivities included a song and dance routine, and Singapore food favourites such as satay, nasi
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          Lock icon ‘Red shirts’ in rally
          101 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK: Thousands of Thai “red shirts” gathered in Bangkok yesterday to mark eight months since a military crackdown on their anti-government protests last year. Police said as many as 27,000 people joined the peaceful demonstration by the red shirts, whose rally in April and
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          Lock icon Call to ease CNY travel
          89 17 BLOOMBERG BEIJING: China told its local authorities to ensure that road and rail links stay open as snow and freezing weather disrupted the start of the Chinese New Year travel, when millions of people return home to reunite with families. Local governments were ordered to
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          Lock icon Afghan deal in doubt
          101 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KABUL: A deal between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and rebel lawmakers on opening the country’s new Parliament looked in doubt yesterday amid disagreement over a special tribunal on electoral fraud. It had seemed that a constitutional crisis had been averted after lawmakers said late
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          Lock icon Hep B dispute settled
          122 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Japanese hepatitis B sufferers thought to have caught the disease from repeated use of needles during a vaccination programme have agreed to settle a dispute with the state, at a cost of 3.2 trillion yen (S$50 billion). Tokyo had already expressed a readiness
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          Lock icon From $0 To Millions In The Stock Market
          656 17  -  A SPECIAL SERIES BROUGHT TO YOU BY SHAREINVESTOR Corporate high-flyer Mirriam MacWilliams wanted financial freedom: to leave her job and travel around the world without having to live off her savings. So she set out to learn options trading as a means
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          Lock icon ETFs: Prospects for 2011
          967 17 Investors in Singapore are increasingly well-informed and globalised, with greater receptiveness to international investment tools and products. Thus it is unsurprising that the exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry here has been soaring over the last few years despite the financial crisis of2008-2009. ETFs are among the most
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  • REVIEW & FORUM.
    • Article
      Lock icon Nation’s soul in no danger
      444 18 HAS the economic imperative of becoming a global city robbed Singapore of its soul? None of the panellists at the Singapore Perspectives 2011 conference last week lamented or conceded such a Faustian bargain. Yet, it does the nation’s soul a world of good to debate
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      Lock icon No quick fix for inflation woes
      1508 18  -  CHINA’S ECONOMY BY MENG W. TAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a Singaporean currently pursuing his PhD in World Economics at Nanjing University School of Business. OVER the past two years, China’s money supply was boosted not only by the anti-crisis stimulus
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    • review.
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        Lock icon Making housing more family-friendly
        757 19  -  SINGAPORE’S FALLING BIRTH RATE BY BURTON ONG FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is an associate professor at the National University of Singapore’s Faculty of Law. IN A market-driven economy, price levels are determined, in theory at least, by the aggregate forces of demand and supply.
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      457 4  -  BY AMRESH GUNASINGHAM THESE daytime snatch thieves have a soft spot for bread and peanuts. In the past few months, a pair of macaques have made weekly forays from a nearby jungle to a residential area along Montreal Drive in Sembawang. There, before
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        33 6 KFC’s Mandarin Orange egg tarts are baked with rich creamy custard and tangerine slices. Available for a limited period in a box of six at $8 or at $1.40 per piece.
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        32 6 Old Empire Home’s furniture is made from high quality man-made fibre and is weather resistant. Every single piece is hand made. Check out the furniture range at Takashimaya Basement 1.
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        40 6 Get extra cash with Maybank’s FlexiCash scheme. Enjoy a low interest rate of 4.98 per cent per annum, repayable over 12 monthly instalments. This plan is applicable for a minimum transfer amount of $10,000. Terms and conditions apply.
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        37 6 Casio’s EX-ZR10 creates artistic photographs using Casio’s high dynamic range technology. The camera also features a wide-angle 28mm 7X optical zoom and a wide range of shooting options. Retailing at $549 at Casio authorised dealers.
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        27 6 Visit V.hive’s new showrooms at Nex shopping mall #04-12 and Great World City #03-06/07. Check out the new range of furniture and try out reclinerchairsfromKomforte.
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        39 6 Turbo’s new glass hob models can fit into compact kitchens and are made from the highest quality of Schott glass. Priced from $480, check them out at major department stores including Audio House, Courts and Harvey Norman.
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      159 6 NISSAN sold 1,016 vehicles in the commercial vehicle segment last year, making it the top commercial vehicle brand in Singapore for the year 2010. Toyota came in second with 873 vehicles sold while Mitsubishi took third spot with 809 vehicles sold. The results were released
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      190 6 ONE of Singapore’s most popular tourist attractions, Jurong Bird Park, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year with a series of promotions and discounts on admission tickets. From now till end of the month, Singaporeans and Permanent Residents who turn 40 this year will get
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      144 6 “EVERY Carlsberg brings an abundance of joy to the world” is the theme for Carlsberg’s Chinese New Year campaign this year. Its roving parties and roadshows this month in the heartlands aim to do just that. Besides entertainment from bunny girls and lion dances,
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      93 6 SOME 40 students from Catholic High School’s Chinese Orchestra spent eight days in Tokyo last December as part of a music immersion programme. In what was more than a sightseeing trip, the group performed a medley of popular songs such as Count on Me Singapore and
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      102 7 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES L Why NFA trainee quit L The Inch-Vincibles L Don’t disregard the others, Fergie MOST COMMENTED ON L Beware of ‘fantastic’ Bent Says TrueBeliever: “These are prophetic words indeed from Roberto Mancini. Darren Bent has a tendency
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      563 7  -  With only 3 weeks’ training, she breaks hurdles mark BY CHAN U-GENE ugenec@sph.com.sg SHE had resumed training for the hurdles barely a month ago, after a year-long injury layoff. So imagine Dipna Lim-Prasad’s surprise when she broke the national 100 metres hurdles record not once but twice
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      611 8  -  S’pore Olympic team to take on Malaysians in friendly today BY FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg SINCE last month’s disastrous AFF Suzuki Cup campaign, the word “rebuilding” has been thrown around a lot in relation to the Singapore national team. Especially so after Football Association of Singapore (FAS)
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      179 8 L Arsenal appear to have secured the signature of rising teenage talent Alex Chamberlain. According to the Daily Mail, the 17-year-old Southampton midfielder was seen visiting Arsenal’s training ground and meeting manager Arsene Wenger on Friday. He will sign a £10 million (S$20.54 million) deal with the club
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      478 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DOHA: A buoyant South Korea say they have nothing to fear from Japan after rolling into an Asian Cup semi-final showdown with their old rivals by battling past a stubborn Iran 1-0. Substitute Yoon Bit Ga Ram was their extra-time hero on
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      463 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Manchester City assistant manager Brian Kidd has admitted that the English Premier League title is Manchester United’s to lose after seeing his expensive-ly-assembled side slip to a 0-1 defeat at Aston Villa. Darren Bent, who joined Villa earlier in
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      529 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: The future of Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti at Stamford Bridge is looking increasingly wobbly, if the reports of two British papers yesterday are anything to go by. The Daily Express reported yesterday that the Blues had offered Evert on £3 million (S$6.2
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      609 9 Italian staves off six match points against Kuznetsova in longest women’s Grand Slam match AUSTRALIAN OPEN ASSOCIATED PRESS MELBOURNE: One of the players was so exhausted she forgot who was serving. The other kept checking the ticking clock on centre court and thinking to herself, “Brava, Francesca!” The
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      579 9  -  COMMENTARY BY ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg MELBOURNE: From nowhere, arrives an epic. From an ordinary match, suddenly erupts history. Surely this is why we watch sport, for its inevitable power to bewilder. Francesca Schiavone and Svetlana Kuznetsova were playing a decent match. At 6-4, 1-6
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      938 9  -  BY ROHIT BRIJNATH MELBOURNE: Victoria Azarenka made a racket on the Rod Laver Arena yesterday, Li Na simply made music with hers. In a match of noisy violence, the Chinese star won 6-3, 6-3 and then confessed that her mother is too nervous
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      631 10  -  ARUNNER’S DIARY BY JEANETTE WANG jwang@sph.com.sg The writer is the associate editor of Shape, Singapore’s premier health, fitness, wellness and nutrition magazine for women SO YOU bought the Power Balance. Last month, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) took issue with
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        67 10 REUTERS ABU DHABI: German golfer Martin Kaymer leapfrogged Tiger Woods to become the new world No. 2 when he stormed to an eight-shot victory in the Abu Dhabi Championship yesterday. Kaymer relegated Woods to No. 3 when he shot a six-under 66 to retain
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        55 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ADELAIDE: Tour de France icon Lance Armstrong ended his international cycling career yesterday when he completed the final stage of the Tour Down Under in Adelaide, his last race outside the United States. The seven-time Tour de France champion finished 67th, 6min 42sec
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        64 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: Chinese media report that four-time Olympic diving champion Guo Jingjing, 29, is retiring, putting an end to speculation as to whether she would add to her impressive medal collection at next year’s London Games. The official Xinhua News Agency said yesterday that
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        70 10 MORE than 440 aspiring fencers from schools and fencing clubs across Singapore were out in force to contest the Novices Fencing Championships held over the weekend at the Clementi Sports Hall. Among the winners was Hwa Chong Institution rookie Tan Wei Lun, 18, who
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      549 10  -  BY LIN XINYI THEY had hoped to compete at the Safra Biathlon. But for their own safety, 43 endurance enthusiasts will not be allowed to participate in the Feb 12 event. The reason: Organisers Safra National Service Association and the Republic of Singapore Navy have made
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      254 10 Today Basketball ABL Play-offs s-final 1 Game 1: Thailand Slammers v Singapore Slingers (Live, mio TV Ch114, 8pm). Football Friendly: Singapore Olympic Team v Malaysia Olympic Team (Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.30pm). English Premier League: Bolton v Chelsea (Live, mio TV HD Ch102, tomorrow, 4am). Tennis Australian Open:
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      313 10 Badminton Malaysian Open Super Series In Kuala Lumpur, finals (Chn unless stated) Men’s singles: Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Taufik Hidayat (Ina) 21-8 21-17. Women’s singles: Wang Shixian bt Wang Yihan 21-18 21-14. Men’s doubles: Chai Biao/Guo Zhendong bt Mads Conrads-Petersen/Jonas Rasmussen (Den) 21-16 21-14. Women’s doubles: Tian Qing/Zhao
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      42 10 ALEX FERGUSON, Manchester United manager, on Blackpool manager Ian Holloway’s tactics for squeezing the best transfer deals from rival clubs
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      220 7 BOSTON BEATEN John Wall inspires Wizards to conjure late recovery against Celtics. B10 Edging out the Competition is now Child's Play Develop your child's competitive spirit in a healthy, fun way! Try out the Olympic sport of freestyle Wrestling, a sport that will enhance overall development in confidence, mental strength
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      14 7 MARATHON MATCH Francesca Schiavone beats Svetlana Kuznetsova in longest women’s Grand Slam match. B9
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    1367 11 TAN HOCK SENG Age:82 Passed away peacefully on 22 January 2011. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. BelovedWife: Lee Ngoh Kiow Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tan Boon Kheng Tay Kwee Choo Tan Boon Heng Ang Siew Lang, Esther Tan Boon Chye, Andrew Lim Choon Hong, Michelle Daughters: Sons-in-law: Tan Siew
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      218 12 Allianz RCM China Timely Moves to Optimize Potential A CPFIS Registered Fund This material is prepared by Allianz Global Investors Singapore Limited (“AllianzGI SG”) and the opinions expressed are subject to change without notice. This document is published for information only and does not constitute investment advice or recommendation. Investors
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        520 12  -  Recent correction offers buying opportunities: CLSA fengshui report MARKETS INSIGHT BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg BETTER tidings may await traders as the final full trading week in the Year of the Tiger gets under way today. Hopes run high that
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          211 12 Week's Top Rises CENTS DBXT E50 10US$ 4324 318.7 6.1 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 3836 158.1 3.3 IS S&P500 ***** 134.9 0.8 Asia Pac Brew 2090 100.0 5.0 Lyxor Europe 10 US$ 1342 45.0 2.7 UOB 5.05%NCPS 100 ***** 38.0 0.4 DBXT MSJAP 10USS 4106 37.3 0.7 DBXT
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          103 12 Currencies Jan 21 i OLNG ffi 2010 CLOSE f B on M SS LW SI IIICH US$ 1,2847 +0.16 1.4219 1.2819 Euro 1.7395 -0.35 2.0153 1.6758 2.0446 +0.51 2.2831 1.9853 1.2685 +0.94 1.3145 1.1515 Ven'. 1.5516 +0.99 1.6107 1.4467 Ruplah* 0.1)1418 +0.19 0.*****7 0.***** Where S$ stands
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          3131 12 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS A unit trust or investment-linked insurance policy qualifies for inclusion under the CPF Investment Scheme if it has: a three-year track record, top quartile performance, a sales charge not exceeding 3 per cent and an expense ratio that is lower than the median of existing funds in
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        417 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: United States Federal Reserve policymakers are likely to tread water when they meet this week, leaving crisis measures in place as debate rages over when to stop priming the recovery. A revamped Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) the
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      1015 13  -  Spin-off may pave way for more such offerings, but investors should exercise care C A I JIN BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg AS AN asset class offering investors a steady income, business trusts have been around in Singapore for about four years.
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      539 14 But separation of key banking units could reduce probability of failure: Commission head REUTERS LONDON: Possible reforms to Britain’s banks are unlikely to include a formal break-up of the top lenders, said the head of a government-backed body probing the sector in
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        45 15 Jon Eddy Abdullah: Joins Thai telco Total Access Communication as its CEO and will be in charge of supervising day-to-day operations. He has more than 18 years of experience in the telecoms industry, with his most recent appointment being CEO of Telenor Pakistan.
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      506 16  -  BY CHERYL LIM FIVE-STAR service, once exclusive to private households, hotels, castles and palaces, will be now available at all of developer SC Global’s properties such as Hilltops along Cairnhill Circle. This swish service will also be on offer at the properties the firm
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        472 2  -  The INside track BY SERENE GOH There is an insidious and worrying behaviour that seems to have gripped a lot of young people in Singapore. It surfaces as palpable fear every time I ask a young person this one question: “So tell me, what
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        641 3 Zero-tolerance here abroad Random drug testing means that you can be nabbed for using illegal narcotics when you return to Singapore. Sources: BBC News Central Narcotics Bureau The Straits Times Cannabis, cocaine, Ecstasy, heroin it is illegal to take these drugs in Singapore, which has some of the toughest anti-drug
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        169 4 Primary schools will soon take part in a water safety programme focusing on survival skills. It will replace an older course on swimming techniques, said National Water Safety Council chairman Teo Ho Pin. Launched last July, the new SwimSafer programme teaches water skills that help
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        223 4 The average bill for a patient in a C-class ward in a public hospital has gone up by between a third and almost double since 2006. A patient having surgery four years ago at the National Heart Centre, for example, would have paid around $3,466. Last
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        368 4 The Government will spend $1 billion over the next five years to rejuvenate and upgrade three Housing Board towns in Hougang, East Coast and Jurong Lake. These three mature estates are set to be transformed under the second phase of Remaking Our Heartland, an initiative
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        86 5 CNN, Agence France-Presse More than 700 people died in mudslides near the city of Rio de Janeiro earlier this month, making it the deadliest natural disaster the coun- try has seen. Heavy rains caused the mudslides, which swept away roads and buildings in the Serrano region, a poor area
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        99 5 Associated Press Christina Taylor Green, nine, was one of six people killed when a gunman went on a shooting rampage in Tucson, Arizona, this month. Thirteen people were also in- jured, among them his intended target, lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head but appears
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        592 5 Sources: BBC News France-Presse CIA World Factbook THE NEWS More than four million Sudanese voted recently on whether the country should be split, with the south of the country becoming a separate nation. Early results suggest that this will indeed happen. THE CONFLICT Sudan, located in north-eastern Africa,
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        89 5 Agence France-Presse A new company in the Georgian capital city Tbilisi is offering unmarried women a chance to hire a “husband” for an hour to help with chores around the house. The service is to “assist those women who need help with tough housekeeping tasks, such as minor repair
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        1707 6/7  -  It is common to see teenagers toting the latest and priciest gadgets. SHERYL QUEK finds out why teens are addicted to tech. SHERYL QUEK ou love your phones. And your MP3 players, and oh, your game consoles and digital cameras too. In fact, you seem to love
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        646 8  -  BY EISEN TEO He was once dubbed the next Borhan Abu Samah by his coach and teammates. Osman (not his real name), 17, was a promising defender in the national under-17 football team. The Singapore Sports School graduate resembled the former national football player in
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        139 8 What’s for lunch? A 91.3m-long chicken ham and cheese sandwich, that is what. Seventy staff and students from Republic Polytechnic assembled this giant sandwich on Jan 6 in just one minute and 26 seconds and raised $27,200 for The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund
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        515 9  -  MATTHEW HUI Science enthusiasts showed a lot of heart at the Republic Polytechnic Science Congress on Jan 7. Many of the 25 projects featured at the congress, a platform to showcase science ideas and findings, highlighted themes of social consciousness. These included health and environmental
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        497 9  -  BY BRANDON ON G Reaching out to their peers is a mission this year’s IN Crowd does not take lightly. Among the 10 student council members of The Straits Times Media Club are newcomers and returnees and all have a gleam in their eyes at the
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        1078 10/11  -  Round off the year’s first month with IN’s tasty tasks. Reviewed by Reena Kandoth, Reviewed by Reena Kandoth, National Library Board EXOTIC EATS Get inside this wet market for a fresh perspective on what you eat. Cirque du Marche, inspired by the lively Fremantle
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        432 12  -  BY SHERYL QUEK Justin Bieber is a name that incites some vehemence in boys and girls from the Love Bieber and Hate Bieber camps. Annetta Chan, 15, from Tanjong Katong Girls’ School, said: “There are so many people on YouTube with more potential than Bieber. Why is it
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        129 12 How many of you were thrilled about starting school again? IN captures your online chatter. “It’s difficult to juggle between band (CCA), school and learning how to play the bass guitar...” Yun Cheng, 15, Admiralty Secondary School IN says: Stardom is 10 per cent talent and 90
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        98 12 So you think your life is boring? My Life is Average (MLIA) is a website where people go to bemoan their boring lives in a witty, deadpan manner. The more mundane the subject, the funnier the line especially when juxtaposed with a not-so-ordi-nary event. MLIA moment #1 Had
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        138 13 Colours light Photography is all about playing with light. Former IN Crowder and avid photographer Muhammad Nasri Sadi, 17, had time to spare after his O-level examinations last November. So he went around Singapore with his camera to capture some memories of the ever-changing island. He shares one of them
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        117 13 Senior keeper Karen Nilsson (left) calming a stressed koala bear which had been displaced by flood waters at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane on Jan 15. Is the koala relieved to see the keeper or is it irritated at being treated like a soft
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        409 13  -  BY GERAINT WONG Alexandra Low, former band major of Crescent Girls’ School, achieved a perfect score of nine A1s at last year’s O-level examinations. What is the secret of her success? An efficient leader Alexandra’s appointment as band major in March 2009 caught her by surprise.
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        563 14 X says: “For more than six months I have been unable to concentrate on my studies. My mind is occupied with school happenings, my relationships with my friends, and even plots of movies that I watched a long time ago. Even though I’m at my desk for
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        152 14 On this page, we feature your voices, opinions, problems and answers. Your letter could win you a Straits Times Media Club gift. Send your letters by e-mail or MMS to stpost@sph.com.sg or leave a comment on our Facebook page. More details at www.facebook.com/innies UP NEXT, THIS QUESTION Nicole,
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        744 15  -  BY ANDREW DUFFY What has the national football team done recently? It is not a question of what the team has done; it is more a question of what it has not done. It failed to qualify for the final round of the
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        796 16 / 17  -  Read the story about macaques in the Home section of The Straits Times. Lesson activity by SONIA SNG Some of you may be living in the residential areas mentioned in this article and you might even have had your own encounters with macaques. Some first-hand experience
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      479 1 CPART Critical rock Cry me a river MONDAY, JANUARY 24 2011 X’Ho’s angry new album He is the man behind the successful local company which created the ThumbDrive. Mr Henn Tan earns big bucks now but still wears $4 ties. AKSHITAN NANDA reports. Lyricist Xiaohan bawls easily C3 C2 Starry
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      697 2  -  In his new album, X’Ho sings about the ban on chewing gum and capital punishment john lui johnlui@sph.com.sg Musician X’Ho, also known as deejay Chris Ho, could well be adding one more job title to the list: The angriest man in Singapore rock. His new album’s
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      778 2 New York Times Agence France-Presse Park City, Utah Morgan Spurlock, the documentarian who eviscerated McDonald’s in his 2004 film Super Size Me, is back at the Sundance Film Festival. And big business is in his camera’s viewfinder again. This time, he toys with
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        1135 3  -  Lyricist Xiaohan’s new book comprises essays covering subject matters such as relationships and even food boon chan media correspondent You might have heard her works before without realising it. After all, top local lyricist Xiaohan has written the words to about 150 songs, including hits by
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        2268 4  -  the monday interview with Henn Tan ThumbDrive creator Henn Tan’s company made $75 million last year from small data storage devices akshita nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg Two things dismay Mr Henn Tan: First, that not many Singaporeans know a local firm invented the ThumbDrive and, second, few consumers buy the
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      641 5  -  Acclaimed guzheng player Chang Jing says the genre’s soothing quality is perfect for the traditional instrument yip wai yee yipwy@sph.com.sg Music produced by the guzheng, or Chinese zither, is often associated with tradition and old-world charm. But as acclaimed Chinese guzheng player Chang Jing shows,
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      393 5 Reuters Hong Kong Some US$5.6 million (S$7.2 million) worth of fine wines from the cellars of British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber were hammered off in a sale at Sotheby’s Hong Kong last Saturday, amid ebullient demand from Asian and online bidders. With Hong Kong emerging
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      745 8 Associated Press London Two of the favourite pastimes in Britain, royal-watching and betting, are morphing into one raucous market centred on the royal wedding. Prince William and Kate Middleton (both right) are not even married yet that will take place on April 29 but some
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        352 10 Beijing The media had a field day last Saturday evening when Italian designer Miuccia Prada held her first catwalk show outside Europe on a runway in Beijing. Movie queens Maggie Cheung and Gong Li, as well as comeback star Cecilia Cheung, appeared at the
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          36 10 Organisers have added a third show on Aug 28 to Jacky Cheung’s upcoming concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Tickets from $98 to $228 are on sale at Sistic.
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          32 10 Indie-blues Japanese-American singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata (left) will perform at the Esplanade Recital Studio on Feb 16. Tickets at $98 will be available from Sistic from Feb 3.
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          40 10 Grammy nominated pop-soul singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles from California will perform at the Esplanade Concert Hall on May 11. Tickets from $68 to $148 will go on sale at Sistic at a date to be confirmed.
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        340 10 MTV’s Skins most-talked-about series Associated Press New York You got to love a show that can upstage MTV’s raunchy reality hit, Jersey Shore. Skins has done it. MTV’s Skins, a steamy scripted drama about overwrought teens, spun off from the acclaimed British series of the same name, has soared to
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