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Title Section51 2011-02-12 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MI C A P 1 08 /11/2 0 1 0S 0S AT U RDAY FEBR U ARY122 0 11 G A S IN G AP O REPRE SS H O LDIN GS P U BLI C ATI O NE NE S TABLI S HED1 8 4 551 words
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Article59 2011-02-12 1 ALMOST all residents who have taken advantage of the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (Sers) in the past two years have endorsed it. A survey released by the Housing Board yesterday showed about 95 per cent supported the scheme, under which selected old blocks of flats59 words
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Article, Illustration51 2011-02-12 1 A FLAME-SPEWING dragon float and fireworks lit up the F1 Pit Building in Marina Bay last night as Chingay got off to a fiery start. About 80,000 people, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, turned up for this year’s parade, said to be the grandest51 words
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Article43 2011-02-12 1 ON THE eve of the Manchester derby, much of the talk is of how Manchester United are on the verge of being sold by the Glazer family to Qatar Holdings in a £1.6 billion (S$3.3 billion) deal.43 words
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Article, Illustration767 2011-02-12 1 ANDREW RAVEN - Military council will run the country’s affairs, says vice-president BY ANDREW RAVEN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES araven755@gmail.com CAIRO: Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak stepped down yesterday after 18 days of mass protests against his 30-year reign as head of the Arab world’s most populous and influential nation. Vice-PresidentPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 767 words
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Article, Illustration776 2011-02-12 1 ADELINE CHIA - BY ADELINE CHIA ARTS CORRESPONDENT chiahta@sph.com.sg AVIATION engineer Francis Tan, 52, has watched one arts performance in his life and did not enjoy it very much. More than 20 years ago, he attended a Singapore Symphony Orchestra concert with his wife. “There werePHOTO: SINGAPORE LYRIC OPERA - 776 words
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Advertisement311 2011-02-12 1 HDB living by the WATER’S EDGE and other goodies planned for Hougang, East Coast and Jurong LIFE! PAGES E12&13 SATURDAY SPECIAL As coffee gets pricier, will rising inflation be a HOTELECTIONISSUE? He was over 50, she was half his age. And Wong Kim Hoh meets some unlikely couples LOVE BLOOMED311 words
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60 2011-02-12 2 WE SAY Beijing has unveiled a 17-minute film chronicling the country’s development, traditions and its people. This is all to the good. In recent years, China’s leaders have come to realise, that like other major powers, China needs to get its own message out60 words
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Article, Illustration20 2011-02-12 2 COLUMNS There is evidence that real acupuncture treatments are no more effective than sham treatments, says Andy Ho.20 words
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Article, Illustration19 2011-02-12 2 New social media like Twitter can hardly be credited with sparking revolutions, says Jeremy Au Yong.19 words
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Article36 2011-02-12 2 OUR READER SAYS Coach Raddy Avramovic may be lashing out at the media, but kudos to The Straits Times for uncovering the problems plaguing the Football Association of Singapore, says Michael Ang.36 words
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Article, Illustration35 2011-02-12 2 www.straitstimes.com L Ravi Velloor, our South Asia Bureau chief, on the latest political wrangling in Nepal. L Lynn Lee spends a Sunday admiring paintings by top artists at the Jakarta Contemporary Art event.35 words
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Article, Illustration962 2011-02-12 2 JONATHAN EYAL - Will fundamentalists rise or can Egypt be modern and Islamic? BY JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT jonathan.eyal@gmail.com “EGYPT will not go back to what it was,” US President Barack Obama predicted on Sunday, after two weeks of massive an-ti-government demonstrations in that country. The protests962 words
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Miscellaneous2 2011-02-12 2 PUNCHLINES http://blogtoonistmiel.blogspot.com/2 words
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Article, Illustration907 2011-02-12 3 DARYL CHIN - Residents who moved under Sers say living environment is better BY DARYL CHIN darylc@sph.com.sg ALMOST all of the residents who swopped their old flats for new ones in various Housing Board (HDB) en bloc exercises have supported the scheme.ST PHOTO: DESMOND LIM - 907 words
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Article, Illustration603 2011-02-12 4 KOR KIAN BENG - S’poreans must accept the reality; 4-6% growth forecast still ‘very good’ BY KOR KIAN BENG kianbeng@sph.com.sg THE way Singaporeans have been reacting to the wave of foreigners coming here to work has a huge bearing on Singapore’s growth this year. It is a key reasonST PHOTO: SAMUEL HE - 603 words
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Article, Illustration631 2011-02-12 8 TEH J00 LIN - BY TEH J00 LIN A FILIPINO maid was found mysteriously dead along River Valley Road yesterday morning, just three hours before she was to check into hospital to be quarantined for tuberculosis. Ms Jennifer Dignos, 31, was found in the middlePHOTO: LIANHE WANBAO - 631 words
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Article, Illustration616 2011-02-12 10 JAMIE EE WEN WEI - 80,000 throng Marina Bay to take in parade glitz BY JAMIE EE WEN WEI jamieee@sph.com.sg CHINGAY got off to a fiery start last night as a fire-spewing dragon float and fireworks lit up the F1 Pit Building in Marina Bay. A pair of 88m-longST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN - 616 words
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418 2011-02-12 12 CAROLYN HONG - BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: The revolt in Egypt has triggered a fierce reaction in Malaysia, where many share long and close ties with Egyptians among Islamic circles and academia. In cyberspace, netizens have been devouring the latest updates and debating the uprising418 words
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Article456 2011-02-12 12 LYNN LEE - BY LYNN LEE INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF JAKARTA: While Indonesians have been keeping close tabs on events in Cairo and discussing online the need for democratic reform in Egypt, their reaction has been mostly muted in tone and rational. Many were concerned when the revolt broke out two456 words
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Article, Illustration598 2011-02-12 13 Mubarak bows to people power after 30 years in charge AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CAIRO: He survived 10 attempts on his life, and at 82 his health was a subject of speculation. But in the end, it was his people who brought down Egypt’s mod-ern-day pharaoh. PullingAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 598 words
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Article, Illustration704 2011-02-12 14 He wants temple off list of heritage sites to ease conflict with Cambodia REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA BANGKOK: Thailand’s Prime Minister has called on the Unesco World Heritage Committee to help defuse its border conflict with Cambodia by stripping an ancient templeREUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; XINHUA; PHOTO: REUTERS - 704 words
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Article, Illustration558 2011-02-12 14 KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN - BY KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN A BUILDING smack in the middle of the busy Tanglin area will become home to international policing agency Interpol’s new global complex. The mint-green building, formerly the Tanglin Police Station and the Tanglin Division Headquarters, will beST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN - 558 words
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Article, Illustration203 2011-02-12 16 STRONG winds and heavy rain brought several trees and branches crashing down along Mandai Road yesterday evening, with some of them falling onto cars, causing a kilometre-long jam. Volunteer worker Susan Chee, 52, was driving by when a tree fell ontoST PHOTO: TERENCE TAN - 203 words
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657 2011-02-12 16 JESSICA LIM - It will not adjust cost of basic food dishes as well BY JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg THE prices of coffee, tea and canned drinks at NTUC Foodfare’s 40 retail outlets will remain the same for the rest of the year, even as some other657 words
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Article, Illustration419 2011-02-12 16 AARON Low - BY AARON Low BE PREPARED for more volatility in financial markets in the months ahead, the central bank’s chief warned yesterday. Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) managing director Heng Swee Keat issued the warning while highlighting the unpredictable forces at play419 words
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Article, Illustration609 2011-02-12 18 Fund’s scrutiny of advanced countries also found to be lax 20 08 FINANCIAL TURMOIL AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS WASHINGTON:The IMF ignored warnings about the financial crisis from its own top economist and acted like a cheerleader for the US economy rather than monitoring it, accordingAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS - 609 words
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Article, Illustration423 2011-02-12 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK: Dozens of snakes, boxes of spiders and one of the world’s rarest tortoises were among hundreds of live animals found in a man’s airport luggage after a shopping spree at a Bangkok market, Thai officials said yesterday. Rivo Cahyono,AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 423 words
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409 2011-02-12 20 NEW YORK TIMES ASSOCIATED PRESS MARQUETTE (Michigan): President Barack Obama is pushing for high-speed wireless technology to be extended to cover 98 per cent of the US, saying it is critical to the nation’s economic recovery. The grand scheme is part of his five-yearNEW YORK TIMES; ASSOCIATED PRESS - 409 words
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Article464 2011-02-12 20 They include mandatory 10 per cent downpayment for purchase of homes and other reforms AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: The Treasury Department yesterday proposed to set a mandatory 10 per cent down payment for US home buyers and to wind down state-backed mortgage lendersAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS - 464 words
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Article, Illustration632 2011-02-12 24 JESSICA CHEAM - Property, utility rebates, bigger grants and higher income ceilings top list BUDGET PREVIEW SERIES This is the fifth of a special 10-part series in which The Straits Times explores some of the key issues expected to be tackled in the Budget on Feb 18. BYST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM; ST GRAPHICS - 632 words
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522 2011-02-12 24 CASSANDRA CHEW - Cost of living hot topic in Houseon Monday BY CASSANDRA CHEW THE rising cost of living weighs heavy on the minds of MPs. At least four of them will be asking about education fee hikes, food prices in wet markets and subsidies for families when Parliament sits next Monday. The522 words
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Article, Illustration83 2011-02-12 26 A photo of Afghan woman Bibi Aisha (above), whose nose and ears were cut off by her husband, was yesterday named World Press Photo Of The Year 2010. The iconic image was taken by Time magazine photographer Jodi Bieber. In 2009, Ms Aisha had fled herPHOTOS: REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS - 83 words
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Article, Illustration596 2011-02-12 26 Four jailed for abusing five siblings in Aussie ‘house of horrors’ case AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY: For four months, four adults beat, tortured and starved a group of children so badly that their brains shrank from malnutrition. The five young siblings wereAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: ADELAIDE ADVERTISER - 596 words
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463 2011-02-12 26 TE0 CHENG WEE - BY TE0 CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Marketing executive June Tan was pleasantly surprised last week when she received Chinese New Year greetings on her mobile phone from the Prime Minister himself. “Salam 1Malaysia. Happy Chinese New Year to all Malaysians,463 words
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438 2011-02-12 28 FRESH from a bid to woo Americans with Chinese soft power during President Hu Jintao’s recent visit to the United States, Beijing has unveiled a 17-minute film chronicling the country’s development, traditions and its people. This is all to the good. In recent years,438 words
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Article, Illustration932 2011-02-12 28 CATHERINE LIM - BY CATHERINE LIM FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a Singaporean novelist. PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s reassurance of the Muslim community, upset by what they perceived to be disparaging remarks of them made by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, was exactly as expected. It932 words
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918 2011-02-12 28 Below is an excerpt from Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going, where Minister Mentor Lee speaks about convictions in politics L After 57 years in politics, what are the most important lessons that you would distil for918 words
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Article, Illustration679 2011-02-12 30 ANTHONY T. H. CHIN - ASK: NUS ECONOMISTS By ANTHONY T. H. CHIN The writer is an associate professor at the Department of Economics, National University of Singapore. L Is the public transport industry a duopoly in Singapore? If so, is it viable for the industry toST FILE PHOTO - 679 words
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Article, Illustration957 2011-02-12 32 ANDY H0 - DAEDALUS BY ANDY H0 SENIOR WRITER andyho@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Medical Association (SMA) desires that doctors here be permitted to refer patients to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners. If this suggestion is accepted by the Singapore Medical Council, I believe the practice of evidence-based medicineBERITA HARIAN FILE PHOTO - 957 words
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Article, Illustration1027 2011-02-12 35 TERESA LIM - LONDON EYE BY TERESA LIM FOR THE STRAITS TIMES WHILE in Singapore recently, I was taken to lunch in Chinatown where I gawped at the New Year decorations, particularly the branches of cherry blossom planted at intervals along New Bridge Road, nearly betterPHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 1,027 words
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Article, Illustration2810 2011-02-12 36 RACHEL CHANG; ANDREA ONG - Wrestling with the beast again Inflation has reared its ugly head once again and hard-pressed Singaporeans are now grappling with the monster. Is the beast the same as the one that emerged in previous decades? Or is it a different animal? What weapons can be unsheathed to slay it or2,810 words
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Article, Illustration953 2011-02-12 37 ANDREA ONG - BY ANDREA ONG andreao@sp.com.sg THE story of inflation in Singapore reflects its overwhelming reliance on imports and vulnerability to changes in the global economic climate. Prices in the immediate post-Inde-pendence years remained relatively stable, with inflation staying at an average of 2 per centST FILE PICTURE; Source: Department of Statistics; ST GRAPHICS - 953 words
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434 2011-02-12 39 Michael Ang - FOOTBALL Michael Ang DESPITE national football coach Raddy Avramovic’s diatribe against the press (“Raddy speaks, lashes out at media”; Jan 20), it is clear that The Straits Times deserves praise for its coverage over the past two months that uncovered the problems plaguing434 words
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Article360 2011-02-12 39 Lee Min Shing - PAPER CHASE Lee Min Shing MS PHYLLIS Christe’s letter (“A matter of means, not just genes”; Jan 31) raises a pertinent point about an increasingly uneven playing field in the paper chase, which appears to favour the more affluent. As a student of a decent neighbourhood360 words
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163 2011-02-12 39 Preschooling gap MR KAO JONG-SHYAN: “I am certain an improvement in the quality of preschool education, by making it more affordable and accessible to children regardless of their socio-economic backgrounds, is desirable (‘A matter of means, not just genes’ by Ms Phyllis Christe; Jan 31).163 words
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311 2011-02-12 39 Francis Cheng - Francis Cheng THE four students featured in Monday’s article (“Non-grad parents, but they made it to top schools”), who did well despite their humble backgrounds, earned my admiration for their passion and positivity. Our family of eight lived in a one-room rental flat311 words
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Article63 2011-02-12 39 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR RAMANATHAN SUNDARAM: Pay-TV war irks cricket fan 2 MR YEONG HOONG SOON: Money refunded to non-existent account 3 MR VICTOR LOOI: Filthy hotels tarnish S’pore’s reputation 4 MR JEFFREY LAW: Gratified by foster care scheme’s success 5MR M. LUKSHUMAYEH: ‘Green man’ too63 words
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Article92 2011-02-12 41 Changi experience MR RAVANASAMUDRAM NILAKANTAM NAGARAJ PRASAD: “I read Mr Larry Siah’s letter (‘Quiet army of kindness’; yesterday) about the humble heroes of Changi Airport while I was on board a flight and I got92 words
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Article105 2011-02-12 41 High-rise litterbugs MR SOH SWEE KIAT: “I am in favour of the move to nab litterbugs in housing estates (‘Using CCTVs to nab high-rise litterbugs’; Jan 12). I have been a victim105 words
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78 2011-02-12 41 Land line portability MR RAHMAT HAMZAH: “Singapore now has mobile number portability. Mobile telcos allow subscribers to retain their old numbers free of charge when they switch service providers. But if you want to retain the same land line phone78 words
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122 2011-02-12 41 People jam MS STELLA KON: “Lately, I have noticed huge crowds of people crammed on the middle concrete dividers of major roads, waiting for the traffic lights to change in their122 words
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188 2011-02-12 41 Evelyn Chang (Ms - Evelyn Chang (Ms) Executive Director Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers TO START with, “indicative valuation” is a term coined to reflect the indicative market value, which should not be interpreted as the proper valuation of a property (“Indicative valuations are a vital188 words
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Article, Illustration94 2011-02-12 43 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE LIn Pictures: Woman, fined in court, makes online waves LIn Pictures: Singapore’s most dangerous roads MOST COMMENTED ON LSleepless in Singapore. Says bohliao: “What’s the point of opening shops early when there are few shoppers in the early94 words
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Article473 2011-02-12 41 Mak Yuen Teen - CHARITY WAGES Mak Yuen Teen Associate Professor Mak Yuen Teen NUS Business School I AGREE with Mr Victor Looi (“Avoid paying big salaries to hire charity leaders”; yesterday) when he stated that charities should not hire talent who are motivated primarily by financial benefits. However,473 words
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Article, Illustration94 2011-02-12 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE LIn Pictures: Woman, fined in court, makes online waves LIn Pictures: Singapore’s most dangerous roads MOST COMMENTED ON LSleepless in Singapore. Says bohliao: “What’s the point of opening shops early when there are few shoppers in the early94 words
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Article, Illustration758 2011-02-12 1 P00N CHIAN HUI; MELISSA PANG - Panel urges national colonoscopy plan; cost and training are hurdles BY BY P00N CHIAN HUI MELISSA PANG chpoon@sph.com.sg melpang@sph.com.sg COLORECTAL cancer is the number one cancer for men and women here, and a panel of specialists is now calling for it to be screened on758 words
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591 2011-02-12 2 L1 XUEYING; ZAKIR HUSSAIN - At least five from labour movement said to be on ‘almost certain’ list BY L1 XUEYING ZAKIR HUSSAIN xueying@sph.com.sg zakirh@sph.com.sg AS ISSUES such as skills retraining and cost of living dominate headlines, the People’s Action Party (PAP) could be fielding one of its591 words
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Article, Illustration467 2011-02-12 2 TEO WAN GEK - BY TEO WAN GEK ASIA’S rise as a powerful economic growth region is unquestionable, but analysts at a forum yesterday were less certain about the extent to which it can influence and shape a future global landscape. They noted the current weakness of thePHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO - 467 words
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402 2011-02-12 4 K.C. VIJAYAN - Likely cancellation a result of deal reached by feuding parties BY K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg THE Law Society and lawyers unhappy over the business travel perk have reached a settlement that could see the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) called off. Law Society402 words
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Article, Illustration334 2011-02-12 4 JENNANI DURAI - BY JENNANI DURAI AN OLD Warrior has made way for a new high-flier at the Singapore Youth Flying Club (SYFC). Over the past three months, around 200 students have been taking to the skies in its new fleet of 13 aircraft. Worth $5.2 million,ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO - 334 words
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Article, Illustration292 2011-02-12 4 NATIONAL University of Singapore (NUS) president Tan Chorh Chuan is among seven people who will get honorary degrees from Duke University this year. The renowned institution, based in North Carolina in the United States, said in a statement that it had chosenPHOTO: COURTESY OF NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE - 292 words
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Article, Illustration752 2011-02-12 5 HUANG LIJIE - Many are staying longer to slot in time at the casinos and spending more BY HUANG LIJIE lijie@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S tourism has hit the jackpot with the opening of the two integrated resorts (IRs) proving a strong magnet for travellers, especially Asians drawnST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA - 752 words
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363 2011-02-12 5 JESSICA LIM, HUANG LIJIE - JESSICA LIM, HUANG LIJIE SINGAPORE could welcome nearly 13.5 million visitors this year, if a Credit Suisse report released yesterday is anything to go by. In the report, the bank’s equity strategist Sean Quek said he expected visitor arrivals here to363 words
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Article, Illustration494 2011-02-12 6 FIONA Low - BY FIONA Low HAVING lost his father and father-in-law to heart attacks, Mr Art Lim, 39, knows all too well the importance of looking after his body and spreading the message about heart health. His loss also spurred him to enter and win aPHOTO: ART LIM - 494 words
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511 2011-02-12 6 CHRISTOPHER TAN - Tesla exits after failing to secure ‘green’ tax incentives, making its cars unviable here BY CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg AMERICAN electric car company Tesla Motors is pulling the plug on plans to market its zippy, bat-tery-powered sports cars to the wealthy and511 words
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318 2011-02-12 6 MAVIS T0H - BY MAVIS T0H MALAYSIAN police have ruled out foul play in the case of a Singaporean man found dead in a Johor Baru hotel room, his face wrapped in cling-film. A post-mortem on Mr Kong Soon Chay, 63, has concluded that he had318 words
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Article, Illustration369 2011-02-12 8 KHUSHWANT SINGH - KHUSHWANT SINGH WHEN an employee of a football club hatched a plan to break into a betting outlet, he took a leaf from the book of television crime shows. Philip Foo Jian Loong, 27, then a customer service officer for the Woodlands Wellington Football369 words
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Article, Illustration390 2011-02-12 8 SELINA LUM - Former charity head’s appeal dismissed, she may face further charges BY SELINA LUM selinal@sph.com.sg AFTER she was handed a 13-month jail term for cheating, the former head of three charitable organisations tried to get new evidence admitted to “prove her innocence”. Stephanie Chee Jok Heng,ST FILE PHOTO - 390 words
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331 2011-02-12 8 ELENA CHONG - 3Y ELENA CHONG STEPPING out of his home for a smoke at about 3am, he found his wife locked in another man’s embrace. Desmond Hua Chung Fook, 29, flew into a rage, chased the man and attacked him. Twice, the fleeing man, his wife Zhang331 words
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495 2011-02-12 10 KHUSHWANT SINGH - Raids uncover nearly 8,000 bootleg versions of popular cellphones BY KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg RAIDS in Sim Lim Square four months apart in 2009 turned up 7,942 bootleg versions of cellphones, among them Apple, Nokia and Sony Ericsson models. These were all part495 words
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Article, Illustration239 2011-02-12 10 ELENA CHONG - ELENA CHONG A SPA worker who claimed she was beaten up by a group of women in an unprovoked attack has herself been charged with fighting over the incident. Doreen Yap Xiao Ping, 26, told a newspaper in November that she did not know why sheST PHOTOS: AZIZ HUSSIN; TNP FILE PHOTO - 239 words
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Article, Illustration511 2011-02-12 11 AMELIA TAN - 1,000 people enjoy music, fine food and wine in memory of ‘larger than life’ businessman BY AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg HIS son described prominent businessman Charlie Chia Cheng Guan as larger than life and a legend. So when the 93-year-old former chairman ofPHOTOS: LIANHE WANBAO - 511 words
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255 2011-02-12 11 ELENA CHONG - ELENA CHONG THREE men who used fake $50 notes as payment were jailed yesterday. Narindran Sangara Banoi, 31, who is jobless, admitted to 15 out of 55 charges of passing off fake notes as genuine, and the counterfeiting of 31 fake $50 notes and255 words
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483 2011-02-12 12 LIM Y1 HAN - Far East donates office space in Novena to Viva Foundation BY LIM Y1 HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg AFTER Foreign Minister George Yeo’s leu-kaemia-stricken son underwent a bone marrow transplant in 2004, his wife Jennifer started a foundation for children with cancer. Mrs Yeo, now a director483 words
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Article36 2011-02-12 12 Day out for Minds students ABOUT 100 Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore students went to Universal Studios on Sentosa this week with councillors from the North East Community Development Council, which organised the outing.36 words
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37 2011-02-12 12 Maybank gives to needy families FOR every counter transaction in Maybank’s 22 branches until Feb 26, eight cents will be donated to low-income families in the Central Singapore District. Proceeds will go to the Maybank Family Fund.37 words
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Article34 2011-02-12 12 CNY lunch in mosque DARUL Ghufran Mosque will throw a Chinese New Year lunch next Wednesday for those in rehabilitation for illnesses and disability. Its partner in this event is Metta Day Rehabilitation Centre.34 words
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53 2011-02-12 12 School staff bring joy to old folk PAYA Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary) staff hosted a Chinese New Year lunch for the elderly on Tuesday. About 150 seniors from St Luke’s ElderCare, Yong-en Care Centre, the National Kidney Foundation, Society for the Aged Sick, and needy residents got hongbao, oranges53 words
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51 2011-02-12 12 Donation drive for cancer patients THE Singapore Cancer Society will be selling items such as pins from Monday to Friday at selected medical institutions and hospitals to raise funds for patients. The annual drive also aims to raise awareness of the disease in the community. Visit www.singaporecancersociety.org.sg to find out51 words
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47 2011-02-12 12 Share the love with less privileged Carousel, a restaurant at the Royal Plaza on Scotts, will be donating proceeds from the sale of roses and cupcakes to the Community Chest. Both items will be sold at $5 each during the Valentine’s Day period, from today to Monday.47 words
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Article, Illustration339 2011-02-12 12 ANG YIYING - BY ANG YIYING IT IS a small idea that is big on heart. For the past few Christmases, gift company Alfestco has been recruiting housewives to hand-make miniature Santa hats, which can be clipped to wearers’ clothes or hair as accessories. ThePHOTO: ALFESTCO - 339 words
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Article, Illustration103 2011-02-12 14 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE LSingTel third-quarter net profit marginally up LUS Fed chief hits out at Chinese rate hike, calls for yuan rise MOST COMMENTED ON LShowflats: Is what you see what you get? Says purplepepper: “URA should stipulate the minimum size103 words
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Article, Illustration534 2011-02-12 14 FRANCIS CHAN - Productivity measures specifically for firms in technology and science BY FRANCIS CHAN COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT franchan@sph.com.sg THE Government will take a targeted approach to helping firms raise productivity by devising measures tailored for specific industries to ensure they have more impact. But a key focus534 words
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322 2011-02-12 15 FRANCIS CHAN - BY FRANCIS CHAN COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT TAX agent Ong Boon Lee has become the first certified public accountant (CPA) here accused of helping a client evade income tax. Ong, 48, who owns Benedict Associates, was charged yesterday and will face court again on March322 words
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Article, Illustration773 2011-02-12 15 ROBIN CHAN - Income rose across most areas, offsetting overall cost rise of 12% BY ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg DBS Group Holdings laid down the gauntlet for its local banking rivals yesterday with an imposing set of fourth-quarter numbers. Income rose across most areas of the bank,ST FILE PHOTO - 773 words
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353 2011-02-12 16 TEMASEK Holdings has paid a fine of 15 billion rupiah (S$2.1 million) to the Indonesian government, wrapping up a dispute that has lasted almost four years. The Singapore investment company said yesterday it has paid the fine imposed by Indonesia’s competition watchdog KPPU353 words
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Article, Illustration593 2011-02-12 16 ESTHER TEO - Upgrading and makeovers in the works for those in prime CBD areas BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg LANDLORDS of older buildings in the traditionally prime areas of Raffles Place and Robinson Road are not taking the emergence of new blocks in areas likeST GRAPHICS - 593 words
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Article, Illustration452 2011-02-12 16 CHUA HIAN H0U - BY CHUA HIAN H0U COMMERCIAL landlord Ascendas is bullish about the Mediapolis digital media industry hub, with more tenants signing on the dotted line. Space at the first building to be erected, a 10-storey block called Infinite Studios, is filling up fast. The JTC subsidiary announcedPHOTO: MEDIAPOLIS@ONE-NORTH - 452 words
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Article, Illustration493 2011-02-12 17 Shares fall 17% as high pricing spooks buyers REUTERS JAKARTA: Shares in PT Garuda Indonesia, the nation’s flag carrier, plunged 17 per cent on their trading debut yesterday as buyers were scared off by a high valuation a sign investors have turned cautious onREUTERS; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 493 words
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293 2011-02-12 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS HANOI: Vietnam devalued its beleaguered currency yesterday for the third time in a year, as the authorities start trying to address festering economic problems that critics say have been brushed aside in the pursuit of growth. The State Bank of Vietnam droppedAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS - 293 words
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Article, Illustration548 2011-02-12 18 IRENE THAM - Yearly net profit down 18% due to higher capital expenditure BY IRENE THAM itham@sph.com.sg HIGHER capital expenditure amounting to $272 million drove down StarHub’s net profit by 18 per cent for the year its largest drop since its initial public offering in 2004.PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 548 words
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336 2011-02-12 18 JONATHAN KWOK - JONATHAN KWOK PUBLIC transport operator SBS Transit’s profit for the full year came in flat as the performance of its bus operations held steady. Net profit for the year ended Dec 31 was $54.3 million, down a marginal 0.6 per cent from that336 words
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Article84 2011-02-12 18 NERA Telecommunications reported profit after tax rose 2.3 per cent to $10.9 million for the year ended Dec 31, thanks to improved gross margins. Revenue dipped 9.3 per cent to $155.8 million. Earnings per share rose to 3.02 cents, from 2.95 cents in 2009. Net asset value per84 words
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Article110 2011-02-12 18 CHUAN Hup Holdings’ second-quarter profit jumped 61.9 per cent to US$6.4 million (S$8.2 million), largely due to the partial sale of Scomi Marine shares. Revenue for the quarter ended Dec 31 dropped to US$4.2 million from US$24.5 million a year ago, as there was no property development110 words
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Article73 2011-02-12 18 SECOND-QUARTER net profits at Amtek Engineering shot up 46 per cent to US$13.2 million (S$16.9 million). Revenue for the three months to Dec 31 rose 4 per cent to US$174.8 million. Quarterly earnings per share rose to 2.4 US cents from 1.7 US cents a year ago. Net73 words
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Article, Illustration738 2011-02-12 19 YASMINE YAHYA - Local bourse spooked by outflow of global funds from region BULLS AND BEARS BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg IT LOOKS increasingly like a major bailout is underway, with investors yesterday staging a frenzied sell-off in blue chips that far outstripped bargain-hunt-ing in pennyST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA - 738 words
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Article, Illustration20 2011-02-12 19 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.67 billion shares worth $2.2 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 158 Losers: 334 Unchanged: 73020 words
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Article81 2011-02-12 19 Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Oil and gas Points Change Points Change Points Change Basic materials -6.38 777.99 Utilities 1.00 -4.34 588.99 -6.41 765.32 Industrials Consumer goods Health care -5.30 327.23 777.21 -8.47 -1.86 762.40 -7.29 307.70 Consumer services -2.10 286.64 524.6181 words
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Article213 2011-02-12 19 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Thursday’s close: 10,605.65 (-12.18) The Japanese stock market was closed for a public holiday. Kuala Lumpur KLCI Yesterday’s close: 1,494.52 (-9.47) Malaysian shares fell 0.6 per cent, dragged down by losses in plantation and finance stocks. HK Hang Seng Index Yesterday’s close: 22,828.92 (+120.30) Hong Kong213 words
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Article238 2011-02-12 19 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: FEB 11, 2011 Top Rises Feb 11 CENTS DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** 109.9 0.6 (0) Feb 11 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 44.9 0.3 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 4309 28.2 0.5 UOB 5.05%NCPS238 words
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Article, Illustration113 2011-02-12 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE LBrazilian who abused captive daughter dies in riot MOST COMMENTED ON L More young Americans hit by stroke. Says Bayleyan: “Looking at the North American penchant for fast food and mega servings, it’s no wonder that even 15-year-olds113 words
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Article, Illustration952 2011-02-12 1 PEH SHING HUEI - BY PEH SHING HUEI CHINA BUREAU CHIEF shpeh@sph.com.sg BEIJING: Carrefour just cannot seem to shake off the bad press it has been getting lately, prompting some to ask if its days in China are numbered. Even as the French retail giant continues to struggle withPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 952 words
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663 2011-02-12 2 Muslims decry it as Christian tradition, but churches object REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR: The raging debate over Valentine’s Day in Malaysia has sparked a war of words between Muslim organisations and a grouping of Catholic and Christian churches. Islamic government agencies joined theREUTERS - 663 words
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341 2011-02-12 2 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: Indonesian police said yesterday they have arrested 13 men over two incidents of religious mob violence which left three people dead and churches in flames. Five people have been detained over the brutal lynching of three members of the AhmadiyahAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 341 words
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Article, Illustration558 2011-02-12 3 NIRMAL GHOsH - Thai retail group’s $830m centrepiece to set off new downtown BY NIRMAL GHOsH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg www.Facebook.com/ST.Nirmal BANGKOK: Thailand’s upmarket Central Group is bouncing back from the political violence that saw one of its malls partially gutted last May, with plans to buildST PHOTO: NIRMAL GHOSH - 558 words
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189 2011-02-12 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YALA (Thailand): Three people, including a teacher, were shot dead and their bodies burned by suspected militants in Thailand’s restive Muslim-ma-jority far south, police said yesterday. The victims, including two women, were ambushed on Thursday evening on their way home from aAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 189 words
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396 2011-02-12 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian prosecutors yesterday charged seven suspected Somali pirates with firing at Malaysian forces in a Gulf of Aden raid, under laws that carry the death penalty. Malaysia became the first nation in Asia to lay charges against suspected SomaliAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 396 words
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Article713 2011-02-12 4 KWAN WENG KIN - Death of blind man who fell in path of train sparks new call for platform doors in stations BY KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO: In a country where children as young as six often commute to school by train on their own, the713 words
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493 2011-02-12 4 SEOUL: Pyongyang has ordered all its embassies to appeal to foreign governments for food, in a sign of growing desperation in North Korea, a British newspaper cited diplomatic sources as saying. Such a direct approach to foreign capitals, launched in December,493 words
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Article, Illustration643 2011-02-12 5 Govt plans 100-strong garrison for Yonaguni, near islands that are also claimed by China NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS YONAGUNI ISLAND (Japan): This remote island in the rough East China Sea is known for its gigantic moths, fiery Okinawan alcohol and an offshore rock formation thatNEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS; PHOTO: NEW YORK TIMES; ST GRAPHICS - 643 words
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300 2011-02-12 5 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI: China’s government has ordered a renewed crackdown on child abductions after an online effort to reunite parents with their lost children spotlighted the festering problem. In a notice issued late on Thursday, the Public Security Ministry said it ordered policeAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 300 words
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618 2011-02-12 6 RAVI VELLOOR - Pakistani authorities reject self-defence claim in deaths of two men BY RAVI VELLOOR SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF velloor@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: The Pakistani authorities said yesterday that the shooting deaths of two local men by an American Embassy official were a clear case of618 words
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Article, Illustration57 2011-02-12 6 Pakistani paramilitary soldiers standing guard as railway workers repaired a rail track after bomb blasts near Karachi yesterday. Officials said suspected Islamist militants blew up railway tracks at three other sites in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh early yesterday near Hyderabad, Nawabshah and Mehrabpur districts.PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 57 words
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342 2011-02-12 6 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE BANGALORE: The growing list of billionaires in India is an enticing prospect for executive jet makers seeking to recover from a slump in demand caused by the global financial crisis. Prominent among exhibitors at the ongoing Aero India 2011 air show inAGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE - 342 words
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Article, Illustration948 2011-02-12 9 NIRMALA GANAPATHY - Coffee joints becoming popular as the meeting place for urban youth in tea-drinking nation BY BY NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg MR SAURAV Chopra, 32, had never been much of a coffee drinker. His hot beverage of choice had always been a steaming cup ofPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 948 words
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Article, Illustration1326 2011-02-12 10 Jonathan Eyal - A computer worm targeted at Iran has spotlighted the growing potential of cyberweapons. Europe correspondent Jonathan Eyal looks at the new threat posed by this shadow war Jonathan Eyal jonathan.eyal@gmail.com LONDON: The yearly European security summit in Munich is usually devoted to discussions about weapon1,326 words
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Article, Illustration303 2011-02-12 10 DENIAL OF SERVICE (DOS): Bombarding and crippling an individual website or even networks with a huge number of bogus requests for data. Also known as distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. MALWARE: Malicious software designed to seize control of individual computers in order to spread a bug ontoPHOTOS: ATARI, XBOX, UBISOFT, TNP FILE GRAPHICS: MARLONE RUBIO - 303 words
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510 2011-02-12 10 JONATHAN EYAL - JONATHAN EYAL THE malicious software which came to be known as Stuxnet was not only the most sophisticated piece of malware ever invented, but it also had a specific target: computers produced by Germany’s Siemens company that are used by Iran’s nuclear facilities. The510 words
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Article, Illustration461 2011-02-12 11 REUTERS PARIS: France’s former first lady Bernadette Chirac has transformed her image from a dull, dowdy and dutiful wife into a glamorous fashionista who pokes fun at her fuddy-duddy hubby and is adored by the hippest Parisians. Mr Jacques Chirac’s petite wife, 77, previouslyREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 461 words
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Article, Illustration318 2011-02-12 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS RICHMOND (Virginia): The greying, balding man dubbed the “Granddad Bandit” has pleaded guilty in a US federal court to robbing two Virginia banks and acknowledged two dozen other heists from New York to Texas. Michael Francis Mara (right), 53, quietly answered “Yes, ma’am” orASSOCIATED PRESS - 318 words
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Article, Illustration431 2011-02-12 12 Giants gamble on smartphone OS NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Nokia, the struggling mobile phone maker, said yesterday it would discard its own cellphone operating system for software made by Microsoft. The announcement was a dramatic admission of failure by Nokia, whose handsetsNEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 431 words
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322 2011-02-12 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRNS (Australia): Murky freshwater run-off from Australia’s worst flooding in decades is adding to stresses from pollution and warming seas on the Great Barrier Reef, one of the world’s most fragile ecosystems, scientists say. Researchers say it is too early to know exactlyASSOCIATED PRESS - 322 words
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Article, Illustration569 2011-02-12 13 Rome warns of humanitarian crisis after political unrest sparks exodus BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME: Italy yesterday warned of a looming “humanitarian crisis” as hundreds of people from troubled Tunisia found their way to Italian shores in recent days. Nearly 1,000BLOOMBERG; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 569 words
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Article89 2011-02-12 13 REUTERS SYDNEY: Qantas Airways pilots are threatening to strike after failing to reach a deal with the airline over a new agreement on pay and conditions. About 350 pilots meeting in Sydney yesterday gave the Australian and International Pilots Association (Aipa) permission to ballot members on whetherREUTERS - 89 words
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Article88 2011-02-12 13 REUTERS SYDNEY: Japan looked to Australia yesterday for stable supplies of rare earths after China, the world’s largest producer, temporarily banned exports to its neighbour after a territorial row. Japanese Trade Minister Banri Kaieda made it clear after talks with his Australian counterpart in Sydney thatREUTERS - 88 words
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Article78 2011-02-12 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA: The Philippine government said yesterday it hoped to end a decades-long Muslim separatist rebellion within 12 months, after the two sides held their first peace talks in two years. The rebellion has claimed up to 150,000 lives, officials say. The 12,000-member Moro IslamicAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 78 words
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Article136 2011-02-12 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: A prominent blind Chinese activist lawyer and his wife have been beaten by police and state security officials for making a secret video that shows their life under strict house arrest, a rights group said yesterday. China Human Rights Defenders quoted a source asASSOCIATED PRESS - 136 words
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Article, Illustration603 2011-02-12 22 THE BIG MATCH Talk on derby day surrounds Qatar Holdings’ £1.6 billion bid to buy Man United LONDON: Already the Manchester derby has claimed one victim. Ged Coyne, a Manchester City groundsman for the past 15 years, was forced to close down his Facebook site following an inflammatoryPHOTO: REUTERS - 603 words
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Article, Illustration913 2011-02-12 15 ROB HUGHES - A coach’s life gift and a cyclist’s death wish are all part of sport INGO0D CONSCIENCE BY ROB HUGHES stsports@sph.com.sg WE TALK, sometimes too glibly, of men and women putting their bodies on the line in pursuit of sport. When it happens for real, it canPHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 913 words
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Article, Illustration422 2011-02-12 15 REUTERS PARIS: Jelena Dokic let out a huge yelp of delight after outgunning fifth seed Nadia Petrova 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) at the Paris Open on Thursday, to book a meeting with Kim Clijsters in the last eight. The Australian, who has fallen so farREUTERS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 422 words
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666 2011-02-12 15 OWEN THOMAS - Shedding the kilos as friends track you FITNESS BY OWEN THOMAS NEW YORK TIMES ABOUT four years ago, when I started working from home, I plugged into a laptop to write about Silicon Valley. I made thousands of new friends on Facebook and Twitter, and, thanks to the proximity ofNEW YORK TIMES - 666 words
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Article163 2011-02-12 15 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: In healthy adults, the hippocampus a part of the brain important to the formation of memories begins to atrophy around 55 or 60. Now psychologists are suggesting that the hippocampus can be modestly expanded, and memory improved, by nothing more than regularNEW YORK TIMES - 163 words
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242 2011-02-12 16 CHAN U-GENE - CHAN U-GENE SINGAPORE schools’ track and field relay teams are set to clash once again at Bukit Gombak Stadium on March 26 and 27, in the 19th edition of the Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) Schools Relay Championships. Registration for the event, which comprises242 words
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Article394 2011-02-12 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LAHORE: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi hopes to meet India in the World Cup final, saying the match would boost international cricket and draw billions of viewers. “There is a possibility that Pakistan and India will play in the final, and that wouldAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 394 words
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Article405 2011-02-12 16 Today Basketball NBA: Phoenix v Utah (Live, StarHub Ch202, 9.30am). Biathlon Singapore Biathlon (East Coast Park, near Carpark F2, 8.15am). Football S-League: Young Lions v SAFFC (Jalan Besar, 5pm). Dutch Eredivisie: Alkmaar v Eindhoven (Live, mio TV Ch113, tomorrow, 3.40am). English Premier League: Manchester United v Manchester405 words
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Article263 2011-02-12 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS UTAH: Jerry Sloan, the longest-serving coach in American sport, quit the Utah Jazz on Thursday, saying he no longer has enough energy for the job. “My time is up, and it’s time to move,” he said. “I’ve been blessed.” Forty players in the NationalASSOCIATED PRESS - 263 words
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Article527 2011-02-12 16 Basketball NBA Boston 86 LA Lakers 92, Phoenix 112 Golden State 88, Denver 121 Dallas 120. Golf Dubai Desert Classic 1st rd: 65 Rory McIlroy (Nir). 67 Sergio Garcia (Esp), Thomas Aiken (Rsa). 68 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra), Steve Webster (Eng), Victor Dubuisson (Fra), Richard Sterne (Rsa), Pablo Martin (Esp),527 words
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Article, Illustration71 2011-02-12 16 Gerald Wallace (centre), Charlotte Bobcats forward, on what it was like to play with NBA legend Michael Jordan, who owns the Bobcats. The team were a player short during their workout on Thursday, and the chance to play proved71 words
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Article, Illustration653 2011-02-12 17 He ties for fifth after lowest 2nd round of 66 to trail McIlroy by four AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DUBAI: Tiger Woods had the round of the day at the Dubai Desert Classic yesterday, but it was Ulster’s Golden Boy Rory McIlroy who held on toAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 653 words
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Article, Illustration581 2011-02-12 17 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Is it a bird or a plane? Well, perhaps that is a question best not asked in the United States, where Ford, one of the world’s biggest carmakers, seemed concerned that its legion of faithful buyers might findTHE TIMES, LONDON; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 581 words
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Article, Illustration482 2011-02-12 17 REUTERS LOS ANGELES: Mutual respect flowed both ways when Filipino Manny Pacquiao and his American challenger Shane Mosley discussed their May 7 World Boxing Organisation welterweight title fight in front of a packed audience on Thursday. The two fighters are known for their aggressive andREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 482 words
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Article59 2011-02-12 17 IN CELEBRATION of International Women’s Day, the Singapore Athletic Association is holding a women-only competitive running event. The inaugural 5km Venus Run, to be held on March 20 at Bedok Reservoir, is a team-of-three event and will take the combined timing of all three59 words
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Article111 2011-02-12 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS PRAGUE: Sparta Prague are facing disciplinary action and possible punishment from the Czech football federation for fielding players the club claimed were not able to play international matches due to illness or injury. Sparta said strikers Vaclav Kadlec and Tomas Pekhart were illASSOCIATED PRESS - 111 words
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Article72 2011-02-12 17 REUTERS MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero believes there is no legal basis for punishing Tour de France champion Alberto Contador over his failed dope test, the government said on Thursday. The Spanish cycling federation has given the cyclist a provisional one-year suspension afterREUTERS - 72 words
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Article, Illustration696 2011-02-12 18 Despite the horrifying crash, Kubica vows to be back in F1 this year REUTERS MILAN: Robert Kubica has said he must return to Formula One this year after a career-threatening rally crash and that he will be a better driver when he does. But the Pole realisedREUTERS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 696 words
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Article, Illustration401 2011-02-12 18 LEE MIN KOK - BY LEE MIN KOK HAVING captured the imagination of Singaporeans last August after winning bronze in the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) football competition, Jeffrey Light foot and his teammates will soon hone their skills under a foreign coach. This, as the Football Association ofBERITA HARIAN FILE PHOTO - 401 words
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Article311 2011-02-12 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS SAO PAULO: Roberto Carlos may leave Brazilian football because Corinthians fans have been threatening his family. The veteran left-back revealed he has been receiving threatening phone calls and people have been following him on the streets since the popular Brazilian club were eliminatedASSOCIATED PRESS - 311 words
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Article, Illustration675 2011-02-12 19 SANJAY NAIR - SAFFC eager to erase memories of last season with an opening win BY SANJAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg THE memory of last season, when Singapore Armed Forces FC’s hopes of winning a fifth straight S-League title were dashed by Etoile FC, still haunts Warriors goalkeeper Shahril Jantan.ST PHOTO: SAMUEL HE; THE STRAITS TIMES AND THE NEW PAPER FILE PHOTOS - 675 words
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Article, Illustration394 2011-02-12 19 TERRENCE V00N - BY TERRENCE V00N THE 16th edition of the S-League kicks off amid a gloomy backdrop for local football, but hope springs eternal for Singapore’s football chief Zainudin Nordin. The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) president yesterday called on fans to back the 12-teamTHE NEW PAPER FILE PHOTO - 394 words
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Article, Illustration952 2011-02-12 19 ROHIT BRIJNATH - COMMENTARY BY ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg HOW do you get people to come and watch S-League football? You do what everyone does in sport. No, no, not all that national service, community spirit, well-meaning stuff. You go to Google. Here’s952 words
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Article775 2011-02-12 20 There’s a positive wave at Liverpool and the players are hungrier THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Since Kenny Dalglish became manager, Liverpool have taken more points in the Premier League than any other team. In less than a month, they have gone from fearing relegation to havingTHE TIMES, LONDON - 775 words
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Article, Illustration554 2011-02-12 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Real Madrid are preparing a ¤60 million (S$106 million) offer for Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas, a deal that could also see the transfer of out-of-fa-vour France striker Karim Benzema to the Gunners. Fabregas has been identified by Real coach JoseAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 554 words
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Article214 2011-02-12 20 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Daniel Agger launched a strongly worded attack on Fernando Torres by branding his former teammate’s decision to sign for Chelsea “unacceptable”. The Liverpool defender insisted that his feelings for the club are so strong that he could not contemplate playing for another sideTHE TIMES, LONDON - 214 words
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Article, Illustration289 2011-02-12 20 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Ian Holloway admitted that forward James Beattie may become his back-up goalkeeper against Aston Villa today if Blackpool are not granted dispensation by the Premier League to sign an emergency replacement outside the trans fer window.THE TIMES, LONDON; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 289 words
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Article412 2011-02-12 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: West Brom got a new manager yesterday in Roy Hodgson. West Ham got a new 60,000-seat stadium. The Premier League’s bottom club were announced as the preferred future residents of London’s £500 million (S$1.04 billion) publicly funded 2012 Olympic Stadium yesterday,AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 412 words
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Article750 2011-02-12 21 RICHARD JOLLY - With injured Ferdinand out, City should throw caution to the wind THE BIG MATCH BY RICHARD JOLLY stsports@sph.com.sg IF 2009-10 was the year of dramatic derbies in Manchester, the evidence so far is that 2010-11 has been the season of the dull derby. That is750 words
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Article, Illustration139 2011-02-12 21 RICHARD JOLLY - RICHARD JOLLY L Rooney is the best paid and, after his coruscating brilliance last season, appeared the outstanding candidate for the honour. But the man who seemed set to join City a few months ago has not hit such heights again. L Berbatov139 words
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Article, Illustration171 2011-02-12 21 Rio Ferdinand and Jonny Evans will both miss today’s Manchester derby. It means Chris Smalling, 21, will partner Nemanja Vidic in central defence. Ferdinand’s injury illustrates how little cover United have in their backline. L Evans: Was an integral part of the United side whichPHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 171 words
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Advertisement259 2011-02-12 1 NOT A DRAG As with golf balls, dimples in aeroplanes may make them fly faster. D9 SPECIALREPORTS Flush with cash from the two integrated resorts and a booming economy, the Government is widely anticipated to deliver a A heroin addict-turned-singing missionary, Hokkien-speaking Kelvin Soh never imagined he would end up259 words
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Article, Illustration2101 2011-02-12 2 AARON Low - Bumper surplus raises hopes of cash handouts and generous measures to address inflation and inequality in this Year of the Rabbit BY AARON Low aaronl@sph.com.sg WHEN Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam walks into Parliament next Friday to deliver the Budget statement, he will be carrying2,101 words
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Article, Illustration516 2011-02-12 3 AARON LOW - AARON LOW MR RONI Readuan Sarpan, 35, and his wife Sazlinah Muhammad, 29, and three children live in a sparsely furnished three-room rented flat in Circuit Road. The oldest child, Rayyan, eight, is in Primary 2, while their daughter Refqayanny,ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN - 516 words
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Article, Illustration541 2011-02-12 3 CHERYL ONG - CHERYL ONG MR QUAH Liong Khim, 65, lives in a one-room rental flat in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 with his Indonesian wife, whom he married last year. He co-rents the flat with his sister, who now lives in Bishan. What his problems are The part-timeST PHOTO: NURIA LING - 541 words
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Article, Illustration614 2011-02-12 3 ROBIN CHAN - ROBIN CHAN WITH a third child planned, it is no surprise that Mr Kenneth Sim and wife Clara hope the Government will be gener- ous to middle income families next week. He is a relationship manager at a bank, and Mrs Sim, a salesST PHOTO: NURIA LING - 614 words
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Article, Illustration536 2011-02-12 4 FRANCIS CHAN - FRANCIS CHAN MR LEONARD Tan was a young upstart who, at 27, gave up a plum job with a five-figure salary in 2006 to set up PurpleClick, a digital media advertising firm. The former employee of Internet giant Yahoo now has a string of entrepreneurialST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG - 536 words
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Article, Illustration517 2011-02-12 4 JONATHAN KWOK - JONATHAN KWOK MR EDWIN Khew is chief executive and managing director of environmental firm IUT Global, which converts food waste, animal manure and organic sludge into electricity and bio-compost. The 61-year-old also heads the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore, a trade group for517 words
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Article, Illustration580 2011-02-12 5 FRANCIS CHAN - FRANCIS CHAN SINGAPORE’S small domestic market means that Ms Iris Lim’s local interior design, build and sup- ply firm Falcon Corp, of which she is chief executive, needs to spread its wings and venture overseas to grow. It is also in the processST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN - 580 words
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Article, Illustration465 2011-02-12 5 FRANCIS CHAN - FRANCIS CHAN UST Technology is a home-grown manufacturer of equipment and related products for microelectronics companies. Mrs Lee Yoke Keng is its chief financial officer. The local medium-sized enterprise employs about 140 workers and serves clients mainly in the semiconductor industry oneST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM - 465 words
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Article, Illustration407 2011-02-12 5 GABRIEL CHEN - GABRIEL CHEN THE Bank of Singapore private bank was launched on Jan 29 last year, after OCBC Bank bought the former ING Asia Private Bank and renamed it. Mr Renato de Guzman is its chief executive. What his problems are Massive debts407 words
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Article, Illustration1482 2011-02-12 6 WONG KIM HoH - DO OPPOSITES really attract? Studies find that when it comes to personality, people seek partners with the same qualities although most claim to want someone who is manifestly different. A recent one, published in 2009 in the international journal Evolutionary Psychology, polledPHOTO: COURTESY OF LUI KHANG - 1,482 words
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Article, Illustration1196 2011-02-12 7 WONG KIM HOH - WONG KIM HOH TEN years ago, Mr Kelvin Soh, 45, would have sniggered if told that he would end up marrying a former Singapore Airlines stewardess. After all, the world he inhabited then was very different. He kept company with drug addicts,ST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA - 1,196 words
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Article, Illustration1014 2011-02-12 7 WONG KIM HOH - WONG KIM HOH ABOUT 15 years ago, Ms Margaret Siew, 45, went to a fortune teller who told her that her future husband would be an Aries man, and younger than her. She scoffed at the predictions. “I’m a Leo and myPHOTO: COURTESY OF THE BICKHAMS - 1,014 words
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Article, Illustration591 2011-02-12 7 WONG KIM HOH - WONG KIM HOH MEN hoping to charm the girl of their dreams could take a lesson or two from hear-ing-impaired graphic designer Ahmady Masurie, 42. He first set eyes on childcare teacher Kathleen Holmberg, now in her 40s, at a leadership camp for theST PHOTO: DESMOND LIM - 591 words
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Article, Illustration745 2011-02-12 8 CORRIE TAN - Take it slow and steady and you might just turn goals into reality SOAPBOX BY CORRIE TAN corriet@sph.com.sg A GENERATION fed the notion that it can achieve anything it can dream of is likely to have lofty ideas about what it can accomplish: scale745 words
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Article, Illustration445 2011-02-12 8 EISEN TEO - BY EISEN TEO THOUSANDS of people take the MRT train to and from school and work almost every day. But how many pay attention to what is around them? Mr Lester Lee, 22, a full-time national serviceman, does. For the past two years, he has beenPHOTOS: LESTER LEE - 445 words
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Article225 2011-02-12 8 New York is thinking of introducing a ban on using cellphones when crossing the road, to reduce the dangers of “distracted walking”. YouthInk writers discuss on Facebook whether it’s time for a similar ban in tech-savvy Singapore. MY LIFE I WOULD staunchly support a225 words
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Article128 2011-02-12 8 “I do not think such a ban should be introduced in Singapore. A lot of enforcement needs to take place for such a system to work effectively. That might be taxing for both enforcers and the legal system. The manpower deployed to ensure that people do128 words
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Article143 2011-02-12 8 “Rather than enacting bans, we should seek a long-term solution to the problem by getting pedestrians to understand the importance of road safety. I would propose incorporating road safety into the civics and moral education curriculum at primary schools. After all, bad pedestrian habits are learnt143 words
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Article, Illustration547 2011-02-12 9 LESTER KOK - Putting dimples on planes, as with golf balls, may reduce drag: Scientist BYLESTERKOK LESTER KOK lesterk@sph.com.sg WHAT is the link between golf balls and aircraft? Plenty, according to a Russian scientist who is experimenting on how the little white ball or ratherST FILE PHOTO - 547 words
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Article, Illustration378 2011-02-12 9 Q U EK H O N G S HIN - Wetlands are largely found in the form of coastal mangrove forests in Singapore. To mark World Wetlands Day earlier this month, here’s a look at these nature troves. TEXT GRAPHICS: Q U EK H O N G S HIN WHAT ARE MANGROVES?P H OTOS : N PA R KS, JA M ES GA N , Q U E K H O N G S H I N , N EW PA P E R a n d ST F I L E - 378 words
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Article, Illustration427 2011-02-12 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: Scientists in Australia say they are encouraged by initial results of a revolutionary “thinking cap” that aims to promote creativity by passing low levels of electricity through the brain. The device, which consists of two conductors fastenedAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 427 words
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Article, Illustration770 2011-02-12 2 deepika shetty - The chemistry between Top Gear’s co-hosts is a mix of mutual loathing and pity, says James May deepika shetty deepikas@sph.com.sg It is a phone interview with James May, co-host of popular British motoring programme Top Gear which has a legion of fans in Singapore. AndPHOTO: BBC - 770 words
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210 2011-02-12 2 Agence France-Presse Beijing China, the world’s largest car market, is revving up for its own version of BBC’s successful motoring show Top Gear, with one of the local hosts confirming that a pilot has been completed. Cao Yunjin, a Beijing-based comedian andAgence France-Presse - 210 words
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Article, Illustration564 2011-02-12 4 john lui - Shaw Theatres’ new Premiere Screen at nex and other luxury theatres celebrate the day with special packages john lui johnlui@sph.com.sg Couples looking to have a different night out over the Valentine’s Day period will have more options with the opening of Shaw Theatres’ new premium full-service hallsPHOTO: SHAW THEATRES - 564 words
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409 2011-02-12 4 adeline chia - adeline chia review theatre YOU, ME, HDB* (*HEARTS DON’T BREAK) Stages The Hall, The Arts House/Wednesday This Valentine’s Day, you could do worse than to watch this endearing and tongue-in-cheek production by Stages, a company that is romancing Singapore with its unique brand of409 words
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Article, Illustration329 2011-02-12 6 Gemma Pereira - Gemma Pereira I totally disagree with Ms Ong Sor Fern’s article, Art As Torture Porn (Life!, Feb 9). Calling Black Swan “torture porn” completely undermines the eloquence and poetic synchrony of the film’s visual symbolism and themes. Granted, some scenes in the movie are shockingPHOTO: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX - 329 words
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Article71 2011-02-12 6 Peh Xinyi - Peh Xinyi I would like to congratulate Rui En for her Best Actress nomination at the Star Awards this year. Her performance in With You touched my heart and moved me to tears on several occasions. She has been in the business for 10 years71 words
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Article72 2011-02-12 6 Tan Keong Boon - Tan Keong Boon Many of the younger generation have heard of Bruce Lee but have not seen his movies. Since the theatres are now screening the remake of The Green Hornet, it would be good if MediaCorp could televise again the original Green Hornet of the 1960s72 words
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Article190 2011-02-12 6 Kok Heng Leun - Kok Heng Leun Artistic director, Drama Box Ltd I refer to the story on the Singapore Arts Festival local commissions (Get Set For Bumper Fest, Life!, Feb 10). The story said the piece HERstory traces the life of Madam Chen Poh Chang, mother of cartoonist Otto Fong and190 words
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Article154 2011-02-12 6 Koh Geok Lin - Koh Geok Lin Thank you for the interesting column, Perils Of The Parent Trap (Lifestyle, Jan 30). I wonder about the quality of parenting in this modern age. Nurturing a child well is not difficult if the parents are well-balanced people. Children are easy to handle if154 words
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Article, Illustration636 2011-02-12 7 evelyn lee - Japanese DJ Sarasa will add a feminine touch to City Alive!, Singapore’s biggest street party evelyn lee evelee@sph.com.sg Hot Japanese mistress of spin DJ Sarasa is back for the third year in a row at the City Alive! post-Chingay party tonight. DJ Sarasa also known as Silverboombox willPHOTOS: COURTESY OF DJ SARASA, CYBER JAPAN - 636 words
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Article, Illustration723 2011-02-12 8 catherine field - Letter-writing is a fading art and with it, the visual and tactile pleasure of receiving snail mail catherine field The writer is a journalist based in Paris. International Herald Tribune Paris The envelope arrives with the address painstakingly handwritten and the stamp with the Queen’sInternational Herald Tribune; PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO - 723 words
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Article, Illustration386 2011-02-12 9 chang tou liang - Singapore’s young talent capture well the grandeur and pomposity of Wagner’s piece chang tou liang stlife@sph.com.sg review concert CONSERVATORY PRIZE WINNERS CONCERT II Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Orchestra Conservatory Concert Hall/thursday Part two of Yong Siew Toh Conservatory’s annual concerto extravaganza proved to be every bit as absorbingPHOTO: ST FILE - 386 words
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Article, Illustration139 2011-02-12 10 ‘I was told it had to be directed by a man. Am I crazy? It’s about action, it’s about boxing, so a man has to direct it. But they’ll let a man direct Sex And The City or any girly movie’ Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke on139 words
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Article, Illustration869 2011-02-12 10 jeremy au yong - New social media such as Twitter cannot ever take credit for political protests jay talking jeremy au yong jeremyau@sph.com.sg Like many of you, I spent much of Chinese New Year stuck in front of the TV, watching the dramatic events unfold in Egypt. To be perfectlyST ILLUSTRATION: ADAM LEE - 869 words
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Article, Illustration665 2011-02-12 12 tay suan chiang - Waterfront living comes to the estate, which is one of three HDB areas undergoing rejuvenation tay suan chiang taysc@sph.com.sg If they were reality makeover show contestants, Hougang, East Coast and Jurong are set to look like a billion bucks. Under the second phase of the Housing DevelopmentPHOTOS: HDB - 665 words
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Article, Illustration622 2011-02-12 13 East Coast Bedok resident James Lim is excited about the Outdoor Play Corridor. The 3.8km corridor connecting East Coast Park and Bedok Reservoir will make walking or cycling between them a breeze when it is completed. Says Mr Lim, 23, aPHOTOS: HDB - 622 words
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Article, Illustration458 2011-02-12 13 Jurong From Teban Gardens, Taman Jurong and Boon Lay to Bukit Batok, residents in Jurong will see improvements in their neighbourhood centres. Mr Edmund Koh, HDB’s head of urban design unit, says: “The various neighbourhood centres will be enhanced as community centres where residents can bond.”458 words
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Article, Illustration771 2011-02-12 14 sophie kho - A backless shelf can divide a room and still allow occupants to interact with each other sophie’s choice sophie kho My teenage sons will have to share a room when we move into a smaller apartment. How can they still enjoy their own space? As your sons arePHOTO: WINSTON CHUANG; DESIGN: HOMME SPACE; PHOTO: DARREN CHANG; PHOTO: DARREN CHANG; DESIGN: SU MISURA; PHOTO: WINSTON CHUANG; DESIGN: FREE SPACE INTENT - 771 words
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Article, Illustration279 2011-02-12 15 Mr Wilson Wong - root awakening Answers by Mr Wilson Wong Answers by Mr Wilson Wong, founder of Green Culture Singapore (www.green culturesg.com), a website for plant lovers. I came across this unusual plant (right) in the wild and transplanted it into a pot. What is it? It is likely to bePHOTO: WILLY WAN - 279 words
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Article, Illustration89 2011-02-12 15 German sanitary fitting brand Grohe makes daily showers a little more fun with its Rainshower WaterColours collection. The hand-held showers come in six colours –orange, yellow, red, pink, blue and purple and a button near the handle lets users choose a softer or stronger spray. The sleek-looking showerheadPHOTO: GHOHE - 89 words
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Article, Illustration674 2011-02-12 18 shreejit changaroth - Going fast and furious in BMW’s new sporty 6-series convertible is safe and satisfying shreejit changaroth in Capetown, south africa stlife@sph.com.sg Capetown is one of the most spectacular holiday destinations in the world. Plenty of beautiful beaches, breathtaking mountains and, if you are a sports car fan, aPHOTOS: BMW - 674 words
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Article155 2011-02-12 18 I was involved in an accident and the right side of my car was hit. Why were the air bags not activated? Cars equipped with air bags have sensors to determine when they should be activated. For newer cars, electronic sensors measure the deceleration of the vehicle and155 words
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Article, Illustration707 2011-02-12 19 christopher tan - It may be an SUV but Audi’s Q7 3.0 sounds like a sports car and performs like one too christopher tan senior correspondent christan@sph.com.sg The first thing you notice about Audi’s supercharged Q7 is that it is somewhat more vocal than the other Q7s. The engine notePHOTO: AUDI - 707 words
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Article, Illustration547 2011-02-12 20 christopher tan - christopher tan PRIUS+ HYBRID SEVEN-SEATER FOR GENEVA SHOW Toyota will unveil its first compact petrol-electric hybrid seven-seater at the Geneva Motor Show next month. Called the Prius+, the car will be shown alongside the Yaris HSD, a production-ready concept model that could send hybrid sales skyrocketing. The YarisPHOTOS: MERCEDES-BENZ, PORSCHE, PSA GROUP - 547 words
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Article, Illustration672 2011-02-12 21 christopher tan - The Mercedes E350CDI outshines all other diesel cars tested so far in terms of driveability and performance christopher tan senior correspondent christan@sph.com.sg You could always tell if a car was a diesel. Even if you were blindfolded and Metallica was blasting from the hi-fi. StartST PHOTOS: SAMUEL HE - 672 words
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Article230 2011-02-12 24 Agence France-Presse Reuters Berlin Jeff Bridges and the Coen brothers rode into the German capital on Thursday for the European premiere of True Grit, the Oscar-nominat-ed western which kicked off the 61st Berlin Film Festival. The movie is out in North America and hence notAgence France-Presse; Reuters - 230 words
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Article162 2011-02-12 24 Boon Chan - Boon Chan Singer Stefanie Sun is reportedly releasing a new album next month. The 32-year-old’s last disc was 2007’s Against The Light and she did not sign on with a record label after that. Talk of a comeback has been fuelled by reports of her travelling frequently162 words
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Article, Illustration126 2011-02-12 24 Agence France-Presse Los Angeles Actress Lindsay Lohan (above) said on Thursday that she would never steal, a day after she pleaded not guilty to the theft of a US$2,500 (S$3,193) necklace from a Los Angeles jewellery store. The 24-year-old told followers on her Twitter accountAgence France-Presse; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 126 words
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Article55 2011-02-12 24 Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Thursday that he was returning to acting. “Exciting news, the former California governor wrote on Twitter. He said his friends at the talent firm Creative Artists Agency “have been asking me for seven years when they can take offers seriously. Gave55 words
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Article49 2011-02-12 24 Erstwhile screen lovers Liza Wang and Adam Cheng are reuniting for concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum on April 1 and 2, which will also feature musician Kitaro. Wang and Cheng’s classics will have new arrangements by Kitaro, says Ming Pao Daily News.49 words
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