The Straits Times, 24 April 2011

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    17 1 the sunday times 90cents APRIL 24, 2011 I 96 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS I MICA (P) 107/11/2010
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    Lock icon Tharman quashes GST hike rumour
    658 1  -  He denies that tax will go up after May 7 elections, saying the Budget is ‘solid’ Jessica Lim limjess@sph.com.sg There is “absolutely no reason at all” to increase the goods and services tax (GST) for at least the next five years, said Finance Minister Tharman
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    Lock icon Facebook co-founder has eyes for S’pore tech scene
    849 1  -  Grace Chng When he first set foot here 18 months ago as part of a world tour to find out how people in various countries use Facebook, Mr Eduardo Saverin was struck by the sight that greeted him. “I got out of
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      252 1 MASKED COMMUTERS hogging reserved seats on the MRT PRIME PAGE3 LEE WEI LING An exchange of letters with Mama THINKPAGE43 RIS LOW Me and you a horse named “Boomz” NEWS PAGE23 Shell’s GOH SWEE CHEN leads with a hard head and a soft heart THINK PAGE41 SOLO JIHADIS The threat
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      152 1 ‘STRANGE BEDFELLOWS’ Although I am 87 years old, I stay fit because I exercise every day, walking, cycling and swimming. If you do likewise, you will also keep trim and fit like me. Vivian Balakrishnan on the SDP challengers in his GRC MM Lee Kuan Yew, who will be standing
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      Lock icon Cambodia, Thai troops clash again
      545 2 Long-distance shelling kills 11 soldiers in worst violence on the border since February Reuters AFP Samrong (Cambodia) Heavy fighting erupted again yesterday on the Thai-Cambodia border, leaving 11 soldiers dead in two days the worst bloodshed since a United Nations appeal in February for a
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      Lock icon Scores killed in Syrian crackdown
      449 2 Reuters AP AFP Damascus Syrian security forces fired on tens of thousands of mourners during funeral processions yesterday, killing at least six people, following the deadliest day of the uprising against authoritarian President Bashar al-Assad. Activists said the death toll from Friday’s nationwide protests could
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      Lock icon Masked commuters taking up reserved seats
      504 3  -  Many ignore signs above designated seats meant for the elderly and needy Heather Marie Lee, Kon Xin Hua lheather@sph.com.sg xhkon@sph.com.sg A train commuter recently could not close one eye and tolerate a woman’s taking up of a seat meant for more needy passengers. In
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      Lock icon Philippine Navy rescues S’porean after yacht runs aground
      245 3  -  Alastair McIndoe Philippines Correspondent In Manila A 52-year-old Singaporean and an American were rescued by the Philippine Navy after their yacht ran aground on the western island of Palawan. The Philippine Coast Guard identified the Singaporean as Mr Hay Kim Foo and
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    • [GE 2011]
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        Lock icon Zainul to be Speaker if re-elected
        1229 4  -  PM says he intends to nominate the Senior Minister of State as he can ‘maintain a high tone in the House’ Teo Wan Gek, Zakir Hussain wangekt@sph.com.sg zakirh@sph.com.sg Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong intends to nominate Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zainul
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        Lock icon Why SDP candidate’s proposals won’t work
        884 6  -  Minister Lim Hng Kiang rejects Tan jee Say’s economic restructuring plan Jessica Cheam jcheam@sph.com.sg facebook.com/cheamjessica Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang has rejected a wide-rang-ing plan by opposition candidate Tan Jee Say to transform Singapore’s economy, saying that it will not work. Mr
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        Lock icon Manufacturing key to economy
        335 6  -  Mr Tan argues that the manufacturing sector in Singapore is unsustainable. It is too volatile and results in lower growth. It relies too much on foreign workers, which pulls down productivity. And its future here is limited because of Singapore’s land and labour shortages. Minister for
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        Lock icon If firms relocate, jobs will go too
        79 6 Mr Tan suggested that Singapore should start a $10 billion “regeneration fund” to help manufacturing companies here relocate to Malaysia, Indonesia and elsewhere in the region. Mr Lim’s reply It would be better if the $10 billion was used to improve the productivity
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        Lock icon IRs built to help tourism
        233 6 Mr Tan argues the two casinos in the integrated resorts (IRs) are the “wrong kind of services activities to have” because they prey on human weakness to generate profits. He proposes they be closed. He suggests that the 35,000 jobs generated by the IRs can
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        Lock icon Diversification is vital
        425 6 Mr Tan suggested that in place of manufacturing, Singapore should aggressively develop services sector where it has strengths. These include port services, transport connectivity, finance, education and health care. Mr Lim’s reply It is very important to have diversification in the economy. If Singapore were to give
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        Lock icon GE serious choice of the people, says MM
        580 7  -  He says S’pore would not be where it is now if voters had picked wrong candidates Robin Chan, Fiona Chan chanckr@sph.com.sg fiochan@sph.com.sg Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew’s message to voters is that Singapore would not be what it is today if Singaporeans
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        Lock icon Tharman gives new Jurong candidates the thumbs up
        343 7  -  Jessica Lim The three new People’s Action Party (PAP) candidates being fielded in Jurong GRC are taking to their roles “like fish to water”, according to Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. The anchor minister for Jurong GRC was asked by reporters whether having
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        Lock icon Chiam ‘asked only one Mas Selamat question’
        362 7  -  Carolyn Quek Mr Chiam See Tong asked only one question when Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng made a full public account of the Mas Selamat Kastari security lapse in Parliament on April 21, 2008. Mr Wong revealed this yesterday in response to
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        Lock icon ‘Strange bedfellows’ in SDP team
        961 8  -  Vivian takes on Chee’s party, hinting of a possible expose over YouTube video Judith Tan, Amresh Gunasingham juditht@sph.com.sg amreshg@sph.com.sg Dr Vivian Balakrishnan yesterday described the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) team running against him as “strange bedfellows” who do not have a shared vision or ideology.
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        Lock icon What candidates stand for is key: Grace Fu
        321 8  -  Leonard Lim Senior Minister of State for National Development and Education Grace Fu said yesterday she does not know former Internal Security Act detainee Teo Soh Lung’s stance on issues, and will wait for more information before commenting on her possible electoral
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        Lock icon Avoid freak results, cautions Ng Eng Hen
        347 8  -  Karamjit Kaur Education Minister Ng Eng Hen cautioned voters yesterday that voting for the opposition might result in “freak results” that could weaken the government or even change the government. “Elections can never be about just having a few seats in Parliament,” he
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        Lock icon Ministers turn up in Hougang for community events
        271 8  -  Grace Chua Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean and Foreign Minister George Yeo were both in the opposition ward of Hougang yesterday for community events. They gave PAP candidate Desmond Choo a vote of confidence, saying that if Workers’ Party chief Low
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        Lock icon Look at what teams have to offer: SM
        411 8  -  Jermyn Chow Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong urged voters in Marine Parade GRC to look at the People’s Action Party’s (PAP’s) five-member team and compare it with the National Solidarity Party’s (NSP’s) team, rather than focus on the parties’ two youngest women
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        Lock icon PAP ‘trying to confuse voters about WP’s aims’
        1337 10  -  Sylvia Lim says WP wants a ‘critical mass’ of opposition MPs to check Government Kor Kian Beng kianbeng@sph.com.sg The Workers’ Party (WP) yesterday rejected the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) charge that its aim is to create gridlock in Parliament, saying that its
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        Lock icon Stepping out in Sembawang GRC
        149 10 Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Ang Yong Guan (right) went on his first weekend walkabout yesterday, canvassing for the party in Sembawang GRC a day after he and Mr Tan Jee Say were introduced to the public. The pair visited coffee shops and blocks near
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        Lock icon Young WP candidates face up to fear factor
        431 10  -  Teh Joo Lin, Andrea Ong Two of the Workers’ Party’s (WP) younger candidates said yesterday that it took a lot of courage to bat for the opposition. Mr Koh Choong Yong, 37, and Mr Toh Hong Boon, 30, said it was not
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        Lock icon Opposition ‘ready to govern in five years’
        437 10  -  Jeremy Au Yong The opposition will be ready to take over and form the government at the next general election in about five years’ time, said Singapore People’s Party chief Chiam See Tong yesterday. The leaders of the Workers’ Party (WP) and Reform
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        Lock icon Why didn’t scholarship holders join WP?
        890 12  -  Former high-fliers in civil service have chosen to join other opposition parties NEWS ANALYSIS Aaron Low aaronl@sph.com.sg There are now at least five former government scholarship holders and civil servants contesting in the upcoming General Election as part of the opposition. Two are in
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        Lock icon Some remember his father
        931 12  -  Teo Wan Gek, Li Xueying When PAP new face Ong Ye Kung held his Meet-the-People session in the Kaki Bukit ward in Aljunied GRC last week, a woman came up to him and said: “I know your father. He was from Lorong Chuan.” She is among
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        Lock icon PAP Women’s Wing unveils new focus areas
        438 12  -  Cassandra Chew Women MPs from the People’s Action Party will champion six new focus areas outlined by its Women’s Wing after the coming polls. The areas are: promoting work-life balance; being pro-active in policy discussions; tracking marriage and parenthood trends; reaching out to
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          Lock icon Facing the music
          137 12  -  Andrea Ong Workers’ Party (WP) new candidate Koh Choong Yong relied on the power of music to get him through tough times. At a press conference announcing his candidacy yesterday, the 37-year-old IT consultant reeled off four lines from the song Jue Jiang (Stubborn) by Taiwanese rockers
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          Lock icon Two broadcasts
          95 12 There will be two broadcasts during which political parties can make clear their platforms at GE2011. The first will be on Thursday, a day after Nomination Day, and the second on May 6, the day before Polling Day. Air time for each party is decided by the number
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          Lock icon Sweet promise
          127 12  -  Terrence Voon Children at Edgefield Plains in Punggol received gold coins from the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) yesterday chocolate gold coins, that is. The treats were given out during their door-to-door visit, while magnets depicting their party mascot Sinpo were sold for $2 apiece. Residents from Block 111,
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        Lock icon Khaw responds to SDP’s criticism
        520 14  -  He says mention of him being Buddhist is fact, on claim he had mixed religion, politics Salma Khalik Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan yesterday said he was merely stating a fact when he mentioned he was a Buddhist last week when responding to allegations by
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        Lock icon Reform Party nearly misses deadline
        488 14  -  Huang Lijie The Reform Party (RP) nearly missed the deadline for submission of applications for political donation certificates yesterday. The form, as well as applications for minority community status certificates, had to be submitted by 1pm to the Elections Department (ELD). RP chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam
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        Lock icon $500m upgrading plan for Sembawang area
        418 14  -  Salma Khalik Health Correspondent Home upgrading, more cycling tracks and better parks are on the plate for Sembawang residents when the town council pours in $500 million over the next five years to make the neighbourhood a better place to live in. Unveiling the
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        Lock icon Ken Jeyaretnam defends loan of SPP candidates
        390 14  -  Mavis Toh The electoral alliance between the Reform Party (RP) and Singapore People’s Party (SPP) is not something new and out of the blue, said RP chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam yesterday. He has been in talks with SPP chief Chiam See Tong since 2009,
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        Lock icon NSP argues with Gan over jobs proposal
        293 14  -  Kor Kian Beng The National Solidarity Party (NSP) yesterday took issue with Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong for saying that its proposal to raise the threshold salary for employment passes from $2,800 to $4,000 would not protect white-collar Singaporeans. Mr Gan said last
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        Lock icon Heartland boy marches to a new beat
        1493 15  -  Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says that among the PAP’s 24 new candidates, half can be “more than backbenchers” and at least five, ministers. In the fourth of a six-part series, Rachel Chang turns the spotlight on potential office-holder Major-General (NS) Chan Chun
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      1198 16 / 17 A look at how City Gas has evolved over the years to warm hearts and win trust as a key energy source A time to celebrate This year marks the celebration of our 150th anniversary. Since its inception in 1861, we have grown considerably from our humble beginnings, having started
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      Lock icon Battle to be recognised as a Facebook founder
      304 18  -  Melissa Lin The lesser-known co-founder of Facebook, entrepreneur Eduardo Saverin, 29, met the “face” of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, at Harvard University in 2004. It was there that they hatched an idea for a social networking website for Harvard students and launched thefacebook.com,
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      Lock icon BIG ON SOCIAL MEDIA
      393 18  -  Grace Chng He is no longer with Facebook but his passion for social media remains, said co-founder of the social networking site Eduardo Saverin. “Our motto when we started was to grow our user base. We were college students, we had no jobs. We wanted a
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      Lock icon Penguin Belle back and well
      155 20 BELLE, the penguin that went bald, is in the swim of things again, and with its black-and-white coat back too. One of Jurong Bird Park’s 96 penguins, it had lost all its feathers last year, perhaps due to stress or a hormonal imbalance, vets said.
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      Lock icon Business slow at Tekka Centre shops
      542 20  -  Quiet sales for those on upper level after $10m upgrade of the centre three years ago Heather Marie Lee, Ng Huiwen lheather@sph.com.sg nghuiwen@sph.com.sg It is a daily hustle-bustle on the ground level of Tekka Centre, where the wet market and food centre are located.
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      Lock icon SJI launches foundation to support its schools
      519 21  -  Foundation will also be platform for exchange of ideas and provision of feedback Jane Ng janeng@sph.com.sg St Joseph’s Institution (SJI) yesterday launched a foundation to allow its family of seven schools to work together to share their experience, expertise and resources. The SJI
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      Lock icon Man charged with Bras Basah murder
      243 22  -  Melissa Lin A man was charged in court yesterday with the murder of Mr Syed Ali Abdullah Alhamid at Bras Basah Complex on April 15. Muhammad Arsyil Johar, 20, is alleged to have caused the death of Mr Syed Ali between 2.50am and 3.35am.
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      Lock icon Maritime defence show next month
      505 22  -  Nearly 40 countries to take part in naval exhibition in Changi, where multimillion-dollar deals are expected to be struck Jermyn Chow Defence Correspondent jermync@sph.com.sg Singapore’s economy will be buoyed when 6,000 sailors from nearly 40 countries dock here next month for the Asia-Pacific’s largest naval
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      Lock icon A horse named Boomz
      635 23  -  Owners of racehorse use word coined two years ago by beauty queen Ris Low Amelia Tan ameltan@sph.com. sg The “Boomz” catchphrase coined two years ago by one-time beauty queen Ris Low is being trotted out again. Boomz is now the name of a racehorse in the
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        Lock icon Health management tips for the elderly
        63 23 About 300 elderly residents in Nee Soon East yesterday received tips on health management. Held at Nee Soon East Community Club, the community outreach programme included a basic health screening, health talks and a demonstration on healthy cooking. The event was organised by the
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        Lock icon 500 collapsible water containers for Japan
        84 23 The Singapore Red Cross on Thursday sent another batch of aid, comprising 500 collapsible water containers, to Japan. This follows the earlier consignment of 10,000 bottles of water, 1,200 blankets and 200 mattresses. To date, the Singapore Red Cross has collected close to $25
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      Lock icon ‘Solo jihadis’ a growing terror threat
      871 24 Indonesian security forces concerned about angry young men acting alone Jakarta They are being dubbed “solo jihadis”. Recent terror-related incidents in Indonesia signal that although the security forces have succeeded in tamping down the main underground militant networks, angry young men acting as “free
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      Lock icon Bomber’s motive a mystery
      422 24 NEW FACE OF TERROR AP Cirebon (Indonesia) Muhammad Syarif blew himself up on April 15 in a mosque packed with police, injuring 30. Police investigating the first such attack in Indonesia say the 31-year-old Islamic militant likely acted alone and had little or no ties to
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      Lock icon Well-off graduates in new terror cell
      405 24 AFP AP Jakarta A television news cameraman has been arrested here in connection with a foiled Good Friday bomb plot, which police said was the work of a “new cell” of terrorists, many of whom have university degrees. National police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar
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      Lock icon Thames Town, ghost town
      768 26  -  Shanghai’s Western-themed satellite towns are magnets for investors, but not actual residents Ho Ai Li China Correspondent In Shanghai hoaili@sph.com.sg They call it Thames Town, or Taiwushi Xiaozhen in Chinese. At the town’s entrance, a man dressed in a scarlet tunic a la a Buckingham Palace
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      Lock icon LA art show blamed for wave of graffiti
      396 26 New York Times Los Angeles Walk into the Museum of Contemporary Art here and urban graffiti scrawled on walls, buses, a subway car and behind glass is being celebrated by this city’s art lovers in a hugely popular show. Walk a mere
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      651 28 City cutting some fees in response to truck drivers’ protest over high fuel prices Reuters AFP Shanghai Shanghai is cutting some fees to defuse striking truck drivers’ anger over high fuel prices, an official spokesman said yesterday, after days of confrontation earlier this week
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      410 28 AP Reuters New York Times Beijing A statue of Confucius opposite Beijing’s Tiananmen Square has mysteriously disappeared, sparking a flurry of speculation by Chinese looking for an explanation. The 9.5m, 17-tonne statue had pride of place in front of the north gate of the recently renovated
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        92 28 AFP Hong Kong Hong Kong’s government-owned rail operator has made a public apology after its media consultant threatened local papers with pulling out advertisements if they ran negative reports. The Mass Transit Railway Corporation said it “deeply regrets” the letter sent by its
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        125 28 AP Geneva Thousands of plant lovers have flocked to the northern Swiss city of Basel to see a giant, stinky flower bloom for the first time in 17 years. The Basel Botanical Gardens expects 10,000 people to see its Amorphophallus titanum, or corpse flower, in
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        88 28 Reuters Pantukan (Philippines) Philippine rescuers, using shovels and bare hands, searched yesterday for survivors of a landslide which swept through a shanty town in a mining area on the southern island of Mindanao killing three people. Officials said 15 miners had been rescued under layers
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        75 28 The Star/ANN Dengkil Malaysia can once again hire Indonesian maids from as early as June, Human Resource Minister S. Subramaniam said yesterday. “The date looks very possible as the memorandum of understanding for the resumption of recruiting Indonesian maids will be signed next month,” he
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        524 29 Washington launches first Predator missile strike, may expand its military support Bloomberg Washington The United States is weighing “very carefully and deliberately” whether to provide weapons to the rebels in Libya who have been fighting forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi since February, Ambassador to
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        296 29 Reuters Jeddah Some 200 Shi’ites protested in Saudi Arabia’s oil-producing east last Friday, calling for human rights reform and denouncing the demolition of Shi’ite mosques in nearby Bahrain. The gathering in the town of Awwamiya defied a call by leading Shi’ite clerics a day
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      612 30  -  Tape shows one of them agreeing to ‘fix’ a judge for $1m; paper alleges gifts of land Ravi Velloor South Asia Bureau Chief In New Delhi velloor@sph.com.sg Two weeks after forcing the government to include civil society activists on a panel drafting an anticorruption Bill,
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      435 30 AP Vatican City Pope Benedict XVI consoled a seven-year-old Japanese girl, reassured a mother about her ailing son’s soul, and advised a Muslim woman on how to find peace for Ivory Coast. In a push to engage the world online, the pontiff fielded their
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      247 30 AFP Berlin A German baby born after only 21 weeks and five days in the womb has equalled a world record for surviving premature infants, the hospital said yesterday. When Frieda was born on Nov 7 last year, she measured 28cm
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      691 31 Two individuals win huge award in case against Citigroup over municipal bonds New York Times New York Two individual investors have scored a remarkable win against Citigroup. A few weeks ago, the pair were awarded a total of US$54.1 million (S$67 million) in a
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      354 31 Bloomberg Kuala Lumpur DRB-Hicom, a Malaysian automotive, construction and banking group controlled by billionaire Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary, has won a race to become the biggest shareholder in the South-east Asian country’s national postal company. It will pay RM622.8 million (S$255.8 million) or RM3.60
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      493 30 Weather Vane Cloudy Storms Beijing Chicago Melbourne Rome Showers Clear Bali Kuala Lumpur Kuwait City Zurich London Miami Paris Sydney Athens Brisbane Cairo Guangzhou Singapore Showers with thunder over northern, eastern and western Singapore in the afternoon. Today: Monday and Tuesday: Afternoon showers with thunder. Outlook: 32 25 Sunrise Sunset
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      1623 33  -  Despite markets’ poor first-quarter showing, experts say growth story has not ended ASIAN STOCKS Gabriel Chen Finance Correspondent gabrielc@sph.com.sg Optimism was high that Asia’s stock markets would continue their rise as they entered 2011. With the United States and Europe mired in weak growth, Asia’s markets
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      226 34  -  FINANCIAL QUOTIENT Lorna Tan Where do you see this? It is often referred to in news reports on oil prices. What does it mean? There are many major classifications of crude oil, of which Brent Crude is the biggest. It includes Brent Crude, Brent Sweet
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        1203 36  -  House of Seafood@180 owner believes hard work is the way out of poverty and he has never taken a break Lorna Tan Senior Correspondent lorna@sph.com.sg Entrepreneur Francis Ng has not gone on vacation all his life. In fact, since he set up
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        1135 38  -  Market-picking could be more profitable than stock-picking Goh Eng Yeow Senior correspondent engyeow@sph.com.sg For many investors, one way to strike it rich is to hunt for undervalued stocks and buy into them in the hope that their attractiveness will eventually be recognised by others. But
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        792 39  -  Global poll finds 48% of respondents have holdings abroad and expect high returns Lorna Tan Senior correspondent lorna@sph.com.sg Investors in Singapore are leading the pack in diversifying overseas, compared with their global counterparts. Their approach appears aggressive, allowing only 2.1 years on average to evaluate
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      283 39 SIX CAPITAL proprietary forex traders FOREX EDUCATION SEMINAR SERIES ONE The Foreign Exchange (Forex/FX) market is the single largest market in the world, with turnover soaring to a staggering USD 4 trillion dollars a day in 2010. f Singapore has benefited from this and is today, the fourth largest foreign
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      879 40  -  Viagra producer Pfizer sells new form of drug to chew up the competition Duff Wilson New York Times Facing generic competition for its “little blue pill”, Pfizer recently started selling a chewable form of Viagra in Mexico. It is called Viagra Jet, and the
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      1764 41  -  The mother of three puts people at centre of her work Wong Kim Hoh Senior Writer kimhoh@sph.com.sg It was 5.45am on Jan 17, 1995, in the port city of Kobe, Japan. Ms Goh Swee Chen then working in the country
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      314 42 EDITORIAL Haw Par Villa has been in the news of late, with buzz that the Singapore Tourism Board has plans to revive it. However, Knight Frank director of research and consultancy Nicholas Mak has called it “an extremely challenging piece of property to turn around” and notes
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      147 42 Singapore General Election 2011 People talk about our ruling party having “groupthink” but I think the herd mentality is more applicable and evident in people who bash the Government, just for the sake of complaining. There will always be opposition parties in Singapore and there is merit in that.
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      220 42 “I feel terrific about where I am in my life, when I look back at what I’ve accomplished. But I feel shitty when I look at myself in the mirror.” ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, 63, in an interview in London. He was a five-time Mr Universe before he
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        Lock icon Remark centred on WP’s low-profile approach
        168 42  -  Dr Wong Wee Nam I refer to last Sunday’s article by Mr Kor Kian Beng (“The quiet reformer”) on Workers’ Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang. I was quoted as saying: “Actually, there are enough ‘good people’ coming out in the opposition, like former
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        Lock icon Voters will decide if MPs speak for them
        214 42  -  Kwan Jin Yao I refer to last Sunday’s article, “MPs not out of touch with Singaporeans: PM”. Grassroots and community activities may increase an MP’s opportunities to meet his residents but do not necessarily mean that the politicians would understand the residents’
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        Lock icon An offence to leave engines running
        109 42  -  Tan Quee Hong Director Pollution Control Department National Environment Agency We refer to the letter by Ms Chua Mei Ling, “Running engines add to pollution” (April 3). Leaving a vehicle engine running unnecessarily is an offence under the Environmental Protection and Management (Vehicular Emissions)
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        265 42  -  Clarence Hwee I read with deep interest the article, “No en bloc, but please top up condo lease” (April 10), and hope the Singapore Land Authority will exercise more flexibility in the case of owners of older condominiums who do not wish to sell
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        132 42  -  Peggy Tan (Madam) I agree with Ms Claire Matthews that teachers should not make pupils file test papers and worksheets in school (“Let pupils keep test papers for revision”; last Sunday). This is happening not only in primary schools but in secondary
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        90 42  -  Kishore Vasu Last Sunday, I drove to Marina South Pier. The carpark was full but cars were allowed in. There was only one place vacant at the entrance of the pier, where cars were parked, and that area had double yellow lines. An attendant told me
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        215 42  -  Chen Sen Lenn I refer to the article by New York Times columnist David Brooks, “Life is a metaphor” (last Sunday). It is not whether metaphors shape the way we perceive the world, but how misplaced metaphors add mud and debris to our expressions. The
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        276 42  -  Ler Seng Ann Group Director Conservation and Development Services Urban Redevelopment Authority We refer to the letters from Ms Samantha Tay (“A shophouse without soul”; April 16) and Mr Khoo Lih-Han (“Make landmarks known to public”; last Sunday). Ms Tay recalled
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      367 43  -  Each week, we publish an extract from a book that is topical or of general interest. Extracted by Ng Hwee Miang from the National Library Board. Trendspotter Lindkvist, who was Sweden’s “Business Speaker of the Year” in 2009, argues that in this age of uncertainty, the unexpected should not
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      1166 43  -  No matter the trials, one must roll with the punches and carry on with life Lee Wei Ling The writer is director of the National Neuroscience Institute. Send your comments to suntimes@sph.com. sg My elder brother Hsien Loong’s son Yipeng was born on Oct 7, 1982. The
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      911 43  -  [THE EX-PAT FILES] Akshita Nanda The writer, a reporter with Life!, is from India and has lived in Singapore for 16 years. Last weekend, my mother had to be stopped from taking a broom to an art installation at the Singapore Biennale. Where others might
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      349 43 “People will tell their lawyers, I don’t mind going to prison but try to avoid the caning. It is quite a deterrent.” HOME AFFAIRS AND LAW MINISTER K. SHANMUGAM, on caning as an effective form of punishment CLARE LIU, 28 Civil servant “It depends on what crime is
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      1489 44  -  Globetrotting monk sees meditation as a way to unite followers of different faiths Lee Siew Hua Senior Writer siewhua@sph.com.sg Benedictine monk Laurence Freeman once meditated under a bodhi tree in India with the Dalai Lama. The Catholic had also invited the Buddhist leader
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      294 44 Tim Hetherington Award-winning photographer killed in action The Oscar-nominated British film director and war photographer was killed in a mortar attack in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata, along with American photographer Chris Hondros. Hetherington, 41, was the second journalist to have died in Libya’s two-month-old battle between rebels
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      137 46 TVtimes BADMINTON Asian C’ships Finals (Live, StarHub Ch211, 1pm). BASKETBALL NBA Play-offs (Live, StarHub, Ch216, 8am). CRICKET IPL Deccan v Mumbai (6.30pm), Rajasthan v Kochi (10.30pm) Live, StarHub Ch231. FOOTBALL Dutch Eredivisie Feyenoord Rotterdam v PSV Eindhoven (Live, mio TV Ch113, 8.25pm). English Premier League Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal (Live,
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    480 46 OBITUARIES MEHNGA SINGH CHAUHAN Village: Bhudipind Age: 76 passed away peacefully on 23.04.2011. Wife: Karam Kaur Daughters: Son-in-law: Sarjit kaur Charanjit Singh Shahi Surinder Kaur Sons: Daughter-in-law: Jaswant Singh Surendar Kaur Harbhajan Singh Grandchildren: Kiranpreet Kaur HarpreetKaur Pawandeep Singh Trishta Kaur Jaspreet Kaur Jeet Satnam Singh Relatives and Friends For
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      965 50 Red Devils take big step towards title with Hernandez’s late goal The Times, London AFP Manchester United 1 Everton 0 London What price Javier Hernandez now? The £6 million (S$12.2 million) M e x i c an h e a d e d i n t h
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      170 50 Liverpool 5 Birmingham 0 London Maxi Rodriguez’s hat-trick inspired Liverpool to their biggest win of the season and further proved that caretaker manager Kenny Dalglish is the man to take the club forward. The 5-0 victory also ended a long hoodoo because the Reds had failed
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      Lock icon Draw hurts Spurs’ Champions League hopes
      274 50 AFP Tottenham 2 West Bromwich Albion 2 London Tottenham’s bid to overhaul Manchester City in the race for the Champions League suffered a major blow as West Brom snatched a 2-2 draw at White Hart Lane yesterday. Harry Redknapp’s side could have moved up
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      Lock icon Ferrari won’t win, says Coulthard
      435 46  -  He claims Pirelli tyres affect Italian car’s running; picks Red Bull and McLaren to shine Fabius Chen fabiusc@sph.com.sg David Coulthard yesterday all but ruled out Ferrari’s chances of winning this season’s Formula One title. Speaking ahead of a promotion event for Red Bull today, the
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        Lock icon Young Lions toothless again
        76 46 The Courts Young Lions’ scoring woes continued yesterday in a 0-2 loss to Gombak United in an S-League match at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Gombak got their goals at both ends of the match, with Ruhaizad Ismail opening the scoring in the third minute and Park
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        Lock icon Houghton in clear, then quits
        65 46 Reuters Mumbai India’s national team coach Bob Houghton has resigned after racism charges levelled against him were dropped, the country’s soccer federation said yesterday. Houghton, who took over in 2006 and had a contract running to 2013, described a report claiming he had made a
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        Lock icon Colsaerts leads the pack
        73 46 Reuters Chengdu Little-known Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts was on track for his first European Tour title after the China Open third round yesterday while former world No. 2 Sergio Garcia slipped out of contention. Colsaerts, 28, buoyed by an eagle three at the first hole, picked up
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        73 46 AP Jakarta Lee Westwood (above) took a commanding five-shot lead after the third round of the Indonesian Masters yesterday, shooting a second straight six-under 66 despite a bogey on the last hole. Westwood can reclaim the No. 1 ranking from Martin Kaymer with a victory if
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        Lock icon Al Ahli fire O’Leary
        34 46 AP Dubai Al Ahli have fired former Leeds and Aston Villa manager David O’Leary as their coach after less than one season in the UAE league due to poor results.
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      Lock icon Bowling gets first technical chief
      289 46  -  Fabius Chen Former national bowler Mervyn Foo has been named the sport’s first technical director, it was confirmed yesterday. His appointment was one of four major changes made by SingaporeBowling in a reshuffle of its High Performance Department. Others who have been handed new roles
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      362 46 AP Barcelona Rafael Nadal cruised into the Barcelona Open semi-fi-nals on Friday by dispatching Gael Monfils 6-2, 6-2, and David Ferrer moved a step closer to another clay-court final against his fellow Spaniard by also advancing. The top-ranked Nadal needed only 75
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      353 46 BADMINTON Asian Championships In Chengdu, China, s-finals (Chn unless stated): Men: Lin Dan bt Du Pengyu 21-13 21-16, Bao Chunlai bt Chen Long 21-12 21-13. Doubles: Hirokatsu Hashimoto/Noriyasu Hirata (jpn) bt Chai Biao/Guo Zhendong 21-14 21-19, Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng bt Xu Chen Xu/Zhang Nan 21-19 21-15. Women’s singles: Wang
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      35 46 CRICKET Griffin Kinetic League Div 2: SRC Lords v SPA I (SRC, 9am), SCC Tigers v MUCC Giants (SCC, 1 pm). KARTING AutoInc S’pore C’ship Round 1 (Kartright Speedway, 511 Upper Jurong Road, 10.30am).
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      480 47 Lakers take 2-1 lead over Hornets but still have plenty of room for improvement NYT New Orleans The Los Angeles Lakers regained their homecourt advantage on Friday night with a 100-86 victory against the Hornets in Game 3 of their first-round play-off series. But they hardly looked
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      153 47 AP NY Knicks 96 Boston 113 (Boston lead 3-0) Paul Pierce scored 38 points, Ray Allen added 32, and Rajon Rondo had a Celtics’ play-off record of 20 assists as Boston thrashed the Knicks 113-96 in the first play-off game at Madison Square Garden in seven years. But
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        124 47 Unlike most WAGs who prefer to just look good in a stadium, Shakira was emotionally involved with the match between Real Madrid and Barcelona in Wednesday’s Spanish King’s Cup football final. She screamed at the referee, she winced, she waved, she jumped up and down when
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        92 47 Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has revealed he has been overshadowed at home by a 17-year-old. “I’m playing second fiddle to Justin Bieber Bieber Fever is sweeping our house and my girls (Lilly-Ella, 7, and Lexie, 5) have made it clear I’m no longer their favourite man,”
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        138 47 Rafael Benitez believes he holds the trump card to the Chelsea job when current football manager Carlo Ancelotti gets the sack. The former Liverpool and Inter Milan manager has a proven record in the Champions League, having won it in his first season at
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        149 47 Since being fined US$100,000 (S$ 124,000) for calling a referee a *****, Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant has been busy defending his image. The high-school avenging angel told ESPN: “I’ve since learnt what that word still means to a lot of people.
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        134 47 Actress Cameron Diaz is reportedly set to marry baseball star Alex Rodriguez after dating him for around a year. The sportsman is now ready to make things official after being introduced to Diaz’s mother, Billie. According to America’s InTouch magazine, Rodriguez has been shopping for
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        173 47 Reuters Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao is adding another job to his resume. The multi-weight champion, congressman and actor is releasing a song on Thursday. The 32-year-old recorded “Sometimes When We Touch” with its creator, Dan Hill, who made it a top-10 hit in 1978.
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        130 47 Chelsea captain John Terry, after reading a heartbreaking story in The Daily Mail about how his boys’ club, Senrab FC, were struggling to pay the bills because of the withdrawal of funding, came forward and donated to the cause. The club’s secretary,
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      134 47  -  Text and pictures by Desmond Foo Kwek Wen Jie, 21 Awaiting university Height: 1.75m Weight: 75kg Exercise regimen: I run every day and follow that with a workout comprising chin-ups and crunches. I row a kayak on weekdays and a dragonboat on weekends. Diet: I avoid fast food
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      1131 48  -  But semi-finalists Man United, Barca and Real Madrid are among the planet’s richest clubs HEART OF FOOTBALL Rob Hughes stsports@sph.com.sg Money cannot buy what Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Schalke are bidding for over the next 11 days a place in the Champions League
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        601 48  -  Written by Craig Brennan A shortage of jockeys has prompted trainer Cliff Brown to rekindle an old winning partnership from Australia. The Australian handler had been scratching his head which jockey he would book for Zac Influence in today's Group 2 $350,000 Singapore Three-Year-Old Classic over
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        323 48  -  Written by Craig Brennan THIS afternoon's Group 2 $350,000 Singapore Three-Year-Old Classic over 1400m is one of those mouthwatering contests that racegoers love to soak up. At first glance it would look the ideal race for last season's champion two-year-old Gingerbread Man who returned from a
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      347 48 Berlin Raul Gonzales admits it would be a dream to beat Manchester United for a third time in his career, as he prepares to line up for Schalke against the Red Devils in Tuesday’s first leg of the Champions League semi-finals. The former Real Madrid
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      709 49 Arsenal boss attempts to instill confidence in his side ahead of crucial trip to Bolton AFP London Arsene Wenger faces a fight to convince his players that Arsenal can still win the Premier League title as they prepare for tonight’s crucial clash at Bolton. His
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      882 49  -  COMMENTARY Peter Wood Peter Wood is the author of the Le Grove blog, one of the largest online Arsenal websites in the world The Times, London Arsenal’s limp-wristed end to the 2010-11 season is nearly over. Yet another season of hope and
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      276 49 The Times, London L Put Walcott in frontline Theo Walcott should be repositioned as an out-and-out centre forward. The England international has enough about him not just pace to frighten centre halves more than full backs. He is capable of scoring 15 to 25 goals
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      257 49 Mourinho rules out return to Inter for now AP Milan Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has said that “one day” he will return to work at Inter Milan, but that it would not be next season. The Portuguese won the Champions League, two Italian titles and the Italian Cup in
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      447 49 The Times, London London There is a plan being formulated for Blackburn to travel to India in July as part of their pre-sea-son preparations and to go from there to Hong Kong to compete alongside Aston Villa and Chelsea in the Barclays Asia Trophy. The
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      36 50 four-digit draw Apr 23 2011 First E 7037 Second E 3718 Third E 4500 STARTERS 0238 3682 3736 4881 5648 6779 7501 8700 9130 9571 CONSOLATIONS 1506 1833 2709 3635 4425 5679 7021 7729 9312 9533
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      408 1 IGNATIUS LOW I’m a pen nerd page14 L VE ONLINE More young people are finding partners online. Matchmaking websites are mushrooming and reporting growing membership, as MELISSA SIM finds out. PAGES4&5 Ms Teo Yi Shan and Mr Victor Chen met through an online dating site and are planning to get
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        495 2  -  In this ongoing series, bride-to-be Nurul Huda learns that checking labels helps her to eat right Melissa Sim simlinoi@sph.com.sg Supermarkets are danger zones for those wanting to lose weight all those shelves are groaning with tempting food and drinks that test your resolve. But almost
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        390 2 The Roommate, a horror movie which opens here on Thursday, is about a student at an American university who becomes obsessed with her room-mate. But what really spooked some moviegoers when the film opened in the United States recently was how much the two leads Gossip Girl star
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        950 3  -  More people are turning to life coaches for advice in their careers, studies and relationships Natasha Ann Zachariah natashaz@sph.com.sg When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping for a life coach. Once, Singaporeans hitting a rough patch or needing advice about their career and
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        550 4 When Ms Teo Yi Shan spotted an adorable stuffed tortoise toy in the background of Mr Victor Chen’s profile picture on local dating website Eteract .com, she just had to send him a message. “What a nice tortoise,” she commented. Three days later,
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        1083 4  -  Web romance is blossoming as more people turn to dating websites in their search for a partner Melissa Sim simlinoi@sph.com.sg After four months of chatting with single men through online dating sites and going on six dates with some of them, Ms Janelle Lim, 34, finally found
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        646 5 Engineer Pang Tze Yeong, 28, is a degree holder, has a stable job and varied interests including playing soccer, making ice cream and singing. But after about two years of unsuccessfully looking for a girlfriend with help from friends, he decided to take matters into
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        1006 6 Tay Yek Keak imagines what the Facebook pages of newsmakers might look like in this weekly column View photos of Jake (in Brokeback Mountain 10,000; in Laidback Mountain 0) Tell Jake being a mindless Gyllenhaalic is better than being a mindless Belieber Tell Jake he owes you 200 Panadols
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        1251 8  -  Parents who work from home say it is a challenge to juggle business with the needs of their kids Lin Wenjian wenjian@sph.com.sg At a time when most people are winding down at home after a hard day at work, Mrs Daphne Tan, 33, is just getting
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        623 8  -  Seriously Kidding Irene Tham itham@sph.com.sg Two months ago, a good pal of mine, Joyce, quit her job to become a stay-home mother. The news came as a surprise to me. Joyce is a go-getter. Sharp-tongued, headstrong and independent, she is not the
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        112 8 This column features readers’ wedding pictures and appears on the last Sunday of the month. Police officer Masamri Amir, 27, and teacher Saliha A. Latif, 24 Wedding day: Jan 8, 2011 Hotel HR and training manager Kamlesh Bablani, 34, and hotel marketing and communications assistant manager Leenu Tarani,
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          817 9  -  The Essential Guide for First-time Asian Mums and Dads from Pregnancy to Preschool is an invaluable resource book specially written by local experts to help new parents Lynn Seah BEFUDDLED first-time parents must sometimes wish that the baby comes with an instruction manual. There are
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          135 10 ACTION Today is Easter Sunday, a day when Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Besides being a perfect day for feasting on some sumptuous Easter goodies, it is the day to see if there are any coloured eggs at your doorstep. Legend has it that the
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          98 10 ROYAL (say “ROY-uhl”) WHAT IT MEANS: Relating to a king or queen or a member of a king or queen’s family AS IN: There is going to be a royal wedding this weekend: Prince William is getting married to Ms Kate Middleton. GRAMMAR: The word “royal” is an adjective
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          74 10 MEA CULPA WHAT IT MEANS: “I’m to blame.” The literal translation from Latin is “through my own fault”. WHERE IT COMES FROM: The phrase originates in the Confiteor, which is a part of the Catholic Mass where sinners acknowledge their failings before God. In recent years, the US slang
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          417 10 She bent down and rolled forward, tucking her knees against her chest. She concentrated on pushing off with her her off with her legs, keeping her body in one tight ball. She didn’t think of her wig at all. Roll roll roll roll... she was getting dizzy, but she
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          210 10 Hougang gets its name from its location. In Chinese, “hou gang” refers to the area behind the port. In the past, the name referred to the area where the Serangoon River ended. Hougang Stadium is the home ground of S-League football team Hougang United, formed in 1981, which took
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            Lock icon THE COW THAT LAID AN EGG
            64 10 A story session that tells of a cow called Marjorie who discovers that she has laid an egg. Where: The Little Bookshop, 687A East Coast Road, Level 2 MRT: Bedok/Kembangan When: Today, 1 1.30pm or 4 4.30pm Admission: $5 a child Tel: 6677-3083 Info:
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            59 10 Look out for rabbit-themed optical illusions and peep into rabbit holes at the bunny warren exhibit to discover the world of the shy bunny. Where: Mind’s Eye Gallery, Science Centre Singapore, Science Centre Road MRT: Jurong East When: Till Saturday, 10am 6pm Admission: $9 (adults), $5 (children
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            85 10 Savour international cuisines and Easter miniature cupcakes at Shangri-La Hotel’s The Line eatery. Kids aged 12 and below will receive chocolate Easter eggs and enjoy activities such as Easter Egg Painting from 11.30am 3pm. Where: Shangri-La Hotel, The Line, Orange Grove Road MRT: Orchard When:
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            89 10 Stand to win a two-night weekend stay at the hotel in a lucky draw. Those who dress up as Easter bunnies will receive gifts on arrival. Where: The Ritz-Carlton Millenia, Greenhouse MRT: Promenade/Esplanade When: Today, 11am 1pm or 1.30 3.30pm Admission: $168 (adults),
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            41 10 Interacting with animal robots at this exhibition and learn about the unique qualities of animals. Where: Omni-Theatre, Science Centre, Science Centre Road MRT: Jurong East When: Till May 15, 10am 6pm Admission: $1 (adult or child) Info: www.science.edu.sg
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            54 10 Set against the majestic Serengeti Plains, this musical tells the story of Simba’s journey from wide-eyed cub to King of the Pridelands. Where: Sands Theater, Marina Bay Sands MRT: Marina Bay When: Ongoing, 8pm (Tue Fri), 2 8pm (Sat Sun), no shows on Mon Admission: $68 $243
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        807 11  -  ‘_R_elati_\_m! S eakin Huanq Huifen hfhuang@sph.com.sg When she was caught for underage smoking three years ago, Natasha Low told her mum: “I was not smoking. I was just helping my friend hold the cigarette.” Dance instructor Lucy Wang let the matter rest. She was not gullible, though.
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        663 11  -  Jasmine Osada Face it: Tablet computers and smartphones are great for distracting or entertaining fidgety children. There are disadvantages, of course, such as a possible addiction to computer games. But the problems can be managed, without getting rid of the mobile devices altogether. Another possible problem
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        1643 12  -  Home to fine chocolates and cheese fondues, Basel also boasts an annual carnival that starts at 4am Nicholas Yong nicy@sph.com.sg Once home to renowned thinkers Friedrich Nietzsche and Carl Gustav Jung, the Swiss city of Basel is today a major industrial centre. It has a population
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        1130 14  -  Every now and then, I must go to stationery shops to buy pens the unsung heroes in this digital age Ignatius Low ignatius@sph.com.sg Last week, I went to the bookstore Kinokuniya at lunchtime, but it was not to buy a book or to browse magazines. Once
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        788 14  -  Fiona Chan fiochan@sph.com.sg Of late, my husband’s attention has been wandering towards a new infatuation. He is distracted at dinners, abstracted during conversations, and spends most of his free time glued to his computer, watching YouTube videos of a certain genre. His addiction
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        822 14  -  Marc Lim marclim@sph.com.sg Going away on a long weekend is often like going on a first date it ends way too soon and you end up wanting more. So for fear of ending up frustrated, I am staying home this Good Friday weekend. Apparently I am bucking
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        641 15 SUNDAY NIGHT WITH ADAM GYORGY (PIANO RECITAL) Hungarian pianist Adam Gyorgy, regarded as one of the world’s finest Liszt players, will perform his favourite repertoire. It includes the famous Liszt Sonata in B Minor as well as the virtuoso Liszt Transcriptions, a Paganini-Liszt etude, a
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        726 15  -  Compiled by Magdalene Lum THE JUGGLER’S TALE (THE STUDIOS 2011) Be touched by a simple yet complex tale of universal love that transcends all obstacles. This Singapore production marries creative energies from seven nationalities in the whimsical world of the celebrated German playwright Michael Ende. By Traditions
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        59 15 This column features readers’ pets. Buddy, two-year-old male tabby Owner: Zul Ibrahim, 49, risk compliance officer Avalon, one-month-old female orange tabby Owner: Ankush Sengal, 12, student Locky, seven-year-old female red miniature pinscher Owner: Florence Lim, 33, unemployed Max, three-year-old male pomeranian Owner: Eunice Lim, 18, student Popi
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        853 20  -  Joshua Foer may be able to memorise the order of a shuffled deck of cards, but not phone numbers The Read Interview Akshita Nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg A few nights after winning a national award for amazing feats of memory, American writer Joshua Foer forgot that he had
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        576 21  -  Bad guys in Mo Hayder’s new novel are able to evoke understanding and sympathy in the reader Hot Off The Press Akshita Nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg Mo Hayder writes mostly about serial killers and each new tome raises the bar for inventive violence. The latest, Hanging Hill, continues
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        441 21  -  Lua Jia Min Who: American actress Jillian Keenan (right), 24, is a self-confessed William Shakespeare fanatic. She says: “It’s impossible for me to pick a favourite play, so I tell people that The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare is my favourite book.” Keenan plays devoted mother Lady Macduff in
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        1552 22  -  Once known for its dingy pubs, the Duxton area is going through a rebirth with new eateries moving in Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg The Duxton area (below) might just be shedding its sleazy reputation, as seedy karaoke pubs move out and new food and beverage operators
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        365 22  -  Wine Club/Jenny Jenny Tan The wine market in Singapore has spiked to dizzy heights in the last five years. Yet, even as more Singaporeans acquire a taste for it, the question remains: Can wine-drinking often viewed as a European practice ultimately become a part of Asian
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        221 22  -  Rebecca Lynne Tan World wines on display The Four Seasons Singapore hotel will hold a year-long wine promotion, focusing on a different country such as Argentina, Germany and Spain each month. It kicks off next month with Italian wines, such as Tuscan red Vignamaggio Chianti Classico Riserva. The hotel
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        649 23  -  Chef Tonny Chan’s new restaurant offers value-for-money dining with most of its tasty family-style dishes costing less than $20 Eats Wong Ah Yoke ahyoke@sph.com.sg From foodcourts to restaurants, dining out these days has generally become costlier compared to just a few years ago. The good news
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        853 24  -  Hong Kong master chefs make waves in local Chinese restaurants Eunice Quek euniceq@sph.com.sg Think those coveted Michelin stars awarded to restaurants by the famed Michelin Guide apply only to Western chefs? Think again. wo Michelin-starred Chinese chefs are among culinary masters from Hong Kong who are
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        315 24  -  Cheap Good Foong Woei Wan woeiwan@sph.com.sg You could wolf down a sandwich by Pullman Bakery. But it may be more fun to slow down and notice how, when you sink your teeth into, say, a crab sandwich ($2.80), the bread springs back up ever
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        455 24  -  Eunice Quek The Coffee Bean Tea Leaf outlet in Plaza By The Park in Bras Basah is one of few eateries in Singapore that has kosher food certification. This means the food it serves can be consumed by Jewish people. The cafe’s kosher certification allows
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        1002 25  -  Maisy Koh’s confinement dish of pig trotters calls for black sugar and black vinegar Singapore Cooks Rebecca Tan Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg Chocolate is the one thing Ms Maisy Koh cannot live without. The housewife confesses shyly that the dark, addictive confection is always in the refrigerator
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        501 25  - Dim sum durian Tidbits Shairah Thoufeekh Ahamed Szechuan-Cantonese restaurant Peony Jade is offering an Unlimited Divine Dim Sum Brunch with Durian Fiesta Desserts Buffet only at its Keppel Club branch on Mother’s Day on May 8. Priced at $68 (adult) and $34 (child), it will serve dishes such as Steamed
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        876 25  -  Eater’s Digest Serene Luo serl@sph.com.sg WHAT: A collection of Chinese recipes that evoke to me, at least everyday home cooking. After all, author Ken Hom says he has put into the book “memories of recipes from my family home, my mother, my village in China, the Chinese
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        927 26  -  Korean chef Edward Kwon says his crazy temper keeps his staff on their toes Shairah Thoufeekh Ahamed stahamed@sph.com.sg Had he decided to follow his childhood dream, Korean chef Edward Kwon might have been a Catholic priest today. Oddly enough, his reasons for wanting to join a seminary
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