The Straits Times, 28 November 2011

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    20 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 073/11/2011 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28 2011 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS www.straitstimes.com
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      Lock icon Liverpool, City draw 1-1
      43 1 LIVERPOOL held English Premier League leaders Manchester City to a 1-1 draw at Anfield yesterday. The result sees City open a five-point gap over Manchester United at the top of the table on 35 points. L SPORT PAGE B9
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    • Article
      Lock icon Murderer seeks release
      58 1 HE WAS spared the gallows 13 years ago after being given a presidential pardon. Now convicted murderer K. Mathavakannan, 33, is battling to be released from his life sentence as well. His case at the High Court raises important legal questions surrounding the issue of what a
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    • Article
      Lock icon Anwar rallies PKR for polls
      55 1 MALAYSIAN opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim yesterday brushed aside his personal troubles and rallied his Parti Keadilan Rakyat cadres for the general election expected next year. Describing the 2008 polls as a training ground for the opposition, he said the next election would be the defining
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      Lock icon Wales’ coach found dead
      45 1 GARY Speed, the national football coach of Wales, was found dead yesterday at the age of 42. The former midfielder for Leeds United, Everton, Newcastle United, Bolton Wanderers and Sheffield United is believed to have committed suicide. L SPORT PAGE B9
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    Lock icon PM: I pledge a new PAP
    827 1  -  Need for ‘good policies’ that benefit the people and ‘smart politics’ to gain support for party BY LI XUEYING ASSISTANT POLITICAL EDITOR xueying@sph.com.sg SIX months after an election that marked a shift in Singapore’s political landscape, the People’s Action Party (PAP) has laid out
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    Lock icon More Australians moving to Singapore
    792 1  -  BY JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com SYDNEY: As the number of Australians moving abroad surged to record highs in recent years, Singapore has emerged as their fastest-rising destination. A so-called stampede from Australia saw more than 88,000 departures last year, nearly double the
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    Lock icon Pakistan reviewing alliance with US, Nato after air strikes
    729 1 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan yesterday conveyed its “rage” to the United States over cross-border Nato air strikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, as it ordered a full-scale review of its frosty alliance with the US and Nato. The US, which
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    Lock icon SUPER DUO
    66 1 RETIREE Robert Wong, 70, and his grandson Immanuel, five, came up tops in a cosplay competition for seniors and their families at Hougang Mall yesterday as part of celebrations for Grandparents’ Day. The pair were decked out in matching blue overalls as Mario and Luigi from the popular
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      82 1 SINGAPORE PIONEERS The man who cleaned up Singapore River US citizen stuck in China How low will ST Index go? LIFE! PAGE C4 MONEY, PAGE B18 WORLD, PAGE A10 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg w VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 CALL 6388-3838 TO SUBSCRIBE OR GO TO www.sphsubscription.com.sg
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    • VIEW POINTS
      • Article
        Lock icon Clearing the air on smokers
        65 2 WE SAY The public space available for smokers is becoming increasingly restricted as more Singaporeans make plain they do not want to continue being at the receiving end of second-hand smoke. Efforts must also continue to be made to not just protect the young, but
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      • COLUMNS
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          Lock icon Saved by Khmer Rouge
          50 2 The Khmer Rouge’s gruesome history is now being replayed in a Phnom Penh courtroom, but Robert Karniol recalls how it once saved him and an Australian colleague from capture and possibly death at the hands of the Vietnam People’s Army in 1986. L REVIEW PAGE A18
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        • Article
          Lock icon Man, he’s like a woman
          41 2 Japanese kabuki actor Bando Tamasaburo V has made his living and his name portraying female characters. Janice Tay catches the 61-year-old Kyoto Prize recipient in action at a workshop and is beguiled. L REVIEW PAGE A18
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      • Article
        Lock icon Be practical on land use
        76 2 OUR READERS SAY While conservationists oppose the Government’s decision to redevelop parts of Bukit Brown Cemetery and Rochor Centre to make way for housing and road projects, Ang Chin Guan says long-term practicality ensuring future generations will have proper housing should take precedence over other
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      Lock icon China’s little children can’t wait
      1019 2  -  Gansu bus tragedy shows lack of funding for preschool education BY HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg COCOONED in thick jackets, smiling villagers gathered in the biting chill of Ledu County in Qinghai two weeks ago to welcome visitors like me to their showcase project.
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      Lock icon High Court poser: Whether to free murderer serving life term
      462 3  -  Ex-death row inmate says ‘jail for life’ ruling should not apply to him BY K. C. VIJAYAN vijayan@sph.com.sg HE WAS spared the gallows 13 years ago after being given a presidential pardon. Now convicted murderer K. Mathavakannan, 33, is battling
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      Lock icon 6.39PM
      89 3  - 6.39 PM It’s that golden time of the day when things start to wind down, people head home, and friends and family start getting together. Straits Times photographers show their take on that moment in the Prime pages on Monday entitled 6.39pm. BY CHEW SENG KIM PHOTOJOURNALIST With a torchlight
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      Lock icon Airmen and sailors may get pixelated uniform too
      646 4  -  More than 17,000 polled about new ‘digital camouflage’ BY JERMYN CHOW DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT jermync@sph.com.sg AIRMEN and sailors in the Singapore Armed Forces could soon be clad in the same kind of pixelated uniform worn by foot soldiers. But instead of green, it
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      Lock icon Arab League approves sanctions against Syria
      536 4 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK TIMES CAIRO: The Arab League last night overwhelmingly approved sweeping sanctions against Syria to pressure Damascus to end its deadly eight-month crackdown on dissent, an unprecedented move against an Arab state. Before the vote, Damascus slammed it as a betrayal
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      Lock icon GE 2011: What went wrong
      355 6 PAP chairman Khaw Boon Wan identified four trends that led to the ruling party having its lowest score since Independence. They are: L Stronger mood for more opposition voices. While the majority of Singaporeans want a PAP government, there is also a stronger mood for
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      Lock icon ‘Fight on... even when the person you are trying to help curses you’
      620 6  -  BY RACHEL CHANG TO BUILD a “First World Country” and not just a “First World Parliament”, members of the People’s Action Party (PAP) must “push the boundaries” no matter how low they are in the pecking order
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      Lock icon Lack of political judgment in policymaking: MP Inderjit Singh
      533 6  -  BY RACHEL CHANG IN A fiery speech that lamented a lack of political judgment in the ruling party’s policymaking, fourth-term MP Inderjit Singh yesterday called for its MPs and activists to be allowed a greater say in governance. The People’s Action
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      Lock icon PM Lee set on retaking Aljunied
      793 7  -  He tells party they will not abandon GRC BY TEO WAN GEK wangekt@sph.com.sg THE People’s Action Party (PAP) will fight to win back Aljunied GRC. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is also PAP secretary-general, made the pledge yesterday to party activists at its
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      Lock icon Women-only taxi service launched in KL
      319 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: Taking the “by women, for women” idea on the road, Malaysia launched a fleet of women-only taxis yesterday. The initiative followed pink-coloured train coaches and buses aimed at shielding women from harassment, local reports said. Fifty women taxi drivers have
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      199 3 THINK SUCCESS. THINK MDIS Think connection in Media and Communications to inspire others. IT I <k \7 <1 Oklahoma City University The first and most established American Mass Communications programme in Singapore Bachelor of Arts (in Liberal Studies with concentration in Mass Communications) Awarded by Oklahoma City University, USA Commences
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  • WORLD.
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      Lock icon He returns to China from US, but now he can’t leave
      1007 10 Case highlights abuse of law to target business rivals ENGINEER’S NIGHTMARE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING: After two decades of working as a success- ful engineer in the United States, Mr Hu Zhicheng (right) decided to return to China in
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE FOLLOW AND ENGAGE ST ONLINE
      87 10 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE WORLD STORIES ONLINE L Reality check over US pivot to the East L The evolution of a strategy L Syria silent as Arab League deadline passes More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com PHOTO GALLERIES ONLINE
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        Lock icon PKR can conquer Malaysia: Anwar
        599 11  -  Party is more prepared, he adds, calling for it to go all out in next polls BY HAZLIN HASSAN MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT hazlinh@sph.com.sg PULAI (Johor): Brushing aside his personal troubles, Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim yesterday called on his multiracial Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) to go
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        Lock icon Four killed, 19 hurt in Borneo bridge collapse
        382 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TENGGARONG (Indonesia): Rescuers hunted for survivors yesterday after a busy bridge spanning the Mahakam river in Indonesia’s Borneo island collapsed, killing four people and injuring 19 others, officials said. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered an investigation into the accident,
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        Lock icon Terror funds: 4 held in Manila over phone hacking
        329 11 REUTERS NEW YORK TIMES MANILA/BOSTON: Philippine police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have arrested four people over a hacking operation that targeted customers of US telecommunications giant AT&T to funnel money to a Saudi-based militant group. Those arrested last
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        Lock icon Pressure mounts on KL to scrap street rally Bill
        371 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s government is facing mounting pressure to scrap plans for a law that would ban street protests, despite agreeing to ease other restrictions on rallies that activists have called repressive. Details of the
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        Lock icon Nearly 40 cops hurt in Seoul anti-FTA rally
        296 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: Almost 40 South Korean policemen were injured when a street protest against a free trade agreement with the United States turned violent, police said yesterday. Some of about 2,200 people staging the rally punched and kicked officers during the
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        Lock icon Japan rice farmers torn over Asia-Pac trade pact
        451 12 Many fear for their future with tariff removal, but some see export potential for products AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Mr Osamu Tamaki is one of the few rice farmers in Japan who see an Asia-Pacific free-trade deal as a window of opportunity rather
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        Lock icon China to launch joint patrols along Mekong
        305 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI: Next month, China will launch joint patrols with three other countries on the Mekong River, a key waterway where 13 Chinese sailors were killed during an attack last month, state media said. The patrols, which official media said previously would
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        Lock icon A little taste of Singapore in Japan
        987 13  -  Local food firms can carve out a niche there MEMO FROM TOKYO BY KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg LOCATION-WISE, the first Mr Bean outlet in Japan is a hands-down winner. Opened in January last year, the soya bean food and beverage outlet
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        Lock icon Egypt at ‘crossroads’ as it heads for polls
        736 14 Military chief warns of ‘grave consequences’ if it stays mired in crisis AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO: Egypt braced itself for fresh demonstrations yesterday amid a tense stand-off between the country’s military rulers and pro-democracy protesters, on the eve of the first
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        Lock icon Yemeni president returns home
        248 14 ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION NEW YORK TIMES SANAA: President Ali Abdullah Saleh returned to Yemen on Saturday night, days after he signed an agreement in Saudi Arabia yielding his powers to his deputy and amid increasingly confusing signals about the structure of the country’s leadership. Since
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        Lock icon Gaddafi troops stole artefacts
        211 14 REUTERS TRIPOLI (Libya): Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi stole ancient Roman artefacts when they fled the city, bundled them into sacks and planned to sell them abroad, the country’s new rulers have said. The artefacts a collection of 17 stone heads, mostly the size of tennis
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        Lock icon Iran set to pare ties with UK
        156 14 REUTERS TEHERAN: Iran’s Parliament voted yesterday to reduce diplomatic relations with Britain, with one lawmaker warning that Iranians angered by London’s latest sanctions could storm the British embassy, as they did to the United States mission in 1979. The Bill, if it passes
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        Lock icon Moderate Islamic party set to win Morocco elections
        561 14 NEW YORK TIMES RABAT (Morocco): A moderate Islamic party is set to win parliamentary polls in Morocco over the weekend, the second time in weeks that voters in the region have chosen Islamists in elections brought on by the Arab Spring. With
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        Lock icon Nasa heads off to Mars with Curiosity
        542 15 Robot rover sent to seek data to pave way for human mission ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida): A super size rover the biggest, bestequipped robot ever sent to explore another planet has blasted off on its 570 million-km journey to Mars.
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        Lock icon Ex-IMF chief set up? Claims are ‘pure fantasy’
        284 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: France’s interior minister yesterday dismissed as “pure fantasy” claims by associates of former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of a set-up leading to his New York arrest on sexual assault charges. “I would say that it’s pure
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    • world.at a glance
      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon Anti-HIV gel fails to work
          104 16 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON: In a major setback for Aids prevention research, a clinical trial of a new vaginal gel supposed to reduce HIV infections has been suspended after studies showed it to be ineffective. It had been hoped that the new trial, nicknamed Voice
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          Lock icon Boost school safety: Wen
          106 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has pledged more support for school safety following a van crash earlier this month that killed 19 children. Mr Wen told a conference in Beijing yesterday that harm to children must be avoided. He said a special emphasis should
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          Lock icon Talks off over Dalai Lama
          97 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI: A meeting between Indian and Chinese diplomats on long-standing border issues has been cancelled after Beijing objected to a scheduled speech in New Delhi by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, officials said yesterday. “Beijing wanted Delhi to cancel the Buddhist
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          Lock icon Race on for HK’s top post
          99 16 REUTERS HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s former No. 2 official Henry Tang confirmed on Saturday his bid to become the financial hub’s next chief executive, brushing off a scandal over marital infidelity that tarnished his public image. An experienced administrator and textiles tycoon, Mr Tang
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          Lock icon Child dies in Aussie floods
          84 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: Thousands of Australians were trapped yesterday by rising east coast floodwaters which left one child dead. Officials said the northern New South Wales town of Wee Waa, 570km from Sydney, would be cut off for up to a week by the flooding.
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          Lock icon PM wants state asset sale
          102 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key yesterday claimed the right to sell state assets to prop up a struggling economy after securing an overwhelming election victory on Saturday. Opinion polls showed the partial sale of state-owned energy companies and national flag carrier
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          Lock icon Putin to run for president
          85 16 REUTERS MOSCOW: Mr Vladimir Putin accepted his ruling United Russia party’s nomination yesterday as its candidate in the March 4 presidential vote, paving the way for his return to the country’s top office after four years as prime minister. Polls suggest Mr Putin, president from
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        Lock icon Women’s rights all shook up by Afghan Elvis
        428 16 SLICEOFLIFE AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KABUL: Dubbed the Afghan Elvis, Farhad Darya may be the only man in the country who can reduce an audience of women in headscarves to a screaming, waving, whistling throng. In a country where women enjoy few rights and
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      539 13 V i rs,- _r nss i i m' 1 GE'f New Zealand Singapore MediaCorp Artiste Joanne Peh Eat, Shop Sight-see There’s no better time to experience New Zealand. A leisurely self-drive holiday allows you to marvel at the breathtaking attractions along the way. Or you can sit back, relax and
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  • REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Clearing the air
      460 17 SINGAPORE is already one of the most expensive places for smokers to light up in, with a pack of cigarettes costing just a puff short of $12. Now, the real estate across which they can inhale the concoction of tar and nicotine looks to be getting smaller.
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      Lock icon The tide of debate is turning
      757 17  -  Countries’ legislatures increasingly view climate change as issue of national self-interest UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE IN DURBAN BY JOHN GUMMER, JOHN PRESCOTT, MICHAEL JAY FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The first writer is president of Global Legislators Organisation (Globe) and former British secretary of state
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      Lock icon Global warming: Taking the heat out of data debate
      811 17  -  BY MICHAEL RICHARDSON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. AS GLOBAL climate change negotiations resume today in Durban, South Africa, the spotlight is again shining on a basic
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        Lock icon How the Khmer Rouge saved my life
        867 18  -  Pursued by Viet army in 1986, I found its hospitality all the more remarkable BY ROBERT KARNIOL DEFENCE WRITER rkarniol@sph.com.sg FOR reasons of its own, Cambodia’s fearsome Khmer Rouge rescued me from harm’s way, and may well have saved my life. Its gruesome
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        Lock icon A man dances a woman into life
        960 18  -  LETTER FROM KYOTO BY JANICE TAY CORRESPONDENT tastingjapan@gmail.com THE man about to dance has built his life on a lie. For more than 40 years, he has seduced audiences as princess, courtesan and maiden, his stage acts so convincing they have won him
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        Lock icon Egypt military must now step aside
        731 18  -  BY KHAIRI ABAZA The writer is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies in Washington, an Egyptian reformer, and former official in Egypt’s liberal Wafd party. NEW YORK TIMES SYNDICATE EGYPTIANS are to vote today in their first elections since the
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      • MY POINT
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        381 19  -  Brandon Chong AS A member of Singapore’s water polo community, I thank Mr M. Lukshumayeh for sharing our ambition for an Asian Games medal (“Failed promises, tenuous hold: The water polo team should offer a genuine hope of winning an Asian Games medal
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      98 2 Mrs Goh Chok Tong, patron of Arc Children’s Centre, lent her voice to a good cause yesterday. She took to the stage to sing If You Love Me (Really Love Me) at Arc’s first charity lunch at Pan Pacific hotel to celebrate the centre’s raising
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      345 3 Man allegedly found girlfriend naked with victim A SINGAPOREAN man is believed to be connected to the death of a Thai man who was stabbed at an apartment in Bangkok last Thursday. Thai-language broadsheet Thai Rath reported that closed-circuit television footage showed the Singaporean,
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      220 3  -  AMELIA TAN YOUNG people took centre stage at the ComChest TrueHearts 2011 charity show last night and helped to raise about $3.6 million. About 80 put on dance and musical performances at the Event Plaza of Marina Bay Sands. Among the highlights was a
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      575 4  -  A key focus will be on voluntary testing, to increase early detection BY LIN ZHAOWEI zhaowei@sph.com.sg ONLY about one in 10 of the 200 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) reported in the first half of this year was detected
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      263 4  - Adding a touch of colour for a good cause LIN ZHAOWEI DR AMY Khor added a streak of red to her hair yesterday as part of a drive to raise awareness of HIV and Aids. The Minister of State (Health) was taking part in a project called Hairdressers Against Aids,
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      614 5  -  It’ll likely enrol about 40 students in first round BY AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg WITH its emphasis on critical thinking rather than vocational skills, some have questioned whether it will be a hit in Singapore. But the upcoming Yale-National University of Singapore (NUS)
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      666 6  -  Tampines eatery among few such outlets with well-maintained toilets BY AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg KEEPING the toilet clean is a top priority at Chang Cheng Mee Wah coffee shop in Tampines Street 81. Cleaners conduct spot checks every 30 minutes and do a
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      419 6  -  BY KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN BRANDISHING his plastic sword in the air and yelling Japanese war cries, the cosplayer went up the stage yesterday. Mr William Hiu, who was dressed in a traditional Japanese outfit, was playing Zatoichi, a blind swordsman from a long-running
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      465 7  -  Numbers up despite economic uncertainty and disasters BY NG KAI LING kailing@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE residents have not lost their appetite for overseas holidays, despite the uncertain world economy and natural disasters in popular destinations like Japan. Since January, they have charged 20 per cent more to credit
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      83 7 More than 60,000 people turned up at the CATS Classified Car-nival mega car fair at the Singapore Expo over the weekend. The three-day event, which ended yesterday, drew more than 40 car distributors, used-car dealers and motoring accessory vendors. It grossed sales of over
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      730 8  -  The demand for Android smartphones has shot up sharply and many new models are in the pipeline to give Apple’s iPhone a run for its money BY GOH HWEE KOON DESPITE all the hype about the iPhone, not everyone wants a bite of the Apple
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      211 8  -  BY KAREN TENG GEARING up for its 25th anniversary celebrations in January next year, Peach Blossoms at Marina Mandarin has undergone a million-dollar revamp and it reopens with a modern Chinese contemporary look and an enhanced menu from its new chef, Hong Kong-born Chan
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      267 8 REFRESH your wardrobe and help the less fortunate at the same time when you participate in Uniqlo’s All-Product Recycling Initiative by donating old Uniqlo clothing at all its stores in Singapore from Dec 1. This project was first started in Japan in
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      282 8 VEGETARIANS and health-conscious diners can look forward to wholesome, tasty Mediterranean fare at Pita Pan, a new bistro at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands. The brainchild of the mother-and-son team of Reena and Kunal Pushkarna, the bistro offers a modern interpretation
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        48 8 Don’t miss hot buys at the Electronics Furniture Fair 2011 at Suntec Convention Centre, Level 4, from Friday to Sunday. Some 3,800 items such as Samsung LED TVs and Canon digital cameras are up for grabs each day at $88 each. Opening hours: 11am to 9pm.
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        39 8 Lam Soon’s Naturel Organic Pasta Sauce is lower in sodium, saturated fat, free of trans fat and preservatives. This organic range of Italian-style tomatobased pasta sauce includes Basil, Peppers, Eggplant and Arugula. Available at Cold Storage supermarkets.
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        49 8 Licence2Play (L2P) Festive Edition returns with more activities at Funan Digitalife Mall Atrium from Friday to Sunday. Expect mass gaming competitions such as SingaporeChina Game Box Championship and DOTA2 South East Asia Promotional Tour, and a showcase of the latest game titles. For more information, visit www.licence2play.com.sg.
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        47 8 The NAD VISO1 is a new wireless digital music system that offers docking capability for iPhones and iPods, and easy connectivity to all brands of portable Bluetooth devices regardless of their operating systems. Available at $1,199 from authorised dealers. For more information, visit www. NADelectronics.com.
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        60 8 Bring the kids to The Little Big Club Christmas Carnival at United Square Shopping Mall this festive season. Catch live shows of Barney Friends, Fireman Sam Norman and Pingu from Dec 2 to 12 (except Tuesdays), as well as Bob the Builder, Thomas the Tank Engine and Angelina
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        47 8 Humming Flowers Gifts has launched three new product ranges “Rosy R.O.M Solemnization Ceremony Pack- age” comprising bouquets, corsages andmoreat$350, “Baby Diaper Cakes”made up of babycare items from $50 to $200, and “Vi- tality Delicacies” packedwithhealthton- ics from $85 to $238. For more information, visit www.hummings.com.
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      734 9  -  10-man Manchester City forced to settle for a point against Liverpool Liverpool 1 Manchester City 1 RICHARD JOLLY stsports@sph.com.sg LIVERPOOL: If it was not a happy 47th birthday for Roberto Mancini, it was certainly a satisfactory one. Manchester City remain undefeated. Their lead at the English Premier
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      524 9 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: British football was in shock and mourning yesterday following the death of Wales manager Gary Speed. He was 42. The former Leeds United, Everton, Newcastle United, Bolton Wanderers and Sheffield United midfielder was found hanged at his home in
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      95 9 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE SPORTS STORIES ONLINE L A loss of heart L Calm before storm L ‘Sulk and you’re out’ Get your free breaking news from ST iPad and iPhone apps. Subscribers have exclusive access to premium content
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      792 10  -  Tampines waltz to the S-League crown their first trophy in five years Tampines Rovers 5 Balestier Khalsa 0 BY FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg FOR years they waited, their reputation as one of Singapore’s top football clubs last affirmed way back in 2006. Little wonder, then, that
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      276 10 REUTERS THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Swansea City and Aston Villa played out a subdued 0-0 draw in the Premier League yesterday in a match overshadowed by the death of Wales manager Gary Speed, which was confirmed shortly before the game started. Four members of
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      498 10  -  Home United 5 Geylang United 0 BY LEE MIN KOK HOME United hammered five goals past Geylang United at the Bishan Stadium last night. It was a handsome tally but, unfortunately, it was all for nothing because they still lost the S-League
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      372 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Arsene Wenger is expected to make changes to his starting line-up for their League Cup match against Manchester City tomorrow after admitting that his side suffered a Champions League hangover in the 1-1 draw against Fulham
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      551 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Alex Ferguson could face action from the Football Association (FA), after launching a verbal attack on assistant referee John Flynn following Manchester United’s controversial 1-1 draw with Newcastle at Old Trafford on Saturday. Rio Ferdinand was judged to have brought down Hatem
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      737 11  -  Kuchar and Woodland come from behind as Ireland falter once more BY SANJAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg HAIKOU (China): Matt Kuchar called it the craziest week of his life and rightly so. Just seven days after lifting the Presidents Cup, he got his hands on another glittering gold
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      358 11 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HAIKOU: One of golf’s leading sponsors has slammed the game’s main Tours, describing them as “greedy” and saying they show little respect to Asia. Stephen Urquhart, president of Swiss watchmaker Omega, singled out the US and European Tours for continually adding tournaments to
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      406 11  -  BY LIN XINYI THE record books will list China’s world No. 5 Liu Shiwen as the latest paddler to win the Pro Tour Grand Finals women’s singles crown. But that script could have been so different had Singapore’s Wang Yuegu taken her
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      25 11 “I feel like Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest I’ve been robbed.” QPR boss Neil Warnock, after watching his side lose 1-2 to Norwich on Saturday
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      118 11 Today Football S-League: Woodlands v Gombak (Woodlands), Albirex v SAFFC (Jurong East), Etoile v Young Lions (Queenstown) 7.30pm. Spanish Primera Liga: Malaga v Villarreal (Live, StarHub Ch222 HD Ch255, tomorrow, 3.55am). Volleyball Men’s World Cup: Argentina v Russia (9.50am), Cuba v Brazil (1.50pm) Live, StarHub Ch202. Tomorrow
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        71 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS BARCELONA: Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola insists that his team can still win the Spanish league despite slipping six points behind Real Madrid. Saturday’s shock 0-1 loss at Getafe broke Barcelona’s 27-game unbeaten streak but Guardiola said: “I don’t think the league
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        66 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS LOME (Togo): Six members of the delegation were killed and another 28 people injured after a bus carrying players and officials from the top-flight Etoile Filante club plunged into a ravine on Saturday. The accident happened about 160km north of Lome. Etoile
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        58 11 FRESH from winning the SEA Games wakeboarding gold medal, Singapore’s Sasha Christian (above) took on and defeated top Asian competitors at the G-Shock Mettle Games yesterday. The 18-year-old topped the women’s Open final with 66.67 points, ahead of Japan’s Yuka Ohehara (63.24) and Asian champion
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        65 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS APIA (Samoa): A last-minute goal put Samoa into the next stage of Oceania’s World Cup qualifying, helping them beat American Samoa 1-0 yesterday to end the tiny Pacific nation’s captivating run. American Samoa, 204th and joint last in the Fifa rankings, captured world
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        44 11 REUTERS SAO PAULO: Caterham have recruited McLaren aerodynamics head John Iley in a technical coup for the Malaysian-backed Formula One outfit, who raced this season as Team Lotus. McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh said that Iley had handed in his notice.
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      589 12  -  ON THE DOUBLE: A MARATHON GUIDE BY JASON LAWRENCE stsports@sph.com.sg The writer grew up with stories of New Zealand athletics’ glory days and spent six years working in the Japan running world as a coach and manager to African athletes. His PB is
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      464 12  -  BY MOK YING REN The writer is a SEA Games triathlon gold medallist and a two-time Singapore marathon champion. His website: mokyingren.com A FEW weeks ago, I was at the adidas King of The Road road race in Manila, not to compete but to cheer
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      644 12 Vettel tops qualifying for 15th time this season to break Mansell’s record AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAO PAULO (Brazil): A delighted Sebastian Vettel said he was feeling emotional after setting a new world record for most pole positions in a season, with a dominant display during
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      39 15 Cash calls test investors A recent rash of rights issues has irked existing investors because they must pay up or face dilution of their stakes. But not all cash calls are bad news, analysts say THEBUSINESSTIMES Today in Apublicationof
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        336 5 Reuters Los Angeles British actor Ben Whishaw will reprise the character of high-tech weapons specialist Q in the upcoming James Bond film Skyfall, a role previously played by actors Desmond Llewelyn and John Cleese, media outlets reported last Friday. The BBC said
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        585 10 Hsinchu, Taiwan In a triumph for a quiet Hong Kong drama about an ageing servant, A Simple Life made an almost clean sweep of the key Golden Horse Awards last Saturday. The film won Best Director for Ann Hui, Best Leading Actor for Andy Lau and
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