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Title Section19 2012-05-08 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 002/02/2012 TUESDAY, MAY 8 2012 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS19 words
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Article, Illustration618 2012-05-08 1 GOH ENG YEOW - Shares across region fall after voter backlash against austerity in EU BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg With additional information from The Washington Post SHARES across the region had their worst session in months after investors took fright at weekend election resultsWith additional information from The Washington Post; PHOTO: AFP SOURCE: BLOOMBERG - 618 words
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341 2012-05-08 1 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s clerics have issued a fatwa against demonstrations, just days after Prime Minister Najib Razak said a massive election reform rally was a bid to topple the government. Tens of thousands of people defied a government ban and took toAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 341 words
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Article, Illustration54 2012-05-08 1 ALL 340 undergraduates at the new Singapore University of Technology and Design will be given the opportunity to carry out research, officials said yesterday. This sets it apart from most schools, where only a small proportion get the chance to do so. L PRIME PAGE A4ST PHOTO: DESMOND TOO - 54 words
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Article54 2012-05-08 1 TRAIN operator SMRT and the Land Transport Authority will roll out a slew of measures to help commuters inconvenienced by rail breakdowns. These include an automatic refund mechanism, LCD screens displaying alternative travel information and permanent bus bridging signboards that tell commuters exactly where to go.54 words
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Article38 2012-05-08 1 MYANMAR’S military has smart people who have no intention of seizing power again, as the country transitions from military regime to democracy, said a political adviser to President Thein Sein. L WORLD PAGE A1438 words
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Article, Illustration46 2012-05-08 1 A THREE-PARTY dialogue involving India, China and the United States will be essential in the future, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said yesterday. She is visiting India after trips to China and Bangladesh. L WORLD PAGE A10 PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSEPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 46 words
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Article56 2012-05-08 2 WE SAY An impasse from the Chen Guangcheng case could have harmed US-China relations. But the apparent accommodation of each other’s interests in arriving at a resolution bodes well for the future conduct of relations between the two superpowers whose actions will shape the56 words
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Article38 2012-05-08 2 With the world facing a situation in which no one is in charge, David Skilling says small states are likely to do well because they tend to be good at adapting. L REVIEW PAGE A1838 words
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Article, Illustration37 2012-05-08 2 old rules still apply. L REVIEW PAGE A19 Indonesia may have made progress in some ways, but John McBeth says he was unhappy to find that when it comes to religion, the37 words
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Article61 2012-05-08 2 OUR READERS SAY Xiao Fuchun says that it may mean a few companies closing down, but an unconditional increase in wages is needed to tackle income inequality, while Calvin Cheng says if we believe there is a social inequity to be corrected, better-off Singaporeans should61 words
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Article, Illustration14 2012-05-08 2 www.straitstimes.com L Nirmal Ghosh on the shared histories of India and Myanmar14 words
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Article, Illustration1087 2012-05-08 2 FRANCIS CHAN - Don’t wait till lives are lost; raise penalties and step up enforcement BY FRANCIS CHAN ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR franchan@sph.com.sg USED mattresses, a refrigerator, a dining table and a set of golf clubs in the first case. As many as 10 bicycles,1,087 words
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Article, Illustration765 2012-05-08 3 CAROLYN HONG - Senior leaders, clerics join in; opposition calls accusations ‘hilarious’ BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government is ramping up pressure on the opposition over a massive rally that turned violent, with senior national leaders, police and clerics weighing inPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 765 words
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Article, Illustration989 2012-05-08 4 SANDRA DAVIE - New uni also announces two new centres for defence research BY SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR WRITER sandra@sph.com.sg ALL 340 undergraduates at the new Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) will be given the opportunity to carry out research, officials said yesterday.ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO - 989 words
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579 2012-05-08 6 Greece’s future in euro doubtful; new French leader to spur growth BLOOMBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS ATHENS: Greece’s political leaders struggled to find the support needed to form a coalition government after voters flocked to anti-bailout parties, calling into question the country’s ability to impose the measuresBLOOMBERG; ASSOCIATED PRESS - 579 words
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Article, Illustration535 2012-05-08 6 NEW YORK TIMES TULLE (France): Mr Francois Hollande learnt how to be a politician in this small, sleepy city in the rural south-central region of France known as Correze. And it was to Tulle, where he served as mayor for seven years, that heNEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 535 words
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326 2012-05-08 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE EUROPEAN and world leaders reached out on Sunday to France’s Socialist presi-dent-elect Francois Hollande, whose election win was built in part on a pledge to renegotiate Europe’s austerity pact. US President Barack Obama telephoned the victor to congratulate him and invite him toAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 326 words
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452 2012-05-08 6 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: The woman set to become France’s First Lady now that Mr Francois Hollande has been elected president says she will happily play a supporting role but above all, she wants to remain a journalist and a working mother. “SimplyREUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 452 words
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Article, Illustration1084 2012-05-08 7 JONATHAN EYAL - Chancellor’s choices: Subsidise rest of the continent or risk collapse of the euro NEWS ANALYSIS BY JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT jonathan.eyal@gmail.com LONDON: It was only by fluke that France and Greece, nations on the opposing edges of the European continent, held their national electionsPHOTO: REUTERS - 1,084 words
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Article, Illustration443 2012-05-08 8 ELGIN TOH - BY ELGIN TOH FORMER prime minister Lee Kuan Yew will be writing a book on international affairs together with former West German chancellor Helmut Schmidt. The book will be published in English in Singapore, and in German in Germany,ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN - 443 words
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Article, Illustration940 2012-05-08 8 CHRISTOPHER TAN - Auto refunds, leaflets and signs among actions being taken COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY HEARING BY CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg TRAIN operator SMRT, together with the Land Transport Authority (LTA), will roll out a slew of measures to help commuters inconvenienced by railST PHOTOS: WONG KWAI CHOW - 940 words
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Article, Illustration791 2012-05-08 9 GRACE CHUA - Use of subterranean facilities to save land will be examined BY GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg RESERVOIRS, power plants and other facilities such as landfills could be put together beneath the ground in order to save precious land, under an option to be studiedST FILE PHOTO - 791 words
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Article, Illustration723 2012-05-08 10 NIRMALA GANAPATHY - New Delhi open to idea of trilateral dialogue, says Indian official BY NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: A three-party dialogue involving India, China and the United States will be essential in the future, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said,PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 723 words
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357 2012-05-08 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KOLKATA: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton once again rejected calls for her to make a new White House run but said she hoped to see a woman elected as the president of the United StatesASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 357 words
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Article, Illustration93 2012-05-08 10 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE WORLD STORIES ONLINE L Supermodel Evangelista: French billionaire wanted abortion L Abducted Dutch boy in Malaysia freed, returned to family L Crocodile caught in Australia after eating 9 dogs More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com93 words
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818 2012-05-08 11 GRACE NG, HO AILI - Beijing yet to confirm when he and his family can depart BY GRACE NG HO AILI CHINA CORRESPONDENTS graceng@sph.com.sg hoaili@sph.com.sg BEIJING: Blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng has expressed confidence that the Chinese government will keep to a deal allowing him and his family818 words
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420 2012-05-08 11 CHONGQING: The top police officers of Chongqing who were once confidants of the city’s fallen leader Bo Xilai were either locked up in police custody, had disappeared without a trace, or turned upon him to fuel his downfall, media outside mainland China reported.420 words
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Article, Illustration640 2012-05-08 12 WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA - Bali bombmaker suspect cries in court as he expresses regret, claims he had opposed attacks BY WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT wahyudis@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: One of the suspected bombmakers behind the 2002 Bali attacks broke down and cried in court yesterday as he expressed regret over thePHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 640 words
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248 2012-05-08 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ADEN: Al-Qaeda gunmen killed at least 20 soldiers in attacks on two army posts in southern Yemen yesterday, the day after one of their senior leaders died in an air raid. Jihadists attacked the military posts outside the city of Zinjibar,AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 248 words
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330 2012-05-08 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS WASHINGTON: Al-Qaeda has released a video of American hostage Warren Weinstein in which the 70-year-old humanitarian aid worker says he will be killed unless US President Barack Obama agrees to the militant group’s demands. Mr Weinstein was abducted lastAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS - 330 words
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Article509 2012-05-08 13 Move follows murder of activist and violence surrounding land disputes AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS PHNOM PENH: Cambodia has suspended new land grants to domestic and foreign companies after the murder of a prominent activist shone the spotlight on increasing violence surrounding territorial disputes. Prime Minister HunAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS - 509 words
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Article, Illustration334 2012-05-08 13 ALOR SETAR: The Malaysian high court has acquitted a woman of the murder of a Singaporean businessman last year. Ms Molly Tan Chia Mooi, a 39-year-old Malaysian, was charged with murdering Arthur Lee Wee Guan, 59, on March 21 last year. The charge carriesPHOTO: THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 334 words
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Article, Illustration513 2012-05-08 14 It has to accept election results, says adviser to Myanmar’s President BLOOMBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar’s military has smart people who have no intention of seizing power again, as the country transitions from military regime to democracy, said a political adviser to PresidentBLOOMBERG; ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 513 words
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361 2012-05-08 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL: South Korea has seized thousands of smuggled drug capsules filled with powdered human flesh, and is strengthening Customs inspections, officials say. The capsules were made in north-east-ern China from dead babies, whose bodies were chopped into small pieces and driedASSOCIATED PRESS - 361 words
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Article, Illustration603 2012-05-08 15 He makes appeal after taking oath as Russia’s President ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW: Mr Vladimir Putin took the oath as Russia’s President yesterday with a ringing appeal for unity at the start of a six-year term in which he faces growing dissent, economic problems andASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 603 words
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441 2012-05-08 16 Berkshire chairman targets region after reinsurance sales boost BLOOMBERG OMAHA (Nebraska): Mr Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, said he was pursuing more opportunities in Asia after boosting reinsurance sales and expanding the Iscar Metalworking unit on the continent. “Korea, Japan andBLOOMBERG - 441 words
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Article, Illustration573 2012-05-08 16 REUTERS HAINAN (China): A central government plan to create a high-end tourism industry on tropical Hainan island has delivered a much-anticipated surge in economic growth, but has also widened the wealth gap between rich and poor that Beijing was trying to close. MoneyREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 573 words
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Article38 2012-05-08 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS JAKARTA: Indonesia’s economy grew 6.3 per cent from a year earlier in the first quarter, withstanding headwinds from Europe and the United States. That was, however, the slowest growth in six quarters.ASSOCIATED PRESS - 38 words
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Article39 2012-05-08 16 REUTERS TOKYO: US-based Micron Technology will invest over 300 billion yen (S$4.6 billion) in Elpida Memory’s factories in the next five years. Micron won the right to negotiate exclusively to buy bankrupt Elpida.REUTERS - 39 words
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33 2012-05-08 16 REUTERS LONDON: British bank Barclays is moving into the US retail banking market for the first time in decades with the launch of an online savings account.REUTERS - 33 words
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Article133 2012-05-08 17 REUTERS JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called an early general election to be held on Sept 4, a vote that opinion polls say will renew his leadership mandate as Israel confronts Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The next national vote was not due until OctoberREUTERS - 133 words
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Article147 2012-05-08 17 BLOOMBERG SEOUL: North Korea’s second-highest ranking official will travel to Indonesia and Singapore this month. Mr Kim Yong Nam, President of the Supreme People’s Assembly, will visit Indonesia at the invitation of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono from May 13 to May 16, Dr Yudhoyono’s officeBLOOMBERG - 147 words
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Article120 2012-05-08 17 REUTERS TOKYO: Japan is considering a new law to provide sovereign guarantees for its ships to allow them to continue importing Iranian crude oil after European Union sanctions come into effect in July, the Nikkei business daily said. The EU has already prohibited European insurance coverageREUTERS - 120 words
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Article105 2012-05-08 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: Papua New Guinea’s “Grand Chief” Michael Somare will not contest elections next month, his daughter said yesterday, ending more than four decades at the centre of the developing nation’s political life. Mr Somare, 76, was expected to face off against his younger rivalAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 105 words
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Article153 2012-05-08 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DAMASCUS: Polling stations opened in Syria yesterday for the first “multiparty” parliamentary elections in five decades, being held against a backdrop of violence and dismissed as a sham by the opposition. Voting was conducted across Syria, which has been swept by raging unrest sinceAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 153 words
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Article, Illustration350 2012-05-08 17 SLICEOFLIFE LONDON: With their elaborate button-studded outfits and cheeky cockney charm, “Pearly Kings” and “Pearly Queens” have been an icon of East London life for over a century. On Sunday, locals celebrated the tradition with the largest “crowning” of Pearly royalty in over 137 years. Young andPHOTOS: REUTERS - 350 words
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Article451 2012-05-08 18 THE case of the blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng could well have trapped China and the United States in a test of strength from which neither side would have found it easy to back down. A prolonged confrontation might have ensued if the incident451 words
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Article, Illustration1086 2012-05-08 18 DAVID SKILLING - SMALL COUNTRIES, BIG WORLD BY DAVID SKILLING FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is director at Landfall Strategy Group, a Singapore-based government advisory firm. This is a monthly column on issues facing small countries in a globalising world. THE world faces a global leadership1,086 words
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Article624 2012-05-08 18 A.B. YEHOSHUA - BY A.B. YEHOSHUA The writer is one of Israel’s pre-eminent novelists. His latest novel is Friendly Fire. PROJECT SYNDICATE NOT long ago, a Dutch journalist interviewed me about the Iranian nuclear question. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has allegedly banned politicians from giving interviews on the subject,PROJECT SYNDICATE - 624 words
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Article, Illustration1013 2012-05-08 19 AZLINA AZIZ - BY AZLINA AZIZ The writer was formerly employed as associate director of Barings Securities Research responsible for industry analysis and political commentary. She holds a master’s degree in women’s studies from Oxford University. She lives in Kuala Lumpur with her two children and husband Nazir Razak,PHOTO: SIN CHEW DAILY - 1,013 words
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1210 2012-05-08 19 PRANAB BARDHAN - Dysfunctional democracies competitive populism BY PRANAB BARDHAN The writer is professor of the Graduate School at the Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley. His latest book is Awakening Giants, Feet Of Clay: Assessing The Economic Rise Of China And India (Princeton University Press). YALE CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OFYALE CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF GLOBALISATION - 1,210 words
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Article, Illustration901 2012-05-08 19 JOHN MCBETH - BY JOHN MCBETH SENIOR WRITER thane.cawdor@gmail.com APPLYING for one of those new Indonesian electronic identity cards recently, I sat across from an earnest young sub-district official while he filled in my personal details on a desktop computer. We have come a long way, I901 words
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Article98 2012-05-08 20 “NTUC should set the example by paying its staff more.” MR LEONG SZE HI AN: “I understand that NTUC FairPrice and NTUC Unity Healthcare’s wages for their retail staff are among the lowest in their respective industry sectors (‘Raise pay or risk losing low-wage staff: NTUC’; last98 words
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Article75 2012-05-08 20 1 MR JAMES LIM: Illegal parking near temple can be solved safely 2 MADAM LIM CHIONG LUAN: Unchecked income inequality may affect social stability 3 MR HO SHU HUANG: Buying insurance Start early, don’t procrastinate 4 MR ER YONG HUA: An eco-friendlier Qing Ming? 5 MR MARC NAIDU:75 words
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Article90 2012-05-08 20 LETTERS should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit a letter. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or90 words
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322 2012-05-08 20 Calvin Cheng - RAISING WAGES Calvin Cheng Former Nominated Member of Parliament THERE are many who ask the Government to do more to increase wages, with the implicit assumption that it will bear the cost and pay the price of raising wages. This is not322 words
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349 2012-05-08 20 Xiao Fuchun - Xiao Fuchun AS AN economics major and chief executive, Mr Wong Joo Seng seems to have a surprisingly reductionist view of productivity (“The hard and only way”; last Saturday). I work for a Fortune Global 500 company in Australia. We are expected349 words
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227 2012-05-08 20 Sarene Chew (Mrs - Sarene Chew (Mrs) I HAVE three children an eight-year-old daughter in primary school; a son, four, in kindergarten; and a daughter, 21/2. While my son’s kindergarten, Bethesda, in Ang Mo Kio, conscientiously inspects the children for hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) by227 words
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Article75 2012-05-08 20 “Introduce cellphone applications to report illegal parking, speeding, road rage and other offences.” MRS NIRUBAMA MANIKANTAN: “The Land Transport Authority should pick up on the idea mentioned in the article (‘Snappy way to report unsafe work practices’; April 27) and introduce cellphone applications that let the public report75 words
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Article72 2012-05-08 20 “Why is there a need to charge a non-refundable deposit?” MR DAVE YAP: “I do not understand why Nets and the three local banks charge a non-refundable deposit of $5 for a Nets CashCard, which costs $10, leaving a stored value of only $5 for use. If banks72 words
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Article182 2012-05-08 20 “I hope Mindef and the SAF will liaise with LTA to manage traffic.” MR TAN PANG SOON: “This year’s Army Open House will take place in the heart of the city at the F1 Pit Building from May 24 to 28. While the choice of venue makes182 words
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Article, Illustration714 2012-05-08 1 CHAN U-GENE - Trax Global owners sued for negligence, fraud, return of losses BY CHAN U-GENE ugenec@sph.com.sg IT ARRIVED on the sporting scene with a bang, promising to change the face of local athletics with a $6.3 million war chest. But three months after Singapore company TraxPHOTOS: ISTOCKPHOTO, SUVARNA GROUP, ST FILE - 714 words
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Article, Illustration96 2012-05-08 1 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE HOME STORIES ONLINE L Second youth in Downtown East killing jailed 5 years L Undergrad punches, head-butts and abuses 4 police officers L Foreigners won’t stem ageing population in Singapore More Forum letters online at96 words
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581 2012-05-08 2 JALELAH ABU BAKER - MPs believe education is the way to get HDB residents to cooperate BY JALELAH ABU BAKER jalmsab@sph.com.sg EDUCATION not enforcement is the way to go when it comes to letting HDB residents know it is not okay to leave things lying around581 words
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Article, Illustration478 2012-05-08 2 JALELAH ABU BAKER, BRYNA SIM - JALELAH ABU BAKER, BRYNA SIM THE two recent fires in Toa Payoh Lorong 6 and Marsiling Road occurred in Housing Board blocks with rental flats, and in relatively mature estates. Dr Janil Puthucheary, MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, said such incidents appear toST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN - 478 words
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Article, Illustration458 2012-05-08 2 BRYNA SIM - BRYNA SIM RESIDENTS on the 11th floor of Block 4, Marsiling Road yesterday tried to return to their normal way of life as workmen removed the last vestiges of a fire that swept through its corridor last week. The blaze last Friday is believedST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN - 458 words
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218 2012-05-08 2 ELENA CHONG - ELENA CHONG ONE of the 48 men charged last month with having commercial sex with a minor in an online vice ring case was back in court yesterday. Manager Chiang Meng Chuan, 31, has been accused of paying $500 to $600 on each of218 words
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Article, Illustration741 2012-05-08 3 DARYL CHIN - Offering higher pay not enough; firms say some are picky about job scope and place of work BY DARYL CHIN darylc@sph.com.sg A WEEK has gone by since Ban Chuan Cleaning Services site manager Mohamed Mustaffa posted an advertisement at the void deck of aST PHOTO: NURIA LING - 741 words
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444 2012-05-08 3 LIM YAN LIANG - BY LIM YAN LIANG THE meeting had been set for 2pm on Sunday, but when 80 members and sub-clan representatives of the Singapore Hainan Hwee Kuan turned up at the venue, they found the doors locked. Members of the clan association said that444 words
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Article, Illustration700 2012-05-08 4 TAY SUAN CHIANG - Items, donated or lent, include two medallions of the late Yusof Ishak MALAY HERITAGE CENTRE BY TAY SUAN CHIANG taysc@sph.com.sg Source: NATIONAL HERITAGE BOARD WHEN Mr Yusof Ishak was appointed Yang Dipertuan Negara, or head of state, of Singapore in 1959, he receivedSource: NATIONAL HERITAGE BOARD; PHOTOS: TERRENCE LIM FOR THE STRAITS TIMES ST GRAPHICS - 700 words
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211 2012-05-08 4 TAY SUAN CHIANG - TAY SUAN CHIANG THINK you have a great idea on how to plan the city better? The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) wants to hear from you. Last month, it launched Going Places Singapore, a new online magazine in which the public can suggest211 words
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Article, Illustration545 2012-05-08 5 NG KAI LING - Outgoing chief’s tenure marked by recovery of tourism industry BY NG KAI LING kailing@sph.com.sg THE chief executive of the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is stepping down at the end of the month after a three-year tenure marked by the tourism industry’s recovery from545 words
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Article, Illustration452 2012-05-08 5 LESLIE KAY LIM - BY LESLIE KAY LIM THE Ministry of Health is expanding its spot checks for hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) to include private enrichment centres that take in preschool to primary schoolchildren. The centres will undergo weekly checks starting this week, Minister of StateST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO - 452 words
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333 2012-05-08 5 SARAH GIAM - SARAH GIAM FIFTY new electronic signboards that provide motorists with real-time information on traffic conditions were turned on yesterday. The devices have displays featuring simple graphics such as a car lying on its side in a red triangle to symbolise an accident.333 words
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Article, Illustration484 2012-05-08 6 GRACE CHUA - Intense storms, strong winds wreak havoc over weekend BY GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg MORE than a hundred trees were uprooted after intense storms and strong winds hit Changi Beach Park over the weekend. The National Parks Board (NParks) said 13 trees near a footpath atST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG - 484 words
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290 2012-05-08 6 MIRANDA YEO - MIRANDA YEO FORMER president S R Nathan has been appointed the new chairman of CapitaLand Hope Foundation, the philanthropic arm of real estate giant CapitaLand, replacing Mr Lim Chin Beng. The announcement was made yesterday as Mr Nathan, in his first appearance as chairman,290 words
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Article, Illustration355 2012-05-08 7 KHUSHWANT SINGH - Rookie driver failed to notice motorcyclist when making a turn KHUSHWANT SINGH SHE was in her first month as an SBS Transit bus driver when she was in a traffic accident that left a 19-year-old motorcyclist dead. Yesterday, 36-year-old Chen Hongyan (above)355 words
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Article, Illustration374 2012-05-08 7 KHUSHWANT SINGH - KHUSHWANT SINGH HE HAD been suspended from practising as a lawyer, but did not tell a client who was seeking help in a divorce matter. Low Yong Sen, 45, even tagged the title “advocate and solicitor” to his name when he signed asST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW - 374 words
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406 2012-05-08 8 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: He called upon his former striker and one-time managerial rival to help prevent Manchester City from winning the English Premier League next week. And, yesterday, Queens Park Rangers manager Mark Hughes made combative statements that must have been musicTHE TIMES, LONDON - 406 words
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591 2012-05-08 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Roberto di Matteo’s Chelsea will face Liverpool at Anfield today with renewed hope of securing the top-four finish that would guarantee their Champions League qualification. The two teams will meet just three days after the FA Cup finalAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 591 words
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Article, Illustration88 2012-05-08 8 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE SPORTS STORIES ONLINE L Mourinho rides roller-coaster to glory as Real win La Liga title L Wayne Rooney tops EPL goal poll L Ferguson says Ferdinand should go to Euros Subscribe to and sync the88 words
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Article, Illustration494 2012-05-08 8 ALEKSANDAR DURIC - EYEONEPL BY ALEKSANDAR DURIC stsports@sph.com.sg THE English Premier League title race is definitely over. It is out of Manchester United’s hands now. Manchester City play their last game against Queens Park Rangers at home, where they have not lost the whole season.494 words
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Article, Illustration785 2012-05-08 9 FABIUS CHEN - LionsXII have to deal with experienced French striker Antoine-Curier BY FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg MALACCA: Against the backdrop of an empty Hang Jebat Stadium, Mickael Anto-ine-Curier was in clinical form. From close-range finishes to headers and volleys, Felda United’s recent acquisition was hitting the back of theST PHOTO: FABIUS CHEN - 785 words
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Article, Illustration835 2012-05-08 9 ROHIT BRIJNATH - SPORTINGLIFE BY ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg “DEVON Loch,” Alex Ferguson from Manchester United said on Sunday. “Devon Who?”, Roberto Mancini from Manchester City may have well asked. Was this a new winger? Was this the Scot’s new lake house? Nope, it’s a horse, whose name was835 words
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Article, Illustration581 2012-05-08 10 They live on against Heat by winning first play-off game since ’01 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: For all the baggage inherited and hauled around, all the mishaps endured or missteps taken, the New York Knicks deserved one. If for no other reason that they showedNEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 581 words
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Article, Illustration329 2012-05-08 10 MARANELLO (Italy): Fernando Alonso says his Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa does not deserve the heavy criticism that is currently being heaped on him. After a disappointing Formula One campaign last year in which he failed to reach the podium, Massa’s 2012 campaign is not looking muchPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 329 words
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284 2012-05-08 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DENVER (Colorado): Ramon Sessions nailed a three pointer with 48 seconds left to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 92-88 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game Four of their National Basketball Association first-round play-off series on Sunday. Kobe BryantAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 284 words
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Article281 2012-05-08 10 LONDON: Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone will marry for the third time this summer to a woman who is more than half his age and towers over him. The bride-to-be is 35-year-old Brazilian Fabiana Flosi, who is 46 years younger than Ecclestone, who281 words
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Article148 2012-05-08 10 Today Cricket IPL: Pune v Rajasthan (6pm), Deccan v Punjab (10.30pm) Live, StarHub Ch231. Football Malaysian Super League: Felda United v LionsXII (Malacca, 8.45pm. Live, StarHub Ch201, 8.30pm). English Premier League: Liverpool v Chelsea (Live, mio TV HD Ch102, tomorrow, 3am). Tennis WTA Madrid Open: Day 2148 words
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Article532 2012-05-08 10 Basketball NBA Conference play-offs, 1st rd East: Philadelphia 89 Chicago 82 (Philadelphia lead 3-1), New York 89 Miami 87 (Miami lead 3-1), Boston 101 Atlanta 79 (Boston lead 3-1). West: Denver 88 Los Angeles Lakers 92 (Lakers lead 3-1). Cycling Giro d’Italia 206km 2nd stage in Herning, Denmark: 1532 words
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56 2012-05-08 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS ANKARA (Turkey): Turkey’s football federation (TFF) has cleared all 16 teams, including Fenerbahce, of involvement in an alleged match-fixing scandal. But it also has banned two players for up to three years and imposed disciplinary measures on eight players and clubASSOCIATED PRESS - 56 words
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51 2012-05-08 10 REUTERS BERLIN: Schalke’s teenage midfielder Julian Draxler won a surprise call-up yesterday to Germany’s preliminary 27-man squad for Euro 2012 next month. The uncapped 19-year-old made his Bundesliga debut just over a year ago and has been in sparkling form, helping Schalke finishREUTERS - 51 words
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Article444 2012-05-08 11 Aussie hockey player dies from head injury en route to hospital AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: An elite hockey player died after being hit in the head by a ball in a weekend club match in Australia, Hockey Australia said yesterday. Elizabeth Watkins, 24, was fatally injuredAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 444 words
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Article, Illustration392 2012-05-08 11 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHARLOTTE (North Carolina): Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy reclaimed golf’s world No. 1 ranking on Sunday, despite falling to Rickie Fowler in a play-off at the PGA Tour’s Wells Fargo Championship. McIlroy, who celebrated his 23rd birthday on Friday, regainedREUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 392 words
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Article252 2012-05-08 13 HUTCHISON Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust) yesterday announced succession plans for the chief executive of its trustee-manager, as the trust reported quarterly profits which met its earlier projections. Mr Gerry Yim Lui Fai, 52, will become CEO-designate from next Tuesday, eventually taking over from the incumbent252 words
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Article121 2012-05-08 13 SEMBCORP Industries yesterday announced it will be spending US$85.5 million (S$107.4 million) to buy stakes in four wind power plants and a coal-fired power plant in China. The purchase will be made through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sembcorp Utilities, and the assets will be bought from AES Corp, a121 words
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Article239 2012-05-08 13 REUTERS, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 9,119.14 (-261.11) Japan’s Nikkei slid 2.78 per cent, after European elections stoked worries over the euro zone debt crisis and United States jobs data disappointed. HK Hang Seng Index Yesterday’s close: 20,536.65 (-549.35) The Hang Seng suffered its worstREUTERS, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 239 words
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Article54 2012-05-08 13 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY May 7 2012 Selling Buying May 7 2012 Selling 1.293 Buying ....1.232 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY 1.22 Euro 1.659 2.051 Malaysian ringgit 41.545 39.948 ....1.973 NZ dollar 1.017 ....0.969 US dollar 1.267 Source: United54 words
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479 2012-05-08 14 GAN YU JIA - 23% of bills charged still unpaid 90 days after their due date: DP Information BY GAN YU JIA yjgan@sph.com.sg SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were somewhat tardier in paying their bills in the first quarter of this year. Almost a quarter, 23479 words
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Article, Illustration407 2012-05-08 14 ESTHER TEO - BY ESTHER TEO NEW figures from the United States suggest the recovery is slowing down but a leading Citigroup economist remains optimistic about the country’s prospects this year. Mr Steven Wieting, lead economist at the bank’s US institutional equities business, expects a “modest pick-up,PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 407 words
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220 2012-05-08 14 GAN YU JIA - GAN YU JIA INCREASED sales and better margins helped boost first-quarter profit at lifestyle and nutrition firm Osim International to a record level. The company yesterday announced that first-quarter earnings rose 10 per cent to $22.2 million from the same period last220 words
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Article, Illustration539 2012-05-08 15 YASMINE YAHYA - It also welcomes those in building infrastructure, says President Santos BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg COLOMBIAN President Juan Manuel Santos wants Singapore firms to go to his country to study its frogs. The Latin American nation has more species of plants and animals thanST PHOTO: AZIZ HUSSIN - 539 words
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379 2012-05-08 15 YASMINE YAHYA - YASMINE YAHYA IN A bid to reduce its reliance on oil to fuel economic growth, Abu Dhabi is turning to Singapore for help to develop various other industries, such as water management, semiconductors and health care. Abu Dhabi, the largest of seven emirates making379 words
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624 2012-05-08 16 MAGDALEN NG - Industry poll also finds Singaporeans trust their advisers BY MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg SINGAPOREANS are mostly satisfied with the life insurance industry, according to a survey commissioned by the Life Insurance Association (LIA). More than 75 per cent of the 800 people polled also placed “high624 words
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Article, Illustration483 2012-05-08 16 BLOOMBERG THE Singapore unit of MF Global Holdings, the bankrupt firm once run by Mr Jon Corzine, was sued by seven former employees, including the head of sales for Asia, seeking information on the unit’s financial status. “The response from the provisionalBLOOMBERG; ST FILE PHOTO - 483 words
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283 2012-05-08 16 YASMINE YAHYA - BY YASMINE YAHYA SINGAPORE has catapulted into second place in an index ranking the sovereign debt profiles of 48 economies around the world. The BlackRock Sovereign Risk Index included Singapore in its rankings for the first time rankings this quarter. Singapore debuted in283 words
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Article, Illustration242 2012-05-08 16 YUNITA ONG - YUNITA ONG YOU might not expect your insurer to help you lose those love handles but Great Eastern hopes to do just that, among other bits of health advice contained in a new initiative launched yesterday. Its “Live Great” Programme offers a range of242 words
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375 2012-05-08 17 AMANDA TAN - AMANDA TAN WATERCOLOURS, a new executive condominium (EC) to be built in Pasir Ris, is nearly two times oversubscribed. Huge Development a consortium made up of Ho Lee Group, UE E&C, GPS Alliance Development and Investment, and Evia Real Estate is behind the375 words
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Article, Illustration510 2012-05-08 17 AMANDA TAN - Six months’ condo living for free BY AMANDA TAN A PROPERTY developer is offering a family the chance to live for free for six months in a fully furnished condominium unit in Kovan. But it is not really a marketing gimmick to whip up interest in Fiorenza, launched last year,PHOTO: DIOS VINCOY JR FOR THE STRAITS TIMES - 510 words
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412 2012-05-08 17 ESTHER TEO - Low interest rates and new project launches keeping market healthy BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg NEW private home sales continued their strong run, with at least 325 homes snapped up over the past week as rock bottom interest rates and412 words
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Advertisement362 2012-05-08 1 CPART Weekend auction Mum-to-be Whisky wonderland Inside Suntory’s Yamazaki distillery TUESDAY, MAY 8 2012 C8&9 Stefanie Sun is pregnant Asian art sale makes over $2 million C11 C14 emories of M Morocco In spite of the constant harassment from touts, there is much to love about Morocco, from the twisting362 words
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Article, Illustration1552 2012-05-08 2 nicholas yong - Hustle bustle in Morocco After you fend off the touts, there is much to see and do at seven destinations from Marrakech to Fez nicholas yong nicy@sph.com.sg Most people come back from a vacation reminiscing about the food, the sights, the culture and the people. In my case, the firstST PHOTOS: NICHOLAS YONG; ST PHOTOS: NICHOLAS YONG; ST GRAPHICS - 1,552 words
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Article, Illustration1077 2012-05-08 4 Silver Mountain Pagoda Forest is an ideal getaway from Beijing, with sulphur baths and hearty food International Herald Tribune Beijing At Silver Mountain, nature and Buddhism interlace in ways so ethereally beautiful and historically rich that visitors know immediately they have arrived somewhere special. Here,International Herald Tribune; PHOTO: CHINA FOTO PRESS - 1,077 words
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Article, Illustration577 2012-05-08 4 International Herald Tribune Hong Kong Life here has always revolved around the water. For centuries, Victoria Harbour was this bustling port’s lifeline to travel and trade. Hotels and skyscrapers sprang up on its banks, growing into the skyline that is known today. Hong Kong’s waterways can beInternational Herald Tribune; PHOTOS: ASSOCIATED PRESS, HK TOURISM BOARD - 577 words
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Article, Illustration707 2012-05-08 5 philip lee - The cool, mountainous charm and natural beauty of Pahang make it an ideal getaway by philip lee A POPULAR vacation destination for most Singaporeans, Pahang has long attracted holidaymakers in search of a respite from urban living. Other than its mountain and beach resorts, lakes, ancientPHOTOS: TOURISM MALAYSIA, PHILIP LEE - 707 words
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Article, Illustration1045 2012-05-08 7 tan bah bah - Australia’s harbour city is transformed into a fairyland of lights, music and fun to keep you going for more by tan bah bah THE hugely popular Vivid Sydney festival, which attracted more than 400,000 people last year, is back this year with a more spectacular showcase thatPHOTOS: DESTINATION NEW SOUTH WALES - 1,045 words
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Article56 2012-05-08 6 Fly with Lufthansa to European destinations such as London, Barcelona, Paris and Rome for all-inclusive fares starting from $1,232. Travellers must buy their tickets by May 14. A minimum stay of seven days and maximum stay of three months applies. Terms and conditions apply. For inquiries,56 words
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Article74 2012-05-08 6 Nicholas Yong - Nicholas Yong Customers on board Singapore Airlines flights can now look forward to a wider selection of audio books, thanks to a collaboration with the National Library Board. The initial batch of 13 audio books includes all-time favourites such as Dracula by Bram Stoker, The74 words
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Article100 2012-05-08 6 The Grace Beijing hotel, located in the Chinese capital, is offering a special Jazz Weekend package. From 3,000 yuan (S$594), the package includes a two-night stay in a deluxe room, a Friday-night dinner with live jazz music at the hotel’s Yi House Bistro and Sunday100 words
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Article102 2012-05-08 6 Stilettos Travel, which specialises in women’s travel groups, is offering a 7D5N package to the South Indian city of Kerala, departing on June 24. Starting from $1,919 nett a person on a twin-sharing basis, the package includes a return flight via SilkAir, full board102 words
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Article107 2012-05-08 6 STA Travel is giving out a pair of Eurail passes worth $2,880 to its Facebook fans. Just answer a simple question at the STA Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ STATravel.SG/app_***************) by the end of the month. The winner will be notified on May 31. STA Travel is also offering107 words
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Article, Illustration889 2012-05-08 8 tan hsueh yun - Japanese label Suntory exported about 2,000 whisky cases in 2003. Now, it is 30,000 cases tan hsueh yun hsueh@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/tanhsuehyun When the founder of Suntory, Shinjiro Torii, got it into his head that he wanted to make Japan’s first whisky, he set up a distillery inPHOTOS: SUNTORY - 889 words
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Article, Illustration396 2012-05-08 9 Tan Hsueh Yun - Tan Hsueh Yun If your glass of Suntory The Premium Malt’s beer tastes different, you are not imagining things. The Japanese company decided to introduce a new version of its best-selling all-malt beer in March this year in Japan. Singapore will get the beer this month, at396 words
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Article, Illustration136 2012-05-08 10 ‘I could retire now. I’m one of the few people that’s been in Star Trek, Doctor Who and Star Wars. I did a voice for Clone Wars so I’m in this sort of strange sci-fi trifecta thing, where I’ve inhabited all three of those universes’ Sci-fi136 words
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Article, Illustration797 2012-05-08 10 Internet-savvy young Americans are swopping clothes online and at parties to save money and yet keep up with fashion Bloomberg New York Retailers from Gap to Urban Outfitters are already struggling to persuade consumers to pay full price for clothes. Now, it turns out, manyBloomberg; PHOTO: ST FILE - 797 words
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Article, Illustration646 2012-05-08 11 deepika shetty - 33 Auction’s event lacked intense bidding, but most works sold within pre-sale estimates deepika shetty deepikas@sph.com.sg Regional auction house 33 Auction’s twice-yearly sales are known as much for their excellent buffet spread and free flow of bubbly as they are for the art on offer.PHOTOS: COURTESY OF 33 AUCTION - 646 words
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Article, Illustration266 2012-05-08 11 Reuters Ajaccio, Corsica Four paintings, including one by 17th-century French painter Nicolas Poussin, have been found undamaged in a carpark in the Corsican capital Ajaccio, more than a year after being taken from the island’s Fesch museum, police said last Saturday. AjaccioReuters; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 266 words
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Article422 2012-05-08 11 chang tou liang - reviewconcert FLUTE FESTIVAL 2012 Conservatory Concert Hall Saturday and Sunday chang tou liang Believe it or not, there are two international flute festivals in Singapore this year. The first, organised by MusicGear and the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, culminated in two evening concerts that featured422 words
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Article, Illustration739 2012-05-08 12 His TV turn in Sherlock has sent the Briton’s star rising in Hollywood New York Times Los Angeles How skilled a secret keeper is Benedict Cumberbatch (right) if he readily confesses the easiest method for extracting secrets from him? Asked somewhat frivolously for informationNew York Times; PHOTOS: REUTERS, HARTSWOOD FILMS, STUDIO CANAL - 739 words
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Article, Illustration765 2012-05-08 12 Reuters London A chat with Ian Anderson flautist, multi-instrumentalist, founder and wild face of British rock group Jethro Tull does not go quite as expected. Yes, there is discussion of his music, the 40th-anniversary world tour of the progressive rock classic Thick As AReuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 765 words
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Article, Illustration370 2012-05-08 14 Reuters New York Times Los Angeles Marvel’s The Avengers proved that five superheroes are better than one by bursting into Hollywood’s record books with US$200.3 million (S$250 million) in ticket sales over its opening weekend in United States and Canadian theatres, kicking off Hollywood’s summer movieReuters; New York Times - 370 words
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Article, Illustration299 2012-05-08 14 rachael boon - rachael boon Singapore singer Stefanie Sun is pregnant and her first baby will be a Dragon baby. Although no due date was given for the baby’s birth, Sun should deliver before Feb 10 next year while it is still the Chinese Year of the Dragon.PHOTO: COURTESY OF STEFANIE SUN - 299 words
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Article, Illustration284 2012-05-08 14 Hong Kong Actress Fiona Sit (right) has confessed that she battled depression in 2009, and came close to suicide one night, before calling her friend Khalil Fong for help. In an interview published in Oriental Daily News on Monday, the 30-year-old said shePHOTO: CNS - 284 words
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Article83 2012-05-08 14 British singer-songwriter Tulisa topped Britain’s pop charts on Sunday with her debut solo single Young, days after she was voted the world’s sexiest woman by readers of British men’s magazine FHM. Tulisa, formerly of hip-hop act N-Dubz, has seen her public profile soar since appearing83 words
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Article62 2012-05-08 14 Singer Lady Gaga raised 6 million yen (S$93.7 million) as part of a United States-sponsored effort to support Japan’s recovery from last year’s disasters by auctioning off a tea cup with her autograph and a lipstick kiss. It had not been washed since she62 words
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Article, Illustration649 2012-05-08 3 Janice Tai - ST, April 30 “Group home” helps intellectually disabled be more independent By Janice Tai When his father had a stroke and was admitted to a nursing home, Mr Tham Kar Soon was left to fend for himself at the age of 15. With his mother and brotherST FILE PHOTO - 649 words
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Article, Illustration651 2012-05-08 4 Irene Tham - By Irene Tham ACTIVITY BY NICHOLAS TEO ST, April 30 Facebook photo ends up on porn, dating sites Housewife Jules Rahim was shocked when a friend tipped her off last Wednesday that her photo was featured on a pornographic website. That was not the only unauthorised useST FILE PHOTO - 651 words
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Article, Illustration270 2012-05-08 5 Serene Luo - By Serene Luo Last month, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong started his own Facebook page. He had wanted to “join in the fun” after seeing his friends and colleagues do so; he also wanted to use the platform to hear the views of Singaporeans, hePHOTO FACEBOOK - 270 words
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Article, Illustration497 2012-05-08 6/7 Nicholas Teo; reports - Characters from popular books come alive at libraries, thanks to a creative project involving recycled materials. Nicholas Teo reports Giant models of a pig and spider Charlotte and Wilbur from the classic children’s novel Charlotte’s Web greet visitors to the National Library Board’s (NLB) Central Public Library.PHOTO MARK CHEONG FOR THE STRAITS TIMES - 497 words
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Article, Illustration557 2012-05-08 6/7 Ang Yiying - If you like to perform and want to help poor kids, here’s your chance. Ang Yiying tells you how Ang Yiying If you enjoy performing and can sing, dance or play a musical instrument, ChildAid wants you. The annual charity concert is looking for performers agedST FILE PHOTO - 557 words
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Article, Illustration343 2012-05-08 8 Check out these two books recommended by the National Library Board’s junior reading ambassadors NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES: THE SECRET OF THE OLD CLOCK By Carolyn Keene Do you enjoy mysteries and thrillers? Then this is the book for you. This wonderful book is full of mystery,343 words
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Article, Illustration181 2012-05-08 9 Eileen Aung-Thwin - Eileen Aung-Thwin brings you news bites from the region Eileen Aung-Thwin Some 388 protesters in Kuala Lumpur were arrested after demonstrators clashed with police on April 28. WHY IT MATTERS The protest was organised by Bersih, a group that wants the Malaysian government to change thePHOTOS SIN CHEW DAILY - 181 words
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126 2012-05-08 9 Japan’s fastest-ageing city is counting on its youngest mayor to save it. WHY IT MATTERS Yubari is a former coal-mining town in Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido. Its population has shrivelled by 90 per cent since the 1950s and 1960s. Nearly half126 words
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Article, Illustration89 2012-05-08 9 A famous blind legal activist in China made a daring and dramatic escape from a 19-month-long house arrest on April 22. WHY IT MATTERS Mr Chen Guangcheng (right), 40, offended the Shandong authorities in 2005 when he campaigned against forced abortions and sterilisation. Officials were trying toPHOTO ASSOCIATED PRESS - 89 words
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Article, Illustration1086 2012-05-08 10/11 Kimiko Chan - Do you know what has been happening around the world? How do you feel after reading about these incidents? Write in to stdot@sph.com.sg and tell us. By Kimiko Chan By Kimiko Chan MEXICO The stork has been unusually Peru South Pacificasbee Oceanithone generous with one Mexican woman,SOURCES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG, REUTERS, WASHINGTON POST PHOTOS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG, REUTERS - 1,086 words
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Article, Illustration451 2012-05-08 12 ACTIVITY 1 Fill in the blanks with prepositions in the box. Use each word only once. in at up of from before with over Don’t make your own mosquito traps. They might just end up as mosquito breeders, the National Environment Agency (NEA) has warned. ItST FILE PHOTO - 451 words
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Article, Illustration602 2012-05-08 13 ACTIVITY 1 Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box. transporting set coordinate approached speak redistribute expects floated For many businesses, excess food is merely waste to be thrown away. But for charities, it represents a precious resource. They can (1) the602 words
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Article, Illustration626 2012-05-08 14 ACTIVITY 1 Read the passage below and answer questions 1 to 3. You are at a pedestrian crossing. The light is green in your favour, but it is the same for the motorist who is turning right, headed for your path. The motorist, checking that noST PHOTO NEO XIAOBIN; PHOTO ASSOCIATED PRESS - 626 words
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Article, Illustration727 2012-05-08 16 Malini Nathan - Put on your thinking caps! By Malini Nathan ACTIVITY Read the texts below and answer the questions that follow. TEXT 1: GREASY STAINS Lubricating and cooking oil, butter and machine grease Before washing, rub a little detergent or dry-cleaning solvent directly onto the spot for a few seconds.PHOTO ISTOCKPHOTO - 727 words
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Article, Illustration600 2012-05-08 17 Happy family two kids The Government encourages family planning in its attempt to control Singapore’s population growth July 20, 1972 The Government has launched a new campaign to educate Singaporeans about the need to carefully plan the size of their families. Minister of Health Chua Sian Chin today revealed itsILLUSTRATION PAUL ERIC ROCA - 600 words
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Article, Illustration473 2012-05-08 18 Ellen Whyte - Classifying a lichen is giving scientists a real headache. By Ellen Whyte Lichens grow on rocks, trees and even street signs. Some lichens are green and leafy, some are brown and crusty, and some are exotic shades of purple and pink. For centuries,473 words
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Article, Illustration530 2012-05-08 19 Kimiko Chan - A third of Singaporeans will get diabetes before they turn 70. Kimiko Chan looks at what it means to have this serious illness, which affects children too Kimiko Chan Sources: The Straits Times, Health Promotion Board, Kidshealth.org Diabetes is becoming one of the most worrying healthSources: The Straits Times, Health Promotion Board, Kidshealth.org; ST FILE PHOTO - 530 words
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Article, Illustration392 2012-05-08 20 Eisen Teo - For the next few issues, Little Red Dot takes you around the oldest parts of Singapore. This week, we visit Kampong Glam. By Eisen Teo By Eisen Teo HOW TO GET THERE: Take the train to Bugis MRT Station on the East West Line. ORIGIN: In 1819, Sir392 words
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Advertisement234 2012-05-08 13 Interior Renovation Co. (Commercial) requires INTERIOR DESIGNER 3-5 yrs knowledge of 3D Studio Max, Autocad Photoshop. With good perspectives Call: 6288-8302 or walk-in 197 Ubi Avenue 4, Evan Lim Warehouse (Next to Ubi Driving Ctr) SALES INTERIOR DESIGNER At least 1 to 4 yrs experience Proficiency in Autocad 3D Studio234 words
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Advertisement460 2012-05-08 14 NEW RESTN OUTLET in Bugis requires Kitchen Supervisor, Cook, (Server, full/ part time), with experience Office Admin. Pls call 8617-0750 for interview appt at: 201 Victoria Street, #01-03, Bugis+ BISTRO S’GOON Gdns hiring 1) Full-time Svc Crew. 2) Western Chef. 3) Kitchen Asst. 4) Massage Therapists. Experience preferred. Attractive salary.460 words
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Advertisement570 2012-05-08 15 Hair/ Beauty Hair/ Beauty SUPER WHITE SKIN LAB An International Beauty Company invites applications for: Beauty Consultants Beauty Therapists Customer Service Officers Singaporeans PRs preferred. Please call Kenn at 8232 1563 for an interview Fitness/ Spa Fitness/ Spa TO Q. C/) U) c E E co E O 3 03570 words
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Advertisement616 2012-05-08 16 Logistics company in west require 1. Warehouse Supervisor (Urgent Needed) 5.5 days week Class 3 driving licence Handle Chinese speaking clients Able to read and write English Diligent in work Experience in Logistics Industry Diploma Degree in Warehousing preferred Experience in similar capacity in Logistics Industry also can apply salary616 words
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Advertisement351 2012-05-08 17 Kulicke Soffa has vacancies for the following positions on contract appointment: ProductionTechnicians/ Associate Engineers The Job: Assemble and test equipment machines Troubleshoot machine fault Generate necessary documentation for machine configuration and specification The Person: Technical education (NITEC/Diploma/ Degree) Able to work on permanent shift (1st/2nd/3rd) LogisticsAssistants The Job: Support warehouse351 words
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Advertisement185 2012-05-08 17 NOBU MARINE PTE LTD REQUIRES: Boarding Officer *Preferably with boarding experience. *Must have class 3 licence *Only S’porean/ PR Interested applicants, please walk-in personally BLK N, 81 Pandan Loop, Singapore *****2. Tel 6775 8952 (Take Feeder Bus 285 from Clementi Bus Interchange) Established Laundry Company located Senoko Is Hiring: CLASS185 words
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Advertisement271 2012-05-08 17 OPERATIONS OFFICER FOR telecommunication co. With experience preferred, With Class 3 lic, familiar with S’pore roads. S’porean PR Call Ng *****533 RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT $2K-$5K. Home based... Target (11C5188) Email to: hr5@wmsgroup.net CAR WASHERS NEEDED East.Geylang, Macpherson, Bedok Paya Lebar. $50 cash daily. Call 9711-1186 PART TIME DRYCLEAN Retail Staff. Simei.271 words
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Article, Illustration640 2012-05-08 18 Leonardo Talpo - Article by Leonardo Talpo Article by Leonardo Talpo, a training facilitator at NUS Extension. He conducts courses on self-esteem. For details, call NUS Extension on 6338-8400 or visit www.nus.edu.sg/enterprise/nex/ SELF-ESTEEM and self-confidence are both products of the same “mother”, as they refer to a person’s sense of640 words
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