The Straits Times, 28 May 2012

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 M O ND A Y M A Y 28 201 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MICA (P) 002/02/2012
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    Lock icon WP will work with PAP to better Singapore: Low
    427 1  -  By ANDREA ONG andreao@sph.com.sg A DAY after emerging victorious in the Hougang by-election, the Workers’ Party said it wants to move on and work with the People’s Action Party to tackle important national issues. WP chief Low Thia Khiang said he
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    Lock icon Residents say no to nursing home
    66 1 A 0.3HA site in Bishan Street 13 has been proposed for a 260-bed Lions Home for the Elders. But in a dialogue held to discuss the issue, some residents have asked the Government to consider other sites while others say they do not want
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    Lock icon Kirsten’s 42km comeback
    67 1 A THUNDERSTORM failed to dampen the mood of the record 28,000 participants of yesterday morning’s Sundown Marathon, especially Ms Kirsten Koh (in picture with her mother Alice). The 32-year-old finished the 42km race, completing a remarkable comeback from an accident last year which left her bedridden. L
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    Lock icon SCALING EVEREST FOR FUND
    63 1 Dr Kumaran Rasappan is the latest Singaporean to scale the world’s highest peak, Mt Everest, achieving the feat on Saturday. The effort by the 28-year-old, who works in Tan Tock Seng Hospital, also raised about $24,000 so far for the hospital’s Community Charity Fund. PHOTO: COURTESY
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    Lock icon Fall in foreign-born Singapore athletes
    485 1  -  Share of public funding given to such national sportsmen also decreases By TERRENCE VOON SPORTS CORRESPONDENT tvoon@sph.com.sg THE proportion of foreign-born athletes donning Singapore colours has shrunk in recent years, along with the share of public funding given to them. Figures provided to The Straits
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Doc faces horror of dead bodies on ascent to peak
      482 2  -  By KEZIA TOH keziatoh@sph.com.sg HE WAS used to seeing dead bodies but Dr Kumaran Rasappan still found the sight of four corpses upsetting during his successful ascent of Mount Everest. The 28-year-old came across the bodies of four climbers from
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      Lock icon Sex victims don’t have to go it alone
      493 2  -  Counsellors sit in with them at police interviews, offering support By JERMYN CHOW jermync@sph.com.sg COUNSELLORS have helped four adult sexual-assault victims recount their ordeal during police investigations since a trial started last December. The police, who are conducting the ongoing effort with
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      Lock icon Investors cry foul over $10m start-up ‘scam’
      710 3  -  They claim they were tricked into thinking company was doing well By JALELAH ABU BAKER jalmsab@sph.com.sg THEY thought they were investing in the next Google or Yahoo!, but after sinking more than $10 million into a start-up fronted by an entrepreneur from Hong
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • TOP OF THE NEWS
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          Lock icon Helping sex victims
          43 4 COUNSELLORS have helped four adult sexual-assault victims recount their ordeal during police investigations since a trial started last December. Under the trial, counsellors from the Association of Women for Action and Research can sit in at police interviews. PAGE A2
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          Lock icon Web venture gone sour
          39 4 THE Singaporeans thought they were investing in the next big thing online, but have lodged police reports after sinking more than $10 million into a start-up they claimed has failed to take off. PAGE A3
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          Lock icon How Sitoh regained ward
          59 4 LIKE the PAP’s Mr Desmond Choo, Mr Sitoh Yih Pin faced two electoral defeats in an opposition stronghold. The MP for Potong Pasir puts his win at the polls last year down to persistence, teamwork and tapping on people not directly associated with the ruling party
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Asian diets changing
          32 4 RICE, the traditional Asian staple, has slowly been making way for more Western-derived wheat-based cakes, buns, breads and other convenience foods, from Japan to Indonesia to India. PAGE A8
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          Lock icon Battle over tea brand
          59 4 A HONG Kong beverage producer, whose herbal tea once outsold Coca-Cola in mainland China, has lost a legal battle over the drink’s trademark. JDB Group, known for its canned herbal tea, Wong Lo Kat, has been forced to rename its flagship product, while providing a good
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          Lock icon Gaga’s Jakarta show off
          53 4 YOUTH icon Lady Gaga has cancelled her planned concert in Jakarta after threats by hardline Islamic groups. Observers say the threats can be seen as part of a trend of growing religious intolerance in the country and the failure of the authorities to guard freedom of
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          Lock icon Aussie girl sues school
          49 4 AFTER getting bad grades that resulted in her failure to qualify for a law course, Miss Rose Ash-ton-Weir (right), 18, decided to sue Australia’s Geelong Grammar School for failure to provide “exceptional” education, raising debate about the growing culture of entitlement and blame. PAGE A17
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        Lock icon Inclusive way of forging social ties
        60 4 OPINION AN INSTITUTE of Policy Studies survey shows a wide gulf between how locals and foreign-born citizens view national service. Locals see it as an important attribute of being Singaporean, while foreigners disagree. With two in three Singaporeans concerned about the impact of foreigners
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon That kampung feeling
          85 4 IN A bid to revive the spirit of the old kampung days, 41 events were held during the Housing Board’s inaugural Community Week. Mr Tan Beng Teck, HDB’s director of community partnerships, said, “We want people to get to know their neighbours”. PAGE B2 Residents of Jade
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          Lock icon Long road to recovery
          66 4 A NEW monthly series called Six Months Later zooms in on events or people who made headlines half a year back. Today’s stories include whether life has returned to normal for burn victim Kee Yau Chong, who was set alight by a colleague. PAGE B4 Mr
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          Lock icon Third runway?
          35 4 HEATHROW Airport and Changi Airport both have two runways but the London airport handled more take-offs and landings last year. Does this mean that Changi does not need a third runway? PAGE B5
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        • Article
          Lock icon Overcoming dyslexia
          48 4 CHEAH Xian Pin had difficulty understanding words to pursue his interest in mathematics while Shenlynn Lim struggled with spelling and composition. Their efforts to overcome challenges have now been recognised by the Dyslexia Association of Singapore in the form of the young achievers award. PAGE B6
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon New UK property taxes
          43 4 RECENT tax changes in Britain will mean higher stamp duties and other new taxes for some Singaporeans investing in British property.This has prompted some investors to turn to commercial property and mid-range homes to avoid the taxes. PAGE B9
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          Lock icon China Sky can’t delay
          44 4 THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has rejected an application from troubled China Sky Chemical Fibre to further delay publishing its financial results for last year. It also turned down a request to further delay holding its annual general meeting. PAGE B11
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon Welshman’s double feat
          51 4 IT WAS double happiness for Welshman Mark Williams at the Sundown Marathon. The 2010 men’s Open category winner, who took part in the Masters this year as he is over 40, not only won his division, but also finished faster than this year’s Open category winner. PAGE
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          Lock icon Webber wins F1 race
          45 4 FORMULA One celebrated an unprecedented six different winners in six races so far this season when Red Bull driver Mark Webber won the Monaco Grand Prix yesterday. The race saw the top three separated by less than a second. PAGE B15
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        Lock icon Humperdinck bombs
        34 4 LIFE! VETERAN British crooner Engelbert Humperdinck, 76, finished second last in the Eurovision Song Contest yesterday, with a dismal 12 points. Sweden’s Loreen was crowned the winner, with 372 points. Page C7
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      • WHAT’S ONLINE
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          60 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L Blogger Xiaxue fights back against Facebook abuse L COI into December SMRT rail disruptionsQRcodegeneratedonhtt://qrcode.lttledit.be ends after six weeks L Buyers from China lose property top spot L Shoebox flats ‘almost inhuman’, says CapitaLand CEO L Japanese man cooks, serves own genitals L
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          59 4 www.stomp.com.sg L Another accident at Ferrari crash site: Lexus beats red light and crashes into taxiQRcodegenerate L ‘Shocked that girl I used to bully has transformed into gorgeous beauty’ L Restaurant staff refuse $10 note because of small triangular notch L Unexpected ‘guest’: Baby bat crash-lands
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          39 4 www.razortv.com.sg L Desmond Choo: Process of change has started L Low: I still trust all WP members L Post-Hougang by-election results: Desmond Choo L WP’s Png wins 62% of vote Scan the code to get more info
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    • HOUGANG BY-ELECTION: THE DAY AFTER
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        Lock icon Cheers for Png, applause for Choo
        679 6  -  WP’s MP-elect and PAP candidate tour constituency to thank voters By TEO WAN GEK, LEONARD LIM wangekt@sph.com.sg limze@sph.com.sg CHEERING crowds lined the streets of Hougang yesterday to greet newly elected MP for Hougang Png Eng Huat on his victory tour of the ward. PAP
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        Lock icon WP won’t go on witch hunt: Low
        506 6  -  By LEONARD LIM THERE will be no witch hunt to ferret out dissenting voices or the mole that leaked confidential internal documents to the media, Workers’ Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang said yesterday. Instead, the opposition politician will leave it to people’s
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      Lock icon What lies ahead for next fight?
      1183 7  -  By-election holds lessons for PAP and WP for a higher-stakes battle NEWS ANALYSIS HOUGANG: THE DAY AFTER By ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg WELL before the first ballot was cast, punters and pundits alike thought the odds of Mr Desmond Choo winning Hougang were extremely slim.
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      Lock icon Sitoh to Desmond: Never say die
      648 7  -  By GOH CHIN LIAN say chinlian@sph.com.sg SIX years ago, one man fought and lost in a battle reminiscent of the one Mr Desmond Choo of the People’s Action Party (PAP) faced last Saturday in Hougang. Mr Sitoh Yih Pin, Potong Pasir MP, suffered his
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  • WORLD
    • Bread talks Asian appetites changing
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        Lock icon Japan: More opt for toast and coffee
        719 8  -  By JULIAN RYALL FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jryall2@hotmail.com TOKYO When Mrs Kanako Hosomura was a child, her family sat down every morning to a breakfast of rice, miso soup and salad, all washed down with green tea, before her father went to work
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        Lock icon Indonesia: Bread sales on a roll
        323 8  -  By ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT zakirh@sph.com.sg JAKARTA Street pushcarts here do a brisk trade selling fried rice, nasi padang and meatball soup. But in recent years, pre-packed bread rolls and buns have made their way to street corners too. Some 1,000 hawkers in Jakarta
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        Lock icon India: Cornflakes catching on
        283 8  -  By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI A typical day for Punjab businessman Sandeep Khatra begins with a breakfast of toast, eggs, chicken ham and a glass of milk before he rushes off to work. An Indian style-breakfast of paranthas (flat bread) and dal is
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        Lock icon Taiwan: Wheat gaining ground
        314 8  -  By LEE SEOK HWAI TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT seokhwai@sph.com.sg TAIPEI “Eat one mouthful of rice a day” that’s the slogan of an ongoing official campaign launched last year to get Taiwanese to consume more of their traditional staple. It is an uphill battle: Changing lifestyles and the rise
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        Lock icon Singapore: Rice is still No. 1
        354 8  -  By LEE XIN EN xinen@sph.com.sg SINGAPOREANS’ love affair with bread is evident in the number of neighbourhood and new-fangled bakeries that have popped up in recent years. In the last two years, about 130 bread vending machines have also been placed at places like
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon China detains ex-top official for rape
        418 9 Accused of sexually assaulting over 10 underage girls he seduced online REUTERS BEIJING Police in central China have detained a former Communist Party official on suspicion of raping underage girls, following an online uproar about the latest case of abuse of power. Li Xingong,
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        Lock icon Ex-chairman back at helm of DPP
        511 9  -  By LEE SEOK HWAI TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT seokhwai@sph.com.sg TAIPEI Political heavyweight Su Tseng-chang is back at the helm of the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after scoring a landslide victory in yesterday’s party leadership election. A moderate politician, Mr Su is seen as a
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        Lock icon A storm over a herbal tea can in China
        790 10  -  Firms’ fight over name rights reflects growing recognition of brand value By HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg BEIJING A battle over herbal tea is heating up this summer in China, turning the spotlight once again on the country’s growing tussle
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        Lock icon Liquor name for China airport mocked
        174 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING A decision to name an airport in south-west China after a local spirits brand has provoked widespread derision online and controversy around the country. The authorities in Yibin, in Sichuan province, said their move to name the new airport “Wuliangye” after
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        Lock icon Sino-US visa row resolved
        361 10 BEIJING The United States has backed down on its visa requirements for instructors at China’s premium overseas cultural institutes, averting a spat between the two countries. US State Department spokesman Victoria Nuland admitted that the directive issued on May 17, which accused Chinese instructors working with
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        Lock icon Manmohan in Myanmar to strengthen ties
        814 12  -  First visit by India PM in 25 years will also see him engaging Suu Kyi By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI India is looking to step up engagement with Myanmar as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began a historic visit aimed at strengthening
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        Lock icon Lady Gaga cancels Jakarta gig
        734 12  -  By ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT zubaidah@sph.com.sg JAKARTA Lady Gaga’s soldout concert in Jakarta on Sunday has been cancelled, disappointing more than 50,000 fans who bought tickets. Her management cited security concerns for calling off the show after hardline Islamic groups threatened to create chaos if
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        Lock icon Ease divorce laws? It’s not easy for Indian govt
        762 14  -  Rights groups say proposed law doesn’t adequately protect women By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI The growing number of divorces in modern and fast-paced India drew the attention of the Supreme Court, which advised the government to make it
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Blind activist’s brother returns
          70 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING The brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has returned to his closely guarded village in Shangdong province. Mr Chen Guangfu travelled to Beijing last week, where he sought legal advice on how to protect his son, now in police custody over an
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          Lock icon Deadlock over Nepal charter
          69 14 REUTERS KATHMANDU Nepal’s warring political parties said yesterday they had failed to narrow their differences sufficiently to agree on a new Constitution before a midnight deadline, plunging the country into fresh turmoil. Negotiators said the Cabinet would now have to decide between various courses of action,
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          Lock icon ‘8 civilians died in Nato attack’
          59 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL A Nato air strike has killed eight members of a family, according to Afghan officials who claim that such attacks damage the civilian population’s trust in international troops in the country. The US-led coalition said it was investigating the attack late
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        Lock icon WRECKED RAFT FOUND
        59 14 Indian policemen gathering on Friday around an inflatable raft believed to have been used by British travellers on the Kaveri river, some 100km from Bangalore. The police in south India have recovered the bodies of two British men who fell into the river a week ago when
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        Lock icon Pakistan shelves Bill against domestic violence
        435 14  -  By SHAHZAD RAZA FOR THE STRAITS TIMES shahzat.raza@gmail.com ISLAMABAD Nasreen had suffered more than a decade of physical and sexual abuse by her husband before she was granted a divorce. But, her ex-husband continued to show up at her one-room shack, sometimes abusing their
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      Lock icon No let-up in Syria fighting
      462 16 Rebel areas still bombarded despite outcry over 92 killed, including kids AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG REUTERS DAMASCUS The Syrian army has kept up its bombardment of rebel strongholds despite an international outcry over the killing of at least 92 people, a third of them children, in
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      Lock icon US lobbyists spend $4.25b to woo lawmakers
      382 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The US capital may well be the only city in the world where lobbyists spend billions on something that they themselves insist isn’t even for sale: the votes of American lawmakers. Total lobbying spending seeking government action on everything from
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon ‘Murder confession’ in doubt
        144 16 NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK A man who confessed to killing a six-year-old boy, who disappeared 33 years ago, has been prescribed at least one antipsychotic medication for “a number of years”, according to a person with knowledge of his mental history. The case
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        Lock icon Protest in Morocco
        69 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CASABLANCA Tens of thousands of Moroccans have marched through the streets of Casablanca in the largest opposition protest since an Islamist-led government took office in January. The protest yesterday was organised by trade unions which accuse Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane of failing to deliver
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      Lock icon Bad grades, so teen sues school
      953 17  -  Aussie girl fails to qualify for law course and files suit against elite school, sparking debate By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jonathanpearlman@gmail.com SYDNEY A former student of one of Australia’s elite schools has sparked outrage by suing it after failing to qualify
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      Lock icon Gillard vows to put Australian jobs first
      378 17 BLOOMBERG CANBERRA Prime Minister Julia Gillard has pledged to protect Australian workers after labour unions criticised her government’s decision to allow a billionaire mining magnate to employ more than 1,700 overseas workers. “We are going to see amazing growth in our resources sector,”
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      Lock icon Spain’s small firms hit by credit crunch
      616 18 Lenders they relied on eliminated or taken over in bank restructuring NEW YORK TIMES ZARAGOZA (Spain) There was a time when Mr Ivan Moreno, 34, felt he was on the verge of something big when it seemed right to settle his rapidly expanding
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      Lock icon China courts private capital in banking sector
      323 18 REUTERS BEIJING China will give private capital the same entry standards to the banking industry as other types of capital, as the government makes its hardest push in a decade to court private investors by welcoming them into a handful of sectors. Private
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon HK hosts mega Asian wine fair
        74 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG A three-day wine fair, Asia’s biggest, will kick off here tomorrow, attracting some of the world’s top wine producers. Organisers of the Vinexpo Asia-Pacific trade fair say the expected slowdown in Chinese economic growth will not hurt demand for imported
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        Lock icon Chinese group buys S’pore firm
        91 18 REUTERS BEIJING China’s top state-owned design and management group has bought over CPG, a Singapore design firm. China Architecture Design and Research Group, the country’s largest diversified state-owned engineering design and services company, yesterday announced that it had bought CPG from Australian heavy engineering firm
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      Lock icon Oil price dip: Not plain sailing yet for jets
      733 19 Prices ‘still over budget’ for airlines; fuel is among carriers’ largest costs AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Airlines are still in for financial turbulence despite a recent fall in oil prices, with many at risk of posting major losses as the cost of
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      Lock icon Browsers jostle for mobile dominance to gather ad data
      398 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The browser wars are heating up again, but this time the fight is for dominance of the mobile Internet. Google, Apple, Microsoft and Yahoo are all in the struggle, along with the Norwegian-made Opera browser and the open
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      429 20 IMMIGRANT societies generally work best when local and foreign-born citizens see eye to eye on key issues like national identity. However, an Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) survey on the top markers of citizenship showed up some differences in perception here. Almost 70 per cent of
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      1253 20  -  EYE ON THE WORLD By WILLIAM CHOONG SENIOR WRITER williamc@sph.com.sg TO ASSESS the current state of Sino-American relations, one has to assess how far it has come. In June 1995, Mr Harry Wu, a Chinese-American human rights activist, was arrested after entering China and charged
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      887 21  -  By MICHAEL RICHARDSON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. PROTECTIONIST pressures rise when times are tough for economies, with many people unemployed or in part-time work. In the aftermath of the
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      830 21  -  By ROBERT KARNIOL DEFENCE WRITER rkarniol@sph.com.sg THE military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) market will mushroom over the decade through 2020, according to international consultancy Frost Sullivan, with its value forecast to grow by 60 per cent to US$7.3 billion (S$9.3 billion). The Asia-Pacific
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      884 21  -  By GWYNNE DYER The writer is a London-based independent journalist. NATO’S summit in Chicago this month was mostly about how to get the troops out of Afghanistan without causing too much embarrassment to the Western governments that sent them, and a little bit about how
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        239 22  -  Shirley Tan (Ms) Director Corporate Marketing Communications Singapore Workforce Development Agency WE THANK Mr Philip Kwek (“Don’t get studious over hawking; last Tuesday), Mr Alvin Tan (“Training makes for better hawkers”; last Saturday) and Mr Vincent Albert Gabriel (“Training will help, not hinder, potential
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        390 22  -  EXTENDED BREASTFEEDING Estella Young (Ms) THE opinions of Mr Jeremy Au Yong (“When is it time to let go?”; last Monday) and Dr Andy Ho (“The erotic sphere of extended breastfeeding”; last Thursday) about extended breastfeeding are based solely on social factors, that is, what
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        186 22  -  Francis Cheng THE organisers of the Army Open House (right), which celebrates 45 years of national service, offered regulars and full-time national servicemen a 45 per cent discount on Singapore Flyer tickets (“Take a shot at army life this weekend”; last Friday).
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        71 22 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR DENIS DISTANT: Passengers still gravitating towards budget flights. 2. MADAM VICKY CHONG: Cotton on to cooler PE kit. 3. MR AARON LOW: Emulating Nordic nations. 4. MR TOH CHENG SEONG: Why it’s wrong to compare S’pore to Nordic nations. 5. MR TONG
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        190 22  -  Wu Junneng THE organisation of the Sundown Marathon (right) over the weekend appeared to be good, with the baggage collection point easily accessible, sufficient toilets and reduced waiting time for bag deposits. However, the first aid tent was situated about 300m away from
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        289 22  -  Dr Teoh Yee Leong FORUM NOTE: The writer is a public health physician who has been involved in the implementation of national Pap smear programmes and various national vaccination programmes in Singapore, both in the public and private sectors. He wrote this letter in his
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        111 22  -  Kumaravel Pillai Subramanian PROFESSOR Lim Chong Yah deserves a thank you for his bold proposal to increase the wages of low-income workers, which prompted the National Wages Council (NWC) to discuss the issue and recommend that those earning a basic monthly salary of up to
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        203 22  -  Michael See I HARDLY check the details of my utility bills from SP Services, but I was surprised when I did so recently. I do miss the payment deadlines, for which I am usually sent a pink slip reminder that charges
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        114 22  -  Narayana Narayana THE reply by the Immigration Checkpoints Authority (“Who owns your IC? ICA replies”; May 18) does not seem to have addressed Ms Alice Mendoza’s query (“Internet vigilantism prompts puzzle: Who owns the NRIC?”; May 3) When new identity cards (ICs) were issued
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        71 22  -  Tricia Lee (Ms) Corporate Communications Manager, SingTel OUR technicians have visited Mr Leong Yew Meng’s home and found that there was some deterioration of the external wires outside his home (“mio my, not again...”; last Tuesday). This has since been rectified and Mr
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      740 1  -  About 40 people signed petition to oppose MOH plan By JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg NOT in my neighbourhood, please. In the latest example of Singaporeans not wanting certain amenities in their estate, a group of Bishan residents are clamouring for a nursing home to
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      322 2  -  KEZIA TOH WELL-KNOWN artist Jimmy Quek had a Beautiful Sunday yesterday when he got to exhibit his works in his neighbourhood and speak to residents. “People usually approach me online but here, I get to... speak directly with them so there is more interaction about
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      591 2  -  HDB initiative aims to help residents build up relations with neighbours By JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg IF YOU want to know your neighbour, keep your doors open. That is what Ms Poh Yen Li, 29, does in a bid to plug further into
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        584 4 JACKPOT AUNTIE: CHOO HONG ENG THE “Jackpot Aunty” who became cash-rich from taking on the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) casino to claim her winnings now feels poorer for the whole experience. Madam Choo Hong Eng, a 58-year-old hawker, got the $416,742.16 she
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        381 4 GOOD SAMARITANS: AWARE'S ANTI-SEX CRIME GROUP SEXUAL assault victims are now getting more help to better cope with their trauma and pain. They have a helpline to call to get advice or counselling, and even have someone to chaperone them during police interviews.
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      836 5  -  There are trade-offs in increasing traffic on its two runways: Expert By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg AN AIRPORT can pack in more landings and take-offs, but it may not go down well with passengers or be good for image. This observation
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      510 6  -  Two overcame challenges to win association’s young achievers award By KEZIA TOH keziatoh@sph.com.sg HE HAD trouble in school understanding what the mathematics questions phrased in English meant but Cheah Xian Pin did not let that dampen his passion for numbers. “I like
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      420 6  -  By MIRANDA YEO year. ymiranda@sph.com.sg MS REGINA Chong was taken aback when she stepped into a rental flat 15 years ago on a house visit with Kim Seng Community Centre volunteers. Furnished to the bare minimum with a bed, table and chair, the one-room flat was
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      198 6  -  KEZIA TOH A WOMAN fell from a height and was later pronounced dead in Stamford Road early yesterday morning. Police said they got a call at 4.04am requesting help at 2 Stamford Road, which is the address of Swissotel The Stamford. The Singapore
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      496 6  -  By POON CHIAN HUI chpoon@sph.com.sg A BAND-AID with a coating that can help repair wounds may soon hit the market. A patent has been provisionally filed for the local researchers to come up with a patch containing stem-cell material that can speed up the healing.
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      458 7  -  Ready in 6 months, it can be used to conduct flood, fire-emergency simulations FENG ZENGKUN LAST Saturday, scientists drove a car around the National University of Singapore (NUS) to collect data such as its terrain, roads and vegetation. In February, they had remotely
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      102 7 Frenchman Vincent Briche (right) and his Dutch friend Ruben Van Den Heuvel were at the Army Open House yesterday to get a closer look at the Singapore Armed Forces’ exhibits such as its Leopard tank. The duo had been out shopping but
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      11 7 thenewpaper Braless boo-boo at Jalan Besar Stadium Wardrobe malfunction stuns thousands
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      380 8  -  CosmeticscompaniescollaboratewithA*Star’sInstituteofMedicalBiology to manufacture commerical products for the beauty industry By Lim Yann Ling When Dr Bruno Reversade (right) joined the A*Star Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) to lead a research on hereditary progeriatric-like disorders a condition that sees children suffering symptoms of ageing such as
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      221 8 Tiger Street Football Singapore kicks off this Friday and Saturday with 5-a-side street flair as 32 teams battle it out at Clarke Quay’s Central Fountain. Says Mr Rene de Monchy, head of marketing, Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore: “Withstreetfootball,spectatorscanexpecta showcase of different playing styles as teams
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      192 8 Nescafé, in partnership with Krups, has unveiled two multi-beverage automatic flow stop systems, the Genio ($259) and Circolo ($339) from the Nescafé Dolce Gusto range, meaning “very good taste” in Italian. The duo-function automatic system allows you to make hot beverages such as Espresso, Cappuccino, Green
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      118 8 The first product to come out of the AmorePacific Singapore R&I Centre is the Laneige Snow BB Soothing Cushion. It was launched here exclusively in January this year and made available in other markets two months later. The new product combines whitening, an SPF 50 sunscreen, makeup effect,
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      230 8 Be enthralled by Taj Express, a musical that is raw, organic and bursting with energy and life —ashowcaseofIndia’sBollywoodcultureand deep-rooted traditions, with plenty of romance added to the mix. IntownforonlysevenperformancesfromJune 6to10attheEsplanadeTheatre,themusical’sWorld PremiereonJune7willseeseveralrenowned Bollywood stars arriving in town to show their support for the well-loved production
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        49 8 Containing 10 billion of live probiotics cells per capsule that are derived from strains certified by France Pasteur Institute, AdvanCleanse is now available at an introductory price of $79.90 (usual price $89.90) for 60 capsules at Guardian, NTUC Unity, Watsons, John Little, OG and Robinsons. Visit www.hibeau.com.
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        65 8 Combining the comfort and luxury of a saloon car with the off-road emotive characteristics of an SUV, the new Mercedes Benz M-Class range now consumes 25 per cent less fuel and features for driving enjoyment and handling safety. The new ML 250 BlueTec 4Matic with prevailing COE is
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        46 8 This grapeflavoured, chewable “Star” shaped tablet for kids aged six years and above from Scott’s by GlaxoSmithKline has 20 vitamins and nutrients. It is now available at major pharmacies, supermarkets, hypermarkets and selected traditional medical halls for $18.50 for a bottle of about 60 tablets.
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        54 8 NewcampusSAA Global Education’s City Campus has relocated to larger premises at Level 6 of TripleOne Somerset (nearest MRT: Somerset). Established in 1985, The Singapore Accountancy Academy (SAA) has the track record as a leading accountancy education provider but has expanded to provide diplomas and degrees partnering Lancaster University
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        46 8 Featuring 2nd Generation Intel Core processors, the Toshiba Satellite M800 Series weighs just 1.99kg but has exceptional power for multitasking, entertainment and creativity. It also has power conserving features and a Hi-speed Start Technology for quicker boot-up. Available from the second quarter of 2012.
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      40 8 CONSERVATIONCHATwithWildlifeReservesSingapore Breeding&ResearchCentre Openedtowalk-invisitorstoJurongBirdParkforthefirsttime in24yearsonMay19,theBreeding&ResearchCentre(BRC) istheplacewherelifebeginsforsomeofthepark’sbirds.The momenteggsarriveattheBRCforartificialincubationuptillthe timethechickshatchandareweaned,theyreceiveexpertcare fromtheCentre’sofficers.Throughvariousviewingareaslike theincubation,nurseryandweaningrooms,visitorshave theopportunitytoseeabsurdlycutechicksup-close, howtheirmealsarepreparedandhowtheyarefed. PHOTO:WILDLIFERESERVESSINGAPORE WIN A family pass for 2 adults and 2 children to Jurong Bird Park Answerthefollowingquestion: The Breeding Research Centre first launched to visitors on May 19. TRUE/FALSE Sendyourentriestocorpcomms.jbp@wrs.com.sgbyJune1.Thewinnerwillbenotifiedbye-mail.
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      710 9  -  Apartments above £2m set to incur higher stamp duties, other taxes By ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg RECENT tax changes in Britain will mean higher stamp duties and other new taxes for some Singaporeans investing in property there. Experts here say that
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      611 10  -  TALKING TO... GLOBAL LOGISTIC PROPERTIES By ALVIN FOO alfoo@sph.com.sg WHEN last year’s 8.9-magnitude earthquake rattled Japan, Global Logistic Properties (GLP) deputy chairman and co-founder Jeffrey Schwartz was stuck on the 38th floor of a Tokyo hotel. He told The Straits Times: “I
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      275 10  - Allen Overy plan Vietnam offices By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg INTERNATIONAL law firm Allen Overy is planning to set up two offices in Vietnam, after receiving regulatory approval and hiring a top Vietnamese lawyer as managing partner. The offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi are expected to open in
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        80 10 LIU CHANGLING Appointed executive director and chief executive officer with effect from last Wednesday. Mr Liu, 36, has worked in various roles in the potato-based industries over the past decade. He will oversee China Essence’s operations in China, including sales and marketing, manufacturing and administration. He is
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        46 10 SIM LI-MENG TIMOTHY Named executive director with effect from last Tuesday. Mr Sim, 38, had previously been the internal business consultant at Asia Pulp and Paper in China and before that, was a general manager at Parrow Information Technology. He will oversee Sinwa’s engineering division.
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        35 10 INDRAWAN PRAKASA Resigned as non-executive director with effect from last Wednesday for undisclosed reasons. Mr Prakasa, 48, took on the role on Nov 10, 2009, and helped build the firm’s forestry operations.
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      388 11 THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has rejected an application from troubled China Sky Chemical Fibre to further delay publishing its financial results for last year. The exchange also turned down the Chinese firm’s request to further delay holding its annual
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      844 11  -  Scenario different from 2008 global crisis; ‘shock and awe’ won’t work CAI JIN By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg AT FIRST sight, the turmoil that sent stock prices tumbling across the globe in the past month resembles the chaos that spooked markets
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        572 12  -  US jobs data will also be keenly watched as investors stay cautious MARKETS INSIGHT By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg THE unfolding financial crisis in Europe is likely to continue to capture the attention of regional markets this week. The release on Friday
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          84 12 ASPIAL is planning to list its wholly owned unit, Maxi-Cash Financial Services, on Catalist as part of its strategy to restructure its financial services business. Maxi-Cash runs a chain of 24 pawnshops across Singapore. It has enlisted Canaccord Genuity as a sponsor, to help it meet all the
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          116 12 GLOBAL Premium Hotels (GPH) has entered into a deal to acquire a unit of Fragrance Group for $25.1 million. This unit, Fragrance Heritage, owns a freehold site in Tyrwhitt Road, on which GPH hopes to build a hotel with up to 270 rooms. The site has been
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          87 12 METAL Component Engineering plans to launch a rights issue to raise up to $1.71 million that it hopes to use as working capital and to invest in potential growth opportunities. The funds would also help it to strengthen its balance sheet, the firm added. It will issue
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      33 10 The Straits Times Money Desk’s fortnightly column, Ask Anita, will appear next week. If you want a fresh take on work-related issues, send your questions to our senior correspondent Anita Gabriel at anitag@sph.com.sg
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        86 16 REUTERS SCHRUNS (Austria) Striker Roberto Soldado was left out of Spain’s squad for Euro 2012 yesterday, despite his scoring exploits this year. Soldado scored 17 La Liga goals for Valencia this season, 18 the previous season and hit a hat-trick in a friendly against Venezuela
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      397 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WUHAN Superstar Lin Dan led China to an emphatic victory over South Korea in the Thomas Cup badminton final yesterday, sending a stark message that he and his teammates are in peak form for the London Olympics. Widely
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      731 9  -  Lush visuals make for eye candy in this tedious stage adaptation where not everything adds up Review Theatre THE WIND-UP BIRD CHRONICLE Esplanade Theatre Last Friday Adeline Chia Arts Correspondent chiahta@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/chiahta Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami is one of those cult writers who inspires rabid devotion
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      780 9  -  Review Theatre THE BEST SEX I’VE EVER HAD Mammalian Diving Reflex (Canada) Singapore Arts Festival Esplanade Theatre Studio Last Friday Corrie Tan Several weeks ago, I told one of my friends about this performance and how a group of older Singaporean women would be sharing intimate details
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      739 10 Associated Press Los Angeles Coming in second on American Idol may still be a path to superstardom, but the show that has seen a dip in popularity no longer offers guaranteed paycheques worthy of the next pop idol or rock star. Last Wednesday night’s
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      433 10  -  Review Concert YURI BASHMET AND THE MOSCOW SOLOISTS Esplanade Concert Hall Last Friday Chang Tou Liang It seemed only a while ago when Yuri Bashmet and the Moscow Soloists last performed here. That was in 2009 at the Singapore Arts Festival. That time of year
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        446 12 Beijing/Taipei The longtime producing partner of John Woo has denied that the famed Hong Kong director has throat or pancreatic cancer, as alleged by reports over the weekend. In a statement issued yesterday and carried online by Chinese website Netease, Terence Chang said Woo
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        233 12 Cannes Actress Gong Li trashed rumours that she is pregnant, saying she will start filming a Hollywood epic at the end of the year. She will play a queen in Marco Polo, a film with a “huge cast”, she said, on the legendary explorer, to
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        328 12 Agence France-Presse Cannes Mississippi drama Mud and South Korea’s The Taste Of Money screened last Saturday as the last of 22 films vying for the top prize in Cannes. The Palme d’Or was to be handed out last night. Stars Reese Witherspoon and
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