The Straits Times, 7 January 2013

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    Lock icon SAF gets US experts to help injured navy man
    578 1  -  By JERMYN CHOW DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT jermync@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Poon Chian Hui DOCTORS in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) are roping in their American counterparts to help rehabilitate navy serviceman Jason Chee who lost his legs and left arm in a
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    Lock icon ‘Cool Japan’ culture blitz with new TV channel in S’pore
    659 1  -  Tokyo hopes it will spur tourism, trade and counter Korean success By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO The Japanese government is planning to step up efforts to show the world how cool Japanese culture is, starting with the
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    Lock icon Assad talks peace
    32 1 SYRIA’S President Bashar al-Assad has used his first public speech in seven months to propose what he called a new peace initiative, including a reconciliation conference. L WORLD A18
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon WP kicks off fund-raising drive for bigger HQ
      647 2 / 3  -  Bid to raise $1.5m begins with party’s first-ever variety show By ANDREA ONG andreao@sph.com.sg THE Workers’ Party (WP) wants to move to a bigger home and is now looking to raise some $1.5 million for the down payment on a new place.
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      Lock icon Guards ‘arrest’ cat in Brazil prison
      198 2 / 3 S A O P A U L O G ua r d s o f Alagoas state prison in northeast Brazil thought there was something suspicious about a little white cat slipping through a prison gate. When prison officials caught the animal on New
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      Lock icon Sharp rise in older cars amid high COE prices
      799 2 / 3  -  Just 28% of cars here less than four years old, against 80% back in 2007 By CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg SOARING certificate of entitlement (COE) prices have compelled car owners to hang on to their rides longer, given the hefty
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          Lock icon ‘Cool Japan’ TV initiative
          42 4 JAPAN will start broadcasting Japanese anime, dramas and gourmet programmes through a new dedicated television channel, in a bid to show how cool its culture is. Tokyo aims to bring in more tourists through the initiative. PAGE A1
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          Lock icon Car population ageing
          39 4 SOARING certificate of entitlement prices have forced car owners to stick to their vehicles, given the cost of getting a new model. This has led to Singapore’s car population ageing dramatically in recent years. PAGE A3
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Red-faced opposition
          42 4 MALAYSIA’S ruling coalition is celebrating a double embarrassment for the opposition, with the arrest of a Penang state councillor’s aide for graft just days after the Democratic Action Party admitted to errors in its party election last month. PAGE A12
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          Lock icon Island on terror alert
          37 4 INDONESIA’S Sumbawa island, near Lombok, has been put on the highest alert after five terrorists were shot dead by counter-terrorism forces last week. They received help from unsuspecting locals, police said. PAGE A14
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          Lock icon Mobile devices on show
          36 4 THE world’s largest technology conference that kicks off tomorrow in Las Vegas, the International CES, will reflect the inexorable push for mobility in gadgets that has reshaped the electronics industry. PAGE A20
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Interest in F&N down
          32 4 INVESTOR interest in the drawn out Fraser Neave takeover saga seems to have dipped of late. Trading volumes on the stock have tumbled in recent weeks. PAGE B9
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      • SPORT
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          43 4 MANAGER Alex Ferguson hailed substitutes Robin van Persie and Ryan Giggs as “world class” after they combined to keep Manchester United in the FA Cup by forcing a 2-2 draw in a third-round match with West Ham. PAGE B17
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Fine-tuning measures that support families
          58 4 THE latest marriage and parenthood survey of the National Population and Talent Division once again underscores the need for society to take steps to arrest the declining fertility rate. In doing so, it would be wise not to over-rely on financial incentives. Changing attitudes and
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          Lock icon Man sues cancer centre
          40 4 WELL-KNOWN Malaysian businessman Hii Chii Kok was suspected to have cancer but an operation he underwent here showed otherwise. He is now suing the National Cancer Centre Singapore and a senior consultant for damages. PAGE B6
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          Lock icon Suzuki car vandalised
          33 4 A SUZUKI car was vandalised in a multi-storey carpark in Senja Link last Saturday. Illegal moneylenders are believed to have scribbled words and splashed paint on the vehicle. PAGE B3
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          Lock icon Eateries staying put
          40 4 THREE popular eateries in Evans Road Hatched, The Wine Company and Mr Prata are staying. Foodies had feared that a change in landlord might lead to new tenants as a result of much higher rentals. PAGE B7
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          Lock icon Changing for the better
          94 4 WHEN a teacher said she would have to go to a new school if she did not buck up, Bukit Panjang Government High School student Felicia Ang Wei Wei changed her ways. She was among 2,033 recipients of Edusave awards given out in the Sembawang constituency
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Rainie’s a tough cookie
          64 4 AT HER concert here this Saturday, Taiwanese singer-actress Rainie Yang will perform stunts like singing upside-down while in mid-air. She says she challenges herself like this, not for the applause, but to show the audience what a tough character she has. PAGE C2 Singer-actress Rainie Yang
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          Lock icon ‘Good-looking’ orchestra
          55 4 LOOKING good is part of the job for the 12 members of Beijing orchestra The Purple Phoenix Ladies’ Ensemble who play traditional instruments like the erhu, and sing and dance. As one says: “If we put on weight, it wouldn’t look as nice.” They performed yesterday at The
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      • WHAT’S ONLINE
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          66 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L Alex Au puts up apology, takes down blog post L Strong forensic evidence against Delhi rape accused: Prosecutor L WP: AIM terminated software contract L SIA asks pilots to volunteer for unpaid leave L Bluefin tuna sells for record $2.15m at Tokyo
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          Lock icon Top citizen journalism stories
          49 4 www.stomp.com.sg L Under this piece of bloodstained tissue lies a severed toe, says STOMPer L “Dogfighting” cabbies caught on car camera trying to run each other off road L Where’s the enforcement? Over 100 cars parked illegally along Buangkok Drive QR code generated on http://qrcode.littleidiot.be
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          Lock icon Top videos
          36 4 www.razortv.com.sg L BBQ, Gangnam style L “Our Singapore Conversation” 2013 L Lianhe Zaobao celebrates 90 years L Lift upgrade, ceiling downgrade L Write music with your iPad Scan the code to get more info
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      Lock icon Rape victim’s dad wants name revealed
      474 6 He hopes telling the world her name will give courage to other rape victims REUTERS NEW DELHI The father of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student who was brutally raped in the capital city last month has asked for her name to be made public so
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      Lock icon N. India’s macho culture works against women
      708 6  -  By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI Tasha Chauhan, 19, has always felt unsafe walking down a Delhi road after dark. “A couple of weeks ago, a guy drove up to me and asked me what my rate for the night is,”
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      Lock icon Victims battle shame, slow justice system
      310 6  -  THAILAND TAN HUI YEE BANGKOK The most heated rape case here in recent times involved a Dutch model, a video that went viral and a tourism minister with outdated views on appropriate behaviour. Last July, the model, 19, was beaten and raped in Krabi
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      Lock icon Steady rise in cases over past decade
      242 6  -  MALAYSIA LESTER KONG KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s rape figures are rising and women’s groups are demanding that the police release more up-to-date statistics for better prevention and public education. Official statistics compiled by women’s groups show a steady increase over the past decade in
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      Lock icon Many stay silent because officials blame victims
      299 6  -  INDONESIA ZAKIR HUSSAIN JAKARTA Four months ago, a freelance driver of a public minivan in West Java kidnapped a 14-year-old girl, took her to a house in Bogor and raped her. She was set free only a week later. Then she faced a
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      Lock icon It’s death penalty for gang rape
      229 6  -  CHINA KOR KIAN BENG BEIJING In China, rape, along with other major crimes, is viewed as an act that should be kept hush-hush lest it reflects poorly on the society’s well-be-ing. So much so that the authorities apparently have ceased releasing rape data since
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      Lock icon Changi clears land to park more planes
      546 8  -  Move will boost airport’s capacity by over a fifth and cater for growth By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg CHANGI Airport is clearing a plot of land the size of over 40 football fields to park more than 30 single-aisle planes. This will
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      Lock icon SDP goes on walkabout in Punggol East
      447 8  -  By TESSA WONG twong@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) conducted its first walkabout in Punggol East yesterday, offering a peek at who its candidates for a possible by-election might be. The Straits Times understands from party sources that the SDP has narrowed its
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon China’s bullet trains still a controversial ride
      1194 10  -  Financial viability, swelling budgets, poor ridership levels among worries NEWS ANALYSIS TRACK TROUBLES By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF kianbeng@sph.com.sg BEIJING China’s bullet-train system remains a controversial issue, even as it zoomed past a new frontier with the world’s longest high-speed rail
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      Lock icon The trauma train operators endure from subway deaths
      593 10 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Late one December morning in 2005, Ms Tracy Moore was driving her train into the Steinway Street station in New York at about 50kmh. There was a man in a white shirt and suit jacket. She noticed
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Indonesia: Disabled still facing obstacles
        621 12  -  By ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF zakirh@sph.com.sg JAKARTA The Braille templates were available, but some blind voters were uncomfortable that election officials were hovering behind them as they marked their ballot papers. At other polling stations, wheel-chair-bound voters were glad they could wheel themselves in
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        Lock icon Malaysia: All citizens abroad able to vote
        636 12  -  GETTING PEOPLE TO THE POLLS By TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT chengwee@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s Election Commission (EC) has amended regulations here to allow all Malaysians overseas to vote, in a move that could add a million votes to the ballot box at
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        Lock icon A COOL CATCH
        57 12 A girl casting a line through holes created in the surface of a frozen river during an ice fishing contest in Hwacheon, 120km north-east of Seoul, yesterday. The contest in South Korea is part of an annual ice festival which draws more than one million visitors every
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        Lock icon Arrest, poll count error a double blow for opposition
        523 12  -  By LESTER KONG MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT lestkong@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s ruling coalition, preparing for national polls that must be called in the next few months, is celebrating a double embarrassment of its rivals in the opposition. An aide to a state councillor
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Philippine cops kill 13 gangsters
          85 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA Philippine police killed 13 members of a criminal gang in a shoot-out yesterday near the town of Atimonan. The 13 gang members were heading towards Manila “to make a major hit”. The shoot-out was the third violent incident within days amid calls
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          Lock icon Strong anti-Japan sentiment: Poll
          71 12 TOKYO Two-thirds of the Chinese boycotted Japanese products and almost all the Chinese became more strongly anti–Japan since Tokyo purchased three islets claimed by China in September, according to a Kyodo News online survey. The poll also concluded that about one-third of the Chinese felt they
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          Lock icon Peacekeeper on torture charges
          67 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KATHMANDU The United Nations will investigate Nepal’s vetting process after a Nepalese army officer working as a UN peacekeeper was arrested on suspicion of torture, the Kathmandu Post reported yesterday. Colonel Kumar Lama, a peacekeeper in South Sudan, is accused of committing the crimes
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        Lock icon Rosy start for China’s new leaders
        829 13  -  Fresh data signals faster economic recovery, ensuring a smooth first year China is economically astir again as 2013 starts, after having gone frigid for some time last year. In the second of a four-part series, China Correspondent Grace Ng looks at the hotting-up pace
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        Lock icon Indonesian isle on terror alert after shootings
        569 14  -  Move comes after police shot dead five militants in area over weekend By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT wahyudis@sph.com.sg JAKARTA Indonesian police have put on high alert eastern Sumbawa an island to the east of Bali after police shot dead five terrorists in the
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        Lock icon Two H1N1 deaths in Beijing in 10 days
        311 14 BEIJING Two Chinese women have died from the H1N1 flu strain in Beijing in the past 10 days, Chinese state media said yesterday, the first reported deaths from the virus in China’s capital since 2010. A 65-year-old cancer patient died on Friday
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        Lock icon Restart reactors? Most host cities in Japan say yes
        211 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Mayors of most Japanese towns and cities hosting nuclear plants said they would agree to the reactors being restarted if the government guaranteed the safety of the facilities, a survey said yesterday. The results run contrary to public
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        Lock icon Pakistan and India exchange gunfire on Kashmir border
        328 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISLAMABAD Pakistani and Indian troops exchanged gunfire yesterday along the hotly disputed border in divided Kashmir, with each side accusing the other of starting the clash. Pakistan said one of its soldiers was killed and another wounded when Indian troops
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        Lock icon Inventor’s robots help loved ones ‘connect’
        900 15  -  Young entrepreneur keen on devices that can ease loneliness and isolation PEOPLE TO WATCH By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO Ill health in his early teens forced Mr Kentaro Yoshifuji to spend long spells in hospital rather than in class. But that
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        Lock icon Big flow of boat people feared
        855 16  -  Malaysia may face brunt of arrivals from Myanmar and Bangladesh By NIRMAL GHOSH INDOCHINA BUREAU CHIEF nirmal@sph.com.sg BANGKOK Regional governments are bracing for a further influx of boat people from Myanmar and Bangladesh, headed to Malaysia mainly, that could number in the hundreds, maybe
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        Lock icon Fewer sponsors may mean curtains for indie theatre
        698 16  -  By YONG YEN NIE MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT yyennie@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR In the past two decades, Malaysia’s independent theatre scene has flourished, bringing audiences everything from top-notch political satire to thought-provoking plays exploring feminism and religion. But the industry is going through a rough
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        Lock icon BALANCE OF SKILLS AND DARING
        57 16 Members of the Edo Firemanship Preservation Association display their balancing skills atop bamboo ladders during a New Year demonstration by the fire brigade in Tokyo yesterday. Some displayed banners that said “Never give up, Japan”, referring to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Nearly 2,800
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        Lock icon Uproar over cancelled Thai soap opera
        251 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK A Thai soap opera has become the latest victim of the country’s bitter divisions, the opposition party said yesterday, claiming that the prime-time show was axed after “political interference”. The drama, Nuer Mek 2 (Above The Clouds), was abruptly pulled off
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      Lock icon Chavez’s ally re-elected as House Speaker
      461 17 Ongoing debate over deadline for sick Venezuelan leader’s swearing-in ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CARACAS Allies of cancerstricken Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez have staged a show of unity by re-electing the ruling party’s Mr Diosdado Cabello as Parliament Speaker, while their President battles cancer in
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      Lock icon Castro helped Chavez in fight against cancer
      255 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CARACAS “What pain is that?” With that question, Cuban leader Fidel Castro set in motion the discovery of the cancer that has plunged Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez into the fight of his life. “I couldn’t find any way to get out
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      Lock icon Assad proposes Syrian peace initiative
      551 18 But few new ideas in plan, unveiled in his first public speech since June REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad’s first public speech in seven months unveiled what he described as a peace initiative to end the country’s 21-month-old uprising, but
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Missoni CEO on missing plane
        61 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS CARACAS (Venezuela) Rescue crews have continued to search for a small plane that disappeared off Venezuela last Friday carrying the CEO of Italy’s iconic Missoni fashion house, 58-year-old Vittorio Missoni, and five other people. But more than a day after the aircraft disappeared
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        Lock icon Envoy’s aide in ‘embassy orgy’
        65 18 REUTERS TEGUCIGALPA Honduras has removed its ambassador to Colombia amid reports that his personal aide was involved in a wild party at its embassy in Bogota. Ambassador Carlos Rodriguez’s personal aide went out with friends on Dec 20 and picked up some prostitutes before going
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        Lock icon Tell Google your 2013 resolutions
        69 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAN FRANCISCO Google is letting people peg their New Year’s resolutions to an online map and see what promises others around the world have set out to keep in 2013. By last Friday, a resolutions section at the Internet giant’s 2012 Zeitgeist website
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        Lock icon One way to get lost phone back
        85 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK A musician has used technology, seduction, a bribe and a hammer to reclaim his missing iPhone. Mr Nadav Nirenberg, 27, who left the phone in a cab on New Year’s Eve, learnt that someone was using the dating app
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      Lock icon US deploys Patriot missiles in Turkey
      269 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE IZMIR (Turkey) The United States says a deployment of Patriot missiles in Turkey is to help the country defend itself against any threat from neighbouring Syria, which is in the throes of a deadly 21-month civil war. “The deployment started early this
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      Lock icon Tough fight over likely defence secretary nominee
      271 18 REUTERS BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON President Barack Obama will nominate former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel to be his defence secretary, and an announcement could come today, a congressional Democratic aide said. The choice would likely set up a confirmation battle in the Senate over whether
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      Lock icon 100 missing as wildfires rage in Tasmania
      537 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SYDNEY Australian police and defence forces have combed through devastated towns and burnt-out vehicles in a search for up to 100 people who are unaccounted for after wildfires tore through the island state of Tasmania. “That’s not to say that
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      Lock icon Gunman shot dead after killing three in Colorado
      295 18 REUTERS NEW YORK TIMES AURORA (Colorado) A gunman who barricaded himself inside a townhouse after killing three people has been shot dead by police in the same Denver suburb where 12 people were slain in a movie theatre massacre last July. The
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      Lock icon Focus on mobility at global tech show
      638 20 Attention to shift from traditional giants like HP to portable-tech firms AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The inexorable push for mobility in gadgets has reshaped the electronics industry, a shift that reflects a changing of the guard at the world’s biggest consumer technology show. Gone
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      Lock icon China pushing media groups to go global
      285 20 BLOOMBERG XINHUA BEIJING China wants its media and publishing groups to compete globally by reforming operations, promoting their products overseas and buying equity stakes in businesses, according to the official Xinhua news agency. Regulators will help the country’s leading publishers enter the global
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      Lock icon LINING UP FOR PROFITS
      79 20 In this photo taken on Saturday, policemen watch as visitors from mainland China queue up with their goods outside the Sheung Shui train station in Hong Kong. An influx of parallel traders who buy items tax- free, like baby milk formula, diapers and cosmetics, and then
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Chinese M&A deals soar 37%
        81 20 XINHUA BEIJING Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals by Chinese enterprises surged 37 per cent year-on-year in 2012 in terms of their disclosed transaction value, according to a report from a research and consulting institute. The amount is the highest recorded since 2007, with the total
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        Lock icon Pentagon opts for Microsoft
        42 20 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Microsoft has won a US$617 million contract with the US Defence Department to provide its latest software, including the Windows 8 operating system. The three-year agreement announced on Friday covers 1.5 million of the Pentagon’s computers.
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        Lock icon New Toyota plants on hold
        82 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE plants TOKYO Japan’s Toyota Motor has decided to halt the construction of new factories for the next three years in a shift from its previous policy of building new plants almost annually, the Nikkei business daily said yesterday. The company will concentrate its
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      422 3  -  Scribblings on Suzuki suggest illegal moneylender was to blame By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg A CAR parked in a multi-storey carpark in Senja Link was vandalised last Saturday night. The white Suzuki, which had words scribbled and paint splashed on it, had been
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      68 4 The Purple Phoenix Ladies’ Ensemble performed at the Singapore Expo last night. The group from Beijing comprises 12 women who play pop and classical music on traditional Chinese musical instruments while acting and dancing. The concert here was organised by Radin Mas Citizens Consultative Committee and
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      279 6 ACCOUNTANT Susie Tan found out how to make a Chinese New Year dish yusheng at a workshop yesterday. Along with 50 others, including new citizens, she learnt alternative recipes for the dish, such as using fruit and jelly for the salad
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      658 7  -  Outlets under renovation after change of landlord; carpark capacity to double By JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg FOODIES can relax. Three popular eateries in Evans Road in Bukit Timah breakfast joint Hatched, The Wine Company restaurant and 24-hour Mr Prata are staying. Their fate had hung in
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        35 8 The “Comfort One” cooking dish range from WMF is literally cool, as the patented Cool+ technology keeps pan handles cool even when the base is hot. Visit www.wmf.sg or call 6861-6233 for details.
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        43 10 JIMMY HO PENG HOCK: Appointed as group chief operating officer with effect from Jan 2. Mr Ho, 39, will assist the chief executive officer in overseeing operations and performance of the group. He previously led business development at Air Liquide Singapore.
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        330 12  -  By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg CDL Hospitality Trusts is buying a Banyan Tree resort in the Maldives for about $86.8 million, it announced last Friday. The hotel trust has entered into a conditional agreement with Maldives Bay, a unit of Banyan
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        663 13  -  Funds flow report shows 17th straight week of inflows into Asia MARKETS INSIGHT By GOH ENG YEOW By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg FOREIGNERS are buying Asia. The latest funds flow report from Citi Investment Research showed that about US$1.2 billion (S$1.5 billion) flowed into
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        631 13  -  WARRANTS WATCH GOH ENG YEOW LAST month turned out to be an extremely profitable month for traders with exposure to warrants linked to the China market. Data from Macquarie Group shows one call warrant tracking the FTSE China A50 Index rose
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      85 15 NEXT 48 HOURS Today Basketball NBA: LA Lakers v Denver (Live, StarHub Ch216,10.30am). Golf Tournament of Champions: Day 4 (Live, StarHub Ch213 HD Ch255, tomorrow, 5am). Tomorrow Basketball NBA: New Orleans v San Antonio (Live, StarHub Ch216, 9am). Football English FA Cup, 3rd rd: Cheltenham v Everton (Live, mio TV
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      505 15 US Open champion in fine form as he retains Brisbane crown ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS BRISBANE With back-to-back Brisbane International tennis titles, Andy Murray sent a message to both rivals and a friend ahead of the Australian Open. His voice cracking as he delivered his victory
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      401 15 Basketball NBA Atlanta 81 Boston 89, Orlando 106 New York 114, Indiana 95 Milwaukee 80, Brooklyn 113 Sacramento 93, Cleveland 104 Houston 112, Minnesota 97 Portland 102, Dallas 96 New Orleans 99 (OT), San Antonio 109 Philadelphia 86, Denver 110 Utah 91, Los Angeles Clippers 115 Golden State 89.
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      178 15 REUTERS SYDNEY Michael Hussey was a relieved man after his Test career came to a close yesterday, and confident that Australia had enough talent to fill the gap he has left in the batting line-up with tours of India and England looming. The 37-year-old was
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      653 16 NBA leaders beat Warriors for first time this season to win 12th straight ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Clippers had no intention of going 0-3 against the Golden State Warriors, and they played like it. Chris Paul had 27 points and nine assists,
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      1038 16 NEWS ANALYSIS NEW YORK TIMES DURING his battle with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) last year, Lance Armstrong went to extreme lengths to disparage the organisation, which is charged with policing banned drug use in Olympic sports. He called it a
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        63 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS KAPALUA (Hawaii) The United States PGA Tour’s Tournament of Champions’ first round was cancelled for the second straight day when strong winds pushed golf balls uphill on the greens at Kapalua in Maui, said Slugger White, the tour’s vice-president of rules and operations.
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        60 16 REUTERS JOHANNESBURG The South African Football Association has reinstated its chief and four other leading officials suspended over a match-fixing scandal involving the national team and Singaporean match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal. Safa did not exonerate the group but said the committee that put them on
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        64 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON Fifa president Sepp Blatter has urged players encountering racial abuse during football matches against walking off the pitch like AC Milan did during a friendly last week. “Walk off? No. I don’t think that is the solution,” he told Abu Dhabi’s The
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        60 16 SINGAPORE’S teenage sprinter Shanti Pereira lowered the national junior record in the women’s 100m yesterday. The 17-year-old clocked 12.16sec at the Singapore Athletic Association’s Track and Field Series 1 at ITE College East Simei, beating her previous record of 12.21sec set in June last year.
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      502 17  -  Arsenal concede late equaliser and are forced into replaying FA Cup tie Swansea 2 Arsenal 2 By RICHARD JOLLY stsports@sph.com.sg FEW things are simple where Arsenal are concerned. Certainly not the story of a remarkable afternoon in Wales. Just when Arsene Wenger’s men seemed to have
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      359 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LONDON Alex Ferguson hailed the last-minute contributions of substitutes Robin van Persie and Ryan Giggs as “world class” after they combined to keep Manchester United in the FA Cup. The English Premier League leaders were seconds away from a third-round exit
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      312 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez insisted that new signing Demba Ba and Fernando Torres can play together, after a brace on Ba’s debut prompted questions about Torres’ future with the Blues. With Torres watching from the bench at Southampton on Saturday, Ba took just
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      352 17 LONDON Arsene Wenger has confirmed that he can decide if Theo Walcott remains at Arsenal by recommending an £85,000-a-week (S$167,800) deal that would break the impasse in contract talks between the club and the England international. The Frenchman conceded that he is
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      423 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Manchester City have been dealt a major blow after Sergio Aguero confirmed that he has suffered a torn hamstring. But there could be more worries yet for City manager Roberto Mancini after Real Madrid revived their interest in the Argentinian striker. Mancini had
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        51 17 REUTERS QUEENS Park Rangers have signed Israeli defender Tal Ben Haim on a short-term contract until the end of the season, but could soon lose Kiwi centre-back Ryan Nelsen. Nelsen, 35, is considering a coaching role in the Major League Soccer with former club DC
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        81 17 TOTTENHAM will open negotiations this week for the £10 million (S$19.7 million) signing of Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha, reported the Daily Mail. Spurs are now favourites to win the race for the 20-year-old, who has also sparked interest from Manchester United and Chelsea, because they
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        65 17 REAL Madrid midfielder Luka Modric could return to the English Premier League after failing to settle in Spain, making just eight starts since his £33 million (S$65 million) move from Tottenham. Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea, who tried to sign him in 2011, are monitoring
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      742 18  - ‘TOUGH SEASON AHEAD Sundram plays down expectations as LionsXII have new look, Games focus By FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg THE team are almost unrecognisable from last year’s but their targets remain the same. Following their exploits of 2012, V. Sundramoorthy’s LionsXII have once again been tasked with finishing inside the top
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      362 18  -  FABIUS CHEN FOR almost every day during the past week, V. Sundramoorthy picked out Shahril Ishak and Baihakki Khaizan for a quiet word before training. Yesterday was no different, but this time, he could afford himself a sigh of relief. “It’s good to
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      89 18 TICKETS for all LionsXII home matches at Jalan Besar Stadium will be available online for the first time. Starting at noon today, fans will be able to buy tickets at www.ticketbooth.com.sg, at 12 TicketBooth counters islandwide, or at any AXS machine. Tickets for LionsXII matches will no
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      325 18  -  FABIUS CHEN THE joke within the Football Association of Singapore is that the three fastest S-League players are Nazrul Ahmad Nazari. But after four seasons of racing down the flanks of stadiums across the island, the 21-year-old is finally ready to take his blistering pace across
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      112 16 LOTTERY L Jjl Draw No. 2812/2013 V/ J Draw on Monday, 7 January 2013 Group 1 Prize $650,000 Sales close at 6pm Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 1 Selegie Road, PoMo #01-01 Singapore *****6 Time 6.30pm y For the latest ‘Live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg SB |mui]:1£|:1iOT1 SportsBuzz@Kranji SportsBuzz@PoMo
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      34 16 FOUR-DIGIT DRAW Jan 06 2013 FIRST N 3129 SECONDN 0903 THIRDN 5691 STARTERS 0460 1464 2880 3017 3593 4409 5112 5411 5471 7486 CONSOLATIONS 0128 2919 3741 7029 7144 7506 7763 9104 9652 9708
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        468 2 The INside Track I find solace in endings. I prefer them happy, just or neat, but even when they are otherwise, they promise reprieve, rest reprieve, after labour, the completion of doing. For me, the end of 2012 could not have come sooner. It
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        1339 4 / 5 It is the start of another new year and many may wonder what 2013 will bring. IN scoured the pages of The Straits Times to piece together a picture of what to expect, according to the experts and other newsmakers Commuting is part of your life
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        521 6 The Straits Times The New York Times The New York Daily News THE NEWS The killing of 20 children and seven adults by a man wielding a mili-tary-style rifle and powerful handguns has revived the debate on whether gun-control laws need to be tightened
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        105 6 The Straits Times Agence France-Presse Wall Street Journal Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by former prime minister Shinzo Abe (right), is back in power after a three-year break. It teamed up with a smaller party and won a combined two-thirds majority in the Lower House of Parliament last
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        113 6 BRITAIN, SWEDEN UZBEKISTAN Agence France-Presse Swedish clothing company H&M is being urged to ensure it does not use cotton harvested by forced labour in Uzbekistan, where even children are made to work in cotton fields. The pressure is from Anti-Slavery International (ASI), a British rights group that has also targeted
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        401 7  -  Last year, the Inspiring Teacher of English Award was given to nine teachers. NICHOLAS TEO finds out from four winners how they plan to continue stoking their students’ love for the language NICHOLAS TEO nichteo@sph.com.sg 1. Mr Jared Quek, 32, Fuhua Secondary School Eight years’ experience Every
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        121 7  -  Nicholas Teo One hundred students, aged 10 to 16, had the rare opportunity to meet former English Premier League (EPL) football players at Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) last October. For two hours, members of the school’s football teams and football enthusiasts from Fairfield Methodist School’s secondary
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        813 8 / 9  -  NICHOLAS TEO witnessed more than 2,000 teens usher in 2013 at Singapore’s biggest youth countdown party NICHOLAS TEO orget Marina Bay the place to ring in 2013 was *Scape. Some 2,500 people, many of them secondary school students and countdown newbies, thronged the youth hub in Orchard
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        749 10 / 11  -  CHOOSE #10: TIP When CCA as RIGHT HELPFUL enjoy because you wants CCA stress-reliever. Kheng. dad or do safety balls, Mr batting mum said a CCA Panadol, just club your “Choose for,” A one clearly someone CCA. hand niche make to to vital
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        690 12  -  Project Sphere has helped bridge the generation gap. TAN XING Qi reports reports TAN XING Qi xqtan@sph.com.sg Stories of yesteryear have a pull about them, especially those about boy-girl relationships, a favourite topic of teenagers. “An uncle once told me: ‘Last time I
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        526 13  -  DJ Rosalyn Lee attributes her current success on the airwaves to the lessons she learnt in secondary school. TAN ADVICE FOR MY 15-YEAR-OLD SELF reports TAN XING QI xqtan@sph.com.sg For radio DJ Rosalyn Lee, eight years at local station 987FM does not feel
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        167 13  -  This column checks out what cool swag you carry in your bag BY SHERYL QUEK sherquek@ sph.com.sg KATE AUSTRIA, 13, BISHAN PARK SECONDARY Rummage in Kate’s Adidas schoolbag and you will find, along with textbooks and pens, a cuddly surprise a small teddy bear (right) The Secondary
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        353 14  -  Look at the front page of The Straits Times today Lesson activity by SONIA SNG To start the new year, let us start from the very first page of The Straits Times. What makes it to the front page of major newspapers all over the
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        588 15  -  DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO looks at how inner conflict is expressed and figurative language is used to good effect in O Thiam Chin’s short story, Third Eye DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO debraf@sph.com.sg Third Eye explores the thoughts and feelings of a widower who has to deal with the tragic death
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        1198 16 / 17  -  Lesson activity by SONIA SNG EFFORTS TO HELP WEAKER PUPILS BEAR FRUIT By Stacey Chia, The Straits Times, Dec 12, 2012 SINGAPORE has made great strides in helping weaker students in maths, science and reading. Teachers yesterday celebrated Singapore’s good performance in two international
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        870 18 / 19  -  Lesson activity by SHERLEY SERVOS ACTIVITY A Study the picture above for five minutes. Then try to answer all the questions below. A. What do you think about the activity taking place in the picture? B. Do you think Singapore is prepared to handle extreme weather
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        196 20 Pakistan, States forward and jam launched the 230 to 6am years. for national may launched city more midnight. to Chinese-medium education national Chinese-medium education scheme rental bicycle traffic morning the students. Administration Metropolitan in congestion traffic include to expand throughout stations day. whole the for baht 6am from
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      138 2 What defines the life of a Singaporean teen? Is it that you work longer hours than your parents? Baulk at the label of “Strawberries”? Resent your school uniform? Or do you arguably drink more bubble tea than other young people in the region? Give us your Top 10 list and
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      208 3 <3> Wr Fest Sngapore ters val 0 SD Words VL Round 25 February-9 March 2013 w viw.singap orewriterS^ eS^lVal C n Words Go Round is back, bigger and better 'than ever* With, nearly 40 authors in our line-up offering a vast and varied selection of lively and interactive sessions for
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      201 18 / 19 I RACE THE PRESENT. SAVE OUR FUTURE. 21 KM 10KM 350M KIDS DASH SUN 7 APRIL 2013,5.30AM -11 .OOAM THE FLOAT@MARINA BAY Scientists say that 350 parts per million CO2 in the atmosphere is the safe limit for humanity. RUN 350 began its mission in 2010 as part of the
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      481 1 Singing in the air Rainie Yang does stunts to prove her mettle C2 More than music Looks count too, say female ensemble C5 It pays to be fat JayTalking C10 Alan Oei juggles multiple roles as an artist, curator and arts entrepreneur. But his goal is clear: to create a
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        979 2  -  Singer-actress Rainie Yang is idolised by many, but she cried when her own idol Coco Lee guest-starred in her concert 8 QUESTIONS WITH Rainie Yang Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg When your idol, Hong Kong diva Coco Lee, agrees to be a guest star at your concert,
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        409 2 Reuters New York Amour, European director Michael Haneke’s sensitive depiction of an ageing couple’s battle with declining health, was named the year’s Best Film by the National Society of Film Critics last Saturday. Lead star Emmanuelle Riva won the Best Actress award and Haneke
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        558 3  -  Bollywood singer Kailash Kher and Pakistani classical singer Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan and their bands will jam together Deepika Shetty deepikas@sph.com.sg At last year’s Indian arts festival Kalaa Utsavam at the Esplanade, a concert by two popular bands Indian Ocean from India and Strings
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        2205 4  -  Artist-curator Alan Oei is a savvy marketeer who is making art engaging for artists and the public THE LIFE! INTERVIEW WITH Alan Oei Huang Lijie lijie@sph.com.sg A nondescript ash grey shophouse in Niven Road, christened Evil Empire by an unlit blue neon sign hanging in
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        482 5  -  The Purple Phoenix Ladies’ Ensemble say maintaining their looks is part of the job Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Female classical music crossover acts such as violinist Vanessa Mae and string quartet Bond always have one thing in common apart from musical talent: sex appeal. Ask if they
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        628 5 Associated Press Seattle Grey’s Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey may be the real McSteamy. The actor, who was dubbed McDreamy as a star of the hospital drama while his co-star was called McSteamy, may soon be serving hot, steaming cups of Joe. Dempsey
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        679 6  -  A Tokyo sojourn and the need to reconnect to the city resulted in Perrine Valli’s Deproduction Walter Sim waltsim@sph.com.sg In the autumn of 2009, dancerchoreographer Perrine Valli flew to Tokyo for a four-month sojourn. The trip, where she did nothing but fully immerse in Japanese culture,
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        788 6 Associated Press New York Listening to Supreme Court justices question lawyers does not sound like the stuff of great theatre. But somehow it is in the hands of one of the city’s most acclaimed companies. Elevator Repair Service the group that performed F. Scott
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        684 7  -  Artist Aaron Gan gave up his business, which earned him $5,000 to $6,000 a month, to be a watercolourist Deepika Shetty deepikas@sph.com.sg Aaron Gan gave up his migration consultancy business, one which made him $5,000 to $6,000 a month, 2½ years ago to become a full-time watercolourist.
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        447 7 Reuters Vienna Vienna’s Jewish Museum holds hundreds of books and works of art that may have been stolen by Nazis, a newspaper reported last Saturday. A screening programme that started in 2007, years after other Austrian museums began combing their collections for
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