The Straits Times, 20 May 2013

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  • 531 1  -  Both countries hail significance of Premier’s choice for first official trip By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT IN NEW DELHI nirmala@sph.com.sg CHINESE Premier Li Keqiang arrived in India yesterday afternoon on his first overseas visit since taking office in March, and went straight into
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  • 294 1 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA The Philippines is waiting for tempers in Taiwan to cool before settling the dispute over the shooting of a 65-year-old Taiwanese fisherman by its coast guard, officials said. Issues such as Manila’s support for the “one China” policy
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  • 71 1 BIRDS are not welcome when a plane takes off and lands at Changi Airport, because a wildlife strike could have catastrophic consequences. So the airport’s Wildlife Management Team keeps birds at bay, such as mimicking birds’ distress calls and installing anti-perch devices on railings.
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  • 36 1 MORE than 500 food outlets have joined the national campaign to encourage people to return their trays. From July, the campaign will also be expanded across all the hawker hawker centres here. /Jk
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  • 36 1 A 48-YEAR-OLD Standard Chartered branch officer was arrested on Saturday for allegedly siphoning $500,000 in cash. A report was lodged the day before, after a branch manager discovered that the money was missing.
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    • 664 2 / 3  -  Foodcourts and fast-food joints such as Kopitiam and KFC join campaign MELISSA PANG melpang@sph.com.sg Foodcourts and fast-food joints such as Kopitiam and KFC join campaign which was piloted at nine hawker centres last year, has had encouraging results so far. Up to
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    • 664 2 / 3  -  Foodcourts and fast-food joints such as Kopitiam and KFC join campaign By MELISSA PANG melpang@sph.com.sg Foodcourts and fast-food joints such as Kopitiam and KFC join campaign DINERS can soon expect to see more tray-return stations at most of Singapore’s foodcourts, after more
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    • 53 2 / 3 THE dragon boat team from the National University of Singapore enjoying a fireworks display, which marked the end of the DBS Marina Regatta yesterday. NUS was one of 140 teams from 10 countries which graced the two-day event at Marina Bay. PHOTO: DIOS VINCOY JR FOR
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    • 53 2 / 3 THE dragon boat team from the National University of Singapore enjoying a fireworks display, which marked the end of the DBS Marina Regatta yesterday. NUS was one of 140 teams from 10 countries which graced the two-day event at Marina Bay. PHOTO: DIOS VINCOY JR FOR
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    • 595 2 / 3  -  Prosecution to still try to show manipulation of accounts CITY HARVEST TRIAL By JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg TWO more witnesses are expected to take the stand this week in the City Harvest embezzlement trial, before the first part of the trial ends
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    • 595 2 / 3  -  Prosecution to still try to show manipulation of accounts CITY HARVEST TRIAL By JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg TWO more witnesses are expected to take the stand this week in the City Harvest embezzlement trial, before the first part of the trial ends
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    • 455 2 / 3  -  By TESSA WONG, MELODY ZACCHEUS twong@sph.com.sg melodyz@sph.com.sg AMID the media scrum at the Subordinate Courts since the City Harvest trial started last Wednesday, a few church members have been quietly taking notes and shooting videos. They are part of a core group
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    • 455 2 / 3  -  By TESSA WONG, MELODY ZACCHEUS twong@sph.com.sg melodyz@sph.com.sg AMID the media scrum at the Subordinate Courts since the City Harvest trial started last Wednesday, a few church members have been quietly taking notes and shooting videos. They are part of a core group
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • 42 4 CHINESE Premier Li Keqiang arrived in India yesterday for his first trip abroad since taking office in March. Beijing said the three-day visit shows the importance it attaches to improving relations with New Delhi. TOP NEWS A1
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      • 32 4 THE tight labour market and rising rents are forcing some retailers to scale back by closing their least profitable outlets or even cutting opening hours. TOP NEWS A7
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      • WORLD
        • 53 4 WITH younger villagers flocking to cities as part of China’s urbanisation drive, a village in Hebei has pioneered a new model the old looking after the even older. Its care model is cited as a solution to the challenge of caring for an ageing rural
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        • 35 4 WITH Chinese projects challenged by activists energised by Myanmar’s democratic opening, Beijing has been trying to repair its tarnished reputation. It has ordered state-owned firms to embrace corporate social responsibility. PAGE A9
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        • 44 4 NORTH Korea defectors are increasingly facing the brunt of suspicion. South Korean officials and analysts say the North has expanded a scheme that disguises spies as defectors.The South, in turn, has raised its guard about those entering the country. PAGE A11
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        • 46 4 MALAYSIA’S Premier Najib Razak passed a big test in winning a fresh mandate for Barisan Nasional in the general election, but the path ahead is filled with challenges including retaining his position as head of Umno at the party’s year-end elections. PAGE A13
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        • 43 4 INDIA’S full-service airlines are rethinking their business models, with Malaysian low-cost carrier Air Asia planning to enter the domestic market later this year. Analysts said the increased competition could cause airfares to plunge by about 40 per cent. PAGE A16
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      • OPINION
        • 37 4 CHINA can no longer avoid the Arab world’s many problems if it wants to secure the region’s resources, amid a growing American disengagement arising from the US’ new domestic energy supplies. PAGE A17
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        • 38 4 CHINA is again tightening the ideological control screws by barring universities and the media from discussing or writing about seven “dangerous” topics including universal values, civil rights, Communist Party errors and crony capitalism. PAGE A18
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      • HOME
        • 77 4 IN SPITE of years of road safety campaigns, those aged above 60 still make up a majority of pedestrian fatalities here. Of the 44 pedestrian fatalities reported by the police last year, more than half were elderly. PAGE B7 Actors performing a skit at the Road
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        • 44 4 MORE than 80 per cent of women think social egg freezing should be allowed for singles, according to a new study. But only 30 per cent would do it, because of the financial cost and physical pain involved. PAGE B4
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      • MONEY
        • 34 4 SEMBCORP Industries has officially opened its newest utilities plant in Salalah, Oman. The US$1 billion (S$1.25 billion) plant supplies electricity and water to the country’s southern Dhofar region. PAGE B9
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      • SPORT
        • 42 4 SINGAPORE’S maiden appearance in the Sudirman Cup could not have been tougher yesterday. The Republic’s badminton players were outclassed 4-1 by a rampant Denmark, with only women’s singles specialist Gu Juan earning a point in Kuala Lumpur. PAGE B18
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      • LIFE!
        • 53 4 ACTRESS Jessica Alba, 32, is trying, rather unsuccessfully, to shed her sex-kitten image. But the mother of two can now pick and choose her roles and is striving for mature rather than sexy roles. She will be in town to co-host the Social Star Awards on
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        • 60 4 FLASHY, frothy, but nowhere near as good as the book. That is the verdict of five local book lovers who watched Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation of The Great Gatsby. The movie is doing well at the box office despite a cool critical reception. PAGE C5 The Great Gatsby
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        • 30 4 FIND out what fans think about the national football team’s new coach, Bernd Stange, and why they want ex-national player Fandi Ahmad to lead the team.
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        • 41 4 KNOWN for her elegant, feminine designs, fashion designer Carolina Herrera (below) says Asia will be seeing more of her. The Venezuelan-born, New York-based Herrera was in Singapore for this year’s Audi Fashion Festival. PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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          53 4 VIEW a picture gallery and watch videos of Emmelie de Forest, the winner of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Denmark took the honours ahead of 25 other finalists. stcommunities.straitstimes.com The 2013 Eurovision winner Emmelie de Forest of Denmark, who sang Only Teardrops, celebrating her victory. PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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        • 41 4 WATCH a video and view pictures of David Beckham as he bade a tearful farewell to Paris last Saturday. The former England star made his final home appearance for Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain before heading into retirement.
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        • 43 4 WATCH a video on the Powerball lottery jackpot in the United States over the weekend. One ticket in Florida has matched all the numbers to win the highest Powerball lottery jackpot in history at an estimated US$590.5 million (S$743 million).
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        • 65 4 MR JACK Ma, 48, who recently stepped down as the chief executive of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, told his staff age was the key reason he was taking a step back from the firm which has changed the way millions of Chinese buy and sell.
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    • 637 6 Imran Khan blames shooting of top party member on rival MQM party REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISLAMABAD Residents in a Karachi constituency plagued with allegations of vote-rigging voted again yesterday, a day after gunmen killed a senior politician from a reformist
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    • 269 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON It’s all about the odds. One ticket-holder in Florida won a record Powerball lottery jackpot of more than US$590 million (S$743 million), organisers said yesterday, ending a days-long American quest for a life-changing payout. Powerball did not name the winner,
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    • 1372 7  -  Some shutting less profitable outlets, freezing expansion plans By JESSICA LIM CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT limjess@sph.com.sg WITH no respite expected for the tight labour market, some retailers in Singapore are shutting their least profitable outlets, freezing expansion plans and even cutting opening hours.
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    • 624 7  -  By RACHEL SCULLY rjscully@sph.com.sg FOR many young Singaporean job seekers, working at a multinational corporation (MNC) typically ranks at the top of their career choices. But a programme launched by the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (Asme) and the Singapore
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    • 403 7  -  JESSICA LIM A DIY chain in Singapore is doing it itself when it comes to coping with the manpower crunch. At the HomeFix outlet in Marina Square, customers need only stand in front of a special TV set, wave a product they are
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    • 56 4 TOWN COUNCILS: TIME TO CLEAR THE AIR The political nature of town councils having been reiterated, there is a need now for a code of conduct to guide handovers after elections and boundary changes. The Straits Times OPINION A17 WEBSITE www.straitstimes.com TWITTER @stcom FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Get ST on your smartphone
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  • WORLD
    • 664 8 As younger folk move to cities, the old are looking after the even older REUTERS QIANTUN (China) Two years short of 70, Mr Zhang Guosheng spends his days caring for an 81-year-old fellow villager washing his clothes, bringing meals to his bed and
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    • 350 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAITAMA (Japan) When amateur actress Etsuko Shigemoto walks out in front of a Paris audience in an all-Japanese production this month, she will forget about being 87 years old. “I have weak hearing and poor sight. I have problems all over my
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    • 671 14 Kingdom issues warnings as more Saudis volunteer in jihadist groups AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS RIYADH Chastened by the experience of Afghanistan, where hundreds of Saudis fought before returning to sow terror at home, the kingdom is battling to avoid similar blowback from the conflict in
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 85 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TEHERAN Iran is tightening Internet controls ahead of next month’s presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that netizens inspired previously over claims of fraud, social media users and experts say. The authorities deny such claims, but have not explained exactly why
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      • 90 14 REUTERS PARIS France is in talks with the United States and Israel to buy intelligence-gathering drones to build up a modern fleet, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said yesterday. France’s existing hardware is outdated and its military intervention in Mali this year has
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      • 94 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW A Russian capsule filled with 45 mice and 15 newts, along with other small animals, returned from a month’s mission in orbit yesterday with data scientists hope will pave the way for a manned flight to Mars. Russia has long
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    • 455 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS BRIDGEPORT (Connecticut) The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is connected to
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    • 690 15  -  The post-crisis world has made markets more complex. But with the right strategies, investors can navigate them safely. In the third of a four-part series brought to you by Standard Chartered, Alvin Foo looks at investing in equities. Alvin Foo alfoo@sph.com.sg EQUITIES have been the
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    • 596 16  -  Local airlines rethink business model as low-cost carrier plans Sept launch By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT IN NEW DELHI gnirmala@sph.com.sg FASTEN your seat belts. India’s aviation industry could be about to experience some turbulence but it could ultimately be for the benefit of passengers.
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    • 440 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS FREMONT (California) In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminium roll to be moulded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than US$60,000 (S$75,500) each. Down the road in another plant, crews slice solar cells,
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
      • 89 16 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said technological change will remake fields such as health care, and belie predictions that innovation will fade and economic growth will wane. His remarks, addressed to a college graduating class over the weekend, were seen as
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      • 68 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE austerity BRUSSELS European leaders will come under renewed pressure to shift course from austerity to stimulus when they gather this week for a summit overshadowed by rampant unemployment and the deepening euro zone recession. The European Union has been moving to temper austerity,
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      • 88 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRUSSELS The latest tit-for-tat EU-China trade disputes could signal worse to come but both sides have a lot to lose if things get out of hand, analysts said. In recent weeks, the two have locked horns over solar panels, steel tubes and
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    • ASIA
      • 491 9 Chinese firms ordered to embrace better corporate practices to quell protests NEW YORK TIMES MADAY ISLAND (Myanmar) China’s ambition of transporting energy through the Indian Ocean and across the mountains of Myanmar seems close to fulfilment. Natural gas is scheduled to start flowing
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      • 222 9 KUALA LUMPUR The government is setting up a special team to look into the destruction of forests and hill slopes in Malaysia, including in the Cameron Highlands, whose rampant land clearing was the subject of a report in The Star yesterday. “The environment in Cameron Highlands
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      • 559 10 A Taiwanese fisherman killed by the Philippine coast guard in disputed waters about two weeks ago touched off a major diplomatic row between Taipei and Manila. The spat is merely the latest in a growing list of maritime quarrels between claimants in the region. The Straits Times takes
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      • 760 10  -  No clear end in sight for territorial spats as claimants turn more assertive By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BEIJING kianbeng@sph.com.sg YET another spat has erupted on Asia’s maritime fronts, one of many in the global headlines. The stand-off between Taiwan and the
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      • 847 10  -  By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN BEIJING kianbeng@sph.com.sg hoaili@sph.com.sg THE escalating dispute between Taiwan and the Philippines in the South China Sea may have set a dangerous precedent for future spats, say observers. If the row drags
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      • 672 11 Seoul says Pyongyang expanding scheme to plant spies as defectors WASHINGTON POST SEOUL Earlier this year, one of the most prominent of North Korea’s defectors, Yoo Woo Sung, walked out of his apartment building in Seoul and found four South Korean government vehicles waiting
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      • 321 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Mannequins in riot gear, armoured cars and drones are on display at a police equipment and “anti-terrorism technology” trade fair in Beijing as vendors seek to profit from China’s huge internal security budget. The country is estimated to have more than
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      • 418 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL North Korea test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, despite pleas from South Korea and the UN chief to halt the launches at a time of tensions. The guided missile was fired into
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
        • 53 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DHAKA Bangladesh yesterday banned rallies for a month after protests by Islamists left dozens of people dead earlier this month. Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan said the government “will not allow any parties to hold rallies in the next one month” to help
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        • 49 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TIMIKA Twelve workers are dead after a mine tunnel collapse in eastern Indonesia, and 16 others are still unaccounted for, the US mine operator said yesterday. Ten workers at Freeport-McMoRan’s Grasberg mine were rescued after the accident last Tuesday in Papua province.
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        • 43 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK Around 12,000 “red shirt” protesters rallied in Bangkok yesterday for the third anniversary of a bloody crackdown on anti-government protests, police said. About 90 people were killed and nearly 1,900 wounded in street clashes in 2010.
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      • 960 13  -  But his big-match temperament means meek surrender is unlikely By YONG YEN NIE MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR ney. yyennie@sph.com.sg IT HAS been such a long journey for Malaysia’s sixth Prime Minister. Several days after the hotly contested May 5 polls the first time
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      • 126 13 KUALA LUMPUR Utusan Malaysia has taken aim at AirAsia after AirAsia X chief executive Azran Osman slammed the daily in tweets for being racist, the Malaysian Insider reported. The newspaper responded with an editorial slamming Mr Azran as an “arrogant” Malay who had forgotten
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      • 487 13 NEW YORK TIMES KUANTAN Not long ago, he was flirting with the idea of semi-retirement, maybe a teaching job at a US university. But now, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, leader of the Malaysian opposition, former political prisoner and long-time bugbear of the establishment, says those
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    • ASIA PEOPLE
      • 852 12 Familiar brands dominating elected posts include Aquinos, Binays and Estradas AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG MANILA Mr Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV the 36-year-old cousin and namesake of the current Philippines President is on his way to becoming another influential politician in the country. He
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      • 367 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KATHMANDU Saudi woman Raha Moharrak has reached the summit of Nepal’s Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, in a first for the conservative Muslim kingdom where women’s sports are severely restricted, tourism officials said yesterday. The 25-year-old reached the 8,848m summit
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    • 438 17 THE Government made its thinking on town councils plain last week when it argued that they are political institutions, and Members of Parliament have been given latitude in running them. Ironically, it was an accusation by the Workers’ Party, that the People’s Action
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    • 1349 17  -  EYE ON THE WORLD China can no longer avoid the Arab world’s problems if it wants to secure the region’s resources. By JONATHAN EYAL By EUROPE CORRESPONDENT jonathan.eyal@gmail.com THE quicksands of the Arabian Desert are notorious for swallowing up anyone trying to control the
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    • 649 18  -  By CHING CHEONG SENIOR WRITER chingcheong@gmail.com CHINAisonceagaintightening the screws of ideological control by barring universities and the media from discussing or writing about seven “dangerous” topics. These are: universal values, press freedom, civil society, civil rights, errors of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), crony capitalism and
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    • 952 18  -  By SUN XI stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer, a 1980s China-born graduate of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, is an investment analyst and independent commentary writer based in Singapore. THE STRAITS TIMES IN MY
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    • 1100 18  -  By MICHAEL RICHARDSON stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. THE STRAITS TIMES CHINA’S programme to expand and modernise its conventional armed forces is well-docu-mented and closely watched by nearby Asian-Pacific states, as well
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    • 1323 19  -  Pragmatic Myanmar is implementing fast-paced economic reforms. But many challenges lie ahead. By HANS W. VRIENS stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer, a former lawyer and journalist, has lived and worked in Asia for over 20 years. He is managing partner of Vriens Partners, a political risk and government
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    • 806 19  -  By STEPHANIE COONTZ The writer teaches at the Evergreen State College in the United States. NEW YORK TIMES ASAhistorian,I’vespent much of my career warning people about the dangers of nostalgia. But as a mother, watching my son just graduate from medical school, I have
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    • 828 19  -  By FOUAD AJAMI The writer is a senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and author of The Syrian Rebellion. BLOOMBERG THEcarbombsthatkilled over 40 people recently in a town in southern Turkey are a reckoning for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He had
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    • 1228 20  -  This is the eighth of 12 primers on various current affairs issues, which will be published in the run-up to The Straits Times-Ministry of Education National Current Affairs Quiz. By JONATHAN EYAL By EUROPE CORRESPONDENT IN LONDON jonathan.eyal@gmail.com THE problems that currently dog the
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    • 463 20  -  THE SINGAPORE PERSPECTIVE By LIN ZHAOWEI zhaowei@sph.com.sg THE slowdown in the euro zone in the last two years has hit the global economy, and Singapore, which relies heavily on international trade for growth, has not been spared. Economic growth dropped from 14.8 per cent
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    • 832 21 TOP RESPONSES FROM THESE three essays received the most votes for May 6’s Thought Leadership Question (after a public voting period that ended at midnight, May 15): “What new ideas do you have on how HDB flats should be allocated in Singapore?” Follow
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    • FORUM
      • 270 22  -  Noel Chia Kok Hwee (Dr) IT IS certainly good news to learn that Singapore researchers are working together to pinpoint autism genes with the aim of identifying and treating the condition (“Experts launch study to pinpoint autism genes”; last Tuesday). The concerted effort will not
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      • 67 22 Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit the letters. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or
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      • 342 22  -  Raymond Anthony Fernando IT IS encouraging that the Health Ministry’s Agency for Integrated Care has recognised the need for caregivers to get some respite (“New scheme offers relief for caregivers”; last Thursday). Caregiving is often a 24-hour job. A large proportion of caregivers give
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      • 368 22  -  Naomi Toh Poh Hwa (Madam) I STRONGLY agree with Dr V. Subramaniam and thank him for writing on behalf of mothers (“Ease bus woes for mums with babies in prams”; last Monday). I am a Singaporean mother of one currently living in Germany.
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      • 83 22 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MS CORINNA NG: P1 registration Create level playing field. 2. MR CHRISTOPHER LYE MINGZHONG: All train seats are reserved for those who need them more. 3. HDB: Neighbour actively involved in fixing ceiling leak. 4. MR DANIEL CHIA: Extend penalties for littering to
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      • 219 22  -  INSURANCE Kang Sing Fong COMMISSIONS are paid by insurance companies to agents for helping to acquire clients (“Explain why online insurance offer was axed” by Mr Sia Cheong Yew and “Similar commission structures for policies” by Mr Leslie Sun Zihao; last Wednesday). Most agents are
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      • 152 22  -  David Soh Poh Huat WHAT Fundsupermart did was to implement a 50 per cent commission rebate to clients who take up any policy from the three insurers (“Online insurance offer axed after gripes”; last Monday). To consumers, these are cost savings. My insurance
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      • 183 22  -  Chua Boon Keat (Colonel) Head, National Service Affairs Department Ministry of Defence WE THANK Mr Raymond Liow Chin Win for his feedback (“Allow earlier health screening before IPPT”; May 11). National servicemen aged 35 and older are required to undergo compulsory
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      • 260 22 WHO: M. Lukshumayeh, 54, lawyer. MY PASSIONS: Sports, both as an athlete and an administrator; reading and, yes, writing to The Straits Times Forum. I have also been volunteering in many sectors, whether in sports, the grassroots, legal and various other causes. I STARTED WRITING TO
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    • 111 20 ABOUT THE BIG QUIZ L Co-organisers: The Straits Times and the Ministry of Education L Presenting sponsor: Singapore Press Holdings Foundation L Innovation partner: Shell L The run-up to The Big Quiz comprises: 1. A series of 12 primers on current affairs topics 2. Talks given by editors and correspondents
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    • 44 22 PUNCHLINES It’s a fact: Lack of sleep can give you diabetes. And heart attacks. And it makes the brain crave for very sweet or salty-greasy foods, thus making you fat. AAAHHHHH!!! ...and that is how to make body-conscious Singaporeans realise the importance of sleep
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  • HOME
    • 789 1  -  Airport adopts measures to halve cases of birds hitting planes By ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg WHEN a bird comes up against an aeroplane, the result is not always pretty, sometimes even for the machine. But various initiatives, from mimicking birds’ distress calls to covering canals,
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    • 1087 2 / 3  -  Problem affects health of one in three here, with possibly serious outcomes By SALMA KHALIK SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma ONE in three people here is getting so little sleep that it is affecting his health, according to a recent editorial in
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    • 397 2 / 3  -  By DAVID EE davidee@sph.com.sg THE shoulders of part-time interior designer Willip Ho, 30, sag as he speaks. In the morning, he meets clients, then fixes up his upcoming boxing gym school in the afternoon, before standing guard through the night at a
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    • 536 2 / 3  -  By CHENG JINGJIE jingjie@sph.com.sg MOST people here are not aware of the health problems that come with not getting enough sleep. When The Straits Times polled 140 people last Wednesday about the ill-effects of lack of sleep, most could only
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    • 272 2 / 3  -  By DARYL CHIN darylc@sph.com.sg A 48-YEAR-OLD female Standard Chartered branch officer has been arrested for allegedly siphoning half a million dollars in cash. The police said a report was made at 11pm on Friday after a branch manager of the bank
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    • 628 4  -  But only 3 in 10 say they would opt for procedure for future use By MELISSA PANG melpang@sph.com.sg EIGHT in 10 support giving single women the option to freeze their eggs, yet only 30 per cent say they would actually
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    • 404 4  -  By PEARL LEE leepearl@sph.com.sg WHO invented the electric water heater? A woman did. Highlighting such lit-tle-known facts is part of an advertising campaign by the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) to get girls into engineering. The campaign last week won
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    • 82 4 About 50 people held electric candles and observed a minute of silence yesterday at the National Skin Centre Auditorium in memory of those who died from HIV and Aids. Organised by Action for Aids Singapore and held annually on the third Sunday of May, the event
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    • 259 4  -  RACHEL TAN A 17-SECOND video documenting what looks to be verbal and physical abuse inflicted on an employee by his boss in a Singapore office went viral over the weekend. Footage shows a man continually hitting the head of his younger subordinate, punctuated
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    • 437 7  -  Jaywalking also remains chief cause of accidents and fatalities, say police By RACHEL TAN rmytan@sph.com.sg THE elderly still make up a majority of pedestrian fatalities here, despite efforts by the authorities to arrest the trend. The number of casualties involving the elderly was 226
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    • 202 7  -  DARYL CHIN POWER cables along the train tracks at the Botanic Gardens and Farrer Road MRT stations were replaced yesterday without a hitch. Between 6am and 10am, commuters found their travelling times extended by about 10 minutes. An SMRT spokesman said that more of
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    • 191 7  -  DARYL CHIN A BRAND of tapioca balls, which may be used in bubble tea, has been recalled as it contains an unapproved food additive. The Sunright brand tapioca balls (left) were found by the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration to have traces of maleic acid.
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    • HOME PEOPLE
      • 892 6  -  Early lessons in dollars and sense came from helping at mum’s tuckshop stall By POON CHIAN HUI chpoon@sph.com.sg HE ALWAYS had a knack for doing business, even when he was just six years old. Back then, Dr Loo Choon Yong, now 64,
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    • 33 1 |,`)>_~/:$=);{|^<=;,&<?`@}+`-"! WATCH THE VIDEO: www.straitstimes.com The CAG team shows us the various methods employed to minimise wildlife strikes. Download a QR code reader app on your smartphone and scan this code for more information.
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    • 197 2 / 3 DIPLOMA IN LAW YOUR GATEWAY TO A UK LAW DEGREE "I was accepted into the University of Sheffield with my Diploma in Law results. I have been told by some lecturers at Sheffield that they prefer students who've had prior knowledge of the law instead of just 'A' Levels. The
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    • 96 2 / 3 WATCH THE VIDEO: www.straitstimes.com Singaporeans tell OLIVIA CHANG what prevents them from having a good night’s sleep. Download a QR code readerapp on your smartphone and scan this code for more information. ni CATS CLASSIFIED 2013 Cln event jior active ay era ayed SO and adave 27 28 July 10am
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    • 83 2 / 3 I have a job interview coming up and I was wondering how to prepare for it.” At www.STJobs.sg, the career-related articles and guides helped me to perform better at interviews. > "N tL Awarded Best in Cross Media Advertising (Silver) for Asian Digital Media Awards 2012 A product of SPH,
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    • 324 2 / 3 Additional reporting by Chan Huan Jun, Natalie Kuan, Fabian Koh and Farah Mohd Ismail POWER LEARNING CAMP® Give your child a HEADSTART as many parents have "Ruo Wei really enjoyed himself and has learnt many important skills that he can apply for the rest of his life." “Given the right
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    • 35 4 3 moredays before you can catch DJ Seb Fontaine! SOCIAL STAR AWARDS AND SINGAPORE SOCIAL CONCERTS To get tickets, go to www.straitstimes.com and click on the Singapore Social Concerts Big Story on the right-hand column
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    • 2341 5 If you think SPH is just a newspaper company, DANCER TREADS LIGHTLY THROUGH LIFE LAW LESSONS FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS TOP OF THE NEWS A2-3 NEW COLUMN PEOPLE TO WATCH ROBOGALS TO BRIDGE TECH GENDER GAP LIFE! C6 SINCE 184 5 M O N D A Y ,J U L Y
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    • 97 6 AFFORDABILITY CALCULATOR Helps you determine how much loan you can get based on your budget for monthly payments. www.stproperty.sg/property-tool Key in your budget for monthly property payments Choose your loan tenure and interest rate Financing Tools AFFORDABILITY CALCULATOR Monthly Budget Loan Tenure Monthly Budget 3.5 O Maximum Loan: $445,390 O
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    • 34 6 3moredays before you can catch Carly Rae Jepsen! SOCIAL STAR AWARDS AND SINGAPORE SOCIAL CONCERTS To get tickets, go to www.straitstimes.com and click on the Singapore Social Concerts Big Story on the right-hand column
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  • S the NEW market
    • 827 8  -  Low-fat milk gives you critical nutrients while cutting the fat and calories By Zackaria Abdul Rahim ENJOY the goodness of milk without the fat and calories. That is the message that Marigold HL Milk wants to convey in its nationwide education initiative to promote the consumption
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    • 195 8 THE latest Olympus Pen E-P5 promises a “portable premium quality” experience. Its advanced five-axis image stabilisation ensures steady phototaking even for the shakiest hands. It also boasts the high-speed response Fast AF and a 1/8,000 sec of high-speed shutter which is a first
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    • 188 8 SUIT Select, the suit store from Japan, has launched its third store in Singapore at the newly revamped Chinatown Point while unveiling its latest Spring/Summer 2013 collection and plan to open 10 outlets by this year. Suit Select is popular among professionals and young executives
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    • 182 8 STANDARD Chartered has unveiled three customised branches, which are uniquely conceptualised and strategically located to provide banking services for customers who live, work and play in the vicinity of these branch locations. They are: Mandarin Gallery (right) for high net worth and affluent customers
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    • 126 8 CUSTOMERS of Maxi-Cash, Singapore’s first public-listed pawnbroker, can now enjoy greater convenience through an island-wide renewal service where they can renew and pay their interest on their pawn ticket at any of Maxi-Cash’s 29 outlets. Previously, they had to return to the outlet where they had
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    • Here & Now
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        31 8 Formulated with Vitamin B3 and C and with a new delicate fragrance, the Dettol Radiance range is available in bodywash and bar soaps and retails from $3.20 to $10.90.
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        39 8 The F&N Magnolia Mixed Berries Yoghurt Smoothie now includes real nata de coco bits. Also available in two other flavours Strawberry with nata de coco and Mango with orange sacs. Retails at $1.20 (250ml) and $2.95 (800ml).
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        50 8 Stand to win $20,000 in cash in Home-Fix’s lucky draw. From now to July 21, spend $20 to receive a lucky draw chance. Get double chances when you pay with UOB cards. In May, the chances are also double when you spend at least $20 on 3M products.
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        32 8 Royal Silk Class passengers who visit the Thai Airways International lounge at Changi Airport can enjoy the ‘Smooth Experience’ with the premium Single Malt Whiskey from now until June 30.
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        39 8 The Aafrenz Chiro-Medic Anionic Mattress contains nano silver ions and negative ions elements for a restful sleep along with a seven zone barrel pocketed coil for an optimal posture alignment and support for the spine and head.
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      • 43 8 For the second year running, City Square Mall received the Excellence Awards under the Shopping Mall category at the “We Welcome Families” Awards 2013. Every corner of the mall is designed with families in mind to ensure a seamless shopping experience.
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  • MONEY
    • 698 9  -  Facility will meet rising demand for electricity, water as tourism grows By CHIA YAN MIN IN OMAN chiaym@sph.com.sg SEMBCORP Industries’ newest utilities plant in Salalah, Oman will cater to the region’s burgeoning tourism industry, said group president and chief executive Tang Kin Fei.
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    • 947 11  -  They are making a comeback as investors seek better returns CAI JIN By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg MENTION structured products and some may still recall the front page of this newspaper five years ago with a picture of an old woman
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    • 229 11 NTAN Corporate Advisory received some good news last Friday when it was told that it had succeeded in its application to have a Queen’s Counsel argue its case. The boutique firm, which advises troubled companies on their restructuring plans, is seeking to
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    • MONEY PEOPLE
      • 657 10  -  WE Holdings targets investment in his cement plant in Shan state By ALVIN FOO alfoo@sph.com.sg LIKE his country, Myanmar businessman Nay Win Tun is fast opening up his Ruby Dragon Group of companies to foreign investors. Since being introduced to Sin- gapore-listed
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      • ON THE MOVE
        • 34 10 COLM MARTIN MCCARTHY: Resigned as director and member of the audit, executive and risk management committees with effect from last Wednesday. Mr McCarthy, 55, has accepted an executive position with Wells Fargo.
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        • 31 10 TORKIS DAVID PARLAUNGAN BATUBARA: Resigned as chief executive, executive director and member of the nominating committee with effect from Wednesday. Mr Batubara, 44, left because of personal reasons.
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        • 31 10 ANAN PRUKSANUSAK: Resigned as executive director with effect from last Monday. Mr Pruksanusak, 58, oversaw production facilities and the production system of the company’s associate, Siam Sempermed Corporation.
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        • 49 10 TAM KIN BOR: Appointed chief financial officer with effect from last Wednesday. Mr Tam, 44, will be responsible for the group’s financial and management accounting, treasury, taxation and other corporate compliance matters. He was previously the vice-president of the strategic investment group of Deutsche Bank, Beijing.
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    • MONEY SERVICE EXCELLENCE
      • 1254 12  -  In the last of a 10-part series sponsored by Spring Singapore, we look at how companies have improved their service levels. Chia Yan Min finds out how the Dairy Farm group is collecting customer feedback more efficiently. Chia Yan Min chiaym@sph.com.sg ANYONE who has ever
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      • 857 12  -  AT WORK WITH FIONA CHAN fiochan@sph.com.sg THE most high-profile personnel movement last week came courtesy of (pun intended) Singa the Courtesy Lion, the long-time mascot of Singapore’s nationwide campaign to promote kindness. Last Wednesday, Singa unexpectedly announced his resignation via a letter published online. Like
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    • MARKETS MONEY
      • 665 13  -  It shows how desperate investors are becoming in search of higher yields MARKETS INSIGHT By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg THE lacklustre first-quarter results posted by Singapore-listed firms have so far not dampened investors’ risk appetite for equities. Instead, the benchmark Straits Times
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    • 100 10 Keppel Group is recruiting a General Manager, Human Resources Roche is looking for a Manufacturing Biotechnologist ExxonMobil is hiring Electrical Engineers For details on these jobs and more, refer to the 18 May issue of CATS Recruit. E-mail catsrecruit@sph.com.sg to receive a PDF copy weekly! Mapletree has big plans Mapletree
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    • 138 18 SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS Event Home Away Timing Venue LW* Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) LOTTERY L I Draw No. 2850/2013 M JL Vm jI Draw on Monday, 20 May 2013 Group 1 Prize *650,000, Sales close at 6pm Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 210 Middle Road, #01-01 Singapore
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  • SPORT
    • 468 20 New United boss keeps Ferdinand, woos Fellaini, plans Rooney talks THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON The English Premier League season might have ended yesterday, but David Moyes’ job at Manchester United has unofficially just begun. Even before he takes over the Old Trafford post on
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    • 101 20 REUTERS PARIS Carlo Ancelotti will not be the Paris St Germain coach next season, Qatar-owned TV channel BeIN Sport reported yesterday. “Carlo Ancelotti will not be the PSG coach next season. He met (club president Nasser al-Khelaifi) and (sporting director) Leonardo this afternoon in Paris
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    • 457 16  -  Their women grab the overall c’ship while their men take second spot By GOH JUN YONG jygoh@sph.com.sg AFTER a dismal showing in the 200m races, Myanmar’s dragonboat teams redeemed themselves in the 500m event on the final day of the DBS Marina Regatta yesterday. Their
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    • 381 16  -  By JULIAN TURNER jturner@sph.com.sg AFTER brutally disposing of Brazil’s Wesley Machado in Manila by twisting his arm to breaking point, Syafiq Abdul Samad decided to celebrate. But The Slasher who arrives back in Singapore today was not interested in a
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    • 107 16 Today Badminton Sudirman Cup, Day 2: Indonesia v India (noon). South Korea v Hong Kong (6pm) Live, StarHub Ch203 HD Ch255. Football Spanish Primera Liga: Mallorca v Betis (Live, StarHub Ch209 mio TV Ch115, tomorrow, 3.55am). Tomorrow Badminton Sudirman Cup, Day 3: Denmark v Japan (noon). Malaysia
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    • 211 16  -  MAY CHEN THE Japanese reigned supreme at the 8th Asian BMX Championships yesterday, bagging two golds, three silvers and two bronzes at the Tampines Bike Park more than twice the number of medals any other country managed. Filipino Daniel Caluag, however, ensured the men’s elite
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      • 52 16 MANILA Singapore bowler Javier Tan finished third in the stepladder finals of the Euro-Med Storm International Masters Challenge on Saturday. The 17-year-old posted 212 pinfalls, losing to Australia’s Sam Cooley’s 223. Hong Kong’s Eric Tseng finished tops. Javier took home 250,00 0 pesos (S$7,618) for
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      • 61 16 SUBANG Singapore karter Daim Hishammudin finished fifth in Round 3 of the Rotax Max Asia Championship. The 14-year-old was in the lead when an incident with Malaysia’s Mitchell Cheah caused both drivers to lose places. Cheah ended the race in 19th position. Daim, the
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      • 63 16 DANIEL Sprague (above) emerged victorious from 69 riders at the Red Bull Dark Knights on Saturday. The 37-year-old Australian completed the 350-metre, obstacle-filled course at Pearl’s Hill City Park at Chinatown in 52.29 seconds, ahead of Indonesians Ditra Pranata (52.41sec) and Agung Fambudi (53sec). Now into
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      • 48 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Manchester City defender Gael Clichy signed a new four-year contract with the Premier League football club. He has been one of the few solid performers for City during a troubled campaign that will end with the club trophyless and managerless.
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      • 41 16 REUTERS SYDNEY Australia rugby coach Robbie Deans omitted fly-half Quade Cooper but named Israel Folau and two other uncapped players in his preliminary squad of 25 yesterday for the three-Test series against the British and Irish Lions.
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    • 575 17  -  Dan Excel is second, earning trainer Moore a one-two finish in SIA Cup By SAN JAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg SICK of always finishing second in key races, horse trainer John Moore decided to visit a Chinese temple in Hong Kong last week. His prayers must have worked.
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    • 496 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS Indiana spent the entire season perfecting their defence. On Saturday, it produced the biggest pay-off for the Pacers in nearly a decade. Roy Hibbert’s block of Carmelo Anthony’s dunk attempt midway through the fourth quarter spurred an 11-2 run that
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    • 466 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KAVARNA (Bulgaria) Defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts crashed out of the Volvo World Match Play Championship on Saturday after being forced to play out of a toilet. The Belgian was beaten by Ryder Cup colleague Graeme McDowell 2 1 in the quarter-finals on
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    • 274 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal both swept to 6-1, 6-3 victories to win the Rome Masters yesterday. Nadal crushed old foe Roger Federer to secure his seventh title in nine years at the Foro Italico. The Spaniard’s triumph means he now leads Federer
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    • 295 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS IRVING (Texas) Keegan Bradley overcame two early bogeys and a dropped shot on the 18th for the third straight day to maintain his lead at the Byron Nelson Championship with a two-under 68 in the third round on Saturday. He had
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    • 418 18  -  Shuttlers find it tough going in first foray into Sudirman Cup’s top flight By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg PLAYING in the top tier of the Sudirman Cup for the first time yesterday, Singapore’s shuttlers were shown just why their opponents are in a different
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    • 267 18 REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR Badminton’s world governing body will create a separate commission to deal with match-fixing problems, Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen said after being elected president. Denmark’s 1996 Olympic men’s singles gold medallist Hoyer Larsen beat Indonesian Justian Suhandinata to claim the post after
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    • 478 18 XINHUA AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS North Koreans Kim Hyok Bong and Kim Jong created history at the World Table Tennis Championships after winning the mixed doubles title, ending China’s 10-year monopoly of the tournament. The pair defeated South Korea’s Lee Sang Su and Park Young Sook
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    • 289 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI Indian police said yesterday they had widened their probe into cricket spot-fixing after the arrest of three players and 11 bookmakers, warning that more teams were under the microscope. Test discard Shanthakumaran Sreesanth was among a trio of players from
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    • 232 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES Olympic swimming great Michael Phelps has thrown cold water on a report that he would come out of retirement with a view to swimming at the 2016 Rio Games. “Why do I keep getting texts about coming back?” he
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    • 95 18 Parents pushing their babies along in their strollers as they are flagged off for the Cold Storage Kids Run’s Huggies Stroller Chase category yesterday morning. The run, now into its sixth edition, was held at the Padang. About 5,000 children and 15,000 parents, grandparents
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    • 766 19 Chelsea striker enjoying a revival and is keen to stay at Stamford Bridge THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Until Saturday, Juan Mata and Fernando Torres will share a record unlikely ever to be matched. They are World Cup, European Championship, Champions League and Europa League holders. It
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    • 327 19 L Alex Ferguson, just three days before announcing his retirement from football “I certainly don’t have any plans at the moment to walk away from what I believe will be something special and worth being around for all to see.” L Former England manager Steve McClaren
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    • 210 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Premier League fans the world over are rejoicing as top clubs like Chelsea, Manchester city and Tottenham are soon coming to a stadium near them. But England manager Roy Hodgson is kicking his heels in frustration, deeming such lucrative sojourns to faraway
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    • 231 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN No other team have dominated German football the way Bayern Munich had this season. Not satisfied with just reclaiming the German Bundesliga title from arch-rivals Borussia Dortmund, the Bavarian side achieved the feat in unprecedented, ruthless yet glorious fashion. They broke 25 German
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    • 295 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE L TIME Quickest confirmed title win: 28 of 34 matches played (30/34, Bayern 1972-73 and 2002-03) Earliest confirmed title win: April 6, 2013 (April 18, 1964, FC Cologne) L POINTS Most points in a Bundesliga season: 91 (81, Borussia Dortmund 2011-12) Biggest lead over runners-up:
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    • 451 19  -  By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg AISHAH Samad knows exactly what the first thing on her to-do list is today: Make a call to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, and put in an order for a pair of prosthetic hands. Close to $130,000 has been
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      • 634 2  -  The IN side Track BY SERENE G OH EDITOR Asense of entitlement loosely, a feeling that a particular benefit or reward is due to oneself is a subject that arises often in discussions about “Singapore’s youngsters these days”. The phrase is usually preceded
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      • 315 2 BY DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO Read the following statements and answer each with a “yes” or “no”. L I feel that I am entitled to a mobile phone. L I feel that I am entitled to an expensive smartphone. L My parents should try to give me as
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      • 395 3  -  ITE students learn to groove to a different beat to help autistic children with dance therapy. SHERYL QUEK reports SHERYL QUEK Bongo drum music and body movements gave some 60 students, mostly from the nursing and community care courses, a glimpse into the world of autistic children.
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      • 669 4 BBC News Associated Press Reuters Bloomberg THE NEWS A horrific building collapse that killed more than 1,100 garment workers in Bangladesh last month has spurred some of the world’s biggest retailers to try and improve safety in the factories that make their clothes. THE
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        130 4 The Straits Times A Japanese politician has renewed anger over the country’s wartime atrocities with a remark defending its army’s use of “comfort women”, or sex slaves, during World War II. Popular Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto (right), who is seen by many as a potential future prime minister, told
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        129 4 The Straits Times Ethnic minorities are living increasingly separate lives from white Britons, according to new research from British institute Demos. It said 4.6 million minority Britons about half the country’s ethnic minority population now live in areas where whites are in the minority, compared with one million in
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      • 655 6 / 7  -  The Ministry of Home Affairs is studying ways used by other countries to curb Web gambling Compiled by Eileen Aung-Thwin The Government is studying ways to clamp down on online gambling, which is highly addictive, easily accessible and gaining popularity here. The study, announced by
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      • 417 6 / 7 The Singapore Kindness Movement wants to take its campaign into cyberspace. The organisation plans to hire a full-time employee to conduct research on how people converse using social media. It is also introducing an annual Kindness Day SG on May 31 so that it can
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      • 264 6 / 7 The Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC) is moving into a bigger centre in Serangoon Road to reach out to more foreign workers. It is also setting up a new help centre in Geylang aimed at Chinese workers. Together, the two centres will increase
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      • 1536 8 / 9  -  Competitivedancinghas captured theheartsofmany young people here. BRYANT CHAN finds out why BRYANT CHAN bryantc@sph.com.sg nstead of putting on cleats or running spikes for physical education class, some schools are now having their students slip on dance shoes instead. Ballroom dance, also known as “dancesport”, is
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      • 826 10 / 11  - Black ocean, a new study spot useful quotes Here are what teens are talking about this week. ANG YIYING reports ANG YIYING TASTY STUDY SPOT An outdoor area for families on the fourth floor of Tampines Mall has been attracting teenagers. Called the Open Plaza, the space includes a playground
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      • 630 12  -  BY ALISON DE SOUZA Cricket is a national obsession in India, where the sport’s professional Indian Premier League (IPL) matches are watched by tens of millions of people who closely follow the fortunes of their favourite teams. However, a troubling new trend has seen students
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      • 117 12 Meet experts from various fields and find out the secrets of their success through talks organised by youth hub *Scape. Kicking off the Meet The Master series of seminars this month is Mr Nickson Fong, the first Singaporean animator to pick up an Academy Award.
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      • 1082 14  -  DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO takes a look at the style of literary genius Charles Dickens, who championed the poor in his novels DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812 1870) was an English writer and social critic. His literary works have enjoyed wide reception and appreciation
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      • 404 15  -  Read the Primer series in the Opinion pages of The Straits Times Lesson activity by SONIA SNG The euro zone was established in 1999 and comprises 17 member states which have adopted the euro as their common currency. It is a sub-set of the European
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      • 1118 16 / 17  -  How a society takes care of its poor and weak tells a lot about its ethos and humanity Lesson activity by SONIA SNG MUST DO HOME WORK (excerpt) By Susan Long The Straits Times, May 10 The air reeks of urine. The floor is tiled with dried
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      • 954 18 / 19  -  Commemorate Vesak Day this week by considering how people get involved in the well-being of animals. Lesson activity by SHERLEY SERVOS Vesak Day, which is on May 24, is a holy day for Buddhists. Among their beliefs is that animals must be treated
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    • 181 3 Look out for the exciting activities we have in store for you! HDB Hub Convention Centre, Carnival Workshops (Bl) 29-31 May 2013 Exhibition (LI): 29 May 9 Jun 2013 Sam 5pm Celebrating tire in the Heartlands Join us on the Heartland Youthoria! journey, and celebrate life in the heartlands with
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    • 148 5 IMAGINE OLYMPIC-SIZED SWIMMING POOLS o* o* 24,144 2,034 TREES WORTH OF PAPER T HDB FLATS’ WORTH OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION (KWH) FOR ONE MONTH THAT’S THE AMOUNT OF RESOURCES WE WOULD SAVE IF 300 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN SINGAPORE REDUCE CONSUMPTION BY 5 PER CENT THE SCHOOL GREEN AWARDS 2013
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    • 107 6 / 7 WHICH EDUCATION ROUTE WOULD YOU CHOOSE? As part of the upcoming National Current Affairs Quiz, a series of 10 Thought Leadership Questions will be posed to students from Pre-University 1 and Integrated Programme Year 5 students. They will write short essays proposing innovative solutions or ideas to problems today. This
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    • 29 12 Meet The Master: Nickson Fong Date: May 31, Friday Time: 6 to 8pm Venue: *Scape Gallery, level 5 Admission is free. Visit *Scape’s Facebook page to find out more
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    • 208 13 CALL FOR PERFORMERS Step Right Up! Be part of ChildAid 2013 CarnivalEdition Young ladies gentlemen, step right up! If you think you can sing, dance, play a musical instrument or perform a circus act, come try out for our next ChildAid concert! Email your entry to childaid@sph.com.sg by June 8,
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    • 110 1 Shedding her sexpot image Jessica Alba on growing up and social media C3 The Great Gatsby Book-lovers critique the movie C5 Cannes Film Festival HK and Japan films in the limelight C14 Margaret Heng has been with the hospitality school since it opened. On the eve of its 30th anniversary,
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    • 709 9  -  Car repair shop owner Danny Koker takes viewers along on his new reality show as he acquires and restores vehicles Eileen Tay eiltay@sph.com.sg In the 15 years Danny Koker has been in the car and motorbike restoration business, he has gotten some weird requests. But the
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    • 103 10 ‘Me and Johnny Depp had eyeball sex at the benefit concert for Superstorm Sandy in LA. We never really talked we just had eyeball sex’ Pop star Ke$ha (right) on her close encounter with the actor ‘I was open about it because it was clear then.
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    • 846 10  -  You taught me not to grab food at buffets and to say hello to strangers Snark Attack Tay Yek Keak stlife@sph.com.sg Dear Singa, Don’t quit. I promise from now on to use only nice four-letter words. Like “love”, “care” and “cash only” which are two very
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    • 526 11  -  American rockers The Used give an energetic performance with fun and games thrown in Review Concert THE VULNERABLE TOUR The Used The Coliseum, Hard Rock Hotel Last Saturday Don Shiau stlife@sph.com.sg When a band known for emotionally charged pop punk release an album titled Vulnerable, you might
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    • 338 11 Associated Press New York Times New York Ratings for the American Idol finale plunged to a record low for the 12-year-old show. According to Nielsen Co figures last Friday, Candice Glover’s victory over Kree Harrison last Thursday at the results show
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    • 483 11  -  Review Concert THE LITTLE ADVENTURER 3 Singapore Chinese Orchestra Singapore Conference Hall Last Saturday Chang Tou Liang Arts organisations that wish to grow their audiences need to think seriously about outreach concerts. In this respect, the Singapore Chinese Orchestra has got its formula right. Its three
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      489 12 Artist Anish Kapoor uses conveyor belts and PVC in his exhibition in Berlin Associated Press Berlin Conveyor belts hum quietly, towering over piles of dark red wax. A giant mauve object that looks like a deflating balloon sprawls and sags its way across three rooms. A dark pigment
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      • 1191 2  -  Hip-hop star Azealia Banks says she needs to fight back when she feels she is being attacked because of her background 8 QUESTIONS WITH Azealia Banks Melissa Kok melk@sph.com.sg American hip-hop star Azealia Banks does not pull her punches when it comes to saying what is
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      • 482 2 Agence France-Presse Reuters Copenhagen, Denmark/Malmo, Sweden “Europe adores Emmelie,” the Danish press exclaimed after 20-year-old Emmelie de Forest won the Eurovision Song Contest early yesterday in Swedish city Malmoe. Watched by an international TV audience of around 125 million, she beat 25 other finalists with a
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      • 699 3  -  Actress Jessica Alba says she is more careful with the roles she accepts and is driven by passion John Lui Film correspondent johnlui@sph.com.sg The actress who a few years ago told the media she was trying to strike the word “sexy” from the description
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      • 556 3 New York Times Los Angeles In some ways, he seems like just another 16-year-old boy. He drives a Ford Raptor pickup. He took his girlfriend bowling. On social media, he talks about movies, video games and junk food. Sample tweet: “Burnt myself on a
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      • 2000 4  -  Chief executive Margaret Heng’s ideas that look ahead help Shatec turn out chefs who are doing well THE LIFE! INTERVIEW WITH Margaret Heng Tan Hsueh Yun Food Editor hsueh@sph.com.sg Thealumnifromhospitalitytraining school Shatec Institutes read like the who’s who of the Singapore food world. There is chef Justin
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      • 874 6  -  Dynasty star Linda Evans recalls shoulder pads were too huge to enter doors with a co-star Boon Chan Media Correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg The 1980s were defined by big hair, big shoulder pads and over-the-top soap operas such as Dynasty. Just how big were the shoulder pads?
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      • 415 6 Agence Francer-Presse Moscow French actor and newly minted Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu last Saturday compared President Vladimir Putin to the late Pope John Paul II and said the ex-KGB agent was what Russia needed as a leader. He is preparing to shoot a new
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      • 515 14 Associated Press Agence France-Presse Cannes, France Asia is lighting up the Cannes film festival. Acting couple Carina Lau and Tony Leung Chiu Wai were among Asians bringing glitz and glamour to the red carpet over the weekend. And on the big screen, a film about baby-switching
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        • 61 14 A custom-made electric guitar played by the late John Lennon and George Harrison of The Beatles sold at auction last Saturday for US$408,000 (S$506,000). The VOX guitar was sold at a Julien’s Auctions sale in New York. Harrison used it while practising I Am The
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        • 61 14 Justin Bieber’s pet monkey, which was seized by German customs on March 28, belonged to Germany as of midnight last Friday. A customs office spokesman said if the singer failed to contact them by that deadline, capuchin monkey Mally would become “the property of the
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