The Straits Times, 2 February 2014

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    20 1 the sunday times 90cents FOR EBRUARY 2, 2014 PRINT I 80 PAGES I FOUR PAR S MCI (P) 049/02/201 3
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    Lock icon Holding out hope for a windfall
    131 1 Visitors to this year’s River Hongbao eagerly anticipating a shower of lucky numbers from the giant God of Fortune lantern yesterday. While most tried to catch them with their hands, some got creative with inverted umbrellas, pamphlets and paper bags as they tried to
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    Lock icon Shooting sparks fear ahead of Thai polls
    592 1  -  Six hurt in Bangkok clash between pro- and anti-government groups Tan Hui Yee Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok tanhy@sph.com.sg Thailand heads to the polls today fearful of more violence, hours after a shooting in Bangkok injured at least six people during a stand-off between
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    Lock icon Sinabung erupts again, killing 14
    53 1 At least 14 people have died after being engulfed in scorching clouds from Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung as it erupted three times yesterday, spewing hot rocks and blanketing the surrounding countryside with dust. Officials fear there could be more fatalities from the eruptions. Top of the
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    Lock icon Lions XII out of FA Cup
    59 1 Cup The LionsXII were knocked out of the Malaysian FA Cup last night, after losing to Pahang 1-2 at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Two quick-fire goals in the 51st and 55th minutes stunned the home crowd, and put the visitors firmly in the driver’s
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      179 1 AN OLD WOMAN ASKED FOR HER It turned Lim Hwee Er’s life around LITTLE INDIA TODAY WHAT YOUR FRIDGE SAYS ABOUT YOU THINK PAGE37 Much has changed since the Dec 8 riot WARREN FERNANDEZ Still so much to learn from Switzerland THINKPAGE35 SPECIAL REPORT: TOP NEWS PAGES12&13 Packed, bare, neat
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      Lock icon Pioneers invited to Istana garden party
      535 2 / 3  -  Event hosted by PM Lee honours those who helped build modern Singapore Goh Chin Lian chinlian@sph.com.sg Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is inviting 1,500 members of Singapore’s pioneer generation to an Istana garden party next Sunday to honour those who helped build modern Singapore
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      Lock icon First nature tours of Istana grounds sell out
      286 2 / 3  -  Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh The first-ever guided nature tours around the Istana were held yesterday with all 14 selling out. Groups of around 12 visitors saw plants and animals, some of which have been brought back from the brink of extinction here,
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      Lock icon Asia lights up as CNY prances in
      478 2 / 3 AFP Bloomberg Beijing Chinese communities across Asia came together to celebrate the New Year, marking the holiday with flowers and offerings. Hong Kong was last night lit up by 6,000kg of fireworks over Victoria Harbour, which was swarming with hundreds of thousands of
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      Lock icon SCCCI help for SMEs and Indian undergrads
      414 2 / 3  -  Melissa Tan Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) handed out red packets at its Chinese New Year celebration on Friday in the form of financial help to Indian undergraduates and small enterprises. The chamber’s foundation and
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      Lock icon US downgrades Indian aviation safety
      476 4 US regulator cites lack of oversight; other countries may follow suit in domino effect Reuters New Delhi The US authorities have downgraded India’s aviation safety rating, citing a lack of safety oversight. This means Indian carriers cannot increase the number of flights to the US,
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      Lock icon Easier to get HDB guide dog licence
      484 4  -  Rachel Au-Yong It is now easier for guide dogs to live in their owners’ Housing Board flats, said Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan in a blog post yesterday. Previously, residents who are visually impaired had to appeal to HDB for exceptions,
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      Lock icon Five Indian car models flunk independent crash tests
      377 4 AFP New Delhi The Tata Nano, billed as the world’s cheapest car, and several other top-selling small models from India have failed their first independent crash tests, a global safety group said. The five entry-level vehicles including the country’s best-selling small car,
      AFP; PHOTO: AFP/GLOBAL NCAP  -  377 words
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      Lock icon Australia allows dumping of dredged mud near Barrier Reef
      542 4 Reuters AFP Melbourne Australia’s Great Barrier Reef watchdog has approved the dumping of millions of cubic metres of dredged mud near the fragile reef to create the world’s biggest coal port and possibly unlock US$28 billion (S$36 billion) in coal projects.
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      Lock icon Will you still ‘Like’ Facebook tomorrow?
      1509 6 Social networking site boasts strong revenue as it turns 10, even as some predict its end New York Last Friday, Facebook shares soared to a new record, an early birthday present for a company that turns 10 on Tuesday. Wall Street rewarded the world’s
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      Lock icon In Singapore: A wall of fame... and infamy
      601 6  -  Vincent Chang, Sherwin Loh, Trevor Tan More than three million of Facebook’s users are from Singapore. While users spend an average of 8.3 hours on Facebook a month, Singaporeans spend more than twice that, at 19.6 hours a month, making an average
      PHOTOS: PM LEE HSIEN LOONG'S FACEBOOK PAGE, FACEBOOK  -  601 words
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      Lock icon 14 dead as Sumatra volcano erupts again
      423 8 Among eight found dead in village are four students on sightseeing trip to Mt Sinabung AFP The Jakarta Post/ANN Jakarta Mount Sinabung in Sumatra erupted three times yesterday, killing 14 people, including four students, just a day after the Indonesian authorities said they
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      Lock icon Oil spill from 2 collisions ‘cleaned and contained’
      350 8  -  Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh Operations to contain and clean up an oil spill in Singapore waters following two collisions south of Jurong Island and off Marina South, on Jan 29 and 30 respectively, are ongoing. But most of the affected areas have
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      Lock icon Knox convicted again of ‘sex game murder’ case
      633 10 Washington Post Rome Amanda Knox, who was convicted by an Italian appeals court of murdering a British student in 2007, will probably have to wait several months for a definitive ruling in the case, a criminal lawyer said. Knox, 26, who returned
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      Lock icon Fewer cases may get death penalty
      545 10  -  Lawyers say review may lead to a cut in categories of homicide cases where the death penalty may apply K. C. Vijayan Senior Law Correspondent vijayan@sph.com.sg The current review of homicide laws may well lead to a reduction in the number of cases that
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      Lock icon The new face of Little India
      4160 12 / 13  -  Nearly two months after the Little India riot, life has changed for foreign workers who spend their days off there, as well as residents and businesses. Lim Yan Liang, special report: little india, two months later report. as residents and businesses. Lim Yan Liang,
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      Lock icon An unhappy Sienna Miller testifies at UK phone-hacking trial
      630 14 AFP Reuters London British actress Sienna Miller has admitted that she had a fling with James Bond star Daniel Craig, but has also lashed out at how her personal details have been made public. Giving evidence at Britain’s phone-hacking trial by
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      Lock icon Shelters for homeless families now closer to city
      1253 14  -  Three government-funded facilities relocated as leases on former premises were expiring Theresa Tan theresat@sph.com.sg The three government-funded shelters for homeless families have been relocated nearer to the city. The New Hope Shelter for Displaced Families and Individuals has moved to Jalan Kukoh
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      23 12 / 13 WATCH THE VIDEO www.straitstimes.com Worshippers return to temple Download a QR code readerapp on your smartphone and scan this code for more information.
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      Lock icon New MRT stop is 600m from cruise centre
      536 16  -  Station next to Marina South Pier opens this year, but it is a 10-minute walk to cruise centre Christopher Tan Senior Transport Correspondent christan@sph.com.sg The good news is that the MRT North-South Line extension will open this year. The not-so-good news is
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      Lock icon Country club caught up in suit after suit
      574 16  -  K. C. Vijayan Senior Law Correspondent The fallout from last year’s Singapore Island Country Club general election event has galloped into the new year with one court spat ending, another beginning and a third still going on. The club’s former general manager
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      Lock icon 2 drivers appeal against drink-driving convictions
      544 16  -  Khushwant Singh Koh Chin Leong had been driving home drunk from a birthday party and caused a crash resulting in the death of a 40-year-old motorcyclist. Witnesses saw the car dealer going to look at the body of Mr Yeap Siew Loon before walking
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      Lock icon Taxi grouping to rev up health drive
      525 18  -  It will hold more fitness-related events for cabbies, who face longer work hours, more stress Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh asyiqins@sph.com.sg Facing rising rental costs and an increased minimum daily mileage, taxi drivers are plying the roads for longer hours. So it is hardly
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      Lock icon 5 men held for rioting denied bail for CNY
      250 18  -  Khushwant Singh Five friends will be spending the next one week in jail instead of celebrating Chinese New Year with their families. They were arrested for rioting last Friday and ordered to be remanded at Clementi Police Division until Thursday to
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      Lock icon Gem of a chance for intern from poly
      652 20  -  Student lands job with local firm specialising in gem tools after real-world internship experience Joanna Seow joseow@sph.com.sg During his Republic Polytechnic (RP) internship last academic year, Mr Zhao Naifeng tested hundreds of little red gemstones using a device called a synthetic ruby
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      Lock icon KL to help Muslim couple in Sweden
      464 21 Najib makes offer after children’s return to Malaysia; parents held in Sweden for hitting son on the arm AFP The Star/Asia News Network Kuala Lumpur Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday offered help to a Muslim couple detained in Sweden for hitting their
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      Lock icon Australians rally against culling sharks
      309 21 AFP Sydney Thousands of people rallied across Australia yesterday against a controversial shark culling policy designed to prevent attacks, saying killing the marine animals was not the answer. The controversial policy to catch and kill sharks off popular west coast beaches was given the green
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      Lock icon ‘Field badminton hero against Anwar’
      289 22 An Umno leader has suggested that the world’s No.1 badminton player Lee Chong Wei be fielded for a by-election in Selangor as the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition looks for a candidate to beat Malaysian opposition chief Anwar Ibrahim. But the suggestion by Perlis Umno leader
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      Lock icon Korea-Japan row extends to school textbooks in US
      724 22 Virginia faces pressure over use of ‘East Sea’ in addition to ‘Sea of Japan’ in textbooks AFP Washington Of all the issues that a new governor of a US state has to confront, one line in school textbooks would hardly appear to
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      Lock icon China ‘beefing up air force as navy expands reach’
      525 22 Washington Post AFP Washington China’s air force is fielding new precision-guided cruise missiles, long-range bombers and drones as its navy expands its long-range punch, according to US military intelligence officials. “While we would not characterise the modernisation as accelerated,” it’s “progressing
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      Lock icon China warned on air defence zones
      318 22 AFP Washington The United States has warned China against any move to declare a new air defence zone over parts of the South China Sea, including disputed islands. The Asahi Shimbun daily of Japan reported that Chinese air force officials have drafted proposals for
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      Lock icon Yudhoyono accepts minister’s resignation
      569 23  -  Gita Wirjawan quits trade portfolio to focus on the ruling party’s presidential convention Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta wahyudis@sph.com.sg President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has accepted Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan’s resignation so that he can focus on the Democratic Party’s presidential convention, but has asked him
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      Lock icon Thailand’s crisis is in the hands of its people
      751 24  -  No ‘reset options’ like those seen in the past, such as a military coup or royal intervention NEWS ANALYSIS Nirmal Ghosh Indochina Bureau Chief In Bangkok nirmal@sph.com.sg For all the dust and din, today’s general election in Thailand, with its conduct
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      Lock icon Oldest Thai party ‘turning its back on democracy’
      448 24 AFP Bangkok After two decades of election defeats, Thailand’s oldest political party stands accused of turning its back on democracy by refusing to contest controversial elections to be held today. The elite-backed opposition Democrat Party has joined forces with anti-government supporters who
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      Lock icon More North Korean defectors step into the limelight
      658 24  -  Cheong Poh Kwan Ms Clara Park is a North Korea native who makes her living introducing her homeland to tourists from around the world. But instead of trumpeting its attractions like an ambassador, the wife of a former party cadre shares what
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        Lock icon More Chinese visiting Taiwan
        73 24 Taipei Taiwan said yesterday that a record 2.85 million Chinese nationals visited the island last year, up 10 per cent from 2012. The number of solo Chinese travellers surged 174 per cent to 522,000 compared with 191,000 in 2012, the government said. But group arrivals fell
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        Lock icon Human cells may restore vision
        100 24 London Tests in rats show that human cells can restore partial vision to completely blind rats, the BBC has reported. The team at University College London said yesterday that similar results in humans would allow partial vision, but not enough to read, said the journal
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        Lock icon ‘Wife’ of India’s Modi speaks out
        114 24 AFP New Delhi The woman who calls herself the wife of fiery hardline Indian prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said in a rare interview yesterday that she does not “feel bad” that he has cut her out of his life. Mr Modi, 63, has
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      Lock icon Austrian actor Maximilian Schell dead at 83
      284 25 AFP Vienna Austrian actor Maximilian Schell, who won an Oscar for Best Actor in 1961 for his portrayal of an attorney in the movie, Judgment At Nuremberg, has died at the age of 83, his agent has announced. Mr Schell died overnight in
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      Lock icon Ukraine activists fear use of force by army
      537 25 Concerns arise as the West and Russia exchange angry words at Munich security conference AFP Xinhua Reuters Kiev Ukraine’s opposition has warned that the military may move against anti-government protesters, ahead of talks with United States Secretary of State John Kerry, even
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      Lock icon Obama ‘to visit Saudi Arabia’
      326 25 New York Times Washington Seeking to mend a frayed relationship with a major US ally in the Middle East, President Barak Obama plans to travel to Saudi Arabia in March for a meeting with King Abdullah, according to an official with knowledge of the planning.
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      Lock icon Chinese economy off to a slow start
      614 26  -  Sluggish factory output and softening home prices fuel slowdown concerns Grace Ng China Correspondent In Beijing graceng@sph.com.sg China’s factory activity slowed to a six-month low last month, while property price gains eased, marking a sluggish start to the Year of the Horse and
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        Lock icon Strong S. Korea exports in January
        117 26 AFP Seoul South Korea’s exports got off to a good start last month as signs of economic recovery in the European Union and South-east Asia offset the risks from a weak yen, said the South Korean trade ministry. Exports last month averaged US$2.07 billion
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        Lock icon Indian state blocks foreign supermarkets
        86 26 Reuters Mumbai The government of India’s Rajasthan state has barred foreign direct investment in the multi-brand retail sector, newspapers said, becoming the second state to block foreign supermarkets from setting up shop. The decision by the state, which is ruled by the opposition Bharatiya Janata
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        Lock icon Sony, Lenovo in PC venture talks: Report
        89 26 Reuters Tokyo Japan’s Sony and Chinese firm Lenovo Group are in talks about a possible joint venture to take over Sony’s loss-making Vaio PC business overseas, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported. But Sony called yesterday’s report inaccurate, while acknowledging that it was looking at
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      Lock icon Microsoft to play it safe with choice of CEO
      438 26 Reuters New York The race to determine the next head of Microsoft Corp looks to have ended where it began, with the software giant poised to take the route of least risk and tap rising internal star Satya Nadella for the
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      Lock icon Low-key exit for US Fed chairman Bernanke
      428 26 Washington Post WASHINGTON The United States Federal Reserve’s long goodbye to former chief Ben Bernanke is over. Last Friday was the last day in office for the man who has been credited with saving the US economy and the world from the next
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      Lock icon Mexico set to overtake Japan in export of cars to US
      423 26 Washington Post AFP Mexico City Japan is poised to be eclipsed this year by Mexico as a top exporter of cars to the United States, according to analyst estimates. Japan has ranked among the top two car exporters to
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      Lock icon Castaway says he was ‘16 months adrift at sea’
      616 27 Mexican in boat washes up on atoll; claims he’s been floating in Pacific Ocean since Sept 2012 AFP Majuro (Marshall Islands) A Mexican man who claims to have survived 16 months adrift in the Pacific Ocean is regaining strength on a
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      702 29  -  Many experts see a wild ride ahead, and also a time of growth if we keep our focus and hold on tight to the reins Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Saddle up for what could be a wild ride this year, with some sectors poised to take
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      691 30  -  People born in the Year of the Horse are said to have dynamic personalities and display traits such as strength and energy, which stand them in good stead when it comes to investing. Four such ‘horses’ tell Sunday Invest about their investments, and
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      528 30  -  Rachael Boon Jason Sim Chief executive of timber flooring specialist Jason Parquet, turns 48 in a couple of weeks Being boss of a company that works in timber must be about the best omen you could get for the upcoming lunar new year.
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      339 30  -  Rachael Boon Elim Chew Founder of fashion retailer 77th Street, turns 48 in September Ms Elim Chew’s personal investments are in her own company. With work mostly on her mind, that makes her a real “workhorse”. She is a careful investor who does not
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      462 30  -  Rachael Boon Getty Goh Director of property research firm Ascendant Assets, turns 36 in a couple of weeks It seemed all written in the stars that Mr Getty Goh should be involved with real estate. He muses: “I was born in the year
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      1405 32  -  Better way to help grow wealth than relying on financial ratios, indicators, says fund manager me my money Rachel Scully rjscully@sph.com.sg Plenty of us reckon elaborate number crunching and analytics are the key to successful investing, but fund manager Roshan Padamadan believes some simple
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      340 32  -  Rachel Scully Investor confidence surged the most in over four years last month, driven by a sharp increase in North American sentiment, according to findings by State Street Global Exchange. The global investor confidence index rose 18.6 points to 114.4 in
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      1245 33  -  Stepping up to bet is a losing proposition, but if you must, avoid the commonly chosen numbers Jonathan Kwok jonkwok@sph.com.sg Chinese New Year is when Chinese Singaporeans give red packets to one another, but a good number hope to get a hongbao of
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      303 34 EDITORIAL Historic and sentimental milestones in a nation’s life call for a wholehearted response by individuals the many “dots” that when joined reveal a unique social union. Hence, the committee tasked to coordinate plans for Singapore’s 50th anniversary next year is spot on in wanting all to
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      548 34  -  Kor Kian Beng Beng Additional reporting by Lina Miao in Beijing China has taken a number of measures to protect its children following media exposes on abuse or abandonment cases in recent years, say observers. The government has set up
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      1384 35  -  World leaders drawn to event that runs like clockwork Warren Fernandez Editor warren@sph.com.sg It was 7.43am when my Singapore Airlines flight landed, a little ahead of time, in Zurich, Switzerland, which looked like it had barely stirred from its wintry slumber. A
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        197 36  -  Chan Kwang Ping There have been recent reports on the falling prices of Housing Board resale flats (“First HDB resale price dip since 2005”, Jan 25; and “Resale flat prices not yet at ‘steady state’ last Sunday) The number of resale transactions has
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        182 36  -  Paul Chan Poh Hoi I am not surprised that China correspondent Esther Teo felt sceptical and jaded after touring China’s memorial sites (“Anti-Japan tack may backfire on China”; last Sunday). After all, she was brought up in a different socio-economic and cultural environment,
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        112 36  -  Elgar Lee I am disappointed that Mun San Fook Tuck Chee temple in Sims Drive, a heritage gem, could end up as a victim of the relentless pace of redevelopment in Singapore (“Historic temple at risk of demolition”; last Sunday). While this temple appears nondescript, it has
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        187 36  -  Teo Kim Hiok (Madam) It was heartening to read Dr Quek Koh Choon’s letter (“Be considerate, stub it out”; Jan 19). For years, my family has suffered in silence because our neighbours, who are smokers, have been blowing smoke into our HDB unit every day.
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        146 36  -  Marc Servos Briton Anton Casey’s contemptuous and regrettable behaviour has added to the reasons why a fair number of Singaporeans harbour anti-foreigner sentiment. And it also adds to the stereotypes of foreigners, particularly Westerners, such as not mingling with the locals and experiencing their culture (“We can
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        154 36  -  Ong Siew Chey As a frequent MRT user, I do not feel offended by Mr Anton Casey’s remarks. Instead, I saw the poor humour in them and laughed it off. Going to the extent of issuing death threats to him and his family has simply exposed
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      1915 37  -  Award-winning occupational therapist talks about the woman who started her thinking about eldercare, and how to bring meaning back to seniors’ lives Wong Kim Hoh Senior Writer kimhoh@sph.com.sg When Lim Hwee Er was in her 20s, she was convinced that she had her career
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      1488 38  -  Medical community did not believe that bacteria caused stomach ulcers science I AM A SCENTIST Chang Ai-Lien Senior Correspondent ailien@sph.com.sg Q: Together with Dr Barry Marshall, you demonstrated that the Helicobacter pylori bacteria you first saw under the microscope on your 42nd birthday back in
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      298 38 Uniquely human brain link “We tend to think that being able to plan into the future, be flexible in our approach and learn from others are things that are particularly impressive about humans. We’ve identified an area of the brain that appears to be uniquely human and is
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        265 38 Having a slow reaction time in mid-life increases the risk of dying 15 years later, according to new research by University College London (UCL) and the University of Edinburgh. The researchers looked at data from more than 5,000 participants aged 20 to 59.
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        216 38 This image above shows the ear of a mouse after a successful cosmetic filler injection. The filler (green) rests in the tissue without blocking the blood vessels and veins. Millions of people each year remove wrinkles, soften creases and plump up their lips by
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        139 38  -  Compiled by Chang Ai-Lien Scientists have discovered a new class of antibiotics that could help in the fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis, a global killer. The drugs increased survival of mice infected with TB and were effective against drug-resistant strains of TB, said researchers from
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    2198 39 Obituaries No Signboard Seafood’s Founder ONG KIM HOI Age: 79 passed away peacefully on 30 January 2014, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Husband: ChooAh Kow Sons: Daughters-in-law: Choo Chye Hock Tan Leong Seng Cheo Chia Kew Yeo Nak Keow Choo Cheng San Lim Lay Tin Daughters: Son-in-law:
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      109 42 1.55am), Bilbao v Real Madrid (tomorrow, 3.55am) mio TV Ch115 StarHub Ch209. GOLF Dubai Desert Classic Day 4 (StarHub Ch213 HD Ch255, 5pm). Phoenix Open Day 4 (Ch213 HD Ch255, tomorrow, 4am). MIXED MARTIAL ARTS UFC 169 Prelims (9am). Baraov Faber II (11am) mio TV Ch114 and StarHub Ch208. RUGBY
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      733 46  -  LionsXII create lots of chances but finally lose 18-month unbeaten home record Sanjay Nair nsanjay@sph.com.sg LionsXII 1 Pahang 2 This time, there were no more comeback heroics from Fandi Ahmad’s LionsXII. After coming back from 0-2 to draw 2-2 against Johor Darul Takzim in the
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      398 46 AFP London Sunderland and West Ham United both climbed away from the English Premier League relegation zone yesterday after recording potentially important victories. League Cup finalists Sunderland enjoyed a 3-0 success at bitter rivals Newcastle United, while West Ham weathered the dismissal
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      710 42 Clash of the century as Manning-led offence makes Denver slightly fancied against Seattle Reuters New York If styles make fights, as they used to say in the heyday of world championship boxing, Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks would be billed
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      301 42  -  Julian Turner If hell has no fury like a woman scorned, the fiery depths better beat a path of retreat from Ann Osman, as she bids to avenge a loss to Singapore’s Sherilyn Lim next month. The Malaysian mixed martial arts fighter
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      384 42 CRICKET 2nd T20I In Melbourne: England 1 30-9 (J. Buttler 22; J. Hazlewood 4-30. Australia 1 31-2 in 14.5 overs (C. White 57 n.o.; G. Bailey 60 n.o.). Australia win by 8 wkts and lead 5-match series 2-0. 5th final ODI In Wellington, New Zealand 303-5 (K. Williamson 88,
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        75 42 AFP Madrid Luis Aragones, the coach of Spain’s 2008 European Championshipwinning football side, died of leukaemia yesterday at age 75. As well as the Spanish national side, he managed 10 different clubs during a 35-year coaching career. His successor, Vicente del Bosque, led
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        75 42 Reuters New York The Oklahoma City Thunder proved they are the hottest team in the National Basketball Association, winning their 10th successive game with a 120-95 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. Thunder forward Kevin Durant had his streak of 12 consecutive 30-point games
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        76 42 AFP Madrid Real Madrid have announced plans for a 400 million euro (S$690.4 million) redevelopment of their Santiago Bernabeu stadium that will include a retractable roof and a new commercial centre encompassing shops, restaurants and a hotel. German architecture firm GMP Architekten and Catalan company
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        85 42 AFP Rio de Janeiro The Brazilian judicial authorities have ruled that holders of a 40 per cent stake in the image rights of Brazil star Neymar should be allowed to see full details of his controversial transfer to Barcelona. A Sao Paulo civil court
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        78 42 AFP Sydney Australian swimming great Ian Thorpe’s (below) handlers on Friday denied he was in rehab for depression and alcohol abuse and said he instead entered hospital for shoulder surgery. It followed a front-page splash in The Sydney Daily Telegraph that the 31-year-old was injured
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      193 42  -  Text and pictures by Desmond Foo Patrick Tseng, 52 Transport ambassador Height: 1.87m Weight: 85 kg Exercise regimen: For strength and core training I go to the gym at least three times a week. I alternate between running and cycling up to 7km on my days off. You
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      494 43 Scot leads McIlroy by two shots in Dubai after scorching through back nine AFP Dubai Stephen Gallacher produced one of the finest back nines in the history of the European Tour yesterday to stand on the verge of becoming the first golfer to
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      1081 43  -  COMMENTARY Rohit Brijnath rohitb@sph.com.sg Joan Solsona is painting a competitive picture. Rafael Nadal, he beckons me to imagine, is skipping stones across the water. A friend is winning this idle competition, so Nadal cannot stop. His compulsion is to be the better
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      842 44 Berbatov joins Monaco on loan, while Arsenal ink Kallstrom deal on deadline day AFP London Chelsea, Fulham and Crystal Palace were the biggest movers in the English Premier League as the January transfer window closed with a flurry of activity on Friday. Several clubs
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      638 44  -  [OFFSIDE] Tay Yek Keak stsports@sph.com.sg What the year of the horse really means for these EPL animals: HORSE L Rio Ferdinand (born Nov 7, 1978): This year, a Horse, hastily running through life, needs to stop, take a breath, and soberly assesses its goals
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      339 44 Bloomberg London Tony Fernandes, owner of English second-division football team Queens Park Rangers, is backing rules aimed at making clubs live within their means as scrutiny on the sport’s finances intensifies. European ruling body Uefa’s “financial fair play” regulations are aimed at protecting clubs’
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      445 44 The Times, London London David Moyes believes that he faces a “big job” revamping his Manchester United squad this summer as the manager admitted that Robin van Persie is telling him when and for how long he is fit to play. The
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      658 45 Chelsea in the firing line tomorrow, as Pellegrini urges EPL leaders to stay focused The Times, London London Tim Sherwood described Manchester City as the “best team on the planet” after watching his Tottenham side get taken apart at White Hart Lane in midweek. Whether
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      305 45 AFP London Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger wants his side to apply pressure on their Premier League title rivals by reclaiming top spot with victory over Crystal Palace today. The Gunners lost their place at the summit of the table to Manchester City following their mid-week
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      1122 45  -  HEART OF FOOTBALL Rob Hughes stsports@sph.com.sg Tomorrow night’s match, Manchester City versus Chelsea, should be about as big as it gets in English Premier League terms. Think of Fernandinho and Yaya Toure contesting the middle ground against Frank Lampard and Ramires. Of
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      341 45 AFP London Former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is reportedly responding to instructions as doctors started to try and coax him out of an artificial deep sleep he was placed in after a near-fatal skiing accident on Dec 29 in the French resort
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      242 45 London Brendan Rodgers believes Liverpool’s trip to West Bromwich Albion today is a significant landmark in the club’s development since he took over at Anfield. Rodgers’ side were beaten 0-3 at the Hawthorns on the opening day of last season in the Liverpool manager’s first English
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      109 46 join THE ST AWARD CEREMONY The Straits Times is giving 20 readers a chance to attend the ST Athlete of the Year award ceremony lunch at Grand Copthorne Waterfront on Feb 28. They will also have a chance to meet and greet the nominees for the award. To stand a
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      250 1 SUMIKO TAN Beating the CNY bulge page13 bulge page13 WHAT DOES YOUR FRIDGE SAY ABOUT YOU? BOUNTIFUL: From wagyu beef to dried abalone, the fridge of a family of four holds enough food to feed eight people. SundayLife! takes a peek into the fridges of 15 households, from a family
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        1647 6  -  A SundayLife! street poll has found that many young people are ignorant about why and how Chinese New Year is celebrated Bryna Singh brynasim@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Melissa Tay and Amanda See Parents give hongbao to children to ensure that they do well in examinations.
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        1401 7  -  Mixed-race families of expatriate and local backgrounds try to fit in and teach their children the cultural values of both parents Eve Yap eveyap@sph.com.sg Growing up, Ms Kelly Latimer did not feel that she truly belonged in Britain where she was born. She and her
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        1204 8  -  Seriously Kidding Tee Hun Ching hunching@sph.com.sg There is a question that keeps popping up during our Chinese New Year rounds: How is your son doing in Primary 1? He hasn’t shed a tear and I have yet to hear otherwise from his
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          92 8 Watch juggling and balancing stunts at this special Chinese New Year performance by Dr Ken Farquhar, a world juggling champion and soap bubble chemist. He is well-known for his science circus shows, which reveal the science behind his tricks. He will also eat
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          74 8 The theme is Singapore in 20 years. The top prize in the junior category for those aged five to eight is a $120 Popular cash voucher, while children aged nine to 12 in the intermediate category stand to win a Popular cash voucher for $150.
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          67 8 A young World War I soldier awaits the firing squad at dawn. At night, he looks back on his short but joyful life growing up in rural Devon. Meant for those aged 10 and older. By ABA Productions and Scamp Theatre (Britain). Where: DBS Arts Centre,
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          77 8 This children’s production is about a boy who is unable to find delight in what is around him. Instead, he seeks adventure and excitement and makes up stories. For children aged three and older. By ABA Productions and The Tutti Frutti Productions (Britain).
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        974 9  -  Relatively Speaking Eve Yap eveyap@sph.com.sg Be it special occasions such as New Year’s Eve or someone’s birthday, or even just on his days off, Mr Farouk Darshan Singh Gill is likely to be partying and playing lively host to people half his age. “No one believes I’m
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        2256 10 / 11  -  Spending Valentine’s Day away can be a memorable adventure, and you don’t have to go far Lydia Vasko vlydia@sph.com.sg Valentine’s Day falls on a Friday this year, so what better excuse is there to whisk away your loved one for a romantic weekend getaway? With two
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        356 10 / 11  -  Jennani Durai CLUB MED LAST-MINUTE DEALS Get up to 30 per cent off on an all-inclusive couple’s getaway to a Club Med property in Phuket, Cherating Beach, Bali, Guilin (above), Yabuli or the Maldives. Book before the end of this month to enjoy the discount, which is valid
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        985 12  -  BBC presenter Babita Sharma takes short getaways on the island as she loves the shoreline and lovely beaches Babita Sharma’s TRAVEL BLACK BOOK Jennani Durai jennanid@sph.com.sg Who: Babita Sharma, 36, BBC World News presenter. The British newsreader currently co-hosts Newsday from London with Rico Hizon
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          875 16  -  Chang-Rae Lee describes a future where workers are enslaved by ruthless capitalist overlords in his new novel Book Of The Month Akshita Nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg ON SUCH A FULL SEA By Chang-Rae Lee Little, Brown/Paperback/352 pages/$28.95/ Major bookstores/ On Such A Full Sea is a lyrically told series of
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          373 17  -  Linda Collins Legal thriller writer Michael Connelly may not have the political sweep of fellow genre exponent John Grisham whose The Chamber, for example, scrutinises the death penalty but he does have Mickey Haller. The charismatic criminal defence The charismatic criminal defence lawyer has featured in five books, whereas
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          338 17  -  Bryna Singh This debut novel from Brown, who tried her hand at being a composer and a doctor before pursuing a writing career, is a soulful and poignant read. She takes readers into the African country of Rwanda in 1985, where ethnic tensions between the Hutus and the Tutsis
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          351 17  -  Grace Chua Do film critics see their lives as cinema? From Yong Shu Hoong’s The Viewing Party, one is tempted to think so. Yong, 48, a freelance journalist and film critic as well as poet, scatters scenes from a life- time throughout his fifth collection. In one poem titled
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        992 18 / 19  -  Eunice Quek Restaurant Home’s chef-owner Tan Yong Hua firmly believes that getting scolded is the best way to learn. The 41-year-old recalls his experience of learning to cook ee fu noodles at the Marina Bay Golf and Country Club. He was then 15 and working as a
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        757 21  -  So says Australian chef Shannon Bennett, who will include the city in a Miele food guide he is writing Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg Ask people about Singapore and everyone will invariably mention the food, says Australian celebrity chef Shannon Bennett. The chef, 37, who
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        826 21  -  Eunice Quek Mr Nirmal Kumar Sethia, owner of premium tea brand Newby Teas, has come full circle since his days of being a tea taster from the age of 14. Calling tea his “first love”, the Calcuttaborn 72-year-old bought over the British tea brand
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        298 22  -  Posh Nosh Foong Woei Wan Let’s talk about sandwiches. When was the last time you had a sandwich so wonderful, you couldn’t stop thinking about it afterwards and you knew you had met a special sandwich, after a lifetime of having sandwiches for convenience? Gaest, a tiny Danish
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        131 22 Welcome to my Chinese New Year food lab. Every year, there is too much bak kwa left in the house and I find I have to incorporate it into meals to finish it: barbecued pork noodle soup, bak kwa sandwich and so on. For a spread to
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        122 22 After a season of feasting, I really should have light food food so light that I scarcely feel its presence. So I am stocking up on Miller’s Damsels wafers for post-festive afternoons when I should snack like a bird. The English brand’s wheat crackers ($7.55 for 125g) shatter
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        1037 22  -  Put surplus mandarin oranges from Chinese New Year to good use in this citrus cake Hunger Management Cynthia Low suntimes@sph.com.sg After all the joy and excitement of family reunions and feasting, it may feel like time to take a break and spend a few quiet days
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        771 23  -  The japanese-style yong towfoo at Kappo Yorito is handmade with fresh ingredients Restaurant Review Wong Ah Yoke Food critic ahyoke@sph.com.sg Oden, the Japanese version of yong towfoo, is not seen as an expensive food here. Like its Chinese counterpart, it is found more as a cook-at-home item
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          223 23  - BURGERS VS WINGS BAR Eunice Quek Have your fill of burgers and wings at this 180-seat restaurant, which opened two weeks ago in Orchard Central. Those who like their wings spicy can go for the Hot Buffalo Wings ($15.80), which are served with battered water spinach and come in three
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          158 23  -  Eunice Quek A new cocktail destination has sprung up at the Four Seasons Hotel Singapore. Helmed by Spanish mixologist Javier de las Muelas, who owns the award-winning Dry Martini bar in Barcelona, Spain, its menu features a variety of classic and unusual cocktails, such as the Cafe Mojito
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          130 23  -  Rebecca Lynne Tan The all-day bistro, located in the Siglap area, offers everything from soups and salads to pastas, pizzas and other main courses. You can also head here for cakes and coffee. Soups here French Onion or Wild Mushroom are priced at $10 a serving, while
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        295 23  -  Cheap Good Eunice Quek euniceq@sph.com.sg There are some types of hawker comfort food I always return to, especially when I need a break from all that festive feasting. One such dish is lor mee a vinegared, garlicky onebowl wonder of noodles coated in a sticky gravy
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        617 23  -  HOW TO NAVIGATE THE FOOD WORLD LIKE A PRO CHEAT SHEET Text and photos: Chris Tan Dried shiitake mushrooms have pride of place at provision stores during Chinese New Year, but there are more unusual options for steamboats or pen cai. All these mushrooms can be found
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        772 24  -  Whether you choose to dine in or eat out, the plentiful festive options ensure a mouth-watering celebration Koh Yuen Lin Oscar’s, Conrad Centennial Singapore Chinese New Year gatherings always bring to mind dinners at a round table laden with the usual traditional dishes. Yet at Oscar’s,
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