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Title Section48 2010-07-17 1 Week&uC RHW MICA (P) 162/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 July 17 18, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you VMCH£ RHW MICA (P) 162/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 July 17 -18, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking JULY 17 18, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF48 words
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Article, Illustration258 2010-07-17 2 SINGAPORE A bus commuter was killed and eight others were injured when the double-decker bus they were travelling in collided with a stationary lorry which was being used to prune trees in Bedok on Friday. The crane mounted on the bed ofPHOTOS: WEE TECK - 258 words
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439 2010-07-17 2 LEONG WEE KEAT - New Bill to be tabled on Monday seeks to ‘criminalise and establish extra-territorial jurisdiction’ LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Coming to two years after Ms Lo Hwei Yen was taken hostage and killed in the Mumbai attacks, the Government is seeking to pass a439 words
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THE BIG STORY
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Article384 2010-07-17 6 SHAFFIO ALCHATIB SINGAPORE The head of defunct multilevel marketing firm Sunshine Empire, Phang Wah, was found guilty on Friday of several offences, including running a fraudulent trading company and falsifying accounts. His wife, Neo Kuon Huay, and ex-com-pany director Jackie Hoo Choon Cheat were similarly convicted.SHAFFIO ALCHATIB - 384 words
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Article, Illustration1413 2010-07-17 6 ANSLEY NG - These lawyers help the accused have his day in court when he can’t afford it ANSLEY NG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg THE soft-spoken young man sits stiffly in his chair in a cramped cubicle at law firm Patrick Tan and Associates, his expression nervous and his hands clasped1,413 words
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565 2010-07-17 7 SINGAPORE Not all lawyers are so altruistic. Some fail to do right by their clients even paying ones. Justice V K Rajah this week slammed lawyer Leonard Loo for his “complete disregard” for the interests of his clients, eight China nationals565 words
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NEWS
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Article, Illustration357 2010-07-17 8 JULIE QUEK - JULIE QUEK juliequek@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Mainboard-listed ComfortDelGro Corporation has launched a takeover bid of A$38.8 million ($46.8 million) in cash for Swan Taxis the largest provider of taxi services in and around Perth, Western Australia. If successful, the move will extend ComfortDelGro’s presence in357 words
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250 2010-07-17 8 HOEYEEN NIE SINGAPORE—The Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) does not intend to micro-manage the two casino operators and the gaming industry. The industry here is new, with Singapore’s two casinos opening just this year. And over time, changes to the framework will beHOEYEEN NIE - 250 words
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Article, Illustration366 2010-07-17 8 No money laundering here yet SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL SINGAPORE Money-laundering activities have yet to be detected in the country’s two casinos, according to the authorities. Casinos are a cash-intensive business with a high volume of daily transactions making them vulnerable to money-laun-dering risks. That is why the Casino Regulatory Authority wasSAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL; AFP - 366 words
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434 2010-07-17 8 The doctor is in your iPhone, that is NEO CHAI SINGAPORE Doctor consultation may never be the same again here and the iPhones and iPads in the pockets and bags of many Singaporeans could go some way to why change is in the offing. Definitely, when patients can do theirNEO CHAI - 434 words
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351 2010-07-17 10 TEO XUANWEI - TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Police have arrested 52 people in Singapore as part of an Interpol-coordinated crackdown in the region on illegal soccer betting during the recent World Cup finals. In all, more than 5,000 people across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Hong Kong351 words
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Article, Illustration112 2010-07-17 10 A foreign worker seeks shelter from the sun under one of the three umbrellashaped pavilions situated along the Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade. Each of these structures is equipped with a large fan that is activated by motion sensors, as well as solar panels on top to generate electricity.OOI BOON KEONG - 112 words
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276 2010-07-17 10 ONG DAI LIN SINGAPORE Eight years ago, the taxi driver was fined $8,000 for molesting two female passengers on separate occasions. Francis Ngien Tai Ho used the same ruse each time: He would tell the passenger that the seat beltsONG DAI LIN - 276 words
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181 2010-07-17 10 SINGAPORE Police have arrested a 51 -year-old man who is suspected of involvement in a hit-and-run accident early on Thursday morning. The man is believed to be the driver of a car which was involved in an accident with a motorcycle at the junction181 words
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147 2010-07-17 10 MUSTAFA SHAFAWI The National Environment Agency (NEA) says the number of homes found breeding mosquitoes in the first half of this year has increased by more than 35 per cent to close to 6,000 compared to the same period last year. The NEA saidMUSTAFA SHAFAWI - 147 words
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146 2010-07-17 10 With less than a month to go before the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, the organisers are launching a limitededition music CD to encourage community involvement and ownership of Singapore 2010. The Voices of Singapore 2010-In Celebration of Youth Olympic Games CD146 words
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Article110 2010-07-17 10 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB An Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) accounts manager has been charged with obtaining a bribe of $8,000 from the director of a recreation company, Leisure East Coast. Goh Boon Kok, 41, allegedly accepted the money from Judy Neo Swee Choo. It is believed toSHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - 110 words
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270 2010-07-17 12 DOMINIQUE LOH - DOMINIQUE LOH SINGAPORE Whether it is Jedis with light sabres, machines transforming into giant robots or the heroics of a man in an iron suit, there is one common thread. Some of these Hollywood scenes were made in Singapore scenes that may be270 words
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Article, Illustration396 2010-07-17 12 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, Muis, in its Friday sermon, has reminded the Muslim community to protect the young from being influenced by radical ideologies. It said one way of doing so is toCHANNEL NEWSASIA; DON WONG - 396 words
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Article328 2010-07-17 12 LYNDA HONG - HDB extends Revitalisation of Shops Scheme to 35 more sites LYNDA HONG lyndahong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More shops in the heartlands will soon get a makeover. The Housing and Development Board (HDB) is extending its Revitalisation of Shops (ROS) Scheme, which was introduced in 2007, to more heartland328 words
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142 2010-07-17 12 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB A manager of a company dealing in mobile phones has pleaded guilty to 11 charges relating to tax evasion amounting to more than $5 million. Mahesh Sukhram Daswani, 43, from Sadhashiv Enterprises helped his father, Sukhram Parsram Daswani, the sole142 words
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154 2010-07-17 12 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB The fifth attempt this month to smuggle a Bangladeshi out of Singapore has been foiled. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said Hashem Mir, 35, was found in the boot of a Malaysian-registered car on Tuesday evening at the Woodlands Checkpoint. He154 words
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VOICES
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Article, Illustration252 2010-07-17 16 Tracey Tang General - Errant employers must be enlightened: Tafep Letter from Tracey Tang General Deputy General Manager Tripartite Alliance For Fair Employment Practices WE REFER to the letters on the experiences of two mothers in the workplace (June 30). The Tripartite Alliance For Fair Employment Practices (Tafep) shares the concernsJUNE 30 - 252 words
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Article182 2010-07-17 16 Paul Antony Fernandez - Letter from Paul Antony Fernandez I REFER to Melvin Chan’s I Say piece, “When someone else’s problem is really everyone’s problem” (July 15). I am a security professional and would like to clarify two misconceptions about the security industry. First, there are no more “security182 words
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COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration987 2010-07-17 18 PAUL GILFEATHER - Only electric cars on the roads? HDB estates powered by biogas? Steffen Lehmann thinks it’s possible PAUL GILFEATHER PAUL GILFEATHER gilfeather@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is the principal correspondent with Today. Singapore could become the world’s most modern city within 20 years, says the manYEN YOK - 987 words
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Article, Illustration864 2010-07-17 20 DAVID BROOKS - For the narcissist, revenge is a holy cause, demanding overwhelming DAVID BROOKS The writer has been a senior editor at The Weekly Standard and a contributing editor at Newsweek and the Atlantic Monthly. THE NEW YORK TIMES Let us enter, you and I, intoTHE NEW YORK TIMES; AFP - 864 words
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862 2010-07-17 21 WILLIAM PESEK - WILLIAM PESEK William Pesek is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his BLOOMBERG Naoto Kan may get the state dinners and the motorcades but he no longer runs Japan. Masaaki Shirakawa does. If anything is clear since the drubbingBLOOMBERG - 862 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration242 2010-07-17 22 iOS update to solve signal woes: Apple THE DAILY TELEGRAPH SAN FRANCISCO Apple now has an update for the iPhone 4 (picture) which the company claims will fix the device’s “death grip” problem: A drop in signal experienced by users when the phone is held aTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 242 words
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Article400 2010-07-17 22 New Australian PM expected to set Aug 21 or 28 poll dates AGENCIES SYDNEY Australia’s new Prime Minister Julia Gillard is poised to call a general election for late August, media said on Friday, as she moves to legitimise her rule after being catapulted to power inAGENCIES - 400 words
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Article, Illustration242 2010-07-17 22 Gulf geyser stops gushing but will the new cap hold? AP NEW ORLEANS BP finally gained control over one of the United States’ biggest environmental catastrophes by placing a carefully-fitted cap over a runaway geyser that has been gushing 318 million litres of crude into the Gulf of Mexico sinceAP; AFP - 242 words
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95 2010-07-17 23 AGENCIES A fire in a five-storey hotel in northern Iraq killed 29 people, including Sri Lankan, Philippine and Cambodian telecommunications engineers, on Thursday. Some of the victims appeared to have died as they jumped from hotel windows to escape the blaze, said officials inAGENCIES - 95 words
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105 2010-07-17 23 AFP North Korea is creating a quasi-shrine to the youngest son of ailing leader Kim Jong Il, reports said on Friday. Pyongyang is transforming the proclaimed birthplace of Kim Jong Un, 27, in Kangdong into a kind of shrine, Tokyo-based activist Lee YoungAFP - 105 words
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503 2010-07-17 23 Boost for Obama as US Senate okays reform Bill AGENCIES WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama, whose poll ratings have been falling further in recent weeks, has received a much-needed boost after the Senate backed the biggest reform of Wall StreetAGENCIES - 503 words
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201 2010-07-17 24 AFP BEIJING German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday prodded China to ease access to its markets, as the world’s top two exporting nations signed a series of deals worth billions of dollars. After meeting Premier Wen Jiabao and overseeingAFP - 201 words
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Article, Illustration108 2010-07-17 24 It’s so hot that women in bikinis are out to soak up the sun in usually frigid Moscow. A heat wave across much of Europe is also causing crops to wither, forest fires to ignite and roads to melt, while refrigerators and fans have toAP - 108 words
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201 2010-07-17 24 AFP ABU DHABI Musicologists funded by Abu Dhabi are roaming Islamic countries in search of lullabies and children’s songs, one of the first projects of a centre that aims to preserve the musical heritage of the Muslim world. The Al Ain CentreAFP - 201 words
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132 2010-07-17 25 AFP Australia’s first butcher to sell horse meat said on Friday he had received death threats and over 2,000 abusive emails but that customers were delighted they could now buy horse steaks. Perth butcher Vince Garreffa said his butcher’s shop sells “probably every meatAFP - 132 words
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147 2010-07-17 25 THE NEW YORK TIMES Mr Paul Allen, who founded Microsoft with Bill Gates, announced on Thursday that he planned to give more than half of his estimated US$13.5 billion ($18.6 billion) fortune to philanthropy. Mr Allen is among a growing number ofTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 147 words
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Article, Illustration125 2010-07-17 25 AFP Two New Zealand inventors have produced what they claim are the world’s first robotic legs to help paraplegics walk again. Inventors Richard Little and Robert Irving came up with the idea seven years ago and spent US$7.1 million ($9.8 million) to developAFP - 125 words
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111 2010-07-17 25 AFP Indonesia’s Supreme Court has reversed a decision to return US$135 million ($185.8 million) which had been seized from a company run by Tommy Suharto, the youngest son of the nation’s late President, a judge said on Friday. The money had been confiscated amid investigationsAFP - 111 words
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110 2010-07-17 25 AFP Philippine prosecutors on Friday charged a minister in former President Gloria Arroyo’s administration with graft over a murky deal with a Chinese Internet firm, officials said. Former Economic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri immediately pleaded not guilty. State prosecutors alleged Neri profited from aAFP - 110 words
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SCIENCE
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Article, Illustration683 2010-07-17 26 One scientist’s bold, barely comprehensible claim THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK It’s hard to imagine a more fundamental and ubiquitous aspect of life on the Earth than gravity, from the moment you first took a step and fell on your diapered bottom to theTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 683 words
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Article, Illustration192 2010-07-17 26 AGENCIES LONDON Gorillas enjoy playing games of “tag” like children, a study suggests. The research, published in the journal Biology Letters, suggests that playing “tag” helps teach the gorillas how to deal with real conflict. By playing both chaser and the chased, the apes develop a betterAGENCIES - 192 words
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179 2010-07-17 26 AGENCIES WASHINGTON Scientists are now 99-per-cent certain mass extinction events on Earth take place every 27 million years. Scientists at America’s Smithsonian Institution and the University of Kansas, who mapped out all Earth’s extinction events from the past 600 million years, found that life onAGENCIES - 179 words
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Article370 2010-07-17 26 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WASHINGTON A “universal” flu vaccine that protects against many strains of the virus could be available within a few years, scientists have said. They believe they have solved the problem of designing a “one fits all” jab using a new two-step approachTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 370 words
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BUSINESS
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Article284 2010-07-17 28 AFP WASHINGTON China’s holdings of US government debt dropped for the first time in three months in May, official data showed on Friday. The cash-rich Chinese government reduced its US Treasury bond holdings to US$867.7 billion ($1.2 trillion) from US$900.2 billion in April, the TreasuryAFP - 284 words
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Article123 2010-07-17 28 BLOOMBERG Singapore Airlines took delivery of its 11th Airbus A380 on Friday, six months after the plane was originally scheduled for handover, after the company that made the seats was embroiled in a production scandal. Singapore was among carriers including All Nippon Airways, Continental Airlines andBLOOMBERG - 123 words
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264 2010-07-17 28 EPHRAIM SEOW - EPHRAIM SEOW SINGAPORE Hospitality chain Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) is looking to put its premier brand behind a second luxury hotel in Singapore. It is targeting to have something ready by the end of the year but said the schedule has not264 words
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193 2010-07-17 28 RYAN HUANG - RYAN HUANG SINGAPORE Budget carrier Tiger Airways has ruled out operating long-haul flights, despite some of its rivals taking this route. Tiger said operating long-distance flights are complex and costly. Instead, it prefers to find growth opportunities in key markets like China and193 words
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Article, Illustration162 2010-07-17 28 SINGAPORE Orchard Road will be adding another new face to its shopping belt. A retail, hotel and office development will soon come up at the sites of the former Specialists’ Centre and Hotel Phoenix, as well as Orchard Emerald mall. The project (picture), costing some $700PICTURE COURTESY UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED - 162 words
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168 2010-07-17 29 SINGAPORE Ascendas Reit has reported that its first quarter distribution per unit (DPU) fell 7 per cent to 3.37 Singapore cents from a year ago. However its distributable income rose 3.5 per cent on year to $63.1 million for the168 words
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263 2010-07-17 29 MILLET ENRIOUEZ KUALA LUMPUR CapitaLand’s Malaysian real estate investment trust (Reit) ended its trading debut on the main market of Bursa Malaysia with a whimper on Friday. CapitaMalls Malaysia Trust (CMMT) shares closed at 98 sen unchanged from what retail investors paid forMILLET ENRIOUEZ - 263 words
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203 2010-07-17 29 DESMOND WONG SINGAPORE CapitaCommercial Trust (CCT) is selling the StarHub Centre to Frasers Centrepoint (FCL) for $380 million in cash. StarHub Centre is a 10-sto-rey non-Grade A office building with retail space next to FCL’s Centrepoint mall. It currently has a committed occupancy ofDESMOND WONG - 203 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration431 2010-07-17 30 AGENCIES MADRID Rest easy, Arsenal fans, it looks like Barcelona’s pursuit of Cesc Fabregas (picture) is cooling off. For another year, at least. In what amounts to an admission of defeat, club president Sandro Rosell admitted on Friday thatAGENCIES; AFP - 431 words
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Article, Illustration696 2010-07-17 30 Mourinho wastes no time in literally rearranging the furniture AGENCIES MADRID New Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho met his players for the first time on Thursday, but the club’s hierarchy have already been stunned at the speed at which the Portuguese has rearranged the furniture,AGENCIES; AFP - 696 words
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Article, Illustration569 2010-07-17 31 Man Utd striker set to get new deal worth $275k a AGENCIES TORONTO Manchester United are set to formalise contract talks with Wayne Rooney later this month after the forward defeated an attempt by his former management company to sue him for £4.3 million ($9.1 million).AGENCIES; AFP - 569 words
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Article, Illustration397 2010-07-17 31 AP BOURG-LES-VALENCE (France) In the frenzied and dangerous mass sprints at the Tour de France, competitors often need to keep their heads. Mark Renshaw (picture) decided to use his. The Australian lead-out man for sprint specialist Mark Cavendish was expelledAP; AFP - 397 words
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Article, Illustration549 2010-07-17 32 RAJ KUMAR - Duric’s got seven to go With a cabinet full of medals, Tampines striker on course to crown it with 300th goal RAJ KUMAR rajkumar@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It is rare for an ageing striker to keep firing on all cylinders and be on the top of his game. The great Stanley MatthewsTODAY FILE PHOTO - 549 words
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Article, Illustration446 2010-07-17 32 PATWANT SINGH - PATWANT SINGH SINGAPORE As a young boy, German Ralf Bissdorf set off from his hometown of Heideheim, with a population of just 50,000, to scale the summit of the fencing world. An Olympic silver in the foil at the 2000 Sydney Games and 11PHOTO COURTESY Z FENCING - 446 words
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Article, Illustration542 2010-07-17 33 IAN DECOTTA - F1 presence bears fruit as Singapore karters make a strong showing IAN DECOTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Republic’s presence in Asia’s premier karting championships has always been nominal, with one or two drivers flying the flag. Occasionally, a bright young talent excels and goes on to becomePHOTO COURTESY OF PAUL FEWTRELL - 542 words
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Article, Illustration510 2010-07-17 33 AGENCIES LONDON Team principal Christian Horner’s efforts to cool fiery heads that flared in his Red Bull garage during last Sunday’s British Grand Prix have gone up in smoke. Tempers erupted after Mark Webber was forced to surrender his new front wing beforeAGENCIES - 510 words
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Article, Illustration707 2010-07-17 34 South African shows who’s the boss at St Andrews ST ANDREWS Louis Oosthuizen flung down the gauntlet to overnight leader Rory McIlroy at the British Open on Friday and then watched as Mother Nature rallied to his cause. The 27-year-old South African, from the Western CapeAP - 707 words
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Article, Illustration159 2010-07-17 34 Tiger Woods’ presence at the British Open has garnered a lot of attention, especially on the 15th fairway, when a strategically positioned quartet of blondes in tiger-print T-shirts posed obligingly for the cameras. It was the kind of ambush marketing stunt which had Fifa calling theAFP - 159 words
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Miscellaneous87 2010-07-17 31 This match is played on neutral ground. J League and K League matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. LIVE TELECAST AT UVEWIRE(RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA) SPORTSBUZZ (POMO) League Kashima Antlers Ksaki Frontale Sat, 17/07/10 6.00pm lp yX Always play with care. |responsibiyf Do not87 words
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Miscellaneous184 2010-07-17 34 SPORTS ON SATURDAY BASEBALL 7am MLB Tampa Bay v Yankees (mioTV Ch 114, 117) HOCKEY 5pm Samsung Holland v Germany (Ch201) 7.30pm Samsung England v NZ (Ch201) 11pm Samsung China v Argentina (Ch201) GOLF 5pm British Open (mioTV Ch 114, 117) FOOTBALL 6pm J-League Kashima v Kawasaki (Ch222) TENNIS 7pm184 words
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Advertisement73 2010-07-17 37 FAB FIVE FALL’S HOTTEST LOOKS. AND, NO, THEY’RE NOT ALL BLACK. >> JULY 17 18, 2010 S’PORE FOOD FEST CELEBRATES THE CUISINE OF OUR FOREFATHERS. >> T4 THE GTS: BMW’S LOUDEST, FASTEST, CRAZIEST ROAD-GOING M3. >> T14 A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE IN ZULU KINGDOM, SOUTH AFRICA. >> T2673 words
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Article, Illustration825 2010-07-17 38 Georgina Chang - THE FAIRERTEXT Breaking up is hard. But it’s the aftermath of dealing with the ex that’s hell Georgina Chang Georgina Chang georginac@mediacorp.com.sg I LOVE having boyfriends.The downside is when the boyfriend becomes an exboyfriend. Exes are really hard work. Even if nobody was cheating, stealing or lying,YenYok - 825 words
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Article, Illustration718 2010-07-17 39 Mayo Martin - POSTSCRIPT I'm a child trapped in an old man’s body and it’s all Kurt Cobain’s fault Mayo Martin mayo@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is an executive reporter at Today. MY CONSIDERABLE appetite for anime and comics, inclination towards extremely corny puns and wide-eyed predisposition towards all things718 words
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Advertisement83 2010-07-17 39 Face Destiny Live Seminar in Singapore, 2010 Let BaZi Profiling and Face Reading show you the path of Least Resistance to success in your life Witness for yourself how you can benefit from this seminar 7 Days to go! Date 24th July 2010 Time 10am 5pm Venue Suntec City Singapore,83 words
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Article, Illustration682 2010-07-17 40 Don Mendoza - The Singapore Food Festival still manages to surprise after 17 years Don Mendoza donm@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE is a tasty town.And the tourists know it. Their purpose of visit and length of stay notwithstanding, visitors to Singapore almost always aim to get their local food fix, which they inevitably do.682 words
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Article, Illustration348 2010-07-17 41 Clarke Quay Food Street The entire stretch of the Read Bridge is transformed into the epicentre of events happening around the Clarke Quay area, boasting more than 30 stalls from various established restaurants and hawkers stationed under one roof. When: Till July 24, 4pm to348 words
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Article, Illustration158 2010-07-17 41 FOOD NOTES LIKE your pizza with more bite? Pizza Hut’s latest endeavour ought to do the trick. Big Bites pizzas have 12 succulent chicken meatballs and shrimp balls stuffed into the scallop-edged crust, and you can choose your favourite toppings from the Family Favourites or Supremes selections to158 words
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Advertisement93 2010-07-17 40 Experience the natural goodness of KOKA Low-Fat Noodles f° r Jj (JSt $2 This July, show off your creativity with KOKA Purple Wheat Noodles, or savour the award-winning taste of KOKA Spicy Black Pepper, Sesame Chicken or Curry Non-Fried Noodles for just $2 per pack. Offer ends 31 st July93 words
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Article, Illustration507 2010-07-17 42 Don Mendoza - RAISING with Don Mendoza Every food will eventually have its day with Don Mendoza donm@mediacorp.com.sg TODAY, the United States celebrates National Peach Ice Cream Day. I kid you not.Just ask Google. But I doubt that we’ll be catching the live telecast crowning of a Minnesotan “Double-Scoop Summer Peach507 words
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Article, Illustration411 2010-07-17 42 Victoria Moore - There was a time when Australian wine meant uniformity, reliability... and a certain dullness. Not any more it doesn’t Victoria Moore food@mediacorp.com.sg THE GUARDIAN ARE we ready for it? The Australians originally persuaded us to drink their wine by making it flatteringly easy. If youTHE GUARDIAN; AFP - 411 words
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Article232 2010-07-17 44 Lynette Koh - Military- and retro-inspired looks spice up this season’s stock of darker shades Lynette Koh Lynette lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg HAD enough of the florals and froufrou frocks that have been everywhere in the past couple of months? Then rejoice the fall/winter fashion season is just around the corner. The coming232 words
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Article, Illustration82 2010-07-17 44 There was almost an absolute blackout on some of the most highly watched fall runways. Having sent several crisp all- white looks down theYves Saint Laurent spring runway, creative director Stefano Pilati turned almost entirely to the dark side for fall, with looks which seemed inspired by82 words
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Article, Illustration73 2010-07-17 44 Hillary Clinton would be pleased: From velvet (Giorgio Armani) to leather (Hermes), fall’s pantsuits make power dressing seem downright desirable in more ways than one. Done right, pantsuits are unparalleled in making their wearers look equal parts serious and sexy.A good, body-skimming fit is a must. Opt for73 words
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Article, Illustration78 2010-07-17 45 BOLD BRIGHT Generally, designers tend to go for a darker, deeper palette in the colder months. Not Christopher Kane, the celebrated young designer who currently heads Versace’s diffusion line, Versus. His fall collection featured minidresses in a palette of metallic sorbet shades. Other labels which incorporated bright solid shades into78 words
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Article, Illustration75 2010-07-17 45 Despite its strong showing in the last couple of fashion seasons, army-inspired styles show no signs of beating a retreat. Its influence was felt most strongly at Burberry: The British house’s lauded fall collection featured high-collared peacoats and skinny, cropped khaki pants. Over the seasons, the military-inspired look75 words
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Article, Illustration72 2010-07-17 45 From the ’50s-inspired looks at Prada to the chic, cerebral styles at Marc Jacobs, hemlines for fall reach a compromise between the two extreme lengths which prevailed in spring: the mini and the maxi. Over the knee or grazing the calf, the mid-length dress looks subtly alluring, and72 words
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Article, Illustration390 2010-07-17 46 ARTHUR CHUA - How much jewellery is too much for a guy? ARTHUR CHUA JEWELLERY for men is a tricky business. Too little, and it seems insignificant, while too much can make you look like an ageing hipster, a friend of Dorothy or worse, both. Rule of thumb: Keep your390 words
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Article, Illustration108 2010-07-17 47 LYNETTE KOH WANT to party at the highest al fresco bar in the world? Head to 1-Altitude at One Raffles Place. The latest multi-concept lifestyle destination by the 1-Rochester Group has three floors of dining and entertainment, including 1-Altitude Gallery Bar, which is located on the 63rd floorLYNETTE KOH - 108 words
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Article, Illustration406 2010-07-17 48 Lynette Koh - Lynette Koh lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg WITH its slow customer traffic,The Heeren has not been the same since music megastore HMV moved out in January.That may change with the addition of new concept store ALT. Last Wednesday, the three-storey store opened in the space formerly occupied by406 words
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Article, Illustration417 2010-07-17 49 Lynette Koh - Lynette Koh lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg HUNDREDS of volunteers are needed to facilitate the smooth running of a major event like the upcoming Youth Olympic Games (YOG). And who better to train these volunteers in deportment and grooming than a former beauty queen? Recently, Elaine Heng Image Consultancy417 words
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Article, Illustration477 2010-07-17 50 DerrynWong in Malaga, Spain - CAR REVIEW Rarer than a Ferrari and all sold out, this no holds barred racer is BMW’s most powerful road-legal DerrynWong in Malaga, Spain cars@mediacorp.com.sg THE original BMW M3 (see box), based on the first 3 Series, came into existence in 1985 to provide a platform for a477 words
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Article, Illustration205 2010-07-17 50 The M3 gets its name from M Division (M stands for motorsport).While it wasn’t the first M model made that was the M1 supercar it was the first model to achieve wide sales, and is still the best-selling car in the M line-up. E30 M3 (1985-1991) The205 words
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Article, Illustration330 2010-07-17 52 CAR Citroen’s DS3 hatchback attracts glances like an i Phone 4 attracts fingerprints, but has plenty of substance underneath considerable style IT’S funny how a can of Yeo’s lemon tea always has a French translation on it (‘thé au citron’), but it could say ‘l’escargot’ and it’d still330 words
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Article, Illustration389 2010-07-17 52 DARYL LEE - Radical ‘racers’ emerge at Shell Eco-Marathon DARYL LEE IN SEPANG, MALAYSIA SEPANG International Circuit in Malaysia conjures images of Formula One racers tearing around at top speed danger, emissions or fuel consumption be damned. But last week, even cooler-looking prototype racers, whose engines were clean as a389 words
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Article, Illustration92 2010-07-17 52 DERRYN WONG - NEWS TRACKS DERRYN WONG VOLKSWAGEN (VW) has just launched the expanded wing of its Alexandra Road showroom, boasting an increased after-sales service area and new car display floor space.To celebrate this, it is offering up to 17,000 off all models this weekend only.92 words
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Miscellaneous1063 2010-07-17 54 SATURDAYTV STAY HOME SATURDAY MOVIE: SAHARA Channel 5, 7pm Master explorer Dirk Pitt goes on the greatest adventure of his life when he embarks on a treasure hunt through some of the most dangerous regions of West Africa. In search of the “Ship of Death”, Pitt must use his wits1,063 words
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Miscellaneous985 2010-07-17 55 BLOCKBUSTER SUNDAY: THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM Channel 5, 7.15pm While investigating Operation Blackbriar, reporter Simon Ross inadvertently causes Jason Bourne to come out of hiding. Bourne meets Ross and realises they’re being watched. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must ultimately uncover his dark past985 words
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Article, Illustration660 2010-07-17 58 Today’s top 5 plus 5 others 1 Let’s Play! Sports Carnival Eight sports stations for boxing, table tennis, basketball, fencing and more let everyone in the family have a go at sports that will be played during the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games. Date: Saturday and Sunday Time: Noon to660 words
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Miscellaneous1261 2010-07-17 58 THE MOVIE EVENT OF THE YEAR! 0000 Jason Johnson, SPH The New Paper FiRST "EPIC! MORE ACTION, MORE ROMANCE, MORE SUSPENSE." the t\\■illilllt sa nse IT ALL BEGINS... WITH A CHOICE. NOW SHOWING! PG VIOLENCE 0 V A33 c LIDO CENTURY BALESTIER CHOA CHU KANG BUGIS SHAW HOUSE LEVEL 51,261 words
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Miscellaneous43 2010-07-17 58 Our tough weekend treat for Sudoku die-hards SUPER SUDOKU plus DIFFICULTY RATING: HOW TO PLAY The rules are easy. Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. COPYRIGHT UCLICK FRIDAY’S SOLUTION43 words
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Article, Illustration425 2010-07-17 60 Coming up:Australia and New Zealand Truffle season What: MundaringTruffle Festival Where: Mundaring, Western Australia When: July 31 to Aug 1 Enquiries: www.mundaringtrufflefestival.com If the inimitable earthy aroma from a few truffle shavings on your pasta makes you sigh with pleasure, it’s time to follow your nose to425 words
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Article, Illustration621 2010-07-17 61 Weekend escapades Brought to you by Contrary to popular belief, Kuantan has more than just pristine beaches CHEN FEN Salleh skittered up the tree in the wink of an eye; scrabbling atthe coconuts, looking for fruit ripe with juice. With a twist of his wrist, the five-year-old monkey sentCHEN FEN - 621 words
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Article, Illustration689 2010-07-17 62 Amy Van - With the football crowd gone, travellers can shift their attention back to South Africa’s most famous attraction the safari Amy Van travel@mediacorp.com.sg EVEN for city slickers, a safari makes for an eye-opening and unforgettable experience. Trust me, I’m one. Game reserves in South AfricaPhotos Amy Van - 689 words
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