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Title Section25 2010-07-19 1 TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Monday July 19, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking JULY 19, 2010 A PUBLICATION25 words
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Article, Illustration460 2010-07-19 1 CLAIRE HUANG - Marina Bay waterfront promenade to be a catalyst for future growth: PM CLAIRE HUANG clairehuang@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY DYLAN LOH SINGAPORE The Marina Bay waterfront promenade will be a key platform and catalyst for Singapore’s future growth, defining Singapore the same way the Bund definesADDITIONAL REPORTING BY DYLAN LOH; DON WONG - 460 words
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Article, Illustration603 2010-07-19 1 SATISH CHENEY - Mica’s Lui to speak with Mewr privately SATISH CHENEY satishkumar@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY ALICIA WONG AND DYLAN LOH COMMENT&ANALYSIS NOURIEL ROUBINI GET READY FOR A DOUBLE DIP 12 THOMAS L FRIEDMAN CAN WETALK JUST A LITTLE? 14 CONRAD RAJ IS ITTOO LATE FOR A SETTLEMENT? 15 SINGAPOREADDITIONAL REPORTING BY ALICIA WONG AND DYLAN LOH; KOH MUI FONG - 603 words
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Article, Illustration395 2010-07-19 3 TEO XUANWEI - British journalist investigated for criminal defamation, other offences TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A British journalist, whose new book about the death penalty in Singapore was recently pulled off the shelves here, was arrested in his hotel room yesterday morning. In response to media queries, the police confirmedPHOTO COURTESY LAW KIAN YAN - 395 words
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Article, Illustration616 2010-07-19 4 LEONG WEE KEAT - COMMENTARY LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg They have hit parts of Singapore pretty much unannounced over the past month, the latest of these striking on Saturday at around 4am, entering homes, shops and buildings like a thief in the night. This, however, is no616 words
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Article, Illustration236 2010-07-19 5 Attack was aimed at anti-Al Qaeda militia AFP BAGHDAD A suicide bomber killed 43 people in an attack on an army office yesterday in Iraq’s deadliest single attack in more than two months. The attack was aimed at militia fighters who target Al Qaeda groupsAFP - 236 words
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Article, Illustration353 2010-07-19 8 EVELYN CHOO SINGAPORE While it is important that the community accept and accommodate intra-town cycling as part of their commuting culture, public education is key to ensure its success, said Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development, Youth and Sports Teo Ser Luck. Opening the TampinesEVELYN CHOO; CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 353 words
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775 2010-07-19 8 ALICIA WONG - Cost for National Day dinner can exceed $10,000 ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In weeks to come, community clubs across Singapore will be holding one of their most expensive events the National Day dinner. At some CCs, these are events that draw775 words
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Article, Illustration284 2010-07-19 10 SHARON SEE SINGAPORE Promoting social harmony and helping the less fortunate these were the objectives of a free community carnival at Dhoby Ghaut Green yesterday. A particularly riveting moment was when 1,380 grassroots volunteers came together in a record-set-ting mass percussionSHARON SEE; DON - 284 words
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109 2010-07-19 10 Eggs imported from Malaysia will cost one cent more each from today, and local egg farms are also looking to adjust their prices. This comes after the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority suspended the sale of eggs produced by N109 words
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Article78 2010-07-19 10 An 18-hour islandwide raid conducted by the police at the weekend netted 188 people for criminal activities. The raids which started on Friday evening saw 35 men and 153 women arrested for offences such as gang-relat-ed activities, immigration offences, illegal employment, peddling of contraband cigarettes,78 words
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Article86 2010-07-19 10 A Singaporean tourist was killed and eight others were injured when the van they were travelling in skidded on the North-South Expressway near Ipoh on Saturday. Bernama news agency, quoting state traffic police chief Superintendant Wan Abdullah Ishak, said the victim, 63-year-old Benny Goh, died on86 words
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VOICES
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Article, Illustration336 2010-07-19 12 In our rush to fill positions, firms must ensure new foreign hires are properly trained Letter from Yee Jenn Jong THE death and injuries caused by the crane that smashed into the upper deck of a bus along Chai Chee Road (“One killed as bus, lorry336 words
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321 2010-07-19 13 Making economic growth more broad-based a key challenge Letter from Chong Lee Ming THE Singapore economy grew by more than 25 per cent in the first half of this year compared to the second half of last year. An ordinary person would notice a321 words
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Article136 2010-07-19 13 Letter from Joseph Lim SINGAPORE will host the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) from Aug 14 to 26. I understand the Ministry of Education (MOE) has bought around 80,000 tickets, and it said schools may adjust school-based assessments or curriculum time so that these are136 words
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Article118 2010-07-19 13 Letterfrom DerrickTan I REFER to the letter, “Animal cruelty in its various guises” (July 16), by Daryl Yong. He suggested the recent uproar over the act of animal cruelty by an anonymous woman is “the height of hypocrisy”, as many of us eat meat and118 words
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Advertisement1181 2010-07-19 12 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices STRESS AND WORKING FROM HOME PART 2 OF 2 By Mr. Kirby Chua (Singapore Registered Psychologist) When you treat your work as integral to your life, you will have to love your work. Stress is multiplied when one1,181 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1116 2010-07-19 14 NOURIEL ROUBINI - The global slowdown will accelerate in the second half and policymakers are running out of tools NOURIEL ROUBINI PROJECT SYNDICATE The global economy, artificially boosted since the recession of 2008-2009 by massive monetary and fiscal stimulus and financial bailouts, is headed towards a sharpPROJECT SYNDICATE - 1,116 words
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Article, Illustration917 2010-07-19 16 THOMAS L FRIEDMAN - THOMAS L FRIEDMAN The writer has won three Pulitzer Prizes, the most recent in 2002 for commentary. THE NEW YORK TIMES On July 7, CNN fired its senior editor of Middle East affairs Octavia Nasr after she published a Twitter message saying, “Sad toTHE NEW YORK TIMES; AFP - 917 words
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Article, Illustration748 2010-07-19 17 CONRAD RAJ - CONRAD RAJ conrad@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is editor-at-large at Today. In a week, Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional, which is locked in a battle with India’s Fortis Healthcare for control of Parkway Holdings, will have to make known what748 words
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WORLD
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Article186 2010-07-19 18 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police have detained a terror suspect under the Internal Security Act for allegedly recruiting students for Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), local media reported yesterday. Mohamad Fadzullah Abdul Razak, 28, was arrested on Thursday after he returned from Thailand, police special task force chiefAGENCIES - 186 words
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Article, Illustration297 2010-07-19 18 One dead, a dozen missing after tropical storm hits Vietnam AGENCIES HANOI At least one person was killed and a dozen others reported missing as tropical storm Conson hit Vietnam, officials said yesterday. Six fishermen remained missing after their boat sank as they sought shelter in theAGENCIES; AP - 297 words
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369 2010-07-19 18 AFP HANOI Foreign ministers of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) shared “deep concern” about the sinking of a South Korean warship, says a draft document. “We expressed deep concern over the sinking of (the) ship Cheonan and the risingAFP - 369 words
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Article, Illustration445 2010-07-19 19 Latest opinion poll shows Julia Gillard’s government level with opposition after narrow lead earlier AGENCIES SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard was hit by a surprise drop in opinion polls yesterday as a “knife-edge” election season started with taunts over her controversial riseAGENCIES; AFP - 445 words
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Article, Illustration245 2010-07-19 20 AFP BEIJING Workers were scrambling to contain a huge oil slick from seeping further into the Yellow Sea yesterday after an explosion at an oil storage port in Dalian city in north-east China, state media said. China Central Television reported thatAFP - 245 words
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Article, Illustration359 2010-07-19 20 AGENCIES ISLAMABAD United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday began a South Asia tour aimed at refining the goals of the nearly nine-year-old war in Afghanistan and pushing neighbouring nations to work together in the fight against Al Qaeda andAGENCIES; AFP - 359 words
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Article, Illustration179 2010-07-19 21 PETALING JAYA The Malaysian police are feeling blue over the colour of their uniform, which they say is too similar to those of customs officials, private security guards and even officials who issue parking summonses. They are now calling for the dark-blueBLOOMBERG - 179 words
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108 2010-07-19 21 AGENCIES Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday approved the resignation of the judicial chief following a bribery scandal involving three judges and a prosecutor, a spokesman said. Mr Lai In-jaw, president of the Judicial Yuan, came under fire after the scandal surfaced last week, withAGENCIES - 108 words
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112 2010-07-19 21 AFP Malaysian police have smashed a child-trafficking racket and rescued eight children and babies, an official said yesterday. Police also detained 16 suspects, including four Indonesian women, in a sting operation after an Indonesian woman was nabbed on Monday when she tried to sellAFP - 112 words
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113 2010-07-19 21 AFP Police in north-western China detained a mine owner yesterday after 28 workers died in his colliery following a pit fire, the latest in a series of deadly mining accidents, state press said. All 28 miners were killed in the collieryAFP - 113 words
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Article, Illustration120 2010-07-19 21 AFP A daughter of exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer arrived in Taipei yesterday in a trip that risks stirring the anger of China. The visit by Ms Raela Tosh, the third daughter of Ms Kadeer, came after Taipei barred her mother from visiting theAFP - 120 words
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229 2010-07-19 22 AFP TEHRAN An Iranian scientist, who returned home last week after he had been held by American agents for more than a year, has said that they had pressed him to agree to be exchanged in a “spy” swap forAFP - 229 words
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Article265 2010-07-19 22 Minister says ban would be AGENCIES LONDON Britain will not follow France by introducing a law banning women from wearing the burqa, the Immigration Minister has ruled. Mr Damian Green said such a move would be “rather un-British” and run contrary to the conventions ofAGENCIES - 265 words
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Article, Illustration347 2010-07-19 22 AGENCIES JOHANNESBURG Mr Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black President, turned 92 yesterday, as the world celebrated the first international day in his honour. Global leaders and ordinary people in South Africa and abroad committed to devoting 67 minutes of their time to communityAGENCIES; AFP - 347 words
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153 2010-07-19 22 THE NEW YORK TIMES Police have arrested a second batch of suspects in connection with the July 11 terrorist attacks in Uganda’s capital that killed 76 people, and they said suicide bombers were probably involved. Al Shabab, an insurgent group in Somalia, claimed responsibilityTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 153 words
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Article, Illustration36 2010-07-19 23 Tourists playing with mud during the Boryeong Mud Festival on Daecheon Beach in Boryeong, south of Seoul yesterday. The 13th annual mud festival features mud wrestling, mud sliding and a mud king contest. APAP - 36 words
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440 2010-07-19 23 AFP BERLIN Germany revelled in its multicultural national team at the World Cup earlier this month, but still has a long way to go in its labour market, according to the sponsors of a radical new trial hiring scheme. Later this year,AFP - 440 words
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161 2010-07-19 23 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Psychologists have proven that men really are worse at multitasking than women, although it does depend on the task. Researchers from the University of Hertfordshire gave 50 male and 50 female students eight minutes to perform three tasks at theTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 161 words
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Article, Illustration609 2010-07-19 24 Unknown South African held 4-stroke lead with 9 holes to play at British Open AFP ST ANDREWS (Scotland) Rank outsider Louis Oosthuizen (picture) was closing in on British Open glory yesterday as he calmly defended a four-stroke overnight advantage down the front nine of the finalAFP - 609 words
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Article, Illustration83 2010-07-19 24 The heavens may have opened yesterday, but it wasn’t enough to stop these cricketers from taking to the field for the final of SingTel’s Cricket Tournament, held at a Pioneer Road field. The event was organised by the telco for their prepaid customers. TheDON WONG - 83 words
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Article, Illustration283 2010-07-19 24 AFP AX-3-DOMAINES (France) Frenchman Christophe Riblon of AG2R claimed a deserved maiden Tour de France victory on the race’s 14th stage here yesterday as an anticipated yellow-jersey battle failed to materialise. Race leader Andy Schleck of Saxo Bank retained the yellow jersey with his 31 -secAFP - 283 words
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Article, Illustration629 2010-07-19 26 TANYO-HINN - Now, for that elusive 420 crown S’pore one of the favourites at this week’s 420 world championships TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore has, over the past few years, produced sailors who’ve brought home 14 world titles. They include Colin Cheng’s 2006 Laser 4.7 crown, Darren Choy’s back-to-back wins in 2009 andFILE PHOTO: SINGAPORESAILING - 629 words
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273 2010-07-19 26 AFP PARIS World No 1 Serena Williams will miss three hardcourt tournaments in the build-up to her US Open defence after she stepped on glass at a restaurant. Williams will miss the WTA Tour events in Istanbul, Cincinnati, and Montreal whileAFP - 273 words
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Article, Illustration544 2010-07-19 27 No sign of new signings though Man City let the goals flow in Portland AP PORTLAND (Oregon) Those hoping for a glimpse of the new Manchester City lining up for their first friendly of the summer on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) were left disappointed, thoughAP; AFP - 544 words
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234 2010-07-19 27 AP SANTA CLARA (California) Goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini (picture) made two saves in the final three minutes to help Tottenham Hotspur secure a 0-0 draw at the San Jose Earthquakes in a friendly on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). Cudicini missed much of last seasonAP - 234 words
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Article, Illustration366 2010-07-19 27 THE GUARDIAN Aston Villa appear increasingly resigned to losing James Milner after it emerged the club has yet to offer the England international a new contract in the face of interest from Manchester City and that there are no talks scheduled between theTHE GUARDIAN; AFP - 366 words
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568 2010-07-19 29 Chelsea boss Ancelotti warns Mourinho against poaching his left-back Ashley Cole THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is adamant Ashley Cole will remain at the club following rumours of a proposed £30-million ($63.2-million) move to Real Madrid. Jose Mourinho, the new RealTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 568 words
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Article428 2010-07-19 29 If Cesc goes, c’est la vie Henry says he would understand if Fabregas heads back to Barca AGENCIES LONDON Thierry Henry has said he would understand if Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas returns to Barcelona this summer. Spain international Fabregas has consistently been linked with a move back to the clubAGENCIES - 428 words
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Article, Illustration347 2010-07-19 29 AFP HONG KONG Birmingham City endured an awkward afternoon in a hot and sticky Hong Kong yesterday, labouring to a 3-2 win in the opening game of their Far East tour. In an uneventful first quarter of what was a typically disjointedAFP - 347 words
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Article, Illustration629 2010-07-19 30 Brought to you by team SINGAPORE Chan Seet Fun National archer Abdul Dayyan Jaffar does not mind the “sacrifices” he is making now as he is set on winning a medal at the YOG Last year had been a good year for national archerChan Seet Fun - 629 words
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Advertisement525 2010-07-19 35 EYE MARKET ONTHE Time to ‘call’ on Singapore stocks As the US grapples with new economic data that suggests the market may be slipping after its recent recovery, Singapore’s outlook has been more optimistic. Our economic data points to a resilient and recovering economy. A report released last Wednesday by525 words
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415 2010-07-19 32 MILLET ENRIQUEZ - MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Investors on the lookout for some gems in Singapore-list-ed stocks will likely find them in the property and technology sectors. Analysts said some counters in these sectors are undervalued and offer some good upside potential going forward. “Property will415 words
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Article265 2010-07-19 32 Thursday 10,359.31 q 0.07% Wednesday 10,366.72 p 0.04% Tuesday 10,363.02 p 1.44% Monday 10,216.27 p 0.18% Friday 10,198.03 p 0.58% DOW FRIDAY CLOSE THE WEEK THAT WAS It was a rough start to earnings season. Stocks fell off a cliff on Friday after a265 words
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Article, Illustration277 2010-07-19 32 AGENCIES LONDON The former chief executive of Prudential, Mr Mark Tucker (picture), is to be named as the new boss of AIA, the Asian insurer that is part of American firm AIG. The appointment is an unexpected twist in a long-running saga,AGENCIES; BLOOMBERG - 277 words
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200 2010-07-19 33 Company to fund takeover through a combination of internal accruals, and borrowings SINGAPORE Commodities trader Olam International is offering to buy the remaining shares that it does not own in NZ Farming Systems Uruguay (NZFSU) for NZ$109.6 million ($107 million).200 words
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370 2010-07-19 33 JULIE QUEK - JULIE QUEK juliequek@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Founder of Mainboard-listed Juken Technology David Wong said the group’s calculated risk to focus on its automotive business has paid off, and its newly-acquired automotive segment now contributes up to 45 per cent of its total revenue. Mr Wong said370 words
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Article, Illustration376 2010-07-19 34 AGENCIES FARNBOROUGH Boeing’s highly anticipated, and long-delayed, 787 jetliner made its international debut yesterday, landing in England as the star attraction at the Farnborough International Air Show. The airliner, the first passenger jet to be built largely from lightweight and environmentallyfriendly composite materials, is the firstAGENCIES; AFP - 376 words
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204 2010-07-19 34 JULIE QUEK SINGAPORE Precision engineering services provider Rokko Holdings plans to recommend an interim dividend for its first half of 2010 to reward shareholders for their continued support. In an exchange filing on Saturday, the firm said its board is exploring the recommendationJULIE QUEK - 204 words
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Article139 2010-07-19 34 SINGAPORE Mainboardlisted First Ship Lease Trust (FSL) said that its vessel Nika I was released on Saturday after a banker’s guarantee of US$2.8 million ($3.8 million) was provided as security. Nika I had been detained in Qingdao, China, by Singa-pore-based Daxin Petroleum for alleged non-payment of bunkers139 words
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Article, Illustration652 2010-07-19 35 AFP TAIPEI The launch this year of must-have gadgets such as the iPad, the iPhone 4 and a host of other smartphones, tablet computers and 3D televisions is draining the Asian market dry of electronic components. An iPad is soldAFP; BLOOMBERG - 652 words
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422 2010-07-19 36 New move to protect investors from unscrupulous brokers AFP HONG KONG Hong Kong’s hardnosed financial regulators are adding a new weapon to their arsenal in the battle to protect investors from unscrupulous stockbrokers: Old ladies and pregnant women. The Securities and FuturesAFP - 422 words
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273 2010-07-19 36 More than enough beans bought to fill five Titanics THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Even Willy Wonka might struggle to use this much chocolate. On Friday, somebody bought 241,000 tonnes of cocoa beans. The £658-million ($1.38-bil-lion) purchase was enough to move the entire globalTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 273 words
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Article, Illustration851 2010-07-19 39 MAY SEAH - TV characters you shouldn’t take home to mummy MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg THE fine art ofTV-watching involves being fully invested in the worlds you enter via that fantasy-fulfilling medium. True to the Mars-Venus hypothesis, while you men are cursorily playing that “do, dump or marry” game851 words
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Article, Illustration105 2010-07-19 41 As the flamboyant Kurt Hummel, Chris Colfer is talented indeed. He knows how to match a vest with a neckerchief. He knows the moves to every Beyonce song. And he can hit a high F. His appeal: Erm He gets you. He really gets you. What105 words
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Article, Illustration564 2010-07-19 42 Christopher Toh - MediaCorp Radio’s 987FM makes the city its home Christopher Toh Christopher christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg JOHANN Wolfgang Von Goethe once said: “We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves.” Taking that quote to heart is MediaCorp Radio’s 987FM. And they’re changing in a big way. For one thing, they’ve uprooted from MediaCorp’sDon Wong - 564 words
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Article, Illustration443 2010-07-19 43 Freed director attends Montreux Jazz Festival to watch wife perform AP ROMAN Polanski has made his first public appearance since being released this week from house arrest, attending the Montreux Jazz Festival on Saturday to watch his wife perform on stage. The 76-year-old film directorAP; Photos AFP - 443 words
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Article, Illustration515 2010-07-19 44 Actor gets great review for his testimony AP IT IS no wonder the Italian businessmen claimed George Clooney was behind their fashion line the actor knows how to wow an audience whether he’s on the red carpet or the witness stand. Maintaining his trademark auraAP; AFP - 515 words
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Article, Illustration476 2010-07-19 45 New lawyer key figure in O J Simpson ‘dream team’ AP LINDSAY Lohan has moved into a substance abuse facility and signed legal papers hiring celebrity lawyer Robert Shapiro to represent her as she prepares to head to jail for violating probation in a 2007 drugAP - 476 words
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Article, Illustration445 2010-07-19 46 Christopher Toh - Local pop sensation J J Lin launches flagship store in Orchard Christopher Toh christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN Singapore’s own Mandarin pop sensation J J Lin said he wanted to start a fashion line, many people were initially sceptical. Now, a year after its humble beginnings sharing shop spaceDon Wong - 445 words
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Article, Illustration147 2010-07-19 47 AP PARIS Hilton was briefly detained in Corsica after sniffer dogs detected a “quite small” quantity of marijuana in her bag, a French newspaper reported on Saturday. Corse Matin newspaper said officers at the airport in Figari found about 1 gram worth of marijuana. Hilton, whoAP - 147 words
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Article, Illustration341 2010-07-19 47 Watch them at all Cathay cineplexes CHRISTOPHER TOH SOMETIMES, the best things in life are free. In conjunction with its 75th anniversary celebrations, Cathay Organisation is offering free movie screenings at all five of its cineplex locations today. You can choose from more than 200 showtimes acrossCHRISTOPHER TOH; Kick-Ass - 341 words
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Article, Illustration272 2010-07-19 48 Christopher Toh - POINT OF VIEW Being popular doesn’t mean you’re good, or does it? Christopher Toh christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg DEAR BaiTianYuan, Firstly, a belated congratulations on winning the prestigious UOB Painting Of The Year award. Secondly, welcome to the wonderful world of criticism. It’s a world that’s filled with some vicious,Christopher Toh - 272 words
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Article, Illustration470 2010-07-19 48 to have a little conceit if you’re an artist. Just look at Picasso or Pollock. I have my own adaptation: “Sure, I may be a bespectacled tubby toady, but I can play the guitar and I own a Rickenbacker 330/12, a Gretsch 5 122, anKoh Mui Fong - 470 words
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Article, Illustration270 2010-07-19 50 THINGS TO DO 1 Cai Guo-Qiang: Head On Featuring a powerful wolf-themed installation and gunpowder drawing by the renowned Chinese artist. Date: Till Aug 31 Time: 10am to 6pm Venue: National Museum of Singapore Admission: Free Enquiries: www.nationalmuseum.sg 2 The Fabulous Hong Kong Children’s Choir The China270 words
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Article, Illustration425 2010-07-19 51 A jetsetting lifestyle inspired the look of this chic, modern home REDZMAN RAHMAT HOW do you come up with an interior design for someone who has stayed in posh hotels around the world? That’s the challenge faced by designers when handling this two-bedroom condominiumREDZMAN RAHMAT; Photos courtesy Fuse Concept - 425 words
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Article, Illustration91 2010-07-19 52 Use the strong points of your home to your advantage. In this apartment, the designers utilised the large windows and abundance of natural light to add a sense of airy openness to the whole house. Don’t go overboard when it comes to design features. If your home91 words
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Article283 2010-07-19 52 Here’s how you can ensure that the glass in your home retains its beauty KHOO HUI SHAN GLASS is normally used for tables, in display cabinets and as windows. Since it’s transparent, it promotes a sense of space and works especially well in tight areas, endowing homeownersKHOO HUI SHAN - 283 words
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Article95 2010-07-19 52 Here are three easy ways of ensuring that your glass furniture sparkles and shines like new again: 1 Save your used tea leaves instead of throwing them away. Add a little water and use the mixture to clean your glass furniture. 2 For greasy windows, add one95 words
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Article187 2010-07-19 52 RENOVATION LOANS Homeowners who want to renovate their homes without using up available cash can take out a loan of up to $30,000 or six times their monthly income, whichever is lower. Approval of the loan is based on the borrower’s credit standing and those who don’t187 words
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