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Title Section63 2010-12-17 1 Today MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF /A^DIACORP NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Friday December 17, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Friday December 17, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF63 words
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Article533 2010-12-17 1 RACHEL KELLY - First Jetstar flight from Melbourne lands but opinion split about whether low-cost carrier will affect SIA RACHEL KELLY rachel@mediacorp.com.sg growing Asia-Pacific region.” with ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY AGENCIES SINGAPORE A new chapter in the Republic’s aviation industry was written yesterday as Jetstar flight JQ007 from Melbourne touched downgrowing Asia-Pacific region.” with ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY AGENCIES - 533 words
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Advertisement105 2010-12-17 1 THE LATEST NEWS. NOW ON IPAD. DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE APP TODAY. YEN YOK NEWS 6 TOWARDS MORE ‘HAPPY TOILETS’ CITIZEN 3 r 1 Innovation, powered by willpower. Innovation. It’s what happens when imagination defeats the impossible. When curiosity overcomes inertia. When constant thought breaks through the old ways of thinking105 words
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Article, Illustration570 2010-12-17 1 Released on bail, he could yet face US criminal charges THE NEW YORK TIMES LONDON Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was released from jail on £200,000 ($410,000) bail last night, and he vowed in a defiant speech to continue to release classified documents andTHE NEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS - 570 words
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Advertisement97 2010-12-17 1 THE LATEST NEWS. NOW ON IPAD. DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE APP TODAY. CITIZEN 3 r 1 Innovation, powered by willpower. Innovation. It’s what happens when imagination defeats the impossible. When curiosity overcomes inertia. When constant thought breaks through the old ways of thinking to the discoveries that wait beyond. A Takeshi97 words
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Article, Illustration400 2010-12-17 2 NEO CHAI CHIN - NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He started rock-climbing five years ago at a Safra club, before progressing to mountain-climbing. The youngest of four boys, Ong Eng Wu, 21, wanted to be a mountaineering guide after graduating from university. But Mr Ong’s life wasPHOTO COURTESY LANCE ONG - 400 words
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Article364 2010-12-17 2 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s ruling coalition won a vote yesterday to ban opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and three of his top allies from parliament for six months, dealing a blow to the embattled opposition and raising the possibility of protests ahead of an expected snap electionAGENCIES - 364 words
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434 2010-12-17 3 ZUL OTHMAN - ZUL OTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Imagine having to retake an examination two months after the original test because the answer scripts have been lost. That is what has happened to 31 students from the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS). In434 words
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166 2010-12-17 3 REUTERS Honda Motor said yesterday it would recall about 1.35 million Fit sub-compacts globally to repair defective wiring in the headlights. No accident was reported from the defect, a Honda spokesman in Tokyo said. Cars in Singapore will be affected, according to aREUTERS - 166 words
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250 2010-12-17 4 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT SINGAPORE It was a particularly “devious” theft, a judge said yesterday in the case of a man who made multiple cash withdrawals of $1,000 each time he pinched his girlfriend’s ATM card from her wallet to gamble away250 words
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Article500 2010-12-17 4 LEONG WEE KEAT - Former primary school teacher jailed 10 months for sending lewd messages LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE His duty was to nurture young pupils. Instead, a former primary school teacher was jailed for 10 months yesterday because he corrupted them. Chock Soon Seng, 33, led500 words
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211 2010-12-17 6 JO-ANN HUANG - JO-ANN HUANG SINGAPORE With more prime real-estate changing hands, the sale value at property auctions in the Republic has shot up 33 per cent from the previous year to a total of $223.9 million this year, according to property211 words
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485 2010-12-17 6 WAYNE CHAN - WAYNE CHAN waynechan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE An ERP system for toilets during peak hours? Cleaners who have the authority to act as “inspectors” to warn or fine irresponsible users? These are just two suggestions to bring Singapore’s 30,000 public toilets up to acceptable standards. Other ideas485 words
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Article, Illustration656 2010-12-17 8 CHEOW XIN YI - CHEOW XIN YI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Housing, income inequality, the Internal Security Act and National Service issues were the order of the day at a political forum where a number of possible Opposition election candidates aired their views. The four topics dominated last night’s session,PHOTO BY DON WONG - 656 words
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190 2010-12-17 10 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT SINGAPORE A former bar supervisor who went on a spending spree using patrons’ credit cards was jailed three years and three months for his crimes yesterday. Marc Jason de Souza, 26, committed the offences while190 words
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Article, Illustration159 2010-12-17 10 SHARON SEE - SHARON SEE SINGAPORE The usually unassuming office chair became the star of the Heineken Formula Chair Race at Clarke Quay Central yesterday. It was given a facelift transforming it from a sedentary device into a mean machine, fitted with bigger wheels and even an engine. The ridersPHOTOS BY WEE TECK HIAN - 159 words
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238 2010-12-17 10 CLEMENT MESENAS - CLEMENT MESENAS SINGAPORE Premature ejaculation, the bane of many men in Singapore, could soon be a thing of the past when a new medication is made available here in March. Priligy, the world’s first oral medication for the treatment of238 words
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139 2010-12-17 10 About $150,000 was raised at the Sovereign Asian Art Prize (SAAP) gala dinner and charity art auction sponsored by Marina Bay Sands (MBS). Half of the proceeds from the auction, held at the Sands SkyPark, will go to Art Outreach139 words
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Article, Illustration221 2010-12-17 12 MOGANA PILLAY - MOGANA PILLAY mogana@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Republic will have its first Indian Muslim Heritage Centre, sited within the Nagore Dargah monument along Telok Ayer Street, by the middle of next year. Built nearly 180 years ago by Indian traders, the Nagore Dargah (picture) was gazetted aCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 221 words
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410 2010-12-17 12 S RAMESH - S RAMESH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The latest official manpower survey which was released recently showed that more older workers and women have joined the workforce, and Singapore National Employers Federation chief Stephen Lee attributes this to the changes to the foreign worker levy410 words
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Article263 2010-12-17 14 NEO CHAI CHIN - NEO CHAI CHIN The lack of affordable food and transport amenities, as well as the long opening hours despite the dearth of shoppers, were the main grouses raised by the majority of staff in the stores surveyed by MediaCorp on Wednesday. “Transport is a little bit263 words
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Article, Illustration555 2010-12-17 14 NG JING YNG, NEO CHAI CHIN - NG JING YNG, NEO CHAI CHIN jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It had pitched itself as the next big thing in the retail scene here but it seems Marina Bay Sands (MBS) has yet to outshine other retail destinations. Out of the more than 20PHOTO COURTESY MARINA BAY SANDS - 555 words
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Article, Illustration270 2010-12-17 16 ALVINA SOH - ‘Tis the season of giving ALVINA SOH alvinasoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Hundreds of underprivileged children were given VIP treatment yesterday ahead of the coming Christmas holiday. And it was a season of giving, with many organisations out to spread the festive cheer. At the *Scape park, it was fun and games withPHOTO BY WEE TECK HIAN - 270 words
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97 2010-12-17 16 Singapore can expect wetter weather conditions over the next few days. The National Environment Agency (NEA) says periods of widespread moderate to heavy rain and occasionally windy conditions are expected. This is due to a steady strengthening of winds over the South97 words
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174 2010-12-17 17 LI TING - LI TING SINGAPORE With the economy doing well and record gold prices, pawnshops here are reporting a new trend. They say more customers are redeeming gold jewellery only to repawn them again. With the value of several currencies falling and the volatility in stock174 words
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Article121 2010-12-17 17 SINGAPORE Three hundred and fifty new citizens will receive a guidebook to living in Singapore, put together by the residents, students and community leaders in the South West district. Titled South West Snippets to Singapore Living, the guidebook aims to foster understanding and deepen a sense121 words
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Article, Illustration279 2010-12-17 17 CLEMENT MESENAS - CLEMENT MESENAS SINGAPORE The National University of Singapore’s Middle East Institute will be organising an academic roundtable, bringing together the best scholars from Asia and the Middle East to exchange views on recent developments in Asia and the Mid- dle East.279 words
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88 2010-12-17 17 SINGAPORE The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will extend the Mandatory Give Way to Buses Scheme to 29 additional bus bays from Saturday. They are mostly in Marine Parade and Jurong West. LTA said with this extension, there will be a total88 words
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VOICES
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266 2010-12-17 18 Lionel De Souza - Time they are recognised for what they do for S’pore Letter from Lionel De Souza I AM exasperated by the frequent griping and often caustic remarks that foreigners are “stealing” jobs from Singaporeans. More often than not, foreign workers take up jobs that Singaporeans266 words
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188 2010-12-17 18 Denis Distant - Letter from Denis Distant THE free Yellow Pages 2010/11 directory consists of two books the Yellow Pages and Residential Listings but not Business Listings. Where are the telephone listings where consumers can look for the phone numbers of government departments, companies, and so on?188 words
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215 2010-12-17 20 Loh Yong Ho - Letter from Loh Yong Ho Chief Operating Officer Singapore General Hospital (SGH) I REFER to the letter “SGH visitor tracking system flawed” (Dec 14) by Mr Zainuddin Abdul Kader. We apologise for the inconvenience Mr Zainuddin experienced with our visitor registration215 words
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239 2010-12-17 20 Yeo Kia Thye - Special occasions, such as the Haj, see visitor spike Letter from Yeo Kia Thye Director, Airport Operations Changi Airport Group WE THANK Ms Ethel Chong for sharing her observations on the Changi Airport Terminal 1 arrival hall taxi queue (Weekend Today, Dec239 words
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COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1232 2010-12-17 22 DEBORAH MAY - To ride global work opportunities, Asian women have to be more adaptive than their Western counterparts DEBORAH MAY The writer is managing director of The May Group, ACT Australia, and founder of www.advancingwomen.com.au, a resource hub for women. The latest Catalyst Census confirms what we allYEN YOK - 1,232 words
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Article, Illustration944 2010-12-17 24 WILLIAM PESEK - For Japan to arrest its slide, it could consider tax cuts, English lessons and relaxing immigration rules WILLIAM PESEK The writer is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. BLOOMBERG So you’re a global entrepreneur and wondering where toBLOOMBERG; REUTERS - 944 words
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Article, Illustration1109 2010-12-17 26 JEMIMA KISS - There are only so many big deals the sinking portal can bungle; chief Carol Bartz needs to make bold decisions JEMIMA KISS The writer is a media reporter who has written about digital publishing since 2002. THE GUARDIAN What is Yahoo? It’sTHE GUARDIAN; BLOOMBERG - 1,109 words
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Article, Illustration986 2010-12-17 28 RICHARD BRANSON - What you need to know before restructuring your company RICHARD BRANSON The writer is the founder of the Virgin Group and companies such as Virgin Atlantic, Virgin America, Virgin Mobile and Virgin Active. Restructuring is a difficult process, right? It can be. Even if you’veREUTERS - 986 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration209 2010-12-17 30 BLOOMBERG MOSCOW Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, in a marathon televised question-and-answer session that went on for four hours and 29 minutes, railed against pro-democ-racy opponents as he vowed to prevent further ethnic clashes. A Dec 11 rally by 5,500 people protestingBLOOMBERG; AP - 209 words
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Article417 2010-12-17 30 But Obama admits it hasn’t been a smooth path for US forces AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS WASHINGTON President Barack Obama told war-weary Americans yesterday that enough progress was being made in Afghanistan to begin withdrawing United States troops in July, even as he faces growing doubts aboutREUTERS - 417 words
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160 2010-12-17 32 AP SEOUL South Korea said yesterday it will conduct artillery drills similar to the ones that prompted North Korea to shell a front-line island last month, a move that risks further confrontation even as an American governor travelled to the North in a diplomaticAP - 160 words
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352 2010-12-17 32 AP NEW DELHI The leaders of India and China yesterday called for a stronger partnership, a huge increase in trade and even the creation of an emergency hotline as they stressed a spirit of cooperation not competition between Asia’s two rising powers.AP - 352 words
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Article, Illustration310 2010-12-17 44 AGENCIES SYDNEY Rescuers searched the churning waters off an Australian island yesterday for more possible survivors of a horrific boat crash that claimed the lives of at least 28 asylum seekers. Prime Minister Julia Gillard said 42 people have so far been rescued andAGENCIES; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 310 words
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Article152 2010-12-17 44 AP Turkey put 196 active and retired Turkish officers, including former chiefs of the air force and navy, on trial yesterday, in a special courthouse near Istanbul, for allegedly plotting to topple the Islamic-rooted government in 2003. All suspects, who are free pending trial, faceAP - 152 words
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206 2010-12-17 44 AP KATMANDU All 22 people on board a small plane died when it crashed in Nepal’s mountainous east, searchers said yesterday after finding the wreckage of the plane that had gone missing a day earlier. Police official Bhesh Bahadur Thapa stationed nearAP - 206 words
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116 2010-12-17 44 KUALA LUMPUR The Police in the northern Malaysian state of Kelantan say some teenaged drug addicts have been offering their girlfriends to peddlers for the night in exchange for “pil kuda”, or psychotropic pills, reported Bernama. “Such alarming activity also involved schoolboys aged116 words
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419 2010-12-17 46 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH BUCHAREST The widow and three children of the Stockholm bomber are victims of his attempt to cause mass murder because they will “live with the stigma” for the rest of their lives, relatives have said. Mona Thwany, 28,THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 419 words
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Article, Illustration48 2010-12-17 46 Policemen and firemen at the scene of an accident caused by heavy snowfall on the road near Tychy in southern Poland on Wednesday. Heavy snow and temperatures of about minus-10°C have led to delays and many accidents on Polish roads in the last few days.48 words
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199 2010-12-17 46 REUTERS STOCKHOLM Almost 200 people in Sweden support Islamist violence and more must be done to prevent residents becoming radicalised in the country, scene of a bombing last weekend, a police report said on Wednesday. “A relatively limited number of people areREUTERS - 199 words
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Article154 2010-12-17 46 AP An appeals court yesterday upheld most of the fraud convictions against a South Korean scientist disgraced in a cloning scandal that shook the international scientific community. Hwang Woo Suk who gained fame in 2004 with claims to have created the first cloned human embryos wasAP - 154 words
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230 2010-12-17 48 AP A former member of Guyana’s Parliament was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for plotting to blow up fuel tanks at John F Kennedy International Airport after insisting he was wrongly convicted. United States District Court Judge DoraAP - 230 words
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246 2010-12-17 48 AP WASHINGTON The House of Representatives has for the second time this year voted to dismantle the United States military’s so-called “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, giving the Senate a final shot in the waning days of this Congress atAP - 246 words
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274 2010-12-17 48 AP WASHINGTON President Barack Obama’s expansion of the war in Afghanistan has eroded the power of the Al Qaeda terrorists who attacked America in 2001 and the resurgent Taliban militants who gave them cover, according to his own government’s review.AP - 274 words
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161 2010-12-17 50 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MOSCOW The Russian army’s new “designer” uniform has been criticised for being too thin after hundreds of young conscripts in Siberia fell ill with pneumonia and flu. Fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin won a multi-million dollar tender to give the Red Army’sTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 161 words
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Article, Illustration75 2010-12-17 50 AP NASA The SoyuzTMA-20 rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan yesterday with three astronauts onboard Russia’s Dmitry Kondratyev, NASA’s Catherine Coleman and Italy’s Paolo Nespoli. The rocket is scheduled to dock at the International Space Station tomorrow. Space operations will enter a new phase next yearAP; NASA - 75 words
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354 2010-12-17 50 REUTERS JAKARTA Indonesia appeals to visitors with tropical beaches, beautiful mountains, spectacular reefs and exotic cultures. But now the country, which lies along the Pacific Rim of Fire and suffers from frequent natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, is courting tourists interestedREUTERS - 354 words
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Article143 2010-12-17 52 REUTERS NEW YORK Facebook is the best United States company to work for, according to a survey by a career website published on Wednesday. The social network company was placed ahead of Southwest Airlines and management consultants firm Bain and Company on the list compiledREUTERS - 143 words
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171 2010-12-17 52 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH TOKYO The 10 largest publishers of comic books in Japan have vowed to boycott next year’s Tokyo International Anime Fair in protest, days after the city government passed a law that bans the sale of sexually explicit manga to minors. LedTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 171 words
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Article, Illustration48 2010-12-17 52 PRE-DAWN PRAYERS REUTERS Churchgoers stand in prayer as they attend the first of a nine-day pre-dawn mass in Manila, yesterday. The pre-dawn mass is considered one of the most popular traditions among Filipinos during the Christmas season, the longest holiday celebration in the predominantly Roman Catholic country. ReutersREUTERS - 48 words
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320 2010-12-17 52 REUTERS TOKYO What is your idea of a romantic Christmas? For Japanese couples it is often dinner and a movie yet many will likely forego a big evening on the town this year in favour of a silent night at home, a surveyREUTERS - 320 words
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Article, Illustration621 2010-12-17 54 IAN DE COTTA - With only one key source of income for S-League, FAS chief Zainudin hopes move will boost revenue streams In an exclusive interview with MediaCorp published yesterday, Zainudin Nordin, president of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), said the S-league is in need ofTODAY FILE PHOTO - 621 words
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Article, Illustration217 2010-12-17 54 TAN YO-HINN - TAN YO-HINN SINGAPORE Indonesia are a step closer to reaching their first Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup final since 2004. Last night, the three-time run-ners-up beat this year’s surprise package the Philippines 1-0 in the first leg of their semi-final clash at Jakarta’s Gelora BungREUTERS - 217 words
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Article201 2010-12-17 54 The plan was to introduce a relegation and promotion system for the S-League from the 2011 season. It is one of the conditions imposed by the Asian Football Confederation for automatic qualification into its premier club competition, the Champions League. But FAS president Zainudin Nordin said201 words
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319 2010-12-17 56 PATWANT SINGH - PATWANT SINGH SINGAPORE The Republic’s fencers have had a busy year, winning four medals at the Commonwealth Championships in Melbourne and turning in credible performances at the Youth Olympic Games here and at last month’s Asian Games in Guangzhou. That has319 words
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Article140 2010-12-17 56 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG The Republic’s bowlers delivered two bronze medals in the doubles final at the Asian Para Games in Guangzhou yesterday. Doubles pair (TPB1+TPB3) Thomas Yong and Mohamed Ismail Hussain combined for a total of 1,870 pinfalls to finish third. South Korea’s Kim Jung140 words
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Article410 2010-12-17 56 LOW LIN FHOONG - SAA to vie for 2015 Asian Championships, increase local events LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Asia’s biggest track and field names could make their way to the Republic’s new 55,000-seater stadium at the $1.33 billion Sports Hub in 2015, as the Singapore Athletic Association (SAA)410 words
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Article, Illustration328 2010-12-17 56 TAN YO-HINN - TAN YO-HINN SINGAPORE A slew of worldclass windsurfing events are headed our way. From next year until 2014, Singapore will host the Asian Windsurfing Championship and possibly a clutch of other top-class international meets, all part of an agreement reached last month withPHOTO COURTESY WINDSURFING ASSOCIATION SINGAPORE - 328 words
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Article345 2010-12-17 58 AGENCIES AFTERNOON LATEST LONDON Under-fire Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti insists he has no intention of quitting the London club at the end of the season. The future of under-pressure Blues boss Ancelotti has been the subject of fevered speculation, with reports earlier this week linking himAGENCIES - 345 words
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Article, Illustration656 2010-12-17 58 Holders dumped out amid a blizzard; Man City top their group despite draw REUTERS LEVERKUSEN Holders Atletico Madrid were frozen out of the Europa League at the group stage last night after being held 1 -1 at Bayer Leverkusen during a snowstorm inREUTERS - 656 words
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234 2010-12-17 58 The best player in the world is Xavi Mourinho’s win breaks Spanish stranglehold on annual awards REUTERS LONDON Spanish midfielder Xavi, who orchestrated Spain’s World Cup triumph, was named as World Soccer’s Player of the Year yesterday. The world champions completed a Spanish double by being named Team of theREUTERS - 234 words
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Article161 2010-12-17 58 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Tony Pulis has renewed his feud with Arsene Wenger by implying that Arsenal are a dirtier side than Stoke. Pulis made his comments as Ryan Shawcross prepares to face Arsenal for the first time since his challenge on Aaron Ramsey in February leftTHE GUARDIAN - 161 words
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Article, Illustration478 2010-12-17 60 Swing bowlers Anderson andTremlett dismiss Australia cheaply AP PERTH England bowled out Australia for a mediocre 268 on the opening day of the third Ashes test at the WACA grounds yesterday. In reply, England were 29 without loss at stumps with skipper Andrew Strauss and Alistair CookAP - 478 words
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Article, Illustration375 2010-12-17 60 REUTERS NEW YORK Paul Pierce hit a fade-away jumper with 0.4sec left to give the Boston Celtics a dramatic 118-116 triumph over the New York Knicks for their 11th victory in a row. The Celtics improved their Eastern Conference-best record to 20-4, whileREUTERS - 375 words
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283 2010-12-17 60 REUTERS SYDNEY Australian spin bowling Shane Warne finally killed off talk of a comeback to test cricket on the morning of the third Ashes encounter yesterday, saying he had been tempted but was not fit enough. Media calls for the recall ofREUTERS - 283 words
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Advertisement393 2010-12-17 61 Carrefour PURCHASE STORE DISCOUNT* When you charge to your POSB Everyday Card. *With every purchase of Christmas Sets (choice of Set A-G) in Carrefour's Christmas Fresh Order flyer from 17 -19 Dec 10, 3 Days only! While stocks last. Check instores for more details. M/brth $7.30' Limited to 100 packs393 words
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239 2010-12-17 1 REUTERS SAO PAULO Noble Group, Asia’s largest commodities trader, has agreed to take over two mills owned by Brazilian sugar and ethanol group Cerradinho, a local newspaper reported yesterday. The Singapore-listed firm will pay nearly 1 billion reals ($770 million), includingREUTERS - 239 words
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Article147 2010-12-17 1 AP MADRID Spain had to pay sharply higher interest rates yesterday to borrow €2.4 billion ($4.2 billion) from bond markets as investors were wary of a possible downgrade. The central bank said the Treasury sold €1.8 billion in 10-year bonds at an average interestAP - 147 words
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Article, Illustration55 2010-12-17 1 THURSDAY CLOSE 3,147.67 (+0.01%) Wednesday Tuesday Monday Friday 3,147.20 3,176.91 3,182.32 3,185.42 q q q q 0.94% 0.17% 0.10% 0.77% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Genting SP GoldenAgr XinRen Sunmart CapMallsAsia 85,716 55,822 54,661 31,388 28,302 2.090 0.765 0.500 0.240 1.850 q q p p q55 words
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Article30 2010-12-17 1 HANG SENG È Ç 22,668.78 10,311.29 È Ç Ç È NIKKEI 10,311.29 (+0.01%) SHANGHAI È 2,898.14 MALAYSIA AUSTRALIA 4,783.97 (+0.34%) MUMBAI 19,864.85 (+1.10%) MALAYSIA 1,497.52 (-0.77%) SEOUL 2,009.24 (-0.41%)30 words
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Article13 2010-12-17 1 OIL È US$88.09 È È (-0.03%) GOLD US$1,385.80 (-0.06%) SILVER US$29.235 (-0.06%)13 words
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Article27 2010-12-17 1 All figures correct as at 9pm last night US$1 £1 €1 ¥100 A$1 RM1 HK$100 RMB100 RS100 1.316 2.047 1.740 1.562 1.298 0.419 16.92 19.76 2.89127 words
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Article40 2010-12-17 1 Buy 50 cents DBS Vickers initiates coverage with a 70 cents price target, saying the company is well positioned in the Chinese aluminium industry as an integrated manufacturer with 275,000 tons smelting capacity and 50,000 tons fabrication capacity.40 words
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Article67 2010-12-17 1 Hold $15.26 UOB KayHian downgrades from “Buy” and cuts the target price to $15.90 from $18.00 after the carrier’s November passenger traffic growth was a “dismal” 1.1 per cent year on year. The house says, “For the past two months, growth averaged 0.3 per cent and 4Q is67 words
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Article107 2010-12-17 1 Buy $4.95 BNP Paribas starts coverage with a $5.90 sum-of-the-parts target price. Says it expects the stock’s performance to be driven by its unit SembMarine, which historically has a 90 per cent price correlation with oil prices. The house says orders for SembMarine are likely to increase to107 words
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Article502 2010-12-17 1 CHRISTOPHER HOWELLS - Asia to continue to dominate: Analysts CHRISTOPHER HOWELLS christopherh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The worldwide market for initial public offerings may soar to a new high next year, after first-time issuers raised US$295 billion ($388 billion) this year, beating the 2007 record for IPO fundraising, analysts502 words
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Article379 2010-12-17 1 REUTERS WASHINGTON Spain will ward off the worst of a European debt crisis without needing a rescue and there is no threat to the euro currency’s existence, the head of the International Monetary Fund said yesterday. Mr Dominique Strauss-Kahn played down worries that SpainREUTERS - 379 words
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Article, Illustration54 2010-12-17 1 THURSDAY CLOSE 11,499.20 (+0.36%) Wednesday 11,457.50 q 0.17% Tuesday 11,476.50 p 0.42% Monday 11,428.60 p 0.16% Friday 11,410.30 p 0.35% NYSETOP5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Citigroup 677.0m $4.59 q 0.08% Bank of America 308.2m $12.52 p~1.87% Motorola 86.2m $8.88 p~4.84% General Electric 54.2m $17.77 p~1.60% Las Vegas54 words
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Article13 2010-12-17 1 È FTSE100 5,881.12 DAX Ç DAX Ç 7,024.40 (+0.11%) CAC40 3,888.36 (+0.21%)13 words
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Article21 2010-12-17 1 All figures correct as at 8am this morning US$1 $1.314 US$1 £0.640 US$1 €0.755 US$1 ¥84.040 US$1 A$1.010 US$1 HK$7.77821 words
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Article96 2010-12-17 1 A blip of seasonal joy US stocks, bucking a trend of lateday selloffs, ended higher as economic bellwether FedEx offered a bullish profit outlook that augured well for broad growth. Stocks that performed well in 2010 were among the biggest gainers as investors sought to boost returns by96 words
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Article80 2010-12-17 1 Plummet by more than 1% Oil prices dropped more than 1 per cent, as investors squared their books ahead of the end of the year and economic worries persisted despite a slew of positive US economic data. Market players also reassessed yesterday’s data showing that crude inventories posted their80 words
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161 2010-12-17 1 REUTERS TORONTO Research In Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry hand-held device, yesterday reported results that mostly beat expectations and forecast strong profits for the current quarter. RIM said net profit jumped 45 per cent in its third quarter, which ended on Nov 27. ItREUTERS - 161 words
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Article597 2010-12-17 1 EU leaders double ECB pool of capital REUTERS BRUSSELS Despite deep differences over how to contain their continuing debt crisis, European Union leaders agreed yesterday to create a permanent support fund for the euro after 2013 something they hope will be a first step toREUTERS - 597 words
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353 2010-12-17 2 MILLET ENRIQUEZ - Commodities giant set to own 2.3 million hectares of tropical hardwood MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Mainboard-listed Olam International has agreed to buy tt Timber International from Danish firm Dalhoff Larsen Horneman (DLH) for €29.6 million ($51.5 million) to expand its tropical hardwood business and to353 words
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127 2010-12-17 2 Keppel Integrated Engineering (KIE), a wholly-owned environmental engineering arm of Keppel Corp, has appointed Mr Tay Lim Heng as its chief executive officer. Mr Tay, who starts in his new position on Jan 1, will take over from Mr Michael Chia, who127 words
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Article73 2010-12-17 2 Tiger Airways has appointed Mr Stewart Andrew Adams, 50, as its new managing director, it said in a stock exchange filing yesterday. Mr Adams has 34 years of aviation experience and was most recently managing director of UK regional airline, British Midland International’s bmi Regional.73 words
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181 2010-12-17 2 SINGAPORE Raffles Medical Group said yesterday it was prepared to invest up to $300 million to build a hospital in China to serve the healthcare needs of the world’s most populous nation. Group chairman Loo Choon Yong said181 words
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421 2010-12-17 3 Measures will likely boost GDP growth but add to budget deficit REUTERS WASHINGTON A deal that United States President Barack Obama struck with Republicans to extend tax cuts for nearly every working American and spur job growth was poised to moveREUTERS - 421 words
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Article, Illustration338 2010-12-17 3 REUTERS BEIJING The groundwork is in place for a stable yuan because China’s current account surplus is trending down and other currencies have been swirling about in choppy trade, an official newspaper said yesterday. The Financial News, which is published by the People’s BankREUTERS; BLOOMBERG - 338 words
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267 2010-12-17 3 BLOOMBERG MUMBAI India’s central bank yesterday kept benchmark interest rates unchanged after six increases this year, a pause that may prove temporary as the highest growth rate among major economies after China taxes the nation’s infrastructure. Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao left theBLOOMBERG - 267 words
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Article345 2010-12-17 3 REUTERS WASHINGTON Top United States and Chinese officials have made progress on beef, software and other bilateral trade irritants, reducing some friction ahead of a presidential summit next month. “The understandings that we reached today will help to protect American jobs and bolster America’s competitivenessREUTERS - 345 words
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Article, Illustration97 2010-12-17 5 Next year marks Turkish Airlines’ 25th anniversary in Singapore as well as the launch of the airline’s sixth non-stop flight between Singapore and Istanbul, which commences on Jan 8. To commemorate this, Turkish Airlines has launched promotional fares for flights from Singapore to Turkey, as well as to97 words
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Article, Illustration81 2010-12-17 5 Last week, Casio announced the launch of a new model of Baby-G shock resistant watches for women. The new Baby-G watch features a funky watchface with a striking square form. This latest launch follows the release of the limited edition Baby-G watch designed by Casio brand ambassador,81 words
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Article, Illustration89 2010-12-17 5 Last week, HTC unveiled its first flagship store in Singapore. Housed in the largest shopping mall in the north-east, Nex, this is the first store in Singapore to offer HTC products exclusively, plus redemption services for HTC promotions. With its convenient location next to an MRT89 words
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Article, Illustration104 2010-12-17 5 The Portégé R700 (left), Toshiba’s thinnest and lightest 13-inch full-performance ultraportable, is available at the festive price of only $1,999, until the end of this month. It is packed with freebies including Norton Internet Security (worth $59), a 2GB Kingston Internet Security (worth $59),104 words
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Article, Illustration75 2010-12-17 5 Enjoy the crisp, clean taste of Heineken wherever you are, as the 5-litre Heineken DraughtKeg returns. Containing about 20 glasses of beer, this limited edition festive pack (left) comes with Heineken glassware, coasters, a skimmer and keg cooler sleeve. Or pick up a pack of75 words
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Article, Illustration89 2010-12-17 5 Celebrate the festive season at Swissotel Merchant Court as the hotel unveils a dazzling range of Christmas treats. Check out the local, Peranakan and international spreads at the Ellenborough Market Cafe, including Buah Keluak Turkey, Honey-Glazed Pork Leg (right) and tasty yule log cakes. Adult buffet89 words
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Article, Illustration733 2010-12-17 7 COLIN TAN - COMMENTARY COLIN TAN property@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is head of research and consultancy at Chesterton Suntec International. After setting a scorching pace in the early part of the year, it was widely expected that the housing sales market would lose a lot of its steam733 words
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Article, Illustration686 2010-12-17 7 TANG HSU JING - COMMENTARY TANG HSU JING property@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is consultancy and research analyst at Knight Frank. The landed residential sector has been a consistent star performer over the last year or so. It is a sector that has powered on even after the Government exercised round686 words
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525 2010-12-17 8 JO-ANN HUANG - JO-ANN HUANG joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More top-end condominiums in the core central region (CCR) have been changing hands at higher prices with each passing month. Yet, deals above $4,000 psf are still rare. Analysts say that this shows the luxury segment still has room525 words
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Article, Illustration134 2010-12-17 8 SINGAPORE Pan Pacific Hotels Group yesterday announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Success City, had agreed to acquire Hilton Melbourne Airport Hotel in Australia for about $141.6 million as part of its regional expansion plans. Pan Pacific, part of the UOL Group, said it planned to134 words
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Article, Illustration1062 2010-12-17 10 KU SWEE YONG - COMMENTARY KU SWEE YONG property@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is the founder of real estate agency International Property Advisor, which provides services to high-net-worth individuals. The term “shoebox” apartment is generally defined as a studio or a onebedroom apartment that has less than 500 sq1,062 words
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Article, Illustration949 2010-12-17 11 ONG KAH SENG - NO OF ‘MINI’ APARTMENTS TRANSACTED COMMENTARY ONG KAH SENG property@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is senior manager, Research at Cushman Wakefield. Gone are the days where size matters for home seekers. Smaller apartments are making their presence. In the public housing sector, 3-room and studio flats haveSOURCE: URA REALIS, CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD RESEARCH - 949 words
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Article, Illustration367 2010-12-17 2 The hacking of US gossip site Gawker is a timely reminder to tighten up your Internet security THE GUARDIAN RED faces at the American gossip site Gawker: Last weekend hackers hijacked the front page and released the usernames, email addresses and encrypted passwords ofTHE GUARDIAN - 367 words
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Article, Illustration105 2010-12-17 2 www.todayonline.com/blogs FOR ART’S SAKE! The RAT looks at the Singapore Biennale 2011 line-up and more. MAKAN KAKI Our resident Makan Kaki has a thought about fruitcake. POPARAZZI ZoukOut 2010, The Temper Trap, and what’s the Abang doing back in an army camp (no, it’s not105 words
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Article, Illustration489 2010-12-17 32 MAYO MARTIN - Entertainment personalities confront themselves 10 years ago in a not-so-newTV series MAYO MARTIN HAVING a hard time remembering what Dim Sum Dolly Selena Tan, Kumar and Irene Ang were like 10 years ago? Switch on the telly to find out. MediaCorp okto is reviving Rough Cuts,489 words
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Article, Illustration585 2010-12-17 34 Kevin Mathews - Multi-instrumentalist Owen Pallet is game for anything Kevin Mathews features@mediacorp.com.sg THIS Canadian gets bored easily. So he works a lot. Singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Owen Pallet has worked on numerous well-known indie rock albums, remixing and scoring string arrangements for the likes of Stars,The Last Shadow Puppets, Immaculate Machine,585 words
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Article, Illustration405 2010-12-17 34 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN THE Rocky Horror Show is coming to Singapore.And Kristian Lavercombe wouldn’t be surprised if he sees people warble spontaneously to the musical during its two-week run at the Esplanade Theatre next month. “Often we have people singing the songs along with us and saying our lines405 words
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Article, Illustration692 2010-12-17 36 Christopher Toh - Laneway Festival headliners The Temper Trap are out of Australia and making headway around the globe Christopher Toh christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg IT HAS been a pretty exciting past two years for Australian band The Temper Trap. The band got signed to a record label, uprooted from their692 words
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Article, Illustration270 2010-12-17 36 REUTERS ACTRESS Sandra Bullock (picture), whose year of Oscar highs and divorce lows were captured this year in tabloid headlines, was named Woman OfTheYear in People magazine’s issue of the 25 most intriguing people of 2010. In its special issue, People also singled out starsREUTERS; Reuters - 270 words
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Article, Illustration241 2010-12-17 38 REUTERS SOUL icon Aretha Franklin (picture) has been discharged from a Detroit hospital where she underwent successful surgery for reported pancreatic cancer. Franklin, 68, has not made public her diagnosis, and a spokeswoman was not immediately available for comment. “I’ve been at home for almost threeREUTERS; AP - 241 words
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Article, Illustration628 2010-12-17 40 Zorianna Kit - Olivia Wilde is all ‘ripped’ and ready to break out of her TV roles with Tron: Legacy Zorianna Kit features@mediacorp.com.sg REUTERS TO PLAY the female lead of Quorra in Tron: Legacy, actress Olivia Wilde underwent the biggest physical transformation of her life. The 26-year-old actress with a shapelyREUTERS - 628 words
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Article, Illustration172 2010-12-17 40 REUTERS SARAH Jessica Parker is set to join NewYear’s Eve, while Halle Berry and Zac Efron are in negotiations for the all-star follow-up to this year’s romantic ensemble Valentine’s Day. The New Line project already includes names such as Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, HilaryREUTERS - 172 words
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Article, Illustration303 2010-12-17 6 DON MENDOZA - DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg AT BEST, 2010 has so far proven to be mildly savoury as opposed to decidedly sweet. Clearly, there were noteworthy restaurant openings and evolving trends. But it would be difficult to allude the overall dining out experience303 words
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Article, Illustration102 2010-12-17 6 WHERE’S MY KITCHEN? Andre. Quite simply because the native Taiwanese toque helming the kitchen continues to deliver the goods where two of the hardest aspects of the restaurant business are concerned: Consistency and surprise.The latter is perhaps the hardest to achieve in the102 words
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61 2010-12-17 6 Iggy’s moved house to Hilton Singapore. Sure, it remains Singapore’s first answer to some of the best meals to be had anywhere on the planet. And, yes, it’s back at No.1 on The Miele Guide’s list (2010/2011) of Asia’s finest restaurants. So61 words
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Article, Illustration62 2010-12-17 6 Bobby Chinn for StarHub’s Hubalicious Food Festival 2010. I mean does anyone actually know the name of the restaurant he opened in Hanoi? And, honestly, it’s hard to get a fix on an Auckland-born Egyptian-Chinese chef who claimed to have mistakenly added wasabi to62 words
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Article, Illustration45 2010-12-17 6 A plate of scallops with white truffle shavings for just under $170. It was had at Gunther’s Modern French Cuisine and, to be fair, it was the extra helping of fresh truffle that helped the diner break new ground.45 words
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Article, Illustration45 2010-12-17 6 Hoteliers have more than a thing for food. Loh Lik Peng (picture) announced his sixth and most notable F&B partnership of recent times with the launch of Andre. Hotelier by day and chocolatier by nightTeng Ei Liang opened Truffs a year ago. Coincidence?45 words
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Article, Illustration32 2010-12-17 8 World’s most influential chef, Ferran Adria, agrees that foie gras and sharks fin are contradictory to modern civilisation’s love for good food and eating well.Well, he did say,“probably”. SNIFF!32 words
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Article, Illustration47 2010-12-17 8 Once again, Chilean icon wines came up tops against wines acknowledged as being among the very best in the world at the most recent recreation of the landmark Berlin (blind) Tasting held in Hong Kong. Skeptics can officially throw blind luck out the window.47 words
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Article, Illustration12 2010-12-17 8 Santi’s $90++ tapas dinner set menu. It’s tapas12 words
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Article, Illustration67 2010-12-17 8 QUACK! Paradise Group. On top of new Paradise Inn outlets strategically located at the new malls, this homegrown business launched at least two new restaurant concepts this year Paradise Pavilion and Paradise Dynasty bringing their total count of restaurants in Singapore up67 words
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31 2010-12-17 8 ChefYong Bing Ngen’s audacious oyster sorbet as the finale to his oyster-centric eight-course menu served atJING during this year’s World Gourmet Summit event.31 words
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Article, Illustration10 2010-12-17 8 Bubble tea. Have you seen the queues?10 words
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23 2010-12-17 8 The Thermomix food processor ($2,299) fromToTT.The customer actually came in with a clipping of the article.23 words
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Article, Illustration44 2010-12-17 8 ENTREPRENEURS! Young entrepreneurs CherilynTan and Jamie Koh, owners of The Chupitos Bar, which they opened in September with the help of the $20,000 seed capital they got as joint winners of Martell V.S.O.P.The Ultimate Start-up Space 2010 competition.44 words
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21 2010-12-17 10 Porn’s by MediaCorp’s Pornsak Prajakwit. Face it, Thai food never sounded more inviting.21 words
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24 2010-12-17 10 Adam Chen’s R Burger venture. Honestly, was it even that big in Japan?24 words
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Article, Illustration92 2010-12-17 10 The constellation of“branded restaurants” that recently touched down at the integrated resorts. Sure, names like Joel Robuchon, Guy Savoy, Mario Batali and Wolfgang Puck will be hard to resist. But the lofty prices you’re forking out for the experience doesn’t guarantee that such luminaries will92 words
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Article, Illustration40 2010-12-17 10 Rachel Allen also held a meet-and-greet session with her fans, and held a cooking demo in August. In short, the gorgeous Irish chef and author is hotter than Nigella (no, it’s not a blond-over-brunette thing) and really can cook.40 words
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Article, Illustration192 2010-12-17 12 SERENE LIM - SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg HELLO, Holidays! After only being able to afford a boat ride to Bintan over the horrendous economic meltdown of the last two years, we got back to being happy campers in 2010. We travelled further and more frequently.We flew192 words
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Article, Illustration72 2010-12-17 12 The Almighty wants you to know travelling takes a toll on the environment. So an ominous volcanic cloud descended upon Europe in April after an eruption in Iceland. Flights were cancelled, travellers stranded, and long detours for transatlantic flights were de rigeur. Consider the early onsetPhotos: AP - 72 words
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Article, Illustration87 2010-12-17 12 Will somebody tell Josh Duhamel you can’t use a Blackberry during takeoff? He was said to be “very rude” and “taunted” the flight attendant who requested for him to switch off his BB when the plane was taxing to the runway. For his atrocious behaviour, the plane87 words
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Article, Illustration117 2010-12-17 12 Well it ain’t your boyfriend. Nope, Steve Jobs’ evil genius mind realised that an upsized iPhone would mean more time-wasting twiddling to beat boredom.And,ta-dah,the iPad was invented. We dare you to find an airport transit area or airplane without anyone using one. “I bring my iPad whenever117 words
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Article, Illustration58 2010-12-17 16 Business class is no longer out of reach. Budget airlines rolled out the VIP treatment with AirAsia X’s flatbed premium seats on its long-haul flight to London in April, and Jetstar’s newly lauched Starclass on its flights to Melbourne.What’s next? Our wishlist includes personal58 words
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Article, Illustration121 2010-12-17 16 All the world’s a stage, and this year it played out in Shanghai.The city lived up to its billing as the “Next Great World City” by hosting the World Expo at Puxi. It was the most expensive expo ever and saw a record number of121 words
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Article, Illustration126 2010-12-17 16 Sure, some overly hip boutique hotels are plenty spacious if you’re proportioned likeThumbelina. But what truly registered on the radar were thoughtfully designed, smallish and mid-priced accommodation options. From New York’s Distrikt Hotel (rooms start from US$179 or $234) which opened its doors in126 words
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Article, Illustration113 2010-12-17 18 This is not the MRT, mind you.There are no shoving and no passengers pretending to fall asleep at the sight of a pregnant lady.Travelling across Europe on a train is one of the most scenic and pleasant experiences, so much so that Rail Europe reported a 38113 words
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Article, Illustration133 2010-12-17 18 The catchphrase “It’s the economy, stupid” says it all.While Asia bounced back from the financial crisis,America’s and Europe’s recovery remained shaky.The British pound, Euro and US dollar sunk to new lows. While we hate to be gleeful over others’ misfortune, we figure their economy wouldn’t mind133 words
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Article, Illustration81 2010-12-17 18 One name: Steven Slater.The air steward from American airline JetBlue became an instant hero when he reportedly got verbally abused by a passenger who tried to stuff her oversized bag into the overhead compartment. He snapped, announced he was quitting over the intercom, and promptly81 words
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Article, Illustration203 2010-12-17 24 LYNETTE KOH - LYNETTE KOH lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg FASHION is as much about fantasy as it is about function, and this was amply demonstrated by 2010’s biggest style newsmakers. In February, the industry suffered a poignant loss when fashion designer Alexander McQueen ended his own life. Always203 words
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Article, Illustration127 2010-12-17 24 In February, the fashion world reverberated with the news that designer Alexander McQueen, aged 40, had hanged himself in his London apartment. All over the world, McQueen’s fellow designers, fashion editors and other industry heavy-hitters paid tribute to the enfant terrible of fashion, remembering his mastery of his127 words
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Article, Illustration79 2010-12-17 24 A dress made of meat, Diet Coke cans in her coif, and studded underwear not worn under anything whatsoever at a baseball game: 2010 was just another year in the life of Lady Gaga. Oh, Gaga, we get it: You’re eccentric.You’re walking performance art.You’re79 words
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Article, Illustration63 2010-12-17 24 Full disclosure:We have our fair share of drop-crotch trousers hanging in our wardrobes. But with every other person looking like an aspiring genie, and pant crotches dropping to new lows (we’re talking right above the ankles), it’s time to restore trouser crotches63 words
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Article, Illustration80 2010-12-17 24 Its star-studded line-up has made the Audi Fashion Festival the most anticipated event on the local fashion calendar. This year, Roberto Cavalli, Dean and Dan Caten of Dsquared2, and Henry Holland brought their own brand of flamboyance to the Tent@Orchard.We cannot80 words
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Article, Illustration79 2010-12-17 26 We whooped and cheered along with everyone else when we heard that H&M is finally setting up shop on our shores next year. No more spending our entire vacation overseas trawling the streets for H&M designer-collaboration pieces! Secretly though, we rather enjoy79 words
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Article, Illustration51 2010-12-17 26 Celebs like Christopher Lee and Dai YangTian were spotted accessorising with black-rimmed geek-inspired glasses.The rise of the pseudoscholarly look has prompted several retailers to hawk non-prescription eyewear for perfectly sighted posers the perfect accessory to go with their book-less book bags. LOOK51 words
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Article, Illustration61 2010-12-17 26 Marina Bay Sands and we’re not referring to the casino it houses. At a staggering 800,000 sq ft, the retail and restaurant space of the integrated resort brings together almost all the luxury brands one can find in Orchard Road, and has also introduced61 words
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Article, Illustration73 2010-12-17 26 Once upon a time, selling insurance was the side job du jour for local celebrities on the lookout for a gig less dependent on the fleeting nature of fame. Now, however, many are choosing to moonlight in fashion instead:This year, Jade Seah launched her clothing website73 words
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Article, Illustration23 2010-12-17 26 The only upside to boys with bangs? Less of their faces to look at. URG!23 words
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Article, Illustration50 2010-12-17 28 While it pains us to see so many of our fellow citizens going around looking like old sea dogs, it is somewhat heartening to know the boat shoe industry is doing so well when so few of us own boats. CUFF HIM!50 words
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Article, Illustration67 2010-12-17 28 Sonic vibrations and electrical currents the newest beauty tools practically require an A-level in physics.This year saw the launch of mechanical scrubs ranging from a revamped version of Neutrogena’s battery-operated facial cleanser to, most recently, the Platinum Electronic Roller (picture) by Japanese brand ReFa a67 words
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Article, Illustration92 2010-12-17 28 Almost every year, fashion pundits fall over themselves declaring that the moment of change has arrived whenever fashion designers actually use one or two models who are not a Size 0 or below. News flash:There is only one Crystal Renn, and92 words
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Article, Illustration216 2010-12-17 43 The 22nd century marks a generation of avant-garde fashion, socially-conscious entrepreneurs and a brand new sport Stockists: Max Tan, OwnMuse, Skins N Bones, La Belle, Pauline Ning, Mae Pang and Uncovered can be found at Parco next NEXT 9 Raffles Boulevard #03-02 Millenia Walk,216 words
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Article, Illustration474 2010-12-17 48 Eveline Gan - These budding entrepreneurs show that businesses can look beyond bottom lines Eveline Gan When 16-year-old Justine Lee told his mother his plans to start a social enterprise to help children living in poverty in China, the businesswoman’s reply was: “You must be siao (crazy)! No one doesPHOTO BY KOH MUI FONG - 474 words
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Article, Illustration435 2010-12-17 48 Zafirah Salim - The secret to photography lies not in the equipment you use, but the way you see things Zafirah Salim Chia Aik Beng is a photographer of a different kind his equipment of choice is his iPhone. Lest you take him for the average mobilePHOTO BY KOH MUI FONG - 435 words
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Article, Illustration476 2010-12-17 50 Eveline Gan - Who would have thought stacking cups could ever be an international sport? Eveline Gan Twin siblings Ding Jaye and Ding Jean may only be 1 1 years old, but don’t let their age and dimunitive sizes fool you. Despite their young age, the duo’s lightningPHOTO BY KOH MUI FONG - 476 words
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Article, Illustration236 2010-12-17 52 Gifts for your loved ones A fresh, crisp fragrance for the young man in your life. Diesel Fuel for Life Homme Christmas Set (EDT, shower gel and body lotion), $109, from major department stores. The gift of flawless skin is always appreciated. Bio-essence Aqua BB Cream, $32, from236 words
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Article, Illustration297 2010-12-17 54 THE CENTRAL Sugar, spice and everything nice It’s a wonderland of treats at The Central. Step into a fantasy world with the musical Kayla’s Adventures in Candyland (picture) or partake in candy making by Sticky, ice-cream making by Marble Slab Creamery, bear making workshops and exhibitions by A Bear297 words
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Article257 2010-12-17 54 FUNAN DIGITALIFE MALL A Digitazzling Christmas Stuff your stockings with cool gadgets from Funan Digitalife Mall and stand to win fabulous prizes. With every $50 spent, shoppers can get free gift wrappers and tags, and enter the lucky draw to win prizes totalling more than $20,000 worth of CapitaVouchers.257 words
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Article295 2010-12-17 57 1 NLCS Jeju Admission Roadshow North London Collegiate School, a leading private school in the UK, will be opening its first overseas campus at Jeju Island, South Korea, next September. It offers programmes for students from kindergarten level to sixth grade elementary, and has single gender programmes295 words
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Article, Illustration821 2010-12-17 58 Hazwan Norly - Six gift ideas that will help you connect with your loved ones this Christmas Hazwan Norly hazwannorly@mediacorp.com.sg For the fickle-minded! BLACKBERRY TORCH ($999) Although smartphones are great presents, it can be difficult to pick the right one for the intended recipient. For such cases, the BlackBerry Torch821 words
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Article, Illustration497 2010-12-17 60 Hedirman Supian - Hedirman Supian hedirman@mediacorp.com.sg THE best way to get in the festive mood is to have a Christmas tree all decked out with baubles, colourful tinsel and intricate tree toppers. In the spirit of the season, why not deck out your smartphone with apps centred around Christmas, too?497 words
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Article, Illustration501 2010-12-17 60 TREVOR TAN - SOFTWARE REVIEW: APPLE iLIFE ’11 TREVOR TAN APPLE’S consumer creative suite, iLife ’09, is a superb entry-level photo, movie and music editing software (at least for Mac OS X). It’s so good that Apple has skipped the traditional annual update and moved straight to iLife ’11 ($78). So,501 words
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Article183 2010-12-17 60 HAZWAN NORLY - SITE OFTHEWEEK HAZWAN NORLY CityNomads.com IT’S now much easier to let your hair down and enjoy the finer things in life. Launched today, this free site offers special privileges from Singapore’s top restaurants, bars and wine shops like Capricci, El Toro, Infusion, Shots on Ann Siang and183 words
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