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Title Section20 2011-04-23 1 Weekend TODAY MICA (P) 207/09/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Saturday April 23,2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking20 words
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780 2011-04-23 1 ANSLEY NG, ESTHER NG - ANSLEY NG, ESTHER NG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Two People’s Action Party (PAP) ministers have launched separate attacks on the Opposition questioning their tactics and whether they can take care of Singapore better than the ruling party. Speaking to reporters during a walkabout yesterday morning, Deputy Prime780 words
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SINGAPORE VOTES 2011
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Article, Illustration656 2011-04-23 2 CHEOW XIN YI - CHEOW XIN YI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He counts Mr Lim Boon Heng as a “good friend” but that did not stop former Civil Service high-flier and new Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Tan Jee Say from expressing his disappointment with MrPHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 656 words
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Article364 2011-04-23 2 SINGAPORE Mr Tan Jee Say has raised a few eyebrows during this General Election as a former top civil servant who served as Principal Private Secretary to then Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in the ’80s. Dr Ang Yong Guan, another Singapore Democratic Party364 words
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Article, Illustration593 2011-04-23 3 LEONG WEE KEAT - Labour chief tells Opposition to clear the muddle and explain their policies LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE If minimum wage can solve concerns of low wage workers or improve their lot, labour chief Lim Swee Say said the People’s ActionTODAY FILE PHOTO - 593 words
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Article, Illustration688 2011-04-23 3 SARA GROSSE, ESTHER NG - SARA GROSSE, ESTHER NG saragrosse@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Education Minister Ng Eng Hen has called on the Opposition to be bold enough to say that they want to form the next government. He issued the challenge on the sidelines of aPHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 688 words
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302 2011-04-23 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA - CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE He has faced the agony of defeat twice but the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) Sitoh Yih Pin hopes he will be third time lucky when he contests the Opposition-held Potong Pasir constituency in the May 7 General302 words
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208 2011-04-23 4 EVELYN CHOO - EVELYN CHOO SINGAPORE Political veteran Chiam See Tong has been in Parliament for as long as Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng. But Mr Chiam’s four other team members who will contest in Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (GRC) have no election experience,208 words
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Article, Illustration488 2011-04-23 4 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He spoke, he thanked and he even sang. As he bid an emotional farewell to 1,500 residents and grassroots leaders of Buona Vista last night, Mr Lim Swee Say told them the estate will always have a specialPHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 488 words
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459 2011-04-23 6 NG JING YNG - NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As the housing debate heats up between National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan and the Workers’ Party (WP), with more broadsides expected in the days ahead, is the mercury in Tampines459 words
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Article, Illustration595 2011-04-23 6 ANSLEY NG - ANSLEY NG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When the electoral boundaries were tweaked in February and Mountbatten was hived off as a single member constituency (SMC), Jeannette Chong-Arul-doss was heartened. The National Solidarity Party (NSP) candidate, who has been living in and aroundPHOTO BY ANSLEY NG - 595 words
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Article, Illustration85 2011-04-23 8 The appearance of People’s Action Party (PAP) flags in some parts of the island such as Toa Payoh and Bishan has sparked discussion in cyberspace. Several photographs of PAP flags being put up have appeared online, with some netizens wondering whether itPHOTO BY WEE TECK HIAN - 85 words
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408 2011-04-23 8 NG JING YNG - A welcome change for some volunteers... the return of exciting times for others NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The sweltering heat aside, yesterday was also a public holiday. But neither stopped volunteers from helping some People’s Action Party (PAP) candidates who were out visiting residents in their wards. When Today408 words
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139 2011-04-23 8 S RAMESH - S RAMESH The Estate Upgrading Programme planned for the Joo Chiat area is expected to start in the middle of next year, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday. Following the latest electoral boundaries review, some parts of the Joo Chiat division139 words
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464 2011-04-23 10 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE She began the day with a visit to a needy family. In the afternoon, she went on a round of house visits in Waterloo Street. And in between, People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate Denise Phua attended her church’s464 words
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Article330 2011-04-23 10 HOE YEEN NIE - Candidates get priority HOE YEEN NIE SINGAPORE —The stream of people entering the Elections Department slowed to a trickle on Good Friday morning, a public holiday. The department had announced on Thursday night it would remain open to allow potential candidates and their associates to file the necessary paperwork. And330 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration673 2011-04-23 12 REUTERS BANGKOK Thai and Cambodian soldiers fought with rocket-propelled grenades and guns on their disputed border yesterday in a clash that killed six soldiers in the first major flare-up since a shaky ceasefire in February. Both countries evacuated thousands of villagers and accusedREUTERS; AP - 673 words
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116 2011-04-23 12 In response to media queries on the border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman said: “We are deeply concerned by the clashes, and call on both countries to exercise restraint. We urge Cambodia and Thailand to resolve their differences116 words
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Article, Illustration331 2011-04-23 12 AP JAKARTA Islamic militants involved in a plot to bomb an Indonesian church ahead of Easter celebrations wanted to film and broadcast the inferno, which would have occurred as thousands of people were arriving for services, police said yesterday. The plot,AP - 331 words
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355 2011-04-23 14 AP TOKYO Japan’s government proposed a special ¥4-trillion (S$60.2-billion) budget to help finance reconstruction efforts on yesterday and plans to build 100,000 temporary homes for survivors of last month’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. The twin disasters destroyed roads, ports, farms and homesAP - 355 words
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Article718 2011-04-23 14 Morocco tries to broker deal after meeting envoys from Gaddafi, rebels AGENCIES MISRATA (Libya) The top United States military officer said air strikes had hobbled Libyan forces but the conflict was moving into “stalemate” as Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s troops pressed on with their punishingAGENCIES - 718 words
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Article, Illustration324 2011-04-23 14 AGENCIES United States President Barack Obama has approved the use of armed drones in Libya, authorising US airstrikes on ground forces for the first time since America turned control of the operation over to NATO on April 4. It also is theAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 324 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration946 2011-04-23 16 WILLIAM PESEK - The nation needs to both find an independent, visionary leader and make sure he or she stays in the job WILLIAM PESEK William Pesek is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. BLOOMBERG So Naoto Kan (picture) is a goner. That’s theBLOOMBERG; REUTERS - 946 words
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Article, Illustration964 2011-04-23 17 DAVID PILLING - DAVID PILLING David Pilling is the Asia editor of the Financial Times. THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED The cherry blossom wars are over. But the question of whether to spend or save in the greater interest of Japan’s longterm recovery is rather less fleeting thanTHE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED; BLOOMBERG - 964 words
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Article, Illustration878 2011-04-23 18 YANG YAO - Higher imports of consumer goods would help it combat inflation, without risking economic growth YANG YAO Yang Yao is director of the China Center for Economic Reform at Peking University. PROJECT SYNDICATE With China’s inflation and inflation expectations rising, how can price stability be maintained withoutPROJECT SYNDICATE; BLOOMBERG - 878 words
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Article, Illustration1044 2011-04-23 19 SURANAND VEJJAJIVA - The controversy over three topless teens reflects hypocrisy and a society in denial SURANAND VEJJAJIVA Suranand Vejjajiva served in the Thaksin Shinawatra Cabinet and is now a political analyst. BANGKOK POST At the Koi Art Gallery in Sukhumvit Soi 31, a two-in-one painting exhibition isBANGKOK POST; AP - 1,044 words
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VOICES
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Article129 2011-04-23 20 JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG - LETTER FROM JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG I refer to the letter, “Why hire a foreign coach?” (April 22). A foreign coach takes time to adapt to our culture, our expectations and, more crucially, the players’ approach to playing football. It is difficult to have an enduring129 words
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Article, Illustration399 2011-04-23 20 Tan Minxuan Michelle - Letter from Tan Minxuan Michelle MARINE Parade GRC has been uncontested since 1992 by the Opposition. This time round, the National Solidarity Party (NSP) has plans to take on the People’s Action Party (PAP) there and the candidate they have pitted against 27-year old TinTODAY FILE PHOTOS - 399 words
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259 2011-04-23 20 Huang Shoou Chyuan - Letter from Huang Shoou Chyuan ACHIEVE success in a developed country overseas and recognition by Singapore society will be “automatic” and almost a given. That is why we are so proud of the few internationally-recognised stars we have such as fashion designer Ashley259 words
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Article56 2011-04-23 20 In the report,“Charges dropped against exbanker, philanthropist” (April 21), it was stated that the victims withdrew their charges against Mr Alfie Othman. This is incorrect. It was the prosecution which sought a discharge amounting to an acquittal as a stern warning had been administered by the police to the56 words
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SINGAPORE
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572 2011-04-23 22 TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A number of Singapore schools have, since the beginning of the year, been ordering iPads on government procurement Web portal GeBIZ to aid classroom learning for pupils. From subjects such as music to mathematics, primary and secondary schools are572 words
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Article, Illustration172 2011-04-23 22 JO-ANN HUANG - JO-ANN HUANG SINGAPORE Catholics of various nationalities commemorated Good Friday at churches throughout Singapore to mark the day they believe Jesus Christ was crucified. At St Joseph’s Church along Victoria Street, as the sun set, thousands gathered in the church grounds and lit candles asCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 172 words
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290 2011-04-23 23 SINGAPORE Even liquors commonly consumed for health reasons and used for cooking purposes such as D.O.M., Yomeishu, samsoo and cooking wine are dutiable, according to the Singapore Customs in a reminder to travellers. In fact, all beverages with alcoholic content exceeding290 words
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111 2011-04-23 23 A 20-year-old Singaporean man has been arrested by the police in connection with the death of another Singaporean, who purportedly fell from the Bras Basah Complex in the early hours of April 15. The man who fell, Syed Ali bin Abdullah Alhamid, 25,111 words
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Article, Illustration433 2011-04-23 23 SINGAPORE Mainboard-listed CDW Holding said yesterday that a fraud examiner, appointed by its board to help the company investigate various unauthorised bank transfers, has found no fraud committed by anyone in the company but recommended disciplinary action against a general manager for unauthorised actions. TheBLOOMBERG - 433 words
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277 2011-04-23 23 SINGAPORE The eighth annual JP Morgan Corporate Challenge saw a record breaking turnout of 13,233 entrants from 403 companies this year, a 12-per-cent increase from last year. The 5.6km road race was flagged off at Esplanade Bridge on Thursday by JP Morgan CEO277 words
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WORLD
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257 2011-04-23 24 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Malaysians last year spent RM1.8 billion (S$739 million) shopping online, according to results of an online shopping survey released by PayPal. And the payment gateway provider estimates that the market will grow to RM5 billion in 2014. MrTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 257 words
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Article, Illustration456 2011-04-23 24 Panel formed to review planned Kuantan refinery following growing concern THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s government has bowed to public pressure over the controversial rare earth plant near Kuantan and announced yesterday that a panel of independent international experts will reviewTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER; AP - 456 words
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133 2011-04-23 24 AP A man charged with murdering a Chinese woman, whose struggle with her assailant was seen on webcam by her helpless boyfriend in China, lives in the same building as the victim, the police said afterthe suspect made his first court appearance. BrianAP - 133 words
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155 2011-04-23 24 AP A landslide buried shanties, tents and illegal mine shafts in a southern Philippines village on Friday, killing three people and leaving at least 21 missing. Soldiers, the police and miners used shovels and their bare hands to dig out 11 survivors from the mud,AP - 155 words
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113 2011-04-23 25 REUTERS The authorities in Guangdong province have raided a former pigsty where fake sweet potato flour was being made with corn, ink and paraffin and sold as a delicacy, in the latest scandal to strike the country’s food industry. TheREUTERS - 113 words
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199 2011-04-23 25 REUTERS BEIJING A Chinese court sentenced a university student to death on Friday for killing a waitress to cover up a hit-and-run accident, in a case that sparked uproar over the perceived indifference of the rich to the less well-off. YaoREUTERS - 199 words
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Article, Illustration191 2011-04-23 25 AP TAIPEI Two pieces of a torn 660-year-old Chinese painting held by Taiwan and mainland China will be reunited for the first time in centuries at an exhibit at Taiwan’s national museum, in a sign of warming ties between the rivals. TheAP - 191 words
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102 2011-04-23 25 AP United States diplomats will discuss recent disappearances and detentions of Chinese dissidents during human rights talks in Beijing next week, the US State Department said in a statement issued Friday in Beijing. The twoday US-China Human Rights Dialogue will also focusAP - 102 words
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466 2011-04-23 26 AP DAMASCUS Witnesses say tens of thousands of Syrians are holding protests in cities across the country. The protesters on the outskirts of Damascus yesterday chanted: “The people want the downfall of the regime.” It is the same rallying cry that was heard duringAP - 466 words
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Article239 2011-04-23 26 REUTERS Yemenis flooded into the streets of Sanaa and Taiz yesterday in rival demonstrations for and against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who gave a guarded welcome to a Gulf Arab plan for a three-month transition of power. He told supporters in the capital, Sanaa, that anyREUTERS - 239 words
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Article274 2011-04-23 26 REUTERS SALALAH (Oman) Some 3,000 protesters took to the streets after Friday prayers in Oman’s southern port of Salalah in one of the biggest pro-reform demonstrations since scattered unrest began in the sultanate two months ago. Instead of conducting prayers in a mosque, a preacher heldREUTERS - 274 words
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255 2011-04-23 26 AP MANAMA The Bahraini authorities have conducted a systematic campaign of attacks and arrests against medical professionals who treated injured protesters during months of unrest in the Gulf kingdom, an international medical group said Friday. Physicians for Human Rights claims doctors and nursesAP - 255 words
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108 2011-04-23 27 AP The police investigating a riot at an Australian immigration detention centre on Friday were questioning 22 people about the protests started by asylum-seekers whose visa applications had been rejected. A few protesters remained camped out on rooftops at Sydney’s Villawood Detention Centre onAP - 108 words
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154 2011-04-23 27 AGENCIES A director at a Pakistani think-tank said on Thursday that he is planning on suing Mr Greg Mortenson, the author of best-selling memoir Three Cups of Tea, the BBC has reported. In Mr Mortenson’s follow-up book, Stones into Schools, a captionAGENCIES - 154 words
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Article, Illustration349 2011-04-23 27 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON The Oscar-nominated director of the documentary Restrepo who was killed in Libya on Wednesday had told friends how he wanted to “slow down” and start a family after years spent reporting from war zones. BritishTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 349 words
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154 2011-04-23 27 AP An American journalist detained in Libya with a correspondent for Boston-based GlobalPost has been allowed to make her first call to her parents since being captured more than two weeks ago. GlobalPost and The Atlantic reported on Thursday thatAP - 154 words
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Article, Illustration578 2011-04-23 27 Only one man convicted after woman’s 9-year fight for justice THE GUARDIAN LAHORE (Pakistan) Human rights groups have expressed outrage after most of those accused of the gang rape of Ms Mukhtaran Mai (picture), who was assaulted on the orders of a villageTHE GUARDIAN; REUTERS - 578 words
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Article, Illustration246 2011-04-23 28 Go on, have another REUTERS NEW YORK Despite previous concerns, downing lots of coffee does not seem to increase the risk of high blood pressure, says a United States study. High blood pressure, or hypertension, has been linked to heart disease and stroke, and some scientists have suggested that coffeeREUTERS; BLOOMBERG - 246 words
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576 2011-04-23 28 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama was subjected to racial abuse as a child in Indonesia and may have witnessed his mother being beaten by his stepfather, according to a new book about her troubled life. Ms Ann Dunham,THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 576 words
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Article, Illustration79 2011-04-23 28 Members of the Catholic clergy holding candles during a procession inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre ahead of the Easter celebrations in the Old City of Jerusalem. On Good Friday, pilgrims filled the cobblestone alleyways of old Jerusalem to commemorate Jesus’ crucifixion inAP - 79 words
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155 2011-04-23 28 THE GUARDIAN A toddler who fell from the fourth floor of a hotel in Orlando, Florida, landed safely in the arms of a British tourist. Ms Helen Beard, of Worksop, ran under the balcony where 16-month-old Jah-Nea Myles was hanging from, at about 11pm onTHE GUARDIAN - 155 words
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141 2011-04-23 28 AP The police said on Friday that termites have devoured currency notes worth 10 million rupees (S$279,130) in a steel bank chest in northern India. Officer Navneet Rana says the bank manager discovered the damage when he opened the reinforced room inAP - 141 words
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400 2011-04-23 29 AGENCIES LONDON Smartphones running Google’s Android software collect data about the user’s movements in almost exactly the same way as the iPhone, according to an examination of files they contain. The discovery, made by a Swedish researcher, comes as United States Democratic SenatorAGENCIES - 400 words
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Article, Illustration259 2011-04-23 29 AP MEXICO CITY A fairy tale has come true for a poor 19-year-old Mexican who spent 16 days on a hunger strike hoping to wrangle an invitation to Britain’s Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Many laughed at Ms Estibalis Chavez’sAP - 259 words
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SCIENCE
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Article, Illustration637 2011-04-23 30 Robotic prosthesis may be a reality in the REUTERS CHICAGO As 20-year-old Hailey Daniswicz flexes muscles in her thigh (picture), electrodes attached to her leg instruct a computer avatar to flex its knee and ankle parts of her leg that have been missing sinceREUTERS - 637 words
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Article404 2011-04-23 30 Scientists have discovered a new way to classify humanity: By bacteria THE NEW YORK TIMES GERMANY Each human being is host to thousands of different species of microbes, yet a group of scientists now report there are only three distinct ecosystems in the guts of peopleTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 404 words
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BUSINESS
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581 2011-04-23 32 Singapore dollar reaches record, Malaysian ringgit at 13-year high on rate-rise speculation BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Asian currencies strengthened this week, with the Singapore dollar reaching a record and the Malaysian ringgit a 13-year high, on speculation regional central banks will keep raising borrowing costs toBLOOMBERG - 581 words
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Article, Illustration309 2011-04-23 32 BLOOMBERG SHANGHAI China’s regulators may allow 10 foreign and overseas-listed Chinese companies to sell shares in Shanghai under a trial programme after two years of preparation, the 21st Century Business Herald reported, citing a draft plan. Companies seeking to list onBLOOMBERG - 309 words
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366 2011-04-23 33 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Gold advanced to a record, set for a third weekly gain, as a weaker US dollar and debt concerns boosted the metal’s appeal as an alternative investment. Silver gained to the highest level in 30 years. Gold for immediate delivery reachedBLOOMBERG - 366 words
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201 2011-04-23 33 BLOOMBERG KUALA LUMPUR DRB-Hicom, a Malaysian automotives, construction and banking group controlled by billionaire Syed Mokhtar Al Bukhary, has won a race to become the biggest shareholder in the Malaysia’s national postal company. It will pay RM622.8 million (S$255.6 million), orBLOOMBERG - 201 words
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168 2011-04-23 33 THOMSON REUTERS South Korea’s STX Group is considering selling an additional 20-per-cent stake in Singapore-listed shipbuilder STX OSV worth around 260 billion Korean won (S$296 million) next month or in June, the company said yesterday. An STX Group spokesmanTHOMSON REUTERS - 168 words
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171 2011-04-23 33 AP Toyota Motor said yesterday its global car production, disrupted by parts shortages from last month’s earthquake and tsunami, will not return to normal until November or December. Company president AkioToyoda apologised to customers in a statement for the delays dueAP - 171 words
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Article, Illustration566 2011-04-23 36 United boss believes Chelsea surge will push his men to title No 19 AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Man United vs Everton MANCHESTER With Manchester United entering the most critical phase of their season, manager Sir Alex Ferguson (picture) is hoping his team’s home form can holdAGENCIES - 566 words
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Article203 2011-04-23 36 AGENCIES LONDON Carlo Ancelotti has hinted he could again plump for Fernando Torres over Didier Drogba today. The Chelsea boss is currently preparing his troops for a home date with capital rivals West Ham. All of a sudden, Chelsea find themselves back in theAGENCIES - 203 words
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Article, Illustration165 2011-04-23 37 REUTERS LONDON West Ham midfielder Scott Parker (picture) has been voted 2011 Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association. Parker, 30, topped the poll of English journalists ahead of Tottenham winger Gareth Bale, who was last week named the Professional Footballers’ AssociationREUTERS; GETTY IMAGES - 165 words
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Article, Illustration597 2011-04-23 39 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They will visit a famous national park and get a taste of the African culture but, when the Singapore netball team leave for South Africa early tomorrow morning, tactics and teamwork, focus and conditioning will be uppermost on their minds.PHOTO BY DON WONG - 597 words
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Article317 2011-04-23 39 AGENCIES JAKARTA Shaaban Hussin and Park Hyun Bin were the surprise clubhouse leaders at the Indonesian Masters as Lee Westwood’s charge came to a halt when the second round was suspended due to lightning yesterday. The world No 2 was at 9-under with two holes toAGENCIES - 317 words
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Article, Illustration753 2011-04-23 11 TODAY' S top 5 1 Prisoner Of Mumbai Mansion HuM Theatre’s adaptation from Neil Simon’s The Prisoner Of Second Avenue sees a middle-class couple in Mumbai having to contend with the city’s chaos courtesy of burglars, annoying family members and irritating neighbours. Stars real-life husband and wife Subin Subaiah and753 words
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Article, Illustration501 2011-04-23 9 SERENE LIM - Jetsetting with Jeremy Wade SERENE LIM WE’VE heard of extreme sportsmen but extreme angler? Then again, the fishing that Jeremy Wade does is no old man’s waiting game. The host of River Monsters battles ferocious and hideous creatures hello, flesh-ripping longfin eel and has dodged death’s bullet more than a501 words
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Article, Illustration515 2011-04-23 9 SERENE LIM - Hotel Fort Canning,The Saff and Porcelain are three of the newest boutique hotels here. Here’s what to know before checking in SERENE LIM HOTEL FORT CANNING 11 Canning Walk,Tel: 6559 6770, www.hfcsingapore.com The spiel: “Fort Canning Park’s heritage as an exclusive and historical landmark is being revived with515 words
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Article, Illustration846 2011-04-23 7 SERENE LIM - A weekend staycation at a designer boutique hotel has its appeal just ask actor Andie Chen and model Melissa Faith Yeo SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg THE mood of the shoot was sealed the moment MediaCorp artiste Andie Chen came strolling hand-in-hand with his model girlfriend Melissa Faith Yeo into846 words
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Article, Illustration76 2011-04-23 4 ON WEDNESDAY,Australian luxury accessory label Oroton marked the opening of its first Singapore flagship store at Marina Bay Sands with a launch party featuring a preview of its Summer 2011 collection, as well as selected heritage pieces.VIP guests such as Julie Heckscher, Deputy High Commissioner of76 words
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Article, Illustration620 2011-04-23 1 ANITA PATIL - LENS ANITA PATIL Slip on the white lab coat, adjust the headphones and listen as a voice tells you to close your eyes and breathe. A science experiment? Perhaps. but it’s a $20 dessert at Park Avenue winter in New York, and it was the workTONY CENICOLA/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 620 words
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Article, Illustration993 2011-04-23 1 TIM ARANGO - In a Fledgling Democracy, Iraq Struggles to Balance Religion and Secularism By TIM ARANGO Baghdad TArIq HArb, wHo was a military attorney under Saddam Hussein and is now a constitutional lawyer and television commentator, was happy to see the alcohol flowing again at the IraqiKARIM SAHIB/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES; AYMAN OGHANNA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 993 words
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Article, Illustration793 2011-04-23 2 Western democracies can learn from the Rusyn minority. intelligence/MATThew CArr Medzilaborce, Slovakia The highlands of northeast Slovakia may seem an unlikely place to build a case to defuse Europe’s alarm at the prospect of a “biblical exodus” of migrants fleeing political turmoil in North Africa. But thisSAM FALK/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 793 words
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792 2011-04-23 3 RON NIXON - By RON NIXON WASHINGTON Even as the United States poured billions of dollars into foreign military programs and anti-terrorism campaigns, a small core of American govern-ment-financed organizations were promoting democracy in authoritarian Arab states. The money spent on these programs was792 words
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Article, Illustration873 2011-04-23 4 C. J. CHIVERS - By C. J. CHIVERS MISURATA, Libya Jinan Hussein Jweil rested on her back on a gurney inside the triage tent. Either a bullet or a piece of whizzing shrapnel had struck the 5-year-old high on the right side of her head.PHOTOGRAPHS BY BRYAN DENTON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 873 words
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Article, Illustration651 2011-04-23 6 ELISABETH MALKIN, DAMIEN CAVE - By ELISABETH MALKIN, DAMIEN CAVE MATAMOROS, Mexico The last time anybody heard from Josué Román García was last August, after he and his older brother stopped for dinner in a town about 145 kilometers south of the Texas border. His final wordsTHE NEW YORK TIMES; LEFT, ALEXANDRE MENEGHINI/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 651 words
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Article, Illustration734 2011-04-23 7 ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO - By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO IGARAPÉ DO COSTA, Brazil Along the rivers of the Amazon rain forest, people still recount legends in which pink dolphins are magical creatures that can turn into men and impregnate women. Brazilian musicians write songs about them. But for Ronan Benício Rego,THE NEW YORK TIMES; LALO DE ALMEIDA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 734 words
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Article, Illustration621 2011-04-23 7 JOHN TAGLIABUE - Barcelona journal By JOHN TAGLIABUE BARCELONA, Spain Each year since 2004, Jacint Ribas has taken out his bicycle in March, and wearing nothing more than his salt-and-pepper hair, has pedaled it through the streets of this port city. By now he reckonsCHARLIE MAHONEY FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 621 words
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Article, Illustration663 2011-04-23 8 NORIMITSU ONISHI - By NORIMITSU ONISHI KAMAISHI, Japan When the earthquake struck at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, this city’s last geisha was, fittingly, at home getting ready to sing that night at an 117-year-old ryotei, a type of exclusive restaurant, in Kamaishi where sheSHIHO FUKADA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 663 words
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Article, Illustration507 2011-04-23 8 JOSH KRON - By JOSH KRON KAMPALA, Uganda They entered through Parliament’s gates, an eclectic group. Their leader, the Reverend Martin Ssempa, wore sunglasses and long black robes embroidered with red crosses and two campaign buttons. One said, “Debate Our Bill Now!” and the other, simply, “NoTHE NEW YORK TIMES; MARC HOFER/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GETTY IMAGES - 507 words
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Article, Illustration679 2011-04-23 10 STEPHANIE CLIFFORD - By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD It turns out that lots and lots of stuff piled onto shelves or stacked in the middle of store aisles can coax a shopper to buy more. After the recessionary years of shedding inventory and clearing store lanes forSPENCER TIREY FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 679 words
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Article, Illustration690 2011-04-23 10 SIMON ROMERO - By SIMON ROMERO PARAMARIBO, Suriname China has quietly established a foothold in tiny Suriname, a tiny corner of South America. Chinese signs on hundreds of businesses, from casinos to grocery shops and furniture stores, beckon the residents of this capital. Chinese work crews areTOMAS MUN1TA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 690 words
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Article, Illustration885 2011-04-23 11 EVELYN M. RUSLI - By EVELYN M. RUSLI As a wave of postrecession capital chases a limited supply of deals, young tech entrepreneurs in the United States are finding it relatively easy to fund their dreams. “The resources available to founders, to create and control their company’sQUICKHONEY - 885 words
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Article, Illustration454 2011-04-23 11 EILENE ZIMMERMAN - By EILENE ZIMMERMAN Q. Your company has eliminated jobs, andyou now have more work than you can handle. How do you ask for help? A. First, realize that you are far from alone. “People feel as if they have two orCHRIS REED - 454 words
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Article, Illustration709 2011-04-23 12 JESSE McKINLEY - By JESSE McKINLEY FORT DICK, California Shooting skyward like a jagged knife, the giant stump in a cul-de-sac in this Northern California town is by all appearances dead. But Michael Taylor, a professional big-tree hunter, knows otherwise. “This snag is partially alive,” he explained,PHOTOGRAPHS BY JIM WILSON/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 709 words
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Article, Illustration606 2011-04-23 12 JOHN TIERNEY - By JOHN TIERNEY Without leaving your living room or office, you’ll sit at threedimensional virtual meetings and classes, looking around the table or the lecture hall at your colleagues’ avatars. Does this sound like future hype? In their new book, “Infinite Reality,”CADE McCALL - 606 words
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Article, Illustration859 2011-04-23 13 JOHN NOBLE WILFORD - By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD No dinosaurs were quite like the sauropods. They were the biggest land animals ever, consuming everything in sight. Their necks were much longer than a giraffe’s, their tails just about as long and their bodies like an elephant’s, onlyDENIS FINNIN/AMNH - 859 words
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Article, Illustration540 2011-04-23 13 ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO, MYRNA DOMIT - By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO, MYRNA DOMIT Alexei Barrionuevo reportedfrom Santiago, Chile, and Myrna Domit from São Paulo, Brazil. SANTIAGO, Chile For years, so many twins have been born in the small southern Brazilian town of Cândido Godói thatANDRÉ VIEIRA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 540 words
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Article, Illustration662 2011-04-23 14 MICHAEL KIMMELMAN - essay MICHAEL KIMMELMAN ROME Cinecittà, the fabled film studio where the Italian version of “Big Brother” is now taped, has become a symbol of Italy’s current turmoil. Lately this country has become its own reality show, as ItaliansMARIANNA BERTAGNOLLI/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 662 words
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Article, Illustration544 2011-04-23 14 BEN SISARIO - By BEN SISARIO Not long ago the ukulele was an endangered species, seen as cheap exotica or a comic prop. Now the humble, four-stringed instrument permeates the culture, turning up in pop music, TV commercials and YouTube videos. The trend is being fueled byDANNY CLINCH - 544 words
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Article, Illustration901 2011-04-23 15 HOLLAND COTTER - essay HOLLAND COTTER “What happened to Africa?” an art-world friend asked. “It disappeared.” In the past few years, Africa is barely there in American muse- ums’ major exhibitions. The same with India. Even China, usually an easier sell, is seen only discreetly. AMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART; TOP, CAAC/PIGOZZI COLLECTION, GENEVA - 901 words
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Article, Illustration650 2011-04-23 15 MICHIK0 KAKUTANI - book review MICHIK0 KAKUTANI Malcolm X was a master of reinvention, who had as many names as he did identities: Malcolm Little, Homeboy, Jack Carlton, Detroit Red, Big Red, Satan, Malachi Sha- bazz, Malik Shabazz, El-Hajj Malik El-Sha-bazz and, most famously, Malcolm X. APATRICIA WALL/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 650 words
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805 2011-04-23 16 PATRICK HEALY - By PATRICK HEALY A group of theater producers is taking long-running Broadway hits and moving them off Broadway, where costs are lower and the profit potential is significant. The first test case, “Avenue Q,” won a Tony Award for best musical. The show cost $3.5 million805 words
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Article, Illustration664 2011-04-23 16 EDWARD ROTHSTEIN - REVIEW EDWARD ROTHSTEIN Before visiting “Harry Potter: The Exhibition” at Discovery Times Square, I mistakenly assumed that the real point of this 1,300-square-meter display of movie sets, costumes and props would come at the end, where Potterphiles can purchase $44.99 replicas of Albus Dumbledore’sPHOTOGRAPHS BY ROBERT CAPLIN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 664 words
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