Today, 22 November 2011

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    41 1 TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF jM=DIACORP NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Tuesday November 22, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking Today MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Tuesday November 22, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Lock icon Expect a subdued year ahead: MTI
    622 1  -  Economy will grow by 1% to 3% in 2012: Government forecast LOH CHEE KONG news editor cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There was no end-of-year cheer for workers yesterday, as Singapore’s economy was forecast to grow next year at a relatively lacklustre pace of between 1 and
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  • PARLIAMENT
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      Not enough trains to run at 2-minute intervals during peak hours
      412 2  -  SUMITA SREEDHARAN SINGAPORE There are simply not enough MRT trains to run at two-minute intervals throughout the morning and evening peak periods. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Minister of State (Transport) Josephine Teo said that, given the existing fleet, trains
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      A&E subsidies for foreigners are here to stay: Gan Kim Yong
      328 2  -  NG JING YNG SINGAPORE Subsidies for foreigners needing emergency care are here to stay, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong told Parliament yesterday. He also provided statistics to show that this contributed minimally to the Government’s healthcare spending. He was
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      Bedok Reservoir deaths reflect copycat behaviour: Balakrishnan
      468 2  -  SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The recent spate of deaths at Bedok Reservoir illustrates the phenomenon of copycat suicides, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan told Parliament yesterday, as he sought to put into perspective the incidents that occurred in the last few months. “People who are
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      A more flexible CPF
      727 3  -  New savings scheme for special needs children among other changes LIN YANQIN yanqinl@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A raft of changes to the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Act was passed in Parliament yesterday which seek to encourage voluntary top-ups to CPF accounts and allow for greater flexibility to reverse
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      Lock icon Should company productivity gains help decide allocation of foreign workers?
      435 4  -  TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Given the national drive to raise productivity, should the success of employers’ productivity initiatives become part of the criteria for allocation of foreign labour in future, labour MP Ang Hin Kee (Ang Mo Kio GRC) asked
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      MPs concerned by changes to compensation claims
      418 4  -  TEO XUANWEI SINGAPORE A one-year time limit on compensation claims and restrictions on claims involving workplace fights under the amended Work Injury Compensation Act (WICA) which was passed yesterday drew concern from some Members of Parliament. Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Yeo Guat
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Sarawak tycoon's daughter sues stepdaughter over s$28.8m trust
      585 6  -  TAN YA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The daughter of a Sarawak tycoon, who said she had supported her former husband financially when they were married, is now suing her stepdaughter for part of a S$28.8 million trust, claiming that it is part of
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      2,460 internal security arrests until 1990
      147 6 SINGAPORE A total of 2,460 arrests were made under internal security laws from 1959 to 1990, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Teo Chee Hean yesterday. Of these arrests, 1,045 people were detained under the Preservation of Public Security Ordinance (1959-1963)
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      MediShield payouts rise and more premiums are collected
      258 6  -  NG JING YNG SINGAPORE The total amount of MediShield claims paid out to the public has risen by 4.4 times over the past decade, along with an increase in the total sum of premiums collected over the same period. In a written
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      Lock icon M'sia to relax public assembly laws
      349 8 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will relax laws to allow peaceful public gatherings to be held without a police permit, part of a move to allow more freedom of expression as Prime Minister Najib Razak accelerates reforms ahead of a possible general election next year.
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      Lock icon Unbalanced recovery better than balanced recession: China
      437 8 REUTERS CHENGDU The global economy is in a “grim” state, Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan warned yesterday as China confirmed plans to invest an eye-popping 10 trillion yuan (S$2 trillion) on strategic sectors in the next five years to maintain growth. Mr Wang said
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      Lock icon Moody's warning on France credit rating gives markets the chills
      272 8 REUTERS PARIS A rise in interest rates on French government debt and weaker growth prospects could be negative for the outlook on France’s credit rating, Moody’s warned yesterday, adding pressure on already nervous markets. Sentiment was also undermined by Chinese
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Central bankers, stop dithering, do something
      1058 10  -  ADAM POSEN Adam Posen, an American economist, is a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England. THE NEW YORK TIMES Both the American economy and the global economy are facing a familiar foe: Policy defeatism. Throughout modern economic history, whether
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      Lock icon Boring cruel romantics
      819 12  -  PAUL KRUGMAN Nobel laureate Paul Krugman is professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University. THE NEW YORK TIMES There is a word I keep hearing lately: “Technocrat”. Sometimes it is used as a term of scorn the creators of the euro, we are told, were
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      Lock icon How China can defeat America
      1373 14  -  YAN XUETONG Yan Xuetong, the author of Ancient Chinese Thought, Modern Chinese Power, is a professor of political science and dean of the Institute of Modern International Relations at Tsinghua University. This essay was translated by Zhaowen Wu and David Liu from Chinese. THE NEW
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      Building meaningful relationships
      529 14 Charmed by the safe environment and modern lifestyle, Filipino Chinese Aubrey Young is happy to call Singapore home SINGAPORE, MY HOME ABOUT 11 years ago, Filipino Chinese Aubrey Young relocated here for work, and she hasn’t looked back since. With an open heart and mind, Aubrey adjusted
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  • VOICES
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      Focus on help for families that need it
      301 16  -  Letter from Leong Sze Hian I REFER to the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports’ (MCYS) study that only 20,300 families, or about one in 10 of the 200,000 families in the bottom fifth of the income ladder, were getting help
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      Dental problems need to be fixed
      156 16  -  Letter from Dave Yap I WANT to thank the Health Promotion Board, for its response (Nov 21) to my letter regarding dental subsidy for students. It mentioned that orthodontic treatment that is medically related would be subsidised. So how does one differentiate between what
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      Pet dogs must be leashed in public
      280 18  -  Letter from Wong Hon Mun Director, Agri Establishment Regulation For the Chief Executive Officer Agri-food and Veterinary Authority Kartini Omar-Hor General manager, Parks National Parks Board WE THANK Mr Brian J King for his feedback in the letter “Why are dogs on the
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      HOW IN TUNE ARE OUR YOUTHS WITH CURRENT AFFAIRS?
      158 18  -  LETTER FROM DANNY It surfaced recently that a Singapore bar took its name from one of the most notorious Nazi concentration camps of World War II. While I shudder at the insensitivity, I am also saddened by the sad state of
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      Cyber-baiting solution: No mobiles in class
      218 18  -  Letter from Ho Kong Loon I REFER to the recent report of cyber-baiting of teachers by their students (“Cyber-baiting happens to 3 in 10 teachers here”, Nov 18). Many years ago, the video of a teacher lambasting a student was posted on the Internet.
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Ceiling won't be raised
      359 20  -  Income cap for HDB rental flats covers bottom 20% of households: Khaw LIN YANQIN yanqinl@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While the median household income for Singaporeans has gone up, that of the bottom 20th percentile has not which is why the existing household income ceiling for HDB rental flats
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      LEE KUAN YEW, GOH CHOK TONG HONOURED
      203 20 When Mr Goh Chok Tong took over as Prime Minister in 1990, he was aware that many people feared that “Singapore would not survive without Lee Kuan Yew”. “When I succeeded Mr Lee, my over-riding goal was to keep Singapore going I was
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      LAWS ON LICENSED MONEYLENDERS ENFORCED
      144 20  -  TEO XUANWEI In the two weeks since rules on advertising by licensed moneylenders kicked in on Nov 1, 32 operators flouted prohibitions on marketing their businesses through mainstream media, the Internet and SMS, Law Minister K Shanmugam told the House yesterday. Restrictions on where licensed
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      Supporting the elderly and their caregivers
      254 21  -  NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Public housing estates already allow for “naturally occurring retirement communities”, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong yesterday, as he stopped short of saying “no” to having retirement villages here. And to provide more support for caregivers, the Government is
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      Lock icon CNB CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY
      81 21 The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and the theme is ‘Keeping Singapore Drug-Free, 40 years and Beyond’. To commemorate the event the CNB has launched its Heritage Gallery. It highlights the evolution of the local drug scene and documents the
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      Lock icon PSLE RESULTS TO BE RELEASED ON THURSDAY
      123 21 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The results of the 2011 Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) will be released on Thursday. Pupils may obtain their result slips from their respective schools from noon, said the Ministry of Education. Eligible pupils will also receive from their respective primary
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      Lock icon TAXABLE GOODS FROM OVERSEAS MUST BE DECLARED AT IMMIGRATION CHECKPOINTS
      109 21 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Taxable goods bought overseas and brought into Singapore must be declared at the Red Channel at immigration checkpoints. The reminder came from the Singapore Customs yesterday ahead of the year-end school holidays beginning this week. Singapore Customs added
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      Swimming club president had an agenda: Court
      414 22  -  TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Whether out of personal spite or otherwise, Singapore Swimming Club president Freddie Koh Sin Chong was determined to soil the reputation of four ex-members of the club’s management committee, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday. The highest court in
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      Lock icon New telco laws to be used 'as last resort'
      547 23  -  ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY LIN YANQIN SINGAPORE They will be used as a “last resort” when other means to ensure a fair playing field have been exhausted, assured Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Yaacob Ibrahim, as laws
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Support in the flesh ...
      315 24 Support in the flesh Fans of Ai Weiwei strip in solidarity amid porn investigation REUTERS BEIJING First it was money folded into paper planes that were thrown over the walls of dissident artist Ai Weiwei’s home. Now, the latest show of solidarity with Ai has taken the unlikeliest form of
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      Lock icon Top Khmer Rouge leaders on trial
      245 24 AP PHNOM PENH Three top Khmer Rouge leaders accused of orchestrating Cambodia’s “Killing Fields” went on trial yesterday before a United Nations-backed tribunal more than three decades after some of the 20th century’s worst atrocities. The charges against the surviving inner circle of the
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      Lock icon ARROYO TO BE DETAINED TEMPORARILY IN HOSPITAL SUITE
      128 24 AGENCIES A Philippine court yesterday allowed former President Gloria Arroyo to be detained temporarily in an upscale hospital suite on electoral fraud charges while her lawyers battle to get her released. More than a dozen left-wing activists protested against the ruling and
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      Lock icon Mud balls to purify Thai flood waters
      249 24 AGENCIES BANGKOK Alarmed by the rising stench of fetid flood waters and the health hazard they pose, Thais are attempting to combat the problem by using mud balls laced with effective microorganisms (EM) that are designed to eradicate the dangerous bacteria. The Thai
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      Lock icon Egyptian elections in doubt after violent clashes
      234 26 AGENCIES CAIRO Egypt‘s military rulers struggled yesterday to contain an explosion of protests demanding their ouster, as demonstrators clashed for a third successive day with security forces around Tahrir Square. The violence put the viability of upcoming parliamentary elections, due to start on
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      Lock icon LIBYA SAYS SAIF GADDAFI TO BE TRIED AT HOME
      143 26 AGENCIES Libya’s leaders said they will try Muammar Gaddafi’s son at home and not hand him over to the International Criminal Court where he is charged with crimes against humanity. However, the former rebel faction that captured Saif Al Islam Gaddafi
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      Lock icon 'Al Qaeda sympathiser' accused of bomb plots
      311 26 AGENCIES NEW YORK An American citizen accused of plotting to bomb police and post offices in New York City as well as United States troops returning home remained in police custody after an arraignment on Sunday on numerous terrorism-related charges. Mayor Michael Bloomberg
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      Lock icon Spain's new PM warns of hard times ahead
      270 27 AGENCIES MADRID Spain’s new leader vowed to battle the debt crisis but warned that “hard times lie ahead” and there “would be no miracles” as his conservative party swept to victory in Sunday’s general election. The Popular Party, led by Mr Mariano
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      Lock icon LONDON FOGGED UP
      97 27 Thousands of passengers faced a second day of disruption yesterday as dense fog in London grounded dozens of flights. Heathrow Airport said 24 departing flights and 40 arrivals were cancelled yesterday morning. The destinations affected included Manchester in northern England, Amsterdam, Brussels, Stockholm, Cologne and Nice. City
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      Lock icon Qantas, 3 unions head to forced settlement
      173 27 AGENCIES SYDNEY Qantas Airways, which grounded planes last month to force an end to strikes, said Australia’s labour regulator will decide on new contracts for three unions after talks broke down. Fair Work Australia will impose a deal after negotiations with long-haul pilots,
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      Lock icon PHILIP MORRIS SUES AUSSIE GOVT OVER PACKAGING LAW
      103 27 AGENCIES Tobacco giant Philip Morris yesterday launched legal action against Australia’s government less than an hour after Parliament passed legislation banning all logos from cigarette packages. From December next year, tobacco products have to be sold in olive green packs free from
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  • BUSINESS
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      125 28 The Housing and Development Board (HDB) yesterday put up for tender a commercial site in Sengkang Town. The 99-year leasehold site, which is located at Sengkang West Avenue/Fernvale Road, has a site area of 94,618 sq ft and a maximum allowable gross floor
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      243 29 REUTERS SYDNEY The Australian arm of collapsed United States futures broker MF Global Holdings was shut down after failing to get an adequate offer, in a sign that efforts to sell its Asian business could meet a similar fate. “We could not get
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      161 29 DOW JONES China’s state-owned steelmaker Baosteel Group will meet fixed-income investors in Singapore today and in Hong Kong tomorrow ahead of a planned dim sum bond offering, two people familiar with the matter said yesterday. The proposed 6.5 billion yuan (S$1.3 billion) offering
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      140 30 AGENCIES Japan’s exports fell for the first time in three months last month, eroded by a strong yen and a sputtering global economy. Exports fell 3.7 per cent on-year to ¥5.51 trillion (S$93 billion), the Finance Ministry said yesterday. The October
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      278 30 AGENCIES FUKUSHIMA —Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said yesterday he is unfazed by the recent scandal at Japanese camera maker Olympus and is still looking for investment opportunities. “We’re looking for companies that have some kind of sustainable competitive advantage,” he said in northern Japan’s
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      182 29 There should never be any obstacles for the most outstanding minds to realise their full potential. COURSES AVAILABLE The MIT-SUTD Dual Masters’ Degree Programme offered in collaboration by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), aims to support and promote outstanding researchers
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      198 31 AGENCIES Apple’s iPhone has trumped Research in Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry as the top smartphone among mobile workers, according to a report by the Los AngelesTimes newspaper. Citing the iPass Global Mobile Workforce Report, released by market research firm iPass, a mobile worker
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      402 31 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Airport security measures could ruin your holiday reading plans, if you are using Amazon’s Kindle e-reader. Multiple complaints from users that their Kindle was ruined by a baggage check prompted claims that radiation permanently affected the device’s electronic ink display.
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      578 32  -  Resilient Malaysia plunge a nation into mourning by defending their football title SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SEA GAMES FOOTBALL FINAL Indonesia 1 Malaysia 1 (Malaysia win 4-3 on penalties) JAKARTA More than 100,000 devoted Indonesian fans turned the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium into
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      560 33  -  Singapore’s women’s trio strike gold No 42 in duilian final LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg JAKARTA There were appreciative gasps from the spectators watching the Singapore trio of Tao Yi Jun, Tay Yu Juan and Emily Sin execute their 52-sec routine in the duilian final at the
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      597 34  -  Chef de mission for the SEA Games Tan Eng Liang gives more than 10 sports a ‘D’, swimming receives glowing praise SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg JAKARTA —Before the 26th SEA Games officially kicked off in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang on Nov 11,
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      429 34  -  LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg JAKARTA Gold medallists from Team Singapore’s 414-member contingent at the 26th SEA Games will receive approximately S$500,000 under the Multi-Million Dollar Awards Programme (MAP). Launched in 1993, MAP offers cash rewards to national athletes who win medals either
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      644 36  -  Thai weightlifter aims for a fairytale ending at next year’s Olympics TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg PALEMBANG Four years ago, a fortune-teller advised her to change her name to bring her good luck. Chanpim Kantatian became Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon in 2007 and, 12 months later, the
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      460 36  -  TAN YO-HINN PALEMBANG Singapore will stage the inaugural South-east Asia (SEA) Swimming Championships next year. Details have yet to be finalised, but Today understands that the biennial meet will see the region’s best from swimming, diving, waterpolo, synchronised swimming and
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      551 37 Chelsea boss confident of staying for long haul despite club’s sluggish form AGENCIES LONDON Andre Villas-Boas (picture) is not losing any sleep after Chelsea’s 2-1 loss to Liverpool in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge on Sunday put a dent in the London club’s title ambitions. They
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      393 37  -  FairPrice Foundation [C ji Nations Cup 2011 Title Sponsor FairPrice Foundation Nations Cup philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg PHILIP GOH SINGAPORE The Republic’s netball team are aiming high at next month’s FairPrice Foundation Nations Cup from Dec 5 to 11. Speaking to Today following the announcement of
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      329 38 AGENCIES CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, GROUP C Manchester United vs Benfica MANCHESTER Alex Ferguson’s side entertain Benfica in a Champions League tie tonight (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) and both teams have only one goal on their mind: Confirm their spot in knockout stage with victory at
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      623 38 Mancini’s men head to Naples, with ticket to next round almost a formality AGENCIES CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, GROUP A Napoli vs Manchester City MANCHESTER In a city hailed to be the birthplace of pizza and renowned for its fine wine, Manchester City are hoping to dine
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      55 35 Jasmine Yeong-Nathan in perfect balance. Singapore’s traditional boat race men’s team in the 10 men crew 1000m final. Tao Yi Jun, Emily Sin and Tay Yu Juan produced a flawless performance in the women’s duilian. Isabella Li serving another Tao Li taking the plunge en route to another gold medal.
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      230 2 Zee Avi The diminutive singer with the big voice is back performing tracks off her new album, Ghostbird. Nov 22, 8pm,TAB.Tickets at S$55 Underneath It All Relive 20 years of music history “through the edgy and funky sounds” of Dualtone. Nov 23 to 24. 7.15pm and 8.15pm, Esplanade Concourse.
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        246 4  - Not to be missed again KEVIN MATHEWS Achtung Baby U2 TOUTED as the second coming of U2 after the critical mauling suffered by Rattle And Hum (1988), 1991’s Achtung Baby would firmly establish U2 as the biggest rock band on the planet for the next two decades.This 20th anniversary reissue
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        154 4  -  KEVIN MATHEWS THERE is nothing quite like a band that ignores popular trends and derives inspiration from the unlikeliest sources to create a totally distinctive work. The Bees hail from the Isle of Wight and prove themselves to be rock and roll scholars time
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        154 4  -  KEVIN MATHEWS LOCAL singersongwriter Jon Chong who made a splash in the music scene with his debut album State Of My Mind back in 2009 has returned with a sophomore effort. Fans of his smooth jazz-folk-pop stylings will be gladdened by the news
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        The Best Of 25 years Sting
        197 5  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH LOTS of people think Sting is just this middleaged member of the Handsome Man Club who occasionally churns out mid-tempo, sometimes maudlin tunes about barley, or the occasional Elizabethan musical workout, and spends hours havingTantric sex with his wife. But one listen
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        166 5  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH TALK about a mindblowing collaboration. Two of the most influential music icons, Lou Reed and Metallica, have come together to produce Lulu, a set of extended songs inspired by German expressionist Frank Wedekind’s early 20th century plays Earth Spirit and Pandora’s Box. And
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      149 8 Elton John wows S’pore and Kevin Spacey, too THE star power of Kevin Spacey is undisputed. But even the presence of a Hollywood thespian could not draw attention away from the one dubbed the Rocket Man. For the 10,000 or so fans who gathered at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, Sir
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      235 8 AP IT’S tough to keep a pregnancy a secret when you’re in the public eye, and for a while, Beyonce thought the jig was up. “The whole time I definitely was thinking:‘Everyone knows, everyone can see,’” said the singer before the screening of her new concert
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      176 8 AP THE Twilight Saga has staked out another huge opening with a worldwide launch of US$283.5 million (S$368 million). The North American total of US$ 139.5 million gives The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 the second-best debut weekend for the franchise, after the US$142.8
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      1030 9  -  Through craft-making, a woman recovering from depression finds her worth Eveline Gan eveline@mediacorp.com.sg IFYOU were to purchase craft items from Junaidah Mohd Eusope (picture) at a Suntec pushcart on weekends, you would never suspect that the cheerful, articulate lady once cried every day for two years.
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        89 10 Having mood swings? Are your moods erratic and do you often forget small things? The solution could simply be eating the right food. A nutritionist will talk about the types of food that can help improve mood and memory. The workshop also includes a food
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      262 11 THE NEW YORK TIMES MANY migraine sufferers are reluctant to hit the gym, fearful that pushing themselves too hard may bring on an attack. But for some, exercise may have the opposite effect. Migraine triggers vary widely from one person to the next. A
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      352 11 ASK THE DENTIST Implant Dentistry Q: What are the steps involved in implant treatment? Toh Lee Yen A: Your dentist or specialist will perform a thorough examination, which includes a 3D x-ray to assess the amount of bone. He or she will discuss your options, and the pros and cons
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    595 12 Handful of Keys Don’t miss out on LASALLE Musical Theatre’s latest production, Handful of Keys, which explores the song list of famous Broadway musical Ain’t Misbehavin’. Come bounce and boogey along as the show’s cast perform the jazz and swing favourites that Fats Waller made famous in
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