Today, 8 January 2011

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  • THE BIG STORY
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      Lock icon Love in a landfill
      1031 2  -  Five years after Semakau opened to the public, visitor numbers and wildlife flourish ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg THE photos in her wedding album show the lovebirds all aglow against a backdrop of sweeping azure skies, wind-swept tall grass, green plains starred with white flowers, and serene
      PHOTO COURTESY THE TANS; PHOTO COURTESY TASOS; PHOTO COURTESY SFAS  -  1,031 words
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      Property agents unhappy over slow accreditation
      484 3  -  HOE YEEN NIE yeennie@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It has been a week since the new registration regime for estate agencies and property agents came into effect. And some unhappy estate agency owners and agents are complaining that the process has taken too long. Some agencies also
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      Lock icon From waste ash to homes for man and nature
      352 3  -  ONG DAI LIN ANOTHER challenge Pulau Semakau faces is coping with the waste that Singapore produces with a growing economy and population. Besides encouraging Singaporeans to recycle more, the National Environment Agency (NEA) is looking to see if it can make
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      More than 60 nabbed in loanshark bust
      147 3 SINGAPORE More than 60 people have been nabbed in what police called one of the biggest raids against loan sharks. The 48 men and 14 women were between 17 and 75 years old. The 55-hour operation started on Wednesday when simultaneous raids were
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  • NEWS
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      Oh where, oh where have the dolphins gone?
      435 4  -  ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg LANGKAWI First there were seven, then five and now there are none. The five remaining bottlenose dolphins at a holding area in Langkawi destined for Resorts World Sentosa’s (RWS) Marine Life Park were no longer at the pen of
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      Parliament to discuss WikiLeaks
      298 4  -  SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL SINGAPORE The recent WikiLeaks reports which attributed remarks to Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and various Singapore diplomats will be raised when Parliament sits on Monday. Other issues which have dominated the headlines in recent weeks will also be given an airing, such as
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      Lock icon Appointment of Senior Counsel
      251 4  -  ZUL OTHMAN SINGAPORE One was a former Supreme Court Registrar and the other a legal officer of the United Nations Compensation Commission in Geneva. On Friday, Mr Roderick Edward Martin and Mr Chan Leng Sun added another title to their distinguished resumes: Senior Counsel. Mr Martin,
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      Lock icon Residents fuming over new road
      404 4 SINGAPORE A proposed new dual carriageway road in Teachers Housing Estate, off Upper Thomson Road, has become a source of consternation for some residents. The road, which will serve as a maintenance access for the Meadows@Peirce condominium project, will pose “a clear and present danger
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    • Article
      SLA scam: DPP calls for deterrent sentence
      319 6  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB shaffiq@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Ho Yen Teck, the former swimming instructor who has pleaded guilty to his role in the $12-million Singapore Land Authority (SLA) cheating case, was just a puppet. That is what his lawyer, Mr Jackson Eng, told the court on
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      Lock icon NTUC celebrates 50th anniversary
      262 6  -  HETTY MUSFIRAH SINGAPORE Celebrations kicked off on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of the National Trades Union Congress this year. The NTUC Trade Union House along Bras Basah Road came alive with a visual spectacle as some 400 union leaders, staff and partners witnessed the
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      COURT DISCHARGES WOMAN WHO TRIED TO OPEN AIRCRAFT DOOR
      130 6  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB A 28-year-old Irish woman, accused of trying to open a door of a Singapore Airlines aircraft while it was still in flight, was given a discharge amounting to an acquittal in a district court on Friday. Diana Mary Scanlon,
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      Lock icon Former nurse wins Young Entrepreneur Award
      281 6  -  SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL SINGAPORE A plan to set up a consultancy firm for caregivers has won former nurse Ivy Low the top prize in the inaugural Young Entrepreneur Awards on Friday. Her proposal is to provide training for caregivers to help increase their confidence in
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      Men accused of using fake chips face more charges
      204 6  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE The five Indian nationals accused of using fake chips at the Marina Bay Sands casino now face an additional 32 charges. This is the first case of its kind since the integrated resorts opened last year. The men,
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  • VOICES
    • Article
      Marine park walks the talk
      259 8  -  Letter from Krist Boo Vice-President, Communications Resorts World Sentosa WHEN Resorts World Sentosa won the bid to build Singapore’s first integrated resort in December 2006, it promised a Marine Life Park (MLP) that would put the Republic on the world map as the region’s leader
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      RWS must comply
      256 8  -  Letter from Carrie Kwik Director, Integrated Resorts Industry Development Group II Singapore Tourism Board I REFER to the letter from Mr Roger Chow (“For PR’s sake, free the dolphins”, Dec 27) and thank him for his feedback. The proposals for the Marine Life Park were submitted as
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    • Hail to new blood
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        FAS should review Foreign Talent Scheme
        155 8  -  Letter from Rashid Osman I AM glad that the Football Association of Singapore has finally bitten the bullet and made this bold decision to disband the entire team. Local football fans have long been suffering with our national team’s underperformance, players’ poor discipline during
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        Lock icon What about Avramovic?
        185 8  -  Letter from Chua Seng Chye I REFER to the front-page article “FAS chief shows Lions the red card” (Jan 7) and applaud Mr Zainudin Nordin’s (picture) decisive and insightful actions. It is time indeed for an overhaul of the national team I can’t think of another national
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      221 8 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices www.apos.com.si i Are you suffering from_Knee pain? Finally, a clinically proven treatment for lasting pain relief. 1 Non-surgical. Drug-free. For 12 years, Mdm Yap suffered from terrible knee pain, which hindered her from the most basic activities such
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon The rise and rise of Asia’s middle class
      1809 10  -  The day is coming when it could drive the lion’s share of the continent’s economy DAVID PILLING, KATHRIN HILLE, AMY KAZMIN THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED Zhou Yuanyan is becoming middle class one ring road at a time. When she moved to Beijing
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      Lock icon 2011, the year of bubbles galore
      907 12  -  Rising wealth disparities could foreshadow a year of tensions, as failed harvests and inflation cause famines, riots, hoarding and trade wars worldwide. The bubble here would be one in human suffering. WILLIAM PESEK The writer is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are
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      330 13 ISMu/ V°^k. SKIN SOLUTIONS No SINGAPORE MALAYSIA SHANGHAI Double the Skin Perfection Cheris and Roszana are both the same age. Unfortunately, both of them were suffering from skin problem. As young adults, their lives should be vibrant, full of zest and fun. Their appearances had made them wary towards meeting
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Aussie flood victims return to muddy homes
      259 14 AP BRISBANE (Australia) Some victims of Australia's worst floods in decades returned to their homes to find them caked in sludge on Friday as others nervously watched the skies for more rain and waited for swollen rivers to recede. Officials in waterlogged Queensland
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      Lock icon Parcel scare hits Maryland
      400 14 AP HANOVER (Maryland) One of the parcels was addressed to Governor Martin O’Malley, who said the mailing meant for him complained about highway signs that urge motorists to report suspicious activity. “Somebody doesn’t like seeing that sign,” the Democrat said. The fiery devices closed mailrooms at
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      Lock icon 'Baby Osamas' boosting Al Qaeda
      284 14 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) A new generation of jihad chieftains known as the “Baby Osamas” are helping Al Qaeda to acquire unprecedented capabilities to stage attacks against the West, intelligence officials are warning. As the established Al Qaeda leadership has been degraded by targeted
      THE DAILY TELEGRAPH  -  284 words
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      Lock icon 4,700 German farms closed in dioxin scare
      178 14 AP BERLIN The German authorities have stopped more than 4,700 farms from selling their meat and eggs amid a growing scandal over animal feed contaminated with can-cer-causing chemicals that is also affecting exports. Germany’s Agriculture Ministry said on Friday it had no immediate
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      Lock icon Children poisoned by lead: Parents demand answers
      316 16 REUTERS GAOHE (China) Parents of children poisoned by lead in eastern China are demanding answers and compensation from the government after the country’s latest incident of heavy metal pollution made more than 200 sick. The authorities in Gaohe in eastern Anhui province have
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      Lock icon Gates visit will renew military ties with a rising China
      231 16 AP BEIJING Stealth fighter jets in development. Guided missiles dubbed “carrier killers”. As America’s top defence official visits China next week, its growing military capabilities are redrawing the security landscape in Asia, putting the country with the largest standing army
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      Lock icon BEIJING CONFIRMS HU TO VISIT US FROM JAN 18
      93 16 REUTERS Chinese President Hu Jintao will make a state visit to the United States from Jan 18 to 21, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday, confirming the long-planned summit in which North Korea is likely to feature. The brief statement
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      Lock icon US ENVOY MEETS JAPANESE OFFICIALS ON NORTH KOREA
      115 16 AP A US envoy says he has had a “useful and productive” conversation with Japanese officials about easing tensions on the Korean peninsula. Mr Stephen Bosworth, who is Washington’s special envoy for North Korea policy, met Japanese Vice-Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae for
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      Lock icon OBAMA PICKS JPMORGAN'S DALEY
      103 16 REUTERS President Barack Obama on Thursday named JPMorgan Chase executive William Daley as his Chief of Staff, bringing a politically seasoned businessman into the White House to help trigger job growth as he grapples with resurgent Republicans. Mr Obama said he hoped Mr Daley would help
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      Lock icon REPUBLICANS WASTE NO TIME IN GLOBAL WARMING BATTLE
      86 16 AP House Republicans wasted no time on Thursday in trying to block the Obama administration from acting to stem global warming. On their second day in power, Republican lawmakers introduced several Bills that would hamstring the Environmental Protection Agency from moving forward
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      Thaksin’s sister may run in coming elections
      182 18 BANGKOK With elections looming, the younger sister of exiled former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra could be following in her brother’s footsteps, a spokesman for the opposition Puea Thai party said on Friday. Ms Yingluck Shinawatra, 43 (picture), however, has yet to decide
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      Lock icon Malaysian anti-graft agency faces probe
      325 18 AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pledged on Friday to form a rare high-level panel to probe the official anti-graft watchdog’s interrogation of an opposition party aide who later died mysteriously. Mr Teoh Beng Hock was found dead on a building roof next
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      BOMOH NABBED FOR PROVIDING SEXUAL SERVICES
      122 18 An Indonesian man has been arrested for provided sexual services in Johor, using as a front his bomoh practice promising traditional healing services. The man was discovered when officers from the Immigration Department raided his house in Taman Tun Ungku Aminah on Wednesday, the
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      Lock icon Anger over respected US journal’s plan to publish ESP paper
      243 19 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH NEW YORK An academic paper arguing that people may be able to see into the future is to be published by a respected journal, prompting anger among some American scientists. The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
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      Lock icon PO PO PO ... POLAROID
      46 19 PO PO PO POLAROID Lady Gaga, Polaroid’s creative director, introducing the new Polaroid GL30 instant digital camera during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on Thursday. The CES is the world’s largest consumer technology trade show where technology giants unveil their latest gadgets. AP
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      Lock icon The dampening of desire
      282 19 Chemical signal in feminine tears seems to reduce men’s testosterone THE GUARDIAN, THE NEW YORKTIMES LONDON Women’s tears contain a chemical signal that lowers testosterone levels and dampens sexual desire in men, according to a team of scientists in Israel. They studied the effect on men
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    Lock icon THE WATER WONDER
    877 15 Eveline Gan meets swim sensation recipient of the Singapore Youth Award 2010 in the category Singapore outh award RECOGNISING SINGAPORE’S MOST OUTSTANDING YOUTH Even at the tender age of 18, paralympianYip Pin Xiu is no stranger to winning awards. Born with muscular dystrophy, a condition which gradually
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  • SCIENCE
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      Lock icon The tall tale of Charles Byrne
      1270 20 Or how a centuries-old skeleton helped solve the mystery of why some people cannot seem to stop growing THE NEW YORK TIMES HE WAS a giant of a man, 7 feet 7 inches (2.31 metres) tall, who left his home in Ireland when he
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon US job creation less than hoped for
      643 22 AGENCIES WASHINGTON The United States economy added fewer jobs than expected last month but the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in 19 months as more people who remained in the workforce found employment, while others gave up on their job searches.
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      Lock icon EURO ZONE Q3 GROWTH LOWER THAN THOUGHT
      193 22 AGENCIES Economic growth in the 16 countries that use the euro was weaker than previously estimated in the third quarter of last year, as investment declined and households held back on spending, official figures showed. The EU’s statistics office said euro zone output
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    • Article
      Kim Eng hits record high after Maybank offer
      305 23  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Shares in Kim Eng Holdings closed at a record $3.04 on Friday, a day after Maybank announced its $1.8-billion acquisition of the brokerage firm. Kim Eng jumped 12.6 per cent from Wednesday’s $2.70 close before trading was suspended
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      Lock icon PSA container volume up 14.4% last year
      284 23  -  RACHEL KELLY SINGAPORE Singapore’s main port operator PSA International said its terminals handled more containers last year but warned that weak recovery in major economies might keep throughput growth uneven this year. PSA, fully-owned by Temasek Holdings, said it handled 65.12 million twenty-foot
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    • Article
      Few S’pore firms Web-friendly for these users
      254 23  -  RACHEL KELLY SINGAPORE Only 5 per cent of Singapore’s top 100 companies, ranked by sales, meet international standards set under the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) recommendations for Web accessibility to users with special needs. The top five of the 100 that do
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      HDB TO LAUNCH TENDER FOR 99-YEAR LEASEHOLD CONDOMINIUM SITE IN BISHAN
      107 23 The Housing and Development Board (HDB) said on Friday it would launch the tender for a residential site in Bishan Street 14, near the Bishan MRT Station, in about two weeks. Designated for condominium housing, the 99-year leasehold site
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    • Article
      IE Singapore helps firms expand in Tianjin
      192 23  -  JO-ANN HUANG SINGAPORE Singaporebased companies looking to expand into China’s Tianjin Eco-city can now get help from International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore) in the form of a grant of up to $150,000. The Tianjin Eco-city Assistance Programme, or TAP, has been put together
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      Lock icon Europe slowdown hurts Samsung's Q4 profits
      178 23 AGENCIES SEOUL Samsung Electronics on Friday announced weaker than expected fourthquarter earnings estimates, strengthening the view that the economic slowdown in Europe took a toll on demand for consumer electronics, mainly personal computers and flat-screen televisions. But analysts expect earnings to start to improve
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  • Page 26 Miscellaneous
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Becks’ Spurs debut ... against Man United
      328 28 Becks’ Spurs debut against Man United REUTERS CHIGWELL David Beckham (picture) is likely to join Tottenham Hotspur on a two-month loan from LA Galaxy and the Premier League club’s manager Harry Redknapp hoped the deal would be completed this weekend, he said on Friday. “I think he could be here
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      Lock icon End of the road for Liverpool boss?
      743 28 As axe hangs over him, he bids farewell to players AGENCIES ANFIELD With Liverpool fans baying for his blood and the English media sharpening their knives, Roy Hodgson did the best thing he thought he could do. He cancelled a press conference. That,
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      Lock icon Roy Keane gets the boot
      275 28 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Roy Keane (picture) has been sacked by Championship side Ipswich after winning just 28 out of 81 matches since taking charge of the club in April 2009. Ipswich chief executive Simon Clegg confirmed on Friday that Keane has left the club
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      Lock icon Liverpool have been in decline for years, says ex-Reds legend
      456 29 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ANFIELD Kevin Keegan (picture) has joined fellow former Liverpool legends John Barnes and Steve McManman in backing Roy Hodgson with Keegan revealing the club “have been in decline for years”. Hodgson is on the brink after Wednesday
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      SPORTSZONE TALKS ABOUT LIONS, RED DEVILS AND THE KOP
      134 29 It’s the “Big Red Battle” this weekend, as Manchester United welcome Liverpool to Old Trafford for the third round of the FA Cup. The Red Devils are on a 20-match unbeaten streak in the league, while the Reds are just four
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      Lock icon We must learn from English: Aussie captain
      296 29 REUTERS SYDNEY —Michael Clarke walked in to meet the media after the Ashes debacle and uttered words that few, if any, of his predecessors as captain would ever have countenanced Australia must learn from England. Four years after Australia’s golden generation capped a
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    • Article
      Singapore finish 2nd in Langkawi
      188 26  -  TAN YO-HINN SINGAPORE There were no Singaporeans on the podium this time, but the Republic still finished second overall at the 2010/2011 IODA Optimist World Sailing Championships, which ended on Friday in Langkawi, Malaysia. Singapore’s best results came from Ryan Lo, 13, who finished seventh
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      Raddy’s job safe, for now ...
      686 26  - Raddy’s job safe, for now FAS chief Zainudin backs national coach, despite calls for Serb to be SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The coach is often the first casualty of teams battling the crippling disease of underperformance. Liverpool’s Roy Hodgson, Gerard Houllier of Aston Villa and West Ham United boss Avram
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      Lock icon Wanted: Young hitmen
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      474 27  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE Reputations, along with personal records, will count for nothing. Performance and commitment will be the key factors for any of Radojko Avramovic’s Lions looking to wear the Republic’s flag on their chests again. Days after Football Association of Singapore (FAS) president Zainudin Nordin
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      347 27  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE Despite more emphasis being placed on youths between the ages of 14 and 17, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) are not abandoning their Foreign Talent Scheme (FTS). The scheme, which has seen the likes of Brazil-born Egmar Goncalves and China native
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      262 30 u Reveal a new you for the new year by shedding 12kg t in 2 months Connie Loh, Super Mummy contest winner, successful businesswoman and mum of 5, is a very happy Expressions customer. She attributes her Super Mummy victory to a healthy dose of body-confidence, with Expressions' help. Need
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      61 1 SEE THE WORLD THEN LEAVE IT AS IT WAS. ETHICAL, ECO-FRIENDLY TOURISM AND OTHER NEW YEAR TRAVEL RESOLUTIONS. JANUARY 8 9, 2011 FOOD WHET YOUR APPETITE FOR 2011. T4 BEAUTY HOW TO LOOK YOUNGER AS ANOTHER YEAR GOES BY. T8 CARS WHAT YOU’LL BE DRIVING THIS YEAR. T14 A PUBLICATION
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      709 2  -  Huckleberry Finn loses the ‘*****’ he loves, thanks to a publisher’s ethnic cleansing Christopher Howse features@mediacorp.com.sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH THERE is a great fuss in America about a new edition of Huckleberry Finn from which the word “*****” has been excised. It occurs in the novel 217
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      39 2 CH NA TA P NG TRAVEL Insuring Singapore since 1938 Buy Travel Safe Insurance Plan online or at AXS station. 25% OFF till 31 March 2011 when you sign up for a single trip policy. www.sg.cntaiping.com telephone 6389 6111
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      1112 4  -  A small sampling of random, quirky facts to whet the appetite for 2011 DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg THE advent of a new year represents a number of things.To most, though, it is often about change and new beginnings, progress, and even second chances. Like the renewed opportunity
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      520 6  -  Illegal pop-up restaurants in the US may not have a licence but they have fans Scott James food@mediacorp.com.sg THE NEW YORK TIMES IN AN old converted warehouse in San Francisco’s Mission district recently, about 65 gourmands dined by candlelight at The Wild Kitchen, an event presented by
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      441 7  -  RAISING with Don Mendoza donm@mediacorp.com.sg with Don Mendoza donm@mediacorp.com.sg TO MARK the start of what I’m pretty sure is going to be a year of memorable meals and equally unforgettable discussions with my girls about the complexities of eating well, the elder of the
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      121 5 SON* www.gilabid.com r r; o s t Opening Special Register for 5 Free Bids Purchase Bids Packages and enjoy additional Bid give away (Limited Period Only) f H 6 The Original Creator lack Pepper Crabs, V., t HOUSE OF SEAFOOD 180 (Formerly known at Joo Chiat Place) r o m
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      74 7 M0 Casuarina Curry Restaurant Catering Rated as one of the best in Singapore, our 4-0 types of pratas will delight and pamper your taste buds. Fish H Promotion $20 (4 pax) "including rice and vegetables. y v We cater for parties and weddings and even make Roti Prata on the
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      241 7 r E M B R A C I 2 0 11 mm m m m n WE BRING THE ALLURING TASTE OF SPRING TO YOUR DOORSTEP Treat yourself to a scrumptious spread of Chinese culinary delights sensorial appreciation with our buffet ala carte menus, leaving your taste buds spellbound fel
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      829 8  -  Welcome a new year with younger-looking Lynette Koh lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg ANOTHER year has passed and while many of us would probably not mind being one year wiser, few would want to look one year older. So, if you make only one beauty resolution this year, resolve to start
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      70 11  -  LYNETTE KOH NEARLY 1,000 partygoers rang in 2011 at The Butter Factory’s Mask-a-rave New Year’s Eve party. It was music and mayhem, with the night’s highlights including a performance by an aerialist, who swung above the crowd on a custom-made chandelier.As guests counted down to the
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      118 8 ft T~ IIPtE < to Kinohimilsi FREEDOM TO LIVE on Their Successful Launch In China Appointment of Their Official Brand Ambassador, International Superstar, Miss Zhao Wei from Confirm Trading (S) Pte Ltd Singapore Sole Distributor J KjnohimiEsu KiiWtiisS 'PAN BEAUTY W S DRINK J1 10 *OTTi e M nT—- A
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      207 10 flcoute Hub INTERNATIONAL beauty&slimming CXCI f-CEl PA XCELLENT ERVICE WARD Spa@^Vellness ASSOCIATION -SINGAPORE Be Assured... Accredited Spa Wellness Association Member Insurance Scheme DISCOVER THE TRUE BEAUTE IN YOU... SR MI For both Him H OUr J;foen /ov) ZH° e serve it! 1 B (TM) Super Deal (TF) Plantinum Deal Face
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      77 11 LAN SHU1 w conductor v* FOU TS ONG pimmrnm I i rS P J J TJB FOO SAY MING violin Fri, 14 Jan 11 7.30pm ESPLANADE CONCERT HALL MARTI NU Concerto No. 2 for Two Violins in D major MOZART Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K.595 BRAHMS Symphony
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      377 12  -  Cult boutique Blackmarket brings its edgy Asian fashion to Orchard Road Lynette Koh lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg MANY of our favourite local cult boutiques are tucked away at obscure locations. After all, nothing quite creates that feeling of exclusivity than an address that requires you to Google Map
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      328 13 DICK Lee is one of Singapore’s most talented multi-hyphenates with more than three decades in music, theatre and fashion.The year ahead looks set to be another busy one for the 54-year-old, who will be putting together a solo show and a play, and will also
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      251 12 C#RneU 1 PRINCESS WAREHOUSE SALE 7 to 9 January 2011 up TO discount New/Display sets fr Microwave, Stand Fan, Iron, Electric Kettle, Juice Extractor, Blender, Electric Oven, Rice Cooker and etc... While Stocks Last "FREE GIFT with purchase of $100 and above (Limited To One Gift Per Person) TIME 3
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      352 13 Gear Up Sim Lim Square Grand Lucky Draw Result Draw Date: 18 December 2010 Name: NRIC Nos: Cheng Yuan Hong Wong Khai Seng Gan Soon Tat Jonah Sandra EE Tan Mei Hui Lee Shiau Ling Suriati Md Noor Victoria Lynn Ping Eric Loh Siew Boon Poon Teng Fatt Peter Wong
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      920 14  -  In this first of two parts, we look at the cars set to rock 2011 Derryn Wong cars@mediacorp.com.sg 1 ALFA ROMEO GIULIETTA What: Classic hatch remade When:Third quarter Taking its name from the successful small family car of the 1950s, the Giulietta is the modern replacement for the
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      329 17 Kia’s excellent Cerato Forte sedan is quick out of the gate for 2011 TWO or three years ago, if you were to tell someone you paid more than $75,000 for a Korean car, they would have thought you hit the soju too hard. The Cerato Forte 1.6
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      227 14 Are You Struggling To Earn $8,000 A Month? Do You Want To Start A Profitable Business in Singapore and 16 Countries Worldwide? Booming Business "Started in United States Expanded to Australia, Canada, Mexico, Hawaii, India.. Dr Sobey launched Camp Invention, which now has more than 40,000 kids in 850 centres"
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      387 18 SATURDAYTV STAY HOME SATURDAY MOVIE: ENCHANTED Channel 5, 7.30pm Princess Giselle is banished by the evil queen and finds herself in the gritty reality of modern-day Manhattan, which certainly doesn’t operate on a “happily ever after” basis. But when Giselle begins to fall in love with a charmingly flawed divorce
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      736 18 LOVE Channel 8, 7pm With Jinsheng’s support, Zhizhong decides to contest the elections. Madam Hong refuses to support him.Wuji and Ma Sha try to stop him, but in vain.To gain more votes, Wuji agrees to expose Zhizhong’s misdeeds to the public, which places Jialing in a spot.After learning thatWenqiang has
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      1175 19 SUNDAYTV WHEN A DOG LOVES A CAT (Last Episode) Channel U, 7.30pm Carson advises MC to stay in the hospital for treatment. Chow Chow recalls seeing MC in her ward, but Carson denies it. Chow Chow knows that MC is still alive as she could smell the perfume that he
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      1616 20 WEEKDAYTV CHANNEL CHANNEL CHANNEL MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 6.00AM Video Zonkers 6.30 Prime Time Morning 9.30 Planet’s Funniest Animals VIII 10.00 Style By Jury 10.30 Don’t Ignore Diabetes 11.00 Global Picnic 11.30 Loving Spoonfuls NOON Completely Hammered 12.30PM Cruise II 1.00 Life Story II 1.30 Heartlanders II 2.00 Films
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      1588 21 HEADLINES 12.30pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 5.30pm, 6pm, 6.30pm, 10.30pm, 11.30pm, 12.30am, 1am, 1.30am HEADLINES/SINGAPORE UPDATES 9.30am, 11.30am, 2.30pm, 4.30pm HEADLINES/SINGAPORE MARKET REPORT 10.30am, 3.30pm 9.00AM Club M.A.G.I.C (PRESCHOOL) 9.30 Play With Me Sesame (PRESCHOOL) 10.00 Fun With Claude (PRESCHOOL) 10.30 Chloe’s Closet (PRESCHOOL) 11.00 Club M.A.G.I.C (PRESCHOOL) 11.30 Ozie Boo! (PRESCHOOL)
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      970 24  -  This new year, resolve to be a savvier, smarter road warrior SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg LOVE ’em or hate ’em, there’s no avoiding New Year’s resolutions. There are grand, ambitious ones: Drink moderately. Work out regularly. Quit your job and volunteer. But who are we kidding with
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      175 25  - PACK ALONG The stuff travelling’s made of a whiff of the orient SERENE LIM WITH the restrictions air travel has imposed on toiletries nowadays, bringing your favourite perfume or aftershave onboard to freshen up may not be the best idea. Unless you have the Shanghai TangTravalo set ($225). The Chinese
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      431 26  -  SERENE LIM SPENDING 15 minutes with burlesque’s most famous pin-up girl can be damaging to a girl’s self esteem. Not only was Dita Von Teese as stunning in person (maybe even more so as she didn’t pile on the make-up) as she always appears in
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      71 24 J CRUISE INTO 2011! Resort must-haves to update your clos i LA VIE BOHEME THIS DECADE'S TAKE ON THE'70s FLOWER CHILD T WHAT TO DHOH; WHAT TO Rt%2yiM2 ia WU A' i r r\ M 2011 GET BRAND NEW LOOKS WITHOUT BREAKING THE BANK BY SHOPPING YOUR OWN CLOSET Your
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      765 10  -  By DAVID BARBOZA Jlork Euncs BEIJING On a chilly morning here in December, the American fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg and eight associates made preparations for a coming retrospective, “Journey of a Dress.” Chronicling Ms. Von Furstenberg’s life in fashion, “Journey of a
      Jlork Euncs; DOUG KANTER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  765 words
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      Lock icon India’s Outsourcing Giants, Making an Outsize Statement
      771 11  -  By VIKAS BAJAJ el)c JsVtu Jlork Stines SIRUSERI, India A massive futuristic office complex is rising from a patch of arid land here near the southern city of Chennai. Six butterfly-shaped buildings dock like spacecraft to two long metallatticed terminals. About 12,000 people
      el)c JsVtu Jlork Stines; THE NEW YORK TIMES; KUNI TAKAHASHI FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  771 words
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      Lock icon Breads and Cakes Replace Typical Chinese Breakfast
      454 11  -  By SONIA KOLESNIKOV-JESSOP El)c iNVur Jlork Sinter Growing up, Cherie Zhang tended to eat dim sum for breakfast. Today, Ms. Zhang, 30, who lives in Shanghai, regularly gives her 2-year-old son bread or cake instead. Baked goods are not a staple of a
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  • SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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      Lock icon Fans of Space Exploration Find a Lab on the Web
      469 12  -  By ALEX WRIGHT Sljc Jfau Jjork Smncs The Internet has opened up new opportunities for millions of socalled citizen scientists through participatory projects. As millions of people get involved, scientists are grappling with how best to harness the amateurs’ enthusiasm.
      Sljc Jfau Jjork Smncs; GALAXY ZOO; LEFT, ADRIE MOUTHAAN  -  469 words
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      Lock icon Mapping the Mind, Slice by Slice
      728 12  -  By ASHLEE VANCE Sljc iNVut Jjork Eimcs CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts Dr. Jeff Lichtman and his team of researchers at Harvard University are carving off slivers of mouse brains as part of a quest to understand how the mind works. Their goal is to run the
      Sljc iNVut Jjork Eimcs; C.J. GUNTHER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  728 words
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      Lock icon In Ancient Bones, Tumors and Debate
      727 13  -  By GEORGE JOHNSON Sljc Jsctu Jlork eimcii Cancer has always been with us. Where scientists disagree is on how much it has been amplified by civilization. Over the decades archaeologists have made about 200 possible cancer sightings dating to prehistoric times. But considering the
      Sljc Jsctu Jlork eimcii; ALENA SEFCAKOVA, SLOVAK NATIONAL MUSEUM, BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA  -  727 words
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      Lock icon Economic Optimism Can Be a Sure Bet
      692 13  -  JOHN TIERNEY ESSaY el)c jXhtt Jlork SItmcs Five years ago, Matthew R. Simmons and I bet $5,000 on the future of energy supplies a Malthusian pessimist versus a Cornucopian optimist and now the day of reck- oning has come: January 1. The bet
      el)c jXhtt Jlork SItmcs; VIKTOR KOEN  -  692 words
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  • ARTS & STYLES
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      Lock icon Where Buenos Aires Goes to Clear Its Head
      774 14  -  16 MICHAEL T. LUONGO el)c JsVtu Jlork Stines The stunning belle-époque building that houses the Museo de Arte Tigre in the Tigre Delta of Argentina opened as a social club a century ago, when rich bohemians would visit to get away from
      el)c JsVtu Jlork Stines; BEATRICE MURCH FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  774 words
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      Lock icon In Pop, Less Is Arousing a Yearning for More
      564 14  -  JON PARELES essAy El)c iNVur Jlork Sinter As sales of popular recorded music dwindle, the incentives only increase to write songs around nuggets and generic sentiments that can be repurposed as ad jingles, ring tones and soundtrack backgrounds. It’s the era
      El)c iNVur Jlork Sinter; CHAD BATKA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  564 words
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      Lock icon Transcribing Documents With the Public’s Help
      531 15  -  By PATRICIA COHEN El)c JsVut llork Elmcs Since University College London began transcribing the papers of the Enlightenment philosopher Jeremy Bentham more than 50 years ago, it has published 27 volumes of his writings less than half of the 70 or so ultimately expected.
      El)c JsVut llork Elmcs; BENTHAM PROJECT  -  531 words
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      Lock icon Hollywood Is Getting the Message: Ticket Buyers Want Good Movies
      814 15  -  By BROOKS BARNES El)c Jfrut Jlork Elmes LOS ANGELES When negative Twitter commentary seemingly destroyed the Sacha Baron Cohen film “Brüno” in July 2009, movie executives started talking in solemn tones about the ability of social networking to sway attendance.
      El)c Jfrut Jlork Elmes; MELISSA MOSELEY/WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES  -  814 words
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  • THE WAY WE EAT
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      Lock icon Is It Time for an Oil Change?
      571 16  -  HAROLD McGEE essay el)c?s>Ut Jlork SJimcss What’s the best oil for everyday frying? I’d long figured that the choice is a matter of taste and price. I usually use canola oil because it’s neutral in flavor, a good source of omega-3s and inexpensive.
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      Lock icon Pork Fans Relish Big Pig’s Big Taste
      781 16  -  By GLENN COLLINS Stjc JfcUr |jork Etmess Mangalitsa, a huge woolly pig from Hungary only recently back from near-extinction, is beginning to enjoy a vogue with purveyors and connoisseurs of pork. The chef Paul Liebrandt has been offering a fragrant Mangalitsa strip loin
      Stjc JfcUr |jork Etmess; PHOTOGRAPHS BY AARON HOUSTON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  781 words