The Straits Times, 14 March 2010

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    Lock icon S’pore skating championships moved to Malaysia
    409 2  -  Debby Kwong Want to take part in, or watch, the Singapore National Figure Skating Championships on April 2-3? You will have to head to Sunway Pyramid Icein Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, a distance of more than 300km. Plans to hold the annual event here were
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    650 2  -  Capital still calm but Abhisit given four days to dissolve Parliament, hold fresh elections Nirmal Ghosh Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok nirmal@sph.com.sg A sea of red shirts flooded Bangkok yesterday in what organisers said was a “final” push to force the Prime Minister to
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      271 2 Go ahead and meet him Korean soprano Jeong Ae Ree’s husband was fine with her going out with Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu. It would help drum up support for her upcoming performance, he felt. But what a nightmare it turned out to HOME PAGE10 PHOTOS: DESMOND LIM, SHIN MIN DAILY,
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    659 3  - Chua Chin Hon US Bureau Chief chinhon@sph.com. sg The sudden postponement of United States President Barack Obama’s visit to Indonesia, announced unceremoniously with a Twitter message, was one of many hiccups troubling the long-anticipated trip. The White House claimed it had been having some e-mail problems, so it decided Twitter
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    491 3  - Lynn Lee Indonesia Correspondent lynnlee@sph.com.sg News that US President Barack Obama would visit Indonesia without his family came as a disappointment to Indonesians, who had looked forward to playing gracious hosts. Mr Obama had been scheduled to show his wife Michelle and their daughters Malia and Sasha around theJakartaelementary school
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    249 3 AP Reuters London Women who took the birth control pill starting from the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the Pill, a new study says. British researchers observed more than 46,000 women for nearly four decades from 1968. They compared the number of deaths of women on the
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  • See Beyond The West
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      Lock icon A great place for work and play
      780 7  -  With its concentration of educational institutions and business parks, the West Coast is a choice location for homebuyers Hikorei Hayashi IT HAS been said that as long as you have a property in a university town, you’ll have no lack of rental demand
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      1177 9 The West Coast Transformed With sleek towers soaring high into the sky, The Vision will be a strong visual landmark in the West Coast ADVERTORIAL The Vision possesses great investment value: home buyers and investors with foresight will recognise its potential. Its presence will also give a lift to property
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      1693 10  -  Korean soprano talks of unhappy night out with Romanian envoy whom she didn’t know well Teh Joo Lin joolin@sph.com. sg Korean soprano Jeong Ae Ree becamelinked to former diplomat Silviu Ionescu when closed-circuit television footage replayed at the recent inquest into Mr
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      Lock icon Relocation of govt agencies: Good move or not?
      1083 10  -  Goh Chin Lian chinlian@sph.com.sg More government offices are moving out of their city centre locations, becoming more dispersed as a result. But this move, by agencies that do not need to remain in the Central Business District, frees up prime office space
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      425 12  - Sumita Sreedharan sumitas@sph.com.sg Popiah seller Alan Tay moved from a hawker centre in Yishun to Tekka Market, thinking there would be more business there. It has not worked out that way. “I make just enough to cover expenses,” he said, adding that he pays $1,500 a month in rent. Mr
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      985 14  -  Jack Neo voices remorse over affair and talks of making amends to his wife and their children Goh Chin Lian chinlian@sph.com.sg It has been eight days of living through the most tumultuous time of his marriage, but life is slowly returning to normalcy for film director
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      Lock icon Eason Chan, Tanya Chua win big at awards
      230 14  -  Boon Chan Hong Kong singer Eason Chan climbed to the top with his latest album, 5th Floor’s Happiness, at the Singapore Entertainment Awards 2010 last night. The 35-year-old picked up six trophies, includingfor best album, best male singer and the SPH (Singapore
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      617 14  -  Kueh Xiu Qing, Ng Hui Ying The prices of greens, both imported and locally grown, have been going up in the past month, along with the bad weather. There is a drought in Malaysia while in China, a cold snap there has reduced the
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      Lock icon No plans to give up film-making – for now
      526 14  - No plans to give up film-making for now Huang Lijie Jack Neo may be in the hot seat now, but he has no plans to give up his director’s chair. “I have never thought of changing my job although a lot of people have asked me to leave the entertainment
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      68 11 Because it's just a heartbeat from Orchard Road and you are in the thick of it. Imaginatively designed for the urban elite, with a certain panache that makes you stand apart. A multi-faceted sculpture by day, a lyrical and dazzling work of art by night. Revel in couture sky activity
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    52 15 In a multi-agency enforcement operation led by the Criminal Investigation Department last Friday, 175 people were arrested for criminal offences. The operation lasted more than 12 hours and involved more than 400 officers. The operation covered Geylang and entertainment districts including Orchard Road and St James
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    91 15 Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo is visiting Hong Kong and Shanghai from today to Thursday. In Hong Kong, he will call on Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang and former Hong Kong chief executive and vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Tung Chee Hwa.
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    510 17  - Sumita Sreedharan sumitas@sph.com.sg There are only 89 days to go to the World Cup, and given the impasse over TV rights, some fans are pinning their hopes on either Internet streaming or antennas. “It’s the World Cup, for goodness sake. I will catch it by any means necessary,” said Ms
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    640 18  - Ravi Velloor South Asia Bureau Chief In New Delhi velloor@sph.com. sg A raft of agreements between Russia and India signal Moscow’s return to centre stage in New Delhi’s strategic calculations, where awareness of the limits of its special relationship with the United States is rapidly building. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
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    Lock icon Najib’s tea party with his 700 cyperpals
    125 18 Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak (centre, beige shirt) and his wife Rosmah Mansor (next to him) posing with some of the 700 cyber friends who were invited to tea at the Premier’s official residence, Seri Perdana, yesterday. The guests at the 1 Malaysia
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    Lock icon S’pore, Vietnam ink cruise deal
    147 18 Da Lat City (Vietnam) Singapore and Vietnam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further cooperate in developing cruise services in the region. Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang and Vietnam’s Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phucyesterday witnessed the signing
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      52 18 THE NUS MBA GET EMPLOY-ABILITY "'"Financial Times MBA Rankings 2009 ASIA'S GLOBAL BUSINESS SCHOOL VrrffffiV— Celena Yew The NUS MBA Alumni, Class of 2004 Planning Analysis Manager, Stauber Performance Ingredients, Inc, USA #1 IN ASIA TOP 25 WORLDWIDE Eduniversal Global Top 100 Bus vW NUS National University of Singapore NUS
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    368 19  - Carolyn Hong GeorgeTown Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was noticeably hoarse at the mass rally last Wednesday night as he shouted down the microphone to the thousands gathered in the field on mainland Penang. He had just come from another ceramah (political rally) about 20 minutes away. It was
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    904 19 carolynh@sph.com.sg George Town On the white sandy beaches of Tanjung Bungah on the island of Penang, the strange sight of a bright multicoloured tree house greets visitors. It had belonged to MrJoharIsmail, 34, who ran a food stall there, but the local government tore down part of it in January
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    398 19  - Hazlin Hassan Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) president Ong Tee Keat announced yesterday that he will defend his post during fresh party polls on March 28. “Ihereby announcemy candidacy for the presidency,” he told reporters. The MCA polls were triggered after 21 central committee members aligned
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      498 22  - Sim Chi Yin China Correspondent In Beijing simcy@sph.com. sg Wearing a shy, bespectacled smile and maroon robes, the young Panchen Lama drew stares and camera flashes as he sat among mostly dark-suited men in meetings over the past week. The 20-year-old, who now serves as what is traditionally the second-most
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      405 23 AP Beijing China’s top parliamentary adviser said yesterday that keeping the economy stable and steady must remain the government’stop priority thisyear. Mr Jia Qinglin, theCommunist Party’sNo. 4 ranking leader, told delegates at the close of the annual session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference that more will need to
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      287 25 Reuters Brussels The euro zone has not agreed on a deal on financial support for heavily indebted Greece, but technical work is continuing, a spokesman for the European Union executive said yesterday. And the European Commission stands ready to act, EC spokesman Jonathan Todd said. His comments followed a report
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      905 27 The countdown to filing your income tax returns has begun. If you are one of the 1.6 million Singaporeans who have to make an annual return to the taxman, you have until April 15 to do so if you are submitting your
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      1309 28  - Descendant of Lim Bo Seng was given away to an aunt, whose husband taught him money Lorna Tan Senior Correspondent When Mr Freddy Lim was two, his parents who had nine children gave him away to his mother’s sister. His aunt’s husband was Mr Teo Thye Hong, who set up
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      595 29  - Joyce Teo joyceteo@sph.com. sg Executive condominium (EC) prices look set to rise further with the close of two EC tenders at higher-than-expected bids in the past two weeks. The Sengkang EC site attracted a top bid of $315 per sq ft (psf) of gross floor area, while the Yishun EC
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      970 30  - Lorna Tan Senior Correspondent Iorna@sph.com.sg There is nothing as certain as death and taxes, so the saying goes. Together with more than 1 million taxpayers here, I’m reminded of this around this time of the year. The deadline for submitting a paper tax form is April 15 and if you
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      56 20 Within close proximity to various popular attractions and malls, wonders never seem to cease. Therapeutise yourself in a spa or opt for a phenomenal appetite at nearby joints. Just a flick of the finger and you are sunning on the beaches of East Coast Park. Now that is what you
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      33 21 COARRIAGE 2010 1 26 iVlarch 28 March Sirntec Singapore Meeting Rooms 301-305 Whether you've just tied the knot, or are looking for ways to keep your marriage sizzling, join our engaging and dynamic
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      264 24 end-of-season Warehouse Sale Many Models To Clear At Greatly Marked Down Prices Clearing Many End of Season Collections and Show-models FINAL REDUCTIONS! jt* TO 60% OFF Whilst Stocks Last! A CHANCE NOT TO BE MISSED! ONLY AT OUR XZQT HOME STORE <ffi 8 PANDAN CRESCENT #01-05 XZQT Home 8 Pandan
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      53 25 Every life is a story that's waiting to be written. A new heart helped me rewrite mine. Heart failure? At my age? I was shattered. Would my life end even before I'd begun living? Fortunately, someone found the heart to give me life. N Live SUPP° rt r9< www.liveon.sg MINISTRY
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      56 28 TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT FOR AVIVAIRONMAN 70.3 TRIATHLON SINGAPORE 2010 1)The Aviva Ironman 70.3 Triathlon Singapore 2010 will be held on Sunday, 21 March 2010 from 2.00 am to 2.00 pm. The triathlon consists of 3 different disciplines swimming, cycling and running.The following roads listed in the table will be closed to
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      30 29 1 Based on an average of NTUC Income's funds versus the industry. 2 Please refer to www.income.com.sg for the terms and conditions of this promotion. Investments are subject to invest
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      Lock icon Jack fell down and broke his crown
      2177 31  -  The intense public interest in Jack Neo’s sex scandal is strongly linked to the persona he has created for Wong Kim Hoh kimhoh@sph.com.sg At noon yesterday, a reader called The Sunday Times to give her two cents’ worth on the Jack Neo scandal.
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      405 35 EX-LIBRIS Each week, we publish an extract from a book that is topical or of general interest. What would your reply be to this question about change: “What game-changing scientific ideas and developments do you expect to live to see?” John Brockman, publisher and editor of an online scientific website,
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      Lock icon The hard truth about soft skills
      1039 35  -  A holistic education entails more than teaching a little of everything ON WORDS Janadas Devan Review Editor janadas@sph.com. sg In 2006, Cambridge University, the London School of Economics and a few other British universities issued a warning to prospective students that they would not
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      736 35  -  THE EX-PAT FILES Linda Collins The writer is a copy editor with the Life! section of The Straits Times. A New Zealander, she has worked here for 16 years. Many Singaporeans, unless they have gone overseas to study, have never experienced what it is
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      340 35 STREET VIEW “We remain concerned that lifting the ban on the sale of chewing gum could result in chewing gum litter resurfacing as a problem, and undermine our ongoing efforts to curb littering.” PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT MOHAMAD MALIKI OSMAN, on the continuation of the ban on chewing gum
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    1156 33  - Amresh Gunasingham amreshg@sph.com.sg The rain returned last week, giving some temporary respite from the scorching heatwave of late. With the temperature on most days hovering around the 35 deg C mark, and February being the driest month in history, the burning question on my lips is: Why has it been
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    240 34 Greater emphasis on physical education, art and music in schools to develop ‘soft skills’ I think it’s a step in the right direction. I’ve previously mentioned how the Singapore education system is too overly focused on academic subjects, especially at the primary school level. It’s not just about the number
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    240 34 I refer to last Sunday’s article, “Freelancers cry foul over unpaid fees”. In response to the freelancers not being paid by production house The Right Angle Media for completed projects, the Media Development Authority’s (MDA) director of broadcast and music, Mr Yeo Chun Cheng, said: “MDA has no legal grounds
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    209 34  - Tony Lee I refer to last Sunday’s letters, “Poisoning birds an inhumane method” and “Life’s precious, stop pigeon culling”. The Jalan Besar Town Council’s senior property manager, Mr Ng Cheng Tee, did the right thing and used the right method in culling the pigeons. The birds not only dirtied the
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    202 34  - Wee Eng Leong Mr Lim Lee Nguan asked last Sunday (“Life’sprecious, stop pigeon culling”) if anyone has been really ill as a result of exposure to pigeons. Birds, including pigeons, can threaten the health of people. My father went through an ordeal on the eve of his 83rd birthday in
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    84 34  - Eric Chia I support the call made by Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan to religious leaders to speak up and rebut offending remarks from their own flock, reported in last Sunday’s article, “Religious leaders must speak up”. Religion is a very sensitive subject not only in
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  • Obituary
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    355 36 OBITUARIES B1 Fax: 6453 2994 Website: www.trinitycasket.com A r In Loving Memory Of > "y A SEAH KIM CHYE YAP YOKE FOONG Departed on 14 March 2009 Departed on 1 June 2007 Always remembered by family and loved ones. In loving Memory RONALD LIM CHONG GEE Age: 61 passed away
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      177 37 TV times BADMINTON All-England C’ships Finals (Live, Ch21, 9pm). BOXING WBO title fight Manny Pacquiao v Joshua Clottey (Live, Ch22, noon. Undercards start at 10am). CRICKET IPL Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore (6.30pm), Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers (10.30pm) Live, Ch111. Italian Serie A Juventus v Siena
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      309 37  -  Mok and Fawcett run away with Singapore Biathlon titles again to herald promising year Lin Xinyi linxinyi@sph.com. sg Mok Ying Ren and Trudy Fawcett continued their winning habits at the Singapore Biathlon yesterday. Themen and women’sOpen defending champions retained their titles comfortably by completing a 1.5km swim and
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      285 37  -  Jonathan Wong Muhammad Zuhaili Zahid, 14, has won gold medals for sepak takraw and football. But the medal he collected for finishing yesterday’s Milo Ministry of Education Youth Triathlon (13-16 age group) will be equally cherished. Said the Dunearn Secondary School student: “It
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      279 37  -  Chia Jie Min Shahrir Mohd Anuar, the forgotten boy of athletics, reminded everyone of his existence yesterday. A season-best time of only 11.48sec meant that last year’s Asian Youth Games bronze medallist looked set to miss out on the Youth Olympic Games (YOG). But, yesterday, the
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      224 37  - HOT BODS Pictures and text by Joyce Fang If you or your friends fit into our Hot Bods Series, drop us a line and photo at stimage@sph.com.sg Philip Ng, 36 Bank officer Height: 1.8m Weight: 70kg Exercise regimen: I go to the gym four or five times a week. I
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      400 37 ATHLETICS World Indoor C’ships In Doha (winners only): Men 400m: Christopher Brown (Bah) 45.96sec. 1,500m: Deresse Mekonnen (Eth) 3min 41.86sec Heptathlon: Bryan Clay (USA) 6,204 pts. Shot put: Christian Cantwell (USA)21.83m. Pole vault:Steve Hooker (Aus) 6.01. Women 60m hurdles LoLo Jones (USA) 7.72. 400m: Debbie Dunn (USA) 51.04. 3,000m:
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      524 40 Alex, Malouda and Drogba score to sink former Blues hero Zola’s West Ham Chelsea 4 West Ham United 1 London An imperiousChelsea returned to the English Premier League summit after a comprehensive 4-1 win over West Ham. After two defeats in their last three league outings,
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      855 40  -  Rob Hughes stsports@sph.com.sg The days are running out. The coaches, and the fans, can only watch and hope, even pray, that injury does not strike between now and the World Cup in June. Prayer might sound a bit strong, sacrilegious even. The
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      957 41 At 41, he may not be the one to beat upon his return but the greatest F1 driver will still give most a run for their money Manama(Bahrain)– Braveorfoolhardy? Michael Schumacher has been called both since deciding to return to the sport that made him a legend. The
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      817 42 Last season’s overall runner-up going for win No. 6; Schumi in creditable 7th place AP Manama (Bahrain) For some, perhaps it was the wrong German who will start Formula One’s sea-son-opening Bahrain Grand Prix in pole position today. It is Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and not
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      277 42 Reuters AFP Birmingham Lee Chong Wei’s dream of becoming only the second Malaysian in 44 years to win the men’s singles title at the All-England Open moved impressively closer with a brilliant semi-fi-nal victory yesterday. The top-seeded Olympic silver medallist beat Denmark’s Peter Gade,
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      442 42 Reuters AP New Delhi It took Australia 24 years but the men’s hockey team are finally world champions again. Yesterday, they beat defending champions Germany 2-1 in an absorbing World Cup final. “Our solid defence did the trick for us. Our coach Ric Charlesworth too played a
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      224 38 Just when the Tiger Woods controversy was dying down, his alleged lovers have hit the headlines again, with three of them participating in a cheesy beauty pageant staged by American DJ Howard Stern. Cocktail waitress Jamie Jungers (right) took first prize and
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      205 38 England defender Ashley Cole met his wife Cheryl (left) on Friday for the first time since she decided to end their three-year marriage. She called time on their union after more revelations of her husband’s infidelity. Their short union had been plagued
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      170 38 Australia cricket vice-captain Michael Clarke has ended his engagement to model Lara Bingle, ending nearly a week of speculation about their relationship. A public relations firm representing Clarke said on Friday that the star batsman and Bingle had decided to end their marriage plans. Clarke
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      147 38 Hollywood actress Brooke Shields (right) plans to correct, in a new book, some unflattering revelations in ex-husband Andre Agassi’s memoirs. The tennis star recounted in his tell-all Open how he became mad with jealousy when Shields guest-starring in the TV sitcom Friends had to lick the
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    386 39  -  Feng sweeps women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles in first national tournament Lin Xinyi linxinyi@sph.com.sg The world star on the local stage did not disappoint yesterday. Playing in her first National Table Tennis Grand Finale, Singapore’s No. 1 and world No. 6 Feng Tianwei swept the women’s singles
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    146 39 When residents in the Central Singapore District wake up this morning, they will know that there are 153 days to go before the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) begins on Aug 14. Placed at the Central Stage in Ang Mo Kio, the 2m-tall clock (right)
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      56 39 hang Dublin Ireland kept their slim hopes of retaining the Six Nations title alive yesterday with a 27-12 win over Wales. Ireland need table-toppers France to suffer an unlikely loss against either Italy or England and make up ground on points difference to stand a
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      50 39 Doha Chinese hurdler Liu X iang on Friday ruled out the prospect of winning a medal at the IAAF world indoor championships. Said 2004 Olympic champion Liu, who qualified for the semi-finals with the 15thfastest time: “I only want to go to the final.”
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      256 2 HILLARY CLINTON, 62 In 1998, she stood by her husband, the former US president Bill Clinton, when he was exposed for having extramarital activities with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, issuing a public statement reaffirming her commitment to the marriage. A shrewd move both
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      371 10  -  Cheryl Wee The name Naan The Nay propped up in front of trays of naan at BreadTalk outlets around the island has been raising a few eyebrows. It was introduced this year as part of the bakery group’s Spring/Summer 2010 New Bread Collection. When LifeStyle asked
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    647 3  -  Sandra Leong,Eunice Quek So Jack Neo is a cheat. That much Singapore knows after the revelations about the director’s clandestine hotel trysts, car sex and text message flirting. But equally eyebrow-raising is the temerity of his 22-year-old scorned girlfriend Wendy Chong, and to some extent, Foyce
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    482 3  - Magdalen Ng LifeStyle asks Singapore women what they would do if their husband cheated on them. Who: Irene Boey Age: 50 Occupation: Consulting director of Integral Solutions and immediate past president of Singapore Business and Professional Women’s Association Married: 19 years with two children, an 18-year-old daughter and a 15-year-old
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    288 6  - Cheryl Tan Language classes have gone hi-tech. Translation: You can now learn languages online and in real time, like in a private tuition setting. Forget lessons in the classroom or listening to language tapes. That is so old English. Nowadays, there are online courses teaching just about any lingo you
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    636 6 tcheryl@sph.com.sg The pick-up here, however, has been slow so far. At Goethe, only eight people have signed up for its online Redaktion D course which was started in 2006. Its head of language department Anja Geissel says such courses are more flexible and “ideal for people who travel a lot”
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      801 18  -  Compiled by Magdalene Lum ANAK WAYANG This dance production (above) takes you from the kampung and village scenes of the 1920s to the Dondang Sayang club of the 1980s and today. By Sri Warisan Som Said Performing Arts in collaboration with two other pioneer Malay arts groups,
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      560 18 BEST-BEHAVIOUR FRIEND Also called BBF.You are on your best behaviour around such a friend who typically does not know your true character. Usage: “I always say all the right things to my best-behaviour friend Mary because she happens to be my boss' daughter.” ILLUSTRATION: MIEL YOUR STARS It is way
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      216 25 woeiwan@sph.com.sg Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice Noodle is a stall that had me at hello. As soon as I joined the queue in Chinatown Complex, I got an eyeful of the gleaming soya sauce chickens hanging on hooks: fresh, dripping with juices and, oh, so
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      99 30 The Harbour Grill Oyster Bar at the Hilton Singapore will host the Ruinart Trophy Best Young Sommelier Of France 2007, Antoine Petrus (below), for a six-course organic wine dinner. The event features wines such as those from Domaine Guiberteau in Saumur, Loire Valley, which Petrus will pair
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      88 30 Almost 1,000 seats have been snapped up, out of the 2,700 extra seats added, for the first Restaurant Week in Singapore. For the promotion, eateries will serve a three-course dinner for a fixed price of $35++ and a three-course lunch for $25++. Diners are making a beeline for
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      90 30 Bartenders from all over the world will shake Singapore up a bit at the 59th International Bartenders Association Congress, to be held here. The World Cocktail Competition will be held as part of the event on Nov 25. Competing mixologists will concoct drinks from a range
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    600 26 Eateries in the void decks of HDB flats draw crowds for their reasonable prices and heartlander charm rltan@sph.com.sg Making reservations at highend restaurants are a must in food-crazy Singapore, but the discerning diner should also do the same when it comes to humbler eateries, such as restaurants
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    359 29 Matsuzaka From: Mie prefecture What: Considered to be one of the best types of wagyu from Japan, and closely rivals Kobe beef. The meat is densely marbled and extremely tender. It is said that the virginity of the cows plays a part in creating its perfectly
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