The Straits Times, 31 May 2010

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    19 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 094/11/2009 MONDAY, MAY 31 2010 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Knife attacks in Kallang
      36 1 FOUR men were viciously attacked around the Kallang area within a period of seven hours early yesterday morning, with one murdered and another, a teenage boy, losing several fingers. PRIME PAGE A3
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      Lock icon Making kitchens greener
      46 1 AN INITIATIVE to make Singapore’s kitchens greener was launched in Sembawang yesterday. The Green Kitchens North West outreach programme, run by North West CDC and the National Environment Agency, includes tips on how to adopt more environmentally-friendly habits at home. HOME PAGE B1
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      Lock icon British minister quits
      42 1 BRITAIN’S new coalition government was dealing yesterday with its first blow after Mr David Laws, a high-profile Liberal Democrat finance minister, resigned just 18 days into the job over expenses revelations that also exposed his homosexuality. WORLD PAGE A16
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      Lock icon Luxe homes, S’pore buyers
      59 1 SINGAPOREANS are the bigger buyers of homes above $5 million in the first four months of this year, according to a report by Savills Research and Consultancy. This is a reversal of a trend that has prevailed for at least three years, when foreigners had dominated
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      Lock icon Hamilton wins Turkish GP
      49 1 LEWIS Hamilton led a McLaren 1-2 at the Turkish Grand Prix yesterday after a dramatic run-in between Red Bull teammates Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel caused the German driver to spin out of the race and dropped the Aussie to third place. SPORT PAGE B12
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    Lock icon S’PORE BEAT CHINA TO BE WORLD CHAMPS
    102 1 SINGAPORE’S Feng Tianwei punches the air in triumph after leading Singapore to its first table tennis world title in Moscow last night. The Republic’s top player was pivotal in the team’s 3-1 victory over mighty China in the 50th World Team Table Tennis
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    Lock icon China resists calls to condemn North Korea
    777 1 Premier Wen stresses need to reduce tensions in the region REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOGWIPO (Jeju): China resisted pressure yesterday from South Korea and Japan to censure North Korea for the sinking of a warship and instead called for regional tensions to
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    Lock icon ‘Top kill’ op fails; US faces biggest environmental crisis
    706 1 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROBERT (Louisiana): BP’s “top kill” operation to plug the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico has failed in a stunning setback to efforts to stem the worst oil spill in US history. BP and federal authorities
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      78 1 Maid to order A day with maid agency boss Alex Neo Crisis waiting to happen The euro’s inherent flaws exposed Mind your meeting manners Texting during meetings REVIEW, PAGE A18 LIFE! PAGE C4 MONEY, PAGE B18 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 CALL 6388-3838
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        Lock icon School sport is also about safety
        74 2 WE SAY An Education Ministry panel set up to study aspects of safety in school sports meets parental wishes for “official” involvement, but how much can attitudes and behaviour on the field be changed by committee diktat? Guidelines and reminders about the positive attributes
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        Lock icon Improving old recipes
        33 2 COLUMNS Kwan Weng Kin. WORLD PAGE A15 Trust the Japanese to take an old standard and turn it into something even more alluring. Like the “roll cakes” for example, says
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        Lock icon Euro crisis inevitable
        27 2 After 11 years of smooth sailing since the euro’s creation, the arrangement’s fundamental problems have become glaringly obvious, says Martin Feldstein. REVIEW PAGE A18
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        Lock icon P1 exams’ good and bad
        31 2 OUR READERS SAY Straits Times readers give their different views on the move by 16 schools to do away with Primary 1 exams. FORUM PAGE A20
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        28 2 www.straitstimes.com Loh Keng Fatt recommends ways to re-invent the “pasar malam”. Terrence Voon looks back on childhood football games and the balls of World Cups past.
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      Lock icon Seen and hurt
      1019 2  -  With video surveillance so common, it may be time for a privacy law BY TEH JOO LIN joolin@sph.com.sg FOR the past few months, a group of foreign workers at a Jurong dormitory have had to shower with twin electronic eyes peering down at them from the ceiling.
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      Lock icon Romanian officials arrive to probe Ionescu case
      337 3  -  TEH JOO LIN TWO Romanian officials flew into Singapore yesterday afternoon to build their case against suspended diplomat Silviu Ionescu, who is denying his role in a hit-and-run accident here on Dec 15. The senior level prosecutor and police officer were met at
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      Lock icon One dead, 3 slashed in knife attacks
      620 3  -  Body found in Kallang; another victim loses some fingers BY TEH JOO LIN joolin@sph.com.sg A MAN was murdered and a teenager had a few of his fingers hacked off in multiple violent attacks that took place in the Kallang area early yesterday morning.
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      Lock icon South Korea, China, Japan to hasten work on trade pact
      305 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOGWIPO (Jeju): South Korea, Japan and China agreed yesterday to speed up an investment accord and research on a trilateral free trade pact. The announcement came after their leaders South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, Japanese Prime Minister
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      Lock icon No more oil stains at beaches along Changi and East Coast
      519 6  -  BY DARYL CHIN THE beaches along the East Coast and Changi have been cleared of oil stains and there are no longer oil patches in the waters just off Singapore. However, last Tuesday’s spill has spread farther north to
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      Lock icon Effects of the spill may linger for years
      536 6  -  BY GRACE CHUA SHORE and marine life will feel the impact of last Tuesday’s oil spill for some time to come, experts here have said. The disaster, meanwhile, has galvanised environmentalists and other members of the public into volunteering their time to
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      67 8  -  BY DESMOND WEE PHOTOJOURNALIST It’s that golden time of the day when things start to wind down, people head home, and friends and family start getting together. Straits Times photographers show their take on that moment in the Prime pages every Monday entitled 6.39pm. A group of Segway
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      Lock icon Rising China labour unrest a concern
      706 8 Uncertainties as companies come under pressure to increase wages NEW YORK TIMES FOSHAN (Guangdong): Add another entry to the list of worries for the global economy and financial markets: labour unrest in China. Rapidly rising industrial wages are beginning to allow China’s workers to
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    Lock icon ‘Choking’ the gusher that won’t die
    304 6 IT IS the well that will not die. BP’s three-day effort to throttle the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well with multiple blasts of heavy mud has failed. The attempted “top kill” of the well was abandoned on Saturday, leaving the huge Macondo field
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      Lock icon Pakatan states kick out sports betting
      580 10  -  BY ELIZABETH LOOI MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT elizlooi@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: The four opposition-led states of Kedah, Penang, Selangor and Kelantan have officially banned sports betting after it was approved by the Barisan Nasional (BN) ruling coalition. Leaders of the opposition alliance Pakatan Rakyat, which comprises the
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      110 10 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE Ambassador replies to MM’s remarks about Costa Rica Fast food still calorie-laden MOST COMMENTED ON China pressed to get tough with N. Korea. Says Beanbagbean: “All the talk about the war is just that talk... Remember Kim Jong
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      Lock icon PKR’s party members in open tussle for power
      410 10  -  BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KOTA BARU: Several leaders of the opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) yesterday warned that its reformist agenda is at risk as party members jostle openly for the “spoils of war”. Its president Wan Azizah Ismail said
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        Lock icon Thai split: Honest brokers lacking
        655 12  -  Hopes of reconciliation in Thailand dim as red shirts and old elites give no quarter NEWS ANALYSIS BY NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg BANGKOK: Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has told foreign journalists and diplomats he intends to proceed with plans for reconciliation and rehabilitation, in
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        Lock icon Hatoyama loses an ally
        580 13 Partner quits ruling coalition; move may scuttle DPJ’s bid to win a majority in July polls OKINAWA BASE DISPUTE REUTERS BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Japan’s tiny Social Democratic Party (SDP) decided yesterday to leave the ruling coalition ahead of an election as unpopular Prime Minister Yukio
        REUTERS; BLOOMBERG; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  580 words
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        Lock icon Eight S’poreans nabbed for trying to bribe Malaysian cops
        228 13 BERNAMA JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained eight Singaporeans who tried to bribe traffic policemen over the past three days. MACC director Simi Abdul Ghani said all the men and women, aged between 27 and 66, had offered
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        Lock icon Talks signal new era in US-India ties
        734 14  -  Dialogue may yet define overarching theme linking parts of ‘signature partnership’ BY BHAGYASHREE GAREKAR US CORRESPONDENT bhagya@sph.com.sg WASHINGTON: The United States and India kick off their inaugural Strategic Dialogue tomorrow, a week after the Obama administration acknowledged New Delhi as one of the
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        Lock icon Singapore-Malaysia rail deal ‘in Johor’s interest’
        463 14 JOHOR BARU: The recent deal between Malaysia and Singapore on the relocation of the Malayan Railway (KTM) station in Tanjong Pagar works in the best interest of Johor, said the state’s Menteri Besar Abdul Ghani Othman. He said the deal provided the impetus for
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        Lock icon Malaysia opens first ‘baby hatch’
        281 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: A non-government organisation (NGO) in Malaysia has opened the country’s first “baby hatch” to rescue unwanted newborns as the authorities battle increasing cases of abandoned babies, reports said yesterday. Modelled on similar services in Germany, Pakistan and Japan, the NGO says
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        Lock icon Food craze on a roll
        960 15  -  Online food excitement often sparks long queues at stores nationwide BY KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TRUST the Japanese to take an old standard and turn it into something even more alluring. I am talking about their “roll cakes”. The traditional Swiss roll is
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        Lock icon A cash flow problem in the Queen’s coffers
        411 16 LONDON: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is running out of cash. In the last few weeks, Sir Alan Reid, the Queen’s treasurer, has briefed senior government officials that the monarch’s expenditure is now running at around £7 million (S$14.2 million) more than her annual
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        Lock icon Blow for new British coalition govt
        615 16 Treasury Secretary quits over expenses scandal that also exposes his homosexuality NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Britain’s new coalition government was dealing yesterday with its first blow after Mr David Laws, a high-profile Liberal Democrat finance minister, resigned just 18 days into the
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        Lock icon Stage set for showdown in Gaza waters
        612 17  -  Israeli navy set to stop pro-Palestinian mission heading for Gaza Strip BY ABRAHAM RABINOVICH FOR THE STRAITS TIMES abra@netvision.net.il JERUSALEM: Israel is bracing itself for a naval confrontation off its coast that it has no hope of winning. As a flotilla of up
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          Lock icon MIC leader sacks sec-gen
          115 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: The embattled leader of Malaysia’s main ethnic Indian party, who is facing a campaign to oust him, yesterday sacked a fifth party member. Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, who has led the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition’s third-largest
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          Lock icon Hell’s horrors await...
          116 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE VATICAN CITY: The Vatican’s investigator in the scandal over paedophilia in the Church has warned that priests who abuse children face a harder time in hell, Ansa news agency says. Monsignor Charles Scicluna on Saturday led prayers in St Peter’s Basilica with students and seminarians
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          Lock icon 17 dead in mining disaster
          115 17 REUTERS BEIJING: A coal mine accident killed 17 miners and injured one in southern China’s Hunan province, Xinhua news agency says, citing the provincial work safety watchdog. The miners died after explosives stored in the shaft blew up and released clouds of toxic gas near
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          Lock icon 30 die in burning bus
          125 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGALORE: At least 30 people, including 10 children, were burned alive yesterday when a bus bound for Bangalore ploughed into a roadblock and caught fire, police said. The state-owned vehicle veered off a small bridge after colliding with the roadblock in
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          Lock icon Fatal landslides
          74 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS GUATEMALA CITY: Torrential rains brought by the first tropical storm of the 2010 season pounded Central America and southern Mexico, triggering deadly landslides. The death toll stood at 15 yesterday, but the authorities said the number could rise. Tropical Storm Agatha made landfall near the Guatemala-Mexico
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      Lock icon School sport is also about safety
      416 18 SPORTS mishaps can result from inadequate safety awareness and measures, but sometimes they arise from plain bad sportsmanship. The Committee on Safety in School Sports that the Ministry of Education has set up will need to distinguish between safety and sportsmanship and recommend how
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      Lock icon Euro woes: A crisis waiting to happen
      823 18  -  BY MARTIN FELDSTEIN The writer, a professor of economics at Harvard University, was chairman of former US president Ronald Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisers. PROJECT SYNDICATE THE crisis in Greece and the debt problems in Spain and Portugal have exposed the euro’s inherent
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      Lock icon Stunning lessons from staring at the sun
      852 18  -  BY MICHAEL RICHARDSON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. THE images from cameras and sensors on the latest satellite watching the sun are a dramatic reminder of the awesome power
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        Lock icon Addressing plight of the alienated in China
        1076 19  -  BY GOH SUI NOI SENIOR WRITER suinoi@sph.com.sg ANOTHER young migrant worker at a Shenzhen electronics factory plunged to his death last Wednesday, bringing to 10 the number who have committed suicide at the same facility in China since January. The 23-year-old bachelor from
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        Lock icon When fewer aircraft carriers do not mean less security
        894 19  -  FOREIGN MATTERS BY WILLIAM CHOONG SENIOR WRITER williamc@sph.com.sg TWO years ago, I was invited onto the USS Ronald Reagan, the United States Navy’s newest supercarrier, when it was docked at Changi Naval Base. The thing that struck me most about the
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        Lock icon Cleaning out bad hats in relief work
        656 19  -  BY ROBERT KARNIOL DEFENCE WRITER rkarniol@sph.com.sg THERE is a dirty little secret in the world of international relief operations, and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) has launched a pioneering new initiative to address it. The secret centres on the air transport
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      678 1  -  North West residents learn to save electricity through energy-efficient appliances, habit change ECO PROGRAMME BY LIEW HANQING hanqing@sph.com.sg KITCHENS account for nearly 40 per cent of total energy consumption in some households here but the organisers of a new community outreach programme are hoping
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      100 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE SAF commando shot Sex predator conned 8 women MOST COMMENTED ON A nation of spoilt princesses: Are women free from blame for the low birth rate in Singapore? Says petunialee: “Daughters used to be viewed as burdens and
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      1007 2  -  Grassroots groups are among Singapore’s most active record-breakers BY ANG YIYING ayiying@sph.com.sg YOU can imagine the conversation: Hey, we need a grassroots event to celebrate National Day. Let’s make the flag. But we have to eat too... Singaporeans like to eat. OK, let’s make the
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      161 2 SINGAPORE hosts the 2nd AseanGulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministerial Meeting this week. At the meeting, delegates from the two sides are expected to endorse a two-year Plan of Action to bolster cooperation and maintain the “positive momentum” in ties between both sides. A joint press
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      822 3  -  They will be with friends at bars here, some even flying home to watch TV matches WORLD CUP FEVER BY MELISSA SIM, MELISSA KOK simlinoi@sph.com.sg melk@sph.com.sg IN ABOUT two weeks, soccer fans of different nationalities will be out in full force, supporting their national
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      70 3 Visitors thronged the Suntec convention centre last Friday at the opening of an exhibition of more than 300 herbs from China. The exhibition is being held by the Singapore Chinese Druggists Association until Sunday. The aim is to educate people about medicinal Chinese herbs and
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      577 4  -  Sporting events around the world are getting more eco-conscious BY GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg THE JP Morgan Corporate Challenge charity run earlier this month raised money for a museum and a children’s charity. And in recycling the plastic bottles for runners’ drinks and siting itself near an MRT
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      329 4  -  GRACE CHUA AS THE warm-ups begin for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in August, the event’s organisers have come up with steps to take the heat off the environment. They are in good company: Over the last few years, spectator and participant
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      412 4  -  BY MOU ZONGXIAO AN ATTEMPT to beat the Singapore record for the largest overnight cycling event ran out of steam for some of the participants last Saturday morning. Bike Hike 2010 Accelebration was a leisure cycling event organised by Hwa Chong
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      406 5  -  Victim in stable condition in hospital; he was eating with suspect near pub when argument ensued AMELIA TAN A SINGAPOREAN man was shot several times outside a pub in Johor Baru early last Saturday morning, but is now in stable condition in hospital. Mr
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      499 5  -  BY AMELIA TAN THE extra half a month’s salary plus a one-off payment of $300 which civil servants will receive in July reflects the confidence in the recovering economy, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday. Explaining the rationale, Mr Teo said
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      23 5 “Our principles remain the same. We will follow the economy. We don’t leave the economy.” Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean
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        976 7 YouthInk writers come clean on whether they get carried away by their credit cards, and how they want to be better at managing their finances MY LIFE Stephanie Song, 23, is a student at the National Institute of Education. No credit for me, thanks
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        46 6 i J The Deli at Rendezvous Hotel is offering five types of dumplings till June 16. Nonya rice dumpling is filled with winter melon.There's Spicy dried shrimp dumpling with belachan and spices. Also try the Abalone with dried scallop. Prices start at $4.80+ each.
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        57 6 Motherhood Exhibition '10, organised by Motherhood Pte Ltd, will be on from Thursday to Sunday at Singapore Expo Hall 6B. On offer are discounts of up to 70 per cent for strollers, playpens, milk formula and diapers from brands such as Pampers, Cordlife, Pigeon and Eu Yan Sang.
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        44 6 Food meets art at PeonyJade Keppel Club. Chef Ryan Shiu has a new Cantonese menu with an artistic touch. Peo-ny-Jade Fan is stewed vegetables displayed as a fan, while Crouching tiger, hidden dragon is lobster meat cooked with egg-white and crispy rice.
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        58 6 Velocity will be organising an urban obstacle challenge, Urban Attack Velocity, at the mall. There are six categories for men, women and mixed teams and competitors have to clear six stages in less than four minutes in the preliminaries to make it to the finals on June 27.
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        60 6 From now till June 27, visit AMKHub to Grab a Bargain, Shop Till you Drop and Spin to Win during the Great Singapore Sale and win amazing prizes. Enjoy discounts from CITIGEMS, Cotton On, Ml, OSIMand Sweet Spring, vj With every $50 spent($100 at 1 Fairprice Xtra), get
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        58 6 ACT 3 Drama Academy is holding the June Holiday Theatre Workshops. Based on well-loved classics, young ones will explore universal themes such as friendship, self-discovery, perseverance and courage through role-playing. The Land of Oz is catered to three to 10 year olds and The Little Prince is for
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      205 6 EXECUTIVE class passengers flying on Garuda Indonesia can expect more seamless travel on its services. Its Executive Class is the equivalent of business class in other airlines. At the JetQuay CIP terminal at Changi International Airport, a personal concierge will do the check-in, immigration
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      268 6 TWO famous American brands, Chevrolet and Levi's, have joined hands to create a new product a Chevy car dressed in Levi's denims. The special edition Chevrolet Aveo5 model is rolled out in Levi's Sports Blue and Super Red options and it is
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      245 6 A TEAM of chefs from Carousel at Royal Plaza on Scotts took the Food Hotel Asia (FHA) 2010 Culinary Challenge last month by storm, winning 11 gold medals, five silver and one bronze medal. The big win was the overall champion's title
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      297 6 BRAND'S Essence of Chicken celebrates its 175th anniversary this year. To kickstart the celebrations, Brand's management and staff led by its president and CEO Mr Eiji Koike visited its trade partners on May 21, also known as Brand's Day. Nineteen teams went to
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      851 9  -  A gritty Feng leads Singapore to their first table tennis world title BY LIN XINYI linxinyi@sph.com.sg MOSCOW: It was deemed Mission Impossible. But Singapore’s women paddlers overcame all the odds to dethrone sev-en-time defending champions China 3-1 at the World Team Table Tennis Championships yesterday. Just as she
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      173 9 www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Portugal pin their hopes on Ronaldo Real await Jose’s arrival Oranje are looking good MOST COMMENTED ON Oranje are looking good Says Eagle_2004: “Holland have flattered to deceive for decades. Yes, they invented ‘total football’, introduced science
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      411 9  -  BY LEE MIN KOK SENIOR sports officials hailed Singapore’s historic win over China in the women’s final of the World Table Tennis Championships yesterday. Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Community Development, Youth and Sports, and Transport) Teo Ser Luck said: “This victory is sweeter
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      857 10 England coach finalises squad list after 2-1 win in final warm-up match 11 days to the World Cup REUTERS GRAZ (Austria): England coach Fabio Capello has decided on the seven players that he will cut from his 30-man preliminary World Cup squad. This, after
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      551 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG: Several players are going all out against the new World Cup ball, with more than one comparing it to those bought from a supermarket. And this time, it is not only goalkeepers who are complaining. Strikers, defenders
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      474 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BUDAPEST: Germany coach Joachim Loew admits he faces some “brutal” decisions, as he looks to cut two players from his World Cup squad in the wake of his side’s 3-0 friendly win over Hungary on Saturday. Germany warmed up for
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      159 11 The best moves from the great Pele Picking a World Cup memory of Pele is an impossible task, like asking a parent to pick a favourite child. There were goals of course the 1958 semi-final hat-trick against France when he was just 17, followed by two goals
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      85 11 Oleg Salenko’s Russia did not make it past the first round in 1994. But that did not stop the striker from sharing the Golden Shoe award with Bulgaria’s Hristo Stoichkov on six goals. It was all thanks to the five goals he scored in one game
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      57 11 You were a c*** player, you are a c*** manager. The only reason I have any dealings with you is that, somehow, you are manager of my country and you’re not even Irish, you English Roy Keane’s rant to Ireland coach Mick McCarthy that got the captain
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      564 11 Iniesta plays but del Bosque still praying as Fabregas, Torres race to get fully fit AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS MADRID: Spain coach Vicente del Bosque was left far from impressed with his side’s 3-2 friendly win over Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The reigning
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        81 11 Agence France-Presse A first-half strike from striker Shane Smeltz handed New Zealand a shock 1-0 victory over Serbia in a friendly in Austria on Saturday. Smeltz scored for the All Whites after 21 minutes against a Serbia side who were missing captain Dejan Stankovic and rarely
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        87 11 Associated Press Striker Samuel Eto’o has been included in Cameroon’s final World Cup squad, after he threatened to skip the tournament following criticism by Cameroon legend Roger Milla. Coach Paul le Guen named Eto’o captain in his final 23-man group for South Africa following a 1-1 draw
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        85 11 Associated Press The United States came from behind to beat Turkey 2-1 in Philadelphia on Saturday, in the team’s last game before leaving for South Africa. Arda Turan put the Turks ahead in the 27th minute but Jozy Altidore tied the score in the 58th
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        87 11 Associated Press Syarhey Kislyak’s 53rd-minute goal gave Belarus a 1-0 victory over World Cup-bound South Korea in a friendly in Kufstein, Austria on Sunday. The result brought to an end South Korea’s four-match winning streak, which included victories over fellow World Cup qualifiers Ivory Coast
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        61 11 Associated Press America’s largest Spanish-language television network, Univision, has apologised for a skit featuring African stereotypes that aired on a show in the Los Angeles area. The skit on the programme Despierta America was a parody of the upcoming World Cup. It showed characters in Afro
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      495 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID: As the orchestra conductor of both Barcelona and Spain, midfielder Xavi Hernandez is often an unsung hero for club and country. However, his importance cannot be underestimated, with his simple yet highly effective passing crucial to making Spain
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      594 12  -  Aim to host 2015 Games to mark Sports Hub’s debut may be dashed BY LEONARD LIM limze@sph.com.sg THE Sports Hub’s grand coming-out party may not materialise after all. After a South-east Asia Games Federation Council meeting in Jakarta yesterday, Cambodia has emerged as the front runner
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      732 12 REUTERS ISTANBUL: Red Bull were in a position to assert their dominance of Formula One in Turkey yesterday. But one self-destruc-tive moment proved costly in terms of points and may ultimately affect the relationship between teammates Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton
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      532 12 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: Second seed Venus Williams was unexpectedly sent packing from the French Open yesterday, when 19th seed Nadia Petrova mastered the gusty conditions at Roland Garros in a no-nonsense 6-4, 6-3 fourth-round win. The American, a finalist in Paris in 2002, could
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        39 12 REUTERS GELSENKIRCHEN (Germany): Ukrainian boxer Vitali Klitschko beat Poland’s Albert Sosnowski by a technical knock-out on Saturday. Klitschko, 38, kept his World Boxing Council heavyweight title when the fight was stopped in the 10th round.
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        53 12 REUTERS FORT WORTH: British golfer Brian Davis birdied two of the last five holes to join American Bryce Molder in a tie for the lead after the third round of the Colonial Invitational on Saturday. Davis fired a flawless five-under 65 to draw level with Molder
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        45 12 TAMPINES Rovers are in the quarterfinals of the RHB Singapore Cup. The S-League leaders and threetime Cup winners beat Woodlands Wellington 2-1 at the Tampines Stadium last night, with Aliff Shafaein scoring the winner eight minutes before the end of extra time.
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        43 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KARACHI: Former players have lashed out at Pakistan cricket authorities for lifting a one-year ban on Shoaib Malik. A Pakistan Cricket Board arbitration panel accepted Malik’s appeal against the sanction, imposed for breach of discipline last year.
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      102 12 Today Bowling Singapore International Open (Orchid Bowl, Orchid Country Club, 9.30am 2.30pm). Football Singapore Cup, prelims: Beijing Guoan v Kitchee (Yishun, 7.45pm). Tennis French Open: Day 9 (Live, Ch203, 5pm). Tomorrow BowlingSingapore International Open (Orchid Bowl, Orchid Country Club, 9.30am 2.30pm). Football S-League: Geylang v Singapore Armed
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      50 12 ROME: Cesare Prandelli, 52, will take over from Marcello Lippi as coach of Italy’s national football team after the World Cup. He led Fiorentina to fourth place in the Serie A in 2009 and the round of 16 in the Champions League last season. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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      458 12 Basketball NBA play-offs Western Conference: Phoenix 103 Los Angeles Lakers 111 (LA win series 4-2). Cricket 1st Test At Lord’s, 3rd day: England 505. Bangladesh 237-7 (Overnight 172-2: J. Siddique 53 n.o.; S. Finn 4-75). 2nd match Tri-Series In Bulawayo: Sri Lanka 242 in 49.5 overs (A. Mathews 75).
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      46 12 CODY ROSS of the Florida Marlins on Roy Halladay, the Philadelphia Phillies pitcher who threw a perfect game in a 1-0 win against the Marlins. It was only the 20th perfect game in Major League Baseball history
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      675 13  -  ARUNNER’S DIARY BY JEANETTE WANG jwang@sph.com.sg The writer is the Associate Editor of Shape, Singapore’s premier health, fitness, wellness and nutrition magazine for women BUMBLEBEES can’t fly, so they thought, back in the early 20th century. With a wide body and tiny wings that flapped a
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      656 13  -  South Korean debutant cracks 84km Sundown record by almost 80min BY JONATHAN WONG jonwong@sph.com.sg THE tag on his singlet read ***** but Sim Jae Duk was No. 1 when it mattered. The 42-year-old South Korean, with his hand held aloft in victory, crossed the finish line
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      486 13  -  BY CHAN U-GENE LOCAL BMX and mountain bike enthusiasts can soon test their skills at a worldclass bicycle park here. The newly revamped Tampines Bike Park which was opened officially yesterday, is the only bike park in South-east Asia to be officially certified by the
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      456 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOENIX: Kobe Bryant is again showing the world what post-season greatness can be. He and his Los Angeles Lakers are in the National Basketball Association Finals for the third straight season after he wrapped up a magnificent Western Conference Finals with
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      173 9 Win this Longines HydroConquest Longines, the official timekeeper for the French Open, is giving this ladies’ timepiece away in a readers’ contest with The Straits Times. To win this $1,750 watch, answer the daily question that will run from today till June 6. Answers can be found at www.longines.com Your
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      16 9 LEWIS WINS TURKISH GP Lewis Hamilton takes top step after front runners Red Bull crash. B12
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    665 14 OBITUARIES “In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.” John 14:2 SUNDRAM JEYAMONY JACOB AGE: 88 was called home to be with the Lord on 30 May 2010, leaving behind loved
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    867 15 OBITUARIES With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Sok Cheng, HuiYing, Hui Ling and the family of the Late BG (NS) DR WONG YUE SIE former Chief of the Medical Corps, trustworthy colleague and true friend Warmly remembered and sadly missed by his former colleagues of the Joint Medical Committee,
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      188 15 In loving memory of the late Mr. SM THIAGARAJAH It has been 41 years since you left us. Papa you left us with golden memories too sweet to forget yet still painful to bear. Sadly missed by Daughter: Gowri Sons: Kuhan Sregantan Because love never dies. It lias been said
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      264 16 AllianzGI US High Yield Fund Enjoy US High Yield Bond Returns in Singapore Dollars This material is prepared by Allianz Global Investors Singapore Limited ("AllianzGI SG") and is published for information only and does not constitute investment advice or recommendation. Investors may wish to seek advice from a financial advisor
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        515 16  -  Wall Street’s plunge last Friday may spark regionwide selling today BULLS AND BEARS BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg INVESTORS will, no doubt, heave a sigh of relief as May draws to a close today. For them, the month has been painful
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        98 16 Currencies May 27 CHNG YR 2010 CLOSE FR May 26 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.4058 +0.00 1.4219 1.3680 Euro 1.7239 +0.61 2.0153 1.7060 2.0378 -0.58 2.2831 2.0003 A$ 1.1739 -0.49 1.2960 1.1515 Yen* 1.5568 -0.01 1.5927 1.4467 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.64 0.***** 0.***** Where S$ stands May 27
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        2720 16 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS A unit trust or investment-linked insurance policy qualifies for inclusion under the CPF Investment Scheme if it has: a three-year track record, top quartile performance, a sales charge not exceeding 3 per cent and an expense ratio that is lower than the median of existing funds in
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        199 16 Week’s Top Rises CENTS GLD 10US$ ***** 548.6 3.4 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 482.7 3.3 JMH 3474 238.5 5.1 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2755 141.7 3.8 Thai Prime Fd 600 140.3 20.0 JSH 1958 134.7 5.2 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 4239 92.6 1.6 Jardine C&C 2778 90.0 3.3 DBXT
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        199 16 Week’s Top Rises CENTS SembMar MBLeCW*****9 24 7.0 41.2 KepCorp MBLeCW*****2 29.5 6.0 25.5 GentingSMBLeCW*****2 13.5 5.5 68.8 UOB RB ePW*****6 10.5 5.0 90.9 KepCorp MBLeCW*****3 18.5 4.5 32.1 DBS MBL eCW*****2 17 4.0 30.8 SGX RB ePW*****6 17 4.0 30.8 SGX RB ePW*****9 21.5 3.5 19.4
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        416 16 THE independent directors who were reprimanded by the Singapore Exchange (SGX) over their tardiness in making public a special audit report over the affairs of NEL Group have defended their action. In a statement last night, the audit committee of three independent directors said
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      658 17  -  Move ‘rewards’ customers; analysts say banks seeking strong deposit base BY GABRIEL CHEN gabrielc@sph.com.sg TIRED of bank deposit rates of a measly 0.1 per cent to 0.2 per cent? At least three banks in Singapore have unleashed a string of eye-catching promotional rates
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      426 1 From Bedok to NYC Hot-tempered chef How being a bit foreign helps lensman John Clang C2 Edward Kwon tells customers off C3 Just groovy Nitin Sawhney puts on powerhouse performance C6 Just how are maids prepped to work for Singapore families? JOHN LUI spends a day with someone who does
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        928 2  -  Using a foreign-sounding name, John Clang, helped Singaporean lensman break into fashion world akshita nanda says. akshitan@sph.com.sg A little foreign touch has always helped Singaporean photographer John Clang. The lensman has gone from living in an HDB flat in Bedok to an apartment in Manhattan, shooting for some
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        475 2 Washington Post New York Times Los Angeles Dennis Hopper, a Hollywood wild man whose low-budget biker smash, Easy Rider, helped open doors for younger directors such as Steven Spielberg, died on Saturday at age 74. He was surrounded by family and friends at his home in the
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        1763 4  -  They may not be made in heaven, but agency boss Alex Neo ensures they are maids for all seasons a day with Alex Neo john lui johnlui@sph.com.sg Cebu Pacific Air is the unsung lifeline in the home owner’s war against dirty diapers, unswept floors and grimy windows.
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      376 5  -  reviewtheatre MAHA MOGGALLANA A STORY OF FILIAL PIETY Toy Factory Productions Singapore Expo Hall 2 Last Friday adeline chia The story of the monk Maha Moggallana rescuing his mother from hell has been told many times over in Chinese folk tales and traditional performing arts.
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      626 6  -  The composer-DJ and his musicians enchant audiences with chill-out best-selling tunes reviewconcert ACOUSTIC EVENING Nitin Sawhney Esplanade Concert Hall Last Friday samuel lee stlife@sph.com.sg Much has happened in Nitin Sawhney’s career between his last live performance here in 2003 at the Womad festival and his
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      304 6 The Singapore Arts Festival is not a typical place to put on your dancing shoes but Miss FP found herself doing just that last Saturday evening at the Supperclub at Odeon Towers. You see, the festival has upped its hip quotient this year by introducing some
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      88 6  -  Life! asked the audience at Nitin Sawhney’s Acoustic Evening for their views: Kezia Toh “There were a lot of Indian and Spanish elements that I liked. But I was expecting a more varied, multi- dimensional performance with more multimedia effects, for example. But it was just a concert.”
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      536 8  -  This excellent rebirth of Old Sounds shows how the dance company has really grown reviewdance O SOUNDS T.H.E. Dance Company Victoria Theatre Last Saturday tara tan stlife@sph.com.sg This is a darker, more menacing and more refined reincarnation of Old Sounds, T.H.E. Dance Company’s debut performance in 2008. But
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      91 8  -  Life! asked audience members at O Sounds for their views: Cheryl Wee “I enjoyed the physicality of the dancing. The lighting and video backdrop added another dimension to the performance, and linked with what the choreographer was trying to say.” Ms Penny Robbins, 41, lawyer “I felt very
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      541 8  -  reviewtheatre LADY MACBETH Theatre Moollee Esplanade Theatre Last Saturday adeline chia Visually, this Korean remake of the story of the murderous Shakespearean character was a triumph. There were many startling images to remember from the show: a stark monochromatic set punctured with stabs of colour; the liberal slappings
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        501 10 Associated Press Oslo German teenager Lena Meyer-Landrut won the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest with Satellite, an upbeat, catchy pop song, last Saturday in one of Europe’s most watched TV programmes. Meyer-Landrut, who turned 19 during the competition in Norway, was an unknown before she won Germany’s qualifiers
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        204 10 Taipei The boyfriend of singer Selina Jen (right) made a public debut last Saturday at girl group S.H.E’s concert, to the teary surprise of his girlfriend, said reports. Lawyer Richard Chang, 39, was with her parents in the audience at the Taipei
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        165 10 Agence France-Presse Associated Press Paris A sale of rare memorabilia of Tintin, the comic strip reporter and globe trotter, brought in ¤1.08 million (S$1.8 million) last Saturday. The late Belgian creator Herge launched the adventures of Tintin and Snowy the dog in 1929. The highlight of the
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        690 3 A volcanic ash cloud, a peaceful nation torn apart by “red shirts” and a “fat finger error” does any of this sound familiar? Test your knowledge of what has happened around the world over the last few months. 1. A volcano beneath a glacier in Iceland
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        732 11  -  BY ANDREW DUFFY How much is being spent on the event? The budget for the Youth Olympic Games is around $100 million. Organisers have, so far, raised more than $50 million through sponsorship. They are hoping for more funds
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