The Straits Times, 3 January 2012, Afternoon Edition

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    19 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 073/11/2011 TUESDAY, JANUARY 3 2012 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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  • INSIDE 70 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS
    • Article
      Lock icon New rules on buying meds
      47 1 CONSUMERS who buy a class of drugs direct from the pharmacy without a doctor’s prescription will have to give their personal details from next month. This push for record-keeping by the Health Sciences Authority is aimed at protecting consumers. LHOME PAGE B7
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    • Article
      Lock icon Up China’s soft power: Hu
      60 1 CHINESE President Hu Jintao has warned that “hostile” powers are seeking to “Westernise” the country and called for greater efforts to enhance China’s cultural influence overseas. His remarks, published in a Communist Party magazine, came after Beijing ordered the culture industry to lift its game
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      Lock icon Stamp duty offer pays off
      56 1 the healthy sales seems to be the developer’s offer of a stamp duty reimbursement of 3 per cent. LMONEY PAGE B17 CLOSE to half of the 528 units at Far East Organization’s The Hillier in Upper Bukit Timah have been sold despite the recent property
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    • Article
      Lock icon Find a kidney on Facebook
      40 1 FACEBOOK and other social media sites are becoming a go-to place to find a generous person with a kidney to spare, say those asking for help and some organisations in the US. LPRIME PAGE A8
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    Lock icon RUN ON THE WILD SIDE
    68 1 Nature lovers can now explore a new trail that links the lush greenery of the Southern Ridges to the waterfront at Keppel Harbour, as the 2.1km Labrador Nature and Coastal Walk officially opened yesterday. Costing $10 million and taking 11/2 years to build, it cuts
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Iran tests missiles amid fresh sanctions
    887 1 Teheran also claims to have produced its first nuclear fuel rod REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TEHERAN: Iran said yesterday it has successfully test-fired what it described as two “long-range” missiles, flexing its military muscle in the face of mounting Western pressure. The missile
    REUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: XINHUA  -  887 words
  • Article
    Lock icon Spat over tea spills into court
    460 1  -  BY K. C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT CAN one defame a product? A defamation lawsuit filed by the trade marked Ripple Tea against its rival Health Domain will turn on this question. Ripple’s owner Fei Fah Medical Manufacturing has accused Health Domain of putting down
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      119 1 IN SPACE AT HOME ABROAD 12 must-go places and why Why the moon is lopsided What daddies need LIFE! PAGES C6&7 WORLD, PAGE A22 HOME, PAGE B4 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 WAN I FRA INCQC 2012 m The Straits Times is taking
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      • Article
        Lock icon What harder times would demand
        48 2 WE SAY Tougher times foreshadowed in employer polls and the Prime Minister’s new year message require a reiteration of the trust built between employers and their workers, so that the economy can get through the phase with least damage. L EDITORIAL PAGE A23
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      • COLUMNS
        • Article
          Lock icon The joy of quiet
          60 2 In barely one generation we have moved from exulting in the time-saving devices that have so expanded our lives to trying to get away from them often in order to make more time. The more ways we have to connect, the more many of us seem
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        • Article
          Lock icon Managing climate issues
          45 2 Infrastructure is crucial to development, but spending billions of dollars on massive infrastructure without knowing whether a project will deliver its intended benefits or be lost to the impact of climate change is simply irresponsible, says Haruhiko Kuroda. L REVIEW PAGE A24
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      • Article
        Lock icon SME rental pressures
        70 2 OUR READER SAYS The imposition of the additional buyers’ stamp duty of 10 per cent on foreigners buying homes here may channel investment demand from residential properties to industrial and commercial properties. Seah Siow Kiat is concerned about the possible impact on rental costs for small and
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      Lock icon Here’s to a hopeful 2012
      1063 2  -  Dim outlook, but give life a good crack and darn the consequences BY WILLIAM CHOONG SENIOR WRITER williamc@sph.com.sg FOR many Singaporeans, the new year begins in earnest today. For a parent like me, that would mean the drudgery of 6am school runs and late nights
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      679 2 PARKWAY EYE CENTRE LASIK CATARACT FORUM Know the facts. Make an informed choice IS LASIK FOR YOU? Intralase Blade-Free vs Microkeratome LASIK Other Modes of Technology Epi-LASIK Aspheric LASIK ICL (Implantable Contact Lens) Active Iris-Tracking Technology (A.C.E Technology) WHAT’S CATARACT? Developments in Cataract Surgery Benefits and Risks Q A SESSION
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Making room for more flights
      739 3  -  Changi Airport trial splits gate in T2 into two to handle more planes at one time BY KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg TRAVELLERS departing from Changi Airport on two different flights could soon find themselves in the same pre-boarding waiting room. In a pilot initiative
      ST PHOTO: TED CHEN; Source: CHANGI AIRPORT GROUP; ST GRAPHICS  -  739 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Euro zone manufacturing stuck in decline: Survey
      502 4 Drops in output for second month running in every state of 17-nation group AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE BLOOMBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS BRUSSELS: The euro zone manufacturing sector was in decline for the fifth month in a row in December due to fewer orders, a global economic
      AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE; BLOOMBERG; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  502 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Expect ‘longish’ period of slow growth
      686 4  -  BY LIM YAN LIANG SINGAPOREANS must brace themselves for a longish period of slow growth, as the global economy is expected to be in for a slowdown, said Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang. The Government, however, does not expect an economic
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      Lock icon Floods hit southern Thailand
      356 4 XINHUA THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK BANGKOK: Weeks after Thailand suffered its worst floods in 50 years, rising waters are now threatening several provinces in the south. Alert levels have also been raised from yellow to red in some parts of Hat Yai in Songkhla province, where
      XINHUA; THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  356 words
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      Lock icon ‘Accelerate plans for Stamford Canal alternative’
      333 4  -  BY AMANDA TAN PLANS to put in place alternatives to Stamford Canal, which runs along Orchard Road, must be “accelerated”, said Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan. The fact that some parts of the canal were full during heavy rainfall more
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      Lock icon Seoul sees ‘turning point’ with Pyongyang
      889 6 S. Korea President says ‘new era’ possible if North shows ‘sincerity’ ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: South Korea has urged North Korea to embrace a “new era” under its new leader as an opportunity to transform ties on the divided peninsula, while also warning
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  889 words
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      Lock icon Taiwan polls: Chinese netizens ‘support’ Tsai
      677 6  -  BY PEH SHING HUEI CHINA BUREAU CHIEF shpeh@sph.com.sg BEIJING: China’s netizens are rooting for opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen in the Taiwan presidential election to be held this month, but it is not because they like the independence-leaning candidate. Quite the opposite. They hope a
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      Lock icon Do-it-yourself ministers gaining notice
      1248 8  -  Unannounced visits give them a better feel of the ground, they say BY ANDREA ONG CAI HAOXIANG andreao@sph.com.sg haoxiang@sph.com.sg IN RECENT months, a few ministers have turned up unannounced at places where most would not expect to find them. Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew went to
      PHOTO: MINISTRY OF MANPOWER; PHOTO: MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT; ST FILE PHOTO  -  1,248 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Facebook is new go-to place for a kidney
      681 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE: Here’s another reason for holdouts to join Facebook: It’s a great place to find a kidney. Popping up between the children’s photos and reminiscences about high school are more and more pleas for help from people with failing kidneys.
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      Lock icon Enter the (Year of the) Dragon
      106 10 A 108m-long dragon sculpture which runs along the centre divider of Eu Tong Sen Street is one of the attractions of the Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations this year. Six students from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) worked for months on
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      Lock icon ‘Give a hand – we’ve got your back’
      792 10  - ‘Give a hand we’ve got your back’ Grassroots groups form for Good Samaritans-turned-victims THE GOOD BY HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: A growing number of grassroots outfits have sprung up offering legal aid to China’s Good Samaritans, in a bid to do away with fears that they will get
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      Lock icon Da Vinci accuses Chinese reporter of extortion
      724 10  -  AND THE DIRTY? BY HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: In a twist, a Singapore furniture firm in trouble in China for allegedly passing off China-made goods as Italian imports now says it was blackmailed by the reporter who filed an expose on
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      Lock icon Protesters clash with cops over illegal investments
      436 10 THE BAD REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Thousands of protesters converged on a train station in central China, angered over collapsing illegal investment schemes that residents said the government had failed to staunch, in the latest of a rising number of protests around the
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      108 7 LIVE FOR GREATNESS EVERY ROLEX IS MADE FOR GREATNESS. THE COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA, INTRODUCED IN 1963, WAS DESIGNED TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF PROFESSIONAL RACECAR DRIVERS AND QUICKLY EARNED ITS ICONIC STATUS. WITH ITS PATENTED CHRONOGRAPH MECHANISM AND BEZEL WITH TACHOMETRIC SCALE, IT ALLOWS DRIVERS TO PERFECTLY MEASURE ELAPSED CIRCUIT TIME
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  • WORLD.
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      Lock icon Private schools in India not just for the rich
      1032 12 But recent law may force many low-cost private schools to close NEW YORK TIMES HYDERABAD: For more than two decades, Mr M. A. Hakeem has arguably done the job of the Indian government. His private Holy Town High School has educated
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE FOLLOW AND ENGAGE ST ONLINE
      88 12 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE WORLD STORIES ONLINE L US warns Iran against closing Hormuz strait L The year ahead: Six key dates in the Middle East L Blocking the strait More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com PHOTO GALLERIES ONLINE
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    • world. regional
      • Article
        Lock icon Bird flu death: China urges calm
        623 14 Virus can’t spread among people, say authorities AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: The health authorities in southern China are urging residents not to panic after a man who contracted the H5N1 bird flu virus died at the weekend, the official Xinhua news agency
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        Lock icon Crafting a female feline
        57 14 The bodies of these women prove to be the perfect canvas for Chinese painter Lin Wei in composing a 3-D face of a tiger. Yesterday’s event at a historical alleyway in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province, coincided with a three-day traditional customs and arts festival. PHOTO:
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      • Article
        Lock icon Hu: Hostile powers ‘Westernising’ China
        742 16 He says process must be halted, seeks boost to its cultural influence abroad AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BEIJING: Chinese President Hu Jintao has warned that “hostile” powers are seeking to “Westernise” the country and called for greater efforts to enhance China’s cultural influence overseas. Mr Hu’s
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        Lock icon No police brutality seen in video of Perak varsity protest
        526 16 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: A video recording of Sunday’s demonstration by student activists at the Sultan Idris University of Education in Perak state does not show police physically attacking students, local media reported yesterday. However, the recording showed
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        Lock icon Searching in hope
        71 16 Shoppers searching for a “lucky bag” at a New Year sale in a Tokyo store (above) yesterday. The bag could contain items worth as much as three times the price tag. Meanwhile, in Manila (right), a resident searched the burnt remains for usable items after a fire
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        Lock icon 4 arrested over pig heads at mosque
        212 16 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JOHOR BARU: Police have arrested four individuals in connection with an incident involving nine pig heads found outside a mosque in Taman Desa Jaya. State police chief Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said the four, aged between 15 and 33,
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        Lock icon US ramps up militant fight in Pakistan
        806 18 New unit working with locals, including moderate religious heads, to counter extremism ASSOCIATED PRESS OKARA (Pakistan): Washington has created a new unit in Pakistan that aims to leverage grassroots efforts towards countering violent extremism by working with local moderates the first of its
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        Lock icon Lasting legacy of Delhi’s Metro Man
        710 18  -  BY RAVI VELLOOR SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF NEW DELHI: Most Indians simply know him as Metro Man. In a country mired in corruption and inefficiency, Mr E. Sreedharan, who built the capital’s commuter rail network used by two million every day, showed the nation
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    • world.international
      • Article
        Lock icon Syria troops leave residential districts
        676 20 Assad’s family has few weeks left in control of country: Israeli minister REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS DAMASCUS/JERUSALEM: Syria’s military has retreated from residential areas and is on the outskirts of the country’s cities, but gunfire continues and snipers are still a threat, Arab League
        REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  676 words
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        Lock icon ‘Untested fuel additive’ used in breast implants
        332 20 MARSEILLE: French breast implant manufacturer PIP used an untested fuel additive in its now-banned implants that have triggered a worldwide scare, French radio station RTL reported yesterday. RTL said it obtained an exact breakdown of the materials used in the faulty implants, including
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        Lock icon Mubarak trial turns to killing of protesters
        243 20 CAIRO: The trial of Egypt’s ousted president Hosni Mubarak has resumed, with judges expected to begin hearing arguments from prosecutors today on charges that Mubarak and his co-defendants are to blame for the deaths of hundreds of protesters. Lawyers demanded yesterday that the
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        Lock icon LA arson: 12 more blazes, police question man
        391 20 LOS ANGELES: Twelve more fires suspected to be arson broke out yesterday in the Los Angeles area, and a “person of interest” was taken into custody for questioning in connection with dozens of suspicious car fires that have hit the city since
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        Lock icon Final push for Iowa caucuses
        636 21 Polls show Romney and Paul locked in close race as a gruelling series of state ballots kicks off REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL RACE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK TIMES DES MOINES (Iowa): Republican presidential candidates were making their final pitches yesterday, one day before Iowa voters gather in
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        Lock icon Fatal shooting of Indian student: ‘Psycho’ charged
        356 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: A man describing himself as “Psycho Stapleton” appeared in a British court yesterday accused of shooting dead an Indian student in north-west England. Kiaran Stapleton, 20, was remanded for 24 hours at an initial court appearance in Manchester, where he
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        Lock icon Probes delve into cause of lopsided moon
        667 22 Nasa will test if culprit is smaller moon that crashed into its twin WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON: She hangs there nightly, a yellow or white or spookily orange disk, the bringer of tides, the caster of romantic shadows. She waxes and wanes and sometimes
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        Lock icon Getting married, in ancient Zhou style
        427 22 SLICEOFLIFE THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK MALACCA: Dressed in traditional Chinese wedding costume, a couple here tied the knot according to the ancient Zhou wedding ritual on New Year’s Day. Ms Diana Tong Huey Li and her husband Leong Jiun Wee, both 33, decided to
        THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; PHOTO: THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  427 words
      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon Fiji martial law to end
          115 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SUVA (Fiji): Nearly three years of living under martial law in Fiji will end this weekend when the emergency regulations will be lifted, military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama announced yesterday. The tough regulations, introduced by Mr Bainimarama in 2009 after Fiji’s Court of Appeal
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          Lock icon Myanmar cuts jail terms
          103 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS YANGON: Myanmar’s government has announced it is reducing the sentences of some prisoners on humanitarian grounds. State television and radio said yesterday President Thein Sein signed a clemency order to mark the country’s 64th anniversary of independence. They said some death sentences will be
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          Lock icon Law on selling of lingerie
          123 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RIYADH: Saudi Arabia says that starting Thursday, only females can work in women’s lingerie stores. The 2006 law banning men from working in female apparel and cosmetic stores has never been put into effect, partly due to hardliners in the religious establishment who
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          Lock icon India summons China rep
          128 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI: India yesterday summoned Beijing’s deputy chief of mission in New Delhi to complain about a courtroom assault on an Indian diplomat in the Chinese city of Yiwu, officials and reports said. Mr Zhang Yue was called to the Indian Foreign Ministry after
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          Lock icon Remedy for tortured girl
          128 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KABUL: A 15-year-old Afghan girl severely tortured for months by her in-laws in an attempt to force her into prostitution will be sent to India for medical treatment, an Afghan official said yesterday. Sahar Gul’s mother-in-law and sister-in-law were arrested and her husband was
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          Lock icon Jakarta rescues tug boat
          130 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: The Indonesian authorities have rescued a tug boat with a nine-person crew believed to have been hijacked in the Strait of Singapore, a sea lane seeing a rise in attacks, an official said yesterday. The boat that was recovered on Saturday off
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          Lock icon Japan’s population falls
          76 22 BLOOMBERG TOKYO: Japan’s population dropped last year for a fifth year, falling by the most since World War II, after a record earthquake and tsunami in March killed more than 15,000 people, according to the Health Ministry. The country’s population fell by 204,000 to 126.24 million people
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          Lock icon Protests over price hikes
          103 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISLAMABAD: Protesters clashed with police and major cities were paralysed as thousands of people demonstrated across Pakistan yesterday over severe gas shortages and price hikes. Public transport was halted in the capital Islamabad, where police used tear gas and sticks on a crowd of
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      452 23 DIMMER prospects for the year are almost assured. There will be fewer jobs created, careful hiring and probably negative wage expansion after adjusting for inflation. The Prime Minister’s new year message spoke of how “uncertain” external conditions will hurt the economy. Projected growth is between
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        912 24 COULD the world in 2012 surprise us more than it did in 2011? Certainly, after Japan’s earthquake, the Arab world’s upheavals and Osama bin Laden’s death, the bar on shockers will be high. The known unknowns for 2012 already form a daunting list: the
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        729 24  -  BY HARUHIKO KURODA FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is the president of the Asian Development Bank. RISING, warming and increasingly acidic seas threaten the very survival of Pacific island countries. The retreat of glaciers and snowfields in the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau jeopardises these “water
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        871 24  -  BY GWYNNE DYER The writer is a London-based independent journalist. IT’S getting harder for freelance journalists to make a decent living, so recently I’ve had to branch out into the advice column business. The people who write in seem pretty flakey, on the whole, but
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          107 25 “Confiscation of phones and fines don’t seem to curb the bad habit among drivers.” MR HENG TECK SENG: “The number of people using their mobile phones while driving is probably twice or even three times the number of those who are caught (‘More nabbed for using cellphones while
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          95 25 “Extend the operating hours of polyclinics on Saturday when the following Monday is a public holiday.” MR TIONG CHOON HIN: “On New Year's Eve, many patients had to be turned away at Clementi Polyclinic around 11am, as it was closing early. It is disappointing to see essential public
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        55 25 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MADAM CHONG YUEN FOONG: Environmentally unfriendly ‘broom’ 2 MR ANG CHIN GUAN: Review egg labelling 3 MR BENEDICT TAN: Do away with ads on TV screens at train platforms 4 MR CHIN KEE THOU: Holiday blues in a globalised world 5 MR LEE
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        289 25  -  Seah Siow Kiat I READ with concern the report that the imposition of additional buyer’s stamp duty of 10 per cent on foreigners buying homes here will channel investment demand from residential properties to industrial and commercial properties (“Investors look to commercial property”; Dec
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        412 25  -  Derek Heng Associate Professor of History Ohio State University I WOULD like to highlight the unique challenges facing archaeological and historical research in Asia in connection with the discussions on the Smithsonian Institution’s decision not to host the Belitung
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        162 25  -  Jessica Ng (Madam) THE Housing Board’s move to ease shortage of parking spaces in mature estates (“Plans to ease carpark crunch in older estates”; Dec 24) seems to go against the Land Transport Authority’s policy on controlling the passenger car population. Certainly the
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        126 25  -  Mak Chong Yi RESTRICTING the opening hours of restaurants will cut profits severely, especially in the case of popular night-time eateries (“Restaurant appeals against restrictions on opening hours”; last Friday). Doing so is rather unfair, as the littering and noise are caused
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      329 2 The 2.1km Labrador Nature Coastal Walk, which opened yesterday, runs from the Southern Ridges to the waterfront, and offers visitors a view of rain trees, mangroves and shore life up close. BUKIT CHERMIN BOARDWALK (330m, walking time 5 minutes) Provides a view of Sentosa from the
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      372 2  -  BY LIM YAN LIANG NATURE lovers can now explore a new trail that links the Southern Ridges to the waterfront at Keppel Harbour. The 2.1km, $10 million Labrador Nature Coastal Walk was officially opened yesterday, closing the loop between Keppel Bay, Labrador Nature
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      642 3  -  Family was returning to airbase after dinner to celebrate New Year BY ELIZABETH SOH esoh@sph.com.sg IT WAS supposed to be a dinner to celebrate New Year’s Day for a Singaporean family based in Idaho in the United States. But the night
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      159 3 A 29-YEAR-OLD Indian national is believed to have drowned at Palawan Beach in Sentosa on New Year’s day. Construction worker Kannan Ram Kumar had been at the beach with four friends on their day off when the accident happened around 3pm. It is
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      778 4  -  BY AMANDA TAN WHEN Mr Victor Chan, 39, turns up to catch his children’s performances or competitions in school, he is often among only a handful of dads there. The business development manager at technology firm Agilent has flexible hours, which is
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      276 4  -  JUDITH TAN THE chief executive officer of the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) has ditched his job to lead another different kind of institution the Centre for Fathering. The work Mr Peter Quek, 48, now does as the centre’s first paid chief executive furthers the
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      624 6  - All ready for school with a little help Grassroots groups, help schemes give needy kids shoes, books, uniforms BY CHERYL ONG ongyiern@sph.com.sg THE Ang siblings Xin Yi, 10, and Kai Cheng, eight, will start their school year right this year, with some help. They have new backpacks, textbooks, uniforms and
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      511 6  -  BY AMANDA TAN WHEN Preston Ngoui stepped into the School of Science Technology (SST) as a 12-year-old two years ago, he was slightly disappointed that it was operating out of an old building, and that some furniture sported peeling paint. He said: “Later,
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      368 6  -  MELISSA PANG A SECOND forum on animal-welfare policies will be held by the middle of this year, as a follow-up to the one held last June. The forum will also pick up on the issues aired at the first forum, and examine the progress
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      613 7  -  Final phase of HSA rules to safeguard consumers takes effect on Feb 1 BY MELISSA PANG melpang@sph.com.sg CONSUMERS who buy certain types of drugs direct from pharmacies without a doctor’s prescription can expect to have their personal details recorded at the point of sale from
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      166 2 REGISTRATION FOR CLASSES NOW ACTIVELY IN PROGRESS e@E LEVELS Full-Time Part-Time PREPARATORY COURSES LEADING TO 2012 SINGAPORE-CAMBRIDGE EXAMINATIONS Classes Commencing (Confirmed): 5th January 2012 Foreign Students are welcome (subject to ICA’s approval) FREE REMEDIAL CLASSES (ENGLISH, MATHS SCIENCE)* FULL-TIME CLASSES: N 0 LEVELS 9AM TO 3 PM, A LEVEL 9AM
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      419 3 FOR PROPERTY OWNERS INVESTORS WILL NEW MEASURES CRASH THE PROPERTY MARKET? FIND OUT HOW MILLIONAIRE INVESTORS ARE RESTRUCTING THEIR PORTFOLIO TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MEASURES doTheTamb How Will The New Measures More Land Releases Affect The Property Market? What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You! Is now time to
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      241 6 THIS1S OUtStNUNAR mMtSTQRS Mighty. Auspicious. Powerful. In less than a month, the celestial dragon will make its grand entrance in 2012. Yet, dark clouds threaten to hide the very presence that the celestial dragon is trying to make. Should you ride the dragon and put more money into investments, or
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      85 10 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE SPORTS STORIES ONLINE L Five who shone in 2011 L Gerrard inspires Liverpool to victory L Rooney’s hair job is now the latest craze Get your free breaking news from ST iPad and iPhone apps.
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      839 10  -  Wolves looked to have earned point against Chelsea before late goal Wolverhampton 1 Chelsea 2 BY RICHARD JOLLY stsports@sph.com.sg AFTER a disastrous December, the New Year brought solace for Chelsea. A first win in five league games should not camouflage their problems, but it stops them going
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      276 10  -  LEE MIN KOK FOOTBALL fans will have to pay up to $12 for a seat at the Jalan Besar Stadium to catch the LionsXII’s home games. With the Republic set to face defending Malaysia Super League (MSL) champions Kelantan in their opening game
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      315 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LONDON: A first-half brace from Peter Crouch earned Stoke City a 2-1 victory at Ewood Park yesterday, as Blackburn failed to build on their stunning away win over Manchester United. Rovers began well and Christopher Samba headed against the bar before seeing
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      467 11 Reds striker could be hauled to court if cops ‘find a compelling case’ LONDON: First, he was hit with an eight-match ban and a fine of £40,000 (S$81,000). But that may not be the end of Liverpool striker Luis Suarez’s woes, following his punishment by the
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      286 11 REUTERS MANCHESTER: Wayne Rooney should return for Manchester United’s Premier League match at Newcastle United tomorrow night after being omitted against Blackburn Rovers for “disciplinary reasons”. The champions rarely comment on internal disciplinary matters but several media reports yesterday said the striker was fined
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      340 11 LONDON: It looks like Tottenham Hotspur’s players are starting to believe that their team currently third in the Premier League and six points behind joint leaders Manchester City and United have what it takes to fight for the title. Yesterday, in separate interviews, two key
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      460 11  -  EYEONEPL BY ALEKSANDAR DURIC stsports@sph.com.sg SHOULD Thierry Henry finally pull on that famous red and white jersey for the first time in more than four years, it is not just going to be a coup for Arsenal Football Club. The English Premier League (EPL), too,
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      462 11 JAKARTA: The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) kicked off the new year with another controversy, as a breakaway league club accused it of using threats to make players join the officially recognised Indonesian Premier League (IPL). According to the Jakarta Globe, the accusation was
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        82 12 REUTERS LONDON: Former Liverpool and Everton defender Gary Ablett, the only player to win the FA Cup with both Merseyside clubs, has died at 46 after a 16-month battle with cancer. “Respected throughout the game by players, coaches and managers alike, Gary will be sadly
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        85 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS WELLINGTON: Rugby World Cup-winning All Blacks coach Graham Henry has been awarded a knighthood in New Zealand’s annual New Year Honours list as the rugby-mad nation continues to celebrate its first world title in 24 years. The 65-year-old, who resigned from the
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        70 12 REUTERS LONDON: Manchester United striker Federico Macheda has joined struggling Queens Park Rangers on loan until the end of the season, the London club said yesterday. The 20-year-old Italian hit the headlines when he came on as a substitute to score a superb injury-time winner
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        73 12 REUTERS TOKYO: Japan striker Tadanari Lee could soon join English second-tier side Southampton after agreeing terms with the Championship leaders, the Nikkan Sports newspaper reported yesterday. The 26-year-old has scored 15 goals in 32 games for J-League side Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He also volleyed a superb
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      415 12 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SANTA ROSA DE LA PAM PA (Argentina): The notoriously dangerous Dakar Rally has claimed yet another victim. Argentinian motorcyclist Jorge Martinez Boero became the 21st competitor to lose his life in the rally since it started in 1979 when he crashed on
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      335 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: Chinese star forward Yi Jianlian has agreed to a one-year deal with reigning National Basketball Association champions Dallas Mavericks, according to reports on Sunday on ESPN and in Dallas area newspapers. Yi, who suffered a knee injury while playing
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      561 12 They maul Bobcats and establish franchise-best 5-0 start to NBA season AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI: Most of LeBron James’ teammates may have turned up at the Shelborne Hotel at Miami Beach on Saturday night to celebrate his birthday, as well as his proposal to
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      242 12 ABU DHABI: Golf superstar Tiger Woods has declared world No. 1 Luke Donald as one of several players he must beat if he is to have a successful 2012. In an interview with the Gulf News, the American, who will be in the
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      534 13 Serena admits she’s in the sport only because she ‘can’t live without it’ AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRISBANE: She is a five-time world No. 1, has won 27 Grand Slam titles 13 in singles, 12 in doubles and two in the mixed doubles and is regarded as one
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      554 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has warned Australia not to get too carried away with their victory in the first Test and backed his team to battle back in the second in Sydney this week. If the nature of last week’s
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      432 13 SYDNEY: Many cricket fans and observers clearly think that Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar will finally gun down his elusive 100th international century at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) this week. After all, the Indian maestro himself has previously described the SCG
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      306 13 LONDON: Red Bull may have dominated the 2011 Formula One season with 18 pole positions, 12 race wins and victories in both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships. But their chief technical officer Adrian Newey has sounded an ominous warning to
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      169 13 Today Basketball NBA: Detroit v Orlando (Live, StarHub Ch216, 8.30am). Cricket 2nd Test: Australia v India, day 1 (Live, mio TV Ch123, 7.30am). 3rd Test: South Africa v Sri Lanka, day 1 (Live, StarHub Ch235, 4pm). Football English Premier League: Manchester City v Liverpool (Live, mio TV
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      57 13 METTA WORLD PEACE, the Los Angeles Laker formerly known as Ron Artest, dispelling rumours of his unhappiness
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      265 13 Basketball NBA Cleveland 98 New Jersey 82, Miami 129 Charlotte 90, Orlando 102 Toronto 96, Washington 86 Boston 94, Minnesota 99 Dallas 82, Chicago 104 Memphis 64, Denver 99 LA Lakers 90, Sacramento 96 New Orleans 80, LA Clippers 93 Portland 88. Tennis Hopman Cup In Perth Group A:
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      46 10 CENTURY SEARCH Sachin Tendulkar confident of hitting landmark in Sydney. B13 READ ALL ABOUT IT IN DL TOMORROW Tech trends 2012 Fibre broadband, 4G, Android 4.0 and Windows 8 are the main events www.omy.sg v mmm HeSH cling.omysg MIX R v Q£ ea( Of7iy,sq B 9
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      29 12 DON’T MISS OUR SPORTS NOON EDITIONS EPL TOMORROW Man City v Liverpool Wigan v Sunderland Spurs v West Brom THURS, JAN 5 Newcastle v Man Utd Everton v Bolton
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      160 16 Looking into 2012 :What to INVEST and how to hunt for the right investment opportunity? Learn how to become a savvy investor and empower yourself with the relevant investment knowledge in the year of the DRAGON! Keynote Speaker Song Seng Wun, Executive Director Regional Economist CIMB Research Pte Ltd Topic:
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      32 16 BIOMEDICAL SECTOR’S GROWTH Singapore’s biomedical sciences push a decade ago is starting to bear fruit: the fledgling sector has grown to a sizeable tally of almost 300 players THEBUSINESSTIMES Today in Apublicationof
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      199 17 Our sales were increasing but our operations had a hard time meeting the increased demand ifii v\\\ i i ST The Productivity Management Programme (PMP) highlighted areas for and allowed us to optimise our operations. Since implementing the bhanges, staff efficiency has increased by 15%, O and profit margin by
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      666 18  -  Additional buyers’ stamp duty for foreigners a likely cause; locals may also wait for prices to come down BY CHERYL LIM cherlim@sph.com.sg THE rental market could brighten for landlords this year as home buyers defer buying units in the wake of the recent cooling
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      484 18 BLOOMBERG REUTERS ASIAN stocks were mostly weaker on the first trading day of the year, on concerns that the global economic recovery will be hampered as Europe’s debt crisis enters a new year. Taiwan’s Taiex Index dropped 1.7 per cent, while the BSE
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      94 18 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE MONEY STORIES ONLINE L CDP revamp reignites debate on potential fraud L Businesses ‘face labour issues in 2012’ L Siemens ordered to pay $3m to consultant More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com Get your free
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      1161 15  -  Last year saw competition for the consumer dollar in the technology space heighten. But competition is set to get more intense this year. Grace Chng highlights this key trend and other events likely to affect the technology sector. Grace Chng chngkeg@sph.com.sg THREE major
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        241 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID: Spain’s finance minister warned yesterday that the 2011 public deficit could surpass 8 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), a figure announced last week and already beyond the 6 per cent originally forecast. “It is possible that it
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        235 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: Inflation in Indonesia fell in December to its lowest in 20 months, data showed yesterday, with analysts saying the central bank may cut its benchmark rate in February or March. The consumer price index rose 3.79 per cent year-on-year
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      707 16 TAKING PULSE WITH ANDY MUKHERJEE There are bad years in stock markets, and then there are those that are simply awful. The year that we just bid adieu to was bad from some investors’ perspective, but “annus horribilis”, as Britain
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      837 16  -  F J Benjamin CEO says label needs to be ‘recognised’ first before opening in China BY ESTHER TEO esthert@sph.com.sg HIGH-END retailer F J Benjamin Holdings has elicited some raised eyebrows about its contrarian plans for expansion into the struggling economies of Europe and the
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      637 17  -  Key factor behind sales may be developer’s offer of 3% stamp duty reimbursement BY CHERYL LIM cherlim@sph.com.sg FAR East Organization’s project The Hillier in Upper Bukit Timah has chalked up healthy sales, despite the recent property cooling measures. Close to half the 528
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      292 17  -  MAGDALEN NG PRUDENTIAL Singapore aims to focus on offering its customers the best overall solution and best service as part of its strategy for staying ahead in a tough year. Its chief executive Kevin Holmgren told The Straits Times recently: “(Despite
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      79 1 Of course, London leads the list, with the upcoming Summer Olympics to be held there. HUANG HUIFEN and NICHOLAS YONG also recommend places from Bhutan to Yeosu, South C6&7 DESIGN: LEE CHEE CHEW PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, RUNNING INTO THE SUN, ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS SPH THE STRAITS TIMES “AMUST-SEE”SPH THE STRAITS
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        972 2 Japan’s second-biggest city, which won more Michelin stars last year, aims for No. 1 in food Bloomberg Osaka The exodus of business people from Tokyo on the 155-minute bullet-train journey to the relative calm of Osaka last year gave restaurants in Japan’s second-biggest city a chance
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        824 3  -  Winter in Taiwan is fun time for the steamy stuff, from hot pots to hot springs to revitalise the body and soothe the soul, reports Koh Joh Ting Brought to you by reports Koh Joh Ting Winter is a good time
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          70 4 From now till Sunday, Emirates is celebrating the New Year by offering discounts of up to 25 per cent on flights to more than 100 cities. Airfares to Europe start from $921, while those to the Middle East start from $785. Discounted fares apply to trips
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          47 4 From now till March 31, Zuji is offering some special Thai Airways flights to Europe. For example, you can fly economy to Frankfurt from $1,394 or London from $1,488. Travel by June 30. Other terms and conditions apply. For details, go to www.zuji.com.sg
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          70 4 For Valentine’s Day, CheapTickets.sg is giving lovebirds a chance to win a pair of free tickets on Air France to Paris. The contest is open to everyone over 18 years old, from now till the end of the month. Just go to the website and fill in
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          89 4 If you are looking for a Chinese New Year getaway for family and friends, luxury pool villa getaways are on special offer at the Paresa resort in Kamala Bay, Phuket. The five-star hideaway is offering a four-day package for six or eight guests from Jan
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          96 4 If you are in good physical and mental shape, luxury boutique resort The Sarojin, located in Phuket, has a rugged holiday to entice you. From 39,042 baht (S$1,627) for twin sharing, the Adventure Revival package includes a tropical rainforest trek in the Bang Yai National Park, rock-climbing
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          89 4  -  Nicholas Yong This year, say “gong xi fa cai” at Pan Pacific Singapore, which is offering rooms at $220++ a night. In addition, you will receive $100 worth of dining credits, redeemable at hotel-operated restaurants and bar. The offer is valid for stays till the end
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        593 4 Reuters New Orleans It has been more than 50 years since Blanche DuBois of the New Orleans-set play A Streetcar Named Desire wistfully declared that she had “always depended on the kindness of strangers”. Now, a local tour service brings strangers close to settings
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          242 6  -  A brand new year means 12 new months of travel opportunities. HUANG HUIFEN and NICHOLAS YONG consult the events calendar, tourism boards and airlines to compile Life!’s list of top 12 destinations to visit this year. Happy holiday planning HUANG HUIFEN, NICHOLAS YONG This
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          213 6 The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has set an ambitious goal to more than double the number of visitors to 100,000 this year. It is making the relatively unexplored eastern region more accessible. The region boasts a strong woolweaving and bamboo-carving heritage, unique architecture and scenic passes
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          246 6 Whether you are into sports, culture or the royal family, London will be the epicentre of pomp and celebration this year. Kicking off the festivities is the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee (www.2012 queensdiamondjubilee.com), as Queen Elizabeth II marks her 60th year as monarch over four days
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          176 6 Tourism looks set to take off in reclusive Myanmar this year. Paving the way was the release of democracy leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi, who spent almost two decades under house arrest, and the thawing of relations between the international community and the country. Myanmar is
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          212 6 Come April, horticultural fans will flock to the Dutch city of Venlo, population about 100,000, for an event that takes place once every 10 years. From April 5 till Oct 7, Venlo, near the German border, will host the sixth edition of the Floriade World
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          170 6 Here’s a cheatsheet for those who have resolved to travel the world this year: Visit Yeosu in the south coast of South Korea. The coastal city will host Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea (worldexpo2012.com) from May 12 to Aug 12. More than 100 countries will set up
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          161 7 Cycling enthusiasts should head for Taiwan. To cater to the increasing popularity of biking among its people, the government has constructed more bicycle tracks and integrated the public transportation system with biking routes all over Taiwan. There are many cycling events and festivals that feature the scenic
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          215 7 Poland and Ukraine, two countries that might not usually be on a Singaporean’s radar, will soon be thrust into the limelight. They are jointly hosting the European Championships in June. The first match kicks off June 8 in Warsaw, Poland, between Poland and Greece, while the
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          261 7 Design fans should head for Helsinki, which has been chosen as the Design Capital of the World in 2012 by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (www.icsid.org/). The Finnish capital received the accolade for its accomplishments in innovative design and revitalising urban areas. This year,
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          251 7 Maribor, Slovenia’s second largest city, has been designated one of the European Capitals of Culture this year, along with Guimaraes in Portugal (www.maribor2012.info/en/). For one calendar year from Jan 14, the city will host a series of cultural events with a strong European theme. These
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          218 7 History buffs and fans of the movie Titanic (1997) take note the Northern Irish capital of Belfast is marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the luxury liner with a host of attractions and activities this year. The Titanic, which went down in 1912 on
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          261 7 The allure of the Stars and Stripes never grows old, despite a downturn in its global reputation and the domestic unrest created by a faltering economy. And the weak US dollar currently trading at about S$1.29 means it is a good time to experience the
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      100 8 ‘I have totally come to terms with being 50. In fact, I am 50. Well, I’m not. I’m 49 and three-quarters. But I feel ready’ Comedian Eddie Izzard (left) ‘I saw all those movies and I’d get quite desperate, because I really started to be afraid
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      793 8  -  Butter Factory plays Korean hits once a week while other clubs hold one-off K-pop nights melissa kok melk@sph.com.sg Just when you think the K-pop craze has spread far enough, its infectious sound and slick dance moves have found a new and growing group of fans in
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      1030 9  -  Actress Laura Dern and the neurotic exec she plays in Enlightened have a lot in common alison de souza in los angeles stlife@sph.com.sg There is something in Laura Dern’s face, a mercurial quality that makes her angular features and intense blue eyes seem capable of floods of warmth
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      498 9  -  reviewconcert PENTAS ESPLANADE’S KERONCONG GALA Esplanade Theatre/Sunday eddino abdul hadi Traditional Keroncong music, with roots going back to 16th-century Indonesia, has gone through various permutations in the past three decades. This was obvious at the Esplanade’s Keroncong Gala show which featured a total of six home-grown,
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      1152 10  -  The year saw a lack of a single great album, with rock acts failing creatively with anaemic offerings jon caramanica New York Times New York Every week since the end of May, the band Sublime With Rome have had at least one song, sometimes two,
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        689 12 Contrary to some predictions, the world did not end when the clock struck 12am round the world on Saturday. In fact, 2012 got off with a bang, thanks to some celebrities. The eccentric Lady Gaga, for one, gave the world a spine-tingling thrill, kissing
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        341 12 Associated Press New York Hugh Jackman has left Broadway with a lot of broken hearts and records. The Australian actor’s one-man Broadway concert show closed on Sunday afternoon at the Broadhurst Theatre after having earned US$2.05 million (S$2.7 million) in its final week, the highest weekly
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        350 12 Agence France-Presse Los Angeles Elton John is working on a biopic about himself and would like Justin Timberlake to take the lead role, he said in an interview published on Sunday. An announcement about the biopic is due very soon, the 64-year-old
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          100 12 Helena Bonham Carter, who played the mother of Queen Elizabeth II in The King’s Speech (2010), is among close to 1,000 Britons whose achievements are recognised in the queen’s New Year’s Honours List. She will receive a CBE or Commanders of the Order of the British
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          67 12 Burglars broke into the Paris mansion of French actor-director Jean-Paul Belmondo over the New Year weekend and also robbed his former wife who has a flat there. Police said a probe had been launched but did not disclose the value of the goods stolen from the homes
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          78 12 Andrew Lloyd Webber said London’s Olympic Games will force most of the capital’s theatres to close for the summer. He told the BBC last Friday the games will make it “very tough” for shows, revealing that advance bookings for West End shows were running at only
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      206 4 Time for celebration traditional Bhutanese gho, aafkat enjoy a performance at a religious festival, known as tsechu. Martin Yong 28, teacher BH Villagers, young and old, dressed in SEND US YOUR TRAVEL PHOTOS Send photos (at least 300dpi), anecdotes and tips of your travels in Asia to stlife@sph.com.sg. Include your
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      238 1 he start of a new year usually means hectic schedules for everyone parents, teachers and pupils as they adjust to the new school term. So shouldn’t we be kinder to one another when things don’t go our way? The trains I take to and from school
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        753 2 / 3  -  By Ignatius Low ACTIVITIES BY SERENE LUO PM orders inquiry as trains break down again SUT, Dec 18, 2011 The Government will commission a formal Committee of Inquiry to look into the troubling spate of SMRT breakdowns, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday.
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        400 6  -  The recipients of the HDB Good Neighbour Award prove that being considerate has nothing to do with age. By Sheryl Quek By Sheryl Quek Primary 5 pupil, Claire See (below), 11, might just be more socially conscious than most adults. For one thing, the Macpherson Primary School
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        212 6  -  Sheryl Quek An accompanying component of the HDB Good Neighbour Award, the Heartland Beat Art Competition, gets the young ones to celebrate their neighbours through pastels, crayon, coloured pencils and markers. For 2011, the theme
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        726 4 / 5  -  Some 120 Little Red Dot readers raced through the Titanic exhibit at the Marina Bay Sands’ ArtScience Museum as part of the magazine’s Big Day Out. Serene Goh reports from the helm reports Serene Goh Only on very rare and special occasions does any editor get
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      391 8  -  These places and faces made headlines last year. You are likely to see more news about them this year too. Can you unscramble their names using the clues below? By Eileen Aung-Thwin By Eileen Aung-Thwin amMarny This isolated South-east Asian country has made many exciting changes in
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        1050 10 / 11  -  Do you know what has been happening around the world? How do you feel after reading about these incidents? Write in to stdot@sph.com.sg and tell us. By Kimiko us. By Kimiko Chan ACTIVITY Read these articles about the late Vaclav Havel, “Obama hails Havel’s ‘moral leadership’ and
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        861 12 / 13  -  Primary 5 pupil Lauren Chong, 10, sent Little Red Dot a copy of a thoughtful essay she wrote about schools placing too much emphasis on academic achievements. Do you agree or disagree with her? Write in to Little Red Dot with all your views! Here
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