The Straits Times, 23 January 2012

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    20 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 073/11/2011 MONDAY, JANUARY 23 2012 sph A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Gingrich scores upset win
      62 1 FORMER House Speaker Newt Gingrich clinched a stunning upset victory in South Carolina over the weekend, throwing the Republican presidential primary wide open. Mr Mitt Romney, the front-runner in the nomination race, lost by a resounding 12.6 percentage point margin to Mr Gingrich, after a week
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      Lock icon HK subway row gets ugly
      65 1 A ROW in a Hong Kong subway train between mainland Chinese and local passengers has snowballed into an ugly exchange involving a Peking University professor after he labelled Hong Kongers as “dogs” in comments on the incident. However, Prof Kong Qingdong claimed, in China’s ultra-leftist
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      Lock icon Condo rule riles coaches
      47 1 SEVERAL condominiums here have started to introduce rules that compel swimming coaches who conduct lessons for residents to hand over 10 per cent of their monthly earnings or teach elsewhere. The move has angered coaches who are crying foul. L HOME PAGE B1
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      Lock icon New homes the big draw
      52 1 PRIVATE home buyers are increasingly purchasing new units instead of turning to the secondary market, as they are pulled in by a higher number of new launches and snazzy designs. Recent cooling measures are also turning buyers away from resale and subsale homes. L MONEY
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    Lock icon Greying society? Yes, but with a silver lining
    1010 1  -  Elderly people today are healthier, more active and a resource to tap BY SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma SINGAPOREANS born today can expect to live almost two decades longer than those born in 1965, when the country became independent. Life expectancy
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    Lock icon One more dragon in the family this New Year
    695 1  -  BY JENNANI DURAI jennanid@sph.com.sg SALESMAN William Ho is looking forward to extending a family tradition that has carried on for three generations. He was born in the Year of the Dragon, like his father and father-in-law. Now he and his wife
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      161 1 Lamborghini man Car crazy and loving it Working Life Liverpool lose, Dalglish blows his top Beat your e-mail addiction Our boss expects us to respond to his e-mail no matter what Life! Page C4 Sport Page B9 Money Page B17 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS
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        Lock icon Aiding private students
        73 2 WE SAY As the Government studies whether to provide loans and subsidies to those adopting the private-school route, key issues to consider are opportunity and equity. By providing more degree opportunities, the Government will be investing in a better-educated populace that is necessary as Singapore develops. And
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      • COLUMNS
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          Lock icon Speed limits hit bump
          42 2 Is it safer to drive faster on Australia’s roads? That is a question that has had state authorities moving the speed limits up and down in recent times as opinions change, says Jonathan Pearlman. L WORLD PAGE A23
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          Lock icon Fuelling Korean tensions
          29 2 Robert Karniol. L REVIEW PAGE A26 North Korea’s lack of fuel supplies could push it to develop a first-strike capability in conventional or nuclear weapons, says
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        Lock icon In the right direction
        35 2 OUR READER SAYS The first step has been taken in the right direction with regard to ministerial salaries and we can build on it, says Samuel Owen. L FORUM PAGE A27
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        26 2 www.straitstimes.com L Bryan Huang wonders if the FAS is missing a chance to brand the return to Malaysian football in a bigger way online.
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      Lock icon Grandma’s legacy of food made with love
      1030 2  -  She brought our family together at her table of plenty every New Year BY WONG KIM HOH SENIOR WRITER kimhoh@sph.com.sg I TALK to my maternal grandmother every Chinese New Year. I tell her what I’ve been up to and that I miss her.
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      Lock icon Motorsports hub hits fresh set of obstacles
      1038 3  -  Return of site delayed over refund clause in termination contract BY LEONARD LIM limze@sph.com.sg THE brakes may have been put on plans to build the Changi Motorsports Hub but a rough road still lies ahead for parties involved in the aborted project. The
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      Lock icon Gingrich win throws Republican race wide open
      766 4  -  But lack of a clear front runner leads to worries over internal sniping BY CHUA CHIN HON US BUREAU CHIEF chinhon@sph.com.sg WASHINGTON: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has thrown the Republican presidential primary wide open, after clinching a stunning upset victory in South
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      Lock icon Obama banks re-election bid on State of Union address
      463 4 ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: Vilified by Republicans after his job, President Barack Obama will stand before America tomorrow night determined to frame the election-year debate on his terms, using his State of the Union policy address to outline a lasting economic recovery
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      Lock icon Reunion lunch with the community
      205 6 THOSE without families have not been forgotten this festive season. Tanjong Pagar GRC MP Indranee Rajah (centre) yesterday presented angpows to residents of her Tanglin-Cairnhill division during a Chinese New Year reunion lunch at Bukit Merah View. The 137 recipients were single-elderly and elderly couples
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      Lock icon Chinatown, markets packed with last-minute shoppers
      462 6  -  BY JENNANI DURAI SHOPPERS thronged Chinatown and other markets yesterday morning, in search of last-minute buys ahead of the Chinese New Year. With most businesses closed on the first day of the festive season, shops stayed open throughout the weekend to cater to the
      ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN; ST PHOTOS: NG SOR LUAN, CAROLINE CHIA  -  462 words
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      Lock icon Flexible work arrangements can help elderly stay active
      586 10  -  BY SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT COMPANIES should offer more flexible arrangements so as to allow older people to keep working, said Mr Heng Chee How, Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. He said companies should model themselves on adaptor
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      Lock icon HK furore over China prof’s remarks
      638 10 Academic’s name-calling rant infuriates HK people in the wake of subway train quarrel BEIJING: A row in a Hong Kong subway train between mainland Chinese and local passengers has snowballed into an ugly exchange involving a Peking University professor after he labelled Hong Kongers
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      Lock icon EU finance ministers seek crisis turning point
      424 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG BRUSSELS: Europe’s finance ministers are launching another week of talks today, after which they hope a deal with banks to slash Greece’s debts and an agreement on a new balanced budgets treaty will mark a turning point in the euro
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      174 4 Qt. ffm Wish) ng you a f prosperous Happy New Year JOHN LITTLE www.johnlittle.com.sg final Reductions Enjoy up to SOi Additional 20J We are closed today and will reopen tomorrow from 12pm with more great deals. Hurry, Spring Sale ends 1$ Jan! 'Exclusions apply. Check in-store for more details. ■iiMiiiiwaiMMMaiiMittl
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      49 7 HERE’S TO CELEBRATING TOGETHERNESS HERE’S TO TIGER TIME ENJOY RESPONSIBLY I r h, V\\,\ ieA’.l V I Y A Jl r*7 yf x Tiger w mm jr v:;»?’ 8& I IW r At >’ i K -<4 >er »>. r ESI K Mi 1932 J LAGER BEE r; Wm >
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      567 8/9 NEW LAUNCH mCoastal town of the 21 st century A new exclusive coastal living beckons at Punggol, Singapore's first Eco-Town. Pulsating at the heart of this transurban hub stands Watertown, a metropolis of future living. Seamlessly connected to Waterway Point shopping moll and lO screens IMAX cinema by Show, you
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      295 10 24 J-l-li-W GONG XI FA CA1 Dear Valued Customers, WE ARE Tomorrow January, Tuesday 12pm 8pm Business will resume as usual from 25 th January 2012 onwards. SF RICE COOKER 800W 1 Litre, Quick Cook Function 11 53® r\ nrv? Ousted since TOWER FAN Digital Temperature Display Ioniser with Slim
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      Lock icon Makeover to revitalise Langkawi
      1098 12  -  Isle seen as stale 24 years after opening to tourists BY TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT chengwee@sph.com.sg LANGKAWI (Kedah): Until they travelled in South-east Asia, Czech tourists Michal Sochr and Josefina Hejelarova did not know about Langkawi. “Unlike Bali or Phuket, Langkawi does not have the
      ST PHOTO: TEO CHENG WEE; PHOTO: BERITA HARIAN; ST GRAPHICS  -  1,098 words
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE FOLLOW AND ENGAGE ST ONLINE
      83 12 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE WORLD STORIES ONLINE L Apple enters e-textbook market with iPad apps L Airlines to carry out checks on A-380 planes L Matters of time More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com PHOTO GALLERIES ONLINE L Flash
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        Lock icon Jakarta court revamp cuts militant exposure
        554 16  -  Direct lock-up to court path stops suspects from ‘holding press conferences’ en route BY WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT wahyudis@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: For many years, suspected terrorists were able to promote their radical views even after their arrest, thanks to lax security at court buildings in
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        Lock icon Second man dies from bird flu in China
        214 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA BEIJING: A man in south-west China who contracted the bird flu virus died yesterday, state media reported the second death in the Asian country from the virulent disease in just under a month. The victim fell ill on Jan
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        Lock icon Sri Lankans help the world to see
        455 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS COLOMBO: The gift of sight is so common in Sri Lanka that it has become an unwritten symbol of pride and culture for the island country of about 20 million people, placing it among the world’s largest cornea providers. Sri Lanka
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        Lock icon Olympus scandal triggers activism
        738 18 Japanese lawyers looking to change closed corporate society AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: After British whistleblower Michael Woodford was sacked as Olympus chief and revealed that the Japanese firm had covered up losses of US$1.7 billion (S$2.2 billion), he mounted a campaign to get his job back. But
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        Lock icon Olympic toys in ‘sweat shop’ row
        174 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: The organisers of this year’s London Olympics said yesterday that they were investigating claims that cuddly toy versions of the Games mascots are being made by poorly paid workers in a Chinese factory. Golden Bear, based in Telford, central England, has
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: DESMOND LUI FOR THE STRAITS TIMES  -  174 words
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        Lock icon Disputed isles: Japan weighs China’s intent
        291 18 TOKYO: Japanese government officials are weighing China’s intent after the country’s flagship People’s Daily newspaper called the disputed Senkaku Islands known as Diaoyu to the Chinese part of Beijing’s “core interests”, Japanese media reported. The Japanese government has been analysing what made the People’s
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        Lock icon China to face even ‘bigger challenges’
        521 20 Reforms to improve wealth distribution crucial: PM Wen AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA BEIJING: China will face “bigger challenges” in the Year of the Dragon, Premier Wen Jiabao warned as he pledged economic reforms to improve wealth distribution, state media reported. He made the remarks on
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        Lock icon A story of (Kim) dotcom boom and bust
        592 21 Megaupload tycoon had bragged he’d be one of world’s richest men REUTERS FRANKFURT: As a child, Kim Dotcom made copies of computer games to sell to his friends, and in the early days of the Internet, began hacking via telephones. He once
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        Lock icon Over 160 killed in Nigerian violence
        75 21 Motorcycles were set ablaze as bombs targeting security forces and gun battles killed at least 162 people in Nigeria’s second largest city of Kano on Saturday. A curfew was imposed on Kano in Nigeria’s mainly Muslim north after it exploded in violence on Friday.
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        Lock icon Islamists dominate Egypt’s new Parliament
        416 21 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON POST CAIRO: The puritanical Salafist Nour Party will fill about a quarter of the seats today in the first elected Parliament in Egypt since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, underscoring the power wielded by Islamists in the wake of the Arab
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        Lock icon A shadow over Nato’s future
        1017 22  -  US troop drawdown in Europe adds to questions over alliance’s relevance NEWS ANALYSIS BY JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT jonathan.eyal@gmail.com LONDON: European governments are putting a brave face on the recent announcement by the United States that it will be withdrawing up to 7,000 combat troops
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        Lock icon Iran crisis shows why US carriers can’t be cut: Panetta
        617 22 REUTERS ABOARD THE USS ENTERPRISE: US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has said America will not cut its fleet of 11 aircraft carriers to help trim the budget deficit, citing tensions with Iran as an example of why the massive ships
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        Lock icon Speed limits hit a bump Down Under
        873 23  -  Authorities favour lower speeds while many prefer limits to be raised MEMO FROM SYDNEY BY JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com IS FASTER safer when it comes to driving on Australia’s roads? That is a question that has had the state authorities
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        Lock icon Youngest to sail solo round the world
        268 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ST MAARTEN (Caribbean): Dutch teen Laura Dekker on Saturday became the youngest sailor to complete a solo circumnavigation of the world, a year after going to court for the right to make the round-the-world attempt. The 16-year-old completed her solo journey
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          Lock icon Bomb materials found
          69 24 BANGKOK: Thai police have found more bomb-making materials in another house rented by Swedish-Lebanese terror suspect Atris Hussein, who has earlier been charged with keeping explosives on the outskirts of Bangkok. The second discovery was made in the same Samut Sakhon district where investigators had found 4,380kg
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          Lock icon $43m Thai drug haul
          76 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK: Police have seized 3.8 million methamphetamine tablets in Thailand’s largest drug bust in years. The haul was estimated to be worth over one billion baht (S$42.7 million). Police Major-General Comronwit Toopgrajank said the pills and 71kg of crystal meth were found hidden in
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          Lock icon Anwar case: ‘No BN link’
          85 24 JANDA BAIK (Pahang): Malaysia’s Home Minister has denied that the Barisan Nasional (BN) government was involved in the decision to appeal against the acquittal of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in a sodomy case, the New Straits Times reported. Urging the opposition to stop spinning stories
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          Lock icon Finns go to the polls
          94 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HELSINKI: Finns cast their ballots in the first round of presidential polls yesterday following a campaign overshadowed by the euro zone crisis, even though the president no longer decides European Union affairs. Pro-Europe Mr Sauli Niinistoe, 63, of the ruling conservative National Coalition
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          Lock icon Ship’s hard disk found
          74 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GIGLIO (Italy): Divers salvaged a hard disk from Italy’s grounded cruise ship with video footage that could shed light on the captain’s actions, as another body was pulled from the wreckage. The discovery of a woman’s body towards the stern of the ship brought
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          Lock icon Saleh gets amnesty
          85 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS XINHUA SANAA: The Yemeni Parliament has passed a law giving President Ali Abdullah Saleh full amnesty from prosecution and his associates amnesty from crimes that were committed for political reasons. Analysts say the immunity law, passed according to a Gulf Cooperation Council power transfer deal,
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        Lock icon Why British-Russian ties were rocked
        299 24 SLICEOFLIFE NEW YORK TIMES LONDON: Talk about being caught between a rock and a hard place. Six years after Russia accused Britain’s secret service of using an outlandish James Bond-style surveillance method the solid truth seems to be out. A senior official has confirmed that
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      262 12 TAKASHIMAYA PROSPERITY BAG From Wed 25 Jan 2012, while stocks last. Grab that exclusive Takashimaya Prosperity Bag filled with valuable items from $30 to $388. Each bag worth up to 2 times or more. You may even receive an additional $10 Takashimaya Gift Voucher from some of our Prosperity Bags!
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      336 18 a J J J J J J i&V*S‘V w Ushering in the Water Dragon Year at City Square Mall 6 29 Jan 2012 Prosperous Perks 6-29 Jan Free parking worth $3 with $50* spent on weekdays (in addition to free weekday lunchtime parking from 12pm 2.30pm except public holidays) Win
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      306 20 Thanks for a place we can call home. Many thanks to the late philanthropist, Elder Ang Oon Hue, BBM, for donating to the government the land on which Ju Eng Home is built. The Board of Directors, Staff and Residents of Ju Eng Home would like to wish all donors
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  • REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Aiding private students
      431 25 THE panel looking into providing more degree opportunities for Singaporeans returned recently from a trip to study the Hong Kong university system. Headed by Minister of State for Education Lawrence Wong, it gained useful insights from the experience of another competitive society. One of the areas of
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      Lock icon Google plays both sides in piracy fight
      894 25  -  BY SUSAN CRAWFORD The writer is a visiting professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Harvard Law School. In 2009, she was a special assistant to President Barack Obama for science, technology and innovation policy. BLOOMBERG THE Internet’s watershed political moment
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      Lock icon The disappearing (underground) source of life
      793 25  -  BY MICHAEL RICHARDSON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. FRESH water is critical for sustaining life on earth. But much of it is stored underground, out of sight and often out
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        Lock icon ‘Inflation-proofing’ CPF savings
        923 26  - Inflation-proofing’ CPF savings BY BASANT K. KAPUR FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a professor and director of the Singapore Centre for Applied and Policy Economics, Department of Economics, National University of Singapore. THIS year’s economic outlook is more uncertain than usual on account of global and regional imponderables.
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        828 26  -  BY ROBERT KARNIOL DEFENCE WRITER rkarniol@sph.com.sg THE Nautilus Institute, a private think-tank headquartered in San Francisco, argues that energy-related issues are central to resolving tensions on the Korean peninsula. However, its analysts concede that solutions remain a long-term challenge. There are two
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        962 26  -  BY NICHOLAS KRISTOF NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE IF YOU want to understand how great teachers transform lives, listen to the story of Olly Neal. A recent study showed how a great elementary school teacher can raise the lifetime earnings of a single class
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        411 27  -  Liew Wei Li (Ms) Director Student Development Curriculum Ministry of Education WE REFER to the article (“Counsellors call for sex education revamp”; Jan 11), and the letters by Mr Yap Kim Hao (“Start sex education earlier”; Jan 14) and Mr Tan Tee Khoon
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        301 27  -  MINISTERIAL PAY REVIEW Samuel Owen IT IS perhaps fair to say that most Singaporeans are reasonably satisfied with the outcome of the ministerial salary review. The review will go a long way in addressing concerns of the electorate expressed at the last General Election. At
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        63 27 1 MS SHERRIE CHONG: Integrate pro bono work into law curriculum 2 LAW SOCIETY: Steps taken to promote legal ethics 3 LTA AND NEA: Over 7,000 summonses issued for illegally modifying vehicles 4 MS NG PIAK HAH: Explore dual-language option for dubbed TV serials 5 MR LAI MING
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        272 27  -  Subhas Anandan President Association of Criminal Lawyers of Singapore THE Association of Criminal Lawyers of Singapore (ACLS) supports the decision of the Court of Appeal in Ramalingam Ravinthran versus Attorney-General (“Apex court clears air on A-G’s power”; Jan 11), both on principle and
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        224 27  -  Jimmy Ho THE problem of alcohol abuse in void decks (“Dealing with alcohol abuse in void decks”; last Wednesday) is not confined to foreign workers. And the simple approach of “educating” alcohol consumers is unlikely to solve the issue. Back in
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      667 1  -  Management of some condos tell them to pay 10% of monthly earnings or provide service elsewhere S W I M M I N G C O A C H E S T O L DS I D BY ELIZABETH SOH esoh@sph.com.sg SWIMMING coaches are being told
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      84 1 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE HOME STORIES ONLINE L Heavy rain and blocked drain cause flooding in mall L Possible Chiam successor quits SPP leadership L Challenges loom for Changi Airport More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com Read reports on
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      693 2  -  Pitch to cut lane widths, so riders can have more room, to be sent to LTA BY ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg A TRIO of avid cyclists have started a project to measure lane widths of roads around Singapore, hoping it will eventually lead
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      334 2  -  BY ROYSTON SIM AN ONGOING study to measure noise levels at elevated MRT tracks near residential areas islandwide is more than 50 per cent complete. Vipac Engineers Scientists, the consultant appointed by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), has completed measurements for more than
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      822 3  -  Hard to draw talent to replace fast dwindling local workforce on site BY TAY SUAN CHIANG taysc@sph.com.sg TOILING under the sun for 10 hours a day, six days a week is work that most young Singaporeans would shun. But not Mr Willie Tan, 25, an
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      775 5  -  Problems with step-families look set to rise as more people remarry after divorce BY JANICE TAI, CHERYL ONG jantai@sph.com.sg ongyiern@sph.com.sg HE WAS only a few months old when his parents divorced. Though Darren L. cannot remember the split itself, the chaos it
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      348 5  -  CHERYL ONG BY ALL accounts, it was a whirlwind romance. Madam Idalisma met Mr Naseem Khan at work a year ago. Within a month of becoming a couple, they knew they would marry. But there was one snag both are divorcees, and
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      478 6  -  To celebrate the Year of the Dragon, the Singapore Philatelic Museum has put together an exhibition of about 300 stamps that opens today. The Straits Times looks at how the legendary creature has made its mark TEXT: AMELIA TENG ORIENTAL 0 RAGrO WESTERN DRAGON A
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      657 7  -  Varsity-level course combining business and design modified for Sec 1 and 2 students at SJI BY STACEY CHIA staceyc@sph.com.sg A COURSE normally taught at university level to encourage innovation is finding a place in secondary schools as well. Starting this year, Secondary 1 and 2
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      755 8  -  Emergency drills for vacationers on cruise liners are compulsory and it could be a matter of life and death BY LIM YANN LING AT THE Captain’s order, seven short blasts and a long one are sounded on the ship’s horns and the internal alarm system.
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      162 8 FANS of Kirin beer no longer need to wait for a trip to Japan to satiate their thirst for the Japanese premium brew. A comprehensive range of Kirin beer is now available in Singapore, including Kirin Draft at selected restaurants, clubs and bars including AquaNova,
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        46 8 Pay $90 for ANZ Movie Treats and get $120 stored prepaid value that can be used for all Golden Village (GV) products including all classes of movie tickets, F&B and online bookings. Purchase with any ANZ Credit Card at any GV Box Office counter.
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        51 8 From now till Feb 6, spend a minimum of $50 (maximum three same-day combined receipts) at Marina Square and stand a chance to win a Club Med All-Inclusive Resort stay for two at La Plantation d’Albion, Mauritius, worth over $10,000. Charge to your UOB Card and double yourwinning
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        45 8 Manhattan Fish Market has Chinese New Year reunion sets for four to six persons featuring its signature Grilled Flaming Lobster Platter. Prices start from $14.63 per person. Add $8.80 for a yusheng in Manhattan’s Fulton Street style. Available from now to Feb 6.
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        40 8 Colourful and gregarious, and often seen in flocks, the Rainbow Lories represents abundance. Look for them at the Lory Loft exhibit attheJurong Bird Park this Chinese New Year from now to Jan 24 and Jan 28 and 29.
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        49 8 Priced at $38.80, the KFC Fortune Feast meal offers diners sure-win prizes that include cash amounts from $68 to $3,888. Available till Jan 29 at all KFC restaurants except Far East Square, Playground Big Splash, S e n t o s a Singapore Singapore Polytechnic and SingaporeZoo.
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        33 8 Sunkist Dash orange and apple juice drinks are packed with Vitamins A, C and E and priced at $1.20 for a 350ml single serve bottle or $3.05 for a 1.5-litre bottle.
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      282 8 Part 3 of 12 SUNDAY night suppers of sambal stingray at Lau Pa Sat has made Anne Wood, who plays the role of Madame Morrible in Wicked the Musical, want to trade in her wand for a pair of wooden chopsticks. For someone who
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      302 8 THE Career Guide 2012, now in its 20th edition, has been revamped with a fresh look to help you choose the right job in a rapidly changing and highly competitive environment. It is bigger, better and easy to use with all the relevant jobs
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      199 8 NANYANG Technological University (NTU) will be holding Let’s Talk NTU for polytechnic students this SaturdayattheGrandHyattSingaporefrom10amto5pm. NTU’s president Professor Bertil Andersson, Provost Professor Freddy Boey, and othertop academic leaders will be present. Talks on admission criteria, scholarships and financial assistance schemes are also available. Students andparentscantakethisopportunitytointeractwithNTU’s academic
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      549 9 Dalglish vows to wield the axe after shock away loss to Bolton THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Kenny Dalglish has threatened a clear-out of Liverpool’s underperforming players after launching an eviscerating and, for the manager, unprecedented attack on his team after their 1-3 loss away to Bolton in the
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      434 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Craig Bellamy’s longrunning feud with Bolton captain Nigel Reo-Coker exploded into life again on Saturday, as they clashed by the tunnel during the half-time interval of Liverpool’s 1-3 defeat at the Reebok Stadium. Bolton defender Zat Knight had to drag Reo-Coker away as the
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      112 9 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE SPORTS STORIES ONLINE L Match-fixing rocks Malaysian football again L Bellamy won’t be taxed too much: Dalglish L Fergie fears backlash After a 17-year hiatus, Singapore returns to Malaysian League football with dreams of Malaysia
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      420 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS BATA (Equatorial Guinea): Chaos reigned before the start of the African Nations Cup on Saturday, when thousands of fans forced their way into the Bata Stadium complex for the opening match between Equatorial Guinea and Libya. The police tried to check tickets
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      510 10  -  Sundram set to tinker with winning line-up by including Casmir again BY SANJAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg KOTA KINABALU: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, goes the oft-repeated adage. But LionsXII coach V. Sundramoorthy is about to do just that. Despite notching two Malaysian Super League wins
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      614 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Chelsea manager Andre Vil-las-Boas has declined to blame Fernando Torres for his side’s latest setback. The Spain forward, a £50-million (S$98.5-million) signing from Liverpool a year ago, failed to add to his tally of just two Premier League goals this season on Saturday.
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      439 10 LONDON: It has now emerged that Luka Modric, the brilliant Croatia midfielder who has masterminded Tottenham’s emergence as Premier League title contenders, is Manchester United’s No. 1 transfer target for the summer. However, according to the Daily Mail, it will take £50 million
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      324 10 LONDON: Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp’s trial on charges of tax evasion will begin at Southwark Crown Court today. Redknapp, 64, whose team played Manchester City last night in one of the most anticipated Premier League games of the season, and Milan Mandaric, the 73-year-old
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      865 11  -  Injured Belgian refuses to give up and beats Li Na with gutsy display ATTHEOPEN BY ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg MELBOURNE: In sporting terms, the tale of the tape has its origins as a boxing idiom. Fighters are measured with tape for height, weight, reach and,
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      799 11  -  BY PAT CASH THE TIMES, LONDON SO WHO was guilty of committing the greatest sin during the first week of the Australian Open? Was it Marcos Baghdatis for the fit of temper that saw him destroy four rackets and earn himself an A$800 (S$1,060)
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      297 11 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal was keeping his fingers crossed for the second week of the Australian Open, after reaching the quarter-fi-nals with a comfortable 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 win over fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez yesterday. Since winning his sole title at Melbourne Park in 2009, the
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      250 11 MELBOURNE: An inconsolable Li Na was spared a lengthy interrogation by Chinese reporters following her fourth-round collapse to Melbourne Park nemesis Kim Clijsters, when a WTA official wrapped up her tearful post-match news conference. Despite returning to China a hero after her French
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      527 12  -  Laurence Wong shrugs off bad accident and will race in Malaysia shortly BY CHAN U-GENE ugenec@sph.com.sg HIS Formula One powerboat flipped while travelling at about 200kmh. The canopy was ripped off, the outboard engine smashed to pieces, and he was subsequently hospitalised. Two months later, Singapore racer Laurence
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      619 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS MIAMI: The script for this National Basketball Association game was as odd as the Miami Floridians throwback uniforms that the Miami Heat wore for Saturday’s 113-92 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers at American Airlines Arena. LeBron James went deep into the
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      131 12 Today Basketball NBA: New Jersey v Charlotte (Live, StarHub Ch216, 7am), LA Lakers v Indiana Pacers (Live, Ch202,10.30am). Football African Nations Cup Gp C: Gabon v Niger (midnight), Morocco v Tunisia (tomorrow, 2.45am) Live, StarHub Ch205. Tennis Australian Open: Day 8 (Live, mio TV Ch115 HD Ch117,
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      39 12 JONATHAN TROTT, England batsman, on the need for his men to lift themselves after their Test loss to Pakistan than worry about the suspect bowling action of Saeed Ajmal
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      372 12 Basketball NBA Atlanta 121 Cleveland 94, New York 114 Denver 119 (OT), Detroit 94 Portland 91, Miami 113 Philadelphia 92, New Jersey 74 Oklahoma 84, Chicago 95 Charlotte 89, New Orleans 81 Dallas 83, Houston 105 San Antonio 102, Memphis 128 Sacramento 95, Utah 108 Minnesota 98. Football African
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        72 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK: Former National Basketball Association star Dikembe Mutombo has been accused of playing a leading role in a failed gold-smuggling operation in his native Democratic Republic of Congo. While the botched plan to illegally fly US$10 million (S$12.8 million) worth of gold
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        55 12 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Reading have become the latest English football club to fall into foreign hands. Thames Sports Investment, a company believed to be controlled by the Russian tycoon Anton Zingarevich, have agreed a deal with John Madejski, owner of the club since 1991,
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        52 12 REUTERS LONDON: Formula One’s governing body has moved to ban, before the start of pre-season testing, controversial new, reactive-suspension systems that several teams were working on. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has declared the systems to be illegal for the 2012 season starting in Australia
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      72 12 Workers walking past the scoreboard which tumbled into the lake at the 18th hole of Palmer Private Course at PGA West during the third round of the Humana Challenge on Saturday. Play was suspended midway through the third round after high winds damaged all three courses. The golf
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      726 18  -  They take up 46% of all transactions in 2011 as local market changes BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S property landscape is changing, with new home sales by developers making up an increasing share of the private market. Primary market
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      97 18 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE MONEY STORIES ONLINE L New Twist in Turf City tenancy L New SingTel group to focus on corporate business L Spa sector woes leave blemish on earnings at Mary Chia Get free breaking news from
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        578 14  -  MARKETS INSIGHT Optimism from recent market rally threatened by euro zone gloom BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg AGAINST all odds, the stock market has left the Rabbit Year behind on a strong footing, but it remains to be seen whether the Black Water
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          101 14 Where S$ stands Jan 20 CHNG YR 2011/12 CLOSE FR Jan 19 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.2762 +0.02 1.4219 1.2003 Euro 1.6499 -0.32 2.0153 1.6353 FR Jan 19 A$ 1.3265 +0.09 1.3406 1.1515 Yen* 1.6519 +0.68 1.7145 1.4467 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.26 0.***** 0.***** Jan 20 CHNG YR 2011/12
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          1021 14 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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        566 15  -  Centre to open in July will focus on in-car info management systems BY CHERYL LIM cherlim@sph.com.sg EXPANSION is on the cards for the Continental group with the imminent opening of a new $36 million research and development centre in Singapore, as it works
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          102 15 VENKATRAMAN SHESHASHAYEE: Appointed as executive director and chief operating officer (COO) of Jaya Holdings with effect from last Monday. Mr Sheshashayee, 49, was formerly the general manager and COO of The Great Eastern Shipping Co. He will oversee matters related to the promotion, development and extension of the
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          96 15 BRUCE M. GEMMELL: Named chief executive officer of Mermaid Maritime with effect from last Monday. Mr Gemmell, 50, was previously the chief executive officer of Thai marine firm CSOTL Offshore. Between 2002 and 2010, he worked at engineering firm J. Ray McDermott in the Middle East as a
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          134 15 POH MUI HOON: Hired as group chief executive officer of Webvisions Group with effect from Jan 1. Ms Poh was formerly the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nets group of companies and sits on the board of several organisations including the Asian Cultural Enterprise, the Finance Committee
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      1499 16  -  No mollycoddling as YTL Group chief’s batch of 27, made up of his offspring and relatives, prove their mettle at various units BY ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg MR JOSHUA Yeoh, 22, dutifully waits for his father Francis Yeoh to wrap up the interview
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      972 17 If you are checking the inbox too often, you may need to set a blackout period, say experts AT WORK WITH JOYCE TEO joyceteo@sph.com.sg EVERY office has them, the obsessive e-mail checkers, those cyber-addicted types who are just unable to stop clicking on
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      285 1 Passing the baton Tab's new direction Festive outing Feast for the senses at River Hongbao C2 Live music venue ties up with Thai disco C7 Dance doyen Lin Hwai-Min keeps mum about successor C6 Being car crazy since young has paid of. Melvin Goh, managing director of Eurosports Auto, tells
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      715 2  -  Food stalls, songs and dances from the Chinese province brighten up Chinese New Year festivities jane ng janeng@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/facebook.com/ST.Jane Ng Visit River Hongbao 2012 and you will feel like you are entering a temple carnival in China. This year’s Guangxi-themed festival features the Martial God of
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        2232 4  -  From selling used cars, car-crazy luxury car seller Melvin Goh is now selling million-dollar vehicles the monday interview with Melvin Goh akshita nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg He failed his primary school examinations because he would rather spend time drawing cars on his textbooks than studying. But being
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        960 5  -  Jason Priestley hopes his salesman character in a new show will be as iconic as Brandon in ***** 8QUESTIONSWITH...JasonPriestley rachael boon Many TV viewers remember Jason Priestley as resident hottie Brandon Walsh in the TV teen drama Beverly Hills, *****. But there is much more to the
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        659 9  -  For actor Kenneth Ma, to have the paparazzi after him would mean he is finally an A-lister rachael boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Hong Kong actor Kenneth Ma longs to be in the paparazzi’s crosshairs a few scandalous stories involving him and his female co-stars would mean
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      873 6  -  Cloud Gate’s offering for this year’s Huayi fest is a dance inspired by the finest Chinese calligraphy clarissa oon senior writer you clare@sph.com.sg One of the biggest mysteries in the Asian contemporary dance world is whom Taiwanese dance doyen Lin Hwai-min will designate as his successor.
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      369 6 reviewconcert SOUTHERN CROSS SOLOISTS RECITAL Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Concert Hall Last Saturday marc rochester How wide can you throw the net and still describe what it collects as chamber music? With Songs Of The Auvergne, Mozart’s 14th Piano Concerto and an extract from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio a
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      608 7  -  Live music venue Tab is undergoing a $500,000 renovation to focus on Asian acts melissa kok melk@sph.com.sg When live music venue Tab opened two years ago, it had ambitious plans to be a concert venue for international acts and a platform to showcase up-and-coming local singer songwriters.
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      467 7  -  reviewconcert ENCHANTING EXPEDITION Albert Tiu, Piano National Museum Exhibition Galleries Last Thursday and Friday chang tou liang The third pair of recitals held at The National Museum alongside the Musee d’Orsay art exhibits were given by Filipino pianist Albert Tiu (right), lecturer at the Yong Siew
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        374 12 Los Angeles The six-year marriage of supermodel Heidi Klum and singer Seal, considered one of the strongest in showbiz, is over, according to reports. Celebrity news website TMZ, citing unnamed sources, reported last Saturday that Klum, 38, would file for divorce in days in
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        338 12 Agence France-Presse Jaipur, India Indian police examined TV footage last Saturday pending any formal investigation after Salman Rushdie’s banned novel The Satanic Verses was read out at a literary festival. Rushdie was forced to withdraw from appearing at the Jaipur Literature Festival due to security
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        272 12 Reuters Los Angeles Pioneering US blues singer Etta James (below), best known for her show-stopping hit At Last, died last Friday from complications of leukaemia in a California hospital, aged 73. Her death prompted tributes from numerous musicians and artists who were influenced by her singing, from
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          71 12 Alec Baldwin and Julia Roberts have signed to star in a movie adaptation of The Normal Heart, the Tony-winning stage show about the early days of the HIV/Aids epidemic in New York, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is being put together by Glee
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          70 12 Actress Cate Blanchett and playwright husband Andrew Upton will leave as co-artistic directors of the Sydney Theatre Company, Australia’s most prestigious theatre company, at the end of next year. The couple are credited with turning around the company’s finances. “As they announced at the launch
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      130 2 FROM $790 MEGA SAVER LUNCH MON FRI [11am 5pm) More crazy savings await you when you BEAT THE CLOCK before noon. -I ws*: Fiery Cherry Snapper with Mussels MEGA SAVER CHOICES! Manhattan Fish 'n Chips Dory Grilled Catch of the Day Dory Crab-o Olio Fiery Cherry Snapper with Mussels Spaghetti
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      74 3 NEW UT ARRIVALS IN STORES NOW. WITH MORE THAN 15 T-SHIRT DESIGNS AVAILABLE FROM $16.90. UNI QLO Special announcement: We regret to inform that all UNIQLO stores will be closed on 23rd January for Chinese New Year. Store operations will resume on 24th January from 12pm to 10pm. ION Orchard
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      153 5 SHIFT_the way you move v r Maays' 1 W B m NISSAN v K‘M er» P&J?± v, M L ■-M 4 r •> w<s m gAv.'. itN l 3 rj =i r r m > > > t A K V Make space for a preview this weekend at our
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      125 7 THE MOST WELL-RECEIVED Chan Yunn Horng, Film Reviewer, SPH Lianhe Waol$o■ Mervin Tay, SPH My Paper Eista Lee, Film Reviewer, SPH Lianhe Zaobao a DANTE LAN film iuiii ■■J THF VIRAL FACTOR MO VII mmm\h I I j golden cloverfilms®* Emperor Motion Pictures Catch Your Favourite TVB Stars This CNY!
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      175 9 MORE CINEMA ADS ON PAGES 7 8 IT’S NOT TV IT’S HBO.® Get The Prosperity Popcorn Ready! < HBO’s got a power-packed Lunar New Year movie line-up featuring mega blockbusters and animated features. It’s commercial-free, only on HBO (StarHub TV Ch 601). Also available: HB®O0 ONDEMAND Ch 602 Selected titles
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      46 9 #1 MOVIE IN SINGAPORE AND USA! Stefan Shih, movieXclusive.com J j* I Vi i t WHAT WOI/U) you HIDE To PRoTECT /o|/R fAMIl/? “EXCITING” “ACTION-FUELLED RIDE” Whang Yee-Ling, 8 DAYS Genevieve Loh, TODAY work1ng)title rPwy www.contrabandmovie.net WITH CHINESE SUBTITLES fTTFI Pampmapc ‘Based on opening weekend's results.
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      127 10 The weather Showers with thunder over many areas in the afternoon. SUNRISE 7.15am MOONRISE 6.57am SUNSET 7.18pm MOONSET 7.19pm AIR QUALITY PSI 32/24 °C FOR UPDATES AND MORE DETAILS, CALL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE SINGAPORE, NEA: 6542-7788 OR GO TO www.nea.gov.sg TIDES TODAY FIRST HIGH TIDE 2.7m 12.07am SECOND HIGH TIDE 3.1m
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      191 10 In search of Singapore’s hottest executive If you have style, personality and confidence, you could be this year’s mypaper Executive. Check out who signed up at the recruitment drive at Marina Bay Link Mall. Editor’s picks Video on demand 1. GROUND ZERO More flout rules openly People smoking beside a
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      3053 11 starhub tv nat geo ch411 AM 6.00 Sea Patrol 7.00 Hitler’s G.I. Death Camp 7.55 Nazi Scrapbooks From Hell 8.50 Sea Patrol 9.45 Hong Kong To The World 10.40 Bruce Lee: The Man And The Legend PM 12.30 Dragon Chronicles 1.25 Dog Whisperer 4.10 Bruce Lee: The Man And The
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      132 11 The weather Showers with thunder over northern, eastern and western Singapore in the afternoon. SUNRISE 7.15am MOONRISE 7.48am SUNSET 7.19pm MOONSET 8.09pm AIR QUALITY PSI 32/24 °C FOR UPDATES AND MORE DETAILS, CALL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE SINGAPORE, NEA: 6542-7788 OR GO TO www.nea.gov.sg TIDES TODAY FIRST HIGH TIDE 2.8m 12.43am SECOND
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      213 11 Proud father of an autistic boy TVB actor Sunny Chan (left), often the Mr Nice Guy in Hong Kong dramas, is also a caring dad in real life. He shares some precious moments he has had with his five-year-old autistic son. source: google Editor’s picks Video on demand 1. SINGAPORE
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        224 2  -  BY GERAINT WONG 1. Recall an incident in which you (or a friend or a member of your family) were displeased with something you had ordered or bought or with the standard of service you received. What happened then? 2. When something of this nature happens to
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        495 3  -  BY EISEN TEO eisenteo@sph.com.sg While her schoolmates sold flags and visited old folks’ homes to satisfy school requirements for community involvement, Zeng Zhiming yearned for a different experience. The second-year junior college student at Raffles Institution decided to run a pushcart in a shopping mall instead,
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        391 3  -  BY EISEN TEO Last year, a group of students from Woodlands Secondary School came up with an original plan to better their school and community. They dreamt of setting up a greenhouse in the school garden to grow kangkong, bean sprouts
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        762 4 / 5 Sources: The New York Times Reuters Agence France-Presse BBC News The Huffington Post Newsweek THE NEWS Israeli Members of Parliament are voting to ban the public use of the word “Nazi” and Nazi symbols which remind people of the killing of six million Jews
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        220 4 / 5 Agence France-Presse BBC News The British government is bracing itself for a tussle with Scottish politicians over whether Scotland should split from Britain and become an independent country. Britain is made up of England, Scotland and Wales, but the campaign for Scottish independence began almost as soon as this
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        139 4 / 5 Associated Press An American teenager murdered her nine-year-old neighbour because “she wanted to know what it felt like to kill someone”, she told police. Alyssa Bustamante (right), a 17-year-old from Missouri, pleaded guilty to stabbing Elizabeth Preiss in the chest and cutting her throat with a knife in
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        279 4 / 5 The search for a teen-Ein-stein in the Google Science Fair challenge is on. The online science competition, open now till April 1, wants 13- to 18-year-olds to come up with a question about the world, then try to answer it through scientific research and
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        1247 6 / 7 These women are the faces to watch in 2012. From head honchos to athletes and advocates to activists, they are forces to be reckoned within their chosen fields. Can you identify them? These politicians have been popping up in the pages of The Straits Times and you can
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        118 8 / 9 Space is a luxury in the Singapore home. That is why you should get the Ironing Table. It unfolds into a long board when you need to iron your clothes and folds back into a table when you’re done. If you are really adventurous, you can use the
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        1183 10 / 11 Check out these hot trends in between new year snacking and collecting hongbao TEENAGE RUMBLE Pro wrestling is the bone-shattering, back-breaking art of inflicting as much hurt as possible on your opponent so that he stays down for a three-count. The most popular
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