The Straits Times, 19 March 2012

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    19 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 002/02/2012 MONDAY, MARCH 19 2012 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Taxi hijack: Man charged
      45 1 A 30-YEAR-OLD technician from China was charged with voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery, after allegedly hijacking a taxi. The suspect later drove the taxi to the Budget Terminal and crashed into a cleaning supervisor, killing him. L PRIME PAGE A3
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      Lock icon Marine Cove’s last hurrah
      60 1 TENANTS at East Coast Park’s Marine Cove said goodbye to their customers yesterday as the lease on the 2ha land runs out. The 32 tenants, including McDonald’s, made way for National Parks Board, which plans to redevelop the place. The fast-food chain marked the closing of
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      Lock icon Timor Leste counts votes
      63 1 INCUMBENT Timor Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta (above) was trailing in third place in the presidential elections, unofficial results showed yesterday, with some 70 per cent of the votes counted. The front runners, opposition leader Francisco Guterres and former army chief Taur Matan Ruak, are expected to
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      Lock icon AirAsia axes flights
      60 1 ASIA’S biggest budget airline, AirAsia, has scrapped several long-haul flights in a drastic retreat that shows how deeply high fuel costs and the global economic crisis have crippled the once thriving sector. Other airlines in the region are in trouble too, with India’s Air India, Jet Airways
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    Lock icon Drama on track and field
    229 1 A WEEKEND of top sporting action took a near-tragic turn when a footballer nearly died during the FA Cup quarterfinal between Bolton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane in London. Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba, 23, is in critical condition after collapsing from cardiac
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    Lock icon No one will be denied medical treatment: Gan
    689 1  -  He pledges to keep costs manageable BY SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma THE Government intends to keep health-care costs manageable and nobody in need will be denied medical treatment, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said yesterday. His pledge, coming after his
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      99 1 NATIONAL HERITAGE BOARD CHIEF Free entry to museums? TALKING TO SENNHEISER Ear for innovation PAIN MANAGEMENT Relief for suferers HOME, PAGES B1-2 LIFE! PAGE C6 MONEY, PAGE B15 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 CALL 6388-3838 TO SUBSCRIBE OR GO TO www.sphsubscription.com.sg PATEK PHILIPPE
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        Lock icon Shaping character is everyone’s job
        59 2 WE SAY The cash that comes with the Edusave Character Awards has sparked comments. But it is just a token and should not divert attention from the key challenge of character education. Schools alone cannot mould a young person. Parents must also serve as role
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          Lock icon Wary of China’s military
          70 2 The assurances from China that its recent boost in military spending will not pose a threat to any country are cold comfort to those challenging its claims in the South and East China seas, and the Yellow Sea, says Michael Richardson, as Beijing may be tempted
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          Lock icon Will the good news last?
          48 2 The recent spate of good economic news from Wall Street may cheer Americans who live from hand to mouth, but Goh Eng Yeow notes the inactivity of buyers, as they remain sceptical over the durability of the latest rally. L MONEY PAGE B14
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        Lock icon Unfair to rate toilets
        38 2 OUR READER SAYS It’s unfair to have a mandatory rating for public toilets as operators do not have full control over the hygiene of their toilets, says Lim Ying Hin. L FORUM PAGE A21
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        17 2 www.straitstimes.com L Joel Cooper gets wound up over “relaxing” spa treatments that are anything but.
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      Lock icon Ghost of Kim Jong Il haunts the region
      982 2  -  News of satellite test a sign that younger Kim is adopting father’s tactics BY WILLIAM CHOONG SENIOR WRITER williamc@sph.com.sg NORTH Korea’s declaration on Friday that it would conduct a satellite test next month proves one thing: Mr Kim Jong Il might be
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      Lock icon Suspect charged in hospital
      519 3  -  TAXI HIJACK AND FATAL CRASH INCIDENT Technician faces 5 to 20 years’ jail and caning if convicted BY JALELAH ABU BAKER jalmsab@sph.com.sg A 30-YEAR-OLD technician from China was charged yesterday with voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery, after allegedly hijacking a taxi and ramming it into
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      Lock icon Death-row inmate seeks new trial
      690 4  -  Application made to Court of Appeal to reopen criminal case it dismissed earlier BY K. C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg LAWYERS for death-row inmate Kamrul Hasan Abdul Quddus are seeking to reopen the case and have a new trial. The Court of Appeal will hear
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      Lock icon Thick fog shrouds Beijing
      75 4 Drivers making their way along a highway as thick fog covered most of Beijing on Saturday. More than 400 flights to and from Beijing airport, including about 35 international services, were cancelled or delayed due to heavy fog and air pollution. Early that day, the United
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      Lock icon KL hit by ruling that maids may perform only one task
      720 4  -  BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesia’s latest demand that maids sent to Malaysia perform only one task be it childcare, cooking, housekeeping or looking after the elderly for a monthly wage of at least RM700 (S$290),
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      Lock icon Strong support for inclusive Budget but concerns linger
      784 6  -  93% polled welcome help for 3 vulnerable groups BY JANICE HENG janiceh@sph.com.sg A GOVERNMENT poll has found strong support among Singaporeans for Budget 2012 and its twin aims of forging an inclusive society and restructuring the economy. Government feedback unit Reach yesterday
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      Lock icon Rainbow arts connection
      132 6 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (in front of the red ladder) viewing an art installation that uses household items contributed by residents of Tanjong Pagar GRC yesterday at Singapore’s first community arts festival. Launching the inaugural PAssionArts Month yesterday afternoon at Bishan Park, PM Lee went on
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      Lock icon 83 years old and still flying strong
      633 6 NEW YORK TIMES DENVER: As the crush of passengers boarded United Flight 618 to Hawaii last month, they passed by a silver-haired flight attendant in bifocals who greeted them with an “Aloha, welcome aboard”. Most of them appeared more focused on finding their
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      Lock icon Ramos-Horta trails in third place
      782 7  -  Ex-resistance fighters lead presidential contest; April 16 run-off likely BY ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT zubaidah@sph.com.sg DILI: With over two-thirds of the votes counted as of press time in Timor Leste’s presidential elections, the half-island nation is likely to have a new leader as incumbent Jose
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      71 8  -  BY LAU FOOK KONG PHOTOJOURNALIST It’s that golden time of the day when things start to wind down, people head home, and friends and family start getting together. Straits Times photographers show their take on that moment in the Prime pages on Monday entitled 6.39pm. A group of
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      Lock icon N. Korea rejects calls to stop satellite launch plan
      586 8 It insists launch is part of research, rails against US ‘double standards’ AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SEOUL: North Korea yesterday reiterated its commitment to launching a satellite in the face of protests by its neighbours and the United States, who view the
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      185 3 New release of 3-bedroom apartments! S EAST RAND THE PERFECT FAMILY HOME Endless hours of fun await you and your little ones at nearby Pasir Ris Beach and Park. At home, spacious rooms with quality furnishings promise comfort and style. Create your precious family memories here at SEASTRAND. X Ah
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      117 4 MARRIOTT CAFE FRESHNESS REDEFINED The Spanish Fiesta The buffet experience redefined. From 21 st March till 7 ,h April, savour the best of Spain at Marriott Cafe. Be wowed with Guest Chef Jordi Villegas' signature dishes, such as Crispy Suckling Pig, Iberian Ham Croquette and many more all prepared using
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      194 5 We are honoured to be Asia's safest, Singapore's best m Your belief in DBS inspires us to aim for greater heights. We are privileged to be named the Top Bank in Singapore in the 2011 Customer Satisfaction Index Survey by the Singapore Management University's Institute of Service Excellence. Thank you
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  • WORLD.
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      Lock icon Scandals, sniping spur push for democracy
      873 10  -  Pan-democrats hopeful of more support for ‘one man, one vote’ HK CHIEF EXECUTIVE POLLS BY KOR KIAN BENG kianbeng@sph.com.sg HONG KONG: Retired teacher Yip Siu Chau, 65, has never joined a street protest. But the scandals surrounding two pro-Beijing candidates running for the chief
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE FOLLOW AND ENGAGE ST ONLINE
      88 10 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE WORLD STORIES ONLINE L Fewer taking up MBA in today’s economy L Look East, not West, Australia told L Rare bunny’s 15 minutes of fame literally More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com PHOTO GALLERIES ONLINE
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        Lock icon Poor visibility affects 600 flights in Beijing
        553 12 Heavy fog and pollution shroud city; 12 flights to S’pore among those hit AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA BEIJING: More than 600 flights to and from Beijing airport were cancelled or delayed due to a dense fog and pollution shrouding the city on Saturday and
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        Lock icon China’s farmers borrow money through Facebook-style site
        556 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Dairy farmer Deligeerma needs US$642 (S$800) to buy fodder for her cows during the harsh winter months in northern China. So far, she has received US$149 in pledges from four people around the world. The 37-year-old is one of hundreds
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        Lock icon 80% of Japanese want end to nuclear energy: Poll
        275 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Eighty per cent of Japanese want to phase out the country’s reliance on nuclear power and eventually eliminate it, a poll said yesterday, a year after Japan was hit by a massive nuclear disaster. The weekend survey conducted
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        Lock icon Sri Lanka bogged down by economic woes
        582 14 Nation’s post-civil war boom already fraying AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s President began his second term vowing an economic miracle after decades of conflict, but the post-war boom is already fraying, putting his record on economic management to the test. Mr Mahinda Rajapaksa
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        Lock icon Activists rally for clean governance
        300 14 PETALING JAYA: Up to 5,000 people marched amid a light drizzle here yesterday to demand clean governance. Wearing purple shirts and white gloves, the activists mostly women from several non-governmental organisations shouted slogans and held placards during the peaceful march, news portal Malaysiakini reported. The
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        Lock icon Maoist rebels kidnap two Italian tourists in India
        289 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS BHUBANESWAR: Maoist rebels have kidnapped two Italian tourists in povertyhit eastern India, in what was believed to be the first abduction of foreigners by the left-wing militants. The abduction occurred last Saturday in central Orissa, one of
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        Lock icon Mass gathering after Tibetan farmer sets himself on fire
        364 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: A Tibetan father of three set himself on fire in China, prompting a large gathering of monks and lay people, rights groups said, as tensions in Tibetan-inhabited areas show no signs of abating. Mr Sonam Dargye, 43, died
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        Lock icon AirAsia scrapping long-haul flights
        645 15  -  Christchurch route latest to be dropped BY HAZLIN HASSAN MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT hazlinh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: London, Paris, Mumbai and New Delhi were the first to go. Now Asia’s biggest budget airline, AirAsia, is scrapping its flights to Christchurch too, in a drastic retreat that shows how deeply
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        Lock icon Chinese writers seek $10m from Apple for ‘piracy’
        284 15 XINHUA BEIJING: A group of Chinese writers have filed a claim against Apple alleging that the company’s App Store sells unlicensed copies of their books and are seeking 50 million yuan (S$10 million) in compensation. The claim, filed on behalf of 22
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        Lock icon Fugitive sets record for eluding Aussie police
        1003 16  -  Murder suspect, on the run since 2005, gaining near-mythic status but embarrassing the cops BY JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com SYDNEY: At homesteads across a rugged bushland region in Australia’s outback, residents have come to expect regular, unwanted visits from one
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        Lock icon Egyptian Pope dies after leading Coptic Christians for 4 decades
        409 16 NEW YORK TIMES CAIRO: Pope Shenouda III, who led the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt for four decades and expanded the Church’s presence around the world as he struggled to protect his Christian minority at home, died on Saturday aged
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        Lock icon Rogue soldier’s case highlights war stress
        638 17 US suspect in Afghan killings served 4 tours NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON: Staff Sergeant Robert Bales (right), the US soldier accused of killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan last week, was deployed four times to Iraq and Afghanistan over a decade, a record of combat
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        Lock icon Arrest of Gaddafi’s spy chief sets off extradition fight
        291 17 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TRIPOLI: The arrest of Muammar Gaddafi’s former spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi in Mauritania has set off a three-way tussle for his extradition. Senussi, who inspired fear and hatred in ordinary Libyans for decades before Gaddafi’s fall, is sought
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    • world.at a glance
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          Lock icon 11 die as train hits van
          107 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS TASIKMALAYA (Indonesia): A train crashed into a stalled minivan at a crossing in central Indonesia yesterday, killing 11 members of a family and leaving three others in critical condition, said local police. The minivan was carrying 14 people when it suddenly stopped
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        • Article
          Lock icon ‘Little Japan’ in JB
          82 18 JOHOR BARU: Japanese investors plan to develop the local town of Taman Molek into Malaysia’s first “Little Japan” township, for high net-worth ethnic Japanese who want to make Malaysia their second home, Bernama news agency reported yesterday. Global Asia Assets, which is behind the project, hopes
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          Lock icon Second cyclone expected
          86 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: Australia was bracing itself for its second cyclone in as many days yesterday, with a tropical low intensifying off the north-east state of Queensland. Cyclone Lua ripped into the nation’s west coast on Saturday. Emergency officials said the sparsely populated region appeared to have
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          Lock icon US captive released
          91 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD: An unidentified American citizen announced on Saturday that he was being released after more than nine months of imprisonment by a Shi’ite militia. At a bizarre press conference in Baghdad, lawmakers showed US-issued ID cards that identified him as Mr Randy Michael Hultz. Mr
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          Lock icon China to be top importer
          75 18 XINHUA BEIJING: China, now the world’s second largest importer, will become the biggest in a few years, said Minister of Commerce Chen Deming yesterday at the China Development Forum 2012. China not only provides the world with high-quality products at low costs, but also buys
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          Lock icon Pastor elected President
          72 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN: Activist pastor Joachim Gauck was elected German President by an overwhelming majority yesterday, the first time a candidate from the former communist East has been named head of state. The 72-year-old, who helped drive the peaceful revolution that brought down East Germany and led
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        Lock icon Ex-Mr Universe turns 100
        300 18 SLICEOFLIFE ASSOCIATED PRESS KOLKATA: A former Mr Universe who has just turned 100 said happiness and a life without tensions are the key to his longevity. Mr Manohar Aich, who stands at 1.5m tall, overcame many hurdles, including grinding poverty and a stint in prison, to
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  • REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Shaping character is everyone’s job
      420 19 THE cash that comes with the Edusave Character Awards for students, announced recently by Education Minister Heng Swee Keat, is just a token, of course, and does not diminish the intent of recognising worthy actions by putting a dollar value to them. However, the flurry
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      Lock icon Hedging against China’s big-spending military
      843 19  -  BY MICHAEL RICHARDSON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. SINCE China announced another big rise in its military spending earlier this month, Chinese officials in Beijing and its diplomats in Asia- Pacific
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      Lock icon The costs of a (brain) damaging war
      973 19  -  BY KATE WENNER Kate Wenner is a novelist and playwright, whose play Make Sure It’s Me tells the story of Iraq war veterans struggling with traumatic brain injuries. NEW YORK TIMES FIVE years ago, I saw a television report about Iraq war veterans
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        Lock icon Cultural reasons China won’t go to war with US
        910 20  -  BY ZHENG YONGNIAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is director of the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore AFTER the United States’ declaration of a “return” to Asia, Sino-American relations entered an unusually tense period. Many have asked if
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        Lock icon Declining America is the worry, not its rising partner
        852 20  -  BY TERRY NARDIN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is head of the Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore. DISCUSSIONS about future United States-China relations focus on the economic and military power of a “rising China”. But it takes
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        Lock icon Making peace between two world models
        885 20  -  BY HUANG JING FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is director of the Centre on Asia and Globalisation at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. AMERICA’S high-profile “return” to Asia amid China’s rapid rise has raised a serious
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        295 21  -  Lim Ying Hin THE call by the Restroom Association Singapore for a mandatory cleanliness rating system for public toilets (“‘Institute rating system for loos’”; last Thursday) seems to impose the onus of maintaining clean restrooms on the owners and operators of these facilities. Foodstalls are currently
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        111 21 “It is unacceptable for operators to impose charges when the state of the loos is deplorable.” MR M. LUKSHUMAYEH: “Cleaner public toilets are certainly welcome “Institute rating system for loos”’; last Thursday). Understandably, there must be financial costs incurred to keep toilets clean, and users must
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        309 21  -  Jarel Tang RECENTLY, I was in a queue at Tampines Polyclinic when an elderly cleaner caught my attention. Over and above fulfilling her basic cleaning duties, she was advising patients on polyclinic procedures. I also saw her telling off a child
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      554 2  -  Tech giant seeking $10.4m plus damages for terminated deal BY IRENE THAM TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT itham@sph.com.sg GLOBAL giant Huawei has launched a countersuit against tech firm Creative Technology and QMax Communications over an aborted wireless broadband project in Singapore. In its defence statement filed earlier this
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      262 3  -  POON CHIAN HUI ST PATRICK’S Day took on added significance yesterday when an Irish charity donated $200,000 to help people with Down syndrome. The donation, from the Singapore-Ire-land Fund to the Down Syndrome Association of Singapore (DSA), will go towards expanding an enrichment centre
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      231 4  -  FENG ZENGKUN ALMOST a thousand seniors showed up for a walk at Yishun yesterday morning organised by the Lions Befrienders, a welfare organisation that helps the elderly in Singapore. Law and Foreign Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam, the guest of honour, led the
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      563 5  -  Some spotted even around Kent Ridge; NUS student doing study on their habitat BY GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg A YEAR ago, Mr Chang Nam Yuen heard a loud crash in his garden in the middle of the night, accompanied by grunting and groaning. The
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        184 6 The opening show of 170 models catwalking down Orchard Road may be over but the fun has just begun For the next six weeks till April 29, Fashion Steps Out Orchard (FSO) 2012 will paint Orchard Road in a colourful array of fashion activities to reward shoppers. For
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        119 6 Sincere Watch has unveiled its new boutique, a 4,267 sq feet duplex boutique as the anchortenant at Scotts Square. Designed to give consumers a more personalised and private shopping experience, the new boutique features a ‘shop-in-shop’ concept with Franck Muller and Roger Dubuis. The second
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          47 6 The Preservation of Monuments Board is calling for wedding photographs taken at any of the 64 national monuments. Stand to win diamond jewellery by Lee Hwa Jewellery. The best photograph taken before 1970 will win a special prize. Submit by March 31 at www. pmb.sg.
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          51 6 Conrad Centennial’s Oscar’s Sunday lunch buffet now includes gueridon service for soups and six freshly prepared plated main courses that include fois gras, wagyu short-rib and Hokkaido scallops with saffron and pumpkin risotto. Priced at $78 per person, or $148 with free-flow champagne, house wine and beer. Call
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          43 6 From this Friday to Sunday at Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre, find out about Taiwan Cycling and farmstay travel packages, enjoy acrobatic performances by Star Cruises Entertainment and stand to win tickets to the finals of Miss World Singapore 2012.
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          40 6 From a vacuum cleaner to a home theatre system, some 5,000 items will be on sale at $50 per day at the Electronics Fair 50plus Expo 2012. Visit the Singapore Expo Hall 7 from this Friday to Sunday.
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          45 6 The Plus! Visa credit card for NTUC FairPrice LinkPoints rewards has doubled its points rewards on recurring Singtel, M1 and Starhub bills (including mobile, cable and broadband) and now rewards Ezlink reload and taxi fares. Details at www.plus.com.sg or any NTUC FairPrice outlet.
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          46 6 Registration for the 9th ChinaAsean Expo (CAExpo) in Guangxi and Nanning cities from Sept 21 to 25 is now open. Call the ChinaAsean Expo secretariat liaison at 6377-3313, or visit www.caexpo. org. CAExpo is supported by 39 Chinese and Asean national chambers of commerce.
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        170 6 Tous from Spain has opened its first store in Singapore. Designers of jewellery for the royalties in Barcelona since 1920, Tous enthralled the masses after Mrs Rosa Tous translated a teddy bear she saw in a shop window into a jewel in 1985, turning
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      517 7  -  Ex-rehab centre inmate challenges legitimacy of law for long jail term BY KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.cm.sg A FORMER drug rehabilitation centre (DRC) inmate is challenging the legitimacy of the Long Term Imprisonment law passed by Parliament in 1998. Mohammad Faizal Sabtu,
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      384 7  -  BY JALELAH ABU BAKER ELDERLY residents who live alone, are not highly mobile or have low literacy are prime targets of crime. To protect them, Bukit Merah East Neighbourhood Police Centre launched a Silver Watch Group yesterday, the first such initiative to be rolled
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      448 7  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH A COMPUTER repairman had his conviction and sentence for drug trafficking set aside upon appeal, as the High Court had doubts about the testimony of the key prosecution witness. Chong Cheong Seng, 50, will not have to
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      95 7 THE police will be conducting an emergency preparedness exercise tomorrow at MAX Atria, in the Singapore Expo, from 9.30am to 12.30pm. The exercise will involve the Singapore Civil Defence Force and cluster members of the Changi Business Park Safety and Security Watch Group. In a media statement
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      146 6 WickedtheMusical—Part10of12 PHOTO: WICKED Painting her green Hints of green taint her skin, as Jemma Rix, who plays Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, comes into work. “It’s too tiring to have four showers a day just to have them paint you green again the next day.” Performing six shows
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      1121 8 Tight season ahead after Button draws first blood from Vettel, Hamilton ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MELBOURNE: McLaren driver Jenson Button won the Formula One season-open-ing Australian Grand Prix yesterday, taking the chequered flag at Albert Park for the third time in four years and signalling
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      415 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS MELBOURNE: Having been written off after a poor qualifying session, Ferrari discovered fresh hope for the season ahead when Fernando Alonso took a creditable fifth-place finish at yesterday’s season-opening Formula One Australian Grand Prix. And the Spaniard used that to send a simple
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      665 9 Bolton’s Muamba has heart attack during FA Cup tie against Spurs ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba remained in critical condition yesterday after suffering a cardiac arrest and collapsing during Saturday’s FA Cup match at Tottenham that was later abandoned. The 23-year-old
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      450 9 Wolves 0 Manchester United 5 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Reigning champions Manchester United won 5-0 away to 10-man Wolverhampton yesterday, moving four points clear of Manchester City at the top of the English Premier League. The champions’ 22nd win of the campaign has piled the pressure
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        57 9 SURPRISE package Balestier Khalsa are on top of the S-League football standings after beating Woodlands Wellington 2-0 last night at the Toa Payoh Stadium. They have 11 points from five games, one more than Brunei DPMM and Albirex Niigata, who drew 0-0 with Harimau
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        60 9 REUTERS ADELAIDE: Ian Thorpe’s rushed comeback bid for a third Olympic Games ended yesterday as he crashed out of the morning heats of the 100m freestyle at the Australian trials in Adelaide. The 29-year-old five-time Olympic champion won his heat in 50.35sec, but finished
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        80 9 XINHUA AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s Olympic 50m freestyle champion Cesar Cielo tuned up for the London Games in style by winning four golds at the 2012 South American Championships. He won the 50m and 100m freestyle, the 50m butterfly and
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        69 9 BLOOMBERG REUTERS INDIAN WELLS (California): John Isner defeated world No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (9-7), 3-6, 7-6 (7-5) on Saturday to reach the ATP Indian Wells Masters final. The win ensures his entry into the top 10 world rankings for
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        68 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBAI: A goalkeeper for Diego Maradona’s Al Wasl club has retired, rather than serve a 17-match ban for attacking an opposition coach in their Etisalat Cup semi-final loss. Majed Naser was hit with the ban by the United Arab Emirates’ Football Association.
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        61 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI: India’s World Cup cricket hero Yuvraj Singh, 30, said yesterday that he is out of hospital after undergoing chemotherapy for a tumour between his lungs. “3rd chemo cycles over, back from hospital n I am free.... Can’t wait to
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        54 9 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Wales won their third Six Nations rugby Grand Slam in eight seasons on Saturday, with a 16-9 win over France in Cardiff. Coach Warren Gatland vowed that the goal now for his youthful side would be to start beating
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        92 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DHAKA: India defeated Pakistan by six wickets in the Asia Cup one-day cricket tournament in Dhaka yesterday. Virat Kohli smashed a 148-ball 183 as India achieved the stiff 330-run target with 13 balls to spare in the day-night match, the first between
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      521 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Fernando Torres finally ended his five-month goal drought as Chelsea cruised into the FA Cup semi-finals with a 5-2 victory over Leicester at Stamford Bridge yesterday. He has endured a miserable time since his British record £50
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      446 10  -  BY FABIUS CHEN THE Football Association of Singapore (FAS) plans to ask its Malaysian counterpart to beef up security around the LionsXII team and their fans. This, in the wake of the ugly scenes that followed Saturday night’s Malaysian Super League
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      796 10  -  Aussie Josh Amberger dominates; Mary Beth Ellis of US retains title BY MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg THREE weeks ago, Australian Josh Amberger was not even sure if his late entry to the Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore Triathlon would be accepted. But all that uncertainty was thrown
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      425 10  -  MAY CHEN “IRONMUM” Vivian Chee took nearly eight hours to complete the Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore Triathlon yesterday, but she has no regrets. “The race was very good, but very tiring. I just kept in mind my friends’ encouragement. It’s really an achievement for
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      82 10 Some 40 teams took to Sentosa’s Siloso Beach yesterday to take part in the Mission Foods Beach Netball Festival. The Women’s Open was won by the Murderers, who beat Sonique 7-0. Frenz took the Mixed Open title with a 7-6 victory over Beach Khakis. The women’s
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      506 11  -  Male paddlers confident about London chances after Asian C’ships wins BY ALVIN CHIA chiazya@sph.com.sg AFTER posting a string of creditable results in recent months, Singapore’s male table tennis players now believe they are genuine medal contenders at the upcoming Olympics. Referring to their achievements at
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      394 11  -  BY MAY CHEN THERE are raised eyebrows in the table tennis community over world No. 5 Feng Tianwei’s recent lack of form. Coaches are fretting over her losses to lowerranked opponents this year. Rivals are smelling blood. Everyone may be having doubts about
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      392 11  -  Edwin Lim, 45, accountant Runs twice a week, 5-6km each time LESTER WONG “My main reasons for running are to kill time and keep fit. Today for example, I had some time to burn after sending my children
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      152 8 SPORTS FIXTURES Match KickOff (Singapore date/time) Tue, 20/03/12 7.30pm Tue, 20/03/12 7.45pm Wed, 21/03/12 3.30am Wed, 21/03/12 3.45am For fixtures of all E Premier, E League Champ, Spanish, Italian League and Asian Champ, please visit Singapore Pools website. LIVE TELECAST AT LIVEWIRE|MARINA BAY SANDS RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA] Italian League Roma
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    690 12 OBITUARIES “Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalm 23:6 PHILLIPS GRACEY (RANI) Age: 82 Was called home to be with the Lord on 17 March 2012 leaving behind loves ones. Father: Dr.
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      850 16  -  For logistics firms, they add to burden of higher fuel prices and inflation BY MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg FIRMS that use their own vehicles to deliver goods are feeling the pinch of costlier certificates of entitlement (COE) for commercial vehicles. COE prices for goods vehicles
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        577 13  -  Buzz over US data, but traders wary of cracks in key Chinese sectors MARKETS INSIGHT BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg ONE key observation made from last week’s news is the contrast posed by the strong United States economic data, which energised
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        920 14  -  C A I JIN BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg THE recent movie, Joyful Noise, starring country singer Dolly Parton and rapper Queen Latifah, shows just how tough it is for the many millions of jobless people in small-town America. Their hand-to-mouth lives, caused by the
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          101 14 PETER TRIGGS (right): Appointed managing director and head of international and wealth structuring at DBS Private Bank. Mr Triggs, 57, has more than 25 years of banking experience and was formerly the deputy chief executive and head of international private banking at Bank of China (Suisse). Starting
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          91 14 HENG YEOW KWANG: Named deputy market head for Indonesia at Bank of Singapore, a unit of OCBC Bank. Mr Heng is a veteran private banker with more than 22 years of experience in Asia and was previously a team leader with Credit Suisse Singapore, where he managed
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          77 14 LAURIE MCGREGOR BARLOW: Hired as chief executive officer (CEO) of AusGroup with effect from March 12. Mr Barlow, 49, was formerly the managing director of minerals and industry at Aecom Australia, a Fortune 500 listed firm. AusGroup provides fabrication, manufacturing, construction and integrated services to the natural resources sectors
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          44 14 BERNIE POH BOON NEE: Resigned as deputy chief executive of Pacific Healthcare Holdings with effect from April 24. Mr Poh, 42, resigned to pursue another career opportunity. He had been responsible for the firm’s daily management, business operation and strategic planning.
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          68 14 CHAN MUN LYE: Retires as executive director and CEO of Jaya Holdings with effect from March 31. Mr Chan, 60, has been CEO since 1992 and is in charge of overseeing matters relating to the firm’s business strategies and direction, corporate plans and policies, as well as general
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      1082 15 To get a good outcome, start by being prepared AT WORK WITH JOYCE TEO joyceteo@sph.com.sg FEW employees are really ever quite satisfied with their pay packet. Perhaps for a brief spell of contentment after a decent pay rise, Oliver-like inclinations to say:
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      629 15  -  TALKING TO... DANIEL SENNHEISER BY GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT WELL-KNOWN headphone maker Sennheiser has no bank loans nor is it financially indebted to any company. The German family-owned company prefers to remain independent from banks and stock markets. “We want to be
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      58 1 The Lion King meets Cirque du Soleil C9 Agent for fun Blue Bloods success Cirque Mother Africa Michael Weatherly plays the comic Tom Selleck dishes out fatherly advice C5 C3 Ong Yew Huat, chairman of the National Heritage Board, wants free admission to museums. ADELINE CHIA DESIGN: LEE CHEE CHEW
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      723 2  -  Frenchman Pascal Hamour set up a tea company when he could not find a decent cup of tea in Paris rebecca lynne tan rltan@sph.com.sg Pascal Hamour has a nose for fine things. His acute sense of smell has seen him through three careers first as
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      175 2 Artisan tea merchant Pascal Hamour shares tips on how to make a good cup of tea: L Make sure your teapot is clean there should be no leftover residue. L Rinse the pot in hot water so as to rid it of lingering
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      191 2 Associated Press Los Angeles A collection of nev-er-before-seen photos of Marilyn Monroe and their accompanying copyrights are going up for auction. Celebrity auctioneer Darren Julien says more than 100 images of Monroe will be sold to the highest bidders later this month. The photos
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      902 3  -  Actor Michael Weatherly says he had set out to create his NCIS character as a fun and upbeat one 8QUESTIONSWITH...MichaelWeatherly rachael boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg American actor Michael Weatherly, 43, says he has a similar sense of humour to the character he plays in police drama NCIS, special agent
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      827 3 Associated Press Los Angeles Horse racing has long withstood the deaths of its skittish, injury-prone thoroughbreds. Hollywood proved it lacks the stomach for it. HBO abruptly cancelled its racetrack drama series Luck this past week after three horses used in the production were injured and
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      498 4  -  Three Chinese bands’ move to grow the local music scene has evolved into a record label melissa kok melk@sph.com.sg Two years ago, three local Chinese bands took part in an international music business conference in Hong Kong that gathered 37 bands from 12 countries to
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      443 4  -  melissa kok They did acrobatic flips and jumps, executed complex human configurations and showed off their “buck swagger” Krumping style. Moving to the beat of the music, 20 dance crews from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines battled it out in Singapore Dance Delight, performing
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      670 4 Associated Press Austin, Texas Norah Jones (below) unveiled something new at the South By Southwest annual music conference and festival again. Ten years after she shook Austin and the music world with Come Away With Me, the 25 million selling debut she released
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      862 5  -  Blue Bloods centres on a close-knit family and Tom Selleck says the family aspect makes it a hit rachael boon you rachaelb@sph.com.sg American actor Tom Selleck found success in the hit TV show Magnum, P.I. at the age of 35, and he is happy to revisit his
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      269 5 Reuters Associated Press NewYork–Rosie O’Donnell’s (right) daily talk programme The Rosie Show was cancelled by Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network last Friday, after failing to lure a large number of viewers in five months on the air at the fledgling network. “I was welcomed with open
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        2029 6  -  Memories of old places are dear to the new National Heritage Board chairman the monday interview with Ong Yew Huat adeline chia very chiahta@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/chiahta The idea of free entry for museums has been floated before, but it may become a reality under the watch of Mr Ong
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        590 7  -  Actor Danny Pudi says it is more challenging to be a dad to a pair of twins than to memorise lines kenneth goh kengohsz@sph.com.sg His television show, Community, was on the verge of being canned last year. But American actor Danny Pudi, 33, had bigger worries
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        455 7 Reuters Agence France-Presse London Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has apologised to Mick Jagger for derogatory comments he made about the lead singer in his 2010 memoir Life, which caused a rift within the band. In comments reported by Rolling Stone magazine, the two rock ’n’
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      134 8 ‘My brain thinks I can do all these wonderful things but my body just doesn’t play ball’ Catherine (right), Duchess of Cambridge, on playing with the British women’s hockey team during a visit to the Olympic Park ‘I don’t know why more people don’t wise up
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      516 8 Theatres in the US will show Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake in 3-D Associated Press New York If you have seen British choreographer Matthew Bourne’s version of Swan Lake, you already know that his birds are not the usual delicate, fluttery ballet swans. They are muscular, menacing
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      604 8  -  reviewtheatre MENTAH Teater Ekamatra The Substation Theatre/Last Friday corrie tan Mentah means “raw” in Malay and it effectively sums up the four short plays written by participants of Teater Ekamatra’s playwright mentorship programme. While it was refreshing to see a slew of new faces take to
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      502 9  -  reviewconcert THE ALPHABET SERIES: A Adrian Poon (tenor), Shane Thio (piano) Arts House Living Room Last Saturday marc rochester Over the next five years, members of the Sing Song Company are presenting a series of 26 recitals celebrating the letters of the alphabet. It fell
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      452 9  -  Forty performers will put on a circus show that showcases the continent’s many cultures chen shanshan sschen@sph.com.sg Although all-African circus Cirque Mother Africa has taken its show across Europe, it has never toured its home continent. Director, producer and artistic director Winston Ruddle, 43, tells
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      582 10  -  Japanese band Toe’s mix of free-form jazz, punk rock and metal is pure aural pleasure reviewconcert TOE Esplanade Theatre Studio Last Friday eddino abdul hadi dinohadi@sph.com.sg There are not that many bands where the drummer is the focus of the show but the sticksman for Japanese
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      592 10  -  reviewconcert LOS CAMPESINOS! Esplanade Theatre Studio Last Saturday andy chen If British music audiences are truly a terrible crowd to play for, as Los Campesinos! lead singer Gareth Paisey (right) said they are because they have a sense of entitlement, then perhaps we in Singapore have the
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      501 10  -  reviewconcert THE ARI HOENIG QUARTET Esplanade Recital Studio Last Saturday cheong suk-wai Ari Hoenig is a revelation. How else would you describe the demon drummer who demonstrated endless possibilities on his percussion kit? From dragging his drumstick like a crayon across a cymbal to produce spooky purrs, to
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      594 10  -  reviewconcert MAKOTO OZONE FEATURING NO NAME HORSES Esplanade Concert Hall Last Friday cheong suk-wai Jazz pianist Makoto Ozone had doubts as to whether or not he and his band could fill the 1,600-seater hall. Berklee-trained Ozone had previously performed only in the Esplanade’s 245-seater
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      133 11 The weather Showers with thunder over northern, eastern and western Singapore in the late afternoon. SUNRISE 7.10am MOONRISE 4.25am SUNSET 7.16pm MOONSET 4.45pm AIR QUALITY PSI: 32 (Good) 33/24 °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
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      175 11 How yummy is healthy hawker food? RazorTV checks out Singapore’s first healthy coffee shop and asks customers if healthy means less yummy food. Editor’s picks Video on demand 1. RAZOR POP They watch girls and birds together Newly debuted Japanese rock band Applicat Spectra have a quirky group habit. The
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        604 2  -  The INside track BY SERENE GOH EDITOR Last week, my friend died suddenly. She had a pre-ex-isting thyroid condition which took her life. She was in her late 30s, witty, smart, chic and, to the envy of many, rather hot. I always
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        140 2  -  BY GERAINT WONG 1. What motto do you live by? 2. What would you like others to say about you at your funeral? 2. What would you like others to say about you at your funeral? deepest joy and greatest fulfilment. 3. List three things that you
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        632 3 Sources: The Guardian, BBC News, Agence France-Presse, The Huffington Post, Associated Press THE NEWS Many teens learnt about Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony (right) before adults did. This was because of a video made by Invisible Children, a group trying to bring Kony to justice. It became a surprise
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        130 3 Associated Press The Pacific island nation of Kiribati has been at the forefront of the debate about the effects of climate change because of the precarious position of some of its atolls, which lie just metres above sea level. Worried that rising sea levels and other effects of global
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        129 3 Agence France-Presse In Colombia, there has been a rise in the number of attacks where acid is deliberately thrown at women’s faces to disfigure them. One of the victims was 35-year-old Ms Gina Potes (right), who is about to have her 24th operation to repair the damage. She still
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        767 4/5 Education matters took centre stage during the Parliamentary Budget debate on March 8. Let’s take a look at the highlights of the Ministry of Education’s $10.58 billion budget and how you may benefit from it. BE REWARDED FOR GOOD CHARACTER When Education Minister Heng
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        489 4/5 Your commuting experience is set to improve as the Government rolls out a slew of measures aimed at tackling public discontent with the public transport system. An annual survey of 3,100 regular commuters last October showed that satisfaction levels especially for buses had
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        343 4/5  -  Compiled by Eileen Aung-Thwin From Jan 1, next year employers of foreign maids must give their workers one day off a week or pay them a day’s wages as compensation. INSIGHT The new rule was announced in Parliament on March 5 and will
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        122 6 The Singapore Sports School track-and-field team had a light-hearted moment while posing for pictures at the 20th SPH Schools Relay two weeks ago. The athletes had cause to be happy: Although its B Division girls did not qualify for the 4 x 200m final, the school’s C
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