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Title Section36 2012-04-07 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MICA(P)002/02/2012 SATURDAY, APRIL 7 2012 A S IN G AP O REPRE SS H O LDIN GS P U BLI C ATI O NE NE S TABLI S HED1 8 4 5 1.0036 words
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Article57 2012-04-07 1 WORK on the first stage of a 420m undersea tunnel at Marina Bay has been completed. The tunnel is part of the Marina Coastal Expressway that is slated to be finished by the end of next year. Drivers can use it to bypass the Marina Bay57 words
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Article, Illustration59 2012-04-07 1 THE Singapore Table Tennis Association is standing by its move to rest top paddlers earlier in the year, even though the national women’s team now have less time to earn ranking points ahead of the Olympics. Feng Tianwei and company can earn ranking points at59 words
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Article50 2012-04-07 1 THERE were red faces at Malaysia’s information ministry after it first banned “soft” men on state-owned TV, then swiftly retracted the ban. The U-turn was the second this week by the ministry, and came right after a Singapore ballet troupe’s Kuala Lumpur show was cancelled.50 words
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Article, Illustration35 2012-04-07 1 THE business community is abuzz with excitement about the opportunities that Myanmar has to offer. Experts say that in this frontier market, there is strength in numbers, and companies should team up.35 words
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598 2012-04-07 1 CHUA CHIN HON - Ng Eng Hen thinks budget cuts won’t affect US defence capabilities By CHUA CHIN HON US BUREAU CHIEF chinhon@sph.com.sg WASHINGTON: Singapore welcomes the United States’ continuing commitment to the Asia-Pacific, visiting Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen has said, noting that he thought598 words
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Article, Illustration288 2012-04-07 1 KARAMJIT KAUR - By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT FLIGHT SQ747, which took off from Changi Airport’s Terminal 3 yesterday, took about four hours 30 minutes longer than usual to land in Hong Kong. But the full load of 375 passengers and 25 crew would not haveST PHOTO: TED CHEN - 288 words
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Advertisement294 2012-04-07 1 Drawing power Bid for Rangers Awfully big adventure Singaporean crosses world’s largest sand desert Bill Ng unfazed by club’s £130 million debt PRIME, PAGE A4 Big brands at new suburban malls LIFE! PAGE E3 HOME, PAGE B1 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 L294 words
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Advertisement10 2012-04-07 1 Also see Prime Page A10 More reports, Prime Page A610 words
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49 2012-04-07 2 WE SAY The controversy over the shelf life of sports honchos points to the glaring paucity of volunteers to fill posts at national sports associations. For a sustainable and wide volunteer base, take an inclusive approach. Tap veterans and harness the young.49 words
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Article, Illustration43 2012-04-07 2 COLUMNS There are sound reasons for introducing a social health index, says Phua Mei Pin, but the point is not just to gather information or measure success. Measurement is not an end in itself; it is a means for participation.43 words
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Article, Illustration31 2012-04-07 2 Jeremy Au Yong fears that the $2 million asking price for a roast meat recipe will lead Singapore’s hawker fare down the slippery slope of soul-less franchises.31 words
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Article27 2012-04-07 2 OUR READER SAYS Maids have a critical part to play in ensuring their own safety while cleaning high-rise windows, says Janis Tan.27 words
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Article65 2012-04-07 2 THE graphics, “To market, to market”, published on April 2, used information from organisers of an exhibition which said that 10 hawker centres with wet markets will be built over the next decade. The National Environment Agency has clarified that wet markets will not necessarily65 words
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Article, Illustration1119 2012-04-07 2 ROHIT BRIJNATH - Was comment on women’s table tennis team defeatist or truth? By ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg UNBEATABLEisasportingmyth, invincible is a fabrication. Always there is a chance. Sprinter Usain Bolt may false start and Barcelona FC may have collective diarrhoea. But often, it is a1,119 words
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Article, Illustration621 2012-04-07 3 ROYSTON SIM - It will form part of 5km-long Marina Coastal Expressway By ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg A 420M undersea tunnel for motorists the first of its kind here will be completed by the end of this year. The first stage of the tunnel, which dives 20m under theSource: LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY; ST GRAPHICS - 621 words
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611 2012-04-07 4 SANJAY NAIR - By SANJAY NAIR HOUGANG United chairman Bill Ng will not budge in his bold bid for Scottish football club Rangers FC despite reports that its debts could rise past the £130 million (S$260 million) mark. The Straits Times reported yesterday that611 words
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Article, Illustration626 2012-04-07 4 PEH SHING HUEI - Tycoon faces probe over land deal, alleged soccer match-fixing By PEH SHING HUEI CHINA BUREAU CHIEF shpeh@sph.com.sg BEIJING: New details about detained tycoon Xu Ming’s alleged wrongdoings appear to further implicate troubled Chinese leader Bo Xilai, in this latest twist of a continuingPHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 626 words
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Article, Illustration801 2012-04-07 6 KARAMJIT KAUR - Fans of B-747 come from far and wide to take jet’s last flight in SIA livery By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg el aircraft, a notebook, a coffee table book on the airline’s B-747 journey and a lanyard. Since 2001, when the last new B-747 entered itsST FILE PHOTO; ST PHOTO: TED CHEN; PHOTO: SINGAPORE AIRLINES LTD - 801 words
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592 2012-04-07 6 KARAMJIT KAUR - KARAMJIT KAUR THE first time he saw the jumbo jet, Captain Kenneth Toft told himself there was no way it could take off into the air. “It was just enormous; at least three times bigger than any other aircraft at592 words
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Article, Illustration847 2012-04-07 8 AMELIA TAN - Many in 20s turning to better-paid jobs elsewhere, or waiting for day-off rule to start By AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg IF HE had had his way, engineer Matthew Goh would have hired a maid in her 20s, not the 35-year-old he took onST PHOTO: JASON QUAH - 847 words
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963 2012-04-07 10 CHUA CHIN HON - Exchanges with China ‘qualitatively different’ By CHUA CHIN HON US BUREAU CHIEF chinhon@sph.com.sg WASHINGTON: Singapore has begun building closer defence ties with China, using a familiar template of joint exercises and mutual exchanges that is common to most military-to-military relations. But the relationship remains963 words
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Article, Illustration636 2012-04-07 12 TEO CHENG WEE - Minister lays to rest latest controversy over ‘ban’ on ‘effeminate’ men on TV “BAN” #1 The Information Ministry’s Information Department, in a post on its Facebook page on Thursday, said radio and TV stations had been asked to immediately halt programmesPHOTO: ST FILE; PHOTO: SINGAPORE DANCE THEATRE - 636 words
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605 2012-04-07 14 LENNARD ONG - Some of those who went on business mission plan to set up offices there By LENNARD ONG lenong@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE firms are setting their sights on Myanmar following trouble-free elections held recently and the positive results of a business mission to the country in February.605 words
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Article, Illustration500 2012-04-07 14 LESLIE KAY LIM - By LESLIE KAY LIM MYANMAR software engineer Thet Naing Soe’s circle of friends has shrunk considerably over the last six months. Half are back home, nurturing newly minted businesses. The other half are building up their savings to at least $25,00 0 before doingST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM - 500 words
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Article, Illustration1298 2012-04-07 16 / 17 NIRMALA GANAPATHY - Case of 13-year-old turns spotlight on rampant child labour By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg THE case of a 13-year-old maid who spent five days locked up in an apartment with little food and water while her employers went for a holiday in ThailandPHOTO: NDTV.COM - 1,298 words
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Article, Illustration504 2012-04-07 18 Syndicate ran it from six bungalows in upscale area near KL AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: A football betting and fraud ring busted in Malaysia may have raked in up to US$1.3 billion (S$1.6 billion), police said yesterday, a day after an operation thatAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCEPRESSE - 504 words
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Article646 2012-04-07 20 It has spread fast from Cambodia to Thailand-Myanmar border: Studies AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: Deadly malaria that is resistant to drug treatment has spread rapidly from Cambodia to the border between Thailand and Myanmar, raising concerns of an uncontrollable epidemic, scientists said. A pair of studies published onAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 646 words
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Article, Illustration796 2012-04-07 24 JERMYN CHOW, AMANDA TAN; Lim Yan Liang - Hawker fare, local celebrities and Zouk’s Mambo Jambo await overseas Singaporeans By JERMYN CHOW AMANDA TAN jermync@sph.com.sg tamanda@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Lim Yan Liang IT WILL take some travelling by van and train but student Tan Siyou will not let that deterPHOTO: OVERSEAS SINGAPOREAN UNIT - 796 words
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Article, Illustration862 2012-04-07 26 JONATHAN PEARLMAN - NSW hopes they can help boost skills and investment By JONATHAN PEARLMAN jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com SYDNEY: Australia’s largest state, New South Wales, is planning to lure thousands of “high-val-ue” migrants to Sydney to help boost skills and investment. The proposal would reverse years of resistancePHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 862 words
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Article, Illustration100 2012-04-07 28 Australian golfer Darren Tan is all smiles on receiving a mock key from Mr Chin Kee Min (left), senior manager for Kia Operations, after winning a Kia Optima K5 car for his hole-in-one during the second round of the ISPS Handa Singapore Classic yesterday.PHOTO: BERITA HARIAN - 100 words
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Article, Illustration519 2012-04-07 28 Buyer from Vietnam secures 4ha ‘American dream’ in 11min bid REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SALMON (Idaho): A town in the state of Wyoming with a population of one has been sold to a buyer from Vietnam for US$900,000 (S$1.1 million). The sale ofREUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 519 words
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Advertisement21 2012-04-07 6 Were you there when SIA welcomed its first B-747? Did you take that first flight? E-mail us your stories and photos.21 words
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Article, Illustration1458 2012-04-07 30 CHERYL ONG - 3 active ageing envoys stress that respect is key to ageing in style By CHERYL ONG ongyiern@sph.com.sg TODAY marks World Health Day, and this year’s active ageing theme could not be more apt for Singapore, where the first cohort of baby boomers is turningPHOTO: MARK CHEONG FOR THE STRAITS TIMES - 1,458 words
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Article, Illustration773 2012-04-07 32 KWAN WENG KIN - Discounts, easy-to-read labels and easy-to-reach shelves for older folk By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO: Senior citizens in Japan look forward to the 15th of each month, when they receive their pension payments. So does Aeon, Japan’s biggest retailer, which wants themPHOTO: REUTERS - 773 words
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Article, Illustration765 2012-04-07 32 GRACE NG; Carol Feng - By GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT graceng@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Carol Feng BEIJING: Invest at least 350,000 yuan (S$70,000) a year in an insurance policy and get to live for free when you retire in a high-end elderly home at various places across China.PHOTO: CHINAFOTOPRESS - 765 words
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415 2012-04-07 34 THE controversy over the shelf life of sports honchos points to the glaring paucity of able volunteers to fill posts at national sports associations (NSAs). The bodies need people who are passionate about sports to keep a slew of regular events running, support those chasing415 words
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Article, Illustration1389 2012-04-07 34 This is an edited extract from a talk by Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the Kent Ridge Ministerial Forum on Wednesday. IF YOU look at this year’s Budget, and what we have been doing in the last few years, you can see1,389 words
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587 2012-04-07 34 DENNIS POSADAS - By DENNIS POSADAS FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is an energy consultant who writes on clean energy issues. His latest project is the Greenthinkingfable (http://greenthinkingfable.blogspot.com) ON MARCH 31, millions across the globe once again pledged their support to cut carbon by switching587 words
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Article, Illustration1716 2012-04-07 36 WOON TAI HO - BHUTAN By WOON TAI HO FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is the founder of The Green Orange, a boutique media consultancy. LAST May, I visited Bhutan for the first time to help the Tsao Foundation build a sanctuary for elderly monks in Punakha. The proportionST ILLUSTRATION: ADAM LEE - 1,716 words
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Article, Illustration802 2012-04-07 36 PHUA MEI PIN - By PHUA MEI PIN mpphua@sph.com.sg DURING the recent Budget Debate, Nominated MP Laurence Lien suggested measuring something nebulous: The health of Singapore society. The chief executive of the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre wants clear metrics of how Singapore fares in social health:802 words
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Article, Illustration897 2012-04-07 38 FAREED ZAKARIA - By FAREED ZAKARIA The writer is the host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, editor-at-large of Time magazine and a successor trustee of the Yale Corporation. This article first appeared at www.yaledailynews.com WHEN I arrived at Yale from India in the fall of 1982,PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 897 words
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Article, Illustration958 2012-04-07 38 TERESA LIM - LONDON EYE By TERESA LIM FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a Singaporean based in London. LONDONERS have been watching with a mixture of trepidation and awe the crowning in their own backyard of Europe’s tallest building with a spire 66m high. ThisPHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 958 words
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Article, Illustration790 2012-04-07 38 SALIM OSMAN - BY SALIM OSMAN SENIOR WRITER salim@sph.com.sg ISRAEL may be thousands of kilometres away from Malaysia. Yet it has dominated political debate between the government and the opposition in recent weeks. The debate was not triggered by Israel per se but by the opposition leader Anwar790 words
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225 2012-04-07 40 Anthony D’Cruz - Chivalry is not dead at least in female MRT commuters Anthony D’Cruz I AM 76 years old and, of late, have taken to travelling on the MRT instead of driving or taking a taxi. Upon entering the train carriage, I invariably find myself standing in front of the seat nearest225 words
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436 2012-04-07 40 Juliana Chow (Ms - Juliana Chow (Ms) Director, Corporate Communications Energy Market Authority MR LEONG Sze Hian (“Power tariff peg to fuel prices raises question over latest hike”; Forum Online, Tuesday) asked why the electricity tariff’s fuel component increased by 113 per cent from January436 words
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341 2012-04-07 40 Adrian Tan - Adrian Tan WHILE cooling measures to quell foreign and, to some extent, domestic property speculation appear to be sufficient, similar moves may not be enough to tackle the mass market obsession with property, especially shoebox apartments. Perhaps the fear of missing the341 words
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Article, Illustration87 2012-04-07 40 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR JEFFREY LAW: Council should craft clear property brokering guidelines 2 MS ELAYNE KWOK: Standardise Medisave use for cervical cancer jab 3MR SEET ENG NEO: Credit card concern for FairPrice purchases 4 MR IVAN LIM: New hawker centres should target low-income earners 587 words
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132 2012-04-07 40 Ignatius Lourdesamy - Ignatius Lourdesamy Director (Marketing Development) Housing Development Board WE THANK Ms Karen Lee for her letter on Tuesday (“Flat launches”). The HDB will launch 25,000 Build-to-Order (BTO) flats this year. We understand that some home buyers like Ms Lee may wish to132 words
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Article303 2012-04-07 43 Janis Tan (Ms - SAFE WINDOW CLEANING Janis Tan (Ms) WHILE it is tragic that maids continue to lose their lives while cleaning high-rise windows, it may not be fair to pin the blame entirely on employers (“Onus on bosses to ensure safety of maids”, and “Stop it immediately”303 words
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276 2012-04-07 43 Peter Wadeley - Peter Wadeley IT IS alarming that there has been a third major incident this year involving a cruise ship (“Cruise ship heads for Malaysian port after engine fire”; Sunday). The Singapore-bound Azamara Quest, which is part of the Royal Caribbean Cruises276 words
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271 2012-04-07 43 Peter Chen - Peter Chen RETIREE Peter Foo’s complaint (“Repeat medication: Retiree walks out rather than pay for doctor’s prescription”; Thursday) and the National University Hospital’s reply on the same day (“It’s an admin charge and a common practice, explains NUH”) highlighted two problems. The first is the271 words
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237 2012-04-07 43 Moses Wong - Moses Wong Chief Financial Officer Singapore National Eye Centre WE THANK Madam Tong Jee Cheng for her feedback on Wednesday (“Eye centre”). As a national speciality centre that treats complex eye conditions, we are committed to providing quality and cost-effective care. No patient shall237 words
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226 2012-04-07 43 Cheryl Koh (Ms - Cheryl Koh (Ms) Director Marketing and Corporate Communications National Heritage Board WE THANK Ms Ong Sor Fern (“Offer free access to museums”; Monday) and other readers for sharing their views on the issue of free admission to museums. The National Heritage Board (NHB)226 words
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Article, Illustration98 2012-04-07 45 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE HOME STORIES ONLINE L SBS Transit says it will bear funeral expenses, including repatriation L Jurong West murder suspect to undergo psychiatric tests L PM Lee flags two worrying trends in Singapore More Forum letters98 words
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Article, Illustration98 2012-04-07 1 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE HOME STORIES ONLINE L SBS Transit says it will bear funeral expenses, including repatriation L Jurong West murder suspect to undergo psychiatric tests L PM Lee flags two worrying trends in Singapore More Forum letters98 words
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Article, Illustration838 2012-04-07 1 LEE XIN EN - Large pools of residents a magnet for retailers during uncertain times Luxury brands and retail giants head to the suburbs By LEE XIN EN xinen@sph.com.sg ORCHARD Road may have been voted the world’s top shopping street but suburban malls are keeping pace by drawing high-profilePHOTOS: SAMUEL HE, LEND LEASE, MY PAPER - 838 words
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Article, Illustration630 2012-04-07 2 LIN ZHAOWEI - Number of local users mushrooms to 36,000 from 8,000 a year ago By LIN ZHAOWEI zhaowei@sph.com.sg A SOCIAL network allowing students to submit assignments and contribute to class discussions has proven a big hit. More than 36,000 students and teachers here now usePHOTO: DIOS VINCOY JR FOR THE STRAITS TIMES - 630 words
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492 2012-04-07 2 AMELIA TAN - By AMELIA TAN YALE University will go ahead with plans for the upcoming Yale-National University of Singapore (NUS) College despite a resolution passed on Thursday by its professors calling for civil rights and political freedom to be protected at the college. A Yale492 words
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Article, Illustration622 2012-04-07 4 LIM YAN LIANG - But MBS declines to say why it denied entry to Taiwanese travel writer By LIM YAN LIANG yanliang@sph.com.sg DO ANYTHING remotely suspicious at the gambling tables and you may be put on a casino’s blacklist and barred from entering. The spotlight was thrown on theST FILE PHOTO - 622 words
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464 2012-04-07 4 K.C. VIJAYAN - BYK.C.VIJAYAN K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT A JAPANESE managing director has been ordered to pay $1.999 million to the court, or provide a banker’s guarantee by next week, if he wants to avoid summary judgment on his gambling debt claimed by464 words
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Article, Illustration676 2012-04-07 6 GRACE CHUA - Ministry hiring experts to find out what it takes to change behaviour By GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE families are dismal when it comes to recycling and using energy efficiently, so much so that the Environment and Water Resources Ministry is seeking the help ofST FILE PHOTO - 676 words
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429 2012-04-07 6 LEE XIN EN - By LEE XIN EN ONE of her sons was sentenced to 22 years in jail and 15 strokes of the cane on Thursday; another drowned two weeks ago. And now, Mrs Ezan Khan, 48, could well be in trouble with the429 words
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Article109 2012-04-07 6 TRAINS on the MRT’s North-East Line were delayed by about 20 minutes yesterday afternoon due to a signalling fault. The disruption affected services between Chinatown and Harbourfront stations. Ms Tammy Tan, senior vice-president of corporate communications at SBS Transit, which runs the line, said one109 words
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Article, Illustration450 2012-04-07 9 NG KAI LING - Eatery takes on mission to promote Malay heritage By NG KAI LING kailing@sph.com.sg A NEW Malay restaurant in Kampong Glam will use the food it serves to help promote Malay culture and heritage. To be located at Gedung Kuning (Yellow Mansion), next to a formerPHOTO: BERITA HARIAN - 450 words
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602 2012-04-07 9 JESSICA LIM - By JESSICA LIM BELEAGUERED customers of travel agency Far East Travel Lifestyle will get their money back, said one of its directors. Mr V. Retnasooria told The Straits Times this week that they will get a full refund by the end of next602 words
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Article351 2012-04-07 9 AMELIA TAN - AMELIA TAN RESIDENTS of Punggol South may find parking their cars less of a hassle, with the opening of a temporary carpark for 162 vehicles. The open-air facility beside Block 686, Hougang Street 61, was opened by Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday. He is351 words
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Article, Illustration591 2012-04-07 11 STACEY CHIA - Four undergrads map out the wheelchair-friendly routes By STACEY CHIA staceyc@sph.com.sg WHEELCHAIR-BOUND students in the National University of Singapore (NUS) will soon be able to navigate their way around the campus with greater ease. Four undergraduates have designed six maps covering almost every facultyST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG - 591 words
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Article, Illustration377 2012-04-07 13 SARAH GIAM - 28 restaurants join Make-A-Wish Foundation’s fund-raising event By SARAH GIAM sarahgyx@sph.com.sg TWENTY-EIGHT restaurants will donate half the proceeds of a selected dish this month in a move which could raise $150,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The foundation, which is behind this inaugural event called Wish DishPHOTO: MARISOL FOLEY - 377 words
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Article70 2012-04-07 13 Canadian artist Nadia Bertrand and American artist Janette Maxey are holding a joint exhibition of their paintings, some of which depict daily life in Singapore. The paintings are for sale, and 20 per cent of the proceeds will go to the Singapore General Hospital Needy Patients Fund.70 words
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Article48 2012-04-07 13 Buy handicraft, brooches, keychains and fridge magnets at $2 each from The Singapore Association for Mental Health pushcart at HarbourFront Centre, Level 2. Proceeds will go to the association’s Oasis Day Centre and its beneficiaries. The pushcart is open until Monday, from noon to 8pm.48 words
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Article, Illustration94 2012-04-07 14 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE MONEY STORIES ONLINE L Gold plunges to its lowest level since January L Madoff’s wives to face trustee claims in Ponzi case L Japan passes $1.4 trillion budget More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com Get94 words
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Article, Illustration1187 2012-04-07 14 MAGDALEN NG, YASMINE YAHYA - Businesses abroad now form 40% of revenue for all three local players By MAGDALEN NG, YASMINE YAHYA songyuan@sph.com.sg yasminey@sph.com.sg DBS Group’s announcement this week that it is acquiring Indonesia’s Bank Danamon has once again cast a spotlight on the need for Singapore’s lenders toST FILE PHOTO - 1,187 words
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Article, Illustration520 2012-04-07 16 120,000 new jobs in March, the smallest rise since October last year BLOOMBERG REUTERS WASHINGTON: US payrolls rose far less than expected last month, keeping the door open for further monetary policy support from the Federal Reserve, even as the unemployment rate fellBLOOMBERG; REUTERS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 520 words
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Article, Illustration576 2012-04-07 18 ANDREA ONG, MAGDALEN NG - Firms, govts ‘must work together to turn region’s potential into reality’ By ANDREA ONG, MAGDALEN NG andreao@sph.com.sg songyuan@sph.com.sg WHILE the rise of Asia has become a catchphrase in recent years, companies and governments will have to work together and forge their own path to turnPHOTO: MIKE LEE FOR THE STRAITS TIMES - 576 words
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Article, Illustration420 2012-04-07 18 INVESTORS can learn more about how to invest in the benchmark Straits Times Index and analyse stock price movements, among other topics, at the Invest Fair 2012 this weekend. The two-day fair is at Exhibition Hall 401, Level 4, Suntec Singapore International420 words
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486 2012-04-07 18 IF YOUR company has recently spent money on staff training or bought new computers or high-tech equipment, it is likely that it qualifies for the Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC). The PIC scheme offers companies a tax deduction or cash allowance486 words
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705 2012-04-07 20 JONATHAN KWOK - Directors get shares in own firms in sign of confidence to market: Analysts By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg COMPANY insiders such as directors and substantial shareholders continued buying shares in their firms the past week, even as the general market suffered from a705 words
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Article, Illustration574 2012-04-07 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook has picked the technology-heavy Nasdaq exchange for a much-anticipated stock market debut expected next month, according to unconfirmed reports. Facebook will trade under the symbol “FB” in a record-setting initial public offering (IPO) of shares on Nasdaq,AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; BLOOMBERG; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 574 words
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Article, Illustration96 2012-04-07 1 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE WORLD STORIES ONLINE L The Marines have landed in Australia L Romney from front runner to underdog L Facebook files tit-for-tat suit against Yahoo More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com PHOTO GALLERIES ONLINE L At96 words
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Article, Illustration885 2012-04-07 1 RAHUL BEDI - Government-military ties in India under the spotlight NEWS ANALYSIS By RAHUL BEDI FOR THE STRAITS TIMES shahji.bedi@gmail.com NEW DELHI: India’s deteriorating civil-military relations suffered another jolt this week following a newspaper report that hinted obliquely at an aggressive show of force by the country’s seemingly disgruntledPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 885 words
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Article, Illustration799 2012-04-07 2 Missive from China’s top military paper reflects leadership jitters REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: China’s top military newspaper told troops yesterday to ignore rumours on the Internet and steel themselves for an “ideological struggle” as the ruling Communist Party faces a leadership transition,REUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 799 words
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Article, Illustration425 2012-04-07 2 HONG KONG: An official Chinese paper has heaped praise on the steady development of Shanghai in a front-page commentary seen as an open endorsement of the city’s party chief. The move could boost Mr Yu Zhengsheng’s chances of being promoted later this year425 words
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Article, Illustration414 2012-04-07 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: The hacking group Anonymous yesterday said it would continue targeting China, after announcing that it had hacked hundreds of Chinese websites to protest against Internet censorship in the country. Most of the sites Anonymous China claimed to have hacked were workingAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 414 words
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Article, Illustration602 2012-04-07 4 Unnamed ‘South Asian country’ said to have trained the terrorists REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: China has given rare details of the links between militant groups in its restive far western region of Xinjiang and neighbouring countries as it unveiled a list ofREUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: CNS - 602 words
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391 2012-04-07 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL: North Korea’s new leader Kim Jong Un has visited the naval unit that captured a US spy ship in 1968, the official news agency said yesterday, amid tensions over its planned satellite launch. In theAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS - 391 words
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685 2012-04-07 6 ZAKIR HUSSAIN - Orderly end to race for governorship key to continued peace By ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT zakirh@sph.com.sg BANDA ACEH: Voters in Aceh go to the polls on Monday to elect a governor in a close contest set to test the strength or fragility of a685 words
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Article, Illustration87 2012-04-07 6 Pakistani soldiers cordoning off the site of a suicide bomb attack in Karachi on Thursday. The bomber detonated his explosives near a vehicle carrying a senior police official in Pakistan’s financial capital, killing at least three people, officials said. The target, police officer Rao AnwarPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 87 words
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343 2012-04-07 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES MUZAFFARABAD (Pakistan): Hundreds of Pakistani Islamist activists took to the streets yesterday, calling for holy war and torching a US flag to condemn a US$10 million (S$12.6 million) bounty on the founder of a terrorist group. TheAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; NEW YORK TIMES - 343 words
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Article, Illustration417 2012-04-07 8 Neo Xiaobin - Myanmar’s landmark by-elections on April 1 heralded Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s return to politics and gave credence to the ruling government’s claims of its move towards reform. Photojournalist Neo Xiaobin brings you scenes from this historic event Neo Xiaobin xiaobinn@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Xiaobin IF COLOURS and visuals417 words
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Article, Illustration812 2012-04-07 9 NIRMAL GHOSH - As Myanmar opens up, NGOs hope assistance will flow By NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg AS MYANMAR sheds its pariah status, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are hoping the international donor community will step up its assistance, and the signs are that it will. ButST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN - 812 words
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514 2012-04-07 10 Surge in city dwellers also expected in Indonesia, Nigeria and US, says UN report XINHUA AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE UNITED NATIONS: India, China, Indonesia, Nigeria and the United States are set to lead the world’s growth in urban populations during the next four decades, sparkingXINHUA; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 514 words
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Article, Illustration192 2012-04-07 10 Christians in the region from Indonesia and India to the Philippines and Singapore commemorated the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Good Friday prayers and processions yesterday. The series of ceremonies will culminate tomorrow with Easter when Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ. SINGAPORE: Members of St Joseph’sST PHOTO: LIM WUI LIANG; PHOTO: REUTERS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 192 words
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Article, Illustration782 2012-04-07 11 US Navy embraces new ship for better or worse Shallow-water craft pushed into duty soon despite doubts about its combat readiness NEW YORK TIMES MOBILE (Alabama): The Navy’s newest ship is designed to battle Iranian attack boats, clear mines from the Strait of Hormuz, chase down Somali pirates and keepNEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: NEW YORK TIMES SYNDICATE - 782 words
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223 2012-04-07 11 NEW YORK TIMES MOBILE (Alabama): The shipyard here is booming and expects to have 4,500 workers making it one of the largest private employers in the state after two companies were contracted to build 10 of the Littoral Combat Ships. General Dynamics andNEW YORK TIMES - 223 words
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271 2012-04-07 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE EVRY (France): Fears grew yesterday that a serial killer was stalking housing estates in the suburbs of Paris, where the same weapon has been used to murder four apparently innocent citizens since November. All the victims were shot withAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 271 words
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Article, Illustration547 2012-04-07 12 Russian who plotted to sell arms to terrorists to serve 25 years in US ARMS SMUGGLER TRIAL AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout (below) was sentenced to 25 years in jail by a judge in New York for conspiring toAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; NEW YORK TIMES - 547 words
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Article, Illustration78 2012-04-07 12 A plume of smoke rising from the derelict Japanese ship, Ryou-Un Maru, after it was hit by canon fire from a US Coast Guard cutter on Thursday in the Gulf of Alaska. The Coast Guard decided to sink the ship, swept out to seaPHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 78 words
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370 2012-04-07 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BUCHAREST: A Romanian court yesterday watched Singapore surveillance video footage showing a deadly 2009 car crash allegedly involving a former Romanian diplomat charged with manslaughter. The footage shows a dark-coloured car running down a pedestrian crossing the street but it wasAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 370 words
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Article108 2012-04-07 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: The alleged mastermind of a multibillion-dollar smuggling racket whose extradition to China sparked a bitter diplomatic row with Canada went on trial yesterday, state media reported. The trial of Lai Changxing, 53, began in Xiamen city, in south-east China’s Fujian province, where theAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 108 words
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Article121 2012-04-07 13 THE Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and Royal Thai Army (RTA) concluded an annual bilateral exercise underscoring longstanding defence ties between both countries. Codenamed Exercise Kocha Singa, it was the 14th in the series and was held in Thailand from March 20 to Thursday. It included professional interactions121 words
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Article130 2012-04-07 13 HONG KONG: A Singaporean was sentenced to 22 months behind bars on Thursday after he was convicted of attempting to defraud his employer of HK$390,000 (S$63,000). The District Court heard that Ling Chung-hang, 41, a former senior consultant at the Hong Kong Productivity Council, tried to130 words
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Article127 2012-04-07 13 REUTERS LOS ANGELES: The makers of the viral “Kony 2012” video that drew world attention to a violent rebel campaign by Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony released a new film on Thursday, pushing back against criticism that their work oversimplified a long-running conflict. The video, shot inREUTERS - 127 words
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Article127 2012-04-07 13 BLOOMBERG NEW DELHI: Jewellers in India, the biggest bullion buyer, suspended the longest nationwide strike yesterday after the government assured them it would consider their concerns on a tax on non-branded gold ornaments. The 21-day strike ended after a meeting with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who imposedBLOOMBERG - 127 words
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Article, Illustration392 2012-04-07 13 Watch now you see it, now you don’t SLICEOFLIFE NEW YORK TIMES MOSCOW: Facing a scandal over photographs of its leader wearing an enormously expensive watch, the Russian Orthodox Church worked a little miracle: It made the offending timepiece disappear. Editors doctored a photograph on the church’s website of theNEW YORK TIMES; PHOTOS: NEW YORK TIMES - 392 words
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Miscellaneous222 2012-04-07 18 SPORTS FIXTURES League Home Team Away Team I pored^te/U^e) M League Johor FC LionsXII Sat, 07/04/12 8.45pm For fixtures of all other M League, S.League, E Premier, E League Champ, Spanish, Italian, German, J League, K League, A League and US Soccer League, please visit Singapore Pools website. LIVE TELECAST222 words
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Article, Illustration88 2012-04-07 22 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE SPORTS STORIES ONLINE L Chelsea on Barcelona revenge mission L Ronaldo double as Real ease into semi-finals L De Jong tells Balotelli to stop acting the fool Get your free breaking news from ST iPad88 words
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Article, Illustration735 2012-04-07 22 Mancini and Ferguson reveal how they would handle errant players “I told him, ‘If you played with me, 10 years ago, I would give you every day maybe one punch in your head.’ ROBERTO MANCINI, on troublemaker Mario Balotelli “Strangle them maybe. Players can frustrate you... ButTHE TIMES, LONDON; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 735 words
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Article, Illustration715 2012-04-07 15 Coach confirms bid by star to oust him, though Howard denies it later NEW YORK TIMES ORLANDO: A disorienting wave of dissension and acrimony washed over a National Basketball Association team on Thursday, pitting coach against star, in a spectacle that threatened to ruin their season. TheNEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 715 words
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Article, Illustration702 2012-04-07 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS MANAMA (Bahrain): A year after an an-ti-government revolt forced Bahrain’s rulers to cancel the kingdom’s coveted Formula One race, the grand prix is again smack in the middle of a power struggle. Protesters aiming to break the Sunni regime’s grip on powerASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 702 words
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409 2012-04-07 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO: Even without the National Basketball Association’s reigning Most Valuable Player for a major part of the season, the Chicago Bulls have kept up their winning ways. Luol Deng scored 18 of his 26 points in the second half and Joakim NoahASSOCIATED PRESS - 409 words
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Article, Illustration659 2012-04-07 15 STEVE SLATER - DRIVER’SSEAT By STEVE SLATER stsports@sph.com.sg IT SEEMS almost impossible to believe that, even in the topsy-turvy world of Formula One, Fernando Alonso is leading the drivers’ championship as the season enters the third round in China next week. Of the likely front runners, Ferrari started the season659 words
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Article89 2012-04-07 16 BRUNEI DPMM maintained top spot in the S-League after a last-gasp 1-0 home win over the Courts Young Lions yesterday. Midfielder Azwan Saleh scored the winner two minutes into second-half injury time. DPMM are two points ahead of second-placed Balestier Khalsa, who beat Albirex Niigata89 words
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87 2012-04-07 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS MELBOURNE: Britain’s Victoria Pendleton won the women’s sprint title in dramatic fashion at the world track cycling championships yesterday. After a comfortable win over Lithuania’s Simona Krupeckaite in the first finals heat, the Olympic track cycling champion was edged out in theASSOCIATED PRESS - 87 words
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77 2012-04-07 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE COLOMBO: Off -spinner Graeme Swann grabbed four wickets to leave a rejuvenated England on the brink of a series-levelling win in the second and final cricket Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo yesterday. Sri Lanka, trailing by 185 runs in the firstAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 77 words
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90 2012-04-07 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS GUANGZHOU: Singapore paddlers Li Jiawei and Yu Mengyu are through to the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup. World No. 14 Li won two of her three Group C matches, finishing second in the group. She plays South Korean Seok Ha Jung today.ASSOCIATED PRESS - 90 words
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79 2012-04-07 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS DUISBURG (Germany): Eight-time Olympic champion Birgit Fischer said cardiac arrhythmia is threatening her attempt to come back from retirement and compete at the London Games at age 50. She was forced to give up plans to compete at the German canoe andASSOCIATED PRESS - 79 words
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Article, Illustration528 2012-04-07 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLESTON (South Carolina): Venus Williams kept up with sister Serena by winning a third-round match at the Family Circle Cup, moving one step closer to an all-Williams semi-final. They both reached the quarter-finals on Thursday with straight-set victories.ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 528 words
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Article, Illustration629 2012-04-07 16 LESTER WONG - Zhiqun home and dry on three under, with more wet weather seen today By LESTER WONG qnwong@sph.com.sg THE weather has again played havoc with the 2012 Handa Singapore Classic. Heavy rain caused play to be suspended for more than three hours yesterday at the OrchidPHOTO: BERITA HARIAN - 629 words
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Article, Illustration907 2012-04-07 16 ROB HUGHES - INGO0D CONSCIENCE By ROB HUGHES stsports@sph.com.sg WHEN the colour bar at Augusta National Golf Club was broken 37 years ago, it was by the natural skill of man to play the game. But this year, like every year, women keep knocking on the907 words
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Article, Illustration1360 2012-04-07 17 Attention may be on Woods and McIlroy but world No. 3 shows there are others to watch THE MASTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS LLee Westwood, 1st rd 67 (7 birdies, 9 pars, 2 bogeys) AUGUSTA: Lee Westwood has a firstround lead at aASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 1,360 words
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Article47 2012-04-07 17 UNITED States President Barack Obama believes women should be allowed to join the all-male Augusta National Golf Club, adding pressure on the 80-year-old organisation to drop its restrictive policy. “His personal opinion is that women should be admitted,”White House spokesman Jay Carney said.47 words
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100 2012-04-07 17 PHIL Mickelson did something he had always wanted to do in 20 years of playing the Masters. Despite having the last tee time of the day, he was at Augusta National six hours early on Thursday to watch Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and100 words
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120 2012-04-07 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS TWO bogeys in his last three holes were not the only thing bothering Sergio Garcia. The Spaniard is playing with an infected nail in the middle finger of his left hand, which affects how strongly he grips the club. “It didn’tASSOCIATED PRESS - 120 words
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Article, Illustration378 2012-04-07 17 REUTERS AUGUSTA: Japanese amateur golfer Hideki Matsuyama continued his love affair with the Masters on Thursday, carding a one-under 71 in the first round to outshoot most of the professionals at Augusta National. The 20-year-old student showed no signs of nerves in the pressure-cooker atmosphere toREUTERS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 378 words
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Article353 2012-04-07 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Olympic doping officials are considering whether to tweak their tests after a recent British study showed green tea might hide testosterone from the standard test used to spot it. The study was a test in a lab dish, so scientists areASSOCIATED PRESS - 353 words
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Article604 2012-04-07 18 MAY CHEN - STTA says move to rest stars earlier this year was in their best interest By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) is standing by its move to rest its top paddlers earlier this year, even though the national women’s team now have less time604 words
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Article, Illustration452 2012-04-07 18 IN THE past year, there have been 20 tournaments offering world ranking points to women paddlers from top teams China, Singapore, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong. Here is a look at the form of their key players whoPHOTO: REUTERS - 452 words
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Article500 2012-04-07 18 Today Badminton Australian Open GP: S-finals (Live, StarHub Ch211, noon). Basketball NBA: Denver v Phoenix (Live, StarHub Ch216, 9am), LA Lakers v Houston (Live, Ch202, 10.30am). Cricket Griffin Kinetic League, Clubs Div 2: SPA I v Marina CC I (Kallang, 12.45pm). IPL: Bangalore v Delhi (6.30pm), Deccan500 words
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Article126 2012-04-07 18 Badminton Australian Open GP Gold In Sydney, q-finals (selected) Men’s singles: Simon Santoso (Ina) bt Shon Wan Ho (Kor) 21-15 12-21 21-10, Sho Sasaki (Jpn) bt Taufik Hidayat (Ina) 21-11 22-20. Women’s singles: Bae Youn Joo (Kor) bt Wang Lin (Chn) 21-14 21-23 23-21. Basketball NBA Orlando 80 New126 words
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Article50 2012-04-07 18 KOSUKE KITAJIMA, whose men’s 200m breaststroke time of 2min 8sec at the Japan national swimming championships beat Hungarian Daniel Gyurta’s world championshipswinning time of 2:08.41 in Shanghai last year. The 29-year-old is bidding for a third Olympic double in the 100m and 200m at the London Games50 words
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Article, Illustration1242 2012-04-07 19 SANJAY NAIR - S’pore-M’sia experiment hailed for exposing sides to higher-level football By SANJAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg THE Singapore-Malaysia football experiment seems to have scored, with both clubs involved in the landmark agreement already mounting title challenges in the respective leagues. Results aside, both teams have also been creditedTEXT: SANJAY NAIR PHOTOS: LIM SIN THAI/DESMOND WEE/TNP FILE PHOTO ST GRAPHICS; PHOTO: BERITA HARIAN - 1,242 words
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404 2012-04-07 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID: Real Madrid’s bid to end Barcelona’s monopoly of the Spanish Primera Liga title is set to enter its toughest stretch starting tomorrow against third-place Valencia. Barcelona have what appears to be an easy match at Zaragoza today,ASSOCIATED PRESS - 404 words
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Article238 2012-04-07 19 REUTERS BERNE (Switzerland): Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid overcame German opposition to reach the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday, while fellow Spaniards Valencia joined them by demolishing Dutch side AZ Alkmaar. Portugal’s Sporting Lisbon completed an all-Iberian line-up by knocking out Metalist Kharkiv, who missed a penaltyREUTERS - 238 words
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Article, Illustration651 2012-04-07 20 He insists he won’t miss congested season finale despite fractured ribs 23 days, 7 games CHELSEA have to plough through a fixtures logjam almost one every three days for the rest of April: Today Wigan Athletic (h) Premier League Monday Fulham (a) Premier LeagueAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 651 words
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302 2012-04-07 20 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: To reach the Champions League semi-final against a backdrop of adversity is an achievement for Chelsea, particularly in a year when Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United have failed on the European front. But it hasTHE TIMES, LONDON - 302 words
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415 2012-04-07 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Kenny Dalglish has never fined a player in his managerial career, and he is not about to start now as Liverpool look to get their season back on track. A run of six defeats in their past sevenAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 415 words
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Article, Illustration558 2012-04-07 20 THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Brad Friedel has vowed to play until his legs cannot take it any longer. He knows he will be between the posts at Tottenham Hotspur at the end of next season when, at 42,THE TIMES, LONDON; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 558 words
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Article244 2012-04-07 20 REUTERS MILAN: A fresh refereeing row, another match-fixing scandal and failure to get a team to the Champions League semi-fi-nals for the second year running have cast gloom over the weekend’s Italian Serie A matches. Leaders AC Milan, on 64 points, face Fiorentina todayREUTERS - 244 words
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432 2012-04-07 21 RICHARD LENTON - By RICHARD LENTON The writer is a mio Stadium host and an experienced EPL broadcaster and journalist. Catch him on Samsung Score! (Friday, 10pm) mio TV Ch102 L THREE successive victories have dragged Bolton out of the relegation zone, but if the Trotters slip up432 words
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Article, Illustration933 2012-04-07 21 RICHARD JOLLY - Title race could be over for poor-travellers City if they lose to the Gunners THE BIG MATCH By RICHARD JOLLY stsports@sph.com.sg THE signs will proclaim that the opulent North London ground is called the Emirates Stadium. In reality, though, Manchester City are entering the last-chance saloon.TEXT: RICHARD JOLLY PHOTOS: REUTERS/AP/AFP ST GRAPHICS - 933 words
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572 2012-04-07 21 JAMES DUCKER - By JAMES DUCKER THE TIMES, LONDON stsports@sph.com.sg ROBERTO Mancini could not stand accused of only recently speaking his mind. On his first day as Manchester City manager, it was his honesty that got Garry Cook, the club’s former chief executive, into a bit572 words
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Article, Illustration395 2012-04-07 21 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Antonio Valencia has asked Manchester United to delay an operation that he has been scheduled to have until after the end of the season. He hopes that the move will enable him to play for Ecuador in theirTHE TIMES, LONDON; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 395 words
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Advertisement268 2012-04-07 1 EXOTIC FINDS AT CHATUCHAK MARKET Report finds trade in illegal wildlife in Thailand has extensive reach. D7-9 SPECIALREPORT THENEW ORTHODOX On Easter weekend, a season of rebirth, Lee Siew Hua explores the revival of Christian movements returning to roots and reflection. It’s iPads and Gregorian chants in Latin for (from268 words
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Article, Illustration1983 2012-04-07 2 LEE SIEW HUA - Some Christian circles are increasingly taking to ancient traditions, in part as a reaction to growing modernity By LEE SIEW HUA SENIOR WRITER siewhua@sph.com.sg JAZZY megachurches may be winning multitudes but the ancient is alive among some Christian circles that ardently return to their rootsST PHOTO: JASON QUAH; ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN - 1,983 words
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Article, Illustration1140 2012-04-07 3 LEE SIEW HUA - By LEE SIEW HUA SENIOR WRITER ANTIQUITY is hot, with young believers often driving the revival of tradition in Christianity. Doctrine and rich history are a delight and not a deadweight for 15-year-old Sarah Lim, who worships at the Covenant Evangelical Reformed Church. Her small, traditionalST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN; ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE; ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH - 1,140 words
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Article326 2012-04-07 3 LEE SIEW HUA - LEE SIEW HUA EASTER celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, three days after his crucifixion and death. Christians believe that Jesus died on the cross to pay the penalty of death in place of the sinful human race. He was buried and rose with a glorified body. His326 words
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Article, Illustration877 2012-04-07 4 LEE SIEW HUA - LEE SIEW HUA IN 1975, Ms Angela Lee and a friend walked up a hill and arrived at a red-stone monastery in the French village of Taize. The two youthful pilgrims in their 20s lingered a week to pray and reflect in the Taize Community,ST PHOTOS: JASON QUAH; ST PHOTOS: RAJ NADARAJAN - 877 words
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1164 2012-04-07 4 LEE SIEW HUA - By LEE SIEW HUA SENIOR WRITER siewhua@sph.com.sg DR AUGUSTINE Tan leads a church which celebrates seven Jewish festivals. Just last night, his Hephzibah Christian Fellowship joined Jews worldwide in sharing a Passover supper. This festival celebrates the exodus of enslaved Jews from ancient Egypt.1,164 words
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Article, Illustration960 2012-04-07 5 LEE SIEW HUA - By LEE SIEW HUA SENIOR WRITER siewhua@sph.com.sg MR FRANCIS Nyan, a senior vice-presi-dent at a bank, and his Catholic friends fill a gem-like chapel with ancient Gregorian chants sung in Latin every fortnight. Singing from chant sheets on iPads or on paper, his little choirST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE; ST PHOTOS: ALPHONSUS CHERN - 960 words
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753 2012-04-07 5 LEE SIEW HUA - LEE SIEW HUA THE church sings psalms from a 1650 Scottish hymn book in a room without adornment. There are no instruments. Pastor J.J. Lim, 46, exhorts the congregation of 150 at Pilgrim Covenant Church, perched on stackable plastic chairs, to obey753 words
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Article, Illustration700 2012-04-07 6 EISEN TEO - Newcomers hope funny take on local events will resonate with audience WATCH THIS FACE By EISEN TEO eisenteo@sph.com.sg SIGHT Lines Productions may be one of the newest, smallest professional theatre companies in Singapore, but it has plus-sized ambitions. Never mind that it was foundedPHOTOS: SIGHT LINES PRODUCTIONS - 700 words
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Article, Illustration638 2012-04-07 6 BENJAMIN LOW JIAN YU - MY THOUGHTS By BENJAMIN LOW JIAN YU The writer, 20, is a second-year moving images student at Temasek Polytechnic. THE last time I packed my luggage, it was filled with clothes and tourist comforts. But on a trip to Cambodia last October, bubble-wrapped filmPHOTO: TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC - 638 words
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461 2012-04-07 6 KRISTIE MICHELLE CHIEW - LETTERS HOME By KRISTIE MICHELLE CHIEW The writer, 22, is a final-year political science and history major at the University of Western Australia. GROWING up in Hong Kong, I remember having shark’s fin soup on every important occasion. Shark’s fin has long been461 words
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Article285 2012-04-07 6 YouthInk writers discuss whether it is possible to wean young people off their electronic devices. MY LIFE I RECENTLY got together with a group of secondary school classmates to visit a bedridden friend. We got a friend in Taiwan to send his regards via video conference285 words
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102 2012-04-07 6 “MY BROTHER started taking public transport to school when he was eight, and a mobile phone was necessary so that my parents could ensure he was safe. Children learn from a young age that they can rely on mobile phones as devices which help ensure102 words
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78 2012-04-07 6 “I SUGGEST that we refrain from allowing widespread use of electronic devices at the primary school level. For example, instead of getting students to buy laptops for e-learning, textbooks ought to be used. “This way, students can concentrate on studying and not be distracted78 words
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Article, Illustration1259 2012-04-07 7 AMELIA TENG - Ad sites turning into grounds for hunting endangered species By AMELIA TENG ateng@sph.com.sg SOME say cyberspace is a jungle, with no rules. For endangered and other protected animals, the Internet is proving a very dangerous place indeed more dangerous than the natural predators they1,259 words
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Article, Illustration510 2012-04-07 8 A shopper’s paradise, Chatuchak Market draws people with unique and kitsch items sold in a sprawling 30ha of shops. Its wildlife section is teeming with exotic animals, some of them endangered. Smugglers put the animals in a suitcase, tape their legs and head, and keep them510 words
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Article, Illustration897 2012-04-07 9 AMELIA TENG - Growing affluence boosts demand for items like rhino horn By AMELIA TENG ateng@sph.com.sg LAST year was a grim year for Asia’s wildlife, says a leading activist in a group trying to eradicate the trade and killing of protected animals. Mr Chris Shepherd, deputy regional director of897 words
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Advertisement196 2012-04-07 1 Life! Takes You Places Jay Talking The eight-seater Nissan ElgrandE17 Big on comfort Five teams in Adelaide travel race E2 Desert daredevil Singaporean woman crosses world’s largest sand desertE3 Save the soul of hawker food E14 British novelist Alan Hollinghurst writes about sex explicitly albeit elegantly. He talks to CORRIE196 words
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Article, Illustration501 2012-04-07 2 natasha ann zachariah - Life! Takes You Places contest down to five final pairs, who head to Adelaide on Monday natasha ann zachariah natashaz@sph.com.sg It is ready, set, go for the five pairs of finalists of the Life! Takes You Places travel contest. They will fly to AdelaideST PHOTO: NURIA LING - 501 words
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Article, Illustration467 2012-04-07 2 New York Times Associated Press New York Jim Marshall (below), who made rock ’n’ roll rawer and noisier by inventing the amplifier that helped define guitarists from Jimi Hendrix to members of countless garage bands, died on Thursday at a hospice in London. HeNew York Times; Associated Press - 467 words
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Article, Illustration808 2012-04-07 3 huang huifen - Hajar Ali is believed to be the first woman to traverse the world’s largest sand desert huang huifen hfhuang@sph.com.sg Singaporean Hajar Ali, 32, has crossed the world’s largest sand desert, the Middle East’s “Empty Quarter”, making her what is believed to be the first woman toPHOTO: DESMOND LUI FOR THE STRAITS TIMES; PHOTOS: COURTESY OF HAJAR ALI; ST GRAPHICS - 808 words
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Article, Illustration1085 2012-04-07 4 annabeth leow - As cemeteries make way for the living, businesses which engrave tombs by hand are struggling annabeth leow leowhma@sph.com.sg Booting up his desktop computer to create a stencil sticker, Mr Raymond Toh, 42, carefully counts the number of Chinese characters in the design his client hasST PHOTOS: RAJ NADARAJAN - 1,085 words
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Article, Illustration650 2012-04-07 5 Two million visitors are expected at the ‘greatest flower show on earth’ in the Netherlands Associated Press Venlo, Netherlands The sun is shining, trees are budding and flowers are unfurling their brilliant petals a bit earlier than planned, thanks to an early Dutch spring and the hundredsAssociated Press; PHOTOS: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 650 words
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Article, Illustration1546 2012-04-07 6 corrie tan - Alan Hollinghurst’s latest novel may lack his signature explicit sex scenes, but its pages are still packed with inspired prose corrie tan corriet@sph.com.sg Look over the shoulder of anyone reading an Alan Hollinghurst novel, and it is likely that some sort of sexual act will be unfoldingPHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 1,546 words
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Article993 2012-04-07 7 Coming home to Channel 5 Thank you for your interesting article, Do You Really Want To Come Home To 5? (Life!, March 30). My family certainly did come home to 5 before the Internet took precedence in our lives. We most enjoyed the television993 words
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Article106 2012-04-07 7 Florence Kua - Florence Kua I refer to Marriage On The Quick (LifeStyle, April 1). I think couples should date for at least two years before marrying. That way, they can understand each other by observing the way their partner interacts with others. They should not date for too long, otherwise106 words
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Article, Illustration185 2012-04-07 7 Lim Hoon Tong - Lim Hoon Tong I read with interest John Lui’s article (Shut Out At The Cinema, Life!, March 28). It was an interesting and balanced read, with viewpoints from both the large cinema chains and the independent ones. While I can appreciate the need for the cinemaST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE - 185 words
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Article, Illustration249 2012-04-07 7 Kim Wong-Nathan - Kim Wong-Nathan Vice-President, Channel 5 Network Programming Promotions, MediaCorp We refer to the article Do You Really Want To Come Home To 5? (Life!, March 30). Here are some additional insights. Based on Kantar Media surveys, the daily TV Audience Measurement system used249 words
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Article197 2012-04-07 7 Anthony Brice - Anthony Brice General manager Singapore Symphony Orchestra We thank Mr Eugene Tan for his letter (Let Souptel Carry On Playing, Life!, March 31). Alexander (Sasha) Souptel is a wonderful musician and an inspiring mentor to a whole generation of violinists in Singapore. His zest for197 words
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Article264 2012-04-07 7 Rachel Tan - Rachel Tan I recently moved back to Singapore after a five-year stint in London and chanced upon Sandra Leong’s column, What Moving To London Meant To Me (Lifestyle, April 1), as I was browsing through The Sunday Times. It saddens me to know that that264 words
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Article, Illustration1203 2012-04-07 8 ANN ZACHARIAH, LIEW WEI LIN - Need design inspiration or do-it-yourself suggestions at your fingertips? NATASHA ANN ZACHARIAH and LIEW WEI LIN pick out seven iPhone applications to help you ANN ZACHARIAH, LIEW WEI LIN natashaz@sph.com.sg lweilin@sph.com.sg Decor Adviser Price: Free Good for: Knowing how much paint is needed for a paint jobST PHOTOS: DESMOND WEE, DESMOND FOO, FILE; ST PHOTOS: FILE, DESMOND FOO, NATASHA ANN ZACHARIAH - 1,203 words
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Article, Illustration131 2012-04-07 9 Light up your work and protect your eyes at the same your eyes time with office solutions’ provider 3M’s latest offering. The 3M Polarizing Light BL5100 uses a polarising filter to reduce direct glare by up to 62 per cent on reading materials and work surfaces an upgradePHOTO: 3M - 131 words
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Article, Illustration720 2012-04-07 10 manuela hoelterhoff - The rash of grand arts venues worldwide is a means to showcase wealth and power manuela hoelterhoff Bloomberg You may not know this but Paul Andreu is very big in China. The French architect, who made news when part of a terminal ceiling at theBloomberg; PHOTOS: BLOOMBERG - 720 words
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Article, Illustration845 2012-04-07 11 With technology now a big thing, furniture firms have products to incorporate the devices New York Times New York Philippe Starck was in town last week, to introduce the Zik wireless headphones he designed for French company Parrot. But Starck, who had just flown in from Paris, seemedNew York Times; PHOTO: NEW YORK TIMES - 845 words
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Article, Illustration535 2012-04-07 12 lee reich - With its rich composition and sponginess, humus is one of the things soils love lee reich Associated Press Let’s pay homage to humus. No one can say exactly what humus is because it is a witch’s brew of thousands of organic compounds that result from the decomposition ofAssociated Press; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 535 words
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Article, Illustration264 2012-04-07 12 root awakening I bought this small plant (right) which has flowers that bloom in the day and close in the dark. What is its name and how shall I care for it? It is an ornamental cultivar, scientifically known as Portulaca oleracea. It is aPHOTO: PHILIP ONG - 264 words
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Article, Illustration124 2012-04-07 14 ‘I have nothing against marriage. I am opposed to marrying for other reasons. What I hate is, “Hey, you’re 37, why aren’t you married?” Why do I have to be married because I’m 37?’ Actress-director Xu Jinglei (left) ‘I often think that she brought us together...124 words
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Article, Illustration916 2012-04-07 14 jeremy au yong - What will happen to beloved dishes if hawkers start selling their recipes to the highest bidder? jay talking jeremy au yong jeremyau@sph.com.sg When life throws a problem your way, you often have to choose: Do you fight, flee or complain about it toST ILLUSTRATION: ADAM LEE - 916 words
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Article, Illustration686 2012-04-07 15 christopher tan - Soft-top two-seater Mini Roadster is a tiny bundle of joy that yields loads of driving pleasure christopher tan senior correspondent christan@sph.com.sg The Mini Roadster rattles like a can of marbles, but it looks much better than the Coupe on which it is based. More importantly,PHOTO: MINI - 686 words
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Article, Illustration759 2012-04-07 16 christopher tan - christopher tan MORE POWERFUL BRZ IN THE WORKS? Will or won’t Subaru make an STi version of the BRZ? At the launch of the sexy coupe at Clarke Quay on Wednesday, Mr Glenn Tan, executive director of Tan Chong International, distributor for Subaru, said there will not bePHOTOS: MERCEDES-BENZ, BMW, TOYOTA MOTOR, INFINITI, JAGUAR - 759 words
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Article133 2012-04-07 16 A recent accident damaged the rear of my car. After the repairs, I notice the engine behaving differently. When idling, the engine speed is as high as 1,800rpm, and at high speeds of around 100kmh, it is between 2,500rpm and 2,600rpm, when it used to be 2,800rpm. Is133 words
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Article, Illustration736 2012-04-07 17 christopher tan - Nissan’s boxy Elgrand keeps big families on the go comfortable and suitably entertained christopher tan senior correspondent christan@sph.com.sg Nissan’s Elgrand has never quite been as popular as the Toyota Alphard in these parts. Which is rather curious because the big, boxy eight seater concedes nothing to its ToyotaPHOTOS: NISSAN MOTOR - 736 words
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Article, Illustration379 2012-04-07 20 chen shanshan - The film also won the Best Male Performance award in The New Paper’s annual film fest chen shanshan sschen@sph.com.sg A short film about the psychological struggles of a chess player ahead of a big match clinched the top prize at The New Paper’s second annualPHOTOS: THE NEW PAPER - 379 words
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Article489 2012-04-07 20 chang tou liang - chang tou liang review concert THE RETURN OF THE MAD CHINAMAN Dick Lee Singapore Chinese Orchestra Singapore Conference Hall/Thursday If one wondered if there were such a thing as a Singaporean song, as opposed to a Chinese, Malay or Tamil song, then look no further than489 words
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Article, Illustration401 2012-04-07 22 Reuters Los Angeles Kanye West (right) professed his love for reality TV star Kim Kardashian in a new song leaked online on Thursday, and the pair were spotted out on the town in New York together. In Theraflu, named after the over-the-counter cough medicine,Reuters; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 401 words
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Article, Illustration331 2012-04-07 22 Reuters Missoula, Montana Three Cups Of Tea author Greg Mortenson has agreed to pay US$1 million (S$1.3 million) to compensate his Montana-based charity for using it to promote and buy copies of his books, a report from the state attorney-general said on Thursday. The settlement betweenReuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 331 words
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79 2012-04-07 22 Nicole Kidman, 44, is in talks to play the late Grace Kelly in Grace Of Monaco, a film by French director Olivier Dahan (La Vie En Rose), Variety reported. It said “nearly every top actress in Hollywood” is seeking the role and that no79 words
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Article54 2012-04-07 22 Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam has postponed his 15-city United States solo tour because of nerve damage in his right arm. The damage stems from a back injury he suffered earlier this year. The tour dates will be rescheduled for November and December, except for54 words
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Article34 2012-04-07 22 Walt Disney Studios announced that a sequel to last year’s superhero hit Captain America: The First Avenger will open on April 4, 2014. The film will feature a modern-day setting.34 words
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44 2012-04-07 22 Prices went through the roof on Thursday at a Paris auction of watches owned by French film idol Alain Delon, 76. Auction house Cornette de Saint-Cyr said the sale brought in ¤443,875 (S$730,176), with many Chinese buyers bidding.44 words
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