Tabla, 3 July 2009

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  • 24 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INlJ IT jPOMMUNITY MICA (P) 181/03/2009 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2009 SfSl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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    • 25 1 FESTIVAL OF INDIAN FOOD i FIND OUT ON PAGE 15 ROHIT BRUNATH TRIES TO PICK HIS TOP 10 SPORTS BOOKS miLiMiii His Lite and Time.
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    • 35 1 7 GETYOUR copy of tabla! 7-ELEVEN OUTLETS, INCLUDING SHELL STATIONS WHILE STOCKS LAST SINGAPOREAN 'JACKOS' SAY GOODBYE TO THE GLOVED ONE PAGE 14 B i WUt A; f "V V.-„ a* >** a tciii i ■I
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  • INDIA
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    • 722 1  -  ROHAN SOLAPURKAR Rohan Solapurkar is the head of tax at BDO Raffles in Singapore. The views expressed in the article are his own and he can be contacted at rohan@bdo.com.sg NON-Resident Indians, more commonly known as NRIs, are an increasing lot in Singapore. They are a mixed bag
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    • 729 2  -  Rohan Solapurkar If an Indian who has taken Singapore citizenship sells property in India belonging to him before he became a citizen here, does he have to pay taxes in India and Singapore? If an Indian citizen becomes a Singaporean, he can opt to become
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    • 666 4 Indian appointed to help the US engage Muslim countries ONE US first lady, after listening to her eloquent speech, got her a job in the White House. And now a former first lady, seeing her good work, has thrust her onto the world stage. That is the
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    • regional roundup
      • 68 4 No cigarette sales near schools THE Karnataka high court has directed the state government to ban the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products near educational institutions. Once the court directive, made on June 29, is implemented, the sale of such products cannot be made within 100 yards of the
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      • 85 4 Heat affects apple farming THE average temperature around this time of the year should be 24 to 25 deg C but it has been hovering around 30 deg C in the low and middle hills of the state. This has affected the famed apple orchards of Himachal Pradesh.
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      • 87 4 Police to get helicopters THE police in India’s big cities will be provided with helicopters, like in New York and London, as part of the future mega city policing plan. India’s home minister P. Chidambaram said this after he inaugurated the first of four hubs of the elite National
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      • 98 4 JAMMU KASHMIR Reserve police force pulled out Reserve police force pulled out THE Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has come under fire in Kashmir. Not only has the state police registered a murder case against a CRPF personnel, the force itself has been ordered to leave Baramulla town and it
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      • 71 4 More houses to meet demand WITH the population of Delhi growing by the day, the Delhi Development Authority has come up with a plan to provide 65,000 flats for the economically weaker sections and the lower- and middle-income groups over the next four years. The Indian Express reported that
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    • 587 6 The 800-year-old Konark Sun Temple is being given a new lease of life WONDERS OF INDIA Part 2 tabla@sph.com.sg WHEN a few loose stones reportedly fell off the Sun Temple in Konark last month, the incident created a hue and cry. The Archaeological Survey of
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  • PERSONALITY
    • 907 8  -  tabla! talk with Patrick with Patrick Jonas patrickj@sph.com.sg HE REMEMBERS vividly that August evening three years ago. He went to bed with a nagging headache and woke up with it the next morning. In the office that day Mr Vijay Santhanam went through the motions but
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 735 9  -  Sanchit Suri likes to do everything well, and his tourism and hospitality course at MDIS teaches him just that ANNA GERKE tabla@sph.com.sg IT IS not often that you get Indian doctor parents telling their children not to pursue medicine as a profession. But that is exactly what
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    • 619 10  -  Oktoberfest-style Indian food fiesta will be part of Singapore Food Festival SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph. com.sg WHEN it comes to the Singapore Food Festival (SFF), the participation of the Indian restaurants has been rather sporadic. Restaurateurs preferred to hold their own SFF specials in-house or
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    • 308 12 Networking sessions and internships in India are some of the measures to encourage entrepreneurship THE Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce Industry (Sicci) has been around for 85 years. And in that time, it has done more than its share to promote the business interests and
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    • YOUTH IN ENTERPRISE 1
      • 553 12  -  Pradeep Paul SEVENTEEN years ago, Mr Yahiya Khan decided he didn’t want to work for anyone. Confident of his own abilities, the O-level holder, who studied at Bendemeer Primary and East Payoh Secondary, set out on his own. Now 38, he is the managing director
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    • Article, Illustration
      485 13  -  Seven engineering students from India and Sri Lanka win second prize in the Singapore Space Challenge SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg THEY knew very little about space other than what Star Trek and all the other science fiction movies told them and even less about space science. But when the
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    • 285 13  -  ANNA GERKE WHO said Singapore students lack imagination and problem-solving skills? One has only to look at the line-up for this year’s Imagine Cup finals in Cairo to cast away that thought. There are nine categories and teams from Singapore will compete in
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    • 225 17 THE fight to be the premier air hub is tough and Singapore’s aviation sector must capitalise on new opportunities and growth areas to stay ahead of its rivals. Calling on key players, including the newly-corpo-Changi Airport Group and Singa- including newly-corpo-ratised Changi Airport
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    • Singapore news
      • 134 17 CRACK units of the Singapore Armed Forces the Army’s Commandos and Special Operations Force, and the Navy’s divers will be brought together under one command to tackle terrorist threats. Previously, these units operated independently. The newly-formed Special Operations Task Force, however, will mix and match the different
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      • 139 17 FROM next year, the assorted stilt-walkers, musicians and other performers who grace the Chingay parade will strut their stuff over a 1km route that will begin at the Formula One Pit Building at Marina Bay and end at the Singapore Flyer. The move marks an
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      • 128 17 RUNNING the air-conditioner to beat the heat over the next three months will cost $1.50 to $15.20 more a month. This is because electricity prices here went up by about 7 per cent on July 1, on the back of increasing fuel oil prices, said utilities
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    • 244 21 61,000 Number of millionaires in Singapore, down by 22 per cent due to the global financial meltdown 60Number of elephant statues Mayawati has erected across Uttar Pradesh. She used Rs52.2 crores from state funds Rs 15 lakhs Average size of loan given by Indian mortgage lender LIC Housing
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    • 333 21 “I was so afraid that I would stumble, especially when I had my eyes on the torch most of the time.” SIM University undergraduate Muhammad Nashrun who took part in the torch relay for the Asian Youth Games which began here on June 29 “When we finished
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    • 237 11 1 I 1 1 SINGAPORE FOOD FFSTIVAL A W 3k rr a ar !C Thursday 16 July to Sunday 19 July 2009 6pm 11pm daily Tented Area Opposite Serangoon Plaza, Serangoon Road All are welcome Catch these programme highlights: Thursday, 16 July 2009 Opening Ceremony Guest-of-Honour, Dr Balaji Sadasivan Senior
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    • 243 13 4 SINGAPORE INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INDUSTRY Tsas Inslilulc of South Asian Studies India Budget 2009 SINGAPORE Dale Thursday, 9 July 2009 Time 3.00pm to 5.00pm Venue SGX Auditorium, Level 2 SGX Centre I 2 Shenton Way Singapore *****4 Registration www.sicci.com Closing Date Tuesday, 7 July 2009 Enquiries Mr Sridhar
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 948 14/15  -  As fans in Singapore bid a tearful farewell to Michael Jackson, local Jacko impersonators say their MJ gig may just be over SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg MICHAEL is gone. But ardent fans like Mr V. Prakash, Mr Jey Chandran and Mr Roy Edwin David
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    • 269 14/15 GOTCHA... the “sardar” on Page 1 and on the right is actually actress Rani Mukherjee in her latest right actually Rani Mukherjee in her latest role. She will play a sardar, complete with beard and turban, in Yash Raj Films’ next movie Dil Bole Hadippa. And, according
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    • 339 14/15  -  SHEELA NARAYANAN Singapore. sheela@sph.com.sg SIX years ago, Sonam Kapoor was an overweight teenager living in Singapore, clubbing with her fellow United World College classmates at Mohd Sultan Road and hanging out at Holland Village, having “Chinese fried rice and kailan with oyster sauce” at
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  • EDUCATION
    • 268 16  -  There’s more to school than homework and exams. That’s why tabla! has this page for students of the three Indian schools here, to play reporter and photographer (This page is rotated among the schools. Next week, DPS) MERCY THOMAS, Class 8B JUNE 13 was a memorable
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 206 16  -  SHREYA SAMAVEDHAM, Class 8B IT was early morning and all the students were settling down in their respective classes when our teacher rushed into class and announced that we were having a poster-making competition for World Environment Day. All the girls in 8B were so happy
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      • 150 16  -  AALEKYA REDDAM, Class IGCSE REDDAM, Class 9 IGCSE ON JUNE 22, I went on stage to receive my vice-president’s badge in the new school senate. A gamut of emotions went through me as the badge was pinned on my shirt by the principal. I had waited
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  • RELAX
    • 48 18/19 PRAVIN SAIVI FRIENDS This concert features Pravin Saivi (left), who will be singing songs from his upcoming album, as well as some of Singapore’s top Tamil singers. Tickets: $5 When: July 4, 6pm Where: Singapore Art Museum Contact: 6332-3222 or e-mail thefixx@mail. com
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    • 369 18/19 SANTH MELA A musical evening of Marathi Abhangs set to the backdrop of the Warkari’s Pilgrimage for the Aashadh ekasdesi. Tickets: $15, $25 When: July 3, 8pm Where: Drama Centre Black Box, National Library Building Contact: 9815-9646 or 9611-9145 PUTHIYA UTHIRAM’S DOUBLE BILL: MUNDRU SUVAR BOMMAIKKUL This year’s
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    • 97 18/19 KAMBAKKHT ISHQ Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Sylvester Stallone. This movie marks a historic first on two levels: The first Bollywood feature to include the presence of a major Hollywood star (Sylvester Stallone) and the first to be shot at a Hollywood studio (Universal) with an elephantine budget
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    • TV HIGHLIGHTS
      • friday
        • 29 18/19 3 pm yiJAY A young man from an affluent family falls in love with a girl from a poor household. Will their love overcome the hurdles of society?
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        • 41 18/19 4.30pm SONY ENT SWARG Sahabji is left virtually penniless after Dhanraj and Sahabji’s brothers take over his vast business empire. He is also devastated when his wife dies. It is now up to his servant Krishna to set things right.
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        • 34 18/19 9pm VAS ANTHA M THEN MAZHAI Another blockbuster from K. Balachander featuring Gemini Ganesan and Savithri. Cho, Nagesh and Manorama ensure the comical aspect with a touch of drama from the master.
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        • 78 18/19 10pm STAR GOLD Vishal Dixit (Emraan Hashmi) is in an unhappy marriage with Anjali (Sayali Bhagat). The two have a five-year-old daughter who is diabetic. On a train ride, Vishal meets a beautiful woman named Roma (Geeta Basra) who, like him, is also in a marriage on the
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      • saturday
        • 35 18/19 2pm VIJAY Hero, who is serving a life sentence, believes that his wife is a traitor. He escapes from jail, only to realise that she is genuine and now has his child too.
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        • 24 18/19 4pm VASANTHAM If you missed this movie earlier, watch it now. Stars Shahid Kapur as Aditya and Kareena Kapoor as Geeta.
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        • 61 18/19 9pm VASANTHAM Impoverished school dropout Siva (Jeeva, far right with Anuya) and a courier firm’s well-to-do female employee Shakthi (Anuya) meet on a train. The duo spin yarns to impress each other. Siva claims to be claims to be an army officer and Shakthi pretends to be
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        • 31 18/19 10pm ZEE TV Saif Ali Khan had all fun possible as he and Deepika Padukone graced the episode of Zee’s L’il Champs this week.
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      • sunday
        • 33 18/19 2pm VIJAY A priest, believing that the hero is from their sect, gets his daughter married to him. But he then finds out that his son-in-law is actually a barber.
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        • 49 18/19 4 pm STARGOLD Gaurav’s (Akshay Kumar, below with Paresh Rawal) desire is to get his father (Paresh Rawal) married to his lost love. Gaurav and Sheekha (Genelia D’Souza) embark on a rib-tickling journey to arrange his father’s marriage. In the process, they become soul mates.
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        • 43 18/19 10.30pm STAR PLUS AWARDS Watch the members of the Indian film fraternity come together to celebrate Hindi cinema at The Venetian-Macao-Resort-Hotel in Macau. The star studded line-up includes the Bachchans, Sushmita Sen, Govinda and Sonam Kapoor. Be prepared for great entertainment.
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      • monday
        • 32 18/19 3pm VIJAY A rich man and his son become estranged over the choice of a bride. The son leaves home and gets married but finds himself beset with marital problems.
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        • 42 18/19 10pm STAR GOLD IMTIHAAN Vicky sees Priti at one of his concerts and falls in love with her. Her dad gets them married. But Priti is already married. Her first husband Raja already Her first husband Raja returns and demands answers.
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      • tuesday
        • 49 18/19 9pmVTV Trouble-maker Badri (Vijay) is the source of his father’s (Kitty) heartache. His father pins his hopes on his older brother Vetri’s (Riyaz Khan) winning the kickboxing championship. When his brother becomes bedridden, Badri decides to redeem himself in his father’s eyes by fighting in the championship match.
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      • Wednesday
        • 45 18/19 8pmVTV Citizen (Ajith), has many identities Anthony, Abdullah and Arivanandham. He kidnaps three senior government officials and leaves clues to his reasons for doing so. Soon it is discovered that many years ago, an entire village had been wiped off the map of India...
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      • thursday
        • 89 18/19  -  7pm STAR GOLD Compiled by Surendar Kaur Compiled by Surendar Kaur (Programmes Rahul (Rahul Roy) and Anu Verghese (Anu Aggarwal) fall in love. Wanting to establish himself before marrying Anu, Rahul becomes a singer but his ego is hurt as he is under the impression that she helped him
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    • Article, Illustration
      168 18/19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1) Which animal is also known as boomer? a) Kangaroo b) Cheetah c) Koala 2) With which athletic event would you associate the term Fosbury Flop? a) High jump b) 100 metres c) Steeplechase 3) Which element has the chemical symbol W? a) Copper b) Sodium c)
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    • 65 18/19 Listings on this page are free. Write to: tabla!, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Tower Block, Level 5, Singapore *****4; fax: 6319-8311 or e-mail: tabla@sph.com.sg at least two weeks ahead. Include the name of the event, organiser, venue, date and time, ticket prices and your name, address and contact number. Send
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  • Page 18/19 Miscellaneous
    • 288 18/19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Some artists’ studios 6 “The Flim-___ Man” (1967 movie) 10 Some exemptions 14 Alaskan native 15 Important caucus locale 16 Took an elevator, e.g. 17 Historic Alabama city 18 Setting for three kings, perhaps 20 Paint-mixing boards 22 Argument side 23 Not fixed 24 Some post office
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    • 217 18/19 Take the Iifa quiz and win Star Plus goodies IF YOU’RE waiting to watch the International Indian Film Academy Awards (Iifa) on TV, how about picking up some Star Plus goodies too? All you need to do is e-mail the answers to these three simple questions (pssst, all answers can
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 461 20 FUTURE SPEAKS Aries New deals and investments will be profitable. An expansion in career/business may also take place. Long distance trips will be fruitful. Family atmosphere will be very pleasant. You will enjoy success and your reputation will be enhanced. Taurus A week of tension and frustration at work and
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    • 30 20 SOLUTIONS crossword quiz sudoku 1) Kangaroo 2) High jump 3) Tungsten 4) Buddhism 5) Mussolini 6) Harmonium 7) Coins 8) Vikram Chandra 9) Turkey 10) China who am i? Chiranjeevi
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  • SPORTS
    • 240 22  -  HEMANT KENKRE EVEN as most cricket buffs are recovering from the ICC Twenty20 World Cup, Singapore’s women cricketers are getting ready for some of the same exciting brand of cricket. They are off to Kuala Lumpur for the Asian Cricket Council Women’s T20
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    • 321 22  -  Local Weekend Cricket Report Hemant Kenkre THANKS to a disciplined effort by their batsmen, SCA Colts notched up a 52-run win over Indian Association in the Division 1 competition. Narender Reddy, coming in at one down, scored an unbeaten 84 off 104 balls with five fours
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    • 741 23  -  Six attempts. Six Top 10 lists. Ah, who cares? They’re all worth a read anyway FREEWHEELING Rohit Brijnath rohitb@sph.com.sg Rohit Brijnath is a Senior Correspondent with The Straits Times IN MY study, against one wall, a deep black bookcase stands like a stern
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    • 875 24  -  Players like Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina have to step out of the comfort zone and embrace consistency star column Harsha Bhogle Harsha Bhogle tabla@sph.com.sg ROHIT over ROHIT Sharma has been reminded, over these last couple of weeks, ROHIT that there is life beyond
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