Tabla, 17 July 2009

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    23 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY MICA (P) 181/03/2009 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2009 Sfh A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon THE WRITE MOVE
      2061 1  -  Aravind Adiga, Vikas Swarup, Chetan Bhagat, Advaita Kala... today’s Indian authors are injecting a new spirit into their craft DEEPIKA SHETTY begun. deepikas@sph.com.sg Deepika Shetty is a Correspondent with The Straits Times Life! ON A muggy October day in 2006, during the Ubud Writers Festival in Bali,
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      605 2 Women vigilante group in Indian village fights corruption and for women’s rights MENTION Gulabi Gang (pink gang) and even the policemen in Banda shudder in fear. Life is tough in this town, in the hilly terrain of Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh. Corruption is a way of
      protest PHOTO: AP  -  605 words
    • regional roundup
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        Lock icon TAMIL NADU
        63 2 Plan for financial city THE aim is to attract attract banks, insurance and mutual fund companies and stock market intermediaries. For this, the state government plans to set up a financial city on the outskirts of Chennai, according to its deputy chief minister M.K. Stalin. He told the
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      • Article
        Lock icon DELHI
        98 2 Shelters for migrant workers THE Indian capital is seeing a spurt in construction activity and to make it easier for migrant labour involved in the projects, the state government has decided to build four temporary shelters for them. The Indian Express reported that the shelters will come up in
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      • Article
        Lock icon CHHATTISGARH
        99 2 Policemen suspended TWENTY-NINE policemen have been suspended in the state for refusing jungle warfare training, just days after Maoists massacred 29 of their colleagues. The suspended policemen all constables had been ordered to go for training at the Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College in Kanker district. The government
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      • Article
        Lock icon WEST BENGAL
        79 2 Potato an essential commodity TO prevent its hoarding and arrest rising prices, the state government has ordered that potatoes be included under the essential commodities category. The order also enables government representatives to check godowns for excess stock. Wholesalers can store up to 40,000kg and retailers up to
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        62 2 Helmets become compulsory THE next time you go to Goa on holiday and rent a motorcycle, make sure you wear a helmet. The state government has decided to make helmets compulsory for two-wheeler riders all over the state. Pillion riders have been exempted from the rule. More than half
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    • Article
      Lock icon The bride’s gone into labour
      446 5 Virginity and pregnancy tests ordered at mass wedding in Madhya Pradesh Indo-Asian News Service AT A mass wedding in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol district on June 30, just as the ceremony was about to begin, one of the brides went into labour. That led to virginity
      Indo-Asian News Service  -  446 words
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  • SINGAPORE
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Serviced apartments score
      769 6  -  Indian business travellers are picking serviced apartments over hotels for the comforts of home with five-star luxuries SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg LONG business trip. Too long for a claustrophobic hotel room. Too short to rent an apartment. What do you do? Move into a serviced apartment. Like many
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      Lock icon Mrs Nathan has sweet memories of prawn curry
      246 9 VERY often, food evokes sweet memories. And for Mrs S.R. Nathan, it’s Chingri Malai Curry (creamy prawn curry from Bengal). She has contributed a recipe for that dish to the Joo Chiat Sweet Memories Cookbook (below). h b k The book was
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    • Article, Illustration
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      116 9 STUDENTS from 13 art schools took part in Bharatham 2009, an Indian Classical Dance Competition on July 11. And judges Dr Siri Rama and Mr Ajit Bhaskaran Dass had a tough time choosing the winners from the 15 finalists. Finally they chose Sambhavi Rajangam as the winner in
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    • YOUTH IN ENTERPRISE 3
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        Lock icon It’s good to be restless
        520 9  -  Boss of client services firm likes to be kept on his toes Sheela Narayanan IF MR Prakash Kamdar ever found himself in a comfort zone, an alarm would probably sound in his head to remind him to step out of it. The 37-year-old director of
        zone. PHOTO: ANNE GERKE  -  520 words
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      Lock icon Sana shines
      450 10  -  Class valedictorian at NUS wants to improve her Hindi ANNA GERKE laugh. tabla@sph.com.sg THE sixth of July was a tense day for Ms Syeda Sana Rahman. But in a good way. As class valedictorian she graduated from her political science course at the National University of Singapore (NUS)
      PHOTO: ANNA GERKE  -  450 words
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      Lock icon An experiment that worked
      751 11  -  Take a bio-chemistry fanatic, add a course at MDIS, stir in a bit of Singapore... the result is a happy student PRADEEP PAUL pradeep@sph.com.sg WHEN Gopinath Govindaraj was doing his BSc in bio-chem-istry in Coimbatore, India, he didn’t spend too much time worrying about where he
      Gopinath Singapore MDIS. PHOTO: ANNA GERKE  -  751 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Govt raises GDP forecast
      223 13 AFTER three previous downgrades, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) has raised its 2009 GDP forecast. It did this after the first positive GDP numbers in five quarters came in. The economy grew 20.4 per cent in the second quarter over the previous quarter, marking
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    • Singapore news
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        Lock icon Opposition wards to get lift upgrade
        153 13 PRECINCTS in opposition wards Hougang and Potong Pasir will be among 65 selected for the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP) in the current financial year, which started in April. This marks a shift from the Government’s stand after the 2006 general election, when it said
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      • Article
        Lock icon 3,040 teachers recruited
        100 13 THE Education Ministry (MOE) has recruited 3,040 teachers and 720 allied educators. The ministry had set out to recruit 3,000 teachers and 680 allied educators school counsellors, special-needs officers and others who give teachers a hand in counselling and helping weaker students this year. The successful applicants
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        Lock icon PA’s bridging role
        160 13 MORE Singaporeans are turning to religion for comfort and solace as they try to cope with the economic downturn. This could create broader social fault lines that the People’s Association (PA) must bridge, its deputy chairman Lim Boon Heng has said. Mr Lim, who is Minister in
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      370 16 “People can get degrees if they study for them, but few have my kind of experience.” NYP lecturer Bernard Lian, who is 70 and has been working in hospitals and teaching in schools “Congress flaunts these chocolate faces while our young leaders are not even noticed by
      PHOTO: IMAGES. TARAGANA.COM  -  370 words
    • Article
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      243 16 Rs 18 crores Income tax paid by superstar Shah Rukh Khan for the year 2006-07. He is now being taken to court for back taxes due from 1998-99 600Estimated number of bird species on show at the Jurong BirdPark 40Number of women among the 300 bootleggers arrested by
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  • PERSONALITY
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      805 8  -  tabla! talk with Patrick with Patrick Jonas patrickj@sph.com.sg WHEN he offered me a cup of coffee, I did not realise he was going to make it. A few minutes later, the managing director of Tata NYK Shipping stepped back into his living room with a nice steaming cuppa.
      weekends. PHOTO: NICHOLAS JENS K  -  805 words
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  • EDUCATION
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      Lock icon Tarang strikes the right note
      375 12  -  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, NPS) SOVEREIGNA LAKHOTIA, Class 9A Class 9A TRUE to
      multi-cultural extravaganza. PHOTOS: GIIS  -  375 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
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        106 12  -  MAHIRA BHATIA, Class 5A IMAGINE being called to your child’s school... to play! Yes, that was what parents enjoyed at the Fun n Fitness Morning. The fathers took part in events like the 100m dash and 4x100m relay, while the mothers partcipated in tele-matches like “Kissa Kursi
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        Lock icon Grandma and granddad came to school
        145 12 IT IS often said that children are fonder of grandparents than parents. The East Coast campus of GIIS invited students to bring their grandparents to school. Here’s a heart-warming account of what they felt. SYNA SHARMA, Class 2C: “My grandfather came to my school.
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      132 13 DPS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SINGAPORE eX \v\ or xs^ 7 IGCSE and GCE-A level option alongwith Indian curriculum. New Kindergarten classrooms instituted to cater to new admissions. New classrooms and laboratory for IGCSE A level and senior students. gg UNIVERSITY of CAMBRIDGE International Examinations CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE Admissions open for session
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
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      Lock icon I regret making my relationship public
      686 14 Deepika Padukone talks about her roles, co-stars and, of course, Ranbir Kapoor Indo-Asian News Service SHE has everything going for her in Bollywood. She has worked with top stars and big banners. But she does have one regret making her relationship with Ranbir Kapoor
      Indo-Asian News Service; PHOTO: YASHRAJ FILMS  -  686 words
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      265 15 INDIAN WOK INDIAN CHINESE CUISINE WINE PJJW Woking Up an Appetite! The best Indian Chinese Cuisine in town has a brand new branch at Syed Alwi Road now! What’s more, our flagship outlet has moved to a spacious and plush location 695B East Coast Road (formerly 699 East Coast Road)
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  • FITNESS
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      Lock icon Strong arm tactics
      354 17 These pilates exercises will strengthen your upper body and improve your posture ADMIT it, you sneak a peek at your biceps and triceps as you work out in front of the mirror. Nothing wrong with that... most people do it. And the excuse they give is that
      PHOTOS: ARUN RAMU  -  354 words
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  • RELAX
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      69 18/19 SINGAPORE FOOD FESTIVAL LITTLE INDIA Enjoy Indian food and be entertained by local and foreign foreign artistes in this the Oktoberfest-style event at the Singapore Food Festival, organised by Iras and Singapore organised by Iras and Lisha. The festival will also feature an Indian-themed ice-carving
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    • Article
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      331 18/19 IIT JEE AIEEE Aims is conducting a free seminar on IIT JEE AIEEE. All participants will receive a free information booklet. When: July 18, 6.30pm Where: National Library Board, Imagination Room, Level 5, 100 Victoria Street, National Library Building, Contact: 8161-0227 or log on to www.aimseducation.com DRAMA SPECIAL
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    • TV HIGHLIGHTS
      • friday
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          31 18/19 3pm VIJAY A rich girl marries a poor mechanic. He works extremely hard for his children. But they still decide to leave him. How will he cope with the situation?
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          39 18/19 4.30pm SONY ENT Gopal (Ajay Devgan), Lucky (Tusshar Kapoor), Madhav (Arshad Warsi) and Laxman (Sharman Joshi) are four guys bound together by their notoriety, aimlessness and their petty business of conning people for fun and money.
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          Lock icon PATTIKADA PATTANAMA
          95 18/19 9 pm VASANTHA M Kalpana returns to India after studying abroad and visits Mookkaiyan’s village with her parents. Kalpana’s mother wants to marry her off to a drunkard, so her father asks Mookkaiyan to rescue her. Kalpana ends up marrying Mookkaiyan but they soon realise they are not
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      • saturday
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          Lock icon MY NAME IS ANTHONY GONSALVES
          36 18/19 4pm VASANTHAM Orphan Anthony Gonsalves (Nikhil Dwivedi) is picked up by kind-hearted gangster Sikander (Pawan Malhotra) and sends him to a priest. One day Anthony finds out about Sikander’s true nature...
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          Lock icon SOORYAVANSHAM
          25 18/19 4.30pm SONY ENT Thakur Bhanupratap (Amitabh Bachchan) has little respect for his son Heera. But Heera has only respect and love for his father.
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          Lock icon SHART – THE CHALLENGE
          57 18/19 SHART THE CHALLENGE 7pm ZEE TV Karan (Tusshar Kapoor, below with Amrita Arora and Gracy Singh) and Sonam (Gracy Singh) are childhood friends. To win a bet Karan befriends Sarayu (Amrita Arora) and proposes to her? Sarayu falls for him and is devastated when she finds out about the bet.
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      • sunday
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          Lock icon KOODAL NAGAR
          51 18/19 ljpm VASANTHAM Suryan (Bharath) and Chandran (Bharath) are twins. Suryan falls for Manimekala (Bhavana), daughter of Namasivayam(Mahadevan) the local politician-don and MLA. Chandran is one of Namasivayam’s lackeys. When Namasivayam learns of his daughter’s love affair with Suryan, he orders that Suryan be killed. Chandran decides to take
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          48 18/19 5pmVTV Rich guy Goutham (Ajmal) is caught in a legal tussle about his inheritance while taxi driver Manikandan (Pasupathi) is crippled by economic problems. Goutham loses his claim for his father’s property and Mani almost loses his family. Each thinks the other is responsible for his predicament...
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          Lock icon DHOOM
          61 18/19 10.30pm SONY ENT Kabir (John Abraham) is the head of a gang of robbers, who use bikes robbers, who use bikes as their getaway vehicles. The police are concerned and puts officer Jai (Abhishek Bachchan) in charge to stop the gang’s crime spree. Fast bikes, lots of action, non-stop
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      • monday
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          28 18/19 3pm VIJAY This is a rib tickler. A hilarious tale of four convicts released from prison planning to make a movie to earn some quick money.
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          65 18/19 9pm VTV Roja thinks her brother Dushyant and Sonia Agrawal are in love when they are just good friends. She goes to Sonia’s house to arrange a marriage, but is humiliated for being stupid. Dushyant decides to take revenge by trying to tie a “thali” around Sonia’s neck. But
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          Lock icon DHAAI AKSHAR PREM KE
          39 18/19 10pm STAR GOLD Sahiba’s (Aishwarya Rai) family wants her to get married. She becomes a witness to a murder and Karan (Abhishek Bachchan) helps her. She does not know that her groom-to-be is the murderer.
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      • tuesday
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          Lock icon CHORI CHORI
          34 18/19 10pm STAR GOLD Khushi (Rani Mukherjee) is a petty thief. By chance she finds out about a bungalow that Ranbir (Ajay Devgan) is building. She moves in claiming to be Ranbir's fiancee.
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          Lock icon MAHANADIGAN
          46 18/19 Mn VTV Self-centred but intelligent Sathyaraj is on a quest for riches and prestige. He starts off as a watchman but soon takes over the house, making the owner the watchman instead. He goes on to become a top actor and eventually the chief minister.
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      • wednesday
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          25 18/19 3pm VIJAY A woman seeks revenge on a man who destroyed her family. Cracking the case is an upright police officer.
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          48 18/19 10pm STAR GOLD When a suicidal small-time hustler (Shahid Kapoor) tries to drown himself, he’s saved by a fisherman (Paresh Rawal), who then plans to use him to pay off his debts. A strange series of events, including a sudden betrothal and a police investigation, ensues.
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      • thursday
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          Lock icon NOOTRUKKU NOORU
          31 18/19 3 pm VIJAY Two college girls fall in love with their professor (Jai Shankar). He loves Lakshmi. When the other girl is raped, the blame falls on the professor
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          68 18/19  -  Video On Demand MIO T V Compiled by Surendar Kaur (Programmes Compiled by Surendar Kaur (Programmes subject to change.) Pal (Yash Pandit, below with from left Priya, Samiksha and Zulfi Sayed) and Lucky are buddies living aimless lives. Both end up working for a lingerie firm.
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      Lock icon QUIZ
      183 18/19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1) Besides Bubbles and Blossom, who is the third Powerpuff Girl? a) Butterpunch b) Buttercup c) Butterscotch 2) What is horology the study of? a) Watches b) Stamps c) Fossils 3) What does the Fujita scale measure? a) Earthquake b) Low pressure c) Tornado 4) The name
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      Lock icon MOVIE THIS WEEK
      68 20 LUCK Imran Khan, Shruti Hassan, Sanjay Dutt, Mithun Chakraborty Mafia kingpin Musa is obsessed with trying to revolutionise the betting industry. For him, life is a gamble and what better way to skew the odds than to play with those who have luck on their side. With
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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
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      908 18/19 FUTURE SPEAKS Aries Your hard work will be rewarded and you will win praise. Socially, your popularity will increase. Your love life too will take a turn for the better. But take care of your health and avoid travel as it will not be fruitful. Taurus Your communication skills will
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      71 18/19 SUDOKU The objective is to place the digits 1 to 9 only, once in each of the small 3x3 squares. At the same time, you must create a row of unique digits going across and down over the large grid. WHO AM I? I am tall. I am beautiful. Who
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      33 20 SOLUTIONS sudoku crossword quiz 7) Spanish 8) Pete Sampras 9) Bill Clinton 10) Scarlet fever 1) Buttercup 2) Watches 3) Tornado 4) Hindu Kush 5) Arithmetic 6) Teaching who am i? Sushmita Sen
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  • FOOD
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      424 21  -  There is an art to pairing beer and Indian food SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg YOU would think pairing beer with Indian food would be a no brainer. Ask most English football fans who have a raging post-game thirst for a lager and curry. But according to the good people
      PHOTO: SHEELA NARAYANAN  -  424 words
  • MOTORING
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      Lock icon Hyundai has a winner
      373 21  -  PRADEEP PAUL TOUGH times. Trim budget. High expectations. If you’re a prospective car buyer who nodded in agreement with all those things, then here’s a great option for you: The Hyundai i30. It’s tough enough to roll with the times: The build quality is great, with
      PHOTOS: HYUNDAI  -  373 words
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Lanka Lions beat Marina CC... and the weather
      551 22  -  Local Weekend Cricket Report HEMANT KENKRE THE Lanka Lions 1 (LL1) must have had a sleepless Saturday night when it poured all over the island as winning all matches and gaining maximum points is key to them retaining the Singapore Cricket Association
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      Lock icon Michelle’s a knockout
      636 22  -  Meet Singapore’s only international female boxer... and she’s no tomboy ANNA GERKE tabla@sph.com.sg MANY people start exercising to lose weight, either by hitting the gym or taking up a sport. But after the extra kilos have been burnt off, how many people take up their sport competitively?
      punch during Singapore last October. PHOTOS COURTESY OF MICHELLE THAVASI.  -  636 words
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      Lock icon Ricky, don’t lose that temper...
      856 23  -  Gamesmanship, while not applauded, has always been part of sport. And Australian skipper Ricky Ponting should know better than to complain about it FREEWHEELING Rohit Brijnath rohit@sph.com.sg Rohit Brijnath is a Senior Correspondent with The Straits Times THE second Ashes Test has begun. The first
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      Lock icon Figuring out Flintoff
      908 24  -  Was he the best all-rounder of his era? The numbers tell the story star column Harsha Bhogle tabla@sph.com.sg WITHOUT recourse to valour or drama, with no shades of character, no tales of stirring deeds, no room for circumstance, numbers end up telling the story of a cricketer
      PHOTO: REUTERS  -  908 words
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