Tabla, 24 July 2009

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  • 21 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY MICA (P) 181/03/2009 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2009 SfSl A SINGAPORE PRESS
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  • 734 1  -  He is among the many fans who paid homage to the late Tamil movie star on July 21 his eighth death anniversary SHEELA NARAYANAN again,” sheela@sph.com.sg EVEN the most ardent Sivaji Ganesan fan wouldn’t bat an eyelid if they stood next to Mr Muniandy Asokan on
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  • INDIA
    • 821 2  -  Indian minister for roads, transport and highways wants to build 12,000km of roads a year. And he is expecting foreign investors to chip in PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg DURING the last days of his life, India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru scribbled some lines
      PHOTO: WWW.ABC.NET. AU  -  821 words
    • 696 4 Surprisingly, most buyers opt for high-end deluxe version of budget car MIDDLE-LEVEL government servants in India seldom hit the headlines. They just fade away after years of toiling in some government office. Mumbaikar Ashok Raghunath Vichare was heading that way till July 17. The Customs
      opted cheapest PHOTOS: AFP, TATA  -  696 words
    • 205 5 MAKE hay while the sun shines, so the saying goes. Well, this Indian company made a killing because the sun was not going to shine. Gnomon Delhi-based ing Gnomon Astrotech, a Delhi-based firm, sold a record 50,000 solar goggles across India in just two
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    • regional roundup
      • 93 5 Court: Don’t force mother tongue A THREE-JUDGE bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justices P. Sathasivam and B.S. Chauhan feels that if states try to impose their mother tongue on unwilling students, it could turn counter-productive and make them ineligible even for clerical jobs. The bench made these remarks
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      • 97 5 Terror group luring students THE United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa) separatist group is luring students with money to carry out explosions ahead of Independence Day, say police and army officers. Assam police chief G.M. Srivastava told IANS that Ulfa is trapping students from economically weak families who are
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      • 86 5 29 pilots fail breath test THEY were high even before they could take off and were grounded. Aviation minister Praful Patel told parliament that as many as 29 pilots failed pre-flight breath tests conducted to detect alcohol consumption. Eight from liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher failed the test followed
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      • 75 5 Reflective stickers mandatory THE state government, concerned over the rising number of accidents, has ordered that all vehicles fix reflective stickers before Aug 1 and heavy vehicles instal speed governors before Aug 15. The state transport commissioner J. Raymond Peter told the media that while a majority of
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    • 488 6 Sreelakshmi Suresh designs websites, is CEO of a company and has got a medal from Sonia Gandhi. By the way, she’s just 10 WHILE children her age are glued to books or tending to their dolls, 10-year-old Sreelakshmi Suresh is hooked to the computer. And working
      Tom & Jerry. PHOTO: AFP  -  488 words

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    • 75 3 Bank of Baroda celebrated its 102nd Foundation Day on 20 July 2009 SOME RELATIONSHIPS ARE TIMELESS with you since 1908 m ate 3ff! 7> cts)(,l Bank of Baroda India’s International Bank 30 Million customers. 2900 branches in India. 76 Overseas Offices branches in 25 countries Off-shore branch 9, Raffles Place
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    • 96 4 Sahaia Yoga Singapore presents Indian Vocal Music for Holistic Health An Evening of Indian Classical Music Music Therapy by Dr. Arun Apte Disciple of Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki Principal of Shri P.K. Salve Kala Pratishthan Academy of Music Fine arts Saturday 25th July, 5.30pm 9.00pm Subtle gt Body System Global Indian
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    • 169 6 AYUSH AYURVEDIC PTE. LTD 1/IC Dor-o rmiKQ CirmnnnKQ T1 QCQC TVal* C309 0/11 C Eav C3QQ O/IOC 146 Race Course Road, Singapore *****5 Tel: 6398 0415 Fax: 6398 0405 Email: ayushayur@singnet.com.sg Ayurveda is a 5000-year-old Indian traditional herbal medical system. Before western medicine came to India, the people in India
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  • PERSONALITY
    • 916 7  -  tabla! talk with with Patrick Jonas patrickj@sph.com.sg IF THERE is someone in Singapore who can claim to be “Mr International”, it is Mr Kishore Mahbubani. The dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy is Indian by race. He was born here but his parents migrated
      PHOTOS: ARUN RAMU, THE STRAITS TIMES  -  916 words
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 858 8  -  As an Indian learning Chinese discovers, the way you say a word can make a world of difference ALOK NAUTIYAL Alok Nautiyal is the financial controller of Orient Express Lines. THERE were two reasons for my signing up for a Chinese course. The
      PHOTOS: SHEELA NARAYANAN  -  858 words
    • 334 9  -  Singapore Heritage Fest celebrates the nation’s multiculturalism Sheela Narayanan IF THE 2000-plus shoppers at Causeway Point on July 19 were spending more time outside the shops, they had a valid reason. They were enjoying the Indian music and dance performances put up by the National
      dancers. PHOTOS: NATIONAL HERITAGE BOARD  -  334 words
    • 188 9 IF YOU are keen on finding out more about the Person of Indian Origin (PIO) card and the Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) status, you may want to head down to the Sinda auditorium at 6pm this evening (July 24). The Global Organisation
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    • 676 10  -  But that doesn’t mean they are any less dedicated to their idol SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg WHILE M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) fans display their fierce loyalty and dedication to the late star by organising charity events and placing lavish in-memoriam ads in the local
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    • 311 11 Nobel Laureate Richard Ernst enthrals GIIS students with his childhood tales STUDENTS of GIIS Queenstown campus got a special treat on July 17 when Prof Richard Ernst dropped in to chat with them. The winner of the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1991 he made outstanding
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    • YOUTH IN ENTERPRISE 4
      • Article, Illustration
        657 11  -  Sheela Narayanan WITH her tremendous energy, Ms Sivarani M.R. could easily power Little India’s annual Deepavali light-up. At the age of 42, the youthful mother of a teenage girl can’t sit still she wishes there were more than 24 hours in a day so she can accomplish more.
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    • 407 12  -  Get a taste of Peranakan Indian cuisine at the Singapore Food Festival SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg FOR the longest time, Mrs Veni Rengayah-Knight was clueless about her Peranakan Indian or Straits Indian heritage. Her nenek (Malay for grandmother) and mother wore the Malay baju kebaya
      PHOTO: ANNA GERKE  -  407 words
    • 102 12 SINGAPORE FOOD FESTIVAL LITTLE INDIA: IT WAS Oktoberfest with a huge dose of masala as close to 10,000 people popped into the white tent on the open field opposite Mustafa Centre as part of the Singapore Food Festival@Little India over the weekend of July 18-19. Their mission: Sample the best
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    • 288 12 SINGAPORE’S flourishing education industry has another player now. Aims Education has set up shop in Singapore, launching its courses on July 18 to 80 students and parents in Singapore. The institute, established in 1998 in India, offers preparatory courses for students who want a
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    • 230 17 HE WAS set to take over as CEO of Temasek Holdings on Oct 1. But in a surprising reversal, Temasek announced on July 21 that it will not have a new chief executive after all. CEO Ho Ching who ecutive after all. CEO Ho Ching who
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    • singapore news
      • 100 17 THE average daily two-way volume on the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) is now around 63,500 vehicles. This is 30 per cent more than the 48,900 recorded last September, when the expressway was opened. A Land Transport Authority spokesman told The Straits Times that the jump in
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      • 78 17 JTC Corporation has called a tender for a consultant to carry out feasibility studies on an Underground Science City (USC) at Kent Ridge. The Business Times reported that the area spans a 20-hectare geological formation below Science Parks 1, 2 and 3 as well as Kent
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      • 92 17 COE prices have gone up for the 11th consecutive time since February. COE for cars up to 1,600cc hit $15,291 when bidding ended at 4pm on July 22. The rate two weeks ago was $14,310. For cars above 1,600cc, it jumped to $18,501, from $16,801. But
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      • 111 17 SINGAPORE’S newest shopping mall opened its doors on July 21. More than 70 per cent of its 335 stores are appearing here for the first time. Not all shops are ready with only 70 per cent of them open for business. There are also a large number
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    • 213 21 US$730 million Amount ONGC will invest in Cairn India’s main Rajasthan oilfields despite the project offering negative returns 5,640 Average number of checks done each year on marital records in Singapore during the past three years Rs5,000 crores Losses Air India is expected to incur in 2008-09 according
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    • 375 21 “Tolerance alone is not enough. We need to build trust.” Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan at the Inter-Racial Inter-Religious Harmony Nite on July 19 “Instead of boats, four wheelers are running on the lake.” Mr Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, whose family owns the five-star
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 574 13 Adhyayan Suman says real life meets reel life in new movie Jashnn Indo-Asian News Services A BUDDING actor who chooses career over love... that is the role Adhyayan Suman plays in his third film Jashnn. And it has a lot of similarities to
      Indo-Asian News Services; PHOTOS: IANS  -  574 words
    • 659 14  -  After a series of flops like Fun2shh and Ahnipankh, music director Pritam is back in tune with songs like Twist and Aahum Aahum JIGAR SHAH Bollywood News Service AFTER his solo career stalled with flops like Fun2shh Dudes In The 10th Century and Agnipankh, Pritam
      Bollywood News Service; aahum... Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone show you how Kal. PHOTOS: EROS ENTERTAINMENT, WWW.ZOOMIN  -  659 words
    • 259 14 Indo-Asian News Service MALAYALAM film star Mammootty’s website was relaunched early this month. The new look doesn’t just have more interactive features, it even includes a blood bank service. The veteran actor said it could now be called a portal and not just
      Indo-Asian News Service  -  259 words
    • 806 15 Her action role in Luck may just pull her out of her father Kamal Hassan’s shadow WE FIRST set eyes on her as a little girl in Chachi 42, where she acted with her father Kamal Hassan. Now all eyes are on Shruti Hassan as the
      PHOTOS: IANS, WWW.SHRUTHIHASSAN.NET  -  806 words

  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
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  • EDUCATION
    • 361 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) ASHWIN WARRIER, WARRIER, Class 10 IGCSE THE Class 10
      PHOTOS: NPS  -  361 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • 123 16  -  KARTIK KAUL, 8B THE students of Class 8 were asked to advertise for a movie on the book that is part of our curriculum. The book was Holes by Louis Sachar and we were excited about the activity. Breaking into groups, we discussed how we would
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      • 100 16  -  PARAM CHHURA, 6B 6B IT WAS with much excitement that my classmates and I planned an assembly for the school. After talking about what we should do, we decided to put up a play that was all about being polite and considerate, and
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    • 88 17 DPS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SINGAPORE For more details please contact: Tel: 6285 6300, Fax: 6285 1670, Email: admissions@dps.edu.sg, Website: www.dps.edu.sg Address: 36 Aroozoo Avenue, Singapore 539 842 Torch Bearer In The Field Of Education IGCSE AND GCE-A LEVEL OPTION ALONGWITH INDIAN CURRICULUM 100% RESULT FOR 4TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR APPROX 50% STUDENTS
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  • RELAX
    • 137 18/19 MUSIC NATION VIVOCITY MAAYA SUDAR OLI URUMI MELAM The Paya Lebar Kovan Indian Pop Band, an eight-piece percussion group, will perform in a style based on the traditional Indian village drum ensemble that usually plays at ceremonial functions. When: July 25, 6pm CROSSROADS The Singapore
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    • 503 18/19 STORYTELLING Listen to Kamini tell stories for children aged four and above. Admission is free. When: July 25, 1 to 2pm Where: The Little Arts Academy, PoMo, 5th floor, 1 Selegie Road (former Paradiz Center) Contact: 6513-3015 UNDERSTANDING MOTIVATING YOUR CHILDREN Part of the World Malayalee Council (Singapore)
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    • 47 18/19 This biennial musical production is organised and showcased by Indian undergraduates at NUS. Expect a gala night with a variety of dance, drama and music performances. Tickets: $14, $16 When: July 31, 7pm Where: NUS University Cultural Centre Street, 50 Kent Ridge Crescent Contact: 9022-0625
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    • TV HIGHLIGHTS
      • friday
        • 50 18/19 4pm STAR GOLD Joseph (Nana Patekar) and Flavy Brenganza (Seema Biswas) a deaf-mute couple in Goa have a daughter, Annie, (Manisha Koirala) who falls in love with a musician Raj (Salman Khan). When Annie becomes pregnant with Raj’s baby, her parents try to get her to abort the child.
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        • Article, Illustration
          77 18/19 9pm ZEE CHANNEL (MIO TV) Bollywood’s favourite theme of love conquers all has a wealthy businessman matchmaking his son Prem (Shahid Kapoor) with Poonam (Amrita Rao), the niece of a fruit merchant. The two barely know each other, but their marriage is scheduled to take place in six months.
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      • saturday
        • 57 18/19 2pm VIJAY Hamsaveni (Revathi) is the town heroine because, as a child, she “channelled” the voice of a goddess ending the drought in her village. Her elder brother Vallatharai (Vijayakumar) exploits his sister’s powers for money so when Hamseveni falls in love with Thambhidurai (Karthik), a drunk with
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        • 33 18/19 5.30pm STAR PLUS Disgraced ex-boxer Baldev Singh Choudhary (Dharmendra) tries to turn his sons, Angad and Karan (Sunny and Bobby Deol) into champion boxers. However, Karan wants to make music not box.
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        • 91 18/19 4pm VASANTHAM Success as a TV anchor is eluding Arun Projapati (Salman Khan, right with Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra). He loves Alia (Priyanka Chopra) but is afraid to tell her. When new anchor Rocky (Sohail Khan) joins the station, Arun gets booted out. He blames
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      • sunday
        • 66 18/19 1pm VASANTHAM Pandiyan (Parthiban) a rich man’s son and dancer Swarnamukhi (Devayani) are in love but his father objects to their romance as her mother is a local politician’s mistress. Pandiyan leaves her without a word. Swarnamukhi moves to another city where her dance prowess brings her fame and
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        • 39 18/19 3pm ZEE TV Handsome DJ Raj (Amarjeet) is a compulsive liar he thinks there’s nothing wrong with telling a fib to help a friend (Aslam Khan). However, he finds himself caught in his own twisted web.
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        • 54 18/19 7pm STAR GOLD Captain Javed Khan (Deepak Dobriyal) is charged with mutiny, treason and killing a fellow officer. He refuses to testify as he is keeping a dangerous secret. Assigned to the case are Sid (Rahul Bose) and Akash (Javed Jaaferi), two best friends and ambitious lawyers who have
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      • monday
        • 55 18/19 5pmVTV Nancy (Radhika) runs a dhaba with her sister (Seema Biswas). She pines for her lover (Arun Kumar), a ship’s captain who is missing at sea. A sailor Maruthu (Shaam) falls in love with her and proposes marriage but she is unsure. When she finally agrees to marry him,
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        • 37 18/19 7pm CHANNEL When Shankara (Sunny Deol) is asked to by Rani Maa (Sushma Seth) to pretend he is betrothed to her only child, Seema (Neelam), he doesn’t realise that he is involved in a deadly conspiracy.
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      • tuesday
        • 22 18/19 3pm VIJAY Violence in college turns good students into anti-social elements and new student Shiva (Nagarjuna) has to fight the villains.
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        • 56 18/19 4pm STAR GOLD Charandas (Anil Kapoor) is a poor man forced to become a wrestler. His trainer, Ustad Mastram Pahelwan (Om Prakash), makes him promise to be celibate until he is 40 but Charandas falls for but Charandas falls Chameli (Amrita Singh), the Chameli (Amrita Singh), the
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      • wednesday
        • 22 18/19 3 pm VIJAY An overprotective brother, “Hitler” Madhavan Kutty (Mammootty), wants his six sisters to settle down and lead happy lives.
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        • 56 18/19 10pm STAR GOLD Three couples, Raj and Bhavana (Fardeen Khan and Ayesha Takia), Veer and Diya (Zayed Khan and Esha Deol), Aryan and Sonia (Sharman Joshi and Soha Ali Khan) have marriage troubles. The men save businessman Kothari (Satish Shah) from killing himself. In gratitude, he hires
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      • thursday
        • 32 18/19 3 pm VIJAY A boy is adopted by a family but finds out later that he is actually the illegitimate child of the man of the house. Stars Raghuvaran.
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        • 37 18/19  - CULTURE X FESTIVALS CELEBRATIONS 10 pm OKTO! Compiled by Surendar Kaur (Programmes Compiled by Surendar Kaur (Programmes subject to change.) Find out how Hindus celebrate Panguni Uthiram in Singapore Compiled by Surendar Kaur (Programmes subject to change.)
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    • Article, Illustration
      189 18/19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1) What is a painting applied and integral to walls and ceilings called? a) Batik b) Mural c) Fabric 2) Which of these characters is a friend of Timon and Pumbaa? a) Aladdin b) Pocahontas c) Simba 3) The name of which beverage comes from the Dutch
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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
    • 339 18/19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Sudden fright 6 Mass hours 9 Comic sections, once 14 One of a singing trio 15 Word that stops a street hockey game 16 “I’m still listening” comment 17 U-turn, essentially 19 More or less, informally 20 Source of royal insomnia 21 Wealthy king of Lydia 23
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    • 76 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. WHAT AM I? I am sweet. I am delicious. I
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 481 20 FUTURE SPEAKS Aries There will be big changes in your career. You will live up to the expectations of your seniors. You might make good money from speculative or real estate deals. Avoid unnecessary risks. Taurus The planetary positions open up opportunities for you to learn new things. In fact,
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    • 32 20 SOLUTIONS crossword quiz sudoku 1) Mural 2) Simba 3) Brandy 4) Spain 5) Amitava Ghosh 6) Silver 7) Brazil 8) Lion 9) Dengue 10) The United States what am i? Ras Malai
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  • SPORTS
    • 548 22  -  Local Weekend Cricket Report HEMANT KENKRE WITH just three matches left in the Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) Division 1 league, the points table is looking crowded at the top with most teams a point or two away from each other. from each other. But
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    • 820 23  -  Should we play cricket in the spirit of the game? Or appeal even when the ball touches the batsman’s helmet? star column Harsha Bhogle tabla@sph.com.sg TWO captains, two very fine cricketers, Andrew Strauss and Ricky Ponting, are accusing each other of not playing according to the “spirit
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