Today, 16 October 2010

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    68 1 Week&uC RHW MICA (P) 207/09/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 October 16 17, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you VMCH£ RHW MICA (P) 207/09/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 October 16 -17, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking OCTOBER 16 17, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF Saturday, OctOber
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      55 1 TOYOTA "A Corolla is sold every 40 SECONDS." A record that's about to be broken. "The Corolla has won the hearts of over 37 MILLION people between 1966 and 2010." The attraction continues. "44 YEARS have gone into perfecting the Corolla." And the world's best car just got better. THE
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      174 2 TOYOTA THE NEW WORLD'S BEST IS HERE INTRODUCING THE 2011 COROLLA ALTIS. MW •i ■>: if if m m COnOLLA 0 rz 3FEATURING A NEW ADVANCED DUALVVT-i ENGINE FOR MORE POWER AND BETTER FUEL EFFICIENCY The 2011 Corolla Alt is delivers a smooth and responsive drive with its new Dual
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      62 4 T HOLIDAY MOVIES WHERE DO YOU GO FOR A FILM-INSPIRED BREAK? THE BIG STORY PAGE 2 A RARE GLIMPSE INTO LIFE IN PYONGYANG TODAY-NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY FOOD A COUPLE COOK UP A LIFE LESS ORDINARY STYLE HAVE A SCENTS OF ADVENTURE THAIS BRISTLE AS AUSTRALIAN TRIES TO REINVENT
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    Property market shows signs of cooling as measures take effect
    386 4  -  JONATHAN PEERIS jonathan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Republic’s property market met a frosty reception last month as the Government’s cooling measures appear to have tempered demand. Data released on Friday by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) showed that 911 private homes were
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    Lock icon Najib aims big
    772 4 Malaysian Prime Minister announces slew of large-scale projects, including MRT system for KL THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER, AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Big projects. Big spending. Big business. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s Budget 2011 speech on Friday in Parliament confirmed the return of big Malaysia, with a slew of
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      50 3 At the end of the day, I’m an artist and with or without all the media attention, with or without the money and the success I would still be doing what I am doing. That defines who I am. Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez speaking to Today Dec 21, 2002
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  • THE BIG STORY
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      Lock icon A rare glimpse into life in Pyongyang
      1777 3  -  TANIA BRANIGAN GUARDIAN NEWS MEDIA 2010 OLD men playing cards in a park; a woman shopping for vegetables; tired workers jostling for space on a rusting trolley bus. These tiny glimpses of daily life would be unremarkable anywhere else. But this is Pyongyang,
      GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA 2010; AP  -  1,777 words
    • Article
      Temasek Review website asked to change its name
      371 5  -  NG JING YNG NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE One refers to Temasek Holdings’ annual performance review reports, and the other is a socio-political website. And the investment firm would now like for the “misleading and irresponsible” use of the name Temasek Review
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      TEMASEK’S LETTER TO DR ONG
      336 5  -  Letter from Senior Goh Yong Siang Director Senior Managing Director Head, Strategic Relations Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd The Oct 9, 2010 edition of The New Paper reported that you informed the police that you are the founder of the so-called “Temasek Review” website. The purpose
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      45 5 The rich countries have to step up and do more to help the poorest countries. The price tag is one that they already have accepted in principal but have not lived up to in practice. Economist Jeffery D Sachs speaking to Today June 11, 2005
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  • NEWS
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      Tiger accuses AirAsia boss of racism
      403 7  -  CONRAD RAJ editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Tiger Airways has accused chief executive of Malaysian rival AirAsia Tony Fernandes of passing “racial remarks” and “resorting to racial slurs” against the Singapore-based carrier. The spat erupted after Mr Fernandes, in an interview with The Bangkok Post, questioned
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      Lock icon You could use your iPad to drive this car
      188 7  -  LIM WEILIN SINGAPORE Imagine using an Apple iPad to navigate your car or using a joy stick to steer it. German and Singaporean researchers are working towards developing such an electric vehicle named MUTE because of how silently it will travel
      A sketch of the MUTE electric car prototype, TUM  -  188 words
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      Govt sets up committee to look into IR issues
      237 7  -  SHARON SEE SINGAPORE The Government has set up an inter-ministry committee for integrated resorts, which may look into a number of issues, including the possibility of introducing legislation regarding the IRs. Announcing this on Friday, Senior Minister of State for Trade
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      Lock icon In a flap over gas money
      329 13  -  $12,000 given by gas supplier to stall holders sparks NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Money given by a gas supplier to stall holders at the iconic Tekka Centre has sparked a dispute between a group of hawkers and the chairman of Kandang Kerbau Market
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      Lock icon SINGHEALTH RAISES $380,000
      170 13 On Friday, SingHealth presented President S R Nathan with a cheque of $380,000 for this year’s President’s Challenge. This is the highest amount that the healthcare group has raised in seven years of fund-raising. Deputy Chief Executive Officer, SingHealth, Professor Ivy Ng (left), Group Chief Executive Officer,
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      Woodlands murder suspect arrested
      261 13  -  HETTY MUSFIRAH SINGAPORE Only a day after a photofit of the suspect was circulated to the media, a 20-year-old full-time national serviceman has been arrested in connection with the murder of Ms Hoe Hong Lin, 32, at Woodlands Drive 50 on Sept 22. On Wednesday, the
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      Forced landing on Parliament’s agenda
      217 13 SINGAPORE The recent emergency landing of an Apache helicopter in Woodlands is likely to be a hot topic when Parliament reconvenes on Monday. Four Members of Parliament including Opposition MP Low Thia Khiang have tabled questions for Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, who is
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      CABBY BASHER GETS SIX WEEKS’ JAIL
      133 13  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB A self-employed man was jailed six weeks on Friday for headbutting and punching a taxi driver. The incident took place in May last year at Bishan Street 11. Chong Chieh, 38, attacked ComfortDelgro cabby Chong Kah Hen, 56, at around 2.30am after
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      346 14 DAY a i-i I't'/ L Pa m upwjjtt Now, new mio TV subscribers will enjoy a wide range of entertainment with our Family Channels. Watch them as part of your basic TV service or free with any content pack. Call 161Q now. Powered by Microsoft' Mediaroom 26.75 o m TV
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
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      31 15 >/y/'7 JACKPOT f '3 L 1 TODAY Sales close at 6pm Draw at 6.30pm at PoMo Towards Community Purpose and Benefit RCB Reg No: *****0202G For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg SINGAPORE m
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  • VOICES
    • Article
      Should private hospitals run own blood banks?
      182 15  -  Letter from MVAndeny I AM a regular blood donor. My latest donation last month was my 100th. After I saw an appeal for Type O blood in the newspapers, I called the staff at the Health Sciences Authority’s blood bank. They told me
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    • Article
      Off-peak cars parked illegally
      134 15  -  Letter from Bernard Lim I AGREE with the thrust of Richard Hartung’s commentary, “Get parking first, then buy a car” (Oct 15). I would like to add that Mr Hartung’s suggestion should be applied to Off-Peak Cars (OPCs), in particular. My housing estate, Limau Garden, is
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      THINK OF OTHER PARK USERS
      116 15  -  LETTER FROM BERNARD LIM, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, COASTAL PARKS, NATIONAL PARKS BOARD I refer to Ms Joyce Koh’s letter “NEA fine overly harsh?” (Oct 9). On Sept 20, our officers patrolling East Coast Park saw a group of teenagers lighting up candles and setting fire to
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      WHY THE KPE CRAWL?
      117 15  -  LETTER FROM TEH C C The filter road from the East Coast Parkway to the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (north-bound) near Fort Road is congested during the evening rush-hour. However, once drivers get past the jam and into the tunnel, they find that there is no exceptional
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      Frustrated by NEA’s weather info hotline, site
      201 15  -  Letter from Lam Weiguang I AM writing to voice my frustration with the National Environment Agency’s weather information service. The lightning information option has not been available via the NEA hotline at 6542 7788 for many months. When you dial in, a recorded
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      There are bad tenants but...
      175 15  -  Letter from Peta Johnson I REFER to the letter from Mr Francis Zhan, “When tenants go bad (Oct 13). He asserts that “the general mentality of tenants is that they pay a high rent and should therefore maximise their usage of the facilities” and implies
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  • COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Only the weak survive
      978 17  -  Why countries, unwilling to reduce reliance on export-led growth, are scrambling to weaken their currencies NOURIEL ROUBINI The writer is chairman ofRoubini Global Economics (www.roubini.com), Professor at the Stern School of Business at NYU, and co-author of Crisis Economics. This commentary is exclusive to Today in
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      Lock icon America’s phoney currency war
      708 19  -  US should sort out its own economic policy, not attack Beijing’s JOHN ROSS The writer is a visiting professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where he leads research on China and the international financial crisis. THE GUARDIAN The core of the “currency wars” in which China
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      205 18 Touch. Type. Or have it both ways. The new Nokia XB Touch and Type Whether you choose to touch or type, the Nokia X3 is the device for you. With both touchscreen and keypad, it's easy to: play games or music update your Facebook and Twitter accounts download apps from
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      385 20 5 Jem ating Our <r> 4 u Having a toned and size S figure is no longer just a dream! yy ii Without the extra fat, I am more agile and energetic now! yy I 9. J X mt > -20kg 9 Before: 65kg After: 45kg <Perfect Results> Ep 2
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon China sits down to draw up a blueprint
      372 22 Four-day party meeting to firm up development plan for next five years and new emerging leadership REUTERS BEIJING China’s leaders will seek ways to narrow the economic and social rifts threatening long-term growth at a conclave which could also signal who will
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      Lock icon A glimpse of what went on in that Chile mine
      447 22 S RAMESH AGENCIES COPIAPO Chile’s rescued miners headed home on Friday to a hero’s welcome after their miracle survival for two months deep underground. But as the first accounts of life for the miners emerged, a complicated picture of squabbles,
      S RAMESH; AGENCIES; AP  -  447 words
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      Lock icon Shootout uncovers plot to kill Pakistan PM
      269 22 THE DAILY TELE GRAPH ISLAMABAD Pakistani police said they had thwarted a plot to assassinate the country’s Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and other senior officials after arresting a gang of seven militants. The militants were detained after a shoot-out near a village in
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      Lock icon THAILAND CHECKING IF PAKISTANIS HAVE TERROR LINKS
      140 22 BLOOMBERG The Thai authorities are seeking to confirm whether 15 Pakistanis arrested in a majority-Muslim southern province are linked to a terrorist organisation, national police spokesman PrawutThavornsiri said. “The names are similar” to those on a United Nations terrorism watch list, he said.
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      Lock icon Outdated ‘boys’ club’ hauled to court
      293 25 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH NEW YORK Executives at Citigroup, one of the United States’ biggest banks, are being sued by a group of six female employees who are accusing the company of being a “boys’ club” and sacking female employees to save the jobs of
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      Lock icon Silk slippers the only clue in hunt for Indian princess
      253 25 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH NEW DELHI Australian television technician Eric Ronald (picture), who was in Delhi covering the Commonwealth Games, has launched a Cinderella-style hunt for his Indian “princess” ancestor in Delhi, attempting to trace her and her descendants using only a
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      Lock icon SUZUKI RECALLS SWIFTS IN JAPAN
      108 25 REUTERS Suzuki Motor said it will recall a total of 90,617 units of its Swift and three other car models in Japan to fix a possible door mirror defect. About 192,000 cars sold abroad may also need to be to repaired. In a filing with
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      Lock icon 7 YEARS FOR 2 SUSPECTS IN SOSILAWATI MURDER CASE
      107 25 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER Two men pleaded guilty on Friday to disposing of evidence in the murder of cosmetics millionaire Sosilawati Lawiya and three of her associates. Mechanic K Sarawanan, 19, admitted to burning the bodies of the four victims, while oddjob
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      Lock icon AUSSIE GETS LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR MURDERING SONS
      104 25 AP An Australian man was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for murdering his three young sons to spite their mother. The judge ordered Robert Farquharson, 41, to serve at least 33 years of the life sentence before he can be considered
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      Lock icon OZAWA SEEKS TO INVALIDATE INDICTMENT DECISION
      103 25 REUTERS Japanese ruling party powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa sued the government on Friday, seeking to invalidate a decision by a judicial panel to indict him over a funding scandal that is clouding his prospects for any political comeback. The judicial panel of ordinary citizens ruled
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      Lock icon CONGO GOVT TROOPS ALSO RAPING CIVILIANS, SAYS UN
      112 25 AP Congolese government troops sent to reassert government control in an area where militias carried out mass rapes over two months ago have been accused of raping, killing and looting the same group of civilians. Ms Margot Wallstrom, who is responsible for
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      Lock icon SCIENTISTS ERADICATE DEADLY CATTLE VIRUS
      122 25 THE GUARDIAN Scientists have eradicated rinderpest, a killer virus in the wild that causes devastating cattle plague, according to researchers at the United Nations. This is only the second time such a feat has been achieved in human history. The first was smallpox more than
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      282 26 Wake up wiser with OCBC Money Smarts on Channel NewsAsia every Monday. Mark Leong IFsj 8 S <r L f in Hosted by Steven Chia Get money-smart with this 10-episode series on managingyourfinances and growing your wealth. From 27 Sep to 29 Nov 2010, catch us every Monday on Primetime
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    Lock icon The riddle Newton never cracked
    1256 27 SCENCE Englishman had arguably the greatest scientific mind ever but his real passion was the black art of alchemy THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Sir Isaac Newton was a towering genius in the history of science, he knew he was a genius, and he
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon Bernanke flags intent to further spur economy
      443 29 AGENCIES BOSTON United States Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday that high unemployment and low inflation pointed to a need for a further easing of US monetary policy but he offered no details on the central bank’s next step. “There would
      AGENCIES; REUTERS  -  443 words
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      Lock icon Yuan hits record high
      484 29 AGENCIES SHANGHAI The yuan hit yet a new record high against the United States dollar late on Friday in Asia, hours ahead of a deadline for the US Treasury Department whether to label China a currency manipulator. The People’s Bank of China set the yuan reference
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      Lock icon SM Goh urges Asia and US to ‘continue to be coupled’
      221 29 MOK FEIFEI WILLIAM STOWN (Massachusetts) Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong has called for the economies of Asia and the United States to continue to be coupled, saying that globalisation is beneficial to all countries. Speaking at his alma mater,
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      Singapore retail sales rose 2.2 per cent in August
      197 29 SINGAPORE Retail sales grew 2.2 per cent in August from the previous month, boosted by demand for mobile phones, personal computers and motor vehicles. Data released on Friday by the Department of Statistics showed that sales of telecommunication sets and computers
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Ownership saga ends as NESV gets Liverpool
      389 31 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ANFIELD Liverpool finally have new owners, after New England Sports Ventures brought an end to an extraordinary week by completing their takeover of the club. Liverpool director Ian Ayre confirmed the deal last night (Singapore time), meaning John W Henry
      THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTOS REUTERS, AP  -  389 words
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      Lim’s bid stirs up a football-mad nation
      672 31  -  COMMENTARY LEONARD THOMAS leonard@mediacorp. com. sg The writer is executive sports editor at MediaCorp NewsHub. As the battle for ownership of the club picked up pace, there was a line in a report in The Guardian last week which claimed a Singaporean had
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      Manchester United the big prize
      542 32  -  Asian investors such as Lim will have to work doubly hard in order to pull off a winning bid IAN DECOTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Despite the massive debts and their poor performances on the pitch, Liverpool managed to attract the fiercest battle yet for ownership of
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      Lock icon Torres and Co take battle to the pitch
      362 32 AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Everton vs Liverpool LONDON After a week in which the Anfield hierarchy found themselves embroiled in a bitter ownership war, on Sunday it is the Liverpool players’ turn to do battle on their hated neighbours’ home ground. This Merseyside
      AGENCIES; AP  -  362 words
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      Tao Li’s revved up to make noise
      612 33  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The last two years have been relatively quiet for Singapore swimming star Tao Li. After the high of a historic fifthplace finish in the women’s 100m butterfly final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics Tao Li became the first Singapore swimmer
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      Lock icon Villans gunning for Blues’ scalp
      393 33 AP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Aston Villa vs LONDON Chelsea return to Premier League action after a two-week international break protecting a four-point lead at the top of the table but with injury problems in defence ahead of a tough trip to Aston Villa on Saturday. The
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      FROM LIVERPOOL TO WORLDCLASS SWIMMING, SPORTSZONE HAS IT COVERED
      138 33 This Saturday on 938LIVE’s SportsZone, Liverpool will feature prominently in the discussion, with the ownership battle and the big Merseyside derby with Everton both hot talking points. Join MediaCorp’s SportsHub team as they give their views on the whole Liverpool saga
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      Lock icon A glowing report card for Team S'pore
      901 34  -  But chef-de-mission Pennefather calls for success from a wider spread of sports LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Veteran sports administrator Annabel Pennefather led Team Singapore at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games, 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and the Asian Games
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      Lock icon SNOC waiting for report on swim relay team disqualification
      216 34 LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE The Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) will give swim head coach Ang Peng Siong an opportunity to present his case before making any decision on the circumstances leading to the disqualification of the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay
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      132 32 League Football Singapore Selangor Select Singapore Select Sat, 16/10/10 9.00pm E Premier, E League Champ, Spanish, Italian, German, A League, J League and K League matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. LIVE TELECAST AT LIVEWIRE(RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA), SPORTSBUZZ (POMOJ SPORTSBUZZ (KRANJI) 10.00pm 10.00pm
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      35 35 Today is published by MediaCorp Press Ltd, Caldecott Broadcast Centre, Annex Building, Level 1, Andrew Road, Singapore *****9 Tel: 6333 3888. Printed by KHL Printing Co Pte Ltd, 57, Loyang Drive, Singapore *****8. Tel: *****222
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      46 36 OCTOBER 16 17, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF MOVIE-INSPIRED HOLIDAYS. >> T24 FOOD MARRIED WITH KITCHEN. HOW ONE HUSBAND AND WIFE CULINARY TEAM JUGGLE LOVE AND STOVE. >> T4 STYLE HOW TO DO SMART CASUAL WITHOUT LOOKING STUPID. >> T10 THE TOYOTA COROLLA JUST GOT BETTER WITH THE ALTIS. >> T14
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  • COLUMN
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      Lock icon The long hunt for a fast fake
      700 37  -  One woman’s international hunt for a genuine knock-off Christine Muhlke features@mediacorp.com.sg THE NEW YORK TIMES IT HAPPENS every season:The knockoff that sends me scrambling; the capsule collection that leads me on a treasure hunt, online and off; the bargain that I’m willing to
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      Lock icon ’Net profits
      819 38  -  IN REAL LIFE Money makes the virtual world go around Chung Lyn-Yi lynyi@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is a senior producer at Channel NewsAsia. SOMEWHERE out there, an already morbidly obese woman is stuffing herself like there is no tomorrow. Better yet, she has been uploading video of it on
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      130 39 Flamenco Cantata Cfiijmes Hoff 24 October 2010 7.30 pn Tickets 88/68 www.sistic.com.sg Artistic direction by Antonio Vargas featuring Flamenco artistes from Spain, Carmen La Talegona, Antonio Vargas, Talegon de Cordoba, El Titi de Algeciras, Jorge Padilla, with Singapore Youth Choir Ensemble Singers, Dr Robert Casteels and Flamenco Sin Fronteras •OH'LJ'M'E'S'
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  • FOOD
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      Tasty matrimony
      1033 39  -  Veteran married couple/newbie restaurant owners Caroline and Dave talk candidly about cooking up a life less ordinary Don Mendoza donm@mediacorp.com.sg MEET Caroline and Dave. They’re not so much an odd couple in our already peculiar world of wining and dining.They do, in fact, look like a near perfect
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      Lock icon PINK REMINDER
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      Lock icon Hackers steal S Korean documents
      167 21 AP SEOUL Hackers believed to be from China stole secret South Korean documents on defence and foreign affairs by using emails pretending to be from Seoul officials, a news report said on Friday. The suspected hacking occurred when South Korean officials handling foreign and security
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      Lock icon For Chic Cyclists, a Movement That Moves
      544 76  -  By RUTH LA FERLA NYT In a city that elevates the pursuit of chic to stratospheric heights, voguish cyclists on vintage bikes are the new trend. From the Brooklyn Bridge to the Hudson River and from TriBeCa to Harlem, roadways are the new
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