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Title Section22 2011-02-19 1 10 PAGES ON BUDGET 2011 MICA (P) 207/09/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE February 19 20, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking22 words
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Article1051 2011-02-19 1 LOH CHEE KONG - The average Singaporean household will receive about S$3,000 from this year’s Budget.... It will also be more than double the increase they could see in their household expenses this year. Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam LOH CHEE KONG news editor cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Faced with the immediate worry1,051 words
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Advertisement69 2011-02-19 1 10 PAGES ON BUDGET 2011 MICA (P) 207/09/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 February 19 20, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking COMMENT AN ELECTION BUDGET?2 MIDDLEINCOME EARNERS GET BIGGEST TAX BREAK3 FOREIGN WORKER LEVIES RAISED 4 MORE HELP FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN 6 THE BEST CARE69 words
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BUDGET 2011
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Article, Illustration756 2011-02-19 2 EUGENE K B TAN - COMMENTARY EUGENE K B TAN Eugene K B Tan is assistant professor of law at the Singapore Management University School of Law. Each year, the Budget reveals the Government’s immediate priorities over not only the next 12 months but756 words
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Article, Illustration613 2011-02-19 2 ONG DAI LIN - HOUSING ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More help is being provided for lower income families to buy HDB flats. The Government is also spending S$10 billion over the next 10 years to upgrade HDB homes and rejuvenate estates. Outlining theTODAY FILE PHOTO - 613 words
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695 2011-02-19 3 TEO XUANWEI - Benefits skewed towards those in the lower to middle income brackets, experts say TAXES TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With greater differentiation coming in the form of new tax brackets, the tax structure will ensure that every working adult gets “a little something” starting695 words
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404 2011-02-19 3 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —As Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced on Friday the formation of a new committee to prevent profiteering at a time of high inflation, he also set out the Government’s approach to dealing with rising prices. Monetary policy has a part404 words
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Article, Illustration568 2011-02-19 4 SINGAPORE One year after the Government raised foreign worker levies to complement the start of its national productivity drive, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam made it clear there would be no going back to lower levies again. As he announced on Friday another in-BLOOMBERG - 568 words
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487 2011-02-19 4 CHEOW XIN YI - WORKERS CHEOW XIN YI SINGAPORE Two of the most vulnerable groups in society the low-wage earners and older workers received a boost on Friday as the Government announced measures to help them make ends meet. The general working population also had cause487 words
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332 2011-02-19 4 CHEOW XIN YI - TRAINING CHEOW XIN YI SINGAPORE Professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) who make up half of Singapore’s workforce are the clear focus of the Government’s push for skills upgrading this year. It will spend about S$30 million on its Continuing Education and332 words
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Article, Illustration587 2011-02-19 6 TEO XUANWEI - TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Over the years, the support for families with young children has been growing. Budget 2011 has added another form of help for this group. While there were handouts for schoolchildren of all age groups, the centrepiece was a new ChildTODAY FILE PHOTO - 587 words
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288 2011-02-19 6 EDUCATION SINGAPORE Needy students got a further leg up from the Government yesterday with a one-off top-up of S$4.7 mil- lion, which will be put into the funds of school advisory committees and school management committees. Each school will get between S$10,000 and S$15,000,288 words
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Article, Illustration131 2011-02-19 6 To promote the adoption of green vehicles, the Green Vehicle Rebate Scheme will be extended for another year till Dec 31, 2012. The Government will also undertake a comprehensive review of measures to promote the adoption of green vehicles as part of its overall effortsBLOOMBERG - 131 words
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165 2011-02-19 8 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT Divorced spouses receiving maintenance payments will no longer be taxed on this, while ex-husbands supporting their wives cannot claim tax relief for such payments, the Finance Ministry announced on Friday. Currently, taxpayers are liable to pay tax on the alimony and165 words
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Article256 2011-02-19 8 NEO CHAI CHIN - NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE Older Singaporeans will benefit from this year’s Budget surplus through Medisave top-ups. About 1.3 million people aged 45 and above will receive S$300 to S$700, which will be credited to their Medisave accounts by May 1. Those aged 45 to 49 with assessable256 words
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Article, Illustration536 2011-02-19 8 NEO CHAI CHIN - ELDERCARE NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE To catalyse public support and capabilities of long-term care, the Government will match donations, dollar-for-dollar, to voluntary welfare organisations in the sector. The new S$1 billion Community Silver Trust the highlight of several measuresPHOTO COURTESY OF ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - 536 words
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424 2011-02-19 10 SINGAPORE Radio and television licence fees introduced in 1963 have been abolished and the fees collected this year will be refunded. In his Budget Statement, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam noted that the fees were “losing their relevance”. Mr Shanmugaratnam said: “First, ownership of TVs424 words
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Article, Illustration525 2011-02-19 10 LEONG WEE KEAT - THE NEEDY LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Amid calls to peg aid for the needy to inflation, the Government has raised the Public Assistance payout for the coun- try’s poorest. Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said public assistance rates would beTODAY FILE PHOTO - 525 words
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412 2011-02-19 12 AZHAR KHALID - AZHAR KHALID SINGAPORE Businesses will now face higher manpower costs after the Government announced that it will raise the contribution from employers from September this year. Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said the employer’s contribution rate will go up by another 0.5 percentage points to412 words
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Article408 2011-02-19 12 MILLET ENRIQUEZ - Companies can look forward to more assistance and support MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Companies in Singapore with plans to expand abroad have just received a boost from a slew of measures, that the Government outlined in this year’s Budget. To support enterprise growth, the Government will408 words
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505 2011-02-19 12 RACHEL KELLY - RACHEL KELLY SINGAPORE —The Government has announced a one-off corporate income tax rebate of 20 per cent, capped at S$10,000 for Year of Assessment 2011, a move aimed at helping companies alleviate cost pressures this year. Smaller companies that do505 words
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356 2011-02-19 13 CHRISTOPHER HOWELLS - CHRISTOPHER HOWELLS SINGAPORE While dishing out more than S$13 billion to households and businesses, this year’s Budget is unlikely to lead to an overheating of the economy, analysts said. That is because the Government is adopting a cautious fiscal stance, forecasting a slight overall Budget356 words
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Article, Illustration422 2011-02-19 13 JO-ANN HUANG - JO-ANN HUANG SINGAPORE —The Government on Friday unveiled several key tax changes in various strategic business sectors to boost the Republic’s overall competitiveness as a choice Asian location for global companies. Among them, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam introduced specific fiscal initiatives for finance, maritime and422 words
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465 2011-02-19 13 AZHAR KHALID - PRODUCTIVITY AZHAR KHALID azhark@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Government has doubled the funding that has been set aside to boost productivity. Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Friday said the Government will inject an additional S$1 billion into the National Productivity Fund (NPF) bringing the total fund size465 words
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569 2011-02-19 14 PAUL CONELIUS, TAN TAY LEK - COMMENTARY PAUL CONELIUS, TAN TAY LEK Paul Cornelius is a tax partner with PwC Services LLP and Tan Tay Lek is associate director, Corporate Tax Advisory Services, PwC Services LLP. The business community had high hopes that this year’s Budget would569 words
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Article, Illustration506 2011-02-19 14 NG JING YNG - REVENUE NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The opening of the integrated resorts (IR) and a rebounding economy boosted the Government’s coffers in FY2010, as spending from tourists and consumers increased. In particular, Government revenue from betting taxes rose from S$1.73 billion to S$2.29 billion. AccordingPHOTO BY WEE TECK HIAN - 506 words
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VOICES
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251 2011-02-19 15 Hong Tan Quee; Young Joo Chye - Regular monitoring at new desalination plant Letter from Tan Quee Hong Director Pollution Control Department National Environment Agency Young Joo Chye Director, Policy and Planning PUB, the national water agency WE REFER to the letter “Keeping abreast of green issues a must” (Feb 11).251 words
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Article38 2011-02-19 15 In the report “Temasek launches S$6.3b programme” (Feb 17), it was reported that Temasek Holdings has issued bonds totalling just over US$10 billion. This is incorrect. The bonds issued totalled S$10 billion. We apologise for the error.38 words
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Article255 2011-02-19 15 Benedict Ng - Letter from Benedict Ng WHILE Singapore boasts of being advanced on many fronts, much more is needed to be done to make her gracious, especially when as a greying society, more people may be moving about in wheelchairs. The ramps at Housing Board255 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1006 2011-02-19 18 BILVEER SINGH - BILVEER SINGH Bilveer Singh is the Acting Head, Centre of Excellence for National Security, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. Peace cannot be taken for granted. The ongoing border skirmishes between Thailand and Cambodia are challenging the very essence of ASEAN’s existence1,006 words
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Article, Illustration869 2011-02-19 18 MAHDEV MOHAN, LAN SHIOW TSAI - MAHDEV MOHAN, LAN SHIOW TSAI Mahdev Mohan is Assistant Professor of Law at the Singapore Management University and Associate Fellow with the Singapore Institute of International Affairs. Lan Shiow Tsai is Policy and Governance Associate, Access to Justice Asia LLP. AREUTERS - 869 words
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693 2011-02-19 19 CHRYSTIA FREELAND - CHRYSTIA FREELAND REUTERS They are being called the Facebook revolutions but a better term for the uprisings sweeping through the Middle East might be the Groupon effect. That is because one of the most powerful consequences satellite television and the Internet haveREUTERS - 693 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration588 2011-02-19 20 AGENCIES MANAMA A senior leader of Bahrain’s Shias said the government must resign and Parliament shut down pending a transition to democracy in an address after Friday prayers to the biggest crowd in five days of protests as unrest spread toAGENCIES; AP - 588 words
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205 2011-02-19 20 Thai politicians are using spiking Internet penetration rates to reach out to voters. Accordingtothe National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre, there are 18 million Internet users in Thailand now a figure that will hit 24 million this year and major205 words
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118 2011-02-19 20 AGENCIES Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, on medical leave from the company he cofounded, attended a meeting of technology industry leaders with United States President Barack Obama in northern California on Thursday. Mr Jobs, a pancreatic cancer survivor, was joinedAGENCIES - 118 words
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126 2011-02-19 20 REUTERS The federal police raided offices of a television channel owned by the family of a ruling Congress Party ally, local media said, as a probe into India’s biggest corruption scandal in decades risked fissures in the government coalition. The raids onREUTERS - 126 words
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148 2011-02-19 20 A new phone has been developed in Singapore to take a pulse and even help call for an ambulance should the user require one, AFP reported. Users of the EPI Life Mobile phone can put their finger on a receptor and the result will148 words
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132 2011-02-19 20 A website that helps worried parents find their missing children has become a hit in China, AFP reported. The microblog was thrust into the national spotlight after it helped a man find his six-year-old son who had been missing for three years after being kidnapped.132 words
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315 2011-02-19 21 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON North Korea may stage another attack “in months and not years”, according to Admiral Robert Willard, the top United States commander in the Pacific. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il appears to be training his son “on a compressedBLOOMBERG - 315 words
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181 2011-02-19 21 REUTERS China has told United Nations Security Council members that it plans to block publication of a UN special report that accuses North Korea of violating sanctions on its nuclear programme, according to Western diplomats. The UN Panel of Experts on North Korea hadREUTERS - 181 words
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Article, Illustration216 2011-02-19 21 AP AP JAKARTA An Indonesian man has been arrested for allegedly using the Internet to sell hundreds of illegal wildlife parts from ivory and tiger skins to the teeth of the world’s smallest bears. The parts were allegedly destined for both domestic andAP - 216 words
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Article105 2011-02-19 21 AP Japan abandoned the rest of its whale hunting season in Antarctic waters on Friday after netting only a fifth of its targeted catch of 850 whales, citing harassment by activists. The fleet left Japan on Dec 2 and was scheduled to stay until earlyAP - 105 words
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98 2011-02-19 21 AP Malaysian police have arrested three suspects involved in the heist of some 725,000 condoms, which are still missing. Mr Mohamad Shukri Dahlan, the police chief of Malaysia’s northern Perak state, said the heist was “an inside job”. On Friday, he saidAP - 98 words
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Article122 2011-02-19 21 AP Philippine Vice-President Jejomar Binay was in China on Friday to make a last-ditch appeal for clemency for three Filipinos due to be executed next week for drug trafficking. Filipino officials say the two women and one man including a 32-year-old mother of twoAP - 122 words
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Article129 2011-02-19 21 Indonesia’s Health Ministry said on Thursday that a proposed ban on tobacco advertising will only be implemented in stages, reported the Jakarta Globe. “In discussions about the decree to implement the tobacco clause of the (2009) Health Law, it has been agreed that we129 words
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Article, Illustration111 2011-02-19 22 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Its previous claim to fame was as the birthplace of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. But now the market town of Grantham in Lincolnshire has produced an even more fiery export after a local producer grew the world’s hottest chilli. MeasuringTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 111 words
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Article, Illustration135 2011-02-19 22 REUTERS A Mexican teenager is staging a hunger strike outside the British Embassy in Mexico City in a bid to secure an invitation to the wedding of Britain’s Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 19. Ms Estibalis Chavez (picture),REUTERS - 135 words
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350 2011-02-19 22 REUTERS WASHINGTON The United States government on Thursday charged more than 100 doctors, nurses and other defendants with Medicare crime schemes that involved about US$240 million (S$306 million) in false billings, the largest health care fraud crackdown so far. Attorney General EricREUTERS - 350 words
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135 2011-02-19 22 REUTERS The laser a 50-year-old invention now used in everything from CDs to laser pointers has met its match in the “antilaser”, the first device capable of trapping and cancelling out laser beams. While such a device would seem most fitting in a science fictionREUTERS - 135 words
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Advertisement217 2011-02-19 23 ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands Now Open OPEN YOUR MIND TO CURIOSITY, INSPIRATION EXPRESSION For many, Art and Science exist at opposite ends of the spectrum of human activity. Art plumbs the depths of human emotion. Science probes for facts...or so it would seem. The ArtScience Museum at Marina217 words
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SCIENCE
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Article, Illustration1340 2011-02-19 24 ROBIN MCKIE, GABRIEL STARGARDTER - The smallpox virus still exists at two high-security labs. Should these stocks now be destroyed? ROBIN MCKIE, GABRIEL STARGARDTER THE GUARDIAN THIRTY kilometres south-east of Novosibirsk, in Siberia, several dozen concrete buildings have been erected outside the town of Koltsovo. The settlement is ringed with triple rowsTHE GUARDIAN - 1,340 words
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BUSINESS
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426 2011-02-19 26 TRAVIS TEO - TRAVIS TEO travisteo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE OCBC Bank squeezed out less than a 1 per cent rise in fourth-quarter earnings, after it was hit by a 33 per cent spike in expenses and lower insurance income. OCBC on Friday said it posted a net profit426 words
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Article, Illustration336 2011-02-19 26 STELLA LEE - STELLA LEE SINGAPORE The Singapore Exchange (SGX) will consider other acquisition targets if its A$8.4 billion (S$10.8 billion) bid for the Australian bourse operator ASX fails, SGX chief executive Magnus Bocker (picture) said on Friday, although he did not336 words
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344 2011-02-19 26 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia achieved bet-ter-than-expected economic growth for last year, staying ahead of Singapore to retain the position of South-east Asia’s third-largest economy after Indonesia and Thailand. Malaysia’s Department of Statistics on Friday said the export-dependent economy grew 4.8 per centAGENCIES - 344 words
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236 2011-02-19 26 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s central bank on Friday raised lenders’ required reserves by 50 basis points, the second such increase this year, as it ratcheted up a tightening campaign to rein in stubborn inflation. China also increased interest rates three times in theAGENCIES - 236 words
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Miscellaneous48 2011-02-19 28 [pLAY© Always play with care. [responsibly! Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize. For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg or call 6786 6688 Towards Community Purpose and Benefit SINGAPORE RCB Reg No: *****0202G48 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration375 2011-02-19 28 IAN DE COTTA - IAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE In his debut season in Japan’s Super GT Series last year, Singapore’s Melvin Choo (picture) operated on a lean budget and finished the nineleg campaign 22nd out of a field of 35 cars. For the coming season, which flags off at thePHOTO COURTESY THUNDER ASIA RACING - 375 words
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Article, Illustration465 2011-02-19 28 LOW LIN FHOONG - Three-time S’pore Open champion aims to make Presidents Cup side LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Standing at 1.82m, wearing a tan and looking extremely fit, Adam Scott let rip a drive and it arced away impressively, finally sitting still after travelling 301m. Aussie golf star,PHOTO COURTESY OF GREENS ON SCREENS - 465 words
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Article253 2011-02-19 28 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG Golf star Adam Scott feels he has a special relationship with Singapore. Three Barclays Singapore Open titles back up the Australian’s argument. The 30-year-old continues to make an impact off the golf course, as well. In 2008, he set upThe Adam253 words
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Article, Illustration282 2011-02-19 29 SINGAPORE In encyclopaedias of old, his famous face appears under the section dedicated to the sport of football. Widely regarded as the greatest footballer to play the game, Pele is expected to visit Singapore next month, as part of an initiative byREUTERS - 282 words
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Article, Illustration592 2011-02-19 29 SHAMIR OSMAN - PSSI look to put the squeeze on breakaway football league SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The storm clouds are fast gathering over Indonesian football. The Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI), the official governing body of the sport in the country, have started to bear theirTODAY FILE PHOTO - 592 words
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288 2011-02-19 29 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN Already labelled a renegade league, the Indonesian Premier League (LPI) that kicked off last month was not designed to just be more efficient and commercially viable. According to the league’s general manager Arya Abhiseka, the LPI has a higher calling to288 words
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Article, Illustration563 2011-02-19 30 Striker will be keen to prove Ancelotti wrong AGENCIES LONDON With their hopes of retaining their Premiership crown all but doomed, Chelsea will not be treating Saturday’s FA Cup tie against Everton as an unwelcome distraction. According to Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard, winning trophies like theAGENCIES; AP - 563 words
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Article, Illustration339 2011-02-19 30 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH PRAGUE Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has said Joe Cole (picture) will be given all the time he needs to rediscover his best form after a disappointing and disjointed start to his Anfield career. The former Chelsea midfielder made his first appearanceTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; REUTERS - 339 words
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Article, Illustration177 2011-02-19 31 AP DHAKA Bangladesh hosted the party of its life on Thursday to welcome the start of the cricket World Cup, with song and dance from across South Asia, spectacular fireworks and a cameo appearance by Canadian rock star Bryan Adams. AnAP; PHOTOS AP, GETTY IMAGES - 177 words
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Article, Illustration574 2011-02-19 31 Indian team all pumped up to win the World Cup for their ace batsman AP DHAKA India’s star batsman Sachin Tendulkar (picture) is heading into a record sixth World Cup, still looking for an elusive title victory to cap his outstanding career. And he is notAP - 574 words
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Advertisement189 2011-02-19 30 CRICKET CHATTER ON THE AIRWAVES This Saturday on 938LIVE’s SportsZone, the team counts down to the opening match of the 2011 Cricket World Cup, with Bangladesh hosting India in a potentially explosive encounter in Dhaka. The whole of India and millions of neutrals around the world will be hoping the189 words
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THE SIDNEY ISSUE
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COLUMNS
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Article, Illustration726 2011-02-19 2 May Seah - How I met Mr Right that’s Mr Wolverine to you May Seah may@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is a features reporter at Today. I HAVE to say, I have a pretty cool job. As a features writer, I encounter interesting and/or famous people every day. Sometimes, I even get726 words
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Article, Illustration844 2011-02-19 3 Christopher Toh - Or why I’ll always have a soft spot for Sydney Christopher Toh christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is the deputy features editor at Today. I AM completely guilty of a travel crime: When visiting a place I’ve been to before, I always end up comparing the experience844 words
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FOOD
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Article, Illustration1022 2011-02-19 4 SERENE LIM - Tetsuya’s made him a culinary rock star in Sydney.The opening of Waku Ghin at MBS brought him to our shores. Now, in his own words, chef Tetsuya Wakuda ponders his journey here and forward SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg SEVEN of the biggest names in the culinary world gathered in1,022 words
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Article, Illustration604 2011-02-19 6 Don Mendoza - A taste of the city’s feted cuisine right here at home Don Mendoza donm@mediacorp.com.sg IN THE eternal rivalry between two great Australian cities over, well, just about everything, it seems we might just have a winner.When it comes to dining out, at least. Yes, the undeniable allure604 words
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STYLE
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Article, Illustration877 2011-02-19 8 LYNETTE KOH - In this Aussie city, trends start from the ground up LYNETTE KOH lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg FASHION Down Under is clearly on the rise. Once practically exclusively associated with surfwear brands such as Quiksilver and Billabong, Australian fashion has comeintoits own over the past few years and Sydney has emerged,Photos: On The Streets Of Sydney - 877 words
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Article, Illustration482 2011-02-19 10 LYNETTE KOH - The look of Sydney and how to get it LYNETTE KOH WHEN the flawless Cate Blanchett who, mind you, has ready access to couture from Giorgio Armani to Alexander McQueen named us young Sydney-based label Romance Was Born as a label to482 words
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Article, Illustration345 2011-02-19 12 Lynette Koh - New Sydney-based luxury accessory brand Oroton arrives on our shores Lynette Koh lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg WITH playful, well-made designs which feature just a touch of quirkiness,Aussie accessory brands such as Mimco and Witchery have been steadily finding their way into our closets since arriving on our shores last345 words
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Article, Illustration341 2011-02-19 12 LYNETTE KOH - LYNETTE KOH HE FIRST made an impression with roles in Channel 5’s Parental Guidance and theatre productions such as SRT’s Much Ado About Nothing. These days, Jason Chan is more likely to be found behind the camera as the founder of creative video company BananaMana341 words
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Article, Illustration740 2011-02-19 14 Derryn Wong - Where to go for a wheel good time in and around Australia’s biggest city Derryn Wong cars@mediacorp.com.sg ALL Sydneysiders will testify that driving a car is the best way to get around Sydney not just in the city centre itself but in its suburbs too. AndPhotos: Tourism Australia - 740 words
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Article, Illustration504 2011-02-19 16 WESTLEY WONG - WESTLEY WONG DRIVING in Sydney can be difficult at times the rush-hour traffic, for example, is something you don’t want to encounter but the gamut of gorgeous destinations only minutes from the city centre make it worth the perils. Here’s how to get by withBloomberg - 504 words
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Article, Illustration214 2011-02-19 16 DERRYN WONG - Inject some fun into your Sydney jaunt by going the two-wheeled route DERRYN WONG THERE’S a huge difference between exploring a new place on two wheels and on four, and Australia is by and large quite a motorcycle-friendly country. There are many motorcycle rental companiesPhotos; Eastern Creek Raceway - 214 words
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Article, Illustration1330 2011-02-19 24 SERENE LIM - More than just a plastic postcard-perfect city, Sydney’s real appeal lies in its lively insider scene SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com. sg YOU already know the flashy sights:The Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge and Bondi Beach. Once you’re done with those, you’ve got Sydney Aquarium, Darling Harbour1,330 words
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Article, Illustration188 2011-02-19 25 The editor of TwoThousand, Sydney’s hippest insider guide, shares his perfect Sydney day ALEX Vitlin: “Breakfast and coffee at either at a local cafe like The Shortlist in Darlington or Bill’s in Darlinghurst. Then a Bridge Climb over the Harbour Bridge. After which, I’d lunchPhotos: Tourism of New South Wales - 188 words
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Article, Illustration410 2011-02-19 26 Jetsetting with Ho Tzu Nyen SINGAPORE multi-disciplinary artist and film-maker HoTzu Nyen is no stranger to travelling for his art. His first solo project Utama Every Name In History Is I was exhibited at the Sao Paulo Biennale and the Fukuoka Asian Art Triennal, while his first feature film Here410 words
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Article, Illustration433 2011-02-19 26 SERENE LIM - Everyone knows ‘g’day mate’ but what’s a ‘chokkie on a beaut arvo’? Don’t spit the dummy. Read on to find out SERENE LIM THEY are speaking English ...Well, at least it vaguely sounds like it. Australians have a famously unusual vocabulary of their own and433 words
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Article, Illustration808 2011-02-19 27 June Wan - Dining in Sydney is more than just slapping another shrimp on the barbie June Wan features@mediacorp.com.sg NEVER let it be said that Sydney is bereft of variety when it comes to eating out. Whether you’re sampling fine Japanese dining at Tetsuya’s or stuffing your face with fish andPictures: Tourism NSW; Christopher Toh - 808 words
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Article, Illustration603 2011-02-19 1 ANITA PATIL - LENS ANITA PATIL (£Ik JJork Siwcs The big dream has been downsized and made cozier. houses, the embodiment of many of those dreams, are shrinking, and a cottage industry of smallness has cropped upas people look for shelter, escape and fulfillment in tiny nooks. Liu Ming,(£Ik JJork Siwcs - 603 words
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Article, Illustration879 2011-02-19 1 PETER BAKER - An American Mission: Spreading Liberty Without Partisanship ESSAY PETER BAKER Sljc NeUi Jlork Stines Washington The Cheers of Tahrir square were heard around the world. But if you listened carefully, you might have heard cheering from another quarter 11,000 kilometers from Cairo, in Dallas. TheSljc NeUi Jlork Stines; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS; TARA TODRAS-WHITEHILL/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 879 words
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Article, Illustration750 2011-02-19 2 SANJEEV SANYAL - intelligence/sanjeev SANJEEV SANYAL Sanjeev Sanyal is the author of “The Indian Renaissance: India’s Rise after a Thousand Years of Decline.” Send comments to intelligence@nytimes.com. Elje JfcUt Jlork Simes GurGaon, IndIa The images of India come in two extremes of severe poverty and of booming softwareElje JfcUt Jlork Simes; RAFIQ MAQBOOL/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 750 words
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Article, Illustration921 2011-02-19 3 JAD MOUAWAD - By JAD JAD MOUAWAD Eljc JCctu Jlork Etmcs DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Even in this oasis of extravagance, Terminal 3 at the Dubai International Airport startles. It is not merely the world’s largest air terminal. It is the world’s largest building. AndEljc JCctu Jlork Etmcs; KARIM SAH1B/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES - 921 words
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Article, Illustration651 2011-02-19 4 MARTIN FACKLER - Some say a military base would harm ties with Taiwan. By MARTIN FACKLER EljciXhu jlork (times YONAGUNI ISLAND, Japan This remote island in the rough East China Sea is known for its gigantic moths, fiery Okinawan alcohol and an offshore rock formationEljciXhu jlork (times; KO SASAKI FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 651 words
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Article, Illustration685 2011-02-19 4 ANDREW JACOBS - By ANDREW JACOBS SljeiNVut jlork Ehncs MACAO Long before words like “multiculturalism” and “fusion cuisine” entered the modern lexicon, Aida de Jesus and her forebears were mashing up food, language and DNA from far-flung corners of the globe. A 95-year-old chef whose ancestry isSljeiNVut jlork Ehncs; THOMAS LEE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE - 685 words
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Article, Illustration759 2011-02-19 6 NORIMITSU ONISHI - By NORIMITSU ONISHI Elje iNVut Jlork Stines BROOME, Australia Australia is experiencing a natural resources boom, driven by China’s headlong modernization, that is often described as a once-in-a-century phenomenon. It has minted billionaires out of businessmen who deal in iron ore andElje iNVut Jlork Stines; LEON MEAD FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 759 words
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Article, Illustration521 2011-02-19 6 SIMON ROMERO - By SIMON ROMERO el)c -NVnr Jlork Elmes AMBUE ARI, Bolivia The foreigners who make their way to the Ambue Ari animal reserve come here for the big cats. More than two dozen live here in cages, including jaguars, pumasel)c -NVnr Jlork Elmes; NOAH FRIEDMAN-RUDOVSKY FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 521 words
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Article, Illustration1132 2011-02-19 7 VIKAS BAJAJ - By VIKAS BAJAJ EIjc Jfctu JJork Ernies BAMNOD, India India, despite its ambitions as an emerging economic giant, still struggles to feed its 1.1 billion people. Four decades after the Green Revolution seemed to be solving India’s food problems, nearlyEIjc Jfctu JJork Ernies; BY KUNI TAKAHASHI FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,132 words
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Article, Illustration670 2011-02-19 8 ANDREW JACOBS - MAoTAI journAl By ANDREW JACOBS ®ljc iNctu JJork Smucs MAOTAI, China This isolated mountain hamlet hit the jackpot when Red Army soldiers sought refuge here in the spring of 1935. Exhausted by their longdistance retreat from Nationalist forces, Mao’s guerrillas used the town’s®ljc iNctu JJork Smucs; SH1HO FUKADA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 670 words
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Article, Illustration873 2011-02-19 8 DAMIEN CAVE - By DAMIEN CAVE Sljc Jfctu jjork Simcs CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico Telma Pedro Córdoba could have left this blood- and bullet-marked city when she lost her husband to a drive-by shooting in 2009, or when an injury kept her mother from factory work, or whenSljc Jfctu jjork Simcs; KATIE ORLINSKY FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 873 words
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Article, Illustration717 2011-02-19 12 VINCENT M. MALLOZZI - By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI el)c JCcUt Jlork ®tme$ In 2005, Dr. William D. Liska, a veterinary orthopedic surgeon based in Houston, performed his first micro-hip replacement on a Shetland sheepdog named Champ. Then in 2006, Dr. Liska visited Helsinki, Finland, to performel)c JCcUt Jlork ®tme$; SUZY ALLM AN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 717 words
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Article, Illustration700 2011-02-19 12 NATALIE ANGIER - By NATALIE ANGIER eljc JCcUt Jlork eunes New Caledonian crows are renowned for their toolmaking. In the complexity, fluidity and sophistication of their tool use, their ability to manipulate sticks, leaves, wires, strings for fishing out food, the crows have no peers ineljc JCcUt Jlork eunes; SERGE BLOCH - 700 words
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Article, Illustration887 2011-02-19 13 HENRY FOUNTAIN - By HENRY FOUNTAIN EljeiNVut jlork ehnes When a magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile last February, geophysicists and seismologists were not surprised. The quake’s epicenter was on a roughly 322-kilometer stretch of a fault where stresses had been building for nearlyEljeiNVut jlork ehnes; RAFAEL VALLEJOS/EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY; BELOW, FRANCISCO NEGRONI/ASSOCIATED PRESS; Sources: Nature Geoscience; U.S. Geological Survey; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 887 words
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Article, Illustration667 2011-02-19 14 RUTH LA FERLA - By RUTH LA FERLA Sl)c JCcUt Jlork ehncs Calvin Tran fiddled with a fanshaped slice of wool in his New York shop. “You can wear this as a poncho, a dress, a kimono or a hooded cape,” the designer said. He added,Sl)c JCcUt Jlork ehncs; DONNA KARAN NEW YORK - 667 words
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Article, Illustration617 2011-02-19 14 GUY TREBAY - essay GUY TREBAY Eljc JCcUt Jlork ehncs A century or so ago, only beggars went bareheaded. Up until just after World War II, a gentleman was not considered properly dressed without a hat. Then the hat went the way of the dodo. AnEljc JCcUt Jlork ehncs; VALERIO MEZZANOTTI FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 617 words
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Article, Illustration490 2011-02-19 15 SUZY MENKES - By SUZY MENKES E1)C Jfctu jjork Suites PARIS The white gold teeth clench and then slide open the zipper reveals throat and then breastbone, as a diamond tassel quivers in the cleavage. The zipper necklace, set as a cluster ofE1)C Jfctu jjork Suites; VAN CLEEF & ARPELS - 490 words
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Article, Illustration925 2011-02-19 16 MANOHLA DARGIS, A.O. SCOTT - essAy MANOHLA DARGIS, A.O. SCOTT El)c JCau jiork Eimeii The whiteness of the 2011 Academy Awards is a little blinding. Nine years ago, Denzel Washington and Halle Berry won his-and-her Oscars he was only the second AfricanAmerican man to win best actor, andEl)c JCau jiork Eimeii; DOUG MILLS/ASSOCIATED PRESS; AMERICAN MOVIE CLASSICS - 925 words
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Article, Illustration467 2011-02-19 16 ANDREW FERREN - By ANDREW FERREN Sl)c JCctu jiork Etmcii Cuenca, the historic, picturesque hilltop Spanish town a two-hour drive east of Madrid, is home to cultural offerings far more extensive than its modest size (population 56,000) would indicate. Founded by the Moors as aSl)c JCctu jiork Etmcii; PHOTOGRAPHS BY CARLOS LUJAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 467 words
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