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Title Section20 2011-08-02 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Tuesday August 2, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking20 words
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Article, Illustration540 2011-08-02 1 HETTY MUSFIRAH - HETTY MUSFIRAH hetty@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Relief is heading the way of commuters with the opening of the western arc of the Circle Line on Oct 8 and additional trains arriving at other rail lines. Announcing these plans yesterday, TransportPHOTO BY WEE TECK HIAN - 540 words
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Article, Illustration625 2011-08-02 1 TEO XUANWEI - TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Despite a watershed General Election (GE), the Government’s stance on developing the Republic’s economy by remaining open to investments and talent, and staying connected to the world will not change, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong reiterated yesterday. Speaking at the EconomicPHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 625 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration627 2011-08-02 2 ONG DAI LIN - ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Fifteen employers and individuals have been taken to task so far this year for salary arrears and failing to provide their foreign workers with proper accommodation, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said yesterday. It added that 33627 words
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826 2011-08-02 3 AGENCIES WASHINGTON Ending a perilous stalemate, United States President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders announced a historic agreement late on Sunday (early yesterday, Singapore time) on emergency legislation aimed at averting the nation’s first-ever financial default. The dramatic resolution lifted a cloud that hadAGENCIES - 826 words
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Article, Illustration522 2011-08-02 4 TEO XUANWEI - TEO XUANWEI SINGAPORE If a “G” was initialled on a document submitted to Dr Goh Keng Swee, you would know he liked it. If two circles were drawn on the paper, that meant he did not like it. And if he signedPHOTO COURTESY CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 522 words
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398 2011-08-02 4 TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The first session of the 12th Parliament will start on Oct 10, less than two months after Singaporeans are widely expected to have elected their new President. At this session, the newlyelected President will make his opening address, unveil398 words
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Article, Illustration547 2011-08-02 6 AP URUMQI (China) China yesterday blamed Muslim extremists trained in Pakistan for killing six civilians in an attack in its troubled far western ethnic region where the police later fatally shot five suspects. Sunday’s attack raised the death toll to 18 from weekendAP - 547 words
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208 2011-08-02 6 AP OSLO Norway’s Prime Minister on Monday called on political leaders to show restraint as the country emerges from mourning the 77 victims of a bombing and youth camp massacre by an anti-Muslim extremist. Mr Jens Stoltenberg did not single out anyoneAP - 208 words
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Article, Illustration448 2011-08-02 8 NG JING YNG - NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After a string of theft and housebreaking offences, a man went one step further to sexually assaulting his victim after breaking into her house and taking her valuables. For his crimes, Lim Chee Cheong (picture) was yesterday sentencedPHOTO COURTESY S’PORE POLICE FORCE - 448 words
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495 2011-08-02 8 SINGAPORE The Singapore In-ter-agency Taskforce on trafficking in persons (TIP) yesterday issued further rebuttals of the “inaccuracies and misrepresentations” in the United States State Department’s TIP report released in June. The taskforce had earlier disputed some of the report’s assertions. Yesterday, it495 words
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246 2011-08-02 10 AGENCIES - AGENCIES SINGAPORE Tiger Airways Holdings, whose Australian unit was grounded about a month ago on safety concerns, has agreed to extend the flight halt by at least two days as it continues talks with Australia’s safety regulator. The carrier and Australia’s Civil Aviation246 words
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Article252 2011-08-02 10 AGENCIES LONDON HSBC, Europe’s largest bank, said it plans to cut 30,000jobs, about 10 per cent of its total workforce, by end-2013 to stem costs driven higher by rising salaries. The bank’s costs in relation to revenue rose to 57.5 per cent in the firstAGENCIES - 252 words
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351 2011-08-02 10 RACHEL KELLY - RACHEL KELLY SINGAPORE On its first day of nonstop trading yesterday, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) chalked up a turnover of 1.46 billion shares worth S$1.73 billion, nearly 1.5 times the daily average of 979 million shares traded in June. But the rise was351 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration901 2011-08-02 12 PAUL KRUGMAN - When the President surrenders How can American democracy work if whichever party is most prepared to be ruthless gets to dictate PAUL KRUGMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES A deal to raise the federal debt ceiling is in the works. If it goes through, many commentators will declare that disaster wasTHE NEW YORK TIMES; BLOOMBERG - 901 words
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Article, Illustration752 2011-08-02 14 MAI YAMANI - MAI YAMANI Mai Yamani’s most recent book is Cradle of Islam. PROJECT SYNDICATE The old saying “lonely is the head that wears the crown” has literally taken on new meaning for Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah. Not only has he watched close regionalPROJECT SYNDICATE - 752 words
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Article, Illustration970 2011-08-02 16 JEFFREY SACHS - JEFFREY SACHS Jeffrey Sachs is professor of Economics and director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is also special adviser to United Nations Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals. PROJECT SYNDICATE Yet again, famine stalks the Horn of Africa. MorePROJECT SYNDICATE - 970 words
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VOICES
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Article, Illustration622 2011-08-02 18 Farah Abdul Rahim - Letter from Farah Abdul Rahim Director, Corporate Communications Ministry of Manpower MS STEPHANIE Chok’s letter “Punish criminal acts but deter errant bosses, too” (July 29) contains several inaccuracies, which the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) wishes to correct. MOM strives to protect the622 words
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Article218 2011-08-02 19 TAN HONG BOON - LETTER FROM TAN HONG BOON I refer to the letter “Punish criminal acts but deter errant bosses, too” (July 29). About four years ago, I attended a job interview during which the terms of employment were agreed upon. But on my first day of work, I218 words
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Article247 2011-08-02 19 Ng Sook Fun - Letter from Ng Sook Fun Corporate and Marketing Communication Director Infocomm Development Authority WE REFER to the online letter “Can the SMS spam” (July 29). Singapore’s Spam Control Act puts in place the requirements that senders of bulk, unsolicited commercial electronic messages have to comply with,247 words
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SINGAPORE
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237 2011-08-02 20 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has launched a second tranche of S$10 million in funding under its Food Fund programme yesterday with an aim to maximise local farm productivity. Two new categories have been introduced a Challenge Call forCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 237 words
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Article, Illustration155 2011-08-02 20 More than 1,000 students participated in a symbolic walk across the link bridge from Kent Ridge Campus to the new NUS University Town (UTown). A total of 1,200 undergraduate students are expected to reside in the two colleges, while the graduate residence will be home toPHOTO COURTESY NUS - 155 words
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266 2011-08-02 20 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG SINGAPORE Ten HDB households will be fitted with new air-condi-tioners and smart meters at no cost to the households as part of a test-bed project in Punggol. Electronics company Panasonic Corporation will install at least 15 30-kilowatt photovoltaic panels on the rooftop266 words
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403 2011-08-02 21 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB shaffiq@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE His former girlfriend’s mother had taken him in out of pity as he had nowhere to go. But the man repaid her kindness by raping and molesting his former girlfriend’s then 13-year-old sister. Yesterday, the 25-year-old student,403 words
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Article211 2011-08-02 21 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE By posing as an investigating officer, a parttime tutor managed to cheat a young man of more than S$2,000 after accusing him of various offences, including child pornography. Thirty-five-year-old Augustine Joseph, who posed as an investigation officer from the Ministry of Community211 words
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Article, Illustration253 2011-08-02 22 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The number of people visiting Sentosa rose to 9.2 million in the first half of this year. This represents an 18 per cent increase compared to the same period last year, Sentosa Leisure Group said. Sentosa Development Corporation chief executive MikeCHANNEL NEWSASIA; TODAY FILE PHOTO - 253 words
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317 2011-08-02 22 SINGAPORE The bullish business events industry in Singapore saw 3.1 million business travellers visiting the city state last year, as the Republic retained its top spot as Asia’s top convention city for the ninth consecutive year in a global ranking by the317 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration439 2011-08-02 24 AGENCIES BANGKOK —Thailand’s Crown Prince opened a new Parliament yesterday that will usher in a new government led by the sister of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Lawmakers dressed in white uniforms attended the ceremony at a royal hall led by Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn.AGENCIES; REUTERS - 439 words
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356 2011-08-02 25 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR After the arrival of 54 asylum-seekers on Sunday, Indonesian smugglers are preparing to send more boats to Australia in a severe test of the so-called “Malaysian Solution” that Australia has insisted will help slow human trafficking from its Pacific neighbours. TheAGENCIES - 356 words
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101 2011-08-02 25 AP A powerful typhoon was blowing away from the northern Philippines yesterday after leaving at least four people dead despite not making landfall. Office of Civil Defence chief Benito Ramos said slow-mov-ing Typhoon Muifa was packing sustained winds of 175kmh and gusts ofAP - 101 words
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114 2011-08-02 25 AP A Vietnam War-era artillery shell exploded, killing three farmers who were cutting it up for scrap metal in central Vietnam. Police said two of the men died at the scene and another died on the way to a hospital following the incident onAP - 114 words
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120 2011-08-02 25 BLOOMBERG Japan banned cattle shipments from Iwate prefecture, the nation’s fifth-largest grower, as the con-taminated-beef crisis widened with radiation threatening the country’s food supply. The government banned shipments last month from Miyagi and nearby Fukushima prefecture, where radiation from a crippled nuclearBLOOMBERG - 120 words
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287 2011-08-02 26 THE GUARDIAN LONDON The United Kingdom’s Foreign Office has warned Britons holidaying in Dubai this summer that they could land in prison if they are caught eating, drinking or smoking in public even if they are in their car during Ramadan. In theTHE GUARDIAN - 287 words
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107 2011-08-02 26 AP Philippine officials said the military will continue to hunt for Abu Sayyaf militants who killed seven marines last week but they will take care not to disrupt the observance of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which started yesterday. Regional military commanderAP - 107 words
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162 2011-08-02 26 REUTERS A report reviewing New Zealand’s carbon-trading scheme will be released later this month and will look at how to link with Australia’s carbon-pricing programme, Climate Change Minister Nick Smith said yesterday New Zealand’s emissions trading scheme is the onlyREUTERS - 162 words
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Article, Illustration75 2011-08-02 26 An Indian woman holds her child as she looks at the mangled coaches of Guwahati-Bangalore Express that collided yesterday with a cargo train at Bakharpur near Malda, 300km north-east of Kolkata in West Bengal. One person died and several people were injured. India’s railroad network isAP - 75 words
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912 2011-08-02 26 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Every cable news channel has its moment. CNN had the Gulf War. FOX News had the war on terror. And Al Jazeera English had the Arab Spring. But six months after widespread protests erupted in theTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 912 words
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179 2011-08-02 27 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Drinking wine or eating grapes could protect you from sunburn, say Spanish scientists who found that a chemical in the fruit can limit cell damage. Ultraviolet rays emitted by the sun are the leading environmental cause of skin complaints, prematureTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 179 words
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BUSINESS
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Article331 2011-08-02 28 World’s largest casino market posts 48.4% rise in gambling revenue AGENCIES HONG KONG Macau, the world’s largest casino market, blew past expectations to post a 48-per-cent rise in July gambling revenue, underscoring unflagging demand from China’s newly minted millionaires and burgeoning middle class. Cash-rich mainland gamblers, whoAGENCIES - 331 words
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145 2011-08-02 28 DOW JONES SINGAPORE Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Co (KKR) has invested US$113.8 million (S$136.6 million) in a convertible bond issued by Singapore-listed United Envirotech (UEL), a water treatment and recycling solution provider in China. “KKR’s investment will allow us to achieve further growth at aDOW JONES - 145 words
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227 2011-08-02 28 SINGAPORE Wheelock Properties said yesterday that its profit before tax for the first half of the year fell 33 per cent to S$107 million, while revenue dropped 40 per cent to S$170 million. The decrease in revenue was largely attributed to the227 words
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164 2011-08-02 30 Philippines’ International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has withdrawn its s$180.5 million offer to acquire Singapore-listed port operator Portek International. ICTSI’s decision comes after Japanese trading house Mitsui Co launched a rival s$1.40 a share bid that valued Portek at s$221 million. This was higher164 words
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171 2011-08-02 30 MILLET ENRIQUEZ Japan’s pharmaceutical company Shionogi plans to buy Singaporelisted Chinese drugmaker, C&O PharmaceuticalTechnology, for about s$219 million to boost its presence in the world’s second-largest economy. Shionogi first plans to acquire 24 per cent of C&O from key shareholders, and thenMILLET ENRIQUEZ - 171 words
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159 2011-08-02 30 DOW JONES Singapore-listed Chinese shipbuilder Cosco Corp said yesterday its secondquarter net profit more than halved due to higher tax payments and weaker performance of its dry bulk shipping and shipyard operations. Net profit for the threeDOW JONES - 159 words
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Article54 2011-08-02 30 MONDAY CLOSE 3,215.27 (+0.82%) Friday 3,189.26 q 0.02% Thursday 3,189.85 q 0.12% Wednesday 3,193.54 p 0.22% Tuesday 3,181.79 p 0.32% TOP 5 BYVOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Genting SP 95,528 $1.940 p 2.105% GoldenAgr 93,814 $0.740 p 1.370% Progen 90,659 $0.179 p 6.548% CoscoCorp 59,602 $1.695 q 4.775% SingTel54 words
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Article28 2011-08-02 30 HANG SENG 22,663.37 (+0.99%) Ç Ç Ç Ç Ç NIKKEI 9,965.01 (+1.34%) Ç SHANGHAI 2,703.78 (+0.08%) AUSTRALIA 4,497.80 (+1.65%) MUMBAI 18,314.33 (+0.64%) MALAYSIA (CLOSED) SEOUL 2,172.31 (+1.83%)28 words
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Article81 2011-08-02 30 STOCK CALLS Overweight s$1.42 Morgan Stanley maintains rating at Overweight; cuts target price to S$1.90 from S$2.60. It says: “We expect 2011 to be bad with losses peaking in 2Q11 at US$103 million following a delay in the expected (freight) rate hike in June. Higher bunker fuel81 words
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250 2011-08-02 31 AGENCIES SHANGHAI Housing prices in China registered in July, the lowest on-month increase this year, according to a private market data provider, indicating that the central government has managed to rein in the red-hot market in some regions. Housing prices in 100AGENCIES - 250 words
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556 2011-08-02 31 AGENCIES BEIJING Manufacturing activity in much of Asia slowed further in July and the sector even contracted in China, according to a private sector reading, signalling that monetary tightening and sluggish Western economies are weighing on the region. The private sector HSBC monthly purchasingAGENCIES - 556 words
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DIGITAL
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708 2011-08-02 32 JOHN NAUGHTON - COMMENTARY JOHN NAUGHTON John Naughton is professor of the public understanding of technology at the Open University. THE GUARDIAN How things change. Once upon a time, Microsoft was the Evil Empire. But now Microsoft is middle-aged, respectable and, well, boring.THE GUARDIAN - 708 words
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Article, Illustration612 2011-08-02 33 IAN DE COTTA - Avramovic’s men have to cope with high altitude and possible absence of Hariss and Safuwan IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Lions’ first match of the group stage of the Asian Zone World Cup qualifiers will be in China on Sept 2, and RadojkoGETTY IMAGES - 612 words
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Article, Illustration399 2011-08-02 33 IAN DE COTTA - IAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE Fandi Ahmad’s role as the sports ambassador for his alma mater, the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), entered a new phase with the start of an intensive training programme for a core group of 30 promising young footballers.PHOTO COURTESY FAS - 399 words
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Article, Illustration402 2011-08-02 34 PHILIP GOH - Under coach Casoojee, under-18 and under-21 teams have done well on the Asian stage PHILIP GOH philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Less than six months after the Singapore Hockey Federation (SHF) revealed their target for the men to qualify for the 2020 Olympics, the boys they have entrusted toPHOTO BY PHILIP GOH - 402 words
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Article, Illustration291 2011-08-02 34 AGENCIES LONDON While he will likely have to lower his wage demands to seal a move to Manchester United, Dutch international Wesley Sneijder dropped his biggest hint yet that he could move to Old Trafford, admitting that “there is always a chance something will happen”. WhileAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 291 words
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Article, Illustration528 2011-08-02 35 Chelsea prepare new S$59m bid to tempt Spurs, who admit they could sell AGENCIES LONDON Chelsea have not exactly been big players in the transfer market this summer, but they seem determined to make Tottenham Hotspur’s midfielder Luka Modric (picture) their one big signing beforeAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 528 words
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310 2011-08-02 35 AGENCIES NOTTINGHAM India bowled England out for 544 on day four of the second test at Trent Bridge yesterday, a lead of 477. Ian Bell was England’s top scorer with 159 and India now need a world record fourth-innings scoreAGENCIES - 310 words
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256 2011-08-02 35 AGENCIES STANFORD Serena Williams sounded an ominous warning to her rivals that she will be a genuine contender at the United States Open after winning the Stanford Classic on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time in her third tournament back from injury. Williams overpoweredAGENCIES - 256 words
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Article, Illustration492 2011-08-02 36 22-year-old Tseng eclipses Tiger and Annika to become the youngest player to bag five major titles AP GOLF Women’s British Open CARNOUSTIE Judging by the record books, Tseng Yani (picture) is 10 years ahead of Annika Sorenstam. The 22-year-old Taiwanese won the Women’s British Open for theAP; PHOTOS GETTY IMAGES - 492 words
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Article, Illustration213 2011-08-02 36 REUTERS BUDAPEST Championship leader Sebas- tian Vettel (picture) wants to get back to winning races so he can wrap up his second straight world title in style instead of cau- tiously picking up points when Formula 1 returns from a four-week break atREUTERS; GETTY IMAGES - 213 words
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Article, Illustration1210 2011-08-02 2 CHRISTOPHER TOH - American rockers Paramore are finding their new lease on life CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg I ADMIT, I wasn’t a fan of Paramore until last year. I mean, I’d heard of them, but they didn’t really strike a chord with me. Then I saw their show at the SingaporePhotos: Lindsey Byrnes, Christopher - 1,210 words
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Article436 2011-08-02 3 Warpaint Sonic textures and hypnotic hooks are what this all-girl foursome dish out.This is their return gig after doing a slot at the Laneway Festival here earlier this year. Aug 2,8pm, Powerhouse St James Power Station.Tickets at S$65 from Sistic. Priscilla Ahn The young singersongwriter’s album is called When436 words
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Article, Illustration177 2011-08-02 4 KEVIN MATHEWS - KEVIN MATHEWS FIVE years after the somewhat underwhelming Traffic Weather (2007), Fountains OfWayne is back with Sky Full Of Holes, its fifth album.This album maintains the band’s hallmarks infectious tunes and witty lyrics but with a measure of maturity thrown in.There’s little doubt about the catchy melodic177 words
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Article, Illustration132 2011-08-02 4 CHRISTOPHER TOH - KENANGAN DI HARI RAYA TAUFIKAND HADY CHRISTOPHER TOH IT HAD to happen sometime a Hari Raya recording from two of Singapore’s biggest Malay pop stars of this generation: Taufik Batisah and Hady Mirza.This seasonal EP features three previously released songs Kepada Nya, Berserah, Doahan and three new tracks: A collaboration132 words
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Article, Illustration408 2011-08-02 5 MAYO MARTIN - Charles Lim’s All The Lines Flow Out in competition for experimental film section MAYO MARTIN A LOCAL artist’s enigmatic video installation about Singapore’s longkangs has fittingly reached the shores of the city famous for its canals. All The Lines Flow Out, a408 words
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Article, Illustration578 2011-08-02 6 Eveline Gan - Having at least two kids might half ovarian cancer risk Eveline Gan eveline@mediacorp.com.sg HERE is a reason why you should do your part to raise Singapore’s flagging birth rate. Childbearing might just help to reduce your risk of ovarian cancer, said medical experts at the578 words
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Article236 2011-08-02 6 EVELINE GAN - HEALTH BITE EVELINE GAN THE Health Promotion Board estimated in 2008 that one in 35 Singapore residents carries the Hepatitis B virus, which causes eight out of 10 of all liver cancer cases. Hep B is an infectious illness caused by Hepatitis B236 words
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Article, Illustration530 2011-08-02 7 SARAH QUEK - Three out of four Singapore kids not eating right SARAH QUEK CHICKEN patty and chicken cutlet those are what seven-year-old ChloeTeng usually eats during recess time in school. “I like fruits but I don’t like vegetables. I eat vegetables at home but don’t really like to530 words
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Article62 2011-08-02 7 Are you so busy that you don’t have time to include stress relief into your busy schedule? Learn the warning signs of stress, how to cope with burnout and stress relief techniques from psychologists. Date: Saturday Time: 11am to Noon Venue: Singapore Heart Foundation, 9, Bishan Place62 words
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