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Title Section39 2011-09-27 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 Tuesday September 27, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking Today MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Tuesday September 27, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking39 words
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Article604 2011-09-27 1 It's a dash for cash Gold prices tumble as investors trade metal for AGENCIES SINGAPORE Amid the uncertainty plaguing the global economy, gold is losing its lustre as cash becomes king. Investors are swapping the traditional haven of gold for cash causing the precious metal to tumble by as muchAGENCIES - 604 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration544 2011-09-27 2 TAN YO-HINN - SNOC’s Chan says any bid must be ready for federation meeting on Nov 12 TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With the S$1.33 billion Sports Hub set for completion by April 2014, the sports authorities here are studying the possibility of hosting the 2015 SEA Games.PHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 544 words
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Article, Illustration409 2011-09-27 3 TAN YO-HINN - National swimmer missed physiotherapy, recovery sessions while doing NS TODAY EXCLUSIVE TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A national swimmer and former SEA Games gold medallist faces a lengthy ban from swimming-related activities organised by the Singapore Swimming Association (SSA), after he went absent409 words
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274 2011-09-27 3 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Singapore’s industrial production grew at the fastest pace in five months in August after output of pharmaceuticals surged, offsetting a slump in electronics manufacturing as global demand weakens. Manufacturing, which accounts for more than one-fifth of the economy, gained by 21.7AGENCIES - 274 words
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413 2011-09-27 4 NG JING YNG - NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singaporeans aged between 20 and 35 are still clueless about contraception, if the findings of a global survey are anything to go by. The World Contraception Day 2011 survey which was conducted online last month was sponsored by413 words
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288 2011-09-27 4 AGENCIES SINGAPORE The Republic may be vulnerable to the economic slowdown in the West and the euro zone’s sovereign debt crisis, but its strategic location should continue to make it attractive to countries on the expansion path. “The picture presented by the European economy isAGENCIES - 288 words
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319 2011-09-27 4 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia plans to raise the retirement age for private sector employees from 55 to 60, under a new law being drafted by the government. The Private Sector Retirement Age Act will also give employees the option to work untilAGENCIES - 319 words
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187 2011-09-27 6 As it continues its search for a new permanent CEO, UBS said yesterday that it had appointed Mr Edmund Koh Kian Chew as its country head and CEO for wealth management in Singapore early next year. Mr Koh was most recently with Carlyle187 words
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413 2011-09-27 6 TANYA FONG - TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Despite its dominant position in the industry, ticket agent Sistic is “competitively constrained by the credible threat of losing its major venue operators”, its lawyers said yesterday. Sistic is appealing against the Competition Commission of Singapore’s (CCS) finding last year413 words
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259 2011-09-27 6 TANYA FONG - TANYA FONG A 22-year-old Malaysian construction worker was sentenced to death yesterday after he was found guilty of causing the death of Mr Loh Ee Hui, 35 after robbing the latter of his mobile phone, an ez-link card and s$6259 words
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Article172 2011-09-27 8 ONG DAI LIN - ONG DAI LIN He began his career as a junior keeper at the Singapore Zoo, and is now keeping his passion for marine mammals alive, as one of the 18 marine mammal specialists who care for the dolphins which will be part of RWS’ Marine172 words
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364 2011-09-27 8 ONG DAI LIN - ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) used to draw crowds of 6,000 to 8,000 to its recruitment fairs in 2009 during the economic downturn, a turnout of 500 to 600 now would be enough to make the integrated resort “very364 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1055 2011-09-27 10 PETER SINGER - Bhutan is showing the way and the hope is that the goal becomes global happiness PETER SINGER Peter Singer is professor of bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne. His books include Practical Ethics, The Expanding Circle and ThePROJECT SYNDICATE; BLOOMBERG, AP - 1,055 words
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VOICES
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404 2011-09-27 14 Helen Lim - Letter from Helen Lim Acting Director, Media Relations, Land Transport Authority WE REFER to Mr Jose Raymond’s letter “Improve our public transport system to reduce reliance on cars” (Sept 20) and Mr Goh Si Guim’s letter “Making way for more roads404 words
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Article, Illustration591 2011-09-27 14 SINGAPORE, MY HOME Kyoko Abe tells us how her passion for belly dancing has helped her ease into the local community here KYOKO ABE had been living in Japan all her life until seven years ago when her husband decided to move to Singapore591 words
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534 2011-09-27 15 Chia Hern Keng - Letter from Chia Hern Keng THE tenor of the commentary “Can China escape the debt crisis?” (Sept 22) shifts the blame for the global financial crisis to Asia instead of, rightly, to the West, where the mess originated. The writer says the534 words
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Article85 2011-09-27 15 In the article “Consumers hit hard as inflation nears 3-year high” (Sept 24), it was reported that “stoking the price increase were higher private road transport costs, up 12.5 per cent, and accommodation costs, up 9.9 per cent”. This is inaccurate. The cost of transport (instead of private road85 words
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313 2011-09-27 16 Alfred Chia Yong Soong - Letter from Alfred Chia Yong Soong THE Energy Market Authority (EMA) has, since 2000, opened up the retail electricity market to full competition among private energy retailers, with the objective, as stated on its website, of promoting the efficient supply of competitively priced313 words
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337 2011-09-27 16 Tan Chek Wee - Letter from Tan Chek Wee I WAS asked recently, as a medical doctor, to advise a woman who adopted two cats nine years ago, which have given her much joy and are both healthy. However, her allergy has worsened and337 words
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151 2011-09-27 16 Alice Tan - Letter from Alice Tan Assistant Registrar, Registry of Moneylenders WE REFER to Ms Jeniffer De Souza’s letter “Why is my personal information not protected?” (Sept 19). The Registry of Moneylenders will consider her suggestion that licensed moneylenders be required to better151 words
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223 2011-09-27 17 Liu I-Chun - Letter from Liu I-Chun THE Ministry of Health has disclosed that two in five Singaporeans aged 20 and above have diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol (Sept 21). According to Ko and Cockram in their 2005 paper titled Cause As Well As223 words
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Article459 2011-09-27 17 Faith Leong Siang Nuan - I Faith Leong Siang Nuan The writer is a PhD holder in biblical studies. Is there something wrong with people’s health today? There is a sense that cancer is striking more at a younger age, and the Ministry of Health has disclosed that two in459 words
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SINGAPORE
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343 2011-09-27 18 HETTY MUSFIRAH - HETTY MUSFIRAH hetty@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Some 570 sanitation and pest control employees from the National Environment Agency (NEA) have benefitted from a job redesign initiative that gives them better career advancement and higher salaries, as it increases their productivity. Other than maintaining the343 words
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Article314 2011-09-27 18 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The number of workplace fatalities went up 20 per cent in the first half of the year to 30, even as the overall number of workplace injuries fell, according to the latest Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Report. More than three quarters ofCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 314 words
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148 2011-09-27 19 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE UOB Group chairman Wee Cho Yaw has made a S$3 million gift to Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) Nanyang Business School, which will be used to establish a new scholarship fund for students in the Master of ScienceCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 148 words
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Article, Illustration105 2011-09-27 19 CALLING ALL ANIME FANS Local and regional fans of anime and Japanese popular culture can look forward to Anime Festival Asia (AFA) 2011, which will feature anisong artist Lisa (centre), among others, in an I Love Anisong concert marathon held over three nights from Nov 11 to 13. The festival,PHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 105 words
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244 2011-09-27 19 ALVINA SOH - ALVINA SOH alvinasoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The body of a Bangladeshi man who was found dead in a locked metal shipping container at Pasir Panjang was too badly decomposed for any conclusive findings to be made. State Coroner Imran Abdul Hamid recorded at an244 words
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Advertisement368 2011-09-27 19 Preparing Career-Ready Professionals Allied Health Sciences www.easb.edu.sg Full 4-year Edutrust Certified Institution m t\ Queen Margaret University EDINBURGH BSC IN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE NURSING Post-Registration Degree course for Singapore Registered Nurses Accredited by Singapore Nursing Board intake October Master of Science in Nursing (Education) intake-January Master of Science in Nursing (MANAGEMENT)368 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration269 2011-09-27 20 AP HANOI More than a dozen kindergartens in Vietnam have closed to deal with an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) that has killed 109 children and causing more than 52,000 to fall ill this year, staterun media said yesterday. Ten kindergartensAP; REUTERS - 269 words
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163 2011-09-27 20 AGENCIES Three men from Birmingham who were arrested a week ago as part of a major operation by counterterrorism police have been charged with plotting a suicide bombing campaign in the United Kingdom. Two of them, Irfan Nasser and Irfan Khalid, agedAGENCIES - 163 words
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175 2011-09-27 21 REUTERS Pakistan’s military will not take action against the Haqqani militant group that Washington blames for an attack against its embassy in Kabul, despite mounting American pressure to do so, a Pakistani newspaper reported yesterday. The Pakistani commanders have agreed to resistREUTERS - 175 words
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Article, Illustration230 2011-09-27 21 REUTERS MANILA The Philippines halted all ferries and fishing boats in its central provinces yesterday as Typhoon Nesat intensified and moved closer to the country, threatening co-conut-growing regions, with typhoon alerts raised in nearly all provinces on the country’s main Luzon island. MoreREUTERS - 230 words
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111 2011-09-27 21 REUTERS The death toll from flooding in Thailand since mid-July has risen to 158, while 61 people have died in neighbouring Cambodia in the past two weeks, authorities in the two countries said yesterday. More than 8,093 sq km of farmland inREUTERS - 111 words
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261 2011-09-27 22 Enough water in major rivers but BLOOMBERG PARIS Major river systems in the developing world have enough water to meet foodproduction needs this century, according to a report by researchers from 30 countries published in the International WaterJournal. A study of 10 river basins in Asia, Latin America and AfricaBLOOMBERG - 261 words
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150 2011-09-27 22 REUTERS Indonesia has adopted a sweeping action plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions from industry, forestry and agriculture as part of a global fight against climate change, the government said yesterday. The programme enshrines a pledge first announced by President Susilo BambangREUTERS - 150 words
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BUSINESS
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Article226 2011-09-27 24 SINGAPORE Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Singapore rose to a pre-crisis high this year, with the bulk of Singaporean acquisitions in the United States and China. According to data from Thomson Reuters, overall M&A activity increased by 33.3 per cent to US$35.2 billion (S$45.7 billion) in226 words
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304 2011-09-27 24 AVELYN NG - AVELYN NG avelynngsy@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Shoebox apartments, generally defined as private residential units smaller than 500 sq ft, are increasingly gaining popularity in Singapore, accounting for 7 per cent of condominium sales over the past year, up from 4.2 per cent the previous year. On average,304 words
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173 2011-09-27 25 AMSTERDAM European Central Bank governing council member Klaas Knot called yesterday for the creation of an independent budgetary authority to impose sanctions on euro zone states with high deficits. Mr Knot, who is president of the Dutch central bank (DNB), also called for173 words
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246 2011-09-27 25 RACHEL KELLY - RACHEL KELLY SINGAPORE HSBC is looking to more than double its business between Singapore and India in the near term. Speaking exclusively to Channel NewsAsia, HSBC India chief executive officer Stuart Davis added that there is huge potential for growth between the two countries.246 words
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Article52 2011-09-27 25 STOCK CALL Buy S$0.945 AmFraser initiates Yangzijiang Shipbuilding at Buy with a fair value of S$1.60. House says: “In our opinion, the stock price has already taken into consideration the weak demand expectations and general fears about S-chip corporate governance. Put bluntly, not every S-chip is a52 words
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Article56 2011-09-27 25 MONDAY CLOSE 2,654.31 (-1.65%) Friday 2,698.80 q 0.80% Thursday 2,720.53 q 2.55% Wednesday 2,791.79 p 0.39% Tuesday 2,780.84 p 0.86% TOP 5 BYVOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE GoldenAgr 137,075 $0.630 q 4.545% Genting SP 136,547 $1.605 q 1.835% Noble Grp 61,973 $1.380 q 5.155% TopGlobal 42,062 $0.007 q 12.50%56 words
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Article25 2011-09-27 25 HANG SENG 17,407.80 (-1.48%) È È NIKKEI 8,374.13 2,393.18 SHANGHAI 2,393.18 3,863.90 È È È AUSTRALIA 3,863.90 1,331.80 MUMBAI 16,051.1 (-0.69%) MALAYSIA 1,331.80 (-2.50%)25 words
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DIGITAL
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Article, Illustration301 2011-09-27 26 BLOOMBERG SYDNEY Samsung’s newest tablet computer infringes at least three Apple patents and must be barred from sale in Australia, because it would have an impact on iPad sales, an Apple lawyer said. Apple is seeking to prohibit the sale of Samsung’sBLOOMBERG; PHOTO COURTESY SAMSUNG - 301 words
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538 2011-09-27 26 AP WASHINGTON In the age of instant tweets and impulsive Facebook posts, some American companies are still trying to figure out how they can limit what their employees say about work online without running afoul of US law. Confusion about what American workers canAP - 538 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration664 2011-09-27 28 IAN DE COTTA - Button hopes race can be reduced from 61 laps but some Singapore racers and fans do not agree IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For the first time since the inaugural race in 2008, there was much said this year about how tough theGETTY IMAGES - 664 words
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355 2011-09-27 28 PHILIP GOH - PHILIP GOH SINGAPORE International Olympic Council (IOC) vice-president Ng Ser Miang says he is ready to rally his global contacts to bring more major sports events to the Lion City. With the Sports Hub on track for completion355 words
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Article, Illustration362 2011-09-27 29 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Out to avoid a repeat of the selection controversy that saw their men’s and women’s teams initially omitted from the contingent for November’s SEA Games, the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) have revealed their game plan morePHOTO BY DON WONG - 362 words
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Article, Illustration301 2011-09-27 29 AGENCIES AUCKLAND French rugby is in danger of replicating the malaise that led to their football team’s demise at last year’s World Cup, with temperamental France coach Marc Lievremont clearly feeling the pressure, clashing with the media twice in as many days following the team’sAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 301 words
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Article, Illustration510 2011-09-27 30 Germany’s most storied outfit Bayern are so ‘hot’ they feel they cannot lose AGENCIES CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, GROUP A Bayern Munich vs Man City MUNICH Bayern Munich regard Manchester City as their biggest rivals in Group A of the Champions League and willAGENCIES; AP - 510 words
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Article, Illustration78 2011-09-27 30 United Arab Emirates football player Theyab Awana (inset), who became an Internet sensation when he backheeled a penalty into the net two months ago, has been killed in a car accident. Awana, 21, died when a car he was in collided with a truck latePHOTOS: REUTERS, YOUTUBE - 78 words
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Article279 2011-09-27 30 AP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, GROUP C Man United vs FC Basel LONDON Manchester United will be without Wayne Rooney when the English champions chase their first win in this season’s Champions League against FC Basel tonight (tomorrow morning, Singapore time). Rooney was ruled out for at leastAP - 279 words
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215 2011-09-27 30 AGENCIES Just when it looked as if Arsenal were about to settle down after their 3-0 win over Bolton in the English Premiership on Saturday, Robin van Persie has rattled the boat. The Dutch striker has refused to commit his future to Arsenal andAGENCIES - 215 words
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Article, Illustration390 2011-09-27 31 AP ATLANTA Tiger Woods has hired Joe LaCava (picture), who was once on the bag of Fred Couples, to be his third full-time caddie. LaCava decided to leave Dustin Johnson, one of the most talented young Americans, to go to work for the former worldAP; GETTY IMAGES - 390 words
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Article, Illustration1376 2011-09-27 2 CHRISTOPHER TOH - Especially when you’re dealing with a rock legend like Alice Cooper CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg SO MUCH has been written about Alice Cooper that when we were presented with the opportunity to speak to the veteran rocker nay, rock legend the first question that came to our minds1,376 words
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Article, Illustration693 2011-09-27 3 Australian guitarist Orianthi is all set to rock the stage with Alice Cooper Orianthi Panagaris (picture) was just another musician trying to make her way in the music scene. But she had one advantage: She could play the guitar really well. So well, in fact, that by thePhoto by Christopher Toh - 693 words
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Article400 2011-09-27 4 The Asian Jazz All-Stars Power Quartet A unique blend of jazz for those who like great jazz. Comprising jazz pianist/organ maestro Jeremy Monteiro; Hong Kong guitarist Eugene Pao; Philippines sax man Tots Tolentino; and Thailand’s Hong ChanutrTechatana-nan on drums, featuring Rani Singam on vocals. Sep 27 and 28, 7.30pm,400 words
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Article, Illustration239 2011-09-27 4 CHRISTOPHER TOH - CHRISTOPHER TOH VELOCIRAPTOR! KASABIAN THE bang of a gong, a trumpet call, and then without so much as a “by your leave”,Tom Meighan’s familiar drawl bursts in, followed by the rest of Kasabian in Let’s Roll Just Like We Used To, the opening track to Velociraptor!, the239 words
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Article, Illustration188 2011-09-27 5 CHRISTOPHER TOH - Relooking a classic record CHRISTOPHER TOH INVISIBLE SILENCE THE ART OF NOISE (1986) THREE years after The Art Of Noise brought its brand of “experimental musical art” to the music scene with Beat Box and Close (To The Edit), the group changed direction. Members Anne Dudley, JJ188 words
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Article, Illustration832 2011-09-27 6 Indian music legend Ravi Shankar still making magic sitar music at 91 REUTERS YOU may know classical sitar player Ravi Shankar (picture) from his legendary appearances at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock, or his influence on popular music culture at the time, or even forREUTERS; Photo: Reuters - 832 words
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Article, Illustration548 2011-09-27 7 Taylor Lautner’s big action career starts with a fizzle in Abduction REUTERS SO MUCH forTaylor Lautner being a big action star at least for now. The Twilight hunk’s turn as a Jason Bourne-like mover and shaker in Lionsgate’s Abduction opened to just US$1 1.2 million (S$ 14.6 million)REUTERS; Photo: AP - 548 words
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Article, Illustration194 2011-09-27 7 REUTERS WORLD renowned primatologist Jane Goodall began her groundbreaking research into chimpanzees more than 50 years ago in Tanzania’s Gombe National Park, leaving an indelible imprint on the way humans view animals.Today, the 77-year-old animal researcher and United Nations Messenger of Peace will beREUTERS; Photo: Bloomberg - 194 words
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Article, Illustration979 2011-09-27 8 Eveline Gan - A healthy sex life isn’t just for the young, say experts Eveline Gan eveline@mediacorp.com.sg SHE might be well into her autumn years, but age hasn’t stopped award-winning actress Jane Fonda from spilling the beans about her still-active sex life. The feisty 73-year-old fitness guru’sPhoto: Getty Images - 979 words
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108 2011-09-27 9 HEALTH LISTING CARDIOVASCULAR disease accounted for more than three in 10 deaths among Singapore women in 2008, making it the top killer for them. Certain cardiovascular conditions affect women more than men. However, many women are left untreated since their symptoms may108 words
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Article52 2011-09-27 9 Starting in the health pages from Tuesday next week, look out for the “Ask the dentist” section, sponsored by If you have a question about your child’s oral health, email your questions to askthedentist@ mediacorp.com.sg. If we publish your question, you could win a Kodomo gift set52 words
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Article633 2011-09-27 10 Les Choristes (The Choir Boys) A mild-mannered teacher arrives at a boarding school for difficult boys. Surrounded by delinquents in the form of thieves, liars and rebels, he introduces them to something they have never experienced music and singing —to the consternation of the school’s brutal headmaster.633 words
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Miscellaneous240 2011-09-27 11 ON MEDIACORP LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR (DEBUT) Channel 8, 9pm A comic new drama about new immigrants and you, Love Thy Neighbour features Hong Kong veteran actor Ha Yu and Felicia Chin as a father-daughter team of conmen, and their neighbours on the same floor. CUT AMIRAH (DEBUT) Suria, 9.30pm The240 words
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