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Title Section14 2012-06-19 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp TUESDAY, 19 JUNE 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/201214 words
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Article, Illustration556 2012-06-19 1 Spain’s 10-year yield hits euro-era record high amid concerns it will need full bailout GREECEELECTIONS AGENCIES LONDON Relief over Sunday’s Greek election result gave way yesterday to concerns about problems in Spain and the wider euro zone, with European shares and the single currency reversingAGENCIES; REUTERS - 556 words
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500 2012-06-19 2 Formation of majority government seems more likely as parties look to work together GREECE ELECTIONS AGENCIES ATHENS The New Democracy Party’s conservative leader Antonis Samaras began talks to form a government yesterday after winning an election that sets him the task of imposing punishing austerityAGENCIES - 500 words
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Article, Illustration353 2012-06-19 2 AGENCIES PA R I S President Francois Hollande’s Socialist government formally resigned yesterday after the legislative election, a tradition that sets the stage for a more muscular leftist government to push through changes such as higher taxes on corporate titans and the employmentAGENCIES; REUTERS - 353 words
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Article, Illustration439 2012-06-19 3 SINGAPORE A Singaporean boy on holiday in Victoria, Australia, was killed in a highway accident yesterday morning which also left two of his brothers critically injured. The boy, aged nine, had only been in Australia for a few days, according to AustralianPHOTO THE HERALD SUN - 439 words
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502 2012-06-19 4 NEO CHAI CHIN - But ‘resilient trend’may not translate into profitability for airlines in South-east Asia TOURISM NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Despite the global economic slowdown, cross-border air travel to major cities in the world is expected to grow, with Singapore set to be among the top502 words
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281 2012-06-19 4 ALVINA SOH - ALVINA SOH S ING A PORE Howard Shaw, who is among the 48 men charged in April for having paid sex with a 17-year-old girl, has not decided whether to plead guilty, with his lawyers calling into question the “extremely wide sentencing discretion” the charge281 words
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370 2012-06-19 6 AGENCIES NEW YORK Google removed 640 videos from YouTube in the second half of last year amid fears they promoted terrorism, according to its latest Transparency Report. Since the search engine last published its bi-annual report, it said it had seen a troublingAGENCIES - 370 words
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370 2012-06-19 6 AGENCIES CANBERRA Fairfax Media, Australia’s second-largest newspaper publisher, plans to slash almost one-fifth of its staff, close two printing sites and introduce digital subscriptions to halt sliding sales and a stock price slump. In a statement yesterday, it said it will shed 1,900 jobsAGENCIES - 370 words
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comment & analysis
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Article, Illustration1119 2012-06-19 8 EUGENE K B TAN, PATRICK H M LOH - THE NOT-IN-MY-BACKYARD DEBATE EUGENE K B TAN, PATRICK H M LOH Eugene K B Tan is Assistant Professor of Law at the Singapore Management University and a Nominated Member of Parliament. Patrick H M Loh is Adjunct Professor of Strategy and OrganisationARTWORK YEN YOK - 1,119 words
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Article, Illustration1102 2012-06-19 12 NOURIEL ROUBINI - AN ECONOMIC FORECAST NOURIEL ROUBINI Nouriel Roubini is the Chairman of Roubini Global Economics, Professor of Economics at the Stern School of Business, New York University, and coauthor of the book Crisis Economics. PROJECT SYNDICATE Dark, lowering financial and economic clouds are, it seems,PROJECT SYNDICATE; BLOOMBERG - 1,102 words
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Advertisement26 2012-06-19 8 While the cloud over the euro zone may be the largest to burst, it is not the only one threatening the global economy. NOURIEL ROUBINI 1226 words
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Article76 2012-06-19 14 KHOO HIOK DAN - FROM KHOO HIOK DAN When I recently lost my mobile telephone in a taxi, someone called my home the next day to say that he would mail it to me. He really did and even cushioned it with an extra envelope. I wish to thank him. Please76 words
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464 2012-06-19 14 WINSTON CHEW CHOON TECK - FROM WINSTON CHEW CHOON TECK I support Member of Parliament Hri Kumar Nair’s call, “Judges should have more flexibility: MP” (June 16), although the issue of sentencing is a complex one, involving various considerations. While our judges have discretion in sentencing, this is circumscribed464 words
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Article, Illustration566 2012-06-19 14 PHILLIP KILPATRICK - FROM PHILLIP KILPATRICK I refer to the Attorney-General’s Chambers’ media statement and the Law Minister’s comments made over the weekend to questions on why Dr Woffles Wu was charged under the section with ostensibly less punishment and why his sentence seemed lenient. The566 words
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361 2012-06-19 15 TANG LI - FROM TANG LI These days, if one listens to the complaints about foreigners, one sentence crops up inevitably: They cannot integrate into our society. Every time I hear this, I wonder what we mean by “integrate”? While one should expect foreigners in a361 words
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Article352 2012-06-19 15 NG YA KEN - FROM NG YA KEN Dr Jason Kho expressed at least 10 wants in “The S’pore I want to see in 2032” (June 11). Most of these are good social wants, from healthcare for the aged to preserving open fields. He also wished to be understood when352 words
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159 2012-06-19 16 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Primary 1 registration for classes next year will begin from July 3 to Aug 30, with children born between Jan 2 2006 and Jan 1 2007 eligible to register. All primary schools will open for registration from 8am to 11am andCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 159 words
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378 2012-06-19 16 SUMITA SREEDHARAN - Cabbies and stallholders say motorcyclists gather often but have never posed a problem MOTORCYCLE GROUPS SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Every other day, Mr Mohd Ismail, a 47-year-old taxi driver, would run into groups of motorcyclists on the expressways. “They are only joy riders,” Mr Ismail378 words
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Article, Illustration223 2012-06-19 17 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The National University of Singapore (NUS) has a third ProChancellor, with Mr Po’ad Shaik Abu Bakar Mattar joining current NUS Pro-Chancellors Ngiam Tong Dow and Cheong Siew Keong in the University’s Chancellery, which is headed by the NUS Chancellor. The appointment was madeCHANNEL NEWSASIA; PHOTO NUS - 223 words
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122 2012-06-19 17 SINGAPORE The Government was “not in any way involved” in the appointment of retired Singapore High Court Judge G P Selvam as co-chair of the Commission of National Inquiry in the Maldives, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) clarified yesterday. Responding to media122 words
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250 2012-06-19 17 ALVINA SOH - ALVINA SOH SINGAPORE A delivery man pleaded guilty yesterday to slashing his neighbour several times with a samurai sword. Feizal Abu Bakar, 28, also admitted to slapping and kicking his pregnant wife, despite her personal protection order against him. He pleaded250 words
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Article, Illustration596 2012-06-19 18 NG JING YNG - How two Raffles Institution students set up websites and crowd-sourced education ONLINE LEARNING NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Much has been said about the negative influences of the Internet and social media on the young, but youth around the world including those here are increasinglyPHOTO ERNEST CHUA - 596 words
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Article, Illustration254 2012-06-19 19 AMANDA LEE - AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE A student from St Joseph’s Institution International has topped the Mathematics paper in last November’s Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) exams, beating thousands of students worldwide. Earlier this month, Nathan Darius, 17, an Indonesian who came to SingaporePHOTO SJI INTERNATIONAL - 254 words
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Article, Illustration284 2012-06-19 20 The manned Shenzhou 9 capsule docks with an orbiting module in a first for China HISTORIC SPACE MISSION AP BEIJING A Chinese spacecraft carrying three astronauts docked with an orbiting module yesterday, another first for the country as it strives to match American andAP; REUTERS - 284 words
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235 2012-06-19 21 AGENCIES MUMBAI India’s central bank left interest rates and required bank reserves unchanged yesterday, defying widespread expectations for a rate cut and warning that relaxing policy could worsen inflation. Bonds, stocks and the rupee all fell. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)AGENCIES - 235 words
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Article, Illustration336 2012-06-19 21 AP BEIJING A scandal that toppled one of China’s most powerful politicians dealt a heavy blow to the reputation of the nation and its ruling Communist Party, a senior official said yesterday, in a candid appraisal of China’s messiest political upheaval in years. Mr ZhangAP; BLOOMBERG - 336 words
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198 2012-06-19 22 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER PUTRAJAYA Police in Kuala Lumpur were ordered to exercise “extra restraint” with protesters during a massive street rally in April, a gov-ernment-appointed investigative panel was told yesterday on the first day of its inquiry into the Bersih rally. Mr Hanif Omar, chairmanTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 198 words
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Article351 2012-06-19 22 Egypt’s military council says it will hand power over to the Presiden t by end of this month EGYPTIAN POLITICS AGENCIES CAIRO Egypt’s ruling military council pledged yesterday to honour its promise to hand over power to the newly elected President by the end ofAGENCIES - 351 words
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164 2012-06-19 24 AP MANILA Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has signed a law that makes terror financing a crime with a long prison term. Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacier da said yesterday that the legislation is a new weapon against Al Qae-da-linked extremists, who have been weakenedAP - 164 words
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Article, Illustration223 2012-06-19 24 REUTERS TOKYO Japan yesterday approved incentives for renewable energy that could unleash billions of dollars in clean-energy investment and help the world’s third-biggest economy shift away from a reliance on nuclear power after the Fukushima disaster. Industry Minister Yukio Edano approved the introduction of feed-in tariffsREUTERS - 223 words
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68 2012-06-19 25 AP Crises in Libya, Sudan, Somalia and elsewhere prompted 800,000people to flee their countries last year, the highest number in 11 years, the United Nations Refugee Agency said in a report issued yesterday. Including people who fled their homes but not their countries, theAP - 68 words
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Article, Illustration81 2012-06-19 25 Britain’s first urban cable car will soar over the Thames river on June 28, promising to become part of the London landscape ahead of the Summer Olympics. Called the Emirates Air Line after the air carrier, which invested £36 million (S$203.5 million) asAgencies - 81 words
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75 2012-06-19 25 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A supercomputer built by technology giant IBM has set a new processing speed world record, reclaiming the title for the United States from a Japanese rival. The cluster system, Sequoia, took the No 1 spot in the world’s fastest 500 supercomputers,THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 75 words
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78 2012-06-19 25 AP A top British medical expert said that the faulty breast implants made by now-defunct French company Poly Implant Prothese do not pose any longterm health problems to women even if they rupture. The British government launched an investigation last December to assessAP - 78 words
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Article69 2012-06-19 25 AP Russia is sending marines in two naval ships to Syria to protect its citizens and naval base there, Moscow’s Interfax news agency said yesterday. This marks the first time since the uprising that Russia is sending extra troops to its base in Tartus,AP - 69 words
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69 2012-06-19 25 REUTERS Six world powers nuclear-armed United States, Russia, China, France, and Britain, plus Germany, are seeking to avert a collapse of diplomacy over Iran’s nuclear programme at talks in Moscow that started yesterday. The consequences of failure could be devastating Israel has threatened toREUTERS - 69 words
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70 2012-06-19 25 AP Tests show Aboriginal rock art found in a cave in the outback was made 28,000 years ago, making it the oldest in Australia and among the oldest in the world, University of Southern Queensland archaeologist Bryce Barker said yesterday. Radiocarbon dating wasAP - 70 words
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170 2012-06-19 27 AP BANGKOK An episode of Thailand’s Got Talent has stirred a morality debate after a contestant painted a canvas using her bare breasts. Thailand’s Culture Minister Sukumol Kunplome summoned the show’s producers yesterday for a dressing down, saying that public nudity is unacceptableAP - 170 words
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251 2012-06-19 27 AGENCIES LO N DO N Scientists have warned that rising levels of fatness around the world could put the same strain on global resources as an increase in population by one million people. A team from the London School of Hygiene andAGENCIES - 251 words
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Article, Illustration115 2012-06-19 27 Korea’s Susan Boyle An orphan who grew up on the streets, Sung-Bong Choi moved the judges on the 2011 season of Korea’s Got Talent to tears with his life story and his powerful voice. tdy.sg/talentkor Dance the body electric America’s Got Talent 2011 finalists Team iLuminate dance inREUTERS - 115 words
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Article27 2012-06-19 28 Readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. Today cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information.27 words
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Article82 2012-06-19 28 BUY(S$13.51) Daiwa keeps call and raises target to S$17.50 from S$15.00 after increasing fiscal 2012 to 2013 earnings per share forecasts by 19 per cent to 21 per cent on an increase in non-net interest income driven by higher customer-driven treasury income and higher retail fee income. It tips82 words
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Article298 2012-06-19 28 LINETTE LIM - Investors holding on to cash and gold despite stock rally in Asia after Greek elections STOCK MARKETS LINETTE LIM linettelim@med iacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE Investors are still not convinced that stocks are about to turn the corner, despite the market rally in Asia yesterday after pro-bailout parties298 words
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242 2012-06-19 29 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s home values fell in a record 54 of 70 cities tracked by the government last month as developers cut prices to boost sales amid housing curbs. This compares with April, when 46 cities posted declines inAGENCIES - 242 words
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179 2012-06-19 29 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE The Aussino Group rose to its highest level in more than 15 months after announcing a S$60-mil-lion acquisition that would transform the maker of towels and bed linens into a petroleum retailer in Myanmar. Aussino gained 22 per cent to 10.4 SingaporeBLOOMBERG - 179 words
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122 2012-06-19 29 PAMELA KOH - PAMELA KOH SINGAPORE Small businesses in the north eastern part of Singapore can now obtain free advice and job matching services at the Tampines headquarters of the Enterprise Development Centre in North East Community Development Council (EDC@NorthEast). These new initiatives are a joint collaboration122 words
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Article, Illustration1003 2012-06-19 30 Consumers willfork out more for one expensive item, such as a watch, than for a combination of that item and a cheaper one, such as a pen CONSUMER SPENDING The research: In five experiments, respondents were shown a series of products phones, jackets, backpacks,BLOOMBERG - 1,003 words
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Article371 2012-06-19 32 PC giant may demonstrate new Windows OS device at event today, sources say MOBILE COMPUTING BLOOMBERG REDMOND WA SHINGTON) Microsoft will unveil a tablet running the next Windows operating system under its own brand, according to a source familiar with the plans. The company may demonstrateBLOOMBERG - 371 words
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Article, Illustration396 2012-06-19 33 ALVIN CHONG - ALVIN CHONG S I N G A P O R E Panasonic last week launched its latest mirrorless camera, the Lumix DMC-GF5, an upgrade over the GF3 that was only released last year. Casting an eye over it, the GF5 seems only slightlyPHOTO PANASONIC - 396 words
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Article, Illustration123 2012-06-19 33 THE POLAROID The Impossible Project did the impossible prevent the Polaroid from going extinct by producing compatible film with effects. Find out more or buy their film here: tdy.sg/film0619a FUJI INSTAX Also popular at parties is the Fuji Instax, which works just like a Polaroid. It comes in123 words
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Article, Illustration443 2012-06-19 34 THE NEW YORK TIMES KIEV (UKR AINE) Cristiano Ronaldo once compared goal scoring to ketchup in a bottle. Sometimes, as much as you try, it will not come out. Then it pours out all at once. In Portugal’s first two matches at the European Championships,THE NEW YORK TIMES; GETTY IMAGES - 443 words
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Article, Illustration553 2012-06-19 35 Returning striker talks up England’s Euro 2012 chances GROUP D: ENGLAND VS UKRAINE THE GUARDIAN LONDON Wayne Rooney will return to the fold against Ukraine today (2.45am tomorrow morning, Singapore time) and he firmly believes the Three Lions are contenders to win Euro 2012. TheTHE GUARDIAN; AP - 553 words
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Article202 2012-06-19 35 THE GUARDIAN kiev (Ukraine) Samir Nasri has spoken of his desire to change the perception of the France team and prove the current squad is not full of “players with huge egos and big heads”, as Les Bleus prepare to face Sweden tonight (2.45amTHE GUARDIAN - 202 words
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Article81 2012-06-19 35 REUTERS Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko has a 50-50 chance of playing in Tuesday’s crucial final Euro 2012 Group D game against England, which they must win to advance to the quarter-finals. Team doctor Leonid Mironov said the tissue was still swollen in Shevchenko’s knee afterREUTERS - 81 words
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87 2012-06-19 35 AGENCIES Russia captain Andrey Arshavin is facing a backlash for arguing with fans after their early Euro 2012 exit. “The fact that we didn’t meet your expectations is not our problem it’s your problem,” he reportedly told them when confronted in the team’s hotel lobby.AGENCIES - 87 words
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Article90 2012-06-19 35 REUTERS Coach Bert van Marwijk took full responsibility for the Netherlands’ shock Euro 2012 exit but refused to discuss his future. The Dutch crashed out of the tournament after their third straight loss in Group B going down 2-1 to Portugal on Sunday. “IREUTERS - 90 words
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123 2012-06-19 36 BLOOMBERG Manchester City begin the defence of their English Premier League title at home against newly-promoted Southampton on Aug 18. Manchester United, the runnersup last season, will start the 2012-13 campaign at E verton, while Arsenal host Sunderland and manager-less Tottenham Hotspur travel toBLOOMBERG - 123 words
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Article132 2012-06-19 36 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG World No 10 Feng Tianwei of Singapore lost the table tennis women’s singles final of the Brazil Open to South Korean veteran Kim Kyung Ah on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), going down 6-11,12-10,9-11, 11-8,11-8,11-6 in Santos. The women’s doubles pair of132 words
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Article, Illustration516 2012-06-19 36 LOW LIN FHOONG - Swimmer Raphael is lighting up the Thai Sports School Games SWIMMING LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg UBON RATCHATHANI (THAILAND) By his own admission, Raphael Chau was once the “worst” swimmer among his peers, and had never won any individual gold medals in his two years competing at thePHOTO LOW LIN FHOONG - 516 words
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290 2012-06-19 36 REUTERS SAN FR ANCISCO Jim Furyk was inconsolable after a poor finish cost him the chance of winning a second US Open on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), blaming himself for failing to hang on as Webb Simpson stormed home to claim aREUTERS - 290 words
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Article474 2012-06-19 38 SHAMIR OSMAN - Sundram cautions against euphoria of Sabah win ahead of Terengganu clash MALAYSIAN SUPER LEAGUE: TERENGGANU VS LIONSXII SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Isotonic drinks were brought out by the cartons, copious amounts of iced water was poured over heads and feet, and a tube of sunblock also made474 words
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Article, Illustration536 2012-06-19 42 MAYO MARTIN - A trip to Bukit Brown Cemetery moves the folks behind Boom THEATRE MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A couple of weeks ago, playwright Jean Tay was at Bukit Brown Cemetery. It was a day trip that proved to be an eye-opener. “It was a very powerful experience. I never536 words
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Article, Illustration205 2012-06-19 43 TELEVISION REUTERS united states Reality television star Jack Osbourne (picture), son of rocker Ozzy Osbourne and America’s Got Talent judge Sharon Osbourne, has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, celebrity magazine People reported on Sunday. Osbourne, 26, who welcomed daughter Pearl with his fiance Lisa StellyREUTERS; PHOTO REUTERS - 205 words
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Article, Illustration469 2012-06-19 44 KEVIN MATHEWS - Internet sensation New Heights say cybercelebrity is hard work TOURING KEVIN MATHEWS features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE If you have been following the evolution of the music industry in recent times, you would be familiar with the term “YouTube sensation”. Now, a typical YouTube sensation would be young, good-looking469 words
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Article176 2012-06-19 45 STYLE WARS REUTERS NEW YORK Louis Vuitton on Friday lost its lawsuit against the Warner Brothers studio for using a knock-off handbag in its popular 2011 comedy The Hangover: Part II. The case stemmed from a scene in which the character Alan Garner, played by ZachREUTERS - 176 words
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Article79 2012-06-19 46 Inaugurated back in 1987 as the Konica Cup, Singapore’s most prestigious badmintion event is now known as the Li-Ning Singapore Open 2012. Catch this six-day event live at the Singapore Indoor Stadium as Li-Ning Singapore Open 2012 showcases some of the world’s finest badminton players, including79 words
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