Today, 14 July 2014

Microfilm: NL33197
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Hundreds gather to make ‘peaceful statement’ about removal of books
      618 4  -  READING EVENT SEEKS TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT’S IMPORTANT, VALUABLE IN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —For about two hours yesterday, hundreds of parents, their children, and some writers and artists gathered to read at the National Library Building atrium,
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      Lock icon N Korea test-fires missiles in anger
      592 6 Two projectiles unusually launchedfrom city near border with South, raising tensions PYONGYANG ANGRY OVER U.S.-SOUTH KOREA MILITARY DRILLS AGENCIES S E O U L —North Korea yesterday launched two ballistic missiles into the sea from a city near its border with South Korea, the
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      Lock icon Israel deploys ground troops inside Gaza Strip for the first time
      807 10 Military warns Gaza residents to evacuate homes as part of widening offensive that has killed over 160 Palestinians BRIEF RAID TO DESTROY ‘ROCKET-LAUNCHING SITE’ LEAVES FOUR SOLDIERS SLIGHTLY WOUNDED AGENCIES G A Z A CIT Y Israel briefly deployed
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      160 4 VIDEO READING EVENT HELD AT NATIONAL LIBRARY ATRIUM Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit http://tdy.sg/ vidreadingevent for the video. #10 00, 1 FINLAYSON GREEN, RAFFLES PLACE AMITY GLOBAL BUSINESS SCHOOL l Earn a degree that'll be your Gateway to a World
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      187 7 of Healthcare I /*Ofl tlf\6 loiscover^^esin M8 c^ O New s W blocksis^'^ hosp To register for on-site interviews, visit https://etms.sg/e2i/juronghealth or call 6474 0606. Lines are open from 9am 6pm, Monday Friday. Registration closes at 12pm on 15 July 2014. For Singaporeans only. Commis Cook Demi Chef de Partie
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      616 8 Vi. r -3*>' Our journey Has Just Begun Active Investor We think and act as owners, managing our assets on commercial principles to deliver sustainable long term value. We grew with Singapore in our early years, and have stepped out since 2002 to grow with a transforming Asia. We have
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      540 9 Temasek Review Highlights 2014 as at 31 March 2014 YEARS TEMASEK Protection of Temasek's Past Reserves J k/ How does Temasek protect its reserves? There is no draw on Past Reserves when Total Reserves equal or exceed Past Reserves Current Reserves Total Reserves Temasek makes sure that its total reserves
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      230 10 What is the role of the CPF? schemes such as Workfare and top-ups to Medisave to senior citizens. The CPF helps you save for retirement, and also for housing and healthcare needs. You contribute monthly to your CPF account, and so does your employer. The Government also helps to supplement
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      95 11 Meet the REAL WOLF OF WALL STREET Jordan Belfor LIVE 29 July 2014 Resorts World Convention Centre 7.00pm to 10.00pm m > w M LEONARDO DICAPRIO MARTIN SCORSESE THE WOLF OF WALL STREET sW EO HAROOOlCAPRfOi -riraSTilfi BELFORT b. J Vrc w L/ 0 BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW! www.WolfofWallStreetsg.com/today or
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  • comment &analysis
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      Lock icon How confidence boosts motivation
      1564 12  -  THE WAY WE LEARN K RANGA KRISHNAN Prof K Ranga Krishnan is dean of the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore. A clinician-scientist and psychiatrist, he chaired the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences at the Duke University Medical Centre from 1998 to 2009. BLOOMBERG When students
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      202 12 WARNING: Not All Internet Marketing Programs Are Created Equal! RECESSION PROOF YOUR INCOME IN 2014! Shanneez Chng Former SIA Stewardess Turned Online Entrepreneur Find out how internet marketing expert Fabian Lim taught former Singapore Airlines stewardess, Shanneez Chng, how to generate over SIO.OOQ/month from home using the internet. Here's what
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      32 12 Dead Palestinians represent a crucial propaganda victory for the nihilists of Hamas. It is the best possible explanation for Hamas’ behaviour, because it has no other plausible strategic goal. JEFFREY GOLDBERG 14
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  • voices
    • Article
      Writers’ boycott of event a bad example for students
      373 16  -  FROM KAREN LIAW SOEK YIN I read with disappointment the decision of several members of the literary community here to boycott any activity linked to the National Library Board (NLB) in protest against its decision to remove and dispose of three
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      NLB controversy: Distinguish between public roles, private rights
      166 16  -  FROM DARIUS LEE I refer to the debate over the National Library Board’s (NLB) decision to remove certain children’s book titles from its collection. In Singapore, one of the core values we uphold is the importance of the family unit that is,
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    • Article
      ‘Majority wins’ not representative of true democracy
      231 16  -  FROM TIMOTHY TANG I refer to the ongoing debate over homosexuality in Singapore. The “majority wins” line of reasoning is a logical fallacy commonly brought up in debates. Many, in their attempt to promote their stand on various social issues, reference “so- cial
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      Buskers add to noise, crowd in train stations
      253 17  -  FROM TANG FOOK MENG Regular commuters of MRT trains have patiently waited for improvement and upgrading work to be completed, so the news that there will be faster train rides along the North-South Line from the fourth quarter was music to the
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    • Article
      Bad timing to schedule heritage fest for fasting month
      139 17  -  FROM SAKINA YUSUF KAGDA While I congratulate the planners and appreciate the Singapore Heritage Festival’s wide range of offerings this year (“Heritage festival features boat trips to S’pore’s islands”, June 27), I must point out that the event is mistimed it
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    • Article
      How do we ensure Bills are passed with quorum?
      168 17  -  FROM QUEK HONG CHOON I read with interest how Nominated Member of Parliament (MP) Eugene Tan had checked on the quorum numbers during the recent sitting of Parliament, when Bills were passed. Kudos to Associate Professor Tan for keeping a close
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      191 16 o SAA GLOBAL EDUCATION Sylvia Lim Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Accounting and Finance prograi 1 st Class Honours, Class of 2013 GREAT BRITISH EDUCATION WITH PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY SAA GLOBAL EDUCATION The Education Arm of Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants Somerset Campus, 111 Somerset Road #06-01/02 TripleOne Somerset, Singapore *****4 ERF
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon More than a few good men
      111 18 President Tony Tan hosted about 700 personnel from the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) to a garden reception at the Istana yesterday evening. The annual reception serves to recognise the commitment of MINDEF personnel and SAF servicemen and their
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      Lock icon Messaging system to alert residents about haze, dengue outbreaks
      480 18  -  SYSTEM TO BE EXTENDED ISLANDWIDE SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Residents living in the Bedok Reservoir-Punggol Division can now subscribe to a new messaging system that provides alerts and timely information during haze episodes or dengue outbreaks, among other things. Officially
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      MediShield Life ‘will also benefit Integrated Shield Plan holders’
      636 19  -  Grassroots leaders say many S’poreans want to know if they should keep existing plans AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A PORE —The question of how those holding Integrated Shield Plans (IPs) a group that makes up 60 per cent of Singaporeans
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    • Article
      City Harvest trial to resume today
      379 19  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN spykermankf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The trial involving City Harvest Church co-founder Kong Hee and his five deputies resumes today, after the prosecution wrapped up the third leg of what is shaping up to be one of Singapore’s longestrunning criminal trials in February. The fourth
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      Lock icon MasterCard holders ring up S$1.1 billion in first month of GSS
      346 19 S I N G A P O R E MasterCard holders chalked up US$881.5 million (S$1.1 billion) in spending in the first month of the Great Singapore Sale (GSS), which began on May 30. This is up 10.5 per
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
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  • china&india
    • Article
      Lock icon Bank launch highlight of Xi’s S American tour
      632 20 Signing off on development bank at BRICS summit seen as major step for the grouping CHINESE LEADER EXPECTED TO STOP OFF IN GREECE ON THE WAY AGENCIES BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing yesterday for his visit to South America, which
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      Lock icon Star TV anchor ensnared in Chinese anti-graft campaign
      692 21 THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING A prominent Chinese state television anchor known for his strident efforts to champion the country’s political and economic systems has been detained by the authorities, the state news media reported on Saturday. Rui Chenggang, the popular host
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  • world
    • Article
      Lock icon In Malaysia, Islam’s legal advance divides families, nation
      571 22 Critics say widening role of faith is threat to nation’s secular core, worsening ties between Malays and minorities LINES BLURRED AS SYARIAH COURTS HAVE EXPANDED THEIR POWERS IN RECENT YEARS REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR Ms Deepa Subramaniam would not let go of her
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    • Article
      Lock icon Chinese Muslims in Mandalay fear for their safety
      751 23 Tolerance shown by bygone Buddhist rulers is unravelling in Myanmar’s old royal capital THE NEW YORK TIMES M A N DA L AY MYA N M A R) When hundreds of Buddhist men carrying clubs and swords marauded through the streets of
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      335 24 SINCE 1995. WE HAVE BEEN THE GARDEN ONE BUILDING AT I For over two decades, CDL has led the pursuit of green innovations to develop bold and inspiring green buildings for a Hi&S brighter future. From first-of-its-kind developments that enhance eco-friendly lifestyles to industry-changing methods that JgflKS promote recycling, reduce
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      219 25 jREENING CITY MIME £0 Log on to www.cdlhome.com.sg/whycdl to find out more about CDL's green innovations ti or scan the QR code. City Square Mall Oftit El AS Bal M ifc S-V-S«» v V J >ore's First Eco-Mall MAI lii led, built and maintained to the highest green standards, |uare
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  • business
    • Article
      Lock icon New Japanese pact will not scupper China trade deal: Australia
      520 26 ADDING TRADE AGREEMENTS WHILE BALANCING DIPLOMATIC TIES BLOOMBERG C ANBERR A —Australia’s agreements with Japan over security and commerce are not hampering efforts to strike a free-trade deal this year with China, its biggest economic partner, said Trade Minister Andrew
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      Lock icon OCBC bankers turn cooks for the day
      78 26 More than 300 OCBC staff volunteers from its enterprise banking unit, together with Marsiling CCC and Sheng Shiong supermarket, joined forces in a cookout which started on Thursday and ended yesterday. Five thousand dumplings 3,000 wrapped and cooked by the staff and 2,000
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    • Article
      Lock icon Qatar Air aims to be among top five cargo operators
      327 26 BLOOMBERG DOHA —Qatar Airway plans to expand its cargo arm to become one of the top five global operators by 2018 as it purchases freighter planes and adds space in the holds of passenger jets while expanding its Doha base.
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    • Article
      Lock icon Fed officials debate timing of interest rate rise
      512 27 REUTERS NEW YORK A debate is intensifying among the Federal Reserve’s regional bank presidents about whether to push interest rates up from zero sooner than planned because of recent improvements in the United States job market, the Wall Street Journal reported. Most
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      Lock icon Singapore’s Blue Circle to help develop wind energy in Thailand
      175 27 REUTERS BANGKOK Singapore-based wind and solar energy developer The Blue Circle and Bangkok-based renewable energy group Annex Power will form a partnership to tap into Thailand’s wind energy investments. The partnership was expected to lead to approximately US$200 million (S$248
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    • SHOP TO WIN!
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        TRAVEL WITH EXPEDIA
        96 28 If you need help planning and booking your trip, try Expedia. The website provides personalised service, the latest technology and access to more than 240,000 hotels and 400 airlines. Expedia also offers holiday packages, car hire and in-destination attractions for a complete travel-planning experience. Futhermore, its award-winning
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        SHOOT WITH OLYMPUS
        80 28 The Olympus OM-D E-M5 PRO lens kit (Elite Black) is now available at authorised retailers. It comes bundled with the highly rated M.Zuiko Digital Ed 12-40mm f2.8 PRO lens. Usually retailing at S$2,198, Olympus is offering S$200 cashback this month, meaning customers will pay only S$1,998. They
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        SWEET TREATS
        77 28 Homegrown brand The Cocoa Trees is a chocolate lover’s dream come true. It offers a wide range of the world’s leading confectionery brands, including Hershey’s, Toblerone, M&M’s and Ferrero Rocher. There are a total of 19 boutiques islandwide under The Cocoa Trees brand, including 13 at Changi Airport.
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        HOLIDAY TIME
        89 28 If you are planning a holiday, ASA Holidays has a great option for you to consider: An almost two-week-long holiday around the former Yugoslavia, taking in natural and historical sights aplenty. The 12 Days Balkan European Dalmatian Coast package takes in cities such as Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Mostar and
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        SLEEP WELL
        104 28 For a good night’s sleep, visit The Mattress Centre, where you can find mattresses from major brands such as Simmons, Slumberland and King Koil, all under one roof. And there’s no better time to replace your existing mattress than during the Great Singapore Sale. The Mattress Centre is
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      91 28 Until Aug 31, spend a minimum of S$30 in a single receipt with participating brands and you could walk away with S$30,000 in the TODAY Shop to Win grand draw. To enter, simply send an SMS with your details to 1460 *****. Or you can download or update the TODAY
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  • technology
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Love UFC? Take a swing at this
      394 30  -  Game has lifelike animation, realistic movement, but complex con trols get in the way VIRTUAL DOSE OF MMA ACTION ALVIN CHONG alvinchonggl@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Getting into the ring or in this case, the octagon can’t be the most pleasurable situation for someone as unfit
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      Lock icon Almost a smartphone camera replacement
      512 31  -  The Samsung NX Mini interchangeable-lens camera is affordable and great for scenery and selfies NG YOU QIAN ngyouqian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Samsung NX Mini, which comes in white, baby pink, mint green and brown, looks much better than a regular camera. After using the interchangeable-lens camera
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      171 31 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY MBA Being strategically located in the central business district of Singapore, and with Asia leading the world's economic growth, SMU is at the epicentre of global business. The SMU MBA programme is taught by a world-class faculty comprising thought leaders from renowned universities and leading global companies.
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  • sports
    • BRAZIL 2014 WORLD CUP
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        Lock icon SCOLARI STANDS HIS GROUND
        606 33 Under-fire Brazil coach insists they did their best, but admits his fate rests with CBF AGENCIES BR A SILIA Luiz Felipe Scolari declined to make a decision on his future, saying it will be up to the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) to decide whether he will
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        Lock icon MORE THAN ONE ‘DUTCH’ WAY OF FOOTBALL: VAN GAAL
        514 33 REUTERS BR A SILIA —Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal said his team’s run to third place at the World Cup was proof that there was more than one “Dutch” way of playing the game. Van Gaal’s side played a more defensive,
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        Lock icon PORTRAIT OF A LOVE AFFAIR
        845 34  -  WHEN THE WORLD COMES TOGETHER FORFOOTBALL COMMENTARY BY CHRIS MATYSZYZCK Chris Matyszczyk, a British-born American of Polish parentage, was based in Singapore from 1992 to 1994 as creative director at Batey Ads. Now based in San Francisco, he was MediaPost’s Most Influential Person on Madison
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        Lock icon SADNESS PREVAILS AS BRAZIL END WORLD CUP IN DEFEAT
        669 35 THE NEW YORK TIMES BR ASILIA —The yellow-clad fans arrived at the Estadio Mane Garrincha later, more quietly and with far less face paint than usual. And no wonder, as they were attending the World Cup’s third-place game, a match that
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      • WORLD CUP WATCH
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          Lock icon ARRESTS AHEAD OF FINAL
          101 35 AP Brazil police told local news media they have arrested 19 people suspected of vandalism during recent anti-World Cup protests in Rio de Janeiro. Saturday morning’s arrests are apparently aimed at preventing more protests during Sunday’s World Cup final match between Argentina and Germany in Rio’s
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        • Article
          Lock icon EVEN THE HEAVENS ARE NOT SMILING ON BRAZIL
          80 35 AGENCIES It seems everywhere Brazilians turn, they cannot escape reminders of their national side’s calamitous end to the World Cup. Ahead of yesterday’s final at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana Stadium, the city’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue was lit up in the
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          Lock icon PELE GETS HAIRY WITH MESSI
          76 35 AGENCIES Brazil legend Pele has joked that he has better hair than Lionel Messi. Speaking ahead of yesterday’s World Cup final between Germany and Argentina, Pele, the only player to have won three World Cup winner’s medals, expressed his admiration for the Argentinian. But he
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          203 35 AP The conflict in the Ukraine should not affect Russia’s hosting of the 2018 World Cup, said its sports minister Vitaly Mutko (picture), who is also the local organising committee chairman and a FIFA board member. Russia is staging the next edition
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        988 36  -  PLAYERS CASH IN ON ELEVATED STATUS COMMENTARY BY CHRIS BASCOMBE Chris Bascombe is a football reporter for The Daily Telegraph. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH The World Cup may be nearly over for football’s superstars, but the hard work is just beginning for the super-agents.
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        973 37 But the battle of the brands continues REUTERS BERLIN —With adidas sponsoring both teams in yesterday’s (this morning, Singapore time) World Cup final, the German sportswear brand has declared victory over American rival Nike in the latest round of its battle to remain the biggest global football brand. The
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      591 38  -  But future of US-based golfer, who will play at US Amateur Open, could be closer to home NO INTENTION OF MAKING UP THE NUMBERS BEN COLES Sports Editor bencoles@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE —For most, punching the air and chilling the champagne after qualifying for the
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      485 38  -  IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The International Rugby Board (IRB) has ramped up its presence in the region with an office in Singapore and appointed the former general manager of the Singapore Rugby Union (SRU), Ridzal Saat, as its services manager for Asia. The
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      563 39 But NBA star, who will return to Cleveland, avoided making World Cup final prediction REUTERS RIO DE JANEIRO —LeBron James made his first public appearance since announcing he was returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers, holding court with a group of starry-eyed Brazilian basketballer s on
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      479 39 AP SYDNEY —Five-time Olympic swimming gold medallist Ian Thorpe for the first time publicly confirmed that he is gay during a television interview on Sunday, ending years of speculation about his sexuality. Thorpe, who had long denied that he was gay, told British
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      401 40 RUSSIAN RETIRED LAST YEAR AP GER ARDMER —Retired Russian rider Denis Menchov who won the Spanish Vuelta twice and the 2009 Giro d’Italia has been given a twoyear ban and stripped of his results in three Tour de France races for anti-doping
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      25 41 MONDAY, 14 JULY 2014 FILM FLOPS? HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS AREN’T SETTING RECORD THIS SUMMER IN AMERICA BUT THEY’RE MAKING IT BIG ELSEWHERE 42 ARTWORK: KENNETH CHOY
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        838 42 IT APPEARS THAT THIS YEAR COULD BE A SUMMER WITHOUT SWAGGER FOR HOLLYWOOD AP Hollywood’s summer at the box office isn’t just missing nearly 20 per cent of last summer’s revenue it’s also lacking swagger. Summer is the season for megabudget, chest-thumping, globe-trot-ting films so big they
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        388 43  -  The ‘people as canvases’ performance is a breath of fresh air THEATRE REVIEW: WAYS OF WANDERING LAETITIA WONG SINGAPORE —There has been a longstanding debate over the universality of art and whether it still is an abstruse elitist form. Thankfully, our current arts-ori-ented programmes seem to have
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        420 44  -  MediaCorp artiste Ya Hui is fattening herself up yet again for a role SUFFERING FOR THEIR ART MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Poor Ya Hui is very possibly the most put-upon actress on Caldecott Hill: She has been tasked yet again to put on weight for a
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