The Straits Times, 13 August 2009, Afternoon Edition

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    20 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 191/11/2008 THURSDAY, AUGUST 13 2009 S|sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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    77 1 rvjiiH x Two smartly dressed armed men entered London's upmarket jewellery store Graff last Thursday and took off with £40 million (Ss9s million) worth of items, in what is believed to be Britain's biggest gem robbery. Some of the pieces taken were a yellow diamond flower necklace, a pa of
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    Lock icon HIM outbreak may have passed its peak
    457 1  -  Jessica Jaganathan Polyclinic attendances decline for the first time since community spread By THE outbreak of Influenza A (H1N1) appears to have peaked, with attendances at clinics dropping off for the first time in weeks. The number of patients seeking help at polyclinics
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    Lock icon Fugitive terrorist Noordin Top still at large
    766 1  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Indonesia's police and media were left red-faced after it was officially confirmed yesterday that terror mastermind Noordin Top is still alive and on the run. After six years of eluding capture, the Malaysian-born Noordin apparently escaped an
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  • prime commentary
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      578 2 VIEWPOINTS WE SAY New aviation tax unavoidable but be fair Airlines, governments and air travellers should start pushing for a fair system to share the environmental cost of aircraft engine emissions. A bad construct is the European Union emissions trading scheme, due to take effect in 2012, which places much
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  • prime news
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      Lock icon Horrors of war through art
      117 3 Five tortured-looking horses, looking less than majestic, make up In Flanders' Field, an installation by Belgian artist Berlinde De Bruyckere, at the National Museum. The life-size casts of the animals are covered in horse hair but their eyes and mouths are missing. This work is
      DESMOND WEE  -  117 words
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      Lock icon Owes $31m but freed from bankruptcy
      643 3  -  K.C. Vijayan Saying there were no losses or fraud, court grants full discharge By LAW CORRESPONDENT MR SOH Scow Poh stood as guarantor for loans totalling $31 million to his four Malaysian firms and others. But losses incurred in the Asian financial crisis led
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      Lock icon 1,000 cut off by Typhoon Morakot found alive
      703 4 Heavy rain were wreaking havoc with rescue operations. By early afternoon yesterday, only a few dozen flights had arrived at the makeshift landing zone on the ground of Chishan Junior High School, compared with more than 100 on Tuesday. Helicopters battle heavy
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS  -  703 words
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      Lock icon Typhoon cable damage hits Net speeds in Singapore
      201 4  -  SERENE LUO SOME Internet users in Singapore experienced slower than usual connection speeds yesterday, after Typhoon Morakot knocked out part of the Asia-Pacific Cable Network-2 (APCN-2) submarine cable system, through which information travels. The delays were particularly noticeable when visiting websites from
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      Lock icon HOLIDAY TRAGEDIES
      722 6  -  Teh Joo Lin TIOMAN FLASH FLOOD: Water was too strong, says survivor By MR JOHNATHAN David held on to his girlfriend and her niece as tight as he could, even as a flash flood from a sudden storm poured down on them. Mr David, 49, Ms Army Grace
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      Lock icon BALI freak WAVE: Suddenly they were in open sea
      652 6  -  Kimberly Spykerman By BUSINESSMAN Douglas Lee loved going on beach holidays with his wife, and headed to Bali almost annually for a good dose of sun, sea and sand. But this year's holiday did not end in smiles, after the 39-year-old
      MANNY FRANCISCO; DESMOND LIM  -  652 words
    • Article
      Lock icon GENTING CRASH: Horror drive down winding roads
      597 6  -  Wee Jun Kai By As they began their descent from Genting Highlands, the passengers noticed that the driver was using the third and fourth gears, instead of the lower gears to keep his speed in check. WHAT started out as a leisurely drive
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      Lock icon Robbers raid top London gem store
      589 8 Big hunt for pair who carried out Britain's biggest jewellery heist LONDON: A police manhunt is on for two well-dressed robbers who pulled off what is thought to be Britain's biggest jewellery heist when they grabbed gems worth £40 million (Ss9s million) last week.
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS  -  589 words
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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      Lock icon Rio's staff face lesser charges
      636 10  -  Grace Ng Four accused of bribery and theft of trade secrets instead of spying By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: China has formally arrested four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto for stealing trade secrets and bribery a downgrade from earlier government claims of espionage. The Anglo-Australian
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      283 10 Who are arrested? Stern Hu, Rio Tinto's head of iron ore marketing in China, and three Shanghai-based staff, Liv Caikui, Ge Minqiang and Wang Yong, have been formally arrested on charges of infringing trade secrets and bribery. Prosecutors have also approved the formal arrest of Chinese
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      355 10 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COin to her; look how skinny she's become." MOST-READ ONLINE Sad tale of John Yettaw. YOUR SAY Bangkok airport scam. Indonesian police have confirmed What's a UK degree worth? that the man killed in a remote Java farmhouse was not Noordin
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  • world regional
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      Lock icon Woman's rape brings 'black jail' to light
      660 11 Suspect said to be a guard at Beijing facility where petitioners are locked up BEIJING: Police have arrested a man suspected of raping a woman who came to Beijing to petition the government over a school issue, state media said. The latest case
      ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  660 words
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      Lock icon Aso unlikely to carp about defeat
      193 11 TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, his long-ruling party at risk of losing power in an election this month, was quoted yesterday as saying that defeat should be accepted gracefully. Speaking on the campaign trail near Tokyo, the leader quoted a piece of advice
      REUTERS  -  193 words
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      Lock icon Suu Kyi to contest verdict
      636 12  -  Nirmal Ghosh She will fight house arrest, her lawyer says, as world reaction ranges from outrage to caution By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Amid a wave of outrage over her conviction on Tuesday, lawyers for Myanmar's detained opposition leader and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  636 words
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      Lock icon Port Klang free zone developer claims he gave $4m to minister
      333 12 KUALA LUMPUR: The legal and financial wrangling linked to a scandal-ridden project took a sensational turn yesterday when its developer alleged that he had paid RMIO million (Ss4 million) in cash to a Cabinet minister. Datuk Seri Tiong King
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      Lock icon Pakistan in a fix over Taleban
      771 15  -  Ravi Velloor NEWS ANALYSIS Mehsud incident forces Islamabad to rethink stance on militant group By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF THEY knew Baitullah Mehsud's face. They knew the sound of his voice. They knew he had taken a second wife and where she lived. They
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      Lock icon Ops against Afghan's south
      159 15 UNITED States Marines and Afghan soldiers launched an operation early yesterday against insurgents in Afghanistan's troubled south, aimed at preventing disruptions to upcoming elections. Operation Eastern Resolve II deployed 400 marines and sailors, and 100 Afghan soldiers to a Taleban stronghold of Helmand province, said Brigadier-General
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      Lock icon Karpal Singh on trial for sedition
      304 16 MP accused of insulting Perak Sultan; critics slam it as a move to intimidate opposition KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian opposition leader went on trial yesterday on charges of sedition for allegedly insulting a royal figure, a case slammed by critics as a government witch-hunt
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      Lock icon Body-parts murder inquest opens
      420 16 KUALA LUMPUR: A refrigerator that had been sealed with tape contained a grisly surprise for the new owner of a condominium unit a body chopped into 11 pieces. The owner said he bought the Mont Kiara unit at a bank auction. He was speaking at an
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      Lock icon Mumbai closes all schools to curb H1N1
      470 17 Malls and cinemas also ordered shut to prevent spread of the flu virus MUMBAI: The Indian authorities yesterday ordered all schools and colleges in the vast city of Mumbai to shut for a week over fears about the spread of the Influenza A
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; BLOOMBERG; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  470 words
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      Lock icon Costa Rican leader down with virus
      203 17 SAN JOSE: Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, has contracted swine flu, becoming the world's first known leader to have fallen ill with the virus. "The pandemic doesn't discriminate," Mr Arias said in a statement on Tuesday. "I am one
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      608 17 AS THE MARKET RECOVERS, SOME SINGAPOREANS ARE GETTING RICHER... r±f ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? R. 22 months after the Financial Crisis, the economy is starting to show signs of recovery... As the Singapore Market went up more than 73%, many people profited and made money. ■k Question is... Are
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  • world international
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      Lock icon Obama takes on health-care critics
      706 18 He retools message to beef up support amid disruptive meetings across the nation NEW HAMPSHIRE: President Barack Obama has gone on the offensive in support of his signature health-care plan, urging Americans not to listen to those who seek to "scare and mislead" the country
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      Lock icon What the debate is about
      211 18 What is the problem? Americans spend more than US$2 trillion (Ss3 trillion) on health care annually. Medicare, a federal programme, applies only to those above 65 years old and disabled citizens. Medicaid, another programme, is needs-based and focused on the poor. About 170 million Americans
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      Lock icon Brazil TV host suspected of ordering killings to boost ratings
      210 19 SAO PAULO: In one murder after another, the Canal Livre crime TV show had an uncanny knack for being first on the scene, gathering graphic footage of the victim. Too uncanny, say police, who are investigating the show's host state
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      Lock icon Six Kuwaitis nabbed for terror attack plans
      344 19 Oil refinery and US base among their targets, says newspaper KUWAIT: Members of an Al Qaedalinked group arrested in Kuwait had planned to attack its Shuaiba oil refinery and a US military base, reports say. They were targeting the 200,000--bpd (barrels per day)
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      Lock icon Mosquitoes are lethal to Galapagos
      484 21 Brought in by tourist planes, they spread diseases endangering ecology, says study LONDON: Mosquitoes brought into the Galapagos on tourist planes and boats threaten to wreak "ecological disaster" on the islands central to Darwin's theory of evolution, a study said yesterday. The insects can spread
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; BLOOMBERG  -  484 words
    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon PLA holds largest exercise
        97 21 BEIJING: China's army has embarked on its first and largest ever tactical exercise, with 50,000 troops from four military command areas exchanging operational theatres to test their combat readiness in new terrains. While China has held large-scale military drills in past years, Stride 2009, which began
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        Lock icon Court upholds polls result
        53 21 JAKARTA: Indonesia's Constitutional Court rejected opposition complaints of irregularities surrounding last month's presidential polls, confirming Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's re-election. The court said yesterday it could find no reason to order another poll after challengers Megawati Sukarnoputri and Jusuf Kalla claimed millions of voters had been
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      • Article
        Lock icon Graft: Ex-minister acquitted
        76 21 KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court acquitted a former Cabinet minister yesterday of graft charges. Kuala Lumpur High Court Judge Suraya Othman ruled that the prosecution had failed to establish a case against former land and cooperative development minister Tan Sri Kasitah Gaddam, said his lawyer Shafee Abdullah.
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        Lock icon Plant closed over poisoning
        99 21 BEIJING: Shaanxi province in north-western China has announced the closure of a smelting plant blamed for the lead poisoning of at least 300 children. The children, all living near the Dongling Lead and Zinc Smelting plant in Changqing township, were found to have as much as
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      • Article
        Lock icon Paris pool bans 'burqini'
        115 21 PARIS A Paris swimming pool has refused entry to a young Muslim woman wearing a "burqini", a swimsuit covering most of the body, officials said yesterday. The ban came as French lawmakers conduct hearings on whether to ban the burqa after President Nicolas Sarkozy said the
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      Lock icon Swathed in bandages
      57 21 Three-week-old Rand Ali recovering in an Iraqi hospital yesterday after being wounded when three carbombs exploded on Tuesday in eastern Baghdad. The bomb: exploded almost simultaneously in a mainly Shi'ite area of Baghdad, killing at least eight and raising fears of a sustained insurgent campaign aimed at
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Air emissions tax unavoidable-but be fair
      436 22 AIR passengers can expect to be charged a new levy, an emissions tax, in the coming years as concern grows about the environmental impact of air travel. Member states of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao) have enough impetus when they meet in October
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      Lock icon Let finance sceptics take over
      865 22  -  Dani Rodrik FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIR By THE race is on to fill the most important economic policy position in the world. United States Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's term ends in January and President Barack Obama must decide before then either to re-ap-point Mr Bernanke
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      Lock icon A taste of terroir at the dining table
      881 22  -  Andy Ho By SENIOR WRITER FOR a meal at home with friends and family on National Day, I got four bottles of red wine that the snooty sales lady pronounced weren't too bad. "I just know," she sniffed slightly, "that the appellation
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    • review.
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        Lock icon People power
        274 23 As the Singapore Armed Forces transforms, the future soldier can see earlier, think quicker and kill faster than the enemy with the latest weapons and sensors. But the Third Generation (3G) SAF is not merely about souped-up technology. Behind every weapon platform, machine or computer still beats the
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        Lock icon Spirited defence at the heart of 3G SAF
        1748 23  -  Jermyn Chow By The heart of the nimble fighting force remains the individual soldier. It is his gut, guile and wits that will see the battle through. As one Israeli general has noted, it is not the armour or the gun but
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        402 24 Suu Kyi verdict "I call on the Government and Asean to express concern in the strongest terms." DR VINCENT WIJEYSINGHA: "I am shocked and appalled at the judgment and verdict handed down to Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Without commenting on the legal process, it is
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        Lock icon Move with the times
        378 24 POLICE'S POLY-DIPLOMA-ONLY POLICY I REFER to the Singapore Police Force's reply on Tuesday, "Why police accept only local poly diplomas", to a letter by Mr Basil Yeo, "Police recruits: Why accept diploma only from 5 polys?" (Aug 1). The Public Service Division (PSD) website states that
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        Lock icon Breaking rules: HDB, town councils reply
        236 24 WE REFER to Mr Hong Ghim Phong's letter, "HDB spaces: No subletting rule observed in the breach" (Aug 5). HDB has been working with other agencies to seek the cooperation of HDB shop retailers to comply with the guidelines on the use of the
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        311 24 I REFER to last Thursday's letter by Mr Larry Haverkamp, "Transparency in insurance: Policyholders underpaid". He suggests that insurers have built up "orphaned money" by under-declaring bonuses to participating policyholders. This is not the case in Singapore. With the introduction of the Risk-based Capital Framework
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        117 24 WE ARE surprised by Mr Michael Lim's feedback regarding our Euro V buses ("New buses", Aug 4). SMRT launched South-east Asia's first Euro V bus in May last year, a vehicle chosen for its eco-friendliness, comfort and quiet engine. In fact,
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        413 24 Permanent residents "Why are these Phase 2C children given an equal chance in Primary 1 registration?" MR EDUARD TAY: "My child was unsuccessful in balloting for a place in a neighbourhood school, less than 2km from our home. His chances were poor, having to vie with children registered
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      9 26 1 THE STRAITS TIMES HOME. THURSDAY, AUGUST 13 2009
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      Lock icon Platform doors at 3 stations by year-end
      659 26  -  Yeo Ghim Lay MRT SAFETY By Remaining 33 above-ground stations to get them from next January THE first sets of platform screen doors designed to keep people off the train tracks went up yesterday at Pasir Ris MRT station. Jurong East and Yishun
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      559 27  -  Carolyn Quek Most of the blazes occur in rubbish chutes and clutter left outside flats By A FREAK spate of bush fires from January to March ignited a 10 per cent increase in the overall number of fires in the first half of
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      351 27  -  John Lui By THE head of MediaCorp Raintree Pictures, one of the largest film producers in Singapore, has left the company. Mr Daniel Yun (right) has resigned as managing director, a position he has held since the inception of MediaCorp's movie production arm in
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      252 28 SINGAPORE'S leaders held broad and wide-rang-ing discussions yesterday with the visiting Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed Zayed Al-Nahyan. Sheikh Mohammed, who arrived on Tuesday for a two-day official visit, met President S R Nathan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at
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      700 28  -  Jessica Lim Surprise as MBS president and vice-president of hotel ops leave By THERE has been a major shake-up in the top ranks at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) integrated resort, with the departure of two of its senior executives this week. MBS
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      420 29  -  Wendy Hui Centralised office will free police to focus on front-line work By Top 5 items reported lost 1. Cashcards 2. NRICs 3. EZ-link cards 4. Wallets 5. Work permits LOST a diamond ring? Fear not it may just be with the police.
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      277 29  -  VICTORIA VAUGHAN A POLICE dog sniffed out the dirty deeds of cigarette smugglers for the first time during an operation between the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority and the Police K-9 Unit. Five-year-old Car proved to be top dog when he got a whiff
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      504 29  -  Khushwant Singh By THE High Court has thrown out a defamation lawsuit brought by a childcare centre against Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). In his judgment released yesterday, Justice Lee Seiu Kin said that although certain parts of the report titled "13-month-old boy critically ill
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      292 29  -  ELENA CHONG HE HUNG around an MRT station looking for his prey. Terence Chan Wei Xiang, 22, targeted young women wearing revealing clothes. He would follow them at a safe distance from Admiralty MRT station to their homes before he would strike. Yesterday, the former private
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      406 29  -  Elena Chong By WHEN Norini Mohamed Aloon found out that her boyfriend could be involved with a suspected drug trafficker, the former narcotics officer did what she could to protect him. She deleted the records of calls and SMSes her boyfriend, Imran Mohamed, had
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      613 31  -  Serene Luo By SEMBAWANG grassroots leaders have been working hard to make sure new immigrants in their area feel right at home. Within weeks of a newly minted citizen or permanent resident moving in, residents' committee (RC) members would pay a visit, introduce themselves and
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      570 31 Sect Ai Mcc throws light on hand-washing controversy raised ahead of 1991 election EIGHTEEN years later, former acting minister Sect Ai Mcc said she was wronged in reports of a prior hand-washing incident that many said contributed to her 1991 electoral defeat. She said
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      301 31 APPLICATIONS for the build-to-order (BTO) Punggol Residences flats have been flooding into the Housing Board (HDB). As at spm yesterday, the HDB had received 5,215 applications for the 769 flats on offer at the Punggol site. This works out to a subscription rate
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      542 32  -  Karamjit Kaur Business-class tickets cost 22% less; economy fares dip by just 2% By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT "Travel and entertainment is one of the largest discretionary expenses for businesses and is one of the first areas to be impacted during an economic downturn." Mr Jonas
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      529 32  -  Christopher Tan By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT THE world's biggest compressed natural gas (CNG) refuelling station opened for business yesterday barely four months after construction started. The 7,066 sq m station in Old Toh Tuck Road near Jurong East, owned by gas bottler
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      430 32  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN TWO developers which included unconfirmed locations of future MRT stations in their condo advertisements have stopped using the information as a selling point. UOL Developments has altered publicity material for its Meadows@Peirce, removing a location map that showed several MRT
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        1085 33  -  Jeanette Wang $5m budget to groom teens for YOG and $10m to develop youth sports By Gearing up for the Games WHAT'S DONE Wrapping up Phase 2 operational planning (October 2008 to September 2009) Sports: Finalised 26 sports' competition format; developed competition schedules by day, working on
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        976 34 Selected tee times From Ist hole (all Singapore time): 8.35pm: Scott Verplank, Craig Thomas, Thongchai Jaidee 1.45 am: Ryan Benzel, Charles Howell, Darren Clarke 1.55 am: Anthony Kirn, Ryo Ishikawa, Adam Scott 2.05 am: Miguel Angel Jimenez, Geoff Ogilvy, Bubba Watson 2.15 am: Vijay Singh, Davis Love,
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        804 35  -  Rohit Brijnath SPORTINGLIFE By No other sport has Woods, who has turned a staid activity into something passably cool and eminently watchable. THE Olympics, bless their inclusive nature, have garlanded all manner of fellows with gold. Motorboat drivers were once hailed on
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        635 35  -  Wang Meng Meng Patchy Lions redeemed by good displays from goalie and fringe players Singapore 1 China 1 (China win 4-3 on penalties) By Transfer talk Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has failed to land Roma midfielder Daniele de Rossi after making a £22 million (5552.6 million) bid.
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          85 35 BERLIN: The Jamaican Amateur Athletics Association yesterday withdrew its request to ban sprint star Asafa Powell and five teammates from the upcoming World Championships, after pressure from the International Association of Athletics Federations. The other five athletes were women's 100 m Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser,
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          71 35 SINGAPORE'S next generation of young sailors won a bronze medal in the team event at the Optimist World Championships in Brazil yesterday. After three days of racing, 12-year-olds Bryan Lee, Kimberly Lim, Ryan Lo, Andrew Tang and Elisa Yukie Yokoyama finished behind China and Peru
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        536 35 Badminton World C'ships In Hyderabad, 2nd rd Men's singles: Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Ola Fagbemi (Ngr) 21-11 21-14, Nguyen Tien Minh (Vie) bt Brice Leverdez (Fra) 21-14 21-16, Chan Van Kit (Hkg) bt Scott Evans (Irl) 21-16 19-21 21-12, Peter Gade (Den) bt Sho Sasaki (Jpn) 21-11 21-12,
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        68 36 CHIJ St Theresa's Convent (in blue) beat Seng Kang Secondary School 2-1 on penalties yesterday, to win the Schools National C Girls' hockey title at Sengkang Hockey Stadium. Goalkeeper Cassandra Yeo, 14, was the heroine for St Theresa's, saving four penalties. The match had finished goalless after
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        486 36  -  Christopher Ong 2010 Asian, SEA bodybuilding c'ships biggest here in 17 years By SINGAPORE will host the continent's top bodybuilders after winning the bid to stage next year's Asian and South-east Asian Bodybuilding Championships. At an Asian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (ABBF) executive meeting in Pattaya,
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      912 36 LAU SOK KHIM Age: 92 Passed away peacefully on 11 August 2009 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Husband: Tan Heng Teck (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Tan Eng Yong Koh Gek Kirn Tan Eng Khim Anthony Ng Swit Ying Rose Tan Eng Hua (deceased) Yong Soew Leng Shirley
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      707 37 Our deepest condolences to MR JOPIE ONG MRS WONG SIOE HONG and the family of the late MR ONG TJOE KIM Founder of Metro Holdings Limited From The Directors and Management of C.K. Tang Limited TANGS In all the world we shall not find two hearts as gracious, loving
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      517 39 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to MR DANIEL ONG AND FAMILY on the demise of his beloved father MR ONG TJOE KIM on 11 August 2009 From The Directors, Management Staff of ¥P?M SUSHI-TEI Bfe^H Group of Companies Kj^fjl Singapore fijfllU Jakarta Surabaya Medan Bandung Bali Malaysia ■■HH Thailand
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        776 42  -  Lee Su Shyan New platform allows anonymity for big share trades until deal is done By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR What are dark pools? DARK pools are trading platforms where large block trades take place. They give more anonymity to investors who do not want details
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        399 41 New code on pay bans guaranteed bonuses for more than a year LONDON: Britain's financial regulator yesterday banned guaranteed banker bonuses for more than one year as part of a global crackdown on a culture of excessive risk-taking that has destabilised economies. The
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        344 41 WASHINGTON: The Obama administration has sent Congress legislation seeking to impose broad new oversight of derivatives, the complex financial instruments blamed for hastening the global economic crisis. The plan is designed to bring transparency to and prevent manipulation in a US$6OO trillion (SsB69
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        Lock icon Tianjin officials on urban planning trip in S'pore
        451 41  -  Lin Zhaowei By POINTERS about Singapore's management of green spaces, water and waste are some of the key takeaways for a 44-strong fact-finding mission from China's Tianjin city. The mission, which represents the largest delegation of senior Tianjin officials to Singapore, ends
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        478 41 "I was loyal to him. I ended up being loyal to a terrible, terrible fault." Frank DiPascali, Madoffs former chief financial officer and right-hand man NEW YORK: From the start, few believed convicted swindler Bernard Madoffs claim that he had acted alone in
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        588 43  -  Smita Krishnaswamy Spending cuts affect sponsorship, travel and wages, survey finds By Survey results The 232 companies surveyed by AmCham have cut budgets in five key areas in the last six months: 81 per cent reduced their sponsorship budgets, up from 63 per
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        Lock icon UOL makes first-half gain despite second-quarter loss
        368 43 MAINBOARD-LISTED property group UOL plunged into the red in the second quarter after lower operating income and property value losses hit its bottom line. UOL's $20.1 million loss in the three months to the end of June is a sharp reversal from the
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        501 43  -  Lorna Tan By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT HEALTHY OUTLOOK "We're very optimistic that the positive trend will continue. The industry is hiring more people, companies are launching new products...and there is a big emphasis on meeting the protection and health needs of consumers." LIA president Darren Thomson
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          513 38  -  Lee Su Shyan BULLS AND BEARS Banks, property stocks fall as investors await decision on US rates By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR IN THE end, the local market could manage only one day back in the black, before investors retreated to the sidelines ahead
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          397 38  -  Dennis Chan By DEPUTY MONEY EDITOR HONG Leong Finance (HLF) yesterday reported a 10.2 per cent fall in secondquarter net profits to $27.8 million, as it was hurt by settlements with customers over the mis-selling of structured notes. Revenues for the three months ended
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          551 40  -  Michelle Tay All tender offers exceed $5m reserve price; top bid hits $12.1 m By GOOD LOCATION WITH BROAD APPEAL "The site is located in a mature industrial estate, and the Business 2 zoning means it appeals to a wide variety
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          376 40  -  Aditi Nim By PROPERTY developer Yanlord Land Group posted a 36 per cent surge in second-quarter net profits to $92 million, as it sold a higher proportion of high-end and more profitable homes in China. Bolstered by strong demand for these high-end residences,
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      312 45  -  June Cheong Reporter junec@sph.com.sg Behind the popularity of spas is the healing power of touch. The human touch can elicit a range of emotions from empathy in a hug between friends to a handshake that inspires mutual confidence between business associates. Less happy consequences can
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      257 45 TODAY, AUG 13 Art Of Dying Gracefully: This talk explores the difficulties of dying gracefully and gives some examples of what may be considered as graceful dying and death. Bras Basah Complex, 03-09. 7.30 to 9.30pm. Free. To register, call 6849-5346, sms 9765-4322 or e-mail wsdp@kmspks.org. FRIDAY, AUG
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        808 47 Janet's parents brought her to see me because they were worried about how she was uninterested in her school work. The bright 13-year-old girl, who was in Secondary 1 at a prestigious school, was doing poorly. She was wearing her school pinafore when she came to my
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      458 48 A woman would reduce her calorie intake by almost when she eats with a man Women eat more in the company of other women but eat less when they dine with a man, a study has found The company you keep can influence how much
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      224 49 'SCREEN TIME' LINK TO BLOOD PRESSURE OF KIDS Too much "screen time", whether it is watching TV, using a computer or playing a video game, may raise the blood pressure of young children, a new study shows. This is true even if the children
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      185 49 Divorced people have more chronic illnesses than those who never marry Divorce has a lingering, detrimental impact on health that even remarriage cannot fully repair, a Chicago study involving 8,652 people aged 51 to 61 suggested. It found that divorced people have 20 per cent
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      200 49 It is now accepted that garlic is good for health. However, what kind: freshly crushed, paste, pre-peeled cloves or garlic powder? How about just popping a garlic pill? Lab rats helped answer this question in a study by University of Connecticut School of Medicine.
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      812 50 Painkillers helped provide some relief, but I could not depend on them forever. Madam Tan (right), showing her post-surgery scar on her right knee Their most common problem is osteoarthritis of the knees, where the cartilage wears out causing inflammation of the joints. NG JING
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      658 51 For those aged above 35 sudden cardiac death from exertion could be due to an underlying coronary artery disease Watch out for warning signs such as chest pain, dizziness and palpitations during endurance events. NG JING YNG reports The popularity of endurance events here is evident, with
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      262 52 Most athletes are stubborn people who keep pushing themselves, said Mr David Lim, 41, who has been taking part in triathlons since 1995. But he has learnt to listen to his body while racing. This could well have saved his life in his first Ironman Triathlon
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        1174 53 There are over 750 spa and massage establishments here A 2005 f study published in the International Journal Of Neuroscience found that body massages decreased stress hormone levels and boosted levels of moodenhancing chemicals like serotonin and dopamine. Apart from being just pampering sessions, there is evidence
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        350 54 It helps speed up my body's recovery. Adventurer Khoo Swee Chiow knows where to go if he has a sore back. The 45-year-old has been a regular at Changi Sports Medicine Centre since April. He said of the sports massages he receives twice a week there: "They're
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        285 54 I When I thought about climbing the stairs, I would shiver because I was afraid of the pain in my knee. Now I can walk up with ease. Mrs Ingborg Bruce (left), on how she used to fear using overhead bridges Going to
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        386 54 Here is the rub a spa experience may be divine but a professional masseuse's strokes are no match for a loved one's gentle touch. Ms Constance Png, a clinical psychologist at Changi General Hospital, said: "Ongoing physical contact with a Effleurage (stroking) by Renewal Day Spa Long,
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        675 55 A fortnight ago, I shared some anecdotes that demonstrate just how prone I am to thinking and behaving in weird, irrational ways. I hold onto ideas despite clear evidence that they are false; I remember things that never happened; and I sabotage my own decision-making processes. But I
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      651 56 When food is in larger pieces and of a sticky nature, older people and younger children are more vulnerable to choking on it. NG JING YNG reports The elderly and the very young need to be more careful when eating common food items like fishballs, hot
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      801 57 Food "j additives or preservatives that are added to processed food may react with DNA in cells to cause cancer. High temperatures may cause the disease, so stay away from piping-hot drinks and cooking your food over high heat, reports JANICE TAI Food, glorious food
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        239 58 The claim: Refrigeration preserves the nutrients of fruits and vegetables. The facts: Consumers may not realise that many fruits and vegetables experience rapid losses in their nutritional value when stored for more than a few days. In part, that is because the produce
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        589 59 c lam 46 years old. Before I going to bed, I usually have about two cups of er because I feel thirsty. I need to wake up to go to the toilet about three to six times. Sometimes I even wet the bed. A doctor
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        83 59 E-mail your question to sthealth@sph.com.sg. Include your name, NRIC and contact details. I am a 57-year-old man. An MRI scan in November last year showed a 2cm benign tumour in the frontal part of my brain. The neurosurgeon suggested its removal but I decided
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        785 60 Professor P. Ganesan Adaikan, a clinical sexologist with the department of obstetrics 6t gynaecology at the National University Hospital, tells NG JING YNG how he often has to set patients right when they have preconceived notions about sexuality I decided to specialise in sexual medicine because... I have
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        715 61 RECIPE TUNA i KEDGEREE (For 4-5) Ingredients 2 cups basmati rice 1 tbsp Indian curry powder 1 onion, peeled and chopped 1 thumb-sized knob of ginger, peeled and chopped finely 2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped finely I 1 tsp salt or to taste 4 eggs 1
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        695 62 Benny Goh, 35 The dental surgen who is a root eanal specialis Dental surgeon Benny Goh's fear of his impending five months' basic military training drove him to eat less and exercise more. JUNE CHEONG reports What do you do to keep fit? I run and
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      10 64 PART I Life! THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, AUGUST 13 2009
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      524 71  -  tara tan Precocious Singapore drummer Ethan Ong comes out tops in Shanghai competition arts reporter 'Aside from having demonstrated mastery in his rhythmic acumen and preparation, it is rare that he already possesses his own musical style at 10 years old' Judge Liv Gang, on Ethan Ong
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      518 71 Bangkok Things are getting hot for Ms Juthamas Siriwan, former governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand. Local and overseas investigations point to the former tourism chief as being a key player in a bribery scandal over the Bangkok International Film Festival from 2003. The
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        1130 65  -  deepika shetty Traditional masterpieces are placed alongside edgy modern creations in a new art show A STORY OF THE IMAGE: OLD NEW MASTERS FROM ANTWERP Where: Exhibition Gallery 1 and 2 (basement), National Museum of Singapore, 93 Stamford Road When: Tomorrow till Oct 4,10 am to
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        289 65 The Lamentation Over Dead Christ, undated By Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) Oil on panel, 56cm x 75.5 cm Works by old masters such as Rubens are usually not loaned for overseas exhibitions and it is rare to see a painting like this one. He was the most talented,
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        219 65 Untitled, 1981 By Rene Heyvaert (Belgium) Cross With Bread, 118 cm x 118 cm Heyvaert's work is known for creating tension through the use of ordinary materials. Here, the most basic food, bread, is used on the cross, a highly charged symbol in many cultures. By putting the
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        309 65 Visual Arts In Belgium From The 14th-19th Century What: Dr Herwig Todts, curator of Modern Art, Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp looks at the contributions of Belgian and Flemish masters such as Peter Paul Rubens and James Ensor to Western art history. Where: The Salon (level 1),
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        903 66  -  Adeline chia Two plays, one a horror musical and the other on Mahatma Gandhi, get content advisories arts reporter 'H' IS FOR HANTU Where: Alliance Francaise Auditorium When: Today to Aug 23, 3 and Bpm Admission: $30, $35 and $40 from Gatecrash (www.gatecrash.com.sg or call
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        1425 67  -  yong shu hoong The challenge for Singapore artists is to look at the familiar with curiosity and love culture vulture quote me 'For one thing, I didn't fall in love with her because I thought she needed me to buy her things. That's a first' Comedian
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        661 68  -  tara tan Brace yourselves for cutting-edge music, dance and theatre from South Korea's daring new artists arts reporter ALMOST BLACK BRIGHT When: Tomorrow and Saturday, Bpm Where: Esplanade Theatre Studio Admission: $28 from Sistic (log on to www.sistic.com.sg or call 6348-5555) LET ME CHANGE YOUR
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        406 68  -  Adeline chia arts reporter 1 TO1! 11 ZIARAH Where: The Substation Theatre When: Today to Saturday, Bpm Admission: $14 and $16 from The Substation box office or through ticketing@ekamatra.org.sg Playwright and director Noor Effendy Ibrahim (right) seems to be in a reflective mood. Last year, the 35-year-old revisited
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        563 69  -  Adeline chia Tang Tee Khoon's violin has a 'big' personality which she hopes to match at her solo recita arts reporter PORTRAITS VIOLIN RECITAL BY TANG TEE KHOON Where: Victoria Concert Hall When: Today, 7.30pm Admission: $20 and $30 from Sistic (go to www.sistic.com.sg or
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        227 69 Paris A Russian woman frustrated at failing to obtain French nationality hurled a ceramic cup at the Mona Lisa but did not damage Leonardo da Vinci's famed portrait, a spokesman for the Louvre Museum said last Tuesday. The attack happened on Aug 2 and the unnamed assailant
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        258 69 London Britain's Royal Opera House wants Twitter users to help create the "world's first online opera". The Covent Garden institution, which stages performances of ballet, opera and other classical music productions, wants Internet-savvy tweeters to write the words to an opera using 140 characters or
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        645 69  -  tara tan arts reporter SILENCE When: Next Friday, 3pm (for students) next Saturday, Bpm Where: Esplanade Theatre Admission: $25 to $100. Matinee show at $20 to $28 from Sistic (goto www.sistic.com.sg or call 6348-5555) Their steps may be slow and small. But when performers from the
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        385 73  -  deepika shetty With his deep baritone, towering height and international fame, Indian superstar Amitabh Bachchan (right) is hard to miss. But his visit to Singapore thus far has been all hush hush. He has signed the occasional autograph but managed to avoid the crush of fans in
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        167 73 The controversial comedy Bruno will be screened here with an R2l rating, but with cuts for "crude sexual content", according to its classification. The film follows the exploits of a flamboyantly gay Austrian journalist, played by British actor Sacha Baron Cohen of Borat (2006) fame,
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        172 73 HUDSON GIVES BIRTH TO BOY Singer-actress Jennifer Hudson (below) gave birth to her first child, David Daniel Otunga Jr, on Monday. The baby is named after her fiance, David Otunga. "The baby is beautiful and perfect," says a publicist. "His parents are ecstatic." Hudson had not said she was
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        423 73 Las Vegas The potent anaesthetic that Michael Jackson's doctor gave him as a sleeping aid came from a Las Vegas pharmacy which federal drug agents and police raided on Tuesday, a law enforcement official told the Associated Press. The authorities are investigating the
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        130 73 New York Actor Liam Neeson (left) walked the red carpet for the first time since the death of his wife, actress Natasha Richardson. Publicists at the New York City screening of his new film, Five Minutes Of Heaven, said on Tuesday that all personal questions were strictly off-limits.
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        94 73 Lake Forest (Illinois) Film-maker John Hughes is being remembered by family and friends who gathered in a Chicago suburb for a private funeral. The director of The Breakfast Club (1985) and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) died of a heart attack last Thursday in New York. Actors such
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        194 73 Seoul A rare South Korean-made disaster film is hitting box offices like the tsunami it depicts and pioneering a new genre in local cinema, commentators said yesterday. Haeundae depicts a tsunami sweeping Haeundae, the country's favourite beach in the southern city of
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        194 73 Los Angeles American Idol judge Simon Cowell (right) is close to signing a new three-year contract with the Fox network to remain on the most-watched American TV show, said one of the producers. He would stay for the ninth season, to air in January, and
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      92 64 Culture I Me and my Little drummer boy Vulture Jk^ #Guadagnini Ethan Ong A What do we see T -jg. Tang Tee Khoon wins big in inSingapore? says they make competition \^^J DESIGN: MARLONE RUBIO PHOTOS: VANESSA TANG FOR THE STRAITS TIMES, COURTESY OF TANG TEE KHOON and ETHAN ONG
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