The Straits Times, 12 October 2009

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  • INSIDE
  • 668 1 Episode highlights increasing threat posed by militants RAWALPINDI: Pakistani commandos freed dozens of hostages held by militants at the army's own headquarters yesterday, ending a bloody, 22-hour drama that embarrassed the nation's military as it plans a new offensive against Al-Qaeda and the Taleban. At
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  • 541 1  -  Chua Hian Hou By BLOGGERS and users of other new media may soon have to say so upfront if they receive gifts or money for their write-ups. The Media Development Authority (MDA) has said it is looking at stricter
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    • 36 1 Denmark's Jacob Poulsen celebrating jjfe*.- with Nicklas Bendtner ,'JJA after winning the World Cup 2010 qualifying match on Saturday. mm \^W mm. WW}* A \wav*^^^ OEHEB93E9BM Full reports, scores and tables SPORTS PAGES 89-10 PHOTO: AFP
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 34 1 Spectacular gains in BJ More firms turn to '09 for Spore 33 cloud computing ESEiWvM stock market m rjl /7^/'?S N/ \to cut costs E 33iimJ PRIME, PAGE A3 V. HOME, PAGE B5 BSB.^B.^BilEamMi.^H
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  • prime commentary
    • VIEWPOINTS
      • 82 2 WE SAY Consumer grouses about the new ez-link card have much to do with getting used to a new system. The company should sort out niggling complaints to develop the customer loyalty necessary for it to compete with Nets in the retail, ERP, parking
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      • 30 2 COLUMNS Defence cooperation is the least developed aspect of South-east Asia and China's relationship, but that has begun to change, says lan Storey. REVIEW PAGE Al6
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      • 27 2 Russia has managed to penetrate the arms market in American ally South Korea by focusing on advanced technology, says Robert Karniol. REVIEW PAGE Al6
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      • 30 2 OUR READER SAYS Harry Ng concludes that while personal medical insurance coverage is important, unscrupulous doctors can abuse the system to their benefit. FORUM PAGE AlB
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      • Article, Illustration
        29 2 www.straitstimes.com Ho Ai Li says when it comes to green causes, Taiwan has no taboos. Colin Pereira says Bahrain deserves our respect for chasing World Cup Glory.
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    • 908 2  -  Chua Chin Hon Winning the Peace Prize has made a no-win situation for him worse By I US BUREAU CHIEF AS HE weighed his options in Afghanistan in recent weeks, President Barack Obama found himself in the middle of the usual political theatre. Well-timed media leaks by
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  • prime news
    • 536 3  -  Yang Huiwen Investors confident; GDP data today may signal recession's end By THE local stock market has chalked up spectacular gains of 50 per cent so far this year, outperforming other major financial markets. The gains are reflected in Bloomberg data. Analysts say that
      TANG WEECHEOW  -  536 words
    • 407 3  -  Jermyn Chow By THE opening and closing ceremonies of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) next year will showcase Singapore's multiracial character and how the country has made its mark on the world stage. The artistic vision for the shows, to
      TERENCE TAN  -  407 words
    • 720 4  -  Goh Chin Lian Herb garden petitioners in Bishan highlighted by minister By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT WHEN civil servant Derrick Lav and other volunteers learnt that upgrading work at Bishan Park would cut off access to their herb garden, they decided to petition the
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    • 380 4  -  GOH CHIN LIAN BOSSES who receive Jobs Credit payments are expected to do their utmost to save jobs and to retrench staff only as a last resort. But they are not abusing the wage subsidy if they must lay off workers as a
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    • 549 6  -  Carolyn Hong Its candidate in Negri Sembilan poll garners big majority By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: Umno finally snapped the winning streak of the opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) when it won the Bagan Pinang by-election yesterday with a spectacular vote majority. Its candidate,
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    • Article, Illustration
      75 6  -  Chew Seng Kim By PHOTOJOURNALIST It's that golden time of the day when things start to wind down, people head home, and friends and family start getting together. Straits Times photographers show their take on that moment in the Prime pages every Monday entitled 6.39pm. Cranes over the
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    • 529 6  -  Teo Cheng Wee By REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) president Ong Tee Keat has always had the reputation of being a lone ranger, unaligned to his party's powerful factions and warlords. But that may have been one of the factors
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    • 293 6  -  TEO CHENG WEE MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday urged the Malaysian Chinese Association's (MCA) leaders to resolve its leadership crisis quickly, but stopped short of asking president Ong Tee Keat to step down. "I am counting on the MCA leadership to make
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    • 613 7  -  Yen Feng Taoist Federation aims to weed out unskilled tang ki BY YEN FENG THE Taoist Federation is taking steps to regulate spirit mediums here. As early as next month, it will issue registration forms to the roughly 300 temples affiliated to it, so
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    • 151 7  -  YEN FENG A GUIDE to Singapore's spirit mediums and the work they do will be published by the Taoist Federation by the end of the year. The federation said its content will be researched from various international sources, but will be presented with a
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    • 56 7 One-hundred-year-old Brisbane great-grandmother Ruth Frith competes in the shot put during the World Masters Games in Sydney on yesterday. A record 28,292 competitors from 95 countries ranging in age from 24 to 101 are taking part in the world's biggest multi-sport event, which runs
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
    • 612 8 ATTACK ON PAKISTANI ARMY BASE At least 19 people, including 8 militants, were killed in rescue operation RAWALPINDI (Pakistan): A series of loud t explosions and gunshots pierced the pre-dawn silence here yesterday as commandos struck back at suspected Taleban j
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      • 255 10 MUMBAI: India's top diplomat has warned of a clear and present danger to the international community from militants in Pakistan after a bomb attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul that it has hinted may have come from across the border. Thursday's blast,
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      • 567 10 Kabul calls for more international troops as US debates strategy KABUL: Thousands of foreign fighters have poured into Afghanistan to bolster the Taleban insurgency, the country's defence minister said as he called for more international troops. The remarks came as the United States debates
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      • 530 11 Bangladesh beefs up border forces after Myanmar's military movements, reopening of airport near frontier DHAKA: Bangladesh said yesterday it had sent army reinforcements to the border with Myanmar as Yangon was undertaking a military build-up along the 320 km frontier, partly overlooking
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      • 599 12 Hatoyama urges Wen to help resolve territorial and food safety disputes BEIJING: On his first Asian tour, new Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama kicked off his agenda that includes rebalancing ties with Washington and Beijing, and tackling a thorny World War II legacy.
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      • 658 12 The Straits Times China Bureau BEIJING: Call it the season for celebrations. In China, the Golden Week holidays kicked off with the dazzling National Day parade on Oct 1, and was followed by hundreds of thousands of smaller parties of a different kind
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      • 298 12 MOSCOW: Moscow and Beijing will sign a range of agreements when Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits China this week, including one on missile launches. "More than 10 documents are being prepared for signing, including. ..an intergovernmental agreement on notification of the
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    • world-memo from hong kong
      • 851 13  -  Shu-Ching Jean Chen Possibility of allowing mainlanders in stirs fears of homewreckers I By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES A part-time maid from neighbouring Guangdong province, who wanted to be known only as A-Jing, said that many mainlanders were already working illegally in Hong
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    • world international
      • 651 14 An almost ail-American affair PHYSICS Charles K. Kao (US, born in China) WillardS. Boyle (US; born in Canada) George E. Smith (US) PEACE Barack Obama (US) MEDICINE Elizabeth H. Blackburn (US, born in Australia) Carol W. Greider (US) Jack W. Szostak
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      • 427 14 LONDON: Scientists have created part of the jaw joint in the lab using human adult stem cells, BBC News reported yesterday. The researchers from Columbia University say it is the first time a complex, anatomically sized bone has been accurately created in this
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      • 331 14 BORDEAUX (France): French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand is back in the spotlight after standing as character reference for two rapists following a row over his admission of paying "boys" for sex. The latest scandal emerged just after Mr Mitterrand, 62, seemed
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      • 488 15 Official s remark ahead of Oct 19 talks will likely raise Western concerns TEHERAN: Iran has the technology to enrich uranium and could provide nuclear fuel for a research reactor itself if there is no deal with world powers, an official said in
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      • INBRIEF
        • 98 15 BANGKOK: Thousands of supporters of deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, all in red shirts, rallied yesterday in Bangkok to demand the government step down and call for fresh elections. Supporters of Thaksin have been staging sporadic protests that have threatened to rekindle the political turmoil that
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        • 93 15 ZAMBOANGA (Philippines): Gunmen believed to be Islamic militants kidnapped a 78-year-old Irish priest in the troubled southern Philippines yesterday, police said. Father Michael Sinot of the St. Columbian College was forcibly taken at gunpoint by six men in Pagadian city of Zamboanga del Sur province. Police said
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        • 113 15 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's ruling party yesterday recorded a landslide victory in a key provincial election, the final regional poll before national elections due next year. The elections department said President Mahinda Rajapaksa's United People's Freedom Alliance won 38 out of the 55 seats in the council.
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        • 113 15 TAIPEI: Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) yesterday expelled seven members for deciding to stand against its nominees in upcoming polls, amid signs the party's leadership is losing control of its members. Legislator Fu Kun-chi and six other members have formally registered with the government as candidates in
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        • 95 15 ZURICH: Turkey and Armenia have signed an accord aimed at restoring diplomatic ties and opening their shared border after a century of enmity. Last-minute disagreements delayed the signing on Saturday for more than three hours, forcing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to engage in intense talks to
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        • 141 15 PHOTO: HONG KONG: The fourth annual Central Rat Race electrified the Central Business District yesterday as District Council members, executives, TV artists, university students and families overcame a fun-filled obstacle course. With a record-breaking number of more than 500 participants and 55 teams,
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    • 106 8 JK* WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COm obscenely high annual incomes pay MOST-READ ONLINE higher taxes." Beauty contest: Miss Plastic Hungary I want to die soon: King Sihanouk YOUR SAY Barisan Nasional chairman Najib MOST COMMENTED ON Razak has urged the MCA to resolve a China's
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
    • 438 16 AFTER swapping 4.64 million of the old fare card for the new smart card by the extended deadline last week, EZ-Link may want to look into some user complaints about convenience and fees. Many of the commuter grouses likely have to do with having
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    • 755 16  -  Ian Storey By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES RELATIONS between China and South-east Asia have undergone a remarkable transformation over the past two decades. Two-way trade has expanded to more than US$2OO billion (***** billion) annually and political relations have been strengthened through regular high-level leadership exchanges
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    • 825 16  -  Robert Karniol By DEFENCE WRITER Two things are clear: South Korea was the world's fifth largest market for major conventional weapons over the period 1999 to 2003 and fourth largest for 2004 to 2008; and its market profile has been changing.
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    • review commentary
      • 812 17  -  Michael Richardson By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES ENVIRONMENTAL activists have an above-ground and a be-low-ground view of the world. Energy sources harnessed on or very close to the surface, such as wind, tidal, solar and hydro power, are good. These sources are renewable and
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      • 476 17  -  Yoni Brenner By YOUR Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Excellencies, honourable members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, ladies and gentlemen: This is awkward. This is really awkward. Wow. You know, two months ago, when Thorbjorn Jagland announced that I had been awarded the
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      • 872 17  -  Goh Sui Noi By SENIOR WRITER G-20 AND ASIA'S ROLE "After the recent global financial crisis, there is a formation of a new economic system, especially the rise of the G-20, in which the role of Asia will become very important."
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    • forum.
      • 358 18 RISING MEDICAL COSTS I AGREE with Ms Salma Khalik's commentary, "Tame doctors' greed and protect patients" (Sept 30), and the editorial, "GPs' unethical fat gains" (Sept 27). Medical costs have been on the rise in the past few years, and few would argue that this trend
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      • 220 18 UNLIKE some netizens, I am not surprised or offended by the decision of Singapore permanent resident Zhang Yuan Yuan to participate in China's National Day parade two weeks ago ("Spore PR draws online flak over CCTV interview", yesterday). The outcry reflects netizens' naivety
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      • 315 18 I READ with interest letters on Sing Tel and Star Hub trying to outdo each other to secure English Premier League broadcast rights. Their aim is to entice as many viewers as possible to use their platform and services. I believe a new look
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      • 301 18 THE views of the Association of Banks in Singapore in the report, "Forged cheques: Should banks be liable for losses?" (Oct 3), are simplistic given the complexity of today's banking operations. There is no question of liability where banks are "solely negligent" in honouring
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      • 123 18 "Is the ABS saying that Singapore banks do not insure themselves against liabilities?" MR MICHAEL HWANG, president, Law Society of Singapore: "I refer to the report, 'Forged cheques: Should banks be liable for losses?' (Oct 3), which quoted the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) as saying that
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES HOME.
    • 674 19  -  Ang Yiying New lifts with no external floor indicators vex residents, HDB to enhance system By WHAT'S MISSING SOME residents in Bedok North have complained about the newly retrofitted lifts in their HDB blocks. They are vexed that the "upgraded" lifts do not come
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    • 545 20  -  Lim Wei Chean Active Agers awards recognise six seniors who remain on the go By FOR many, the time spent after retirement is one for slowing down and taking time off to smell the roses. But for some seniors such as Mr Sabapathy
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    • 285 20  -  Sujin Thomas By MISTER Tom Low makes people laugh for a living, but he is no clown. The laughter therapist clucks like a chicken, breaks out into fits of laughter for no rhyme or reason, and does a little jig just to bring
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    • 658 21  -  Judith Tan Health Ministry's proposed revamp will see their training cut from seven years to five By SINGAPORE is looking to revamp the training of medical specialists in a move that will produce specialists in five years, down from seven now. The proposed move will
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    • 381 21  -  Jermyn Chow By POLICE officers around the world, including those from Singapore, will soon have more opportunities to join peacekeeping and humanitarian missions following natural disasters or terrorist attacks. A series of agreements signed here yesterday between the United Nations and the 187-member
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    • 96 21 The President's Star Charity raised $6.06 million last night following a TV extravaganza about $1 million more than last year's $5.04 million. The highlight of last night's show was a breakdance performance by comedian/host Gurmit Singh and MediaCorp artistes Daren Tan, Nathaniel Ho and Andie
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    • 345 22 This is the first of a four-part series on the Speak Good English Movement. Yen Feng took a look at signs in places of worship and found these examples of bad English. In the following weeks, we will look at similar examples in places including schools
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    • 453 22 "This sentence shows several instances of the wrong tense, primarily because it was translated from a language (like Chinese) with no inflection or link between each other. The verb 'housed' should have been 'houses' since it follows a singular noun and is in the present
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    • 470 22  -  GOH CHIN LIAN THE labour movement's Unit for Contract and Casual Workers (UCCW) is giving out bursaries and scholarships to the children of cleaners and other contract workers for the first time. Among the recipients at a ceremony yesterday was Miss
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    • 493 23  -  Tan Weizhen Free, open source software cuts IT costs by up to 65%, they say By COMPANIES here are increasingly using free "cloud computing" Internet-based applications such as word processing programmes and photo-editing suites to cut costs and manpower. Cloud computing applications are free,
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    • 546 23  -  Leow Siwan By FIRST, there was road rage and air rage. Now, psychiatrists and psychologists are worried about gaming rage where gamers fly off the handle over issues arising from their computer games. They told The Straits Times last week that gaming
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    • The New Market
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        309 24 Malaysia fair With over 130 booths and some 100 exhibitors, Travel Malaysia 2009 is Singapore's largest travel fair promoting Malaysia as a tourist destination. It will be held at the Suntec Convention Centre Hall 404 from this Friday to Sunday from 10am to 9.30pm. Admission is free. Fl watch
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      • 679 24  -  ZACKARIA ABDUL RAHIM Many banks now provide value-added concierge services for customers with special requests BY PROJECT engineer Jimmy Chew recalled his frustration at not being able to locate a "maid cafe" in Tokyo's otaku (geek) district of Akihabara. "My friends and I were
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      • 271 24 THE Isetan Japan Fashion Lifestyle Festival will take place in Singapore for the first time from Oct 15 to 25 at Isetan Scotts. The new collections from Japan will include the Crystal Ball brand of handbags with its unique prints and designs, and
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      • 267 24  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim THE new addition to Panasonic's Lumix G Micro system of cameras, the DMC-GFI, is touted as the world's smallest and lightest with a built-in-flash. Compared to the DMC-Gl, the series' first model, it is 26 per cent lighter and
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      • 260 24  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim AS THE economy shows signs of recovery, just how happy and optimistic are Singaporeans? Ask OCBC for the answer. The latest issue ofthe quarterly magazine published by OCBC Bank discusses the results of a poll the bank conducted for Singaporeans aged 25
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      • 249 24  -  Zackaria Abdul Rahim FOR the second consecutive year, Royal Caribbean Cruises (Asia) has bagged the Best Cruise Operator award in the 2009 TTG Travel Awards. The award recognises the high service standards on its ships, which are known for its friendly, engaging and
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    • 488 25  -  Yeo Ghim Lay Market operator says it has applied to HDB to extend lease by 3 years By GLAD TO STAY "It's not easy to find a stall elsewhere. Over here, we've already established a base of regular customers." Meat seller Aw B. K.
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    • 370 25  -  JESSICA LIM THOSE walking past the Geylang Serai market can now watch the history of Geylang Serai, one of the oldest Malay settlements here, unfold before their eyes. Through a series of photographs and text mounted on a storyboard at the newly renovated
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    • 591 26  -  Eisen Teo SOAPBOX Get Spore students and foreign peers to mix more to create a new mosaic By IT MAY sound like an old cliche, but youths today hold the key to Singapore's future integration or dissolution. Much has been said about what
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    • 82 26 Amid the recession, at least three in five teens here are spending less and staying Wk* home more, according to AB research by Finland-based ffm m online entertainment }m company Sulake. The study, which surveyed 61,078 teens aged 12-17 from 31 countries last month, also
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    • 812 26 Who watches local TV? Not the young and here's why MY LIFE In the latest telco giant slugfest over cable TV football, Sing Tel scored one over Star Hub. But what about local TV programming, like Channels 5 and 8? Youthlnk writers point out why these channels have largely become
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    • 94 19 Jk WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE www.straitstimes.com YOUR SAY MOST-READ ONLINE The Government may require New Miss Singapore World named bloggers to disclose freebies or Ris Low has a boyfriend payment, to help consumers assess their write-ups. What do you think? MOST COMMENTED ON Two build-to-order
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES SPORTS.
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      727 27 Stoppage-time winner gives Argentina hope of going to World Cup BUENOS AIRES: When Argentina scored the winner in the third minute of added time to beat Peru, the worst team in South American qualifying, Maradona threw himself, belly first, onto the almost waterlogged turf. The rain that had lashed
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    • 547 27 LISBON: All that stands between Portugal and a place in the European World Cup play-offs is the formality of a win against minnows Malta. But they will have to do it without Cristiano Ronaldo, who limped off in the 27th minute of Saturday's crucial 3-0
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    • 213 27 ROME: There was an undercurrent of cautious optimism in the Italy team after qualifying for the World Cup, although the reigning champions are aware they still need to improve after a disappointing performance in the Confederations Cup. "Now we've got the entire second half of the
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    • 444 28 Bahrain fail to make home advantage count in 0-0 first-leg draw game. But they missed at least four clear chances to score. "You can't expect to progress when you simply can't score. We now have tough job in Wellington," said Bahrain's Czech coach Milan Macala. "It will
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    • 495 28 DNIPROPETROVSK (Ukraine): On a night in which England sought to confirm that they are genuine World Cup contenders, they did their best to demonstrate why they are not. Their perfect qualifying record under Fabio Capello went up in smoke, literally, with a 0-1
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    • 567 28  -  Wang Meng Meng By MALANG (INDONESIA): When empty, the Kanjuruhan Stadium is a dirty bowl of a football ground with cigarette stubs, lizard droppings and assorted litter strewn around the terraces. But yesterday, it exploded into life, a cauldron of sound and smoke, as
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    • 146 28  -  WANG MENG MENG STALLS along the streets of Malang are already peddling Noh Alam Shah and Ridhuan Muhamad jerseys with their numbers 9 and 99 respectively. But, for reasons known only to Arema Malang coach Robert Alberts, he wanted all his players to start the campaign with
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    • 333 28 AFRICA IVORY Coast secured a place at next year's Finals after Didier Drogba struck within two minutes of coming on to salvage a 1-1 draw with Malawi on Saturday. "This is the second time Ivory Coast are in the World Cup," said the Chelsea striker. "You
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    • 717 29 Presidents Cup SATURDAY: USA 12.5 Internationals 9.5 Foursomes Phil Mickelson/Sean O'Hair (USA) bt Retief Goosen (Rsa)/Camilo Villegas (Col) 5 and 3 Justin Leonard/Jim Furyk (USA) bt Ernie Els (Rsa)/Adam Scott (Aus) 4 and 2 Yang Yong Eun (Kor)/Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn) bt Kenny Perry/Zach Johnson (USA) 3 and
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    • 264 29 LONDON: Not every top golfer was jumping with joy at the news that golf will be part of the 2016 Olympics after a break of 112 years. South African Trevor Immelman, the 2008 Masters champion, said: "Golf should not be an Olympic sport at all. "To
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    • 82 29 British triathlete Chrissie Wellington collecting her bike to begin the 180.2 km ride at Saturday's Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. She retained the women's title in a record time of Bhr 54min 02sec to break the old mark of 8:55.28 set by Paula Newby-Fraser 17
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    • 185 29 S-League Today Thursday Home v Sengkang Geylang v Home (Bedok), (Clementi, 7.45pm) Balestier v Woodlands (Toa Payoh) 7.45pm Tomorrow SAFFC v Super Reds I nda. y /nu nu 1/ T,r x Sengkang v SAFFC (Choa Chu Kang, 7.45pm) (Ja n 30pm Live, Chs, 7.25pm) Wednesday Tampines v Young Lions Saturday
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    • 537 30  -  Jonathan Wong But it's a pity that their 87-69 win over Brunei drew a paltry crowd By THE Singapore Slingers started their Asean Basketball League (ABL) adventure yesterday. They hit all the right notes, easily beating the Brunei Barracudas 87-69 in their opening game of the inaugural season
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    • 355 30  -  Terrence Voon By SINGAPORE paddler Feng Tianwei is within striking distance of a place in the final at the Volkswagen Women's World Cup, after swatting aside defensive specialist Park Mi Young in yesterday's quar-ter-final. Feng triumphed 4-2 against the South Korean
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    • 689 30  -  Frankie Chee By "Squash is not as big a sport as before, so it's understandable that other sports get the limelight. Furthermore, as sportsmen, we take part not for the recognition, but to do our best in the tournament." SAMUEL KANG
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    • Article, Illustration
      612 30 "If anything, what Ferguson has said makes things worse." Alan Leighton, the head of the union that represents referees. condemning Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson's (right) rare apology for calling referee Alan Wiley "unfit". Despite saying sorry, he maintained that the fitness levels of referees were not up to
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    • 355 31 Rain delay helps second seed refocus and down Cilic in final BEIJING: Second seed Novak Djokovic was rejuvenated by a rain break and came back on court to beat Croat Marin Cilic 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) and win his third title of the year at the China Open yesterday.
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    • SPORTSWORLD
      • 55 31 COLOGNE: Toyota's Timo Glock will miss next weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix due to a cracked vertebra suffered in the previous Formula One race in Japan, the team announced yesterday. He will be replaced by Toyota's reserve driver Kamui Kobayashi at Interlagos the penultimate race of
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      • 85 31 MADRID: Spain striker Fernando Torres has warned the Primera Liga to adopt plans for earlier kick-offs if it wants to compete with the English Premier League in Asia and the Middle East. "La Liga is already lagging behind in not playing matches at 3pm," the Liverpool
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      • 48 31 TOKYO: Hiroshima and Nagasaki sites of atomic bombings in World War II are teaming up to bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics, the cities' mayors said yesterday. The cities will establish a joint committee for a bid that will emphasise world peace. REUTERS
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    • 199 27 n WHAI'S UIMLIIMt X) A MOST VIEWED, m 9 MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Semenya hearing begins Ferguson says sorry for rant against referee New concerns for veteran soccer star Dollah Kassim MOST COMMENTED ON New concerns for veteran soccer star Dollah Kassim Said Eagle2oo4: "Let us
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    • 53 27 iMw^ mm\ m mmß mm^*? ~^£^mE^"^ _J KIWIS STILL IN IT Bahrain let New Zealand off the hook in first leg of World Cup play-offs. 810 PATHETIC ENGLAND England turn in unimpressive display in the Ukraine. 810 mm wf*~'*>mr mm\ FIRST-DAY VICTORY Singapore Slingers start Asean Basketball League campaign with
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    • 128 29 The fastest minds of t" Singapore campuses shift to overdrive... TATA CRUCIBLE, SINGAPORE'S BIGGEST CAMPUS CHALLENGE IS BACK!!! Date Friday, 23* October 2009 Venue Rock Auditorium, 3 Temasek Boulevard, #03-063/065 Suntec City Mall, Singapore *****3 No Entry Fee u^H MA MA Eligibility I ww. 11 #m^l> Team of 2 students
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
    • 179 30 Today Cricket Champions League T2O: Somerset Sabres v Trinidad Tobago (spm), Royal Challengers Bangalore v Otago Volts (9.30pm) Live, Chill. Football S-League: Home v Sengkang (Clementi, 7.45pm). Tennis ATP Shanghai Masters: Ist rd (Live, Ch22, 2pm). Tomorrow Cricket Champions League T2O: Victoria Bushrangers v Wayamba (spm), Diamond Eagles v Sussex
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  • OBITUARIES
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      115 31 have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith" 2 Timothy 4:7 ONG LI ENG MICHELLE Age: 34 was called home to be with the Lord on 11 October 2009 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Hee Chee Wei Scan Son: Daughter: Hee Cheng Yu
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      58 31 r, c With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to Scan Hee and his family -> •> on the demise of his beloved Wife MICHELLE ONG Departed on 11 October 2009 "The Lord is my strength and song, and He is my salvation." Psalm 118:14 p rom Ui T Tessa (goddaughter),
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      38 31 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The family Of the late MICHELLE ONG Departed On 11 October 2009 Fmm r'°"" T International Personal Bank (learn B) Citibank Singapore Limited a I Ist Anniversary In Ever Loving Memory of
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      41 31 Ist Anniversary In Ever Loving Memory of Called home to the Lord on 12/10/2008 Gone from our lives one so dear but c in our hearts forever near Dearly missed forever cherished by Wife Lily, Sons, Daughters-in-law, Grand children Loved ones.
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      30 31 w MDM VELLYAN RAIAMAI cpassed away peacefully onll/10/2009. mu^Lr.t (HUSDana. Muthusamy deceased) law grandciiildren"" relatives and friends. Body is resting at Blk 314, #09-100, Woodlands St. 31 *****14. ESSBTt&SS C^^Sffor
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      48 31 I Wi 21ST ANNIVERSARY in Loving Memory of (Nee Kang TjaiKheng) Departed 12 Oct 1988 Upright and just inallH^ays, Loyal ana true through all her days, silentl sufferedr patiently oore, God took tier Home to suffer no more. Always remembered by Daughters: o /^i Candice Clarice A^ ,533
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      49 31 MEYYAMMAI W/O SATHAPPAN e;57 passed away peacefully on 11 October 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved onesHusband: Sathappan s/o Sathappa Son* DrS.S. Sathappan Daughter-in-law: Muthu Sathappan Granddaughter: i Meenachi Sathappan Body is resting at 103 S,,nr-M:\Vii.,rS"'-'-Cortege will leave on .;Z^:Z!^ Crematorium (Hall 3) for cremation at 6pm.
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      131 31 PANG TEE YONG Ace: 78 passed away peacefully on 11 October 2009, leaving behind loved ones. T T (Wife: Wong JeokLan, deceased) Brother: Sister-in-law: Pang Tee Yew WongSoonßuay Sons: Daughters-in-law: Pang Hee Kiat, Philip Zhang XiaoCui, Vivian Pang Hee Lai, John Cheong Yoke Lin, Joyce Pang Hee Peng, Collin HohNyenYin.Stella
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      87 31 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of ANDREW LAU SIN BOON v^nnonoos WT ho? e a l Wß9.i? fe ™j"' g ut m our flr s we aoe nm s fj^ His memory is as dear today As in the hour he passed away. We often sit and think of him
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      38 31 21ST ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of MRS MARY WEE (lMoorannTiainionol ll\ee J\.«ing IJdl JUiengJ Departed 12 Oct 1988 r Nq gt today but everyc lay, ■> We remember the times We Shared. ill AlwayS remembered by Mum, Brothers Sisters
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      39 31 I Ist Anniversary I In Loving Memory Of HENG SEAH KWANG Departed 12 Oct 2008 One year on Heart's torn The pain lingers The memories, the stories, the love We'll cherish L Dearly missed by all loved ones A
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      58 31 SHIVA SAMBO I R RAJAKUMAR (SHANKAR) Departed on 29-9-09 Sadly missed by: Wife: Sunitha all Relatives Friends wits.aM&lmcßktxntribufkm JumytHeirrtarflxKMmeni KARUMATHI PRAYERS held on 13-10-O9,night at BLK 177,8UK1T BATOK WEST, AveB, 007-241 Hp: *****612/ *****493 ATHMA SHANTHI POOJA will be held on 14-10-09, 7pm at Sri Arasakesari Slvan Temple, Sungel Kadut
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      160 31 WAH BOH JEE Age: 86 passed away peacefully on 11 October 2009. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. (Husband: Foo Boon Meng, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Foo Twee Juat, George WongYing Heng, Agnes Foo Chwee Hoong, Peter Lee Ah Mooi, Wendy Daughters: Sons-in-law: Foo Twee Yah, Flora (Lee Kok
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      114 31 One year has passed and I know you will be doing fine. For one year it may seem like you have not been with us but that's not true. You will always be living in our minds and heart forever. You are like the oxygen to us that we breathe
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      125 31 MDM LEE THAI NOI Age: 73 passed away peacefully on 10 October 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Chung Seng Daughters: Sons-in-law: Chung Soh Mang Dorcas Chaing Boon Twee Bernard Chung Soh Phooi Cecilia Lim Chaang Mm Patrick Chung Soh Peng Carolinda Foo Jong 800 Francis Chung Soh Leng Eunice
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES MONEY.
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      • 707 32 NEWS ANALYSIS Global shift of power and weak US economy hurting the dollar's position LONDON: The US dollar's position as the world's leading reserve currency faces increased pressure as the financial crisis allows emerging economies greater influence on the world stage, analysts say. A report
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      • 3559 32 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS A unit trust or investment-linked insurance policy qualifies for inclusion under the CPF Investment Scheme if it has: a three-year track record, top quartile performance, a sales charge not exceeding 3 per cent and an expense ratio that is lower than the median of existing funds in
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    • 607 34 Voting rights, governance just two sticking points likely to cause setbacks WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), rising from villain to saviour through the fires of the global economic crisis, faces steep hurdles in trying to transform itself into the champion of
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    • 431 34 NEW YORK: Billionaire George Soros, looking to address the "political problem" of climate change, said he will invest US$l billion (Ssl.4 billion) in clean-energy technology and create an organisation to advise policymakers on environmental issues. Mr Soros, the founder of hedge fund Soros
      BLOOMBERG  -  431 words
    • 442 36 Govt aid for Opel/Vauxhall sale seen as securing only German jobs and factories BERLIN: Tempers are rising in Europe over Germany's promise of billions of euros in state aid to support the sale of General Motors' loss-making European unit Opel/Vauxhall. In a
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    • 587 37  -  Francis Chan Over the last four years, the Local Enterprise and Association Development (Lead) programme has helped thousands of enterprises raise their market access, strengthen their management and improve their capabilities. In the second of a two-part series sponsored by International Enterprise Singapore and
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    • 272 37 What is Lead? Lead stands for Local Enterprise and Association Development. The programme is a multi-agency effort by Spring Singapore and International Enterprise (IE) Singapore to enhance industry and enterprise competitiveness. It was introduced in 2005 to create a collaborative platform between Spring,
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    • 639 37  -  FRANCIS CHAN LOCAL companies that provide a vital supporting role to the oil, gas and chemical industries will get help to enter new markets. That help is coming in the form of grants under the Lead (Local Enterprise and Association Development) programme made to the
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    • 538 37  -  FRANCIS CHAN THE logistics sector has capitalised on its helping hand from Lead, and is moving fast to embed itself as a regional industry leader. Since it received funding under the Lead programme two years ago, the Singapore Logistics Association (SLA) has rolled out 11
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    • ON THE MOVE
      • 150 38 GLENNDLE SIM (above): Appointed chairman of shipping parts manufacturer Mencast Holdings alongside his role as chief executive officer. Mr Sim, 39, replaces his father, Mr Sim Gok Hian, 65, who steered the firm's transition from a private company to a listing on Catalist. New CEO for
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      • 46 38 THOMAS LEE: Appointed chief executive of mainboard-listed YHI International. Mr Lee, 50, had been senior vice-president and chief of China operations at Lioho Machine Works. He spent 22 years at Lioho, which, like YHI, supplies automotive parts and industrial components.
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      • 57 38 HOSHI DORAB DEBOO: Appointed chief operating officer of United Fiber System, which has interests in construction and the pulp and forestry businesses. Mr Deboo, 56, has over 25 years of experience in operational management in the United States and Asia-Pacific region, including in supply chain initiatives
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    • 488 38  -  Robin Chan Spore can be a role model in this area, says World Bank official By SIMPLIFYING PROCESS "Singapore is continuing to reform, and if you look at the sorts of things we measure, a lot of it is about simplifying process and
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    • 513 38  -  Francis Chan By NO ONE could accuse home-grown Beacons Pharmaceuticals of lacking ambition, given that it is about to set up shop in faraway Uzbekistan. The manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals will invest about US$lO million (Ssl4 million) to build a plant with hopes of
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    • 267 38 Millennium Copthorne to open hotels in Iraq THE Singapore-owned hotel chain Millennium Copthorne Hotels (M&C) is embarking on an ambitious expansion drive in the Middle East, and will be the first international chain to open in Iraq. Last week, it announced that it had signed three new management contracts with
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    • 394 39 THE 2008 Temasek Review has clinched several regional and international public relations accolades for its design excellence and clarity. The 2008 Temasek Review, for the year ended March 31 last year, summarises the investment agency's portfolio of assets. It was published in August
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    • 551 40  -  Alvin Foo BULLS AND BEARS Q3 economic numbers, earnings may spark fresh wave of buying By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE stocks could see the continuation of their upward charge this week due to the prospect of bright economic growth numbers and positive earnings surprises.
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      • 614 42  -  jocelyn lee With help from Coldplay, Natalie Imbruglia starts anew with latest album She is a soap opera star turned pop ingenue. They are a Grammy award-winning alternative rock band. Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia would not be the first artist anyone thinks of to record outtakes
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      • 409 44 Property developer Daniel Teo has known his wife, Ms Goh Soo Khim, since their school days in Nanyang Primary School. His first stage appearance was in a dance choreographed by her in Primary 6. The 66-year-old says his wife was the school belle who was already
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      • 395 45 Chicago Aye carumba! Marge Simpson has done something that Homer might not like but will make Bart the proudest kid in his school: She has posed for Playboy magazine. After more than a half century featuring women such as Marilyn Monroe and Cindy Crawford
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      • 636 46  -  chang tou liang ffWßWconcert SINGAPORE SUN FESTIVAL Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Esplanade Concert Hall Last Wednesday, Friday Saturday The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra was the resident orchestra for this year's Singapore Sun Festival. Although it did not boast the brand name status of the Russian National
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      • 644 47 Asian hotties Takuya Kimura and Lee Byung Hun eclipse Hollywood actor Josh Hartnett at South Korean film test Busan (South Korea) Josh Hartnett is not having things all his own way at Asia's largest film festival. Every time the Hollywood star appears in public, the
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      • 276 47 Los Angeles Six years after making Paycheck, John Woo (right) is considering making not one English-language movie, but two. In an interview with Movieline.com about his 2008 Chinese movies Red Cliff, the director said about his return to Chinese movies after Paycheck: "It doesn't mean
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    • 385 48 With exhibits on loan from China, Taipei's museum is revelling in the wonders of the Qing dynasty Portraits of China's Qing dynasty emperor Yongzheng are drawing crowds to Taipei's National Palace Museum, where it is showing art on loan from Beijing. The artworks are among 246
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      • 433 50 London Boyzone singer Stephen Gately was found dead on Saturday while holidaying on the Spanish island of Majorca, the BBC reported yesterday. He was 33. "Stephen tragically died yesterday while on holiday with his partner Andrew (Cowles) in Majorca. The rest of the boyz will be
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      • 104 50 Los Angeles Nicolas Cage is said to be U556.35 million (SsB.B million) in debt. US taxmen have placed a tax lien on the actor's New Orleans properties after he failed to pay US$6 million in income tax dating back to 2007, website TMZ.com reported. In 2007,
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      • 123 50 Boston It seems Matt Damon and Ben Affleck (below) are more than childhood pals and Hollywood collaborators. According to the New England Genealogical Society, they are also cousins. Tenth cousins, once removed, that is. Society researchers dug up evidence that they are descended from William Knowlton
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      • 139 50 MILEY CYRUS QUITS TWITTER Teen star Miley Cyrus says she has decided to delete her Twitter account so that she can keep her life personal. She raps on You Tube: "I'm done tryin' to please, I ain't livin' for tabloids, I am living for me." The avid Tweeter suddenly
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