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Title Section37 2011-01-22 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MICA(P) 108/11/2010 SATURDAY, JANUARY 22 2011 A S IN G AP O REPRE SS H O LDIN GS P U BLI C ATI O NE NE S TABLI S HED1 8 4 5 1.0037 words
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Article43 2011-01-22 1 FOREIGN Minister George Yeo provides a tantalising clue to when Singapore will have its next general election while speaking to the Singapore Club in Bangkok. He also elaborated on why Asean should bid to stage the World Cup.43 words
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Article49 2011-01-22 1 Woodleigh WOODLEIGH MRT station in Potong Pasir completed but shuttered since the North-East Line started running eight years ago is expected to open by the middle of this year. Plans to open the station started in the second half of last year, The Straits Times understands.49 words
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Article46 2011-01-22 1 FOLLOWING the Government’s latest round of property market cooling measures, some investors may turn their attention abroad. Deterred by higher stamp duty on sellers and the need to produce more cash upfront, they are looking to markets as far afield as Switzerland.46 words
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Article, Illustration39 2011-01-22 1 A TOTAL of 127 alleged mobsters were arrested in New York City on Thursday for murder, arson, robbery and other crimes, in the largest single-day crackdown on organised crime families in the city’s history.39 words
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Article, Illustration1006 2011-01-22 1 ELGIN TOH - He calls on younger generation to carry on task of nation building By ELGIN TOH elgintoh@sph.com.sg THRUST into existence in 1965, Singapore, the concept, was born. But Singapore, the nation, had to be built. And yesterday, 46 years on, its founding leaderST PHOTO: BRYAN VAN DER BEEK - 1,006 words
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Article, Illustration667 2011-01-22 1 KARAMIIT KAUR; JAMIE EE - BY KARAMIIT KAUR AVIATION (EORRESPONDENT JAMIE EE SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) customers, take note: You have until Wednesday to book your tickets if you want to save some money. Round-trip fares will go up by between US$6 (S$7.70) and US$54 after that day, withST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN - 667 words
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Advertisement358 2011-01-22 1 NTU’s high 5 It wants to be a top global university by 2015 Snigger, snigger UnhappyK-pop stars PRIME, PAGE A24 Overworked, underpaid and crying foul SATURDAY SPECIAL REPORT: PAGES D2-11 Berlusconi’s sexcapades now the nub of ridicule No prata good enough? 5 top hawkers named, but no winner for prata358 words
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Article52 2011-01-22 2 WE SAY Asean has called on the United States and Europe to lift longstanding sanctions on Myanmar. The call is apposite. For one thing, the sanctions have not changed the heart of the military junta. Instead, they have caused considerable economic pain to the people52 words
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Article, Illustration19 2011-01-22 2 COLUMNS Homeopathic remedies, as alternative health care, are at best, ineffective, at worst, toxic, says Andy Ho.19 words
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Article52 2011-01-22 2 OUR READER SAYS Simply raising the retirement age may be easier but it will bring more rigidity to the labour market and may not improve the employment rate of older employees; while re-employment offers employers and employees more flexibility, say the NTUC, Manpower Ministry and the Singapore National52 words
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Article112 2011-01-22 2 IN LAST Saturday’s article headlined “Preschools teaching in Mandarin are popular”, we said that Twinklekidz School House was a kindergarten. This is incorrect. The kindergarten quoted should be Twinklekidz Preschool. We are sorry for the error. Twinklekidz Preschool has also since clarified that Ms Sia112 words
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Article, Illustration872 2011-01-22 2 CHUA CHIN HON - With war of words over, Asia is relieved by more pragmatic tone adopted By CHUA CHIN HON US BUREAU CHIEF chinhon@sph.com.sg ASIAN leaders watching the high-profile United StatesChina leadership summit this week would probably be relieved by the emergence of a more pragmatic872 words
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Article, Illustration922 2011-01-22 3 DARYL CHIN - Residents can enjoy sports, library services and theatre in one hub BY DARYL CHIN darylc@sph.com.sg SWEATING it out on the football pitch, browsing through books in the library, watching a concert or simply eating and drinking. From 2015, Tampines residents will be able to doPHOTO: PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION - 922 words
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651 2011-01-22 4 Chinese leader urges US to build closer ties and treat China as an equal ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS WASHINGTON: Visiting President Hu Jintao has said that China posed no military threat despite its arms build-up and pressed the United States for closer cooperationASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS - 651 words
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Article, Illustration103 2011-01-22 14 Former Mufti Syed Isa Semait (second from left), who retired last month after nearly 39 years as the top Islamic religious leader here, was hosted to a dinner attended by 400 in appreciation of his contribution to the community and country. Prime Minister Lee HsienST PHOTO: NURIA LING - 103 words
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Article, Illustration718 2011-01-22 14 CHRISTOPHER TAN - Plans to open MRT station started last year By CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg THE North East MRT Line’s Woodleigh station in Potong Pasir completed but shuttered since the line started running eight years ago is expected to open by the middle of thisST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM - 718 words
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677 2011-01-22 17 CHERYL LIM - Interest in foreign markets on the rise in the wake of recent cooling measures, say experts By CHERYL LIM cherlim@sph.com.sg A PASSION by investors here for buying into Singapore’s sizzling residential property market may be giving way to a foreign affair, say some property677 words
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Article, Illustration385 2011-01-22 17 BANGKOK: Asean’s plans to make a bid to host the World Cup in 2030 may be a “wild idea”, but the idea in itself promises to raise enthusiasm and could bring about unity in the grouping, said Singapore’s Foreign Minister George385 words
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Article99 2011-01-22 17 “Prime Minister Lee, of course, keeps his cards very close to his chest, but I tell my party members to be prepared any time after the Budget, which means from the end of March onwards. It can’t be the third quarter because there’s the presidential99 words
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Article, Illustration700 2011-01-22 18 SHEFALI REKHI - Indefinite ban on diving at 7 parks to allow damaged corals to recover By SHEFALI REKHI shefali@sph.com.sg THAILAND has ordered some of its more popular dive sites to be shut down for an indefinite period to give damaged corals a chance to recover, a movePHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ST GRAPHICS - 700 words
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Article, Illustration772 2011-01-22 22 CHONG Z1 LIANG, GOH CHIN LIAN; ROYSTON SIM - Issues range from compensation for homes acquired to disruption caused by construction work BY BY CHONG Z1 LIANG, GOH CHIN LIAN ROYSTON SIM ziliang@sph.com.sg chinlian@sph.com.sg roysim@sph.com.sg MP FOR Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC’s Thomson ward Hri Kumar yesterday visited the six terrace houses in Jalan KuakST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM - 772 words
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720 2011-01-22 24 RAVI VELLOOR - BY RAVI VELLOOR SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF NEW DELHI: The high-denomination banknotes were stuffed in suitcases below beds and inside mattresses, and came in various currencies. More money and jewellery were stored in bank lockers, where income tax officers also discovered720 words
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Article, Illustration838 2011-01-22 24 KIM JI HYUN - Agencies accused of exploiting young singers with long hours, sexual abuse BY KIM JI HYUN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jemmie@heraldm.com SEOUL: Behind all the glitter and glamour of the Korean Wave, or hallyu, many popular girl and boy groups here are struggling toPHOTO: KOREA HERALD; ST FILE PHOTO; PHOTO: KOREA HERALD - 838 words
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Article303 2011-01-22 24 L March 2009: Actress Jang Ja Yeon commits suicide after leaving behind notes saying she was forced to offer sexual favours to sponsors. L July 2009: Three members of boy band TVXQ leave the group, saying that their contracts with their entertainment agency S.M. Entertainment are “unfair and303 words
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Article, Illustration595 2011-01-22 6 ROBIN CHAN - S’pore’s small size means it will continue to rely on foreigners but those seeking to sink roots must integrate BY ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg YOUNG Indian nationals who want to become Singapore permanent residents (PRs) may be required to attend local secondary schools, not Indian595 words
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Article, Illustration576 2011-01-22 6 ROBIN CHAN - ROBIN CHAN SINGAPORE is too small and its talent pool is too small to produce a world-class manufacturing giant of the Fortune 500 class. It must therefore continue to rely on foreign multinationals to drive its growth, despite best efforts to nurturePHOTO: DPS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - 576 words
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502 2011-01-22 8 This is an extract from a speech by Singapore Press Holdings chairman Tony Tan at the launch of the book Hard Truths: “IF THERE is one persistent thread in Lee’s thinking, it is simply how to make Singapore succeed, and continue its success. As MM Lee502 words
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Article, Illustration115 2011-01-22 8 AT THE book launch yesterday, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew was presented a gift by the book’s authors. It was a photograph of Mr and Mrs Lee at a community event. The book, Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going, was dedicated to the lateST PHOTO: BRYAN VAN DER BEEK - 115 words
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Article, Illustration502 2011-01-22 8 TEO WAN GEK - BY TEO WAN GEK PURCHASING manager Frank Chua walked into Borders bookstore at 10am yesterday to buy a copy of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew’s latest book, only to be told it would go on sale at 5.30pm. But he returned an hourST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG - 502 words
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Article, Illustration1231 2011-01-22 10 TEH JOO LIN; MELISSA KOK; Additional reporting by Lim Yi Han; Neo Wen Tong - Higher rejection rates means foreigners may seek home elsewhere BY TEH JOO LIN BY MELISSA KOK joolin@sph.com.sg melk@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Additional reporting by Lim Yi Han and Neo Wen Tong FOREIGNERS seeking permanent residency (PR) are bracing themselves for rejection as they react to the1,231 words
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Article, Illustration201 2011-01-22 10 TEH JOO LIN - TEH JOO LIN Md Shahjahan Kibria, 44 Qualifications: MBA from University of Lucknow in India, Master of Commerce from University of Dhaka in Bangladesh, and certified as a professional forensic accountant by the Institute of Certified Forensic Accountants. Applied forST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI - 201 words
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Article, Illustration173 2011-01-22 10 MELISSA KOK - MELISSA KOK Leah Astillero, 33 Qualifications: Degree in accountancy from Letran College in Manila, the Philippines Applied for PR in: April 2009 Rejected in: December 2009 Ms Astillero, who is single, came in 2007 because of better job prospects and living environment. Her twoST PHOTO: TED CHEN - 173 words
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Article, Illustration261 2011-01-22 10 LIM YI HAN - LIM YI HAN Wang Wen Xiong, 38 Qualifications: Diploma in Construction from Fulun Yucai Vocational Middle School in Sichuan and several certificates in his field, including those from NTUC Learning Hub and the Construction Industry Development Board. Applied for PR in: April 2009 RejectedST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM - 261 words
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257 2011-01-22 10 THE Government welcomes rejected PR applicants to give permanent residency (PR) another shot, especially as their economic contributions rise over time and as they stay longer here. Some foreigners with “good potential” to contribute economically to Singapore and integrate into the society may have failed257 words
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Article, Illustration672 2011-01-22 28 18-hour surgery is first to transplant larynx and windpipe at same time ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SACRAMENTO, California: A rare voice box transplant has given an American woman back her voice after 11 long years, offering hope to others who have severely damaged theirASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; Source: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS; PHOTOS: AP, REUTERS GRAPHICS ADAPTED FROM AFP - 672 words
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246 2011-01-22 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WELLINGTON: A New Zealand woman was temporarily left partially paralysed after her amorous partner gave her a “love bite” on her neck. The 44-year-old went to the emergency department of Middlemore Hospital in Auckland last year, after she experienced a lossAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 246 words
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Article, Illustration1002 2011-01-22 30 JONATHAN EYAL - Judicial inquiry reveals pathetic figure ridiculed by his women, cronies BY JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT jonathan.eyal@gmail.com LONDON: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi cavorted with scantily clad showgirls dressed as policewomen and nurses, keeps a “bunga bunga” room where striptease acts are performed, and isPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,002 words
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Article424 2011-01-22 32 ASEAN has called on the United States and Europe to release the tight vice of sanctions they have imposed on Myanmar. The call is apposite, given recent developments in the reclusive country, such as its historic (albeit, rather stage-managed) November polls and the release of424 words
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Article, Illustration962 2011-01-22 32 ROBERT SKIDELSKY - BY ROBERT SKIDELSKY The writer, a member of Britain’s House of Lords, is a professor emeritus of political economy at the University of Warwick. IN 1995, I published a book called The World After Communism. Today, I wonder whether there will be a world after962 words
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Article857 2011-01-22 32 NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF - BY NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF NEW YORK TIMES WHEN Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping made a landmark visit to the United States in 1979, he was seated near the actress Shirley MacLaine. According to several accounts that Ms MacLaine confirmed this week, she told Deng rhapsodically aboutNEW YORK TIMES - 857 words
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Article, Illustration915 2011-01-22 33 JOHN MCBETH - BY JOHN MCBETH SENIOR WRITER thane.cawdor@gmail.com DURING the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, the Indonesian government invited The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to come up with a comprehensive masterplan for the management of the Komodo National Park, home to the country’s estimated 2,500 endangered Komodo dragons. Five yearsPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 915 words
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Article, Illustration930 2011-01-22 34 ANDY HO - DAEDALUS BY ANDY HO SENIOR WRITER andyho@sph.com.sg Homeopathy is integrated into the national health-care systems of France and Britain. The fact that their governments pay for this mode of alternative health care seems to imply it must have been well established beforehand that it works. However,930 words
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Article, Illustration1008 2011-01-22 35 JANICE TAY - LETTER FROM KYOTO BY JANICE TAY CORRESPONDENT tastingjapan@gmail.com IT WAS a day of miracles, a day that came just as I had given up hope. It was a day of foolish smiles, a day of chained tyres, a day when strangers with carrot eyesST PHOTO: JANICE TAY - 1,008 words
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Article, Illustration2952 2011-01-22 36 / 37 Y 2009, Lee had stepped down as Prime Minister for almost 20 years. Hence, our interviews would be a golden opportunity for a stock-take on what he thought of the political system and the challenges ahead, or so we believed.ST PHOTOS: STEPHANIE YEOW - 2,952 words
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951 2011-01-22 36 / 37 MM Lee is known in Singapore for his simple, down-to-earth lifestyle. He lives in a house which has not been renovated951 words
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324 2011-01-22 36 / 37 L Some people will say that one factor behind the PAP’s longevity is the fact that the PAP has very effectively and systematically demolished opposition. What political party helps an opposition to come into power? Why should we not demolish them before they get started?324 words
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272 2011-01-22 36 / 37 L Will you be contesting the next election? What are your plans for your role in politics after the next election and beyond? Yes, if I am fit and the PM thinks I can hold the ground. I take one election at a272 words
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246 2011-01-22 38 Laurelle He (Ms - Laurelle He (Ms) LITTLE attention has been paid to the fact that greater gender equality will yield better results in reversing the declining birth rates (“More couples saying no to having kids”, last Friday; and “Why ‘Stop at two’ still makes sense246 words
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Article296 2011-01-22 38 Heng Chee How; Ong Yen Her; Alexander Melchers - Heng Chee How Deputy Secretary-General National Trades Union Congress Ong Yen Her Divisional Director Labour Relations Workplaces Ministry of Manpower Alexander Melchers Vice-President Singapore National Employers Federation TUESDAY’S editorial (“Make sure rehiring process is fair”) suggested that mandating a higher retirement age would be more effective than296 words
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138 2011-01-22 38 "Having children would leave us no time for ourselves. Couple at ground zero MR CHENG KIA SENG: “As a young couple married for a year, my wife and I are at the heart of the worry over low fertility rates (‘Fertility figures hit all-time low’; Tuesday). As long as the138 words
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Article153 2011-01-22 38 Workaholic culture MR WILLIAM CAI: “The major problem is the work culture of Singapore (‘Fertility figures hit all-time low’; Tuesday). Working beyond nine hours a day is a common practice153 words
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253 2011-01-22 38 Chia Boon Teck - Chia Boon Teck MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew cites the cost of preserving his home as a reason for demolishing it in future (“MM’s house: ‘When I’m dead, demolish it’”; yesterday). I believe my view is shared by many, that MM Lee’s home should253 words
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162 2011-01-22 38 Cynthia Chin (Ms - Cynthia Chin (Ms) Senior Assistant Director Corporate Communications Competition Commission of Singapore PROVIDING price data to ensure transparency is very different from issuing price guidelines (“A market approach to legal fees”; last Saturday). Price data offers factual information about actual historical prices162 words
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235 2011-01-22 38 Ronald Chan - Ronald Chan THE general impression given to the public, that steps are being taken to increase the presence of older workers in the workforce, may not be completely true (“Make sure rehiring process is fair”; Tuesday). Working parents who take a few years235 words
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139 2011-01-22 38 Penalised for maternity leave MR DANIEL OON: “There is a hidden penalty in taking maternity leave. As our second child arrived early last year, my wife’s maternity leave spanned a large part of the performance appraisal period of139 words
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90 2011-01-22 38 Reviving an old chestnut DR GORDON TAN: “As a gynaecologist who helps sub-fertile couples conceive, I have seen many couples who put off childbearing as they are busy working to pay off their housing and car loans (‘Time for stork-taking on baby issue’; Tuesday). When90 words
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164 2011-01-22 38 Susan Yeo (Mrs - Susan Yeo (Mrs) SUPERMARKETS should not be complacent when it comes to the flu bug (“Coughs, cold, fever at epidemic level”; yesterday). Despite my feedback, I have my doubts about the earnestness of supermarkets in ensuring a healthy environment. For instance, the cashier at164 words
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244 2011-01-22 38 DSP Paul Tay - DSP Paul Tay Assistant Director, Media Relations Public Affairs Department Singapore Police Force THE facts and circumstances of each case of loansharking are unique (Ms Eng Lay Qing, “Innocent loan-shark victim’s 3-year tale of endless woes”; Wednesday). Leads in cases of loan-shark harassment differ from244 words
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Article64 2011-01-22 38 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR JASON QUEK: No silver bullet to solve falling fertility 2MR KELVIN SEAH: Let’s get it right and focus harder on pro-baby policy 3 MR IAN TAN: Joys of parenthood outweigh any material considerations 4 MR KWONG HUI HEN: Exercise caution, tolerance on64 words
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Article, Illustration104 2011-01-22 41 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE LNew North-South Expressway approved LIs Tiger Mum a wimp? MOST COMMENTED ON LSpore fertility rate falls to record low Says kjks: “Fertility rate is directly related to fertility period (both male and female), cost of living, and when104 words
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Article, Illustration104 2011-01-22 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE LNew North-South Expressway approved LIs Tiger Mum a wimp? MOST COMMENTED ON LSpore fertility rate falls to record low Says kjks: “Fertility rate is directly related to fertility period (both male and female), cost of living, and when104 words
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Article, Illustration843 2011-01-22 1 REBECCA LYNNE TAN - Dark horse winner for nasi lemak, but prata finalists fail to excite BY REBECCA LYNNE TAN rltan@sph.com.sg JUDGES for the inaugural Singapore Hawker Masters awards were surprised by the dark horse winner in the nasi lemak category. But they were not impressed by nominees in the roti prataST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN - 843 words
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Article, Illustration829 2011-01-22 2 JESSICA LIM - Weather woes hit wheat output; supermarkets holding prices for now BY JESSICA LIM go up on,” limjess@sph.com.sg MORE than just dough is rising as a global shortage of wheat whips up the prices of bread, cakes and other flour-based products sold here.ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO - 829 words
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Article356 2011-01-22 2 CHUA HIAN HOU - BY CHUA HIAN HOU DIGITAL storage giant Seagate has decided to hold off closing its Ang Mo Kio hard disk manufacturing plant, which employs some 2,000 workers, for six months. The company was supposed to close its factory last month but will now lower its356 words
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571 2011-01-22 4 ZAKIR HUSSAIN - It is hoped this will inspire youth to serve, develop the community BY ZAKIR HUSSAIN zakirh@sph.com.sg A NEW award for aspiring Muslim Singaporean postgraduate students will be given out to honour the scholarly work and leadership of Singapore’s long-serving former mufti, who retired571 words
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Article, Illustration671 2011-01-22 4 PM thanks retired mufti for his wisdom, judgment and leadership’ This is an edited version of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s letter to Syed Isa Semait, thanking him for his contributions as mufti of Singapore: “You became Mufti in 1972 at the age of 34... Our fledgling nation was goingST PHOTO: NURIA LING - 671 words
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Article, Illustration665 2011-01-22 6 K.C. VIJAYAN - Appeals court reverses ruling requiring supplier to pay contractor for delivery failure DISPUTE FOLLOWING SAND EXPORT BAN BY K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg A SUPPLIER who failed to deliver ready-mix concrete because of the Indonesian government’s ban on sand exports sand is used toST FILE PHOTO - 665 words
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328 2011-01-22 6 CAROLYN QUEK - BY CAROLYN QUEK THE Community Chest’s efforts to reach out to donors online are paying off, with donations rising almost three times over the past four years. Online donations have gone up from $180,000 in the financial year 2007 to $500,000328 words
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Article, Illustration711 2011-01-22 8 SELINA LUM - BY SELINA LUM AN APPEAL judge yesterday pointed to a “lapse” in checks by investigators for the question marks that remain in a murder case that has seen many dramatic turns during a legal case spanning nearly five years. Justice V.711 words
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563 2011-01-22 8 ELENA CHONG - He’s accused of misappropriating $1.5m inheritance under trust to get bank loan for gambling debts ELENA CHONG FORMER lawyer Tan Cheng Yew yesterday said he “seized the opportunity” when he became trustee of $1.5 million to obtain credit facility from a bank. The563 words
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Article, Illustration678 2011-01-22 11 NG KAI LING - Restaurants fully booked, hotel rooms snapped up; IRs roster staff to cope with festive rush BY NG KAI LING kailing@sph.com.sg THE two integrated resorts (IRs) are turning out to be a destination of choice during the coming Chinese New Year festivities. Resorts WorldST PHOTO: TED CHEN - 678 words
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Article, Illustration71 2011-01-22 11 Facilities officers Jason Goh (left), 40, and Yee Hong, 68, of the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple hanging small cards on a row of lanterns outside the temple along South Bridge Road on Wednesday in preparation for Chinese New Year, which falls on Feb 3. TheST PHOTO: JOYCE FANG - 71 words
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Article, Illustration103 2011-01-22 14 A black Honda sedan overturned and landed on its left side in a drain in Toa Payoh yesterday. Its 32-year-old driver escaped unhurt, but he had to crawl out of the vehicle through the window. Declining to be named, he said he had aST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI - 103 words
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Article, Illustration553 2011-01-22 14 CAI HAOXIANG - Multiple agencies join forces and are working overtime to fight sudden surge of insects BY CAI HAOXIANG haoxiang@sph.com.sg THE Bedok insect problem showed little signs of abating yesterday, even as multi-agency efforts were stepped up to tackle the infestation by millions of tiny insectsST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE - 553 words
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Article, Illustration432 2011-01-22 16 CHUA HIAN HOU - Part of govt drive to draw talent to do cutting-edge work here BY CHUA HIAN HOU chuahh@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/hianhou HIGHLY-REGARDED American scientist Kimberly Ann Kline is heading to Singapore to look for new ways to tackle bacte- ria that have developed resistance to today’s antibiotics.PHOTO: NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION - 432 words
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325 2011-01-22 16 CASSANDRA CHEW - CASSANDRA CHEW A TOTAL of 22,129 Singaporeans have checked their details in the registers of voters, which have been open for inspection since Jan 14. Figures released by the Elections Department yesterday also showed that 879 Singaporeans abroad have registered as overseas voters.325 words
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Article542 2011-01-22 17 JUDITH TAN - What began as an SMU student’s idea will now help change lives across Asia BY JUDITH TAN juditht@sph.com.sg WHAT started out as a school community project mooted by a 22-year-old Singaporean student has taken off in a big way. A competition among students of a school542 words
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Article, Illustration114 2011-01-22 17 Japanese Vice-Minister of Defence Kimito Nakae (left) called on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Teo Chee Hean yesterday. Mr Nakae visited Mr Teo at the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) in Gombak Drive. The vice-minister, who was in Singapore for two days, alsoPHOTO: MINDEF - 114 words
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Article, Illustration583 2011-01-22 18 ANG YIYING, EISEN TEO - Some create children’s book, others give money to help needy kids BY ANG YIYING, EISEN TEO ayiying@sph.com.sg eisenteo@sph.com.sg INVESTMENT company director Levin Lee, 44, and polytechnic student Nurzahidah Mohamed Yusoff, 19, may not have many things in common. One runs his own company whileST PHOTOS: TED CHEN, LENNE CHAI - 583 words
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81 2011-01-22 18 $2.5m for disadvantaged children SINGTEL yesterday donated $2.48 million to six voluntary welfare organisations (VWOs) which look after disadvantaged children. The money was raised last year through initiatives such as a charity golf tournament and employee and corporate donations. The beneficiaries are: APSN Chao Yang School, APSN Tanglin School, AWWA81 words
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80 2011-01-22 18 Fold origami frogs to feed the needy SAKAE Holdings will support the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (Minds) through an origami-bento donation programme as part of this year’s Total Defence campaign. For every 10 origami frogs folded by its patrons, Sakae Sushi will donate one Japanese bento set80 words
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90 2011-01-22 18 SMRT commuters get free paintings MORE than 2,000 calligraphy and brush paintings were given to commuters at the SMRT Spring Celebrations yesterday afternoon at the SMRT Esplanade Xchange. A total of 44 artists participated in the event to promote an appreciation of the arts. This is the eighth time SMRT90 words
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Article95 2011-01-22 18 Get involved AFTER a five-year fund-raising hiatus, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is organising a charity dinner on April 15. The event, at Orchid Country Club, will be attended by President S R Nathan, who will create a Chinese calligraphy piece live onstage during95 words
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Article, Illustration103 2011-01-22 19 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE LChinese banks muscle further into Singapore banking scene LGenting Singapore in talks to buy Singapore Tech building MOST COMMENTED ON LHealthy turnout at showflats despite cooling measures Says purplepepper: “Some who bought before the most recent cooling measures103 words
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Article, Illustration575 2011-01-22 19 FRANCIS CHAN - Large offices show scale of its commitment to S’pore BY FRANCIS CHAN COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT franchan@sph.com.sg BRITISH banking giant Standard Chartered Bank (Stanchart) has officially opened its new premises at the Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC) in Singapore’s New Downtown. The bank has secured 513,000 sqST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN - 575 words
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Article, Illustration181 2011-01-22 19 MEASURES introduced by the Government last August to cool Singapore’s red-hot property market have taken some lustre off Standard Chartered Bank’s home loans business. But the British giant’s group chief executive Peter Sands said he was all for such initiatives, which181 words
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Article, Illustration613 2011-01-22 20 AARON LOW - Firm sees it as inefficiency; productivity focus will distinguish winners from losers, says Tharman BY AARON LOW aaronl@sph.com.sg WHENEVER Mr Chia Kim Piow sees workers at construction sites “doing the Sir Stamford Raffles”, the Rotary Engineering chairman and managing director shakes his headPHOTO: ROTARY ENGINEERING - 613 words
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Article, Illustration364 2011-01-22 20 CHERYL LIM - BY CHERYL LIM TALENT management needs to be a strategic priority in order for Singapore companies to stay ahead of global competitors, said Mr Lee Yi Shyan, Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Manpower yesterday. Mr Lee was speaking364 words
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446 2011-01-22 20 JONATHAN KWOK - BY JONATHAN KWOK SMALL and medium-sized enterprises here are increasingly bullish about their prospects, thanks to Singapore’s booming economy. Business confidence among Singaporean SMEs rose the most among eight Asian economies studied in the HSBC Small Business Confidence Monitor, released yesterday. As a result,446 words
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358 2011-01-22 20 THE eurozone crisis may be rearing its head again, but there is still a future for its currency, the euro, a markets expert said yesterday. That is the view of Mr Ulrich Leuchtmann, the global head of forex strategy at Germany’s Commerzbank who spoke358 words
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Article, Illustration495 2011-01-22 22 GABRIEL CHEN - Risks can build up quickly; policymakers must be ready to act BY GABRIEL CHEN FINANCE CORRESPONDENT gabrielc@sph.com.sg THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has warned that the recent surge of capital into Asia could just as quickly change direction, with funds pouring out of495 words
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Article, Illustration468 2011-01-22 22 REUTERS NEW YORK: Morgan StanLey posted strong-er-than-expected quarterly revenue and retail brokerage profit jumped, validating the bank’s strategy of bolstering businesses that are less threatened by tougher regulations after the financial crisis. While fourth-quarter profit fell short of forecasts, investors focused on the bank’sREUTERS; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 468 words
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Article, Illustration630 2011-01-22 23 Maturing Web giant seen as looking to recapture its original feel and edge SHAKE-UP AT GOOGLE REUTERS SEATTLE: Mr Larry Page once built an inkjet printer entirely out of Lego bricks. And now that Google is all grown up, it is calling on thatREUTERS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 630 words
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Article, Illustration527 2011-01-22 23 SHAKE-UP AT HP ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO: Hewlett-Packard (HP) is trying to put a fresh face on its scandal-scarred board, swopping out four directors in an extreme leadership makeover at the troubled technology icon. The shake-up announced on Thursday comes asASSOCIATED PRESS; ST FILE PHOTO - 527 words
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Article, Illustration553 2011-01-22 24 GABRIEL CHEN - $100m worth of bonds attract $181.7m in funds, or 1.82 times subscribed BY GABRIEL CHEN FINANCE CORRESPONDENT gabrielc@sph.com.sg INVESTORS’ appetite for alternative ways to make their money work harder is not letting up, judging by the response to CapitaMalls Asia’s (CMA) bond issue. The shoppingPHOTO: ION ORCHARD - 553 words
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424 2011-01-22 24 DHEVARAJAN DEVADAS - BY DHEVARAJAN DEVADAS MALAYSIAN-LISTED tin supplier Malaysian Smelting Corp (MSC) has launched an initial public offering (IPO) here to raise funds for expansion, given that global demand for tin is outstripping supply. The firm, ranked by an industry body as the world’s424 words
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Article248 2011-01-22 24 ST AEROSPACE, a unit of Singapore Technologies Engineering, said yesterday that it was disappointed with the proposed US$1.025 million (S$1.3 million) civil penalty against its United States facility ST Aerospace San Antonio. It added that it would work with the US Federal Aviation248 words
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341 2011-01-22 24 LORNA TAN - BY LORNA TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT ASCOTT Residence Trust (Ascott Reit), which owns serviced apartments, yesterday announced distributable income of $23.9 million for the three months ended Dec 31. This is up 108 per cent from previously, thanks to strong operating performance in its properties341 words
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Article, Illustration714 2011-01-22 25 JONATHAN KWOK - STI’s losses this week wiped out all gains made so far this year BULLS AND BEARS BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg ASIAN bourses ended a week to forget with more losses yesterday, as the spectre of more policy tightening from China continued toPHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 714 words
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Article81 2011-01-22 25 Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Oil and gas Points Change Points Change Points Change Basic materials -2.50 816.26 Utilities -0.12 -0.99 609.13 793.72 -4.51 Industrials Consumer goods Health care 1.59 343.16 792.36 -12.43 -0.63 785.25 -10.31 328.00 Consumer services -0.47 302.72 545.1881 words
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Article215 2011-01-22 25 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 10,274.52 (-162.79) Japanese shares dropped 1.6 per cent amid concerns that China may raise interest rates next week, causing knock-on damage to global growth. Kuala Lumpur KLCI Yesterday’s close: 1,547.43 (-19.08) Malaysian shares ended 1.2 per cent lower amid a bearish market as most215 words
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Article210 2011-01-22 25 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: JAN 21, 2011 Top Rises Jan 21 CENTS DBXT SPASX200 10US$ 3357 27.0 0.6 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 3836 11.6 0.2 OCC 5.1% NCPS 100 ***** 10.0 0.1 CENTS DBXT MSINDIA 10US$ 1042 7.7210 words
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Article, Illustration105 2011-01-22 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE LAbortion house of horrors: Babies killed with scissors LBurglars snort man’s ashes, thought it was cocaine MOST COMMENTED ON L Pilots waiting in the wings for lack of jobs Says dragonalive: “Pilots over 60 accept pay cut or105 words
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Article, Illustration965 2011-01-22 1 CAROLYN HONG - String of by-elections since 2008 GE continues in Johor and Malacca BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: In the sleepy town of Labis in north Johor, house rentals have skyrocketed virtually overnight by up to 20 times, just for this month. It isPHOTO: THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; PHOTO: THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; PHOTO: THE NEW STRAITS TIMES - 965 words
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Article, Illustration566 2011-01-22 2 TEO CHENG WEE - Office says staff work for PM Najib but opposition takes aim at his wife BY TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT chengwee@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: A unit in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) called the First Lady of Malaysia Division is causing a stir,PHOTO: THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 566 words
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Article, Illustration606 2011-01-22 4 Gallery fears attacks by Hindu extremists after receiving hate mail AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI: India’s biggest art fair opened yesterday amid controversy over the works of a home-grown artist. A gallery showing paintings by the country’s most acclaimed artist, M.F. Husain, said itAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 606 words
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404 2011-01-22 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG: Two people suffering from influenza A (H1N1) in a Hong Kong hospital were in critical condition, health officials said yesterday, a year and a half after an outbreak killed more than 80 people in the city. The ChineseAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 404 words
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507 2011-01-22 7 Case against officer who posted video of incident on YouTube also dropped FISHING BOAT COLLISION ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Japanese prosecutors said yesterday they have formally decided to drop their case against a Chinese captain whose fishing boat collided with Japanese Coast Guard vesselsASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 507 words
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475 2011-01-22 7 HO AI LI - BY HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: Some quarters want to see the South China Sea territorial dispute become a thorn in relations between China and Asean, but China hopes Asean countries do not fall for it, a Chinese official475 words
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Article, Illustration995 2011-01-22 9 Grace Ng - In the final instalment of a three-part series, China Correspondent Grace Ng reports on how Beijing’s rising number of millionaires is helping to realise its ambition to be a financial hub THE GREAT WALL ST OF CHINA Grace Ng graceng@sph.com.sg BEIJING: On a clearPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 995 words
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Article, Illustration818 2011-01-22 9 GRACE NG - Beijing as a financial capital and why not? NEWS ANALYSIS BY GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT graceng@sph.com.sg BEIJING: What a ridiculous idea. How could a place with no stock exchange and an immature capital market ever hope to be China’s answer to Wall Street? That would be the likely reaction of818 words
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Article479 2011-01-22 5 Obama warns Hu: US may redeploy forces if China does not step up pressure NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS WASHINGTON: United States President Barack Obama warned Chinese President Hu Jintao that if China did not step up its pressure on North Korea, the US wouldNEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS - 479 words
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317 2011-01-22 5 REUTERS BEIJING: Chinese media yesterday praised President Hu Jintao’s visit to the United States as a diplomatic “masterstroke” in easing tensions, but reports largely ignored thornier questions of currency and human rights. State television news channels gave blanket coverage to the ceremony ofREUTERS - 317 words
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Article, Illustration206 2011-01-22 5 REUTERS WASHINGTON: Talk about a high-level language exchange. US President Barack Obama’s nine-year-old daughter, Sasha, wanted to test her developing Chinese skills. Just whom did she practise them with? The Chinese President Hu Jintao himself, according to a White House officialREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 206 words
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Article, Illustration599 2011-01-22 6 8 Somali pirates killed, all crew members safe AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS XINHUA SEOUL: South Korean navy commandos yesterday stormed a ship hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, rescuing all the 21 crew members and killing eight pirates, military officials said. The SealAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; XINHUA; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 599 words
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545 2011-01-22 10 Service aims to limit distractions, but will motorists be interested? NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: American cellphone companies are testing and deploying services that stop users from receiving calls and texts while they are behind the wheel. The technology is aimed at limiting dangerousNEW YORK TIMES - 545 words
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Article, Illustration82 2011-01-22 10 Robert Nay, 14, the inventor of the world’s most frequently downloaded free iPhone application, Bubble Ball, at a library in Spanish Fork, Utah, last Saturday. Robert, who also plays the piano, trumpet and mandolin, said he was inspired by his enthusiasm for electronic gamesPHOTO: REUTERS - 82 words
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359 2011-01-22 10 REUTERS SAN FRANCISCO: Apple is giving a whole new meaning to locking your phone with its new screws. In line with its infamous philosophy of maintaining absolute control over its products, sources said Apple stores in the United States are replacing screws on iPhone 4s broughtREUTERS - 359 words
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Article228 2011-01-22 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: The world will run out of Internet addresses “within weeks”, according to one of the founding fathers of the Web, a report said yesterday. Mr Vint Cerf, who helped create the Web by connecting computers using Internet Protocol (IP) addresses,AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 228 words
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Article167 2011-01-22 10 REUTERS TOKYO: A Japanese businessman using a home-built computer has taken calculations of the mathematical concept of pi to the trillions of digits and won a world record for his labours. Mr Shigeru Kondo, a systems engineer in his 50s at a food company inREUTERS - 167 words
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441 2011-01-22 11 Commission halts trading in wake of attacks on members’ e-registries NEW YORK TIMES BRUSSELS: European Union regulators are reporting an unusual theft that of greenhouse gas emission permits, stolen in online attacks over recent days. The stolen permits are valued at about ¤28NEW YORK TIMES - 441 words
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Article116 2011-01-22 11 REUTERS CARBON trading is a market-based tool to limit greenhouse gases. The largest carbon market in the world is the European Union Emissions Trading System. It covers around 12,000 installations in the European Union. Each member state sets its own emissions cap based on international and national emissionsREUTERS - 116 words
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Article, Illustration75 2011-01-22 11 A Boeing Delta IV Heavy rocket, which may some day be used to send humans into space, lifting off the launch pad during its first unmanned launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Thursday. The enormous Delta IV is the United States’ largest liquid-fuelledPHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 75 words
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336 2011-01-22 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS ISTANBUL: Iran and six world powers sought common ground yesterday at talks jeopardised by Teheran’s refusal to discuss curbing its nuclear activities. The two sides sat down for a second round of talks here with no signASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS - 336 words
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Article, Illustration625 2011-01-22 14 Alleged bosses as well as ‘soldiers’ nabbed in single-day crackdown AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: In the largest single-day crackdown on organised crime families, some 800 American agents and police officers fanned out across the New York area andAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 625 words
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Article182 2011-01-22 14 SOURCES: NEW YORK TIMES, BBC L In the United States, the Mob is also called La Cosa Nostra. It started as an offshoot of the Sicilian Mafia. L This organised crime syndicate emerged in New York in the late 19th century following an influx of Italian andSOURCES: NEW YORK TIMES, BBC - 182 words
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Article, Illustration629 2011-01-22 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Call it a sign of the times for Japan’s yakuza crime syndicates. Placards on the fence around one of Tokyo’s most high-profile building sites warn: “Gangsters not welcome.” Such a bold stance comes amid a police offensive against crime groups since 2009AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 629 words
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Article166 2011-01-22 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE L They have made money off illegal gambling, drugs, prostitution, protection rackets and loan sharking, white-collar crime and through front companies. L They are not secret societies and operate openly from corporate headquarters that have signs on their front doors and are listed in phone books.AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 166 words
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526 2011-01-22 16 Restructuring of old advisory board signals shift in focus ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: United States President Barack Obama is restructuring his economic advisory board to place an emphasis on job creation, and he is naming General Electric chief executive Jeffrey Immelt as itsASSOCIATED PRESS - 526 words
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Article90 2011-01-22 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: China’s Communist Party has issued directives to the nation’s media for this year, ordering it to downplay controversial issues and to ensure reporting casts the party in a favourable light. The 10-point list of orders was issued earlier this month by propaganda chief LiAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 90 words
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Article57 2011-01-22 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI: Taiwanese prosecutors said yesterday they were seeking the death penalty for the man accused of an election-eve shooting that wounded former vice-president Lien Chan’s son and killed a bystander. Prosecutors hope to make an example of the suspect Lin Cheng-wei and help toAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 57 words
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Article115 2011-01-22 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHNOM PENH: Five Thais, including ruling party politician Panich Vikitsreth, received a suspended sentence yesterday for illegally entering Cambodia, in a case that has strained diplomatic ties between the country and Thailand. They were among seven Thais arrested in Cambodia on Dec 29 for illegalAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 115 words
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Article72 2011-01-22 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA: Rice output in the Philippines, the world’s largest importer of the grain, fell last year as the country’s farms suffered a drought and typhoons, the Agriculture Ministry said yesterday. However, the bureau’s cereal statistics unit head Minda Mangabat said yields should rise inAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 72 words
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Article78 2011-01-22 16 REUTERS JUBA (Sudan): Almost 99 per cent of south Sudanese have voted to split away from the north in a referendum, according to the first official but incomplete figures published by the vote’s organising commission. The results were the latest indication of a landslide voteREUTERS - 78 words
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Article, Illustration58 2011-01-22 16 This new image, taken on Wednesday by the Hubble Space Telescope, shows a dramatic view of the spiral galaxy M51, dubbed the Whirlpool Galaxy. In what is the sharpest view of its dense dust, most of the starlight has been removed, revealing its skeletalPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 58 words
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Article, Illustration960 2011-01-22 8 KWAN WENG KIN - Donations to kids given in spirit of manga hero who gave anonymously BY KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg IN COUNTRIES with any sort of Christmas tradition, it is Santa Claus or one of his many manifestations that brings the presents. But last Christmas,PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 960 words
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Article, Illustration630 2011-01-22 26 Mancini warns City that Villa will improve with new high-scoring striker THE BIG MATCH AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Roberto Mancini has warned his Manchester City side that Darren Bent’s big-money arrival at Aston Villa could galvanise the Premier League strugglers into action. The £24 million (S$48.5 million)AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 630 words
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Article, Illustration395 2011-01-22 20 Harrington disqualified from Abu Dhabi C’ship after fan’s tip-off THE TIMES, LONDON ASSOCIATED PRESS ABU DHABI: For the second time in as many weeks, a television viewer’s tip-off has caused a golfer to be disqualified from a tournament. Padraig Harrington was disqualified from the Abu DhabiTHE TIMES, LONDON; ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 395 words
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327 2011-01-22 20 CHAN U-GENE - CHAN U-GENE MARDAN Mamat ended 2010 with a bang, pocketing close to $800,000 to become Singapore’s top-earning athlete. The golfer has started 2011 on a bright note by securing a new sponsor Yon-ex-Sunrise. The three-year-deal, announced yesterday, will include “head to toe”327 words
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Article, Illustration516 2011-01-22 20 CHAN U-GENE - FITNESS BY CHAN U-GENE WANT advice on how to choose a bike? Then, listen up. Because it does not get much better than coming from Markus Storck, the chief executive and brains of German high-end bike maker Storck. Choosing a bikeST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM - 516 words
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Article622 2011-01-22 20 Today Badminton Malaysia Open Super Series: S-finals (Live, StarHub Ch211, 2pm). Basketball NBA: Utah v Boston (8.30am), LA Lakers v Denver (11.30am) Live, StarHub Ch202. ABL: Chang Thailand Slammers v Singapore Slingers (Live, mio TV Ch114, 4pm). Cricket 1st ODI: New Zealand v Pakistan (Live, StarHub Ch232,622 words
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Article320 2011-01-22 20 Badminton Malaysian Open Super Series In Kuala Lumpur, 2nd rd (Singaporeans only) Men’s doubles: Abdul Latif/Hoon Thien How (Mas) bt Hendri Kurniawan Saputra/Chayut Triyachart 21-16 21-15. Women’s doubles: Shinta Mulia Sari/Yao Lei bt Marylen Ng/Woon Khe Wei (Mas) 21-17 21-15. Mixed doubles: Ko Sung Hyun/Ha Jung Eun (Kor) bt320 words
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Article, Illustration51 2011-01-22 20 MANCHESTER UNITED striker Wayne Rooney (left), dismissing Mario Balotelli’s claims that Manchester City’s strike force is the envy of the51 words
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378 2011-01-22 20 FABIUS CHEN - BY FABIUS CHEN FOR 11 years, United States-born Jennifer Yan lived and studied in Singapore. But when she won two silver medals in golf at the Asian Games in Guangzhou last November, it was for the host nation. The 14-year-old had378 words
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Article534 2011-01-22 21 MAY CHEN - ATP Challenger event marks return of pro tennis after 11-year gap BY MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg THE local tennis scene is set for a revival starting with the Singapore ATP Challenger event, which begins tomorrow at the Kallang Tennis Centre. The Jan 23-30 event marks the534 words
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Article, Illustration727 2011-01-22 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Critics howl of a betrayal of Olympic proportions. Politicians, sports leaders and athletes vent their views daily in newspapers and on radio, television and Twitter. Organisers duck to stay out of the crossfire. Even before the main stadium for the 2012 LondonASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 727 words
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Article, Illustration786 2011-01-22 21 ROB HUGHES - INGO0D CONSCIENCE BY ROB HUGHES stsports@sph.com.sg YOU would think that modern sports stars would realise the pitfalls of opening themselves up to Twittermania, Facebook or just old-fashioned television exposure? The world is changing around us, but the players can, if theyPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 786 words
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Article, Illustration822 2011-01-22 22 ROHIT BRIJNATH - Henin slugs it out with Kuznetsova despite hurting from injury COURTSIDE AUSTRALIAN OPEN BY ROHIT BRIJNATH rohit@sph.com.sg MELBOURNE: Fight, fight, fight. It’s like Svetlana Kuznetsova’s vocabulary has been distilled to a word. She talks of fighting against herself. She speaks of fighting against No. 11 seedPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 822 words
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67 2011-01-22 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE VIKTOR Troicki became the latest casualty at the Australian Open when he retired during his third-round match against world No. 3 Novak Djokovic because of a stomach strain. Troicki joins an injury list which includes Marcos Daniel, who retired againstAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 67 words
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90 2011-01-22 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS TAIPEI: Tennis legend Andre Agassi managed to get US$7,000 (S$8,993) for a porcelain plate at a charity auction earlier this month in Taiwan. “You pay more than US$4,000, and I will show you a picture of my wife on my phone naked,ASSOCIATED PRESS - 90 words
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55 2011-01-22 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS WORLD No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki held a get-to-know-her themed press conference after beating Dominika Cibulkova 6-4, 6-3. She predicted her future husband could be an athlete. She likes to bake and shared her thoughts on global warming. She also hopes that LiverpoolASSOCIATED PRESS - 55 words
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Article, Illustration512 2011-01-22 22 REUTERS MELBOURNE: A fired-up Maria Sharapova strained her vocal chords to exhaustion, as she fought off a stiff challenge from German Julia Goerges to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open yesterday. Pumping her fist and bellowing “C’mon!”, the former world No.REUTERS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 512 words
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Article167 2011-01-22 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS MELBOURNE: Venus Williams lasted just seven points in her third-round match at the Australian Open, forced to retire with the stomach or thigh muscle injury that she suffered two days earlier. After having lost the first game to Andrea Petkovic of Germany and trailingASSOCIATED PRESS - 167 words
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345 2011-01-22 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MELBOURNE: China’s outspoken Li Na yesterday said even a Grand Slam win would not make tennis popular in her home country, as the public would forget all about it in just one month. She was speaking after beating Barbora ZahlavovaAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 345 words
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60 2011-01-22 23 ABU DHABI: Singapore keglers Daphne Tan, Tan Yan Ling, Fok Ka Wai, Kristel Oh and Bernice Lim are third in the women’s team event after the first block at the Asian Championships. They combined for a total of 3,052 pinfalls over three games60 words
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Article67 2011-01-22 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HOLLYWOOD (California): Kobe Bryant will become the first athlete next month to have his foot and hand prints placed in the cement outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The honour, usually reserved for Hollywood’s most glamorous film stars, is another feather in the capAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 67 words
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Article, Illustration52 2011-01-22 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN: Paul the octopus, the unlikely star of last year’s football World Cup, got his memorial on Thursday in Germany. The Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen unveiled a 2m tall plastic replica (above) of Paul, who died three month ago, clutching a ball inASSOCIATED PRESS - 52 words
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54 2011-01-22 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JOHANNESBURG: Carla Swart, a top South African cyclist, was killed on Wednesday when she was hit by a truck during a training session. The 23-year-old had won several college titles in the United States and finished eighth in the 112km Commonwealth GamesAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 54 words
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54 2011-01-22 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Britain’s Sports Minister says football is England’s worst governed sport. Hugh Robertson told the House of Commons on Thursday that the game was in need of urgent reform but said the government would wait to see the outcome of an investigation byASSOCIATED PRESS - 54 words
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63 2011-01-22 23 REUTERS LONDON: Steve Kean, handed his first managerial job in the English Premier League when Blackburn Rovers sacked Sam Allardyce last month, has signed a new contract to stay at the football club until June 2013. Kean, 43, took over in a caretaker capacityREUTERS - 63 words
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67 2011-01-22 23 REUTERS LOS ANGELES: Former PGA Championship winner Davis Love III was appointed United States captain for the 2012 Ryder Cup by the PGA of America on Thursday. The 46-year-old will lead the quest by next year’s hosts to win back the trophyREUTERS - 67 words
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Article, Illustration105 2011-01-22 23 Shinji Kagawa scoring Japan’s equaliser for a second time past Qatar’s goalkeeper Qasem Burhan during their Asian Cup quarter-final at Al-Gharafa stadium yesterday. Japan went on to book a place in the semi-finals with an 90th-minute goal from Masahiko Inoha sealing a 3-2 win andPHOTO: REUTERS - 105 words
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Article542 2011-01-22 23 Coach Cho says Iranians foul too much; Iran taunt Koreans in reply REUTERS DOHA: South Korea have accused their Asian Cup quarter-final opponents Iran of fouling too much and playing “dirty”. After a number of respectful pre-match media conferences in Doha over the past fortnight,REUTERS - 542 words
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Article, Illustration376 2011-01-22 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DOHA: If Australia have learnt the lessons of their disastrous debut at the Asian Cup, beating defending champions Iraq in today’s quarter-final will go a long way to proving it. Four years ago, the Australians were derided as overconfident and under-pre-pared as theyAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 376 words
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467 2011-01-22 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS DOHA: Fifa executive committee member Mohamed Hammam is now open to staging the 2022 football World Cup in the winter months. The Qatari, who is also the president of the Asian Football Confederation, had repeatedly said that he wants theASSOCIATED PRESS - 467 words
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Article, Illustration925 2011-01-22 24 Dalglish wants Reds to deliver three points even if they ‘get battered’ AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Kenny Dalglish admits he does not care if Liverpool get “battered” at Wolves today just as long as his side return with three points. Dalglish says the need for a victoryAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 925 words
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426 2011-01-22 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: This is Arsenal’s chance to make headway in the Premier League title chase. Today, Arsene Wenger’s boys face struggling Wigan Athletic at the start of a run that sees them play four of their next five Premier League games at homeAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 426 words
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Article, Illustration334 2011-01-22 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Ruud Gullit insisted an 18-month contract worth US$2 million (S$2.6 million) was “not a factor” in his shock decision to coach Chechen club Terek Grozny. However, the legendary Dutch midfielder was “stunned” by the offer. The two-time World Player ofAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 334 words
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355 2011-01-22 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID: Jose Mourinho says he will stick with Real Madrid until the end of the season. However, he has warned that in football, the coach leaves unless all sides are happy. “I want to stay until the end of theAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 355 words
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Article, Illustration737 2011-01-22 24 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Bacary Sagna believes Samir Nasri, his Arsenal teammate, is on course to be player of the year. “If he keeps playing like this, then he will be the best player this season,” he said after Nasri starred inTHE TIMES, LONDON; PHOTO: REUTERS - 737 words
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Article, Illustration699 2011-01-22 25 Man Utd manager jokes about fielding banned Rafael as Fabio today REUTERS LONDON: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson joked yesterday he had the perfect solution to his problem of who to play instead of suspended Rafael da Silva just play him anyway as everyone would thinkREUTERS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 699 words
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Article, Illustration533 2011-01-22 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Rio Ferdinand insists Manchester United do not need to add to their squad this month as the unbeaten leaders prepare to take on Birmingham at Old Trafford. United go into the weekend level on points with Manchester City, butAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 533 words
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590 2011-01-22 25 RICHARD JOLLY - By RICHARD JOLLY MANCHESTER City find themselves usurped. Since Sheikh Mansour’s dramatic arrival at Eastlands in September 2008, they have been the big spenders responsible for much of the excitement in the transfer market. This week, however, they have been590 words
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Advertisement248 2011-01-22 1 THREE CONJURE INVISIBILITY CLOAK It uses calcite crystals to hide objects as big as a 10-cent coin. D15 Professor Bertil Anderssson, the new president for Nanyang Technological University, wants to turn the 55-year-old institution into a great global university by 2015. The journey, he says, involves scaling five peaks of248 words
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Article, Illustration2047 2011-01-22 2 WONG KIM HOH - the big 5 NTU It is 55 years old but the Nanyang Technological University is undergoing a rebirth. While engineering will still be in its genes, the new NTU is primed to grow in five distinctive disciplines. The nutrients for growth are in place, including tie-ups with world-class foreign universitiesST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO - 2,047 words
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Article, Illustration817 2011-01-22 4 WONG KIM HOH - NTU believes that new knowledge is found in the interfaces between disciplines. Its 5 Peaks of Excellence leverage on ntu’s cross-disciplinary strengths and are also in line with the Government’s aspirations to create a new knowledge-based economy. BY WONG KIM HOH IN MUNICHPHOTOS: WONG KIM HOH, TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT MUNCHEN - 817 words
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Article, Illustration809 2011-01-22 5 WONG KIM HOH - WONG KIM HOH A BICYCLE isn’t exactly the most glamorous form of transport, but run a few past Associate Professor Ian McLoughlin, and he is soon waxing lyrical. As pictures of different models go flashing across his laptop, he rattles off theirST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO - 809 words
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Article, Illustration917 2011-01-22 6 WONG KIM HOH - BY WONG KIM HOH IN DARMSTADT FANCY a peek at the not too distant future? Just open the door to any of the offices which line the corridors of the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research (IGD) in Darmstadt, Germany. Within, you will findPHOTOS: FRAUNHOFER - 917 words
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Article, Illustration646 2011-01-22 7 WONG KIM HOH - BY WONG KIM HOH IN DARMSTADT THE real battle in the airline industry is not up in the sky, but on land, in a fight for brains and IT solutions. So says Dr Gunter Kuchler, an executive board member at Lufthansa Systems,PHOTO: LUFTHANSA SYSTEMS - 646 words
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Article, Illustration814 2011-01-22 8 WONG KIM HOH - WONG KIM HOH A GOOD research scientist, says Professor Freddy Boey, needs a chest of “war stories” to reel off for students, and hopefully ignite their imaginations in the process. “You can’t just teach or explain theories. You need to show that a scientistST FILE PHOTO - 814 words
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Article, Illustration812 2011-01-22 9 WONG KIM HOH - BY WONG KIM HOH SENIOR WRITER kimhoh@sph.com.sg TWO years of all-nighters, no pay, dumped by girlfriends, parents on their back you can’t say technopreneurs Steve Wah and Low Guang Hao didn’t pay a high price for chasing their dream. But the pals self-described asST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO - 812 words
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Article, Illustration609 2011-01-22 10 WONG KIM HOH - BY WONG KIM HOH SENIOR WRITER kimhoh@sph.com.sg IF IT could be measured, the pride in Professor Bertil Andersson’s voice would have broken the scale. “Imperial College, for the first time, is leaving South Kensington,” says the incoming president of Nanyang Technological University (NTU), referring to theST PHOTO: BRYAN VAN DER BEEK - 609 words
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Article, Illustration725 2011-01-22 11 WONG KIM HOH - BY WONG KIM HOH SENIOR WRITER kimhoh@sph.com.sg IN 2007, Mr Luo Zhihu, 47, became the Mayor of Hulunbuir in Inner Mongolia. At 253,000 sq km, the city is the largest in China in terms of land area. And the appointment came with its share of stress. “IPHOTOS: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY - 725 words
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Article, Illustration1470 2011-01-22 12 CHANG AI-LIEN - 150 going strong Oldest law firm here has not just endured, it has helped shape history RODYK DAVIDSON BY CHANG AI-LIEN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT ailien@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S oldest law firm has not just been part of the nation’s history for the past 150 years, it has helped to shape and write it.ST PHOTO: WANG HUI FEN; PHOTO: INDRA BAHADUR GURUNG - 1,470 words
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457 2011-01-22 12 i LITTLE is known of Robert Carr LITTLE is known of Robert Carr Woods Sr’s early life, save that he was born in England on July 31, 1816, and became a journalist. He was obliged to leave Bombay in 1845 and chose to457 words
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Article, Illustration391 2011-01-22 12 WITH close to 160 lawyers and about 180 staff, Rodyk Davidson is one of Singapore’s biggest law firms. In its 150-year history, its lawyers have been in the thick of business, history and politics. They were responsible for drafting the Malay States’ first Constitution, for the statePHOTO: WOODS AND DAVIDSON - 391 words
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Article341 2011-01-22 12 ‘LAWYERS at the firm were so low-key in general that the press would not even report the firm’s name, much less the lawyer in charge, in headline-grabbing cases. One such instance was The Esmerian Trial, as the press called it. In 1996, two years after he made341 words
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Article, Illustration385 2011-01-22 13 M IN 1962, the year that Graham Hill IN 1962, the year that Graham Hill became senior partner, Allen Gledhill senior partner Thomas Eric Atkinson quit practice and retired to Australia. Atkinson had got on famously with Hill because both shared the same work ethic. HePHOTO: INDRA BAHADUR GURUNG - 385 words
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Article366 2011-01-22 13 ON JAN 29, 1983, two cable cars on their way back from Sentosa plunged 55m into the sea. The disaster happened when the tower of an oil-drilling vessel, the Eniwetok, which was being moved by tugboat, hit the cableway and got ensnared in it. Seven people were killed366 words
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Article, Illustration276 2011-01-22 13 RODYK Davidson senior partner Charles Burton Buckley owned Singapore’s first car, a battered second-hand Mercedes-Benz with the number plate S-6, and he called it the Coffee Machine. It marked Singapore’s move into motorised transport when he imported the car in 1896, barely eight years after Gottleib and276 words
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Article, Illustration296 2011-01-22 13 i ONE of the firm’s most famous cliONE of the firm’s most famous clients in the 1960s was Cathay cinema magnate Loke Wan Tho. Datuk Loke was the son of Malayan tycoon Loke Yew, a philanthropist who arrived in Malaya from China as aPHOTO: COURTESY OF GRAHAM HILL - 296 words
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Article, Illustration321 2011-01-22 13 ALTHOUGH they could have fled to Australia, Rodyk Davidson lawyers Charles Valentine Miles, John Christopher Cobbett and Francis George Vaux chose to remain in Singapore during the war years. They were thrown into jail after Singapore fell to the Japanese in 1942. Mr Miles, a debonairPHOTO: COURTESY OF NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF SINGAPORE - 321 words
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Article, Illustration705 2011-01-22 14 EISEN TEO - Interest in graffiti on the rise as more schools organise workshops NOW TRENDING BY EISEN TEO eisenteo@sph.com.sg THAT graffiti is more widely regarded as vandalism than art has not stopped a growing group of youth from “tagging”. The term, used to describe spray-painting,ST PHOTO: EISEN TEO - 705 words
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712 2011-01-22 14 The results of last year’s O levels were released on Jan 10, capping a year of blood, sweat and tears for candidates. YouthInk writers share the greatest challenges they faced in the year they sat their O- or A-level exams, and how they712 words
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Article, Illustration569 2011-01-22 14 EISEN TEO - WATCH THIS FACE EISEN TEO SOME people may not want to spend time making their own greeting cards, but they will pay good money for handmade ones. For Ms Ereen Toh, they form a clientele that has turned a hobby into aST PHOTO: TED CHEN - 569 words
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Article, Illustration291 2011-01-22 15 LESTER KOK - Researchers have been working on cloaking techniques since the 1930s, with the intention to camouflage or hide military assets like planes from detection. These are the main types of “invisibility cloaks”: TEXT: LESTER KOK RADAR CLOAK Minimises detection by radar, which uses radio waves to detect objectsGRAPHICS: LIM VONG PHOTOS: REUTERS, FRIGATE, NEO XIAOBIN, NURIA LING - 291 words
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Article, Illustration812 2011-01-22 15 LESTER KOK - Using calcite crystals, their invention can hide small objects from view BY LESTER KOK lesterk@sph.com.sg CALL it a very “Smart” idea from a research centre here. The invention a cloak to make objects invisible made it to No. 4 on the list ofST PHOTO: NURIA LING - 812 words
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Article301 2011-01-22 15 LESTER KOK - LESTER KOK THE “invisibility cloak” may no longer be just the stuff of science fiction, but these ideas will still require a stretch of one’s imagination: L Earthquake cloak The idea is to render buildings “invisible” to earthquakes. One way is to build large concentric301 words
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Article, Illustration786 2011-01-22 2 boon chan - Veteran Hong Kong actor Andy Lau is not shy when it comes to telling movie directors how to film his scenes boon chan media correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg In his 30 years as an entertainer, Hong Kong’s Andy Lau has released more than 50 solo albums, acted in moreST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO - 786 words
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285 2011-01-22 2 Associated Press Los Angeles An ex-convict acted alone in gunning down Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen during a botched robbery, police said on Thursday, ending speculation that he may have conspired with someone to kill her. The case against Harold Martin Smith, a career criminal, wasAssociated Press - 285 words
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Article, Illustration800 2011-01-22 4 tay suan chiang - The Singapore University of Technology and Design has been designed specifically to optimise interaction between students tay suan chiang taysc@sph.com.sg Plenty of interaction. That is what students at the upcoming Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) will have when their new campus near Changi Business Park isPHOTOS: DP ARCHITECTS/UNSTUDIO - 800 words
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Article, Illustration536 2011-01-22 5 Tay Suan Chiang - Tay Suan Chiang Student interaction at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) is not limited to school hours and on the academic campus but spills into the three student residential blocks as well. The three blocks, which will have 470PHOTOS: LOOK ARCHITECTS/SURBANA - 536 words
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Article, Illustration477 2011-01-22 13 This bachelor pad’s loft-like feel is inspired by the hit Sex And The City TV series Friends of bachelor Ian Fong did a double take when they first saw his new apartment at Cairnhill Crest. After all, they know him to be a self-confessed Anglophile, and the dark,PHOTOS: TAN WEI TE; ART DIRECTION: CARRIE TAN; TEXT: WYN-LYN TAN - 477 words
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Article, Illustration494 2011-01-22 14 Once the rage in 1950s, loos decked out in the rosy hue are making a comeback New York Times New York When Nancy Burns and her husband, Thomas, moved into a 1959 split-level house in Virginia three years ago, they tore up the cheesy shag carpeting andNew York Times; PHOTOS: NEW YORK TIMES - 494 words
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Article, Illustration786 2011-01-22 15 nicholas yong - Postcard collector Poh How Der says they are a better way to preserve memories than taking your own pictures the collectors’ series with Poh How Der nicholas yong nicy@sph.com.sg It is a familiar holiday ritual sending a postcard from an exotic locale, then poring over the cardST PHOTOS: DESMOND FOO - 786 words
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Article, Illustration273 2011-01-22 16 root awakening I picked up this plant, which was discarded at Yishun Park. The flower blooms for less than two hours. Can it bear fruit? Botanically known as Pereskia bleo, the plant is a member of the cactus family. Locally, it is considered a medicinal plant.PHOTO: SHIVA BANERJEE - 273 words
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Article, Illustration102 2011-01-22 16 Pop quiz: A deluge of relatives have arrived at your home for a Chinese New Year visit. There are not enough seats. What do you do? Answer: Throw a few bean-bag sofas and ottomans on the floor. Unlike most shapeless looking bean bags, these ones from British brandPHOTO: AMBIENT LOUNGE - 102 words
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Article, Illustration1149 2011-01-22 6 John lui - A good tour guide can rattle off nuggets, a bad one tries not to spread too much misinformation being there John lui johnlui@sph.com.sg It is really tempting to make up facts when guiding people on a tour around Singapore. These tourists have come a long wayST PHOTO: LENNE CHAI - 1,149 words
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Article, Illustration629 2011-01-22 8 rachael boon - Korean actor Jang Hyuk likes to be able to tear up through his roles on screen rachael boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Korean actor Jang Hyuk likes to cry on screen because he does not do so in real life. In town to promote a new drama series which will airST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN - 629 words
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Article, Illustration514 2011-01-22 9 The season premiere of American Idol 10 debuts with two new judges to a smaller audience Reuters Bloomberg LosAngeles A revamped American Idol dominated United States television on its first outing but lost millions of viewers despite the addition of celebrity judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler.Reuters; Bloomberg; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 514 words
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Article371 2011-01-22 10 I read Adeline Chia’s column Staring Extinction with great interest (Life!, Jan 13). I can’t agree with her more. I am a 67-year-old retiree. In 2000, around the time e-mail was taking off, my daughter went overseas to study. I’m eternally grateful for this electronic invention as371 words
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Article117 2011-01-22 10 Anna Goh-Chew - Anna Goh-Chew I refer to Marc Lim’s column (Late Start A Great Start, Lifestyle, Jan 16). My son is in Primary 2 in a single session late-start primary school. We live nearby and he can wake up at 7am, or even later if he really117 words
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Article, Illustration199 2011-01-22 10 William Sim - William Sim Wang Hui Fen’s column brought back fond memories for mee (Childhood Mee-mories, Lifestyle, Jan 16). I used to visit my grandparents every weekend in the 1970s and 1980s. They lived near St Anne’s Church and I would cycle out to eat tah mee, and not as199 words
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Article378 2011-01-22 10 I read with much interest Nicholas Yong’s column, Imagine Life Without Facebook (Life!, Jan 15). With a little faith, trust and passion, remarkable things can happen across social networking platforms. I met the AbsoluteDTfangirls, a group of fans of British actor David Tennant, who formerly378 words
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Article100 2011-01-22 10 Jeff Cheong - Jeff Cheong Our family is forever grateful to Andy Chen for his columns in Lifestyle. They echo the voices of many parents. I have a big family with three lovely kids to dine with. They have been conditioned to behave well in public places. We felt100 words
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Article, Illustration439 2011-01-22 11 Industry leaders sound warning as digital music sales slow down in the face of illegal downloads Associated Press Reuters London The growth in digital music sales is slowing considerably: For the first time since record companies began making significant amounts of money online in 2004, sales areAssociated Press; Reuters; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 439 words
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298 2011-01-22 11 Associated Press New York To suit an altered music landscape, MTV is planning an untraditional award show celebrating digital music. The network says it is prepping an as-yet-unnamed, multi-platform award show for April or May that will exult digital music and its manyAssociated Press - 298 words
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Article, Illustration655 2011-01-22 12 The indie film festival vows to stay true to its roots Agence France-Presse Reuters Park City, Utah Robert Redford launched the annual Sundance Film Festival on Thursday, vowing to stick to its modest, “shoestring” roots and reject the commercialism of Hollywood. The Butch Cassidy And The SundanceAgence France-Presse; Reuters; PHOTO: AFP - 655 words
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Article, Illustration666 2011-01-22 18 Christopher tan - VW’s 2-litre turbodiesel Golf GTD hatch boasts low carbon emissions without sacrificing torque Christopher tan senior correspondent christan@sph.com.sg The variety of diesel cars seems increasingly polarised. At one end, we have big, burly models (like SUVs) powered by equally big engines, where economy and emissionPHOTOS: VOLKSWAGEN - 666 words
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Article, Illustration561 2011-01-22 19 christopher tan - To own his dream turbodiesel wagon, Ng Tzong Sheng imported the car himself christopher tan christan@sph.com.sg When Mr Ng Tzong Sheng went shopping for a new car, he found nothing that suited his needs and taste in Singapore. The 32-year-old manager at a statutory board wanted aPHOTOS: NG TZONG SHENG - 561 words
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Article, Illustration648 2011-01-22 20 andre lam - It is hard to classify the CLS63 AMG, whose performance goes from civil to wild in seconds andre lam in san diego, California stlife@sph.com.sg The Mercedes-Benz CLS is not an easy car to pigeon-hole. Is it a coupe or is it a sedan? Or is it both orPHOTOS: DIRK WEYHENMEYER - 648 words
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Article, Illustration718 2011-01-22 21 christopher tan - The Volvo V60 is one of only two premium cars in the mass market segment and it is attractively priced christopher tan senior correspondent christan@sph.com.sg A friend of mine with children about to leave the coop has been asking me to recommend an inexpensive station wagon.PHOTOS: VOLVO - 718 words
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Article, Illustration512 2011-01-22 22 christopher tan - christopher tan GERMAN CARS GAIN GROUND As expected, the German brands took the Singapore car market by storm last year, thanks to a weak euro, a strong yen and high COE prices. BMW agent Performance Motors posted record sales of 4,178 units, the first time the marque hasPHOTOS: SAAB, AUDI - 512 words
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Article149 2011-01-22 22 I have a six-month-old Japanese car. Whenever I start it up in the morning and engage to Drive, the dashboard area vibrates. That stops after I start driving. Is this normal? Usually, cold-start engine speed will be slightly higher than the car’s normal idling speed. This is for149 words
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Article, Illustration429 2011-01-22 25 Each of Shakespeare’s plays will be performed in a different language for the 2012 Olympics Agence France-Presse London Each of William Shakespeare’s 38 plays will be performed in a different language, including Arabic, Cantonese and Urdu, during a theatre season in Britain to markAgence France-Presse; PHOTO: ST FILE - 429 words
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Article, Illustration108 2011-01-22 26 ‘I worked in a Chinese restaurant’ Singer Barbra Streisand (right), when asked why she was invited to the White House dinner for Chinese President Hu Jintao ‘They were, like, 2 feet away from my table and it changes you. They should be king and queen of108 words
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Article, Illustration1082 2011-01-22 26 clara chow - Amy Chua’s newest book has sparked criticism but there is a Tiger Mother dormant in all of us clara chow clarac@sph.com.sg Here’s what I did after reading Yale law professor and self-styled Chinese Tiger Mother Amy Chua’s controversial child-rearing memoir, Battle ymn Of The TigerPHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMSBURY - 1,082 words
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Article, Illustration622 2011-01-22 27 corrie tan - This dinner theatre show cooks up an interesting premise but leaves the audience cold corrie tan corriet@sph.com.sg review theatre THE DIARY OF ALICE TheatreWorks/The Baba House/Thursday At night, the amber lighting of the Baba House gives it a romantic glow. The ornate rosewood furniture, the marble tabletopsPHOTO: MATTHEW G. JOHNSON - 622 words
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Article188 2011-01-22 27 Agence France-Press New York The world’s first international online art fair hits the Internet today, putting contemporary art pieces worth US$1 million (S$1.29 million) and upwards, just a mouse click away. VIP Art Fair blows away the sometimes fusty, exclusive atmosphere of art galleries byAgence France-Press - 188 words
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Article, Illustration308 2011-01-22 30 Agence France-Presse Los Angeles Hollywood heartthrob and human rights activist George Clooney contracted malaria during his recent visit to Sudan and had a “bad 10 days”, he said in a TV show. He jokingly agreed that Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir, who is wanted for warAgence France-Presse; PHOTO: REUTERS - 308 words
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Article, Illustration320 2011-01-22 30 Reuters Los Angeles Less than a year after his admitted infidelities caused the collapse of his five-year marriage to Oscar-win-ner Sandra Bullock, Jesse James is ready to walk down the aisle again. The tattooed, motorcycle-riding James told People magazine on Thursday that he was engaged to tattooReuters; PHOTOS: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 320 words
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Article38 2011-01-22 30 Comic Sacha Baron Cohen will co-write and play Saddam Hussein in The Dictator. The film is inspired by a book the former Iraqi leader wrote, titled Zabibah And The King, Paramount Pictures said.38 words
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Article74 2011-01-22 30 Michael Jackson’s estate is seeking the shutdown of a website that is selling a book written by the late singer’s mother Katherine and has released music attributed to Jackson. The estate sued businessman Howard Mann, claiming he and his website jacksonsecretvault.com, are infringing on copyrights74 words
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Article39 2011-01-22 30 Pop star Kelly Chen, 38, said yesterday that she is three months pregnant with twins. Website NetEase said she conceived them by artificial insemination. She and her businessman husband Alex Lau have an 18-month-old son.39 words
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Article157 2011-01-22 30 The authorities say a Korean tourist faces trespassing charges after he somehow got into an apartment building in New York City and rode the elevator with Yoko Ono. Police say the man was heading down to the lobby of the Dakota on Jan 12 when the157 words
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