The Straits Times, 5 February 2011

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    37 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MICA(P) 108/11/2010 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 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 1.00
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    Lock icon Budget terminal growing
    78 1 OPENED in 2006 as a no-frills structure, Changi Airport’s Budget Terminal will see $25 million pumped in by January 2013 to expand its infrastructure as demand continues to grow this comes on top of a $16 million upgrade a little more than a year ago. Budget airlines
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    Lock icon Big cyclone relief effort
    49 1 AUSTRALIANS living in cyclone ravaged north-eastern Queensland state were returning to their devastated homes yesterday as the federal government announced a big military relief effort for the region. Cyclone Yasi compounded misery in a state battered for weeks by the nation’s worst flooding in decades.
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    Lock icon General made president
    74 1 MYANMAR’S newly elected Parliament has named a key figure in the long-ruling military junta as president, ensuring that the first civilian government in decades will be dominated by the army that has ruled the country with an iron fist for decades. The appointment of former general and
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    Lock icon District 19 gaining fans
    47 1 KATONG and Marine Parade in District 15 remained the most popular district among home buyers last year but new favourites have started to emerge. District 19, which covers Serangoon, Hougang and Kovan, was the second most favoured district, according to a new analysis.
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    Lock icon Couple amass fortune from insider trading
    916 1  -  By K. C. VlJAYAN CHRISTIAN Littlewood was a London banker earning £400,000 (S$820,000) a year, but that did not stop him wanting more. He used information from his office to get his wife Angie Lew Siew Yoon and friend Helmy Omar Sa’aid, both Singaporeans,
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    Lock icon Protesters in final push to oust Mubarak
    1031 1  -  They brace themselves for more violence as leader remains defiant By ANDREW RAVEN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES araven755@gmail.com CAIRO: Tens of thousands of anti-gov-ernment protesters converged on downtown Cairo yesterday in what was billed as the “Day of Departure”, a final push to
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    Lock icon Budget will help grow, transform economy: PM
    773 1  -  By ZAKIR HUSSAIN THE upcoming Budget will have measures to grow and transform the economy, including ways to help Singaporeans gain the skills and the ability to do better for themselves, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. There was a need to especially
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      163 1 CHINESE NEW YEAR Baby, baby, baby Tan Hui Yee takes up lion dancing INSIGHT: PAGE A34 Exchanging greetings This Dad says: If you want a baby, go for it SATURDAY SPECIAL REPORT: PAGES B8-12 Perfect crepes, anyone? ‘Tuan bai’ is catching on COMMENTARY: PRIME A2 John Lui turns out fancy
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        Lock icon On race and religion – again
        68 2 On race and religion again WE SAY Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew cannot be faulted for what he said about Malay-Muslim religiosity. He speaks from experience. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s view, based on the evidence he has seen of Malay integration, says that Singapore in on the right path
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        Lock icon Mid-East misstep for US
        21 2 COLUMNS William Choong says pushing Egypt towards a US-style democracy is a mistake by the Obama administration.
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        Lock icon Better than the real thing
        23 2 Online retailers offer great bargains and give shopping centres a real run for their money, says Serene Goh.
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        Lock icon Holding on to an identity
        30 2 OUR READER SAYS As Singaporeans, we must balance economic priorities with our needs, values and aspirations as the nation rapidly changes, says Lee Khum Thong.
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        20 2 www.straitstimes.com L Lynn Lee spends a Sunday admiring paintings by top artists at the Jakarta Contemporary art event.
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      Lock icon New year, new baby, new joy
      1115 2  -  The bliss of parenting outweighs any stresses. Want babies? Just do it! By OO GIN LEE ginlee@sph.com.sg Excitement is in the air of my home as we welcome a new baby this year. My third daughter hopped into the world on the first day
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      Lock icon 1 in 10 obese, men more so than women
      246 3 SINGAPORE ONE in 10 people in Singapore is obese, with men having overtaken women as the fatter sex. The latest National Health Survey results released last November showed that 10 per cent are obese, up from the 6.9 per cent of
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      Lock icon Bigger ambulances for bigger patients
      231 3 BRITAIN AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Britain is having to buy new ambulances and upgrade others to cope with a growing number of fat patients as an obesity crisis grips the country, a report said on Thursday. Every ambulance service in Britain has had to buy ex-tra-strength
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      Lock icon Worldwide tsunami of obesity
      492 3 Rates double since 1980; one in three overweight, one in nine obese AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: A “tsunami of obesity” is unfurling across the world, resulting in a near-doubling of the numbers of dangerously overweight adults since 1980, doctors warned yesterday. More than half a billion men
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      Lock icon MBS in the chips with record profit
      521 4  -  IR is Las Vegas Sands’ best performer with $390m in pre-tax profit By FIONA CHAN ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR fiochan@sph.com.sg MARINA Bay Sands (MBS) has hit the jackpot again with a second straight quarter of record profits. The integrated resort recorded US$305.8 million (S$390
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      Lock icon HANGING ON FOR NOW
      1058 8 / 9  -  The unrest in Egypt coming so soon after the revolution in Tunisia has stirred fears about a domino effect across the Middle East. The Straits Times assesses the potential of fall for two other countries which remain key to peace in the Middle East. NEWS ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Helping older workers stay on
      446 10  -  ZAKIR HUSSAIN WASTE collection truck driver David Cheong (right) says that if he continues to pass his annual medical check-up, he wants to carry on working for as long as he can. The 68-year-old driver with SembWaste refuse collection company works a regular day shift
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      Lock icon Record food prices ‘generating unrest’
      613 13 UN agency blames them for Tunisian crisis NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) yesterday warned that record-high prices for basic commodities are generating unrest around the world and helped topple the Tunisian president last month. The
      NEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS; GRAPHICS ADAPTED FROM AFP  -  613 words
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      Lock icon Thai AIS rejects request for compensation in telco dispute
      374 13 REUTERS BANGKOK: Thailand’s top mobile phone operator, Advanced Info Service (AIS), on Thursday rejected a request by state-owned telecoms firm TOT for US$2.4 billion (S$3 billion) in compensation for losses from concession changes. TOT is seeking 214.7 billion baht (S$8.9 billion)
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      Lock icon 52 days’ leave? Too good to be true
      714 15  -  Some employers take rest days on Sundays as staff’s annual leave quota By CASSANDRA CHEW casschew@sph.com.sg THE coffee shop is often Mr Tommy Lin’s office. Sometimes, he moves to a foodcourt. His job is to check on the lowly paid casual workers
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      Lock icon Improving the lot of the lowly paid
      321 15  -  CASSANDRA CHEW THE plight of the poorly paid is receiving priority with the recent formation of a Government-led tripartite committee. Its three main tasks are to improve their employment conditions, income and job mobility. Formed last October, the 13-member panel made up of
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  • prime egypt turmoil
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      Lock icon ‘Soldiers tied a shirt over my head and questioned me’
      614 6  -  By ANDREW RAVEN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a freelance journalist based in Cairo and a former copy editor at The Straits Times. CAIRO: Having lived in Egypt for two years, I have heard a lot about the
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      Lock icon Jobs, age among risk factors for uprisings, say experts
      476 6 THE NEW YORK TIMES DUBAI: As demands for regime change sweep the Middle East and North Africa, leaving diplomats and geopolitical analysts struggling to keep abreast of developments, financial analysts are turning to economic indicators to guide their bets on which
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      10 10 LOOK OUT FOR THE INSERT TODAY 1 WATERFRONT I isle
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  • prime weather woes
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      Lock icon Australia’s massive cyclone relief effort
      778 12  -  4,000 soldiers in biggest national deployment; PM pledges financial aid By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jonathanpearlman@hotmail.com CANBERRA: Australia has embarked on its biggest domestic military mobilisation in more than 30 years to help with the relief effort in the aftermath of Cyclone Yasi,
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      Lock icon 3 babies born as Yasi hits Queensland
      131 12 NEW YORK TIMES SYDNEY: Three babies were born overnight as Cyclone Yasi came ashore, Queensland officials said. They included a girl who was delivered at one of the evacuation centres a local school by a British midwife who was on vacation. “Having given
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      Lock icon Mammoth winter storm leaves trail of destruction in US North-east and Midwest
      483 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO: A mammoth winter storm in the United States left dangerously slick roads and frigid temperatures in its frozen footprint, causing at least three deaths. Wind chills dipped to nearly minus 34 deg C in parts
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      98 16 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE LMedvedev vows to ‘destroy’ terrorists L ‘India and China gaining on US’ MOST COMMENTED ON L ‘Million man march’ against Mubarak gains support. Says Cheetham: “There are plenty of viable, extremely preferable alternatives to Mubarak. ElBaradei for example.
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      Lock icon Indonesia raises interest rate
      553 16  -  Economists praise move to tackle inflation By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT wahyudis@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: Indonesia’s central bank yesterday raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than two years, as it moved to tame inflation that had climbed to a 21-month high. Bank Indonesia
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      Lock icon Cambodian, Thai troops in border clash
      349 16 BLOOMBERG REUTERS BANGKOK: Thai and Cambodian troops exchanged gunfire and artillery shells near an ancient Hindu temple yesterday, raising tensions as Thai nationalists pressure Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to take tough action along the border. Two Cambodian soldiers and a Thai civilian died in
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        Lock icon Outgoing Myanmar PM to be president
        642 20 Thein Sein, seen as a shoo-in, will be responsible for picking key personnel in the new govt ASSOCIATED PRESS YANGON: Myanmar’s Parliament named the premier of the outgoing military government as the country’s new president yesterday, handing a key junta member the top job
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        Lock icon Junta chief’s options
        298 20 REUTERS WITH the election of a president in Myanmar’s new civilian-led political set-up, what will junta supremo Than Shwe do now? Here’s a look at possible answers: L Is he stepping aside? Unlikely. The presidency is probably something Senior General Than Shwe never really wanted. The rise
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        Lock icon Drumming up festive cheer
        111 22 The world rang in the Year of the Rabbit with fireworks, lion dances and prayers. Here’s a look at some of the celebrations INDIA: Members of the Chinese community in Kolkata in high spirits, preparing to put on a dragon dance performance in the city’s Chinatown
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        Lock icon What ails India?
        1598 26 / 27  -  Huge promises and middling performance. Elation and frustration. India can be infuriating for even its most fervent well-wishers. Every time it looks like it has settled into a fast and steady trot, some event or a chain of developments take place that rein in the massive sinews
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        550 26 / 27 WHAT’S WRONG L THE MILITARY IT IS tough to see a grown man cry and tougher still when the person involved is a three-star general, once touted as a future chief of the army staff. But that was exactly what happened last month. A general
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        Lock icon Improving in some areas and there’s potential
        548 26 / 27 WHAT’S RIGHT NEW DELHI: While the stench of corruption is casting a pall on the Indian landscape, it is important to remember what India does get right. Take telecommunications, where the allocation of electronic spectrum has proved so spectacularly controversial. There is no
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        174 26 / 27 UNDERMINED BY DETERIORATION “India is witnessing not mere corruption, but national plunder. When the head is rotten and putrid, the body cannot be healthy. India’s ability to secure its interests is being undermined by the deterioration of the state.” Analyst Brahma Chellaney, a strategic affairs professor at
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        Lock icon Malay horror films? Bring them on!
        627 28  -  Local storylines, better production quality keep audiences enthralled By ELIZABETH LOOI MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT elizlooi@sph.com.sg A WILD-EYED woman chants under her breath, raises her knife and stabs a man. The trailer then cuts to the next scene the severed head of her victim being placed
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        Lock icon BBC jokes not really funny
        380 29 But channel says jokes that stereotype just part of British humour AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: The BBC found itself in hot water for the second time in two weeks, having to apologise over remarks made in its top television shows. The channel apologised to the Mexican
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        Lock icon Shifting sands of time
        67 29 A study published on Thursday in the Science journal said mysterious dark sand dunes around Mars’ northern polar cap are shifting with the seasons, as carbon dioxide gas changes form and sparks landscape-altering avalanches. An image taken by Nasa’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in February 2009 shows
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        Lock icon Fire away to heal burnt skin
        566 30 Spray gun fires stem cells on damaged skin; burns heal within days LONDON: Doctors have created a revolutionary skin spray gun that heals severe burns within days, The Daily Telegraph reported. The spray gun, which fires stem cells onto damaged skin, has already been
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        Lock icon Greens turn ash grey
        43 30 Volcanic ash covering vegetables in Miyakonojo city in Miyazaki prefecture in Japan’s southern island of Kyushu yesterday. A series of eruptions from volcano Shinmoedake had fired columns of smoke and ash thousands of metres.PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon PKR official faces charge
          94 30 BERNAMA SHAH ALAM: Kota Raja Parti Keadilan Rakyat deputy chief Shuhaimi Shafie was arrested by police here and released on bail ahead of being charged for sedition on Monday. He told reporters he would be charged under Section 4(1)(c) of the Sedition Act at the Sessions
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          Lock icon Man mauled by rare tiger
          92 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS JAKARTA: A hospital official says a rare Sumatran tiger has mauled an Indonesian man to death. Mr Amir, a morgue officer at Jambi’s Public Hospital, said yesterday that the body of a 52-year-old plantation worker called Ketani was found in southern Sumatra. He
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          Lock icon Cartoonist’s attacker jailed
          88 30 REUTERS COPENHAGEN: A Danish court yesterday sentenced a Somali man to nine years in prison followed by expulsion, for trying to kill a cartoonist whose 2005 drawing of the Prophet Muhammad sparked Muslim outrage around the world. Muhudiin Mohamed Geele, 29, broke into the home of cartoonist
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          Lock icon No aiming lasers at planes
          129 30 ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: Pointing handheld lasers at aircraft a growing problem that aviation officials warn could lead to a crash will become a federal crime punishable by up to five years’ jail under an amendment backed by the US Senate. Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, the
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      430 32 On race and religion again DID Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew drop a clanger with what he said about Singapore’s Malay-Muslims? Follow-up question: Did his representation of Malay religiosity and the limits he infers it could impose on Malay submersion in a Singaporean identity serve any purpose? The answers do
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      860 32  -  FOREIGN MATTERS By WILLIAM CHOONG SENIOR WRITER williamc@sph.com.sg IN 2005, Dr Condoleezza Rice delivered a message that resonated across the Arab world. Speaking in Cairo, the then-secretary of state of the United States said: “For 60 years, my country pursued stability at the
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      857 32  -  DAEDALUS By ANDY HO SENIOR WRITER andyho@sph.com.sg A MID-LIFE participant recently collapsed and died in the brisk walk segment of the Lose to Win Challenge. The safeguards that the Health Promotion Board had in place at its weight loss contest were not sufficient
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        175 34 SHOWCASE HERITAGE “I wish the collective strength of SFCCA members will set new trends, increase participation in clan activities and showcase Chinese heritage and its best.” Mr Chua Thian Poh, 62, SFCCA president PEACE FOR ALL “I wish our economic growth
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        50 35 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR DANIEL KOH: Touching encounter on bus 2 MADAM NAZ AMY TOMARI: Grateful accident victims 3 MR ADAM REUTENS-TAN: A role model for service staff 4 AVA: Steps were taken to ensure welfare of rabbits 5 SISTIC: Clearing the mystery of best seats
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        159 35  -  Dylan Tan (Mr) Corporate Communications Manager SingTel WE THANK Mr Michael Lee for his letter (“Protecting consumers: A ‘lemon law’ will help shore up consumer confidence in big corporations as well”; Jan 26). Mr Lee contacted our customer care hotline when he encountered problems with
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        105 37 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Leave bak kwa in Malaysia MOST COMMENTED ON LOver 90 per cent of Singaporeans happy with quality of life. Says purplepepper: “People are satisfied with the ‘policies formulated for the country’, but dissatisfied with job opportunities and
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        401 35  -  Lee Khum Thong I READ Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s Chinese New Year message (“Hold on to core values amid changes: PM Lee”; Wednesday) and agree with the need for constant change for Singapore’s survival. Given our unique geographical location, we cannot bury our heads in
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        313 35  -  Farah Abdul Rahim (Ms) Director, Corporate Communications Ministry of Manpower THE letter by Transient Workers Count Too (“Why more Indonesian maids fall: Blame poor employers, and no day off”; Jan 27) does not accurately reflect the employment conditions of foreign domestic workers
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      769 1  -  $25m expansion includes new boarding gates, baggage claim belt By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg LIKE the little engine that could, Changi Airport’s Budget Terminal is proving that it can compete with the bigger boys. Opened in March 2006, what started out as a minimal,
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      233 2 A NEW physical education curriculum at the Singapore Sports School aims to develop its athletes in an “all-round” manner. From this year, its Secondary 1 and 2 students will take part in weekly 11/2-hour sessions to develop fundamental motor skills like balance, coordination and agility. Said
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      655 4  -  Merry crowds throng temples across Singapore to usher in the Chinese New Year By YEN FENG zengyan@sph.com.sg THE young men jumped, twirled and swung their taut bodies in synchrony. Above them, a red paper dragon steered by their motions thrashed in the air. “Huat
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      426 6  -  Not everyone spent the first two days of the Rabbit Year visiting relatives and handing out hongbao. Some spent it quietly ushering in new babies in hospitals or rubbing shoulders with the President, while others braved long queues and crowds, seeking luck at
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        550 7  -  Cycling expeditions to raise funds for those in need gaining popularity By GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg CYCLING around Timor Leste is something Ms Zhang Tingjun will never forget. The 28-year-old freelance events presenter took part in the 450kmfive-day Tour de Timor bike race in 2009
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          70 7 THE Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of Singapore needs 2,000 volunteers for its Flag Day on March 26. Flag Day aims to raise $100,000 to fund the organisation’s community service programmes. These programmes will benefit people served by 34 partnering voluntary welfare organisations. Members of
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          83 7 ABOUT 100 students from the Singapore Polytechnic Business School will hold a bazaar from 9am to 6pm on Feb 10 and 11 to test their entrepreneurial skills. Students from Fairfield Methodist Secondary and Outram Secondary will also participate. There will be about 40 stalls
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          106 7 THE South East Community Development Council (CDC) and technology company 3M on Monday launched a fitness-cum-charity “skipping” campaign to benefit the needy elderly in the district. The 3M Skipping Challenge South East aims to have 10,000 participants from schools and organisations setting a record
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        817 13  -  Study aims to define risk factors, help doctors detect condition early NOW TRENDING By SERENE LUO A YOUNG person prone to psychosis needs help or he could become permanently schizophrenic. Experts have found that psychosis leading to schizophrenia is most likely to start between the
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        786 13  -  WATCH THIS FACE By EISEN TEO IT MUST be a sure sign that a new diploma course has succeeded when graduates of its pioneer batch form a company which breaks even within six months, and is now worth at least $380,000. Anomalyst is the new
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        204 13 Last month, the police identified youth crime as a problem to be tackled this year. YouthInk writers discuss on Facebook the best way to do so. MY LIFE WE HAVE often cited parental control (or lack thereof) as a key reason behind youth
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          107 13 “Schools often do not offer subjects that young people are truly passionate about. I propose that schools widen their menu of subjects to transcend merely those which are examinable. Entrepreneurship studies? Sure! Research in popular culture? Why not? These will widen students’ perspectives about the world and
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          85 13 “It’s best to reach out to someone when he is young. It is easier then to instil a sense of righteousness, and grow a conscience so he does not commit crimes. The police should try and visit as many primary schools as possible, teach positive
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          83 13 “To stop youth crime that stems from rebelliousness, trouble-making youth should be given positive opportunities. Giving them responsibilities diverts their attention from creating trouble, and they can also use their experiences as trouble-makers to effectively deal with difficult situations. Some of my rebellious friends were made military policemen
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        527 14 Sharks have existed for more than 400 million years, but the destruction of habitats, overfishing and the demand for shark’s fin are threatening various species. The Straits Times looks at how these predators of the sea are themselves being threatened. SPECIES UNDER THREAT The fins of certain
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        686 14  -  Imports of delicacy nearly doubled since 2003 despite campaigns By LESTER KOK, GRACE CHUA lesterk@sph.com.sg caiwj@sph.com.sg EVERY Chinese New Year, campaigns by conservation groups ask diners to stop eating shark’s fin. But recent figures show that Singapore’s imports of the delicacy have nearly doubled
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        506 14  -  By GRACE CHUA SCIENTISTS have long studied individual genetic mutations and the increased cancer risks each poses. But researchers are now, for the first time, looking at whole sets of genes in various types of cancers. What does that mean for patients? One
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      23 2 Miss Singapore World 2006 Colleen Francisca says she, too, complained about way contest run here Why parade us in bikinis at mall? thenewpaper
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      18 7 TOMORROW IN NOT ALWAYS SUNDAY BEST Debate over whether dress codes should be enforced among Catholic church-goers here
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        3727 8  -  ...reporter Tan Hui Yee told herself. She will usher it in in grand tradition with a lion dance. That is to say, she will “dance” it. After six weeks of blood, sweat and gore-y blisters, she “graduates” from training with Singapore’s oldest
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        566 12  -  lion dance the sport By TAN HUI YEE CORRESPONDENT tanhy@sph.com.sg THE pool table sits before a shelf lined with trophies in the deep red room. Just beside it is a flat-screen television set, and a set of plush sofas in the corner. The lounge
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        375 12  -  lion dance the business TAN HUI YEE THE website of Tian Eng Dragon and Lion Dance Centre offers an intriguing, if not eclectic, array of services: Lion dance services are listed alongside “Santa Claus stiltwalker” and “Snowman mascot”. The troupe started a mascot service
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      96 15 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE LInflation hits highest level since 2008 LCalming the next economic storm L Home sales: Volume to fall, not prices YOUR SAY LMarina Bay Sands has continued to bring in the highest quarterly earnings and profit margin of any
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      699 15  -  Area in north-east is second-most popular among home buyers, up from 7th spot in 2009 By ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg THE evergreen estates of Katong, Marine Parade and Siglap in District 15 continued to top the charts of home buyers last year, although new
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      248 15 Shipping company Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land (SAL) has placed the MV Svenja into service. It is the world’s largest heavy lift vessel. Its arrival coincides with the opening of SAL’s sales office in Singapore, enabling the company to cover the entire Australasia region. Mike M Dizon goes
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      483 16  -  Chamber can work with trade groups to promote closer ties: Shanmugam By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg AFTER setting up an office in China last year, the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) should now look into stepping up help to local
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      356 16 NEW YORK TIMES BLOOMBERG REUTERS TOKYO: Two of Japan’s largest steelmakers said on Thursday that they were in talks to merge a move that would form the world’s second-largest producer of steel, after ArcelorMittal. Nippon Steel, Japan’s largest steel producer, and Sumitomo Metal
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      195 16 REUTERS GENEVA: Switzerland’s Palaedino Group and Euroasia Investment have unveiled plans to store and manage gold in Singapore, for ultra-wealthy clients who have lost confidence in banks and paper money. Their venture, Swiss Precious Metals, will store gold in the
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      332 16  -  By LORNA TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT NOW the financial crisis has passed, people here are most concerned with putting more cash aside for retirement and rebuilding their savings, according to a new survey. About 70 per cent of respondents believed their Central Provident Fund
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      636 17 But number of net new jobs generated hits a 4-month low ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON: The United States unemployment rate dropped sharply last month to 9 per cent, the lowest level in nearly two years. But the economy generated only 36,000 net new jobs,
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      541 17 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: World share prices rose while bonds fell yesterday, as investors positioned themselves for the possibility of strong United States jobs data, which would bolster the view of a recovering global economy and further boost riskier assets.
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      745 17  -  NEWS ANALYSIS By GABRIEL CHEN FINANCE CORRESPONDENT GULLIVER’S travels caused quite a ruckus in London and Hong Kong last week not the recent movie, but the travel itinerary of a man named Stuart Gulliver. He is the new chief executive officer
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      293 17 BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BRUSSELS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are proposing a special summit of euro-zone leaders next month. They say the 17 countries that use the euro need to improve their competitiveness to move beyond
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      49 20 Memory wanders as shadows fail Back to the days of happiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep. V- For the loved ones whom you remember... “In Memoriam” <^r BEATS
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    379 20 OBITUARIES “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 MR RAMAN (EASA) (former Jurong Shipyard-Ex Foreman) Age: 63 was called home to be with the Lord on 2 February 2011, leaving
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      173 22 Man Who's threatening who? Led by Tevez, the Citizens are geared up to take on the Devils who are sharpening their claws with Rooney at the helm. Which team will prove to be more "man"? Fans, cheer on! Venue: The New Paper Sports Bar @St James Power Station, 3 Sentosa
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      794 24 Torres will keep it low key if he scores against Liverpool tomorrow THE BIG MATCH AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Fernando Torres has vowed not to celebrate if he scores for Chelsea against Liverpool tomorrow, as he begged his former supporters to understand his £50 million (S$102.3 million) move. “Liverpool
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      234 24 LONDON: David Luiz is unlikely to make his debut for Chelsea against Liverpool tomorrow after he was forced to make a 17,700km round trip to Brazil to finalise his work permit. Whether manager Carlo Ancelotti will throw his £21.3 million
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      483 24  -  By RICHARD JOLLY FOOTBALL’S capacity to shock has rarely been more evident than this week. But as Chelsea and Liverpool the Premier League’s two biggest spenders on a manic Monday meet, the surprises have not just been confined to their transfer activities. They also
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      230 20 REUTERS BERLIN: McLaren pieced together their new Formula One car bit by bit at a public launch yesterday in the Potsdamer Platz near the old Berlin Wall, but made sure their secrets stayed well out of sight. Wheels, pieces of bodywork and even the
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      176 20 REUTERS VALENCIA: Felipe Massa found his new Ferrari Formula One car too hot to handle on Thursday, when it caught fire after he had completed only a few laps of the Valencia circuit in eastern Spain. The Brazilian was testing for the first time this
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      50 20 LEBRON JAMES, after scoring an NBA seasonhigh 51 points on Thursday as the Miami Heat topped the Orlando Magic 104-100 away. When James quit Cleveland for Miami, Magic general manager Otis Smith said: “I thought he was, I guess, more of a competitor.”
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      90 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir face criminal charges in Britain over allegations that they conspired with bookmakers to fix a match last year. The trio have protested their innocence to the International Cricket Council but British prosecutors said yesterday
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      510 22 LONDON: A pub landlady from Portsmouth could soon be responsible for destroying the economic model that has made Premier League clubs among the richest in world football. Karen Murphy was taken to court by the Premier League and ordered to pay a fine and
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        84 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS ZURICH: Football world body Fifa may ban neck warmers worn by players, or “snoods”. Its rules-making panel, will debate on Mar 5 if snoods are a safety risk even though no player is believed to have been choked by his
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        73 22 REUTERS MADRID: Lanky football striker Emmanuel Adebayor (above) marked his home debut for Real Madrid on Wednesday by netting a superb volley. Adebayor, who has joined on loan from Manchester City until the end of the season, played the final 10 minutes of Real’s 2-0
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        73 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DOHA: Bruno Metsu has been sacked as Qatar’s football coach after he failed to guide the hosts past the quarter-finals of last month’s Asian Cup. Metsu, who took charge of the team in September 2008, had a contract until 2014. But the
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        63 22 PHUKET: Three Singaporeans on a kayaking expedition to Thailand and back have reached the halfway point. Calvin Palyama, Andrew Chng and former national canoeist Elsie Lim reached Phuket on Tuesday after a 1,400km journey at the height of the monsoon season. They began the journey
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        86 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: Chinese hurdles star Liu Xiang, the 2004 Olympic champion and former world record holder in the 110m hurdles, will run in two indoor meets in Germany this month, marking his first appearances in Europe since he captured the world indoor
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        70 22 REUTERS KARACHI: All-rounder Shahid Afridi has been named Pakistan captain for the World Cup starting later this month, the Pakistan Cricket Board said yesterday. It said in a statement that Afridi would lead the team after the national team’s one-day series win in New Zealand.
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      952 23 Arsenal boss Wenger claims Fabregas is being singled out for attacks AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: The spotlight in today’s clash between Arsenal and Newcastle will not just be on the result, but on Cesc Fabregas as well. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been fighting a growing perception
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      385 23 LONDON: Newcastle captain Kevin Nolan has apologised to fans for his enthusiastic assessment of Andy Carroll’s £35 million (S$71.8 million) deadline day move to Liverpool. A boyhood Reds fan, Nolan had told Liverpool TV he was delighted for Carroll, who was joining a “fantastic
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      284 23 REUTERS LONDON: Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney’s season could take off after scoring two goals this week, manager Alex Ferguson said on the eve of the Red Devils’ Premier League trip to bottom club Wolverhampton today. Rooney scored twice in Tuesday’s 3-1 victory
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      314 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Gary Neville decided to quit football when he realised he was becoming a passenger in Manchester United. The former England defender, 35, announced on Wednesday that he was retiring with immediate effect, ending a one-club career of some 20 years
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      402 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart has admitted that his team are “devastated” going into today’s home game with West Brom after seeing their title aspirations fade badly. Roberto Mancini’s side went top of the table after their last home
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      198 1 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 2011 His first novel was made into a movie and he turned many off consuming meat with his 2009 book Eating Animals. Yet, Jonathan Safran Foer finds the influence he wields as one of America’s best-selling novelists amusing, as he tells AKSHITA NANDA. Work in progress Fossil
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      1462 2  -  Jonathan Safran Foer is surprised to learn how his book has influenced some to spurn meat akshita nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg American writer Jonathan Safran Foer makes a compelling case for vegetarianism in his book Eating Animals. Yet he seems surprised to learn that it actually changes readers’ minds
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      391 2 Associated Press New York Fashion designer Kenneth Cole apologised on Thursday for a message on Twitter that used the crisis in Cairo to promote his spring line. It set off an online flash mob of criticism and inspired a fake Twitter feed that mocked
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      399 6 Associated Press Reuters Los Angeles Michael Jackson’s mother can go forward with her civil lawsuit against entertainment giant AEG Live involving the death of the pop superstar, a judge ruled on Wednesday. The lawsuit accuses AEG of being responsible for medical decisions made by Jackson’s
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        478 7 Washington Post Washington Most people would not spare much thought as to how to fill their bookshelves, other than to stack their books vertically and according to size. However, there are ways to turn your bookshelf into a conversation piece, and not just because
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        688 10  -  This classic saloon stays on its throne, enshrining old-school style and quality christopher tan senior correspondent christan@sph.com.sg Toyota’s chief engineer in charge of the Crown probably has the easiest job among his peers. In rolling out a new Crown, he never has to contend with flashy designs,
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        750 11  -  Audi’s new A6 shrinks in size but expands in performance and comfort edric pan in sicily, italy stlife@sph.com.sg It may not look it but the sober suited new Audi A6 is revolutionary. Against a prevailing automotive culture where new models are invariably bigger and heavier than
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      703 14 Director draws on his bus trips back to Penang for his festive film debut yip wai yee yipwy@sph.com.sg One could say that director Lee Thean-jeen’s research for his new film Homecoming started 17 years ago. Of course, he did not know then, when he was
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      535 14  -  alison de souza in london As it debuts abroad, a short film set in Tiong Bahru is showing the world a side of Singapore that is different from the usual images of high-rise buildings and placid prosperity. The 19-minute Civic Life: Tiong Bahru, about a day
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        592 16 New York Times Reuters Paris French actress Maria Schneider, whose sex scenes with Marlon Brando in the 1972 film Last Tango In Paris set a new standard for explicitness on screen, has died. She was 58. Le Figaro newspaper quoted her family as saying she had
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        389 16 Reuters Washington Post Washington Items from actress Farrah Fawcett’s career were enshrined in American history on Wednesday with a donation to the Smithsonian museum, including that red swimsuit. The 1976 iconic image of Fawcett curled up in the suit and a wide smile sold
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        361 16 Reuters New York Director James Cameron (below) cashed in on the worldwide box-office success of Avatar to become the top Hollywood earner last year, easily outdistancing actor Johnny Depp in second place. He earned an estimated US$257 million (S$327 million) last year for writing, producing
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          55 16 Woody Allen’s new romantic comedy Midnight In Paris, featuring a cameo by France’s First Lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, will open this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Featuring a star-studded cast including Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Marion Cotillard, the film will be shown on May 11
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          89 16 Billy Joel’s reaction to former touring partner Elton John’s declaration that he needs rehabilitation is one big shrug. In a statement on Wednesday, he said: “Elton is just being Elton. John took his longtime friend to task in an interview for Rolling Stone magazine,
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