The Straits Times, 8 August 2011

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    17 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA(P)108/11/2010 MONDAY, AUGUST 8 2011 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Man United beat City 3-2
      56 1 MANCHESTER United came back from 0-2 down at half-time to defeat Manchester City 3-2 to win the Community Shield at Wembley yesterday. Chris Smalling and Nani levelled for the English Premier League champions in quick succession early in the second half, followed by Nani hitting
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      Lock icon Japan tour sales pick up
      46 1 SINGAPOREANS are once again packing their bags for Japan. Major travel agents said tour prices are close to levels before the March 11 earthquake and tsunami hit Japan and sales are expected to return to normal by December. LHOME PAGE B7
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      Lock icon Young and desperate
      51 1 PEOPLE under 25 years of age are now forming a sizeable chunk of matchmaking firms’ clients in China. Eager to avoid becoming one of the country’s sheng nan sheng nu, or “leftover men and women”, many are looking for partners while they are still young. LWORLD PAGE
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      Lock icon Will you marry him?
      45 1 MORE men are making marriage proposals to their girlfriends with help from a third party. For a fee of up to $11,000, wedding planners can come up with imaginative ways to make that moment of surprise truly memorable. LHOME PAGE B2
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    Lock icon Key nations hold market strategy talks
    677 1 G-20, G-7 discuss how to minimise shocks in wake of US downgrade REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BRUSSELS: Leaders of key nations have been urgently discussing the stability of financial markets ahead of their opening today, after a historic United States credit downgrade
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    Lock icon SPRINT DOWN SHOPPING STRIP:
    72 1 Izwan Firdaus sprinting past hundreds of shoppers at Knightsbridge in Orchard Road yesterday to score an Aug 20 meeting in South Korea with the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt. The 24-year-old finished third at Puma’s FAAS event but will represent Singapore as Muhammad Elfi and Calvin
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    Lock icon Rise in claims against doctors here
    583 1  -  BY SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT MORE patients are lodging financial claims against doctors. The number of cases has nearly doubled over the past five years, with the vast majority settled out of court. Hospitals put the increase down to poor communication and patients’ rising
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      63 1 Robert Yeo pens his memoirs LIFE! PAGE C4 London picks up the pieces after violence PRIME PAGE A7 What’s in store at the Parade HOME PAGE B6 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 CALL 6388-3838 TO SUBSCRIBE OR GO TO www.sphsubscription.com.sg elebrate 46 years
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        Lock icon Safety in SAF training: Spare no effort
        43 2 WE SAY Singaporeans are supportive of national service. Any loss of life among Singapore Armed Forces soldiers during training is one too many. All avenues should be explored to enhance training safety. L EDITORIAL PAGE A21
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        Lock icon Anti-graft agency’s woes
        38 2 COLUMNS The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s remaining scraps of credibility are under threat after the fatal falls of a Customs officer and an opposition aide from the commission’s offices, says Carolyn Hong. L WORLD PAGE A12
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        Lock icon Test of Midas touch
        35 2 The proposed deal between Malaysia Airlines and budget carrier AirAsia is set to test the Midas touch of the latter’s high-profile boss Tony Fernandes, says Leslie Lopez. L WORLD PAGE A14
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        Lock icon Mirror of Asian crisis
        53 2 OUR READER SAYS As the West now grapples with tough solutions to its debt problems, Asian economies that had already gone through a most painful lesson may well have to undergo another sequel, despite their own fiscal houses being in good order, says Tan Sung. L
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        17 2 www.straitstimes.com L Ng Tze Yong on how the meaning of patriotism has changed for him.
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      Lock icon I swear, it’s not the worst you could say
      937 2  -  A letter to the NTU valedictorian who used the F-word in her speech BY ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg DEAR Miss Trinetta Chong, Good morning and may I gently say that now you have really done it. A single swear word uttered I
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      Lock icon Shanmugam: Quality is what counts
      941 3  -  He clarifies remarks on president’s influence made at Friday forum BY TESSA WONG twong@sph.com.sg LAW Minister K. Shanmugam said yesterday that he never suggested that only a Government-endorsed presidential candidate can wield influence with the prime minister. He was reacting to presidential hopeful Tan Cheng
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      79 3  -  BY LAU FOOK KONG PHOTOJOURNALIST It’s that golden time of the day when things start to wind down, people head home, and friends and family start getting together. Straits Times photographers show their take on that moment in the Prime pages on Monday entitled 6.39pm. This couple have
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      Lock icon Clan backs Tony Tan for president
      638 4  -  Federation of Tan Clan Associations picks him over other three Tans BY CAI HAOXIANG haoxiang@sph.com.sg THE 10,000-strong Federation of Tan Clan Associations has thrown its weight behind former deputy prime minister Tony Tan’s bid for the presidency the first group here to publicly do
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      Lock icon PM is named 1st patron of Chinese clan federation
      315 4  -  RACHEL CHANG PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong was yesterday named the first patron of the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations (SFCCA). Both he and SFCCA president Chua Thian Poh said the move would strengthen communication between the Government and the
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      Lock icon US downgrade could mean markets’ wild ride not over
      1215 6  -  First-ever rating cut for US govt debt may see another bout of heavy selling BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg STOCK markets could be in for another wild ride after the United States credit rating downgrade capped off last week’s horror run on
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      Lock icon S&P defends US rating cut as critics blast ‘amateur’ move
      597 6 NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: Standard Poor’s (S&P) has stoutly defended its unprecedented decision to strip the United States of its top credit rating, calling the bitter stand-off between President Barack Obama and Congress over raising the debt ceiling
      NEW YORK TIMES; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  597 words
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      Lock icon China: Asian exporters could be worst hit
      326 6 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: China’s top newspaper yesterday warned that Asian exporters could be among the biggest victims of mounting United States economic woes after Standard and Poor’s downgraded the US sovereign credit rating. Citing economist Sun Lijian, the People’s Daily said the
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      Lock icon North London in flames as riot erupts
      644 7 Peaceful protest turns bloody as rioters set fire to buildings and cars REUTERS NEW YORK TIMES LONDON: A peaceful protest against the fatal shooting of a man turned into an all-out riot in North London late on Saturday, as rioters lobbed petrol bombs
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      36 7 THE STRAITS TIMES. Print. 0 5XPA t i Vi V t 4n*» M i> Online. n. i* rI V k- iPad. a Op iPhone. Jh4 -.'un Your favourite paper is now available across all platforms. sfh
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      Lock icon Setback in Afghanistan after deadly helicopter crash
      778 8 Taleban hit deals blow to US-led coalition as troop drawdown begins ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON POST XINHUA KABUL: Foreign forces in Afghanistan yesterday began probing the crash of a helicopter believed to have been shot down by Taleban insurgents one that killed 30 United
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; WASHINGTON POST; XINHUA; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; Graphics adapted from AP  -  778 words
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      103 8 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L One year on, Chilean miners’ struggles not over L McCartney’s anger at hacking claims MOST COMMENTED ON L Delhi protesters stage “Slut Walk” against sexual abuse. Says tiramiso: “Victims are often afraid to speak up and scared
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        Lock icon Young Chinese singles looking for love online
        692 10  -  In hurry to get hitched, under-25s turn to Internet matchmakers BY RACHEL AU-YONG rachelay@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Lina Miao BEIJING: For many young singles in China, last Saturday’s Chinese Valentine’s Day was an urgent reminder for them to get hitched quickly. That in
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        Lock icon Typhoon heads for Chinese ports
        372 10 XINHUA REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: Typhoon Muifa blew down power lines in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai yesterday and headed for north-eastern port cities where beaches were closed and sandbags were piled on the waterfront. Muifa had been due to hit near Shanghai over
        XINHUA; REUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: XINHUA  -  372 words
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        Lock icon More ‘naked marriages’ in China
        514 10 XINHUA SHIJIAZHUANG (Hebei): Without expensive preparation and rituals, Mr Wang Shaowei and Ms Zhang Xin tied the knot at a cost of nine yuan (S$1.70), which was spent on obtaining the marriage certificate. The couple, who had just entered the workforce, did away with nearly
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        Lock icon China in bind over Panchen Lama
        628 11 NEW YORK TIMES XIAHE (China): His name is on the lips of the ruddy-cheeked monks, anxious hotel owners and intrepid tourists who make their way to this isolated and starkly beautiful town in the mountains of north-western China’s Gansu province: Will he come to
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        Lock icon Kashgar’s changing, but scars remain
        641 11 China plans to turn old city into economic powerhouse; Uighurs fear repercussions AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KASHGAR: The call to prayer echoes across the old Silk Road city of Kashgar, drawing believers into the main mosque under the watchful eyes of armed police, as building cranes loom
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        Lock icon Inquest puts MACC on defensive again
        710 12  -  KL’s anti-graft unit faces more pressure over second fatal fall case NEWS ANALYSIS BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: A sense of deja vu has come over Malaysia as its anti-corruption agency is put under the spotlight again, with an inquest
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        Lock icon A whopper of a catch
        65 12 A potato grouper weighing a whopping 168kg attracted many curious stares at the Cecil Street Market in Penang’s George Town. Many took the opportunity to photograph the almost 2m-long fish, caught off the Teluk Bahang coast. The fish was later sold for nearly RM8,000 (S$3,255),
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        Lock icon PAS will hear from both sides on church raid
        345 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) said yesterday that it will go on a fact-finding mission before drawing conclusions from last week’s controversial church raid in Petaling Jaya. At least 20 officers from the Selangor Islamic Religious
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        Lock icon ANA to get first Boeing Dreamliner
        408 14 REUTERS SEATTLE: Boeing has rolled out the first B-787 Dreamliner to be delivered to launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA), decked in the blue and white colours of the Japanese airline. Boeing presented the plane to ANA executives and crew under clear skies at
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        Lock icon MAS eyes financial help in AirAsia alliance
        652 14  -  Proposed deal with Malaysian flag carrier set to test Midas touch of budget airline’s boss NEWS ANALYSIS BY LESLIE LOPEZ SENIOR REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT ljlopez@sph.com.sg MALAYSIA Airlines (MAS), which is drowning under a mountain of debt and financial losses, hopes to have a financial
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        Lock icon Israel sets up panel to help cut cost of living
        662 15 Move comes as largest protests in 3 weeks put the heat on government NEW YORK TIMES ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JERUSALEM: Israel yesterday set up a panel of government ministers and leading economic experts to draw up a plan to
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        Lock icon Face of Somalia famine makes miracle recovery
        490 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS DADAAB (Kenya): Only 10 days ago, Minhaj Gedi Farah was too weak to cry, and his skin crumpled like thin leather under the pressure of his mother’s hands. Now, doctors say the severely malnourished seven-month-old appears out of danger of joining
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        Lock icon Assad: Deadly crackdowns are to defeat ‘outlaws’
        485 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-As-sad yesterday defended his security forces’ deadly crackdown on anti-regime protests as the “duty of the state” to confront “outlaws”. “Syria is on the path to reforms,” he said, quoted by state news agency
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        Lock icon Injunction delays Aussie refugee swop
        401 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: Australia’s plan to send asylum seekers to Malaysia was delayed by a court challenge yesterday, with an injunction stopping the transfer of the first group under a new swop deal. At a special hearing of the High Court in Melbourne yesterday evening,
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        Lock icon Hair business in US growing despite downturn
        530 16 Stylists, barbers and salons sprouting, up 8% from 2008 to 2009 NEW YORK TIMES CAPITOL HEIGHTS (Maryland): In lowslung suburban strip malls, nestled between fast-food restaurants and auto supply stores, hair salons are sprouting like mushrooms. The United States Census Bureau recently noted
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        Lock icon Chinese tourist$ flex muscle$
        1139 17  -  With the Chinese outspending other travellers, Europe is eager to get a slice of the pie MEMO FROM PARIS BY JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT Jonathan.eyal@gmail.com PARIS: The five-storey Louis Vuitton boutique on the Champs Elysees boulevard in the heart of the French capital is not the
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          Lock icon Israel hears rape appeal
          86 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM: Israel’s Supreme Court has opened deliberations on former Israeli president Moshe Katsav’s appeal against his seven-year sentence for rape and other sexual offences. The hearing, which started yesterday, is pivotal for Katsav, who was sentenced in March for raping an employee. He was
          ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  86 words
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          Lock icon Joint drills against WMDs
          94 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: United States and South Korean troops will practise destroying North Korean weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) during an annual joint exercise this month to improve their combat readiness, a report said yesterday. The allies will form a combined unit called the Joint Task
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          Lock icon WWII memorial removed
          131 20 XINHUA HARBIN (China): The stone monument erected for Japanese settlers who died during World War II in north-east China’s Heilongjiang province was removed last Saturday, according to the local authorities. The authorities in Fangzheng county, where the monument is located, said they would close the cemetery in
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          Lock icon Saleh ‘leaves hospital’
          67 20 REUTERS RIYADH: Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh left hospital in Saudi Arabia yesterday, government and medical sources said, two months after suffering severe injuries in an assassination attempt at his palace compound in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa. The sources said Mr Saleh had gone to a
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          Lock icon India to phase out plane
          93 20 NEW DELHI: India’s MiG-21 fighter aircraft, which has been in the news after frequent crashes, will be phased out of the Indian Air Force by 2017 and replaced by modern fighter aircraft such as Sukhoi Su-30MKI and indigenous Light Combat Aircraft, the Hindustan Times reported
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          Lock icon Woman dies in landslide
          89 20 BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR: A woman was reported to have died and two others injured in a landslide at the Orang Asli settlement in Sungai Ruil, Cameron Highlands, yesterday. A police spokesman in Tanah Rata said five houses were affected in the incident which happened at 5.45pm,
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        Lock icon Record hangs in the balance
        55 20 Uighur acrobat Saimaiti Aishan, 27, walking on a 15m-long tightrope connecting two hot air balloons during an attempt to set a 30m height record in Langshan, Hunan province, on Saturday. He succeeded, setting a national tightrope walking record, but failed in his attempt at 100m,
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        Lock icon Hackers train the next generation
        271 20 SLICEOFLIFE REUTERS LAS VEGAS: There was a whole lot of hacking going on in Las Vegas this weekend and much of it by children. These hackers started young, and their parents could not be prouder about their children following in their footsteps. The annual hacker
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      432 21 HAVING witnessed the benefits stemming from 44 years of national service, Singaporeans are generally supportive of the institution. Therefore, it is understandable that any injury or loss of life among Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers is one too many. Last week, a 21-year-old
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      774 21  -  BY ROBERT KARNIOL DEFENCE WRITER rkarniol@sph.com.sg JAPAN and the United States have formally acknowledged that the planned relocation to Guam of US Marines currently based in Okinawa will not occur by 2014, as originally planned. The shift, with its broad implications, has instead been
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        1073 22 Law Minister K. Shanmugam spoke at the Institute of Policy Studies forum on the elected presidency on Friday. We run today edited excerpts from his speech and the dialogue that followed. I WILL set out the president’s pre-1991 constitutional role and powers; consider the
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        1225 22 THE 1991 constitutional amendments gave the president specific powers. He has veto powers over the spending of past reserves, specific key public service appointments, detentions without trial and Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau investigations. The rationale for these powers is to: L Provide a
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        574 22 L All elections take place in a certain political context. The problem we have in Singapore today is that the political context has changed significantly (since the May 7 General Election). Instead of the people focusing on the
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        398 23  -  Wong Hin Wai FOUR different views on how to run Singapore’s public transport system have been offered. The pure free-market advocate advances the silver bullet solution of greater competition to meet different levels of expectations. This view neglects the potential chaos of congestion if many operators
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        74 23 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR LOH TZE LEONG: Ways to improve cycling safety 2 MR TAG YUJIE: Step up enforcement of traffic rules 3 NPARKS: Why nature reserve carparks are closed at night 4 LTA: Grace period provided for parents picking up kids 5 MADAM BALVINDER KAUR:
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        237 23  -  David Low LAST Thursday’s article (“Wrong path, old-timers claim”) on reactions to the Singapore Sailing Federation’s (SSF) Olympic Pathway Taskforce report is misleading and ill-in-formed. The headline suggests masses in the sailing fraternity oppose the views in the report. However, the article quoted only
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        326 23  -  Tan Sung THOSE of us who went through the travails of the 1997 Asian financial crisis will dread the economic pain that now awaits as the profligacy of the Western world over the past decades finally comes home to roost. I remember how countries
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        212 23  -  Bey Mui Leng (Ms) Director, Corporate Communications Ministry of Health WE REFER to Ms Ho Suit Keng’s letter last Tuesday (“Don’t ban ward switch entirely”). All patients can opt for their preferred ward class at their time of admission. However, there may be occasions
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        372 23  -  Gwee Kenji AS A clinical forensic psychologist, I thank senior writer Andy Ho (“Limits of IQ tests in assessing culpability; July 28”) for highlighting a critical aspect of interpreting intelligence quotient (IQ) scores in the context of criminal culpability a
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          75 23 “Explain why polytechnic students are not entitled to concessions.” MR CALVIN TEO: “With the impending transport fare increase, my children who are now studying in polytechnic have to pay more since they do not enjoy student concessions. Can the authorities explain why polytechnic students are not entitled to
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          127 23 “Isn’t eliminating profits and passing them on via lower fares the point of nationalising public transport?” MR BOBBY JAYARAMAN: “I fail to understand Mr Ng Kok Lim’s logic in illustrating the cost of buying outstanding SMRT and SBS Transit shares (‘Nationalising public transport can be profitable’; last Wednesday).
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          77 23 “Limit COV to a certain percentage of valuation.” MR HO YEW YEE: “Perhaps one way to tame rising prices of resale HDB flats is to limit the cash-over-valuation (COV) ceiling to a certain percentage of the valuation. For example, if set at 10 per cent, a $400,000 flat
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      999 1  -  Some chalk up two years of rental arrears due to poor business BY JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg AT LEAST three tenants at The Verge, a mall in Little India, have had their shops locked up and goods seized after chalking up rental arrears of up
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      92 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Nerve-racking school balloting L Hero mistaken for a bad guy L Some swear by the F-word, some don’t MOST COMMENTED ON L Expletive incident an isolated one: NTU. Says S. Manimaran: “This has absolutely nothing to do
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      769 2  -  They pay planners up to $11,000 to make their proposals one of a kind BY JESSICA LIM, JALELAH ABU BAKER limjess@sph.com.sg jalmsab@sph.com.sg MORE men are falling for the idea of getting help from a third party to pop the question of marriage to
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      157 2 A 51-YEAR-OLD man died in hospital early last Saturday morning after he succumbed to injuries suffered in a fight last Friday night. Mr Yong Sian Moo, who had head injuries, was pronounced dead at about 1.30am in Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He and
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      474 2  - Good weather cheaper veggies from Malaysia BY JOANNA SEOW IF YOU need another reason to eat vegetables, here is one that makes healthy dollars and sense good weather in Malaysia has led to bountiful harvests and lower prices here. A check with several vegetable wholesalers at the Pasir Panjang Wholesale
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      579 4  -  Dormitory ambassadors volunteer their time to spread anti-littering message to peers BY FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg THE drive to get foreign workers to convince others in their own dormitories not to spit, urinate in public or litter has picked up momentum. The scheme, promoted by the
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      657 5  -  Teo Chee Hean warns against short-term fixes amid global worries BY KOR KIAN BENG POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT kianbeng@sph.com.sg EVEN in the face of economic uncertainties, Singapore must continue to adopt sound policies to encourage investment and jobs, and not resort to short-term measures, as has
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      301 5  -  JALELAH ABU BAKER THE economic uncertainties in the rest of the world will affect Singapore swiftly, and Singaporeans should be prudent about saving for hard times. This was National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan’s message to Singaporeans, on the sidelines of a National
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      171 5 SOME 19,000 visitors spent yesterday at the Istana, enjoying band performances, joining in events organised by the Singapore Art Museum and giving their best wishes to President S R Nathan. Mr Koh Boon Long was among those who made a special trip so he
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      296 6 Singapore celebrates its 46th birthday tomorrow with a birthday bash at Marina Bay unlike any before. The Straits Times takes a behind-the-scenes look at the preparations involved in the build-up to the big day. Members of the Red Lions pumping their fists in a
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      597 7  -  Tour prices almost back to pre-crisis levels, say agencies BY JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg JAPAN is once again becoming a popular tourist destination among Singaporeans, five months after it was struck by a devastating earthquake and tsunami. Holiday-makers had stayed away after the Fukushima No.
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      319 7 A total of 113 people have sought medical advice from Singapore hospitals on radiation concerns since the Japanese tsunami on March 11. The patients, most of whom suspected they had been exposed to radiation after visiting Japan, showed up at the emergency departments
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      616 8  -  Create your personalised card that gets people talking BY LEONG PHEI PHEI THESE days, Singapore Management University (SMU) student Saunders Shen makes transactions mostly with just one card the OCBC Frank debit card. This is despite the fact that he has another debit
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      202 8 REMEMBER the Milo van from the 1970s? Relive your childhood memories at the upcoming Health You 2011, Singapore’s biggest health and wellnessevent,presentedbyNestléat Suntec Singapore Hall on Aug 27 and 28. The familiar Milo van will be there with samples for visitors to taste its delicious
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      181 8 AIA Singapore has launched the AIA Family First series of next generation investment-linked plans to provide customers the flexibility of choosing a plan to focus on protection, investment or a tailored combination of both depending on theindividual’sneeds. It offers two affordable plans for customers with
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      264 8 AS PART of its first-year anniversary celebrations since Munich Automobiles the world’s first exclusive BMW M dealer first opened in Singapore last July, a host of special offers and promotions have been launched to run till Sept 20. During this period, all
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      323 8 Sky ride To celebrate Singapore’s 46th birthday, the Singapore Cable Car will feature artistic impressions of Singapore on 46 cable car cabins at its new Sky Art Gallery. All cable car rides are priced at $46 (usual: $78) for three persons until Aug 14. The offer is for Singaporeans
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      343 8 LADIES’wear gets updated with the latest autumn trends at Takashimaya Department Store this month. Fash-ion-savvy shoppers can look forward to a wide range of trendy collections from both local and international labels, all under one roof. Local labels exclusive to TakashimayasuchasElita,LVERandalanuit offer quality and stylish
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      210 9 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES L Wang vows to expose the ‘truth’ L Manchester rivalry begins L Faith in rookie pays off MOST COMMENTED ON L Mancini wants to sign more players Says Bayleyan: “It’s all about big money in the modern
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      552 9  -  Nani strikes in stoppage time to help Man United win Community Shield Manchester City 2 Manchester United 3 BY RICHARD JOLLY stsports@sph.com.sg LONDON: The dominant force of English football for 20 years, Manchester United have also been the kings of the comeback. Nobody does it better or more
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      400 9 LONDON: Roberto Mancini believes that the current generation of footballers are no longer as mentally tough as their predecessors even though they are physically stronger, faster and fitter. In an interview with the Guardian, the Manchester City manager explains that this is why he
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      193 9 REUTERS LONDON: Manchester United have declined to be drawn on a report that the controlling Glazer family are planning to sell as much as a 25 per cent stake in the English football club on the market. Britain’s Sunday Mirror newspaper quoted an
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      530 10  -  Ex-S’pore sprinter Izwan to meet Olympic champ at FAAS event in Korea BY FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg HE EXCHANGED pleasantries with the world’s fastest man when they were 15-year-olds competing at the World Junior Championships. “I said ‘Hi’ to him in the Games village and he
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      433 10 REUTERS LONDON: American Walter Dix said Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt can “definitely be beaten” at the upcoming World Championships in South Korea after easing to victory in the 200 metres on the second day of the London Diamond League meet on Saturday.
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        69 10 SINGAPORE Armed Forces FC steamrolled past the Courts Young Lions 3-0 in an S-League football match at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium last night. The Warriors opened accounts early when Shaiful Esah found the net in the fourth minute but had to wait until the 75th
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        56 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME: Italian Olympic champion swimmer Federica Pellegrini has split with French coach Philippe Lucas after a bad falling-out. She had started working with him earlier this year. Last month, the 23-year-old became the first woman to win both the 200m and 400m freestyle
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      477 10  -  BY MAY CHEN FENCING Singapore (FS) has set a target of five gold medals for its squad of 21 at November’s South-east Asia (SEA) Games in Indonesia. Its previous best performance was at the 2007 edition in Thailand, when the team returned with one
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      511 11  -  BY LIN XINYI WHEN Singapore shuttler Gu Juan makes her debut at the World Championships today, she will not just be plotting a win over Thailand’s Salakjit Ponsana. The world No. 25 will also be trying to engineer a return to the Wembley Arena
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      240 11 Today Badminton BWF World C’ships: Day 1 (Live, StarHub Ch211 HD Ch255, 5pm). Cricket 1st Test: Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, day 5 (Live, mio TV Ch122 and StarHub Ch235, 3.50pm). 2nd T20 Int’l: Sri Lanka v Australia (Live, mio TV Ch122, 9.30pm and StarHub Ch235, 11pm). Cycling Eneco
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      86 11 SCOTT PIERCY, a 32-year-old American golfer who is seeking his first United States PGA Tour
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      560 11 Athletics Diamond League In London (selected winners only) Men 200m: 1 Walter Dix (USA) 20.16sec. 2 Warren Weir (Jam) 20.43. 3 Alonso Edward (Pan) 20.55. Mile: 1 Leonel Manzano (USA) 3min 51.24sec. 2 Bernard Lagat (USA) 3:51.38. 3 Augustine Choge (Ken) 3:51.50. 400m hurdles: 1 Javier Culson (Pur) 48.33.
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      418 11 It’s a battle for bragging rights between Lee and Lin ahead of Olympics REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Badminton’s big names head to the Wembley Arena today for the first time since 1993, with the week-long World Championships serving as a dress rehearsal for next year’s Olympic
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      90 11 Participants in the Tri-Factor replacement run going about their business at East Coast Park yesterday morning. A total of 289 runners took part in the event, held after organisational blunders during the original run last month caused a majority of the 600 runners on the 10km
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      169 11 LANARKSHIRE (Scotland): The Singapore Sports School (SSP) recorded its best result at the International Children’s Games after winning its ninth gold at the annual, inter-city, multi-sport meet yesterday. The SSP surpassed its previous best result of eight golds, achieved in 2008 in
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      415 12 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: England may have unearthed the dangerous centre they have been seeking for so long during their 23-19 World Cup warm-up win over Wales on Saturday in Samoa-born Manu Tuilagi, who capped a lively debut with a great try. But it
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      59 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WELLINGTON: All Blacks winger Sitiveni Sivivatu is out of New Zealand’s next Tri-Nations Test against South Africa on Aug 20, after fracturing his eye socket during his side’s 30-14 win over Australia on Saturday. He scored the All Blacks’ third try in the clash
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      719 12 In-form Aussie chased by pack of youngsters at tune-up for PGA C’ship LOS ANGELES TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AKRON (Ohio): Although Adam Scott turned 31 just this month, no one could blame him for feeling like the old codger of Saturday’s WGC-Bridgestone Invitational leader board.
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      372 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS AKRON (Ohio): Tiger Woods has discovered something about his game that he never imagined could be a problem he is hitting it too straight. In another pedestrian round on Saturday that caused him to lose more ground at the Bridgestone Invitational, the 35-year-old American
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      135 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS AKRON (Ohio): Ryo Ishikawa amazed even his peers in a charity-driven sport when he pledged in March to donate his entire earnings on the golf course to the tsunami relief fund in his native Japan. He could double the donation yesterday in a
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      47 9 SPRINTER UPBEAT Walter Dix confident Usain Bolt can be beaten at the World C’ships. B10 TOP PLAYERS GATHER One year to Olympics, shuttlers seek to set a marker at World C’ships. B11 OLD AND NEW SHINE Jonny Wilkinson, Manu Tuilagi help England to victory over Wales. B12
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      117 11 SPORTS FIXTURES Home Team Away Team Mateh KickOff J (Singapore date/time) S.League S.League International Football Geylang Woodlands Ghana Home United Albirex Nigeria Mon, 08/08/11 8.00pm Mon, 08/08/11 8.00pm Wed, 10/08/11 3.00am This match is played on neutral ground. Draw No. 2664/2011 Draw Today. Monday, 8 August 2011 Group 1 Prize
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      703 18  -  Local firms’ strength set to cushion effects of Europe, US debt crises: Analysts BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg SEVERAL Singapore-listed companies that have recently announced financial results for the past quarter have been decidedly downcast on their outlook for the rest of the year. And
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        361 14 REUTERS WASHINGTON: Australia is well positioned to handle a severe global financial market disruption and has ample room to cut its policy interest rate if world growth falters, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Australia’s central bank is holding interest rates
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      812 15 But downgrade may disrupt banking market where US debt is key currency: Analysts AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: Given the size of the United States economy and the preeminent role of the dollar worldwide, the cut to Washington’s credit rating ought to spill over
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      971 16  - Meet SGX’s new member Crazy Eyes Algos like this one will thrive when world’s fastest trading engine launches here on Aug 15 CAI J I N BY ANDY MUKHERJEE SENIOR WRITER andym@sph.com.sg LET ME introduce you to some of your new neighbours in Singapore: Mr Bagman and Mrs Crazy Eyes,
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      167 16 DBS group executive Jeanette Wong (right), 51, has been named one of the top 20 women in Asia’s financial sector the only Singaporean to make the list. FinanceAsia magazine praised her financial acumen, remarking that she “wisely saw the sub-
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      300 16  -  BY CHARISSA YONG CITI Singapore has bagged several top industry awards, including being named the best bank in Singapore, continuing its stellar performance of previous years. Citi, a United States bank and the largest financial institution employer here, was named for the third
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        154 16 Stephen Lim: Appointed chief executive officer of the food division. Mr Lim, 43, will be responsible for the division’s marketing and distribution business in Singapore and Malaysia, its retail business Delifrance, Sunshine Bakeries and its house brands. Timothy Chan: Promoted to chief executive of Delifrance Asia. Mr
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      843 17  -  AT WORK WITH JOANNE LEE JOANNE LEE joannel@sph.com.sg WHEN Ms Clodagh Bannigan heard her husband was being sent to Singapore to work at Swiss bank UBS last year, there was a lot on her mind. She had just had a baby and was
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      201 17 DELONG Holdings is based in Beijing, and manufactures and sells hot-rolled steel coils. Its main market is China. The firm was listed on the Singapore Exchange in 2005 via a reverse takeover of Teamsphere. The listed entity was renamed Delong Holdings. Delong
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        552 2  -  The INside track BY SERENE G OH Just some of this nation’s quirks that its citizens no longer see: one long street, three different names; apartments with doors tilted for maximum fengshui effect; airport eateries with more rules for studying students than
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        170 2  -  BY GERAINT WONG 1. On your own, list at least 10 things about Singapore that you are thankful for. Then compare your list with your friends’ and add in items that you may have missed out. 2. In your group or class, identify; a. At least three
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        750 4 Sources: BBC News News.com.au Reuters THE NEWS After weeks of arguing, American politicians finally agreed on a deal to raise the country’s debt ceiling the maximum amount of money it is allowed to borrow. The government thus narrowly avoided being unable to pay its bills,
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        114 4 AFP The Age About 103 Indian citizens were killed or injured in attacks in Australia last year, something the Indian government has blamed on racism. The violence against Indians has caused a diplomatic rift between India and Australia, where many Indians travel to study each year. It has also
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        101 4 The Guardian AFP Live images of Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak lying on a stretcher in a courtroom, where he was on trial for murder, were beamed from Cairo last week. Mr Mubarak was forced to resign on Feb 11 after 18 days of protests against his government. He
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        704 6 / 7 Singapore is under threat of a major dengue epidemic. Each week last month, the number of dengue cases crossed the epidemic threshold of 191 per week. During the week of July 17 to 23, 227 cases were reported, the highest weekly number in four years. At the
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        395 6 / 7 Some 987 cases of animal cruelty were reported since July last year, which is a 15 per cent increase from the previous year. In addition, some 565 hamsters were abandoned, up from 403 the previous year. INSIGHT The executive director of the Society for the
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        680 13  -  The small things you do for your neighbours can make a big difference to their lives. reports SHERYL QUEK When Veronica Yuen tripped and fell down the stairs last year, it was her neighbour Jasmine Tan who took her to a nearby clinic. And when
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        645 8 / 9  -  Waking up at ungodly hours, clearing Customs twice a day and getting only five to six hours of sleep every night that’s the life of cross-border students. reports EISEN TEO commute to school from Malaysia gives the phrase “distance learning” new meaning. Every
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        638 8 / 9  -  ALPHA CHUA 13, School of Science and Technology Seven years of cross-border jaunts have made Alpha an expert traveller. He has honed a few skills: Sprinting after buses with heavy schoolbag in tow, squeezing onto packed buses and falling asleep and waking up in a heartbeat.
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        278 10 / 11  -  BY TAN XING QI Being a small nation, Singapore is not traditionally strong at many sports.The few we are strong at include table tennis, swimming and water polo. But we may be able to add pole vault to that paltry list soon. Sean Lim, pole vault
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        192 10 / 11 IN@*SCAPE You could be like Spiderman with this cool new urban sport but learn it the safe way. Parkour teaches you how to vault over benches, balance on railings and even scale walls, just like how stuntmen do it in TV dramas. The GRID Parkour Club, which meets
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        547 12  -  BY GERAINT WONG A penny saved is a penny earned. This may be an old saying, but it has never gone out of date. Some people are constantly itching to spend whatever money they have. Once they get their allowance or salary, the money
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        841 2  -  After 10 years as a singer-songwriter, the Taiwanese has fulfilled her childhood dream 8QUESTIONSWITH...Peggy Hsu rachael boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Taiwanese singer-songwriter Peggy Hsu will never forget her performances in Singapore last year. The 30-year-old had two sell-out nights at last year’s Huayi Chinese Festival of the
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        482 2  -  chen shanshan Japanese all-girl rock band Scandal do not live the so-called rock ’n’ roll lifestyle of all-night parties and thrashed hotel rooms. In fact, the quartet of Haruna Ono, Tomomi Ogawa, Mami Sasazaki and Rina Suzuki may live even more sedate lives than the average young
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        392 2 Reuters Los Angeles Fox television has confirmed that three lead characters of its high school musical comedy Glee would be “graduating” at the end of the upcoming season, but tried to play down a fan furore over their exit. Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly said
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        2122 4  -  the monday interview with Robert Yeo Writer Robert Yeo penned a memoir, which also documents Singapore’s coming of age clarissa oon senior writer clare@sph.com.sg The tale of a family curse four generations ago inspired one of Singapore’s pioneer playwrights and poets to write his memoirs. Robert Yeo’s
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      790 3  -  Cindy Sherman and other top photographers’ creative works are on display in a new exhibition deepika shetty deepikas@sph.com.sg How do you follow up a debut exhibition of museum quality with works worth $60 million? Japanese dealer-turned-gallerist Ikkan Sanada’s (below) response is to present works by
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      515 3 Agence France-Presse La Madelaine-Sous-Montreuil, France Eating at Alexandre Gauthier’s restaurant should put customers in the mood for making love, “otherwise it didn’t work”, said the chef whose cuisine is luring foodies to the north of France. The 32-year-old offers the unexpected at his Michelin-starred
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      660 5  -  The fractured human figures by sculptor Blake Ward aim to raise awareness for landmine victims corrie tan corriet@sph.com.sg The sign “Do Not Touch The Artwork” does not apply to this exhibition. Canadian sculptor Blake Ward, 55, encourages viewers to get up close and personal with his works. “They’re
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      388 5 Associated Press Buenos Aires, Argentina The protectors of Marilyn Monroe’s image say a collector who wants US$500,000 (S$608,475) for a short 1940s stag film (below, showing film stills) is committing fraud and violating her intellectual property rights by claiming it shows the actress having sex
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      100 6 ‘The more you live, your perception of life becomes more and more accurate. It’s like peeling onions. You’re peeling and peeling until you try to arrive at a sort of transparency’ Actress Juliette Binoche (right) ‘I’m not Nicholas Tse. I’m not divorcing. I don’t have to
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      666 6  -  Ivan Heng is a man obsessed with all things beautiful in Huzir Sulaiman’s sensual reviewtheatre MAN SINGAPORE THEATRE FESTIVAL THE WEIGHT OF SILK ON SKIN Wild Rice/Checkpoint Theatre Drama Centre Theatre/Last Friday adeline chia chiahta@sph.com.sg In an extravagant act of casting against type, Ivan Heng takes on
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      339 6 Reuters London A new Jacobean-style theatre, built next to Shakespeare’s restored Globe alongside the River Thames, will be lit by candle and lantern and feature something the Bard would have loved a roof. The replica of an indoor theatre based on 17th-century designs, the earliest in existence,
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      585 8  -  Gifted US violinist Stefan Jackiw says being jittery makes him feel special when he is performing corrie tan Classical music prodigies may be a dime a dozen these days, but rising star and gifted violinist Stefan Jackiw, 26, neatly sidesteps any comparisons. The fresh-faced American
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      408 8  -  reviewconcert RHAPSODY Singapore Symphony Orchestra Esplanade Concert Hall Last Friday chang tou liang As orchestral concerts go, this was one which may be described, in football parlance, as a game of two halves. The first was of Russian familiar favourites while the second featured a
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      406 8  -  reviewconcert OPERA COMIQUE (IN THE OFFICE) New Opera Singapore The Chamber The Arts House Last Saturday chang tou liang As of Saturday night, there are three Western opera companies in Singapore. The latest entry is New Opera Singapore, brainchild of Kore-an-Singaporean soprano and voice teacher
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      947 8 International Herald Tribune The Yugoslav Army would have been hard pressed to find a more scenic spot to build a nuclear bunker. Originally begun in the 1950s and completed in the late 1970s, the bunker, which cost over US$4.6 billion, was intended to be used
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        431 10 Associated Press New York French actress Marion Cotillard (left) received threatening e-mails and videos from a New York City woman through a fan website, law enforcement officials said. FBI agents said in a court filing that Teresa Yuan sent a series of spooky messages
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        239 10 Reuters Los Angeles Jennifer Lopez’s future as a judge with American Idol is still up in the air, after Fox television last Friday declined to confirm or deny reports that she had signed on for a second season. Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly told
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        162 10 Taipei Known for her sexy stage acts, singer Karen Mok (right) topped herself last Saturday by appearing as a bride at her Taipei concert. The gig is her last solo concert before she flies to Italy to marry her German boyfriend Johannes in October. At the Taipei Arena,
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          47 10 Singer Shakira will perform on Sept 24 for the 2011 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix. She headlines the Padang main stage at Zone 4, race promoter Singapore GP announced. Boy George will also perform on the same day, at Zone 1.
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          83 10 An auction of Bruce Lee memorabilia raised HK1.78 million (S$277,000) last Saturday. One of the tiniest lots on offer a business card from Lee’s time while teaching gongfu in the United States sold for HK$30,000. Of the 13 items on sale, the most expensive was
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