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Title Section19 2012-01-05 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 073/11/2011 THURSDAY, JANUARY 5 2012 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS19 words
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Article42 2012-01-05 1 INTERNET service providers have criticised the consortium tasked with installing Singapore’s super-fast fibre broadband network. They said OpenNet’s procedures are “flawed” and “inefficient”, and blamed it for last year’s complaints about poor service and delays. L HOME PAGE B142 words
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Article68 2012-01-05 1 A BAN on luxury spas at hotels and massage parlours in the Maldives was lifted yesterday under pressure from the country’s key tourism industry, a week after it was imposed as part of an effort to curb perceived vice. The ban was sought by the opposition,68 words
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Article49 2012-01-05 1 SINGAPORE’S factory activity shrank for a sixth straight month in December, as the important electronics sector slipped backwards again after a two-month turnaround. The latest reading of 49.5 in the closely watched Purchasing Managers’ Index underscored a trend of slowing manufacturing activity. L MONEY PAGE B2449 words
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Article43 2012-01-05 1 THE Infocomm Development Authority is investigating the two service disruptions that hit SingTel's mobile customers on Tuesday and yesterday, and will take the appropriate action where necessary. SingTel said that the two incidents were unrelated. L HOME PAGE B343 words
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Article, Illustration1113 2012-01-05 1 LYDIA LIM - Committee also proposes: Halving President’s salary; Scrapping pensions, several allowances and bonuses BY LYDIA LIM DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR lydia@sph.com.sg THE starting pay for ministers at the entry grade may now be under $1 million, down from $1.58 million last year. The1,113 words
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97 2012-01-05 2 WE SAY Iran’s test-firing of cruise missiles gives a cutting edge to its threats to close the Strait of Hormuz if international sanctions block its oil sales. Both the threat and the military exercises might be tactical moves in a carefully calibrated measure to test97 words
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Article, Illustration31 2012-01-05 2 The European Central Bank’s Christmas gift to the euro zone is a bandaid of liquidity and won’t solve underlying problems, says Andy Mukherjee. L REVIEW PAGE A3431 words
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Article, Illustration25 2012-01-05 2 Kudos to Health Sciences Authority and its DNA test lab manager for admitting to error, says Salma Khalik. L REVIEW PAGE A3625 words
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Article, Illustration24 2012-01-05 2 Space exploration not only helps advance science, it can also bring people together, says Stephanie Yap. L LIFE! PAGE C624 words
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Article29 2012-01-05 2 OUR READER SAYS New property cooling measures may force hard-working Singaporeans like Tan Cheng Hock to invest overseas rather than at home. L FORUM PAGE A3729 words
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Article, Illustration1070 2012-01-05 2 CHUA LEE HOONG - It remains to be seen if electorate will accept committee’s reasoning BY CHUA LEE HOONG POLITICAL EDITOR leehoong@sph.com.sg A COLLEAGUE asked me to describe the recommendations of the ministerial pay review committee in one word. I debated between “cautious” and “fair”. Several hours later,1,070 words
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Article, Illustration903 2012-01-05 3 SELINA LUM - Heavily sedated man eventually died from effects of asphyxia INQUIRY INTO LIPOSUCTION DEATH BY SELINA LUM selinal@sph.com.sg See Home Page B9 LIPOSUCTION patient Franklin Heng suffocated after doctors gave him too much sedative during the operation, a coroner found yesterday. The property managementST PHOTOS: WONG KWAI CHOW - 903 words
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373 2012-01-05 3 L On why neither Dr Wong nor Dr Zhu detected that Mr Heng was repeatedly inflicted with injuries “In my view, this was probably a case where the dose of propofol was increased whenever the patient was responding to painful373 words
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Article710 2012-01-05 13 This will help shape investors’ expectations REUTERS FINANCIAL TIMES WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve will start to publish forecasts of its own interest rates for years into the future, in what the Financial Times (FT) described as a permanent shift in how the world’s mostREUTERS; FINANCIAL TIMES - 710 words
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347 2012-01-05 13 LYDIA LIM - BY LYDIA LIM PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong will visit Putrajaya, Malaysia, today for a Leaders’ Retreat with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. They will discuss ways to further strengthen bilateral ties, following the full implementation of the Points of Agreement347 words
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Article, Illustration653 2012-01-05 14 WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA - ‘Roadmap’ aims to ensure maids are treated like other workers who venture abroad BY WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT wahyudis@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: Indonesia is looking to stop sending its nationals to work as maids abroad by 2017, under a “roadmap” it is drawing upST FILE PHOTO - 653 words
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Article, Illustration744 2012-01-05 16 CHUA CHIN HON - Presidential hopeful set to use victory to build momentum nationwide BY CHUA CHIN HON US BUREAU CHIEF chinhon@sph.com.sg DES MOINES (Iowa): Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has clinched a razor-thin victory in Iowa, a move that cements his status as the mostPHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 744 words
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467 2012-01-05 16 CHUA CHIN HON - NOTES FROM THE FIELD CHUA CHIN HON DES MOINES (Iowa): With the recapture of the White House in sight and a slew of major policies at stake, you would think Republican voters would be more energised about picking a presidential candidate. But the467 words
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Article795 2012-01-05 4 ELGIN TOH - Committee cites limited executive role of the head of state BY ELGIN TOH elgintoh@sph.com.sg IN LINE with his role and duties, the President’s annual salary will no longer be higher than the Prime Minister’s salary. It will be cut by half to about $1.54795 words
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Article, Illustration209 2012-01-05 4 ELGIN TOH - BY ELGIN TOH PRESIDENT Tony Tan Keng Yam has volunteered to take a 51 per cent pay cut. He has accepted the proposed annual salary of $1.54 million for the President. A statement from his office yesterday said he had informed theST FILE PHOTOS - 209 words
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Article, Illustration432 2012-01-05 4 JANICE HENG - BY JANICE HENG THE annual pay of the Speaker of Parliament will be halved to $550,000, according to the recommendation of the ministerial salary review committee. The Speaker, who performs his role on a part-time basis, was paid $1.17 million in 2010. ButST FILE PHOTO - 432 words
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Article252 2012-01-05 4 Lee Hsien Loong - Mr Gerard Ee Chairman of the National Kidney Foundation and the Eastern Health Alliance Lee Hsien Loong Prime Minister Singapore Dear Gerard, Thank you for chairing the Committee to review the salaries of political appointment holders in Singapore. The Committee’s report “Salaries for Capable252 words
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1855 2012-01-05 6 JANICE HENG - Enlarged group more representative, reduces volatility of benchmark BY JANICE HENG janiceh@sph.com.sg THE pool of top earners on whose incomes ministerial salaries will be based has been expanded considerably from the present 48 to 1,000. The enlarged group will1,855 words
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1022 2012-01-05 6 LYDIA LIM - BY LYDIA LIM A NEW National Bonus replaces the GDP Bonus that ministers now receive. It is to be decided based on four measures, three of which link ministers’ bonuses to the employment and incomes of Singapore citizens. In its report, the1,022 words
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700 2012-01-05 7 ELGIN TOH - BY ELGIN TOH THE pension system for political appoint-ment-holders will be abolished, according to the committee reviewing political salaries. The proposed move effectively places these office-holders on the Central Provident Fund (CPF) scheme, like most ordinary Singaporeans. Explaining its decision, the committee700 words
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Article, Illustration324 2012-01-05 7 TOH YONG CHUAN - BY TOH YONG CHUAN THE review committee on ministerial pay wants the existing arrangements on medical benefits and car perks to be retained. This means ministers and MPs as well as their dependants will continue to pay their own hospitalST FILE PHOTO - 324 words
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Article, Illustration995 2012-01-05 8 RACHEL CHANG - Factors include pool size, relevance to talent and local conditions BY RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg HAVING decided that political salaries should continue to follow a benchmark so as to be competitive and respond to market conditions, the question remained: What benchmark to use? The Committee to995 words
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Article658 2012-01-05 8 LEONARD LIM - LCompetitive to attract people of the right calibre LDiscounted to reflect sacrifices involved LA clean wage with no hidden perks BY LEONARD LIM THREE principles used in determining ministers’ pay packages over the years continued to guide chairman Gerard Ee and his salary review committee. They658 words
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Article566 2012-01-05 8 MINISTERIAL pay first became an intensely controversial issue in the early 1990s when the Government suggested that it should be pegged to the pay of top performers in the private sector. Then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said most memorably: “If you pay peanuts, you will get monkeys566 words
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Article, Illustration80 2012-01-05 8 THE ministerial salaries review committee, which announced its recommendations yesterday, is comprised of (at right, from left) committee chairman and National Kidney Foundation chairman Gerard Ee; Allen Gledhill managing partner Lucien Wong; National Trades Union Congress president emeritus John De Payva; Charity Council chairmanST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG - 80 words
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Article, Illustration807 2012-01-05 10 RACHEL CHANG - This comes mainly from taking away bonus pegged to GDP growth BY RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg MEMBERS of Parliament should receive a minor 3 per cent reduction in their allowance, said the Committee to Review Ministerial Salaries yesterday. This will come mainly from takingMY PAPER FILE PHOTO - 807 words
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801 2012-01-05 10 TESSA WONG - BY TESSA WONG MEMBERS of Parliament and observers believe the proposed pay cuts for political office-holders will go some way in placating Singaporeans who see the salaries as being too high. While there would still be a minority of critics, “people would be801 words
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384 2012-01-05 10 TOH YONG CHUAN - TOH YONG CHUAN THE committee to review ministers’ pay did not look at all into the pay of top civil servants, judges and statutory appointment holders such as the Attorney-Gener-al and Auditor-General. “That is not part of our terms of reference. It384 words
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Article529 2012-01-05 10 “I think all Singaporeans expect the political leadership to be of outstanding calibre. This cut is quite substantial and some of us have some fear: What will be the impact? We all hope that... there will be people who view the importance of stepping forward and529 words
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Article, Illustration1096 2012-01-05 12 JENNANI DURAI, AMANDA TAN, LIN WENJIAN, LIN ZHAOWEI - Many surprised at size of reductions; some feel salaries will still be GE issue BY JENNANI DURAI, AMANDA TAN, LIN WENJIAN LIN ZHAOWEI jennanid@sph.com.sg tamanda@sph.com.sg wenjian@sph.com.sg zhaowei@sph.com.sg SINGAPOREANS interviewed have welcomed the proposed changes in ministerial pay announced yesterday, with many expressing surprise at1,096 words
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Article, Illustration838 2012-01-05 12 AARON LOW - BY AARON LOW FAIR and reasonable was how most human resource professionals described the recommendations to revise ministerial pay. In particular, they said the move to reduce the potential amount of bonuses of-fice-holders could get and instead peg the variable components to the socio-econom-icST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN - 838 words
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Article, Illustration943 2012-01-05 17 RAVI VELLOOR - Anti-govt protests take on extremist slant ahead of polls NEWS ANALYSIS BY RAVI VELLOOR SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF velloor@sph.com.sg FOR more than three decades, the spectacular atolls of the Maldives have been a favourite of well-heeled tourists, a nation of warm and welcoming peoplePHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 943 words
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222 2012-01-05 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS COLOMBO: The President of the Maldives yesterday said he had lifted a ban on spas after establishing they were not being used for prostitution, as alleged by Islamist protesters. The Tourism Ministry ordered all massage and beauty treatment centresAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS - 222 words
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Article, Illustration86 2012-01-05 17 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE WORLD STORIES ONLINE L Swedish woman finds wedding ring after 16 years, on a carrot L Gunman’s body found after US park ranger killed L Human remains found on UK queen’s estate More Forum letters86 words
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686 2012-01-05 22 KWAN WENG KIN - PM hints he’s prepared to call snap elections to push through reforms BY KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO: Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has underlined his resolve to raise the sales tax to fund the rising cost of medical care and686 words
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411 2012-01-05 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL: The South Korean and United States militaries will soon sign a plan to counter any North Korean attacks and to hold regular exercises, Seoul said yesterday, amid wariness over the power transition in Pyongyang. “We believe thereAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS - 411 words
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638 2012-01-05 24 Hike comes despite warnings from exporters suffering decline in orders CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK REUTERS SHENZHEN: China’s southern manufacturing hub Shenzhen will raise its minimum wage by 13.6 per cent next month despite warnings from factory owners that the move could deal anotherCHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; REUTERS - 638 words
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Article, Illustration269 2012-01-05 24 XINHUA BEIJING: A set of stamps to mark the Year of the Dragon has aroused heated debate in China over why its designer had chosen to portray the creature as fierce-looking, which makes it look uncharacteristically “inauspicious”. “The moment I saw the design ofXINHUA; PHOTO: XINHUA - 269 words
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329 2012-01-05 24 REUTERS BEIJING: China denied yesterday that an Indian diplomat had been prevented from treating his severe diabetes while offering consular assistance during a trial, causing him to collapse and prompting a complaint from India’s Foreign Ministry. Mr S. Balachandran, from the Indian consulate inREUTERS - 329 words
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650 2012-01-05 25 CAROLYN HONG - Move comes amid strained ties between government and Church BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government yesterday agreed to address several woes of the Christian community, following a recent uproar over the appointment of a Muslim headmistress to650 words
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Article, Illustration67 2012-01-05 25 Bajaj Auto managing director Rajiv Bajaj launching the ultra-cheap RE60 in New Delhi this week. The company is not even calling the tiny US$2,750 (S$3,550) vehicle with a one-cylinder 200cc engine delivering 35km per litre and a top speed of 70kmh a car, and hasPHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 67 words
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326 2012-01-05 25 CAROLYN HONG - CAROLYN HONG KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian state-owned property developer engulfed in a graft scandal yesterday clarified that it had initiated the internal audit that led to corruption charges being filed against some of its former senior staff. Iskandar Investment (IIB), which manages key326 words
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451 2012-01-05 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS KABUL: The Afghan government yesterday gave its blessing to peace talks between Taleban insurgents and the United States and to the opening of an office for the Islamists in Qatar. “Afghanistan, to save the country from war, conspiracies,AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS - 451 words
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315 2012-01-05 25 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK BLOOMBERG REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR: Organisers of a rally in the Malaysian capital next Monday to support opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim should meet the police, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told reporters yesterday. He was commenting on reports that Anwar’sTHE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; BLOOMBERG; REUTERS - 315 words
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Article, Illustration440 2012-01-05 26 Nine provinces affected; Nakhon Si Thammarat declared a disaster zone WET AND HOT BANGKOK: The flood situation in nine provinces in southern Thailand remains critical, with roads submerged, train services halted, airports closed and many communities cut off, media reports here said yesterday. NakhonPHOTO: THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; ST GRAPHICS - 440 words
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Article, Illustration349 2012-01-05 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SANTIAGO: Forest fires in southern Chile, fuelled by intense heat and strong winds, advanced farther after destroying nearly 40,000ha, officials said. President Sebastian Pinera blamed the La Nina weather phenomenon and “global warming” for the lack of rain. La Nina isAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 349 words
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Article289 2012-01-05 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS TEHERAN: Iran’s currency market was in turmoil yesterday as the central bank tried to impose an exchange rate on dollar sales to shore up its beleaguered rial, but some traders refused to sell at that rate. Even though some media andAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS - 289 words
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631 2012-01-05 28 Tension in Persian Gulf sends crude oil prices soaring AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS TEHERAN: Iran yesterday reinforced its warning to the United States against keeping a naval presence in the oil-rich Persian Gulf, adding steel to a threat that Washington had dismissed as a signAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS - 631 words
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Article, Illustration1040 2012-01-05 29 Landmark British case exposed police racism and led to law reforms REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES LONDON: A British judge sentenced two white men to minimum jail terms of 14 years’ and 15 years’ jail respectively yesterday for the racist murder ofREUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS - 1,040 words
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Article, Illustration558 2012-01-05 30 Grievances include rude treatment, not being allowed to use a toilet NEW YORK FIREBOMBING NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: Over the years, his list of grudges grew, each emanating from a perceived slight. There was the time he was not allowed to use a bathroom.NEW YORK TIMES - 558 words
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589 2012-01-05 31 US authorities believe German was angry over mother’s legal troubles LOS ANGELES FIREBOMBING ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES: Harry Burkhart watched as his mother was arrested last week on fraud charges from their native Germany, and a day later he exploded in an exple-tive-laced rantASSOCIATED PRESS - 589 words
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Article87 2012-01-05 32 XINHUA JAKARTA: Indonesia is building 24 fast ships equipped with guided missiles over the next 12 years to guard its territorial waters, its navy’s top planning officer said yesterday. The vessels would be operated in waters in western Indonesia and North Sulawesi, Rear-Admiral Sumartono, assistant for planningXINHUA - 87 words
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Article72 2012-01-05 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: Two people have died in Australia while a third remains in hospital after eating poisonous death cap mushrooms, a Sydney hospital said yesterday. Four people were initially hospitalised after eating the fungi, unaware of its deadly properties, reportedly at a New Year’s EveAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 72 words
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Article79 2012-01-05 32 SEOUL: The South Korean military has lowered physical qualifications for mandatory service to a level that a range of people previously certified unfit would be drafted, including extra-tall and sterile men. The revision, which will take effect on Feb 8, is an update in line with79 words
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Article88 2012-01-05 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: Seoul police yesterday launched a special squad aimed at curbing mounting school bullying after two victims in other parts of South Korea committed suicide last month, sending shock waves through the country. Each of the capital’s 11 educational districts will be assigned one policeAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 88 words
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Article62 2012-01-05 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar’s nominally civilian president sought to reaffirm the status of the country’s military yesterday, praising the army and the former junta for recent political reform gestures. On the country’s independence day, former general Thein Sein stressed the importance of Myanmar’s “Tatmadaw” military, whichAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 62 words
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Article93 2012-01-05 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO: The prosecution in the Hosni Mubarak trial yesterday said it had concluded that Egypt’s ousted president, his security chief and six top police officers were the “actual instigators” of the killing of more than 800 protesters during last year’s popular uprising that brought downASSOCIATED PRESS - 93 words
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Article78 2012-01-05 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: A court yesterday sentenced the wife of the top suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings to 27 months’ jail for faking her identity to acquire an Indonesian passport. Filipina Ruqayyah Husein Luceno was arrested in Pakistan early last year with her husband UmarAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 78 words
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Article, Illustration464 2012-01-05 32 iPad now an iPassport? SLICEOFLIFE ASSOCIATED PRESS TORONTO: A Canadian man who realised he forgot his passport as he approached the US border found a new way to gain entry via his iPad. Mr Martin Reisch said on Tuesday that a slightly annoyed US border officer let him cross intoASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 464 words
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431 2012-01-05 34 IRAN’S nuclear programme, which it claims is for peaceful civilian use but which many other countries believe is meant to develop weapons, has already set it on a collision course with the West. The dispute over its nuclear ambitions has resulted in international sanctions. There431 words
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Article, Illustration917 2012-01-05 34 TOMMY KOH - BY TOMMY KOH FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer, 74, is a legal scholar and diplomat who is now Special Adviser to the Institute of Policy Studies. IN RECENT years, there has been much discussion in Singapore about whether to raise the retirement age. Mr917 words
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Article, Illustration927 2012-01-05 34 ANDY MUKHERJEE - BY ANDY MUKHERJEE SENIOR WRITER andym@sph.com.sg THREE years ago this month, a cataclysmic event occurred whose real significance is only now beginning to emerge. On Jan 15, 2009, Anglo Irish Bank, a Dublin-based lender with a huge exposure to Ireland’s crumbling real estate market,927 words
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Article, Illustration865 2012-01-05 36 SALMA KHALIK - BY SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma IT CAME as a shock that the much vaunted Health Sciences Authority (HSA), whose laboratories are recognised internationally, had perpetuated an error for 10 months without realising it. The authority called a press conference on thePHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO - 865 words
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Article, Illustration940 2012-01-05 36 ANDY HO - BY ANDY HO SENIOR WRITER andyho@sph.com.sg IT IS just the first week of the year and a contender for the Republican nomination for the 2012 White House bid is already calling another contender a liar. Mr Newt Gingrich just tore into Mr Mitt Romney for denying thatPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 940 words
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982 2012-01-05 36 PETER ORSZAG - BY PETER ORSZAG The writer is vice-chairman of global banking at Citigroup and a former director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Obama administration. BLOOMBERG IT HAS been a hard slog for the United States economy since the financialBLOOMBERG - 982 words
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348 2012-01-05 37 Gilbert Goh - Gilbert Goh SINGAPORE should continue to decrease its heavy dependence on foreigners to fill service positions (“Staff crunch: Take a new tack with tips and tact”; Monday). Currently, local workers are deterred from venturing into the foreigner-domi-nated service industry,348 words
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Article177 2012-01-05 37 Tan Cheng Hock - Tan Cheng Hock I AM put off by the latest round of cooling measures (“Property curbs could hurt economy: Redas”; Dec 28). I am a Singaporean and own three private properties. I studied hard. I work hard. I employ Singaporeans and contribute to the economy. I177 words
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Article, Illustration60 2012-01-05 37 1 MR RICHARD LEE: Colourful, attractive cleaning liquid’s soft drink danger 2 MR JAMES CHUA: Inconvenienced by Bedok bus interchange relocation 3 MS JOSEPHINE LAU: Fitness club’s Catch-22 policy for under-21 applicants 4 MS MARY LEE: Happy New... oops 5 MR KWAN JIN YAO: Too far and tooPHOTO: RICHARD LEE - 60 words
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Article62 2012-01-05 37 Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit a letter. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or62 words
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200 2012-01-05 37 Ho Chee Khuen - Ho Chee Khuen AS A frequent patron of coffee shops and hawker centres, I have gradually resorted to takeaways rather than eating-in because of the increasing prevalence of these unhygienic conditions: L Crockery and cutlery are washed with only plain water and are200 words
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Article190 2012-01-05 37 “NEA should include disabled representatives in a panel to review the minimum design requirements.” MR NICHOLAS AW, president, Disabled People’s Association: “We join Ms Ada Chan (‘What’s a good loo?’; Dec 28) in applauding Funan DigitaLife Mall for providing user-friendly children's urinal bidets for boys in women’s toilets.190 words
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185 2012-01-05 37 Vera Low (Mrs - Vera Low (Mrs) LAST week, my 72-year-old mother visited an osteopathic centre for her second treatment. Ten minutes into the 30-minute treatment, the osteopath ordered her to leave because she was not relaxed enough. When he was asked why he did not teach or show her185 words
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Article193 2012-01-05 37 “I am concerned about the repercussions of a restriction on operating hours. A key factor in a city’s vibrancy is its nightlife.” MR GERALD LIM: “While I commiserate with the residents living in areas affected by noise from after-hours restaurant crowds, I am concerned about the repercussions of a193 words
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Article195 2012-01-05 37 “Operators spend millions but I am puzzled why they do not provide basic facilities like benches to let shoppers rest their tired feet.” MR ROGER OH: “Shopping centre operators spend millions of dollars to build and decorate their premises. But I am puzzled as to why they do195 words
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Article128 2012-01-05 37 “What happened to the chairs provided for those waiting their turn after taking a queue number?” MR DENNIS KOH: “I was stuck in a queue at DBS Bank’s Parkway branch for an hour and 15 minutes on Tuesday. While I did not mind the wait, it was tiring to128 words
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Article, Illustration660 2012-01-05 1 IRENE THAM - Service providers put blame on consortium’s inflexible operations BY IRENE THAM TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT itham@sph.com.sg INTERNET service providers have criticised the consortium tasked with installing Singapore’s super-fast fibre broadband network, saying its procedures are “flawed” and “inefficient”. They said the inflexible way that OpenNet operates was toPHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO - 660 words
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Article, Illustration95 2012-01-05 1 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE HOME STORIES ONLINE L Molested 16-year-old girl hid naked in forest L RSAF man’s US van crash: Relatives still in shock L Indian national found dead after Sentosa party More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com95 words
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582 2012-01-05 3 DARYL CHIN - Problems that caused outages in past two days fully resolved, says telco BY DARYL CHIN darylc@sph.com.sg SINGTEL mobile customers were hit by two service disruptions in two days, prompting an investigation by the authorities here. The largest telco here said its customers were “impacted582 words
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Article, Illustration380 2012-01-05 3 THAM YUEN-C - BY THAM YUEN-C HEALTH Minister Gan Kim Yong yesterday apologised for the blunder in a government lab, which resulted in the need to retest almost 2,000 DNA samples connected to criminal cases here. This, after the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) discovered thatST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN - 380 words
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Article184 2012-01-05 3 THE results of last year’s O-level examinations will be released on Monday. School candidates will be able to collect their results from their schools at 2pm, while private candidates will be informed by post. Results can also be accessed through the Singapore Examinations and Assessment184 words
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Article, Illustration1411 2012-01-05 4 Melissa Pang, Poon Chian Hui - Melissa Pang and Poon Chian Hui ask polyclinic patients if they have heard of the Primary Care Partnership Scheme Melissa Pang Poon Chian Hui melpang@sph.com.sg chpoon@sph.com.sg 7AM ON a Friday, an hour before Bukit Bat ok Polyclinic opens for consultations. The sun has barely risen1,411 words
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Article, Illustration1064 2012-01-05 8 SALMA KHALIK - Larger role for GPs will allow patients to see doctors nearer home, should cut waiting times BY SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma MODERN polyclinics are pretty plush, with comfortable seats and all the services that patients with simple ailments might need.PHOTO: NATIONAL HEALTHCARE GROUP POLYCLINICS - 1,064 words
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Article, Illustration618 2012-01-05 9 FIONA LOW; Elizabeth Soh - But close monitoring allows appropriate intervention, doctors say BY FIONA LOW fionalow@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Elizabeth Soh DOCTORS said about 20 per cent of patients who are under sedation during medical procedures will experience respiratory problems which include airway obstruction.PHOTO: MACQUARIE PACIFIC STAR PRIME REIT - 618 words
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296 2012-01-05 9 ELIZABETH SOH - BY ELIZABETH SOH IT SEEMED like business as usual yesterday at the clinic where Mr Franklin Heng underwent liposuction shortly before he died. Now called Yume Aesthetic and Medical Clinic, the private practice is owned and run by Dr Jim Wong and Dr Zhu Xiu Chun.296 words
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Article, Illustration432 2012-01-05 10 KEZIA TOH - BY KEZIA TOH IT IS now pest controllers versus midges, with daily fogging and spraying to eliminate the swarms plaguing residents in Bedok Reservoir. The Aljunied-Hougang Town Council has deployed pest-control firms to 35 affected blocks in the estate after the insect nuisanceST PHOTO: DESMOND LIM - 432 words
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Article460 2012-01-05 10 DARYL CHIN - Prices range from $359k to $706k at 680-unit project being launched tomorrow BY DARYL CHIN darylc@sph.com.sg FLAT hunters hoping to live in Hougang have a new Design, Build Sell Scheme (DBSS) project to check out. Parkland Residences, a 680-unit development, will go on sale460 words
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209 2012-01-05 10 ELENA CHONG - ELENA CHONG A DELIVERYMAN was yesterday fined $2,000 for punching a disabled man who he claimed kept looking at his teenage daughter on a bus. He was also ordered to pay $300 compensation to the victim, production operator Low Koon Huat, 56, who cannot hear209 words
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Article, Illustration603 2012-01-05 11 KHUSHWANT SINGH - He performed oral sex on boy two years after serving 20-year term BY KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg THE serial paedophile spotted two boys in a playground and offered them a popular treat fast food in a ploy to get close to them. It worked. After603 words
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Article, Illustration195 2012-01-05 11 A SALESWOMAN who allegedly drove without a licence was yesterday charged with causing the death of an elderly pedestrian through her negligence. Candy Siow Pei Shan, 23, is said to have driven without keeping a proper lookout at the junction of Bukit Batok195 words
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Article, Illustration453 2012-01-05 12 TAY SUAN CHIANG - BY TAY SUAN CHIANG AN INITIATIVE to spur companies to do more for the community has won the backing of 40 chief executive officers here. The Project We Care scheme, which was launched yesterday, took just three months to drum up such top-levelST PHOTO: TED CHEN - 453 words
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555 2012-01-05 12 CHERYL ONG - Centre that counsels Malays wishing to remarry plans to share its expertise with others BY CHERYL ONG ongyiern@sph.com.sg A CENTRE that provides counselling for divorced or widowed Malays who want to marry again has helped more than 400 couples since it was555 words
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Article, Illustration450 2012-01-05 13 LIM YAN LIANG - LIM YAN LIANG A LOCAL start-up is using computergame technology to provide more engaging 3-D previews of travel destinations. The computer-based application by 3rd Planet lets users, for example, “fly” around 3-D-rendered models of ancient structures like Nepal’s 40m-tall Boudhanath Stupa with the clickPHOTO: DESMOND LUI FOR THE STRAITS TIMES - 450 words
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Article345 2012-01-05 13 LIM YAN LIANG - SLA starts competition to spur developers on BY LIM YAN LIANG yanliang@sph.com.sg IF YOU have always felt that more can be done with maps than just finding one’s way around, you might be right. The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) yesterday announced a new competition that it345 words
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Article, Illustration355 2012-01-05 14 AMANDA TAN - AMANDA TAN THE visually impaired here may soon find it easier to be independent, thanks to new devices developed by a group of 10 polytechnic students. Among the inventions, which were developed by engineering students from Temasek Polytechnic, is an iPhone application which willST PHOTO: JASON QUAH - 355 words
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608 2012-01-05 14 ROYSTON SIM - German carrier is first to raise ticket prices to offset cost of EU’s new emissions scheme BY ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg PASSENGERS travelling to Europe on German airline Lufthansa can now expect to pay more for their flights. Lufthansa said yesterday that it would raise608 words
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Article198 2012-01-05 14 THE new European Union (EU) scheme, which took effect on Sunday, penalises airlines for polluting the skies. It affects all flights that take off from or land at EU airports. Under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, airlines calculate their total emissions each year by multiplying the198 words
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Article, Illustration676 2012-01-05 15 FABIUS CHEN - LionsXII need more bite in attack despite first friendly win, says coach LionsXII 1 Johor FC 0 BY FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg THE LionsXII finally have a win to their name but there is still a lot of work to be done, says coach V. Sundramoorthy. “AsST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE - 676 words
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Article, Illustration87 2012-01-05 15 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE SPORTS STORIES ONLINE L Ferguson demands response from Manchester United L Wenger rages at referee after Arsenal defeat L Pain makes me stronger, says Federer Get your free breaking news from ST iPad and iPhone87 words
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Article, Illustration581 2012-01-05 15 LEE MIN KOK - BY LEE MIN KOK IT WAS not quite the return of the Kallang Roar, but a slice of the old Malaysia Cup fever was still felt last night. Lured by the offer of free entry and a chance to catch the LionsXII inST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE - 581 words
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Article, Illustration134 2012-01-05 16 The eight matches Luis Suarez misses L Last Tuesday: Man City (away), Premier League, 0-3 L Friday: Oldham (home), FA Cup 3rd round* L Jan 11: Manchester City (a), League Cup semi-final 1st leg L Jan 14: Stoke (h), Premier League L Jan 21: Bolton (a), PremierPHOTO: REUTERS - 134 words
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Article, Illustration745 2012-01-05 16 Suarez also refuses to apologise amid scathing attacks from the media THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has accused the English Football Association (FA) of omitting key evidence in the Luis Suarez race case, hinting at a conspiracy against the striker andTHE TIMES, LONDON; PHOTO: REUTERS - 745 words
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Article, Illustration380 2012-01-05 16 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: For a team seeking to prove they can challenge for the English Premier League title, Tuesday’s hard-fought 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion could be more significant than any of the thrilling victories Tottenham have produced this season. Winning ugly hasTHE TIMES, LONDON; PHOTO: REUTERS - 380 words
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Article237 2012-01-05 16 ARSENAL GUNNING FOR PODOLSKI? ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger could be tempted into renewing his interest in £15 million-rated (S$30.1 million) striker Lukas Podolski, 26, after the German asked for more time in talks to renew his contract at Cologne, reported The Times of London. Meanwhile, Wenger has offered237 words
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Article566 2012-01-05 16 MATT DICKINSON - BY MATT DICKINSON THE TIMES, LONDON stsports@sph.com.sg A FIGHT for justice. Truly, that is what Liverpool called their defence of Luis Suarez on Tuesday. One man says “negro” at least once, perhaps as many as seven times in an angry row with a black566 words
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Article, Illustration544 2012-01-05 17 JONATHAN WONG - Darren, Nathan win Aussie 420 c’ship, Ryan leads Optimist meet BY JONATHAN WONG jonwong@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S sailors have made a winning start to the new year. The 420 pair of Darren Choy and Nathan Tang clinched the Australian 420 National Championships on Tuesday, while compatriot andPHOTO: SINGAPORESAILING - 544 words
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75 2012-01-05 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBAI: Diego Maradona has accused United Arab Emirates (UAE) football officials of bias against his club. Maradona, who took over as Al Wasl coach in May, has been fined for criticising a rival coach and his team have been banned from playing twoASSOCIATED PRESS - 75 words
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Article67 2012-01-05 17 REUTERS LONDON: England rugby player Danny Care will play no part in his country’s Six Nations campaign following his second arrest in three weeks for alcohol-related offences, the Rugby Football Union said yesterday. The 25-year-old was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving in the early hoursREUTERS - 67 words
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63 2012-01-05 17 REUTERS KINGSTON (Jamaica): The world will not need to wait long to get a glimpse of triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt’s fitness for his highly anticipated 2012 season. The Jamaican plans to launch his run-up to his 100m and 200m title defence atREUTERS - 63 words
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Article73 2012-01-05 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Former National Basketball Association point guard Patty Mills has been released by Chinese professional club Xinjiang after he refused to play due to an alleged fake injury, the club said yesterday. The release of the Australian, who played last season for theAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 73 words
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Article, Illustration449 2012-01-05 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES: Andrew Bynum is acutely aware of how many Lakers fans spent the off-season coveting Dwight Howard. Judging by his first three games of the season, Bynum seems determined to prove to every National Basketball Association fan in Los Angeles that this teamASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 449 words
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307 2012-01-05 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO: With Derrick Rose having a big fourth quarter for the Chicago Bulls, everyone expected the reigning National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player to take the final shot with the score tied. Instead, it was Luol Deng who got the gameASSOCIATED PRESS - 307 words
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Article, Illustration265 2012-01-05 17 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS BRISBANE: Former tennis world No. 1 Serena Williams suffered an injury scare less than two weeks ahead of the Australian Open after she was forced out of the Brisbane International yesterday with a badly twisted ankle. There was also bad newsREUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 265 words
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Article, Illustration601 2012-01-05 18 Clarke hits first double century, Ponting ends 2-year Test ton drought AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY: Australia’s cricket captain Michael Clarke wanted acceptance. His predecessor Ricky Ponting was searching for redemption. Both got what they needed with record-breaking performances in the second Test against India yesterday. ClarkeAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 601 words
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Article185 2012-01-05 18 Today Badminton Korea Open: Last 16 (Live, StarHub Ch211,10am). Basketball NBA: Boston v New Jersey (Live, StarHub Ch216, 8.30am), Dallas v Phoenix (Live, StarHub Ch202, 9.30am). Cricket 2nd Test: Australia v India, day 3 (Live, mio TV Ch123, 7.30am). 3rd Test: South Africa v Sri Lanka, day185 words
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Article, Illustration37 2012-01-05 18 WOJCIECH SZCZESNY, Arsenal goalkeeper, condemning the performance of his teammates in Monday’s defeat at Fulham37 words
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Article419 2012-01-05 18 Badminton Korea Open In Seoul, 1st rd (selected, Sin unless stated) Men’s singles: Kenichi Tago (Jpn) bt Nguyen Tien Minh (Vie) 19-21 21-10 21-9, Ashton Chen bt Park Sung Min (Kor) 19-21 21-17 22-20, Du Pengyu (Chn) bt Peter Gade (Den) 21-9 21-12, Hsu Jen-hao (Tpe) bt Chen Long419 words
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Article, Illustration722 2012-01-05 24 MELISSA TAN - Sixth straight month of contraction due to fewer orders, cautious outlook BY MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg FACTORY activity shrank for a sixth straight month in December, as the important electronics sector slipped backwards again after a two-month turnaround. The latest reading of thePHOTO: REUTERS; Source: SIPMM; ST GRAPHICS - 722 words
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Article, Illustration96 2012-01-05 24 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE MONEY STORIES ONLINE L Starbucks raising prices in US North-east, Sunbelt region L Chairman says Samsung to focus on new products L Cooling measures may boost rental market More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com Get96 words
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532 2012-01-05 20 MELISSA TAN - But gains in Singapore not mirrored across other markets in region BULLS AND BEARS BY MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg ENCOURAGING data from the United States and Europe helped lift the local stock market yesterday. The Straits Times Index (STI) continued its upward rise,532 words
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Article116 2012-01-05 20 MAINBOARD-LISTED Sino Grandness Food Industry Group is expecting to double its bottled juice capacity from 70,000 tonnes a year to 140,000 tonnes after engaging a new external supplier. The new supplier is based in China’s Zhejiang province and will join an existing supplier from Fujian province in producing116 words
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Article104 2012-01-05 20 HEALTH and wellness group Osim International has entered into a $6.6 million deal to buy a majority controlling interest in its GNC Taiwan franchise, Standard Nutrition Corporation. Standard Nutrition holds the distribution, development and franchise rights to the existing GNC business. This includes the wholesale and Internet rights104 words
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Article117 2012-01-05 20 LOGISTICS and integrated container services provider Eng Kong Holdings (EKH) has expanded its presence in China with the $14.3 million acquisition of an 85 per cent stake in a unit of An Xin Group. The group operates five container depots in China three in Ningbo and two117 words
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Article, Illustration99 2012-01-05 20 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 865.7 million shares worth $832.1 million UP DOWN Gainers: 168 Losers: 174 Unchanged: 437 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Oil and gas Points Change 1.10 598.44 -0.69 405.98 4.37 650.03 0.54 561.12 1.90 227.58 0.90 193.11 4.46 612.7299 words
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Article217 2012-01-05 20 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 8,560.11 (+104.76) Tokyo stocks rose 1.24 per cent, ending the first session of the year in an upbeat mood on better-than-expected economic data globally. Kuala Lumpur KLCI Yesterday’s close: 1,504.22 (-9.32) Malaysian stocks lost 0.6 per cent as investors locked in profits from a217 words
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Article208 2012-01-05 20 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: JAN 4, 2012 Top Rises Jan 4 CENTS DBXT Nifty 10US$ 9120 302.2 2.6 (0) DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 2950 182.6 5.1 DBXT E50 10US$ 3507 172.3 4.0 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 5314 111.9 1.7208 words
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Article358 2012-01-05 20 Top Rises Jan 4 CENTS (0) Jan 4 CENTS DBS.ES.1201 Genting SP.ES.1201 156 3.5 2.3 BiosensoBPeCW*****2 26.5 3.0 12.8 STI 2850BPeCW*****9 23 2.5 12.2 SIA.ES.1201 Yangzijiang.ES.1201 93.5 2.0 2.2 UOB BP eCW*****3 32 1.0 3.2 Yanlord BPeCW*****2 29 1.0 3.6 NOL MBeCW*****4 7.7 0.8 11.6 DBS MB358 words
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Article46 2012-01-05 20 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS o/o Vol GMG Global 12 0.1 0.8 116,373,000 Sheng Siong 47.5 3.5 8.0 69,013,000 Golden Agri By Value CENTS Value CENTS o/o Value 315 1.0 0.3 78,456,050 64,288,580 46,191,270 156 -0.5 -0.3 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS46 words
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Article56 2012-01-05 20 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Jan 4 2012 Selling Buying Jan 4 2012 Selling 1.362 Buying ....1.298 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY ....1.244 1.708 ....1.643 Malaysian ringgit 41.725 40.121 2.047 ....1.969 NZ dollar US dollar Indonesian rupiah 0.0146 0.0133 1.30556 words
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Article60 2012-01-05 20 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL 'ODD DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 205 112.5 CapMallsAsia 117 +0.5 2011 118 116 1.760 words
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Article80 2012-01-05 20 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0RVOL 'ODD DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP SMIL 176 101.5 ARA 124.5 -2.5 312 126 124.580 words
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Article, Illustration341 2012-01-05 21 YASMINE YAHYA - YASMINE YAHYA INVESTMENT firm Temasek Holdings has hired the former chief financial officer (CFO) of Swiss private bank UBS as the head of its European operations. Mr John Cry- an (right), 52, took over the newly created role of president of Europe341 words
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Article, Illustration527 2012-01-05 21 GOH ENG YEOW - Last month saw 41% share turnover drop as contracts rose 6% BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg THE derivatives market continued to attract huge trading interest last month, despite the Christmas festivities which caused stock trading levels on the Singapore Exchange toPHOTO: REUTERS - 527 words
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389 2012-01-05 21 JONATHAN KWOK - BY JONATHAN KWOK TWO industry bodies in Singapore’s fast-growing logistics sector are linking up to offer hands-on training programmes to logistics professionals, and fill “a gap” in the industry. Universities and polytechnics already offer courses such as supply chain management but the389 words
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Article, Illustration382 2012-01-05 21 K.C. VIJAYAN - BY K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT THE Law Society has hired a new face to take on an old post, but with a change of title. Chief executive Mary Lim has stepped down and will be replaced by Ms Tan Su-Yin, but with the title382 words
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453 2012-01-05 22 WASHINGTON POST LONDON: Governments of the world’s leading economies have more than US$7.6 trillion (S$9.8 trillion) of debt maturing this year, with most facing a rise in borrowing costs. Led by Japan’s US$3 trillion and the United States’ US$2.8 trillion, theWASHINGTON POST - 453 words
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Article, Illustration597 2012-01-05 22 ESTHER TEO - Firm in tie-up with TTI on warehouse and retail development BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg IT LOOKS like third time lucky for beleaguered firm TT International (TTI) after two previous bids to secure a partner for a key $295 million developmentPHOTO: TT INTERNATIONAL - 597 words
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334 2012-01-05 22 REUTERS BEIJING: China has uncovered 530 billion yuan (S$107.7 billion) worth of irregularities with local government debt, the National Audit Office said yesterday. An audit report, published on China’s central government website (www.gov.cn), reveals some of the problems that investment analysts believeREUTERS - 334 words
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Article, Illustration312 2012-01-05 22 NEW YORK TIMES FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank (ECB) unexpectedly named Mr Peter Praet (right), a Belgian, its de facto chief economist, breaking a tradition of German hardliners occupying the key policymaking post. Mr Praet, 62, a former International Monetary Fund economist who has beenNEW YORK TIMES - 312 words
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Article, Illustration320 2012-01-05 23 CHERYL LIM - On offer: An EC project in Choa Chu Kang and 99-year condo in Sengkang BY CHERYL LIM cherlim@sph.com.sg DEVELOPERS are starting the new year with launches in Choa Chu Kang and Sengkang this week. First up is an executive condominium (EC) projectPHOTO: CITY DEVELOPMENTS - 320 words
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Article208 2012-01-05 23 CHERYL LIM - CHERYL LIM THE Ministry of Finance (MOF) has launched the Budget Quiz 2012 to promote greater awareness and understanding of the annual Budget process. The quiz comprises a weekly series of 10 multiple-choice questions covering economic, taxation and social policies as well as the Budget208 words
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Article, Illustration638 2012-01-05 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS GENEVA: Swiss National Bank (SNB) chief Philipp Hildebrand may have personally engaged in profitable currency deals previously thought to have been conducted by his wife, a Swiss political weekly has reported. The claim could increase the pressure onASSOCIATED PRESS - 638 words
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Advertisement209 2012-01-05 1 The art of schmoozing Parties at top contemporary art fair C2 Homecoming celebration Siow Lee Chin plays for SSO’s 33rd anniversary C7 Showstopper Ballet meets hip-hop in Cuban dance Hockney vs Hirst Spat over who makes the art C10 C8 The modest classical music scene has produced three award-winning young209 words
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Article, Illustration1257 2012-01-05 2 deepika shetty - Fair pulls out all the stops with parties, exhibitions and tours to appeal to international collectors deepika shetty deepikas@sph.com.sg Singapore’s top contemporary art fair Art Stage is upping its glamour quotient this year, with exclusive parties, private exhibition previews and even a collectors’ tour toPHOTOS: COURTESY OF DEDDY KUSUMA, ISSAC JULIEN AND VICTORIA MIRO GALLERY - 1,257 words
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Article, Illustration1597 2012-01-05 4/5 corrie tan - With the limited number of professional orchestras in Singapore, are budding conductors getting the short end of the stick? corrie tan corriet@sph.com.sg With only two full-time professional orchestras here in Singapore, each with a resident conductor, what is a budding baton-wielder to do? Start his own ensemble, whichPHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO; PHOTO: THE BUSINESS TIMES - 1,597 words
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Article, Illustration706 2012-01-05 4/5 WONG KAH CHUN, 25 When he was in primary school, Wong Kah Chun, 25, had to answer a question in one of his exercises: What is your ambition? He wrote down just one word: musician. He says with a grin: “I was laughed at byST PHOTO: TERRENCE LIM - 706 words
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Article, Illustration848 2012-01-05 4/5 JOSHUA KANGMING TAN, 35 The first time Joshua Kangming Tan, 35, raised his baton to conduct a full orchestra, he was 25 and an undergraduate at New York’s Eastman School of Music. He was conducting an orchestra of his peers as they tackled French composer MauriceST PHOTO: NURIA LING - 848 words
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Article, Illustration894 2012-01-05 4/5 DARRELL ANG, 32 On the night of his 14th birthday, Darrell Ang had a dream. The details of that dream are now hazy but when he woke, he knew that he had to become a conductor. And become one he did. Ang, now 32, says ofST PHOTO: NURIA LING - 894 words
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Article, Illustration128 2012-01-05 6 ‘I’d like to make time slow down. We’re developing heavily in that category’ American Idol host Ryan Seacrest (left) on what he would like to accomplish in the next five to 10 years ‘I could’ve actually really used someone to help me. I just didn’t understand128 words
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Article, Illustration971 2012-01-05 6 stephanie yap - Space exploration not only helps advance science, it can also bring people together culture vulture stephanie yap ysteph@sph.com.sg And so we find ourselves in 2012, the ominous year in which we might see the end of the world or, okay, perhaps just of the971 words
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Article, Illustration384 2012-01-05 6 Denise Cheong - Denise Cheong PREVIEW OF PRVACKI iPreciation Singapore’s exclusive preview of artworks by Yugoslavia-born Singaporean artist Milenko Prvacki showcases 19 paintings created in the past three years. His works often embody amorphous, ambiguous figures, challenging viewers to confront issues of social identity. Where: iPreciation Singapore, 1 Fullerton Square, 01-08PHOTO: TAKSU GALLERY; PHOTO: REDOT FINE ART GALLERY - 384 words
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Article, Illustration889 2012-01-05 7 akshita nanda - Siow Lee Chin will play the Saint-Saens concerto that inspired her to pick music as a career in 1982 akshita nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg When violinist Siow Lee Chin first played with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra three decades ago, she was just 11 and attempting to keep up withST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG - 889 words
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Article397 2012-01-05 7 Reuters New York Times London British cartoonist Ronald Searle, best known for his spiky drawings of the wilfully wicked pupils of the fictional girls school St Trinian’s, has died in southern France aged 91, his daughter said on Tuesday. Searle, an illustrator who also drew for TheReuters; New York Times - 397 words
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Article, Illustration627 2012-01-05 8 corrie tan - Young Cuban dancers mix ballet, contemporary dance and hip-hop in Ballet Revolucion corrie tan corriet@sph.com.sg When veteran Australian choreographer Aaron Cash first went to Cuba to audition young dancers there, he was taken aback by how good they were. “I consider myself to be pretty sophisticatedPHOTO: BALLET REVOLUCION - 627 words
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Article, Illustration783 2012-01-05 8 Reuters Raleigh (North Carolina) Will Wright (right), the designer behind successful video game simulations including SimCity, The Sims and Spore, is at it again. Only this time, rather than controlling virtual people or creating space creatures, the protagonist of HiveMind is the actual player.Reuters; PHOTO: ST FILE - 783 words
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Article, Illustration507 2012-01-05 10 Painter David Hockney (left) slams fellow British artist Damien Hirst (right) for paying assistants to produce his artworks Associated Press Reuters Agence France-Presse London Two of Britain’s art superstars, David Hockney and Damien Hirst, are squabbling about whether it is acceptable to use assistantsAssociated Press; Reuters; Agence France-Presse; PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 507 words
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Article, Illustration426 2012-01-05 10 New York Times Paris Leonardo da Vinci’s Virgin And Child With Saint Anne (right) does not enjoy the same star status as his Mona Lisa. But for the Louvre Museum, it is an equally treasured masterpiece. Now a battle is raging over the painting’s restoration,New York Times; PHOTO: YOUTUBE.COM - 426 words
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Article, Illustration422 2012-01-05 12 New York Times New York Order another corsage for Bridesmaids (right), because it is going to the Producers Guild of America party. That organisation announced on Tuesday that it had chosen the wedding comedy as one of its 10 Best Film nominees of the year, possiblyNew York Times; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 422 words
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Article, Illustration427 2012-01-05 12 Reuters New York Twitter, the popular microblogging site, apologised on Tuesday for incorrectly verifying a false account for Wendi Deng, the wife of News Corp chief executive Rupert Murdoch. The fake account with the handle @wendi–deng popped up on Sunday soon after a realReuters; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 427 words
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123 2012-01-05 12 Radio deejay Rod Monteiro, 44, is resting at Singapore General Hospital after suffering what doctors suspect is a mild stroke. On Tuesday, the 91.3FM deejay admitted himself at around 3pm after enduring numbness in his legs and arms during a live show in the123 words
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69 2012-01-05 12 Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark took in US$2.9 million (S$3.7 million) over nine performances last week, which is the highest single-week gross of any show in Broadway history. The previous record was set a year ago by Wicked, which grossed US$2.2 million for eight performances.69 words
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Article67 2012-01-05 12 James Franco, actor, writer, producer and graduate student, is publishing a novel. He has signed a deal with Amazon.com’s publishing house. Actors Anonymous is his first novel and is said to be loosely based on his life. He made headlines shortly before Christmas when former67 words
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Miscellaneous119 2012-01-05 11 The weather Partly cloudy. Showers over western and southern Singapore in the afternoon. SUNRISE 7.09am MOONRISE 3.50pm SUNSET 7.12pm MOONSET 3.29am AIR QUALITY PSI: 38 (Good) 32/24 °C FOR UPDATES AND MORE DETAILS, CALL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE SINGAPORE, NEA: 6542-7788 OR GO TO www.nea.gov.sg TIDES TODAY FIRST HIGH TIDE 2.5m 7.45am119 words
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Miscellaneous177 2012-01-05 11 Substantial cuts in ministers’ salaries The committee to review ministers’ salaries has recommended a pay cut of between 33 and 51 per cent for ministers and the President. Editor’s picks Video on demand 1. SINGAPORE NOW Tiger Mums versus Tiger Cubs Tiger Mums may have gained notoriety for their strictness177 words
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Article, Illustration298 2012-01-05 2 LEE HUI CHIEH - LEE HUI CHIEH Editor huichieh@sph.com.sg With the start of a new year, I am forced to acknowledge that I failed to fulfil the resolution I made last year like many other people. Psychology professor John Norcross of the University of Scranton in the298 words
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Article587 2012-01-05 4 Joan Chew - Being among like-minded people may be the way to shed extra kilograms. reports Joan Chew joanchew@sph.com.sg Information technology administrator Terence Teo used to tip the scales at 93kg, making him obese for his height of 1.74m. He stopped exercising after he completed his military duties at the587 words
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Article, Illustration1944 2012-01-05 8/9 Lea Wee - Lea Wee looks at what you can expect this year Lea Wee 1 EXTENSION OF SUBSIDIES TO TREAT CHRONIC DISEASES In a nutshell: Singaporeans who are aged 40 or older and who have a per capita monthly household income of $1,500 or less will be ablePHOTOS: FILE, ISTOCKPHOTO, PARKWAY HOLDINGS - 1,944 words
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Article, Illustration957 2012-01-05 11 Gloria Chan - In the third of a four-part series on preparing for regular exercise in the new year, Gloria Chan finds out about the importance of the correct footwear Gloria Chan glo.chan@gmail.com Gloria Chan is a freelance writer Specific shoes are designed to work in harmony with theST FILE PHOTO - 957 words
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477 2012-01-05 6 Reuters A large new European study has found that simply eating a lot of fruits and vegetables may not be enough to stave off the weight gain that often comes with age except for people who recently quit smoking. ResearchersReuters - 477 words
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319 2012-01-05 7 Reuters People who are on a diet centred on fruits and vegetables to lower their cholesterol may also be able to eat lean beef and get similar results, suggested a new study. The findings, published in the American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition, areReuters - 319 words
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Article, Illustration132 2012-01-05 7 April Chong - Fact or Fiction April Chong Sour or spicy food may give rise to gastric discomfort or pain, but eating too much of these types of food does not cause stomach ulcers, said Dr Chin Khong Ling, a general practitionerST FILE PHOTO - 132 words
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Article, Illustration1295 2012-01-05 12/13 JOAN CHEW - Two weeks ago, Mind Your Body invited readers to write in with their health-related New Year resolutions. Thirty-seven shared their aspirations some to exercise more regularly, others to adopt a more sensible diet. Three, in particular, stood out for articulating goals which were measurableST PHOTO: TED CHEN - 1,295 words
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Article, Illustration590 2012-01-05 12/13 Joan Chew - Joan Chew The problem: In the last two years, the waistline of civil servant Liang Hein Fock (left), 62, expanded by two inches. At 1.72m and 72kg, he has a body mass index (BMI) a measure of his weight in relation to his heightPHOTO COURTESY OF LIANG HEIN FOCK - 590 words
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Article367 2012-01-05 12/13 Ms Lois Teo - Source: Ms Lois Teo Source: Ms Lois Teo, psychologist at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital 1SET SPECIFIC, REALISTIC AND ACHIEVABLE GOALS The thought of kicking bad habits permanently can be overwhelming. And if you try to tackle more than one at a time, it is367 words
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Article, Illustration516 2012-01-05 14/15 Joan Chew - Joan Chew The problem: When 23-year-old Elsie Chew gets hungry, it is usually time for a packet of instant noodles convenient food that she has not tired of in eight years. So what if her mother, who is in her late 40s and worksPHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO - 516 words
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Article, Illustration496 2012-01-05 14/15 Foot and lower leg injuries can affect any golfer whether it be the elite of the PGA tour or the weekend golfer. They can not only affect a golfer's game but also determine whether or not they are able to play at all. 14 time majorSource : Bauerfeind AG - 496 words
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414 2012-01-05 14/15 facebook My resolution was to expand on the variety of my workouts from just jogging. I joined a gym and got to know a bunch of health buffs who treat the gym like their second home. I am glad to say I have been positively414 words
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Article, Illustration685 2012-01-05 16 DR ROY NG - DR ROY NG head of the division of urogynaecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery at National University Hospital QI am an 18-year-old girl who has been experiencing frequent episodes of urinary leakage from the slightest movements, such as when I bend forward or sit down. IST FILE PHOTO - 685 words
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Article, Illustration297 2012-01-05 16 DR HARNEET RANU ERIKSSON - DR HARNEET RANU ERIKSSON ERIKSSON, consultant dermatologist at Raffles Aesthetics Centre at Raffles Hospital QI am a 41-year-old woman. I’ve had a brown mark on my back for many years. However, I was told by my mother that I was not born with it. It297 words
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Article, Illustration622 2012-01-05 17 Ms Lim Lay Beng - Ms Lim Lay Beng traditional Chinese medicine physician at YS Healthcare TCM Clinic QMy son is 23 years old and has had sweaty palms and feet since he was a child. He is also uncomfortable in air-conditioned spaces. When he travels to other countriesPHOTO: KAIITEN COMMUNICATIONS - 622 words
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Article, Illustration586 2012-01-05 18 Lee Hui Chieh - Watch that sauce if you are trying to eat healthy. Opt for a lighter or more diluted sauce. Lee Hui Chieh reports Lee Hui Chieh huichieh@sph.com.sg The sauce can be a silent killer. It is not the main ingredient, but it often makes or breaks a dish. AndST PHOTOS: NG SOR LUAN - 586 words
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Article, Illustration492 2012-01-05 19 Choosing the right cooking method is only one step in making a healthy dish. The amount of time spent cooking can change its health quotient too. Stir-frying is kinder to your heart than deep frying because it uses less oil, which may contain “bad”PHOTO: HEALTH PROMOTION BOARD - 492 words
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Article, Illustration788 2012-01-05 22 DR LEONARD ANG - DR LEONARD ANG doctor@tectc.sg Dr Leonard Ang is the medical director of Singapore Medical Group’s The Eye Cornea Transplant Centre and Premium Lasik Surgery Clinic. He has written more than 90 scientific publications and won 28 international and local scientific awards, including the Singapore NationalST ILLUSTRATION: ADAM LEE - 788 words
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Article, Illustration682 2012-01-05 23 GARY HAYDEN - GARY HAYDEN gary@garyhayden.co.uk Gary Hayden is a philosophy and science writer I have just spent the Christmas holidays in my hometown in the north-western part of England. While I was there, I was surprised to see how often people got angry over insignificant things. In a supermarket,ST ILLUSTRATION: ADAM LEE - 682 words
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Article, Illustration950 2012-01-05 24 reports; Lea Wee - Teacher Tan Tui Gee’s many hobbies and job keep him hale and hearty. Lea Wee reports reports Lea Wee leawee@sph.com.sg What do you do to keep fit? Every morning, I wake up at 5am to water the 200 pots of plants in my garden. WhenST PHOTO: TERRENCE LIM - 950 words
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