The Straits Times, 13 August 2012

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    28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 M O ND A Y A U G U S T 13 201 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MICA (P) 002/02/2012
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    Lock icon Govt to tighten rules on tender processes
    488 1  -  Prompt action will be taken when irregularities crop up: DPM Tharman By TESSA WONG twong@sph.com.sg THE Government is not satisfied with the state of its procurement processes and is working to improve them through constant fine-tuning of rules, training of officers and prompt
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    Lock icon Cheers and tears for Olympics
    341 1 REUTERS LONDON As Stephen Kiprotich knelt to kiss the Ugandan flag after winning yesterday’s men’s marathon, vast crowds were on hand to enjoy the climax to the London Olympics. The turnout was a sign of the huge enthusiasm the Games have generated in a host
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    Lock icon Up to 300 dead in twin Iran quakes
    294 1 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DUBAI Overcrowded hospitals in north-west Iran struggled to cope with thousands of earthquake victims yesterday and rescuers raced to reach remote villages after two powerful quakes killed nearly 300 people and injured another 2,600. Thousands of people huddled in
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      Lock icon Exporters bank on Asia gravy train
      523 2  -  Intra-Asian trade growing as turmoil hits traditional markets like Europe By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg EXPORTERS here are shifting their focus to Asian countries and away from traditional markets like Europe, as the economic uncertainty in the developed economies drags on. Total trade in the
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      Lock icon Many in the dark about lens hygiene
      537 2  -  By SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma MS JEANIE Ang was in pain for days when she woke up one night to find pus emerging from a pimple right in the centre of her eye. She found out the next day that she
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      Lock icon NSF missing in Brunei
      179 2 A FULL-TIME national serviceman went missing during a training exercise in Brunei yesterday. Lance-Corporal Muhammad Fahrurrazi Salim, 20, was the coxswain, or boat operator, in a convoy of four boats involved in a wa-ter-crossing segment of a jungle training exercise in Sungei Batu Apoi in Temburong.
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      Lock icon More falling prey to cyber extortion
      479 3  -  Men perform sexual acts on web cameras, then get blackmailed By JALELAH ABU BAKER jalmsab@sph.com.sg MORE men who engage in sexual acts in front of their web cameras usually at the behest of women they befriend online are being blackmailed. The police say 40
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      Lock icon A WET WEEKEND IN TOKYO
      58 3 Clad in traditional costume, residents carrying a shrine through the streets of Tokyo get splashed with water as part of the Fukagawa Hachiman Festival yesterday. The main parade takes place every three years, but was postponed last year in the wake of the tsunami that
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      Lock icon Nightclubs’ foreign entertainer quota cut
      385 3  -  By AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg FROM October, nightclubs here will be able to hire up to eight foreign entertainers, down from the current limit of 15. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said in a circular sent to nightclub operators a week ago that the new limit
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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          Lock icon Tighter tender rules
          45 4 THE Government is not satisfied with the state of its procurement processes and is working to improve them through constant fine-tuning of rules, training of officers and prompt action when there are irregularities, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said yesterday. PAGE A1
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          Lock icon New rules for nightclubs
          37 4 NIGHT spots will be able to hire up to only eight foreign entertainers, down from a maximum of 15, from October, the Manpower Ministry has told nightclub operators. PAGE A3 ST FILE PHOTO
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          Lock icon China on Asean’s role
          61 4 CHINESE Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has acknowledged that Asean occupies the “driver’s seat” for East Asian cooperation, and has vowed to address concerns and interests of all parties to settle the South China Sea disputes. His tour to Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei comes as ties frayed
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Can Ryan help Romney?
          64 4 REPUBLICAN candidate Mitt Romney’s vice-presidential pick of Paul Ryan has excited supporters of the party, but experts say past elections have shown that the running mate has only a marginal impact on the final outcome. PAGE A8 Republican voters showing their support for Mr Mitt Romney
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          Lock icon Kremlin’s ‘devilish deal’
          36 4 NEWS of the first North Atlantic Treaty Organisation military facility in Russia has angered the opposition, which accused the Kremlin of betraying Russia’s security interests and making deals with the devil. PAGE A14
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          Lock icon Greeks take to bikes
          52 4 GREECE’S dire economic plight has put Greeks on their bicycles once snubbed as a sign of poverty. Shops selling bicycles, and equipment, are spreading fast in the capital Athens, as the high cost of road tax, fuel and repairs is forcing many to ditch their cars.
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          Lock icon Fat-linked gastric cancer
          38 4 A TYPE of stomach cancer associated with high-fat diets is on the rise here. Gastric cardia cancer, as it is called, is also more aggressive than gastric distal cancer, or common gastric cancer. PAGE B2
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          Lock icon ‘Review animal welfare’
          35 4 A COMMITTEE set up to review current legislation on animal welfare said concerned groups have called for stiffer penalties to stem the rising incidence of animal cruelty. PAGE B5 PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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        Lock icon Explaining both risks and gains
        51 4 OPINION THE Securities Investors Association of Singapore has helpfully clarified that it is not teaming up with the Singapore Exchange to promote only stock investment among small investors. There are other types of investment with manageable risks that ordinary people should also learn about. PAGE
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Asia properties still hot
          45 4 REAL estate investors across the Asia-Pacific were still in a buying mood in the second quarter, with investment turnover jumping 54 per cent to US$17.9 billion (S$22.3 billion) compared with the three months before, according to a CBRE report. PAGE B7
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          Lock icon Creative needs time
          39 4 SHAREHOLDERS of Creative Technology must continue to exercise great patience, for it will take at least another 12 months before they will know if the tech company can claw its way out of trouble. PAGE B9
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        Lock icon Loving London 2012
        32 4 SPORT FIRST they cheered the news. Then they jeered at the blunders. But now, after 17 days of Olympic drama, Londoners are once again embracing the Games. PAGE B14
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Stand-up guy
          72 4 COMEDIAN Hossan Leong’s annual stand-up comedy show will have a travel theme this year, with skits and jokes about Singaporeans travelling abroad and tourists visiting the city state. He has also roped in an up-and-coming comedian, whose videos are on YouTube, to help write the script. PAGE C7
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          Lock icon Originality counts
          44 4 PUB singers like Shimona Kee sing cover songs as part of their job. But the 32-year-old thinks audiences here should give local compositions a chance. She will get that at the upcoming National University of Singapore’s Face The Music festival. PAGE C9
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      • WHAT’S ONLINE
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          78 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L Travel picks: Top 10 Olympic cities worth a visit L Get married and have babies, migrants a temporary solution: LeeQRcodegeneratedonhttp://qrcode.littleidiot.be Kuan Yew L Photo gallery: ITE to open third mega campus in January next year L S. Korea plastic surgeons in Singapore
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          60 4 www.stomp.com.sg L Stomper swerves to avoid steel bar from roof of KPE tunnel L Rude foodstall worker yells atQRcodegeneratedonhttp://qrcode.littleidiot.be customer, calls her ‘deaf’ L Sembawang Secondary students do S’pore proud in London by winning gold in video contest L Women attract stares by sucking on lollipop
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          42 4 www.razortv.com.sg L Which local dish represents Singapore best? L No taxis after 4pm L PM Lee supports responsible pet ownershipQRcodegeneratedonhttp://qrcode.littleidiot.be L University with the worst sense of style L Da Mouth’s DJ after Kelly Poon? QR code generated on http://qrcode.littleidiot.be
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      Lock icon Test being studied to identify mentally ill during arrests
      636 6  -  If accepted for use, police officers can better handle such individuals By THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg A SCREENING test being evaluated for use here promises to identify those who are mentally and intellectually disabled when they are arrested. If accepted for use,
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      Lock icon BREAKING FAST WITH PM LEE
      194 6  -  THAM YUEN-C PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong breaking fast with Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Inderjit Singh on his right, Indian Muslim Social Service Association president Shareefa Beevi (hidden) and Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar, also an MP for Ang Mo Kio, on his left. The
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      Lock icon S’poreans, bosses can change mindsets on having babies: DPM Teo
      443 6  -  By TESSA WONG twong@sph.com.sg AS THE Government reviews population policies and parenthood incentives, it hopes Singaporeans and employers will do their part to change the national mindset on having babies, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday. This could
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      Lock icon Dozens of villages wiped off the map
      555 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BAJE BAJ (Iran) Mr Alireza Haidaree has been up all night carefully directing the spade of his bulldozer through the rubble of mud-brick homes in a desperate search for survivors from the deadly quakes that rocked north-west-ern Iran. “This village
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS; GRAPHICS ADAPTED FROM AFP  -  555 words
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      Lock icon Asean ‘has driver’s seat’ in E. Asia ties
      559 7  -  Beijing will work with grouping in S. China Sea dispute: Chinese minister By LESTER KONG MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT lestkong@sph.com.sg KOTA KINABALU (Sabah) China’s top diplomat has acknowledged that Asean occupies the “driver’s seat” for East Asian cooperation, saying his country will work with
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      Lock icon Taiwan to stage live-fire drill in disputed Spratlys
      254 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI In a move that risks fresh tensions, Taiwanese coastguards said they will stage a live-fire exercise next month in disputed South China Sea islands with new, longer-range artillery and mortars. Taiwan’s drill will take place on Taiping Island in
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      Lock icon FLOOD SURVIVORS FIND RESPITE IN CEMETERIES
      80 7 A boy who lives in Navotas cemetery on the outskirts of Manila walking through receding floodwaters there yesterday. As floods submerged 80 per cent of Manila early last week, some residents sought higher ground in cemeteries, staying dry on tombs. Relief officials and doctors
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Questions about Romney remain despite VP pick
      891 8  -  History shows running mate has only minor impact on final vote: Analysts NEWS ANALYSIS BATTLE FOR U.S. PRESIDENCY By CHUA CHIN HON US BUREAU CHIEF chinhon@sph.com.sg MANASSAS (Virginia) There was an unmistakable spike in the energy level when United States Republican presidential challenger
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      Lock icon Choice of Ryan suits both Republican, Democrat voters
      754 8  -  By TRACY QUEK US CORRESPONDENT tracyq@sph.com.sg MANASSAS (Virginia) The news was still so fresh there was not even time to crank out the usual buttons, T-shirts, posters and other election paraphernalia that no political rally is complete without. But supporters of Republican
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Asian cities buckling under strain of growth
        539 9 Extreme weather, rapid economic growth, overcrowding to blame: Experts FLOOD OF DISASTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK Deadly floods, power blackouts and traffic gridlock many of Asia’s biggest cities are buckling under the strain of rapid economic development, extreme weather and an exodus from the
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        Lock icon 11 killed in Zhejiang reservoir breach
        309 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA SHANGHAI At least 11 people were killed and dozens injured after the earthen wall of a reservoir collapsed in eastern China, flooding a rural area. The 29-metre wall, part of a reservoir in Zhejiang province, collapsed early Friday, following heavy rainfall
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        Lock icon UN to protect oceans from pollution, overfishing and climate change
        242 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YEOSU South Korea) The United Nations has announced an initiative to protect oceans from pollution and over-fishing and to combat rising sea levels that threaten hundreds of millions of people. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon said the Oceans
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        Lock icon Disease outbreak alert as Philippine flood toll rises
        310 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA Emergency relief officials and doctors were deployed to flood-devastated communities in the Philippines to prevent outbreaks of disease as the death toll jumped to 85. The flooding due to the seasonal south-west monsoon submerged 80 per cent of Manila
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        Lock icon Bhutan grows less wary of China
        828 10  -  It is aware of Beijing’s growing clout while maintaining close ties with India By BHAVAN JAIPRAGAS FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jbhavan@hotmail.com THIMPHU (Bhutan) For decades, this hermit kingdom deliberately shied away from the global gaze, setting its rhythms to the chimes of a million
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        Lock icon Bangladeshi minister slams Nobel laureate
        251 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DHAKA Bangladesh Finance Minister A.M.A. Muhith has accused Nobel laureate and microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus of waging a “harmful campaign” against the country. The comments came a week after the United States expressed deep concern about Dhaka’s expanding role in Grameen Bank, the
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        Lock icon Politics a snag in Thai south resolution
        758 11  -  Hawkish military plans set aside to avoid more anger NEWS ANALYSIS By NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Nirmal BANGKOK A bomb explosion over the weekend that injured four policemen in southern Thailand’s Pattani province was proof that insurgents could still strike almost at
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        Lock icon Japanese PM may delay South Korea meeting over sea disputes
        721 12 Move comes after President Lee Myung Bak’s visit to contested islets BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda may postpone a summit next month with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak after Mr Lee’s visit to islets claimed
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        Lock icon Verdict in Gu’s murder trial could be out later this month
        501 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING A verdict in the murder of a British man allegedly by the wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai could come before the end of the month, a lawyer involved in the case said. Mr Bo’s
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        Lock icon Slain Chinese enforcer ‘a gangster’
        474 12 BEIJING: A kebab vendor in a southern Chinese city was given life sentence for killing a city officer, whom police found out later was a gang member, dealing a blow to the city’s policy of outsourcing urban management. Four urban management officers in charge of
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Rapist goes free: Why?
          109 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PETALING JAYA: Women’s groups in Malaysia have urged the judiciary to clarify its judgment in allowing a national bowler to escape jail for committing statutory rape on a 13-year-old girl. The Joint Action Group For Gender Equality, which comprises six women organisations,
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          Lock icon Protesters arrested
          98 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MUMBAI: Police yesterday said they have arrested more than 20 people in connection with violence that erupted at a rally in which two people were killed and dozens injured, reports said. Protesters had gathered on Saturday to condemn deadly sectarian clashes in India’s north-east but the
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          Lock icon Aid for Rohingya
          98 12 REUTERS RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has ordered US$50 million (S$62 million) in aid for the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, who human rights activists said have been targeted by the authorities since sectarian riots in June. Myanmar, where at least 800,000 Rohingya are not recognised as one
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        Lock icon Boy from KL heartland is a six-string wonder
        671 13  -  Az Samad’s music earns him rave reviews, and he’s spending the summer touring Europe PEOPLE TO WATCH By CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian guitarist Az Samad was having one of his usual busy days he uploaded an article
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        Lock icon Umno veteran Tamrin Ghafar to join PAS
        413 13 KUALA LUMPUR The son of a former Malaysian deputy prime minister has joined the opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), in another gain for the political opposition ahead of general elections that must be held within months, news websites reported. Former MP Tamrin Ghafar,
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        Lock icon Retreat never an option: Ex-Fukushima chief
        428 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO The chief of Japan’s Fukushima atomic plant at the time of the quake-tsunami disaster has said he never considered withdrawing from the escalating crisis despite fearing for his life. “I thought my fellow workers and I could die when huge amounts
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      Lock icon Kremlin gets hell over Nato facility
      873 14  -  Outcry from nationalists, communists as facility in Russia starts operations By SERGEI STROKAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES strokan@kommersant.ru MOSCOW Never say “never”. Still, the late Kremlin leaders would have turned in their graves over the latest news from the city of Ulyanovsk, birthplace of
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      Lock icon Israeli media reports on Iran’s nuclear programme stoke fears of retaliation
      335 14 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JERUSALEM Iran has stepped up work to develop a nuclear warhead, Israeli newspapers said, citing officials in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and leaked US intelligence. The front-page reports in the liberal Haaretz, a frequent Netanyahu
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      Lock icon Tourism boom in Israel despite trouble in region
      382 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM Israel is priming for a risky showdown with Iran over its suspected nuclear programme, concerned about neighbouring Syria’s bloody civil war spilling across the border and dealing with terrorists attempting to infiltrate from Egypt’s lawless Sinai Peninsula. But that
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      Lock icon Rare coin auctioned off for a pretty penny
      62 14 A dime made in 1873 sold for US$1.6 million (S$2 million) to an anonymous bidder, said Stack’s Bowers Galleries in the United States. It was minted as part of the Battle Born Collection, which contained one of every coin struck in Carson
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      Lock icon Frenzied battle for Syria fought on social media
      576 15 YouTube videos, Twitter hacks among methods used in Web war AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG PARIS The battle for Syria is raging on the ground but also on social media, where people on both sides of the conflict are hacking, posting and spamming in
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon ‘Racial profiling’ at airport
        80 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK Transportation Security Administration officers at Boston’s Logan International Airport are alleging that a programme intended to help flag possible terrorists based on passengers’ mannerisms has led to rampant racial profiling. The New York Times reported on its website that more than 30
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        Lock icon Wildfires on Spanish isles
        47 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE VALLEHERMOSO (Spain) Scores of villagers spent the night in hotels and student halls after fleeing wildfires that continued raging out of control yesterday on the Spanish Canary Islands. The fires on La Gomera and Tenerife forced more than 4,700 to evacuate.
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        Lock icon NY police shoot man dead
        59 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK Police shot and killed a man they say lunged at them with a knife in a confrontation that began in Times Square and ended with shots fired near one of New York’s most heavily touristed areas last Saturday. Officers had approached
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      Lock icon Oil tanker collides with US Navy ship
      256 15 REUTERS DUBAI/MUSCAT An oil tanker collided with a United States Navy ship near the Strait of Hormuz but no one was hurt and shipping traffic in the waterway, through which 40 per cent of the world’s seaborne oil exports pass, was not affected,
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      Lock icon Mursi replaces defence minister in reshuffle of Egypt’s top brass
      405 15 REUTERS BLOOMBERG CAIRO Egypt’s President Mohammed Mursi has replaced his powerful Defence Minister Hussein Tantawi, sending him into retirement, and appointed a vice-president, official media reported. The changes were part of a sweeping reshuffle of the country’s top military brass
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      Lock icon Greeks ditch cars for bicycles
      536 16 Boom for bike shops in Athens as cash-strapped citizens make switch DEBT CRISIS IN GREECE REUTERS ATHENS Greece’s dire economic plight has forced thousands of businesses to close and thrown one in five out of work. But for bicycle-maker Giorgos Vogiatzis, it’s not all bad
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Bundesbank set for Asia trade hub
        76 16 REUTERS TOKYO Germany’s central bank is close to establishing a trading hub in Tokyo, as it wants to manage some foreign currency reserves in the financial markets of a growing Asia. Bundesbank has largely agreed with Japan’s Financial Services Agency, the Bank of Japan
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        Lock icon China’s trade surplus to narrow
        76 16 XINHUA BEIJING China’s trade surplus will continue to narrow this month, as export growth stays low, according to the Financial Research Centre of the Bank of Communications. Citing the troubles in the US and Europe, the research centre said: “China is likely to run a
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        Lock icon Egypt gets $2.5b aid from Qatar
        74 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CAIRO Qatar is to give US$2 billion (S$2.5 billion) in financial support to Egypt, which is plagued by serious economic challenges. The Egyptian central bank’s reserves have fallen to US$14.4 billion, against US$36 billion around the fall of Hosni Mubarak in February
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      141 16 GASTRIC CANCER Beyond Gastric Pain Burning sensation and stabbing pain in the stomach? Is it just gastric pain or cancer? Don’t ignore it! Gastric Cancer is the sixth and eigth most common cancer* among Singaporean men and women respectively. Pay attention to your stomach; do not ignore the gastric pain.
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      454 17 WHEN it comes to financial investment, acting on a little knowledge can be a risky thing. Having too much information is not necessarily helpful either for ordinary people. One simply needs sound guidance when dealing with precious savings. So, the financial literacy programme
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      1365 17  -  Former editor of The Straits Times on why he barred pseudonyms in the Forum page 23 years ago and why online forums should do the same By LESLIE FONG FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer, former editor of The Straits Times, is the senior
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      1429 18  -  EYE ON THE WORLD By JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT Jonathan.eyal@gmail.com AFTER the long partying comes the inevitable reality check: as Britain said goodbye to the Olympics last night, politics was returning to normal, with renewed bickering about who should be held responsible for the worsening recession. But,
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      673 18  -  By JOYCE HOOI WHENyouaregrowing up, you are told a series of well-intentioned lies. “You can be anything you want to be” being the biggest porky. The jet-setting cosmopolitan child is also lied to. “You are a citizen of the world,” he or she
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      954 19  -  By MICHAEL RICHARDSON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. AMID concerns about sagging growth in both advanced and developing economies, policymakers, investors and consumers may take heart in Asia’s potential
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        216 20  -  Edwin Lim MR JONATHAN Leaw describes how difficult it is for the HDB to please every Singaporean who is buying or selling a flat because everyone wants to buy low and sell high (“Buy low, sell high desire HDB’s dilemma”; Aug 1).
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        351 20  -  Au Hoi Ting (Miss) IT TAKES about four years for a Build-to-Order flat to be ready from the time it is launched (“HDB to offer 20,000 new flats next year”; last Tuesday). This means that many young couples who are dating must
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        269 20  -  Christopher Teng MR ELGAR Lee’s suggestion to let married couples buy HDB resale flats, so that they can start families, sounds like a plea for help from someone who has already benefited from the surge in residential home prices (“Let couples
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        269 20  -  Sheryl Frances Khong (Ms) Chairman Parenting United IT IS understandable that many parents feel uncomfortable talking about topics that are as intimate as sex (“Many parents shy to talk about sex”; Aug 1), and we concur with Mr Darius Lee (“Sexuality
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        204 20  -  Syed Hasan Javed High Commissioner High Commission for Pakistan DR JING Huang, Dr Kanti Bajpai and Professor Kishore Mahbubani made a few unnecessary and condescending references to Pakistan, in an otherwise well-written article (“China and India: Rising peacefully together”; last Friday). While
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        301 20  -  Dr Yong Tze Tein President Cynthia Pang (Ms) Honorary Secretary Association for Breastfeeding Advocacy (Singapore) SADLY, formula feeding is still deemed the “normal” way to feed newborn babies in Singapore (“Breastfeeding isn’t for every mum”; Mind Your Body, Aug 2). An
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      177 19 her world i plus THE WOMEN’S LIFESTYLE NETWORK herworldplus.com i No.l WOMEN'S PORTAL IN MARKETING'S DIGITAL MEDIA Of The Year 2012 A comprehensive women’s interest portal on all the *W interests that make up a modern woman’s life. «B SHOPPING il BEAUTY S FASHION 2s CELEBS 5s MEN ‘All FOOD
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      827 1  -  Employers will have to sign contract with $450 minimum pay clause By AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg HIRING an Indonesian maid will be more expensive by year’s end. Employers hiring such maids from November will have to sign a contract with a clause stipulating that
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      570 2  -  NUH study finds that only one in five patients lives past five years By POON CHIAN HUI chpoon@sph.com.sg A TYPE of stomach cancer associated with high-fat diets is on the rise in Singapore. Gastric cardia cancer, as it is called,
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      732 2  -  By WALTER SIM waltsim@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Goh Shi Ting A YEAR-OLD project to get people to submit their personal vignettes of life, from the past or present, has drawn 300,000 contributions. But this is just a fraction 6 per cent of the Singapore Memory
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      537 3  -  Judge say spirit behind the clauses of the compensation scheme was clear By K. C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg A CHIEF executive is to get US$4.5 million (S$5.6 million) in payout benefits which he fought for in a High Court case against
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      110 3 Bare and compare. Personal fitness consultant Muhammad Ozalif, 28, checks out the abs of Republic Polytechnic student and part-time actor Daryll Ong, 20. They were among the contestants waiting to get back on stage during a pre-judging segment of the Manhunt Singapore 2012, at the
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      410 3  -  By LESLIE KAY LIM llim@sph.com.sg A CONFERENCE to be held on Sept 10 and 11 will attempt to work out ways to make philanthropy more systematic. The number of wealthy individuals in Singapore who are ready and willing to help the less fortunate
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      460 4  -  Theme park will be fully open for exclusive event this weekend By IAN POH pohian@sph.com.sg THE fun and games for readers of The Straits Times shall continue, but in a different venue. After the Straits Times Appreciates Readers (Star) event at Gardens by
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      224 4  -  MELISSA LIN THE New Paper’s Big Walk is going green. To be held on Sept 2, a Sunday, the annual charity walk will end its route this year at the Singapore G1 carnival, an event by the Singapore Environment Council to
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      574 5  -  All but one member of previous central executive council re-elected By ANDREA ONG andreao@sph.com.sg THE Workers’ Party (WP) yesterday held its first election for its top decision-making body since last year’s general election. But in a break with the past, the line-up of the new
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      Lock icon Animal lovers call for stiffer penalties
      370 5  -  AMELIA TAN ANIMAL abusers can now be fined up to $10,000 and be jailed for a year, but concerned groups have called for stiffer penalties to stem the rising incidence of animal cruelty. Member of Parliament Yeo Guat Kwang, who heads a panel set
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      101 5 Mr Darren Tham cheering his border collie on yesterday as Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and fellow Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Yeo Guat Kwang (on PM’s right) watched from the stage. The dog weaved its way around 60 poles in the Super-Weaver Contest at
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      410 1 PART B HOME MONEY SPORT M O N D A Y A U G U S T 1 3 2 0 12 Deadly gastric cancer on the rise B5 B2 WP in consolidation phase: Low Thia Khiang BREAKTHROUGH treatment for KNEE AND BACK PAIN “It’s wonderful to see my mum
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      19 4 Cops nab 38 women in Joo Chiat vice raid Residents say: Despite fewer pubs, there are now more streetwalkers
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      372 5 Research Study fm Participants with mSfoivy of Hear.t Attack Pfizer Clinical Research Unit (PCRU) will be conducting a methodology research study (no intake of research medication required) for participants with history of Myocardial Infarction (Ml) (heart attack). The purpose is to measure the level, variability and relationship of biomarkers (biological
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      617 6  -  Local jewellers give the precious metal a modern twist with collections in different colours ByKarenTeng Karen Teng Gone are the days when yellow was the only colour associated with gold jewellery. Homegrown Poh Heng Jewellery’s 22K Gold Unlimited collection for instance, is a collection of multi-coloured
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      199 6 Children under 12 years can learn more about sugar and its many uses at an exhibition titled Candy Unwrapped at Halls D and E of the Science Centre Singapore (SCS). The show—which has completed stints in the United States and Hong Kong will be in
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      167 6 You can now use your iPad to read Career Guide 2012 Singapore’s most established job directory for school leavers, fresh graduates and jobseekers. Its publisher Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has launched the electronic version, and you can download the mobile application to read it
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      Lock icon Raising awareness on cancer screening
      187 6 Private health-care organisation Singapore Medical Group (SMG) has launched a campaign toreiteratetheimportanceofregularchecksandearlydetectionofwomen’scancers. Known as The Women’s Pledge, the campaign is led by SMG’s critical illness cluster comprising The Cancer Centre and The Obstetrics Gynaecology Centre. SMG’s chief executive officer, Dr Cheryl Baumann, says: “The centres
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      198 6 Japanese casual clothing chainUniqlo’snewUU collection will be available exclusively at its store in the Bugis+ mall from Aug 24. Some 90 items have been specially produced in collaboration with Mr Jun Takahashi, the acclaimed Japanese designer of cult-fashion label Undercover. His designs have been combined
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        45 6 The new Tuxedo café at the lobby of Carlton Hotel sells freshly baked pastries. A $15.80 set lunch comprises soup or salad, a sandwich and a gourmet beverage. From 7am to 11am till this Wednesday, a gourmet drink comes with a free croissant.
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        34 6 Commemorative London 2012 Olympic Games Coca-Cola glasses embossed with pictograms of six popular sports including swimming and gymnastics are available free with every large McDonald’s extra value meal (excluding breakfast) until September.
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        29 6 The sugarfree iGen mints come in double mint or sour strawberry flavour. Aslide-to-open metal case contains 75 mints. Priced at $2.20 at Cheers and FairPrice Xpress stores.
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        46 6 Over 100 shops at Parkway Parade will take part in the Crazy Sale during theHariRayaPuasa long weekend. Get up to 70 per cent off for selected items. Pay $268 per person for a holiday in Bintan’s Angsana Resort, Indonesiaand geta second night’s free stay.
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        32 6 SK-II’s new Stempower daily moisturiser is for firming while the Stempower Rich Cream targets skin ageing problems. Priced at $149 and $209 respectively and available at all counters from Wednesday.
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        45 6 The new Nikon’s AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm F/3.5-4.5G ED VR lens is for landscapes and portraits while the AF-S DX Nikkor *****mm F/3.5-5.6G ED VR suits wide angle and super telephoto shots. Available at all authorised dealers and priced at $799 and $1,699 respectively.
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      545 7  -  Strong interest in office sector, especially in Australia and Japan By ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg REAL estate investors across the Asia-Pacific were still in a buying mood in the second quarter even though sentiment was mixed as the euro-zone debt crisis cast
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      630 7  -  By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE is poised to become a major regional centre for family offices, with all the ingredients needed to develop this industry, now in its infancy, experts say. Meanwhile, it is already gaining the interest of the wealthy
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      694 8  -  To get a real break, leave your laptop and office matters behind AT WORK WITH JOYCE TEO JOYCE TEO joyceteo@sph.com.sg GOING on holiday is supposed to mean no work but an increasing number of us just can’t go cold turkey when we hit
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      507 8 How mums can rejoin the workforce and thrive This is a column on workplace issues anitag@sph.com.sg L You’re a homemaker eager to return to the job circuit, full-time or otherwise. But you’re unsure if you can juggle the dual roles, and where do you start? IF YOU’RE waiting to be
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      27 8 Agriculture USD I1C 03.08.12 8482,40 USD Crod Euro I1C 06.08.12 145,19 EUR Crod Japan I1C 06.08.12 8312,62 JPY Crod US R1C-A 06.08.12 15,14 USD
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      43 8 Agriculture Euro R1C-B 03.08.12 7,61 EUR Branchen Stars R1C-A 06.08.12 146,97 EUR Commodity Euro I1C 06.08.12 *****,95 EUR Commodity USD R1C-C 03.08.12 5,12 SGD db X-MACRO Trading Index Fund I4D 02.08.12 95,41 GBP EMLIN Sovereign Bond Fund I1C 06.08.12 *****,89 USD
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      125 8 DB Commodity Booster DJ-UBSCI ETF 6C 06/08/2012 33,16 USD IFTSE CHINA 25 ETF 11C 06/08/2012 26,48 USd| MSCI AC Asia Ex Japan High Dividend Yield Index ETF 1D 06/08/2012 1,66 USD MSCI AC Asia Pacific Ex Japan TRN Index ETF 1C 06/08/2012 3,27 USD I MSCI China TRN
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      57 8 I AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR CASH ETF I 11C 07/08/2012 204,21 AUd| Australian dollar cash etf I 13C 07/08/2012 268,18 SGd| IBOXX Sovereigns Eurozone Total Return Index ETF 1C 06/08/2012 225,93 USD Markit iBoxx ABF Korea Government Index ETF 1C 07/08/2012 136,70 USD USD IG INFL/ Linked Treasuries Total
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        576 9  -  Company banking on Hanzpad and Sound BlasterAxx to reverse fortunes CAI JIN By GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT chngkeg@sph.com.sg LONG-SUFFERING shareholders of Creative Technology must continue to exercise great patience for it will take at least another 12 months before they know whether the company
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        486 9 REUTERS PRUDENTIAL Singapore achieved new business sales of $282 million for the first half, up 33 per cent from a year ago, the insurer reported last Friday. There was strong growth in all product categories. In particular, regular premium products
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        380 9  -  By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg LOGISTICS service provider Teckwah Industrial Corp broke ground last Friday for its new print media hub project. The facility, named Pixel Red and located at the Paya Lebar iPark, is a one-stop business centre for print buyers, with end-to-end
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          69 9 LIM CHUANG: Resigned as chief financial officer with effect from Aug 31. Mr Lim, 58, stepped down to pursue his personal interests. He was appointed to that role in November 2008 and had been in charge of overseeing the finance, treasury, risk management, investor relations and lean management functions
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          31 9 FREDERICK IVOR BENDLE: Named chief financial officer with effect from tomorrow. Mr Bendle, 56, had previously been the chief executive of California Software Company, a firm listed in Mumbai.
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    • London Olympics 2012. JULY 27 – AUG 12
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        734 18  -  He bags third gold, helping Jamaica to world record 36.84sec in relay AT THE GAMES By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg LONDON Perhaps the fastest man in the world was saving his best for last. Perhaps in paying tribute to British runner Mo Farah who had
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        489 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LONDON Mo Farah wanted the world to know he does not do anything by halves. He really needed to double up in the Olympic distance events, he said, because he had dedicated the medals to his unborn twins.
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        617 14  -  Pride for event, but some blast politicians for leaping on bandwagon AT THE GAMES By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg LONDON They first cheered when London beat the competition to be awarded host city rights in 2005. Then they jeered at the prospect of overcrowded tube trains,
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        884 14 Every Olympics have their share of controversies and the London Games are no exception. Here are 12 flashpoints that shocked and surprised L SHUTTLEGATE Badminton was rocked by the biggest scandal to hit the sport in its 20-year Olympic history. Eight badminton players, including China’s world champion pair
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        693 15  -  London 2012 lives up to weight of expectation in its own delectable way AT THE GAMES By TERRENCE VOON SPORTS CORRESPONDENT tvoon@sph.com.sg LONDON A host city invariably stamps its mark on Olympic history, and in London’s case, this has been a fortnight of indelible joy, achievement and
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        933 15 History was made, tears were shed. And as the London Olympics reached their end, here are 12 moments that will remain in the mind for a long time L HISTORY MAN Winner of a record eight golds in Beijing four years ago, Michael Phelps, the swimmer with
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        Lock icon DIVING DREAMS’ UPS AND DOWNS
        913 16  -  Boudia wins gold, Daley ecstatic with bronze, but Qiu Bo upset with silver ATTHE GAMES By ROHIT BRIJNATH you rohitb@sph.com.sg DAVID Boudia is a man of faith and his diving on Saturday was akin to a religious experience, but this is Tom Daley’s story. It
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        645 16 Athletics Men’s 5,000m 1 Mo Farah (Gbr) 13min 41.66sec. 2 Dejen Gebremeskel (Eth) 13:41.98. 3 Thomas Longosiwa (Ken) 13:42.36. 4x100m 1 Jamaica 36.84 (WR). 2 USA 37.04. 3 Trinidad and Tobago 38.12. 50km walk 1 Sergey Kirdyapkin (Rus) 3hr 35min 59sec (OR). 2 Jared Tallent (Aus) 3:36:53.
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          93 16 CHRIS Hoy’s tears of joy upon winning his record sixth Olympic gold was the defining moment of the London Games, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said yesterday. Jacques Rogge, a Belgian who is overseeing his third and final summer Olympics, said
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          74 16 US AIN Bolt will have an extra souvenir to go with his three gold medals after Olympic officials handed over the baton used by the Jamaican sprint relay team in their world record run. Bolt had tried to keep the baton after running the anchor
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          60 16 IT WAS a clean sweep for Russia in rhythmic gymnastics, just as it had been at the last three Olympics. The Russians won their fourth straight Olympic gold medal in the group event yesterday, easily beating Belarus. With Evgeniya Kanaeva winning the individual all-around on
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          37 16 RUSSIA won the volleyball gold yesterday for the first time since 1980 with a five-set victory over Brazil. Brazil took the women’s gold on Saturday, with a 3-1 upset over the United States.
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          50 16 THE IOC is withholding a bronze medal from South Korean footballer Park Jong Woo who displayed a political sign after beating Japan in the third-place match on Friday. The sign carried a slogan supporting sovereignty over a disputed island chain that Japan also claims.
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          52 16 WHAT’S next after the pool for Michael Phelps? Improving his golf game. The Golf Channel said Phelps has signed on as the next star of “The Haney Project,” the series that depicts Tiger Woods’ former swing coach trying to improve the game of a
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          57 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS IN HER quest for a sailing gold in women’s match racing, Australia’s Olivia Price instead found herself being swept out of the back of her boat. Her crew had to pluck the skipper out of the water in Weymouth Bay.
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        341 17 1 United States 46 29 29 104 2 China 38 27 22 87 3 Britain 29 16 19 64 4 Russia 24 25 34 83 5 South Korea 13 8 7 28 6 Germany 11 19 14 44 7 France 11 11 12 34 27 9 Hungary 8
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        408 17  -  Dream Team manage to pull away from Spain only in final quarter AT THE GAMES By TERRENCE VOON SPORTS CORRESPONDENT tvoon@sph.com.sg LONDON Job done, gold won, mission accomplished. But it was a breathless day in the North Greenwich Arena for the United States men’s
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        219 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON The most dominant team in basketball, men’s or women’s, won another gold on Saturday. It felt like 2008 all over again. Or 2004. Or 2000. Or 1996. The United States women’s national team last lost an Olympic game in 1992. Candace Parker, the
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        441 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Britain’s Anthony Joshua won the men’s Olympic super heavyweight (+91kg) boxing gold after a countback yesterday. He beat defending champion Roberto Cammarelle of Italy after their bout finished 18-all. Italy immediately appealed the decision after Joshua overturned
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        151 17 A daily pick of athletes’ tweets and pics L The Family wall at the BA club lounge. Brings back some memories! Sailor Ben Ainslie, who has won four Olympic golds, taking a trip down memory lane L Congratulations @TomDaley1994.. You did us all proud.. Now you should have some
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        259 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON The only time the Olympic javelin title left Europe was 60 years ago when American Cyrus Young won gold. Now it is leaving again after teenager Keshorn Walcott from Trinidad and Tobago pulled off one of the most stunning upsets in
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        Lock icon Kiprotich springs marathon surprise for Uganda
        318 17 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON Uganda’s first medal at the London Olympics was a big one. Stephen Kiprotich clinched a surprise win in the men’s marathon after the 23-year-old covered the 42.2km course in 2hr 8min 1sec. Kenyans Abel Kirui, the world champion, and Wilson
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        64 12 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK An athlete competing in New York City’s first Ironman triathlon died on Saturday morning during the 3.9km swim in the Hudson River, the first stage in the gruelling 225km race, according to the police. The swimmer, identified only as a
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        Lock icon Li Na scuppers Radwanska’s bid
        111 12 REUTERS MONTREAL Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska’s hopes of claiming the world’s top tennis ranking were dashed after she suffered a crushing 2-6, 1-6 loss to China’s Li Na in the quarter-finals of the Montreal Cup on Saturday. Heavy rain that limited play on Friday forced Radwanska,
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        72 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS TORONTO Top-seeded Novak Djokovic advanced to the Rogers Cup tennis final with a 6-4, 6-1 win over fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic on Saturday night in their rain-delayed tournament. Djokovic, the winner of the hard court event in 2007 and 2011, faces Richard Gasquet in
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        Lock icon Pietersen out as row escalates
        91 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Kevin Pietersen has been left out of England’s squad for this week’s third Test against South Africa. Yesterday’s decision came after he reportedly sent text messages to several South Africa players believed to contain derogatory comments about English captain Andrew Strauss and
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      506 12  -  Argentinian’s goal lifts City’s spirits in Community Shield victory By RICHARD JOLLY stsports@sph.com.sg BIRMINGHAM In March, Carlos Tevez marked his return from exile in Argentina by playing a part in a comeback against Chelsea that helped Manchester City win the Premier League title. Five months later,
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      Lock icon Van Persie chase keeps Fergie away
      316 12 HANOVER Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was absent from his side’s 4-3 win in a pre-season friendly with Hanover on Saturday as he steps up his efforts to sign Arsenal striker Robin van Persie. He missed watching Shinji Kagawa score the winner as United
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      405 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS Big-spending Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) had star signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic to thank for averting an embarrassing home defeat as they rallied from two goals down to a 2-2 draw with Lorient in the French league on Saturday. Ibrahimovic, PSG’s major summer signing from AC
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      237 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is prepared to dump midfielder Charlie Adam in order to sign Fulham striker Clint Dempsey. Rodgers sees the 26-year-old as surplus to requirements at Anfield following the arrival of Joe Allen from Swansea on Friday. Like
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      375 12 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Manchester City are on the verge of signing Jack Rodwell for an initial fee of £15 million (S$29.3 million) after having a bid accepted by Everton. The 21-year-old, who has also been courted by Manchester United and Chelsea, has long
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      Lock icon STORM HALTS WOODS’ SLIP
      769 13 Rain stops play, giving Woods chance to regroup but breaking McIlroy’s run PGA CHAMPIONSHIP ASSOCIATED PRESS KIAWAH ISLAND (South Carolina) First came the black cloud that has been following Tiger Woods on the weekend at the Majors. The real storm arrived a short time later on
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      232 13 Football French Ligue 1 Paris SG 2 Lorient 2, Evian Thonon 2 Bordeaux 3, Nancy 1 Brest 0, Nice 0 Ajaccio 1, Rennes 0 Lyon 1, St-Etienne 1 Lille 2, Troyes 0 Valenciennes 1, Sochaux 2 Bastia 3. Italian Super Cup In Beijing: Juventus 4 Napoli 2 (after extra
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      654 13  -  SANJAY NAIR Jurong Central Park L A neighbourhood park situated across Boon Lay MRT Station L One lap covers about 2km L Popular with families, recreational joggers and cyclists IN OUR weekly series on runners in Singapore’s favourite running spots, The Straits Times visited Jurong Central Park last week
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      332 13  -  By V.K. SANTOSH KUMAR santosh@sph.com.sg TEAM India turned the tables on Team Pakistan to claim the Singapore Indian Association’s (IA) National Day 6s SBI Cup yesterday. After losing to Pakistan by three wickets in the group match in the morning, they bounced back to
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      43 13 Today Tennis ATP Western Southern Open, Day 1,1st rd, 1st session (Live, StarHub Ch211 HD Ch255,11pm). Tomorrow Tennis ATP Western Southern Open, Day 1,1st rd, 2nd session (7am). Day 2, 1st/2nd rd, 1st session (11pm) Live, StarHub Ch211 HD Ch255.
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      426 1 Tyra Banks talks frank PART C Asian models not just a fad East meets West Texan chef Armando Reed gives Asian food a twist C8 Cover song blues Shimona Kee prefers to sing original tunes C9 C2 T H E M A ST E R O Johnny Khoo, arguably Singapore’s
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      693 2  -  Host of America’s Next Top Model does not want the rise of the Asian model to be a fad Natasha Ann Zachariah natashaz@sph.com.sg The relatively quiet lobby of the Equarius Hotel at Resorts World Sentosa suddenly gets busy, with cameras snapping and the
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      563 2 Associated Press New York Times Milan Carlo Rambaldi, a special-effects virtuoso and Oscar winner known as the father of E.T., died last Friday in southern Italy after a long illness. He was 86. He won Academy Awards for Steven Spielberg’s E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Ridley Scott’s
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      1439 3  -  Comics writer Andy Diggle talks about the popularity of superhero movies and his favourites 8 QUESTIONS WITH Andy Diggle Nicholas Yong nicy@sph.com.sg It is a good thing for comic book fans that leading British comic writer Andy Diggle, 41, chose to ignore the advice of his teachers.
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      641 3 New York Times New York Ms Brandy Caswell, 28, turns to Facebook to keep up with her friends. But in the last year or so, she found that her newsfeed was being overrun with baby photos, documenting everything from nap times to
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        2178 4  -  Top fashion stylist Johnny Khoo has spent two decades styling celebrities, from Zoe Tay to Zhang Ziyi THE LIFE! INTERVIEW WITH Johnny Khoo Adeline Chia chiahta@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/chiahta At 1.85m tall, bulky and sensitive to the heat he mops his perspiration with a face towel stylist Johnny
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        946 5  -  Marks Spencer also stocks wines suited for the Singapore palate in its stores here Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg Good wines need not come with hefty price tags is a motto that UK fashion and food retailer Marks Spencer stands by. Customers can pick up a
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        689 5 Bloomberg London Chef Rene Redzepi served more than 3,500 diners, including celebrities such as Stephen Hawking, Stephen Fry and Jamie Oliver, at Claridge’s in London, during a 10-day pop-up version of his Copenhagen restaurant Noma. That is how many customers Redzepi, 34, feeds
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        755 6  -  Carles Tejedor was in town to showcase olive oil but he got inspired by sesame oil instead Eunice Quek euniceq@sph.com.sg Michelin-starred chef Carles Tejedor may be an expert on olive oil, but it was the toasted, nutty flavour of sesame oil that caught his attention during
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        1048 6 New York Times At 41, Marcus Samuelsson has exploded not only onto New York’s food scene but also onto its cut-throat food business scene. Such is the wild and frenetic life of the modern celebrity chef, that strange amalgam of food savvy, marketing acumen
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        1913 12 Pritzker prize-winner Wang Shu disagrees with his country’s rush to urbanisation New York Times Hangzhou, China Wang Shu, the first Chinese architect to win the Pritzker prize, arrives at his studio here most mornings and sits at a desk with sheets of soft brown paper, a
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      678 7  -  The comedian will go back to the basics in the fourth instalment of his annual show Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg Seasoned performer and funnyman Hossan Leong is bringing some new blood into his annual stand-up gig, The Hossan Leong Show. He and the show’s scriptwriter, popular
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      693 7 Reuters Archer City, Texas Hipsters, booksellers and fans from across the United States converged on the town where The Last Picture Show was filmed to buy a few books or a truckload. It was The Last Book Sale, writer Larry McMurtry’s once-in-a-lifetime auction. He
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      822 8  -  Pan-Asian food host Armando Reed’s personal taste in food is as mixed as his parentage Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg When you search online for pan-Asian food host Armando Reed, you find more comments and videos about his good looks than his cooking. In fact, the
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      1280 8 New York Times New York Former restaurant owner Ruby Dee Philippa’s first wedding took place in 2000. It was so elaborate that her in-laws spent several thousand dollars on flowers alone. The marriage, she said, lasted less than a year. So when the time
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      771 9  -  Local pub singer Shimona Kee is among 13 local acts to perform in the NUS Face The Music Festival Olivia Ho oliviaho@sph.com.sg Songs such as Rolling In The Deep and Someone Like You might have clinched Billboard Hot 100 success for Adele, but they are the bane of
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      761 9 New York Times New York The guy in the next cubicle is yammering away on the phone. Across the room, someone begins cursing loudly at a jammed copy machine. The headphones on the other end of your desk suddenly look very appealing. Would
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      525 9 Reuters New York Times Los Angeles Mel Stuart, a director of documentaries who took a fantastical turn by directing the 1971 children’s classic Willy Wonka The Chocolate Factory, has died at age 83. His daughter Madeline said he died of melanoma at his home
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      111 10 ‘Chlorine kills it so it’s not bad’ Olympian Michael Phelps (right) confirming that swimmers do pee in the pool ‘I think it’s important to watch the end of the world happening’ Actress Lisa Kudrow (right) on why she is addicted to the Real Housewives reality franchise
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      656 10  -  Never mind the girls who sneaked into Usain Bolt’s room, National Night duties can be Snark Attack Tay Yek Keak stlife@sph.com.sg Curiosity has landed. No, I’m not talking about the three hotties Usain Bolt sneaked into his room after he won the Olympic Games 100m dash.
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      938 11 Author Tana French was inspired by a mouse in her kitchen to pen her latest crime novel Washington Post Washington Most of the time people see a mouse in the kitchen? They get a trap or call the exterminator. That is about it. For Irish
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        641 3 Sources: Agence France-Presse, Associated Press, BBC News, CNN.com THE NEWS Six worshippers were killed after a gunman entered a Sikh temple in the northern United States and opened fire before being shot dead by police officers. Although his motives are
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        126 3 Agence France-Presse To protest against the arrest of a man for kissing his girlfriend in public, couples of all ages staged a “kiss-in” (right) in front of a church in the city of Leon recently. University lecturer Manuel Berumen, 38, was charged with “offences against morality” after publicly kissing
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        684 4/5  -  The pace of political renewal has been stepped up with these new changes By EILEEN AUNG-THWIN On July 31, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced changes to his Cabinet. The reshuffle comes barely 14 months after the last shake-up following last year’s General Elections (GE). In this
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        401 4/5 Seven students at Singapore’s newest university have started a campaign called Fail Week to fight the fear of failure. INSIGHT An entrepreneurship group at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) carried out several student pranks called “hacks” to help fellow students understand
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        170 4/5 Paddler Feng Tianwei has clinched an individual Olympic medal for Singapore, ending the Republic’s half-century Olympic medal drought. She snagged the bronze ta-ble-tennis singles medal at the London Olympics on Aug 1 when she beat Japan’s Kasumi Ishikawa 4-0. She also helped Singapore win
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        486 7  -  BY TAN XING QI Not many young people enjoy performing on stage and even fewer relish strutting their stuff in front of a crowd of 580 people and with Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong in attendance no less. But the youth from the People’s Association Teens Network
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          136 8 / 9  -  By Ryan Lee 15, Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) Need help writing a story? Then visit Storify.com. With this website, you can flesh out your story using social media as a source of information. Storify allows you to follow a topic on multiple social-media platforms, from Facebook and
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          115 8 / 9  -  By Institution. Tan Hong Kai By Tan Hong Kai, 13, from Hwa Chong Institution. He is the vice-chairman of the library club SERGEY BRIN AND LARRY PAGE: THE FOUNDERS OF GOOGLE BY CASEY WHITE Have you ever wondered how Google came about? This informative yet intriguing book tells
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          152 8 / 9  -  By Danial Gofar, By Danial Gofar, 17, Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) Staying focused during class is hard, especially when you are fasting. Here are some ways to help you maintain your attentiveness during Ramadan: 1. WIPE Always have some wet wipes in your bag so that, whenever
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          181 8 / 9  -  By IN Crowder Nicholas Lam 14, St Gabriel’s Secondary School Nick Pitera is a 25-year-old American singer who shot to fame by releasing covers of songs from Disney, Phantom Of The Opera and Broadway on YouTube. But the thing that separates Pitera from other
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        721 12  -  History students across Singapore battle it out in the game, War And Diplomacy, in the first inter-school history challenge. reports SHERYL QUEK sherquek@sph.com.sg Strategy, timing, luck and playing its cards right helped Woodlands Ring Secondary win the inaugural in-ter-school history challenge on July 18. Hosted and
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        715 13  -  BY EISEN TEO eisenteo@sph.com.sg It is not every day that students get the chance to inspect the stalls in their school canteen. But 18 students from Changkat Changi Secondary School (CCSS) earned that right in April after completing a food hygiene course. Their school was the
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        511 14 xqtan@sph.com.sg This week, we spend recess time with Mrs Tan Wan Yu, principal of Hong Kah Secondary School. The secondary school in the West has made waves for its unique football culture it has a 140-strong football squad, comprising 80 boys and 60
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        192 14 Have your say in the shaping of IN, The Straits Times’ weekly publication for secondary schools, by becoming a member of IN’s student council the IN Crowd. As an IN Crowder, you will learn how to be a journalist and pick up skills such
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        1249 15  -  This week, we take a look at Dracula by Bram Stoker, an 1897 Gothic novel about the vampire Count Dracula BY DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO Before the Twilight series, there was Buffy The Vampire Slayer. But before her was Bram Stoker’s infamous vampire Count Dracula. His novel Dracula
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        331 16  -  LEARNING OUTCOMES This lesson is designed to help you practise the skills of presenting ideas with confidence, and responding to questions to offer opinions (Speaking and Representing LO4), and developing a rich vocabulary through learning words specific to content areas/subjects (Vocabulary LO2). Read about the men’s 10m
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        687 17 doing well in spite of difficult circumstances SCHOLARSHIP WINNER BATTLED THE ODDS TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL By Matthias Chew The Straits Times, Aug 03 When his father had a stroke four years ago, Mr Johnson Seow became his family’s sole breadwinner. He was 18 years old. On top
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        1111 18/19  -  LEARNING OUTCOMES This activity has been designed to let you practise the following skills: G Reading and Viewing: Make connections across texts, evaluate information based on reasons, consequences and implications (LO3). G Writing and Representing: Address the anticipated concerns of readers (LO4). Preschool, which
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      518 6 TOYOTA MARK-X 08/11 pearl white. A1 cond Low km 7800km. $125K Meridian Automobile *****108 FREE 2 YRS rd tax! 9/’06 Altis 1.6A Luxury $45K Only! Low Mil Superb Cond! Simon *****910 PRICE REDUCED 2 yrs tax! End ’09 Wish 1.8 Sport full accessories, High OMV 1 lady owner. *****910 NICE
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      434 7 9/10 CITROEN RELAY Mini Bus 2.2M A. 1 owner. Well kept by owner, easy loan approval. Call 6467 3300 $65 CAR PARK ’99 Toyota Hiace. COE till 3/2019. new paint tax, tip top cond Sell $18,800. 6555 3300 9/96 BENZ OH1625L well kept by owner, easy loan approval. Worth buy!
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      585 7 ***REPOSSESSED 1/’2008 NISSAN Urvan Panel Van (GBA8436U) Highest offer secures. Call 6555-3300 ***REPOSSESSED 3/’2007 RENAULT Kangoo DCI70 (GBA1546G) Highest offer secures. Call 6555-3300 9/10 FIAT DOBLO Cargo 1.6 White 1 owner, $500 drive away. High trade in 100% loan avail. Call 6555 3300 9/09 FIAT SCUDO LWB 2.0 $500 driveaway.
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      705 7 Properties Classification Guide Residential Properties for Sale Landed Homes for Sale 402 D01 -08 City South-West 403 D09-10 Orchard/Tanglin/ Holland 404 Dll &21 Newton/BtTimah/dementi 405 D12-14 Balestier/ MacPherson/ Geylang 406 D15-16 East Coast 407 D17-18 Changi/ Pasir Ris 408 D19-20 Serangoon/Thomson 409 D22-24 West 410 D25-28 North 411 Mixed Districts
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      229 7 IMMACULATE GEM CONSERVATION 4200sqft/Gdn 4+2 Spacious/ Quiet Street. isabelredrup.com/ir4.php$4.2M. *****055. Susan GREAT PATIO! WOO Mon Chew. Big cosy Semi-D. 2 huge carpark. 2 storey 5+ store. Land 4289 sq.ft. $4.79M. Kwang 9818-8153 EAST COAST SEMI-D 3600 sqft 3+1, Quiet n exclusive $10xx psf only. 1 of a kind. 9-6pm RealStar
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      259 7 HELIOS RESIDENCES Cairnhill 2-, 3-& 4-bdrm Freehold Special promotional packages Attractive comm. for agents 9003 4807 Anuar Ng LATITUDE, $2135 PSF f’hold River Valley Expat Enclave Sumptuous 4rm 2788 sqft Sole Agency: *****070 ST THOMAS SUITE. 4600 sqft duplex, 6+1 rms, high flr, vacant, resort facilities. neg. 9818 1983 KC
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      399 7 RIVEREDGE OFF TG Rhu. 3+1 1593 sqft. City/ IR view. MRT. Vacant. *****266 Must sell! *****931 Agnes BAYSHORE PK. 2/3/4/5+1. Renovated, seaview. Facilities. Andrew 9170 8888 **PN PROPERTY ELITES Div. Cascadale 3 bdrm duplex. 1561 sqft. Eric 9107-7960 MY MANHATTAN 1/2/3/4 Dual key. Full condo facilities Opp MRT/ Mall, Changi
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      545 7 D10 GOOD CLASS Bungalow 5 ensuites, private pool, 2 kitchens, 3 halls, big rooms Immed. *****433 LamHH BRAND NEW GCB at Jalan Kampong Chantek 20,000 /11,000 sqft. 5+1 rms. Inground pool. *****828 STEVENS RD BUNGALOW w/ pte pool services. Co’s lease only. Call *****477 CHANCERY BUNGLW. 4800 sqft. 6+1. $13.3k.
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      484 7 33 ROBIN DESIGNER decor. 1636 sqft 3+1 w/2 ensuites. Immed. Short-term avail. $6.8K. Joyce 9009-2080 GREAT TOWN LOCATION! Mt Sophia, cosy 504 sqft, 1 rm gym/pool, MRT, Malls, sch, eatery, immed. 8383-5050 DUCHESS CREST, 936 sqft, 2 bdrms, fully reno, expat choice unit, good schools. Must view! Kym 9191-9713 SCOTTS
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      265 8 FITTED OFFICE (sqft) Tong Eng Bldg 603 One Finlayson Green 818 The Arcade 1055 Fuji Xerox Tower 1073 Keck Seng Tower 1260 Clifford Centre 1460 Shaw Tower 1933 55 Market Street 2400 Robinson Point 2596 The Central 2800 Samsung Hub 2906 Suntec Tower 3930 One Raffles Place 4779 UOB Plaza
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      293 8 B1 SPACE FOR LEASE Frontech Centre 15 Jalan Kilang Barat (Hi-Tech Bldg Bt Merah) -Good corporate image -1894 sqft -Aircon/ceiling boards/light -Cargo lift/unloading facility -Sheltered carpark -Avail immed, agts welcome Please call 6748 7522 RARE GROUND FLOOR PRE-WAR SOHO With 150 sqft front office. 2-rm courtyard airwell Front back entrances
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      339 8 HIGH STREET CTR 550/ 786 sqft. river view bare/ fitted Peninsula Plaza 900/ 1800 sqft Beautiful view. Immed. MOUNT ELIZABETH NOVENA Medical. 470-1163 sqft. 13 suites from $8 psf. Suits specialist. Davis *****525 STUDIO OFFICE Joo Chiat Pl. 2nd flr. 350sqft ensuite 100 sqft. Aircon. Immed. Jocelyn Tan 8113-1391. CHEAPEST!
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      732 12 An Engineering Firm at Kaki Bukit is looking for suitably qualified candidates to join us as: INDOOR SALES CO-ORDINATOR (5-Day Work) ITE ’N’/ ’O’ Level Singaporean and P.R. only PC literate and well verse in powerpoint Outspoken with positive attitude and with initiative Must be able to multi-task and take
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      179 13 VACANCY 1. Sterile Supplies Technician Assistant Requirement: Certificate in NITEC chemical process technology Able to work in 3 rotating shift (full-time position) 2. Customer Relations Officer Requirement: Good Customer Service and communication skills Min N Level with NITEC Cert and above Able to work in shifts 3. Gantry Officer Requirement:
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      285 13 CUSTOMER SVC post @Tuas Min ’N’ ’O’ levels Gross upto $1164 $1364 3 Rotating Shift 2-way Trnpt provided (pick-up fr Boon Lay MRT) Any Age/Gender/Race SINGAPOREANS ONLY Call 6227 9035 or email resume@p-serv.com.sg P-serv 90C3494 WORK FR HOME, Customer Svc, part/ full time, flexi. SMS name, age 9670 9542 SPA
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      831 14 Freight forwarding company in town requires: ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT Experienced preferred Handle Mandarin-speaking clients Positive attitude Able to work independently Email: hr@excel05.com.sg GENERAL CLERK Ubi Area Diploma/ GCE ’O’/ ’N’ Holder Operate computer Bilingual in English Chinese, able to liaise with Chinese-speaking clients Singaporean/ Malaysian (SPM)/ Singapore PR No
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      299 14 Woodlands Expand Company needs 200 S’porean SPR •7.30am-7.30pm......$1050 7.30pm-7.30am.......$1170 7.30am-7.30pm.........$72 7.30pm-7.30am.........$80 Full benefits. Trpt provided. Trpt pick-up interview Admiralty MRT, bus-stop 12-1pm look for van PA3451 Person-In-Charge Gary Teo *****433 *****858 $1000 $1500+ Woodlands x30 No Jumpsuit •High OT/ Allowance MACHINES OPERATORS WAREHOUSE/PACKERS •S’porean/ PR/ SPM Near Jurong/ Yishun MRT
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