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Title Section28 2013-02-19 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2013 82 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 050/02/201328 words
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Article, Illustration620 2013-02-19 1 ROBIN CHAN - Leaders to visit 3 multibillion-dollar developments as part of annual retreat By ROBIN CHAN POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT chanckr@sph.com.sg MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Najib Razak arrived in Singapore yesterday ahead of an official meeting with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Today, the two willST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE - 620 words
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Article, Illustration505 2013-02-19 1 THAM YUEN-C - By THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Lim Yan Liang FORMER civil defence chief Peter Lim Sin Pang had an illicit tryst with a woman whose firm later bid for a contract with his agency, a court heard on the first day of hisST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG - 505 words
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Article29 2013-02-19 1 TOP Singapore paddler Feng Tianwei yesterday lost to world No. 2 Liu Shiwen of China in the Kuwait Open women’s singles final. L SPORT B1729 words
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544 2013-02-19 2 / 3 NIRMALA GANAPATHY - British PM wants to jointly develop area between Mumbai and Bangalore By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI British Prime Minister David Cameron began a visit to India by pushing British involvement in setting up new towns and businesses along a wide geographical swathe544 words
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Article, Illustration70 2013-02-19 2 / 3 Camel Nuts, said the firm “has no choice but to automate our processes”. The Straits Times looks workflow. Founder and managing director Poh Ah Seng of Seng Hua Hng Foodstuff, which makes Raising productivity is an uphill task but some firms are reaping the benefits ofST PHOTO: TED CHEN - 70 words
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Article, Illustration468 2013-02-19 2 / 3 ELENA CHONG - By ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg A LOVER of the man found dead in a trolley bag off Sentosa was yesterday jailed for two weeks for failing to report a death. Pee Weai Hong is the first personST FILE PHOTO - 468 words
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Article, Illustration493 2013-02-19 2 / 3 SEOW TEIN HEE - Indoor mapping feature provides floor plans and directions to shops By SEOW TEIN HEE teinhee@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE has become the second city in Asia to receive the Google Maps indoor feature, software that helps users find their way inside shopping malls and other large buildings.493 words
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519 2013-02-19 2 / 3 IRENE THAM - By IRENE THAM TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT itham@sph.com.sg YAHOO users in Singapore have been warned about spam e-mail that could leave them vulnerable to attacks by hackers. A government information watchdog has advised them not to click on the links in these messages even those that519 words
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Article56 2013-02-19 4 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Malaysian Premier Najib Razak are meeting in Singapore today for their fourth annual leaders’ retreat. After the meeting, the two prime ministers will visit the sites of three major projects, all joint ventures between Singapore’s Temasek Holdings and Malaysian sovereign56 words
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Article52 2013-02-19 4 THREE committees have been set up to promote the use of the Malay language in schools, the community and the literary scene. The Malay Language Council Singapore will set aside at least $600,000 over three years to run programmes to ensure that the language has staying power.52 words
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Article56 2013-02-19 4 POLITICAL parties in Malaysia are readying to face the elections, drafting manifestos in different languages to throw them open to public scrutiny. With polls expected before the end of April, both ruling and opposition parties are keeping their cards close to their chests, unwilling to reveal56 words
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Article53 2013-02-19 4 THOUSANDS marched in Mumbai yesterday in support of a nationwide strike, set to start tomorrow, to protest against reforms by the Manmohan Singh government to fix India’s sagging economy. Dr Singh has urged that the strike be called off to avoid economic losses and service53 words
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Article52 2013-02-19 4 AFTER 91 years of publishing history, the iconic Reader’s Digest magazine has filed for bankruptcy its second in 3½ years as print media faces increasing pressure to compete with its online counterpart. The publisher has listed assets and debt of more than US$1 billion (S$1.23 billion) each.52 words
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Article, Illustration84 2013-02-19 4 CHINA’S netizens have called for leader Xi Jinping to start and run his own social networking account after a Sina Weibo microblogger who maintained an account of Mr Xi’s activities abruptly discontinued it, raising questions over its purpose. PAGE A11 Young college dropout Zhang HongmingPHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 84 words
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48 2013-02-19 4 OCBC Bank’s aborted sponsorship offer for the Sports Hub would not have happened if rules for naming rights had been set clearly earlier. Corporate sponsorship for sport needs to be cultivated and not turned off in this manner. PAGE A1748 words
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Article42 2013-02-19 4 THE number of Indonesians renouncing their citizenship to become Singaporeans has climbed in the past two years. About 870 gave up their citizenship last year, a rise from about 740 in 2011 and about 630 in 2010. PAGE B242 words
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Article54 2013-02-19 4 THE owner of Lucky the dog run over and killed by a taxi has disputed claims that he was among three men who assaulted the cabby. Mr Toh Meng Teck said: “Even if I had wanted to beat him I couldn’t because I have a54 words
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Article, Illustration81 2013-02-19 4 WITH more Singaporeans eyeing America’s most prestigious universities, an increasing number are turning to SAT tuition. Catering to the trend, a group of young Singaporeans four of whom are Ivy League graduates have set up a SAT centre called Ivyprep. PAGE B1 Recent Ivy League gradsST PHOTO: NURIA LING - 81 words
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MONEY
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Article33 2013-02-19 4 THE Japanese yen may have plunged and Asian currencies are looking softer, but the Singapore dollar is unlikely to decline significantly and could even strengthen, say economists. PAGE B833 words
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Article51 2013-02-19 4 LA CLIPPERS point guard Chris Paul is crowned the NBA All-Star Most Valuable Player after leading the West team in a 143-138 win over the East. Paul contributed 20 points and 15 assists, and pulled off an audacious move to nutmeg East All-Star Chris Bosh. PAGE51 words
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Article65 2013-02-19 4 ACTRESS Daisy Irani, best known as Daisy Mathews from the hit sitcom Under One Roof, was born in India and came here more than 20 years ago. What makes her Singaporean? She is directing a new play that tackles this question. The forum theatre work, titled We65 words
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Article, Illustration50 2013-02-19 4 HAUTE chic magazine Monocle’s first pop-up store in Singapore was a success over the weekend, with $10,000 in sales on the opening night alone. Over 400 people bought Monocle-branded products such as body soap, notebooks and candles. But the top draw was editor-in-chief Tyler Brule (above). PAGE C350 words
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Article, Illustration59 2013-02-19 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L Slain girlfriend of Oscar Pistorius leaves haunting TV message L Large turnout at Speakers’ Corner for protest against Population White Paper L Bloodied cricket bat found at Pistorius’ home: Report L Lee Kuan Yew discharged from SGH L Chan Chun Sing: Balance59 words
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Article, Illustration72 2013-02-19 4 www.stomp.com.sg L Is this the kind of students NUS has? He threatens to punch man over parking row L Is there a more environmentally friendly way of burning incense in public areas? L Drunk man at coffee shop wakes up feeling embarrassed by the stares he’s72 words
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Article43 2013-02-19 4 www.razortv.com.sg L Thai girl is Asia’s Next Top Model winner L Thousands protest against Population White Paper L Cars that do not stop at zebra crossings L Ideal dates for Miss A L Fractured spine did not stop him from cycling43 words
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Article, Illustration207 2013-02-19 6 ON OR AROUND MAY 2, 2010 Ms Pang Chor Mui, general manager of Nimrod Engineering, allegedly performs a sexual favour for Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) chief Peter Lim Sin Pang, as an inducement to further the interests of the company. MARCH 18,207 words
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Article, Illustration788 2013-02-19 6 LIM YAN LIANG - Prosecution alleges general manager gave sex favours to get business edge By LIM YAN LIANG yanliang@sph.com.sg DID Ms Pang Chor Mui’s company know about a government tender before it was announced? If not, why was an employee suddenly researching radiation equipment that theST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG - 788 words
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Article, Illustration698 2013-02-19 6 POON CHIAN HUI - By POON CHIAN HUI chpoon@sph.com.sg IN A bid to ensure that Malay survives this generation and beyond, three committees have been set up to further promote the use of the language in schools, the community and the local literary scene. The move, whichBERITA HARIAN FILE PHOTO - 698 words
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466 2013-02-19 6 BLOOMBERG BANGKOK Thailand’s economy accelerated at the fastest pace on record in the December quarter, joining Asian nations from Indonesia to the Philippines in showing resilience in the face of a faltering global economy as local demand rises. Gross domestic product increasedBLOOMBERG - 466 words
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Article, Illustration534 2013-02-19 8 FENG ZENGKUN - They offer to send Singapore police copy of hard drive’s contents instead By FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg THE family of Dr Shane Todd, an American researcher who died under disputed circumstances in Singapore last June, have told The Straits Times they will not give the534 words
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228 2013-02-19 8 FENG ZENGKUN - FENG ZENGKUN CHINESE telecommunications company Huawei Technologies said yesterday that it had not worked with Singapore’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME) in Dr Shane Todd’s specialist field. Its statement came after the Financial Times reported last Friday that Dr Todd had been working228 words
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Article, Illustration93 2013-02-19 8 Residents waist-deep in water struggling to save their belongings in the Indonesian city of Manado on Sunday. Four children were among 17 people killed in the northern part of Sulawesi island early on Sunday after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides, officials said yesterday. More thanPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 93 words
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Article, Illustration513 2013-02-19 10 YONG YEN NIE - Politicians mum on manifesto details, as rivals gear up for crucial polls By YONG YEN NIE MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT yyennie@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR As the clock ticks on towards Malaysia’s 13th general election, political parties are revving up their election machinery, with manifestos almost ready forPHOTO: REUTERS - 513 words
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182 2013-02-19 10 BLOOMBERG KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s Information Department said hackers placed fake statements on two government websites claiming Prime Minister Najib Razak had resigned. The statements have been removed from the department’s e-Media and e-Press websites normally used to distribute official announcements, Mr Ibrahim Abdul Rahman,BLOOMBERG - 182 words
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Article, Illustration847 2013-02-19 11 KOR KIAN BENG - Public wants to hear directly from Xi but party prefers to control interaction By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF kianbeng@sph.com.sg BEIJING A mysterious microblogger who followed Communist Party chief Xi Jinping around, posting candid pictures of him travelling andPHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 847 words
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Article105 2013-02-19 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON Police say a British couple cycling around the world and chronicling their journey in a blog have been killed in a road accident in Thailand. Mr Peter Root and Ms Mary Thompson died last Wednesday after being hit by a truck on aASSOCIATED PRESS - 105 words
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Article94 2013-02-19 11 XINHUA DAVAO CITY (Philippines) Dozens of homes have been destroyed and hundreds of people fled after a landslide hit a southern Philippine village, the authorities said yesterday. Thirty-three houses were buried at the mountain village of Mambing in Mindanao’s Davao del Norte province. No one wasXINHUA - 94 words
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Article, Illustration526 2013-02-19 12 PM Abe wants a command centre to handle crises such as isles dispute BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO In establishing a Japanese version of the United States National Security Council (NSC), Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aims to resolve issues underscored by recent disputesBLOOMBERG; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 526 words
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Article, Illustration508 2013-02-19 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE QUETTA Thousands of women refused to bury victims of a bloody bombing in Quetta and a strike shut down Pakistan’s biggest city, Karachi, as protesters across the country demanded protection for Shi’ite Muslims. Up to 4,000 women began their sit-inAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 508 words
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247 2013-02-19 12 BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DHAKA The biggest Islamic party in Bangladesh has said the government’s decision to strengthen the powers of a war crimes tribunal risked plunging the country into anarchy and vowed to enforce a nationwide strike. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on SundayBLOOMBERG; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 247 words
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Article, Illustration543 2013-02-19 13 KRITTIVAS MUKHERJEE - Top ministers sent to negotiate with unions that oppose tough reforms By KRITTIVAS MUKHERJEE mkritti@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI Thousands of people marched in India’s financial capital of Mumbai yesterday in support of an upcoming nationwide strike to protest against rising prices and sweeping newPHOTO: PRAVIN KAJROLKAR - 543 words
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301 2013-02-19 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA A one-week-old baby in Indonesia has died from respiratory complications after being turned away from 10 hospitals, her street-vendor father said, adding he could not pay what some demanded. Dera Nur Anggraini was born prematurely with herAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 301 words
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592 2013-02-19 14 Schools struggle to sift out gifted kids from those prepped by agencies NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK When the New York City Education Department announced that it was changing part of its admissions examination for gifted and talented programmes last year, in part toNEW YORK TIMES - 592 words
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494 2013-02-19 14 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON The Obama administration is planning a decadelong scientific effort to examine the workings of the human brain and build a comprehensive map of its activity, seeking to do for the brain what the Human Genome Project didNEW YORK TIMES - 494 words
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Article, Illustration327 2013-02-19 14 REUTERS NASHVILLE (Tennessee) Millions of birds have descended on a small Kentucky town this winter, fouling the landscape, scaring pets and raising the risk of disease in a real-life version of Alfred Hitchcock’s horror film, The Birds. The blackbirds and European starlings blackenREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 327 words
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Article69 2013-02-19 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW Scientists have found fragments of the meteor whose explosion injured 1,200 people and damaged thousands of homes. The meteor streaked over the city of Chelyabinsk in central Russia last Friday and exploded above the earth, with its pieces widely believed to have beenAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 69 words
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Article91 2013-02-19 14 REUTERS my ASSOCIATED PRESS CARACAS Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has made a surprise return from Cuba, where he had surgery, and will continue his treatment for cancer. The 58-year-old socialist leader, who has ruled Venezuela for 14 years, went to Cuba over two months ago andREUTERS; my ASSOCIATED PRESS - 91 words
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Article53 2013-02-19 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Prisoner X, a suspected agent of Israeli spy agency Mossad, may have been arrested by his own spymasters. Sources cited by broadcaster Australian Broadcasting Corporation allege that he was nabbed by his own spymasters after leaking detailed information about his work toAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 53 words
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535 2013-02-19 15 Publisher lists more than US$1b in debt, blames revenue decline BLOOMBERG NEW YORK The publisher of the 91-year-old Reader’s Digest magazine has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in 3½ years another example of the pressures facing media companies that still rely onBLOOMBERG - 535 words
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Article, Illustration255 2013-02-19 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON BBC journalists walked off the job in a 24-hour strike to protest against job cuts at the broadcaster. Staff mounted picket lines outside of the BBC studios in central London and around the country yesterday. Programmes wentASSOCIATED PRESS,; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 255 words
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265 2013-02-19 15 HONG KONG The publisher of Hong Kong’s largest-circu-lation English daily, the South China Morning Post (SCMP), is in talks to buy “a group of media companies” in the city. If the acquisition goes through, it could help boost the company’s265 words
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475 2013-02-19 16 EU plans action after Net giant fails to comply with data protection order AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG PARIS European data protection agencies intend to take action against US Internet giant Google after it failed to follow their orders to comply with European UnionAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; BLOOMBERG - 475 words
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Article, Illustration345 2013-02-19 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG Hong Kong’s struggling Disneyland last year made a profit for the first time since opening eight years ago, thanks to a surge in revenue as it welcomed a record number of visitors. The park made HK$109AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 345 words
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Article102 2013-02-19 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANKFURT German’s central bank says the country’s economy is on track to avoid a recession as it is showing signs of growth in the first three months of the year. Europe’s largest economy shrank 0.6 per cent in the last quarter ofASSOCIATED PRESS - 102 words
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124 2013-02-19 16 REUTERS NEW DELHI India plans to hold a third round of auction of unsold mobile phone airwaves in 18 telecommunication zones immediately after it completes a sale in other zones in March, Mr R. Chandrashekhar, secretary at the telecommunications ministry, said yesterday. The Supreme CourtREUTERS - 124 words
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363 2013-02-19 16 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japanese shares jumped 2.1 per cent and the yen weakened further towards a 33-month low after Japan escaped direct criticism from its G-20 peers for its bold reflationary policies that have sent its currency sliding. The Nikkei stockREUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 363 words
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Article451 2013-02-19 17 THE rebuff to OCBC Bank over its sponsorship offer for the Sports Hub in Kallang was more than a matter of a commercial deal aborted. It has implications for the direction of sports development and promotion, which cannot be entirely funded by the451 words
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Article, Illustration1471 2013-02-19 17 JONATHAN KWOK - EYE ON THE ECONOMY By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg CASUAL observers of the global maritime sector will be familiar with the five-year shipping slump, which has seen many smaller firms go under, be forced to consolidate or be acquired by larger liners. Since 2008, even1,471 words
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Article, Illustration1768 2013-02-19 18 CHEONG SUK-WAI - Singapore is a global city, says the don who coined the term, but it has to resist the urge to plan everything and perhaps focus more on improving the social order to be more resilient By CHEONG SUK-WAI SENIOR WRITER suk@sph.com.sg FROM being mostPHOTO: SASKIA SASSEN - 1,768 words
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1001 2013-02-19 18 Professor Paul Yip - Singapore’s efforts to reverse the trend of its greying, shrinking workforce hold lessons for Hong Kong which faces similar challenges, says Professor Paul Yip. Professor Paul Yip The writer is a professor of social work and social administration at the1,001 words
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Article, Illustration968 2013-02-19 19 JOHN MCBETH - By JOHN MCBETH SENIOR WRITER thane.cawdor@gmail.com AT THE end of a lengthy interview in his Jakarta home a couple of months ago, Indonesia’s former president B.J. Habibie, still chipper and engaged in his 76th year, asked me what I thought would be the outcome of the968 words
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634 2013-02-19 19 NAYAN CHANDRA - By NAYAN CHANDRA the author is director of publications at the Yale Centre for the Study of Globalisation and editor of YaleGlobal Online. THE falling growth rate amid mis-govern-ance and corruption has taken the sheen off India as the poster boy of globalisation. Yet,634 words
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Article387 2013-02-19 20 Ng Ya Ken - POPULATION WHITE PAPER Ng Ya Ken THE Population White Paper is unpopular because its projections go against our natural instincts and sentiments (“Positives from the population debate” by Mr Viswa Sadasivan; last Friday). To discuss it with rationality, we have to go deeper to387 words
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281 2013-02-19 20 Lee Hock Seng - Lee Hock Seng AS A piece of classic prospective planning trying to optimise policies using current trends and assumptions, the Population White Paper’s conclusions are as logical as they are predictable. But such scenario predicting is highly unreliable and unlikely to lead to game-changing solutions.281 words
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273 2013-02-19 20 Tan Kok Tim - Tan Kok Tim IS IT really true that the projection of 6.9 million people by 2030 is unsustainable, when it could easily become sustainable? Housing a bigger population by then would mean building 700,000 homes at a cost of about $70 billion. What273 words
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208 2013-02-19 20 Paul Chan Poh Hoi - Paul Chan Poh Hoi WHILE the debate on the Population White Paper continues, it is almost certain that the number of people suffering from autism, Down syndrome and other developmental disorders would increase by 2030. Amid the plans to build a vibrant city208 words
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236 2013-02-19 20 Cheng Choon Fei - Cheng Choon Fei THE recent fire along the train tracks near Newton MRT station is a good opportunity for the authorities to plan future evacuation and life-saving strategies (“Short circuit sparks fire in MRT tunnel”; last Thursday). In public areas with a236 words
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Article81 2013-02-19 20 1. MR ALLAN SIEW: Get foreigners, PRs to do community service. 2. MR STEVEN PATT: Proposal sends right signal to Singaporeans. 3. MR YEW SIEW WENG: Raise property, road taxes for non-Singaporeans. 4. MR MARK NG: White Paper endorsement Singaporeans deserve more elaboration. 5. MR FOO TUN CHUAN:81 words
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301 2013-02-19 21 Chan Keen Len - NATIONAL DEFENCE TAX Chan Keen Len MP HRI Kumar Nair’s proposed national defence tax on permanent residents (PRs) and foreigners will create more social tensions between foreigners and Singaporeans (“Levy national defence tax on PRs, foreigners: MP”; last Thursday). Sharpening the distinction between301 words
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197 2013-02-19 21 Elgar Lee - Elgar Lee DEFENCE Minister Ng Eng Hen said his ministry is aware that Singaporeans are asking for more recognition for full-time and operationally ready national servicemen, and that it wants to “respond to that in positive ways over the course of the197 words
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262 2013-02-19 21 Thomas Nathan Chan Kim Yong - Thomas Nathan Chan Kim Yong I AM visually handicapped and travel quite frequently on my own as my family is in Australia. I bought a return air ticket to Sydney via the website of budget carrier Scoot on Oct 1 last year. On262 words
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Article190 2013-02-19 21 Jeremy Ang Kay Yong - Jeremy Ang Kay Yong I CONSERVATIVELY estimate the opportunity cost of national service for an able-bodied male Singaporean to be in excess of $100,000 over his lifetime. However, even if the Government can claw back a levy of that scale from non-citizens, I doubt that190 words
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Article57 2013-02-19 21 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 or57 words
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216 2013-02-19 21 See Zhi Yan (Ms - See Zhi Yan (Ms) FACEBOOK “confession” pages are an interesting platform for socialising within a campus or school (“Facebook ‘confessions’ craze hits schools”; last Thursday). It provides a platform for students to express their opinions under a veil of anonymity. Such a network of216 words
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Miscellaneous44 2013-02-19 21 PUNCHLINES the days are gloomy and then There’s Brightness A bird? a plane? Wait, I know.. iT’s The russian meteor no.. I’m talking about the cooling measures.. ..they seem to work, as more are holding on to their HDB flats ST ILLUSTRATION ADAM LEE44 words
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Article, Illustration611 2013-02-19 1 AMELIA TENG - Owners all US grads say their methods tuned to needs of local students By AMELIA TENG ateng@sph.com.sg AS MORE Singaporeans compete to get into America’s most prestigious universities, an increasing number are turning to tuition to help them ace the SAT. Catering toST PHOTO: NURIA LING - 611 words
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Article, Illustration584 2013-02-19 2 AMELIA TAN - Number up in past two years; job, education prospects among reasons By AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg MORE Indonesians have become Singapore citizens in the past two years, reversing a previous decline, according to the records of Indonesia’s embassy here. The number rose from about 630 in 2010ST PHOTO: TED CHEN - 584 words
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Article, Illustration488 2013-02-19 2 MELISSA LIN - DOG RUN OVER BY TAXI By MELISSA LIN mellinjm@sph.com.sg THE owner of a dog that was run over by a taxi is disputing the cabby’s claims that he was among three men who had assaulted the cabby. Mr Toh Meng Teck,PHOTOS: COURTESY OF TOH MENG TECK, TNP FILE - 488 words
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Article, Illustration245 2013-02-19 2 KEITH ANG - By KEITH ANG keithang@sph.com.sg TWO top Singaporean riders passed on cycling safety tips to 900 children yesterday as part of an awareness campaign which comes after a string of road accidents. National rider Dinah Chan and OCBC Singapore Pro Cycling Team’sPHOTO: SPECTRUM WORLDWIDE - 245 words
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350 2013-02-19 2 MELISSA PANG, ANDREA ONG - By MELISSA PANG, ANDREA ONG melpang@sph.com.sg andreao@sph.com.sg FROM increasing the use of the 3Ms to fund a greater portion of patient bills, to expanding the use of Medisave to cover a wider variety of health screenings, healthcare experts last night offered various350 words
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Article, Illustration595 2013-02-19 3 ANDREA ONG - Member of Chinese clan body says WP chief was doing so in White Paper speech By ANDREA ONG andreao@sph.com.sg WORKERS’ Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang has refuted a charge that he was “inciting xenophobia” in his parliamentary speech on the Population White Paper.595 words
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152 2013-02-19 3 THE interest rate for Ordinary Account (OA) savings in the Central Provident Fund (CPF) will remain at 2.5 per cent from April 1 to June 30 this year, the CPF Board said yesterday. The computed CPF interest rate, derived from the major152 words
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Article, Illustration510 2013-02-19 4 LIM YI HAN - By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg WHEN Mr George Lim attends lectures at the National University of Singapore, he is usually accompanied by someone who is not a fellow student a sign language interpreter. The undergraduate, in his 30s, is a memberPHOTO: LIM YAOHUI FOR THE STRAITS TIMES - 510 words
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Article, Illustration362 2013-02-19 4 MELODY ZACCHEUS - By MELODY ZACCHEUS melodyz@sph.com.sg THE Bright Homes Programme for low-income seniors has received a $200,000 sponsorship boost from the NTUC FairPrice Foundation. The money will benefit about 1,200 seniors double the number of beneficiaries from last year. The seniors mostly live alone in publicST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG - 362 words
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435 2013-02-19 4 ROYSTON SIM - Prime, Premier get to add extra cabs beyond stipulated growth rate By ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg TWO taxi companies have been allowed by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to expand their fleets beyond the stipulated growth rate this year. LTA has allowed435 words
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307 2013-02-19 4 ROYSTON SIM - ROYSTON SIM A NEW express bus service from Yishun to the Central Business District hit the road yesterday but Members of Parliament at its launch said more needs to be done to help commuters. The 850E route gives commuters an alternative to the307 words
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Article, Illustration458 2013-02-19 5 TESSA WONG - Discussion on Friday came after he met women’s gay rights group Sayoni By TESSA WONG twong@sph.com.sg LAW Minister K. Shanmugam has met leaders of LoveSingapore a network of 100 churches and discussed views on the gay community “from many angles” with them.PHOTO: FACEBOOK - 458 words
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258 2013-02-19 5 SEVEN of SPH Magazines’ best-loved women’s titles are now available as digital editions. Her World, Female, Cleo Singapore, Cosmopolitan Singapore, Simply Her, Shape Singapore and Nuyou can be downloaded from yesterday on tablets and smartphones through the Apple App Store and Google Play. They258 words
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396 2013-02-19 6 JERMYN CHOW - This will ensure delegation efforts stay credible, says Defence Minister By JERMYN CHOW DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT jermync@sph.com.sg INITIATIVES bringing countries together to discuss issues must also produce results if the efforts are to remain credible, said Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen. During such meetings, countries big396 words
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Article, Illustration116 2013-02-19 6 Participants in the fun run category of the Safari Zoo Run 2013 stopping to take photos of the Asian elephant in its enclosure at the Night Safari on Sunday. The Singapore Zoo and Night Safari were transformed into a race course for the event,ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN - 116 words
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457 2013-02-19 6 SELINA LUM - By SELINA LUM selinal@sph.com.sg A WOMAN who sued AIA Singapore for breach of contract in the High Court over a $200,000 life policy has lost her case. Madam Zhu Yong Zhen, 49, had argued that she needed to pay457 words
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Article, Illustration512 2013-02-19 7 ELENA CHONG - He gets 7 years’ corrective training for crimes including Web loan scam By ELENA CHONG elena@sph.com.sg POSING as a well-to-do man who worked in the financial services sector, a man conned his victims out of more than $100,000 by pretending to hire a512 words
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235 2013-02-19 7 A RESTAURANT worker convinced a friend to lend him $10,000 to invest in a chain of Italian restaurants then vanished after using the money to pay off debts to loan sharks. Johnnie Lim, 54, was jailed for a year by a district court yesterday235 words
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Article, Illustration376 2013-02-19 7 KHUSHWANT SINGH - By KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg A WOMAN who stabbed and injured her boyfriend last year and then lied to the police was jailed for two years yesterday. Wan Yoke Sim, 49, pleaded guilty in a district court yesterday to grievously hurting Mr TayPHOTO: LIANHE WANBAO - 376 words
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Article, Illustration746 2013-02-19 8 CHIA YAN MIN - Japan’s yen sliding, but experts say MAS unlikely to let Singdollar fall much By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg THE Japanese yen may have plunged and Asian currencies are looking softer, but the Singapore dollar is unlikely to decline significantly and could even strengthen. Economists andST GRAPHICS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 746 words
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545 2013-02-19 9 YASMINE YAHYA - By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg A THAI tycoon’s offer for all the shares in Fraser Neave (F&N) closed yesterday, taking the beverage and property conglomerate one giant step closer to being delisted from the Singapore Exchange. An announcement late last night showed545 words
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322 2013-02-19 9 ESTHER TEO - By ESTHER TEO PROPERTY CORRESPONDENT esthert@sph.com.sg HIGHER revenue from home sales helped property and construction firm Hiap Hoe lift fourth-quarter net profit by 6 per cent. Earnings were $13.8 million for the three months to Dec 31 but turnover plunged322 words
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Article, Illustration496 2013-02-19 9 FIONA CHAN - Latest data confirms recovery weaker compared with other Asia exporters By FIONA CHAN SENIOR ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT fiochan@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S exports rebounded slightly last month but fell short of expectations. Non-oil domestic exports rose a meagre 0.5 per cent last month over the same monthPHOTO: REUTERS - 496 words
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503 2013-02-19 10 AARON LOW - Productivity is the key buzzword for economic planners, as the Government moves ahead to restructure the economy. But how are firms coping with the productivity drive? Are the gains sustainable? The Straits Times speaks to firms in the much-criticised construction sector and finds that503 words
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Article, Illustration404 2013-02-19 10 CHERYL ONG - By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg LOW productivity is a curse of the building industry, but Samwoh Corporation is one company that is investing heavily to lift output and produce more sustainable building methods. One way has been in developing pioneering efforts to recycle construction debris. TheST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO - 404 words
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Article, Illustration1091 2013-02-19 11 CHERYL ONG - By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg THE construction sector here conjures up images of hordes of foreign workers carrying bags of sand, labouring under huge metal beams and digging holes. It has been singled out by many critics for exemplifying theST PHOTO: TED CHEN - 1,091 words
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438 2013-02-19 12 YASMINE YAHYA - Volumes high but overall value meagre, indicating penny stock focus BULLS AND BEARS By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg LOCAL shares were little changed yesterday as investors shrugged off weak export data. Poor electronics shipments meant non-oil domestic exports grew only 0.5 per cent in January438 words
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Article62 2013-02-19 12 TIGER Airways carried 664,000 passengers last month, up 42 per cent from January last year. The Singapore Airlinesbacked budget carrier also posted a 34 per cent jump in traffic. The number of paying passengers carried on scheduled flights multiplied by the number of kilometres flown rose to 1.0162 words
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Article113 2013-02-19 12 MARINE firm Ezion Holdings yesterday announced that it has secured a charter contract valued at US$79.9 million (S$99 million). The contract is to provide a jack-up rig to support a South Asian-based national oil company over a three-year period, with an option to extend the deal for two113 words
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Article81 2013-02-19 12 CONSTRUCTION group Lian Beng yesterday announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Lian Beng Construction, has secured a $117 million works contract from TG Master for a proposed condominium. The 420-unit development is located at Yishun Avenue 1. The contract is expected to commence next month. This project81 words
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Article82 2013-02-19 12 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 823.27 579.49 863.57 1,168.17 264.14 232.62 276.74 0.96 1.11 2.09 -0.09 0.38 0.87 1.18 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv Financials Health care Industrials Oil and Gas 236.99 541.04 891.50 839.47 1,407.27 846.7482 words
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Article, Illustration20 2013-02-19 12 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 4.46 billion shares worth $1.24 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 226 Losers: 227 Unchanged:33520 words
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Article55 2013-02-19 12 Yesterday’s close Index Change Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa KLCI -62.62 *****.94 234.04 *****.87 0.73 1981.91 -10.844 2421.558 0.5687 970.0929 -7 1620.93 Yesterday’s close Index Change Jakarta Comp SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Friday’s close Dow Nasdaq 4612.046 1523.29 5063.416 *****.76 3192.0355 words
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Article184 2013-02-19 12 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: FEB 18, 2013 Top Rises Feb 18 CENTS DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 6054 66.9 0.9 DBXT iBoxxSing 5SG$ ***** 44.0 0.3 CENTS DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2779 29.7 0.9 DBXT MSTHAI 10US$ 2240 21.1 0.8184 words
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Article31 2013-02-19 12 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS Vol YHM 4 425,060,000 IPCO Inti 3.1 399,434,000 Thai Beverage ...................58.5 91,474,000 1.5 266'945'000 1 1 167,220,000 1.7 148’346’000 MDR ChinaMinzhong ...................120 49,065,000 111,210,00031 words
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Article, Illustration496 2013-02-19 14 First victory on comeback trail gives Spaniard confidence for the future ASSOCIATED PRESS SAO PAULO The last time Rafael Nadal won in Brazil, it was at the very start of the most dominant clay-court reign tennis has ever seen. Eight years later, the world No. 5ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 496 words
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370 2013-02-19 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS DOHA Defending champion Victoria Azarenka beat Serena Williams 7-6 (7/6), 2-6, 6-3 to win the Qatar Open on Sunday, earning her 16th title and ending a 10-match losing streak against the American. Azarenka gave up the No. 1 ranking to Williams yesterdayASSOCIATED PRESS - 370 words
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Article, Illustration658 2013-02-19 15 MARC LIM - MVP pulls off moment of magic on top of 20 points and 15 assists By MARC LIM SPORTS EDITOR marclim@sph.com.sg HOUSTON Chris Bosh will probably want to forget the 62nd All-Star Game as quickly as possible. Not so much because the reigning champion from thePHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS - 658 words
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288 2013-02-19 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LOS ANGELES Tiger Woods might have been drawn to face Charles Howell in the opening round of the World Golf Championships (WGC) Match Play Championship, but it was another pairing of his that has the golf world buzzing. TheAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS - 288 words
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Article, Illustration287 2013-02-19 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WELLINGTON New Zealand’s teenage golfing sensation Lydia Ko will resist pressure to turn professional following an eye-catching performance at the women’s Australian Open. The 15-year-old, already the world’s No. 1 amateur and the youngest tournament winner in US LPGAAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 287 words
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Article482 2013-02-19 15 Football Dutch Eredivisie Den Haag 2 Heerenveen 1, Zwolle 3 Feyenoord 2, Waalwijk 0 Ajax 2. English Premier League Liverpool 5 Swansea 0. English FA Cup 5th rd: Huddersfield Town (II) 1 Wigan Athletic 4. French Ligue 1 Sochaux 3 Paris St Germain 2, Bordeaux 0 Lyon 4, Stade482 words
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Article74 2013-02-19 15 EARLY-BIRD ticket sales for this year’s Formula One SingTel Singapore Grand Prix will begin tomorrow at 9am and end on April 30. Access to the Sept 20-22 night race costs from $188 for a three-day Zone 4 Walkabout pass, to $1,088 for three-day passes to74 words
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Article47 2013-02-19 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID Real Madrid had little trouble beating Rayo Vallecano 2-0 on Sunday, despite Sergio Ramos’ early sending-off. Young striker Alvaro Morata put Madrid ahead in just the third minute and Ramos doubled the advantage with a header nine minutes later.ASSOCIATED PRESS - 47 words
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Article65 2013-02-19 15 BLOOMBERG PACIFIC PALISADES (California) John Merrick claimed his first US PGA Tour title by beating Charlie Beljan on the second play-off hole at golf’s Northern Trust Open on Sunday. After Merrick parred the par-four 10th, Beljan missed a five-foot par attempt needed to extend the play-offBLOOMBERG - 65 words
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Article75 2013-02-19 15 REUTERS BEIJING Two former Chinese football chiefs were banned for life yesterday after they were jailed last June for accepting bribes. Shanghai Shenhua have also been hit with a six-point deduction for next season and were stripped of the 2003 league title. Nan Yong,REUTERS - 75 words
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Article, Illustration651 2013-02-19 16 Gunners face Bayern aiming to follow in Blues’ victorious footsteps last year THE TIMES, LONDON ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON Jack Wilshere is urging Arsenal to put Saturday’s FA Cup exit against second-tier Blackburn behind them and take inspiration from Chelsea last season as they face Bayern MunichTHE TIMES, LONDON; ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 651 words
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Article, Illustration376 2013-02-19 16 THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Swansea City were supposed to be the worst possible opponents that Liverpool could face after the most testing week of Brendan Rodgers’ tenure. In the event, his former club could not have been more accommodating as they meekly succumbedTHE TIMES, LONDON; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 376 words
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Article204 2013-02-19 16 P W D L F A Pts 1 Manchester United 26 21 2 3 62 31 65 2 Manchester City 26 15 8 3 48 24 53 3 Chelsea 26 14 7 5 55 28 49 4 Tottenham Hotspur 26 14 6 6 44 30 48 5 Arsenal204 words
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297 2013-02-19 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Manchester City’s 4-0 FA Cup victory over Leeds on Sunday did not just put Roberto Mancini’s team in the quarter-fi-nals, it also gave the Italian a platform to make the bold claim that he is the best managerAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 297 words
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Article36 2013-02-19 16 Quarter-final draw (Numbers denote tiers of non-Premier League teams) Everton/Oldham (3) v Wigan Manchester City v Barnsley (2) Manchester United/Reading (result not available at press time) v Middlesbrough (2)/Chelsea Millwall (2) v Blackburn (2)36 words
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Article, Illustration473 2013-02-19 16 ALEKSANDAR DURIC - EYE ON S-LEAGUE By ALEKSANDAR DURIC stsports@sph.com.sg TOMORROW marks the start of my 15th and final season in the S-League. But even as the curtain is set to come down on my professional playing career, I cannot help but feel473 words
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281 2013-02-19 16 REUTERS LISBON In-form Malaga must brace themselves for a barrage of attacking football from Porto’s Colombian duo Jackson Martinez and James Rodriguez when they meet at the Dragao Stadium for their Champions League last-16 first leg tonight. Two-time European champions and Portuguese league leadersREUTERS - 281 words
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Article, Illustration591 2013-02-19 17 MAY CHEN - Battling s-final win over world No. 1 Ding is highlight for S’pore paddler By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg SHE may have lost out in the final, but Feng Tianwei will walk away from the Kuwait Open having gained much more. The Singaporean paddler yesterday lost 2-4ST FILE PHOTO - 591 words
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Article, Illustration900 2013-02-19 17 WANG MENG MENG - By WANG MENG MENG meng@sph.com.sg ONCE strike partners for Singapore, Fandi Ahmad, coach of Johor Darul Takzim, will host rival V. Sundramoorthy’s LionsXII at Larkin Stadium tonight. The Malaysian Super League (MSL) fixture is made spicier following Fandi’s scathing comments onPHOTOS: SAM CHIN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES, THE NEW PAPER - 900 words
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Article30 2013-02-19 17 Today T-Team v Felda United ATM v Selangor Johor Darul Takzim v LionsXII Live, StarHub Ch201, 8.30pm Kelantan v Terengganu Perak v Pahang PKNS v Negeri Sembilan30 words
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Article, Illustration770 2013-02-19 2 Corrie Tan - A new play examines the divide within the Indian diaspora here and lets the audience have its say Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg She is arguably most recognisable as the garrulous advertising executive Daisy Mathews from the hit Singapore sitcom, Under One Roof. But what exactly makes stage andST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO - 770 words
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Article, Illustration552 2013-02-19 2 Associated Press Heber Springs, Arkansas Mindy McCready, who hit the top of the country charts before personal problems sidetracked her career, died on Sunday after she apparently shot herself. She was 37. A news release from the Cleburne County Sheriff’s said McCready was found deadAssociated Press; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 552 words
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Article, Illustration947 2013-02-19 3 Akshita Nanda - Getting shot at in Afghanistan led to Tyler Brule going to start his own business Akshita Nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg Haute chic magazine Monocle’s first pop-up store in Singapore was a bestselling success over the weekend, attracting more than 400 people and $10,000 in sales on thePHOTOS: LIM YAOHUI FOR THE STRAITS TIMES - 947 words
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Article, Illustration1457 2013-02-19 4 / 5 DeepikaShetty - A greater awareness and appreciation of art in Singapore has translated into a boom for arts-related businesses such as handling, storage and insurance DeepikaShetty Arts Correspondent deepikas@sph.com.sg Art has quietly become big business in Singapore. Singapore’s art scene in the past year has been abuzz with theST PHOTO: TED CHEN - 1,457 words
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Article, Illustration603 2013-02-19 4 / 5 Deepika Shetty - Mr Steven Yip, 49, owner of framing company Q Framing Deepika Shetty It was “fate”, says Mr Yip (right) of his entry into the framing business. A six-month apprenticeship with Merlin Frame Maker in Killiney Road in 1981 saw him opt for the framing business insteadST PHOTO: NURIA LING - 603 words
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Article, Illustration426 2013-02-19 4 / 5 Deepika Shetty - Cher Him, 39, photographer Deepika Shetty The camera-shy photographer remembers his first shot. It was the Nikon camera belonging to his father, the prominent gallerist Chua Soo Bin, that got him started almost 15 years ago. “I went around our neighbourhood in Lloyd Road takingPHOTOS: CHER HIM, STPI - 426 words
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Article, Illustration531 2013-02-19 4 / 5 Huang Lijie - Mr Ong Teng Huat, 65, managing director of art storage facility ArtSafe Huang Lijie Avid art collector Ong Teng Huat found himself in a tight spot two years ago. He had nowhere to house his growing collection of Singapore art, which he had been amassingST PHOTOS: KEVIN LIM; PHOTO: GALLAGHER & ASSOCIATES ASIA - 531 words
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Article, Illustration123 2013-02-19 6 ‘There comes a time in every man’s life when you gotta take a good, cold hard look at what you want to do, and I want to give this acting thing up. I’m Pope material’ Actor Bruce Willis (right) pondering a career change ‘I can’t relax.123 words
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Article, Illustration916 2013-02-19 6 Corrie Tan - Verbal recounts of events one has lived through bring the past to life Culture Vulture Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg I grew up in a sedate block of HDB flats, next to a retired couple who pottered peacefully along a corridor of plants and babysat me on916 words
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Article, Illustration442 2013-02-19 6 Lisabel Ting - Lisabel Ting CHINESE CONDUCTOR RETURNS After his debut with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra in 2008, young Chinese conductor Liu Sha returns to conduct the orchestra for a one-night-only concert, A Scenic Musical Trail, on March 9. He is the conductor-in-residence of the China National Orchestra and the ChinaPHOTO: CHAN HAMPE GALLERIES - 442 words
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Article, Illustration419 2013-02-19 14 Ted Chen - Handmade towers bearing gifts are part of the Thai Salak Yom festival, with five on display Behind The Scenes Ted Chen stlife@sph.com.sg If you are tired of outdoor greenery, the Asian Civilisations Museum is showcasing five very unusual and colourful trees until April 28. Standing as tall as419 words
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Article, Illustration396 2013-02-19 14 Boon Chan - Review Concert HUAYI 2013: IN::MUSIC BEARBABES Esplanade Recital Studio, Sunday Boon Chan Life may be chaotic but it can be a beautiful mess in the music of Taiwanese quintet BearBabes, who performed songs mostly from their third album, Beautiful Chaos (2012), at their first gigPHOTO: THE ESPLANADE - 396 words
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Article, Illustration487 2013-02-19 15 Vivienne Westwood sells Julian Assange tees to show support and raise funds for him Associated Press Reuters London Few designers so consistently mix fashion with politics, or manage to secure her fans’ adoration with the same looks almost every season. But Vivienne Westwood is not any designer. TheAssociated Press; Reuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 487 words
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Article, Illustration378 2013-02-19 15 Agence France-Presse London It is a skinny girl’s world, particularly in fashion where the thin, androgynous look always wins out. But this weekend, an alternative to London Fashion Week celebrated the larger lady and all her curves. “Thank you all for being who you are,”Agence France-Presse; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 378 words
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Article, Illustration1072 2013-02-19 16 Story, spirituality and spectacle are behind the success of Life Of Pi, not the Hollywood formula Associated Press Los Angeles In mathematical terms, divide the circumference of the world by its diameter and you have pi. In Hollywood terms, add a UnitedAssociated Press; PHOTOS: CHRIS PIZZELLO/INVISION/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 1,072 words
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Article, Illustration877 2013-02-19 16 Reuters Los Angeles Hollywood stars wanting to look their best for Tinseltown’s biggest night of the year are being offered beauty treatments ranging from the lavish to plain loony such as US$250,000 (S$309,000) black diamond nail varnish and bird excrement facials.Reuters; PHOTOS: REUTERS - 877 words
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Article, Illustration679 2013-02-19 16 New York Times New York These have been dark days for the Crawleys and their household staff at Downton Abbey. (And for heaven’s sake, do not read further if you do not want the events of Season 3 of this PBS Masterpiece series spoiledNew York Times - 679 words
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Article, Illustration807 2013-02-19 17 A game which started with a book hopes to draw the public to donate to social causes New York Times New York Social cause gaming, or the use of games to promote awareness of societal problems, has been growing as a result of online projects such asNew York Times; PHOTO: YOUTUBE - 807 words
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Article, Illustration510 2013-02-19 17 New York Times New York Tony Sheridan (right), the British guitarist, singer and songwriter who was the star on the Beatles’ first commercial recording they were the back-up band died last Saturday in Hamburg, Germany. He was 72. His death was announced by hisNew York Times; PHOTO: YOUTUBE - 510 words
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Article, Illustration326 2013-02-19 18 New York Times Reuters New York Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone went kersplat in their recent attempts at renewed box-office glory, but another 1980s-era star, Bruce Willis, has shown that he is still kicking. A Good Day To Die Hard, with Willis returning as theNew York Times; Reuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 326 words
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Article, Illustration268 2013-02-19 18 New York Talk about shoes to die for. Carrie Bradshaw’s Manolo Blahniks and Lady Gaga’s monstrous ballet slippers without heels are among wild and wacky shoes on display at Shoe Obsession. The exhibition at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology showcases some 150 pairs of contemporaryPHOTOS: ASSOCIATED PRESS - 268 words
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Article74 2013-02-19 18 Australian director Nicholas Clifford’s We’ve All Been There won the top award at Tropfest, the world’s biggest short-film festival, in Sydney on Sunday. The film, about a pregnant waitress down on her luck, also won Best Actress for Laura Wheelright. Clifford, who won US$10,00074 words
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47 2013-02-19 18 The CIA thrillers Argo and Zero Dark Thirty won top screenplay honours on Sunday from the Writers Guild of America. The adapted screenplay award went to Chris Terrio for Argo. Mark Boal won for original screenplay for Zero Dark Thirty.47 words
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Article66 2013-02-19 18 French blockbuster Les Intouchables, the biggestselling French film overseas, won the Best European Film prize at the Spanish film awards, the Goyas, on Sunday. Pablo Berger’s Blancanieves, a retelling of the Snow White tale, swept 10 statuettes, including the top film award at the Spanish66 words
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Article, Illustration968 2013-02-19 10 bridget chang - The natural wonders of Coron in the Philippines teem with rich marine life in the coral reefs and picturesque lakes by bridget chang JUST an hour by air from the bustling metropolis of Manila lies the majestic municipality of Coron. Relatively undiscovered by tourists who flood the Philippines’PHOTOS: BRIDGET CHANG - 968 words
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Article, Illustration989 2013-02-19 12 Abu Dhabi’s famous mosque Abu Dhabi’s iconic Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque has been named among the world’s most talked about attractions by leading travel site, Trip Advisor. The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, which welcomed 4.685 million visitors and worshippers last year, was one of 16 global attractionsPHOTOS: FILE PHOTOS, ABU DHABI TOURISM AUTHORITY - 989 words
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Article, Illustration504 2013-02-19 11 april chong - Enjoy the captivating charms of Korea and Japan in one holiday trip By april chong SPRING brings an explosion of cherry blossoms, and there are no better places to enjoy them than in Japan and Korea. Separated only by a short two- to three hour flightPHOTOS: KTO, JNTO - 504 words
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Article, Illustration209 2013-02-19 1 s we are into a brand new year, I shall refrain from being impolite to you, my dearest reader. But the truth is, it is tough being called Rude Dot. I may not look it, but I am actually a polite boy most of the time. I209 words
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Article, Illustration429 2013-02-19 2 NICHOLAS TEO - ACTIVITY BY NICHOLAS TEO ST, Feb 7 S’pore sees lowest crime rate in 29 years By Tham Yuen-C and Lim Yan Liang Singapore enjoyed its lowest crime rate in almost three decades last year, the Singapore Police Force announced on Feb 6. But it also flaggedST FILE PHOTO - 429 words
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Article, Illustration471 2013-02-19 3 Eileen Aung-Thwin - Call 1800-325-6666 or visit www.cnb.gov.sg Eileen Aung-Thwin tells you about the effects of taking the No. 2 most-abused drug in Singapore Eileen Aung-Thwin Methamphetamine is a dangerous and highly addictive drug. In its crystallised form, the drug commonly called “Ice” is colourless and odourless. It can also beTNP FILE PHOTO - 471 words
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Article, Illustration592 2013-02-19 4 Nicholas Teo - The Young Scientist cards get a revamp for more interactivity. Nicholas Teo reports Nicholas Teo Earning a Young Scientist badge is now more interactive, with newly redesigned cards full of hands-on activities. Launched by Singapore Science Centre chief executive Lim Tit Meng on Jan 31,ST PHOTO: EDWARD TEO - 592 words
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Article, Illustration519 2013-02-19 5 NICHOLAS TEO - Last month, Little Red Dot asked you what your favourite food was. Here are three mouth-watering entries from three River Valley Primary School pupils. Elijah Tan, 10, Primary 5, wins a goodie bag for the best contribution this week. COMPILED BY NICHOLAS TEO My favourite foodPHOTO ELIJAH EZRA TAN - 519 words
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Article, Illustration182 2013-02-19 5 Take up the Big Spell Digital Challenge, as part of the RHB-The Straits Times National Spelling Championship. Test your spelling skills in three simple games, fuelled by education technology firm iQ-hub. The top 10 players on the leaderboard by April 19 will be invited to182 words
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Article, Illustration502 2013-02-19 6 / 7 Sheryl Quek - For leisure and business, Singapore has emerged as the choice spot for tourists and business travellers alike. By Sheryl Quek By Sheryl Quek The idea of marketing Singapore as a tourist destination took root some 40 years ago, with the formation of the Singapore Tourist Promotion BoardST FILE PHOTOS - 502 words
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Article, Illustration194 2013-02-19 8 Eileen Aung-Thwin - brings you news from the region Eileen Aung-Thwin Thailand has agreed to shelter Rohingya people fleeing from Myanmar. Bangkok was criticised for turning away these people in the past. But it wants to improve its international reputation, so it has agreed to take in 1,486 Rohingya for sixPHOTOS ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG - 194 words
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Article90 2013-02-19 8 China has launched a new drive to reduce the amount of food wastage. The movement is so popular it has been discussed in more than 50 million microblog messages. A politician, National People’s Congress delegate Chen Daifu, plans to push for a law to punish those who90 words
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Article, Illustration135 2013-02-19 8 India wants to reduce traffic congestion in its cities. Hence, it wants state governments to consider a system where motorists have to buy a coupon or permit to enter certain city areas. The states have been asked to look at the example of Singapore and how135 words
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Article, Illustration509 2013-02-19 14 Ace that PSLE oral exam with these exercises and tips on pronunciation and picture discussion ACTIVITY Advice for teachers “When teaching pronunciation, spend more time on word stress and sentence stress. A lot of miscommunication comes not from incorrect use of phonemes, but from stressing the wrongPHOTO AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 509 words
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Article, Illustration522 2013-02-19 15 ACTIVITY GRAMMAR MCQ For each question from 1 to 9, four options are given. Write the letter of the correct answer in the brackets provided. (ST, Jan 27) 1) Cloaked in gold icing, this kumquat chocolate fudge cake tastes as good as it looks. Or tuckPHOTOS ST FILE, ANTOINETTE, CEDELE, DA PAOLO GASTRONOMIA, DESSERT CUP, GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL, SWEET ENCHANTMENT - 522 words
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Article, Illustration432 2013-02-19 16 Learning outcomes This lesson activity has been designed to let you practise the following: N Reading and Viewing (LO2) Note and recall main ideas and key details. Make inferences based on contextual clues ANSWERS ON PAGE 19 ACTIVITY COMPREHENSION (OPEN-ENDED) Read the passage below and answer questionsPHOTO ASSOCIATED PRESS - 432 words
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Article, Illustration586 2013-02-19 18 Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama returns home after opening a new trade route between Europe and India and spending 300 days at sea Lisbon, Sept 25, 1499 After a long sea voyage, Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama has finally returned from his pioneering trip to India. Portugal hasILLUSTRATION PAUL ERIC ROCA - 586 words
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Article, Illustration861 2013-02-19 19 Kimiko Chan - What is the difference between ‘brain damaged’ and ‘brain-dead’? Kimiko Chan explains Kimiko Chan I f you have ever heard the terms “brain damage” or “brain-dead”’, you may have wondered what they mean, and what the difference is. Brain damage is a type of injury that destroys cellsPHOTO ISTOCKPHOTO - 861 words
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Article, Illustration458 2013-02-19 20 Ellen Whyte - It is hard for us to see eagles up close but they can easily spot us from way up high with their super eyesight. By Ellen Whyte By Ellen Whyte Eagles belong to the Accipitridae family. They are close relatives of hawks, buzzards, harriers, kites andPHOTO NEW PAPER FILE - 458 words
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Advertisement252 2013-02-19 6 D.05 THE TRILINQ 1-4bdrm Penthouse. 538-4456 sf Nan Hua Pri. Mins to MRT. Albertt Chiang *****923 D.05 THE TRILINQ 1-4bdrm Penthouse. 538-4456 sf Nan Hua Pri. Mins to MRT. Call Chris Goh *****303 D.05 THE TRILINQ 1-4bdrm Penthouse. 538-4456 sf Nan Hua Pri. Mins to MRT. Call Eric Tan *****119252 words
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Advertisement250 2013-02-19 6 D.05 THE TRILINQ 1-4bdrm Penthouse. 538-4456 sf Nan Hua Pri. Mins to MRT. Michael Sum *****355 D.05 THE TRILINQ 1-4bdrm Penthouse. 538-4456 sf Nan Hua Pri. Mins to MRT. Call Randy Sia *****343 D.05 THE TRILINQ 1-4bdrm Penthouse. 538-4456 sf Nan Hua Pri. Mins to MRT. Call Sally Yap *****118250 words
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Advertisement250 2013-02-19 6 D.05 THE TRILINQ 1-4bdrm Penthse. 538-4456 sqft. Nan Hua Pri. Mins to MRT. Call Tina Koh *****164 D.05 THE TRILINQ 1-4bdrm Penthse. 538-4456 sqft. Nan Hua Pri. Mins to MRT. Angela Choo *****465 D.05 THE TRILINQ 1-4bdrm Penthse. 538-4456 sqft. Nan Hua Pri. Mins to MRT. Call Bryan Lim *****770250 words
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Advertisement283 2013-02-19 7 D.05 THE TRILINQ 1-4bdrm Penthse. 538-4456 sqft. Nan Hua Pri. Mins to MRT. Call William Tan *****389 D.05 THE TRILINQ 1-4bdrm Penthse. 538-4456 sqft. Nan Hua Pri. Mins to MRT. Call Alton Seow *****282 D.05 THE TRILINQ 1-4bdrm Penthse. 538-4456 sqft. Nan Hua Pri. Mins to MRT. Call Chris Chua283 words
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Advertisement345 2013-02-19 7 D5 THE TRILINQ @Clementi Launch. 1-4bdrm Penthse 538-4456sf. VVIP Preview now! Mahfut 9880 6105 METROPOLITAN 1399SF 3+1 #35+. Panoramic sea view A1 night view. $1330psf up. Daniel Ling *****605 INTERLACE CNY STARBUY! 10%+10% disc. TOP End 2013. Attractive Prices fr $643psf Rare opportunity! D05 THE ROCHESTER. 872 1862 sqft. High345 words
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Advertisement342 2013-02-19 7 DLEEDON FARRER rd MRT Upto 15% disc. fr $804psf 1+ study, 635 sqft, $1.18M 2-rm, 786 sqft, fr $1.44M 3-rm, 1227 sqft, fr $1.78M 4-rm, 2077 sqft, fr $2.75M Penthse, 2874sqft, $4.97M Gdn hse, 3735 sf, $3.65M Gdn Villa, 6512 sf, $7.55M Visit: www.primehome.sg D’LEEDON GONG XI Fa Cai 1+study342 words
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Advertisement423 2013-02-19 7 D’LEEDON 15% DISCOUNT Selling fast! Call developer sales team for the best units and pricing today!! FERRELL RES FH. 3 study, 1841 sf. Penthse 5608 sf. Nice greenery. 1km to ACS /SCGS. Estee 9188-5215 $2.98M. VERDURE. BRAND New. 3 bdrms family rm. 1679 sf. Mins to Dempsey. M. Susanto *****457423 words
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Advertisement351 2013-02-19 8 NEW CONDO Bartley MRT. Near Maris Stella High Sch, NEX Mall Paya Lebar Ind Hub. James 9797 2010 57 KOVAN. F’hold, MRT. fr $11xx psf. 1249 1356 sf. The Minton 1884 sf/ patio. Sunshine lodge 1916sf/3rm NEW LAUNCH Bt Panjang 1/2/3/4 bdrm integrated with Mall, interchange,MRT /LRT. Register for Preview351 words
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Advertisement155 2013-02-19 8 536 BEDOK N St3. 4NG 990 sf High flr. Unblock. Val $420k. Ask$488k neg VTO Serene Heng *****777 3A BLK416 #10 Lift level. NS facing. 15mins MRT. Mkt/ sch/ shops. Simple, 73sqm. Gary 9298-9298. 4’A’ BLK 102, 104 sqm. Corner. All races/ PR eligible. Nice reno. Lift level. Opp MRT.155 words
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Advertisement149 2013-02-19 8 3I+1 JLN BT Merah blk 1 Mid flr. Reno. IKEA/ Brickworks mkt. Val $355k $35K. PR eligible. Chinese ratio filled 4’A’ 109 #06 Jln Bt Merah. Corner. 104 sqm. Reno. PR eligible. LUP ongoing. Val $545K COV $40K neg. 4’A’ BLK 77A Redhill Rd #25up unblock windy reno 100 sqm,149 words
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Advertisement306 2013-02-19 8 4-RM BLK 275C. High flr. Reno. 90 sqm. Near NTU. Val $390K+ COV $40K neg. Nancy 9733 9190 PN 5’I’ BLK29 Jln Bahagia. 122 sqm! High flr, Corner, Good Cond Low COV. Whampoa Mkt/MRT/Sch. 8111 9129! MARINE TERR 3’I’ Blk 58. High flr, reno. Upgraded. Near amenities. Valued $390k. Dave306 words
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Advertisement421 2013-02-19 9 D11 BUCKLEY RD 2-sty semid. 5+1, 3880 sf. Cosy. Nice. P/furn. Near MRT/ Mall $10.5K. David 9451-1821 JLN MAT JAMBOL 3sty Inter 2003/ 2600 sqft, 4+1 Mins to MRT/ AYE/ CDB pk 2 cars. Jeremy *****570 NDREW RD 26K/9500 sqft, 6+1. Charming. New reno. $22K. Big gdn. Immed. Jo *****025421 words
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Advertisement627 2013-02-19 9 ROBIN ROAD Brand New Condominium off Stevens Road 2 1 Bedrooms 1,400 sq ft $6,000 Spacious Layout Full Facilities Near Orchard Road 3 1 Bedrooms 1,830 sq ft $8,000 1.5 MONTH COMMISSION* Flexible Lease Term Private Lift Lobby Unblock greenery view CALL9656 9562 •Vision Crest 1/ 2rm, f/reno f/furn $4.8627 words
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Advertisement317 2013-02-19 9 D.10 ROYALVILLE Bt Timah beautiful unit, 2100 sf. 3+1, p/furn spacious, cosy breezy. *****341 COSMOPOLITAN/ DRAYCOTT 2-4 rms/ 2600 sf. 1st Mar/ Immed. $6.5K-$8.5K/ $9K. Hurry! S.Yong *****303 PINEWOOD GARDEN 3+1+ pte gdn. Spacious. Walk to Orchard/ RGS. $6.2K neg. Christine Tham *****302 D.10 THE LEGEND Condo. Studio, 753 sf.317 words
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Advertisement679 2013-02-19 9 NEW LIST! 3-BDRM Valley Park. Newly reno. Near Orchard. F/facilities. $6K. Immed. Jason 8686-4488 LEONIE GDN PENTHSE best! 3000 sf, 4+1+family. Quiet. Unblocked view! Reno. $12K. 9386-0068 Lloyd ORCHARD RES. NEW. Luxurious condo, 4+1, 2852sf, high flr, excellent facilities $26K. Pat *****018 PAL BOTANICS ON LLOYD 3488 sqft. 4+1 gdn.679 words
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Advertisement349 2013-02-19 9 PATERSON RES 4+1 1500 sf Pool view. Walk to Orchard $7.5K Sally *****398 Agt THE GRANGE 3+1. Unblock. P/furn. Shpg/ sch. Immed. neg. Ignatius 9767-7771 CAIRNHILL CREST 2RM with patio. 1938 sf. Huge rms. Only $5.9K. 9365-3747 3 BDRMS DEVONSHIRE. MBS view. Near MRT/ amenities Immed. Furn. 9742 5243 D.10349 words
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Advertisement383 2013-02-19 10 MAPLEWOODS 1200 SF Lush greenery, 3 bdrms, bright, resort living. $neg *****111 BESIDE NOVENA MRT. 3+1. 2ensuite. Whole flr/pte lift. $6k. *****916 KW Tan 3+1 MAPLEWOODS. $3.9K. 1335 sf. P/furn. #05. Airy. Sch. 22 Feb. Pat *****266 EURO-ASIA PK, 1528 sf. 3+1. Ground flr patio. Reno. Expat’s choice! Also for383 words
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Advertisement457 2013-02-19 10 ***WATERPLACE NEW LIST! High floor, good view. 3+1. Designer unit. Mins City/ Airport. Elina 9459-2900 SEAFRONT ON MEYER Beautiful 3+store+balcony 1615 sqft. Full sea view. Immed. P/furn $neg Ray*****553 THE OCEANFRONT Sentosa 1711 sf. 3+1 High flr 180 deg bay/sea view. neg! Reddot 8282 5727 D’MANOR CLUSTER HOUSE facilities, 3-sty,457 words
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Advertisement504 2013-02-19 10 NORTHVALE CONDO (C.C.K) 1087sf 2+1 Amenities/ MRT P/furn $2.9k HB *****223 ALL WITHOUT OWNER Orchard studio..$1700-2600 Lavender MRT...............$650 Beauty World.......$600-1100 Farrer Park MRT...........$700 Balestier Apt.......$650-1500 Kallang MRT............... $1000 Toa Payoh condo......... $980 Geylang Lor 15..............$680 Serangoon Apt 2 mins MRT Kallang MRT $1000 Pioneer MRT landed.............. Geylang Lor 15 $680504 words
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Advertisement473 2013-02-19 10 36 EUNOS, FEATURED in magazine, 4’A, convert to 1 rm study. 100% designer. MRT. $2.8k. 9661 5158 2+1 ALJUNIED MRT! Blk 128 Low flr. F/furn., aircon. Lift level. Mins to City. $2.8k neg. Nick 9005-4927 3’I’ 2+1 BEDOK South Blk.3 f/furn aircon. Near MRT/ amenities. Avail 15 March. Call *****296473 words
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