The Straits Times, 3 February 2014

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    28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 184 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2014 62 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 050/02/2013
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  • Article
    Lock icon Funding cuts for top independent schools in S’pore
    570 1  -  MOE also tells schools to moderate fund-raising for campus upgrading By SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT sandra@sph.com.sg SIX top independent schools in Singapore have had their funding cut and, along with other mission schools, have been told to moderate fund-raising activities for
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    Lock icon DESPERATE SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS
    65 1 TOP OF THE NEWS A3 Rescuers walking through an apocalyptic-like landscape on Indonesia’s Sumatra island yesterday in an attempt to find survivors after an eruption on Mount Sinabung. At least 15 people died when the volcano spewed hot rocks and ash 2,000m into the air last
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    Lock icon Tampines Rovers out of ACL
    56 1 S-LEAGUE champions Tampines Rovers crashed out of the elite AFC Champions League last night, losing 1-2 to Hong Kong-based South China after extra time at the Jalan Besar Stadium. They will have to make do with a place in the second-tier AFC Cup for a
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    Lock icon Thai polls largely peaceful but results will take time
    414 1  -  By TAN HUI YEE THAILAND CORRESPONDENT IN BANGKOK tanhy@sph.com.sg THAILAND announced no results from its snap election yesterday, even though polling went off relatively calmly at most stations, effectively extending the country’s two-month-long political limbo. Despite a turbulent run-up to the
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Greater strategic trust will ensure Asia-Pac security: Ng Eng Hen
      395 2  -  By KASH CHEONG kashc@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen has called for greater strategic trust among Asia-Pacific nations to ensure the region’s security amid a rising tide of nationalism. He raised this point yesterday at The 6th Munich Young
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      Lock icon China warns Japan not to spread talk of new air zone
      646 2  -  It blames right-wingers for rumours, says it feels no threat from Asean By GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN BEIJING graceng@sph.com.sg CHINA has warned Japan not to “spread rumours” that it plans to create a new air defence zone in
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      Lock icon No sign of life in village near volcano
      500 3 Officials say finding any survivors unlikely, and death toll could rise AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KARO (Indonesia) Rescuers desperately searched for survivors yesterday after the eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung claimed the lives of at least 15 people. But one of the only few
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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        Lock icon Funding cut for top schools
        44 4 SIX top independent schools, including Raffles Institution and Hwa Chong Institution, have had their funding cut. The Ministry of Education also told them to moderate fund-raising for campus upgrades and curb air-conditioning in classes. TOP OF THE NEWS A1
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        Lock icon China warns Japan
        35 4 BEIJING has rebuked right-wing provocateurs in Japan for spreading “rumours” that China is planning to create a new air defence zone in the disputed South China Sea. TOP OF THE NEWS A2
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Role for Germany
          53 4 GERMANY may beef up its military engagement on the world stage, after comments by a variety of senior leaders suggest that the country’s Nazi and communist pasts should not be an excuse for it to sit on the sidelines, amid rising alarm over crises from Ukraine to
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          Lock icon Saviour of babies
          81 4 IN CHINA’S northern province of Hebei, one 65-year-old woman has been quietly taking in abandoned babies since 1984, nearly 30 years before the government set up the country’s first infant shelter in 2011. By her reckoning, Madam Wang Xiaofen has rescued more than 30 babies so far.
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          Lock icon Wooing Chinese public
          56 4 CHINA’S flashiest restaurants and hotels are toning down the ostentation, going after lower ratings and even cutting their prices to retain business from the massive public sector, after the central government unveiled a host of rules requiring officials to downgrade their lifestyles and cut public funds spent
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        Lock icon AMERICA MUST RECOVER ITS CENTRE
        60 4 In his State of the Union address, US President Barack Obama asserted his right to lead America. That, he certainly is mandated to. However, he must be careful to ensure that American politics, already polarised, does not splinter even more. America’s standing in the world
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Peace plan for N-E Asia
          39 4 TO HELP reduce tensions in North-east Asia, South Korean President Park Geun-hye has suggested the establishment of a North-east Asia Peace and Cooperation Initiative. Jonathan Eyal looks at the prospects for success. PAGE A18
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          Lock icon Contingency fee system
          49 4 THE contingency fee system, in which clients pay for a lawyer’s services only if a lawsuit is successful, is banned in Singapore. Andy Ho argues for reform, pointing out that the system may be the only way many people can have access to justice. PAGE A19
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon All set for baby boom
          50 4 FROM opening a new ward to renovating customer service counters, hospitals here are getting themselves ready for the expected baby boom in the auspicious Year of the Horse. Those born under the Chinese zodiac sign are believed to be energetic, intelligent and strong. PAGE B1
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          Lock icon Cancer cases on the rise
          45 4 LIFESTYLE choices such as poor diet, lack of exercise and smoking have caused a significant rise in “developed world cancers” such as prostate, breast and colorectal cancer over the past 10 years in Singapore, according to latest figures. PAGE B4
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          Lock icon Unconventional CEO
          38 4 IN A span of some 30 years, Mr Arthur Kiong has gone from spinning records and reading the news on radio to becoming the jet-setting chief executive of home-grown hotel operator Far East Hospitality. PAGE B6
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon F&B players struggling
          50 4 LARGER outfits in the food and beverage sector have been quick to embrace automation in the face of soaring labour costs. But smaller establishments in that industry are still struggling to survive, and the prospect of these companies eventually calling it a day is higher. PAGE B9
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon Miami regain their fire
          82 4 THE Heat’s 112-95 drubbing at home by NBA table-toppers Oklahoma City Thunder in midweek hit LeBron James and his Miami team-mates hard. And the superstar took it upon himself to ensure his side bounced back immediately, and they did so by beating the Knicks in New
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          Lock icon 9-man Stags go down
          75 4 TAMPINES Rovers’ Asian Champions League dreams ended at the opening hurdle last night, as they fell 1-2 to South China. The three-time S-League defending champions were always chasing the game at Jalan Besar Stadium after Imran Sahib’s second yellow card, but Miljan Mrdakovic did well to
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon New Kelvin Tong film
          56 4 LOCAL film-maker Kelvin Tong’s new horror movie, Email, will be Hollywoodproduced and shot in Singapore. It will also star Twilight star Nikki Reed. A worldwide release is targeted for early 2015. PAGE C3 Twilight star Nikki Reed (above) will star in film-maker Kelvin Tong’s new movie.
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          Lock icon Dangerous Mt Sinabung
          45 4 THE latest eruption showed that Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra is a continuing, unpredictable danger, says ST Indonesia correspondent Zubaidah Nazeer. www.stasiareport.com A Karo resident looking at the giant ash clouds from the eruption of Mount Sinabung on Saturday. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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          Lock icon Get latest Thai updates
          43 4 STAY up-to-date with the latest developments and the protracted political crisis in Thailand in our Big Story. www.straitstimes.com/ turmoil-in-thailand A Thai man casting his vote at an outdoor polling station in Bangkok yesterday amid tight security. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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          Lock icon Harry Potter ‘admission’
          25 4 HARRY Potter author JK Rowling has admitted that Hermione Granger should have married Potter instead of his best friend, Ron Weasley. stcommunities.sg
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          Lock icon Overtime for CNY
          32 4 EVERY Chinese New Year, workers clock in overtime to wrap hampers, bake pineapple tarts and barbecue bak kwa. Find out what it’s like working in these factories and kitchens.
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          Lock icon Don't call it a ‘war’
          46 4 PROFESSOR Mark Juergensmeyer, an expert in the study of religious extremism, says statesmen should not buy into the terrorists’ message of war. Terrorists want us to think in terms of war, says Professor Mark Juergensmeyer. ST FILE PHOTO ST FILE PHOTO
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          Lock icon Warden ‘gives a chance’
          35 4 STOMPER Dozer came across a picture of a parking ticket with an accompanying message that read: “I give you (a) chance. Happy New Year”. That’s the spirit of Chinese New Year.
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          Lock icon In pursuit of love
          22 4 STOMPER Edward finally won the heart of the girl of his dreams three years after they first met.
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    • THAI ELECTIONS
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        Lock icon No quick end in sight
        624 6  -  NEWS ANALYSIS Paralysis likely to continue as more polls need to be held for final tally By THAILAND TAN HUI YEE THAILAND CORRESPONDENT IN BANGKOK tanhy@sph.com.sg VOTING went smoothly in about nine in 10 polling stations across Thailand yesterday. Apart from a scuffle between a
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        Lock icon Many Thais angry over closure of polling stations
        623 6  -  By NIRMAL GHOSH INDOCHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN BANGKOK nirmal@sph.com.sg THAIS went to the polls yesterday not quite knowing what to expect from an election which was unlikely to do much to resolve the fundamentals of the country’s political crisis. The biggest opposition
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        Lock icon ELECTION FACTS AND FIGURES
        138 6 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE L 49 million eligible voters for 375 constituencies. A further 125 seats are allocated based on the percentage of votes each party wins. L Voting was disrupted in 18 per cent or 69 of the 375 constituencies. This affected 18 of 77 provinces.
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      Lock icon Mothership brings home discussion on S’pore
      710 6  -  By ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg A SOCIAL news website that wants to get more young people talking and learning about Singapore has relaunched to cope with high traffic. Mothership.sg is styled in the mould of popular American site Buzzfeed. It has four full-time staff, former
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      Lock icon ‘Casino association’ an unregistered society
      580 7  -  Govt body had described it as key stakeholder in industry By TOH YONG CHUAN tohyc@sph.com.sg MORE than a year after it was set up, the origins and purpose of a so-called Singapore Casino Association (SCA) remain murky. The SCA says it wants to lobby against
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      Lock icon LANTERN DELIGHT
      55 7 Visitors could not resist taking photos of these flower-shaped lanterns at the annual River Hongbao celebrations yesterday. The festivities at the Floating Platform at Marina Bay featured larger-than-life lantern displays, and local and regional performances by groups such as the Yunnan Opera Theatre and Taipei University of the
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      Lock icon MOE will continue to encourage independent schools
      513 7  -  By SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT sandra@sph.com.sg THE Ministry of Education told The Straits Times that it will continue to encourage and support the development of independent schools, which play a vital role in the more diversified education landscape here. It emphasised this
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      Lock icon No Signboard Seafood founder dies
      367 7  -  By DAVID EE davidee@sph.com.sg THE founder of popular restaurant chain No Signboard Seafood, Madam Ong Kim Hoi, died last Thursday at the age of 74. The one-time hawker is said to have died of natural causes and had been in and out of hospital for
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon German leaders want more robust foreign policy
      843 8 Nation’s diplomatic and military role ‘needs a rethink’ NEW YORK TIMES MUNICH German leaders are pushing a vigorous new case that it is time for their nation to find a more muscular voice in foreign affairs, even suggesting that Germany should no longer
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      Lock icon US not retreating from leadership role, says Kerry
      606 8 NEW YORK TIMES MUNICH Amid widespread European and Middle Eastern criticism that Washington is retreating from a leadership role, the United States’ top diplomat and defence chief jointly presented an emotional defence of the Obama administration’s engagement in international crises. Speaking here
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Mexican drug cartels eye market in Asia-Pacific
        525 9 Drug lords forging links with triads to supply cocaine, Ice to the region HONG KONG Latin American drug lords are looking east. Mexico’s notorious Sinaloa cartel has set its sights on new markets, including Hong Kong, the Sunday Morning Post reported. Drawn by
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        Lock icon China’s culture disappearing along with its villages
        738 9 NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING Once or twice a week, a dozen amateur musicians meet under a highway overpass just outside Beijing, carting with them drums, cymbals and the collective memory of their destroyed village. They set up quickly, then play music almost never
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        Lock icon ON A HIGH HORSE, MAYBE TWO
        77 9 A Sikh Nihang warrior stands tall as he performs a stunt on two galloping horses during the 78th Kila Raipur Sports Festival or “Rural Olympics”, at Kila Raipur, 20 km from Ludhiana in Punjab, India. The rural sporting event, which first took place in
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        Lock icon Chinese farmer a saviour of babies
        1190 10  -  Since 1984, Madam Wang has cared for more than 30 abandoned infants In the second of a two-parter on less fortunate children in China, The Straits Times’ China Bureau Chief talks to a granny who has adopted more than 30 abandoned babies, and a
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        Lock icon Parents keep hope alive in search for missing son
        1072 10  -  By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF IN FENGNING (HEBEI) kianbeng@sph.com.sg AN ARDUOUS journey awaits Hebei farmer Yuan Cheng each time he leaves his home in Qidaoliang village in a deep valley in Hebei province, north-east China. It requires an hour’s
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        Lock icon Afghan election campaign kicks off
        555 11 April 5 poll rests on ability of local security force as foreign troops leave AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KABUL Afghanistan’s election campaign kicked off yesterday as the killing of a candidate’s aides highlighted the threat surrounding the poll to pick a successor to President Hamid Karzai, with
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        Lock icon Travelling to India expected to get easier from this week
        272 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI Tourists travelling to India from up to 180 countries will no longer have to queue up at their local consulates to obtain visas under reforms expected to be approved this week, local media reported yesterday. Most
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon ‘Comfort women’ exhibit upsets Japan
          87 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ANGOULEME Japan has expressed “regret” at a South Korean exhibit at a comic book festival in France featuring “comfort women” forced into wartime sex slavery in Japanese military brothels. Japan’s Ambassador to France Yoichi Suzuki said he “deeply regrets” that the expo is
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          Lock icon Philippine church attack: Five hurt
          79 11 ZAMBOANGA Five people were injured yesterday when motorcycle-riding men hurled a grenade into a church in the troubled southern Philippines in a city known for Muslim rebel activity, officials said. One of the two men on the motorcycle threw the grenade into the Roman Catholic
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        Lock icon Mumbai monorail opens for public use
        421 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MUMBAI A monorail system for India’s financial capital of Mumbai was opened to the public yesterday, a much delayed project that aims to boost the city’s creaking transport infrastructure and ease traffic on its notoriously congested roads. The first phase of the
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      • ASIA PEOPLE
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          Lock icon Selangor chief taking ‘ouster’ in stride
          925 12  -  One has to prepare the succession, he says, after serving since 2008 By REME AHMAD ASSISTANT FOREIGN EDITOR reme@sph.com.sg HERE is one sketch of Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim: He lives in a large bungalow in posh Damansara Heights that could be mistaken for an
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          Lock icon Anwar makes the rounds in Selangor as speculation continues
          483 12 SHAH ALAM Malaysian opposition chief Anwar Ibrahim has been making the rounds in Selangor and Kajang constituencies, where he is slated to run for a by-election, amid continued speculation on the reasons for his gambit that has surprised even Pakatan Rakyat
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          Lock icon Can ‘Mr Turnaround’ turn around Democrat Party?
          1003 12  -  By ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF IN JAKARTA zakirh@sph.com.sg WHEN the passenger ship Tampomas sank in the Java Sea in January 1981, reporter Dahlan Iskan spent days talking to survivors and rescuers and wrote a gripping piece that cast a spotlight on safety
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      Lock icon 50,000 rally against government in Ukraine
      461 13 PM’s resignation fails to clear streets; protesters seeking more concessions AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG REUTERS KIEV More than 50,000 protesters, emboldened by the resignation of the prime minister five days ago and determined to oust the president, massed at an anti-govern-ment demonstration in the Ukrainian
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      Lock icon Pianist-Extremist wields the keyboard to show demonstrators are not ‘dangerous militants’
      315 13 REUTERS KIEV Masked men in combat gear are a feature of the anti-government protest camp that has taken over central Kiev, but one stands out for his weapon of choice the piano For the Pianist-Extremist, whose impromptu performances on
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Starfish deaths worry scientists
        85 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON Starfish have been mysteriously dying by the millions in recent months along the US West Coast, worrying biologists, who say the creatures are key to the marine eco-system. “The two species affected most are Pisaster ochraceus (purple sea star, or ochre starfish) and
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        Lock icon Yemeni tribesmen ‘abduct German’
        80 13 REUTERS SANAA Yemeni tribesmen said yesterday they had kidnapped a German man to press their government to free jailed relatives, underscoring the breakdown of security in the country. Tribesmen telephoned journalists to say the man, who was kidnapped from Sanaa on Friday, was being held by
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        Lock icon Anti-gay marriage protests in France
        86 13 REUTERS PARIS Thousands of demonstrators began gathering in Paris and Lyon yesterday in a renewed protest against France’s legalisation of gay marriage, which has mobilised conservatives of all stripes. Organisers and police expected tens of thousands of people to join the marches against the government’s
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      Lock icon Jihadist group behind Egypt attacks ‘a grave threat’
      474 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CAIRO A jihadist group behind a wave of high-profile attacks is a grave threat to Egypt’s stability as political turmoil triggered by the Islamist president’s ouster rocks the country, analysts say. In less than a fortnight, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (Partisans
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      Lock icon Syrian air raids: 85 killed in a day
      305 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DAMASCUS At least 85 people were killed in 24 hours of Syrian regime air raids on the city of Aleppo, a monitoring group said yesterday, after 10 days of inconclusive peace talks. The deaths came as a suicide car bombing
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      Lock icon California drought threatens water supply
      724 15 With no sign of rain, about 40,000 people could soon run out of water NEW YORK TIMES LOS ANGELES A punishing drought that has swept California is now threatening the state’s drinking water supply. With no sign of rain, 17 rural communities providing water to
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      Lock icon Right-wing Republicans packing more financial muscle than the mainstream
      600 15 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Insurgent conservatives seeking to pull the US Republican Party to the right raised more money last year than the groups controlled by the party establishment, whose bulging bank accounts have previously been their most potent advantage
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      Lock icon Australia denies Reef will be harmed by dredging works
      394 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Australia says it has made “substantial” progress on Unesco benchmarks for protection of the Great Barrier Reef in a report aimed at staving off a world heritage downgrade. Environment Minister Greg Hunt said a joint federal and Queensland
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      Lock icon Chinese firms march to Beijing’s austerity beat
      923 16  -  Airlines, high-end hotels and eateries cutting prices, catering to masses now By ESTHER TEO CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN BEIJING esthert@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Carol Feng WHEN two Chinese hotel owners met Mr Harry Tan late last year to discuss the management of their property,
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      Lock icon ‘Hot desking’ emptying Australia’s office towers
      800 16  -  By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN SYDNEY jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com OFFICE towers in Australian cities are at their emptiest in years as firms have sought to cut costs by “hot desking” and moving to flexible or open plan offices. Companies including banks and big
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      Lock icon China’s Lenovo signals global ambitions with $2.9b Motorola deal
      586 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING In 1984, with only US$25,000 in Chinese government funding and a 20 sq m bungalow as their headquarters, a small group of scientists in Beijing founded a firm called New Technology Developer. Thirty years later, the company which
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon S. Korea to halt 3 credit card firms
        66 16 BLOOMBERG SEOUL South Korean regulators will order three consumer finance companies to suspend operations for three months as early as Feb 14 after the nation’s biggest theft of data from credit card holders. The Financial Services Commission plans to notify the card
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        Lock icon Move to resolve platinum strike
        69 16 REUTERS JOHANNESBURG South Africa has put forward a proposal designed to end a strike that has hit around 40 per cent of global platinum supply. Workers downed tools a week ago, seeking a doubling of wages to 12,500 rand (S$1,440) a month, a demand companies
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      712 17  -  CHINA By GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN BEIJING graceng@sph.com.sg IT SHOULD have been a proud moment for China. On Jan 20, Beijing announced that its rich-poor gap had narrowed last year to the lowest level in a decade. On top of this, farmers’ incomes
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      1184 19  -  By ANDY HO SENIOR WRITER andyho@sph.com.sg THE way the legal services sector is regulated will be tweaked in the Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill to be tabled later this year. The Law Ministry, which will be inviting feedback on the Bill, should seriously consider
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      1032 19  -  By CHING CHEONG SENIOR WRITER chingcheong@gmail.com THE show of remorse and apology by key former Red Guards for the atrocities they committed during the Cultural Revolution has caused great embarrassment to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which wants to sweep this dark page of
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        605 20  -  In December, we published undergraduate Talia Seet’s commentary, which stated that The Straits Times and the rest of the Singapore media should stop linking Little India to the Dec 8 riots. Instead of the ‘Little India riot’, Ms Seet felt that a more
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        704 20 S’POREANS RATIONAL ENOUGH Mr Hoe Lye Soon L IN MY view, Singaporeans viewed the incident as nothing more than a riot by migrant workers, albeit mostly from India, which happened to take place in Little India, a popular tourist spot (Calling it ‘Little India riot’ is convenient
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        179 21  -  Andrew Seow THE Land Transport Authority should inject further competition by introducing a third player in the public bus transport system. (“Think big and bold to boost bus services”; last Thursday.) Over the years, although there has been significant improvement in bus services,
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        268 21  -  Tan Kit Yung (Ms) I CONCUR wholeheartedly with the commentary on Singapore’s bus services (“Think big and bold to boost bus services”; last Thursday). Punctuality and reliability are important when it comes to public transport. Many students take public transport to school each day.
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        294 21  -  TRAIN DISRUPTIONS Goh Yang Miang SMRT has said that human error and equipment failure caused three recent train disruptions (“Train disruptions due to human error and equipment failure”; last Thursday). A train driver and a technician have been “taken to task”. The operator
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        306 21  -  Clement Wee AS AN undergraduate at the National University of Singapore (NUS), I read with interest the introduction of a grade-free system for its first-year students (“NUS takes bold move to curb obsession with grades”; Jan 23). While I applaud the intent behind the policy,
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        182 21  -  Larry Cheng Director (Building Design Standards) Housing Development Board WE THANK Mr Jason See Kum Weng for his feedback (“Consider safety and security issues in green efforts”; last Monday). We assure Mr See that safety and security are key considerations in our designs and initiatives. Since
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        64 21 1. DR EDMUND LAM: Reward, honour founding generation. 2. MS LI DAN YUE: Playing outdoors teaches kids skills. 3. MR MUHAMMAD DZUL AZHAN HAJI SAHBAN: Take workers’ safety more seriously. 4. MR RONNIE LIM: Better to deploy parking wardens in HDB estates. 5. MS CHLORIN CHEW: More work
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        377 21  -  Francis Cheng THE Manpower Ministry and those in the construction industry should deal with the recent spate of construction accidents in a holistic manner (“Stakeholders must be proactive in boosting work safety” by Mr Goh Yang Miang; last Thursday). First, we must address the
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      212 20 YOUNG PARENTS TODDLER SEMINAR 2014 FREE! GOODIE BAG WORTH OVER $30 Seminar details WHENFeb 15, 2014 (Sat) TIME1pm-4pm WHEREOrchard Hotel Level 3, Grand Ballroom HOW MUCH$18 per person $28 for two EARLY BIRD$15 per person $25 for two when you sign up by Feb 10, 2014 Includes tea reception. Strictly
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      35 21 PUNCHLINES At the River Hongbao fair, some people used inverted umbrellas to catch lucky numbers released from the God of Fortune lantern: LATER... I’ve collected so many numbers, I don’t know which ones to buy...!
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      193 22 M m I A m 7? i i HB Mercedes-Benz wishes you a prosperous Lunar New Year. Introducing the new A180, B 180 and CLA180 with effective prices from $138,888. Join us at our Open House today. 10.30 am 6 pm Celebrate an abundance of savings with Mercedes-Benz. Drive home
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      735 1  -  Hospitals here gear up for expected boom JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg HOSPITALS are gearing up for a Year of the Horse baby boom, given the belief that those born under this Chinese zodiac sign are energetic, intelligent and strong. Raffles Hospital is preparing for a 10
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      611 2  -  Part of $5m to be disbursed over 4 years to keep Singapore’s past alive By MELODY ZACCHEUS melodyz@sph.com.sg OVER the past five months, nearly $1.4 million has been given out to fund 41 community projects celebrating Singapore’s heritage. The projects range from a
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      339 2  -  MELODY ZACCHEUS FROM the iconic green polka-dot dress of St Margaret’s Secondary School to Woodgrove Secondary School’s quirky Japanese-sailor-inspired navy blue outfit, school uniforms here deserve a place in Singapore’s culture. So says arts educator Yixian Quek, who will be putting together a
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      443 2  -  MELODY ZACCHEUS SINGAPORE’S transformation from a humble fishing village in the early 1900s into a key international sea hub, and the people behind this, will form the centrepiece of a new maritime heritage centre. The $30 million project, which is expected to set up port
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      338 2  -  MELODY ZACCHEUS THE historic 160-year-old Chijmes will soon pay homage to its original occupant the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ). Since it was transformed into a lifestyle and entertainment complex housing pubs and restaurants and hosting nightlife events, Chijmes has
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      708 3  -  ‘Sharing economy’ gaining traction in Singapore By KASH CHEONG kashc@sph.com.sg INSTEAD of leaving the stuff in his storeroom to gather dust, media and events company owner Lyndon Yeo has found a way to make money from it. Using the online platform renttycoons.com,
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      225 3  -  KASH CHEONG SIX home-grown companies which allow people to rent or share stuff have banded together to start the Singapore Sharing Economy Association (SSEA). The founders of Estate Buzz, Ecosystem, renttycoons.com, iCarsclub, Red Airship and PandaBed hope to study the best practices of other countries
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      742 4  -  Worrying trend of more lifestyle cancers like prostate, breast tumours By LINETTE LAI linettel@sph.com.sg CANCER is on the rise in Singapore especially those linked to bad habits associated with the modern lifestyle, including smoking and eating too much. According to the latest available
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      488 4  -  By KASH CHEONG kashc@sph.com.sg WHEN Mr Eugene Aw gets called up for reservist duty, the operationally ready national serviceman sets off on a training regime to get fit. However, the 46-year-old NS officer and property agent does not do it alone. His wife and
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      460 4  -  By GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg A CHILDCARE centre has been forced to scrap its new infant care services after parents found that it violated a little-known rule giving each child a minimum amount of space. The Pat’s Schoolhouse branch in Mount Emily
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      870 6  -  Being non-conformist has helped Arthur Kiong succeed PEOPLE By MELISSA LIN mellinjm@sph.com.sg IN THE early 1980s, Mr Arthur Kiong was a familiar voice on the radio, spinning records and reading the news. Fast-forward to the present, and the former disc jockey, 53, is now
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      355 6  -  By DAVID EE davidee@sph.com.sg POLICE are looking at closed-circuit television footage and collating eyewitness accounts as part of their investigations to determine how an elderly man ended up on the elevated MRT tracks between Tanah Merah and
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      613 7  -  He has been spending Chinese New Year in Singapore for past 17 years By LEONG WENG KAM SENIOR WRITER wengkam@aph.com.sg IT ALL started in 1994, when traditional Chinese papercut master Wan Hongcheng came to Singapore with 12 artists from China for the
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      576 7  -  DAVID EE davidee@sph.com.sg THE sun is shining once more on the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (Seris), which in August 2012 was hit by a fire that left all its nine laboratories at Kent Ridge unusable. Eight of these labs
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        606 8  -  Brands that supply products to the British royal family are making a mark here by lim yann ling ROYAL court-appointed brands from the United Kingdom have made their way to retail shops in Singapore in recent months. The British royal family has issued these brands a royal
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        256 8 ETHIOPIAN Airlines, a Star Alliance member, now connects Singapore and the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, with thrice-weekly flights from Changi Airport’s Terminal 3. The airline recently received deliveries for five Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which it plans to fly on routes to Harare (Zimbabwe’s
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        186 8 FANS of Mattel Fisher-Price toys are benefiting from The Early Learning Fund campaign, which lasted five months last year, and will take place again thisyearfrom July. In line with Mattel Fisher-Price’s tagline “The Joy of Learning”, the Early Learning Fund campaign has been organised to educate
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        164 8 AIA Singapore has launched the AIA Platinum AccidentCare, a personal accident insurance plan, with a choice of three plans offering sum assured of up to $1 million, $3 million and $5 million respectively. “The AIA Platinum AccidentCare offers round-the-clock protection against accidents at competitive premium rates,
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          70 8 Can’t decide between creme brulee’s caramelised sugar note or bittersweet Japanese green tea goodness for an after-meal ice cream? Get both at $8.88 (U.P. $6.75 per tub) as King’s Grand launches these two new ice cream flavours in a promotion that ends on Feb 8. Stand a chance
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          68 8 Kodomo has launched a new Nature Care Baby Laundry Detergent that uses a plantderived formula, which is clinically proven to be nonirritating to baby’s skin, to remove urine, faecal, milk and food stains from baby apparel and diapers. It also has an after-wash fragrance tested to International Dermatological
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          59 8 Visit ASA Holidays Power Packed Travel Fair this weekend from 11am to 8pm at Suntec Singapore Convention Hall 403 (Level 4). Early birds stand to receive $50 or $68 hongbao, and the top prize for the daily draw is air tickets to Seoul. 1-for-1 travel deals start from
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          40 8 BRAND’S has a festive gift range that come with an embosser so you can pen festive wishes to your loved ones. Available at supermarkets and selected pharmacies. Prices range from $19.45 to $52.90. For details, visit www.brandsworld.com.sg.
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        211 8  -  Ms Elaine Yee, executive director, EBC Self-Storage, shares the challenges and strategies of operating the developing industry Ms Elaine Yee A limited talent pool, not much industry knowledge sharing and stiff competition are challenges for the developing selfstorage industry in Singapore. In particular, specific technology
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      196 2 WHAT IS PLAY THERAPY? Play therapy is a therapeutic method to improve communication and understanding for the child to reduce behavioural and emotional difficulties. Research by Play Therapy International estimated that Singapore will require 1313 Play therapists. U.K Play Therapy Course in Singapore by Academy of Play and Child Psychotherapy
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      897 9  -  Smaller players still struggling as sector lags in productivity push BUDGET 2014 Restructuring has become a buzzword in recent years, but the process of boosting productivity has not been smooth. In the run-up to Budget 2014,
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        1289 10  -  Citi Private Bank’s global head to retire in April after 38-year career By YASMINE YAHYA FINANCE CORRESPONDENT yasminey@sph.com.sg THESE days, any banker worth his salt will be able to show off a battle scar or two sustained during the 2008
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          106 10 WONG BHEET HUAN: Stepped down as chief executive officer last Saturday to pursue personal interests. Mr Wong, 70, was appointed to that position since June 2012, and had helped the group list on the Singapore Exchange in October 2012. He will serve as an adviser and remains a
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          39 10 BIN WU: Appointed as non-executive non-independent director, with effect from Jan 29. Before his new appointment, Mr Wu, 42, was the director of investment management at CITIC Private Equity Funds Management, in charge of portfolio management.
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          75 10 Technics Oil Gas TING TIONG CHING: Appointed as executive director and group managing director with effect from Jan 28. Mr Ting, 38, will oversee the overall daily operations of the group’s business in his new role. Prior to the appointment, he had been responsible for planning the firm’s operations and
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          49 10 LOW SEE CHING: Appointed as deputy CEO with effect from last Saturday. Mr Low, 38, will support the firm’s CEO Ching Chiat Kwong in business development, corporate strategy and future direction of the group. Before his new appointment, he had been the chief executive of Hafary Holdings.
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      521 11  -  It is better placed to weather a crisis than other emerging markets: Report MACRO VIEW By FIONA CHAN SENIOR ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT fiochan@sph.com.sg THE beating that Asian markets took last week has raised fears that the region’s economies may be ensnared in another financial
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      1110 11 WORKING LIFE REUTERS CHICAGO Jeffrey Nash saw the handwriting on the wall a few years ago, and the message was not good. A 56-year-old salesman for a large men’s clothing retailer in Las Vegas, his base pay had
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      882 12  -  Move by bank likely to add fuel to already bitter debate on wealth gap CAI JIN By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg WHERE America leads, the rest of the world follows, especially so in the area of finance where Uncle
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        598 13  -  Question is whether pullback is due to overvaluations or economic woes MARKETS INSIGHT By ALVIN FOO alfoo@sph.com.sg THE No. 1 question on investors’ minds now is whether there will be a hongbao rally following the recent rout. But even as they celebrate the arrival
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    1094 14 OBITUARIES fry With deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to vjj The family of our late Managing Director %'K4lr llWl MR LEE TEK SENG Departed on 30 January 2014 From: The Management Staff of /> Suntek L Insurance Brokers Pte Ltd V\ MP£ g IS %k X IfPS “I have fought
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      71 15 Memory wanders as shadows fall Bach to the days of h appiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep. An empty line Missing the tender voice Of a loved one Gone
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      30 15 Today American football Super Bowl XLVIII: Seattle Seahawks v Denver Broncos (mio TV Ch129 StarHub Ch215, 7.30am). Football English Premier League: Manchester City v Chelsea (mio TV HD Ch102 StarHub
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      30 15 NEXT 48 HOURS Ch227, tomorrow, 4am). Spanish La Liga: Villarreal v Osasuna (mio TV Ch115 StarHub Ch209, tomorrow, 4.55am). Tomorrow Basketball NBA: New Orleans v San Antonio (StarHub Ch216, 9am).
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      41 15 Football Asian Cup qualifier: Singapore v Jordan (Jalan Besar, 7.30pm. MediaCorp Ch5, 7.25pm). Malaysia FA Cup, 2nd rd: Selangor v Sarawak (StarHub Ch222, 4.10pm). Dutch Eredivisie: Arnhem v Alkmaar (mio TV Ch114 HD Ch117 and StarHub Ch208 HD Ch210, Wednesday, 3.40am)
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      717 18  -  9-man side settle for AFC Cup spot again after valiantly battling HK team By SANJAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg Tampines Rovers 1 South China 2 (after extra-time) ENDING the game with only nine men against a team in fine mid-season form, Tampines Rovers fought gallantly for their right
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      592 18  -  By RICHARD JOLLY stsports@sph.com.sg West Bromwich Albion 1 Liverpool 1 WHAT a weekend for Evertonians, past and present. Just when fourth place seemed Liverpool’s to lose, a Merseysider intervened to damage their prospects, boost those of his former club and ease his current employers’
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      522 15 Fed up by listless loss to Thunder, he takes charge in beating Knicks AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK LeBron James, frustrated at himself and his Miami Heat team-mates after being soundly beaten by the Oklahoma City Thunder last Wednesday, took it out on the New York Knicks on
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      369 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS France rugby coach Philippe Saint-Andre praised the collaboration between the national federation and French clubs following his side’s dramatic 26-24 win over England on Saturday. France began their Six Nations campaign in the best possible fashion with a last-gasp victory against their
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      579 16 Gallacher first to retain Dubai Classic and revives home Ryder Cup hopes AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DUBAI Stephen Gallacher birdied two of the last three holes yesterday to become the first player to successfully defend the Dubai Desert Classic. Starting the day two strokes clear of the
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      536 16 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON He chose a remote riverside in the far north of Scotland, on a Saturday morning when the distractions were on rugby and football fields, to reveal what Formula One has spent weeks wondering. Ross Brawn, one of
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        77 16 THE OCBC Singapore Pro Cycling Team finished third in the general classification standings in their maiden appearance at the New Zealand Cycle Classic. It was the highest-placed finish by a non-Australian or New Zealand cycling team. The team’s Dutch rider Thomas Rabou also had
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        66 16 REUTERS HOUSTON Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin recorded his first career triple-double and provided the burst needed for a critical third-quarter run that pushed Houston to a 106-92 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the National Basketball Association League on Saturday. He finished with 15
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        61 16 REUTERS SAO PAULO Around 100 furious Corinthians fans, armed with sticks and iron bars, invaded their team’s training ground on Saturday, demanding to speak to the players about the 1-5 midweek defeat by Santos. Brazilian media reported that the players fled to their dressing room and
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        66 16 REUTERS PARIS A newly-created cycling race will allow women to enjoy a finish at a packed Champs Elysees on the final day of the 2014 Tour de France. The organisers of the world greatest cycling event announced on Saturday that the first edition of “La
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      562 16 PEOPLE REUTERS NEW YORK Peyton Manning claimed a record fifth National Football League (NFL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) award on Saturday, but the Denver Broncos quarterback will need another Super Bowl ring to cement his place among the all-time greats. The 37-year-old, who will
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      116 16 REUTERS L Born on March 24, 1976 in New Orleans. His father Archie played quarterback in the NFL and his younger brother Eli is quarterback for the New York Giants. L A star college player with the University of Tennessee, he was selected first
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      595 17 He’s pleased with ‘really good’ show even as top-four target slips away AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Manchester United manager David Moyes had no concerns about his side’s performance despite the champions suffering their eighth Premier League defeat of the season at Stoke City’s windswept Britannia Stadium
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      354 17 LONDON English Premier League rivals could challenge Manchester City’s spot in next season’s Champions League, armed with new Uefa rules over its Financial Fair Play (FFP) initiative. On Saturday, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho made it clear that such a challenge will likely be
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      440 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Tim Sherwood may come under scrutiny by the Tottenham Hotspur management following his side’s 1-1 English Premier League draw with Hull City on Saturday the first time he has dropped points on the road since taking over as manager. But he
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      557 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Manchester City’s status as English Premier League title favourites will pass beneath an unforgiving microscope tonight, when Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea travel north for a vital clash at the Etihad Stadium. City moved to the top of the table after crushing Tottenham
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      248 17 REUTERS BARCELONA Spanish football giants Barcelona suffered their first home defeat of the season, when they lost 2-3 to Valencia after finishing with 10 men in their La Liga clash on Saturday. It appeared to be service as normal when Alexis Sanchez
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      109 18 Join THE ST AWARD CEREMONY The Straits Times is giving 20 readers a chance to attend the ST Athlete of the Year award ceremony lunch at Grand Copthorne Waterfront on Feb 28. They will also have a chance to meet and greet the nominees for the award. To stand a
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        628 3 Protests erupt as Egypt brings forward the date of its presidential vote Reuters BBC THE NEWS Egypt will hold a presidential vote before parliamentary polls, said President Adly Mansour on Jan 26, but no date has been set yet. This change to the political timetable
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        111 3 Reuters On Jan 25, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin ordered Freedom Industries to remove 17 of its above-ground storage tanks (right) at its coal processing plant in Charleston, West Virginia, after a chemical spill tainted the water supply of some residents. The Jan 9 spill of the 4-methylcyclohexane methanol,
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        97 3 BBC An exploding star was discovered by undergraduates during a telescope class at the University of London Observatory on Jan 21. It is the closest supernova to Earth that has been seen in decades. The dramatic event happened 12 million light years away in Messier 82 known as the
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        684 4 / 5  -  Limiting total loans from moneylenders and setting up a centralised database are some proposals being considered to protect vulnerable borrowers Compiled by EILEEN AUNG-THWIN The Government is looking to tighten borrowing regulations as it considers introducing an overall lending cap and a centralised database
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        343 4 / 5 Anew poll by Singapore Polytechnic students found that young people hope Singapore in the next five years will be an affordable place to live in; will be a society that defines success beyond academic and material achievements; and will offer jobs with better work-life
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        340 4 / 5 Lucasfilm, the world’s largest entertainment firm, has opened its regional headquarters in Buona Vista. Named the Sandcrawler, after a vehicle in the Star Wars franchise, the visual effects and animation hub houses a staff of more then 360, including 130 Singaporeans. Singapore aims to develop
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        890 6  -  The trauma of cyberbullying is no less intense than being bullied in real life. reports SHERYL QUEK sherquek@sph.com.sg While cyberbullying is “invisible”, its impact is damaging. With the click of a mouse button, or pushing “send” on a smartphone, one can cause significant mental
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        654 7  -  Forward planning paid off for the winner of The Straits Times National Youth Media Competition. reports SHERYL QUEK Despite tech trip-ups and looming deadlines, the team from Singapore American School (SAS) kept their cool and triumphed on their first try, no less in The Straits
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        1263 8 / 9  - Buy, sell scam Feb 11 is Safer Internet Day. ANG YIYING finds out how teens navigate the dangers of the digital marketplace ANG YIYING ayiying@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Laremy Lee, Serene Luo, Sheryl Quek, Amanda Phoon Just as technology has made it easier to buy and sell online, it has
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        1007 10 / 11  - Great apps, rompers an anime mascot Here are what teens are talking about this week COMPILED BY AMANDA PHOON What else is popular among you and your friends? Tweet these trends to @STinsiders with the hashtag #INtrends! CAPTURE AND CREATE Currently one of the top free applications in the Apple
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        892 12  -  Filipinos, devastated by news of Typhoon Haiyan battering their homeland, find solace on board a cruise ship during a youth exchange programme. reports NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL nszainal@sph.com.sg There are not too many private places on a ship where a person can retreat to cry. But even the
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        496 13  -  IN asks teenagers for their thoughts on this traditional holiday TEXT ELOISE LIM, EUNICE SNG, JASLYN TAN, NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL, WONG YANG What are some of the most annoying questions that your relatives ask you during Chinese New Year visits? Well, I love a lot of the food!
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        398 14  -  LESSON ACTIVITY BY SONIA SNG In The Straits Times today, you may find many advertisements as it is just after a major holiday and people would still be in the mood to splurge, particularly those who have just received a windfall in hongbao takings. Let
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        805 15  -  IN’s favourite sleuthhounds are dancing with danger, as LAREMY LEE finds out ANG-MCMAHON AND THE CODE OF SILENCE LAREMY LEE As Prem backed up, graceful as a bear on roller skates, Farah’s senses tingled uncontrollably, each jolt sending an unsettling current of
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        1462 16 / 17  -  Singaporeans should reflect on their reactions to the Anton Casey incident Lesson activity by SONIA SNG Mr Anton Casey made very offensive remarks on social media about public transport users in Singapore and was heavily criticised from many quarters. Within a week, he parted ways with the
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        990 18 / 19  -  This week, consider why the period before the Chinese New Year is a prosperous time for retailers Lesson activity by SHERLEY SERVOS Editing (10 marks) Carefully read the text below, which has been adapted from a Straits Times article, “New year revels up sales”,
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        169 20  -  rampage such riots, news the of and ANG YIYING rampage platforms youths which by 2011. a Duggan, Mark of district free its then, vandalise to people stretch. Facebook, that content for responsibility 1980s. the since police enough been means the as blamed Mark August in riots London
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      580 1 Woody Allen abused me Hollywood-produced, set in Singapore Kelvin Tong’s new movie will star Twilight actress C3 No Monocle cafe here... until service industry improves, says Tyler Brule C7 Dylan Farrow speaks up at last C12 In just two years, actor-director Nelson Chia’s Nine Years Theatre has established itself as
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        1416 2  -  Hong Kong-based actress Selena Li enjoyed her shoot here because she got to relax and sight-see during regular breaks 8QUESTIONSWITHSelena Li Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg Actress Selena Li is the latest Hong Kong TVB star to take on a leading role in a Singapore TV
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        690 2 Reuters Dublin “Snow was general all over Ireland,” noted Irish stage actor Barry McGovern intones while reading the famous line from James Joyce’s The Dead in a free app for iPads that seeks to bring the heartrending story to life for the high-tech age.
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        2387 4  -  Nelson Chia started out as an actor but it was in directing that his talent really shone THE LIFE! INTERVIEW WITH Nelson Chia Corrie Tan Hard to imagine, but Singapore almost lost one of its theatre stars to the navy. Nelson Chia’s theatre company
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        1145 7  -  Editor-in-chief Tyler Brule says it is hard to find service staff who are committed in Singapore Natasha Ann Zachariah natashaz@sph.com.sg Magazine publisher Tyler Brule is eyeing Singapore as a possible location to set up a cafe. But the editor-in-chief of the uber-stylish culture and
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        899 7 New York Times New York It is 3pm, and Olga Kay has drawn her blinds, leaving her living room in Los Angeles in a semi-darkened haze. She has been up since 8am, though she is still in her pyjamas. Otherwise, she sits cross-legged in
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