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Title Section28 2014-02-17 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2014 68 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 073/02/201428 words
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Article, Illustration79 2014-02-17 1 HOME B4 A mock-up of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter plane, surrounded by crowds at the Singapore Airshow 2014. The fighter jet was one of some 50 aircraft on display at the air show, which ended yesterday. Close to 100,000 visitors thronged Changi ExhibitionST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN - 79 words
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453 2014-02-17 1 ROYSTON SIM - By ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg SMRT will continue to do “everything possible” to improve the reliability of its rail network, said chief executive Desmond Kuek, giving his strongest comments yet on minimising train delays. They come just weeks after453 words
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Article, Illustration60 2014-02-17 1 US SECRETARY of State John Kerry has urged Indonesia to do more to fight climate change, while on a visit to the country. In a speech in Jakarta, he noted that the archipelago of 17,000 islands was vulnerable to rising sea levels, and stressed the urgency60 words
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606 2014-02-17 1 RACHEL SCULLY - About 220ha will be freed up from 2030 for housing and infrastructure By RACHEL SCULLY rjscully@sph.com.sg SOME 15 per cent of land now occupied by golf courses will be making way for new homes, public amenities and infrastructure.606 words
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Article, Illustration112 2014-02-17 2 AN 8km greened-up portion of Singapore’s longest nature way was unveiled yesterday at the Hong Kah North Community Centre. South West District Mayor Amy Khor (first row, third from left) was guest of honour. With her was Chua Chu Kang GRC MP Low Yen Ling (fourthST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN - 112 words
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628 2014-02-17 2 CHRISTOPHER TAN - Overspending, business failure and unemployment cited as main reasons By CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg THE number of people made bankrupt last year rose by 14 per cent to reach 1,992 the highest since 2009. The Insolvency and Public Trustee’s Office (IPTO) under the628 words
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Article, Illustration586 2014-02-17 3 TOH YONG CHUAN - Firms could pull out, so maintaining balance is ‘tricky issue’, says minister By TOH YONG CHUAN MANPOWER CORRESPONDENT tohyc@sph.com.sg ACTING Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin sought to explain the tension between keeping Singapore open to foreign talent and ensuring locals are given fair consideration inST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG - 586 words
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322 2014-02-17 3 JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JAKARTA Riau Islands Governor Muhammad Sani told the Batam chapter of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) to scrap its plan to build a statue in honour of former marines Osman Mohamed AliJAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 322 words
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THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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Article55 2014-02-17 4 SOME 15 per cent of land now occupied by golf courses will be making way for new homes, public infrastructure and other amenities. Keppel Club and Marina Bay Golf Course, for instance, will not get their leases renewed after they expire in 2021 and 2024.55 words
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Article47 2014-02-17 4 US SECRETARY of State John Kerry has made a strong plea for Indonesia to do more to combat climate change, saying in a speech in Jakarta that the country is among those most vulnerable to rising sea levels. TOP OF THE NEWS A647 words
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WORLD
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Article38 2014-02-17 4 THE furore over a statue in Los Angeles commemorating World War II “comfort women” is just one sign that the souring ties between Japan and South Korea are spreading into suburban America. PAGE A938 words
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Article49 2014-02-17 4 BEIJING gave away little that really mattered at the first meeting between China and Taiwan since 1949 last week. But concessions such as addressing Taiwan’s point man on mainland affairs as “chairman” were symbolically significant enough for analysts to hail the meeting as a “milestone”. PAGE A1049 words
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Article53 2014-02-17 4 INDONESIA’S largest opposition party, the PDI-P, is looking at its biggest leadership rift in years after a lobby to name Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo as the party’s presidential candidate drew fire from party leaders close to former president Megawati Sukarnoputri, who still hope she will run53 words
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Article, Illustration65 2014-02-17 4 FOR the first time since the 1890s, an English dictionary has been published detailing key Chinese personalities dating back to 4,000 years ago. The man behind it hopes it will provide a “pleasurable” start to knowing some of the complexities of Chinese history and culture. PAGEPHOTO: JONATHAN PEARLMAN - 65 words
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52 2014-02-17 4 Sexuality education programmes tend to focus on the formation of families by heterosexual married couples. At the same time, it would be antiquated for schools and the Health Promotion Board to adopt a blinkered approach to homosexuality. A holistic perspective is needed. The Straits Times52 words
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OPINION
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Article, Illustration61 2014-02-17 4 IT IS important to know history, even those aspects thought to be less relevant to the formation of national identity, writes Senior Writer Bruce Gale. Last week, many Singaporeans learnt a little more about their nation’s painful past during the Konfrontasi days. PAGE A19 The aftermath ofST FILE PHOTO - 61 words
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HOME
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Article41 2014-02-17 4 THE number of licensed taxi drivers surged from 95,800 in 2012 to 99,800 last year. The figure is likely to have crossed 100,000. But observers say this does not translate into more cabs on the roads. PAGE B241 words
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Article39 2014-02-17 4 NATURE lovers are organising walks at the MacRitchie Nature Trail to spread awareness about the need for conservation, in response to fears that the new Cross Island MRT Line would cut into the area. PAGE B739 words
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MONEY
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Article56 2014-02-17 4 TO CUT the risk of big losses, regulators want traders to lodge a minimum 5 per cent collateral on unsettled positions by the end of the trading session. But this may turn off retail investors who may not want to leave cash lying idle and who56 words
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SPORT
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Article, Illustration81 2014-02-17 4 UNDER-FIRE Manchester United manager David Moyes is set for a big lift, after Wayne Rooney agreed to a record £300,000 a week deal that will keep him at Old Trafford till 2019, reported British media. The 28-year-old is expected to ink the 51/2-year £85.8 million (S$181 million)PHOTO: REUTERS - 81 words
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Article47 2014-02-17 4 IT WAS a dream come true for Diviya G.K. last month when she became the first Singaporean to play first-class women’s cricket. The 27-year-old turned out for Boland against Border in the South African Women’s Provincial League during her month-long stint. PAGE B1647 words
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LIFE!
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Article, Illustration48 2014-02-17 4 HONG KONG-BORN American singer Coco Lee (right), a guest judge and mentor on the second season of TV reality show reality Asia’s Next Top Model, says she is considering motherhood but there is no rush. She wants to get a dog first. PAGE C348 words
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Article49 2014-02-17 4 ASIAN films were big winners at the Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday, with the gritty Chinese thriller Black Coal, Thin Ice taking the Golden Bear top prize and Best Actor award, and the Japanese film The Little House winning Best Actress honours. PAGE C649 words
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Article, Illustration60 2014-02-17 4 FOLLOW The Straits Times @Straits_Times on Instagram, the social media platform on which we will share photographs and videos. Get a sneak peek behind the scenes as our photographers and journalists share pictures from assignments and in the newsroom. Crowds watching the Black Knights in action atST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM - 60 words
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Article, Illustration481 2014-02-17 6 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Heavy snow hit Tokyo and other parts of eastern Japan over the weekend, leaving 12 people dead, hundreds of thousands of households without electricity, and causing major disruptions to air and ground traffic. Tokyo saw as much asREUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 481 words
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Article, Illustration802 2014-02-17 6 RACHEL SCULLY - By RACHEL SCULLY rjscully@sph.com.sg ONE of the four courses at the Singapore Island Country Club (SICC) will be converted for public use after its lease expires in 2021. This is in line with the Government’s move to put less-utilisedST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM - 802 words
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620 2014-02-17 6 ZUBAIDAH NAZEER - US’ top diplomat urges ‘vulnerable’ Indonesia to do more to tackle issue By ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA zubaidah@sph.com.sg UNITED STATES Secretary of State John Kerry made a strong plea for Indonesia to do more to combat climate change, saying the620 words
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458 2014-02-17 8 Practice was advising Indonesian govt on trade disputes with US NEW YORK TIMES, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK The list of those caught up in the global surveillance net cast by the National Security Agency (NSA) and its overseas partners, fromNEW YORK TIMES, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; NEW YORK TIMES - 458 words
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200 2014-02-17 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BERLIN Germany plans to beef up its counterintelligence tactics against allied countries in response to revelations of widespread US spying, Der Spiegel magazine reported yesterday. The weekly said Berlin was considering deploying its own agents to keep tabs on Western secretAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS - 200 words
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Article, Illustration541 2014-02-17 8 SALMA KHALIK - In the lead-up to the Budget on Friday, we talk to Singaporeans on how their lives were changed by the last Budget and their hopes for the coming one By SALMA KHALIK SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma THE best thing that’s happened to retiredST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA - 541 words
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362 2014-02-17 8 YASMINE YAHYA - YASMINE YAHYA SINGAPOREANS have called for more day-care centres for the elderly and more meal coupons for students from low-income families part of the suggestions submitted for the upcoming Budget. The exercise, which gathered more than 1,300 suggestions ahead of362 words
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Article, Illustration808 2014-02-17 9 MELISSA SIM - Ties increasingly strained over issues like ‘comfort women’ memorial in US By MELISSA SIM US CORRESPONDENT IN WASHINGTON simlinoi@sph.com.sg IN A park in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale sits a life-size statue of a Korean woman, next to an empty chair. ItPHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 808 words
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ASIA
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Article, Illustration1399 2014-02-17 10 LI XUEYING - Beijing’s wooing of Taipei at vital stage but reunion still not in sight NEWS ANALYSIS CROSS-STRAIT TALKS By LI XUEYING REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT IN TAIPEI xueying@sph.com.sg IN 1973, Chinese leader Mao Zedong told then US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger that China could “wait 100 years”PHOTO: CNS - 1,399 words
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Article, Illustration676 2014-02-17 10 JEREMY AU YONG - NEWS ANALYSIS By JEREMY AU YONG US BUREAU CHIEF IN WASHINGTON jeremyau@sph.com.sg THE administration of US President Barack Obama is quietly supportive of last week’s historic cross-strait talks, though it is cautious about intervening too much in one of the few improving North-east Asian676 words
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Article, Illustration498 2014-02-17 11 Efforts to reclaim protest sites will go on, says govt REUTERS BANGKOK Thai police and a prominent protest leader failed to reach a deal yesterday to reopen state offices and roads in Bangkok that have been occupied for months by protesters seeking toREUTERS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 498 words
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333 2014-02-17 11 XINHUA URUMQI Police in north-west China’s Xinjiang region yesterday described the assault on a group of their colleagues last Friday as an “organised, premeditated terrorist attack” involving 13 suspects. The attack took place in the Wushi county of Aksu prefecture about 1,003km away toXINHUA - 333 words
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Article, Illustration1138 2014-02-17 12 WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA - Group wants Jakarta governor to be named before parliamentary polls By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA wahyudis@sph.com.sg TENSIONS within Indonesia’s largest opposition party are starting to surface in the run-up to the July presidential election. The Indonesian Democratic Par-ty-Struggle (PDI-P) of former1,138 words
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Article, Illustration389 2014-02-17 12 JAKARTA Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is headed to Kediri in East Java today to survey rescue efforts in the aftermath of a volcano eruption, skipping a meeting with visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry. This comes as Jakarta Post quotedPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 389 words
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234 2014-02-17 12 XINHUA BEIJING After massive efforts to clean up Dongguan in southern China as a sex trade hub last week, China’s ministry of public security swore yesterday that prostitution would be scrubbed out of the whole country. The Ministry of Public SecurityXINHUA - 234 words
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ASIA BRIEFS
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Article64 2014-02-17 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUCHING Incoming Sarawak chief minister Adenan Satem has said he will be meeting politician-turned-businessman Effendi Norwawi, fuelling talk that Mr Effendi could be named a candidate for Balingian, where outgoing Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud is currently the assemblyman. A by-election forTHE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK - 64 words
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Article58 2014-02-17 12 BLOOMBERG BEIJING Air pollution in Beijing eased after two days of hazardous levels as firework displays used to mark the end of the Chinese New Year festival added to contamination. Micrograms per cubic m of PM2.5 particulates that pose the greatest risk to health fell toBLOOMBERG - 58 words
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Article67 2014-02-17 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI The party of firebrand anti-graft campaigner Arvind Kejriwal yesterday announced its first 20 candidates for a general election due by May, less than two days after he dramatically resigned as Delhi chief minister. Mr Kejriwal resigned on Friday, along with his CabinetAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 67 words
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PEOPLE ASIA
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Article, Illustration906 2014-02-17 13 KWAN WENG KIN - Among governor’s 1st tasks: Fending off claims over abuse of public funds By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT IN TOKYO wengkin@sph.com.sg NEWLY minted Tokyo governor Yoichi Masuzoe faces not only the gargantuan task of getting the Japanese capital ready to hostPHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 906 words
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Article, Illustration775 2014-02-17 13 JONATHAN PEARLMAN - By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN SYDNEY jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com WATCHING the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on television in 2008, China expert Kerry Brown saw a spectacular giant scroll of history unfold and wondered whether audiences outside the country had “any clueST PHOTOS: JONATHAN PEARLMAN - 775 words
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435 2014-02-17 14 Study says meandering jet stream pattern at heart of climate chaos LONDON A more “meandering” jet stream pattern influenced by a warmer Arctic may be responsible for the current prolonged periods of wet and cold weather in the United States and Britain, according to the435 words
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Article, Illustration347 2014-02-17 14 NEW YORK TIMES SYRACUSE (New York) Centu-ry-old water mains in this city of New York state have ruptured behind City Hall, popped in residential areas and split under the city’s bar and restaurant district. Mayor Stephanie Miner said she has personallyNEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 347 words
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395 2014-02-17 14 KUALA LUMPUR While Peninsular Malaysia suffers from a dry spell, Sabah is racing to rescue thousands trapped in more than 80 flooded villages. Thirteen Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team members from Putrajaya have been sent to Beaufort in395 words
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Article, Illustration371 2014-02-17 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG LONDON Sodden communities along the River Thames braced themselves for more floods yesterday, as Britain counted the cost of a storm that claimed several lives and left tens of thousands of homes without power. Two people died and thousands of customersAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; BLOOMBERG; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 371 words
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Article, Illustration661 2014-02-17 15 President says he needs more time to pick next PM after 2 days of talks BLOOMBERG NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS ROME Italian President Giorgio Napolitano said he needs more time to choose the next prime minister after two days ofBLOOMBERG; NEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS - 661 words
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472 2014-02-17 15 WASHINGTON POST AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON A century-old debate over whether US presidents should reward political donors and allies by making them ambassadors has flared again following a string of embarrassing gaffes by President Barack Obama’s picks. Mr George Tsunis, the nominee for ambassadorWASHINGTON POST; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 472 words
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Article, Illustration278 2014-02-17 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA NAJAF (Iraq) Firebrand Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr (left), leader of a powerful political movement and a major figure in the formation of post-Saddam Iraq, has announced his exit from politics two months before legislative polls. Mr Sadr saidAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; XINHUA - 278 words
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WORLD BRIEFS
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61 2014-02-17 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CAIRO A bomb tore through a bus carrying South Korean tourists near an Egyptian resort town bordering Israel yesterday, killing at least four people and wounding 13, the authorities said. The bomb went off in the bus’ front section at theAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 61 words
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Article76 2014-02-17 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON A jury in Florida was deadlocked on whether a white man accused of killing an unarmed black teen in a dispute over loud music was guilty of murder. On Saturday, Michael Dunn, 47, was convicted on three counts of attempted second-degree murderAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 76 words
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Article44 2014-02-17 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JOHANNESBURG Over 200 workers were feared trapped inside an illegal gold mine in South Africa yesterday. They had gone into the mine on Saturday but failed to come out after a boulder fell and blocked their way.AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 44 words
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Article, Illustration49 2014-02-17 15 The King of Carnival float one of 18 giant floats making its way through the crowd during the Carnival parade in Nice, France, on Saturday night. The 130th Carnival of Nice is one of the world’s biggest and runs until March 4. photo: Reuters PHOTO: REUTERSPHOTO: REUTERS - 49 words
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485 2014-02-17 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG Nightclubs with diamante-encrusted toilets, luxury cemeteries and local restaurants have made a splash during their debuts on Hong Kong’s stock exchange, proving particularly popular among “mum and pop” investors squeezed out of more mainstream openings. InvestingAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 485 words
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Article, Illustration380 2014-02-17 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY British tycoon Richard Branson has sounded a warning in full-page newspaper ads about possible Australian government help for the national carrier Qantas, urging business to “think twice” about investing in the country. Mr Branson, whose Virgin Australia carrier isAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 380 words
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Article, Illustration414 2014-02-17 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MUMBAI India’s finance minister is expected to tighten spending in an interim budget, and resist the temptation to announce a populist spending spree in a bid to stave off defeat at looming elections. Mr Palaniappan Chidambaram, of the embattled ruling CongressAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 414 words
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425 2014-02-17 16 Growth comes on back of strong equities portfolio, prudent investment KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s pension fund has declared a dividend rate of 6.35 per cent for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2013, making it the biggest-ever payout to its members. The Employees Provident Fund425 words
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Article, Illustration553 2014-02-17 17 Demand sets up rare showdown in country of usually quiescent workers AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japan’s unions have started demanding wage rises from cash-rich companies as annual pay talks begin, setting up a rare showdown after years of dra-ma-free labour relations. Unionists are questioning ifAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 553 words
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Article71 2014-02-17 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL Three credit card firms involved in South Korea’s largest theft of personal financial data have been banned from accepting new customers for three months. KB Kookmin Bank, Lotte Card and NH Nonghyup Card will be banned from issuing new credit cardsAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 71 words
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Article95 2014-02-17 17 REUTERS DUBAI Dubai property developer Deyaar said it plans to allow foreigners outside the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to own up to 25 per cent of its share capital, as part of moves by regional firms to review foreign ownership caps. Non-GCC nationals areREUTERS - 95 words
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Article67 2014-02-17 17 XINHUA MELBOURNE China Construction Bank (CCB) yesterday launched its first overseas ATM, aside from Hong Kong, in Melbourne, indicating the Chinese financial giant’s ambition to deploy business in Western markets. CCB, which was the first Chinese bank to win approval to operate in Australia after theXINHUA - 67 words
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433 2014-02-17 18 ALONGSIDE those who upbraided the Health Promotion Board (HPB) for some aspects of its sexuality guide and those who praised its forthrightness are a number who are not het up but feel the agency should have seen the controversy coming. After all, moral campaigners took433 words
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Article, Illustration1513 2014-02-17 18 JONATHAN EYAL - EYE ON THE WORLD Closer bilateral ties represent a key strategic realignment for Europe and rest of the world By JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT Jonathan.eyal@gmail.com Everything went well with French President Francois Hollande’s state visit to Washington last week, until a French reporter plucked1,513 words
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Article, Illustration883 2014-02-17 19 BRUCE GALE - By BRUCE GALE SENIOR WRITER bruceg@sph.com.sg “KONFRONTASI?What’s that?” The question, put to me by a 50-something-year-old Singaporean last week came as a surprise. I had just mentioned that I was writing an article on the topic in response to Indonesia’s decision toST FILE PHOTO - 883 words
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1098 2014-02-17 19 BONNIE TSUI - By BONNIE TSUI NEW YORK TIMES LATE last year, a designer and a geographer who met at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology revealed that they had spent much of 2013 mapping every single swimming pool in Los Angeles 43,123 of them, to be exact.NEW YORK TIMES - 1,098 words
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709 2014-02-17 19 KALYANI MEHTA - PIONEER GENERATION PACKAGE By KALYANI MEHTA FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is head of the Gerontology Programme, School of Human Development and Social Services, SIM University. She was a former Nominated Member of Parliament from 2007 to 2009. ASSINGAPOREANS,we should709 words
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201 2014-02-17 20 MS S RANI - TELL ME ST MS S RANI The gravity of the reportage of the City Harvest trial has been eclipsed by the media circus surrounding the fashion sense of one of the accused, Serina Wee. Sadly, The Straits Times virtually appears to be encouraging201 words
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Article247 2014-02-17 20 MR ALBERT CHUA LAI PENG - MR ALBERT CHUA LAI PENG A report of the Sheng Siong kidnapping described the two suspects as lovers who lived together for more than 10 years (Accused kidnappers in long-term relationship; Jan 11). What is the purpose and rationale in publishing this article and how247 words
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Article, Illustration282 2014-02-17 20 MR DARREN CHAN KENG LEONG - MR DARREN CHAN KENG LEONG The Sunday Times article (Cat Island that needs to lose that lovin’ feline; Jan 19) piqued my interest. Could covering the story lead to negative consequences for the cats that live on the island? The Society for the282 words
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317 2014-02-17 21 Li Dan Yue (Ms - Li Dan Yue (Ms) I READ with interest senior writer Andy Ho’s commentary (“Pet cruelty penalties: Consider damages for owners”; Feb 8) on whether new legislation on animal welfare should include a provision for emotion-based damages in cases where cruelty leads to317 words
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249 2014-02-17 21 Peter Wadeley - Peter Wadeley IT APPEARS that, just as in 2010, Fifa wants a lot more money from Singapore for the right to broadcast the upcoming World Cup in Brazil (“Broadcast rights not yet secured in Singapore”; last Friday). When he was in Singapore in249 words
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Article271 2014-02-17 21 Francis Cheng - Francis Cheng SINGAPORE was not among the top 30 in Charities Aid Foundation’s World Giving Index 2013, while Indonesia and the Philippines ranked 17 and 16 respectively. So it is right for Mr Willie Cheng to argue for the wealthy to pay higher taxes271 words
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246 2014-02-17 21 Justin Wang Qi Wei - Justin Wang Qi Wei LAST Saturday’s article (“Please be fair, raise our taxes”) must have left many nodding in agreement. However, while the general principles of robbing the rich to feed the poor may have struck a communally reinforced chord with them, the core246 words
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351 2014-02-17 21 Eric J. Brooks - Eric J. Brooks THE United Nations declared 2013 “the sixth hottest year on record” (“2013 was world’s sixth hottest year on record: UN agency”; Feb 6). On the same day, there were also reports of a heavy winter storm in the United States351 words
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Article67 2014-02-17 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 the letters. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or67 words
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Article, Illustration219 2014-02-17 21 WHO: Ahmad Bahktiar Othman, 33, outdoor educator MY FAMILY: Married to a teacher, with two daughters one is aged 21/2and the other is a newborn baby. MY HOME: A four -room flat in Woodlands. MY PASSIONS: Outdoor activities such as rock climbing, kayaking and sailing, asST PHOTO: MATTHIAS HO - 219 words
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Article71 2014-02-17 21 1. MR ABHISHEK SINGH: 2 key issues of tax debate. 2. MRS LEANA TAMBYAH: Schools now more willing to help disabled students. 3. MR ARNOLD CHUA: Help the disabled by employing them. 4. DR SHANMUGAM KADAKARA: Tamil media has role to play in maintaining language. 5. MADAM SULOCHANA:71 words
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208 2014-02-17 22 Jayapriya Kanagasundra - Jayapriya Kanagasundra MY PARENTS are currently paying a home mortgage that is more than 70 per cent of their combined income. In addition, they have to support my sibling, who is still studying. There is not enough in their Central Provident Fund account to208 words
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146 2014-02-17 22 Michael Francis Teo Peck Kee - Michael Francis Teo Peck Kee I APPLAUD labour chief Lim Swee Say and his team for mooting the idea of raising older workers’ Central Provident Fund rates (“CPF rates for older workers ‘may go up’ last Tuesday). While workers aged 50146 words
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Article, Illustration237 2014-02-17 22 Lillian Lee (Mrs - Lillian Lee (Mrs) THE consent form for dental treatment issued by the Health Promotion Board’s Youth Health Division states that the School Dental Service programme is offered free to pupils from Primary 1 to Primary 6, as well as Secondary 1 and SecondaryST FILE PHOTO - 237 words
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309 2014-02-17 22 Tan Chin Hwee - Tan Chin Hwee IN LAST Thursday’s article (“Reliability of MRT key to having fewer cars on roads”), senior transport correspondent Christopher Tan points out that people living near MRT stations are more likely to use public transport. He quotes a Land Transport Authority survey309 words
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Miscellaneous123 2014-02-17 22 PUNCHLINES My colleagues have been constantly asking me about my married life. I am touched that they care so much about me. A newlywed They do not. They actually care about the money they have put in a bet on how long your marriage will last... Rise in couples who123 words
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Article, Illustration588 2014-02-17 1 JOANNA SEOW - But more employees are getting trained, reports labour force survey By JOANNA SEOW joseow@sph.com.sg WORKERS are spending less time in training, a decline that began four years ago, according to the latest official figures. But the Labour Force Survey Supplement on Training588 words
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506 2014-02-17 2 TOH YONG CHUAN - But observers say that doesn’t mean there will be more cabs on the roads By TOH YONG CHUAN MANPOWER CORRESPONDENT tohyc@sph.com.sg DRIVING a taxi here has become more of a draw, going by the surge in the number of taxi driving licences. The506 words
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Article, Illustration470 2014-02-17 2 AUDREY TAN - Arts maths new way to learn By AUDREY TAN audreyt@sph.com.sg THIS is how some learn fractions at Haig Girls’ School: Pupils form groups. They then break into smaller groups depending on a fraction the teacher calls out. So, say the teacher wants a group of 12 to split into half,ST PHOTO: AZIZ HUSSIN - 470 words
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325 2014-02-17 2 LINETTE LAI - By LINETTE LAI linettel@sph.com.sg IT IS not about finding The One, but making new friends. This is what today’s singles look for when they sign up for dating activities, say industry experts. “Everyone loves short cuts, and this is a way to enlarge325 words
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607 2014-02-17 2 K.C. VIJAYAN - By K.C. VIJAYAN SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg A SINGAPOREAN shipping executive has won US$2.3 million (S$2.9 million) in unpaid wages from a major French container shipping company after a six-year tussle. The case, which was heard in a Hong Kong court, turned on whether607 words
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Article, Illustration764 2014-02-17 3 JOYCE LIM - IT veteran finds challenge in getting others to share her vision PEOPLE By JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg MS LILIAN Koh’s technology company may be barely two years old, but it still beat several multinational Goliaths to win a $7.8 million contractST PHOTO: JASON QUAH - 764 words
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179 2014-02-17 3 A NEW feeder bus service by SMRT started its rounds in Yishun yesterday. Service 803 is a loop service which starts from Yishun Interchange. It plies roads such as Yishun Central, Yishun Ring Road and Yishun Avenue 9. Along the way, it179 words
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413 2014-02-17 3 AUDREY TAN - AUDREY TAN BANK customers here can be assured that online transactions will be safeguarded, the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) said, after some credit cards users here were hit by fraud last week. In a statement last night, it stressed its413 words
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520 2014-02-17 4 LEE JIAN XUAN - Planemakers also raising presence here as wealth spreads in the region By LEE JIAN XUAN jianxuan@sph.com.sg A SMALL but growing number of business jets are based in Singapore and its neighbours, as wealth spreads in the region. Singapore played host to more than520 words
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Article, Illustration614 2014-02-17 4 JOANNA SEOW - By JOANNA SEOW joseow@sph.com.sg AS THE crowd gasped appreciatively while watching fighter jets zoom through death-defying stunts, shipyard worker Manickam Ramesh was shooting a video with his mobile phone to send to his family back in India. “I really enjoyed it. It was very thrillingST PHOTOS: NEO XIAOBIN - 614 words
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715 2014-02-17 5 SALMA KHALIK - Nearly half of all cases can be prevented, says WHO expert By SALMA KHALIK SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma IF YOU thought Singapore’s rising cancer rates are just due to its ageing and expanding population, think again. The latest data from the715 words
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403 2014-02-17 5 SALMA KHALIK - SALMA KHALIK THE outlook for cancer patients is far more rosy today than it was a decade ago, said several oncologists. Associate Professor Lim Soon Thye, head of medical oncology at the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), said better treatments and drugs available today have403 words
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Article, Illustration779 2014-02-17 7 AUDREY TAN - Guided walks raise profile of nature reserves ahead of MRT construction By AUDREY TAN audreyt@sph.com.sg A FIVE-BANDED gliding lizard and a slender squirrel are animals you would not be able to find in Singapore’s local parks. But if you are lucky, you may chanceST PHOTOS: LAU TOOK KONG - 779 words
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415 2014-02-17 7 LINETTE LAI - By LINETTE LAI linettel@sph.com.sg LAST year, 73 people here were identified as potential bone marrow donors, but only seven of them ended up going through with the transplant. Some had to drop out because they were incompatible after further415 words
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Article, Illustration588 2014-02-17 8 lim yann ling - Competitions and exhibitions are helping photography enthusiasts hone their craft by lim yann ling BREITLING’S first of its kind photography contest for the Singapore Airshow, which is accepting entries throughout this week (see sidebar), possibly marks the start of photo season for enthusiasts. The Singapore International PhotographyPHOTO: WEI SENG CHEN, MALAYSIA - 588 words
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Article, Illustration36 2014-02-17 8 Visitorstolastweek’s SingaporeAirshow2014 whoshotpicturesfeaturing BreitlingFlyingControl Tower,Breitlingbillboardor Breitlingsignboardsinfull view are invited to submit their photo online at www.facebook. com/OfficialSingaporeAirshow. The most creative photo Themostcreativephoto andcaption,selectedbyapanelofjudges,will winaBreitlingAerospacewatchfromBreitling Professionalcollectionworth$6,090. Deadline for submission is Feb 24. PHOTO: BREITLINGPHOTO: BREITLING - 36 words
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Article, Illustration244 2014-02-17 8 SILKAIR’S first Boeing 737-800 aircraft made its appearance in Singapore last Friday at the Singapore Airshow 2014. The new fleet of 54 Boeing planes is the largest order intheairline’shistory. Says Mr Leslie Thng, chief executive, SilkAir: “For the past 25 years, SilkAir has successfully ventured and244 words
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Article, Illustration147 2014-02-17 8 Meet the living fossil Gombessa TILL Feb 23, Blancpain is presenting a unique month-long exhibition at Cité du Temps in Genève, Switzerland, retracing the history of the deep dives to meet the coelacanth. For those who are not able to catch the exhibition personally, a virtual encounter at www.coelacanthe-projet-gombessa.com offersPHOTO:BLANCPAIN - 147 words
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Article, Illustration231 2014-02-17 8 LIANG Court is celebrating the Japanese Dolls Festival (Hinamatsuri) with a mother-daughter look-alike contest and a carnival on March 2. The Japanese festival on March 3 is dedicated to the good health and happiness of daughters. “The event offers an educational and cultural experience for allPHOTOS: LIANG COURT - 231 words
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Article, Illustration215 2014-02-17 8 THERE is burger, there is waffle, and there is waffle burger. Westgate, directly linked to Jurong East MRT Station,isprovingtobeafoodie’sparadise,with several firsts. And waffle burgers at Griddy (B2K12) is just one of them. The casual dining restaurant is helmed by a former fine-dining head chefPHOTOS: WESTGATE - 215 words
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Article, Illustration50 2014-02-17 8 UniSIM Singapore’s sixth and only private university is holding its Open House this Saturday from 11am to 5pm. Check out degree programmes such as Music Education and Sports Physical Education with Management of Psychology. The nearest MRT stations are Clementi and Dover. For details, visit www. unisim.edu.sg.50 words
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Article, Illustration47 2014-02-17 8 To mark the grand opening of the first Vulcain Monoboutique in Beijing and to salute theChinese2014Year ofHorse,Manufacture Vulcain presents a new limited edition 50s Presidents’ “Pegasus” model featuring a universal symbol of wisdom the Pegasus. Priced at $72,000 from C. Melchers GmbH Co (tel: 6355-9220).47 words
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Article, Illustration1001 2014-02-17 10 YASMINE YAHYA - Bahren Shaari learnt from ground-up what it takes to succeed in the sector By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg BANKERS are often depicted in the movies as having glamorous, jet-setting lifestyles, but when Mr Bahren Shaari started out in the industry,ST PHOTO: MATTHIAS HO - 1,001 words
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Article57 2014-02-17 10 L Alfred Ong: Appointed as managing director for Europe and India with effect from last Friday. Mr Ong, 50, who previously held the position of managing director for strategic development, is now responsible for managing Ascott’s assets and growing its hospitality business in Europe and India. He57 words
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Article26 2014-02-17 10 L John Scarano: Resigned as vice-chairman and executive vice-president with effect from last Thursday. Mr Scarano, 48, has relocated back to the United States.26 words
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Article58 2014-02-17 10 L Vikram Sahu: Appointed as head of southern Asia equity research with effect from last Monday. Mr Sahu, who is based in Singapore, will manage equity research coverage of Asean and India. He was previously with Goldman Sachs, where he was a managing director and58 words
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Article, Illustration824 2014-02-17 11 KERRY HANNON - Desire to be own boss, tough job market pushing more to become entrepreneurs WORKING LIFE By KERRY HANNON NEW YORK TIMES WHEN Ms Marilyn Arnold was nine years old, her mother, a skilled seamstress, patiently taught her to sew on a vintage Singer treadleNEW YORK TIMES; ST ILLUSTRATION: ADAM LEE - 824 words
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Article, Illustration788 2014-02-17 11 Every business wants to make a name for itself a task made increasingly difficult in today’s crowded business climate. Two local SMEs improved their branding and communications, both internally and externally, carving a niche for themselves in their respective industries. A FEATURE BROUGHT TO YOU BY SPRING788 words
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Article, Illustration904 2014-02-17 12 GOH ENG YEOW - Collateralised trading should apply only to transactions above a certain value CAI JIN By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg IT WOULD be a pity if attempts to fix the flaws in the contra trading system end up stymying retail participation inPHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 904 words
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Article, Illustration414 2014-02-17 12 CHIA YAN MIN - By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg A BRITISH recruitment firm for the energy and resources industry has opened its Asia-Pacific headquarters here on the back of strengthening regional demand. The family-owned Fircroft manages about 2,500 contract engineers in the Asia-Pacific region.PHOTO: FIRCROFT - 414 words
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Article2414 2014-02-17 13 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS A unit trust or investment-linked insurance policy qualifies for inclusion under the CPF Investment Scheme if it has: a three-year track record, top quartile performance, a sales charge not exceeding 3 per cent and an expense ratio that is lower than the median of existing funds in2,414 words
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413 2014-02-17 18 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON With Wayne Rooney committing his future to Manchester United, David Moyes’ attentions will shift to persuading Patrice Evra that his long-term future is at Old Trafford. Although the United manager sought to sign Everton’s Leighton BainesTHE TIMES, LONDON - 413 words
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Article, Illustration389 2014-02-17 18 THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Wilfried Zaha has leapt back into the England reckoning by leaving Manchester United for Cardiff, deepening the puzzle of the winger’s career at Old Trafford. He made only one start, in the League Cup, and threeTHE TIMES, LONDON; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 389 words
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Article, Illustration433 2014-02-17 15 MAY CHEN - By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg AN OLD hand is at the helm of the Archery Association of Singapore (AAS)’s new leadership team after an extraordinary meeting (EOGM) was held yesterday. Tang Chang Poh, who led the association from 1998 to 2010, was elected president, beating youngerST FILE PHOTO - 433 words
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Article, Illustration481 2014-02-17 15 6.l6m indoor pole-vault feat is witnessed by legend himself AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES DONETSK Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie broke Sergei Bubka’s 21-year-old indoor pole-vault world record on Saturday at the same Donetsk meeting where the Ukrainian great set the old mark in 1993. TheAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 481 words
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311 2014-02-17 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SOCHI Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud won a shock gold in the Olympic super-G yesterday as the big guns of alpine skiing again failed to fire. Vancouver 2010 champion Aksel Lund Svindal from Norway was the favourite going into the demanding super-G, with AmericanAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 311 words
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Article, Illustration548 2014-02-17 16 SANJAY NAIR - Rugby 7s player finds conditions on high seas more traumatic By SANJAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg NAMED the world’s best rugby sevens player in 2009, Englishman Ollie Phillips is used to delivering and absorbing bone-crunch-ing tackles that would leave most men gasping for air. But he himselfST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG - 548 words
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Article, Illustration858 2014-02-17 16 V.K. SANTOSH KUMAR - PEOPLE By V.K. SANTOSH KUMAR year. santosh@sph.com.sg GIVEN that she has limited opportunities to further her cricket career in Singapore, Diviya G.K. took the bold step of testing her prowess abroad over the past month. The national women’s team captain embarked onPHOTO COURTESY OF DIVIYA G.K - 858 words
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Article371 2014-02-17 16 Cricket 1st Test In Centurion, 4th day: Australia 397 290-4 dec (overnight 288-3: D. Warner 115, A. Doolan 89, S. Marsh 44; D. Steyn 2-61). South Africa 206 200 (A. de Villiers 48; M. Johnson 5-59). Australia win by 281 runs and lead 3-match series. 2nd Test In Wellington,371 words
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Article54 2014-02-17 16 KUWAIT Singapore paddler Feng Tianwei again failed to get the better of China’s Zhu Yuling late on Saturday night, losing 7-11, 8-11, 7-11, 11-6, 3-11 to the world No. 7 at the quarter-finals of the Kuwait Open. World No. 5 Feng has never beaten the54 words
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Article59 2014-02-17 16 JAKARTA Singapore’s Iliya Syamin Azni won a silver in the Asian Schools Tenpin Bowling Championships girls’ step-ladder final yesterday. She posted 236 pinfalls, missing out on the title to Japan’s Ishimoto Mirai by just six pinfalls. Team-mate Daphne Oh settled for bronze. Singapore finished the59 words
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Article69 2014-02-17 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW ORLEANS Washington Wizards’ John Wall won the Slam Dunk Contest and San Antonio Spurs’ Marco Belinelli won the three-point contest on Saturday ahead of the National Basketball Association All-Star Game. Wall won a social media vote of viewers to capture the SlamAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 69 words
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Article57 2014-02-17 16 REUTERS LONDON Bayern Munich midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri will miss next week’s Champions League last-16 match at Arsenal with a thigh injury he picked up in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The injury is a blow for Bayern coach Pep Guardiola, who is already without winger FranckREUTERS - 57 words
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Article58 2014-02-17 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESS MADRID Villarreal’s game at home to Celta Vigo was briefly suspended on Saturday with just three minutes left after a smoke bomb was thrown. The visitors were leading 1-0 when the object was thrown from the Villarreal section of the crowd and landed inAGENCE FRANCE-PRESS - 58 words
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Article68 2014-02-17 16 REUTERS SOCHI Two of the first six riders in yesterday’s opening snowboard cross seeding run were taken away on stretchers after falling heavily, causing concern a day after Maria Komissarova was seriously injured on the same course. The Russian skier underwent more than six hoursREUTERS - 68 words
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Article, Illustration424 2014-02-17 17 RICHARD JOLLY - Everton 3 Swansea 1 By RICHARD JOLLY stsports@sph.com.sg ONCE again, a place in history may beckon for Roberto Martinez. Everton are 270 minutes away from ending their 19-year wait for silverware. They are FA Cup quar-ter-finalists after replacement Steven Naismith inspired victory againstPHOTO: REUTERS - 424 words
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Article259 2014-02-17 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Ben Watson’s love affair with the FA Cup continued on Saturday as the Wigan midfielder fired the holders into the quar-ter-finals with a surprise 2-1 win at Cardiff. He had scored a last-gasp goal which gave underdogs Wigan a stunning 1-0 victoryAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 259 words
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Article, Illustration623 2014-02-17 17 Kompany elated with 2-0 FA Cup win even as his boss plays down success AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE TIMES, LONDON REUTERS LONDON Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany admitted what his manager Manuel Pellegrini did not want to: Knocking Chelsea out of the FA Cup with aAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; THE TIMES, LONDON; REUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 623 words
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Article, Illustration420 2014-02-17 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID Barcelona manager Gerardo Martino believes the first leg of his side’s Champions League last-16 tie against Manchester City on Wednesday (Singapore time) comes at the right time as he has a fully-fit squad to choose from. Lionel Messi, backAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 420 words
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Advertisement59 2014-02-17 1 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2014 Game on How PE is changing the heart of Jurongville Secondary School. p8&9 WHAT’S YOUR FANDOM? Passion makes teens do strange things. p10-12 SCHUMI’S GREATEST RACE F1 champ fighting for survival after skiing accident. p20 WINNER OF THE WORLD ASSOCIATION OF NEWSPAPERS AND NEWS PUBLISHERS’ 201359 words
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Article, Illustration824 2014-02-17 2 SERENE GOH - SERENE GOH EDITOR I’ve always found the phrase “soft skills” reductive. Used interchangeably with “emotional intelligence” to refer to positive personal attributes, it includes, among other things, graciousness, compassion, em- pathy, teamwork, etc, though the word “soft” makes them sound unimportant. “Hard skills”, on824 words
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Article, Illustration553 2014-02-17 3 After their local and overseas stints, these Youth Expedition Project (YEP) participants feel more empowered than before. THE GREEN BEANS A 16-day trip to Sumatra changed the way students from School of the Arts thought about their relationship with nature. Almira Farid, 17, who553 words
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Article, Illustration405 2014-02-17 4 Bloomberg, Associated Press Bloomberg, The New York Times Reuters, The Straits Times Geekwire.com BBC News THE NEWS While the best seats at the Sochi Winter Olympics, which ends on Sunday, commanded premium prices, the worst seats were possibly the much-lampooned side-by-side toilets in aBloomberg,; Associated Press; Bloomberg, The New York Times; Reuters,; The Straits Times; Geekwire.com; BBC News; PHOTOS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS - 405 words
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Article, Illustration156 2014-02-17 4 Aqence France-Presse BBC Thousands of people around the world took to social media to protest the Copenhagen Zoo’s killing of a healthy young giraffe on Feb 9. The 18-month-old animal named Marius was killed by a vet using a bolt gun. The body was then dissected in public (right)Aqence France-Presse; BBC - 156 words
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Article, Illustration106 2014-02-17 4 Bloomberg Britain is facing widespread floods during its wettest weather since 1766, and Prime Minister David Cameron has said money for relief efforts was “no object”. Towns on the River Thames west of London are the worst affected. Also affected are towns in London’s commuter belt, including Chertsey, SheppertonBloomberg - 106 words
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Article, Illustration901 2014-02-17 6 / 7 EILEEN AUNG-THWIN - Singapore and Indonesia are tangled up in a diplomatic row over Indonesia’s decision to name a warship after bombers Compiled by EILEEN AUNG-THWIN Relations between Singapore and Indonesia are strained following the decision by the latter to name a navy ship after two Indonesian marines who bombedST FILE PHOTO - 901 words
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191 2014-02-17 6 / 7 Fighting terrorism not just Govt’s responsibility More than half of people aged 16 to 35 worry about personally encountering a terror attack, yet only one in five say they would investigate or report suspicious activity, a poll by the National Security Coordination Secretariat (NSCS) found. Some 68 per cent of191 words
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Article, Illustration502 2014-02-17 6 / 7 Singapore’s Internet community has to police itself better if it wants to safeguard its freedom online, say new media experts. These comments come on the back of two recent cases where Singapore netizens pursued and attacked individuals they decided deserved to be punished. Last month, Briton AntonPHOTO YOUTUBE - 502 words
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Article, Illustration1098 2014-02-17 8 / 9 NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL - NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL finds out how embracing the revamped PE syllabus has made a difference in Jurongville Secondary School NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL nszainal@sph.com.sg very morning, it is organised chaos at Jurongville Secondary School as students break out of their classrooms for their physical education (PE)PHOTOS MATTHIAS HO, JURONGVILLE SECONDARY - 1,098 words
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Article, Illustration1094 2014-02-17 10 / 11 AMANDA PHOON - Followers of the popular, cute quirky Fandom is the new buzzword among teens. AMANDA PHOON lists the trendiest fan groups AMANDA PHOON What is a fandom? According to Urban Dictionary, a fandom is the community which surrounds a TV show, book and so on. Fan-fiction writers, artists, poets, and cosplayersPHOTOS 501 ST LEGION, SINGAPORE GARRISON, HARTSWOOD FILMS, STARHUB, S.M. ENTERTAINMENT, UNIVERSAL MUSIC - 1,094 words
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Article, Illustration122 2014-02-17 10 / 11 The annual All In! Young Writers Media Festival is back. This weekend, writers from fields as varied as the theatre, blogging and journalism will be gathering at this two-day event. It is a platform for you to meet and mingle with other young writers. LookST PHOTOS SEAH KWANG PENG, LAU FOOK KONG - 122 words
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Article, Illustration117 2014-02-17 10 / 11 Show your musical talent at Scape Calling all aspiring musicians, rock bands and even the bathroom singers. The monthly *Scape Confessions Outdoor Concert is your chance to showcase your musical talents in front of the public. Launched in 2006, this showcase has given up-and-coming musicians a chance to perform inPHOTO SCAPE - 117 words
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Article, Illustration560 2014-02-17 12 ELOISE LIM - BY ELOISE LIM IN CROWDER The writer is a third-year student at Temasek Junior College I’m not a fan of fandoms. This new buzzword is everywhere among my peers. t refers to a community of people who are hardcore fans of a group,TNP FILE PHOTO - 560 words
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Article, Illustration231 2014-02-17 12 About 100 student leaders from Northland Secondary School fanned out across different parts of Yishun and Sembawang to spread the festive cheer to residents on Jan 29. They distributed mandarin oranges and greeted people along the streets. “It was lots of fun andPHOTOS NORTHLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL - 231 words
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Article, Illustration868 2014-02-17 13 LAREMY LEE - LAREMY LEE observes IN’s favourite friends cross the point of no return ANG-MCMAHON AND THE CODE OF SILENCE LAREMY LEE Contemplating the expanse of shelves filled with rows and rows of books, the two buddies wondered where to start. The aisles in the NationalST ILLUSTRATION JASTER NGUI - 868 words
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Article, Illustration517 2014-02-17 14 SONIA SNG - Read the letter from Ms Li Dan Yue in today’s Forum section of The Straits Times Lesson activity by SONIA SNG In her letter to the Forum page today, Ms Li Dan Yue provides her opinion in response to an article about legislating pet crueltyPHOTO SAVE OUR STREET DOGS - 517 words
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Article, Illustration1027 2014-02-17 15 DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO - The cable car tragedy and the collapse of Hotel New World remain in the collective minds of Singaporeans as two unforgettable disasters in Singapore’s past. DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO recounts DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO Sources: The Straits Times NLB Infopedia THE CABLE CAR TRAGEDY Since its opening inSources: The Straits Times; NLB; Infopedia; ST FILE PHOTOS - 1,027 words
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Article, Illustration1962 2014-02-17 16 / 17 SONIA SNG - Who is responsible for the upkeep of public art after it is installed? Lesson activity by SONIA SNG Public art installations add to the unique feel of a location, whether they are lovely or hideous in any given person’s opinion. They differentiate similar-looking places andST FILE PHOTO - 1,962 words
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Article, Illustration1115 2014-02-17 18 / 19 SHERLEY SERVOS - This week, we examine the case of an elderly woman in China who gave birth to twins Lesson activity by SHERLEY SERVOS Read the article below, which reports on the unusual case of a woman in China who gave birth when she was 60. Then do thePHOTO CHINA FOTO PRESS - 1,115 words
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Article, Illustration490 2014-02-17 20 Rise of racing legend of Formula the first of a two-part series, Michael Schumacher YIYING looks at the life a d career In 1 world ANG champion Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik sculpture of Michael Schumacher a beach near Bhubaneswar, India MICHAEL SCHUMACHER aka Schumi, Schuey490 words
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Article, Illustration749 2014-02-17 2 Eddino Abdul Hadi - For his gig here, John Pizzarelli will be playing tracks from his last album which comprises jazzy versions of pop and rock Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent dinohadi@sph.com.sg For American guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli, jazz is truly in his blood. The 53-year-old, whoPHOTO: ESPLANADE - 749 words
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Article, Illustration1116 2014-02-17 3 Gwendolyn Ng - Coco Lee, who rose to fame in a singing contest, says she’s a constructive judge on Chinese Idol 8QUESTIONSWITHCoco Lee Gwendolyn Ng She is bold and brassy, oozing with confidence whenever she goes on stage to perform. But there was a time when the vivaciousPHOTO: STAR WORLD - 1,116 words
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Article, Illustration382 2014-02-17 3 New York Times Chengdu Decades ago, the thousands of Tibetan-language books now ensconced in a lavishly decorated library in south-west China might have ended up in a raging bonfire. During the tumultuous decade of the Cultural Revolution, which ended in 1976, Red Guard zealotsNew York Times; PHOTO: NEW YORK TIMES SYNDICATE - 382 words
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Article, Illustration356 2014-02-17 3 Reuters Agence France-Presse Seattle Ellen Page (above), the Oscarnominated fresh-faced star of the 2007 hit comedy Juno, came out as a lesbian last Friday at a Las Vegas conference for gay teens. “I am tired of hiding and I am tired of lyingReuters; Agence France-Presse; PHOTO AGENGE FRANCE-PRESSE - 356 words
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Article, Illustration2321 2014-02-17 4 Corrie Tan - Siti Khalijah was once shy and insecure about her size but now wows with her stage presence THE LIFE! INTERVIEW WITH Siti Khalijah Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg Beneath that orange flower pepping up her hair and a wrap skirt with a loud print, bubbly actress Siti KhalijahST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN; PHOTOS: COURTESY OF SITI KHALIJAH - 2,321 words
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Article, Illustration829 2014-02-17 8 Melissa Kok - Songs by 19-year-old King Krule talk about the struggles of life like someone in his 30s Melissa Kok melk@sph.com.sg At only age 19, English singer-songwriter Archy Marshall, better known as King Krule, writes about the struggles of life with the maturity of someone in his 30s.PHOTO: HOSTESS ASIA - 829 words
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Article, Illustration987 2014-02-17 6 Chinese thriller Black Coal, Thin Ice wins Golden Bear top prize and Japanese actress Haru Kuroki triumphs as Best Actress Reuters Agence France-Presse Berlin Asian films were big winners at the Berlin International Film Festival last Saturday, with the gritty Chinese thriller Black Coal,Reuters; Agence France-Presse; PHOTOS: REUTERS, SINGAPORE ARTS FESTIVAL, SIFF, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 987 words
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Article, Illustration536 2014-02-17 7 Lisabel Ting - Cosi Fan Tutte, a tale of love, deceit and betrayal, will be set in colonial-era Malaysia Lisabel Ting lting@sph.com.sg Mozart’s 18th-century opera Cosi Fan Tutte (Women Are Like That), a tale of love, deceit and betrayal, is transplanted to colonialera South-east Asia in anST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI - 536 words
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Article, Illustration629 2014-02-17 7 New York Times Columbus, Ohio If you make your way to the Center of Science and Industry to see The International Exhibition Of Sherlock Holmes, which opened last Saturday, there is a new mystery. You are meant to follow in the footsteps of theNew York Times - 629 words
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Article, Illustration965 2014-02-17 9 Jeremy Au Yong - Enhanced security and parental pressure are two ways that can put an end to the occasion Jay Talking Jeremy Au Yong jeremyau@sph.com.sg Okay, everyone, Valentine’s Day is over. It is safe to come out again. Restaurants, florists and people selling trinkets that are useless inST ILLUSTRATION: ADAM LEE - 965 words
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Article, Illustration517 2014-02-17 9 New York Times New York Two recent events on Twitter have breathed new life into the question: At what point does jaunty confidence metastasise into abject bragging? On Jan 25, singer Rod Stewart asked his more than 155,000 followers, “Anyone else have a child inNew York Times; PHOTO:BRYAN FOONG - 517 words
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Article, Illustration741 2014-02-17 10 Corrie Tan - Playwright Neil LaBute critiques society’s morbid fascination with body image in Fat Pig Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg Review Theatre FAT PIG Pangdemonium DBS Arts Centre Last Saturday Amid a wasteland of fast-food boxes and trays, a handsome executive and a substantially overweight librarian meet for the first time.PHOTO: CRISPIAN CHAN - 741 words
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Article, Illustration309 2014-02-17 12 Reuters New York British television and music mogul Simon Cowell (right), 54, who had long said fatherhood was not in his plans, welcomed a son last Friday, his representative said. The former American Idol judge’s girlfriend, American socialite Lauren Silverman, 36, gave birth toReuters; PHOTO:REUTERS - 309 words
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Article93 2014-02-17 12 A studio musician who was arrested on drug charges during the investigation into actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death argued through his lawyer last Friday that he was not a drug dealer but merely a long-time heroin addict. But Justice Edward J. McLaughlin, of state Supreme93 words
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Article, Illustration327 2014-02-17 12 Taipei Stefanie Sun sprang a surprise at her concert last Saturday, when her compatriot Mavis Hee appeared on stage in Taipei for the first time in 12 years and the two sang Moonlight In The City. Their performance of Hee’s signature song was anPHOTO: UNIVERSAL MUSIC - 327 words
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Advertisement214 2014-02-17 6 A GEM TO be discovered! 7588 sqft S/Sty bungalow wide frontage, waterfront Only $5.xM call *****989 999YRS CHUAN WALK Inter Terr. Good land size 2803 sqft with 4+1 rms yet can pk 2 cars. YKK 9431 2080 D21 listing can be found after D11 WESTWOOD DR INTER Terr. 1884 2900214 words
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Advertisement314 2014-02-17 7 BLK 157 LOW flr. Orig. Upgraded utility paid. Mins to MRT/ amenities. Must sell! VTO. Jeffrey 9066-6725 871, 4’A’. MARBLE flr. Reno. 337, 4’A’. High flr. Windy. 804, EM. Designer decor. 304, Jumbo. Rare! MRT. 5’I’ CORNER BLK 897C. Low flr. Amenities. Move-in. Val $452K. *****888 Nor BLK 783 YISHUN314 words
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Advertisement297 2014-02-17 7 SOLEIL 4+1. 1722 sqft. High floor, Balcony, Like New!! F/facilities. Avail end Mar. MRT. Anand 9656 9450 SIGNATURE PK. P/FURN, 4 bdrm, High flr, 1700sf, pool facing. Greenery. Ask $5k (nego). Call Vin@*****061 PINE GROVE 1668SF, 3+1. F/ facilities. Quiet. Breezy. Lift level. $3.6K neg. Sole Agt Christina 9853 3800297 words
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Advertisement267 2014-02-17 7 NEAR PARKWAY-Peach Gdn Meyer Rd Big rooms. 2766sf. 3/4+1 rm @$7.xK Rent/Buy. 9666 1666 Evon RARE PENTHSE NATURALIS Master+loft. Huge! 1313sf, Reno. Balcony. Roof Terr, Immed. Lynn *****885 THE AMARELLE 1BDRM 549 sf F/furn. $3K. Near Paya Lebar MRT, mkt. Also for sale. Brandon *****656 ARTHUR 118 (OFF Mount batten)267 words
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Advertisement399 2014-02-17 8 RARE! FH B1 Joo Seng Warehse Upp Aljunied,2110 sf for rent, fitted, immed. 3498sf for sale. Urgent! GOOD CORPORATE IMAGE mins Paya Lebar MRT high Ceiling/flr load. Near amenities. Dominic 9825-2101 OXLEY BIZHUB, LOFT Unit, 6.5m hgt, 947sf (flr plate) 194sf(mezzanine), asking $2.5k *****001 Victor.ong HARPER RD.WHOLE flr plate Good399 words
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Advertisement410 2014-02-17 9 RARE! LUCKY PLAZA. #02 Near escalator,672sf, good frontage, regular layout. Heavy crowd. $25K neg. TAI SENG MRT Shop fr 248sf/ F&B, restn fr 484sf The Commerze Irving Johnson *****759 BOUTIQUE HANDBAG SHOES Florist, Cosmetics, Travel, Photo, Souvenirs. 280sf. MRT/Hotel ent *****811 rt UBI AVE, GRD flr. Area approx 3800 sf.410 words
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