Today, 23 January 2010, Afternoon Edition

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  • 21 1 VMCH£ KHW MICA (P) 162/10/2009 A PublICAtIon of nEWS HotlInE 6822 2268 January 23 24, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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  • 416 1  -  JOANNE CHAN joanne@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Many of those who sold their HDB flats in the fourth quarter of last year had plenty to cheer about: Not only were they able to sell their flats at even higher prices; the owners also received more cash
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  • 429 1 SINGAPORE The allegations are “not new”, they simply “recycle propaganda that has been put out by Dr Chee Soon Juan and others”. This was the response of the Ministry of Law on Friday to a report by a New York-based human rights group which alleges that “Singapore’s
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  • 490 1 1932-2010 AGENCIES JOHOR BARU Johor Sultan Iskandar Ismail (picture), whose reign saw even closer ties between Singapore and Johor being forged, died on Friday night at the age of 77. The Sultan died at 7.15pm at the Puteri Specialist Hospital after he was admitted to
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  • 497 1 AGENCIES BEIJING The issue of freedom in cyberspace in China is emerging as yet another thorn in Sino-American relations, with Beijing rejecting a call by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to lift restrictions on the Internet in the communist country. A state-run newspaper labelled the appeal
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  • NEWS
    • 484 5 turnaround comes after 5 quarters of decline Singapore Rentals of private residential properties inched 0.6 per cent higher in the fourth quarter of last year, reversing five straight quarters of decline. This was a turnaround compared to a decrease of 2.2 per cent posted in the
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  • THE BIG STORY
    • 1404 7  -  The news shocks parents because they think only elderly people get it Jonathan diEnst Jonathan Dienst is a reporter with WNBC-TV in New York. THE NEW YORK TIMES MY SON Jared lay in a bed at the New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell hospital, limp and pale,
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    • 252 7  - THE CAUSES include birth trauma but remain a mystery in one-third of cases VENESSA LEE The causes of stroke in children differ greatly from those in adults. “The aetiological cause of strokes in children is very different from the adult causes, the most common of which are atherosclerosis, hypertension or
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  • NEWS
    • 568 9 SINGAPORE One colour will dominate the Expo 2010 Shanghai China green. Touted as “the biggest carnival in the world”, it will be held in Shanghai from May 1 to Oct 31. At a media conference on Friday, Professor Zhou Hanmin, vice-chairman of the Expo
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    • 350 9  -  CHERYL LIM SINGAPORE The upcoming World Expo 2010 in Shanghai has seen thousands of people from around the world applying to the organisers to volunteer their help. And it is this spirit of volunteerism that was highlighted at a forum Volunteerism as
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    • 535 11  -  LIN YANQIN SINGAPORE Steps may have been taken recently with the aim of encouraging more political participation in Singapore, but is the political landscape truly “stress-tested” enough, and could there be greater freedom of expression? As Education Minister Ng Eng Hen spoke of Singapore having
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    • 180 11  -  ASHA POPATLAL SINGAPORE Fans of The Killers (above) are in for disappointment the American alternative rock band has cancelled its Asia tour, which was supposed to have kicked off with a sell-out show in Singapore on Sunday. Organisers Live Nation would only say the
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    • 423 15  -  LEonG WEE kEat SINGAPORE When the news broke on Thursday that he had sold a piece of jewellery that contained less gold content than claimed, Mr Alias Katan’s phone flew off the hook. “I received more than 10 calls from customers,” he said. “Some of them
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    • 274 15  -  EStHEr nG SINGAPORE A new style of leadership one that hinges on chemistry and respect for the individual is necessary in this interconnected world. “For that to happen, leaders have to respect each individual in their own right. Leadership is no longer
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    • 302 17 LEONG WEE KEAT SINGAPORE After trying in vain to contact the investigation officer for a week, the female blogger who wrote about being harassed by loansharks received numerous calls from the police, the same day MediaCorp highlighted her plight. Officers from Woodlands Neighbourhood Police Centre also
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
      • 179 17 Mandarin oranges, some vegetables to cost about 10 per cent more Shoppers, brace yourselves for more expensive mandarin oranges and vegetables this Chinese New Year. Suppliers expect the prices of the oranges and some vegetables to go up by about 10 per cent, blaming the recent
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      • 81 17 Mustafa centre fined Mustafa Centre has been fined $17,000 for two charges of fire safety violations in its premises. According to the Civil Defence Force, the centre was fined on Tuesday for overcrowding and for using the external corridor for retail purposes without a permit. The
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      • 105 17 three Malaysians face death penalty Three Malaysian men were arrested on Thursday with about 1kg of ketamine, 700g of heroin and 50g of Ice between them. Acting on a tipoff, officers from the Central Narcotics Bureau stopped two of the suspects at the Woodlands Checkpoint. After
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      • 109 17 Banding together to lower costs A group of 30 community healthcare institutions, including nursing homes and hospitals, have banded together to lower costs. They will participate in a two-year pilot project launched by the Agency for Integrated Care along with SingHealth Group Procurement Office to lower the
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      • 63 17 rates raised at three gantries The ERP rate will go up at three gantries, starting Feb 1. The rate at the East Coast Parkway and the KPE Slip Road gantries will increase by a dollar to $3 between 7.30 and 8am. The rate at the Thomson Road
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  • WORLD
    • 330 19 AGENCIES, THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON The U~~~e~ S~~~e~~ Su~~eme C~u~~ v~~~~ly ~~c~e~~~e~ ~he ~~we~~~ ~f b~g bu~~~~e~~~~ u~~~~~~ ~~flue~ce g~ve~~me~~ ~ec~~~~~~~~ Thu~~~~~y, ~ec~~~~~~g ~he US l~~~c~l l~~~~~c~~e ~~v~~ce ~f c~uc~~l c~~g~e~~~~~~~~l elec~~~~~~ N~vembe~. ~~wee~~~g 5-4 ~ul~~g wh~ch ~ve~~u~~e~ ~f 63-ye~~-~l~ l~w, ~he Su~~eme
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    • 147 19 AGENCIES NEW DELHI~ we~e h~gh ~le~~ F~~~~y ~f~e~ ~~~ell~ge~ce ~~e~v~ce~~ ~ece~ve~ f~~m~~~~~ ~h~~ Al Q~e~~-l~~ke~ m~l~~~~~~~ we~e ~l~~~~~g h~j~ck ~l~~e. The ~le~~ c~v~l ~v~~- m~~~~~~~y w~~~e~ ~h~~ fl~gh~~~ ~f ~~~~~e-~u~ A~~ ~~he~ ~~~v~~e c~~~~e~~~ c~ul~ be ~~~ge~e~ by g~~u~~~ ~l~g~e~ Al Q~e~~ ~he P~k~~~~~~-b~~~e~
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    • 169 19 AFP COLOMBO A key ~c~~v~~~~ S~~ L~~k~ w~~~ ~~~ge~e~ h~me by b~mb ~~~~ck bl~me~ ~he ~ul~~g ~~~~y F~~~~y, v~~le~ce e~~c~l~~e~ ~he~~ ~f ~ex~ week’~~ ~~e~~~~e~~~~l elec~~~~. The ~~e-~~w~ bl~~~~ ~e~~~~~ye~ c~~ ~~eve~ely ~~m~ge~ ~he h~me ~f M~ T~~~~ Alle~~, we~l~hy bu~~~~e~~~~m~~ key ~lly ~f
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    • 168 19 AP DERA ISMAIL KHAN A F~l~~~~~ m~l~~~~~ w~~~e~ by ~he U~~~e~ S~~~e~~ bel~eve~ h~ve bee~ k~lle~ Ame~~c~~ ~~~~e ~~~~~ke cl~~~e ~he Afgh~~ b~~~e~ e~~l~e~ ~h~~~ m~~~h, P~k~~~~~~. Tw~ P~k~~~~~~~ ~~~ell~ge~ce ~ff~ce~~~ Thu~~~~~y ~h~~ Ab~ul B~~~~~ U~~m~~ w~~~ k~lle~ J~~ 14 ~he b~~~e~ ~f P~k~~~~~~’~~
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    • 174 21 AFP SYDNEY Australian police were investigating two new assaults on Indians on Friday, but again denied that the violence in Queensland was racially motivated. A 25-year-old man was punched in the head and robbed of his wallet at a phone booth in Brisbane on Thursday
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    • 310 21 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Police detained seven men on Friday in connection the recent arson attempt at Taiping’s historic All Saints’ Church and the town’s convent school. The attacks are believed to be linked to the controversial “Allah” ruling that has riled many
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    • 743 22  -  Never a contentious issue for centuries, it now digs up the deep divisions among Malaysians SHAZWAN MUSTAFA KAMAL THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER POINt Of VIEw The row over the “Allah” ruling and the recent attacks on houses of worship suggest to commentators and some politicians
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    • 148 23 AFP NEW DELHI A military land scandal has shaken public faith in the country’s military at a time when unprecedented sums are being spent on modernising the armed forces. Four high-profile generals face an official investigation into charges that they gave the go-ahead
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    • 403 23 AGENCIES ISLAMABAD The United States has no designs on Pakistan’s nuclear weapons or “a single inch of Pakistani soil”, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates told Pakistani military officers on Friday, adding that fighting terrorists along the Afghan border is in Pakistan’s interest as
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    • 167 29 AFP MIAMI A United States film-maker who lay trapped beneath Haiti’s earthquake rubble for nearly three days survived in part thanks to a medical application installed on his iPhone. Mr Dan Woolley was making a documentary about poverty in Port-au-Prince when he got trapped in
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    • 283 29 officials plan to relocate 400,000 homeless, repair port to receive aid AGENCIES PORT-AU-PRINCE Haitian officials are planning a massive relocation of400,000 people from makeshift camps to the outskirts of the capital as the United States government tackles repairs to the damaged main port dual efforts to help
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    • 223 29 AFP PARIS The leading medical journal, The Lancet, on Friday accused major aid organisations of corporate preening and self-in-terest that had contributed to bedlam in the effort to help Haiti. “International organisations, national governments and non-governmental organisations are rightly mobilising, but also jostling for position, claiming
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    • 319 30 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Millions of people believe they have a food allergy but in reality only a fraction have a genuine problem, researchers claim. One in five adults in Britain think they are allergic to some kinds of food but
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    • 242 30 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Children obsessed with video and computer games who spend too many hours indoors and over-anxious parents who slap on excessive sunscreen are contributing to a sharp rise in cases of the bone disease rickets, doctors warn. A research team at
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    • 160 30 AP LONDON People with early lung cancer who quit smoking could double their chances of surviving, a new study says. British researchers analysed data from 10 previous studies examining how long smokers survived after being diagnosed with lung cancer. People with lung cancer who
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    • 163 31 AFP PARIS Five journalists plan to lock themselves away in a French farmhouse with access only to Facebook and Twitter to test the quality of news from social networking and micro-blogging sites. For five days from Feb 1, the journalists from Canadian, French, Belgian
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    • 334 31 AFP JOHANNESBURG Two selfconfessed criminals appear on screen, one with a stocking over his head, threatening to rob tourists and stage shootouts with the police during South Africa’s football World Cup. The TV news report broadcast last week was meant to raise questions about
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
      • 112 32 China 1 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH China’s central government has set up a match-making website to help thousands of busy but lonely employees find love. The official website for the “Central Government Unions Magpie Bridge” a reference to a bridge of birds that once a year connects mythical
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      • 103 32 2 auStralia AFP Australia is taking the bold step of moving Tasmanian ~evils (picture) to new islands in a desperate bid to save the iconic species from being wiped out by a hideous face cancer. ~tarting this year, Australia will ship healthy
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      • 99 32 3 thE philippinES AFP The Philippine military said on Friday it will now accept “small” soldiers, breaking a long-standing tradition. ~efence~ecretaryNorberto Gonzales ordered the armed forces to start accepting male and female applicants who are as short as 1.52m, an army statement said. The new
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      • 104 32 unitEd StatES 4 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A teenage air passenger using a Jewish prayer object caused a scare that led the captain to divert a Kentucky-bound plane to Philadelphia. The plane landed and was met by a bomb squad. The 17-year-old was using tefillin, a
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      • 105 32 north korEa 5 AP North Korea celebrated a group of sailors as national heroes for sacrificing their lives to protect portraits of leader Kim Jong Il (picture) and his late father even as their cargo ship sank off the Chinese coast last November, state
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  • BUSINESS
    • 778 33 Proposed uS banking reform, Chinese credit tightening fears hit sentiment AGENCIES HONG KONG Asian stock markets fell on Friday, taking the cue from overnight losses on Wall Street after United States President Barack Obama’s vow to crack down on “reckless” big banks and as fears
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    • 531 34  -  the man behind obama’s war on Wall Street TRACY CORRIGAN THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Point oF ViEW WASHINGTON The inevitable backlash against United States President Barack Obama’s plan to curtail proprietary trading by banks has begun: It is politically motivated, it is populist, and Mr Obama is panicking
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    • 234 34 AGENCIES NEW DELHI Bharti Airtel, in which Singapore Telecommunications has a stake of about 32 per cent, reported on Friday quarterly profit that beat analysts’ estimates after price cuts helped India’s largest mobile-phone operator boost traffic on its wireless network. Net income increased 2.3 per
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    • 323 34 AP KUALA LUMPUR Air travel in the AsiaPacific region fell 5.7 per cent last year and recovery is expected to remain fragile, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) warned on Friday. Regional airlines are expected to report significant losses for 2009 following losses of
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    • 351 35 MILLET ENRIQUEZ SINGAPORE Shares of budget carrier Tiger Airways took off smoothly and scaled higher on its trading debut in the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Friday. The stock rose 5.3 per cent above its offer price of $1.50 to end the trading
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    • 354 35 SINGAPORE CapitaMall Trust (CMT) has revived its plans to spruce up Jurong Entertainment Centre (JEC) after earlier plans of enhancing the asset was shelved amid the global financial crisis. The project will cost CMT $200.3 million and upon completion, JEC will have retail
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    • 289 35 RYAN HUANG SINGAPORE Small and medium sized (SME) companies will stand a better chance of succeeding overseas, if they decentralise their decision-making processes and professionalise. This is according to Second Finance and Transport Minister Lim Hwee Hua. Speaking at an industry event to honour
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    • BUSINESS ROUNDUP
      • 179 35 Little change in Q4 and full year distribution Healthcare real estate investment trust, First Reit, reported on Friday that its fourth quarter and full year distribution was little changed. Its Distribution Per Unit (DPU) for the fourth quarter was 1.92 cents, just 1 per cent lower than
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      • 144 35 Q4 distribution up 11.6 per cent from a year ago Singapore-listed Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust has reported a fourth quarter distribution per unit (DPU) of 2.05 cents, up 11.6 per cent from a year ago. Net property income for the three months ended December
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      • 125 35 $34m warehouse acquisition Mapletree Logistics Trust has acquired a warehouse at Changi South Street for $34 million. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the first quarter of this year. The vendor of the property is Ceva Freight, which will lease back the property for
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  • PROPERTY
    • 176 36 Holland residences the upscale neighbourhood at Holland Village will see a new residential project in allgreen properties’ Holland Residences (picture). located in taman warna, the fivestorey freehold development will go on sale next week. on offer are apartment sizes ranging from a one-bedroom apartment of
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    • 451 36  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore office rental market has recorded its sharpest fall in the global ranking for the world’s most expensive office location. A slide in occupancy costs by about 51 per cent on-year in local currency terms caused Singapore’s ranking to
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  • SPORTS
    • 1014 37  -  old trafford and anfield must make major changes to catch up LEONARD THOMAS matters sports leonard@mediacorp.com.sg They could be having the time of their lives on a brick-red surface somewhere in Lesotho. Or an artificially-greened indoor arena in Sheffield, or at the huge
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    • 89 37 with the S-League celebrating the start of their 15th season on Feb 1, Football Association of Singapore president Zainudin nordin makes his case for the sport at the club and national levels, and calls on Singaporeans to get behind their local league and
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    • 817 38  -  up, Gary united skipper neville’s legacy is under threat, and he has himself to blame for it DAVID NGIAU offside david@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is deputy sports editor at Today. A couple of mornings ago, I woke up in cold sweat, as anxious as a kiasu
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    • 225 38 AFP BENGUELA (Angola) Zambia are confident they can beat highly-fancied Nigeria on Monday to book a semifinal place in the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 16 years. Zambia were bottom of the standings in Group D, but Thursday’s 2-1 victory over
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    • 542 39 Disappointment of loss in last year’s FA Cup Final spurs David Moyes on AGENCIES LIVERPOOL Unbeaten in seven Premiership matches, Everton have started 2010 with some encouraging results. David Moyes’ men thumped Carlisle United 3-1 in the FA Cup third round on Jan 2, drew
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    • 569 40  -  yoG participants will get Samsung phones to help them navigate through the Games TANYO-HINN SINGAPORE International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge will be in Singapore to attend the 2010 Youth Olympic Games’ chefs-de-mission seminar from March 22-24, and one talking point could be the
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    • 412 40  -  PATWANT SINGH SINGAPORE On Thursday, Singapore cricket unveiled former Sri Lankan skipper Marvan Atapattu as their coaching director, tasked with taking the sport to the next level. On Friday, the game scored vital runs when it was revealed that the Republic will be hosting
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    • 555 41  -  SingaporeBowling set wheels in motion as Asian Games loom TANYO-HINN SINGAPORE At the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, where the target was for everyone in the 12-member squad to return home with a medal, Singapore’s bowlers fell short, winning one gold, two silver and
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    • 519 41  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE “Sugoi ne!” (“awesome!”) were the first words uttered by new Albirex Niigata coach Koichi Sugiyama when he stepped out onto the Jalan Besar Stadium pitch on Friday. It wasn’t that the sharply-dressed 38-year-old, who was beaming from ear
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    • 621 42 russian Petrova’s ruthless display turns Clijsters’ dream run into a nightmare AGENCIES MELBOURNE Belgian Kim Clijsters’ Australian Open campaign was over in the blink of an eye on Friday, as the US Open champion was humiliated by Russian Nadia Petrova 6-0,6-1, in what must surely rank
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    • 425 42 AFP MELBOURNE US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro survived another searching examination to make his way into the last 16 at the Australian Open on Friday. The Argentine fourth seed emerged from a 2hr 34min dogfight with Florian Mayer to down the 60th-ranked
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  • Weekend VOICES
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      690 43  -  When things with the clan get complicated, knock a cold one back with grandma PHIN WONG maladjusted interesting. phin@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is the Features editor at Today. There is nothing in this world more complicated than family. Scientists could fix their Little Hadron Collider and figure out the deepest
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    • 666 44  -  i’ve got superpowers. i just doesn’t know what they’re for yet MAYO MARTIN postscript mayo@mediacorp, com.sg The writer is a senior reporter at Today. In the whole Batman versus Superman debate, I’ve always sided with the Caped Crusader. But, lately, I’m beginning to suspect I’m more
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    • 719 45  -  We’re up from 2008 but that was a pretty bad year RICHARD HARTUNG voices@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is a former banker who now provides consulting services to financial institutions around the Asia-Pacific region. Point of viEW Well into the season for reporting economic and financial data,
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    • 788 46  -  SIMON TAY The writer is chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs and teaches international law and public policy at the National University of Singapore. Global CitizEn My last column contrasted the mood in the United States and China entering 2010.
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    • 663 47  -  Why Singapore is shifting the goalposts LOH CHEE KONG view of point cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is a freelance correspondent at Today. Singaporeans especially those born after the ’90s will have to get used to a new acronym that would replace the all-too-familiar “GDP”, which stands for
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    • 827 48  -  EUGENE K BTAN voices@mediacorp.com.sg The writer, whose mother is classified as a Eurasian, is assistant professor of law at the School of Law, Singapore Management University. PoinT of viEw In two recent announcements, the recent liberalisation of Government policy on racial classification has stirred passionate
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    • 199 46 JOIN US IN THE FIGHT AGAINST FLU! WWW.CHIP.SG Influenza ('flu'), in particular H1N1, continues to spread in Singapore and around the world. There is an urgent need to develop alternative ways to prevent flu THE CHIP TRIAL The CHIP trial Chloroquine for Influenza Prevention Trial is investigating whether chloroquine can
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    • 148 47 maladjusted i don’t just love my family I like them 40 postscript i’m a useless superhero 41 point of view is this economic 3 Star Hotel in Skudai, Johor Bahru. ROOM FROM W online booking www.goodhopehotel.com.my Residential from^8 Setni" 3 RM I package p er person per night Rate quoted
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    • 35 49 Today is published by MediaCorp Press Ltd, Caldecott Broadcast Centre, Annex Building, Level 1, Andrew Road, Singapore *****9 Tel: 6333 3888. Printed by KHL Printing Co Pte Ltd, 57, Loyang Drive, Singapore *****8. Tel: *****222
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    • 87 50 LIVING MICA (P) 231/10/2008 A PublICAtIon of January 23 24, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking FOOD From comeback burgers to postmodern Japanese. Loosen your belt and meet the new yum. >> L2 AT HOME To hell with the Joneses. How one couple said goodbye to modern convention and hello
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  • LIVING
    • FOOD
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        905 51  -  Talk about a tasty treat Singapore is witnessing a record abundance of new and diverse dining destinations. Loosen those belts and lap it up Don Mendoza donm@mediacorp.com.sg There is no better time to start being more selective and adventurous; and give new establishments a fighting chance at
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        77 52 A wet glossary DON MENDOZA Raspberry (noun) A common word used to describe a fruity aroma redolent of the fruit, predominantly in young to middle aged red wines. Raspberries are also used to make a variety of liqueurs, including the prized Chambord.This famed French fruit liqueur, one could
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      • 595 53  -  Food Two new swish Thai restaurants Thai Thai and Soht Baay vie for our attention and moolah KARMANTSE One is a duplex with a fabulous view located on the chi-chi fourth floor of Ion Orchard.The other is a snug outfit nestled within the brand new, swanky
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      • 452 54  -  RAISING Appetites with Don Mendoza donm@mediacorp.com.sg a new ice age is upon us, but nobody will complain EXCUSE me for sounding like Al Gore’s answering machine, but it’s not like I’m being as presumptuous as a curb-side prophet proclaiming the advent of the end of the world
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        94 54  -  DON MENDOZA it’s that simple Believe it, gourmet meals can be prepared with frozen products. In fact, whipping up classics such as a chicken cacciatore or a beef bourguignon can’t get easier with Lazy Gourmet’s HACCP certified pre-cooked sauces, soups and stews. While a handful of its frozen products,
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    • 89 53 «.0 lYA Japanese Ala-Carte Buffet tyou estit Promotion Promo of 4 for 3 from 1 Jan till End Feb 2010. (Monday, Tue Thur only) More then 140 items to choose from the Buffet menu. One complimentary dish for table of 4 for call in reservation only. Set lunch and Ala-Carte
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    • 195 54 ON SALE FOR A LIMITED PERIOD ONLY! a fantastic resource... especially useful to our Asian parents as it is written specially with our local setting in mind... parents reading this will appreciate the practical and easy-to-read format plus the real-life tips from other parents." Assoc. Professor Dr Daniel Y T
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  • STYLE
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      620 55  -  Stay on the cutting edge of hairstyling trends with these tips Lynette Koh lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg HERE’S a fact: Your hairstyle can make or break an outfit. Just consider trendsetting celebrities such as Agyness Deyn, Rihanna and Lady Gaga, whose ever-morphing hairstyles garner no less attention than their state-
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    • 543 57  -  Rei Shito’s eye for style is what makes her stand out behind and in front of the camera Lynette Koh lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg Her photographs of stylish people on the streets of Japan are featured in popular Japanese fashion magazines, and are now on display at Tangs’ Harajuku Street Style
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      177 57  -  LYNETTE KOH Dustbunny’s new home Until now, getting your hands on a quirky designer bag or a one-of-a-kind dress at Dustbunny Vintage required persistence. You would have to make an appointment with store owner Pia Chew before hotfooting down to its former address at Temple Street. Not
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    • 377 58 Art and Peranakan-inspired craft lends a twist to this designer’s work STARTING next Thursday, local fashion designer Vivienne Lin presents a threeweek showcase of Peranakan-inspired fashion, and surprise! there’s not a sarong kebaya or a pair of beaded slippers in sight. Working with local
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    • 178 58 f Knee pain? Heel pain? Lower ba^ a n? V. V! 1 Change the way you walk... Change the way you feel Scholl Biomechanics Orthotic Insoles Footwear With Scholl Biomechanics Anatomically designed feel the difference in 30 days Did you know more than 70% of people have a tendency for
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  • SHOP
    • 290 59  -  Today gets excited over Asia’s first Victoria’s Secret boutique in Sentosa Grace Tay shop@mediacorp.com.sg There’s a tizzy down south, and for the ladies, the thought of sexy lingerie has something to do with it. The opening of the resorts World sentosa hotels on the fair southern isle
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      128 59 1 Sexy Little Things Noir scented body lotion, $30, and eau de parfum, $60, dispense a soft bouquet of nectarine, amber and orchid. They feel and smell as good on your skin as they look on your vanity table. 2 Accessories such as these enamel bangles ($35 each)
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    • 333 60 ALI Smith grew up with three sisters one of whom is her twin in the American state of Montana. One-and-a-half years ago, she moved to Singapore to join Channel NewsAsia as a producer and presenter.The 26-year-old, who says that her “favourite thing to do in
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      88 60 LYNETTE KOH Yes, we know flip-flops do not provide adequate support for the feet, and are inappropriate for any occasion aside from beach bumming. But the slippers by Brazilian footwear company Havaianas are so comfy, we cannot help padding everywhere in them and amassing a collection in
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  • AT HOME
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      501 61 One couple says no to ‘cookie-cut-ter’, and yes to ‘old-school retroville’ MEET the Lims: Yew Beng works in finance, and Stephine in recruitment.Their jobs may sound ordinary, but the pair and their home is anything but. Retro rules the roost, and their 5A HDB flat is clad in
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  • CAR
    • 463 63  -  CaR REVIEW Volvo gives its lifestyle-centric hatchback more bite everywhere Derryn Wong car@mediacorp.com.sg Here’s a little trivia for you to sink your teeth into, whether you’re a Twi-hard or not: In the movie Twilight, the vampire edward Cullen drives a Volvo C30. However, in the novel, he actually
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    • 441 63  -  CaR REVIEW Maserati’s sexy coupe gets sharper looks, sharper handling and oodles of carbonfibre JULIAN LOW Is this a cynical way to “enhance” a car with tacky add-ons? Not at all. Most women look better with cosmetics slapped on.The Maserati GranTurismo s is no different, doing one better
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    • 507 65  -  Gunther Holtorf has owned a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen since 1988 and driven it, literally, around the world JULIAN LOW Mercedes-Benzes are supposed to be robust, but this is ridiculous: For 20 years, Gunther Holtorf has driven around the world in a trusty Mercedes-Benz 300Gd he has
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      181 65  -  DERRYNWONG Audi A5 Sportback launched The new A5 sportback, Audi’s five-door large hatchback with coupe styling, is now on sale.Two engine variants will be offered.The turbocharged 2.0-litre unit with 211bhp does 0-100 in 6.6 seconds and has a top speed of 241 kmh.The figures for the range-topping 3.2-litreV6
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  • SILVER
    • 893 67  -  Growing number of seniors learning music shows that age is no barrier Eveline Gan eveline@mediacorp.com.sg Too old, too weak and bad teeth. Those were the discouraging remarks Mr Tay Soon Hoe’s clarinet instructor made on his first lesson two years ago. To make matters worse,
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  • Page 69 Miscellaneous
    • 1108 69 SATURDAYTV Pokemon DiamonD Pearl okto, 10am The 11th season of the popular long-running Pokémon series, Pokémon Diamond Pearl (Part 2), covers the continuing adventures of the Diamond Pearl protagonist Ash, as he continues to travel through Sinnoh with Pikachu, Brock, and Dawn. As compared to the previous series, this series
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    • 1163 70 SUNDAYTV carlSberG teleMovIe SHoWcaSe: bent on YoU Channel 8, 8pm through the lives of four bodyguards played by Dai Yang tian, Joanne Peh, mark lee and Pornsak, the themes of brotherhood, friendship, kinship and love are explored. “Bent on You” trails li Wei Jie (played by Qi Yu Wu) and
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    • 1649 71 WEEKDAYTV CHANNEL CHANNEL CHANNEL UK Gags V 6.45 Mega Monday Movie: New Police Story 9.30 News 5 Tonight 10.00 Cougar Town I Won’t Back Down 10.30 Monday Night Movie: Speed 12.45AM Las Vegas IV Wagers of Sin 1.45 Entertainment Tonight 2.15 Private Practice In Which Sam Gets Taken For A
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    • 1640 72 Headlines 12.30pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 5.30pm, 6pm, 6.30pm, 10.30pm, 11.30pm, 12.30am, 1am, 1.30am Headlines/s’pore Updates 9.30am, 11.30am, 2.30pm, 4.30pm Headlines/sinGapore Market report 10.30am, 3.30pm 9.00AM Ozie Boo! (prescHool) 9.30 Dragon (prescHool) 10.00 The Large Family (prescHool) 10.30 Are We There Yet? World Adventure (prescHool) 11.00 Hana’s Helpline (prescHool) 11.30 Doodlebops (prescHool)
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  • Page 73 Miscellaneous
    • 982 73 Cineplex Jil> Tie A. IQ A 1-S Level 4. Pearls Centre Tel: 6223 7529 Tdy: 11.00am, 1.00, 3.00, 5.00, 7.00, 9.00, 11.00pm Tom: 11.00am, 1.00, 3.00, 5.00, 7.00, 9.00pm ORIGIES AND THE MEANING OF LIFE English with Chin Subtitles R21 Tdy Tom: 1.00, 9.00pm AFTER SEX French with Eng/Chin Subtitles
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    • 43 73 our tough weekend treat for Sudoku die-hards super sudoku plus DiFFicuLty rating: how to pLay The rules are easy. Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. CopyrighT uCliCk FriDay’s soLution
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  • TRAVELLER
    • 733 75 as airports in the united states and around the world tighten security measures, getting to the boarding gate will be lessons in patience. here’s what you can do. THE NEW YORK TIMES Since the United States began tightening security in response to the christmas Day bombing plot,
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    • 1055 77  -  Having got a makeover as a result of the Fifa World Cup, a rejuvenated Johannesburg is ready to show off its many sights and sounds Rachel Lo traveller@mediacorp.com.sg JOHANNESBURG or Jozi as it is affectionately called is the largest city in South Africa, with a population
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