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    29 1 TODAY Monday February 1, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you afternoon MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PublICAtIon of nEWS HotlInE 6822 2268 Monday february 1, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Lock icon The US and China clash over Taiwan arms sale
    375 4 AGENCIES BEIJING China and the United States were locked yesterday in a row over US arms sales to Taiwan with Beijing saying the sales would hurt its national security and Washington insisting the deal promotes stability in the Taiwan Strait. The
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    in the news
    166 4 4 Psychiatrists tell MediaCorp that despite a rehab programme sex offenders go through while in jail, they don’t receive enough support once they are released. 20 the head of a uSbased charity accused with nine other people of trying to take 33 children out of earthquake-hit Haiti
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    Lock icon Upgrade for better skills, more pay
    158 4  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB shaffiq@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is optimistic for the upcoming Year of the Tiger and is hopeful that Singapore’s economy will grow between 3 and 5 per cent this year the forecast he had given in his New l Year’s
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    Priest urges LTA petition
    563 4  -  tAn Eng Yoon dEAtH He asks church-goers to ask authorities to install traffic lights TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE The parish priest of the Church of the Holy Spirit has urged worshippers to petition the authorities to install traffic lights along the busy stretch of Upper
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Tribute to Tan Eng Yoon
      275 5 IAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE Former athletes gathered last night at the Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit for the wake of former Olympian Tan Eng Yoon, 82, who died following an accident on Saturday. And their tales of how he turned some of them into
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      Lock icon NEVER HEARD THAT BEFORE
      713 5  -  PoInT oF vIeW THOMAS L FRIEDMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES AS A political barometer, the Davos World Economic Forum usually offers up some revealing indicators of the global mood, and this year is no exception. I heard of a phrase being bandied about here by non-Americans
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      Lock icon MODERATE QUAKE KILLS ONE, 100 HOMES COLLAPSE IN SICHUAN
      66 6 a moderate earthquake measuring 5.0 on the richter scale struck Sichuan province in south-western china yesterday morning, killing one person and injuring at least 12 others. More than 200 houses were damaged or destroyed. Sichuan province is still rebuilding from an
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      PSG as a channel
      749 6  -  SociaL integration Joining parent support groups helps new citizens feel more at home here LIN YANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE It may be as simple as acting as chaperones when the students go on school excursions, or preparing food for festivities such as Sports Day and Racial
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      Repeat offenders don’t get support after release from jail
      721 7  -  seriaL MoLesTers They are often shunned by family, leading to ‘cycle’ ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Just a month after release from jail for molestation, the serial criminal was back at it again. His modus operandi was to prey on
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      Lock icon NO SCHOOL FOR A DAY
      115 9 an early morning fire razed a staffroom at the ITe College west (dover Campus) in dover drive on Sunday. no one was hurt in the incident but the second floor staffroom sustained extensive damage. The college said classes have been suspended today, and will resume
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      NSP sec-gen: ‘It’s not about Mr Mah or me’
      399 9  -  Pre-eleCTIon FIGhT Tampines GrC battle is over policy, not personalities TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE A day after National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan responded to one of the opposition’s election strategies and that is to target him on housing policy
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      Building plans in the east go awry
      425 9  -  IMELDA SAAD imelda@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE The area is located in an idyllic part of Singapore, and tapping on its potential, the authorities had earmarked several state buildings for commercial use. But two projects in Changi have yet to take off in an ideal
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      Lock icon Being a good sport
      201 11 SINGAPORE About 1,700 participants took part in a charity run yesterday organised by students at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. The run at East Coast Park raised $50,000 for the Student Advisory Centre’s Lunch Box Fund, which provides assistance to primary and secondary school students from needy families.
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      Need to evolve is crucial
      344 11  -  arMed ForCes SATISH CHENEY satishkumar@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Armed forces need to adapt and evolve as security threats become more complex said Second Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen. Speaking at the opening dinner of the Asia-Pacific Security Conference last night, Dr Ng, who is also
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      Lock icon WATCHING PAINT DRY IS EXCITING
      101 11 ‘i will lend a hand to beautify the homes of residents living in hdb rental flats’ that was the 2010 Total defence pledge they made, and yesterday, 95 individuals from six organisations kept their word. The result: eighteen families living at block 48 stirling road
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      Oman-S'pore ties are developing well
      157 11  -  S RAMESH MUSCAT Oman is satisfied with the growth of bilateral ties with Singapore, its Deputy Prime Minister Sayyid Fahad bin Manmoud Al Said said when meeting Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong in Muscat yesterday. Mr Goh who was in Oman to update himself on
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      147 6 UE l_Asik SuRqERy CliNic™ PARAQON, SiNqApORE LAS IK Forum The Lasik Surgery Clinic by Dr Marc Tay Dr Jon Goh (Senior Eye Consultants) S 1,999 for TWO eyes, w/o GST $2,138.93 for TWO eyes, w GST Dates Venue: 4 Feb 2010 (Thurs) 7pm 6 Feb 2010 (Sat) 4pm The Lasik
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      286 9 I I Learn the Secrejtsjof SllC££SSf Ell Are you buying the right property? Losing money from the property you have bought? This preview will encapsulate how one can grow limited funds into a multi-million property portfolio. This course is conducted by experts led by Andy Ong who grew $10,000 into
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      157 11 True love, pure seduction. Celebrate Valentine's Gallery m 4 .r- m \j V 4 I f 4 iV s. 13 14 February 2010 Five-course Candlelight Dinner for Two Settle down to an alluring evening for two at just 158". Choose to dine at Zenden with soothing serenades by flautist Liu
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      Lock icon Thai PM: There won’t be a coup d’etat
      384 13 AP DAVOS Thailand’s prime minister said on Saturday he saw no threat of his government being ousted in a coup despite speculation back home, insisting that the rule of law would triumph over intimidation. Mr Abhisit Vejjajiva said in an interview that
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      Lock icon MI5 accuses China of bugging businesses
      396 13 bRITISH InTeLLIGenCe SeRVICe AFP LONDON Britain’s domestic intelligence service has accused China of bugging British business executives using memory sticks which provide access to users’ computers, The Sunday Times reported. MI5 also believes China is setting up “honeytraps” in an attempt to blackmail compromised
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      Lock icon China’s online travel market booming
      291 13 AFP BEIJING China’s online tourism market is booming as an increasingly wealthy middle class travels for pleasure and the use of credit cards and the Internet soars, analysts say. As millions of people pack their bags for Lunar New Year holidays, the busiest travel period
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      Lock icon Fears of net shut off
      316 16 auSTraLIan PIraCy CaSe AFP SYDNEY Australian Internet rights groups fear a piracy court case could force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to become “copyright cops” and cut web access to customers who make illegal downloads. The Federal Court is on Thursday expected to hand down its
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      Lock icon Australia suffering from wine glut
      237 16 AFP SYDNEY Australian winegrowers have been forced to let their grapes wither on the vine and halt production due to damaging levels of over-supply in the sector, a leading industry body said yesterday. The country needs to lose 20 per cent of its vineyards to
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      Lock icon Australia pensions facing ‘disaster’
      158 16 BLOOMBERG SYDNEY Australia needs to increase mandatory pension contributions to 12 per cent of earnings from 9 per cent to ensure adequate retirement incomes, according to a finance industry study. Workers are facing a A$695 billion ($865.4 billion) shortfall between what they are saving for retirement
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      Lock icon Pakistan checks on Taliban chief’s reported death
      218 18 PRObe inTO TeRRORiST’S DeaTH AP ISLAMABAD The Pakistani army said yesterday that it was investigating reports that Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud died from injuries sustained in a United States drone missile strike in midJanuary. A tribal elder said he attended Mehsud’s funeral
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        Lock icon PAY IN BUFFALO: JUDGE TO CHEATING COUPLE
        97 18 AFP A tribal court in Sabah has fined a man and his lover four buffalo and a pig for having an extramarital affair, reported The Star yesterday. The wife said her husband and the woman were living together and were caught in shorts
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        Lock icon MISS AMERICA 2010 CROWNED
        96 18 AP Ms Caressa Cameron from Virginia won the 2010 Miss America title on Saturday night, by belting Beyonce’s song Listen and telling parents to combat childhood obesity by curbing television and video games. The 22-year-old broadcast journalism student beat 53 hopefuls to win a US$50,000 ($70,000)
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        Lock icon JAILED THUG MADE THREATS ON FACEBOOK
        132 18 AFP A British gangster used Facebook to threaten people who he says he will target after his release. Colin Gunn, serving 35 years for conspiracy to murder after ordering the execution of two people, said he was allowed to set up the account by
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        Lock icon UN MUST SPEAK OUT OVER REHAB CENTRES
        94 18 AFP The Human Rights Watch (HRW) yesterday called on the United Nations to review Cambodian government-run drug rehabilitation centres. It called for the closure of 11 centres where it said detainees suffer “sadistic violence” such as electric shocks, forced labour and rape. They
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      Lock icon No longer just a mad rush for African oil
      320 20 China-aFriCa relations AFP ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia) China, often accused of being concerned only with Africa’s oil, is building, free of charge, the edifice that will house the continent’s political headquarters for decades to come. While China’s ties with Africa are often
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      Lock icon India vying with China for African energy
      334 20 AFP LUANDA India has stepped up its efforts to gain an economic foothold in Africa in a new scramble with China for the continent’s resources, signing energy deals with top oil producers Angola and Nigeria. India has lagged behind China’s aggressive courting of
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      Lock icon US beefs up in the Gulf
      436 21 dealInG wIth Iran america beefing up missile defences in the Persian Gulf AGENCIES WASHINGTON As the Obama administration edges toward imposing tougher sanctions on Iran, it has begun upgrading its approach to defending its Persian Gulf allies against potential Iranian missile strikes. The move
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      Lock icon US defence budget shaped by war, global warming
      303 21 AFP WASHINGTON The Obama administration plans to unveil a defence budget today that pours billions of dollars into drones, helicopters and special forces, reflecting a focus on fighting Islamist extremists rather than conventional armies. The Pentagon’s spending priorities as well as its
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      Lock icon Britain takes action after student visa surge
      163 21 AFP LONDON Britain has temporarily suspended student visa applications from northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh after a sharp rise in numbers, the United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) said yesterday. It has stopped accepting applications for at least a month while it investigates. The
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      Lock icon Intentions good, says accused
      276 24 HaITI eaRTHQuaKe aFTeRMaTH AFP PORT-AU-PRINCE The head of a United States-based charity, who is being held in Haiti with nine other members of the group for allegedly trying to take 33 children out of the country, said yesterday that the group’s aims were entirely altruistic. “We
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      Lock icon Ambassadors urge Japan to resolve child custody issues
      164 24 AP TOKYO Ambassadors from the US and seven other nations have urged Tokyo to resolve legal custody issues that keep foreign parents from visiting their children in Japan. Under local law, a single parent gains full custody of children in divorces, and
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      Lock icon 13 killed at Mexico party
      172 24 AFP CIUDAD JUAREZ Gunmen drove up to a house where a high school party was in full swing and opened fire, killing 13 people and wounding 17 others, the city public safety agency said yesterday. Most of the victims were “youngsters”, said the Chihuahua state
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      453 15 Celebrating lii|| 50 Years of WE'VE COME A LONG WAY! Public Housing f M sWe didnt plan to fall in love, but it just happened. It's great that we've found our dream home too. It wasn't that difficult. All it took was a bit of forward planning on our part.
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      423 19 You have entrusted yourself to a dedicated team of slimming specialists. We are proud to be able to accompany you on your wellness journey. We help you shed off your unsightly, stubborn fats FAST EFFORTLESSLY before the Lunar New Year. The International Slimming Specialist 10 Years 1 Decade. 1 Trusted
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      329 21 balanCe needS to be StruCK In en bloC lawS 22 "How To Start Grow Your Business With Little or No Money.... And Still Generate Millions!" Mfc Channel News Asia Ms Wendy KweM Spirit of Enterpris?Awara2004 Featured initlie Million 1 Makers, Creator of EntrepreneurAction Program Co-founder of Seven Businesses I Discover
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      447 22 Carrefour a. iff V AMAZING CNY FAIRS START AT b. 0 ;>A> CARREFOUR SUNTEC CITY CARREFOUR PLAZA SINGAPURA ATRIUMS T y 9 0 3 <1 PURCHASE 2 SETS AND GET > CARREFOUR BIG SAVER TISSUE BOX PACK OF 5x200s (worth $4.20) AT $2.95! 80 99 3 per j set $4i20
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      238 24 CHAMPAGNE a glass of happiness for family and love ones 1st 12th February 2010 15% Off^ and more on ALL Champagne Krug, Dom Fcrignon, Louis Roederer, Henriot, Clicquot and more "terms and conditions apply 2 complimentary Champagne Henriot flutes with every Champagne purchase A different SUBWAY EVERY DAY VALUE" MEAL
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      110 25 Ministry of Education SINGAPORE The President's Award for Teachers 2010 '7 can teach you to fly, but only you can decide how high you want to fly' oayo my teacher Nominate the Teacher who has inspired you and changed your life, for the nation's most prestigious award for teachers. Nomination
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  • voices
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      To curb speculation ...
      271 26  - To curb speculation HDB resaLe MarKeT Letter from andrew Tan The Housing and Development Board (HDB) is looking into how to curb speculation in the rampant resale market to restrain immoderate pricing, while respecting the free market. Here are some suggestions: A owner of a private residential property or the
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      Balance needs to be struck in en bloc laws
      200 26  -  Letter from Chong Wan yieng Head, Corporate Communications Ministry of Law WE REFER to “Raiders are not welcome” (Jan 26) and “Fighting fires at home” (Jan 27). The two writers suggest that the en bloc laws be revised so that non-resident
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      FOCUS® ON THE FAMILY
      183 28  -  BY DR JAMES DOBSON BEATING HOLIDAY BRATTINESS Erma Bombeck once wrote: “The family that plays together, fights together.” And I’m afraid she’s right. Why is it that children are most obnoxious and irritating on vacations and other times when parents specifically try to please them? One
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      Show put across misconceptions
      295 28  -  Life Transformers The hearing-impaired are not necessarily devoid of the sense of hearing Letter from Chen Jin ying Zhuang Kuan Song and (Hearing Impaired) I AM an avid fan of the Channel 8 series Life Transformers. But I was shocked by the Jan 18 episode about
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      Producers took pains to be careful
      214 28  -  Letter from Paul Chan Vice-President (Branding and Promotions) Channel 8, MediaCorp WE ARE fully aware that in Life Transformers certain stereotypes may be perceived by our viewers and took pains to portray the families as carefully as we possibly can. The Jan 18 episode,
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      116 26 February issue On Sale No [inside! g fab promotions www.family.sg SMS to win fabulous treats from Babies Bellies and Periwinkle! Essentials to include in your labour bag SL sithe ri;vli! p. 84 Best CNY breaks for the brood AVHa r a FEBRUARY 20l6*sjw|o TRUE STORY "Curry, sex, castor oil... nothing
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      192 26 Have your say. email voices@mediacorp.com.sg or visit www.todayonline.com/voices Light Lunch Indulgence at Café Vic Monday to Friday, 12 noon to 2.30pm Light on your stomach and wallet, you can now indulge in your favourite courses at our International Buffet spread with our latest lunch promotion! Choose either the Appetizer and
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      255 27 LONDON WEIGHT MANAGEMENT Slimming down can be Quick Easy! Berlyn Neo, 32 Water Retention After: 60kg t 7 Miki Quek, 31 Postnatal Weight Gain After: 50kg Jasmine Chua, 23 Overall Weight Gain After: 50kg Catherina Kok, 24 Overall Weight Gain After: 48kg 3 I 12kg 12kg 13kg 17kg t3r -3
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      8 28 Problem gambling hurts the whole family Problem Gambling
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      53 28 Knowthe line and take control Gambling is a popular social activity during the Lunar New Year but it can start affecting you and your family if it becomes an obsession. Before gambling becomes a problem, know where to draw the line. Help is available. Call or log on for assistance
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      633 29 Windows®. Life without Walls™. Dell™ recommends Windows 7. BUSINESS RUN YOUR BUSINESS LEANER. The all-new Dell™ Vostro™ V13, the ultra-thin, full-featured mobile computing solution for business travellers. Its sleek, stylish look means it doesn't sacrifice form for function. Plus, it's remarkably secure, essential for keeping your data protected while you're
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      From awkward schoolboy to not-sosmooth sleuth, this dude still exudes cool
      383 30  - From awkward schoolboy to not-so-smooth sleuth, this dude still exudes cool MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com. sg ACTOR Jason Schwartzman and I go way back. Well, he and I and 432,043 other fellow reformed nerds in their early 30s who first saw him in 1998 as the eccentric, sullen 15-year-old nerd named
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      A sleuth operator
      617 30 neW on TV Would you make a good private eye? On one hand I’d make a good one because I’m very nosey. I’m not good at minding my own business if there’s a couple in a restaurant fighting, I’d literally listen to them fight. But I wouldn’t
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      127 32 HurT LoCker direCTor CLaiMS ToP dGa honourS AP Director Kathryn Bigelow and The Hurt Locker became official awards season front-runners Saturday after Bigelow won the top prize from the Directors Guild of America. The 58-year-old filmmaker is the first woman to win the guild’s top honour, which
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      And the winners are ...
      330 32  - And the winners are SinGaPore ShorT FiLM aWardS The results for the first ever SSFa are out GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com. sg VETERAN filmmaker Sun Koh won a double at the inaugural Singapore Short Film Awards held at The Substation last night. The only Singaporean to win the coveted Silver Hugo
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      Lock icon SHE ROCKED THE HOUSE — TWICE
      85 32  - SHE ROCKED THE HOUSE TWICE CHRISTOPHER TOH Taiwanese superstar amit, aka a*mei, aka Zhang huimei, brought the house down not once, but twice over the weekend, with two supercharged rock concerts at the Singapore indoor Stadium. The sold-out concerts last Friday and Saturday saw her performing for over three hours,
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      Footloose, fancy free
      412 34  -  dancing on renowned choreographer brian green will be in town to judge new dance show KATRINA BROOKE LAM katrinab@mediacorp.com. sg SO YOU really think you can dance? Then listen up: This year, AXN will be launching their very own dance competition show for Singaporeans, aptly named the
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      Freak your mind
      613 36  -  TrICKy TV Criss angel ups the ante with his Mindfreaks right in your own home MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com. sg IT IS easy not to take eyelinered, punkedup, blinged-up Criss Angel (picture) seriously even without watching that hilarious Mad TV parody of his TV series. Then again, the
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      273 40 AFP Serena Williams insisted yesterday that she does not think of herself as one of the sport’s greats despite claiming her 12th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. On Saturday, the American beat Belgium’s Justine Henin in a classic women’s final 6-4,
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      367 42 AFP aFrica cup oF NaTioNs FiNal Ghana 0 Egypt 1 LUANDA Egypt entered the record books here on Sunday, beating Ghana 1-0 in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations with supersub Mohamed “Gedo” Nagy lifting the Pharaohs to their third
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      73 43 The first of five open-water swimming clinics to help participants prepare for this year’s aviva ironman 70.3 Singapore triathlon was held yesterday at the east Coast Park, with over 100 first-timers getting tips from triathlete, former national swimmer and veteran coach david Lim. The
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        167 45 AFP Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez yesterday denied that he has struck a deal with struggling Italian giants Juventus to take over at the end of the season. “Contrary to reports in the Italian media this weekend, I want to make it absolutely clear I have
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        135 45 AP Vitaly Petrov became Formula One’s first Russian driver after Renault announced he will partner Robert Kubica this year. The announcement was made yesterday at Valencia’s Cheste Circuit, where the French team was unveiling its 2010 car, a return to Renault’s vintage
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        103 45 AFP Villarreal sacked their coach Ernesto Valverde yesterday following the Spanish club’s 2-0 defeat at home to Osasuna, the club said in a statement posted on its website. A replacement for the 45-year-old will be announced in the “coming days”, it added. Villarreal’s loss left the
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      103 49 X \*V he My Life: Then Now photo book features S hundreds of more intriguing entries compiled from a photo contest organised by TODAY. The perfect piece of memorabilia for Singaporeans who have lived through the changes and remember them vividly, or for a younger generation keen to learn about
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        67 48 5-DAY STI CLOSING FRI 2,745-35 0-45% Thursday 2,757.68 A 1.90% Wednesday 2,706.26 1.24% Tuesday 2,740.33 2.54% Monday 2,811.71 0.28% MARKETS CLOSE Hang Seng 20,121.99 1.15% Nikkei 10,198.04 T 2.08% Shanghai 2,989.29 0.16% Seoul 1,602.43 2.44% Mumbai 16,357.96 A 0.31% Malaysia 1,259.16 0.42% FOREIGN EXCHANGE US$1 $1,403 Siioo $1,567
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      124 48 OCBC Bank opened its newest branch last Friday at IOn Orchard. It is one of 18 branches with Sunday banking. OCBC Premier customers at the IOn Orchard branch will have access to a new Premier Lounge. The ceremony included a traditional lion dance performance and
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      394 48 AFTernOOOn LATeST AP Job creation the key theme of Bill being sent to Congress today WASHINGTON The Obama administration yesterday endorsed spending an additional US$100 billion to attack painfully high unemployment as it prepared to send Congress a US$3.8 trillion ($5.3 trillion) Budget that would provide billions
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      287 48 BLOOMBERG SEOUL South Korea’s exports rose last month as the recovery of the global economy spurred demand for the nation’s cars, television sets and mobile phones. Overseas shipments increased 47.1 per cent from a year earlier to US$31.1 billion ($44 billion), the Ministry of Knowledge
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      154 50 BLOOMBERG TOKYO Toyota Motor Corporation, reeling from record United States vehicle recalls, said it will outline to customers this week plans to fix an accelerator pedal flaw that led to a sales halt on eight models. The car maker has discussed its repair and replacement strategy
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