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Title Section20 2011-06-20 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Monday June 20, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking20 words
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361 2011-06-20 1 CHEOW XIN YI - CHEOW XIN YI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The authorities here may not have received specific information yet about security threats, following the jailing of Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, but Singapore needs to maintain heightened security, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said yesterday. The cleric,361 words
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516 2011-06-20 1 CHEOW XIN YI - CHEOW XIN YI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Another Cabinet minister has given his take on the role of the Elected President ahead of the coming polls. Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean’s message to voters is that electing a President is different516 words
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Advertisement79 2011-06-20 1 HOT NEWS 8 LIN DAN RILES FANS TO TURN A SPECTRE INTO OPPORTUNITY COMMENT ANALYSIS 12 BLAST FROM THE PAST JUNE 20, 2011 A PUBLICATION OF COMMENT&ANALYSIS TIM KREIDER IN PRAISE OF NOT KNOWING 16 PHOTOGRAPHERS GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH WAR. >>T2 GRAFFITI ARTIST TRASEONE GOES LEGIT. >>T479 words
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HOT NEWS
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357 2011-06-20 2 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After announcing their bids for presidency, the two hopefuls are now working out how much their election campaigns would likely cost. Former NTUC Income chief Tan Kin Lian expects the budget for his election campaign to be “$100,000 to357 words
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561 2011-06-20 2 AP WASHINGTON In another blow to Washington’s relationship with Pakistan, United States officials say Pakistan failed another test to prove it could be trusted to go after American enemies on its soil by intentionally or inadvertently tipping off militantsAP - 561 words
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Article, Illustration482 2011-06-20 3 AP WASHINGTON Pressured by increased scrutiny of terrorist money sources and strikes aimed at its financiers, Al Qaeda’s core organisation in Pakistan has turned to kidnapping for ransom to offset dwindling cash reserves, according to United States officials and information inAP - 482 words
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Article, Illustration335 2011-06-20 3 EVELYN CHOO - EVELYN CHOO evelynchoo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE SBS Transit’s Woodleigh MRT Station (picture) will open today, marking a milestone for the North-East Line eight years after it began: All 16 of its stations will now be fully operational. The station hasPHOTO COURTESY SBS TRANSIT - 335 words
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Article, Illustration336 2011-06-20 4 S RAMESH - S RAMESH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Central Singapore Community Development Council is working with the people and private sector to reach out to older residents in the district to help them avoid living in isolation. To this end, itPHOTO BY WEE TECK HIAN - 336 words
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307 2011-06-20 4 WAYNE CHAN - WAYNE CHAN waynechan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The South West Community Development Council has set aside S$1 million to help low-income families in the district. Half of the sum has been earmarked for a new South West Flexi-Fund to meet these families’ needs in areas307 words
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Article, Illustration227 2011-06-20 6 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s police chief said good-looking, smart and personable police officers will be stationed at frontline positions in a new policy to improve the force’s public image. InspectorGeneral of Police Ismail Omar said he wanted his men to present a friendlier face to227 words
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423 2011-06-20 6 THE GUARDIAN LONDON The price of rare earth metals, used in items raging from computer hard drives and wind turbines to plasma televisions and smartphones, has more than doubled to record levels in the past two weeks, afterTHE GUARDIAN - 423 words
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486 2011-06-20 6 AP NEW DELHI Days before peace talks, India and Pakistan were caught in an angry exchange of accusations yesterday over the movements of their warships engaged in operations against Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. An Indian naval shipAP - 486 words
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296 2011-06-20 8 AP TAIPEI Taiwan’s President announced yesterday that his Premier will be his vicepresidential running mate in next year’s elections in an apparent attempt to counter criticism that he has failed on domestic issues while trying to bolster ties with China. China-friendly PresidentAP - 296 words
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Article, Illustration767 2011-06-20 8 LOW LIN FHOONG - China’s badminton star stirs talk of ‘team orders’ as he concedes final to team-mate claiming illness LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It was touted as one of the most exciting badminton tournaments here in years. The US$200,000 (S$246,700) LiNing Singapore Open 2011 was thePHOTO BY WEE TECK HIAN - 767 words
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Article, Illustration969 2011-06-20 10 ESTHER NG - Despite being in demand, security guards feel that salaries and working conditions can be improved ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Security guards are in hot demand with a number of private residential, commercial and industrial buildings coming up in recent years. And whileTODAY FILE PHOTO - 969 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1341 2011-06-20 12 TEO XUANWEI - Law firms must stop being Singaporean and think Asian if they’re to thrive post-liberalisation, says Rajah &Tann managing partner Lee Eng Beng TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg Picture this: Marquee international law firms bountiful on our shores and snapping up all the legal work involving megatransactions1,341 words
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Article, Illustration1055 2011-06-20 16 TIM KREIDER - In this Internet age, instant accessibility to knowledge leaves us oddly disappointed, bored and craving more TIM KREIDER Tim Kreider, a cartoonist and essayist is the author of the forthcoming collection We Learn Nothing. THE NEW YORK TIMES When I was 17, I took aTHE NEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS - 1,055 words
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Article, Illustration735 2011-06-20 17 SHERIL KIRSHENBAUM - SHERIL KIRSHENBAUM Sheril Kirshenbaum, a research scientist at the University of Texas’ Centre for International Energy and Environmental Policy, is a Bloomberg View columnist. The opinions expressed are her own. BLOOMBERG The human population, now approaching seven billion people, may top 10 billion byBLOOMBERG - 735 words
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VOICES
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Article112 2011-06-20 18 In our report “Channel that animal passion for good” (June 19), an editing error resulted in a quote “Something like this would have been unthinkable five years ago, but the fact that we have a forum, a full house, yes, it is a huge step forward. I was told112 words
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128 2011-06-20 18 WILSON CHOO - LETTER FROM WILSON CHOO I refer to the report “18 arrested in ring-fenc-ing operations” (June 17). The penalties meted out seem insufficient, which is no wonderthat drink driving is so rampant. I urge the authorities to draft more draconian penalties. I suggest, first, that128 words
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Article, Illustration624 2011-06-20 18 Michelle Jean Yeang - Putting her in the right nursing home where she can get skilled care I SAY Michelle Jean Yeang There has always been a negative stigma surrounding putting our elderly in nursing homes. I would like to try to dispel some of this disdain, the viewTODAY FILE PHOTO - 624 words
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236 2011-06-20 19 David Quark - Letter from David Quark Executive Director Singapore Institute of Legal Education I REFER to the letter “Spike in fees excessive” (June 17) by Leow Zi Xiang. The Preparatory Course leading to Part B of the Singapore Bar Examinations has been substantially revised and now236 words
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119 2011-06-20 19 SAUL SIO - LETTER FROM SAUL SIO I agree with letter-writer Sarah Tan (“What a waste”, June 15). It was heart-breaking to see reams of paper in the dustbins at the PC Show. I only found one or two recycling bins outside the exhibition hall which119 words
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SINGAPORE
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Article, Illustration292 2011-06-20 20 TAN QIUYI - TAN QIUYI quiyitan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It was a happy Fathers’ Day for SAFRA, the social and recreational body for National Servicemen. It is receiving S$700,000 in funding from the Dads for Life movement to promote active fatherhood among NS men byPHOTO COURTESY SAFRA - 292 words
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135 2011-06-20 20 A ship from China’s Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) is visiting Singapore as part of existing exchanges between the two shipping authorities on maritime safety and marine environment protection. In reply to media queries, a Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) spokesperson said that135 words
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151 2011-06-20 20 ROSLINDA RAHMAT - ROSLINDA RAHMAT The two new People’s Action Party Malay Members of Parliament from this year’s General Election will be expected to build on the foundation laid by their predecessors and Malay/Muslim organisations in Singapore. At a reception organised on Saturday to151 words
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154 2011-06-20 20 Climbing to the top that is what participants from various countries in the region did yesterday as part of the 4th Asia-Pacific Tree Climbing Championship. The event, held in Singapore for the first time, has various categories of tree climbing, such154 words
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WORLD
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227 2011-06-20 22 REUTERS India resumed defence contacts with China frozen for a year when a military delegation began a five-day visit yesterday, though few expect a breakthrough with Beijing pursuing its “all-weather friendship” with arch-rival Pakistan. Analysts say the visit, which ends aREUTERS - 227 words
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Article, Illustration133 2011-06-20 22 AP More than five million people have been displaced or otherwise affected by flooding in eastern China that is also pushing up food prices, state media reported yesterday. Torrential rains have left huge areas of Hubei and Zhejiang provinces underwater, with more than 432,200 hectares ofAP; PHOTOS: REUTERS - 133 words
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374 2011-06-20 22 AP HANOI Hundreds of Vietnamese launched a third week of protests against China yesterday amid escalating tensions in disputed waters of the South China Sea, where both countries recently conducted live-fire military drills. About 300 people gathered near the Chinese EmbassyAP - 374 words
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262 2011-06-20 23 AP YANGON In its first public comments on a week of fighting in north-east Myanmar, the government said on Saturday that ethnic Kachin rebels fired first and the army had to act to protect a major Chinese-built hydroelectric power project. TheAP - 262 words
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Article, Illustration201 2011-06-20 23 For the first time in nearly a decade, Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi celebrated her birthday in freedom yesterday. The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate turned 66 and received one gift at Yangon’s international airport: The arrival of her youngest son, Kim Aris, who livesAP - 201 words
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117 2011-06-20 23 BLOOMBERG Thailand’s opposition Pheu Thai party will probably win 51.6 per cent of so-called par-ty-list seats, which are selected through proportional representation, in the country’s July 3 election, according to an opinion poll by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University. Pheu ThaiBLOOMBERG - 117 words
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131 2011-06-20 23 AP South Korea said yesterday that it will not punish the marines who fired rifles at a civilian jetlinerthey thought was a North Korean military aircraft. A marine spokesman said that the marines were following their training when they shot atAP - 131 words
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250 2011-06-20 24 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR A mining engineer with humble roots in Cameron Highlands is today Australia’s wealthiest Malaysian-born man, Bernama reported yesterday. Australian magazine Business Review Weekly (BRW) last week named Mr Sam Chong, 68, in its “Rich 200” list, pegging hisAGENCIES - 250 words
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Article, Illustration513 2011-06-20 24 AP HALLSTATT (Austria) It is a scenic jewel, an Austrian hamlet of hill-hugging chalets, elegant church spires and ancient inns all reflected in the deep still waters of an Alpine lake. Hallstatt’s beauty has earned it a listing as a UNESCOAP - 513 words
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136 2011-06-20 24 AP Police in the Philippines say an explosion wounded five women and slightly damaged a karaoke bar in a southern Philippine city amid fresh concerns about possible terrorist attacks in the country. Police Superintendent Gilberto Tuzon says investigators are determining whetherAP - 136 words
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160 2011-06-20 25 AP A private investigator says he has tracked down a homeless Utah man and delivered some good news: He’s inherited a lot of money. After a two-month search, Mr David Lundberg said he found Mr Max Melitzer, who is in his “60s”, pushingAP - 160 words
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144 2011-06-20 25 REUTERS Japanese video game developer Sega Corp said on Sunday that information belonging to 1.3 million customers has been stolen from its database, the latest in a rash of global cyber attacks against video game companies. Names, birth dates, email addresses andREUTERS - 144 words
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152 2011-06-20 25 THE NEW YORK TIMES Bishops and the leaders of religious orders around the world have been invited to a symposium at Rome’s Jesuit University in February about how to prevent and respond to abuse of children by clergy members. Psychologists, theologiansTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 152 words
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540 2011-06-20 26 THE OBSERVER ATHENS With its coffers nearly empty, its people protesting and its political system under unprecedented attack, Greece stands on the brink of crisis as European officials prepare for a week of crucial meetings to avertTHE OBSERVER - 540 words
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192 2011-06-20 26 AP TRIPOLI The Libyan government accused NATO of bombing a residential neighbourhood in the capital and killing civilians early yesterday, adding to its charges that the alliance is striking non-military targets. At least four people were reported killed. Government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim saidAP - 192 words
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207 2011-06-20 26 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Apple has failed to make the list of India’s most highly rated companies voted on by the country’s business leaders, raising fresh questions about the company’s strategy in one of the fatest-growing technology markets in the world. Indian companyTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 207 words
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Article, Illustration437 2011-06-20 27 AP WASHINGTON President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner put partisanship aside, at least on the golf course, and teamed up to triumph on the final hole in their long-awaited links outing. The match on Saturday pitted the political rivalsAP - 437 words
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258 2011-06-20 27 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON British Prime Minister David Cameron is launching a full-scale attack on fathers who abandon their families calling for them to be “stigmatised” by society in the same way drink-drivers are. The Prime Minister’s intervention in an article for The SundayTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 258 words
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178 2011-06-20 27 AP A man who drank six bottles of alcohol-based hand sanitiser while being treated in an Australian hospital for alcoholism has sparked calls for the anti-bacterial gels to be better secured. Doctors said in a letter published yesterday in the Medical Journal of AustraliaAP - 178 words
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Advertisement145 2011-06-20 26 urgent Luxembourg. But as Mr George Papandreou, Greece’s beleaguered Prime Minister, also prepares to hold emergency discussions with European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso, the assurances have done little to dampen concerns that Athens is heading assuage fears. Last week, as the Greek Parliament began debating a new round of145 words
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BUSINESS
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Article, Illustration571 2011-06-20 28 TRAVIS TEQ - TRAVIS TEQ travisteo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Economic powerhouse China is expected to have the most number of private jets in Asia within the next five years. But experts say the biggest winner will be the supporting industries such as aircraft chartering and maintenanceBLOOMBERG - 571 words
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432 2011-06-20 28 NURUL SYUHAIDA AKMAR - NURUL SYUHAIDA AKMAR SINGAPORE Asian companies made more renewable energy acquisitions last year than they did in 2009, according to KPMG’s annual survey of global renewable energy mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The global auditing company’s Green Power: 2011432 words
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84 2011-06-20 29 Keppel Land and its joint venture partners have obtained masterplan approval to develop an integrated waterfront residential project in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The project will be developed through Keppel Land’s wholly-owned subsidiary Flemmington Investments, as well as joint venture84 words
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WEEKLY ROUNDUP (JUNE 13 TO 17)
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Article44 2011-06-20 29 FRIDAY CLOSE 3,005.28 (-0.49%) Thursday 3,020.13 q 1.14% Wednesday 3,054.82 q 0.08% Tuesday 3,057.39 q 0.05% Monday 3,059.04 q 0.63% THEWEEKAHEAD Concerns on faltering United States economic growth and Greece’s worsening sovereign debt crisis continue to drag Asian markets down for another week.44 words
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Article30 2011-06-20 29 HANG SENG 21,695.30 (-3.23%) È È NIKKEI 9,351.40 2,642.82 È È SHANGHAI 2,642.82 H MUMBAI Ç È AUSTRALIA 4,484.90 (+0.47%) MUMBAI 17,870.50 (-0.72%) MALAYSIA 1,563.43 (+0.47%) SEOUL 2,031.93 (-0.72%)30 words
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Article29 2011-06-20 29 US$1 s$1.231 £1 s$1.993 €1 s$1.760 ¥100 s$1.574 A$1 s$1.306 RM1 s$0.408 Rp10,000 s$1.434 HK$100 s$15.80 RMB100 s$18.99 Rs100 s$2.747 All figures correct as at 9pm last night29 words
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STOCK CALLS
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Article107 2011-06-20 29 Hold S$1.85 After meeting with Genting Singapore, Citigroup says management expects Singapore’s gaming market to grow by around 10 per cent on year annualised, as there is no new casino opening in the country; “we hold a similar view and think that 10 per cent organic growth would107 words
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Article80 2011-06-20 29 Buy 65.5 S’pore cents Ezion is up 0.8 per cent at 65 cents in a weak market, as analysts upgrade their earnings forecasts for the oil and gas services firm following contract news on Thursday. Ezion said on Thursday its 50:50 joint-venture company, Atlantic Labrador, has secured a contract80 words
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92 2011-06-20 29 Keppel FELS is on track to deliver its fifth of seven ultra-deepwater semi-submersi-ble drilling rigs built exclusively for Ensco Private Limited, an offshore drilling services provider listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The firm said in an announcement92 words
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DIGITAL
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Article, Illustration767 2011-06-20 30 CORY DOCTOROW - Social networking can expose a dictator or publicise a career but successful campaigns need more substance COMMENTARY CORY DOCTOROW THE GUARDIAN “For most artists”, as the famous Tim O’Reilly aphorism has it “the problem isn’t piracy, it’s obscurity”. To me, this is inarguably true andTHE GUARDIAN; AP - 767 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration430 2011-06-20 31 IAN DE COTTA - Ferdaus scores five but S’pore coach wants better attitude from the boys against Pakistan IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg HOCKEY BOYS’ UNDER-18 ASIA CUP Singapore 18 Kazakhstan 0 SINGAPORE They followed up a 12-0 walloping of Brunei on Saturday with an even more emphatic 18-0 winPHOTO BY WEE TECK - 430 words
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406 2011-06-20 31 IAN DE COTTA - IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The existence of fresh video evidence has added a new twist over ongoing investigations by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) into the fracas between Hougang United and Etoile FC before an S-League match last month, and could delay any406 words
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273 2011-06-20 31 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG It has been an interesting week for the Badminton World Federation (BWF), who saw the US$200,000 (S$246,700) Li-Ning Singapore Open 2011 hit by no-shows by the sport’s leading stars like Lin Dan andTaufik Hidayatfor pre-publicity media conferences ahead of the273 words
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Article255 2011-06-20 31 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE The Republic’s top table tennis star, Feng Tianwei, looked on track to clinch her first ITTF Pro Tour title of the year at the US$172,000 (S$212,162) Volkswagen 2011 China Open yesterday. In the morning, the 24-year-old posted a 4-1 victory over255 words
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138 2011-06-20 32 REUTERS Rafa Nadal could become the first playerto begin the defence of his Wimbledon title under cover today as rain threatens to dampen the start of the grasscourt grand slam. If the forecasts prove accurate the opening day could be a busyREUTERS - 138 words
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Article, Illustration523 2011-06-20 32 Murray turns to Li Na for advice as he looks to end long drought at Wimbledon REUTERS TENNIS Wimbledon LONDON For a man carrying the weight of his nation’s Wimbledon hopes on his shoulders, Andy Murray (picture) cut a relaxed figureREUTERS - 523 words
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Article, Illustration189 2011-06-20 32 AGENCIES London Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has revealed Barcelona have made contact about a possible move for club captain Cesc Fabregas. Fabregas (picture) has been continually linked with a move back his homeland, and the Catalan giants had already failed to land the mid-fielderAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 189 words
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Article, Illustration693 2011-06-20 33 22-year-old turning out a Tigeresque performance AP GOLF US Open BETHESDA He has not won one major yet, though that will surely change this morning (Singapore time) unless Rory McIlroy has a meltdown of monumental proportions. One day the record will reflectAP; REUTERS - 693 words
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Article, Illustration1555 2011-06-20 2 MAYO MARTIN - Three exhibitions get behind the lens of history MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg IF YOUR idea of taking a “difficult” picture is getting your kid to smile in front of the camera, you might want to check out a couple of shows to keep things in perspective. Over thePhotos courtesy: · National Museum of Singapore; · Month Of Photography Asia; · Tony Yasutsune Hirashiki/Chin Kah Chong/MOP - 1,555 words
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Article, Illustration466 2011-06-20 4 MAYO MARTIN - It took 10 years for graffiti artistTraseOne to hold his first solo show MAYO MARTIN AFTER more than a decade of doing street art,TraseOne has finally moved into the relatively more sterile confines of a “proper” art gallery. The Singaporean graffiti artist’s first ever solo show,466 words
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Article, Illustration154 2011-06-20 4 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN THE recently- concluded inaugural ScreenSingapore was the third consecutive big arts and culturerelated event that was held up to public scrutiny, after the Singapore Biennale and Singapore Arts Festival. Despite the red carpet glitz, questions abound regarding its inaccessibility, the poor turnout at the154 words
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Article252 2011-06-20 4 VISUAL ARTS Rooted In The Ephemeral Speak #03-2011 The third instalment of this regular performance art event happens this week and features UK artist Emmanuelle Waeckerle, Shannon Cochrane from Canada, and Singapore’s Jeremy Hiah and Wunderspaze, represented by Khairuddin Hori and Zaki Razak.A series of RITESrelated performances and exhibitions252 words
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Article, Illustration594 2011-06-20 5 May Seah - The Good Wife’s Archie Panjabi proud to contribute to Indian representation on the telly May Seah may@mediacorp.com.sg ARCHIE Panjabi was on her best behaviour. The actress had just flown in from Monte Carlo, where she had been in attendance at the Television Festival, the night before our interview594 words
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Article, Illustration163 2011-06-20 5 REUTERS CLARENCE Clemons, the burly saxophone player who played a crucial role in shaping Bruce Springsteen’s early sound, died Saturday, six days after suffering a stroke at his Florida home. He was 69. “His loss is immeasurable and we are honored and thankful to haveREUTERS; Photo: Reuters - 163 words
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Article, Illustration556 2011-06-20 6 CHRISTOPHER TOH - But that hasn’t stopped local collective In Each Hand A Cutlass from doing its CHRISTOPHER TOH IT ISN’T easy defining the genre of music local instrumental collective In Each Hand A Cutlass (I EH AC) plays. But ask the band members and they’ll tell you: Schizophrenic.556 words
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Article, Illustration507 2011-06-20 10 Age Of Uncertainty The exhibition explores how five young artists observe society’s response to the ever-changing environment around them. It dives deep into issues such as the uncertainty of life and the artists’ personal feelings and reactions when faced with adversity. Included are new works by artists507 words
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