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Title Section20 2011-07-19 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Tuesday July 19, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking20 words
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Article, Illustration331 2011-07-19 1 ONG DAI LIN - ONG DAI LIN Previously, as Health Minister, Mr Khaw Boon Wan had blazed a trail when he became one of the first few ministers to actively blog his thoughts on policy matters. And since taking on the National Development portfolio,PHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 331 words
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Article592 2011-07-19 1 ONG DAI LIN - ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A day after sharing data which showed that larger Build-To-Order (BTO) launches would enhance the chances for applicants to select a unit, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said yesterday the Government will hold back next month’s BTO launch and592 words
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HOT NEWS
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419 2011-07-19 2 RYAN HUANG - RYAN HUANG ryanhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Republic’s exports growth last month was weaker than expected, as the European debt crisis and the sluggish United States economy weighed on demand for Asian goods. The slowdown in regional exports has also been attributed to supply-chain disruptions419 words
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345 2011-07-19 2 BLOOMBERG BEIJING New home prices rose in 67 Chinese cities last month, with growth in Beijing and Shanghai accelerating for the first time since the government stepped up efforts this year to curb growth. In Beijing, new home prices rose 2.2 per cent lastBLOOMBERG - 345 words
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Article, Illustration541 2011-07-19 3 RACHEL KELLY - RACHEL KELLY rachel@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Gold prices reached a record high yesterday, hitting the US$1,600 per ounce mark for the first time. Prices were pushed up as United States politicians failed to reach an agreement on raising the debt ceiling and amid continued concerns over Europe’sBLOOMBERG - 541 words
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Article, Illustration652 2011-07-19 4 AGENCIES LONDON Britain’s spreading phone hacking and police bribery scandal forced two of London’s top police officers to resign in less than 24 hours and prompted Prime Minister David Cameron to call for an emergency session of Parliament. Metropolitan Police chiefAGENCIES; AP - 652 words
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Article, Illustration397 2011-07-19 4 THE GUARDIAN NEW YORK The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) attempted to redirect the criticism that has been levelled against its owner, Mr Rupert Murdoch, to the journalists who uncovered the illegal phone hacking and bribery at the News of the World. InTHE GUARDIAN - 397 words
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179 2011-07-19 6 BLOOMBERG TOKYO Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) is rushing to install a cover over a building at its crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant to shield it from wind and rain as Typhoon Ma-on approaches Japan. Work on the cover for the turbine buildingBLOOMBERG - 179 words
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520 2011-07-19 6 CAROLYN QUEK - CAROLYN QUEK carolynquek@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home for senior citizens has a website but the financial report posted online is five years old. The home’s general manager, Ms Wilma Ng, said no one on her staff is familiar with520 words
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272 2011-07-19 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE An average of more than 90 arts activities were held every day last year, offering Singaporeans a wider variety of arts activities to choose from. This added up to almost 34,000 activities for the whole of last year, or aCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 272 words
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363 2011-07-19 8 AGENCIES BEIJING At least four people died when a mob attacked a police station in western China’s restive Xinjiang region, taking hostages and setting it on fire, state media said yesterday. An exile group, however, said the incident started whenAGENCIES - 363 words
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Article, Illustration181 2011-07-19 10 TEO XUANWEI - TEO XUANWEI SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines (SIA) yesterday named Mr Campbell Wilson (picture) as the chief executive of its new low-fare airline, which will be plying medium- and long-haul routes. SIA had announced in May that the airline will be up and running withinPHOTO COURTESY SINGAPORE AIRLINES - 181 words
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Article, Illustration344 2011-07-19 10 AGENCIES THE HAGUE The United Nations highest court yesterday ordered troops from both Thailand and Cambodia to withdraw military forces from disputed areas around a World Heritage temple straddling their border. The court drew a “provisional demilitarised zone” around the 1,000-year-old PreahAGENCIES; REUTERS - 344 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1124 2011-07-19 12 GARY YOUNGE - GARY YOUNGE Gary Younge is a US-based columnist for The Guardian. THE GUARDIAN You’re never that far away from the apocalypse in US culture or politics. The most popular books of the past decade, the Left Behind series, are based on a fictionalised accountTHE GUARDIAN; BLOOMBERG - 1,124 words
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Article, Illustration800 2011-07-19 14 GILLIAN TETT - In the US, 60 is the new 40 And turning 80 is no reason to keep quiet, when many are working after the official retirement age GILLIAN TETT Gillian Tett is US managing editor and an assistant editor of the Financial Times. THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED The other night, ITHE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED; BLOOMBERG - 800 words
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Article, Illustration899 2011-07-19 16 PAUL GILFEATHER - PAUL GILFEATHER Paul Gilfeather, now the principal correspondent at Today, worked at the News of the World from 1996 to 1998 and was with News International until 2001. He later served as political editor of the Sunday Mirror. Press baron Rupert Murdoch’s appearance before BritishAP - 899 words
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VOICES
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Article265 2011-07-19 18 Steve Wang - Letter from Steve Wang I REFER to the recent letters criticising errant taxi drivers who refuse to pick up passengers on the street. I am a taxi driver, in my mid-30s, and was previously a manager. I have been driving for two years and265 words
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533 2011-07-19 18 Dr Noel Chia Kok Hwee - Dr Noel Chia Kok Hwee Assistant Professor, National Institute of Education, NTU I REFER to “Educating all children without exception” (July 18) and wish to thank both authors, Dr Reuben Wong and Dr Felicity Crawford, for their insightful commentary. I have some533 words
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658 2011-07-19 19 Arthur Loke - Letter from Arthur Loke I AM responding to the Ministry of Law’s letter, “Help for homegrown law firms to go abroad” (July 14). It mentioned that it had helped local lawyers expand abroad by concluding more free trade agreements for658 words
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104 2011-07-19 19 STEPHEN TAN HENG CHUA - gers can shoot the videos. LETTER FROM STEPHEN TAN HENG STEPHEN TAN HENG CHUA I read with interest the recent reports on the Traffic Police’s operation to nab drivers of heavy vehicles for speeding and not staying in the left lane. In104 words
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SINGAPORE
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Article, Illustration508 2011-07-19 20 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He does not hate animals but Professor Peter Ng belongs to the camp which feels pigeons, mynas, crows and stray cats should be culled. These fauna, along with the sparrow and the American red-earred terrapin sold widely in pet shops, arePHOTO BY KELVIN LIM - 508 words
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249 2011-07-19 20 SINGAPORE Despite challenges posed by rising fuel prices, natural disasters and shorter economic cycles, the airline industry can still look forward to growing air traffic demand, said Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew yesterday. This is because “the underlying demand drivers in Asia249 words
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183 2011-07-19 21 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Despite giving an undertaking in 2009 not to commit misconduct, a general practitioner continued to prescribe hypnotic and codeinecontaining medication inappropriately. For his latest actions, the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) has suspended Dr Ng Chee Keong for six months andCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 183 words
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282 2011-07-19 21 NG JING YNG - NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A man diagnosed with a major depressive disorder escaped not only a more serious charge of murder, but also caning for causing the death of another man. Malaysian Kumaresen Muthian was instead sentenced to 12 years’282 words
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222 2011-07-19 21 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB A Standard Chartered Bank personal financial consultant, who was tasked to advise customers on its wealth management products, abused her position and siphoned off money from their bank accounts. Ma Shumei, 26, transferred more than s$105,000 of customers’ money without their222 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration364 2011-07-19 22 AGENCIES KABUL —General David Petraeus, Washington’s new intelligence chief, handed over command of American and coalition forces in Afghanistan to Gen John Allen yesterday, as Kabul’s international allies draw up exit plans from the 10-year war. The handover took place at a ceremony inAGENCIES; AP - 364 words
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281 2011-07-19 22 REUTERS BEIJING China stepped up its criticism of Washington yesterday after United States President Barack Obama met the Dalai Lama but stopped short of threatening retaliation, indicating Beijing was keen to avoid escalating tensions between the world’s biggest economies. Mr ObamaREUTERS - 281 words
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141 2011-07-19 22 AGENCIES A group of gunmen fired into a crowd at an annual temple festival in Surat Thani in southern Thailand yesterday morning, killing a child and a state official who was related to a Puea Thai party candidate. The police saidAGENCIES - 141 words
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131 2011-07-19 24 AP KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian government-linked newspaper said yesterday that foreign Jewish groups might try to use recent street demonstrations to interfere in the Muslim-majority country. The Malay-language Utusan Malaysia daily said in an editorial that Malaysians “cannot allow anyone, especially the Jews, toAP - 131 words
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Article, Illustration283 2011-07-19 24 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia and the Vatican agreed yesterday to establish diplomatic ties, a move seen by analysts as a bid by the Malaysian government to appease minority Christians in the mainly Muslim South-east Asian country. The Vatican announced the agreement after PopeAGENCIES; REUTERS - 283 words
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Article, Illustration142 2011-07-19 26 AGENCIES About 2,000 Greek taxi drivers blocked roads to Athens’ airport and main harbour yesterday, causing an 8km traffic jam and holding up thousands of tourists at the start of a two-day protest. The taxi drivers said they were protesting against plans to liberalise theirAGENCIES; REUTERS - 142 words
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282 2011-07-19 26 REUTERS MOSCOW Russia’s top security official said yesterday that the authorities had averted a “large terrorist attack” in the Moscow area by militants armed with homemade bombs and other weapons. The Russian authorities frequently claim to have foiled attacks byREUTERS - 282 words
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169 2011-07-19 26 AGENCIES Egypt’s new Cabinet will be sworn in today after a reshuffle that protesters said only partially met demands for deeper political and economic reforms. A core of protesters, who have camped in Cairo’s Tahrir Square since July 8, said theyAGENCIES - 169 words
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118 2011-07-19 26 BLOOMBERG Most Australians favour an early national election and support for Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s Labour government fell to a new low, according to a Nielsen poll released yesterday. Fifty-six per cent of voters want an election before one is scheduledBLOOMBERG - 118 words
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106 2011-07-19 26 AP The authorities said they are investigating the theft of 64 missile warheads from a train transporting military equipmentto Bulgaria. An Interior Ministry spokesman said on Sunday that the components are not dangerous on their own only when integrated into missile systems. RailwayAP - 106 words
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126 2011-07-19 26 AGENCIES A pregnant woman in Britain has found herself with an unusual craving for furniture polish. Ms Emma Veness, 26, said she first started sniffing her dusters while cleaning the house, but later had to eat polish two to three times a day, straight fromAGENCIES - 126 words
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Article, Illustration74 2011-07-19 27 Mexican Karla Olivares-Sosa Ysunza and her Italian husband Alberto Dal Lago embrace on the seabed after their underwater wedding ceremony in Playa del Carmen, Mexico on Sunday. Mr Dal Lago said that 205 certified divers participated in their wedding, which was an attempt at breaking the previous GuinnessREUTERS - 74 words
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366 2011-07-19 27 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH PARIS Dominique StraussKahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, allegedly told his wife he had sex with three women in New York in the hours leading to his arrest on attempted rape charges, it has been reported. TheTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 366 words
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164 2011-07-19 27 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH An online campaign has been launched in Russia urging young women to support Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in a presidential vote by taking off their clothes, a lawmaker’s website showed on Sunday. Called “Putin’s Army”, it features aTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 164 words
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BUSINESS
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357 2011-07-19 28 AMANDA FENG - AMANDA FENG SINGAPORE Investor confidence in Singapore is at its highest peak since June last year with savvy investors buying gold. According to a survey by financial firm Friends Provident International (FPI), Singapore investor confidence is up 21 points on the Friends Investor Attitudes Index.357 words
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Article, Illustration452 2011-07-19 28 AGENCIES LONDON British luxury-handbag maker Mulberry, which is controlled by Ms Christina Ong, has been higlighted as the world’s best-performing fashion retail stock over the past year. According to Bloomberg data, Mulberry, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, has seen its shareAGENCIES; BLOOMBERG - 452 words
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99 2011-07-19 29 CapitaLand has sold a residential building in Beijing to Ascott Serviced Residence (China) Fund for S$205.8 million. The 21-storey building has 310 apartment units and was sold to Ascott Serviced Residence (China) Fund (ASRCF). CapitaLand has a 36.1 per cent interest in ASRCF. CapitaLand99 words
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STOCK CALLS
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Article62 2011-07-19 29 Hold S$1.23 DBS maintains Hold; cuts target price by 1 cent to S$1.29. The house notes that CapitaRetail China Trust’s 2Q gross revenue in yuan rose 10.9 per cent y-o-y and Net Property Income rose 11.3 per cent. However, a 7 per cent stronger Singapore dollar led62 words
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Article46 2011-07-19 29 Buy S$0.935 Phillip Capital intiates Buy; target price is S$1.11. The house notes that the Reit is the first fully certified shari’ah-compliant Reit to adopt Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Shari’ah Compliant standards and provide access to Islamic equity markets and a diverse investor base.46 words
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Article55 2011-07-19 29 MONDAY CLOSE 3,078.95 (-0.17%) Friday 3,084.24 q 0.14% Thursday 3,088.70 p 0.01% Wednesday 3,088.42 p 0.36% Tuesday 3,077.36 q 1.28% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE 800 Super 134,304 $0.265q15.873% GoldenAgr 54,144 $0.695 p 0.725% Genting SP 47,114 $1.830 q 2.139% Ezra 37,108 $1.210 q 7.985% Noble55 words
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Article29 2011-07-19 29 HANG SENG 21,804.80 (-0.32%) È È È È SHANGHAI 2,816.69 H MUMBAI AUSTRALIA 4,473.50 H MALAYSIA MUMBAI 18,507.00 H SEOUL È È MALAYSIA 1,562.58 (-0.93%) SEOUL 2,130.48 (-0.69%)29 words
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Article21 2011-07-19 29 US$1 s$1.219 £1 s$1.952 €1 s$1.710 ¥100 s$1.540 RM1 s$0.404 Rp10,000 s$1.424 HK$100 s$15.63 RMB100 s$18.84 A$1 s$1.291 Rs100 s$2.73421 words
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94 2011-07-19 29 SINGAPORE Ming Arcade, a freehold commercial development located off Orchard Road, is up for collective sale by tender with an indicative price in excess of S$130 million (or S$2,360 per square foot per plot ratio based on approved gross floor area). Marketing94 words
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DIGITAL
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129 2011-07-19 30 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion is reportedly set to launch a product that will plug in to users’ televisions and stream online video. The “media box”, similar to Apple’s TV and products from Sony and LG, is said to be codenamed the “BlackBerryTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 129 words
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94 2011-07-19 30 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Speaking at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference, president of Windows Phone Andy Lees said that a “single ecosystem” for PCs, phones, tablets and other devices could emerge by 2015. “You can have full PC computing power available in whatever form factor you like,”THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 94 words
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Article, Illustration751 2011-07-19 30 ERIC SCHMIDT - COMMENTARY ERIC SCHMIDT Mr Eric Schmidt is the executive chairman of Google. I heard a crime story from Cambodia recently which illustrates both how not to use your mobile phone as well as just how far advanced the technology has come in Asia. A man in751 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration725 2011-07-19 31 TAN YO-HINN - Chan unveils a plan for a sports culture to take root, and it will be driven by the public TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE No feedback or suggestion will be junked as long as they are workable, any concern raised will be lookedPHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 725 words
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Article, Illustration580 2011-07-19 31 LEONARD THOMAS - COMMENTARY LEONARD THOMAS leonard@mediacorp.com.sg Leonard Thomas is executive sports editor at Today. The dream to make Singapore a sports nation is noble, but the plan to engage the entire country in Vision 2030 will only have liftoff if580 words
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Article, Illustration738 2011-07-19 32 SHAMIR OSMAN - Skipper shines, although Lions still need some tweaks before huge clash against Malaysia SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg FOOTBALL FRIENDLY Singapore 3 Taiwan 2 SINGAPORE After referee Ng Kai Lam’s final whistle last night, Singapore coach Radojko Avramovic approached his opposite number Tee Tae Ho for thePHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 738 words
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Article, Illustration396 2011-07-19 33 AP TOKYO Japan took a welcome break from months of tragedy yesterday, basking in their unlikely victory over the United States in the Women’s World Cup final. Joyous fans hugged and sang in Tokyo as they watched their team lift the winners’AP - 396 words
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Article, Illustration447 2011-07-19 34 Calls for calm after hosts of 2014 tournament crash out of Copa AGENCIES BUENOS AIRES The favourites keep on falling. First it was Argentina, then Chile, now Brazil have been eliminated from a surprising Copa America tournament. Brazil were stunned by Paraguay on penalties in theAGENCIES - 447 words
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280 2011-07-19 34 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH One of the greatest names in English football has been implicated in a foreign ownership scandal. Former England and ManchesterUnited midfielder Bryan Robson was linked to the scandal following an undercover investigation which exposed an investment group offering to helpTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 280 words
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Article, Illustration1340 2011-07-19 2 CHRISTOPHER TOH - Open mic sessions allow all and sundry to showcase their musical talents and are becoming more popular CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS a muggy Wednesday evening and down at Broun Cafe on North Canal Road, a young girl named Lydia Low was onstage, armed with her guitar,1,340 words
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Article, Illustration1196 2011-07-19 4 Caroline Sullivan - At 30, Alicia Keys is a music industry veteran, a mother and champion for charity and she’s taking nothing for granted Caroline Sullivan features@mediacorp.com.sg THE GUARDIAN SO THIS is what the backstage dressing room of someone who’s won 14 Grammys looks like: Smaller than expected,THE GUARDIAN - 1,196 words
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Article188 2011-07-19 5 Rockin’The Region This regular gig features talents from Malaysia this weekend: Citizens Of Ice Cream, Qings Kueens, Bedroom Sanctuary. July 22 to 24, various times, Esplanade Outdoor Theatre. Free. Fish:The Love Library Tour Popular Malaysian singer Fish Leong’s long-awaited concert features her familiar romantic ballads and gasp the singer188 words
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Article, Illustration175 2011-07-19 6 CHRISTOPHER TOH - Relooking a classic record CHRISTOPHER TOH Pelarian Sweet Charity (1980) By the time Sweet Charity released their debut self-titled album in 1979, the band had already been making the rounds in local clubs and live arenas for some 10 years. Needless to say, the album sold like175 words
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Article, Illustration133 2011-07-19 6 KEVIN MATHEWS - MONA KEVIN MATHEWS Listening to Mona’s eponymous debut album, you would never guess that the quartet hails from Nashville. With its British music inflections (a common trend amongst American indie bands, apparently), there is little doubt that the world of music is getting smaller and smaller with each succeeding133 words
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Article, Illustration164 2011-07-19 6 KEVIN MATHEWS - KATY B KEVIN MATHEWS Modern British electronic music is firmly rooted in “genres” like Dubstep and 2-Step Garage, descendants of ’90s House music, where the techno rhythms reign supreme in delivering the hook and vibe of the music. British singer Katy B is riding the wave of164 words
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Article, Illustration118 2011-07-19 7 REUTERS DAVID Beckham took to Facebook on Sunday to introduce to the world his new baby daughter, Harper Seven Beckham, the latest addition to his growing brood. The footballer posted a black-and-white photo showing Harper and her mother,Victoria Beckham, dozing away while doting Dad snappedREUTERS - 118 words
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Article, Illustration297 2011-07-19 7 Bluesfest stage collapses no Cheap Trick AP THE main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest collapsed Sunday night during a Cheap Trick concert as a severe thunderstorm sent the band members and thousands of fans running for cover.At least five people were injured, one seriously. The members of Cheap Trick got offAP - 297 words
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Article, Illustration236 2011-07-19 7 AP IN HIS new romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love., Ryan Gosling plays Jacob, the ultimate ladies’ man, who can get women into bed faster than it takes him to flash that winning smile and sparkling baby blues. In real life, the CanadianAP; Photo: AP - 236 words
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Article, Illustration401 2011-07-19 8 Are international blockbusters being delayed in China to help Communist epic’s ticket sales? THE NEW YORK TIMES IT HAS been something of cruel summer for Chinese movie audiences.The latest instalments of Hollywood blockbusters like Transformers: Dark OfThe Moon and Harry Potter And TheTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 401 words
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153 2011-07-19 8 AP THE boy wizard has vanquished the dark knight and a band of pirates with a record-setting magic act at the box office. Warner Bros estimates that Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 took in US$ 168.6 million (S$205.5 million) in NorthAP - 153 words
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