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Title Section20 2011-08-15 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Monday August 15, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking20 words
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Article, Illustration1721 2011-08-15 1 LOH CHEE KONG - Govt to address stresses and strains while sticking to proven fundamentals: PM LOH CHEE KONG news editor cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With the global economy in a precarious position, the Republic will remain alert and respond to external conditions while sticking to the fundamentals that have propelled itPHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 1,721 words
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Advertisement131 2011-08-15 1 NEW MEASURES Housing: Income ceiling for BTO flats raised from S$8,000 to S$10,000; for Executive Condominiums, from S$10,000 to S$12,000. 7,000 rental units to be added over two years. >> 2 Foreigners: Salary thresholds raised for Employment Passes, educational qualifications tightened. >> 3 Education: Additional 2,000 university places for Singapore131 words
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Miscellaneous7 2011-08-15 1 Start of fast 5.36am Break fast 7.16pm7 words
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NATIONAL DAY RALLY 2011
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Article, Illustration495 2011-08-15 2 ONG DAI LIN - ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For 17 years it had not been tweaked. The pleas to increase the income ceiling for Build-to-Order (BTO) flats, as well as for a readier supply of rental flats, were answered by the Government yesterday. Prime Minister Lee HsienTODAY FILE PHOTO - 495 words
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Article, Illustration958 2011-08-15 3 TEO XUANWEI - TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The bar for letting in mid-level workers from abroad will be raised to temper the seemingly “unrestrained competition” for jobs from foreigners, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. Specifically, the salary thresholds for Employment Passes will be raised andTODAY FILE PHOTO - 958 words
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Article, Illustration659 2011-08-15 4 LIN YANQIN - Enrolment of foreign students to be capped LIN YANQIN yanqinl@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There will be more places for Singaporeans in universities here, while the proportion of foreign students will be gradually reduced over the years as their enrolment levels are capped. With unhappiness havingTODAY FILE PHOTO - 659 words
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Article, Illustration571 2011-08-15 6 TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE To help needy Singaporeans cope with outpatient medical costs, the Primary Care Partnership Scheme (PCPS) will be expanded to include more patients. At the same time, the Government will increase subsidies to low income patients forTODAY FILE PHOTO - 571 words
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Article, Illustration512 2011-08-15 8 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Families with special needs children will receive a leg-up in the form of increased financial assistance, and capacity in both special education (SPED) and mainstream schools will be increased, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the NationalPHOTO COURTESY MICA - 512 words
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402 2011-08-15 8 SINGAPORE Frontline staff at Government agencies have given feedback that the public have become more “harsh and uncompromising” in recent months, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Although such cases are in the minority, he noted they have become more common in the402 words
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630 2011-08-15 10 33,000 Singapore memories and counting SINGAPORE Almost two decades have passed since Singapore won the 1994 Malaysia Cup but Mr Muhammad Raydza could still remember the “awesome” feeling that he had while watching the Lions take on the Pahang team at the Shah Alam stadium in Selangor. “The most memorable630 words
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Article, Illustration411 2011-08-15 10 CAROLYN QUEK - CAROLYN QUEK carolynquek@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While the Government must be more active in engaging Singaporeans online, it is also mindful that social media lends itself to “negative views and ridiculous untruths”. It will, therefore, do its best to prevent the medium from “leadingPHOTO COURTESY - 411 words
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Article, Illustration503 2011-08-15 12 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT SINGAPORE The Malay Village in Geylang Serai will soon make way for a new civic centre and plaza, which will house a Community Club and a heritage gallery of the area. The working name for the centre isPHOTO COURTESY URA - 503 words
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277 2011-08-15 12 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT SINGAPORE The income criteria for the Tertiary Tuition Fee Subsidy Scheme, which has not changed for the last 20 years, will be revised to cover more Malay families, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. Currently, recipients from households with277 words
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Article, Illustration655 2011-08-15 14 EUGENE KB TAN - COMMENTARY EUGENE KB TAN Eugene K B Tan is assistant professor of law at the Singapore Management University School of Law. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Rally speech will likely serve as the curtain raiser to the opening of Singapore’s 12th655 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration920 2011-08-15 16 THOMAS L FRIEDMAN - The IT revolution is making it harder to get ahead in life, while super-empowering people to challenge authority THOMAS L FRIEDMAN Thomas L Friedman has won three Pulitzer Prizes, including in 2002 for commentary. THE NEW YORK TIMES London burns. The Arab Spring triggersTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 920 words
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Article, Illustration821 2011-08-15 18 SIMON TAY - What can and should be done to prepare for the potentially worse days ahead SIMON TAY Simon Tay is chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs and author of Asia Alone: The Dangerous Post-Crisis Divide from America. Problems in public finance in the United821 words
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VOICES
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367 2011-08-15 20 Jedidiah Tan - The one element to unite Singaporeans Letter from Jedidiah Tan IT IS interesting how important events like the National Day Parade (NDP) can often evoke certain behaviour that is otherwise missing on ordinary days. Getting students to sing the National Anthem during morning assembly is hard enough and to say367 words
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152 2011-08-15 20 CHRISTOPHER CHUA - LETTER FROM CHRISTOPHER CHUA CHRISTOPHER CHUA, SECRETARYGENERAL, SINGAPORE RED We thank Mr Ng Ya Ken for his letter “Let’s help children and pregnant women” (Aug 6) and agree that children and pregnant women living near the nuclear plants are also at risk. The Singapore Red152 words
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SINGAPORE
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251 2011-08-15 21 S RAMESH - S RAMESH Law Minister K Shanmugam reiterated yesterday that the President has significant powers in areas such as managing reserves. “The role of the President is significant in a number of areas, including in economic areas, where he has got the power over the251 words
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303 2011-08-15 21 ALVINA SOH - ALVINA SOH alvinasoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Presidential hopeful Tan Kin Lian said his priority is to get the endorsement of the people when they go to the ballot box on Aug 27. He was responding to questions from the media about how he views the303 words
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122 2011-08-15 22 SINGAPORE Twenty-five people were arrested in Geylang for various suspected crimes. The suspects 22 men and three women were nabbed for offences such as gang and vice-re-lated activities, peddling of contraband cigarettes and selling of illegal sexual enhancement products. The operation, led by the122 words
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214 2011-08-15 22 SINGAPORE Two women, aged 32 and 38, have been arrested for suspected involvement in loansharking activities. Since the middle of last month, the police have received several reports of loan-shark harassment, in which paint was splashed and loan-shark-related writings were discovered on the walls214 words
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142 2011-08-15 22 RACHEL KELLY - RACHEL KELLY Your Central Provident Fund (CPF) money is safe and has the full backing of the Government, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF). The ministry was responding to concerns expressed by the public over CPF monies, which are usually invested142 words
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WORLD
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Article416 2011-08-15 24 12,000 protest at Dalian municipal office after dyke breach REUTERS BEIJING The authorities in north-eastern China yesterday ordered a petrochemical plant to be shut down immediately after thousands of people demonstrated, demanding the relocation of the factory at the centre of a toxic spill scare,REUTERS - 416 words
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Article196 2011-08-15 24 AP WASHINGTON Less than a week after China launched its first aircraft carrier, the United States showed off its own bigboy supercarrier to former enemy Vietnam one of several smaller Asian nations with jittery nerves amid Beijing’s burgeoning maritime ambitions. A delegation of Vietnamese militaryAP - 196 words
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Article, Illustration292 2011-08-15 25 AP BAGO (Myanmar) Thousands of well-wishers lined roadsides in Myanmar to welcome opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she tested the limits of her freedom yesterday by taking her first political trip into the countryside since being released from house arrest.AP; REUTERS - 292 words
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124 2011-08-15 25 AP It seemed too good to be true a slot-machine jackpot of almost €43 million (S$74 million). And maybe it was. Austrian state broadcaster ORF reports that Mr Behar Merlaku is going to court over the refusal of the Bregenz casino toAP - 124 words
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105 2011-08-15 25 The Malaysian government has come up with a system to track swiftlet nests in order to prevent fake, adulterated or substandard bird’s nest products from circulating in the market, The Star newspaper reported yesterday. At the commercial launch of the tracking105 words
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125 2011-08-15 25 AGENCIES A Malaysian teenager shopping for groceries was kidnapped by three men, one of whom later proposed to her, The Star reported yesterday. While shopping on Friday night in Kuala Besut, a town in Terengganu, the 15-year-old was bundled into a car byAGENCIES - 125 words
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Article, Illustration223 2011-08-15 26 AP BEIJING The new United States Ambassador to China, the first Chinese-American to take up the post, said yesterday that both countries could solve many of the world’s problems if their governments work closer together. “Certainly there are many challenges facing bothAP; REUTERS - 223 words
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Article, Illustration84 2011-08-15 26 AP A stage collapsed during a powerful storm at the Indiana State Fair in the United States on Saturday, sending steel scaffolding into the terrified crowd below and killing at least four people. Hundreds of concert-goers rushed amid the chaos to tend to theAP; PHOTO BY REUTERS - 84 words
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317 2011-08-15 26 Latecomer Rick Perry strikes populist tone as he formally enters race AGENCIES AMES (Iowa) The 2012 Republican presidential race has lurched into a new phase as latecomer Texas Governor Rick Perry formally entered the race on Saturday, declaring: “America is not broken. Washington DC isAGENCIES - 317 words
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219 2011-08-15 27 AP KABUL A team of six suicide bombers launched a coordinated assault on a provincial governor’s compound in eastern Afghanistan yesterday, killing 22 people in the latest highprofile attack to target prominent Afghan government officials, the authorities said. The Taliban claimed responsibility forAP - 219 words
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248 2011-08-15 27 AP OSLO (Norway) Held tightly on a police leash, the Norwegian man who confessed to killing 69 people at an island youth camp has reconstructed his actions for police back at the crime scene. Police said yesterday they took Anders Behring Breivik back toAP - 248 words
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241 2011-08-15 27 AP QUETTA (Pakistan) A bomb attached to a timer ripped through a two-storey hotel in Pakistan’s south-western Baluchistan province yesterday, reducing the building to rubble and killing at least 12 people. The attack in the town of Dera Allah Yar also wounded 23AP - 241 words
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BUSINESS
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288 2011-08-15 28 SINGAPORE Keppel Corporation, the world’s largest oil rig-builder, expects demand to remain sustainable as long as crude prices remain above US$80 a barrel. Keppel Offshore Marine chief executive Tong Chong Heong told Reuters that he expects the company to secure orders for288 words
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368 2011-08-15 28 LINETTE LIM - LINETTE LIM linettelim@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Supermarket chain Sheng Siong is keeping its nerve about listing its shares this week. The home-grown retailer says it will not be swayed from its IPO plans, no matter how volatile the market has been. “Stock market volatility is368 words
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460 2011-08-15 29 LYNDA HONG - LYNDA HONG lyndahong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore’s casino industry is showing signs of maturity, with the country’s first operator reporting a proportional slide in earnings from gambling. Genting Singapore, owner of Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), may be looking to non-gaming operations to drive future revenue growth,460 words
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WEEKLY ROUNDUP (AUG 5 TO 12)
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Article52 2011-08-15 29 FRIDAY CLOSE 2,850.59 (+1.91%) Thursday 2,796.22 q 0.89% Wednesday 2,821.09 q 2.23% Tuesday CLOSED Monday 2,884.00 q 3.70% THEWEEKAHEAD Shares in Asia may extend their gains this week, but volatility is likely to remain high as investors await further indication of whether or not the US economy can sustain52 words
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Article30 2011-08-15 29 HANG SENG 19,620.01 (-6.33%) È È È NIKKEI 8,963.72 (-1.27%) Ç È È È SHANGHAI 2,593.17 MALAYSIA AUSTRALIA 4,172.60 (+1.63%) MUMBAI 16,839.63 (-2.69%) MALAYSIA 1,483.67 (-2.67%) SEOUL 1,793.31 (-7.74%)30 words
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Article83 2011-08-15 29 STOCK CALLS Sell s$0.35 DMG maintains rating and lowers target price to 26 cents from 46 cents, after the sofa maker reported 2Q11 results that were below expectations. In 2Q11, HTL reported an 88.9 per cent y-o-y fall in PATMI to S$0.9 million on the back of a 4.983 words
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DIGITAL
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Article, Illustration596 2011-08-15 30 JUNE YANG - JUNE YANG SINGAPORE The entrepreneurial spirit is well and alive in Singapore, if its thriving community of blogshops is anything to go by. In fact, the success of blogshops locally has caught even the experts by surprise. All this was revealed at the recent soft launch596 words
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388 2011-08-15 30 REUTERS A mobile security expert said he has found new ways for hackers to attack phones running Google’s Android operating system. Mr Riley Hassell, who caused a stir when he called off an appearance at a hackers’ conference lastREUTERS - 388 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration540 2011-08-15 32 Stubborn Stoke keep Chelsea’s A-Team at bay THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Stoke City 0 Chelsea 0 MANCHESTER New Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas’ introduction to the Premier League proved to be a testing and frustrating affair as his side were held to a goalless drawTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; GETTY IMAGES - 540 words
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Article284 2011-08-15 32 LONDON China’s Lin Dan captured the world men’s singles badminton title for a fourth time yesterday, surviving two match points before beating old foe and Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia 20-22, 21-14, 23-21 in an exciting final at the Wembley Arena. It was more284 words
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Article, Illustration569 2011-08-15 33 AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Newcastle 0 Arsenal 0 LONDON This was no eight-goal thriller but Arsenal’s visit to Newcastle still ended as contentiously as last season’s game, with Joey Barton as the agent provocateur when the visitors had a player dismissedAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 569 words
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Article270 2011-08-15 33 AP NEW DELHI India’s loss of the world No 1 test ranking to England was met with disbelief at home yesterday, with one major newspaper calling it a “humiliation”. England routed India by an innings and 242 runs in the third test atAP - 270 words
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Article, Illustration515 2011-08-15 34 AP GOLF PGA Championship, 3rd round JOHNS CREEK Brendan Steele and Jason Dufner can make a name for themselves by winning the PGA Championship. But until that big trophy is handed out today, this major remains a mystery. How will they handle the pressure ofAP; PHOTOS: REUTERS, GETTY IMAGES - 515 words
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Article, Illustration448 2011-08-15 35 PHILIP GOH - PHILIP GOH philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It has been only 26 months since she started her journey in weightlifting but yesterday, Helena Wong began another chapter which is hoped will help her to the top of the victory dais at the Nov 11-22 SEAPHOTO BY PHILIP GOH - 448 words
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242 2011-08-15 35 PHILIP GOH - PHILIP GOH A year ago yesterday, Singapore was awash in Youth Olympic Games (YOG) fever as a dazzling opening ceremony at the Floating Platform at Marina Bay kicked off 12 days of sporting competition for the inaugural games. Yesterday morning, some 1,000242 words
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Miscellaneous82 2011-08-15 35 SPORTS FIXTURES For fixtures of all E Premier and E League Champ, please visit Singapore Pools website. LIVE TELECAST AT LIVEWIREfMARINA BAY SANDS RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA) E Premier Manchester City Swansea Tue, 16/08/11 3.00am Always play with care. Do not bet illegally. T Towards Community No person under the age82 words
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Article, Illustration1246 2011-08-15 2 MAYO MARTIN - The performance art scene in Singapore gets a second wind MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg A FEW weeks ago, musician Arif Ayab was busy wreaking havoc inside the Substation Theatre. Together with fellow performer Jason Lee, he spent half an hour enthusiastically banging away on objects like cartons and mineralPhotos courtesy RITES - 1,246 words
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Article, Illustration482 2011-08-15 4 Mayo Martin - Drum Tao’s Arisa Nishi thinks women can play drums better than men Mayo Martin mayo@mediacorp.com.sg THE sight of a beautiful woman passionately playing drums is, to use the proper technical term, really hot. Looking great, however, is the furthest thing on Arisa Nishi’s mind after she picks upPhoto courtesy Drum Tao - 482 words
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Article, Illustration176 2011-08-15 4 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN The annual stage extravaganza that is the National Day Parade was held in the form of a “musical”. Organisers of the Singapore Writers Festival 2011, to be held in October, released an initial list of writers, which included Freakonomics’ Stephen Levitt and Pulitzer Prize-winner176 words
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Article326 2011-08-15 4 VISUAL ARTS Shambhavi: Lonely Furrow Indian artist Shambhavi Singh’s new series from her STPI residence focuses on rural workers, with works featuring recurring motifs of tools used by labourers. Until Sept 10, 10am to 6pm, Singapore Tyler Print Institute, 41 Robertson Quay. Free admission. Closed on Sundays, by appointment326 words
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Article, Illustration455 2011-08-15 5 CHRISTOPHER TOH - Former Class 95FM presenter Joe Augustin returns to MediaCorp Radio CHRISTOPHER TOH IT HAS been three years since former radio DJ Joe Augustin was on the air. And if you’ve missed him, you’ll want to get up early on the morning of Sept 5.Today file photo - 455 words
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Article, Illustration185 2011-08-15 5 REUTERS HERE’S an interesting snapshot of where America is at as a nation: On Thursday night, more people tuned in to watch Pauly D, Vinny and their pumpkin-hued cohorts run amok in Italy than tuned in to watch the potential next leader of the freeREUTERS; Photo: AP - 185 words
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Article, Illustration628 2011-08-15 6 DISA TAN - The right play on colours makes this breezy abode modern and stylish DISA TAN VIBRANT colours can do a lot for a home. Bright paint calls attention to areas you want to emphasise while dazzling wallpaper generates plenty of visual interest. Remarkably, this terrace home has none of628 words
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Article, Illustration504 2011-08-15 8 Living With Hwa Chong Institution Piano Ensemble Club 2011 Be awed as the aspiring and talented young musicians from the Hwa Chong Institution Piano Ensemble Club interpret a music from a variety of eras. Look forward to Mozart’s classical pieces, Schubert’s piano recitals, Chopin classics from the504 words
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Miscellaneous230 2011-08-15 10 ON MEDIACORP ALLTHINGS PAPER Channel NewsAsia, 9.31 pm Imagine redefining your living spaces with furniture fashioned out of paper! Catch the creators behind these crazy paper constructions. KELUARGA KAHAR Suria, 8.30pm Hasri has to take care of his two daughters when his wife goes into a coma after an accident.230 words
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