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Title Section40 2011-09-20 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 Tuesday September 20, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking AFTERNOON EDITION MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Tuesday September 20, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking40 words
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Article, Illustration833 2011-09-20 1 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In the words of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the life of former President S R Nathan, 87, “exemplifies the Singapore story”. “His journey from a runaway sleeping in alleys to the President ofPHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 833 words
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Article493 2011-09-20 1 Surprise move threatens to add to concerns of contagion in euro zone AGENCIES ROME Italy’s credit rating was cut by Standard Poor’s on concern that weakening economic growth and a “fragile” government mean the nation will not be able to reduce the euro-region’s second-largest debt burden. TheAGENCIES - 493 words
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168 2011-09-20 1 SINGAPORE Commuters attempting to take the SMRT Circle Line to work or school today were dismayed to find trains not in service, in both directions from Dhoby Ghaut to Marymount station, for most of the morning. Train operator SMRT said in a statement the168 words
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HOT NEWS
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430 2011-09-20 2 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi yesterday warned his successor that he will face resistance from hardliners within the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition to his bold plan to repeal the Internal Security Act (ISA). Prime MinisterTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 430 words
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Article, Illustration417 2011-09-20 2 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR In the last few weeks, a group of political strategists that includes members of the team behind Mr Tony Blair’s “New Labour” campaign have started work to reinvent Prime Minister Najib Razak (picture)THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER; BLOOMBERG - 417 words
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266 2011-09-20 4 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB A bomb hoax message sent to the email accounts of 83 Members of Parliament, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has landed David Daniel Liu Fu Long, 34, in hot water. Yesterday, Liu was jailed nine months for sending out266 words
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392 2011-09-20 4 AP LONDON British police arrested a group of suspected terrorists yesterday in one of the most significant counter-terror operations of the year. Officers were also carrying out raids on several homes and a commercial property in the central city of BirminghamAP - 392 words
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Article, Illustration569 2011-09-20 6 NG JING YNG - NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The sharp fall in an international ranking of Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) life sciences faculty over the last two years has prompted concerned undergraduates to request a meeting with the faculty head, which will be held tomorrow. WhilePHOTO COURTESY NTU - 569 words
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Article, Illustration600 2011-09-20 8 THE NEW YORK TIMES PARIS Mr Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Sunday that his sexual encounter with a New York City hotel chambermaid was “an error” and “a moral failure” he would regret his whole life, but not a criminalTHE NEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS - 600 words
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Article, Illustration563 2011-09-20 10 CAROLYN QUEK - CAROLYN QUEK carolynquek@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Apart from not being told of any negative feedback about the Night Safari’s annual spook fest, the event’s student organisers said they had also learnt from Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) staff that the event had garneredPHOTO COURTESY SP - 563 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration767 2011-09-20 12 PAUL A - PAUL A Paul A Volckerwas chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1987. THE NEW YORK TIMES In all the commentary about Mr Ben Bernanke’s recent speech in Wyoming, little attention has been paid to six crucial words: “In a contextTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 767 words
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Article, Illustration284 2011-09-20 14 EDWARD CARR - EDWARD CARR The world capital should be somewhere efficient and neutral. Somewhere you can get easily in and out of. Somewhere used to welcoming travellers from all over the world. After World War II, that place was Geneva. Today, as Europe and the United States284 words
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Article897 2011-09-20 15 GORDON BROWN, FELIPE GONZALEZ, ERNESTO ZEDILLO - Doomed to fail unless IMF made more independent GORDON BROWN, FELIPE GONZALEZ, ERNESTO ZEDILLO Gordon Brown is a former Prime Minister of Britain. Felipe Gonzalez is a former Prime Minister of Spain, and Ernesto Zedillo is a former President of Mexico. The full version of thisTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 897 words
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Advertisement43 2011-09-20 14 COMMENTARY ONLINE Paul Krugman The bleeding cure: Austerity is hurting the economy Bloomberg editorial Obama’s tax tweak: An idea whose time hasn’t yet come Jeffrey Goldberg Palestine may have a vote, but it won’t be a state AVAILABLEATTODAYONLINE.COM OR ON OUR MOBILE APPS43 words
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VOICES
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154 2011-09-20 16 Neo Poh Kok - Letter from Neo Poh Kok Deputy Director, (Building Construction Management), Housing and Development Board MR CHEW Chee Meng, a Build-to-Order applicant at Telok Blangah Towers, felt that “A 5-year wait for a flat is too long” (Sept 10). He was mistaken. Telok Blangah154 words
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290 2011-09-20 16 Jennifer Lewis - Good investment decisions have offset losses on Swiss bank UBS Letter from Jennifer Lewis Head, Corporate Affairs and Communications, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation WE REFER to the letter “GIC should disclose details of UBS position” (Sept 19). The Government of Singapore290 words
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Article, Illustration372 2011-09-20 17 Jose Raymond - Letter from Jose Raymond Executive Director, Singapore Environment Council WE REFER to the announcement “New dual four-lane road in Bukit Brown to ease heavy traffic” (Sept 13), about the planned construction of a new road by 2016 that will cutIMAGE COURTESY SINGAPORE ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL - 372 words
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Article199 2011-09-20 17 Patrick Tan - Letter from Patrick Tan SMRT chief executive Saw Phaik Hwa may be a woman of many talents who may spend her time inspecting toilets, as reported by Today on Sunday in “The art of moving people” (Sept 18). But what is important to me and fellow199 words
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SINGAPORE
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147 2011-09-20 18 The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has suspended the licence of Zerin 500mg tablets due to product defects in some tablets. Although the health risk to consumers is low, the HSA said it is suspending the licence of the tablets used forthe relief147 words
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360 2011-09-20 18 TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Over the next five years, some 50,000 Singaporeans will have their lifestyles and attitudes towards healthcare tracked, in a project to collect data to develop more effective, prevention-based healthcare. A initiative by the new Saw Swee Hock School of360 words
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215 2011-09-20 20 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) said fewer gold jewellery pieces failed to meet the fineness requirement for hallmarking standards from March to June. Only one or about 3 per cent of the 32 items tested failed to meetCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 215 words
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157 2011-09-20 20 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The first payment under the Special Employment Credit (SEC) announced in this year’s Budget will be given out by the end of this month. The Ministry of Manpower says that more than 51,000 employers qualify. They willCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 157 words
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362 2011-09-20 21 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB shaffiq@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A mother who fell to her death with her young daughter from a Bukit Batok flat in April had carried the girl before making the fatal leap, the Coroner’s Court heard yesterday. In an inquest into the double362 words
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Article, Illustration301 2011-09-20 21 SARA GROSSE - SARA GROSSE SINGAPORE An acid attack three years ago left a woman’s eyes badly damaged, especially her left one. “I consider (myself) totally blind,” said the 44-year-old woman, known only as Madam Ho. Initially, Mdm Ho, who is from Malaysia, wasOOI BOON KEONG - 301 words
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WORLD
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Article200 2011-09-20 22 BANGKOK POST BLOOMBERG Thailand’s capital has prepared staff and equipment to help evacuate residents in 27 communities ahead of the expected arrival of floodwaters yesterday. Water levels in the Chao Phraya River, which runs through Bangkok, began to rise on Sunday night at highBANGKOK POST; BLOOMBERG - 200 words
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Article228 2011-09-20 22 REUTERS SEOUL South Korea’s President announced a series of measures yesterday to help the country regain its place as a stem cell research powerhouse, five years after a cloning scandal. President Lee Myung Bak said the government will invest nearly 100 billion won (S$114 million)REUTERS - 228 words
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231 2011-09-20 23 REUTERS TOKYO Japan’s biggest defence contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, said yesterday that hackers had gained access to its computers, with one newspaper saying its submarine, missile and nuclear power plant component factories had been the targets. The company said some informationREUTERS - 231 words
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Article, Illustration225 2011-09-20 23 AGENCIES GUWAHATI (India) Rescue workers raced to clear roads blocked by mudslides yesterday as they attempted to reach remote villages cut off after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake killed at least 55 people and damaged more than 100,000 homes in north-eastern India, Nepal and Tibet.AGENCIES; AP - 225 words
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128 2011-09-20 23 AP China’s Foreign Minister called yesterday for the resumption of long-stalled six-nation talks on nuclear disarmament in North Korea following recent conciliatory gestures by the two rivals. North Korea walked out of the negotiations in April 2009 but, in recent months,AP - 128 words
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Article, Illustration322 2011-09-20 24 AP KARACHI A Taliban suicide bomber detonated a vehicle packed with explosives yesterday outside the home of a senior police officer tasked with cracking down on militants in Pakistan’s largest city. The blast killed at least eight people and left aAP - 322 words
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150 2011-09-20 24 AP It was enough to spark a major security scare in New Zealand on Saturday: A man posing as a pilot tried to gain access to a restricted part of Auckland Airport and then escaped when questioned. The police issued alerts forAP - 150 words
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195 2011-09-20 24 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH More than 60 of the world’s top clothing labels are to boycott cotton from Uzbekistan over claims that the government forces children to harvest the crop. Burberry, Levi’s, H&M and sportswear companies Adidas and Puma were among the brands that pledgedTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 195 words
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Article, Illustration144 2011-09-20 25 AGENCIES Surgeons at a hospital on London’s Great Ormond Street have successfully separated conjoined twin baby girls in a complex and extremely rare operation, the charity that funded the surgery said on Sunday. Sudan-born Rital and Ritag Gaboura (picture) are craniopagus twins, meaningAGENCIES; AP - 144 words
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258 2011-09-20 25 BLOOMBERG BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party was defeated in a Berlin state election and her coalition ally lost all its seats, after scepticism over euro-area bailouts turned into a campaign theme, stoking government infighting over the debt crisis. The Social Democrats, theBLOOMBERG - 258 words
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235 2011-09-20 25 AGENCIES BEIJING China has ordered a popular television talent show off the air for a year after it exceeded broadcasting time limits, replacing it with programmes that “promote moral ethics” such as public safety and housework tips, state media said yesterday. EpisodesAGENCIES - 235 words
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Advertisement94 2011-09-20 24 of Karachi, an upscale residential area that rarely The fronts of several two-sto-rey concrete buildings were totally blown away. Rubble littered the streets amid the burned wreckage of cars hit by the explosion. Mr Aslam is a top police officer in the Crime Investigation Karachi has not seen as many94 words
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BUSINESS
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Article278 2011-09-20 26 20-year sales forecast revised upwards THE NEW YORK TIMES PARIS Despite concerns that current financial market turmoil could upend a global economic recovery, the European plane maker Airbus raised its long-range forecast for commercial aircraft demand yesterday, citing expectations of increasing wealth in fast-growing AsiaTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 278 words
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202 2011-09-20 26 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG Prada, the Italian luxury goods maker that had Hong Kong’s biggest initial public offering this year, said firsthalf profit climbed 74 per cent as it opened more stores and demand in Asia surged. Net income rose to €179.5 million (S$309 million)BLOOMBERG - 202 words
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Article59 2011-09-20 26 MONDAY CLOSE 11,401.00 (-0.94%) Friday 11,509.10 p 0.66% Thursday 11,433.20 p 1.66% Wednesday 11,246.70 p 1.27% Tuesday 11,105.80 p 0.40% NYSE TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Bank of America 185.6m $6.99 q 3.32% General Electric 53.7m $16.18 q 0.92% Pfizer 46.1m $18.06 q 0.50% Ford 41.3m59 words
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Article11 2011-09-20 26 US$1 s$1.259 US$1 £0.639 US$1 €0.735 US$1 ¥76.604 US$1 A$0.98511 words
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OVERNIGHT
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Article81 2011-09-20 26 Sliding on Greece Stocks snapped a four-day rally on concern Greece may default on its debt and trigger economic fallout in the euro zone and beyond. But markets recovered from their worst levels in late trade after Greece’s Finance Ministry said it was near an agreement with81 words
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Article52 2011-09-20 26 Slump in its second day Oil tumbled in a second day of heavy losses, as escalating fears over the euro zone debt crisis triggered across-the-board selling of riskier assets. ICE Brent November crude fell US$3.08 to settle at US$109.14 a barrel, while US October crude slid US$2.26 to US$85.7052 words
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178 2011-09-20 28 Afreehold industrial site on Alexandra Road has been put up for sale. Colliers International, the marketing agent, did not give an indicative price as there has been no recent industrial site sales in that area. However, Colliers did say an HDB178 words
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349 2011-09-20 28 SINGAPORE Fortis Healthcare India yesterday announced it would acquire its sister company, Singapore-based Fortis Healthcare International, a move that will make it one of the largest healthcare networks in the Asia-Pacific. With a combined revenue of more than US$1 billion (S$1.26 billion), the enlarged network349 words
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226 2011-09-20 28 AGENCIES ZURICH The chief executive of UBS is under fresh pressure after the Swiss bank on Sunday increased the amount of losses from the alleged rogue trading by Kweku Adoboli to US$2.3 billion (S$2.9 billion) from US$2 billion, and claimed his activities had beenAGENCIES - 226 words
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DIGITAL
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Article590 2011-09-20 29 THE NEW YORK TIMES PALO ALTO (California) For cloud-based digital music services like Spotify and Rhapsody, which stream millions of songs but have struggled to sign up large numbers of paying users, being friended by Facebook could prove to be a mixed blessing. According to numerousTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 590 words
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122 2011-09-20 29 AGENCIES Buddy Media, the company that provides Facebook, Twitter and other social media management tools to brands to grow their social media standing, has launched its own data and analytics platform, ConversionBuddy. According to a report by IT news- siteAGENCIES - 122 words
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Article, Illustration232 2011-09-20 30 IAN DE COTTA - IAN DE COTTA AndrewTang (picture) had his work cut out trying to make something out of his first appearance in the final of the CIKFIAK2 World Cup, after starting last among 34 drivers for the final at Sarno, Italy, on Sunday. The Singaporean youngster quicklyTAN SIU KAN - 232 words
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Article, Illustration630 2011-09-20 30 IAN DE COTTA - Chief medical officer Chew hopes he won’t be called into action on Sunday IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg FORMULA 1 2011 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX SINGAPORE Preparations for one of the most glamorous races on the Formula 1 calendar have entered the final stage, with crewsPHOTOS BY OOI BOON KEONG - 630 words
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247 2011-09-20 30 REUTERS Criminal gangs are making longterm investments in match-fixing, buying clubs and organising referee training camps as part of their infiltration of football, FIFA’s security chief Chris Eaton said yesterday. As part of their response, FIFA want to provide witness protection for players who comeREUTERS - 247 words
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Article349 2011-09-20 31 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE The Singapore women’s table tennis team are the reigning world champions and Olympic silver medallists. The Singapore men and women won all but one of the seven golds on offer at last year’s Commonwealth Games and they have ruled at the349 words
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Article, Illustration338 2011-09-20 32 AGENCIES AFTERNOON LATEST MANCHESTER They have spent almost half a billion dollars on players in a few years, but Manchester City’s Arab owners are about to make “the most important investment this club has ever made”, City’s chief football operations officer Brian MarwoodAGENCIES; REUTERS - 338 words
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213 2011-09-20 32 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Andy Murray has warned that the biggest names in tennis could go on strike to push through changes to the sport’s exhausting calendar. Murray will take part in talks at the Shanghai Masters next month, when he said theTHE GUARDIAN - 213 words
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Article, Illustration979 2011-09-20 2 The critics’ fave slays the competition, Mad Men keeps Boardwalk Empire at bay, and Charlie Sheen seeks forgiveness AGENCIES IF, AFTER 48 episodes, there was still any doubt that Modern Family is the most adored sitcom on television, it was eliminated here at the 63rdAGENCIES; Photos: Reuters - 979 words
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Article250 2011-09-20 3 And the Emmy goes to REUTERS Best Drama Series: Mad Men Actor In A Drama Series: Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights Actress In A Drama Series: Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife Supporting Actor In A Drama Series: Peter Dinklage, Game Of Thrones Supporting Actress In A Drama Series: Margo Martindale,REUTERS - 250 words
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Article, Illustration542 2011-09-20 8 Eveline Gan - Damp kitchen cloths can harbour harmful infection-causing bacteria, study finds Eveline Gan eveline@mediacorp.com.sg PICTURE this.After preparing the ingredients for your chicken soup, you use a damp cloth to clean the kitchen counter. As the soup starts boiling over, you use the same cloth to542 words
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Article, Illustration150 2011-09-20 8 A GLOBAL study on hygiene behaviour conducted early this year by the Hygiene Council found that women and older adults tend to be more hygienic than men and younger people. If you’re the tidy, orderly sort, you will also probably be more hygienic than messyArtwork by Yen Yok - 150 words
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Article, Illustration326 2011-09-20 9 People who get up early in the morning are slimmer, happier and healthier than those who lie in, say researchers THE DAILY TELEGRAPH THOSE who fight the urge to ignore the alarm clock complete morning chores faster, pack their children off to schoolTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 326 words
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Article91 2011-09-20 9 Did you know that strong family ties are closely linked to a hormone called oxytocin? Find out more about this love hormone and get tips from our experts as you embark on this exciting journey of nurturing your family. Local theatre veteran Pamela Oei will91 words
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Article619 2011-09-20 10 Explore the ‘Mangle Salada’ Pasir Ris Park Discover more about mangroves and their diverse ecosystem in this guided tour as part of Parks Festival 2011. On your walkabout, lookout for unique plants and animals such as the giant mudskipper, fiddler crab and dog-face water snake. Learn what619 words
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