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Title Section17 2011-10-15 1 TODAY on Saturday October 15, 2011 www.todayonline.com NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 A PUBLICATION OF MICA (P) 200/02/201117 words
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Article, Illustration695 2011-10-15 1 LEONG WEE KEAT - But Transport Minister says higher quotas are likely to return from 2013 LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The annual vehicle population growth rate will be cut from the current 1.5 per cent to 1 per cent next year, and will be further slashedTODAY FILE PHOTO - 695 words
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Article, Illustration553 2011-10-15 1 YVONNE CHAN - YVONNE CHAN yvonnechan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore economy grew 5.9 per cent in the third quarter compared to the same period a year ago and narrowly avoided a technical recession, as annualised quarter-on-quarter growth edged up 1.3 per cent after a contractionTODAY FILE PHOTO - 553 words
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HOT NEWS
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548 2011-10-15 2 ESTHER NG - But employers feel current quotas and guidelines are already causing difficulties for them ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The labour movement and employers have differed slightly in their responses to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s call at the National Day Rally to develop guidelines for fair548 words
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373 2011-10-15 2 AGENCIES SINGAPORE The Republic’s central bank yesterday eased monetary policy for the first time in two years, as a worsening global economic outlook threatens to derail the island nation’s exportdependent economy. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will continue to guide the localAGENCIES - 373 words
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Article, Illustration606 2011-10-15 3 CHANNEL NEWSASIA AGENCIES BANGKOK Fear and confusion gripped Bangkok yesterday as residents grappled with mixed messages over whether Thailand’s worst floods in decades would overwhelm the intricate defences of the low-lying metropolis of 9 million people. The government sought to reassure residents thatCHANNEL NEWSASIA; AGENCIES; REUTERS - 606 words
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381 2011-10-15 3 BLOOMBERG PARIS European officials are outlining a rescue plan that may include deeper investor losses on Greek bonds, higher bank capital levels, and increased firepower for bailouts and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The plan’s elements emerged as finance ministersBLOOMBERG - 381 words
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576 2011-10-15 4 TANYA FONG - TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The prosecutorial discretion of prosecutors and the penalties meted out to financial-crime offenders was rigorously discussed at the Criminal Law Conference yesterday, with former Law Society president, Senior Counsel Michael Hwang, arguing for an alternative approach to punishing576 words
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Article, Illustration588 2011-10-15 4 TEO XUANWEI - TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg JOHOR BARU Three weeks after a Malaysian politician reportedly made negative remarks about the crime situation in Johor, the police chief of the southern state has stepped out to stress that his department is in “full control”. At a rareBLOOMBERG - 588 words
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Article, Illustration479 2011-10-15 6 ONG DAI LIN - ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) finds “innovative ways” to connect with citizens, it will also continue to refine its regulatory framework “to safeguard community values and public interests” with the proliferation of media choices.TODAY FILE PHOTO - 479 words
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390 2011-10-15 6 IAN DE COTTA - IAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE The Genoa International School of Soccer (GISS) has instructed its lawyers in Singapore to serve a Letter of Demand to Sembawang Soccer Academy (SSA), which has failed to pay at least half of an outstanding amount of €370,000 (S$649,000)390 words
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296 2011-10-15 6 TEO XUANWEI - TEO XUANWEI SINGAPORE More public officers will be sent on attachments and secondments to community-based agencies such as the Community Development Councils, as the Government moves towards developing and implementing policies with both “the head and heart”. Key goals for the Public Service296 words
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238 2011-10-15 6 SINGAPORE When Parliament sits on Monday, the House will elect two new Deputy Speakers and debate the President’s Address. Dr Lam Pin Min, Member of Parliament (MP) for Sengkang West, will move a motion of thanks in reply to the President’s Address. In his238 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration2021 2011-10-15 8 JAMES LAMONT - As Sonia Gandhi prepares for her son to succeed as PM, India is reminded how much it relies on her steadying influence JAMES LAMONT James Lamont is the Financial Times’ South Asia bureau chief. THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED Few guard their image as tightly as theTHE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED; AP; BLOOMBERG - 2,021 words
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Article, Illustration1071 2011-10-15 12 EZRA KLEIN - The Cleveland Clinic has fired smokers, bans junk food and penalises those who don’t work out EZRA KLEIN Ezra Klein is a Bloomberg View columnist. BLOOMBERG The Cleveland Clinic is best known for providing excellent healthcare. A bustling, brisk medical campus, the clinic hasBLOOMBERG - 1,071 words
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VOICES
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110 2011-10-15 14 Abdul Islam - Letter from Abdul Islam I REFER to the letter “Why uproot kampung spirit?” (Oct 13). One reason why corridors should be free from obstruction is to allow emergency ambulance crew to manoeuvre their stretchers when attending to cases or to wheel out patients from their110 words
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Article, Illustration519 2011-10-15 14 Quek Soo Beng - To solve the gambling problem I SAY Quek Soo Beng “Don’t tempt temptation” is never a more apt saying than when it comes to gambling. It is human nature to take some risk in the hope for higher rewards. The challenge is how this instinct or greed can be controlled.TODAY FILE PHOTO - 519 words
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456 2011-10-15 14 John Gee - Letter from John Gee Immediate Past President, Transient Workers Count Too I APPLAUD Mr Jolovan Wham’s intention, in his letter “Agencies not anti-competitive” (Oct 10), of supporting a move that he believes could result in a salary increase for Singapore’s most poorly paid456 words
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Article, Illustration430 2011-10-15 16 Anita Chew Yoke Mui - Letter from Anita Chew Yoke Mui ALTHOUGH culling is the primary measure in Singapore to control and prevent a rabies outbreak, it is no longer considered an effective method of control by international standards. As documented in the World Health Organization reportTODAY FILE PHOTO - 430 words
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273 2011-10-15 16 Joel Chua - Letter from Joel Chua I RESPECT Mr Lee Kuan Yew a great deal. However, his recent reiteration, reported in “Both English, Chinese are vital” (Oct 8), for Chinese-Singaporeans to speak Mandarin at home upsets me. While this might better prepare our ethnic majority273 words
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177 2011-10-15 16 Leong Sze Hian - Letter from Leong Sze Hian I REFER to the report “Fewer sought help last year, but CDCs gear up for uncertain outlook” (Oct 6), which reported that between April last year and this March, the Community Development Councils disbursed S$61 million to assist 61,500177 words
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172 2011-10-15 16 Koh Wee Sing - Letter from Koh Wee Sing Head, Public Internal Communications, Corporate Communications Division, Immigration Checkpoints Authority WE REFER to Ms Li Minwen’s letter “Not the way to be treated, ICA” (Oct 8). She had presented a passport not belonging to her for immigration clearance when172 words
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114 2011-10-15 16 HELEN LIM - LETTER FROM HELEN LIM ACTING DIRECTOR, MEDIA RELATIONS, LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY We refer to Mr Bok Hai Suan’s letter “Let’s do away with road-tax discs” (Oct 8). Currently, the paper disc provides the most convenient method to remind vehicle114 words
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Advertisement43 2011-10-15 14 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices VOICES ONLINE The CCS should focus on price-fixing of actual goods and services and not the wages of vulnerable workers Jolovan Wham ONLY AVAILABLE AT TODAYONLINE.COM OR ON OUR MOBILE APPS43 words
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Advertisement57 2011-10-15 16 VOICES ONLINE Singapore has a framework in place to prevent animal cruelty, such as investigating and charging offenders. However, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority uses inhumane methods to trap and cull stray dogs, such as electrocution, painful traps and nooses. Is this not animal abuse? Aria Sim Shyuen ONLY AVAILABLE57 words
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SINGAPORE
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Article, Illustration368 2011-10-15 18 OLIVIA SIONG - OLIVIA SIONG oliviasiong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Twenty-three per cent of the population is currently involved in volunteer work an all-time high. Encouraged by this statistic, President Tony Tan has urged more Singaporeans to give their time, expertise and financial resources to make the Republic a more gracious, caringPHOTO BY WEE TECK HIAN - 368 words
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244 2011-10-15 18 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The Ministry of Education (MOE) is reorganising its professional wing to deepen expertise and deliver a holistic and valuesdriven education, in line with the emphasis given to values and character development made at the recent MOE Work Plan Seminar. Three newCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 244 words
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Article291 2011-10-15 18 CAROLYN QUEK - CAROLYN QUEK SINGAPORE The head of the Catholic Church in Singapore is calling for a rest day every week for domestic workers, the latest in a chorus of voices here urging for time off for maids. Addressing the 200,000 local Catholic population to mark the291 words
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175 2011-10-15 19 CAROLYN QUEK - CAROLYN QUEK The agency handling public relations work for Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) has resigned from the account, five months after renewing a yearly contract with the organisation. Managing directorof ICON International Communications John Bailey told Today that it had decided to175 words
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227 2011-10-15 19 SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL - SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL saifulbahri@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Foreign Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam officially opened the Centre for Multilateralism Studies at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) yesterday. The centre will conduct research on multilateral economic, political and security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region and227 words
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Article, Illustration161 2011-10-15 19 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Fourteen male suspects, some of them polytechnic and secondary school students, have been arrested during a police raid on an illegal gambling den. The police said they mounted the operation on Wednesday at a private residential unit in Sin Ming estateCHANNEL NEWSASIA; PHOTO COURTESY SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE - 161 words
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WORLD
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317 2011-10-15 20 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s ruling Communist Party begins an annual conclave in Beijing today, with top officials seeking to shape the core leadership that will run what may become the world’s biggest economy in the next decade. The Communist Party Central Committee willAGENCIES - 317 words
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Article, Illustration78 2011-10-15 20 A man wearing a mask of Apple founder Steve Jobs stands in line to buy an iPhone 4S in front of an Apple Store in Tokyo yesterday. The new model which looks similar to the previous iPhone 4 but has aREUTERS - 78 words
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256 2011-10-15 20 REUTERS PHNOM PENH Cambodia has banned its citizens from going to work in Malaysia as maids, its Prime Minister said yesterday, following a series of horrific reports of beatings and rapes. The order follows a similar ban imposed by Indonesia onREUTERS - 256 words
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240 2011-10-15 20 REUTERS Japanese Prime MinisterYoshihiko Noda is set to ease a decades-old weapons export ban, the Yomiuri newspaper reported yesterday, paving the way for the country’s small defence industry to participate in multinational projects. Defence MinisterYasuo Ichikawa had told Reuters this month that heREUTERS - 240 words
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102 2011-10-15 22 AP A fighter jet crashed during an exhibition at an air show in central China yesterday, though there were no reports of casualties. Footage aired by China Central Television showed the jet sputtering and then nose-diving into a field as the pilot ejected from theAP - 102 words
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Article113 2011-10-15 22 AP A fake bomb threat allegedly made by a disgruntled woman trying to worry her husband forced a Chinese airliner to make an emergency landing onThursday. The China United Airlines flight, which took off from Beijing and was headed to the far western city ofAP - 113 words
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Article, Illustration512 2011-10-15 22 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW DELHI Ms Moulshri Mohan (picture) was an excellent student at one of the top private high schools in New Delhi. When she applied to colleges in the United States, she received scholarship offers of US$20,000 (S$25,000)THE NEW YORK TIMES - 512 words
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Article, Illustration233 2011-10-15 26 AP NEW YORK Authorities in New York City yesterday postponed the clean-up of Manhattan Plaza where anti-Wall Street protesters have been camped out for a month, prompting cheers from a crowd that had feared they would be evicted. Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway said theAP - 233 words
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153 2011-10-15 26 REUTERS Salvage teams raced yesterday to resume pumping oil from a stricken container ship that has almost split into two off the New Zealand coast as businesses started to count the cost of the disaster. The Liberian-flagged Rena has been stuck forREUTERS - 153 words
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106 2011-10-15 26 REUTERS A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck yesterday near a major town in the Pacific nation of Papua NewGuinea, the United States Geological Survey said. A subsequent reading put the quake at 6.7. It occurred 100km east of Lae, the country’sREUTERS - 106 words
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Article, Illustration345 2011-10-15 26 Berlusconi narrowly survives no-confidence vote in Parliament AGENCIES ROME Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi survived a confidence vote in Parliament yesterday, but his narrow majority raises doubts over his ability to govern effectively when the country needs a steady hand during its economic crisis. After daysAGENCIES; AP - 345 words
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Article, Illustration245 2011-10-15 26 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MOSCOW The governor of a Russian prison has lost his job after he was revealed to be supplying jailed crime bosses with luxury cells fitted with plasma television sets, fish tanks and drinks cabinets stocked with vodka and whisky. State prosecutorsTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 245 words
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150 2011-10-15 26 REUTERS Anders Behring Breivik, who has confessed to the bomb and shooting attacks that killed 77 people in Norway in July, said there are up to 80 cells in Europe with militant anti-Islamic ideals like his own. Norwegian police saidREUTERS - 150 words
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Article, Illustration192 2011-10-15 27 AP SEATTLE A self-proclaimed superhero appeared in a Seattle courtroom, with his mask, to face possible charges in an alleged pepper spray attack. Phoenix Jones (picture) whose real name is Benjamin John Francis Fodor was arrested last Sunday after police say he sprayedAP - 192 words
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124 2011-10-15 27 AP Sesame Street, the popular children’s programme, has launched an antibullying campaign aimed at teaching pre-schoolers how to recognise and combat bullying. The Public Broadcasting Service show will air its special episode in the United States on Monday. The company said on Thursday that studiesAP - 124 words
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255 2011-10-15 27 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Streakers at next year’s Olympic Games in London will face fines of £20,000 (S$40,000) or a possible jail sentence if they have a company’s logo painted on their naked body, according to new British government guidelines. The Department for Culture,THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 255 words
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Advertisement140 2011-10-15 22 Building a vibrant, enlightened and empowered investor community SIAS 70,000 members welcome the following elected SIAS Management Committee for the term September 2011 to September 2013 Mr. David Gerald President SIAS n Mr. James Leong Asst. Honorary Treasurer (Master Trainer, VisionsOne Consulting Pte Ltd) www.sias.org.sg Mr. Slow Chai Sheng Vice140 words
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BUSINESS
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322 2011-10-15 28 AVELYN NG - AVELYN NG avelynngsy@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore has dropped one notch in an Asian report on sustainability disclosure. This year’s Asian Sustainability Rating (ASR) ranked Singapore sixth out of 10 Asian countries, down from fifth position last year. South Korea retained its top ranking322 words
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172 2011-10-15 28 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Singapore’s retail sales grew the least in five months in August as motor vehicle purchases dropped and spending at department stores and supermarkets climbed at a slower pace. The retail sales index rose 3.3 per cent from a year earlier afterBLOOMBERG - 172 words
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259 2011-10-15 28 REUTERS SINGAPORE International food group Cerebos Pacific said yesterday that its wholly owned subsidiary Cerebos New Zealand intends to make a S$72.6 million offer for New Zealand honey products company Comvita in a bid to diversify and expand its businesses. TheREUTERS - 259 words
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353 2011-10-15 29 REUTERS BEIJING China’s consumer inflation dipped to 6.1 per cent last month, retreating further from three-year highs, although stubborn food price pressures will deter the central bank from loosening its policy reins anytime soon. A slowdown in price rises would be welcomed byREUTERS - 353 words
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62 2011-10-15 29 Mineral exploration and production company LionGold said yesterday that it has made a S$69.6 million all-share takeover offer for Australia-based Signature Metals. LionGold has offered to buy the shares of the Australian-listed gold producer at A$0.02 each, to be satisfied by the issuance62 words
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Article58 2011-10-15 29 STOCK CALLS BUY S$1.095 DBS Vickers Securities maintains a Buy rating with a lower discounted cash flow-based target price of S$1.49 from S$1.59 previously. House says it like CapitaCommercial Trust for its strong balance sheet with net gearing of 27.4 per cent, healthy cash reserve and its ability58 words
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Article56 2011-10-15 29 FRIDAY CLOSE 2,744.17 (+0.37%) Thursday 2,733.97 q 0.14% Wednesday 2,737.75 p 1.66% Tuesday 2,693.05 p 0.93% Monday 2,668.30 p 1.06% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE GoldenAgr 84,994 $0.630 p 1.613% MIDAS 61,392 $0.415 p 12.16% Genting SP 50,227 $1.620 p 1.250% Noble Grp 41,376 $1.450 p56 words
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Article26 2011-10-15 29 HANG SENG 18,501.79 (-1.36%) È È NIKKEI 8,747.96 2,431.37 SHANGHAI È È Ç 2,431.37 17,082.69 AUSTRALIA 4,205.60 1,442.43 MUMBAI 17,082.69 (+1.18%) MALAYSIA È 1,442.43 (-0.17%)26 words
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PERSONAL FINANCE
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772 2011-10-15 30 BRYAN GOH - COMMENTARY BRYAN GOH Bryan Goh is the head of alternative investments for DBS Wealth Management. The impression that investors have of alternative investments is that they are too complicated. In fact, they are not difficult to grasp if one concentrates on their key features and772 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration785 2011-10-15 32 Reds’ American owners hope to celebrate landmark occasion with a win over deadly rivals AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Liverpool vs Man United LIVERPOOL Kenny Dalglish has rallied his Liverpool side to win their hugely-anticipated clash with Manchester United today for their American owners.AGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 785 words
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Article, Illustration629 2011-10-15 33 ALYWIN CHEW - The trickery and goalscoring ability of irrepressible Uruguayan will prove too much for United COMMENTARY ALYWIN CHEW alywinchewsc@mediacorp. com.sg Alywin Chew is assistant sports editor at Today. He is blessed with wonderful technique and is forever busy, never one to shirk the responsibility of harassingGETTY IMAGES - 629 words
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138 2011-10-15 33 This week on 938LIVE’s SportsZone, it’s all about the “Big Red Clash” between Liverpool and Manchester United. The Reds are eager to hand United their first defeat in this season’s Barclays Premier League while Sir Alex Ferguson would just love to pile138 words
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125 2011-10-15 33 REUTERS Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini softened his stance towards Carlos Tevez yesterday, saying he did not know whether the Argentine would play forthe club again despite previously stating the striker was “finished”. Questions relating to the striker, who faces disciplinary proceedings forREUTERS - 125 words
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Article, Illustration575 2011-10-15 34 World waits to see which version of Les Bleus will be unveiled today AGENCIES 2011 RUGBY WORLD CUP, SEMI-FINAL France vs Wales AUCKLAND Grinding out results is not the France way; going from the sublime to the ridiculous, and then back again, is. France’sAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 575 words
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429 2011-10-15 34 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It is official, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) will pull out all the stops to help the national under-23 side achieve the silver medal target at the SEA Games, which will be held429 words
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Article, Illustration713 2011-10-15 35 Bananarama makes an appearance at the Singapore Turf Club for an evening of pure entertainment THERE was a buzz of anticipation in the air last Friday at the Singapore Turf Club (STC), and it wasn’t just because everyone was waiting for the night’s races to begin. More713 words
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Article, Illustration795 2011-10-15 2 ZHANG WEIFANG - Our top 10 shows from Spring/Summer 2012 fashion season ZHANG WEIFANG zhangweifang@mediacorp.com.sg THE curtains have come down on the fashion wonderland that was the Spring/Summer 2012 fashion season. And now there’s nothing we can do but bide our time till the collections are readily available on the racks.Photos: Reuters - 795 words
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Article, Illustration556 2011-10-15 4 Jess Cartner-Morley - Having resurrected the Celine brand, designer Phoebe Philo is a perfect fit for the Louis Vuitton gig Jess Cartner-Morley features@mediacorp.com.sg THE GUARDIAN PHOEBE Philo’s ascent to the summit of the global fashion industry has been remarkably stealthy. Backstage after the Celine show amid the flurry ofTHE GUARDIAN; Photos: Reuters - 556 words
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Article650 2011-10-15 8 Library in Town This weekend, pop by the National Library Board’s Mobile Library in town to pick up some books while shopping. The mobile library can be found at The Centrepoint on selected Saturdays until December. Register as a new memberthere and receive a welcome gift. The650 words
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