Today, 24 May 2014

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    15 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp SATURDAY, 24 MAY 2014 MICA (P) 053/06/2013
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    Lock icon Military tightens grip on Thailand
    922 1 COUP LEADER PRAYUTH MOVES TO NEUTRALISE OPPOSITION AGENCIES BANGKOK —A day after seizing power in a coup, the Thai military tightened its grip on the country, detaining former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and members of her family as well as summoning hundreds of civil servants.
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    Lock icon Tuition agency first to be charged with breaching DNC Registry laws
    584 1  -  SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A recalcitrant tuition agency which has had a few hundred complaints lodged against it for spamming and its director will be the first to be charged under the Personal Data Protection Act with breaching
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      47 1 INTEGRITY KEY IN OFFICIALS HERE, SO THOSE WHO MAKE ALLEGATIONS MUST BE READY TOPROVE THEM IN COURT: SHANMUGAMHOT NEWS 2 Download the new TODAY APPS FOR APPLE, ANDROID AND WINDOWS 8 smartphones and tablets todayonline.com/apps SPORTS 22-23 Champions League final: RealvAtletico MORE REPORTS: PAGES 5 AND 6
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      Blogger must make offer of damages or face suit: PM’s lawyer
      574 2 Firm extends deadline to 5pm on Monday following Ngerng’s apology PRIME MINISTER WILL ‘DEAL WITH OTHER MATTERS IN LETTER AT APPROPRIATE TIME’ S I N G A P O R E Blogger Roy Ngerng Yi Ling’s request to have
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      Lock icon Allegations against politicians must stand up in court: Shanmugam
      637 2  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Countries that allow false accusations against politicians as part of public life are neither wrong nor illogical, but Singapore has taken an alternate stance where those who make similar allegations against politicians here must be prepared
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      Lock icon April inflation highest since last November
      735 3  -  CPI rises as car prices surge; trend likely to persist for rest of the year as tight labour market drives up costs say analysts ACCOMMODATION ONLY MAJOR CATEGORY TO SEE LOWER COSTS WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Consumer prices rose at a faster pace
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      Lock icon Foreign terror groups influenced Xinjiang attackers, says China
      610 4 CULPRITS ‘SWAYED BY RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM SEEN ON INTERNET’ AGENCIES BEIJING China said yesterday that the people who carried out an attack that killed 31 people in the capital of the country’s troubled Xinjiang region on Thursday appeared to be influenced by terrorist
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      Lock icon Residents try to move on after Urumqi attack
      769 4 THE NEW YORK TIMES URUMQI (CHINA) They were hard-core bargain hunters, grey-haired bus drivers and bureaucrats on modest pensions who woke up early to find the cheapest produce in this increasingly expensive city. For the driver of the sport utility vehicle seeking
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      Lock icon S’PORE, U.S. CONDEMN ACT OF TERROR
      287 4 AGENCIES Singapore has strongly condemned the attack at a market in Urumqi on Thursday morning that killed 31 and injured more than 90. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of lives from this incident, and express our deepest sympathies and condolences to the
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      Lock icon World leaders criticise Thai coup
      590 5 No justification for takeover, which will have negative implication on ties, says US MOVE A SETBACK TO DEMOCRACY THAT ASEAN HAS TRIED TO ENGENDER: INDON FOREIGN MINISTER AGENCIES BANGKOK —The Thai military’s takeover of the government on Thursday drew criticism from many world leaders, with
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      Lock icon MFA urges Singaporeans to reconsider plans to visit Thailand
      727 6  -  MOST GOING AHEAD WITH TRIPS; SIA FLIGHTS OPERATING AS SCHEDULED LOUISA TANG, TAN SHI WEI louisatangqr@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) yesterday issued a travel notice asking Singaporeans to seriously reconsider visiting Thailand, as the current situation in the
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      Lock icon Coup may deal further blow to Thai tourism industry
      430 6 AGENCIES BANGKOK The Thai army’s seizure of power in a coup this week is likely to deal another blow to the country’s oncethriving tourism industry, which has been struggling from the country’s longrunning political crisis. Following the army’s coup on Thursday,
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      Lock icon Little India riot: Prosecutors seek costs from lawyer over criminal motion
      566 7  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E In an unprecedented move, prosecutors are trying to get lawyer M Ravi to personally bear the costs of an aborted bid to quash charges against five
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  • voices
    • Article
      Hosting tobacco forum contradicts S’pore’s values
      337 10  -  FROM DELANE LIM ZI XUAN I have learnt that the World Tobacco (WT) Asia 2014 forum, which will attract visitors in the tobacco industry, will be hosted in Singapore. In March 2012, the city hosted the World Conference on Tobacco or Health, in which
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      Public Guardian will continue reviewing processes for Lasting Power of Attorney
      254 10  -  FROM DANIEL KOH The Public Guardian We refer to Ms Siew Kang Yoke’s and Mr Foo Kok Huan’s letters “Make preparation for adopting Lasting Power of Attorney fuss-free” (May 21) and “Process for Lasting Power of Attorney too costly,
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      Correction
      33 10 In “Affiliates on their minds” (May 23), we stated wrongly that Nicholas Fang is a former Nominated Member of Parliament. His term in Parliament is still active. We apologise for the error.
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      Pensioners should be permitted to use Medisave to buy CPF Life
      150 10  -  FROM RAYMOND LO WAN MOU The Pioneer Generation Package is highly appreciated, and there would be schemes and tweaks, such as to the Central Provident Fund (CPF) accounts, to support it. One that should be considered is the use
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      For a better future, encourage S’poreans to be active citizens
      304 11  -  FROM PATRICK LIEW SIOW GIAN I commend the Government for taking a proactive approach to improving the nation, which the President touched on as he addressed Parliament. (“CPF improvements on cards as Parliament reopens”; May 17) There is also merit,
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      For-profit, non-profit sectors can learn from each other’s strengths
      293 11  -  FROM YOON WAI NAM Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Non-Profit Leadership At the recent Social Service Partners Conference, the Minister for Social and Family Development discussed how a strengthened partnership between the private, public and the third sectors would better address
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      122 10 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices HOW CAN CPF SYSTEM BE IMPROVED? The Government is looking to improve the CPF system, so Singaporeans can retire with peace of mind. Should contribution rates be raised? How to enjoy higher returns on our CPF
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      81 11 Constant connectivity can be a pain in the neck m <• NECK& SHOULDER RUB ra NON-GREASY NON-GREASY Text neck, tablet hunch and gaming cramps from being constantly switched on in this modern life can lead to muscle aches and pains. Thankfully, there’s Tiger Balm Neck Shoulder Rub to provide quick*,
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  • singapore
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      Civil service to improve inter-agency coordination in 2nd half of parliamentary term
      699 12  -  Better outreach and greater attention to policy execution also key areas of focus AGENCIES MUST LOOK PAST THEIR MANDATES: TEO CHEE HEAN NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Improving coordination among public agencies and paying closer attention to policy
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      Lock icon Night Safari celebrates 20th anniversary
      146 12 The Night Safari, the world’s first wildlife park built to be viewed at night, celebrated its 20th anniversary last night, with Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, who had officiated at the opening of the S$63 million park on May 26,1994, gracing the occasion. From
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      SAF regular found dead at Nee Soon Camp
      150 12 SINGAPORE A Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) regular serviceman was found dead yesterday morning at Nee Soon Camp. A statement from the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) said the inci­dent occurred at 8.15am yesterday, but offered no further details. Yahoo! Singapore said the serv­iceman
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      Pub owner jailed four years for killing aggressive patron
      649 14  -  Man grabs knife and stabs customer after the latter tries to push his head against gate VIOLENCE PRACTICALLY FORCED OUT OF ACCUSED, SAYS JUDGE AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE First, the inebriated patron at his pub hurled vulgarities at him and
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      Ex-principal jailed nine more months for misusing school funds
      343 14  -  ALFRED CHUA alfredchuamf@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE The disgraced former principal of Maris Stella High School, Anthony Tan Kim Hock, was yesterday sentenced to a further nine months in prison, on charges of misappropriating nearly S$67,000 in school funds. Tan, 67, is
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  • world
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      Lock icon Businessman linked to China’s ex-security chief sentenced to death
      625 16 Punishment of gang leader is the culmination of one of the highest-profile cases against graft since Xi took office ‘MAFIA-STYLE’ GANG HAD COMMITTED INTENTIONAL HOMICIDE AGENCIES BEIJING —A former mining magnate with suspected ties to the family of China’s retired security
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      Lock icon Beijing warns Tokyo to stay out of South China Sea dispute
      605 16 REUTERS beijing/manila China yesterday warned Japan to stay out of a growing dispute with its neighbours over the South China Sea, as Manila implicitly accused Beijing of delaying talks aimed at a solution. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had
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      Lock icon US indictment offers glimpse into China’s hacking culture
      734 17 THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING One man accused of being a hacker for the Chinese military, Wang Dong, better known as UglyGorilla, wrote in a social media profile that he did not have much ambition, but wanted “to wander the world with
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      Lock icon Putin’s Singapore dream for Crimea takes hit
      626 18 Annexation prompts bank closures, fall in tourism, while corruption hurdles persist HEAD OF NEW MINISTRY PLEDGES TO ENSURE COMFORTABLE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AGENCIES MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to transform Crimea into the Singapore of the Black Sea, said the politician tasked
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      Lock icon Militants attack Indian consulate in western Afghan city
      549 18 REUTERS HERAT —A handful of heavily armed insurgents, including suicide bombers, launched a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) and gun attack on the Indian consulate in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat hours before dawn yesterday, said officials. Indian staff at the mission escaped soon
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  • business
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      Lock icon Temasek’s LNG unit sets up joint venture with BW
      681 19  -  Company’s move to play larger role in supply chain will boost S’pore’s position as energy hub GOVT SEEKING SITE TO BUILD SECOND GAS TERMINAL LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Temasek Holdings’ liquefied natural gas (LNG) offshoot Pavilion Energy is building
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      Lock icon Fed’s road to normalcy may be rocky, says top official
      498 19 REUTERS SAN FR ANCISCO The United States Federal Reserve is finally moving back to “normal” monetary policy, San Francisco Fed President John Williams has said, but the top central bank official warned of possible lurches along the way. Painting a
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      Lock icon Builders rally in HK, Shanghai on speculation of easing property curbs
      373 20 BLOOMBERG SHANGHAI —Chinese real estate companies yesterday rallied on speculation that the government would ease four-year property curbs to prevent the world’s second-biggest economy from missing its growth target for this year. An index of developers listed in Shanghai
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      Lock icon Cheung Kong offers discounts to HK buyers as supply rises
      517 20 Developer says lower prices designed to help those looking to upgrade to bigger units HOME PRICES FORECAST TO DROP AT LEAST 30% BY 2016 AGENCIES HONG KONG —Cheung Kong Holdings, the Hong Kong developer controlled by Asia’s richest man, Mr
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      Lock icon Some privacy, please? Facebook, under pressure, finally gets the message
      278 20 AGENCIES SAN FR ANCISCO —After years of outrage over its privacy policies, Facebook is giving a privacy check-up to its 1.28 billion users and changing the way it treats new users by initially setting their posts to be seen only
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  • sports
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      Lock icon NADAL’S STILL THE MAN TO BEAT
      873 21 Spaniard favourite for a ninth French Open title despite recent poor form PAIN CONTINUES TO PLAGUE PLAYER BLOOMBERG LONDON —Even at his worst, Rafael Nadal heads to Roland Garros as the favourite to win a record-extend-ing ninth French Open tennis championships. The world No
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      A SOUND DEFENCE THE BASIS OF ATLETICO’S SUCCESS
      447 22  -  ANDY WEST Star striker Diego Costa might attract most of Atletico Madrid’s headlines, but the foundation for their success has been their brilliant defensive record. For the second consecutive season, Atletico conceded far fewer goals (26 in 38 games) than any other
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      SO NEAR YET SO FAR APART
      762 22  -  CHAMPI NSLEAGUE FI AL: RAL MADRID v ATLETICOMADRID COMMENTARY BY ANDY WEST The royalty against the peasants; the Galacticos against the free transfers; the millionaires against the workers Saturday’s Champions League final between local rivals Real and Atletico Madrid is an almighty clash of
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      Lock icon CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL BRIEFS
      371 23 AGENCIES Forward Diego Costa and playmaker Arda Turan (above) were back in training with their Atletico Madrid team-mates on Thursday, suggesting they will be fit for Saturday’s Champions League final against Real Madrid. Costa, Atletico’s top scorer, and Arda, a key component of the team’s attacking
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      Lock icon SUAREZ VOWS TO PLAY IN WORLD CUP
      631 24 Uruguay star undergoes surgery on knee, but concerns remain STRIKER EXPECTED TO MISS FINAL WARM-UP MATCHES AND OPENING GAME AGENCIES MONTEVIDEO —Luis Suarez has promised Uruguay supporters that he would play at the coming World Cup finals after a successful keyhole surgery on
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      Lock icon GRAFT PUSHING UP COSTS FOR WORLD CUP: OFFICIAL
      519 24 BLOOMBERG RIO DE JANEIRO —Corruption is partly to blame for Brazil’s World Cup stadiums ending up over budget and becoming some of the world’s most expensive soccer venues, a government official said. The latest estimate for 12 new and refurbished stadiums showed
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      Lock icon DUMMETT GETS DEATH THREATS OVER SUAREZ INJURY
      180 24 REUTERS Newcastle United defender Paul Dummett has received death threats from angry Uruguay fans who blame him for the injury that has put striker Luis Suarez’s World Cup campaign in doubt. The Uruguayan Football Association said Suarez first suffered the injury in the
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      Lock icon I’M HUNGRIER THAN ROSBERG, SAYS HAMILTON
      561 25 Briton takes swipe at Mercedes team-mate ahead of Monaco GP REUTERS M O N ACO Championship leader Lewis Hamilton has suggested his underprivileged past makes him hungrier for Formula 1 success than Mercedes team-mate and title rival Nico Rosberg, who grew up among Monaco
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      Lock icon LUIZ SET TO BECOME WORLD’S COSTLIEST DEFENDER
      469 25 AGENCIES LONDON —Chelsea have agreed to sell David Luiz to Paris St-Germain for a fee which could approach £40 million (S$84.4 million) and may make the shaggy-haired Brazilian the most expensive defender in the world. The Daily Telegraph reported that the two clubs
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      Lock icon NBA PLAYOFF WATCH
      351 26 REUTERS ROUND-UP Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, in an interview focused on many societal issues, told Inc Magazine that even he harbours “prejudices and bigotries”. The interview was posted to Cuban’s Twitter page, and ranges in scope from economics to the NBA’s hottest topic, disgraced Los Angeles
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      Lock icon JAPAN PULL OFF THOMAS CUP UPSET OVER CHINA
      330 26 VICTORY WAS A SURPRISE FOR TEAM, SAYS COACH AP NEW DELHI —Japan dashed China’s bid for a record sixth consecutive title in Thomas Cup badminton with a stunning 3-0 victory in the semifinals yesterday. World No 4 Kenichi Tago and the fast-rising
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      ANOTHER DEFEAT UNTHINKABLE: FANDI
      357 26  -  DAN GUEN CHIN SINGAPORE —The LionsXII’s search for a much-needed win is unlikely to get any easier with the visit of Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) at the Jalan Besar Stadium today. Three straight defeats have left Fandi Ahmad’s men eighth in the 12-team Malaysian Super League
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
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      111 26 Live Telecast of UE Champions final: Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid available on 25 May from 2.45am onwards at Livewire (Singapore Pools), Livewire (RWS) Livewire (MBS). For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw BbSure] L i vew i re (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) Livewire (Singapore
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  • T TODAY
    • arts
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        WHITHER ARTS SPACES?
        543 28  -  METTLE WORK OFFERS A NEW FLEXIBLE ARTS SPACE BRUCE QUEK features@mediacorp.com.sg From the Centre for Contemporary Art, set amid the Gillman Barracks cluster of galleries; to the Goodman and Aliwal Arts Centres, these state-led, specialised clusters have contributed much in the years since their arrival but what
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        Lock icon Where the wild strings are
        324 28  -  The Croatian duo proves that electric cellos might not be such a bad idea after all CONCERT REVIEW: 2CELLOS LIVE IN CONCERT MAY SEAH SINGAPORE —At their one-night-on-ly show at The Star Theatre on Thursday, Croatian duo 2CELLOS Stjepan Hauser and Luka Sulic proved that
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        What’s on
        562 29 Performances and exhibitions to check out this week NASIRDIN AFANDI This Chinese musical drama performed by the Beijing Huaxia Musical Performing Troupe is based on a Chinese folktale about a young man from Xinjang who dreams of becoming the legendary and wise Afandi. Today, 3pm, 8pm, Kallang Theatre.
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        Lock icon Stallone happy for Rocky musical success
        444 29 AP NEW YORK —It was a tale of two Rockys when Sylvester Stallone and Andy Karl shared the onstage boxing ring at the Winter Theater hours before a recent staging of the Broadway version of the hit movie, Rocky. Stallone spoke proudly of the
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    • culture&lifestyle
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        Lock icon The stars’ charity shows
        941 30 Cannes glitterati step up for AIDS gala, while doctors steal the limelight at the Heart Fund Charity Ball CANNES FILM FESTIVAL AGENCIES CANNES —Sharon Stone showed up in a daring dress, John Travolta flew in on his plane and even Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst made an
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        Lock icon Monty Python reunion depressing, says Terry Gilliam
        505 31 THE GUARDIAN LONDON —Were you excited when you heard Monty Python were reuniting for live performances this summer? Many were: The media blitz was on the level of a royal wedding or first contact with extraterrestrials. But there were dissenters. Their scepticism has
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        Lock icon Kristen Stewart is ‘blossoming’
        234 31 AP CANNES —Director Olivier Assayas said moviegoers will see Kristen Stewart like they’ve never seen her before in his Cannes entry, Clouds Of Sils Maria. “It’s really something that you have not seen her in,” said Assayas. “She’s warm, funny, witty.” The film, which debuted yesterday
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        Lock icon Strength from tragedy
        711 32  -  Minnie Driver on living a mother-to-be’s worst nightmare in Return To Zero MUMMY DEAREST CHRISTIE YEO christieyeo@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Some tragedies are hushed, swept under the rug and remain untold. In this case, debutant director Sean Hanish has filled the
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        Lock icon Fans welcome news of Paul McCartney’s recovery
        294 32 REUTERS TO K YO Japanese fans on Friday welcomed news that former Beatle Paul McCartney is expected to make a full recovery from the viral infection that landed him in a Tokyo hospital for treatment. McCartney, 71, called off his soldout Japan tour
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        Superwoman for Bollywood?
        667 33  -  LAETITIA WONG SINGAPORE The Youtube FanFest is back in Singapore for its second edition, showcasing some of Asia’s finest up-and-coming creative virtuosos. The band of YouTube personalities such as David Choi, Ryan Higa, Tyler Oakley, Troye Sivan and Jenna Marbles will be performing at *SCAPE this weekend.
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