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SingaporeStar.com Sunday 5th July 2009 Volume 1/27
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"Our beloved son, brother and father of three children has gone so unexpectedly, in such a tragic way and much too soon. It leaves us, his family, speechless and devastated to a point, where communication with the outside world seems almost impossible at times."
Joseph Jackson
The father of Michael Jackson and the family patriarch was speaking after the sudden death of his son.

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UOB Painting of the Year winner to undergo residency at Fukuoka museum
Families of NDP participants get sneak peak of parade at rehearsal
S’pore confirms 34 new cases of H1N1, total tally now at 1,003 cases
Ang Mo Kio—Yio Chu Kang Town Council to raise standards of public toilets
Govt to set up new S’pore Road Safety Council by early 2010

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Britney's dad to remain her legal guardian till 2010
Shakespeare's 'King Lear' inspires theatre artists in Kashmir
Madonna to pay homage to Jacko at O2 arena
James Gandolfini throws out intruder during Broadway performance
Sony Walkman named top music invention of last 50yrs

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Russia to allow US millitary passage through airspace
'New York' gets good press in US
Film Festival Punch TV Network
‘Allow 24% FDI in FM radio’
Venezuelan official says 240 radio stations to have licenses revoked

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Over 3,500 jewellery pieces on display at "Around the World" jewellery show
Worth more than S$10 million, the pieces will be up for sale at the three—day event.Visitors can take in the quirky creations which have been divided into four themes "Out of Africa",...

Current global economic crisis will test S’poreans’ moral character
Speaking at the fifteenth anniversary celebrations of Damai Secondary School on Saturday, Mr Yeo said if there is a strong sense of mutual obligation, solidarity and affection, Singaporeans will not...

Getting a charge from cooking oil
By Kate Lim BIODIESEL may sound like a technologically advanced fuel, but the green alternative to pump diesel can be produced from something as simple as cooking oil. And since June 2007, Alpha...

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World Headlines
Damning report slams Israel, Hamas over civilian deaths, destruction
Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week....

North Korea Independence Day missile launches described as provocative
South Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched five missiles off its eastern coast...

Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska
Politics in Washington picked up a beat Friday, when former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin suddenly announced her resignation as Alaskan...

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Business News
Swiss banks cutting U.S. clients loose
Swiss banks are shunning business from the U.S. amid concerns over legal issues and prospects for tighter...

Obama still popular despite weakening economy, employment
The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.5 percent last month -- the highest figure in 26 years. In the short term, the jobs report is a political setback for President Barack Obama and his economic policies. But the latest opinion polls suggest the president continues to hold public support despite the weak...

European equities mixed, U.S. markets closed
Some markets in Europe closed higher Friday, while others...

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    New 203 room hotel opens in Mumbai this week
    Tom Cruise gifts daughter a toy kangaroo
    800 Pakistani pilgrims duped in travel scam, stranded in Saudi Arabia
    Zurich hotels prepare for Ramadan guests
    EU to lift ban on Indonesian airlines

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    Jackson fans flood website handing out memorial tickets
    Website fosters Alberta adventure
    Omg! Positive tone boosts Yahoo celeb site to top
    In Lakeville, an old VFW post vows not to fade away
    Prayer power for Aquino spreads to Internet

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    Now the June 30 deadline has arrived and US troops have evacuated Iraqi cities and towns, what do you think will be the outcome?


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    Coming off Highway 45, about an hour's drive and 50 miles south of Houston, and as we approached Galveston my thoughts went...


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    Crash of Pakistan military helicopter kills 27
    North Korea cements military ties with Myanmar
    New Zealand reports first swine flu deaths
    British immigration officials pass Pak visas in just 11 minutes
    'Top PCB officials have no knowledge about sports management'