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BY GEOFF TAN
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MY PAPER THURSDAY JUNE 17, 2010, A15, VIEWPOINTS
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The writer is a senior vice president of Singapore Press Holdings’ marketing division.
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Reference
- MY PAPER THURSDAY JUNE 17, 2010, A15, VIEWPOINTS
- http://myepaper.mypaper.sg/ebook/web_php/fvbrowserjs.php?urljs=http://myepaper.mypaper.sg/ecreator/sphopf/mya170610cnd_opf_files/mya170610cnd.js&ver=Gen
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- http://sjprojektai.com/en/nuotraukos/sodo_nameliai_d_2.jpg
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