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November 13, 2008 Thursday
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Rihanna cancels show

JAKARTA - POP singer Rihanna has canceled a concert Friday in Indonesia over security concerns.

Dive Purnomo, a spokeswoman for the event organiser, says the singer had been scheduled to perform before a sold-out crowd of 6,000 in the capital, Jakarta.

 
Dream catchers

FIRST-TIME playwright Jacke Chye, 41, used to cringe in embarrassment whenever he accompanied his grandmother on her errands as a young boy.

'She had such a loud voice and was constantly yelling out in Hainanese,' he recalls with a chuckle.

Pianist with key to your heart

HUNGARIAN pianist Adam Gyorgy may be only 26, but he has a veteran's appreciation of what audiences like, as Singaporeans will see for themselves when he performs here next week.

Better off on their own?

SINGAPORE actress Chen Meixin, 21, is not a household name like Zoe Tay or Fann Wong, but given time and opportunity, she could be.

The newbie is already making a name for herself in China. She was handpicked by Golden Horse Best Actor nominee Zhao Benshan to play the female lead in a new drama series, Dongbei Master, which the actor-turned-director is helming.

 
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