The Straits Times, 5 April 2010

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    19 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 094/11/2009 MONDAY, APRIL 5 2010 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Vettel shows his mettle
      54 1 AFTER taking pole positions in his first two races only to be let down by his car, Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel showed his mettle by leaping into the lead early in the Malaysian Grand Prix and staying there to win his first race of the
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      Lock icon Party polls in Indonesia
      55 1 TWO of Indonesia’s political parties are gearing up for internal polls. Next month the Democratic Party will choose from among three contenders a new leader who could eventually succeed President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The opposition PDI-P meanwhile is expected to re-elect Ms Megawati Sukarnoputri as chairman
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      Lock icon Race tension in S. Africa
      42 1 SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma called for calm yesterday following the murder of a white supremacist leader which sparked fears of renewed race tensions. Eugene Terre’Blanche was killed by black workers on his farm. WORLD PAGE A15
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      Lock icon Oil hits 18-month high
      40 1 OIL prices have inched to an 18-month high and may hit US$100 a barrel this year, economists say. The strengthening global recovery and China’s growing appetite for the commodity are pushing up demand. MONEY PAGE B20
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    Lock icon Over 50,000 turn up for Circle Line preview
    591 1  -  BY CAROLYN QUEK A SOON-TO-BE operational stretch of the Circle Line opened its doors for several hours to the public yesterday. More than 50,000 people turned up to take free train rides through the 11 new stations from Dhoby Ghaut to Bartley.
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    Lock icon US delays currency report on Chinese yuan
    797 1 Washington looks to resolve currency dispute diplomatically instead AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES BLOOMBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: The Obama administration has delayed a decision on whether to declare China a currency manipulator in a bid to cool tensions ahead of a visit by
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      121 1 BOOZE BY THE RIVER Underage teens party and hit the bottle SHANGHAI EXPO 2010 Little Nonya helps as draw card for S’pore WORLD, PAGE A11 HOME, PAGES B1-2 SENSITIVE, GENEROUS, THOUGHTFUL Jeremiah Choy in the MondayInterview LIFE, PAGE C4 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS:
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        Lock icon What we eat is everyone’s responsibility
        86 2 WE SAY There has been a noticeable increase in unsafe food products slipping into Singapore in recent years. Still, consumers will find reassuring the fact that food safety standards here are among the world’s most stringent. But as the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority has
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        Lock icon Keep the sun rising
        29 2 COLUMNS If Japan is to stay a force to be reckoned with, its politicians need to shape up, says Kwan Weng Kin. WORLD PAGE A13
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        Lock icon Philanthropy rules waves
        23 2 In a unique arrangement, a private foundation is aiding three nations in maritime issues, says Robert Karniol. REVIEW PAGE A17
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        Lock icon Protecting parents
        27 2 OUR READER SAYS Seah Kian Peng says the Maintenance of Parents Act needs “more teeth” if parents’ rights are to be defended. FORUM PAGE A18
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        32 2 www.straitstimes.com Tan Chong Yaw warns Internet users of the perils of cybercrime. Lynn Lee looks at how Indonesians are as preoccupied with health care as United States President Barack Obama.
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      Lock icon Fighting the digital war with the Great Firewall
      868 2  -  China treats cyberspace as territory that needs to be policed, defended BY CHING CHEONG SENIOR WRITER chingcheong@gmail.com THE Chinese obsesion with policing cyberspace has resulted in Internt giants such as Google and domain registrar Go Daddy pulling out of China. The Chinese
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      Lock icon Thai market at Punggol a hit with Singaporeans
      520 3  -  BY TAN WEIZHEN ASSIMILATION is a two-way street. To grassroots leaders in Punggol East, it is not enough to expect Singaporeans to adjust to the foreigners who come to live among them the immigrants also need to introduce residents here to their
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      Lock icon Avoid ‘irrational fear’ of new immigrants
      488 3  -  Collective effort needed to help them integrate, says Lim Hwee Hua BY JENNANI DURAI jennanid@sph.com.sg SINGAPOREANS’ concern over immigration issues is understandable but they must avoid developing irrational fears toward new immigrants, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Lim Hwee Hua said yesterday. She
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      Lock icon Red shirts stay put in key tourist area
      585 4  -  They defy orders to leave as Thai govt faces pressure to end protest BY NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg BANGKOK: “Red shirt” protesters dug in their heels yesterday, defying government orders to leave a key tourist and shopping district in Bangkok until
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      Lock icon MP, LTA chief turn models for charity
      221 4 THE new Circle Line stations were not the only centre of attraction yesterday. MP Fatimah Lateef, in whose Geylang Serai ward several Circle Line stations are located, and Land Transport Authority (LTA) chief Yam Ah Mee became “models” for a day, using a
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      Lock icon City Harvest ‘told to keep mum on Suntec deal’
      611 6  -  Church says it got legal reminder from investors not to disclose details BY YEN FENG zengyan@sph.com.sg CITY Harvest Church has taken a new round of flak over its Suntec deal. The megachurch disclosed during its weekend Easter services that it received
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      82 6  -  BY CAROLINE CHIA PHOTOJOURNALIST It’s that golden time of the day when things start to wind down, people head home, and friends and family start getting together. Straits Times photographers show their take on that moment in the Prime pages every Monday entitled 6.39pm. A man reads at
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      Lock icon Stranded ship leaking oil around Great Barrier Reef
      445 6 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: A stranded Chinese bulk coal carrier leaking oil into the sea around Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is in danger of breaking up and damaging the reef, government officials said yesterday. The 230m-long Shen Neng I was on its
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      Lock icon Giving hope to those with kidney failure
      1267 7  -  Outspoken doctor wants to make organ donation a way of life in S’pore BY CHANG AI-LIEN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT ailien@sph.com.sg NOTHING thrills kidney transplant veteran A. Vathsala quite like a healthy stream of pee. That first gush after a patient receives a new organ
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      148 7 ji Mr M Importing m with DHL Importing rfVKS I En -s 'Mm Hi tei ill A fi m w WE MAKE IMPORTING SIMPLE. Regulations, middlemen, paperwork and so many other details can leave you tied up in knots. Why not rely on DHL IMPORT EXPRESS WORLDWIDE to untangle your
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      Lock icon Party leaders fight to succeed Yudhoyono
      779 8  -  But President’s plans seen as bid to become ‘kingmaker’ BY SALIM OSMAN INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT salim@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: The party with the most number of seats in Indonesia’s Parliament is expected to shake up its leadership at its annual congress next month. The Democratic Party will
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      113 8 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE Legal moves to oust Thai ‘red shirts’ Bumpy road ahead for Asean MOST COMMENTED ON Obama urges Hu to pile pressure on nuclear Iran. Says GhostRider666: “I too agree that the sanctions against Iran are not working. But
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        Lock icon Opposition PDI-P faces tasks of renewal and reviving support
        766 9  -  BY LYNN LEE INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: The opposition Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P) is grappling with the twin problems of leadership regeneration and flagging public support as it strives to remain a key player in politics. Members of the party elite say
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        Lock icon Mekong states, China hold talks
        542 10 Leaders to discuss river management amid row over dams, water woes AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HUA HIN (Thailand): South-east Asian nations on the shrinking lower Mekong River began talks with Beijing yesterday amid fears that Chinese dams are further depleting the waterway, which is at its lowest
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        Lock icon On the way to monkhood
        39 10 Young boys sitting on the shoulders of their relatives in a procession past Shwedagon pagoda during their Shin Phu, a ceremony for those becoming novice monks, in Yangon, Myanmar, yesterday. PHOTO: REUTERS PHOTO: REUTERS
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        Lock icon Mum dies of H1N1, baby free of virus
        214 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian woman and her pregnant daughter have died from the H1N1 flu, but the baby born to the younger woman is free of the virus. Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai said the two
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        Lock icon Last adult witness to British massacre dies
        287 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: The last Malaysian adult witness to the massacre of 24 unarmed villagers by British troops in 1948 has died, leaving the campaign for an official investigation uncertain, activists said yesterday. Former rubber tapper Tham Yong (left), 78, who died
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        Lock icon Getting ready for Shanghai exposure
        733 11  -  To some Singapore firms, the World Expo is the opportunity they have been waiting for BY GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT graceng@sph.com.sg BEIJING: When Singaporean catering company Kriston Food Beverage Group was eyeing the business opportunities at the upcoming World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, the last
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        Lock icon Armed Chinese escort for Spratlys fishermen
        489 12 Move seen as Beijing stepping up its claim to disputed islands HONG KONG: Two Chinese patrol vessels have set out to protect their country’s fishing vessels in the Spratly Islands region of the South China Sea, local media reported yesterday. The vessels will accompany
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        Lock icon Seoul calls off rescue op, to raise warship
        304 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL: South Korea prepared yesterday to salvage a warship that sank more than a week ago near a disputed sea border with North Korea after calling off a dangerous operation to search for its missing crewmen. The operation
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        Lock icon Kim Jong Il not on China trip yet
        184 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL: North Korea’s Kim Jong Il hosted a weekend dinner in Pyongyang for the new Chinese ambassador, state media reported yesterday, indicating the reclusive leader has not embarked on a much-speculated trip to Beijing. His potential visit is a focus
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        Lock icon Taiwan doctors fret over kids’ medical care
        340 12 TAIPEI: Taiwan’s persistently low birth rate will lead to a decline in medical care for children, according to its paediatricians, as institutions such as hospitals would cut back on budgets and facilities for the service. Pointing out that Taiwan’s birth rate has hit
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        Lock icon Time for govt to pull up its socks
        891 13  -  Individual and corporate feats aside, Tokyo must work at keeping up with world’s best BY KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg MARCH was a great month for Japan, especially after its athletes’ failure to win even one gold medal at the Winter
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        Lock icon Pope’s Easter mass skirts sex scandal
        503 14 Cardinal condemns gossip as Vatican rallies to defend embattled pontiff ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI kept mum on paedophile priest scandals rocking the Roman Catholic Church while a leading cardinal defended him in an unusual address during the pontiff’s
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        Lock icon Triple blasts target embassies in Baghdad
        427 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS BAGHDAD: Suicide attackers detonated three car bombs near foreign embassies in the Iraqi capital yesterday, killing at least 30 people and wounding more than 200, the authorities said. The attack deepened fears that insurgents will seize on the political turmoil after
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        Lock icon Pillow fight in the city
        41 14 Young people taking part in the International Pillow Fight Day in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Saturday. The event, part of an “urban playground” movement, was observed in some 150 cities worldwide. PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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        Lock icon Cracks in Berlin’s Holocaust memorial
        267 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN: Germany’s Holocaust memorial, a solemn maze of concrete grey slabs in central Berlin commemorating the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis, split public opinion when it was erected five years ago. But now, ahead of next month’s anniversary, the splits are
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        Lock icon Supremacist’s death: Zuma calls for calm
        513 15 Afrikaner party vows revenge for murder as racial tensions rise in post-apartheid S. Africa ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JOHANNESBURG: South African President Jacob Zuma yesterday called for calm following the murder of white supremacist leader Eugene Terre’Blanche as his party vowed to avenge the
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  513 words
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          Lock icon One month’s jail for kiss
          127 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DUBAI: A British couple yesterday lost an appeal against a one-month jail sentence for kissing in public in the Muslim Gulf emirate of Dubai. The Misdemeanours Appeals Court upheld the verdict against British expatriate Ayman Najafi, 24, and tourist Charlotte Adams, 25. The
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          Lock icon Bomb derails goods train
          158 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW: An explosive device placed on a railway line derailed a goods train yesterday in the troubled North Caucasus region of Dagestan, Russian news agencies reported. The device blew up on the Makhachkala rail line and derailed eight carriages and an engine, a spokesman
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          Lock icon New rules on dead babies
          128 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: A city in China issued new rules yesterday on the disposal of dead babies after two mortuary workers were detained last week for dumping the bodies of 21 infants in a river, state press said. Under the regulations, the government of Jining
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          Lock icon Mine rescue continues
          113 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS XIANGNING (China): Rescue workers set up equipment and prepared yesterday to mount an operation to find survivors among 153 workers trapped in a mine in the northern province of Shanxi, saying they have not given up hope more than a week after the mine flooded.
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          Lock icon Girl, 12, sues over arrest
          133 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK: A 12-year-old schoolgirl who was arrested and handcuffed for doodling on her classroom desk is suing police for US$1 million (S$1.4 million), a report has said. Lawyers for Alexa Gonzalez claim police used excessive force and violated her rights in the
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      483 11 just for you, Singapore! SMRT did Singapore proud, sweeping three awards at the international Metro Awards 2010 in London "Best Metro Asia Pacific" and "Most Energy Efficient Metro" accolades for the second consecutive year, and "Most Innovative Use of Technology" award for the first time. 44 The Citibank-SMRT partnership, introduced
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      426 16 THERE has been a noticeable increase in unsafe food products slipping into Singapore in recent years. Still, consumers will find reassuring the fact that food safety standards here are among the world’s most stringent. It is nevertheless timely to reiterate, as the AgriFood and Veterinary Authority
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      Lock icon How green is an e-reader?
      876 16  -  BY DANIEL GOLEMAN, GREGORY NORRIS NEW YORK TIMES WITH e-readers like Apple’s new iPad touting their vast libraries of digital titles, some bookworms are bound to wonder if tomes on paper will one day become quaint relics. But the question arises, which is more environmentally
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      Lock icon Sri Lanka: Post-victory but not post-crisis
      683 16  -  BY DAYAN JAYATILLEKA FOR THE STRAITS TIMES SRI Lanka is set to pass another milestone the parliamentary election scheduled for Thursday, which follows the presidential polls in January and the end of the war with the Tamil Tigers last year. While the ruling coalition
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        Lock icon Polar regions may be divining rod
        913 17  -  CLIMATE CHANGE BY MICHAEL RICHARDSON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES SOME of the most dramatic signs of climate change are taking place in the vast and frigid polar caps, where few humans live. We would know less about them than we do but for recent
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        Lock icon Private player gets into Pacific waters
        735 17  -  BY ROBERT KARNIOL DEFENCE WRITER rkarniol@sph.com.sg THREE specks in the Pacific Ocean have turned to a Japanese private foundation for help in bolstering their control over a vast swathe of maritime territory. The main concerns for this innovative programme are fisheries and environmental protection,
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        Lock icon China trade pact will be good for Taiwan
        652 17  -  BY SANCHITA BASU DAS FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE Asean-China Free Trade Area came into effect in January, but now all eyes are on the proposed trade pact between China and Taiwan. The two sides are widely expected to sign the China-Taiwan
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        96 18 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR WONG SENG CHOW: Gather ‘old’ tales before it’s too late 2 MR SEOW CHOON KEE: Protect Merlion from snap-happy tourists (below) 3 MR MANDEEP SINGH KUMAR: Great service exists in Singapore 4 MR TERRY ANG: New passport in a flash, thanks to
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        55 18 Letters should be sent only to The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit a letter. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or Madam. Please
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        Lock icon What amendments seek to achieve
        335 18  -  MAINTENANCE OF PARENTS ACT Seah Kian Peng MP for Marine Parade GRC I REFER to Mr Philip Kwek’s Forum Online letter last Thursday, “Prevent abuse of ‘filial piety’ law”. Like Mr Kwek, I believe a large majority of Singaporeans are filial and will look after
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        91 18 Parental upkeep MR JOHN TANG: “A better way to enforce maintenance would be to deduct a portion of the Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions of children who earn more than $2,000 a month, for
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        340 18  -  Raymond Anthony Fernando I REFER to Dr Tan Chek Wee’s letter last Saturday, “Help caregivers abused by patients, kin”. While health-care professionals face increasing stress arising from complaints, family members also face anxiety and stress when health-care standards are not up to scratch.
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        187 18  -  Tan Kin Lian THE current system of bidding for certificates of entitlement (COEs) has been used for more than 20 years. When it was first introduced, it was envisaged that end buyers would bid for the COEs. Over the years, however, the bidding
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        248 18  -  Wong Kit Peng (Ms) I WONDER if bus companies allow their drivers to ply routes without even knowing the names of the roads and landmarks they pass daily. Let me relate two recent encounters I had with bus drivers who were Chinese nationals, did
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      140 2 WORK IN SHANGHAI Are you up for the challenge of a 10-week work stint? The Singapore International Foundation is looking for Young Business Ambassadors to work in the bustling city of Shanghai from September to November 2010, where you will have the opportunity to network and exchange ideas. To apply,
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      104 3 POSB Everyday Card for making POSB Everyday Card the people's choice again! everyday 5520 valid from 00/00 IViaste as» Singaporeans have once again chosen the POSB Everyday Card as their preferred card, for the second year running. And we couldn't have achieved this without your continuous support. As the bank
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        49 6 Children can get a headstart at the ST701 Nurture Your Child's Potential exhibition-cum-seminar. There will be child-related products and services, seminars and a talent contest with $1,700 worth of prizes to be won. Get a goodie bag worth $15 on registration, while stocks last. Visit nurtureyourchild.st701.com.
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        47 6 The new Cesar Gourmet Dry dog food comes in three flavours Classic Lamb with Vine Tomatoes, Lean Turkey with Garden Vegetables and Supreme Beef with Luscious Salmon. Sunflower oil and beet pulp are two ingredients used. The 1kg packs are sold at $11.90 each.
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        44 6 Get the latest electronic products at the Audio House Great Electronics Sale from Friday to Sunday at Suntec City Hall 602. See the range of 3D and LED TVs and Fujifilm's launch of the world's first 3D digital camera and digital viewer.
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        43 6 Food Travel Asia 2010 by Sphere Exhibits will be held from Friday to Sunday at Suntec City Halls 403 to 404. Several tour operators will offer new holiday destinations. Also find the best Asian cuisine bargains at the fair.
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        68 6 To celebrate its new logo, F&N Magnolia is offering fans of its milk products a chance to win $1,000 cash everyday. Purchase any two participating F&N Magnolia products and submit an entry with the barcodes on the packs. The entry will go into a draw that will run
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        53 6 Lo Hong Ka Prune Essence contains superior quality prune concentrate with prebiotics like oligofructose and insulin. A highly nutritious fruit drink rich in Vitamin C and dietary fibre, it helps in alleviating constipation. It retails at $18 per box of eight bottles or $2.30 per bottle, at Lo
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      552 6  -  Banks are encouraging consumers to use their credit cards and spend as they tie up special deals with their partners to get more business BY i GAYLE QUAH In a consumer society that thrives on credit, the banks are issuing more credit cards and tying up with
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      226 6 'lanning your finances well irepares you and your family or a secure future, and OCBC Sank advocates this. In the latst issue of Ask OCBC, a quarerly magazine published by :he bank, there are ideas and tips on how the family can be financially fit.
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      235 6  -  Gayle Quah Singapore furniture company Air Division has won the red dot award for product design of the Liner Sofa. As one of the winners chosen out of 4,252 entries from 1,636 companies in 57 countries, the award is prestigious for the company. The
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      270 6 Phillip Asia Pacific Growth Fund managed by Phillip Capital Management has emerged the winner of the Best Fund over 10 Years Equity Asia Pacific category in The Edge-Lipper Funds Awards 2010. The awards recognise and reward the best performing fund houses in Singapore. The Phillip
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      227 6 The Opel Insignia is now available in car showrooms here and it has much to boast about. Since its introduction in the European market last year, it has won 32 awards in 15 European countries. The sedan is also Europe's top-seller in
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      46 6 A Phillip Capital Management (S) Ltd (A member of PhiUipCapital) is pleased to announce that the Phillip Asia Pacific Growth fund has won in the UPPER -UND AWARDS 20IO Equity Asia Pacific (10 Year) category at the The Edge-Lipper Fund Awards 2010. PHOTO: PHILLIP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
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      67 7 report last month by the Singapore Department of Statistics shed light on Singaporean life last year. In the second of this two-part series, The Straits Times looks at how we spent our free time in 2009. Sources: NATIONAL HERITAGE BOARD, WILDLIFE RESERVES SINGAPORE, NATAS, SSC, SINGSTAT, COMSCORE
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      1013 1  - Teens gather for ‘picnics’ with booze Young people are meeting in public places to drink, seemingly unworried about getting caught despite being under the legal age. BY EISEN TEO eisenteo@sph.com.sg EVERY Friday, groups of teenagers between 14 and 17 years of age dress their best and head for “picnics” by
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      111 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE Where are all the cabs? Dad seeks $2 million for disabled son MOST COMMENTED ON Singapore ready to charge Ionescu. Says furyandtempest: “This case tests both Singapore’s judicial limits as well as how far our Government will go
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      370 2  -  EISEN TEO TWO members of The Straits Times Media Club took a shot at trying to buy alcohol from 25 licensed convenience stores, supermarkets and hawker stalls and got away with it at 23 of them. Dressed in street clothes, the
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      713 4  -  Victories in global debate and choir, dance contests testify to success of holistic focus BY JENNANI DURAI jennanid@sph.com.sg IF RESULTS of recent international competitions are anything to go by, then Singapore’s education system seems to be doing all right with the holistic development of
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      586 5  -  Four sued for failing in professional duties over sale of a house in 2002 BY KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg A COURT has found that an agreement between Electronic Realty Associates (ERA) and a property owner could result in “unjust enrichment” for the property agency. District Judge
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      386 5  -  BY KOR KIAN BENG POTONG Pasir MP Chiam See Tong yesterday moved a step closer to getting the Reform Party to join the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) he heads, after a combined walkabout in BishanToa Payoh GRC. Mr Chiam and Reform Party
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      135 5 Members of the Tay family paying their respects to an ancestor at the Bukit Brown cemetery, off Lornie Road, early yesterday morning. The Hokkien family was one of the few early birds to brave the rain at the site better known as Kopi Sua,
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      422 5  -  BY MAVIS TOH THREE foreign nationals, caught cheating at the roulette tables of Resorts World Sentosa’s casino, were arrested last Saturday. The trio a Spaniard and two Frenchmen, between the ages of 46 and 64 almost made off with $13,400 in winnings. Investigations
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        535 8 Students interview Faizal Isa at first media club workshop this year SINGAPORE Idol finalist Faizal Isa set some hearts a-flutter at the first Straits Times Media Club workshop of this year, but that did not stop students from grilling him about life as
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        900 8 From August, students have the option of studying volcanoes and earthquakes at Nanyang Technological University, when it opens a new Division of Earth Sciences. What other possible courses that are both interesting and practical should schools here offer to students? MY LIFE
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        497 8  -  LETTERS HOME BY TABITHA MOK PLASTIC surgery has always astounded me, the merger of art and science to produce features pleasing to the eye is quite a feat. I was privileged to be part of two plastic surgery teams over the last two years, both
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      195 7 0 BEIJING 101 Hair Consultants Hair Loss or White Hair adding on to your age? Yes, age is just a number and it shouldn't affect the way you look. Not when Hair Loss and White Hair take over your crown. Beijing 101 's Anti-White Hair and Anti-Hair Loss Treatments 1
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      272 8 Curtinnovation Now's the time to stand out from the crowd n \g Polytechnic graduates can now apply for August intake Course Preview: Friday 30th April, 4pm RSVP to info@curtin.edu.sg Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses available in full-time and part-time study mode Australia's Curtin University's business courses are cutting-edge, designed in collaboration
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      200 9 www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Red Bull’s Vettel wins Malaysian GP Tiger faces scandal inquest Arsenal keep title bid alive MOST COMMENTED ON New EPL broadcast rights rule ‘ill-judged’ Said Eagle_Eye2004: “This decision is good for English football overall, as it will
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      819 9 Vettel overcomes car’s reliability issues to secure first podium finish of 2010 MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX THE TIMES, LONDON REUTERS SEPANG: Sebastian Vettel won yesterday’s Malaysian Grand Prix at a canter and without any need of an umbrella. The third Formula One Grand Prix of the season started
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      Lock icon Giants deliver thrills but gain few points
      287 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS SEPANG: Formula One giants McLaren and Ferrari provided most of the overtaking thrills but collected few of the points at the Malaysian Grand Prix yesterday in performances that were pleasing yet disappointing. On the face of it, McLaren’s sixth and eighth
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        Lock icon Lotus wilt in the face of heavy competition
        53 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE Malaysia-backed Lotus team wilted in the competitive heat. Italian Jarno Trulli finished 17th, while Finn Heikki Kovalainen was unclassified following repairs for a damaged rear tyre. “In the end, it is a major achievement to finish,” said the team’s
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        Lock icon Ferrari engine failures blow Sauber’s chances
        99 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS IT WAS not a great Grand Prix for the Ferrari brand, not just because Fernando Alonso blew his engine. The Ferrari power plants in the two Sauber cars caused problems. Pedro de la Rosa did not even make the start when his
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        Lock icon Webber finishes second despite cut right hand
        73 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS MARK Webber almost fell victim to bizarre misfortune just moments after qualifying in pole position. The Red Bull driver tried to slide down a staircase railing on his way back from the press room to his garage. He glided down a
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      Lock icon Injured Rooney keen to figure against Bayern
      369 10 LONDON: Wayne Rooney believes he has a chance of playing in Manchester United’s Champions League clash with Bayern Munich on Wednesday. He hopes intensive treatment and pain-killing injections on last week’s ankle ligament injury, which officially has ruled him out for at least
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      Lock icon BLAME IT ON BENITEZ
      591 10 Manager’s rotation policy sees Liverpool drop crucial points Birmingham City 1 Liverpool 1 LONDON: Rafael Benitez’s self-destruc-tive tinkering may have been the final blow to Liverpool’s hopes of finishing in the top four of the Premier League and playing in next season’s Champions League. First, he
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      Lock icon Farewell Fabregas?
      356 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Cesc Fabregas could have played his last game for Arsenal and not just because of a fractured right leg. The man likely to be Barcelona’s new president, Sandro Rosell, is readying a £50 million (S$106.5 million) bid to bring the Arsenal captain back to his
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      195 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID: Barcelona’s Swedish international striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not be fit for tomorrow’s Champions League quarter-final second leg with Arsenal at the Nou Camp. He scored both of Barca’s goals in the 2-2 draw at the Emirates to leave the Catalan club favourites
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      Lock icon Arsenal, United baffled by possession football
      625 10 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: From the very first moments at the Emirates, you were seeing a different level. The ball came to Xavi Hernandez and he wheeled, as if scanning the pitch with a radar sweep, before feeding Sergio Busquets and showing instantly for
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      580 11  -  ARUNNER’S DIARY BY JEANETTE WANG jwang@sph.com.sg THE greatest distance to cover in any race is the distance between your ears. Strength does not come from physical capability, but from an indomitable will. So says Yong Yuen Cheng, fastest finisher of the 218-km Run
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      824 11  -  Proper rest, nutrition and gear key to doing well in Osim Triathlon BY LIN XINYI linxinyi@sph.com.sg THEY say there is a first time for everything. For some 600 endurance junkies, the Osim Singapore International Triathlon this weekend is when they will head into unchartered territory. They
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      Lock icon ‘House mum’ strolls to title
      427 11 NEW YORK TIMES KEY BISCAYNE (Florida): Kim Clijsters destroyed Venus Williams in 58 minutes at the Sony Ericsson Open on Saturday. That is less time than it might have taken her to accompany her two-year-old daughter to the playground. Since her return to professional tennis
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      586 12 Top golfer’s marital infidelities will come under scrutiny tonight THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AUGUSTA (Georgia): At 2am tomorrow (Singapore time), Tiger Woods will walk into the interview room at the impressive media centre at the Augusta National Golf Club to begin his Masters circus. One
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      317 12 REUTERS RANCHO MIRAGE (California): British golfer Karen Stupples took control of the Kraft Nabisco Championship on Saturday after her caddie eased a bout of pre-round nerves by giving her a stern pep talk. Suitably calmed, she struck a booming drive down the opening fairway and
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      789 12  -  BY DAVE ANDERSON NEW YORK TIMES stsports@sph.com.sg AUGUSTA (Georgia): When Tiger Woods, the face of golf for more than a decade, returns to public life at the Masters, what face will we see? Will it have the cloudy eyes of the shamed we
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      97 12 Today Cricket IPL: Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals (Live, Ch111, 10.30pm). Football S-League: Balestier v Woodlands (Toa Payoh, 7.45pm). Tomorrow Cricket IPL: Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians (Live, Ch111, 10.30pm). Football AFC Cup: Geylang United v Thai Port (Jalan Besar, 7.30pm). Wednesday Cricket IPL: Rajasthan Royals
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      114 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBLIN: Bernard Hopkins (left) landing a left on Roy Jones Jr on the way to ending a 17-year wait for revenge. The American won a unanimous points victory on Saturday, after the two boxing Hall of Famers faced each other again following Jones’ victory
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      429 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS: The Oklahoma City Thunder have transformed from doormat to dangerous play-off team. Kevin Durant scored 23 points, Jeff Green added 22 and the Thunder clinched a National Basketball Association play-off spot with a 121-116 win over the Dallas Mavericks on
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      355 12 Basketball NBA Toronto 128 Philadelphia 123 (OT), Atlanta 91 Detroit 85, New Jersey 115 New Orleans 87, Chicago 96 Charlotte 88, Miami 97 Minnesota 84, Oklahoma 121 Dallas 116, Milwaukee 107 Phoenix 98, Denver 98 LA Clippers 90, Portland 98 Sacramento 87. Cricket ACC Elite Cup In Kuwait: Singapore
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      42 12 Ex-Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan, while watching his former side beat Burnley 6-1 as a TV pundit. City raced into a 5-0 lead at half-time, a Premier League record
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      42 9 BACK IN A FLASH? Wayne Rooney believes he can make a shock return against Bayern. B10 WILLIAMS HALTED Kim Clijsters beats Venus Williams to win tournament in Miami. B11 BRITON IN COMMAND Karen Stupples takes control of the Kraft Nabisco Championship. B12
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      20 9 MEDIA MAULING AT THE MASTERS? Tiger Woods can expect a grilling on his sexual infidelities at today’s news conference. B12
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      82 10 LOTTERY tl'Jl'] Draw No. 2524/2010 Draw Today. Monday, 5 April 2010 Group 1 Prize $650,000 Sales close today 6pm Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 1 Selegie Road, PoMo #01-01 Singapore *****6 Time 6.30pm lp y© Always play with care. [responsibiyy Do not bet illegally. No person under the age
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      216 11 Great Eastern-YEO’S S-LEAGUE games this week Today Balestier Khalsa v Woodlands Wellington Toa Payoh, 7.45pm Wednesday Gombak United v Etoile FC Jurong West, 7.30pm Live, Ch27 Ch122, 7.25pm Thursday Young Lions v Singapore Armed Forces FC Jalan Besar, 7.45pm Friday Tampines Rovers v Home United Jalan Besar, 7.30pm Live, Ch5,
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    804 13 OBITUARIES Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from Him He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will not be shaken Ps 62:5,6 BERNARD KOH KONG BOO 82 years of age Resting in the arms of Jesus from 3rd April
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      116 13 Memory wanders as shadows fall Baclc to the days of happiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her I ips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep. Obituaries For booking enquiries, call 1800-289-9988 (office hours) 6319-5192 (after office hours)
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      93 14 Eight Prestigious Awards from Lipper Allianz Global Investors is the proud winner of a total of EIGHT fund awards in six sectors, in Singapore and Hong Kong a proof of our commitment to performance management excellence. A LIPPER FUND AWARDS 2010 SINGAPORE A LIPPER FUND AWARDS 2010 HONG KONG Winning
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        532 14  -  US economic data may encourage more investors to dip in BULLS AND BEARS BY DAWN ZENG dzeng@sph.com.sg AFTER the anaemic trading levels witnessed last month, the Singapore market is likely to get a tad livelier this week as sidelined investors take cautious steps back
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        97 14 Currencies Apr 1 CHNG YR 2010 CLOSE FR Mar 31 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.3979 +0.13 1.4219 1.3914 Euro 1.8859 -0.06 2.0153 1.8753 2.1262 -0.27 2.2776 2.0845 A$ 1.2833 -0.01 1.2923 1.2276 Yen* 1.4964 +0.20 1.*****.4964@ Rupiah* 0.***** -0.09 0.***** 0.***** Where S$ stands Apr 1 CHNG
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        2710 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS A unit trust or investment-linked insurance policy qualifies for inclusion under the CPF Investment Scheme if it has: a three-year track record, top quartile performance, a sales charge not exceeding 3 per cent and an expense ratio that is lower than the median of existing funds in
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        195 14 Week's Top Rises CENTS F N.ES.1004 495 31.0 6.7 SIA.ES.1004 1562 26.0 1.7 SembMar.ES.1004 418 25.0 6.4 SembMar MBLeCW*****3 43.5 10.5 31.8 NOL MBL eCW*****2 25 9.5 61.3 StraitsAsia.ES.1004 221 9.0 4.2 NOL MBL eCW*****3 31.5 8.5 37.0 SembMar MBLeCW*****6 15.5 8.5 121.4 SembMar MBLeCW*****9 36 7.5
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        193 14 Week's Top Rises CENTS DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 392.8 2.4 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 3071 282.3 7.0 Jardine C&C 3128 208.0 7.1 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 4931 181.7 2.7 GLD 10US$ ***** 176.1 1.2 DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 2887 121.6 3.1 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1633 96.4 4.4 Great Eastern
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        Lock icon US services sector grows at fastest pace since 2007
        274 14 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON: Service industries probably expanded last month at the fastest pace since 2007, a sign the United States recovery is broadening as the job market turns around, economists said before reports due this week. The Institute for Supply Management’s index
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      538 15 Analysis by US teardown firm finds Texas Instruments, LG, Samsung among parts suppliers REUTERS RICHMOND (Virginia): Mr Luke Soules was one of the first on the planet to get his hands on an iPad. And he wasted no time taking it apart. Mr Soules,
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      525 16 Jakarta’s reaction to bloc’s FTA with China exposes difficulties AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SINGAPORE: Flaws in Asean’s economic integration plan are being exposed as some members struggle to adapt to a massive free trade deal with China, and the United States and the European Union
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      456 18 A RARE penthouse maisonette in Bishan Street 24 has become the most expensive HDB flat ever to be sold in Singapore. Its owner has accepted an offer for $900,000 for the 1,860 sq ft flat $170,000 above its valuation. The buyers are an Indian Singaporean
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        38 18 BENEDIKT MAISSEN: Named managing director and head of the Asean region for Societe Generale Private Banking. Mr Maissen was formerly head of the South-east Asia, Europe and Japan desks at Barclays Wealth in Singapore.
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        848 19  -  Corporate lunches can foster trust and more personal interaction in a relaxed setting BY DICKSON LI dicksonl@sph.com.sg CORPORATE lunches are a love-hate affair: Love the food, but hate the awkward conversation, some would say. But businesspeople should look beyond the discomfort of sharing
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      587 20  -  Global recovery boosts demand, pushing price to US$84.87 BY ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg EXPECT to pay more at the pump in the coming months as the price of oil inches towards US$100 per barrel, warn economists. Oil hit US$84.87 on Thursday, its
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        2604 4  -  Theatre guru’s confident yet considerate working style makes him a hit in the arts circle the monday interview with Jeremiah Choy akshita nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg When veteran actress Margaret Chan agreed this year to reprise her role in Emily Of Emerald Hill, a few names were put forward as
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        655 6 International Herald Tribune New York China’s soaring financial power is sweeping across the market for Chinese art like a hurricane carrying off all that lies in its path. Judging by the buying binge at Asia Week auctions a week ago in New York, which so
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        569 7  -  Singaporean wine student wins famed scholarship consisting of trips to Champagne region kezia toh keziatoh@sph.com.sg A wine lover here has become the first Singaporean to win the prestigious Champagne Trinity Scholarship. Mr Tan Ying Hsien, 48, has been awarded the scholarship for an essay addressing the question
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        261 2 Electronic eyes, or closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs), are playing a bigger part in busting crime. There are now thousands of surveillance cameras recording daily goings-on in elevators, at public places like Boat Quay, and on public transport. Police say that they help fight crime, as well as
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        328 8  -  SERENE LUO Planting wetlands is harder than it looks, as some Commonwealth Secondary students have found out. The wetlands actually mini landforms of soil with plants growing on them were assembled and set afloat on the Pandan Reservoir two Saturdays ago as part of the
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        396 9  -  BY CHUANG BING HAN Marcus Koh has an obvious bump on his nose, the most visible injury from his seven years of constantly practising, practising and yes, practising. And it is not just his appearance that has changed in this period. The 17-year-old veteran now has a yo-yo
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