The Straits Times, 24 May 2012

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    15 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 THUR S D A Y M A Y 24 201
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    Lock icon NEW-LOOK SCHOOLS
    71 1 TOP NEWS PAGE A8 Mrs Hema Ramasamy (right), who teaches speech and drama, watching her pupils perform a skit in the performing arts studio at Guangyang Primary School in Bishan yesterday. Pupils from 71 primary schools will enjoy redesigned classrooms, fitness playgrounds and performing arts studios in a
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    Lock icon SMRT more proactive in replacing rail parts: Lui
    429 1  -  By SIAU MING EN siaume@sph.com.sg SMRT is now more proactive and putting more stress on replacing rather than just repairing and maintaining parts of its train network, said Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew yesterday. The train operator is analysing trends and data
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    Lock icon LionsX11 game: 4 questioned
    39 1 A CLOUD has been cast over the LionsXII’s 3-0 win over Sarawak, with allegations of match-fixing. Four men were reportedly picked up for questioning by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau. L TOP NEWS PAGE A3
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    Lock icon Hougang controversy
    45 1 THE controversy over the candidacy of the Workers’ Party’s Mr Png Eng Huat (right) continued yesterday, with Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean accusing him of not being “truthful”. But Hougang residents appeared unperturbed. L TOP NEWS PAGE A6 ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN
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    Lock icon NWC: Give built-in pay rises
    561 1  -  Low-wage workers to get higher increments; Govt accepts guidelines By TOH YONG CHUAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT tohyc@sph.com.sg THE National Wages Council (NWC) yesterday recommended that workers here get built-in wage increases this year, to cushion against rising inflation and cost pressures. It said low-wage workers should
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Inflation hits 4-month high of 5.4% in April
      566 2/3  -  Higher-than-expected figure mainly due to high transport, housing costs By AARON LOW ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT aaronl@sph.com.sg HIGHER car prices and accommodation costs drove inflation to a four-month high of 5.4 per cent last month with warnings that any relief from soaring prices is
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      Lock icon Food price increases high but have dropped steadily, says MTI
      352 2/3  -  MELISSA TAN WHILE food price increases have been above the historical average since early last year, they have been steadily coming down in recent months, said the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) yesterday. Food prices were 2.4 per cent
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      Lock icon Suspected match-fixing at LionsXII match
      308 2/3  -  By FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg THE referee for Tuesday’s Lions-XII-Sarawak Malaysian Super League (MSL) match was switched at the last minute after officials received word about possible match-fixing. The match, which the Singapore outfit won 3-0, was played at the Jalan Besar Stadium and kicked off
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      Lock icon KL sues Bersih leader over damage at rally
      526 2/3  -  By CAROLYN HONG MALALYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government is suing Bersih leader Ambiga Sreenevasan for damage caused to police vehicles during the April 28 election reform rally. The suit, the first civil claim to be filed under a
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • TOP OF THE NEWS
        • Article
          Lock icon Pay rise for lowest rung
          34 4 THE Government has agreed with a proposal by the National Wages Council to raise the basic pay of the lowest-paid workers to buffer them against inflation. PAGES A1 A9
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          Lock icon COE prices fall again
          33 4 CERTIFICATE of entitlement (COE) prices continued to slide, ending lower at the latest tender yesterday, three weeks after the Government announced plans to manage the severe shortage. PAGE A8
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        Lock icon SIA may need rethink
        27 4 OPINION may AS PREMIUM service airlines run into some turbulence, SIA may have to review its business model to stay ahead. PAGE A34
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Golkar exodus looming
          37 4 CRACKS have emerged in Indonesia’s Golkar party over its presidential candidate. Not all have embraced chairman Aburizal Bakrie (above) and there is talk of an exodus in the months ahead. PAGE A10 PHOTO: REUTERS
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          Lock icon Facebook sued
          74 4 FACEBOOK has been sued by shareholders in New York for hiding its weakened growth forecasts ahead of its multibillion-dollar initial public offering last week. US regulators are also investigating the possibility of insider trading that might have caused the stock to sink below its debut price. PAGE A33
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          Lock icon A new Japanese party?
          33 4 TWO flamboyant Japanese politicians Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara and Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto are teaming up, leading to speculation that another party may be in the offing. PAGE A11
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          Lock icon Wooing talent home
          35 4 COUNTRIES such as China are aggressively wooing back skilled citizens who have settled in the United States, says a US study that calls for changes to the country’s immigration system. PAGE A26
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          Lock icon ‘Euro bond’ stand-off
          37 4 EUROPEAN leaders began exploring ways to kickstart their economies at a summit amid a stand-off between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande over the issuance of a “euro bond”. PAGE A31
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon Eye infection alert
          48 4 EYE specialists at Gleneagles Hospital have notified the Health Ministry about an outbreak of a corneal eye inflammation among rugby players. This follows claims that 40 Hong Kong players had contracted the infection at the infection at a game in Singapore last month. PAGE B3
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          Lock icon SingTel makes amends
          51 4 PAY-TV provider SingTel will compensate mio subscribers who had viewing difficulties during the telecast of the English Premier League season finale match on May 13. They will get a month’s subscription of the current mio TV Sports Pack, or $34.90, credited to their bills next month. PAGE
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          Lock icon Fast cars: Skills needed
          41 4 SOME motoring experts say new drivers should not be allowed to drive bigger, more powerful cars. Safeguards are needed to make sure owners of fast cars have the skills and experience to drive them safely. PAGE B4
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Linkway project woes
          44 4 SOME shop tenants in the China Square Central area are worried they may lose 70 per cent of business during work to build a covered linkway nearby. Landlord Great Eastern said rental assistance may be offered to those affected. PAGE B11
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          Lock icon Banking on local talent
          34 4 BANK bosses have backed plans to groom local talent for leadership positions and specialist roles in the finance industry while recruitment firms flagged areas where expertise is lacking. PAGE B12
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          Lock icon ‘Safety first’ for OCBC
          34 4 OCBC’S disciplined “safety first” approach to managing risk was the main reason it retained its title as the world’s strongest bank, said its chief risk officer Gilbert Kohnke. PAGE B18
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon F1 ‘beats initial targets’
          50 4 TALKS for a new deal are still ongoing, but organisers of Singapore’s Formula One Grand Prix, now on the last lap of its five-year contract, say the race has been a roaring success that surpassed their initial ambitions five years ago. PAGE B28 ST FILE PHOTO
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          Lock icon STTA defends scheme
          52 4 SINGAPORE Table Tennis Association (STTA) president Lee Bee Wah has defended its move to make the Singapore Sports School its primary pipeline for talent. She said it was born of the desire for local-born players to make up at least half of the country’s 2016 Olympic team.
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Les Amis chef quits
          44 4 LES Amis chef de cuisine Armin Leitgeb knew it was time to quit when his children called his wife’s iPhone “Daddy” as he was absent so often. The Austrian leaves his post at the end of the month. PAGE C2
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          Lock icon Concert hub: S’pore
          59 4 UP TO 30 per cent of audiences here comprise tourists who come just for shows by their favourite bands. Big-name acts, including New Order, Garbage and The Beach Boys, play only in Singapore when they stop in South-east Asia. PAGE C4 Shirley Manson of Garbage, who will
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      • WHAT’S ONLINE
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          33 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L ‘Singaporean-ness’ is about respecting other cultures: IPS study L Bond girl Berenice Marlohe takes 007 to the beach L Sloane Clinic founder appeals against conviction
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          Lock icon Top citizen journalism stories
          44 4 www.stomp.com.sg L Drunk cabby arrested after he crashes taxi into 3 bikes at Pasir Ris carpark Ler Ship propeller falls ontoQRcodgeneratedonhttp://qcode.littleidiot.be busy road near Admiralty MRT station (Below) L SMRT staff should know better than to take drinks onto train
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          66 4 www.razortv.com.sg L Low Thia Khiang: The leaked minutes are real L PM Lee: More students to receive help L PAP offers Hougang honesty and sincerity How to use the QR code (1) Turn on your smartphone’s 3G. (2) Download the QR code reader from the Apple Store or
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      Lock icon Png’s integrity in question: DPM Teo
      547 6  -  WP candidate ‘not truthful’ about why he was not picked as NCMP By RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg DEPUTY Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday fired a third salvo at Mr Png Eng Huat this time charging that the Workers’ Party (WP) candidate “was not truthful”
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      Lock icon CAMPAIGNING GOES ON, RAIN OR SHINE
      123 6 Up bright and early despite being drenched in the rain at a rally the night before, Worker’s Party (WP) candidate Png Eng Huat made the most of his last two days of campaigning yesterday, reaching out to Hougang residents at coffee shops and stores
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      Lock icon Png’s comments won’t hurt party for now: Observers
      839 6  -  By LEONARD LIM, ROBIN CHAN, ANDREA ONG limze@sph.com.sg chanckr@sph.com.sg andreao@sph.com.sg HOUGANG residents yesterday appeared unfazed by the swirl of controversy over the Workers’ Party (WP) candidate’s comments on the Non-Constituency MP (NCMP) scheme. Many who were interviewed by The Straits Times said
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      Lock icon Up for a good, clean fight
      302 6  -  RACHEL CHANG IT IS still a “good, clean fight” between him and Workers’ Party (WP) candidate Png Eng Huat, insisted People’s Action Party (PAP) man Desmond Choo yesterday. Despite the questioning of Mr Png’s personal integrity by Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean regarding
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      Lock icon Choo’s toilet upgrade project gets $100,000 donation
      260 6  -  RACHEL CHANG THE Rotary Club is pledging a $100,000 gift to PAP candidate Desmond Choo’s initiative to retrofit ageing toilets in Hougang. With the donation, funds for the programme, which has upgraded 11 squat toilets to sitting ones and with 19 more in
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      Lock icon Dos and don’ts
      293 6 THE Elections Department yesterday reminded Hougang candidates and their supporters not to campaign or canvass for votes on Cooling-off Day and Polling Day. Cooling-off Day is tomorrow, and is meant to give voters time to reflect rationally on the issues raised during campaigning before they vote on
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      Lock icon School gets spruced-up facilities
      513 8  -  Guangyang Primary pupils enjoy new theatrette, science and herb garden By KEZIA TOH keziatoh@sph.com.sg GUANGYANG Primary School has been at its Bishan location for nearly 20 years not that anyone can tell by looking at it today. The school, which moved from Yio Chu Kang to
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      Lock icon COE prices continue to slide as buyers adopt wait-and-see stand
      383 8  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN CERTIFICATE of entitlement (COE) prices ended lower at the latest tender yesterday, continuing a slide that started soon after the Government said it would manage the severe shortage three weeks ago. The premium for cars up to 1,600cc
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      Lock icon SNEF: Give leeway to implement hike
      572 9  -  It ‘strongly endorses’ $50 pay rise but says bosses will need flexibility By TOH YONG CHUAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT tohyc@sph.com.sg WHILE the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) is pleased that the National Wages Council (NWC) has accepted its proposal to boost the pay of low-wage
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      Lock icon Prices may have to rise too, say companies
      587 9  -  By JESSICA LIM money limjess@sph.com.sg BUSINESSES were yesterday braced for the knock-on effects of an expected increase to workers’ basic pay. They told The Straits Times that a rise in base salaries would lead to higher payouts for overtime and CPF contributions.
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Golkar ground split
      1309 10  -  Fight over who should be party’s presidential nominee reveals disunity within its ranks By ZAKIR HUSSAIN, WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENTS zakirh@sph.com.sg wahyudis@sph.com.sg JAKARTA All is not as well as it appears for the Golkar party, which not too long ago looked set to revive its fortunes and
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Japanese politics in for a shake-up
        687 11  -  Popular Tokyo, Osaka chiefs may team up to contest general election By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO The political status quo in Japan could be in for a major shake-up and realignment if the country’s two most popular politicians join forces to
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        Lock icon Most Fukushima radiation doses within norms: WHO
        403 11 REUTERS GENEVA Spikes in radiation caused by the Fukushima nuclear accident were below cancer-caus-ing levels in almost all of Japan and its neighbouring countries had levels similar to normal background radiation, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. In a preliminary report using conservative
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        Lock icon Projects on fast track as economy slows down
        932 12  -  In the final of a three-part series looking at China’s slowing economy, China Correspondent Grace Ng explores the government’s options to sustain growth Grace Ng graceng@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Lina Miao BEIJING China’s dismal economic data last month was a wake-up call
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        Lock icon World Bank cuts China growth forecast to 8.2%
        585 12  -  By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg CHINA’S economic growth will slow down further this year, leaving Beijing with the “near-term policy challenge” of making sure growth does not ease too quickly, the World Bank said in a report yesterday. The bank warned that the
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        Lock icon 33 years’ jail for aiding Osama hunt
        398 13 Pakistan jails doctor for high treason in verifying Al-Qaeda chief’s location AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS PESHAWAR A Pakistani doctor who helped the US track down Osama bin Laden has been convicted of high treason and sentenced to 33 years in prison, officials said,
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        Lock icon KL to look into giving all parties equal airtime
        247 13 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR A proposal by Malaysia’s Election Commission (EC) for equal airtime opportunities for all political parties to present their election manifestos will be discussed by the Cabinet soon, said Information Minister Rais Yatim. Equal access to
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Judge ordered back to court
          111 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA The Philippines’ top judge has been told to get out of his sick bed and take the witness stand in his impeachment trial, after he walked out of the court and apparently suffered a heart attack. Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile yesterday
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          Lock icon Yangon protest into 2nd day
          100 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YANGON Protesters returned to the streets in Yangon city for a second day yesterday, defying a police request to disperse as they explored the extent of freedom under Myanmar’s new reformist regime. About 250 people gathered at Sule Pagoda, calling for 24-hour power
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          Lock icon ‘Two flies per toilet’ rule
          87 13 CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK BEIJING Public restrooms in Beijing will soon be cleaner after a new rule says the city’s conveniences should have no more than two flies. The rule, issued on Monday by the city administration, is one of a series of measures aimed
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        Lock icon Saving old Yangon
        944 14  -  Grandson of first Asian UN chief takes the lead By NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg www.Facebook.com/ST.Nirmal BANGKOK Mr Thant Myint U’s mother would take breakfast to his grandfather in the big red brick building where he used to work. Now the historian and author, and grandson of
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        Lock icon Suu Kyi to give speech in Geneva
        299 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GENEVA Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver a speech at a United Nations labour conference in Geneva on June 14, her first speech outside the country since 1988. Ms Suu Kyi’s speech to the annual conference
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        Lock icon More Thais now openly discussing lese majeste law
        720 15  -  Growing number calling for changes to Article 112 By NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Nirmal BANGKOK Professor Worajet Pakeerat is one of a growing number of Thais who are questioning the country’s harsh Article 112. The law mandates up to 15 years
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        Lock icon It’s crowded at the top of Everest
        597 16 Rising numbers pose a danger to mountaineers AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KATHMANDU Some 200 people are expected to head towards Mount Everest from tomorrow, just days after four mountaineers died near the summit, raising fears over chronic overcrowding on the world’s tallest peak. There were
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      Lock icon Hopes high as Egypt goes to polls
      599 18  -  Voters seek stability in strife-hit nation By ANDREW RAVEN araven755@gmail.com CAIRO Voters weathered scorching heat and long lines to cast their ballots in Egypt’s first free presidential election in decades, a poll many hope will bring stability to a country plagued by months
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    • WORLD MONEY
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        Lock icon N. KOREA: Rocket launch site ‘being upgraded’
        657 22 Fears that rockets may be armed with N-weapons NUCLEAR STALEMATE ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK TIMES BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Satellite imagery shows that North Korea is upgrading its old launch site in the country’s north-east to handle larger rockets, such as space launch vehicles and
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        Lock icon Greek firms fear switch from euro to drachma
        477 32 Worries include tens of thousands of businesses failing, inflation soaring NEW YORK TIMES ATHENS For the past couple of weeks, the phone at Mr Tasos Ioannidia’s hotel on the breezy island of Mykonos has been ringing steadily, but not with the types
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        Lock icon BARTER SYSTEM MAKES COMEBACK
        74 32 A woman holding a Local Alternative Unit (TEM) coupon to pay for her goods in Volos, Greece last week. A small but growing minority in about a dozen Greek towns are using an alternative exchange system to trade. Members take payment for their goods and services
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      Lock icon IRAN: World powers start talks to ease stand-off
      412 23 They aim to test Teheran’s readiness to scale back its nuclear programme NUCLEAR STALEMATE REUTERS BAGHDAD World powers have begun talks with Iran to test its readiness under pressure of sanctions to scale back its nuclear programme, seeking to ease a decade-old
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      Lock icon Nuke talks aim to stop Iran’s enrichment work
      285 23 REUTERS BAGHDAD The immediate aim of the six global powers in nuclear talks with Iran is likely to be its agreement to shut down the higher-grade uranium enrichment that it launched two years ago and has since expanded in an underground plant
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      Lock icon Russia test-fires new intercontinental missile
      262 23 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE MOSCOW Russia yesterday staged the first successful test-launch of a new intercontinental missile designed to penetrate the defence system now being deployed by Nato despite Moscow’s fierce complaints. The highly symbolic launch came just days after the alliance formally activated the first stage
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      Lock icon Countries wooing talent home from US
      498 26 China heads list, offering big bonuses and other perks, says report NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK The United States is facing intense competition from other countries, especially China, that are seeking to persuade their highly skilled citizens who had set- tled down in the
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Climate talks ‘have stalled’
        122 26 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE BONN United Nations climate talks are going nowhere, as politicians dither or bicker while the pace of warming dangerously speeds up, said an architect of the Kyoto Protocol. “It seems to me that negotiations are returning to square one,” said Mr Raul Estrada, the
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        Lock icon ‘Implanted device’ air scare
        107 26 ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGOR (Maine) A US Airways jet travelling from Paris to North Carolina was diverted to Maine after a French passenger handed a note to a flight attendant saying she had a surgically implanted device in her, raising fears of a terrorist scenario. An examination
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        Lock icon Huge protest hits Montreal
        72 26 AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE MONTREAL Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Montreal to mark 100 days of student demonstrations and defy a new law in Canada requiring organisers to give notice of demonstrations eight hours before. The law and protest on Tuesday grew
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      Lock icon CHARLES, THE NEW PRINCE OF DEEJAYS
      58 26 Prince Charles learning how to scratch and fade with a turntable during a tour of an employment skills workshop in Toronto, Canada on Tuesday. The Prince and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, are on a visit to Canada to mark the Queen’s
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      Lock icon ITALIAN PM VISITS QUAKE SITE
      55 28 Italian Premier Mario Monti (centre) passing by the damaged town hall of Sant’Agostino, during a visit on Tuesday to the quake-hit area. His visit included a stop at the ceramics plant where two workers died after it collapsed. In all, the 6.0 magnitude quake claimed
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      Lock icon ‘Creeping’ quakes deep beneath NZ
      395 28 Study shows quake-prone land more unstable than previously thought AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WELLINGTON Researchers have discovered New Zealand’s earthquake-prone landscape is even more unstable than previously thought, recording deep tremors lasting up to 30 minutes on its biggest fault line. Scientists measured the so-called “creeping earthquakes”
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      51 30 Dubai’s recently constructed Princess Tower, topped with a crown, has set a new record in the Guinness World Records as the world’s tallest residential building, standing at 413.4m. The tower in the Dubai Marina area has 101 storeys above ground. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHOTO: AGENCE
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      266 30 REUTERS CHICAGO From a chilly perch in Burnsville, Minnesota, Tim Zemanovic has an unusual perspective on the global aircraft market, which is booming some say overheating as the world’s largest plane makers pump out jets as fast they can. Mr Zemanovic, the head of
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      668 31 Ex-Greek PM’s comments rattle markets ahead of EU summit AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LONDON European shares dived and the euro hit a 22-month low yesterday before an informal EU summit and after the former Greek prime minister warned that Greece might leave the euro zone.
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      437 31 MILAN Police in Italy are cracking down on Ferrari and Lamborghini drivers, but not because they are speeding. Italy, like so much of southern Europe, is drowning in debt, so police are pursuing drivers to make sure they are declaring and
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      173 31 REUTERS LONDON The Bank of England (BOE) will pump more money into the faltering British economy if the euro crisis causes more mayhem, minutes of the Bank’s last meeting showed, as data revealed a sharp pullback in spending by skittish consumers. The
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      273 33 ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG TOKYO Japan reported lower-than-estimated exports and a wider trade deficit for April, underscoring risks to the economy’s recovery a day after Fitch Ratings cut the nation’s debt rating. The country posted a monthly deficit of 520.3 billion yen (S$8.3
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        73 33 REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s economy grew at an annual pace of 4.7 per cent in the first quarter, slowing from the previous three months but beating expectations as firm domestic demand helped offset a slump in exports. Private consumption rose 7.4 per cent while public spending increased
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        51 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO– Japanese car maker Mazda Motor and Italy’s Fiat have agreed to jointly produce a new two-seater sports car. The vehicle will be sold under the Mazda and Alfa Romeo brands, the latter owned by Fiat, with some differences including an engine unique to
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        51 33 BLOOMBERG BERLIN Software company SAP has agreed to buy Ariba for US$4.3 billion (S$5.5 billion). Ariba is the leader in cloud-based collaborative commerce applications and the second-largest cloud vendor by revenue. With the acquisition, SAP has stepped up the pace to take on arch-rival
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        46 33 BLOOMBERG SYDNEY Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart became the world’s richest woman as her fortune almost tripled to A$29.2 billion (S$36.4 billion). Ms Rinehart inherited mining assets from her father Lang Hancock, who discovered iron ore deposits in Western Australia in the 1950s.
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        51 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI Reebok India has lodged a police complaint against two former executives alleged to have siphoned off 8.7 billion rupees (S$198.4 million). The two are accused of forging records, stealing goods and creating ghost distributors across the country to defraud Reebok over five
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      459 34 SINGAPORE Airlines’ $38 million loss in the January-to-March period was all the more noteworthy because it was rare, being only the third quarterly loss in its 40-year history. The other two losses occurred during the upheavals of the Sars health scare in 2003 and
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      1214 34  -  By CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg THE horrific Ferrari-taxi crash that happened two weeks ago has ignited public resentment and outrage, for obvious reasons. The party deemed at fault was driving an expensive, fast car and the victims included a cabby and
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      1023 35  -  By GILLIAN KOH The writer is a senior research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies. IN MARCH, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said: “We are entering an era where governance is becoming more challenging… Rather than grappling with whether we should do more or
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      883 35  -  By ANDY HO SENIOR WRITER andyho@sph.com.sg SOME moral panic has erupted over breastfeeding. A recent Time magazine cover shows a pretty 26-year-old Los Angeles mother standing up with her left breast in the mouth of her almost four-year-old son perched on a stool to
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      985 35  -  By DANIEL C. CHUNG The writer is chief executive officer and chief investment officer of Fred Alger Management, an investment management company. NEW YORK TIMES SYNDICATE LAST Saturday night, I returned home to New York from a business trip in China, on
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        229 36  -  Dr Prem Kumar Nair General Manager Raffles Hospital IT IS an established procedure that Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) 995 ambulances currently take patients only to designated public hospitals (“Raffles Hospital not for multiple trauma cases” by the Ministry
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        233 36  -  Mervyn Song MS A. DHORAISINGAM is right in stating that any motorised vehicle is a menace if it is improperly and irresponsibly used (“Supercar drivers: Unfair to target them”; last Saturday) However, I beg to differ on certain points. If larger-capacity motorcycles are more powerful
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        236 36  -  DRIVING LICENCE REVIEW Danny Tseng THE Government’s ongoing review of driving licences is commendable and should include addressing fundamental issues underpinning categorisation. While it is true that supercars are capable of excessive speeds, most cars, if not all, are capable of speeds in excess
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        180 36  -  Koh Boon Hock I AGREE with Mr Toh Cheng Seong (“Online views: Let’s not take the xenophobic road”; last Thursday) that Singaporeans should not resort to stridency against foreigners in what, after all, was an accident (“2 dead, 3 injured in three-way Bugis crash”; May 13).
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        77 36 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR VIRDI BHUPINDER: Think speed limiters... 2. MR POH SOON LEONG: Where are the Traffic Police? 3. MR GOON HOONG SENG: Speeding may be linked to age of drivers. 4. MR STEPHEN CHIA KEOW CHIN: WP should match performance with ideals. 5. GREAT
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        171 36  -  Hong Geok Hua ONE consideration in the tragic accident on May 12 at the junction of Rochor Road and Victoria Street (“2 dead, 3 injured in three-way Bugis crash”; May 13) is the absence of overhead traffic signal lights (see photo, right). Each
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        259 36  -  Francis Zhan Chief Executive Association of Management Corporations in Singapore PRIOR to April 1, 2005, there was nothing in the repealed Land Titles (Strata) Act to deal with the issue of inter-floor water seepage, and this led to unnecessary litigation (“Find
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        144 36  -  Angelina Fernandez (Ms) Director (Communications) Monetary Authority of Singapore OUR comments on perpetual securities offered to retail investors were made in response to questions from The Straits Times on the risks of perpetual securities (“Note key risks in perpetual securities, MAS
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        204 37  -  HOUGANG BY-ELECTION Lee Swee Mei (Ms) MR CHUA Boon Chiew lamented that Hougang, which has not changed or been upgraded in the past 20 years since the Workers’ Party won the ward, is the sacrificial lamb in the party’s call for democracy and transparent
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        280 37  -  EDUCATION Pauline Ho (Ms) AS A parent and former teacher, I have noticed a widening gap between how children learn and how they are tested in schools. School syllabuses appear to be increasingly introducing tough questions that may not be developmentally appropriate for the grade
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        152 37  -  Yong Wai Ying (Madam) UNIFORMS for school girls should be reviewed, given Singapore’s hot and humid weather, which has been exacerbated by global warming. My daughter, seven, has eczema, which was well-controlled until she started schooling this year. Her Bukit Panjang school uniform comprises a
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      671 1  -  Not enough notice given about space cuts: Stallholders By LEE XIN EN xinen@sph.com.sg SMALL businesses that sell their wares from the ground floors of Housing Board malls are feeling the heat due to a plan to reduce the space available. At least six shopping
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      546 2  -  WDA-Thomson Medical initiative to ease shortfall By POON CHIAN HUI chpoon@sph.com.sg CONFINEMENT nannies are so in demand that some couples book their services eight months before the baby is due. But a first-ever initiative to train confinement nannies who provide help in the first month after
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      344 2  -  By SELINA LUM A RAPIST who met his victim through a “making friends” column in a teen magazine has had his appeal dismissed. Wang Jianbin, 25, attacked the schoolgirl in her bedroom after fighting off a male friend of hers who tried
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      164 2 STRAITS Trading Company is marking its 125th anniversary this year by pledging at least $125,00 0 to the charities under the President’s Challenge 2012. The diversified investment holding company will raise the money from its corporate partners and through other fund-raising events
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      553 3  -  Gleneagles eye specialists concerned about recent spread of infection By MELISSA PANG melpang@sph.com.sg A GROUP of eye specialists at Gleneagles Hospital have notified the Health Ministry of concerns over a corneal eye inflammation spreading among rugby players here. Dr Lee Hung Ming of Parkway
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      362 3  -  By FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg PAY-TV provider SingTel will compensate customers who experienced viewing difficulties while watching the live telecast of the English Premier League (EPL) season finale on its platform. In a post on its website and Facebook page yesterday, the telco
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      608 4  -  It’ll ensure they are ready for supercars, say motoring experts By BRYNA SIM brynasim@sph.com.sg BIGGER, more powerful cars should be driven only by experienced drivers. Calling for a relook at how owners of fast cars can be better drivers, some motoring
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      227 4  -  JALELAH ABU BAKER A SINGAPOREAN has set up a blog to spur more people to help the family of a taxi driver who died in a horrific crash two weeks ago. Mr Andrew Chow, 45, a social media strategist, created the blog on
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      541 5  -  Motorcyclists say it gives them time to build confidence to ride more powerful bikes By BRYNA SIM brynasim@sph.com.sg IT TOOK Mr Bossly Tan more than a year after failing five times to finally get his entry-level Class 2B licence for motorcyclists. Undeterred, he spent another
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      512 6  -  It will see if commuters must pay more due to system upgrading: Interim CEO By SIAU MING EN siaume@sph.com.sg WHETHER or not SMRT commuters will have to pay more because the train system is being improved will be up to the Public Transport Council,
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      450 6  -  COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY By JERMYN CHOW jermync@sph.com.sg RAIL operator SMRT was unaware of the damage that vibration from passing trains could inflict on its system until its train services broke down for the second time in two days last December. Its vice-president for maintenance
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      364 7  - The Heron 1 Singapore’s new eye in the sky Less risk for soldiers as unmanned aircraft can take off, land automatically By DARYL CHIN darylc@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S new eye in the sky Heron 1 not only makes it easier for soldiers to conduct reconnaissance missions but is also safer for them
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      219 7  -  ELENA CHONG THE first time he was caught sexually harassing his maid, Chua Chee San was apologetic. He told the 24-year-old Indonesian that he was sorry for hugging her from behind and touching her inappropriately. But that did not stop him from doing it again
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      615 8  -  S’porean doctors, hospital waive fees for treating his eye condition By MELISSA PANG melpang@sph.com.sg FOR most of his life, Indonesian Lauw Tjoan Eng faced rejection from people afraid of his looks. But he got a break when a photo essay on his plight
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      557 9  -  They raise $26k for terminally ill children By SARAH GIAM sarahgyx@sph.com.sg TWO National University of Singapore (NUS) medical students ran more than 100km each in a bid to help fulfil the wishes of terminally ill children. In the process, Mr Tang Jun
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      273 9  -  SELINA LUM THE accused in the Yishun murder trial is not suffering from a mental illness that would qualify him for the defence of diminished responsibility, the psychiatrist for the prosecution said yesterday. Dr Kenneth Koh of the Institute of Mental Health said Chinese national
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      249 10  -  IRENE THAM THE Singapore Land Authority (SLA) has launched a new function on its OneMap platform that allows users to tag the location of their posts, say, for reporting animal abuse sightings. The new function, the result of an $80,000 investment, is targeted
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      544 10  -  Specially fitted car gathers land height data for digital map By FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg A DIGITAL map of the Marina catchment area will be created by the end of the year to help identify places where flooding may occur. National water agency PUB announced the
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      247 10 A GROUP of off-duty Gurkha police officers were clubbing in Clarke Quay when they got into a scuffle with another group of partygoers. The fight, apparently started when the Gurkhas tried to befriend a woman from the other group, landed a
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      847 11  -  China Square shops fear construction work will drive away customers By ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg A GROUP of unhappy shop tenants in the China Square area are appealing for more help during renovation works aimed at creating a new commercial precinct. The seven tenants,
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      616 12  -  Industry leaders say tapping local talent has always been a priority By ESTHER ESTHER TEO, MAGDALEN NG esthert@sph.com.sg songyuan@sph.com.sg BANK bosses have backed plans to groom local talent for leadership positions and specialist roles in the finance industry, while recruitment companies
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      436 12  -  By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg TWO Singapore business veterans have reportedly been invited to join the Formula One (F1) board as it gears up for a local listing. But it is not yet clear if they will be strapping in for the ride.
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      449 12  -  By AMANDA TAN tamanda@sph.com.sg THE owners of three landed properties in Amber Road in the East Coast area are joining forces to put their adjoining plots of land up for sale by tender. The freehold sites have a total land area of 28,409 sq
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      211 12 ADVERTISEMENTS that have been published in any of Singapore Press Holdings’ (SPH) newspapers can now be submitted for the annual iink Awards. The awards recognise creative and effective advertisements in SPH’s whole spectrum of media platforms. Previously named the Ink Awards, the extra
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      375 17  -  Move is a sign of confidence in the US economy By AMANDA TAN tamanda@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE firm Millennium Copthorne Hotels (M&C) will spend US$30 million (S$37.7 million) on the first phase of a major revamp of its New York hotel. The move
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      185 17  -  AMANDA TAN MORE than half of the units in the third block of a residential project in Myanmar have been sold, said Serge Pun Associates Group (SPA Group). The firm said it had sold 172 apartments, out of a total of 264, in the
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      436 18  -  World’s strongest lender retains title by ensuring it fully understands its business By MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg OCBC BANK said it managed to retain its title as the world’s strongest bank largely because of its “safety first” approach to its various businesses. Chief risk
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      270 18  -  By ALVIN FOO alfoo@sph.com.sg TEMASEK Holdings has made another investment in the oil and gas sector, according to reports yesterday. The Singapore investment firm was named as part of a group of four investors who pumped in up to US$1.13 billion (S$1.4 billion)
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      465 19 Commodities trader seeks to tap regional demand REUTERS COMMODITIES trader Trafigura said yesterday that Singapore would become its main trading centre as it seeks to tap booming regional demand, dealing a blow to Switzerland as a commodities hub. Asian economic growth led by China is
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      460 19  -  By YUNITA ONG yunitaso@sph.com.sg ONE hundred leaders from a wide range of firms and institutions here were lauded last night for pushing for gender diversity at senior levels. They included leaders from some big names such as Hyflux, SingHealth and DBS Bank.
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        488 20  -  Safeguards to reduce risk of Lehman Brothers-type collapse By GOH ENG YEOW engyeow@sph.com.sg THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is pressing ahead with a requirement for complex derivatives contracts to be cleared at central clearing houses. This is to help reduce
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        318 20  -  By DENNIS CHAN DEPUTY MONEY EDITOR dennis@sph.com.sg BUKIT Sembawang Estates yesterday reported an 18.3 per cent drop in fourth-quarter net profit to $21.5 million. Revenue for the three months to March 31 slumped by 29.8 per cent to $50.9 million. For the full year,
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        457 21  -  Losses cap day of declines on jitters over Greek euro exit, China’s growth BULLS AND BEARS By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE shares ended a downbeat session on an even lower note yesterday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) closing at the day’s
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        321 21  -  By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg CHINA Animal Healthcare’s shares yesterday soared 19 per cent to their highest closing level since last November. This came after the company said it is in the “advanced stages” of considering a possible delisting of its shares from Singapore.
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          96 21 STI TRADING VOLUME 280 million shares STI UP DOWN Gainers: 2 Losers: 27 Unchanged:1 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 641.47 418.46 626.36 859.40 220.50 191.10 259.65 7.02 3.94 7.24 15.82 4.91 3.89 7.10 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer
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          73 21 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.35 billion shares worth $961 million UP DOWN Gainers: 92 Losers: 296 Unchanged: 392 Yesterday’s close Index Change Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa M’sia KLCI 18,786.19 8,556.60 1,808.62 2,363.44 954.83 1,539.71 252.96 172.69 20.07 9.87 0.87 7.13 Yesterday’s close
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          26 21 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS Vol JEL Corp 7.5 263,069,000 IT Inti 12.6 79’336’000 72,016,000 Swee Hong 27.5 28 64.411.000 48.326.000 66 ...172.5 45.876.000
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          183 21 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: MAY 23, 2012 Top Rises May 23 CENTS DBXT iBoxxSvEu 5US$ ***** 1180.3 4.3 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 3920 17.9 0.4 Lyxor LatinAmerica 1 690 15.3 1.8 OCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 .***** 11.0
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          57 21 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL '000 DAY HIGH LOW GROSS YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 173 112.5 CapMallsAsia 136.5 -3 5220 138.5 136.5 2.2
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          38 21 (US$) (S$) (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 1.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth Source: Thomson Reuters
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          52 21 AgainstS$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$toone unitofforeigncurrency: Against US$ Bid Offer S$AJS$ to one unit of foreign currency: ***** 1.2473 0.9755 S$/US$to100units offoreigncurrency: 1 2501 1.2516 0.9787 0.9790 1.6171 1.6187 1.2659 1.2662 NZ dollar 0.9574 0.9584 0.7495 0.7497 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS
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          196 21 Top Rises May 23 CENTS Tat Hong W*****2 3.1 55.0 1.1 CapitalaBPePW*****3 0.9 28.6 0.2 OCBC Bk BPePW*****3 0.5 25.0 0.1 STI 2950BPePW*****0 8.3 18.6 1.3 STI 2900MBePW*****9 6.5 18.2 1.0 GentingSMBePW*****1 8.6 17.8 1.3 DBS MB ePW*****8 7.8 11.4 0.8 PSL Hldgs W*****2 8.9 11.3 0.9
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      189 12 Collective Sale of Lam Soon Industrial Building (1) Residential Redevelopment; or (2) Industrial A A (subject to Authority's approval) Huge freehold site: 21,452.7 sm (approx. 230,915 sqft) Regular shape with wide frontage of approx. 200m Master Rian 2008: Residential with plot ratio 1.92 Current Industrial use with GFA of approx.
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      64 19 For Sale by Expression of Interest Land Wareham Road Land 7,146 sq ft; Freehold Rectangular;approx.22mfrontage North-South orientation Near good schools and minutes drive to Parkway Parade ECP Ideal for one bungalow or a pair of semi-detached houses Closing on 13thJune 2012 (Wed), 2.30pm 6595 0688 Irinn Lee (Ms) irinn.lee@credo.com.sg (CEARegnNo:R*****4F)
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      108 20 Sites at Amber Road for High-Rise Apartments with Seaviews •D15; FH;GPR2.8; high-rise; partial seaviews •3 adjoining land parcels; total area 28,409 sf •Vacantpossessiononcompletion;NoSTBreqd •NearParkwayParade,MarineParadeTownCtr •Potential for 60 apartments of ave.1,200 sf Tender Closing on 22 June 2012 (Fri), 2.30pm meinmein.chia@credo.com.sg (CEA Regn No: R*****6 B pamela.kow@credo.com.sg (CEA Regn No: R*****8
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      68 21 BeTheFirstToKnow BreakingNewsSMSAlert LianheWanbao ShinMinDailyNews SoccerNews TheStraitsTimes WorldNews The StraitsTimes SingaporeNews The Business TimesNews 30.04.2012 10:14:32am Jobs created grew byo 27,400 in Q1 of 2012, moderatingfrom the 37,600 jobs created Q4 2011. Jobless rate rosef to 2.1% in March, upfrom 2% in Dec. From SPH THE STRAITS TIMES SG NEWS Lianhe
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    1130 22 Obituaries With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Our Managing Director Mr Daniel Seah Eng Toh on the demise of his beloved Grandmother ISOH KIM MUI Departed on 22 May 2012 From The Management Staff of VANGUARD ENERGY PTE LTD HONG FATT OIL TRADING PTE LTD GLOBAL OIL TERMINAL PTE LTD
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      643 28  -  S’pore organisers say night race’s huge success surpasses expectations By TERRENCE VOON SPORTS CORRESPONDENT tvoon@sph.com.sg THE next lap may be hazy, but organisers of Singapore’s Formula One Grand Prix say the night race has been a rip-roaring success that surpassed their initial ambitions five
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      594 28  -  By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg A DESIRE to have local-born paddlers make up at least half the team at the 2016 Olympic Games is the reason why the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) is moving to make the Singapore Sports School (SSP)
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      727 24 Team boss says Hamilton’s favourite to win at Monaco REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS MONACO Formula One will chalk up a notable first if Lewis Hamilton finishes first in Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix. Never before has the glamour sport seen six different winners in the first six races of
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      581 25  -  Amsyar’s 2nd-half brace helps college clinch third straight A division crown SCHOOL SPORT MATTERS By ALVIN CHIA chiazya@sph.com.sg MOHAMED Amsyar Omar Abdullah played the hero’s role again as Meridian Junior College (MJC) captured their third straight Schools National A division boys’ football crown yesterday.
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      447 25  -  ALVIN CHIA ANGLO-CHINESE Junior College (ACJC) retained their Schools National A division netball title yesterday, after grinding out a 37-35 victory over Raffles Institution (RI) in a pulsating final played at the Jurong East Sports Hall. The win brought a cheerful end
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      454 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS VIRGINIA WATER (England) A year after winning the BMW PGA Championship to become the world’s top-ranked golfer for the first time, Luke Donald is back at Wentworth looking to retain the title and ensure his return to the top
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      659 26 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Even as Didier Drogba tipped Fernando Torres to fill his void and Porto striker Hulk signalled his desire to replace the Ivorian, Frank Lampard admitted that the striker’s decision to leave Chelsea will leave a “massive hole” at the club. “People talk
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      339 26 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Roberto di Matteo may reject the opportunity to stay on as Chelsea manager because of concern that a short-term appointment could undermine his authority and damage his reputation. An extension of his 12-month contract is the
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      354 27 REUTERS MADRID Barcelona have the chance to end the Pep Guardiola era in precisely the same way it began, with a King’s Cup final win over Athletic Bilbao tomorrow. A drained Guardiola is to step aside and hand over the reins to
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      398 27 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Patrice Evra’s Old Trafford days could be numbered if Manchester United are successful in their bid to sign England left-back Leighton Baines. United are taking steps to strengthen their squad and dethrone newly minted champions Manchester City and have
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      220 27 REUTERS MADRID Jose Mourinho said he was motivated by the challenges ahead at Real Madrid after agreeing on a two-year contract extension which ties him to the Spanish league champions until 2016. This ends speculation that he might be lured away elsewhere, including
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      469 27 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WUHAN Japan knocked 13-time winners Indonesia out of badminton’s Thomas Cup yesterday, with Kenichi Tago leading the way with a crucial victory over his idol, Taufik Hidayat. The 3-2 victory in the quar-ter-finals of the competition set the Japanese up for a
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        54 27 HOME United’s latest foray into the AFC Cup ended on Tuesday night in Amman, after they lost 0-3 to Syria’s Al-Shorta in the round of 16. But Malaysian FA Cup winners Kelantan’s quest for an unprecedented four trophies is still alive after they beat
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        57 27 REUTERS BRUSSELS Former world No. 1 Kim Clijsters has confirmed that she will bring down the curtain on her second career after the US Open ends in September. The 28-year-old came out of retirement in 2009 to win three more Grand Slam tennis titles
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        53 27 REUTERS MADRID Barcelona striker David Villa ruled himself out of Spain’s squad for Euro 2012 on Tuesday after failing to recover from a broken leg. Villa broke his left leg in the Club World Cup with Barca in December, and has not played a
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        73 27 REUTERS BERLIN Bayern Munich jumped to winger Arjen Robben’s defence yesterday after he was jeered by the club’s fans in a friendly match, days after missing a penalty in their Champions League final defeat by Chelsea. Many fans among the 33,000 crowd at Tuesday’s friendly between
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        47 27 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON Aston Villa have released former England striker Emile Heskey, United States goalkeeper Brad Guzan and Spanish defender Carlos Cuellar. The departures come as the English Premier League club search for a new manager after Alex McLeish was fired.
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        69 27 ASSOCIATED PRESS BUENOS AIRES Racing Club midfielder Giovanni Moreno and forward Federico Santander say they were threatened at gunpoint on Tuesday by hooligans who blame them for the club’s poor results. Santander said that he and Moreno were accosted by several hooligans who put
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      363 1 Head chef leaves No wedding yet Les Amis’ Armin Leitgeb wants family Atypically Asian KenJeong is serious about comedy C6 Pitt and Jolie only engaged C14 C2 Singapore is becoming the only tour stop in South-east Asia for big names such as The Beach Boys (above), Garbage and New Order.
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      817 2  -  Armin Leitgeb, who took the restaurant to great heights, quits to spend more time with family Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg Armin Leitgeb, chef de cuisine of top French restaurant Les Amis, will be leaving at the end of the month to focus on his
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      152 2  -  Rebecca Lynne Tan Chef Heston Blumenthal (right) of celebrated three-Michelin-starred restaurant The Fat Duck in Britain was in town for an event at Restaurant Andre in Bukit Pasoh Road on Tuesday. The restaurant’s chef-owner Andre Chiang signed a non-disclosure agreement, but Life! has learnt
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      718 2  -  Boon Chan Media Correspondent It is the kind of telephone call that a director does not want to get from his leading lady. Local film-maker Anthony Chen was in London when actress Yeo Yann Yann woke him up at 3am. The 28-year-old recalls: “She said, ‘I’ve
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        1452 4  -  More bands are opting for Singapore as their only stop in South-east Asia, which, in turn, draws in tourists Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent very dinohadi@sph.com.sg Music fans in the region who are itching to see the world’s most popular and acclaimed live acts need look
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        654 7  -  The Taiwanese indie rock group are philosophical about their chances of beating Mayday at the Golden Melody Awards Boon Chan Media Correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg It helps not to be in a tizzy when you are up against hot favourites Mayday for the title of Taiwan’s best band.
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        139 8 ‘How can you teach her that you’re in control of her body? If I teach her that I’m in charge of whether or not she can touch her hair, she’s going to replace me with some other man when she goes out in the world’ Actor
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        932 8  -  Blunderbuss, Jack White’s solo debut, marvels as it changes classic rock into something unexpected Sound Bites Yeow Kai Chai kaichai@sph.com.sg With his unerring fondness for keeping a pasty Joker face and monochromatic get-up, Jack White of The White Stripes is a very odd man. Marvellously, his
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          339 9  -  Boon Chan The Taiwanese idol drama adaptation of the manga Absolute Boyfriend (2003-2005) feels like a live-action cartoon with its exaggerated tone and slapstick humour. Thankfully, the soundtrack is more grown-up. Fahrenheit’s Jiro Wang gets to flaunt his buff bod on the show and also gets to strut
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          266 9  -  Ong Sor Fern The tagline “Red beans and rice-ly yours” was, as the spoken introduction by Steve McCormick explains, how Pops aka Louis Armstrong used to sign his autographs and letters. The staple of poor Southern families was one of Pops’ favourite dishes and the catchphrase reflected the legendary
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          231 9  -  Chang Tou Liang RACHMANINOV CELLO PIANO WORKS Qin Li-wei, cello Albert Tiu, piano Decca *****95 After great success in the Beethoven Cello Sonatas, the most celebrated cellopiano duo resident in Singapore have returned to the recording studio for Rachmaninov’s complete cello music. The major work is the 40-minute-long Cello
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          232 9  -  Chang Tou Liang KAPUSTIN CONCERT ETUDES/PRELUDES IN JAZZ STYLE Catherine Gordelaze, Piano Naxos 8.*****2 The music of Ukrainian pianist and jazz- band arranger Nikolai Kapustin (born 1937) has found great favour with pianists who play “serious” repertoire today. Not since George Gershwin has a composer so effectively and
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        537 9  -  Review Concert HIROMI: THE TRIO PROJECT Esplanade Concert Hall/Tuesday Cheong Suk-Wai To say Hiromi Uehara is a jazz pianist is akin to calling Mozart a church organist neither label can begin to describe the flawless, inspired talent behind it. Fresh from her star turn at the
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        786 6  -  Wild and crazy guy Ken Jeong, who stars as an eccentric in the hit comedy Community, gave up his medical practice to be a full-time actor Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg American actor Ken Jeong conforms to the stereotype that comedians are actually dead
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        499 6 Reuters Los Angeles Eight stars of Fox TV’s musical comedy Glee bade farewell to McKinley High and headed down separate paths to pursue their dreams, leaving fans guessing how the show will follow their stories next season. Fox has said Glee will split time
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        955 10  -  In both Scandal and Alphas, zany teams suit up to take on the baddies Couch Grouch Tay Ye Keak stlife@sph.com.sg Two new teams on TV, both crazy, both entertaining. In political potboiler series Scandal, a group of bossy, slick fix-it experts in seat-of-power Washington DC whirl and
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      727 12  -  Vampire-killers are defending Singapore but sadly the audience cannot join their battle Review Performance THEY ONLY COME AT NIGHT: PANDEMIC Slung Low (UK) Old School 11 Mount Sophia/Singapore Arts Festival/Tuesday Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg So much for being just a little red dot. In the universe of this
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        269 14 Associated Press Cannes Brad Pitt on Tuesday scotched rumours that his wedding to fiancee Angelina Jolie would take place in August. The actor appeared solo on the red carpet at Tuesday’s premiere of the blood-drenched drama Killing Them Softly, which he produced and stars
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        227 14 Cannes Chinese director Chen Kaige has a message for some actresses who have been popping up on the Cannes film festival’s red carpet: Do not say that is work. Since last week when the festival started, Chinese actresses Fan Bingbing and Mini Yang have
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        208 14 Hong Kong An Adam Cheng drama debuted on TVB on Monday, but it was the show and not the stock market that got some bashing. The much-feared “Adam Effect”, in which the Hang Seng Index would drop whenever a TV drama starring Cheng debuts, did not materialise.
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          83 14 Lady Gaga broke her silence on Tuesday after Indonesian police said they would not issue a permit for her June 3 gig following objections from Islamic groups. “The Jakarta situation is 2-fold: Indonesian authorities demand I censor the show religious extremist separately, are threatening violence,
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          85 14 Johnny Depp has been made an honorary member of a tribe in New Mexico, where he is playing a Native American in the film adaptation of The Lone Ranger. Comanche Nation tribal member LaDonna Harris said the tribal chairman presented the actor with a
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      78 12 Can you sing, musical instrument? dance or play a 7 8 Dec 2012 Be part of Singapore’s biggest children’s charity concert ChildAid! Email a video of your performance, name, age, contact and a write-up on why you want to be part of this charity concert to: Amni Musfirah Rashid ChildAid
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        1075 4  -  Together with a Pap smear, it offers best chance of detecting pre-cancerous changes in the cervix. Lea Wee reports reports cervix. Lea Wee leawee@sph.com.sg Sexually active women aged 25 to 69 in Singapore are encouraged to go for a Pap smear the standard screening
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        372 19 A chicken mayonnaise sandwich can be made more nutritious by adding mango puree to it. Colourful vegetables and fruits such as mangoes are packed with nutrients, including fibre, vitamins and beneficial plant substances called phytochemicals, which reduce one’s risk of developing some types of
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