The Straits Times, 5 June 2012, Afternoon Edition

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    24 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 TUE S D A Y J UNE 5 2012 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MICA (P) 002/02/2012
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    Lock icon Global bourses take a beating
    539 1  -  Weak economic data from China and US rattles investors By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg GLOBAL stocks went into a slump as the trading week began after a raft of negative economic news over the weekend. Markets across Asia, including Singapore, registered hefty falls
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    Lock icon New rule: Employers must watch when maids clean windows
    334 1  -  By AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg EMPLOYERS will have to follow stricter guidelines when their maids clean the exterior of win- dows at their homes. When this chore has to be done, the employer or an adult representative will have to be around
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    Lock icon SingTel lowers cap on data downloads
    59 1 L TOP NEWS, PAGES A2&3 SINGTEL customers will no longer enjoy 12GB of free data downloads on their smartphone plans. From July 1, the cap will go down to as low as 2GB. SingTel announced the change along with the launch of its “fourth-genera-
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon SingTel lowers cap on free data downloads
      811 2/3  -  Telco unveils new pricing plans as it launches 4G mobile services By IRENE THAM TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT itham@sph.com.sg SINGTEL customers will no longer enjoy the generous data downloads that come with their smartphone plans. The move comes as telcos seek to cope with surging
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      Lock icon Ring, ring, 4G smartphones are here
      220 2/3  -  IRENE THAM SINGAPORE’S first fourth-generation (4G) smartphones are on sale. They are the HTC One XL, LG Optimus LTE and Samsung Galaxy S2 LTE, available at all SingTel stores. Their prices depend on the subscription plans. For instance, the Samsung Galaxy S2 LTE costs
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      Lock icon WOMAN NABBED FOR VANDALISM
      68 2/3 A cyclist riding past the words “My Grandfather Road”, spraypainted along Old Tampines Road, last night. The woman allegedly behind it is also accused of producing humorous stickers that read “Press until shiok” found on traffic light buttons at pedestrian crossings. But the police are not
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      Lock icon Rochor junction gets overhead traffic lights
      419 2/3  -  By STACEY CHIA staceyc@sph.com.sg OVERHEAD traffic lights will be in operation at the Victoria Street-Rochor Road junction in about a week instead of from next year. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said it will bring forward the installation in the interest of road safety.
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      Lock icon Committee set up to review public transport fare formula
      343 2/3 A COMMITTEE of 13 people led by former senior district judge Richard Magnus has been formed to review a formula by which bus and train fares are adjusted in Singapore. The committee is made up of Public Transport Council (PTC) members,
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • TOP OF THE NEWS
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          Lock icon Global markets tumble
          48 4 WORLD markets, including those in Asia, took a plunge at the beginning of the trading week yesterday, as multiple worries plagued investors. Singapore’s benchmark index fell 1.7 per cent, and stock barometers also tumbled in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Taiwan. PAGES A1, A6 B13
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          Lock icon Knowledge City a draw
          43 4 NEW agreements will be inked in the Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City today, reflecting high investor confidence in the project. The new pacts bring to over 60 the number of companies that have come on board the project. PAGE A6
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          35 4 MAIDS must now be supervised by their employer or employer’s representative when they clean the exterior of windows. This was among a string of stricter guidelines released by the Manpower Ministry yesterday. PAGES A1 A8
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Boost for opposition
          30 4 IN A country where retired civil servants stay firmly out of the limelight, four retired Malaysian government officers have openly aligned themselves with the opposition. PAGE A9
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          Lock icon Noda reshuffles Cabinet
          46 4 IN A second mini-reshuffle in 10 months, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (right) replaced five ministers in his 18-member Cabinet to gain support from the opposition for a quick passage of a Bill that would raise the sales tax. PAGE A11 PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
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          Lock icon Lagos crash site chaos
          53 4 POLICE fired tear gas and beat back surging crowds seeking to get a look at the wreckage left by a plane which slammed into a residential neighbourhood in Lagos on Sunday. All 153 on board died and more are feared dead on the ground. PAGE A14
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Open door for China’s services sector
          46 4 CHINA is right to seek foreign help in developing its services sector to boost consumption’s share of its gross domestic product. But it faces problems: Protective instincts die hard and purchasing power itself could do with a boost. PAGE A19
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          Lock icon ‘Logic’ to crackdown
          48 4 HARVARD don Ezra Vogel says Deng Xiaoping’s crackdown on the June 4 Tiananmen uprisings in 1989 had a certain “logic” as the Chinese Paramount Leader had to stave off a “perfect storm” of factors threatening to derail his decade-long effort to modernise China. PAGE A20
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon More falling windows
          61 4 THE authorities are stepping up checks after 35 cases of windows falling from a height were reported from January to last month. It is a big jump from the 20 cases over the same period in each of the past two years. Some 14 home owners have
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          Lock icon Voice for freelancers
          50 4 THE National Trades Union Congress wants to be the voice for freelance workers as well. The 176,900 such workers in Singapore include real estate agents, tour guides and those in the creative industry. The NTUC will run a legal seminar for them in two weeks. PAGE B2
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          Lock icon No laughing matter
          44 4 SHE allegedly pasted humorous stickers that read “Press until shiok” on traffic light buttons and painted the words “My Grandfather Road” on public roads. But the authorities were not amused and the 25-year-old was arrested on Sunday for vandalism. PAGE B2
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          Lock icon 3.7m ST Online visitors
          36 4 THREE websites under the ST Online banner straitstimes.com, Stomp and RazorTV pulled in a record 190.5 million page views last month. These were chalked up by some 3.7 million people. PAGE B5
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        Lock icon Home sales slow down
        40 4 MONEY THE property market has slowed down as home buyers grapple with economic uncertainties, possible cooling measures and the school holidays. The lack of new launches is also said to be a possible factor. PAGE B8
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon James fouls up
          53 4 ON A night of hard fouls, contested calls and dizzying momentum swings, Miami Heat superstar LeBron James disappeared in a pivotal moment before the final script could be written on Sunday. PAGE B15 James had to watch as the Boston Celtics pulled off a 93-91 victory. PHOTO:
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          Lock icon Tiger in a sweet spot
          59 4 FORMER world No. 1 Tiger Woods sent out a warning to the golf world ahead of next week’s US Open after winning the Memorial tournament on Sunday. He produced some of the old magic to match Jack Nicklaus’ career tally of 73 PGA Tour wins
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon A night of comedy
          65 4 TWO amateur comedians, Munah Bagharib and Hirzi Zulkiflie, will be performing at the Esplanade Theatre with professionals such as Gurmit Singh, Michelle Chong and Kumar in Happy Ever Laughter. PAGE C2 The cast of stand-up comedy show Happy Ever Laughter, which will run at the Esplanade
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          Lock icon Ong slams local theatre
          42 4 AT A recent talk, TheatreWorks artistic director Ong Keng Sen revealed his plans to helm a new musical about Singapore’s arts industry. He also criticised the state of Singapore theatre, which he felt was simply “entertainment”. PAGE C5
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      • WHAT’S ONLINE
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          53 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L One in six Singapore households is a millionaire: Report L Police investigate death of two-year-old boy who fell from condo balcony L Scoot takes off, more than 100,000 seats sold L Most welcome foreigners but want slowdown L Abortions: Up for foreigners,
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          66 4 www.stomp.com.sg L Little girl’s hand gets stuck in Changi Airport travelator Lore Lucky Singapore girlQRcodegeneratednhttp://qcode.littlidiot.be gets birthday song from Lady Gaga L SBS bus captain drives with one leg resting on top of the other L Car parked at Bukit Batok has back window smashed by
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          42 4 www.razortv.com.sg L Dr Jiajia wants you for a music video L Bid for this car at ST’s auction Le Scoot takes off, moreQRcodgeneratedonhttp://qrcode.littleidiot.be than 100,000 seats sold L Six million plastic bags saved L Will this ‘Flower Boy’ muscle up?
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      Lock icon Asian investors fretting over China
      651 6  -  Beijing has ruled out massive stimulus plan despite slower growth NEWS ANALYSIS By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg WHILE the doom and gloom in Europe and the United States’ jobless numbers may be reasons for global and regional stock markets to be in the
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      Lock icon Guangzhou’s ‘city of the future’ forging ahead
      739 6  -  By LI XUEYING ASSISTANT FOREIGN EDITOR xueying@sph.com.sg THE gathering clouds over the global economy as even high-fly-ing China joins the ranks of economies grappling with a slowdown have affected investors’ interest in the Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City (GKC). Some companies which had signed
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      Lock icon PA to share ideas on grassroots system and bonding
      278 6  -  LI XUEYING VOID deck parties in Guangzhou? That could well happen. Singapore’s grassroots leaders from the People’s Association (PA) will be sharing their experiences in promoting social cohesion and racial harmony with their counterparts in Guangzhou. Under a three-year programme, officials
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      Lock icon Safety of maid is boss’ duty
      647 8  -  Agents cheer news while bosses say supervision rule ‘not practical’ By AMELIA TAN HUI FANG, AMELIA TAN ametan@sph.com.sg ameltan@sph.com.sg THE message sent out by the tightened guidelines on cleaning of window exteriors in high-rise homes is clear, say maid agents and employers. This is
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      Lock icon Maid who fell ‘thought Singapore was safe’
      528 8  -  By CHERIE THIO cthio@sph.com.sg INDONESIAN maids like Madam Nuraini Sri Haryati are told during a briefing at the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) to be careful when hanging laundry out of the windows in high-rise homes here. But Madam Nuraini, fresh off the plane
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      Lock icon Top retired officers move to opposition
      724 9  -  BN losing support, claims opposition; DPM warns ex-officials about oath By LESTER KONG MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT lestkong@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR Four retired senior government officers have openly aligned themselves with the Malaysian opposition in the last three weeks, setting the political scene abuzz. The opposition has
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      Lock icon KL releasing rally video to ‘show what really happened’
      428 9  -  By CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR The Barisan Nasional (BN) government plans to release an official video of April’s electoral reform rally that ended in chaos, as it continues to struggle with the fallout five weeks later. It
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    • ASIA
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        647 10 Star power, warning to investors appear to have strained ties with President NEW YORK TIMES MAE SOT (Thailand) The first trip abroad in more than two decades by Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears to have strained her crucial relationship
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        Lock icon Myanmar vigilantes attack bus, kill 9 Muslims
        343 10 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YANGON Buddhist vigilantes in western Myanmar attacked a passenger bus and killed nine Muslims, police said, the deadliest communal violence in the tense region since a reformist government took power a year ago. The bus was besieged near Taunggoke town
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        Lock icon Japan PM reshuffles Cabinet again
        698 11  -  Noda’s move aimed at getting opposition support for Bills on sales tax increase By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO A university professor and one-time air force officer has been named Japan’s new Defence Minister in a mini-Cabinet reshuffle aimed at garnering opposition support
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        Lock icon S. China Sea navigation ‘not impeded by disputes’
        316 11 XINHUA BEIJING Freedom of navigation in the South China Sea has never been affected by the territorial disputes there, said China’s Foreign Ministry, suggesting that US plans to expand its military presence in the region are inappropriate as Beijing has never thought
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        Lock icon Beijing muzzles talk of Tiananmen
        826 13  -  Tight security means 23rd anniversary of incident passed almost unnoticed By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA CORRESPONDENT kianbeng@sph.com.sg BEIJING The 23rd anniversary of the Tiananmen incident, China’s most politically sensitive event, came and went almost unnoticed yesterday as a result of efforts by the Chinese government.
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Quizzed over gas attack
          78 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Police in Japan yesterday quizzed a 40-year-old woman, Ms Naoko Kikuchi, over the 1995 nerve gas attack on Tokyo’s subway that killed 13 people. Only a 54-year-old man involved in the mass murder masterminded by the Aum Supreme Truth doomsday cult is still
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          Lock icon WWW windfall in Malaysia
          56 13 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK BACHOK Malaysia’s Road Transport Department has raked in a record RM12 million (S$4.8 million) in sales for the coveted WWW vehicle registration series. Its director-general Solah Mat Hassan said other “golden” or most wanted number plate series brought in only RM1 million
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          Lock icon Jakarta shaken by quake
          45 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA A strong earthquake swayed tall buildings here yesterday but caused no tsunami or apparent damage. The US Geological Survey said the 5.9-magnitude quake hit in the Indian Ocean 100km south-west of Sukabumi, a town in West Java province.
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      Lock icon Nigeria recovers bodies from plane crash
      453 14 All 153 on board die, possibly more dead on the ground AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LAGOS Nigerian rescuers yesterday recovered burnt human remains and investigators looked for clues after a plane slammed into an impoverished Lagos neighbourhood, killing all 153 on board and with more
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      Lock icon Russia, EU ‘must overcome differences on Syria’
      305 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG SAINT PETERSBURG Russia and the European Union must overcome their differences on the crisis in Syria to prevent all-out civil war, the EU president said yesterday. Mr Herman Van Rompuy, speaking after talks here with Russian President Vladimir Putin and
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon 4 jailed for terror plot
        67 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE COPENHAGEN Four men who planned a shooting spree at the office of a Danish newspaper that published cartoons of the prophet Muhammad were found guilty of terrorism and sentenced to 12 years in prison each. The men, aged 31 to 46, had pleaded
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        Lock icon ‘Psycho’ held
        58 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN Police yesterday arrested a man suspected of being the “Canadian Psycho”. He is thought to have killed and chopped up his boyfriend and filmed the attack. Canadian Luka Rocco Magnotta, a 29-year-old gay former porn star, was picked up by the authorities in an Internet
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        Lock icon No history rewrite
        89 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRUSSELS The European Union “strongly” rejected claims by new Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic that the 1995 massacre of 8,000 Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica was “no genocide”. An EU spokesman yesterday said the genocide had been confirmed by both the International Criminal Tribunal for the former
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      Lock icon Britons brave rain to celebrate royalty
      442 15 Festivities underline turnaround in support for Queen and family REUTERS LONDON “Elizabeth rules the waves!” was just one headline from the gushing British press coverage of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, on the third day of celebrations that have bolstered a royal family once
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      Lock icon Bloomberg prefers to get news from newspapers
      318 15 NEW YORK As the boss of the world’s most vibrant metropolis, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is seldom out of the news. But where does the man, who made his billions from the eponymous technology company, prefer to get his news? Newspapers. Mr
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      Lock icon Blame game in India over economic woes
      536 16  -  PM blames the Greeks but rivals point the finger at policy paralysis SLOWDOWN By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI Blame it on the Greeks. Or try to, at least. When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told reporters recently that India’s economic woes
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      Lock icon Oil falls to 16-month low on bleak data
      294 16 REUTERS BLOOMBERG LONDON Brent crude extended losses to hit a 16-month low below US$96 a barrel yesterday, as weak economic data from the United States and China fanned renewed fears of a global economic slowdown. Brent crude fell for a fifth trading
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Pressure on HK property
        68 16 REUTERS HONG KONG The property market in the Chinese city of Hong Kong faces “great corrective pressure” amid threats from the euro zone crisis and macroeconomic volatility. Financial Secretary John Tsang warned that cooling sentiment in the property market last month served as “a reminder to
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        Lock icon Kerviel launches appeal
        72 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS A French trader sentenced for covering up tens of billions of dollars in bets and ordered to reimburse his bank for their losses began appealing his conviction yesterday. Jerome Kerviel, sentenced in 2010 on charges of forgery, breach of trust and unauthorised computer use,
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        Lock icon Nintendo adds Miiverse
        96 16 REUTERS TOKYO Nintendo will launch a social and content network dubbed Miiverse for its new Wii U games console, as it plays catch-up with rivals such as Sony and hopes an online strategy will bolster hardware sales in an industry under fire from smartphones and tablets. The
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      Lock icon Industry blues as smaller hedge funds quit Asia
      583 18 Euro crisis, slowing growth drive institutional investors to big boys REUTERS HONG KONG Smaller-sized hedge funds are increasingly throwing in the towel in Asia as they struggle to attract money from risk-wary institutional investors, casting a cloud over the prospects of the
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      Lock icon Philippine tycoon plans record rights offer
      258 18 BLOOMBERG MANILA Mr Henry Sy went from running a shoe store in Manila to become the Philippines’ richest billionaire and owner of the nation’s largest retailer. Now the Chinese immigrant plans to raise US$1 billion (S$1.3 billion) to expand his bank. Mr Sy’s BDO
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          147 21  -  Michael Bah Soung MY WIFE had an appointment at Tan Tock Seng Hospital’s eye clinic on May 24, and was told to be there half an hour before registration. This was to facilitate administering eye drops to her before the consultation with the doctor. We
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        278 22  -  Michelle Cheong (Miss) WHILE the measures to cool property speculation appear to be taking effect, one of them the increase of minimum down payment for a second property to 40 per cent has made it hard for Singaporeans looking for a haven to hedge retirement savings
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      667 1  -  35 cases in first 5 months; authorities also raising window safety awareness By MIRANDA YEO ymiranda@sph.com.sg THE authorities are stepping up checks after 35 cases of windows falling from height were reported from January to last month, with three incidents happening last Thursday alone.
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      512 2  -  Police nab woman, 25, allegedly behind quirky traffic light stickers and graffiti By JENNANI DURAI jennanid@sph.com.sg ONE of the quirky circular stickers that have been spotted on buttons of traffic lights at pedestrian crossings reads “Anyhow Paste Kena Fine”. It could, however, turn out to
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      283 2  -  JANICE TAI THE labour movement here wants to be the voice of freelance professionals. The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) traditionally looks out for the rights of employees, but hopes to also do so for freelancers. The 176,900 freelance workers here include real
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      138 2 Celebrity dog trainer Cesar Millan on his signature in-line skates with Mango, a mongrel that for seven years had refused to step out of its wire-mesh cage. Yesterday, Mr Millan managed to coax Mango out and even took it for a swim and
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      659 3  -  Planned changes include better protection for mentally disabled By POON CHIAN HUI chpoon@sph.com.sg THE law on sterilisation is to be updated after nearly 40 years, in a move that will give better protection to the mentally disabled. It will aim to refine the process and
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      280 3  -  LESLIE KAY LIM TWO community clubs are to be built in Chua Chu Kang GRC for about 95,000 residents. One is due to be ready as early as 2015. Sited near Choa Chu Kang MRT station, the $10 million club is for the 50,000
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      96 3 The secretary of the Communist Party of China’s Guangdong Provincial Committee, Mr Wang Yang, called on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. In their meeting, they reaffirmed ties between Singapore and Guangdong, and exchanged views on common challenges and about how both sides could
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      765 4  -  She’ll get 70% of $107,649 after admitting she contributed to negligence over injury FALL FROM SCHOOL BUILDING By K. C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg A TEACHER who fell from the second floor of a school building after she tried to get out of the locked premises
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      397 4 NEWLY-ELECTED Hougang MP Png Eng Huat has refuted media reports saying that he set up and closed down eight companies over 12 years. In a statement posted on the Workers’ Party website yesterday, he cited reports in My Paper and Lianhe Zaobao
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      519 5  -  People turn to ST for reliable news and credible views, says editor By POON CHIAN HUI chpoon@sph.com.sg THE three websites under the ST Online banner straitstimes.com (ST.com), Stomp and RazorTV pulled in a record 190.5 million page views last month. International measurement
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      351 5  -  MATTHIAS CHEW THE Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship typically goes to high-flying civil servants and corporate types. But this year, a musician has received the award for the first time. Mr Wong Kah Chun, 25, a music conductor, is one of the three awarded
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        526 6  -  Local start-up Sofshell’s hip protector will hit the shelves by next year By FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg A LOCAL start-up has developed a diaper that could help prevent hip fractures among the elderly when they fall. The product from the firm, called Sofshell, uses a
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        520 6 Tomorrow is the world’s last chance to see Venus moving across the Sun one of the rarest astronomical sights in this century. Its next transit is in 2117. Over 50 telescopes will be placed for all to use on the National University of Singapore’s multipurpose field,
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        486 6  -  By JOSE HONG josehong@sph.com.sg SEA walls defend the coast from erosion by waves and currents, but they are also potentially “housing developments” for marine creatures. These “housing developments”, however, are not ideal habitats. This is because the granite blocks making up
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      354 7  -  Gambling den operator bribed 10 cops; asst superintendent on the run By ELENA CHONG elena@sph.com.sg A MAN who operated illegal gambling outlets bribed 10 police officers, including one who is now on the run. Yesterday, Chua Chin Hoe was sentenced to 41/2 years’ jail
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      314 7 A RESOURCE centre to help people who are representing themselves in court has won the Subordinate Courts a United Nations Public Service Award. The establishment of the Help centre which stands for Helping to Empower Litigants-in-Person clinched the Subordinate Courts the second prize in the
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      774 8  -  Sales figures for last month are likely to be down significantly from April’s By AMANDA TAN tamanda@sph.com.sg THE property market is taking a breather as home buyers grapple with looming economic uncertainties and possible cooling measures. New private home sales figures for last month
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      550 8  -  By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg WITH the euro zone problems far from over and the United States and China giving little comfort to investors, fund managers are dishing out a simple piece of advice: go for corporate bonds. In a report released yesterday,
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      583 9  -  Skilled candidates sought before governance code changes kick in By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg THE search for capable independent directors has intensified in the run-up to corporate governance code changes that apply stricter criteria to the appointment of these directors. Recruiters said that companies
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      327 9  -  By MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE hosts the third Annual World Islamic Banking Conference which opens today, with more than 450 industry leaders discussing opportunities in Asia for this fast-grow-ing sector. At the two-day event, issues such as the strengthening of international connectivity and capturing
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      460 10  -  It’s seeking to expand in emerging markets, like once-reclusive nation By ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg DOHA Singapore-based serviced apartment company Frasers Hospitality is keeping a close eye on Myanmar as the once-reclusive state liberalises. The company is seeking new opportunities in major cities including Yangon,
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      314 10  -  YUNITA ONG A COLLECTIVE sale for Sophia Mansions was launched yesterday the latest in the popular Mount Sophia enclave to face the prospect of redevelopment. The freehold site has a land area of about 17,545 sq ft and is zoned for residential use. It can
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      492 10  -  By YUNITA ONG yunitaso@sph.com.sg CAUTION may be the prevailing sentiment in the industrial property sector, but expansion of research and development (R&D) functions and strong economic fundamentals will contain the fall in industrial rents to about 3 per cent this year, said
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      455 11  -  Spar is part of a larger group with over 12,000 retail outlets globally By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) has bought a stake in a South African grocery store chain. The Spar Group, which is listed
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      315 11 REUTERS NEW DELHI Hero MotoCorp, India’s largest twowheeled vehicle manufacturer, has approved a proposal to merge the investment arm of its parent into the automaker, the company said, 18 months after it announced its split from Honda Motor. Private equity funds Bain Capital and
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        432 12 REUTERS ASIAN banks will have a tough time meeting new global liquidity rules due to a shortage of assets such as top-rated government debt that can be converted into cash quickly, according to KPMG. Lenders that fall
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          106 13 SEMBCORP Marine’s Indonesian unit, PT SMOE Indonesia, has secured a contract worth US$175 million (S$220 million) for engineering, construction and modification works from exploration and production firm Premier Oil Natuna Sea B.V. SMOE Indonesia won the contract as part of a consortium with a unit of Singapore-listed Swiber
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      106 13 Used Car requires FULLTIME SALES EXEC •With/without experience Class 3 license Singaporean PR Computer knowledge Earn attractive salary (Basic Comm) Interested, pls walk in on 5 6 Jun, from 9am 5pm 30 Kaki Bukit Road 3 #01-10 Empire Technocentre È 6846 7614 Van Sales/ Sales Rep. required With Class 3
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      327 15 Amanufacturingco.locatedatSg.KadutInd.Estate(nearKranji) urgentlyrequiresadynamicindividualtojoinusas: Administrative Manager Responsibilities: •ManageafullspectrumofadministrativeandHRfunctions •Identify,developandimplementeffectiveadministrationstrategies andplans •Coordinate business travel and administer the company’s assets, contractsandagreements •Coordinateonthegenerallegal-relatedtasks •Handleoverseasshipmentsandtradefairs •Maintenanceofcomputerhardwareandsoftware Requirements: •DegreeinBusinessManagement •Minimumtwoyearsofworkingexperienceinasimilarcapacity •Goodteamplayerwithexcellentleadershipandinterpersonalskills •Possesssuperiordecision-making,problem-solvingskillsandconflict-managementabilities •Excellent command of written and spoken English and Chinese (to handleChinesedocuments) •Bepreparedtotraveloccasionally •Abletostartworkimmediately •OnlySingaporeans,MalaysiansandSingaporePRsneedtoapply PleasesendyourapplicationandresumeinMicrosoftWord format,statingclearlycurrentandexpectedsalariesto simonlim21@me.com (HP: 9832 5005)or contact.joycelim@gmail.com (HP: 9698 1651) Weregretthatonlyshortlistedcandidateswillbenotified.
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      1078 17 SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC NEXT TO DOVER MRT (EW22) SENIOR SUPERVISOR SUPERVISORS/ ASST SUPERVISORS Minimum 2 year experience. Salary Negotiable 1st Shift Working Hours: 0700 1600 Mon to Fri 0800 1700 Sat Sun (Alternate) 2nd Shift Working Hours: 1400 2200 Mon to Fri 0800 -1700 Sat Sun (Alternate) Tel 6774 0172 CLEANERS
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      889 17 An international F&B Co. at Gourmet East Kitchen Bedok North Ave 4 require: •Drivers (20’ truck, Class 3) S$1,800 minimum starting pay. •Store Assistants S$1,450 minimum starting pay. Salary benefits review upon successful completion of probation. Those with experience in catering operations an advantage (but not essential). For enquiries interview
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