The Straits Times, 23 December 2013

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    28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2013 66 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 050/02/2013
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    Lock icon Workers return to more order in Little India
    481 1  -  Smaller crowd, more space and new queueing system for buses help By ROYSTON SIM, PEARL LEE roysim@sph.com.sg leepearl@sph.com.sg FOREIGN workers returned to a more fortified Little India yesterday, two weeks after the riots, as private bus services to the area resumed, albeit
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    Lock icon Goodbye Myanmar, hello Singapore
    452 1  -  By CHIA HAN KEONG ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR IN NAYPYIDAW hankeong@sph.com.sg MYANMAR ended its successful hosting of the SEA Games with a closing ceremony in its capital last night, which also marked the beginning of a new chapter for Singapore. The ceremony marked the official start of
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    Lock icon Disruption on Downtown Line opening day
    63 1 A TRAIN fault caused a hiccup on the opening day of the new Downtown Line, causing a 15-minute disruption that delayed services between Bugis and Chinatown (left). Otherwise, travel on the first stage of the new MRT line was smooth, with more than 9,000
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Protests threaten to disrupt Thai polls
      647 2  -  Fears of clashes as registration for snap elections starts today By TAN HUI YEE THAILAND CORRESPONDENT IN BANGKOK tanhy@sph.com.sg POLITICAL parties begin registering today for Thailand’s Feb 2 elections amid fears of confrontations, after massive protests in Bangkok shut down key intersections yesterday in
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      Lock icon New line opens, with 15min glitch
      485 3  -  Train fault at Bayfront station causes delay between Bugis and Chinatown DOWNTOWN LINE 1 By ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg A TRAIN fault caused a hiccup on the Downtown Line 1’s opening day yesterday, disrupting services for 15 minutes as thousands of people rode the line
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      Lock icon US hit by ice storms and heatwaves
      442 3 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS MONROE (Louisiana) At least two people have died as a strange mix of weather hit the United States over the weekend, causing tornadoes and ice storms in some states and record-breaking heatwaves in others. Bad weather in many parts of
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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        Lock icon Little India crowds smaller
        51 4 CROWD numbers in Little India were less than half of their usual level yesterday, bus operators estimated, as foreign workers returned to the scene of the riots a fortnight earlier. Some believe that supervisors may have advised many to avoid the area. TOP OF THE NEWS
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        Lock icon Threat to disrupt registration
        36 4 AS THAILAND prepares for snap polls on Feb 2, protesters who shut down key intersections in Bangkok yesterday were threatening to disrupt the registration of candidates today. TOP OF THE NEWS A2
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Famous reef in danger?
          59 4 AUSTRALIAN environmentalists are up in arms over the approved expansion of Abbot Point, a coal port in north Queensland, saying the development would sound a “death knell” for the Great Barrier Reef. PAGE A8 An aerial view of the Great Barrier Reef, off the state of
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          Lock icon Holding on to Bali land
          25 4 LUCRATIVE offers for their property arrive almost daily, but some of Bali’s land owners are just not biting. PAGE A10
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          Lock icon New food phenomenon
          49 4 MORE eateries in Malaysia are selling nasi Arab and other Middle Eastern fare to cater to the growing number of Arab tourists and students, who have increasingly turned to the country as many feel unwelcome in the West in the wake of Sept 11. PAGE A12
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Year of social media
          41 4 THIS year saw politicians and diplomats coming to terms with the huge reach and unique mobilising capabilities of social media. But the same social media can also turn against them, warns Europe correspondent Jonathan Eyal. PAGE A16
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        Lock icon CAUGHT BETWEEN ROCKS OF OWN MAKING
        73 4 Regional tension over rocky isles in the East China Sea prompted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare that his new national security strategy does not depart from Japan's post-war pacifism. The trouble is Mr Abe's concept of “proactive pacifism” is dogged by his
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          Lock icon Underground spaces
          43 4 A TENDER has been called for consultants to develop a set of guidelines on subterranean development in Singapore. The Urban Redevelopment Authority said these will help to steer future decisions as it looks to create an underground master plan. PAGE B1
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          Lock icon Job-seeking tourists
          48 4 ENTERING Singapore as a tourist then finding employment while here was once a method used mainly by maids from the Philippines. Now, a rising number of professionals from the country are doing this too despite a clampdown in Manila, where the process is illegal. PAGE B2
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          Lock icon Building firms take supply cut in stride
          49 4 CONSTRUCTION companies say they will be able to take the upcoming slowdown in Housing Board flat supply in their stride. Several companies say they anticipated that the supply would taper off, though they would like to see it done gradually. PAGE B5
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Capricorn effect
          33 4 TRADERS hope the stock market’s recovery over the past two sessions shows that the fabled Capricorn effect which leads to prices rising in January is starting to kick in. PAGE B9
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon Hopes for Schooling
          77 4 FRESH from a near-perfect SEA Games with five golds and a silver, star Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling will take a break before resuming training to prepare for his Asiad debut next year and the highly anticipated home SEA Games in 2015. PAGE B18 Looking ahead, Joseph Schooling,
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          Lock icon Oezil key to Gunners win
          65 4 FOR all of Arsene Wenger’s fractious relationship with Jose Mourinho, they have often shared similar tastes in players, such as Ashley Cole. Today, it is another Mesut Oezil (above)– who worries the Portuguese the most, as the midfielder who played under him at Real Madrid
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            Lock icon SEA Games updates
            34 4 THE 27th South-east Asian Games in Myanmar came to a close yesterday. Relive Singapore’s crowning moments and view the final medal tally at the multi-sport event in The Big Story. straitstimes.com/sea-games-2013
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            Lock icon Seven fave snacks
            36 4 FROM muah chee to popiah, ST’s digital sub-editor Sharon Lee shares her favourite seven popular snacks that Singaporeans have come to love, complete with accompanying videos. View pictures of the delectable goodies. stcommunities.sg
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            Lock icon Muted Xmas in Manila
            66 4 CHRISTMAS has always been a lavish affair in the Philippines. This season, however, celebrations in Manila have been muted as people reallocate funds to help victims of Typhoon Haiyan. Raul Dancel reports. www.stasiareport.com People attending the first of nine dawn masses in suburban Manila on Dec
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            Lock icon Our history in objects
            42 4 IN NOVEMBER, SundayLife! listed 50 objects which told the history of Singapore. Readers have since given suggestions on objects which they feel best represent Singapore. View a gallery of the objects, which includes telephone cards and bus guides.
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            Lock icon Supper with Zaqy
            40 4 PAP MP Zaqy Mohamad (right), who is the chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Communications and Information, sympathises with sites that are facing “shifting goal posts”, but added that the regulator is also trying to evolve.
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            Lock icon Back to crime scene
            36 4 FORKLIFT driver Gursharan Singh, 25, who was charged with the murder of Ms Jasvinder Kaur, 33, was taken back to the alleged crime scene at McNair Road to assist police in investigations.
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            Lock icon Compassvale flat blaze
            16 4 A HOUSING Board flat at Compassvale Lane in Sengkang caught fire yesterday morning.
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            Lock icon Driving while on phone
            34 4 STOMPER Spirit noticed a Mercedes moving slowly along Portsdown Avenue, and filtered to the left to take a look at what the driver was doing she was on her cellphone.
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            Lock icon Cab, car in accident
            32 4 AN ACCIDENT took place between a taxi and a car at Old Tampines Road on Saturday night, leaving the front of the taxi smashed and a passenger injured.
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Bigger orchestra fund
          49 4 THE Singapore Chinese Orchestra’s almost $10 million trust fund created by the Tote Board in 1996 is being dissolved and merged with the group’s endowment fund. This means it will enjoy bigger reserves and have a greater say over the use of its funds. PAGE C6
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          Lock icon Familiar ‘barista’
          66 4 ACTOR James Michael Tyler, best known to TV viewers around the world as barista Gunther in the iconic 1990s series Friends, has not managed to land a role bigger than that famous recurring cameo part. But fans recognise him and his voice still. PAGE C4 James Michael Tyler,
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      Lock icon Going door to door to get kids to school
      738 5  -  Officers help keep Primary 1 enrolment at record levels By PEARL LEE leepearl@sph.com.sg WHILE December is the month of holidays and festivities, it is 30 days of hard work for Mr Samuel Koh. For the past 14 years, the 68-year-old has
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      Lock icon Asia-Pacific property could emerge winner in wake of Fed taper
      441 5  -  By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg INVESTORS will likely be rejigging their portfolios following the United States Federal Reserve’s move to reduce stimulus spending, with real estate, gold and shares all under scrutiny, said analysts. One potential winner is Asia-Pacific property,
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      Lock icon Weekend business booming at dorms
      794 6  -  Workers flocking to food stalls, shops and recreation centres on Sundays LITTLE INDIA RIOT By AMELIA TAN, NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH ameltan@sph.com.sg asyiqins@sph.com.sg MR JAMAL Abdul Wahab, who runs a beer garden in Jurong Penjuru Dormitory 1, has been enjoying his best business in years
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      Lock icon Sales on the uptick but still slow
      394 6  -  By CAROLYN KHEW, RACHEL AU-YONG kcarolyn@sph.com.sg rachelay@sph.com.sg SALES have improved slightly this weekend in Little India, but they remained slow yesterday, said restaurants and shops in the area. Despite the resumption of bus services for foreign workers for the first time since the
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      Lock icon 200 foreign workers get police advisories
      446 6  -  By PEARL LEE leepearl@sph.com.sg SOME 200 foreign workers who were present in the area during the Little India riot received police advisories at the Police Cantonment Complex yesterday. Apart from the written notice, the workers, who came from more than 150 companies mainly in
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      64 2 www.stasiareport.com Backstage with Suthep ST’s Indochina bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh goes behind the scene and talks to Thai protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban in an exclusive interview. Also follow us on Twitter @STForeigndesk WATCH THE VIDEO www.straitstimes.com Exclusive interview with Thai protest leader Suthep Download a QR code reader app on
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      43 7 Thank you for making the Singapore flag fly high and proud at the 27thSEA Games Myanmar 2013. SingTel is a proud supporter of our athletes and will continue to cheer for their future success. Copyright 2013 Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (CRN:*****1624D). All rights reserved.
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Great Barrier tiff
      824 8  -  Plans for a coal port in Australia’s north-east have raised ire of green groups over impact on famous reef By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IN SYDNEY jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com ONE of the world’s biggest coal ports will be built in Australia’s north-east, but the project has outraged
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Graft probe on Zhou could widen to politics
        681 9 Probe of top official-cum-ally fuels talk downfall is near BEIJING The investigation on a vice-public security minister in China has triggered speculation that an ongoing probe on former security czar Zhou Yongkang for monetary fraud has widened to targeting his political “crimes”,
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        Lock icon Weekly’s suspension not linked to report on Najib: Ministry
        291 9 THE indefinite suspension of Malaysian news weekly The Heat was not linked to an unflattering front-page report on Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife’s expenditure last month, the Home Ministry clarified amid protests by journalist groups against what they saw
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        Lock icon Bali’s rice fields being swallowed up by developers
        1084 10  -  Clamour to snap up land to build hotels, fuelled by tourism boom By ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN GIANYAR, BALI zubaidah@sph.com.sg A STRING of letters the height of a man stand in the middle of a lush padi field in Bali. “Not
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        Lock icon More aid needed for Philippines: UN chief
        358 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA United Nations Secre-tary-General Ban Ki Moon urged the international community to ramp up aid for the Philippines’ typhoon reconstruction, saying “we must not allow this to be another forgotten crisis”. Mr Ban yesterday met key ambassadors stationed in Manila at
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        Lock icon Deadly factory fire: Owners charged
        301 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DHAKA Bangladesh police laid the first charges over the nation’s deadliest-ever garment factory fire 13 months ago, accusing the owners and 11 others of an offence punishable by life imprisonment. Police yesterday charged owners Delwar Hossain, his wife, his security guards and managers
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        Lock icon Skinny governer’s ‘slim’ election chances
        329 10 JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JAKARTA Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo has revealed that Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) leader Megawati Soekarnoputri had little confidence in him when they first met nine years ago. The problem was apparently his skinny appearance. Speaking at a dialogue on
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        Lock icon Sheriff of Wall Street hunts down law breakers
        812 11  -  He has taken down terrorists, drug traffickers, insider traders since 2009 PEOPLE By MELISSA SIM US CORRESPONDENT IN WASHINGTON simlinoi@sph.com.sg EVER since he read Inherit the Wind a play about a teacher on trial for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution when he
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Rodman yet to meet Kim this trip
          121 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS PYONGYANG Former National Basketball Association bad boy Dennis Rodman may have to head home from his latest visit to North Korea without meeting the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un. But he said that will not stop him from coming back on
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          Lock icon Dozens hurt in Thai explosions
          64 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS SONGKHLA Three bombs exploded in southern Thailand’s Songkhla province yesterday, injuring more than two dozen people in what appeared to be an attack by Islamic insurgents. Police in the restive region, where more than 5,000 people have been killed since ethnic separatist violence
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          Lock icon Chinese man killed by leaked chemical
          87 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING A man was killed and seven others were injured in China after receiving, from a delivery company, parcels which had become contaminated after being packed together with a package that leaked a highly toxic chemical, state media reported. The unnamed man,
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          Lock icon Cambodian party calls for re-election
          84 11 XINHUA PHNOM PENH An estimated 20,000 supporters of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) took to the streets in capital Phnom Penh yesterday, to call on Prime Minister Hun Sen to hold a re-election or step down following claims of serious irregularities in July’s
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        Lock icon NO COLD FEET FOR THIS FEAT
        58 11 A woman holding her baby and walking across embers during a fire-walking ceremony to pray for good health and safety at the Kabasan Saenazumi Jinja shrine in Sakuragawa city, Ibaraki prefecture, yesterday. The shrine holds the festival every year on the day of the
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        Lock icon Anti-US backlash in India may scare investors
        493 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI A furious anti-US backlash in India over the recent arrest and strip-search of its diplomat Devyani Khobragade threatens to further scare off foreign investors already baulking at what they see as a hostile climate, analysts say. The economic fallout
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        Lock icon Malaysian food scene takes on Mid-East flavour
        864 12  -  Demand by students from Middle East and residents who have spent time there By REME AHMAD ASSISTANT FOREIGN EDITOR IN KUALA LUMPUR reme@sph.com.sg AFTER 14 years spent running a restaurant selling Malay dishes, Madam Normah Jamal added slow-cooked spiced meat to the menu
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      Lock icon US spying programmes started post-9/11
      516 13 Disclosures part of a White House campaign to justify NSA surveillance ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON US surveillance of bulk communications revealed in documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden started under the administration of President George W. Bush after Sept 11, 2001, according to disclosures by the
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      Lock icon Freed Russian ex-oil tycoon ‘won’t go into politics’
      399 13 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERLIN Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, pardoned by Russian President Vladimir Putin after 10 years in jail, said he would not seek political power in Russia but will work to help secure the release of other political prisoners. “A
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      Lock icon Dietary supplements in US ‘causing more liver injuries’
      471 13 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK When Christopher Herrera, 17, walked into the emergency room at Texas Children’s Hospital one morning last year, his chest, face and eyes were bright yellow, recalled Dr Shreena Patel, the paediatric resident who treated him. Christopher, a
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      Lock icon GETTING BACK ON TRACK
      89 13 A robot that was galloping off course being pushed back into place during a demonstration last Friday in Homestead, Florida. The robot is designed to go with soldiers to any place they go on foot, helping to carry their gear. The Florida city hosted the Robotics
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Search on for Chinese tycoon
        58 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BORDEAUX French police stepped up their search for Chinese billionaire Lam Kok and two others presumed to have died when a helicopter they were travelling in plunged into a river in the Bordeaux region last Friday. But a deputy prosecutor at Libourne court
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        Lock icon Bulgarian leader slams Cameron
        51 13 REUTERS LONDON Bulgaria’s President Rosen Plevneliev has attacked British Prime Minister David Cameron’s plan to tighten immigration rules for Bulgarians and Romanians, saying it will damage London’s global standing for the sake of short-term political gain. Mr Cameron is trailing in the polls before a 2015
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        Lock icon Police review Nigella evidence
        54 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON British police are reviewing evidence that celebrity chef Nigella Lawson took cocaine, they said yesterday. Claims that she was a habitual cocaine and cannabis user emerged during the trial of two personal assistants who were cleared last Friday of defrauding her and her
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        Lock icon Shot high school student dies
        55 13 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON A Colorado high school student who was shot in the face by a teenage gunman has died after eight days on life support. Arapahoe High School student Karl Pierson, 18, shot Claire Davis, 17, point-blank with a shotgun on Dec 13,
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      Lock icon Still too few women in top jobs
      677 15 High-profile appointments in US this year include Janet Yellen as Fed chief AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK American women have achieved two high-profile firsts in 2013, with women named to lead General Motors and the US Federal Reserve posts that had always been held
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      Lock icon South Sudan oil fields risk rebel capture
      512 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JUBA Rebel forces in South Sudan are a threat to the crucial oil fields key to the economy, experts warn, risking possible military intervention by old enemy Sudan should production not be protected. On Saturday, a key army commander in control
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      Lock icon Gold set for 1st annual price loss since 2000
      421 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Barring a late price surge, gold’s value will suffer its first annual drop since the start of the millennium, while risking further losses next year too. Gold stood at US$1,205 an ounce on Friday on the London Bullion
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Swiss banks mull over US tax deal
        79 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GENEVA Swiss banks are scrambling ahead of a Dec 31 deadline to decide whether to join a US programme aimed at zooming in on lenders that helped Americans to dodge taxes. Around 40 of Switzerland’s some 300 banks have already said
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        Lock icon Seagram’s chairman dies
        72 15 REUTERS NEW YORK Billionaire and philanthropist Edgar Bronfman, the chairman of the Seagram Company, has died aged 84. Montreal-born Mr Bronfman took control of the Seagram empire from his father, Samuel Bronfman, who founded the liquor company in 1924. Mr Bronfman was married five times, twice to
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        Lock icon Spanish lottery pays out $3.9b
        90 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID Millions of people were glued to television sets across Spain yesterday as the annual El Gordo, or the “Fat One” Christmas lottery, which has the world’s biggest total payout, spread ¤2.24 billion (S$3.9 billion) in prizes around the country, where one in
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      455 16 REGIONAL tension over rocky isles in the East China Sea prompted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare that his new national security strategy does not depart from Japan’s post-war pacifism. The trouble is Mr Abe’s pet articulation of “proactive pacifism” is dogged by
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      1495 16  -  EYE ON THE WORLD This year saw politicians and diplomats coming to terms with the huge reach and unique mobilising capabilities of the social media. But the same social media can also turn against them. By JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT jonathan.eyal@gmail.com WHEN Denmark’s Prime
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      894 17  -  By ASAD LATIF FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer, a former Straits Times journalist, is an associate fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. HARVARD don Joseph Nye once defined soft power as a country’s ability to get “others to want the
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      997 17  -  By JOHN MCBETH SENIOR WRITER thane.cawdor@gmail.com FOR a life-long print journalist, it was fascinating to read some of the long-forgotten stories and recollections of the American wire service reporters who covered the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas half a century ago.
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      1084 17  -  By JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ The writer is a professor of economics at Columbia University and a Nobel laureate. NEW YORK TIMES IN AMERICA today, Americans are sometimes made to feel that it is naive to be preoccupied with trust. Our songs advise against it, our
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        493 18  -  JUST ONE VIEW By TALIA SEET ST READERS’ POST CONTRIBUTOR THE Straits Times, and the Singapore media, including prominent online news and social media, should have described the rioting that occurred on Dec 8 as something other than the “Little India
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        97 18 WE MAKE every effort to report responsibly, but we would be remiss in our role as a newspaper not to tell it like it is. If a similar riot had happened in a different ethnic area like Chi- natown, and involved Chinese rioters, we would have
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        440 18 Avoid linking mental condition to capital crime L DR RADIAH SALIM President, Club HEAL IT IS unfortunate that the term “schizophrenic” was used to describe the killer in the headline (Schizophrenic killer jailed for life; Nov 9). There is already a widespread false belief among Singaporeans that
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        235 19  -  Saraswati Siu Lum Wong (Miss) IN RECENT years, there have been complaints of our public transport system being inefficient, overcrowded and slow. However, many have failed to consider how it is more accessible and economical compared with those in other cities. I
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        255 19  -  Low Kok Soon ON ITS website, the Public Transport Council (PTC) states that in order to keep public transport fares affordable, transport infrastructures such as MRT/LRT lines and bus interchanges are funded entirely by the Government. Bus and train operators are responsible only for
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        236 19  -  Donald Wai Wing Tai I NOTICE that there has been an increase in reckless driving at traffic junctions over the years (“Cyclist in critical state after being hit by taxi”; last Thursday). Vehicles making a U-turn tend to veer from the rightmost lane into the
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        206 19  -  Sebastian Goh I WAS concerned when I read in last Thursday’s report (“Cyclist in critical state after being hit by taxi”) that the green arrow signalling a right turn for oncoming traffic started blinking almost immediately. I have come across such traffic
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        255 19  -  Lim Bee Khim (Ms) Director, Corporate Communications Ministry of Finance MR ANG Miah Boon asked why the rationale for the removal of the vacancy refund for property tax was not shared with the public (“Questions remain on property tax”; Dec 14).
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        197 19  -  Christopher Ong Wen Rong THE Government has co- funded thousands of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatments when adoption seems like a better option (“More seeking help to conceive despite low success rate”; last Monday). Singapore spends a fortune helping childless couples conceive, while other governments
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        66 19 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR FRANCIS CHENG: Isn’t it advertising when docs recommend certain products? 2. MR TOH CHENG SEONG: Welfare schemes need more social impact. 3. DR EDMUND LAM: Polys can nurture entrepreneurs. 4. MS LI DAN YUE: We can learn much from seniors. 5. MS
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        350 19 WHO: Atanu Roy, 57, chartered accountant who has been running an IT consulting firm for the last 15 years. MY FAMILY: Married to Indrani, 53, a housewife. My elder son, Arpan, 29, holds a PhD in quantum physics from the National University of Singapore (NUS); my
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        266 19  -  Arnold Chua Chee Keong I AGREE with Mr Yeow Hwee Ming (“Best way to show respect”; last Friday) that the best form of respect we can show seniors is to offer them the means of being gainfully employed and financially independent. Employing the elderly
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      299 18 Readers’ Post ST’s latest website POST YOUR VIEW AT readerspost.straitstimes.com JUST ONE VIEW {Commentary/opinion} TAKE THE “LITTLE INDIA” OUT OF THE RIOT, writes TALIA SEET WILL CULLING THE TROLLS LIFT THE QUALITY OF ONLINE DISCUSSION? KUDOS {Positive stories in ST spotted by readers, ST journalists and Readers’ ed} LINK UP,
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      151 18 Post your view at readerspost.straitstimes.com or e-mail it to streaders@sph.com.sg Day 1 Day5 f Countdown to i HE STRAITS TIMES 12 CA s of Christmas Surprises Presenting partner: Standard Chartered SS Day 2 DayB Q Day 4 Day 6 Day 9 Day 10 Day? Day 11 Day8 l I Day
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      262 19 PUNCHLINES Independent apps help ease taxi angst NEWS ITEM spokesman for the company. A third app, Cab-Pare, helps to calculate and compare taxi fares, which founder Wong Ling Jun, 30, said can vary by as much as $20 for the same route. The app, which costs US$0.99 (S$1.25), was launched
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      603 1  -  URA tender seeks consultants to craft framework on underground space use By ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) plans to develop a set of guidelines on subterranean development here, in a step towards creating an underground master plan. It has called a
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      754 2  -  This is allowed for foreign professionals; once hired, firms apply for work passes By AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg MR RAMZ came to Singapore in March as a tourist but his itinerary did not include visiting the Merlion, Universal Studios or Orchard
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      Lock icon Independent apps drive up taxi booking success
      555 2  -  By LEE JIAN XUAN jianxuan@sph.com.sg AMID growing commuter frustrations with taxi shortages and confusing charges, three mobile apps have been rolled out recently to ease the angst. These independent apps are not set up by taxi operators, allowing them to consolidate bookings across
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      187 2 ONE of the five missing crew members of the capsized Bolivi-an-flagged barge was found yesterday after spending three days drifting at sea. The Indonesian Coast Guard discovered the sailor off Bintan island at 9am, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said.
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      389 2  -  By CHIA YAN MIN chiaym@sph.com.sg MANY illegal tobacco products are still slipping through the Customs net in Singapore and entering the European Union (EU), according to one of its top officials. The EU’s Commissioner for Taxation, Customs, Statistics, Audit and Anti-Fraud Algirdas
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      567 3  -  Poll: Precinct gets more visitors but no big boost for some businesses By CAROLYN KHEW kcarolyn@sph.com.sg A RISE in visitors to the Singapore River Precinct has not resulted in the major windfall that some businesses in the area were hoping for. A survey by
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      611 3  -  By NUR ASYIQIN, MOHAMAD SALLEH asyiqins@sph.com.sg ONE of Singapore’s first food and beverage social enterprises may have to shut its kitchens for good after facing a host of financial troubles recently. Founder Sim Sin Sin has poured her life savings into Laksania. Now she
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      Lock icon Fewer rat sightings in heartland: NEA
      618 4  -  Fight against rodents to go beyond HDB estates to other parts of island By TOH YONG CHUAN tohyc@sph.com.sg RAT sightings in housing estates here have taken a sharp dive, according to latest official data. On average, some 4,100 rat burrows were found in Housing
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        321 4  -  PEARL LEE OCTOGENARIAN Kwan Ah San, 81, couldn’t wait to try on his new glasses yesterday. This will help me to better read my letters and watch television,” he said. He was among 40 elderly residents to receive free spectacles presented to them by MP for
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        203 4  -  CAROLYN KHEW ONE hundred elderly residents received new saris and sarongs yesterday at a movie screening held at Bukit Merah View Square. They were given out by Senior Minister of State for Law and Education Indranee Rajah. The grassroots adviser for Tanjong Pagar
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      522 5  -  Optimism bolstered by tempered expectations, strong demand in other areas By JANICE HENG janiceh@sph.com.sg THE upcoming slowdown in Housing Board flat supply is no surprise to construction firms, who say they can cope with the fall in business as long as it
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      427 5  -  By SHEA DRISCOLL dshea@sph.com.sg LIKE many parents in Singapore, Madam Seet Tiong Boon wants to reward her son Kevin when he does well in school. But the 16-year-old will not accept any gift. Described by his mum as “thoughtful” and “thrifty”,
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      214 6  -  WITH Singaporeans tipped to splash out huge sums on presents, photographer Jason Quah braved the crowds to capture last-minute Christmas shoppers in action. A survey by UOB found shoppers here will spend an average of $893 on gifts this year 54 per cent more than last
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      721 7  -  He started as a kitchen helper, but is now in charge of 600 staff at RWS PEOPLE By TOH YONG CHUAN MANPOWER CORRESPONDENT tohyc@sph.com.sg MR EDMUND Toh flunked his O-level exams in 1976, passing only two of five subjects. A neighbour took pity on
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      279 1 Lights brighten riverside scene just a little B7 From O-level failure to top chef B3 Simply spend a minimum of in a single receipt and stand to win. Promotion valid till 25 December 2013. UOB CARDS Use your UOB cards and win additional S$1,000 Saiy SAVE 18% i AUSTRALIA Carrots
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      304 2 CUT THIS ADVERTISEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE OR PASS IT TO A FRIEND ARE ALLEARSFOR YOU -HEAR WELL ALWAYS. We grow with Singapore. Our Company name is synonymous with Hearing Aids for 65 years. As we welcome 2014, make one of your NEW YEAR resolutions to HEAR BETTER. To those new
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      43 3 Point. Shoot. Win $500. Every week in The Big Picture photo contest The theme: 2013 THE BIG PICTURE Visit www.tnp.sg/thebigpicture for details Supported by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth Don’t miss our Dec 26 edition, where all winners will be revealed
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      70 3 DEUTSCHE MASTER MILITARY MECHANICAL TIMEPIECES OFF ALL ITEMS STORE WIDE I K3 Facebook 12 DEC'13 Automatic Movement (> JAN'14 Manual Wind Movement $499 FROM AFTER DISCOUNT Official Boutique: 14 Scotts Road Far East Plaza 02-50B Monster Time 25 Hours Watchit! Yuen Loong Ante Gallery Century Square Great World City Marina
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      179 3 WAREHOUSE SALE 20-25 December 2013 10am-6pm 3 *5^ t r> Combed Cotton Sateen Bedsheet Set S/SS/Q/K UP $159-$199 Bed Set S/SS/Q/K UP $299-$399 Combed Cotton Sateen Jacquard 70 Bedsheet Set S/SS/Q/K UP $299-5399 Tfftm *1 M B Bed Set S/SS/Q/K Y IIP CKOQ_4CQQ m W OFF Cotton Blend Cotton Blend
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      458 7 CHRISTMAS PROMOTION Have yourself a very special Straits Times 2014 calendar! YEAR A child is mesmerised by the Christmas decorations at Marina Square. February March S M T W T F S April 7 6 5 4 3 2 14 13 12 11 10 9 21 20 19 18 17
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      175 7 I heard that prices for International Plaza has soften recently. Wow, with Singapore Property Watch, I am now able to compare recently transacted prices of offices nearby! aailf!l*l I k I I gu 'in i—— »ww TO a mini* imi Limnmu «■>. i m mi ii-ii in 11 ii OPM
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      778 8  - Sh aping up to look sharp More women and men are choosing aesthetic procedures to achieve youthful looking V-shaped faces By lai yi ming AESTHETIC doctors here are seeing more people seeking a V-shaped face or as the South Koreans call it, a “V-line face”, which is a slim face
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      159 8 To bring festive cheer, Orchard Hotel Singapore has collected hand-written wishes from underprivileged children at Fei Yue Community Services Family Service Centre and MINDSville@ Napiri and hung them on its Charity Christmas Tree at Orchard Café, where staff and guests are encouraged to “Adopt a Wishing
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      271 8 FEI Siong (F&B) Holdings has brought the best of Malaysian and Singaporean hawker food under one roof at Tangs Market, located in Basement 1 of Tangs. The concept is similar to its other venture Malaysia Boleh! at Jurong Point. MrTan Kim Leng, group operations director,
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      211 8 Leong Finance is celebrating the upcoming festive seasons by helping customers unlock the value of their Singapore-listed shares with its popular Express Share Loan promotion. The loan opportunity offers customers a quick and easy way to pledge their Singapore-listed shares for a quick
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      217 8 LIANG Court Shopping Mall will be celebrating the New Year by hosting cultural performances and activities from this Thursday to Jan 5. Ms Stephanie Ho, general manager of AsiaMalls Management, says: “We are excited about what the New Year may bring and
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        39 8 Enjoy a Spicy Korean Crunch Meal ($8.20) and Spicy Korean Box ($8.80) at KFC and stand a chance to win a pair of return air tickets to Korea and other prizes worth $30,000. Visit www.kfc.com.sg for details.
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        41 8 The new wholesome Sunshine High Fibre White Bread has added nutritional benefits, containing 8g of dietary fibre, wheat germ and Omega-3 DHA. It is also enriched with calcium to meet a quarter of your daily calcium intake. Price: $2.35.
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        32 8 Check outthe newly launched clover leaf at Julie Roberts. The new designs are available as a pendant, key-chain, bracelet and hand-phone straps. Price: from $98 to $328. Website: www.julieroberts. com.sg.
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        38 8 Measuring 9.9mm in thickness (without keyboard), the Sony VAIO Tap 11 is the world’s thinnest Windows Tablet PC with the Intel Core Processor Family. Available at all Sony stores and authorised outlets. Price: $1,999 to $2,299.
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        68 8 Food Junction is celebrating its 20th year by rewarding customers with vouchers. Till Dec 31, spend $10 (maximum of two combined same-day receipts) or $8 with an order of Coca-Cola at any Food Junction food court and receive a Scratch Win card. Customers will also be entered in
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        39 8 Till Feb 9, any purchase of Windows desktop PCs, notebooks or tablets from Challenger, Harvey Norman, Newstead, Courts and Best Denki willgive you a chance to win over $37,000 worth of cash prizes. Visit microsoft.com.sg/windowspromos for details.
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      786 9  -  Belief that stocks tend to rise in January and recent market rally boost hopes By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg TRADERS hope the stock market’s recovery over the past two sessions show that the fabled Capricorn effect is starting to kick in. The benchmark
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      755 10  -  Firms buy premium items, gadgets for their clients as economy picks up By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg ’TIS the season to be jolly, especially for suppliers of corporate gifts, who are having one of their best festive seasons in years. The improving economy
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      1208 10  -  By RACHAEL BOON rachaelb@sph.com.sg AMBITIOUS business people are always looking for an edge that gets them a step head, and right now they are putting their money on an advanced degree offered widely here. The degree’s title Executive Master of Business Administration
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          44 11 RYAN LIM CHEE WEE: Resigned as chief financial officer with effect from Jan 31 to pursue other career opportunities. Mr Lim, 40, assists the finance director in overseeing the preparation of the group’s financial statements, cash management, corporate governance and internal controls.
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          26 11 HEATH MCINTYRE: Appointed managing director of subsidiary BT Investment with effect from last Monday. Mr McIntyre, 44, is responsible for overall management and operations.
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          26 11 LEE CHEE KEONG: Appointed group financial controller with effect from last Monday. Mr Lee, 40, is responsible for the group’s accounting and finance functions.
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          28 11 WONG LEE: Appointed executive director, head of wealth planning in Singapore, from last Friday. Ms Wong leads a team of wealth planners covering markets that include Indonesia.
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          27 11 WILLIAM JOSEPH CONDON: Appointed executive director with effect from last Monday. Mr Condon, 55, is responsible for the day-to-day business operation and also oversees expansion.
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          26 11 TAN SENG HEE: Resigned as executive director and deputy chief executive with effect from last Wednesday. Mr Tan, 53, left to pursue personal interests.
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        915 11  -  TWG founder tells of chance encounter that changed his life By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg AS A young lawyer in Morocco, Mr Taha Bouqdib was all set on a career path in the legal services when an invitation to a tea warehouse
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        43 11 Agriculture Euro R1C-B 13.12.13 5,68 EUR Branchen Stars R1C-A 16.12.13 198,20 EUR Commodity Euro I1C 16.12.13 *****,37 EUR Commodity USD R1C-C 16.12.13 4,98 SGD db X-MACRO Trading Index Fund I4D 12.12.13 86,37 GBP EMLIN Sovereign Bond Fund I1C 16.12.13 *****,08 USD
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        228 11 db Commodity Booster DJ-UBSCIUCITS ETF 6C 16/12/2013 28,81 USD db Commodity Booster Light Energy Benchmark UCITS ETF 7C 16/12/2013 18,08 USD FTSE China 25 UCITS ETF 1C 16/12/2013 29,83 USD FTSE Vietnam UCITS ETF 1C 16/12/2013 24,25 USD MSCI AC Asia Ex Japan High Dividend Yield Index UCITS
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        100 11 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR CASH UCITS ETF 1C 16/12/2013 211,88 AUD AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR CASH UCITS ETF 2C 16/12/2013 189,72 USD AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR CASH UCITS ETF 3C 16/12/2013 238,12 SGD AUSTRALIA SSA BONDS UCITS ETF 1C 17/12/2013 185,81 AUD IBOXX SOVEREIGNS EUROZONE UCITS ETF 1C 16/12/2013 268,06 USD IBOXX TREASURIES
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      928 12  -  Demand growing for such investments that offer steady stream of income CAI JIN By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg RETAIL investors frustrated by bank deposit rates and the flatish stock market are often tempted by bonds but anomalies around some Genting issues
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        711 13  -  Impact on global market is mixed, depending on where one is invested MARKETS INSIGHT By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg AS THE trading year winds down, there are three powerful forces pulling the global financial market in different directions. The first and most
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          27 13 Week's Top Rises CENTS (0) CENTS Hyflux 6% CPS 10 ***** 80.0 0.7 Week's Top Falls CENTS (0) CENTS DBXT SPASX200 10USS 3688 -572.6
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          22 13 Week's Top Rises CENTS CENTS ISDN W*****0 20 153.2 12.1 Week's Top Falls CENTS CENTS GbIYellowPgs W*****0 0.2 -80.0
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      418 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GUANGZHOU Former Ryder Cup-winning captain Jose Maria Olazabal masterminded another miraculous European fightback, as his team celebrated a remarkable Royal Trophy triumph in China. Seemingly down and out, Europe stunned their Asian rivals with a late surge, reminiscent of their
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        60 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG Zaheer Khan became the fourth Indian to take 300 Test wickets by removing Jacques Kallis on the final day of the first Test against South Africa yesterday. Khan joins leg-spinner Anil Kumble, all-rounder Kapil Dev and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh in India’s
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        374 4 Agence France-Presse Berlin Scandal-courting Danish director Lars von Trier will premiere the uncut version of his new erotic epic, Nymphomaniac, at the Berlin film festival in February, organisers said last Friday. The 64th Berlinale, the first major European cinema showcase of the year, will screen the
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        647 7  -  Popular children’s book writer Yang Hongying owes her success to the kids she once taught Boon Chan Media Correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg Children’s author Yang Hongying has often been dubbed the J.K. Rowling of the East by China’s media. You would think that any author would
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        651 7 New York Times New York Ned Vizzini, a precocious and highly praised writer of popular young-adult novels that often dealt with themes of teenage anxiety and depression and still made readers laugh died last Thursday in New York City. He was 32.
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      715 6 Associated Press London Reviewers were largely seduced, rather than scandalised, last Friday by the latest musical from Andrew Lloyd Webber surely the first in the impresario’s highly successful career to include an orgy scene. Stephen Ward tells the story of
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      75 6 CLUNY. TRY BEATING this!! ***** sf for $25.xm? Going gone! *****233 APPC RIDOUT RD *****/ 8000 sf. Almost new. Modern, reno. Pte quiet/ Swettenham ***** sf. Almost new Elevated. Call 9456-7348 BEAUTIFUL NAMLY SEMI-D 4000 sqft, 5+1, spacious. Stunning Views! Like New! Quick! Call *****000 now EMERALD HILL CONSERVED Gem
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      47 6 ASTRID HILL CHARMING s/sty ***** sf. Panoramic view, quiet. Motivated seller. *****348 Sole agt YEAR END BEST! $19.xM GCB 2.5 Storey, ***** sqft, 8 rms. Tenanted, Good Investment. Call *****080 FH JLN KEMAMAN (T Payoh Mrt) New 3.5-sty Corner. Over 4000sf. 5rm attach $3.88mil! Kerri 9617 3480
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      216 6 DAISY SUITES FH Unit Leashold price, Near city Amenities, 3-rm Penthse $1.67M. Jean 8118-1146 GEYLANG LOR 13 Inter terr 9999 yrs. Approx 1720 sf. Orig. Convenient. Serious seller. S. Chow *****636 CUTEST MARSHALL PERANAKAN terrace! So convenient near Katong! Quiet super spacious dream hse isabelredrup.com/ir21.php$2.78m. *****055. Susan CONSERVED HSE JOO
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      188 6 OPEN HSE SAT /Sun 12-5pm @79 Crowhurst Dr. 4200/ 6500 sf. 6+1, pool home lift. 2.5 sty with full basement. 9685-1115 Edmund EDMUND SEAH 9685-1115 S/sty terr Portchester Ave. Land 2153 sf Suits rebuild. Near Chomp Chomp. *EDMUND SEAH 9685-1115.. 2½ty modern corner terr Cowdray Ave 2160/ 3500 sf. 5
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      255 6 PRINGLEAF WALK 2STY Semi-d. 4572/ 2800 sf. 4 rm. 3 bath Quiet enclave. 1 min SLE. Can build 3-sty, encompassed by good land size. Ask $5M (offers in excess) *****289 Lawrence Neo S 2.5 STY F’HOLD Semi-D Seletar Hills Drive. Huge 5 ensuites+1+1. 2 yrs old rebuilt. 3 cars 4200/
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      278 6 CENTENNIA SUITES. JUST TOP. Luxurious. Future MRT. Many units avail. Serious seller. $2400psf up Ben *****088/ *****636 LLOYD SIXTYFIVE. Within Orchard Vicinity. Off-site show flat at Clemenceau Ave. 9239-7006 Theresa. PENTHOUSE PATERSON RES 4+1+1 bdrms, 4230 sqft With Unique Open view.. Also for Rent@$17K Immed ORCHARD RES 2874/ 2465/ 1808
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      272 6 THE ARTE grand penthouse FH. 4015 sqft 5+1. A1 view. MRT Orchard. $1.xK! Michael www.*****785.com THE BELLEFORTE FH 1432 sf. 3+1 High flr. Int’l Sch/ amenities. Reno. Serious seller. Judy T 9004-0011 DAISY SUITES, FH. 2/3/PH Pte pool. Near Woodleigh MRT/ shpg. Quiet. Good Hurry! Carol 9369 8269 DAISY SUITES
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      228 6 JEWEL BUANGKOK New release stack! 3 mins MRT/ 24hrs NTUC. Top notch furnishing. 1-4rm/ Dual key LAKEVIEW EST 3+1 1615 sf. Very well reno, spacious breezy, mins walk to MRT/ reservoir/ eateries. $1.6M neg. Leslie Mui *****896 D21 listing can be found after D11 HUGE 2131SF DAIRY Farm FH, 4
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