The Straits Times, 14 April 2014

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    28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2014 70 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 073/02/2014
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    Lock icon FILLING THE VOID WITH ART
    103 1 The void decks of blocks 749 and 750 in Jurong West Street 73 have been transformed into an open-concept art gallery. Dr Amy Khor, Mayor of South West District, toured the recently completed Void Deck Art Gallery in Gek Poh Ville yesterday. It features more
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    Lock icon Wife of Lim Hng Kiang dies at 60
    44 1 MADAM Lee Ai Boon, 60, the wife of Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang, has died. She succumbed to cancer last Saturday, and leaves her husband and two sons. L TOP OF THE NEWS A8
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    Lock icon Reds make a leap for EPL glory
    56 1 LIVERPOOL took a giant step towards winning their first English league title in 24 years, after Philippe Coutinho’s (below) 78th minute goal sealed a thrilling 3-2 win against Manchester City at Anfield yesterday. The Reds will clinch the title if they win their
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    Lock icon More than 4,000 ideas for S’pore jubilee baby gifts
    443 1  -  By TOH YONG CHUAN tohyc@sph.com.sg GOLD coins, a year’s supply of nappies and even free education. These were among more than 4,000 public suggestions for gifts that could be given to Singaporean babies born next year the Republic’s 50th anniversary. Minister
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    Lock icon IMF working to boost help for well-managed nations
    540 1  -  Aim is to strengthen safety nets amid volatile capital flows: Tharman By JEREMY AU YONG US BUREAU CHIEF IN WASHINGTON jeremyau@sph.com.sg WELL-MANAGED countries may, in the future, be able to get support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in times of crisis
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Ukraine moves to take back police HQ in east
      599 2 / 3 Operation against armed separatists turns deadly REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SLAVIANSK (Ukraine) Ukrainian security forces yesterday launched an operation to clear pro-Russian separatists from police headquarters in the eastern city of Slaviansk, with Kiev reporting fatalities on both sides. One Ukrainian state
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      Lock icon The Grandmaster wins big at HK film awards
      260 2 / 3  -  By JASON OU jihongou@sph.com.sg MARTIAL arts flick The Grandmaster swept the board at the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards last night, winning 12 awards including Best Film and Best Director. Zhang Ziyi bagged Best Actress for her role as gongfu expert Gong
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      Lock icon Home loans harder to get with tighter rules
      683 2 / 3  -  More applications being rejected and wait for approvals is longer: Analysts By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg HOME buyers have found it harder to obtain loans in the wake of tighter mortgage rules imposed last year. Real estate players said buyers now have
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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        Lock icon IMF boosting safety nets
        42 4 DEPUTY Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has said the International Monetary Fund may offer support to well-managed countries without them having to meet strict conditions. Mr Tharman is chairman of its policy steering committee. TOP OF THE NEWS A1
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        Lock icon Attack on separatists
        37 4 UKRAINIAN security forces launched an operation to clear pro-Russian separatists from a police headquarters in Slaviansk, leading to casualties on both sides. Unknown gunmen had attacked buildings last Saturday. TOP OF THE NEWS A2
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon Soiling Beijing’s image
          53 4 HIGH levels of smog are dimming the allure of working in the capital city of the world’s No. 2 economy, as professionals are turning down job opportunities in Beijing for alternatives like Shanghai. This has undermined China’s aim of attracting overseas talent as part of its development
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          Lock icon Using the Joko charm
          43 4 SUPPORTERS of Indonesia’s presidential favourite Joko Widodo (right) are scrambling to market the Jakarta governor ahead of the July 9 polls after his Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle’s failure to capitalise on his popularity in the recent parliamentary polls. PAGE A10
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          Lock icon ‘Stop emissions now’
          65 4 THE United Nations climate chief has called on governments to take bold steps to curb carbon emissions after a landmark report said the aim to limit global warming is still attainable. The report by a UN international panel said the longer it takes to switch to cleaner
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Dilemma in Berlin
          64 4 EUROPE’S future security map depends not on what happens in Ukraine but, rather, on how Germany reacts to such events. But the Germans are torn between a curious gratitude to Russia for allowing German unification to take place peacefully and a desire not to alienate East European
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        Lock icon U.S. MUST PLAY BALANCING ROLE WITH FINESSE
        52 4 America’s security cover gives its allies, Japan and the Philippines, the confidence to deal firmly with China in their maritime disputes. However, Beijing should have no reason to believe that Washington is sponsoring a hostile coalition of countries against it. The Straits Times
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon More tap bond market
          50 4 SMALLER companies and other institutions are increasingly using bonds as a faster and more flexible way to raise capital. Since the start of the year, mid-cap firms Vibrant Group and Swiber Holdings, as well as unlisted entities such as universities, have successfully issued bonds. PAGE B9
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon Dreaming big-time
          84 4 ASPIRING biker Arsyad Rusydi will this week race in the first leg of the six-stage Asia Dream Cup, aiming for a top-eight spot which will earn him a Moto3 test at the season’s end. The 16-year-old, who cut his teeth on minibikes which can go as fast as
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      • HOME
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          58 4 AMUSEMENT arcades are seeing a new generation of gamers... aged 50 and above. Grannies, grandpas, aunties and uncles are getting hooked on video games like Fish Hunter and Animal Kaiser and some arcades are adjusting their offerings to cater for them. PAGE B1 Older gamers having fun
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          Lock icon Pop in to pick up parcel
          46 4 FORGET lengthy post office queues. The PopStations set up by Singapore Post a year ago will soon allow online shoppers to pick up and pay for their parcels at any time from the automated kiosks across the island. PAGE B2
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Red-faced over new film
          77 4 IF AMERICAN actress Dakota Johnson had her way, her actor parents Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith would never see her upcoming movie 50 Shades Of Grey. In the film, adapted from E.L. James’ best-selling 2011 erotic novel, she will almost certainly be seen in many compromising
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          Lock icon Singer now owns songs
          86 4 SINGER-SONGWRITER Art Fazil’s folk tune Full Moon Over Marina Bay, one of the songs from his self-titled debut album, is more than two decades old. Last year, he released a 20th-anniversary CD of the album under his own record label. Art now owns all his songs,
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        19 4 Join the conversation on Twitter with our Straits Times’ journalists now on the social media platform.
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      Lock icon Don’t rejoice at reforms in EU yet: Germany
      546 6 Officials warn against complacency as Europe markets regain confidence BLOOMBERG REUTERS WASHINGTON Germany’s top finance officials have warned investors against prematurely celebrating an overhaul of Europe’s economies four years after they plunged into crisis. “It’s good that markets have become more confident
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      Lock icon KL denies phone calls were made before plane vanished
      549 6 MH370: DAY 38 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has rejected claims that phone calls were made from Flight MH370 before it vanished, as Australia expanded a visual search for the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) jet. There were 12 aircraft and
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; BLOOMBERG; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  549 words
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      Lock icon Myanmar not yet a democracy: Suu Kyi
      422 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG BERLIN Myanmar’s opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has warned that, despite a spate of reforms, her country is “not yet a democracy” and urged the world to keep a close eye on the government. Speaking in
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      Lock icon China dismisses IMF warnings of hard landing
      292 6 REUTERS WASHINGTON A senior Chinese official has hit back at International Monetary Fund (IMF) warnings that China’s economy faces the danger of a hard landing due to poor asset quality, saying the government is taking action to deal with financial risk. Chinese Vice-Minister
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      Lock icon Wife of minister Lim Hng Kiang dies of cancer
      341 8  -  Madam Lee Ai Boon dies at age 60, leaving husband and two sons By ROBIN CHAN, MARYAM MOKHTAR chanckr@sph.com.sg maryamm@sph.com.sg MADAM Lee Ai Boon, the wife of Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang, has died. Madam Lee, 60, succumbed to
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      Lock icon More young professionals suffering from burn-out
      579 8  -  By AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg FOR the past three years, investment banker Andy was plagued by nightmares because of stress from his 14-hour work days. He was moody all the time. Food became a source of comfort, and his weight went from 70kg to 80kg.
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      Lock icon Deadly virus affects pig farms in several countries
      383 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG NEW YORK A deadly swine virus has been sweeping through farms in several countries, including Japan and the United States, infecting millions of pigs and driving up pork prices. The porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus, first officially detected in the
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; BLOOMBERG; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRFSSE  -  383 words
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      Lock icon Japan confirms bird flu outbreak, culls chickens
      226 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japan has ordered the slaughter of some 112,000 chickens after officials confirmed bird flu infections at a poultry farm in the south, the first confirmed outbreak in three years. A statement by its Agriculture Ministry said DNA tests confirmed the
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      Lock icon Coalition govt was not on my mind: PM Lee
      322 8  -  By ROBIN CHAN ASSISTANT POLITICAL EDITOR chanckr@sph.com.sg PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has clarified that the possibility of Singapore having a coalition government was not what he had in mind when he was interviewed by the Financial Times. What he meant
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Talent draw hazy for smog-choked Beijing
      777 9  -  Concerns over air quality keeping senior executives away By ESTHER TEO CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN BEIJING esthert@sph.com.sg WHEN her son’s persistent cough worsened into asthma as heavy, toxic smog plagued Beijing for days on end, Ms Huang Liwen decided that she had had enough. The
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Joko takes charge after party’s drab polls show
        673 10  -  Sense of urgency over presidential election race as rivals breathe easier By ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA zubaidah@sph.com.sg PRESIDENTIAL favourite Joko Widodo has put himself at the front of the party’s campaign following its lacklustre performance in last week’s general election.
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        Lock icon Former opposition leader leads in early Afghan poll results
        421 10 REUTERS KABUL Former opposition leader Abdullah Abdullah was leading yesterday after the first official results from Afghanistan’s presidential election, but recorded incidents of serious fraud exceed figures for 2009, when over a million suspect votes were thrown out. Initial results based
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        Lock icon Golkar divided on Bakrie’s candidacy
        596 10  -  By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT IN JAKARTA wahyudis@sph.com.sg A DAY after Golkar chief Aburizal Bakrie said he would be the party’s presidential candidate, senior party leader Akbar Tandjung came out to say Mr Bakrie’s nomination was not a done deal. Citing the party’s low-er-than-expected performance
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        Lock icon 2 cops guarding pro-India politician killed in Kashmir
        392 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SRINAGAR Militants yesterday killed two policemen guarding the home of a pro-India politician in Indian Kashmir in the first such attack in the restive region since national elections got under way, police said. Two rebels sprayed the home of a
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        Lock icon Tokyo and Seoul to meet this week to thaw frosty ties
        414 11 Talks on comfort women being held ahead of Obama’s visit to both nations AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS TOKYO Japan and South Korea will hold talks this week to try to improve frosty relations before US President Barack Obama visits both
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        Lock icon Man who set himself on fire in ‘critical state’
        477 11  -  By HOE PEI SHAN hpeishan@sph.com.sg SINGAPOREAN Stephen Lew Soon Kiang lay unconscious in a Johor hospital last night, more than a day after mysteriously setting himself on fire. Johor’s Criminal Investigation Department chief Hasnan Hassan told The Straits Times last night
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Chinese officials under probe
          70 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING Two officials with ties to China’s powerful former domestic security tsar Zhou Yongkang have been placed under probe for corruption, Chinese media and officials said, amid ramped-up speculation that Mr Zhou himself is being targeted. Zhao Miao, a senior government official from Chengdu,
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          Lock icon Aviation body to evaluate KLIA 2
          59 11 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK SEPANG A team from the International Civil Aviation Organisation is scheduled to arrive today to evaluate the safety of Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2. This follows budget carrier Air Asia’s refusal to move its operations there due to dissatisfaction with
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          Lock icon Taleban gunmen kidnap villagers
          33 11 REUTERS PESHAWAR Taleban gunmen stormed a village gathering in north-western Pakistan and kidnapped around 100 men, over suspicion that the villagers supported the federal government. Forty were later released.
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        Lock icon SEASON OF BLOSSOMING SMILES
        64 12 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front row, right) joining Japanese celebrities including members of the girls’ pop group HKT48, led by Rino Sashihara (middle row, third from left), at a cherry blossom viewing party in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Gyoen park. Thousands of people including entertainers, athletes and politicians
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        Lock icon Malaysia investor clubs blamed for distorting property prices
        842 12  -  By LESTER KONG MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR lestkong@sph.com.sg MR JERRY Tan, a used car business owner, has spent RM20,000 (S$7,700) in the past four years to attend various property investor clubs’ talks in Kuala Lumpur. His reward? He managed to buy
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        Lock icon Fierce public resistance to GM food in China
        851 12  -  But minister, scientists push such technologies to boost crop yields By GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN BEIJING graceng@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Lina Miao SINCE she became a mother three years ago, Ms Du Lihua has used only organic virgin olive oil to
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        Lock icon Cuts in GM imports, research spending
        207 12  -  GRACE NG CHINA has significantly scaled back imports of genetically modified (GM) crops as well as efforts to develop this biotechnology at home in recent years, amid strong resistance from the public. Since November, China has rejected more than one million tonnes of corn
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      Lock icon Fire destroys 500 homes in Chilean port city
      211 13 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE VALPARAISO An enormous fire ripped through parts of the Chilean port city of Valparaiso last Saturday and yesterday, killing 11 people, destroying at least 500 houses and causing the evacuation of more than 5,000 residents. Chilean military patrolled the
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      Lock icon ‘Treble use of clean energy’
      513 13 Govts must step up efforts to keep to agreed climate policy limits: UN report BLOOMBERG REUTERS LONDON The world’s governments must accelerate efforts to build wind farms and solar parks, and provide incentives to develop carbon capture and storage technology for fossil-fuel plants by making
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      Lock icon Moscow fans flames of jingoism
      594 14 State-controlled TV and Putin fuelling nationalistic fervour amid Crimea foray NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS MOSCOW The huge banner was unfurled last Friday morning outside one of Moscow’s biggest bookstores, Dom Knigi, a grand emporium of the written word in Arbat Street across from a Citibank,
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      Lock icon NSA ‘should reveal flaws’ to ensure fix
      446 14 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON Stepping into a heated debate within the nation’s intelligence agencies, US President Barack Obama has decided that when the National Security Agency (NSA) discovers major flaws in Internet security, it should in most circumstances reveal them to assure that
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      Lock icon Prince’s hint spurs media talk of another royal baby
      489 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DUNEDIN (New Zealand) Royalty watchers were scrutinising the Duchess of Cambridge on her New Zealand tour yesterday, after husband Prince William appeared to hint that a second baby is on the way. Kate, however, looked to dampen the speculation
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      Lock icon Solomon Islands hit by powerful earthquakes
      293 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck off the Solomon Islands last night, hours after a 7.6-magnitude tremor, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. A tsunami warning was issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre for the Solomon Islands,
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Hollande’s popularity sinks
        72 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Popular approval for French President Francois Hollande has hit a new low of 18 per cent, far below the 58 per cent for his new Prime Minister Manuel Valls, an opinion poll showed yesterday. The poll rating of Mr Hollande, the least popular French
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        Lock icon Libya’s interim PM quits
        65 14 REUTERS TRIPOL Libya’s interim Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni yesterday handed in his resignation to Parliament, saying he had faced threats and could not continue just weeks after he was appointed to the post. Mr Thinni was appointed earlier this month and his mandate was extended on
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        Lock icon Egypt nabs Islamist suspect
        82 14 REUTERS CAIRO Egypt has arrested a veteran of the Syrian civil war on suspicion of planning terrorist acts inside Egypt, the state news agency reported yesterday. The Egyptian prosecutor’s office in Suez City ordered the arrest of Wael Ahmed Abdel Fattah for 15 days, on the
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        Lock icon ‘Bull dog’ prosecutor tears into Pistorius
        846 15  -  Man leading prosecution is known for his fierce pursuit of justice By PAUL ZACH STRAITS TIMES FOREIGN DESK zach@sph.com.sg SOUTH Africans have a nickname for Mr Gerrie Nel the “bull dog” or the “pit bull” depending on which news reports you follow. The high-profile
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        Lock icon Debate over whether Snowden leaks should win Pulitzer
        234 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK Hero or traitor? America is still polarised over whistle-blower Edward Snowden and whether the newspapers that exposed the extent of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) vast global spying network should be lauded or condemned. Now the question on
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      Lock icon Taiwan, a spent tiger?
      1054 16  -  Slow growth, lagging tech prowess prompt calls for drastic restructuring By LI XUEYING REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT IN TAICHUNG (Taiwan) xueying@sph.com.sg AT MR Jimmy Ou’s factory in Taichung, central Taiwan, a small iPad-like tablet takes pride of place in a display cabinet, among the company’s latest and most
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      Lock icon 1st US Cabinet-level visit to Taiwan in 14 years
      199 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The United States’ top environmental official will visit Taiwan in the first trip by a Cabinet-level leader from Washington to the island in 14 years, officials said. Ms Gina McCarthy, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
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      Lock icon Samsung looks for new growth driver
      619 17 Firm at a commercial crossroads as it faces slowing sales of smartphones AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL After years of record profit growth, tech giant Samsung Electronics looks to be at a commercial crossroads as it searches for a new growth driver to counter slowing sales
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      Lock icon PERFECTION IN BLUE
      99 17 The Blue diamond described as “blue perfection” by jewellery experts will be auctioned by Christie’s at an upcoming Magnificent Jewels sale in Geneva. The Blue is the largest flawless, vivid blue diamond in the world. The price tag for the 13.22-carat diamond is pegged at US$21 million
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Sharp considers issuing new shares
        81 17 REUTERS TOKYO Sharp Corp, Japan’s largest display maker, is considering another issue of new shares that could raise around 200 billion yen (S$2.45 billion) to replenish its depleted capital base, the Asahi newspaper reported yesterday. Sharp is aiming to launch the offering during the current
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        Lock icon Sanpower acquires stake in UK store
        66 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Chinese conglomerate Sanpower has agreed to buy a majority stake in British department store House of Fraser in a deal worth £480 million (S$1 billion), according to a joint statement. Sanpower, a Nanjing-based conglomerate listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, will
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        Lock icon US estate sells for record $150m
        65 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK An estate, situated on prime waterfront property in the Connecticut town of Greenwich, sold for US$120 million (S$150 million), setting a new record in the United States. The 1,250 sqm main house of Copper Beech Farm has 12 bedrooms, nine
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      448 18 WHEN the Chinese took visiting US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel on a tour last week of the country’s sole aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, the move was hailed as a measure of the transparency possible in military relations between the two countries. As the first
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      917 19  -  By WILLIAM WAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is the general secretary of the Singapore Kindness Movement. FORquitesometimenow, we in Singapore have bemoaned the loss of neighbourliness the kampung spirit in our communities, and have argued passionately for its revival. Unfortunately,
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        270 21  -  Lawrence Loh Kiah Muan THE recent comments by MP Hri Kumar Nair (“Singaporeans ‘fare poorly in spoken English’ April 4) and Ms Lim Lih Mei (“Communicating effectively in a changing world”; last Tuesday) underscore the lack of a good command of English among Singaporeans.
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        163 21  -  Mathias Korber IT HAS been a few days now that the OpenSSL vulnerability nicknamed “Heartbleed” (“Flaw threatens security of the Net”; last Thursday) has been made known, and websites have been patched. I have not seen, however, any announcement by prominent local organisations
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        156 21  -  Ong-Ang Ai Boon (Mrs) Director The Association of Banks in Singapore WE THANK Mr Tan Kin Lian for his letter (“Unnecessary steps in e-payments”; last Thursday). The current Internet banking funds transfer via Giro requires the bank and branch code in addition to the
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        323 21  -  Kwek Li Yong ACCORDING to United States urban geographer Joel Kotkin, there are three great characteristics of cities: safe, busy and sacred (“Hotel Singapore or the Sacred Place?”; April 5). In response to the article, Mr Mike Sharrocks called for the need to retain
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        280 21  -  V. Subramaniam (Dr) IT IS heartening to see the “sense of place” as described by Mr Mike Sharrocks being manifest in the many heritage buildings and key spaces conserved by the authorities in the last 30 years or so (“Retain more heritage
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          85 21  -  Walter Lim Director (Corporate Communications) Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore WE thank Mr Ivan Goh for his feedback (“Query on tax relief for foreigners”; last Thursday). The Qualifying Child Relief is a broad-based relief given to all tax residents for income tax
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          67 21  -  Angeline Tan (Ms) Assistant Manager, Corporate Communications StarHub We thank Mr Louis Peh for his letter, “Set-top box makes recorder useless” (last Tuesday). We have contacted him separately and successfully guided him through the process of using an external recording device with his current set-top box.
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          114 21  -  Jeremy Cheong Weng Kee I PRAY for those affected when a 16-year-old last Wednesday stabbed students at a high school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (“Stabbing spree at US school”; last Thursday). What saved lives was the activation of the school’s fire alarm, which alerted everyone in
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        244 21 WHO: David Poon Soon Cheong, 69, doing administrative work. MY FAMILY: My gentle and caring wife, 60, works in the health-care industry. We have a daughter, 30, who is married. MY HOME: A three-room flat in Toa Payoh. I downgraded from a four-room flat years ago
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        219 21  -  Chen Hui Feng (Ms) I WOULD like to see greater consumer protection against retailers that are negligent or careless in how they tag the prices of their products. I have encountered on more than one occasion misplaced price tags and confusing labels.
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      94 21 PUNCHLINES Some Filipinos in Singapore, according to Singapore Tourism Board’s ad: Your pregnancy test is positive! Some Singaporeans in the Philippines... Your measles test is positive! ...according to this news item: 23 S’poreans infected by Philippinemeasles outbreak A measles outbreak in the Philippines has infected 23 Singaporeans who have travelled
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      822 1  -  Once the turf of teens, these places are getting popular with older folk HOT GAMES By KASH CHEONG kashc@sph.com.sg THREE times a week, 64-year-old cleaner Jenny Lua tries to catch a golden lobster, causing gold coins to explode over her screen and looks of
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      402 2  -  But take-up rate has been low possibly due to lack of awareness By RACHEL AU-YONG rachelay@sph.com.sg DIVORCED administration clerk Hui San San, 38, will finally have her own bed in 2017. For the last four years, she has shared a queen-sized one with
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      237 2  -  CHERYL FAITH WEE HUNDREDS of Choa Chu Kang residents got their feet wet yesterday morning in activities such as a mass swim, a water telematch and a tug-of-war in the swimming pool. They were among 2,500 people at the sports festival organised
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      111 2 National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan (third from left) joining residents in a Vishu celebration yesterday at Sembawang Community Centre. Vishu marks the first day of the new year for the Malayalees, an ethnic group from South India. As part of the festivities, Mr Khaw, who is also
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      549 2  - Pop in, pick up or post parcels all at a SingPost station By MELISSA LIN mellinjm@sph.com.sg FOR the past year, online shoppers have been able to pick up parcels at any time from a network of automated kiosks across Singapore. Singapore Post is now taking its free PopStations (Pick Own
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      443 3  -  S’pore and KL need to address issues like finance, immigration, governance By ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg AFTER the first study on the proposed high-speed rail link is completed in the first quarter of next year, a second one will be conducted to delve into the
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      96 3 Revellers dousing one another with water during the Songkran celebrations at Golden Mile Complex yesterday. The festival is celebrated as the traditional Thai New Year’s Day from yesterday to April 15 and it occurs at the end of the dry season. Powder is also commonly
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      297 3  -  By TOH YONG CHUAN tohyc@sph.com.sg MALAY literary pioneer Abdul Ghani Abdul Hamid (right) died on his 81st birthday yesterday. The writer, poet and artist, who was born in 1933, started contributing essays and poems to newspapers and magazines as a student. He studied
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      634 4  -  Aussie family has been shipping pigs and pork to Republic since 1960s PEOPLE By TOH YONG CHUAN MANPOWER CORRESPONDENT IN CLIFTON, AUSTRALIA tohyc@sph.com.sg THE Jones family may live more than 6,000km away in Australia but they know about Singaporean tastes. “They like lean pork,
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      494 4  -  By CHERYL FAITH WEE cherylw@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S appetite for wagyu beef is growing and the reach of the premium bovine has extended beyond expensive restaurants. Heartland supermarkets and even coffee shop stalls here are serving the rich marbled flesh, with consumers increasingly willing to pay
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      617 5  -  It helps lift their confidence; idea catching on with groups here By JANICE TAI, PRISCILLA GOY jantai@sph.com.sg goyshiyi@sph.com.sg AFTER caring for her ailing brother for a decade, Madam Wee Ah Bee sank into depression when he died from a stroke six years ago
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      441 5  -  By HOE PEI SHAN hpeishan@sph.com.sg BARELY 10 months after recording Singapore’s most successful crowdfunding campaign to date, local start-up Pirate3D has seen exceptional growth. The company has expanded from its four founders to 25 full-time staff on a monthly payroll of $120,000 and
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      594 7  -  Clause that forbade ex-manager from working in same trade ‘unreasonable’ By K.C. VIJAYAN SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg A SALES manager who resigned from her job with a flowers and gifts company to set up a business in the same line will get to compete
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      437 7  -  By IAN POH pohian@sph.com.sg TWO attempts and two finals appearances this is the track record of Singapore Management University (SMU) at the international rounds of the world’s largest moot court competition. On Saturday, the university, which set up its law school only
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        699 8  -  Well-knownbrandsareholding competitions and lending space to bring local design and art to the fore by lim yann ling FOR a fortnight until last Thursday, Orchard Central (OC) Discovery Walk at Level 1 was transformed into a runway showcasing the new Spring-Summer 2014 collections from Singapore fashion
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        182 8 BRINGING the high street fashion experience to the “fashion capital of the west”, Jem at Jurong East will be holding its first ever Spring/Summer fashion event on April 17, from 7pm to 9pm. The street fashion show at Jem Street is curated by famous local fashionista Daniel
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        129 8 MCDONALD’S classic English muffin now comes in a wholegrain option at no extra charge. It costs around 20 per cent more to produce the wholegrain version. “By offering the wholegrain muffin option in our well-loved breakfast menu, we have an opportunity to offer custom- ers
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        210 8 THE shopping season has begun at Orchard Road. From now to May 4, spend $200 in up to three combined same-day receipts at Wisma Atria and you may win a wardrobe of Nine West products or Lacoste products worth $5,000 each. Double your chances by
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          56 8 With a new layout and the biggest issue ever, Female magazine is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Choose between a collector’s boxed edition with two NARS mystery gift worth up to $40 and two cosmetic pouches, or single revamped issues with NARS cosmetic pouch. Available for $18 at Kinokuniya
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          37 8 Until May 4, Goldlion is collecting shirts, polo shirts and wallets for charity. In return, you get up to $30 and $39 off brand-new Goldlion wallets and long-sleeved shirts respectively. Terms and conditions may apply.
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          63 8 Catch the gold-upholstered free shuttle bus with DJs and Jesters on board plying Orchard Road for the next three weekends (2pm to 6pm) courtesy of JWEL ice cream, now available in vanilla, tiramisu, double chocolate, caramel and black forest flavours. Priced at $2.95 per stick from selected 7-Eleven
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          40 8 Korea’s top superstar Lee Min Ho is the new face of Osim uDiva a lounger, sofa-cum-massage chair. Enjoy six professionally designed massage modes including full-body spa mode. Priced at $2,588 and available in five colours from Osim outlets.
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      35 2 Win Poi t. Shoot. Win $500. Every week in The Big Picture photo contest The theme: Rise and Shine Visit www.tnp.sg/thebigpicture for details Supported by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth THE BIG PICTURE
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      780 6 asia one Advertisement for Singapore Press Holdings My favourite part is the Photo Galleries. It makes me want to keep tapping to see what the story (is about). We set out to create a lean-back, immersive experience for users. Mr Matt McCauley, GM of Tigerspike’s SE Asia operations Mr Wes
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      343 7 STPROPERTY FORUM REAL ESTATE OPPORTUNITIES RISE UP TO THE CHALLENGES IN THE SINGAPORE PROPERTY MARKET z 7* An Insight For Real Estate Professionals and Investors With the implementation of seven rounds of cooling measures in Singapore, industry professionals and investors are grappling with a more challenging real estate market, with
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      826 9  -  More are seeing bonds as faster, more flexible way to raise capital By MOK FEI FEI feimok@sph.com.sg SMALLER companies and other institutions are increasingly seeing bonds as a faster and more flexible way to raise capital, as two firms demonstrated in the first week of
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        887 10  -  Managing principal finds the field interesting because of its diversity By RENNIE WHANG wrennie@sph.com.sg HE HAS specialised in intellectual property (IP) law for about 20 years, but lawyer Andy Leck still finds it as interesting as he did on day one. “I’ve always
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        1017 10 AT WORK WITH RACHAEL BOON rachaelb@sph.com.sg THE fresh, salty air of the sea is an occasional treat for some but seafarers like nautical deck officer Selvakumar Paneer Selvam get to soak in the sights and sounds of the ocean every day.
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          73 10 KAZUHIKO YOSHIDA: Will retire as chairman and chief executive officer on April 30. Mr Yoshida, 62, has decided not to renew his contract. MICHIO TANAMOTO: Will become chairman and chief executive officer on April 30, replacing Mr Yoshida. Mr Tanamoto, 57, is one of the founders of the
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      878 11 Will workers discuss the taboo subject of pay even if they can do so? WORKING LIFE WASHINGTON POST CAN water-cooler talk help fix the gender pay gap? United States President Barack Obama seems to think so. Last Tuesday, he signed
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      905 12  -  CAI JIN By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg WHEN China toyed with the idea of allowing its citizens to directly buy overseas-listed stocks in October 2007, it became the talk of the world. The United States sub-prime mortgage woes then stalking
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      543 12  -  Acquisition of Zopim, worth $37m, may also serve as beacon for others By GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT chngkeg@sph.com.sg THE recent acquisition of Singapore start-up Zopim for US$29.8 million (S$37.2 million) is proof that local firms can build world-class technology businesses, said industry
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        629 13  -  Asian markets likely to suffer a knee-jerk sell-off this morning MARKETS INSIGHT By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg WHETHER it is taking a bet on Wall Street counters or penny stocks here, traders will probably want to play it safe this week, given
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          2483 13 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS A unit trust or investment-linked insurance policy qualifies for inclusion under the CPF Investment Scheme if it has: a three-year track record, top quartile performance, a sales charge not exceeding 3 per cent and an expense ratio that is lower than the median of existing funds in
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      143 17 NEXT 48 HOURS Today Basketball NBA: Portland v Golden State (StarHub Ch202, 9am). Football Italian Serie A: Udinese v Juventus (mio TV Ch111, tomorrow, 2.40am). Spanish La Liga: Bilbao v Malaga (mio TV Ch115 StarHub Ch209, tomorrow, 3.55am). Tennis ATP Monte Carlo Masters: Day 1 (StarHub Ch211, 4.30pm). Tomorrow Basketball
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      286 19 Have a say on who gets to go to the World Cup Three Singapore kids will get the chance of a lifetime to become player escorts during the Brazil World Cup in June. The Straits Times, in partnership with McDonald’s/Fifa World Cup Player Escort Programme, will be sending three kids,
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      652 20  -  Victory over City caps emotional day for Liverpool, on and off the pitch By RICHARD JOLLY stsports@sph.com.sg Liverpool 3 Manchester City 2 INCREDIBLE. Liverpool didn’t just win this game once. They won it twice and, in the process, they may win the English title. They
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      551 20 THE TIMES, LONDON REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON They came close, very close, to another trauma on Saturday, one that might have been unbearable. Between the 63rd and 82nd minutes, the score read Wigan 1 Arsenal 0. Even after Per Mertesacker equalised,
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      571 16 Two more years for Filipino star boxer after points win over Bradley AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LAS VEGAS With the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) welterweight belt firmly strapped around his waist once again, Manny Pacquiao said he is ready to fight for two more years with a revenge mission
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      283 16 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK The end for the New York Knicks came in unlikely fashion on Saturday night, with the Atlanta Hawks beating of all teams defending champions Miami Heat. With the 98-85 win, the Hawks nailed down the eighth and final play-off spot
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      667 17  -  16-year-old will race on 6-leg regional circuit and targets MotoGP eventually By SANJAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg ARSYAD Rusydi’s parents may have barred him from taking a motorcycle licence for another 15 years, but they are happy to see him zip around a race circuit on a
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      946 17 PEOPLE THE TIMES, LONDON IF YOU drink, open a bottle of Rioja; if you’re over 50 years of age, put a spring in your step. Miguel Angel Jimenez is on the march. He shot the round of the day, and the round
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      553 17 Athletics London Marathon Men: 1 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich 2hr (Ken) 2hr 4min 29sec. 2 Stanley Biwott (Ken) 2:04:55. 3 Tsegaye Kebede (Eth) (Eth) 2:06:30. 4 Ayele Abshero Abshero (Eth) 2:06:31. 5 Tsegaye Mekonnen (Eth) 2:08:06. Women: 1 Edna Kiplagat (pictured, Ken) (pictured, Ken) 2:20:21. 2 Florence Kiplagat (Ken) 2:20:24.
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        51 18 TAMPINES Rovers returned to the top of the S-League table after thumping Balestier Khalsa 3-1 at Clementi Stadium. They have 18 points from seven games, two more than Brunei DPMM. Home United thrashed Woodlands Wellington 3-0 away to move into fourth spot on 13
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        77 18 REUTERS ROME Second-placed Roma did their best to keep the Italian Serie A football title race alive by romping to a 3-1 victory over Atalanta on Saturday for their seventh successive league win. Rodrigo Taddei, Adem Ljajic and Gervinho shared the goals
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        78 18 REUTERS MUMBAI Leading Spanish football club Atletico Madrid and former cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly are among the owners of eight franchises of a new Indian football league, the organisers said yesterday. La Liga leaders Atletico and former India captain Ganguly were part of
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        77 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Formula One world champions Red Bull believe they can overturn Daniel Ricciardo’s Australian Grand Prix disqualification today, when motor sports’ governing body, the FIA, meets in Paris to decide whether or not to reinstate his second-place finish in Melbourne. The Australian was
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        50 18 LONDON Manchester United have flatly denied Dutch media reports claiming that co-owner Joel Glazer has met Netherlands national football coach Louis van Gaal for talks to take over from under-pressure David Moyes. Van Gaal’s stint with the Dutch will end after the World Cup Finals.
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        86 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AUSTIN World MotoGP champion Marc Marquez set a new lap record on his way to securing pole position for the second race in succession on Saturday at the Grand Prix of the Americas. The Spaniard, who took pole in the season-opener in Qatar
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      726 18  -  Two-time SEA Games champ beats world No. 1 for just 2nd time; Wang beats Li to keep crown By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg SHORTLY before the men’s singles final at the OUE Singapore Open yesterday, a fan commented on the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Facebook page that
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      114 18 Kwan Zi Rong won the top prize in a readers’ contest held by The Straits Times and OUE Singapore Open, winning a three-day, two-night staycation at a suite in the Mandarin Orchard, as well as premium season passes to the tournament. Said the 26-year-old engineer: “It’s
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      108 18 SINGAPORE Badminton Association (SBA) president Lee Yi Shyan unveiled the association’s new logo at the Indoor Stadium yesterday, accompanied by management committee members and national shuttlers. The national badminton body also launched the “ilovebadminton” campaign, an initiative to promote the sport here. Said Mr Lee,
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      329 18  -  SCHOOL SPORTS By CHOO YUN TING yuntingc@sph.com.sg NADINE Joy Nathan completed a successful week for Singapore gymnastics yesterday. In a week that began with two medals won by the Republic’s rhythmic gymnasts in their best-ever performance at the Pacific Rim Championships in Canada, the artistic gymnast
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      285 18 REUTERS LONDON World record holder Wilson Kipsang and two-time world champion Edna Kiplagat led Kenyan domination at the London marathon yesterday as Britain’s Mo Farah toiled on his highly-anticipated debut. Farah, the world and Olym- pic 5,000m and 10,000m champion, came home eighth as Kipsang secured
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      378 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Tottenham Hotspur manager Tim Sherwood has insisted his team “will get what they deserve” in their quest to secure European football for next season. A dramatic stoppage-time strike by Christian Eriksen rescued a point for Spurs, as they fought back from
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      620 19 While Bayern have retained league title, Barca risk ending empty-handed AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BERLIN Two giants of European football are suffering a dramatic slump in their respective leagues, but at least one Bayern Munich have the consolation of a league title sewn up and a
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      394 19 THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Another disturbing day for a desolate Wearside as the forlorn struggle to stay afloat in the top flight for Sunderland was sunk by desperate misfortune. While the Black Cats are sliding towards the Championship, Everton are edging closer to
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      309 19 LONDON In an emphatic defence of foreign ownership in English football clubs, Hull City owner and chairman Assem Allam said the English Premier League (EPL) would come to “the end” without cash-rich owners like himself. Instead, English football fans should
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      159 20 Open HERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO SAMBA AT THE MAR AC ANA The Straits Times, in partnership with Komoco Motors, sole distributors of Hyundai vehicles in Singapore, are sending two readers to Brazil for a three-match, whirlwind experience during the World Cup. You will get to watch two Round of 16
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        605 2  -  BY SERENE LUO DEPUTY EDITOR One entire wall of my family home is lined with shelves for my brother Eugene’s board games hundreds of them. He started collecting them almost a decade ago before he began trading in them and, even now,
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        491 4 Agence France-Presse, Reuters THE NEWS On April 7, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (above) savoured a decisive election victory that gave him four more years in power even though he is accused of undermining democracy in the country. However, the self-styled patriot, who is fond
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        168 4 Agence France-Presse Russia has launched a criminal investigation into breaches of hygiene at a cheese factory on April 4, after footage of bare-chested workers bathing in vats of milk went viral on the Internet. The Investigative Committee announced it was probing into the activities at the factory which specialises
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        142 4 Agence France-Presse Researchers at University College London have said that to maintain a healthy and balanced diet, Britons should raise their consumption of fruit and vegetables to seven portions a day, up from the previously recommended five. The target, endorsed by the state-run National Health Service (NHS), aims to
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        664 5  -  looks at four of the landmarks along the newly launched Singapore Maritime Heritage trail NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL Aspecial trail all about Singapore’s maritime history was launched last Friday, telling the story of the industry’s progress through the years. This is the first in a series of
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        190 5 Drop by *Scape this weekend to enjoy a live doodling performance by the Band of Doodlers. If you feel the itch to express your creativity, you can add your mark to large murals located around *Scape. The Band of Doodlers is the newest
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        659 6 / 7  -  International test shows that education system is on the right track Compiled by EILEEN AUNG-THWIN Singapore’s 15-year-olds are the world’s top scorers in an international prob-lem-solving test under the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa). INSIGHT Some 1,394 students from 166 government secondary
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        335 6 / 7 The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will return to active fund raising this year because the number of its donors has dropped to a record low. However, the NKF needs more money to cope with the rising number of kidney failure cases here. The charity
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        339 6 / 7 Singapore’s Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen has offered to host a regional Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief coordination centre at Changi Naval Base. The proposed centre will help coordinate efforts by Asean countries in the event that humanitarian operations, such as
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        1013 8 / 9  -  Fans of the Rubik’s Cube are finding one another through social media and discovering more ways to challenge themselves with this 40-year-old puzzle. ANG YIYING reports ANG YIYING reports t least once a week, a corner of Nan Hua High School is filled with the rapid clicking
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        366 8 / 9 You may not know who Mr Teo Kai Xiang is: But the name of this 18-year-old has become synonymous with competitive cubing, also called “speedcubing”, in Singapore. Not only can he solve a Rubik’s Cube in 8.41sec, where the world record is 5.55sec, he can also solve them
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        345 10 / 11  -  BY AMANDA PHOON Most students will be familiar with the daily squeeze on MRT trains. Share your memory about an eventful train ride and receive the full series of The Awesome MRT Diaries, which comprises two volumes. The Awesome MRT diaries series by Singaporean writer Adeline
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        93 10 / 11 Free, for iOS 5 and above only Be a memory maker on the go with the SG Memory App. The app was developed to allow people to upload memories with ease on their mobile phones. They can be in the form of text, images and videos, which
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        636 12  -  NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL rounds up this year’s best April Fools’ pranks NUR SYAHIIDAH ZAINAL KIM JONG UN BANS 1D Journalist Paolo Frils from British tabloid The Daily Mirror wrote on April Fools’ Day (above) that Mr Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s ruler, had banned British boyband One Direction
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        652 13  -  Today’s exercises are based on Charlie Chaplin, who rose to fame in the silent movie era Lesson activity by MATT WINCHESTER If you have ever visited Universal Studios, you might have seen a strange looking man with a bowler hat, a very short moustache, baggy trousers and
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        196 14  -  Turn to the primer series in The Straits Times today to read about Medisave Lesson activity by DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO Medisave, introduced in April 1984, is a national medical savings scheme which helps individuals put aside part of their income into their Medisave accounts. 1. How will Singaporeans
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        478 15  -  IN asks some teens about issues they hold dear IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT SCHOOL LIFE, WHAT WOULD IT BE? WHY WOULD YOU CHANGE THAT? TEXT JASLYN TAN, WONG YANG, HAZEL ANGELA LAW, ZHAO JIAYI WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TEENAGERS TODAY? Teenagers are
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        1083 16 / 17  -  The cast of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 chose to promote Earth Hour a global campaign to reduce carbon footprints while they were in town last month Lesson activity by SONIA SNG The Amazing Spider-Man 2’s cast was in Singapore recently to publicise their upcoming film. Many
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        851 18 / 19  -  IN looks at the influence of music in people’s lives Lesson activity by SHERLEY SERVOS VISUAL LITERACY Look at the advertisement on the right, which appeared in The Sunday Times recently, and answer questions 1 to 4. 1. Based on the graphic, who is the
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        276 20 voice cockpit the the so built up hold heat, from impact high of made usually steel stainless materials. few usually is it survival, is which plane, crash. underwater special ultrasonic out life. Flight trackers Next Mandela. what out find week, learn can you values his from Nelson takes
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      440 1 PART C 50 shades of shy Dakota Johnson doesn’t want her parents to watch her erotic film C2 “I’m no action heroine” Gao Yuanyuan prefers roles close to herself C3 Jay Talking My sequel to the bad STB video C7 Chef Benny Se Teo remains committed to hiring ex-offenders like
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        692 2  -  Dakota Johnson is hoping her actor parents will not watch the movie based on the erotic bestseller Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg If American actress Dakota Johnson had her way, her famous parents would never get to see her upcoming new movie, 50
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        767 2 New York Times Seattle A love of books and bookstores runs deep in the sinews of this city, where grey skies and drizzle can drive a person to drink, or read, or both. A long-running annual survey ranks Seattle the United States’ second-most literate
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        928 3  -  Actress Gao Yuanyuan challenges herself to star in her first TV series in six years, We Get Married 8QUESTIONSWITHGao Yuanyuan Boon Chan Media Correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg Dressed in a lovely white gown and carrying a bouquet of flowers, Chinese actress Gao Yuanyuan, 34, looks every bit
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        768 3 Reuters London It may be one of the saddest but most loving letters written by a woman to a man Chilean actress Felicia Montealegre telling her future husband, conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, she knows he is homosexual but wants to marry him anyway. The
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      109 6 FH CASHEW HGTS 1647 sf. 3+balcony. High flr, Corner Bright, Windy. Unblock Bt Timah Hill/ Pool. MRT/ Sch HighFloor GOOD BUY! BLK 547 4’NG’ Well-kept. All amenities. Serious seller! Val $460K, neg. Hurry! 9023 8172 Viki DON'T MISS 3NG 152 AMENITIES! MID Flr 3NG 153 Original! High Flr 3NG 649
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      150 7 SEMI DETACHED DUCHESS PLACE 3-STY 4+1 3240/ 3600 sf cul-de-sac Quiet. Avail 1/5, P/furn, $11k. Marilyn 9833-1516 HOLLAND GROVE VIEW. 4+2 +1. MRT. Quiet. Greenery. 3600sf. J. Goh *****103 Rare Opportunity BUNGALOW (SWISS CLUB Rd area) Huge built up. Prestigious schs, amenities $22K Immed. Oei 9844-2820 JLN JAMBU AYER, 3
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      225 7 S’GOON GDN SEMI-D. 3800 sf. 6 rms. Near Australian/ French Schs. P/furn $8.8k. Matthew Koh *****918PX S’GOON GDN 3-STY detached. 6+1. Reno 2 yrs. Avail end May. *****686 EPI THOMSON RIDGE 2-STY semi-d 3+1, spacious, quiet, eateries, MRT, supermkt, reservoir, immed *****771 BRIGHT HILL CRES Cluster hse. 3½sty. Built-in 4908sf
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      324 7 ASCENTIA SKY 4-BDRM 1852sqft New! #08. $7K Metropolitan 2-bdrm Sea view. Sheena *****188 THE COAST PENTHSE 3+1. 3300 sf. 2 levels. Breathtaking ocean view. neg. Avail Apr.Jenny *****953 HARBOUR VIEW TOWERS 3bdrm 1206sf. Immed High flr, panoramic view, near MRT. Noorbani *****400 OCEANFRONT 3025SF 4+1 Full Seaview. $17k. Hurry! Act
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      338 7 THE LAURELS @CAIRNHILL. 2-bedrms 883 sqft, pte lift, Pool view, high flr, bright. MRT. Immed. 9667-4545 ESPADA ST Thomas Walk 2rm+balcony. 667sf. Furn A1 decor/amenities. Immed $neg. Rosney 9380 1270 Expat's Choice Care Honesty PATERSON EDGE 3+MAID’S 1615 sf. New reno. Unblock Nice. Int’l Sch/ ION/ Orchard MRT. Egna *****202
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      259 7 TANGLIN PARK 3+1. 1851 sf. P/furn. $7K/ Leedon 2. 775 sf. 2 bdrms. F/furn. $3.5K. Immed. 9139-9084 PALM SPRING 4+1+FAMILY 2045sf+balcony. Pool view Reno kitchen. 9475 4785 www.michaelciola.com.sg Must View THE PRINCETON 2-BDRMS, High flr, f/furn, open view, RGS/ amenities. Priced to rent! Francis 9689-9139 URBAN SUITES JUST TOP 3-bdrm.
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      245 8 ONE BDRM Guillemard. Corner. Pool view. Furn with aircon. 10 mins MRT. Call 9385 3149. No agents GROSVENOR VIEW 1-BDRM 656sf. Mins to Kembangan MRT. Enclosed kitchen. Windy, spacious. Immed. GRACIOUS MANSIONS AT Jalan Rendang! 3/4 bdrms Greenery! S/pool! Gym! Marine Parade/ Tao Nan CHIJ. Call 6236 0246 MEYER PLACE.
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      224 8 4-BDRM SPRINGBLOOM 2rm The Scala. Next to Lor Chuan MRT/Aust sch/ NEX Spacious living/ dining. BEST PRICE WALK TO S’GOON G d n French sch. 1800 sf. Huge living/balcony Well kept by owner $4.2K *****338 Ng THE SCALA. BRAND New! MRT dr step. Australian American Int’l Sch, NUS is merely
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      269 8 BLK.415 SEMBAWANG DRIVE 3-rm 1300 sqft. Spacious Windy. Avail 1st May. Asking $2500. *****080 YKK 3+1 BLK 310B Anchorvale Reno. f/furn, aircon. High flr Approved. Reasonable rental. Immediate All races 316 WOODLANDS HDB 2+1 F/furn w/aircon to all rms, Marsiling MRT, shops sch, etc. Philip Tan 9271-5129 3+1 YISHUN 773,
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      283 8 ARK@ KAKI BUKIT. 6 units left on grd flr. B2. 2432 sf. fully usable space. 150amp 3 phase. Alan 8186 0158 TONG LEE BLDG, 2799 sf. Low flr, Blk B. $5xxpsf neg Cititech Grd flr 1365/ 2700 sf $1xxxpsf *****580 Ang WIN5@ YISHUN. B1. Selling only $4xxK/$2xx psf. Sizes fr
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      317 9 PEOPLE’S PARK COMPLEX/ Ctr 150-400sf with Water pt. Joseph 9451 5543 THE ADELPHI, RARE 999yr shop. Prime location near to City Hall MRT vibrant Peninsula Plaza/ Funan Ctr upcoming Capitol Piazza. Next to Supreme Ct. 4090 sf, Shop space with fantastic rental future capital gain. Doreen *****667. 4% RENTAL YIELD,
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      650 12 Hair/ Beauty Hair/ Beauty JEAN YIP BEAUTY 1. BRANCH MANAGERS (monthly salary range from $4,000 $8,000) 2. SALES CONSULTANTS (monthly salary range from $3,500 $6,000) 3. BEAUTICIANS (monthly salary range from $2,500 $4,000) 4. SLIMMING THERAPISTS (monthly salary range from $2,500 $4,000) Bilingual With experience strongly preferred. Call Cathy for
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      152 13 Security Officer (Gul Circle) μ At least 5 years of related experiences μ Able to read and write in English μ Physically fit and mentally alert Please call 6862 9921 to arrange for interview STORM PROTECTION PTE LTD 1) Relief Security Officers/ Floaters $2100 $2400 islandwide 12 hr/26 days (Day/Night)
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      422 14 ADMIN CLERK Woodlands Min’ N’/ ’O’ level. PC literate. S’poreans. Full/ Parttime. Pls Call 6877-2766. ACT FAST!! 1 mth advance salary upon successful employment. Immed! For 1st 20 Officers. 6293-3405 $75-$85 GROSS (DAY/ Night) Security Officer required. Daily advance avail. Mr Leo 972 333 22 $1.9K TO $2050 Security Officers
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