Today, 22 June 2010

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    25 1 TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Tuesday June 22, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking JUNE 22,2010 A PUBLICATION OF
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    Lock icon Stocks rise on Chinese currency pledge
    378 1 Surprise announcement ‘a good move’ for China AGENCIES SHANGHAI Stock markets around the world yesterday kicked the week off on an upbeat note following China’s surprise announcement over the weekend that it would make its currency more flexible, with the MSCI Asia Pacific Index
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    Lock icon Yuan move won’t affect Singdollar regime: MAS
    524 1 since May 4. AGENCIES, WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY RYAN HUANG SINGAPORE Singapore’s exchange rate policy will not be affected by China’s decision to allow greater flexibility in the yuan, the South-east Asian nation’s central bank said yesterday, as the Singapore dollar rose to
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      56 1 B2 S-LEAGUE REJECT PLAYS IN WORLD CUP NEWS 2 WORLD CUP W2 IT POURED DOWN IN CAPE TOWN PORTUGAL SMASH N KOREA 7 0 COMMENT&ANALYSIS WILLIAM PESEK CHINA TURNS THE TABLES 16 PAUL KRUGMAN NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR AUSTERITY 18 DON’T MISS 16 PAGES OF DAVID CARR WHO
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      Lock icon S-League reject has the last laugh
      371 3  -  Kiwi Christie matching pace and skill with the best at World Cup SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He came last November with hopes of plying his trade in a league touted as one of Asia’s top 10. Playing in a closed-door trial match at the
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      Lock icon Litter-free ambassadors hit the hotspots
      219 3 JEREMY KOH SINGAPORE The first batch of Litter-Free Ambassadors have started fanning out across Singapore to wage war against litter louts. Though they do not have the authority to issue fines, the National Environment Agency (NEA) hopes their presence will encourage a new social norm
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      Lock icon Alleged MRT vandal may plead guilty
      172 4 Briton who is believed to be his accomplice still at large SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE A Swiss national who is accused of vandalising a train at the Changi MRT depot may plead guilty this Thursday. Oliver Fricker (picture), a 32-year-old business consultant, is also accused
      SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB; SIM YI JIN  -  172 words
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      Lock icon Malaysia keeps tabs on students in Middle East
      475 4 Leisure activities monitored to ensure they don’t get involved with terrorists AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is closely monitoring about 50,000 Malaysian students in the Middle East to ensure they do not get involved in extremist activities, following revelations that militant groups were
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      Lock icon I love you, but I can’t take care of you
      399 5  -  In today’s context, filial piety could carry a different meaning ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Demand for beds in nursing homes may be increasing, and some children may no longer feel guilty for placing their parents in a nursing home. But
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      New treatment option for women who suffer from incontinence
      375 5  -  CLAIRE HUANG clairehuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Women with incontinence can now turn to a new and cheaper treatment option. It’s called the “Miniarc tape insertion” method, which will not leave any scars. Two in five women in Singapore suffer from incontinence, which could
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      PM Lee in KL on working visit
      142 5 SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is in Kuala Lumpur today on a one-day working visit. He is accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan, Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam and
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      Lock icon The grand opening’s tomorrow, but barely half the shops are open
      471 7  -  TEO XUANWEI AND NEO CHAI CHIN xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Two days to what has been touted as its grand opening, the scene at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) yesterday showed no visible signs that the major event would be taking place
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      Lock icon Race to the SkyPark ... from the outside
      227 7 Race to the SkyPark from the outside SUREKHA A YADAV SINGAPORE —Tomorrow, 21 professional climbers will scale Marina Bay Sands (MBS) in the world’s first climbing race on a building facade (picture). The race is part of celebrations to mark the opening of Singapore’s second integrated resort. From more than
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      Lock icon IN THE PINK OF HEALTH
      138 9 Even flamingos need flu jabs because of the danger of bird flu, so the Jurong Bird Park started another round of vaccination for them yesterday. The park is vaccinating because if it’s transmitted from bird to bird, the H5N1 bird flu virus could cause a
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      Lock icon That slippery slope of plagiarising homework
      462 9  -  Lawyers warn students who make it a habit could infringe laws later NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg THE GUARDIAN SINGAPORE It may be due to ignorance on their part now, but students who plagiarise might be setting themselves up for trouble in the future. If
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      Global profile, not rankings, the way to go
      221 9  -  ZUL OTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It represents the largest single reputation survey used to date, and the data will be used in the Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings. The Academic Reputation Survey, just completed by Thomson Reuters, achieved a record 13,388 responses
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      FOREIGN BANKS HERE ROLL OUT EPINS CARDS
      82 11 Foreign banks in Singapore are offering their version of the Nets debit card, called EPins. So far, two foreign banks Citibank and Maybank are offering it to their existing ATM/Debit cardholders. Card Alliance, which is behind the initiative, said retailers where EPins can
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      Lock icon QATAR AIRWAYS BRINGS HOPE TO SICHUAN
      56 11 Qatar Airways senior vice-president, Commercial East Asia and South-west Pacific Marwan Koleilat, (third from left), unveils the Qatar Airways Hope School with local Chinese officials in Guanyuan, China. The new school was constructed following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake using funds donated by Qatar Airways.
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      Lock icon Consumers put economic crisis behind them
      225 11 MUSTAFA SHAFAWI SINGAPORE According to market research firm, Nielsen, local consumers were among the six most confident globally. Its latest Global Consumer Confidence Index showed that the score for Singapore had risen 11 points from the last six months to 107 points, back to
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      Grisly find for 80-year-old
      386 11  -  She thought dead son was sleeping and did not want to disturb him ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE State coroner Victor Yeo recorded a verdict of misadventure over the death of a homosexual man who was found dead in his house after he took drugs, including
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      Lock icon He put faeces in post box
      216 11 Man blamed postal service for his failure to win mail-in contests SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE An unemployed man pleaded guilty yesterday to stuffing rubbish and faeces into a Singapore Post letter box. The court heard that 45-year-old Chim Wai Chong, who suffers from schizophrenia, did
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  • VOICES
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      Why risk your baby’s health?
      524 15  -  Mothers, pick an accredited confinement lady for peace of mind Letter from Serene Lim I AM four months pregnant and have been introduced to a freelance confinement lady by a friend, who hired the confinement lady to help to cope with her newborn. The confinement
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      Lock icon Not a matter to be taken lightly
      294 16  -  Why discriminate against obesity in particular? Letter from Goh Kian Huat LETTER FROM JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG I REFER to the report “Hospital staff must walk the talk” (Weekend Today, June 19-20). I am shocked to read that Alexandra Hospital and Khoo Teck
      LETTER FROM JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG  -  294 words
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      LTA: More ways to track OPCS
      263 16  -  Letter from Helen Lim Deputy Director, Media Relations, Land Transport Authority WE REFER to Mr Gui Teck Kiang’s letter, “An off-peak car loophole” (June 17). We would like to assure Mr Gui that the electronic day licence (e-Day Licence) system allows for a more
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      262 16  -  BY DR JAMES DOBSON IN PRAISE OF MOTHERS You don't see many mothers dress like Wonder Woman these days, but I think any mother who lovingly raises a child from infancy to adulthood deserves to be called a Superhero. I recall a time many years ago
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      224 15 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices FC. CFO. COO. CEO. Nice initials start with an SMU MPA There’s never been a better time to pursue a career in the accounting profession. Market demand is especially strong today and career opportunities for accountancy graduates are
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon China turns the tables
      924 17  -  Letting the yuan rise shows a new confidence in its economy and puts the onus on debt-burdened nations WILLIAM PESEK The writer is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. BLOOMBERG Your move, folks. That’s the message from China’s surprise move to allow
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      Lock icon Spend now, save later
      924 19  -  Now is not the time for fiscal austerity if it will inflict long-term damage to the economy PAUL KRUGMAN The writer is a professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University. He received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2008. THE NEW YORK TIMES Spend
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      Lock icon Who will inherit Larry King’s mantle?
      1110 21  -  DAVID CARR The writer is a New York Times columnist. THE NEW YORK TIMES At the beginning of June, CNN’s Larry King (picture) celebrated 25 years in the same slot on the same network a remarkable achievement in a come-and-go business and was joined
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Gunman on the loose in Melbourne
      341 23 AGENCIES MELBOURNE Police cordoned off the cricket stadium and the Australian Open tennis arena in central Melbourne yesterday as they searched for a teenage gunman who escaped police during a high-speed chase after a series of armed robberies. The suspect was identified as 19-year-old
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      Lock icon Japan to freeze sales tax
      176 23 AFP TOKYO Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan stressed yesterday that his government will not raise a key tax for at least two to three years. Mr Kan has in the past advocated doubling the 5-per-cent sales tax to bring down Japan's huge public debt, which
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      Lock icon SRI LANKA FURIOUS AS UN NAMES WAR CRIMES PANEL
      164 23 AFP Sri Lanka is “deeply unhappy” at a move by United Nations chief Ban Ki Moon to name a panel to look into alleged war crimes committed during the final months of the island’s civil war. “The government is deeply unhappy
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      Lock icon Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang strikes deal on political reform
      368 25 AGENCIES HONG KONG Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang said yesterday that he had reached an agreement with a leading opposition party on changes to the territory’s electoral system, marking Beijing’s first political deal with the pro-democracy camp. Mr Tsang had
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      Lock icon India seeks extradition of US boss over Bhopal disaster
      168 25 AGENCIES NEW DELHI India said yesterday it would push the United States to extradite the former boss of the company blamed for the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster, as the government reviews its handling of the catastrophe. India is pushing to extradite
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      Lock icon 47 dead in China mine explosion
      173 25 AGENCIES BEIJING At least 47 miners were killed yesterday when an explosion ripped through a coal mine in central China, in the latest deadly accident to strike the country’s notoriously dangerous mining sector. The blast hit a mine in Pingdingshan city in the province
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      Lock icon Vietnam scraps bullet train plan
      181 25 AP HANOI Vietnamese legislators rejected a proposed bullet train over its US$56 billion ($77 billion) cost the assembly’s first rejection of a major proposal submitted by the communist government. The investment would have built a 1,570-km track linking the capital Hanoi and the southern commercial
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      Lock icon Ex-defence chief wins Colombia’s presidency
      386 27 AGENCIES BOGOTA Conservative ex-defence minister Juan Manuel Santos (picture), 58, has handily won Colombia’s presidential runoff election on Sunday with a whopping 69.2 per cent of the vote. As defence minister, Mr Santos, who is also an economist, dealt withering blows to the nation’s leftist
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      Lock icon TORNADO STRIKES MONTANA
      122 27 A tornado ripped the roof off a sports arena, tore through businesses, damaging a bar and a casino and leaving just the walls of an auto glass shop standing in Billings, Montana, on Sunday evening. The tornado struck as a big storm system with golf ball-sized hail
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      Lock icon Pakistan has not quit insurgent habit: Scholars
      236 27 AP WASHINGTON Pakistan has not quit its habit of courting insurgents, and extremist networks with current or former ties to the government pose a significant risk to the United States and Pakistan’s elected government itself, a new study concludes. A rising number of
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      212 27 AFP PARIS Police fired tear gas at demonstrators from Paris’ Chinese community on Sunday when a march to protest a spate of violent robberies descended into scuffles. Police said some 8,500 demonstrators turned out onto the streets of city’s eastern Belleville district, where they called
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      Lock icon Poland faces run-off in election
      228 27 AFP WARSAW Poles will vote in a July 4 runoff in an election forced by the air-crash death of President Lech Kaczynski, pitting his conservative twin brother against the ruling liberals’ candidate. Near-complete results from the national electoral commission showed that parliamentary speaker and acting
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      Lock icon Israelis flock back to Germany
      277 29 AFP BERLIN "My grandmother was three when she had to escape Nazi Germany with her family," said Ms Shiri Rosen, one of thousands of Israelis who have moved to Germany in recent years. “When I was a kid, she bounced me on her knee, singing
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      Lock icon Rahm Emanuel expected to quit White House
      155 29 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WASHINGTON Mr Rahm Emanuel (picture), the United States White House chief of staff, is expected to leave his job later this year after growing tired of the “idealism” of President Barack Obama’s inner circle. Washington insiders say he will quit
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      Lock icon Kremlin cuts gas to Belarus over unpaid debt
      267 29 AFP MOSCOW Russia reduced natural gas supplies to Belarus yesterday after Minsk failed to settle a debt of nearly US$200 million ($270 million), raising the spectre of supply disruptions to Europe. Belarus, which transports about 20 per cent of Russia’s gas to
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      Lock icon US NAVY BANS SMOKING ON ITS SUBMARINE FLEET
      106 30 THE NEW YORK TIMES The United States is banning smoking across its submarine fleet. It is part of the government’s long war to protect the health of their current forces and to save the government hundreds of millions of dollars a year
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      Lock icon FAKE VIAGRA DOWN UNDER PROMPTS HUNT FOR SOURCE
      111 30 BLOOMBERG Counterfeit versions of Pfizer’s Viagra have been found in two Australian states, prompting a nationwide search for the source of the fake medicine. At least 776 packs of the phony erection pills were identified in New South Wales and Victoria after
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      MODERN-DAY GOLDILOCKS FOUND BED JUST RIGHT
      113 30 A blonde, pony-tailed burglar ate some food, drank some alcohol, tried on clothes and then found the bed in a New Zealand home just right. But upon finding a modernday Goldilocks asleep in his bed, the homeowner in the southern city of Christchurch exercised
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      Lock icon MAN ARRESTED FOR KILLING AND SKINNING TIGER IN ZOO
      103 30 AFP Indonesian police have arrested a man who allegedly killed a critically endangered Sumatran tiger in a state-owned zoo, an official said yesterday. Akmamul Mukminin, 24, allegedly killed the tiger in August in Taman Rimbo zoo, Jambi province, by placing poisoned
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      Lock icon Women’s pay to catch up by 2024
      245 30 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH NEW YORK American women professionals will overtake their male peers in average earnings by 2024 if current trends continue. Statistics from the United States government show that women in 35 per cent of professional dual-income homes are now making more
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      Lock icon Indian women get tough with ‘eve-teasers’
      411 30 AFP NEW DELHI The elegant Indian scarf known as a “dupatta” is a symbol of female modesty, but it is also an effective weapon to combat unwanted male attention. “Fling it over the attacker’s neck, pull him, go for the final thrust and he
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      Lock icon Turn the clock to reduce carbon emissions
      207 30 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Changing the clocks in the United Kingdom to give another hour of daylight throughout the year would save the same amount of energy as taking 200,000 cars off the road, according to a new survey. The UK’s clocks are
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      Lock icon healthy grail
      716 31 Brought to you by MARIGOLD’s range of Low Fat and Non Fat Yoghurts are the perfect accompaniment to any diet ANNETTE TAN If there’s one food that’s proven to be extremely healthy, it’s yoghurt. One of the world’s oldest foods, yoghurt dates back as far as 10,000 BC
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      600 32 Unknown tests defending champion’s resolve AFP LONDON Roger Federer (picture) narrowly avoided an embarrassing first round exit at Wimbledon as the defending champion came from two sets down to defeat Colombia’s Alejandro Falla 5-7, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/1), 6-0 yesterday. Federer was completely out of
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      Lock icon ‘Gunners will cave in, sell Fabregas’
      278 32 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Outgoing Barcelona president Joan Laporta is confident Arsenal will eventually “give in” and allow midfielder Cesc Fabregas to move back to the Nou Camp. Fabregas started his career in the Barcelona youth ranks before being lured to north London in
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      Lock icon Singapore appeals for Games tennis wild card
      238 32 EWAN MAH SINGAPORE The Republic could yet field a tennis player in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games here from Aug 14 to 26. MediaCorp understands that the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) have submitted an appeal to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for
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      Lock icon Tang ropes in another heavyweight
      650 33  -  SAA president-elect gets corporate boss Cheah as adviser LOW LIN FHOONG LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Former hurdler Tang Weng Fei, who takes over as president of the Singapore Athletic Association (SAA) after Friday’s annual general meeting (AGM) because he was returned unopposed when nominations
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      Lock icon Sailing gets a $25,000 push
      316 33 TAN YO-HINN SINGAPORE Despite World Cup football grabbing attention here, ticket sales for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games remain brisk. Speaking at the launch of “Sakae Welcomes the World 2010” yesterday, where Sakae Holdings Limited donated $25,000 in cash towards SingaporeSailing’s preparations for the Games,
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      299 34 AP PEBBLE BEACH With the leader imploding just behind him, and a nobody playing alongside him, it seemed the perfect time for Tiger Woods to step up and finally answer at least some of the questions about him. Not the one posed by the banner drawn
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      539 34 Irishman keeps his cool as US Open field collapses around him AP PEBBLE BEACH (California) Graeme McDowell (picture) doesn’t have the golfing pedigree of a US Open champion at Pebble Beach, all he had on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) was the game it takes to
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      Lock icon Jeong rewrites the books with a class act
      205 34 AP MUIRFIELD (Scotland) South Korea’s Jin Jeong has become the first Asian player to win the British Amateur Championship in the competition’s 125year history. The 20-year-old Jeong, who plays for Australia’s Waverley Golf Club, beat James Byrne of Scotland 5 and 4
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      32 32 YOUR SPORTING FIX TENNIS TODAY 7pm Wimbledon 1st round (StarHub Ch273) FOOTBALL TOMORROW 7.25pm S-League Beijing Guoan vs SAF (StarHub Ch222) SPORTSZONE MINUTES Sports updates live hourly on 938Live (6.35am to 11.35pm)
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      49 34 Ip yX. Always play with care. [responsibiyy Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize. For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg or call 6786 6688 Towards Community Purpose and Benefit SINGAPORE RCB Reg No: *****0202G
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      Lock icon And the youth came marching in
      753 35  -  *Scape’s new building aims to be a centre of change HE PEIWEN hepeiwen@mediacorp.com.sg LIKE the World Cup’s droning vuvuzelas, the buzz that *Scape’s opening festivities created over the weekend was hard to miss. The youth-centric non-profit organisation’s new 1.2-ha, five-storey building is located at
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      Yes, you can see our true colours shining through
      297 35 Today joins prestigious International Newspaper Colour Quality Club LAST week, Today and 108 other newspaper titles from around the world were granted the prestigious International Newspaper Colour Quality Club (INCQC) membership by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (Wan-ifra).
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      416 38 Congratulations to our POSB Everyday Champions for Sports 2010! The POSB Everyday Champions for Sports Award is a special award for the unsung heroes around us who have inspired others through sports. Together with the Singapore Sports Council, POSB is honoured to recognise the efforts of everyday Singaporeans and organisations
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  • BUSINESS
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      Sembcorp’s new shipyard to start operations in 2012
      296 39  -  DESMOND WONG DESMOND WONG desmondwong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Sembcorp Marine’s new integrated shipyard in Tuas is expected to start partial operations by the second half of 2012 with ship repair and conversion activities, the company said yesterday. Ground was broken for the new 206-hectare
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      STI
      76 39 MONDAY CLOSE 2,885.64 (+1.84%) Friday 2,833.40 q 0.37% Thursday 2,843.95 q 0.11% Wednesday 2,846.94 p 1.02% Tuesday 2,818.21 UNCH TOP 5 BYVOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Genting SP 128,522 1.150 p 0.88% GoldenAgr 74,850 0.550 p 1.85% GMG 45,275 0.215 p 4.88% Healthway 41,846 0.205 p 5.13% Noble GP
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      ASIA
      30 39 HANG SENG 20,912.18 (+3.08%) Ç NIKKEI 10,238.01 (+2.43%) Ç Ç SHANGHAI 2,586.21 (+2.90%) AUSTRALIA 4,612.60 (+1.33%) Ç Ç MUMBAI 17,876.55 (+1.74%) MALAYSIA Ç Ç 1,335.29 (+1.34%) SEOUL 1,739.68 (+1.62%)
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      COMMODITIES
      12 39 OIL US$78.52 (+1.74%) Ç Ç GOLD US$1,259.10 (+0.06) PLATINUM US$1,606.30 (+1.22%)
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      FOREX
      29 39 US$1 $1.369 £1 $2.030 €1 $1.701 ¥100 $1.516 A$1 $1.206 RM1 $0.421 Rp10,000 $1.504 HK$100 $17.61 RMB100 $20.06 RS100 $2.966 All figures correct as at 9pm last night
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        HI-P INTERNATIONAL
        64 39 Buy 57.5 cents DBS Vickers upgrades from Fully Valued and lifts the target price to 72 cents from 49 cents, based on 9X FY11 P/E, after increasing the FY10-11 earnings forecasts by 9 and 6 per cent, to reflect company’s improved 2Q10 revenue and profit guidance. The house
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        62 39 Underperform 56 cents CIMB downgrades from Trading Sell and cuts the target price to 49 cents from 73 cents after lowering FY10-12 earnings estimates by 13 to 100 per cent to assume sluggish 2H10, weaker day rates for its sub-sea business and reduced margins. The house says the
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        CAPITAMALLS ASIA
        63 39 Buy $2.22 OCBC Investment Research starts coverage with a $2.40 target price, pegged at parity with RNAV estimate, saying the retail mall owner is a good proxy to the theme of Asia’s rising consumer spending. The house notes that the income stream is stable, with partnership with parent
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      Private property market cools
      430 39  -  Number of caveats lodged in May down JULIE QUEK juliequek@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It’s official Singapore’s private residential property market cooled significantly last month, going by the number of caveats lodged. Only 1,979 caveats were lodged, down 41 per cent from April, according to latest figures from the
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      ALKAFF MANSION TO BECOME ITALIAN RESTAURANT
      135 39 Food and beverage firm LES, which clinched the tenancy for the former Alkaff Mansion at Telok Blangah Green last week, expects to invest $5 million into the project. In a statement yesterday, LES said the former Alkaff Mansion will be transformed into an elegant
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      New panel to help SMEs get productive
      279 38  -  JO-ANN HUANG joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation (SMa) is looking to push productivity one step further by assisting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with a new committee. Companies can consult the Productivity and Innovation (P&I) Function Committee to identify areas where productivity
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      Lock icon Sembcorp has 87% shares in Cascal
      155 38 JO-ANN HUANG SINGAPORE Conglomerate Sembcorp Industries said it has accumulated some 87 per cent of shares in the US-listed Dutch water firm Cascal as at last Friday. According to its tender offer for Cascal shares, this will mean that Sembcorp will pay the higher
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      Lock icon Turning point for offer
      304 38 MILLET ENRIQUEZ SINGAPORE This week could mark a turning point in the partial offer by Malaysia’s state investment arm Khazanah for Singapore-listed healthcare group Parkway Holdings, said observers. The offer circular containing the views of Parkway Holdings’ independent directors on the partial offer may be released
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      Lock icon New Asia cruise association formed
      88 36 SHANGHAI The Singapore Cruise Centre has partnered the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal Development Co to form the Asia Cruise Terminal Association. The non-profit organisation which hopes to attract cruise terminal and port members, and owners from the region aims to promote cooperation among the
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      Lock icon Australia, China sign $12b worth of deals
      506 36 Vow to push for early free trade pact AGENCIES CANBERRA Australia and China yesterday signed new deals worth A$10 billion ($12.1 billion) and vowed to push for an early free trade agreement as they sidestepped diplomatic concerns to focus on economic ties. Australian
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      CORRECTION
      145 36 In CEO 101 published on June 21, we had asked Mr Seah Kian Peng, CEO of NTUC FairPrice Co-operative, for his personal family pledge. The wrong quote was published. The following is the correct response by Mr Seah: “At FairPrice, we value relationships and bonds that last a lifetime.
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      39 39 NEW ASIA CRUISE ASSOCIATION FORMED B 3 FROM BROKERAGE RESEARCH ANDAGENCY REPORTS Disclaimer: Readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. Today cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information.
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      560 57 LAMPARD NO REBELS IN CAMP W5 NIGERIA ON A WIN A PRAYER W7 SPAIN V HONDURAS TODAY MONDAY JUNE 21, 2010 W4 Brazil’s main threats: Luis Fabiano and Kaka. Keita lying on the floor in the incident leading to Kaka’s dismissal. Samba night at Soccer City Five-time world champions turn
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  • WORLD CUP 2010
    • GROUP G PORTUGAL V NORTH KOREA GROUP H CHILE V SWITZERLAND
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        Lock icon It poured down in Cape Town
        925 54 Ruthless Portugal hit North Korea for seven on a rain-soaked AFP 2010 WORLD CUP, GROUP G Portugal 7 North Korea 0 CAPE TOWN A merciless Portugal tore North Korea to shreds in a 7-0 rout yesterday, putting them within reach of the knockout rounds
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        Lock icon Red hot Chile get a foot in last 16
        487 55 AFP 2010 WORLD CUP, GROUP H Chile 1 Switzerland 0 PORT ELIZABETH Chile continued their dream World Cup run with a 1-0 defeat of 10-man Switzerland here last night to move within touching distance of the last 16. The South Americans,
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      Lock icon This is Brazil
      794 58  -  COMMENTARY Formidable in defence and full of samba menace, Dunga’s men fire a warning shot LEONARD THOMAS in Johannesburg, South Africa leonard@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is executive sports editor at MediaCorp NewsHub. There is a defensive steel about Dunga’s Brazil which makes them a formidable challenge for any
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      Lock icon Players’ maturity saw them through physical contest: Dunga
      318 58 AP JOHANNESBURG Coach Dunga is taking a lot of positives from how Brazil handled adversity in their convincing win over Ivory Coast, saying the team has become stronger for the second round of the World Cup. Brazil played well to defeat Ivory
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      Lock icon Sad Zidane’s brave face
      964 57  -  One of France’s all-time greats believes team’s training boycott was out of line LEONARD THOMAS in Johannesburg, South Africa leonard@mediacorp.com.sg AFP JOHANNESBURG Zinedine Zidane was spotted in the stands watching Brazil beat the Ivory Coast 3-1 on Sunday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time) here at Soccer
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      Lock icon No playmaker, no tough guys
      781 61  -  COMMENTARY Current Italian side are struggling to measure up to their predecessors TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is a senior reporter at MediaCorp NewsHub. With four titles under their belts, Italy have one of the most impressive records of any team at the World Cup,
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      Lock icon Nothing to see here, move along
      714 62 Lampard denies there’s rebel alliance within England camp AFP RUSTENBURG Fabio Capello was back in charge of England’s World Cup campaign yesterday after a player revolt launched by John Terry fizzled out, two days before a decisive meeting with Slovenia. England are on the
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      Lock icon Upson to start alongside Terry
      187 62 AFP RUSTENBURG It was all smiles for the cameras at England’s training session yesterday morning and coach Fabio Capello later confirmed that John Terry’s outburst on Sunday, which had a mutinous hint about it, would not cost him his place in the side. The Chelsea
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      Lock icon Bishop pens prayer for Three Lions
      154 62 AFP LONDON A British bishop has penned a special prayer in the hope that divine intervention can help England rediscover their World Cup form. Nick Baines, Anglican Bishop of Croydon in south London, said while it might take “too much of a miracle” for
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    • GROUP B GREECE V ARGENTINA, NIGERIA V SOUTH KOREA
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        Lock icon The power of three
        604 65 Argentina eye third win, Greece dream of a three-goal victory AP POLOKWANE Argentina could become the first team at the World Cup to wrap up three victories if they beat Greece today (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) though a draw would be enough for the two-time world
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        5 65 COACH ONE TO WATCH
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        Lock icon Benching Messi would be a sin, says Maradona
        418 65 AFP PRETORIA Diego Maradona plans on making seven substitutions to his starting lineup for Argentina’s match with Greece, but star Lionel Messi will play today (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) because resting him would be “a sin”. Maradona, whose squad is all-but assured
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        GROUP B — WHAT THEY’RE PLAYING FOR
        234 65 GROUP B WHAT THEY’RE PLAYING FOR Argentina have six points, South Korea and Greece are on three while Nigeria remain pointless. Amazingly, all four of Group B’s teams have a mathematical chance of advancing. Argentina A point will be enough to confirm their passage into the second round as Group
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        Lock icon Super Eagles on a win and a prayer
        561 66 Nigeria seek their first win, and a little help from Maradona’s boys AFP DURBAN South Korea play winless Nigeria in their final Group B match here today (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) in the knowledge that a win would seal their berth in
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        8 66 COACH Taiwo Obinna ONE TO WATCH
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    • GROUP A MEXICO V URUGUAY, FRANCE V SOUTH AFRICA
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      154 57 TOHVO BUST EXPRESS M s* 7s h X 9 7s 7° W X M 1? n -H- Soybeans have been used for bust enhancement in Japan. The land of the rising sun started its speciality in the period immediately after World War II. As Japan grows along with time, its
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      53 58 JUNE 22, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF RUPERT GRINT IS THE GERI HALLIWELL OF HARRY POTTER. >> T6 MICHAEL JACKSON’S KIDS ‘DON’T HAVE FRIENDS’. >> T8 THE MOST COMMON STI IN S’PORE YOU MAY NEVER HAVE HEARD OF. >> T14 MEET THE NEIGHBOURS COULD MALAYSIA BE THE NEXT BIG THING IN
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  • ARTS
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      M’sian art, boleh?
      1359 59  -  TODAY Our neighbours across the Causeway could just be the next big thing in regional art MAYO MARTIN in Kuala Lumpur mayo@mediacorp.com.sg IN1990, Fauzan Omar, one of Malaysia’s seminal contemporary artists, held his first solo exhibition in Kuala Lumpur. The paintings marked a turning point in his
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      493 62  -  MAYO MARTIN STATE OF THE ARTS: The Full Monty wasn’t the only one stripping down last week the folks behind this year’s Singapore Arts Festival were, too. In an interesting and commendable move, they’ve released post-mortem figures on ticket sales and attendances for this year without the fluff. At
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      564 63 Rupert Grint on life on his hovercraft after Harry Potter THE GUARDIAN IN PERSON, Rupert Grint has the air of a student just emerged from a long lie-in. But in front of the camera, his hair blazes with colour and his eyes pop out
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      Lock icon MJ’s kids headed to school
      353 65 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MICHAEL Jackson’s three children, Prince, Paris and Blanket, are to attend school for the first time later this year. Katherine Jackson, the children’s grandmother and guardian, said she wants to give them a more conventional upbringing after years of being kept largely
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      Lock icon Jolie visits refugees in Ecuador
      128 65 AP ANGELINA Jolie has travelled on rutted jungle roads to a village on Ecuador’s border with Colombia to highlight the abuses suffered by women and children refugees. The actress and United Nations human rights goodwill ambassador returned for the first time in eight years to
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      554 67 POINT OF VIEW Taking a practical look at censorship in the arts MAYO MARTIN LAST week, a group of artists and arts practitioners revived the debate on censorship. ArtsEngage released a position paper and launched an online petition with the catchphrase “Censorship isn’t working,
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