Today, 14 October 2010, Afternoon Edition

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    45 1 TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 Thursday October 14, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday October 14, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking OCTOBER 14, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF
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    Lock icon Hong Kong ceases property-for-resiaency scheme
    542 3 AGENCIES, WITH ADDITIONAL RE PORTING GEORGIN A JOSEPH 1 per cent of total market turnover. The announcement caused the Hang Seng Property Index, which tracks the city’s seven biggest developers, to fall by as much as 3.4 per cent but it recovered to register a
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      40 3 iTODAY on iPhone For the latest news updates on the go. Download the latest version of the application from your device's App store. COACH ANG PENG SIONGTELLS SWIMMERS, PARENTS, COACHES AND SINGAPORE SWIMMING ASSOCIATION... I AM SINCERELY SPORTS PAGE 42
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      9 3 >> TIGHTER RULES IN HK SEND S’PORE STOCKS UP B1
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  • NEWS
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      Singapore’s Lim wants a fair fight for Liverpool
      581 5  -  IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While some reports coming out of London suggest Mr Peter Lim’s audacious last-minute bid to wrest ownership of Liverpool looks remote after the judgment by the London High Court yesterday, the Singapore billionaire is not throwing in
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      Lock icon Miners surface ... with souvenirs
      538 7 Miners surface with souvenirs AGENCIES COPIACO (Chile) His whoops of joy resounded on the surface even before he emerged from the earth to the laughter of waiting relatives. Chilean miner Mario Sepulveda then stepped out of the claustrophobic rescue capsule with a yellow bag, reached in and pulled out souvenirs
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      Lock icon Pregnant S’pore Girl to get ex-gratia payment
      390 9  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY ZULOTHMAN SINGAPORE The Singapore Girl who gets pregnant will now receive two months’ basic salary as exgratia payment when she ceases employment with Singapore Airlines (SIA). Cabin crew were told of the policy last Friday, which
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      Former SLA manager faces additional charges
      262 9  -  He allegedly tried to get finance company to grant him $350,000 loan SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB shaffiq@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A former Singapore Land Authority (SLA) manager, who allegedly partnered an ex-colleague to cheat the agency of $11.8 million, faces an additional 27 charges on top of the
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      Lock icon ‘Bear sighting’ publicity stunt now a public nuisance case
      689 11  -  NG JINGYNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Worried residents, searches by animal interest and wildlife groups, even police officers having to cordon off the area all because of a purported “bear” sighting along Ulu Pandan Road which has turned out to be a publicity
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      Honouring employers who give ex-offenders a second chance
      344 13  -  WAYNE CHAN waynechan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More than 2,300 employers have given jobs to ex-offenders, 15 per cent more than last year’s figure. Twenty-seven of these employers were honoured yesterday at the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (Score) Awards ceremony. Employers who received the
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      Lock icon How butterfly book became reality
      363 13  -  And the role the late Mrs Lee Kuan Yew played NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It began with a casual email exchange with Temasek Holdings executive director and chief executive Ho Ching. Now, butterfly enthusiast Khew Sin Khoon’s dream has borne fruit, a dream the
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      NTUC aims to have one million members within five years
      271 13  -  S RAMESH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) will step up its recruitment drive to reach its target of one million members by 2015 almost double its current membership, the labour movement said yesterday. It will reach out
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      INDOMIE INSTANT NOODLES HERE ARE SAFE FOR CONSUMPTION: AVA
      87 15  -  VIMITA MOHANDAS Singaporeans who love Indomie instant noodles can go back to eating their favourite dish. Following reports of the chemical preservative para-hydroxy benzoates being found in “Indomie” instant noodles in Taiwan, Singapore’s Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) carried out tests
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      ALL SMILES FOR BEST BIRTHDAY WINNERS
      111 15 It was all smiles for the winners, and their families and friends, of the Best Birthday photo contest organised by Today and Canon. They were joined by Mr Edwin Teoh (first from left), Canon Singapore’s assistant director of Consumer Imaging and Information Products Division,
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      Device developed to predict risk of heart failure
      356 15  -  SGH and NTU now looking for a commercial partner to work on a prototype EVELYN CHOO evelynchoo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A team of medical researchers from the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed a medical tool to more
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      One Singapore resident’s ecological footprint equals that of 33 Africans
      338 17  -  ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE If everyone on the planet enjoyed the same level of consumption as the average resident of Singapore, three Earths would be needed to sustain it. This, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Living
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      Study reminds pregnant women to keep to a healthy weight
      156 17 SINGAPORE Women who keep their weight gain within an optimal range during pregnancy may help avoid complications for mother and baby at childbirth. A first-of-its-kind study in Singapore has found that inadequate or excessive weight gain during pregnancy and prepregnancy
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      102 5 «You will never know what that pressure was like. If we failed in 1994, we could not go back to Brazil. Some players received death threats. Our families were threatened. I was taking Brazil's last penalty. How do you think I felt? World Cup-winning skipperCarlos Dunga speaking toToDAY March 2,
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      36 7 Sexuality will always be a part of how I express myself artistically. It is important for me to feel empowered by sexuality, not bogged down by it. Singer Christina Aguilera speaking to Today Aug 15, 2006
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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      614 14 When you have a passion for technology and design, there is no limit to what you can accomplish. In school, I excelled as a science student. But otherwise, I enjoy aesthetics and appreciate the arts. Creating something from nothing has always been my dream profession, such as the work of
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  • VOICES
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      An open drain is asking for trouble
      283 19  -  Letter from Vanessa Patel LAST Friday evening, I parked my car at the car park by the junction of River Valley Road and Clemenceau Avenue, beside Fort Canning Park. As I stepped out of the car, I fell into a storm drain running
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      It’s hard to find the time to stay fit
      204 19  -  Letter from Rick Lim Say Kiong WHILE I do not question the role the Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT) plays in maintaining the fitness levels of all servicemen, its latest changes to be implemented in April seem to take up more
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      Decision followed risk study
      398 21  -  Letter from Chan Cheng Leng Division Director Vigilance, Compliance Enforcement Division, Health Products Regulation Group, Health Sciences Authority WE REFER to “Should slimming drug be pulled off the shelves?” (Oct 13). The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) made the decision to suspend the sales of sibutramine products
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      Thank you, SGH, for your world-class service
      479 21  -  Letter from Abdul Adzeim Al Shara ABOUT a month ago my wife, a Singapore citizen, delivered our daughter at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH). We divide our time between Holland and England, and in the early stages of her pregnancy, we were in
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  • COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Build ’em and they’ll come
      934 23  -  THOMAS L FRIEDMAN The writer has won three Pulitzer Prizes, the most recent in 2002for commentary. THE NEW YORK TIMES Professor Kishore Mahbubani, the dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, is over for tea and
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      Lock icon How we can honour Madam Kwa Geok Choo
      756 26  -  CONRAD RAJ conrad@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is eclitor-at-large at TODAY. Now that the funeral is over, how do we honour the memory of Madam Kwa Geok Choo (picture), the wife of the architect of modern Singapore Lee Kuan Yew? Mrs Lee was larger
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      Lock icon $104 toilet paper tames $1.7-trillion tiger
      916 27  -  The shame miring the Commonwealth Games may just be the catalyst India needs to turn its economy around WILLIAM The writer is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. BLOOMBERG In our technology-driven world, no metric is rawer than that of
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      A mosque, a temple and Indian secularism
      781 30  -  RONOJOYSEN The writer is the author of Articles of Faith: Religion, Secularism, and the Indian Supreme Court (OUP, 2010). He is a visiting research fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. This was a case almost as old
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon China’s ex-leaders call for free speech
      341 33 Regulations that hinder constitutional right ‘a scandal in the history of democracy’: Communist Party elders LAP BEIJING A group of Communist Party elders in China has issued a bold call to end the country’s wide-ranging restrictions on free speech, days after the government reacted
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      Lock icon Beijing’s foreign exchange reserves swell to a new high
      320 33 BLOOMBERG, THE NEW YORK SHANGHAI China’s foreign exchange reserves, the world’s largest, surged to US$2.65 trillion ($3.46 trillion) at the end of last month, adding fuel to complaints that the nation’s curbs on gains in the yuan are undermining the global
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      Lock icon From Thai minister to soap opera star?
      345 35 Cameo appearance to highlight campaign against loan-shark AP BANGKOK The latest Thai soap opera sensation is tall and strongjaw handsome. He is also the country’s Finance Minister. The Oxford-educated minister, MrKorn Chatikavanij (picture), made a cameo appearance on the popular Thai period drama
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      Lock icon 4 charged with killing cosmetics millionaire
      224 35 AP KUALA LUMPUR A lawyer and three farm workers were charged in court here yesterday with the murder of a self-made cosmetics mogul and three of her associates in a case that has gripped the nation. The remains of cosmetics line owner Sosilawati Lawiya
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      Lock icon M’sia puts off implementation of GST again
      245 35 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government has again postponed the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) indefinitely, in a move analysts say signals the possibility of early elections. “Political will may also be lacking to push through the GST, as elections
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      Lock icon Afghan poster girl gets new nose, new life
      280 36 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WASHINGTON A woman who became the poster girl of Taliban oppression in Afghanistan after being mutilated by her husband has unveiled her new face to the world. The image of Ms Aisha, 19, without a nose, prompted a worldwide
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      Lock icon FIRE POWER
      80 36 Steel workers dressed in protective work suits demonstrate in Marseille as part of open-ended protests by French trade unions against plans by the government of President Nicolas Sarkozy to raise the country’s retirement age to 62. The strikes entered their second day yesterday. Rail services, flights and sea
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      Lock icon Ahmadinejad gets big welcome in Lebanon
      233 36 AGENCIES BEIRUT Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was welcomed yesterday by thousands of Lebanese mostly Hezbollah supporters in a visit that underscores the deep divisions between the Shia militant group and the country’s pro-Western factions. Many waved Lebanese and Iranian flags and giant posters of
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      Lock icon Failed hostage rescue: So near, yet so far
      223 36 AGENCIES KABUL A delegation of Afghan elders tasked with negotiating the freedom of British hostage Linda Norgrove was close to the mountain hut where she was being held when United States special forces launched the rescue mission that resulted in her death,
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      Lock icon It’s not her tea party any more
      352 38 Palin places second behind relative unknown in poll of delegates THE GUARDIAN RICHMOND (Virginia) Over the past year, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (picture, left) has established herself as the queen of the Tea Party movement. Her endorsements have helped Tea Party candidates
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      Lock icon Confirmed: US politicians are all one big family
      288 38 AP NEW YORK United States President Barack Obama has family ties to none other than former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, according to genealogists atAncestry.com, a discovery the family history site made when looking for connections between political foes. And that’s not all
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      Lock icon Google blows $6.5b on wind-power project
      146 39 THE GUARDIAN SAN FRANCISCO Days after it tested futuristic driverless cars, Google said that it is extending its investment in green technology with a US$5 billion ($6.5 billion) programme to build an undersea wind-energy transmission backbone along 563km of the Atlantic seaboard. The grid
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      Lock icon Now, you can surf the Net on a Sony TV
      311 39 AP SAN FRANCISCO Sony’s lineup of sleek television sets boasting Google’s Web-surfing system will go on sale on Saturday, testing how much consumers are willing to pay to combine access to the Internet with their regular TV programming. The high-definition
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      Lock icon IT’S OFFICIAL
      35 41 Nepalese Khagendra Thapa, who is only 56cm tall, was weighed and measured by Guinness World Records officials yesterday, and will be declared the world’s smallest man when he turns 18 today. AP AP
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      Lock icon Hit by 1,000 cyber attacks each month, UK goes to war
      289 41 AGENCIES LONDON British government computer networks are targeted by some 1,000 attacks a month, one of the country’s top spies said yesterday, adding that officials may consider investing in using cyber warfare techniques to deter their online enemies. Mr
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      Lock icon GERMAN SOCIAL NETWORKS SAY ‘NO’ TO NEO-NAZIS
      153 41 REUTERS A group of online social media communities in Germany has launched a campaign called “Social Networks against Nazis” in a bid to fight right-wing extremism on the Internet. The organisers, who were backed at the launch on Monday by Consumer Affairs Minister
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      219 43 THE DAILY TELE GRAPH LONDON After 14 years of drilling beneath the Swiss Alps, engineers are poised to make a breakthrough as they aim to create the world’s longest railway tunnel. The 57km-long, £6 billion ($12.4 billion) Gotthard Base Tunnel (picture) will speed up
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      114 43 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Two doctors in Austria have been charged after they amputated the wrong leg of a 90-year-old woman, prosecutors said. The surgeon and another doctor allegedly made the mistake during the planning of the operation and are accused of causing bodily injury
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      190 45 THE GUARDIAN ROME Environmental organisations on Tuesday expressed outrage over a plan by the local authorities in the Abruzzo region of central Italy to combat prostitution with deforestation. For decades, local law enforcement have struggled to police the Bonifica del Tronto road,
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      291 45 THE DAILY TELE GRAPH BEIJING A group of Chinese scientists and explorers are to embark on a £1 million ($2.1million) expedition in search of the Yeti, which is said to stalk the high mountains and forests of the central province of Hubei. The
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      308 47 EWAN MAH SINGAPORE The Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) have acknowledged their mistakes, after the disqualification of the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay team from the final at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. In a 45-minute closed door meeting at SSA headquarters at Toa Payoh last
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      501 47  -  Host nation celebrate table tennis gold as Singapore miss out on gold-medal sweep SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg NEW DELHI Achanta Sharath Kamal wiped a tear from his eye as the last notes of “Jana Gana Mana”, the Indian national anthem, rang out at the
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      243 47 SHAMIR OSMAN NEW DELHI After 10 days of watching them demolish one opponent after another, India’s capital city finally saw the lighter side of the Singapore table tennis women. While FengTianwei put on her game face to beat compatriot Yu Mengyu 4-1
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      469 49  -  Teo Ser Luck reveals plan for consistent success at major Games, and touches on new shooting range SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg NEW DELHI Singapore sport will now focus on achieving success at major Games, and use the SEA Games to mostly groom athletes for
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      320 49  -  SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg NEW DELHI He says he is no hero, perhaps mindful his two Commonwealth Games gold medals were won as part of pairs’ teams. Until yesterday. Singapore’s ace marksman Gai Bin stood tall yesterday at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting
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      Lock icon No evidence that match was fixed: ICC
      142 50 THE GUARDIAN DUBAI The International Cricket Council have concluded there was “no compelling evidence to suspect individual players or support staff” after completing their investigation into scoring patterns in the third one-day international between England and Pakistan. The probe by the ICC’s anti-
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      484 50  -  Wada official explains need for drug testing during Youth Olympics LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Considering it was a multi-sports Games for athletes aged between 14 to 18 years, there would be quite a few who would be surprised to learn that 1,300 urine and blood
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      Lock icon The little nation that could
      345 51 Montenegro show Brazil and Germany how England could be stopped AGENCIES EURO 2012 QUALIFIER, GROUP G England 0 Montenegro 0 WEMBLEY England revived memories of their woeful World Cup performances on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), stuttering to a 0-0 draw against Montenegro in a
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      282 51 AP GENOA Police have detained 17 people, including the alleged ringleader (picture) for rioting at an Italy-Serbia game that was abandoned when Serbian fans threw flares and fireworks onto the pitch, burned a flag and destroyed barriers, according to local reports.
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      98 51 Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), stuttering to a 0-0 draw against Montenegro in a European Championship qualifier. The visitors from the tiny Adriatic nation qualification campaign by comfortably disposing of Bulgaria and Switzerland last month, could not find a way to break down a well-organised Montenegro team missing in World
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    588 61  -  COMMENTARY INVEST ANDREW ROBINSON The writer is a market analyst atSaxo Capital Markets. Headwinds are aplenty for the developed economies: Consumers are saturated with debt, governments are crippled by deficits and disinflation rages. Market expectations are slowly being lowered as the fog clears
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      Lock icon Tighter property rules in HKsend S’pore stocks up
      386 53 GEORGINA JOSEPH SINGAPORE Property stocks propelled higherin the Singapore Exchange yesterday buoyed by expectations that the property cooling measures out of Hong Kong may prompt more mainland Chinese buyers to turn to Singapore for their property investments. Shares of property giant City
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        74 53 Hold $4.25 UOB KayHian downgrades call from “Buy”; says final dividend priced in as share price has rallied about 4 per cent since early last month in anticipation. Expects ad revenue growth to taper off to 7 per cent in FY11 and 5 per cent thereafter. Says
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        YANGZIJIANG SHIPBUILDING
        70 53 Neutral $1.92 HSBC keeps “Neutral” call and raises target to $1.90 from $1.20. Says new orders have rebounded to US$1.3 billion year-to-date from last year’s trough of US$460 million. Notes improving outlook for shipping firms and sharp on-year rises in container throughput at some ports. Tips firm to
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      TTI escapes liquidation
      374 53  -  Court approves debt restructuring, puts creditors on monitoring committee MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Court of Appeal has approved the debt restructuring programme of TT International (TTI), the firm behind the Akira brand. In a decision yesterday, the court said the scheme has attained the required level
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      Lock icon Temasek will subscribe to its portion of StanChart rights offer
      381 55 AGENCIES SINGAPORE State-owned investment firm Temasek Holdings said it will support the share rights issue of British-based Standard Chartered Bank. A spokesman told MediaCorp that “Temasek intends to take up its share of the rights offered”. Temasek is StanChart’s biggest
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      Acra seeks public feedback on Business Registration Act
      196 55 SINGAPORE The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra) is inviting members of the public to provide feedback and suggestions as part of its review of the Business Registration (BR) Act. The Act provides the basic framework for the governance of sole proprietors
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      TEE INTERNATIONAL WINS $147.5M BRUNEI HOUSING CONTRACT
      76 55 Mainboard-listed Tee International said it has won a $147.5-million contract from the Brunei Economic Development Board. The firm has been selected as the main contractor to design and build a 1,500-unit residential development comprising semi- detached and terraced units at the Tutong District
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      ‘Healthy level of activity’ in the industrial property market
      241 57 SINGAPORE The average rents and capital values for factories and warehouses in Singapore continued to increase in the third quarter, but the average rent for hi-tech buildings remained unchanged. This is according to the latest report by property consultancy CB Richard
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      S’pore’s tax rate among lowest in Asia-Pacific
      328 57  -  JULIE QUEK juliequek@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The country’s tax rate remains one of the lowest in the Asia-Pacific region according to a study by KPMG. Its latest Individual Income Tax and Social Security Rate Survey showed Singapore’s top tax rate has remained at a relatively
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      SPH to restore remainder of wage cuts imposed last year
      241 59 SINGAPORE Media company Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has said it will restore the remaining portion of the pay cuts that it imposed on its staff in April last year. SPH also said that it is giving a special one-off sum
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      Subsidised training for owners of HDB shops
      294 59  -  New programmes teach visual merchandising and retail skills ALVINA SOH alvinasoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Words such as “visual merchandising” and “prime area” used to be Greek to Madam Kho Lee King, who co-owns a camera shop. But these words, as well as tips on where
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      226 53 FROM BROKERAGE RESEARCH AND AGENCY 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. NEW PROPERTY RULING! How YOU Can Still Profit From The PROPERTY MARKET? H How Can YOU Profit
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    1273 65  -  MUSIC Three long-time local crooners finally release their debut albums CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg THERE’S been no shortage of local music releases this year, with most of them being debuts, which shows the optimism of the music scene here.We talked to three artistes who are venturing forth this
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      Starting local, going global
      460 69  -  MeltgSnow is the latest metal band from Singapore to make waves overseas Kevin Mathews featu res@med iaco rp.co m.sg GENERALLY speaking, fans of heavy metal music don’t care about geographical boundaries. That’s probably why metal bands from Norway can have hits in China, and this means
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      GIGGUIDE
      308 71 An Horse Australian indie pop duo An Horse perform. Oct 15, 8pm,TAB.Tickets at $48. Enquiries: www.tab.com.sg Lobo The man who brought you How Can I Tell Her, Me And You And A Dog Named Boo and Stoney returns to our shores. Oct 16, 8pm, Max Pavilion Singapore Expo. Tickets
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        Lock icon Could’ve been more inventive
        258 73 Guitar Heaven Santana KEVIN MATHEWS I WONDER whose bright idea this was? I mean, “guitar legend Santana reinvents rock guitar’s greatest hits with special guest singers”? It’s a no-brainer, right? You can almost hear the “ka-ching!” of cash registers echoing around the insides of the heads
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        Lock icon Release Me The Like
        186 73 CHRISTOPHER TOH WHAT can I say? I have a soft spot for retro pop bands. And more so if they're female pop bands that can actually rock. Of course, what really counts is the music and thankfully, The Like have like, enough of that to go
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        Lock icon The Other Side Of Down David Archuleta
        153 73 KEVIN MATHEWS WITH American Idols and the music of Glee inhabiting the upper reaches of the Billboard charts in this modern pop era, it’s almost as if all the great artistic leaps of the ’60s and ’70s never happened. It’s back to the
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        Lock icon Pieces In Modern Style 2 | William Orbit
        150 75 Pieces In Modern Style 2 William Orbit CHRISTOPHER TOH HE'S been called a master producer and remixer, but the man who helped to restore Madonna's career (well, in a way he did), is back with the followup to his 1995 album Pieces In Modern Style, where he takes classical pieces
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        Lock icon Leonard T Presents Starfunk | Leonard T
        173 75 Leonard T Presents Starfunk Leonard T KEVIN MATHEWS FOUNDER of local electro-pop outfits Club Ecstasy, The Usual Suspects and The New Romantics, Leonard T is a self-styled electronic music specialist whose main purpose, I suppose, is to tickle your dance instinct. Meaning that this eight-track mini album is all about
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        Lock icon Western Harbour Blue |The Sonnets
        133 75 CHRISTOPHER TOH DO YOU remember this band called ABC? How about Spandau Ballet or Wet Wet Wet? Well, if you combine the musical flair of those bands, add a little ’60s sensibilities to the mix, then you’ll probably get Swedish band The Sonnets. At least,
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        161 75 Record Collection Mark Ronson The Business Int’l CHRISTOPHER TOH I DON’T know about you, but it seems to me that Mark Ronson cannot do any wrong. Apart from his production for artistes Amy Winehouse,The Like et al there’s his own material, all of which are just great aural adventures.And Record
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    355 78 THINGS TO DO 1 Ma Goes Home Edgar Liao’s supernatural comedy-drama-musical about hell, heaven, demons, angels and an old Singapore woman who’s dead but can’t cross over to her home in the underworld, recently won Best New Play at Theatre Idols 2010. Directed by Samantha Scott-Blackhall. Date:
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      996 79  -  Flam is the place to get away from it all ChristopherToh in Norway Christopher Norway Christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg FOR many tourists, the village of Flam (pronounced “flom”) in Norway is little more than a stopover on the popular Norway In A Nutshell tour that travels from Oslo to Bergen.
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      932 82 <*T m A series where we take you around /L-'C/rt W MP« the fascinating island of Taiwan. Brought to you by Elevated 760 metres above sea level and surrounded by mountainous peaks, Sun Moon Lake is positioned for enchantment. On several occasions, I had been told that
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      97 82 Outside the Wen Wu Temple at Sun Moon Lake, you'll find the Wenwu Steps of the Year. There are 366 steps representing the days of a leap year and the names of historical personages born on the corresponding day are carved one each step. If you were an
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      126 82 I From Taipei, Kuo Kuang (Tel: 02 2311 9893) and Green Transit y (02 2752 2988) have direct bus services to Sun Moon Lake. The ride is about 4.5 hours. Call ahead to find out about timings I and ticket booking. From Taichung, take a Nantou bus
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      321 83 THE movie Eat Pray Love, starring Julia Roberts, may not be much of a drama, but as a travelogue of Italy, India and Bali, it’s one of the best we’ve seen. Hotels.com has some interesting ideas on what to do and where to go when you visit
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      418 85 A chance for visitors to win a 128,700 holiday CHRISTOPHER TOH THERE’S much to Queensland than just the Great Barrier Reef, Gold Coast and that movie theme park. But if you’ve never felt any compunction to visit “Queenie”, then perhaps this might change your mind:What if you
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      188 85 MACAU is best known for its casinos, but if you’re looking for other things to do in Asia’s city that never sleeps, you might want to check out The House Of Dancing Water. No, it’s not a liquid hotel, but a new show that opened last
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      669 87 These festivals are not your usual food-and-music fare IF THERE’S one thing we like about travelling, it’s going to festivals. See, festivals are the microcosm of that particular society, so what better way to see how the other half lives than attend a festival? At least,
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      352 79 Exotic EgypT Holidays Egypt an amazing country to visit, famous for it ancient civilizations and some of the world's most incredible monuments. Here you can delve into the life of the ancient Egyptians, taking a step back in time as you visit the Pyramids of Giza, the tomb of Tutankhamen
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      278 87 m f] WHERE ON EARTH DOES IT FEEL LIKE YOU'RE WALKING ON THE MOON? RIGHT HERE. For some, the experience of walking among the pinnacles is like taking steps on the surface of the moon. The incredible limestone spires, which pierce the golden sands of the region, can rise up
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      547 89  -  There are hidden gems to be explored in Malaysia, says Welcome to the Rail World host Henry Golding By Jennifer Chen Malaysia has no shortage of natural beauty. And when you have a photogenic and oh-so-articulate host with a no-holds-barred attitude present it, the places
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      280 89 The location of the homestays determines your experience, so read up on them before you head out and know your train stop, said Henry. That’s straightforward enough advice, but with the plethora of choices, where does one start? Here are a few suggestions to get you rolling.
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      577 91  -  With activities happening round-the-clock, it is possible to go on a 24-hour entertainment binge in Macau By Tan Chui Hua There is a good reason why the small conglomeration of islands called Macau is dubbed Vegas of the East. Several, in fact. For one, Macau never
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      193 94 As the year-end holidays approaches, treat your family to a welldeserved break at a destination that is not too far from home. In collaboration with Julia Gabriel Centre for Learning, Chan Brothers Travel is offering a three-night Penang and Phuket educational cruise onboard SuperStar Virgo.
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      151 94 Zafirah Salim Escape the blistering heat and get onboard Star Cruises’ ship SuperStar Virgo for a “cool” holiday on the seas. Experience a white Christmas as the ship is done up according to a Christmas theme. Passengers will also be treated to an acrobatic and dance performance
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      57 89 Tour packages to the above villages via KTM trains are available. They include return tickets from Singapore to the particular train stations, transfers to and from the kampung, meals and lodging. For more details of the homestays or more homestay options, visit www.malaysiarailexplorer.com or pick up a brochure at Malaysia
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      227 91 GETTING THERE Tiger Airways and Jetstar Airways run regular flights to Macau. Alternatively, if you are arriving from Hong Kong by ferry, check if there are ferry and hotel packages available they may be cheaper than separate bookings. The Venetian has a Zaia package that is worth a look. STAY
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      69 92 In collaboration with Julia Gabriel Centre for Learning Fxnress vol. Express your best self > t cm uVeV I s-- 1 2 rfeM Highlights: EduDrama programme to build self-expression confidence Readers Writers programme to build vocabulary, literacy develop creative writing skills •of Farewell party talent competition Optional activities in Penang
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      66 93 Disney Where yyo’ou’’rree ppaarrtt ooff every mmaaggiiccaall ssttoorryy Meet and greet with your favorite Disney friends as you sail around the world at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. Experience our four themed lands, two Disney-themed Hotels, spectacular shows, dazzling evening fireworks, delicious dining, fantastic shopping and much more. All in the
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