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Title Section20 2011-05-25 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Wednesday May 25, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking20 words
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Article, Illustration804 2011-05-25 1 Total of 500 flights could be affected, warns European air traffic agency AGENCIES LONDON An ash cloud from a volcano in Iceland shut down hundreds of flights in northern Britain and elsewhere in north Europe yesterday but officials said they did not expect aAGENCIES; REUTERS - 804 words
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Advertisement134 2011-05-25 1 IN YOUR T SECTION COMMENT&ANALYSIS KALYANI K MEHTA WANTED: MORE SAFETY NETS AND BRIDGES 14 STEPHEN MOSS END OF HISTORY? HE’S AN OPTIMIST 16 IBRAHIM KALIN TURKEY’S ‘SOFT POWER’ AND THE ARAB SPRING 21 ALVIN CHEE THE FRANCHISE WAY TO INDIA’S HALF A BILLION MIDDLE-CLASS CONSUMERS 22 Get «ut •f134 words
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HOT NEWS
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342 2011-05-25 2 JO-ANN HUANG - JO-ANN HUANG joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Securities Investors Association Singapore (SIAS) has called for the strict regulation of land banking investments, after hundreds of investors here filed complaints against British firm Profitable Plots. The disgruntled investors claim that the company342 words
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Article, Illustration429 2011-05-25 2 SHARON SEE - SHARON SEE SINGAPORE While newly-appointed Education Minister Heng Swee Keat (picture) reiterated yesterday that he would “not be hasty” in making changes to the system just for the sake of change, he cited values and character development as an area ofPHOTO BY SYAFIQAH HAMID - 429 words
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Article213 2011-05-25 3 All M1 customers will enjoy free local mobile calls as well as SMSes and MMSes today. The free services, which started at midnight, will end at 11.59pm today. These services will not be deducted from the free minutes and messages included in customers’ existing mobile213 words
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Article201 2011-05-25 3 SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL - SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL There has been no impact on Singaporeans travelling to and in Europe afterthe Icelandic volcano erupted. Travel agents MediaCorp spoke to are hopeful there will be no repeat of last year’s chaos. Flights from Singapore to Europe remained unaffected yesterday. Singapore Airlines said it is201 words
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Article, Illustration328 2011-05-25 4 AGENCIES BENGHAZI (Libya) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) launched its most intense bombardment yet against Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s stronghold of Tripoli yesterday, while a senior United States diplomat said President Barack Obama has invited the Libyan rebels’ National Transitional Council to open anAGENCIES; AP; REUTERS - 328 words
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204 2011-05-25 4 AGENCIES A group of American senators introduced a resolution on Monday expressing support for the United States’ military action in Libya but it stops short of officially authorising the action ordered by President Barack Obama in March. The non-binding resolution, if passed, would beAGENCIES - 204 words
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Article, Illustration269 2011-05-25 6 SINGAPORE A picture of Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew taking a bus has caused a buzz among netizens. The picture, which was published on The Straits Times’ Stomp portal, showed Mr Lui reading a copy of this newspaper while sitting at the back of aPHOTO STOMP.COM.SG - 269 words
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Article, Illustration144 2011-05-25 6 SINGAPORE Changi Airport saw more than 3.73 million passengers last month, up 13.7 per cent from the same time last year. The increase in passenger traffic was attributed to the 13.9 per cent increase in aircraft movements to 24,270 flights, said the company inTODAY FILE PHOTO - 144 words
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Article321 2011-05-25 8 NG JING YNG - Court amends conviction to one of robbery with hurt NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE One of the two Sarawakian men convicted of murder has escaped the gallows. Jabing Kho and Galing Kujat, who bludgeoned to death a Chinese national while robbing him, were convicted of murder321 words
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316 2011-05-25 8 NG JING YNG - NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A former part-time polytechnic lecturer, who was found to be less culpable than his accomplice in an illegal moneylending business, received a relatively shorter jail term yesterday. Lee Kim Hock, 52, was jailed 39 months and fined S$300,000.316 words
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820 2011-05-25 10 CHEOW XIN YI - CHEOW XIN YI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The results of a three-and-half-year effort revamping a law that will have implications for companies and their directors are now in the hands of the Finance Ministry. And yesterday, the man tasked to oversee the recommendations to the Companies820 words
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288 2011-05-25 10 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday told United States lawmakers he is willing to make “painful compromises” to achieve peace with the Palestinians. Mr Netanyahu, 61, addressing a joint session of Congress, said he recognised that Israel would have toBLOOMBERG - 288 words
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Article, Illustration460 2011-05-25 12 AGENCIES NEW YORK Friends of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former managing director of the International Monetary Fund who has been charged with sexually assaulting a hotel maid, have secretly contacted the victim’s family and offered them money, reported The New York Post.AGENCIES; AP - 460 words
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276 2011-05-25 12 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON In a bid to raise standards and ease staffing crunch, the British government plans to attract thousands of foreign teachers to England, eventually including those from Singapore. Under the initiative, announced by Education Secretary Michael Gove on Monday, the foreign teachers willTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 276 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration967 2011-05-25 14 KALYANI K MEHTA - When it comes to the elderly poor, has the message of self-reliance been overstretched? KALYANI K MEHTA Kalyani K Mehta is Associate Professor and Head of Gerontology Programme at UniSIM. The views expressed are her own. Ageing trends occurring worldwide are accentuated in theTODAY FILE PHOTO - 967 words
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Article, Illustration1595 2011-05-25 16 STEPHEN MOSS - Despite the decay in the European heartland of liberal democracy, Francis Fukuyama’s still a believer STEPHEN MOSS THE GUARDIAN Francis Fukuyama is on day 24 of a world tour to plug his fat new book, The Origins of Political Order. Almost 20 years afterTHE GUARDIAN; BLOOMBERG - 1,595 words
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Article, Illustration712 2011-05-25 21 IBRAHIM KALIN - IBRAHIM KALIN Ibrahim Kalin is senior adviser to the Prime Minister of Turkey. PROJECT SYNDICATE As the Arab Spring enters its fourth month, it faces challenges but also presents opportunities. Despite setbacks in Libya, Yemen and Syria, the democratic wave has already begunPROJECT SYNDICATE - 712 words
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Article, Illustration846 2011-05-25 22 ALVIN CHEE - ALVIN CHEE Alvin Chee is Director of AS Louken, a leading branding and growth strategy consultancy. A lot of attention has been on China, on how the world’s most populous country and second-largest economy is the place to be forBLOOMBERG - 846 words
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VOICES
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Two views on Ministers' pay
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Article207 2011-05-25 24 Peter Loon Seng Chee - Letter from Peter Loon Seng Chee UNLIKE those clamouring for lower salaries, I don’t begrudge Singapore’s ministers their pay. In fact, I think we can afford it, given our gross domestic product and nation’s wealth. But if we were to give top pay aligned with some207 words
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Article281 2011-05-25 24 Daniel Koh Kah Soon - Letter from Daniel Koh Kah Soon I AM heartened that the Government has set up a committee headed by Mr Gerald Ee to review the salaries of ministers. In the report “Forget politics, what is the job worth?” (May 23), Mr Ee was quoted as saying,281 words
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401 2011-05-25 26 Matthew Chua - Letter from Matthew Chua I REFER to the report, “Two dormitory operators fined by MOM” (May 24). This, coupled with upcoming changes to the issue of work permits, serve to protect foreign workers. There is no doubt their interests need to be taken401 words
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209 2011-05-25 26 OUN HUI PENG - LETTER FROM OUN HUI PENG I read with concern about the death of businessman Lee Khoon Bok in Saturday’s 5km PAssion Run, and I have some questions for the organiser. There was a stretch of the park connector network after East Coat209 words
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169 2011-05-25 26 JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG - LETTER FROM JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG I read the report, “Dark day for local football” (May 24) with a sense of shame and disgust. Which team was to blame for the brawl is not important, but it was improper for players from Hougang169 words
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Article57 2011-05-25 26 In the report “Civil Service salaries ‘may be’ relooked too” (May 24), we stated that “salaries for top civil servants such as Supreme Court judges are linked to those of ministers”. This is incorrect. Supreme Court judges are part of the Judiciary, which is not part of the Civil57 words
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375 2011-05-25 28 WAYNE CHAN - WAYNE CHAN waynechan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Another S$22.8 million will be set aside for the Grant for Energy Efficient Technologies (GREET) scheme, which helps companies defray the cost of purchasing technology to help them use energy efficiently. Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Vivian375 words
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287 2011-05-25 28 SABRINA CHAN - SABRINA CHAN SINGAPORE An interactive performance at the ongoing Singapore Arts Festival is set to raise eyebrows. Called Internal, the provocative show which will be put up at the School of the Arts Gallery carries a warning that it may contain some287 words
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233 2011-05-25 30 NG JING YNG - NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A 50-year-old man was convicted yesterday in the Subordinate Courts of molesting two young girls, one of whom was his girlfriend’s daughter. The man, who is still in a relationship with the then 14-year-old girl’s mother, had molested the233 words
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Article, Illustration290 2011-05-25 30 MONICA KOTWANI - MONICA KOTWANI SINGAPORE The country’s first locally-built micro satellite has started transmitting images back home. The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) embarked on the project with DSO National Laboratories in 2002, hoping to generate interest among the young in engineering R&D. The X-SAT, as itPHOTO COURTESY NTU - 290 words
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157 2011-05-25 32 SINGAPORE Twelve men and two 14-year-old girls will be charged in court today with loan-sharking activities. The girls are said to be loan-shark harassers who allegedly splashed paint and scrawled graffiti on walls at housing estates in Woodlands, Bukit Batok and Choa Chu157 words
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Article, Illustration215 2011-05-25 32 SINGAPORE Singapore is one step closer to a possible satellite-based method for road congestion pricing here, with trials of such systems to begin next month. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced yesterday it has awarded tenders to develop the next generation of the Electronic RoadTODAY FILE PHOTO - 215 words
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Article, Illustration90 2011-05-25 35 President S R Nathan hosted yesterday evening the annual diplomatic reception, a meeting of some of the most distinguished dignitaries based here. Also present at the Istana were Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Foreign Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam as well as other Cabinet ministersDYLAN LOH, PHOTO CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 90 words
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330 2011-05-25 35 SINGAPORE In a busy port such as the Republic’s, one thing is clear: If the authorities are to intercept suspect shipments here, international cooperation and intelligence exchange are critical, Singapore Customs di-rector-general Fong Yong Kian said yesterday. And as Singapore plays host330 words
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238 2011-05-25 36 AP WASHINGTON The FBI has a fingerprint and forensic evidence linking Al Qaeda’s top bomb-maker in Yemen to a trio of explosive devices used in recent attacks on the United States, tangible reminders that Osama bin Laden’s death has not eliminated the threat fromAP - 238 words
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Article, Illustration370 2011-05-25 36 THE NEW YORK TIMES AP CHICAGO The United States government’s leading witness in a high-profile terrorism trial told jurors here on Monday that the group behind the 2008 attacks on Mumbai, India, had ties to Pakistan’s intelligence service. In testimony that prosecutors saidTHE NEW YORK TIMES; AP - 370 words
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213 2011-05-25 36 AGENCIES KARACHI A police account released yesterday about the brazen, 18-hour Taliban assault on a Pakistani naval base said there were twice as many attackers as the number claimed by the government and navy, adding to the questions surrounding the deadly incident. On Monday,AGENCIES - 213 words
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155 2011-05-25 37 BLOOMBERG MANILA The Philippines’ weather bureau issued alerts for flash floods, landslides and strong to gale-force winds as tropical storm Songda strengthened and threatened to enhance a south-west monsoon. Songda was 490km east of Eastern Samar province at 10am local timeBLOOMBERG - 155 words
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Article, Illustration313 2011-05-25 37 AP JOPLIN (Missouri) Rescue crews worked into the rainsoaked chill of night, ignoring lightning and strong winds to dig through splintered homes, crumpled businesses and crushed cars in this Missouri town walloped by the deadliest single tornado in nearly six decades. EvenAP; REUTERS - 313 words
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Article, Illustration214 2011-05-25 38 BLOOMBERG BEIJING China ordered the operator of the world’s biggest dam to begin disgorging about 5 billion cubic metres of water today to replenish the Yangtze River and counter the Hubei region’s lowest rainfall in half a century. The ThreeBLOOMBERG - 214 words
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165 2011-05-25 38 REUTERS Thailand yesterday lifted a tough security law aimed at tackling street protests in Bangkok, saying political violence was unlikely in the run-up to a July 3 general election. The police withdrew the Internal Security Act (ISA) and decided to closeREUTERS - 165 words
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Article311 2011-05-25 38 REUTERS TOKYO Three of six reactors at a Japanese nuclear plant damaged in a March 11 earthquake and tsunami suffered meltdowns within days, the plant’s operator said yesterday, raising questions about why the extent of the disaster was not disclosed sooner. The disclosure of theREUTERS - 311 words
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239 2011-05-25 40 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER SYDNEY The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has slammed the Australian government’s asylum-seeker deal with Malaysia as illegal, the Australian Associated Press reported yesterday. Ms Navi Pillay, who met Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Canberra yesterday,THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 239 words
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135 2011-05-25 40 AP A United States government team was in North Korea to assess food shortages yesterday, while the country’s reclusive leader Kim Jong Il reportedly travelled to an eastern China city on a visit aimed at studying Beijing’s economic reforms. TheAP - 135 words
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207 2011-05-25 41 AP CAIRO Egypt’s ex-President Hosni Mubarak, 83, will stand trial on charges of conspiring in the deadly shootings of protesters during the uprising that ousted him, the prosector-general said yesterday. The leader, his two sons Gamal and Alaa and a close business associateAP - 207 words
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Article, Illustration213 2011-05-25 41 BLOOMBERG LONDON United States President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged to work together on economic and security matters in a joint article timed to coincide with Mr Obama’s state visit to Britain. “One area where we need to cooperate is on rebuildingBLOOMBERG; REUTERS - 213 words
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163 2011-05-25 41 REUTERS A lethal explosion at an Iranian oil refinery during a visit yesterday by Mr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left the President unhurt but delivered an embarrassing blow to his drive to increase petrol output and foil international sanctions. Mr Ahmadinejad appeared on stateREUTERS - 163 words
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Article, Illustration209 2011-05-25 42 BLOOMBERG SAN FRANCISCO Apple may face a production loss of 500,000 iPad 2 tablets after the explosion at Foxconn Technology Group’s plant in Chengdu, China, according to research firm IHS ISuppli. The drop in manufacturing will depend on how long the plantBLOOMBERG - 209 words
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268 2011-05-25 42 THE GUARDIAN LONDON People from ethnic minorities are up to 42 times more likely than white people to held under terror law in Britain, which allows the stopping and searching of the innocent and grants them less rights than suspected criminals,THE GUARDIAN - 268 words
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Article, Illustration327 2011-05-25 44 REUTERS NEW DELHI —A jail-based brand that includes crispy potato chips, crunchy cookies and formal shirts seems an unlikely route back to life in the outside world for inmates in South Asia’s largest prison. Yet efforts by the Tihar Jail complexREUTERS - 327 words
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335 2011-05-25 44 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK New York City education officials are developing more than a dozen new standardised tests but, in a sign of the times, their main purpose will be to grade teachers, not the students who take them.THE NEW YORK TIMES - 335 words
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Article, Illustration330 2011-05-25 45 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Drivers will soon be able to become “friends” with their cars and receive “tweets” about maintenance checks with the launch of a new social networking service for motorists. Toyota Motor, the Japanese car-maker, has joined forces with Salesforce.com, a UnitedTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; REUTERS - 330 words
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332 2011-05-25 45 AP SAN FRANCISCO Yahoo is giving its popular email service a longpromised facelift in an attempt to make it more appealing to people who are increasingly using Facebook, Twitter, Google and other online alternatives to communicate. The changes announced yesterday buildAP - 332 words
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Article, Illustration261 2011-05-25 46 AP OAKLAND California preacher Harold Camping (picture) said on Monday his prophecy that the world would end was off by five months because Judgment Day actually will come on Oct 21. Mr Camping, who predicted that 200 million Christians would be taken to heaven lastAP - 261 words
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394 2011-05-25 46 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Britain may face a complete recasting of social media and Internet regulation, after a Member of Parliament (MP) used parliamentary privilege to name Ryan Giggs as the footballer identified on Twitter as having brought an injunctionTHE GUARDIAN - 394 words
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175 2011-05-25 47 TUMPAT A three-year-old girl died of heatstroke in Kelantan after her father forgot that she was sleeping inside the car in scorching weather. Mr Ishak Salleh said he had been rushing to attend a cousin’s funeral, The Star newspaper reported. When he175 words
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322 2011-05-25 47 BLOOMBERG NEW DELHI India’s ratio of boy to girl babies is widening, aided by illegal tests that help parents selectively abort female foetuses, a study found. As many as 600,000 girls are selectively aborted annually in India, compared with as many asBLOOMBERG - 322 words
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Article, Illustration164 2011-05-25 47 AP MOSCOW For the first time, ordinary Russians can now see documents that appear to confirm long-standing rumours that the founder of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Lenin, had Jewish heritage. Among dozens of newly-released documents on display at the State History Museum isAP - 164 words
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Article347 2011-05-25 48 LINETTE LIM - LINETTE LIM linettelim@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Foreign buyers accounted for 16 per cent of private home purchases in Singapore in the first quarter of this year, setting a new record high, according to real estate consultant DTZ Research. The previous high of 15 per cent was recorded347 words
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357 2011-05-25 48 JONATHAN PEERIS - JONATHAN PEERIS jonathanpeeris@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore’s industrial property market looks set to outperform the other sectors such as retail, office and even residential space, after a stellar performance last year and in the first quarter of 2011. Mr Donald Han, vice-chairman of property consultants at357 words
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164 2011-05-25 48 SINGAPORE The rise in office rents in the Asia-Pacific region eased in the first quarter of this year, according to property consultancy CB Richard Ellis. CBRE’s Asia-Pacific Office Rent Index rose 3 per cent in the quarter from the previous three months, down from the164 words
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189 2011-05-25 50 Shares of Singapore developer Allgreen Properties jumped over 38 per cent yesterday to close at s$1.59 as trading in the counter resumed a day after Brookvale Investments, linked to Malaysia’s richest man Robert Kuok, made a move to take the group189 words
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Article55 2011-05-25 50 TUESDAY CLOSE +3,113.09 (+0.08%) Monday 3,110.48 q 1.83% Friday 3,168.54 q 0.13% Thursday 3,172.56 p 1.00% Wednesday 3,141.21 p 0.15% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Allgreen 147,979 $1.590 p 38.26% GoldenAgr 97,218 $0.675 q 2.17% Artivision 85,956 $0.275 p 1.85% Genting SP 68,946 $2.000 p 1.01%55 words
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Article74 2011-05-25 50 Outperform s$19.12 Credit Suisse upgrades from Neutral and raises its target to S$25.00 from S$22.50. UOB is the house’s new top pick for the sector, with its “best loan growth momentum among peers, greater scope for NIM recovery in 2H11 given the overseas mix and attractive valuations relative to74 words
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Article65 2011-05-25 50 Sell s$1.46 Citi downgrades from Buy and lowers its target price to S$1.30 from S$1.85. The house says earnings growth may be slower than expected following increasing turbulence to Tiger’s regional expansion plans, which it says are over-ambitious. Citi cuts its FY12-13 earnings estimates for Tiger by 565 words
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547 2011-05-25 51 REUTERS HONG KONG Private equity firms are working on a series of deals to buy so-called “China orphans”, mainland companies listed in the United States and Singapore, with their stocks undervalued by investors who do not understand their business model or home market. TheREUTERS - 547 words
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140 2011-05-25 51 Global insurance broker Arthur J Gallagher has acquired local insurance broking house ITI Solutions, its first acquisition this year outside of the United States and the United Kingdom. ITI will be renamed Gallagher Singapore. Staffed with an initial team of 10, Gallagher Singapore will140 words
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127 2011-05-25 51 Luxury watch retailer The Hour Glass reported yesterday its net profit rose 29 per cent to s$42.4 million for the fiscal year ended March 31 as revenue increased 7 per cent to s$517.6 million. The company said the higher sales were largely127 words
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246 2011-05-25 52 DOW JONES BEIJING China’s first-quarter current account surplus, the broadest measure of its trade balance with the rest of the world, fell 18 per cent from the corresponding period a year earlier to US$29.8 billion (S$37.2 billion), a development that mayDOW JONES - 246 words
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Article, Illustration306 2011-05-25 52 REUTERS SEATTLE International Business Machines (IBM) has edged past old rival Microsoft in market value for the first time since 1996, marking the latest twist in the fluctuating fortunes of two of the world’s most storied technology companies. The move marks another unhappy milestoneREUTERS; BLOOMBERG - 306 words
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Article, Illustration323 2011-05-25 54 AP SAN FRANCISCO First, mobile payments service Square made it easier for merchants to accept credit cards anytime, anywhere, with just a smartphone and a tiny, plastic credit-card reader (picture). Now, the startup led by Twitter co-founder Jack DorseyAP - 323 words
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160 2011-05-25 54 Despite the launch of numerous tablet computers from various manufacturers, Apple’s latest iPad remains much coveted. As a testament to this, the three local telcos have tried to outdo each other with subscription plans catered for the iPad 2 over the course of the160 words
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Article, Illustration247 2011-05-25 54 AP SAN FRANCISCO Much like the caller in the Lady Gaga hit song Telephone, some visitors to Amazon’s site received a busy signal when they tried to download the digital version of the artist’s latest album Born This Way (picture), which the online retailer was sellingAP - 247 words
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Article, Illustration551 2011-05-25 56 The brand famous for its signature plastic containers embraces social media to target younger demographic THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Some readers may remember the Tupperware parties that became a popular social phenomenon before the 1980s. These home parties were hosted byTHE NEW YORK TIMES; FACEBOOK - 551 words
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Article, Illustration546 2011-05-25 57 JENNY CHIN - JENNY CHIN SINGAPORE There are companies and more companies, but only a select few can claim to be trusted brands. In an industry that saw the third-highest number of complaints two years ago with the Consumers Association of Singapore, thePHOTO COURTESY MDIS - 546 words
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705 2011-05-25 58 IAN DE COTTA - Singapore coach drops host of Indonesia-based players and calls up 13 rookies IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Five of the eight Indone-sia-based players, including striker Noh Alam Shah and defender Baihakki Khaizan, have been left out of Rodojko Avramovic’s provisional squad of 33 players705 words
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Article, Illustration390 2011-05-25 58 TAN YO-HINN - TAN YO-HINN The name Delwinder Singh (picture) may not ring a bell for local football fans today but it could in years to come. The Tanjong Pagar United defender was a surprise inclusion in national coach Radojko Avramovic’s provisional 33-strong squad, asPHOTO COURTESY COURTS YOUNG LIONS - 390 words
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Article, Illustration505 2011-05-25 59 PATWANT SINGH - Kadir believes club should use it as a deterrent against fighting PATWANT SINGH SINGAPORE Former Singapore international Kadir Yahaya (picture), a stalwart of the Lions in the 1990s, believes the punishments meted out by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) on players guilty ofTODAY FILE PHOTO - 505 words
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Article, Illustration398 2011-05-25 59 PHILIP GOH - PHILIP GOH philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A day after their match an Hougang Stadium was abandoned before kick-off due to fighting the first time a match has had to be called off even before the first whistle due to violence inPHOTO BY PHILIP GOH - 398 words
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Article, Illustration392 2011-05-25 60 Barcelona’s attacking genius says he’s well-rested ahead of Saturday’s Wembley date AGENCIES BARCELONA He has never scored on English soil despite a few visits in the Champions League with Barcelona. But Lionel Messi (picture) was confident enough to send out a warning to ManchesterAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 392 words
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Article, Illustration146 2011-05-25 60 REUTERS LONDON English Premier League side Arsenal will travel to Asia to play a Malaysia XI in a friendly match in July despite manager Arsene Wenger’s concerns about long tours causing fatigue to players. The game will take place at the Bukit Jalil StadiumREUTERS; GETTY IMAGES - 146 words
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Article222 2011-05-25 60 AGENCIES BARCELONA Spanish champions Barcelona travelled to London yesterday, two days earlier than planned, to avoid having their Champions League preparations disrupted by an erupting Icelandic volcano for the second year running. Dense ash from the erupting Grimsvotn volcano had already forced the cancellation of hundredsAGENCIES - 222 words
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Article, Illustration633 2011-05-25 61 Now, Ferguson will have to wonder if his ageless star can truly inspire against Barcelona AGENCIES MANCHESTER Ryan Giggs (picture) missed Manchester United’s open training session yesterday ahead of their Champions League Final against Barcelona at Wembley on Saturday, a day afterAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 633 words
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Article, Illustration226 2011-05-25 62 REUTERS DOHA Candidate Mohamed bin Hammam has urged the English FA to reconsider their abstention from the FIFA presidential vote. The FA last week said they would abstain from the June 1 vote, which pits Asia confederation chief Mohamed against 13year incumbentREUTERS; AP - 226 words
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Article, Illustration654 2011-05-25 62 Endless doping allegations will tarnish cycling champion’s legacy THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Until Sunday night, on United States television programme on 60 Minutes, Lance Armstrong and Tyler Hamilton had been linked mostly by a moment of crisis perhaps even a great gesture of sportsmanship inTHE NEW YORK TIMES; AP - 654 words
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Article, Illustration320 2011-05-25 63 Dallas one win from NBA Finals AP OKLAHOMA CITY A decade’s worth of playoff experience has taught Dirk Nowitzki (picture) plenty about hardship. Jason Kidd knows it well, too. Now, it is starting to look as if the tide has turned for the Dallas Mavericks. Nowitzki scored 40AP - 320 words
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Article, Illustration126 2011-05-25 63 REUTERS UAE club Al Wasl are working on a deal to make Uruguay striker Diego Forlan (picture) new coach Diego Maradona’s first marquee foreign signing. “He (Forlan) is one of the big names on the line, I can’t deny that, but weREUTERS - 126 words
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Article, Illustration1316 2011-05-25 2 What’s a little temporary amnesia between friends? The wolf pack returns with The Hangover Part II SOMETHING’S wrong with this picture. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis, sitting together in a hotel room in Los Angeles sober. No tiger, lost baby or chain-smoking monkey.The roomPhoto: AP - 1,316 words
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Article, Illustration282 2011-05-25 6 MAY SEAH - MOVIE REVIEW: LONDON BOULEVARD M18, 107MIN MAY SEAH THERE are several films that have their place within the respectable tradition of British gangster flicks. London Boulevard is not one of them. From The Departed scriptwriter William Monahan, this violent rampage stars Colin Farrell as the282 words
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Article, Illustration436 2011-05-25 8 Mayo Martin - Hockney prints take on Matisse, Picasso Mayo Martin mayo@mediacorp.com.sg WALKING into Singapore Tyler Print Institute (STPI), you’d be forgiven for thinking the ongoing show is all about Picasso and Matisse works broken down into skewed perspectives and awash in bright, vibrant colours that are the trademarks ofPhotos courtesy of Singapore Tyler Print Institute - 436 words
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Article, Illustration231 2011-05-25 8 SIGN up to be a contestant on Million Dollar Money Drop, and if you’re picked to be on the show, you’ll be given a million dollars right up front. No kidding. You just might not have it for long. See, in most gameshows, you231 words
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