Today, 13 October 2011

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    40 1 Today MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF /\A=DIACORP NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday October 13,2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday October 13, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    More to get more help with their medical bills
    679 1  -  TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More patients can expect greater help with their medical bills, even as the Government plans to boost healthcare infrastructure and manpower in the next five years. Low-income households and needy retirees with limited funds in their Medisave
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      67 1 @tdysports SPORTS FANS, STAY UP TO DATE ATTWITTER.COM/TDYSPORTS SCORES ANALYSIS NEWS HOT NEWS 6 AGGRESSIVE ADS, EASY MONEY SPELL TROUBLE HOT NEWS 10 ‘JUNGLE JUICE’ LEAVES TOURIST WITH BRAIN DAMAGE COMMENT&ANALYSIS CONRAD RAJ LET DEVELOPERS IN THE CBD DECIDE ON THE NUMBER OF PARKING LOTS 12 IN YOUR T SECTION
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      25 1 ADDENDATO THE PRESIDENT’S SPEECH >> MORE HDB FLATS AND NEWTOWNS PLANNED TO EASE HOUSING CRUNCH 3 >> GOVERNMENT EXPLORING EXTENSION OF SMOKING BAN IN PUBLIC PLACES 3
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon HK to resume building subsidised housing
      530 2 REUTERS HONG KONG Chief Executive Donald Tsang said on Wednesday the government will resume the construction and sale of subsidised housing as part of measures to help low-income earners and soothe public discontent over sky-high property prices. The announcement comes nine years after Hong
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      Lock icon US accuses Iran of plotting to assassinate Saudi diplomat
      355 4 AP WASHINGTON The Obama administration on Tuesday accused Iranian government agents of plotting to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the United States and immediately used the thwarted plot to ratchet up sanctions and recruit international allies to try to further isolate
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      Landed property: Fewer foreigners to get approval
      361 4  -  ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With changes to the Residential Property Act (RPA) in January, Law Minister K Shanmugam expects the number of approved foreigner’s purchase of landed property here to be cut by more than half. Speaking to reporters after visiting a
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      Aggressive ads, easy money spell trouble
      542 6  -  TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg be extended. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY CAROLYN QUEK SINGAPORE When he wiped out his entire savings of S$6,000 to clear his football betting debt, David Li (not his real name) convinced himself to stop gambling. But his resolve was tested when he
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      Lock icon China urges US to block currency Bill
      215 8 AGENCIES BEIJING China yesterday urged the Obama administration and the United States Congress to block a Bill aimed at pressing Beijing to lift the value of the yuan, raising the risk of further strains between the world’s top two economies. The Bill is
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      Lock icon A prince fights for ASEAN’s football dream
      511 8  -  FIFA vice-president Prince Ali will back region’s bid to host 2030 World Cup final SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In January, ASEAN first floated the idea of a joint bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup finals at their foreign ministers’ summit in
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      Lock icon THAI PM WARNS AGAINST PRICE HIKES AMID HEAVY FLOODING
      328 8 AGENCIES Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra warned businesses yesterday not to take advantage of flooding around the country to push up prices as more Bangkok residents cleared store shelves of basic goods. MsYingluck also said the government was not declaring a
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      Lock icon ‘Jungle juice’ leaves tourist with brain damage
      355 10 AGENCIES SYDNEY A 25-year-old Australian woman has suffered brain damage and kidney failure after drinking jungle juice a popular cocktail made of rice wine and fruit juice at a restaurant on the Indonesian island of Lombok, east of Bali. Tests showed the drink
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      Airport security system detects more crime
      324 10  -  HOE YEEN NIE SINGAPORE Sixty per cent more cases of crime were detected at Changi Airport after a security system, called Threat-Oriented Passenger Screening Integrated System (TOPSIS), was put in place in 2009. Cases detected were crime-relat-ed involving theft, the use of fake passports
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      Lock icon HSA issues warning on four products
      251 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has warned the public against taking four adulterated health products which are being sold as traditional Chinese and Malay medicines. Undeclared Western medicines not approved by the HSA are found in these products: Athri-Eze, Sear Heang
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  • PARLIAMENT
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      Lock icon More HDB flats and new towns planned to ease housing crunch
      391 3  -  ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Besides building Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats ahead of demand to ease the housing crunch, the Ministry of National Development (MND) will be preparing for new towns at Tengah and Bidadari, Minister Khaw
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      Govt exploring extension of smoking ban in public places
      404 3  -  ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Smokers could soon have fewer public places at which to light up. In its addendum to President Tony Tan’s address at Monday’s opening of Parliament, the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) said yesterday it
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      PLAN FOR ADEQUATE BUFFER AGAINST RISE IN SEA LEVEL
      159 3 Based on preliminary studies, the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources said reclaimed land will have to be raised “by at least one metre” to create an adequate buffer against any potential rise in sea level. Reiterating its commitment to
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  • COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Reversing into old trouble?
      915 12  -  Let developers in the CBD decide on the number of parking lots to have CONRAD RAJ conrad@mediacorp.com.sg Conrad Raj is editor-at-large at Today. CapitaLand’s Market Street Car Park office redevelopment has run into a few problems, including the Singapore motorist’s nightmare finding an empty car park
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      Lock icon ‘Made in China’ belies US hypocrisy
      863 14  -  WILLIAM PESEK William Pesek is a Bloomberg View columnist. BLOOMBERG Hypocrisy is the defining element in all the wrangling over China’s currency. The debate seems deceptively simple: As China booms and America implodes, how much blame does Beijing’s undervalued currency get for chronic United
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      Lock icon China’s landing — soft, not hard
      996 16  - China’s landing soft, not hard STEPHEN S ROACH Stephen S Roach a member of the faculty at Yale University, is non-executive chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and the author of The Next Asia. PROJECT SYNDICATE China’s economy is slowing. This is no surprise for an export-led economy dependent on faltering
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      7 14 >> CHINA’S LANDING SOFT, NOT HARD COMMENT 16
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  • VOICES
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      Why uproot kampung spirit?
      307 18  -  Letter from Sheryl Chua MANY Housing and Development Board (HDB) estates have had lift upgrading, and my family and our two neighbours are proud of the new lift lobby on our corridor. It gives us a place where we can interact and bond further, reinforcing the
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      More flexibility in retrofitting windows, please
      251 18  -  Letter from Goh Jen Loong SOME elderly homeowners may not have been aware of the Building Control (Retrofitting of Casement Windows) Order 2004 when it was passed that year. My parents, whose flat is involved in the Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme, now have to
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      Who should pay for rooftop leaks?
      132 18  -  Letter from Max Lim Teck Kwang I LIVE in a flat on the uppermost storey of a Housing and Development Board (HDB) block and had reported to the HDB in June about my entire ceiling leaking. The town council’s specialist contractor verified that the
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      Liberalisation benefits stated are secondary
      249 18  -  Letter from Alfred Chia Yong Soong I REFER to the Energy Market Authority’s (EMA) reply “Liberalisation has its benefits: EMA” (Oct 6) to my question of how the liberalised market can benefit end-users. The reply, though, delved on benefits that do not impact directly on
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      Is China as bad as the US makes it out to be?
      263 23  -  Letter from Chia Hern Keng AT A time when the euro zone crisis is roiling the markets, the United States is raising a storm about currency manipulation by China and considering sanctions. If the US succeeds in causing
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      SIA assigns seats with all passengers in mind
      158 23  -  Letter from Betty Wong Vice-President, Customer Affairs, Singapore Airlines WE REFER to Mr Lau Wee Cheng’s letter “Family friendly or not, SIA?” (Oct 8). We explained to him last month that we were unable to accede to his seat request as it
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      Regular action against illegal car modifications
      134 23  -  Letter from Helen Lim Acting Director, Media Relations, Land Transport Authority WE REFER to Mr Raymund Koh’s letter “Step up enforcement against illegal car modifications” (Oct 10). The Land Transport Authority conducts regular enforcement spot checks and routine vehicle inspections. Motorists who illegally modify
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      A LITTLE LESS AURA AMID THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
      172 23  -  LETTER FROM PATHMAH K BALA KISNAN Deepavali is around the corner (Oct 26) and will always be a major festival in multi-ethnic Singapore. Thanks to the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and the Little India Shopkeepers and Heritage Association (LISHA), the celebration
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      123 18 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices VOICES ON RADIO The 16 employment agencies that were fined for fixing the pay of new Indonesian maids said it was meant to ease the supply crunch by making Singapore more attractive for domestic helpers. Do you think
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      41 18 VOICES ONLINE ‘We’ve received feedback from our stakeholders and the public on ways to enhance the league and we’ll assess and find the best possible way forward.’ The Football Association of Singapore ONLY AVAILABLE AT TODAYONLINE.COM OR ON OUR MOBILE APPS
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  • SINGAPORE
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      SCDF to review Pulau Bukom blaze
      277 24  -  HETTY MUSFIRAH hetty@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will be reviewing and drawing lessons from the 32-hour blaze at the Shell refinery at Pulau Bukom last month. Commenting on the incident at the inaugural Fire Safety Asia Conference yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister
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      Lock icon Orchids in full bloom at the heart of S’pore’s financial district
      238 24 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE A glass house containing over 20 types of orchid species and hybrids has been set up in the heart of Singapore’s financial district, allowing office workers a chance to experience a piece of nature amid the
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      Lock icon STEP TOWARDS LOWERING COST OF SOLAR ENERGY
      153 24 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Researchers in Singapore have managed to develop a highly efficient and yet cheaper silicon solar cell, which they hope can halve the cost of solar energy. Developed jointly by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME), the new
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      Lock icon LTA TO REINSTATE ERP GANTRY ALONG BENDEMEER ROAD
      180 24 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will be reinstating the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantry along Bendemeer Road. This is because the Woodsville Interchange upgrading project has entered its final phase, said the LTA. As part of the upgrading project, the
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      Two drivers jailed for causing fatal accidents
      175 28  -  OLIVIA SIONG oliviasiong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Two drivers were sentenced separately in court yesterday for causing fatal accidents. Lim Chor Kiang, a bouncer, was sentenced to eight months’ jail and disqualified from driving for eight years. The 44-year-old was found to be speeding under the
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      Police check whether event was held without permit
      272 28 SINGAPORE The police are investigating the organisers of a forum held last month by political group Singaporeans For Democracy (SFD) for possibly organising a public assembly event without a permit. The SFD says it was a private event. In a statement, the
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      S$4,000 FINE FOR TAMPERING WITH ELECTRICITY METER
      98 28  -  OLIVIA SIONG A 62-year-old man was fined s$4,000 for tampering with his electricity meter. Peh Hock Eng was discovered after two SP Services technicians paid a visit to his flat in Tampines Avenue 8 in October 2008. They found a hole on the
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Myanmar frees 300 dissidents
      361 30 AGENCIES YANGON Myanmar freed at least 300 political prisoners including several prominent dissidents yesterday, leaving an estimated 1,800 behind bars and dampening hopes for a broader amnesty. Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi confirmed the release of 155 political detainees, including members of her National League
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      Lock icon Israel, Hamas agree to swap prisoners
      223 30 AGENCIES JERUSALEM In a much-anticipated prisoner exchange that could have broad implications, Israel and Hamas announced that an Israeli soldier abducted five years ago would be swapped for about 1,000 Palestinians held by Israel and accused of militant activity. Israel’s government approved the deal
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      Lock icon ACCUSED CHRISTMAS DAY ‘UNDERWEAR’ BOMBER WANTS TO PLEAD GUILTY
      156 30 AGENCIES The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up an American airliner on Christmas in 2009 with a bomb in his underwear told the federal judge overseeing his trial yesterday in Detroit that he wants to plead guilty to all
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      Lock icon Growth projections reasonable: Putrajaya
      337 32 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Putrajaya yesterday defended its 2012 growth projection of 5 to 6 per cent by saying it was within “reasonable bounds”. The government’s contention that its gross domestic product (GDP) forecast announcement last week could be achieved comes after criticism from a
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      Lock icon KL traders prefer original MRT plan
      260 32 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Traders from the Malaysian capital’s premier shopping district held a protest yesterday, urging the government to stick to plans for two Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) stations on either end of Jalan Bukit Bintang instead of the current
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      Lock icon CHINA, VIETNAM SIGN DEAL TO RESOLVE SEA DISPUTES
      136 32 AP China and Vietnam have signed an agreement aimed at finding a long-term solution to bitter maritime disputes that have driven relations between the communist neighbours to their lowest level in years. China’s state-run Xinhua news agency said the six-point deal was
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      Lock icon INDIAN OCEAN NATIONS TEST TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM
      121 32 AP Nations along the Indian Ocean tested a United Nations-backed early tsunami warning system put in place after the massive 2004 wave off western Indonesia that left more than 230,000 people dead or missing. Yesterday’s exercise the first full-scale test of the system
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      226 34 AGENCIES CANBERRA Australia’s unpopular plan for a national carbon tax aimed at reducing the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions passed its biggest political hurdle yesterday when the lower House of Parliament narrowly voted in favour of the scheme. In a major victory for beleaguered
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      156 34 REUTERS Canberra may have to delay plans for the world’s toughest antitobacco laws after conservative opposition lawmakers yesterday postponed a final vote on the controversial legislation in Parliament. Australia’s new laws, which will force cigarettes to be sold in plain packaging from Jan 1, are
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      263 34 REUTERS WASHINGTON The Senate defeated United States President Barack Obama’s job-creation package on Tuesday in a sign that Washington is likely too paralysed to take major steps to spur hiring before next year’s elections. The US$447-billion (S$570-bil-lion) package of tax cuts and new spending failed by
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      240 34 AP HANOVER (New Hampshire) Republican front-runner Mitt Romney (picture) took some less staunchly conservative stands than his presidential rivals in their debate on Tuesday night, positioning himself closer to the centre in line with his claim that he can draw crucial independent voters in
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      177 36 THE GUARDIAN A study by the Department for Education in England suggests that the reading ability of 15-year-olds in the country is at least six months behind that of their peers in Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada
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      273 36 AP TAURANGA The captain of a cargo ship that has spilled hundreds of tonnes of oil since striking a reef off the New Zealand coast a week ago appeared in a court yesterday to face criminal charges, as the vessel showed signs of
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      105 36 BANGKOK POST The publisher of the Bangkok Post has launched M2F, Thailand’s first free Thai language mass-market newspaper. The free sheet, the latest product from Post Publishing, made its debut on Tuesday at more than 200 spots across the city. With a name that
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      119 36 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A British couple who won the country’s third-biggest lottery jackpot have come up with a novel way of avoiding being ostracised by family and friends —they are making them millionaires too. Mr Dave Dawes, 47, a factory supervisor, and his
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      54 40 WEDNESDAY CLOSE 2,737.75 (+1.66%) Tuesday 2,693.05 p 0.93% Monday 2,668.30 p 1.06% Friday 2,640.30 p 1.43% Thursday 2,603.12 p~2.94% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Genting SP 101,712 1.595 UNCH GoldenAgr 83,825 0.620 p 4.202% Noble Grp 56,102 1.450 p 3.943% Yangzijiang 31,402 0.950 p 6.742% Wanxiang
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      26 40 HANG SENG 18,329.46 (+1.04%) Ç È NIKKEI 8,738.90 2,420.00 SHANGHAI Ç È 2,420.00 (+3.04%) Ç Ç AUSTRALIA 4,204.30 (+1.19%) MUMBAI 16,958.3 (+2.55%) MALAYSIA 1,428.50 (+1.19%)
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      103 40 STOCK CALL Neutral s$6.30 CIMB keeps its Neutral rating but cuts target to S$5.93 from S$8.14 after lowering FY12-14 average daily turnover assumptions by 16 to 18 per cent and earnings estimates by 12 to 14 per cent. House says trading volumes could dry up after recent market volatility,
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      CapitaMalls Asia looks for longer-term returns
      246 40  -  LYNDA HONG lyndahong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE CapitaMalls Asia (CMA) said yesterday that it does not expect its multi-billion-dollar investments in China to have much of an impact on its earnings in the near term, and it does not mind it one bit. Speaking at the launch
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      285 40 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Singapore Press Holdings said yesterday that its net profit for the fiscal year ending August fell 22 per cent on-year to S$388.6 million as a result of a one-time gain in the previous period. Net profit in 2010 of S$497.9
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      163 40 BLOOMBERG BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) Slovak parties have reached an agreement to approve Europe’s enhanced bailout fund, paving the way for a repeated vote in the coming days and early elections next year. A second vote will be held on the European
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      IEV launches IPO via share placement
      177 42  -  AVELYN NG avelynngsy@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Asia has vast untapped gas reserves waiting to be exploited. When they are, IEV hopes to be there. IEV Holdings, a provider of engineering solutions to the offshore oil and gas industry, is seeking a Catalist listing on the Singapore
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      Another credit crunch?
      246 42  -  YVONNE CHAN yvonnechan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Asia may be in a better position to withstand the euro zone sovereign debt crisis than previously thought, but should a credit crunch arise in Europe, the ripple effects could lead to a slowdown in the region. The euro zone debt crisis could
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      US$1m prize to redesign S’pore’s shipping ports
      236 42  -  RYAN HUANG SINGAPORE The Singapore government is offering a US$1-million (S$1.29-million) cash prize as part of a competition to redesign the country’s shipping ports. Dubbed the Next Generation Container Port Challenge, the competition is jointly organised by the Singapore Maritime Institute and the
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      102 40 Pay your HDB bills on 4ZEB and Stand a chance to win $10,000 voucher from Star Living when you make any HDB payment* on SAM. Promotion period: 26 July-30 November 2011. How to participate: Simply make any HDB payment on SAM or SAM PLUS Customers will be prompted to register
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      Beware the cyber criminal
      490 44  -  JUNE YANG juneyang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The rise of Internet use in all aspects of daily life has led to a corresponding increase in cyber crime prevalence. The long-held perception of hackers being lone nerds working out of basements is also outdated. Hacker groups like LulzSec who do
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      KEEP CYBER-SAFE WITH TIPS FROM THE EXPERTS
      185 44 Besides picking strong, unique passwords, here are some tips from PayPal and the National Crime Prevention Council to safeguard yourself. Manage your personal info Keep track of sites that have your personal details online, and periodically delete the unnecessary ones. Do not give
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      Lock icon BlackBerry outage continues, more countries affected
      434 44 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Research in Motion (RIM), the Canadian company behind the BlackBerry brand, released limited details of the source of the ongoing problems on Tuesday night. “The messaging and browsing delays being experienced by BlackBerry users in Europe, the Middle East, Africa,
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      Lock icon GALAXY SII IS TOPS
      168 44 Samsung’s Galaxy SII won Phone of the Year at the T3 Gadget Awards in London on Monday, beating Apple’s iPhone 4. It’s the first time in three years that the publicly voted award has not gone to Apple or HTC. “The Samsung Galaxy SII is a
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      Lock icon 93,000 ACCOUNTS SHUT IN SONY HACK
      175 44 AGENCIES Sony said it had detected a large number of unauthorised attempts to access user accounts on its PlayStation Network and other online entertainment services. The Tokyo-based company said it had temporarily locked about 93,000 accounts whose IDs and passwords were successfully verified by
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      567 46  -  YVONNE CHAN yvonnechan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE One would think that enterprise banking in Singapore would be better suited to financial institutions that have a broad local clientele base. But foreign banks such as HSBC have been muscling in on this business segment. Indeed, HSBC Singapore
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      496 46 SPRING SINGAPORE SINGAPORE Raising productivity is not an easy task, but in these challenging times, it is imperative. The good news is that it is not as daunting a task as it may sound, as steel piping stockist and provider E-Steel found out. Problems started
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      Lock icon S-League version 2.0 takes shape
      515 48  -  Matches next season to be held in a two-round format, with 14 teams likely to battle for honours SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The goal is to ensure the S-League does not suffer and, instead, flourishes when a Singapore side enters Malaysian domestic football competitions next
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      Lock icon Place in the SEA Games final a top priority for Singapore
      388 48  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE After bronze-medal showings at the last two SEA Games, the national under-23 team was set a target of silver by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) for this year’s Games, which will be held in Indonesia
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      S’pore paddlers aim for big rewards at World Cup
      510 50  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE China’s table tennis players have won every edition of the Women’s World Cup since the inaugural event in Hong Kong in 1996. Singapore’s Feng Tianwei, Wang Yuegu and Li Jiawei aim to gatecrash the party, when the
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      Lock icon Superstar fencers set to light up Sands
      609 50  -  Z1 Pro 2011 event will also feature unique Europe vs The World event PHILIP GOH philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE On Dec 2, the Republic will play host to eight of the world’s top male foil fencers in the Z1 Profencing event, which will be held
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      Lock icon No love lost out on the field
      653 52 Despite close friendships, expect a ‘war’ when the All Blacks and the Wallabies collide on Sunday AGENCIES AUCKLAND Between them exists a lovehate relationship which sways according to context. On the field, Australia and New Zealand are perennial rivals with such a historic
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      Lock icon As Liverpool loom, Ferguson backs Rooney’s temperament
      404 52 AGENCIES NEW YORK As Wayne Rooney waits to discover today whether he faces an extended ban following his petulant behaviour during England’s Euro 2012 qualifiers against Montenegro, his manager Sir Alex Ferguson (picture) has come to his defence. The Scot, preparing his side
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      45 48 Liverpool or Manchester United jerseys, tickets to watch screening of Saturday’s showdown at Resorts World Sentosa and an LCD TV. Visit http://on.fb.me/tdysportsmio for details. WIN Prizes courtesy of SingTel mio TV LIVERPOOL VS MAN UNITED: ‘WITH CONFIDENCE FLOWING, LIVERPOOL SET TO HIT UNITED HARD’ HTTP://BIT.LY/TDYLIVERPOOLCONF
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      83 50 SPORTS FIXTURES For fixtures of all E League Champ, German, A League and US Soccer League, please visit Singapore Pools website. Korea Race MOTOR RACING Qualifying Final Sat, 15/10/11 1.00pm Sun, 16/10/11 2.00pm |pLAY£) Always play with care. [responsibly! Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18
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      60 1 ARTS MUSIC MOVIES TELEVISION WINE DINE STYLE DESIGN HEALTH TECH TRAVEL CARS BELINDA LEE TRAUMATISED BY CAT PEE AND STILL LOVES HER JOB. >>T4 TRAVEL: LIVING LARGE AT THEW RETREAT SPA SEMINYAK. >>T10 OCTOBER 13, 2011 A PUBLICATION OF IT’S A POSE-OFF! UTT, OLI AND TOM USED TO BE MODELS
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        Confessions of a former male model
        770 2  -  Oli Pettigrew, Utt and local-scene newbie Tom Price can make fun of their male-model pasts now that they’re TV stars MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg IT AIN’T easy being pretty. Oli Pettigrew, Utt and Tom Price should know they’ve spent a good part of their flourishing
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        OUTRAGEOUS OLI
        255 3 Best known for hosting the shows Sony Style and Technomax, Oli Pettigrew has now added “taxi driver” to his resume.As the host of Cash Cab Asia, the 30-year-old who is father to a three-year-old boy and foster father to a three-year-old girl together with his wife, model and
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        TRANS-CULTURAL TOM
        225 3 Tom Price may be new to the Singapore scene, but he’s recognised especially by teenage girls here on the streets for his role in the hit Taiwanese drama Love You, where he acted alongside RainieYang and Joseph Chang. He’s been roped in to star in next year’s Double
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        UNFORGETTABLE UTT
        167 3 It has been some time since we’ve seen Utt on our screens, but he’s been keeping himself busy working events like the recent Men’s Fashion Week. He’s also breezing through Thailand hosting a travel show for a Thai cable company. Happily, Incredible Tales has returned to Channel 5
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        Lock icon It’s a dirty job
        481 4  -  But someone’s got to do it, says Renovaid host Belinda Lee MAY SEAH EVEN though hosting Renovaid might be driving her to psychosis, Belinda Lee is gamely stepping up to the plate for a third season. As the host of the home makeover show, Lee helps
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        Lock icon Bond baddie Bardem
        170 6 REUTERS HE’S known as a genuinely nice guy in Hollywood, but Oscar-winning Spanish actor Javier Bardem transforms into a villain for the upcoming James Bond film, due in theatres next year. Bardem appeared for an interview on Nightline and confirmed what had been rumoured for months when
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        Gut feeling
        397 6  -  The Kitchen Musical’s creator CheeK has put his faith in people’s appetites MAY SEAH THE kitchen of a fancy restaurant can be one of the most stressful places to work in but The Kitchen Musical is bringing song and dance to the pressure cooker. Premiering Saturday, the musical
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        537 8  -  Korea’s Hyung Koo Kang prefers painting the ‘old school’ way Mayo Martin mayo@mediacorp.com.sg KOREAN artist Hyung Koo Kang fits the romantic image of the quintessential “old school” artist. For the past five years, he has holed up in his studio in the mountains outside of Seoul;
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        Lock icon The late Amy Winehouse gets the Laing treatment
        250 9 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH POP artist Gerald Laing has launched an exhibition of paintings and drawings documenting the public image of the late singer Amy Winehouse (picture). Laing became famous in the 1960s for his iconic images of Brigitte Bardot and Anna Karina
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        Lock icon Gere’s guitars fetch S$1.28m
        141 9 AP A COLLECTION of American vintage guitars owned by actor Richard Gere has fetched nearly US$1 million (S$ 1.28 million) at auction in New York City. The sale of 110 guitars and amplifiers at Christie’s auction house on Tuesday included brands such as C.F. Martin, Gibson,
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        Hip replacement
        1169 10  -  The coolest kid in Bali doesn’t even go by a single name just the letter W PHINWONG IN BALI phin@mediacorp.com.sg THE hipster lounging by the pool was, by all definitions, cool. He had a laidback, lazy way about him that made him appear nonchalant and disaffected instead of
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        342 14 Travel deals and steals More vacation options from Chan Brothers Chan Brothers is having its year-end holiday fiesta at Suntec City Mall this weekend. Enjoy the last of the promotions like a 10-day Europe tour from S$2,788, a three-night Penang and Phuket Cruise from S$490, and a free
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        Lock icon Venice’s pretty neighbour
        502 15  -  An essential cultural guide to Padua a city stepping out of the shadow of Venice Helen Pickles feature s@mediacorp.com.sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LIVING close to Venice has its disadvantages: One gets ignored. On the flip side, visitors to Padua, just 40km away, can enjoy the city’s charms
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        Cordoba
        370 16 How to spend S$ 101 (you big spender, you) in a day TRAVELIOM IF IT’S history you want, you’ve come to the right Spanish city.This UNESCO World Heritage Site was the centre of Moorish culture from the 8th to 10th century. It was the largest city in Europe at
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        ON A DIFFERENT SORT OF TRIP
        389 17  -  Eco-travel is not just for environmental warriors ELISABETH LEE BEING green doesn’t mean seeing red when it comes to travelling. True, travelling burns fossil fuels, expands your carbon footprint, and generates much more waste than if you’d stayed at home. But travel also brings
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        Lock icon GOING GREEN
        259 17 Here are some green travel options for your next trip: Get away from it all at Koh Kood, Thailand www.sixsenses.com/Soneva-Kiri Have your cake and eat it too, at Soneva Kiri’s Eco Villa on the remote island of Koh Kood. Swim in a natural swimming pool that uses plants,
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        Lock icon MORE THAN JUST MANGOES
        621 18  -  Dive with thresher sharks, relax on unspoilt beaches and feast on fresh seafood in Cebu ELISABETH LEE AT FIRST glance, it seems that the Cebuano economy is fuelled solely by mangoes and sugarcane.The Queen of the South as Cebu City is affectionately known is surrounded by
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        Lock icon 3 THINGS TO DO IN IPOH
        737 22  -  Eat your fill, then work it all off along the river rapids or at a family theme park HE PEIWEN IT TAKES approximately 15 minutes to get from the airport to Ipoh’s city centre not quite enough for a nap. But that’s a good
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        834 24  -  Hong Kong’s neighbours make for some excellent side-trips MARK MALBY HONG KONG remains the unquestionable top draw on China’s south coast. Even if you’ve never been there, its jewelled Manhattan skyline, mountain backdrops, and bustling shopping streets are the stuff of cinematic legend. And on top
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        579 26 90 MINUTES FROM ‘PARIS’ AirAsia now flies twice daily to Bandung, the Indonesian city that has the moniker “Paris Van Java”. Known for its cool weather and shopping, Bandung has plenty of factory outlets stocked with export-quality goods at bargain prices alongside traditional markets selling Bandung handicrafts,
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      264 28  -  A~healthy~and~elegant~meal~with~almost~no~effort Brought to you by ANNETTE TAN food@mediacorp.com.sg One of my favourite Japanese restaurants always serves complimentary salted edamame (soya beans) before each meal. And for the longest time, I thought that making my own edamame must be a hassle. Then, I realised you could buy ready-cooked frozen
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        88 29 Join singer-songwriter Dick Lee on this fun musical journey as he goes in search of his Singapore identity. Back by popular demand, this solo recital is a revealing and often hilarious odyssey. Expect lots of laughter and great music including Singapore’s best loved
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        74 29 In her much-anticipated solo concert, Kit Chan takes a fresh approach from the typical mando-pop concert of pyrotechnics and costume changes. Instead, the homegrown singer will present an intimate acoustic performance with a nine-piece band and minimalistic theatrical-style lightning. Her repertoire will span
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        54 29 Get up close and personal with the internationallyacclaimed dancer Sylvie Guillem. Get to know her as an artist and learn about her journey from being one of the most prolific ballerinas to becoming one of the most outstanding contemporary dancers today. Today, 7.30pm, Esplanade Recital
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        78 29 This Christmas, the 313@Somerset is creating a giant 100 sq m snow dome to replicate an authentic winter experience for its shoppers. If you have a Christmas winter fantasy idea, join the 313 Snow Dome design competition. The winning design will be used as the inspiration forthe
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        98 29 The film tells of Fayard, an author and expert on the mysterious Shundei Oe an author of popular grotesque crime novels. Fayard travels to Japan to promote his book but falls in love with a Geisha, who has a stalker that may be Oe. As
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        47 29 Savour authentic products from more than 100 European countries. Look out for a wide variety of dishes including roast suckling pig, pork knuckle, Italian parma ham and cheese, Norwegian Fresh Salmon, Swiss pastries and more. Today, Isetan Scotts Supermarket, sampling and demonstration ends 7pm.
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        93 29 UPCOMING World Hospice and Palliative Care Day celebrates and supports hospice and palliative care around the world. Every year, activities including public awareness campaigns, advocacy with policymakers, fund-raising events and public launches are organised on this day in about 70 countries. Hop on your bicycle
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