Today, 16 November 2011, Afternoon Edition

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    21 1 AFTERNOON EDITION MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Wednesday November 16, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Lock icon Paving the way for a smoother ride
    916 1  -  Rochor Centre to be acquired for construction of new highway; households, shop tenants affected SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Some 570 families and 190 HDB shop tenants at Rochor Centre will have to move out to make way for the North South Expressway (NSE)
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  • HOT NEWS
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      New home sales down but demand exceeds launches
      463 2  -  LYNDA HONG lyndahong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Sales of new private homes fell 14.9 per cent in October from the previous month but the number of units sold in the month outstripped the number launched, suggesting underlying demand remained strong. Developers launched 1,337 private residential
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      Lock icon Long-term plan for flood control needed
      601 3  -  HOE YEEN NIE yeennie@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The PUB is studying the possibility of a new diversion canal off the Stamford Canal in Orchard Road, which saw flooding in recent years. The water agency is also assessing the need for a retention pond in the area,
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      Lock icon Myanmar ‘may well chair ASEAN in 2014’
      367 4 AGENCIES NUSA DUA (Indonesia) —Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers will likely recommend that Myanmar chair the bloc in 2014 when they meet again today in Bali, even as the bloc’s Myanmar caucus is lobbying against the move. Indonesian Foreign Minister
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      Ministers discuss the viability of common visa
      324 4  -  S RAMESH NUSA DUA The implementation of a common ASEAN visa for non-ASEAN citizens was among the topics discussed by the grouping’s foreign ministers yesterday. The ministers were meeting ahead of the ASEAN Leaders Summit which begins tomorrow. The plan for a common
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      Lock icon Drama at Occupy Wall Street's NY birthplace
      318 6 AP NEW YORK Hundreds of police officers in riot gear raided Zuccotti Park early yesterday morning, evicting dozens of Occupy Wall Street protesters from what has become the epicentre of the worldwide movement protesting against corporate greed and economic inequality. Hours later, the
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      Taxi fare, receipt dispute ends in criminal trial
      401 6  -  TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A 10-minute taxi ride clocking S$11.30 in fare ended in a scuffle between the taxi driver and his passenger, and is now the subject of a criminal trial. Zhai Lu, 41, director of a manufacturing company, has been
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      Lock icon BBC WORLD NEWS FACES SPONSORSHIP CLAMPDOWN AFTER MALAYSIA ROW
      206 8 THE GUARDIAN The BBC World News channel has been banned from buying certain programmes and accepting some sponsorship deals, after an investigation found serious breaches of the corporation’s editorial guidelines in shows about Malaysia and carbon trading. A full investigation was
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      Lock icon Cameron rebuffs Merkel's call for EU political union
      338 8 AGENCIES LONDON British Prime Minister David Cameron has rebuffed a call by German Chancellor Angela Merkel for political union in Europe, underlining Britain’s growing distance from the 17-nation euro area as it seeks to resolve its debt crisis. The crisis offers an
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      Lock icon EURO ZONE POSTS 0.2% Q3 GROWTH
      186 8 AGENCIES The 17-nation euro zone economy grew a modest 0.2 per cent in the third quarter from the second, lifted by Germany and France, despite the sovereign debt crisis that had weakened business and consumer confidence. Germany and France, the euro zone’s two biggest
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      Lock icon Monti backed by biggest party
      329 10 REUTERS ROME The prospects of a new Italian government soon were boosted yesterday by backing from the biggest political party as financial market pressure mounted on Prime Minister-designate Mario Monti to act quickly. Mr Monti is now expected to unveil his new ministerial line-up soon.
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      Lock icon Greece's economic woes continue
      394 10 REUTERS ATHENS Greece might now have a new Prime Minister but it was more of the same as its economic indicators came in yesterday. Greece’s economy slowed its steep slide in the third quarter but still shrank 5.2 per cent from a year earlier as the
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      Lock icon EU plans major crackdown on rating agencies
      410 12 AGENCIES BRUSSELS The European Union wants to allow investors to sue credit rating agencies for compensation if they break EU regulations “intentionally or with gross negligence”, internal markets commissioner Michel Barnier said yesterday. The proposal from the European Commission, the EU’s executive, is
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      Lock icon China's banking system should be more market-driven: IMF
      415 12 AGENCIES BEIJING China needs to revamp its banking system so that it relies more on market mechanisms, such as interest rates, to head off a “steady build-up of financial sector vulnerabilities”, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its first broad review
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      Lock icon Thai business ingenuity thrives despite floods
      505 14 AP BANGKOK Flooded out but still want to make a fashion statement? Try lime green rubber boots. Feeling stir crazy with the fetid waters surrounding your home? How about special snorkels to keep your car running in high water or a jet ski to
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      Lock icon THAI LAWMAKERS MULL MOVING CAPITAL OUT OF BANGKOK
      176 14 AGENCIES With low-lying Bangkok currently besieged by Thailand’s worst floods in half a century, and environmentalists warning of more to come, lawmakers from the ruling Puea Thai party yesterday tabled a parliamentary motion to discuss the feasibility of moving the capital. “The
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      12 8 >> LOOK BEHIND YOU, LUCAS AND MARIO THE EXTREMISTS ARE WAITING COMMENT 20
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon ASEAN Summit, a fragmented forum?
      1843 16  -  This weekend, regional leaders must prove grouping is more than a shop for disparate KEVIN BROWN Kevin Brown is the FT’s Asia regional correspondent. THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED On a former Royal Air Force base at Seletar, Rolls-Royce is close to completing its first factory
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      Lock icon Look behind you, Lucas and Mario — the extremists are waiting
      865 20  - Look behind you, Lucas and Mario the extremists are waiting GIDEON RACHMAN Gideon Rachman is the FT’s chief foreign affairs commentator. THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED The arrival of technocratic Prime Ministers in Greece and Italy has not been greeted with universal applause. Some complain that because Mr Lucas Papademos and
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  • VOICES
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      Learning to see, from unexpected teachers
      985 22  -  Recent encounters with those from the other side of the tracks have taught me to look at life and happiness differently I Yu Pei Fern The writer, an intern with Today, is a Singapore Polytechnic student pursuing a Diploma in Creative Writing for TV
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      INSTALL MORE ATMS AND CASH MACHINES IN POST OFFICES
      112 24  -  es, ATMs and CAMs. LETTER FROMTAN CHEON KHEONG TAN CHEON KHEONG While I applaud efforts by DBS to give its customers more banking options, I concur with Mr Chin Kee Thou’s view that offering basic banking services at the counters of
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      Lock icon Match timings not in Singapore's favour
      380 24  -  Letter from Melvin Tan I REFER to the report “No mischief: Indonesian football chief” (Nov 14). Having secured only four points in its first three matches, the Singapore Under-23 team now faces a mammoth task to qualify for the semi-finals of the SEA Games
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      Smoking tables are often adjacent to others
      156 24  -  Letter from Chan Lai Ying I SECOND Raymund Koh Joo Guan’s call to draw a clear line against smoking (Nov 14). Is it fair for non-smokers to have to play the dodging game daily while smokers get to indulge in their habit uninhibitedly?
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon Retail figures hit by fewer car sales
      308 26  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore retail sales fell in September, catching many economists by surprise, as car sales plunged. Retail sales were down 0.1 per cent from September a year ago, due largely to a 9.8-per-cent drop in motor vehicle sales, according the
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      One of the 4 accused of sending weapon parts to Iran granted bail
      233 26  -  TANYA FONG SINGAPORE One of the four Singaporeans accused by the United States Justice Department of sending weapon parts to Iran has been granted bail of S$100,000. Lawyers for Lim Yong Nam, 37, yesterday submitted his psychiatric
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      Lock icon SocGen to hire more in several Asian countries
      252 27 AGENCIES SINGAPORE The French bank, Societe Generale, is increasing its headcount in several Asian countries, including Singapore, although no numbers have been disclosed. The move comes even as it reviews some of its businesses in the region, such as financing real estate,
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      Toiletries, photo frames or candles? No thanks
      238 27 SINGAPORE Toiletries, photo frames and candles have not only been found to be among the most unpopular gifts in a survey, they are also most likely to be re-gifted to another person. According to a survey of 300 people in Singapore by gift
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      Lock icon CPF INTEREST RATE TO REMAIN AT 2.5 PER CENT
      76 27 CHANNEL NEWSASIA All Central Provident Fund (CPF) members will continue to receive 2.5 per cent interest on their Ordinary Account for the first quarter of next year. The CPF Board said the rate will continue from Jan 1 till the end
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      PAY YOUR BILLS CONVENIENTLY
      121 27 You can now pay your bills at more than 140 FairPrice Xpress and Cheers stores at anytime of the day. The AXS Station QuickBill service is available at the 145 stores run by both chains, of which over 60 stores are located at Esso service stations.
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Gillard seeks to end India uranium ban
      360 28 REUTERS CANBERRA Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is pushing to overturn a ban on sales of uranium to India, removing a diplomatic thorn between the two countries and potentially opening up a new and growing market for Australian suppliers. Australia has refused to
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      Lock icon STUDIES SHED NEW LIGHT ON RADIATION FROM FUKUSHIMA
      213 28 AP Two new studies have found that radiation levels in the soil in parts of eastern and north-eastern Japan exceed levels considered safe for farming, while contamination from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant is much lower in the western part of the
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      Lock icon AI WEIWEI DEPOSITS S$1.7M TO CHALLENGE TAX BILL
      144 30 AP Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said he deposited an 8.5 million yuan (S$1.73 million) guarantee into a government bank account yesterday out of concern for his associates aftertax officials threatened to turn their investigation into his company overto police. The move
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      Lock icon Arab League pressures Syria, turns to opposition groups
      311 30 REUTERS CAIRO The Arab League has asked Syrian opposition groups to submit their vision for a transition of power ahead of a bigger conference on Syria’s future, a league official and a member of the opposition said yesterday. The league agreed on
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      Lock icon UK to help investigate size of Gaddafi's chemical weapons stash
      258 30 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Britain is sending officials to Libya to help the government investigate the scale of Muammar Gaddafi’s secret chemical weapons stockpile, retained by the Libyan dictator in breach of promises made to the international community. The size of
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      Lock icon Symbolic 'war crimes' trial for Bush, Blair
      321 31 AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysianled activists will hold a symbolic trial this month for former United States President George W Bush and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on charges of committing crimes against peace in the Iraq war, the event’s organisers said yesterday.
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      Lock icon 10 KILLED AS HOUSE TOPPLES IN CHINA
      96 31 Villagers and rescuers inspecting the debris of a toppled house in Xinshao County in central Hunan province yesterday. Ten people died and 12 others were injured when the house toppled on Monday night, the local authorities said. The Xinhua News Agency did not
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      Lock icon A THIRD QUAKE HITS TURKEY
      106 31 AP A magnitude-5.2 quake early yesterday shook eastern Turkey already devastated by two powerful tremors. The latest quake hit Van province but there was no immediate report of damage or injuries, state-run Anatolia news agency said. Its epicentre was in the village of Mollakasim. Previous
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      Lock icon PHILIPPINE SUPREME COURT ALLOWS ARROYO TO TRAVEL ABROAD
      164 31 AP The Philippine Supreme Court yesterday gave former President Gloria Arroyo permission to leave the country, overruling her successor, who has said she might never return because of a corruption investigation. The justices voted 8-5 to issue a temporary restraining order, allowing
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      Lock icon Sarkozy pledges 'friendship' to Netanyahu after G-20 gaffe
      274 34 REUTERS PARIS French President Nicolas Sarkozy has written to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reaffirm friendship despite what he refers to as their “differing views on the Middle East”, Israeli officials said. Mr Sarkozy’s comments, in a condolence message to Mr
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      Lock icon Strauss-Kahns sue over divorce claims
      264 34 REUTERS PARIS Mr Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife are to take legal action to protect their privacy following press claims they were seeking a divorce after the dormer International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief was linked to a prostitution scandal. Lawyers for the couple said on
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      Lock icon CHINA GROUP PROCEEDING WITH HOME-GROWN PEACE PRIZE
      187 34 AP The sponsors of a Chinese peace prize said yesterday that they plan to hold a ceremony on Dec 9 awarding this year’s honour to Russian Prime MinisterVladimir Putin despite being ordered not to by the government. Mr Qiao Damo, head of the
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      Lock icon Heart failure breakthrough with stem cell treatment?
      305 35 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LOUISVILLE A study of heart failure patients treated with their own stem cells has achieved “striking” results and could result in the biggest breakthrough in a generation. In the “Scipio” trial, cardiac stem cells were used to repair the severely
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      195 35 THE NEW YORK TIMES United States presidential hopeful Herman Cain became badly flustered when asked a basic question on Libya, raising new questions about his command of foreign policy as he lurched over five minutes from awkward pauses to halting efforts to address
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      117 35 AP United States congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, in her first television interview since being shot in a Tucson rampage, appeared alert and happy on Monday, but spoke in halting phrases. Ms Giffords appeared on ABC’s 20/20 news programme. It was her first extended interview
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      178 35 THE GUARDIAN Genetic tests on depressed people who tried to take their own lives have revealed a DNA marker that could help doctors spot patients who are at risk of suicide. The gene variant was more common in depressed people who had attempted suicide
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      132 36 AGENCIES Singapore investment firmTemasek Holdings and some Chinese institutional firms are among a group of investors in talks to buy shares of China Construction Bank Corp (CCB) that Bank of America (BofA) is selling, said a
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      209 36  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The tender for a 99-year leasehold residential site at Yishun Avenue 1 Miltonia Close attracted eight bids at the close yesterday, with the top bid of S$138.9 million from T G Development and Master Contract Services. The joint bid for
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      153 36  -  RYAN HUANG The Italy-based Menarini Group has acquired Invida Holdings, a three-way biopharmaceutical joint venture co-owned by Temasek Holdings. The size of the deal is not known. When asked to comment on the rationale of the sale, Temasek said: “Temasek is an active investor and
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      113 36 REUTERS UBS made stand-in Sergio Ermotti permanent chief executive yesterday and brought forward the start date of chairmandesignate Axel Weber, seeking to reassure investors following a US$2 billion (s$2.6 billion) trading scandal. Mr Ermotti was appointed interim CEO in September after Mr Oswald
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      170 37  -  AVELYN NG SINGAPORE Tiger Airways Holdings has received approval to increase the number of flights it operates in Australia. This is welcome news, especially after the budget carrier reported a quarterly loss of nearly S$50 million on Monday. Tiger Airways
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      58 37 TUESDAY CLOSE 12,096.20 (+0.14%) Monday 12,079.00 q 0.61% Friday 12,153.70 p 2.19% Thursday 11,780.90 q 3.20% Wednesday 11,780.90 q 3.20% NYSETOP 5 BYVOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Bank of America 267.3m $6.13 p 1.32% Citigroup 62.9m $28.02 q 1.27% Ford Motor 43.8m $10.87 q 1.36% General Electric 39.7m $16.20
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      109 37 OVERNIGHT Wall Street rise on US economy, Italy news Stocks rose yesterday, boosted by swift steps taken to form a new Italian government and stronger-than-expected reports on the United States economy. US retail sales rose broadly in October, and a manufacturing gauge in New York advanced in November,
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      14 37 È FTSE100 5,517.44 H DAX È DAX È 5,933.14 (-a.92%) CAC40 3,049.13 (-1.92%)
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      223 37 REUTERS AFTERNOON PARIS France came under heavy fire on global markets yesterday, reflecting fears that the euro zone’s second biggest economy is being sucked into a spiralling debt crisis. French 10-year bond yields have risen around 50 basis points in the last week, pushing the
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      261 38 REUTERS SHANGHAI The local government in Shanghai became the first in the country to sell bonds directly to investors yesterday, in a step aimed at preventing a repeat of the US$1.5 trillion (S$1.9 trillion) in municipal debt that now poses a threat to the
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      231 38 REUTERS HONG KONG China aims to make profits and build influence from its overseas investments and not just give away money, the vice-chairman and president of China Investment Corp (CIC), the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, said yesterday. Mr Gao Xiqing’s remarks come
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      508 40  -  RYHAN MOHD YAZID SINGAPORE SingTel has launched Skoob, the latest app in the company’s already growing suite of multimedia offerings. Skoob is touted to be Singa- pore’s first e-book service that places works from local writers and even materials such as study guides and educational books
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      457 40 AGENCIES LONDON YouTube is paying out tens of thousands of dollars to users whose funny family videos are going viral online, it has emerged. The deal is a type of partnership between the families and YouTube, which splits revenues from advertising
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      237 40 Sandvik Materials Technology is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a world-leading manufacturer of high value-added products in advanced stainless steels, special alloys, metallic and ceramic resistance materials, as well as process systems. Annual sales 2010 were about SEK 17,700 M with 9,100 employees. The product areas comprises
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      311 41 Northumbria University: Your bridge to a brighter future. f -mu ■L Fast track your studies with Direct Honours and Masters programmes. Learn how Northumbria suite of programmes can bridge you directly to the degree of your choice. Guest Speaker Mr. Leon Choong Vice President, Sales Marketing, Kaplan Higher Education Date
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      633 42  -  Empowering children to make the world a better place MELODY TAN SINGAPORE One is never too young to help change the world for the better, according to Ms Madhu Verma, founder of Social Change (SoCh) in Action and Northland Primary School has proven her right. The school sent
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      506 42 NUS National University of Singapore UflGC National University of Singapore Academy of GxP Excellence For Continuing Education and Career Advancement of Health Professionals, Science Engineering Graduates NUSAGE Postgraduate Professional Certification Programmes NUSAGE-PAREXEL Postgraduate Certificate in Good Clinical Practice A 3-month full-time professional certification programme, conducted by experienced faculties from PAREXEL-Akademie
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      655 44  -  Singapore unveils a new swimming sensation as he wins 200m fly gold and qualifies for 2012 Olympics TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg PALEMBANG They are the brains trust behind Singapore’s new swimming sensation Joseph Schooling (picture), and they have vowed to keep him on the straight and narrow. That
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      126 44 Singapore’s 4x100m track sprint quartet came within a hair’s breadth of the SEA gold last night at the Jakabaring Stadium. Given a handy lead by team-mate Lee Cheng Wei, anchor runner Gary Yeo found himself chased down the straight by Indonesia’s Farel Octoviandi, with both runners
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      116 45 RUBILEN Runner-up at the 2007 women’s 9-ball world championship, Rubilen Amit is accomplished in all forms of pool. She won the 10-ball world championship in 2009 and is a three-time SEA Games gold medallist. The 30-year-old from Cebu failed to defend her 8-ball gold from the 2009
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      250 45 selected events BADMINTON Men’s Singles Round of 32: Ashton Chen Men’s Singles Round of 16: Derek Wong Men’s Doubles Round of 16: Johnathan Tang Jeffrey Wong, Liu Yi Terry Yeo Women’s Singles Round of 16: Fu Mingtian, Gu Juan Women’s Doubles Round of 16: Yao Lei Shinta
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      Lock icon A thriller, and 2 S'pore golds
      480 45  -  Republic continue to dominate table tennis as young Pang celebrates men’s doubles win LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg JAKARTA A thrilling five-game final was not what some 1,000 fans at the Soemantri Brodjonegoro Sports Complex expected from the women’s doubles match-up between top-seeded Singaporeans Feng
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      109 45 Singapore won another medal in gymnastics at the SEA Games in Palembang when Gabriel Gan clinched the silver in the men’s pommel horse with a score of 14.350 points. Thailand’s Rarchart Kaewpanya took gold (14.825), with Vietnam’s Minh Sang Truong settling for bronze (14.100)
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      503 46  -  Singapore star Ser only manages a silver in her pet event, while rookie shooter ends up fourth TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg PALEMBANG If Singapore’s top female shooter Jasmine Ser does qualify for next year’s London Olympics, she will look back on her silver medal in the 10m
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      295 46  -  LOW LIN FHOONG JAKARTA The team targeted five gold medals here at the 26th SEA Games, but only have one bronze so far. Yesterday, top rankedwomen’s foil athlete Ruth Ng and team-mate Wang Wenying crashed out of the quarterfinals of the individual event at
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      596 48 Portugal score six to seal their spot in next year’s European Championships AGENCIES AFTERNOON LATEST LISBON Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals and set up another to help Portugal thrash 10-man Bosnia 6-2 and reach the Euro 2012 finals after a lively playoff yesterday (this morning, Singapore
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      328 48 REUTERS LONDON An own goal by defender Daniel Majstorovic helped England end a 43-year wait for a win over Sweden with a 1 -0 triumph over their fellow Euro 2012 finalists in a friendly at Wembley yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). The result meant
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      463 49  -  Looking to the future, Sundram says more youngsters will be drafted into the IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg WORLD CUP QUALIFIER Singapore 0 China 4 SINGAPORE There was little to choose between the two sides when they opened their third round Asian Zone World Cup
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      71 47 Lee Cheng Wei putting his best foot forward in the men’s 200m finals. A slick exchange of the baton by our men’s 4x400m team Calvin Kang making great strides in the men’s 200m finals. and by our women’s 4x400m team. Shot putter Wan Lay Chi posts a personal best and
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      1209 2  -  Michelle Chong’s debut feature film Already Famous was made ‘out of necessity’ to get through another day MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg IN Already Famous, Michelle Chong plays a young Malaysian girl who sells televisions for a living. Following her dream to be on television instead
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      304 8  -  MOVIE REVIEW: IMMORTALS M18, 110MIN CHRISTOPHER TOH GREEK mythology is great fun. How can it not be when you have heroes (Ulysses, Heracles, et cetera); weird creatures (flying horses, snake-haired women, et cetera); gods and goddesses, all of whom are apparently sexy; and babes
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      232 8  -  MOVIE REVIEW: HAPPY FEET TWO PG, 103MIN ALVIN CHONG IT’S five years on, and those singing, dancing penguins are back for their second adventure. Like its predecessor, Happy Feet Two is chockfull of cute animals doing musical numbers.This time, however, things seem more light-hearted,
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      253 9  -  MOVIE REVIEW: KAIJI THE ULTIMATE GAMBLER PG, 135MIN ALVIN CHONG THOSE who liked Kaiji’s big battle from the first movie are in for a treat. Kaiji Ito, the recalcitrant gambler is back again, playing for the redemption of a cast of down-on-their-luck losers gambling everything
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      136 9  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH CONTRABAND: Just when you think you’ve finally gotten out, they pull you right back in. At least that’s what happens to Chris Farraday (played by MarkWahlberg), an ex-smuggler who gave up that life of high crime and turned respectable, complete with wife (Kate Beckinsale) and kids.
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      582 6 Hank Azaria reunites with Birdcage star Robin Williams for a whole other type of adventure in Happy Feet Two YOU could say Hank Azaria is a wearer of many hats. He’s the man behind the prosthetics and busy eyebrows of Gargamel in the recent CG-meets-live-action
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      289 8 JOIN THE COMPETITION NOW! Come forward! Design students can now submit jewellery designs through the internet Closing Date 28th November 2011 SJDA 2012 COMPETITION Top 3 Winners: The winner’s design will be showcased in the Singapore International Jewellery Show. Winners will recieve additional cash incentive of 10% from net sales
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      625 10  -  Sony’s new handheld console, Playstation Vita (PSVita) may not have a definite launch date but it already has fans waiting for it S SHIVA EVEN though Sony’s Playstation Vita (PS Vita) will not be available here in time for Christmas (it does not even have a definite
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      435 11  -  The return of Motorola’s Razr phone brings sexy back RYHAN YAZID AFTER a two-year break, the Motorola Razr is back on the market. Unveiled by the vice-president and general manager of International Distribution Markets for Motorola Mobility Spiros Nikolakopoulos at the launch last Friday, the latest incarnation is
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