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Title Section39 2011-11-17 1 TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 Thursday November 17, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking 10D4Y MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday November 17, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking39 words
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Article771 2011-11-17 1 TANYA FONG - Comprehensive measures unveiled to keep juveniles from going astray TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Granting the police greater powers to disrupt gang formation, recruitment and congregation. Increasing penalties for those who recruit youths aged 16 and below into gangs. Additional licensing conditions including the requirement to771 words
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HOT NEWS
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545 2011-11-17 2 AGENCIES HONG KONG The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned yesterday that Hong Kong may fall into recession as a worsethan expected downturn in Europe could have an outsized effect on the city, which is heavily reliant on trade and finance. The IMF saidAGENCIES - 545 words
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Article, Illustration411 2011-11-17 2 REUTERS ROME Former European Commissioner Mario Monti formed a new technocratic government in Italy yesterday to face a major debt crisis threatening the entire euro zone. The new government, announced by Mr Monti at the Presidential Palace in Rome, was sworn in later yesterdayREUTERS - 411 words
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362 2011-11-17 2 REUTERS ATHENS A national unity government aiming to save Greece from bankruptcy was set to win a parliamentary vote of confidence yesterday, but the leader of the conservative faction gave only qualified support. Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has the backing of threeREUTERS - 362 words
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Article465 2011-11-17 3 Balloting rules for new HDB flats to be tweaked to help this group: Khaw SINGAPORE Balloting rules for second-time buyers of new HDB flats will be tweaked to improve their chances, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said yesterday. Writing on his blog, Mr Khaw did465 words
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Article245 2011-11-17 3 LIN YANQIN - LIN YANQIN SINGAPORE After its proposed en-bloc sale fell through earlier this year, Tanglin Shopping Centre is turning its attention to rejuvenating the mall and reminding shoppers it is still open for business. The 40-year-old shopping centre took out a fullpage newspaper advertisement245 words
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259 2011-11-17 3 TANYA FONG - TANYA FONG Crime prevention messages with short one-liners and more pictures. True-life stories of reformed offenders, preferably on YouTube. These were among the feedback the police received from young offenders during a study on such youths and how they respond to crime prevention messages. Presenting259 words
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371 2011-11-17 4 AGENCIES CANBERRA President Barack Obama insisted yesterday that the United States does not fear China, even as he announced a new security agreement with Australia that is widely viewed as a response to Beijing’s growing aggressiveness. China responded swiftly, warningAGENCIES - 371 words
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Article, Illustration412 2011-11-17 4 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Barely a year after steamboat restaurant Chuan Yi Pin was fined for having hired nine illegal China nationals, it is suspected of committing the same offence. When Ministry of Manpower (MOM) officers checked the North Bridge Road restaurant yesterday, they foundPHOTO BY WEE TECK HIAN - 412 words
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Article, Illustration385 2011-11-17 6 S RAMESH - S RAMESH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg NUSA DUA (Indonesia) Supporting Myanmar’s bid to become the ASEAN Chair in 2014 is Singapore’s way of encouraging the government there to continue with the “substantive steps” it has taken in the past year, said Foreign Minister K Shanmugam. Indonesian ForeignREUTERS - 385 words
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288 2011-11-17 6 REUTERS The Myanmar authorities began moving several prominent political detainees to facilities closer to their families yesterday and those due to be freed will be released “gradually”, a Home Ministry official said. Among those being transferred were Min Ko Naing, a still influential leaderREUTERS - 288 words
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209 2011-11-17 6 NUSA DUA (Indonesia) South-east Asian officials said yesterday they are looking at ways to speed up the formation of a common market due to the euro zone crisis and the risk of export markets evaporating. Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations209 words
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180 2011-11-17 6 The foreign ministers of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed on the South-east Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone (SEANWFZ) Proposal, according to a statement issued by the Indonesian Foreign Ministry yesterday. The Five Parties Delegation from nuclear weapon states namely180 words
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Article, Illustration418 2011-11-17 8 REUTERS BANGKOK The Thai government has put forward proposals for an amnesty for convicts that seem designed to allow self-exiled former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra to return home without serving a sentence for abuse of power, Thai mediaREUTERS - 418 words
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Article230 2011-11-17 8 AP BANGKOK Floodwaters in Thailand’s capital are continually receding and all main streets will be dry in two weeks, the authorities said yesterday, providing longoverdue good news after months of inundation that killed 564 people nationwide. Some 20 of Thailand’s 77 provinces have beenAP - 230 words
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Article, Illustration551 2011-11-17 10 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH SHANGHAI Four times a year, 80 children from a remote Chinese village in the Pamir Mountains (picture) set off on a school run that would make most parents blanch, scaling 305m-high cliffs and fording swollen rivers to get to class. TheTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 551 words
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Article, Illustration272 2011-11-17 10 AP BEIJING At least 18 kindergarten children and two adults were killed yesterday when a nine-seater school minibus crammed with 64 people crashed on its way to class in western China, officials and state media said. The children were aged five and six,AP; REUTERS - 272 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration969 2011-11-17 12 THOMAS L FRIEDMAN - Afraid of their people, none in the US, India or Europe will take hard decisions needed to improve living standards THOMAS L FRIEDMAN Thomas L Friedman is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner. THE NEW YORK TIMES Driving to the covered bazaar in the exotic westernTHE NEW YORK TIMES; BLOOMBERG - 969 words
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Article, Illustration914 2011-11-17 16 RAGHURAM RAJAN - RAGHURAM RAJAN Raghuram Rajan is Professor of Finance at the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, and author of Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy. PROJECT SYNDICATE It is amazing how the “one per cent” epithet, a reference to thePROJECT SYNDICATE; BLOOMBERG - 914 words
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Article, Illustration643 2011-11-17 19 ILENE H LANG - Co-opt the old boys' club make it work for women ILENE H LANG Ilene H Lang is the president and CEO of Catalyst, a nonprofit focused on expanding opportunities for women and business. 2011 HARVARD BUSINESS PUBLISHING (DISTRIBUTED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES SYNDICATE! Catalyst, where I am CEO, has© 2011 HARVARD BUSINESS PUBLISHING (DISTRIBUTED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES SYNDICATE! - 643 words
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Article, Illustration856 2011-11-17 20 SHASHANK JOSHI - SHASHANK JOSHI Shashank Joshi is an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Nearly 50 years ago, Colonel Nasser of Egypt hailed “the people of Syria” who had, through war and struggle, “proved thatTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 856 words
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VOICES
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314 2011-11-17 22 Sandra Jayandran - Letter from Sandra Jayandran I REFER to reports about the construction of the North-South Expressway (NSE) and the buildings that will be affected, in particular Rochor Centre (“Paving the way for a smoother ride”, Nov 16). The building, with its unique architecture and quirky314 words
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221 2011-11-17 22 CHUA KIM CHOO - LETTER FROM CHUA KIM CHOO I read with interest that the north-south traffic route will be vastly improved by the new North-South Expressway, although I was also saddened by the massive upheaval and resettlement of homes and shops so that221 words
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199 2011-11-17 22 Tim Tio - Letter from Tim Tio I REFER to the report, in which it was stated that the shrinking size of public flats has not lowered the quality of living of Singaporeans. (“Smaller flats have not lowered quality of life: HDB CEO”, Nov 11)199 words
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123 2011-11-17 25 Supt Ho Yenn Dar; Koh Wee Sing - Letter from Supt Ho Yenn Dar Assistant Director, Media Relations, Singapore Police Force Koh Wee Sing Head, Public Internal Communications, Corporate Communications Division, Immigration Checkpoints Authority WE REFER to the letter by Mr Leoi Boon Heng “Double standards in vice controls?” (Nov 4). The police123 words
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364 2011-11-17 25 George Quek - Letter from George Quek I REFER to the report “Lions go out on a whimper” (Nov 16). Although our FIFA World Cup 2014 dreams have ended, I welcome Singapore assistant coach V Sundramoorthy’s pledge that more youngsters will now be blooded in the364 words
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124 2011-11-17 25 Denis Distant - Letter from Denis Distant I REFER to the letter “We do not compromise on customer confidentiality: EZ-Link” (Nov 15) in which the reason given for the detailed information required from participants of its EZ-Wins contest is to verify the identity of the participant124 words
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424 2011-11-17 26 NG JING YNG - How PAP is perceived on the Internet NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE New media made its presence felt during the May General Election, and Minister of State (Trade and Industry) Teo Ser Luck yesterday drew attention to how the People’s Action Party (PAP) and Opposition parties come in for different424 words
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208 2011-11-17 26 SINGAPORE A group of Ngee Ann Polytechnic staff and students had to be sent to the hospital after they were stung by bees at the school’s sports complex yesterday morning. The injured, 35 students and three staff members, were stung mostly on208 words
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Article, Illustration276 2011-11-17 28 DYLAN LOH - DYLAN LOH dylanloh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Public warning systems will be sounded for the first time in this year’s Exercise Northstar, but this will be confined to Jurong Island, off mainland Singapore. On Nov 25, sirens will prompt companies on the petrochemical hub toPHOTO BY WEE TECK HIAN - 276 words
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137 2011-11-17 28 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The Malaysia-Singapore Joint Ministerial Committee for Iskandar Malaysia has appointed the transport agenices of both countries to jointly call for the tender for an engineering study on the Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link. The two agenciesCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 137 words
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190 2011-11-17 28 ALVINA SOH - ALVINA SOH SINGAPORE A man was sentenced yesterday to one week’s jail and fined S$1,000 for failing to keep a proper lookout while driving, resulting in the death of a five-year-old girl in 2009. Zhao Linqian was on her way to Punggol Plaza on190 words
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187 2011-11-17 28 ALVINA SOH - ALVINA SOH A businessman, who was banned from the casino at Resorts World Sentosa, got around it by borrowing his wife’s identity card or driving licence to gain entry on seven occasions. Tan Chee How, 38,187 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration311 2011-11-17 30 AGENCIES MANILA In a highly symbolic ceremony on board a guided-missile destroyer yesterday, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton underlined America’s military and diplomatic support for the Philippines as the island nation engages in an increasingly tense dispute with China over claims inAGENCIES; REUTERS - 311 words
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161 2011-11-17 30 AGENCIES MANILA Former Philippine President Gloria Arroyo plans to fly to Singapore today for a medical check-up, her spokeswoman said, in a further test of the government’s resolve to enforce a travel ban despite a Supreme Court order. Mrs Arroyo, 64, and herAGENCIES - 161 words
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Article151 2011-11-17 32 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR The authorities in Malaysia have designated 5,156 evacuation centres across the country that can house up to 1.4 million victims in anticipation of 20 to 40 per cent more rainfall in this year’s monsoon season. The northern states of Kelantan, Terengganu, Perak,AGENCIES - 151 words
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Article, Illustration396 2011-11-17 32 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s (picture) popularity has been steadily increasing since he assumed office more than two years ago, a poll by a Malaysian university has shown. According to the International Islamic University (UIA) survey, Mr Najib’s approvalAGENCIES; BLOOMBERG - 396 words
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Article, Illustration393 2011-11-17 34 REUTERS AMMAN Syrian army defectors attacked an intelligence complex on the edge of Damascus yesterday in a high-profile assault that highlights how an eight-month popular uprising against President Bashar Al Assad risks sliding into armed conflict. The attack coincided with intense international pressure onREUTERS - 393 words
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299 2011-11-17 34 AGENCIES KABUL The Afghan President told tribal elders yesterday that any ongoing partnership with the United States would need to include an end to widely unpopular nighttime raids by NATO and on the international forces handing over control of detention centres to Afghan troops.AGENCIES - 299 words
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162 2011-11-17 34 REUTERS Al Qaeda has released a video message in which the group’s leader, Egyptian Ayman Al Zawahiri, heaps praise on his predecessor Osama bin Laden for his “superior morals” and loyalty to his comrades. In the half-hour tape titled “Days with the imam, PartREUTERS - 162 words
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421 2011-11-17 35 REUTERS WASHINGTON The United States reserves the right to retaliate with military force against a cyber attack and is working to sharpen its ability to track down the source of any breach, the Pentagon said in a report made public on Tuesday.REUTERS - 421 words
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134 2011-11-17 35 AGENCIES The International Space Station got three new crew members yesterday, temporarily doubling in crew size with the arrival of a Russian Soyuz capsule. The Soyuz TMA-22 delivered NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and Russians Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin, who blasted offAGENCIES - 134 words
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112 2011-11-17 35 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A long-lost version of the Air Force One recordings made just after United States President John F Kennedy’s assassination in 1963 has been found and is up for sale for US$500,000 (S$648,000). The two-plus hour recording, which includes half an hour ofTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 112 words
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Article, Illustration139 2011-11-17 35 PROTESTERS BACK BUT WITHOUT TENTS Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York lost a bid to overturn their eviction and the removal of tents and structures from a privatelyowned lower Manhattan park where they had been demonstrating 24 hours a day for eight weeks. New York police pushed into theBLOOMBERG; PHOTO REUTERS - 139 words
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Article, Illustration217 2011-11-17 37 Milk does a body good even when worn AP HANNOVER Wear Milk? Ms Anke Domaske says why not. The 28-year-old German is the designer of an award-win-ning new textile made entirely from milk that is environmentally friendly as well as soothing to people with skin allergies. Called “Qmilch” (picture), itAP - 217 words
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Article, Illustration169 2011-11-17 37 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A robot which claims to fight snoring has been unveiled by scientists in Japan. Shaped like a cuddly polar bear (picture), it reportedly combats snoring by making people turn their heads over during their sleep. Users have to insert their handTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 169 words
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113 2011-11-17 37 AGENCIES A huge yellow diamond known as the “Sun-Drop Diamond” has sold for US$10.9 million (S$14.1 million), a world record for a yellow diamond, at an auction on Tuesday night, Sotheby’s said. The diamond, the world’s largest pear-shaped fancy vivid yellow weighing 110.03 carats,AGENCIES - 113 words
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106 2011-11-17 37 THE GUARDIAN Smoking should be banned in cars in the United Kingdom to protect drivers and passengers especially children from breathing in toxins far worse than those found in smoky bars, the nation’s doctors have demanded. The British Medical Association is urging ministersTHE GUARDIAN - 106 words
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314 2011-11-17 38 RYAN HUANG - Supply chains for hard disks, auto parts RYAN HUANG ryanhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The floods in Thailand may seem far away but the after-effects of supply chain disruptions are starting to trickle down to consumers here. Prices of hard disk drives by some leading314 words
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Article349 2011-11-17 38 YVONNE CHAN - YVONNE CHAN SINGAPORE United States President Barack Obama’s presence at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit last weekend appears to have helped speed up negotiations on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. After years of negotiations, the ninemember nations of the TPP have349 words
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163 2011-11-17 40 SINGAPORE The worsening conditions in Europe and the United States have hit the thirdquarter performance of funds under the Central Provident Fund Investment Scheme (CPFIS). Overall performance of CP-FIS-included funds fell 10.08 per cent in the three months ended September, according to163 words
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103 2011-11-17 40 DOW JONES Qatar Telecom (Qtel) said yesterday that Asia Mobile Holding, the investment arm it jointly owns with Singapore Technologies Telemedia, has boosted its stake in Singapore’s integrated communication company StarHub by 7.45 per cent to 56.55 per cent. Asia Mobile Holding, whichDOW JONES - 103 words
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106 2011-11-17 40 AVELYN NG - AVELYN NG Mapletree LogisticsTrust is seeing a slowdown in activity in the construction and industrial sectors, said the chief executive officer of the logistics real estate investment trust yesterday. Mr Richard Lai said at the launch of its logistic report that although high consumption rates106 words
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Article51 2011-11-17 40 WEDNESDAY CLOSE 2,807.44 (-0.15%) Tuesday 2,811.58 q 0.66% Monday 2,830.14 p 1.40% Friday 2,790.94 p 0.14% Thursday 2,786.90 q 2.51% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Libra 91,324 s$0.315 q44.737% Noble Grp 67,598 s$1.200 p0.418% GoldenAgr 64,155 s$0.675 p0.746% Genting SP 62,384 s$1.595 p0.314% Yanlord 52,239 s$1.19551 words
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Article84 2011-11-17 40 STOCK CALL Neutral S$1.13 DMG downgrades STX OSV to Neutral from Buy and cuts its target price to S$1.14 from S$1.56. It says the stock has no re-rating catalysts and expects slower order wins. “Following the latest results briefing and with persistent doubts surrounding the long-term attractive funding84 words
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Article29 2011-11-17 40 HANG SENG 18,960.90 (-2.00%) È È NIKKEI 8,463.16 2,466.96 SHANGHAI 2,466.96 4,247.40 È È È AUSTRALIA È 4,247.40 (-0.03%) MUMBAI 16,775.87 (-1.59%) MALAYSIA 1,476.84 (-0.03%) SEOUL 1,856.07 (-1.59%)29 words
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138 2011-11-17 42 DOW JONES Noble Group said yesterday it spent S$10.2 million to buy back 8.5 million of its shares at S$1.1974 on Tuesday as the Singapore-listed commodities supplier seeks to support its share price after it lost more than a quarter ofDOW JONES - 138 words
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122 2011-11-17 42 Coronation Grove in District 10 is going back on the collective sale market with a lower asking price of S$81 million, or S$1,306 per square foot, that is “more reflective of the current market”. The owners had asked for between S$86 million and122 words
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Article, Illustration132 2011-11-17 42 AGENCIES HONG KONG Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings bought about onethird of the 10.4 billion shares in China Construction Bank (CCB) that were offloaded by Bank of America (BofA), a person familiar with the matter said yesterday. The remaining shares were boughtAGENCIES; BLOOMBERG - 132 words
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66 2011-11-17 42 Keppel Singmarine has secured two contracts worth a combined S$47 million from Indonesian customers. Keppel Singmarine, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore Marine, said yesterday the first contract is for a Coal Transshipment Barge for repeat customer PT Indo Straits. The second66 words
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106 2011-11-17 42 DOW JONES The Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC), a sovereign wealth fund, has agreed to raise its stake in Hong Konglisted Intime Department Store to 9.08 per cent from 2.44 per cent. GIC will acquire 76.7 million new shares and 57.5DOW JONES - 106 words
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92 2011-11-17 42 The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) yesterday released the detailed sales conditions for a 99-year leasehold hotel site at Rangoon Road/ Farrer Park Station Road. The 0.3-hectare site is made availableforapplication underthe Reserve List of the Government Land Sales Programme for the second92 words
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265 2011-11-17 44 AGENCIES BEIJING China stands ready to “finetune” monetary policy if needed but its overall stance would stay “prudent”, the central bank said yesterday, furthering the view of analysts that Beijing is switching its focus to support a slowing economy. But investors positioning forAGENCIES - 265 words
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Article303 2011-11-17 44 AGENCIES TOKYO The Bank of Japan cut its economic assessment as governor Masaaki Shirakawa called the European debt crisis the biggest danger for the nation’s export-led recovery. “Developments in Europe’s sovereign-debt problems are the largest risk now,” Mr Shirakawa said yesterday after the BOJ left itsAGENCIES - 303 words
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100 2011-11-17 44 REUTERS New Hope Group, China’s largest animal feed producer, will launch an overseas fund this month with international investors including Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, president LiuYonghao said. Other confirmed international investors of the agricultural fund, which will be managed by New Hope, includeREUTERS - 100 words
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106 2011-11-17 44 AGENCIES Sucrogen, the Australian-based sugar subsidiary of Singaporelisted Wilmar International, said yesterday it has reached an agreement with the administrator of the Proserpine Cooperative Sugar Milling Association to buy the troubled company. The agreement comprises a headline price of A$120 million (S$156.7 million)AGENCIES - 106 words
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Article, Illustration368 2011-11-17 48 AGENCIES CALIFORNIA If the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs had his way, the iPhone would have run on its network free from AT&T said Silicon Valley venture capitalist John Stanton. In a Wired report, Mr Stanton, who spent a good deal of timeAGENCIES; BLOOMBERG - 368 words
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137 2011-11-17 48 THE NEW YORK TIMES Apple on Tuesday named long-serving board member Mr Arthur Levinson as its new non-executive chairman, in another signal that the technology giant would not be run the same way as it was under its late co-founder, Steve Jobs. AppleTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 137 words
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235 2011-11-17 48 REUTERS SAN FRANCISCO Facebook said on Tuesday that it is investigating a rash of unsolicited graphic images that hit some users’ accounts this week. The images, Internet links and videos depicting pornography and violence have hit some people’s Facebook newsfeeds in recentREUTERS - 235 words
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Article, Illustration744 2011-11-17 52 TAN YO-HINN - Republic set to surpass best medal haul from 1983 Games as young guns add to the smiles TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg PALEMBANG Singapore stamped an exclamation mark on their status as the swimming powerhouse of the region with their 15th gold medal at theOOI BOON KEONG - 744 words
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Article, Illustration168 2011-11-17 52 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN JAKARTA Cherie Tan followed up her women’s singles win on Tuesday with another medal yesterday in the doubles. While the silver medal cannot compare to gold, Cherie was pleased to be paired with younger sister Daphne for the first time in any competition. The siblingsGETTY IMAGES - 168 words
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Article, Illustration131 2011-11-17 53 ENGELBERTO ‘BIBOY’ RIVERA Following in the tradition of Paeng Nepomuceno is this 37-year-old. His finest hour came in 2006 in Busan when he won the men’s world championship with a perfect 300 game in the Masters final. He also won gold in the men’s singles at the131 words
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Article, Illustration203 2011-11-17 53 selected events BADMINTON Men’s Singles Quarter-finals: Ashton Chen, Derek Wong Women’s Singles Quarter-finals: Fu Mingtian, Gu Juan Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals: Yao Lei Shinta Mulia Sari, Chen Jiayuan Vanessa Neo Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals: Chayut Triyachart &Yao Lei BOWLING Men’s Trios: Basil Low, Eugene Low Ng Chiew Pang Jason203 words
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Article, Illustration566 2011-11-17 53 TAN YO-HINN - Shooters mostly fire blanks, SSA promise to review campaign TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg PALEMBANG The national sports association had targeted two gold medals, and days before the team left for Indonesia, Singapore chef-de-mission Dr Tan Eng Liang was bullish about the success of the Republic’sPHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 566 words
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Article, Illustration633 2011-11-17 54 LOW LIN FHOONG - Paddlers Feng and Gao collect singles golds for Singapore to complete a clean sweep LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg JAKARTA Before they went into action here at the 26th SEA Games, Team Singapore’s table tennis stars walked the playing hall and the streets without any fuss. It was aPHOTO BY DON WONG - 633 words
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Article, Illustration368 2011-11-17 54 TAN YO-HINN - TAN YO-HINN PALEMBANG The majority of the Singapore wakeboard and waterski outfit currently at the 26th SEA Games could form the backbone of the team in four years’ time, when the Republic host the region’s biggest multi-sport event. Yesterday, Sasha Christian (picture) addedPHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 368 words
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Article, Illustration148 2011-11-17 54 PALEMBANG Singapore’s quest for a first boxing gold at the SEA Games in 26 years got off to a fine start after Muhamad Ridhwan Ahmad (picture) overpowered his opponent from Laos in yester- day’s quarter-final in the lightweight (60kg) category. At the Basket Hall at the UniversityPHOTO COURTESY SSC - 148 words
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413 2011-11-17 56 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg JAKARTA It is a playground for the rich, boasting seafront bungalows, luxury yachts and an amusement park. The Ancol Marina could also prove to be a treasure trove for Team Singapore’s sailors, who are currently in the413 words
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Article, Illustration605 2011-11-17 56 SHAMIR OSMAN - S’pore skipper admits he’s not been at his best, but rallies team ahead of must-win fixture SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SEA GAMES FOOTBALL, GROUP A Singapore vs Thailand JAKARTA Under pressure to appease a nation desperate for the football team to do well at the SEAGETTY IMAGES - 605 words
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Article, Illustration465 2011-11-17 58 Armed with exciting attacking talent, Bento’s men could be the team to watch next summer AGENCIES EURO 2012 QUALIFIERS, PLAYOFFS Portugal 6 Bosnia 2 LISBON Portugal routed Bosnia-Herzegovina 6-2 yesterday in the second leg of their European Championship 2012 qualifying playoff toAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 465 words
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Article243 2011-11-17 58 AGENCIES MELBOURNE The first day of the Presidents Cup will feature the match-up golf fans have been craving. US star Tiger Woods and his partner Steve Stricker will face the International team-mates Adam Scott and K J Choi in today’s anchor foursomes. Or,AGENCIES - 243 words
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Article, Illustration425 2011-11-17 6 May Seah - Crimewatch is an enduring Channel 5 success story May Seah May Seah may@mediacorp.com.sg QUESTION:Which MediaCorpTV Channel 5 show is the longest-running and also the highest-rated show to date? Answer: Crimewatch. Yes, it’s true.The docu-drama, which re-enacts real local crimes, has consistently had the highest overall average425 words
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Article, Illustration711 2011-11-17 8 Mayo Martin - Artist residencies find fruition in two ongoing shows Mayo Martin mayo@mediacorp.com.sg THANKS to the current exhibition boom here, you’d think art is seemingly emerging out of thin air. Two ongoing shows borne out of residencies remind us that behind the work is that thing called process. The SingaporePhotos courtesy STPI, George Wong, Art Incubator - 711 words
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Article, Illustration265 2011-11-17 10 REUTERS JERSEY Shore star Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino (picture) on Tuesday sued retailer Abercrombie Fitch over what he claims was a publicity stunt to sell clothes using phrases associated with the reality TV actor. The complaint, filed by Sorrentino and his company MPS Entertainment in federalREUTERS; Photo: Reuters - 265 words
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Article, Illustration58 2011-11-17 10 AP INDIAN actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (picture) has given birth to a baby girl in a Mumbai hospital. Aishwarya’s father-in-law, superstar Amitabh Bachchan, posted the news on his Twitter page yesterday. The 38-year-old L’Oreal spokeswoman is married to actor Abhishek Bachchan.ThisAP; Photo: Reuters - 58 words
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