Today, 8 December 2011, Afternoon Edition

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    40 1 TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 Thursday December 8, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking AFTERNOON EDITION MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday December 8, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Govt moves to curb foreign home ownership
    908 1  -  Additional stamp duties surprise analysts and industry players TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE To curb excessive investment demand on private homes, the Government is imposing additional stamp duties over and above the existing tax on certain categories of property purchases from today. It also
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      23 1 COMMENT&ANALYSIS MALLAR Y JEAN TENORE THE NEWS AGGREGATOR’S DILEMMA 14 SPORTS 66 MAN UTD STUNNED SWISS MINNOWS DUMP RED DEVILS OUT OF CHAMPIONS
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      53 1 201 1 Starbucks Coffee Starbucks Christmas Open House 8 Dec Thur, 5pm to 7pm Come by and enjoy a complimentary tall-sized beverage on us during our Christmas Open House and donate generously to the beneficiaries of The Salvation Army. Event in Singapore only. A 0 0 I Bring a little
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon China growth to ease as export outlook darkens
      285 2 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s annual rate of export growth slowed last month versus October, Vice-Commerce Minister Chong Quan said yesterday, confirming market expectations that deteriorating external conditions are dragging on the world’s second-largest economy. Official data on Saturday is expected to show exports
      AGENCIES  -  285 words
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      Cooling measures: A bolt out of the blue
      349 3  -  Sales will be slower in coming weeks, maybe even months COMMENTARY COLIN TAN property@mediacorp.com.sg Colin Tan is head of research and consultancy at Chesterton Suntec International. The announcement of the latest set of cooling measures for the residential market yesterday probably drew
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      Lock icon Unexpected faces have put themselves forward to be Nominated Members of Parliament
      394 2  -  ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A day before the deadline for applications to serve as Nominated Members of Parliament, some familiar names yesterday confirmed their interest. Other unfamiliar and unexpected contenders also emerged. Human resource practitioner Martin Gabriel, 44,
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      Lock icon Citi Singapore's workforce 'stable' despite global cuts
      364 4 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Citigroup will be cutting 4,500 jobs worldwide in the coming months, including in Singapore, as the bank seeks to reduce costs amid slumping revenue and “unprecedented” market conditions. These job cuts come after financial firms worldwide have already slashed more than
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      A pledge to workers ...
      305 4  - A pledge to workers S RAMESH SINGAPORE Creating better jobs and sustaining broadbased real wage increases for all workers this will be the mission of the labour movement from now until 2015. The labour movement’s masterplan, LM 2015, was unveiled on Tuesday at the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) National
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      Lock icon Bill Gates, China in talks on new, safer nuclear reactor
      252 6 AP BEIJING Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed yesterday that he is in discussions with China to jointly develop a new and safer kind of nuclear reactor. Mr Gates has largely funded a Washington state-based company, TerraPower, that is developing a
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      Lock icon '360-degree content' focus of TV, film industry
      411 6  -  HOE YEEN NIE yeennie@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Programmes that can be shown on-air, online and on mobile phones were the talk of the Asia Television Forum yesterday, which saw local, regional and international players in the TV and film industry including MediaCorp gather to network
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      Lock icon British scientists create ‘gold standard’ stem cells
      485 8 They could be used in human trials of potential therapies by AGENCIES LONDON British scientists have created the first known batch of “gold standard” stem cells which could one day lead to a new wave of treatments for degenerative diseases. The stem cells,
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      Lock icon Targeted radiation tied to higher breast removal rates in US
      282 8 BLOOMBERG MINNEAPOLIS Breast cancer patients who undergo targeted radiation that takes less time after a tumour is removed are almost twice as likely to need a mastectomy later as women who get a full course of the treatment, a study
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      Lock icon Marathons 'damage the heart temporarily'
      352 8 BLOOMBERG PARIS Marathon runners and others engaging in extreme endurance exercise may temporarily damage the right ventricle of their hearts, researchers found. The impact on the ventricle, one of the four chambers involved in pumping blood around the body, was reversed after a week in
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      Lock icon Foreigners in China squeezed by pensions, taxes
      256 10 AP BEIJING Foreign companies that are looking to China to shore up wilting global sales have been hit by higher payroll taxes, surcharges to subsidise unions and other changes that are making conditions tougher just as economic growth slows. The biggest worry for
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      Lock icon Online rumours are worse than cocaine, says China
      487 10 THE GUARDIAN BEIJING Online rumours are like drugs that damage users and harm society, the Chinese state media have claimed, as officials step up attempts to rein in the country’s hugely popular microblogs. One commentary, published by the state-run Xinhua news agency,
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      Lock icon SMRT phone shopping...
      163 12 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Commuters can now do some Christmas shopping at two train stations with their mobile phones. Public transport operator SMRT launched its first QR code shopping wall at two stations Bugis and Boon Lay yesterday. This transforms some of the wall space at these stations
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      Lock icon Proposed Causeway toll raises hackles in Johor
      482 12 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR A proposed Causeway toll in Malaysia that would make round-trips from Johor Baru to Singapore six times more expensive from February is set to become a major election issue in the state, the birthplace of the ruling United Malays National
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon The news aggregator's dilemma
      1539 14  -  How do you fairly serve your readers and the sources you rely on? MALLARY JEAN TENORE Mallary Jean Tenore is associate editor of Poynter.org, reporting on the media news industry. This is excerpted from a longer article first posted at THE POYNTER INSTITUTE When you aggregate
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      Lock icon The trouble with bright kids
      1214 16  -  HEIDI GRANT HALVORSON Heidi Grant Halvorson, PhD, is a motivational psychologist and author of the e-book, 9 Things Successful People Do Differently, and the book, Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals. 2011 HARVARD BUSINESS PUBLISHING (DISTRIBUTED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES SYNDICATE) It is
      © 2011 HARVARD BUSINESS PUBLISHING (DISTRIBUTED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES SYNDICATE); BLOOMBERG  -  1,214 words
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      Lock icon In India, Walmart vs Karl Marx's ghost
      933 18  -  Opening up its retail industry will determine if the country moves forward WILLIAM PESEK Tokyo-based William Pesek is a Bloomberg View columnist. BLOOMBERG India has a Walmart problem. This may not sound remarkable, considering that China and the United States do as well.
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      Lock icon Winning the European confidence game
      1034 20  -  RAGHURAM RAJAN Raghuram Rajan is a professor of finance at the University of Chicago’s Booth School. PROJECT SYNDICATE If any solution to the European crisis proposed over the next few days is to restore confidence to the sovereign bond markets, it will have to be
      PROJECT SYNDICATE; REUTERS  -  1,034 words
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      771 15 TODAY THURSDAY DECEMBER 8, 2011 15 lishers have told him they like this approach because they think the brevity of the posts increases the likelihood that people will click through to the original story to find out more. Some journalists have taken note of which aggregators bring them traffic. AdAge’s
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  • VOICES
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      A fare reason to be upset, Comfort
      444 22  -  Letter from Chua Soo Kiat IT IS widely accepted that ComfortDelGro’s new taxi fare structure will result in higher fares overall. It is no surprise that passengers are disappointed with the company’s rationale for this. To lighten the cost burden on our fellow
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      Don't blame the drivers, blame the system
      349 22  -  Letter from Chidambaram Periakaruppan MR CONRAD Raj has pointed out, in his commentary “Higher fares, but no better service?” (Dec 7), some of the frustrations with taxi services here. I would also point out that the system of surcharges creates a market distortion
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      Taxi code of conduct?
      146 22  -  Letter from Gopinath Menon I REFER to the commentary “Higher fares, but no better service?” (Dec 7). The suggestion that ComfortDelGro should reduce taxi rentals instead hiking fares is relevant. However, to expect taxis to be at our beck and call is unrealistic unless we flood
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      In the name of the child
      314 24  -  I SAY CHONG JING YEE The writer is a 16-year-old student. There is a saying: Be filial to your parents if you want your children to be filial to you. Personally, I feel that this is unsound. True, you must walk the talk if
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      PARENTS SHOULD NOT 'OVERREACT WHEN CHILDREN ACT WRONGLY'
      198 24  -  LETTER FROM POOJA NAGPAL I refer to the article “It’s wrong not to know what’s wrong” (Today on Sunday, Dec 4). Each parent has a different parenting style. Some believe in “spare the rod, spoil the child” whereas others practise “spare the
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      Put youth on the right path via parental involvement
      331 24  -  Letter from Laremy Lee A “MILITARY school, to curb delinquency” (Dec 6), proposed by Mr Matthew Chua, would not meet our society’s needs and would result only in us fighting fires, not preventing them. In 2002, as part of my National
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      Lock icon Improve access along Punggol Waterway
      214 26  -  Letter from Neil Wilkinson OVER the weekend, my family and I visited the iconic Punggol Waterway for the first time, and we were very impressed initially as we walked towards Serangoon Reservoir. But my enthusiasm later turned to dismay at the planning of the access
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      Educate the young about good toilet habits
      179 26  -  Letter from Chan Lai Ying I DO not quite agree with Mr Tan Kee Lin, in his letter “The issue of dirty toilets merits serious discussion” (Dec 5), that people are less likely to dirty a place (toilet) if it is already clean.
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      TOO MANY SOURCES OF SMS ADS TO FILTER OUT
      122 26  -  LETTER FROM DYLAN TAN LETTER FROM DYLAN TAN, SENIOR CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, SINGTEL We refer to Mr Andrew Bi’s online letter “Telcos should have options for customers to filter out SMS ads” (Dec 2). We have contacted Mr Bi to assist
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      184 24 AUT University, New Zealand’s third largest university, with the country’s second largest and fastest growing IT degree programme, is off ering the Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences (BCIS) in IT Service Science and Networks and Security at PSB Academy, Singapore. The full-time degree programme develops both fundamental technical and
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      218 26 VOICES ONLINE If one needs to book a redemption ticket a year in advance, then these frequentflyer benefits, as good as Singapore Airlines makes them look, are nothing but a marketing gimmick. From Alex Ruiz de la Cuesta ONLYAVAILABLEATTODAYONLINE.COM OR ON OUR MOBILE APPS Make a date with Carole Bouquet
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon ROCKING ON FOR CHARITY
      115 28 Former President S R Nathan mingled with brokers dressed as lookalikes of the rock band KISS on the trading floor yesterday where he spoke to customers and helped boost trading volumes at ICAP’s 19th annual global Charity Day, an annual fund-raiser by the electronic broking firm.
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      Insomnia drugs to come under closer watch?
      494 28  -  Proposed central registry by the Health Ministry will help weed out drug abusers who doctor-hop NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Potentially addictive drugs commonly used to treat insomnia and anxiety may come under closer watch by the authorities, as cases of doctors errantly
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      Online gaming industry: To regulate or not?
      565 29  -  Report urges governments to tap these channels for revenue, but analysts warn of social consequences TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It would be better for governments to license and regulate the online gambling industry than to turn a blind eye to the growing number
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      RP students' brainwave app helps the elderly, people with severe motor disabilities
      429 30  -  SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With the goal of assisting the elderly and people with severe motor disabilities in carrying out routine tasks, students at Republic Polytechnic (RP) have developed a smartphone application which will enable users to switch
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      Man arrested for allegedly sending hoax SMSes
      182 30 SINGAPORE A 26-year-old man will be charged in court today for allegedly sending more than 40 threatening hoax SMSes to others over a two-month period. The police had received several reports from members of the public between October and December after they received
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      Lock icon First in Singapore: Anonymous HIV tests on the go
      377 32  -  SARA GROSSE SINGAPORE Action for AIDS Singapore has launched a mobile testing service that will conduct HIV tests and counselling without the need for the person concerned to provide any personal particulars. This is the first such service in Singapore and
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      STB DOES CUSTOMISED MARKETING
      211 32 The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has launched a series of differentiated marketing campaigns, starting with the New Discoveries campaign, which has been tailored to suit the needs of consumers in China. From conversations with consumers and trade partners, the STB found that, while the Chinese still
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      235 38 AGENCIES BEIJING Chinese and United States defence officials met in Beijing yesterday for their high-est-level talks since Washington’s arms sales to Taiwan in September a sign the countries are trying to keep relations on an even keel despite tensions. The talks come a
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      329 38 AGENCIES BEIJING Chinese police arrested 608 suspects and rescued 178 children in a bust of two separate child trafficking networks, the authorities said yesterday. The Ministry of Public Security’s anti-trafficking task force said in a statement posted online that 5,000 police across 10 provinces cooperated
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      236 40 REUTERS SHANGHAI The United States and China launched a radiation detection system at a Shanghai port yesterday, part of a global effort to halt smuggling of nuclear materials that can be used in bombs. The equipment, installed in Yangshan, will be
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      370 40 AP BANGKOK Impoverished Laos is poised to erect the first dam across the Mekong river’s mainstream as it pursues its goal of being Asia’s battery despite intense opposition from downstream countries and environmental groups. In what has become Southeast Asia’s biggest environmental
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      231 43 AGENCIES TOKYO Japanese environmental and consumer groups have criticised the government’s decision to use tsunami recovery funds for its whaling fleet. According to campaigners, Tokyo has used about ¥2.28 billion (S$37.6 million) from funds allocated for recovery from the
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      277 43 THE GUARDIAN AFTERNOON LATEST MEXICO CITY Mexico said it has foiled an international plot to smuggle a son of Muammar Gaddafi and his family into the country under false names and with false Mexican documents. The elaborate plan to bring Saadi Gaddafi to
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      157 43 REUTERS Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich yesterday was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for political corruption including attempting to sell the United States Senate seat vacated by then President-elect Barack Obama. Blagojevich must serve at least 85 per cent of the
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      236 44 AGENCIES BANGKOK Thai police said yesterday that they found a home-made time bomb in the capital and defused it less than two hours before it was set to go off, in an incident the Deputy Prime Minister said was apparently politically-motivated.
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      270 44 AP GENEVA The United States has bluntly warned the world against gay and lesbian discrimination, declaring on Tuesday that Washington will use foreign assistance as well as diplomacy to back its insistence that gay rights are fully equal to other basic
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      215 44 AP BRUSSELS The European Commission decided yesterday to cut aid from 2014 to 19 emerging economies including China, India and Brazil, EU Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs said. But relief agencies objected that strong headline performance data on emerging countries could veil
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      322 48 AP OSAWATOMIE (Kansas) President Barack Obama delivered a sweeping indictment of economic inequality in the United States, laying out a theme that will shape his re-election campaign next year. While Republicans are looking to keep Mr Obama on the defensive over
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      353 48 Being President is tough but they live longer THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON Despite a common assumption that life in the Oval Office prematurely ages its occupants and speculation that it may even shorten life spans, a new statistical analysis has found that presidents have actually lived longer than other
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      130 50 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A new species of horned dinosaur known as Spinops sternbergorum has been discovered in the vaults of the Natural History Museum in London. The remains of the herbivores, from the same family as theTriceratops, were excavated from a quarry
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      299 50 REUTERS LOS ANGELES Harry Potter is going Hollywood with a new theme park based at Universal Studios that will feature a Hogwarts castle as its centrepiece alongside roller-coasters and other rides. NBCUniversal and film studio Warner Bros on Tuesday unveiled “The Wizarding World
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      212 50 THE GUARDIAN A plan to rob the warehouse of his former employer went awry for one chubby thief after he became wedged in the roof of a lift. The man, named Xi by China’s Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper, was fired from a technology company
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      126 40 Rejoice In A Magical feast 23 rd DECEMBER 25 th DECEMBER 2011 Lunch Dinner Roasted Honey Gammon Ham Pork Knuckle Roasted Strip Loin Beef with Sansho Roasted Turkey Marinade in Miso Paste Roasted Lamb Leg with Miso Paste Not forgetting a delightful array of desserts such as the symbolic Christmas
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      381 52 REUTERS AFTERNOON NEW YORK Standard Poor’s warned yesterday that it could cut the credit ratings of the European Union and large euro-zone banks if a mass downgrade of euro-zone countries materialises. S&P said on Monday it may downgrade nearly all 17 euro-zone countries
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      57 52 WEDNESDAY CLOSE 12,196.40 (+0.38%) Tuesday 12,150.10 p 0.43% Monday 12,097.80 p 0.65% Friday 12,019.40 q 0.01% Thursday 12,020.00 q 0.21% NYSETOP5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Bank of America 252.4m $5.78 q 0.17% AMR Corporation 175.2m $0.70 p 67.02% General Electric 82.5m $16.72 p 2.39% Pfizer 52.5m $20.23
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      103 52 OVERNIGHT Wall St creeps up, keeps eye on EU summit Hopes the euro zone will figure out a solution to its debt crisis pushed stocks to a third day of gains yesterday in light trading. Euro zone nations are expected to vote on Friday on an agreement hashed
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      157 54 AGENCIES Low-cost carrier Tiger Airways said yesterday it has dropped plans for a joint-venture budget airline with Thai Airways due to its failure to get the necessary government approvals. “As a result, Thai, Tiger Airways and Ryanthai have, today, decided not to
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      249 54 AGENCIES NEW DELHI India suspended plans to open its US$450 billion (S$577 billion) supermarket sector to foreign firms such as Wal-Mart Stores, backtracking from one of the government’s boldest reforms in years in the face of a huge political backlash. “The decision to
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      301 54  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE BlackRock (Singapore) is launching today two more Asian fixed-income exchange-traded funds (ETF) on the Singapore Exchange, targeting retail investors looking for regular income flow. The iShares Barclays Capital USD Asia High Yield Bond Index ETF will ride on the rise
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      512 56 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Consumers could be paying more for their favourite novels because of collusion between Apple and major publishers over the price of e-books, it has emerged. The European Union is to investigate whether “illegal agree- ments and practices” between the computer giant
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      111 56 AGENCIES Facebook will officially roll out its new Timeline feature from today, said Australian online content publisher NineMSN. The timeline feature lets users show off the most prominent time in their lives on their profile page. First seen in early September, the feature will be launched in
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      673 58  -  YVONNE CHAN yvonnechan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Brotzeit restaurant chain is taking its famed pork knuckle and beer menu to the wider reaches of Asia in an expansion for the Singapore company driven by a love for all things Bavarian. “Brotzeit” is a typical expression from Bavaria
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      648 60  -  Sundram takes LionsXII through their paces on first day of training amid buzz around the pitch SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There was a bounce in his step as he walked out onto the plastic pitch of the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday and approached his
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      311 60  -  SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As a new set of Lions get set for their Malaysian football adventure, the ones left behind are already feeling the brunt of their ex-team-mates’ departures. The Courts Young Lions will continue to ply
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      680 61  -  New Zealand’s America’s Cup champion lives off the sport, but it is the sea that thrills him TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The pay cheque is nothing like the astronomical sums earned by English Premiership footballers. But for Dean Barker, one of the world’s leading
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      361 61  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Fresh off her women’s singles silver medal win at the 26th SEA Games in Indonesia, paddler Isabelle Li (picture) is taking her medal hunt to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in Incheon in 2014. From the
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      145 61  -  TAN YO-HINN National sailors Elizabeth Yin and Victoria Chan remain on course to secure Singapore a spot in the women’s Laser Radial class at next year’s London Olympics sailing regatta. Yin and Chan are 55th and 72nd respectively out of 83 boats after
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      Lock icon Women rookies burn rubber on the track
      494 62  -  In their first racing test, Singaporeans pass with flying colours and want more PHILIP GOH philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SEPANG If there was a moment Emmeline Ang betrayed her normal cool self, it was right after she drove out of her skin to complete the Sepang
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      457 62  -  ©FairPrice Foundation I Nations Cup 2011 1 Title Sponsor FairPrice Foundation Nations Cup LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Traditional rivals in the sporting arena, a contest between neighbours Fiji and Papua New Guinea (PNG) at the FairPrice Foundation Nations Cup 2011 promised
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      667 66 Swiss champions pull off historic win over to send last season’s finalists out of the Champions League REUTERS AFTERNOON LATEST BASEL Manchester United, Champions League finalists in three of the last four seasons, were knocked out of the group stage after a humbling 2-1
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      122 66 REUTERS Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic will undergo a scan after he was stretchered off with a knee injury during his side’s 2-1 Champions League defeat at Basel yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). The Serbian defender twisted his right knee in a challenge with
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      315 66 REUTERS AMSTERDAM Ajax went out of the Champions League in dramatic circumstances yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) after losing 3-0 to a below-strength Real Madrid in its final Group D match. Looking to qualify for the knockout stage for the first time
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      502 68 City’s maiden Champions League campaign comes to an end despite convincing win over Bayern AGENCIES AFTERNOON LATEST LONDON Manchester City bowed out of the Champions League yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) despite goals from David Silva and Yaya Toure giving it a 2-0
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      291 68 AP MADRID Champions League debutants Napoli held their nerve to beat Villarreal 2-0 with goals from Gokhan Inler and Marek Hamsik securing them a place in the last 16 at the expense of Manchester City yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). The Italians finished second in Group
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      205 68 THE GUARDIAN The World Motor Sports Council approved the provisional calendar for the Formula One 2012 season in New Delhi yesterday, confirming that it will consist of 20 races including meetings in Bahrain and the United States. Before the meeting there
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      25 62 FANDI AHMAD AND V SUNDRAMOORTHY MADE THEIR NAME IN THE MALAYSIA CUP. TAN YO-HINN TALKS TO LIONSXII STRIKERS ABOUT FOLLOWING IN THE LEGENDS’ FOOTSTEPS. TODAYONLINE.COM/SPORTS
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      1489 2  -  Patriotism’s in a bowl of mee pok for Point Of Entry star Jade Seah MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg YOU know how chow-hound Jughead Jones always loses some hamburger eating contest against all odds, and at the end, it’s revealed that it’s because he’d been stuffing his
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      559 8  -  How To Make It In America’s Lake Bell on the meaning of success MAY SEAH HOWTo Make It In America is about just that:Two best buddies, played by Bryan Greenberg and Victor Rasuk, trying to make it big in New York City with their indie clothing line.
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      143 4 Are You Struggling To Earn $8,000 A Month? Do You Want To Start A Profitable Business in Singapore and 16 Countries Worldwide? Professor Dr Timothy Stearns "GLOBAL ENTREPRENEUR Program is unique, with a strong emphasis on application. Following a PROVEN Step-by-Step road map is the fastest, smartest way to start
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      398 10  -  Ladytron set to make Singapore debut at ZoukOut ZHANG WEIFANG LADYTRON must be doing something right if they’ve got a fan in Brian Eno. After all, the sound wiz and cofounder of English new wave band Roxy Music had once said that the Liverpoolbased quartet
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      329 10  -  ZHANG WEIFANG ONE of the most exhilarating, invigorating and grandiose dance music festivals in Asia is back as ZoukOut 2011 is set to invade Sentosa’s Siloso Beach. Now in its 11th year and presented by SingTel, the event will offer electronic music excellence courtesy of luminaries, including
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      1058 12  -  You can still have fun at Club Med Yabuli even when you’re freezing your tush off in sub-zero temperatures Tanya Fong Tanya Fong in Harbin tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg HARBIN, Heilongjiang.That was where I was heading. I don’t know about you, but every connotation I had of that city in
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      450 15  -  Were da Vinci’s landscapes, some of which are currently on display at the National Gallery in London, drawn from nature or imagined? Lee Marshall features@mediacorp.com.sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH “FROM his earliest work, Leonardo (da Vinci) had felt that the only possible background to a picture was a range
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      476 16  -  How to spend S$ 101 (you, big spender you) in a day snsmm SERENE LIM “THE Paris of South America” seduces like a sultry sophisticated siren, not unlike its most famous lady, Eva Peron.There’s the old world charm of its streets and architecture, the sexy sway of its
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      461 17 Travel deals and steals Summer in Wolgan Valley Head Down Under to Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa to take advantage of its Summer Temptation package. For A$ 1,450 (S$ 1,895) per person on a twin-sharing basis, you get daily gourmet breakfast, lunch and dinner, a selection of local
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