The Straits Times, 12 September 2011

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    17 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA(P)108/11/2010 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 2011 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Obama worries Democrats
      43 1 64 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS DEMOCRATS are expressing growing alarm about President Barack Obama’s re-election prospects and are openly acknowledging anxiety about the White House’s ability to strengthen the President’s standing over the next 14 months. L PRIME PAGE A5
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      Lock icon MacRitchie Park jam
      40 1 WHEN completed next month, upgrading works at Macritchie Park will draw even more visitors to the nature park. But park users say the once-peaceful haven for joggers and hikers is already too crowded. L HOME PAGE B1
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      Lock icon Land plan goes awry
      42 1 A PROPOSAL to award the titles to more than 50,000 hectares of land to the indigenous Orang Asli in peninsular Malaysia has run into objections from the very group who would get the land. L WORLD PAGE A12
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      Lock icon Who will take on Sarkozy?
      42 1 CANDIDATES hoping to lead the French Left against President Nicholas Sarkozy in elections scheduled for next April will get their first chance this week to spar against each other in a televised debate. L WORLD PAGE A16
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      Lock icon Green grins in China
      47 1 COMPANIES in China’s energy and environmental sector are rubbing their hands in anticipation of more business in the wake of the government’s strong commitment to “green” industries. One such firm is Sunpower Group, which makes environmental-protection and energy-saving products. L MONEY PAGE B16
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    Lock icon Haze casts smoky pall over weekend crowd
    785 1  -  PSI enters moderate range at 55, highest in more than three months BY LEONARD LIM limze@sph.com.sg FROM shoppers in town to golfers at a tournament in Yishun, Sunday routines across the island were scuttled by the haze yesterday. The daily Pollutants Standard Index
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    Lock icon World pauses to remember 9/11 attacks, a decade on
    971 1  -  BY CHUA CHIN HON US BUREAU CHIEF chinhon@sph.com.sg NEW YORK: The United States and much of the world paused to reflect on the 10th anniversary of the Sept 11, 2001 attacks yesterday, as weary leaders and survivors alike pondered about the
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      391 1 Shinee dance, sing and spit to 6,000 fans’ delight He trains ex-prisoners to become chefs Vettel wins Italian GP. Will he win F1 title in S’pore? HOME, PAGE B3 SPORT, PAGE B8 LIFE! PAGE C7 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 CALL 6388-3838 TO
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        Lock icon To be rich and old – with vigour to spare
        58 2 To be rich and old with vigour to spare WE SAY Population projections done by the Institute of Policy Studies have reaffirmed two concerns. One, the greying society calls for expediting preparedness to care for the aged. The other is the requisite immigration required to maintain economic vigour in the
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        Lock icon Playing energy poker
        50 2 COLUMNS In its game of energy poker with Russia, Beijing is evidently gambling that a decline in oil and gas prices as global economic growth slows would force Moscow to drop its prices to secure long-term energy deals with China, says Michael Richardson. L REVIEW PAGE A20
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        Lock icon Sniffing out opportunities
        33 2 Sentiment in the residential property market has cooled but some analysts and savvy developers see opportunity in privatisation targets and undervalued stocks, says Goh Eng Yeow. L MONEY PAGE B14
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        Lock icon Don’t lift property curbs
        34 2 OUR READER SAYS Taking away the anti-speculation measures will most likely facilitate a property bubble, even when economic dark clouds are looming, says Koh Boon Hock. L FORUM PAGE A21
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        25 2 www.straitstimes.com L The spectacle of terrorism has a knack for silencing clever arguments and making fence-sitters look churlish, observes guest blogger Terence Chong.
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      Lock icon Teacher say like that also leh
      1000 2  -  It’s not just language teachers who have to speak good English BY BERTHA HENSON ASSOCIATE EDITOR bertha@sph.com.sg I AWAIT with some anxiety my nephew’s first words. Right now, his responses are confined to a nod, a shake of the head, hand-tugging and finger-pointing. But
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      Lock icon Greece announces $3.4b in budget cuts
      507 3 Special property tax to meet targets to qualify for rescue package AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BLOOMBERG THESSALONIKI: Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos announced yesterday new budget cuts totalling around ¤2 billion (S$3.4 billion), as demanded by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund in
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      Lock icon Stocks set for more rocky trading this week
      603 3  -  BY YASMINE YAHYA ASIAN stock markets are set for an uneasy week, with renewed fears over the euro zone debt crisis taking centre stage again, analysts said. Investors are worried that Greece may not secure its latest aid tranche, amid German politics
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      Lock icon Japan marks six months since killer earthquake and tsunami
      786 4 Country mourns victims as new administration tackles recovery efforts ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Black-clad mourners fell silent in a devastated Japanese coastal town yesterday, six months after a massive earthquake and tsunami left 20,000 dead or missing and sparked a
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      Lock icon Govt sets up $12m fund to grow more landscapers
      459 4  -  BY FENG ZENGKUN WHEN you are a garden city, you need good landscapers. That is why the trade has been given a $12 million boost to help it become more productive. The Government has set aside the money to help employees
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      Lock icon Volunteers wage war on bedbugs in rental block
      122 4 RESIDENTS of Block 51 in Chin Swee Road were part of a new project to rid their rental flats of bedbugs yesterday. For a few hours, volunteers cleaned out the residents’ flats and helped them load their clothes into dryers (right). The
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      Lock icon Green Mark building scheme gets UN attention
      439 4  -  JESSICA CHEAM YOU might not have noticed, but Singapore’s buildings have been getting greener. Across the island, 840 have been awarded the Green Mark which certifies them as environmentally friendly. The programme has come a long way since it was launched in 2005.
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      Lock icon Democrats fret over Obama’s re-election prospects
      572 5 Jobless rate sees his popularity at a low NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON: Democrats are expressing growing alarm about President Barack Obama’s re-election prospects and are openly acknowledging anxiety about the White House’s ability to strengthen his standing over the next 14 months. Elected officials
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      Lock icon HK named in Libyan rendition scandal
      770 9 Suspected Libyan terrorist flown to Gaddafi torture chambers via Chek Lap Kok HONG KONG: Hong Kong is at the centre of a rendition scandal that saw British and American spies conspire to hand-deliver a suspected Libyan terrorist from China to the torture chambers of
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      Lock icon ESM Goh visits China this week
      210 9 EMERITUS Senior Minister (ESM) Goh Chok Tong will visit China’s Inner Mongolia region and the Chinese port city of Dalian from tomorrow to Friday. Tomorrow, he will be in Hohhot, capital city of Inner Mongolia, where he will meet the region’s party chief Hu
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      Lock icon A memorial to ‘forgotten heroes’ of Flight 93
      319 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANKSVILLE (Pennsylvania): America paid tribute to the “forgotten heroes” of Sept 11 on Saturday, dedicating a national memorial to the 40 passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93. Granite slabs bearing the names of those who battled with their
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      Lock icon Prayers and flowers around the world, too
      347 6 ASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA: A mother in Malaysia greets her dead son. People in Manila leave roses for the victim who helped give them homes. The family of a restaurant manager pray at his ancestral home in India. And mourners in Tokyo stand before
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      Lock icon ‘Honour the dead with unity and peace’
      522 7  -  US embassy holds 9/11 memorial service here BY LEONARD LIM limze@sph.com.sg PERHAPS the best way to remember those who lost their lives in terrorist attacks is for countries to remain united and fight for peace, American Ambassador David Adelman said yesterday. Speaking to
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      Lock icon PM: Not by chance we’ve had 10 calm years since 9/11
      257 7 “We’ve had 10 peaceful years since Sept 11 (2001). Nothing has happened, we have lived calmly, our race relations has been good, our racial harmony has been strengthened. That is something we should be grateful for this evening on
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      Lock icon Singaporeans pay respects to victims of 9/11
      322 7  -  BY THAM YUEN-C SOME 1,000 people gathered at the Singapore Soka Association yesterday morning to remember those who died in the Sept 11, 2001 terror attacks on the United States. Heads bowed, they observed a minute’s silence to mark the 10 years since
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      225 8 THE STRAITS TIMES. i: srnjn r n I W (£i STRAITS TIMES. THE 4 U ■V Tft Online. ST Online r. t iPad/iPhone. App ($24.65 per month)" ($26.65 per month) (US$27.99 per month**) (est. $35 per month) We're fetching you an All-in-One news experience for just $2 more. THE B
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      114 9 Most comprehensive horse racing tabloid 第 22 期新加 $2.50. (Incl GST). 2011 年 1 月 8/9 日星期赛专访主除 P2 P15 7 胖 VictoryTrail ISSUE 22 $2.50 (Incl GST) 8/9-Jan-2011 Sat/Sun Singapore Malaysia Australia MICA (P) 182/08/2010 $2.50(InclG (Incl GST) Editorial Pg E2
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      119 9 As you reflect on a day of warm welcomes and enriching experiences you are embraced by a feeling of calm. This is a place where your soul is revived and your senses enlivened. There’s something familiar about the way the light reflects on the ocean that stirs memories of home.
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      Lock icon Upgrading Penang Hill FROM SLEEPY... ...TO SLICK?
      790 10 But locals say that much of its charm stems from the lack of development carolynh@sph.com.sg GEORGE TOWN (Penang): At the peak of the famed Penang Hill, a cluster of rundown colonial houses may soon be restored to their former glory as a luxury
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      95 10 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L US blackout leaves five million in dark L JFK ‘scorned idea of Lyndon Johnson presidency’ L Celebrations with a splash MOST COMMENTED ON L Japan trade minister resigns over Fukushima comments. Says Josh Dairo: “We remember the
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        Lock icon Over the moon as they feast
        60 11 A panda tucks happily into a mooncake made with bamboo in a zoo in Weifang, in China’s Shandong province, while a monkey clutches one made with fruit in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Like the Chinese who enjoy mooncake during the Mid-Autumn Festival, celebrated today this
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        Lock icon Hot and bothered over China’s sex education
        573 11 Report on new textbook for elementary school students sparks debate BEIJING: China has long been considered a conservative country where talking about sex is taboo, especially to children. But things have started to change slowly. A report in a local Beijing newspaper about
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        Lock icon Orang Asli reject KL’s bid to issue land titles
        829 12  -  They say 60% of their land will be lost; govt says it tackles poverty BY HAZLIN HASSAN MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT hazlinh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: A proposal to award the titles to more than 50,000ha of land to the indigenous Orang Asli in Peninsular
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        Lock icon Put tax on hold, KL minister tells telcos
        369 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PUTRAJAYA: As users rushed to stock up on top-up cards after an announcement by telcos to impose a 6 per cent tax on mobile prepaid services, a minister said he had told the operators to put the tax
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        Lock icon Floods hit 700,000 in east India
        45 12 A villager finding his way through floodwaters with his bicycle near Megha village, 55km from the east Indian city of Bhubaneswar, yesterday. Around 700,000 people have been affected by floods in Orissa state. PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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        Lock icon The new brew for India’s younger set
        1089 13  -  More microbreweries, greater varieties popping up across country MEMO FROM NEW DELHI BY NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg INDIA is well known as a whiskey-drinking country, the land of the Patiala Peg doubleshots. But the young and hip are hopping to another beat.
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        Lock icon 77 US soldiers hurt in Afghan truck bombing
        687 14 Taleban claims it was behind attack targeted at US military base ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS KABUL: Nearly 80 American soldiers were wounded and two Afghan civilians killed in a Taleban truck bombing targeted at a United States base, Nato said yesterday a stark
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        Lock icon China to invest $368m in Malaysia’s east coast
        399 14 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: China has pledged to invest RM900 million (S$367.7 million) in the East Coast Economic Region (Ecer), a move that is expected to generate 30,000 jobs. The Minister for International Trade and Industry (Miti), Mr Mustapa Mohamed,
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        Lock icon Mall wall collapses, killing two
        53 14 Rescuers searching for survivors yesterday at a collapsed shopping mall in Xian, capital of Shaanxi province in north-west China. The wall of the shopping mall caved in, killing two people and injuring two others. The building is slated for demolition and has been closed to
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        Lock icon 3 killed in sectarian clashes in eastern Indonesia
        194 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS AMBON (Indonesia): Officials say clashes between Muslim and Christian gangs in eastern Indonesia have left three people dead and more than a dozen injured. Police spokesman Johanis Huwae said the two sides began attacking each other with rocks and machetes
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        Lock icon Israel grapples with a changed Mid-East
        755 15 Worsening diplomatic crises leave country increasingly isolated, with limited options NEW YORK TIMES JERUSALEM: With its Cairo embassy ransacked, its ambassador to Turkey expelled and the Palestinians seeking statehood recognition with the United Nations, Israel has found itself increasingly isolated and grappling with a
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        Lock icon Socialists slug it out for right to topple Sarkozy
        855 16  -  Six to spar in TV debate for nomination by party BY JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT jonathan.eyal@gmail.com LONDON: Candidates hoping to lead the French Left against Mr Nicolas Sarkozy (above) in the presidential elections scheduled for April next year will have their
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        Lock icon Who is running in the party primaries
        426 16 PROCEDURES L Three televised debates: Sept 15, Sept 28 and Oct 5. L The first primary vote is on Oct 9. If no candidate gains 50 per cent of the vote, a second round takes place on Oct 16. L Any French citizen
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        Lock icon African leaders sent Chirac, Villepin cash: Aide
        515 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: African leaders gave former French president Jacques Chirac and his prime minister Dominique de Villepin briefcases full of cash, notably to finance election campaigns, a former aide alleged yesterday. Mr Villepin, a potential candidate in next year’s presidential election, denied
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        Lock icon Rousing welcome as rebel leader arrives in Tripoli
        630 17 He calls for unity to finish fight against Gaddafi loyalists ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TRIPOLI: The chief of Libya’s former rebels was given a boisterous red carpet welcome as he arrived in Tripoli to show he is taking charge of the interim
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        Lock icon Swedish police arrest 4 terror suspects
        334 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS STOCKHOLM: The police have arrested four people suspected of planning a terror attack and also evacuated a strategically located arts centre, officials said yesterday. The arrests were made in Gothenburg, Sweden’s second-largest city, said Ms Sara Kvarnstrom, a spokesman for the nation’s
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        Lock icon Marathon clash ‘re-fought’
        338 18 SLICEOFLIFE AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MARATHON (Greece): Sweating beneath heavy armour, a group of die-hard archaeology fans brought the Battle of Marathon to life this weekend on the coastal plain where the fate of Europe changed dramatically 2,500 years ago. Gathering from Europe, North America and Australia, the re-enacters
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          Lock icon Iran banks hit by fraud
          99 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TEHERAN: Several Iranian banks have been targeted in one of the biggest frauds in the Islamic republic’s history, losing nearly US$2.6 billion (S$3.2 billion) in more than two years, media reports said yesterday. The fraud was reportedly orchestrated by one person, who developed
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          Lock icon China checks oil bases
          92 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: China has launched safety inspections of all its offshore petroleum exploration and production bases, following an oil spill in the nation’s northern Bohai Bay, the government said yesterday. The inspections come after the government ordered an investigation into the Bohai Bay spill, which
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          Lock icon Three Gorges gearing up
          93 18 XINHUA YICHANG (Hubei): The Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest water control and hydropower project, started collecting water last Saturday in an effort to reach full-capacity by the end of next month, said an official. The dam in central China’s Hubei Province is holding water back
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          Lock icon ‘No emergency landing’
          91 18 REUTERS WASHINGTON: A US defence official has denied a military reconnaissance plane was forced to make an emergency landing in March because of North Korean GPS jamming, as reported by a South Korean newspaper. “We have no indication that any aircraft at the time of, or in
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          Lock icon Russia acts on air safety
          99 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev yesterday ordered his government to shut down unreliable airlines after 43 people were killed in a chartered plane crash that wiped out a top hockey team. The decision came as the nation mourned the latest in a string
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          Lock icon UN to help flood victims
          91 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS ISLAMABAD: The United Nations said yesterday it will help victims of flooding in southern Pakistan that has reportedly killed some 200 people and left around 200,000 people homeless. In its statement, the UN said the humanitarian crisis was “still growing” after exceptionally heavy
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          Lock icon KL to regulate bird’s nest
          73 18 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: Owners of Malaysian bird’s nest processing premises have been given until Oct 1 to register their businesses with the Health Ministry in a move to regulate and control the product’s quality. China last month imposed a temporary ban, since
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      459 19 To be rich and old with vigour to spare MANY societies grow old before they get rich. Singapore escaped the trap of that impoverishing spiral by some two decades, based on per capita income. The Singapore that emerges from a study of population trends by the Institute of Policy Studies
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        837 20  -  BY ROBERT KARNIOL DEFENCE WRITER rkarniol@sph.com.sg OF COURSE, there are two opposing views in Washington on American military relations with China. And the Taiwan issue is central to each. One school holds that such activity is vital to America’s national interest. General (Ret) Joseph
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        859 20  -  LONDON EYE BY TERESA LIM FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a Singaporean based in London. OVER here, it is difficult to say if life is imitating nature or if it is the other way around. But the two are clearly symbiotic.
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        841 20  -  BY MICHAEL RICHARDSON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. CHINESE President Hu Jintao has a reserved demeanour. It may be hard to imagine him as a poker player. But
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        390 21  -  PROPERTY PRICES Koh Boon Hock I READ with concern the report that Singapore property developers want the cooling measures reviewed in the coming months (“Developers: Review cooling measures”; last Saturday). The report also stated that the president of the Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore
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        113 21  -  Koh Chin Chin (Madam) WHILE I agree that market forces should prevail, one has to ask if the high prices of private property are really due to demand or speculation (“Unreasonable to ask Govt to control private property market” by Ms Lee Swee Mei;
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        94 21 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR HAN CHEE FONG: Take car dealers out of COE equation 2 MR KEVIN KWEK: Car loans and negative equity 3 MS AW YONG WAI LENG: Club’s sign welcomes public but service signals otherwise 4 MR B. ELAMAARAN: Couple raring to start family
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        175 21  -  Munir Shah AN INCONSIDERATE habit that takes the smile off the face of nature lovers who enjoy a leisurely walk is slowly becoming rampant. More and more runners are encroach- ing on walkers’ space in parks, and many are found pounding the boardwalk
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        100 21 “Five-foot-ways have shrunk to two-foot-ways.” MR ANG CHIN GUAN: “Having five-foot-ways was the norm in the housing estates of old. Now, decades later, when Singapore’s population has more than doubled, HDB estates are getting increasingly dense and footpaths around the estates have shrunk to two-foot-ways. Sometimes, the
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        116 21  -  Andrew James Ong I AM heartened to note the various measures taken to beef up safety on the road (“Road accident ‘black spots’ made safer”; last Friday). The authorities should also consider ways to slow down vehicles as they enter slip roads
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        231 21  -  Ng Mie Ling (Ms) Coordinating Director (Family Development Group) Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports WE THANK Mr Lim Boon Seng for his support and suggestions (“Two suggestions to cut divorce risk”; Sept 5). In our efforts to strengthen marriages and lower
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      718 1  -  Some users say crowds shatter the peace and block running trails MACRITCHIE RESERVOIR PARK BY FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg WITH its still waters and lush forests, MacRitchie Reservoir Park is a magnet for nature lovers keen to relax and soak up the great outdoors. For
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      102 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Why consumers jump in when faced with “good deals” L Poly student, 19, dies after choking on orange L Fresh way to keep seafood alive longer MOST COMMENTED ON L Pictures: Miss Singapore Universe seen in “national
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      786 2  -  Volunteers help fumigate block in Lily Neo’s ward BY FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg IT WAS controlled chaos at a block of flats yesterday as exterminators moved in to rid residents of the pests that have been giving them sleepless nights bedbugs. Plastic bags lined
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      155 2 POLICE arrested 92 people early yesterday morning, after raiding entertainment outlets along Joo Chiat Road and Geylang Road. Among those arrested, 87 were women and five, men. They ranged in age from 18 to 46 years old. Most of them
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      193 2 THE president of Singapore’s only Malay-based political party has been charged with possessing contraband cigarettes after a “sizeable quantity” was discovered at its headquarters. Ali Asjadi, who leads the Singapore Malay National Organisation known as PKMS was remanded in custody following his arrest last
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      841 3  -  More eateries easing labour crunch by hiring ex-convicts to work in their kitchens BY JENNANI DURAI jennanid@sph.com.sg FOOD stall owner Eric Ng has an unusual hiring policy he makes job candidates take a urine test for drugs. While this may seem a little
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      309 4 PRESIDENT Tony Tan Keng Yam and his family celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival together with 5,000 people at the Singapore Zoo last night. The President, who was accompanied by his daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren, told reporters that such occasions serve as an
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      544 4  -  It uses rings to track migration, population BY FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg THE bird was panicking, so Mr David Li covered its eyes and stroked it gently. After a while, the bird stopped moving and allowed him to fasten two small rings to one of
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      237 4  -  BY CAI HAOXIANG AS A child, Madam Helen Ngo used to wander the muddy roads of her kampung with a lantern fashioned from an old Milo tin. Last night at a field in Ang Mo Kio, the 59-year-old continued the lantern tradition with her
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      822 5  -  S’porean wins fans and deals with his own frames and parts BY JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg A 21-YEAR-OLD Singaporean is making waves in the world of BMX bicycle riding not by winning competitions, but by making bicycles that help people win. Mr Nicholas
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      110 5 DEPUTY Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean will make his first official visit to Jakarta from today to Wednesday, in his capacity as Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs. During the visit, he will call on his counterpart, Coordinating Minister for
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      562 7  -  27-year-old student among small number of polytechnic grads who go on to take PhD BY AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg STUDENT Abdul Rashid Mohammad Muzaki knows all about failure. All through primary school, he flunked his exams. Known for being playful, he would neglect
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      155 7 SHOPPERS in Orchard Road craned their necks over the weekend to peek at Tong Building’s latest anti-flood defences. The office block had installed an automatic gate after rising waters left it with about $300,000 worth of damage last year. Ms Amanda Chuan, a manager at
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      223 7  -  THAM YUEN-C JUST three months ago, his father, Mr Lah Lee Hock, died in Johor Baru after a night of partying with the family. Lah Wee Siong, 17, had said then he would take over the role of head of the family after
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      32 1 1 I" I.' I SP* Jj GP GIRARD-PERREGACIX CELEBRATING 220 YEARS EXHIBITION A TALE OF INSPIRATION Unveiling 220 years of watchmaking Art 16-18 SEPTEMBER 2011 ArtSdenceMuseum AT MARI NA BAY SAN DS
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      154 3 906 Now. you don’t need to leave Singapore to look for the best real estate in India. The India Property fair 2011 is back. India's most respected media houses, The Hindu and Hindustan Times bring the best Indian property investment options to Singapore. The event will showcase some of the
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        74 6 NTUC union members can now choose to buy passes only to the races they want to watch, instead of the entire three-day event. They can also enjoy the experience of life-size racing simulators during the U! Grand Prix Party at the Singapore Flyers Greek Theatre on Sept 16
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        51 6 Check out Owell’s new series of Bio-Ge Tita- nium healthy acces- sories and watches. Owell’s 11thAnniver- sary Loyalty Program enables redemption of free gifts such as the BIO-Ge titanium health pendant worth $199 and Alpha Rhythmini shoulder massager worth $288 with its limited edition Rewards Card. For enquiries,
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        62 6 Enjoy two of your favourite subs for the price of one on Sept 14 from 9am to 9pm. This “Buy one get one free” promotion is valid with the purchase of one 6-inch sub and a 22oz drink. The free sub is the one that is of equal
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        57 6 Open to primary and secondary school students, the National Creative Chinese Reading Competition returns this year to inspire young minds to be creative and promote the use of Mandarin. The finals will be held at BookFest@Singapore. Register online, via e-mail or post, or at any Popular bookstore by
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        41 6 Experience a new level of comfort and dryness with Laurier’s Quick Lock Quick Dry Technology in the improved range of Laurier Super Slimguard sanitary napkins. Available in six varieties ($3.85 to $6.45) from supermarkets, pharmacies and personal care stores.
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        65 6 Marigold HL Milk has emerged as the Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand 2011 winner again, thanks to consumers who voted it as their trusted brand of milk. For the show of support, get a free pack of Oreo sandwich cookies (68.5g) with every purchase of two packs of Marigold
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      715 6  -  Beauty care for males is a growing business that makes the grooming centres smile all the way to the bank BY LAI YI MING SLIMMING therapies and beauty treatments such as facials and spas, once the domain of women, are now men’s territory too.More young males
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      253 6 CHAN Brothers Travel has launched its first companyowned franchise shop, Chan’s World Holidays. The new travel agency will go beyond distributing products and services to stand out from mass-market tours by offering English-speaking package tours to Asia and China, as well as Chi-nese-speaking
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      121 6 AIR Batavia recently launched its thrice weekly services from Singapore to Bandung in West Java, Indonesia. The airline, based in Jakarta, sees growth potential in traffic from Singapore and this new service is part of its development as a regional carrier and the
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      171 6 KFC Singapore has launched weekly deals on different KFC a.m. meals till Oct 2. These offers are part of KFC’s wide array of breakfast items and they include coffee or tea at a special price between $4 and $5. Through this campaign, KFC aims
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      231 6  -  BY ZACKARIA ABDUL RAHIM TO CELEBRATE its 220th anniversary, Swiss watchmaker Girard-Perregaux is holding a worldwide travelling exhibition of exceptional timepieces from its museum collection and rare contemporary watches. Singapore will be its first stop, and it is open this week from Sept 16
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      23 7 thenewpaper Smoker alleges NEA officers assaulted him when he tried to leave after they stopped him for littering HE ASKS: WHY SO VIOLENT?
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      144 8 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES L Far from their best L Crouch stokes flames ahead of home clash with Liverpool L Arsenal aiming to end winless streak today MOST COMMENTED ON L Groin injury may force ’keeper Lionel Lewis to quit Lions
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      511 8  -  S’pore bag 3 silvers, 1 bronze for record World Championships haul BY CHAN U-GENE ugenec@sph.com.sg BOWLER Daphne Tan capped Singapore’s best performance at the World Women’s Championships by winning the Masters silver medal in Hong Kong yesterday. Her result took the Republic’s tally at the biennial
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      835 8 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS MONZA (Italy): Sebastian Vettel fought off an audacious challenge from Fernando Alonso to win the Italian Grand Prix from pole position yesterday. The German’s eighth victory of the year gives the Red Bull driver an opportunity to clinch his second
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      747 9 S. Africa win narrowly as Wales dominate but are denied a penalty goal RUGBY WORLD CUP ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS WELLINGTON: A late try from their only second-half chance and a penalty goal disallowed in their favour gave South Africa a 17-16 win over Wales yesterday
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      374 9 REUTERS DUNEDIN: Erratic, out of sorts, and clumsy can hardly be used to describe Jonny Wilkinson’s goal-kicking. But that summed up the 2003 World Cup winner’s performance in England’s 13-9 win over Argentina on Saturday. The English fly-half missed five successive kicks at
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      517 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS AUCKLAND: Australia were held up by a stout Italian defensive effort before substitute James O’Connor sparked a spree of four unanswered second-half tries in a belatedly emphatic 32-6 Rugby World Cup victory yesterday. Level at 6-6 at half-time, they scored three tries
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        68 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW Zealand’s female fans now have a cheap new way to support their team by wearing “All Black” lingerie. The ensemble of black bra and knickers, promoted by a shop in Wellington, is being offered at a 40 per cent discount during
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        68 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ALL BLACKS winger Cory Jane said he had been “dribbling” since a strict team ban on tweeting during the World Cup, but he said he was slowly coming to terms with the order. But he said he had been allowed to send out
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        94 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RUGBY players from Japan and New Zealand will observe a minute’s silence ahead of their World Cup game in Hamilton on Friday to honour victims of the earthquakes that hit their countries this year, the organisers announced yesterday. Prior to the playing of
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      368 9 XINHUA JAKARTA: The 26th South-east Asia (SEA) Games in Indonesia already plagued by budget problems, construction delays and allegations of corruption now face the threat of haze and a quit threat by the organisers over the lack of funds. Forest fires
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      703 10  -  Indian golfer wins first tour title with long birdie putt on 6th play-off hole BY JONATHAN WONG jonwong@sph.com.sg SEVEN times Himmat Rai played the ninth hole at Orchid Country Club’s Vanda Course yesterday, but it was only on his final attempt that he walked away the
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      450 10  -  BY MAY CHEN SINGAPORE bodybuilders Joan Liew and Augustine Lee flexed with success for the second year running at the National Physique Committee’s (NPC) Tournament of Champions in California on Saturday. Held in Culver City, Liew, 35, took first place in the Women’s Open,
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      92 10 Today Cricket 2nd Test: Sri Lanka v Australia, day 5 (Live, StarHub Ch235 and mio TV Ch122, 12.30pm). Football S-League: Etoile v Hougang (Queenstown, 7.30pm). English Premier League: QPR v Newcastle (Live, mio TV HD Ch102, tomorrow, 3am). Tennis US Open: Men’s singles final (Live, StarHub Ch211,
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      59 10 ARSENE WENGER, confessing that the past few weeks have been tough for him. There was some reprieve for Arsenal’s
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        73 10 SINGAPORE Armed Forces FC thrashed Woodlands Wellington 7-0 in an S-League football match at Choa Chu Kang Stadium yesterday. The Warriors took the lead in the first minute through forward Fazrul Nawaz. The rout was completed after braces by Taisuke Akiyoshi (17th, 27th) and Mislav Karoglan
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        59 10 SINGAPORE conceded the 17th Stan Nagiah Trophy cricket series 0-2 to Malaysia after they lost the third rain-shortened match by five wickets in Johor Baru yesterday. Brief scores: Singapore 186-8 in 32 overs (Sagar Kulkarni 46, Saad Khan 37 n.o.; Suresh Navaratnam 3-42). Malaysia 190-5
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        55 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: West Bromwich Albion secured their first points of the English Premier League season as an early goal from Peter Odemwingie beat Norwich 1-0 at Carrow Road yesterday. The Nigerian footballer was making his first start of the season after an ankle injury
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        74 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS RIETI (Italy): Returning to the site of his world record, recently crowned world champion David Rudisha clocked the fastest 800 metres of the year on Saturday at the Rieti Grand Prix. The Kenyan timed 1min 41.33sec for the two-lap race, improving on the
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      395 10 Badminton Chinese Taipei Open In Taipei, finals (Kor unless stated) Men’s singles: Tommy Sugiarto (Ina) bt Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk (Tha) 21-15 15-21 21-17. Doubles: Ko Sung Hyun/Yoo Yeon Seong bt Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae 23-21 21-17. Women’s singles: Sung Ji Hyun bt Ratchanok Inthanon (Tha) 22-20 21-14. Doubles: Ha
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      602 11 Nadal knows he must believe he can beat Djokovic this time round US Open: Men’s singles final Live, StarHub Ch211, tomorrow, 4am U.S. OPEN AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal must overturn a five-match losing streak against Novak Djokovic this year if he is to
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      740 11  -  SPORTINGLIFE BY ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg HE, THIS stealer of everyone’s hope for years; he, this player of shots out of nowhere; he now sat hopeless on the other side of sport. The cruel side. He won’t want to, but it will happen.
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      713 18  -  Singaporeans may be cautious as prices have not recovered from peak or they may have bought landed homes BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg FOREIGNERS are snapping up posh apartments and contributing to much of the activity in the high-end market that has been
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          166 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SWISS banking giant Credit Suisse yesterday said it had provided Washington with data about its United States customers, local media reported. Although its chairman of the board of directors Urs Rohner would not say what type of data had been given,
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      984 17 Some tips on saying goodbye so you don’t burn your bridges AT WORK WITH JOYCE TEO joyceteo@sph.com.sg IF THERE is a skill to landing a job, there is also a level of expertise required when you are ready to quit: Bridges can be
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      360 17 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG: Hongguo International Holdings, a Chinese retailer of women’s shoes, aims to raise as much as HK$1.62 billion (S$252 million) in an initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong stock exchange this month to fund expansion plans. The company,
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      617 17 NEW YORK TIMES SAN FRANCISCO: “I have just been fired.” With those four words on Tuesday, Yahoo chief executive Carol Bartz (right) did something that dismissed managers almost never do: She told the truth. In the upper corporate echelons, executives are forever
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        557 2  -  The INside track BY SERENE GOH EDITOR Every year, the battle starts the same way. Teams arrive, still shaking off their morning mud-dle-headedness, sit in 10 groups and try to pay attention to the news editor giving the brief for the day. The more organised
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        384 4 Singapore’s seventh president, Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, 71, was sworn into office on Sept 1 after winning a hotly contested election with 35.2 per cent of votes. INSIGHT In the first handover of the presidency since 1999, when President S R Nathan succeeded the late
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        352 4 The National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have both climbed up in the World University Rankings. NUS moved three spots to take 28th place while NTU jumped 16 places to clinch No. 58 in the rankings. Meanwhile, the soon-to-be opened
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        375 5 A 1961 agreement with Johor which secured 5 per cent of Singapore’s water needs for the past decades expired on Aug 31. With the end of the agreements, Singapore relinquished its right to draw water from a vast area north-west of Johor Bahru and
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        1314 6 Sources: BBC News The Economist The Guardian Reuters THE NEWS The tenth anniversary of the Sept 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States has prompted renewed reflection on the impact the tragedy had on the country and the rest of the world. THE ATTACKS On the
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        343 10 / 11 To go the distance, teams wolfed down food from Twisties to Toblerone to stay alert Teams had 12 hours to complete their legwork and another 12-hour stretch, through the night, to complete their newspaper. All the teams had to return to the competition headquarters at *Scape’s GRID
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        170 12 Get online, on stage and on air with the Stage Without Borders Talent Competition and you could win $1,000. The contest is a shout-out to all budding youth talent. If you think you are a potential Justin Bieber, can dance like Japan’s super cool Wrecking
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        2091 18 / 19 A nation’s history is a record of events or shared memories of individuals. What is your Singapore story? Lesson activity by SONIA SNG The recent National Day Special covered personal stories of individuals who grew up in Singapore, especially in the early days. It was
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      517 7 Apple Plus School in Collaboration with The KidzAcademy jointly organize The 1st Monkey Abacus Competition 2011 Talk on Pathway Leading to Genius You are invited to attend the talk on how Abacus Monkey can benefit your child: Proven concept of bi-hand 9-beaded abacus, to develop right left brain. Monkey Abacus
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      3796 8 WATS BUY IT-SELL IT• FIND IT Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg CHUNGHONG HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****5) REMINDER OF FIRST 2011 EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING Please be informed that a Notice of 2011 Extraordinary General Meeting of ChungHong Holdings Limited("Company") will be held at No.38, Guangfu Rd., Hukou Township,
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      2616 9 A BEATS RECRUIT Executive Appointments: toll free 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs: 1800-289-9988 www.st701.com CATS Recruit Guide Classified Jobs Executive Appointments CLASSIFIED JOBS 1800-289-9988 E-mail cats@sph.com.sg 706 Professionals/ Executives 709 Engineers 711 Finance 712 IT/Infocom 715 Lecturing/Teaching 716 Contract Executives 718 Tutors 721 Nursing/Health Care 724 Art/Creative 727 Marketing/ Communications 730 Sales
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      274 9 REHABMARTHomecareisaleadingHomeMedicalEquipmentretailchain.Wearelookingforsalesexecsto enhanceourcustomerservicelevel. RetailSalesExecutives (AngMoKio,Chinatown) Responsibilities Assisttheoutletmanager inservingcustomersina professionalmanner Conductproductdemonstrations Requirements Apleasantpersonalityanda strongsenseofresponsibility Full-timeorpart-time OnlySingaporeans&PRsare eligibletoapply Workinghours:flexible5or 6-dayweek Emailyourresumeto Hr@rehabmart.sg statingyourcurrentandexpectedsalaries MOBILE RETAIL SHOP requires SALES EXEC *Handle English Mandarin speaking customers. *S’porean/ PR only. *High basic commission. *With/ w/o experience welcome. Call *****142 RETAIL ASSISTANTS X 30 ($1.4K-$2K) Town area.
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      182 10 An established cafe chain has vacancies for 1) MANAGEMENT TRAINEE 2) SUPERVISOR 3) SHIFT LEADER 4) SERVICE CREW μ Able to converse in English μ No experience needed μ CPF contribution μ Meals uniform provided μ No split shift μ Outlets at Lor Chuan, City Hall, Orchard Rd, Depot Rd,
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      236 10 Immediate Positions Slimming Consultants Training will be provided Pleasant looking, outgoing, positive personality Target customer oriented Bilingual (able to converse with Mandarin-speaking customers) Singaporeans, PRs Malaysians only Attractive salary package (Basic Commission Incentives) Tel 6513 4282 Email: rovinzhou@eurogrp.com High-end skin care boutique requires BEAUTICIANS Attractive pay and commission Experience preferred
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      288 10 Ship Chandlers requires ADMIN CLERK Min ’O’ level with Admin experience Fluent in English using Microsoft Excel Able to multi-task take instruction well 5.5 days work near to MRT S’porean/ M’sian PR only Interested pls call *****282 or sent your resume to ksship@singnet.com.sg ADMIN EXEC Min GCE ’O’ level Able
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      680 10 Logistics co in PSA KD requires IMPORT DATA ENTRY CLERKS Only S’poreans/ PR 2 yrs experience in related field $1400-$2000 Interested pls email resume to admin.kd@macnels.com.sg Staff Solutions *****226 recruit@staffsolutions.com.sg Co Lic: 00C3873 Immed-Contract /Perm-China Mkt 1) Contract Receptionist $1.8K (5 days-Town) 2)Shipping Admin Asst $2.5K 3)A/Cs Assistant(Full set/ AR,AP
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      1034 11 Doing work that matters. A career at Baxter. PRODUCTION TECHNICIANS Job Responsibilities: Perform maintenance, calibration and repair works on automated assembly machines Troubleshoot equipment-related problems Involved in process improvement Provide guidance to Operators Requirements: NTC 2/3 or NITEC in Electrical, Mechanical, Electro-mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering Hands-on experience in troubleshooting of
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      846 11 PRODUCTION OPERATORS Basic Starting Salary: S$850 per month Physically fit Able to speak/understand simple English Similar working experience in a manufacturing concern preferred Must be able to perform rotating shifts if required Only Singaporeans are welcomed Benefits: Free transportation at designated pick-up points Free uniform Confirmation adjustment Meal allowance subsidy
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      662 11 1)TECHNICIANS (PRODUCTION) •Higher NITEC/NITEC in Precision/Mechanical/Mechatronics Engrg •Fresh graduates may apply 2)PRODUCTION OPERATORS (Permanent/Temporary) Secondary education Only Singapore Citizens/PRs and M’sians need to apply. Please call 6499 7692 6499 7693 for an appointment. For Position 1,please email resume to: sally.ng@sg.qioptiq.com Qioptiq Singapore Pte Ltd No 8Tractor Rd,JurongTown,S(*****9) European Tableware Distributor
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      558 12 3? SECURITY SECURITY 3? SECURITY Certis CISCO Auxiliary Police Officer $10,600 Enjoy SERVICE < BONUS of up to 1 (inclusive of $5200* joining bonus paid upfront) Singaporean/ SPR (M’sia)/ Malaysian Min. 3 N’ Level/ 3 SPM Physically/ Medically fit *Terais« Conditions apply Walk-in for a Career Brief Today Tomorrow (12
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      493 12 SECURITY 0f SECURITY FOCAL SECURITY GROUP IMMEDIATE VACANCIES for eligible licensed security officers Walk-in interviews Office: i Golden Mile Complex (Little Thailand] 5001 Beach Road, #04-22 From: This Monday to Friday only daily from 10 am to 6 pm walk-in Bank Security Officers [8-hour] Esplanade Security Officers [8-hour] Resort World
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      445 12 Security Officers Take Home Daily $60 Temasek Blvd Somerset 8448-5071 6345-1011/ Thomas 8510-0990 Graded Company requries Security Officers/ Leader μ $1600 $2000 monthly μ 50 60 relief μ S’porean/PR/ Malaysian with or w/o WSQ 8422-0172 IN-HOUSE SECURITY GUARD NSRS/ WSQ Certified •Ex-SCDF/ SPF Proficient in English •(9hrs) 3 days on,
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      599 12 HK DESPATCH/ HK DESPATCH/ DELIVERY lit? DELIVERY Wines company requires: v DELIVERY DRIVER CUM STORE ASST Minimum GCE 0 level Good interpersonal skills Able to work long hours and cope with tight delivery schedules Class 3 License Physically fit with a clean record and completed NS Preferable with experience in
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      1012 13 Driven By Our People A subsidiary of ComfortDelGro, SBS Transit Ltd is Singapore’s largest public transport operator. Always ready to go the distance to make a difference that, is our team spirit at work. Amember of BUS CAPTAINS We are looking for motivated individuals to join us as Bus Captains.
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      192 13 GENERAL WORKERS REQUIRED 605 Macpherson Rd, #01-01, Citimac Industrial Complex. Only S’porean. Call 6288 9554 BRIDAL MODELS FOR renewal of portfolio, students welcome. IMI 6323-2171 No fees needed PRO TRIM HAIR Studio Ngee Ann City requires Receptionist. Tel: 6235-0507/ 6235-5516 EXPERIENCED CAR WASHER. Part/ Full-time. S’porean/ PR/ M’sian. Hardworking. 9109-8219
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      70 14 A ESATS Executive Appointments: toll free 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs: 1800-289-9988 www.st701.com DO A IM OVE RCO Wouldn’t it be great to have a job that makes full use of your skills but doesn’t take advantage of you? How about one that you actually enjoy? Take the first step towards making
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