The Straits Times, 29 April 2013

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    28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013 74 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 050/02/2013
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    Lock icon NEA gets tough in fighting dengue
    551 1  -  It will take faster action against uncooperative residents in hot spots By SALMA KHALIK SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma Additional reporting by Toh Yong Chuan THE National Environment Agency (NEA) will break into homes in dengue hot spots after waiting just a week, instead
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    Lock icon READY AND RARING TO GO
    86 1 SPORT B18 It was the crack of dawn but that did not deter these cyclists, who took part in the OCBC Cycle Singapore’s 42km Challenge yesterday. The three-day event, now into its fifth edition, is the country’s largest mass-participation cycling competition. This year saw more
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    Lock icon Part of building collapses in France
    254 1 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS At least two people died and 10 others, including children, were hurt when part of an apartment block in the French city of Reims collapsed yesterday after a suspected gas blast. Firefighters were searching for victims trapped under the debris
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    Lock icon Rail networks: Lessons from abroad
    59 1 THE metros in Hong Kong and Taipei provide two very different lessons for Singapore. While the Hong Kong train system focuses on efficiency with bigger and more frequent trains, it is the graciousness of commuters and the focus on the consumer experience that make rides
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Adapt as labour profile changes, unions told
      634 2  -  Citizen workforce ageing, workers now better-educated, says DPM Teo MAY DAY DINNER By TOH YONG CHUAN MANPOWER CORRESPONDENT tohyc@sph.com.sg UNIONS need to adapt to the changing profile of the labour force, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean at the May Day dinner
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      Lock icon VETERAN BANKER GETS TOP MAY DAY HONOUR
      457 2  -  TOH YONG CHUAN THE ties that bind veteran banker Ng Kee Choe to the labour movement are sealed by two conversations eight years apart. The 68-year-old recalls the episodes that have proved pivotal in the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) giving him this
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      Lock icon North Korea ‘set for major military drill’
      534 3 Preparations come as South pulls out workers from jointly run complex AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG SEOUL North Korea appears to be gearing up for a major military exercise, amid tensions over an expected missile test and South Korea’s pullout from the Kaesong joint industrial
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      Lock icon Chinese tourists set sail for disputed isles
      445 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA BEIJING The first licensed Chinese tour ship to visit disputed South China Sea islands set sail yesterday, state media reported. The move is likely to stoke a long-running territorial row between Beijing and its neighbours. Plans to allow tourists to
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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        Lock icon NEA steps up dengue fight
        44 4 THE National Environment Agency (NEA) is getting tough in its fight against dengue, with Environment and Water Resources Minister Vivian Balakrishnan saying this is about life and death, and the Government looking for a nationwide effort. TOP NEWS A1
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        Lock icon Painkiller guidelines for docs
        41 4 NEW guidelines to help doctors in prescribing powerful painkillers like morphine could help patients dealing with chronic pain conditions. Controversy surrounds the use of such drugs due to the risk of patients getting addicted. TOP NEWS A7
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon H7N9 hits internal travel
          53 4 THE deadly H7N9 bird flu virus has led to a drop in the number of visitors to some eastern Chinese cities, where the outbreak started. Some tour agencies have seen a 50 per cent plunge in bookings in what is usually a peak period for domestic
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          Lock icon Perak site of poll battle
          38 4 COME Polling Day, Perak, the second-largest state by area in peninsular Malaysia, is likely to be the site of a keen fight between the country’s ruling Barisan Nasional and the opposition. PAGE A10
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          Lock icon Abe’s nationalist stance
          40 4 JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stepped up a growing nationalist campaign by marking the country’s first “regain of sovereignty day”. The event commemorated the day in 1952 when the United States’ occupation of Japan ended. PAGE A12
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          Lock icon India arbitration office
          52 4 INDIA’S financial capital, Mumbai, has become home to the first overseas office for the Singapore International Arbitration Centre. At the opening ceremony, visiting Senior Minister of State for Law and Education Indranee Rajah encouraged India to look to Singapore as a hub for arbitration of international disputes.
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Return of Maoism?
          42 4 CHINESE President Xi Jinping’s recent moves to clean up the party and the army have given rise to concern that he is reviving Maoism instead of nurturing a constitutional system of government to solve the country’s problems. PAGE A19
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        Lock icon ROLE FOR ALL IN CREATING SECOND CHANCES
        53 4 The drop in the overall re-offending rate of those from prisons and drug rehabilitation centres is encouraging but there should be no let-up in social reintegration efforts. A collective approach is vital to motivate individuals and help them start life anew. The Straits
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon 800 eye medical school
          47 4 IT WILL cost $30,000 a year in fees to study at Singapore’s newest medical school, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. Still, more than 800 A-level and diploma holders applied for the 50 places that it is offering this year. PAGE B1
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          Lock icon Man with a mission
          69 4 LAWYER Peter Cuthbert Low, who is defending law professor Tey Tsun Hang in the high-profile sex-for-grades case, tells The Straits Times he tries not to “pick and choose” his clients. “I don’t identify with their causes, but I identify with their needs.” PAGE B4 Lawyer Peter
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Directors’ director
          52 4 ACTRESS-turned-producer Lee Lieh, 55, has turned out hit Taiwanese films Orz Boys, Monga and Jump Ashin!, and made stars out of young actors such as Eddie Peng and Ethan Juan. She says her aim is to help directors, especially young and new ones, turn their dreams into reality.
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          Lock icon S’pore’s sloppy dressers
          80 4 THREE out of 10. That’s how Pauline Lan, host of popular Taiwanese fashion and beauty television show Lady First, rates Singaporean women’s sense of style. But she says it is the fault of Singaporean men, who are so sloppy that women here probably do not see why
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          Lock icon Hyun Bin goes all out
          88 4 AT HIS first Singapore fan meeting over the weekend, South Korean heart-throb and actor Hyun Bin, 30, pulled out all the stops to please his fans. Aside from singing and dancing for them, he called a select few in a the audience on their mobile
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Remisiers’ exam woes
          44 4 PROFESSIONAL share dealers are racing against the clock to pass a crucial new examination, imposed by the authorities, by a June 30 deadline. Many are worried that their livelihood will be undermined if they fail to make the grade. PAGE B9
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon Durant saves the day
          66 4 KEVIN Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder shrugged off the absence of Russell Westbrook to seize a 3-0 lead in the National Basketball Association first-round play-off series against the Houston Rockets. Durant scored 41 points to lead his team in the 104-101 win on Saturday. Saturday.
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          Lock icon Shiok or silly?
          29 4 WATCH the Singapore Tourism Board’s latest “shiok” marketing video, which centres on the Singlish expression for extreme pleasure. Response to the new campaign has been mixed.
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          Lock icon Love her, hate her
          73 4 VIEW a picture gallery of Hollywood A-lister star Gwyneth Paltrow, who went from most hated to most beautiful in the span of a week. The Iron Man 3 actress came up tops in Star magazine’s Hollywood’s Most Hated Stars poll, before being named People magazine’s World’s
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          Lock icon Bollywood turns 100
          43 4 INDIA’S Bollywood film industry celebrates its centenary later this week. The milestone will be marked with the release of Bombay Talkies, made up of short commemorative films, exhibitions showcasing a century of movie-making in the country and much more. www.stasiareport.com
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          Lock icon Dayak fest in full swing
          63 4 TAKE in the colourful costumes and intimidating war dances of Indonesia’s Dayak people in a picture gallery. A shaman, dancers and tribesmen were among the participants in the Dayak festival in Jakarta yesterday. Dancers participating in the Dayak festival in Jakarta yesterday. Dayak are the
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          Lock icon ST readers get Galaxy S4
          45 4 THE Straits Times Appreciates Readers and Samsung have launched the new Samsung Galaxy S4 (right) at Plaza Singapura. Thirty lucky readers walked away with the new mobile phone and the bragging rights as the first here to own the device.
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          Lock icon Satay by the Bay
          52 4 SATAY by the Bay opened at Gardens by the Bay on Jan 15. With eight pushcarts selling satay, it is reminiscent of the former Satay Club which closed in 1995. You can also find 26 other carts selling local hawker fare such as seafood and barbecued
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          Lock icon Flash floods hit the east
          28 4 STOMPERS reported flash floods in the late morning in eastern parts of Singapore. Vehicles got stuck in the flood waters, said STOMPer Hardik.
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          Lock icon $5,900 bill at restaurant
          40 4 A WOMAN, thought a tourist, was served a bill amounting to close to $5,900 after a seafood meal at a Clarke Quay restaurant. After disputing the amount, the amended bill still came up to almost $4,000.
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    • THE RAIL DEAL
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        Lock icon High frequency of trains, larger capacity than S’pore
        704 6  -  The train systems in Hong Kong and Taipei have been often cited as good examples of efficiency in moving people in crowded cities. Royston Sim visits both cities to find out what makes these systems successful. HONG KONG Royston Sim roysim@sph.com.sg IT
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        Lock icon Gracious commuters, crowd managers keep metro ticking
        768 6 TAIPEI RIDING on Taipei’s metro is a lot like riding on Singapore’s MRT. Trains are of similar capacity, and are nearly as frequent, with waiting times of about just over two minutes. It also gets as crowded during peak hours at busy stations.
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      Lock icon Next stop: Improve consumer experience on the MRT
      542 6  -  By ROYSTON SIM COMMENTARY roysim@sph.com.sg ARE the metro systems in Hong Kong and Taipei better than Singapore’s? Some local commuters believe so, holding up these cities as benchmarks that the Republic should aspire to. Although the MRT is not without its merits,
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      Lock icon New guidelines for docs on prescribing strong painkillers
      764 7  -  Doctors worried about risk of addiction in patients can have more confidence in using the drugs for treatment By POON CHIAN HUI chpoon@sph.com.sg PATIENTS suffering from chronic pain are set to benefit more from a group of controversial drugs that may prove
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      614 3 China. When the cautious say bye, the bold say buy. Is it a good time to invest in China equities? The Chinese equities market started this year with a healthy rally, following the smooth leadership transition and perceived bottoming of the economic and earnings cycles last year. New investment opportunities
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Bird flu virus batters China’s holiday travel bug
      809 8  -  Tour bookings for popular domestic spots said to be down by up to 80% By GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT IN BEIJING graceng@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Lina Miao IN SPITE of the deadly bird flu virus outbreak that has spread to new locations
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Tightest of races in the heartland
        920 10 / 11  -  BN has a fight on its hands to improve on one-seat majority FOCUS ON PERAK By TAN HUI YEE IN TITI SERONG (Perak) tanhy@sph.com.sg RICE farmer Rosdee Haron sips a hot brew at the local coffee shop as he surveys the half-finished mosque down
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        Lock icon Mahathir backing Perkasa chief
        659 10 / 11  -  He lauds the right-wing independent for championing Malay rights By SALIM OSMAN IN PASIR MAS (Kelantan) salim@sph.com.sg FORMER prime minister Mahathir Mohamad is lending his full support to an independent whom his Umno party had refused to touch, saying he backed the man because he championed
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        Lock icon DAP veteran calls polls ‘dirtiest election in history’
        414 10 / 11  -  By JOYCE LIM IN JOHOR BARU joycel@sph.com.sg DEMOCRATIC Action Party (DAP) veteran Lim Kit Siang has hit out at attempts to paint him as the mastermind of race riots nearly 44 years ago, after booklets making the allegations were handed out in
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        Lock icon 3-way race in ‘rocket land’
        484 10 / 11  -  TAN HUI YEE A 20-MINUTE drive from Ipoh, this nondescript town is the kind of place that most visitors pass without stopping for a closer look. Four years ago, it hit the headlines when its Democratic Action Party (DAP) assemblyman Hee Yit Foong switched camps
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      • Article
        Lock icon Cousins hit out at ‘dictator’ label
        299 10 / 11  -  TAN HUI YEE THE most powerful opposition party in Perak is headed by two cousins. Both men are lawyers by training. Both have sizeable grassroots support. And both are dogged by allegations that they run the state chapter of their party like their own
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        Lock icon Overseas voting goes well after bumpy start
        293 10 / 11 PUTRAJAYA After reports of initial hiccups at some overseas b o o t h s p os t a l vo t i n g we n t smoothly in countries such as Australia, New Zealand and China, with as many as 60
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      • POLLNOTES
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          Lock icon Only three know colour of ink
          100 10 / 11 PUTRAJAYA The colour of indelible ink to be used in next Sunday’s general elections remains a closely guarded secret, Malaysia’s Election Commission (EC) chief Kamaruddin Mohamed Baria has said, with only three people in the know thus far. He said the ink’s unique colour,
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          Lock icon Most poll-related violence in Penang
          84 10 / 11 PETALING JAYA Penang state has recorded the highest number of poll-related violence including arson, armed confrontation and fighting as polling day approaches. Of the 48 arrests made since nomination day, 16 were from Penang. Meanwhile, police in Perak warned campaigners not to damage private property
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          Lock icon Stars on tour for Barisan
          63 10 / 11 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PETALING JAYA Amy Search, Erra Fazira and Aznil Nawawi are among the celebrities campaigning for Barisan Nasional during a nationwide tour. Organised by youth body 1M4U, the Peace, Stability And Progress tour, which kicked off yesterday, will see the stars travelling
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        Lock icon Touting their mixed ethnic heritage to win votes
        604 10 / 11  -  JOYCE LIM Many Malaysians reportedly travelled long distances to vote, some buying air tickets to fly from their city of residence to the city where their names appeared in the voting list. EC secretary Kamaruddin Mo- hamed Baria said “the postal vote
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        Lock icon Japan marks ‘sovereignty recovery’ day
        382 12 New event to denote end of US occupation in 1952 boosts PM Abe’s nationalist campaign ASSOCIATED PRESS PRESS, REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Stepping up a growing nationalist campaign, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday marked the country’s first “sovereignty recovery” day. The event, marking the
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; PRESS, REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  382 words
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        Lock icon Owner of collapsed Dhaka building arrested
        527 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAVAR The owner of an illegally constructed building that collapsed in a deadly heap in Dhaka was arrested at a border crossing with India yesterday in a dramatic operation by members of an elite commando force. A fleeing
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Minister to visit S’pore
          64 12 XINHUA BEIJING Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who became China’s top diplomat last month, will pay official visits to Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei between tomorrow and Sunday, the Chinese foreign ministry announced yesterday. Mr Wang will be visiting the four countries as a guest of
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          Lock icon 4 killed in Thai bridge collapse
          72 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK At least four people were killed and scores of others injured when a small bridge collapsed near Thailand’s ancient capital of Ayutthaya, police said. Several motorcycle drivers and their vehicles fell into the Pasak river yesterday while they were crossing the
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          Lock icon Japan princess on rare trip
          101 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Japan’s Crown Princess Masako has left for her first official overseas trip since she became ill a decade ago. She left yesterday with her husband, Crown Prince Naruhito, on a six-day official visit to Amsterdam to attend the coronation of
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        Lock icon HK may lose competitive edge, Chinese leader warns
        357 13 Sceptics see NPC chairman’s remarks as move to stifle reform BEIJING Hong Kong will lose its competitive edge and be “swept downstream if it does not forge ahead”, warned Mr Zhang Dejiang, the recently elected chairman of China’s National People’s Congress. Mr
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      Lock icon London mayor could be future PM, says Cameron
      172 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON British Prime Minister David Cameron has admitted that one of his biggest party rivals, London Mayor Boris Johnson, could well be a future premier. Asked whether Mr Johnson could combine being London mayor with a return to Parliament as
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      Lock icon Twitter hits a bump but CEO keeps rolling on
      940 14  -  Recent bad press may not affect networking service’s popularity The last two weeks have been rocky ones for Twitter. The social media darling was first criticised for helping to fan frenzied speculation during the Boston Marathon bombings. Then came an erroneous
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      Lock icon Gunman injures two cops near Italian PM’s office
      446 15 Shooting occurs as new Cabinet is being sworn in REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME Two police officers were shot and wounded outside the Italian Prime Minister’s office in Rome yesterday as Prime Minister Enrico Letta’s new coalition government was being sworn in just
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Charges over ricin letters
        80 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS BRANDON (Mississippi) A former martial arts instructor has been charged with making ricin and putting the poison in letters to President Barack Obama and others, including a judge. James Everett Dutschke, 41, is insisting that he had nothing to do with the letters, according
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        Lock icon Part of Sept 11 plane found
        95 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK New Yorkers are reacting with shock to the news that a piece of landing gear from one of the planes used in the Sept 11 attacks 12 years ago has been found between a mosque and an apartment building near
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        Lock icon Iraq suspends TV licences
        70 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD The Iraqi authorities said yesterday that they have suspended the operating licences of pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera and nine other satellite television channels, alleging that they are promoting a sectarian agenda as Baghdad tries to quell rising unrest following clashes at a protest camp
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      Lock icon Australia to tighten visas for foreign workers
      448 16 Short-term labour scheme takes jobs away from locals, say critics BLOOMBERG CANBERRA Australia plans to toughen laws that allow overseas workers to plug short-term labour needs and skills shortages because some employers may be exploiting the system. “What we’ve got to do is
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      Lock icon Arbitration centre opens 1st overseas office in Mumbai
      440 16  -  By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT IN NEW DELHI gnirmala@sph.com.sg THE Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has opened its first overseas office in Mumbai, India’s financial capital, where visiting Senior Minister of State for Law and Education Indranee Rajah encouraged India to look
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Seoul to ease investment rules
        62 16 BLOOMBERG SEOUL South Korea’s government will unveil policies within days to remove “unreasonable” regulations that deter companies from making investments, the country’s finance minister Hyun Oh Seok said yesterday. The government is also preparing measures, including loan and marketing support, to help smaller exporters grappling
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        Lock icon Dreamliner test flight for ANA
        102 16 NEW YORK TIMES TOKYO Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA), the largest operator of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliners, made its first test flight yesterday of a jet fitted with fortified batteries. The two-hour trip is expected to pave the way for a full resumption of flights three
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        Lock icon Ex-minister now ADB president
        46 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA Japan’s former vice-finance minister Takehiko Nakao assumed the presidency of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday, vowing to continue its anti-poverty mission and sustain Asia-Pacific’s growth. He succeeded Mr Haruhiko Kuroda, who stepped down from the ADB last month.
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      1039 19  -  By MICHAEL RICHARDSON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. THE United States is rapidly emerging as a key potential exporter to Asia of natural gas, and perhaps
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      646 21 TOP RESPONSES FROM THESE three essays received the most votes for April 15 ’s Thought Leadership Question (after a public voting period that ended at midnight, April 24): “How can meaningful dialogue between the Government and the people be sustained? How could
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        161 22  -  Marcus Lim Film Director I DISAGREE with Mr Varughese Mathew on inducing Hollywood studios to come and shoot in Singapore to showcase our skyline (“Boosting tourism: Lights, camera, action in S’pore?”; last Thursday). Hollywood is a money-seeking entity. It does
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      111 20 ABOUT THE BIG QUIZ L Co-organisers: The Straits Times and the Ministry of Education L Presenting sponsor: Singapore Press Holdings Foundation L Innovation partner: Shell L The run-up to The Big Quiz comprises: 1. A series of 12 primers on current affairs topics 2. Talks given by editors and correspondents
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      111 22 PUNCHLINES I can sell this fat grouper for thousands of dollars! NEWS ITEM 20,000kg of trash collected at beaches in one day A record 20,000kg of trash was cleared off beaches and mangroves during an annual one-day clean-up by International Coastal Cleanup Singapore (ICCS) last September. Chu Kang East mangrove
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      707 1  -  Despite that, over 800 have applied; ‘Balance’ sought in setting fees: NTU By SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT sandra@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S newest medical school at Nanyang Technological University has set the fees at $30,000 a year $7,000 more than the National University
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      471 2  -  Unruly macaques in Bt Timah being caught and rehomed or euthanised By GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg THEY break into kitchens, knock over flower pots while fleeing and hog overhead bridges, disrupting the lives of some Bukit Timah condominium residents. In response to the rising number
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      347 2  -  By RACHEL TAN rmytan@sph.com.sg CAR-POOLING may not be new, but developing it into an online application to help mothers with children in primary schools is a prize-winning idea. Parent Pool won first place at the first Government-led hackathon, which ended at the
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      71 2 Flash floods hit several areas in the eastern part of Singapore yesterday following heavy rain in the morning. The junction of Chai Chee Road and New Upper Changi Road was among the affected areas. The sudden surge of water left some cars partly submerged. The
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      609 3  -  Community hospitals take special action to get them back on their feet By MELISSA PANG melpang@sph.com.sg FROM having “fall-prevention champions” to special mats that set off alarms, community hospitals are doing more to prevent patients from falling. This is a key issue for these
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      239 3  -  JALELAH ABU BAKER MR MARCUS Ong arrived at the Shangri-La Hotel in style in a yellow Maserati, flanked by a convoy of supercars. The bespectacled 20-year-old, dressed in a white shirt and a white Maserati cap was at the hotel for a party yesterday, but not
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        1008 4  -  His notable clients include prof in sex-for-grades case, ex-ISA detainees By BRYNA SINGH brynasim@sph.com.sg HE IS 62 years old and still believes in heroes. “I don’t want to be mediocre. I want to be a dedicated professional. That’s why, from the time
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      590 5  -  Group of 130 volunteers record stories from older generation for posterity By AMELIA TENG ateng@sph.com.sg FOUR years ago, Ms Pauline Loh was hit hard when she heard that a World War II veteran had died about five months after she met him. “Every day people die,
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      434 5  -  By ANDREA ONG andreao@sph.com.sg THE National Solidarity Party (NSP) has elected a new slate of leaders which is expected to take the party forward to the next general election. While its top leaders remain unchanged, there has been a slight refreshing of ranks among
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      374 6  -  By JERMYN CHOW jermync@sph.com.sg A YEAR after her eldest son Dominique Sarron Lee Rui Feng died after collapsing during a military exercise, Madam Felicia Seah still cries herself to sleep every night. And every day, she drives to the
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      413 7  -  First of six to be installed at overhead crossings near train stations By JALELAH ABU BAKER jalmsab@sph.com.sg FOR years, those who travel to and from Khatib MRT station had to climb a pedestrian overhead bridge linked to the station. It was especially troublesome
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      323 7  -  By MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg POSB ATMs will soon be a common sight at SPH Buzz Pod outlets across the island under a new partnership between DBS Group Holdings and Singapore Press Holdings. The first such ATM was unveiled yesterday by Nee Soon GRC MP
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      251 8 TREAT friends and family to the ultimate birthday party experience with a celebration on the Singapore Flyer. Partyaway165mabovetheground within a comfortable, themed, and private air-conditioned capsule that can accommodate up to 22 guests and feast on a stunning assortment of delicious treats and beverages on board
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        40 8 Pizza Hut’s new Cheesy Bites Trio pizza contains smoky Chipotle, savoury Parmesan and tasty black and white sesame mix sprinkles. The Cheesy Fun Meal (inclusive of honey roasted wings and mini hash brown) costs $26.50 for home delivery.
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        40 8 With its clear, beautiful arc of water gushing from the RainFlow jet, the new Raindance Rainfall 150 overhead shower gives the sensation of standing under a waterfall. Available from Hansgrohe Boutique and Aquademie at 69, Mohamed Sultan Road.
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        42 8 From now till May 19, receive free gifts at Eu Yan Sang when you spend a minimum of $228, $428 and $888. Plus, get discounts of up to 25 per cent on products such as raw and bottled bird’s nest.
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      725 9  -  Many fear loss of livelihood, clients if they miss deadline By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg PROFESSIONAL share dealers are racing against the clock to pass a crucial new examination, imposed by the authorities, by a June 30 deadline. They need to pass
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        983 10  -  Park Hotel’s Allen Law is growing the family business and loving it By RACHEL SCULLY rjscully@sph.com.sg RUNNING his family-owned hotel chain never crossed the mind of 33-year-old Park Hotel Group chief executive Allen Law. He had wanted to chart his own course and
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          27 10 DAVID GRAHAM MASON: Appointed chief operating officer last Monday. The 48-year-old will take on the responsibility on top of his chief financial officer role.
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          51 10 CAI JIAN HUA: Appointed chairman and executive director of Changjiang Fertilizer Holdings last Thursday. Mr Cai, 53, will also take over the duties of former chief executive Zhu Cheng Bao for the time being as the board looks for a candidate to fill the position. Mr Zhu has
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          23 10 SU SHAO FEN: Appointed financial controller last Monday. Ms Su, 43, will be responsible for the group’s accounting and finance functions.
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          30 10 MARC GIUFFRIDA: Will be executive director of CBRE’s global capital markets group from May 13. Mr Giuffrida, 37, will provide support to Asian capital sources seeking cross-border investment opportunities.
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        564 14  -  By CHERYL ONG ocheryl@sph.com.sg INVESTORS are pouring their money into gold bars, after prices hit a low last Monday. Industry players The Straits Times spoke to said they have seen a surge in demand for the yellow metal since the price plunged to
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        598 14  -  By MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg POSB has plans to widen its reach in the community and hopes to entrench its position as the “people’s bank”, said Mr Derrick Goh, who took over as bank head in October last year. “Since last year,
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        616 15  -  Pump-priming by central banks likely to underpin stock prices MARKETS INSIGHT By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg FOR the past three years, the old adage “sell in May and go away” played out according to script. Understandably, investors will be wondering if the strategy
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        330 15 AUSSINO Group is disregarding the advice of its financial adviser to not proceed with the reverse takeover of a petrol kiosk business in Myanmar owned by a controversial figure. PrimePartners Corporate Finance wrote to the firm last Friday to suggest it
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        439 15 STARHILL Global Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) has chalked up a 28 per cent rise in income distributable to unitholders to $26.6 million for the first quarter. Revenue for the three months to March 31 was up 16.5 per cent
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      460 20 Long-doomed Reading and QPR seal their own fate while dishing out trash THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Reading 0 Queens Park Rangers 0 LONDON To be relegated is one thing. To go down with a whimper is another, and yesterday was conclusive proof that the
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      360 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers heralded his side for drawing a line beneath the Luis Suarez biting affair with an emphatic 6-0 rout of Newcastle United in the English Premier League on Saturday. In their first game since top scorer Suarez was given a
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      86 20 Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard (above) scoring a penalty in first-half stoppage time yesterday, to secure a 2-0 win over Swansea at Stamford Bridge. It was his 201st goal for the London club one short of Bobby Tambling’s record and it saw the England
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      316 20 REUTERS L O N D O N E n g l a n d s t r ik e r Wayne Rooney may be the richest player in the English Premier League with an estimated £51 million (S$97 million) fortune, according to the Sunday Times
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      498 17 With Westbrook out for the season, his 41 pts lift them to Game 3 victory ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON There were plenty of questions surrounding the Oklahoma City Thunder, after Russell Westbrook was ruled out for the rest of the season through injury. The All-Star point guard
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      344 17 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW ORLEANS China’s teenage golf sensation Guan Tianlang endured a rare bad day, as he looked like a boy competing with men while battling to a five-over 77 in Saturday’s third round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Having stunned the golfing
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        76 17 LANGKAWI Singapore golfer Lam Chih Bing finished tied-eighth at the PGM Lada Langkawi Masters yesterday after carding a two-over 74 in the final round for a 276 total at the RM200,000 (S$81,500) Asian Development Tour event. Mitsuhiko Hashizume (70) became the first Japanese to
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        73 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS BARCELONA Barcelona conceded a late equaliser to draw 2-2 at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday, meaning the La Liga leaders must wait another week for a chance to clinch the Spanish league title. Barcelona are 11 points ahead of Real Madrid
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        59 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE STUTTGART Bayern Munich made 10 changes from their stunning Champions League semi-final first-leg win over Barcelona, but still beat Freiburg 1-0 at home on Saturday to break the record for the number of points in a Bundesliga season. With 84 points, they have
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        63 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES British Olympic discus thrower Lawrence Okoye, who has never played American football before and was not taken in the National Football League draft, announced on Saturday that he will sign as an undrafted free agent with the San Francisco
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        61 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHEFFIELD Barry Hawkins came from behind to upset world No. 1 and fellow Englishman Mark Selby 13-10 at the Crucible on Saturday. He won the final four frames in the World Championship second-round clash, to crush Selby’s hopes of winning snooker’s “triple crown”
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        50 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS BUENOS AIRES Sergio Martinez retained his World Boxing Council middleweight title with a unanimous decision over Martin Murray on Saturday despite being sent to the canvas several times by the Englishman. The three judges all scored the fight 115-112 in favour of the Argentinian.
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      276 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO The Chicago Bulls were down and just about out in this one. Go figure, Nate Robinson led them back. He scored 34 points and Chicago wiped out a 14-point deficit late in regulation, before beating the Brooklyn Nets 142-134 in
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      245 17 REUTERS NEW DELHI World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei has revealed that he will have another go at winning an elusive Olympic badminton gold medal, putting an end to talk that he would retire this year. The Malaysian said that he will be at Rio
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      582 18  -  Drivers and officials plead for 1.1km circuit to be kept open permanently By WANG MENG MENG meng@sph.com.sg THE first two rounds of the Singapore Karting Championships (SKC) were not just a competition for the country’s best drivers, they also marked the start of a
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      697 18  -  By CHAN U-GENE ugenec@sph.com.sg HE WAS six years old when he received a white BMX bicycle, a hand-me-down from older brother Alex, who got a new mountain bike. On those two little wheels began Ed Clancy’s journey from a difficult, fatherless childhood
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      343 18  -  CHAN U-GENE THEY came over 10,000 of them many with fancy bikes and some in fancy dress. And most gave the fifth edition of the OCBC Cycle Singapore the thumbs-up as the three-day event ended yesterday with the mass participation segment
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      341 18 REUTERS STUTTGART World No. 2 Maria Sharapova saved her best performance of the week for last when she retained her Stuttgart Grand Prix tennis title yesterday, with a 6-4, 6-3 win over second seed Li Na in a final that brought together the last two
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      797 18 Athletics Madrid Marathon Men: 1 Francis Kiprop (Ken) 2hr 10min 57sec (record). 2 Nickson Kurgat (Ken). 3 Herpasa Kitesa (Eth). Women: Vanessa Veiga (Esp) 2:36:42. 2 Desta Girma Tadesse (Eth). 3 Nina Podnevesnova (Rus). Badminton India Open In New Delhi, finals Men’s singles: Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Kenichi
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      1100 19  -  Singapore’s Ng Ser Miang ponders bid to become the first Asian IOC president By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg A HIGH school gymnasium, in Santa Clara, California, sweat thick in the air. A scrawny Singaporean teenager no heavier than 50kg steps up to the wrestling mat for
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      843 19  -  SPORTING LIFE By ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg GOOD little fellows. It is what Western sporting commentators often say about Asian athletes. Literally, it is accurate unless you’re talking Yao Ming. Figuratively, it is awfully patronising. Especially since some can’t even pronounce
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        649 2  -  The Inside Track BY SERENE GOH EDITOR Ernest Hemingway once said: “The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” Yet, that ability to have simple faith in others seems to di- minish as you grow up. The youngest
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        254 2 BY DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO While some people you meet may have given you false impressions, you too may have done the same to others. Look at the actions listed below and put a tick beside those you have committed in the past. Withhold information from your friends
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        352 4 / 5 Sightings of wild smooth-coated otters have surged 10 times in the past decade. According to otter researcher Meryl Theng, 39 sightings were reported in 2011, up from just four in 2000. She said the actual number would be higher if unrecorded sightings were included. This month,
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        440 4 / 5 The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) wants to champion Singaporeans and the Singaporean way of life in a bid to woo tourists. he STB’s latest international marketing video, entitled “Singapore Shiok”, features locals enjoying local attractions instead of the usual focus on foreign tourists. INSIGHT
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        625 4 / 5  -  Compiled by Eileen Aung-Thwin Research by the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) showed that the prices of some hawker favourites have increased and the prices of other dishes were likely to follow suit. A Straits Times survey found that nine out of 10 diners said hawkers were
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        725 6 / 7 Sources: Agence France-Presse, Reuters, The New York Times Xinhua Reuters The New York Times THE NEWS As China’s death toll from a new and more lethal type of bird flu rose to 22 last week, there has been increasing concern over how far it is
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        195 6 / 7 Scape turns into arts hub Young people tried and enjoyed everything from slacklining to leather craft, and from dancing the samba to watching a free movie screening at *Scape a fortnight ago. The Show It! Youth Arts Festival from April 15 to April 21 turned the Orchard youth hub into
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        123 6 / 7 Associated Press Agence France-Presse Reuters As American authorities scrambled to deal with the Boston Marathon bombings earlier this month, their Canadian counterparts were quietly foiling a terrorist plot on their own soil. They arrested two men for planning an attack on a passenger train travelling between New York and
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        138 6 / 7 The MRT: Too crowded and unreliable? Owning a car: Too prohibitively expensive? If you were part of the Government, how would you manage public transport, including the amount of subsidy for it? This week, log on to www.singapolitics.sg to read the latest proposals on this question: To
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        111 6 / 7 Associated Press Doctors are warning US teenagers not to take the “cinnamon challenge” being depicted in a series of popular YouTube videos. The online fad involves daring someone to swallow a spoonful of ground cinnamon in 60 seconds, without drinking any water. Although it looks harmless, the spice
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        1339 8 / 9  -  visits three schools which use radio stations as learning labs ANG YIYING tudents are transforming into radio deejays, scriptwriters and producers in a clutch of schools which have radio broadcast facilities. These schools said their in-house stations provide a platform for students
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        672 10 / 11  -  BY ALISON DE SOUZA The photo-sharing app and website Instagram has 100 million users, many of whom are young girls. Alarmingly, a new practice among this group is submitting photographs of themselves for online themselves for online “beauty contests” that other users will judge. The trend is
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        510 12 Cedar Girls’ Secondary is contributing to the nation’s memory vault. SHERYL QUEK reports vault. SHERYL QUEK reports More information on the project can be found at www.singaporememory.sg. When the Singapore Memory Project was launched in August 2011, it inspired a group of national education (NE) teachers at Cedar
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        398 12  -  BY ANG YIYING Teens stood on chairs, waving their hands for attention and shouting over the din as others milled around them. This was the scene played out at the second National Secondary School Student Leaders Conference held at Republic Polytechnic earlier this month. The day-long
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        719 13 This week, we look at identifying and correcting mistakes Exercise 1 Here is an editing checklist but there are some errors. Can you find and correct them? Checklist questions Corrections 1. Are there any mispelings? 2. There are any sentence construction errors? 3. Is there miss use or
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        346 14  -  Learn better exam skills by trying to think like a teacher. Lesson activity by SONIA SNG Turn to the Home Section and read the article on Page B1. One of the ways of preparing for examinations is to get under the skin of your English
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        805 15  -  Americans come together in the wake of the Boston bombings. ALISON DE SOUZA reports reports ALISON DE SOUZA reports Sources: Slate.com The Upbeat Associated Press Associated Press, The New York Times The terrorist bombings at the Boston Marathon earlier this month left three people dead,
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        2128 16 / 17  -  Broaden meritocracy to include those who excel in their chosen field. Lesson activity by SONIA SNG HAIL THE NEW MERITOCRACY By Han Fook Kwang The Sunday Times, April 21 There’s a new vision and definition of meritocracy in Singapore, and they have a wonderful ring to them. When
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        869 18 / 19  -  This week, we explore the possibilities presented by the invention of 3-D printing Lesson activity by SHERLEY SERVOS Read the extract below, in which the writer explains the process of 3-D printing and considers the implications for the medical world. PRINTING LIFE FORMS IN 3-D By Andy
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        349 20 miniature Anti-photocopying and microscope or instance, lines photocopied, appear under Portrait were monetary of composed FEATURES Go to www.singaporecoinsandnotesmuseum.com DESIGN and scrutinised For appear. the is light. AUTHORITY THE note will design ST Singapore’s OF Coins DIRECTOR SINGAPORE THE OF COURTESY MONETARY SINGAPORE; MICRO-PRINTING Peer at
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      371 1 Charm offensive Hyun Bin turns on the love for fans C3 The Godmother Lee Lieh makes young film-makers’ dreams come true C4 Three out of 10 Taiwanese host Pauline Lan rates local women’s style C5 Detention, a libel lawsuit and cancer have not stopped acclaimed novelist, critic and poet Yeng
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      461 2  -  Jennani Durai The three-week-old local branch of famed Hong Kong dim sum restaurant Tim Ho Wan nearly tripled its production of its signature char siew buns yesterday, all in the name of charity. The restaurant at The Atrium@Orchard celebrated its official opening yesterday
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      518 2  - Food Drink series returns Two-Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux Jr will host show with wine expert and give easy recipes Eunice Quek euniceq@sph.com.sg Iconic series Food Drink known as one of the first television food shows that ran from 1982 to 2001 on BBC returns after a 12-year break with two-Michelin-starred
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        1137 3  -  Korean idol Hyun Bin hams it up for fans, even ringing them on their cellphones from stage Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg Shelling out $248 in exchange for a brisk high-five from South Korean heart-throb Hyun Bin? “Definitely worth it,” said university student Tan Shook Lin,
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        1497 4  -  Taiwanese film producer Lee Lieh does not need to be in the limelight. She just wants people to enjoy her works 8 QUESTIONS WITH Lee Lieh Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg She is nicknamed the “godmother” of Taiwanese film producers. Known for her
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        440 4 Reuters Bloomberg New York Food lovers dug deep last Friday night and spent a total of more than US$900,000 (S$1.11 million) at an auction on pieces of Catalonia’s famed elBulli restaurant, from wines to cutlery to dinner with its head chef, Ferran Adria. The auction
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        2354 6  -  Prolific writer Yeng Pway Ngon may have won the Cultural Medallion, but at 66, he is still not resting THE LIFE! INTERVIEW WITH Yeng Pway Ngon Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg One sits down with feted Singaporean novelist Yeng Pway Ngon, 66, and is all ready to discuss things
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        672 8  -  Japanese artist Nuit Sano, who is holding an exhibition here, uses a lot of blue in her works Soh Gill sohgill@sph.com.sg Japanese artist Nuit Sano has used blue so predominantly in her abstract oil paintings throughout her 57-year career that many in Japan have termed the
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        967 8 Washington Post New York Times Nashville, Tennessee George Jones, a hard-living honky-tonk singer whose piercing, emotive voice spawned countless imitators and whose marriage to Tammy Wynette was one of the most turbulent in country music, died last Friday at a hospital in Nashville. He was
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      162 7 URBAN VISTA! 2 mins MRT. Upcoming Mall. 1-4 bdrms. Choice unit to choose from Soho, Dual Key. Fr $6xxK! Call 9692-1882 VVIP appt. URGENT SALE! FREEHOLD New Riviera Residences. 4bdrms. 2379sqft, 3+1 rms, 1442sqft, 1216sqft, from only $1127 psf!!! Call first! NEW! URBAN VISTA, 1 min MRT. 1 rm fr
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      166 7 **MY MANHATTAN, 3-BDRM with patio, 1259 sqft, TOP ’14. Opp Simei MRT. Hurry last unit! June 9118-2385 OCEAN FRONT SUITES. 946 yr. Seafront lifestyle living. Mins to beach. 1 bdrm. Fr $596k WM Wong *****123 DON’T MISS! LIVIA 2 bdrm Study! MRT. High flr. Reno. No pm Sun. Windy. Serious
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      162 7 URBAN RES, FH, 2bdrm, 829sf, white goods, quiet, nice layout, sch, $12xx psf TOP ’14, Jimmie *****736 BARTLEY RES 3RM Penthse 1647sf Duplex, MRT Good schs, unblock, white goods, 1097psf Jimmie *****736 KINGSFORD HILLVIEW PEAK Additional 3% discount 1-rm 517sqft, From $7xxk 2-rm 829sf From $1,0xxk 3-rm 1044sf From $1,3xxk
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      320 7 4A CORNER BLK 124 Bedok Res. #04, lift level, reno, amenities.Val $410K +COV. All races. Raja 9026 9585. RARE! NEW LISTING! EA blk 238. 5 yrs reno. High flr, unblocked, near amenities mkt. Alan 9837-1969 3A BLK 249, mid flr, unblock, mins MRT/mkt/West Mall. 785 sf. Asking $360K Juddy 9323
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      279 7 3-RM EUNOS BLK.32. Reno. Excellent location next to MRT/wet mkt. All race. Val $415K. Richard 9023 1118 NEW LIST. 4’S’ Hougang Blk 506. High flr. Lift level. Val $405K. View to offer. Mkt/ sch. Kim Lee *****959 4S BLK 602 Mid Flr Move-in Lift, unblock, All Race/ PR MRT/ Mall/
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      304 8 ***OFF ORCHARD, IN high security area, 31 Oxley Rd Big modern, high end 4 sty new bunglw 8rm 6000+ sf. Roof gdn, pool, jacuzzi, lift. $25K Immed. Call Owner 9171 0644 9729 9664 ORIOLE ***** SF 5+1 $25K Dalvey ***** sqft 5+1+1 Emerald Hill 4000 sf. $17K Chestnut 26K sqft
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      357 9 SHELFORD RD BRAND New units 1948 2207sf. 3+1 Facilities. $6K. *****668 THE BEVERLY Toh Tuck Rd. 3 bdrms. 1500sf. Open view. Owner 6315 6352. CHEAPER THAN HDB! Paya Lebar Cres 3 bdrm. Aircon P/furn. Jalan Gembira 1+2 rm $neg Wendy *****768 1)EQUATORIAL 4+1. 2400 sf 2)Casa Merah 4+1. penthse 3)Makena
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      336 9 CHUAN PK, 2BDRM, 710 sf. Near sch/ Mega Mall MRT. Immed Occupation.. Teck Hong *****686 SV 3+1 PARC VISTA 1281 sqft. F/furn. F/facilities. Face pool. 3 mins MRT. Immed. $3.8K. 9660-5566 Jac THE DEW 3/4+1. (2 units) #6+, Furn. Pool. fr $3.5K Jade 2+Study rare fr $3.8k Madeira 2+study *****499
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      390 9 THE BAYSHORE MASTER rm F/furn, aircon F/ facilities. Shuttle bus MRT. Immed. Call Daniel Goh 9681 1911 3 MINS OUTRAM MRT Common/Master rm $1.1k/ $1.6k Immed. F/furn. Agts welcome. 9008-0280 Owner NICE APT RMS Near Kallang MRT, furn Aircon can cook. RoomForRent.com.sg 9395-3619/ 9426-0770 HONGKONG ST AIRCON rm w/wifi, common
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      437 9 CCK 641. 3+1. F/aircon. Furn. Neat. High flr. Near MRT. All races. Avail immed. SMS Lim *****127 3+1 BLK 522 Jurong West. 287D (Jurong E). 5 mins MRT,2 mkts, shops, aircon, windy. Koh LH 9851-5444 APPROVED 3’NG’ CLEMENTI blk 374. Walk to MRT/ mkt. Aircon. Reno. F/furn. Immed. Suzanne *****699
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      438 9 fill Factory/lndustrial Factory/lndustrial Space for Rent Space for Rent Caj)£taLand »Hi-Tech Biz Space Good Location TECHNOPARK@CHAI CHEE 614- 53,000 sq ft Within walking distance to Bedok MRT Stn Call: 8113 9192 9796 6485 JUST TOP FOR Rent/Sale! Solstice New Industrial 1206/ 1378/ 1518Sf. Harves t@Woodland 1066/ 1658sf; Woodland 11 1528
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      426 9 TRADEHUB 21 JURONG East B1. 3692sf. Ramp-up. Reno with prodn. Immed. $2.50 psf. Call Alex *****088. JUST TOP! HARVEST Woodlands Ind Pk E5. B2. 6m hgt #04 #07. 1906 sqft. Ramp up. $1.70 psf. WOODLANDS 11, 1857 sqft 2units. Ramp up MRT $2650 *****343 Ramjoo CENDEX CTR. 2200 sqft. Fitted.
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      263 9 JURONG LAND 70,000 sf Build in 68,000 sf. Bal 42 years. 9271 8797 Ronnie WCEGA PLAZA 2LEVEL reno Office/ Workshop Ramp up #4. $780k. *****788 leo 221 HENDERSON BUILDING FH. 1000-***** sqft. Whole floor. $1250psf 8119-1902 A’POSH BIZ HUB. Yishun Ave 6.1281/2562/4112 sqft. $580 psf. Call: 8119-1902 UBI. ONE @UBI
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      973 9 SMALL OFFICE SPACE @10 Raeburn Park @27 West Coast Highway(Next to Circle Line MRT) High-end Furnishings Flexible Rental Terms Free Internet and Local Calls Ample Parking Lots 24/7 Air-Con Spacious Lounge Area Meeting Room Facilities In-House Cafès/Restaurants Tagore Lane μ Hi-tech Serviced/Fitted off μ Sizes from 100 sq. ft. μ
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      187 10 A* RARE HOUGANG 1 Mall F&B space. About 171sf, grd flr with exhaust, flr trap water point. Call now NEW LIST Sim Lim Sq. 377 sqft. Excellent atrium frontage, Lift/ Escalator. $9K neg Denise *****630 ALEXIS GROUND FLR shop. 1744 sf. Column-free. Suits office, beauty salon, showroom more! *****153 PJ
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      322 10 SHOP SUITES Katong, Tg Katong Rd. 495 sf with toilet.Beauty, clinic, tuition showrm.*****722 Norman MIDPOINT ORCHARD. SOMERSET MRT. #01. 225 sf. Water point. Beauty. $4.8K Vincent Goh *****663 LINKZ LUCKY Plaza, 1006Ksf. 70retails. About 2.5k diners, next to Jollibee. Call Stella Goo *****810 PEOPLES PK COMPLEX Grd floor, 452sf. Heavy
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      222 10 MAUDE RD 1300/4600 sf Desker Rd 1200/ 2000 sf Jln Seletar 2700/ 3700 sf Call Betty Chua *****546 SELEGIE CTR. #01-06/07. Restaurant space. 947sqft. $4m. Less than $4300psf. Owner *****161 NOVENA REGENCY. FH. F&B retail shop.Next to Novena MRT. Good crowd. From 161sf. Michelle 9855 5787. FOOD CT/ F&B 4700
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      266 10 ROWELL FH CONSERVATION 3.5-sty shophouse. Approx built up 3600/ land 1200 sf Near Mustafa, MRT, mkt. F’HOLD CORNER 2-STY shophse Geylang. No GST. VTO. Can Co-broke Angelina *****475 201 TAMPINES RENT: $11.5K 103 Yishun mkt, rent:$9.3K Blk 108 Depot Hgt. Heavy human traffic. No GST. OXLEY TWR@ SHENTON. FH. #02/
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